Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
1
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Poet
2
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
3
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
4
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
5
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
6
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
7
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
8
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
9
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
10
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
11
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
12
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
TV Actor
13
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
14
John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
15
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
Director
16
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
Movie Actress
17
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
18
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
19
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
20
Hampton Hawes (1928-1977)
Pianist
21
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
22
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
23
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
24
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Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
25
John Derek (1926-1998)
26
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
TV Actress
27
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
28
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
29
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
30
Rick Hoyt (1962-2023)
Runner
31
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
32
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
33
William Lansford (1922-2013)
Screenwriter
34
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
35
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
36
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
37
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
38
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
39
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
Politician
40
Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
41
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
42
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
43
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
44
Augusta Ladygregory (1852-1932)
Playwright
45
Mickey Roker (1932-2017)
Drummer
46
William Marsters (1831-1899)
Explorer
47
Norman Read (1931-1994)
Race Walker
48
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