Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
1
Daniel Williams (1985-2025)
Drummer
2
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Poet
3
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
4
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
5
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
6
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
7
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
8
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
9
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
10
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
Director
11
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
12
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
13
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
Movie Actress
14
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
15
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
16
John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
17
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
18
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
19
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
20
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
21
John Derek (1926-1998)
22
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
23
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
24
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Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
25
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
26
Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
27
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
TV Actor
28
Mick McManus (1920-2013)
Wrestler
29
Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
Composer
30
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
31
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
32
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
33
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
34
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
TV Actress
35
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
36
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
37
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
38
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
39
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
40
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
41
James Brockman (1886-1967)
Songwriter
42
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
Politician
43
Hampton Hawes (1928-1977)
Pianist
44
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
45
Warren Hacker (1924-2002)
46
William Lansford (1922-2013)
Screenwriter
47
Rick Hoyt (1962-2023)
Runner
48
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