Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
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Karen Black (1939-2013)
Movie Actress
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Julissa Gomez (1972-1991)
Gymnast
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Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
Country Singer
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Patricia Neal (1926-2010)
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Sean Price (1972-2015)
Rapper
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944-2024)
World Leader
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Mary MacKillop (1842-1909)
Religious Leader
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Fay Wray (1907-2004)
9
Bobby Bowden (1929-2021)
Football Coach
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Jess Barker (1912-2000)
Movie Actor
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John H. Johnson (1918-2005)
Journalist
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Shirley Jackson (1916-1965)
Novelist
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James Irwin (1930-1991)
Astronaut
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Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975)
Saxophonist
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Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
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Sixto Rodriguez (1942-2023)
Folk Singer
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David Ray (1932-2024)
Poet
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Clarence Tex Walker (1946-2007)
R&B Singer
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Louise Brooks (1906-1985)
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Alan Napier (1903-1988)
TV Actor
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Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
Children's Author
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Manfred Max Neef (1932-2019)
Politician
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Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1935-2024)
Golfer
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Shelley Smith (1952-2023)
TV Actress
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Matthew Simmons (1943-2010)
Entrepreneur
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Johnny Hardwick (1958-2023)
Voice Actor
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John Meadows (1972-2021)
Instagram Star
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Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
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Maureen Reagan (1941-2001)
30
Alan Ameche (1933-1988)
Football Player
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Yolanda Vargas Dulché (1926-1999)
Screenwriter
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Jaan Kaplinski (1941-2021)
33
Duke Jordan (1922-2006)
Pianist
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Regina Resnik (1922-2013)
Opera Singer
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Lamont Dozier (1941-2022)
Songwriter
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Johnny Dodds (1892-1940)
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Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005)
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Barbara Cook (1927-2017)
39
Martha Chase (1927-2003)
Geneticist
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Hind Rostom (1929-2011)
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Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949)
Historian
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Bill Davis (1929-2021)
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Harry Walker (1916-1999)
Baseball Player
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Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895)
Supreme Court Justice
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Raymond E Brown (1928-1998)
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Paul Rudolph (1918-1997)
Architect
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Charles T. Fisher (1880-1963)
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