Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
Rock Singer
1
Babe Ruth (1895-1948)
Baseball Player
2
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)
Soul Singer
3
Joe Ranft (1960-2005)
Screenwriter
4
Robert Johnson (1911-1938)
Guitarist
5
Peter Fonda (1940-2019)
Movie Actor
6
Afa Anoa'i (1942-2024)
Wrestler
7
Idi Amin (1925-2003)
Politician
8
Sean Lock (1963-2021)
Comedian
9
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
10
Emman Nimedez (1999-2020)
Director
11
Nusrat Fateh ali Khan (1948-1997)
World Music Singer
12
Bobby DeBarge (1956-1995)
R&B Singer
13
Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949)
Novelist
14
John Pemberton (1831-1888)
Entrepreneur
15
Figgehn (1984-2024)
YouTube Star
16
Scott Bloomquist (1963-2024)
Race Car Driver
17
Michael Parkinson (1935-2023)
Radio Host
18
Amanda Blake (1929-1989)
TV Actress
19
Ronnie Drew (1934-2008)
Folk Singer
20
Richard Williams (1933-2019)
Cartoonist
21
Harry Dexter White (1892-1948)
Economist
22
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
23
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018)
24
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Jay Jackson (1918-2005)
TV Show Host
25
Bobby Thomson (1923-2010)
26
Joseph Delaney (1945-2022)
27
Gareth Williams (1978-2010)
Mathematician
28
Tom Hawkins (1936-2017)
Basketball Player
29
Anna Quayle (1932-2019)
Movie Actress
30
Ramakrishna (1836-1886)
Philosopher
31
Carlos Raul Villanueva (1900-1975)
Architect
32
Dorothy West (1907-1998)
33
Earl Averill (1902-1983)
34
Frances Robinson (1916-1971)
35
William Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
War Hero
36
Abune Paulos (1935-2012)
Religious Leader
37
John Roseboro (1933-2002)
38
Jamie Anderson (1842-1905)
Golfer
39
William Windom (1923-2012)
TV Actor
40
Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995)
41
Jean Acker (1893-1978)
42
William Austin Dickinson (1829-1895)
Family Member
43
Sumiko Kurishima (1902-1987)
44
Ingo Kantorek (1974-2019)
45
Andrew Marvell (1621-1678)
Poet
46
Selman Waksman (1888-1973)
Biologist
47
Alfredo Stroessner (1912-2006)
World Leader
48
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