| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Jim Abrahams |
Film Director |
10-May-1944 |
|
Airplane! |
| John L. Adams |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of Trinity Industries, 2005-07 |
| Michael L. Ainslie |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Sotheby's, 1984-94 |
| Askar Akayev |
Head of State |
10-Nov-1944 |
|
President of Kyrgyzstan, 1990-2005 |
| Peter Akinola |
Religion |
1944 |
|
Anglican Primate of Nigeria |
| Omar al-Bashir |
Politician |
1-Jan-1944 |
|
President of Sudan |
| Jonelle Allen |
Actor |
18-Jul-1944 |
|
Grace on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman |
| Peter Allen |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-Feb-1944 |
18-Jun-1992 |
I Go To Rio |
| Jon Anderson |
Singer |
25-Oct-1944 |
|
Singer for Yes |
| Michael A. Andrews |
Politician |
7-Feb-1944 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1983-95 |
| Francesca Annis |
Actor |
14-May-1944 |
|
Wives and Daughters |
| Pierre Arditi |
Actor |
1-Dec-1944 |
|
Mélo |
| Karen Armstrong |
Author |
14-Nov-1944 |
|
A History of God |
| Peter Asher |
Musician |
22-Jun-1944 |
|
Peter of Peter and Gordon |
| John H. Austin |
Doctor |
c. 1944 |
29-May-2009 |
Arcadian Management Services |
| Margaret Avery |
Actor |
20-Jan-1944 |
|
The Color Purple |
| Mick Avory |
Drummer |
15-Feb-1944 |
|
Former drummer, The Kinks |
| Bill Ayers |
Activist |
26-Dec-1944 |
|
Weather Underground |
| Kevin Ayers |
Musician |
16-Aug-1944 |
|
Eccentric British guitarist/songwriter |
| Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President of Verizon |
| Kenneth H. Bacon |
Journalist |
21-Nov-1944 |
15-Aug-2009 |
President of Refugees International, 2001-09 |
| Robert L. Bagby |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of A. G. Edwards |
| Hoyt R. Barnett |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of Publix |
| Michael Barone |
Pundit |
1944 |
|
Almanac of American Politics |
| Marie-Christine Barrault |
Actor |
21-Mar-1944 |
|
Cousin, cousine |
| Colleen C. Barrett |
Business |
14-Sep-1944 |
|
President of Southwest Airlines |
| Rick Barry |
Basketball |
28-Mar-1944 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Thomas C. Barry |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Zephyr Management |
| Samuel W. Bartholomew, Jr. |
Attorney |
6-Jul-1944 |
|
Partner, Adams and Reese |
| Alice M. Batchelder |
Judge |
15-Aug-1944 |
|
6th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Maureen S. Bateman |
Attorney |
c. 1944 |
|
Partner, Holland & Knight |
| A. George Battle |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Ask Jeeves, 2000-04 |
| Andrew N. Baur |
Business |
25-Apr-1944 |
20-Feb-2011 |
Southwest Bank of St. Louis |
| Robert M. Beall II |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Beall's Department Stores |
| Jeff Beck |
Guitarist |
24-Jun-1944 |
|
Exceptional rock guitarist |
| David A. Bell |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Interpublic Group, 2003-05 |
| Richard Belzer |
Comic |
4-Aug-1944 |
|
Munch on Homicide, Law & Order: SVU |
| Robert H. Benmosche |
Business |
29-May-1944 |
|
CEO of AIG |
| Hywel Bennett |
Actor |
8-Apr-1944 |
|
James Shelley on Shelley |
| Helmut Berger |
Actor |
29-May-1944 |
|
Ludwig |
| Sali Berisha |
Head of State |
15-Oct-1944 |
|
Prime Minister of Albania |
| Alfred R. Berkeley III |
Business |
1944 |
|
President of NASDAQ, 1996-2003 |
| William R. Berkley |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of W. R. Berkley |
| David W. Bernauer |
Business |
1944 |
|
CEO of Walgreens, 2002-06 |
| Carl Bernstein |
Journalist |
14-Feb-1944 |
|
Broke the Watergate story |
| Steve Beshear |
Politician |
21-Sep-1944 |
|
Governor of Kentucky |
| Kelly Bishop |
Actor |
28-Feb-1944 |
|
Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls |
| Maurice Bishop |
Head of State |
29-May-1944 |
19-Oct-1983 |
Prime Minister of Grenada. 1979-83 |
| Jacqueline Bisset |
Actor |
13-Sep-1944 |
|
The Deep |
| Cathleen Black |
Business |
26-Apr-1944 |
|
New York City Schools Chancellor, 2010-11 |
| Conrad Black |
Business |
25-Aug-1944 |
|
Rapacious newspaper mogul |
| Isla Blair |
Actor |
29-Sep-1944 |
|
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
| Jim Boeheim |
Basketball |
17-Nov-1944 |
|
Syracuse Head Coach |
| Danny J. Boggs |
Judge |
23-Oct-1944 |
|
6th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Eavan Boland |
Poet |
24-Sep-1944 |
|
In a Time of Violence |
| Connie Booth |
Actor |
1944 |
|
Polly Shearman on Fawlty Towers |
| James R. Boris |
Business |
25-Oct-1944 |
|
CEO of EVEREN Securities, 1990-99 |
| Dennis C. Bottorff |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of First American, 1991-99 |
| J. A. Boultbee |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Ex-CFO of Hollinger International |
| Pattie Boyd |
Model |
17-Mar-1944 |
|
Ex-Wife of George Harrison, Eric Clapton |
| Peter Brabeck-Letmathe |
Business |
13-Nov-1944 |
|
CEO of Nestle, 1997-2008 |
| Bonnie Bramlett |
Singer |
8-Nov-1944 |
|
Delaney & Bonnie |
| Klaus Maria Brandauer |
Actor |
22-Jun-1944 |
|
Never Say Never Again |
| John Breaux |
Politician |
1-Mar-1944 |
|
US Senator from Louisiana, 1987-2005 |
| Jan Brewer |
Politician |
26-Sep-1944 |
|
Governor of Arizona |
| Ronald M. Brill |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former EVP, Home Depot |
| Christopher W. Brody |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Partner, Warburg Pincus, 1971-98 |
| William R. Brody |
Educator |
4-Jan-1944 |
|
President, Salk Institute |
| Terry Brooks |
Author |
8-Jan-1944 |
|
The Shannara series |
| Arthur Brown |
Musician |
24-Jun-1944 |
|
The God of Hellfire |
| David A. B. Brown |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
The Windsor Group |
| Jesse Brown |
Government |
27-Mar-1944 |
15-Aug-2002 |
US Secretary of Veteran's Affairs, 1993-97 |
| Rita Mae Brown |
Author |
28-Nov-1944 |
|
Rubyfruit Jungle |
| Terry L. Bruce |
Politician |
25-Mar-1944 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1985-93 |
| Robert H. Brust |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CFO of Kodak, 2000-06 |
| Louise H. Bryson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Chairman of Getty Trust |
| Michael Buffer |
Sports Figure |
2-Nov-1944 |
|
Let's get ready to rumble! |
| Brooke Bundy |
Actor |
8-Aug-1944 |
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 |
| John Bunnell |
TV Personality |
25-May-1944 |
|
World's Wildest Police Videos |
| Robert K. Burgess |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Pulte Homes, 1993-2001 |
| Anne M. Burke |
Judge |
3-Feb-1944 |
|
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| Richard T. Burke |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Founder of UnitedHealth Group |
| John Burns |
Journalist |
4-Oct-1944 |
|
New York Times correspondent |
| Terence Burns |
Business |
13-Mar-1944 |
|
Chairman of Marks & Spencer |
| Charles W. Burson |
Attorney |
c. 1944 |
|
Al Gore's Chief of Staff, 1999-2001 |
| Gary Busey |
Actor |
29-Jun-1944 |
|
The Buddy Holly Story |
| John F. Campbell |
Diplomat |
1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Nigeria, 2004-07 |
| Jim Capaldi |
Drummer |
24-Apr-1944 |
28-Jan-2005 |
Drummer/Songwriter for Traffic |
| Ahna Capri |
Actor |
6-Jul-1944 |
19-Aug-2010 |
Enter the Dragon |
| Margaret Carlson |
Columnist |
c. 1944 |
|
Time columnist |
| Steve Carlton |
