1. Vinny Testaverde (1963)

Football Player

Quarterback for 21 seasons in the NFL who was selected first overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1987 NFL Draft. He is best remembered for his time with...

2. Amethyst Rose (2000)

Instagram Star

Instagram celebrity who became a sensation on the platform due to her physical resemblance to pop superstar Lady Gaga. 

3. Noah Hawley (1967)

Screenwriter

Most well known as the creator and show runner of the hit television adaptation Fargo. His career has also spanned work as the creator of The Unusuals and work as...

4. Matt Hunter (1998)

Pop Singer

Bilingual singer who released his debut EP Right Here, Right Now in 2013. He collaborated with Lele Pons on the 2018 song "Dicen." 

5. Venus Marquez (1999)

Instagram Star

Instagram star who's popular for her fandubs and selfies. She's netted over 100,000 followers on the platform. Her Instagram photo of her wearing a yellow outfit has over 60,000 views. 

6. Elle Winter (1970)

Pop Singer

Singer, songwriter, actress, and social media personality who is known for her appearance on Radio Disney's reality competition Next Big Thing. She is also widely known for her YouTube channel,...

7. Grace Fan Devito (1985)

Family Member

Professional actress and film producer known for appearing on the film Amboy as well as the series Jeff & Some Aliens. She is also known for her work as a...

8. Elizabeth Chan (1980)

Songwriter

Christmas music songwriter and record producer/composer who became CEO of Merry Bright Music record label. Her single "A Christmas Song" was Streamy Award-nominated for Best Original Song. 

9. Damien Wayans (1980)

TV Actor

Member of the comedic Wayans family who starred in the 2013 series, Second Generation Wayans.

10. Herman Melville (1819)

Novelist

A towering figure in American literature, Melville is the author of several seafaring tales, including "Billy Budd, Sailor," "Typee," and "Moby-Dick." He is also famous for shorter works such as...

11. Edmonia Lewis (1844)

Sculptor

New York-born artist whose career as a sculptor took her to Rome, Italy. Her famous sculptures include The Death of Cleopatra (more than 3,000 pounds and made of marble) and...

12. Jack Kesy (1986)

TV Actor

Television and film actor notable for his roles as Gabriel Bolivar in FX's The Strain and Roller in TNT's Claws. He portrayed Black Tom Cassidy in Deadpool 2 and Leon in Baywatch as well.

13. DB Woodside (1969)

TV Actor

Actor famous for his roles as Wayne Palmer in the FOX series 24 and as Principal Robin Wood on the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He played Colin, one of...

14. Merritt Wever (1980)

TV Actress

Won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013 for her role as Zoey Barkow in Nurse Jackie. She also played Tracey Abernathy in...

15. Peter Cooper Hewitt (1861)

Inventor

Creator of the first mercury-vapor lamp, a brighter and more durable light source, which was in popular use for decades after. He also developed and tested an early hydrofoil and...

16. Casey Labow (1986)

Movie Actress

Young supporting actress who had her breakout film role as Kate in Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and Part 2.

17. Christy Knowings (1980)

TV Actress

Star of Nickelodeon's sketch comedy series All That. She also played Yoko on the CJ and the Cloudy Nights sketches.

18. George Davis (1870)

Baseball Player

MLB infielder who played 20 seasons and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.

19. Clarence Shepard Day Jr. (1874)

Autobiographer

An American author, he is best known for his autobiographical trilogy of God and My Father (1932), Life With Father (1935), and Life with Mother (1937). His other works include...

20. Douglas Doty (1970)

Screenwriter

Oscar-winning screenwriter, most known for his films Two Kinds of Love (1920), Risky Business (1920), Beautifully Trimmed (1920), and Society Secrets (1921).

21. John Russell Pope (1874)

Architect

Designer of the Jefferson Memorial and the National Archives and Records Administration building in Washington, D.C. The first to be awarded the Rome Prize from the newly established American Academy...

22. James Truslow Adams (1878)

Novelist

Remembered best for his 1921 Pulitzer Prize-winning historical work The Founding of New England, Adams also penned the two-volume work The March of Democracy; the bestselling book Epic of America;...

23. Jacob Epstein (1880)

Sculptor

American-born British sculptor who was a pioneer of modern sculpture. He sculpted a statue of Jan Smuts in Parliament Square, London,

24. Azazel Jacobs (1980)

Screenwriter

Screenwriter best known for his work on such independent films as Terri and Momma's Man. He also directed and acted in the 2005 comedy The GoodTimesKid.

