| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Tommy Aaron |
Golf |
22-Feb-1937 |
|
Winner, 1973 Masters Tournament |
| John E. Abele |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Co-Founder of Boston Scientific |
| Hasil Adkins |
Musician |
29-Apr-1937 |
26-Apr-2005 |
Rockabilly one man band |
| Madeleine Albright |
Diplomat |
15-May-1937 |
|
Bill Clinton's Secretary of State |
| Bill J. Allen |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Founder, VECO Corporation |
| Bobby Allison |
Auto Racing |
3-Dec-1937 |
|
Three-time winner of the Daytona 500 |
| Rudolfo Anaya |
Author |
30-Oct-1937 |
|
Bless Me, Ultima |
| Bill Anderson |
Country Musician |
1-Nov-1937 |
|
Po' Folks |
| David Anderson |
Diplomat |
3-Jan-1937 |
4-Jul-1997 |
US Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1981-85 |
| Harry Lee Anstead |
Judge |
4-Nov-1937 |
|
Justice, Florida Supreme Court |
| Sergio Aragones |
Cartoonist |
6-Sep-1937 |
|
Mad Magazine marginalia |
| Alí Rodríguez Araque |
Government |
9-Sep-1937 |
|
Secretary General of OPEC, 2001-02 |
| George Argyros |
Business |
4-Feb-1937 |
|
Billionaire |
| Michael Armacost |
Diplomat |
15-Apr-1937 |
|
US Ambassador to Japan, 1989-93 |
| William L. Armstrong |
Politician |
16-Mar-1937 |
|
US Senator from Colorado, 1979-91 |
| Martina Arroyo |
Singer |
2-Feb-1937 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Edward Artemiev |
Composer |
30-Nov-1937 |
|
Electroacoustic composer, scored Solaris |
| Luke Askew |
Actor |
1937 |
|
Easy Rider |
| Lee A. Ault III |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Telecredit |
| Sergei Averintsev |
Author |
10-Dec-1937 |
21-Feb-2004 |
Myth of the Peoples of the World |
| Barbara Babcock |
Actor |
27-Feb-1937 |
|
Dorothy Jennings on Dr. Quinn |
| Angelo Badalamenti |
Composer |
22-Mar-1937 |
|
Scored several David Lynch films |
| Max Baer, Jr. |
Actor |
4-Dec-1937 |
|
Jethro on The Beverly Hillbillies |
| Paul Bailey |
Novelist |
16-Feb-1937 |
|
Gabriel's Lament |
| Ina Balin |
Actor |
12-Nov-1937 |
20-Jun-1990 |
The Patsy |
| Carroll Ballard |
Film Director |
14-Oct-1937 |
|
The Black Stallion |
| Gordon Banks |
Soccer |
30-Dec-1937 |
|
English goalkeeper, 1966 World Cup |
| Tommy Barnett |
Religion |
c. 1937 |
|
Phoenix First Assembly of God |
| J. Patrick Barrett |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Avis, 1981-87 |
| Maryanne Trump Barry |
Judge |
5-Apr-1937 |
|
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Robert L. Bartley |
Editor |
12-Oct-1937 |
10-Dec-2003 |
Editor of the Wall Street Journal, 1979-2003 |
| Shirley Bassey |
Singer |
8-Jan-1937 |
|
Singer of James Bond title song Goldfinger |
| James R. Bath |
Business |
1937 |
|
Bush, bin Laden business partner |
| Ned Beatty |
Actor |
6-Jul-1937 |
|
Deliverance |
| Warren Beatty |
Actor |
30-Mar-1937 |
|
Dick Tracy |
| Nancy H. Bechtle |
Business |
1937 |
|
President, San Francisco Symphony |
| Marcus C. Bennett |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CFO of Lockheed Martin, 1988-99 |
| Raymond F. Bentele |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Mallinckrodt, Inc. |
| Robert M. Berdahl |
Educator |
1937 |
|
Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1997-2004 |
| Stephen Berger |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Chairman of Odyssey Investment Partners |
| Steven Berkoff |
Actor |
3-Aug-1937 |
|
London Theatre Group |
| Judy Biggert |
Politician |
15-Aug-1937 |
|
Congresswoman, Illinois 13th |
| Brian Blessed |
Actor |
9-Oct-1937 |
|
Prince Vultan of the Hawk Men |
| Don Bluth |
Cartoonist |
13-Sep-1937 |
|
Ex-Disney, created Fievel, Dragon's Lair |
| Ivan Boesky |
Business |
6-Mar-1937 |
|
Investment banker did insider trades |
| Frederick M. Bohen |
Administrator |
c. 1937 |
|
COO of Rockefeller University, 2002-05 |
| Graham Bond |
Musician |
28-Oct-1937 |
8-May-1974 |
Influential blues keyboardist |
| Don Bonker |
Politician |
7-Mar-1937 |
|
Congressman from Washington, 1975-89 |
| Sheldon M. Bonovitz |
Attorney |
26-Apr-1937 |
|
Partner, Duane, Morris & Hecksher |
| David M. Borden |
Judge |
4-Aug-1937 |
|
Justice, CT Supreme Court, 1990-2007 |
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
Head of State |
2-Mar-1937 |
|
President of Algeria |
| Reginald K. Brack |
Business |
26-Aug-1937 |
|
CEO of Time Inc., 1986-94 |
