John Laurens (1754-1782)
War Hero
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Jessi Combs (1980-2019)
TV Show Host
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Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)
Guitarist
3
Max Black (1909-1988)
Philosopher
4
Brian Epstein (1934-1967)
Entrepreneur
5
Haile Selassie (1892-1975)
World Leader
6
Garrett Morgan (1877-1963)
Inventor
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Gracie Allen (1895-1964)
Movie Actress
8
Dee Dee Jackson (1955-1994)
Family Member
9
WEB DuBois (1868-1963)
Non-Fiction Author
10
Scott La Rock (1962-1987)
DJ
11
Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971)
Jazz Singer
12
Darryl Dawkins (1957-2015)
Basketball Player
13
Lute Olson (1934-2020)
Basketball Coach
14
Bill Shirley (1921-1989)
Movie Actor
15
Luna Vachon (1962-2010)
Wrestler
16
Juan Seguin (1806-1890)
Politician
17
John Russell Pope (1874-1937)
Architect
18
Colin Clark (1984-2019)
Soccer Player
19
Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948)
Supreme Court Justice
20
Ron Hale (1946-2024)
Soap Opera Actor
21
Bob Armstrong (1939-2020)
22
Valeri Kharlamov (1948-1981)
Hockey Player
23
John Henry Foley (1818-1874)
Sculptor
24
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Jane Tilden (1910-2002)
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Ernest Lawrence (1901-1958)
Physicist
26
Jinx Falkenburg (1919-2003)
Model
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Mukesh (1923-1976)
World Music Singer
28
Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
29
Rowland Hill (1795-1879)
30
Rushdy Abaza (1926-1980)
31
Emma Penella (1931-2007)
32
Joy Browne (1944-2016)
Radio Host
33
Raymond St. Jacques (1930-1990)
TV Actor
34
Trigo de Jesus Figueroa (1979-2006)
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James Thomson (1700-1748)
Poet
36
Greg Morris (1933-1996)
37
Bill Compton (1945-2007)
Activist
38
Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971)
Photographer
39
Vatan Sasmaz (1974-2017)
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Manolo Sanlucar (1943-2022)
Composer
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Bobby Cruickshank (1894-1975)
Golfer
42
Louise Thompson Patterson (1901-1999)
Civil Rights Leader
43
Mary Beth Hughes (1919-1995)
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Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815-1857)
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Bernard Youens (1914-1984)
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Scott Rogers
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James Larkin Pearson (1879-1981)
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