1 Sam Cooke(Singer-songwriter)
1
Sam Cooke
(Singer-songwriter)
95
23
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 22, 1931
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
Died: December 11
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
2 Douglas MacArthur(Military officer)
2
Douglas MacArthur
(Military officer)
91
20
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 26, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Died: April 5
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
3 Herbert Hoover(31st President of the United States)
3
Herbert Hoover
(31st President of the United States)
49
21
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 10, 1874
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: West Branch, Iowa, United States
Died: October 20
4 Ian Fleming(Author of James Bond Series)
4
Ian Fleming
(Author of James Bond Series)
42
13
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 28, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mayfair, London
Died: August 12
5 Alan Ladd(Actor)
5
Alan Ladd
(Actor)
24
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 3, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Died: January 29
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
6 Cole Porter(Composer, Songwriter)
6
Cole Porter
(Composer, Songwriter)
25
10
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 9, 1891
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Peru, Indiana, United States
Died: October 15
7 Peter Lorre(Actor)
7
Peter Lorre
(Actor)
21
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 26, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Austria-Hungary
Died: March 23
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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8 Alvin York(Soldier)
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Alvin York
(Soldier)
29
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 13, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Died: September 2
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
9 Jawaharlal Nehru(First PM of India & Freedom Fighter)
9
Jawaharlal Nehru
(First PM of India & Freedom Fighter)
81
72
10 Rachel Carson(Marine biologist)
10
Rachel Carson
(Marine biologist)
32
1
11 Harpo Marx(Comedian)
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Harpo Marx
(Comedian)
20
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 23, 1888
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: September 28
12 Jim Reeves(Singer-Songwriter)
12
Jim Reeves
(Singer-Songwriter)
17
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 20, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Galloway, Texas, United States
Died: July 31
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
13 Gracie Allen(Comedian)
13
Gracie Allen
(Comedian)
13
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 26, 1895
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Died: August 27
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
14 Nancy Astor(Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton (1919-45))
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Nancy Astor
(Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton (1919-45))
11
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 19, 1879
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Danville, Virginia, United States
Died: May 2
15 Consuelo Vanderbilt(Socialite)
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Consuelo Vanderbilt
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10
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 2, 1877
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: December 6
16 Norbert Wiener(Father of Cybernetics)
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Norbert Wiener
(Father of Cybernetics)
5
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 26, 1894
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Columbia, Missouri, United States
Died: March 18
17 Andrew Goodman(Civil Rights Acrivist)
17
Andrew Goodman
(Civil Rights Acrivist)
23
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 23, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City
Died: June 21
18 Alma Mahler(Austrian Composer & Socialite)
18
Alma Mahler
(Austrian Composer & Socialite)
6
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 31, 1879
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: December 11
19 J.B.S. Haldane(British Scientist Who Developed the Mathematical Theory of Population Genetics and One of the Founders of ‘Neo-Darwinism’)
19
J.B.S. Haldane
(British Scientist Who Developed the Mathematical Theory of Population Genetics and One of the Founders of ‘Neo-Darwinism’)
7
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 5, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: December 1
20 Eddie Cantor(comedian)
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Eddie Cantor
(comedian)
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 31, 1892
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: October 10
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
21 Leó Szilárd(Physicist)
21
Leó Szilárd
(Physicist)
4
0
22 Khawaja Nazimuddin(Former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
22
Khawaja Nazimuddin
(Former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
10
2
23 Cedric Hardwicke(Actor)
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Cedric Hardwicke
(Actor)
4
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 19, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lye, England
Died: August 6
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
24 Paul of Greece(King of Greece (1947-1964))
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Paul of Greece
(King of Greece (1947-1964))
3
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 14, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tatoi Palace, Greece
Died: March 6
25 Anna Julia Cooper(Author, Educator)
25
Anna Julia Cooper
(Author, Educator)
14
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 10, 1858
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Died: February 27
26 Eric Dolphy(Musician)
26
Eric Dolphy
(Musician)
2
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 20, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: June 29
27 Jimmie Dodd(Former Actor best known as the master of ceremonies for the popular 1950s Walt Disney television series The Mickey Mouse Club)
27
Jimmie Dodd
(Former Actor best known as the master of ceremonies for the popular 1950s Walt Disney television series The Mickey Mouse Club)
6
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 28, 1910
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: November 10
28 Mary Pinchot Meyer(Painter & Journalist)
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Mary Pinchot Meyer
(Painter & Journalist)
1
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 14, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: October 12
29 Giorgio Morandi(Painter and printmaker who specialized in still life)
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Giorgio Morandi
(Painter and printmaker who specialized in still life)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: July 20, 1890
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: June 18
30 Alfred Blalock(Surgeon)
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Alfred Blalock
(Surgeon)
3
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 5, 1899
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Culloden, Georgia, United States
Died: September 15
31 Joseph Schildkraut(Actor)
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Joseph Schildkraut
(Actor)
3
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 22, 1896
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 21
32 Fireball Roberts(Car Racer)
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Fireball Roberts
(Car Racer)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 20, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tavares, Florida, United States
Died: July 2
33 Elizabeth Gurley Flynn(Activist)
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
(Activist)
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0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 7, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died: September 5
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34
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 24, 1895
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Morbihan, France
Died: November 10
35 T. H. White(Author)
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T. H. White
(Author)
2
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 29, 1906
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bombay, British India
Died: January 17
36 James Chaney(civil rights advocate)
36
James Chaney
(civil rights advocate)
3
2
37 Karl Polanyi(Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian, Historian, Journalist, Philosopher, Writer, University teacher, Sociologist)
37
Karl Polanyi
(Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian, Historian, Journalist, Philosopher, Writer, University teacher, Sociologist)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 25, 1886
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: April 23
38 Roscoe Pound(Scholar)
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Roscoe Pound
(Scholar)
4
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 27, 1870
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Died: June 30
39 Ben Hecht(Screenwriter)
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Ben Hecht
(Screenwriter)
1
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 28, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: April 18
40 Michael Schwerner(Social Reformer)
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Michael Schwerner
(Social Reformer)
2
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 6, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: June 21
41 Orry-Kelly(Costume designer)
41
Orry-Kelly
(Costume designer)
3
1
42 James Franck(Physicist)
42
James Franck
(Physicist)
4
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 26, 1882
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hamburg, German Empire
Died: May 21
43 Kitty Genovese(Murder Victim)
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Kitty Genovese
(Murder Victim)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 7, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: March 13
44 Johnny Burnette(Singer, Musician)
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Johnny Burnette
(Singer, Musician)
1
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 25, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 14
45 Jack Teagarden(Trombonist)
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Jack Teagarden
(Trombonist)
2
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 20, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vernon, Texas, US
Died: January 15
46 Gerhard Domagk(Pathologist and Bacteriologist)
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Gerhard Domagk
(Pathologist and Bacteriologist)
2
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 30, 1895
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Łagów, Poland
Died: April 24
47 Prince Axel of Denmark(Prince)
47
Prince Axel of Denmark
(Prince)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 12, 1888
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: July 14
48 Fred Hutchinson(Baseball player)
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Fred Hutchinson
(Baseball player)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 12, 1919
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: November 12
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
49 Meade Lux Lewis(Pianist)
49
Meade Lux Lewis
(Pianist)
4
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 4, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: June 7
50 Victor Francis Hess(Discoverer of Cosmic Rays)
50
Victor Francis Hess
(Discoverer of Cosmic Rays)
3
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: June 24, 1883
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Peggau
Died: December 17