1
Johnny Cash
(One of the Best-Selling Music Artists of All Time)
366
88
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 26, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kingsland, Arkansas, United States
Died: September 12
2
Fred Rogers
(Television Host and Creator of the Preschool Television Series 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood')
121
28
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 20, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 27
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
3
Katharine Hepburn
(The Greatest Female Star of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
151
29
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 12, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: June 29
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
4
Nina Simone
(One of the Most Influential Musical Artists of the 20th Century)
110
21
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 21, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tryon, North Carolina, United States
Died: April 21
5
Charles Bronson
(American Actor Best Known for Playing the Role of Police Officers, Gunfighters and Vigilantes)
82
20
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 13, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: August 30
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
6
John Ritter
(American Actor Best Known for His Role as ‘Jack Tripper’ on the ABC Sitcom ‘Three's Company’)
76
16
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 17, 1948
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States
Died: September 11
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
7
Gregory Peck
(One of the Reigning Actors of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
94
23
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 5, 1916
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: La Jolla, California, United States
Died: June 12
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
8
Jonathan Brandis
(Actor)
92
30
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 13, 1976
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Danbury, Connecticut
Died: November 12
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
9
Bob Hope
(Stand-Up Comedian Known for His One-Liners and Rapid-Fire Delivery of Jokes)
108
16
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 29, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Eltham, London, England
Died: July 27
10
June Carter Cash
(Country Singer, Five-Time Grammy Award-Winner)
81
26
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 23, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maces Spring, Virginia, United States
Died: May 15
11
Miss Elizabeth
(American Professional Wrestler and Wrestling Manager)
153
23
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 19, 1960
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Died: May 1
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
12
Maurice Gibb
(Member of Disco Group the "Bee Gees", One of the Most Successful Pop-Rock Groups of All Time.)
68
15
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 22, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Douglas, Isle of Man
Died: January 12
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
13
Barry White
(Singer-songwriter)
143
45
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 12, 1944
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Galveston, Texas, United States
Died: July 4
14
Robert Palmer
(Snger)
55
9
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 19, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Batley, England
Died: September 26
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
15
Celia Cruz
(One of the Most Popular Latin Artists of the 20th Century)
150
35
16
Buddy Ebsen
(Actor and Dancer Known for His Role as ‘Jed Clampett’ on the TV Serise ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’)
57
11
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: April 2, 1908
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Belleville, Illinois, United States
Died: July 6
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
17
Elliott Smith
(American Singer-Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist)
58
32
18
Gregory Hines
(Actor, Choreographer and One of the Most Celebrated Tap Dancers of All Time)
43
6
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: February 14, 1946
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: August 9
19
Robert Stack
(Actor)
35
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 13, 1919
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: May 14
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
20
Elia Kazan
(One of the Most Honored and Influential Directors in Broadway and Hollywood History)
32
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 7, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fener, Turkey
Died: September 28
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
21
Warren Zevon
(American Rock Singer-Songwriter and Musician Best Known for His Album ‘Excitable Boy’)
28
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 24, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: September 7
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
22
Richard Crenna
(Film, Television and Radio Actor)
29
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 30, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: January 17
23
Kalpana Chawla
(Indian-Born American Astronaut Who Was the First Woman of Indian Origin to Go to Space)
353
73
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 17, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Karnal, Haryana, India
Died: February 1
24
Buddy Hackett
(Actor & Comedian Known for His Films: ‘The Music Man’ & ‘It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’)
37
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 31, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: June 30
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
25
John Paul Getty Jr.
(Philanthropist)
14
2
26
Michael Jeter
(Actor)
23
11
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 26, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, USA
Died: March 30
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
27
Donald O'Connor
(Actor)
29
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 28, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: September 27
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
28
Jack Elam
(Actor)
29
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 13, 1920
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Miami, Arizona, United States
Died: October 20
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
29
Herb Brooks
(American Ice Hockey Coach)
58
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: August 11
30
Art Carney
(Actor and Comedian Best Known for His Role as ‘Ed Norton’ in the TV Sitcom ‘The Honeymooners’)
30
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 4, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Died: November 9
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
31
Nell Carter
(Singer)
38
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 13, 1948
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Died: January 23
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)
32
Timothy Treadwell
(Environmentalist)
14
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 29, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, United States
Died: October 6
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
33
Bing Russell
(Actor and Owner of the ‘Portland Mavericks’)
23
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 5, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Died: April 8
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
34
Curt Hennig
(American Professional Wrestler)
20
10
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 28, 1958
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States
Died: February 10
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
35
Hope Lange
(Actress)
26
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 28, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Redding, Connecticut, United States
Died: December 19
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
36
Alan Bates
(British Actor Best Known for His Films: 'The Fixer', 'Whistle Down the Wind' and 'A Kind of Loving')
26
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 17, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Allestree, Derby, England
Died: December 27
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
37
Road Warrior Hawk
(American Professional Wrestler)
25
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 26, 1957
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: October 19
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
38
Leni Riefenstahl
(Film Director, Photographer and Actress Known for Her Seminal Role in Producing Nazi Propaganda)
18
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 22, 1902
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 8
39
Lana Clarkson
(American Actress and Fashion Model)
14
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 5, 1962
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States
Died: February 3
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
40
Hume Cronyn
(Canadian-American Actor and Writer)
20
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 18, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, Canada
Died: June 15
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
41
Althea Gibson
( The First African American to Win a Grand Slam Title )
78
22
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 25, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States
Died: September 28
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
42
Richard Proenneke
(Naturalist)
19
6
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 4, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lee County, Iowa
Died: April 20
43
Lynne Thigpen
(Actress)
27
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 22, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Joliet, Illinois, United States
Died: March 12
44
David Hemmings
(Actor)
21
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 18, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Guildford, Surrey, England
Died: December 3
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
45
Horst Buchholz
(Actor)
19
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 4, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 3
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
46
Anne Gwynne
(Actress)
17
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 10, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Waco, Texas, United States
Died: March 31
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
47
Larry Hovis
(Singer)
30
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 20, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wapato, Washington, United States
Died: September 9
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
48
Earl Hindman
(Actor)
11
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 20, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Died: December 29
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
49
David Bale
(Entrepreneur)
12
6
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 2, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: South Africa
Died: December 30
50
Canaan Banana
(Former President of Zimbabwe)
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