| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Shmuel Agnon |
Author |
17-Jul-1888 |
17-Feb-1970 |
'Tmol Shilshom |
| Alessandra Ambrosio |
Model |
11-Apr-1981 |
|
Brazilian supermodel |
| Kevin Anderson |
Actor |
13-Jan-1960 |
|
Sleeping with the Enemy |
| André the Giant |
Wrestling |
19-May-1946 |
27-Jan-1993 |
Professional wrestler with Giantism |
| Guillaume Apollinaire |
Poet |
26-Aug-1880 |
9-Nov-1918 |
Alcools, Calligrammes |
| Leo Apotheker |
Business |
18-Sep-1953 |
|
CEO of Hewlett-Packard, 2010-11 |
| Daniel I. Arnon |
Biologist |
14-Nov-1910 |
20-Dec-1994 |
Photophosphorylation |
| Richard Axel |
Scientist |
2-Jul-1946 |
|
Odorant receptors and olfactory organization |
| Julius Axelrod |
Chemist |
30-May-1912 |
29-Dec-2004 |
Research of neurotransmitters |
| Hertha Ayrton |
Physicist |
28-Apr-1854 |
26-Aug-1923 |
Electric arc |
| Hector Babenco |
Film Director |
7-Feb-1946 |
|
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Joseph Babinski |
Doctor |
17-Nov-1857 |
29-Oct-1932 |
The Babinski sign |
| Carroll Baker |
Actor |
28-May-1931 |
|
Baby Doll |
| Albert Bandura |
Psychologist |
4-Dec-1925 |
|
Bobo doll experiments |
| Ehud Barak |
Head of State |
12-Feb-1942 |
|
Prime Minister of Israel, 1999-2001 |
| Paul Baran |
Engineer |
29-Apr-1926 |
26-Mar-2011 |
Packet-sharing in computer communications |
| Christine Baranski |
Actor |
2-May-1952 |
|
Mary Sunshine in Chicago |
| Daniel Bell |
Sociologist |
10-May-1919 |
25-Jan-2011 |
The End of Ideology |
| Kristen Bell |
Actor |
18-Jul-1980 |
|
Veronica Mars |
| Maria Bello |
Actor |
18-Apr-1967 |
|
Dr. Anna Del Amico on ER |
| Eusebius J. Beltran |
Religion |
31-Aug-1934 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Oklahoma City |
| Pat Benatar |
Singer |
10-Jan-1953 |
|
Love is a Battlefield |
| Dan Benishek |
Politician |
20-Apr-1952 |
|
Congressman, Michigan 1st |
| Henri Bergson |
Philosopher |
18-Oct-1859 |
4-Jan-1941 |
L'Évolution Créatrice |
| Kenneth Bialkin |
Attorney |
9-Sep-1929 |
|
Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer |
| Eli Black |
Business |
9-Apr-1921 |
3-Feb-1975 |
Swan dive onto Park Avenue |
| Max Born |
Physicist |
11-Dec-1882 |
5-Jan-1970 |
Pioneer of quantum mechanics |
| Robert Borski |
Politician |
20-Oct-1948 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1983-2003 |
| Lisa Boyle |
Model |
6-Aug-1964 |
|
Cover of October 1995 Playboy |
| Sydney Brenner |
Scientist |
13-Jan-1927 |
|
Genetic regulation of organ development |
| Adrien Brody |
Actor |
14-Apr-1973 |
|
The Pianist |
| Reva Brooks |
Photographer |
May-1913 |
24-Jan-2004 |
Photographer |
| Mika Brzezinski |
Journalist |
2-May-1967 |
|
Co-Host, Morning Joe |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski |
Government |
28-Mar-1928 |
|
National Security Advisor, 1977-81 |
| Susan Bysiewicz |
Politician |
1961 |
|
Connecticut Secretary of State |
| Sid Caesar |
Comic |
8-Sep-1922 |
|
Your Show of Shows |
| Helen Caldicott |
Activist |
7-Aug-1938 |
|
Anti-nuclear crusader |
| King Canute |
