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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Don Adams
Actor
13-Apr-1926 25-Sep-2005 Maxwell Smart on Get Smart
Mason Adams
Actor
26-Feb-1919 26-Apr-2005 Charlie Hume on Lou Grant
Hasil Adkins
Musician
29-Apr-1937 26-Apr-2005 Rockabilly one man band
Moustapha Akkad
Film/TV Producer
1-Jul-1930 10-Nov-2005 Halloween producer
Eddie Albert
Actor
22-Apr-1906 26-May-2005 Oliver on Green Acres
Shana Alexander
Journalist
6-Oct-1925 23-Jun-2005 Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder
Jack Anderson
Columnist
19-Oct-1922 17-Dec-2005 Uncovered CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro
Keith Andes
Actor
12-Jul-1920 11-Nov-2005 Clash by Night
George Archer
Golf
1-Oct-1939 25-Sep-2005 Winner, 1969 Masters Tournament
Leon Askin
Actor
18-Sep-1907 3-Jun-2005 General Burkhalter on Hogan's Heroes
Parveen Babi
Actor
4-Apr-1955 20-Jan-2005 Sophisticated Seventies Bollywood Babe
J. Carter Bacot
Business
7-Feb-1933 7-Apr-2005 CEO of the Bank of New York, 1982-98
Robert E. Badham
Politician
9-Jun-1929 21-Oct-2005 Congressman from California, 1977-89
Derek Bailey
Guitarist
29-Jan-1932 25-Dec-2005 Uncompromising guitar improvisationist
Long John Baldry
Singer
12-Jan-1941 21-Jul-2005 British blues singer, Blues Incorporated
Anne Bancroft
Actor
17-Sep-1931 6-Jun-2005 Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate
Anthony Barber
Politician
4-Jul-1920 16-Dec-2005 Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1970-74
Ronnie Barker
Comic
25-Sep-1929 3-Oct-2005 The Two Ronnies
Candy Barr
Performance Artist
6-Jul-1935 30-Dec-2005 Exotic dancer from the 1950s
John Barron
Journalist
26-Jan-1930 24-Feb-2005 Soviet espionage expert
Zdzislaw Beksinski
Painter
24-Feb-1929 22-Feb-2005 Fantastic-Realist Painter
Barbara Bel Geddes
Actor
31-Oct-1922 8-Aug-2005 Miss Ellie on Dallas
Charlie Bell
Business
7-Nov-1960 16-Jan-2005 CEO of McDonalds, 2004
Saul Bellow
Novelist
10-Jun-1915 5-Apr-2005 The Adventures of Augie March
Peter Benenson
Activist
31-Jul-1921 25-Feb-2005 Founder of Amnesty International
Lamont Bentley
Actor
25-Oct-1973 18-Jan-2005 Hakeem Campbell on Moesha
Gary Bertini
Conductor
1-May-1927 18-Mar-2005 Music Director, Jerusalem Symphony, 1978-87
George Best
Soccer
22-May-1946 25-Nov-2005 Manchester United
Hans Bethe
Physicist
2-Jul-1906 6-Mar-2005 Atomic scientist
Tom Bevill
Politician
27-Mar-1921 28-Mar-2005 Congressman from Alabama, 1967-97
Michael Billington
Actor
24-Dec-1941 3-Jun-2005 Col. Paul Foster on UFO
Ed Bishop
Actor
11-Jun-1932 8-Jun-2005 Cmdr. Straker on UFO
Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Politician
13-Jan-1911 23-Apr-2005 Former Premier of Queensland, Australia
Lloyd Bochner
Actor
29-Jul-1924 29-Oct-2005 It's a cookbook
Tommy Bond
Actor
16-Sep-1926 24-Sep-2005 Butch on The Little Rascals
James Booth
Actor
19-Dec-1927 11-Aug-2005 Zulu
Wayne C. Booth
Critic
22-Feb-1921 10-Oct-2005 The Rhetoric of Fiction
Emilinha Borba
