| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Basketball |
16-Apr-1947 |
|
NBA records for most minutes, most points |
| Rodney Alcala |
Criminal |
23-Aug-1943 |
|
The Dating Game killer |
| Gregg Allman |
Musician |
8-Dec-1947 |
|
The Allman Brothers |
| Fiona Apple |
Musician |
13-Sep-1977 |
|
Tidal |
| Louis Armstrong |
Jazz Musician |
4-Aug-1901 |
6-Jul-1971 |
Jazz trumpeter |
| Hoyt Axton |
Country Musician |
25-Mar-1938 |
26-Oct-1999 |
Folk singer, songwriter, composer |
| Notorious B.I.G. |
Rapper |
21-May-1972 |
9-Mar-1997 |
I love it when you call me big poppa |
| Sebastian Bach |
Musician |
3-Apr-1968 |
|
Former Skid Row vocalist |
| Ginger Baker |
Drummer |
19-Aug-1939 |
|
Drummer for Cream |
| Candy Barr |
Performance Artist |
6-Jul-1935 |
30-Dec-2005 |
Exotic dancer from the 1950s |
| John Drew Barrymore |
Actor |
4-Jun-1932 |
29-Nov-2004 |
High School Confidential! |
| Mischa Barton |
Actor |
24-Jan-1986 |
|
Marissa Cooper on The O.C. |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard |
Rapper |
15-Nov-1968 |
13-Nov-2004 |
Profoundly deranged rapper, Wu-Tang Clan |
| Chuck Berry |
Singer |
18-Oct-1926 |
|
My Ding-A-Ling |
| Bo Bice |
Singer |
1-Nov-1975 |
|
American Idol runner-up |
| Birdman |
Rapper |
15-Feb-1969 |
|
Cash Money Records |
| Kurtis Blow |
Rapper |
9-Aug-1959 |
|
The Breaks |
| David Bowie |
Singer/Songwriter |
8-Jan-1947 |
|
Ziggy Stardust |
| Pattie Boyd |
Model |
17-Mar-1944 |
|
Ex-Wife of George Harrison, Eric Clapton |
| A. Whitney Brown |
Comic |
8-Jul-1952 |
|
SNL, The Daily Show |
| Bobby Brown |
Singer |
5-Feb-1969 |
|
My Prerogative |
| James Brown |
Singer |
3-May-1933 |
25-Dec-2006 |
Godfather of Soul |
| Orlando Brown |
Actor |
4-Dec-1987 |
|
That's So Raven |
| Lenny Bruce |
Comic |
13-Oct-1925 |
3-Aug-1966 |
Multiply obscene comic |
| William S. Burroughs |
Author |
5-Feb-1914 |
2-Aug-1997 |
Naked Lunch |
| Marcus Camby |
Basketball |
22-Mar-1974 |
|
NBA star |
| Jennifer Capriati |
Tennis |
29-Mar-1976 |
|
Troubled tennis pro |
| David Carradine |
Actor |
8-Dec-1936 |
3-Jun-2009 |
Grasshopper |
| Michael Carroll |
|
c. 1983 |
|
Lottery winner, King of Chavs |
| Aaron Carter |
Singer |
7-Dec-1987 |
|
Backstreet boy Nick Carter's brother |
| Neal Cassady |
Author |
8-Feb-1926 |
4-Feb-1968 |
The Holy Goof |
| Orlando Cepeda |
Baseball |
17-Sep-1937 |
|
MLB first baseman |
| Ray Charles |
Musician |
23-Sep-1930 |
10-Jun-2004 |
Georgia On My Mind |
| Clarence 13X |
Religion |
21-Feb-1928 |
13-Jun-1969 |
Nation of Gods and Earths |
| Adam Clayton |
Bassist |
13-Mar-1960 |
|
Bassist for U2 |
| Eldridge Cleaver |
Activist |
31-Aug-1935 |
1-May-1998 |
Black Panther turned Republican |
| Joe Cocker |
Singer/Songwriter |
20-May-1944 |
|
Singer-slash-contortionist |
| Jason Cook |
Actor |
13-Sep-1980 |
|
Days of Our Lives |
| Coolio |
Rapper |
1-Aug-1963 |
|
Gangsta's Paradise |
| Frank Corder |
Aviator |
26-May-1956 |
12-Sep-1994 |
Crashed a Cessna into White House lawn |
| Tameka Cottle |
Singer |
14-Jul-1975 |
|
Tiny from Xscape |
| John Evander Couey |
Criminal |
19-Sep-1958 |
30-Sep-2009 |
Sex offender, killed Jessica Lunsford |
| Chace Crawford |
Actor |
18-Jul-1985 |
|
The Covenant |
| David Crosby |
Musician |
14-Aug-1941 |
|
Crosby, Stills, and Nash |