Royalty |
c. 994 AD |
12-Nov-1035 |
King of England, Denmark, Norway |
| Georges Charpak |
Physicist |
1-Aug-1924 |
29-Sep-2010 |
Subatomic particle detectors |
| Michael Chertoff |
Government |
28-Nov-1953 |
|
US Homeland Security Czar |
| Aaron Ciechanover |
Scientist |
1-Oct-1947 |
|
Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| André Citroën |
Engineer |
5-Feb-1878 |
3-Jul-1935 |
Europe's Henry Ford |
| Robert Clary |
Actor |
1-Mar-1926 |
|
LeBeau on Hogan's Heroes |
| Paul J. Crutzen |
Physicist |
3-Dec-1933 |
|
Ozone depletion |
| Marie Curie |
Chemist |
7-Nov-1867 |
4-Jul-1934 |
Early nuclear chemist |
| Karen Czarnecki |
Government |
? |
|
Conservative commentator |
| Henry Czerny |
Actor |
8-Feb-1959 |
|
The Tudors |
| Jan Czochralski |
Scientist |
23-Oct-1885 |
22-Apr-1953 |
Czochralski Process |
| Leon Czolgosz |
Assassin |
1873 |
29-Oct-1901 |
President McKinley's assassin |
| Sandra Dee |
Actor |
23-Apr-1942 |
20-Feb-2005 |
Gidget |
| Edward J. Derwinski |
Politician |
15-Sep-1926 |
15-Jan-2012 |
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92 |
| Janice Dickinson |
Model |
15-Feb-1955 |
|
1970s supermodel |
| C. Douglas Dillon |
Government |
21-Aug-1909 |
10-Jan-2003 |
US Treasury Secretary, 1961-65 |
| John Dingell |
Politician |
6-Jul-1926 |
|
US Congressman, Michigan 15th |
| Anne Dudek |
Actor |
22-Mar-1975 |
|
Dr. Amber Volakis on House |
| Stanley H. Durwood |
Business |
5-Aug-1920 |
15-Jul-1999 |
Father of the multi-screen movie theater |
| Robert Dutkowsky |
Business |
2-Jan-1955 |
|
CEO of Tech Data |
| Felix Dzerzhinsky |
Government |
11-Sep-1877 |
20-Jul-1926 |
The Black Pope of Bolshevism |
| Paul Ehrlich |
Doctor |
14-Mar-1854 |
20-Aug-1915 |
Father of chemotherapy |
| Samuel Eilenberg |
Mathematician |
30-Sep-1913 |
30-Jan-1998 |
Category theory |
| Jesse Eisenberg |
Actor |
5-Oct-1983 |
|
The Social Network |
| Artur Ekert |
Physicist |
19-Sep-1961 |
|
Quantum cryptography |
| Gertrude B. Elion |
Scientist |
23-Jan-1918 |
21-Feb-1999 |
Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, AIDS |
| Hans Eysenck |
Psychologist |
4-Mar-1916 |
4-Sep-1997 |
Intelligence and personality |
| Peter Falk |
Actor |
16-Sep-1927 |
23-Jun-2011 |
Detective Columbo |
| Russ Feingold |
Politician |
2-Mar-1953 |
|
US Senator from Wisconsin, 1993-2011 |
| Richard Feynman |
Physicist |
11-May-1918 |
15-Feb-1988 |
Surely he's joking |
| Stanley Fish |
Scholar |
19-Apr-1938 |
|
Deconstructionist literary critic |
| Barney Frank |
Politician |
31-Mar-1940 |
|
Congressman, Massachusetts 4th |
| Ilya M. Frank |
Physicist |
23-Oct-1908 |
22-Jun-1990 |
Cherenkov radiation |
| Gottlob Frege |
Mathematician |
8-Nov-1848 |
26-Jul-1925 |
Mathematical logician |
| Martin Garbus |
Attorney |
8-Aug-1934 |
|
Attorney for Lenny Bruce |
| Lucretia Garfield |
First Lady |
19-Apr-1832 |
14-Mar-1918 |
Wife of US President James Garfield |
| Frank Gehry |
Architect |
28-Feb-1929 |
|
Postmodern architect |
| Larry Gelbart |
Film/TV Producer |
25-Feb-1928 |
11-Sep-2009 |
