Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Movie Actor
2
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
3
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
4
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
5
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
6
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
7
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
8
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
9
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
10
Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
11
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
12
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
Football Player
13
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
14
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
15
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
16
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
17
William Jackson (1759-1828)
18
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
19
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
20
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
21
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
22
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
TV Actor
23
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
24
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Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
25
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
26
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
27
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
28
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
29
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
30
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
31
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
32
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
33
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
34
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
Novelist
35
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
36
Olinde Rodrigues (1795-1851)
Mathematician
37
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
38
Justin Levens (1980-2008)
MMA Fighter
39
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
40
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
Journalist
41
Fernanda Britto
TikTok Star
42
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
43
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
44
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
45
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
46
Zaevion Dobson (2000-2015)
47
Charles Devoe (1982-2010)
Model
48
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