Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)
Inventor
1
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
2
Horace Mann (1796-1859)
Politician
3
Warren G. Harding (1865-1923)
US President
4
Vin Scully (1927-2022)
Sportscaster
5
Ryan Breaux (2001-2020)
Family Member
6
Fela Kuti (1938-1997)
Saxophonist
7
Fritz Lang (1890-1976)
Director
8
Shari Lewis (1933-1998)
Puppeteer
9
Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876)
Law Enforcement Officer
10
Paul Von Hindenburg (1847-1934)
11
Enrico Caruso (1873-1921)
Opera Singer
12
Roy Cohn (1927-1986)
Lawyer
13
William S. Burroughs (1914-1997)
Poet
14
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)
Painter
15
Ormer Locklear (1891-1920)
Pilot
16
Grandma Betty (1933-2014)
Instagram Star
17
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
18
Michael Ansara (1922-2013)
TV Actor
19
John Padgett (1860-1943)
Cricketer
20
Bob Holt (1928-1985)
Voice Actor
21
Tai'ja Knight (2003-2020)
22
Hagigat Rzayeva (1907-1969)
Folk Singer
23
Audrey Peters (1927-2019)
Soap Opera Actress
24
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Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)
25
Don Estelle (1933-2003)
26
James Jamerson (1936-1983)
Bassist
27
Ahmed Zewail (1946-2016)
Chemist
28
David Huddleston (1930-2016)
Movie Actor
29
Norman Maclean (1902-1990)
Novelist
30
Lilia Aragón (1938-2021)
Movie Actress
31
Ara Parseghian (1923-2017)
Football Coach
32
Donald Ogden Stewart (1894-1980)
Playwright
33
Holden Roberto (1923-2007)
34
Al Rosen (1910-1990)
35
Leon Fleisher (1928-2020)
Pianist
36
Santosh Mohan Dev (1934-2017)
37
James E. Keeler (1857-1900)
Astronomer
38
Raymond Carver (1938-1988)
39
Helen Hoyt (1887-1972)
40
Philip Don Estridge (1937-1985)
Entrepreneur
41
Jacques-etienne Montgolfier (1745-1799)
42
Forrest Bird (1921-2015)
Engineer
43
Baruj Benacerraf (1920-2011)
Physiologist
44
Lou Bernstein (1911-2005)
Photographer
45
Oliver La Farge (1901-1963)
46
Pete Van Wieren (1944-2014)
47
Martin Krause (1853-1918)
48
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