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The following are lists of notable people who died at a very young age, people in their 20's through the age of 65.
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Aaliyah
Avicii
Douglas Adams
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Aaliyah, American singer, actress and model
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Avicii, Swedish DJ, remixer, record producer, musician, and songwriter
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André the Giant, French professional wrestler
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Douglas Adams, English author
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Nick Adams, American actor
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Stuart Adamson, Scottish singer and guitarist
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Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Junior Agogo, Ghanaian professional footballer
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Yasmin Ahmad, Malaysian film director, writer and scriptwriter
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Joe Alaskey, American actor, broadcaster, impressionist and stand-up comedian
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Edward Albert, American actor
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Stephen Albert, American composer
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Dave Alexander, American musician
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Paul Allen, American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
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Davey Allison, American stock car driver
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Luther Allison, American guitarist
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Duane Allman, American rock guitarist
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Sandro de América, Argentine singer and actor
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Fabrizio De André, Italian singer, songwriter
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Harry Anderson, American actor, comedian, and magician
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Michael P. Anderson, American astronaut
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Nikolai Andrianov, Soviet-Russian gymnast
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Emile Ardolino, American film director
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Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor
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Alexis Arquette, American actress
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Lewis Arquette, American actor, writer and producer
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Arthur Ashe, American professional tennis player
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Howard Ashman, American lyricist
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Mark Ashton, Irish gay rights activist
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Karen Asrian, Armenian chess grandmaster
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Davide Astori, Italian footballer
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Rick Aviles, American actor and comedian
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Mike Awesome, American professional wrestler
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Hoyt Axton, American singer and actor
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Chester Bennington
Sonny Bono
Anthony Bourdain
Chadwick Boseman
Jonathan Brandis
Andre Braugher
Kobe Bryant
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The Big Bopper, American musician, singer, songwriter, and disc jockey
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Big Boss Man, American professional wrestler
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The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper
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Parveen Babi, Indian actress and model
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Christian Bach, Argentine-Mexican actress and producer
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Lloyd Bacon, American actor
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James Baldwin, African-American novelist, essayist, playwright and poet
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Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach
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Ina Balin, American actress
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Alan Ball Jr., English professional footballer and manager
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Florence Ballard, American singer
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Iain Banks, Scottish author
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Sushmita Banerjee, Indian writer
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Syd Barrett, English singer, songwriter, musician and painter
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Alexander Bashlachev, Soviet poet, singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Charles Bassett, American astronaut
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Anne Baxter, American actor
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John Belushi, American actor, comedian
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Ari Behn, Norwegian author, playwright
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Yasmine Belmadi, French actor
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Bea Benaderet, American actress
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Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian professional footballer
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Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler
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Chester Bennington, American singer
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Trevor Berbick, Jamaican professional boxer
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Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress
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George Best, Northern Irish footballer
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Len Bias, American college basketball player
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Bam Bam Bigelow, American professional wrestler
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Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian Olympic athlete
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Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist
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Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper
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Bill Bixby, American actor
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Fischer Black, American economist
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Amanda Blake, American actress
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Dan Blocker, American actor
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Frida Boccara, French singer
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Humphrey Bogart, American actor
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Marc Bolan, English singer and guitarist
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Tommy Bolin, American guitarist
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Ward Bond, American actor
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John Bonham, English drummer
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Sonny Bono, American singer, actor, and politician
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Richard Boone, American actor
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Anthony Bourdain, American chef, writer, and television personality
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Chadwick Boseman, American actor
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Cameron Boyce, American actor
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Stephen Boyd, Northern Irish actor
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József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer
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Jonathan Brandis, American actor
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Andre Braugher, American actor
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Andrew Breitbart, American writer and publisher
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Jeremy Brett, English actor
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Peter Brock, Australian motor racing driver
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Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist
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Bobbi Kristina Brown, American singer
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Christy Brown, Irish writer and painter
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David M. Brown, American astronaut
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Dennis Brown, Jamaican reggae singer
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Lenny Bruce, American stand-up comedian
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Kobe Bryant, American professional basketball player
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Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor
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Jeff Buckley, American singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Tim Buckley, American vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and producer
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Ted Bundy, American serial killer
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Sarah Burke, Canadian Freestyle skier
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Clive Burr, English drummer
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Cliff Burton, American musician and songwriter
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Richard Burton, Welsh actor
