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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alexei A. Abrikosov	Physicist	25-Jun-1928		Particle physicist, explored superconductivity
Louis Adamic	Author	23-Mar-1899	4-Sep-1951	Laughing in the Jungle
Valdas Adamkus	Head of State	3-Nov-1926		President of Lithuania, 2004-09
Ilesanmi Adesida	Educator	c. 1949		Dean, College of Engineering, UIUC
Robert Adler	Physicist	4-Dec-1913	15-Feb-2007	Invented wireless remote control
Licia Albanese	Singer	22-Jul-1913	15-Aug-2014	Operatic soprano, La Bohème
Madeleine Albright	Diplomat	15-May-1937		Bill Clinton's Secretary of State
Frances Alda	Singer	31-May-1879	18-Sep-1952	Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera
Sholem Aleichem	Author	2-Mar-1859	13-May-1916	Fiddler on the Roof
Ernst F. W. Alexanderson	Inventor	25-Jan-1878	14-May-1975	Developed radio and television at GE and RCA
Kenneth Alibek	Biologist	c. 1951		Biological weapons designer
Ana Alicia	Actor	12-Dec-1956		Melissa Gioberti on Falcon Crest
Isabel Allende	Novelist	2-Aug-1942		The House of Spirits
Sara Allgood	Actor	31-Oct-1879	13-Sep-1950	How Green Was My Valley
Joaquim de Almeida	Actor	15-Mar-1957		Clear and Present Danger
Sidney Altman	Chemist	7-May-1939		Proved enzyme role of RNA
Albert Anastasia	Criminal	26-Feb-1902	25-Oct-1957	Gambino crime boss
Pamela Anderson	Actor	1-Jul-1967		Baywatch
Sigurd Anderson	Politician	22-Jan-1904	21-Dec-1990	Governor of South Dakota, 1951-55
Mario Andretti	Auto Racing	28-Feb-1940		Indy car racer
Paul Anka	Singer/Songwriter	30-Jul-1941		Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Anousheh Ansari	Business	12-Sep-1966		Telecom executive, space tourist
Piers Anthony	Novelist	6-Aug-1934		Xanth, Incarnations of Immortality
Rocky Aoki	Business	9-Oct-1938	10-Jul-2008	Benihana founder
Elizabeth Arden	Business	31-Dec-1878	18-Oct-1966	Founder, Elizabeth Arden Co.
Hannah Arendt	Philosopher	14-Oct-1906	4-Dec-1975	Origins of Totalitarianism
Ted Arison	Business	1924	1-Oct-1999	Founder of Carnival Cruise Line
Tommy Armour	Golf	24-Sep-1894	12-Sep-1968	Winner of 3 Majors
Desi Arnaz	Actor	2-Mar-1917	2-Dec-1986	Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy
Peter Arnett	Journalist	13-Nov-1934		Reporter during the Persian Gulf War
Daniel I. Arnon	Biologist	14-Nov-1910	20-Dec-1994	Photophosphorylation
J. Hugo Aronson	Politician	1-Sep-1891	25-Feb-1978	Governor of Montana, 1953-61
Isaac Asimov	Author	2-Jan-1920	6-Apr-1992	Foundation
Charles Atlas	Fitness Guru	30-Oct-1892	23-Dec-1972	Former 97-pound weakling
W. H. Auden	Poet	21-Feb-1907	29-Sep-1973	The Age of Anxiety
Leopold Auer	Violinist	7-Jun-1845	15-Jul-1930	Hungarian violinist, teacher
Roy L. Austin	Diplomat	13-Dec-1939		US Ambassador to Trinidad
Oswald Avery	Biologist	21-Oct-1877	20-Feb-1955	Antibodies and DNA
Ramani Ayer	Business	27-May-1947		CEO of The Hartford, 1997-2009
John Badham	Film Director	25-Aug-1939		Saturday Night Fever
Leo Baekeland	Scientist	14-Nov-1863	23-Feb-1944	Father of plastics
Ralph Baer	Inventor	8-Mar-1922	6-Dec-2014	Inventor of the home video game console
Adolph Bandelier	Anthropologist	6-Aug-1840	18-Mar-1914	Native cultures of the American southwest
Albert Bandura	Psychologist	4-Dec-1925		Bobo doll experiments
Paul Baran	Engineer	29-Apr-1926	26-Mar-2011	Packet-sharing in computer communications
Rosemary Barkett	Judge	29-Aug-1939		11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Jim Barnes	Golf	8-Apr-1886	24-May-1966	Winner of 4 Majors
Georges Barrère	Musician	31-Oct-1876	14-Jun-1944	Franco-American flautist
Jacques Barzun	Historian	30-Nov-1907	25-Oct-2012	From Dawn to Decadence
Gregory Bateson	Anthropologist	9-May-1904	4-Jul-1980	Steps to an Ecology of Mind
Vicki Baum	Novelist	24-Jan-1888	29-Aug-1960	Grand Hotel
Carlos T. Bea	Judge	18-Apr-1934		9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Bedaux	Business	26-Oct-1887	18-Feb-1944	Industrial efficiency expert
Brian Bedford	Actor	16-Feb-1935	13-Jan-2016	The School for Wives
Alexander Graham Bell	Inventor	3-Mar-1847	2-Aug-1922	Inventor of the telephone
Catherine Bell	Actor	14-Aug-1968		Sarah MacKenzie on JAG
Baruj Benacerraf	Scientist	29-Oct-1920	2-Aug-2011	Gene control of HLA antigens
Eric Bentley	Critic	14-Sep-1916		The Life of the Drama
Victor L. Berger	Politician	28-Feb-1860	7-Aug-1929	Socialist Rep. from Wisconsin
Maximilian Berlitz	Business	14-Apr-1852	6-Apr-1921	Berlitz Language Schools
Hans Bethe	Physicist	2-Jul-1906	6-Mar-2005	Atomic scientist
Bruno Bettelheim	Psychologist	28-Aug-1903	13-Mar-1990	Fraudulent child psychologist
E. Power Biggs	Organist	29-Mar-1906	10-Mar-1977	Anglo-American organist
Elizabeth H. Blackburn	Scientist	26-Nov-1948		Co-Discoverer of telomerase
Elizabeth Blackwell	Doctor	3-Feb-1821	31-May-1910	America's first woman doctor
Tony Blankley	Pundit	21-Jan-1948	7-Jan-2012	McLaughlin Group pundit
H. P. Blavatsky	Author	12-Aug-1831	8-May-1891	Founded Theosophy; The Secret Doctrine
Günter Blobel	Scientist	21-May-1936		Protein signaling in cells
Erich Bloch	Business	9-Jan-1925		Director of NSF, 1984-90
Ernest Bloch	Composer	24-Jul-1880	15-Jul-1959	Schelomo
Felix Bloch	Physicist	23-Oct-1905	10-Sep-1983	Nuclear magnetic resonance
Konrad Bloch	Scientist	21-Jan-1912	15-Oct-2000	Cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism
Nicolaas Bloembergen	Physicist	11-Mar-1920		Nonlinear optics
W. Michael Blumenthal	Government	3-Jan-1926		US Secretary of the Treasury, 1977-79
Franz Boas	Anthropologist	9-Jul-1858	22-Dec-1942	Father of American Anthropology
Hector Boiardi	Chef	22-Oct-1897	21-Jun-1985	Chef Boy-Ar-Dee
Bart Jan Bok	Astronomer	28-Apr-1906	5-Aug-1983	Bok globules
Joseph Bonanno	Criminal	18-Jan-1905	12-May-2002	Bonanno crime family
Victor Borge	Pianist	3-Jan-1909	23-Dec-2000	Comedic pianist
Kenneth E. Boulding	Economist	18-Jan-1910	18-Mar-1993	The Image: Knowledge of Life in Society
Louise Bourgeois	Sculptor	25-Dec-1911	31-May-2010	Crouching Spider
Antoinette Bower	Actor	30-Sep-1932		Fox Devlin on Neon Rider
George E. P. Box	Mathematician	18-Oct-1919	28-Mar-2013	Statistician at University of Wisconsin
Charles Boyer	Actor	28-Aug-1899	26-Aug-1978	Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Willard S. Boyle	Physicist	19-Aug-1924	7-May-2011	Digital photography
Barbara Taylor Bradford	Novelist	5-May-1933		Emma Harte saga
Eric Braeden	Actor	3-Apr-1941		The Young and the Restless
Egon Brecher	Actor	16-Feb-1880	12-Aug-1946	So Dark the Night
Joseph Brodsky	Poet	24-May-1940	28-Jan-1996	"Social parasite" turned Poet Laureate
Geraldine Brooks	Novelist	14-Sep-1955		March
Rodney Brooks	Scientist	30-Dec-1954		Robotics and artificial intelligence researcher
Pierce Brosnan	Actor	16-May-1951		Remington Steele, James Bond
Dirk Brouwer	Astronomer	1-Sep-1902	31-Jan-1966	Celestial mechanics
Ernest W. Brown	Astronomer	29-Nov-1866	22-Jul-1938	Tables of the Motion of the Moon
Georg Stanford Brown	Actor	24-Jun-1943		Officer Webster on The Rookies
Herbert C. Brown	Chemist	22-May-1912	19-Dec-2004	Discovered organoboranes
Tina Brown	Editor	21-Nov-1953		Powerhouse magazine editor
Coral Browne	Actor	23-Jul-1913	29-May-1991	The Killing of Sister George
Zbigniew Brzezinski	Government	28-Mar-1928		National Security Advisor, 1977-81
Algis Budrys	Author	9-Jan-1931	9-Jun-2008	Rogue Moon
David Buick	Engineer	17-Sep-1854	6-Mar-1929	Designed the first Buick motorcars
Gerald Bull	Inventor	8-Mar-1928	22-Mar-1990	Supergun builder
E. Margaret Burbidge	Astronomer	12-Aug-1919		Synthesis of the elements in stars
Geoffrey Burbidge	Astronomer	24-Sep-1925	26-Jan-2010	Quasi-steady state cosmology
Frances Hodgson Burnett	Novelist	24-Nov-1849	29-Oct-1924	Little Lord Fauntleroy
Mark Burnett	Film/TV Producer	17-Jul-1960		Survivor, Eco-Challenge, etc.
