1
Thomas Edison
(Inventor of Phonograph, Motion Picture Camera and Early Version of the Electric Light Bulb)
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62
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: February 11, 1847
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Milan, Ohio, United States
Died: 1931
2
Colin Powell
(The First African-American Secretary of State)
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47
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: 2021
3
Charles Babbage
(Father of the computer)
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11
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 26, 1791
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1871
4
Gwen Verdon
(Actress and Dancer Known for Her Work in the Musicals: ‘Damn Yankees’, ‘Sweet Charity’, and ‘Chicago’)
30
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 13, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Culver City, California, United States
Died: 2000
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
5
Julie London
(Singer, Actress)
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4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 26, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Died: 2000
6
Jon-Erik Hexum
(Actor)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 5, 1957
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1984
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
7
Veerappan
(Indian criminal)
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53
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: January 18, 1952
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gopinatham, Mysore State, India
Died: 2004
8
Lucky Dube
(One of the Greatest Reggae Musicians of All Time)
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32
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 3, 1964
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ermelo, South Africa
Died: 2007
9
Lauri Törni
(Finnish Army Officer Who Fought Under Three Flags in the Winter War and the Continuation War)
28
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 28, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Viipuri, Finland
Died: 1965
10
Margaret Tudor
(Queen Consort of Scotland)
8
5
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: November 28, 1489
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, Kingdom of England
Died: 1541
11
Dee Dee Warwick
(Singer)
14
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 25, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2008
12
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
(Politician)
6
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 20, 1784
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Westminster, Middlesex, England
Died: 1865
13
Elizabeth Arden
(Cosmetologist)
11
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 31, 1878
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1966
14
Antonio Meucci
(Inventor of voice-communication apparatus)
17
2
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: April 13, 1808
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Florence
Died: 1889
15
Charles M. Schwab
(American Steel Magnate & Businessman)
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23
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 18, 1862
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1939
16
Henry Travers
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Clarence Odbody’ in the Film ‘It's a Wonderful Life’)
12
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 5, 1874
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Prudhoe, Northumberland, England
Died: 1965
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
17
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
(Father of Modern Neuroscience)
17
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 1, 1852
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Petilla de Aragón, Navarre, Spain
Died: 1934
18
Claudine Auger
(Actress best known for her role as a Bond girl, Dominique)
3
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 26, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2019
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
19
Alan Coren
(Writer)
5
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 27, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paddington
Died: 2007
20
Charles Gounod
(French Composer Best Known for His Operas: ‘Faust’ and ‘Roméo et Juliette’)
7
0
21
Alfred Binet
(Psychologist, Educationist)
4
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 8, 1857
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nice
Died: 1911
22
Leo Strauss
(German-American Political Philosopher Known for His Work: ‘Persecution and the Art of Writing’ and ‘Thoughts on Machiavelli’)
3
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 20, 1899
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kirchhain, Germany
Died: 1973
23
Mark V. Hurd
(Businessperson)
0
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 1, 1957
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died: 2019
24
José Ortega y Gasset
(Spanish Philosopher and Essayist)
2
0
25
Ayub Bachchu
(Guitarist)
5
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 16, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chattogram, Bangladesh
Died: 2018
26
Timothy Conigrave
(actor,writer)
2
0
27
Pope Pius III
(Pope)
2
1
28
Kam Fong Chun
(Actor, Police officer)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 27, 1918
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kalihi - Palama, Hawaii, United States
Died: 2002
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
29
Thomas S. Foley
(49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1989-95))
2
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 6, 1929
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States
Died: 2013
30
S.S. Kresge
(Businessman)
1
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: July 31, 1867
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: 1966
31
Nancy Dickerson
(American journalist)
2
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 19, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1997
32
Francis P. Blair
(Journalist)
0
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: April 12, 1791
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Abingdon, Virginia, United States
Died: 1876
33
Bill King
(Sports Announcer)
2
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 6, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Died: 2005
34
Jacob Jordaens
(Former Flemish painter known for his history paintings, genre scenes and portraits)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 19, 1593
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
Died: 1678
35
Isaac Jogues
(Missionary)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 10, 1607
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Orléans, France
Died: 1646
36
Phil Chess
(Record producer)
1
0
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Al Lettieri
(Actor)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 24, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 1975
38
Fasilides
(Emperor of Ethiopia (1632 - 1667))
0
0
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Roberto Goizueta
(Businessman)
0
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 18, 1931
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Died: 1997
40
Nino Rešić
(Singer)
1
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 22, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kozarska Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Died: 2007
41
Al-Suyūṭī
(Scholar)
1
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 3, 1445
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Died: 1505
42
Chlotar II
(King)
0
0
43
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
(Close Friend of Queen Anne)
2
3
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: June 5, 1660
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St Albans, Hertfordshire, Kingdom of England
Died: 1744
44
Nancy Spero
(Visual Artist)
1
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: August 24, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 2009
45
Agrippina the Elder
(Noblewomen)
0
0
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Sancho III of Pamplona
(King)
0
0
47
Norman Corwin
(Writer)
1
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 3, 1910
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2011
48
Roman Tam
(Musician)
0
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 12, 1945
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: China
Died: 2002
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
49
Lottie Mwale
(Boxer)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 14, 1952
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia
Died: 2005
50
Pope Gregory XII
(Pope)
0
0
