| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Basketball |
16-Apr-1947 |
|
NBA records for most minutes, most points |
| E. Ross Adair |
Politician |
14-Dec-1907 |
5-May-1983 |
Congressman from Indiana, 1951-71 |
| Ansel Adams |
Photographer |
20-Feb-1902 |
22-Apr-1984 |
Yosemite photographer |
| Iajuddin Ahmed |
Head of State |
1-Feb-1931 |
10-Dec-2012 |
President of Bangladesh. 2002-09 |
| Emperor Akihito |
Royalty |
23-Dec-1933 |
|
Emperor of Japan |
| Sparky Anderson |
Baseball |
22-Feb-1934 |
4-Nov-2010 |
Reds and Tigers manager |
| Rocky Aoki |
Business |
9-Oct-1938 |
10-Jul-2008 |
Benihana founder |
| Neil Armstrong |
Astronaut |
5-Aug-1930 |
25-Aug-2012 |
First man on the Moon |
| Arthur Ashe |
Tennis |
10-Jul-1943 |
6-Feb-1993 |
First black man to win Wimbledon |
| Isaac Asimov |
Author |
2-Jan-1920 |
6-Apr-1992 |
Foundation |
| Victor G. Atiyeh |
Politician |
20-Feb-1923 |
20-Jul-2014 |
Governor of Oregon, 1979-87 |
| Red Auerbach |
Basketball |
20-Sep-1917 |
28-Oct-2006 |
Boston Celtics coach |
| George Balanchine |
Dancer |
22-Jan-1904 |
30-Apr-1983 |
Choreographer co-founded NYC Ballet |
| Bill Ballance |
Radio Personality |
27-Oct-1918 |
23-Sep-2004 |
Shared naked pix of Dr. Laura |
| Barbara Bel Geddes |
Actor |
31-Oct-1922 |
8-Aug-2005 |
Miss Ellie on Dallas |
| Milton Berle |
Comic |
12-Jul-1908 |
27-Mar-2002 |
Mr. Television |
| Bobby Bland |
Singer |
27-Jan-1930 |
23-Jun-2013 |
Turn on Your Lovelight |
| Sherwood Boehlert |
Politician |
28-Sep-1936 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1983-2007 |
| David Bohm |
Physicist |
20-Dec-1917 |
29-Oct-1992 |
Particle physicist |
| Ed Bradley |
Journalist |
22-Jun-1941 |
9-Nov-2006 |
60 Minutes |
| Joseph Brodsky |
Poet |
24-May-1940 |
28-Jan-1996 |
"Social parasite" turned Poet Laureate |
| J. Hyatt Brown |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Brown & Brown |
| Earle Bruce |
Football |
8-Mar-1931 |
|
OSU Head Coach, 1979-87 |
| Frank R. Burns |
Football |
16-Mar-1928 |
14-Jul-2012 |
Rutgers Head Coach, 1973-83 |
| William S. Burroughs |
Author |
5-Feb-1914 |
2-Aug-1997 |
Naked Lunch |
| Richard G. Butler |
Activist |
23-Feb-1918 |
8-Sep-2004 |
Founder of the Aryan Nations |
| Roger Caron |
Criminal |
12-Apr-1938 |
11-Apr-2012 |
Go-Boy! Memoirs of a Life Behind Bars |
| Johnny Carson |
Talk Show Host |
23-Oct-1925 |
23-Jan-2005 |
Longtime host of Tonight Show |
| Dana Carvey |
Comic |
2-Jun-1955 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
| Johnny Cash |
Country Musician |
26-Feb-1932 |
12-Sep-2003 |
The Man in Black |
| Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar |
Astronomer |
19-Oct-1910 |
21-Aug-1995 |
Evolutionary stages of stars |
| Dick Cheney |
Politician |
30-Jan-1941 |
|
US Vice President, 2001-09 |
| Clark Clifford |
Government |
25-Dec-1906 |
10-Oct-1998 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1968-69 |
| Bill Clinton |
Head of State |
19-Aug-1946 |
|
42nd US President, 1993-2001 |
| Ben Cohen |
Business |
18-Mar-1951 |
|
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. |
| Charlie Conerly |
Football |
19-Sep-1921 |
13-Feb-1996 |
