| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Peter Abelard |
Philosopher |
1079 |
21-Apr-1142 |
French scholastic philosopher |
| Norm Abram |
TV Personality |
1950 |
|
Master carpenter, This Old House |
| Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá |
Politician |
13-Feb-1962 |
|
Governor of Puerto Rico |
| Lord Acton |
Historian |
10-Jan-1834 |
19-Jun-1902 |
British historian |
| Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña |
Government |
22-Apr-1952 |
|
Mexican Minister of the Interior, 2006-08 |
| Valdas Adamkus |
Head of State |
3-Nov-1926 |
|
President of Lithuania, 2004-09 |
| Don Adams |
Actor |
13-Apr-1926 |
25-Sep-2005 |
Maxwell Smart on Get Smart |
| Gerry Adams |
Politician |
6-Oct-1948 |
|
President of Sinn Fein |
| Joseph P. Addabbo |
Politician |
17-Mar-1925 |
10-Apr-1986 |
Congressman from New York, 1961-86 |
| David Addington |
Government |
22-Jan-1957 |
|
Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff |
| Hugh J. Addonizio |
Politician |
31-Jan-1914 |
2-Feb-1981 |
Mayor of Newark, 1962-70 |
| Konrad Adenauer |
Politician |
5-Jan-1876 |
19-Apr-1967 |
Chancellor of West Germany, 1949-61 |
| Joe Adonis |
Criminal |
22-Nov-1902 |
26-Nov-1971 |
Mafia boss, eventually deported |
| Pope Adrian I |
Religion |
? |
25-Dec-795 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 772-95 |
| Pope Adrian II |
Religion |
792 AD |
14-Dec-872 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 867-72 |
| Pope Adrian IV |
Religion |
c. 1100 |
1-Sep-1159 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1154-59 |
| Pope Adrian VI |
Religion |
2-Mar-1459 |
14-Sep-1523 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1522-23 |
| St. Agatha |
Religion |
? |
5-Feb-251 AD |
Patron saint of Catania |
| Pope Agatho |
Religion |
c. 577 AD |
10-Jan-681 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 678-81 |
| Mary Cunningham Agee |
Activist |
1951 |
|
The Nurturing Network |
| Phil Agee |
Spy |
19-Jul-1935 |
7-Jan-2008 |
Inside the Company: CIA Diary |
| Giovanni Agnelli |
Business |
13-Aug-1866 |
16-Dec-1945 |
Founder of Fiat |
| Maria Gaetana Agnesi |
Mathematician |
16-May-1718 |
9-Jan-1799 |
Instituzioni Analitiche |
| Christina Aguilera |
Singer |
18-Dec-1980 |
|
Genie in a Bottle |
| Bertie Ahern |
Head of State |
12-Sep-1951 |
|
Prime Minister of Ireland, 1997-2008 |
| Air Force Amy |
Pornstar |
c. 1965 |
|
Moonlite Bunny Ranch |
| Jessica Alba |
Actor |
28-Apr-1981 |
|
Dark Angel |
| Licia Albanese |
Singer |
22-Jul-1913 |
|
Operatic soprano, La Bohème |
| Isaac Albéniz |
Composer |
29-May-1860 |
18-May-1909 |
Iberia |
| Giulio Alberoni |
Religion |
21-May-1664 |
16-Jun-1752 |
Powerful Italo-Spanish cardinal |
| Albert I |
Royalty |
8-Apr-1875 |
17-Feb-1934 |
King of Belgium, 1909-34 |
| Prince Albert II |
Royalty |
14-Mar-1958 |
|
Sovereign Prince of Monaco |
| Tomaso Albinoni |
Composer |
8-Jun-1671 |
17-Jan-1751 |
Adagio in G minor |
| Joseph P. Albright |
Judge |
8-Nov-1938 |
20-Mar-2009 |
WV Supreme Court Justice, 2001-09 |
| Niceto Alcalá-Zamora |
Government |
6-Jul-1877 |
18-Feb-1949 |
1st President of the Second Spanish Republic |
| Alan Alda |
Actor |
28-Jan-1936 |
|
Capt. Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H |
| Ulisse Aldrovandi |
Naturalist |
11-Sep-1522 |
10-Mar-1605 |
Pioneering entomologist and naturalist |
| Pope Alexander II |
Religion |
? |
21-Apr-1075 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1061-73 |
| Pope Alexander III |
Religion |
c. 1105 |
30-Aug-1181 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1159-81 |
| Pope Alexander V |
Religion |
c. 1339 |
4-May-1410 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1409-10 |
| Pope Alexander VI |
Religion |
1-Jan-1431 |
18-Aug-1503 |
Divided the New World for Portugal, Spain |
| Pope Alexander VII |
Religion |
13-Feb-1599 |
22-May-1667 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1655-67 |
| Pope Alexander VIII |
Religion |
22-Apr-1610 |
1-Feb-1691 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1689-91 |
| Raúl Alfonsín |
Head of State |
13-Mar-1927 |
31-Mar-2009 |
President of Argentina, 1983-89 |
| Alfonso XII |
Royalty |
28-Nov-1857 |
25-Nov-1885 |
King of Spain, 1874-85 |
| Alfonso XIII |
Royalty |
17-May-1886 |
28-Feb-1941 |
King of Spain, 1902-31 |
| Angela Alioto |
Politician |
20-Oct-1949 |
|
San Francisco politician and pundit |
| Joseph Alioto |
Politician |
12-Feb-1916 |
29-Jan-1998 |
Mayor of San Franscisco, 1968-76 |
| Samuel Alito |
Judge |
1-Apr-1950 |
|
US Supreme Court Justice |
| William Allain |
Politician |
14-Feb-1928 |
|
Governor of Mississippi, 1984-88 |
| Chad Allen |
Actor |
5-Jun-1974 |
|
Matthew Cooper on Dr. Quinn |
| Fred Allen |
Comic |
31-May-1894 |
17-Mar-1956 |
Town Hall Tonight |
| Gracie Allen |
Actor |
26-Jul-1895 |
27-Aug-1964 |
Say goodnight Gracie |
| Red Allen |
Jazz Musician |
7-Jan-1908 |
17-Apr-1967 |
Jazz trumpeter |
| Richard V. Allen |
Government |
? |
|
Reagan National Security Advisor |
| Bobby Allison |
Auto Racing |
3-Dec-1937 |
|
Three-time winner of the Daytona 500 |
| Fernando Alonso |
Auto Racing |
29-Jul-1981 |
|
Spanish Formula 1 racer |
| Albrecht Altdorfer |
Painter |
c. 1480 |
12-Feb-1538 |
Giorgione of the North |
| Jason Altmire |
Politician |
7-Mar-1968 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 4th |
| Pedro de Alvarado |
Military |
c. 1495 |
4-Jul-1541 |
Spanish conqueror of Americas |
| Phil Alvarado |
Boxing |
18-Jan-1919 |
25-Dec-2003 |
Greatest amateur boxer ever |
| José Alvarez |
Sculptor |
1768 |
1827 |
Court sculptor to Ferdinand VII |
| Alois Alzheimer |
Doctor |
14-Jun-1864 |
19-Dec-1915 |
Alzheimer's Disease |
| Georges d'Amboise |
Religion |
1460 |
25-May-1510 |
Prime Minister under Louis XII |
| St. Ambrose |
Religion |
c. 340 AD |
4-Apr-397 AD |
Church Father, fought Arianism |
| Don Ameche |
Actor |
31-May-1904 |
6-Dec-1993 |
Trading Places |
| Bartolommeo Ammannati |
Architect |
18-Jun-1511 |
22-Apr-1592 |
Designed the Pitti Palace |
| Albert Anastasia |
Criminal |
26-Feb-1902 |
25-Oct-1957 |
Gambino crime boss |
| Rudolfo Anaya |
Author |
30-Oct-1937 |
|
Bless Me, Ultima |
| Toney Anaya |
Politician |
29-Apr-1941 |
|
Governor of New Mexico, 1983-87 |
| Giulio Andreotti |
Head of State |
14-Jan-1919 |
|
Six-time Prime Minister of Italy |
| Michael Andretti |
Auto Racing |
5-Oct-1962 |
|
Indy car racer |
| Ivo Andric |
Author |
9-Oct-1892 |
13-Mar-1975 |
The Bridge on the Drina |
| Pier Angeli |
Actor |
19-Jun-1932 |
10-Sep-1971 |
Tomorrow Is Too Late |
| Mother Angelica |
Religion |
20-Apr-1923 |
|
Roman Catholic evangelical nun |
| Fra Angelico |
Painter |
c. 1395 |
18-Feb-1455 |
Dominican friar and Florentine painter |
| Frank Annunzio |
Politician |
12-Jan-1915 |
8-Apr-2001 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1965-93 |
| Harry Lee Anstead |
Judge |
4-Nov-1937 |
|
Justice, Florida Supreme Court |
| Jerry Apodaca |
Politician |
3-Oct-1934 |
|
Governor of New Mexico, 1975-79 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas |
Religion |
1225 |
7-Mar-1274 |
Catholicism's leading theologian |
| Benigno Aquino |
Politician |
27-Nov-1932 |
21-Aug-1983 |
Philippine opposition leader |
| Denys Arcand |
Film Director |
25-Jun-1941 |
|
The Barbarian Invasions |
| Eddie Arcaro |
Jockey |
19-Feb-1916 |
14-Nov-1997 |
Two-time Triple Crown winner |
| Bill Archer |
Politician |
22-Mar-1928 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1971-2001 |
| Michael Arcuri |
Politician |
11-Jun-1959 |
|
Congressman, New York 24th |
| Gustavo Arellano |
Journalist |
c. 1979 |
|
ĦAsk a Mexican! |
| Pietro Aretino |
Author |
20-Apr-1492 |
21-Oct-1556 |
Sonetti lussuriosi |
| Dario Argento |
Film Director |
7-Sep-1940 |
|
Deep Red |
| Francis Arinze |
Religion |
1-Nov-1932 |
|
Congregation of Divine Worship |
| Ludovico Ariosto |
Poet |
8-Sep-1474 |
6-Jul-1533 |
Orlando Furioso |
| Jean-Bertrand Aristide |
Head of State |
15-Jul-1953 |
|
Twice overthrown president of Haiti |
| Paul Arizin |
Basketball |
9-Mar-1928 |
12-Dec-2006 |
Philadelphia Warriors |
| Richard Arlen |
Actor |
1-Sep-1898 |
28-Mar-1976 |
Island of Lost Souls |
| John Armstrong |
Politician |
25-Nov-1758 |
1-Apr-1843 |
US Secretary of War, 1813-14 |
| Karen Armstrong |
Author |
14-Nov-1944 |
|
A History of God |
| Desi Arnaz |
Actor |
2-Mar-1917 |
2-Dec-1986 |
Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy |
| Thomas Arundel |
Religion |
1353 |
19-Feb-1414 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1396-1414 |
| Juana de Asbaje |
Poet |
12-Nov-1651 |
17-Apr-1695 |
America's first feminist poet |
| Henry F. Ashurst |
Politician |
13-Sep-1874 |
31-May-1962 |
US Senator from Arizona, 1912-41 |
| Mary Astor |
Actor |
3-May-1906 |
25-Sep-1987 |
The Maltese Falcon |
| Prince of Asturias |
Royalty |
30-Jan-1968 |
|
Heir to the throne of Spain |
| King Athelstan |
Royalty |
c. 895 AD |
27-Oct-939 AD |
King of England, 924-39 AD |
| Charles Atlas |
Fitness Guru |
30-Oct-1892 |
23-Dec-1972 |
Former 97-pound weakling |
| Lee Atwater |
Politician |
27-Feb-1951 |
29-Mar-1991 |
RNC Chairman, 1988-90 |
| Eric Audé |
Actor |
5-Apr-1980 |
|
Dude Where's My Car? |
| St. Augustine |
Religion |
13-Nov-354 AD |
28-Aug-430 AD |
Confessions |
| St. Augustine of Canterbury |
Religion |
? |
26-May-604 AD |
First Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Augustus II |
Royalty |
12-May-1670 |
1-Feb-1733 |
King of Poland, Elector of Saxony |
| Augustus III |
Royalty |
17-Oct-1696 |
5-Oct-1763 |
Elector of Saxony, King of Poland |
| Steve Austria |
Politician |
12-Oct-1958 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 7th |
| Aventinus |
Historian |
4-Jul-1477 |
9-Jan-1534 |
Annals of Bavaria |
| Pedro Menéndez de Avilés |
Military |
15-Feb-1519 |
17-Sep-1574 |
Founder of St. Augustine, Florida |
| Amedeo Avogadro |
Physicist |
9-Aug-1776 |
9-Jul-1856 |
Avogadro's number |
| Dan Aykroyd |
Actor |
1-Jul-1952 |
|
Saturday Night Live, Dr. Detroit |
| Jose Maria Aznar |
Head of State |
25-Feb-1953 |
|
Prime Minister of Spain, 1996-2004 |
| Bruce Babbitt |
Politician |
27-Jun-1938 |
|
Governor of Arizona, 1978-87 |
| Anthony Babington |
Criminal |
24-Oct-1561 |
20-Sep-1586 |
Plotted to overthrow Elizabeth I |
| Joe Baca |
Politician |
23-Jan-1947 |
|
Congressman, California 43rd |
| Andrew Bacevich |
Historian |
1947 |
|
American Empire |
| Gaetano Badalamenti |
Criminal |
14-Sep-1923 |
29-Apr-2004 |
Don Tano, the Boss of Bosses |
| Bret Baier |
Journalist |
c. 1970 |
|
Fox News Channel anchor |
| Michael Baius |
Religion |
1513 |
16-Sep-1589 |
Belgian theologian |
| Vasco Nuñez de Balboa |
Explorer |
1475 |
12-Jan-1519 |
Discovered Pacific Ocean |
| John Baldacci |
Politician |
30-Jan-1955 |
|
Governor of Maine |
| Alesso Baldovinetti |
Painter |
14-Oct-1427 |
29-Aug-1499 |
15th c. Florentine painter |
| Alec Baldwin |
Actor |
3-Apr-1958 |
|
A Baldwin Brother |
| John Ball |
Naturalist |
20-Aug-1818 |
21-Oct-1889 |
Irish Alpinist |
| Anne Bancroft |
Actor |
17-Sep-1931 |
6-Jun-2005 |
Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate |
| Adolph Bandelier |
Anthropologist |
6-Aug-1840 |
18-Mar-1914 |
Native cultures of the American southwest |
| Antonio Banderas |
Actor |
10-Aug-1960 |
|
Feel the deadly poke of Zorro |
| Juanita P. Baranco |
Business |
19-Mar-1949 |
|
Baranco Automotive Group |
| Pedro Calderón de la Barca |
Playwright |
17-Jan-1600 |
25-May-1681 |
La Vida es Sueño |
| James A. Barcia |
Politician |
25-Feb-1952 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1993-2003 |
| Brigitte Bardot |
Actor |
28-Sep-1934 |
|
Voulez-vous danser avec moi? |
| Binnie Barnes |
Actor |
25-May-1903 |
27-Jul-1998 |
The Private Life of Henry VIII |
| Joseph M. Barr |
Politician |
28-May-1906 |
26-Aug-1982 |
Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1959-70 |
| Andrew C. Barrett |
Government |
14-Apr-1942 |
|
FCC Commissioner, 1989-96 |
| Colleen C. Barrett |
Business |
14-Sep-1944 |
|
President of Southwest Airlines |
| Tom Barrett |
Politician |
8-Dec-1953 |
|
Mayor of Milwaukee |
| Durão Barroso |
Head of State |
23-Mar-1956 |
|
European Commission President |
| Ethel Barrymore |
Actor |
15-Aug-1879 |
18-Jun-1959 |
None But the Lonely Heart |
| John Barrymore |
Actor |
14-Feb-1882 |
29-May-1942 |
Romeo and Juliet |
| John Drew Barrymore |
Actor |
4-Jun-1932 |
29-Nov-2004 |
High School Confidential! |
| Lionel Barrymore |
Actor |
28-Apr-1878 |
15-Nov-1954 |
Young Dr. Kildare |
| Sidney Barthelemy |
Politician |
17-Mar-1942 |
|
Mayor of New Orleans, 1986-94 |
| Maria Bartiromo |
Journalist |
11-Sep-1967 |
|
CNBC financial correspondent |
| Dewey F. Bartlett |
Politician |
28-Mar-1919 |
1-Mar-1979 |
Governor and Senator from Oklahoma |
| Jürgen Bartsch |
Criminal |
6-Nov-1946 |
28-Apr-1976 |
Teenaged homosexual serial killer |
| Rainer Barzel |
Politician |
20-Jun-1924 |
26-Aug-2006 |
CDU Chairman, 1971-73 |
| Georges Bataille |
Philosopher |
10-Sep-1897 |
8-Jul-1962 |
Histoire de l'oeil |
| Stephen Báthory |
Royalty |
27-Sep-1533 |
12-Dec-1586 |
King of Poland, 1575-86 |
| Charles Batteux |
Philosopher |
6-May-1713 |
14-Jul-1780 |
Les Beaux-Arts réduits |
| Charles Baudelaire |
Poet |
9-Apr-1821 |
31-Aug-1867 |
Les Fleurs du Mal |
| Baudouin I |
Royalty |
7-Sep-1930 |
31-Jul-1993 |
King of Belgium, 1951-93 |
| Mario Bava |
Film Director |
31-Jul-1914 |
27-Apr-1980 |
Black Sunday |
| Jennifer Beals |
Actor |
19-Dec-1963 |
|
Flashdance |
| Roy Bean |
Judge |
c. 1828 |
16-Mar-1903 |
Law West of the Pecos |
| Aubrey Beardsley |
Artist |
21-Aug-1872 |
16-Mar-1898 |
Leading late 19th c. English illustrator |
| Bob Beauprez |
Politician |
22-Sep-1948 |
|
Congressman from Colorado, 2003-07 |
| Garcelle Beauvais |
Actor |
26-Nov-1966 |
|
ADA Heywood on NYPD Blue |
| Xavier Becerra |
Politician |
26-Jan-1958 |
|
Congressman, California 31st |
| Thomas Becket |
Religion |
c. 1118 |
29-Dec-1170 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1162-70 |
| Henri Becquerel |
Physicist |
15-Dec-1852 |
25-Aug-1908 |
Discoverer of radioactivity |
| Venerable Bede |
Religion |
c. 672 AD |
25-May-735 AD |
Ecclesiastical History |
| Brian Bedford |
Actor |
16-Feb-1935 |
|
The School for Wives |
| Sybille Bedford |
Novelist |
16-Mar-1911 |
17-Feb-2006 |
A Favourite of the Gods |
| Auguste Beernaert |
Diplomat |
26-Jul-1829 |
6-Oct-1912 |
Belgian Prime Minister, Nobel recipient |
| Ludwig van Beethoven |
Composer |
17-Dec-1770 |
26-Mar-1827 |
Prominent composer |
| Brendan Behan |
Playwright |
9-Feb-1923 |
20-Mar-1964 |
The Hostage |
| Dominic Behan |
Playwright |
1929 |
3-Aug-1989 |
The Patriot Game |
| Michael Behe |
Biologist |
18-Jan-1952 |
|
Darwin's Black Box |
| Robert Bellarmine |
Religion |
4-Oct-1542 |
17-Sep-1621 |
Italian Cardinal and theologian |
| Joachim du Bellay |
Poet |
c. 1522 |
1-Jan-1560 |
French Pléiade poet |
| Giovanni Bellini |
Painter |
c. 1430 |
1516 |
Altarpiece with St Vincent Ferrar |
| Lorenzo Bellini |
Doctor |
3-Sep-1643 |
8-Jan-1704 |
Discovered kidney's Bellini Ducts |
| Vincenzo Bellini |
Composer |
3-Nov-1801 |
23-Sep-1835 |
I Puritani di Scozia |
| Andrés Bello |
Poet |
29-Nov-1781 |
15-Oct-1865 |
South American intellectual, poet |
| Maria Bello |
Actor |
18-Apr-1967 |
|
Dr. Anna Del Amico on ER |
| Hilaire Belloc |
Author |
27-Jul-1870 |
16-Jul-1953 |
The Bad Child's Book of Beasts |
| Jean-Paul Belmondo |
Actor |
9-Apr-1933 |
|
Itineraire d'un Enfant Gate |
| Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo |
Activist |
3-Feb-1948 |
|
Peace activist, Nobel Prize recipient |
| Eusebius J. Beltran |
Religion |
31-Aug-1934 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Oklahoma City |
| Pietro Bembo |
Scholar |
20-May-1470 |
18-Jan-1547 |
Prose della volgar lingua |
| William Bendix |
Actor |
14-Jan-1906 |
14-Dec-1964 |
The Life of Riley |
| Pope Benedict IX |
Religion |
? |
1056 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1033-48 |
| Pope Benedict XI |
Religion |
1240 |
7-Jul-1304 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1303-04 |
| Pope Benedict XII |
Religion |
? |
25-Apr-1342 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1334-42 |
| Pope Benedict XIII |
Religion |
2-Feb-1649 |
21-Feb-1730 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1724-30 |
| Pope Benedict XIV |
Religion |
31-Mar-1675 |
3-May-1758 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1740-58 |
| Pope Benedict XV |
Religion |
21-Nov-1854 |
22-Jan-1922 |
Sat out World War I |
| Pope Benedict XVI |
Religion |
16-Apr-1927 |
|
Roman Catholic Pontiff |
| James Gordon Bennett |
Publisher |
1-Sep-1795 |
1-Jun-1872 |
Founder, The New York Herald |
| Robert S. Bennett |
Attorney |
1939 |
|
Washington attorney |
| William Bennett |
Government |
31-Jul-1943 |
|
Former Drug Czar and gambling man |
| Chris Benoit |
Wrestling |
21-May-1967 |
25-Jun-2007 |
WWE wrestler, murder/suicide |
| Craig Benson |
Politician |
8-Oct-1954 |
|
Governor of New Hampshire, 2003-05 |
| Berengar of Tours |
Religion |
c. 999 AD |
10-Jan-1088 |
Early anti-transubstantiation theologian |
| Tom Berenger |
Actor |
31-May-1949 |
|
Platoon |
| Oscar Berger |
Head of State |
11-Aug-1946 |
|
President of Guatemala |
| Mary Kay Bergman |
Actor |
5-Jun-1961 |
11-Nov-1999 |
South Park |
| Silvio Berlusconi |
Head of State |
29-Sep-1936 |
|
Prime Minister of Italy |
| Gael García Bernal |
Actor |
30-Nov-1978 |
|
The Motorcycle Diaries |
| Georges Bernanos |
Novelist |
20-Feb-1888 |
5-Jul-1948 |
The Diary of a Country Priest |
| St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
Religion |
1090 |
20-Aug-1153 |
Reformed the Cistercian Order |
| Joseph Cardinal Bernardin |
Religion |
2-Apr-1928 |
14-Nov-1996 |
Archbishop of Chicago, 1982-96 |
| Richard O. Berndt |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Partner, Gallagher Evelius & Jones |
| Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Sculptor |
7-Dec-1598 |
28-Nov-1680 |
Baroque sculptor and architect |
| Daniel Berrigan |
Author |
9-May-1921 |
|
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine |
| John Berryman |