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John Candy
John Cassavetes
Wilt Chamberlain
Natalie Cole
Gary Coleman
Chris Cornell
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Capucine, French actress and model
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Sebastian Cabot, English actor
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Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer
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Maria Callas, Greek soprano
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Italo Calvino, Italian writer and journalist
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John Candy, Canadian actor and comedian
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Karen Carpenter, American drummer and singer
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Jim Carroll, American author, poet and musician
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Angela Carter, English novelist and journalist
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Leslie Carter, American singer
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Sonny Carter, American astronaut
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Eric Carr, American drummer
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Fabio Casartelli, Italian cyclist
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Neal Cassady, American author and poet
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Jack Cassidy, American actor
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Ted Cassidy, American actor
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John Cassavetes, American actor
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Rosalind Cash, American actress
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Reg E. Cathey, American actor
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Kelly Catlin, American professional racing cyclist
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Christine Cavanaugh, American actress
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Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer
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Roger B. Chaffee, American astronaut
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Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer
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Jeff Chandler, American actor
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Iris Chang, American journalist
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Wilt Chamberlain, American professional basketball player
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Marilyn Chambers, American pornographic actress
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Harry Chapin, American singer and songwriter
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Ian Charleson, Scottish actor
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Kalpana Chawla, American astronaut
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Maury Chaykin, American-born Canadian actor
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Chi Cheng, American musician and poet
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Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter
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Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter
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Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer
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Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer
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Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter
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Jim Clark, Scottish Racing Driver
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Laurel Clark, American astronaut
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Steve Clark, English guitarist
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Lana Clarkson, American actress
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Lee Van Cleef, American actor
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Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican professional baseball player
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Pierre Clémenti, French actor
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Montgomery Clift, American actor
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Patsy Cline, American singer
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Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and musician
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James Coco, American actor
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Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter, musician
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Nat King Cole, American singer and jazz pianist
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Natalie Cole, American singer, songwriter, and actress
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Albert Collins, American blues guitarist and singer
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Allen Collins, American musician
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Gary Coleman, American actor, comedian, writer
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Scott Columbus, American drummer
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John Coltrane, American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Jeff Conaway, American actor
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Davie Cooper, Scottish footballer
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Gary Cooper, American actor
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Peter Cook, English actor, comedian, writer
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Sam Cooke, American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur
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Glenn Corbett, American actor
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Chris Cornell, American singer, songwriter, and musician
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Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian professional basketball player and coach
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Lou Costello, American actor and comedian
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Bob Crane, American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey
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Claude Criquielion, Belgian road bicycle racer
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Jim Croce, American folk and rock singer-songwriter
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Alan Curtis, American actor
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Diana, Princess of Wales
John Denver
Dustin Diamond
Michael Clarke Duncan
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DMX, American rapper, songwriter and actor
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Dalida, French singer and actress
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Diana, Princess of Wales
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Deezer D, American actor
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Dorothy Dandridge, American actress, singer, and dancer
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Ludvík Daněk, Czechoslovak discus thrower
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Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter, and guitarist
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Rick Danko, Canadian musician
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Ray Danton, American actor
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Sara Danius, Swedish writer and academic
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Bobby Darin, American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, dancer, impressionist and TV presenter
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Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist
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Linda Darnell, American actress
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Brad Davis, American actor
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Miles Davis, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer
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Sammy Davis Jr., American actor, dancer, and singer
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Charlbi Dean, South African actress and model
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James Dean, American actor
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Sandra Dee, American actress
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Brad Delp, American singer and songwriter
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Aleksandr Demyanenko, Russian actor
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Sandy Dennis, American actress
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John Denver, American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian
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Natalie Desselle-Reid, American actress
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Asnoldo Devonish, Venezuelan athlete
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Dustin Diamond, American actor and comedian
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Joe Diffie, American country singer-songwriter
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Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer
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Tahar Djaout, Algerian journalist, poet, and writer
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Nate Dogg, American singer, rapper and songwriter
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Troy Donahue, American actor
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Eric Douglas, American actor
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Suzzanne Douglas, American actress
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Bobby Driscoll, American actor
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David Dukes, American actor
