Violet Flowergarden (1999-2023)
YouTube Star
1
Bobby Fischer (1943-2008)
Chess Player
2
Lucile Randon (1904-2023)
Supercentenarian
3
Skanderbeg (1405-1468)
War Hero
4
Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893)
US President
5
Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927)
Entrepreneur
6
Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961)
World Leader
7
Greg Plitt (1977-2015)
Model
8
Roger Allers (1949-2026)
Director
9
Hailie Masson (2005-2019)
TikTok Star
10
Olav V of Norway (1903-1991)
King
11
Evelyn Nesbit (1884-1967)
12
Denis Law (1940-2025)
Soccer Player
13
Richard Crenna (1926-2003)
TV Actor
14
Simon Shelton (1966-2018)
15
Chang Bunker (1811-1874)
16
Harry Brant (1996-2021)
Family Member
17
Jay Briscoe (1984-2023)
Wrestler
18
Faten Hamama (1931-2015)
Movie Actress
19
Mary Oliver (1935-2019)
Poet
20
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Barbara Britton (1919-1980)
21
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933)
22
Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911)
Mathematician
23
Eng Bunker (1811-1874)
24
Philip Jones (1928-2000)
Trumpet Player
25
Jyoti Basu (1914-2010)
Politician
26
Gladys West (1930-2026)
27
Allan Melvin (1923-2008)
28
Barbara Jordan (1936-1996)
29
Windsor Davies (1930-2019)
30
Junior Kimbrough (1930-1998)
Guitarist
31
Alfredo Hernández (1935-2003)
32
Wilbur Wood (1941-2026)
Baseball Player
33
Jessica Falkholt (1988-2018)
TV Actress
34
Billy Stewart (1937-1970)
R&B Singer
35
Sam Savage (1940-2019)
36
Betty Smith (1896-1972)
Novelist
37
Virginia Mayo (1920-2005)
38
Renee Geyer (1953-2023)
Jazz Singer
39
Yvette Mimieux (1942-2022)
40
Barney Ross (1909-1967)
Boxer
41
Jules Feiffer (1929-2025)
Cartoonist
42
Thomas Bell (1903-1961)
43
Clyde Tombaugh (1906-1997)
Astronomer
44
Reggie Grimes Young Jr. (1936-2019)
45
Johnny Otis (1921-2012)
46
Theodosius I (347-395)
47
Birju Maharaj (1938-2022)
Choreographer
48
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