1
William Shakespeare
(English Playwright & Poet Who is Regarded as the Greatest Writer in the English Language)
558
164
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))
246
103
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’)
63
20
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)
79
27
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 23, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Delta, Louisiana, United States
Died: May 25, 1919
5
Calamity Jane
(American scout)
45
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 1, 1852
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Princeton, Missouri
Died: August 1, 1903
6
John Smith
(Explorer)
53
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 6, 1580
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England
Died: June 21, 1631
7
Thomas Becket
(English Nobleman Who Served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162)
29
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 21, 1119
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cheapside, London, United Kingdom
Died: December 29, 1170
8
Elijah
(Prophet)
15
0
9
Jack Swigert
(Astronaut)
57
16
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 30, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
Died: December 27, 1982
10
Marcel Proust
(Novelist)
17
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 10, 1871
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Neuilly-Auteuil-Passy, France
Died: November 18, 1922
11
John Singleton
(Director)
17
7
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)
12
Carl Wilson
(American musician)
12
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hawthorne, California
Died: February 6, 1998
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
13
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(4th President of Pakistan and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan)
48
15
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Larkana, Pakistan
Died: April 4, 1979
14
Harald Hardrada
(King of Norway (1046 to 1066))
41
8
15
Roger Maris
(Baseball player)
37
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 10, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hibbing, Minnesota, United States
Died: December 14, 1985
16
Édouard Manet
(French Modernist Painter Known for His Work ‘The Luncheon on the Grass’ and ‘Olympia’)
21
2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 23, 1832
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, Francece
Died: April 30, 1883
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
17
Bill Evans
(American Jazz Pianist Known for Lush Harmonies and Lyrical Improvisation)
18
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 16, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
Died: September 15, 1980
18
Moliere
(French Playwright and One of the Greatest Writers of French Comedy)
24
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 15, 1622
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rue Saint Honoré, Paris, France
Died: February 17, 1673
19
Rainer Maria Rilke
(Austrian Poet and Novelist Known for His Poetry Collections ‘Duino Elegies’ and ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’)
22
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 4, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: December 29, 1926
20
Beth Chapman
(American TV Reality Star Known for Her Shows ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ and ‘Dog's Most Wanted’)
31
21
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
Lapu-Lapu
(Chieftain of Mactan, Philippines)
76
7
22
Yolanda King
(Civil Rights Activist and Daughter of Civil Rights Leader 'Martin Luther King Jr.')
26
15
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 17, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died: May 15, 2007
23
Stanley Williams
(Criminal)
20
15
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: December 29, 1953
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 13, 2005
24
George Washington Vanderbilt II
(Art Collector)
32
15
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 14, 1862
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Dorp
Died: March 6, 1914
25
Ethan Allen
(Revolutionary War Hero)
76
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 21, 1738
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Died: February 12, 1789
26
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
27
Pliny the Younger
(Author, Lawyer)
26
2
28
Ann Sheridan
(Actress)
9
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)
29
Tommy Dorsey
(Trombonist)
21
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 19, 1905
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: November 26, 1956
30
Jan van Eyck
(Painter)
8
2
31
Antonin Artaud
(French Writer, Theatre Director and One of the Major Figures of the European Avant-Garde)
27
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 4, 1896
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: March 4, 1948
32
Eero Saarinen
(Architect)
15
7
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: August 20, 1910
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kirkkonummi, Finland
Died: September 1, 1961
33
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
34
Gustave Doré
(Artist Best Known for His Prolific Output of Wood-Engravings and Illustrated Texts)
7
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 6, 1832
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: January 23, 1883
35
Bobby Van
(Actor)
14
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 6, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: July 31, 1980
36
Stanley Milgram
(Psychologist, University teacher, Sociologist)
7
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 15, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City
Died: December 20, 1984
37
Anthony Wayne
(Senior Officer of the United States Army (1792-96))
18
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 1, 1745
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Easttown Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 15, 1796
38
Angela Carter
(Author of 'The Bloody Chamber' and 'Nights at the Circus')
16
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 7, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Eastbourne, England
Died: February 16, 1992
39
Mehmed IV
(Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
8
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 2, 1642
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Istanbul
Died: January 6, 1693
40
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
41
Charles George Gordon
(British Army Officer Who Led The 'Ever Victorious Army' in China)
6
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 28, 1833
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: January 26, 1885
42
Frederick William I of Prussia
(Former King of Prussia (1713 - 1740))
7
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: August 14, 1688
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: May 31, 1740
43
Alois Alzheimer
(Psychiatrist, Neuropathologist)
20
7
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 14, 1864
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Marktbreit
Died: December 19, 1915
44
Syama Prasad Mookerjee
(Indian Politician)
5
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 6, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Calcutta, India
Died: June 23, 1953
45
The Singing Nun
(Singer-songwriter)
13
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 17, 1933
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
Died: March 29, 1985
46
Karl Von Clausewitz
(General)
8
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 1, 1780
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Burg bei Magdeburg
Died: November 16, 1831
47
Tony Williams
(Drummer)
8
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 12, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: February 23, 1997
48
Emperor Taizong of Tang
(Emperor)
4
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 28, 0598
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wugong County, Xianyang, China
Died: July 10, 0649
49
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
(Former King of Nepal)
27
8
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: June 11, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: January 31, 1972
50
Roger Casement
(British Diplomat Known as ‘Father of Twentieth-Century Human Rights Investigations')
7
4
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 1, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sandycove, Ireland
Died: August 3, 1916