Baseball |
22-Dec-1944 |
|
Winner of four Cy Young Awards |
| Timothy Michael Carney |
Diplomat |
12-Jul-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Haiti, 1998-99 |
| Howard L. Carver |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Partner, Ernst & Young |
| James Carville |
Government |
25-Oct-1944 |
|
Clinton campaign strategist |
| Jack Casady |
Bassist |
13-Apr-1944 |
|
Jefferson Airplane |
| James C. Cason |
Diplomat |
c. 1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Paraguay |
| Ronald D. Castille |
Judge |
16-Mar-1944 |
|
Pennsylvania Chief Justice |
| Peregrine Cavendish |
Aristocrat |
12-Apr-1944 |
|
12th Duke of Devonshire |
| Peter Cetera |
Singer/Songwriter |
13-Sep-1944 |
|
Lead singer, Chicago |
| Ahmed Chalabi |
Government |
30-Oct-1944 |
|
Prominent on the Iraqi Provisional Council |
| Jack L. Chalker |
Author |
17-Dec-1944 |
11-Feb-2005 |
SF author, wrote Well World series |
| Tom Chambers |
Judge |
c. 1944 |
|
Justice, Washington Supreme Court |
| Stockard Channing |
Actor |
13-Feb-1944 |
|
The First Lady on The West Wing |
| Geraldine Chaplin |
Actor |
31-Jul-1944 |
|
Doctor Zhivago |
| Charles J. Chaput |
Religion |
26-Sep-1944 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia |
| William L. Chenevich |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of Technology, US Bancorp |
| Patrice Chéreau |
Film Director |
2-Nov-1944 |
|
La Reine Margot |
| Carol T. Christ |
Educator |
21-May-1944 |
|
President, Smith College |
| Roger Christian |
Film Director |
25-Feb-1944 |
|
Battlefield Earth |
| Christine Chubbuck |
Journalist |
24-Aug-1944 |
15-Jul-1974 |
Newscaster, suicided on live TV |
| Gene Clark |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Nov-1944 |
24-May-1991 |
The Byrds, No Other |
| Jim Clark |
Business |
1944 |
|
Co-Founder of SGI and Netscape |
| Robert C. Clark |
Educator |
c. 1944 |
|
Dean of Harvard Law School, 1989-2003 |
| Vernon E. Clark |
Military |
7-Sep-1944 |
|
US Chief of Naval Operations, 2000-05 |
| Wesley Clark |
Military |
23-Dec-1944 |
|
Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000 |
| Jill Clayburgh |
Actor |
30-Apr-1944 |
5-Nov-2010 |
Starting Over |
| Emanuel Cleaver |
Politician |
26-Oct-1944 |
|
Congressman, Missouri 5th |
| Dennis E. Clements |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Group VP at Toyota, 2000-05 |
| Joseph R. Cleveland |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CIO of Lockheed Martin |
| Sanford Cloud, Jr. |
Business |
27-Nov-1944 |
|
President of NCCJ, 1994-2004 |
| Joe Cocker |
Singer/Songwriter |
20-May-1944 |
|
Singer-slash-contortionist |
| Jay Cocks |
Screenwriter |
12-Jan-1944 |
|
Screenwriter, Gangs of New York |
| Lawrence R. Codey |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President of PSE&G, 1991-2000 |
| Vance D. Coffman |
Business |
3-Apr-1944 |
|
CEO of Lockheed Martin, 1998-2004 |
| William A. Coley |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of British Energy |
| Richard W. Colf |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
EVP at Peter Kiewit Sons |
| Richard A. Collato |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President and CEO, San Diego YMCA |
| J. Barclay Collins II |
Business |
21-Oct-1944 |
|
General Counsel for Hess Corporation |
| Joseph J. Collins |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Time Warner Cable, 1989-2003 |
| Mac Collins |
Politician |
15-Oct-1944 |
|
Congressman from Georgia, 1993-2005 |
| Coluche |
Actor |
28-Oct-1944 |
19-Jun-1986 |
Le maître d'école |
| Peter Coneway |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Switzerland |
| Jill M. Considine |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Chairman of Depository Trust Company, 1998-2006 |
| E. Gary Cook |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Witco Corporation, 1996-99 |
| Rita Coolidge |
Singer |
1-May-1944 |
|
The Delta Lady |
| Thomas P. Cooper |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Founder of Vericare, Inc. |
| Miles Copeland |
Business |
2-May-1944 |
|
Founder of IRS Records |
| Rhonda Copelon |
Attorney |
15-Sep-1944 |
|
Law Professor at CUNY |
| Bernard Cornwell |
Novelist |
1944 |
|
Sharpe series |
| Mairead Corrigan |
Activist |
27-Jan-1944 |
|
Nobel Prize recipient |
| Howard E. Cosgrove |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Conectiv, 1998-2002 |
| Gary P. Coughlan |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CFO of Abbott Laboratories, 1990-2001 |
| Howard E. Cox, Jr. |
Business |
1944 |
|
Greylock Partners |
| Edward H. Crane |
Activist |
c. 1944 |
|
Founder, Cato Institute |
| Kenneth Cranham |
Actor |
12-Dec-1944 |
|
Shine on Harvey Moon |
| Judith B. Craven |
Administrator |
c. 1944 |
|
Former United Way official |
| Ander Crenshaw |
Politician |
1-Sep-1944 |
|
Congressman, Florida 4th |
| Cathy Lee Crosby |
Actor |
2-Dec-1944 |
|
That's Incredible! |
| Peter Cullen |
Actor |
1-Dec-1944 |
|
Voice of Optimus Prime |
| William H. Cunningham |
Educator |
5-Jan-1944 |
|
Chancellor, UT System, 1992-2000 |
| Mike Curb |
Politician |
24-Dec-1944 |
|
Lt. Governor of California, 1979-83 |
| G. Peter D'Aloia |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CFO of Trane |
| Timothy Dalton |
Actor |
21-Mar-1944 |
|
Played James Bond briefly |
| Roger Daltrey |
Singer |
1-Mar-1944 |
|
Vocalist for The Who |
| Richard Danzig |
Government |
8-Sep-1944 |
|
US Secretary of the Navy, 1998-2001 |
| Jeffrey Davidow |
Diplomat |
26-Jan-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Mexico, 1998-2001 |
| Ray Davies |
Musician |
21-Jun-1944 |
|
Frontman for The Kinks |
| Andrew Davis |
Conductor |
2-Feb-1944 |
|
Music Director, Lyric Opera of Chicago |
| Angela Davis |
Activist |
26-Jan-1944 |
|
Black Panther, teacher, professor |
| Susan Davis |
Politician |
13-Apr-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, California 53rd |
| Domenico De Sole |
Business |
1944 |
|
CEO of Gucci, 1994-2004 |
| Brady J. Deaton |
Educator |
c. 1944 |
|
President, University of Missouri |
| Edward F. Degraan |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of Gillette, 2003-06 |
| Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Sonoco Products |
| Jonathan Demme |
Film Director |
22-Feb-1944 |
|
The Silence of the Lambs |
| John Densmore |
Drummer |
1-Dec-1944 |
|
Drummer for The Doors |
| Jackie DeShannon |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Aug-1944 |
|
Put a Little Love in Your Heart |
| Grant Devine |
Politician |
5-Jul-1944 |
|
Premier of Saskatchewan, 1982-91 |
| John M. Devine |
Business |
13-May-1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of GM, 2001-06 |
| Danny DeVito |
Actor |
17-Nov-1944 |
|
Short loudmouth from Taxi |
| Richard D. DiCerchio |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
COO of Costco |
| Fredric Dicker |
Journalist |
1944 |
|
New York Post |
| Whitfield Diffie |
Scientist |
5-Jun-1944 |
|
Invented public key cryptography |
| Donald T. DiFrancesco |
Politician |
1944 |
|
Governor of New Jersey, 2001-02 |
| Chris Dodd |
Politician |
27-May-1944 |
|
US Senator from Connecticut, 1981-2011 |
| Terry Donahue |
Football |
24-Jun-1944 |
|
UCLA Head Coach, 1976-95 |
| Michael Douglas |
Actor |
25-Sep-1944 |
|
Wall Street |
| Wiley Drake |
Religion |
c. 1944 |
|
Buena Park, California pastor |
| Millard Drexler |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of J. Crew |
| Michael Drosnin |
