Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Painter
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Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957)
Politician
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Kailia Posey (2006-2022)
Gymnast
3
Lynn Redgrave (1943-2010)
Movie Actress
4
Afeni Shakur (1947-2016)
Civil Rights Leader
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Kirk Medas (1992-2025)
Reality Star
6
Junior Seau (1969-2012)
Football Player
7
Oliver Reed (1938-1999)
Movie Actor
8
Jeff Hanneman (1964-2013)
Guitarist
9
J Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Law Enforcement Officer
10
Cady Groves (1989-2020)
Country Singer
11
James Miller (1968-2003)
Director
12
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918-2014)
TV Actor
13
Hideto Matsumoto (1964-1998)
14
Tori Bowie (1990-2023)
Long Jumper
15
Jack Kemp (1935-2009)
16
Van Wyck Brooks (1886-1963)
Historian
17
Isaac Matongo (1947-2007)
18
Benjamin Ide Wheeler (1854-1927)
Teacher
19
Jacques D'amboise (1934-2021)
Dancer
20
Fran Fullenwider (1945-1997)
21
Justin Fashanu (1961-1998)
Soccer Player
22
Hugh Marlowe (1911-1982)
23
Louis Rukeyser (1933-2006)
TV Show Host
24
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Michael Blake (1945-2015)
Screenwriter
25
Bob Clampett (1913-1984)
Cartoonist
26
Smith Ballew (1902-1984)
27
Red Kelly (1927-2019)
Hockey Player
28
Bobby Unser (1934-2021)
Race Car Driver
29
Jack Barry (1918-1984)
Game Show Host
30
Martin Gabel (1912-1986)
Stage Actor
31
Maya Plisetskaya (1925-2015)
32
Alfred Demusset (1810-1857)
Poet
33
James O. Richardson (1878-1974)
War Hero
34
David Rappaport (1951-1990)
35
Tracy Reed (1942-2012)
36
Gina Mastrogiacomo (1961-2001)
37
Norm Van Brocklin (1926-1983)
38
Maidie Norman (1912-1998)
39
Robert Henry Cain (1909-1974)
40
Petras Cvirka (1909-1947)
Children's Author
41
Osama bin Laden (1957-2011)
Criminal
42
Eric McClure (1978-2021)
43
Dezo Ursiny (1947-1995)
Rock Singer
44
Nancy Astor (1879-1964)
45
Homer Davenport (1867-1912)
46
Joseph Raz (1939-2022)
Philosopher
47
John Clum (1851-1932)
Explorer
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