| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Edward P. Abraham |
Chemist |
10-Jun-1913 |
8-May-1999 |
Cephalosporins |
| John Quincy Adams |
Head of State |
11-Jul-1767 |
23-Feb-1848 |
6th US President, 1825-29 |
| Harold Adamson |
Songwriter |
10-Dec-1906 |
17-Aug-1980 |
Time on My Hands |
| Steven Adler |
Drummer |
22-Jan-1965 |
|
Former Guns N' Roses drummer |
| Ali Alatas |
Diplomat |
4-Nov-1932 |
11-Dec-2008 |
Indonesian Foreign Minister, 1988-99 |
| William Foxwell Albright |
Archaeologist |
24-May-1891 |
19-Sep-1971 |
Biblical archaeologist at Johns Hopkins |
| T. M. Aluko |
Novelist |
14-Jun-1918 |
1-May-2010 |
One Man, One Wife |
| Maryanne Amacher |
Composer |
25-Feb-1943 |
22-Oct-2009 |
Sound Characters (Making the Third Ear) |
| Mother Angelica |
Religion |
20-Apr-1923 |
|
Roman Catholic evangelical nun |
| Ken Annakin |
Film Director |
10-Aug-1914 |
22-Apr-2009 |
Battle of the Bulge |
| Michelangelo Antonioni |
Film Director |
29-Sep-1912 |
30-Jul-2007 |
Professione: reporter |
| Mary Kay Ash |
Business |
12-May-1918 |
22-Nov-2001 |
Cosmetics mogul |
| Reubin Askew |
Politician |
11-Sep-1928 |
13-Mar-2014 |
Governor of Florida, 1971-79 |
| Les Aspin |
Politician |
21-Jul-1938 |
21-May-1995 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1993-94 |
| Mary Astor |
Actor |
3-May-1906 |
25-Sep-1987 |
The Maltese Falcon |
| John Atanasoff |
Inventor |
4-Oct-1903 |
15-Jun-1995 |
Atanasoff-Berry Computer |
| Chet Atkins |
Guitarist |
20-Jun-1924 |
30-Jun-2001 |
Prominent country picker |
| Hoyt Axton |
Country Musician |
25-Mar-1938 |
26-Oct-1999 |
Folk singer, songwriter, composer |
| Tariq Aziz |
Government |
28-Apr-1936 |
5-Jun-2015 |
Ex-Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister |
| Johann Sebastian Bach |
Composer |
21-Mar-1685 |
28-Jul-1750 |
Baroque composer |
| Parley Baer |
Actor |
5-Aug-1914 |
22-Nov-2002 |
Chester on Gunsmoke radio |
| George Baker |
Actor |
1-Apr-1931 |
7-Oct-2011 |
Ruth Rendell Mysteries |
| Samuel Aaron Baker |
Politician |
7-Nov-1874 |
16-Sep-1933 |
Governor of Missouri, 1925-29 |
| Lucille Ball |
Actor |
6-Aug-1911 |
26-Apr-1989 |
I Love Lucy |
| Bill Ballance |
Radio Personality |
27-Oct-1918 |
23-Sep-2004 |
Shared naked pix of Dr. Laura |
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Head of State |
17-Apr-1916 |
10-Oct-2000 |
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka |
| Jerry Barber |
Golf |
25-Apr-1916 |
23-Sep-1994 |
Winner, 1961 PGA Championship |
| Bob Barker |
Game Show Host |
12-Dec-1923 |
|
The Price Is Right |
| Brenda C. Barnes |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Sara Lee, 2005-10 |
| Count Basie |
Pianist |
21-Aug-1904 |
26-Apr-1984 |
Big band pianist |
| Lucy Baxley |
Politician |
21-Dec-1937 |
|
Lt. Governor of Alabama, 2003-07 |
| Matthew "Stymie" Beard |
Actor |
1-Jan-1925 |
8-Jan-1981 |
Stymie in Our Gang |
| Jean Béliveau |
Hockey |
31-Aug-1931 |
2-Dec-2014 |
Montreal Canadiens, 1950-71 |
| Lawrence Bell |
Business |
5-Apr-1894 |
20-Oct-1956 |
Founder of Bell Helicopter |
| Melvin Belli |
Attorney |
29-Jul-1907 |
9-Jul-1996 |
The King of Torts |
| Jean-Paul Belmondo |
Actor |
9-Apr-1933 |
|
Itineraire d'un Enfant Gate |
| Pope Benedict XVI |
Religion |
16-Apr-1927 |
|
Pope Emeritus |
| Tex Beneke |
Musician |
12-Feb-1914 |
30-May-2000 |
Saxophonist, The Glenn Miller Orchestra |
| Charles E. Bennett |
Politician |
2-Dec-1910 |
6-Sep-2003 |
Congressman from Florida, 1949-93 |
| Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Feb-1921 |
23-May-2006 |
US Senator, Treasury Secretary |
| Fred Berry |
Actor |
13-Mar-1951 |
21-Oct-2003 |
Rerun on What's Happening!! |
| Lipman Bers |
Mathematician |
22-May-1914 |
29-Oct-1993 |
Riemann surfaces |
| John Betjeman |
Poet |
28-Aug-1906 |
19-May-1984 |
Summoned By Bells |
| Bruno Bettelheim |
Psychologist |
28-Aug-1903 |
13-Mar-1990 |
Fraudulent child psychologist |
| Beau Biden |
Politician |
3-Feb-1969 |
30-May-2015 |
Attorney General of Delaware, 2007-15 |
| Ronnie Biggs |
Criminal |
8-Aug-1929 |
18-Dec-2013 |
UK Great Train Robber |
| David H. Blackwell |
Mathematician |
24-Apr-1919 |
8-Jul-2010 |
Bayesian statistics |
| Otis Blackwell |
Songwriter |
16-Feb-1932 |
6-May-2002 |
Prolific R&B songwriter |
| Samuel Blanc |
Inventor |
13-Feb-1883 |
20-Dec-1964 |
Founder of Roto-Rooter |
| Bill Blass |
Fashion Designer |
22-Jun-1922 |
12-Jun-2002 |
Bill Blass, Ltd. |
| Angela Bofill |
Singer |
3-May-1954 |
|
I Try |
| Dirk Bogarde |
Actor |
28-Mar-1921 |
8-May-1999 |
A Bridge Too Far |
| Nils Bohlin |
Engineer |
17-Jul-1920 |
26-Sep-2002 |
Three-point safety belt |
| Niels Bohr |
Physicist |
7-Oct-1885 |
18-Nov-1962 |
Father of Quantum Theory |
| Tom Bolack |
Politician |
18-May-1918 |
20-May-1998 |
Governor of New Mexico, 1962-63 |
| Charles Booth |
Sociologist |
30-Mar-1840 |
23-Nov-1916 |
Studied poverty in London |
| Edwin G. Booz |
Business |
2-Sep-1887 |
1-Oct-1951 |
Founder of Booz Allen Hamilton |
| P. W. Botha |
Head of State |
12-Jan-1916 |
31-Oct-2006 |
President of South Africa, 1984-89 |
| H. A. Boucher |
Politician |
27-Jan-1921 |
19-Jun-2009 |
Lt. Governor of Alaska, 1970-74 |
| Jane Bowles |
Novelist |
22-Feb-1917 |
4-May-1973 |
Two Serious Ladies |
| Peter Boyle |
Actor |
18-Oct-1935 |
12-Dec-2006 |
Young Frankenstein |
| Robert Boyle |
Chemist |
25-Jan-1627 |
30-Dec-1691 |
Pioneer of modern chemistry |
| W. A. Boyle |
Labor Leader |
1-Dec-1904 |
31-May-1985 |
UMW President, 1963-72 |
| Ray Bradbury |
Author |
22-Aug-1920 |
5-Jun-2012 |
Fahrenheit 451 |
| Tom Bradley |
Politician |
27-Dec-1917 |
29-Sep-1998 |
Mayor of Los Angeles, 1973-93 |
| Catherine Breillat |
Film Director |
13-Jul-1948 |
|
Anatomy of Hell |
| Norm Van Brocklin |
Football |
15-Mar-1926 |
2-May-1983 |
NFL QB passed for 554 yards in a game |
| Robert H. Brooks |
Business |
6-Feb-1937 |
16-Jul-2006 |
Hooters chairman |
