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1. Taylor Miner (1999)

Instagram Star

Video content creating sensation who was making a couple videos here and there before one of them went viral. She then became more of a full-time Viner. She had more...

2. Linkmon99 (1999)

YouTube Star

YouTube gamer who is famous for his Linkmon99 channel. He has earned massive popularity there for his Roblox tutorials and montages, as well as Nintendo and PC gaming playthroughs. He has referred...

3. Brooke Stephenson (1991)

Pop Singer

American pop vocalist who had a breakout 2019 after landing a spot on Kelly Clarkson's team on season 17 of The Voice. She is building a following on her YouTube channel where...

4. Meso Sacred (1996)

YouTube Star

Content creator on YouTube well known for his reaction videos where he watches the Vines and musical.ly videos of the biggest names on the platforms.

5. Cody Buffinton (1994)

YouTube Star

Urban explorer who has gained more than 420,000 subscribers on his Exploring with Cody YouTube channel. He has accumulated his immense following by discovering abandoned buildings around the world.

6. Meg Resnikoff (1980)

YouTube Star

YouTube personality who is known as a member and co-founder of the WhatsUpMoms parenting YouTube channel. 

7. Samuel Morey (1970)

Entrepreneur

Engineer who worked on some of the earliest internal combustion steam engines for boats.

8. Kendra Monique Gilliams (1980)

Radio Host

Kendra Monique Gilliams is a famous Radio Host, who was born on May 7, 1980 in United States. Radio and TV show host who has co-hosted the Chicago Morning Show...

9. Henry Baldwin (1780)

Supreme Court Justice

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1830 to 1844.

10. Amos Bronson Alcott (1799)

Teacher

Amos Bronson Alcott is a famous Teacher, who was born on November 29, 1799 in United States. Transcendentalist figure known for his innovative educational methods and writings and his Utopian...

11. Theodore Dwight Weld (1803)

Non-fiction Author

Theodore Dwight Weld is a famous Non-Fiction Author, who was born on November 23, 1803 in United States. Nineteenth-century abolitionist, public speaker, and author. He is perhaps best remembered for...

12. William Strong (1808)

Supreme Court Justice

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1870 to 1880.

13. John C. Colt (1810)

Criminal

American clerk who was convicted of the 1842 murder of printer Samuel Adams and whose trial became the center of a New York media firestorm.

14. Stephen Johnson Field (1816)

Supreme Court Justice

Stephen Johnson Field is a famous Supreme Court Justice, who was born on November 4, 1816 in United States. Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from...

15. William A. Barstow (1813)

Politician

William A. Barstow is a famous Politician, who was born on September 13, 1813 in United States. Third Governor of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1856 who became a Union General...

16. Louis Harvey (1820)

Politician

After serving during the early 1860s as Wisconsin's Secretary of State, this Whig-turned-Republican Party politician became the seventh Governor of Wisconsin. After only three months in office, he drowned in...

17. Collis Potter Huntington (1821)

Entrepreneur

Collis Potter Huntington is a famous Entrepreneur, who was born on October 22, 1821 in United States. American entrepreneur who is considered one of the “Big Four” who built the...

18. Frederic Edwin Church (1826)

Painter

Frederic Edwin Church is a famous Painter, who was born on May 4, 1826 in United States. Remembered as a second-generation member of a 19th-century artistic movement known as the...

19. Hart Pease Danks (1834)

Composer

Hart Pease Danks is a famous Composer, who was born on April 6, 1834 in United States. Best known for composing the song Silver Threads Among the Gold from 1873....

20. George Miller Beard (1839)

Doctor

George Miller Beard is a famous Doctor, who was born on May 8, 1839 in United States. Connecticut-born neurologist best known for popularizing the medical term neurasthenia, used to describe...

21. Olin Levi Warner (1844)

Sculptor

Olin Levi Warner is a famous Sculptor, who was born on April 9, 1844 in United States. American sculptor and artist known for his striking bas relief portrait medallions and...

22. William Gillette (1853)

Movie Actor

Helped shape the image of the modern detective with his use of a deerstalker hat and curved pipe in his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes on stage in more than 1,300...

23. Reginald De Koven (1970)

Opera Singer

Best known for composing the song Oh Promise Me. He was also famous for his comic operas.

24. Edward Clark Potter (1857)

Sculptor

Edward Clark Potter is a famous Sculptor, who was born on November 26, 1857 in United States. American sculptor who made equestrian and animal statues and was elected to the...

25. JP Morgan Jr. (1867)

Entrepreneur

Like his famous father JP Morgan, he had a long career in finance, heading the New York-based Guaranty Trust bank. He also helped finance World War I, loaning millions of dollars...

26. Olafur Olafsson (1973)

Tv Actor

Icelandic-American actor known for his roles as Scott on Lady Dynamite and Credence Mason on Quarry. He's also starred in Icelandic shows like Trapped.

