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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
King Abdullah
Royalty
1-Aug-1924 23-Jan-2015 King of Saudi Arabia, 2005-15
M. H. Abrams
Author
23-Jul-1912 21-Apr-2015 The Mirror and the Lamp
Arthur L. Alarcon
Judge
14-Aug-1925 28-Jan-2015 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-92
James Aldridge
Novelist
10-Jul-1918 23-Feb-2015 The True Story of Lilli Stubeck
Daevid Allen
Musician
13-Jan-1938 13-Mar-2015 Demented musical gnome
Gene Amdahl
Engineer
16-Nov-1922 10-Nov-2015 Parallel computing pioneer
Brad Anderson
Cartoonist
24-May-1924 30-Aug-2015 Marmaduke
Lynn Anderson
Singer
26-Sep-1947 30-Jul-2015 Rose Garden
Laura Antonelli
Actor
28-Nov-1941 22-Jun-2015 The Divine Nymph
Al Arbour
Hockey
1-Nov-1932 28-Aug-2015 Longtime NY Islanders Coach
Bill Arnsparger
Football
16-Dec-1926 17-Jul-2015 Former Dolphins, Giants Coach
Halldór Ásgrímsson
Head of State
8-Sep-1947 18-May-2015 Prime Minister of Iceland, 2004-06
Doug Atkins
Football
8-May-1930 30-Dec-2015 NFL Hall of Famer
Tariq Aziz
Government
28-Apr-1936 5-Jun-2015 Ex-Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister
Tim Babcock
Politician
27-Oct-1919 7-Apr-2015 Governor of Montana, 1962-69
Cass Ballenger
Politician
6-Dec-1926 18-Feb-2015 Congressman from North Carolina, 1986-2005
Norman H. Bangerter
Politician
4-Jan-1933 14-Apr-2015 Governor of Utah, 1985-93
Ernie Banks
Baseball
31-Jan-1931 23-Jan-2015 National League MVP 1958 and 1959
George Barris
Artist
20-Nov-1925 5-Nov-2015 Designed the 1966 Batmobile
John Bayley
Novelist
25-Mar-1925 12-Jan-2015 Widower's House
Robert M. Beavers, Jr.
Business
6-Jan-1944 19-Aug-2015 Best Harvest Bakeries
Chuck Bednarik
Football
1-May-1925 21-Mar-2015 Eagles Linebacker, Hall of Famer
Robert H. Benmosche
Business
29-May-1944 27-Feb-2015 CEO of AIG, 2009-14
Sandy Berger
Government
28-Oct-1945 2-Dec-2015 National Security Advisor for Bill Clinton
Mark R. Bernstein
Attorney
7-Apr-1930 27-Apr-2015 Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein LP
Yogi Berra
Baseball
12-May-1925 22-Sep-2015 New York Yankee malapropist
James Best
Actor
26-Jul-1926 6-Apr-2015 Roscoe P. Coltrane on Dukes
Mario Biaggi
Politician
26-Oct-1917 24-Jun-2015 Congressman from New York, 1969-88
Beau Biden
Politician
3-Feb-1969 30-May-2015 Attorney General of Delaware, 2007-15
Theodore Bikel
Actor
2-May-1924 21-Jul-2015 The Defiant Ones
Michael J. Birck
Business
25-Jan-1938 6-Jul-2015 CEO of Tellabs, 1975-2004
Forrest Bird
Inventor
9-Jun-1921 2-Aug-2015 Bird Universal Medical Respirator
Julian Bond
Activist
14-Jan-1940 15-Aug-2015 NAACP Chairman, 1998-2010
Malcolm Boyd
Religion
8-Jun-1923 27-Feb-2015 Are You Running with Me, Jesus?
