| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Cannonball Adderley |
Jazz Musician |
15-Sep-1928 |
8-Aug-1975 |
Alto sax blower |
| Hardie Albright |
Actor |
16-Dec-1903 |
7-Dec-1975 |
Angel on My Shoulder |
| Dave Alexander |
Bassist |
3-Jun-1947 |
10-Feb-1975 |
Original bassist for the Stooges |
| Ernst F. W. Alexanderson |
Inventor |
25-Jan-1878 |
14-May-1975 |
Developed radio and television at GE and RCA |
| Clinton P. Anderson |
Politician |
23-Oct-1895 |
11-Nov-1975 |
US Senator from New Mexico, 1949-73 |
| Leroy Anderson |
Composer |
29-Jun-1908 |
18-May-1975 |
The Syncopated Clock |
| Ivo Andric |
Author |
9-Oct-1892 |
13-Mar-1975 |
The Bridge on the Drina |
| Hannah Arendt |
Philosopher |
14-Oct-1906 |
4-Dec-1975 |
Origins of Totalitarianism |
| Sig Arno |
Actor |
27-Dec-1895 |
17-Aug-1975 |
The Palm Beach Story |
| Josephine Baker |
Dancer |
3-Jun-1906 |
12-Apr-1975 |
Sensual dancer turned WWII spy |
| Thomas Hart Benton |
Painter |
15-Apr-1889 |
19-Jan-1975 |
Muralist |
| Boris Blacher |
Composer |
19-Jan-1903 |
30-Jan-1975 |
Die Nachtschwalbe |
| Eli Black |
Business |
9-Apr-1921 |
3-Feb-1975 |
Swan dive onto Park Avenue |
| James Blish |
Author |
23-May-1921 |
30-Jul-1975 |
Cities in Flight |
| Arthur Bliss |
Composer |
2-Aug-1891 |
28-Mar-1975 |
Morning Heroes |
| Robert O. Blood |
Politician |
10-Nov-1887 |
3-Aug-1975 |
Governor of New Hampshire, 1941-45 |
| Ben Blue |
Actor |
12-Sep-1901 |
7-Mar-1975 |
The Big Broadcast of 1938 |
| Karl Brandt |
Economist |
9-Jan-1899 |
8-Jul-1975 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1958-61 |
| Roger D. Branigin |
Politician |
26-Jul-1902 |
19-Nov-1975 |
Governor of Indiana, 1965-69 |
| Evelyn Brent |
Actor |
20-Oct-1899 |
4-Jun-1975 |
Underworld |
| Pamela Brown |
Actor |
8-Jul-1917 |
18-Sep-1975 |
Lust for Life |
| Avery Brundage |
Sports Figure |
28-Sep-1887 |
8-May-1975 |
International Olympic Committee Chair, 1952-72 |
| Elbridge Bryant |
Singer |
28-Sep-1939 |
26-Oct-1975 |
The Temptations |
| Tim Buckley |
Singer/Songwriter |
14-Feb-1947 |
29-Jun-1975 |
Experimental singer/songwriter |
| John Anthony Burns |
Politician |
30-Mar-1909 |
5-Apr-1975 |
Governor of Hawaii, 1962-74 |
| W. Walton Butterworth |
Diplomat |
7-Sep-1903 |
31-Mar-1975 |
US Ambassador to Canada, 1962-68 |
| Joseph Calleia |
Actor |
4-Aug-1897 |
31-Oct-1975 |
Touch of Evil |
| Bob Considine |
Journalist |
4-Nov-1906 |
25-Sep-1975 |
Ghostwriter, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo |
| Richard Conte |
Actor |
24-Mar-1910 |
15-Apr-1975 |
The Blue Gardenia |
| William D. Coolidge |
Physicist |
23-Oct-1873 |
4-Feb-1975 |
Tungsten filaments and Coolidge tubes |
| Milton Cross |
Radio Personality |
16-Apr-1897 |
3-Jan-1975 |
Announcer, voice of the Metropolitan Opera |
| Luigi Dallapiccola |
Composer |
3-Feb-1904 |
19-Feb-1975 |
Canti di Prigionia |