| Danny Joe Brown |
Singer/Songwriter |
24-Aug-1951 |
10-Mar-2005 |
Singer for Molly Hatchet |
| Ruth Brown |
Singer |
12-Jan-1928 |
17-Nov-2006 |
Miss Rhythm |
| Beau Brummell |
Socialite |
7-Jun-1778 |
30-Mar-1840 |
Dandy, 19th c. arbiter of fashion |
| John Buchan |
Author |
26-Aug-1875 |
11-Feb-1940 |
The Thirty-Nine Steps |
| Art Buchwald |
Columnist |
20-Oct-1925 |
17-Jan-2007 |
Syndicated columnist and humorist |
| James Burnham |
Author |
22-Nov-1905 |
28-Jul-1987 |
The Managerial Revolution |
| Aaron Burr |
Politician |
6-Feb-1756 |
14-Sep-1836 |
Killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel |
| Vannevar Bush |
Scientist |
11-Mar-1890 |
30-Jun-1974 |
Pre-internet visionary |
| Charles L. Caccia |
Politician |
29-Apr-1930 |
4-May-2008 |
Former Canadian MP, Davenport |
| Donald W. Callender |
Business |
27-Sep-1927 |
7-Jan-2009 |
Marie Callender's restaurateur |
| Cab Calloway |
Jazz Musician |
25-Dec-1907 |
18-Nov-1994 |
King of Hi-De-Ho |
| William W. Campbell |
Astronomer |
11-Apr-1862 |
14-Jun-1938 |
Stellar Motions |
| Harold Camping |
Religion |
19-Jul-1921 |
15-Dec-2013 |
Predicted the end of world, three times |
| Al Capone |
Criminal |
17-Jan-1899 |
25-Jan-1947 |
Scarface |
| Hattie Wyatt Caraway |
Politician |
1-Feb-1878 |
21-Dec-1950 |
First female elected to US Senate |
| Benjamin Cardozo |
Judge |
24-May-1870 |
9-Jul-1938 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1932-38 |
| Scott Carpenter |
Astronaut |
1-May-1925 |
10-Oct-2013 |
Mercury astronaut |
| Mike Castle |
Politician |
2-Jul-1939 |
|
Congressman from Delaware, 1993-2011 |
| Fidel Castro |
Head of State |
13-Aug-1926 |
|
Dictator of Cuba for almost fifty years |
| Joseph Chamberlain |
Politician |
8-Jul-1836 |
3-Jul-1914 |
British pol revered in Birmingham |
| Carl Charlier |
Astronomer |
1-Apr-1862 |
5-Nov-1934 |
Motion and the Distribution of the Stars |
| Jacques Chirac |
Head of State |
29-Nov-1932 |
|
President of France, 1995-2007 |
| Brock Chisholm |
Doctor |
18-May-1896 |
4-Feb-1971 |
First Director-General of World Health Organization |
| Shirley Chisholm |
Politician |
30-Nov-1924 |
1-Jan-2005 |
First black woman elected to US House |
| Winston Churchill |
Head of State |
30-Nov-1874 |
24-Jan-1965 |
WWII Prime Minister of England |
| Dick Clark |
TV Personality |
30-Nov-1929 |
18-Apr-2012 |
American Bandstand |
| George Rogers Clark |
Military |
19-Nov-1752 |
13-Feb-1818 |
Kentucky frontier military leader |
| Clarence Clemons |
Musician |
11-Jan-1942 |
18-Jun-2011 |
Bruce Springsteen's saxophonist |
| George D. Clyde |
Politician |
21-Jul-1898 |
2-Apr-1972 |
Governor of Utah, 1957-65 |
| Iron Eyes Cody |
Actor |
3-Apr-1904 |
4-Jan-1999 |
Keep America Beautiful |
| Pat Collins |
TV Personality |
7-May-1935 |
31-May-1997 |
The Hip Hypnotist |
| Jerry Colonna |
Radio Personality |
17-Sep-1904 |
21-Nov-1986 |
Sidekick of Bob Hope |
| John Compton |
Head of State |
29-Apr-1925 |
7-Sep-2007 |
Many-time Prime Minister of St. Lucia |
| Tony Conigliaro |
Baseball |
7-Jan-1945 |
24-Feb-1990 |
Boston Red Sox |
| Bull Connor |
Government |
11-Jul-1897 |
10-Mar-1973 |
Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner |
| Elisha Cook, Jr. |
Actor |
26-Dec-1903 |
18-May-1995 |
The Maltese Falcon |
| Nicolaus Copernicus |
Astronomer |
19-Feb-1473 |
24-May-1543 |
Heliocentrist, De revolutionibus |
| Ellen Corby |
Actor |
3-Jun-1911 |
14-Apr-1999 |
Grandma on The Waltons |
| Joseph Cotten |
Actor |
15-May-1905 |
6-Feb-1994 |
Jedidiah Leland in Citizen Kane |
| Noel Coward |
Playwright |
16-Dec-1899 |
26-Mar-1973 |
Design for Living |
| William H. Crawford |
Politician |
24-Feb-1772 |
15-Sep-1834 |
Senator and 1824 candidate for President |
| Herbert Croly |
Author |
23-Jan-1869 |
17-May-1930 |
The Promise of American Life |
| Tim Curry |
Actor |
19-Apr-1946 |
|
Frank N. Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| Ivor Cutler |
Poet |
15-Jan-1923 |
3-Mar-2006 |
Glasgow Dreamer |
| Leonardo Da Vinci |
Artist |
15-Apr-1452 |
2-May-1519 |
Mona Lisa, The Last Supper |
| John Dalton |
Chemist |
6-Sep-1766 |
27-Jul-1844 |
Early proponent of Atomic Theory |
| Rodney Dangerfield |
Comic |
22-Nov-1921 |
5-Oct-2004 |
Never did get no respect |
| Ram Dass |
Religion |
5-Apr-1931 |
|
Be Here Now |
| Dave Davies |
Singer/Songwriter |
3-Feb-1947 |
|
The Kinks |
| Joseph E. Davies |
Diplomat |
29-Nov-1876 |
9-May-1958 |
US Ambassador to the USSR, 1937-38 |
| Bette Davis |
Actor |
5-Apr-1908 |
6-Oct-1989 |
All About Eve |
| Miles Davis |
Jazz Musician |
26-May-1926 |
28-Sep-1991 |
Jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue |
| Samuel H. Day |
Activist |
5-Oct-1926 |
26-Jan-2001 |
Antinuke crusader |
| Yvonne De Carlo |
Actor |
1-Sep-1922 |
8-Jan-2007 |
Lily on The Munsters |
| Peter De Vries |
Novelist |
27-Feb-1910 |
28-Sep-1993 |
The Tunnel of Love |
| Daniel Defoe |
Author |
Sep-1660 |
24-Apr-1731 |
Robinson Crusoe |
| Floyd Dell |
Journalist |
28-Jun-1887 |
23-Jul-1969 |
Moon-Calf |
| John DeLorean |
Business |
6-Jan-1925 |
19-Mar-2005 |
Automobile designer and entepreneur |
| Richard DeVos |
Business |
4-Mar-1926 |
|
Co-Founder of Amway |
| George Dewey |
Military |
26-Dec-1837 |
16-Jan-1917 |
Sank the Spanish fleet at Manila |
| Philip K. Dick |
Novelist |
16-Dec-1928 |
2-Mar-1982 |
Blade Runner |
| Bo Diddley |
Guitarist |
30-Dec-1928 |
2-Jun-2008 |
Blues diddler and rectangular guitarist |
| Charles Diebold |
Business |
24-Oct-1824 |
5-Mar-1894 |
Founder of Diebold |
| Bobby Doerr |
Baseball |
7-Apr-1918 |
|
Boston Red Sox Hall-of-Famer |
| Nate Dogg |
Singer |
19-Aug-1969 |
15-Mar-2011 |
G-funk singer |
| Sanford Ballard Dole |
Politician |
23-Apr-1844 |
9-Jun-1926 |
Governor of Hawaii, 1900-03 |
| Kirk Douglas |
Actor |
9-Dec-1916 |
|
Spartacus |
| William O. Douglas |
Judge |
16-Oct-1898 |
19-Jan-1980 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-75 |