Sarah Brady
Activist
6-Feb-1942 3-Apr-2015 Handgun control advocate
Lasse Braun
Business
21-Sep-1936 16-Feb-2015 Pornographer
Pierre Brice
Actor
6-Feb-1929 6-Jun-2015 Winnetou
André Brink
Novelist
29-May-1935 6-Feb-2015 A Dry White Season
Leon Brittan
Politician
25-Sep-1939 21-Jan-2015 UK Home Secretary, 1983-85
Edward Brooke
Politician
26-Oct-1919 3-Jan-2015 US Senator from Massachusetts, 1967-79
Vincent Bugliosi
Government
18-Aug-1934 6-Jun-2015 Prosecuted Manson, wrote Helter Skelter
David Canary
Actor
25-Aug-1938 16-Nov-2015 Stuart Chandler on All My Children
Judy Carne
Actor
27-Apr-1939 3-Sep-2015 Sock-it-to-me girl on Laugh-In
David Carr
Journalist
8-Sep-1956 12-Feb-2015 The New York Times
Jack Carter
Comic
24-Jun-1923 28-Jun-2015 Stand-up comic, actor
Willis Carto
Activist
17-Jul-1926 26-Oct-2015 Founder of Liberty Lobby, IHR
Billy Casper
Golf
24-Jun-1931 7-Feb-2015 Won 3 majors, plus 51 PGA Tour wins
Raúl H. Castro
Politician
12-Jun-1916 10-Apr-2015 Governor of Arizona, 1975-77
Charles Cawley
Business
15-Aug-1940 18-Nov-2015 Cofounder, MBNA Corporation
David Cesarani
Historian
13-Nov-1956 25-Oct-2015 Eichmann: His Life and Crimes
Ahmed Chalabi
Government
30-Oct-1944 3-Nov-2015 Prominent on the Iraqi Provisional Council
Stéphane Charbonnier
Cartoonist
21-Aug-1967 7-Jan-2015 Editor of Charlie Hebdo
Charles Chatfield
Historian
11-Mar-1934 15-Jan-2015 Pacifism in America, 1914-1941
Yves Chauvin
Chemist
10-Oct-1930 27-Jan-2015 Metathesis
Alan Cheuse
Novelist
23-Jan-1940 31-Jul-2015 The Bohemians
Howard Coble
Politician
18-Mar-1931 3-Nov-2015 Former Congressman from North Carolina
George Coe
Actor
10-May-1929 18-Jul-2015 Woodhouse on Archer
George Cole
Actor
22-Apr-1925 5-Aug-2015 Arthur Daley on Minder
Natalie Cole
Singer
6-Feb-1950 31-Dec-2015 Singer-daughter of Nat King Cole
Ornette Coleman
Jazz Musician
19-Mar-1930 11-Jun-2015 Free Jazz innovator
Jackie Collins
Novelist
4-Oct-1937 19-Sep-2015 Hollywood Wives
Wes Cooley
Politician
28-Mar-1932 4-Feb-2015 Congressman from Oregon, 1995-97
Kevin Corcoran
Actor
10-Jun-1949 6-Oct-2015 Disney child actor
Yvonne Craig
Actor
16-May-1937 17-Aug-2015 Batgirl on Batman
Wes Craven
Film Director
2-Aug-1939 30-Aug-2015 Freddy Krueger's father
Jonathan Crombie
Actor
12-Oct-1966 15-Apr-2015 Green Gables
N. Patrick Crooks
Judge
16-May-1938 21-Sep-2015 Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Andraé Crouch
Singer
1-Jul-1942 8-Jan-2015 Father of modern gospel music
Suzanne Crough
Actor
6-Mar-1963 27-Apr-2015 Tracy on The Partridge Family
John David Crow
Football
8-Jul-1935 17-Jun-2015 Winner, 1957 Heisman Trophy
Mario Cuomo
Politician
15-Jun-1932 1-Jan-2015 Governor of New York, 1983-95
Robert Curvin
Activist
23-Feb-1934 29-Sep-2015 Former Black Power activist
Mel Daniels
Basketball
20-Jul-1944 30-Oct-2015 ABA Hall-of-Famer
Darryl Dawkins
Basketball
11-Jan-1957 27-Aug-2015 Chocolate Thunder
Arnaud De Borchgrave
Journalist
26-Oct-1926 15-Feb-2015 Washington Times, Insight magazine
Manoel de Oliveira
Film Director
11-Dec-1908 2-Apr-2015 I'm Going Home
Danièle Delorme
Actor
9-Oct-1926 17-Oct-2015 Gigi
Suleyman Demirel
Head of State
1-Nov-1924 17-Jun-2015 President of Turkey, 1993-2000
Little Jimmy Dickens
Country Musician