| Joseph S. Davis |
Economist |
5-Nov-1885 |
1975 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1955-58 |
| Eamon de Valera |
Head of State |
14-Oct-1882 |
29-Aug-1975 |
President of Ireland, 1959-73 |
| T. G. Dobzhansky |
Scientist |
25-Jan-1900 |
18-Dec-1975 |
Genetics and the Origin of Species |
| Philip Dorn |
Actor |
30-Sep-1901 |
9-May-1975 |
Random Harvest |
| Minta Durfee |
Actor |
1-Oct-1889 |
9-Sep-1975 |
Actress-Wife of Fatty Arbuckle |
| August Dvorak |
Inventor |
5-May-1894 |
10-Oct-1975 |
Dvorak Simplified Keyboard |
| Walker Evans |
Photographer |
3-Nov-1903 |
10-Apr-1975 |
Depression-era Photographer |
| King Faisal |
Royalty |
1904 |
25-Mar-1975 |
King of Saudi Arabia, 1964-75 |
| Larry Fine |
Actor |
5-Oct-1902 |
24-Jan-1975 |
Larry on The Three Stooges |
| Herman G. Fisher |
Business |
2-Nov-1898 |
26-Sep-1975 |
Co-Founder of Fisher-Price Toys |
| Nellie Fox |
Baseball |
25-Dec-1927 |
1-Dec-1975 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Francisco Franco |
Head of State |
4-Dec-1892 |
20-Nov-1975 |
Spanish Generalissimo, 1939-75 |
| Richard Gaines |
Actor |
23-Jul-1904 |
20-Jul-1975 |
Double Indemnity |
| Paul Gallico |
Author |
26-Jul-1897 |
15-Jul-1975 |
The Snow Goose |
| Sam Giancana |
Criminal |
24-May-1908 |
19-Jun-1975 |
Chicago Mafia boss, 1957-66 |
| John Gregson |
Actor |
15-Mar-1919 |
8-Jan-1975 |
Genevieve |
| Lefty Grove |
Baseball |
6-Mar-1900 |
22-May-1975 |
Perhaps the best MLB pitcher in history |
| Gunnar Gunnarsson |
Novelist |
18-May-1889 |
21-Nov-1975 |
Af Borgslaegtens Historie |
| William Hartnell |
Actor |
8-Jan-1908 |
23-Apr-1975 |
The First Doctor Who |
| Susan Hayward |
Actor |
30-Jun-1918 |
14-Mar-1975 |
I Want to Live! |
| Barbara Hepworth |
Sculptor |
10-Jan-1903 |
20-May-1975 |
British abstract sculptor |
| Bernard Herrmann |
Composer |
29-Jun-1911 |
24-Dec-1975 |
Scored Psycho, Citizen Kane |
| Gustav Hertz |
Physicist |
22-Jul-1887 |
30-Oct-1975 |
Franck-Hertz experiment |
| Jimmy Hoffa |
Labor Leader |
14-Feb-1913 |
30-Jul-1975 |
International Brotherhood of Teamsters |
| Moe Howard |
Actor |
19-Jun-1897 |
4-May-1975 |
Boss Stooge |
| Ian Hunter |
Actor |
13-Jun-1900 |
23-Sep-1975 |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
| Julian Huxley |
Biologist |
22-Jun-1887 |
14-Feb-1975 |
Evolutionary biologist |
| Kay Johnson |
Actor |
29-Nov-1904 |
17-Nov-1975 |
Of Human Bondage |
| Percy Julian |
Chemist |
11-Apr-1899 |
19-Apr-1975 |
Physostigmine and cortisone |
| James Robertson Justice |
Actor |
15-Jun-1907 |
2-Jul-1975 |
Doctor in the House |
| Chiang Kai-Shek |
Head of State |
31-Oct-1887 |
5-Apr-1975 |
President of Nationalist China |
| Chester Kallman |
Poet |
7-Jan-1921 |
18-Jan-1975 |
Librettist, translator |
| Om Kalsoum |
Singer |
4-Apr-1904 |
3-Feb-1975 |
Star of the East |
| Joseph Kane |
Film Director |