| Doris Duke |
Philanthropist |
22-Nov-1912 |
28-Oct-1993 |
Heiress to Duke fortune |
| William C. Durant |
Business |
8-Dec-1861 |
18-Mar-1947 |
Founder of General Motors |
| Seymour Durst |
Business |
c. 1913 |
19-May-1995 |
New York real estate mogul |
| Joseph D. Early |
Politician |
31-Jan-1933 |
9-Nov-2012 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1975-93 |
| Max Eastman |
Author |
12-Jan-1883 |
25-Mar-1969 |
Socialist writer, later embraced McCarthyism |
| Bulent Ecevit |
Government |
28-May-1925 |
5-Nov-2006 |
Four-time Prime Minister of Turkey |
| James B. Edwards |
Politician |
24-Jun-1927 |
26-Dec-2014 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1975-79 |
| Paul Ehrlich |
Doctor |
14-Mar-1854 |
20-Aug-1915 |
Father of chemotherapy |
| Samuel Eilenberg |
Mathematician |
30-Sep-1913 |
30-Jan-1998 |
Category theory |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Head of State |
14-Oct-1890 |
28-Mar-1969 |
34th US President, 1953-61 |
| Mamie Eisenhower |
First Lady |
14-Nov-1896 |
1-Nov-1979 |
Ike's First Lady |
| Harlan Ellison |
Author |
27-May-1934 |
|
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream |
| William A. Emerson, Jr. |
Journalist |
28-Feb-1923 |
25-Aug-2009 |
Editor, Saturday Evening Post, 1965-69 |
| Georges Enesco |
Composer |
19-Aug-1881 |
4-May-1955 |
Oedipe |
| James Pollard Espy |
Scientist |
9-May-1785 |
24-Jan-1860 |
The Philosophy of Storms |
| Dale Evans |
Country Musician |
31-Oct-1912 |
7-Feb-2001 |
Singer and leading lady to Roy Rogers |
| Robert Evans |
Film/TV Producer |
29-Jun-1930 |
|
The Kid Stays In The Picture |
| King Fahd |
Royalty |
1923 |
1-Aug-2005 |
King of Saudi Arabia, 1982-2005 |
| Joseph S. Farland |
Diplomat |
11-Aug-1914 |
28-Jan-2007 |
US Ambassador to Iran, 1972-73 |
| Federico Fellini |
Film Director |
20-Jan-1920 |
30-Oct-1993 |
La Dolce Vita |
| W. Mark Felt |
Government |
17-Aug-1913 |
18-Dec-2008 |
Watergate's Deep Throat |
| Leo Fender |
Inventor |
10-Aug-1909 |
21-Mar-1991 |
Electric guitarmaker |
| Stepin Fetchit |
Actor |
30-May-1902 |
19-Nov-1985 |
Professional black stereotype |
| Millard Fillmore |
Head of State |
7-Jan-1800 |
8-Mar-1874 |
13th President of the US, 1850-53 |
| Larry Fine |
Actor |
5-Oct-1902 |
24-Jan-1975 |
Larry on The Three Stooges |
| Dorothy Canfield Fisher |
Author |
17-Feb-1879 |
9-Nov-1958 |
Understood Betsy |
| Cotton Fitzsimmons |
Basketball |
7-Oct-1931 |
24-Jul-2004 |
21 seasons as NBA head coach |
| Daniel J. Flood |
Politician |
26-Nov-1903 |
28-May-1994 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1945-80 |
| Dario Fo |
Playwright |
26-Mar-1926 |
|
Italian playwright and Nobel laureate |
| Gerald Ford |
Head of State |
14-Jul-1913 |
26-Dec-2006 |
38th US President, 1974-77 |
| Henry Ford |
Business |
30-Jul-1863 |
7-Apr-1947 |
Founder of Ford Motors |
| John Fowles |
Novelist |
31-Mar-1926 |
5-Nov-2005 |
The French Lieutenant's Woman |
| Anne Francine |
Actor |
8-Aug-1917 |
3-Dec-1999 |
Stage actress, Vera Charles in MAME |
| Tony Franciosa |
Actor |
25-Oct-1928 |
19-Jan-2006 |
A Face in the Crowd |
| Felix Frankfurter |
Judge |
15-Nov-1882 |
22-Feb-1965 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-62 |
| Peter Fraser |
Head of State |
28-Aug-1884 |
5-Aug-1950 |
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1940-49 |
| Frank Frazetta |
Painter |
9-Feb-1928 |
10-May-2010 |
Painted Conan paperback covers |
| Harold Frederic |
Author |
19-Aug-1856 |
19-Oct-1898 |
The Damnation of Theron Ware |
| Jim Fregosi |
Baseball |
4-Apr-1942 |
14-Feb-2014 |
Former MLB Manager |
| Caspar David Friedrich |
Painter |
5-Sep-1774 |
7-May-1840 |
German Romantic painter |
| Allen Funt |
Film/TV Producer |
16-Sep-1914 |
5-Sep-1999 |
Producer and host of Candid Camera |
| J. Marion Futrell |
Politician |
14-Aug-1870 |
20-Jun-1955 |
Twice Governor of Arkansas |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor |
Actor |
6-Feb-1917 |
|
Cop-slapping Gabor sister |
| Franz Joseph Gall |
Doctor |
9-Mar-1758 |
22-Aug-1828 |
Invented phrenology |
| Don Galloway |
Actor |
27-Jul-1937 |
8-Jan-2009 |
Det. Sgt. Ed Brown on Ironside |
| Ava Gardner |
Actor |
24-Dec-1922 |
25-Jan-1990 |
The Barefoot Contessa |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner |
Philanthropist |
14-Apr-1840 |
17-Jul-1924 |
Prominent art patron, collector |
| Jeff Garlin |
Actor |
5-Jun-1962 |
|
Jeff Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| James Garner |
Actor |
7-Apr-1928 |
19-Jul-2014 |
Jim Rockford on Rockford Files |
| Marcus Garvey |
Activist |
17-Aug-1887 |
10-Jun-1940 |
Pan-African black nationalist |
| Elbridge Gerry |
Politician |
17-Jul-1744 |
23-Nov-1814 |
Patron saint of Gerrymandering |
| Alice Ghostley |
Actor |
14-Aug-1926 |
21-Sep-2007 |
Bernice Clifton on Designing Women |
| Althea Gibson |
Tennis |
25-Aug-1927 |
28-Sep-2003 |
First black woman to win Wimbledon |
| Christoph Willibald Gluck |
Composer |
2-Jul-1714 |
15-Nov-1787 |
Orfeo ed Eurydice |
| Maria Goeppert-Mayer |
Physicist |
28-Jun-1906 |
20-Feb-1972 |
Shell nuclear model |
| Emma Goldman |
Anarchist |
27-Jun-1869 |
14-May-1940 |
Anarchist and feminist libertarian |
| Ron Gonzales |
Politician |
1951 |
|
Mayor of San Jose, 1998-2006 |
| Raisa Gorbachev |
First Lady |
5-Jan-1932 |
20-Sep-1999 |
First Lady of the Soviet Union |
| Glenn Gould |
Pianist |
25-Sep-1932 |
4-Oct-1982 |
Canadian pianist, Bach soloist |
| Horace Gray |
Judge |
24-Mar-1828 |
15-Sep-1902 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1882-1902 |
| Rocky Graziano |
Boxing |
1-Jan-1919 |
22-May-1990 |
Middleweight boxing champ |
| Robert Cooper Grier |
Judge |
5-Mar-1794 |
25-Sep-1870 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1846-70 |
| Stephen Groombridge |
Astronomer |
7-Jan-1755 |
30-Mar-1832 |
A Catalogue of Circumpolar Stars |
| Robert Guillaume |
