Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
1
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Poet
2
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
3
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
4
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
5
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
6
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
7
Daniel Williams (1985-2025)
Drummer
8
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
Director
9
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
10
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
TV Actress
11
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
12
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
Movie Actor
13
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
14
James Brockman (1886-1967)
Songwriter
15
Pippa Scott (1934-2025)
16
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
TV Actor
17
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
18
John Derek (1926-1998)
19
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
Movie Actress
20
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
21
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
22
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
23
Rick Hoyt (1962-2023)
Runner
24
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Claude McKay (1889-1948)
25
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
26
John Marley (1907-1984)
27
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
28
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
29
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
30
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
31
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
32
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
33
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
34
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
35
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
36
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
37
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
38
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
39
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
40
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
41
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
42
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
Politician
43
Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
44
Sarath Babu (1951-2023)
45
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
46
Chief Bender (1884-1954)
47
Hampton Hawes (1928-1977)
Pianist
48
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