Poet |
25-Oct-1914 |
7-Jan-1972 |
Homage to Mistress Bradstreet |
| Valerie Bertinelli |
Actor |
23-Apr-1960 |
|
One Day at a Time |
| Mario Biaggi |
Politician |
26-Oct-1917 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1969-88 |
| Kenneth Bianchi |
Criminal |
22-May-1951 |
|
Half of the Hillside Strangler duo |
| Joseph Biden |
Politician |
20-Nov-1942 |
|
Vice President of the United States |
| Jason Biggs |
Actor |
12-May-1978 |
|
American Pie |
| Michael A. Bilandic |
Politician |
13-Feb-1923 |
16-Jan-2002 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1976-79 |
| Brian Bilbray |
Politician |
28-Jan-1951 |
|
Congressman, California 50th |
| James H. Bilbray |
Politician |
19-May-1938 |
|
Congressman from Nevada, 1987-95 |
| Thomas Bilney |
Religion |
c. 1495 |
19-Aug-1531 |
English martyr, influenced Latimer |
| James D. Bindenagel |
Diplomat |
30-Jun-1949 |
|
Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, 1999-2001 |
| William E. Bindley |
Business |
6-Oct-1940 |
|
Founder of Bindley Western Industries |
| Timothy Bishop |
Politician |
1-Jun-1950 |
|
Congressman, New York 1st |
| G. W. Bitzer |
Cinematographer |
21-Apr-1872 |
29-Apr-1944 |
The Birth of a Nation |
| Conrad Black |
Business |
25-Aug-1944 |
|
Rapacious newspaper mogul |
| Earl Blackwell |
Business |
3-May-1913 |
1-Mar-1995 |
Celebrity publicist |
| Cherie Blair |
First Lady |
23-Sep-1954 |
|
Wife of Tony Blair |
| Tony Blair |
Head of State |
6-May-1953 |
|
UK Prime Minister, 1997-2007 |
| Kathleen Blanco |
Politician |
15-Dec-1942 |
|
Governor of Louisiana |
| Brenda Blethyn |
Actor |
20-Feb-1946 |
|
Secrets & Lies |
| Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. |
Politician |
28-Jan-1932 |
|
Congressman from Virginia, 1981-2001 |
| Scott Bloch |
Government |
c. 1958 |
|
Office of Special Counsel |
| Peter Blute |
Politician |
28-Jan-1956 |
|
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1993-97 |
| Ann Blyth |
Actor |
16-Aug-1928 |
|
Mildred Pierce |
| Trajano Boccalini |
Author |
1556 |
16-Nov-1613 |
Ragguagli di Parnaso |
| John Boccieri |
Politician |
5-Oct-1969 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 16th |
| Giambattista Bodoni |
Publisher |
16-Feb-1740 |
29-Nov-1813 |
Italian printer |
| Sherwood Boehlert |
Politician |
28-Sep-1936 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1983-2007 |
| John Boehner |
Politician |
17-Nov-1949 |
|
House Majority Leader |
| William Boeing |
Business |
1-Oct-1881 |
28-Sep-1956 |
Founder of Boeing, United Airlines |
| Hale Boggs |
Politician |
15-Feb-1914 |
16-Oct-1972 |
Congressman from Louisiana, 1941-72 |
| Lindy Boggs |
Politician |
13-Mar-1916 |
|
Congresswoman from Louisiana, 1973-91 |
| Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. |
Attorney |
18-Sep-1940 |
|
Patton Boggs |
| John Bohlinger |
Politician |
21-Apr-1936 |
|
Lt. Governor of Montana |
| Arrigo Boito |
Composer |
24-Feb-1842 |
10-Jun-1918 |
Mefistofele |
| Emperor Bokassa I |
Royalty |
22-Feb-1921 |
3-Nov-1996 |
Central African Emperor |
| Edward Boland |
Politician |
1-Oct-1911 |
4-Nov-2001 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1953-89 |
| Mary Boland |
Actor |
28-Jan-1880 |
23-Jun-1965 |
Ruggles of Red Gap |
| Enrique Bolaños |
Head of State |
13-May-1928 |
|
President of Nicaragua |
| Jim Bolger |
Head of State |
31-May-1935 |
|
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1990-97 |
| Michael F. Bolin |
Judge |
c. 1948 |
|
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court |
| Heinrich Böll |
Novelist |
21-Dec-1917 |
16-Jul-1985 |
The Train Was On Time |
| Joseph Bologna |
Actor |
30-Dec-1934 |
|
Blame it on Rio |
| Edmund Bolton |
Historian |
c. 1575 |
c. 1633 |
Hypercritica |
| Erma Bombeck |
Columnist |
21-Feb-1927 |
22-Apr-1996 |
The Grass is Always Greener |
| Charles J. Bonaparte |
Government |
9-Jun-1851 |
28-Jun-1921 |
US Attorney General, 1906-09 |
| Rich Bond |
Government |
1950 |
|
RNC Chairman, 1992-93 |
| Giotto di Bondone |
Painter |
1267 |
8-Jan-1337 |
Preeminent 14th c. Italian Painter |
| David Bonior |
Politician |
6-Jun-1945 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1977-2003 |
| Sonny Bono |
Singer |
16-Feb-1935 |
5-Jan-1998 |
Moustached half of Sonny and Cher |
| Emilinha Borba |
Singer |
31-Aug-1921 |
3-Oct-2005 |
Queen of Brazilian Radio |
| Madeleine Bordallo |
Politician |
31-May-1933 |
|
Congresswoman, Guam |
| William D. Borders |
Religion |
9-Oct-1913 |
|
Archbishop of Baltimore, 1974-89 |
| Paris Bordone |
Painter |
1500 |
19-Jan-1571 |
Venetian Renaissance painter |
| Giovanni Alfonso Borelli |
Doctor |
28-Jan-1608 |
31-Dec-1679 |
De motu animalium |
| Cesare Borgia |
Religion |
Sep-1476 |
12-Mar-1507 |
Cardinal of Valencia |
| St. Francis Borgia |
Religion |
28-Oct-1510 |
30-Sep-1572 |
The canonized Borgia |
| Lucrezia Borgia |
Royalty |
18-Apr-1480 |
24-Jun-1519 |
Infamous poisoner |
| Ambrogio Borgognone |
Painter |
c. 1455 |
1524 |
Milanese Renaissance painter |
| Robert Bork |
Government |
1-Mar-1927 |
|
Fired Archibald Cox, later got himself borked |
| Robert Borski |
Politician |
20-Oct-1948 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1983-2003 |
| Brian Boru |
Royalty |
940 AD |
23-Apr-1014 |
High King of Ireland, 1002-14 |
| Frank Borzage |
Film Director |
23-Apr-1894 |
19-Jun-1962 |
A Farewell to Arms |
| Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich |
Astronomer |
18-May-1711 |
13-Feb-1787 |
Theoria philosophiae naturalis |
| Larry Bossidy |
Business |
5-Mar-1935 |
|
CEO of Honeywell |
| Giovanni Bottesini |
Musician |
22-Dec-1821 |
7-Jul-1889 |
Cristoforo Colombo |
| Sandro Botticelli |
Painter |
1-Mar-1445 |
17-May-1510 |
Florentine early Renaissance painter |
| Adolphe-William Bouguereau |
Painter |
30-Nov-1835 |
19-Aug-1905 |
The Abduction of Psyche |
| Jim Bowie |
Military |
10-Apr-1796 |
6-Mar-1836 |
Knife fighter, Alamo combatant |
| Charles Boyer |
Actor |
28-Aug-1899 |
26-Aug-1978 |
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
| Danny Boyle |
Film Director |
20-Oct-1956 |
|
Trainspotting |
| Lara Flynn Boyle |
Actor |
24-Mar-1970 |
|
Wayne's World |
| Peter Boyle |
Actor |
18-Oct-1935 |
12-Dec-2006 |
Young Frankenstein |
| Brent Bozell |
Activist |
14-Jul-1955 |
|
Media Research Center |
| Kevin Brady |
Politician |
11-Apr-1955 |
|
Congressman, Texas 8th |
| Robert Brady |
Politician |
7-Apr-1945 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 1st |
| Sonia Braga |
Actor |
8-Jun-1950 |
|
Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands |
| Pierre de Brantôme |
Historian |
c. 1540 |
15-Jul-1614 |
French historical writer, biographer |
| Donna Brazile |
Author |
15-Dec-1959 |
|
Al Gore's 2000 campaign manager |
| John Breaux |
Politician |
1-Mar-1944 |
|
US Senator from Louisiana, 1987-2005 |
| John G. Breen |
Business |
c. 1934 |
|
CEO of Sherwin-Williams, 1979-99 |
| L. Paul Bremer |
Government |
30-Sep-1941 |
|
Director of the Iraq Provisional Authority |
| Eileen Brennan |
Actor |
3-Sep-1932 |
|
Capt. Lewis on Private Benjamin |
| Joseph E. Brennan |
Politician |
2-Nov-1934 |
|
Governor of Maine, 1979-87 |
| William J. Brennan |
Judge |
25-Apr-1906 |
24-Jul-1997 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1956-90 |
| Jimmy Breslin |
Columnist |
17-Oct-1930 |
|
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight |
| Jordana Brewster |
Actor |
26-Apr-1980 |
|
The Faculty |
| Molly Corbett Broad |
Business |
1941 |
|
University Chancellor |
| Betty Broderick |
Criminal |
7-Nov-1947 |
|
Killed her husband, and his lover |
| James Broderick |
Actor |
7-Mar-1927 |
1-Nov-1982 |
Doug Lawrence on Family |
| John Brogden |
Politician |
28-Mar-1969 |
|
Disgraced Australian opposition leader |
| Timothy P. Broglio |
Religion |
22-Dec-1951 |
|
Archbishop of US Military Services |
| Pierce Brosnan |
Actor |
16-May-1951 |
|
Remington Steele, James Bond |
| Heywood Broun |
Journalist |
7-Dec-1888 |
18-Dec-1939 |
Muckraking reporter of the 1920s and '30s |
| Anthony G. Brown |
Politician |
21-Nov-1961 |
|
Lt. Governor of Maryland |
| Molly Brown |
Activist |
18-Jul-1867 |
26-Oct-1932 |
Unsinkable |
| Pat Brown |
Politician |
21-Apr-1905 |
16-Feb-1996 |
Governor of California, 1959-67 |
| Sam Brownback |
Politician |
12-Sep-1956 |
|
US Senator from Kansas |
| Anton Bruckner |
Composer |
4-Sep-1824 |
11-Oct-1896 |
Mass in D Minor |
| Pieter Brueghel |
Painter |
c. 1520 |
c. 1569 |
Fanciful Flemish painter |
| Alexander J. Brunett |
Religion |
17-Jan-1934 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Seattle |
| Ivan Brunetti |
Cartoonist |
3-Oct-1967 |
|
Schizo |
| Joseph L. Bruno |
Politician |
8-Apr-1929 |
|
NY Senate Majority Leader |
| John Bruton |
Head of State |
18-May-1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Ireland, 1994-97 |
| Mika Brzezinski |
Journalist |
2-May-1967 |
|
Co-Host, Morning Joe |
| Pat Buchanan |
Columnist |
2-Nov-1938 |
|
Crossfire |
| Lloyd Bucher |
Military |
1-Sep-1927 |
28-Jan-2004 |
Commander of USS Pueblo |
| James L. Buckley |
Politician |
9-Mar-1923 |
|
US Senator from New York, 1971-77 |
| William F. Buckley |
Columnist |
24-Nov-1925 |
27-Feb-2008 |
National Review |
| Daniel M. Buechlein |
Religion |
20-Apr-1938 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Indianapolis |
| Geneviève Bujold |
Actor |
1-Jul-1942 |
|
Coma |
| Whitey Bulger |
Criminal |
3-Sep-1929 |
|
One of the FBI's ten most wanted |
| Gerald Bull |
Inventor |
8-Mar-1928 |
22-Mar-1990 |
Supergun builder |
| John Bull |
Composer |
c. 1562 |
12-Mar-1628 |
English composer and organist |
| Jim Bunning |
Politician |
23-Oct-1931 |
|
US Senator from Kentucky |
| Anthony Burgess |
Novelist |
25-Feb-1917 |
25-Nov-1993 |
A Clockwork Orange |
| Hubert de Burgh |
Judge |
? |
1243 |
Chief Justiciar of England |
| Henry Burghersh |
Government |
1292 |
4-Dec-1340 |
Chancellor of England, 1328-30 |
| Anne M. Burke |
Judge |
3-Feb-1944 |
|
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| Chris Burke |
Actor |
26-Aug-1965 |
|
Corky on Life Goes On |
| Frank W. Burke |
Politician |
1-Jun-1920 |
29-Jun-2007 |
Mayor of Louisville, 1969-1973 |
| Raymond Leo Burke |
Religion |
30-Jun-1948 |
|
Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura |
| William R. Burleigh |
Business |
6-Sep-1935 |
|
CEO of EW Scripps, 1996-2000 |
| Dorsey Burnette |
Musician |
28-Dec-1932 |
19-Aug-1979 |
The Rock 'n Roll Trio |
| John Anthony Burns |
Politician |
30-Mar-1909 |
5-Apr-1975 |
Governor of Hawaii, 1962-74 |
| LeVar Burton |
Actor |
16-Feb-1957 |
|
La Forge on Star Trek: TNG |
| Richard de Bury |
Author |
24-Jan-1286 |
24-Apr-1345 |
Philobiblon |
| Francine Busby |
Politician |
3-Mar-1951 |
|
San Diego politician |
| Leo Buscaglia |
Author |
31-Mar-1924 |
11-Jun-1998 |
Dr. Hug |
| Hermann Busenbaum |
Religion |
1600 |
31-Jan-1668 |
Medulla theologiae moralis |
| Columba Bush |
Relative |
1953 |
|
Wife of Florida governor Jeb Bush |
| Jeb Bush |
Politician |
11-Feb-1953 |
|
Governor of Florida, 1999-2007 |
| Albert G. Bustamante |
Politician |
8-Apr-1935 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1985-93 |
| Alban Butler |
Author |
24-Oct-1710 |
15-May-1773 |
Lives of the Saints |
| Pierce Butler |
Judge |
17-Mar-1866 |
16-Nov-1939 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1923-39 |
| William Byrd |
Composer |
1543 |
4-Jul-1623 |
English madrigalist, composer |
| Brendan T. Byrne |
Politician |
1-Apr-1924 |
|
Governor of New Jersey, 1974-82 |
| Jane Byrne |
Politician |
24-May-1934 |
|
Mayor of Chicago, 1979-83 |
| Susan Bysiewicz |
Politician |
1961 |
|
Connecticut Secretary of State |
| John Cabot |
Explorer |
c. 1450 |
1499 |
Discovered North America |
| Sebastian Cabot |
Explorer |
1476 |
1557 |
16th century Italian/English explorer |
| St. Frances Xavier Cabrini |
Religion |
15-Jul-1850 |
22-Dec-1917 |
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart |
| Alvise Cadamosto |
Explorer |
1432 |
18-Jul-1488 |
Discovered Cape Verde islands |
| Jefferson Caffery |
Diplomat |
1-Dec-1886 |
13-Apr-1974 |
US Ambassador to Egypt, France, Brazil, Cuba |
| Nicolas Cage |
Actor |
7-Jan-1964 |
|
Leaving Las Vegas |
| James Cagney |
Actor |
17-Jul-1899 |
30-Mar-1986 |
New York tough guy |
| Thomas Cahill |
Author |
1940 |
|
How the Irish Saved Civilization |
| James M. Cain |
Novelist |
1-Jul-1892 |
27-Oct-1977 |
The Postman Always Rings Twice |
| Santiago Calatrava |
Architect |
28-Jul-1951 |
|
Designer of new WTC transit station |
| Felipe Calderón |
Head of State |
18-Aug-1962 |
|
President of Mexico |
| Sila Calderón |
Politician |
23-Sep-1942 |
|
Governor of Puerto Rico |
| Joseph Califano |
Government |
15-May-1931 |
|
Carter's HEW Secretary |
| Sonny Callahan |
Politician |
11-Sep-1932 |
|
Congressman from Alabama, 1985-2003 |
| Pope Callistus III |
Religion |
31-Dec-1378 |
6-Aug-1458 |
Posthumously vindicated Joan of Arc |
| Roberto Calvi |
Business |
13-Apr-1920 |
17-Jun-1982 |
Vatican banker who died mysteriously |
| Felix Perez Camacho |
Politician |
30-Oct-1957 |
|
Governor of Guam |
| Manuel Ávila Camacho |
Head of State |
24-Apr-1897 |
13-Oct-1955 |
President of Mexico, 1940-46 |
| J. Donald Cameron |
Politician |
14-May-1833 |
30-Aug-1918 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1877-97 |
| Luís de Camões |
Poet |
c. 1524 |
10-Jun-1580 |
Os Lusíadas |
| Dave Camp |
Politician |
9-Jul-1953 |
|
Congressman, Michigan 4th |
| Tommaso Campanella |
Philosopher |
5-Sep-1568 |
21-May-1639 |
La città del Sole |
| Gaspare Campari |
Business |
1828 |
1882 |
Founder of Gruppo Campari |
| Jack M. Campbell |
Politician |
10-Sep-1916 |
14-Jun-1999 |
Governor of New Mexico, 1963-67 |
| Edmund Campion |
Religion |
24-Jan-1540 |
1-Dec-1581 |
Jesuit martyr, hanged at Tyburn |
| Arsenio Martinez Campos |
Head of State |
14-Dec-1831 |
23-Sep-1900 |
Spanish Governor of Cuba |
| Canaletto |
Painter |
7-Oct-1697 |
19-Apr-1768 |
Venetian painter of views |
| John Candy |
Actor |
31-Oct-1950 |
4-Mar-1994 |
Uncle Buck |
| Joseph Canizaro |
Business |
1937 |
|
Real estate mogul |
| Stanislao Cannizzaro |
Chemist |
13-Jul-1826 |
10-May-1910 |
Atomic vs Molecular weights |
| Antonio Canova |
Sculptor |
1-Nov-1757 |
13-Oct-1822 |
Rejuvenated sculpture in Italy |
| Raoul G. Cantero III |
Judge |
1-Aug-1960 |
|
Justice, Florida Supreme Court |
| Maria Cantwell |
Politician |
13-Oct-1958 |
|
US Senator from Washington |
| Joseph Cao |
Politician |
13-Mar-1967 |
|
Congressman, Louisiana 2nd |
| Al Capone |
Criminal |
17-Jan-1899 |
25-Jan-1947 |
Scarface |
| John Cappelletti |
Football |
9-Aug-1952 |
|
Winner, 1973 Heisman Trophy |
| Frank Capra |
Film Director |
18-May-1897 |
3-Sep-1991 |
It's A Wonderful Life |
| Michael E. Capuano |
Politician |
9-Jan-1952 |
|
Congressman, Massachusetts 8th |
| Caravaggio |
Painter |
28-Sep-1573 |
18-Jul-1610 |
Temperamental painter |
| Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio |
Painter |
1495 |
1543 |
Italian frieze painter |
| Don Carcieri |
Politician |
16-Dec-1942 |
|
Governor of Rhode Island |
| Girolamo Cardano |
Doctor |
24-Sep-1501 |
21-Sep-1576 |
De Subtilitate |
| Ernesto Cardenal |
Poet |
20-Jan-1925 |
|
Liberation theologist, important Nicaraguan poet |
| Dennis Cardoza |
Politician |
31-Mar-1959 |
|
Congressman, California 18th |
| Giosuè Carducci |
Poet |
27-Jul-1835 |
16-Feb-1907 |
Odi barbare |
| Steve Carell |
Comic |
16-Aug-1962 |
|
Office manager at Dunder-Mifflin |
| David F. Cargo |
Politician |
13-Jan-1929 |
|
Governor of New Mexico, 1967-71 |
| António Óscar Carmona |
Head of State |
24-Nov-1869 |
18-Apr-1951 |
President of Portugal, 1926-51 |
| Lou Carnesecca |
Basketball |
5-Jan-1925 |
|
Longtime coach, St. John's University |
| Chris Carney |
Politician |
2-Mar-1959 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 10th |
| Princess Caroline |
Royalty |
23-Jan-1957 |
|
Daughter of Prince Rainier |
| Howie Carr |
Columnist |
17-Jan-1952 |
|
Boston Herald columnist, talk-radio host |
| Alexis Carrel |
Doctor |
28-Jun-1873 |
5-Nov-1944 |
Sutured blood vessels |
| José Carreras |
Singer |
5-Dec-1946 |
|
The third tenor |
| Luis Posada Carriles |
Terrorist |
c. 1928 |
|
Cuban terrorist in US custody |
| Leonora Carrington |
Painter |
6-Apr-1917 |
|
Last living Surrealist |
| Jim Carroll |
Author |
1-Aug-1950 |
|
The Basketball Diaries |
| Leo G. Carroll |
Actor |
25-Oct-1892 |
16-Oct-1972 |
Waverly on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. |
| Pat Carroll |
Actor |
5-May-1927 |
|
Make Room for Daddy |
| Frank Carson |
Comic |
11-Jun-1926 |
|
Irish comedian |
| Kit Carson |
Explorer |
24-Dec-1809 |
23-May-1868 |
Frontiersman and Indian agent |
| Kevin Carter |
Photographer |
13-Sep-1960 |
27-Jul-1994 |
Wanting A Meal |
| Edward P. Carville |
Politician |
14-May-1885 |
27-Jun-1956 |
Governor of Nevada, 1939-45 |
| James Carville |
Government |
25-Oct-1944 |
|
Clinton campaign strategist |
| Pablo Casals |
Cellist |
29-Dec-1876 |
22-Oct-1973 |
Spanish cellist and conductor |
| Roger Casement |
Activist |
1-Sep-1864 |
3-Aug-1916 |
Irish revolutionary, gay diarist |
| Bob Casey, Jr. |
Politician |
13-Apr-1960 |
|
US Senator from Pennsylvania |
| James V. Casey |
Religion |
22-Sep-1914 |
14-Mar-1986 |
Archbishop of Denver, 1967-86 |
| Robert P. Casey |
Politician |
9-Jan-1932 |
30-May-2000 |
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1987-95 |
| William Casey |
Spy |
13-Mar-1913 |
29-Jan-1987 |
CIA Director, 1981-87 |
| Pat Cash |
Tennis |
27-May-1965 |
|
Winner, 1987 Wimbledon |
| Rosanne Cash |
Country Musician |
24-May-1955 |
|
Rhythm and Romance |
| Brian Cashman |
Baseball |
3-Jul-1967 |
|
General Manager, NY Yankees |
| Casimir III |
Royalty |
1310 |
5-Nov-1370 |
King of Poland, 1333-70 |
| Casimir IV |
Royalty |
30-Nov-1427 |
7-Jun-1492 |
King of Poland, 1447-92 |
| Giovanni Domenico Cassini |
Astronomer |
8-Jun-1625 |
14-Sep-1712 |
Italo-French astronomer |
| Andrea del Castagno |
Painter |
c. 1400 |
19-Aug-1457 |
Florentine painter |
| Paul Castellano |
Criminal |
20-Jun-1915 |
16-Dec-1985 |
Gambino crime boss |
| Adriano Castellesi |