Singer
31-Aug-1921 3-Oct-2005 Queen of Brazilian Radio
David F. Bradford
Economist
8-Jan-1939 22-Feb-2005 Council of Economic Advisers, 1991-93
Errol Brathwaite
Novelist
3-Apr-1924 4-Dec-2005 An Affair of Men
Tom Brazaitis
Columnist
8-Aug-1940 30-Mar-2005 Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist
John Bromfield
Actor
11-Jun-1922 18-Sep-2005 U.S. Marshal
Danny Joe Brown
Singer/Songwriter
24-Aug-1951 10-Mar-2005 Singer for Molly Hatchet
Edward Bunker
Author
31-Dec-1933 19-Jul-2005 Animal Factory
R. L. Burnside
Musician
23-Nov-1926 1-Sep-2005 A Ass Pocket of Whiskey
James Callaghan
Head of State
27-Mar-1912 26-Mar-2005 UK Prime Minister, 1976-79
Hamilton Camp
Actor
30-Oct-1934 2-Oct-2005 Voice of GizmoDuck
Carroll Campbell
Politician
24-Jul-1940 7-Dec-2005 Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95
Jim Capaldi
Drummer
24-Apr-1944 28-Jan-2005 Drummer/Songwriter for Traffic
Bud Carson
Football
28-Apr-1931 8-Dec-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers DC, 1972-77
Jean Carson
Actor
28-Feb-1923 2-Nov-2005 Fun girl Daphne
Johnny Carson
Talk Show Host
23-Oct-1925 23-Jan-2005 Longtime host of Tonight Show
Elbert N. Carvel
Politician
9-Feb-1910 6-Feb-2005 Twice Governor of Delaware
Jack L. Chalker
Author
17-Dec-1944 11-Feb-2005 SF author, wrote Well World series
Shirley Chisholm
Politician
30-Nov-1924 1-Jan-2005 First black woman elected to US House
Kenneth B. Clark
Psychologist
14-Jul-1914 1-May-2005 Studied the effects of prejudice on children
Johnnie Cochran
Attorney
2-Oct-1937 29-Mar-2005 Successfully defended O. J. Simpson
Larry Collins
Author
14-Sep-1929 20-Jun-2005 Is Paris Burning?
Lyn Collins
Musician
12-Jun-1948 13-Mar-2005 Think (About It)
Jack Colvin
Actor
13-Oct-1934 1-Dec-2005 Jack McGee on The Incredible Hulk
Frank Conroy
Author
15-Jan-1936 6-Apr-2005 Stop-Time
Robin Cook
Politician
28-Feb-1946 6-Aug-2005 UK Foreign Secretary, 1997-2001
Henry Corden
Actor
6-Jan-1920 19-May-2005 Hanna-Barbara voice actor
George P. Cosmatos
Film Director
4-Jan-1941 19-Apr-2005 Tombstone
Robert Creeley
Poet
21-May-1926 30-Mar-2005 Founded Black Mountain Review
Constance Cummings
Actor
15-May-1910 23-Nov-2005 Blithe Spirit
Lloyd Cutler
Attorney
10-Nov-1917 8-May-2005 White House Counsel for Carter, Clinton
Guy Davenport
Author
23-Nov-1927 4-Jan-2005 Thasos and Ohio
Glenn Davis
Football
26-Dec-1924 9-Mar-2005 Winner, 1946 Heisman Trophy
Ossie Davis
Actor
18-Dec-1917 4-Feb-2005 Do The Right Thing
Sandra Dee
Actor
23-Apr-1942 20-Feb-2005 Gidget
Nicole DeHuff
Actor
6-Jan-1974 16-Feb-2005 Meet the Parents
John DeLorean
Business
6-Jan-1925 19-Mar-2005 Automobile designer and entepreneur
Martin Denny
Musician
10-Apr-1911 2-Mar-2005 King of the Tiki Hut
Bob Denver
Actor
9-Jan-1935 2-Sep-2005 Gilligan on Gilligan's Island
John Diebold
Author
8-Jun-1926 26-Dec-2005 Advocate of automation
James Doohan
Actor
3-Mar-1920 20-Jul-2005 Scotty on Star Trek
William J. B. Dorn
Politician
