1
Sam Cooke
(Singer-songwriter)
161
47
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
(American Military Leader Who Played a Prominent Role in the Pacific Theater During World War II)
134
32
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 (1929 – 1933))
80
39
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)
72
22
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 28, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mayfair, London
Died: August 12
5
Alan Ladd
(Actor and Film Producer)
50
10
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
Peter Lorre
(Best Known for His Role as the Psychotic Child Murderer in the Thriller Film ‘M’)
44
17
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 26, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ružomberok, Slovakia
Died: March 23
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
7
Alvin York
(One of the Most Decorated United States Army Soldiers of World War I)
62
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 13, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Died: September 2
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
8
Cole Porter
(Composer, Songwriter)
43
22
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 9, 1891
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Peru, Indiana, United States
Died: October 15
9
Harpo Marx
(Comedian and Actor Well-Known for His Clown and Pantomime Traditions With a Curly Reddish Blond Hairstyle)
45
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 23, 1888
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: September 28
10
Rachel Carson
(Marine biologist)
48
6
11
Jim Reeves
(Singer-Songwriter)
41
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 20, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Galloway, Texas, United States
Died: July 31
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
12
Gracie Allen
(Comedian)
37
5
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 26, 1895
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Died: August 27
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
13
Nancy Astor
(Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton (1919-45))
20
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 19, 1879
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Danville, Virginia, United States
Died: May 2
14
Consuelo Vanderbilt
(Socialite)
16
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 2, 1877
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: December 6
15
Norbert Wiener
(Father of Cybernetics)
10
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 26, 1894
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Columbia, Missouri, United States
Died: March 18
16
Eddie Cantor
(comedian)
8
2
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)
17
Alma Mahler
(Austrian Composer & Socialite)
11
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 31, 1879
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: December 11
18
Flannery O'Connor
(Novelist)
9
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 25, 1925
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: August 3
19
Cedric Hardwicke
(British Stage and Film Actor Known for His Performances in the Plays of 'Shakespeare' and 'Shaw')
9
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 19, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lye, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
Died: August 6
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
20
Leó Szilárd
(Physicist)
7
0
21
Andrew Goodman
(Civil Rights Acrivist)
26
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 23, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City
Died: June 21
22
James Chaney
(civil rights advocate)
8
3
23
Eric Dolphy
(Musician)
6
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 20, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: June 29
24
Jimmie Dodd
(Former Actor best known as the master of ceremonies for the popular 1950s Walt Disney television series The Mickey Mouse Club)
14
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 28, 1910
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: November 10
25
Anna Julia Cooper
(One of the Most Important African-American Scholars in US History)
19
6
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 10, 1858
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Died: February 27
26
Fireball Roberts
(American Stock Car Racer)
7
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 20, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tavares, Florida, United States
Died: July 2
27
Giorgio Morandi
(Painter and printmaker who specialized in still life)
4
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: July 20, 1890
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: June 18
28
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
(Activist)
12
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 7, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died: September 5
29
Paulino Alcántara
(Filipino-born Spanish Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
7
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 7, 1896
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Iloilo, Philippines
Died: February 13
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
30
Karl Polanyi
(Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian, Historian, Journalist, Philosopher, Writer, University teacher, Sociologist)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 25, 1886
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: April 23
31
Alfred Blalock
(Surgeon)
3
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 5, 1899
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Culloden, Georgia, United States
Died: September 15
32
Ben Hecht
(Screenwriter)
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 28, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: April 18
33
J.B.S. Haldane
(British Scientist Who Developed the Mathematical Theory of Population Genetics and One of the Founders of ‘Neo-Darwinism’)
8
7
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 5, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: December 1
34
Jack Teagarden
(Trombonist)
5
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 20, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vernon, Texas, US
Died: January 15
35
James Franck
(Physicist)
8
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 26, 1882
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hamburg, German Empire
Died: May 21
36
Roscoe Pound
(Scholar)
6
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 27, 1870
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Died: June 30
37
Orry-Kelly
(Costume designer)
4
1
38
Joseph Schildkraut
(Austrian-American Actor)
4
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 22, 1896
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 21
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
39
Khawaja Nazimuddin
(Former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
13
4
40
Guy Banister
(private investigator)
1
0
41
Johnny Burnette
(Singer, Musician)
1
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 25, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 14
42
T. H. White
(English Writer Best Known for His 'Arthurian' Novels)
3
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 29, 1906
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died: January 17
43
Fred Hutchinson
(Baseball player)
5
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 12, 1919
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: November 12
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
44
Prince Axel of Denmark
(Prince)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 12, 1888
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: July 14
45
Nella Larsen
(American Novelist Who is Considered as the Most Important Novelist of the Harlem Renaissance)
3
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 13, 1891
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: March 30
46
Marc Blitzstein
(Composer)
4
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 2, 1905
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 22
47
Pierre Monteux
(Conductor)
4
0
48
Mehboob Khan
(Director)
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 9, 1907
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bilimora, India
Died: May 28
49
Gerhard Domagk
(Pathologist and Bacteriologist)
2
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 30, 1895
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Łagów, Poland
Died: April 24
50
Robert Warwick
(A Matinee Idol During the Silent Film Era with Over 200 Film Appearances)
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 9, 1878
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Died: June 6
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
