| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Chinua Achebe |
Novelist |
16-Nov-1930 |
|
Things Fall Apart |
| Brooke Adams |
Actor |
8-Feb-1949 |
|
Invasion of the Body Snatchers |
| Don Adams |
Actor |
13-Apr-1926 |
25-Sep-2005 |
Maxwell Smart on Get Smart |
| Alan Alda |
Actor |
28-Jan-1936 |
|
Capt. Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H |
| Tim Allen |
Actor |
13-Jun-1953 |
|
Home Improvement |
| Patty Andrews |
Singer |
16-Feb-1918 |
|
The Andrews Sisters |
| Justine Bateman |
Actor |
19-Feb-1966 |
|
Mallory Keaton on Family Ties |
| Frank Beard |
Drummer |
11-Jun-1949 |
|
ZZ Top |
| Glenn Beck |
TV Personality |
10-Feb-1964 |
|
Conservative TV and talk radio host |
| Kate Beckinsale |
Actor |
26-Jul-1973 |
|
Pearl Harbor |
| Nate Berkus |
Designer |
17-Sep-1971 |
|
Interior decorator, often on Oprah |
| Henry Brown |
Politician |
20-Dec-1935 |
|
Congressman, South Carolina 1st |
| Raymond Burr |
Actor |
21-May-1917 |
12-Sep-1993 |
Perry Mason |
| George W. Bush |
Head of State |
6-Jul-1946 |
|
43rd US President, 2001-09 |
| Jenna Bush |
Relative |
25-Nov-1981 |
|
Twin daughter of George W. Bush |
| Rachel Carson |
Scientist |
27-May-1907 |
14-Apr-1964 |
Mother of the environmental movement |
| Winston Churchill |
Head of State |
30-Nov-1874 |
24-Jan-1965 |
WWII Prime Minister of England |
| Kevin Costner |
Actor |
18-Jan-1955 |
|
Dances with Wolves |
| Glenn Curtiss |
Aviator |
21-May-1878 |
23-Jul-1930 |
American aviation pioneer |
| Fran Drescher |
Actor |
30-Sep-1957 |
|
The Nanny |
| Minnie Driver |
Actor |
31-Jan-1970 |
|
Good Will Hunting |
| Vince Edwards |
Actor |
7-Jul-1928 |
11-Mar-1996 |
Ben Casey |
| Zac Efron |
Actor |
18-Oct-1987 |
|
High School Musical |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Head of State |
14-Oct-1890 |
28-Mar-1969 |
34th US President, 1953-61 |
| Jane Fonda |
Actor |
21-Dec-1937 |
|
Prominent Vietnam War protester |
| Mahatma Gandhi |
Activist |
2-Oct-1869 |
30-Jan-1948 |
Proselytizer of nonviolence |
| Ava Gardner |
Actor |
24-Dec-1922 |
25-Jan-1990 |
The Barefoot Contessa |
| Greer Garson |
Actor |
29-Sep-1904 |
6-Apr-1996 |
Mrs. Miniver |
| Ira Gershwin |
Songwriter |
6-Dec-1896 |
17-Aug-1983 |
They Can't Take That Away from Me |
| Mel Gibson |
Actor |
3-Jan-1956 |
|
Mad Max |
| Melissa Gilbert |
Actor |
8-May-1964 |
|
Little House on the Prairie |
| Betty Grable |
Actor |
18-Dec-1916 |
2-Jul-1973 |
The Girl With the Million Dollar Legs |
| Kelsey Grammer |
Actor |
21-Feb-1955 |
|
Frasier |
| Kirk Hammett |
Guitarist |
18-Nov-1962 |
|
Guitarist for Metallica |
| Orel Hershiser |
Baseball |
16-Sep-1958 |
|
Bulldog |
| Zora Neale Hurston |
Novelist |
7-Jan-1891 |
28-Jan-1960 |
Their Eyes Were Watching God |
| Eric Idle |
Comic |
29-Mar-1943 |
|
Monty Python |
| Laura Innes |
Actor |
16-Aug-1959 |
|
Dr. Kerry Weaver on ER |
| Jim Jeffords |
Politician |
11-May-1934 |
|
US Senator from Vermont, 1989-2007 |
| Diamond Jim Brady |
Business |
12-Aug-1856 |
13-Apr-1917 |
Larger-than-life millionaire |
| Pope John Paul II |
Religion |
18-May-1920 |
2-Apr-2005 |
Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1978-2005 |
| Brian Johnson |
Singer |
5-Oct-1947 |
|
Frontman of AC/DC |
| Lyndon B. Johnson |
Head of State |
27-Aug-1908 |
22-Jan-1973 |
36th US President, 1963-69 |
| Chloe Jones |
Pornstar |
17-Jun-1975 |
2-Jun-2005 |
Where the Boys Aren't 17 |
| Jennifer Jones |
Actor |
2-Mar-1919 |
17-Dec-2009 |
The Song of Bernadette |
| Frida Kahlo |
Painter |
6-Jul-1907 |
13-Jul-1954 |
Unibrowed Mexican painter |
| Danny Kaye |
Actor |
18-Jan-1913 |
