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John Adams 30 Oct 1735 Braintree, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 04 Jul 1826
John Adams 11 Jul 1767 Braintree, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay - 23 Feb 1848
Samuel Adams 16 Sep 1722 Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 02 Oct 1803
Marvin Aday 27 Sep 1947 Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States - 20 Jan 2022
John Alden abt 1598 England - 12 Sep 1687
Buzz Aldrin 1930s
Ethan Allen 10 Jan 1738 Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony - 12 Feb 1789
Kirstie Alley 12 Jan 1951 Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States - 05 Dec 2022
Susan Anthony 15 Feb 1820 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Mar 1906
Patrick ap Calpurnius abt 351 Britannia - abt 457
José Doroteo (Arango) Villa 05 Jun 1878 Río Grande, San Juan del Río, Durango, México - 20 Jul 1923
Alan Arkin 26 Mar 1934 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 29 Jun 2023
Neil Armstrong 05 Aug 1930 Wapakoneta, Auglaize, Ohio, United States - 25 Aug 2012
Yitzak Asner 15 Nov 1929 Kansas City, Missouri, USA - 29 Aug 2021
John Astor 13 Jul 1864 Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, United States - 15 Apr 1912
Chester Atkins 20 Jun 1924 Luttrell, Union County, Tennessee, United States - 30 Jun 2001
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Burt Bacharach 12 May 1928 Kansas City, Missouri, United States - 08 Feb 2023
Frederick (Bailey) Douglass Feb 1818 Talbot, Maryland, United States - 20 Feb 1895
Kenneth Baker 24 Aug 1934 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - 13 Aug 2016
Robert Barker 12 Dec 1923 Darrington, Snohomish, Washington, United States - 26 Aug 2023
George Barnes 18 Jul 1900 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 18 Jul 1954
Vlad (Basarab) of Wallachia abt Nov 1431 Segesvár, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary - bef 10 Jan 1477
James Beard 05 May 1903 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 23 Jan 1985
Romare Bearden abt 02 Sep 1911 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - 12 Mar 1988
David Beckham 1970s
Harriet (Beecher) Stowe 14 Jun 1811 Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 01 Jul 1896
Israel (Beilin) Berlin 11 May 1888 Тюмень, Тюменская, Россия - 22 Sep 1989
Alexander Bell 03 Mar 1847 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom - 02 Aug 1922
Anthony Dominick (Benedetto) Bennett 03 Aug 1926 Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, United States - 21 Jul 2023
Ingrid Bergman 29 Aug 1915 Stockholm, Sweden - 29 Aug 1982
Timothy Berners-Lee 1950s
Lawrence Berra 12 May 1925 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 22 Sep 2015
Simone (Bertrand de Beauvoir) de Beauvoir 09 Jan 1908 Paris VI, Seine, France - 14 Apr 1986
Ambrose Bierce 24 Jun 1842 Chester, Meigs, Ohio, United States - abt 1914
Simone Biles 1990s
Cate Blanchett 1960s
Melvin (Blank) Blanc 30 May 1908 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 11 Jul 1989
William Bligh 09 Sep 1754 Plymouth, Devon, England - 07 Dec 1817
William Blue abt 1736 Jamaica, Queens, New York Colony - 07 May 1834
Anne Boleyn abt 1501 Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norfolk, England - 19 May 1536
Simón (Bolívar) Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco 24 Jul 1783 Caracas, Venezuela - 17 Dec 1830
Robert Bolling 26 Dec 1646 All Hallows Barking By the Tower, London, England - 17 Jul 1709
Napoleone Bonaparte 15 Aug 1769 Ajaccio, Corse, France - 05 May 1821
Daniel Boone 22 Oct 1734 Exeter, Berks County, Province of Pennsylvania - 26 Sep 1820
Lucrezia Borgia 18 Apr 1480 Subiaco, Stato Pontificio, Italia - 24 Jun 1519
Clara Bow 29 Jul 1905 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 27 Sep 1965
James Bowie 10 Apr 1796 Terrapin Creek, Logan, Kentucky, United States - 06 Mar 1836
Charles Boyer 28 Aug 1899 Figeac, Lot, France - 26 Aug 1978
Brian (Boyes) Barratt-Boyes 13 Jan 1924 Wellington, New Zealand - 08 Mar 2006
Ray Bradbury 22 Aug 1920 Waukegan, Illinois, United States - 05 Jun 2012
William Bradford bef 19 Mar 1590 Austerfield, Yorkshire, England - 09 May 1657
Johannes Brahms 07 May 1833 Hamburg, Freie und Hansestadt, Deutscher Bund - 03 Apr 1897
Louis Braille 04 Jan 1809 Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne, France - 06 Jan 1852
William Brewster abt 1566 Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England - 10 Apr 1644
