Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Movie Actor
2
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
3
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
4
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
5
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
6
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
7
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
8
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
9
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
Football Player
10
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
11
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
12
William Rush (1994-2025)
TV Actor
13
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
Pop Singer
14
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
15
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
16
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
17
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
18
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
19
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
20
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Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
21
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
22
William Jackson (1759-1828)
23
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
24
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
25
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
26
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
27
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Pop Artist
28
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
29
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
30
Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896)
Magician
31
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
32
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
33
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
34
Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846-1926)
Entrepreneur
35
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
36
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
37
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
38
Zaevion Dobson (2000-2015)
39
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
40
Paula Cisneros (2008-2024)
Instagram Star
41
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
42
Queen Nzinga
Queen
43
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
Novelist
44
Michael Okpara (1920-1984)
45
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
46
Hubert Harrison (1883-1927)
Activist
47
Antony Price (1945-2025)
Fashion Designer
48
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