| Macaulay Culkin |
Actor |
26-Aug-1980 |
|
Home Alone |
| Tony Curtis |
Actor |
3-Jun-1925 |
29-Sep-2010 |
Some Like It Hot |
| D'Angelo |
Singer |
11-Feb-1974 |
|
Grammy-winning Sexy R&B Singer |
| Trick Daddy |
Rapper |
27-Sep-1973 |
|
Thug |
| Mitch Daniels |
Politician |
7-Apr-1949 |
|
Governor of Indiana |
| Richard Allen Davis |
Criminal |
2-Jun-1954 |
|
Murderer of Polly Klaas |
| Bob Denver |
Actor |
9-Jan-1935 |
2-Sep-2005 |
Gilligan on Gilligan's Island |
| Neil Diamond |
Singer/Songwriter |
24-Jan-1941 |
|
Sweet Caroline |
| Andy Dick |
Comic |
21-Dec-1965 |
|
Matthew from NewsRadio |
| DMX |
Rapper |
18-Dec-1970 |
|
What's My Name? |
| Snoop Dogg |
Rapper |
20-Oct-1971 |
|
Sippin' on gin, juice |
| Donovan |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-May-1946 |
|
Mad about saffron |
| Roky Erickson |
Singer/Songwriter |
15-Jul-1947 |
|
13th Floor Elevators |
| Faith Evans |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-Jun-1973 |
|
Notorious B.I.G.'s widow |
| Marianne Faithfull |
Singer/Songwriter |
29-Dec-1946 |
|
Sister Morphine |
| David Faustino |
Actor |
3-Mar-1974 |
|
Bud Bundy on Married with Children |
| Freddy Fender |
Musician |
4-Jun-1937 |
14-Oct-2006 |
Before the Next Teardrop Falls |
| Flavor Flav |
Rapper |
16-Mar-1959 |
|
Public Enemy |
| Mark Foley |
Politician |
8-Sep-1954 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1995-2006 |
| John Wayne Gacy |
Criminal |
17-Mar-1942 |
10-May-1994 |
28 dead boys in his crawlspace |
| Kevin Gage |
Actor |
26-May-1959 |
|
Heat |
| Gallagher |
Comic |
24-Jul-1947 |
|
Watermelon's natural enemy |
| Jerry Garcia |
Musician |
1-Aug-1942 |
9-Aug-1995 |
Grateful Dead |
| Art Garfunkel |
Singer/Songwriter |
5-Nov-1941 |
|
Simon and Garfunkel |
| Boy George |
Singer/Songwriter |
14-Jun-1961 |
|
Karma Chameleon |
| Paul Michael Glaser |
Actor |
25-Mar-1943 |
|
Starsky and Hutch |
| Al Gore III |
Relative |
19-Oct-1982 |
|
Al Gore's son |
| Paul Dedrick Gray |
Bassist |
8-Apr-1972 |
24-May-2010 |
Bassist for Slipknot |
| Woody Harrelson |
Actor |
23-Jul-1961 |
|
Woody from Cheers |
| George Harrison |
Musician |
25-Feb-1943 |
29-Nov-2001 |
Beatle |
| Don Henley |
Musician |
22-Jul-1947 |
|
The Eagles |
| George Hennard |
Criminal |
15-Oct-1956 |
16-Oct-1991 |
Killed 22 at Luby's Cafeteria in Texas |
| Santonio Holmes |
Football |
30-Mar-1984 |
|
New York Jets WR |
| Dennis Hopper |
Actor |
17-May-1936 |
29-May-2010 |
Apocalypse Now |
| Whitney Houston |
Singer |
9-Aug-1963 |
11-Feb-2012 |
Diva and cautionary tale |
| T. I. |
Rapper |
25-Sep-1980 |
|
Dirty south rapper, Trap Muzik |
| Robert Iler |
Actor |
2-Mar-1985 |
|
Anthony 'A.J.' Soprano Jr. |
| Allen Iverson |
Basketball |
7-Jun-1975 |
|
Detroit Pistons point guard |
| Jadakiss |
Rapper |
27-May-1975 |
|
Why? |
| Mick Jagger |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Jul-1943 |
|
Lead singer of the Rolling Stones |
| Brian Jones |
Guitarist |
28-Feb-1942 |
3-Jul-1969 |
Guitarist for the Rolling Stones |
| Pacman Jones |
Football |
30-Sep-1983 |
|
Dallas Cowboys |
| George Jung |
Criminal |
6-Aug-1942 |
|
Cocaine smuggler |
| Juvenile |
Rapper |
25-Mar-1975 |
|
Back That Ass Up |
| Paul Kantner |
Musician |
17-Mar-1941 |
|
Jefferson Airplane |
| Shawn Kemp |
