1
Steve Irwin
(Television Celebrity & Wildlife Conservationist Who Died After Getting Stung by a Stingray Barb)
790
70
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: February 22, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Victoria, Australia
Died: September 4
2
Desmond Doss
(U. S. Army Corporal)
265
44
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 7, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lynchburg
Died: March 23
3
James Brown
(Central Progenitor of Funk Music and Referred to as 'Godfather of Soul')
176
44
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 3, 1933
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Died: December 25
4
Don Knotts
(Actor and Comedian Known for His Role in TV Series: 'The Andy Griffith Show' and 'Three's Company')
100
22
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: February 24
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
5
Gerald Ford
(38th President of the United States (1974 - 1977))
96
62
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 14, 1913
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: December 26
6
Syd Barrett
(Singer-songwriter)
53
21
7
Coretta Scott King
(Civil-Rights Activist and the Wife of Martin Luther King Jr)
127
15
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 27, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Heiberger, Alabama, United States
Died: January 30
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
8
Glenn Ford
(One of the Most Prominent Actors During Hollywood's Golden Age)
82
14
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 1, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Quebec, Canada
Died: August 30
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
9
Peter Boyle
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Frank Barone’ in the TV Series ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’)
49
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 18, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 12
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
10
Jack Palance
(American Actor Who Was Known for Playing Tough Guys and Villains)
60
11
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 18, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: November 10
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
11
Shelley Winters
(American Actress Best Known for Her Films: 'The Diary of Anne Frank' and 'A Patch of Blue')
55
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 18, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: January 14
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
12
Dennis Weaver
(Actor and Former President of the Screen Actors Guild)
67
12
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 4, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri, United States
Died: February 24
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
13
Billy Preston
(Musician & Songwriter)
50
12
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 2, 1946
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Died: June 6
14
Darren McGavin
(Actor)
49
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 7, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States
Died: February 25
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
15
Chris Penn
(Actor)
25
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 10, 1965
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: January 24
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
16
Milton Friedman
(American Economist & Nobel Prize Winner in Economic Sciences Who Extolled the Virtues of a Free Market Economic System)
35
18
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 31, 1912
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: November 16
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
17
Ferenc Puskás
(Football player Forward, Attacking Midfielder)
41
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: November 17
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
18
Dana Reeve
(Actress, Wife of Superman actor Christopher Reeve who became an outspoken supporter of disability causes)
26
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 17, 1961
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Died: March 6
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
19
Buck Owens
(Musician)
40
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sherman, Texas, United States
Died: March 25
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
20
Mako Iwamatsu
(Actor)
30
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 10, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Died: July 21
21
Mickey Hargitay
(Hungarian-American Actor and the 1955 Mr. Universe)
21
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: September 14
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
22
Bruno Kirby
(Actor)
22
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 28, 1949
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 14
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
23
Al Lewis
(Actor)
42
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 30, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: February 3
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
24
June Allyson
(Actress)
28
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 7, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, USA
Died: July 8
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
25
Jack Wild
(Television actor, Film actor, Actor)
24
5
26
Lamar Hunt
(American Sports Executive and BusinessmanBusinessman)
39
7
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 2, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: El Dorado, Arkansas, United States
Died: December 13
27
Robert Altman
(Filmmaker of the 'New Hollywood Era' Known for His Films: 'M*A*S*H’,’ McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ & ‘The Long Goodbye’)
22
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: November 20
28
Jack Warden
(Actor)
25
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 18, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: July 19
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
29
Paul Gleason
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Dr. David Thornton’ in TV Series ‘All My Children’)
23
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 4, 1939
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Died: May 27
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
30
Floyd Patterson
(American Professional Boxer Who Competed From 1952 to 1972)
39
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 4, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Waco, North Carolina, United States
Died: May 11
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
31
Octavia Butler
(American Author Known for Her Science Fiction Novels)
21
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 22, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States
Died: February 24
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
32
Gene Pitney
(Singer-songwriter)
45
11
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 5
33
Lou Rawls
(R&B Singer Famous for His Luxurious Baritone Singing Voice and Four-Octave Vocal Range)
37
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 1, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: January 6
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
34
Aaron Spelling
(Film and television producer)
22
12
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 22, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Died: June 23
35
Joseph Joe Barbera
(Director, Co-Founder of the Animation Studio and Production Company ‘Hanna-Barbera’)
27
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 24, 1911
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Delancey Street, New York, United States
Died: December 18
36
Kirby Puckett
(Baseball Players)
28
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 14, 1960
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: March 6
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
37
Jane Wyatt
(She starred in a number of Hollywood films, such as Frank Capra's Lost Horizon)
30
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 12, 1910
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Campgaw, New Jersey, United States
Died: October 20
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
38
Wilson Pickett
(American singer)
34
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 18, 1941
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Prattville, Alabama, United States
Died: January 19
39
Edward Albert
(Actor)
17
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 20, 1951
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: September 22
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
40
Gerald Levert
(Singer)
22
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 13, 1966
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: November 10
41
Freddy Fender
(Texas-based Tejano country singer who sang the 1970s singles "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights.")
20
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 4, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Benito, Texas, United States
Died: October 14
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
42
Red Buttons
(Actor)
21
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 5, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: July 13
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
43
Red Auerbach
(Basketball coach)
19
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: October 28
44
Jane Jacobs
(Journalist and Author Best Known for Her Book ‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities’)
15
6
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: May 4, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 25
45
Carl Brashear
(Sailor)
13
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 19, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tonieville, Kentucky, United States
Died: July 25
46
Maureen Stapleton
(American Actress Known for Her for Films: ‘Lonelyhearts’, ‘Airport’ and ‘Interiors’)
25
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 21, 1925
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Troy, New York, United States
Died: March 13
47
Saddam Hussein
(5th President of Iraq (1979-2003))
200
165
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Al Awja, Iraq
Died: December 30
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
48
Ann Richards
(Politician)
27
21
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 1, 1933
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lacy Lakeview, Texas, United States
Died: September 13
49
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
(Socialite)
10
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 6, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brookline
Died: September 17
50
Heinrich Harrer
(Mountaineer)
11
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 6, 1912
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hüttenberg, Austria
Died: January 7
