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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Edward G. Acheson
Inventor
9-Mar-1856 6-Jul-1931 Discovered carborundum
Don Adams
Actor
13-Apr-1926 25-Sep-2005 Maxwell Smart on Get Smart
Ben Affleck
Actor
15-Aug-1972   Good Will Hunting
Casey Affleck
Actor
12-Aug-1975   Ben Affleck's brother
Christina Aguilera
Singer
18-Dec-1980   Genie in a Bottle
Fred Allen
Comic
31-May-1894 17-Mar-1956 Town Hall Tonight
George Allen
Politician
8-Mar-1952   US Senator from Virginia, 2001-07
Gracie Allen
Actor
26-Jul-1895 27-Aug-1964 Say goodnight Gracie
Krista Allen
Actor
5-Apr-1972   Jenna on Baywatch
Eva Angelina
Pornstar
14-Mar-1985   Bespectacled porn actress
Armand Assante
Actor
4-Oct-1949   Judge Dredd
Mary Astor
Actor
3-May-1906 25-Sep-1987 The Maltese Falcon
David Rice Atchison
Politician
11-Aug-1807 26-Jan-1886 US Senator from Missouri, 1843-55
Barbara Bach
Actor
27-Aug-1947   Atook zug zug Lana
Alec Baldwin
Actor
3-Apr-1958   A Baldwin Brother
Stanley Baldwin
Head of State
3-Aug-1867 14-Dec-1947 UK Prime Minister three times
Frederick G. Banting
Scientist
14-Nov-1891 21-Feb-1941 Discovered insulin
Ma Barker
Criminal
1872 16-Jan-1935 Matriarch of the Barker-Karpis Gang
John Barrymore
Actor
14-Feb-1882 29-May-1942 Romeo and Juliet
John Drew Barrymore
Actor
4-Jun-1932 29-Nov-2004 High School Confidential!
Mischa Barton
Actor
24-Jan-1986   Marissa Cooper on The O.C.
L. Frank Baum
Novelist
15-May-1856 6-May-1919 The Wizard of Oz
Jennifer Beals
Actor
19-Dec-1963   Flashdance
Ed Begley, Sr.
Actor
25-Mar-1901 28-Apr-1970 Juror #10 in 12 Angry Men
John Stewart Bell
Physicist
28-Jun-1928 1-Oct-1990 Bell's theorem of quantum physics
Tom Berenger
Actor
31-May-1949   Platoon
Annie Besant
Activist
1-Oct-1847 20-Sep-1933 Theosophist & Social Activist
Joseph Biden
Politician
20-Nov-1942   Vice President-Elect of the United States
Jessica Biel
Actor
3-Mar-1982   The Rules of Attraction
Theodore Bilbo
Government
13-Oct-1877 21-Aug-1947 Archangel of white supremacy
James G. Birney
Activist
4-Feb-1792 25-Nov-1857 Abolitionist Liberty Party candidate
Tony Blair
Head of State
6-May-1953   UK Prime Minister, 1997-2007
Moon Bloodgood
Actor
20-Sep-1975   Eight Below
Nellie Bly
Journalist
5-May-1864 27-Jan-1922 Ten Days in a Mad-House
David Boaz
Activist
c. 1953   Cato Institute
Edward Boland
Politician
1-Oct-1911 4-Nov-2001 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1953-89
James C. Boland
Business
c. 1940   Retired Partner, Ernst & Young
Mary Boland
Actor
28-Jan-1880 23-Jun-1965 Ruggles of Red Gap
Jim Bolger
Head of State
31-May-1935   Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1990-97
Brian Boru
Royalty
940 AD 23-Apr-1014 High King of Ireland, 1002-14
Larry Bossidy
Business
5-Mar-1935   CEO of Honeywell
Dion Boucicault
Playwright
26-Dec-1820 18-Sep-1890 The Corsican Brothers
Stephen Boyd
Actor
4-Jul-1931 2-Jun-1977 Ben-Hur
Lisa Boyle
Model
6-Aug-1964   Cover of October 1995 Playboy
Peter Boyle
Actor
18-Oct-1935 12-Dec-2006 Young Frankenstein
Robert Boyle
Chemist
25-Jan-1627 30-Dec-1691 Pioneer of modern chemistry
Kevin Brady
Politician
11-Apr-1955   Congressman, Texas 8th
Mathew Brady
Photographer
c. 1823 15-Jan-1896 Civil War photographer
Michelle Branch
Singer/Songwriter
2-Jul-1983   Are You Happy Now?
