Samuel Adams (1722-1803)
Politician
1
Tom Petty (1950-2017)
Rock Singer
2
Tom Clancy (1947-2013)
Novelist
3
Bob Gibson (1935-2020)
Baseball Player
4
Gene Autry (1907-1998)
Movie Actor
5
Nipsey Russell (1918-2005)
TV Actor
6
Rock Hudson (1925-1985)
7
Jamal Khashoggi (1958-2018)
Journalist
8
Kim Shattuck (1963-2019)
9
Charles Francis Adams (1876-1947)
Entrepreneur
10
Elfriede Geiringer (1905-1998)
11
Umer Shareef (1955-2021)
Comedian
12
Khurshidbanu Natavan (1832-1897)
Poet
13
Hermenegildo Sabat (1933-2018)
Cartoonist
14
Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973)
Runner
15
Sidney Walton (1919-2021)
War Hero
16
Manchán Magan (1970-2025)
Non-Fiction Author
17
August Wilson (1945-2005)
Playwright
18
Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987)
Movie Actress
19
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
Pianist
20
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Tamara Dobson (1947-2006)
Model
21
Harriet Nelson (1909-1994)
TV Actress
22
Cookie Monsta (1989-2020)
DJ
23
Donna Ares (1977-2017)
World Music Singer
24
Francis Lee (1944-2023)
Soccer Player
25
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Painter
26
John Andre (1750-1780)
27
PHiZZURP (1992-2016)
YouTube Star
28
Thomas Lipton (1850-1931)
29
Coleridge Goode (1914-2015)
Bassist
30
Essington Lewis (1881-1961)
31
Brian Friel (1929-2015)
32
Ken Tobias (1945-2024)
Folk Singer
33
George Grizzard (1928-2007)
34
William Shea (1907-1991)
Lawyer
35
Samuel Paynter (1768-1845)
36
Otto Gunsche (1917-2003)
37
John Thomas Dunlop (1914-2003)
38
Austin Peay (1876-1927)
39
John Wes Townley (1989-2021)
Race Car Driver
40
Geoff Emerick (1945-2018)
Sound Designer
41
Frank Lovejoy (1912-1962)
42
Henry Ringling North (1909-1993)
43
Carlos Blanco Galindo (1882-1943)
44
Alec Issigonis (1906-1988)
45
Sarah Danser (1990-2024)
Diver
46
John Groff (1890-1990)
47
Neal Dow (1804-1897)
48
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