Journalist |
c. 1944 |
|
The Bible Code |
| Ken Duberstein |
Government |
21-Apr-1944 |
|
Reagan's Chief of Staff, 1988-89 |
| Dzhokhar Dudayev |
Military |
15-Apr-1944 |
21-Apr-1996 |
Head of the Chechen rebellion |
| Dick Durbin |
Politician |
21-Nov-1944 |
|
US Senator from Illinois |
| Dale Dye |
Actor |
8-Oct-1944 |
|
Warriors, Inc. |
| Alan L. Earhart |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Partner, PWC |
| Dave Edmunds |
Musician |
15-Apr-1944 |
|
I Hear You Knocking |
| Michael B. Elefante |
Attorney |
15-Feb-1944 |
|
Partner, Hemenway & Barnes |
| Juan L. Elek |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Elek, Moreno Valle y Asociados |
| Linda Ellerbee |
Journalist |
15-Aug-1944 |
|
"And so it goes." |
| Sam Elliott |
Actor |
9-Aug-1944 |
|
Rush, The Hulk |
| Larry Ellison |
Business |
17-Aug-1944 |
|
CEO of Oracle |
| Keith Emerson |
Musician |
2-Nov-1944 |
|
Keyboardist for Emerson, Lake, and Palmer |
| Travis Engen |
Business |
1944 |
|
CEO of Alcan, 2001-06 |
| John Entwistle |
Bassist |
9-Oct-1944 |
27-Jun-2002 |
Bassist for The Who |
| Michael Enzi |
Politician |
1-Feb-1944 |
|
US Senator from Wyoming |
| Delia Ephron |
Author |
12-Jul-1944 |
|
Heartburn |
| R. Lee Ermey |
Actor |
24-Mar-1944 |
|
Drill Instructor from Full Metal Jacket |
| Joe Eszterhas |
Screenwriter |
23-Nov-1944 |
|
Showgirls, Basic Instinct |
| Robert Ezrilov |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Cogel Management Company |
| Shelley Fabares |
Actor |
19-Jan-1944 |
|
Christine Fox on Coach |
| John M. Facciola |
Judge |
c. 1944 |
|
US Magistrate Judge, District of Columbia |
| William J. Fallon |
Military |
30-Dec-1944 |
|
C-in-C, US Central Command, 2007-08 |
| Dennis Farina |
Actor |
29-Feb-1944 |
|
Ray Barboni in Get Shorty |
| Larry R. Faulkner |
Educator |
1944 |
|
President of UT-Austin, 1998-2006 |
| John E. Feick |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Matrix Solutions |
| Stephen L. Feinberg |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Dorsar Investment Co. |
| Frances D. Fergusson |
Educator |
3-Oct-1944 |
|
President of Vassar, 1986-2006 |
| Gary J. Fernandes |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former EDS executive |
| Gianfranco Ferrè |
Fashion Designer |
15-Aug-1944 |
17-Jun-2007 |
Italian fashion designer |
| Ranulph Fiennes |
Explorer |
7-Mar-1944 |
|
World explorer |
| Lawrence K. Fish |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Citizens Financial Group |
| D. Michael Fisher |
Judge |
7-Nov-1944 |
|
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Fannie Flagg |
Comic |
21-Sep-1944 |
|
Fried Green Tomatoes |
| Susan Fleetwood |
Actor |
21-Sep-1944 |
29-Sep-1995 |
The Sacrifice |
| William P. Foley II |
Business |
1944 |
|
CEO of Fidelity National Financial |
| Richard Ford |
Novelist |
16-Feb-1944 |
|
Independence Day |
| W. Douglas Ford |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former BP/Amoco executive |
| Chuck Forsberg |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1944 |
|
Creator of ZMODEM |
| Steve Fossett |
Aviator |
22-Apr-1944 |
3-Sep-2007 |
First to cross Pacific in a balloon |
| Kent B. Foster |
Business |
1944 |
|
CEO of Ingram Micro, 2000-05 |
| W. Frank Fountain |
Business |
17-Jul-1944 |
|
Senior VP at Chrysler |
| Bonnie Franklin |
Actor |
6-Jan-1944 |
|
Ann Romano on One Day at a Time |
| Dennis Franz |
Actor |
28-Oct-1944 |
|
Det. Sipowicz on NYPD Blue |
| A. D. Frazier, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Danka Business Systems |
| Joe Frazier |
Boxing |
12-Jan-1944 |
7-Nov-2011 |
Smokin' Joe |
| William P. Fricks |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Newport News Shipbuilding, 1995-2001 |
| Kinky Friedman |
Musician |
31-Oct-1944 |
|
Texas Jewboy |
| Michael A. Friedman |
Doctor |
c. 1944 |
|
Oncologist, City of Hope |
| Elton Gallegly |
Politician |
7-Mar-1944 |
|
Congressman, California 24th |
| Rajiv Gandhi |
Head of State |
20-Aug-1944 |
21-May-1991 |
Prime Minister of India 1984-9 |
| Mike Garrett |
Football |
12-Apr-1944 |
|
Winner, 1965 Heisman Trophy |
| Jean-Louis Gassée |
Business |
1944 |
|
Founder of Be, Inc. |
| Cito Gaston |
Baseball |
17-Mar-1944 |
|
Manager, Toronto Blue Jays, 1989-97 and 2008-10 |
| Claire L. Gaudiani |
Educator |
1944 |
|
President, Connecticut College, 1988-2001 |
| Gordon Gee |
Educator |
2-Feb-1944 |
|
President, Ohio State University |
| Robert S. Gelbard |
Diplomat |
1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1999-2001 |
| Bobbie Gentry |
Singer |
27-Jul-1944 |
|
Ode to Billie Joe |
| Lynda Day George |
Actor |
11-Dec-1944 |
|
Lisa Casey on Mission: Impossible |
| Jim Geringer |
Politician |
24-Apr-1944 |
|
Governor of Wyoming, 1995-2003 |
| David Gerrold |
Novelist |
24-Jan-1944 |
|
The Martian Child |
| Jim Gibbons |
Politician |
16-Dec-1944 |
|
Governor of Nevada, 2007-11 |
| James R. Gibbs |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Frontier Oil |
| Peter Giles |
Musician |
17-Jun-1944 |
|
First or second Giles of Giles, Giles and Fripp |
| Rudy Giuliani |
Politician |
28-May-1944 |
|
Mayor of New York City, 1994-2001 |
| Dan Glickman |
Politician |
24-Nov-1944 |
|
Former Congressman, President of the MPAA |
| Gary Glitter |
Musician |
8-May-1944 |
|
Rock and Roll Part 2 |
| John Glover |
Actor |
7-Aug-1944 |
|
Lionel Luthor on Smallville |
| Skip Gnehm |
Diplomat |
10-Nov-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Jordan, 2001-04 |
| Terence C. Golden |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Host Marriott, 1995-2000 |
| Marjoe Gortner |
Religion |
14-Jan-1944 |
|
Former child preacher |
| Don Grady |
Actor |
8-Jun-1944 |
27-Jun-2012 |
Robbie Douglas on My Three Sons |
| Lawrence G. Graev |
Attorney |
c. 1944 |
|
O'Sullivan Graev & Karabell |
| Mary Graham |
Author |
c. 1944 |
|
Wife of Donald Graham |
| Karen Grassle |
Actor |
25-Feb-1944 |
|
Ma on Little House on the Prairie |
| H. John Greeniaus |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Nabisco, 1993-97 |
| Joe Grifasi |
Actor |
14-Jun-1944 |
|
The Bronx Is Burning |
| Bill Griffith |
Cartoonist |
20-Jan-1944 |
|
Personal friend of Zippy The Pinhead |
| Al Groh |
Football |
13-Jul-1944 |
|
Head Coach, University of Virginia |
| Patrick W. Gross |
Business |
15-May-1944 |
|
Co-Founder, American Management Systems |
| Larry A. Gunning |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Pasco Petroleum |
| Taylor Hackford |
Film Director |
31-Dec-1944 |
|
An Officer and a Gentleman |
| Michael W. Hagee |
Military |
1-Dec-1944 |
|
33rd USMC Commandant, 2003-06 |
| Anthony W. Hall, Jr. |
Politician |
c. 1944 |
|
CAO, Houston, TX |
| Michael R. Hallman |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President and COO of Microsoft, 1990-92 |
| John R. Hamilton |
Diplomat |
1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Guatemala, 2003-05 |
| Thomas M. Hamilton |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of EEX Corporation, 1997-2002 |
| Marvin Hamlisch |
Composer |
2-Jun-1944 |
6-Aug-2012 |
The Way We Were |
| James H. Hance, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CFO, Bank of America, 1988-2004 |
| Robert Hanssen |
Spy |
18-Apr-1944 |
|
Russian mole inside the FBI |
| George J. Harad |
Business |
24-Apr-1944 |
|
CEO of Boise Cascade, 1995-2004 |
| Frank E. Hardenbergh |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
LS Power Group |
| John D. Hardy, Jr. |