M*A*S*H |
| Estelle Getty |
Actor |
25-Jul-1923 |
22-Jul-2008 |
The Golden Girls |
| Maria Goeppert-Mayer |
Physicist |
28-Jun-1906 |
20-Feb-1972 |
Shell nuclear model |
| Barry Goldwater |
Politician |
1-Jan-1909 |
29-May-1998 |
US Senator from Arizona, 1953-65, 1969-87 |
| Samuel Goldwyn |
Film/TV Producer |
17-Aug-1882 |
31-Jan-1974 |
Put the G in MGM |
| Arlene Golonka |
Actor |
23-Jan-1939 |
|
Millie Swanson in Mayberry RFD |
| Jesse L. Greenstein |
Astronomer |
15-Oct-1909 |
21-Oct-2002 |
Co-Discoverer of quasars |
| Brandon Grove |
Diplomat |
8-Apr-1929 |
|
US Ambassador to Zaire, 1984-87 |
| Fritz Haber |
Chemist |
9-Dec-1868 |
29-Jan-1934 |
Synthesized ammonia, chemical warfare |
| Theodor W. Hänsch |
Physicist |
30-Oct-1941 |
|
Quantum optics |
| Jane Harman |
Politician |
28-Jun-1945 |
|
Congresswoman from California, 1993-2011 |
| Andy Harris |
Politician |
25-Jun-1957 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 1st |
| Elisabeth Hasselbeck |
TV Personality |
28-May-1977 |
|
The View |
| David Helfgott |
Musician |
19-May-1947 |
|
Subject of the biopic Shine |
| Leona Helmsley |
Business |
4-Jul-1920 |
20-Aug-2007 |
Queen of Mean |
| George Herbig |
Astronomer |
2-Jan-1920 |
|
Herbig-Haro objects |
| Seymour Hersh |
Journalist |
8-Apr-1937 |
|
Uncovered the My Lai Massacre |
| James P. Hoffa |
Labor Leader |
19-May-1941 |
|
Jimmy Hoffa's son |
| Roald Hoffmann |
Chemist |
18-Jul-1937 |
|
Woodward-Hoffmann reaction |
| Robert Hofstadter |
Physicist |
5-Feb-1915 |
17-Nov-1990 |
Size, shape, and structure of neutrons and protons |
| H. Robert Horvitz |
Scientist |
8-May-1947 |
|
Genetic regulation of organ development |
| Leonid Hurwicz |
Economist |
21-Aug-1917 |
24-Jun-2008 |
Mechanism design theory |
| Scott Ian |
Guitarist |
31-Dec-1963 |
|
Guitarist for Anthrax |
| Laura Ingraham |
Pundit |
19-Jun-1964 |
|
The Hillary Trap |
| George Isaak |
Astronomer |
7-Mar-1933 |
5-Jun-2005 |
Resonant scattering spectroscopy |
| Vic Janowicz |
Football |
26-Jan-1930 |
27-Feb-1996 |
Winner, 1950 Heisman Trophy |
| Leon Jaworski |
Government |
19-Sep-1905 |
9-Dec-1982 |
Watergate special prosecutor |
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
Novelist |
7-May-1927 |
|
Heat and Dust |
| Scarlett Johansson |
Actor |
22-Nov-1984 |
|
Ghost World, Lost in Translation |
| Jenny Jones |
Talk Show Host |
7-Jun-1946 |
|
The Jenny Jones Show |
| Erica Jong |
Author |
26-Mar-1942 |
|
Fear of Flying |
| Ted Kaczynski |
Criminal |
22-May-1942 |
|
The Unabomber |
| Herman Kahn |
Scholar |
15-Feb-1922 |
7-Jul-1983 |
Hudson Institute founder |
| Eric R. Kandel |
Scientist |
7-Nov-1929 |
|
Signal transduction in the nervous system |
| Marek Kanievska |
Film Director |
30-Nov-1951 |
|
Less Than Zero |
| Paul Kanjorski |
Politician |
2-Apr-1937 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1985-2011 |
| Marcy Kaptur |
Politician |
17-Jun-1946 |
|
Congresswoman, Ohio 9th |
| Jerome Karle |
Chemist |
18-Jun-1918 |
|
X-Ray diffraction studies |
| Bernard Katz |
Scientist |
