1
Queen Elizabeth II
(Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022)
1074
316
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: April 21, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mayfair, London, England
Died: September 8, 2022
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
2
Katharine Hepburn
(The Greatest Female Star of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
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29
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 12, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: June 29, 2003
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
3
Simo Häyhä
(Finnish Military Sniper in World War II)
155
33
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 17, 1905
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rautjärvi, Finland
Died: April 1, 2002
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
4
Cicely Tyson
(Actress and Model Best Known for Her Films: 'Sounder' and ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman’)
86
30
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 18, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: January 28, 2021
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
5
Joan Fontaine
(One of the Leading Actresses of the Hollywood During the 'Golden Age')
37
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 22, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: December 15, 2013
6
Harry Morgan
(Prolific Character Actor Who Starred in More Than 100 Films)
41
19
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 10, 1915
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: December 7, 2011
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
7
Jimmy Doolittle
(American Military General and Aviation Pioneer Who Made Daring Raid on Japan During World War II)
44
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 14, 1896
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Alameda, California, United States
Died: September 27, 1993
8
Simon Wiesenthal
(Austrian Holocaust Survivor, Nazi Hunter and Writer)
34
9
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 31, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Buchach, Ukraine
Died: September 20, 2005
9
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
(Writer)
30
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 12, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City
Died: February 20, 1980
10
John Gielgud
(Former Actor best known for his Shakespearean roles in the theater, he first played Hamlet at the age of 26)
23
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 14, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Died: May 21, 2000
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
11
Jack LaLanne
(Fitness & Nutrition Expert, TV presenter)
21
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 26, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: January 23, 2011
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
12
Michael I of Romania
(The Last King of Romania (1927 - 1930))
18
6
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: October 25, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Romania
Died: December 5, 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
13
P. L. Travers
(Best Known as the Author of 'Mary Poppins' Series of Books)
23
16
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 9, 1899
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Maryborough, Australia
Died: April 23, 1996
14
Marian Anderson
(Singer)
47
9
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 27, 1897
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: April 8, 1993
15
Fay Wray
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Ann Darrow’ in the Film ‘King Kong’)
32
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 15, 1907
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cardston, Canada
Died: August 8, 2004
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
16
Jane Wyatt
(She starred in a number of Hollywood films, such as Frank Capra's Lost Horizon)
29
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 12, 1910
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Campgaw, New Jersey, United States
Died: October 20, 2006
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
17
Monty Hall
(Canadian Television Host Best Known as the Game Show Host and Producer of 'Let’s Make a Deal')
21
5
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: August 25, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Canada
Died: September 30, 2017
18
Martha Graham
(Modern Dancer and Choreographer Known for Her 'Graham Technique' Style)
46
7
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: May 11, 1894
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 1, 1991
19
Alan Young
(Actor)
18
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 19, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: North Shields, England
Died: May 19, 2016
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
20
Jiang Zemin
(Former President of China)
13
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 17, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Yangzhou, Jiangsu
Died: November 30, 2022
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
21
Robert Earl Jones
(Actor)
20
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 3, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tate County, Mississippi, United States
Died: September 7, 2006
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
22
Momofuku Ando
(Inventor of Instant Noodles and the Creator of the Brands 'Top Ramen' and 'Cup Noodles')
39
3
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: March 5, 1910
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Puzi City, Taiwan
Died: January 5, 2007
23
Kevin McCarthy
(Actor)
13
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: September 11, 2010
24
Kitty Carlisle
(actor,singer, musician, opera singer)
16
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 3, 1910
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Orleans
Died: April 17, 2007
25
Frank Cady
(Actor)
13
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 8, 1915
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Susanville, California, U.S.
Died: June 8, 2012
26
Donald Malarkey
(Sergeant)
5
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 31, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Astoria, Oregon, USA
Died: September 30, 2017
27
C. Everett Koop
(13th Surgeon General of the United States (1982 - 1989))
12
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: October 14, 1916
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: February 25, 2013
28
Katherine Dunham
(One of the Most Successful Dancers of the 20th Century)
31
2
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: June 22, 1909
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States
Died: May 21, 2006
29
Helmut Schmidt
(Politician)
7
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 23, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: November 10, 2015
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
30
Franco Zeffirelli
(Film Director, Producer)
8
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 12, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: June 15, 2019
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
31
Pablo Casals
(Composer, Conductor and One of the Greatest Cellists of All time)
17
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 29, 1876
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: El Vendrell, Spain
Died: October 22, 1973
32
Denton Cooley
(American Heart and Cardiothoracic Surgeon Who Performed the First Implantation of a Total Artificial Heart)
16
4
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: August 22, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Died: November 18, 2016
33
Alfred Eisenstaedt
(Father of Photojournalism)
21
0
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: December 6, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tczew, Germany
Died: April 23, 1995
34
Studs Terkel
(Journalist, Historian, Radio personality, Writer, Poet lawyer, Music journalist)
10
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 16, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City
Died: October 31, 2008
35
Don Pardo
(Actor, Television presenter, Radio personality)
8
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: February 22, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Westfield
Died: August 18, 2014
36
Henry Heimlich
(Physician, University teacher)
9
4
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: February 3, 1920
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wilmington
Died: December 17, 2016
37
John Archibald Wheeler
(Physicist)
9
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 9, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Jacksonville
Died: April 13, 2008
38
Nicholas Parsons
(English Actor Known for His Radio Show ‘Just a Minute’ and Game Show ‘Sale of the Century’)
5
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 10, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Died: January 28, 2020
39
Will Durant
(American Writer Best Known for His Work 'The Story of Civilization')
5
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 5, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
Died: November 7, 1981
40
Michael Foot
(Politician)
4
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 23, 1913
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Plymouth, Devon, England
Died: March 3, 2010
41
Habib Bourguiba
(Politician, Lawyer)
13
6
42
Jules Dassin
(Film Director, Producer)
7
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 18, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Died: March 31, 2008
43
Tex Winter
(Basketball coach)
4
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 25, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wellington, Texas, United States
Died: October 10, 2018
44
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
7
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 9, 1892
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tuscany, Italy
Died: March 14, 1989
45
Levi P. Morton
(Vice President of the United States (1889-93))
10
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 16, 1824
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Shoreham, Vermont, United States
Died: May 16, 1920
46
Leah Chase
(Chef)
6
1
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: January 6, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: June 1, 2019
47
Jonas Mekas
(Lithuanian-American Poet, Artist, and Filmmaker Who is Known as the 'Godfather of American Avant-Garde Cinema')
7
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 24, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Semeniškiai, Lithuania
Died: January 23, 2019
48
Freeman Dyson
(Mathematician)
6
5
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 15, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Crowthorne, England
Died: February 28, 2020
49
Erwin Chargaff
( Austro-Hungarian Biochemist Who Emigrated to America During the Nazi Era)
7
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 11, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Died: June 20, 2002
50
Pancho Segura
(Tennis player, Tennis coach)
10
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 20, 1921
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died: November 18, 2017
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