19-Dec-1920 2-Jan-2015 May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Assia Djebar
Author
4-Aug-1936 7-Feb-2015 So Vast the Prison
E. L. Doctorow
Novelist
6-Jan-1931 21-Jul-2015 The Book of Daniel
Carol Doda
Performance Artist
29-Aug-1937 9-Nov-2015 Stripper at San Francisco's Condor Club
Jean Doré
Politician
12-Dec-1944 15-Jun-2015 Mayor of Montreal, 1986-94
Donna Douglas
Actor
26-Sep-1933 1-Jan-2015 Elly May on The Beverly Hillbillies
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Government
1-Jul-1942 17-Apr-2015 Saddam Hussein's number 2
Ellen Albertini Dow
Actor
16-Nov-1918 4-May-2015 Rapping Granny in The Wedding Singer
Betsy Drake
Actor
11-Sep-1923 27-Oct-2015 Every Girl Should Be Married
Ervin Drake
Songwriter
3-Apr-1919 15-Jan-2015 It Was a Very Good Year
Wayne Dyer
Religion
10-May-1940 29-Aug-2015 The father of motivation
Richard Dysart
Actor
30-Mar-1929 5-Apr-2015 Leland McKenzie on L.A. Law
Don Edwards
Politician
6-Jan-1915 1-Oct-2015 Congressman from California, 1963-95
Edward Cardinal Egan
Religion
2-Apr-1932 5-Mar-2015 Catholic Archbishop of New York, 2000-09
Dennis P. Eichhorn
Author
19-Aug-1945 8-Oct-2015 Real Stuff
Anita Ekberg
Actor
29-Sep-1931 11-Jan-2015 Artists and Models
Theodore H. Emmerich
Business
16-Jun-1926 15-Feb-2015 Ernst & Whinney Cincinnati
Stein Eriksen
Skier
11-Dec-1927 27-Dec-2015 Norwegian Alpine skier
M. Stanton Evans
Activist
20-Jul-1934 3-Mar-2015 Conservative activist
Thomas L. Farmer
Attorney
26-Jul-1923 5-Feb-2015 Overseas Development Council
Val Fitch
Physicist
10-Mar-1923 5-Feb-2015 Time not necessarily reversible
Thomas R. Fitzgerald
Judge
10-Jul-1941 1-Nov-2015 Justice, Illinois Supreme Court, 2000-10
Wendell H. Ford
Politician
8-Sep-1924 22-Jan-2015 US Senator from Kentucky, 1974-99
Sally Forrest
Actor
28-May-1928 15-Mar-2015 While the City Sleeps
Chuck Forsberg
Computer Programmer
6-May-1944 24-Sep-2015 Creator of ZMODEM
William Price Fox
Novelist
9-Apr-1926 19-Apr-2015 Southern Fried
Joe Franklin
Talk Show Host
9-Mar-1926 24-Jan-2015 Pioneer talk show host
Andy Fraser
Bassist
7-Aug-1952 16-Mar-2015 Free
Malcolm Fraser
Politician
21-May-1930 20-Mar-2015 Prime Minister of Australia, 1975-83
Stan Freberg
Comic
7-Aug-1926 7-Apr-2015 Radio's The Stan Freberg Show
Brian Friel
Playwright
9-Jan-1929 2-Oct-2015 Dancing at Lughnasa
David B. Frohnmayer
Politician
9-Jul-1940 9-Mar-2015 President, University of Oregon, 1994-2009
Adam Gadahn
Terrorist
1-Sep-1978 Jan-2015 Al-Qaeda terrorist, indicted for treason
Peter Gay
Historian
20-Jun-1923 12-May-2015 The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
Francis Cardinal George
Religion
16-Jan-1937 17-Apr-2015 Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, 1997-2014
Frank Gifford
Football
16-Aug-1930 9-Aug-2015 Monday Night Football
Mark T. Gilderhus
Historian
15-Nov-1941 22-Jan-2015 Pan American Visions
S. Malcolm Gillis
Educator
28-Dec-1940 4-Oct-2015 President of Rice University, 1993-2004
Alfred G. Gilman
Scientist
1-Jul-1941 23-Dec-2015 G-protein cell signal transmission
Frank D. Gilroy
Playwright
13-Oct-1925 12-Sep-2015 The Subject Was Roses
Harvey J. Goldschmid
Government
6-May-1940 12-Feb-2015 SEC Commissioner, 2002-05
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.
