| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Max Abramovitz |
Architect |
23-May-1908 |
12-Sep-2004 |
Designed UN Headquarters |
| Muhal Richard Abrams |
Pianist |
19-Sep-1930 |
|
Levels and Degrees of Light |
| Franklin Pierce Adams |
Columnist |
15-Nov-1881 |
23-Mar-1960 |
New York columnist |
| Ken Adelman |
Diplomat |
9-Jun-1946 |
|
Deputy US Ambassador to the UN, 1981-83 |
| Paul Adelstein |
Actor |
29-Apr-1969 |
|
Prison Break |
| Lou Adler |
Business |
13-Dec-1933 |
|
Dunhill and Ode Records |
| John Agar |
Actor |
31-Jan-1921 |
7-Apr-2002 |
Sands of Iwo Jima |
| Milton Ager |
Songwriter |
6-Oct-1893 |
6-May-1979 |
Ain't She Sweet |
| Larry Agran |
Politician |
2-Feb-1945 |
|
Twice Mayor of Irvine, California |
| Jonathan Alter |
Columnist |
6-Oct-1957 |
|
Newsweek Senior Editor |
| Tom Amandes |
Actor |
9-Mar-1959 |
|
Dr. Harold Abbott on Everwood |
| Morey Amsterdam |
Actor |
14-Dec-1908 |
27-Oct-1996 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
| Merry Anders |
Actor |
22-May-1932 |
|
Young Fury |
| Elmer L. Andersen |
Politician |
17-Jun-1909 |
15-Nov-2004 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1961-63 |
| Gillian Anderson |
Actor |
9-Aug-1968 |
|
Scully on The X-Files |
| Regina M. Anderson |
Playwright |
21-May-1901 |
5-Feb-1993 |
Climbing Jacob's Ladder |
| Robert O. Anderson |
Business |
13-Apr-1917 |
2-Dec-2007 |
CEO of ARCO, 1966-86 |
| Stanley Andrews |
Actor |
28-Aug-1891 |
23-Jun-1969 |
Death Valley Days |
| Frank Annunzio |
Politician |
12-Jan-1915 |
8-Apr-2001 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1965-93 |
| Michael Anthony |
Bassist |
20-Jun-1954 |
|
Bassist for Van Halen |
| Lewis Arquette |
Actor |
14-Dec-1935 |
10-Feb-2001 |
Arquette patriarch |
| Patricia Arquette |
Actor |
8-Apr-1968 |
|
Ed Wood |
| John Ashcroft |
Government |
9-May-1942 |
|
US Attorney General, 2001-05 |
| Bill Ayers |
Activist |
1944 |
|
Weather Underground |
| Reiko Aylesworth |
Actor |
9-Dec-1972 |
|
Michelle Dessler on 24 |
| Barbara Bain |
Actor |
13-Sep-1931 |
|
Mission: Impossible and Space: 1999 |
| Bob Bain |
Musician |
26-Jan-1924 |
|
Rockin' Rollin' Strollin' |
| LaVern Baker |
Singer |
11-Nov-1929 |
10-Mar-1997 |
Jim Dandy |
| Bob Balaban |
Film Director |
16-Aug-1945 |
|
Parents |
| Adam Baldwin |
Actor |
27-Feb-1962 |
|
Animal Mother in Full Metal Jacket |
| Carl Ballantine |
Actor |
27-Sep-1922 |
|
Lester Gruber on McHale's Navy |
| Ike Barinholtz |
Actor |
18-Feb-1977 |
|
MADtv |
| Richard C. Barkley |
Diplomat |
23-Dec-1932 |
|
US Ambassador to East Germany, 1988-90 |
| Barbara Barrie |
Actor |
23-May-1931 |
|
Mrs. Barney Miller |
| George Barris |
Artist |
1925 |
|
Designed the 1966 Batmobile |
| Charlene Barshefsky |
Diplomat |
11-Aug-1950 |
|
US Trade Representative, 1997-2001 |
| Steve Bartman |
Victim |
c. 1977 |
|
Cubs fan grasped for wrong baseball |
| Herbert M. Baum |
Business |
6-Dec-1936 |
|
CEO of Dial Corporation, 2000-05 |
| Jennifer Beals |
Actor |
19-Dec-1963 |
|
Flashdance |
| Melissa Bean |
Politician |
22-Jan-1962 |
|
Congresswoman, Illinois 8th |
| John Beck |
Actor |
28-Jan-1943 |
|
Mark Graison on Dallas |
| Christopher B. Begley |
Business |
1952 |
|
CEO of Hospira |
| Rex Bell |
Actor |
16-Oct-1903 |
5-Jul-1962 |
Cowboy actor, Nevada politician |
| Ralph Bellamy |
Actor |
17-Jun-1904 |
29-Nov-1991 |
Trading Places |
| Jim Belushi |
Comic |
15-Jun-1954 |
|
According to Jim |
| John Belushi |
Actor |
24-Jan-1949 |
5-Mar-1982 |
Animal House |
| Tom Berenger |
Actor |
31-May-1949 |
|
Platoon |
| Alan Berg |
Radio Personality |
Jan-1934 |
18-Jun-1984 |
Murdered radio host |
| Yung Berg |
Rapper |
9-Sep-1985 |
|
Chicago rapper |
| Edgar Bergen |
Actor |
16-Feb-1903 |
30-Sep-1978 |
