1 George Frideric Handel
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Baroque composer
Birthdate: February 23, 1685
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Halle (Saale), Germany
Died: 1759
2 Simone de Beauvoir
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: January 9, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1986
3 M. Visvesvaraya
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Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Civil Engineer
Birthdate: September 15, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Muddenahalli, Chikballapur, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka)
Died: 1962
4 Burl Ives
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Listed In: Singers
Famous As: American singer
Birthdate: June 14, 1909
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hunt City Township, Illinois, United States
Died: 1995
5 Rachel Carson
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Marine biologist
Birthdate: May 27, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Springdale
Died: 1964
6 Ellen Corby
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: June 3, 1911
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
7 Emmy Noether
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: March 23, 1882
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
Died: 1935
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1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
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Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1975
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
9 Anthony Newley
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Listed In: Singers
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10 Clyde Tolson
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11 Peter Steele
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Died: 2010
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12 John Singer Sargent
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13 Percy Sledge
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14 Ramana Maharshi
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Philosopher, Hindu Sage
Birthdate: December 30, 1879
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tiruchuzhi, Virudhunagar, India
Died: 1950
15 Louis Sullivan
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Listed In: Architects
Famous As: Pioneering Architect
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16 Aleksandr Scriabin
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Composer, Pianist
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17 Don Ho
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18 Vladimir Mayakovsky
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Birthdate: July 19, 1893
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baghdati, Georgia
Died: 1930
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
19 Israr Ahmed
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Listed In: Leaders
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Birthdate: April 26, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hisar
Died: 2010
20 Jonathan Frid
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
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Birthdate: December 2, 1924
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21 Gene Wolfe
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Birthdate: May 7, 1931
Sun Sign: Taurus
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22 Cap Anson
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Baseball Player
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Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
Died: 1922
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23 Guillermo Kahlo
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Famous As: Former Photographer who photographically documented important architectural works, churches, streets, landmarks, as well as industries and companies in Mexico
Birthdate: October 26, 1871
Sun Sign: Scorpio
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Died: 1948
24 Bibi Andersson
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Died: 2019
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25 Jean Genet
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Listed In: Writers
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Died: 1986
26 Trevor Gordon Bannister
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Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Durrington, United Kingdom
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27 L. L. Zamenhof
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Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Białystok
Died: 1917
28 Hal Greer
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Listed In: Sportspersons
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Birthdate: June 26, 1936
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
29 Ernest Bevin
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: British statesman
Birthdate: March 9, 1881
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Winsford, Somerset
Died: 1951
30 Pope Sergius III
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31 Rahul Sankrityayan
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Famous As: Writer Who Is Often Called the Father of Indian Travelogue
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32 F.R. Leavis
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33 Khachatur Abovian
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Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yerevan, Armenia
Died: 1848
34 Zebulon B. Vance
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Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: May 13, 1830
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Buncombe, North Carolina
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35 Maurice Druon
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: April 23, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2009
36 Ivan Galamian
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Teacher
Birthdate: January 23, 1903
Sun Sign: Aquarius
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Died: 1981
37 Fulk IV, Count of Anjou
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38 Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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Famous As: Artist
Birthdate: January 1, 1798
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1861
39 Werner Groebli
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Listed In: Sportspersons
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Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
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40 Colin Davis
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Conductor
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Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Weybridge, England
Died: 2013
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
41 William Farr
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Famous As: Medical doctor
Birthdate: November 30, 1807
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kenley, England
Died: 1883
42 Sabicas
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Famous As: Guitarist
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Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pamplona, Spain
Died: 1990
43 Frances Ford Seymour
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
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45 John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu
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46 Peter Rogers
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Sun Sign: Pisces
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Died: 2009
47 William Lipscomb
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48 Prince Henry, Count of Bardi
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49 Dorothy Squires
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50 Carl Hagenbeck
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