3-Mar-1987 |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
| R. Kelly |
Musician |
8-Jan-1967 |
|
Trapped In The Closet |
| John F. Kennedy |
Head of State |
29-May-1917 |
22-Nov-1963 |
35th US President, 1961-63 |
| Jimmy Kimmel |
Talk Show Host |
13-Nov-1967 |
|
The Man Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live |
| Fritz Kreisler |
Violinist |
2-Feb-1875 |
29-Jan-1962 |
Austrian violin virtuoso |
| Veronica Lake |
Actor |
14-Nov-1922 |
7-Jul-1973 |
Sullivan's Travels |
| Dorothy Lamour |
Actor |
10-Dec-1914 |
22-Sep-1996 |
My Favorite Brunette |
| Franklin K. Lane |
Government |
15-Jul-1864 |
18-May-1921 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20 |
| Wen Ho Lee |
Victim |
21-Dec-1939 |
|
Allegedly spied for China |
| Janet Leigh |
Actor |
6-Jul-1927 |
4-Oct-2004 |
Psycho |
| Greg LeMond |
Cyclist |
26-Jun-1961 |
|
Three-time Tour de France winner |
| G. Gordon Liddy |
Government |
30-Nov-1930 |
|
Watergate criminal, talk-show-host |
| Lindsay Lohan |
Actor |
2-Jul-1986 |
|
Mean Girls |
| Jack London |
Novelist |
12-Jan-1876 |
22-Nov-1916 |
Call of the Wild |
| Lydia Lunch |
Musician |
2-Jun-1959 |
|
Punk and spoken word confrontationalist |
| George Maciunas |
Artist |
8-Nov-1931 |
9-May-1978 |
Founder of Fluxus |
| Iain Macleod |
Politician |
11-Nov-1913 |
20-Jul-1970 |
UK Colonial Secretary, 1959-61 |
| Fredric March |
Actor |
31-Aug-1897 |
14-Apr-1975 |
The Best Years of Our Lives |
| Dean Martin |
Singer |
7-Jun-1917 |
25-Dec-1995 |
Member of Rat Pack |
| Nick Mason |
Drummer |
27-Jan-1945 |
|
Drummer for Pink Floyd |
| Henri Matisse |
Painter |
31-Dec-1869 |
3-Nov-1954 |
Free, expressive French painter |
| Amelie Mauresmo |
Tennis |
5-Jul-1979 |
|
Franco-lesbian tennis player |
| Gates McFadden |
Actor |
2-Mar-1949 |
|
Dr. Crusher on Star Trek: TNG |
| Tim McGraw |
Country Musician |
1-May-1967 |
|
Not a Moment Too Soon |
| Denny McLain |
Baseball |
29-Mar-1944 |
|
Cy Young Award winner, embezzler |
| Charlie Melancon |
Politician |
3-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 2005-11 |
| Bette Midler |
Singer |
1-Dec-1945 |
|
Ol' Red Hair |
| Mike Mills |
Bassist |
17-Dec-1958 |
|
Bassist for R.E.M. |
| Henri Moissan |
Chemist |
28-Sep-1852 |
20-Feb-1907 |
Isolated fluorine |
| Marilyn Monroe |
Actor |
1-Jun-1926 |
5-Aug-1962 |
Some Like It Hot |
| Colleen Moore |
Actor |
19-Aug-1900 |
25-Jan-1988 |
Ella Cinders |
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
Politician |
16-Mar-1927 |
26-Mar-2003 |
US Senator from New York, 1977-2001 |
| Stan Musial |
Baseball |
21-Nov-1920 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
| Sandra Day O'Connor |
Judge |
26-Mar-1930 |
|
US Supreme Court Justice, 1981-2006 |
| Eugene O'Neill |
Playwright |
16-Oct-1888 |
27-Nov-1953 |
Long Day's Journey Into Night |
| Keith Olbermann |
Pundit |
27-Jan-1959 |
|
Countdown |
| Laurence Olivier |
Actor |
22-May-1907 |
11-Jul-1989 |
Shakespearean actor |
| Suze Orman |
Author |
5-Jun-1951 |
|
The Road to Wealth |
| Donny Osmond |
Musician |
9-Dec-1957 |
|
Donny and Marie Show |
| George Pataki |
Politician |
24-Jun-1945 |
|
Governor of New York, 1995-2006 |
| John Barton Payne |
Government |
26-Jan-1855 |
24-Jan-1935 |
Red Cross Chairman, 1921-35 |
| Gregory Peck |
Actor |
5-Apr-1916 |
12-Jun-2003 |
To Kill A Mockingbird |
| Ty Pennington |
TV Personality |
19-Oct-1965 |
|
Carpenter on Trading Spaces |
| Evita Peron |
First Lady |
7-May-1919 |
26-Jul-1952 |
Don't cry for her |
| Sylvia Plath |
Poet |
27-Oct-1932 |
11-Feb-1963 |
Daddy |
| Adam Clayton Powell |
Politician |
