Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
1
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
2
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
3
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
4
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
5
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
6
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
7
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
8
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
9
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
Entrepreneur
10
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
11
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
12
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
13
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
14
Olly Marmon (1991-2024)
Stylist
15
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
16
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
17
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
18
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
19
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
20
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
21
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
22
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
23
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
24
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
25
Lenny Breau (1941-1984)
26
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
27
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
28
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
29
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
30
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
31
Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861)
32
Joe Kubert (1926-2012)
Comic Book Artist
33
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
34
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
35
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
Poet
36
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
37
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
38
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
39
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
40
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
41
Karl Leisner (1915-1945)
Religious Leader
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Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
43
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
44
Dave Edwards (1941-2000)
Saxophonist
45
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
46
Karl Ziegler (1898-1973)
Chemist
47
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
48
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