14-Apr-1916 13-Aug-2005 Congressman from South Carolina, 1947-74
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Government
1-Jul-1942 12-Nov-2005 Saddam Hussein's number 2
Peter Drucker
Business
19-Nov-1909 11-Nov-2005 Management guru
Spencer Dryden
Drummer
7-Apr-1938 11-Jan-2005 Jefferson Airplane drummer
Edward R. Dudley
Diplomat
11-Mar-1911 8-Feb-2005 First Black US Ambassador
Wim Duisenberg
Business
9-Jul-1935 31-Jul-2005 President, European Central Bank, 1998-2003
Sunil Dutt
Actor
6-Jun-1930 25-May-2005 Mother India
Andrea Dworkin
Activist
26-Sep-1946 9-Apr-2005 Anti-pornography activist
Richard Eastham
Actor
22-Jun-1916 10-Jul-2005 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
Richard Eberhart
Poet
5-Apr-1904 9-Jun-2005 Collected Poems
Ralph Edwards
Game Show Host
13-Jun-1913 16-Nov-2005 This Is Your Life
Will Eisner
Cartoonist
6-Mar-1917 3-Jan-2005 Turned comic book authors into Sequential Artists
Dana Elcar
Actor
10-Oct-1927 6-Jun-2005 Pete Thornton on MacGyver
John Erlenborn
Politician
8-Feb-1927 30-Oct-2005 Congressman from Illinois, 1965-84
Jason Evers
Actor
2-Jan-1922 13-Mar-2005 The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Jim Exon
Politician
9-Aug-1921 10-Jun-2005 US Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97
Gnassingbe Eyadema
Head of State
26-Dec-1937 5-Feb-2005 Dictator of Togo, 1967-2005
King Fahd
Royalty
1923 1-Aug-2005 King of Saudi Arabia, 1982-2005
Max Faulkner
Golf
29-Jul-1916 26-Feb-2005 Winner, 1951 British Open
Renée Faure
Actor
4-Nov-1918 2-May-2005 The Little Thief
John Fiedler
Actor
3-Feb-1925 25-Jun-2005 Voice of Piglet
Max M. Fisher
Business
15-Jul-1908 3-Mar-2005 Gas station tycoon
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Actor
24-Nov-1913 17-Jul-2005 Wuthering Heights
Peter F. Flaherty
Politician
25-Jun-1924 18-Apr-2005 Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1970-77
Suzanne Flon
Actor
28-Jan-1918 15-Jun-2005 One Deadly Summer
Myron Floren
Musician
5-Nov-1919 23-Jul-2005 Accordionist for Lawrence Welk
Shelby Foote
Author
17-Nov-1916 27-Jun-2005 Shiloh
Tillie Fowler
Politician
23-Dec-1942 2-Mar-2005 Congresswoman from Florida
John Fowles
Novelist
31-Mar-1926 5-Nov-2005 The French Lieutenant's Woman
Frank Kelly Freas
Artist
22-Aug-1922 2-Jan-2005 Illustrator of science fiction and fantasy
Christopher Fry
Playwright
18-Dec-1907 30-Jun-2005 The Lady's Not for Burning
Clarence Gaines
Basketball
21-May-1923 18-Apr-2005 Winston-Salem Head Coach, 1946-93
Vincent Gigante
Criminal
29-Mar-1928 19-Dec-2005 Mafia boss, headed the Genovese family
Carlo Maria Giulini
Conductor
9-May-1914 14-Jun-2005 LA Philharmonic Music Director, 1978-84
Frank Gorshin
Actor
5-Apr-1933 17-May-2005 The Riddler in Batman
Gordon Gould
Physicist
17-Jul-1920 16-Sep-2005 Invented the laser, arguably
L. Patrick Gray
Government
18-Jul-1916 6-Jul-2005 Acting FBI Director, 1972-73
Guy Green
Film Director
5-Nov-1913 15-Sep-2005 A Patch of Blue
Henry A. Grunwald
Journalist
3-Dec-1922 26-Feb-2005 Managing Editor of Time, 1968-79