Basketball |
26-Nov-1969 |
|
The Reign Man |
| Ken Kesey |
Novelist |
17-Sep-1935 |
10-Nov-2001 |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| DJ Khaled |
Rapper |
26-Nov-1975 |
|
Palestinian-American mixtape DJ |
| Wiz Khalifa |
Rapper |
8-Sep-1987 |
|
Black and Yellow |
| Lil' Kim |
Rapper |
11-Jul-1974 |
|
Wore a pastie to the 1999 MTV Video Awards |
| Suge Knight |
Business |
19-Apr-1965 |
|
Rap mogul and ex-con |
| Gene Krupa |
Drummer |
15-Jan-1909 |
16-Oct-1973 |
Pioneering drummer |
| Queen Latifah |
Rapper |
18-Mar-1970 |
|
All Hail the Queen |
| Timothy Leary |
Activist |
22-Oct-1920 |
31-May-1996 |
Tune in, turn on, drop out |
| Carlos Lehder |
Criminal |
1950 |
|
Co-Founder, Medellin Cartel |
| John Lennon |
Musician |
9-Oct-1940 |
8-Dec-1980 |
Beatle |
| Tim Lincecum |
Baseball |
15-Jun-1984 |
|
Pitcher, San Francisco Giants |
| Jeremy London |
Actor |
7-Nov-1972 |
|
Assistant reverend on 7th Heaven |
| Method Man |
Rapper |
1-Apr-1971 |
|
Wu-Tang Clan |
| Charles Manson |
Criminal |
12-Nov-1934 |
|
Helter Skelter |
| Bob Marley |
Singer/Songwriter |
6-Feb-1945 |
11-May-1981 |
No Woman No Cry |
| John Matuszak |
Football |
25-Oct-1950 |
17-Jun-1989 |
Oakland Raider turned actor |
| Ralphie May |
Comic |
17-Feb-1972 |
|
Obese comic |
| Linda McCartney |
Musician |
24-Sep-1941 |
17-Apr-1998 |
Beatle wife and photographer |
| Paul McCartney |
Musician |
18-Jun-1942 |
|
Beatle |
| Matthew McConaughey |
Actor |
4-Nov-1969 |
|
Contact |
| John McVie |
Bassist |
26-Nov-1945 |
|
Bassist for Fleetwood Mac |
| George Michael |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Jun-1963 |
|
Faith |
| Robert Mitchum |
Actor |
6-Aug-1917 |
1-Jul-1997 |
Cape Fear |
| Katie Morgan |
Pornstar |
17-Mar-1980 |
|
Blonde Crack Attack |
| Edwin Moses |
Track and Field |
31-Aug-1955 |
|
Olympic hurdler |
| Randy Moss |
Football |
13-Feb-1977 |
|
San Francisco 49ers WR |
| Gerry Mulligan |
Jazz Musician |
6-Apr-1927 |
20-Jan-1996 |
Greatest jazz baritonist of all time |
| Bill Murray |
Actor |
21-Sep-1950 |
|
Meatballs, SNL alumnus |
| Mystikal |
Rapper |
22-Sep-1970 |
|
New Orleans rapper, Ghetto Fabulous |
| Willie Nelson |
Country Musician |
30-Apr-1933 |
|
The red-headed stranger |
| Brian Nichols |
Criminal |
10-Dec-1971 |
|
Allegedly killed judge, deputy during escape |
| Noreaga |
Rapper |
6-Sep-1977 |
|
Niggas On the Run Eating |
| Haley Joel Osment |
Actor |
10-Apr-1988 |
|
Saw dead people in The Sixth Sense |
| Jose Padilla |
Terrorist |
18-Oct-1970 |
|
Convicted of conspiracy |
| Dennis Peron |
Activist |
8-Apr-1945 |
|
Medical marijuana |
| Iggy Pop |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Apr-1947 |
|
Iggy and the Stooges |
| Bud Powell |
Pianist |
27-Sep-1924 |
31-Jul-1966 |
Seminal bop pianist and composer |
| Taylor Rain |
Pornstar |
16-Aug-1981 |
|
Filthy Whore |
| Richard Ramirez |
Criminal |
29-Feb-1960 |
|
Serial killer, on death row in California |
| Robert C. Randall |
Victim |
23-Jan-1948 |
2-Jun-2001 |
First recipient of federal marijuana |
| Brad Renfro |
Actor |
25-Jul-1982 |
15-Jan-2008 |
The Client |
| Lance Rentzel |
Football |
14-Oct-1943 |
|
Disgraced former Dallas Cowboy |
| Tommy Rettig |
Actor |
10-Dec-1941 |
15-Feb-1996 |
Jeff Miller in Lassie |
