| 1. | Dylan Thomas, (1914–53), poet | 91 |
| 2. | John F. Kennedy (1917–63), president | 88 |
| 3. | Rocky Marciano (1923–69), boxer | 82 |
| 4. | Malcolm X (1925–65), civil rights activist | 80 |
| 5. | Marilyn Monroe (1926–62), actress | 79 |
| 6. | Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara (1928–67), revolutionary leader | 77 |
| 7. | Anne Frank (1929–45), diarist | 76 |
| 8. | Martin Luther King, Jr (1929–68), clergyman and civil rights leader | 76 |
| 9. | James Dean (1931–55), actor | 74 |
| 10. | Sylvia Plath (1932–63), poet | 72 |
| 11. | Elvis Presley (1935–77), singer | 70 |
| 12. | John Lennon (1940–80), musician | 65 |
| 13. | Bruce Lee (1940–73), martial artist and actor | 65 |
| 14. | Otis Redding (1941–67), musician | 64 |
| 15. | Ritchie Valens (1941–59), singer | 64 |
| 16. | Jimi Hendrix (1942–70), musician | 63 |
| 17. | Janis Joplin (1943–70), singer | 62 |
| 18. | Jim Morrison (1943–71), musician | 62 |
| 19. | Bob Marley (1945–81), singer | 60 |
| 20. | Marc Bolan (1947–77), musician | 58 |
| 21. | John Belushi (1949–82), comedian | 56 |
| 22. | Douglas Adams (1952–2001), science fiction writer | 53 |
| 23. | Princess Diana (1961–97), royalty | 44 |
| 24. | Kurt Cobain (1967–94), musician | 38 |
| 25. | River Phoenix (1970–93), actor | 35 |
