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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ben Affleck
Actor
15-Aug-1972   Good Will Hunting
Saif Ali Khan
Actor
16-Aug-1970   Dil Chahta Hai
Kirstie Alley
Actor
12-Jan-1951   Rebecca from Cheers
Jennifer Aniston
Actor
11-Feb-1969   Rachel on Friends
David Arquette
Actor
8-Sep-1971   Muppets From Space
Lauren Bacall
Actor
16-Sep-1924   Key Largo
J. G. Ballard
Author
18-Nov-1930 19-Apr-2009 Empire of the Sun, Crash
Blixa Bargeld
Guitarist
12-Jan-1959   Einstürzende Neubauten
Drew Barrymore
Actor
22-Feb-1975   E.T., The Wedding Singer
Anthony Beilenson
Politician
26-Oct-1932   Congressman from California, 1977-97
Jack Black
Musician
28-Aug-1969   Half of Tenacious D
Anthony Bourdain
Chef
25-Jun-1956   Kitchen Confidential
Richard Branson
Business
18-Jul-1950   Founder of Virgin chain
Charlie Brooker
TV Personality
3-Mar-1971   British satirist, Screenwipe
Gisele Bundchen
Model
20-Jul-1980   Brazilian supermodel
Delta Burke
Actor
30-Jul-1956   Designing Women
Carol Burnett
Actor
26-Apr-1933   The Carol Burnett Show
George W. Bush
Head of State
6-Jul-1946   43rd US President, 2001-09
Kate Bush
Musician
30-Jul-1958   The Hounds of Love
Laura Bush
First Lady
4-Nov-1946   Wife of US President George W. Bush
Tucker Carlson
Pundit
16-May-1969   Conservative pundit on Fox News
Scott Carpenter
Astronaut
1-May-1925   Mercury astronaut
Adam Carson
Drummer
5-Feb-1975   Drummer for AFI
Dick Cheney
Politician
30-Jan-1941   US Vice President, 2001-09
Cher
Singer
20-May-1946   Sonny and Cher
Deepak Chopra
Author
22-Oct-1946   Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
Julie Christie
Actor
14-Apr-1941   Darling
Schuyler Colfax
Politician
23-Mar-1823 13-Jan-1885 US Vice President, 1869-73
Courteney Cox
Actor
15-Jun-1964   Monica on Friends
Larry Craig
Politician
20-Jul-1945   US Senator from Idaho, 1990-2009
Penelope Cruz
Actor
28-Apr-1974   Woman On Top
Matt Damon
Actor
8-Oct-1970   Good Will Hunting
Kelley Deal
Guitarist
10-Jun-1961   Sometime guitarist for The Breeders
Ellen DeGeneres
Comic
26-Jan-1958   Ellen
Mark Deklin
Actor
3-Dec-1967   Blake Reilly on GCB
Tom DeLay
Politician
8-Apr-1947   Former House Majority Leader, convicted felon
Roy E. Disney
Business
10-Jan-1930 16-Dec-2009 Walt Disney's nephew
DJ AM
Disc Jockey
30-Mar-1973 28-Aug-2009 New York Club DJ
Cory Doctorow
Blogger
17-Jul-1971   Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Morton Downey, Jr.
Talk Show Host
9-Dec-1933 12-Mar-2001 Mort the Mouth
Eliza Dushku
Actor
30-Dec-1980   Tru Calling
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Head of State
14-Oct-1890 28-Mar-1969 34th US President, 1953-61
Paul Ekman
Psychologist
15-Feb-1934   Facial Action Coding System
Joe Eszterhas
Screenwriter
23-Nov-1944   Showgirls, Basic Instinct
Marianne Faithfull
Singer/Songwriter
29-Dec-1946   Sister Morphine
Fish
Singer
25-Apr-1958   Lead singer of Marillion, 1981-88
Brandon Flowers
Musician
21-Jun-1981   The Killers
Emilia Fox
Actor
31-Jul-1974   Nikki Alexander on Silent Witness
Matthew Fox
Actor
14-Jul-1966   Jack on Lost
Marilyn French
Author
21-Nov-1929 2-May-2009 The Women's Room
Sharon Gless
Actor
31-May-1943   Cagney on Cagney and Lacey
Steven F. Goldstone
Business
c. 1945   CEO of RJR Nabisco, 1997-99
Terry Gross
Radio Personality
14-Feb-1951   Host of Fresh Air on NPR
Thomas Guinzburg
Publisher
30-Mar-1926 8-Sep-2010 Former owner, Viking Press
Jean Hagen
Actor
3-Aug-1923 29-Aug-1977 Singin' in the Rain
Larry Hagman
Actor
21-Sep-1931   J.R. Ewing on Dallas
Geri Halliwell
Singer
6-Aug-1972   Ginger Spice
Veronica Hamel
Actor
20-Nov-1943   Joyce Davenport on Hill Street Blues
Dorothy Hamill
Figure Skating
26-Jul-1956   Olympic figure skater, gold medal 1976
George Harrison
Musician
25-Feb-1943 29-Nov-2001 Beatle
Juliana Hatfield
Musician
27-Jul-1967   Juliana Hatfield Three
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Actor
23-Jul-1967   Character actor
Anthony Hopkins
Actor
31-Dec-1937   Hannibal Lecter
Kate Jackson
Actor