Attorney |
c. 1944 |
|
O'Melveny & Myers |
| Françoise Hardy |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Jan-1944 |
|
The Yeh-Yeh Girl |
| Rafik Hariri |
Head of State |
1-Nov-1944 |
14-Feb-2005 |
Billionaire, Lebanese Prime Minister |
| Ruth R. Harkin |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
United Technologies VP, 1997-2005 |
| Jimmy Hart |
Wrestling |
1-Jan-1944 |
|
The Mouth of the South |
| Rutger Hauer |
Actor |
23-Jan-1944 |
|
Blade Runner |
| Jeananne K. Hauswald |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former VP at Seagram |
| Mike Hayden |
Politician |
16-Mar-1944 |
|
Governor of Kansas, 1987-91 |
| Douglas M. Hayes |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette |
| Anthony Heald |
Actor |
25-Aug-1944 |
|
Scott Guber on Boston Public |
| Bernadine P. Healy |
Doctor |
4-Aug-1944 |
6-Aug-2011 |
President, American Red Cross, 1999-2001 |
| Tan Teong Hean |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Southern Bank Berhad |
| Joey Heatherton |
Actor |
14-Sep-1944 |
|
1960s sex kitten |
| James J. Heckman |
Economist |
19-Apr-1944 |
|
Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior |
| Richard J. Heckmann |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of US Filter, 1990-99 |
| John L. Helgerson |
Government |
1944 |
|
CIA Inspector General |
| Karen L. Henderson |
Judge |
11-Jul-1944 |
|
US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit |
| Paul Hendrickson |
Author |
29-Apr-1944 |
|
Hemingway's Boat |
| Nona Hendryx |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-Oct-1944 |
|
Soul vocalist, Labelle songwriter |
| Linda Kaye Henning |
Actor |
16-Sep-1944 |
|
Betty Jo Elliott on Petticoat Junction |
| Maryellen C. Herringer |
Attorney |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Partner, Morrison & Foerster |
| William V. Hickey |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Sealed Air |
| Bertie Higgins |
Singer/Songwriter |
8-Dec-1944 |
|
Key Largo |
| Bernard Hill |
Actor |
17-Dec-1944 |
|
Boys from the Blackstuff |
| Donald C. Hintz |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President of Entergy, 1999-2004 |
| James D. Hlavacek |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Market Driven Management |
| Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr. |
Judge |
15-Dec-1944 |
|
Justice, Colorado Supreme Court |
| Gregory Hoblit |
Film Director |
27-Nov-1944 |
|
Untraceable |
| Wayne T. Hockmeyer |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
MedImmune |
| John Holmes |
Pornstar |
8-Aug-1944 |
13-Mar-1988 |
Life-support system for a 10-inch penis |
| Karen N. Horn |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Bank One, 1987-96 |
| Roy Horn |
Magician |
3-Oct-1944 |
|
Siegfried and Roy |
| Robert H. Hotz |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Houlihan Lokey |
| Ken Howard |
Actor |
28-Mar-1944 |
|
The White Shadow |
| Susan Howard |
Actor |
28-Jan-1944 |
|
Donna Krebbs on Dallas |
| John Huarte |
Football |
6-Apr-1944 |
|
Winner, 1964 Heisman Trophy |
| Walter B. Huffman |
Attorney |
8-Oct-1944 |
|
Dean, Texas Tech School of Law |
| David H. Hughes |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Hughes Supply, 1986-2003 |
| Geoffrey Hughes |
Actor |
2-Feb-1944 |
27-Jul-2012 |
Vernon Scripps on Heartbeat |
| Carol W. Hunstein |
Judge |
16-Aug-1944 |
|
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Gunilla Hutton |
Actor |
15-May-1944 |
|
Miss Nurse Goodbody on Hee Haw |
| Lauren Hutton |
Model |
17-Nov-1944 |
|
Paper Lion and American Gigolo |
| Ken Hydon |
Business |
1944 |
|
Finance Director of Vodafone, 1985-2005 |
| Alberto Ibargüen |
Publisher |
c. 1944 |
|
President of the Knight Foundation |
| Neil Innes |
Musician |
9-Dec-1944 |
|
The Rutles |
| Roderick L. Ireland |
Judge |
3-Dec-1944 |
|
Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court |
| Johnny Isakson |
Politician |
24-Dec-1944 |
|
US Senator from Georgia |
| Molly Ivins |
Columnist |
30-Aug-1944 |
31-Jan-2007 |
Loudmouthed Texas dame |
| Tony Jacklin |
Golf |
7-Jul-1944 |
|
Winner of 2 Majors |
| Terry Jacks |
Singer/Songwriter |
29-Mar-1944 |
|
Seasons in the Sun |
| Dennis G. Jacobs |
Judge |
28-Feb-1944 |
|
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Durk I. Jager |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Procter & Gamble, 1999-2000 |
| Donald A. James |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Fred Deeley Imports, Ltd. |
| Charles H. Jenkins, Jr. |
Business |
1944 |
|
CEO of Publix, 2001-08 |
| Josef Joffe |
Editor |
15-Mar-1944 |
|
Editor of Die Zeit |
| Barry C. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Villanova Dean of Engineering, 2002-06 |
| Douglas W. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young |
| Lynda Bird Johnson |
Relative |
19-Mar-1944 |
|
Daughter of LBJ |
| Jimmy Johnstone |
Soccer |
30-Sep-1944 |
13-Mar-2006 |
Celtic FC legend |
| Ernest E. Jones |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Philadelphia Workforce Development Corp. |
| Mick Jones |
Musician |
27-Dec-1944 |
|
Foreigner |
| Robertson C. Jones |
Attorney |
c. 1944 |
|
General Counsel at Del Webb, 1992-2001 |
| Stephen Jones |
Biologist |
24-Mar-1944 |
|
Geneticist and pop science writer |
| Theodore T. Jones |
Judge |
1944 |
|
Judge, NY Court of Appeals |
| Hamilton Jordan |
Government |
21-Sep-1944 |
20-May-2008 |
White House Chief of Staff, 1979-80 |
| Lewis H. Jordan |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President of AirTran Holdings, 1993-97 |
| James R. Kackley |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Partner, Arthur Andersen |
| James G. Kaiser |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Corning executive |
| Kiri Te Kanawa |
Singer |
6-Mar-1944 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Edward A. Kangas |
Business |
22-May-1944 |
|
CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 1989-2000 |
| Robert Kardashian |
Attorney |
22-Feb-1944 |
30-Sep-2003 |
O. J. Simpson's attorney |
| Steven T. Katz |
Author |
12-Aug-1944 |
|
Professor of Religion |
| Frank Keating |
Politician |
10-Feb-1944 |
|
Governor of Oklahoma, 1995-2003 |
| Paul Keating |
Head of State |
18-Jan-1944 |
|
Prime Minister of Australia, 1991-96 |
| William S. Kellogg |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Kohl's, 1979-98 |
| James P. Kelly |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of UPS, 1997-2002 |
| Ban Ki-Moon |
Government |
13-Jun-1944 |
|
UN Secretary General |
| Rushworth M. Kidder |
Author |
8-May-1944 |
5-Mar-2012 |
Founder, Institute for Global Ethics |
| Udo Kier |
Actor |
14-Oct-1944 |
|
Hans in My Own Private Idaho |
| Bobbie Kilberg |
Administrator |
25-Oct-1944 |
|
Northern Virginia Technology Council |
| Richard D. Kinder |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Chairman of Kinder Morgan Energy |
| Angus King |
Politician |
31-Mar-1944 |
|
Governor of Maine, 1995-2003 |
| Jonathan King |
Musician |
9-Dec-1944 |
|
Pop producer, discovered Genesis |
| Pete King |
Politician |
5-Apr-1944 |
|
Congressman, New York 3rd |
| Thomas A. Kinser |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee |
| Sally Kirkland |
Actor |
31-Oct-1944 |
|
Jeanette in ED TV |
| Allan K. Kirkwood |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
EVP at Peter Kiewit Sons, 1998-2004 |
| Fred Kleisner |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Wyndham International |