Radio's greatest ventriloquist |
| Shelley Berman |
Comic |
3-Feb-1926 |
|
Inside Shelley Berman |
| Michael Beschloss |
Historian |
30-Nov-1955 |
|
The Conquerors |
| Judy Biggert |
Politician |
15-Aug-1937 |
|
Congresswoman, Illinois 13th |
| Michael A. Bilandic |
Politician |
13-Feb-1923 |
16-Jan-2002 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1976-79 |
| Andrew Bird |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Jul-1973 |
|
The Mysterious Production of Eggs |
| Cathleen Black |
Business |
26-Apr-1944 |
|
President of Hearst Magazines |
| Michael Ian Black |
Actor |
12-Aug-1971 |
|
Stella |
| Harry Blackstone |
Magician |
27-Sep-1885 |
16-Nov-1965 |
Vaudeville illusionist |
| Rod Blagojevich |
Politician |
10-Dec-1956 |
|
Governor of Illinois |
| Rosa Blasi |
Actor |
19-Dec-1972 |
|
Lu on Strong Medicine |
| Tempestt Bledsoe |
Actor |
1-Aug-1973 |
|
Vanessa Huxtable on The Cosby Show |
| Mike Bloomfield |
Guitarist |
28-Jul-1943 |
15-Feb-1981 |
Guitarist, Paul Butterfield Blues Band |
| Sidney Blumenthal |
Government |
1948 |
|
Advisor to Bill Clinton |
| Samuel Bodman |
Government |
26-Nov-1938 |
|
US Secretary of Energy |
| Budd Boetticher |
Film Director |
29-Jul-1916 |
29-Nov-2001 |
Seven Men From Now |
| David Bohnett |
Business |
2-Apr-1956 |
|
GeoCities cofounder |
| Beulah Bondi |
Actor |
3-May-1888 |
1-Jan-1981 |
Make Way for Tomorrow |
| Alex Borstein |
Comic |
15-Feb-1971 |
|
Ms. Swan on MADtv |
| Tom Bosley |
Actor |
1-Oct-1927 |
|
Dad on Happy Days |
| Lisa Boyle |
Model |
6-Aug-1964 |
|
Cover of October 1995 Playboy |
| Robert A. Bradtke |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Croatia |
| Da Brat |
Rapper |
14-Apr-1974 |
|
Potty-mouthed rapper chick |
| Andre Braugher |
Actor |
1-Jul-1962 |
|
Det. Pembleton from Homicide |
| Carol Moseley Braun |
Politician |
16-Aug-1947 |
|
First black female US Senator |
| Anthony Braxton |
Jazz Musician |
4-Jun-1945 |
|
Inventive jazz multi-instrumentalist |
| Aurelia E. Brazeal |
Diplomat |
24-Nov-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to Ethiopia, 2002-05 |
| Edward A. Brennan |
Business |
16-Jan-1934 |
27-Dec-2007 |
CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1984-95 |
| Bob Bryar |
Drummer |
31-Dec-1979 |
|
Drummer for My Chemical Romance |
| Anne M. Burke |
Judge |
3-Feb-1944 |
|
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| W. Haydon Burns |
Politician |
17-Mar-1912 |
22-Nov-1987 |
Governor of Florida, 1965-67 |
| Edgar Rice Burroughs |
Novelist |
1-Sep-1875 |
19-Mar-1950 |
Tarzan |
| Dick Butkus |
Football |
9-Dec-1942 |
|
Middle linebacker, Chicago Bears |
| Louis B. Butler, Jr. |
Judge |
15-Feb-1952 |
|
Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court |
| Paul Butterfield |
Musician |
17-Dec-1942 |
4-May-1987 |
Paul Butterfield Blues Band |
| Juanita Bynum |
Religion |
16-Jan-1959 |
|
Pentecostal televangelist |
| Jane Byrne |
Politician |
24-May-1934 |
|
Mayor of Chicago, 1979-83 |
| Frank Caliendo |
Comic |
19-Jan-1974 |
|
MADtv |
| Louise Campbell |
Actor |
30-May-1911 |
5-Nov-1997 |
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back |
| Tom Campbell |
Politician |
14-Aug-1952 |
|
Congressman from California, 1995-2001 |
| Tony Canadeo |
Football |
5-May-1919 |
29-Nov-2003 |
The Gray Ghost of Gonzaga |
| Vincent Canby |
Critic |
27-Jul-1924 |
15-Sep-2000 |
Film/Theater Critic, The New York Times |
| Philip Caputo |
Author |
10-Jun-1941 |
|
A Rumor of War |
| Stephen Carley |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CEO, El Pollo Loco |
| Darleen Carr |
Actor |
12-Dec-1950 |
|
The Streets of San Francisco |
| Dan Castellaneta |
Actor |
29-Oct-1957 |
|
Voice of Homer Simpson |
| Thomas R. Cech |
Chemist |
8-Dec-1947 |
|