Eddie Guerrero
Wrestling
9-Oct-1967 13-Nov-2005 Latino Heat
Kevin Hagen
Actor
3-Apr-1928 9-Jul-2005 Little House on the Prairie
Jay Hammond
Politician
21-Jul-1922 2-Aug-2005 Governor of Alaska, 1974-82
Malcolm Hardee
Comic
5-Jan-1950 31-Jan-2005 I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake
Rafik Hariri
Head of State
1-Nov-1944 14-Feb-2005 Billionaire, Lebanese Prime Minister
Domino Harvey
Relative
7-Aug-1969 27-Jun-2005 Laurence Harvey's daughter
Stanley K. Hathaway
Politician
19-Jul-1924 4-Oct-2005 Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75
June Haver
Actor
10-Jun-1926 4-Jul-2005 Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Myron Healey
Actor
8-Jun-1923 21-Dec-2005 Prolific actor in Westerns
Edward Heath
Head of State
9-Jul-1916 17-Jul-2005 British Prime Minister, 1970-74
Mitch Hedberg
Comic
24-Feb-1968 30-Mar-2005 Stand-up comedian known for one-liners
Howell Heflin
Politician
19-Jun-1921 29-Mar-2005 US Senator from Alabama, 1979-97
Robert Heilbroner
Economist
24-Mar-1919 4-Jan-2005 The Worldly Philosophers
Skitch Henderson
Conductor
27-Jan-1918 1-Nov-2005 Original Tonight Show bandleader
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Diplomat
1-Aug-1915 2-Feb-2005 US Ambassador to Germany, 1972-76
Natalee Holloway
Victim
21-Oct-1986 30-May-2005 Disappeared in Aruba
Shirley Horn
Musician
1-May-1934 20-Oct-2005 Here's To Life
Evan Hunter
Novelist
15-Oct-1926 7-Jul-2005 The Blackboard Jungle
Ruth Hussey
Actor
30-Oct-1911 19-Apr-2005 The Philadelphia Story
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Novelist
22-Apr-1929 21-Feb-2005 Tres Tristes Tigres
George Isaak
Astronomer
7-Mar-1933 5-Jun-2005 Resonant scattering spectroscopy
Rona Jaffe
Author
12-Jun-1932 30-Dec-2005 Mazes & Monsters
Peter Jennings
Journalist
29-Jul-1938 7-Aug-2005 Former anchor, ABC World News Tonight
Pope John Paul II
Religion
18-May-1920 2-Apr-2005 Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1978-2005
Philip Johnson
Architect
8-Jul-1906 25-Jan-2005 The Glass House
Chloe Jones
Pornstar
17-Jun-1975 2-Jun-2005 Where the Boys Aren't 17
Jerry Juhl
Screenwriter
27-Jul-1938 27-Sep-2005 Head writer, The Muppet Show
Geoffrey Keen
Actor
21-Aug-1916 3-Nov-2005 Sir Fredrick Gray in Bond films
Richard Kelly
Politician
31-Jul-1924 22-Aug-2005 Congressman snagged in ABSCAM sting
Nan Kempner
Socialite
24-Jul-1930 3-Jul-2005 New York City socialite
George F. Kennan
Diplomat
16-Feb-1904 17-Mar-2005 Architect of US policy of Soviet containment
Rosemary Kennedy
Relative
13-Sep-1918 7-Jan-2005 Kennedy sibling, institutionalized
Jack S. Kilby
Inventor
8-Nov-1923 20-Jun-2005 Electrical engineering pioneer
Diane Knippers
Religion
6-Jan-1952 18-Apr-2005 Conservative religious strategist
Keith Knudsen
Drummer
18-Feb-1948 8-Feb-2005 Drummer for the Doobie Brothers
Fred Korematsu
Activist
30-Jan-1919 30-Mar-2005 Opposed internment camps
David Kossoff
Actor
24-Nov-1919 23-Mar-2005 The Mouse That Roared