| Richard Bradford |
Actor |
10-Nov-1937 |
|
Man in a Suitcase |
| Herb Brooks |
Hockey |
5-Aug-1937 |
11-Aug-2003 |
Coach, 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team |
| Robert H. Brooks |
Business |
6-Feb-1937 |
16-Jul-2006 |
Hooters chairman |
| Claude Brown |
Author |
23-Feb-1937 |
2-Feb-2002 |
Manchild in the Promised Land |
| J. Hyatt Brown |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Brown & Brown |
| Lee P. Brown |
Politician |
4-Oct-1937 |
|
Mayor of Houston, 1998-2004 |
| James L. Bryan |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Former EVP at Newpark Drilling Fluids |
| Richard Bryan |
Politician |
16-Jul-1937 |
|
Governor of Nevada, 1983-89 |
| G. Clyde Buck |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Davis/Chambers & Company |
| Joyce Bulifant |
Actor |
16-Dec-1937 |
|
Match Game panelist |
| Dan Burros |
Activist |
5-Mar-1937 |
31-Oct-1965 |
Antisemitic Jew outed by NY Times |
| Robert N. Burt |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of FMC, 1992-2001 |
| August Busch III |
Business |
6-Jun-1937 |
|
Anheuser-Busch CEO, 1975-2002 |
| Ronald K. Calgaard |
Business |
1937 |
|
President of Trinity University, 1979-99 |
| Robert H. Campbell |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Sunoco, 1991-2000 |
| Joseph Canizaro |
Business |
1937 |
|
Real estate mogul |
| Billy Cannon |
Football |
8-Feb-1937 |
|
Winner, 1959 Heisman Trophy |
| Dyan Cannon |
Actor |
4-Jan-1937 |
|
Heaven Can Wait |
| Mario Capecchi |
Scientist |
6-Oct-1937 |
|
Knock-out mice |
| George Carlin |
Comic |
12-May-1937 |
22-Jun-2008 |
Seven Dirty Words |
| Billy Carter |
Relative |
29-Mar-1937 |
25-Sep-1988 |
Brother of Jimmy Carter |
| Hurricane Carter |
Criminal |
6-May-1937 |
|
Boxer twice convicted of triple-murder |
| Gerhard Casper |
Educator |
25-Dec-1937 |
|
President of Stanford University, 1992-2000 |
| Robert B. Catell |
Business |
1-Feb-1937 |
|
CEO of KeySpan, 1998-2007 |
| Dale R. Cathell |
Judge |
30-Jul-1937 |
|
Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1998-2007 |
| Richard Celeste |
Politician |
11-Nov-1937 |
|
Governor of Ohio, 1983-91 |
| Orlando Cepeda |
Baseball |
17-Sep-1937 |
|
MLB first baseman |
| Gene Chandler |
Singer |
6-Jul-1937 |
|
Duke of Earl |
| Bobby Charlton |
Soccer |
11-Oct-1937 |
|
Manchester United |
| Jerome Charyn |
Novelist |
13-May-1937 |
|
The Good Policeman |
| David L. Clarke |
Archaeologist |
3-Nov-1937 |
27-Jun-1976 |
Analytical Archaeology |
| Robert Cline |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Airborne, Inc., 1984-2002 |
| James F. Clingman, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
H.E. Butt Grocery Company |
| Ann Clwyd |
Politician |
21-Mar-1937 |
|
Welsh pol, spread Saddam shredder story |
| Adam Clymer |
Journalist |
27-Apr-1937 |
|
New York Times major-league asshole |
| Sue M. Cobb |
Attorney |
c. 1937 |
|
Florida Secretary of State |
| Johnnie Cochran |
Attorney |
2-Oct-1937 |
29-Mar-2005 |
Successfully defended O. J. Simpson |
| Thad Cochran |
Politician |
7-Dec-1937 |
|
US Senator from Mississippi |
| Joel J. Cohen |
Attorney |
c. 1937 |
|
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette |
| Jackie Collins |
Author |
4-Oct-1937 |
|
Trashy paperbacks for bored housewives |
| Alice Coltrane |
Jazz Musician |
27-Aug-1937 |
12-Jan-2007 |
Musician and widow of John Coltrane |
| Kevin Connor |
Film Director |
1937 |
|
Motel Hell |
| John Conway |
Mathematician |
26-Dec-1937 |
|
Game of Life |
| Charles Coody |
Golf |
13-Jul-1937 |
|
Winner, 1971 Masters Tournament |
| Peter Cook |
Comic |
19-Nov-1937 |
9-Jan-1995 |
Bedazzled |
| John Cooper |
Football |
2-Jul-1937 |
|
OSU Head Coach, 1988-2000 |
| Bill Cosby |
Comic |
12-Jul-1937 |
|
Comedy fixture, pudding industry shill |
| Tom Courtenay |
Actor |
25-Feb-1937 |
|
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner |
| Yvonne Craig |
Actor |
16-May-1937 |
|
Batgirl on Batman |
| Robert Crippen |
Astronaut |
11-Sep-1937 |
|
Pilot of first shuttle mission, STS-1 |
| James W. Crystal |
Business |
9-Oct-1937 |
|
Frank Crystal & Company |
| Richard Currie |
Business |
1937 |
|
Loblaws, George Weston Ltd. |
| Norman D'Amours |
Politician |
14-Oct-1937 |
|
Congressman from New Hampshire, 1975-85 |
| Dick Dale |
Guitarist |
4-May-1937 |
|
Surf music guitarist, Deltones |
| Al D'Amato |