| Paul Reubens |
Actor |
27-Aug-1952 |
|
Pee-wee Herman |
| Adam Rich |
Actor |
12-Oct-1968 |
|
Nicholas Bradford on Eight is Enough |
| Buddy Rich |
Drummer |
30-Sep-1917 |
2-Apr-1987 |
Legendary drummer |
| Eric Roberts |
Actor |
18-Apr-1956 |
|
Restraining Order |
| Ed Rosenthal |
Activist |
c. 1944 |
|
Advocate for legalizing marijuana |
| Rick Ross |
Rapper |
28-Jan-1976 |
|
Port of Miami |
| David Lee Roth |
Singer |
10-Oct-1954 |
|
Sometimes lead singer, Van Halen |
| Ja Rule |
Rapper |
29-Feb-1976 |
|
Holla Holla |
| Carlos Santana |
Musician |
20-Jul-1947 |
|
House is dark, pots are cold |
| Juelz Santana |
Rapper |
18-Feb-1982 |
|
The Diplomats |
| Warren Sapp |
Football |
19-Dec-1972 |
|
Defensive Tackle, Oakland Raiders |
| Bon Scott |
Musician |
9-Jul-1946 |
19-Feb-1980 |
Lead Singer for AC/DC |
| Lil' Scrappy |
Rapper |
20-Jan-1984 |
|
Head Bussa |
| Tupac Shakur |
Rapper |
16-Jun-1971 |
13-Sep-1996 |
All Eyez on Me |
| Charlie Sheen |
Actor |
3-Sep-1965 |
|
The prodigal Sheen |
| Beanie Sigel |
Rapper |
6-Mar-1974 |
|
Rapper, Protege of Jay-Z |
| Kimora Lee Simmons |
Fashion Designer |
4-May-1975 |
|
Fabulosity |
| Russell Simmons |
Business |
4-Oct-1957 |
|
Def Jam Records |
| Scott Skiles |
Basketball |
5-Mar-1964 |
|
Head Coach, Milwaukee Bucks |
| Taran Noah Smith |
Actor |
8-Apr-1984 |
|
Mark Taylor on Home Improvement |
| Aaron Sorkin |
Author |
9-Jun-1961 |
|
The West Wing, Sports Night |
| Soulja Boy |
Rapper |
28-Jul-1990 |
|
Crank That (Soulja Boy) |
| Nancy Spungen |
Victim |
27-Feb-1958 |
12-Oct-1978 |
Sid Vicious's girlfriend |
| Owsley Stanley |
Activist |
19-Jan-1935 |
12-Mar-2011 |
Johnny Appleseed of LSD |
| Cary Stayner |
Criminal |
12-Aug-1961 |
|
Yosemite killer |
| Steve-O |
Daredevil |
13-Jun-1974 |
|
Jackass |
| Oliver Stone |
Film Director |
15-Sep-1946 |
|
JFK |
| Izzy Stradlin |
Guitarist |
8-Apr-1962 |
|
Former rhythm guitarist, Guns n' Roses |
| Robin Thicke |
Singer |
10-Mar-1977 |
|
The Evolution of Robin Thicke |
| Thurman Thomas |
Football |
16-May-1966 |
|
Buffalo Bills, Hall of Famer |
| Peter Tork |
Musician |
13-Feb-1942 |
|
Guitar and vocals for The Monkees |
| 2 Chainz |
Rapper |
12-Sep-1976 |
|
Spend It |
| Matthew Underwood |
Actor |
23-Apr-1990 |
|
Logan Reese on Zoey 101 |
| Rob Van Dam |
Wrestling |
18-Dec-1970 |
|
WWE and ECW wrestler |
| Marcus Vick |
Football |
20-Mar-1984 |
|
Former Miami Dolphins WR and QB |
| Bunny Wailer |
Singer |
10-Apr-1947 |
|
Co-founder of The Wailers |
| Loudon Wainwright III |
Singer/Songwriter |
5-Feb-1947 |
|
Rufus was a Tit-Man |
| Rasheed Wallace |
Basketball |
17-Sep-1974 |
|
Boston Celtics forward |
| Dionne Warwick |
Singer |
12-Dec-1940 |
|
Walk On By |
| Lil' Wayne |
Rapper |
27-Sep-1982 |
|
Tha Carter |
| Chris Webber |
Basketball |
1-Mar-1973 |
|
2003 NBA All-star, Sacramento Kings |
| Webbie |
Rapper |
6-Sep-1985 |
|
Savage Life |
| Dawn Wells |
Actor |
18-Oct-1938 |
|
Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island |
| Ron White |
Comic |
18-Dec-1956 |
|
Tater Salad |
| Amy Winehouse |
Singer |
14-Sep-1983 |
23-Jul-2011 |
Rehab |
| Gridley Wright |
Religion |
19-Jan-1934 |
22-Dec-1979 |
Shiva Lila cult founder |
| Lester Young |
Jazz Musician |
27-Aug-1909 |
15-Mar-1959 |
Jazz tenor saxophoneist |
