1
Langston Hughes
(One of the Earliest Innovators of the Literary Art Form Called Jazz Poetry)
125
32
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 1, 1901
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri, United States
Died: May 22, 1967
2
Kwame Nkrumah
(First President of Ghana)
71
21
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 21, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nkroful
Died: April 27, 1972
3
Cab Calloway
(Singer)
55
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 25, 1907
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rochester
Died: November 18, 1994
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
4
Richie McCaw
(New Zealand Professional Rugby Union Player)
20
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 31, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oamaru, New Zealand
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
5
Gil Scott-Heron
(Poet and Singer-songwriter)
12
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 1, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: May 27, 2011
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
6
Stephen McKinley Henderson
(Actor)
10
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 31, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kansas City, USA
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
7
Ann Walton Kroenke
(Heiress to the Walmart Fortune)
4
4
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 18, 1948
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: United States of America
8
Keorapetse Kgositsile
(Poet, Journalist, Political activist)
5
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 19, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: January 3, 2018
9
Pee Wee Kirkland
(Basketball player)
4
3
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: May 6, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
10
Mark Inglis
(The First Double Leg Amputee to Scale Mount Everest)
2
1
11
Melvin Tolson
(Poet)
6
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 6, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moberly, Missouri, United States
Died: August 29, 1966
12
Charles Upham
(Farmer)
1
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 21, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Christchurch
Died: November 22, 1994
13
Ronald Shannon Jackson
(Composer)
0
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 12, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: October 19, 2013
14
Monte Irvin
(Baseball Player)
5
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 25, 1919
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Haleburg, Alabama, United States
Died: January 11, 2016
15
Oliver Nelson
(Saxophonist, Clarinetist)
2
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 4, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: October 28, 1975
16
Lincoln Kilpatrick
(Actor)
0
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 12, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: May 18, 2004
17
George Whitelock
(Rugby union player)
2
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 27, 1986
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Palmerston North
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
18
Saara Kuugongelwa
(Politician, Economist)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 12, 1967
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Otamanzi Constituency, Namibia
19
Joe Moody
(Rugby union player)
0
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 18, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
20
Robert L. Carter
(Lawyer)
0
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 11, 1917
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Caryville, Florida, United States
Died: January 3, 2012
21
Mburumba Kerina
(Politician)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 6, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tsumeb, Namibia
Died: June 14, 2021
22
Cecil Dennis
(Politician)
0
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 21, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Montserrado, Liberia
Died: April 22, 1980
23
Hidipo Hamutenya
(Politician)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 17, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Odibo, Namibia
Died: October 6, 2016
