Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
Rock Singer
1
Babe Ruth (1895-1948)
Baseball Player
2
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)
Soul Singer
3
Joe Ranft (1960-2005)
Screenwriter
4
Peter Fonda (1940-2019)
Movie Actor
5
Afa Anoa'i (1942-2024)
Wrestler
6
Idi Amin (1925-2003)
Politician
7
Robert Johnson (1911-1938)
Guitarist
8
Emman Nimedez (1999-2020)
Director
9
Sean Lock (1963-2021)
Comedian
10
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
11
Nusrat Fateh ali Khan (1948-1997)
World Music Singer
12
Amanda Blake (1929-1989)
TV Actress
13
John Pemberton (1831-1888)
Entrepreneur
14
Bobby DeBarge (1956-1995)
R&B Singer
15
Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949)
Novelist
16
Michael Parkinson (1935-2023)
Radio Host
17
Figgehn (1984-2024)
YouTube Star
18
Scott Bloomquist (1963-2024)
Race Car Driver
19
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018)
20
Ramakrishna (1836-1886)
Philosopher
21
Dorothy West (1907-1998)
22
Richard Williams (1933-2019)
Cartoonist
23
William Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
War Hero
24
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Harry Dexter White (1892-1948)
Economist
25
Jay Jackson (1918-2005)
TV Show Host
26
Earl Averill (1902-1983)
27
Bobby Thomson (1923-2010)
28
Joseph Delaney (1945-2022)
29
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
30
Gareth Williams (1978-2010)
Mathematician
31
Scott Thorson (1959-2024)
32
Abune Paulos (1935-2012)
Religious Leader
33
Ingo Kantorek (1974-2019)
TV Actor
34
William Austin Dickinson (1829-1895)
Family Member
35
Carlos Raul Villanueva (1900-1975)
Architect
36
Ronnie Drew (1934-2008)
Folk Singer
37
Miles Goodman (1949-1996)
Composer
38
William Rhodes (1936-2005)
Cricketer
39
Tom Hawkins (1936-2017)
Basketball Player
40
Anna Quayle (1932-2019)
Movie Actress
41
Jamie Anderson (1842-1905)
Golfer
42
William Windom (1923-2012)
43
Jean Acker (1893-1978)
44
Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995)
45
John Roseboro (1933-2002)
46
Selman Waksman (1888-1973)
Biologist
47
Sumiko Kurishima (1902-1987)
48
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