Arthur F. Burns	Economist	27-Apr-1904	6-Jun-1987	Chairman of the Federal Reserve, 1970-78
Adolphus Busch	Business	10-Jul-1839	10-Oct-1913	Made Anheuser's brewery profitable
Columba Bush	Relative	1953		Wife of Florida governor Jeb Bush
Stuart Butler	Activist	c. 1946		Heritage Foundation
Semyon Bychkov	Conductor	30-Nov-1952		Conductor, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini	Religion	15-Jul-1850	22-Dec-1917	Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Joseph Cao	Politician	13-Mar-1967		Congressman from Louisiana, 2009-11
Robert Capa	Photographer	22-Oct-1913	25-May-1954	War photographer
Mario Capecchi	Scientist	6-Oct-1937		Knock-out mice
Frank Capra	Film Director	18-May-1897	3-Sep-1991	It's A Wonderful Life
Frederick Carder	Artist	18-Sep-1863	10-Dec-1963	"Aurene" glass artist
Anton J. Carlson	Biologist	29-Jan-1875	2-Sep-1956	The Machinery of the Body
Stokely Carmichael	Activist	29-Jun-1941	15-Nov-1998	Black separatist, Pan-Africanist
Rudolf Carnap	Philosopher	18-May-1891	14-Sep-1970	The Logical Syntax of Language
Jim Carrey	Actor	17-Jan-1962		Rubber-faced fartsmith
Oleg Cassini	Fashion Designer	11-Apr-1913	17-Mar-2006	Fashion designer
Carlos Castaneda	Author	25-Dec-1925	27-Apr-1998	The Teachings of Don Juan
Raúl H. Castro	Politician	12-Jun-1916	10-Apr-2015	Governor of Arizona, 1975-77
Max Cavalera	Musician	4-Aug-1969		Sepultura frontman
Paul L. Cejas	Business	1943		US Ambassador to Belgium, 1998-2001
Henry Chadwick	Journalist	5-Oct-1824	20-Apr-1908	Father of baseball
Nanci Chambers	Actor	1-Oct-1963		Lt. Loren Singer on JAG
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar	Astronomer	19-Oct-1910	21-Aug-1995	Evolutionary stages of stars
Eileen Chang	Author	30-Sep-1920	8-Sep-1995	Lust, Caution
Erwin Chargaff	Biologist	11-Aug-1905	20-Jun-2002	Biochemist at Columbia University
Charo	Singer	13-Mar-1941		Cuchi Cuchi
Leslie Charteris	Novelist	12-May-1907	15-Apr-1993	Created Simon Templar
Joan Chen	Actor	26-Apr-1961		The Last Emperor
Louis Chevrolet	Auto Racing	25-Dec-1878	6-Jun-1941	Designed the first Chevrolet
Christo	Artist	13-Jun-1935		Gift-wraps large monuments
Stoyan Christowe	Author	1-Sep-1898	28-Dec-1995	Heroes and Assassins
Winston Churchill	Head of State	30-Nov-1874	24-Jan-1965	WWII Prime Minister of England
Tansu Ciller	Politician	9-Oct-1946		Prime Minister of Turkey, 1993-96
Albert Claude	Scientist	23-Aug-1899	22-May-1983	Microstructure of the cell
James Clavell	Novelist	10-Oct-1924	7-Sep-1994	Shogun and The Great Escape
Andrei Codrescu	Author	20-Dec-1946		Exquisite Corpse
William Colgate	Business	25-Jan-1783	25-Jan-1857	Toothpaste empirebuilder
Nadia Comaneci	Gymnastics	12-Nov-1961		Olympic gymnast
Alistair Cooke	Journalist	20-Nov-1908	29-Mar-2004	Alistair Cooke's America
Helene Cooper	Journalist	22-Apr-1966		NY Times editorial board
Carl Cori	Scientist	5-Dec-1896	20-Oct-1984	Catalytic conversion of glycogen
Gerty Cori	Scientist	15-Aug-1896	26-Oct-1957	Catalytic conversion of glycogen
Allan M. Cormack	Physicist	23-Feb-1924	7-May-1998	Computerized axial tomography (CAT scans)
André F. Cournand	Scientist	24-Sep-1895	19-Feb-1988	Cardiac catheterization
Dinesh D'Souza	Author	25-Apr-1961		Conservative author
Lili Damita	Actor	19-Jul-1901	21-Mar-1994	The Bridge of San Luis Rey
George Dangerfield	Historian	28-Oct-1904	26-Dec-1986	The Strange Death of Liberal England
Denise Darcel	Actor	8-Sep-1925	23-Dec-2011	Vera Cruz
James J. Davis	Government	27-Oct-1873	22-Nov-1947	US Secretary of Labor, 1921-30
Richard Dawson	Game Show Host	20-Nov-1932	2-Jun-2012	Host of Family Feud, 1976-85
Yvonne De Carlo	Actor	1-Sep-1922	8-Jan-2007	Lily on The Munsters
André de Toth	Film Director	15-May-1912	27-Oct-2002	House of Wax
Nicholas L. Deak	Business	8-Oct-1905	18-Nov-1985	Deak-Perera
John Gunther Dean	Diplomat	24-Feb-1926		US Ambassador to India, 1985-88
Gerard Debreu	Economist	4-Jul-1921	31-Dec-2004	Supply and demand theorist
Peter Debye	Physicist	24-Mar-1884	2-Nov-1966	Studied molecular structure, dipoles
Hans G. Dehmelt	Physicist	9-Sep-1922		Co-Inventor of the ion trap
Johann Deisenhofer	Chemist	30-Sep-1943		Proteins of photosynthesis
Max Delbrück	Scientist	4-Sep-1906	10-Mar-1981	Molecular structure of viral genes (phages)
John Demjanjuk	Criminal	3-Apr-1920	17-Mar-2012	Retired auto worker convicted for Nazi past
Charles J. Van Depoele	Inventor	27-Apr-1846	18-Mar-1892	Trolley car pioneer
John Derbyshire	Author	3-Jun-1945		Conservative pundit
Martin Deutsch	Physicist	29-Jun-1917	16-Aug-2002	Discovered positronium
Marlene Dietrich	Actor	27-Dec-1901	6-May-1992	The Blue Angel
T. G. Dobzhansky	Scientist	25-Jan-1900	18-Dec-1975	Genetics and the Origin of Species
Ernst von Dohnányi	Composer	27-Jul-1877	9-Feb-1960	Opus 25
Antal Doráti	Conductor	9-Apr-1906	13-Nov-1988	Conductor, Minneapolis Symphony, 1949-60
Georges Doriot	Business	24-Sep-1899	2-Jun-1987	Father of Venture Capitalism
Robert Dornhelm	Film Director	17-Dec-1947		Anne Frank: The Whole Story
John William Draper	Chemist	5-May-1811	4-Jan-1882	Radiant energy and portrait photography
Peter Drucker	Business	19-Nov-1909	11-Nov-2005	Management guru
Marcel Duchamp	Artist	28-Jul-1887	2-Oct-1968	Lead proponent of Dadaism
Renato Dulbecco	Scientist	22-Feb-1914	20-Feb-2012	Tumor viruses and host genetics
Dermot Dunphy	Business	15-Apr-1932		CEO of Sealed Air, 1971-99
Robert C. Dynes	Educator	8-Nov-1942		President, University of California, 2003-08
Freeman Dyson	Physicist	15-Dec-1923		Theoretical physicist at Institute for Advanced Study
Victor J. Dzau	Doctor	1946		CEO of Duke University Health System
Sheena Easton	Singer	27-Apr-1959		My Baby Takes The Morning Train
Sibel Edmonds	Government	1969		Former FBI translator
Gus Edwards	Songwriter	18-Aug-1879	7-Nov-1945	By the Light of the Silvery Moon
André Eglevsky	Dancer	21-Dec-1917	4-Dec-1977	Preeminent ballet dancer
Samuel Eilenberg	Mathematician	30-Sep-1913	30-Jan-1998	Category theory
Hermann Eilts	Diplomat	23-Mar-1922	12-Oct-2006	US Ambassador to Egypt, 1973-79
Albert Einstein	Physicist	14-Mar-1879	18-Apr-1955	Theory of relativity
Alfred Eisenstaedt	Photographer	6-Dec-1898	23-Aug-1995	Life magazine photographer
David James Elliott	Actor	21-Sep-1960		JAG
Mischa Elman	Violinist	20-Jan-1891	5-Apr-1967	Ukrainian-American violin prodigy
John Ericsson	Inventor	31-Jul-1803	8-Mar-1889	Built the ironclad USS Monitor
Erik Erikson	Psychologist	15-Jun-1902	12-May-1994	Eight Stages of Development
Jaime Escalante	Educator	31-Dec-1930	30-Mar-2010	Celebrated high school calculus teacher
Maurice Evans	Actor	3-Jun-1901	12-Mar-1989	Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes
Patrick Ewing	Basketball	5-Aug-1962		New York Knicks, 1986-2000
Sergei Fedorov	Hockey	13-Dec-1969		Columbus Blue Jackets
Colin Ferguson	Actor	22-Jul-1972		Eureka
