| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| F. Murray Abraham |
Actor |
24-Oct-1939 |
|
Mozart's antagonist in Amadeus |
| Harold L. Adams |
Architect |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of RTKL Associates, 1971-2002 |
| James R. Adams |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Southwestern Bell, 1988-92 |
| Herb Adderley |
Football |
8-Jun-1939 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Stew Albert |
Activist |
4-Dec-1939 |
30-Jan-2006 |
Founding Yippie |
| Jane Alexander |
Actor |
28-Oct-1939 |
|
The Ring |
| Luther Allison |
Musician |
17-Aug-1939 |
12-Aug-1997 |
Electric blues player |
| Robert J. Allison, Jr. |
Business |
29-Jan-1939 |
|
CEO of Anadarko Petroleum, 1979-2002 |
| Sidney Altman |
Chemist |
7-May-1939 |
|
Proved enzyme role of RNA |
| John Amos |
Actor |
27-Dec-1939 |
|
James Evans on Good Times |
| Philip Anschutz |
Business |
28-Dec-1939 |
|
Qwest billionaire |
| Michael Antonovich |
Politician |
12-Aug-1939 |
|
LA County Board of Supervisors |
| Samuel Armacost |
Business |
Mar-1939 |
|
Chairman of SRI International |
| Ayi Kwei Armah |
Novelist |
1939 |
|
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born |
| Roland Arnall |
Business |
1939 |
17-Mar-2008 |
Ameriquest billionaire |
| Elizabeth Ashley |
Actor |
30-Aug-1939 |
|
Take Her, She's Mine |
| Ron Atkinson |
Soccer |
18-Mar-1939 |
|
Former soccer manager, sportscaster |
| Margaret Atwood |
Author |
18-Nov-1939 |
|
The Handmaid's Tale |
| Roy L. Austin |
Diplomat |
13-Dec-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Trinidad |
| John Badham |
Film Director |
25-Aug-1939 |
|
Saturday Night Fever |
| Ginger Baker |
Drummer |
19-Aug-1939 |
|
Drummer for Cream |
| Jim Bakker |
Religion |
2-Jan-1939 |
|
Adulterous bisexual TV evangelist |
| Toni Cade Bambara |
Novelist |
25-Mar-1939 |
9-Dec-1995 |
Gorilla, My Love |
| Benjamin Barber |
Scholar |
2-Aug-1939 |
|
Jihad vs. McWorld |
| Craig R. Barrett |
Business |
29-Aug-1939 |
|
Chairman of Intel |
| Lawrence Bathgate |
Attorney |
17-May-1939 |
|
GOP activist |
| Robin Beard |
Politician |
21-Aug-1939 |
16-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Tennessee, 1973-83 |
| Richard I. Beattie |
Attorney |
c. 1939 |
|
Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
| Peter D. Behrendt |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Exabyte, 1990-97 |
| Walt Bellamy |
Basketball |
24-Jul-1939 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Robert S. Bennett |
Attorney |
1939 |
|
Washington attorney |
| Doug Bereuter |
Politician |
6-Oct-1939 |
|
Congressman from Nebraska, 1979-2004 |
| Frank Bidart |
Poet |
1939 |
|
The Book of the Body |
| Henry S. Bienen |
Educator |
1939 |
|
President, Northwestern University |
| David Birney |
Actor |
23-Apr-1939 |
|
Nightfall |
| Morton C. Blackwell |
Activist |
16-Nov-1939 |
|
Influential conservative activist |
| Robert D. Blackwill |
Diplomat |
1939 |
|
US Ambassador to India, 2001-03 |
| Kenneth Blanchard |
Educator |
1939 |
|
The One Minute Manager |
| Bertrand Blier |
Film Director |
14-Mar-1939 |
|
Going Places |
| Verna Bloom |
Actor |
7-Aug-1939 |
|
Where Have All the People Gone? |
| W. Frank Blount |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Telstra, 1992-99 |
| Myrna Blyth |
Author |
c. 1939 |
|
Editor-in-Chief, Ladies' Home Journal |
| Peter Bogdanovich |
Film Director |
30-Jul-1939 |
|
The Last Picture Show |
| Kit Bond |
Politician |
6-Mar-1939 |
|
US Senator from Missouri |
| Gary "U.S." Bonds |
Singer/Songwriter |
6-Jun-1939 |
|
New Orleans |
| Ralph Boston |
Track and Field |
9-May-1939 |
|
First long jumper to exceed 27 feet |
| Stephen W. Bosworth |
Diplomat |
4-Dec-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to South Korea, 1997-2000 |
| David F. Bradford |
Economist |
8-Jan-1939 |
22-Feb-2005 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1991-93 |
| Melvyn Bragg |
Novelist |
6-Nov-1939 |
|
For Want of a Nail |
| Marvin D. Brailsford |
Business |
31-Jan-1939 |
|
Retired US Army Lt. General |
| Sasthi Brata |
Author |
1939 |
|
Confessions of an Indian Woman Eater |
| Leon Brittan |
Politician |
25-Sep-1939 |
|
UK Home Secretary, 1983-85 |
| Lou Brock |
Baseball |
18-Jun-1939 |
|
Stole 938 bases |