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Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor
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Stephen Dunham, American actor
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Michael Dunn, American actor and singer
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Ryan Dunn, American stunt performer, television personality, actor, comedian
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Dan Duryea, American actor
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Guru Dutt, Indian film director, producer, actor, choreographer and writer
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Nargis Dutt, Indian actress
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John Dye, American actor
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Eazy-E
Dale Earnhardt
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Eazy-E, American rapper and record producer
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Etika, American YouTuber
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Euronymous, Norwegian musician
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Mark Eaton, American basketball player
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Dale Earnhardt, American auto racing driver
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George Alec Effinger, American novelist
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Bernd Eichinger, German film producer, director, and screenwriter
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Donn F. Eisele, American astronaut
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David R. Ellis, American film director
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Nelsan Ellis, American actor
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Cass Elliot, American singer and actress
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Michael Ende, German writer
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Robert Enke, German footballer
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Sergei Eisenstein, Russian film director and film theorist
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John Entwistle, English musician and songwriter
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Brian Epstein, English music entrepreneur
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Bill Evans, American jazz pianist and composer
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Josh Ryan Evans, American actor
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Mike Evans, American actor
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Ronald Evans, American astronaut
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Kenny Everett, British comedian
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Medgar Evers, African-American civil rights activist
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Farrah Fawcett
Carrie Fisher
Marie Fredriksson
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Falco, Austrian singer, musician, and songwriter
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Fernandão, Brazilian footballer and manager
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Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer
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Giovanni Falcone, Italian judge
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Chris Farley, American actor and comedian
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Justin Fashanu, English footballer
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Farrah Fawcett, American actress
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Miklós Fehér, Hungarian footballer
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Marty Feldman, English comedy writer, comedian and actor
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Miguel Ferrer, American actor
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Peter Finch, Australian actor
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Carrie Fisher, American actress
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Gail Fisher, American actress
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Caroline Flack, English television and radio presenter
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Ed Flanders, American actor
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Keith Flint, English musician, singer, and dancer
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Heinz Flohe, German footballer and manager
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Keith Floyd, British cook and restaurateur
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Errol Flynn, Australian actor
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Joe Flynn, American actor
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Tom Fogerty, American musician
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Dan Fogelberg, American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
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Andrea Fortunato, Italian footballer
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Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician, author and professor
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Bob Fosse, American theater choreographer and director
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Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and cancer activist
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Mary Frann, American actress
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Robert Francis, American actor
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James Franciscus, American actor
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Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer and songwriter
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Theodore Freeman, American astronaut
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Victor French, American actor
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Takayuki Fujikawa, Japanese footballer
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Mira Furlan, Croatian actress and singer
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James Gandolfini
Theo van Gogh
Robin Gibb
Christina Grimmie
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Garrincha, Brazilian footballer
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Clark Gable, American actor
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Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Cosmonaut
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Serge Gainsbourg, French singer
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Rory Gallagher, Irish blues and rock guitarist
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George Gamow, Soviet-American theoretical physicist and cosmologist
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James Gandolfini, American actor
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Godfrey Gao, Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor
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Jerry Garcia, American guitarist
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Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician
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John Garfield, American actor
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Judy Garland, American actress, singer and dancer
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Willie Garson, American actor
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Stephen Gately, Irish singer
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Marvin Gaye, American singer
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Peaches Geldof, English columnist, television personality and model
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Christopher George, American actor
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Gladys George, American actress
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Stan Getz, American jazz saxophonist
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Andy Gibb, English singer and songwriter
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Maurice Gibb, English musician, singer, songwriter
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Robin Gibb, English singer, songwriter
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Robert Ginty, American actor
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Edward Givens, American astronaut
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Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer and actor
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Theo van Gogh, Dutch film director
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Edith González, Mexican actress
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Lucy Gordon, English actress and model
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Michael Gothard, English actor
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David Graeber, American anthropologist and anarchist activist
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Gloria Grahame, American actress and singer
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Christina Grimmie, American singer
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Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater
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Gus Grissom, American astronaut
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Richard Griffiths, English actor
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Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist
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Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist
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Eddie Guerrero, American professional wrestler
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Moses Gunn, American actor
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Tony Gwynn, American professional baseball player
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Eddie Van Halen
Anne Heche
Jim Henson
Stephen Hillenburg
Philip Seymour Hoffman
James Horner
Whitney Houston
