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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michael L. Ainslie
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Sotheby's, 1984-94
Askar Akayev
Head of State
10-Nov-1944   President of Kyrgyzstan 1990-2005
Peter Akinola
Religion
1944   Anglican Primate of Nigeria
Omar al-Bashir
Politician
1-Jan-1944   President of Sudan
Peter Allen
Singer/Songwriter
10-Feb-1944 18-Jun-1992 I Go To Rio
Jon Anderson
Singer
25-Oct-1944   Singer for Yes
Michael A. Andrews
Politician
7-Feb-1944   Congressman from Texas, 1983-95
Francesca Annis
Actor
14-May-1944   Wives and Daughters
Pierre Arditi
Actor
1-Dec-1944   Mélo
Karen Armstrong
Author
14-Nov-1944   A History of God
Peter Asher
Musician
22-Jun-1944   Peter of Peter and Gordon
Mick Avory
Drummer
15-Feb-1944   Former drummer, The Kinks
Kevin Ayers
Musician
16-Aug-1944   Eccentric British guitarist/songwriter
Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.
Business
c. 1944   President of Verizon
Robert L. Bagby
Business
c. 1944   CEO of A. G. Edwards
Hoyt R. Barnett
Business
c. 1944   Vice Chairman of Publix
Michael Barone
Pundit
1944   Almanac of American Politics
Marie-Christine Barrault
Actor
21-Mar-1944   Cousin, cousine
Colleen C. Barrett
Business
14-Sep-1944   President of Southwest Airlines
Rick Barry
Basketball
28-Mar-1944   NBA Hall of Famer
Thomas C. Barry
Business
c. 1944   Zephyr Management
Maureen S. Bateman
Attorney
c. 1944   Partner, Holland & Knight
J. T. Battenberg III
Business
1944   CEO of Delphi, 1998-2005
Andrew N. Baur
Business
25-Apr-1944   Southwest Bank of St. Louis
Robert M. Beall II
Business
c. 1944   Beall's Department Stores
Jeff Beck
Guitarist
24-Jun-1944   Exceptional rock guitarist
David A. Bell
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Interpublic Group, 2003-05
Richard Belzer
Comic
4-Aug-1944   Munch on Homicide, Law & Order: SVU
Robert H. Benmosche
Business
29-May-1944   CEO of MetLife, 1998-2006
Helmut Berger
Actor
29-May-1944   Ludwig
Sali Berisha
Head of State
15-Oct-1944   Prime Minister of Albania
Alfred R. Berkeley III
Business
1944   Former NASDAQ president
David W. Bernauer
Business
1944   CEO of Walgreens, 2002-06
Carl Bernstein
Journalist
14-Feb-1944   Broke the Watergate story
Steve Beshear
Politician
21-Sep-1944   Governor-Elect of Kentucky
Kelly Bishop
Actor
28-Feb-1944   Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls
Maurice Bishop
Head of State
29-May-1944 19-Oct-1983 Prime Minister of Grenada. 1979-83
Jacqueline Bisset
Actor
13-Sep-1944   The Deep
Cathleen Black
Business
26-Apr-1944   President of Hearst Magazines
Conrad Black
Business
25-Aug-1944   Rapacious newspaper mogul
Isla Blair
Actor
29-Sep-1944   Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Jim Boeheim
Basketball
17-Nov-1944   Syracuse Head Coach
Eavan Boland
Poet
24-Sep-1944   In a Time of Violence
Connie Booth
Actor
1944   Polly Shearman on Fawlty Towers
James R. Boris
Business
25-Oct-1944   CEO of EVEREN Securities, 1990-99
J. A. Boultbee
Business
c. 1944   Ex-CFO of Hollinger International
Pattie Boyd
Model
17-Mar-1944   Ex-Wife of George Harrison, Eric Clapton
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Business
13-Nov-1944   CEO of Nestle
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Actor
22-Jun-1944   Never Say Never Again
John Breaux
Politician
1-Mar-1944   US Senator from Louisiana, 1987-2005
Ronald M. Brill
Business
c. 1944   Former EVP, Home Depot
Christopher W. Brody
Business
c. 1944   Partner, Warburg Pincus, 1971-98
William R. Brody
Educator
4-Jan-1944   President, Johns Hopkins University
Terry Brooks
Author
8-Jan-1944   The Shannara series
Arthur Brown
Musician
24-Jun-1944   The God of Hellfire
Jesse Brown
Government
27-Mar-1944 15-Aug-2002 U.S. Secretary of Veteran's Affairs 1993-97
Rita Mae Brown
Author
28-Nov-1944   Rubyfruit Jungle
Terry L. Bruce
Politician
25-Mar-1944   Congressman from Illinois, 1985-93
Robert H. Brust
Business
c. 1944   CFO of Kodak, 2000-06
Michael Buffer
Sports Figure
2-Nov-1944   Let's get ready to rumble!
