1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
(Best Known for His Novel 'The Great Gatsby')
83
34
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 24, 1896
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: December 21
2
Robert Wadlow
(Tallest Person Ever Known)
68
9
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 22, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alton, Illinois, United States
Died: July 15
Height: 8'11" (272 cm)
3
Leon Trotsky
(Russian Marxist Revolutionary Who Developed a Variant of Marxism Which Has Become Known as 'Trotskyism')
76
46
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 7, 1879
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bereslavka, Ukraine
Died: August 21
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
4
Marcus Garvey
(Jamaican Political Activist, Journalist and Founder and First President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association)
51
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 17, 1887
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Died: June 10
5
J. J. Thomson
(British Physicist Who is Credited With the Discovery of the Electron)
30
13
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 18, 1856
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 30
6
Emma Goldman
(American Anarchist Political Activist and Writer)
21
11
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: June 27, 1869
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kaunas, Lithuania
Died: May 14
7
Neville Chamberlain
(Prime Minister of the U.K.)
21
17
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 18, 1869
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Birmingham
Died: November 9
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
8
Madeleine Astor
(Socialite)
42
14
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 19, 1893
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: March 27
9
Paul Klee
(Swiss-born German Artist Whose Work Exhibited Shades of 'Expressionism', 'Cubism', and 'Surrealism')
14
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 18, 1879
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
Died: May 29
10
Smedley Butler
(United States Marine Corps officer)
8
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 30, 1881
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 21
11
Big Nose Kate
(Prostitute)
16
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 9, 1849
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Died: November 2
12
Gerda Wegener
(Illustrator)
5
2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: March 15, 1886
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hammelev, Denmark
Died: July 28
13
Tom Mix
(Actor)
15
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 6, 1880
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mix Run, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: October 12
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
14
Walter Benjamin
(German Jewish Philosopher, Cultural Critic and Essayist)
10
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 15, 1892
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 26
15
Mikhail Bulgakov
(Novelist and Playwright Best Known for His Novel 'The Master and Margarita')
8
4
16
Eric Gill
(The Greatest Artist-Craftsman of the 20th Century)
8
2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: February 22, 1882
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Died: November 17
17
Fusajiro Yamauchi
(Japanese Entrepreneur Best Remembered as the Founder of 'Nintendo')
8
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 22, 1859
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kyoto
Died: January 1
18
Walter Chrysler
(Business person)
6
3
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 2, 1875
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wamego, Kansas, U.S.
Died: August 18
19
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
(Prince)
5
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 4, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany
Died: May 26
20
Selma Lagerlöf
(First Woman to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature)
6
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 20, 1858
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mårbacka, Värmland, Sweden
Died: March 16
21
Abdelhamid Ben Badis
(Educator)
8
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 4, 1889
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Constantine, Algeria
Died: April 16
22
Lillian Wald
(American Nurse and the Founder of American Nursing Community)
14
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 10, 1867
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: September 1
23
Nathanael West
(Novelist)
4
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 17, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: December 22
24
Henry Ossian Flipper
(Military Leader)
11
8
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: March 21, 1856
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia, United States
Died: April 26
25
W. H. Davies
(British poet)
4
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 3, 1871
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Newport, Wales
Died: September 26
26
Carl Bosch
(Chemist & Engineer)
7
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 27, 1874
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: April 26
27
Billy Hamilton
(Baseball player)
6
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 16, 1866
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 15
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
28
Édouard Vuillard
(Painter)
4
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: November 11, 1868
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cuiseaux, Saône-et-Loire, France
Died: June 21
29
Isaac Babel
(Russian Author and Journalist Who Is Remembered for His Iconic Short Story Collections)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 13, 1894
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Odesa, Ukraine
Died: January 27
30
Nicolae Iorga
(34th Prime Minister of Romania (1931 - 1932))
6
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 17, 1871
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Botoșani, Romania
Died: November 27
31
Arthur Rostron
(Sailor)
3
1
32
E.F. Benson
(British Writer and Archaeologist Best Known for His Collection of Novels 'Mapp and Lucia')
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 24, 1867
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wellington College, Berkshire, England
Died: February 29
33
Frederick Cook
(American Explorer, Physician, and Ethnographer)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 10, 1865
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hortonville, New York, United States
Died: August 5
34
Spiridon Louis
(Greek Water Carrier, Marathon Runner and Olympic Gold Medalist)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 12, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Marousi, Greece
Died: March 26
35
Charles Freer Andrews
(Anglican Priest, Christian Missionary, Educator and Social Reformer)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 12, 1871
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Died: April 5
36
Phan Boi Chau
(Political Figure)
4
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 26, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nghe An, Vietnam
Died: October 29
37
Lewis Hine
(American Sociologist and Muckraker Photographer Best Known for the Documentary Images of Child Labor Practices)
1
1
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: September 26, 1874
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Died: November 3
38
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon
(Politician)
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 8, 1871
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Died: November 24
39
Udham Singh
(Indian Revolutionary Known for Assassinating ‘Michael O’Dwyer’, the Former Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab in India)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 26, 1899
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sunam, Punjab, India
Died: July 31
40
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
(Actress)
3
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 9, 1865
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 9
41
Manuel Azaña
(President of Spain 1936 – 1939)
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 10, 1880
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Alcala de Henares, Spain
Died: November 3
42
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
(Author)
0
0
43
Saionji Kinmochi
(Former Prime Minister of Japan (1906 - 1909, 1911 - 1912))
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 7, 1849
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kyōto, Japan
Died: November 24
44
4
3
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: March 3, 1876
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Died: December 14
45
Vsevolod Meyerhold
(Russian and Soviet Theatre Director, Actor and Theatrical Producer)
1
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 9, 1874
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Penza, Russia
Died: February 2
46
Ralph Modjeski
(Civil Engineer)
2
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: January 27, 1861
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bochnia, Poland
Died: June 26
47
Lluís Companys
(Former President of the Government of Catalonia)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 21, 1882
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: El Tarròs, Spain
Died: October 15
48
DuBose Heyward
(Author)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 31, 1885
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: June 16
49
Gjergj Fishta
(Poet)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 23, 1871
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fishtë, Albania
Died: December 30
50
Dan Kolov
(Bulgarian Professional Wrestler, Mixed Martial Artist and Diamond Belt World Heavyweight Champion Twice)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 27, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sennik, Bulgaria
Died: March 26
