Donna Summer (1948-2012)
Pop Singer
1
Werenoi (1994-2025)
Rapper
2
Shad Gaspard (1981-2020)
Wrestler
3
John Jay (1745-1829)
Politician
4
John Deere (1804-1886)
Entrepreneur
5
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
6
Chinx Drugz (1983-2015)
7
Tony Randall (1920-2004)
TV Actor
8
Lawrence Welk (1903-1992)
TV Show Host
9
Vangelis (1943-2022)
Composer
10
Henry Jones (1912-1999)
Stage Actor
11
Superstar Billy Graham (1943-2023)
12
Frank Gorshin (1933-2005)
13
John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875)
Vice President
14
Bobby Hutchins (1925-1945)
15
Young King Dave (1998-2018)
Instagram Star
16
Steve Owen (1898-1964)
Basketball Coach
17
Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925-2010)
World Music Singer
18
Harmon Killebrew (1936-2011)
Baseball Player
19
Mario Benedetti (1920-2009)
Poet
20
Moti Tikaram (1925-2012)
21
Joe Black (1924-2002)
22
Owen Roberts (1875-1955)
Supreme Court Justice
23
Alan O'Day (1940-2013)
Rock Singer
24
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Wilbur J. Cohen (1913-1987)
25
Guy Clark (1941-2016)
Folk Singer
26
Dixie Walker (1910-1982)
27
Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
28
Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007)
Young Adult Author
29
Eli Perry (1799-1881)
30
Pants Rowland (1879-1969)
31
Jose Santos Zelaya (1853-1919)
World Leader
32
Irene Gut Opdyke (1922-2003)
War Hero
33
Dorothy Kamenshek (1925-2010)
34
Cass Gilbert (1859-1934)
Architect
35
Anna Deste (1531-1607)
Princess
36
Sid Going (1943-2024)
Rugby Player
37
David Herbert Donald (1920-2009)
Non-Fiction Author
38
Hugo Friedhofer (1901-1981)
39
Lars Gullin (1928-1976)
Saxophonist
40
Joe Mercer (1934-2021)
Horse Jockey
41
Gordon Sinclair (1900-1984)
Journalist
42
Daniel Owino Misiani (1940-2006)
43
Charles Maurice De Talleyrand-Perigord (1754-1838)
44
Scott Brayton (1959-1996)
Race Car Driver
45
Olga Samaroff (1880-1948)
Pianist
46
Alexis Kirk (1936-2010)
Fashion Designer
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Jeannette Piccard (1895-1981)
Pilot
48
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