Actor |
30-Nov-1927 |
|
Benson |
| James Guthrie |
Politician |
5-Dec-1792 |
3-Mar-1869 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1853-57 |
| Gary Gygax |
Inventor |
27-Jul-1938 |
4-Mar-2008 |
Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons |
| George Habash |
Activist |
2-Aug-1926 |
26-Jan-2008 |
Founder of the PFLP |
| Uta Hagen |
Actor |
12-Jun-1919 |
14-Jan-2004 |
Renowned thespian and acting teacher |
| Corey Haim |
Actor |
23-Dec-1971 |
10-Mar-2010 |
The Lost Boys |
| Fred Hall |
Politician |
24-Jul-1916 |
18-Mar-1970 |
Governor of Kansas, 1955-57 |
| Lionel Hampton |
Jazz Musician |
20-Apr-1908 |
31-Aug-2002 |
Jazz vibrophonist and bandleader |
| Knut Hamsun |
Novelist |
4-Aug-1859 |
19-Feb-1952 |
Norwegian novelist, Sult |
| George Frideric Handel |
Composer |
23-Feb-1685 |
14-Apr-1759 |
Messiah |
| Oliver Hardy |
Actor |
18-Jan-1892 |
7-Aug-1957 |
Laurel and Hardy |
| Julie Harris |
Actor |
2-Dec-1925 |
24-Aug-2013 |
East of Eden |
| Bret Hart |
Wrestling |
2-Jul-1957 |
|
The Hitman |
| Charles N. Haskell |
Politician |
13-Mar-1860 |
5-Jul-1933 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1907-11 |
| Childe Hassam |
Painter |
17-Oct-1859 |
27-Aug-1935 |
American impressionist, one of "The Ten" |
| Dennis Hastert |
Politician |
2-Jan-1942 |
|
Speaker of the House, 1999-2006 |
| Paula Hawkins |
Politician |
24-Jan-1927 |
3-Dec-2009 |
US Senator from Florida, 1981-87 |
| Big Bill Haywood |
Labor Leader |
4-Feb-1869 |
18-May-1928 |
Industrial Workers of the World |
| Walt Hazzard |
Basketball |
15-Apr-1942 |
18-Nov-2011 |
UCLA basketball coach 1984-88 |
| H. D. |
Poet |
10-Sep-1886 |
27-Sep-1961 |
Imagist poet, Sea Garden |
| Seamus Heaney |
Poet |
13-Apr-1939 |
30-Aug-2013 |
The Spirit Level |
| Hugh Hefner |
Publisher |
9-Apr-1926 |
|
Founder, Playboy magazine |
| Jesse Helms |
Politician |
18-Oct-1921 |
4-Jul-2008 |
US Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003 |
| Jack Herer |
Activist |
18-Jun-1939 |
15-Apr-2010 |
Cannabis evangelist |
| Lewis B. Hershey |
Military |
12-Sep-1893 |
20-May-1977 |
Director of Selective Service System |
| Melville J. Herskovits |
Anthropologist |
10-Sep-1895 |
25-Feb-1963 |
The Myth of the Negro Past |
| Elias Hicks |
Religion |
19-Mar-1748 |
27-Feb-1830 |
Quaker abolitionist |
| Dana Hill |
Actor |
6-May-1964 |
15-Jul-1996 |
Audrey Griswold in European Vacation |
| Francesca Hilton |
Relative |
10-Mar-1947 |
5-Jan-2015 |
Daughter of Conrad Hilton and Zsa Zsa |
| Chester Himes |
Author |
19-Jul-1909 |
12-Nov-1984 |
Lonely Crusade |
| Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin |
Chemist |
12-May-1910 |
29-Jul-1994 |
Determined structure of Vitamin B12 |
| Ben Hogan |
Golf |
13-Aug-1912 |
25-Jul-1997 |
Won 63 golf tournaments |
| Earl Holding |
Business |
29-Nov-1926 |
19-Apr-2013 |
Sinclair Oil |
| Sidney Holland |
Head of State |
18-Oct-1893 |
5-Aug-1961 |
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1949-57 |
| Winslow Homer |
Painter |
24-Feb-1836 |
30-Sep-1910 |
Maritime painter, Eight Bells |
| Joseph Hooker |
Military |
13-Nov-1814 |
31-Oct-1879 |
Union Army General |
| Roy Horn |
Magician |
3-Oct-1944 |
|
Siegfried and Roy |
| Curly Howard |
Actor |
22-Oct-1903 |
18-Jan-1952 |
Highest pitched Stooge |
| Gordie Howe |
Hockey |
31-Mar-1928 |
|
Has held nearly every hockey award title |
| Ward Hunt |
Judge |
14-Jun-1810 |
24-Mar-1886 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1873-82 |
| Jeffrey Hunter |
Actor |
25-Nov-1926 |
27-May-1969 |
King of Kings |
| John Hunter |
Doctor |
13-Feb-1728 |
16-Oct-1793 |
English pathologist |
| Henrik Ibsen |
Playwright |
20-Mar-1828 |
23-May-1906 |
Peer Gynt |
| Kim Jong Il |
Head of State |
16-Feb-1941 |
17-Dec-2011 |
Dictator of North Korea, 1994-2011 |
| Marty Ingels |
Comic |
9-Mar-1936 |
21-Oct-2015 |
Comic-husband of Shirley Jones |
| Reed Irvine |
Activist |
29-Sep-1922 |
16-Nov-2004 |
Founder, Accuracy in Media |
| Ronald Isley |
Musician |
21-May-1941 |
|
An Isley brother |
| Charles Ives |
Composer |
20-Oct-1874 |
19-May-1954 |
Third Symphony (The Camp Meeting) |
| Edward L. Jackson |
Politician |
27-Dec-1873 |
18-Nov-1954 |
Governor of Indiana, 1925-29 |
| Joe Jackson |
Relative |
26-Jul-1929 |
|
Patriarch of the Jackson family |
| Rick James |
Musician |
1-Feb-1948 |
6-Aug-2004 |
Superfreak |
| Walter W. Jenkins |
Government |
23-Mar-1918 |
23-Nov-1985 |
LBJ assistant, outed in gay sex scandal |
| Edward Jenner |
Doctor |
17-May-1749 |
26-Jan-1823 |
Smallpox Vaccination |
| Jerome K. Jerome |
Author |
2-May-1859 |
14-Jun-1927 |
Three Men in a Boat |
| George Jessel |
Actor |
3-Apr-1898 |
24-May-1981 |
Toastmaster General of the United States |
| Bunk Johnson |
Jazz Musician |
27-Dec-1889 |
7-Jul-1949 |
New Orleans jazz trumpeter |
| Lady Bird Johnson |
First Lady |
22-Dec-1912 |
11-Jul-2007 |
Wife of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| Phillip Johnson |
Author |
1940 |
|
Intelligent Design theorist |
| Samuel Johnson |
Lexicographer |
18-Sep-1709 |
13-Dec-1784 |
A Dictionary of the English Language |
| Ben Jonson |
Playwright |
11-Jun-1572 |
6-Aug-1637 |
Volpone |
| Keith Joseph |
Politician |
17-Jan-1918 |
10-Dec-1994 |
Conservative UK Minister, Thatcher influence |
| Benito Juárez |
Head of State |
21-Mar-1806 |
18-Jul-1872 |
President of Mexico, 1861-72 |
| Raul Julia |
Actor |
9-Mar-1940 |
24-Oct-1994 |
Street Fighter, Addams Family |
| Ernst Kaltenbrunner |
Military |
4-Oct-1903 |
16-Oct-1946 |
Commanded the Reich Central Security Office |
| Stacy Keach |
Actor |
2-Jun-1941 |
|
Mike Hammer, also voice narrator |
| Cresson H. Kearny |
Inventor |
7-Jan-1914 |
18-Dec-2003 |
Patriot, inventor, survivalist idol |
| Garrison Keillor |
Radio Personality |
7-Aug-1942 |
|
A Prairie Home Companion |
| Larry Kelley |
Football |
30-May-1915 |
27-Jun-2000 |
Winner, 1936 Heisman Trophy |
