Langston Hughes (1901-1967)
Poet
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Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
2
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
3
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
4
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
5
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
6
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
7
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
TV Actor
8
Hampton Hawes (1928-1977)
Pianist
9
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
10
Daniel Williams (1985-2025)
Drummer
11
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
12
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
13
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
14
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
Movie Actress
15
Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
Photographer
16
Chief Bender (1884-1954)
Baseball Player
17
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
18
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
19
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
20
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Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
21
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
22
John Derek (1926-1998)
Director
23
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
24
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
25
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
26
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
27
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
Movie Actor
28
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
29
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
30
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
31
John Marley (1907-1984)
32
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
33
Pippa Scott (1934-2025)
TV Actress
34
Rick Hoyt (1962-2023)
Runner
35
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
36
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
37
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
38
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
Politician
39
Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
Composer
40
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
41
Buddy Hall (1945-2025)
Billiards Player
42
William Marsters (1831-1899)
Explorer
43
Robert Asprin (1946-2008)
44
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
45
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
46
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
47
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
48
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