| K. Dane Brooksher |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Chairman of ProLogis, 1993-2007 |
| Richard C. Brown |
Diplomat |
1-Nov-1939 |
2004 |
US Ambassador to Uruguay, 1990-93 |
| Rosellen Brown |
Author |
12-May-1939 |
|
Before and After |
| Elbridge Bryant |
Singer |
28-Sep-1939 |
26-Oct-1975 |
The Temptations |
| Jerry Butler |
Singer/Songwriter |
8-Dec-1939 |
|
The Ice Man |
| John R. Butler, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
JR Butler and Company |
| Peter Camejo |
Activist |
31-Dec-1939 |
|
Persistent Green Party candidate |
| Joe Camp |
Film Director |
20-Apr-1939 |
|
Benji |
| Len Cariou |
Actor |
30-Sep-1939 |
|
Sweeney Todd |
| Wendy Carlos |
Electronic Musician |
14-Nov-1939 |
|
Transsexual composer, synthesizer enthusiast |
| Judy Carne |
Actor |
27-Apr-1939 |
|
Sock-it-to-me girl on Laugh-In |
| JoAnne Carner |
Golf |
4-Apr-1939 |
|
Winner, 1971 and 1976 US Women's Open |
| Garrey Carruthers |
Politician |
29-Aug-1939 |
|
Governor of New Mexico, 1987-91 |
| Dixie Carter |
Actor |
25-May-1939 |
|
Designing Women |
| Bernie Casey |
Football |
8-Jun-1939 |
|
NFL wide receiver turned actor |
| John Casey |
Novelist |
18-Jan-1939 |
|
Spartina |
| Mike Castle |
Politician |
2-Jul-1939 |
|
Congressman, Delaware |
| Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
Head of State |
15-Jul-1939 |
|
President of Portugal |
| Benjamin Cayetano |
Politician |
14-Nov-1939 |
|
Governor of Hawaii, 1994-2002 |
| Sonny Chiba |
Actor |
23-Jan-1939 |
|
Martial arts movie icon |
| Judy Chicago |
Artist |
20-Jul-1939 |
|
The Birth Project |
| Joaquim Chissano |
Head of State |
22-Oct-1939 |
|
President of Mozambique, 1986-2005 |
| Michael Cimino |
Film Director |
3-Feb-1939 |
|
The Deer Hunter |
| Joe Clark |
Head of State |
5-Jun-1939 |
|
Prime Minister of Canada, 1979-80 |
| John Cleese |
Comic |
27-Oct-1939 |
|
Monty Python |
| Bill Cobey |
Politician |
13-May-1939 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 1985-87 |
| David Allan Coe |
Country Musician |
6-Sep-1939 |
|
Take This Job and Shove It |
| Virgis W. Colbert |
Business |
1939 |
|
EVP at Miller Brewing, 1997-2005 |
| Duane E. Collins |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Parker Hannifin, 1993-2001 |
| James F. Collins |
Diplomat |
1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Russia, 1997-2001 |
| Judy Collins |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-May-1939 |
|
Folk singer |
| Anjanette Comer |
Actor |
7-Aug-1939 |
|
The Appaloosa |
| Ward Connerly |
Activist |
15-Jun-1939 |
|
Connerly & Associates |
| George Conrades |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Akamai, 1999-2005 |
| Francis Ford Coppola |
Film Director |
7-Apr-1939 |
|
Directed The Godfather |
| Robert A. Cornog |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Snap-on, 1991-2001 |
| Flavio Cotti |
Politician |
18-Oct-1939 |
|
Swiss Federal Councillor, 1986-99 |
| Gary L. Countryman |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Liberty Mutual, 1986-98 |
| Paul Coverdell |
Politician |
29-Jan-1939 |
18-Jul-2000 |
US Senator from Georgia, 1993-2000 |
| Loren W. Crabtree |
Educator |
c. 1939 |
|
Chancellor, University of Tennessee |
| Wes Craven |
Film Director |
2-Aug-1939 |
|
Freddy Krueger's father |
| Lester Crawford |
Government |
1939 |
|
US FDA Commissioner 2005 |
| Michael J. Cronin |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Cognition Corporation |
| Norman Davies |
Historian |
8-Jun-1939 |
|
God's Playground |
| Don H. Davis, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Rockwell, 1997-2005 |
| Ernie Davis |
Football |
14-Dec-1939 |
18-May-1963 |
Winner, 1961 Heisman Trophy |
| George A. Dickerman |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
President of Spalding, 1976-2000 |
| Jay Dickey |
Politician |
14-Dec-1939 |
|
Congressman from Arkansas, 1993-2001 |
| Wim Dik |
Business |
1939 |
|
PTT Telecom |
| Melinda Dillon |
Actor |
13-Oct-1939 |
|
A Christmas Story |
| Dion |
Musician |
18-Jul-1939 |
|
Runaround Sue |
| Mike Ditka |
Football |
18-Oct-1939 |
|
Tight End became Chicago Bears coach |
| Edward Djerejian |
Diplomat |
6-Mar-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Israel, 1994 |
| Margaret Drabble |
Novelist |
5-Jun-1939 |
|
The Millstone |
| Ervin S. Duggan |