Craig Ferguson	Talk Show Host	17-May-1962		"It's a great day for America"
Enrico Fermi	Physicist	29-Sep-1901	29-Nov-1954	First controlled nuclear chain reaction
Jim Ferrier	Golf	24-Feb-1915	13-Jun-1986	Winner, 1947 PGA Championship
Emanuel Feuermann	Cellist	22-Nov-1902	25-May-1942	Cellist
Paul K. Feyerabend	Philosopher	13-Jan-1924	11-Feb-1994	Against Method
Rudolf Firkusny	Pianist	11-Feb-1912	19-Jul-1994	Czech-American piano prodigy
Siegfried Fischbacher	Magician	13-Jun-1939		Siegfried and Roy
Edmond H. Fischer	Scientist	6-Apr-1920		Protein phosphorylation
Errol Flynn	Actor	20-Jun-1909	14-Oct-1959	Robin Hood
Megan Follows	Actor	14-Mar-1968		Anne of Green Gables
Glenn Ford	Actor	1-May-1916	30-Aug-2006	Gilda, Blackboard Jungle
Milos Forman	Film Director	18-Feb-1932		One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Werner Fornos	Activist	1933		The Population Institute
Rosemary Forsyth	Actor	6-Jul-1943		The War Lord
Lukas Foss	Conductor	15-Aug-1922	1-Feb-2009	Director, Buffalo Philharmonic, 1963-71
Michael J. Fox	Actor	9-Jun-1961		Back to the Future
William Fox	Film/TV Producer	1-Jan-1879	8-May-1952	Founder of 20th Century Fox
Peter Frampton	Musician	22-Apr-1950		Do You Feel Like We Do
James Franck	Physicist	26-Aug-1882	21-May-1964	Franck-Hertz experiment
Max Frankel	Journalist	3-Apr-1930		The New York Times
Charles Fried	Government	15-Apr-1935		US Solicitor General, 1985-89
William Friedman	Scientist	24-Sep-1891	12-Nov-1969	Cryptography pioneer
David Frum	Pundit	30-Jun-1960		Coined "Axis of Evil"
Alfred C. Fuller	Business	13-Jan-1885	4-Dec-1973	Founder of Fuller Brush Company
Elizabeth Furse	Politician	13-Oct-1936		Congresswoman from Oregon, 1993-99
Brigitte Gabriel	Activist	21-Oct-1964		American Congress for Truth
John Kenneth Galbraith	Economist	15-Oct-1908	29-Apr-2006	Modern economics renegade
James Gamble	Business	3-Apr-1803	29-Apr-1891	Co-Founder of Procter & Gamble
George Gamow	Physicist	4-Mar-1904	19-Aug-1968	Proponent of Big Bang Theory
John C. Garand	Inventor	1-Jan-1888	16-Feb-1974	M-1 semiautomatic rifle
Greta Garbo	Actor	18-Sep-1905	15-Apr-1990	Vanted to be alone
Gustavo García-Siller	Religion	21-Dec-1956		Archbishop of San Antonio
Mary Garden	Singer	20-Feb-1874	3-Jan-1967	Operatic soprano
Peter Gay	Historian	20-Jun-1923	12-May-2015	The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
Frank Gehry	Architect	28-Feb-1929		Postmodern architect
Yousif B. Ghafari	Business	27-Sep-1952		US Ambassador to Slovenia
Domenico Ghirardelli	Business	21-Feb-1817	17-Jan-1894	Founder of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Riccardo Giacconi	Astronomer	6-Oct-1931		Discovered cosmic X-ray sources
Ivar Giaever	Physicist	5-Apr-1929		Tunneling through superconductors
Khalil Gibran	Poet	6-Jan-1883	10-Apr-1931	The Prophet
Kurt Gödel	Mathematician	28-Apr-1906	14-Jan-1978	Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems
Alexander Godunov	Dancer	28-Nov-1949	18-May-1995	Bolshoi, ABT ballet dancer
Maria Goeppert-Mayer	Physicist	28-Jun-1906	20-Feb-1972	Shell nuclear model
Erving Goffman	Sociologist	11-Jun-1922	19-Nov-1982	The Presentation of Self
Maurice Goldhaber	Physicist	18-Apr-1911	11-May-2011	Neutrons
Emma Goldman	Anarchist	27-Jun-1869	14-May-1940	Anarchist and feminist libertarian
Samuel Goldwyn	Film/TV Producer	17-Aug-1882	31-Jan-1974	Put the G in MGM
Samuel Gompers	Labor Leader	27-Jan-1850	13-Dec-1924	First President of the AFL
Fredi Gonzalez	Baseball	28-Jan-1964		Manager, Atlanta Braves
Richard R. Goodmanson	Business	1947		COO of DuPont
William Russell Grace	Business	10-May-1832	21-Mar-1904	Founder of W. R. Grace & Company
Oskar Maria Graf	Author	22-Jul-1894	28-Jun-1967	Wir sind Gefangene
Percy Grainger	Composer	8-Jul-1882	20-Feb-1961	Country Gardens
Stewart Granger	Actor	6-May-1913	16-Aug-1993	King Solomon's Mines
Jennifer Granholm	Politician	5-Feb-1959		Governor of Michigan, 2003-11
Cary Grant	Actor	18-Jan-1904	29-Nov-1986	North by Northwest
Zvi Griliches	Economist	12-Sep-1930	4-Nov-1999	Technology, Education, and Productivity
Walter Gropius	Architect	18-May-1883	5-Jul-1969	Founder of the Bauhaus school
Ulu Grosbard	Film Director	9-Jan-1929	19-Mar-2012	The Subject Was Roses
George Grosz	Artist	26-Jul-1893	6-Jul-1959	German social caricaturist
Erich S. Gruen	Historian	7-May-1935		The Last Generation of the Roman Republic
Victor Gruen	Architect	18-Jul-1903	14-Feb-1980	Popularized the shopping mall
Edgar Guest	Poet	20-Aug-1881	5-Aug-1959	A Heap o' Livin'
Meyer Guggenheim	Business	1-Feb-1828	15-Mar-1905	Patriarch of Guggenheim fortune
Roger Guillemin	Scientist	11-Jan-1924		Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides)
Ozzie Guillen	Baseball	20-Jan-1964		Former Manager, Miami Marlins
Vin Gupta	Business	c. 1948		CEO, InfoUSA
Carlos Gutierrez	Government	4-Nov-1953		US Secretary of Commerce, 2005-09
Mohan Gyani	Business	c. 1951		CEO of AT&T Wireless, 2000-03
Andrew Smith Hallidie	Inventor	16-Mar-1836	24-Apr-1900	Designed the first cable car system
Jan Hammer	Musician	17-Apr-1948		Wrote the theme for Miami Vice
Pamela Harriman	Diplomat	20-Mar-1920	5-Feb-1997	Socialite and Ambassador to France, 1993-97
Frank Harris	Author	14-Feb-1856	26-Aug-1931	My Life and Loves
John C. Harsanyi	Economist	29-May-1920	9-Aug-2000	Game theory
Geoffrey Hartman	Critic	11-Aug-1929		The Unmediated Vision
Phil Hartman	Actor	24-Sep-1948	28-May-1998	Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure
Martin Harwit	Astronomer	9-Mar-1931		Helium-cooled rockets and infrared spectroscopy
Derek C. Hathaway	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Harsco, 1994-2007
S. I. Hayakawa	Politician	19-Jul-1906	27-Feb-1992	Semanticist and US Senator
Shirley Hazzard	Novelist	30-Jan-1931		The Transit of Venus
Jascha Heifetz	Violinist	2-Feb-1901	10-Dec-1987	Violin virtuoso
Teresa Heinz	Relative	5-Oct-1938		Wife of John Kerry
Skitch Henderson	Conductor	27-Jan-1918	1-Nov-2005	Original Tonight Show bandleader
Peter Blair Henry	Economist	30-Jul-1969		Dean, Stern School of Business
Victor Herbert	Composer	1-Feb-1859	24-May-1924	Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
Victor Francis Hess	Physicist	24-Jun-1883	17-Dec-1964	Proved cosmic origin of radiation
James Hillier	Physicist	22-Aug-1915	15-Jan-2007	Electron microscope
Christopher Hitchens	Journalist	13-Apr-1949	15-Dec-2011	Agent provocateur
David Ho	Doctor	3-Nov-1952		AIDS researcher
James Hoban	Architect	c. 1758	8-Dec-1831	Architect of the White House
Pete Hoekstra	Politician	30-Oct-1953		Congressman from Michigan, 1993-2011
Nicholas J. Hoff	Engineer	3-Jan-1906	4-Aug-1997	Aluminum in aircraft design
Roald Hoffmann	Chemist	18-Jul-1937		Woodward-Hoffmann reaction
Stanley Hoffmann	Historian	27-Nov-1928	13-Sep-2015	Gulliver's Troubles
Hans Hofmann	Painter	21-Mar-1880	17-Feb-1966	Abstract expressionist, art teacher
