1
Jackie Robinson
(First African-American to Play in Major League Baseball)
465
35
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 31, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cairo, Georgia, United States
Died: October 24
2
Harry S. Truman
(33rd President of the United States)
87
37
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 8, 1884
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lamar, Missouri, United States
Died: December 26
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
3
Yip Man
(Martial artist)
50
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 1, 1893
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Foshan, China
Died: December 2
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
4
Roberto Clemente
(Puerto Rican Professional Baseball Right Fielder)
353
19
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 18, 1934
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Died: December 31
5
M. C. Escher
(Dutch Graphic Artist Best Known for His Works: ‘Hand with Reflecting Sphere’, ‘Relativity’ and ‘Waterfall’)
34
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 17, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Died: March 27
6
Kwame Nkrumah
(First President of Ghana)
61
21
7
Dan Blocker
(Actor)
20
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 10, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: De Kalb, Texas, USA
Died: May 13
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
8
Mahalia Jackson
(Singer, Television Personality)
41
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 26, 1911
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: January 27
9
George Sanders
(Actor Known for His Films: 'Rebecca', 'Foreign Correspondent' and 'All About Eve')
23
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 3, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: April 25
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
10
Ezra Pound
(American Poet and Critic Known for His Works: ‘Ripostes’, ‘Hugh Selwyn Mauberley’ and the Epic Poem, ‘The Cantos’)
21
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 30, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Idaho, United States
Died: November 1
11
Joe Gallo
(Mobster)
21
14
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: April 7, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: April 7
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
12
C. Rajagopalachari
(Governor-General of India (1948-50))
50
16
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 9, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Thorapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: December 25
13
Prithviraj Kapoor
(Actor Who Is Also Considered to Be One of the Founding Figures of Hindi Cinema)
9
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 3, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Samundri, Pakistan
Died: May 29
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
14
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
(Statistician)
60
24
15
Lester B. Pearson
(14th Prime Minister of Canada (1963 - 1968))
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4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 23, 1897
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newtonbrook, Toronto, Canada
Died: December 27
16
Margaret Rutherford
(Best Known for Her Role as the ‘Duchess of Brighton’ in the Film ‘The V.I.P.s’)
13
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 11, 1892
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Balham, London, United Kingdom
Died: May 22
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
17
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
(Politician & Civil Rights Activist)
14
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 29, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 4
18
Maurice Chevalier
(French Singer Best Known for His Signature Songs: "Livin' In The Sunlight", "Valentine", "Louise" and "Mimi")
22
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 12, 1888
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 1
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
19
Gustav Schwarzenegger
(Father of Arnold Schwarzenegger.)
15
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 17, 1907
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Austria-Hungary
Died: December 13
20
Frederick IX of Denmark
(King of Denmark (1947 - 1972))
9
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: March 11, 1899
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sorgenfri Palace, Lyngby, Denmark
Died: January 14
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
21
Walter Winchell
(Journalist, Radio Personality)
16
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: April 7, 1897
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: February 20
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
22
Meena Kumari
(Legendary Indian Actress Best Known as 'The Tragedy Queen' )
9
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 1, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died: March 31
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
23
Barbara Daly Baekeland
(Socialite)
10
5
24
Igor Sikorsky
(Aviator)
10
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 25, 1889
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Died: October 26
25
Cristóbal Balenciaga
(Fashion Designer)
11
3
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: January 21, 1895
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Getaria, Spain
Died: March 24
26
C. Day Lewis
(British poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972.)
12
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 27, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ballintubber, Ireland
Died: May 22
27
Miriam Hopkins
(Actress)
11
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 18, 1902
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died: October 9
28
William Boyd
(Film Actor)
11
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 5, 1895
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hendrysburg, Ohio, United States
Died: September 12
29
Lee Morgan
(Jazz trumpeter)
7
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 10, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 19
30
Charles Atlas
(American Bodybuilder Best Remembered as the Developer of a Bodybuilding Method and Its Associated Exercise Program)
8
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 30, 1892
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Acri, Cosenza, Italy
Died: December 24
31
Joi Lansing
(Model)
8
1
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: April 6, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died: August 7
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
32
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
(Former King of Nepal)
27
7
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: June 11, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: January 31
33
Gil Hodges
(Baseball player)
9
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 4, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Princeton, Indiana, United States
Died: April 2
34
Jamini Roy
(Indian painter)
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20
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 11, 1887
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bankura, West Bengal, India
Died: April 24
35
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
(Third King of Bhutan)
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8
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 2, 1929
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Trongsa
Died: July 21
36
Marilyn Maxwell
(Actress)
6
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: August 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Clarinda, Iowa, United States
Died: March 20
37
Max Fleischer
(Animator)
4
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 19, 1883
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Died: September 25
38
Neville Lancelot Goddard
(Barbadian author who wrote on the Bible, mysticism, and self-help.)
3
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 19, 1905
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Michael, Barbados
Died: October 1
39
Berry Oakley
(Musician)
5
2
40
Bruce Cabot
(Actor)
7
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 20, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
Died: May 3
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
41
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
(Psychologist)
11
5
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 24, 1878
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: January 2
42
Talal of Jordan
(King of Jordan Who Was Forced to Abdicate due to His Mental Illness)
4
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: February 26, 1909
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Died: July 7
43
Moe Berg
(Baseball coach)
3
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 2, 1902
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 29
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
44
Joseph Cornell
(Film director, Sculptor, Painter)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 24, 1903
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nyack
Died: December 29
45
Oscar Levant
(American pianist)
5
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 27, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pittsburgh
Died: August 14
46
Franz Halder
(Former general, chief of staff of the Army High Command (OKH) in Nazi Germany from 1938 until September 1942)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 30, 1884
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: April 2
47
Paul Hausser
(Military Leader)
7
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 7, 1880
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brandenburg, Germany
Died: December 21
48
S. R. Ranganathan
(Indian Mathematician and Librarian Known for His Development of 'Colon Classification')
4
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 9, 1892
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sirkazhi, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: September 27
49
Yasunari Kawabata
(Novelist)
3
2
50
Akim Tamiroff
(Academy Award Nominated Actor Known for His Films: 'The General Died at Dawn', 'For Whom the Bell Tolls')
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 29, 1899
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tiflis or Baku, Russian Empire
Died: September 17
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
