1
William Shakespeare
(English Playwright & Poet Who is Regarded as the Greatest Writer in the English Language)
621
181
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 26, 1564
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Died: April 23, 1616
2
Napoleon Bonaparte
(Emperor of the French (1804-1814))
273
117
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: August 15, 1769
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ajaccio, France
Died: May 5, 1821
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
3
James Gandolfini
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Tony Soprano’ in the TV Series ‘The Sopranos’)
69
22
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 18, 1961
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Westwood, New Jersey, United States
Died: June 19, 2013
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
4
Madam C. J. Walker
(Entrepreneur)
92
38
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 23, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Delta, Louisiana, United States
Died: May 25, 1919
5
John Smith
(Explorer)
57
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 6, 1580
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England
Died: June 21, 1631
6
Thomas Becket
(English Nobleman Who Served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162)
34
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 21, 1119
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cheapside, London, United Kingdom
Died: December 29, 1170
7
Roger Maris
(Baseball player)
38
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 10, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hibbing, Minnesota, United States
Died: December 14, 1985
8
Harald Hardrada
(King of Norway (1046 to 1066))
43
10
9
Jack Swigert
(Astronaut)
64
18
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 30, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
Died: December 27, 1982
10
Carl Wilson
(American musician)
18
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hawthorne, California
Died: February 6, 1998
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
11
Marcel Proust
(French Novelist Who is Regarded as One of the Most Influential Authors of the 20th Century)
17
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 10, 1871
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Neuilly-Auteuil-Passy, France
Died: November 18, 1922
12
John Singleton
(Director)
18
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 6, 1968
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: April 28, 2019
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
13
Moliere
(French Playwright and One of the Greatest Writers of French Comedy)
31
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 15, 1622
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rue Saint Honoré, Paris, France
Died: February 17, 1673
14
Édouard Manet
(French Modernist Painter Known for His Work ‘The Luncheon on the Grass’ and ‘Olympia’)
23
4
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 23, 1832
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, Francece
Died: April 30, 1883
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
15
Rainer Maria Rilke
(Austrian Poet and Novelist Known for His Poetry Collections ‘Duino Elegies’ and ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’)
28
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 4, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: December 29, 1926
16
Bill Evans
(American Jazz Pianist Known for Lush Harmonies and Lyrical Improvisation)
19
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 16, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
Died: September 15, 1980
17
Lapu-Lapu
(Chieftain of Mactan, Philippines)
80
7
18
Yolanda King
(Civil Rights Activist and Daughter of Civil Rights Leader 'Martin Luther King Jr.')
27
16
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 17, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died: May 15, 2007
19
Ethan Allen
(Revolutionary War Hero)
82
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 21, 1738
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Died: February 12, 1789
20
Beth Chapman
(American TV Reality Star Known for Her Shows ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ and ‘Dog's Most Wanted’)
31
23
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 29, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: June 26, 2019
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
21
Ann Sheridan
(Actress)
16
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 21, 1915
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Denton, Texas, USA
Died: January 21, 1967
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
22
Honoré de Balzac
(French Novelist and Playwright Known for His Magnum Opus 'La Comédie humaine')
16
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 20, 1799
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tours, France
Died: August 18, 1850
23
Pliny the Younger
(Author, Lawyer)
26
2
24
Tommy Dorsey
(Trombonist)
22
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 19, 1905
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: November 26, 1956
25
Robert Shaw
(British Actor Known for His Role as ‘Henry VIII' in the Drama Film ‘a Man for All Seasons')
4
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 9, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Died: August 28, 1978
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
26
Antonin Artaud
(French Writer, Theatre Director and One of the Major Figures of the European Avant-Garde)
29
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 4, 1896
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: March 4, 1948
27
Eero Saarinen
(Architect)
16
7
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: August 20, 1910
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kirkkonummi, Finland
Died: September 1, 1961
28
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(4th President of Pakistan and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan)
54
17
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Larkana, Pakistan
Died: April 4, 1979
29
Calamity Jane
(American scout)
50
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 1, 1852
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Princeton, Missouri
Died: August 1, 1903
30
Mehmed IV
(Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
11
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 2, 1642
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Istanbul
Died: January 6, 1693
31
Jan van Eyck
(Painter)
8
2
32
Margaret Tudor
(Queen Consort of Scotland)
9
7
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: November 28, 1489
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, Kingdom of England
Died: October 18, 1541
33
Anthony Wayne
(Senior Officer of the United States Army (1792-96))
21
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 1, 1745
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Easttown Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 15, 1796
34
Gustave Doré
(Artist Best Known for His Prolific Output of Wood-Engravings and Illustrated Texts)
8
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 6, 1832
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: January 23, 1883
35
Angela Carter
(Author of 'The Bloody Chamber' and 'Nights at the Circus')
17
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 7, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Eastbourne, England
Died: February 16, 1992
36
Bobby Van
(Actor)
14
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 6, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: July 31, 1980
37
William the Silent
(Main Leader of the Dutch Revolt Against the Spanish Habsburgs that Set off the Eighty Years' War)
10
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 24, 1533
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dillenburg, Germany
Died: July 10, 1584
38
Stanley Milgram
(Psychologist, University teacher, Sociologist)
8
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 15, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City
Died: December 20, 1984
39
Frederick William I of Prussia
(Former King of Prussia (1713 - 1740))
9
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: August 14, 1688
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: May 31, 1740
40
Charles George Gordon
(British Army Officer Who Led The 'Ever Victorious Army' in China)
7
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 28, 1833
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: January 26, 1885
41
Alois Alzheimer
(Psychiatrist, Neuropathologist)
22
7
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 14, 1864
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Marktbreit
Died: December 19, 1915
42
The Singing Nun
(Singer-songwriter)
16
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 17, 1933
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
Died: March 29, 1985
43
Emperor Taizong of Tang
(Emperor)
6
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 28, 0598
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wugong County, Xianyang, China
Died: July 10, 0649
44
Tony Williams
(Drummer)
11
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 12, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: February 23, 1997
45
Randy Castillo
(Musician)
6
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 10, 1950
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Died: March 26, 2002
46
Paul Verlaine
(One of the Greatest French Poets of the 19th Century)
7
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 30, 1844
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Metz, France
Died: January 8, 1896
47
Karl Von Clausewitz
(General)
8
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 1, 1780
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Burg bei Magdeburg
Died: November 16, 1831
48
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
(Former King of Nepal)
28
9
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: June 11, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: January 31, 1972
49
Mohammed V of Morocco
(Sultan of Morocco)
11
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: August 10, 1909
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fes, Morocco
Died: February 26, 1961
50
Leo Gorcey
(Actor)
9
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 3, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: June 2, 1969
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
