1
Whitney Houston
(Best-Selling Female R&B Artist of the 20th Century)
396
72
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 9, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
2
Sylvia Plath
(Famous for Her Books 'The Bell Jar' and 'Ariel')
110
46
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1963
3
René Déscartes
(French Philosopher, Mathematician and Inventor of ‘Analytic Geometry’)
79
17
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 31, 1596
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Descartes, France
Died: 1650
4
Elizabeth of York
(Forme Queen Consort of England (1486 - 1503))
37
13
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: February 11, 1466
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1503
5
William Conrad
(Actor, Producer, and Director Who Worked in Radio, Film, and Television for Over Fifty Years)
60
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 27, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
6
Alexander McQueen
(British Fashion Designer and Couturier)
24
13
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: March 17, 1969
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lewisham, London, United Kingdom
Died: 2010
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
7
Mary Jackson
(Mathematician)
16
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 9, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia, United States
Died: 2005
8
Frank Herbert
(Science Fiction Author Best Known for His 1965 Novel 'Dune' & Its Sequels)
18
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 8, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, United States
Died: 1986
9
Lee J. Cobb
(American Film and Stage Actor)
12
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 8, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 1976
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
10
Eleanor Powell
(Dancer, Actress)
25
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 21, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1982
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
11
Vic Damone
(Singer)
15
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 12, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2018
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
12
Jerry Tarkanian
(American basketball coach)
13
2
13
Caroline McWilliams
(Actress)
7
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 4, 1945
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
Died: 2010
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
14
Peter Benchley
(Writer)
13
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 8, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: 2006
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
15
Sergei Eisenstein
(Russian Film Director Best Known for His Film 'Battleship Potemkin')
7
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 22, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Died: 1948
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
16
Thomas Cole
(Painter)
9
3
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: February 1, 1801
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Died: 1848
17
Neil Bonnett
(American Stock Car Racing Driver)
8
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 30, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hueytown, Alabama, United States
Died: 1994
18
Estelle Bennett
(Singer)
5
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 22, 1941
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: East Harlem, New York, United States
Died: 2009
19
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(5th President of India)
37
9
20
Olga Khokhlova
(Russian Ballet Dancer and First Wife of Artist Pablo Picasso)
5
4
21
Milan I of Serbia
(King of Serbia (1882 - 1889))
6
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: August 22, 1854
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mărășești, Romania
Died: 1901
22
Kevin Randleman
(American Mixed Martial Artist, Professional Wrestler, and Former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
6
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 10, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sandusky, Ohio, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
23
Sorrell Booke
(Actor)
8
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 4, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
24
Léon Foucault
(Physicist)
6
2
25
Shyamala Gopalan
(Progesterone receptor biology and applications to breast cancer)
1
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 7, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 2009
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
26
Taytu Betul
(Empress of Ethiopia (1889 - 1913))
12
6
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: August 17, 1851
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oromia, Ethiopian Empire
Died: 1918
27
Gideon Welles
(24th United States Secretary of the Navy)
4
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 1, 1802
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1878
28
Lord Kitchener
(Calypsonian)
4
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 18, 1922
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
Died: 2000
29
Charles Algernon Parsons
(Anglo-Irish Engineer Best Known for His Invention of the 'Compound Steam Turbine')
3
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: June 13, 1854
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1931
30
Gordian III
(Youngest Roman Emperor (238 - 244))
1
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 20, 0225
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rome
Died: 0244
31
Elizabeth Siddal
(Painter, Poet, Art model, Visual artist, Model)
1
1
32
Leon Festinger
(Psychologist, University teacher)
1
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 8, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1989
33
Takashi Shimura
(Japanese Actor Best Known for his Collaboration with Filmmaker Akira Kurosawa)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 12, 1905
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ikuno, Hyōgo, Japan
Died: 1982
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
34
Carl Michael Bellman
(Songwriter)
2
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 4, 1740
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1795
35
Elisabeth of the Palatinate
(Philosopher)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 26, 1618
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Electorate of the Palatinate
Died: 1680
36
Jamnalal Bajaj
(Businessperson)
2
1
37
Harry Martinson
(Swedish Writer and Poet Who Won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974)
3
1
38
Victor Klemperer
(German Scholar and Diarist)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 9, 1881
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Died: 1960
39
Lazzaro Spallanzani
(Italian Physiologist and Biologist Who Made Significant Contributions to the Study of Animal Reproduction and Bodily Functions)
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 12, 1729
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Scandiano, Italy
Died: 1799
40
Edward James Roye
(Politician)
4
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 3, 1815
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Newark, Ohio, United States
Died: 1872
41
Jacqueline Auriol
(French Aviator & Speed Record Holder)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 5, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Challans, France
Died: 2000
42
John Langalibalele Dube
(South African Essayist, Novelist, Poet and Founding President of the South African Native National Congress)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 22, 1871
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Died: 1946
43
Alix, Princess of Ligne
(Princess)
2
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: August 24, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Died: 2019
44
Alexander Lippisch
(Aeronautical Engineer)
1
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: November 2, 1894
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1976
45
Ben Abruzzo
(Balloonist)
5
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: June 9, 1930
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rockford, Illinois, United States
Died: 1985
46
Frank Piasecki
(Engineer)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 24, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2008
47
William Playfair
(Economist, Mathematician, Engineer, Statistician)
1
1
48
Alexandr Griboyedov
(Author Recognized as 'homo unius libri' for His Work 'Woe from Wit')
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 15, 1795
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1829
49
Axel Munthe
(Swedish-born Psychiatrist and Medical Doctor)
0
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: October 31, 1857
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oskarshamn, Sweden
Died: 1949
50
Vladimir Vasilyevich Markovnikov
(Russian Chemist Who Contributed to Structural Theory)
3
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 25, 1837
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Knyaginino, Russia
Died: 1904