26-Mar-1911 |
20-Apr-2003 |
Neurotransmitters and the pineal gland |
| Harvey Keitel |
Actor |
13-May-1939 |
|
Pimp from Taxi Driver |
| Wolfgang Ketterle |
Physicist |
21-Oct-1957 |
|
Bose-Einstein condensates |
| Nastassja Kinski |
Model |
24-Jan-1959 |
|
Cat People |
| Larry Klayman |
Activist |
20-Jul-1951 |
|
Founder, Judicial Watch |
| Jerry Kleczka |
Politician |
26-Nov-1943 |
|
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1984-2005 |
| Philip M. Klutznick |
Government |
9-Jul-1907 |
14-Aug-1999 |
US Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81 |
| Herb Kohl |
Politician |
7-Feb-1935 |
|
US Senator from Wisconsin |
| Max Kohl |
Business |
12-May-1901 |
14-Dec-1981 |
Kohl's Department Stores |
| Mort Kondracke |
Columnist |
28-Apr-1939 |
|
Tolerated by Fox, McLaughlin |
| Arthur Kornberg |
Scientist |
3-Mar-1918 |
26-Oct-2007 |
Synthesized DNA |
| Roger D. Kornberg |
Scientist |
24-Apr-1947 |
|
Molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription |
| Killer Kowalski |
Wrestling |
13-Oct-1926 |
30-Aug-2008 |
Professional wrestler, 1947-76 |
| Dennis Kozlowski |
Business |
16-Nov-1946 |
|
Disgraced CEO of Tyco |
| Jon Krakauer |
Author |
12-Apr-1954 |
|
Into Thin Air |
| Jane Krakowski |
Actor |
11-Oct-1968 |
|
Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock |
| John Krasinski |
Actor |
20-Oct-1979 |
|
Jim Halpert on The Office |
| Amazing Kreskin |
Magician |
12-Jan-1935 |
|
Frequent guest mentallist on the Tonight Show |
| Sir Harold Kroto |
Chemist |
7-Oct-1939 |
|
Co-Discovered fullerenes |
| Gene Krupa |
Drummer |
15-Jan-1909 |
16-Oct-1973 |
Pioneering drummer |
| Mary Anne Krupsak |
Politician |
26-Mar-1932 |
|
Lt. Governor of New York, 1975-78 |
| Mike Krzyzewski |
Basketball |
13-Feb-1947 |
|
Duke Head Coach |
| Richard Kuklinski |
Criminal |
11-Apr-1935 |
5-Mar-2006 |
The Iceman |
| Ted Kulongoski |
Politician |
5-Nov-1940 |
|
Governor of Oregon, 2003-11 |
| Frank Kush |
Football |
20-Jan-1929 |
|
ASU Head Coach, 1958-79 |
| Stephanie Kwolek |
Chemist |
31-Jul-1923 |
|
Invented Kevlar |
| Carole Landis |
Actor |
1-Jan-1919 |
5-Jul-1948 |
A Scandal in Paris |
| Joe Lando |
Actor |
9-Dec-1961 |
|
Byron Sully on Dr. Quinn |
| Meyer Lansky |
Criminal |
2-Jul-1902 |
15-Jan-1983 |
The brains behind the Mafia's money |
| Albert Lasker |
Business |
1-May-1880 |
30-May-1952 |
Advertising executive and medical research patron |
| Piper Laurie |
Actor |
22-Jan-1932 |
|
Catherine Packard in Twin Peaks |
| Frank Lautenberg |
Politician |
23-Jan-1924 |
|
US Senator from New Jersey |
| Geddy Lee |
Bassist |
29-Jul-1953 |
|
Bassist for Rush |
| Jerry Leiber |
Songwriter |
25-Apr-1933 |
22-Aug-2011 |
Hitmaker for Elvis |
| Rula Lenska |
Actor |
30-Sep-1947 |
|
Alberta VO5 commercials |
| Liberace |
Pianist |
16-May-1919 |
4-Feb-1987 |
Rhinestoned pianist |
| Joseph Lieberman |
Politician |
24-Feb-1942 |
|
US Senator from Connecticut |
| James Lipton |
TV Personality |
19-Sep-1926 |
|
Host, Inside the Actors Studio |
| Susan Lisovicz |
TV Personality |
