Bobby Fischer (1943-2008)
Chess Player
1
Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893)
US President
2
Violet Flowergarden (1999-2023)
YouTube Star
3
Lucile Randon (1904-2023)
Supercentenarian
4
Skanderbeg (1405-1468)
War Hero
5
Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927)
Entrepreneur
6
Olav V of Norway (1903-1991)
King
7
Greg Plitt (1977-2015)
Model
8
Gladys West (1930-2026)
Mathematician
9
Hailie Masson (2005-2019)
TikTok Star
10
Roger Allers (1949-2026)
Director
11
Denis Law (1940-2025)
Soccer Player
12
Simon Shelton (1966-2018)
TV Actor
13
Faten Hamama (1931-2015)
Movie Actress
14
Chang Bunker (1811-1874)
15
Richard Crenna (1926-2003)
16
Harry Brant (1996-2021)
Family Member
17
Wilbur Wood (1941-2026)
Baseball Player
18
Art Buchwald (1925-2007)
Journalist
19
Clara Edwards (1880-1974)
Composer
20
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Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961)
World Leader
21
Barbara Jordan (1936-1996)
Politician
22
Birju Maharaj (1938-2022)
Choreographer
23
Mary Oliver (1935-2019)
Poet
24
Queenie Leonard (1905-2002)
25
Sam Savage (1940-2019)
26
Allan Melvin (1923-2008)
27
Eng Bunker (1811-1874)
28
Don Kirshner (1934-2011)
Film Producer
29
Clyde Tombaugh (1906-1997)
Astronomer
30
Jay Briscoe (1984-2023)
Wrestler
31
Junior Kimbrough (1930-1998)
Guitarist
32
Alfredo Hernández (1935-2003)
33
Yvette Mimieux (1942-2022)
34
Jessica Falkholt (1988-2018)
TV Actress
35
Evelyn Nesbit (1884-1967)
36
Chris Ford (1949-2023)
Basketball Coach
37
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
38
Billy Stewart (1937-1970)
R&B Singer
39
Jyoti Basu (1914-2010)
40
Johnny Otis (1921-2012)
41
Barney Ross (1909-1967)
Boxer
42
Junior Mance (1928-2021)
Pianist
43
Erich Segal (1937-2010)
44
Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)
45
Windsor Davies (1930-2019)
46
Th White (1906-1964)
47
Jules Feiffer (1929-2025)
Cartoonist
48
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