| Gene Kelly |
Actor |
23-Aug-1912 |
2-Feb-1996 |
Singin' in the Rain |
| Grace Kelly |
Royalty |
12-Nov-1929 |
14-Sep-1982 |
American-born Princess of Monaco |
| Ed Kemmer |
Actor |
29-Oct-1921 |
9-Nov-2004 |
Cmdr. Buzz Corry on Space Patrol |
| Joseph P. Kennedy |
Business |
6-Sep-1888 |
18-Nov-1969 |
Smuggler and patriarch of the Kennedy clan |
| Ken Kesey |
Novelist |
17-Sep-1935 |
10-Nov-2001 |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| Barney Kessel |
Guitarist |
17-Oct-1923 |
6-May-2004 |
Be-bop guitarist |
| Charles F. Kettering |
Engineer |
29-Aug-1876 |
25-Nov-1958 |
Invented the electric starter |
| Ancel Keys |
Scientist |
26-Jan-1904 |
20-Nov-2004 |
Nutritionist, created the K ration |
| Coretta Scott King |
Activist |
27-Apr-1927 |
30-Jan-2006 |
Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King |
| Ernest J. King |
Military |
23-Nov-1878 |
25-Jun-1956 |
Chief of Naval Operations, 1942-45 |
| Mabel King |
Actor |
25-Dec-1932 |
9-Nov-1999 |
What's Happening! |
| Mark Kirk |
Politician |
15-Sep-1959 |
|
US Senator from Illinois |
| Claude Kitchin |
Politician |
24-Mar-1869 |
31-May-1923 |
Congressman from North Carolina, 1901-23 |
| Gustav Klimt |
Painter |
14-Jul-1862 |
6-Feb-1918 |
Founder of the Vienna Sezession |
| Leon Klinghoffer |
Victim |
24-Sep-1916 |
7-Oct-1985 |
Shot and thrown overboard by terrorists |
| Evel Knievel |
Daredevil |
17-Oct-1938 |
30-Nov-2007 |
Daredevil and one-time action figure |
| Ed Koch |
Politician |
12-Dec-1924 |
1-Feb-2013 |
Mayor of New York City, 1978-89 |
| Ray Kroc |
Business |
5-Oct-1902 |
14-Jan-1984 |
McDonald's fast food tycoon |
| Gustav Krupp |
Business |
7-Aug-1870 |
16-Jan-1950 |
Industrialist, Nazi war criminal |
| Elisabeth Kübler-Ross |
Activist |
8-Jul-1926 |
24-Aug-2004 |
On Death And Dying |
| Ryszard Kuklinski |
Spy |
13-Jun-1930 |
10-Feb-2004 |
Polish Cold War era spy who worked with CIA |
| Tuli Kupferberg |
Singer/Songwriter |
28-Sep-1923 |
12-Jul-2010 |
The Fugs |
| Polykarp Kusch |
Physicist |
26-Jan-1911 |
20-Mar-1993 |
Magnetic moment of the electron |
| Édouard Lalo |
Composer |
27-Jan-1823 |
22-Apr-1892 |
Le Roi d'Ys |
| Joseph Rucker Lamar |
Judge |
15-Oct-1857 |
2-Jan-1916 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1911-16 |
| Burt Lancaster |
Actor |
2-Nov-1913 |
20-Oct-1994 |
Elmer Gantry |
| Elsa Lanchester |
Actor |
28-Oct-1902 |
26-Dec-1986 |
Bride of Frankenstein |
| David Landau |
Actor |
9-Mar-1879 |
20-Sep-1935 |
Judge Priest |
| Stan Laurel |
Actor |
16-Jun-1890 |
23-Feb-1965 |
Laurel and Hardy |
| Rod Laver |
Tennis |
9-Aug-1938 |
|
Winner of 1962 and 1969 Grand Slam |
| Harper Lee |
Novelist |
28-Apr-1926 |
|
To Kill A Mockingbird |
| Peggy Lee |
Singer |
26-May-1920 |
21-Jan-2002 |
Is That All There Is? |
| Robert E. Lee |
Military |
19-Jan-1807 |
12-Oct-1870 |
Confederate General |
| Vladimir Lenin |
Head of State |
22-Apr-1870 |
21-Jan-1924 |
Revolutionary leader of Soviet Union |
| Elmore Leonard |
Novelist |
11-Oct-1925 |
20-Aug-2013 |
Crime novelist, including Swag |
| James Lick |
Business |
25-Aug-1796 |
1-Oct-1876 |
Lick Observatory |
| Mary Todd Lincoln |
First Lady |
13-Dec-1818 |
16-Jul-1882 |
Wife of US President Abraham Lincoln |
| Art Linkletter |
TV Personality |
17-Jul-1912 |
26-May-2010 |
Kids Say the Darndest Things |
| Carolus Linnaeus |
Botanist |
23-May-1707 |
10-Jan-1778 |
Created a taxonomy of the species |
| Seymour M. Lipset |
Sociologist |
18-Mar-1922 |
31-Dec-2006 |
American Exceptionalism |
| Carl Loewe |
Composer |
30-Nov-1796 |
20-Apr-1869 |
German composer of ballads |
| Albert Lutuli |
Activist |
c. 1898 |
21-Jul-1967 |
ANC president, Nobel Prize recipient |
| Douglas MacArthur II |
Diplomat |
5-Jul-1909 |
15-Nov-1997 |
Career US Ambassador |
| John D. MacArthur |
Philanthropist |
6-Mar-1897 |
6-Jan-1978 |
Philanthropist, MacArthur Foundation |
| John A. Macdonald |
Head of State |
11-Jan-1815 |
6-Jun-1891 |
Canadian Prime Minister, founding father |
| Ernst Mach |
Physicist |
18-Feb-1838 |
19-Feb-1916 |
Optical and sensory perceptualist |
| Lester Maddox |
Politician |
30-Sep-1915 |
25-Jun-2003 |
Governor of Georgia, 1967-71 |
| Jock Mahoney |
Actor |
7-Feb-1919 |
14-Dec-1989 |
Yancy Derringer |
| Charles T. Manatt |
Attorney |
9-Jun-1936 |
22-Jul-2011 |
DNC Chairman, 1981-85 |
| William Manchester |
Author |
1-Apr-1922 |
1-Jun-2004 |
The Arms of Krupp |
| Mao |
Head of State |
26-Dec-1893 |
9-Sep-1976 |
Great Leap Forward! |
| Princess Margaret |
Royalty |
21-Aug-1930 |
9-Feb-2002 |
QEII's sister, the Countess of Snowdon |
| Lynn Margulis |
Biologist |
5-Mar-1935 |
22-Nov-2011 |
Origin of eukaryotic organelles |
| Edwin Markham |
Poet |
23-Apr-1852 |
7-Mar-1940 |
The Man With the Hoe |
| Don Marquis |
Journalist |
29-Jul-1878 |
29-Dec-1937 |
archy and mehitabel |
| George Preston Marshall |
Football |
11-Oct-1896 |
9-Aug-1969 |
Redskins owner, halftime show pioneer |
| Groucho Marx |
Comic |
2-Oct-1890 |
19-Aug-1977 |
You Bet Your Life |
| Typhoid Mary |
Chef |
22-Sep-1869 |
11-Nov-1938 |
Notorious typhoid carrier |
| Cindy Hensley McCain |
Relative |
20-May-1954 |
|
Wife of John McCain |
| Rue McClanahan |
Actor |
21-Feb-1934 |
3-Jun-2010 |
Blanche on The Golden Girls |
| Pat McCormick |
Comic |
30-Jun-1927 |
29-Jul-2005 |
Smokey and the Bandit |
| Carson McCullers |
Author |
19-Feb-1917 |
29-Sep-1967 |
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter |
| Hattie McDaniel |
Actor |
10-Jun-1893 |
26-Oct-1952 |
Mammy in Gone with the Wind |
| Robert B. McGehee |
Business |
c. 1943 |
9-Oct-2007 |
CEO of Progress Energy, 2004-07 |
| Mary McGrory |
Journalist |
22-Aug-1918 |
21-Apr-2004 |
Pulitzer Prize-winning Liberal Icon |
| Edwin M. McMillan |
Physicist |
18-Sep-1907 |
7-Sep-1991 |
Discovered neptunium and plutonium |
| Peter Medawar |
Biologist |
28-Feb-1915 |
2-Oct-1987 |
Acquired immunological tolerance |