Religion |
c. 1460 |
c. 1521 |
Secretary to Pope Alexander VI |
| Michel de Castelnau |
Military |
1517 |
1592 |
French Ambassador to Elizabeth I |
| Giovanni Battista Casti |
Poet |
29-Aug-1724 |
5-Feb-1803 |
Novelle Galanti |
| Baldassare Castiglione |
Author |
6-Dec-1478 |
7-Feb-1529 |
Il Cortegiano |
| Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione |
Painter |
23-Mar-1609 |
5-May-1664 |
Italian pastoral painter |
| António Feliciano de Castilho |
Poet |
18-Jan-1800 |
18-Jun-1875 |
A noite de Castello |
| Cristóbal de Castillejo |
Poet |
1490 |
12-Jun-1556 |
Spanish poet, disliked Italian forms |
| Alonso de Castillo Solorzano |
Novelist |
1584 |
1648 |
Tardes Entretenidas |
| Mike Castle |
Politician |
2-Jul-1939 |
|
Congressman, Delaware |
| Raúl H. Castro |
Politician |
12-Jun-1916 |
|
Governor of Arizona, 1975-77 |
| St. Catherine of Alexandria |
Religion |
c. 3rd c. AD |
c. 4th c. AD |
Patron saint of virgins and nuns |
| Catherine of Aragon |
Royalty |
16-Dec-1485 |
7-Jan-1536 |
First wife of King Henry VIII |
| Catherine of Braganza |
Royalty |
25-Nov-1638 |
31-Dec-1705 |
Consort of English King Charles II |
| St. Catherine of Siena |
Religion |
25-Mar-1347 |
29-Apr-1380 |
Patron saint of Italy |
| Augustin-Louis Cauchy |
Mathematician |
21-Aug-1789 |
23-May-1857 |
Infinitesimals, theory of substitution groups |
| Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
Head of State |
15-Jul-1939 |
|
President of Portugal |
| Francesco Cavalli |
Composer |
14-Feb-1602 |
14-Jan-1676 |
Didone |
| Pietro Cavallini |
Painter |
c. 1250 |
1344 |
Early Italian Renaissance painter |
| Felice Cavallotti |
Politician |
6-Oct-1842 |
6-Mar-1898 |
Italian radical politician |
| Jerome P. Cavanagh |
Politician |
16-Jun-1928 |
27-Nov-1979 |
Mayor of Detroit, 1962-70 |
| Michael F. Cavanagh |
Judge |
21-Oct-1940 |
|
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court |
| James Caviezel |
Actor |
26-Sep-1968 |
|
Christ on a cross in Mel Gibson's Passion |
| Charles Cawley |
Business |
1941 |
|
Cofounder, MBNA Corporation |
| Don Cazayoux |
Politician |
17-Jan-1964 |
|
Congressman, Louisiana 6th |
| St. Cecilia |
Religion |
? |
c. 180 AD |
Patron saint of music, the blind |
| Camilo José Cela |
Author |
11-May-1916 |
17-Jan-2002 |
La familia de Pascual Duarte |
| Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr. |
Politician |
1941 |
4-Jul-2003 |
Ohio Attorney General, 1983-91 |
| Anthony J. Celebrezze |
Politician |
4-Sep-1910 |
29-Oct-1998 |
Mayor of Cleveland, 1954-61 |
| Pope Celestine I |
Religion |
? |
27-Jul-432 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 422-432 AD |
| Pope Celestine II |
Religion |
? |
8-Mar-1144 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1143-44 |
| Pope Celestine III |
Religion |
c. 1106 |
8-Jan-1198 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1191-98 |
| Pope Celestine IV |
Religion |
? |
10-Nov-1241 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1241 |
| Pope Celestine V |
Religion |
1215 |
19-May-1296 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1294 |
| Benvenuto Cellini |
Sculptor |
1-Nov-1500 |
13-Feb-1571 |
Florentine Mannerist goldsmith and sculptor |
| Paul Cellucci |
Politician |
24-Apr-1948 |
|
Governor of Massachusetts, 1997-2001 |
| Beatrice Cenci |
Criminal |
6-Feb-1577 |
11-Sep-1599 |
Italian beauty, murdered her father |
| Miguel de Cervantes |
Novelist |
29-Sep-1547 |
22-Apr-1616 |
Don Quixote |
| Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses |
Novelist |
c. 1585 |
1638 |
Poema trágico |
| Pablo de Céspedes |
Poet |
1538 |
26-Jul-1608 |
Spanish poet, painter, sculptor, etc. |
| Steve Chabot |
Politician |
22-Jan-1953 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1995-2009 |
| Henri, Comte de Chambord |
Royalty |
29-Sep-1820 |
24-Aug-1883 |
Pretender to the French throne |
| Philippe de Champaigne |
Painter |
26-May-1602 |
12-Aug-1674 |
Prolific French Baroque painter |
| Stockard Channing |
Actor |
13-Feb-1944 |
|
The First Lady on The West Wing |
| Bruce Chapman |
Government |
1934 |
|
Founder of the Discovery Institute |
| Ray Chapman |
Baseball |
15-Jan-1891 |
17-Aug-1920 |
Fatally hit by pitch |
| Charles J. Chaput |
Religion |
26-Sep-1944 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Denver |
| Charlemagne |
Royalty |
c. 747 AD |
28-Jan-814 AD |
Holy Roman Emperor |
| Charles II |
Royalty |
6-Nov-1661 |
1-Nov-1700 |
King of Spain, 1665-1700 |
| Charles III |
Royalty |
20-Jan-1716 |
14-Dec-1788 |
King of Spain, 1759-88 |
| Charles IV |
Royalty |
11-Nov-1748 |
20-Jan-1819 |
King of Spain, 1788-1808 |
| Charles IX |
Royalty |
27-Jun-1550 |
30-May-1574 |
King of France 1561-74 |
| Charles the Simple |
Royalty |
17-Sep-879 AD |
7-Oct-929 AD |
King of France, 898-922 |
| Charles X |
Royalty |
9-Oct-1757 |
6-Nov-1836 |
King of France, 1824-30 |
| Charles, duc d'Orléans |
Poet |
24-Nov-1394 |
4-Jan-1465 |
Medieval French courtly poet |
| King Charles II |
Royalty |
29-May-1630 |
6-Feb-1685 |
King of England 1660-85 |
| Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix |
Explorer |
29-Oct-1682 |
1-Feb-1761 |
Jesuit explorer of America |
| Charo |
Singer |
13-Mar-1941 |
|
Cuchi Cuchi |
| Pierre Charron |
Philosopher |
1541 |
16-Nov-1603 |
De la Sagesse |
| Alain Chartier |
Poet |
c. 1392 |
1449 |
La Belle Dame sans merci |
| François-René de Chateaubriand |
Author |
4-Sep-1768 |
4-Jul-1848 |
Génie du christianisme |
| Carlos Chávez |
Composer |
13-Jun-1899 |
2-Aug-1978 |
Sinfonía de Antígona |
| Cesar Chavez |
Labor Leader |
31-Mar-1927 |
23-Apr-1993 |
Mastermind of the California grape boycott |
| Dennis Chavez |
Politician |
8-Apr-1888 |
18-Nov-1962 |
US Senator from New Mexico, 1935-62 |
| Linda Chavez |
Activist |
17-Jun-1947 |
|
Neoconservative activist, pundit |
| Martin Chavez |
Politician |
1952 |
|
Mayor of Albuquerque |
| Luigi Cherubini |
Composer |
14-Sep-1760 |
15-Mar-1842 |
The Water Carrier |
| G. K. Chesterton |
Author |
29-May-1874 |
14-Jun-1936 |
The Man Who Was Thursday |
| Ben Chifley |
Head of State |
22-Sep-1885 |
13-Jun-1951 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1945-49 |
| Ming W. Chin |
Judge |
31-Aug-1942 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Jacques Chirac |
Head of State |
29-Nov-1932 |
|
President of France, 1995-2007 |
| Joaquim Chissano |
Head of State |
22-Oct-1939 |
|
President of Mozambique, 1986-2005 |
| Kate Chopin |
Novelist |
8-Feb-1851 |
22-Aug-1904 |
The Awakening |
| Chrétien de Troyes |
Poet |
fl. 1165-80 |
fl. 1165-80 |
Author of Arthurian romances |
| Jean Chrétien |
Head of State |
11-Jan-1934 |
|
Prime Minister of Canada, 1993-2003 |
| Christina of Sweden |
Royalty |
8-Dec-1626 |
16-Apr-1689 |
Crossdressing Queen of Sweden 1632-54 |
| Christine de Pizan |
Poet |
1364 |
c. 1430 |
Le Livre des trois vertus |
| St. John Chrysostom |
Religion |
c. 345 AD |
14-Sep-407 AD |
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople |
| Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
Head of State |
9-Dec-1920 |
|
President of Italy, 1999-2006 |
| Cimabue |
Painter |
c. 1240 |
1302 |
Florentine painter in the Byzantine style |
| Domenico Cimarosa |
Composer |
17-Dec-1749 |
1-Jan-1801 |
Il Matrimonio segreto |
| Gustavo Cisneros |
Business |
1945 |
|
Billionaire Venezuelan media mogul |
| Henry Cisneros |
Politician |
11-Jun-1947 |
|
Secretary of HUD, 1993-97 |
| Benjamin R. Civiletti |
Attorney |
17-Jul-1935 |
|
US Attorney General, 1979-81 |
| Donald D. Clancy |
Politician |
24-Jul-1921 |
12-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1961-77 |
| Tom Clancy |
Novelist |
12-Apr-1947 |
|
The Hunt for Red October |
| St. Clare |
Religion |
16-Jul-1194 |
11-Aug-1253 |
Founder of the Franciscan Nuns |
| Joe Clark |
Head of State |
5-Jun-1939 |
|
Prime Minister of Canada, 1979-80 |
| Mary Higgins Clark |
Novelist |
24-Dec-1929 |
|
A Stranger is Watching |
| Wesley Clark |
Military |
23-Dec-1944 |
|
Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000 |
| William P. Clark |
Government |
23-Oct-1931 |
|
US Secretary of the Interior, 1983-85 |
| Albert Claude |
Scientist |
23-Aug-1899 |
22-May-1983 |
Microstructure of the cell |
| Paul Claudel |
Poet |
6-Aug-1868 |
23-Feb-1955 |
French poet and diplomat |
| St. Clement I |
Religion |
fl. 1st c. AD |
fl. 1st c. AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 88-97 AD |
| Pope Clement II |
Religion |
? |
9-Oct-1047 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1046-47 |
| Pope Clement III |
Religion |
? |
20-Mar-1191 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1187-91 |
| Pope Clement IV |
Religion |
? |
29-Nov-1268 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1265-68 |
| Pope Clement IX |
Religion |
28-Jan-1600 |
9-Dec-1669 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1667-69 |
| Clement of Alexandria |
Religion |
c. 150 AD |
c. 215 AD |
Early Church Father |
| Pope Clement V |
Religion |
c. 1260 |
20-Apr-1314 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1305-14 |
| Pope Clement VI |
Religion |
1291 |
6-Dec-1352 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1342-52 |
| Pope Clement VII |
Religion |
26-May-1478 |
25-Sep-1534 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1523-34 |
| Pope Clement VIII |
Religion |
24-Feb-1536 |
5-Mar-1605 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1592-1605 |
| Pope Clement X |
Religion |
13-Jul-1590 |
22-Jul-1676 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1670-76 |
| Pope Clement XI |
Religion |
22-Jul-1649 |
19-Mar-1721 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1700-21 |
| Pope Clement XII |
Religion |
7-Apr-1652 |
6-Feb-1740 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1730-40 |
| Pope Clement XIII |
Religion |
7-Mar-1693 |
2-Feb-1769 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1758-69 |
| Pope Clement XIV |
Religion |
31-Oct-1705 |
22-Sep-1774 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1769-74 |
| Muzio Clementi |
Composer |
24-Jan-1752 |
10-Mar-1832 |
Gradus ad Parnassum |
| Miss Cleo |
Paranormal |
12-Aug-1962 |
|
Psychic fraud takes VISA, M/C |
| Rosemary Clooney |
Singer |
23-May-1928 |
29-Jun-2002 |
Come On-a My House |
| Charles I. Clough, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Merrill Lynch Investment Strategist, 1987-2000 |
| Imogene Coca |
Actor |
18-Nov-1908 |
2-Jun-2001 |
Your Show of Shows |
| Richard J. Codey |
Politician |
27-Nov-1946 |
|
Governor of New Jersey, 2004-06 |
| John Cardinal Cody |
Religion |
24-Dec-1907 |
25-Apr-1982 |
Archbishop of Chicago, 1965-82 |
| Paulo Coelho |
Novelist |
24-Aug-1947 |
|
The Alchemist |
| Tony Coelho |
Politician |
15-Jun-1942 |
|
Congressman from California, 1979-89 |
| George M. Cohan |
Composer |
3-Jul-1878 |
5-Nov-1942 |
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Jean-Baptiste Colbert |
Government |
29-Aug-1619 |
6-Sep-1683 |
Economic reformer under Louis XIV |
| Stephen Colbert |
Comic |
13-May-1964 |
|
The Colbert Report |
| Colette |
Novelist |
28-Jan-1873 |
3-Aug-1954 |
Gigi |
| Duane E. Collins |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Parker Hannifin, 1993-2001 |
| John F. Collins |
Politician |
1919 |
23-Nov-1995 |
Mayor of Boston, 1960-68 |
| Michael Collins |
Activist |
16-Oct-1890 |
22-Aug-1922 |
Irish Nationalist, spymaster |
| Pauline Collins |
Actor |
3-Sep-1940 |
|
Shirley Valentine |
| Susan Collins |
Politician |
7-Dec-1952 |
|
US Senator from Maine |
| Padraic Colum |
Novelist |
8-Dec-1881 |
11-Jan-1972 |
Wild Earth |
| St. Columba |
Religion |
7-Dec-521 AD |
9-Jun-597 AD |
Converted the Picts |
| Christopher Columbus |
Explorer |
1451 |
20-May-1506 |
Rediscovered the New World |
| Sean Connery |
Actor |
25-Aug-1930 |
|
James Bond |
| Harry Connick, Jr. |
Singer |
11-Sep-1967 |
|
Golden voiced singer/actor |
| Gerry Connolly |
Politician |
30-Mar-1950 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 11th |
| John T. Connor |
Business |
3-Nov-1914 |
6-Oct-2000 |
CEO of Allied Chemical, 1967-79 |
| Chuck Connors |
Actor |
10-Apr-1921 |
10-Nov-1992 |
The Rifleman |
| Joseph Conrad |
Author |
3-Dec-1857 |
3-Aug-1924 |
Heart of Darkness |
| Paul Conrad |
Cartoonist |
27-Jun-1924 |
|
Political cartoonist |
| Silvio O. Conte |
Politician |
9-Nov-1921 |
8-Feb-1991 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1959-91 |
| Tim Conway |
Actor |
15-Dec-1933 |
|
The Carol Burnett Show |
| Jackie Coogan |
Actor |
26-Oct-1914 |
1-Mar-1984 |
Uncle Fester in The Addams Family |
| Terence Cardinal Cooke |
Religion |
1-Mar-1921 |
6-Oct-1983 |
Archbishop of New York, 1968-83 |
| Gary Cooper |
Actor |
7-May-1901 |
14-May-1961 |
High Noon |
| Pete Coors |
Relative |
20-Sep-1946 |
|
Coors scion |
| Nicolaus Copernicus |
Astronomer |
19-Feb-1473 |
24-May-1543 |
Heliocentrist, De revolutionibus |
| Sheila Copps |
Politician |
27-Nov-1952 |
|
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1993-97 |
| Arcangelo Corelli |
Violinist |
17-Feb-1653 |
8-Jan-1713 |
Concerti Grossi |
| Carl Cori |
Scientist |
5-Dec-1896 |
20-Oct-1984 |
Catalytic conversion of glycogen |
| Gerty Cori |
Scientist |
15-Aug-1896 |
26-Oct-1967 |
Catalytic conversion of glycogen |
| Robert Cormier |
Author |
17-Jan-1925 |
02-Nov-2000 |
I am the Cheese |
| Pierre Corneille |
Playwright |
6-Jun-1606 |
1-Oct-1684 |
Le Cid |
| Chris Cornell |
Musician |
20-Jul-1964 |
|
Soundgarden frontman |
| Robert J. Cornell |
Politician |
16-Dec-1919 |
10-May-2009 |
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1975-79 |
| Francisco Vázquez de Coronado |
Explorer |
c. 1510 |
22-Sep-1554 |
Discovered the Grand Canyon |
| Rafael Correa |
Head of State |
6-Apr-1963 |
|
President of Ecuador |
| Correggio |
Painter |
Aug-1494 |
5-Mar-1534 |
Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine |
| Carol A. Corrigan |
Judge |
16-Aug-1948 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Mairead Corrigan |
Activist |
27-Jan-1944 |
|
Nobel Prize recipient |
| Jerome Corsi |
Activist |
31-Aug-1946 |
|
Co-Author, Unfit for Command |
| Bud Cort |
Actor |
29-Mar-1948 |
|
Harold in Harold and Maude |
| Hernando Cortes |
Explorer |
1485 |
2-Dec-1547 |
Spanish Conquistador, conquered Mexico |
| Francesco Cossiga |
Head of State |
26-Jul-1928 |
|
President of Italy, 1985-92 |
| Jim Costa |
Politician |
13-Apr-1952 |
|
Congressman, California 20th |
| Jerry Costello |
Politician |
25-Sep-1949 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 12th |
| Father Charles Coughlin |
Religion |
25-Oct-1891 |
27-Oct-1979 |
Radio opponent of FDR |
| William Courtenay |
Religion |
c. 1342 |
31-Jul-1396 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1381-96 |
| William Edward Cousins |
Religion |
20-Aug-1902 |
14-Sep-1988 |
Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1958-77 |
| Christopher Cox |
Politician |
16-Oct-1952 |
|
Chairman of the SEC |
| Phillip R. Cox |
Business |
1947 |
|
Cox Financial Corporation |
| William J. Coyne |
Politician |
24-Aug-1936 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1981-2003 |
| Jeanne Crain |
Actor |
25-May-1925 |
14-Dec-2003 |
20th Century Fox studio actress |
| Lorenzo di Credi |
Painter |
1459 |
1537 |
Florentine Renaissance painter |
| Santiago Creel |
Politician |
11-Dec-1954 |
|
President of the PAN Senate Delegation |
| Francesco Crispi |
Head of State |
4-Oct-1819 |
12-Aug-1901 |
Sicilian patriot, Italian premier |
| Bing Crosby |
Singer |
3-May-1903 |
14-Oct-1977 |
White Christmas |
| Joseph Crowley |
Politician |
16-Mar-1962 |
|
Congressman, New York 7th |
| Robert Crumb |
Cartoonist |
30-Aug-1943 |
|
Weirdo, Zap Comix |
| António Diniz da Cruz e Silva |
Poet |
1731 |
5-Oct-1799 |
Hyssope |
| Henry Cuellar |
Politician |
19-Sep-1955 |
|
Congressman, Texas 28th |
| Javier Pérez de Cuellar |
Government |
19-Jan-1920 |
|
UN Secretary General, 1982-91 |
| Xavier Cugat |
Musician |
1-Jan-1900 |
27-Oct-1990 |
The Rumba King |
| Kieran Culkin |
Actor |
30-Sep-1982 |
|
Brother of Macaulay Culkin |
| Macaulay Culkin |
Actor |
26-Aug-1980 |
|
Home Alone |
| Rory Culkin |
Actor |
21-Jul-1989 |
|
Kid in Signs |
| Andrew Cuomo |
Government |
6-Dec-1957 |
|
US HUD Secretary, 1997-2001 |
| Mario Cuomo |
Politician |
15-Jun-1932 |
|
Governor of New York, 1983-95 |
| Jane Curtin |
Actor |
6-Sep-1947 |
|
SNL, Third Rock from the Sun |
| John Curtin |
Head of State |
8-Jan-1885 |
5-Jul-1945 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1941-45 |
| Elden Curtiss |
Religion |
16-Jun-1932 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Omaha |
| John Cusack |
Actor |
28-Jun-1966 |
|
High Fidelity |
| Richard Cardinal Cushing |
Religion |
24-Aug-1895 |
2-Nov-1970 |
Catholic Archbishop of Boston, 1944-70 |
| St. Cuthbert |
Religion |
634 AD |
20-Mar-687 AD |
Bishop of Lindesfarne |
| Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne |
Military |
11-Sep-1611 |
27-Jul-1675 |
Turenne |
| Ambrose D'évreux |
Historian |
fl. 1190 |
fl. 1190 |
L'Estoire de la Guerre Sainte |
| Gaston, duc d'Orléans |
Royalty |
25-Apr-1608 |
2-Feb-1660 |
Treacherous heir of Louis XIII |
| Dinesh D'Souza |
Author |
25-Apr-1961 |
|
Conservative author |
| Howie D |
Singer |
22-Aug-1973 |
|
The Backstreet Boys |
| Vasco da Gama |
Explorer |
c. 1469 |
24-Dec-1524 |
Portuguese explorer, conqueror, privateer |
| Leonardo Da Vinci |
Artist |
15-Apr-1452 |
2-May-1519 |
Mona Lisa, The Last Supper |
| André Dacier |
Scholar |
6-Apr-1651 |
18-Sep-1722 |
French classical scholar |
| Kim Dae-Jung |
Head of State |
3-Dec-1925 |
|
South Korean President, 1998-2003 |
| Dagobert I |
Royalty |
605 AD |
19-Jan-639 AD |
King of the Franks, 629-39 |
| Kathy Dahlkemper |
Politician |
10-Dec-1957 |
|
Congresswoman, Pennsylvania 3rd |
| 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 |
| Luigi Dallapiccola |
Composer |
3-Feb-1904 |
19-Feb-1975 |
Canti di Prigionia |
| Pope Damasus I |
Religion |
c. 304 AD |
11-Dec-384 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 366-84 AD |
| Pope Damasus II |
Religion |
? |
9-Aug-1048 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1048 |
