1
Nikola Tesla
(Inventor, Engineer & Futurist, Who Obtained Over 300 Patents)
582
72
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)
266
33
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 1864
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Diamond, Missouri, United States
Died: January 5
3
Beatrix Potter
(Author)
55
10
4
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(Russian Composer Who Was Considered One of the Finest Pianists of His Era)
48
10
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)
49
12
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’)
34
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 6, 1893
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: May 26
7
Isoroku Yamamoto
(Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941)
45
29
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 4, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Died: April 18
8
John Harvey Kellogg
(Physician, Nutritionist and Director of the ‘Battle Creek Sanitarium’)
24
2
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: February 26, 1852
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tyrone Township, Michigan, United States
Died: December 14
9
David Hilbert
(Mathematician)
53
4
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)
29
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 12, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Waco, Texas, United States
Died: November 24
11
Karl Landsteiner
(Physician)
26
8
12
Fats Waller
(Jazz Pianist)
29
6
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 21, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: December 15
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
13
J. P. Morgan Jr.
(American Finance Executive, Banker and Philanthropist)
16
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 7, 1867
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Irvington, New York, United States
Died: March 13
14
Simone Weil
(French Mystic, Social Philosopher and Resistance Activist During World War II)
10
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 3, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 24
15
Camille Claudel
(French Sculptor Known for Her Work: ‘The Waltz’ and ‘The Mature Age’)
13
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 8, 1864
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fère-en-Tardenois, France
Died: October 19
16
Leslie Howard
(English Actor, Director, Producer and One of the Biggest Box-Office Draws and Movie Idols of the 1930s)
7
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)
17
Luz Long
(Olympic long-jumper)
5
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))
10
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1894
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria
Died: August 28
19
Conrad Veidt
(Best Known for His Roles in the Films: ‘Different from the Others’ and ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’)
7
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 22, 1893
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: April 3
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
20
Jean Moulin
(An Emblem of the Resistance)
11
1
21
Władysław Sikorski
(Politician, Military personnel)
11
3
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))
7
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 2, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: May 22
24
Frank Nitti
(Italian-American Gangster and Body Guard of Al Capone)
18
7
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: January 27, 1886
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Angri, Italy
Died: March 19
25
Edward O'Hare
(American Naval Aviator Who Became the United States Navy's First Fighter Ace of World War II)
3
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 13, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: November 26
26
Radclyffe Hall
(Poet)
4
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 12, 1880
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Died: October 7
27
Yakov Dzhugashvili
(Joseph Stalin's Son)
5
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 18, 1907
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Baji, Kutais Governorate
Died: April 14
28
Nile Kinnick
(American football player)
5
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 9, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Adel, Iowa, United States
Died: June 2
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
29
Franz Jägerstätter
(Fighter)
5
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 20, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sankt Radegund, Austria
Died: August 9
30
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
31
Etty Hillesum
(Dutch Author)
5
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Middelburg, Netherlands
Died: November 30
32
Max Reinhardt
(One of the Most Prominent Directors of German-Language Theatre in the Early 20th Century)
5
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 9, 1873
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baden, Austria
Died: October 31
33
Lorenz Hart
(Lyricist, Composer, Playwright, Songwriter, Librettist)
3
1
34
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
35
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
36
R. G. Collingwood
(Philosopher)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 22, 1889
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cartmel Fell, England
Died: January 9
37
Max Wertheimer
(Psychologist, University teacher)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 15, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: October 12
38
John Bradfield
(Designer of Sydney Harbour Bridge)
26
4
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 26, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland
Died: September 23
39
Franceska Mann
(Dancer)
1
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: February 4, 1917
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: October 23
40
Frank Worsley
(Sailor, Explorer)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 22, 1872
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Akaroa, New Zealand
Died: February 1
41
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
42
Rutka Laskier
(Diarist)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Free City of Danzig
Died: 1943 AD
43
Gustav Vigeland
(Sculptor)
3
1
44
Pieter Zeeman
(Discovered the 'Zeeman Effect')
4
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 25, 1865
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Zonnemaire, Netherlands
Died: October 9
45
Lydia Litvyak
(Fighter pilot)
3
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 18, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: August 1
46
Leonard Siffleet
(Australian Commando of World War II)
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 14, 1916
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gunnedah, Australia
Died: October 24
47
Frank Maxwell Andrews
(Military General)
3
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 3, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: May 3
48
Pavel Milyukov
(Russian Liberal Politician and Former Member of the Russian State Duma (1906 - 1917))
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 27, 1859
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 31
49
Jane Avril
(Dancer)
1
0
50
Oskar Schlemmer
(Artist and Choreographer Known for His Association with the 'Bauhaus School' & His Ballet 'Triadisches Ballett')
1
1
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: September 4, 1888
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany
Died: April 13
