1
Winston Churchill
(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940 - 1945, 1951 - 1955))
289
111
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 30, 1874
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Blenheim Palace, England, United Kingdom
Died: January 24
2
Malcolm X
(Major Figure of American Civil Rights Movement)
341
115
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 19, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: February 21
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
3
Nat King Cole
(Singer and Jazz Pianist Best Known His Soft Baritone Voice)
125
13
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 17, 1919
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died: February 15
4
Stan Laurel
(Comic Actor Who was Part of The Comedy Duo 'Laurel and Hardy'. and Appeared with His Comedy Partner Oliver Hardy in 107 Short Films)
90
14
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 16, 1890
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Died: February 23
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
5
T. S. Eliot
(Best Known as a Leader of the Modernist Movement in Poetry)
113
74
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 26, 1888
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: January 4
6
Dorothy Dandridge
(The First African-American Film Star to be Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress,)
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25
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 9, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: September 8
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
7
Shirley Jackson
(American Writer Known Primarily for Her Works of Horror and Mystery)
54
12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 14, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: September 8
8
Clara Bow
(American Actress Who was a Big Star During Silent Era of the 1920s)
36
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 29, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: September 27
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
9
Le Corbusier
(Architect)
34
15
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: October 6, 1887
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Died: August 27
10
Albert Schweitzer
(Physician and Founder of the “Albert Schweitzer Hospital” in Lambaréné,)
73
17
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 14, 1875
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kaysersberg-Vignoble, France
Died: September 4
11
Viola Desmond
(Businesswoman)
116
9
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: July 6, 1914
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Died: February 7
12
Linda Darnell
(Actress)
39
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 16, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Died: April 10
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
13
Dorothy Kilgallen
(American Journalist and Panelist on the TV Game Show ‘What's My Line?’)
19
4
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 3, 1913
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: November 8
14
Judy Holliday
(Actress)
26
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 21, 1921
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: June 7
15
Lauri Törni
(Finnish Army Officer Who Fought Under Three Flags in the Winter War and the Continuation War)
35
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 28, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Viipuri, Finland
Died: October 18
16
Edward R. Murrow
(Journalist)
26
8
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: April 25, 1908
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Died: April 27
17
William M. Branham
(American Christian minister)
30
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 6, 1909
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cumberland County
Died: December 24
18
Adlai Stevenson II
(5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations)
13
7
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: February 5, 1900
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: July 14
19
Wesley Branch Rickey
(Baseball player)
13
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 20, 1881
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Ohio, United States
Died: December 9
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
20
David O. Selznick
(Film producer, Screenwriter and Film studio executive)
17
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 10, 1902
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 22
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
21
Jeanette MacDonald
(Actress and Singer Known for Her Musical Films: ‘Maytime’, 'Naughty Marietta' and 'The Love Parade')
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2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 18, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 14
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
22
Spike Jones
(Musician)
18
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 14, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States
Died: May 1
23
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
(Socialite best known as the mother of fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt)
14
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 23, 1904
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Switzerland
Died: February 13
24
Viola Liuzzo
(Civil Rights Activist)
25
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: California, Pennsylvania
Died: March 25
25
Lorraine Hansberry
(Writer, Theatre director, Screenwriter, Playwright, Human rights activist)
12
6
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 19, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: January 12
26
Constance Bennett
(Actress)
18
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 22, 1904
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: July 24
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
27
Henry Travers
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Clarence Odbody’ in the Film ‘It's a Wonderful Life’)
18
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 5, 1874
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Prudhoe, Northumberland, England
Died: October 18
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
28
Alan Freed
(Disc jockey, Radio personality)
10
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 15, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Windber
Died: January 20
29
Curly Lambeau
(American Football Player)
18
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 9, 1898
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Died: June 1
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
30
Louise Mountbatten
(Queen)
14
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 13, 1889
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Schloss Heiligenberg, Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany
Died: March 7
31
Syngman Rhee
(Statesman)
9
1
32
Eli Cohen
(Egyptian-born Israeli Spy)
13
11
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 26, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: May 18
33
Martin Buber
(Religious Philosopher Known for His Philosophy of Dialogue)
10
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 8, 1878
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: June 13
34
Dorothea Lange
(Photographer)
7
3
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: May 26, 1895
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Died: October 11
35
Paul Tillich
(Christian Existentialist Philosopher and One of the Most Influential Theologians of the 20th Century)
6
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 20, 1886
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Starosiedle, Poland
Died: October 22
36
Bernard Mannes Baruch
(Financier)
10
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 19, 1870
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Camden, South Carolina, United States
Died: June 20
37
William Maugham
(Novelist & Playwright)
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6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 25, 1874
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 15
38
Edgard Varese
(Composer)
10
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 22, 1883
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 6
39
Felix Frankfurter
(Judge)
5
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 15, 1882
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria-Hungary small (now Austria)
Died: February 22
40
Sonny Boy Williamson II
(Singer)
9
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 5, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Glendora, Mississippi, United States
Died: May 25
41
Helena Rubinstein
(Business women)
7
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 27, 1870
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kraków, Austrian Poland
Died: April 1
42
Frances Perkins
(United States Secretary of Labor (1933-45))
4
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 10, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 14
43
Margaret Dumont
(Actress)
7
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 20, 1882
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Died: March 6
44
Geoffrey de Havilland
(Aerospace engineer, Engineer, Test pilot, Aviator, Entrepreneur)
6
0
45
Zachary Scott
(Actor)
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 21, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Died: October 3
46
Father Divine
(Former Preacher who founded International Peace Mission movement)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1876 AD
Birthplace: Rockville, Maryland, United States
Died: September 10
47
Bill Black
(Musician)
4
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 17, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: October 21
48
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
(Japanese Novelists and One of the Most Prominent Figures in Modern Japanese Literature)
3
0
49
Geeta Bali
(Indian Actress Who Worked in Hindi Language Films)
5
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 1930 AD
Birthplace: Sargodha, Pakistan
Died: January 21
50
Salote Tupou III
(Queen of Tonga from 1918 to 1965)
3
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: March 13, 1900
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Royal Palace, Tonga Royal Palace, Tonga
Died: December 16