Government |
30-Jun-1939 |
|
CEO of PBS, 1994-99 |
| R. Budd Dwyer |
Government |
21-Nov-1939 |
22-Jan-1987 |
Suicided in front of TV cameras |
| Marian Wright Edelman |
Activist |
6-Jun-1939 |
|
Founder, Children's Defense Fund |
| Samantha Eggar |
Actor |
5-Mar-1939 |
|
The Collector |
| Phil Everly |
Musician |
19-Jan-1939 |
|
The Everly Brothers |
| John Fahey |
Guitarist |
28-Feb-1939 |
22-Feb-2001 |
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death |
| Frank Fahrenkopf |
Business |
28-Aug-1939 |
|
CEO, American Gaming Association |
| William S. Farish |
Business |
17-Mar-1939 |
|
W.S. Farish & Co. |
| Mike Farrell |
Actor |
6-Feb-1939 |
|
B.J. Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H |
| Martin Feldstein |
Economist |
25-Nov-1939 |
|
Reagan economist |
| Fred F. Fielding |
Attorney |
21-Mar-1939 |
|
White House Counsel |
| Siegfried Fischbacher |
Magician |
13-Jun-1939 |
|
Half of the Siegfried and Roy magic act |
| Roberta Flack |
Singer |
10-Feb-1939 |
|
Killing Me Softly with His Song |
| Wayland Flowers |
Performance Artist |
26-Nov-1939 |
11-Oct-1988 |
Madame's puppeteer |
| Raymond L. Flynn |
Politician |
22-Jul-1939 |
|
Mayor of Boston, 1984-93 |
| James Fox |
Actor |
19-May-1939 |
|
A Passage to India |
| Russell Freeman |
Diplomat |
25-Oct-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Belize, 2001-05 |
| Thomas Frist, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Co-Founder of HCA |
| David Frost |
Journalist |
7-Apr-1939 |
|
BBC's Breakfast with Frost |
| H. Laurance Fuller |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Amoco, 1991-98 |
| Zviad Gamsakhurdia |
Head of State |
1939 |
31-Dec-1993 |
First elected President of Georgia |
| Allen Garfield |
Actor |
22-Nov-1939 |
|
Cry Uncle! |
| David Gates |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Dec-1939 |
|
Lead singer of Bread |
| Marvin Gaye |
Singer |
2-Apr-1939 |
1-Apr-1984 |
Singer shot and killed by his father |
| Philip V. Gerdine |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Retired Siemens executive |
| Chuck Geschke |
Business |
11-Sep-1939 |
|
Co-Founder of Adobe |
| Eddie Giacomin |
Hockey |
6-Jun-1939 |
|
Goalie, NHL Hall of Famer |
| Samir G. Gibara |
Business |
23-Apr-1939 |
|
CEO of Goodyear, 1996-2002 |
| George Gilder |
Pundit |
29-Nov-1939 |
|
Technological futurist pundit |
| Paul Gillmor |
Politician |
1-Feb-1939 |
5-Sep-2007 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1989-2007 |
| Marvin J. Girouard |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Pier 1 Imports executive |
| Paul Gleason |
Actor |
4-May-1939 |
27-May-2006 |
The Breakfast Club |
| Wilford D. Godbold, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of ZERO Corporation, 1984-98 |
| Arlene Golonka |
Actor |
23-Jan-1939 |
|
Millie Swanson in Mayberry RFD |
| Harvey Golub |
Business |
1939 |
|
CEO of American Express, 1993-2001 |
| Oscar Goodman |
Politician |
26-Jun-1939 |
|
Mayor of Las Vegas |
| David Goodnow |
TV Personality |
c. 1939 |
|
Former CNN anchor |
| Peter Gotti |
Criminal |
c. 1939 |
|
Gambino Boss after John Gotti |
| Bryan Gould |
Politician |
11-Feb-1939 |
|
Former MP, Dagenham |
| Bill Graham |
Politician |
17-Mar-1939 |
|
Interim Leader, Canada's Liberal Party |
| John M. Greaney |
Judge |
8-Apr-1939 |
|
Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court |
| Germaine Greer |
Activist |
29-Jan-1939 |
|
Feminism Diva |
| Victor E. Grijalva |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Vice Chairman of Schlumberger, 1999-2001 |
| Bo Gritz |
Military |
18-Jan-1939 |
|
Former Green Beret |
| David Groh |
Actor |
21-May-1939 |
12-Feb-2008 |
Joe Gerard on Rhoda |
| Peter Grünberg |
Physicist |
18-May-1939 |
|
Giant magnetoresistance |
| John Gummer |
Politician |
26-Nov-1939 |
|
British MP, Suffolk Coastal |
| Gordon Gund |
Business |
15-Oct-1939 |
|
Former owner, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Sid Haig |
Actor |
14-Jul-1939 |
|
House of 1000 Corpses |
| George Hamilton |
Actor |
12-Aug-1939 |
|
Well-tanned celebrity |
| John D. Hancock |
Film Director |
12-Feb-1939 |
|
Bang the Drum Slowly |
| Tom Harkin |
Politician |
19-Nov-1939 |
|
US Senator from Iowa |
| Leland H. Hartwell |
Scientist |
30-Oct-1939 |
|
Regulators of cell cycle |
