| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Ryan Adams |
Singer/Songwriter |
5-Nov-1974 |
|
Heartbreaker |
| Steven Adler |
Drummer |
22-Jan-1965 |
|
Former Guns N' Roses drummer |
| David Allen |
Author |
28-Dec-1945 |
|
Getting Things Done |
| Rick Allen |
Drummer |
1-Nov-1963 |
|
Def Leppard's one-armed drummer |
| G. G. Allin |
Musician |
29-Aug-1956 |
28-Jun-1993 |
Hated |
| Gregg Allman |
Musician |
8-Dec-1947 |
|
The Allman Brothers |
| Trey Anastasio |
Musician |
30-Sep-1964 |
|
Lead singer and guitarist for Phish |
| Brett Anderson |
Singer/Songwriter |
29-Sep-1967 |
|
Former Suede vocalist |
| Phil Anselmo |
Musician |
30-Jun-1968 |
|
Former vocalist for Pantera |
| Antonin Artaud |
Playwright |
4-Sep-1896 |
4-Mar-1948 |
Theater of Cruelty |
| Rick Aviles |
Comic |
14-Oct-1952 |
17-Mar-1995 |
Ghost |
| Chet Baker |
Jazz Musician |
23-Dec-1929 |
13-May-1988 |
Jazz trumpeter, The Chet Baker Quartet |
| Nicky Barnes |
Criminal |
1933 |
|
Heroin kingpin, Mr. Untouchable |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat |
Painter |
22-Dec-1960 |
12-Aug-1988 |
NYC graffiti artist |
| Matthew "Stymie" Beard |
Actor |
1-Jan-1925 |
8-Jan-1981 |
Stymie in Our Gang |
| John Belushi |
Actor |
24-Jan-1949 |
5-Mar-1982 |
Animal House |
| Steven Jesse Bernstein |
Poet |
4-Dec-1950 |
22-Oct-1991 |
Grunge poet and punk rocker |
| Jack Black |
Musician |
28-Aug-1969 |
|
Half of Tenacious D |
| Robert Blake |
Actor |
18-Sep-1933 |
|
Baretta |
| Mike Bloomfield |
Guitarist |
28-Jul-1943 |
15-Feb-1981 |
Guitarist, Paul Butterfield Blues Band |
| Don Bolles |
Musician |
30-Jul-1956 |
|
The Germs |
| John Bonham |
Drummer |
31-May-1948 |
24-Sep-1980 |
Drummer for Led Zeppelin, 1968-80 |
| Anthony Bourdain |
Chef |
25-Jun-1956 |
|
Kitchen Confidential |
| David Bowie |
Singer/Songwriter |
8-Jan-1947 |
|
Ziggy Stardust |
| Lillo Brancato |
Actor |
30-Aug-1976 |
|
A Bronx Tale, acquitted of murder |
| Russell Brand |
Actor |
4-Jun-1975 |
|
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know |
| Lenny Bruce |
Comic |
13-Oct-1925 |
3-Aug-1966 |
Multiply obscene comic |
| William S. Burroughs |
Author |
5-Feb-1914 |
2-Aug-1997 |
Naked Lunch |
| Charlotte Caffey |
Guitarist |
21-Oct-1953 |
|
Lead guitarist for The Go-Go's |
| John Cale |
Cellist |
9-Mar-1942 |
|
Velvet cellist and influential producer |
| Gia Carangi |
Model |
29-Jan-1960 |
18-Nov-1986 |
Troubled supermodel, died from AIDS |
| Judy Carne |
Actor |
27-Apr-1939 |
|
Sock-it-to-me girl on Laugh-In |
| Jim Carroll |
Author |
1-Aug-1950 |
11-Sep-2009 |
The Basketball Diaries |
| David Cassidy |
Singer |
12-Apr-1950 |
|
The Partridge Family |
| Nick Cave |
Singer |
22-Sep-1957 |
|
Bad Seed |
| 50 Cent |
Rapper |
6-Jul-1975 |
|
Wanksta, P.I.M.P. |
| Jimmy Chamberlin |
Drummer |
10-Jun-1964 |
|
Ex-Smashing Pumpkins drummer |
| Lauren Chapin |
Actor |
23-May-1945 |
|
Father Knows Best |
| Mark David Chapman |
Assassin |
10-May-1955 |
|
Assassin of Beatle John Lennon |
| Ray Charles |
Musician |
23-Sep-1930 |
10-Jun-2004 |