Vardan Kushnir
Criminal
22-Nov-1969 24-Jul-2005 Russian spammer, murdered
June Lang
Actor
5-May-1917 16-May-2005 Bonnie Scotland
David Lange
Head of State
4-Aug-1942 13-Aug-2005 Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1984-89
Frances Langford
Singer
4-Apr-1914 11-Jul-2005 Hooray for Hollywood
John Larch
Actor
4-Oct-1914 16-Oct-2005 Character actor
Alberto Lattuada
Film Director
13-Nov-1913 3-Jul-2005 Stay As You Are
Marc Lawrence
Actor
17-Feb-1910 28-Nov-2005 Prolific character actor
Chris LeDoux
Country Musician
2-Oct-1948 9-Mar-2005 Rodeo star, cowboy singer
Patrick Lichfield
Photographer
25-Apr-1939 11-Nov-2005 Prominent British photographer
Sol Linowitz
Business
17-Dec-1913 18-Mar-2005 Negotiated return of the Panama Canal
Terry L. Long
Football
21-Jul-1959 7-Jun-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman
Al Lopez
Baseball
20-Aug-1908 30-Oct-2005 Catcher, manager, MLB Hall-of-Famer
Henry Luce III
Publisher
28-Apr-1925 7-Sep-2005 Former Time magazine publisher
Sidney Luft
Film/TV Producer
2-Nov-1915 15-Sep-2005 Ex-Husband of Judy Garland
Charlotte MacLeod
Novelist
12-Nov-1922 14-Jan-2005 Mystery novelist, Peter Shandy Series
Wellington Mara
Football
14-Aug-1916 25-Oct-2005 Owns the New York Giants
Barney Martin
Actor
3-Mar-1923 21-Mar-2005 Played Jerry's dad Morty on Seinfeld
Robert Matsui
Politician
17-Sep-1941 1-Jan-2005 Congressman from California, 1993-2005
Gene Mauch
Baseball
18-Nov-1925 8-Aug-2005 MLB Manager
Virginia Mayo
Actor
30-Nov-1920 17-Jan-2005 South Sea Woman
Ernst Mayr
Biologist
5-Jul-1904 3-Feb-2005 Evolutionary biologist
Eugene McCarthy
Politician
29-Mar-1916 10-Dec-2005 US Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71
Pat McCormick
Comic
30-Jun-1927 29-Jul-2005 Smokey and the Bandit
George C. McGhee
Diplomat
1912 4-Jul-2005 US Ambassador to Germany, 1963-68
Matthew McGrory
Actor
17-May-1973 9-Aug-2005 Big Fish
Lloyd Meeds
Politician
11-Dec-1927 17-Aug-2005 Congressman from Washington, 1965-79
Verne Meisner
Musician
4-Dec-1938 10-Jun-2005 Wisconsin's Polka King
Ismail Merchant
Film/TV Producer
25-Dec-1936 25-May-2005 Co-Founder, Merchant Ivory Productions
Dale Messick
Cartoonist
11-Apr-1906 5-Apr-2005 Comic strip Brenda Starr
George Mikan
Basketball
18-Jun-1924 1-Jun-2005 Minneapolis Lakers center
Arthur Miller
Playwright
17-Oct-1915 10-Feb-2005 Death of a Salesman
John Mills
Actor
22-Feb-1908 23-Apr-2005 Ryan's Daughter
Little Milton
Musician
17-Sep-1934 4-Aug-2005 Annie Mae's Cafe
Brigitte Mira
Actor
20-Apr-1910 8-Mar-2005 Fassbinder actress
John S. Monagan
Politician
23-Dec-1911 23-Oct-2005 Congressman from Connecticut, 1959-73
Robert Moog
Inventor
23-May-1934 21-Aug-2005 Invented the synthesizer
Constance Moore
Actor
18-Jan-1920 16-Sep-2005 Show Business
Pat Morita
Actor
28-Jun-1932 24-Nov-2005 Miyagi on Karate Kid
Howard Morris
Actor
4-Sep-1919 21-May-2005 Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show
Mo Mowlam
Politician
18-Sep-1949 19-Aug-2005 Former Labour MP