| Richard Kline |
Actor |
29-Apr-1944 |
|
Larry Dallas on Three's Company |
| Lewis M. Kling |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Flowserve |
| Gladys Knight |
Singer |
28-May-1944 |
|
Lords dominion over The Pips |
| Makoto Kobayashi |
Physicist |
7-Apr-1944 |
|
Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix |
| Al Kooper |
Musician |
5-Feb-1944 |
|
Blood, Sweat and Tears |
| Suzanne Kosmas |
Politician |
25-Feb-1944 |
|
Congresswoman from Florida, 2009-11 |
| Jeroen Krabbé |
Actor |
5-Dec-1944 |
|
The Discovery of Heaven |
| Richard C. Kraemer |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President of UDC Homes, 1985-96 |
| Carl Krasik |
Attorney |
c. 1944 |
|
General Counsel, Bank of New York Mellon |
| Michael Krasny |
Talk Show Host |
1944 |
|
Host of Forum on KQED-FM |
| Henry Kravis |
Business |
6-Jan-1944 |
|
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts |
| Edward L. Kuntz |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Kindred Healthcare, 1999-2003 |
| Swoosie Kurtz |
Actor |
6-Sep-1944 |
|
A Shock to the System |
| Patti LaBelle |
Singer |
24-May-1944 |
|
Lady Marmalade |
| Denny Laine |
Musician |
29-Oct-1944 |
|
Wings sideman |
| Bruce R. Lakefield |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Lehman Brothers Intl., 1995-99 |
| Richard Lambert |
Editor |
c. 1944 |
|
Editor of Financial Times, 1991-2001 |
| Sandra E. Laney |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former CAO, Chemed |
| Fred H. Langhammer |
Business |
13-Jan-1944 |
|
CEO of Estée Lauder, 2000-04 |
| Sherry Lansing |
Business |
31-Jul-1944 |
|
Former Paramount executive |
| Jane Lapotaire |
Actor |
26-Dec-1944 |
|
English character actress |
| Tony LaRussa |
Baseball |
4-Oct-1944 |
|
Manager, St. Louis Cardinals, 1996-2011 |
| James A. Lash |
Business |
4-May-1944 |
|
Manchester Principal LLC |
| Gregory S. Lashutka |
Politician |
1944 |
|
Mayor of Columbus, 1992-2000 |
| Phillip B. Lassiter |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Ambac, 1991-2004 |
| Ronald S. Lauder |
Business |
26-Feb-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Austria, 1986-87 |
| Ned C. Lautenbach |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice |
| Richard Leakey |
Anthropologist |
19-Dec-1944 |
|
Excavated Koobi Fora |
| Jean-Pierre Léaud |
Actor |
28-May-1944 |
|
The 400 Blows |
| Alvin Lee |
Guitarist |
19-Dec-1944 |
|
Ten Years After |
| Brenda Lee |
Country Musician |
11-Dec-1944 |
|
Little Miss Dynamite, I'm Sorry |
| Hwang Jang Lee |
Actor |
13-Dec-1944 |
|
Drunken Master |
| Roger S. Leeds |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Emerging Markets Private Equity Association |
| Nolan Lehmann |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Equus Capital Management |
| Friedrich Leibacher |
Criminal |
21-Jul-1944 |
28-Sep-2001 |
Killed 14 Swiss politicians on a rampage |
| Mickey Leland |
Politician |
27-Nov-1944 |
7-Aug-1989 |
Congressman from Texas, 1979-89 |
| Allen U. Lenzmeier |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of Best Buy, 2004-09 |
| Mark Leslie |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of VERITAS Software, 1990-2000 |
| Jerry W. Levin |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of American Household, 1998-2005 |
| Jim Levy |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Activision, 1979-86 |
| Jim Leyland |
Baseball |
15-Dec-1944 |
|
Manager, Detroit Tigers |
| Maria Lilja |
Business |
May-1944 |
|
Head of American Express Europe, 1996-2000 |
| Andrea R. Lindell |
Educator |
c. 1944 |
|
Dean, College of Nursing, U. of Cincinnati |
| Jonathan S. Linen |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of American Express, 1993-2005 |
| Richard Linn |
Judge |
13-Apr-1944 |
|
US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit |
| Mitchel D. Livingston |
Educator |
c. 1944 |
|
Diversity Officer, University of Cincinnati |
| Sondra Locke |
Actor |
28-May-1944 |
|
Former squeeze and co-star of Clint Eastwood |
| Jackie Lomax |
Musician |
10-May-1944 |
|
Liverpool/Merseybeat musician |
| William G. Lowrie |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President of Amoco, 1995-98 |
| Dick Lowry |
Film Director |
15-Sep-1944 |
|
Attila |
| Annette Lu |
Politician |
7-Jun-1944 |
|
Vice President of Taiwan |
| George Lucas |
Film Director |
14-May-1944 |
|
Creator of Star Wars |
| Robert L. Lumpkins |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of Cargill |
| J. Bernard Machen |
Educator |
26-Mar-1944 |
|
President, University of Florida |
| John J. Mack |
Business |
17-Nov-1944 |
|
CEO of Morgan Stanley |
| Albert S. Macmillan, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Triaxia Partners |
| Meredith MacRae |
Actor |
30-May-1944 |
14-Jul-2000 |
Host of Mid-Morning L.A. |
| Michael J. Malone |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
MTM Management |
| Thomas E. Mann |
Government |
10-Sep-1944 |
|
Brookings Institution |
| Charlie Manuel |
Baseball |
4-Jan-1944 |
|
Manager, Philadelphia Phillies |
| Donald Manzullo |
Politician |
24-Mar-1944 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 16th |
| Robert Mao |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of 3Com |
| William J. Marino |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield |
| Margaret H. Marshall |
Judge |
1-Sep-1944 |
|
Massachusetts Chief Justice |
| Kiel Martin |
Actor |
26-Jul-1944 |
28-Dec-1990 |
J. D. LaRue on Hill Street Blues |
| Arjun K. Mathrani |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CFO of Chase Manhattan, 1994-96 |
| Doris O. Matsui |
Politician |
25-Sep-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, California 5th |
| Armistead Maupin |
Author |
13-May-1944 |
|
Tales of the City series |
| Peter Mayhew |
Actor |
19-May-1944 |
|
Chewbacca in Star Wars |
| Carolyn McCarthy |
Politician |
5-Jan-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 4th |
| Bill McCollum |
Politician |
12-Jul-1944 |
|
Attorney General of Florida, 2007-11 |
| John McCook |
Actor |
20-Jun-1944 |
|
The Bold and the Beautiful |
| William T. McCormick, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of CMS Energy, 1985-2002 |
| Edward R. McCracken |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Silicon Graphics, 1984-98 |
| Ian McDiarmid |
Actor |
11-Aug-1944 |
|
Emperor Palpatine |
| Alexa McDonough |
Politician |
11-Aug-1944 |
|
Leader of Canada's NDP, 1995-2003 |
| Tug McGraw |
Baseball |
30-Aug-1944 |
5-Jan-2004 |
Pitcher for Mets, Phillies |
| Denny McLain |
Baseball |
29-Mar-1944 |
|
Cy Young Award winner, embezzler |
| Norman C. McLuskie |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Royscot Financial Services |
| James J. McMonagle |
Attorney |
1-Oct-1944 |
|
Of Counsel, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease |
| Michael F. Mee |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CFO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1994-2001 |
| Robert C. Merton |
Economist |
31-Jul-1944 |
|
Risk management and options |
| Richard A. Meserve |
Attorney |
20-Nov-1944 |
|
President of the Carnegie Institution |
| Laurence H. Meyer |
Economist |
8-Mar-1944 |
|
Federal Reserve Governor, 1996-2002 |
| Daniel A. Mica |
Politician |
4-Feb-1944 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1979-89 |
| Al Michaels |
Sports Journalist |
12-Nov-1944 |
|
Sportscaster, believes in miracles |
| Lorne Michaels |
