1
J. R. R. Tolkien
(Author of 'The Hobbit' & 'The Lord of the Rings')
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54
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 3, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bloemfontein, South Africa
Died: 1973
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
2
Ho Chi Minh
(Former PM and President of Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
164
57
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 19, 1890
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cụm di tích Hoàng trù, Vietnam
Died: 1969
3
Bob Denver
(Actor)
55
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 9, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York
Died: 2005
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
4
Troy Donahue
(Actor)
58
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 27, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2001
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
5
Alvin York
(One of the Most Decorated United States Army Soldiers of World War I)
54
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 13, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1964
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
6
Christiaan Barnard
(Cardiac Surgeon)
63
3
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 8, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beaufort West, South Africa
Died: 2001
7
Viktor Frankl
(Psychiatrist)
13
4
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 26, 1905
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria
Died: 1997
8
Jean Speegle Howard
(Actress)
22
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 31, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Duncan, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2000
9
Henri Rousseau
(Painter)
13
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 21, 1844
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Laval, France
Died: 1910
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
10
Pierre de Coubertin
(Father of the Modern Olympic Games)
17
4
11
Barbara McClintock
(Scientist)
24
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 16, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1992
12
Sir William Rowan Hamilton
(Irish Mathematician and Astronomer Who Contributed to the Development of ‘Optics’, ‘Classical Mechanics’ and ‘Abstract Algebra’)
25
1
13
Peter Freuchen
(Danish Arctic Explorer, Author, Journalist and Anthropologist Who is Known for His Role in Arctic Exploration)
9
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 20, 1886
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Died: 1957
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
14
Thomas Telford
(Civil Engineer)
32
3
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: August 9, 1757
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Eskdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Died: 1834
15
Henry Lawson
(Writer)
50
12
16
Bill Melendez
(American Character Animator, Voice Actor, Film Director Known for His Work in 'Peanuts' Animated Series)
11
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 15, 1916
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hermosillo, Mexico
Died: 2008
17
Jiaqing Emperor
(6th Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1796 - 1820))
4
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: November 13, 1760
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yuanmingyuan Park, Beijing, China
Died: 1820
18
John Bowlby
(Psychologist)
4
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 26, 1907
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bournemouth, London, England
Died: 1990
19
Jonathan M. Wainwright
(General)
5
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 23, 1883
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Died: 1953
20
Roy Castle
(English Singer, Dancer, Actor, Comedian, Musician, and Television Presenter)
2
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 31, 1932
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Scholes, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died: 1994
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
21
Fazlollah Zahedi
(Former Prime Minister of Iran (1953 - 1955))
11
4
22
Bob Mathias
(American Decathlete and Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
11
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 17, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tulare, California, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
23
Kösem Sultan
(Chief Consort and Legal Wife of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I)
3
3
24
Ronald Coase
(Economist)
4
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 29, 1910
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Willesden, London, England
Died: 2013
25
Yusuf ibn Tashfin
(Political Leader)
3
0
26
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
(Multilingual Dutch Editor and Translator)
2
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 4, 1862
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amsterdam
Died: 1925
27
Enid Lyons
(Politician)
42
6
28
Claire Wineland
(Motivational Speaker, Author)
26
4
29
Horst Kasner
(German Protestant Theologian and Father of Former German Chancellor 'Angela Merkel')
2
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pankow, Berlin, Germany
Died: 2011
30
Okakura Kakuzō
(Art critic)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 14, 1862
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Yokohama, Japan
Died: 1913
31
Francis Ouimet
(American Amateur Golfer)
3
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 8, 1893
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1967
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
32
Sidney Kidman
(Businessperson, Stockman)
1
0
33
St. Simeon Stylites
(Saint)
0
0
34
Heinz Harmel
(Military personnel)
2
0
35
John Forrest
(Australian Politician, Explorer and the First Premier of Western Australia)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 22, 1847
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bunbury, Australia
Died: 1918
36
Alfonso García Robles
(Diplomat)
5
1
37
Constantius III
(Roman emperor of the West)
1
0
38
Eileen Nearne
('Special Operations Executive' Agent During the Second Worlld War)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 15, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2010
39
Conway Savage
(Australian Musician, Pianist, and Organist)
1
0
40
Alan Kurdi
8
6
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Robert Holmes à Court
(Australia’s First Billionaire and One of the World's Most Feared Corporate Raiders through the 1980s)
1
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: July 27, 1937
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: 1990
42
Curt Siodmak
(Novelist)
2
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 10, 1902
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: 2000
43
Marie-Pierre Koenig
(Military general)
0
0
44
Karl Silberbauer
(Austrian Police Officer & Member of the 'Schutzstaffel')
0
0
45
George Reginald Starr
(British 'Special Operations Executive' Agent in World War II)
6
0
46
Arthur Saint-Léon
(French Ballet Dancer Who Is Famous for Creating the Choreography of the Ballet 'Coppélia')
3
0
47
Laura Riding
(Poet)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 16, 1901
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1991
48
Ahuitzotl
(Aztec king)
0
0
49
Eric Ravilious
(painter, illustrator)
0
0
50
Jusepe de Ribera
(Spanish Tenebrist Painter Known for His Depictions of Religious and Mythological Subjects)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: January 12, 1591
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Xàtiva, Spain
Died: 1652
