1
Mao Zedong
(Communist Leader of China)
139
63
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 26, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Shaoshan, Xiangtan, China
Died: September 9
2
Agatha Christie
(Writer)
115
23
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 15, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Torquay, Devon, England
Died: January 12
3
Howard Hughes
(Film Producer and an Important Figure in the Aviation Industry Who Became Known for His Ecentric Behavior)
62
29
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 24, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Humble, Texas, United States
Died: April 5
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
4
Werner Heisenberg
(Physicist)
31
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: February 1
5
Carlo Gambino
(Crime Boss)
42
7
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: August 24, 1902
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
Died: October 15
6
Paul Robeson
(Singer, Actor, and Black Activist.)
41
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 9, 1898
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Died: January 23
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
7
Mickey Cohen
(American Gangster)
21
5
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: September 4, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: July 29
8
Jack Cassidy
(Actor)
12
2
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)
9
Sal Mineo
(Best Known for His Role as ‘John "Plato" Crawford’ in the Film ‘Rebel Without a Cause’)
18
6
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)
10
Rosalind Russell
(Best Known for Her Roles in Films: ‘His Girl Friday’,’ Gypsy’ and ‘Auntie Mame')
34
0
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)
11
Anissa Jones
(Child Actress)
29
13
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)
12
Howlin' Wolf
(Singer)
17
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 10, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Whites, Mississippi, United States
Died: January 10
13
Benjamin Britten
(Composer, conductor and pianist)
32
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 22, 1913
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lowestoft
Died: December 4
14
Man Ray
(Modernist Artist)
20
4
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: August 27, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: November 18
15
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
(Army Officer)
11
5
16
Kathryn Kuhlman
(Evangelist)
51
17
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 9, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Johnson County, Missouri, United States
Died: February 20
17
L. S. Lowry
(Artist)
28
6
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: November 1, 1887
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stretford, Lancashire, England
Died: February 23
18
Martin Heidegger
(One of the Most Important and Influential Philosophers of the 20th Century)
9
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 26, 1889
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Messkirch, Germany
Died: May 26
19
Anneliese Michel
(Supposed demonic possession)
10
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 21, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Leiblfing, Germany
Died: July 1
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
20
Kazi Nazrul Islam
(One of the Greatest Poets in Bengali Literature)
68
6
21
Florence Ballard
(Vocalist)
11
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 30, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Died: February 22
22
Max Ernst
(Primary Pioneer of the 'Dada Movement' and 'Surrealism' Known for His Work 'A Week of Kindness')
20
4
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 2, 1891
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brühl, Germany
Died: April 1
23
Sid James
(Actor)
12
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 8, 1913
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Died: April 26
24
Lee J. Cobb
(American Film and Stage Actor)
6
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)
25
Fritz Lang
(Film director)
7
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 5, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: August 2
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
26
Phil Ochs
(Singer)
9
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 19, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA
Died: April 9
27
Vince Guaraldi
(Jazz musician, Pianist)
9
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 17, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: February 6
28
Alastair Sim
(Actor)
10
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)
29
Benjamin Graham
(Economist, Investor)
7
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 8, 1894
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 21
30
Alvar Aalto
(Architect)
14
3
31
Alexander Calder
(Sculptor, Painter)
5
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 22, 1898
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lawnton
Died: November 11
32
Mukesh
(Singer who won National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for his song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from the film Rajnigandha)
5
1
33
Tommy Bolin
(Guitarist who worked with Zephyr, Deep Purple, and The James Gang, as well as working as a solo artist)
6
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 1, 1951
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Died: December 4
34
Johnny Mercer
(Lyricist, songwriter,)
5
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 18, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died: June 25
35
Stanley Baker
(Welsh Actor, Producer and One of the Top British Film Actors of the Late 1950s)
7
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)
36
Alfred Lennon
(Singer-songwriter)
7
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 14, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Liverpool
Died: April 1
37
Ernesto Miranda
(Soldier)
3
0
38
Paul Kossoff
(Former Guitarist mainly known as the co-founder and guitarist for the English rock band Free)
5
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 14, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Died: March 19
39
Luchino Visconti
(Theatre director, Film director, Screenwriter, Writer)
4
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 2, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Milan
Died: March 17
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
40
J. Paul Getty
(Businessman)
13
12
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 15, 1892
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: June 6
41
Ulrike Meinhof
(Journalist and founding member of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in West Germany)
7
3
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 7, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oldenburg, Germany
Died: May 9
42
Jean Gabin
(Actor)
6
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 17, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 15
43
Andre Malraux
(French Author and Statesman Best Known for His Novel ‘La Condition Humaine’)
7
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 3, 1901
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 23
44
Abdul Razak Hussein
(Politician)
6
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 11, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pekan, Malaysia
Died: January 14
45
Freddie King
(Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter)
3
1
46
Carol Reed
(Film Director)
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 30, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Putney, London, England
Died: April 25
47
Godfrey Cambridge
(Actor)
6
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 26, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: November 29
48
Trofim Lysenko
(Experimenter)
4
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 29, 1898
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Karlivka
Died: November 20
49
Hector Pieterson
(iconic image of the 1976 Soweto)
3
0
50
Ritwik Ghatak
(Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Film producer, Composer, Writer)
4
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 4, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dhaka
Died: February 6