Film/TV Producer
7-Sep-1926 9-Jan-2015 Son of Samuel Goldwyn
Lesley Gore
Singer
2-May-1946 16-Feb-2015 It's My Party
Lyle Gramley
Economist
14-Jan-1927 22-Mar-2015 Former Federal Reserve governor
Günter Grass
Author
16-Oct-1927 13-Apr-2015 German novelist, The Tin Drum
Coleen Gray
Actor
23-Oct-1922 3-Aug-2015 Nightmare Alley
Jim Greenspoon
Musician
7-Feb-1948 11-Mar-2015 Organ player for Three Dog Night
Robert P. Griffin
Politician
6-Nov-1923 16-Apr-2015 US Senator from Michigan, 1966-79
Stanislav Gross
Government
30-Oct-1969 16-Apr-2015 Prime Minister of Czechia, 2004-05
John Guillermin
Film Director
11-Nov-1925 27-Sep-2015 The Bridge at Remagen
Bill Guthridge
Basketball
27-Jul-1937 12-May-2015 UNC Head Coach, 1997-2000
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Politician
4-May-1922 1-Apr-2015 Congressman from Arkansas, 1967-93
Gunnar Hansen
Actor
4-Mar-1947 7-Nov-2015 Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Setsuko Hara
Actor
17-Jun-1920 5-Sep-2015 Noriko Trilogy
Arthur A. Hartman
Diplomat
12-Mar-1926 16-Mar-2015 US Ambassador to the USSR, 1981-87
Denis Healey
Politician
30-Aug-1917 3-Oct-2015 Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1974-79
Richard F. Heck
Chemist
15-Aug-1931 9-Oct-2015 Palladium-catalyzed cross couplings
Robert E. Hemenway
Educator
10-Aug-1941 31-Jul-2015 Chancellor, University of Kansas, 1995-2009
Theodore Hesburgh
Educator
25-May-1917 26-Feb-2015 President, University of Notre Dame, 1952-87
Francesca Hilton
Relative
10-Mar-1947 5-Jan-2015 Daughter of Conrad Hilton and Zsa Zsa
Stanley Hoffmann
Historian
27-Nov-1928 13-Sep-2015 Gulliver's Troubles
James Horner
Composer
14-Aug-1953 22-Jun-2015 Scored Titanic
Geoffrey Howe
Politician
20-Dec-1926 9-Oct-2015 UK Foreign Secretary, 1983-89
Marty Ingels
Comic
9-Mar-1936 21-Oct-2015 Comic-husband of Shirley Jones
Harry V. Jaffa
Historian
7-Oct-1918 10-Jan-2015 Crisis of the House Divided
Saeed Jaffrey
Actor
8-Jan-1929 15-Nov-2015 My Beautiful Laundrette
Lisa Jardine
Historian
12-Apr-1944 25-Oct-2015 Francis Bacon: Discovery and the Art of Discourse
Richard Johnson
Actor
30-Jul-1927 6-Jun-2015 Treasure Island
Dean Jones
Actor
25-Jan-1931 1-Sep-2015 That Darn Cat!
Louis Jourdan
Actor
19-Jun-1919 14-Feb-2015 Kamal in Octopussy
Leo P. Kadanoff
Physicist
14-Jan-1937 26-Oct-2015 Second-order phase transitions
A. P. J. Kalam
Scientist
15-Oct-1931 27-Jul-2015 11th President of India 2002-07
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Politician
24-Jan-1924 20-Mar-2015 Congressman from Wisconsin, 1959-91
Robert Keeley
Diplomat
4-Sep-1929 9-Jan-2015 US Ambassador to Greece, 1985-89
Ellsworth Kelly
Painter
31-May-1923 27-Dec-2015 Hard-Edge Painting
Yasar Kemal
Novelist
6-Oct-1923 28-Feb-2015 Mehmet, My Hawk
Charles Kennedy
Politician
25-Nov-1959 1-Jun-2015 Leader of Liberal Democrats, 1999-2006
Donald R. Keough
Business
4-Sep-1926 24-Feb-2015 President and COO of Coca Cola, 1981-93
Kirk Kerkorian
Business
6-Jun-1917 15-Jun-2015 Las Vegas baron
Breene M. Kerr
Business
27-Jan-1929 2-Sep-2015 Kerr Consolidated, Inc.