John Bunnell
TV Personality
25-May-1944   World's Wildest Police Videos
Robert K. Burgess
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Pulte Homes, 1993-2001
Anne M. Burke
Judge
3-Feb-1944   Justice, Illinois Supreme Court
Richard T. Burke
Business
c. 1944   Founder of UnitedHealth Group
John Burns
Journalist
4-Oct-1944   New York Times correspondent
Terence Burns
Business
13-Mar-1944   Chairman of Marks & Spencer
Gary Busey
Actor
29-Jun-1944   The Buddy Holly Story
John F. Campbell
Diplomat
1944   US Ambassador to Nigeria
Margaret Carlson
Columnist
c. 1944   Time columnist
Steve Carlton
Baseball
22-Dec-1944   Winner of four Cy Young Awards
Timothy Michael Carney
Diplomat
12-Jul-1944   US Ambassador to Haiti, 1998-99
James Carville
Government
25-Oct-1944   Candidate advisor
Ronald D. Castille
Judge
16-Mar-1944   Pennsylvania Chief Justice
Peter Cetera
Singer/Songwriter
13-Sep-1944   Lead singer, Chicago
Ahmed Chalabi
Government
30-Oct-1944   Prominent on the Iraqi Provisional Council
Jack L. Chalker
Author
17-Dec-1944 11-Feb-2005 SF author, wrote Well World series
Tom Chambers
Judge
c. 1944   Justice, Washington Supreme Court
Stockard Channing
Actor
13-Feb-1944   The First Lady on The West Wing
Geraldine Chaplin
Actor
31-Jul-1944   Doctor Zhivago
William L. Chenevich
Business
c. 1944   Vice Chairman of Technology, US Bancorp
Patrice Chéreau
Film Director
2-Nov-1944   La Reine Margot
Carol T. Christ
Educator
21-May-1944   President, Smith College
Christine Chubbuck
Journalist
24-Aug-1944 15-Jul-1974 Newscaster, suicided on live TV
Gene Clark
Singer/Songwriter
17-Nov-1944 24-May-1991 The Byrds, No Other
Jim Clark
Business
1944   Co-Founder of SGI and Netscape
Robert C. Clark
Educator
c. 1944   Dean of Harvard Law School, 1989-2003
Vernon E. Clark
Military
c. 1944   US Chief of Naval Operations, 2000-05
Wesley Clark
Military
23-Dec-1944   Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000
Jill Clayburgh
Actor
30-Apr-1944   Starting Over
Emanuel Cleaver
Politician
26-Oct-1944   Congressman, Missouri 5th
Joseph R. Cleveland
Business
c. 1944   CIO of Lockheed Martin
Joe Cocker
Singer/Songwriter
20-May-1944   Singer-slash-contortionist
Jay Cocks
Screenwriter
12-Jan-1944   Screenwriter, Gangs of New York
Vance D. Coffman
Business
3-Apr-1944   CEO of Lockheed Martin, 1998-2004
Richard A. Collato
Business
c. 1944   President and CEO, San Diego YMCA
J. Barclay Collins II
Business
21-Oct-1944   General Counsel for Hess Corporation
Joseph J. Collins
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Time Warner Cable, 1989-2003
Mac Collins
Politician
15-Oct-1944   Congressman from Georgia, 1993-2005
Coluche
Actor
28-Oct-1944 19-Jun-1986 Le maître d'école
Peter Coneway
Business
c. 1944   US Ambassador to Switzerland
Jill M. Considine
Business
c. 1944   Chairman of Depository Trust Company, 1998-2006
E. Gary Cook
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Witco Corporation, 1996-99
Rita Coolidge
Singer
1-May-1944   The Delta Lady
Thomas P. Cooper
Business
c. 1944   Founder of Vericare, Inc.
