Bill Macy (1922-2019)
TV Actor
1
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Composer
2
Gordon Downie (1964-2017)
Rock Singer
3
Emory Tate (1958-2015)
Chess Player
4
Megan Meier (1992-2006)
5
Puyi (1906-1967)
Emperor
6
3PAC (1991-2015)
Rapper
7
James Redford (1962-2020)
Director
8
J Bruce Ismay (1862-1937)
Titanic Survivor
9
Jean-jacques Dessalines (1758-1806)
Politician
10
Mitzi Gaynor (1931-2024)
Movie Actress
11
Mike Fever (1956-2009)
Wrestler
12
Tabby Brown (1985-2023)
Model
13
George Davis (1870-1940)
Baseball Player
14
Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919-1991)
Country Singer
15
Alicia Alonso (1920-2019)
Dancer
16
Emily Murphy (1868-1933)
Civil Rights Leader
17
Levi Stubbs (1936-2008)
18
Joey Bishop (1918-2007)
Comedian
19
Pinky Curvy (1996-2020)
Instagram Star
20
Mychael Knight (1978-2017)
Fashion Designer
21
Laura Secord (1775-1868)
War Hero
22
Bernt Balchen (1899-1973)
Pilot
23
William Vaughn Moody (1869-1910)
Playwright
24
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Elijah Cummings (1951-2019)
25
Danielle Darrieux (1917-2017)
26
Oli Herbert (1969-2018)
Guitarist
27
Youssef Wahbi (1902-1982)
Movie Actor
28
Joan Hickson (1906-1998)
TV Actress
29
Leo Nomellini (1924-2000)
Football Player
30
Janice Rule (1931-2003)
31
Teresa Brewer (1931-2007)
Pop Singer
32
Joseph Bruce Ismay (1862-1937)
Entrepreneur
33
Charlie Justice (1924-2003)
34
Aleksander Michalowski (1851-1938)
Pianist
35
Alberta Hunter (1895-1964)
Blues Singer
36
Bobby Gill (1959-2024)
Race Car Driver
37
John Reed (1887-1920)
Journalist
38
Harry Cooper (1904-2000)
Golfer
39
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)
40
Carla Bley (1936-2023)
41
Kannadasan (1927-1981)
42
Criss Oliva (1963-1993)
43
Doreen Montalvo (1963-2020)
Stage Actress
44
Howard Kendall (1946-2015)
Soccer Player
45
Lucy Bacon (1857-1932)
Painter
46
SJ Perelman (1904-1979)
Screenwriter
47
Mounir Mourad (1922-1981)
World Music Singer
48
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