Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Movie Actor
2
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
3
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
Football Player
4
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
5
William Rush (1994-2025)
TV Actor
6
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
7
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
8
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
9
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
10
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
11
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
12
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
13
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
14
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
15
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
16
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
17
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
18
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
19
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
20
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William Jackson (1759-1828)
21
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
22
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
23
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
24
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
25
Albert Cavens (1906-1985)
26
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
27
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
28
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
29
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
30
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
31
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
32
Rosa von Praunheim (1942-2025)
33
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
34
Queen Nzinga
Queen
35
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
36
Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
37
Peter Arnett (1934-2025)
Journalist
38
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
39
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
40
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
41
Feliciano Tavares (1920-2008)
42
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
43
Antonina Khudyakova (1917-1998)
Pilot
44
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
45
Fernanda Britto (1960-2024)
TikTok Star
46
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
47
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
48
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