19-Mar-1894 |
25-Aug-1975 |
Flame of Barbary Coast |
| Kenneth B. Keating |
Politician |
18-May-1900 |
5-May-1975 |
US Senator from New York, 1959-65 |
| Rowland V. Lee |
Film Director |
6-Sep-1891 |
21-Dec-1975 |
Son of Frankenstein |
| Alfred Lee Loomis |
Physicist |
4-Nov-1887 |
1-Aug-1975 |
Millionaire scientist |
| Tilly Losch |
Dancer |
15-Nov-1903 |
24-Dec-1975 |
Ballet dancer, sometimes actress |
| William Lundigan |
Actor |
12-Jun-1914 |
20-Dec-1975 |
Men Into Space |
| Moms Mabley |
Comic |
19-Mar-1894 |
23-May-1975 |
Pioneering black comedienne |
| Noel Madison |
Actor |
30-Apr-1897 |
6-Jan-1975 |
American character actor |
| Marjorie Main |
Actor |
24-Feb-1890 |
10-Apr-1975 |
Ma and Pa Kettle |
| Fredric March |
Actor |
31-Aug-1897 |
14-Apr-1975 |
The Best Years of Our Lives |
| George E. Marshall |
Film Director |
29-Dec-1891 |
17-Feb-1975 |
Destry Rides Again |
| Lester Matthews |
Actor |
6-Jun-1900 |
6-Jun-1975 |
The Raven |
| John McGiver |
Actor |
5-Nov-1913 |
9-Sep-1975 |
Midnight Cowboy |
| Ross McWhirter |
Author |
12-Aug-1925 |
27-Nov-1975 |
Co-founder, Guinness Book of World Records |
| Joe Medwick |
Baseball |
24-Nov-1911 |
21-Mar-1975 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Clive Morton |
Actor |
16-Mar-1904 |
24-Sep-1975 |
Kind Hearts and Coronets |
| Martha Moxley |
Victim |
16-Aug-1960 |
30-Oct-1975 |
Murdered by Michael Skakel |
| Elijah Muhammad |
Religion |
7-Oct-1897 |
25-Feb-1975 |
Nation of Islam |
| Alfred P. Murrah |
Judge |
27-Oct-1904 |
30-Oct-1975 |
Oklahoma City Federal Building namesake |
| Ozzie Nelson |
Actor |
20-Mar-1906 |
3-Jun-1975 |
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet |
| Aristotle Onassis |
Business |
15-Jan-1906 |
15-Mar-1975 |
Greek shipping tycoon |
| Larry Parks |
Actor |
13-Dec-1914 |
13-Apr-1975 |
Named names before HUAC |
| Pier Paolo Pasolini |
Film Director |
5-Mar-1922 |
2-Nov-1975 |
Salo: The 120 Days of Sodom |
| Saint-John Perse |
Poet |
31-May-1887 |
20-Sep-1975 |
Exile |
| Steve Prefontaine |
Track and Field |
25-Jan-1951 |
30-May-1975 |
Long distance runner |
| Joseph Proudman |
Mathematician |
30-Dec-1888 |
26-Jun-1975 |
Tidal currents |
| Frank Puglia |
Actor |
9-Mar-1892 |
25-Oct-1975 |
20 Million Miles to Earth |
| Robert E. Quinn |
Politician |
2-Apr-1894 |
19-May-1975 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1937-39 |
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Politician |
5-Sep-1888 |
17-Apr-1975 |
Philosopher-President of India, 1962-67 |
| Mujibur Rahman |
Head of State |
17-Mar-1920 |
15-Aug-1975 |
President, Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| Sir Robert Robinson |
Chemist |
13-Sep-1886 |
8-Feb-1975 |
Researcher of alkaloids |
| John J. Rooney |
Politician |
29-Nov-1903 |
26-Oct-1975 |
Congressman from New York, 1944-74 |
| Eisaku Sato |
Politician |