F. Ray Keyser, Jr.
Politician
17-Aug-1927 7-Mar-2015 Governor of Vermont, 1961-63
B. B. King
Musician
16-Sep-1925 14-May-2015 King of the Blues
Ben E. King
Singer/Songwriter
28-Sep-1938 30-Apr-2015 Stand By Me
Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
Business
10-Jul-1925 30-Jul-2015 KKR, Kohlberg & Company
Andrew Kohut
Pundit
2-Sep-1942 8-Sep-2015 Pew Research Center pollster
Robert P. Kraft
Astronomer
16-Jun-1927 26-May-2015 Lick Observatory
R. Kirk Landon
Business
27-Apr-1929 24-Mar-2015 American Bankers Insurance Group
Jack Larson
Actor
8-Feb-1928 20-Sep-2015 The Adventures of Superman
David Laventhol
Publisher
15-Jul-1933 8-Apr-2015 President of Times Mirror, 1987-93
Christopher Lee
Actor
27-May-1922 7-Jun-2015 The Face of Fu Manchu
Lemmy
Singer
24-Dec-1945 28-Dec-2015 Bassist for Motrhead
Meadowlark Lemon
Basketball
25-Apr-1932 27-Dec-2015 Harlem Globetrotter
Joan Leslie
Actor
26-Jan-1925 12-Oct-2015 Yankee Doodle Dandy
Philip Levine
Poet
10-Jan-1928 14-Feb-2015 What Work Is
Geoffrey Lewis
Actor
31-Jul-1935 7-Apr-2015 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Robert Loggia
Actor
3-Jan-1930 4-Dec-2015 The Jagged Edge
Marjorie Lord
Actor
26-Jul-1918 28-Nov-2015 Make Room for Daddy
Andreas Lubitz
Criminal
18-Dec-1987 24-Mar-2015 Germanwings Flight 9525 suicide pilot
Cynthia Macdonald
Poet
2-Feb-1928 3-Aug-2015 Amputations
Patrick Macnee
Actor
6-Feb-1922 25-Jun-2015 Mr. Steed on The Avengers
Judith Malina
Actor
4-Jun-1926 10-Apr-2015 Co-Founder, The Living Theatre
Moses Malone
Basketball
23-Mar-1955 13-Sep-2015 Philadelphia 76ers
Marvin Mandel
Politician
19-Apr-1920 30-Aug-2015 Governor of Maryland, 1969-79
Vincent Margera
Relative
3-Jul-1956 15-Nov-2015 Don Vito, Bam Margera's uncle
Nathaniel Marston
Actor
9-Jul-1975 11-Nov-2015 One Life to Live
Roy Mason
Politician
18-Apr-1924 19-Apr-2015 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1976-79
Kurt Masur
Conductor
18-Jul-1927 19-Dec-2015 Conductor, NY Philharmonic, 1991-2002
Albert Maysles
Film Director
26-Nov-1926 5-Mar-2015 Documentary filmmaker
Colleen McCullough
Novelist
1-Jun-1937 29-Jan-2015 The Thorn Birds
Geraldine McEwan
Actor
9-May-1932 30-Jan-2015 Mapp & Lucia
Kay McFarland
Judge
20-Jul-1935 18-Aug-2015 Kansas Chief Justice, 1995-2009
Rod McKuen
Poet
29-Apr-1933 27-Jan-2015 A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Jayne Meadows
Actor
27-Sep-1920 26-Apr-2015 City Slickers
Anne Meara
Comic
20-Sep-1929 23-May-2015 Stiller and Meara
Keith Michell
Actor
1-Dec-1928 20-Nov-2015 The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Walter Dale Miller
Politician
5-Oct-1925 28-Sep-2015 Governor of South Dakota, 1993-95
Martin Milner
Actor
28-Dec-1931 6-Sep-2015 LAPD officer Pete Malloy on Adam-12
Minnie Minoso
Baseball
29-Nov-1922 1-Mar-2015 The Cuban Comet
Warren Mitchell
Actor
14-Jan-1926 14-Nov-2015 Alf Garnett on Till Death Us Do Part
Al Molinaro
Actor
24-Jun-1919 30-Oct-2015 Alfred on Happy Days
Ron Moody
Actor
