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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Valdas Adamkus
Head of State
3-Nov-1926   President of Lithuania
Nick Adams
Actor
10-Jul-1931 7-Feb-1968 Johnny Yuma on The Rebel
Sheldon Adelson
Business
1-Aug-1933   Las Vegas billionaire
Dave Berg
Cartoonist
12-Jun-1920 17-May-2002 The Lighter Side of...
Alexander Berkman
Anarchist
21-Nov-1870 28-Jun-1936 A.B.C. of Anarchism
A. Bruce Bielaski
Government
1884 Feb-1964 FBI Director 1912-19
Lisa Boyle
Model
6-Aug-1964   Cover of October 1995 Playboy
Tom Brazaitis
Columnist
8-Aug-1940 30-Mar-2005 Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist
Algirdas Brazauskas
Head of State
22-Sep-1932   Prime Minister of Lithuania, 2001-06
Sydney Brenner
Scientist
13-Jan-1927   Genetic regulation of organ development
Eli Broad
Business
6-Jun-1933   Billionaire
Charles Bronson
Actor
3-Nov-1921 30-Aug-2003 Death Wish
Lane Bryant
Fashion Designer
1-Dec-1879 26-Sep-1951 Plus-size designer
Algis Budrys
Author
9-Jan-1931   Rogue Moon
Dick Butkus
Football
9-Dec-1942   Middle linebacker, Chicago Bears
Catherine I
Royalty
15-Apr-1684 17-May-1727 Empress of Russia, 1725-27
Steve Cohen
Politician
24-May-1949   Congressman, Tennessee 9th
Dick Durbin
Politician
21-Nov-1944   US Senator from Illinois
Gertrude B. Elion
Scientist
23-Jan-1918 21-Feb-1999 Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, AIDS
Vitas Gerulaitis
Tennis
26-Jul-1954 18-Sep-1994 Tennis champ
John Gielgud
Actor
14-Apr-1904 21-May-2000 Prospero's Books
Todd Gitlin
Educator
1943   Journalism professor, social critic
Emma Goldman
Anarchist
27-Jun-1869 14-May-1940 Anarchist and feminist libertarian
Zvi Griliches
Economist
12-Sep-1930 4-Nov-1999 Technology, Education, and Productivity
Domino Harvey
Relative
7-Aug-1969 27-Jun-2005 Laurence Harvey's daughter
Laurence Harvey
Actor
1-Oct-1928 25-Nov-1973 Manchurian Candidate
Seymour Hersh
Journalist
8-Apr-1937   Uncovered the My Lai Massacre
John B. Hess
Business
5-Apr-1954   CEO of Amerada Hess
Ann Jillian
Actor
29-Jan-1951   Ellis Island
Al Jolson
Singer
26-May-1886 23-Oct-1950 The Jazz Singer
Daniel Kahneman
Psychologist
5-Mar-1934   The psychology of economics
Alvin Karpis
Criminal
10-Aug-1907 26-Aug-1979 Former Public Enemy #1
Natas Kaupas
Skateboarder
c. 1969   Legendary skateboarder
Anthony Kiedis
Musician
1-Nov-1962   Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman
Gediminas Kirkilas
Head of State
30-Aug-1951   Prime Minister of Lithuania
Walter Koenig
Actor
14-Sep-1936   Chekov on Star Trek
Stanley Kunitz
Poet
29-Jul-1905 14-May-2006 US Poet Laureate, 2000
David M. Lee
Physicist
20-Jan-1931   Superfluidity of helium-3
Ruta Lee
Actor
30-May-1936   Former hostess, High Rollers
Monica Lewinsky
Government
23-Jul-1973   Engaged in Presidential cigar play
Bernard Lown
Doctor
7-Jun-1921   Inventor of defibrillator, peace activist
George Maciunas
Artist
8-Nov-1931 9-May-1978 Founder of Fluxus
Benoit Mandelbrot
Mathematician
20-Nov-1924   Fractal mathematician
Harvey Milk
Politician
22-May-1930 27-Nov-1978 Openly gay SF city supervisor assassinated
Jami Miscik
Government
c. 1958   Global Head of Sovereign Risk, Lehman Bros.
Bohdan Paczynski
Astronomer
8-Feb-1940 19-Apr-2007 Gravitational microlensing
Joseph Papp
Theater Director
22-Jun-1921 31-Oct-1991 Founder, New York Shakespeare Festival
Chris Penn
Actor
10-Oct-1965 24-Jan-2006 Nice Guy Eddie in Reservoir Dogs
Leo Penn
Film Director
27-Aug-1921 5-Sep-1998 The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Mark Penn
Government
c. 1954   Hillary Clinton 2008 campaign strategist
Michael Penn
Musician
1-Aug-1958   Sean Penn's brother
Sean Penn
Actor
17-Aug-1960   Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Marge Piercy
Novelist
31-Mar-1936   Gone to Soldiers
Józef Pilsudski
Military
5-Dec-1867 12-May-1935 Military dictator of Poland, 1926-36
Pink
Singer/Songwriter
8-Sep-1979   Can't Take Me Home
John C. Reilly
Actor
24-May-1965   Boogie Nights, Magnolia
Win Rockefeller
Politician
17-Sep-1948 16-Jul-2006 Billionaire, Arkansas Lt. Governor
Oliver Sacks
Doctor
9-Jul-1933   Awakenings
Edward Sapir
Anthropologist
26-Jan-1884 4-Feb-1939 Anthropological linguist
Andrew V. Schally
Scientist
30-Nov-1926   Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides)
John Shimkus
Politician
21-Feb-1958   Congressman, Illinois 19th
Jerry Siegel
Author
17-Oct-1914 28-Jan-1996 Creator of Superman
Jerry Stahl
Author
1953   Permanent Midnight
Joel Surnow
Film/TV Producer
18-Dec-1955   24, Half Hour News Hour
Johnny Unitas
Football
7-May-1933 11-Sep-2002 The Golden Arm
Wilfrid Voynich
Activist
31-Oct-1865 19-Mar-1930 Voynich manuscript
Jude Wanniski
Columnist
17-Jun-1936 29-Aug-2005 Supply-side theorist
Melissa F. Wells
Diplomat
18-Nov-1932   US Ambassador to Estonia, 1998-2001
Robert Zemeckis
Film Director
14-May-1952   Back To The Future
Annette Zilinskas
Musician
6-Nov-1962   Blood on the Saddle vocalist, former Bangle
Louis Zukofsky
Poet
23-Jan-1904 12-May-1978 Co-Founded Objectivist poetry movement


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