Film/TV Producer |
17-Nov-1944 |
|
Producer of Saturday Night Live |
| John Milius |
Film Director |
11-Apr-1944 |
|
Conan the Barbarian |
| John Atta Mills |
Head of State |
21-Jul-1944 |
24-Jul-2012 |
President of Ghana, 2009-12 |
| William E. Mitchell |
Business |
13-Mar-1944 |
|
CEO of Arrow Electronics |
| Ernest J. Moniz |
Educator |
c. 1944 |
|
Professor of Physics, MIT |
| Earl Monroe |
Basketball |
21-Nov-1944 |
|
Earl the Pearl |
| Rodman W. Moorhead III |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Managing Director, Warburg Pincus |
| George Moose |
Diplomat |
23-Jun-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to the UN in Europe, 1998-2001 |
| Albert F. Moreno |
Attorney |
c. 1944 |
|
General Counsel of Levi Strauss, 1996-2005 |
| Bruce A. Morrison |
Politician |
8-Oct-1944 |
|
Congressman from Connecticut, 1983-91 |
| Robert Mueller |
Government |
7-Aug-1944 |
|
FBI Director |
| Klaus-Peter Müller |
Business |
16-Sep-1944 |
|
Chairman of Commerzbank, 2001-08 |
| Kary Mullis |
Chemist |
28-Dec-1944 |
|
Nutball 1993 Nobel laureate |
| Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. |
Judge |
9-Jan-1944 |
|
Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals |
| Tom Murphy |
Politician |
15-Aug-1944 |
|
Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1994-2006 |
| Said Musa |
Head of State |
19-Mar-1944 |
|
Prime Minister of Belize |
| Yoweri Museveni |
Head of State |
15-Aug-1944 |
|
President of Uganda |
| Michael L. Mussa |
Economist |
15-Apr-1944 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1986-88 |
| Rick Mystrom |
Politician |
2-Jan-1944 |
|
Mayor of Anchorage, 1994-2000 |
| Erwin Neher |
Scientist |
20-Mar-1944 |
|
Cellular ion channels |
| George Nethercutt |
Politician |
7-Oct-1944 |
|
Congressman from Washington, 1995-2005 |
| Joseph H. Netherland |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of FMC Technologies, 2001-07 |
| Ronald E. Neumann |
Diplomat |
30-Sep-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2005-07 |
| Andres Nevares |
Attorney |
12-Nov-1944 |
|
Nevares Sanchez-Alvarez & Mendez |
| John Newcombe |
Tennis |
23-May-1944 |
|
Winner of 26 Grand Slam titles |
| Denise Nicholas |
Actor |
12-Jul-1944 |
|
A Piece of the Action |
| Bruce J. Nicholson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Thrivent |
| Joe Nickell |
Author |
1-Dec-1944 |
|
Professional skeptic |
| Donald T. Nicolaisen |
Business |
1944 |
|
SEC's Chief Accountant, 2003-05 |
| Luis G. Nogales |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of UPI, 1984-86 |
| Klaus Nomi |
Singer |
24-Jan-1944 |
6-Aug-1983 |
New Wave counter-tenor from Mars |
| Ernest J. Novak, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Partner, Ernst & Young |
| Antonia C. Novello |
Doctor |
23-Aug-1944 |
|
US Surgeon General, 1990-93 |
| Michael Nyman |
Composer |
23-Mar-1944 |
|
Minimalist/soundtrack composer and pianist |
| Morgan O'Brien |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Co-Founder of Nextel |
| Bob O'Connor |
Politician |
9-Dec-1944 |
1-Sep-2006 |
Mayor of Pittsburgh, 2006 |
| Seán Cardinal O'Malley |
Religion |
29-Jun-1944 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Boston |
| James E. Oberg |
Historian |
7-Nov-1944 |
|
Space exploration historian |
| James C. Oberwetter |
Diplomat |
3-Nov-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 2004-06 |
| Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Strategic Investment Group |
| Bev Oda |
Politician |
27-Jul-1944 |
|
Canadian MP, Durham |
| Tony Orlando |
Singer |
3-Apr-1944 |
|
Tony Orlando and Dawn |
| David D. Orr |
Politician |
4-Oct-1944 |
|
Cook County Clerk |
| Michael Oxley |
Politician |
11-Feb-1944 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1981-2007 |
| Frank Oz |
Actor |
25-May-1944 |
|
Yoda, Miss Piggy, and The Stepford Wives |
| Jimmy Page |
Guitarist |
9-Jan-1944 |
|
Led Zeppelin Guitarist |
| James W. Pardew |
Diplomat |
5-Feb-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 2002-05 |
| Thomas E. Pardun |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Edge2net Inc., 2001-01 |
| Alan Parker |
Film Director |
14-Feb-1944 |
|
Pink Floyd: The Wall |
| Evan Parker |
Jazz Musician |
5-Apr-1944 |
|
Free improv saxophonist |
| John O. Parker, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Partner, Rho Ventures |
| Kay Parker |
Pornstar |
28-Aug-1944 |
|
Taboo series of films |
| Talwinder Singh Parmar |
Terrorist |
26-Feb-1944 |
15-Oct-1992 |
1985 Air India bombing mastermind |
| Richard A. Pattarozzi |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former VP at Shell Oil |
| Chris Patten |
Politician |
12-May-1944 |
|
EU Commissioner for External Relations |
| Thomas W. Pauken |
Activist |
11-Jun-1944 |
|
Conservative activist |
| Morgan Paull |
Actor |
15-Dec-1944 |
17-Jul-2012 |
Blade Runner |
| James B. Peake |
Government |
18-Jun-1944 |
|
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| E. J. Peaker |
Actor |
22-Feb-1944 |
|
Hello, Dolly! |
| Anthony Pellicano |
Business |
22-Mar-1944 |
|
Hollywood private eye |
| Leonard Peltier |
Criminal |
12-Sep-1944 |
|
Native American political prisoner |
| Collin Peterson |
Politician |
29-Jun-1944 |
|
Congressman, Minnesota 7th |
| Michelle Phillips |
Singer/Songwriter |
4-Jun-1944 |
|
The Mamas and the Papas |
| Susan M. Phillips |
Educator |
23-Jan-1944 |
|
Dean, GWU School of Business |
| Marie-France Pisier |
Actor |
10-May-1944 |
24-Apr-2011 |
The Other Side of Midnight |
| E. Gail de Planque |
Physicist |
c. 1944 |
|
Nuclear physicist |
| Costa M. Pleicones |
Judge |
29-Feb-1944 |
|
Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court |
| Joseph J. Plumeri |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Willis Group Holdings |
| James D. Plummer |
Educator |
3-Dec-1944 |
|
Dean of Stanford's Engineering School |
| Robert W. Poole |
Editor |
4-Jul-1944 |
|
Founder, Reason Foundation |
| George H. Poste |
Biologist |
c. 1944 |
|
Health Technology Networks |
| Martin Potter |
Actor |
4-Oct-1944 |
|
Satyricon |
| Robert Powell |
Actor |
1-Jun-1944 |
|
Jesus of Nazareth |
| Penny Priddy |
Politician |
5-Mar-1944 |
|
Canadian MP, Surrey North |
| Anthony J. Principi |
Government |
16-Apr-1944 |
|
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2001-05 |
| Peter S. Pritchard |
Journalist |
c. 1944 |
|
Editor of USA Today, 1986-94 |
| William F. Protz, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Santa's Best |
| Charles W. Pryor, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Westinghouse executive |
| Patricia Quinn |
Actor |
28-May-1944 |
|
The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| Richard Rainwater |
Business |
1944 |
|
Billionaire investor |
| Mick Ralphs |
Guitarist |
31-Mar-1944 |
|
Guitarist for Mott The Hoople and Bad Company |
| Harold Ramis |
Comic |
21-Nov-1944 |
|
Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters |
| David Rasche |
Actor |
7-Aug-1944 |
|
Sledge Hammer! |
| Gilbert T. Ray |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Partner, O'Melveny and Myers |
| Roger Rees |
Actor |
5-May-1944 |
|
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby |
| Dan Reeves |
Football |
19-Jan-1944 |
|
Former NFL Head Coach |
| Tim Reid |
Actor |
19-Dec-1944 |
|
Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati |
| Jehuda Reinharz |
Educator |
1944 |
|
President, Brandeis University |
| Ed Rendell |
Politician |