8-Jan-1924 11-Jun-2015 Fagin in Oliver Twist
Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Politician
16-Apr-1923 7-Jan-2015 Twice Governor of West Virginia
Dickie Moore
Actor
12-Sep-1925 7-Sep-2015 The Little Rascals
Dickie Moore
Hockey
6-Jan-1931 19-Dec-2015 Montreal Canadiens Left Wing
John M. Murphy
Politician
3-Aug-1926 25-May-2015 Congressman snagged in ABSCAM
John T. Myers
Politician
8-Feb-1927 27-Jan-2015 Congressman from Indiana, 1967-97
Kel Nagle
Golf
21-Dec-1920 29-Jan-2015 Winner, 1960 British Open
Yoichiro Nambu
Physicist
18-Jan-1921 5-Jul-2015 Spontaneous broken symmetry
John Nash
Mathematician
13-Jun-1928 23-May-2015 Schizophrenic game theorist
Yitzhak Navon
Head of State
9-Apr-1921 7-Nov-2015 President of Israel, 1978-83
Taylor Negron
Actor
1-Aug-1958 11-Jan-2015 The Last Boy Scout
Jean Nidetch
Business
12-Oct-1923 29-Apr-2015 Weight Watchers founder
Leonard Nimoy
Actor
26-Mar-1931 27-Feb-2015 Commander Spock on Star Trek
Douglass C. North
Economist
5-Nov-1920 23-Nov-2015 Cliometrics
Alan Nunnelee
Politician
9-Oct-1958 6-Feb-2015 Congressman from Mississippi, 2011-15
Maureen O'Hara
Actor
17-Aug-1920 24-Oct-2015 Miracle on 34th Street
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Actor
23-Dec-1921 31-Jul-2015 Lt. Ed Ryker on The Rookies
Don Oberdorfer
Journalist
28-May-1931 23-Jul-2015 The Washington Post
Anne W. Orde
Historian
1924 25-Feb-2015 The Eclipse of Great Britain
Gary Owens
Radio Personality
10-May-1936 12-Feb-2015 Radio DJ, announcer for Laugh-In
Boyd K. Packer
Religion
10-Sep-1924 3-Jul-2015 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Betsy Palmer
Actor
1-Nov-1926 29-May-2015 Friday the 13th
Gregg Palmer
Actor
25-Jan-1927 31-Oct-2015 The Rebel Set
Everett C. Parker
Activist
17-Jan-1913 17-Sep-2015 Civil rights advocate, UCC official
Melody Patterson
Actor
16-Apr-1949 20-Aug-2015 Wrangler Jane on F Troop
Bud Paxson
Business
17-Apr-1935 9-Jan-2015 Paxson Communications
Jack Peltason
Educator
29-Aug-1923 21-Mar-2015 President, University of California, 1992-95
William Pfaff
Author
29-Dec-1928 30-Apr-2015 Barbarian Sentiments
Roddy Piper
Wrestling
17-Apr-1954 30-Jul-2015 Here to kick ass, chew bubble gum
Maya Plisetskaya
Dancer
20-Nov-1925 2-May-2015 Iconic star of the Bolshoi Ballet
Ben Powers
Actor
13-Feb-1949 6-Apr-2015 Keith Anderson on Good Times
Terry Pratchett
Novelist
28-Apr-1948 12-Mar-2015 Discworld sci-fi series
Yevgeny Primakov
Head of State
29-Oct-1929 26-Jun-2015 Prime Minister of Russia, 1998-99
Marcel Pronovost
Hockey
15-Jun-1930 26-Apr-2015 Detroit's Flying Frenchman
Francis Paul Prucha
Historian
4-Jan-1921 30-Jul-2015 The Great Father
Paul Prudhomme
Chef
13-Jul-1940 8-Oct-2015 Louisiana chef with magic seasoning blends
Elizabeth Brown Pryor
Historian
15-Mar-1951 13-Apr-2015 Clara Barton: Professional Angel
Richard Rainwater
Business
15-Jun-1944 27-Sep-2015 Billionaire investor
Rex Reason
Actor
30-Nov-1928 19-Nov-2015 Adam MacLean on Man Without a Gun
Roger Rees
Actor