Politician |
1-Aug-1937 |
|
US Senator from New York, 1981-99 |
| Stuart Damon |
Actor |
5-Feb-1937 |
|
Alan Quartermaine on General Hospital |
| Carol G. Dawson |
Government |
8-Sep-1937 |
|
Conservative activist |
| Simon D. deBree |
Business |
1937 |
|
CEO of Royal DSM NV, 1993-99 |
| Dennis DeConcini |
Politician |
8-May-1937 |
|
US Senator from Arizona, 1977-95 |
| Sandy Dennis |
Actor |
27-Apr-1937 |
2-Mar-1992 |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Delia Derbyshire |
Electronic Musician |
5-May-1937 |
3-Jul-2001 |
Constructed the Doctor Who theme |
| Anita Desai |
Novelist |
24-Jun-1937 |
|
Cry, the Peacock |
| Donald Devine |
Government |
c. 1937 |
|
Director, Office of Personnel Management, 1981-85 |
| Dirk Dirksen |
Business |
1937 |
20-Nov-2006 |
Godfather of San Francisco punk |
| Gerald V. Dirvin |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
EVP at Procter & Gamble, 1989-94 |
| Carol Doda |
Performance Artist |
29-Aug-1937 |
|
Stripper at San Francisco's Condor Club |
| Elinor Donahue |
Actor |
19-Apr-1937 |
|
Father Knows Best |
| Boyd Dowler |
Football |
18-Nov-1937 |
|
Former Green Bay Packers WR |
| Robert Downey, Sr. |
Film Director |
1937 |
|
Greaser's Palace |
| Bobby Driscoll |
Actor |
3-Mar-1937 |
30-Mar-1968 |
Child actor, succumbed to drugs |
| Marie Dubois |
Actor |
12-Jan-1937 |
|
La Menace |
| Michael J. Dugan |
Military |
22-Feb-1937 |
|
USAF Chief of Staff, 1990 |
| Daniel W. Duval |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Robbins & Myers, 1986-98 |
| Shirley Eaton |
Actor |
12-Jan-1937 |
|
Goldfinger |
| Mickey Edwards |
Politician |
12-Jul-1937 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1977-93 |
| Nancy H. Ely-Raphel |
Diplomat |
1937 |
|
US Ambassador to Slovenia, 1998-2001 |
| Wayne Embry |
Basketball |
26-Mar-1937 |
|
NBA General Manager |
| Gordon R. England |
Government |
15-Sep-1937 |
|
US Deputy Secretary of Defense |
| Joseph Ejercito Estrada |
Head of State |
19-Apr-1937 |
|
Deposed president of the Philippines |
| Daniel E. Evans |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Bob Evans Farms, 1971-2001 |
| Terry Everett |
Politician |
15-Feb-1937 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 2nd |
| Don Everly |
Musician |
1-Feb-1937 |
|
The Everly Brothers |
| Gnassingbe Eyadema |
Head of State |
26-Dec-1937 |
5-Feb-2005 |
Dictator of Togo 1967-2005 |
| Barbara S. Feigin |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Grey Advertising Inc. |
| Leonard Feinstein |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Co-Founder, Bed Bath and Beyond |
| Alan D. Feld |
Attorney |
c. 1937 |
|
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld |
| Freddy Fender |
Musician |
4-Jun-1937 |
14-Oct-2006 |
Before the Next Teardrop Falls |
| Robert W. Fisher |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
President of Dole Food, 1986-90 |
| Ronnie G. Flippo |
Politician |
15-Aug-1937 |
|
Congressman from Alabama, 1976-91 |
| Tom Flores |
Football |
21-Mar-1937 |
|
Raiders QB, later Head Coach |
| James Florio |
Politician |
29-Aug-1937 |
|
Governor of New Jersey, 1990-94 |
| Edward T. Fogarty |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Tambrands, 1994-97 |
| Jane Fonda |
Actor |
21-Dec-1937 |
|
Prominent Vietnam War protester |
| Joe T. Ford |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Alltel, 1987-2002 |
| Edward Fox |
Actor |
13-Apr-1937 |
|
Force 10 from Navarone |
| Dawn Fraser |
Swimmer/Diver |
4-Sep-1937 |
|
Olympic gold medal swimmer |
| Morgan Freeman |
Actor |
1-Jun-1937 |
|
Unforgiven |
| Stephen Friedman |
Business |
21-Dec-1937 |
|
Former Partner, Goldman Sachs |
| Gay Hart Gaines |
Administrator |
c. 1937 |
|
Chairman of GOPAC, 1993-97 |
| Robert C. Gallo |
Doctor |
23-Mar-1937 |
|
Identified first retroviruses in humans |
| Wilbur H. Gantz |
Business |
1937 |
|
President of Baxter International, 1987-92 |
| Lorraine Gary |
Actor |
16-Aug-1937 |
|
Jaws |
| Al Geiberger |
Golf |
1-Sep-1937 |
|
Winner, 1966 PGA Championship |
| Leslie H. Gelb |
Government |
4-Mar-1937 |
|
President, Council on Foreign Relations, 1993-2003 |
| Francis Cardinal George |
Religion |
16-Jan-1937 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Chicago |
| Alfred R. Glancy III |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of MCN Energy Group, 1988-2001 |