K. R. Narayanan
Head of State
4-Feb-1921 9-Nov-2005 President of India, 1997-2002
Gaylord Nelson
Politician
4-Jun-1916 3-Jul-2005 Founded Earth Day in 1970
Robert D. Nesen
Diplomat
22-Jan-1918 14-Nov-2005 US Ambassador to Australia, 1981-85
Birgit Nilsson
Singer
17-May-1918 25-Dec-2005 Swedish operatic, Wagnerian soprano
Sheree North
Actor
17-Jan-1933 4-Nov-2005 How to Be Very, Very Popular
Andre Norton
Author
17-Feb-1912 17-Mar-2005 Witch World series
Louis Nye
Actor
1-May-1913 9-Oct-2005 Sonny Drysdale on Beverly Hillbillies
Dan O'Herlihy
Actor
1-May-1919 17-Feb-2005 The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Milton Obote
Head of State
28-Dec-1924 10-Oct-2005 Two-time President of Uganda
Frank V. Ortiz
Diplomat
14-Mar-1926 27-Feb-2005 US Ambassador to Argentina, 1983-86
Kerry Packer
Business
17-Dec-1937 26-Dec-2005 Richest man in Australia
Eduardo Paolozzi
Sculptor
7-Mar-1924 22-Apr-2005 Surrealist sculptor
Jean Parker
Actor
11-Aug-1915 30-Nov-2005 Little Women
Jim Parker
Football
3-Apr-1934 18-Jul-2005 Lineman, NFL Hall of Famer
Rosa Parks
Activist
4-Feb-1913 24-Oct-2005 Wouldn't sit in the back of the bus
M. Scott Peck
Author
22-May-1936 25-Sep-2005 The Road Less Traveled
Frank Perdue
Business
9-May-1920 31-Mar-2005 A Tough Man for a Tender Chicken
Hy Peskin
Photographer
5-Nov-1915 2-Jun-2005 Sports photojournalist
Brock Peters
Actor
2-Jul-1927 23-Aug-2005 To Kill a Mockingbird
Jake Pickle
Politician
11-Oct-1913 18-Jun-2005 Congressman from Texas 1963-95
Lew Platt
Business
11-Apr-1941 8-Sep-2005 CEO of Hewlett-Packard, 1992-99
Thomas G. Pownall
Business
20-Jan-1922 24-Jun-2005 CEO of Martin-Marietta, 1982-88
William Proxmire
Politician
11-Nov-1915 15-Dec-2005 US Senator from Wisconsin, 1957-89
Richard Pryor
Comic
1-Dec-1940 10-Dec-2005 Stand-up comic, Stir Crazy
Amrish Puri
Actor
22-Jun-1932 12-Jan-2005 Mogambo in Mr. India
Ted Radcliffe
Baseball
7-Jul-1902 11-Aug-2005 Double Duty
Ford Rainey
Actor
8-Aug-1908 25-Jul-2005 Window on Main Street
Prince Rainier
Royalty
31-May-1923 6-Apr-2005 Monarch of Monaco, 1949-2005
John Raitt
Actor
29-Jan-1917 20-Feb-2005 Broadway actor
Jef Raskin
Computer Programmer
9-Mar-1943 26-Feb-2005 Designed Macintosh human interface
J. Donald Rauth
Business
1918 28-Dec-2005 CEO of Martin Marietta, 1973-83
Thurl Ravenscroft
Actor
6-Feb-1914 22-May-2005 Voice of Tony The Tiger
Alfred Reed
Composer
25-Jan-1921 17-Sep-2005 Russian Christmas Music
William Rehnquist
Judge
1-Oct-1924 3-Sep-2005 US Chief Justice, 1986-2005
Rene Rivkin
Business
6-Jun-1944 1-May-2005 Disgraced Australian stockbroker
Charles Rocket
Actor
24-Aug-1949 7-Oct-2005 Saturday Night Live
Peter W. Rodino
Politician
7-Jun-1909 7-May-2005 Congressman from New Jersey, 1949-89
Judith Rossner
Novelist
31-Mar-1935 9-Aug-2005 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Joseph Rotblat
Physicist
4-Nov-1908 31-Aug-2005 Nuclear physicist, anti-nuke activist
Patsy Rowlands
Actor
19-Jan-1934 22-Jan-2005 Carry on...