5-May-1944 10-Jul-2015 Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Dusty Rhodes
Wrestling
12-Oct-1945 11-Jun-2015 The American Dream
Ralph J. Roberts
Business
13-Mar-1920 19-Jun-2015 Co-Founder of Comcast
Alex Rocco
Actor
29-Feb-1936 18-Jul-2015 Moe Greene in The Godfather
Wayne Rogers
Actor
7-Apr-1933 31-Dec-2015 Trapper John on M*A*S*H
Irwin Rose
Scientist
16-Jul-1926 2-Jun-2015 Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation
Candida Royalle
Pornstar
15-Oct-1950 7-Sep-2015 Femmes De Sade
Ann Rule
Author
22-Oct-1937 26-Jul-2015 Prolific true crime paperback writer
Oliver Sacks
Doctor
9-Jul-1933 30-Aug-2015 Awakenings
Gene Saks
Theater Director
8-Nov-1921 28-Mar-2015 The Odd Couple
Kim Young Sam
Head of State
20-Dec-1927 22-Nov-2015 President of South Korea, 1993-98
Flip Saunders
Basketball
23-Feb-1955 25-Oct-2015 President and Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves
Gus Savage
Politician
30-Oct-1925 31-Oct-2015 Congressman from Illinois, 1981-93
Dolph Schayes
Basketball
19-May-1928 10-Dec-2015 NBA Hall of Famer, coach
Walter Scheib
Chef
3-May-1954 13-Jun-2015 White House Chef, 1994-2005
Irwin Schiff
Activist
24-Feb-1928 16-Oct-2015 US income tax protester
Helmut Schmidt
Head of State
23-Dec-1918 10-Nov-2015 Chancellor of Germany, 1974-82
Carl E. Schorske
Historian
15-Mar-1915 13-Sep-2015 Fin-de-Sicle Vienna: Politics and Culture
Peter W. Schramm
Activist
23-Dec-1946 16-Aug-2015 Executive Director, Ashbrook Center
Robert Schuller
Religion
16-Sep-1926 2-Apr-2015 World's most upbeat televangelist
Thomas A. Schweich
Politician
2-Oct-1960 26-Feb-2015 State Auditor of Missouri, 2011-15
Richard S. Schweiker
Politician
1-Jun-1926 31-Jul-2015 US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81
Lizabeth Scott
Actor
29-Sep-1922 31-Jan-2015 Dead Reckoning
Stuart Scott
Sports Journalist
19-Jul-1965 4-Jan-2015 ESPN Sportscaster
Brian Sewell
Critic
15-Jun-1931 19-Sep-2015 Outsider: Always Almost, Never Quite
Omar Sharif
Actor
10-Apr-1932 10-Jul-2015 Doctor Zhivago
Bob Simon
Journalist
29-May-1941 11-Feb-2015 60 Minutes
Sam Simon
Film/TV Producer
6-Jun-1955 8-Mar-2015 Co-creator of The Simpsons
Percy Sledge
Singer
25-Nov-1941 14-Apr-2015 When a Man Loves a Woman
Dean Smith
Basketball
28-Feb-1931 7-Feb-2015 UNC Basketball Head Coach, 1961-97
Chris Squire
Bassist
4-Mar-1948 27-Jun-2015 Bassist for Yes
Ken Stabler
Football
25-Dec-1945 8-Jul-2015 Oakland Raiders QB
Blaze Starr
Performance Artist
1-Jan-1932 15-Jun-2015 Stripper
Tom Stemberg
Business
18-Jan-1949 23-Oct-2015 Founder and CEO of Staples, Inc.
Louis B. Stokes
Politician
23-Feb-1925 18-Aug-2015 Congressman from Ohio, 1969-99
Robert Stone
Novelist
21-Aug-1937 10-Jan-2015 Dog Soldiers
Maurice Strong
Activist
29-Apr-1929 28-Nov-2015 Power executive, environmentalist
Jerry Tarkanian
Basketball
8-Aug-1930 11-Feb-2015 Longtime UNLV basketball coach
James Tate
Poet
8-Dec-1943 8-Jul-2015 The Lost Pilot
Rod Taylor
Actor
11-Jan-1930 7-Jan-2015 The Time Machine
John M. Templeton, Jr.