| Tom Hayden |
Activist |
11-Dec-1939 |
|
Jane Fonda's ex |
| Seamus Heaney |
Poet |
13-Apr-1939 |
|
The Spirit Level |
| William Least Heat-Moon |
Author |
27-Aug-1939 |
|
Blue Highways |
| Jack Herer |
Activist |
1939 |
|
Cannabis evangelist |
| John S. Herrington |
Government |
31-May-1939 |
|
US Secretary of Energy, 1985-89 |
| Terence Hill |
Actor |
29-Mar-1939 |
|
They Call Me Trinity |
| Jerry Hirshberg |
Designer |
1939 |
|
Nissan's design chief, 1980-2000 |
| Frederick P. Hitz |
Government |
14-Oct-1939 |
|
CIA Inspector General, 1990-98 |
| Paul Hogan |
Actor |
8-Oct-1939 |
|
Aussie Crocodile Dundee star |
| Eddie Holland |
Musician |
30-Oct-1939 |
|
R&B songwriter, producer and performer |
| Darlene Hooley |
Politician |
4-Apr-1939 |
|
Congresswoman, Oregon 5th |
| David Horowitz |
Activist |
10-Jan-1939 |
|
Conservative activist |
| Robert B. Horton |
Business |
18-Aug-1939 |
|
CEO of BP, 1989-92 |
| John Howard |
Head of State |
26-Jul-1939 |
|
Prime Minister of Australia, 1996-2007 |
| W. Nathaniel Howell |
Diplomat |
14-Sep-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1987-90 |
| Steny Hoyer |
Politician |
14-Jun-1939 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 5th |
| Arthur Hayden Hughes |
Diplomat |
25-Sep-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Yemen, 1991-94 |
| Bobby Hull |
Hockey |
3-Jan-1939 |
|
Led NHL in scoring three years |
| Lorraine Hunt |
Politician |
11-Mar-1939 |
|
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada |
| Ian Hunter |
Musician |
3-Jun-1939 |
|
Mott the Hoople frontman |
| Trina Schart Hyman |
Artist |
8-Apr-1939 |
19-Nov-2004 |
Children's book illustrator |
| Wolfman Jack |
Radio Personality |
21-Jan-1939 |
1-Jul-1995 |
Crusty-throated disc jockey |
| Mannie L. Jackson |
Business |
4-May-1939 |
|
Owner of the Harlem Globetrotters |
| Bill Janklow |
Politician |
13-Sep-1939 |
|
Congressman forgiven for manslaughter |
| Jerry Jasinowski |
Business |
4-Jan-1939 |
|
National Association of Manufacturers |
| Jerry J. Jasinowski |
Business |
4-Jan-1939 |
|
National Association of Manufacturers |
| Franklyn G. Jenifer |
Educator |
26-Mar-1939 |
|
President of UT-Dallas, 1994-2003 |
| Brereton C. Jones |
Politician |
27-Jun-1939 |
|
Governor of Kentucky, 1991-95 |
| James R. Jones |
Diplomat |
5-May-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Mexico, 1993-97 |
| Ann Dibble Jordan |
Educator |
c. 1939 |
|
Professor, University of Chicago |
| George A. Joulwan |
Military |
16-Nov-1939 |
|
Supreme Allied Commander, 1993-97 |
| Curtis Kamman |
Diplomat |
15-Jan-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Colombia, 1997-2000 |
| Mickey Kantor |
Government |
7-Aug-1939 |
|
US Secretary of Commerce, 1996-97 |
| Daniel P. Kearney |
Business |
1939 |
|
EVP at Aetna, 1991-98 |
| Harvey Keitel |
Actor |
13-May-1939 |
|
Pimp from Taxi Driver |
| Kenton Keith |
Diplomat |
12-Nov-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Qatar, 1992-95 |
| William N. Kelley |
Doctor |
23-Jun-1939 |
|
Kelley-Seegmiller Syndrome |
| John Hubert Kelly |
Diplomat |
20-Jul-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1986-88 |
| Eddie Kendricks |
Singer |
17-Dec-1939 |
5-Oct-1992 |
The Temptations |
| Ayatollah Khamenei |
Head of State |
15-Jul-1939 |
|
Supreme leader of Iran |
| Chakib Khelil |
Government |
8-Aug-1939 |
|
Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines |
| Johnny Kidd |
Musician |
23-Dec-1939 |
7-Oct-1966 |
Shakin' All Over |
| Richard Kiel |
Actor |
13-Sep-1939 |
|
"Jaws" in Moonraker |
| Christoph M. Kimmich |
Educator |
16-Jan-1939 |
|
President, Brooklyn College |
| James Kimsey |
Business |
1939 |
|
AOL's founding CEO |
| Colbert King |
Columnist |
20-Sep-1939 |
|
Washington Post columnist |
| Terry Kiser |
Actor |
1-Aug-1939 |
|
Weekend at Bernie's |
| Andrew S. B. Knight |
Journalist |
1-Nov-1939 |
|
Editor of The Economist, 1974-86 |
| Mort Kondracke |
Columnist |
28-Apr-1939 |
|
Tolerated by Fox, McLaughlin |
| Ted Kooser |
Poet |
25-Apr-1939 |
|
Poet Laureate of the United States |
| Lawrence J. Korb |
Author |
9-Jul-1939 |
|
The Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| John A. Koskinen |
Business |
30-Jun-1939 |
|
President, US Soccer Foundation |
| Bernard Kouchner |