| Al D'Amato |
Politician |
1-Aug-1937 |
|
US Senator from New York, 1981-99 |
| Pietro Damiani |
Religion |
1007 |
22-Feb-1072 |
11th c. Doctor of the Chuch |
| Father Damien |
Religion |
3-Jan-1840 |
15-Apr-1889 |
Attended to lepers at Molokai |
| Robert-François Damiens |
Assassin |
9-Jan-1715 |
28-Mar-1757 |
Attacked Louis XV of France |
| Jean-Claude Van Damme |
Actor |
18-Oct-1960 |
|
Timecop |
| Vic Damone |
Singer |
12-Jun-1928 |
|
Singer of ballads |
| Godfried Danneels |
Religion |
4-Jun-1933 |
|
Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels |
| Pat Danner |
Politician |
13-Jan-1934 |
|
Congresswoman from Missouri, 1993-2001 |
| Linda Dano |
Actor |
12-May-1943 |
|
Another World |
| Dante |
Poet |
1265 |
14-Sep-1321 |
La Divina Commedia |
| Mark Dantonio |
Football |
9-Mar-1956 |
|
Head Coach, Michigan State |
| Dame Darcy |
Cartoonist |
11-Jun-1971 |
|
Meat Cake, Suckdog |
| Tom Daschle |
Politician |
9-Dec-1947 |
|
US Senator from South Dakota, 1987-2005 |
| Duffy Daugherty |
Football |
8-Sep-1915 |
25-Sep-1987 |
MSU Head Coach, 1954-72 |
| Sir William Davenant |
Poet |
1606 |
7-Apr-1668 |
Gondibert |
| St. David |
Religion |
c. 500 AD |
c. 580 AD |
Patron saint of Wales |
| David II |
Royalty |
5-Mar-1324 |
22-Feb-1371 |
King of Scotland, 1329-71 |
| Arrigo Caterino Davila |
Historian |
30-Oct-1576 |
26-May-1631 |
Istoria delle guerre civili di Francia |
| Gray Davis |
Politician |
26-Dec-1942 |
|
Governor of California, 1999-2003 |
| Pam Dawber |
Actor |
18-Oct-1951 |
|
Mork and Mindy |
| Dennis Day |
Radio Personality |
21-May-1918 |
22-Jun-1988 |
On Jack Benny's radio show |
| Dorothy Day |
Activist |
8-Nov-1897 |
29-Nov-1980 |
Founder of the Catholic Worker movement |
| Juan Bautista de Anza |
Explorer |
Jul-1736 |
19-Dec-1788 |
Spanish explorer |
| Samuel de Champlain |
Explorer |
1567 |
25-Dec-1635 |
Namesake of Lake Champlain |
| Catherine de Medici |
Royalty |
13-Apr-1519 |
5-Jan-1589 |
De facto ruler of France, 1547-59 |
| Robert De Niro |
Actor |
17-Aug-1943 |
|
The Godfather: Part II |
| Eamon de Valera |
Head of State |
14-Oct-1882 |
29-Aug-1975 |
President of Ireland, 1959-73 |
| Karl Dean |
Politician |
20-Sep-1955 |
|
Mayor of Nashville |
| John Cardinal Dearden |
Religion |
15-Oct-1907 |
1-Aug-1988 |
Archbishop of Detroit, 1958-80 |
| Dennis DeConcini |
Politician |
8-May-1937 |
|
US Senator from Arizona, 1977-95 |
| Peter DeFazio |
Politician |
27-May-1947 |
|
Congressman, Oregon 4th |
| John J. DeGioia |
Educator |
1957 |
|
President, Georgetown University |
| Jean-Luc Dehaene |
Head of State |
7-Aug-1940 |
|
Prime Minister of Belgium, 1992-99 |
| Dolores del Rio |
Actor |
3-Aug-1905 |
11-Apr-1983 |
Flying Down to Rio |
| Christopher Del Sesto |
Politician |
10-Mar-1907 |
23-Dec-1973 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1959-61 |
| Bill Delahunt |
Politician |
18-Jul-1941 |
|
Congressman, Massachusetts 10th |
| Kim Delaney |
Actor |
29-Nov-1961 |
|
Det. Diane Russell on NYPD Blue |
| Giada De Laurentiis |
Chef |
22-Aug-1970 |
|
Everyday Italian |
| Rosa DeLauro |
Politician |
2-Mar-1943 |
|
Congresswoman, Connecticut 3rd |
| Grazia Deledda |
Author |
27-Sep-1871 |
15-Aug-1936 |
Novels of Sardinia |
| Don DeLillo |
Novelist |
20-Nov-1936 |
|
White Noise |
| Stefano Della Bella |
Engraver |
17-May-1610 |
12-Jul-1664 |
Florentine engraver |
| Giovanni Della Casa |
Poet |
28-Jun-1503 |
14-Nov-1556 |
Galateo |
| Jacopo Della Quercia |
Sculptor |
c. 1374 |
20-Oct-1438 |
Influential early Renaissance sculptor |
| Walter Dellinger |
Attorney |
15-May-1941 |
|
Duke University law professor |
| Alain Delon |
Actor |
8-Nov-1935 |
|
Le Samouraï |
| Jacques DeMolay |
Military |
c. 1244 |
18-Mar-1314 |
Last Grand Master of the Knights Templar |
| John N. Dempsey |
Politician |
3-Jan-1915 |
16-Jul-1989 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1959-61 |
| Catherine Deneuve |
Actor |
22-Oct-1943 |
|
Dancer in the Dark |
| Carlo Denina |
Historian |
1731 |
5-Dec-1813 |
Delle revoluzioni d'Italia |
| St. Denis |
Religion |
? |
c. 250 AD |
Patron saint of France |
| Brian Dennehy |
Actor |
9-Jul-1938 |
|
First Blood |
| Jeremiah Denton |
Military |
15-Jul-1924 |
|
US Senator from Alabama, 1981-87 |
| Agostino Depretis |
Head of State |
13-Jan-1813 |
29-Jul-1887 |
Three-time Prime Minister of Italy |
| Bo Derek |
Actor |
20-Nov-1956 |
|
10 |
| Pierre-Joseph Desault |
Doctor |
6-Feb-1738 |
1-Jun-1795 |
Surgeon at Hôtel Dieu |
| René Descartes |
Philosopher |
31-Mar-1596 |
11-Feb-1650 |
Discours de la Méthode |
| João de Deus |
Poet |
8-Mar-1830 |
11-Jan-1896 |
Flores do Campo |
| Paul A. Dever |
Politician |
15-Jan-1903 |
11-Apr-1958 |
Governor of Massachusetts, 1949-53 |
| Henri-Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville |
Chemist |
11-Mar-1818 |
1-Jul-1881 |
Process for obtaining aluminum |
| Donald Devine |
Government |
c. 1937 |
|
Director, Office of Personnel Management, 1981-85 |
| Bernadette Devlin |
Politician |
23-Apr-1947 |
|
Northern Ireland nationalist |
| Mike DeWine |
Politician |
5-Jan-1947 |
|
US Senator from Ohio, 1995-2007 |
| Dennis DeYoung |
Singer/Songwriter |
18-Feb-1947 |
|
Former lead singer, Styx |
| Diablo Cody |
Author |
14-Jun-1978 |
|
Candy Girl |
| Fra Diamante |
Painter |
1400 |
c. 1485 |
Italian fresco painter |
| Diane de France |
Royalty |
1538 |
11-Jan-1619 |
Daughter of Henri II |
| Diane de Poitiers |
Aristocrat |
3-Sep-1499 |
22-Apr-1566 |
Mistress of Henri II |
| Bartholomew Diaz |
Explorer |
c. 1450 |
29-May-1500 |
Found the Cape of Good Hope |
| Porfirio Díaz |
Head of State |
15-Sep-1830 |
2-Jul-1915 |
Twice President of Mexico |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart |
Politician |
13-Aug-1954 |
|
Congressman, Florida 21st |
| Leo Diegel |
Golf |
27-Apr-1899 |
8-May-1951 |
Winner, 1928 and 1929 PGA Championships |
| Sepp Dietrich |
Military |
28-May-1892 |
22-Apr-1966 |
Nazi general, guilty of war crimes |
| Everard Digby |
Criminal |
16-May-1578 |
30-Jan-1606 |
Gunpowder Plot |
| Kenelm Digby |
Scientist |
11-Jul-1603 |
11-Jun-1665 |
Founding member of the Royal Society |
| Matt Dillon |
Actor |
18-Feb-1964 |
|
Drugstore Cowboy |
| Joe DiMaggio |
Baseball |
25-Nov-1914 |
8-Mar-1999 |
Where have you gone |
| Daniel Cardinal DiNardo |
Religion |
23-May-1949 |
|
Archbishop of Galveston-Houston |
| Celine Dion |
Singer |
30-Mar-1968 |
|
Canadian diva |
| Dionysius Areopagiticus |
Religion |
fl. 1st c. AD |
fl. 1st c. AD |
Converted by St. Paul |
| Dionysius Exiguus |
Religion |
c. 470 AD |
c. 540 AD |
6th century chronologer |
| Edward D. DiPrete |
Politician |
8-Jul-1934 |
|
Governor of Rhode Island, 1985-91 |
| Michael V. DiSalle |
Politician |
6-Jan-1908 |
14-Sep-1981 |
Governor of Ohio, 1959-63 |
| Mike Ditka |
Football |
18-Oct-1939 |
|
Chicago Bears Head Coach, 1982-92 |
| Jeane Dixon |
Paranormal |
5-Jan-1918 |
25-Jan-1997 |
High profile astrologer |
| Alfred Döblin |
Novelist |
10-Aug-1878 |
26-Jun-1957 |
Berlin Alexanderplatz |
| Chris Dodd |
Politician |
27-May-1944 |
|
US Senator from Connecticut |
| Thomas J. Dodd |
Politician |
15-May-1907 |
24-May-1971 |
US Senator from Connecticut, 1958-71 |
| Charles F. Dolan |
Business |
16-Oct-1926 |
|
CEO of Cablevision, 1985-95 |
| Timothy M. Dolan |
Religion |
6-Feb-1950 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Milwaukee |
| Engelbert Dollfuss |
Head of State |
4-Oct-1892 |
25-Jul-1934 |
Austrian Chancellor murdered by Nazis |
| Domenichino |
Painter |
21-Oct-1581 |
6-Apr-1641 |
Baroque Italian painter |
| Pete Domenici |
Politician |
7-May-1932 |
|
Former US Senator from New Mexico |
| St. Dominic |
Religion |
1170 |
6-Aug-1221 |
Founder of the Dominican Order |
| Don John of Austria |
Royalty |
24-Feb-1547 |
1-Oct-1578 |
Defeated Turks at Lepanto |
| Don John the Younger |
Royalty |
1629 |
16-Sep-1679 |
Illegitimate son of Philip IV |
| Donatello |
Sculptor |
1386 |
13-Dec-1466 |
Italian Renaissance sculptor |
| Gaetano Donizetti |
Composer |
29-Nov-1797 |
8-Apr-1848 |
Lucia di Lammermoor |
| Brian J. Donnelly |
Politician |
2-Mar-1946 |
|
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1979-93 |
| Joe Donnelly |
Politician |
28-Sep-1955 |
|
Congressman, Indiana 2nd |
| Peter M. Donohue |
Educator |
c. 1953 |
|
President, Villanova University |
| William Donohue |
Activist |
18-Jul-1947 |
|
Catholic League president |
| Raymond J. Donovan |
Politician |
31-Aug-1930 |
|
US Secretary of Labor 1981-85 |
| Tate Donovan |
Actor |
25-Sep-1963 |
|
Jimmy Cooper on The O.C. |
| Wild Bill Donovan |
Government |
1-Jan-1883 |
8-Feb-1959 |
Founded the OSS |
| Steve Doocy |
Journalist |
19-Oct-1956 |
|
Fox & Friends |
| Jim Dooley |
Football |
8-Feb-1930 |
8-Jan-2008 |
Chicago Bears Head Coach, 1968-71 |
| Tom Dooley |
Activist |
17-Jan-1927 |
18-Jan-1961 |
Deliver Us from Evil |
| Andrea Doria |
Military |
30-Nov-1466 |
25-Nov-1560 |
Genoese condottiere admiral |
| Bob Dornan |
Politician |
3-Apr-1933 |
|
Congressman from California, 1977-97 |
| Illeana Douglas |
Actor |
25-Jul-1965 |
|
Grace of My Heart |
| Matthew Dowd |
Government |
c. 1962 |
|
Bush/Cheney Chief Campaign Strategist |
| Maureen Dowd |
Columnist |
14-Jan-1952 |
|
New York Times columnist |
| John Dowland |
Composer |
c. 1562 |
21-Jan-1626 |
Lachrimae |
| David Doyle |
Actor |
1-Dec-1929 |
26-Feb-1997 |
Bosley on Charlie's Angels |
| Theodore Dreiser |
Novelist |
27-Aug-1871 |
28-Dec-1945 |
An American Tragedy |
| Steve Driehaus |
Politician |
24-Jun-1966 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 1st |
| Robert Drinan |
Politician |
15-Nov-1920 |
28-Jan-2007 |
Jesuit priest, Massachusetts Congressman |
| John Dryden |
Poet |
19-Aug-1631 |
1-May-1700 |
Absalom and Achitophel |
| Duccio di Buoninsegna |
Painter |
c. 1260 |
c. 1318 |
Founder of the Sienese school |
| Guillaume Dufay |
Composer |
c. 1400 |
27-Nov-1474 |
Composer of the Burgundian school |
| Julia Duffy |
Actor |
27-Jun-1951 |
|
Stephanie on Newhart |
| Patty Duke |
Actor |
14-Dec-1946 |
|
The Patty Duke Show |
| Avery Cardinal Dulles |
Religion |
24-Aug-1918 |
12-Dec-2008 |
Fordham Professor, Roman Catholic Cardinal |
| Faye Dunaway |
Actor |
14-Jan-1941 |
|
Network |
| William Dunbar |
Poet |
c. 1460 |
c. 1520 |
The Thrissil and the Rois |
| Duncan I |
Royalty |
15-Aug-1001 |
1-Aug-1040 |
King of Scotland, 1034-40 |
| Duncan II |
Royalty |
? |
1094 |
King of Scotland, 1093-94 |
| Dominick Dunne |
Author |
29-Oct-1925 |
|
High society novelist and true crime writer |
| Dominique Dunne |
Actor |
23-Nov-1959 |
4-Nov-1982 |
Poltergeist |
| Edward F. Dunne |
Politician |
12-Oct-1853 |
24-May-1937 |
Governor of Illinois, 1913-17 |
| John Duns Scotus |
Religion |
c. 1265 |
8-Nov-1308 |
14th century Scottish scholar |
| Maurice Duplessis |
Politician |
20-Apr-1890 |
7-Sep-1959 |
Premier of Quebec, 1936-39 & 1944-59 |
| Francesco Durante |
Composer |
15-Mar-1684 |
13-Aug-1755 |
Pastoral Mass |
| Jimmy Durante |
Comic |
10-Feb-1893 |
20-Jan-1980 |
Everybody wants ta get inta da act |
| Dick Durbin |
Politician |
21-Nov-1944 |
|
US Senator from Illinois |
| David Durenberger |
Politician |
19-Aug-1934 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota, 1978-95 |
| Martin P. Durkin |
Government |
18-Mar-1894 |
19-Jan-1955 |
US Secretary of Labor, 1953 |
| Robert Dutkowsky |
Business |
2-Jan-1955 |
|
CEO of Tech Data |
| Christian de Duve |
Scientist |
2-Oct-1917 |
|
Microstructure of the cell |
| Roy P. Dyson |
Politician |
15-Nov-1948 |
|
Congressman from Maryland, 1981-91 |
| Thomas Eagleton |
Politician |
4-Sep-1929 |
4-Mar-2007 |
US Senator from Missouri, 1969-87 |
| Michael Easley |
Politician |
23-Mar-1950 |
|
Governor of North Carolina, 2001-09 |
| Roger Ebert |
Critic |
18-Jun-1942 |
|
Corpulent film critic |
| John Eccles |
Scientist |
27-Jan-1903 |
2-May-1997 |
Membrane potential of nerves |
| Luis Echeverría |
Head of State |
17-Jan-1922 |
|
President of Mexico, 1970-76 |
| Johann Eck |
Religion |
13-Nov-1486 |
10-Feb-1543 |
Martin Luther's Catholic opponent |
| Dietrich Eckart |
Playwright |
23-Mar-1868 |
25-Dec-1923 |
Nazi intellectual, Hitler's best friend |
| Fred J. Eckert |
Politician |
6-May-1941 |
|
US Congressman, ambassador |
| Edwin Edwards |
Politician |
7-Aug-1927 |
|
Former governor, convicted felon |
| Vince Edwards |
Actor |
7-Jul-1928 |
11-Mar-1996 |
Ben Casey |
| Edward Cardinal Egan |
Religion |
2-Apr-1932 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of New York |
| Michael J. Egan |
Politician |
8-Aug-1926 |
|
Georgia State Senator |
| Richard Egan |
Actor |
29-Jul-1921 |
20-Jul-1987 |
Samuel Clegg on Capitol |
| William A. Egan |
Politician |
8-Oct-1914 |
6-May-1984 |
Twice Governor of Alaska |
| Adolf Eichmann |
Criminal |
19-Mar-1906 |
31-May-1962 |
Nazi war criminal |
| Einhard |
Author |
c. 770 AD |
14-Mar-840 AD |
Biographer, friend of Charlemagne |
| Eleanor of Aquitaine |
Royalty |
c. 1121 |
31-Mar-1204 |
12th-century Queen of France, England |
| Edward Elgar |
Composer |
2-Jun-1857 |
23-Feb-1934 |
Pomp and Circumstance |
| Ray Eliot |
Football |
13-Jun-1905 |
24-Feb-1980 |
Illini Head Coach, 1942-59 |
| Allen J. Ellender |
Politician |
24-Sep-1890 |
27-Jul-1972 |
US Senator from Louisiana, 1937-72 |
| Ruth Ellis |
Criminal |
9-Oct-1925 |
13-Jul-1955 |
Last woman hanged in England |
| Brad Ellsworth |
Politician |
11-Sep-1958 |
|
Congressman, Indiana 8th |
| Juan del Encina |
Playwright |
12-Jul-1469 |
1529 |
Founder of Spanish drama |
| Thomas O. Enders |
Diplomat |
28-Nov-1932 |
17-Mar-1996 |
US Ambassador to Canada, Spain |
| Engelbert of Admont |
Religion |
c. 1250 |
12-May-1331 |
Abbot of Admont |
| John Engler |
Politician |
12-Oct-1948 |
|
Governor of Michigan, 1991-2003 |
| Enya |
Musician |
17-May-1961 |
|
Orinoco Flow |
| St. Epiphanius |
Religion |
c. 315 AD |
402 AD |
Foe to Origenism |
| Johannes Scotus Erigena |
Philosopher |
815 AD |
877 AD |
De Divisione Naturae |
| M. C. Escher |
Artist |
17-Jun-1898 |
27-Mar-1972 |
Famous for illogical drawings |
| Juan Escoiquiz |
Politician |
1762 |
27-Nov-1820 |
Favorite of King Ferdinand VII |
| Anna Eshoo |
Politician |
13-Dec-1942 |
|
Congresswoman, California 14th |
| Joe Eszterhas |
Screenwriter |
23-Nov-1944 |
|
Showgirls, Basic Instinct |
| Bartolomeo Eustachi |
Scientist |
c. 1500 |
27-Aug-1574 |
Anatomist |
| Linda Evangelista |
Model |
10-May-1965 |
|
Won't wake up for less than $10K/day |
| Lane Evans |
Politician |
4-Aug-1951 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 17th |
| Rupert Everett |
Actor |
29-May-1959 |
|
My Best Friend's Wedding |
| Chris Evert |
Tennis |
21-Dec-1954 |
|
The Ice Maiden |
| Patricia O. Ewers |
Educator |
22-Jul-1935 |
|
President of Pace University, 1990-2000 |
| Red Faber |
Baseball |
6-Sep-1888 |
25-Sep-1976 |
Chicago White Sox spitballer, Hall-of-Famer |
| Gentile da Fabriano |
Painter |
c. 1370 |
1427 |
Italian Gothic painter |
| John M. Facciola |
Judge |
c. 1944 |
|
US Magistrate Judge, District of Columbia |
| Max Faget |
Scientist |
26-Aug-1921 |
9-Oct-2004 |
Designer of NASA spacecraft |
| Lola Falana |
Dancer |
11-Sep-1942 |
|
Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets |
| Manuel de Falla |
Composer |
23-Nov-1876 |
14-Nov-1946 |
La Vida Breve |
| Jimmy Fallon |
Comic |
19-Sep-1974 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
| William J. Fallon |
Military |
30-Dec-1944 |
|
C-in-C, US Central Command, 2007-08 |
| Gabriele Falloppio |
Doctor |
1523 |
9-Oct-1562 |
Observationes anatomicae |
| John Fante |
Author |
8-Apr-1909 |
8-May-1983 |
Bukowski's idol |
| Chris Farley |
Comic |
15-Feb-1964 |
17-Dec-1997 |
Saturday Night Live |
| James A. Farley |
Government |
30-May-1888 |
9-Jun-1976 |
US Postmaster General, 1933-40 |
| Thomas T. Farley |
Attorney |
10-Nov-1934 |
|
Partner, Petersen & Fonda |
| Vera Farmiga |
Actor |
6-Aug-1973 |
|
Down to the Bone |
| Alessandro Farnese |
Military |
27-Aug-1545 |
3-Dec-1592 |
Duke of Parma |
| Jamie Farr |
Actor |
1-Jul-1934 |
|
Corporal Klinger on M*A*S*H |
| James T. Farrell |
Novelist |
27-Feb-1904 |
22-Aug-1979 |
Studs Lonigan trilogy |
| Mike Farrell |
Actor |
6-Feb-1939 |
|
BJ Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H |
| John Farrow |
Screenwriter |
10-Feb-1904 |
28-Jan-1963 |
Around the World in Eighty Days |
| Mia Farrow |
Actor |
9-Feb-1945 |
|
Rosemary's Baby |
| John C. Favalora |
Religion |
5-Dec-1935 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Miami |
| Brett Favre |
Football |
10-Oct-1969 |
|
New York Jets QB |
| Farrah Fawcett |
Actor |
2-Feb-1947 |
25-Jun-2009 |
Original blonde on Charlie's Angels |
| Guy Fawkes |
Criminal |
13-Apr-1570 |
31-Jan-1606 |
Tried to blow up British Parliament |
| Maureen A. Fay |
Educator |
c. 1934 |
|
President, University of Detroit Mercy, 1990-2004 |
| Marie-Madeleine de la Fayette |
Novelist |
1634 |
25-May-1693 |
La Princesse de Clèves |
| John Feehery |
Government |
c. 1963 |
|
Washington lobbyist, pundit |
| Maria Felix |
Actor |
8-Apr-1914 |
8-Apr-2002 |
The most famous Mexican movie star |
| François Fénelon |
Author |
6-Aug-1651 |
7-Jan-1715 |
Télémaque |
| Ferdinand VI |
Royalty |
23-Sep-1713 |
10-Aug-1759 |
King of Spain, 1746-59 |
| Ferdinand VII |
Royalty |
14-Oct-1784 |
29-Sep-1833 |
King of Spain, 1808 and 1814-33 |
| King Ferdinand II |
Royalty |
10-Mar-1452 |
23-Jun-1516 |
King of Spain, bankrolled Columbus |
| Michael Ferguson |
Politician |
22-Jul-1970 |
|
Congressman from New Jersey, 2001-09 |
| Enrico Fermi |
Physicist |
29-Sep-1901 |
29-Nov-1954 |
First controlled nuclear chain reaction |
| Fernando I |
Royalty |
31-Oct-1345 |
22-Oct-1383 |
King of Portugal, 1367-83 |
| Abel Ferrara |
Film Director |
19-Jul-1951 |
|
Bad Lieutenant |
| Enzo Ferrari |
Business |
18-Feb-1898 |
14-Aug-1988 |
Legendary automobile maker |
| Galileo Ferraris |
Physicist |
31-Oct-1847 |
7-Feb-1897 |
Invented the induction motor |
| Geraldine Ferraro |
Politician |
26-Aug-1935 |
|
Walter Mondale's VP candidate in 1984 |
| Edwin Feulner |
Activist |
12-Aug-1941 |
|
Heritage Foundation founder |
| Marsilio Ficino |
