1
Sam Cooke
(Singer-songwriter)
112
28
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)
100
21
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))
56
30
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)
51
15
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 28, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mayfair, London
Died: August 12
5
Alan Ladd
(Actor and Film Producer)
39
7
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)
30
11
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 9, 1891
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Peru, Indiana, United States
Died: October 15
7
Peter Lorre
(Best Known for His Role as the Psychotic Child Murderer in the Thriller Film ‘M’)
33
13
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 26, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ružomberok, Slovakia
Died: March 23
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
8
Jawaharlal Nehru
(First PM of India & Freedom Fighter)
88
76
9
Alvin York
(One of the Most Decorated United States Army Soldiers of World War I)
34
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 13, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pall Mall, Tennessee
Died: September 2
10
Rachel Carson
(Marine biologist)
35
3
11
Harpo Marx
(Comedian and Actor Well-Known for His Clown and Pantomime Traditions With a Curly Reddish Blond Hairstyle)
23
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)
25
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)
25
2
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))
14
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 19, 1879
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Danville, Virginia, United States
Died: May 2
15
Consuelo Vanderbilt
(Socialite)
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)
7
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)
24
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 23, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City
Died: June 21
18
Alma Mahler
(Austrian Composer & Socialite)
8
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’)
8
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 5, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: December 1
20
Cedric Hardwicke
(British Stage and Film Actor Known for His Performances in the Plays of 'Shakespeare' and 'Shaw')
6
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)
21
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)
22
Leó Szilárd
(Physicist)
4
0
23
Khawaja Nazimuddin
(Former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
10
2
24
Jimmie Dodd
(Former Actor best known as the master of ceremonies for the popular 1950s Walt Disney television series The Mickey Mouse Club)
8
0
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)
15
4
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 10, 1858
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Died: February 27
26
Giorgio Morandi
(Painter and printmaker who specialized in still life)
3
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: July 20, 1890
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: June 18
27
Guru Dutt
(Actor, Producer, Director, Choreographer)
5
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 9, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bangalore
Died: October 10
28
Eric Dolphy
(Musician)
2
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 20, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: June 29
29
Paul of Greece
(Former 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
30
Alfred Blalock
(Surgeon)
3
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 5, 1899
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Culloden, Georgia, United States
Died: September 15
31
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
(Activist)
8
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 7, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died: September 5
32
Johnny Burnette
(Singer, Musician)
1
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 25, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 14
33
Joseph Schildkraut
(Austrian-American Actor)
3
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 22, 1896
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 21
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
34
Fireball Roberts
(Car Racer)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 20, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tavares, Florida, United States
Died: July 2
35
Mary Pinchot Meyer
(Painter & Journalist)
1
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 14, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: October 12
36
Roscoe Pound
(Scholar)
4
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 27, 1870
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Died: June 30
37
James Chaney
(civil rights advocate)
3
2
38
Orry-Kelly
(Costume designer)
3
1
39
Jack Teagarden
(Trombonist)
3
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 20, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vernon, Texas, US
Died: January 15
40
James Franck
(Physicist)
5
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 26, 1882
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hamburg, German Empire
Died: May 21
41
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
42
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
43
2
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 24, 1895
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Morbihan, France
Died: November 10
44
T. H. White
(English Writer Best Known for His 'Arthurian' Novels)
2
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 29, 1906
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died: January 17
45
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
46
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
47
Paulino Alcántara
(Football player and manager who played as a forward)
4
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 7, 1896
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Iloilo, Philippines
Died: February 13
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
48
Prince Axel of Denmark
(Prince)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 12, 1888
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: July 14
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
Carl van Vechten
(Writer, photographer)
1
1
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: June 17, 1880
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids
Died: December 21
