1
Neil Armstrong
(The First Person to Walk on the Moon)
727
73
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: August 5, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States
Died: August 25
2
Whitney Houston
(Best-Selling Female R&B Artist of the 20th Century)
372
66
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 9, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: February 11
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
3
Michael Clarke Duncan
(Actor)
97
17
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 10, 1957
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: September 3
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
4
Andy Griffith
(Actor)
84
19
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mount Airy
Died: July 3
5
Donna Summer
(Singer-Songwriter)
74
16
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 31, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 17
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
6
Jenni Rivera
(American Singer Known for Her Work in 'Banda', 'Mariachi' and 'Norteño' Music Genres)
148
29
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 2, 1969
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States
Died: December 9
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
7
Robin Gibb
(Member of the ‘Bee Gees’ Pop Group)
58
15
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 22, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Douglas, Isle of Man
Died: May 20
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
8
Carroll Shelby
(Automotive Designer & Racing Driver Known for His Modifications of Cars 'AC Cobra' and 'Ford Mustang')
55
20
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 11, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leesburg, Texas, United States
Died: May 10
9
Sally Ride
(The First American Woman and The Third Woman in Space)
188
19
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 26, 1951
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: July 23
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
10
Etta James
(Singer-Songwriter Know for Hits Such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama")
92
30
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 25, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: January 20
11
Richard Dawson
(Actor, Comedian and Game Show Host)
39
4
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 20, 1932
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gosport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 2
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
12
Ernest Borgnine
(Actor Best Known for His Gruff Voice and Gap-Toothed Cheshire Cat Grin)
49
12
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 24, 1917
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hamden, Connecticut, United States
Died: July 8
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
13
Ray Bradbury
(One of the Most Celebrated 20th-Century American Writers Known for His Novel 'Fahrenheit 451')
52
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 22, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Died: June 5
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
14
Davy Jones
(Musician)
43
13
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 30, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Openshaw, Manchester, England
Died: February 29
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
15
Andy Williams
(Singer, Art collector, Musician, Putita)
41
6
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 3, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wall Lake
Died: September 25
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
16
Larry Hagman
(Actor, Director and Producer Known for His Role as ‘J. R. Ewing’ in the TV Soap Opera ‘Dallas’)
41
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 21, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: November 23
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
17
Junior Seau
(American Football Players)
44
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 19, 1969
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
Died: May 2
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
18
Jack Klugman
(Stage, Film and Television Actor)
55
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 27, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 24
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
19
Sherman Hemsley
(Actor)
54
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 1, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 24
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
20
Dick Clark
(Radio and Television Personality Best Known for Hosting ‘American Bandstand’ and the 'Pyramid' Game Show)
40
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 30, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mount Vernon
Died: April 18
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
21
Adam Yauch
(Founding Member of the Hip Hop Group ‘Beastie Boys’)
30
12
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: May 4
22
Phyllis Diller
(Comedian, Actress)
34
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 17, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lima, Ohio, United States
Died: August 20
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
23
Levon Helm
(Singer, Musician, Autobiographer, Composer, Actor, Mandolinist, Drummer, Songwriter)
23
7
24
Sage Stallone
(Actor, Director and the Elder Son of Sylvester Stallone)
23
14
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 5, 1976
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: July 13
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
25
Nora Ephron
(Screenwriter, Producer, Director)
15
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 19, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: June 26
26
Mike Wallace
(Journalist, TV Presenter, Host)
26
9
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: May 9, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 7
27
Daniel Inouye
(Former United States Senator from Hawaii (1963 - 2012))
21
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 7, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: December 17
28
Alex Karras
(American Football Player, Sportscaster, and Actor)
21
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 15, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, United States
Died: October 10
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
29
Ben Gazzara
(Actor, Director)
18
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 28, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: February 3
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
30
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
(United States Army General)
29
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 22, 1934
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 27
31
Gore Vidal
(American Writer Known for His Novels: ‘The City and the Pillar’, ‘Julian’, ‘Myra Breckinridge’ and ‘Burr’)
16
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 3, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: West Point, New York, United States
Died: July 31
32
Don Cornelius
(Television show host)
27
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 27, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: February 1
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
33
Charles Durning
(Actor)
20
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Highland Falls, New York, United States
Died: December 24
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
34
Chad Everett
(Actor)
26
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 11, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana, United States
Died: July 24
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
35
Johnny Lewis
(Actor)
11
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 29, 1983
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: September 26
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
36
Griselda Blanco
(Colombian Drug Lady of the Medellín Cartel)
81
53
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: February 15, 1943
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cartagena, Colombia
Died: September 3
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
37
Rodney King
(Victim of Police Brutality)
44
28
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 2, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Died: June 17
38
Ravi Shankar
(Musician, composer)
45
13
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 7, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Varanasi, United Provinces, British Raj
Died: December 11
39
Norodom Sihanouk
(Former Ruler of Cambodia)
20
6
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: October 31, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Royal Palace, Phnom Penh
Died: October 15
40
Zig Ziglar
(Writer)
16
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Coffee County, Alabama, United States
Died: November 28
41
Henry Hill
(American Mobster Who was Associated with the Lucchese Crime Family)
55
34
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: June 11, 1943
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: June 12
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
42
Marvin Hamlisch
(Composer, Conductor)
22
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 2, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: August 6
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
43
Dave Brubeck
(Pianist, Songwriter)
8
0
44
Thomas Kinkade
(Painter)
15
6
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 19, 1958
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Died: April 6
45
Natina Reed
(Singer)
12
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 28, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: November 3
46
George Lindsey
(Actor)
25
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 17, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fairfield, Alabama, USA
Died: May 6
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
47
Stephen Covey
(Educator, Author)
17
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 24, 1932
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died: July 16
48
Vidal Sassoon
(Businessperson, Autobiographer)
21
3
49
Sylvia Kristel
(Dutch Actress and Model Best Known for Her Eponymous Role in 'Emmanuelle' Films)
14
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 28, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
Died: October 17
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
50
Mitch Lucker
(Best Known as the Lead Singer for the Deathcore Band ‘Suicide Silence’)
15
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 20, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Riverside, California, United States
Died: November 1
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