| Philip Glass |
Composer |
31-Jan-1937 |
|
Master of arpeggiation |
| Luella G. Goldberg |
Business |
26-Feb-1937 |
|
Chairman of Wellesley College, 1985-93 |
| Joseph T. Gorman |
Business |
1-Oct-1937 |
|
CEO of TRW, 1988-2001 |
| William E. Green |
Attorney |
c. 1937 |
|
William Green & Associates |
| James J. Grosfeld |
Business |
22-Jun-1937 |
|
CEO of Pulte Homes, 1974-90 |
| Bill Guthridge |
Basketball |
27-Jul-1937 |
|
UNC Head Coach, 1997-2000 |
| Richard A. Hackborn |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Former HP Vice President |
| Charlie Haden |
Jazz Musician |
6-Aug-1937 |
|
Jazz bassist |
| Merle Haggard |
Country Musician |
6-Apr-1937 |
|
Okie From Muskogee |
| Susan Hampshire |
Actor |
12-May-1937 |
|
The Forsyte Saga |
| Jon F. Hanson |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Hampshire Companies |
| King Harald V |
Royalty |
21-Feb-1937 |
|
King of Norway |
| Del Harris |
Basketball |
18-Jun-1937 |
|
Head Coach, LA Lakers, 1994-99 |
| Jim Harrison |
Novelist |
11-Dec-1937 |
|
Legends of the Fall |
| Ryutaro Hashimoto |
Head of State |
29-Jul-1937 |
1-Jul-2006 |
Prime Minister of Japan, 1996-98 |
| Alice B. Hayes |
Educator |
c. 1937 |
|
President, University of San Diego, 1996-2003 |
| George T. Haymaker, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Kaiser Aluminum, 1994-99 |
| Abner Haynes |
Football |
19-Sep-1937 |
|
Football RB hall-of-famer |
| Bessie Head |
Novelist |
6-Jul-1937 |
17-Apr-1986 |
A Question of Power |
| Roger L. Headrick |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
ProtaTek International |
| Frank M. Hennessey |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Hennessey Capital, LLC |
| Marvin J. Herb |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Billionaire, Herbco Enterprises |
| Seymour Hersh |
Journalist |
8-Apr-1937 |
|
Uncovered the My Lai Massacre |
| Avram Hershko |
Scientist |
31-Dec-1937 |
|
Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| David Hockney |
Painter |
9-Jul-1937 |
|
Paintings of LA swimming pools |
| Dustin Hoffman |
Actor |
8-Aug-1937 |
|
Rain Man, The Graduate |
| Roald Hoffmann |
Chemist |
18-Jul-1937 |
|
Woodward-Hoffmann reaction |
| Polly Holliday |
Actor |
2-Jul-1937 |
|
Somebody, kiss her grits already |
| Lou Holtz |
Football |
6-Jan-1937 |
|
Head Coach, South Carolina, 1999-2004 |
| Robert Hooks |
Actor |
18-Apr-1937 |
|
Trouble Man |
| Anthony Hopkins |
Actor |
31-Dec-1937 |
|
Hannibal Lecter |
| Robert L. Howard |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Retired VP at Shell Oil |
| Carroll Hubbard, Jr. |
Politician |
7-Jul-1937 |
|
Congressman from Kentucky, 1975-93 |
| Robert Huber |
Chemist |
20-Feb-1937 |
|
Proteins of photosynthesis |
| Garth Hudson |
Musician |
2-Aug-1937 |
|
The Band |
| H. Wayne Huizenga |
Business |
29-Dec-1937 |
|
Waste Management, Blockbuster |
| John Hume |
Politician |
18-Jan-1937 |
|
Northern Ireland pol, Nobel recipient |
| James B. Hunt |
Politician |
16-May-1937 |
|
Twice Governor of North Carolina |
| Jon M. Huntsman |
Business |
21-Jun-1937 |
|
Founder of Huntsman Corporation |
| Saddam Hussein |
Head of State |
28-Apr-1937 |
30-Dec-2006 |
Former despot, spider hole resident |
| Thomas Penfield Jackson |
Judge |
10-Jan-1937 |
|
Federal district court judge |
| Wanda Jackson |
Singer |
20-Oct-1937 |
|
United States' first female rock and roll singer |
| Eli S. Jacobs |
Baseball |
5-Oct-1937 |
|
Former Baltimore Orioles owner |
| Joseph Jarman |
Musician |
14-Sep-1937 |
|
Art Ensemble of Chicago multi-intrumentalist |
| Leonard Jeffries |
Scholar |
19-Jan-1937 |
|
Controversial blackademic |
| Jackie "Butch" Jenkins |
Actor |
29-Aug-1937 |
14-Aug-2001 |
MGM child star |
| Waylon Jennings |
Country Musician |
15-Jun-1937 |
13-Feb-2002 |
Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys |
| Little Willie John |
Musician |
15-Oct-1937 |
26-May-1968 |
Volatile but influential R&B writer and performer |
| Thomas L. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Associated General Contractors of Texas |
| Lionel Jospin |
Head of State |
12-Jul-1937 |
|
Prime Minister of France, 1997-2002 |
| Jan Kalff |
Business |
1937 |
|
Former Chairman, ABN AMRO |
| Paul Kangas |
Journalist |
1937 |
|
Nightly Business Report |
| Paul Kanjorski |
Politician |
2-Apr-1937 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 11th |
