1
Princess Diana
(First Wife of Charles, Prince of Wales)
526
84
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: July 1, 1961
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 31
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
2
The Notorious B.I.G.
(One of the Greatest Rappers of All Time)
320
79
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 21, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: March 9
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
3
Chris Farley
(Actor and Comedian)
186
59
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 15, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Died: December 18
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
4
James Stewart
(American Actor Known for His Distinctive Drawl and Everyman Screen Persona)
115
35
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 20, 1908
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 2
5
Gianni Versace
(Italian Fashion Designer, Businessman and Founder of ‘Versace’)
78
37
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 2, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Reggio Calabria, Italy
Died: July 15
6
Michael Hutchence
(Lead Singer and Lyricist of the Rock Band 'INXS')
97
34
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 22, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: November 22
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
7
John Denver
(Best Know for His Songs 'Rocky Mountain High', 'Take Me Home, Country Roads', and 'Annie's Song')
72
31
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 31, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Died: October 12
8
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
(The Best Hawaiian Musician of All Time)
66
24
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 20, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: June 26
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
9
Robert Mitchum
(One of the Greatest Male Stars of Classic American Cinema)
73
19
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 6, 1917
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Died: July 1
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
10
Burgess Meredith
(One of the Most Accomplished Actors of the 20th Century)
55
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 16, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: September 9
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
11
Mother Teresa
(Roman Catholic Nun, Founder and Active Member of the ‘Missionaries of Charity’)
623
176
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 26, 1910
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Skopje, North Macedonia
Died: September 5
12
Jacques Cousteau
(Co-Inventor of the First Open-Circuit, Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus 'Aqua-Lung')
79
22
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 11, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France
Died: June 25
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
13
Brian Keith
(American Actor)
53
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 14, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Died: June 24
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
14
Jeff Buckley
(Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist)
29
9
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 17, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Anaheim, California, United States
Died: May 29
15
Fela Kuti
(Multi-Instrumentalist & the Creator of ‘Afro-beat’, a Genre that Fuses West African Music with American Funk & Jazz)
64
17
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 15, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Abeokuta, Nigeria
Died: August 2
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
16
Red Skelton
(Comedian, Pantomimist)
81
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 18, 1913
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vincennes
Died: September 17
17
Joanna Moore
(American Film and Television Actress)
61
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 10, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Parrott, Georgia, United States
Died: November 22
18
Mobutu Sese Seko
(President of Zaire (1965 - 1997))
27
13
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 14, 1930
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Died: September 7
19
William S. Burroughs
(Best Known for His Third Novel 'Naked Lunch')
20
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 5, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: August 2
20
Toshiro Mifune
(One of Japan's Greatest Actors Known Actors Who is Known for His Collaboration With Akira Kurosawa)
32
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Qingdao, China
Died: December 24
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
21
Deng Xiaoping
(Politician)
32
24
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 22, 1904
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Guang'an, China
Died: February 19
22
Allen Ginsberg
(Best Known for His Poem ‘Howl’, Which is One of the Most Significant Products of the 'Beat Movement')
19
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 5
23
Denver Pyle
(Actor and Director Known for His TV Series ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’)
31
11
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 11, 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bethune, Colorado, United States
Died: December 25
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
24
Roy Lichtenstein
(American Pop Artist Who Became a Major Figure in the New Art Movement During the 1960s)
26
12
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: October 27, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died: September 29
25
Ben Hogan
(American professional golfer)
34
1
26
Betty Shabazz
(Educator and Activist Best Known as the Wife of African-American Activist Malcolm X)
20
10
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 28, 1934
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pinehurst, Georgia, United States
Died: June 23
27
Lillian Disney
(Wife of Walt Disnry)
56
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 15, 1899
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Spalding, Idaho, United States
Died: December 16
28
Townes Van Zandt
(Country Singer & Songwriter Best Known for His Songs: 'Pancho and Lefty' and 'For the Sake of the Song')
15
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 7, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: January 1
29
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
(Qawwal and Ghazal Singer)
213
42
30
Viktor Frankl
(Psychiatrist)
10
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 26, 1905
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria
Died: September 2
31
Audra Lindley
(Actress)
33
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 24, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: October 16
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
32
Jeanne Calment
(Oldest Person Ever)
66
7
33
Paulo Freire
(Educator and Philosopher)
19
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 19, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Recife, Brazil
Died: May 2
34
Nicolette Larson
(Best known for her work in the late 1970s)
18
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 17, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Helena, Montana, United States
Died: December 16
35
Magda Gabor
(Hungarian-American Actress and Socialite)
11
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 11, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: June 6
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
36
Ennis Cosby
(Teacher)
12
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 15, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: January 16
37
Richard Jaeckel
(Actor)
13
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 10, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
Died: June 4
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
38
Sheldon Leonard
(Actor)
18
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 22, 1907
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Died: January 11
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
39
James A. Michener
(Author)
17
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 3, 1907
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 16
40
Andrew Cunanan
(FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive)
76
72
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: August 31, 1969
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: National City, California, United States
Died: July 23
41
Dodi Fayed
(Egyptian Film Producer and Romantic Partner of Diana, Princess of Wales)
28
26
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 17, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: August 31
42
Laura Nyro
(Songwriter)
12
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 18, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, USA
Died: April 8
43
Diosdado Macapagal
(Former President of the Philippines)
14
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 28, 1910
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lubao, Pampanga, Philippine Islands
Died: April 21
44
Tony Williams
(Drummer)
11
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 12, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: February 23
45
Georg Solti
(Hungarian-British Orchestral and Operatic Conductor Who has appeared With Opera Companies in Munich, Frankfurt and London)
9
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 21, 1912
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: September 5
46
Curt Flood
(Baseball player)
11
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 18, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Houston
Died: January 20
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
47
Marjorie Reynolds
(American Actress Known for Her Role as 'Linda Mason' in the 1942 Musical Film 'Holiday Inn')
19
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 12, 1917
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Buhl, Idaho, United States
Died: February 1
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
48
Charles Kuralt
(The First Anchor of 'CBS News Sunday Morning')
14
3
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: September 10, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Died: July 4
49
Don Messick
(Actor, Dub actor, Stage actor)
5
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 7, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Buffalo
Died: October 24
50
Dora Maar
(French Photographer and Painter Known for Her Nine-Year Relationship with 'Pablo Picasso')
6
2
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: November 22, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 16