Marlon Brando
Actor
3-Apr-1924 1-Jul-2004 A Streetcar Named Desire
William J. Brennan
Judge
25-Apr-1906 24-Jul-1997 US Supreme Court Justice, 1956-90
Jimmy Breslin
Columnist
17-Oct-1930   The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Susie Bright
Columnist
25-Mar-1958   Sexpert, porn critic
Molly Corbett Broad
Business
1941   University Chancellor
Betty Broderick
Criminal
7-Nov-1947   Killed her husband, and his lover
David C. Broderick
Politician
4-Feb-1820 16-Sep-1859 US Senator from California, 1857-59
James Broderick
Actor
7-Mar-1927 1-Nov-1982 Doug Lawrence on Family
Matthew Broderick
Actor
21-Mar-1962   Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Anne Brontë
Novelist
17-Jan-1820 28-May-1849 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Branwell Brontë
Poet
26-Jun-1817 24-Sep-1848 The Brontë sisters' brother
Charlotte Brontë
Novelist
21-Apr-1816 31-Mar-1855 Jane Eyre
Emily Brontë
Novelist
30-Jul-1818 19-Dec-1848 Wuthering Heights
Pierce Brosnan
Actor
16-May-1951   Remington Steele, James Bond
Molly Brown
Activist
18-Jul-1867 26-Oct-1932 Unsinkable
Tammy Bruce
Radio Personality
19-Aug-1962   Right-wing radio pundit, columnist
Pat Buchanan
Columnist
2-Nov-1938   Crossfire
Linda B. Buck
Biologist
29-Jan-1947   Odorant receptors and olfactory organization
Whitey Bulger
Criminal
3-Sep-1929   One of the FBI's ten most wanted
John Bunny
Actor
21-Sep-1863 26-Apr-1915 Comic starred in over 200 short films
Anthony Burgess
Novelist
25-Feb-1917 25-Nov-1993 A Clockwork Orange
Brooke Burke
Model
8-Sep-1971   Supermodel host of Wild On...
Erin Burnett
TV Personality
3-May-1976   Squawk on the Street
Edward Burns
Actor
29-Jan-1968   Saving Private Ryan
Ellen Burstyn
Actor
7-Dec-1932   Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Steve Buscemi
Actor
13-Dec-1957   Reservoir Dogs
Gary Busey
Actor
29-Jun-1944   The Buddy Holly Story
Kate Bush
Musician
30-Jul-1958   The Hounds of Love
Gerard Butler
Actor
13-Nov-1969   Dracula 2000
James F. Byrnes
Politician
2-May-1882 9-Apr-1972 US Secretary of State, 1945-47
James Cagney
Actor
17-Jul-1899 30-Mar-1986 New York tough guy
Eddie Cahill
Actor
15-Jan-1978   Det. Don Flack on CSI: NY
Thomas Cahill
Author
1940   How the Irish Saved Civilization
Dean Cain
Actor
31-Jul-1966   Superman
James M. Cain
Novelist
1-Jul-1892 27-Oct-1977 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Helen Caldicott
Activist
7-Aug-1938   Anti-nuclear crusader
John C. Calhoun
Politician
18-Mar-1782 31-Mar-1850 US Vice President, champion of the South
Joseph Califano
Government
15-May-1931   Carter's HEW Secretary
James Callaghan
Politician
27-Mar-1912 26-Mar-2005 UK Prime Minister, 1976-79
George Canning
Politician
11-Apr-1770 8-Aug-1827 Twice Foreign Secretary of Britain
Lawrence Cannon
Politician
6-Dec-1947   Canadian MP, Pontiac
Walter Bradford Cannon
Scientist
19-Oct-1871 1-Oct-1945 Fight or flight response
Gia Carangi
Model
29-Jan-1960 18-Nov-1986 Supermodel junkie, died of AIDS
Macdonald Carey
Actor
15-Mar-1913 21-Mar-1994 Tom Horton on Days of Our Lives
Mariah Carey
Singer/Songwriter
27-Mar-1969   Diva with seventeen #1 hits
George Carlin
Comic
12-May-1937 22-Jun-2008 Seven Dirty Words
Joe Carnahan
Film Director
9-May-1969   Smokin' Aces
Chris Carney
Politician
2-Mar-1959   Congressman, Pennsylvania 10th
Leonora Carrington
Painter
6-Apr-1917   Last living Surrealist
Jim Carroll
Author
1-Aug-1950   The Basketball Diaries
Rachel Carson
Scientist
27-May-1907 14-Apr-1964 Silent Spring
Helena Carter
Actor
24-Aug-1923 11-Jan-2000 Invaders from Mars
Lynda Carter
Actor
24-Jul-1951   Wonder Woman
Nick Carter
Singer
28-Jan-1980   The Backstreet Boys
David Caruso
Actor
17-Jan-1956   John Kelly on NYPD Blue
Dana Carvey
Comic
2-Jun-1955   Saturday Night Live
Brian Cashman
Baseball
3-Jul-1967   General Manager, NY Yankees
Gerald Cassidy
Government
c. 1940   Cassidy & Associates
Jack Cassidy
Actor
5-Mar-1927 12-Dec-1976 The Eiger Sanction
Willa Cather
Novelist
7-Dec-1873 24-Apr-1947 O Pioneers!