| Yvonne Kauger |
Judge |
3-Aug-1937 |
|
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court |
| Yuzo Kayama |
Actor |
11-Apr-1937 |
|
Red Beard |
| Rodd Keith |
Musician |
30-Jan-1937 |
15-Dec-1974 |
Legendary Song-Poem Composer |
| Stephen F. Keller |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Former Los Angeles attorney |
| Sally Kellerman |
Actor |
2-Jun-1937 |
|
Hot Lips in M*A*S*H |
| Ernest Konnyu |
Politician |
17-May-1937 |
|
Congressman from California, 1987-89 |
| Arthur Kopit |
Playwright |
10-May-1937 |
|
Mama's Hung You in the Closet |
| Yaphet Kotto |
Actor |
15-Nov-1937 |
|
Homicide |
| Egon Krenz |
Head of State |
19-Mar-1937 |
|
East German leader, 1989 |
| Marty Krofft |
Film/TV Producer |
9-Apr-1937 |
|
Co-creator: H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost |
| Benjamin J. Lambert III |
Politician |
29-Jan-1937 |
|
Virginia State Senate |
| Sidney Lapidus |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Warburg Pincus |
| Asbjørn Larsen |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Saga Petroleum ASA, 1979-98 |
| Linda Lavin |
Actor |
15-Oct-1937 |
|
Alice |
| Mel S. Lavitt |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
GC Capital Management |
| John Phillip Law |
Actor |
7-Sep-1937 |
13-May-2008 |
The Russians Are Coming |
| Ron Leibman |
Actor |
11-Oct-1937 |
|
Kaz |
| Claude Lelouch |
Film Director |
30-Oct-1937 |
|
A Man and a Woman |
| Perry J. Lewis III |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Heartland Industrial Partners |
| Bill Lipinski |
Politician |
22-Dec-1937 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1983-2005 |
| Virna Lisi |
Actor |
8-Sep-1937 |
|
La Reine Margot |
| Victor S. Liss |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Trans-Lux, 1993-2000 |
| Jerry Litton |
Politician |
12-May-1937 |
3-Aug-1976 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1973-76 |
| Sanford M. Litvack |
Attorney |
c. 1937 |
|
General Counsel of Disney, 1991-98 |
| Gary Lockwood |
Actor |
21-Feb-1937 |
|
Dr. Frank Poole, 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| Jack London |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Chairman of CACI International |
| Trini Lopez |
Musician |
15-May-1937 |
|
If I Had A Hammer |
| Winston Lord |
Diplomat |
17-Aug-1937 |
|
President, Council on Foreign Relations, 1977-85 |
| Nita Lowey |
Politician |
5-Jul-1937 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 18th |
| Lois Lowry |
Author |
19-Feb-1937 |
|
The Giver |
| Robert Lucas |
Economist |
15-Sep-1937 |
|
Theory of rational expectations |
| James MacArthur |
Actor |
8-Dec-1937 |
|
Dano from Hawaii 5-O |
| Robert I. MacDonnell |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts |
| John MacGregor |
Politician |
14-Feb-1937 |
|
Leader, House of Commons, 1990-92 |
| Antonio Madero Bracho |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Founder, SANLUIS Corporación |
| Henry J. Mansell |
Religion |
10-Oct-1937 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Hartford |
| Juan Marichal |
Baseball |
20-Oct-1937 |
|
Nine-time All-Star SF Giants pitcher |
| Jim Marshall |
Football |
30-Dec-1937 |
|
Minnesota Vikings |
| Raymond A. Mason |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Legg Mason, 1981-2008 |
| Peter Max |
Artist |
19-Oct-1937 |
|
Psychedelic art has featured Statues of Liberty |
| George L. Mazanec |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Vice Chairman of PanEnergy, 1989-96 |
| Daniel L. McFadden |
Economist |
29-Jul-1937 |
|
Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior |
| F. Warren McFarlan |
Educator |
c. 1937 |
|
Baker Foundation Professor |
| Bud McFarlane |
Government |
12-Jul-1937 |
|
Iran-Contra figure |
| Robert J. McGuire |
Government |
c. 1937 |
|
NYC Police Commissioner, 1978-83 |
| Thomas McInerney |
Military |
1937 |
|
Fox News military analyst |
| Peter Medak |
Film Director |
23-Dec-1937 |
|
Romeo Is Bleeding |
| Phillip J. Meek |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Senior VP at ABC, 1986-97 |
| John W. Meisenbach |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Meisenbach Capital Management |
| Mary S. Metz |
Educator |
c. 1937 |
|
President of Mills College, 1981-90 |
| Richard M. Miles |
Diplomat |
8-Jan-1937 |
|
Former US Ambassador to Georgia, Bulgaria |
