Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Movie Actor
2
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
3
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
4
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
5
William Rush (1994-2025)
TV Actor
6
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
7
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
8
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
9
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
10
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
11
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
12
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
13
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
14
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
15
Queen Nzinga
Queen
16
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
17
Feliciano Tavares (1920-2008)
18
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
19
William Jackson (1759-1828)
20
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Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
21
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
22
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
Football Player
23
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
24
Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
25
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
26
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
27
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
28
Rosa von Praunheim (1942-2025)
29
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
30
Peter Arnett (1934-2025)
Journalist
31
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
32
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
33
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
34
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
35
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
36
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
37
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
38
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
39
Antony Price (1945-2025)
Fashion Designer
40
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
41
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
42
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
43
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
44
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
45
Antonina Khudyakova (1917-1998)
Pilot
46
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
47
Fernanda Britto (1960-2024)
TikTok Star
48
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