Proved enzyme role of RNA |
| Gene Cernan |
Astronaut |
14-Mar-1934 |
|
Last man on the moon (Apollo 17) |
| Exene Cervenka |
Singer |
1-Feb-1956 |
|
Vocalist for punk band X |
| Peter Cetera |
Singer/Songwriter |
13-Sep-1944 |
|
Lead singer, Chicago |
| John Chancellor |
Journalist |
14-Jul-1927 |
12-Jul-1996 |
NBC Nightly News anchor |
| Gene Chandler |
Singer |
6-Jul-1937 |
|
Duke of Earl |
| Raymond Chandler |
Author |
23-Jul-1888 |
26-Mar-1959 |
Invented hard-boiled detective novel |
| Maurice Cheeks |
Basketball |
8-Sep-1956 |
|
Head Coach, Philadelphia 76ers |
| Chris Chelios |
Hockey |
25-Jan-1962 |
|
Detroit Red Wings |
| Erwin Chemerinsky |
Scholar |
14-May-1953 |
|
Legal Scholar |
| Judy Chicago |
Artist |
20-Jul-1939 |
|
The Birth Project |
| Chip E |
Music Producer |
1966 |
|
Godfather of House |
| Anna Chlumsky |
Actor |
3-Dec-1980 |
|
My Girl |
| Sandra Cisneros |
Author |
20-Dec-1954 |
|
The House on Mango Street |
| Daniel Clark |
Actor |
14-Oct-1985 |
|
Degrassi: The Next Generation |
| Wesley Clark |
Military |
23-Dec-1944 |
|
Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000 |
| Hillary Clinton |
First Lady |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
US Senator from New York |
| Daniel Clowes |
Cartoonist |
14-Apr-1961 |
|
Eightball, Ghost World, David Boring |
| Lewis M. Collens |
Educator |
c. 1938 |
|
President of Illinois Tech, 1990-2007 |
| George Washington Collins |
Politician |
5-Mar-1925 |
8-Dec-1972 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1970-72 |
| Common |
Rapper |
1972 |
|
Jazz-rap performer |
| Douglas R. Conant |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Campbell Soup |
| Darlene Conley |
Actor |
18-Jul-1934 |
14-Jan-2007 |
The Bold and the Beautiful |
| George Connor |
Football |
21-Jan-1925 |
31-Mar-2003 |
Chicago Bears tackle, Hall of Famer |
| Robert Conrad |
Actor |
1-Mar-1935 |
|
Wild Wild West |
| Billy Corgan |
Musician |
17-Mar-1967 |
|
Lead singer of Smashing Pumpkins |
| Don Cornelius |
TV Personality |
27-Sep-1936 |
|
Soul Train |
| William Edward Cousins |
Religion |
20-Aug-1902 |
14-Sep-1988 |
Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1958-77 |
| James Gould Cozzens |
Novelist |
19-Aug-1903 |
9-Aug-1978 |
Guard of Honor |
| Daniel Crane |
Politician |
10-Jan-1936 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1979-85 |
| Phil Crane |
Politician |
3-Nov-1930 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1969-2005 |
| Michael Crichton |
Novelist |
23-Oct-1942 |
|
Jurassic Park |
| James W. Cronin |
Physicist |
29-Sep-1931 |
|
Time not necessarily reversible |
| James S. Crown |
Business |
25-Jun-1953 |
|
Henry Crown and Company |
| Lester Crown |
Business |
7-Jun-1925 |
|
CEO of Henry Crown & Co. |
| Susan Crown |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
VP at Henry Crown and Company |
| Homer S. Cummings |
Attorney |
30-Apr-1870 |
10-Sep-1956 |
US Attorney General, 1933-39 |
| Richard J. Daley |
Politician |
15-May-1902 |
20-Dec-1976 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1955-76 |
| Richard M. Daley |
Politician |
24-Apr-1942 |
|
Mayor of Chicago |
| William M. Daley |
Government |
8-Aug-1948 |
|
US Secretary of Commerce, 1997-2000 |
| Frankie Darro |
Actor |
22-Dec-1917 |
25-Dec-1976 |
The Phantom Empire |
| Justin Dart, Jr. |
Activist |
29-Aug-1930 |
22-Jun-2002 |
Father of the Americans with Disabilities Act |
| Andrew Davis |
Film Director |
21-Nov-1946 |
|
The Fugitive |
| Clifton Davis |
Actor |
4-Oct-1945 |
|
That's My Mama |
| Bruce DeMars |
Military |
3-Jun-1935 |
|
Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion |
| William Dembski |
Religion |
18-Jul-1960 |
|
Intelligent Design proponent |
| Bruce Dern |
Actor |
4-Jun-1936 |