| H. L. Mencken |
Critic |
12-Sep-1880 |
29-Jan-1956 |
The American Language |
| Josef Mengele |
Doctor |
16-Mar-1911 |
7-Feb-1979 |
The Angel of Death |
| Robert Menzies |
Head of State |
20-Dec-1894 |
15-May-1978 |
Twice Prime Minister of Australia |
| Gerard Mercator |
Cartographer |
5-Mar-1512 |
2-Dec-1594 |
The Mercator Projection |
| Don Meredith |
Football |
10-Apr-1938 |
5-Dec-2010 |
Dallas Cowboys, Monday Night Foorball |
| William Meredith |
Poet |
9-Jan-1919 |
30-May-2007 |
Partial Accounts |
| David Merrick |
Theatre Producer |
27-Nov-1911 |
25-Apr-2000 |
Hello, Dolly! |
| Dale Messick |
Cartoonist |
11-Apr-1906 |
5-Apr-2005 |
Comic strip Brenda Starr |
| Don Messick |
Actor |
7-Sep-1926 |
24-Oct-1997 |
Voice of Scooby Doo |
| Charles Messier |
Astronomer |
26-Jun-1730 |
12-Apr-1817 |
Cataloguer of M objects |
| Ruben Mettler |
Business |
23-Feb-1924 |
23-May-2006 |
CEO of TRW, 1969-77 |
| Bret Michaels |
Singer |
15-Mar-1963 |
|
Poison frontman |
| Vern Mikkelsen |
Basketball |
21-Oct-1928 |
21-Nov-2013 |
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Agnes de Mille |
Choreographer |
18-Sep-1905 |
7-Oct-1993 |
Influential American choreographer |
| Arnold Miller |
Labor Leader |
25-Apr-1923 |
12-Jul-1985 |
UMW President, 1972-79 |
| Stanley Miller |
Chemist |
7-Mar-1930 |
20-May-2007 |
Miller-Urey Experiment |
| Warren Mitchell |
Actor |
14-Jan-1926 |
14-Nov-2015 |
Alf Garnett on Till Death Us Do Part |
| Lola Montez |
Dancer |
17-Feb-1821 |
17-Jan-1861 |
Mistress of Ludwig I of Bavaria |
| Dudley Moore |
Comic |
19-Apr-1935 |
27-Mar-2002 |
Arthur |
| Samantha Morton |
Actor |
13-May-1977 |
|
Sweet and Lowdown |
| Hosni Mubarak |
Head of State |
4-May-1928 |
|
President of Egypt, 1981-2011 |
| Robert Mugabe |
Head of State |
21-Feb-1924 |
|
President of Zimbabwe |
| William Mulholland |
Engineer |
11-Sep-1855 |
22-Jul-1935 |
Los Angeles Aqueduct |
| Edvard Munch |
Painter |
12-Dec-1863 |
23-Jan-1944 |
Scream |
| Frankie Muñiz |
Actor |
5-Dec-1985 |
|
Malcolm in the Middle |
| Robert Musil |
Novelist |
6-Nov-1880 |
15-Apr-1942 |
Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften |
| Bill Musselman |
Basketball |
13-Aug-1940 |
5-May-2000 |
Timberwolves Head Coach, 1989-91 |
| Conlon Nancarrow |
Composer |
27-Oct-1912 |
10-Aug-1997 |
Studies for Player Piano |
| Jack Nance |
Actor |
21-Dec-1943 |
30-Dec-1996 |
Eraserhead |
| Alan Napier |
Actor |
7-Jan-1903 |
8-Aug-1988 |
Alfred on Batman |
| Patricia Neal |
Actor |
20-Jan-1926 |
8-Aug-2010 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
| Jawaharlal Nehru |
Head of State |
14-Nov-1889 |
27-May-1964 |
First Prime Minister of India |
| Ruth Nelson |
Actor |
2-Aug-1905 |
12-Sep-1992 |
Awakenings |
| S. I. Newhouse, Sr. |
Publisher |
24-May-1895 |
29-Aug-1979 |
Founder of Advance Publications |
| Arnold Newman |
Photographer |
3-Mar-1918 |
6-Jun-2006 |
Environmental portraitist |
| Fayard Nicholas |
Dancer |
20-Oct-1914 |
24-Jan-2006 |
Tapdancer, The Nicholas Brothers |
| Nichelle Nichols |
Actor |
28-Dec-1932 |
|
Lt. Uhura on Star Trek |
| Pat Nixon |
First Lady |
16-Mar-1912 |
22-Jun-1993 |
Wife of US President Richard M. Nixon |
| Richard M. Nixon |
Head of State |
9-Jan-1913 |
22-Apr-1994 |
37th US President, 1969-74 |
| Lyn Nofziger |
Government |
8-Jun-1924 |
27-Mar-2006 |
GOP political operative |
| Manuel Noriega |
Head of State |
11-Feb-1938 |
|
Panamanian dictator |
| Ken Norton |
Boxing |
9-Aug-1945 |
18-Sep-2013 |
Fought Muhammad Ali |
| Red Norvo |
Jazz Musician |
31-Mar-1908 |
6-Apr-1999 |
Jazz xylophonist |
| Alan Nunnelee |
Politician |
9-Oct-1958 |
6-Feb-2015 |
Congressman from Mississippi, 2011-15 |
| Frank O'Connor |
Author |
17-Sep-1903 |
10-Mar-1966 |
Guests of the Nation |
| Patrice O'Neal |
Comic |
7-Dec-1969 |
29-Nov-2011 |
Mr. P |
| Merle Oberon |
Actor |
19-Feb-1911 |
23-Nov-1979 |
Wuthering Heights |
| Keizo Obuchi |
Head of State |
25-Jun-1937 |
14-May-2000 |
Prime Minister of Japan, 1998-2000 |
| Lamar Odom |
Basketball |
6-Nov-1979 |
|
Retired NBA star and auxiliary Kardashian |
| Revius O. Ortique, Jr. |
Judge |
14-Jun-1924 |
22-Jun-2008 |
Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court |
| Baby Marie Osborne |
Actor |
5-Nov-1911 |
11-Nov-2010 |
Silent-era child star |
| Jack Paar |
Talk Show Host |
1-May-1918 |
27-Jan-2004 |
Second host of the Tonight Show |
| LaWanda Page |
Actor |
19-Oct-1920 |
14-Sep-2002 |
Aunt Esther on Sanford and Son |
| Nam June Paik |
Artist |
20-Jul-1932 |
29-Jan-2006 |
Korean-American video artist |
| Colonel Tom Parker |
Business |
26-Jun-1909 |
21-Jan-1997 |
Elvis Presley's manager |
| Jean Parker |
Actor |
11-Aug-1915 |
30-Nov-2005 |
Little Women |
| Talcott Parsons |
Sociologist |
13-Dec-1902 |
8-May-1979 |
The Structure of Social Action |
| Tonye Patano |
Actor |
1961 |
|
Heylia James on Weeds |
| Minnie Pearl |
Singer |
25-Oct-1912 |
4-Mar-1996 |
Her hat cost $1.98 |
| William Penn |
Government |
14-Oct-1644 |
30-Jul-1718 |
Founder of Pennsylvania |
| Carl Perkins |
Jazz Musician |
9-Apr-1932 |
19-Jan-1998 |
Blue Suede Shoes |
| Dennis Peron |
Activist |
8-Apr-1945 |
|
Medical marijuana |
| Oscar Peterson |
Jazz Musician |
15-Aug-1925 |
24-Dec-2007 |
Maharajah of the keyboard |
| Philippe IV |
Royalty |
1268 |
29-Nov-1314 |
King of France, 1285-1314 |
| Samuel R. Pierce |
Politician |
8-Sep-1922 |
31-Oct-2000 |
US Secretary of HUD, 1981-89 |
| Allan Pinkerton |
Business |
25-Aug-1819 |
1-Jul-1884 |
Pinkerton National Detective Agency |
| Augusto Pinochet |
Head of State |
25-Nov-1915 |
10-Dec-2006 |
Overthrew Chile with CIA's help |
| Mahlon Pitney |
Judge |
5-Feb-1858 |
9-Dec-1924 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1912-22 |
| Aubrey Plaza |
Comic |
26-Jun-1984 |
|
Parks and Recreation |
| June Pointer |
Musician |
30-Nov-1953 |
11-Apr-2006 |
The Pointer Sisters |
| Charles Ponzi |
