Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Poet
1
Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
2
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
3
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
4
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
5
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
6
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
7
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
8
John Derek (1926-1998)
Director
9
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
10
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
Movie Actress
11
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
12
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
13
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
14
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
15
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
Politician
16
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
17
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
TV Actor
18
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
19
John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
20
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
21
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
22
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
23
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
24
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Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
25
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
26
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
27
Augusta Ladygregory (1852-1932)
Playwright
28
Rick Hoyt (1962-2023)
Runner
29
John H. Striebel (1891-1962)
Cartoonist
30
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
31
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
32
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
33
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
34
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
TV Actress
35
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
36
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
37
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
38
William Marsters (1831-1899)
Explorer
39
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
40
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
41
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
42
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
43
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
44
Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
45
Mickey Roker (1932-2017)
Drummer
46
Warren Hacker (1924-2002)
47
Edward Cline (1891-1961)
Screenwriter
48
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