Johannes Holtfreter	Zoologist	9-Jan-1901	13-Nov-1992	Chemotaxis
Bob Hope	Comic	29-May-1903	27-Jul-2003	Centenarian comic
Anthony Hopkins	Actor	31-Dec-1937		Hannibal Lecter
Roy Horn	Magician	3-Oct-1944		Siegfried and Roy
Karen Horney	Psychologist	16-Sep-1885	4-Dec-1952	Disputed Freud's concept of "penis envy"
Vladimir Horowitz	Pianist	1-Oct-1903	5-Nov-1989	Virtuoso pianist
Reginald Horsman	Historian	24-Oct-1931		The Causes of the War of 1812
Mieczyslaw Horszowski	Pianist	23-Jun-1892	22-May-1993	Polish-American pianist
Sally Ann Howes	Actor	20-Jul-1930		Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Norman Hsu	Philanthropist	Oct-1951		Notorious Democratic donor
David H. Hubel	Scientist	27-Feb-1926	22-Sep-2013	Neurophysiology of vision
Conrad Hubert	Business	15-Apr-1856	12-Mar-1928	Flashlights
William Hung	Singer	13-Jan-1983		Hong Kong Ricky Martin on American Idol
Sol Hurok	Theatre Producer	9-Apr-1888	5-Mar-1974	American impresario
Leonid Hurwicz	Economist	21-Aug-1917	24-Jun-2008	Mechanism design theory
Jock Hutchison	Golf	6-Jun-1884	27-Sep-1977	Winner of 2 Majors
Oscar Hammerstein I	Theatre Producer	8-May-1847	1-Aug-1919	Olympia Theatre
Martin Indyk	Diplomat	c. 1951		US Ambassador to Israel, 1995-97, 2000-01
Neeme Järvi	Conductor	7-Jun-1937		Principal Conductor, Residentie Orchestra
Tony Jay	Actor	2-Feb-1933	13-Aug-2006	Voice and character actor
Peter Jennings	Journalist	29-Jul-1938	7-Aug-2005	Former anchor, ABC World News Tonight
Hans Jonas	Philosopher	10-May-1903	5-Feb-1993	Gnostic philosopher
John Percival Jones	Politician	27-Jan-1829	12-Nov-1912	US Senator from Nevada, 1873-1903
Andrea Jung	Business	1959		CEO of Avon
Joseph M. Juran	Scientist	24-Dec-1904	28-Feb-2008	The Pareto Principle
Louis Kahn	Architect	20-Feb-1901	17-Mar-1974	Prominent architect
Otto Kahn	Business	21-Feb-1867	29-Mar-1934	Banker with Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
Daniel Kahneman	Psychologist	5-Mar-1934		The psychology of economics
Eric R. Kandel	Scientist	7-Nov-1929		Signal transduction in the nervous system
Charles K. Kao	Scientist	4-Nov-1933		Fiber optics
Theodore von Kármán	Mathematician	11-May-1881	7-May-1963	Kármán vortices
Vera Katz	Politician	3-Aug-1933		Mayor of Portland Oregon, 1993-2005
Munr Kazmir	Business	c. 1957		CEO, Direct Meds, Inc.
Joyce L. Kennard	Judge	6-May-1941		Justice, California Supreme Court
Arthur E. Kennelly	Physicist	17-Dec-1861	18-Jun-1939	Kennelly-Heaviside layer
Graham Kerr	Chef	22-Jan-1934		The Galloping Gourmet
H. Gobind Khorana	Scientist	9-Jan-1922	9-Nov-2011	RNA's role in protein synthesis
Jay C. Kim	Politician	27-Mar-1939		Congressman from California, 1993-99
Henry Kissinger	Government	27-May-1923		US Secretary of State, 1973-77
Maria M. Klawe	Educator	5-Jul-1951		President, Harvey Mudd College
Otto Klemperer	Conductor	14-May-1885	6-Jul-1973	Prominent German conductor
Werner Klemperer	Actor	22-Mar-1920	6-Dec-2000	Col. Klink on Hogan's Heroes
Hildegard Knef	Actor	28-Dec-1925	1-Feb-2002	The Murderers Are Among Us
Max Kohl	Business	12-May-1901	14-Dec-1981	Kohl's Department Stores
Walter Kohn	Chemist	9-Mar-1923		Density-functional theory
Willem Johan Kolff	Scientist	14-Feb-1911	11-Feb-2009	Artificial kidney, artificial heart
Paul Kollsman	Inventor	22-Feb-1900	17-Mar-1982	Barometric altimeter
Milton R. Konvitz	Educator	12-Mar-1908	5-Sep-2003	Cornell Professor, Labor and Industrial Relations
Tjalling C. Koopmans	Economist	28-Aug-1910	26-Feb-1985	Linear programming
André Kostelanetz	Conductor	22-Dec-1901	13-Jan-1980	André Kostelanetz Presents
Serge Koussevitzky	Conductor	26-Jul-1874	4-Jun-1951	Music Director, Boston Symphony, 1924-49
James L. Kraft	Business	11-Dec-1874	Feb-1953	Inventor of processed cheese
Fritz Kreisler	Violinist	2-Feb-1875	29-Jan-1962	Austrian violin virtuoso
Kurt Kreuger	Actor	23-Jul-1916	12-Jul-2006	The Enemy Below
Johan Kriek	Tennis	5-Apr-1958		Winner, 1981 and 1982 Australian Open
Ryszard Kuklinski	Spy	13-Jun-1930	10-Feb-2004	Polish Cold War era spy who worked with CIA
Sanjay Kumar	Business	1962		Former CEO, Computer Associates
Polykarp Kusch	Physicist	26-Jan-1911	20-Mar-1993	Magnetic moment of the electron
Marquis de Lafayette	Military	6-Sep-1757	20-May-1834	French revolutionary in America
Hedy Lamarr	Actor	9-Nov-1913	19-Jan-2000	Actress, invented frequency hopping
Elsa Lanchester	Actor	28-Oct-1902	26-Dec-1986	Bride of Frankenstein
George W. Landau	Diplomat	4-Mar-1920		US Ambassador to Venezuela, 1982
Elissa Landi	Actor	6-Dec-1904	21-Oct-1948	The Count of Monte Cristo
Karl Landsteiner	Scientist	14-Jun-1868	26-Jun-1943	Discovered blood typing
Franklin K. Lane	Government	15-Jul-1864	18-May-1921	US Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20
Lillie Langtry	Socialite	13-Oct-1853	12-Feb-1929	Mistress of future King Edward VII
Angela Lansbury	Actor	16-Oct-1925		Murder She Wrote
Meyer Lansky	Criminal	2-Jul-1902	15-Jan-1983	The brains behind the Mafia's money
Charles Laughton	Actor	1-Jul-1899	15-Dec-1962	Island of Lost Souls
Ruta Lee	Actor	30-May-1935		Former hostess, High Rollers
Tsung-Dao Lee	Physicist	25-Nov-1926		Violations of parity law
Wen Ho Lee	Victim	21-Dec-1939		Allegedly spied for China
Yuan T. Lee	Chemist	29-Nov-1936		Crossed molecular beam experiments
Eva Le Gallienne	Actor	11-Jan-1899	3-Jun-1991	New York Civic Repertory Theater
Anthony J. Leggett	Physicist	26-Mar-1938		Particle physicist, explored superfluidity
Lotte Lehmann	Singer	27-Feb-1888	26-Aug-1976	German-American operatic soprano
Erich Leinsdorf	Conductor	4-Feb-1912	11-Sep-1993	Music Director, Boston Symphony, 1962-69
Ivan Lendl	Tennis	7-Mar-1960		The Father of Modern Tennis
Wassily Leontief	Economist	5-Aug-1906	5-Feb-1999	Structure of the American Economy
Abba Lerner	Economist	28-Oct-1903	27-Oct-1982	The Economics of Control
Gerda Lerner	Historian	30-Apr-1920	2-Jan-2013	The Woman in American History
Denise Levertov	Poet	24-Oct-1923	20-Dec-1997	With Eyes at the Back of Our Heads
Rita Levi-Montalcini	Scientist	22-Apr-1909	30-Dec-2012	Nerve and skin cell growth factors
Kurt Lewin	Psychologist	9-Sep-1890	12-Feb-1947	Field theorist, group dynamicist
Bernard Lewis	Scholar	31-May-1916		Middle East scholar
Willy Ley	Author	2-Oct-1906	24-May-1969	The Conquest of Space
Hadassah Lieberman	Relative	Mar-1948		Wife of Joseph Lieberman
Viveca Lindfors	Actor	29-Dec-1920	25-Oct-1995	Night Unto Night
Bai Ling	Actor	10-Oct-1970		Anna and the King
Art Linkletter	TV Personality	17-Jul-1912	26-May-2010	Kids Say the Darndest Things
Fritz Lipmann	Scientist	12-Jun-1899	24-Jul-1986	Carbohydrate oxidation
Rich Little	Comic	26-Nov-1938		Comic and voice impressionist
Nastia Liukin	Gymnastics	30-Oct-1989		Five medals in 2008 Beijing Olympics
John Loder	Actor	3-Jan-1898	26-Dec-1988	Sabotage