NY Giants QB, 1948-61 |
| Walter Cronkite |
Journalist |
4-Nov-1916 |
17-Jul-2009 |
America's most trusted newscaster |
| Johan Cruijff |
Soccer |
25-Apr-1947 |
|
Dutch football great |
| Javier Pérez de Cuellar |
Government |
19-Jan-1920 |
|
UN Secretary General, 1982-91 |
| Clive Cussler |
Author |
15-Jul-1931 |
|
Raising the Titanic |
| Rodney Dangerfield |
Comic |
22-Nov-1921 |
5-Oct-2004 |
Never did get no respect |
| Severn Darden |
Actor |
9-Nov-1929 |
27-May-1995 |
Second City |
| Bob Denver |
Actor |
9-Jan-1935 |
2-Sep-2005 |
Gilligan on Gilligan's Island |
| Gerard Depardieu |
Actor |
27-Dec-1948 |
|
Cyrano de Bergerac |
| Richard DeVos |
Business |
4-Mar-1926 |
|
Co-Founder of Amway |
| David Dinkins |
Politician |
10-Jul-1927 |
|
Mayor of New York City, 1989-93 |
| Lesley-Anne Down |
Actor |
17-Mar-1954 |
|
The Bold and the Beautiful |
| Lee S. Dreyfus |
Politician |
20-Jun-1926 |
2-Jan-2008 |
Governor of Wisconsin, 1979-83 |
| Patty Duke |
Actor |
14-Dec-1946 |
|
The Patty Duke Show |
| Michael Eisner |
Business |
7-Mar-1942 |
|
CEO of Disney, 1984-2005 |
| Will Eisner |
Cartoonist |
6-Mar-1917 |
3-Jan-2005 |
Turned comic book authors into Sequential Artists |
| Stanley Elkin |
Novelist |
11-May-1930 |
31-May-1995 |
The Living End |
| John Fahey |
Guitarist |
28-Feb-1939 |
22-Feb-2001 |
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death |
| Federico Fellini |
Film Director |
20-Jan-1920 |
30-Oct-1993 |
La Dolce Vita |
| Ranulph Fiennes |
Explorer |
7-Mar-1944 |
|
World explorer |
| Eddie Fontaine |
Singer |
6-Mar-1927 |
13-Apr-1992 |
Rock-a-billy singer and character actor |
| Bob Fosse |
Choreographer |
23-Jun-1927 |
23-Sep-1987 |
Choreographer |
| Rich Galen |
Pundit |
21-Dec-1946 |
|
Republican hack-turned-pundit |
| Phil Gingrey |
Politician |
10-Jul-1942 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 11th |
| Jackie Gleason |
Actor |
26-Feb-1916 |
24-Jun-1987 |
Ralph Kramden in The Honeymooners |
| George Gobel |
Comic |
20-May-1919 |
24-Feb-1991 |
Hollywood Square |
| Andy Griffith |
Actor |
1-Jun-1926 |
3-Jul-2012 |
Laconic sheriff on The Andy Griffith Show |
| Thomas Guinzburg |
Publisher |
30-Mar-1926 |
8-Sep-2010 |
Former owner, Viking Press |
| Alexander Haig |
Government |
2-Dec-1924 |
20-Feb-2010 |
US Secretary of State, 1981-82 |
| Leon Hart |
Football |
2-Nov-1928 |
24-Sep-2002 |
Winner, 1949 Heisman Trophy |
| Chick Hearn |
Sports Journalist |
27-Nov-1916 |
5-Aug-2002 |
Legendary basketball announcer |
| Robert A. Heinlein |
Author |
7-Jul-1907 |
8-May-1988 |
Starship Troopers |
| Jesse Helms |
Politician |
18-Oct-1921 |
4-Jul-2008 |
US Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003 |
| Herblock |
Cartoonist |
13-Oct-1909 |
7-Oct-2001 |
Editorial Cartoonist, The Washington Post |
| Whitey Herzog |
Baseball |
9-Nov-1931 |
|
The White Rat |
| Rock Hudson |
Actor |
17-Nov-1925 |
2-Oct-1985 |
Ice Station Zebra |
| Punch Imlach |
Hockey |
15-Mar-1918 |
1-Dec-1987 |
NHL Coach, Hall of Famer |
| James Irwin |
Astronaut |
17-Mar-1930 |
8-Aug-1991 |
8th to walk on the Moon |
| Howard Keel |
Actor |
13-Apr-1919 |
7-Nov-2004 |
Clayton Farlow on Dallas |
