Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
1
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Poet
2
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
3
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
4
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
5
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
6
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
7
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
8
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
9
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
10
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
11
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
12
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
13
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
TV Actor
14
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
Movie Actress
15
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
16
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
17
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
18
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
19
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
20
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
21
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
22
John Derek (1926-1998)
Director
23
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
24
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Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
Photographer
25
Rick Hoyt (1962-2023)
Runner
26
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
27
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
Movie Actor
28
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
29
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
TV Actress
30
William Marsters (1831-1899)
Explorer
31
John Marley (1907-1984)
32
William Lansford (1922-2013)
Screenwriter
33
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
34
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
35
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
36
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
37
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
Politician
38
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
39
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
40
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
41
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
42
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
43
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
44
Augusta Ladygregory (1852-1932)
Playwright
45
Mickey Roker (1932-2017)
Drummer
46
Norman Read (1931-1994)
Race Walker
47
Chief Bender (1884-1954)
48
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