Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
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John Meadows (1972-2021)
Instagram Star
2
Patricia Neal (1926-2010)
Movie Actress
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Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
Country Singer
4
Sean Price (1972-2015)
Rapper
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Julissa Gomez (1972-1991)
Gymnast
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944-2024)
World Leader
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Johnny Hardwick (1958-2023)
Voice Actor
8
Fay Wray (1907-2004)
9
Mary MacKillop (1842-1909)
Religious Leader
10
Karen Black (1939-2013)
11
Alan Napier (1903-1988)
TV Actor
12
Sixto Rodriguez (1942-2023)
Folk Singer
13
David Ray (1932-2024)
Poet
14
Shelley Smith (1952-2023)
TV Actress
15
Lamont Dozier (1941-2022)
Songwriter
16
Maureen Reagan (1941-2001)
Politician
17
Louise Brooks (1906-1985)
18
James Irwin (1930-1991)
Astronaut
19
Clarence Tex Walker (1946-2007)
R&B Singer
20
Shirley Jackson (1916-1965)
Novelist
21
Jess Barker (1912-2000)
Movie Actor
22
John H. Johnson (1918-2005)
Journalist
23
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
Children's Author
24
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Bobby Bowden (1929-2021)
Football Coach
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Matthew Simmons (1943-2010)
Entrepreneur
26
Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975)
Saxophonist
27
Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005)
28
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
29
Manfred Max Neef (1932-2019)
30
Katie Geneva Cannon (1949-2018)
31
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1935-2024)
Golfer
32
Barbara Cook (1927-2017)
33
Harry Walker (1916-1999)
Baseball Player
34
Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949)
Historian
35
Hind Rostom (1929-2011)
36
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
37
Martha Chase (1927-2003)
Geneticist
38
Ed Lewis (1891-1966)
Wrestler
39
Bill Davis (1929-2021)
40
Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895)
Supreme Court Justice
41
Yolanda Vargas Dulché (1926-1999)
Screenwriter
42
Alan Ameche (1933-1988)
Football Player
43
Johnny Dodds (1892-1940)
44
Max De Pree (1924-2017)
Business Executive
45
Charles T. Fisher (1880-1963)
46
Jaan Kaplinski (1941-2021)
47
Duke Jordan (1922-2006)
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