Miles Copeland
Business
2-May-1944   Founder of IRS Records
Rhonda Copelon
Attorney
15-Sep-1944   Law Professor at CUNY
Bernard Cornwell
Novelist
1944   Sharpe series
Mairead Corrigan
Activist
27-Jan-1944   Nobel Prize recipient
Gary P. Coughlan
Business
c. 1944   CFO of Abbott Laboratories, 1990-2001
Edward H. Crane
Activist
c. 1944   Founder, Cato Institute
Judith B. Craven
Administrator
c. 1944   Former United Way official
Ander Crenshaw
Politician
1-Sep-1944   Congressman, Florida 4th
Cathy Lee Crosby
Actor
2-Dec-1944   That's Incredible!
Captain Crunch
Hacker
c. 1944   Toothless hacker
William H. Cunningham
Educator
5-Jan-1944   Chancellor, UT System, 1992-2000
Mike Curb
Politician
24-Dec-1944   Lt. Governor of California, 1979-83
Timothy Dalton
Actor
21-Mar-1944   Played James Bond briefly
Roger Daltrey
Singer
1-Mar-1944   Vocalist for The Who
Richard Danzig
Government
8-Sep-1944   US Secretary of the Navy, 1998-2001
Jeffrey Davidow
Diplomat
26-Jan-1944   US Ambassador to Mexico, 1998-2001
Ray Davies
Musician
21-Jun-1944   Frontman for The Kinks
Angela Davis
Activist
26-Jan-1944   Black Panther, teacher, professor
Susan Davis
Politician
13-Apr-1944   Congresswoman, California 53rd
Domenico De Sole
Business
1944   CEO of Gucci, 1994-2004
Brady J. Deaton
Educator
c. 1944   President, University of Missouri
Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Sonoco Products
Jonathan Demme
Film Director
22-Feb-1944   The Silence of the Lambs
John Densmore
Drummer
1-Dec-1944   Drummer for The Doors
Jackie DeShannon
Singer/Songwriter
21-Aug-1944   Put a Little Love in Your Heart
Grant Devine
Politician
5-Jul-1944   Premier of Saskatchewan, 1982-91
John M. Devine
Business
13-May-1944   Vice Chairman of GM, 2001-06
Danny DeVito
Actor
17-Nov-1944   Short loudmouth from Taxi
Richard D. DiCerchio
Business
c. 1944   COO of Costco
Fredric Dicker
Journalist
1944   New York Post
Whitfield Diffie
Scientist
5-Jun-1944   Invented public key cryptography
Donald T. DiFrancesco
Politician
1944   Governor of New Jersey, 2001-02
Chris Dodd
Politician
27-May-1944   US Senator from Connecticut
Terry Donahue
Football
24-Jun-1944   UCLA Head Coach, 1976-95
Michael Douglas
Actor
25-Sep-1944   Wall Street, The Game
Millard Drexler
Business
c. 1944   CEO of J. Crew
Michael Drosnin
Journalist
c. 1944   The Bible Code
Ken Duberstein
Government
21-Apr-1944   Reagan's Chief of Staff, 1988-89
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Military
15-Apr-1944 21-Apr-1996 Head of the Chechen rebellion
Dick Durbin
Politician
21-Nov-1944   US Senator from Illinois
Dale Dye
Actor
8-Oct-1944   Warriors, Inc.
Alan L. Earhart
Business
c. 1944   Former Partner, PWC
Dr. Dean Edell
Radio Personality
c. 1944   Syndicated call-in radio doctor
Dave Edmunds
Musician
15-Apr-1944   I Hear You Knocking
Michael B. Elefante
Attorney
15-Feb-1944   Partner, Hemenway & Barnes
Juan L. Elek
Business
c. 1944   Elek, Moreno Valle y Asociados
Linda Ellerbee
Journalist
15-Aug-1944   "And so it goes."