Charlotte (Brontë) Nicholls 21 Apr 1816 Thornton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 31 Mar 1855
Emily Brontë 30 Jul 1818 Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England - 19 Dec 1848
Joseph Broussard abt 1702 Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France - Oct 1765
Blanche Bruce 01 Mar 1841 Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States - 17 Mar 1898
John Buchan 26 Aug 1875 Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 11 Feb 1940
James Buffett 25 Dec 1946 Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States - 01 Sep 2023
Anna (Bullock) Turner 26 Nov 1939 Nutbush, Haywood, Tennessee, United States - 24 May 2023
Ralph Bunche 07 Aug 1904 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 09 Dec 1971
Beverly (Bunn) Cleary 12 Apr 1916 McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States - 25 Mar 2021
Daniel Burnham 04 Sep 1846 Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States - 01 Jun 1912
Robert Burns 25 Jan 1759 Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland - 21 Jul 1796
George Bush 12 Jun 1924 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Nov 2018
Violette (Bushell) Szabó 26 Jun 1921 Paris, Île-de-France, France - 05 Feb 1945
Augusta (Byron) King 10 Dec 1815 Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 27 Nov 1852
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James Caan 26 Mar 1940 Bronx, New York, United States - 06 Jul 2022
John Cadbury 12 Aug 1801 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England - 11 May 1889
Alphonse Capone abt 17 Jan 1899 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 25 Jan 1947
Mariah Carey 1960s
Willis Carrier 26 Nov 1876 Angola, Erie, New York, United States - 07 Oct 1950
James Carter 01 Oct 1924 Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States - 29 Dec 2024
John (Carter) Heston 04 Oct 1923 Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States - 05 Apr 2008
Isabella (Castilla) de Castilla y León 22 Apr 1451 Madrigal De Las Altas, Torres, Avila, Spain - 26 Nov 1504
John (Chaney) London 12 Jan 1876 San Francisco, California, United States - 22 Nov 1916
Graham Chapman 08 Jan 1941 Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom - 04 Oct 1989
Geoffrey Chaucer abt 1343 London, England - abt 25 Oct 1400
Winston Churchill 30 Nov 1874 Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England - 24 Jan 1965
Arthur Clarke 16 Dec 1917 Minehead, Somerset, England, United Kingdom - 19 Mar 2008
Samuel Clemens 30 Nov 1835 Florida, Monroe, Missouri, United States - 21 Apr 1910
Alexis Clérel de Tocqueville 29 Jul 1805 Paris, Seine, France - 16 Apr 1859
Tyrus Cobb 18 Dec 1886 Narrows, Banks, Georgia, United States - 17 Jul 1961
William Cody 26 Feb 1846 Le Claire, Scott County, Iowa Territory, United States - 10 Jan 1917
Michael Collins 31 Oct 1930 Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 28 Apr 2021
Thomas Connery 25 Aug 1930 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - 31 Oct 2020
Aaron Copland 14 Nov 1900 Brooklyn, New York, USA - 02 Dec 1990
Jacques-Yves Cousteau 11 Jun 1910 Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France - 25 Jun 1997
David Crockett 17 Aug 1786 Limestone, Greene County, Tennessee - 06 Mar 1836
Oliver Cromwell 25 Apr 1599 Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England - 03 Sep 1658
Harry Crosby 03 May 1903 Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States - 14 Oct 1977
Mark Cuban 1950s
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Charles Darwin 12 Feb 1809 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England - 19 Apr 1882
Jefferson Davis abt 03 Jun 1808 Christian County, Kentucky, United States - 06 Dec 1889
Alexandre (Davy de la Pailleterie) Dumas 24 Jul 1802 Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France - 05 Dec 1870
Sandra (Day) O'Connor 26 Mar 1930 El Paso, Texas, United States - 01 Dec 2023
Alec (de Cuffe) Guinness 02 Apr 1914 Maida Vale, London, England - 05 Aug 2000
Sor Juana De La Cruz 02 Dec 1648 San Miguel Nepantla, Nueva España, (Estado de Mexico), Mexico - 17 Apr 1695
Cecil DeMille 12 Aug 1881 Ashfield, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Jan 1959
Charles Dickens 07 Feb 1812 Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 09 Jun 1870
Diana Dill 22 Jan 1923 Devonshire Parish, Bermuda - 03 Jul 2015
