John Laurens (1754-1782)
War Hero
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Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)
Guitarist
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Max Black (1909-1988)
Philosopher
3
Garrett Morgan (1877-1963)
Inventor
4
Jessi Combs (1980-2019)
TV Show Host
5
WEB DuBois (1868-1963)
Non-Fiction Author
6
Haile Selassie (1892-1975)
World Leader
7
Brian Epstein (1934-1967)
Entrepreneur
8
Juan Seguin (1806-1890)
Politician
9
Gracie Allen (1895-1964)
Movie Actress
10
Scott La Rock (1962-1987)
DJ
11
Dee Dee Jackson (1955-1994)
Family Member
12
Luna Vachon (1962-2010)
Wrestler
13
Colin Clark (1984-2019)
Soccer Player
14
Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
Architect
15
Jesse Pintado (1969-2006)
16
Darryl Dawkins (1957-2015)
Basketball Player
17
Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971)
Jazz Singer
18
Bob Armstrong (1939-2020)
19
Joy Browne (1944-2016)
Radio Host
20
Lute Olson (1934-2020)
Basketball Coach
21
Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948)
Supreme Court Justice
22
Douglas Kenney (1946-1980)
Comedian
23
Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971)
Photographer
24
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Greg Morris (1933-1996)
TV Actor
25
John Russell Pope (1874-1937)
26
Jinx Falkenburg (1919-2003)
Model
27
Ernest Lawrence (1901-1958)
Physicist
28
Sam Levenson (1911-1980)
Novelist
29
Jane Tilden (1910-2002)
30
Rowland Hill (1795-1879)
31
Vatan Sasmaz (1974-2017)
32
Manolo Sanlucar (1943-2022)
Composer
33
Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982)
Religious Leader
34
Petar Kocic (1877-1916)
35
Emma Penella (1931-2007)
36
Mary Beth Hughes (1919-1995)
37
Bill Shirley (1921-1989)
Movie Actor
38
John Henry Foley (1818-1874)
Sculptor
39
Mark Priestley (1976-2008)
40
Valeri Kharlamov (1948-1981)
Hockey Player
41
Ron Hale (1946-2024)
Soap Opera Actor
42
James Thomson (1700-1748)
Poet
43
Bill Compton (1945-2007)
Activist
44
Bobby Cruickshank (1894-1975)
Golfer
45
Louise Thompson Patterson (1901-1999)
Civil Rights Leader
46
Bernard Youens (1914-1984)
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Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
Painter
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