|
Silent Running |
| Edward J. Derwinski |
Politician |
15-Sep-1926 |
|
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92 |
| Dennis DeYoung |
Singer/Songwriter |
18-Feb-1947 |
|
Former lead singer, Styx |
| Diablo Cody |
Author |
14-Jun-1978 |
|
Candy Girl |
| Philip K. Dick |
Novelist |
16-Dec-1928 |
2-Mar-1982 |
Blade Runner |
| Robert Sherwood Dillon |
Diplomat |
7-Jan-1929 |
|
US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1981-83 |
| Paul Dinello |
Comic |
28-Nov-1962 |
|
Geoffrey Jellineck on Strangers with Candy |
| Roy O. Disney |
Business |
24-Jun-1893 |
20-Dec-1971 |
Walt Disney's brother |
| Walt Disney |
Business |
5-Dec-1901 |
15-Dec-1966 |
Founder of Disney empire |
| Bernardine Dohrn |
Activist |
12-Jan-1942 |
|
Weather Underground leader |
| James L. Doti |
Educator |
26-Sep-1946 |
|
President of Chapman University |
| Mike Douglas |
Talk Show Host |
11-Aug-1925 |
11-Aug-2006 |
The Mike Douglas Show |
| Brian Doyle-Murray |
Comic |
31-Oct-1945 |
|
SNL |
| Adolph Dubs |
Diplomat |
4-Aug-1920 |
14-Feb-1979 |
US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1978-79 |
| Michael Clarke Duncan |
Actor |
10-Dec-1957 |
|
The Green Mile |
| Kevin Dunn |
Actor |
26-Feb-1956 |
|
American character actor |
| Nora Dunn |
Comic |
29-Apr-1952 |
|
SNL alumna |
| Finley Peter Dunne |
Author |
10-Jul-1867 |
24-Apr-1936 |
Creator of Mr. Dooley |
| Martin P. Durkin |
Government |
18-Mar-1894 |
19-Jan-1955 |
US Secretary of Labor 1953 |
| Christine Ebersole |
Actor |
21-Feb-1953 |
|
Rachel Gunn, RN |
| Dave Eggers |
Author |
1970 |
|
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius |
| Stuart Eizenstat |
Diplomat |
15-Jan-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to the EU, 1993-96 |
| Daniel Ellsberg |
Government |
7-Apr-1931 |
|
Pentagon Papers source |
| Rahm Emanuel |
Politician |
29-Nov-1959 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 5th |
| John Erlenborn |
Politician |
8-Feb-1927 |
30-Oct-2005 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1965-84 |
| Phil Everly |
Musician |
19-Jan-1939 |
|
The Everly Brothers |
| Patricia O. Ewers |
Educator |
22-Jul-1935 |
|
President of Pace University, 1990-2000 |
| Daniel A. Farber |
Educator |
16-Jul-1950 |
|
Retained by the People |
| Dennis Farina |
Actor |
29-Feb-1944 |
|
Ray Barboni in Get Shorty |
| Mimsy Farmer |
Actor |
28-Feb-1945 |
|
Hot Rods to Hell |
| James T. Farrell |
Novelist |
27-Feb-1904 |
22-Aug-1979 |
Studs Lonigan trilogy |
| Edwin Feulner |
Activist |
12-Aug-1941 |
|
Heritage Foundation founder |
| Lupe Fiasco |
Rapper |
16-Feb-1982 |
|
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor |
| Marshall Field III |
Business |
28-Sep-1893 |
8-Nov-1956 |
Founder of the Chicago Sun-Times |
| Mark Filip |
Government |
1966 |
|
US Deputy Attorney General |
| Karen Finley |
Artist |
1956 |
|
Yam-slathering performance artist |
| Bobby Fischer |
Chess Player |
9-Mar-1943 |
18-Jan-2008 |
Loony chess grandmaster |
| Thomas R. Fitzgerald |
Judge |
c. 1941 |
|
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| Michael Flanagan |
Politician |
9-Nov-1962 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1995-97 |
| Michael Flatley |
Dancer |
16-Jul-1958 |
|
Lord of the Dance |
| John Flynn |
Film Director |
14-Mar-1932 |
4-Apr-2007 |
Brainscan |
| Neil Flynn |
Actor |
13-Nov-1960 |
|
The Janitor on Scrubs |
| Betty Ford |
First Lady |
8-Apr-1918 |
|
Former First Lady, founded Betty Ford Center |
| Harrison Ford |
Actor |
13-Jul-1942 |
|
Han Solo in Star Wars |
| Bob Fosse |
Dancer |
23-Jun-1927 |
23-Sep-1987 |
Choreographer |
| Melvin Frank |
Screenwriter |
13-Aug-1913 |
13-Oct-1988 |
A Touch of Class |
| Kathleen Freeman |
Actor |
17-Feb-1919 |
23-Aug-2001 |
