Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Movie Actor
2
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
3
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
4
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
5
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
6
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
7
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
8
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
9
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
10
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
11
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
12
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
13
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
Football Player
14
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
15
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
16
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
17
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
TV Actor
18
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
19
William Jackson (1759-1828)
20
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
21
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
22
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
23
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
24
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Justin Levens (1980-2008)
MMA Fighter
25
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
26
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
27
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
28
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
29
Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
30
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
31
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
32
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
33
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
34
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
35
Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896)
Magician
36
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
Novelist
37
Feliciano Tavares (1920-2008)
38
Chen Wen Hsi (1906-1992)
Painter
39
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
40
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
Journalist
41
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
42
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
43
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
44
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
45
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
46
Hubert Harrison (1883-1927)
Activist
47
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
48
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