John Laurens (1754-1782)
War Hero
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Max Black (1909-1988)
Philosopher
2
Brian Epstein (1934-1967)
Entrepreneur
3
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)
Guitarist
4
Dee Dee Jackson (1955-1994)
Family Member
5
Scott La Rock (1962-1987)
DJ
6
Jessi Combs (1980-2019)
TV Show Host
7
Garrett Morgan (1877-1963)
Inventor
8
Gracie Allen (1895-1964)
Movie Actress
9
Haile Selassie (1892-1975)
World Leader
10
WEB DuBois (1868-1963)
Non-Fiction Author
11
John Russell Pope (1874-1937)
Architect
12
Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971)
Jazz Singer
13
Darryl Dawkins (1957-2015)
Basketball Player
14
Luna Vachon (1962-2010)
Wrestler
15
Greg Morris (1933-1996)
TV Actor
16
Vatan Sasmaz (1974-2017)
17
Harvey Fergusson (1890-1971)
Screenwriter
18
Bob Armstrong (1939-2020)
19
Bill Shirley (1921-1989)
Movie Actor
20
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Colin Clark (1984-2019)
Soccer Player
21
Jane Tilden (1910-2002)
22
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922-2006)
Director
23
Rowland Hill (1795-1879)
24
Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971)
Photographer
25
Lute Olson (1934-2020)
Basketball Coach
26
James Larkin Pearson (1879-1981)
Poet
27
Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
28
Juan Seguin (1806-1890)
Politician
29
Ron Hale (1946-2024)
Soap Opera Actor
30
Ernest Lawrence (1901-1958)
Physicist
31
Mary Beth Hughes (1919-1995)
32
Bill Compton (1945-2007)
Activist
33
John Henry Foley (1818-1874)
Sculptor
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Jinx Falkenburg (1919-2003)
Model
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James Thomson (1700-1748)
36
Mark Priestley (1976-2008)
37
Bernard Youens (1914-1984)
38
Bobby Cruickshank (1894-1975)
Golfer
39
Manolo Sanlucar (1943-2022)
Composer
40
Emma Penella (1931-2007)
41
Douglas Kenney (1946-1980)
Comedian
42
Boris Malenko (1933-1994)
43
Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815-1857)
44
Robert Z. Leonard (1889-1968)
45
Louise Thompson Patterson (1901-1999)
Civil Rights Leader
46
Trigo de Jesus Figueroa (1979-2006)
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Amanda Mackey Johnson (1951-2022)
48
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