Otto Loewi	Scientist	3-Jun-1873	25-Dec-1961	Acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter
Raymond Loewy	Designer	5-Nov-1893	14-Jul-1986	Father of industrial design
Karina Lombard	Actor	21-Jan-1964		The L Word
Guy Lombardo	Musician	19-Jun-1902	5-Nov-1977	The Royal Canadians
Johnny Longden	Jockey	14-Feb-1907	14-Feb-2003	Winner, 1943 Triple Crown
Claudine Longet	Musician	29-Jan-1942		TV actress got 30 days for murder
Bernard Lown	Doctor	7-Jun-1921		Inventor of defibrillator, peace activist
Bela Lugosi	Actor	20-Oct-1882	16-Aug-1956	Dracula
Paul Lukas	Actor	26-May-1887	15-Aug-1971	Watch on the Rhine
Keye Luke	Actor	18-Jun-1904	12-Jan-1991	Charlie Chan's No. 1 Son, Lee
Salvador Luria	Biologist	13-Aug-1912	6-Feb-1991	Natural selection in bacteria
Ranan Lurie	Cartoonist	26-May-1932		Hugely popular political cartoonist
Willem J. Luyten	Astronomer	7-Mar-1899	21-Nov-1994	Stellar mortician
Eugene Lyons	Author	1-Jul-1898	10-Jan-1985	Anti-Communist Editor of American Mercury
Alan G. MacDiarmid	Chemist	14-Apr-1927	7-Feb-2007	Metallic polymers
Norm MacDonald	Comic	17-Oct-1963		Former Weekend Update host on SNL
Charlotte MacLeod	Novelist	12-Nov-1922	14-Jan-2005	Mystery novelist, Peter Shandy Series
Patrick Macnee	Actor	6-Feb-1922	25-Jun-2015	Mr. Steed on The Avengers
Joseph Magliocco	Criminal	29-Jun-1898	28-Dec-1963	Colombo Family Boss, 1962-63
Joseph Maher	Actor	29-Dec-1933	17-Jul-1998	Chancellor Willoughby on Goode Behavior
John Mahoney	Actor	20-Jun-1940		Martin Crane on Frasier
Mako	Actor	10-Dec-1933	21-Jul-2006	Akiro "The Wizard" in the Conan series
Om Malik	Journalist	29-Sep-1966		GigaOM
Judith Malina	Actor	4-Jun-1926	10-Apr-2015	Co-Founder, The Living Theatre
Howie Mandel	Comic	29-Nov-1955		Host of Deal Or No Deal
Thomas Mann	Novelist	6-Jun-1875	12-Aug-1955	Buddenbrooks
David Manners	Actor	30-Apr-1901	23-Dec-1998	Dracula
Rudolph A. Marcus	Chemist	21-Jul-1923		Electron-transfer reactions
Herbert Marcuse	Philosopher	19-Jul-1898	29-Jul-1979	One-Dimensional Man
Hans Mark	Physicist	17-Jun-1929		US Air Force Secretary, 1979-81
Margaret H. Marshall	Judge	1-Sep-1944		Massachusetts Chief Justice
Mel Martinez	Government	23-Oct-1946		US Senator from Florida, 2005-09
Jamie Masada	Business	c. 1963		Laugh Factory owner
Ilona Massey	Actor	16-Jun-1910	20-Aug-1974	Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Raymond Massey	Actor	30-Aug-1896	29-Jul-1983	Things to Come
Hamish Maxwell	Business	24-Aug-1926	19-Apr-2014	CEO of Philip Morris, 1984-91
Louis B. Mayer	Film/TV Producer	4-Jul-1885	29-Oct-1957	The final M in MGM
Peter Mayhew	Actor	19-May-1944		Chewbacca in Star Wars
Ernst Mayr	Biologist	5-Jul-1904	3-Feb-2005	Evolutionary biologist
John McCormack	Singer	14-Jun-1884	16-Sep-1945	Operatic tenor, Irish balladeer
Dean McDermott	Actor	16-Nov-1966		Constable Turnbull on Due South
Claude McKay	Novelist	15-Sep-1890	22-May-1948	Home to Harlem
Victor McLaglen	Actor	11-Dec-1883	7-Nov-1959	The Informer
Marian McPartland	Jazz Musician	20-Mar-1918	20-Aug-2013	Piano Jazz
John McVie	Bassist	26-Nov-1945		Bassist for Fleetwood Mac
Mike Medavoy	Business	21-Jan-1941		TriStar, Orion, Phoenix Pictures chairman
Ved Mehta	Author	21-Mar-1934		Face to Face
Christoph Meili	Victim	21-Apr-1968		Whistleblower, fired by Union Banque Suisse
Lauritz Melchior	Singer	20-Mar-1890	18-Mar-1973	Wagnerian operatic tenor
Thomas Mellon	Business	3-Feb-1813	3-Feb-1908	Patriarch of the Mellon dynasty
Michael Melvill	Astronaut	11-Nov-1941		First private astronaut in space
Ana Mendieta	Performance Artist	18-Nov-1948	8-Sep-1985	Feminist performance artist
Ottmar Mergenthaler	Inventor	11-May-1854	28-Oct-1899	Automated typesetting
Thomas M. Messer	Curator	9-Feb-1920	15-May-2013	Director of the Guggenheim, 1961-88
Albert A. Michelson	Physicist	19-Dec-1852	9-May-1931	Measured the speed of light
Ivana Milicevic	Actor	26-Apr-1974		Head Over Heels
Ray Milland	Actor	3-Jan-1907	10-Mar-1986	The Lost Weekend
Czeslaw Milosz	Poet	30-Jun-1911	14-Aug-2004	Polish novelist and poet, The Captive Mind
Nathan Milstein	Violinist	31-Dec-1904	21-Dec-1992	Virtuoso violinist, interpreter of Bach
Stephan Minikes	Attorney	29-Aug-1938	24-Sep-2011	US Ambassador to the OSCE, 2001-05
Rudolph Minkowski	Astronomer	28-May-1895	4-Jan-1976	Galaxies in collision
Jessica Mitford	Journalist	11-Sep-1917	23-Jul-1996	The American Way of Death
Dimitri Mitropoulos	Conductor	1-Mar-1896	2-Nov-1960	Conductor, NY Philharmonic, 1949-58
Franco Modigliani	Economist	18-Jun-1918	25-Sep-2003	Life-cycle theory
Donald Moffat	Actor	26-Dec-1930		British-American character actor
Mario J. Molina	Chemist	19-Mar-1943		Ozone depletion
Ashley Montagu	Anthropologist	28-Jun-1905	26-Nov-1999	The Natural Superiority of Women
Pierre Monteux	Conductor	4-Apr-1875	1-Jul-1964	Music Director, SF Symphony, 1935-52
Matt Moore	Actor	8-Jan-1888	20-Jan-1960	Irish-American character actor
Owen Moore	Actor	12-Dec-1886	9-Jun-1939	Irish-American character actor
Tom Moore	Actor	1-May-1883	12-Feb-1955	Irish-American character actor
Oskar Morgenstern	Economist	24-Jan-1902	26-Jul-1977	Game theorist
Alanis Morissette	Singer	1-Jun-1974		Jagged Little Pill
Alan Mowbray	Actor	18-Aug-1896	25-Mar-1969	Founding member, Screen Actors Guild
John Muir	Activist	21-Apr-1838	24-Dec-1914	Patron saint of Yosemite National Park
Bharati Mukherjee	Novelist	27-Jul-1940		The Tiger's Daughter
William Mulholland	Engineer	11-Sep-1855	22-Jul-1935	Los Angeles Aqueduct
Steven Muller	Educator	22-Nov-1927	19-Jan-2013	President of Johns Hopkins, 1972-90
Talbot Mundy	Novelist	23-Apr-1879	5-Aug-1940	King of the Khyber Rifles
Rupert Murdoch	Business	11-Mar-1931		Founder and CEO of News Corp
Conrad Murray	Doctor	19-Feb-1953		Michael Jackson's personal physician
Elon Musk	Business	28-Jun-1971		CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors
Mike Myers	Comic	25-May-1963		Austin Powers
Vladimir Nabokov	Novelist	23-Apr-1899	2-Jul-1977	Lolita
James Naismith	Basketball	6-Nov-1861	28-Nov-1939	Inventor of Basketball
Yoichiro Nambu	Physicist	18-Jan-1921	5-Jul-2015	Spontaneous broken symmetry
Graham Nash	Musician	2-Feb-1942		Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Thomas Nast	Cartoonist	27-Sep-1840	7-Dec-1902	American political caricaturist
Martina Navratilova	Tennis	18-Oct-1956		Nine-time Wimbledon winner
Alla Nazimova	Actor	22-May-1879	13-Jul-1945	Blood and Sand
Liam Neeson	Actor	7-Jun-1952		Rob Roy, Gangs of New York
Pola Negri	Actor	31-Dec-1894	1-Aug-1987	Sultry silent film diva
Ragnvald A. Nestos	Politician	12-Apr-1877	15-Jul-1942	Governor of North Dakota, 1921-25
Gerry Neugebauer	Astronomer	3-Sep-1932		Infrared astronomy
Richard John Neuhaus	Religion	14-May-1936	8-Jan-2009	Catholic priest
Haing S. Ngor	Victim	22-Mar-1940	25-Feb-1996	The Killing Fields
Leslie Nielsen	Actor	11-Feb-1926	28-Nov-2010	Airplane!
