1
Mary Shelley
(British Author Best Known for Her Gothic Novel ‘Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus’)
89
25
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 30, 1797
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Somers Town, London, England
Died: 1851
2
Heather O Rourke
(American Child Actress.)
61
18
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 27, 1975
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Santee, California, United States
Died: 1988
3
Buster Keaton
(Comedian, Actor and Filmmaker Known for His Deadpan Expressions, Which Earned Him the Nickname ‘The Great Stone Face’)
73
18
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 4, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Piqua, Kansas, United States
Died: 1966
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
4
Werner Heisenberg
(German Theoretical Physicist and One of the Main Pioneers of the Theory of Quantum Mechanics)
49
11
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: 1976
5
Kalpana Chawla
(Indian-Born American Astronaut Who Was the First Woman of Indian Origin to Go to Space)
356
74
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 17, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Karnal, Haryana, India
Died: 2003
6
Daniel Pearl
(American Journalist Who Was Kidnapped and Later Decapitated by Terrorists in Pakistan)
32
7
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 10, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2002
7
Ed Koch
(105th Mayor of New York City)
26
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 12, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2013
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
8
Shah Jahan
(Mughal Emperor)
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57
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 5, 1592
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lahore
Died: 1666
9
Dennis Edwards
(Singer)
131
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 3, 1943
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Fairfield, Alabama, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
10
Don Cornelius
(Television show host)
30
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 27, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2012
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
11
John Vernon
(Canadian Actor Best Known for His Films: ‘Animal House’, ‘Dirty Harry’ and ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’)
28
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 24, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: 2005
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
12
Edward Baker Lincoln
(Abraham Lincoln’s Son)
20
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 10, 1846
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Died: 1850
13
Hedda Hopper
(Gossip columnist)
18
9
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: May 2, 1885
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1966
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
14
Maximilian Schell
(Actor Best Known for His Film "Judgment at Nuremberg")
19
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 8, 1930
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 2014
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
15
Clive Swift
(Actor)
13
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 9, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: 2019
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
16
Richey Edwards
(Lyricist and Rhythm Guitarist of the Alternative Rock Band Manic Street Preachers)
14
8
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 22, 1967
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Blackwood, Wales
Died: 1995
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
17
Blaze Foley
(Singer-songwriter)
13
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 18, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Malvern, Arkansas, United States
Died: 1989
18
Friedrich Paulus
(German Field Marshal Best Known for Commanding the 6th Army During the Battle of Stalingrad)
16
11
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 23, 1890
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Guxhagen, Germany
Died: 1957
19
Angelo Dundee
(Boxing Trainer)
18
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 30, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2012
20
William Desmond Taylor
(Director and Actor Known for His Films: ‘The Diamond from the Sky’, ‘A Woman Scorned’ and ‘Ben Blair’)
10
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 26, 1872
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Carlow, Ireland
Died: 1922
21
Marjorie Reynolds
(American Actress Known for Her Role as 'Linda Mason' in the 1942 Musical Film 'Holiday Inn')
24
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 12, 1917
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Buhl, Idaho, United States
Died: 1997
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
22
Ilan Ramon
(Fighter pilot)
10
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 20, 1954
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ramat Gan, Israel
Died: 2003
23
Rick Husband
(Astronaut)
15
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 12, 1957
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Amarillo, Texas, United States
Died: 2003
24
Augustus II the Strong
(Elector of Saxony)
12
3
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 12, 1670
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: 1733
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
25
Elisa Lam
(Chinese-Canadian Tourist Who Was Found Dead in Los Angeles Cecil Hotel)
13
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 30, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
Died: 2013
26
William C. McCool
(NASA Astronaut and the Pilot of the Ill-Fated Space Shuttle Columbia Mission)
14
2
27
Laurel Clark
(Medical Doctor)
10
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 10, 1961
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ames, Iowa, United States
Died: 2003
28
Wisława Szymborska
(Polish Poet, Essayist, Translator and Winner of 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature)
17
1
29
Michael P. Anderson
(Officer, Astronaut, Physicist)
12
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 25, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Plattsburgh (city), New York
Died: 2003
30
David M. Brown
(Officer, Astronaut)
9
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 16, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Arlington County
Died: 2003
31
David II of Scotland
(King of Scots from 1329 to 1371)
5
3
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: March 1, 1324
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dunfermline, Scotland
Died: 1371
32
Edwin Howard Armstrong
(American Electrical Engineer and Inventor, Who Developed FM Radio and the Superheterodyne Receiver System)
10
1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 18, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chelsea, New York, United States
Died: 1954
33
H. H. Asquith
(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916)
6
5
34
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
(Irish English Physicist and Mathematician)
13
2
35
Matthew Fontaine Maury
(American Astronomer, Oceanographer, Meteorologist, Geologist and Naval Officer)
7
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 14, 1806
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Died: 1873
36
Luis Aragonés
(Spanish Football Manager and Player)
6
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 28, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Madrid
Died: 2014
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
37
Barış Manço
(Musician, Singer)
6
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 2, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Died: 1999
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
38
Elaine de Kooning
(Distinguished Landscape and Portrait Artist)
6
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: March 12, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1989
39
Gian Carlo Menotti
(One of the Most Frequently Performed Opera Composers of the 20th Century)
5
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 7, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cadegliano-Viconago, Italy
Died: 2007
40
Mongo Santamaría
(Percussionist)
6
1
41
Shintaro Ishihara
(Former Governor of Tokyo (1999 - 2012))
5
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 30, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Suma-ku, Kobe, Japan
Died: 2022
42
Olan Soule
(Actor)
5
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 28, 1909
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: La Harpe, Illinois, United States
Died: 1994
43
Jack Brisco
(American Professional Wrestler)
5
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 21, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Seminole, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
44
Frank Worsley
(Sailor, Explorer)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 22, 1872
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Akaroa, New Zealand
Died: 1943
45
Alva Myrdal
(Swedish Politician and Sociologist & Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982)
4
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 31, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Uppsala, Sweden
Died: 1986
46
Hans Richter
(Artist and Filmmaker Known for His Role in the 'Dada Movement')
5
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 6, 1888
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, German
Died: 1976
47
William Sterndale Bennett
(Composer)
4
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 13, 1816
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Died: 1875
48
Clinton Davisson
(Physicist)
7
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 22, 1881
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Died: 1958
49
Peter Serkin
(Classical pianist)
3
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 24, 1947
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 2020
50
Raoul Hausmann
(photographer, writer, sculptor, artist, painter)
1
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