27-Mar-1901 |
3-Jun-1975 |
Japanese Prime Minister 1964-72 |
| Haile Selassie |
Royalty |
23-Jul-1892 |
27-Aug-1975 |
Last Emperor of Ethiopia |
| Rod Serling |
Author |
25-Dec-1924 |
28-Jun-1975 |
Creator of The Twilight Zone |
| Dmitri Shostakovich |
Composer |
25-Sep-1906 |
9-Aug-1975 |
Symphony No. 7 |
| Michel Simon |
Actor |
9-Apr-1895 |
30-May-1975 |
L'Atalante |
| Zutty Singleton |
Jazz Musician |
14-May-1898 |
14-Jul-1975 |
New Orleans jazz drummer |
| Noble Sissle |
Composer |
10-Jul-1889 |
17-Dec-1975 |
Shuffle Along |
| Otto Skorzeny |
Military |
12-Jun-1908 |
5-Jul-1975 |
Most dangerous man in Europe |
| Robert G. Sproul |
Educator |
22-May-1891 |
10-Sep-1975 |
President, University of California, 1930-58 |
| Casey Stengel |
Baseball |
30-Jul-1890 |
29-Sep-1975 |
The Old Perfesser |
| George Stevens |
Film Director |
18-Dec-1904 |
8-Mar-1975 |
A Place in the Sun |
| Rex Stout |
Novelist |
1-Dec-1886 |
27-Oct-1975 |
Nero Wolf novels |
| Robert Strauss |
Actor |
8-Nov-1913 |
20-Feb-1975 |
Animal in Stalag 17 |
| Edward Tatum |
Scientist |
14-Dec-1909 |
7-Nov-1975 |
One gene, one enzyme theory |
| Lionel Tertis |
Violist |
29-Dec-1876 |
22-Feb-1975 |
First prominent violist |
| George Paget Thomson |
Physicist |
3-May-1892 |
10-Sep-1975 |
Diffraction of electrons |
| Clyde Tolson |
Government |
22-May-1900 |
14-Apr-1975 |
J. Edgar Hoover's 40-year companion |
| Arnold Toynbee |
Historian |
14-Apr-1889 |
22-Oct-1975 |
A Study of History |
| Arthur Treacher |
Actor |
23-Jul-1894 |
14-Dec-1975 |
The Merv Griffin Show |
| Lionel Trilling |
Critic |
4-Jul-1905 |
5-Nov-1975 |
The Liberal Imagination |
| Richard Tucker |
Singer |
28-Aug-1913 |
8-Jan-1975 |
Operatic tenor, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Emlen Tunnell |
Football |
29-Mar-1922 |
22-Jul-1975 |
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Mary Ure |
Actor |
18-Feb-1933 |
3-Apr-1975 |
Sons and Lovers |
| T-Bone Walker |
Guitarist |
28-May-1910 |
16-Mar-1975 |
Highly influential blues guitarist |
| Richard Wattis |
Actor |
25-Feb-1912 |
1-Feb-1975 |
English comic actor |
| William A. Wellman |
Film Director |
29-Feb-1896 |
9-Dec-1975 |
The High and the Mighty |
| Alfred L. Werker |
Film Director |
2-Dec-1896 |
28-Jul-1975 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
| Earle G. Wheeler |
Military |
13-Jan-1908 |
18-Dec-1975 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1964-70 |
| Leslie A. White |
Anthropologist |
19-Jan-1900 |
31-Mar-1975 |
The Science of Culture |
| Thornton Wilder |
Novelist |
17-Apr-1897 |
7-Dec-1975 |
The Bridge of San Luis Rey |
| Bob Wills |
Musician |
6-Mar-1905 |
13-May-1975 |
King of Western Swing |
| P. G. Wodehouse |
Author |
15-Oct-1881 |
14-Feb-1975 |
Jeeves novels |
| Father Yod |
Religion |
4-Jul-1922 |
25-Aug-1975 |
Founder and Deity of The Source Family |