A. W. Norblad	Politician	19-Mar-1881	17-Apr-1960	Governor of Oregon, 1929-31
John W. Nordstrom	Business	15-Feb-1871	1-Oct-1963	Founder of Nordstrom
Milo O'Shea	Actor	2-Jun-1926	2-Apr-2013	Ulysses
Severo Ochoa	Scientist	24-Sep-1905	1-Nov-1993	Synthesized RNA
Shavo Odadjian	Bassist	22-Apr-1974		Bassist, System of a Down
Soon-Tek Oh	Actor	29-Jan-1943		Frequently on M*A*S*H
Masi Oka	Actor	27-Dec-1974		Hiro Nakamura on Heroes
Michel Oksenberg	Scholar	12-Oct-1938	22-Feb-2001	Leading sinologist
George A. Olah	Chemist	22-May-1927		Isolated carbonium ions
Hakeem Olajuwon	Basketball	21-Jan-1963		Houston Rockets
Claes Oldenburg	Sculptor	28-Jan-1929		Pop-Art sculptor
Lars Onsager	Chemist	27-Nov-1903	5-Oct-1976	Fourth Law of Thermodynamics
Marian P. Opala	Judge	20-Jan-1921	11-Oct-2010	Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1978-2010
Eugene Ormandy	Conductor	18-Nov-1899	12-Mar-1985	Music Director, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938-80
Bohdan Paczynski	Astronomer	8-Feb-1940	19-Apr-2007	Gravitational microlensing
Nam June Paik	Artist	20-Jul-1932	29-Jan-2006	Korean-American video artist
George E. Palade	Scientist	19-Nov-1912	7-Oct-2008	Microstructure of the cell
John M. Palms	Physicist	6-Jun-1935		President, University of South Carolina, 1991-2002
Pief Panofsky	Physicist	24-Apr-1919	24-Sep-2007	Stanford Linear Accelerator
Andreas Papandreou	Head of State	5-Feb-1919	23-Jun-1996	Twice Prime Minister of Greece
George Papanicolaou	Scientist	13-May-1883	19-Feb-1962	Pap smear
Cecilia Parker	Actor	26-Apr-1905	25-Jul-1993	Marian Hardy in Andy Hardy series
Joe Pasternak	Film/TV Producer	19-Sep-1901	13-Sep-1991	Destry Rides Again
Elizabeth Paté-Cornell	Educator	17-Aug-1948		Risk analysis expert, Stanford professor
Isabel Paterson	Author	22-Jan-1886	10-Jan-1961	The God of the Machine
Vivek Paul	Business	1958		Vice Chairman of Wipro, 1999-2005
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin	Astronomer	10-May-1900	7-Dec-1979	Hydrogen in the Sun
Charles J. Pedersen	Chemist	3-Oct-1904	26-Oct-1989	Synthesis of crown ethers
P. James E. Peebles	Astronomer	25-Apr-1935		Galaxy formation
I. M. Pei	Architect	26-Apr-1917		Designed Louvre's glass pyramid
Leonard Peikoff	Philosopher	15-Oct-1933		Proseletyzer of objectivism
Arno Penzias	Astronomer	26-Apr-1933		Detected primordial radiation
Hjalmar Petersen	Politician	2-Jan-1890	29-Mar-1968	Governor of Minnesota, 1936-37
Charles Pfizer	Chemist	1824	19-Oct-1906	Founder of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Graham H. Phillips	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Young & Rubicam, 1999-2000
Gregor Piatigorsky	Cellist	17-Apr-1903	6-Aug-1976	Russian-American cello virtuoso
Jean Piccard	Aviator	28-Jan-1884	28-Jan-1963	Extreme balloonist
Christina Pickles	Actor	17-Feb-1935		Judy Geller on Friends
Frances Fox Piven	Activist	10-Oct-1932		Regulating The Poor
Charles Platt	Author	1945		Science fiction novelist
James D. Plummer	Educator	3-Dec-1944		Dean of Stanford's Engineering School
Lily Pons	Singer	12-Apr-1898	13-Feb-1976	French-American coloratura soprano
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont	Business	24-Jun-1771	31-Oct-1834	Founder of DuPont
William J. Porter	Diplomat	1-Sep-1914	15-Mar-1988	US Ambassador to Algeria, Vietnam, Korea
Dith Pran	Journalist	27-Sep-1942	30-Mar-2008	Subject of The Killing Fields
Heinz C. Prechter	Business	19-Jan-1942	6-Jul-2001	The sunroof king
André Previn	Pianist	6-Apr-1929		Concert pianist and orchestral conductor
William Procter	Business	7-Dec-1801	4-Apr-1884	Co-Founder of Procter & Gamble
Joe Profaci	Criminal	2-Oct-1897	7-Jun-1962	Colombo Family Boss, 1928-62
Wolfgang Puck	Chef	8-Jul-1949		Spago restaurant
Isidor Isaac Rabi	Physicist	29-Jul-1898	11-Jan-1988	Magnetic beam resonances
Sergei Rachmaninov	Composer	20-Mar-1873	28-Mar-1943	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Bogdan Raczynski	Electronic Musician	c. 1977		Boku Mo Wakaran
Rosa Raisa	Singer	30-May-1893	28-Sep-1963	Operatic soprano
David Rakoff	Author	27-Nov-1964	9-Aug-2012	Don't Get Too Comfortable
Vera Ralston	Actor	12-Jun-1921	9-Feb-2003	Dakota
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan	Scientist	1952		Ribosomes
Manny Ramirez	Baseball	30-May-1972		12-time All-Star outfielder
Ayn Rand	Author	2-Feb-1905	6-Mar-1982	Atlas Shrugged
James Randi	Magician	7-Aug-1928		The Amazing Randi
Prem Rawat	Religion	10-Dec-1957		Guru Maharaj Ji
Ian C. Read	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Pfizer
Helen Reddy	Singer/Songwriter	25-Oct-1941		She is Woman
Lynn Redgrave	Actor	8-Mar-1943	2-May-2010	The Happy Hooker
Roger Rees	Actor	5-May-1944	10-Jul-2015	Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Wilhelm Reich	Scientist	24-Mar-1897	3-Nov-1957	Founder of Orgonomy
Fritz Reiner	Conductor	19-Dec-1888	15-Nov-1963	Music Director, Chicago Symphony, 1953-62
Max Reinhardt	Theater Director	9-Sep-1873	30-Oct-1943	Filmed A Midsummer Night's Dream
Eric Reissner	Mathematician	5-Jan-1913	1-Nov-1996	Reissner shear-deformation plate theory
Erich Maria Remarque	Novelist	22-Jun-1898	25-Sep-1970	All Quiet on the Western Front
Oscar de la Renta	Fashion Designer	22-Jul-1932	20-Oct-2014	Colorful and flirty fashion designer
Rick Rescorla	Victim	27-May-1939	11-Sep-2001	Anticipated both WTC attacks, died in 9/11
Harry Revel	Composer	21-Dec-1905	3-Nov-1958	Poor Little Rich Girl
Alejandro Rey	Actor	8-Feb-1930	21-May-1987	Carlos Ramirez on The Flying Nun
Nicholas A. Rey	Business	23-Jan-1938	14-Jan-2009	US Ambassador to Poland, 1993-97
Tony Rezko	Business	1955		Chicago chain restaurateur
Nicholas V. Riasanovsky	Historian	21-Dec-1923	14-May-2011	A History of Russia
Marc Rich	Criminal	18-Dec-1934	26-Jun-2013	Pardoned by Clinton
Natasha Richardson	Actor	11-May-1963	18-Mar-2009	Widows' Peak
Meshulam Riklis	Business	2-Dec-1923		Corporate raider
Irv Robbins	Business	6-Dec-1917	5-May-2008	Co-Founder of Baskin-Robbins
Sabato Rodia	Artist	12-Feb-1879	19-Jul-1965	Watts Towers
Félix Rodríguez	Spy	31-May-1941		Bay of Pigs, Iran-Contra operative
Artur Rodzinski	Conductor	2-Jan-1892	27-Nov-1958	Conductor, NY Philharmonic, 1943-47
Felix Rohatyn	Business	29-May-1928		Financier, Lazard Frères
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe	Architect	27-Mar-1886	17-Aug-1969	The Glass Skyscraper
O. E. Rölvaag	Novelist	22-Apr-1876	5-Nov-1931	Giants in the Earth
Sigmund Romberg	Composer	29-Jul-1887	9-Nov-1951	The New Moon
Ernestine Rose	Activist	13-Jan-1810	4-Aug-1892	Suffragette and abolitionist
Abe Rosenthal	Journalist	2-May-1922	10-May-2006	NY Times Executive Editor, 1977-86
