1
J. R. R. Tolkien
(Author of 'The Hobbit' & 'The Lord of the Rings')
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37
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)
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37
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 19, 1890
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cụm di tích Hoàng trù, Vietnam
Died: 1969
3
Bob Denver
(Actor)
34
8
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)
54
6
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)
34
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 13, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pall Mall, Tennessee
Died: 1964
6
Viktor Frankl
(Psychiatrist)
9
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 26, 1905
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria
Died: 1997
7
Christiaan Barnard
(Cardiac Surgeon)
53
3
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 8, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beaufort West, South Africa
Died: 2001
8
Claire Wineland
(Motivational Speaker, Author)
25
4
9
Jean Speegle Howard
(Actress)
19
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 31, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Duncan, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2000
10
Henri Rousseau
(Painter)
9
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 21, 1844
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Laval, France
Died: 1910
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
11
Barbara McClintock
(Scientist)
23
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 16, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1992
12
Pierre de Coubertin
(Father of the Modern Olympic Games)
12
3
13
Peter Freuchen
(Explorer)
8
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 20, 1886
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Died: 1957
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
14
Sir William Rowan Hamilton
(Irish Mathematician and Astronomer Who Contributed to the Development of ‘Optics’, ‘Classical Mechanics’ and ‘Abstract Algebra’)
24
1
15
5
2
16
Thomas Telford
(Civil Engineer)
31
3
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: August 9, 1757
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Eskdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Died: 1834
17
Henry Lawson
(Writer)
49
10
18
Francis Ouimet
(American Amateur Golfer)
3
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 8, 1893
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1967
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
19
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
20
Kösem Sultan
(Ottoman sultana)
2
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: 1589 AD
Birthplace: Tinos, Republic of Venice (currently the territory of Greece)
Died: 1651
21
Bill Melendez
(American Character Animator, Voice Actor, Film Director Known for His Work in 'Peanuts' Animated Series)
7
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 15, 1916
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hermosillo, Mexico
Died: 2008
22
Ronald Coase
(Economist)
3
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 29, 1910
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Willesden, London, England
Died: 2013
23
Roy Castle
(Actor, Dancer)
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)
24
Jonathan M. Wainwright
(General)
5
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 23, 1883
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Died: 1953
25
John Bowlby
(Psychologist)
2
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 26, 1907
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bournemouth, London, England
Died: 1990
26
Fazlollah Zahedi
(Former Prime Minister of Iran (1953 - 1955))
9
3
27
Bob Mathias
(Athlete)
4
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 17, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tulare, California, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
28
Kang Kek Iew
(Cambodian War Criminal and Khmer Rouge Leader)
1
0
29
Enid Lyons
(Politician)
41
4
30
Frederik Pohl
(Author)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 26, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2013
31
Heinz Harmel
(Military personnel)
2
0
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Curt Siodmak
(Novelist)
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 10, 1902
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: 2000
33
John Forrest
(Politician)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 22, 1847
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bunbury, Australia
Died: 1918
34
Sidney Kidman
(Businessperson, Stockman)
1
0
35
Conway Savage
(Musician)
1
0
36
Alfonso García Robles
(Diplomat)
4
1
37
St. Simeon Stylites
(Saint)
0
0
38
Bernardino Rivadavia
(First President of Argentina)
2
1
39
Yusuf ibn Tashfin
(Political Leader)
0
0
40
Wilford Woodruff
(Religious leader)
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 1, 1807
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Farmington, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1898
41
Okakura Kakuzō
(Art critic)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 14, 1862
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Yokohama, Japan
Died: 1913
42
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
(Art collector)
1
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 4, 1862
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amsterdam
Died: 1925
43
George Reginald Starr
(British 'Special Operations Executive' Agent in World War II)
6
0
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Ahuitzotl
(Aztec king)
0
0
45
Arthur Saint-Léon
(French Ballet Dancer Who Is Famous for Creating the Choreography of the Ballet 'Coppélia')
3
0
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Eileen Nearne
('Special Operations Executive' Agent )
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 15, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2010
47
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
(Politician)
0
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 8, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died: 2009
48
Jerry Heller
(Businessman)
3
7
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 6, 1940
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 2016
49
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
50
Karl Silberbauer
(Officer)
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