Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
1
Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
2
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
3
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
4
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
5
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
6
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
7
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
8
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
9
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
10
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
11
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
12
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Entrepreneur
13
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
14
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
15
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
16
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
17
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
18
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
19
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
20
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
Poet
21
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
22
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
23
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
24
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
25
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
26
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
27
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
28
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
29
Adolf Erik Nordenskiold (1832-1901)
Botanist
30
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
31
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
32
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
33
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
34
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
35
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
36
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
37
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
38
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
39
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900)
Chess Player
40
Dave Edwards (1941-2000)
Saxophonist
41
Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861)
42
Luther Allison (1939-1997)
43
Lenny Breau (1941-1984)
44
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
45
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
46
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
47
Karl Ziegler (1898-1973)
Chemist
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