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Kailia Posey (2006-2022)
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Reality Star
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Lynn Redgrave (1943-2010)
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Afeni Shakur (1947-2016)
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Junior Seau (1969-2012)
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Oliver Reed (1938-1999)
Movie Actor
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Maya Plisetskaya (1925-2015)
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Jeff Hanneman (1964-2013)
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Tori Bowie (1990-2023)
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Cady Groves (1989-2020)
Country Singer
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Hideto Matsumoto (1964-1998)
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Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918-2014)
TV Actor
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James Miller (1968-2003)
Director
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J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
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Justin Fashanu (1961-1998)
Soccer Player
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James O. Richardson (1878-1974)
War Hero
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Benjamin Ide Wheeler (1854-1927)
Teacher
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Andre Marie Mbida (1917-1980)
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Michael Blake (1945-2015)
Screenwriter
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Gina Mastrogiacomo (1961-2001)
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Fran Fullenwider (1945-1997)
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Jack Kemp (1935-2009)
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Bob Clampett (1913-1984)
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David Rappaport (1951-1990)
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Robert Henry Cain (1909-1974)
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Petras Cvirka (1909-1947)
Children's Author
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Blaga Dimitrova (1922-2003)
Poet
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Red Kelly (1927-2019)
Hockey Player
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Smith Ballew (1902-1984)
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Alan Carney (1909-1973)
32
Jim Dent (1939-2025)
Golfer
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Tracy Reed (1942-2012)
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Jacques D'amboise (1934-2021)
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William Moulton Marston (1893-1947)
Psychologist
36
Jack Barry (1918-1984)
Game Show Host
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Bobby Unser (1934-2021)
Race Car Driver
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Norm Van Brocklin (1926-1983)
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Nancy Astor (1879-1964)
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Ivan Turina (1980-2013)
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Maidie Norman (1912-1998)
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Martin Gabel (1912-1986)
Stage Actor
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George Pal (1908-1980)
Film Producer
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Gene Raymond (1908-1998)
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Eric McClure (1978-2021)
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Homer Davenport (1867-1912)
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