Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
1
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
2
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
3
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
4
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
5
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
6
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
7
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Entrepreneur
8
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
9
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
10
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
11
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
12
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
13
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
14
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
15
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
16
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
17
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
18
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
19
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
20
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
21
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
22
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
23
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
24
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Olly Marmon (1991-2024)
Stylist
25
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
26
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
27
Henri Goetz (1909-1989)
28
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
29
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
30
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
31
Dave Edwards (1941-2000)
Saxophonist
32
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
33
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
34
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
Poet
35
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
36
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
37
Luther Allison (1939-1997)
38
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
39
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
40
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
41
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
42
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
43
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
44
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900)
Chess Player
45
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
46
Clara Muhammad (1899-1972)
Civil Rights Leader
47
Karl Ziegler (1898-1973)
Chemist
48
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