| George Kennedy |
Actor |
18-Feb-1925 |
|
Airport, Naked Gun |
| Richard T. Kennedy |
Diplomat |
24-Dec-1919 |
11-Jan-1998 |
US Ambassador for Nuclear Energy Policy |
| Larry King |
Talk Show Host |
19-Nov-1933 |
|
Larry King Live |
| Les Kinsolving |
Journalist |
18-Dec-1927 |
|
WorldNetDaily |
| Henry Kissinger |
Government |
27-May-1923 |
|
US Secretary of State, 1973-77 |
| Ed Koch |
Politician |
12-Dec-1924 |
1-Feb-2013 |
Mayor of New York City, 1978-89 |
| Walter Koenig |
Actor |
14-Sep-1936 |
|
Chekov on Star Trek |
| Kris Kristofferson |
Actor |
22-Jun-1936 |
|
Me and Bobby McGee |
| Charles Kuralt |
TV Personality |
10-Sep-1934 |
4-Jul-1997 |
On the Road |
| Frankie Laine |
Singer |
30-Mar-1913 |
6-Feb-2007 |
Moonlight Gambler, Rawhide |
| Burt Lancaster |
Actor |
2-Nov-1913 |
20-Oct-1994 |
Elmer Gantry |
| Bob Lanier |
Politician |
10-Mar-1925 |
20-Dec-2014 |
Mayor of Houston, 1992-98 |
| Peggy Lee |
Singer |
26-May-1920 |
21-Jan-2002 |
Is That All There Is? |
| Jim Lehrer |
Journalist |
19-May-1934 |
|
PBS NewsHour |
| David Letterman |
Talk Show Host |
12-Apr-1947 |
|
The Late Show |
| Larry Levenson |
Business |
c. 1936 |
23-Jan-1999 |
Founder of Plato's Retreat |
| Al Lewis |
Actor |
30-Apr-1923 |
3-Feb-2006 |
Grandpa on The Munsters |
| Sid Luckman |
Football |
21-Nov-1916 |
5-Jul-1998 |
Chicago Bears QB, Hall of Famer |
| Johnny Majors |
Football |
21-May-1935 |
|
College football coach |
| Lee Majors |
Actor |
23-Apr-1939 |
|
Six Million Dollar Man |
| Charlie Manuel |
Baseball |
4-Jan-1944 |
|
Manager, Philadelphia Phillies |
| Walter Matthau |
Actor |
1-Oct-1920 |
1-Jul-2000 |
Messy half of the Odd Couple |
| Rue McClanahan |
Actor |
21-Feb-1934 |
3-Jun-2010 |
Blanche on The Golden Girls |
| James A. Michener |
Novelist |
3-Feb-1907 |
16-Oct-1997 |
South Pacific |
| Doug Moe |
Basketball |
21-Sep-1938 |
|
Head Coach, Denver Nuggets, 1980-90 |
| Orville Moody |
Golf |
9-Dec-1933 |
8-Aug-2008 |
Winner, 1969 US Open |
| Archie Moore |
Boxing |
13-Dec-1913 |
9-Dec-1998 |
The Old Mongoose |
| Dudley Moore |
Comic |
19-Apr-1935 |
27-Mar-2002 |
Arthur |
| Eric Morecambe |
Comic |
14-May-1926 |
28-May-1984 |
Morecambe and Wise |
| Walter Mossberg |
Columnist |
27-Mar-1947 |
|
Technology columnist, Wall Street Journal |
| Bill Moyers |
Journalist |
6-Jun-1934 |
|
NOW with Bill Moyers |
| George Hugh Niederauer |
Religion |
14-Jun-1936 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco |
| Carroll O'Connor |
Actor |
2-Aug-1924 |
21-Jun-2001 |
Archie Bunker in All in the Family |
| Rodrigo Carazo Odio |
Head of State |
27-Dec-1926 |
9-Dec-2009 |
President of Costa Rica, 1978-82 |
| Roy Orbison |
Singer/Songwriter |
23-Apr-1936 |
6-Dec-1988 |
Pretty Woman |
| K. T. Oslin |
Country Musician |
15-May-1941 |
|
Prominent country music singer |
| Turgut Özal |
Head of State |
13-Oct-1927 |
17-Apr-1993 |
8th President of Turkey |
| Kerry Packer |
Business |
17-Dec-1937 |
26-Dec-2005 |
Richest man in Australia |
| Vincent Pastore |
Actor |
14-Jul-1946 |
|
Big Pussy on The Sopranos |
| Les Paul |
Guitarist |
9-Jun-1915 |
13-Aug-2009 |
Electric guitar/multitrack recording pioneer |