Criminal |
3-Mar-1882 |
18-Jun-1949 |
Get-rich-quick schemes |
| Ferdinand Porsche |
Engineer |
3-Sep-1875 |
30-Jan-1951 |
Designer of the Volkswagen Beetle |
| Katherine Anne Porter |
Author |
15-May-1890 |
18-Sep-1980 |
Ship of Fools |
| Archibald Philip Primrose |
Head of State |
7-May-1847 |
21-May-1929 |
UK Prime Minister 1894-95 |
| John Profumo |
Politician |
30-Jan-1915 |
10-Mar-2006 |
Resigned House of Commons over an affair |
| William Proxmire |
Politician |
11-Nov-1915 |
15-Dec-2005 |
US Senator from Wisconsin, 1957-89 |
| Barbara Pym |
Novelist |
2-Jun-1913 |
11-Jan-1980 |
Some Tame Gazelle |
| Sun Ra |
Jazz Musician |
22-May-1914 |
30-May-1993 |
Jazz musician from Saturn |
| Ted Radcliffe |
Baseball |
7-Jul-1902 |
11-Aug-2005 |
Double Duty |
| J. Lee Rankin |
Government |
7-Jul-1907 |
28-Jun-1996 |
US Solicitor General, 1956-61 |
| Arthur Ravenel, Jr. |
Politician |
29-Mar-1927 |
|
Congressman from South Carolina, 1987-95 |
| John Rawls |
Philosopher |
21-Feb-1921 |
24-Nov-2002 |
A Theory of Justice |
| Henry J. Raymond |
Journalist |
24-Jan-1820 |
19-Jun-1869 |
Co-Founder of The New York Times |
| Bebe Rebozo |
Business |
17-Nov-1912 |
8-May-1998 |
Nixon confidant |
| Harry Reid |
Politician |
2-Dec-1939 |
|
US Senate Minority Leader |
| Max Reinhardt |
Theater Director |
9-Sep-1873 |
30-Oct-1943 |
Filmed A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Auguste Renoir |
Painter |
25-Feb-1841 |
3-Dec-1919 |
Le Bal au Moulin de la Galette |
| Joshua Reynolds |
Painter |
16-Jul-1723 |
23-Feb-1792 |
English portraitist |
| Thomas D. Rice |
Comic |
20-May-1808 |
19-Sep-1860 |
Played "Jim Crow" |
| Eddie Rickenbacker |
Aviator |
8-Oct-1890 |
23-Jul-1973 |
Flying ace shot down 22 planes in WWI |
| Dave Riley |
Bassist |
30-Jul-1960 |
|
Big Black bassist |
| James Whitcomb Riley |
Poet |
7-Oct-1849 |
22-Jul-1916 |
The Hoosier Poet |
| Bobby Robson |
Soccer |
18-Feb-1933 |
31-Jul-2009 |
English soccer manager |
| Ed Rollins |
Government |
19-Mar-1943 |
|
GOP political strategist |
| Art Rooney |
Football |
27-Jan-1901 |
25-Aug-1988 |
Pittsburgh Steelers owner |
| Kermit Roosevelt, Jr. |
Government |
16-Feb-1916 |
8-Jun-2000 |
1953 Iran coup |
| Abe Rosenthal |
Journalist |
2-May-1922 |
10-May-2006 |
NY Times Executive Editor, 1977-86 |
| Ted Ross |
Actor |
30-Jun-1934 |
3-Sep-2002 |
Cowardly Lion in The Wiz |
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
Painter |
12-May-1828 |
9-Apr-1882 |
English pre-Raphaelite painter |
| Joseph Rotblat |
Physicist |
4-Nov-1908 |
31-Aug-2005 |
Nuclear physicist, anti-nuke activist |
| Mark Roth |
Bowling |
10-Apr-1951 |
|
Professional bowler |
| Mike Royko |
Columnist |
19-Sep-1932 |
29-Apr-1997 |
Syndicated Chicago columnist |
| Muriel Rukeyser |
Poet |
15-Dec-1913 |
12-Feb-1980 |
The Book of the Dead |
| Wiley Rutledge |
Judge |
20-Jul-1894 |
10-Sep-1949 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1943-49 |
| Irene Ryan |
Actor |
17-Oct-1902 |
26-Apr-1973 |
Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies |
| James A. Ryder |
Business |
28-Jul-1913 |
25-Mar-1997 |
Founder of Ryder System |
| António de Oliveira Salazar |
Head of State |
28-Apr-1889 |
27-Jul-1970 |
Ruler of Portugal, 1932-68 |
| May Sarton |
Poet |
3-May-1912 |
16-Jul-1995 |
Plant Dreaming Deep |
| Merl Saunders |
Pianist |
14-Feb-1934 |
24-Oct-2008 |
Jazz & New Age keyboardist |
| Grant Sawyer |
Politician |
14-Dec-1918 |
19-Feb-1996 |
Governor of Nevada, 1959-67 |
| Victor H. Schiro |
Politician |
6-May-1904 |
29-Aug-1992 |
Mayor of New Orleans, 1961-70 |
| John Schlesinger |
Film Director |
16-Feb-1926 |
25-Jul-2003 |
Marathon Man |
| Charles Schulz |
Cartoonist |
26-Nov-1922 |
12-Feb-2000 |
Cartoonist created Peanuts |
| Albert Schweitzer |
Activist |
14-Jan-1875 |
4-Sep-1965 |
Humanitarian and theologian |
| Kurt Schwitters |
Artist |
20-Jun-1887 |
8-Jan-1948 |
Collagist, Merz |
| Raymond Scott |
Musician |
10-Sep-1908 |
8-Feb-1994 |
Powerhouse, invented the sequencer |
| Glenn Seaborg |
Physicist |
19-Apr-1912 |
25-Feb-1999 |
Co-Discoverer of Plutonium |
| Harry Secombe |
Actor |
8-Sep-1921 |
11-Apr-2001 |
Neddie Seagoon on The Goon Show |
| George Seldes |
Journalist |
16-Nov-1890 |
2-Jul-1995 |
Witness to a Century |
| Raymond P. Shafer |
Politician |
5-Mar-1917 |
12-Dec-2006 |
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71 |
| John Shalikashvili |
Military |
27-Jun-1936 |
23-Jul-2011 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1993-97 |
| Ariel Sharon |
Head of State |
26-Feb-1928 |
11-Jan-2014 |
Prime Minister of Israel, 2001-06 |
| Charles Sheeler |
Painter |
16-Jul-1883 |
7-May-1965 |
American modernist painter, precisionist |
| David Shoenberg |
Physicist |
4-Jan-1911 |
10-Mar-2004 |
Physicist at Cambridge |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver |
Relative |
10-Jul-1921 |
11-Aug-2009 |
Founder of the Special Olympics |
| Alexander Shulgin |
Chemist |
17-Jun-1925 |
2-Jun-2014 |
Rediscovered MDMA |
| Norodom Sihanouk |
Royalty |
31-Oct-1922 |
15-Oct-2012 |
King of Cambodia |
| Jaime Cardinal Sin |
Religion |
31-Aug-1928 |
21-Jun-2005 |
Former Archbishop of Manila |
| Zutty Singleton |
Jazz Musician |
14-May-1898 |
14-Jul-1975 |
New Orleans jazz drummer |
| Sam Snead |
Golf |
27-May-1912 |
23-May-2002 |
Winner of 82 PGA tournaments |
| Izler Solomon |
Conductor |
11-Jan-1910 |
6-Dec-1987 |
Director, Indianapolis Symphony, 1956-76 |
| Ted Sorensen |
Attorney |
8-May-1928 |
31-Oct-2010 |
Aide to JFK |
| Terry Southern |
Novelist |
1-May-1924 |
29-Oct-1995 |
Dr. Strangelove |
| Aaron Spelling |
Film/TV Producer |
22-Apr-1923 |
23-Jun-2006 |
Beverly Hills 90210 |
| Benny Spellman |
Singer |
11-Dec-1931 |
3-Jun-2011 |
Fortune Teller |
| Josef Stalin |
Head of State |
18-Dec-1878 |
5-Mar-1953 |
Brutal dictator, Soviet Union |
| Henry Morton Stanley |
Explorer |
28-Jan-1841 |
10-May-1904 |
