John Laurens (1754-1782)
War Hero
1
Garrett Morgan (1877-1963)
Inventor
2
Max Black (1909-1988)
Philosopher
3
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)
Guitarist
4
Jessi Combs (1980-2019)
TV Show Host
5
WEB DuBois (1868-1963)
Non-Fiction Author
6
Haile Selassie (1892-1975)
World Leader
7
Brian Epstein (1934-1967)
Entrepreneur
8
Colin Clark (1984-2019)
Soccer Player
9
Juan Seguin (1806-1890)
Politician
10
Gracie Allen (1895-1964)
Movie Actress
11
Dee Dee Jackson (1955-1994)
Family Member
12
Scott La Rock (1962-1987)
DJ
13
Greg Morris (1933-1996)
TV Actor
14
Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971)
Jazz Singer
15
Darryl Dawkins (1957-2015)
Basketball Player
16
Jinx Falkenburg (1919-2003)
Model
17
Luna Vachon (1962-2010)
Wrestler
18
John Russell Pope (1874-1937)
Architect
19
Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
20
Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948)
Supreme Court Justice
21
Ron Hale (1946-2024)
Soap Opera Actor
22
Rowland Hill (1795-1879)
23
John Henry Foley (1818-1874)
Sculptor
24
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Bob Armstrong (1939-2020)
25
Jane Tilden (1910-2002)
26
Ernest Lawrence (1901-1958)
Physicist
27
Rushdy Abaza (1926-1980)
Movie Actor
28
Petar Kocic (1877-1916)
Novelist
29
Joy Browne (1944-2016)
Radio Host
30
Bernard Youens (1914-1984)
31
Robert Z. Leonard (1889-1968)
Director
32
Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971)
Photographer
33
Bill Shirley (1921-1989)
34
James Thomson (1700-1748)
Poet
35
Karl Ulrich Schnabel (1909-2001)
Pianist
36
Lute Olson (1934-2020)
Basketball Coach
37
Vatan Sasmaz (1974-2017)
38
Bill Compton (1945-2007)
Activist
39
Bobby Cruickshank (1894-1975)
Golfer
40
Emma Penella (1931-2007)
41
Louise Thompson Patterson (1901-1999)
Civil Rights Leader
42
Sima Pandurovic (1883-1960)
43
Scott Rogers
44
Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
Painter
45
Douglas Kenney (1946-1980)
Comedian
46
Manolo Sanlucar (1943-2022)
Composer
47
Sam Levenson (1911-1980)
48
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