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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Basketball
16-Apr-1947   NBA records for most minutes, most points
E. Ross Adair
Politician
14-Dec-1907 5-May-1983 Congressman from Indiana, 1951-71
Ansel Adams
Photographer
20-Feb-1902 22-Apr-1984 Yosemite photographer
Iajuddin Ahmed
Head of State
1-Feb-1931 10-Dec-2012 President of Bangladesh. 2002-09
Emperor Akihito
Royalty
23-Dec-1933   Emperor of Japan
Sparky Anderson
Baseball
22-Feb-1934 4-Nov-2010 Reds and Tigers manager
Rocky Aoki
Business
9-Oct-1938 10-Jul-2008 Benihana founder
Neil Armstrong
Astronaut
5-Aug-1930 25-Aug-2012 First man on the Moon
Arthur Ashe
Tennis
10-Jul-1943 6-Feb-1993 First black man to win Wimbledon
Isaac Asimov
Author
2-Jan-1920 6-Apr-1992 Foundation
Victor G. Atiyeh
Politician
20-Feb-1923 20-Jul-2014 Governor of Oregon, 1979-87
Red Auerbach
Basketball
20-Sep-1917 28-Oct-2006 Boston Celtics coach
George Balanchine
Dancer
22-Jan-1904 30-Apr-1983 Choreographer co-founded NYC Ballet
Bill Ballance
Radio Personality
27-Oct-1918 23-Sep-2004 Shared naked pix of Dr. Laura
Barbara Bel Geddes
Actor
31-Oct-1922 8-Aug-2005 Miss Ellie on Dallas
Milton Berle
Comic
12-Jul-1908 27-Mar-2002 Mr. Television
Bobby Bland
Singer
27-Jan-1930 23-Jun-2013 Turn on Your Lovelight
Sherwood Boehlert
Politician
28-Sep-1936   Congressman from New York, 1983-2007
David Bohm
Physicist
20-Dec-1917 29-Oct-1992 Particle physicist
Ed Bradley
Journalist
22-Jun-1941 9-Nov-2006 60 Minutes
Joseph Brodsky
Poet
24-May-1940 28-Jan-1996 "Social parasite" turned Poet Laureate
J. Hyatt Brown
Business
c. 1937   Brown & Brown
Earle Bruce
Football
8-Mar-1931   OSU Head Coach, 1979-87
Frank R. Burns
Football
16-Mar-1928 14-Jul-2012 Rutgers Head Coach, 1973-83
William S. Burroughs
Author
5-Feb-1914 2-Aug-1997 Naked Lunch
Richard G. Butler
Activist
23-Feb-1918 8-Sep-2004 Founder of the Aryan Nations
Roger Caron
Criminal
12-Apr-1938 11-Apr-2012 Go-Boy! Memoirs of a Life Behind Bars
Johnny Carson
Talk Show Host
23-Oct-1925 23-Jan-2005 Longtime host of Tonight Show
Dana Carvey
Comic
2-Jun-1955   Saturday Night Live
Johnny Cash
Country Musician
26-Feb-1932 12-Sep-2003 The Man in Black
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Astronomer
19-Oct-1910 21-Aug-1995 Evolutionary stages of stars
Dick Cheney
Politician
30-Jan-1941   US Vice President, 2001-09
Clark Clifford
Government
25-Dec-1906 10-Oct-1998 US Secretary of Defense, 1968-69
Bill Clinton
Head of State
19-Aug-1946   42nd US President, 1993-2001
Ben Cohen
Business
18-Mar-1951   Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
Charlie Conerly
Football
19-Sep-1921 13-Feb-1996 NY Giants QB, 1948-61
Walter Cronkite
Journalist
4-Nov-1916 17-Jul-2009 America's most trusted newscaster
Johan Cruijff
Soccer
25-Apr-1947   Dutch football great
Javier Pérez de Cuellar
Government
19-Jan-1920   UN Secretary General, 1982-91
Clive Cussler
Author
15-Jul-1931   Raising the Titanic
Rodney Dangerfield
Comic
22-Nov-1921 5-Oct-2004 Never did get no respect
Severn Darden
Actor
9-Nov-1929 27-May-1995 Second City