5-Jan-1944 |
|
Governor of Pennsylvania, 2003-11 |
| Eugene A. Renna |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
EVP at Exxon Mobil, 2001-02 |
| Lynda Resnick |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Roll International |
| Silvestre Reyes |
Politician |
10-Nov-1944 |
|
Congressman, Texas 16th |
| Eugenio Clariond Reyes-Retana |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Grupo IMSA |
| John Rhys-Davies |
Actor |
5-May-1944 |
|
Gimli the dwarf in Lord of the Rings |
| Frances Rice |
Activist |
c. 1944 |
|
National Black Republican Association |
| Tim Rice |
Songwriter |
10-Nov-1944 |
|
Collaborator with Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Andrea L. Rich |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
| Denise Rich |
Socialite |
26-Jan-1944 |
|
Marc Rich's ex-wife |
| Robert Riley |
Politician |
3-Oct-1944 |
|
Governor of Alabama, 2003-11 |
| Rene Rivkin |
Business |
6-Jun-1944 |
1-May-2005 |
Disgraced Australian stockbroker |
| George R. Roberts |
Business |
1944 |
|
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts |
| Robbie Robertson |
Musician |
5-Jul-1944 |
|
The Band |
| Mary Robinson |
Head of State |
21-May-1944 |
|
President of Ireland, 1990-97 |
| Sharon Percy Rockefeller |
Business |
10-Dec-1944 |
|
CEO of WETA Public Broadcasting |
| Lew Rockwell |
Activist |
1-Jul-1944 |
|
Libertarian activist |
| Judith Rodin |
Educator |
9-Sep-1944 |
|
President of UPenn, 1994-2004 |
| Richard Rodriguez |
Essayist |
31-Jul-1944 |
|
Hunger of Memory |
| Gary L. Rogers |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of GE, 2001-03 |
| Sig Rogich |
Business |
1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Iceland, 1992-93 |
| Gary W. Rollins |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Rollins |
| Ed Rosenthal |
Activist |
c. 1944 |
|
Advocate for legalizing marijuana |
| Diana Ross |
Singer |
26-Mar-1944 |
|
Dominion over The Supremes |
| Rex C. Ross |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Schlumberger executive |
| John W. Rowe |
Business |
20-Jun-1944 |
|
CEO of Aetna, 2000-06 |
| Erno Rubik |
Inventor |
13-Jul-1944 |
|
Rubik's Cube |
| Ibrahim Rugova |
Government |
2-Dec-1944 |
21-Jan-2006 |
President of Kosovo, 1992-2006 |
| Frederick R. Ruiz |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Ruiz Foods |
| Judith M. Runstad |
Attorney |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Partner, Foster Pepper |
| William C. Rusnack |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Premcor, 1998-2002 |
| Marty Russo |
Politician |
23-Jan-1944 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1975-93 |
| Alan W. Rutherford |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CFO of Crown Holdings |
| Thomas O. Ryder |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Readers Digest, 1998-2005 |
| Haim Saban |
Business |
1944 |
|
Billionaire |
| Frederic V. Salerno |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CFO of Verizon, 2000-02 |
| William Sanderson |
Actor |
10-Jan-1944 |
|
J.F. Sebastian in Blade Runner |
| Jerry Sandusky |
Football |
26-Jan-1944 |
|
Penn State Coach, convicted molester |
| Bill R. Sanford |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Steris, 1987-2000 |
| Richard T. Santulli |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of NetJets |
| Boz Scaggs |
Musician |
8-Jun-1944 |
|
70's Soft Rocker |
| Robert Scales |
Military |
5-Aug-1944 |
|
Military analyst |
| Jan Schakowsky |
Politician |
26-May-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, Illinois 9th |
| Catherine Schell |
Actor |
17-Jul-1944 |
|
Maya on Space: 1999 |
| Andrew J. Schindler |
Business |
12-Aug-1944 |
|
CEO of RJ Reynolds, 1995-2004 |
| Richard L. Schmalensee |
Economist |
1944 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1989-91 |
| Wolfgang R. Schmitt |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Rubbermaid, 1992-99 |
| Bill Schneider |
Pundit |
8-Oct-1944 |
|
CNN senior political analyst |
| Neal C. Schneider |
Business |
1-Jun-1944 |
|
Former Partner, Arthur Andersen |
| Gerhard Schroeder |
Head of State |
7-Apr-1944 |
|
German Chancellor, 1998-2005 |
| Gerald A. Schwalbach |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Spensa Development Group, LLC |
| Hal S. Scott |
Educator |
c. 1944 |
|
Professor, Harvard Law School |
| Samuel C. Scott III |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Corn Products |
| Tony Scott |
Film Director |
21-Jul-1944 |
19-Aug-2012 |
Top Gun |
| Tom Seaver |
Baseball |
17-Nov-1944 |
|
Three-time Cy Young Award winner |
| John Sebastian |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Mar-1944 |
|
Theme to Welcome Back, Kotter |
| Leif Segerstam |
Conductor |
2-Mar-1944 |
|
Conductor, Helsinki Philharmonic, 1995-2007 |
| O. Griffith Sexton |
Business |
1944 |
|
Former investment banker, Morgan Stanley |
| George Shaheen |
Business |
11-Jul-1944 |
|
CEO of Andersen Consulting, 1989-99 |
| Gerald L. Shaheen |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Group President, Caterpillar Inc. |
| Mark L. Shapiro |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Schroder & Co. |
| Phillip A. Sharp |
Biologist |
6-Jun-1944 |
|
Eukaryotic (split) genes |
| L. Edward Shaw, Jr. |
Attorney |
c. 1944 |
|
General Counsel for Aetna, 1999-2003 |
| Sally Shelton-Colby |
Diplomat |
1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Barbados, 1979-81 |
| Kenton J. Sicchitano |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Partner, PWC |
| Sheldon Silver |
Politician |
13-Feb-1944 |
|
Speaker, NY State Assembly |
| Richard G. Sim |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
APW Ltd. |
| Frank Sinatra, Jr. |
Singer |
10-Jan-1944 |
|
Son of Frank |
| Paul E. Singer |
Business |
1944 |
|
Billionaire, vulture capitalist |
| Sirhan Sirhan |
Assassin |
19-Mar-1944 |
|
Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy |
| James A. Skinner |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of McDonald's, 2004-12 |
| Leonard Slatkin |
Conductor |
1-Sep-1944 |
|
Music Director, Detroit Symphony |
| Stuart M. Sloan |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Quality Food Centers, 1991-96 |
| Tucker Smallwood |
Actor |
22-Feb-1944 |
|
Space: Above and Beyond |
| "Legs" Larry Smith |
Musician |
18-Jan-1944 |
|
Hello Sausage |
| A. W. "Pete" Smith |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Watson Wyatt Worldwide, 1993-99 |
| Cece Smith |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Phillips-Smith-Machens Venture Partners |
| Frederick W. Smith |
Business |
11-Aug-1944 |
|
Founder and CEO of Federal Express |
| Larkin Smith |
Politician |
26-Jun-1944 |
13-Aug-1989 |
Congressman from Mississippi, 1989 |
| Lee Smith |
Novelist |
1944 |
|
Fancy Strut |
| Robert S. Smith |
Judge |
31-Aug-1944 |
|
Judge, NY Court of Appeals |
| Tommie Smith |
Track and Field |
5-Jun-1944 |
|
Black Power salute at 1968 Olympics |
| William B. Smith |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley |
| Oliver R. Sockwell, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Connie Lee, 1987-97 |
| Frank Solich |
Football |
8-Sep-1944 |
|
Head Coach, Ohio University |
| John A. Somers |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former EVP, TIAA |
| Alain Souchon |
Singer |
27-May-1944 |
|
Foule Sentimentale |
| Joan Spero |
Diplomat |
c. 1944 |
|
Under Secretary of State, 1993-97 |
| Jerry Springer |