Gen. Burkhalter's sister |
| Paul Frees |
Actor |
22-Jun-1920 |
2-Nov-1986 |
The Man of a Thousand Voices |
| William Friedkin |
Film Director |
29-Aug-1935 |
|
The Exorcist |
| Jerome I. Friedman |
Physicist |
28-Mar-1930 |
|
Verified existence of quarks |
| Kinky Friedman |
Musician |
31-Oct-1944 |
|
Texas Jewboy |
| Francis Fukuyama |
Author |
27-Oct-1952 |
|
The End of History and the Last Man |
| John Wayne Gacy |
Criminal |
17-Mar-1942 |
10-May-1994 |
Twenty-eight boys in his crawlspace |
| Eddie Gaedel |
Baseball |
8-Jun-1925 |
18-Jun-1961 |
Dwarf MLB player |
| Christopher B. Galvin |
Business |
21-Mar-1950 |
|
CEO of Motorola, 1995-2003 |
| Mason Gamble |
Actor |
16-Jan-1986 |
|
Dennis the Menace |
| Jeff Garlin |
Actor |
5-Jun-1962 |
|
Jeff Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| Charles Gatewood |
Photographer |
1942 |
|
Photographer of the unusual |
| Mitzi Gaynor |
Actor |
4-Sep-1931 |
|
South Pacific |
| Jason Gedrick |
Actor |
7-Feb-1965 |
|
Promised Land |
| Larry Gelbart |
Film/TV Producer |
25-Feb-1928 |
|
M*A*S*H |
| Francis Cardinal George |
Religion |
16-Jan-1937 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Chicago |
| David Gerrold |
Novelist |
24-Jan-1944 |
|
The Martian Child |
| Malcolm Gets |
Actor |
28-Dec-1964 |
|
Caroline in the City |
| Georgie Anne Geyer |
Journalist |
2-Apr-1935 |
|
Foreign correspondent turned columnist |
| Sam Giancana |
Criminal |
24-May-1908 |
19-Jun-1975 |
Chicago Mafia boss, 1957-66 |
| Marla Gibbs |
Actor |
14-Jun-1931 |
|
Florence on The Jeffersons |
| George Gobel |
Comic |
20-May-1919 |
24-Feb-1991 |
Hollywood Square |
| Louise K. Goeser |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CEO of Ford Mexico |
| Albert Goldbarth |
Poet |
31-Jan-1948 |
|
The most prolific modern poet |
| Arthur J. Goldberg |
Judge |
8-Aug-1908 |
19-Jan-1990 |
Supreme Court Justice, 1962-65 |
| Arlene Golonka |
Actor |
23-Jan-1939 |
|
Millie Swanson in Mayberry RFD |
| Benny Goodman |
Jazz Musician |
30-May-1909 |
13-Jun-1986 |
Bespectacled jazz clarinettist |
| Shira D. Goodman |
Business |
c. 1961 |
|
EVP at Staples |
| Phil Gordon |
Politician |
18-Apr-1951 |
|
Mayor of Phoenix |
| Stuart Gordon |
Film Director |
11-Aug-1947 |
|
Re-Animator |
| Edward Gorey |
Author |
22-Feb-1925 |
15-Apr-2000 |
Amphigorey |
| Slade Gorton |
Politician |
8-Jan-1928 |
|
US Senator from Washington, 1981-2001 |
| Bonita Granville |
Actor |
2-Feb-1923 |
11-Oct-1988 |
These Three |
| Shecky Greene |
Comic |
8-Apr-1926 |
|
Chicago nightclub comic |
| Wilton D. Gregory |
Religion |
7-Dec-1947 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta |
| Charles B. Griffith |
Screenwriter |
23-Sep-1930 |
28-Sep-2007 |
Little Shop of Horrors |
| Mary Gross |
Actor |
25-Mar-1953 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
| Michael Gross |
Actor |
21-Jun-1947 |
|
The dad in Family Ties |
| Brandon Grove |
Diplomat |
8-Apr-1929 |
|
US Ambassador to Zaire, 1984-87 |
| John Gunther |
Journalist |
30-Aug-1901 |
29-May-1970 |
Inside Europe |
| Luis Gutierrez |
Politician |
10-Dec-1953 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 4th |
| Gary Gygax |
Inventor |
27-Jul-1938 |
4-Mar-2008 |
Responsible for Dungeons & Dragons |
| Jean Hagen |
Actor |
3-Aug-1923 |
29-Aug-1977 |
Singin' in the Rain |
| Kevin Hagen |
Actor |
3-Apr-1928 |
9-Jul-2005 |
Little House on the Prairie |
| George Halas |
Football |
2-Feb-1895 |
31-Oct-1983 |
Founder of the Chicago Bears |
| George Ellery Hale |
Astronomer |
29-Jun-1868 |
21-Feb-1938 |
Palomar Observatory founder, astronomer |
| Lani Hall |
Musician |
6-Nov-1948 |
|
The voice of Brasil '66 |
| Victor Halperin |
Film Director |
24-Aug-1895 |
17-May-1983 |
White Zombie |
| Dorothy Hamill |