Bruno Rossi	Astronomer	13-Apr-1905	21-Nov-1993	Rossi curve and magnetopause
Mstislav Rostropovich	Cellist	27-Mar-1927	27-Apr-2007	Cellist and conductor
Nouriel Roubini	Economist	29-Mar-1958		Dr. Doom, Roubini Global Economics
Ilana D. Rovner	Judge	21-Aug-1938		7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Artur Rubinstein	Pianist	28-Jan-1887	20-Dec-1982	Polish-American piano virtuoso
Max Rudolf	Conductor	15-Jun-1902	28-Feb-1995	Director, Cincinnati Symphony, 1958-71
Hector Ruiz	Business	25-Dec-1945		CEO of Advanced Micro Devices
Eero Saarinen	Architect	20-Aug-1910	1-Sep-1961	Designed Gateway Arch in St. Louis
Albert Sabin	Biologist	26-Aug-1906	3-Mar-1993	Developed oral polio vaccine
Sabu	Actor	27-Jan-1924	2-Dec-1963	Jungle Book
Ruben Salazar	Journalist	3-Mar-1928	29-Aug-1970	L.A. Times reporter killed on the job
Edwin E. Salpeter	Astronomer	3-Dec-1924	26-Nov-2008	Quantitative electron microscopic autoradiography
Carlos Santana	Musician	20-Jul-1947		House is dark, pots are cold
Wallace Sargent	Astronomer	15-Feb-1935	29-Oct-2012	Astrophysicist at CalTech
George Sarton	Historian	31-Aug-1884	22-Mar-1956	Introduction to the History of Science
Gia Scala	Actor	3-Mar-1934	30-Apr-1972	The Guns of Navarone
Andrew V. Schally	Scientist	30-Nov-1926		Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides)
Catherine Schell	Actor	17-Jul-1944		Maya on Space: 1999
Béla Schick	Doctor	16-Jul-1877	6-Dec-1967	Schick test for diphtheria
Jacob Schiff	Business	10-Jan-1847	25-Sep-1920	New York banker
Heinrich Schliemann	Archaeologist	6-Jan-1822	26-Dec-1890	Discoverer of ancient Troy
Maarten Schmidt	Astronomer	28-Dec-1929		Co-Discoverer of quasars
Artur Schnabel	Pianist	17-Apr-1882	15-Aug-1951	Pianist and classical composer
Rose Schneiderman	Labor Leader	16-Apr-1882	11-Aug-1972	Union leader of the 1920s-'50s
Arnold Schoenberg	Composer	13-Sep-1874	13-Jul-1951	Emancipated dissonance
Bernard A. Schriever	Military	14-Sep-1910	20-Jun-2005	US Air Force space program
Jean Schwartz	Songwriter	4-Nov-1878	30-Nov-1956	Chinatown, My Chinatown
Frederick A. O. Schwarz	Business	18-Oct-1836	17-May-1911	Founder of FAO Schwarz
Arnold Schwarzenegger	Actor	30-Jul-1947		Governor of California, 2003-11
Martin Schwarzschild	Astronomer	31-May-1912	10-Apr-1997	Structure and Evolution of the Stars
John Walter Scott	Stamp Collector	2-Nov-1845	4-Jan-1919	Father of American Philately
Peter Sebastian	Diplomat	19-Jun-1926	22-Mar-2011	US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1984-87
Emilio Segrè	Physicist	30-Jan-1905	22-Apr-1989	Co-Discoverer of the antiproton
Nathan Seiberg	Physicist	22-Sep-1956		String theorist at Princeton
Monica Seles	Tennis	2-Dec-1973		Winner of 9 Majors
Rudolf Serkin	Pianist	28-Mar-1903	8-May-1991	Czech-American piano prodigy
Faisal Shahzad	Terrorist	30-Jul-1979		Attempted Times Square bombing
Anna Howard Shaw	Activist	14-Feb-1847	2-Jul-1919	National American Women's Suffrage Association
George Beverly Shea	Singer	1-Feb-1909	16-Apr-2013	Gospel singer, Billy Graham Crusades
Norma Shearer	Actor	10-Aug-1902	12-Jun-1983	The Divorcee
George Shearing	Jazz Musician	13-Aug-1919	14-Feb-2011	George Shearing Quintet
Joe Shuster	Cartoonist	10-Jul-1914	30-Jul-1992	Co-Creator of Superman
Igor Sikorsky	Business	25-May-1889	26-Oct-1972	Helicopter magnate
Luther Simjian	Inventor	28-Jan-1905	23-Oct-1997	Invented automated teller machine
Jean Simmons	Actor	31-Jan-1929	22-Jan-2010	Guys and Dolls
Charles Simonyi	Computer Programmer	10-Sep-1948		Hungarian notation
Louis Simpson	Poet	27-Mar-1923	14-Sep-2012	At The End of the Open Road
Isaac Bashevis Singer	Author	14-Jul-1904	24-Jul-1991	Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy
Eugene C. Sit	Business	8-Aug-1938	24-Jun-2008	Sit Investment Associates
Slash	Guitarist	23-Jul-1965		Former lead guitarist, Guns n' Roses
Nicolas Slonimsky	Musicologist	27-Apr-1894	25-Dec-1995	Preeminent musicologist
Louis Slotin	Physicist	1-Dec-1910	30-May-1946	Died tickling the dragon's tail
Alexander Smallens	Conductor	1-Jan-1889	24-Nov-1972	Russian-born American conductor
Yakov Smirnoff	Comic	24-Jan-1951		What a country
Curt Smith	Musician	24-Jun-1961		Co-Founder, Tears for Fears
Oliver Smithies	Scientist	23-Jun-1925		Knock-out mice
Hank Snow	Country Musician	9-May-1914	20-Dec-1999	I'm Moving On
Brett Somers	Actor	11-Jul-1924	15-Sep-2007	Match Game fixture
Annika Sörenstam	Golf	9-Oct-1970		Winner of 10 majors
Edward Sorin	Religion	6-Feb-1814	31-Oct-1893	Founder, University of Notre Dame
George Soros	Business	12-Aug-1930		Financial speculator
Enrique J. Sosa	Business	c. 1940		Former Dow Chemical/Amoco executive
Sammy Sosa	Baseball	12-Nov-1968		Caught with a corked bat
Mighty Sparrow	Singer/Songwriter	9-Jul-1935		Calypso King of the World
Jonathan D. Spence	Historian	11-Aug-1936		The Search for Modern China
Philip Sporn	Engineer	25-Nov-1896	23-Jan-1978	American Electric Power Company
Nicholas J. Spykman	Geographer	13-Oct-1893	26-Jun-1943	Godfather of Containment
Hari Sreenivasan	Journalist	1974		Correspondent, PBS News Hour
William Steinberg	Conductor	1-Aug-1899	16-May-1978	Music Director, Pittsburgh Symphony, 1952-76
Jack Steinberger	Physicist	25-May-1921		Researcher of neutrinos
George Steiner	Critic	23-Apr-1929		After Babel
Max Steiner	Composer	10-May-1888	28-Dec-1971	Gone With the Wind
Stan Stephens	Politician	16-Sep-1929		Governor of Montana, 1989-93
Otto Stern	Physicist	17-Feb-1888	17-Aug-1969	Molecular beam experiment
June Storey	Actor	20-Apr-1918	18-Dec-1991	In Old Chicago
Horst L. Störmer	Physicist	6-Apr-1949		Fractional quantum Hall effect
Lee Strasberg	Theater Director	17-Nov-1901	17-Feb-1982	Theater director and acting coach
Oscar S. Straus	Diplomat	23-Dec-1850	3-May-1926	Thrice Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
Levi Strauss	Business	26-Feb-1829	26-Sep-1902	Blue jeans
Robert Strausz-Hupé	Diplomat	25-Mar-1903	24-Feb-2002	US Ambassador to Turkey, 1981-89
Otto Struve	Astronomer	12-Aug-1897	6-Apr-1963	Hydrogen in the interstellar medium
Jule Styne	Songwriter	31-Dec-1905	20-Sep-1994	Three Coins in the Fountain
Francis L. Sullivan	Actor	6-Jan-1903	19-Nov-1956	Great Expectations
Yma Sumac	Singer	10-Sep-1924	1-Nov-2008	Vocalist with a 4.5-octave range
John Augustus Sutter	Explorer	15-Feb-1803	18-Jun-1880	California gold rush
John B. Swainson	Politician	31-Jul-1925	13-May-1994	Governor of Michigan, 1961-63
Thomas Szasz	Psychiatrist	15-Apr-1920	8-Sep-2012	Libertarian psychiatrist
George Szell	Conductor	7-Jun-1897	30-Jul-1970	Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-70