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Politician
16-Jun-1928 27-Nov-1979 Mayor of Detroit, 1962-70
Michael F. Cavanagh
Judge
21-Oct-1940   Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
James Caviezel
Actor
26-Sep-1968   Christ on a cross in Mel Gibson's Passion
Neil Cavuto
TV Personality
22-Sep-1958   Fox News Channel VP, news anchor
Lon Chaney
Actor
1-Apr-1883 26-Aug-1930 The Phantom of the Opera
Linda Chavez
Activist
17-Jun-1947   Neoconservative activist, pundit
Ben Chifley
Head of State
22-Sep-1885 13-Jun-1951 Prime Minister of Australia, 1945-49
Tommy Chong
Actor
24-May-1938   The stoned half of Cheech and Chong
Kate Chopin
Novelist
8-Feb-1851 22-Aug-1904 The Awakening
Mary Higgins Clark
Novelist
24-Dec-1929   A Stranger is Watching
Grover Cleveland
Head of State
18-Mar-1837 24-Jun-1908 22nd & 24th US President, 1885-89 & 1893-97
De Witt Clinton
Politician
2-Mar-1769 11-Feb-1828 Twice Governor of New York
Rosemary Clooney
Singer
23-May-1928 29-Jun-2002 Come On-a My House
Josephine Cochrane
Inventor
8-Mar-1839 3-Aug-1913 Invented the dishwasher
Rory Cochrane
Actor
28-Feb-1972   Tim Speedle on CSI: Miami
Richard J. Codey
Politician
27-Nov-1946   Governor of New Jersey, 2004-06
John Cardinal Cody
Religion
24-Dec-1907 25-Apr-1982 Archbishop of Chicago, 1965-82
George M. Cohan
Composer
3-Jul-1878 5-Nov-1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
Stephen Colbert
Comic
13-May-1964   The Colbert Report
Margaret Colin
Actor
26-May-1957   As the World Turns
John F. Collins
Politician
1919 23-Nov-1995 Mayor of Boston, 1960-68
Judy Collins
Singer/Songwriter
1-May-1939   Folk singer
Pauline Collins
Actor
3-Sep-1940   Shirley Valentine
James Comey
Government
c. 1961   Deputy US Attorney General, 2003-05
Neal Conan
Radio Personality
1949   Host, Talk of the Nation
Darlene Conley
Actor
18-Jul-1934 14-Jan-2007 The Bold and the Beautiful
Billy Connolly
Comic
24-Nov-1942   Scottish comedian
Bull Connor
Government
11-Jul-1897 10-Mar-1973 Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner
Chuck Connors
Actor
10-Apr-1921 10-Nov-1992 The Rifleman
Frances Conroy
Actor
13-Nov-1953   Ruth Fisher on Six Feet Under
Tom Conti
Actor
22-Nov-1941   American Dreamer
Gary Conway
Actor
4-Feb-1936   Det. Tilson on Burke's Law
Dane Cook
Comic
18-Mar-1972   Harmful If Swallowed
Terence Cardinal Cooke
Religion
1-Mar-1921 6-Oct-1983 Archbishop of New York, 1968-83
Gerry Cooney
Boxing
24-Aug-1956   Fought Larry Holmes
John Singleton Copley
Painter
3-Jul-1738 9-Sep-1815 Boy with a Squirrel
Thomas A. Corcoran
Business
c. 1945   Senior Advisor, Carlyle Group
Chris Cornell
Musician
20-Jul-1964   Soundgarden frontman
Maura D. Corrigan
Judge
14-Jun-1948   Michigan Chief Justice, 2001-04
Bud Cort
Actor
29-Mar-1948   Harold in Harold and Maude
Bob Costas
TV Personality
22-Mar-1952   Sportscaster, formerly hosted Later
Kevin Costner
Actor
18-Jan-1955   Dances with Wolves
Father Charles Coughlin
Religion
25-Oct-1891 27-Oct-1979 Radio opponent of FDR
Brian Cox
Actor
1-Jun-1946   The original Hannibal Lecter
