Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
Pop Singer
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Karen Black (1939-2013)
Movie Actress
2
Julissa Gomez (1972-1991)
Gymnast
3
Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
Country Singer
4
Patricia Neal (1926-2010)
5
Sean Price (1972-2015)
Rapper
6
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944-2024)
World Leader
7
Mary MacKillop (1842-1909)
Religious Leader
8
Fay Wray (1907-2004)
9
Bobby Bowden (1929-2021)
Football Coach
10
Jess Barker (1912-2000)
Movie Actor
11
John H. Johnson (1918-2005)
Journalist
12
Shirley Jackson (1916-1965)
Novelist
13
James Irwin (1930-1991)
Astronaut
14
Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975)
Saxophonist
15
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
16
Sixto Rodriguez (1942-2023)
Folk Singer
17
David Ray (1932-2024)
Poet
18
Clarence Tex Walker (1946-2007)
R&B Singer
19
Louise Brooks (1906-1985)
20
Alan Napier (1903-1988)
TV Actor
21
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
Children's Author
22
Manfred Max Neef (1932-2019)
Politician
23
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1935-2024)
Golfer
24
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Shelley Smith (1952-2023)
TV Actress
25
Matthew Simmons (1943-2010)
Entrepreneur
26
Johnny Hardwick (1958-2023)
Voice Actor
27
John Meadows (1972-2021)
Instagram Star
28
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
29
Maureen Reagan (1941-2001)
30
Alan Ameche (1933-1988)
Football Player
31
Yolanda Vargas Dulché (1926-1999)
Screenwriter
32
Jaan Kaplinski (1941-2021)
33
Duke Jordan (1922-2006)
Pianist
34
Regina Resnik (1922-2013)
Opera Singer
35
Lamont Dozier (1941-2022)
Songwriter
36
Johnny Dodds (1892-1940)
37
Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005)
38
Barbara Cook (1927-2017)
39
Martha Chase (1927-2003)
Geneticist
40
Hind Rostom (1929-2011)
41
Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949)
Historian
42
Bill Davis (1929-2021)
43
Harry Walker (1916-1999)
Baseball Player
44
Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895)
Supreme Court Justice
45
Raymond E Brown (1928-1998)
46
Paul Rudolph (1918-1997)
Architect
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Charles T. Fisher (1880-1963)
48
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