Skating |
26-Jul-1956 |
|
Olympic figure skater, gold medal 1976 |
| Fred Hampton, Sr. |
Activist |
30-Aug-1948 |
4-Dec-1969 |
Black Panther leader assassinated by police |
| Herbie Hancock |
Jazz Musician |
12-Apr-1940 |
|
Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist |
| Daryl Hannah |
Actor |
3-Dec-1960 |
|
Splash |
| Lorraine Hansberry |
Playwright |
19-May-1930 |
12-Jan-1965 |
A Raisin in the Sun |
| Robert Hanssen |
Spy |
18-Apr-1944 |
|
Russian mole inside the FBI |
| John Marshall Harlan |
Judge |
20-May-1899 |
29-Dec-1971 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1955-71 |
| Jessica Harper |
Actor |
10-Oct-1949 |
|
Suspiria and My Favorite Year |
| Robin Harris |
Comic |
30-Aug-1953 |
18-Mar-1990 |
Bébé's Kids |
| Steve Harris |
Actor |
03-Dec-1965 |
|
The Practice |
| Wood Harris |
Actor |
17-Oct-1969 |
|
Avon Barksdale in The Wire |
| Dolores Hart |
Actor |
20-Oct-1938 |
|
Where the Boys Are |
| Donny Hathaway |
Singer |
1-Oct-1945 |
13-Jan-1979 |
Where Is The Love? |
| Sean Hayes |
Actor |
26-Jun-1970 |
|
Jack McFarland on Will & Grace |
| James J. Heckman |
Economist |
19-Apr-1944 |
|
Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior |
| Bobby "The Brain" Heenan |
Wrestling |
1-Nov-1940 |
|
Former pro wrestler, manager |
| Christie Hefner |
Business |
8-Nov-1952 |
|
CEO of Playboy, Hugh Hefner's daughter |
| Hugh Hefner |
Business |
9-Apr-1926 |
|
Founder of Playboy magazine |
| Rickey Henderson |
Baseball |
25-Dec-1958 |
|
Man of Steal |
| Marilu Henner |
Actor |
6-Apr-1952 |
|
Taxi |
| Paul B. Henry |
Politician |
9-Jul-1942 |
31-Jul-1993 |
Congressman from Michigan, 1985-93 |
| Seymour Hersh |
Journalist |
8-Apr-1937 |
|
Uncovered the My Lai Massacre |
| John P. Hiler |
Politician |
24-Apr-1953 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1981-91 |
| Mellody Hobson |
Business |
3-Apr-1969 |
|
President of Ariel Capital Management |
| Isabella Hoffman |
Actor |
11-Dec-1958 |
|
Capt. Russert on Homicide |
| Skip Homeier |
Actor |
5-Oct-1930 |
|
Halls of Montezuma |
| H. Robert Horvitz |
Scientist |
8-May-1947 |
|
Genetic regulation of organ development |
| Terrence Howard |
Actor |
11-Mar-1969 |
|
Hustle & Flow |
| Erica Hubbard |
Actor |
2-Jan-1979 |
|
Lincoln Heights |
| Jennifer Hudson |
Actor |
12-Sep-1981 |
|
Dreamgirls |
| Bonnie Hunt |
Actor |
22-Sep-1961 |
|
Life with Bonnie |
| Marsha Hunt |
Actor |
17-Oct-1917 |
|
Johnny Got His Gun |
| Michael P. Huseby |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
CFO of Cablevision |
| Henry Hyde |
Politician |
18-Apr-1924 |
29-Nov-2007 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1975-2007 |
| NO I.D. |
Musician |
? |
|
Hip-hop producer and artist |
| George Jackson |
Criminal |
23-Sep-1941 |
21-Aug-1971 |
Soledad Brother |
| Donald P. Jacobs |
Economist |
22-Jun-1927 |
|
Dean of the Kellogg School, 1975-2001 |
| Bill Janklow |
Politician |
13-Sep-1939 |
|
Congressman forgiven for manslaughter |
| James M. Jenness |
Business |
15-May-1946 |
|
CEO of Kellogg, 2005-06 |
| Donald Johanson |
Anthropologist |
28-Jun-1943 |
|
Discovered "Lucy" fossils |
| Nancy Johnson |
Politician |
5-Jan-1935 |
|
Congresswoman from Connecticut, 1983-2007 |
| Suzanne Nora Johnson |
Business |
14-May-1957 |
|
Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, 2004-07 |
| Howard P. Jones |
Diplomat |
2-Jan-1899 |
Sep-1973 |
US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1958-65 |
| Quincy Jones |
Music Producer |
14-Mar-1933 |
|
Musician, Composer, Producer |
| Rickie Lee Jones |
Musician |
8-Nov-1954 |
|
Chuck E's in Love |
| Sam J. Jones |
Actor |
12-Aug-1954 |
|
Flash Gordon |
| Stanley Jordan |
Guitarist |
31-Jul-1959 |
|
Touch-technique guitarist |
| Jon Jost |