Sam Elliott
Actor
9-Aug-1944   Rush, The Hulk
Larry Ellison
Business
17-Aug-1944   CEO of Oracle
Keith Emerson
Musician
2-Nov-1944   Keyboardist for Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Travis Engen
Business
1944   CEO of Alcan, 2001-06
John Entwistle
Bassist
9-Oct-1944 27-Jun-2002 Bassist for The Who
Michael Enzi
Politician
1-Feb-1944   US Senator from Wyoming
R. Lee Ermey
Actor
24-Mar-1944   Drill Instructor from Full Metal Jacket
Joe Eszterhas
Screenwriter
23-Nov-1944   Showgirls, Basic Instinct
Shelley Fabares
Actor
19-Jan-1944   Christine Fox on Coach
John M. Facciola
Judge
c. 1944   US Magistrate Judge, District of Columbia
William J. Fallon
Military
30-Dec-1944   C-in-C, US Central Command, 2007-08
Dennis Farina
Actor
29-Feb-1944   Ray Barboni in Get Shorty
Larry R. Faulkner
Educator
1944   President of UT-Austin, 1998-2006
Frances D. Fergusson
Educator
3-Oct-1944   President of Vassar, 1986-2006
Gianfranco Ferrè
Fashion Designer
15-Aug-1944 17-Jun-2007 Italian fashion designer
Ranulph Fiennes
Explorer
7-Mar-1944   World explorer
Fannie Flagg
Comic
21-Sep-1944   Fried Green Tomatoes
Susan Fleetwood
Actor
21-Sep-1944 29-Sep-1995 The Sacrifice
Richard Ford
Novelist
16-Feb-1944   Independence Day
W. Douglas Ford
Business
c. 1944   Former BP/Amoco executive
Chuck Forsberg
Computer Programmer
c. 1944   Creator of ZMODEM
Steve Fossett
Aviator
22-Apr-1944 3-Sep-2007 First to cross Pacific in a balloon
Kent B. Foster
Business
1944   CEO of Ingram Micro, 2000-05
Bonnie Franklin
Actor
6-Jan-1944   Ann Romano on One Day at a Time
Dennis Franz
Actor
28-Oct-1944   Det. Sipowicz on NYPD Blue
Joe Frazier
Boxing
12-Jan-1944   Smokin' Joe
William P. Fricks
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Newport News Shipbuilding, 1995-2001
Kinky Friedman
Musician
31-Oct-1944   Texas Jewboy
Elton Gallegly
Politician
7-Mar-1944   Congressman, California 24th
Rajiv Gandhi
Head of State
20-Aug-1944 21-May-1991 Prime Minister of India 1984-9
Mike Garrett
Football
12-Apr-1944   Winner, 1965 Heisman Trophy
Jean-Louis Gassée
Business
1944   Founder of Be, Inc.
Cito Gaston
Baseball
17-Mar-1944   Toronto Blue Jays Manager, 1989-97
Claire L. Gaudiani
Educator
1944   President, Connecticut College, 1988-2001
Gordon Gee
Educator
2-Feb-1944   President, Ohio State University
Robert S. Gelbard
Diplomat
1944   US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1999-2001
Bobbie Gentry
Musician
27-Jul-1944   Ode to Billie Joe
Lynda Day George
Actor
11-Dec-1944   Lisa Casey on Mission: Impossible
Jim Geringer
Politician
24-Apr-1944   Governor of Wyoming, 1995-2003
David Gerrold
Novelist
24-Jan-1944   The Martian Child
Jim Gibbons
Politician
16-Dec-1944   Governor of Nevada
Peter Giles
Musician
17-Jun-1944   First or second Giles of Giles, Giles and Fripp
Rudy Giuliani
Politician
28-May-1944   Mayor of New York City, 1994-2001
Dan Glickman
Politician
24-Nov-1944   Former Congressman, President of the MPAA
Gary Glitter
Musician
8-May-1944   Rock and Roll Part 2
John Glover
Actor
7-Aug-1944   Lionel Luthor on Smallville
Skip Gnehm
Diplomat
10-Nov-1944   US Ambassador to Jordan, 2001-04
Marjoe Gortner
Religion
14-Jan-1944   Former child preacher
Karen Grassle
Actor
25-Feb-1944   Ma on Little House on the Prairie
Bill Griffith
Cartoonist
20-Jan-1944   Personal friend of Zippy The Pinhead
Al Groh
Football
13-Jul-1944   Head Coach, University of Virginia
Patrick W. Gross
Business
15-May-1944   Co-Founder, American Management Systems
Taylor Hackford
Film Director
31-Dec-1944   An Officer and a Gentleman
Anthony W. Hall, Jr.
Politician
c. 1944   CAO, Houston, TX
Michael R. Hallman
Business
c. 1944   President and COO of Microsoft, 1990-92
John R. Hamilton
Diplomat
1944   US Ambassador to Guatemala, 2003-05
Marvin Hamlisch
Composer
2-Jun-1944   The Way We Were
James H. Hance, Jr.
