1
Aaliyah
(Best Known as 'Princess of R&B' & 'Queen of Urban Pop')
386
130
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 16, 1979
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: August 25
2
George Harrison
(Achieved Fame As the Lead Guitarist of the Beatles)
224
67
Listed In: Lyricists & Songwriters
Birthdate: February 25, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: November 29
3
Dale Earnhardt
(One of the Greatest Drivers in NASCAR History)
132
18
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 29, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States
Died: February 18
4
Jack Lemmon
(Actor)
69
13
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 27
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
5
Sir Donald Bradman
(Australian Cricketer Who is Considered the Greatest Batsman of All Time)
221
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 27, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cootamundra, Australia
Died: February 25
6
Anthony Quinn
(Best Known for His Roles in the films 'Viva Zapata!' and 'Lust for Life')
89
34
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 21, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chihuahua, Mexico
Died: June 3
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
7
Carroll O’Connor
(Actor)
57
12
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 2, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: June 21
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
8
Joey Ramone
(Lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Ramones)
60
11
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 19, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York, United States
Died: April 15
9
Thuy Trang
(Vietnamese-American Actress, Known for Her Role as ‘Trini Kwan’ in the TV Series ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’)
61
31
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 14, 1973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Died: September 3
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
10
Ahmad Shah Massoud
(Afghan Political Leader and Guerilla Commander Who Served as Minister of Defense of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2001)
122
63
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 2, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bazarak, Afghanistan
Died: September 9
11
Douglas Adams
(Author of the BBC Radio Comedy Series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy")
42
14
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 11, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cambridge, England
Died: May 11
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
12
Troy Donahue
(Actor)
58
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 27, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 2
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
13
Perry Como
(Singer)
45
10
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 18, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: May 13
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
14
William Hanna
(Creator of Popular Cartoon Characters Such as 'Tom and Jerry', 'The Flintstones' and 'Scooby-Doo')
33
7
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 14, 1910
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Melrose, New Mexico, United States
Died: March 22
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
15
Ray Walston
(Actor & Comedian)
42
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 2, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: January 1
16
Rick Rescorla
(British American Private Security Specialist Who Saved Thousands of Lives During 9/11)
37
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 27, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Died: September 11
17
Christiaan Barnard
(Cardiac Surgeon)
63
3
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 8, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beaufort West, South Africa
Died: September 2
18
Chet Atkins
(Guitarist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Jazz guitarist, Classical guitarist, Songwriter)
25
4
19
Claude Shannon
(Mathematician, Engineer & Cryptographer Known as a 'Father of Information Theory')
14
5
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 30, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Petoskey, Michigan, United States
Died: February 24
20
Katharine Graham
(American Newspaper Publisher and Heiress Who Led 'The Washington Post' (1963 - 1991))
14
4
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 16, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: July 17
21
John Lee Hooker
(Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer)
20
3
22
Jennifer Syme
(Actress)
21
17
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 7, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pico Rivera, California
Died: April 2
23
Carwood Lipton
(United States Army Officer)
25
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1920
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia
Died: December 16
24
Eugene Sledge
(Biologist, Soldier, Academic, University teacher, Writer)
17
2
25
Dieter Dengler
(Second Captured U.S. Airman to Escape Enemy Captivity During the Vietnam War)
40
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 22, 1938
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wildberg, Germany
Died: February 7
26
Birendra of Nepal
(King of Nepal from 1972 to 2001)
68
20
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: June 1
27
Dorothy McGuire
(Actress)
29
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 14, 1916
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: September 13
28
Berry Berenson
(Actress, Model and Photographer)
15
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 14, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Murray Hill, New York, United States
Died: September 11
29
David Graf
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry’ in the ‘Police Academy’ Film Series)
17
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 16, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio, United States
Died: April 7
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
30
Kathleen Freeman
(Actress)
36
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 17, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: August 23
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
31
R. K. Narayan
(Indian Author Known for His known for His Work Set in the Fictional South Indian Town of Malgudi)
528
113
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 10, 1906
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: May 13
32
Dale Evans
(Actress)
22
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 31, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Uvalde, Texas, United States
Died: February 7
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
33
Michael Williams
(Actor)
9
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 9, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: January 11
34
Betty Ong
(American Flight Attendant Who was the First Person to Alert Authorities About September 11, 2001 Plane Hijackings)
21
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 5, 1956
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: September 11
35
Mary Kay Ash
(Businesswoman)
115
10
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 12, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hot Wells, Cypress, Texas, United States
Died: November 22
36
Emilie Schindler
(Oskar Schindler's Wife)
17
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 22, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Moravia, Czechia
Died: October 5
37
Anne Haney
(Actress)
24
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 4, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: May 26
38
Imogene Coca
(Actress)
19
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 18, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 2
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
39
Arlene Francis
(Actress & Radio Talk Show Host)
14
3
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 20, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 31
40
Foster Brooks
(Actor)
20
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 11, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died: December 20
41
Robert Ludlum
(Author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series.)
14
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 25, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: March 12
42
Tove Jansson
(Finnish Penwoman and the Author of the Children’s Book Series 'Moomin')
17
5
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: August 9, 1914
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Died: June 27
43
Ann Sothern
(Former actress in the 1949 film, A Letter to Three Wives)
17
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 22, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Valley City, North Dakota, United States
Died: March 15
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
44
Peter Griffith
(Actor)
7
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 23, 1933
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: May 14
45
Maureen Reagan
(Actor)
12
8
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Died: August 8
46
Ken Kesey
(Novelist & Essayist Known for His Novels: ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest’ & ‘Sometimes a Great Notion’)
12
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 17, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado, United States
Died: November 10
47
Lewis Arquette
(Actor)
7
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 14, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: February 10
48
Whitman Mayo
(Actor)
19
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 22
49
Eudora Welty
(Writer)
22
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 13, 1909
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Died: July 23
50
Nigel Hawthorne
(Actor)
9
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 5, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Coventry, England
Died: December 26
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
