John Hancock (1737-1793)
Politician
1
Franklin Pierce (1804-1869)
US President
2
Munshi Premchand (1880-1936)
Novelist
3
Peanut (1988-2020)
Instagram Star
4
Mikey Edward Welsh (1971-2011)
Bassist
5
Burt Young (1940-2023)
Movie Actor
6
Joe Greenstein (1893-1977)
Bodybuilder
7
Al Davis (1929-2011)
Football Coach
8
Tim Johnson (1946-2024)
9
Joseph Perez (1931-2020)
10
Clement Attlee (1883-1967)
11
Elizabeth Ramsey (1931-2015)
Rock Singer
12
Jim Diamond (1953-2015)
13
Charlotte Lamb (1937-2000)
14
Whitey Ford (1928-2020)
Baseball Player
15
Mongo Beti (1932-2001)
16
Karl Prantl (1923-2010)
Sculptor
17
Albertina Walker (1929-2010)
Gospel Singer
18
Ayatollah Rafsanjani (1934-2017)
19
Larry Semon (1889-1928)
Comedian
20
Mark Porter (1974-2006)
Race Car Driver
21
Eileen Herlie (1918-2008)
TV Actress
22
Prescott Bush (1895-1972)
23
Frank R. Adams (1883-1963)
Screenwriter
24
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Wendell Willkie (1892-1944)
25
Luis Tiant (1940-2024)
26
Ken Sansom (1927-2012)
Voice Actor
27
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
TV Actor
28
Grady Tate (1932-2017)
Drummer
29
Charles Moore (1929-2020)
Runner
30
Robin Lee (1919-1997)
Figure Skater
31
Jayaprakash Narayan (1902-1979)
32
Frank Currey (1925-2019)
War Hero
33
BJ Wilson (1947-1990)
34
Edward Woods (1903-1989)
35
Gidget Gein (1969-2008)
36
Manfredo Fest (1936-1999)
Pianist
37
Joan Hackett (1934-1983)
Movie Actress
38
Paul Prudhomme (1940-2015)
Chef
39
Juan Jose Arevalo (1904-1990)
40
Fernando Lamas (1915-1982)
41
Henri Christophe (1767-1820)
King
42
Norbert Rillieux (1806-1894)
Engineer
43
Gus Kahn (1886-1941)
Composer
44
Akong Rinpoche (1939-2013)
Entrepreneur
45
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (1940-2020)
World Music Singer
46
Jimmy Cross (1938-1978)
Pop Singer
47
Philip Chevron (1957-2013)
Guitarist
48
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