Albert Szent-Györgyi	Scientist	16-Sep-1893	22-Oct-1986	Vitamins C and B2
Leo Szilard	Physicist	11-Feb-1898	30-May-1964	Nuclear chain reaction
Orly Taitz	Activist	30-Aug-1962		Defend Our Freedoms Foundation
Donald W. Tang	Business	c. 1963		Vice Chairman of Bear Stearns
Oscar Tang	Philanthropist	1938		Chinese-American philanthropist
Alfred Tarski	Mathematician	14-Jan-1902	26-Oct-1983	Tarski's indefinability theorem
Henry Taube	Chemist	30-Nov-1915	16-Nov-2005	Mechanisms of electron transfer
Sidney Taurel	Business	9-Feb-1949		CEO of Eli Lilly, 1998-2008
Edward Teller	Physicist	15-Jan-1908	9-Sep-2003	Father of the Hydrogen Bomb
Ann Telnaes	Cartoonist	1960		Political cartoonist
Nikola Tesla	Inventor	10-Jul-1856	7-Jan-1943	Invented alternating current
Charlize Theron	Actor	7-Aug-1975		Monster
Elihu Thomson	Inventor	29-Mar-1853	13-Mar-1937	Electric welding and A/C motors
James Thornton	Songwriter	5-Dec-1861	27-Jul-1938	When You Were Sweet Sixteen
William Thornton	Architect	20-May-1759	28-Mar-1828	First architect of the US Capitol
Stephen Timoshenko	Engineer	23-Dec-1878	29-May-1972	Mechanical engineering professor at Stanford
Dimitri Tiomkin	Composer	10-May-1894	11-Nov-1979	Wild Is the Wind
Edward Titchener	Psychologist	11-Jan-1867	3-Aug-1927	Structural psychology
Linus Torvalds	Computer Programmer	28-Dec-1969		Created the kernel for the GNU/Linux OS
Jack Tramiel	Business	13-Dec-1928	8-Apr-2012	Commodore Business Machines
Maria von Trapp	Singer	26-Jan-1905	28-Mar-1987	The Sound of Music
Alex Trebek	Game Show Host	22-Jul-1940		Jeopardy
Laurence Tribe	Attorney	10-Oct-1941		Harvard Law Professor
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev	Terrorist	22-Jul-1993		Suspect #2 in Boston Marathon Bombings
Daniel C. Tsui	Physicist	28-Feb-1939		Fractional quantum Hall effect
Hatim A. Tyabji	Business	1945		CEO of VeriFone, 1986-98
George Uhlenbeck	Physicist	6-Dec-1900	31-Oct-1988	Conceived idea of Quantum Spin
Tracey Ullman	Comic	30-Dec-1959		The Tracey Ullman Show
Lew Urry	Chemist	29-Jan-1927	19-Oct-2004	Inventor of alkaline battery
Vladimir Ussachevsky	Composer	3-Nov-1911	2-Jan-1990	Tape music composer
Cenk Uygur	Talk Show Host	21-Mar-1970		The Young Turks
Victor Varconi	Actor	31-Mar-1891	6-Jun-1976	Hungarian-American character actor
Edgard Varèse	Composer	22-Dec-1883	8-Nov-1965	Poème électronique
Alberto Vargas	Artist	9-Feb-1896	30-Dec-1982	Creator of the "Vargas Girl"
Astrid Varnay	Singer	25-Apr-1918	4-Sep-2006	Wagnerian soprano
Abraham Verghese	Doctor	30-May-1955		My Own Country
William Vickrey	Economist	21-Jun-1914	11-Oct-1996	Asymmetric information in economics
Andrew J. Viterbi	Engineer	9-Mar-1935		Viterbi Algorithm
Eric Voegelin	Philosopher	3-Jan-1901	19-Jan-1985	Order and History
A. E. van Vogt	Novelist	26-Apr-1912	26-Jan-2000	Science fiction writer
Eugene Volokh	Blogger	29-Feb-1968		Volokh Conspiracy
Wernher von Braun	Scientist	23-Mar-1912	16-Jun-1977	German-American rocket scientist
Carl von Cosel	Criminal	8-Feb-1877	23-Jul-1952	Florida's favorite necrophile
Helene von Damm	Government	4-May-1938		Reagan's personal secretary
Diane von Furstenberg	Fashion Designer	31-Dec-1946		Fashion designer
John von Neumann	Mathematician	28-Dec-1903	8-Feb-1957	Computing pioneer, inventor of Game Theory
George Voskovec	Actor	19-Jun-1905	1-Jul-1981	12 Angry Men
Arnold Vosloo	Actor	16-Jun-1962		The Mummy
Robert F. Wagner, Sr.	Politician	8-Jun-1877	4-May-1953	US Senator from New York, 1927-49
Selman A. Waksman	Scientist	22-Jul-1888	16-Aug-1973	Streptomycin and other antibiotics
Lawrence E. Walsh	Government	8-Jan-1912	19-Mar-2014	Independent Prosecutor for Iran-Contra
Stella Walsh	Track and Field	3-Apr-1911	4-Dec-1980	Olympic sprinter found to be hermaphrodite
Bruno Walter	Conductor	15-Sep-1876	17-Feb-1962	Conductor, Leipzig Gewandhaus, 1929-33
Anthony Wang	Business	1943		President of Computer Associates, 1979-92
Lulu Wang	Philanthropist	c. 1944		Tupelo Capital Management
Felix M. Warburg	Business	14-Jan-1871	20-Oct-1937	Kuhn, Loeb and Co.
Fred Wardell	Business	30-Mar-1866	1952	Founder of Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Co.
Jack L. Warner	Business	2-Aug-1892	9-Sep-1978	Co-Founder, Warner Bros.
James Craig Watson	Astronomer	28-Jan-1838	23-Nov-1880	Claimed to discover the planet Vulcan
Alan Watts	Philosopher	6-Jan-1915	16-Nov-1973	Zen beat counterculture sage
Kurt Weill	Composer	2-Mar-1900	3-Apr-1950	The Threepenny Opera
Theodore S. Weiss	Politician	17-Sep-1927	14-Sep-1992	Congressman from New York, 1977-92
Victor Weisskopf	Physicist	19-Sep-1908	21-Apr-2002	Head of CERN, 1961-65
Thomas B. Welch	Business	31-Dec-1825	29-Dec-1903	Grape juice magnate
Frederick Weyerhaeuser	Business	21-Nov-1834	4-Apr-1914	Founder of Weyerhaeuser Company
Margita E. White	Government	27-Jun-1937	20-Nov-2002	FCC Commissioner, 1976-79
Richard H. Whiteley	Politician	22-Dec-1830	26-Sep-1890	Congressman from Georgia, 1870-76
Elie Wiesel	Activist	30-Sep-1928		Anti-Holocaust and human-rights activist
Torsten N. Wiesel	Scientist	3-Jun-1924		Neurophysiology of vision
Eugene Wigner	Physicist	17-Nov-1902	1-Jan-1995	Law of conservation of parity
Dick Wilson	Actor	30-Jul-1916	19-Nov-2007	Mr. Whipple
James Wilson	Government	16-Aug-1835	26-Aug-1920	US Secretary of Agriculture, 1897-1913
William B. Wilson	Government	2-Apr-1862	25-May-1934	US Secretary of Labor, 1913-21
Tommy Wiseau	Film Director	3-Oct-1968		The Room
James Withycombe	Politician	21-Mar-1854	3-Mar-1919	Governor of Oregon, 1915-19
P. G. Wodehouse	Author	15-Oct-1881	14-Feb-1975	Jeeves novels
Hazel Wolf	Activist	10-Mar-1898	19-Jan-2000	Seattle environmental activist
James Wolfensohn	Business	1-Dec-1933		World Bank president, 1995-2005
Christian Wolff	Composer	8-Mar-1934		Burdocks
Frances Wright	Activist	6-Sep-1795	13-Dec-1852	Utopian abolitionist
Harry Wu	Activist	8-Feb-1937		Human rights activist
Leland Yee	Politician	20-Nov-1948		California State Senator, indicted
Alan Young	Actor	19-Nov-1919		Wilbur Post on Mister Ed
Marguerite Yourcenar	Novelist	8-Jun-1903	17-Dec-1987	Mémoires d'Hadrien
Steve Yzerman	Hockey	9-May-1965		Detroit Red Wings, 1983-2006
Giuseppe Zangara	Assassin	7-Sep-1900	20-Mar-1933	Tried to kill Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ahmed H. Zewail	Chemist	26-Feb-1946		Femtochemistry
Efrem Zimbalist	Violinist	9-Apr-1889	22-Feb-1985	Russian-American violinist
Marion A. Zioncheck	Politician	5-Dec-1901	7-Aug-1936	Congressman, committed suicide
Vilmos Zsigmond	Cinematographer	16-Jun-1930	1-Jan-2016	Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Vladimir Zworykin	Inventor	30-Jul-1889	29-Jul-1982	Patented color televison