25. Malvina Hoffman (1885)

Sculptor

American sculptor and author who made life-size bronze sculptures of people, such as Martinique Woman, located in the Brooklyn Museum.

26. Fred Meyer (1886)

Entrepreneur

Famous as the founder of the Oregon-based Fred Meyer, Inc. superstores (which later merged with the Kroger grocery chain), Meyer pioneered the all-inclusive shopping experience.

27. Eugene O'Neill (1888)

Playwright

Irish American playwright who received both the Nobel Prize in Literature (1936) and four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama (1920, 1922, 1928, 1957). His most famous dramatic works include Anna Christie,...

28. Virginia Rappe (1891)

Movie Actress

American model and silent film actress who appeared in The Isle of Love and the 1916 film Paradise Garden.

29. Jack Foley (1891)

Sound Designer

Sound designer who pioneered "Foley Art" or the creation and addition of live sound effects to a film's picture in post-production. Individuals who practice this trade were subsequently called Foley...

30. Mabel Normand (1892)

Movie Actress

American actress who was also one of the first female writers, directors and producers in the film industry and appeared in Fatty and Mabel Adrift.

31. Jimmy Francis Durante (1893)

Comedian

Vaudeville comedian, pianist, and actor who was one of America's most popular personalities from the 1920s through the 1970s. He was well known for his big nose, which he called...

32. J.D. Salinger (1919)

Novelist

Famously reclusive American author of Catcher in the Rye, a controversial novel that paints a compelling picture of teenage disillusionment and alienation. His other literary works include a short story...

33. Jimmy Savo (1895)

Stage Actor

Stage actor and comedian who starred in the 1938 Broadway musical production of The Boys from Syracuse.

34. Willis Goldbeck (1970)

Screenwriter

Screenwriter whose credits include: Open All Night (1924), Mare Nostrum (1926), The Garden of Allah (1927), and The Enemy (1927).

35. David McCormack (1999)

Basketball Player

Former McDonald's All-American and collegiate center that enrolled at the University of Kansas as a freshman in 2018. In 2021, he was selected to the All-Big 12 Second-team and named the Big 12 Most...

36. Gertrude Berg (1899)

Screenwriter

American actress and screenwriter who won the Tony Award for Best Actress for 1959's A Majority of One.

37. George Raft (1901)

Movie Actor

He gained fame for starring in gangster films such as Scarface and Each Dawn I Die. He received additional recognition for his performances in They Drive by Night and Bolero....

38. David Burns (1901)

Stage Actor

American stage actor who received Tony Awards for his roles in Broadway productions of The Music Man and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. 

39. Paul Cadmus (1970)

Painter

Best remembered for his drawings and tempera paintings of male nudes, this socially aware, twentieth-century American artist worked primarily in the artistic genre of magic realism. His best-known works include...

40. J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904)

Physicist

Led America into the atomic era with his research into nuclear physics and supervision of the Los Alamos laboratories from the very beginning of the Manhattan Project. In 1953, after...

41. Erica Mena (1987)

Model

Model who gained reality fame on the second season of VH1's Love & Hip Hop: New York as well as a recurring role on Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami: Season 2. 

42. Paul Francis Webster (1907)

Songwriter

Oscar-winning songwriter of Love is a Many-Splendored Thing. He wrote many of Hollywood's biggest song hits.

43. Estee Lauder (1908)

Entrepreneur

Founder of the mega-cosmetics company Estee Lauder Cosmetics.

44. Lil Kim (1974)

Rapper

Pint-sized rap icon who has released many platinum albums and won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for her involvement in the hit song "Lady Marmalade." In...

45. Jack Gilford (1908)

Stage Actor

Tony-nominated actor who starred in such Broadway musicals as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Cabaret. His non-musical credits include roles in Sly Fox and...

46. Edgar Pangborn (1970)

Novelist

An American author of mystery, science fiction, and historical fiction, he most famously wrote Tales of a Darkening World: The Davy series. His other works include Good Neighbors and Other...

47. Isabel Rose (1968)

Pop Singer

American pop singer who is known for the 2010 album Swingin' from the Hip. She has also written a book called The J.A.P. Chronicles.

48. Brendan Oconnell (1968)

Painter

American artist who is best known for his paintings of Walmart interiors.

49. Rodger Berman (1968)

Business Executive

Famous as the president and CEO of the Rachel Zoe Digital Media, Inc. corporation. He has gained massive popularity alongside his wife Rachel Zoe in his appearances on the reality TV series...

50. Paulette Goddard (1910)

Movie Actress

Popular 1940s film actress who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role in So Proudly We Hail.