Horace Mann (1796-1859)
Politician
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Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)
Inventor
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David Huddleston (1930-2016)
Movie Actor
3
Warren G. Harding (1865-1923)
US President
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Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876)
Law Enforcement Officer
5
Vin Scully (1927-2022)
Sportscaster
6
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
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Ryan Breaux (2001-2020)
Family Member
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James Jamerson (1936-1983)
Bassist
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Shari Lewis (1933-1998)
Puppeteer
10
Fela Kuti (1938-1997)
Saxophonist
11
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)
Painter
12
Kelley Mack (1992-2025)
TV Actress
13
Roy Cohn (1927-1986)
Lawyer
14
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
15
William S. Burroughs (1914-1997)
Poet
16
Michael Ansara (1922-2013)
TV Actor
17
Tai'ja Knight (2003-2020)
Instagram Star
18
Fritz Lang (1890-1976)
Director
19
Paul Von Hindenburg (1847-1934)
20
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Helen Hoyt (1887-1972)
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Bob Holt (1928-1985)
Voice Actor
22
Vladimir Popov (1962-2025)
Wrestler
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Hagigat Rzayeva (1907-1969)
Folk Singer
24
Ahmed Zewail (1946-2016)
Chemist
25
Audrey Peters (1927-2019)
Soap Opera Actress
26
Holden Roberto (1923-2007)
27
Enrico Caruso (1873-1921)
Opera Singer
28
Al Rosen (1910-1990)
29
Ara Parseghian (1923-2017)
Football Coach
30
George Shiras Jr. (1832-1924)
Supreme Court Justice
31
Ormer Locklear (1891-1920)
Pilot
32
Raymond Carver (1938-1988)
33
Donald Ogden Stewart (1894-1980)
Playwright
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Don Estelle (1933-2003)
35
James E. Keeler (1857-1900)
Astronomer
36
Teodor Regedziński (1894-1954)
Chess Player
37
Philip Don Estridge (1937-1985)
Entrepreneur
38
Jacques-etienne Montgolfier (1745-1799)
39
Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)
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Leon Fleisher (1928-2020)
Pianist
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Forrest Bird (1921-2015)
Engineer
42
Santosh Mohan Dev (1934-2017)
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Lou Bernstein (1911-2005)
Photographer
44
Pete Van Wieren (1944-2014)
45
Jean Desses (1904-1970)
Fashion Designer
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Grandma Betty (1933-2014)
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Baruj Benacerraf (1920-2011)
Physiologist
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