Business
c. 1944   CFO, Bank of America, 1988-2004
Robert Hanssen
Spy
18-Apr-1944   Russian mole inside the FBI
George J. Harad
Business
24-Apr-1944   CEO of Boise Cascade, 1995-2004
Frank E. Hardenbergh
Business
c. 1944   LS Power Group
Françoise Hardy
Singer/Songwriter
17-Jan-1944   The Yeh-Yeh Girl
Rafik Hariri
Head of State
1-Nov-1944 14-Feb-2005 Billionaire, Lebanese Prime Minister
Ruth R. Harkin
Business
c. 1944   United Technologies VP, 1997-2005
Rutger Hauer
Actor
23-Jan-1944   Blade Runner
Mike Hayden
Politician
16-Mar-1944   Governor of Kansas, 1987-91
Anthony Heald
Actor
25-Aug-1944   Scott Guber on Boston Public
Bernadine P. Healy
Doctor
4-Aug-1944   President, American Red Cross, 1999-2001
Tan Teong Hean
Business
c. 1944   Southern Bank Berhad
Joey Heatherton
Actor
14-Sep-1944   1960s sex kitten
James J. Heckman
Economist
19-Apr-1944   Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior
Richard J. Heckmann
Business
c. 1944   CEO of US Filter, 1990-99
John L. Helgerson
Government
1944   CIA Inspector General
Maryellen C. Herringer
Attorney
c. 1944   Former Partner, Morrison & Foerster
William V. Hickey
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Sealed Air
Bernard Hill
Actor
17-Dec-1944   Boys from the Blackstuff
Donald C. Hintz
Business
c. 1944   President of Entergy, 1999-2004
James D. Hlavacek
Business
c. 1944   Market Driven Management
Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr.
Judge
15-Dec-1944   Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
John Holmes
Pornstar
8-Aug-1944 13-Mar-1988 Life-support system for a 10-inch penis
Karen N. Horn
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Bank One, 1987-96
Roy Horn
Magician
3-Oct-1944   Half of the Siegfried and Roy magic act
Ken Howard
Actor
28-Mar-1944   The White Shadow
John Huarte
Football
6-Apr-1944   Winner, 1964 Heisman Trophy
Walter B. Huffman
Attorney
8-Oct-1944   Dean, Texas Tech School of Law
David H. Hughes
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Hughes Supply, 1986-2003
Carol W. Hunstein
Judge
16-Aug-1944   Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Lauren Hutton
Model
17-Nov-1944   Paper Lion and American Gigolo
Ken Hydon
Business
1944   Finance Director of Vodafone, 1985-2005
Alberto Ibargüen
Publisher
c. 1944   President of the Knight Foundation
Neil Innes
Musician
9-Dec-1944   The Rutles
Roderick L. Ireland
Judge
3-Dec-1944   Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court
Johnny Isakson
Politician
24-Dec-1944   US Senator from Georgia
Molly Ivins
Columnist
30-Aug-1944 31-Jan-2007 Loudmouthed Texas dame
Terry Jacks
Singer/Songwriter
29-Mar-1944   Seasons in the Sun
Donald A. James
Business
c. 1944   Fred Deeley Imports, Ltd.
Charles H. Jenkins, Jr.
