1 Archduke Franz Ferdinand
.80
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: The person whose assassination sparked the First World War
Birthdate: December 18, 1863
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: June 28
.2 John Muir
.241
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Naturalist
Birthdate: April 21, 1838
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dunbar
Died: December 24
3 Rube Waddell
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Baseball Player
Birthdate: October 13, 1876
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 1
4 George Washington Vanderbilt II
.281
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Art Collector
Birthdate: November 14, 1862
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Dorp
Died: March 6
5 Joshua Chamberlain
.71
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Educator & War Hero
Birthdate: September 8, 1828
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brewer
Died: February 24
6 George Westinghouse
.10
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Entrepreneur
Birthdate: October 6, 1846
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Central Bridge, New York, United States
Died: March 12
7 Ambrose Bierce
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Journalist & Writer, soldier
Birthdate: June 24, 1842
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Died: December 1
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8 C. W. Post
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Nutritionist
Birthdate: October 26, 1854
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Died: May 9
9 Pope Pius X
.11
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Head of the Catholic Church (1903-1914)
Birthdate: June 2, 1835
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Riese Pio X, Italy
Died: August 20
10 Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Lady-in-waiting
Birthdate: March 1, 1868
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stuttgart
Died: June 28
11 Daniel Sickles
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former New York State Senator
Birthdate: October 20, 1819
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 3
12 Charles Sanders Peirce
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Scientist, Philosopher
Birthdate: September 10, 1839
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 19
13 Carol I of Romania
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Monarch
Birthdate: April 20, 1839
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sigmaringen, Germany
Died: October 10
14 Joseph Chamberlain
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: July 8, 1836
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Camberwell, London, United Kingdom
Died: July 2
15 Mary Fields
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Mail carrier
Birthdate: 1832 AD
Birthplace: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1914 AD
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
16 Alfred Thayer Mahan
.10
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Naval Officer
Birthdate: September 27, 1840
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: West Point, New York, United States
Died: December 1
17 Adlai Stevenson I
.10
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: 23rd Vice President of the United States
Birthdate: October 23, 1835
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Christian County
Died: June 14
18 Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Military General
Birthdate: September 30, 1832
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kanpur, India
Died: November 14
19 Ellen Wilson
10
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former First Lady of the United States
Birthdate: May 15, 1860
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: August 6
20 Joseph Swan
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Chemist, Physicist, Inventor
Birthdate: October 31, 1828
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sunderland
Died: May 27
21 Jacob Riis
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22 Jean Jaurès
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Political leader
Birthdate: September 3, 1859
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Castres
Died: July 31
23 Simon Bolivar Buckner
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Soldier
Birthdate: April 1, 1823
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Munfordville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died: January 8
24 Joseph Smith, III
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Religious leader
Birthdate: November 6, 1832
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kirtland, Ohio, United States
Died: December 10
25 Shibli Nomani
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Philosopher
Birthdate: June 3, 1857
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Azamgarh
Died: November 18
26 Maximilian von Spee
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Naval officer
Birthdate: June 22, 1861
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: December 8
27 George Crum
.183
Listed In: Food Experts
Famous As: Chef
Birthdate: July 15, 1824
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Died: July 22
28 John Tenniel
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Illustrator
Birthdate: February 28, 1820
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bayswater, London, England
Died: February 25
29 Koos de la Rey
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Military officer
Birthdate: October 22, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Doornfontein, Winburg, South Africa
Died: September 15
30 Bertha von Suttner
.61
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Pacifist, First Woman to Receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Birthdate: June 9, 1843
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Died: June 21
31 Adna Chaffee
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Army General
Birthdate: April 14, 1842
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Orwell, Ohio, United States
Died: November 1
32 Richard Warren Sears
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Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Businessman
Birthdate: December 7, 1863
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stewartville, Minnesota, United States
Died: September 28
33 Alphonse Bertillon
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Police Officer
Birthdate: April 22, 1853
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 13
34 John Philip Holland
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, submariner
Birthdate: March 1, 1841
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liscannor
Died: August 12
35 Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: July 9, 1845
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mayfair, London, England
Died: March 1
36 Ovonramwen
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: King of Benin
Birthdate: 1857 AD
Birthplace: Calabar, Nigeria
Died: December 31
37 Theodor Kittelsen
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Artist, illustrator
Birthdate: April 27, 1857
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kragerø, Norway
Died: January 21
38 Jean Monet
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Chemist
Birthdate: August 8, 1867
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris
Died: February 10
39 Hakeem Noor-ud-Din
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40 August Macke
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Expressionist Painter
Birthdate: January 3, 1887
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Meschede, Germany
Died: September 26
41 Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
10
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Economist
Birthdate: February 12, 1851
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Austrian Empire
Died: August 27
42 Daniel De Leon
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Socialist
Birthdate: December 14, 1852
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Curaçao
Died: May 11
43 Charles Péguy
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: January 7, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Orléans, France
Died: September 5
44 Alain-Fournier
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: French author
Birthdate: October 3, 1886
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: La Chapelle-d'Angillon
Died: September 22
45 Edward Robert Hughes
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: November 5, 1851
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London
Died: April 23
46 Georg Trakl
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: February 3, 1887
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Salzburg, Austria
Died: November 3
47 Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Duke
Birthdate: April 2, 1826
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Meiningen, Germany
Died: June 25
48 August Weismann
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Biologist, Zoologist, Geneticist
Birthdate: January 17, 1834
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Frankfurt
Died: November 5
49 Silas Weir Mitchell
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Listed In: Physicians
Famous As: Physician
Birthdate: February 15, 1829
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 4
50 Margaret E. Knight
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Inventor, Entrepreneur
Birthdate: February 14, 1838
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: York
Died: October 12