Relative
19-Feb-1940 16-May-2015 Conservative philanthropist
Nigel Terry
Actor
15-Aug-1945 30-Apr-2015 Excalibur
Fred Thompson
Actor
19-Aug-1942 1-Nov-2015 Actor turned Senator from Tennessee
Allen Toussaint
Musician
14-Jan-1938 9-Nov-2015 Influential New Orleans composer/producer
Charles H. Townes
Physicist
28-Jul-1915 27-Jan-2015 Invention of the maser and laser
Tomas Tranströmer
Poet
15-Apr-1931 26-Mar-2015 Scandinavian poet
Tim Valentine
Politician
15-Mar-1926 10-Nov-2015 Congressman from North Carolina, 1983-95
Dick Van Patten
Actor
9-Dec-1928 23-Jun-2015 Dad on Eight is Enough
Larry N. Vanderhoef
Educator
20-Mar-1941 15-Oct-2015 Chancellor of UC Davis, 1994-2009
Lillian Vernon
Business
18-Mar-1927 14-Dec-2015 Mail-order maven of America
Daniel von Bargen
Actor
5-Jun-1950 1-Mar-2015 Kruger on Seinfeld
Daniel Walker
Politician
6-Aug-1922 29-Apr-2015 Governor of Illinois, 1973-77
Olene Walker
Politician
15-Nov-1930 28-Nov-2015 Governor of Utah, 2003-05
Alberta Watson
Actor
6-Mar-1955 21-Mar-2015 Madeline on La Femme Nikita
Ben Wattenberg
Pundit
26-Aug-1933 28-Jun-2015 Think Tank moderator
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Judge
28-Mar-1941 21-Apr-2015 Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 1994-2010
Scott Weiland
Singer
27-Oct-1967 3-Dec-2015 Frontman, Stone Temple Pilots
Allen Weinstein
Historian
1-Sep-1937 18-Jun-2015 US National Archivist, 2005-08
Donald Weinstein
Historian
13-Mar-1926 13-Dec-2015 Savonarola and Florence
Jerry Weintraub
Film/TV Producer
29-Sep-1937 6-Jul-2015 Hollywood producer
Richard von Weizsäcker
Head of State
15-Apr-1920 31-Jan-2015 President of Germany, 1984-94
Cory Wells
Singer
5-Feb-1942 20-Oct-2015 Three Dog Night
Haskell Wexler
Cinematographer
6-Feb-1922 27-Dec-2015 Medium Cool
Robert E. White
Diplomat
21-Sep-1926 13-Jan-2015 US Ambassador to El Salvador, 1980-81
John C. Whitehead
Business
2-Apr-1922 7-Feb-2015 US Deputy Secretary of State, 1985-89
Grace Lee Whitney
Actor
1-Apr-1930 1-May-2015 Yeoman Rand on Star Trek
C. K. Williams
Poet
4-Nov-1936 20-Sep-2015 Repair
Elizabeth Wilson
Actor
4-Apr-1921 9-May-2015 The Graduate
Sheldon S. Wolin
Philosopher
4-Aug-1922 21-Oct-2015 Politics and Vision
Holly Woodlawn
Actor
26-Oct-1946 6-Dec-2015 First Lady of Transgender Cabaret
Jim Wright
Politician
22-Dec-1922 6-May-2015 Congressman from Texas, 1955-89
Pauline Yates
Actor
16-Jun-1929 21-Jan-2015 Harriet's Back in Town
Lee Kuan Yew
Head of State
16-Sep-1923 23-Mar-2015 Prime Minister of Singapore, 1959-90
Bud Yorkin
Film Director
22-Feb-1926 18-Aug-2015 Start the Revolution Without Me
Zhelyu Zhelev
Head of State
3-Mar-1935 30-Jan-2015 President of Bulgaria, 1990-97
John E. Zuccotti
Business
23-Jun-1937 19-Nov-2015 Real estate tycoon




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