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David Bowie
(Regarded as One of the Most Influential Musicians of the 20th Century)
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2016
2
Coco Chanel
(French Fashion Designer Best Known as the Founder of 'Chanel' and Her Signature Perfume ‘Chanel No. 5’)
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35
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Carl Linnaeus
(Botanist)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 23, 1707
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Linnés Råshults Stiftelse, Älmhult Municipality, Sweden
Died: 1778
4
Buffalo Bill
(American Showman, Bison Hunter and One of the Most Famous Figures of the American Old West,)
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10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 26, 1846
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Scott County, Iowa, United States
Died: 1917
5
Paul Lynde
(Comedian and Actor Known for His Role as ‘Uncle Arthur’ in the TV Series ‘Bewitched’)
32
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 13, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States
Died: 1982
6
Richard Boone
(Actor)
17
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 18, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1981
7
Howlin' Wolf
(Singer)
18
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 10, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Whites, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1976
8
Sam Berns
(Activist)
25
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 23, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died: 2014
9
John Dye
(Actor)
49
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 31, 1963
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amory, Mississippi, United States
Died: 2011
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
10
Adrien-Marie Legendre
(Mathematician)
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2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 18, 1752
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1833
11
Dashiell Hammett
(Regarded as one of the Best Mystery Writers of All Time)
14
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 27, 1894
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States
Died: 1961
12
Sinclair Lewis
(Nobel Prize Winner in Literature)
15
7
13
Samuel Colt
(American Inventor, Industrialist, and Businessman)
20
7
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: July 19, 1814
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1862
14
Taylor Negron
(Actor)
12
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 1, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Glendale, California, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
15
Maila Nurmi
(Actress)
12
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 11, 1922
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2008
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
16
Samuel Mudd
(Physician, Farmer, Politician)
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0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 20, 1833
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Charles County
Died: 1883
17
Gabriela Mistral
(Chilean poet)
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9
18
Carlo Ponti
(Former movie producer known for his work on the 1965 classic film Doctor Zhivago)
5
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 11, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Magenta, Italy
Died: 2007
19
Ruth Graves Wakefield
(Chef, Patent inventor, Teacher, Businessperson, Food critic, Dietitian)
5
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: June 17, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Walpole
Died: 1977
20
Frederick Fleet
(Sailor)
3
1
21
Jean-Leon Gerome
(Painter)
4
2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 11, 1824
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vesoul, Haute-Saône, France
Died: 1904
22
Roy DeMeo
(Italian-American Mobster in the Gambino Crime Family of New York City)
16
10
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: September 7, 1940
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1983
23
Amir Kabir
(Chancellor of Persia)
31
1
24
Marinus van der Lubbe
(Politician, Trade unionist)
3
1
25
Tony Rosato
(Actor)
3
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 26, 1954
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Naples, Campania, Italy
Died: 2017
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
26
Clare Hollingworth
(Journalist, War correspondent)
2
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 10, 1911
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Knighton
Died: 2017
27
Lyman Beecher
(Clergyman)
7
1
28
James Forman
(Activist)
6
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Died: 2005
29
Thierry Hermès
(Founded Hermès International)
5
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 10, 1801
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Krefeld, Germany
Died: 1878
30
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
(Princess)
5
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 22, 1770
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buckingham House, London, England
Died: 1840
31
John I Tzimisces
(Emperor)
1
0
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Larry Speakes
(Secretary, Journalist)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 13, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
Died: 2014
33
Margaret Whiting
(Singer)
2
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 22, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: 2011
34
William Laud
(Archbishop of Canterbury (1633–1645))
2
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 7, 1573
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1645
35
John Lavery
(Painter)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: March 20, 1856
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Died: 1941
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Sidney Frank
(Businessman)
2
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 2, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montville, Connecticut, United States
Died: 2006
37
John Newland
(Film director)
3
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 23, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: 2000
38
Basil Sydney
(Actor)
3
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 23, 1894
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St Osyth, Essex, England
Died: 1968
39
Neda Arneric
(Serbian Actress and Politician)
3
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 15, 1953
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Knjazevac, Serbia
Died: 2020
40
Frank Bridge
(Composer, Conductor, Music educator)
2
0
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C. Douglas Dillon
(Diplomat)
2
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 21, 1909
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: 2003
42
Okuma Shigenobu
(Prime Minister)
3
1
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Georg Forster
(German Explorer Who Established Travel Literature as a Genre in Germany)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 27, 1754
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mokry Dwór, Poland
Died: 1794
44
Charles Olson
(Poet)
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2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 27, 1910
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1970
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
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Bob Oatley
(Businessperson)
3
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: June 11, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 2016
46
Job Charnock
(Official)
1
0
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Valentin Glushko
(Engineer)
2
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: September 2, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Odesa, Russian Empire
Died: 1989
48
Alexandra Ripley
(American writer)
4
1
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Brian Clemens
(Screenwriter)
1
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 30, 1931
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Croyden, England
Died: 2015
50
Roman Herzog
(President of Germany (1994 - 1999))
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