c. 1956 |
|
CNN Financial Correspondent |
| Maxim Litvinov |
Government |
17-Jul-1876 |
31-Dec-1951 |
Soviet foreign minister, ousted in nod to Hitler |
| Tzipi Livni |
Politician |
8-Jul-1958 |
|
Israeli Foreign Minister, 2006-09 |
| Jan Lukasiewicz |
Mathematician |
21-Dec-1878 |
13-Feb-1956 |
Invented Reverse Polish Notation |
| Jean-Marie Lustiger |
Religion |
17-Sep-1926 |
5-Aug-2007 |
Archbishop of Paris, 1981-2005 |
| André Lwoff |
Scientist |
8-May-1902 |
30-Sep-1994 |
Operon theory of genetic control |
| Eric Mabius |
Actor |
22-Apr-1971 |
|
Tim Haspell on The L Word |
| Albert Maltz |
Playwright |
28-Oct-1908 |
26-Apr-1985 |
One of the Hollywood Ten |
| Joe Mantell |
Actor |
21-Dec-1915 |
29-Sep-2010 |
Angie in Marty |
| Ray Manzarek |
Musician |
12-Feb-1939 |
|
Keyboardist for The Doors |
| Ted Marchibroda |
Football |
15-Mar-1931 |
|
Retired NFL head coach |
| Rose Marie |
Actor |
15-Aug-1923 |
|
Sally Rogers on The Dick Van Dyke Show |
| Donald F. Mazankowski |
Politician |
27-Jul-1935 |
|
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1986-93 |
| Albert A. Michelson |
Physicist |
19-Dec-1852 |
9-May-1931 |
Measured the speed of light |
| Adam Michnik |
Activist |
17-Oct-1946 |
|
Gazeta Wyborcza |
| Jim Miklaszewski |
Journalist |
8-Jul-1949 |
|
NBC Chief Pentagon Correspondent |
| Barbara Mikulski |
Politician |
20-Jul-1936 |
|
US Senator from Maryland |
| Ralph Miliband |
Scholar |
7-Jan-1924 |
21-May-1994 |
Parliamentary Socialism |
| Arthur Miller |
Playwright |
17-Oct-1915 |
10-Feb-2005 |
Death of a Salesman |
| Mitch Miller |
Musician |
4-Jul-1911 |
31-Jul-2010 |
Sing Along with Mitch |
| David Miscavige |
Religion |
30-Apr-1960 |
|
Leader of the Church of Scientology |
| Chesty Morgan |
Pornstar |
1928 |
|
Double Agent 73, Deadly Weapons |
| Henry Morgentaler |
Doctor |
19-Mar-1923 |
|
Abortion rights in Canada |
| Frank Murkowski |
Politician |
28-Mar-1933 |
|
Governor of Alaska, 2002-06 |
| Lisa Murkowski |
Politician |
22-May-1957 |
|
US Senator from Alaska |
| Stan Musial |
Baseball |
21-Nov-1920 |
|
St. Louis Cardinals |
| Ed Muskie |
Politician |
28-Mar-1914 |
26-Mar-1996 |
US Senator from Maine, 1959-80 |
| Walther Nernst |
Chemist |
25-Jun-1864 |
18-Nov-1941 |
Third Law of Thermodynamics |
| Barnett Newman |
Painter |
29-Jan-1905 |
4-Jul-1970 |
Abstract expressionist |
| Karen O |
Singer |
22-Nov-1978 |
|
Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| Bohdan Paczynski |
Astronomer |
8-Feb-1940 |
19-Apr-2007 |
Gravitational microlensing |
| Jared Padalecki |
Actor |
19-Jul-1982 |
|
Supernatural |
| Alan J. Pakula |
Film Director |
7-Apr-1928 |
19-Nov-1998 |
All the President's Men |
| Joseph Papp |
Theater Director |
22-Jun-1921 |
31-Oct-1991 |
Founder, New York Shakespeare Festival |
| Scott E. Parazynski |
Astronaut |
28-Jul-1961 |
|
Shuttle astronaut, summited Everest |
| Harvey Pekar |
Author |
8-Oct-1939 |
12-Jul-2010 |
American Splendor |
| Arno Penzias |
Astronomer |
26-Apr-1933 |
|
Detected primordial radiation |
| Martin L. Perl |