Philosopher |
19-Oct-1433 |
1-Oct-1499 |
Italian humanist philosopher |
| Luís Figo |
Soccer |
4-Nov-1972 |
|
Inter Milan FC |
| Francesco Filelfo |
Scholar |
1398 |
1481 |
Italian humanist |
| François Fillon |
Head of State |
4-Mar-1954 |
|
Prime Minister of France |
| Tom Fink |
Politician |
26-Aug-1928 |
|
Mayor of Anchorage, 1987-94 |
| Frank Finlay |
Actor |
6-Aug-1926 |
|
Othello |
| Joan Finney |
Politician |
12-Feb-1925 |
28-Jul-2001 |
Governor of Kansas, 1991-95 |
| Linda Fiorentino |
Actor |
9-Mar-1958 |
|
Dogma, Jade |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Author |
24-Sep-1896 |
21-Dec-1940 |
The Great Gatsby |
| Garret FitzGerald |
Head of State |
9-Feb-1926 |
|
Twice Prime Minister of Ireland |
| Patrick J. Fitzgerald |
Government |
22-Dec-1960 |
|
Special Counsel for Plame case |
| Peter Fitzgerald |
Politician |
20-Oct-1960 |
|
US Senator from Illinois, 1999-2005 |
| Thom Fitzgerald |
Film Director |
8-Jul-1968 |
|
The Hanging Garden |
| Thomas R. Fitzgerald |
Judge |
c. 1941 |
|
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| Mike Fitzpatrick |
Politician |
28-Jun-1963 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2005-07 |
| Peter F. Flaherty |
Politician |
25-Jun-1924 |
18-Apr-2005 |
Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1970-77 |
| Michael Flanagan |
Politician |
9-Nov-1962 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1995-97 |
| James Florio |
Politician |
29-Aug-1937 |
|
Governor of New Jersey, 1990-94 |
| John T. Flynn |
Journalist |
25-Oct-1882 |
13-Apr-1964 |
The Roosevelt Myth |
| Raymond L. Flynn |
Politician |
22-Jul-1939 |
|
Mayor of Boston, 1984-93 |
| Vince Flynn |
Novelist |
1966 |
|
Term Limits |
| Ferdinand Foch |
Military |
2-Oct-1851 |
20-Mar-1929 |
Allied Supreme Commander WWI |
| Thomas Foglietta |
Politician |
3-Dec-1928 |
13-Nov-2004 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1981-97 |
| Mark Foley |
Politician |
8-Sep-1954 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1995-2006 |
| Michael Forbes |
Politician |
16-Jul-1952 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1995-2001 |
| Ford Madox Ford |
Novelist |
17-Dec-1873 |
26-Jun-1939 |
The Good Soldier |
| John Ford |
Film Director |
1-Feb-1894 |
31-Aug-1973 |
How Green Was My Valley |
| Whitey Ford |
Baseball |
21-Oct-1928 |
|
Ten World Series wins |
| Frank Forde |
Head of State |
18-Jul-1890 |
28-Jan-1983 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1945 |
| Pope Formosus |
Religion |
c. 816 AD |
4-Apr-896 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 891-896 |
| James V. Forrestal |
Government |
15-Feb-1892 |
22-May-1949 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1947-49 |
| Jeff Fortenberry |
Politician |
27-Dec-1960 |
|
Congressman, Nebraska 1st |
| Luis Fortuño |
Politician |
31-Oct-1960 |
|
Congressman from Puerto Rico |
| Pim Fortuyn |
Government |
19-Feb-1948 |
6-May-2002 |
Assassinated Dutch parliamentary candidate |
| Vito Fossella |
Politician |
9-Mar-1965 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1997-2009 |
| Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier |
Mathematician |
21-Mar-1768 |
16-May-1830 |
Fourier series |
| Liam Fox |
Politician |
22-Sep-1961 |
|
UK Conservative Party Co-Chair |
| Vicente Fox |
Head of State |
2-Jul-1942 |
|
President of Mexico, 2000-06 |
| Virginia Foxx |
Politician |
29-Jun-1943 |
|
Congresswoman, North Carolina 5th |
| St. Francis de Sales |
Religion |
21-Aug-1567 |
28-Dec-1622 |
Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary |
| St. Francis of Assisi |
Religion |
1181 |
3-Oct-1226 |
Founder of the Franciscan order |
| Francisco Franco |
Head of State |
4-Dec-1892 |
20-Nov-1975 |
Spanish Generalissimo, 1939-75 |
| Hans Frank |
Military |
23-May-1900 |
16-Oct-1946 |
Nazi King of Poland |
| Mary Frann |
Actor |
27-Feb-1943 |
23-Sep-1998 |
Joanna Loudon on Newhart |
| William Frawley |
Actor |
26-Feb-1887 |
3-Mar-1966 |
Fred on I Love Lucy |
| David Freddoso |
Journalist |
c. 1976 |
|
National Review Online |
| King Frederick I |
Royalty |
c. 1122 |
10-Jun-1190 |
King of Germany, Barbarossa |
| J. Richard Fredericks |
Business |
1945 |
|
US Ambassador to Switzerland, 1999-2001 |
| Louis Freeh |
Government |
6-Jan-1950 |
|
FBI Director, 1993-2001 |
| Girolamo Frescobaldi |
Composer |
1583 |
1-Mar-1643 |
Italian organist and composer |
| Brian Friel |
Playwright |
9-Jan-1929 |
|
Dancing at Lughnasa |
| Dan Frisa |
Politician |
27-Apr-1955 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1995-97 |
| Carlos Fuentes |
Novelist |
11-Nov-1928 |
|
La muerte de Artemio Cruz |
| Alberto Fujimori |
Head of State |
28-Jul-1938 |
|
President of Peru, 1990-2000 |
| Annette Funicello |
Actor |
22-Oct-1942 |
|
Ex-Mouseketeer |
| Foster Furcolo |
Politician |
29-Jul-1911 |
5-Jul-1995 |
Governor of Massachusetts, 1957-61 |
| Leo R. Futia |
Business |
27-Aug-1919 |
|
Former Chairman of Guardian Life |
| Magda Gabor |
Actor |
11-Jun-1914 |
6-Jun-1997 |
The least-known Gabor |
| Giovanni Gabrieli |
Composer |
1557 |
1612 |
Italian composer at St. Mark's |
| John Wayne Gacy |
Criminal |
17-Mar-1942 |
10-May-1994 |
Twenty-eight boys in his crawlspace |
| Helen Gahagan |
Actor |
25-Nov-1900 |
28-Jun-1980 |
Actress, California Congresswoman |
| Galileo Galilei |
Astronomer |
15-Feb-1564 |
8-Jan-1642 |
Copernican observational astronomer |
| David Gallagher |
Actor |
9-Feb-1985 |
|
Simon Camden on 7th Heaven |
| Delia Gallagher |
Journalist |
11-Mar-1970 |
|
CNN Faith and Values Correspondent |
| Richard H. Gallagher |
Engineer |
17-Nov-1927 |
30-Sep-1997 |
Finite element method |
| Vincent Gallo |
Actor |
11-Apr-1961 |
|
Buffalo '66, Brown Bunny |
| Leopoldo Galtieri |
Head of State |
15-Jul-1926 |
12-Jan-2003 |
Invaded Falklands, ran death squads |
| Baldassare Galuppi |
Composer |
18-Oct-1706 |
3-Jan-1784 |
Il Filosofo di Campagna |
| Luigi Galvani |
Doctor |
9-Sep-1737 |
4-Dec-1798 |
Explored bioelectical phenomena |
| Carlo Gambino |
Criminal |
24-Aug-1902 |
15-Oct-1976 |
Don of the Gambino Crime family |
| Sonia Gandhi |
Politician |
9-Dec-1946 |
|
Declined Prime Minister-ship of India |
| Joe Garagiola |
Baseball |
12-Feb-1926 |
|
St. Louis Cardinal turned sportscaster |
| Federico García Lorca |
Poet |
5-Jun-1898 |
18-Aug-1936 |
Lament for a Bullfighter |
| Gabriel García Márquez |
Author |
6-Mar-1928 |
|
One Hundred Years of Solitude |
| Alan García |
Head of State |
23-May-1949 |
|
President of Peru |
| Stephen Gardiner |
Religion |
c. 1493 |
12-Nov-1555 |
English bishop, statesman |
| J. Joseph Garrahy |
Politician |
26-Nov-1930 |
|
Governor of Rhode Island, 1977-85 |
| João Batista de Almeida Garrett |
Playwright |
4-Feb-1799 |
9-Dec-1854 |
Frei Luís da Sousa |
| Jennie Garth |
Actor |
3-Apr-1972 |
|
Kelly on Beverly Hills 90210 |
| Steve Garvey |
Baseball |
22-Dec-1948 |
|
Former LA Dodger |
| Edward D. Garza |
Politician |
c. 1969 |
|
Mayor of San Antonio, 2001-05 |
| Emilio Garza |
Judge |
1947 |
|
Federal appeals court judge |
| Kika de la Garza |
Politician |
22-Sep-1927 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1965-97 |
| Oliver P. Garza |
Diplomat |
1941 |
|
US Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1999-2002 |
| Vittorio Gassman |
Actor |
1-Sep-1922 |
29-Jun-2000 |
The Great War |
| Melinda Gates |
Philanthropist |
15-Aug-1964 |
|
Married to Bill Gates |
| Antoni Gaudi |
Architect |
25-Jun-1852 |
10-Jun-1926 |
La Sagrada Familia |
| Claire L. Gaudiani |
Educator |
1944 |
|
President, Connecticut College, 1988-2001 |
| William Jay Gaynor |
Politician |
1849 |
10-Sep-1913 |
NYC mayor, shot in throat |
| Mark Gearan |
Government |
16-Sep-1956 |
|
Peace Corps Director, 1995-99 |
| Vito Genovese |
Criminal |
27-Nov-1897 |
14-Feb-1969 |
Genovese crime family |
| Artemisia Gentileschi |
Painter |
1593 |
1642 |
Italian Baroque painter |
| Orazio Gentileschi |
Painter |
1562 |
c. 1639 |
Italian Baroque painter |
| Geoffrey of Monmouth |
Historian |
c. 1100 |
1155 |
Historia regum Britanniae |
| St. George |
Religion |
? |
23-Apr-303 AD |
Patron saint of England |
| Francis Cardinal George |
Religion |
16-Jan-1937 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Chicago |
| Terry George |
Film Director |
20-Dec-1952 |
|
Hotel Rwanda |
| Carlo Gesualdo |
Composer |
c. 1560 |
8-Sep-1613 |
Composer of madrigals, murdered his wife |
| Lorenzo Ghiberti |
Sculptor |
c. 1378 |
1-Dec-1455 |
Cast the Florence Baptistery doors |
| Domenico Ghirlandaio |
Painter |
1449 |
11-Jan-1494 |
Florentine painter |
| Carlos Ghosn |
Business |
9-Mar-1954 |
|
CEO of Nissan and Renault |
| Giambologna |
Sculptor |
1529 |
13-Aug-1608 |
The Rape of the Sabine Women |
| Sam Giancana |
Criminal |
24-May-1908 |
19-Jun-1975 |
Chicago Mafia boss, 1957-66 |
| A. P. Giannini |
Business |
6-May-1870 |
3-Jun-1949 |
Founder of Bank of America |
| Debbie Gibson |
Singer |
31-Aug-1970 |
|
Arch-nemesis: Tiffany |
| Henry Gibson |
Actor |
21-Sep-1935 |
|
Laugh-In |
| Mel Gibson |
Actor |
3-Jan-1956 |
|
Mad Max |
| Gilbert de la Porrée |
Religion |
1070 |
4-Sep-1154 |
De sex principiis |
| Jim Gilchrist |
Activist |
1949 |
|
Minuteman Project founder |
| Eric Gill |
Typographer |
22-Feb-1882 |
17-Nov-1940 |
Typographer, Gill Sans |
| Ed Gillespie |
Politician |
1-Aug-1962 |
|
Chairman of the RNC |
| Kirsten Gillibrand |
Politician |
9-Dec-1966 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 20th |
| John J. Gilligan |
Politician |
22-Mar-1921 |
|
Governor of Ohio, 1971-75 |
| Patrick Gilmore |
Composer |
25-Dec-1829 |
24-Sep-1892 |
The Father of The American Band |
| Phil Gingrey |
Politician |
10-Jul-1942 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 11th |
| Newt Gingrich |
Politician |
17-Jun-1943 |
|
Speaker of the House, 1995-99 |
| Vincenzo Gioberti |
Philosopher |
5-Apr-1801 |
26-Nov-1852 |
Rinnovamenlo civile d'Italia |
| Melchiorre Gioja |
Economist |
20-Sep-1767 |
2-Jan-1829 |
Filosofia della Statistica |
| Luca Giordano |
Painter |
18-Oct-1632 |
3-Jan-1705 |
Leading Neapolitan painter |
| Giorgione |
Painter |
c. 1477 |
1510 |
Enigmatic Italian portraitist |
| George Gipp |
Football |
18-Feb-1895 |
14-Dec-1920 |
Win one for the Gipper |
| David Girard-diCarlo |
Attorney |
c. 1942 |
|
Lobbyist |
| Rudy Giuliani |
Politician |
28-May-1944 |
|
Mayor of New York City, 1994-2001 |
| Jackie Gleason |
Actor |
26-Feb-1916 |
24-Jun-1987 |
Ralph Kramden in The Honeymooners |
| Paul Gleason |
Actor |
4-May-1939 |
27-May-2006 |
The Breakfast Club |
| Parris Glendening |
Politician |
11-Jun-1942 |
|
Governor of Maryland, 1995-2003 |
| Mary Ann Glendon |
Diplomat |
7-Oct-1938 |
|
US Ambassador to the Vatican |
| Joseph Goebbels |
Government |
29-Oct-1897 |
1-May-1945 |
Reich Minister of Propaganda |
| José Horacio Gómez |
Religion |
26-Dec-1951 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of San Antonio |
| Luís de Góngora y Argote |
Poet |
11-Jul-1561 |
23-May-1627 |
Soledades |
| Carlos de Singuenza y Góngora |
Mathematician |
20-Aug-1645 |
22-Aug-1700 |
Mathematician, historian of the New World |
| Alberto Gonzales |
Government |
4-Aug-1955 |
|
US Attorney General, 2005-07 |
| Charlie Gonzalez |
Politician |
5-May-1945 |
|
Congressman, Texas 20th |
| Henry B. Gonzalez |
Politician |
3-May-1916 |
28-Nov-2000 |
Congressman from Texas, 1961-99 |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin |
Historian |
4-Jan-1943 |
|
Team of Rivals |
| John Gotti |
Criminal |
27-Oct-1940 |
10-Jun-2002 |
The Teflon Don |
| Peter Gotti |
Criminal |
c. 1939 |
|
Gambino Boss after John Gotti |
| Francisco de Goya |
Painter |
30-Mar-1746 |
16-Apr-1828 |
The 3rd of May 1808 |
| Benozzo Gozzoli |
Painter |
1420 |
4-Oct-1497 |
Murals of the Campo Santo at Pisa |
| William Russell Grace |
Business |
10-May-1832 |
21-Mar-1904 |
Founder of W. R. Grace & Company |
| Lauren Graham |
Actor |
16-Mar-1967 |
|
Belly Buttons are Cool |
| Enrique Granados |
Composer |
27-Jul-1867 |
24-Mar-1916 |
Goyescas |
| Jennifer Granholm |
Politician |
5-Feb-1959 |
|
Governor of Michigan |
| Shauna Grant |
Pornstar |
30-May-1963 |
21-Mar-1984 |
Killed herself with a .22 rifle |
| Ella T. Grasso |
Politician |
10-May-1919 |
5-Feb-1981 |
First woman elected governor of Connecticut |
| Richard Grasso |
Business |
1946 |
|
CEO of the NYSE, 1995-2003 |
| Gratian |
Attorney |
fl. 12th c. AD |
fl. 12th c. AD |
Founder of canon law |
| Gratian |
Royalty |
18-Apr-359 AD |
25-Aug-383 AD |
Western Roman Emperor, 375-83 AD |
| Sammy "The Bull" Gravano |
Criminal |
12-Mar-1945 |
|
Testified against John Gotti |
| El Greco |
Painter |
1541 |
7-Apr-1614 |
Burial of the Count de Orgaz |
| Mark Green |
Politician |
1-Jun-1960 |
|
US Ambassador to Tanzania |
| William J. Green III |
Politician |
24-Jun-1938 |
|
Mayor of Philadelphia, 1980-84 |
| William J. Green, Jr. |
Politician |
5-Mar-1910 |
21-Dec-1963 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1949-63 |
| Graham Greene |
Novelist |
2-Oct-1904 |
3-Apr-1991 |
The Third Man |
| Chris Gregoire |
Politician |
24-Mar-1947 |
|
Governor of Washington |
| Pope Gregory I |
Religion |
c. 540 AD |
12-Mar-604 AD |
Gregory the Great |
| Pope Gregory II |
Religion |
669 AD |
11-Feb-731 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 715-731 |
| Pope Gregory III |
Religion |
? |
29-Nov-741 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 731-41 |
| Pope Gregory IV |
Religion |
? |
25-Jan-844 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 827-44 |
| Pope Gregory IX |
Religion |
c. 1170 |
22-Aug-1241 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1227-41 |
| Pope Gregory V |
Religion |
972 AD |
18-Feb-999 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 996-99 |
| Pope Gregory VI |
Religion |
? |
1048 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1045-46 |
| Pope Gregory VII |
Religion |
c. 1020 |
25-May-1085 |
Lost power struggle with Henry IV |
| Pope Gregory VIII |
Religion |
? |
1187 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1187 |
| Pope Gregory X |
Religion |
c. 1210 |
10-Jan-1276 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1271-76 |
| Pope Gregory XI |
Religion |
1329 |
26-Mar-1378 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1370-78 |
| Pope Gregory XII |
Religion |
c. 1326 |
18-Oct-1417 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1406-15 |
| Pope Gregory XIII |
Religion |
7-Jan-1502 |
10-Apr-1585 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1572-85 |
| Pope Gregory XIV |
Religion |
11-Feb-1535 |
15-Oct-1591 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1590-91 |
| Pope Gregory XV |
Religion |
9-Jan-1554 |
8-Jul-1623 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1621-23 |
| Pope Gregory XVI |
Religion |
18-Sep-1765 |
1-Jun-1846 |
Papal spendthrift, hated railroads |
| Wilton D. Gregory |
Religion |
7-Dec-1947 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta |
| Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset |
Poet |
29-Aug-1709 |
16-Jun-1777 |
Vert Vert |
| Jacques Grévin |
Playwright |
1538 |
5-Nov-1570 |
Les Ébahis |
| Roman S. Gribbs |
Politician |
29-Dec-1925 |
|
Mayor of Detroit, 1970-74 |
| Raúl Grijalva |
Politician |
19-Feb-1948 |
|
Congressman, Arizona 7th |
| Dave Grohl |
Musician |
14-Jan-1969 |
|
Nirvana, Foo Fighters |
| Lou Groza |
Football |
25-Jan-1924 |
29-Nov-2000 |
With Cleveland Browns for 21 years |
| Bear Grylls |
TV Personality |
7-Jun-1974 |
|
Man vs. Wild |
| Romano Guardini |
Religion |
17-Feb-1885 |
1-Oct-1968 |
Roman Catholic theologian |
| John Guare |
Playwright |
5-Feb-1938 |
|
Six Degrees of Separation |
| Frank J. Guarini |
Politician |
20-Aug-1924 |
|
Congressman from New Jersey, 1979-93 |
| Bob Guccione |
Business |
17-Dec-1930 |
|
Founder, Penthouse magazine |
| Bob Guccione, Jr. |
Relative |
c. 1956 |
|
Spin magazine's ex-publisher |
| Gilbert Gude |
Politician |
9-Mar-1923 |
7-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Maryland, 1967-77 |
| Franz Guertner |
Government |
26-Aug-1881 |
29-Jan-1941 |
Reich Minister of Justice |
| Ron Guidry |
Baseball |
28-Aug-1950 |
|
Yankees Pitcher, 1975-88 |
| Alec Guinness |
Actor |
2-Apr-1914 |
5-Aug-2000 |
Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars |
| Arthur Guinness |
Business |
1725 |
23-Jan-1803 |
Invented stout, founded Guinness Brewery |
| Robert Guiscard |
Military |
c. 1015 |
15-Jul-1085 |
Norman conqueror of South Italy |
| Sean Gunn |
Actor |
22-May-1974 |
|
Kirk Gleason on Gilmore Girls |
| Alfred Gusenbauer |
Head of State |
8-Feb-1960 |
|
Chancellor of Austria |
| António Guterres |
Head of State |
30-Apr-1948 |
|
Prime Minister of Portugal, 1995-2002 |
| Luis Gutierrez |
Politician |
10-Dec-1953 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 4th |
| Gil Gutknecht |
Politician |
20-Mar-1951 |
|
Congressman, Minnesota 1st |
| Dafydd ap Gwilym |
Poet |
c. 1340 |
1400 |
Greatest medieval Welsh poet |
| Haakon IV Haakonsson |
Royalty |
1204 |
15-Dec-1263 |
King of Norway, 1217-63 |
| Jeff Habay |
Politician |
9-May-1966 |
|
Pennsylvania State Legislator, 1996-2006 |
| Louis-Christophe-François Hachette |
Publisher |
5-May-1800 |
31-Jul-1864 |
French textbook publisher |
| Joan Hackett |
Actor |
1-Mar-1934 |
8-Oct-1983 |
Only When I Laugh |
| Jerry Hadley |
Singer |
16-Jun-1952 |
18-Jul-2007 |
Operatic tenor |
| Jessica Hagedorn |
Author |
1949 |
|
Dogeaters |
| E. R. Haggar |
Business |
18-Sep-1916 |
29-Sep-2004 |
President/CEO of Haggar Clothing Co. |
| Jörg Haider |
Politician |
26-Jan-1950 |
11-Oct-2008 |
Austrian extreme rightist |
| Alexander Haig |
Government |
2-Dec-1924 |
|
US Secretary of State, 1981-82 |
| George Halas |
Football |
2-Feb-1895 |
31-Oct-1983 |
Founder of the Chicago Bears |
| Jack Haley |
Actor |
10-Aug-1898 |
6-Jun-1979 |
Tin Man on The Wizard of Oz |
| Anthony Michael Hall |
Actor |
14-Apr-1968 |
|
Sixteen Candles |
| Pete Hamill |
Journalist |
24-Jun-1935 |
|
The New York Post |
| Lewis Hamilton |
Auto Racing |
7-Jan-1985 |
|
Formula 1 Racer |
| Neil Hamilton |
Actor |
9-Sep-1899 |
24-Sep-1984 |
Commissioner Gordon on Batman |
