Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Poet
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Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
2
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
3
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
4
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
5
Daniel Williams (1985-2025)
Drummer
6
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
7
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
8
William Marsters (1831-1899)
Explorer
9
Pippa Scott (1934-2025)
TV Actress
10
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
11
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
Movie Actress
12
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
13
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
14
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
15
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
16
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
17
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
18
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
TV Actor
19
Buddy Hall (1945-2025)
Billiards Player
20
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
21
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
22
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
Politician
23
Chief Bender (1884-1954)
24
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John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
25
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
26
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
27
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
28
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
Director
29
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
30
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
31
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
32
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
33
John Derek (1926-1998)
34
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
35
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
36
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
37
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
38
Norman Read (1931-1994)
Race Walker
39
Joseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970)
40
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
41
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
42
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
43
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
44
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
45
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (1892-1993)
Pianist
46
Edward Bellamy (1850-1898)
47
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
48
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