Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
Pop Singer
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Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
Country Singer
2
Karen Black (1939-2013)
Movie Actress
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John H. Johnson (1918-2005)
Journalist
4
Mary MacKillop (1842-1909)
Religious Leader
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Julissa Gomez (1972-1991)
Gymnast
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Sean Price (1972-2015)
Rapper
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Patricia Neal (1926-2010)
8
Fay Wray (1907-2004)
9
Louise Brooks (1906-1985)
10
James Irwin (1930-1991)
Astronaut
11
Shirley Jackson (1916-1965)
Novelist
12
Bobby Bowden (1929-2021)
Football Coach
13
Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975)
Saxophonist
14
Ed Lewis (1891-1966)
Wrestler
15
Johnny Hardwick (1958-2023)
Voice Actor
16
Sixto Rodriguez (1942-2023)
Folk Singer
17
Lamont Dozier (1941-2022)
Songwriter
18
Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949)
Historian
19
Maureen Reagan (1941-2001)
Politician
20
Alan Napier (1903-1988)
TV Actor
21
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
Children's Author
22
John Meadows (1972-2021)
Instagram Star
23
Hind Rostom (1929-2011)
24
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Harry Walker (1916-1999)
Baseball Player
25
Clarence Tex Walker (1946-2007)
R&B Singer
26
Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895)
Supreme Court Justice
27
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
28
Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005)
29
George Estregan (1939-1988)
Movie Actor
30
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
31
Paul Rudolph (1918-1997)
Architect
32
Jess Barker (1912-2000)
33
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1935-2024)
Golfer
34
Barbara Cook (1927-2017)
35
Matthew Simmons (1943-2010)
Entrepreneur
36
Shelley Smith (1952-2023)
TV Actress
37
Zinoviy Grigoryevich Kolobanov (1910-1994)
War Hero
38
Bill Davis (1929-2021)
39
Martha Chase (1927-2003)
Geneticist
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Dick Macpherson (1930-2017)
41
Manfred Max Neef (1932-2019)
42
Katie Geneva Cannon (1949-2018)
43
Max De Pree (1924-2017)
Business Executive
44
Charles T. Fisher (1880-1963)
45
Jaan Kaplinski (1941-2021)
Poet
46
Yolanda Vargas Dulché (1926-1999)
Screenwriter
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Duke Jordan (1922-2006)
Pianist
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