Business
1944   CEO of Publix, 2001-08
Lynda Bird Johnson
Relative
19-Mar-1944   Daughter of LBJ
Jimmy Johnstone
Soccer
30-Sep-1944 13-Mar-2006 Celtic FC legend
Mick Jones
Musician
27-Dec-1944   Foreigner
Theodore T. Jones
Judge
1944   Judge, NY Court of Appeals
Hamilton Jordan
Government
21-Sep-1944   White House Chief of Staff under Jimmy Carter
James R. Kackley
Business
c. 1944   Former Partner, Arthur Andersen
James G. Kaiser
Business
c. 1944   Former Corning executive
Kiri Te Kanawa
Singer
6-Mar-1944   Operatic soprano
Edward A. Kangas
Business
22-May-1944   CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 1989-2000
Robert Kardashian
Attorney
22-Feb-1944 30-Sep-2003 O. J. Simpson's attorney
Steven T. Katz
Author
1944   Professor of Religion
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
James P. Kelly
Business
c. 1944   CEO of UPS, 1997-2002
Ban Ki-Moon
Government
13-Jun-1944   UN Secretary General
Udo Kier
Actor
14-Oct-1944   Creepy trick Hans in My Own Private Idaho
Angus King
Politician
31-Mar-1944   Governor of Maine, 1995-2003
Jonathan King
Musician
9-Dec-1944   Pop producer, discovered Genesis
Pete King
Politician
5-Apr-1944   Congressman, New York 3rd
Sally Kirkland
Actor
31-Oct-1944   Jeanette in ED TV
Fred Kleisner
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Wyndham International
Richard Kline
Actor
29-Apr-1944   Larry Dallas on Three's Company
Lewis M. Kling
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Flowserve
Gladys Knight
Singer
28-May-1944   Lords dominion over The Pips
Jeroen Krabbé
Actor
5-Dec-1944   The Discovery of Heaven
Carl Krasik
Attorney
c. 1944   General Counsel, Bank of New York Mellon
Henry Kravis
Business
6-Jan-1944   Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Edward L. Kuntz
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Kindred Healthcare, 1999-2003
Swoosie Kurtz
Actor
6-Sep-1944   A Shock to the System
Patti LaBelle
Musician
24-May-1944   Lady Marmalade
Denny Laine
Musician
29-Oct-1944   Wings sideman
Richard Lambert
Editor
c. 1944   Editor of Financial Times, 1991-2001
Fred H. Langhammer
Business
13-Jan-1944   CEO of Estée Lauder, 2000-04
Sherry Lansing
Business
31-Jul-1944   Former Paramount executive
Jane Lapotaire
Actor
26-Dec-1944   English character actress
Tony LaRussa
Baseball
4-Oct-1944   Manager, St. Louis Cardinals
James A. Lash
Business
4-May-1944   Manchester Principal LLC
Gregory S. Lashutka
Politician
1944   Mayor of Columbus, 1992-2000
Phillip B. Lassiter
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Ambac, 1991-2004
Ronald S. Lauder
Business
26-Feb-1944   US Ambassador to Austria, 1986-87
Ned C. Lautenbach
Business
c. 1944   Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Richard Leakey
Anthropologist
19-Dec-1944   Excavated Koobi Fora
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Actor
28-May-1944   The 400 Blows
Alvin Lee
Guitarist
19-Dec-1944   Ten Years After
Brenda Lee
Country Musician
11-Dec-1944   Little Miss Dynamite, I'm Sorry
Hwang Jang Lee
Actor
13-Dec-1944   Drunken Master
Friedrich Leibacher
Criminal
21-Jul-1944 28-Sep-2001 Killed 14 Swiss politicians on a rampage
Mickey Leland
Politician
27-Nov-1944 7-Aug-1989 Congressman from Texas, 1979-89
Allen U. Lenzmeier
Business
c. 1944   Vice Chairman of Best Buy
Mark Leslie
Business
c. 1944   CEO of VERITAS Software, 1990-2000
Fred Leuchter, Jr.
Inventor
1944   Execution technologist, hero to neo-Nazis
Jerry W. Levin
Business
c. 1944   CEO of American Household, 1998-2005
Jim Levy
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Activision, 1979-86
Jim Leyland
Baseball
15-Dec-1944   Manager, Detroit Tigers
Maria Lilja
Business
May-1944   Head of American Express Europe, 1996-2000
Jonathan S. Linen
Business
c. 1944   Vice Chairman of American Express, 1993-2005
Mitchel D. Livingston
Educator
c. 1944   Diversity Officer, University of Cincinnati
Jackie Lomax
Musician
10-May-1944   Liverpool/Merseybeat musician
William G. Lowrie
Business
c. 1944   President of Amoco, 1995-98
Dick Lowry
Film Director
15-Sep-1944   Attila
Annette Lu
Politician
7-Jun-1944   Vice President of Taiwan
George Lucas
Film Director
14-May-1944   Creator of Star Wars
Robert L. Lumpkins
Business
c. 1944   Vice Chairman of Cargill
J. Bernard Machen
Educator
26-Mar-1944   President, University of Florida
John J. Mack
Business
17-Nov-1944   CEO of Morgan Stanley
Meredith MacRae
Actor
30-May-1944 14-Jul-2000 Host of Mid-Morning L.A.
