Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Inventor
1
Adan Canto (1981-2024)
TV Actor
2
Pat Buttram (1915-1994)
3
Buck Henry (1930-2020)
Screenwriter
4
Michael Lang (1944-2022)
Music Producer
5
Yvonne DeCarlo (1922-2007)
Movie Actress
6
Dave Thomas (1932-2002)
Entrepreneur
7
Eli Whitney (1765-1825)
8
Maxie (2003-2020)
YouTube Star
9
Steve Clark (1960-1991)
Guitarist
10
Art Clokey (1921-2010)
Animator
11
Anthony Dawson (1916-1992)
Movie Actor
12
Jenny Joseph (1932-2018)
Poet
13
Elijah Mainville (2007-2017)
14
Edward Muscare (1932-2012)
15
Andrae Crouch (1942-2015)
Gospel Singer
16
Thomas Terry Stevens (1911-1990)
17
Reta Shaw (1912-1982)
TV Actress
18
Lord Baden-Powell (1857-1941)
War Hero
19
Edd Byrnes (1932-2020)
20
Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)
21
Francois Mitterrand (1916-1996)
World Leader
22
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
23
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
24
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Bimal Roy (1909-1965)
Director
25
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Composer
26
Catherine Eugenia Finnegan (1917-2010)
Family Member
27
Michel Thomas (1914-2005)
Teacher
28
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
29
Zhou Enlai (1898-1976)
Politician
30
Ed Bruce (1939-2021)
31
Robert Baden Powell (1857-1941)
32
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
33
Marilyn Bergman (1928-2022)
Songwriter
34
Otis Clay (1942-2016)
R&B Singer
35
Roy Innis (1934-2017)
Civil Rights Leader
36
Stephen Meek (1807-1889)
Explorer
37
Lynnette Hardaway (1971-2023)
Activist
38
Donnelly Rhodes (1937-2018)
39
Pritish Nandy (1951-2025)
40
German Moreno (1933-2016)
TV Show Host
41
Alex Elmsley (1929-2006)
Magician
42
John Duff (1895-1958)
Race Car Driver
43
Carlos Monzón (1942-1995)
Boxer
44
Melvin Calvin (1911-1997)
Chemist
45
JPR Williams (1949-2024)
Rugby Player
46
Marvin Yagoda (1938-2017)
47
Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)
Painter
48
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