Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
Pop Singer
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Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
Country Singer
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Mary MacKillop (1842-1909)
Religious Leader
3
Sean Price (1972-2015)
Rapper
4
Louise Brooks (1906-1985)
Movie Actress
5
Shirley Jackson (1916-1965)
Novelist
6
Bobby Bowden (1929-2021)
Football Coach
7
Sixto Rodriguez (1942-2023)
Folk Singer
8
John H. Johnson (1918-2005)
Journalist
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Maureen Reagan (1941-2001)
Politician
10
Patricia Neal (1926-2010)
11
Julissa Gomez (1972-1991)
Gymnast
12
Alan Napier (1903-1988)
TV Actor
13
Karen Black (1939-2013)
14
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
Children's Author
15
Fay Wray (1907-2004)
16
Johnny Hardwick (1958-2023)
Voice Actor
17
Lamont Dozier (1941-2022)
Songwriter
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Hind Rostom (1929-2011)
19
James Irwin (1930-1991)
Astronaut
20
Barbara Cook (1927-2017)
21
Dick Macpherson (1930-2017)
22
John Meadows (1972-2021)
Instagram Star
23
Bill Davis (1929-2021)
24
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
25
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
26
Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975)
Saxophonist
27
Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005)
28
Jess Barker (1912-2000)
Movie Actor
29
Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949)
Historian
30
Martha Chase (1927-2003)
Geneticist
31
Shelley Smith (1952-2023)
TV Actress
32
Clarence Tex Walker (1946-2007)
R&B Singer
33
Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895)
Supreme Court Justice
34
Harry Walker (1916-1999)
Baseball Player
35
Matthew Simmons (1943-2010)
Entrepreneur
36
Ed Lewis (1891-1966)
Wrestler
37
Max De Pree (1924-2017)
Business Executive
38
Charles T. Fisher (1880-1963)
39
Jaan Kaplinski (1941-2021)
Poet
40
Regina Resnik (1922-2013)
Opera Singer
41
Yolanda Vargas Dulché (1926-1999)
Screenwriter
42
Duke Jordan (1922-2006)
Pianist
43
Manfred Max Neef (1932-2019)
44
Alison Gertz (1966-1992)
Activist
45
Jack Parnell (1923-2010)
Drummer
46
Paul Rudolph (1918-1997)
Architect
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Alan Ameche (1933-1988)
Football Player
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