Film Director |
16-May-1943 |
|
All the Vermeers in New York |
| Curtis Kamman |
Diplomat |
15-Jan-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Colombia, 1997-2000 |
| Arnold Kanter |
Government |
27-Feb-1945 |
|
Under Secy. of State for Political Affairs, 1991-93 |
| Bruce Karatz |
Business |
1945 |
|
CEO of KB Home, 1986-2006 |
| Fred Karlin |
Musician |
16-Jun-1936 |
26-Mar-2004 |
Won Oscar for For All We Know |
| Phil Karlson |
Film Director |
2-Jul-1908 |
12-Dec-1985 |
Walking Tall |
| Philip Kaufman |
Film Director |
23-Oct-1936 |
|
The Right Stuff |
| Edward J. Kelly |
Politician |
1-May-1876 |
20-Oct-1950 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1933-47 |
| R. Kelly |
Musician |
8-Jan-1967 |
|
Trapped In The Closet |
| Ethel Kennedy |
Relative |
11-Apr-1928 |
|
Robert F. Kennedy's widow |
| Patrick F. Kennedy |
Government |
? |
|
Under Secy. State, Management |
| Martin H. Kennelly |
Politician |
11-Aug-1887 |
29-Nov-1961 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1947-55 |
| James C. Kenny |
Diplomat |
c. 1954 |
|
US Ambassador to Ireland, 2003-06 |
| Joseph Kernan |
Politician |
8-Apr-1946 |
|
Governor of Indiana, 2003-05 |
| Otto Kerner |
Politician |
15-Aug-1908 |
9-May-1976 |
Governor of Illinois, 1961-68 |
| Brian Kerwin |
Actor |
25-Oct-1949 |
|
Murphy's Romance |
| T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh |
Actor |
13-Oct-1962 |
|
Tonya Baxter on That's So Raven |
| Richard Kiley |
Actor |
31-Mar-1922 |
5-Mar-1999 |
Man of La Mancha |
| Dorothy Kilgallen |
Columnist |
3-Jul-1913 |
8-Nov-1965 |
What's My Line? |
| Cleve L. Killingsworth |
Business |
5-Jun-1952 |
|
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts |
| James M. Kilts |
Business |
10-Feb-1948 |
|
CEO of Gillette, 2001-05 |
| Mark S. Kipnis |
Attorney |
c. 1949 |
|
Ex-Counsel of Hollinger International |
| Melvyn N. Klein |
Attorney |
c. 1941 |
|
GKH Partners LP |
| Douglas W. Kmiec |
Scholar |
24-Sep-1951 |
|
Constitutional scholar |
| Walter Koenig |
Actor |
14-Sep-1936 |
|
Chekov on Star Trek |
| Mort Kondracke |
Columnist |
28-Apr-1939 |
|
Tolerated by Fox, McLaughlin |
| Dave Kopay |
Football |
28-Jun-1942 |
|
The Dave Kopay Story |
| Harvey Korman |
Comic |
15-Feb-1927 |
29-May-2008 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
| Sidney Korshak |
Attorney |
6-Jun-1907 |
20-Jan-1996 |
The Mob's man in Hollywood |
| Gene Krupa |
Drummer |
15-Jan-1909 |
16-Oct-1973 |
Pioneering drummer |
| Mike Krzyzewski |
Basketball |
13-Feb-1947 |
|
Duke Head Coach |
| Irv Kupcinet |
Columnist |
31-Jul-1912 |
10-Nov-2003 |
Kup's Column |
| Mercedes Lackey |
Novelist |
24-Jun-1950 |
|
Valdemar series |
| Frankie Laine |
Singer |
30-Mar-1913 |
6-Feb-2007 |
Moonlight Gambler, Rawhide |
| Jessie Royce Landis |
Actor |
25-Nov-1896 |
2-Nov-1972 |
North by Northwest |
| John Landis |
Film Director |
3-Aug-1950 |
|
An American Werewolf in London |
| Sidney Lanfield |
Film Director |
30-Apr-1898 |
20-Jun-1972 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles |
| Sherry Lansing |
Business |
31-Jul-1944 |
|
Former Paramount executive |
| Ring Lardner, Jr. |
Playwright |
19-Aug-1915 |
31-Oct-2000 |
Screenwriter, M*A*S*H |
| Nella Larsen |
Novelist |
13-Apr-1891 |
30-Mar-1964 |
Quicksand |
| Johnny Lattner |
Football |
24-Oct-1932 |
|
Winner, 1953 Heisman Trophy |
| Fritz Leiber |
Author |
24-Dec-1910 |
5-Sep-1992 |
Ship of Shadows |
| Thomas Lennon |
Actor |
9-Aug-1970 |
|
Reno 911!, The State |
| Robert Z. Leonard |
Film Director |
7-Oct-1889 |
27-Aug-1968 |
The Divorcee |
| Richard A. Lerner |
Biologist |
28-Aug-1938 |
|
President, Scripps Research Institute |
| Edward H. Levi |
Government |
26-Jun-1911 |
7-Mar-2000 |
US Attorney General, 1975-77 |
