Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
Pop Singer
1
Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
Country Singer
2
Julissa Gomez (1972-1991)
Gymnast
3
Mary MacKillop (1842-1909)
Religious Leader
4
John H. Johnson (1918-2005)
Journalist
5
Sean Price (1972-2015)
Rapper
6
Fay Wray (1907-2004)
Movie Actress
7
Patricia Neal (1926-2010)
8
Karen Black (1939-2013)
9
Johnny Hardwick (1958-2023)
Voice Actor
10
Louise Brooks (1906-1985)
11
Shirley Jackson (1916-1965)
Novelist
12
John Meadows (1972-2021)
Instagram Star
13
Sixto Rodriguez (1942-2023)
Folk Singer
14
Clarence Tex Walker (1946-2007)
R&B Singer
15
Bobby Bowden (1929-2021)
Football Coach
16
Ed Lewis (1891-1966)
Wrestler
17
Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005)
18
Jess Barker (1912-2000)
Movie Actor
19
James Irwin (1930-1991)
Astronaut
20
Laszlo Szabo (1917-1998)
Chess Player
21
Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975)
Saxophonist
22
Lamont Dozier (1941-2022)
Songwriter
23
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
Children's Author
24
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Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949)
Historian
25
Maureen Reagan (1941-2001)
Politician
26
Alan Napier (1903-1988)
TV Actor
27
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
28
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
29
Harry Walker (1916-1999)
Baseball Player
30
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1935-2024)
Golfer
31
Barbara Cook (1927-2017)
32
Hind Rostom (1929-2011)
33
Matthew Simmons (1943-2010)
Entrepreneur
34
Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895)
Supreme Court Justice
35
Shelley Smith (1952-2023)
TV Actress
36
Bill Davis (1929-2021)
37
Zinoviy Grigoryevich Kolobanov (1910-1994)
War Hero
38
Martha Chase (1927-2003)
Geneticist
39
Dick Macpherson (1930-2017)
40
George Estregan (1939-1988)
41
Manfred Max Neef (1932-2019)
42
Paul Rudolph (1918-1997)
Architect
43
Katie Geneva Cannon (1949-2018)
44
Max De Pree (1924-2017)
Business Executive
45
Charles T. Fisher (1880-1963)
46
Jaan Kaplinski (1941-2021)
Poet
47
Yolanda Vargas Dulché (1926-1999)
Screenwriter
48
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