Rob Base (1967-2026)
Rapper
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Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
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Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
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Langston Hughes (1901-1967)
Poet
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Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
5
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
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Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
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Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
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Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
9
John Derek (1926-1998)
Director
10
Dick Parry (1942-2026)
Saxophonist
11
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
12
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
13
John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
14
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (1892-1993)
Pianist
15
Daniel Williams (1985-2025)
Drummer
16
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
TV Actor
17
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
Movie Actress
18
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
19
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
20
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Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
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Pippa Scott (1934-2025)
TV Actress
22
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
23
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
24
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
25
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
26
Sarath Babu (1951-2023)
27
Augusta Ladygregory (1852-1932)
Playwright
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Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
29
Norman Read (1931-1994)
Race Walker
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William Lansford (1922-2013)
Screenwriter
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Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
32
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
33
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
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Claude McKay (1889-1948)
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Philip Roth (1933-2018)
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Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
37
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
Politician
38
Buddy Hall (1945-2025)
Billiards Player
39
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
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Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
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Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
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Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
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Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
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Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
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Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
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Hampton Hawes (1928-1977)
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Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
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