27. Henry Chandler Cowles (1970)

Biologist

Remembered for his early contributions to the field of ecology, Cowles is particularly known for important research he conducted at the Indiana Dunes. Also a botanist, he penned works titled...

28. Jackie Burns (1980)

Stage Actress

Actress who is perhaps most famous for playing Elphaba in the hit Broadway musical Wicked. She also starred in the Broadway production of Hairspray the Musical as well as off-Broadway productions of plays like...

29. Helen Hoyt (1887)

Poet

Connecticut-born poet whose poetry collections include Apples Here in My Basket, The Name of a Rose, and Poems of Amis. Her well-known individual poems include "Ellis Park," "Lamp Posts," and...

30. John Franklin Enders (1897)

Biologist

John Franklin Enders is a famous Biologist, who was born on February 10, 1897 in United States. Biomedical scientist who found the cure to the measles and was known as...

31. Michael O'Shea (1906)

Movie Actor

Remembered for his comedic roles in such 1940s films as Lady of Burlesque and The Eve of St. Mark, this 20th-century actor also starred in the 1950s NBC situation comedy...

32. Saunders Mac Lane (1909)

Mathematician

Saunders Mac Lane is a famous Mathematician, who was born on August 4, 1909 in United States. Mathematician who won the National Medal of Science for pioneering category theory, transforming...

33. Cassie De Pecol (1989)

Instagram Star

Instagram star who set the Guinness World Records for "Fastest time to visit all sovereign nations" and "Fastest time to visit all sovereign nations - Female." This took place between July 24,...

34. Amaryllis Rodriguez (1989)

Pop Singer

Top 100 finalist for season 13 of American Idol who was the first golden ticket recipient of season 13.

35. Joseph Alsop (1910)

Journalist

Political columnist for much of the middle part of the 20th century.

36. Abraham A. Ribicoff (1910)

Politician

Abraham A. Ribicoff is a famous Politician, who was born on April 9, 1910 in United States. Influential Senator from Connecticut who served for nearly 20 years, involving himself in...

37. Kathy Shea Mormino (1968)

Blogger

Kathy Shea Mormino is a famous Blogger, who was born on February 16, 1968 in United States. Blogger who goes by the name The Chicken Chick, she uses her social...

38. Jenille Taylor (1989)

Instagram Star

Instagram star who became known as the founder of JETA Hair Extensions, which prides itself in the most versatile, durable and reusable hair pieces made from 100% human hair. She...

39. Janet Huntington Brewster (1910)

Journalist

Janet Huntington Brewster is a famous Journalist, who was born on September 18, 1910 in United States. The wife of broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow, she became a broadcaster, herself,...

40. Emil Newman (1970)

Composer

Worked on more than 200 films and TV shows. He was nominated for an Academy Award for "Sun Valley Serenade" from 1941.

41. Roger Walcott Sperry (1913)

Doctor

Roger Walcott Sperry is a famous Doctor, who was born on August 30, 1913 in United States. A biologist who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his research into...

42. George Lowther (1913)

Screenwriter

Screenwriter who is best known for writing The Adventures of Superman, The United States Steel Hour, Armstrong Circle Theatre, and The Edge of Night, among others.

43. Saagar Ace (1996)

Pop Singer

Pop music performer and social media personality who is recognized for having been a part of the 2018 Boys Of Summer Tour. He has amassed more than 30,000 followers on his eponymous...

44. Shanira Tankard (1989)

Reality Star

Aspiring model who became a member of the famous Tankard family that stars on the reality series Thicker Than Water when she married Benjamin Tankard Jr.

45. April Kry (1989)

Country Singer

Country singer and songwriter who is best known for her single "Fireflies," which debuted on Radio Disney and became available on iTunes in September 2015.

46. Marissa Asal (1996)

Instagram Star

Portrait artist known for creating pencil, charcoal, and watercolor portraits of celebrities like Kate McKinnon, Lorde, Millie Bobby Brown, and countless other stars. She has also been known to do...

47. John Mehegan (1970)

Pianist

Jazz artist, lecturer, and critic whose career was hampered after he was an uncooperative witness for the House Un-American Activities Committee.

48. Jules Schroeder (1970)

Pop Singer

Inspirational singer and speaker known for combining a wide range of mediums from spoken word to soul in her music. She became a regular columnist for Forbes and began hosting...

49. Zebra Gamer (1996)

YouTube Star

YouTube gamer who is widely known for his Zebra Gamer channel. He has gained massive popularity there for his family-friendly gaming montages, playthroughs, and commentary for a variety of games,...

50. Les Elgart (1917)

Trumpet Player

Swing and jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He formed the Les & Larry Elgart Ensemble with his brother, Larry, and released nearly thirty recordings between 1954 and 1968.

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