Bob Denver
Actor
9-Jan-1935 2-Sep-2005 Gilligan on Gilligan's Island
Gerard Depardieu
Actor
27-Dec-1948   Cyrano de Bergerac
Richard DeVos
Business
4-Mar-1926   Co-Founder of Amway
David Dinkins
Politician
10-Jul-1927   Mayor of New York City, 1989-93
Lesley-Anne Down
Actor
17-Mar-1954   The Bold and the Beautiful
Lee S. Dreyfus
Politician
20-Jun-1926 2-Jan-2008 Governor of Wisconsin, 1979-83
Patty Duke
Actor
14-Dec-1946   The Patty Duke Show
Michael Eisner
Business
7-Mar-1942   CEO of Disney, 1984-2005
Will Eisner
Cartoonist
6-Mar-1917 3-Jan-2005 Turned comic book authors into Sequential Artists
Stanley Elkin
Novelist
11-May-1930 31-May-1995 The Living End
John Fahey
Guitarist
28-Feb-1939 22-Feb-2001 The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
Federico Fellini
Film Director
20-Jan-1920 30-Oct-1993 La Dolce Vita
Ranulph Fiennes
Explorer
7-Mar-1944   World explorer
Eddie Fontaine
Singer
6-Mar-1927 13-Apr-1992 Rock-a-billy singer and character actor
Bob Fosse
Choreographer
23-Jun-1927 23-Sep-1987 Choreographer
Rich Galen
Pundit
21-Dec-1946   Republican hack-turned-pundit
Phil Gingrey
Politician
10-Jul-1942   Congressman, Georgia 11th
Jackie Gleason
Actor
26-Feb-1916 24-Jun-1987 Ralph Kramden in The Honeymooners
George Gobel
Comic
20-May-1919 24-Feb-1991 Hollywood Square
Andy Griffith
Actor
1-Jun-1926 3-Jul-2012 Laconic sheriff on The Andy Griffith Show
Thomas Guinzburg
Publisher
30-Mar-1926 8-Sep-2010 Former owner, Viking Press
Alexander Haig
Government
2-Dec-1924 20-Feb-2010 US Secretary of State, 1981-82
Leon Hart
Football
2-Nov-1928 24-Sep-2002 Winner, 1949 Heisman Trophy
Chick Hearn
Sports Journalist
27-Nov-1916 5-Aug-2002 Legendary basketball announcer
Robert A. Heinlein
Author
7-Jul-1907 8-May-1988 Starship Troopers
Jesse Helms
Politician
18-Oct-1921 4-Jul-2008 US Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003
Herblock
Cartoonist
13-Oct-1909 7-Oct-2001 Editorial Cartoonist, The Washington Post
Whitey Herzog
Baseball
9-Nov-1931   The White Rat
Rock Hudson
Actor
17-Nov-1925 2-Oct-1985 Ice Station Zebra
Punch Imlach
Hockey
15-Mar-1918 1-Dec-1987 NHL Coach, Hall of Famer
James Irwin
Astronaut
17-Mar-1930 8-Aug-1991 8th to walk on the Moon
Howard Keel
Actor
13-Apr-1919 7-Nov-2004 Clayton Farlow on Dallas
George Kennedy
Actor
18-Feb-1925   Airport, Naked Gun
Richard T. Kennedy
Diplomat
24-Dec-1919 11-Jan-1998 US Ambassador for Nuclear Energy Policy
Larry King
Talk Show Host
19-Nov-1933   Larry King Live
Les Kinsolving
Journalist
18-Dec-1927   WorldNetDaily
Henry Kissinger
Government
27-May-1923   US Secretary of State, 1973-77
Ed Koch
Politician
12-Dec-1924 1-Feb-2013 Mayor of New York City, 1978-89
Walter Koenig
Actor
14-Sep-1936   Chekov on Star Trek
Kris Kristofferson
Actor
22-Jun-1936   Me and Bobby McGee
Charles Kuralt
TV Personality
10-Sep-1934 4-Jul-1997 On the Road
Frankie Laine
Singer
30-Mar-1913 6-Feb-2007 Moonlight Gambler, Rawhide
Burt Lancaster
Actor
2-Nov-1913 20-Oct-1994 Elmer Gantry
Bob Lanier
Politician
10-Mar-1925 20-Dec-2014 Mayor of Houston, 1992-98
Peggy Lee
Singer
26-May-1920 21-Jan-2002 Is That All There Is?