Edward R. Roybal
Politician
10-Feb-1916 24-Oct-2005 Congressman from California, 1963-93
Nipsey Russell
Comic
13-Oct-1924 2-Oct-2005 Tinman in The Wiz
Herbert Sargent
Screenwriter
15-Jul-1923 6-May-2005 SNL writer
Maria Schell
Actor
15-Jan-1926 26-Apr-2005 The Heart of the Matter
James H. Scheuer
Politician
6-Feb-1920 30-Aug-2005 Congressman from New York, 1965-93
Vincent Schiavelli
Actor
10-Nov-1948 26-Dec-2005 Character actor and cookbook author
Terri Schiavo
Victim
3-Dec-1963 31-Mar-2005 Human vegetable, 1990-2005
Max Schmeling
Boxing
28-Sep-1905 2-Feb-2005 Fought Joe Louis twice
Bernard A. Schriever
Military
14-Sep-1910 20-Jun-2005 US Air Force space program
Debralee Scott
Actor
2-Apr-1953 5-Apr-2005 Feathered hair in Police Academy
Dr. Gene Scott
Religion
14-Aug-1929 21-Feb-2005 Eccentric televangelist
Mary Lee Settle
Novelist
29-Jul-1918 27-Sep-2005 Beulah Land
Michael Sheard
Actor
18-Jun-1938 31-Aug-2005 Mr. Bronson on Grange Hill
Robert Sheckley
Author
16-Jul-1928 9-Dec-2005 Science fiction genius
Bobby Short
Singer
15-Sep-1924 21-Mar-2005 Cabaret singer at the Carlyle Hotel
Hugh Sidey
Journalist
3-Sep-1927 21-Nov-2005 Time magazine
Harry Simeone
Musician
9-May-1911 22-Feb-2005 The Harry Simeone Chorale
Claude Simon
Novelist
10-Oct-1913 6-Jul-2005 Le Tricheur
Simone Simon
Actor
23-Apr-1910 22-Feb-2005 Cat People
Jaime Cardinal Sin
Religion
31-Aug-1928 21-Jun-2005 Former Archbishop of Manila
Richard E. Smalley
Chemist
6-Jun-1943 28-Oct-2005 Co-Discovered fullerines
Jimmy Smith
Jazz Musician
8-Dec-1925 8-Feb-2005 Master of the Hammond B3 organ
Lane Smith
Actor
29-Apr-1936 13-Jun-2005 The Final Days
Charles W. Socarides
Activist
24-Jan-1922 25-Dec-2005 Deprogrammer of homosexuals
John Spencer
Actor
20-Dec-1946 16-Dec-2005 Leo McGarry on The West Wing
Wendie Jo Sperber
Actor
15-Sep-1958 29-Nov-2005 Amy on Bosom Buddies
James Stockdale
Military
23-Dec-1923 5-Jul-2005 H. Ross Perot's would-be Vice President
Harold J. Stone
Actor
3-Mar-1911 18-Nov-2005 The Harder They Fall
Hank Stram
Football
3-Jan-1923 4-Jul-2005 Hall-of-fame NFL coach, KC Chiefs
Herbert L. Strock
Film Director
13-Jan-1918 30-Nov-2005 The Crawling Hand
Danny Sugerman
Author
11-Oct-1954 5-Jan-2005 Manager/Biographer for The Doors
Kenzo Tange
Architect
4-Sep-1913 22-Mar-2005 Designed Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima
Henry Taube
Chemist
30-Nov-1915 16-Nov-2005 Mechanisms of electron transfer
Hunter S. Thompson
Journalist
18-Jul-1937 20-Feb-2005 Gonzo journalist and author
Bob Tisch
Business
29-Apr-1926 15-Nov-2005 CEO of Loews, Owner NY Giants
Erich Topp
Military
2-Jul-1914 26-Dec-2005 World War II U-Boat commander
Trevanian
Novelist
12-Jun-1931 14-Dec-2005 The Eiger Sanction
C. Delores Tucker
Activist
4-Oct-1927 12-Oct-2005 National Congress of Black Women
Beverly Tyler
Actor
5-Jul-1927 23-Nov-2005 The Green Years
Harold R. Tyler, Jr.
