1
Nelson Mandela
( Anti-Apartheid Activist Who Served as the First President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999)
523
71
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 18, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mvezo, South Africa
Died: December 5, 2013
2
Brian May
(Lead Guitarist of the Rock Band 'Queen')
109
35
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 19, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hampton, London, England
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
3
Ada Lovelace
(Countess of Lovelace)
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34
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 10, 1815
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: November 27, 1852
4
George Eliot
(English Novelist, Poet and One of the Leading Writers of the Victorian Era)
31
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 22, 1819
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Warwickshire, England
Died: December 22, 1880
5
D. H. Lawrence
(English Writer and Poet Known for His Novels: ‘Sons and Lovers’, ‘The Rainbow’ and ‘Women in Love’)
33
12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 11, 1885
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Eastwood, England, United Kingdom
Died: March 2, 1930
6
Chinua Achebe
(Nigerian novelist)
68
17
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 16, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ogidi, Nigeria Protectorate
Died: March 21, 2013
7
Edward Jenner
(Physicians)
34
9
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 17, 1749
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berkeley, England
Died: January 26, 1823
8
Wilfred Owen
(Poet)
61
26
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 18, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oswestry
Died: November 4, 1918
9
Mark Strong
(Best Known for His Roles in the Films: ‘Stardust’, ‘RocknRolla’, ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘Kick-Ass’)
43
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 5, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
10
Princess Beatrice of York
(Elder daughter of Prince Andrew)
50
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 8, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
11
DJ Qualls
(Actor)
54
16
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 10, 1978
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
12
Chelsea Peretti
(Actress and Comedian Best Known for Her Role as ‘Gina Linetti’ in the Comedy Series ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’)
30
22
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 20, 1978
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
13
John Cale
(Welsh Musician, Composer and Founding Member of the American Rock Band 'The Velvet Underground')
15
7
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: March 9, 1942
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Garnant, Wales
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
14
Robert Browning
(Poet & Playwright)
29
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 7, 1812
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Camberwell
Died: December 12, 1889
15
Damon Albarn
(Guitarist, Singer, Musician, Composer, Songwriter)
16
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 23, 1968
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Whitechapel
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
16
Steve McQueen
(British Director Best Known for His Film '12 Years a Slave')
8
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 9, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
17
Paul Robeson
(Singer, Actor, and Black Activist.)
47
6
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 9, 1898
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Died: January 23, 1976
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
18
John Snow
(Physician)
13
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: March 15, 1813
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: York, United Kingdom
Died: June 16, 1858
19
Tsai Ing-wen
(7th President of the Republic of China)
34
12
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 31, 1956
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
20
Ramsay MacDonald
(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
6
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 12, 1866
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lossiemouth
Died: November 9, 1937
21
Bill Bailey
(Comedian)
5
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 13, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bath, Somerset, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
22
Mary Quant
(Fashion Designer)
16
1
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: February 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Blackheath, London, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
23
Malcolm McLaren
(Singer, Screenwriter, Songwriter, Talent agent, Record producer, Talent manager)
6
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stoke Newington
Died: April 8, 2010
24
Thabo Mbeki
(Politician, Economist)
9
3
25
Sandrine Holt
(Model, Actress)
9
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 19, 1972
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
26
Emmerson Mnangagwa
(3rd President of Zimbabwe)
25
15
27
Romola Garai
(Actor, Film actor)
6
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 6, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
28
Peter Higgs
(British Theoretical Physicist and Nobel Prize Laureate for His Work on the Mass of Subatomic Particles)
5
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 29, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
29
Jemima Khan
(Screenwriter)
5
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 30, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, England
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
30
Harry Hill
(English Comedian Known for Hosting Radio Show Called ‘Harry Hill’s Fruit Corner')
3
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 1, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Woking, Surrey, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
31
Roxanne McKee
(British Actress and Model Best Known for Her Roles in the TV Series ‘Hollyoaks’ and ‘Lip Service’)
14
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 10, 1980
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
32
Jojo Moyes
(Journalist)
3
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 4, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
33
Sandie Shaw
(Singer)
3
3
34
Damien Hirst
(Artist)
4
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bristol
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
35
Abi Titmuss
(Actor, Model)
2
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: February 8, 1976
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Newark-on-Trent
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
36
Derek Walcott
(Saint Lucian Poet, Playwright, and Winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature)
29
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 23, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Castries, Saint Lucia
Died: March 17, 2017
37
Maajid Nawaz
(Activist, Radio Presenter and Founding Chairman of the Think Tank 'Quilliam')
1
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 2, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
38
Charles K. Kao
(Electrical Engineer and Physicist Who Developed the Use of "Fiber Optics" in Telecommunications)
71
61
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: November 4, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Died: September 23, 2018
39
Ashley Banjo
(English Actor, Street Dancer, and Choreographer)
4
3
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: October 4, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Leytonstone
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
40
Henry Gray
(Anatomist and surgeon)
18
0
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Graham Sutherland
(Painter, Artist)
2
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: August 24, 1903
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Streatham
Died: February 17, 1980
42
Mawra Hocane
(Pakistani Actress and Model Known for Her TV Series 'Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si' and 'Aahista Aahista')
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13
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 28, 1992
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
43
Lucian Freud
(British Painter Who was One of the Foremost 20th-Century English Portraitists)
4
4
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 8, 1922
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: July 20, 2011
44
Leslie Cockburn
(Journalist)
4
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: September 2, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Mateo, California, USA
45
John Hunter
(military physician, physician, university teacher)
1
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: February 13, 1728
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lanarkshire
Died: October 16, 1793
46
Kalki Koechlin
(French Actress Who Predominently Works in Hindi Films)
5
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 10, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pondicherry, India
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
47
Ken Robinson
(Author and Speaker Best Known for Preaching Creativity in Teaching)
4
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 4, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: August 21, 2020
48
Gina Miller
(Businesswoman and Activist, Who Won a Case over Brexit Implementation, against the British Government)
1
1
49
Antony Flew
(Philosopher, University teacher)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 11, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: April 8, 2010
50
Nazia Hassan
(Pakistani Singer-Songwriter Considered as 'The Queen of South Asian Pop')
11
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 3, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Died: August 13, 2000