Kim Jong-hyun
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Heavy D, Jamaican-born American actor, rapper
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Hide, Japanese musician
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Jean Hagen, American actress
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Corey Haim, Canadian actor
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Roy Halladay, American professional baseball player
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Bill Haley, American rock and roll musician
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Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American musician and songwriter
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Kevin Peter Hall, American actor
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Alaina Reed Hall, American actress
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Kevin Peter Hall, American actor
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Scott Hall, American professional wrestler
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Murray Hamilton, American actor
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Halvard Hanevold, Norwegian biathlete
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Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist
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Lorraine Hansberry, African-American playwright and writer
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Goo Hara, South Korean singer and actress
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Oliver Hardy, American actor
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Keith Haring, American artist
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Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler
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Elizabeth Hartman, American actress
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Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor, writer, and comedian
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Cassandra Harris, Australian actress
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George Harrison, English musician
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Rodney Harvey, American actor, model, and dancer
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Yahya Hassan, Danish poet and political activist
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Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach
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Nicky Hayden, American professional motorcycle racer
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Lloyd Haynes, American actor
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Isaac Hayes, American singer, songwriter, and actor
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Susan Hayward, American actress and model
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Ofra Haza, Israeli singer, actress
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Glenne Headly, American actress
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Anne Heche, American actress
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Van Heflin, American actor
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Jimi Hendrix, American musician, singer, and songwriter
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Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater
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Curt Hennig, American professional wrestler
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Jim Henson, American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, filmmaker, and screenwriter
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Gil Scott-Heron, American poet and musician
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Robert Hegyes, American actor
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Bill Hicks, American comedian
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Oscar Hijuelos, American novelist
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Dana Hill, American actress
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Stephen Hillenburg, American cartoonist, animator, and marine biology teacher
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Gregory Hines, American dancer and actor
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor
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Billie Holiday, American singer
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William Holden, American actor
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Mark Hollis, English singer-songwriter
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Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter
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Crash Holly, American professional wrestler
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Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian
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Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and musician
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James Horner, American film composer
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Whitney Houston, American singer and actress
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Leslie Howard, English actor
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Rowland S. Howard, Australian musician
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Shemp Howard, American actor and comedian
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Tony Hsieh, American Internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist
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Anthoine Hubert, French professional racing driver
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Rock Hudson, American actor
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John Hughes, American film director and writer
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Langston Hughes, American writer, novelist, playwright, and columnist
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Jeffrey Hunter, American actor
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Paul Hunter, British snooker player
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Rick Husband, American astronaut
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Nipsey Hussle, American rapper, activist, and entrepreneur
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Michael Hutchence, Australian musician, singer-songwriter
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Jim Hutton, American actor
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Diana Hyland, American actress
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Phyllis Hyman, American singer and actress
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Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer
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Steve Irwin
J
Michael Jackson
Steve Jobs
Joey Jordison
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Juanito, Spanish footballer
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Paul Jabara, American actor
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Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter, and dancer
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Raymond St. Jacques, American actor, director and producer
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Claude Jade, French actress
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Brion James, American actor
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Larry James, American athlete
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Rick James, American musician
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David Janssen, American actor
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Derek Jarman, English film director
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Gregory Jarvis, American engineer and astronaut
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Jessica Jaymes, American pornographic actress
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Michael Jeter, American actor
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Steve Jobs, American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor
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Kristoff St. John, American actor
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Dennis Johnson, American professional basketball player
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Brian Jones, English musician and composer
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Carolyn Jones, American actress
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Janis Joplin, American singer
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Barbara Jordan, American lawyer, educator, politician and civil rights activist
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Richard Jordan, American actor
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Joey Jordison, American drummer
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Florence Griffith Joyner, American track and field athlete
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Raul Julia, Puerto Rican-American actor
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Grace Kelly
Madeline Kahn
Irrfan Khan
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Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Hawaiian singer
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Sarah Kane, English playwright
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Chris Kanyon, American professional wrestler
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Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, producer and director
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Andreas Katsulas, American actor
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Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian
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Grace Kelly, American actress
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Jack Kelly, American actor
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Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress
