1
Christopher Lee
(Actor)
86
35
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 27, 1922
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Belgravia, Westminster, London, England
Died: June 7
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
2
Leonard Nimoy
(Known for Playing 'Spock' in The 'Star Trek' Franchise)
65
17
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 26, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 27
3
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(Aerospace Scientist & 11th President of India)
877
108
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: October 15, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: July 27
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
4
B.B. King
(Singer-songwriter)
97
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 16, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berclair, Mississippi
Died: May 14
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
5
Roddy Piper
(Canadian Professional Wrestler and Actor)
37
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 17, 1954
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saskatoon, Canada
Died: July 31
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
6
Maureen O’Hara
(Actress)
50
14
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 17, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 24
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
7
John Forbes Nash Jr.
(Mathematician)
54
28
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 13, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bluefield, West Virginia, United States
Died: May 23
8
Jonah Lomu
(New Zealand Rugby Union Player)
88
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Died: November 18
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
9
Natalie Cole
(Singer)
39
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 6, 1950
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Died: December 31
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
10
Yogi Berra
(One of the Greatest Catchers in Baseball History)
87
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 12, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: September 22
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
11
Lee Kuan Yew
(Founding Father of Modern Singapore)
72
17
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 16, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died: March 23
12
Omar Sharif
(Actor)
41
14
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 10, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: July 10
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
13
Satoru Iwata
(Former President & CEO of Nintendo)
36
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 6, 1959
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sapporo
Died: July 11
14
Wayne Rogers
(Actor)
33
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 7, 1933
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: December 31
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
15
Donna Douglas
(Best Know for Her Role as 'Elly May Clampett' in the TV Series 'The Beverly Hillbillies')
48
9
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 26, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pride, Louisiana, United States
Died: January 1
16
Wes Craven
(Film director, Screenwriter)
24
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 2, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: August 30
17
Scott Weiland
(Lead Singer of The Band 'Stone Temple Pilots')
20
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 27, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Jose, California, United States
Died: December 3
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
18
Moses Malone
(Basketball player)
32
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 23, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Died: September 13
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)
19
Fred Thompson
(Former United States Senator from Tennessee (1994 - 2003))
27
7
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: August 19, 1942
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sheffield, Alabama, United States
Died: November 1
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
20
Amanda Peterson
(Actress)
24
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 8, 1971
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Greeley, Colorado, USA
Died: July 3
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
21
Cilla Black
(Singer)
19
4
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: May 27, 1943
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vauxhall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died: August 1
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
22
Cynthia Lennon
(John Lennon's Ex-Wife)
25
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 10, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Blackpool, England
Died: April 1
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
23
Frank Gifford
(American Football Player)
15
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 16, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: August 9
24
Sawyer Sweeten
(Child Actor)
35
15
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 12, 1995
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brownwood, Texas
Died: April 23
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
25
Robert Loggia
(Actor and Director)
17
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 3, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, United States
Died: December 4
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
26
Lesley Gore
(Singer-songwriter, Actress)
24
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 2, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: February 16
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
27
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
(Shortest Adult Male in Recorded History)
70
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 30, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kalimati, Salyan district of Nepal
Died: September 3
Height: 1'10" (56 cm)
28
James Horner
(Composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film scores)
17
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 14, 1953
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: June 22
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
29
Anne Meara
(Actress & Comedian)
14
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 20, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: May 23
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
30
Martin Milner
(Best Known for His Roles in the TV Series ‘Route 66’ and ‘Adam-12’)
25
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 28, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: September 6
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
31
Terry Pratchett
(Humorist)
8
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 28, 1948
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Beaconsfield, England
Died: March 12
32
James Best
(Actor, Artist, Acting Coach and Singer-Songwriter)
24
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 26, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Powderly, Kentucky, United States
Died: April 6
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
33
Wayne Dyer
(Self-Help Author and Motivational Speaker)
21
7
34
Stuart Scott
(American Sportscaster and Anchor on ESPN)
22
3
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 19, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: January 4
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
35
Dusty Rhodes
(Former profession wrestler who later went on to work for WWE NXT as a General Manager.)
14
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 11, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Died: June 11
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
36
Nicholas Winton
(British Humanitarian and Banker)
14
7
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 19, 1909
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: July 1
37
Jules Bianchi
(French Motor Racing Driver)
19
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 3, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nice, France
Died: July 17
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
38
Lemmy
(Founder, Lead Singer, Bassist and Primary Songwriter of the Rock Band 'Motörhead')
12
8
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 24, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Died: December 28
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
39
Dick Van Patten
(Actor)
15
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kew Gardens, New York, United States
Died: June 23
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
40
Rod Taylor
(Actor)
21
13
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 11, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lidcombe, Australia
Died: January 7
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
41
Jackie Collins
(Novelist)
17
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 4, 1937
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Died: September 19
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
42
Yvonne Craig
(Best Known for Her Role as 'Batgirl/Barbara Gordon' in the 1960s Television Series 'Batman')
15
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 16, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Taylorville, Illinois, United States
Died: August 17
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
43
Melissa Mathison
(Screenwriter)
11
4
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: June 3, 1950
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: November 4
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
44
Ken Stabler
(Football player)
12
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 25, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Foley, Alabama, United States
Died: July 8
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
45
Ariel Camacho
(Singer, songwriter)
90
10
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 8, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Guamuchil, Sinaloa
Died: February 25
46
Ben E. King
(Singer, Record producer)
21
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 28, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Died: April 30
47
Judy Carne
(Actress)
10
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 27, 1939
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Northamptonshire, England
Died: September 3
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
48
Saeed Jaffrey
(Britain's Highest-Profile Asian Actor)
14
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 8, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Malerkotla, Punjab India
Died: November 15
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
49
Anita Ekberg
(Swedish Actress Best Known for Her Role as ‘Sylvia’ in the Film ‘La Dolce Vita’)
19
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 29, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Malmö Municipality, Sweden
Died: January 11
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
50
Patrick Macnee
(Former Actor in role of secret agent John Steed in the British television series The Avengers)
10
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 5, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paddington, London, United Kingdom
Died: June 25
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