| Eugene A. Miller |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Comerica, 1993-2002 |
| Paul Moller |
Inventor |
1937 |
|
The Skycar |
| Eric H. Molson |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Chairman of Molson Coors Brewing |
| Thomas Monaghan |
Business |
25-Mar-1937 |
|
Domino's Pizza founder, pro-life activist |
| Rudy Ray Moore |
Actor |
17-Mar-1937 |
|
Dolemite |
| Stephen Moore |
Actor |
11-Dec-1937 |
|
Voice of Marvin the paranoid android |
| Yoshiro Mori |
Head of State |
14-Jul-1937 |
|
Prime Minister of Japan, 2000-01 |
| Garrett Morris |
Comic |
25-Jan-1937 |
|
The original black guy on SNL |
| Joe Morrison |
Football |
21-Aug-1937 |
5-Feb-1989 |
NY Giant, Gamecocks Coach |
| H. Gary Morse |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO, The Villages of Lake-Sumter |
| William G. Morton, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Boston Stock Exchange, 1985-2001 |
| C. D. Mote, Jr. |
Educator |
c. 1937 |
|
President, University of Maryland |
| David C. Mulford |
Business |
1937 |
|
US Ambassador to India |
| Mary O. Mundinger |
Educator |
c. 1937 |
|
Dean, Columbia School of Nursing |
| Thomas Nagel |
Philosopher |
4-Jul-1937 |
|
What is it like to be a bat? |
| Ted Nelson |
Designer |
1937 |
|
Hypertext pioneer, Xanadu |
| Art Neville |
Musician |
17-Dec-1937 |
|
One of the Neville Brothers |
| Tony Newton |
Politician |
29-Aug-1937 |
|
Leader, House of Commons, 1992-97 |
| Jack Nicholson |
Actor |
22-Apr-1937 |
|
Chinatown |
| Abu Nidal |
Terrorist |
May-1937 |
16-Aug-2002 |
Palestinian terrorist |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
Politician |
13-Jun-1937 |
|
Congresswoman, Washington DC |
| Bernard W. Nussbaum |
Attorney |
23-Mar-1937 |
|
White House Counsel for Bill Clinton |
| Joseph Nye |
Government |
19-Jan-1937 |
|
Chairman, National Intelligence Council, 1993-94 |
| Margaret O'Brien |
Actor |
15-Jan-1937 |
|
Meet Me in St. Louis |
| James J. O'Connor |
Business |
15-Mar-1937 |
|
CEO of Commonwealth Edison, 1980-98 |
| Hazel O'Leary |
Government |
17-May-1937 |
|
US Secretary of Energy 1993-97 |
| Shaun F. O'Malley |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Chairman of Price Waterhouse, 1987-95 |
| Ron O'Neal |
Actor |
1-Sep-1937 |
14-Jan-2004 |
Youngblood Priest in Superfly |
| Olusegun Obasanjo |
Head of State |
5-Mar-1937 |
|
President of Nigeria, 1999-2007 |
| Keizo Obuchi |
Head of State |
25-Jun-1937 |
14-May-2000 |
Prime Minister of Japan, 1998-2000 |
| David A. Olsen |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Johnson & Higgins, 1990-97 |
| Solomon Ortiz |
Politician |
3-Jun-1937 |
|
Congressman, Texas 27th |
| Burl Osborne |
Publisher |
1937 |
|
Dallas Morning News |
| Tom Osborne |
Football |
23-Feb-1937 |
|
Congressman from Nebraska, 2001-07 |
| Wayne Owens |
Politician |
2-May-1937 |
18-Dec-2002 |
Congressman from Utah, 1987-93 |
| Kerry Packer |
Business |
17-Dec-1937 |
26-Dec-2005 |
Richest man in Australia |
| David Palmer |
Musician |
1937 |
|
Transsexual keyboardist, Jethro Tull |
| Luciana Paluzzi |
Actor |
10-Jun-1937 |
|
Thunderball |
| Lara Parker |
Actor |
27-Oct-1937 |
|
Angelique on Dark Shadows |
| Bill Pascrell |
Politician |
25-Jan-1937 |
|
Congressman, New Jersey 8th |
| Paul Patton |
Politician |
26-May-1937 |
|
Governor of Kentucky, 1995-2003 |
| Tom Paxton |
Singer/Songwriter |
31-Oct-1937 |
|
Rambling Boy |
| Victor A. Pelson |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Former AT&T Executive |
| Roger Penske |
Business |
20-Feb-1937 |
|
CEO of Penske Corporation |
| Marty Peretz |
Publisher |
c. 1937 |
|
Co-Owner, The New Republic |
| Richard Petty |
Auto Racing |
2-Jul-1937 |
|
Seven-time NASCAR Champion |
| R. Anderson Pew |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Former Sunoco executive |
| Renzo Piano |
Architect |
14-Sep-1937 |
|
Designed the Pompidou Center rehab |
| Ingrid Pitt |
Actor |
21-Nov-1937 |
|
Countess Dracula |
| Suzanne Pleshette |
Actor |
31-Jan-1937 |
19-Jan-2008 |
The Birds |
| John W. Poduska |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Founder of Apollo Computer |
| Bill Poole |
Economist |
19-Jun-1937 |
|
President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
| Boone Powell, Jr. |
Business |
9-Feb-1937 |
|
CEO of Baylor Health Care, 1980-2001 |
| Colin Powell |
Government |
