Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
1
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
2
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
3
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
4
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
5
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
6
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
7
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Entrepreneur
8
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
9
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
10
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
11
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
12
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
13
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
14
Olly Marmon (1991-2024)
Stylist
15
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
16
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
17
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
18
Luther Allison (1939-1997)
19
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
20
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
21
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
22
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
23
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
24
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Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
25
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
26
Dave Edwards (1941-2000)
Saxophonist
27
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
Poet
28
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
29
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
30
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
31
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
32
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
33
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
34
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
35
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
36
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
37
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
38
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
39
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
40
Adolf Erik Nordenskiold (1832-1901)
Botanist
41
Joe Kubert (1926-2012)
Comic Book Artist
42
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
43
Marty Paich (1925-1995)
44
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
45
James B. Sumner (1887-1955)
Chemist
46
Lenny Breau (1941-1984)
47
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
48
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