| Sean Hannity |
Radio Personality |
30-Dec-1961 |
|
Hannity & Colmes |
| Donna Hanover |
Radio Personality |
13-Feb-1950 |
|
WOR Radio Morning Co-Host, NYC |
| Joseph Aloysius Hansom |
Architect |
26-Oct-1803 |
29-Jun-1882 |
Invented the Hansom Cab |
| Robert Hanssen |
Spy |
18-Apr-1944 |
|
Russian mole inside the FBI |
| Jerome Hanus |
Religion |
25-May-1940 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Dubuque |
| Jean Hardouin |
Scholar |
22-Dec-1646 |
3-Sep-1729 |
Confused Jesuit scholar |
| Frank Hardy |
Novelist |
21-Mar-1917 |
28-Mar-1994 |
Power Without Glory |
| Phil Hare |
Politician |
21-Feb-1949 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 17th |
| Tom Harkin |
Politician |
19-Nov-1939 |
|
US Senator from Iowa |
| Mark Harmon |
Actor |
2-Sep-1951 |
|
The Presidio |
| Guillermo Haro |
Astronomer |
21-Mar-1913 |
26-Apr-1988 |
Herbig-Haro objects |
| Pamela Harriman |
Diplomat |
20-Mar-1920 |
5-Feb-1997 |
Socialite and Ambassador to France, 1993-97 |
| Donald J. Harrington |
Educator |
2-Oct-1945 |
|
President, St. John's University |
| Dolores Hart |
Actor |
20-Oct-1938 |
|
Where the Boys Are |
| Ian Hart |
Actor |
8-Oct-1964 |
|
Played John Lennon in Backbeat |
| Melissa Hart |
Politician |
4-Apr-1962 |
|
Congresswoman from Pennsylvania, 2001-07 |
| Melissa Joan Hart |
Actor |
18-Apr-1976 |
|
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch |
| Hal Hartley |
Film Director |
3-Nov-1959 |
|
Henry Fool |
| Gabby Hartnett |
Baseball |
20-Dec-1900 |
20-Dec-1972 |
Chicago Cubs catcher, Hall-of-Famer |
| Elisabeth Hasselbeck |
TV Personality |
28-May-1977 |
|
The View |
| David Hasselhoff |
Actor |
17-Jul-1952 |
|
Knight Rider, Baywatch |
| Charles Haughey |
Head of State |
16-Sep-1925 |
13-Jun-2006 |
Three-time Prime Minister of Ireland |
| June Haver |
Actor |
10-Jun-1926 |
4-Jul-2005 |
Irish Eyes Are Smiling |
| Salma Hayek |
Actor |
2-Sep-1966 |
|
Frida |
| Susan Hayward |
Actor |
30-Jun-1918 |
14-Mar-1975 |
I Want to Live! |
| Rita Hayworth |
Actor |
17-Oct-1918 |
14-May-1987 |
Gilda |
| Edith Head |
Designer |
28-Oct-1897 |
24-Oct-1981 |
Hollywood costume designer |
| Bernadine P. Healy |
Doctor |
4-Aug-1944 |
|
President, American Red Cross, 1999-2001 |
| Seamus Heaney |
Poet |
13-Apr-1939 |
|
The Spirit Level |
| Loyola Hearn |
Politician |
25-Mar-1943 |
|
Canadian MP, St. John's South--Mount Pearl |
| F. Edward Hebert |
Politician |
12-Oct-1901 |
29-Dec-1979 |
Congressman from Louisiana, 1941-77 |
| Teresa Heinz |
Relative |
5-Oct-1938 |
|
Wife of John Kerry |
| Helena |
Relative |
c. 247 AD |
c. 327 AD |
Mother of Constantine the Great |
| Marg Helgenberger |
Actor |
16-Nov-1958 |
|
Species |
| Katherine Helmond |
Actor |
5-Jul-1928 |
|
Jessica Tate on Soap |
| Jan Baptist van Helmont |
Chemist |
12-Jan-1580 |
30-Dec-1644 |
Recognized discrete gases |
| Ernest Hemingway |
Author |
21-Jul-1899 |
2-Jul-1961 |
The Old Man And The Sea |
| Bill Hemmer |
TV Personality |
14-Nov-1964 |
|
Co-Host, America's Newsroom |
| Florence Henderson |
Actor |
14-Feb-1934 |
|
Carol (mom) on The Brady Bunch |
| Tony Hendra |
Comic |
1941 |
|
National Lampoon |
| Henri II |
Royalty |
31-Mar-1519 |
10-Jul-1559 |
King of France, 1547-59 |
| Henri IV |
Royalty |
13-Dec-1553 |
14-May-1610 |
King of France, 1589-1610 |
| King Henry III |
Royalty |
1-Oct-1207 |
16-Nov-1272 |
King of England, 1216-72 |
| Hergé |
Cartoonist |
23-May-1907 |
3-Mar-1983 |
Tintin |
| Robert Hersant |
Publisher |
30-Jan-1920 |
21-Apr-1996 |
Le Papivore |
| Dennis M. Hertel |
Politician |
7-Dec-1948 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1981-93 |
| Victor Francis Hess |
Physicist |
24-Jun-1883 |
17-Dec-1964 |
Proved cosmic origin of radiation |
| George de Hevesy |
Chemist |
1-Aug-1885 |
5-Jul-1966 |
Radioisotope researcher |
| Christopher Hewett |
Actor |
5-Apr-1922 |
3-Aug-2001 |
Mr. Belvedere |
| Walter J. Hickel |
Politician |
18-Aug-1919 |
|
Twice Governor of Alaska |
| John J. Hickey |
Politician |
22-Aug-1911 |
22-Sep-1970 |
Governor of Wyoming, 1959-61 |
| Miguel Hidalgo |
Religion |
8-May-1753 |
30-Jul-1811 |
Father of Mexican independence |
| Brian Higgins |
Politician |
6-Oct-1959 |
|
Congressman, New York 27th |
| Hildegard von Bingen |
Religion |
16-Sep-1098 |
17-Sep-1179 |
Scivias seu Visiones |
| Henry Hill |
Criminal |
11-Jun-1943 |
|
Mobster inspired Goodfellas |
| Barron Hilton |
Business |
23-Oct-1927 |
|
Chairman of Hilton Hotels |
| Conrad Hilton |
Business |
25-Dec-1887 |
3-Jan-1979 |
Founder, Hilton Hotels |
| Paris Hilton |
Socialite |
17-Feb-1981 |
|
Unexpected porno actress |
| Heinrich Himmler |
Government |
7-Oct-1900 |
23-May-1945 |
Leader of the SS |
| Maurice Hinchey |
Politician |
27-Oct-1938 |
|
Congressman, New York 22nd |
| Hincmar |
Religion |
c. 805 AD |
21-Dec-882 AD |
Archbishop of Reims |
| Myra Hindley |
Criminal |
23-Jul-1942 |
15-Nov-2002 |
The Moors Murders |
| Ciarán Hinds |
Actor |
9-Feb-1953 |
|
Munich |
| Gregory Hines |
Dancer |
14-Feb-1946 |
9-Aug-2003 |
Tap dancer |
| Rubén Hinojosa |
Politician |
20-Aug-1940 |
|
Congressman, Texas 15th |
| Arthur Cardinal Hinsley |
Religion |
25-Aug-1865 |
17-Mar-1943 |
Archbishop of Westminster, 1935-43 |
| Hippolytus |
Religion |
c. 170 AD |
235 AD |
Writer of the early church |
| Alfred Hitchcock |
Film Director |
13-Aug-1899 |
29-Apr-1980 |
Master of Suspense |
| Adolf Hitler |
Head of State |
20-Apr-1889 |
30-Apr-1945 |
Chancellor of Germany, 1933-45 |
| James Hoban |
Architect |
c. 1758 |
8-Dec-1831 |
Architect of the White House |
| Mike Hodges |
Film Director |
29-Jul-1932 |
|
Get Carter |
| John Hoeven |
Politician |
13-Mar-1957 |
|
Governor of North Dakota |
| Andreas Hofer |
Military |
22-Nov-1767 |
20-Feb-1810 |
Tirolese patriot, insurgent |
| Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst |
Head of State |
31-Mar-1819 |
6-Jul-1901 |
German Chancellor, 1894-1900 |
| Tim Holden |
Politician |
5-Mar-1957 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 17th |
| Billie Holiday |
Singer |
7-Apr-1915 |
17-Jul-1959 |
Lady Sings the Blues |
| Agnieszka Holland |
Film Director |
28-Nov-1948 |
|
Europa, Europa |
| Mike Holovak |
Football |
19-Sep-1919 |
27-Jan-2008 |
NFL Head Coach, General Manager |
| Dennis H. Holtschneider |
Educator |
14-Jan-1965 |
|
President, DePaul University |
| Pope Honorius I |
Religion |
? |
12-Oct-638 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 625-638 AD |
| Pope Honorius II |
Religion |
? |
13-Feb-1130 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1124-30 |
| Pope Honorius III |
Religion |
? |
18-Mar-1227 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1216-27 |
| Pope Honorius IV |
Religion |
c. 1210 |
3-Apr-1287 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1285-87 |
| Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim |
Historian |
27-Jan-1701 |
2-Sep-1790 |
Febronius |
| Harry Hooper |
Baseball |
24-Aug-1887 |
18-Dec-1974 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Bob Hope |
Comic |
29-May-1903 |
27-Jul-2003 |
Centenarian comic |
| Dolores Hope |
Musician |
27-May-1909 |
|
Widow of Bob Hope |
| Gerard Manley Hopkins |
Poet |
28-Jul-1844 |
8-Jun-1889 |
Defeated the tyranny of poetic meter |
| Lon Horiuchi |
Government |
9-Jun-1954 |
|
Sniper who killed Vicki Weaver |
| Pope Hormisdas |
Religion |
? |
6-Aug-523 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 514-23 |
| Paul Hornung |
Football |
23-Dec-1935 |
|
Green Bay Packer, Heisman winner |
| James J. Howard |
Politician |
24-Jul-1927 |
25-Mar-1988 |
Congressman from New Jersey, 1965-88 |
| Hrosvitha |
Playwright |
c. 935 AD |
c. 1000 AD |
Female medieval dramatist |
| Deal Hudson |
Religion |
30-Nov-1949 |
|
Karl Rove's favorite Catholic |
| Pierre-Daniel Huet |
Religion |
8-Feb-1630 |
26-Jan-1721 |
Bishop of Avranches |
| Alfred C. Hughes |
Religion |
2-Dec-1932 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of New Orleans |
| Barnard Hughes |
Actor |
16-Jul-1915 |
11-Jul-2006 |
High priest in TRON |
| Richard J. Hughes |
Politician |
10-Aug-1909 |
7-Dec-1992 |
Governor of New Jersey, 1962-70 |
| Victor Hugo |
Author |
26-Feb-1802 |
23-May-1885 |
Les Miserables |
| Kenny Hulshof |
Politician |
22-May-1958 |
|
Congressman from Missouri, 1997-2009 |
| Basil Cardinal Hume |
Religion |
2-Mar-1923 |
17-Jun-1999 |
Archbishop of Westminster, 1976-99 |
| John Hume |
Politician |
18-Jan-1937 |
|
Northern Ireland pol, Nobel recipient |
| Maria Innocentia Hummel |
Painter |
21-May-1909 |
6-Nov-1946 |
Catholic nun, painter |
| Cláudio Hummes |
Religion |
8-Aug-1934 |
|
Archbishop of São Paulo |
| Carol W. Hunstein |
Judge |
16-Aug-1944 |
|
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Tab Hunter |
Actor |
11-Jul-1931 |
|
Damn Yankees |
| Charlayne Hunter-Gault |
TV Personality |
27-Feb-1942 |
|
NPR, NewsHour reporter |
| Jan Hus |
Religion |
c. 1373 |
6-Jul-1415 |
Czech reformer and martyr |
| Betty Hutton |
Actor |
26-Feb-1921 |
11-Mar-2007 |
Incendiary Blonde |
| Joris-Karl Huysmans |
Author |
5-Feb-1848 |
12-May-1907 |
Decadent author, À Rebours |
| Henry Hyde |
Politician |
18-Apr-1924 |
29-Nov-2007 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1975-2007 |
| Roh Moo Hyun |
Head of State |
6-Aug-1946 |
23-May-2009 |
President of South Korea, 2003-08 |
| David I |
Royalty |
c. 1084 |
24-May-1153 |
King of Scotland, 1124-53 |
| Joseph I |
Royalty |
26-Jul-1678 |
17-Apr-1711 |
Holy Roman Emperor, 1705-11 |
| Kenneth I |
Royalty |
? |
858 AD |
King of Scotland, 832-58 AD |
| Lee Iacocca |
Business |
15-Oct-1924 |
|
Former chairman, Chrysler Corporation |
| Ignatius of Antioch |
Religion |
c. 35 AD |
c. 110 AD |
Early Church Father |
| Ivan Illich |
Philosopher |
4-Sep-1926 |
2-Dec-2002 |
Deschooling Society |
| Laura Ingraham |
Pundit |
19-Jun-1964 |
|
The Hillary Trap |
| Pope Innocent I |
Religion |
? |
12-Mar-417 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 402-17 |
| Pope Innocent II |
Religion |
? |
22-Sep-1143 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1130-43 |
| Pope Innocent III |
Religion |
c. 1160 |
16-Jun-1216 |
Pope, launched two Crusades |
| Pope Innocent IX |
Religion |
20-Jul-1519 |
30-Dec-1591 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1591 |
| Pope Innocent V |
Religion |
c. 1225 |
22-Jun-1276 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1276 |
| Pope Innocent VI |
Religion |
? |
12-Sep-1362 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1352-62 |
| Pope Innocent VII |
Religion |
1336 |
6-Nov-1406 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1404-06 |
| Pope Innocent VIII |
Religion |
1432 |
25-Jul-1492 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1484-92 |
| Pope Innocent X |
Religion |
6-May-1574 |
7-Jan-1655 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1644-55 |
| Pope Innocent XI |
Religion |
16-May-1611 |
12-Aug-1689 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1676-89 |
| Pope Innocent XII |
Religion |
13-Mar-1615 |
27-Sep-1700 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1691-1700 |
| Pope Innocent XIII |
Religion |
13-May-1655 |
7-Mar-1724 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1721-24 |
| Pope Innocent IV |
Religion |
? |
7-Dec-1254 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1243-54 |
| John Ireland |
Religion |
11-Sep-1838 |
25-Sep-1918 |
Catholic Archbishop of St. Paul, 1888-1918 |
| Irenaeus |
Religion |
c. 130 AD |
c. 200 AD |
Ante-Nicene theologian |
| Queen Isabella |
Royalty |
22-Apr-1451 |
26-Nov-1504 |
Bankrolled Columbus, persecuted Jews |
| Isidore of Seville |
Encyclopaedist |
c. 560 AD |
4-Apr-636 AD |
Originum sive Etymologiarum |
| Agustín de Iturbide |
Military |
27-Sep-1783 |
19-Jul-1824 |
Emperor of Mexico, 1822-23 |
| Bruce Ivins |
Biologist |
22-Apr-1946 |
29-Jul-2008 |
Anthrax researcher and suspect |
| Max Jacob |
Poet |
12-Jul-1876 |
5-Mar-1944 |
Le Cornet à dés |
| Andrew Jacobs, Jr. |
Politician |
24-Feb-1932 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1965-97 |
| Bianca Jagger |
Model |
2-May-1945 |
|
Mick's ex-wife |
| James I |
Royalty |
1394 |
20-Feb-1437 |
King of Scotland, 1406-37 |
| James I |
Royalty |
2-Feb-1208 |
27-Jul-1276 |
King of Aragon, 1213-76 |
| King James II |
Royalty |
14-Oct-1633 |
16-Sep-1701 |
King of England 1685-88 |
| James III |
Royalty |
May-1452 |
11-Jun-1488 |
King of Scotland, 1460-88 |
| James IV |
Royalty |
17-Mar-1473 |
9-Sep-1513 |
King of Scotland, 1488-1513 |
| James V |
Royalty |
10-Apr-1512 |
14-Dec-1542 |
King of Scotland, 1513-42 |
| James II |
Royalty |
16-Oct-1430 |
3-Aug-1460 |
King of Scotland, 1437-60 |
| Rick James |
Musician |
1-Feb-1948 |
6-Aug-2004 |
Superfreak |
| Susan Saint James |
Actor |
14-Aug-1946 |
|
Wife in McMillan and Wife |
| Jenna Jameson |
Pornstar |
9-Apr-1974 |
|
Got naked with Howard Stern in Private Parts |
| Cornelius Jansen |
Religion |
28-Oct-1585 |
6-May-1638 |
Father of Jansenism |
| St. Januarius |
Religion |
? |
c. 305 AD |
Patron saint of Naples |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski |
Head of State |
6-Jul-1923 |
|
Final communist leader of Poland |
| Lionel Jeffries |
Actor |
10-Jun-1926 |
|
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| John I. Jenkins |
Educator |
17-Dec-1953 |
|
President, University of Notre Dame |
| Walter W. Jenkins |
Government |
23-Mar-1918 |
23-Nov-1985 |
LBJ assistant, outed in gay sex scandal |
| Elizabeth Jennings |
Poet |
18-Jul-1926 |
26-Oct-2001 |
Song for a Birth or a Death |
| St. Jerome |
Religion |
c. 340 AD |
30-Sep-420 AD |
Church Father, translated Vulgate |
| Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros |
Religion |
1436 |
8-Nov-1517 |
Ascetic Spanish Cardinal and statesman |
| Juan Ramón Jiménez |
Poet |
24-Dec-1881 |
29-May-1958 |
Pastorales |
| Bobby Jindal |
Politician |
10-Jun-1971 |
|
Governor of Louisiana |
| Joan of Arc |
Religion |
6-Jan-1412 |
30-May-1431 |
Visionary burned at the stake |
| João I |
Royalty |
11-Apr-1357 |
14-Aug-1433 |
King of Portugal, 1385-1433 |
| João II |
Royalty |
3-Mar-1455 |
25-Oct-1495 |
King of Portugal, 1481-95 |
| João IV |
Royalty |
18-Mar-1604 |
6-Nov-1656 |
King of Portugal, 1640-56 |
| João V |
Royalty |
22-Oct-1689 |
31-Jul-1750 |
King of Portugal, 1706-50 |
| João VI |
Royalty |
13-May-1767 |
10-Mar-1826 |
King of Portugal, 1816-26 |
| João III |
Royalty |
6-Jun-1502 |
11-Jun-1557 |
King of Portugal, 1521-57 |
| Mike Johanns |
Politician |
18-Jun-1950 |
|
US Senator from Nebraska |
| Pope John I |
Religion |
? |
18-May-526 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 523-26 |
| Pope John II |
Religion |
? |
8-May-535 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 533-35 |
| Pope John III |
Religion |
? |
13-Jul-574 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 561-74 |
| Pope John IV |
Religion |
? |
12-Oct-642 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 640-42 |
| Pope John IX |
Religion |
? |
Jan-900 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 898-900 |
| King John Lackland |
Royalty |
24-Dec-1166 |
18-Oct-1216 |
Signed the Magna Carta, then reneged |
| St. John of Beverley |
Religion |
? |
7-May-721 AD |
Medieval English saint |
| John of Gaunt |
Royalty |
Mar-1340 |
3-Feb-1399 |
Duke of Lancaster |
| St. John of Nepomuk |
Religion |
c. 1345 |
20-Mar-1393 |
Patron saint of Bohemia |
| John of Salisbury |
Author |
c. 1120 |
25-Oct-1180 |
Policraticus and Metalogicon |
| St. John of the Cross |
Religion |
24-Jun-1542 |
14-Dec-1591 |
Spanish mystic, Doctor of the Church |
| Pope John Paul I |
Religion |
17-Oct-1912 |
28-Sep-1978 |
Pope for 33 days, in summer 1978 |
| Pope John Paul II |
Religion |
18-May-1920 |
2-Apr-2005 |
Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1978-2005 |
| Pope John V |
Religion |
? |
2-Aug-686 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 685-86 |
| Pope John VI |
Religion |
? |
11-Jan-705 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 701-05 |
| Pope John VII |
Religion |
? |
18-Oct-707 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 705-07 |
| Pope John VIII |
Religion |
? |
16-Dec-882 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 872-882 |
| Pope John X |
Religion |
? |
928 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 914-28 |
| Pope John XI |
Religion |
c. 910 AD |
936 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 931-936 |
| Pope John XII |
Religion |
c. 937 AD |
14-May-964 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 955-964 |
| Pope John XIII |
Religion |
? |
6-Sep-972 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 965-72 |
| Pope John XIV |
Religion |
? |
20-Aug-984 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 983-84 |
| Pope John XIX |
Religion |
? |
1032 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1024-32 |
| Pope John XV |
Religion |
? |
996 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 985-96 |
| Pope John XXI |
Religion |
c. 1215 |
20-May-1277 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1276-77 |
| Pope John XXII |
Religion |
1249 |
4-Dec-1334 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1316-34 |
| Pope John XXIII |
Religion |
25-Nov-1881 |
3-Jun-1963 |
Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1958-63 |
| Chris John |
Politician |
5-Jan-1960 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1997-2005 |
| Luci Baines Johnson |
Relative |
2-Jul-1947 |
|
Daughter of LBJ |
| Casey Jones |
Daredevil |
14-Mar-1863 |
30-Apr-1900 |
Railroad hero, sort of |
| Jennifer Jones |
Actor |
2-Mar-1919 |
|
The Song of Bernadette |
| Jenny Jones |
Talk Show Host |
7-Jun-1946 |
|
The Jenny Jones Show |
| Mother Jones |
Activist |
1-Aug-1837 |
30-Nov-1930 |
The grandmother of all agitators |
| Spike Jones |
Musician |
14-Dec-1911 |
1-May-1965 |
Cocktails for Two |
| Walter B. Jones |
Politician |
10-Feb-1943 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 3rd |
| Ben Jonson |
Playwright |
11-Jun-1572 |
6-Aug-1637 |
Volpone |
| Jacob Jordaens |
Painter |
19-May-1593 |
18-Oct-1678 |
Flemish painter, associate of Rubens |