Georgia On My Mind |
| Eric Clapton |
Guitarist |
30-Mar-1945 |
|
Slowhand |
| Kurt Cobain |
Musician |
20-Feb-1967 |
5-Apr-1994 |
Lead singer of Nirvana |
| Natalie Cole |
Singer |
6-Feb-1950 |
|
Singer-daughter of Nat King Cole |
| John Coltrane |
Jazz Musician |
23-Sep-1926 |
17-Jul-1967 |
Jazz tenor saxophonist |
| Peter Coyote |
Actor |
10-Oct-1942 |
|
Dennis Ryland on The 4400 |
| Darby Crash |
Singer |
26-Sep-1958 |
7-Dec-1980 |
The Germs |
| David Crosby |
Musician |
14-Aug-1941 |
|
Crosby, Stills, and Nash |
| Aleister Crowley |
Religion |
12-Oct-1875 |
1-Dec-1947 |
Wickedest man in the world |
| Adrianne Curry |
Model |
6-Aug-1982 |
|
America's Next Top Model |
| Joe Dallesandro |
Actor |
31-Dec-1948 |
|
Took a walk on the wild side |
| Evan Dando |
Musician |
4-Mar-1967 |
|
Lemonheads frontman |
| Miles Davis |
Jazz Musician |
26-May-1926 |
28-Sep-1991 |
Jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue |
| Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda |
Religion |
22-Apr-1942 |
|
International Ministry Growing in Grace, Inc. |
| Kelley Deal |
Guitarist |
10-Jun-1961 |
|
Sometime guitarist for The Breeders |
| Willy DeVille |
Singer/Songwriter |
27-Aug-1950 |
6-Aug-2009 |
Frontman, Mink DeVille |
| Janice Dickinson |
Model |
15-Feb-1955 |
|
1970s supermodel |
| Dion |
Musician |
18-Jul-1939 |
|
Runaround Sue |
| Pete Doherty |
Musician |
12-Mar-1979 |
|
Ex-frontman for The Libertines |
| Robert Downey, Jr. |
Actor |
4-Apr-1965 |
|
The Gingerbread Man |
| Bobby Driscoll |
Actor |
3-Mar-1937 |
30-Mar-1968 |
Child actor, succumbed to drugs |
| Sanjay Dutt |
Actor |
29-Jul-1959 |
|
Mission Kashmir |
| Steve Earle |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Jan-1955 |
|
Hardcore Troubadour |
| David Lee Edwards |
unspecified |
7-Jan-1955 |
|
$41.4M Powerball winner |
| Bill Evans |
Jazz Musician |
16-Aug-1929 |
15-Sep-1980 |
Jazz pianist |
| Stanley Fafara |
Actor |
20-Sep-1949 |
20-Sep-2003 |
Whitey on Leave It to Beaver |
| Marianne Faithfull |
Singer/Songwriter |
29-Dec-1946 |
|
Sister Morphine |
| Chris Farley |
Comic |
15-Feb-1964 |
17-Dec-1997 |
Saturday Night Live |
| Perry Farrell |
Singer |
29-Mar-1959 |
|
Lead singer of Jane's Addiction |
| Corey Feldman |
Actor |
16-Jul-1971 |
|
The Lost Boys |
| Craig Ferguson |
Talk Show Host |
17-May-1962 |
|
"It's a great day for America" |
| Jennifer Finch |
Bassist |
5-Aug-1966 |
|
Former L7 bassist |
| Flea |
Bassist |
16-Oct-1962 |
|
Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Althea Flynt |
Relative |
6-Nov-1953 |
27-Jun-1987 |
Larry Flynt's dead wife |
| wiL Francis |
Singer |
8-Jan-1982 |
|
Lead singer of Aiden |
| Justine Frischmann |
Guitarist |
16-Sep-1969 |
|
Guitarist, Elastica |
| John Frusciante |
Guitarist |
5-Mar-1970 |
|
Guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Dave Gahan |
Musician |
9-May-1962 |
|
Depeche Mode |
| Jerry Garcia |
Musician |
1-Aug-1942 |
9-Aug-1995 |
Grateful Dead |
| Leif Garrett |
Musician |
8-Nov-1961 |
|
1970s teen idol |
| Boy George |