Talk Show Host |
13-Feb-1944 |
|
The Jerry Springer Show |
| Barbara Stallings |
Educator |
c. 1944 |
|
Watson Institute for International Studies |
| Christopher Stasheff |
Novelist |
1944 |
|
The Warlock In Spite of Himself |
| Rusty Staub |
Baseball |
1-Apr-1944 |
|
2716 career hits |
| Dwight A. Steffensen |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Midrange Open Computing Alliance |
| Ben Stein |
Game Show Host |
25-Nov-1944 |
|
Host of Win Ben Stein's Money |
| Gary H. Stern |
Economist |
3-Nov-1944 |
|
President and CEO, Minneapolis Fed |
| Marc I. Stern |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Chairman, GIMS North America |
| James H. Stever |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
EVP at US West, 1993-96 |
| Alan Stivell |
Musician |
06-Jan-1944 |
|
Breton/Celtic harpist |
| Sly Stone |
Musician |
15-Mar-1944 |
|
Sly and the Family Stone |
| Theresa M. Stone |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Treasurer of MIT |
| James Sutorius |
Actor |
14-Dec-1944 |
|
Gordon Wales on Dynasty |
| Bo Svenson |
Actor |
13-Feb-1944 |
|
North Dallas Forty |
| Richard J. Swift |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Foster Wheeler, 1994-2001 |
| Booker T |
Musician |
12-Nov-1944 |
|
Booker T and the MG's |
| Jeffrey Tambor |
Actor |
8-Jul-1944 |
|
Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show |
| Andrew Tanenbaum |
Computer Programmer |
16-Mar-1944 |
|
Creator of Minix |
| John Tanner |
Politician |
22-Sep-1944 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1989-2011 |
| Russi Taylor |
Actor |
4-May-1944 |
|
Voice of Minnie Mouse |
| Wesley B. Taylor |
Military |
1944 |
|
President, Marshall Foundation |
| John Terry |
Actor |
5-May-1944 |
|
Dr. Christian Shephard on Lost |
| Caroline G. Theus |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Inglewood Land and Development Co. |
| Lee M. Thomas |
Government |
13-Jun-1944 |
|
CEO of Rayonier |
| Hugh P. Thompson |
Judge |
c. 1944 |
|
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Henry Threadgill |
Jazz Musician |
15-Feb-1944 |
|
Jazz saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist |
| Kevin Tighe |
Actor |
13-Aug-1944 |
|
Roy DeSoto on Emergency! |
| Robert L. Tillman |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Lowes, 1996-2005 |
| Michael Tilson Thomas |
Conductor |
21-Dec-1944 |
|
Music Director, SF Symphony |
| James Toback |
Film Director |
23-Nov-1944 |
|
The Pick-up Artist |
| James R. Tobin |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Boston Scientific |
| Bruce E. Toll |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Co-Founder of Toll Brothers |
| Kenneth Tomlinson |
Business |
3-Aug-1944 |
|
Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
| William T. Torgerson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Vice Chairman of Pepco Holdings |
| Peter Tosh |
Musician |
19-Oct-1944 |
11-Sep-1987 |
Legalise It and I'll Advertise It |
| Nina Totenberg |
Journalist |
14-Jan-1944 |
|
NPR reporter |
| Danny Trejo |
Actor |
16-May-1944 |
|
Ex-con turned character actor |
| David Trimble |
Head of State |
15-Oct-1944 |
|
Irish politician, Nobel Prize recipient |
| Arthur Dyer Tripp III |
Musician |
10-Sep-1944 |
|
Percussionist for Zappa and Beefheart |
| Moe Tucker |
Drummer |
26-Aug-1944 |
|
Drummer for The Velvet Underground |
| Robert J. Ulrich |
Business |
1944 |
|
CEO of Target |
| Barbara D. Underwood |
Attorney |
16-Aug-1944 |
|
Solicitor General of New York |
| Thomas Unterman |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former CFO of Times Mirror |
| Townes Van Zandt |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Mar-1944 |
1-Jan-1997 |
For the Sake of the Song |
| Nana Vasconcelos |
Drummer |
2-Aug-1944 |
|
Adventurous Brazilian percussionist |
| André Villeneuve |
Business |
23-Nov-1944 |
|
Chairman of Euronext.LIFFE |
| Jan-Michael Vincent |
Actor |
15-Jul-1944 |
|
Airwolf |
| Vernor Vinge |
Author |
10-Feb-1944 |
|
A Fire Upon The Deep |
| Tony Visconti |
Music Producer |
24-Apr-1944 |
|
Influential rock producer and musician |
| Alice Walker |
Author |
9-Feb-1944 |
|
The Color Purple |
| Robert D. Walter |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Cardinal Health |
| Rob Walton |
Business |
28-Oct-1944 |
|
Wal-Mart Chairman, world's 12th richest man |
| Charles Wang |
Business |
19-Aug-1944 |
|
Founder, Computer Associates |
| Lulu Wang |
Philanthropist |
c. 1944 |
|
Tupelo Capital Management |
| Larry W. Wangberg |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Ziff-Davis, 1997-2002 |
| Marilyn Ware |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Finland, 2006-08 |
| Alice Waters |
Chef |
28-Apr-1944 |
|
Chez Panisse |
| Stephen E. Watson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President of Dayton Hudson, 1990-96 |
| Peter Weir |
Film Director |
8-Aug-1944 |
|
The Truman Show |
| Paul Wellstone |
Politician |
21-Jul-1944 |
25-Oct-2002 |
US Senator from Minnesota, 1991-2002 |
| Barry White |
Singer |
12-Sep-1944 |
4-Jul-2003 |
Soulful R&B singer |
| Tam White |
Singer |
c. 1944 |
|
Scottish blues singer and actor |
| Bruce W. Wilkinson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of McDermott International |
| J. Harvie Wilkinson III |
Judge |
29-Sep-1944 |
|
4th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Barry Lawson Williams |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Williams Pacific Ventures |
| Karen Hastie Williams |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Retired Partner, Crowell & Moring |
| Dennis Wilson |
Musician |
4-Dec-1944 |
28-Dec-1983 |
Founding member, The Beach Boys |
| Mary Wilson |
Singer |
6-Mar-1944 |
|
The Supremes |
| Simon Winchester |
Journalist |
28-Sep-1944 |
|
The Professor and the Madman |
| Johnny Winter |
Guitarist |
23-Jan-1944 |
|
Blues guitarist |
| Ray Wirta |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of CB Richard Ellis, 2001-05 |
| James Lee Witt |
Government |
6-Jan-1944 |
|
FEMA Director, 1993-2001 |
| Bobby Womack |
Musician |
4-Mar-1944 |
|
R&B guitarist and songwriter |
| Michael B. Wood |
Doctor |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of the Mayo Foundation, 1999-2003 |
| Jack D. Woodard |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Southern Nuclear Operating Company |
| Ronald B. Woodard |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former Boeing Executive |
| Kenneth B. Woodrow |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President of Target Stores, 1994-99 |
| Bernie Worrell |
Musician |
19-Apr-1944 |
|
Blacktronic Scientist |
| Dennis R. Wraase |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Pepco Holdings, 2001-09 |
| Michael W. Wynne |
Government |
4-Sep-1944 |
|
US Secretary of the Air Force, 2005-08 |
| Kenneth F. Yontz |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Sybron, 1986-2000 |
| Thomas L. Young |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President and CFO of Owens-Illinois, 2003-05 |
| Walter R. Young |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Champion Enterprises, 1990-2003 |
| William D. Young |
Scientist |
c. 1944 |
|
Monogram Biosciences |
| Mark G. Yudof |
Educator |
30-Oct-1944 |
|
President of the University of California |
| Richard Zimmer |
Politician |
16-Aug-1944 |
|
Congressman from New Jersey, 1991-97 |
| Rolf M. Zinkernagel |
Scientist |
6-Jan-1944 |
|
T-cells and antigens |