5-Apr-1937 |
|
US Secretary of State, 2001-05 |
| Jay A. Precourt |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Tejas Gas, 1986-99 |
| Windle B. Priem |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Korn/Ferry International, 1998-2001 |
| Larry L. Prince |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Genuine Parts, 1989-2004 |
| Dorothy Provine |
Actor |
20-Jan-1937 |
|
The Roaring 20's |
| Thomas Pynchon |
Novelist |
8-May-1937 |
|
Gravity's Rainbow |
| Ernest S. Rady |
Business |
28-Aug-1937 |
|
CEO of WestCorp, 1978-2006 |
| Ivar B. Ramberg |
Business |
1937 |
|
CEO of Norsk Hydro Canada, 1996-2000 |
| G. Jackson Ratcliffe |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Hubbell Inc., 1987-2001 |
| Raj Reddy |
Educator |
13-Jun-1937 |
|
Professor of Computer Science, CMU |
| Vanessa Redgrave |
Actor |
30-Jan-1937 |
|
Julia |
| Jerry Reed |
Country Musician |
20-Mar-1937 |
1-Sep-2008 |
When You're Hot, You're Hot |
| Joseph Verner Reed |
Government |
17-Dec-1937 |
|
US Ambassador to Morocco, 1981-85 |
| William F. Reilly |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
President of PRIMEDIA, 1990-99 |
| Robin W. Renwick |
Diplomat |
13-Dec-1937 |
|
UK Ambassador to the US, 1991-95 |
| Robert K. Ressler |
Author |
15-Feb-1937 |
|
Whoever Fights Monsters |
| Richard Rhodes |
Historian |
4-Jul-1937 |
|
The Making of the Atomic Bomb |
| Robert C. Richardson |
Physicist |
26-Jun-1937 |
|
Superfluidity of helium-3 |
| Joseph B. Richey II |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Senior VP at Invacare |
| S. Donley Ritchey |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Former CEO of Lucky Stores |
| Larry Roberts |
Scientist |
c. 1937 |
|
Principal architect, ARPANET |
| Brooks Robinson |
Baseball |
18-May-1937 |
|
Baltimore Orioles third base |
| Jay Rockefeller |
Politician |
18-Jun-1937 |
|
US Senator from West Virginia |
| Ross E. Roeder |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Smart & Final, 1999-2004 |
| Hal Rogers |
Politician |
31-Dec-1937 |
|
Congressman, Kentucky 5th |
| Kenneth L. Rose |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Henkels & McCoy |
| Wilbur Ross |
Business |
28-Nov-1937 |
|
Private equity, W. L. Ross & Co. |
| Carol Eve Rossen |
Actor |
12-Aug-1937 |
|
The Stepford Wives |
| Gary L. Roubos |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Dover Corporation, 1981-94 |
| Jill S. Ruckelshaus |
Business |
1937 |
|
Wife of William Ruckelshaus |
| Ann Rule |
Author |
22-Oct-1937 |
|
Prolific true crime paperback writer |
| Edward Ruscha |
Painter |
16-Dec-1937 |
|
Twenty-six Gasoline Stations |
| Joanna Russ |
Author |
22-Feb-1937 |
|
The Female Man |
| Patrick G. Ryan |
Business |
15-May-1937 |
|
CEO of Aon, 1982-2005 |
| Erskine Sandiford |
Head of State |
24-Mar-1937 |
|
Prime Minister of Barbados, 1987-94 |
| Tommy Sands |
Singer |
27-Aug-1937 |
|
Teenage Crush |
| A. Eugene Sapp, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of SCI Systems, 1999-2001 |
| Severo Sarduy |
Author |
25-Feb-1937 |
8-Jun-1993 |
De donde son los Cantantes |
| Joseph D. Sargent |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Guardian Life, 1995-2003 |
| Bob Schieffer |
Journalist |
25-Feb-1937 |
|
Face the Nation moderator |
| Roger W. Schipke |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Sunbeam, 1993-96 |
| Charles Schwab |
Business |
29-Jul-1937 |
|
Founded Charles Schwab & Co. |
| Joe Schwarz |
Politician |
15-Nov-1937 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 2005-07 |
| Ridley Scott |
Film Director |
30-Nov-1937 |
|
Alien |
| Peter Secchia |
Diplomat |
15-Apr-1937 |
|
US Ambassador to Italy, 1989-93 |
| Rodolfo Segovia |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Former President of Ecopetrol |
| John Seymour |
Politician |
3-Dec-1937 |
|
Mayor of Anaheim, 1978-82 |
| Archie Shepp |
Jazz Musician |
24-May-1937 |
|
Jazz tenor saxophonist |
| Mark Shields |
Columnist |
25-May-1937 |
|
Shields and Brooks |
| Ricky Silberman |
Activist |
1937 |
18-Feb-2007 |
Cofounder, Independent Women's Forum |
| Felix Silla |
Actor |
11-Jan-1937 |
|
Cousin Itt on The Addams Family |
| Fred Silverman |
Film/TV Producer |
13-Sep-1937 |
|
TV producer and executive |
| Louis A. Simpson |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Head of investments at GEICO |