| Marian Jordan |
Actor |
15-Apr-1898 |
7-Apr-1961 |
Molly of Fibber McGee and Molly |
| Joseph II |
Royalty |
13-Mar-1741 |
20-Feb-1790 |
Holy Roman Emperor, 1765-90 |
| Father Joseph |
Religion |
4-Nov-1577 |
18-Dec-1638 |
Confidant of Cardinal Richelieu |
| Josephine |
Royalty |
23-Jun-1763 |
29-May-1814 |
Empress of France |
| Jovian |
Royalty |
c. 332 AD |
17-Feb-364 AD |
Roman Emperor, 363-64 AD |
| James Joyce |
Author |
2-Feb-1882 |
13-Jan-1941 |
Ulysses |
| King Juan Carlos |
Head of State |
5-Jan-1938 |
|
King of Spain |
| Benito Juárez |
Head of State |
21-Mar-1806 |
18-Jul-1872 |
President of Mexico, 1861-72 |
| Arline Judge |
Actor |
21-Feb-1912 |
7-Feb-1974 |
B-Movie actress, collector of husbands |
| Patty Judge |
Politician |
2-Nov-1943 |
|
Lt. Governor of Iowa |
| Pope Julius I |
Religion |
? |
12-Apr-352 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 337-52 |
| Pope Julius II |
Religion |
5-Dec-1443 |
21-Feb-1513 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1503-13 |
| Pope Julius III |
Religion |
10-Sep-1487 |
23-Mar-1555 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1550-55 |
| Justin Martyr |
Religion |
c. 100 AD |
c. 165 AD |
Apology |
| Lech Kaczynski |
Head of State |
18-Jun-1949 |
|
President of Poland |
| Frida Kahlo |
Painter |
6-Jul-1907 |
13-Jul-1954 |
Unibrowed Mexican painter |
| Tim Kaine |
Politician |
26-Feb-1958 |
|
Governor of Virginia |
| Paul Kanjorski |
Politician |
2-Apr-1937 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 11th |
| John Von Kannon |
Activist |
? |
|
Heritage Foundation |
| Marcy Kaptur |
Politician |
17-Jun-1946 |
|
Congresswoman, Ohio 9th |
| Carl Karcher |
Business |
16-Jan-1917 |
11-Jan-2008 |
Founder of Carl's Jr. |
| John Mark Karr |
Criminal |
11-Dec-1964 |
|
JonBenét Ramsey murder suspect |
| Mary Karr |
Author |
1954 |
|
The Liars' Club |
| John Kasich |
Politician |
13-May-1952 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1983-2001 |
| Staci Keanan |
Actor |
6-Jun-1975 |
|
Dana Foster on Step by Step |
| Bil Keane |
Cartoonist |
5-Oct-1922 |
|
Family Circus |
| Charles Keating |
Business |
4-Dec-1923 |
|
Morality crusader, white-collar swindler |
| Frank Keating |
Politician |
10-Feb-1944 |
|
Governor of Oklahoma, 1995-2003 |
| Paul Keating |
Head of State |
18-Jan-1944 |
|
Prime Minister of Australia, 1991-96 |
| Michael Keaton |
Actor |
9-Sep-1951 |
|
Batman |
| John Keegan |
Historian |
15-May-1934 |
|
The Face of Battle |
| William Cardinal Keeler |
Religion |
4-Mar-1931 |
|
Archbishop of Baltimore, 1989-2007 |
| Andrew Kehoe |
Criminal |
1-Feb-1872 |
18-May-1927 |
Bath School Bomber |
| Kitty Kelley |
Author |
4-Apr-1942 |
|
Controversial biogratrix |
| Daniel Hugh Kelly |
Actor |
10-Aug-1952 |
|
Hardcastle and McCormick |
| David Kelly |
Actor |
11-Jul-1929 |
|
Waking Ned |
| Edward J. Kelly |
Politician |
1-May-1876 |
20-Oct-1950 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1933-47 |
| Gene Kelly |
Actor |
23-Aug-1912 |
2-Feb-1996 |
Singin' in the Rain |
| Grace Kelly |
Royalty |
12-Nov-1929 |
14-Sep-1982 |
American-born Princess of Monaco |
| Moira Kelly |
Actor |
6-Mar-1968 |
|
Mandy on The West Wing |
| Ned Kelly |
Criminal |
Jun-1855 |
11-Nov-1880 |
Iron-clad Australian outlaw |
| Ruth Kelly |
Politician |
9-May-1968 |
|
UK Minister of Transport |
| Anthony Kennedy |
Judge |
23-Jul-1936 |
|
US Supreme Court Justice |
| Caroline Kennedy |
Relative |
27-Nov-1957 |
|
Daughter of John F. Kennedy |
| Charles Kennedy |
Politician |
25-Nov-1959 |
|
Leader of Liberal Democrats, 1999-2006 |
| Ethel Kennedy |
Relative |
11-Apr-1928 |
|
Robert F. Kennedy's widow |
| Joan Kennedy |
Relative |
9-Sep-1936 |
|
First wife of Ted Kennedy |
| John F. Kennedy, Jr. |
Relative |
25-Nov-1960 |
16-Jul-1999 |
Son of John F. Kennedy |
| John F. Kennedy |
Head of State |
29-May-1917 |
22-Nov-1963 |
35th US President, 1961-63 |
| Joseph P. Kennedy |
Business |
6-Sep-1888 |
18-Nov-1969 |
Smuggler and patriarch of the Kennedy clan |
| Kathleen Kennedy |
Relative |
20-Feb-1920 |
13-May-1948 |
Sister of John F. Kennedy |
| Mark Kennedy |
Politician |
11-Apr-1957 |
|
Congressman, Minnesota 6th |
| Patrick Joseph Kennedy |
Politician |
14-Jul-1967 |
|
Congressman, Rhode Island 1st |
| Robert F. Kennedy |
Politician |
20-Nov-1925 |
6-Jun-1968 |
Slain Presidential candidate |
| Rosemary Kennedy |
Relative |
13-Sep-1918 |
7-Jan-2005 |
JFK's retarded sister |
| Ted Kennedy |
Politician |
22-Feb-1932 |
|
US Senator from Massachusetts |
| William Kennedy |
Novelist |
16-Jan-1928 |
|
Ironweed and The Cotton Club |
| Barbara Kennelly |
Politician |
10-Jul-1936 |
|
Congresswoman from Connecticut, 1982-99 |
| Martin H. Kennelly |
Politician |
11-Aug-1887 |
29-Nov-1961 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1947-55 |
| Kenneth II |
Royalty |
? |
995 AD |
King of Scotland, 971-95 |
| Tom Kenny |
Comic |
13-Jul-1962 |
|
Mr. Show, SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Joseph Kernan |
Politician |
8-Apr-1946 |
|
Governor of Indiana, 2003-05 |
| John Kerry |
Politician |
11-Dec-1943 |
|
US Senator from Massachusetts |
| Richard Kerry |
Diplomat |
28-Jul-1915 |
29-Jul-2000 |
Father of John Kerry |
| Alan Keyes |
Radio Personality |
7-Aug-1950 |
|
Illinois carpetbagger |
| Mwai Kibaki |
Head of State |
15-Nov-1931 |
|
President of Kenya |
| Nicole Kidman |
Actor |
20-Jun-1967 |
|
Moulin Rouge |
| Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
Head of State |
6-Apr-1904 |
9-Mar-1988 |
German Chancellor 1966-69 |
| Krzysztof Kieslowski |
Film Director |
27-Jun-1941 |
13-Mar-1996 |
Trois Couleurs |
| Dale Kildee |
Politician |
16-Sep-1929 |
|
Congressman, Michigan 5th |
| Moses E. Kiley |
Religion |
13-Nov-1876 |
15-Apr-1953 |
Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1940-53 |
| Joyce Kilmer |
Poet |
6-Dec-1886 |
30-Jul-1918 |
Trees |
| Mary Jo Kilroy |
Politician |
30-Apr-1949 |
|
Congresswoman, Ohio 15th |
| James Kimsey |
Business |
1939 |
|
AOL's founding CEO |
| Edward J. King |
Politician |
11-May-1925 |
18-Sep-2006 |
Governor of Massachusetts, 1979-83 |
| John W. King |
Politician |
10-Oct-1918 |
9-Aug-1996 |
Governor of New Hampshire, 1963-69 |
| Pete King |
Politician |
5-Apr-1944 |
|
Congressman, New York 3rd |
| Steve King |
Politician |
28-May-1949 |
|
Congressman, Iowa 5th |
| Klaus Kinkel |
Politician |
17-Dec-1936 |
|
German Foreign Minister, 1992-98 |
| Eusebio Kino |
Religion |
10-Aug-1645 |
15-Mar-1711 |
Jesuit missionary to Mexico |
| Athanasius Kircher |
Scientist |
2-May-1601 |
28-Nov-1680 |
Master of a Hundred Arts |
| Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
Head of State |
19-Feb-1953 |
|
President of Argentina |
| Néstor Kirchner |
Head of State |
25-Feb-1950 |
|
President of Argentina, 2003-07 |
| Ann Kirkpatrick |
Politician |
14-Mar-1950 |
|
Congresswoman, Arizona 1st |
| Jerry Kleczka |
Politician |
26-Nov-1943 |
|
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1984-2005 |
| Kevin Kline |
Actor |
24-Oct-1947 |
|
A Fish Called Wanda |
| Scott L. Klug |
Politician |
16-Jan-1953 |
|
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1991-99 |
| Douglas W. Kmiec |
Scholar |
24-Sep-1951 |
|
Constitutional scholar |
| Richard F. Kneip |
Politician |
7-Jan-1933 |
9-Mar-1987 |
Governor of South Dakota, 1971-78 |
| Catherine Baker Knoll |
Politician |
3-Sep-1930 |
12-Nov-2008 |
Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania, 2003-08 |
| Joseph Knollenberg |
Politician |
28-Nov-1933 |
|
Congressman, Michigan 9th |
| David H. Koch |
Business |
3-May-1940 |
|
Conservative philanthropist, Koch heir |
| Helmut Kohl |
Head of State |
3-Apr-1930 |
|
Chancellor of Germany 1982-98 |
| Mary Jo Kopechne |
Victim |
26-Jul-1940 |
18-Jul-1969 |
Dead woman in Ted Kennedy's car |
| Josef Krips |
Conductor |
8-Apr-1902 |
13-Oct-1974 |
Director, Buffalo Philharmonic, 1954-63 |
| Steve Kroft |
Journalist |
22-Aug-1945 |
|
60 Minutes |
| John A. Krol |
Business |
16-Oct-1936 |
|
CEO of DuPont, 1995-98 |
| Gene Krupa |
Drummer |
15-Jan-1909 |
16-Oct-1973 |
Pioneering drummer |
| Dennis Kucinich |
Politician |
8-Oct-1946 |
|
Congressman, Ohio 10th |
| Lawrence Kudlow |
Economist |
20-Aug-1947 |
|
Kudlow & Cramer |
| John Kufuor |
Head of State |
8-Dec-1938 |
|
President of Ghana |
| Ted Kulongoski |
Politician |
5-Nov-1940 |
|
Governor of Oregon |
| Joseph E. Kurtz |
Religion |
18-Aug-1946 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Louisville |
| Pierre Charles L'Enfant |
Architect |
2-Aug-1754 |
14-Jun-1825 |
Designed Washington, DC |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture |
Military |
20-May-1743 |
7-Apr-1803 |
Led the 1791 Slave Rebellion |
| Thomas G. Labrecque |
Business |
17-Sep-1938 |
16-Oct-2000 |
CEO of Chase Manhattan, 1990-96 |
| Luis Alberto Lacalle |
Head of State |
13-Jul-1941 |
|
President of Uruguay, 1990-95 |
| Jacques Lacan |
Psychiatrist |
13-Apr-1901 |
9-Sep-1981 |
The Mirror Stage as Formative of the I |
| Lactantius |
Religion |
c. 260 AD |
c. 340 AD |
Institutions |
| Diane Ladd |
Actor |
29-Nov-1942 |
|
Chinatown |
| Ladislas I |
Royalty |
27-Jun-1040 |
29-Jul-1095 |
King of Hungary, 1077-95 |
| Ladislas IV |
Royalty |
1262 |
10-Jul-1290 |
King of Hungary, 1272-90 |
| René Laënnec |
Doctor |
17-Feb-1781 |
13-Aug-1826 |
Stethoscope |
| Jim Lafferty |
Government |
? |
|
Republican press flak |
| Hedy Lamarr |
Actor |
9-Nov-1913 |
19-Jan-2000 |
Actress, invented frequency hopping |
| Brian Lamb |
Talk Show Host |
9-Oct-1941 |
|
Founded C-SPAN |
| Ferruccio Lamborghini |
Business |
28-Apr-1916 |
20-Feb-1993 |
Lamborghini tractors and sports cars |
| Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa |
Author |
23-Dec-1896 |
23-Jul-1957 |
Il gattopardo |
| Nick Lampson |
Politician |
14-Feb-1945 |
|
Former Congressman from Texas |
| Leonard Lance |
Politician |
25-Jun-1952 |
|
Congressman, New Jersey 7th |
| Mary Landrieu |
Politician |
23-Nov-1955 |
|
US Senator from Louisiana |
| Mitch Landrieu |
Politician |
16-Aug-1960 |
|
Lt. Governor of Louisiana |
| Moon Landrieu |
Politician |
23-Jul-1930 |
|
Mayor of New Orleans, 1970-78 |
| Henri Landru |
Criminal |
1869 |
25-Feb-1922 |
Bluebeard murderer of 10 widows |
| Nathan Lane |
Actor |
3-Feb-1956 |
|
The Producers |
| Thomas J. Lane |
Politician |
6-Jul-1898 |
14-Jun-1994 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1941-63 |
| William Langer |
Politician |
30-Sep-1886 |
8-Nov-1959 |
Governor and Senator from North Dakota |
| Judith Ann Lanzinger |
Judge |
2-Apr-1946 |
|
Justice, Ohio Supreme Court |
| Pierre-Simon Laplace |
Mathematician |
23-Mar-1749 |
5-Mar-1827 |
Traité du Mécanique Céleste |
| Philip Larkin |
Poet |
9-Aug-1922 |
2-Dec-1985 |
The Whitsun Weddings |
| James A. Larocco |
Diplomat |
1948 |
|
US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1997-2001 |
| John Larson |
Politician |
22-Jul-1948 |
|
Congressman, Connecticut 1st |
| Orlando di Lasso |
Composer |
1530 |
14-Jun-1594 |
Psalmi Davidis Poenitentiales |
| Charles Laughton |
Actor |
1-Jul-1899 |
15-Dec-1962 |
Island of Lost Souls |
| José P. Laurel |
Head of State |
9-Mar-1891 |
6-Nov-1959 |
3rd President of the Philippines |
| Wilfrid Laurier |
Head of State |
20-Nov-1841 |
17-Feb-1919 |
Canadian Prime Minister |
| Henry of Lausanne |
Religion |
fl. 12th c. |
fl. 12th c. |
12th century French heretic |
| Frank J. Lausche |
Politician |
14-Nov-1895 |
21-Apr-1990 |
Governor, Senator from Ohio |
| Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier |
Chemist |
26-Aug-1743 |
8-May-1794 |
Father of modern chemistry |
| Bernard Cardinal Law |
Religion |
4-Nov-1931 |
|
Archbishop of Boston, 1984-2002 |
| Lucy Lawless |
Actor |
29-Mar-1968 |
|
Xena, Warrior Princess |
| David L. Lawrence |
Politician |
18-Jun-1889 |
21-Nov-1966 |
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1959-63 |
| Paul Laxalt |
Politician |
2-Aug-1922 |
|
US Senator from Nevada, 1974-87 |
| Rick Lazio |
Politician |
13-Mar-1958 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1993-2001 |
| Jean-Marie Le Pen |
Politician |
20-Jun-1928 |
|
French nationalist |
| Frank Leahy |
Football |
27-Aug-1908 |
21-Jun-1973 |
Longtime Notre Dame Head Coach |
| Patrick Leahy |
Politician |
31-Mar-1940 |
|
US Senator from Vermont |
| William P. Leahy |
Educator |
1948 |
|
President, Boston College |
| Denis Leary |
Comic |
18-Aug-1957 |
|
Loud, smoking comic |
| John C. Lechleiter |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Eli Lilly |
| Paul LeClerc |
Administrator |
28-May-1941 |
|
CEO of New York Public Library |
| Raymond F. Lederer |
Politician |
19-May-1938 |
1-Dec-2008 |
Congressman snagged in ABSCAM |
| Anne Lefèvre |
Scholar |
1654 |
17-Aug-1720 |
Translator of Homer into French |
| Anthony J. Leggett |
Physicist |
26-Mar-1938 |
|
Particle physicist, explored superfluidity |
| Vivien Leigh |
Actor |
5-Nov-1913 |
8-Jul-1967 |
Gone With The Wind |
| Mario Lemieux |
Hockey |
5-Oct-1965 |
|
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Jack Lemmon |
Actor |
8-Feb-1925 |
27-Jun-2001 |
The Odd Couple |
| Lotte Lenya |
Singer |
18-Oct-1898 |
27-Nov-1981 |
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone |
| Allen U. Lenzmeier |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of Best Buy |
| Pope Leo I |
Religion |
c. 390 AD |
10-Nov-461 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 440-61 |
| Pope Leo II |
Religion |
? |
3-Jul-683 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 682-83 |
| Pope Leo III |
Religion |
c. 750 AD |
12-Jun-816 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 795-816 |
| Pope Leo IV |
Religion |
? |
17-Jul-855 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 847-55 |
| Pope Leo IX |
Religion |
21-Jun-1002 |
19-Apr-1054 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1049-54 |
| Pope Leo VIII |
Religion |
? |
1-Mar-965 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 963-65 |
| Pope Leo X |
Religion |
11-Dec-1475 |
1-Dec-1521 |
Excommunicated Martin Luther |
| Pope Leo XI |
Religion |
2-Jun-1535 |
27-Apr-1605 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1605 |
| Pope Leo XII |
Religion |
22-Aug-1760 |
10-Feb-1829 |
Persecuted Jewry, Freemasonry |
| Pope Leo XIII |
Religion |
2-Mar-1810 |
20-Jul-1903 |
Condemned Freemasonry |
| Juan Ponce de León |
Explorer |
1460 |
1521 |
Sought the Fountain of Youth |
| Elmore Leonard |
Novelist |
11-Oct-1925 |
|
Crime novelist, including Swag |
| Ruggero Leoncavallo |
Composer |
8-Mar-1857 |
9-Aug-1919 |
Pagliacci |
| Leopold III |
Royalty |
3-Nov-1901 |
25-Sep-1983 |
Abdicated King of Belgium |
| Theresa LePore |
Government |
c. 1955 |
|
Butterfly ballot mastermind |
| Alain René Lesage |
Novelist |
6-May-1668 |
17-Nov-1747 |
Gil Blas |
| Joan Leslie |
Actor |
26-Jan-1925 |
|
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Yves Leterme |
Head of State |
6-Oct-1960 |
|
Prime Minister of Belgium |
| Mary Kay Letourneau |
Criminal |
30-Jan-1962 |
|
America's Favorite Sex Offender |
| William J. Levada |
Religion |
15-Jun-1936 |
|
Head Inquisitor |
| Arthur Lewis |
Economist |
23-Jan-1915 |
15-Jun-1991 |
Economics of developing nations |
| Thomas Linacre |
Doctor |
c. 1460 |
20-Oct-1524 |
Established the Royal Academy of Physicians |
| Bill Lipinski |
Politician |
22-Dec-1937 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1983-2005 |
| Dan Lipinski |
Politician |
15-Jul-1966 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 3rd |
| Fra Filippo Lippi |
Painter |
c. 1406 |
10-Oct-1469 |
Coronation of the Virgin |
| Franz Liszt |
Composer |
22-Oct-1811 |
31-Jul-1886 |
Hungarian composer |
| Frank LoBiondo |
Politician |
12-May-1946 |
|
Congressman, New Jersey 2nd |
| Gene Lockhart |
Actor |
18-Jul-1891 |
31-Mar-1957 |
Algiers |
| June Lockhart |
Actor |
25-Jun-1925 |
|
Mom on Lassie, Lost in Space |
| David Lodge |
Novelist |
28-Jan-1935 |
|
How Far Can You Go? |
| Donal Logue |
Actor |
27-Feb-1966 |
|
Jimmy the Cab Driver |
| Lindsay Lohan |
Actor |
2-Jul-1986 |
|
Mean Girls |
| Vince Lombardi |
Football |
11-Jun-1913 |
3-Sep-1970 |
Winning isn't everything, It's the only thing |
| Wendy E. Long |
Activist |
c. 1960 |
|
Judicial Confirmation Network |
| Pietro Longhi |
Painter |
1702 |
8-May-1785 |
18th century Venetian painter |
| Eva Longoria |
Actor |
15-Mar-1975 |
|
Desperate Housewives |
| James Longstreet |
Military |
8-Jan-1821 |
2-Jan-1904 |
Confederate Army General |
| George Lopez |
Comic |
23-Apr-1961 |
|
Stand-up comic, George Lopez Show |
| Javy Lopez |
Baseball |
5-Nov-1970 |
|
Catcher Atlanta Braves #8 |
| Jennifer Lopez |
Singer |
24-Jul-1969 |
|
Maid in Manhattan |
| Kathryn Jean Lopez |
Columnist |
22-Mar-1976 |
|
National Review Online editor |
| Sophia Loren |
Actor |
20-Sep-1934 |
|
La Ciociara |
| Frank Lorenzo |
Business |
19-May-1940 |
|
Former CEO, Eastern Airlines |
| Louis III |
Royalty |
863 AD |
5-Aug-882 AD |
King of France, 879-82 |
| Louis IX |
Royalty |
25-Apr-1214 |
25-Aug-1270 |
King of France, 1229-70 |
| Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'Orléans |
Royalty |
13-Apr-1747 |
6-Nov-1793 |
Philippe Égalité |
| Louis the Stammerer |
Royalty |
1-Nov-846 AD |
10-Apr-879 AD |
King of France, 877-79 |
| Louis VIII |
Royalty |
5-Sep-1187 |
8-Nov-1226 |
King of France, 1223-26 |
| Louis X |
Royalty |
4-Oct-1289 |
5-Jun-1316 |
King of France, 1314-16 |
| Louis XI |
Royalty |
3-Jul-1423 |
30-Aug-1483 |
King of France, 1461-83 |
| Louis XIV |
Royalty |
5-Sep-1638 |
1-Sep-1715 |
Le Roi Soleil |
| Louis XV |
Royalty |
15-Feb-1710 |
10-May-1774 |
King of France, 1715-74 |
| Louis XVI |
Royalty |
23-Aug-1754 |
21-Jan-1793 |
King of France, 1774-91 |
| Louis XVII |
Royalty |
27-Mar-1785 |
8-Jun-1795 |
Dauphin, Titular King of France |
| Louis XVIII |
Royalty |
17-Nov-1755 |
16-Sep-1824 |
King of France, 1814-15 & 1815-24 |
| Louise of Savoy |
Royalty |
11-Sep-1476 |
22-Sep-1531 |
Dutchess of Angoulême |
| Robert Lowell |
Poet |
1-Mar-1917 |
12-Sep-1977 |
Lord Weary's Castle |
| Bill Lowery |
Politician |
2-May-1947 |
|
Congressman from California, 1981-93 |
