1
Anne Frank
(Diarist)
430
60
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: March 12, 1945
2
Agatha Christie
(Writer)
116
23
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)
90
43
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')
75
29
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 19, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bensonhurst, New York, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
5
AJ Lee
(Retired Professional Wrestler and Executive Producer for WOW – Women of Wrestling)
58
18
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 19, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Union City, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
6
Alan Watts
(Writer)
60
15
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 6, 1915
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chislehurst, Kent, England
Died: November 16, 1973
7
Arthur Miller
(Playwright Best Known for His Plays “All My Sons,” “Death of a Salesman” and “The Crucible”)
57
13
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)
8
Angela Davis
(Political Activist)
66
31
9
Art Garfunkel
(Best Known for His Partnership with Paul Simon in the Folk Rock Duo 'Simon & Garfunkel')
54
19
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
10
Albert Camus
(Philosopher & Novelist)
48
18
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 7, 1913
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Drean, Algeria
Died: January 4, 1960
11
Aldous Huxley
(Writer and Philosopher Best Known for His Novels: ‘Brave New World’, ‘Island’ and ‘Point Counter Point’)
36
13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 26, 1894
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Godalming, England
Died: November 22, 1963
12
Anton Chekhov
(One of the Greatest Writers of All Time)
47
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 29, 1860
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Taganrog, Russia
Died: July 15, 1904
13
A. A. Milne
(Best Known for His Books About the Teddy Bear ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ and Children's Poetry)
37
9
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 18, 1882
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 31, 1956
14
Ayesha Curry
(Host of The 'Food Network' Show 'Ayesha's Home Kitchen')
32
12
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
15
Alexandre Dumas
(One of the Most Popular and Widely Read French Authors of the 19th Century)
25
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 24, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Died: December 5, 1870
16
Alice Walker
(The First African-American Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
41
9
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 9, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Eatonton, Georgia, United States
17
Alfred Lord Tennyson
(Poet)
36
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 6, 1809
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Somersby, Lincolnshire, England
Died: October 6, 1892
18
Amanda Knox
(Wrongful conviction of the murder of Meredith Kercher)
32
23
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 9, 1987
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
19
Ayn Rand
(Writer and Philosopher Known for Her Best-Selling Novels ‘The Fountainhead’ and ‘Atlas Shrugged’)
46
37
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 2, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: March 6, 1982
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
20
Alexander Pushkin
(The Greatest Russian Poet and the Founder of Modern Russian Literature)
33
9
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 26, 1799
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: January 29, 1837
21
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
(Novelist & Writer Best Known for His Work 'The Gulag Archipelago')
25
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 11, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kislovodsk, Russia
Died: August 3, 2008
22
Alison Sweeney
(Actress and Reality Show Host Known for Her Role in the NBC Soap Opera ‘Days of Our Lives’)
33
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 19, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
23
Amy Sedaris
(Actress & Comedian)
19
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 29, 1961
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Endicott, New York, United States
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
24
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
(French Poet, Author, and Aviator Best Known for His Novella ‘The Little Prince’)
45
12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 29, 1900
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: July 31, 1944
25
Alton Brown
(TV Personality, Celebrity Chef, Author)
19
3
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: July 30, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
26
Aesop
(Greek Fabulist and Storyteller)
66
23
27
Alan Moore
(Writer)
13
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 18, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Northampton, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
28
August Wilson
(American Playwright Who was Refered to as the 'Theater's Poet of Black America)
31
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 27, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 2, 2005
29
Allen Ginsberg
(Best Known for His Poem ‘Howl’, Which is One of the Most Significant Products of the 'Beat Movement')
16
9
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 5, 1997
30
Arianna Huffington
(Co-Founder of 'The Huffington Post' and the Founder & CEO of 'Thrive Global')
23
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 15, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
31
Alex Haley
(Writer)
27
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 11, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ithaca, New York, United States
Died: February 10, 1992
32
Aeschylus
(Tragedian)
13
1
33
Alexander Pope
(Poet)
29
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 21, 1688
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: May 30, 1744
34
Arthur Rimbaud
(French Poet Known for His Works: ‘The Drunken Boat’, ‘A Season in Hell’ and ‘Illuminations’)
24
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 20, 1854
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charleville-Mézières, France
Died: November 10, 1891
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
35
Adrienne Barbeau
(Actress)
16
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 11, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
36
Aaron Copland
(Composer, Teacher)
39
6
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 14, 1900
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: December 2, 1990
37
Andy Cohen
(Television Show Host)
18
4
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 2, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
38
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
(Writer)
20
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 12, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City
Died: February 20, 1980
39
Audre Lorde
(Writer)
31
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 18, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: November 17, 1992
40
Anais Nin
(French-Born American Novelist, Diarist and Short Story Writer)
21
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 21, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France
Died: January 14, 1977
41
18
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 11, 2021
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
42
Andy Richter
(Actor, Comedian)
10
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 28, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
43
Ambrose Bierce
(Journalist & Writer, soldier)
26
6
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 24, 1842
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Died: December 1, 1914
44
Ayako Fujitani
(Japanese Writer and Actress)
14
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 7, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
45
Astrid Lindgren
(Swedish Writer Known for Her Children's Books: ‘Pippi Longstocking’ and ‘The Six Bullerby Children’)
30
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 14, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vimmerby, Sweden
Died: January 28, 2002
46
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
(Islamic Scholar, Reformer)
179
64
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: June 14, 1856
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bareilly
Died: October 28, 1921
47
Amber Tamblyn
(Actress)
14
11
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
48
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
(Critic of Islam and Advocate of Women Rights)
10
5
49
Amrita Pritam
(Indian Author Who Wrote in Punjabi and Hindi and is Considered One of History's Foremost Female Punjabi Writers)
621
571
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 31, 1919
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gujranwala, Pakistan
Died: October 31, 2005
50
Amy Tan
(Writer)
33
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