Singer/Songwriter |
14-Jun-1961 |
|
Karma Chameleon |
| Balthazar Getty |
Actor |
22-Jan-1975 |
|
Lord of the Flies |
| J. Paul Getty, Jr. |
Business |
7-Sep-1932 |
17-Apr-2003 |
Heir to the Getty Oil fortune |
| Stan Getz |
Jazz Musician |
2-Feb-1927 |
6-Jun-1991 |
Jazz tenor saxophonist |
| Dwayne Goettel |
Musician |
1-Feb-1964 |
23-Aug-1995 |
Skinny Puppy, fatal heroin OD |
| Whoopi Goldberg |
Actor |
13-Nov-1955 |
|
Sister Act |
| Dexter Gordon |
Jazz Musician |
27-Feb-1923 |
25-Apr-1990 |
Influential bop saxophonist |
| Peter Greene |
Actor |
8-Oct-1965 |
|
Laws of Gravity |
| Tim Hardin |
Singer/Songwriter |
23-Dec-1941 |
29-Dec-1980 |
If I Were a Carpenter |
| Debbie Harry |
Singer |
1-Jul-1945 |
|
Blondie |
| Domino Harvey |
Relative |
7-Aug-1969 |
27-Jun-2005 |
Laurence Harvey's daughter |
| Rodney Harvey |
Actor |
31-Jul-1967 |
11-Apr-1998 |
Sodapop Curtis on The Outsiders |
| Mitch Hedberg |
Comic |
24-Feb-1968 |
30-Mar-2005 |
Stand-up comedian known for one-liners |
| Richard Hell |
Musician |
2-Oct-1949 |
|
Blank Generation |
| Jimi Hendrix |
Guitarist |
27-Nov-1942 |
18-Sep-1970 |
Purple Haze |
| Billie Holiday |
Singer |
7-Apr-1915 |
17-Jul-1959 |
Lady Sings the Blues |
| Shannon Hoon |
Musician |
26-Sep-1967 |
21-Oct-1995 |
Frontman for Blind Melon |
| Etta James |
Singer |
25-Jan-1938 |
20-Jan-2012 |
Soul Diva |
| Denis Johnson |
Novelist |
1-Jul-1949 |
|
Jesus' Son |
| Angelina Jolie |
Actor |
4-Jun-1975 |
|
Tomb Raider |
| Elvin Jones |
Drummer |
9-Sep-1927 |
18-May-2004 |
Different Drummer |
| Steve Jones |
Guitarist |
3-Sep-1955 |
|
The Sex Pistols |
| Janis Joplin |
Singer |
19-Jan-1943 |
4-Oct-1970 |
Ball and Chain (Piece of My Heart) |
| Al Jourgensen |
Musician |
9-Oct-1958 |
|
Lead for industrial band Ministry |
| Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. |
Relative |
17-Jan-1954 |
|
Son of Robert F. Kennedy |
| Chaka Khan |
Singer |
23-Mar-1953 |
|
I Feel For You |
| Anthony Kiedis |
Musician |
1-Nov-1962 |
|
Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman |
| Jaime King |
Actor |
23-Apr-1979 |
|
White Chicks |
| Cris Kirkwood |
Bassist |
22-Oct-1960 |
|
Meat Puppets |
| Patrick Kroupa |
Author |
20-Jan-1968 |
|
Lord Digital of LOD, Mindvox |
| Artie Lange |
Comic |
11-Oct-1967 |
|
MADtv, Howard Stern |
| Christopher Lawford |
Actor |
29-Mar-1955 |
|
All My Children |
| Daulton Lee |
Spy |
1952 |
|
The Snowman |
| Tommy Lee |
Drummer |
3-Oct-1962 |
|
Mötley Crüe drummer |
| John Lennon |
Musician |
9-Oct-1940 |
8-Dec-1980 |
Beatle |
| Larry Levan |
Disc Jockey |
20-Jul-1954 |
8-Nov-1992 |
Legendary Disco DJ |
| Mark Linkous |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-Sep-1962 |
6-Mar-2010 |
Sparklehorse |
| Peggy Lipton |
Actor |
30-Aug-1946 |
|
Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad |
| Sonny Liston |
Boxing |
8-May-1932 |
30-Dec-1970 |
World Heavyweight Champion 1962-64 |
| Courtney Love |
Singer |
9-Jul-1964 |
|
Kurt Cobain's widow, Hole |
| Frank Lucas |
Criminal |
9-Sep-1930 |
|
Harlem heroin kingpin |