Dr. Livingstone, I presume? |
| Richard Steele |
Author |
1672 |
1-Sep-1729 |
The Spectator |
| Saul Steinberg |
Business |
1939 |
|
Ex-CEO of Reliance Group Holdings |
| Bram Stoker |
Author |
8-Nov-1847 |
20-Apr-1912 |
Dracula |
| George Stoneman |
Military |
8-Aug-1822 |
5-Sep-1894 |
Civil War general, California governor |
| Igor Stravinsky |
Composer |
17-Jun-1882 |
6-Apr-1971 |
The Rite of Spring |
| Gustav Stresemann |
Head of State |
10-May-1878 |
3-Oct-1929 |
German Chancellor 1923 |
| Peter Struck |
Government |
24-Jan-1943 |
19-Dec-2012 |
German Defense Minister, 2002-05 |
| Gilbert Stuart |
Painter |
3-Dec-1755 |
9-Jul-1828 |
American portrait painter |
| Levi Stubbs |
Singer |
6-Jun-1936 |
17-Oct-2008 |
Lead vocalist, The Four Tops |
| Suharto |
Head of State |
8-Jun-1921 |
27-Jan-2008 |
President of Indonesia, 1967-98 |
| Eric Sykes |
Actor |
4-May-1923 |
4-Jul-2012 |
The Plank |
| Helen Taft |
First Lady |
2-Jun-1861 |
22-May-1943 |
Wife of US President William Howard Taft |
| Oliver Tambo |
Government |
27-Oct-1917 |
24-Apr-1993 |
ANC President, 1969-91 |
| Giuseppe Tartini |
Violinist |
8-Apr-1692 |
26-Feb-1770 |
Trillo del Diavolo |
| John Tavener |
Composer |
28-Jan-1944 |
12-Nov-2013 |
The Whale |
| Shooby Taylor |
Singer |
19-Sep-1929 |
4-Jun-2003 |
The Human Horn |
| Zola Taylor |
Singer |
17-Mar-1934 |
30-Apr-2007 |
The Platters |
| Esaias Tegnér |
Author |
13-Nov-1782 |
2-Nov-1846 |
Frithjofs Saga |
| Margaret Thatcher |
Head of State |
13-Oct-1925 |
8-Apr-2013 |
UK Prime Minister, 1979-90 |
| Meldrim Thomson, Jr. |
Politician |
8-Mar-1912 |
19-Apr-2001 |
Governor of New Hampshire, 1973-79 |
| Paul Tibbets |
Military |
23-Feb-1915 |
1-Nov-2007 |
Pilot of the Enola Gay |
| Nikolaas Tinbergen |
Zoologist |
15-Apr-1907 |
21-Dec-1988 |
Grand Master of Ethology |
| Tom of Finland |
Artist |
8-May-1920 |
7-Nov-1991 |
Beefcake fetish artist |
| Mel Tormé |
Singer |
13-Sep-1925 |
5-Jun-1999 |
The Velvet Fog |
| Tomas Tranströmer |
Poet |
15-Apr-1931 |
26-Mar-2015 |
Scandinavian poet |
| Randy Travis |
Country Musician |
4-May-1959 |
|
Country music artist, has 25 top ten hits |
| Hans L. Trefousse |
Historian |
18-Dec-1921 |
8-Jan-2010 |
The Radical Republicans |
| John Tyler |
Head of State |
29-Mar-1790 |
18-Jan-1862 |
10th President of the U.S. |
| Letitia Tyler |
First Lady |
12-Nov-1790 |
10-Sep-1842 |
First wife of US President John Tyler |
| Fyodor Tyutchev |
Poet |
23-Nov-1803 |
15-Jul-1873 |
Russian Golden Age poet |
| Jack Valenti |
Business |
5-Sep-1921 |
26-Apr-2007 |
Presidential advisor, headed the MPAA |
| Luther Vandross |
Singer |
20-Apr-1951 |
1-Jul-2005 |
R&B Singer, Never Too Much |
| Vanity |
Singer |
4-Jan-1959 |
|
Lingerie-clad Prince protégé |
| William S. Vare |
Politician |
24-Dec-1867 |
7-Aug-1934 |
Philadelphia political boss |
| Eugène François Vidocq |
Government |
23-Jul-1775 |
11-May-1857 |
Criminal-turned-criminologist |
| Vincent du Vigneaud |
Chemist |
18-May-1901 |
11-Dec-1978 |
Synthesized vasopressin and oxytocin |
| Walther von Reichenau |
Military |
16-Aug-1884 |
17-Jan-1942 |
Nazi general, encouraged atrocities |
| Abdurrahman Wahid |
Head of State |
4-Aug-1940 |
30-Dec-2009 |
President of Indonesia, 1999-2001 |
| Jonathan M. Wainwright |
Military |
23-Aug-1883 |
2-Sep-1953 |
Commander of the Philippines |
| William Weaver |
Translator |
24-Jul-1923 |
12-Nov-2013 |
Translator from the Italian |
| John W. Weeks |
Politician |
11-Apr-1860 |
12-Jul-1926 |
US Secretary of War, 1921-25 |
| Johnny Weissmuller |
Actor |
2-Jun-1904 |
20-Jan-1984 |
Gold Medalist became Tarzan |
| Robert Welch |
Activist |
1-Dec-1899 |
6-Jan-1985 |
Founder, John Birch Society |
| Kitty Wells |
Country Musician |
30-Aug-1919 |
16-Jul-2012 |
First Queen of Country Music |
| Paul Wendkos |
Film Director |
20-Sep-1922 |
12-Nov-2009 |
Gidget |
| Mae West |
Actor |
17-Aug-1893 |
22-Nov-1980 |
Go up and see her sometime |
| Roland West |
Film Director |
20-Feb-1885 |
31-Mar-1952 |
The Bat Whispers |
| Barry White |
Singer |
12-Sep-1944 |
4-Jul-2003 |
Soulful R&B singer |
| Walt Whitman |
Poet |
31-May-1819 |
26-Mar-1892 |
Leaves of Grass |
| John S. Wilder |
Politician |
3-Jun-1921 |
1-Jan-2010 |
Lt. Governor of Tennessee, 1971-2007 |
| Wallace Wilkinson |
Politician |
12-Dec-1941 |
5-Jul-2002 |
Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91 |
| David Williams |
Philosopher |
1738 |
29-Jun-1816 |
Founder, Royal Literary Fund |
| Ted Williams |
Baseball |
30-Aug-1918 |
5-Jul-2002 |
Cryonically preserved .400 hitter |
| William Carlos Williams |
Poet |
17-Sep-1883 |
4-Mar-1963 |
Pictures from Brueghel |
| Bill Willis |
Football |
5-Oct-1921 |
27-Nov-2007 |
Cleveland Browns, NFL Hall of Famer |
| Charlie Wilson |
Politician |
18-Jan-1943 |
14-Apr-2013 |
Congressman from Ohio, 2007-11 |
| Henry Wilson |
Politician |
16-Feb-1812 |
22-Nov-1875 |
Vice President under Grant |
| Woodrow Wilson |
Head of State |
28-Dec-1856 |
3-Feb-1924 |
28th US President, 1913-21 |
| Tex Winter |
Basketball |
25-Feb-1922 |
|
KSU Head Coach, 1953-68 |
| Basil Wolverton |
Artist |
9-Jul-1909 |
31-Dec-1978 |
Mad magazine artist |
| Victor Wong |
Actor |
31-Jul-1927 |
12-Sep-2001 |
Egg Shen |
| Irene Worth |
Actor |
23-Jun-1916 |
10-Mar-2002 |
Lost in Yonkers |
| Rosalyn Sussman Yalow |
Physicist |
19-Jul-1921 |
30-May-2011 |
Developed radioimmunoassay technique |
| Fusajiro Yamauchi |
Business |
22-Nov-1860 |
Jan-1940 |
Founder of Nintendo |
| Molly Yard |
Activist |
6-Jul-1912 |
21-Sep-2005 |
President of NOW, 1987-91 |
| Herbert O. Yardley |
Scientist |
13-Apr-1889 |
7-Aug-1958 |
U.S. cryptographer during WWI |
| Alvin York |
Military |
13-Dec-1887 |
2-Sep-1964 |
Highly decorated WWI veteran |
| Zhao Ziyang |
Politician |
17-Oct-1919 |
16-Jan-2005 |
6th Chinese Premier sought reforms |
| George Zucco |
Actor |
11-Jan-1886 |
28-May-1960 |
Fog Island |