Jim Lehrer
Journalist
19-May-1934   PBS NewsHour
David Letterman
Talk Show Host
12-Apr-1947   The Late Show
Larry Levenson
Business
c. 1936 23-Jan-1999 Founder of Plato's Retreat
Al Lewis
Actor
30-Apr-1923 3-Feb-2006 Grandpa on The Munsters
Sid Luckman
Football
21-Nov-1916 5-Jul-1998 Chicago Bears QB, Hall of Famer
Johnny Majors
Football
21-May-1935   College football coach
Lee Majors
Actor
23-Apr-1939   Six Million Dollar Man
Charlie Manuel
Baseball
4-Jan-1944   Manager, Philadelphia Phillies
Walter Matthau
Actor
1-Oct-1920 1-Jul-2000 Messy half of the Odd Couple
Rue McClanahan
Actor
21-Feb-1934 3-Jun-2010 Blanche on The Golden Girls
James A. Michener
Novelist
3-Feb-1907 16-Oct-1997 South Pacific
Doug Moe
Basketball
21-Sep-1938   Head Coach, Denver Nuggets, 1980-90
Orville Moody
Golf
9-Dec-1933 8-Aug-2008 Winner, 1969 US Open
Archie Moore
Boxing
13-Dec-1913 9-Dec-1998 The Old Mongoose
Dudley Moore
Comic
19-Apr-1935 27-Mar-2002 Arthur
Eric Morecambe
Comic
14-May-1926 28-May-1984 Morecambe and Wise
Walter Mossberg
Columnist
27-Mar-1947   Technology columnist, Wall Street Journal
Bill Moyers
Journalist
6-Jun-1934   NOW with Bill Moyers
George Hugh Niederauer
Religion
14-Jun-1936   Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco
Carroll O'Connor
Actor
2-Aug-1924 21-Jun-2001 Archie Bunker in All in the Family
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
Head of State
27-Dec-1926 9-Dec-2009 President of Costa Rica, 1978-82
Roy Orbison
Singer/Songwriter
23-Apr-1936 6-Dec-1988 Pretty Woman
K. T. Oslin
Country Musician
15-May-1941   Prominent country music singer
Turgut Özal
Head of State
13-Oct-1927 17-Apr-1993 8th President of Turkey
Kerry Packer
Business
17-Dec-1937 26-Dec-2005 Richest man in Australia
Vincent Pastore
Actor
14-Jul-1946   Big Pussy on The Sopranos
Les Paul
Guitarist
9-Jun-1915 13-Aug-2009 Electric guitar/multitrack recording pioneer
Regis Philbin
Talk Show Host
25-Aug-1931   Live with Regis & Kathie Lee and Kelly
Bum Phillips
Football
29-Sep-1923 18-Oct-2013 Coach of the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints
Jimmy Piersall
Baseball
14-Nov-1929   Crazy center fielder
Anthony Quinn
Actor
21-Apr-1915 3-Jun-2001 Zorba the Greek
Prince Rainier
Royalty
31-May-1923 6-Apr-2005 Monarch of Monaco, 1949-2005
Tony Randall
Actor
26-Feb-1920 18-May-2004 Felix Unger in The Odd Couple
Jerry Reed
Country Musician
20-Mar-1937 1-Sep-2008 When You're Hot, You're Hot
John Rigas
Business
14-Nov-1924   CEO of Adelphia, 1952-2002
Bobby Riggs
Tennis
25-Feb-1918 25-Oct-1995 Winner of 1939 Wimbledon
Dick Riordan
Politician
1-May-1930   Mayor of Los Angeles, 1993-2001
Marty Robbins
Country Musician
26-Sep-1925 8-Dec-1982 El Paso
Buddy Roemer
Politician
4-Oct-1943   Governor of Louisiana, 1988-92
Roy Rogers
Actor
5-Nov-1911 6-Jul-1998 Cowboy movie actor, rode Trigger
Jimmy Savile
Radio Personality
31-Oct-1926 29-Oct-2011 Jim'll Fix It
George A. Schaefer, Jr.
Business
17-May-1945   CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp, 1991-2007
Bo Schembechler
Football
1-Apr-1929 17-Nov-2006 Michigan Wolverines Head Coach, 1969-89
John Schlesinger
Film Director
16-Feb-1926 25-Jul-2003 Marathon Man
Avery Schreiber
Comic
9-Apr-1935 7-Jan-2002 Burns and Schreiber
Earl Scruggs
Musician
6-Jan-1924 28-Mar-2012 Bluegrass banjo pioneer
Rod Serling
Author
25-Dec-1924 28-Jun-1975 Creator of The Twilight Zone
Martin Sheen
Actor
3-Aug-1940   The West Wing
Carroll Shelby
Auto Racing
11-Jan-1923 10-May-2012 Racecar designer
Arlen Specter
Politician
12-Feb-1930 14-Oct-2012 US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1981-2011
John R. Stafford
Business
1937   CEO of American Home Products, 1986-2001
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Soccer
4-Jul-1926 7-Jul-2014 Real Madrid legend
Vic Tayback
Actor
6-Jan-1930 25-May-1990 Character actor, Papillon, etc
Studs Terkel
Author
16-May-1912 31-Oct-2008 Working
Dave Thomas
Business
2-Jul-1932 8-Jan-2002 Founder of Wendy's Hamburgers
Johnny Unitas
Football
7-May-1933 11-Sep-2002 The Golden Arm
Ken Venturi
Golf
15-May-1931 17-May-2013 Winner of 1964 US Open
Jack Welch
Business
19-Nov-1935   CEO of GE, 1981-2001
Dave Winer
Computer Programmer
2-May-1955   Co-Creator of RSS, Scripting News
Michael Winner
Film Director
30-Oct-1935 20-Jan-2013 Death Wish
Edward Woodward
Actor
1-Jun-1930 16-Nov-2009 The Equalizer
Chuck Woolery
Game Show Host
16-Mar-1941   The Love Connection, etc.
Boris Yeltsin
Head of State
1-Feb-1931 23-Apr-2007 First president of post-Soviet Russia
Marvin Zindler
Journalist
10-Aug-1921 29-Jul-2007 Houston reporter, KTRK-TV


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