1
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(34th President of the United States (1953–1961))
227
90
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 14, 1890
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Denison, Texas, United States
Died: 1969
2
Jim Thorpe
(American Athlete and Olympic Gold Medalist)
125
10
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 28, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 1953
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
3
Virginia Woolf
(One of the Most Important Modernist 20th-Century Authors)
116
79
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 25, 1882
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England
Died: 1941
4
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(Russian Composer Who Was Considered One of the Finest Pianists of His Era)
56
13
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 1, 1873
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Starorussky Uyezd
Died: 1943
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
5
Peter Ustinov
(British Actor Known for Playing 'Inspector Hercule Poirot' in 'Agatha Christie' Mystery Films)
28
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 16, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Swiss Cottage, London, England
Died: 2004
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
6
Ivan the Terrible
(Former Tsar of Russia (1547 - 1575))
42
30
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: August 25, 1530
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kolomenskoye, Moscow, Russia
Died: 1584
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
7
Maria von Trapp
(Stepmother and Matriarch of the 'Trapp Family Singers')
21
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 26, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1987
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
8
Marc Chagall
(Jewish-French Artist Who was a Pioneer of Modernism)
21
9
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: July 6, 1887
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lizona, Belarus
Died: 1985
9
Hugh O'Connor
(Actor)
24
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 7, 1962
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1995
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
10
Richard Griffiths
(Film and Stage Actor Known for His Stage Play ‘The History Boys’)
12
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 31, 1947
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Thornaby, United Kingdom
Died: 2013
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
11
Modest Mussorgsky
(Russian Composer Who was an Innovator of Russian Music in the Romantic Period)
27
8
12
Pertinax
(Military Leader)
10
3
13
Earl Scruggs
(Composer, Banjoist)
18
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 6, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: North Carolina
Died: 2012
14
Caspar Weinberger
(Politician)
16
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 18, 1917
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 2006
15
Maurice Jarre
(Composer)
10
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 13, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: 5th arrondissement of Lyon, Lyon, France
Died: 2009
16
Christine Kaufmann
(First German Actress to Win the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year)
9
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 11, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lengdorf, Styria, Austria
Died: 2017
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
17
Dick Haymes
(Former Actor, singer who was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s)
10
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 13, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: 1980
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
18
W. C. Handy
(Composer)
14
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 16, 1873
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Florence, Alabama, United States
Died: 1958
19
Eugène Ionesco
(Romanian-French Playwright and Leading Figure of the 'French Avant-Garde Theatre')
8
2
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: November 26, 1909
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Slatina, Romania Slatina, Romania
Died: 1994
20
Stephen Leacock
(Canadian writer)
47
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 30, 1869
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Swanmore, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Died: 1944
21
June Havoc
(Canadian-American Actor, Dancer, and Stage Director)
7
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 8, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
Died: 2010
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
22
Patrick Troughton
(Best Known for His Role in the TV Series ‘Doctor Who’)
6
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 25, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mill Hill, London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1987
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
23
Emmett Kelly
(Circus performer)
13
7
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 9, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sedan, Kansas, US
Died: 1979
24
Jeremiah Denton
(Politician)
3
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Died: 2014
25
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
(Politician)
3
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 7, 1853
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom
Died: 1884
26
Ahmed Kathrada
(Politician, Activism)
5
0
27
George H. Thomas
(Army Officer)
4
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 31, 1816
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Newsoms, Virginia, United States
Died: 1870
28
Jack Butler Yeats
(Artist)
13
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: August 29, 1871
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1957
29
Anthony Powell
(Writer, Novelist, Diarist, Literary critic)
6
3
30
Harry Crews
(Author)
3
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 7, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Died: 2012
31
Dorothy Fields
(Librettist)
2
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 15, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Allenhurst, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1974
32
Chuck Klein
(Baseball player)
4
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 7, 1904
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: 1958
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
33
Ban Johnson
(Baseball player)
3
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 5, 1864
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Norwalk, Ohio, United States
Died: 1931
34
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays
1
0
35
Albert Pinkham Ryder
(Painter)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: March 19, 1847
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1917
36
Gene Saks
(Film director)
1
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 8, 1921
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: 2015
37
Piet Joubert
(General)
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 20, 1831
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Died: 1900
38
Émile Baudot
(French Telegraph Engineer and Inventor of the First Means of Digital Communication Baudot Code)
3
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: September 11, 1845
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Magneux, France
Died: 1903
39
William Thornton
(British-American Physician, Inventor, Painter and Architect Who Designed the 'United States Capitol')
2
1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: May 20, 1759
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, England
Died: 1828
40
Miguel Hernández
(Spanish Poet and Playwright)
2
1
41
Tony Scott
(Musician)
2
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 17, 1921
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2007
42
William Thompson
(Irish Philosopher and Social Reformer Who Believed in Utilitarianism)
2
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: June 30, 1775
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: 1833
43
Valdemar II of Denmark
(King)
0
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 9, 1170
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ribe, Denmark
Died: 1241
44
Stephen Harding
(British Monk)
2
0
45
Guru Angad
(Sikh Guru)
38
3
Listed In: Spiritual & Religious Leaders
Birthdate: March 31, 1504
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sri Muktsar Sahib, India
Died: 1552
46
Herb Ellis
(Jazz guitarist)
0
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 4, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Texas, United States
Died: 2010
47
Janet Jagan
(Politician)
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 20, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2009
48
Jerry McCain
(Musician)
2
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 18, 1930
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gadsden, Alabama, United States
Died: 2012
49
William Giauque
(Canadian-American Chemist)
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 12, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, Canada
Died: 1982
50
Sherman Fairchild
(Aerospace engineer, Engineer, Financier, Businessperson)
0
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: April 7, 1896
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oneonta
Died: 1971