29-Oct-1948   Sabrina Duncan on Charlie's Angels
Peter Jennings
Journalist
29-Jul-1938 7-Aug-2005 Former anchor, ABC World News Tonight
Billy Joel
Pianist
9-May-1949   Didn't start the fire
Kathryn Joosten
Actor
20-Dec-1939 2-Jun-2012 Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives
Elena Kagan
Judge
28-Apr-1960   US Supreme Court Justice
Arthur Kane
Bassist
3-Feb-1949 13-Jul-2004 Former New York Dolls bassist
Bob Keeshan
Actor
27-Jun-1927 23-Jan-2004 Captain Kangaroo
Harmon Killebrew
Baseball
29-Jun-1936 17-May-2011 Minnesota Twins
Mila Kunis
Actor
14-Aug-1983   Jackie on That 70's Show
Ashton Kutcher
Actor
7-Feb-1978   Kelso on That '70s Show
Charles Lane
Actor
26-Jan-1905 9-Jul-2007 Grumpy character actor
Rula Lenska
Actor
30-Sep-1947   Alberta VO5 commercials
Jared Loughner
Assassin
10-Sep-1988   Tucson Safeway shooter
Norm MacDonald
Comic
17-Oct-1963   Former Weekend Update host on SNL
William H. Macy
Actor
13-Mar-1950   Fargo
Bill Maher
Talk Show Host
20-Jan-1956   Politically Incorrect
John McCain
Politician
29-Aug-1936   US Senator from Arizona
Bill McKinney
Actor
12-Sep-1931 1-Dec-2011 Deliverance
S. Epatha Merkerson
Actor
28-Nov-1952   Lt. Van Buren on Law & Order
Debra Messing
Actor
15-Aug-1968   Grace on Will & Grace
Julianne Moore
Actor
3-Dec-1960   Boogie Nights, Short Cuts
Roger Moore
Actor
14-Oct-1927   James Bond after Sean Connery
Liam Neeson
Actor
7-Jun-1952   Rob Roy, Gangs of New York
Randy Newman
Songwriter
28-Nov-1943   I Love L.A., Short People
Ray Nitschke
Football
29-Dec-1936 8-Mar-1998 Green Bay Packer, Hall of Famer
Peggy Noonan
Journalist
7-Sep-1950   Coined A thousand points of light
Barack Obama
Head of State
4-Aug-1961   44th President of the United States
Susan Olsen
Actor
14-Aug-1961   Cindy on The Brady Bunch
Al Pacino
Actor
25-Apr-1940   Michael Corleone in The Godfather
Arnold Palmer
Golf
10-Sep-1929   Won 61 PGA tournaments
Colonel Tom Parker
Business
26-Jun-1909 21-Jan-1997 Elvis Presley's manager
Estelle Parsons
Actor
20-Nov-1927   Character and TV actress
Pink
Singer
8-Sep-1979   Can't Take Me Home
Brad Pitt
Actor
18-Dec-1963   Ocean's Eleven
David Rakoff
Author
27-Nov-1964 9-Aug-2012 Don't Get Too Comfortable
Ayn Rand
Author
2-Feb-1905 6-Mar-1982 Atlas Shrugged
Tony Randall
Actor
26-Feb-1920 18-May-2004 Felix Unger in The Odd Couple
Ronald Reagan
Head of State
6-Feb-1911 5-Jun-2004 40th US President, 1981-89
John Reid
Politician
8-May-1947   British MP, Airdrie and Shotts
Kelly Ripa
Actor
2-Oct-1970   Faith on Hope & Faith
Julia Roberts
Actor
28-Oct-1967   Pretty Woman
J. K. Rowling
Author
31-Jul-1965   Author of Harry Potter series
Rudy Rucker
Novelist
22-Mar-1946   Author of Wetware series
Katee Sackhoff
Actor
8-Apr-1980   Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica
Telly Savalas
Actor
22-Jan-1922 22-Jan-1994 Kojak
Bob Schieffer
Journalist
25-Feb-1937   Face the Nation moderator
David Sedaris
Author
26-Dec-1956   Contributor to This American Life
Omar Sharif
Actor
10-Apr-1932   Lawrence of Arabia
Kevin Smith
Film Director
2-Aug-1970   Mallrats
Annie Sprinkle
Pornstar
23-Jul-1954   Pornstar turned performance artist
Jon Stewart
Comic
28-Nov-1962   Anchor of The Daily Show
Sharon Stone
Actor
10-Mar-1958   Basic Instinct
Mena Suvari
Actor
13-Feb-1979   American Beauty and American Pie
Charlize Theron
Actor
7-Aug-1975   Monster
David C. Treen
Politician
16-Jul-1928 29-Oct-2009 Governor of Louisiana, 1980-84
Christy Turlington
Model
2-Jan-1969   Supermodel, started Sundari
Liv Tyler
Actor
1-Jul-1977   Daughter of Aerosmith frontman
Vince Vaughn
Actor
28-Mar-1970   Swingers
Mike Wallace
Journalist
9-May-1918 7-Apr-2012 Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent
Mikey Way
Bassist
10-Sep-1980   My Chemical Romance
Rachel Weisz
Actor
7-Mar-1971   The Constant Gardener
Dave Winer
Computer Programmer
2-May-1955   Co-Creator of RSS, Scripting News
Naomi Wolf
Author
12-Nov-1962   The Beauty Myth
Warren Zevon
Musician
24-Jan-1947 7-Sep-2003 Werewolves of London



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