American
| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
| Wynonna Judd |
Musician |
May 30, 1964 |
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| Wynton Marsalis |
Musician |
October 18, 1961 |
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| Xander Berkeley |
Actor |
December 6, 1958 |
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| Xavier Becerra |
Politician |
January 26, 1958 |
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| Yancy Butler |
Actress |
July 2, 1970 |
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| Yaphet Kotto |
Actor |
November 15, 1937 |
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| Yeardley Smith |
Actress |
July 3, 1964 |
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| Yehudi Menuhin |
Musician |
April 22, 1916 |
March 12, 1999 |
| Yo-Yo Ma |
Musician |
October 7, 1955 |
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| Yogi Berra |
Athlete |
May 12, 1925 |
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| Yoko Ono |
Artist |
February 18, 1933 |
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| Young Buck |
Musician |
March 15, 1981 |
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| Yul Brynner |
Actor |
July 11, 1915 |
October 10, 1985 |
| Yusef Lateef |
Musician |
October 9, 1920 |
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| Yvon Chouinard |
Businessman |
1938 |
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| Yvonne Craig |
Actress |
May 16, 1937 |
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| Zac Efron |
Actor |
October 18, 1987 |
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| Zac Hanson |
Musician |
October 22, 1985 |
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| Zach Braff |
Actor |
April 6, 1975 |
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| Zach Wamp |
Politician |
October 28, 1957 |
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| Zachary Scott |
Actor |
February 24, 1914 |
October 3, 1965 |
| Zachary Taylor |
President |
November 24, 1784 |
July 9, 1850 |
| Zack de la Rocha |
Musician |
January 12, 1970 |
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| Zakk Wylde |
Musician |
January 14, 1967 |
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| Zane Grey |
Author |
January 31, 1872 |
October 23, 1939 |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski |
Politician |
March 28, 1928 |
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| Zebulon Pike |
Soldier |
January 5, 1779 |
April 27, 1813 |
| Zelda Fitzgerald |
Writer |
July 24, 1900 |
March 10, 1948 |
| Zell Miller |
Politician |
February 24, 1932 |
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| Zerelda G. Wallace |
Activist |
August 6, 1817 |
March 19, 1901 |
| Zev Yaroslavsky |
Politician |
December 21, 1948 |
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| Zig Ziglar |
Author |
November 6, 1926 |
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| Zoe Lofgren |
Politician |
December 21, 1947 |
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| Zoe Saldana |
Actor |
June 19, 1978 |
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| Zoe Wanamaker |
Actress |
May 13, 1949 |
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| Zona Gale |
Playwright |
August 26, 1874 |
December 27, 1938 |
| Zooey Deschanel |
Actress |
January 17, 1980 |
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| Zora Neale Hurston |
Dramatist |
January 7, 1891 |
January 28, 1960 |