Thomas E. Mann
Government
10-Sep-1944   Brookings Institution
Charlie Manuel
Baseball
4-Jan-1944   Manager, Philadelphia Phillies
Donald Manzullo
Politician
24-Mar-1944   Congressman, Illinois 16th
Margaret H. Marshall
Judge
1-Sep-1944   Massachusetts Chief Justice
Doris O. Matsui
Politician
25-Sep-1944   Congresswoman, California 5th
Armistead Maupin
Author
13-May-1944   Tales of the City series
Peter Mayhew
Actor
19-May-1944   Chewbacca in Star Wars
Carolyn McCarthy
Politician
5-Jan-1944   Congresswoman, New York 4th
Bill McCollum
Politician
12-Jul-1944   Congressman from Florida, 1981-2001
John McCook
Actor
20-Jun-1944   The Bold and the Beautiful
John B. McCoy
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Bank One, 1987-99
Edward R. McCracken
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Silicon Graphics, 1984-98
Ian McDiarmid
Actor
11-Aug-1944   Emperor Palpatine
Alexa McDonough
Politician
11-Aug-1944   Leader of Canada's NDP, 1995-2003
Tug McGraw
Baseball
30-Aug-1944 5-Jan-2004 Pitcher for Mets, Phillies
Denny McLain
Baseball
29-Mar-1944   Cy Young Award winner, embezzler
Norman C. McLuskie
Business
c. 1944   Royscot Financial Services
Michael F. Mee
Business
c. 1944   CFO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1994-2001
Robert C. Merton
Economist
31-Jul-1944   Risk management and options
Richard A. Meserve
Attorney
20-Nov-1944   President of the Carnegie Institution
Laurence H. Meyer
Economist
8-Mar-1944   Federal Reserve Governor, 1996-2002
Daniel A. Mica
Politician
4-Feb-1944   Congressman from Florida, 1979-89
Al Michaels
Sports Figure
12-Nov-1944   Sportscaster, believes in miracles
Lorne Michaels
Film/TV Producer
17-Nov-1944   Producer of Saturday Night Live
John Milius
Film Director
11-Apr-1944   Conan the Barbarian
Earl Monroe
Basketball
21-Nov-1944   Earl the Pearl
George Moose
Diplomat
23-Jun-1944   US Ambassador to the UN in Europe, 1998-2001
Albert F. Moreno
Attorney
c. 1944   General Counsel of Levi Strauss, 1996-2005
Bruce A. Morrison
Politician
8-Oct-1944   Congressman from Connecticut, 1983-91
Robert Mueller
Government
7-Aug-1944   GWB's FBI Director
Kary Mullis
Chemist
28-Dec-1944   Nutball 1993 Nobel laureate
Joseph F. Murphy, Jr.
Judge
9-Jan-1944   Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
Said Musa
Head of State
19-Mar-1944   Prime Minister of Belize
Yoweri Museveni
Head of State
15-Aug-1944   President of Uganda
Michael L. Mussa
Economist
15-Apr-1944   Council of Economic Advisers, 1986-88
Erwin Neher
Scientist
20-Mar-1944   Cellular ion channels
George Nethercutt
Politician
7-Oct-1944   Congressman from Washington, 1995-2005
Ronald E. Neumann
Diplomat
30-Sep-1944   US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2005-07
Andres Nevares
Attorney
12-Nov-1944   Nevares Sanchez-Alvarez & Mendez
Denise Nicholas
Actor
12-Jul-1944   A Piece of the Action
Joe Nickell
Author
1-Dec-1944   Professional skeptic
Donald T. Nicolaisen
Business
1944   SEC's Chief Accountant, 2003-05
Luis G. Nogales
Business
c. 1944   CEO of UPI, 1984-86
Klaus Nomi
Singer
24-Jan-1944 6-Aug-1983 New Wave counter-tenor from Mars
Michael Nyman
Composer
23-Mar-1944   Minimalist/soundtrack composer and pianist
James E. Oberg
Historian
7-Nov-1944   Space exploration historian
James C. Oberwetter
Diplomat
3-Nov-1944   US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg
Business
c. 1944   Strategic Investment Group
Bev Oda
Politician
27-Jul-1944   Canadian MP, Durham
Tony Orlando
Musician
3-Apr-1944   Tony Orlando and Dawn
David D. Orr
Politician
4-Oct-1944   Cook County Clerk
Michael Oxley
Politician
11-Feb-1944   Congressman, Ohio 4th
Frank Oz
Actor
25-May-1944   Yoda, Miss Piggy, and The Stepford Wives
Jimmy Page
Guitarist
9-Jan-1944   Led Zeppelin Guitarist
James W. Pardew
Diplomat
5-Feb-1944   US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 2002-05
Thomas E. Pardun
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Edge2net Inc., 2001-01
Alan Parker
Film Director
14-Feb-1944   Directed Pink Floyd: The Wall
Evan Parker
Jazz Musician
5-Apr-1944   Free improv saxophonist
John O. Parker, Jr.