Politician |
1-Nov-1939 |
|
French Foreign Minister |
| Robert E. Kramek |
Military |
15-Dec-1939 |
|
US Coast Guard Commandant, 1994-98 |
| Bud Krogh |
Government |
3-Aug-1939 |
|
Nixon's plumbers |
| Sir Harold Kroto |
Chemist |
7-Oct-1939 |
|
Co-Discovered first fullerene |
| Nancy Kwan |
Actor |
19-May-1939 |
|
The World of Suzie Wong |
| John J. LaFalce |
Politician |
6-Oct-1939 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-2003 |
| Anthony Lake |
Government |
2-Apr-1939 |
|
Clinton's National Security Advisor |
| Ralph S. Larsen |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Johnson & Johnson, 1989-2002 |
| Louise Lasser |
Actor |
11-Apr-1939 |
|
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman |
| John N. Lauer |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Oglebay Norton, 1997-2002 |
| Ralph Lauren |
Fashion Designer |
14-Oct-1939 |
|
Founder, Polo Ralph Lauren |
| George Lazenby |
Actor |
5-Sep-1939 |
|
On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
| Michael Learned |
Actor |
9-Apr-1939 |
|
The Waltons |
| Wen Ho Lee |
Victim |
21-Dec-1939 |
|
Allegedly spied for China |
| Jean-Marie Lehn |
Chemist |
30-Sep-1939 |
|
Synthesis of molecules |
| J. V. Lentell |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Vice Chairman of Intrust Bank NA |
| Jerry Levin |
Business |
6-May-1939 |
|
CEO of Time Warner, 2000-02 |
| Arnold J. Levine |
Biologist |
1939 |
|
Cancer researcher |
| Robert A. Levy |
Activist |
c. 1939 |
|
Cato Institute |
| David K. P. Li |
Business |
13-Mar-1939 |
|
CEO, Bank of East Asia |
| Patrick Lichfield |
Photographer |
25-Apr-1939 |
11-Nov-2005 |
Prominent British photographer |
| John M. Lilley |
Educator |
24-Mar-1939 |
|
President, Baylor University |
| Bob Lilly |
Football |
26-Jul-1939 |
|
Cowboys Defensive Tackle |
| Larry Linville |
Actor |
29-Sep-1939 |
10-Apr-2000 |
Maj. Frank Burns on M*A*S*H |
| Thomas W. Lippman |
Journalist |
c. 1939 |
|
Washington Post Mideast Correspondent |
| Cleavon Little |
Actor |
1-Jun-1939 |
22-Oct-1992 |
Blazing Saddles |
| Mike Lowry |
Politician |
8-Mar-1939 |
|
Governor of Washington, 1993-97 |
| Ruud Lubbers |
Head of State |
7-May-1939 |
|
Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1982-94 |
| BarBara Luna |
Actor |
2-Mar-1939 |
|
American character actress |
| Stan Lundine |
Politician |
4-Feb-1939 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1976-87 |
| Kenny Lynch |
Musician |
18-Mar-1939 |
|
British entertainer and songwriter |
| John MacArthur |
Religion |
1939 |
|
Televangelist |
| Barry Mann |
Songwriter |
9-Feb-1939 |
|
Put the bomp in the bomp sha-bomp |
| Ray Manzarek |
Musician |
12-Feb-1939 |
|
Keyboardist for The Doors |
| Mark Margolis |
Actor |
26-Nov-1939 |
|
The Fountain |
| Reuben Mark |
Business |
21-Jan-1939 |
|
CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, 1984-2007 |
| Lynn Martin |
Government |
26-Dec-1939 |
|
US Secretary of Labor, 1991-93 |
| Theodore E. Martin |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of the Barnes Group |
| Arthur C. Martinez |
Business |
1939 |
|
CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1995-2000 |
| William B. Marx, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Former AT&T/Lucent EVP |
| Warren W. Matthews |
Judge |
5-Apr-1939 |
|
Justice, Alaska Supreme Court |
| John T. McCarthy |
Diplomat |
27-Dec-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1991-94 |
| Frank McCloskey |
Politician |
12-Jun-1939 |
2-Nov-2003 |
Congressman from Indiana, 1983-95 |
| James McClure |
Novelist |
9-Oct-1939 |
|
British mystery novelist |
| Douglas H. McCorkindale |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Gannett, 2000-05 |
| William P. McCormick |
Diplomat |
18-Aug-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to New Zealand |
| Robert S. McCoy, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Former Wachovia Vice Chairman |
| Josh McDowell |
Religion |
17-Aug-1939 |
|
Evidence That Demands A Verdict |
| Duncan M. McFarland |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Wellington Management Company |
| Thomas McGuane |
Novelist |
11-Dec-1939 |
|
The Sporting Club |
| Ian McKellen |
Actor |
25-May-1939 |
|
Gandalf the Grey |
| Terrence McNally |
Playwright |
3-Nov-1939 |
|
Frankie and Johnny |