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Hevrin Khalaf, Syrian politician and activist
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Madeline Kahn, American actress, comedian and singer
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Irrfan Khan, Indian actor
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Jiah Khan, British-Indian actress and singer
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Daul Kim, South Korean model
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Hana Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler
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Freddie King, African-American blues guitarist and singer
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Martin Luther King Jr., African-American civil rights leader, recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize
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Rodney King, American author and activist
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Klaus Kinski, German actor
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Sam Kinison, American comedian
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Buddy Knox, American singer and songwriter
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Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer
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Toshihiko Koga, Japanese judoka
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Władysław Komar, Polish athlete
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Vladimir Komarov, Soviet cosmonaut
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Sylva Koscina, Yugoslav-born Italian actress
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Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist
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Zlatko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer and manager
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Sylvia Kristel, Dutch actress
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Anita Kulcsár, Hungarian handball player
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Kishore Kumar, Indian actor and playback singer
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Meena Kumari, Indian actress and poet
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Janusz Kusociński, Polish athlete
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Josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and manager
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Heath Ledger
Bruce Lee
Phil Lynott
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Ronald Lacey, English actor
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Alan Ladd, American actor
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Michael Landon, American actor
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Lev Landau, Russian physicist,
Nobel Prize laureate
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Jonathan Larson, American composer and playwright
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Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and writer
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Heath Ledger, Australian actor
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Brodie Lee, American professional wrestler
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Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist
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Bruce Lee, Chinese-American martial artist and actor
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Dave Legeno, English actor
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Vivien Leigh, English actress
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John Lennon, English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist
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Johnny Lewis, American actor
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Reggie Lewis, American professional basketball player
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Shari Lewis, American ventriloquist, puppeteer
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Larry Linville, American actor
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Tommy Lister Jr., American actor
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Cleavon Little, American actor
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Sam Lloyd, American actor
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Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager
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Carole Lombard, American actress
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Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby union player
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Lisa Lopes, American rapper
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Gyula Lóránt, Hungarian footballer and manager
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Peter Lorre, Hungarian-American actor
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Linda Lovelace, American pornographic actress
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Mitch Lucker, American singer
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Frankie Lymon, American singer
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Phil Lynott, Irish singer, musician, and songwriter
M
Bernie Mac
Norm Macdonald
Helen McCrory
George Michael
Mac Miller
Cory Monteith
Brittany Murphy
Charlie Murphy
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Madhubala, Indian actress
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Bernie Mac, American actor
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Jeanette MacDonald, American singer and actress
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Norm Macdonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor
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Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer
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Meredith MacRae, American actress and singer
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Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer
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Louis Malle, French film director, screenwriter and producer
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Moses Malone, American basketball player
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Jayne Mansfield, American actress
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Mickey Mantle, American professional baseball player
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Mary Mara, American actress
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Diego Maradona, Argentine footballer and coach
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Janet Margolin, American actor
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Bob Marley, Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician
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Steve Marriott, English musician
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Bruno Martini, French footballer
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Strother Martin, American actor
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Lee Marvin, American actor
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Ashley Massaro, American professional wrestler and model
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Naoki Matsuda, Japanese footballer
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Rik Mayall, English comedian, writer and actor
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Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter, guitarist
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Christa McAuliffe, American teacher and astronaut
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William C. McCool, American astronaut
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Linda McCartney, American photographer and musician
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Doug McClure, American actor
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Van McCoy, American musician
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Mindy McCready, American country singer
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Helen McCrory, English actress
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Hattie McDaniel, American actress
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Spanky McFarland, American actor
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Ronald McNair, American astronaut
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Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer
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Steve McQueen, American actor
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Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist
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Pietro Mennea, Italian athlete
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Freddie Mercury, British lead singer and pianist
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Thomas Merton, American author
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George Michael, English singer and songwriter
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Windell Middlebrooks, American actor
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Rod Milburn, American athlete
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Buddy Miles, American drummer
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Mac Miller, American rapper
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Jason Miller, American actor and playwright
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Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
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Taylor Mitchell, Canadian singer
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Sal Mineo, American actor
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Haruma Miura, Japanese actor and singer
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Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-born Brazilian singer and actress