Attorney
14-May-1922 25-May-2005 Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler
Nick Udall
Politician
23-Jul-1913 15-Jun-2005 Mayor of Phoenix, 1948-52
Michael Vale
TV Personality
28-Jun-1922 24-Dec-2005 Time to make the donuts
Ernest Vandiver
Politician
3-Jul-1918 21-Feb-2005 Governor of Georgia, 1959-63
Luther Vandross
Singer
20-Apr-1951 1-Jul-2005 R&B Singer, Never Too Much
John Vernon
Actor
24-Feb-1932 1-Feb-2005 Dean Wormer in Animal House
Jacques Villeret
Actor
6-Feb-1951 28-Jan-2005 The Dinner Game
John Vlissides
Computer Programmer
2-Aug-1961 24-Nov-2005 Author number 4 of the Gang of Four
Kay Walsh
Actor
27-Aug-1911 16-Apr-2005 The Horse's Mouth
John T. Walton
Relative
8-Oct-1946 27-Jun-2005 World's 11th richest man, 2005
Jude Wanniski
Columnist
17-Jun-1936 29-Aug-2005 Supply-side theorist
Ruth Warrick
Actor
29-Jun-1915 15-Jan-2005 Phoebe Tyler on All My Children
Dick Weber
Bowling
23-Dec-1929 13-Feb-2005 Professional bowler
Ezer Weizman
Head of State
15-Jun-1924 24-Apr-2005 President of Israel, 1993-2000
William Westmoreland
Military
26-Mar-1914 18-Jul-2005 Commanded US Army in Vietnam War
Simon Wiesenthal
Activist
31-Dec-1908 20-Sep-2005 Nazi hunter
Tookie Williams
Criminal
29-Dec-1953 13-Dec-2005 Co-Founder, West Side Crips
August Wilson
Playwright
27-Apr-1945 2-Oct-2005 The Piano Lesson
Louis H. Wilson, Jr.
Military
11-Feb-1920 21-Jun-2005 26th USMC Commandant, 1975-79
Paul Winchell
Actor
21-Dec-1922 24-Jun-2005 Ventriloquist and inventor
Robert Wise
Film Director
10-Sep-1914 14-Sep-2005 The Sound of Music
Rose Mary Woods
Government
26-Dec-1917 22-Jan-2005 Blamed for 18.5 minute Watergate tape erasure
Link Wray
Guitarist
2-May-1929 5-Nov-2005 Rumble
Robert Wright
Songwriter
25-Sep-1914 27-Jul-2005 Kismet
Teresa Wright
Actor
27-Oct-1918 6-Mar-2005 Shadow of a Doubt
Walter B. Wriston
Business
3-Aug-1919 19-Jan-2005 CEO of Citibank, 1967-84
Molly Yard
Activist
6-Jul-1912 21-Sep-2005 President of NOW, 1987-91
Zhao Ziyang
Politician
17-Oct-1919 16-Jan-2005 6th Chinese Premier sought reforms




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