29-Nov-1908 |
4-Apr-1972 |
Congressman from New York, 1945-71 |
| Francis Gary Powers |
Military |
17-Aug-1929 |
1-Aug-1977 |
U2 shot down over the Soviet Union |
| Lisa Marie Presley |
Relative |
1-Feb-1968 |
|
Daughter of Elvis Presley |
| Dan Quayle |
Politician |
4-Feb-1947 |
|
Vice President under George H.W. Bush |
| Walter Reed |
Scientist |
13-Sep-1851 |
22-Nov-1902 |
Proved mosquitos spread Yellow Fever |
| Christopher Reeve |
Actor |
25-Sep-1952 |
10-Oct-2004 |
Superman |
| Frederic Remington |
Sculptor |
4-Oct-1861 |
26-Dec-1909 |
The Bronco Buster |
| James Reston |
Journalist |
3-Nov-1909 |
6-Dec-1995 |
The New York Times |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
Football |
2-Mar-1982 |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback |
| Ludwig Mies van der Rohe |
Architect |
27-Mar-1886 |
17-Aug-1969 |
The Glass Skyscraper |
| George W. Romney |
Politician |
8-Jul-1907 |
26-Jul-1995 |
Presidential candidate, admitted brainwashing |
| Andy Rooney |
Journalist |
14-Jan-1919 |
4-Nov-2011 |
60 Minutes' resident crank |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Head of State |
30-Jan-1882 |
12-Apr-1945 |
US President during WWII |
| Roberto Rossellini |
Film Director |
8-May-1906 |
3-Jun-1977 |
Stromboli |
| Babe Ruth |
Baseball |
6-Feb-1895 |
16-Aug-1948 |
The Bambino |
| William Saroyan |
Author |
31-Aug-1908 |
18-May-1981 |
The Time of Your Life |
| Maximilian Schell |
Actor |
8-Dec-1930 |
|
Judgment at Nuremberg |
| Tom Schieffer |
Diplomat |
4-Oct-1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Japan, 2005-09 |
| Curt Schilling |
Baseball |
14-Nov-1966 |
|
Boston Red Sox pitcher |
| Mary Decker Slaney |
Track and Field |
4-Aug-1958 |
|
Runner |
| Ruth Snyder |
Criminal |
1895 |
12-Jan-1928 |
Electrocuted for murdering husband |
| Ann Sothern |
Actor |
22-Jan-1909 |
15-Mar-2001 |
Private Secretary |
| Richard Speck |
Criminal |
6-Dec-1941 |
5-Dec-1991 |
Killed eight student nurses |
| Igor Stravinsky |
Composer |
17-Jun-1882 |
6-Apr-1971 |
The Rite of Spring |
| Preston Sturges |
Screenwriter |
29-Aug-1898 |
6-Aug-1959 |
Sullivan's Travels |
| Bo Svenson |
Actor |
13-Feb-1944 |
|
North Dallas Forty |
| Lilyan Tashman |
Actor |
23-Oct-1899 |
21-Mar-1934 |
Puttin' on the Ritz |
| Elizabeth Taylor |
Actor |
27-Feb-1932 |
23-Mar-2011 |
Cleopatra |
| Lee Trevino |
Golf |
1-Dec-1939 |
|
Pro golfer hosted Golf for Swingers |
| Verne Troyer |
Actor |
1-Jan-1969 |
|
Mini-Me |
| Lana Turner |
Actor |
8-Feb-1920 |
29-Jun-1995 |
The Postman Always Rings Twice |
| Rudy Vallee |
Actor |
28-Jul-1901 |
3-Jul-1986 |
Singer, actor, bandleader |
| Ben Wallace |
Basketball |
10-Sep-1974 |
|
Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Kurt Warner |
Football |
22-Jun-1971 |
|
Un-drafted NFL star quarterback |
| Charles Whitman |
Criminal |
24-Jun-1941 |
1-Aug-1966 |
University Tower sharpshooter |
| Bernie Williams |
Baseball |
13-Sep-1968 |
|
New York Yankees |
| Tennessee Williams |
Playwright |
26-Mar-1911 |
25-Feb-1983 |
The Glass Menagerie |
| William Carlos Williams |
Poet |
17-Sep-1883 |
4-Mar-1963 |
Pictures from Brueghel |
| Pete Wilson |
Politician |
23-Aug-1933 |
|
Governor of California, 1991-99 |
| Elijah Wood |
Actor |
28-Jan-1981 |
|
Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings |
| John Wooden |
Basketball |
14-Oct-1910 |
4-Jun-2010 |
Winningest-ever college basketball coach |
| Tammy Wynette |
Country Musician |
5-May-1942 |
6-Apr-1998 |
Stand By Your Man |
| Giuseppe Zangara |
Assassin |
7-Sep-1900 |
20-Mar-1933 |
Tried to kill Franklin D. Roosevelt |