Physicist |
24-Jun-1927 |
|
Discovered the tau lepton |
| Daniel Pinkwater |
Author |
15-Nov-1941 |
|
The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death |
| Harold Pinter |
Playwright |
10-Oct-1930 |
24-Dec-2008 |
The Birthday Party |
| Daniel Pipes |
Government |
9-Sep-1949 |
|
Influential neocon |
| Ingrid Pitt |
Actor |
21-Nov-1937 |
23-Nov-2010 |
Countess Dracula |
| Roman Polanski |
Film Director |
18-Aug-1933 |
|
Chinatown |
| Elena Poniatowska |
Journalist |
19-May-1932 |
|
Mexican feminist writer, journalist |
| Ron Popeil |
Business |
3-May-1935 |
|
Ginsu knives, Mr. Microphone |
| Chaim Potok |
Novelist |
17-Feb-1929 |
23-Jul-2002 |
The Chosen |
| Stefanie Powers |
Actor |
2-Nov-1942 |
|
Hart to Hart |
| Danny Pudi |
Actor |
10-Mar-1979 |
|
Abed Nadir on Community |
| Casimir Pulaski |
Military |
7-Mar-1745 |
11-Oct-1779 |
Polish General in the American Revolution |
| Maggie Q |
Actor |
22-May-1979 |
|
Mission: Impossible III |
| Isidor Isaac Rabi |
Physicist |
29-Jul-1898 |
11-Jan-1988 |
Magnetic beam resonances |
| Bogdan Raczynski |
Electronic Musician |
c. 1977 |
|
Boku Mo Wakaran |
| Abraham Ribicoff |
Politician |
9-Apr-1910 |
22-Feb-1998 |
Senator and Governor from Connecticut |
| Hyman Rickover |
Military |
27-Jan-1900 |
8-Jul-1986 |
Built the nuclear navy |
| Irv Robbins |
Business |
6-Dec-1917 |
5-May-2008 |
Co-Founder of Baskin-Robbins |
| Ernestine Rose |
Activist |
13-Jan-1810 |
4-Aug-1892 |
Suffragette and abolitionist |
| Dan Rostenkowski |
Politician |
2-Jan-1928 |
11-Aug-2010 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1959-95 |
| Mstislav Rostropovich |
Cellist |
27-Mar-1927 |
27-Apr-2007 |
Cellist and conductor |
| Murray Rothbard |
Economist |
2-Mar-1926 |
7-Jan-1995 |
Anarcho-capitalist |
| Mike Royko |
Columnist |
19-Sep-1932 |
29-Apr-1997 |
Syndicated Chicago columnist |
| Jack Ruby |
Assassin |
25-Mar-1911 |
3-Jan-1967 |
Killed Lee Harvey Oswald |
| Johnny Rzeznik |
Musician |
5-Dec-1965 |
|
Goo Goo Dolls frontman |
| Albert Sabin |
Biologist |
26-Aug-1906 |
3-Mar-1993 |
Developed oral polio vaccine |
| Pat Sajak |
Game Show Host |
26-Oct-1946 |
|
Wheel of Fortune |
| Richie Sambora |
Guitarist |
11-Jul-1959 |
|
Bon Jovi |
| Henry Samueli |
Business |
20-Sep-1954 |
|
Co-Founder of Broadcom |
| Paul Samuelson |
Economist |
15-May-1915 |
13-Dec-2009 |
Theory of revealed preference |
| Bernie Sanders |
Politician |
8-Sep-1941 |
|
US Senator from Vermont |
| Andrew V. Schally |
Scientist |
30-Nov-1926 |
|
Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides) |
| Debbie Schlussel |
Radio Personality |
9-Apr-1969 |
|
Conservative pundit |
| Rose Schneiderman |
Labor Leader |
16-Apr-1882 |
11-Aug-1972 |
Union leader of the 1920s-'50s |
| Shelley Sekula-Gibbs |
Politician |
22-Jun-1952 |
|
Congresswoman from Texas, 2006-07 |
| Frank J. Selke |
Hockey |
7-May-1893 |
3-Jul-1985 |
Montreal Canadiens GM, 1946-64 |
| Maurice Sendak |
Author |
10-Jun-1928 |
8-May-2012 |
Where The Wild Things Are |
| Peter Serafinowicz |
Comic |