| Lucky Luciano |
Criminal |
24-Nov-1897 |
26-Jan-1962 |
Founder of Murder, Inc. |
| Lydia Lunch |
Musician |
2-Jun-1959 |
|
Punk and spoken word confrontationalist |
| Frankie Lymon |
Singer/Songwriter |
30-Sep-1942 |
28-Feb-1968 |
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers |
| Shane MacGowan |
Musician |
25-Dec-1957 |
|
The Pogues |
| Vaughn Meader |
Comic |
20-Mar-1936 |
29-Oct-2004 |
Comedian, JFK mimic |
| Russell Means |
Activist |
10-Nov-1939 |
|
American Indian Movement |
| Jason Mewes |
Actor |
12-Jun-1974 |
|
"Jay" to Kevin Smith's "Silent Bob" |
| Sharon Mitchell |
Pornstar |
18-Jan-1952 |
|
Starship Intercourse |
| Lee Morgan |
Jazz Musician |
10-Jul-1938 |
19-Feb-1972 |
The Sidewinder |
| Gerry Mulligan |
Jazz Musician |
6-Apr-1927 |
20-Jan-1996 |
Greatest jazz baritonist of all time |
| Dave Mustaine |
Guitarist |
13-Sep-1961 |
|
Megadeth |
| Dave Navarro |
Guitarist |
7-Jun-1967 |
|
Guitarist for Jane's Addiction |
| Fats Navarro |
Jazz Musician |
24-Sep-1923 |
7-Jul-1950 |
Be-bop jazz trumpeter |
| Chuck Negron |
Singer |
8-Jun-1942 |
|
Singer for Three Dog Night |
| Mike Ness |
Musician |
3-Apr-1962 |
|
Social Distortion frontman |
| Aaron Neville |
Musician |
24-Jan-1941 |
|
Nature Boy |
| Nico |
Musician |
16-Oct-1938 |
18-Jul-1988 |
The Velvet Underground and Nico |
| Brad Nowell |
Musician |
22-Feb-1968 |
25-May-1996 |
Lead singer of Sublime |
| Anita O'Day |
Singer/Songwriter |
18-Oct-1919 |
23-Nov-2006 |
Feminine master of scat |
| Tatum O'Neal |
Actor |
5-Nov-1963 |
|
Paper Moon |
| Nivek Ogre |
Musician |
5-Dec-1962 |
|
Vocals, Spooky Horn for Skinny Puppy |
| Carré Otis |
Model |
28-Sep-1968 |
|
Mickey Rourke's ex-wife |
| Jimmy Page |
Guitarist |
9-Jan-1944 |
|
Led Zeppelin Guitarist |
| Charlie Parker |
Jazz Musician |
29-Aug-1920 |
12-Mar-1955 |
Be-bop jazz musician |
| Gram Parsons |
Musician |
5-Nov-1946 |
19-Sep-1973 |
Flying Burrito Brothers |
| Robert Pastorelli |
Actor |
21-Jun-1954 |
8-Mar-2004 |
Housepainter on Murphy Brown |
| Barbara Payton |
Actor |
16-Nov-1927 |
8-May-1967 |
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye |
| Art Pepper |
Jazz Musician |
1-Sep-1925 |
15-Jun-1982 |
Alto saxophonist |
| Joe Perry |
Guitarist |
10-Sep-1950 |
|
Lead guitarist for Aerosmith |
| Kristen Pfaff |
Bassist |
26-May-1967 |
16-Jun-1994 |
Bassist for Hole and Janitor Joe |
| John Phillips |
Musician |
30-Aug-1935 |
18-Mar-2001 |
The Mamas and the Papas |
| Mackenzie Phillips |
Actor |
10-Nov-1959 |
|
Julie on One Day at a Time |
| River Phoenix |
Actor |
23-Aug-1970 |
31-Oct-1993 |
My Own Private Idaho |
| Pink |
Singer |
8-Sep-1979 |
|
Can't Take Me Home |
| Iggy Pop |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Apr-1947 |
|
Iggy and the Stooges |
| Glenn Quinn |
Actor |
28-May-1970 |
3-Dec-2002 |
Mark Healy on Roseanne |
| Dee Dee Ramone |
Bassist |
18-Sep-1952 |
5-Jun-2002 |
Former bassist, The Ramones |
| Lou Reed |
Musician |
2-Mar-1942 |
|
The Velvet Underground |
| Brad Renfro |
Actor |
25-Jul-1982 |
15-Jan-2008 |
The Client |