| Regis Philbin |
Talk Show Host |
25-Aug-1931 |
|
Live with Regis & Kathie Lee and Kelly |
| Bum Phillips |
Football |
29-Sep-1923 |
18-Oct-2013 |
Coach of the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints |
| Jimmy Piersall |
Baseball |
14-Nov-1929 |
|
Crazy center fielder |
| Anthony Quinn |
Actor |
21-Apr-1915 |
3-Jun-2001 |
Zorba the Greek |
| Prince Rainier |
Royalty |
31-May-1923 |
6-Apr-2005 |
Monarch of Monaco, 1949-2005 |
| Tony Randall |
Actor |
26-Feb-1920 |
18-May-2004 |
Felix Unger in The Odd Couple |
| Jerry Reed |
Country Musician |
20-Mar-1937 |
1-Sep-2008 |
When You're Hot, You're Hot |
| John Rigas |
Business |
14-Nov-1924 |
|
CEO of Adelphia, 1952-2002 |
| Bobby Riggs |
Tennis |
25-Feb-1918 |
25-Oct-1995 |
Winner of 1939 Wimbledon |
| Dick Riordan |
Politician |
1-May-1930 |
|
Mayor of Los Angeles, 1993-2001 |
| Marty Robbins |
Country Musician |
26-Sep-1925 |
8-Dec-1982 |
El Paso |
| Buddy Roemer |
Politician |
4-Oct-1943 |
|
Governor of Louisiana, 1988-92 |
| Roy Rogers |
Actor |
5-Nov-1911 |
6-Jul-1998 |
Cowboy movie actor, rode Trigger |
| Jimmy Savile |
Radio Personality |
31-Oct-1926 |
29-Oct-2011 |
Jim'll Fix It |
| George A. Schaefer, Jr. |
Business |
17-May-1945 |
|
CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp, 1991-2007 |
| Bo Schembechler |
Football |
1-Apr-1929 |
17-Nov-2006 |
Michigan Wolverines Head Coach, 1969-89 |
| John Schlesinger |
Film Director |
16-Feb-1926 |
25-Jul-2003 |
Marathon Man |
| Avery Schreiber |
Comic |
9-Apr-1935 |
7-Jan-2002 |
Burns and Schreiber |
| Earl Scruggs |
Musician |
6-Jan-1924 |
28-Mar-2012 |
Bluegrass banjo pioneer |
| Rod Serling |
Author |
25-Dec-1924 |
28-Jun-1975 |
Creator of The Twilight Zone |
| Martin Sheen |
Actor |
3-Aug-1940 |
|
The West Wing |
| Carroll Shelby |
Auto Racing |
11-Jan-1923 |
10-May-2012 |
Racecar designer |
| Arlen Specter |
Politician |
12-Feb-1930 |
14-Oct-2012 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1981-2011 |
| John R. Stafford |
Business |
1937 |
|
CEO of American Home Products, 1986-2001 |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano |
Soccer |
4-Jul-1926 |
7-Jul-2014 |
Real Madrid legend |
| Vic Tayback |
Actor |
6-Jan-1930 |
25-May-1990 |
Character actor, Papillon, etc |
| Studs Terkel |
Author |
16-May-1912 |
31-Oct-2008 |
Working |
| Dave Thomas |
Business |
2-Jul-1932 |
8-Jan-2002 |
Founder of Wendy's Hamburgers |
| Johnny Unitas |
Football |
7-May-1933 |
11-Sep-2002 |
The Golden Arm |
| Ken Venturi |
Golf |
15-May-1931 |
17-May-2013 |
Winner of 1964 US Open |
| Jack Welch |
Business |
19-Nov-1935 |
|
CEO of GE, 1981-2001 |
| Dave Winer |
Computer Programmer |
2-May-1955 |
|
Co-Creator of RSS, Scripting News |
| Michael Winner |
Film Director |
30-Oct-1935 |
20-Jan-2013 |
Death Wish |
| Edward Woodward |
Actor |
1-Jun-1930 |
16-Nov-2009 |
The Equalizer |
| Chuck Woolery |
Game Show Host |
16-Mar-1941 |
|
The Love Connection, etc. |
| Boris Yeltsin |
Head of State |
1-Feb-1931 |
23-Apr-2007 |
First president of post-Soviet Russia |
| Marvin Zindler |
Journalist |
10-Aug-1921 |
29-Jul-2007 |
Houston reporter, KTRK-TV |