| St. Ignatius of Loyola |
Religion |
1491 |
31-Jul-1556 |
Founder of the Jesuit order |
| Susan Lucci |
Actor |
23-Dec-1946 |
|
Erica Kane on All My Children |
| Clare Boothe Luce |
Politician |
10-Apr-1903 |
9-Oct-1987 |
Congresswoman, wife of Henry R. Luce |
| Lucky Luciano |
Criminal |
24-Nov-1897 |
26-Jan-1962 |
Founder of Murder, Inc. |
| Pope Lucius I |
Religion |
? |
5-Mar-254 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 253-54 AD |
| Pope Lucius II |
Religion |
? |
15-Feb-1145 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1144-45 |
| Pope Lucius III |
Religion |
c. 1097 |
25-Nov-1185 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1181-85 |
| Ludwig II |
Royalty |
25-Aug-1845 |
13-Jun-1886 |
Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria, 1864-86 |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer |
Politician |
7-May-1952 |
|
Congressman, Missouri 9th |
| Fernando Lugo |
Government |
30-May-1951 |
|
President of Paraguay |
| Bela Lugosi |
Actor |
20-Oct-1882 |
16-Aug-1956 |
Dracula |
| Bernardino Luini |
Painter |
c. 1481 |
1532 |
Painter of the Lombard School |
| Ben R. Luján |
Politician |
7-Jun-1972 |
|
Congressman, New Mexico 3rd |
| Manny Lujan |
Politician |
12-May-1928 |
|
US Secretary of the Interior 1989-93 |
| Jan Lukasiewicz |
Mathematician |
21-Dec-1878 |
13-Feb-1956 |
Invented Reverse Polish Notation |
| St. Luke |
Religion |
fl. 1st c. AD |
fl. 1st c. AD |
Author of the third Gospel |
| Charles J. Luken |
Politician |
18-Jul-1951 |
|
Twice Mayor of Cincinnati |
| Thomas A. Luken |
Politician |
9-Jul-1925 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1977-91 |
| Raymond Lull |
Religion |
1232 |
29-Jun-1315 |
Catalan mystic |
| Jean-Baptiste Lully |
Composer |
28-Nov-1632 |
22-Mar-1687 |
Founder of French opera |
| Diego Luna |
Actor |
29-Dec-1979 |
|
Y tu Mamá También |
| Dan Lungren |
Politician |
22-Sep-1946 |
|
Congressman, California 3rd |
| Gary Lunn |
Politician |
8-May-1957 |
|
Canadian Minister of Natural Resources |
| Joseph Luns |
Politician |
28-Aug-1911 |
17-Jul-2002 |
Dutch Foreign Minister, 1952-71 |
| Jean-Marie Lustiger |
Religion |
17-Sep-1926 |
5-Aug-2007 |
Archbishop of Paris, 1981-2005 |
| Bill Luther |
Politician |
27-Jun-1945 |
|
Congressman from Minnesota, 1995-2003 |
| John Lydgate |
Poet |
c. 1370 |
c. 1451 |
Troy Book |
| Jack Lynch |
Head of State |
15-Aug-1917 |
20-Oct-1999 |
Twice Prime Minister of Ireland |
| John Lynch |
Actor |
26-Dec-1961 |
|
Cal |
| Stephen Lynch |
Politician |
31-Mar-1955 |
|
Congressman, Massachusetts 9th |
| Susan M. Lyne |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia |
| Cecil B. Lyon |
Diplomat |
8-Nov-1903 |
6-Apr-1993 |
US Ambassador to Chile, Sri Lanka |
| Joseph Lyons |
Head of State |
15-Sep-1879 |
7-Apr-1939 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1932-39 |
| Eric Mabius |
Actor |
22-Apr-1971 |
|
Tim Haspell on The L Word |
| Diosdado Macapagal |
Head of State |
28-Sep-1910 |
21-Apr-1997 |
9th President of the Philippines |
| Seán MacBride |
Activist |
26-Jan-1904 |
15-Jan-1988 |
Irish revolutionary, Nobel Prize recipient |
| José Agostinho de Macedo |
Poet |
11-Sep-1761 |
2-Oct-1831 |
Os Burros |
| Niccolò Machiavelli |
Author |
03-May-1469 |
22-Jun-1527 |
The Prince |
| Connie Mack IV |
Politician |
12-Aug-1967 |
|
Congressman, Florida 14th |
| Connie Mack |
Politician |
29-Oct-1940 |
|
US Senator from Florida, 1989-2001 |
| Ted Mack |
TV Personality |
12-Feb-1904 |
12-Jul-1976 |
Original Amateur Hour |
| Walter Macken |
Novelist |
3-May-1915 |
22-Apr-1967 |
Rain on the Wind |
| Compton MacKenzie |
Novelist |
17-Jan-1883 |
30-Nov-1972 |
Carnival |
| Seumas MacManus |
Author |
1869 |
1960 |
A Lad of the O'Friels |
| Fred MacMurray |
Actor |
30-Aug-1908 |
6-Nov-1991 |
The Absent-Minded Professor |
| Francisco Madero |
Head of State |
30-Oct-1873 |
22-Feb-1913 |
El loquito President of Mexico, 1911-13 |
| Edward R. Madigan |
Politician |
13-Jan-1936 |
7-Dec-1994 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93 |
| Madonna |
Singer/Songwriter |
16-Aug-1958 |
|
Like a Virgin |
| Miguel de la Madrid |
Head of State |
12-Dec-1934 |
|
President of Mexico, 1982-88 |
| Dan Maffei |
Politician |
4-Jul-1968 |
|
Congressman, New York 25th |
| Patrick Magee |
Actor |
31-Mar-1922 |
14-Aug-1982 |
Mr. Alexander in A Clockwork Orange |
| Ferdinand Magellan |
Explorer |
1480 |
27-Apr-1521 |
Circumnavigated the globe |
| Olaus Magnus |
Historian |
1490 |
1558 |
Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus |
| Gustav Mahler |
Composer |
7-Jul-1860 |
18-May-1911 |
Das Lied von der Erde |
| Roger Cardinal Mahony |
Religion |
27-Feb-1936 |
|
Cardinal, Archbishop of Los Angeles |
| Adam Cardinal Maida |
Religion |
18-Mar-1930 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Detroit, 1990-2009 |
| Aristide Maillol |
Sculptor |
8-Apr-1861 |
27-Sep-1944 |
Sculptor of the female nude |
| Nicolas Malebranche |
Philosopher |
6-Aug-1638 |
13-Oct-1715 |
De la recherche de la vérité |
| Michelle Malkin |
Columnist |
20-Oct-1970 |
|
Syndicated conservative columnist |
| Louis Malle |
Film Director |
30-Oct-1932 |
23-Nov-1995 |
Atlantic City |
| Marcello Malpighi |
Doctor |
10-Mar-1628 |
30-Nov-1694 |
Early microscopic anatomist |
| Serphin Maltese |
Politician |
7-Dec-1932 |
|
New York State Senator |
| Joe Manchin |
Politician |
24-Aug-1947 |
|
Governor of West Virginia |
| James Clarence Mangan |
Poet |
1-May-1803 |
20-Jun-1849 |
O'Hussey's Ode to the Maguire |
| Robert W. Mann |
Inventor |
1924 |
16-Jun-2006 |
Prosthetic devices |
| Timothy Cardinal Manning |
Religion |
15-Nov-1909 |
23-Jun-1989 |
Archbishop of Los Angeles, 1970-85 |
| Robert Mannyng |
Poet |
c. 1264 |
c. 1340 |
Handlyng Synne |
| François Mansart |
Architect |
Jan-1598 |
Sep-1666 |
17th c. French Baroque architect |
| Henry J. Mansell |
Religion |
10-Oct-1937 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Hartford |
| Andrea Mantegna |
Painter |
c. 1431 |
13-Sep-1506 |
Camera degli Sposi |
| Thomas J. Manton |
Politician |
3-Nov-1932 |
22-Jul-2006 |
Congressman from New York, 1985-99 |
| Aldus Manutius |
Publisher |
1449 |
6-Feb-1515 |
Founder of Aldine Press |
| Alessandro Manzoni |
Poet |
7-Mar-1785 |
22-May-1873 |
I Promessi Sposi |
| Diego Maradona |
Soccer |
30-Oct-1960 |
|
Led Argentina to 1986 World Cup Final |
| Salvatore Maranzano |
Criminal |
1868 |
10-Sep-1931 |
Capo di tutti capi |
| Marcantonio |
Engraver |
c. 1480 |
c. 1534 |
Italian Renaissance engraver |
| Vito Marcantonio |
Politician |
10-Dec-1902 |
9-Aug-1954 |
American Labor Party |
| Gabriel Marcel |
Philosopher |
7-Dec-1889 |
8-Oct-1973 |
French existential philosopher |
| Pope Marcellinus |
Religion |
? |
304 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 296-304 |
| Pope Marcellus I |
Religion |
? |
16-Jan-309 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 309 |
| Pope Marcellus II |
Religion |
6-May-1501 |
30-Apr-1555 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1555 |
| Ted Marchibroda |
Football |
15-Mar-1931 |
|
Retired NFL head coach |
| Rocky Marciano |
Boxing |
1-Sep-1924 |
31-Aug-1969 |
Undefeated heavyweight |
| Ferdinand Marcos |
Head of State |
11-Sep-1917 |
28-Sep-1989 |
Disgraced Philippine dictator |
| Margaret |
Royalty |
1283 |
1290 |
The Maid of Norway |
| St. Margaret |
Royalty |
c. 1045 |
17-Nov-1093 |
Queen of Scotland |
| Margaret of Angoulême |
Royalty |
11-Apr-1492 |
21-Dec-1549 |
Consort of Henry II of Navarre |
| Margaret of Anjou |
Royalty |
23-Mar-1430 |
25-Aug-1482 |
Consort of English King Henry VI |
| Margaret of Austria |
Royalty |
10-Jan-1480 |
1-Dec-1530 |
Duchess of Savoy, Dutch Regent |
| Margaret of Parma |
Royalty |
28-Dec-1522 |
18-Jan-1586 |
Regent of the Netherlands, 1559-67 |
| Margaret of Valois |
Royalty |
14-May-1553 |
27-Mar-1615 |
Consort of Henry of Navarre |
| Margrethe I |
Royalty |
1353 |
28-Oct-1412 |
Queen of Denmark, Norway, Sweden |
| Maria Theresa |
Royalty |
13-May-1717 |
28-Nov-1780 |
Archduchess of Austria |
| Marie Antoinette |
Royalty |
2-Nov-1755 |
16-Oct-1793 |
Cake proponent |
| Marie Thérèse |
Royalty |
10-Sep-1638 |
30-Jul-1683 |
Queen Consort of Louis XIV |
| Constance Marie |
Actor |
9-Sep-1965 |
|
Nikki Alvarez on Santa Barbara |
| Rose Marie |
Actor |
15-Aug-1923 |
|
Sally Rogers on The Dick Van Dyke Show |
| Pope Marinus I |
Religion |
? |
15-May-884 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 882-84 |
| Pope Marinus II |
Religion |
? |
946 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 942-46 |
| Jean-Luc Marion |
Philosopher |
3-Jul-1946 |
|
Phenomenologist, God Without Being |
| Edme Mariotte |
Scientist |
c. 1620 |
12-May-1684 |
Discovered eye's blind spot |
| Roger Maris |
Baseball |
10-Sep-1934 |
14-Dec-1985 |
Broke Babe Ruth's home run record |
| Jacques Maritain |
Philosopher |
18-Nov-1882 |
28-Apr-1973 |
Interpreter of St. Thomas |
| Betsy Markey |
Politician |
27-Apr-1956 |
|
Congresswoman, Colorado 4th |
| Ed Markey |
Politician |
11-Jul-1946 |
|
Congressman, Massachusetts 7th |
| Garry Marshall |
Film Director |
13-Nov-1934 |
|
Happy Days |
| Jim Marshall |
Politician |
31-Mar-1948 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 3rd |
| Charles Martel |
Royalty |
23-Aug-686 AD |
22-Oct-741 AD |
Stopped the 732 AD Moorish advance |
| Phil Martelli |
Basketball |
31-Aug-1954 |
|
Head Coach, Saint Joseph's |
| Wilfried Martens |
Head of State |
19-Apr-1936 |
|
Prime Minister of Belgium, 1981-92 |
| Dean Martin |
Singer |
7-Jun-1917 |
25-Dec-1995 |
Member of Rat Pack |
| Joseph W. Martin, Jr. |
Politician |
3-Nov-1884 |
6-Mar-1968 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1933-67 |
| Michael Martin |
Politician |
3-Jul-1945 |
|
Speaker of the House of Commons, 2000-09 |
| Paul Martin |
Head of State |
28-Aug-1938 |
|
21st Prime Minister of Canada |
| Bob Martinez |
Politician |
25-Dec-1934 |
|
Governor of Florida, 1987-91 |
| Matthew G. Martinez |
Politician |
14-Feb-1929 |
|
Congressman from California, 1982-2001 |
| Mel Martinez |
Government |
23-Oct-1946 |
|
US Senator from Florida |
| Simone Martini |
Painter |
c. 1284 |
1344 |
Sienese school painter |
| Wilhelm Marx |
Head of State |
15-Jan-1863 |
5-Aug-1946 |
German Chancellor 1923-25, 1926-28 |
| Queen Mary I |
Royalty |
18-Feb-1516 |
17-Nov-1558 |
Queen of England 1553-58 |
| Mary I of Scotland |
Royalty |
8-Dec-1542 |
8-Feb-1587 |
Mary, Queen of Scots |
| Masaccio |
Painter |
21-Dec-1401 |
1428 |
Frescoes of the Brancacci Chapel |
| Pietro Mascagni |
Composer |
7-Dec-1863 |
2-Aug-1945 |
Cavalleria Rusticana |
| Frank R. Mascara |
Politician |
19-Jan-1930 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1995-2003 |
| Alfieri Maserati |
Business |
23-Sep-1887 |
3-Mar-1932 |
Founder of Maserati S.p.A |
| Eric Massa |
Politician |
16-Sep-1959 |
|
Congressman, New York 29th |
| Joe Masseria |
Criminal |
1879 |
15-Apr-1931 |
NY mobster, killed by Luciano |
| Philip Massinger |
Playwright |
1583 |
1639 |
The Virgin Martyr |
| Mireille Mathieu |
Singer |
22-Jul-1946 |
|
Internationally renown French chanteuse |
| Matthew Paris |
Historian |
c. 1200 |
1259 |
Chronica Majora |
| Chris Matthews |
Talk Show Host |
17-Dec-1945 |
|
Hardball with Chris Matthews |
| Matthias |
Royalty |
24-Feb-1557 |
20-Mar-1619 |
Holy Roman Emperor, 1612-19 |
| Matthias Corvinus |
Royalty |
24-Feb-1443 |
6-Apr-1490 |
King of Hungary, 1458-90 |
| François Mauriac |
Novelist |
11-Oct-1885 |
1-Sep-1970 |
Le Noeud de Vipères |
| Maximilian I |
Royalty |
22-Mar-1459 |
12-Jan-1519 |
Holy Roman Emperor, 1493-1519 |
| Maximilian II |
Royalty |
31-Jul-1527 |
12-Oct-1576 |
Holy Roman Emperor, 1564-76 |
| Jules Mazarin |
Religion |
14-Jul-1602 |
9-Mar-1661 |
French Cardinal and Statesman |
| Mary McAleese |
Head of State |
27-Jun-1951 |
|
President of Ireland |
| James McAuley |
Poet |
12-Oct-1917 |
15-Oct-1976 |
Australian poet, Ern Malley hoaxer |
| Terry McAuliffe |
Politician |
9-Feb-1957 |
|
Chairman of the DNC, 2001-05 |
| Barry McCaffrey |
Government |
17-Nov-1942 |
|
White House Drug Czar, 1996-2001 |
| Mercedes McCambridge |
Actor |
17-Mar-1916 |
2-Mar-2004 |
All the King's Men |
| Pat McCarran |
Politician |
8-Aug-1876 |
28-Sep-1954 |
US Senator from Nevada, 1933-54 |
| Theodore Cardinal McCarrick |
Religion |
7-Jul-1930 |
|
Archbishop of Washington, 2000-06 |
| Carolyn McCarthy |
Politician |
5-Jan-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 4th |
| Cormac McCarthy |
Novelist |
20-Jul-1933 |
|
All the Pretty Horses |
| Eugene McCarthy |
Politician |
29-Mar-1916 |
10-Dec-2005 |
US Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71 |
| Joseph McCarthy |
Politician |
14-Nov-1908 |
2-May-1957 |
US Senator from Wisconsin, 1947-57 |
| Karen McCarthy |
Politician |
18-Mar-1947 |
|
Congresswoman from Missouri, 1995-2005 |
| Mike McCarthy |
Football |
10-Nov-1963 |
|
Head Coach, Green Bay Packers |
| Thomas McCarthy |
Actor |
30-Jan-1966 |
|
The Station Agent |
| Paul McCartney |
Musician |
18-Jun-1942 |
|
Beatle |
| Claire McCaskill |
Politician |
24-Jul-1953 |
|
US Senator from Missouri |
| Michael McCaul |
Politician |
14-Jan-1962 |
|
Congressman, Texas 10th |
| Frank McCloskey |
Politician |
12-Jun-1939 |
2-Nov-2003 |
Congressman from Indiana, 1983-95 |
| John McCone |
Government |
4-Jan-1902 |
14-Feb-1991 |
CIA Director, 1961-65 |
| John W. McCormack |
Politician |
21-Dec-1891 |
22-Nov-1980 |
Speaker of the House, 1962-70 |
| Norma McCorvey |
Activist |
22-Sep-1947 |
|
Jane Roe, of Roe v. Wade |
| Julie McCullough |
Actor |
30-Jan-1965 |
|
Playboy centerfold, actress |
| Dylan McDermott |
Actor |
26-Oct-1961 |
|
Bobby Donnell on The Practice |
| James A. McDivitt |
Astronaut |
10-Jun-1929 |
|
Commander, Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 |
| William J. McDonald |
Attorney |
1928 |
19-Feb-1990 |
Chief Lawyer at Union Pacific, 1969-89 |
| John McEnroe |
Tennis |
16-Feb-1959 |
|
Boisterous bouffanted tennis player |
| Michael C. McFarland |
Educator |
1948 |
|
President, College of the Holy Cross |
| Paul McGann |
Actor |
14-Nov-1959 |
|
Withnail & I |
| Arthur A. McGiverin |
Judge |
10-Nov-1928 |
|
Iowa Chief Justice, 1987-2000 |
| James McGovern |
Politician |
20-Nov-1959 |
|
Congressman, Massachusetts 3rd |
| Maureen McGovern |
Singer |
27-Jul-1949 |
|
The Morning After |
| James P. McGranery |
Government |
8-Jul-1895 |
23-Dec-1962 |
US Attorney General, 1952-53 |
| J. Howard McGrath |
Government |
28-Nov-1903 |
2-Sep-1966 |
US Attorney General, 1949-52 |
| Mark McGrath |
Musician |
15-Mar-1968 |
|
Frontman for Sugar Ray |
| Mary McGrory |
Journalist |
22-Aug-1918 |
21-Apr-2004 |
Pulitzer Prize-winning Liberal Icon |
| Dalton McGuinty |
Politician |
19-Jul-1955 |
|
Premier of Ontario |
| David McGuinty |
Politician |
25-Feb-1960 |
|
Canadian MP, Ottawa South |
| Patrick McHenry |
Politician |
22-Oct-1975 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 10th |
| Jimmy McHugh |
Songwriter |
10-Jul-1893 |
23-May-1969 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street |
| Matthew McHugh |
Politician |
6-Dec-1938 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-93 |
| Scott McInnis |
Politician |
9-May-1953 |
|
Congressman from Colorado, 1993-2005 |
| Joey McIntyre |
Singer |
31-Dec-1972 |
|
New Kids on the Block |
| Claude McKay |
Novelist |
15-Sep-1890 |
22-May-1948 |
Home to Harlem |
| John McKay |
Football |
5-Jul-1923 |
10-Jun-2001 |
USC Trojans Head Coach, 1960-75 |
| Andrew J. McKenna |
Business |
17-Sep-1929 |
|
Owner of Schwarz Paper |
| Joseph McKenna |
Judge |
10-Aug-1843 |
21-Nov-1926 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1898-1925 |
| John S. McKiernan |
Politician |
15-Oct-1911 |
9-Mar-1997 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1950-51 |
| Cynthia McKinney |
Politician |
17-Mar-1955 |
|
Congresswoman from Georgia, 1993-2003 and 2005-07 |
| John McLaughlin |
Talk Show Host |
29-Mar-1927 |
|
The McLaughlin Group |
| Marshall McLuhan |
Author |
21-Jul-1911 |
31-Dec-1980 |
The medium is the message |
| Ed McMahon |
Talk Show Host |
6-Mar-1923 |
23-Jun-2009 |
The Tonight Show |
| Jim McMahon |
Football |
21-Aug-1959 |
|
Retired NFL Quarterback |
| Michael McMahon |
Politician |
12-Sep-1957 |
|
Congressman, New York 13th |
| John F. McManus |
Activist |
1935 |
|
President, John Birch Society |
| C. Thomas McMillen |
Politician |
26-May-1952 |
|
Congressman from Maryland, 1987-93 |
| Mary Ann G. McMorrow |
Judge |
1928 |
|
Illinois Chief Justice, 2002-06 |
| Jerry McNerney |
Politician |
18-Jun-1951 |
|
Congressman, California 11th |
| Michael McNulty |
Politician |
16-Sep-1947 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1989-2009 |
| Joseph M. McShane |
Educator |
19-Jun-1949 |
|
President, Fordham University |
| Timothy McVeigh |
Terrorist |
23-Apr-1968 |
11-Jun-2001 |
Oklahoma City Bomber |
| James M. Mead |
Politician |
27-Dec-1885 |
15-Mar-1964 |
US Senator from New York, 1938-47 |
| Audrey Meadows |
Actor |
8-Feb-1926 |
3-Feb-1996 |
Alice Kramden on The Honeymooners |
| Colm Meaney |
Actor |
30-May-1953 |
|
Transporter Chief O'Brien in Star Trek: TNG |
| Humberto Cardinal Medeiros |
Religion |
6-Oct-1915 |
17-Sep-1983 |
Archbishop of Boston, 1970-83 |
| Cosimo de Medici |
Government |
27-Sep-1389 |
1-Aug-1464 |
Uncrowned king of Florence |
| Lorenzo de Medici |
Government |
1-Jan-1449 |
8-Apr-1492 |
Ruler of Florence, patron of the arts |
| Marie de Medici |
Royalty |
26-Apr-1573 |
3-Jul-1642 |
Regent of France, 1610-17 |
| Marty Meehan |
Politician |
30-Dec-1956 |
|
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1993-2007 |
| Charlie Melancon |
Politician |
3-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman, Louisiana 3rd |
| Terry Melcher |
Musician |
08-Feb-1942 |
19-Nov-2004 |
Record Producer, Songwriter for Byrds, Beach Boys |
| Bill Melendez |
Cartoonist |
15-Nov-1916 |
2-Sep-2008 |
A Charlie Brown Christmas |
| Macedonio Melloni |
Physicist |
11-Apr-1798 |
11-Aug-1854 |
Diathermancy |
| Christopher Meloni |
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