Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Movie Actor
2
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
3
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
4
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
5
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
6
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
7
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
8
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
9
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
10
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
11
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
12
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
13
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
14
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
Football Player
15
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
16
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
17
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
18
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
19
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
20
Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
21
William Jackson (1759-1828)
22
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
TV Actor
23
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
24
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Hubert Harrison (1883-1927)
Activist
25
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
26
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
27
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
28
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
29
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
30
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
31
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
32
Justin Levens (1980-2008)
MMA Fighter
33
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
34
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
Journalist
35
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
36
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
37
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
38
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
39
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
40
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
41
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
Novelist
42
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Pop Artist
43
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
44
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
45
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
46
Zaevion Dobson (2000-2015)
47
Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896)
Magician
48
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