| Little Richard |
Musician |
5-Dec-1932 |
|
Tutti Frutti |
| Keith Richards |
Guitarist |
18-Dec-1943 |
|
The Rolling Stones |
| Nicole Richie |
Socialite |
21-Sep-1981 |
|
The Simple Life |
| Sonny Rollins |
Jazz Musician |
7-Sep-1930 |
|
Tenor sax master |
| Savannah |
Pornstar |
9-Oct-1970 |
11-Jul-1994 |
Saturday Night Beaver |
| Maria Schneider |
Actor |
27-Mar-1952 |
3-Feb-2011 |
Last Tango in Paris |
| Edie Sedgwick |
Socialite |
20-Apr-1943 |
16-Nov-1971 |
Warhol factory girl |
| Hubert Selby |
Author |
23-Jul-1928 |
26-Apr-2004 |
Requiem for a Dream |
| Ray Sharkey |
Actor |
14-Nov-1952 |
11-Jun-1993 |
Sonny Steelgrave on Wiseguy |
| Eric Show |
Baseball |
19-May-1956 |
16-Mar-1994 |
MLB pitcher |
| Nikki Sixx |
Bassist |
11-Dec-1958 |
|
Mötley Crüe bassist |
| Slash |
Guitarist |
23-Jul-1965 |
|
Former lead guitarist, Guns n' Roses |
| Christian Slater |
Actor |
18-Aug-1969 |
|
Kuffs, True Romance |
| Iceberg Slim |
Criminal |
4-Aug-1918 |
28-Apr-1992 |
Pimp-turned-author |
| Hillel Slovak |
Guitarist |
13-Apr-1962 |
25-Jun-1988 |
Guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Penelope Spheeris |
Film Director |
2-Dec-1945 |
|
Wayne's World |
| Nancy Spungen |
Victim |
27-Feb-1958 |
12-Oct-1978 |
Sid Vicious's girlfriend |
| Jerry Stahl |
Author |
28-Sep-1953 |
|
Permanent Midnight |
| Layne Staley |
Musician |
22-Aug-1967 |
14-Apr-2002 |
Frontman for Alice In Chains |
| Mike Starr |
Bassist |
4-Oct-1966 |
8-Mar-2011 |
Bassist for Alice In Chains |
| Ringo Starr |
Drummer |
7-Jul-1940 |
|
Beatle |
| Sonny Stitt |
Jazz Musician |
2-Feb-1924 |
22-Jul-1982 |
Jazz saxophonist |
| Izzy Stradlin |
Guitarist |
8-Apr-1962 |
|
Former rhythm guitarist, Guns n' Roses |
| James Taylor |
Singer/Songwriter |
12-Mar-1948 |
|
Seen fire, rain |
| Johnny Thunders |
Guitarist |
15-Jul-1952 |
23-Apr-1991 |
New York Dolls guitarist |
| Danny Trejo |
Actor |
16-May-1944 |
|
Ex-con turned character actor |
| Karla Faye Tucker |
Criminal |
18-Nov-1959 |
3-Feb-1998 |
First woman executed in Texas since 1863 |
| Steven Tyler |
Singer |
26-Mar-1948 |
|
Frontman for Aerosmith |
| Keni Valenti |
Fashion Designer |
1958 |
|
The King of Vintage |
| Townes Van Zandt |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Mar-1944 |
1-Jan-1997 |
For the Sake of the Song |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan |
Guitarist |
3-Oct-1954 |
27-Aug-1990 |
Blues guitarist |
| Sid Vicious |
Bassist |
10-May-1957 |
2-Feb-1979 |
Sex Pistols bassist |
| Charlie Watts |
Drummer |
2-Jun-1941 |
|
Drummer for the Rolling Stones |
| Scott Weiland |
Singer |
27-Oct-1967 |
|
Frontman, Stone Temple Pilots |
| Dennis Wilson |
Musician |
4-Dec-1944 |
28-Dec-1983 |
Founding member, The Beach Boys |
| Amy Winehouse |
Singer |
14-Sep-1983 |
23-Jul-2011 |
Rehab |
| David Wojnarowicz |
Artist |
14-Sep-1955 |
22-Jul-1992 |
One Day This Kid |
| Ron Wood |
Guitarist |
1-Jun-1947 |
|
Guitarist for The Rolling Stones |
| Paula Yates |
TV Personality |
24-Apr-1960 |
17-Sep-2000 |
Rock Stars in Their Underpants |