Business
c. 1944   Partner, Rho Ventures
Kay Parker
Pornstar
28-Aug-1944   Taboo series of films
Chris Patten
Politician
12-May-1944   EU Commissioner for External Relations
Anthony Pellicano
Business
22-Mar-1944   Hollywood private eye
Leonard Peltier
Criminal
12-Sep-1944   Native American political prisoner
Collin Peterson
Politician
29-Jun-1944   Congressman, Minnesota 7th
Michelle Phillips
Singer/Songwriter
4-Jun-1944   The Mamas and the Papas
Susan M. Phillips
Educator
23-Jan-1944   Dean, GWU School of Business
Costa M. Pleicones
Judge
29-Feb-1944   Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court
Joseph J. Plumeri
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Willis Group Holdings
James D. Plummer
Educator
3-Dec-1944   Dean of Stanford's Engineering School
George H. Poste
Biologist
c. 1944   Health Technology Networks
Robert Powell
Actor
1-Jun-1944   Jesus of Nazareth
Penny Priddy
Politician
5-Mar-1944   Canadian MP, Surrey North
Anthony J. Principi
Government
16-Apr-1944   US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2001-05
Peter S. Pritchard
Journalist
c. 1944   Editor of USA Today, 1986-94
Patricia Quinn
Actor
28-May-1944   The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Richard Rainwater
Business
1944   Billionaire investor
Mick Ralphs
Guitarist
31-Mar-1944   Guitarist for Mott The Hoople and Bad Company
Harold Ramis
Comic
21-Nov-1944   Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters
David Rasche
Actor
7-Aug-1944   Sledge Hammer!
Roger Rees
Actor
5-May-1944   Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Dan Reeves
Football
19-Jan-1944   Former NFL Head Coach
Tim Reid
Actor
19-Dec-1944   Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati
Jehuda Reinharz
Educator
1944   President, Brandeis University
Ed Rendell
Politician
5-Jan-1944   Governor of Pennsylvania
Silvestre Reyes
Politician
10-Nov-1944   Congressman, Texas 16th
Eugenio Clariond Reyes-Retana
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Grupo IMSA
John Rhys-Davies
Actor
5-May-1944   Gimli the dwarf in Lord of the Rings
Tim Rice
Songwriter
10-Nov-1944   Collaborator with Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrea L. Rich
Business
c. 1944   Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Robert Riley
Politician
3-Oct-1944   Governor of Alabama
Rene Rivkin
Business
6-Jun-1944 1-May-2005 Disgraced Australian stockbroker
Robbie Robertson
Musician
5-Jul-1944   The Band
Mary Robinson
Head of State
21-May-1944   President of Ireland, 1990-97
Sharon Percy Rockefeller
Business
1944   CEO of WETA Public Broadcasting
Judith Rodin
Educator
1944   President of UPenn, 1994-2004
Richard Rodriguez
Essayist
31-Jul-1944   Hunger of Memory
Gary L. Rogers
Business
c. 1944   Vice Chairman of GE, 2001-03
Sig Rogich
Business
1944   US Ambassador to Iceland, 1992-93
Diana Ross
Singer
26-Mar-1944   Dominion over The Supremes
John W. Rowe
Business
20-Jun-1944   CEO of Aetna, 2000-06
Erno Rubik
Inventor
13-Jul-1944   Rubik's Cube
Ibrahim Rugova
Government
2-Dec-1944 21-Jan-2006 President of Kosovo
Frederick R. Ruiz
Business
c. 1944   Ruiz Foods
Judith M. Runstad
Attorney
c. 1944   Former Partner, Foster Pepper
William C. Rusnack
Business
c. 1944   CEO of Premcor, 1998-2002
Marty Russo
Politician
23-Jan-1944   Congressman from Illinois, 1975-93
Haim Saban
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