| Daniel B. Levin |
Government |
4-Mar-1956 |
|
Justice Department attorney |
| Meyer Levin |
Novelist |
8-Oct-1905 |
9-Jul-1981 |
Compulsion |
| Marv Levy |
Football |
3-Aug-1925 |
|
NFL, CFL, and NCAA coach |
| Jennifer Lien |
Actor |
24-Aug-1974 |
|
Kes on Star Trek: Voyager |
| Susan L. Lindquist |
Biologist |
5-Jun-1949 |
|
Protein folding |
| Bill Lipinski |
Politician |
22-Dec-1937 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1983-2005 |
| Dan Lipinski |
Politician |
15-Jul-1966 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 3rd |
| Nils Lofgren |
Guitarist |
21-Jun-1951 |
|
Guitarist solo and with Bruce Springsteen |
| Richard Long |
Actor |
17-Dec-1927 |
21-Dec-1974 |
Jarrod Barkley on The Big Valley |
| Alison Lurie |
Novelist |
3-Sep-1926 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
| Robert Luskin |
Attorney |
21-Jan-1950 |
|
Karl Rove's lawyer |
| Fred Lynn |
Baseball |
3-Feb-1952 |
|
American League MVP 1975 |
| Bernie Mac |
Comic |
5-Oct-1957 |
9-Aug-2008 |
The Bernie Mac Show |
| Gary E. MacDougal |
Business |
c. 1936 |
|
CEO of Mark Controls, 1969-87 |
| Harriet MacGibbon |
Actor |
5-Oct-1905 |
8-Feb-1987 |
Mrs. Drysdale on Beverly Hillbillies |
| Amy Madigan |
Actor |
11-Sep-1950 |
|
Places in the Heart |
| Michael Madsen |
Actor |
25-Sep-1958 |
|
Reservoir dog Mr. Blonde |
| Virginia Madsen |
Actor |
11-Sep-1961 |
|
Dune to Sideways |
| Jock Mahoney |
Actor |
7-Feb-1919 |
14-Dec-1989 |
Yancy Derringer |
| Michael E. Malinowski |
Diplomat |
1948 |
|
US Ambassador to Nepal, 2001-04 |
| Dorothy Malone |
Actor |
30-Jan-1925 |
|
Written on the Wind |
| Irvin W. Maloney |
Business |
c. 1930 |
|
Dataproducts Corporation |
| Larry Manetti |
Actor |
23-Jul-1947 |
|
Rick on Magnum, P.I. |
| Michael Mann |
Film Director |
5-Feb-1943 |
|
Manhunter |
| Nick Manning |
Pornstar |
28-May-1967 |
|
Droppin' loads! |
| Joe Mantegna |
Actor |
13-Nov-1947 |
|
The Godfather Part III |
| Ray Manzarek |
Musician |
12-Feb-1939 |
|
Keyboardist for The Doors |
| Harry M. Markowitz |
Economist |
24-Aug-1927 |
|
Portfolio theory |
| Kenneth Mars |
Actor |
14-Apr-1936 |
|
The Producers |
| George E. Marshall |
Film Director |
29-Dec-1891 |
17-Feb-1975 |
Destry Rides Again |
| Joan Marshall |
Actor |
9-Jun-1931 |
28-Jun-1992 |
Homicidal |
| William Marshall |
Actor |
2-Oct-1917 |
8-Jun-1994 |
State Fair |
| R. Eden Martin |
Attorney |
1940 |
|
Former Partner, Sidley Austin |
| Mary Matalin |
Politician |
19-Aug-1953 |
|
Political creature |
| Scott M. Matheson |
Politician |
8-Jan-1929 |
7-Oct-1990 |
Governor of Utah, 1977-85 |
| Julian May |
Novelist |
10-Jul-1931 |
|
Galactic Milieu Trilogy |
| Curtis Mayfield |
Musician |
3-Jun-1942 |
26-Dec-1999 |
Superfly soundtrack |
| George L. Mazanec |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Vice Chairman of PanEnergy, 1989-96 |
| Chi McBride |
Actor |
23-Sep-1961 |
|
Steven Harper on Boston Public |
| Jenny McCarthy |
Model |
1-Nov-1972 |
|
Early-nineties Playboy model; Singled Out |
| Mike McCormack |
Football |
21-Jun-1930 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer, coach |
| Robert McCormick |
Business |
30-Jul-1880 |
1-Apr-1955 |
Xenophobe in the Tribune Tower |
| James McDermott |
Politician |
28-Dec-1936 |
|
Congressman, Washington 7th |
| James A. McDivitt |
Astronaut |
10-Jun-1929 |
|
Commander, Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 |
| Frances McDormand |
Actor |
23-Jun-1957 |
|
Fargo and Wonder Boys |
| Ronald A. McDougall |
Business |
12-Aug-1942 |
|
Brinker International, 1983-2004 |
| James D. McGee |
Diplomat |
1949 |
|
US Ambassador to Zimbabwe |
| Aaron McGruder |
Cartoonist |
29-May-1974 |
|
Boondocks comic strip |
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