Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
1
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
2
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
3
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
4
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
5
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
6
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
7
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
8
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
9
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
10
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Entrepreneur
11
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
12
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
13
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
14
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
15
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
16
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
17
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
18
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
Poet
19
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
20
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
21
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
22
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
23
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
24
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Bill Stulla (1911-2008)
TV Actor
25
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
26
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
27
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
28
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
29
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
30
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
31
Olly Marmon (1991-2024)
Stylist
32
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
33
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
34
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
35
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900)
Chess Player
36
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
37
Clara Muhammad (1899-1972)
Civil Rights Leader
38
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
39
Henri Goetz (1909-1989)
40
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
41
Dave Edwards (1941-2000)
Saxophonist
42
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
43
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
44
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
45
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
46
Luther Allison (1939-1997)
47
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
48
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