1
Agatha Christie
(English Author Known for Her Detective Novels and Short Stories)
143
29
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 15, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Torquay, Devon, England
Died: January 12
2
Howard Hughes
(Film Producer and an Important Figure in the Aviation Industry Who Became Known for His Ecentric Behavior)
82
41
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 24, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Humble, Texas, United States
Died: April 5
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
3
Werner Heisenberg
(German Theoretical Physicist and One of the Main Pioneers of the Theory of Quantum Mechanics)
44
11
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: February 1
4
Paul Robeson
(Singer, Actor, and Black Activist.)
50
7
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 9, 1898
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Died: January 23
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
5
Jack Cassidy
(Actor)
20
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 5, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Richmond Hill, New York, USA
Died: December 12
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
6
Sal Mineo
(Best Known for His Role as ‘John "Plato" Crawford’ in the Film ‘Rebel Without a Cause’)
28
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 10, 1939
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: February 12
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
7
Rosalind Russell
(Best Known for Her Roles in Films: ‘His Girl Friday’,’ Gypsy’ and ‘Auntie Mame')
43
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 4, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Died: November 28
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
8
Martin Heidegger
(One of the Most Important and Influential Philosophers of the 20th Century)
16
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 26, 1889
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Messkirch, Germany
Died: May 26
9
J. Paul Getty
(British Petroleum Industrialist and Founder of the ‘Getty Oil Company’)
22
16
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 15, 1892
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: June 6
10
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
(British Army Officer Who Served in the First and Second World Wars and the Irish War of Independence)
19
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 17, 1887
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kennington, London, United Kingdom
Died: March 24
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
11
Howlin' Wolf
(Singer)
22
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 10, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Whites, Mississippi, United States
Died: January 10
12
Benjamin Britten
(British Composer, Pianist, and Conductor Known for His Iconic Operas)
38
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 22, 1913
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lowestoft
Died: December 4
13
Anissa Jones
(Child Actress)
36
21
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 11, 1958
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Died: August 28
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)
14
Man Ray
(Modernist Artist)
21
6
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: August 27, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: November 18
15
Kathryn Kuhlman
(Evangelist)
57
24
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 9, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Johnson County, Missouri, United States
Died: February 20
16
L. S. Lowry
(Artist)
33
9
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: November 1, 1887
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stretford, Lancashire, England
Died: February 23
17
Lee J. Cobb
(American Film and Stage Actor)
13
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 8, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: February 11
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
18
Max Ernst
(Primary Pioneer of the 'Dada Movement' and 'Surrealism' Known for His Work 'A Week of Kindness')
23
5
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 2, 1891
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brühl, Germany
Died: April 1
19
Florence Ballard
(American Singer and Member of Vocal Female Group ‘The Supremes’)
14
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 30, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: February 22
20
Mao Zedong
(Communist Leader of China)
183
98
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 26, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Shaoshan, Xiangtan, China
Died: September 9
21
Alastair Sim
(Actor)
19
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 9, 1900
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: August 19
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
22
Fritz Lang
(Austrian Filmmaker Who Was a Pioneer of Science-Fiction Movies)
10
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 5, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: August 2
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
23
Johnny Mercer
(Lyricist, songwriter,)
12
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 18, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: June 25
24
Phil Ochs
(Singer)
15
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 19, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA
Died: April 9
25
Alexander Calder
(Sculptor, Painter)
8
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 22, 1898
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lawnton
Died: November 11
26
Vince Guaraldi
(Jazz musician, Pianist)
10
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 17, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: February 6
27
Benjamin Graham
(Economist, Investor)
7
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 8, 1894
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 21
28
Tommy Bolin
(Guitarist who worked with Zephyr, Deep Purple, and The James Gang, as well as working as a solo artist)
7
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 1, 1951
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Died: December 4
29
Alvar Aalto
(Architect)
15
6
30
Alfred Lennon
(Singer-songwriter)
9
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 14, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Liverpool
Died: April 1
31
Stanley Baker
(Welsh Actor, Producer and One of the Top British Film Actors of the Late 1950s)
8
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ferndale, Glamorgan, Wales
Died: June 28
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
32
Luchino Visconti
(Theatre director, Film director, Screenwriter, Writer)
7
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 2, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Milan
Died: March 17
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
33
Kazi Nazrul Islam
(One of the Greatest Poets in Bengali Literature)
81
7
34
Andre Malraux
(French Author and Statesman Best Known for His Novel ‘La Condition Humaine’)
9
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 3, 1901
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 23
35
Paul Kossoff
(Former Guitarist mainly known as the co-founder and guitarist for the English rock band Free)
6
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 14, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Died: March 19
36
Jean Gabin
(Actor)
6
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 17, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 15
37
Adolph Zukor
(Film producer)
7
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 7, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ricse
Died: June 10
38
James Wong Howe
(Cinematographer)
3
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 28, 1899
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Taishan, Guangdong, China
Died: July 12
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
39
Godfrey Cambridge
(Actor)
8
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 26, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: November 29
40
Ernesto Miranda
(Soldier)
3
1
41
Mukesh
(Singer who won National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for his song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from the film Rajnigandha)
6
1
42
Busby Berkeley
(Film director)
5
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 29, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: March 14
43
Freddie King
(Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter)
4
2
44
Jimmy Reed
(Former blues musician and songwriter)
5
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dunleith, Mississippi, United States
Died: August 29
45
Trofim Lysenko
(Experimenter)
4
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 29, 1898
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Karlivka
Died: November 20
46
Abdul Razak Hussein
(Former 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia)
6
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 11, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pekan, Malaysia
Died: January 14
47
Zhou Enlai
(First Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China)
8
7
48
Mickey Cohen
(American Gangster)
30
7
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: September 4, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: July 29
49
Lin Yutang
(One of the Most Well-Known Twentieth-Century Chinese Writers)
4
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: October 10, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Banzai, Fujian, Zhangzhou, China
Died: March 26
50
Mortimer Wheeler
(British Archaeologist and Officer in the British Army)
4
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 10, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: July 22