10-Jul-1972 |
|
Look Around You |
| Chloe Sevigny |
Actor |
18-Nov-1974 |
|
HIV-infected girl in Kids |
| Jane Seymour |
Actor |
15-Feb-1951 |
|
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman |
| Ted Shackley |
Government |
16-Jul-1927 |
9-Dec-2002 |
The CIA's Blond Ghost |
| Ariel Sharon |
Head of State |
26-Feb-1928 |
|
Prime Minister of Israel, 2001-06 |
| Isadore Sharp |
Business |
8-Oct-1931 |
|
Founder, Four Seasons Hotels |
| Harry Shearer |
Comic |
23-Dec-1943 |
|
Almost half the voices on The Simpsons |
| Jesse Shwayder |
Business |
26-Mar-1882 |
24-Jul-1970 |
Founder of Samsonite Corporation |
| Casey Siemaszko |
Actor |
17-Mar-1961 |
|
Three O'Clock High |
| Gerry Sikorski |
Politician |
26-Apr-1948 |
|
Congressman from Minnesota, 1983-93 |
| Igor Sikorsky |
Business |
25-May-1889 |
26-Oct-1972 |
Helicopter magnate |
| Al Simmons |
Baseball |
22-May-1902 |
26-May-1956 |
Lifetime batting average .334 |
| Curtis Sliwa |
Activist |
26-Mar-1954 |
|
Founder of the Guardian Angels |
| Dolores K. Sloviter |
Judge |
5-Sep-1932 |
|
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Leelee Sobieski |
Actor |
10-Jun-1983 |
|
Eyes Wide Shut |
| David Sokol |
Business |
1956 |
|
CEO, MidAmerican Energy Holdings, 1993-2008 |
| Peter Steele |
Musician |
4-Jan-1962 |
14-Apr-2010 |
Frontman for Type O Negative |
| William Steig |
Cartoonist |
14-Nov-1907 |
3-Oct-2003 |
Shrek, The New Yorker |
| Joseph Stein |
Playwright |
30-May-1912 |
24-Oct-2010 |
Fiddler on the Roof librettist |
| Avraham Stern |
Military |
23-Dec-1907 |
12-Feb-1942 |
Founder of Lohamei Herut Israel |
| Martha Stewart |
Business |
3-Aug-1941 |
|
Professional housekeeper, insider trader |
| Leopold Stokowski |
Conductor |
18-Apr-1882 |
13-Sep-1977 |
American Symphony Orchestra |
| Trish Stratus |
Wrestling |
18-Dec-1975 |
|
100% Stratusfaction Guaranteed |
| Gloria Swanson |
Actor |
27-Mar-1897 |
4-Apr-1983 |
Sunset Blvd. |
| Loretta Swit |
Actor |
4-Nov-1937 |
|
Hot Lips on M*A*S*H |
| Eric Szmanda |
Actor |
24-Jul-1975 |
|
Greg Sanders on CSI |
| Edmund Cardinal Szoka |
Religion |
14-Sep-1927 |
|
Archbishop of Detroit, 1981-90 |
| Magda Szubanski |
Actor |
12-Apr-1961 |
|
Babe |
| Burton M. Tansky |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Neiman Marcus |
| Alfred Tarski |
Mathematician |
14-Jan-1902 |
26-Oct-1983 |
Tarski's indefinability theorem |
| Lionel Tertis |
Violist |
29-Dec-1876 |
22-Feb-1975 |
First prominent violist |
| Marc A. Thiessen |
Columnist |
c. 1967 |
|
White House speechwriter, 2004-09 |
| Michael Todd |
Film/TV Producer |
22-Jun-1909 |
22-Mar-1958 |
Around the World in Eighty Days |
| Nina Totenberg |
Journalist |
14-Jan-1944 |
|
NPR reporter |
| Jack Tramiel |
Business |
13-Dec-1928 |
8-Apr-2012 |
Commodore Business Machines |
| Richard Trumka |
Labor Leader |
24-Jul-1949 |
|
AFL-CIO President |
| Tom Tyler |
Actor |
9-Aug-1903 |
3-May-1954 |
Adventures of Captain Marvel |
| James Urbaniak |
Actor |
17-Sep-1963 |
|
Dr. Venture on The Venture Bros. |
| Leon Uris |
Novelist |