Walter Disney 05 Dec 1901 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 15 Dec 1966
John Dodge 25 Oct 1864 Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States - 14 Jan 1920
Robert Dole 22 Jul 1923 Russell, Russell, Kansas, United States - 05 Dec 2021
James Douglas 15 Aug 1803 Colony of Demerara, British Empire - 02 Aug 1877
William (DuBois) Du Bois 23 Feb 1868 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA - 27 Aug 1963
Marie Marguerite (Dufrost) D'Youville 15 Oct 1701 Varennes, Canada, Nouvelle-France - 23 Dec 1771
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Amelia Earhart 24 Jul 1897 Santa Fe, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, United States - 02 Jul 1937
Ralph Earnhardt 29 Apr 1951 Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States - 18 Feb 2001
George Eastman 12 Jul 1854 Waterville, Oneida, New York, United States - 14 Mar 1932
Thomas Edison 11 Feb 1847 Milan, Erie, Ohio, United States - 18 Oct 1931
Albert Einstein 14 Mar 1879 Ulm, Königreich Württemberg, Deutsches Reich - 18 Apr 1955
Thomas Eliot 26 Sep 1888 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 04 Jan 1965
Edward Ellington 29 Apr 1899 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 24 May 1974
Ole Evinrude 19 Apr 1877 Vardal, Oppland, Norge - 12 Jul 1934
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Peter Falk 16 Sep 1927 New York City, New York, United States - 23 Jun 2011
Michael Faraday 22 Sep 1791 Newington Butts, Southwark, London, England - 25 Aug 1867
Roger Federer 1980s
Carrie Fisher 21 Oct 1956 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States - 27 Dec 2016
Francis Fitzgerald 24 Sep 1896 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 21 Dec 1940
Maureen (FitzSimons) O'Hara 17 Aug 1920 Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland - 25 Oct 2015
Terrance Fox 28 Jul 1958 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 28 Jun 1981
Anne Frank 12 Jun 1929 Frankfurt am Main, Hessen-Nassau, Preußen, Deutsches Reich - bef 15 Apr 1945
Aretha Franklin 25 Mar 1942 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 16 Aug 2018
Benjamin Franklin 17 Jan 1706 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 17 Apr 1790
Rosalind Franklin 25 Jul 1920 Notting Hill, London, England - 16 Apr 1958
Christopher (Friel) Sean 1980s
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Sári (Gábor) Gabor 06 Feb 1917 Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Hungary - 18 Dec 2016
Heinrich Gehrig 19 Jun 1903 Yorkville, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 02 Jun 1941
Theodor Geisel 02 Mar 1904 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Sep 1991
Domenico Ghirardelli 21 Feb 1817 Rapallo, Genova, Liguria, Italy - 17 Jan 1894
Johann Wolfgang (Goethe) von Goethe 28 Aug 1749 Frankfurt am Main, Reichsstadt Frankfurt, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 22 Mar 1832
Stefanie Graf 1960s
Gillis Grafström 07 Jun 1893 Hedvig Eleonora, Stockholm, Sverige - 14 Apr 1938
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Francis Greenway 20 Nov 1777 Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire, England - 25 Sep 1837
Charles Grey 13 Mar 1764 Fallodon, Northumberland, England - 17 Jul 1845
Jane (Grey) Dudley Oct 1537 Bradgate, Leicestershire, England - 12 Feb 1554
Virgil Grissom 03 Apr 1926 Mitchell, Marion Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States - 27 Jan 1967
Arthur Guinness 28 Sep 1725 Oakley Park, Celbridge, Ireland - 23 Jan 1803
Frances (Gumm) Garland 10 Jun 1922 Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States - 22 Jun 1969
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Joel Emanuel (Hägglund) Hill 07 Oct 1879 Gävle, Gästrikland (X), Sweden - 19 Nov 1915
Emma (Hale) Bidamon 10 Jul 1804 Harmony Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Apr 1879
Mark Hamill 1950s
Alexander Hamilton 11 Jan 1757 Charlestown, Nevis, British West Indies - 12 Jul 1804
John Hancock 12 Jan 1736 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 08 Oct 1793
George Harrison 25 Feb 1943 Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Nov 2001
Stephen Hawking 08 Jan 1942 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom - 14 Mar 2018
John Haynes 01 May 1594 Essex, England - abt 09 Jan 1654
Sonja (Henie) Onstad 08 Apr 1912 Kristiania, Oslo, Norge - 12 Oct 1969
Alfred Hitchcock 13 Aug 1899 Leytonstone, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 29 Apr 1980
