1
Nikola Tesla
(Inventor, Engineer & Futurist, Who Obtained Over 300 Patents)
637
87
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: July 10, 1856
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Smiljan, Croatia
Died: January 7
2
George Washington Carver
(American Agricultural Scientist and Inventor Who Promoted Alternative Crops to Cotton and Methods to Prevent Soil Depletion)
293
38
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 1864
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Diamond, Missouri, United States
Died: January 5
3
Beatrix Potter
(Author)
60
11
4
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(Russian Composer Who Was Considered One of the Finest Pianists of His Era)
56
13
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 1, 1873
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Starorussky Uyezd
Died: March 28
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
5
Sophie Scholl
(German Student and Anti-Nazi Political Activist)
58
18
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 9, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Forchtenberg, Germany
Died: February 22
6
Edsel Ford
(Business Executive, Philanthropist and President of ‘Ford Motor Company’)
37
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 6, 1893
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: May 26
7
John Harvey Kellogg
(Physician, Nutritionist and Director of the ‘Battle Creek Sanitarium’)
27
4
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: February 26, 1852
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tyrone Township, Michigan, United States
Died: December 14
8
Isoroku Yamamoto
(Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941)
47
36
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 4, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Died: April 18
9
David Hilbert
(Mathematician)
56
5
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 23, 1862
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Königsberg or Wehlau, Province of Prussia (today Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Died: February 14
10
Doris Miller
(Navy Man)
31
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 12, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Waco, Texas, United States
Died: November 24
11
Karl Landsteiner
(Physician)
27
8
12
Fats Waller
(Jazz Pianist)
33
7
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 21, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: December 15
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
13
Leslie Howard
(English Actor, Director, Producer and One of the Biggest Box-Office Draws and Movie Idols of the 1930s)
12
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 3, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Forest Hill, London, United Kingdom
Died: June 1
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
14
J. P. Morgan Jr.
(American Finance Executive, Banker and Philanthropist)
16
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 7, 1867
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Irvington, New York, United States
Died: March 13
15
Camille Claudel
(French Sculptor Known for Her Work: ‘The Waltz’ and ‘The Mature Age’)
14
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 8, 1864
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fère-en-Tardenois, France
Died: October 19
16
Simone Weil
(French Mystic, Social Philosopher and Resistance Activist During World War II)
12
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 3, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 24
17
Luz Long
(Olympic long-jumper)
8
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 27, 1913
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: July 14
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
18
Boris III of Bulgaria
(Former Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria (1918 - 1943))
15
3
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 30, 1894
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria
Died: August 28
19
Jean Moulin
(An Emblem of the Resistance)
11
1
20
Franz Jägerstätter
(Fighter)
8
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 20, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sankt Radegund, Austria
Died: August 9
21
Władysław Sikorski
(Politician, Military personnel)
12
4
22
Lepa Radić
(Yugoslav Revolutionary)
5
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 19, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gašnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Died: February 8
23
Helen Herron Taft
(First Lady of the United States (1990-13))
8
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 2, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: May 22
24
Edward O'Hare
(American Naval Aviator Who Became the United States Navy's First Fighter Ace of World War II)
6
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 13, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: November 26
25
Conrad Veidt
(Best Known for His Roles in the Films: ‘Different from the Others’ and ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’)
7
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 22, 1893
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: April 3
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
26
Lorenz Hart
(Lyricist, Composer, Playwright, Songwriter, Librettist)
4
1
27
Nile Kinnick
(American football player)
6
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 9, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Adel, Iowa, United States
Died: June 2
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
28
Radclyffe Hall
(Poet)
4
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 12, 1880
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Died: October 7
29
Elinor Glyn
(Former novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards)
5
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 17, 1864
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Helier, Jersey
Died: September 23
30
Etty Hillesum
(Dutch Author)
5
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Middelburg, Netherlands
Died: November 30
31
Beatrice Webb
(British Sociologist, Economist, Socialist, Labour Historian and Social Reformer)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 22, 1858
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gloucestershire, England
Died: April 30
32
Max Wertheimer
(Psychologist, University teacher)
3
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 15, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: October 12
33
Alexandre Yersin
(Discoverer of Yersinia Pestis)
12
6
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: September 22, 1863
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Aubonne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Died: March 1
34
Frank Maxwell Andrews
(Military General)
6
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 3, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: May 3
35
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
(Swiss Artist, Textile Designer, and Sculptor Whose Multimedia Works Bridged the Gap Between Fine and Applied Arts)
3
2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 19, 1889
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Davos, Switzerland
Died: January 13
36
Max Reinhardt
(One of the Most Prominent Directors of German-Language Theatre in the Early 20th Century)
5
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 9, 1873
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baden, Austria
Died: October 31
37
Mary J Rathbun
(Zoologist)
2
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 11, 1860
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Died: April 4
38
Gustav Vigeland
(Sculptor)
4
1
39
John Bradfield
(Designer of Sydney Harbour Bridge)
27
4
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 26, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland
Died: September 23
40
Charlotte Salomon
(Former Artist primarily remembered as the creator of an autobiographical series of paintings)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 16, 1917
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: October 10
41
R. G. Collingwood
(Philosopher)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 22, 1889
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cartmel Fell, England
Died: January 9
42
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Prince)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 24, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda, Germany
Died: November 26
43
Pavel Milyukov
(Russian Liberal Politician and Former Member of the Russian State Duma (1906 - 1917))
3
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 27, 1859
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 31
44
Frank Worsley
(Sailor, Explorer)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 22, 1872
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Akaroa, New Zealand
Died: February 1
45
Pieter Zeeman
(Discovered the 'Zeeman Effect')
4
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 25, 1865
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Zonnemaire, Netherlands
Died: October 9
46
Franceska Mann
(Dancer)
1
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: February 4, 1917
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: October 23
47
Rutka Laskier
(Diarist)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Free City of Danzig
Died: 1943 AD
48
Lydia Litvyak
(Fighter pilot)
3
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 18, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: August 1
49
Alexander Woollcott
(American critic)
2
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 19, 1887
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Red Bank, New Jersey
Died: January 23
50
Joe Choynski
(Boxer)
3
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 8, 1868
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: January 24
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