| Russell Means |
Activist |
10-Nov-1939 |
|
American Indian Movement |
| Michèle Mercier |
Actor |
1-Jan-1939 |
|
Angélique, Marquise des Anges |
| Diane Middlebrook |
Author |
16-Apr-1939 |
15-Dec-2007 |
Biographer of Anne Sexton |
| David O. Miller |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Owen Potato Farm, Inc. |
| Jason Miller |
Actor |
22-Apr-1939 |
13-May-2001 |
The Exorcist |
| Sal Mineo |
Actor |
10-Jan-1939 |
12-Feb-1976 |
Dies in Rebel Without A Cause |
| Steven A. Minter |
Government |
c. 1939 |
|
Cleveland Foundation, 1984-2003 |
| Mary Ann Mobley |
Model |
17-Feb-1939 |
|
Miss America 1959 |
| James Moeser |
Educator |
1939 |
|
Chancellor, UNC Chapel Hill |
| Festus Mogae |
Head of State |
21-Aug-1939 |
|
President of Botswana |
| Michael Moorcock |
Author |
18-Dec-1939 |
|
Wrote the Elric series |
| W. Henson Moore |
Politician |
4-Oct-1939 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1975-87 |
| Thomas J. Moyer |
Judge |
18-Apr-1939 |
|
Ohio Chief Justice |
| Brian Mulroney |
Head of State |
20-Mar-1939 |
|
Canadian Prime Minister, 1984-93 |
| Terrence Murray |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of FleetBoston |
| Brent Musburger |
Journalist |
26-May-1939 |
|
Sports commentator for ABC |
| Simon Napier-Bell |
Music Producer |
22-Apr-1939 |
|
British music manager |
| John Negroponte |
Government |
21-Jul-1939 |
|
US Deputy Secretary of State |
| Marilyn Carlson Nelson |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Carlson Companies |
| Sheila Nevins |
Film/TV Producer |
6-Apr-1939 |
|
President, HBO Documentary and Family |
| Thomas Niles |
Diplomat |
22-Sep-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Greece, 1993-97 |
| Kelly E. Norton |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Florida Tile Industries |
| France Nuyen |
Actor |
31-Jul-1939 |
|
The Joy Luck Club |
| Gordon O'Connor |
Politician |
18-May-1939 |
|
Canadian Minister of Defence |
| Matthew J. O'Rourke |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Former Partner, Price Waterhouse |
| John D. Opie |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Vice Chairman of GE, 1995-2000 |
| Kay A. Orr |
Politician |
2-Jan-1939 |
|
Governor of Nebraska, 1987-91 |
| Adam Osborne |
Business |
6-Mar-1939 |
18-Mar-2003 |
Inventor of Osborne personal computer |
| Lee Harvey Oswald |
Assassin |
18-Oct-1939 |
24-Nov-1963 |
Assassin of John F. Kennedy |
| Amos Oz |
Novelist |
4-May-1939 |
|
Elsewhere, Perhaps |
| Alfredo Palacio |
Head of State |
22-Jan-1939 |
|
President of Ecuador, 2005-07 |
| George G. C. Parker |
Educator |
c. 1939 |
|
Finance Professor Emeritus, Stanford |
| Robert T. Parry |
Business |
16-May-1939 |
|
President, San Francisco Fed, 1986-2004 |
| Elizabeth J. Patterson |
Politician |
18-Nov-1939 |
|
Congresswoman from South Carolina, 1987-93 |
| Jerry K. Pearlman |
Business |
27-Mar-1939 |
|
CEO of Zenith Electronics, 1983-95 |
| John Peel |
Radio Personality |
30-Aug-1939 |
25-Oct-2004 |
Influential radio presenter |
| Harvey Pekar |
Author |
1939 |
|
American Splendor |
| William A. Percy II |
Business |
17-Nov-1939 |
|
Trail Lake Plantation |
| Joseph A. Pichler |
Business |
2-Oct-1939 |
|
CEO of Kroger, 1990-2003 |
| Joseph R. Pitts |
Politician |
10-Oct-1939 |
|
Congressman, Pennsylvania 16th |
| Fernando Poe, Jr. |
Politician |
20-Aug-1939 |
13-Dec-2004 |
Filipino actor turned presidential candidate |
| Michael J. Pollard |
Actor |
30-May-1939 |
|
Bonnie and Clyde |
| Richard Posner |
Judge |
11-Jan-1939 |
|
Justice, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Maury Povich |
Talk Show Host |
17-Jan-1939 |
|
The Maury Povich Show |
| Deborah E. Powell |
Doctor |
1939 |
|
Dean of UMN Medical School |
| Paula Prentiss |
Actor |
4-Mar-1939 |
|
What's New, Pussycat? |
| Lawrence Pressman |
Actor |
10-Jul-1939 |
|
The Man in the Glass Booth |
| Romano Prodi |
Politician |
9-Aug-1939 |
|
Prime Minister of Italy, 2006-07 |
| Elizabeth Clare Prophet |
Religion |
8-Apr-1939 |
|
Church Universal and Triumphant |
| Bernard Purdie |
Drummer |
11-Jun-1939 |
|
Prolific session drummer |
| Jane Bryant Quinn |
Journalist |
5-Feb-1939 |
|
Financial columnist and author |
| Corin Redgrave |
Actor |
16-Jul-1939 |
|
Not About Nightingales |
| John S. Reed |