| Carl S. Sloane |
Business |
1937 |
|
Co-Founder, Temple, Barker & Sloane |
| Tommy Smothers |
Comic |
2-Feb-1937 |
|
A Smothers Brother |
| Richard H. Solomon |
Diplomat |
1937 |
|
US Ambassador to the Philippines, 1992-93 |
| Boris Spassky |
Chess Player |
30-Jan-1937 |
|
Grandmaster defeated by Bobby Fischer |
| Gordon M. Sprenger |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Allina Health System, 1999-2001 |
| John R. Stafford |
Business |
1937 |
|
CEO of American Home Products, 1986-2001 |
| Barbara Steele |
Actor |
29-Dec-1937 |
|
Black Sunday |
| Vivian M. Stephenson |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
COO of Williams-Sonoma, 2003-06 |
| Robert Stone |
Novelist |
21-Aug-1937 |
|
Dog Soldiers |
| Paul Stookey |
Singer/Songwriter |
30-Dec-1937 |
|
The Paul in Peter, Paul, and Mary |
| Tom Stoppard |
Playwright |
3-Jul-1937 |
|
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead |
| George Strawbridge, Jr. |
Business |
10-Oct-1937 |
|
Campbell Soup scion |
| Gerry Studds |
Politician |
12-May-1937 |
14-Oct-2006 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1973-97 |
| Gordon R. Sullivan |
Military |
25-Sep-1937 |
|
US Army Chief of Staff, 1991-95 |
| James N. Sullivan |
Business |
1937 |
|
Vice Chairman of Chevron, 1989-2000 |
| Niki Sullivan |
Guitarist |
23-Jun-1937 |
6-Apr-2004 |
Guitarist for The Crickets |
| Orson Swindle |
Government |
8-Mar-1937 |
|
Federal Trade Commissioner, 1997-2005 |
| Loretta Swit |
Actor |
4-Nov-1937 |
|
Hot Lips on M*A*S*H |
| Barry Switzer |
Football |
5-Oct-1937 |
|
Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1994-97 |
| Morris Tabaksblat |
Business |
1937 |
|
Chairman of Reed Elsevier, 1999-2005 |
| George Takei |
Actor |
20-Apr-1937 |
|
Sulu on original Star Trek |
| Peter Tarnoff |
Government |
1937 |
|
President, Council on Foreign Relations, 1986-93 |
| Herbert B. Tasker |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Mason McDuffie Mortgage |
| Ratan N. Tata |
Business |
28-Dec-1937 |
|
Chairman of Tata Group |
| Thomas C. Theobald |
Business |
5-May-1937 |
|
CEO of Continental Bank, 1987-94 |
| Samuel O. Thier |
Doctor |
23-Jun-1937 |
|
CEO of Massachusetts General, 1996-2002 |
| Marlo Thomas |
Actor |
21-Nov-1937 |
|
That Girl |
| Hunter S. Thompson |
Journalist |
18-Jul-1937 |
20-Feb-2005 |
Gonzo journalist and author |
| Lionel Tiger |
Educator |
1937 |
|
The Decline of Males |
| Rosemary Tomich |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Hope Cattle Company |
| John Kennedy Toole |
Novelist |
7-Dec-1937 |
26-Mar-1969 |
A Confederacy of Dunces |
| Morton L. Topfer |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Vice Chairman of Dell, 1994-99 |
| Stephen Joel Trachtenberg |
Educator |
c. 1937 |
|
GWU President, 1988-2007 |
| Liz Trotta |
Journalist |
c. 1937 |
|
Fox News contributor |
| Richard H. Truly |
Astronaut |
12-Nov-1937 |
|
NASA Administrator, 1989-92 |
| Peter F. Tufo |
Diplomat |
1937 |
|
US Ambassador to Hungary, 1997-2001 |
| Amos Tversky |
Psychologist |
16-Mar-1937 |
2-Jun-1996 |
Cognitive psychologist, studied risks |
| Peter Ueberroth |
Baseball |
2-Sep-1937 |
|
Commissioner of Baseball, 1984-89 |
| James R. Ukropina |
Attorney |
1937 |
|
Former Partner, O'Melveny & Myers |
| Frankie Valli |
Musician |
3-May-1937 |
|
And The Four Seasons |
| Francis Veber |
Screenwriter |
28-Jul-1937 |
|
The Dinner Game |
| Joseph P. Viviano |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Vice Chairman of Hershey, 1999-2000 |
| John G. Vlazny |
Religion |
22-Feb-1937 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Portland |
| Franz Vranitzky |
Head of State |
4-Oct-1937 |
|
Chancellor of Austria, 1986-97 |
| John C. Waddell |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Arrow Electronics, 1980-86 |
| Diane Wakoski |
Poet |
3-Aug-1937 |
|
Coins & Coffins |
| John H. Waller, Jr. |
Judge |
31-Oct-1937 |
|
Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court |
| Joseph Wambaugh |
Novelist |
22-Jan-1937 |
|
The Onion Field |
| J. Robin Warren |
Doctor |
11-Jun-1937 |
|
H. pylori bacteria causes ulcers |
| Cynthia Weil |
Songwriter |
18-Oct-1937 |
|
Half of songwriting duo Mann and Weil |
| Allen Weinstein |
Historian |
1-Sep-1937 |
|
US National Archivist |
| Jerry Weintraub |
Film/TV Producer |
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