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Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician
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Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler
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Marilyn Monroe, American actress, model, and singer
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Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and musician
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Ovidi Montllor, Spanish singer-songwriter and actor
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Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress
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Wes Montgomery, American jazz guitarist
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Ronnie Montrose, American guitarist
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Keith Moon, English drummer
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Gary Moore, Northern Irish musician and singer-songwriter
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Joanna Moore, American actress
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Trevor Moore, American comedian and actor
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Erin Moran, American actress
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Greg Morris, American actor
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Jim Morrison, American singer
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Vic Morrow, American actor
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Zero Mostel, American actor, comedian, and singer
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Camille Muffat, French swimmer
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Anna-Maria Müller, German athlete
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Audie Murphy, American soldier, actor, songwriter, and rancher
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Brittany Murphy, American actress
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Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian
N
Rudolf Nureyev
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Ricky Nelson, American actor and musician
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Nico, German singer, songwriter, musician, model, and actress
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Barbara Nichols, American actress
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Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter
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Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer
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Harry Nilsson, American musician
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Pedro Nolasco, Dominican boxer
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Bill Nunn, American actor
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Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer, choreographer
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Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper
O
Dolores O'Riordan
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Dan O'Bannon, American screenwriter
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Michael O'Hare, American actor
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Heather O'Rourke, American actress
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Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer
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Criss Oliva, American metal guitarist
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Susan Oliver, American actress
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Ellison Onizuka, American astronaut and engineer
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J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist
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Dolores O'Riordan, Irish musician, singer, and songwriter
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Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese musician
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Prince
Bill Paxton
Dražen Petrović
Luke Perry
Matthew Perry
Kelly Preston
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Peyo, Belgian comics artist
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Prince, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Geraldine Page, American actress
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Ron Palillo, American actor
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Robert Palmer, English singer
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Charlie Parker, American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Gram Parsons, American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist
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Jaco Pastorius, American jazz bassist
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Mark Pavelich, American ice hockey player
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Bill Paxton, American actor
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Walter Payton, American professional football player
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Bob Peck, English actor
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Kim Peek, American savant
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Lil Peep, American singer and rapper
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Elizabeth Peña, American actress
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Chris Penn, American actor
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Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter
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George Peppard, American actor
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Anthony Perkins, American actor
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Luther Perkins, American guitarist
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Frank Perry, American stage director and filmmaker
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Luke Perry, American actor
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Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor and comedian
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Dražen Petrović, Croatian professional basketball player
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Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist
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John Phillips, American singer-songwriter
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River Phoenix, American actor
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Jay Pickett, American actor
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Brian Pillman, American professional wrestler
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Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler and actor
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Jacques Plante, Canadian professional ice hockey player
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Dana Plato, American actress and model
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Jon Polito, American actor
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Alan G. Poindexter, American astronaut
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Basil Poledouris, American composer
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Anna Politkovskaya, American-born Russian journalist
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Lev Polugaevsky, Belarusian chess Grandmaster
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Doc Pomus, American singer and songwriter
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Pete Postlethwaite, English actor
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Cozy Powell, English drummer
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Dick Powell, American actor
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Tyrone Power, American actor
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Elvis Presley, American singer, musician and actor
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Kelly Preston, American actress
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Sean Price, American rapper
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Freddie Prinze, American comedian
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Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer
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Big Pun, American rapper
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Alex Pullin, Australian Olympic snowboarder
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R
Sushant Singh Rajput
Lance Reddick
Christopher Reeve
John Ritter
Naya Rivera
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Eddie Rabbitt, American musician
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Gilda Radner, American actress and comedian
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Gerry Rafferty, Scottish musician
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Deborah Raffin, American actress
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Mohammed Rafi, Indian playback singer, musician
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Puneeth Rajkumar, Indian actor and singer
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Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor
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František Rajtoral, Czech professional footballer
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Ilan Ramon, Israeli astronaut
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Dee Dee Ramone, American bassist
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Joey Ramone, American singer
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Johnny Ramone, American guitarist
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Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer
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Aldo Ray, American actor
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James Rebhorn, American actor