John Holliday 14 Aug 1851 Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, United States - 08 Nov 1887
Sterling Holloway 04 Jan 1905 Cedartown, Polk, Georgia, United States - 22 Nov 1992
Edward Hopper 22 Jul 1882 Nyack, Orangetown, Rockland, New York, United States - 15 May 1967
Samuel Houston 02 Mar 1793 Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States - 26 Jul 1863
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Stephen Irwin 22 Feb 1962 Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - 04 Sep 2006
Burl Ives 14 Jun 1909 Jasper, Illinois, United States - 14 Apr 1995
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Michael Jackson 29 Aug 1958 Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States - 25 Jun 2009
AJ Jacobs 1960s ACTIVE: 2151
Jesse James 05 Sep 1847 Kearney, Clay, Missouri, United States - 03 Apr 1882
Jan (Jansz) van Haarlem abt 1570 Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland - abt 1650
Anna Jarvis 01 May 1864 Webster, Taylor, West Virginia, United States - 24 Nov 1948
John Jay 12 Dec 1745 Bedford, New York - 17 May 1829
Arthur (Jefferson) Laurel 16 Jun 1890 Ulverston, Lancashire, England - 23 Feb 1965
Marguerite (Johnson) Angelou 04 Apr 1928 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 28 May 2014
Carolyn Jones 28 Apr 1930 Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States - 03 Aug 1983
David (Jones) Bowie 08 Jan 1947 Brixton, London, England - 10 Jan 2016
James Jones 17 Jan 1931 Arkabutla, Tate, Mississippi, United States - 09 Sep 2024
Quincy Jones 14 Mar 1933 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 03 Nov 2024
Diana Judd 11 Jan 1946 Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, United States - 30 Apr 2022
María Cristina Estela Marcela (Jurado García) Jurado 16 Jan 1924 Guadalajara, Jalisco, México - 05 Jul 2002
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Magdalena Kahlo 06 Jul 1907 Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, México - 13 Jul 1954
John Kennedy 29 May 1917 Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 22 Nov 1963
Francis Key 01 Aug 1779 Terra Rubra Plantation, Frederick County, Maryland, United States - 11 Jan 1843
Isaac Kidd 26 Mar 1884 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 07 Dec 1941
Michael King 15 Jan 1929 501 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States - 04 Apr 1968
Stephen King 1940s
Beyoncé Knowles 1980s
Marie (Korbelová) Albright 15 May 1937 Smíchov, Prague, Czech Republic - 23 Mar 2022
Martha (Kostyra) Stewart 1940s
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Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake Lakota 1831 Dakota Territory - 15 Dec 1890
Angela Lansbury 16 Oct 1925 Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 11 Oct 2022
Anthoine (Laumet) de La Mothe Cadillac 05 Mar 1658 Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave, Rivière-Verdun, France - 15 Oct 1730
Nigella Lawson 1960s
Jun-fan Lee 27 Nov 1940 Chinatown, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 20 Jul 1973
John Lejeune 10 Jan 1867 Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, United States - 20 Nov 1942
Raymond Lemieux 16 Jun 1920 Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada - 22 Jul 2000
John Lennon 09 Oct 1940 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 08 Dec 1980
Meriwether Lewis 18 Aug 1774 Locust Hill, Ivy, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia - 11 Oct 1809
Gordon Lightfoot 17 Nov 1938 Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - 01 May 2023
Abraham Lincoln 12 Feb 1809 Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States - 15 Apr 1865
Charles Lindbergh 04 Feb 1902 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 26 Aug 1974
Franz Liszt 22 Oct 1811 Doborján, Magyar Királyság, Osztrák Császárság - 31 Jul 1886
Huey Long 30 Aug 1893 Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, United States - 10 Sep 1935
Howard Lovecraft 20 Aug 1890 94 Angell Street, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA - 15 Mar 1937
Martin (Luder) Luther 10 Nov 1483 Eisleben, Grafschaft Mansfeld, Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 18 Feb 1546
Mary (Ludwig) McCauley abt 1750 - 22 Jan 1832
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John Madden 10 Apr 1936 Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States - 28 Dec 2021
James Madison 16 Mar 1751 Virginia - 28 Jun 1836