3-Aug-1924 |
21-Jun-2003 |
Battle Cry |
| Harold E. Varmus |
Scientist |
18-Dec-1939 |
|
Genetic causes of cancer |
| Michael Vartan |
Actor |
27-Nov-1968 |
|
Never Been Kissed |
| Gore Verbinski |
Film Director |
16-Mar-1964 |
|
Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Bobby Vinton |
Singer |
16-Apr-1935 |
|
Sealed With A Kiss |
| Joseph Vlasic |
Business |
1904 |
10-Jul-1986 |
Pickle baron |
| Wernher von Braun |
Scientist |
23-Mar-1912 |
16-Jun-1977 |
German-American rocket scientist |
| Erich von Manstein |
Military |
24-Nov-1887 |
10-Jun-1973 |
Nazi general |
| Wilfrid Voynich |
Activist |
31-Oct-1865 |
19-Mar-1930 |
Voynich manuscript |
| George Wald |
Biologist |
18-Nov-1906 |
12-Apr-1997 |
Physiology of the retina |
| Lillian Wald |
Activist |
10-Mar-1867 |
1-Sep-1940 |
Henry Street Settlement |
| Anna Walentynowicz |
Activist |
13-Aug-1929 |
10-Apr-2010 |
Catalyst for the Solidarnosc union |
| Eli Wallach |
Actor |
7-Dec-1915 |
|
The Magnificent Seven |
| Stella Walsh |
Track and Field |
3-Apr-1911 |
4-Dec-1980 |
Olympic sprinter found to be actually male |
| Jude Wanniski |
Columnist |
17-Jun-1936 |
29-Aug-2005 |
Supply-side theorist |
| Jack L. Warner |
Business |
2-Aug-1892 |
9-Sep-1978 |
Co-Founder, Warner Bros. |
| Sanford I. Weill |
Business |
16-Mar-1933 |
|
CEO of Citigroup, 1998-2003 |
| Alvin M. Weinberg |
Physicist |
20-Apr-1915 |
18-Oct-2006 |
Nuclear scientist |
| Ronald Weiser |
Diplomat |
7-Jul-1945 |
|
US Ambassador to Slovakia, 2001-04 |
| Melissa F. Wells |
Diplomat |
18-Nov-1932 |
|
US Ambassador to Estonia, 1998-2001 |
| Frank Wilczek |
Physicist |
15-May-1951 |
|
Deep structure of matter |
| Betty Williams |
Activist |
22-May-1943 |
|
Peace activist, Nobel Prize recipient |
| Jayson Williams |
Basketball |
22-Feb-1968 |
|
Retired and imprisoned NBA player |
| Alex Wojciechowicz |
Football |
12-Aug-1915 |
13-Jul-1992 |
NFL Hall of Famer |
| John Wojtowicz |
Criminal |
9-Mar-1945 |
2-Jan-2006 |
Bank robber inspired Dog Day Afternoon |
| Paul Wolfowitz |
Government |
22-Dec-1943 |
|
President of the World Bank, 2005-07 |
| Aldona Wos |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Estonia, 2004-06 |
| Steve Wozniak |
Computer Programmer |
11-Aug-1950 |
|
Co-Founder of Apple Computer |
| Xuxa |
TV Personality |
27-Mar-1963 |
|
Model children's TV host |
| Ivan Osipovich Yarkovsky |
Physicist |
24-May-1844 |
22-Jan-1902 |
Yarkovsky effect |
| John B. Yasinsky |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of OMNOVA Solutions, 1999-2000 |
| Carl Yastrzemski |
Baseball |
22-Aug-1939 |
|
Red Sox left-fielder, 3000 hits, 400 homers |
| Ada E. Yonath |
Scientist |
22-Jun-1939 |
|
Cryocrystallography |
| Philip Yordan |
Screenwriter |
1-Apr-1914 |
24-Mar-2003 |
The Battle of the Bulge |
| Roger Zelazny |
Novelist |
13-May-1937 |
14-Jun-1995 |
Damnation Alley |
| Samuel Zell |
Business |
28-Sep-1941 |
|
Equity Office Properties billionaire |
| Marion Zioncheck |
Politician |
5-Dec-1901 |
7-Aug-1936 |
Congressman, committed suicide |
