Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Movie Actor
2
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
3
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
4
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
5
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
6
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
7
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
8
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
9
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
Football Player
10
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
11
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
12
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
13
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
14
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
15
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
16
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
17
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
18
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
19
William Jackson (1759-1828)
20
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
21
Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
22
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
23
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
24
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Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
25
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
26
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
TV Actor
27
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
28
Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896)
Magician
29
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
30
Feliciano Tavares (1920-2008)
31
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
32
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
33
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
34
Justin Levens (1980-2008)
MMA Fighter
35
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
36
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
Novelist
37
Chen Wen Hsi (1906-1992)
Painter
38
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
39
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
Journalist
40
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
41
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
42
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
43
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
44
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
45
Hubert Harrison (1883-1927)
Activist
46
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Pop Artist
47
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
48
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