Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
2
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
3
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
4
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
5
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Movie Actor
6
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
7
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
8
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
9
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
10
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
11
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
TV Actor
12
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
13
Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
14
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
15
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
16
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
Football Player
17
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
18
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
19
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
20
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
21
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
22
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
23
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
Novelist
24
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Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
25
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
Guitarist
26
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
27
William Jackson (1759-1828)
28
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
29
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
30
Justin Levens (1980-2008)
MMA Fighter
31
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
32
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
33
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
Journalist
34
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
35
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
36
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
37
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Pop Artist
38
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
39
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
40
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
41
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
42
Zaevion Dobson (2000-2015)
43
Michael Okpara (1920-1984)
44
Pierre Buyoya (1949-2020)
45
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
46
Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896)
Magician
47
Feliciano Tavares (1920-2008)
48
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