Business |
1939 |
|
CEO of Citibank, 1984-2000 |
| William G. Reed, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Simpson Timber Company |
| Harry Reid |
Politician |
2-Dec-1939 |
|
US Senate Majority Leader |
| Rick Rescorla |
Victim |
27-May-1939 |
11-Sep-2001 |
Anticipated both WTC attacks, died in 9/11 |
| Donald B. Rice |
Business |
4-Jun-1939 |
|
Secretary of the USAF, 1989-93 |
| Ron Rifkin |
Actor |
31-Oct-1939 |
|
Arvin Sloane on Alias |
| Chuck Robb |
Politician |
26-Jun-1939 |
|
US Senator from Virginia, 1989-2001 |
| Paul Craig Roberts |
Economist |
1939 |
|
The Supply-Side Revolution |
| Tony Roberts |
Actor |
22-Oct-1939 |
|
Annie Hall |
| Max Robinson |
Journalist |
1-May-1939 |
20-Dec-1988 |
Co-Anchor of World News Tonight |
| Roy Romanow |
Politician |
12-Aug-1939 |
|
Premier of Saskatchewan, 1991-2001 |
| Frank S. Royal |
Doctor |
c. 1939 |
|
Family practitioner, Richmond |
| H. Onno Ruding |
Government |
15-Aug-1939 |
|
Dutch Finance Minister, 1982-89 |
| Charles F. C. Ruff |
Attorney |
1-Aug-1939 |
19-Nov-2000 |
Clinton's impeachment attorney |
| Jorge Sampaio |
Head of State |
18-Sep-1939 |
|
President of Portugal, 1996-2006 |
| Fred Schepisi |
Film Director |
26-Dec-1939 |
|
Six Degrees of Separation |
| Martin J. Schreiber |
Politician |
8-Apr-1939 |
|
Governor of Wisconsin, 1977-79 |
| Joel Schumacher |
Film Director |
29-Aug-1939 |
|
The Lost Boys |
| John Sculley |
Business |
6-Apr-1939 |
|
CEO of Apple, 1983-93 |
| Barry Seal |
Criminal |
19-Jul-1939 |
19-Feb-1986 |
DEA informant, CIA contract pilot |
| Neil Sedaka |
Singer/Songwriter |
13-Mar-1939 |
|
Laughter In The Rain and 1,000 others |
| Naomi O. Seligman |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
The Research Board |
| E. Clay Shaw |
Politician |
19-Apr-1939 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1981-2007 |
| Jane E. Shaw |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Aerogen, 1998-2005 |
| Alfred C. Sikes |
Government |
16-Dec-1939 |
|
FCC Chairman, 1989-93 |
| Grace Slick |
Singer |
30-Oct-1939 |
|
Jefferson Airplane and Starship |
| O. Temple Sloan, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Founder of General Parts |
| Eleanor Smeal |
Activist |
30-Jul-1939 |
|
Founder, Feminist Majority Foundation |
| Jeff Smith |
Chef |
22-Jan-1939 |
07-Jul-2004 |
Former TV chef, alleged child molester |
| Larry Smith |
Football |
12-Sep-1939 |
28-Jan-2008 |
Missouri Head Coach, 1994-2000 |
| Paul L. Smith |
Actor |
5-Feb-1939 |
|
Midnight Express |
| Dick Smothers |
Comic |
20-Nov-1939 |
|
A Smothers Brother |
| John Snow |
Government |
2-Aug-1939 |
|
US Secretary of the Treasury, 2003-06 |
| Bill Snyder |
Football |
7-Oct-1939 |
|
Head Coach, Kansas State Wildcats |
| Paul Sorvino |
Actor |
13-Apr-1939 |
|
Det. Cerreta on Law & Order |
| David Souter |
Judge |
17-Sep-1939 |
|
US Supreme Court Justice |
| Larry Speakes |
Government |
13-Sep-1939 |
|
White House Press Secretary for Ronald Reagan |
| Dusty Springfield |
Singer |
16-Apr-1939 |
2-Mar-1999 |
Son of a Preacher Man |
| Nicholas J. St. George |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Oakwood Homes, 1979-99 |
| Terence Stamp |
Actor |
22-Jul-1939 |
|
KNEEL TO ZOD |
| William S. Stavropoulos |
Business |
12-May-1939 |
|
Twice CEO of Dow Chemical |
| Janet Steiger |
Government |
10-Jun-1939 |
3-Apr-2004 |
FTC chairman, 1989-95 |
| Saul Steinberg |
Business |
1939 |
|
Ex-CEO of Reliance Group Holdings |
| Ray Stevens |
Country Musician |
24-Jan-1939 |
|
"The Streak" |
| Jackie Stewart |
Auto Racing |
11-Jun-1939 |
|
Three time Formula-1 world champion |
| Lynne Stewart |
Attorney |
8-Oct-1939 |
|
Attorney convicted of supporting the Islamic Group |
| Michael Storm |
Actor |
9-Aug-1939 |
|
Larry Wolek on One Life to Live |
| Edward M. Straw |
Military |
c. 1939 |
|
Former US Navy Vice Admiral |
| Mike Sullivan |
Politician |
22-Sep-1939 |
|
Governor of Wyoming, 1987-95 |
| William J. Sullivan |
Judge |
12-Mar-1939 |
|
Senior Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court |
| John H. Sununu |
Government |
2-Jul-1939 |
|
George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff |
| Janet Suzman |
Actor |
9-Feb-1939 |
|
Nicholas and Alexandra |
| Richard F. Teerlink |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Harley-Davdison, 1989-97 |
