1
Johnny Cash
(One of the Best-Selling Music Artists of All Time)
299
72
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 26, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kingsland, Arkansas, United States
Died: September 12
2
Katharine Hepburn
(The Greatest Female Star of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
124
18
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)
3
Fred Rogers
(Television Host and Creator of the Preschool Television Series 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood')
99
26
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)
4
Nina Simone
(One of the Most Influential Musical Artists of the 20th Century)
92
15
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 21, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tryon, North Carolina, United States
Died: April 21
5
John Ritter
(American Actor Best Known for His Role as ‘Jack Tripper’ on the ABC Sitcom ‘Three's Company’)
71
15
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)
6
Charles Bronson
(American Actor Best Known for Playing the Role of Police Officers, Gunfighters and Vigilantes)
72
17
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)
7
Gregory Peck
(One of the Reigning Actors of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
79
22
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)
84
25
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 13, 1976
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Danbury, Connecticut
Died: November 12
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
9
June Carter Cash
(Country Singer, Five-Time Grammy Award-Winner)
75
23
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 23, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maces Spring, Virginia, United States
Died: May 15
10
Bob Hope
(Stand-Up Comedian Known for His One-Liners and Rapid-Fire Delivery of Jokes)
87
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 29, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Eltham, London, England
Died: July 27
11
Maurice Gibb
(Member of Disco Group the "Bee Gees", One of the Most Successful Pop-Rock Groups of All Time.)
61
12
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 22, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Douglas, Isle of Man
Died: January 12
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
12
Barry White
(Singer-songwriter)
133
42
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 12, 1944
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Galveston, Texas, United States
Died: July 4
13
Celia Cruz
(One of the Most Popular Latin Artists of the 20th Century)
145
32
14
Robert Palmer
(Snger)
49
9
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 19, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Batley, England
Died: September 26
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
15
Elliott Smith
(American Singer-Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist)
50
28
16
Buddy Ebsen
(Actor and Dancer Known for His Role as ‘Jed Clampett’ on the TV Serise ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’)
41
10
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: April 2, 1908
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Belleville, Illinois, United States
Died: July 6
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
17
Gregory Hines
(Actor, Choreographer and One of the Most Celebrated Tap Dancers of All Time)
33
5
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: February 14, 1946
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: August 9
18
Robert Stack
(Actor)
29
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)
19
Elia Kazan
(One of the Most Honored and Influential Directors in Broadway and Hollywood History)
29
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 7, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fener, Turkey
Died: September 28
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
20
Warren Zevon
(American Rock Singer-Songwriter and Musician Best Known for His Album ‘Excitable Boy’)
25
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 24, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: September 7
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
21
Kalpana Chawla
(Indian-Born American Astronaut Who Was the First Woman of Indian Origin to Go to Space)
332
69
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 17, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Karnal, Haryana, India
Died: February 1
22
Miss Elizabeth
(Wrestler)
26
15
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 19, 1960
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Died: May 1
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
23
Richard Crenna
(Film, Television and Radio Actor)
26
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 30, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: January 17
24
Buddy Hackett
(Actor & Comedian Known for His Films: ‘The Music Man’ & ‘It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’)
35
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
Donald O'Connor
(Actor)
27
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)
26
Herb Brooks
(Ice Hockey Coach, Player)
54
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: August 11
27
Nell Carter
(Singer)
36
7
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)
28
John Paul Getty Jr.
(Philanthropist)
11
2
29
Jack Elam
(Actor)
25
6
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)
30
Michael Jeter
(Actor)
20
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 26, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, USA
Died: March 30
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
31
Art Carney
(Actor and Comedian Best Known for His Role as ‘Ed Norton’ in the TV Sitcom ‘The Honeymooners’)
26
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)
32
Timothy Treadwell
(Environmentalist)
13
4
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’)
19
6
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)
15
6
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)
23
0
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
Leni Riefenstahl
(Film Director, Photographer and Actress Known for Her Seminal Role in Producing Nazi Propaganda)
17
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 22, 1902
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 8
37
Richard Proenneke
(Naturalist)
17
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 4, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lee County, Iowa
Died: April 20
38
Road Warrior Hawk
(Professional wrestler)
22
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)
39
Alan Bates
(British Actor Best Known for His Films: 'The Fixer', 'Whistle Down the Wind' and 'A Kind of Loving')
20
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 17, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Allestree, Derby, England
Died: December 27
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
40
Hume Cronyn
(Canadian-American Actor and Writer)
18
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 18, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, Canada
Died: June 15
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
41
Lynne Thigpen
(Actress)
27
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 22, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Joliet, Illinois, United States
Died: March 12
42
Althea Gibson
(Tennis player)
66
19
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 25, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States
Died: September 28
43
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)
44
Anne Gwynne
(Actress)
16
2
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)
45
Lana Clarkson
(American Actress and Fashion Model)
11
6
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)
46
David Hemmings
(Actor)
18
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)
47
Larry Hovis
(Singer)
27
3
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
Canaan Banana
(Former President of Zimbabwe)
24
10
49
Mamie Till
(American Civil Rights Activist, Who Lost Her Son 'Emmett Till' to a Racist Attack)
15
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 23, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Webb, Mississippi, United States
Died: January 6
50
David Bale
(Entrepreneur)
10
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 2, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: South Africa
Died: December 30
