Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
1
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
2
Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
3
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
4
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
5
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
6
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
7
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
8
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
9
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
10
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
11
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Entrepreneur
12
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
13
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
14
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
15
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
16
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
17
Lenny Breau (1941-1984)
18
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
19
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
Poet
20
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
21
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
22
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900)
Chess Player
23
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
24
William Renshaw (1861-1904)
Tennis Player
25
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
26
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
27
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
28
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
29
Karl Ziegler (1898-1973)
Chemist
30
Marty Paich (1925-1995)
31
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
32
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
33
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
34
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
35
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
36
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
37
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
38
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
39
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
40
Dave Edwards (1941-2000)
Saxophonist
41
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
42
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
43
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
44
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
45
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
46
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
47
Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861)
48
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