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Lance Reddick, American actor
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Otis Redding, American singer
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Donna Reed, American actress
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Jimmy Reed, American blues musician
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Oliver Reed, English actor
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Robert Reed, American actor
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Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist
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Christopher Reeve, American actor
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George Reeves, American actor
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Jim Reeves, American country singer
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Kate Reid, English actress
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Lee Remick, American actress
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Brent Renaud, American journalist
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Brad Renfro, American actor
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Judith Resnik, American astronaut
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Tommy Rettig, American actor
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José Antonio Reyes, Spanish footballer
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Randy Rhoads, American guitarist
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Fernando Ricksen, Dutch professional footballer
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Natasha Richardson, English actress
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Charlie Rich, American singer, songwriter, and musician
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Sally Ride, American astronaut and physicist
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Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter
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John Ritter, American actor
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Paul Ritter, English actor
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Jenni Rivera, Mexican-American singer-songwriter, producer and actress
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Naya Rivera, American actress, model and singer
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Marty Robbins, American singer, songwriter and racing driver
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Clifford Robinson, American professional basketball player
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Jackie Robinson, American professional baseball player
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David Rocastle, English footballer
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Charles Rocket, American actor, comedian
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Stuart Roosa, American astronaut
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Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer
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Paolo Rossi, Italian professional footballer
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Bob Ross, American painter, art instructor and television host
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Rick Rude, American professional wrestler
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David Ruffin, American singer
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Tim Russert, American journalist
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Wilma Rudolph, American athlete
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Yuri Ryazanov, Russian artistic gymnast
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Bob Saget
Randy Savage
Sam Simon
Gene Siskel
Anna Nicole Smith
Tom Sizemore
Donna Summer
Aaron Swartz
Patrick Swayze
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Selena, Mexican-born American singer
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Sócrates, Brazilian footballer
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Sridevi, Indian actress
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Sulli, South Korean actress, singer, and model
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Robin Sachs, English actor
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Taruni Sachdev, Indian actress
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Carl Sagan, American astronomer
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Bob Saget, American comedian, television presenter and actor
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Emiliano Sala, Argentine footballer
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Mark Salling, American actor
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Jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian professional footballer
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Corrie Sanders, South African professional boxer
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Cléber Santana, Brazilian professional footballer
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Dick Sargent, American actor
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Randy Savage, American professional wrestler
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Terry Sawchuk, Canadian hockey player
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Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress
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Vincent Schiavelli, Italian-American actor
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Maria Schneider, French actress
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Romy Schneider, German-French actress
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Adam Schlesinger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Chuck Schuldiner, American singer and guitarist
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Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer
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Dick Scobee, American pilot, engineer and astronaut
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Bon Scott, Australian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist
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Stuart Scott, American sportscaster and anchor
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Junior Seau, American professional football player
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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, American social theorist
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Elliot See, American astronaut
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Lhasa de Sela, American-born singer-songwriter
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Glenn Shadix, American actor
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Tupac Shakur, American rapper, songwriter, and actor
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Ray Sharkey, American actor
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Bob Shaw, Irish writer
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Lynn Shelton, American filmmaker
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Adrienne Shelly, American actress, film director and screenwriter
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Matthew Shepard, American murder victim
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Lisa Sheridan, American actress
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Sam Simon, American producer and philanthropist
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Don Simpson, American film producer
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Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress
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John Singleton, American film director
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Dingko Singh, Indian boxer
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Gene Siskel, American film critic and journalist
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Tom Sizemore, American actor
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Elisabeth Sladen, English actress
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Kimbo Slice, Bahamian-American mixed martial artist, boxer, wrestler and actor
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Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and television personality
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Davey Boy Smith, British professional wrestler
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Elliott Smith, American musician
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John Smith, American actor
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Mel Smith, English comedian and film director
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Michael J. Smith, American engineer and astronaut
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Ronnie Ray Smith, American athlete
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Samantha Smith, American schoolgirl activist
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Włodzimierz Smolarek, Polish footballer
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Valerie Solanas, American radical feminist and author
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Jack Soo, American actor
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Gary Speed, Welsh professional footballer and manager
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Joe Spinell, American actor
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Dusty Springfield, English pop singer
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Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Romanian fencer
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Layne Staley, American singer
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Sage Stallone, American actor, film director, producer, and distributor
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Mike Starr, American musician
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Jack Starrett, American actor
