1
Anne Frank
(Diarist)
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84
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: March 12, 1945
2
Agatha Christie
(English Author Known for Her Detective Novels and Short Stories)
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29
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 15, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Torquay, Devon, England
Died: January 12, 1976
3
Anthony Bourdain
(American Celebrity Chef and TV Personality)
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58
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: June 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: June 8, 2018
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
4
Alyssa Milano
(Actress and Political Activist Known for Her Role in the 'MeToo Movement')
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49
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 19, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bensonhurst, New York, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
5
Arthur Miller
(Playwright Best Known for His Plays “All My Sons,” “Death of a Salesman” and “The Crucible”)
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16
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 17, 1915
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, United States
Died: February 10, 2005
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
6
Alan Watts
(English Writer Who Interpreted and Popularised Japanese, Chinese and Hindu Philosophy for Western Audience)
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20
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 6, 1915
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chislehurst, Kent, England
Died: November 16, 1973
7
Art Garfunkel
(Best Known for His Partnership with Paul Simon in the Folk Rock Duo 'Simon & Garfunkel')
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25
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
8
Albert Camus
(Philosopher & Novelist)
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27
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 7, 1913
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Drean, Algeria
Died: January 4, 1960
9
Angela Davis
(Political Activist)
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10
Aldous Huxley
(Writer and Philosopher Best Known for His Novels: ‘Brave New World’, ‘Island’ and ‘Point Counter Point’)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 26, 1894
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Godalming, England
Died: November 22, 1963
11
A. A. Milne
(Best Known for His Books About the Teddy Bear ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ and Children's Poetry)
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13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 18, 1882
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 31, 1956
12
Anton Chekhov
(One of the Greatest Writers of All Time)
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18
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 29, 1860
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Taganrog, Russia
Died: July 15, 1904
13
Alexander Pushkin
(The Greatest Russian Poet and the Founder of Modern Russian Literature)
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17
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 26, 1799
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: January 29, 1837
14
Alfred Lord Tennyson
(19th Century English Poet Who was the Poet Laureate During Much of Queen Victoria's Reign)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 6, 1809
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Somersby, Lincolnshire, England
Died: October 6, 1892
15
Alice Walker
(The First African-American Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
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11
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 9, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Eatonton, Georgia, United States
16
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
(Novelist & Writer Best Known for His Work 'The Gulag Archipelago')
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10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 11, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kislovodsk, Russia
Died: August 3, 2008
17
Alexandre Dumas
(One of the Most Popular and Widely Read French Authors of the 19th Century)
27
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 24, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Died: December 5, 1870
18
Alison Sweeney
(Actress and Reality Show Host Known for Her Role in the NBC Soap Opera ‘Days of Our Lives’)
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7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 19, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
19
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
(French Poet, Author, and Aviator Best Known for His Novella ‘The Little Prince’)
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13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 29, 1900
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: July 31, 1944
20
Aesop
(Greek Fabulist and Storyteller)
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26
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Amy Sedaris
(Actress & Comedian)
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10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 29, 1961
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Endicott, New York, United States
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Alan Moore
(Writer)
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6
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 18, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Northampton, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
23
Alton Brown
(TV Personality, Celebrity Chef, Author)
23
5
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: July 30, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
24
Ayesha Curry
(Host of The 'Food Network' Show 'Ayesha's Home Kitchen')
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31
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Anne Lister
(English Diarist)
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5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 3, 1791
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Died: September 22, 1840
26
Alexander Pope
(One of the Most Prominent English Poets of the Early 18th Century)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 21, 1688
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: May 30, 1744
Height: 4'6" (137 cm)
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Alex Haley
(Writer)
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5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 11, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ithaca, New York, United States
Died: February 10, 1992
28
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
(Writer)
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11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 12, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City
Died: February 20, 1980
29
Allen Ginsberg
(Best Known for His Poem ‘Howl’, Which is One of the Most Significant Products of the 'Beat Movement')
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12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 5, 1997
30
Adrienne Barbeau
(Actress)
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10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 11, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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August Wilson
(American Playwright Who was Refered to as the 'Theater's Poet of Black America)
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9
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 27, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 2, 2005
32
Aaron Copland
(Composer, Teacher)
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7
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 14, 1900
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: December 2, 1990
33
Arthur Rimbaud
(French Poet Known for His Works: ‘The Drunken Boat’, ‘A Season in Hell’ and ‘Illuminations’)
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2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 20, 1854
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charleville-Mézières, France
Died: November 10, 1891
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
34
Aeschylus
(Ancient Greek Tragedian Who Known as the Father of Tragedy)
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Amanda Knox
(Wrongful conviction of the murder of Meredith Kercher)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 9, 1987
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
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Andy Cohen
(Television Show Host)
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 2, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
37
Arianna Huffington
(Co-Founder of 'The Huffington Post' and the Founder & CEO of 'Thrive Global')
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13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 15, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Anais Nin
(French-Born American Novelist, Diarist and Short Story Writer)
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13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 21, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France
Died: January 14, 1977
39
Anne Rice
(American Author Best Known for Her Series of Novels ‘The Vampire Chronicles’)
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14
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
40
Ayn Rand
(Writer and Philosopher Known for Her Best-Selling Novels ‘The Fountainhead’ and ‘Atlas Shrugged’)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 2, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: March 6, 1982
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Audre Lorde
(American Poet Whose Poems Expressed Anger and Outrage at Civil and Social Injustices)
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13
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 18, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: November 17, 1992
42
Astrid Lindgren
(Swedish Writer Known for Her Children's Books: ‘Pippi Longstocking’ and ‘The Six Bullerby Children’)
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5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 14, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vimmerby, Sweden
Died: January 28, 2002
43
Andy Richter
(Actor, Comedian)
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4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 28, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
44
Ambrose Bierce
(Journalist & Writer, soldier)
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9
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 24, 1842
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Died: December 1, 1914
45
Ayako Fujitani
(Japanese Writer and Actress)
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7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 7, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
46
Amy Tan
(American Author Known for Her Novels: ‘The Joy Luck Club’ and ‘The Bonesetter’s Daughter’)
39
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 19, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
47
Aristophanes
( Comic Playwright of Ancient Athens and a Poet of Old Attic Comedy.)
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Anne Brontë
(Writer)
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6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 17, 1820
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Thornton, West Yorkshire
Died: May 28, 1849
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Alexandra Wentworth
(Actress)
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5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 12, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
50
Andrzej Sapkowski
(Polish Novelist and Economist Best Known for His Six-Volume Series of Books ‘The Witcher’)
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4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 21, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Łódź, Poland
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