| Paul Tellier |
Business |
1939 |
|
CEO of Canadian National Railway, 1992-2002 |
| Richard G. Tilghman |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Crestar Financial |
| G. Robert Tod |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
President and COO of CML Group, 1969-98 |
| Lily Tomlin |
Actor |
1-Sep-1939 |
|
Laugh-In |
| Susumu Tonegawa |
Scientist |
6-Sep-1939 |
|
Antibody production and diversity |
| Ali Farka Touré |
Guitarist |
1939 |
7-Mar-2006 |
Bluesman of Africa, Talking Timbuktu |
| Lee Trevino |
Golf |
1-Dec-1939 |
|
Pro golfer hosted Golf for Swingers |
| Daniel C. Tsui |
Physicist |
28-Feb-1939 |
|
Fractional quantum Hall effect |
| Tommy Tune |
Dancer |
28-Feb-1939 |
|
6'6" Broadway dancer |
| Tina Turner |
Singer |
26-Nov-1939 |
|
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome |
| Ian Underwood |
Musician |
22-May-1939 |
|
Multi-instrumentalist for The Mothers of Invention |
| Al Unser, Sr. |
Auto Racing |
29-May-1939 |
|
Four-time Indy 500 winner |
| Garrick Utley |
Journalist |
19-Nov-1939 |
|
NBC correspondent for 30 years |
| Brenda Vaccaro |
Actor |
18-Nov-1939 |
|
Capricorn One |
| Paul E. Vallely |
Military |
c. 1939 |
|
Fox News senior military analyst |
| Lois M. Van Deusen |
Attorney |
c. 1939 |
|
Partner, McCarter & English |
| Harold E. Varmus |
Scientist |
18-Dec-1939 |
|
Genetic causes of cancer |
| Frank Vincent |
Actor |
4-Aug-1939 |
|
Raging Bull |
| Dick Vitale |
Sports Figure |
9-Jun-1939 |
|
Highly excitable sportscaster |
| Terry Waite |
Victim |
31-May-1939 |
|
Hostage negotiator held hostage |
| Robert James Waller |
Novelist |
1-Aug-1939 |
|
The Bridges of Madison County |
| Alexander F. Watson |
Diplomat |
8-Aug-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Peru, 1986-89 |
| Auberon Waugh |
Columnist |
17-Nov-1939 |
16-Jan-2001 |
Columnist for Private Eye |
| Henry Waxman |
Politician |
12-Sep-1939 |
|
Congressman, California 30th |
| Patrick Wayne |
Actor |
15-Jul-1939 |
|
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger |
| Frederick L. Webber |
Government |
c. 1939 |
|
Washington trade rep |
| Lawrence A. Weinbach |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Unisys, 1997-2005 |
| Charles T. Wells |
Judge |
4-Mar-1939 |
|
Justice, Florida Supreme Court |
| Robert H. West |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Butler Manufacturing, 1986-99 |
| Paul Westhead |
Basketball |
21-Feb-1939 |
|
LA Lakers coach 1979-82 |
| Kim Weston |
Musician |
30-Dec-1939 |
|
It Takes Two |
| Ronnie White |
Musician |
5-Apr-1939 |
26-Aug-1995 |
The Miracles |
| William J. White |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Bell & Howell, 1993-97 |
| George M. Whitesides |
Chemist |
3-Aug-1939 |
|
Harvard chemist, highest H-Index |
| Faith Ryan Whittlesey |
Diplomat |
21-Feb-1939 |
|
Twice US Ambassador to Switzerland |
| Kathleen Widdoes |
Actor |
21-Mar-1939 |
|
Emma on As the World Turns |
| Clarence Williams III |
Actor |
21-Aug-1939 |
|
Linc in The Mod Squad |
| Otis Williams |
Singer |
30-Oct-1939 |
|
Founder of The Temptations |
| Paul Williams |
Singer |
2-Jul-1939 |
17-Aug-1973 |
The Temptations |
| Jerry Wind |
Educator |
c. 1939 |
|
Director, SEI Center, Wharton |
| Timothy E. Wirth |
Politician |
22-Sep-1939 |
|
US Senator from Colorado, 1987-93 |
| Joel-Peter Witkin |
Photographer |
13-Sep-1939 |
|
Photographer of the macabre |
| Frank Wolf |
Politician |
30-Jan-1939 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 10th |
| Howard Wolpe |
Government |
2-Nov-1939 |
|
Congressman from Michigan, 1979-83 |
| Betty Woods |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Premera Blue Cross, 1992-2000 |
| James Wright |
Educator |
1939 |
|
President, Dartmouth College |
| Michael W. Wright |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Supervalu, 1981-2001 |
| O. V. Wright |
Singer |
9-Oct-1939 |
16-Nov-1980 |
Southern gospel and soul singer |
| Kathryn D. Wriston |
Attorney |
c. 1939 |
|
Wife of Walter B. Wriston |
| Cale Yarborough |
Auto Racing |
27-Mar-1939 |
|
Indy car and NASCAR racer |
| Carl Yastrzemski |
Baseball |
22-Aug-1939 |
|
Red Sox left-fielder , 3000 hits, 400 homers |
| Raul Yzaguirre |
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