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Ueli Steck, Swiss rock climber and mountaineer
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Reeva Steenkamp, South African model
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Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban Olympic boxer
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Brody Stevens, American comedian and actor
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Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress
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J. Christopher Stevens, American diplomat and lawyer
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Payne Stewart, American golfer
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Susan Strasberg, American actress
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Joe Strummer, English musician
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Margaret Sullavan, American actress
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Donna Summer, American singer
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Frank Sutton, American actor
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Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer, and Internet hacktivist
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Patrick Swayze, American actor
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Jack Swigert, American astronaut
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Verne Troyer
Peter Tosh
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Test, Canadian professional wrestler
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The Rev, American musician
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William Talman, American actor
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Mitsuhisa Taguchi, Japanese footballer
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Sharon Tate, American actress and model
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Vic Tayback, American actor
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Sean Taylor, American professional football player
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Naftali Temu, Kenyan athlete
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Tammi Terrell, American singer–songwriter
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Michelle Thomas, American actress
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Johnny Thunders, American guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Pat Tillman, American professional football player
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Beatrice Tinsley, English astronomer
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Gherman Titov, Soviet cosmonaut
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Eddie Tolan, American athlete
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Roland Topor, French illustrator
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Peter Tosh, Jamaican reggae musician
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Mary Ellen Trainor, American actress
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Marie Trintignant, French actress
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Massimo Troisi, Italian actor, screenwriter, film director
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Roger Troutman, American funk musician
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Verne Troyer, American actor
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François Truffaut, French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, film critic
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Tom Tryon, American actor and novelist
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Kōkichi Tsuburaya, Japanese athlete
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Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer
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Conway Twitty, American musician
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James Michael Tyler, American actor
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Judy Tyler, American actress
U
Gaspard Ulliel
V
Sid Vicious
Hervé Villechaize
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Vanity, Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, model, and actress
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Vivek, Indian actor and comedian
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Viscera, American professional wrestler
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Luna Vachon, American-Canadian professional wrestler
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Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist
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Ritchie Valens, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Valeri Vasiliev, Russian ice hockey player
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Alexis Vastine, French boxer
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Vladimir Vasyutin, soviet cosmonaut
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Jim Varney, American actor, comedian, and writer
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Stevie Ray Vaughan, American guitarist
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Mariska Veres, Dutch singer
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Marieke Vervoort, Belgian wheelchair racer
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Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer
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Sid Vicious, English musician
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Martha Vickers, American actress
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Hervé Villechaize, French actor
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María de Villota, Spanish racing driver
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Dennis Viollet, English footballer
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Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast
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Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut
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Vladimir Vysotsky, Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor
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Paul Walker
Michael K. Williams
Robin Williams
Amy Winehouse
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Warrior, American professional wrestler
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Joseph A. Walker, American astronaut
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Paul Walker, American actor
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Robert Walker, American actor
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J. T. Walsh, American actor
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Little Walter, American blues musician, singer, and songwriter
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Andy Warhol, American artist, director, writer
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Dinah Washington, African-American jazz/blues singer
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Grover Washington Jr., American saxophonist
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Robert Webber, American actor
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Scott Weiland, American singer and musician
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Junior Wells, American harmonica player
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Mary Wells, American singer
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Dottie West, American singer
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Pernell Whitaker, American professional boxer
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Ed White, American astronaut
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Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor
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Clifton Williams, American astronaut
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Darrent Williams, American football player
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Guy Williams, American actor
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Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and musician
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Michael K. Williams, American actor
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Robin Williams, American actor and comedian
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Wesley Willis, American musician
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August Wilson, American playwright
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Carl Wilson, American musician, singer, and songwriter
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Dennis Wilson, American drummer
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Flip Wilson, American comedian and actor
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Jackie Wilson, American soul singer and performer
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Ricky Wilson, American musician
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Yvette Wilson, American actress and comedian
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Gary Winick, American filmmaker
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Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter
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Paul Winfield, American actor
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Natalie Wood, American actress
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Ben Woolf, American actor
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Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer and keyboardist
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Richard Wright, English keyboardist
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Juice Wrld, American rapper, singer, and songwriter
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Elizabeth Wurtzel, American writer and journalist
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Y
Anton Yelchin
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