Jeanne Crain
Actor
25-May-1925 14-Dec-2003 20th Century Fox studio actress
Joseph Force Crater
Victim
1889 6-Aug-1930 NY State Judge vanished
Santiago Creel
Politician
11-Dec-1954   President of the PAN Senate Delegation
Russell Crowe
Actor
7-Apr-1964   A Beautiful Mind
Ann Curry
Journalist
19-Nov-1956   Dateline NBC Co-Host
Jane Curtin
Actor
6-Sep-1947   SNL, Third Rock from the Sun
John Cusack
Actor
28-Jun-1966   High Fidelity
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Religion
24-Aug-1895 2-Nov-1970 Catholic Archbishop of Boston, 1944-70
Howie D
Singer
22-Aug-1973   The Backstreet Boys
Richard M. Daley
Politician
24-Apr-1942   Mayor of Chicago
William M. Daley
Government
8-Aug-1948   US Secretary of Commerce, 1997-2000
Timothy Dalton
Actor
21-Mar-1944   Played James Bond briefly
Stormy Daniels
Pornstar
17-Mar-1979   Space Nuts: Episode 69
John Nelson Darby
Religion
18-Nov-1800 29-Apr-1882 Father of Dispensationalism
Dave Davies
Musician
3-Feb-1947   The Kinks
Marion Davies
Actor
3-Jan-1897 22-Sep-1961 When Knighthood Was in Flower
Ray Davies
Musician
21-Jun-1944   Frontman for The Kinks
Dennis Day
Radio Personality
21-May-1918 22-Jun-1988 On Jack Benny's radio show
Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor
29-Apr-1957   My Left Foot
Robert De Niro
Actor
17-Aug-1943   The Godfather: Part II
Eamon de Valera
Head of State
14-Oct-1882 29-Aug-1975 President of Ireland, 1959-73
Dana Delany
Actor
13-Mar-1956   China Beach, Exit to Eden
Walter Dellinger
Attorney
15-May-1941   Duke University law professor
Mike DeWine
Politician
5-Jan-1947   US Senator from Ohio, 1995-2007
Dido
Musician
25-Dec-1971   No Angel
John Dingell
Politician
6-Jul-1926   US Congressman, Michigan 15th
Walt Disney
Business
5-Dec-1901 15-Dec-1966 Founder of Disney empire
Mike Ditka
Football
18-Oct-1939   Chicago Bears Head Coach, 1982-92
Thomas J. Dodd
Politician
15-May-1907 24-May-1971 US Senator from Connecticut, 1958-71
Pete Doherty
Musician
12-Mar-1979   Ex-frontman for The Libertines
Peter C. Doherty
Scientist
15-Oct-1940   T-cells and antigens
Charles F. Dolan
Business
16-Oct-1926   CEO of Cablevision, 1985-95
James L. Dolan
Business
1956   CEO of Cablevision
Patrick F. Dolan
Business
c. 1952   President, News 12 Networks
J. P. Donleavy
Novelist
23-Apr-1926   The Ginger Man
Lloyd H. Donnell
Engineer
20-May-1895 7-Nov-1997 Donnell's thin shell theory
Brian J. Donnelly
Politician
2-Mar-1946   Congressman from Massachusetts, 1979-93
Craig S. Donohue
Business
c. 1961   CEO of Chicago Mercantile Exchange
William Donohue
Activist
18-Jul-1947   Catholic League president
Wild Bill Donovan
Government
1-Jan-1883 8-Feb-1959 Founded the OSS
Tom Dooley
Activist
17-Jan-1927 18-Jan-1961 Deliver Us from Evil
Illeana Douglas
Actor
25-Jul-1965   Grace of My Heart
Matthew Dowd
Government
c. 1962   Bush/Cheney Chief Campaign Strategist
John Langdon Down
Doctor
18-Nov-1828 7-Oct-1896 Down's syndrome
Morton Downey, Jr.
Talk Show Host
9-Dec-1933 12-Mar-2001 Mort the Mouth
Robert Downey, Jr.
Actor
4-Apr-1965   The Gingerbread Man
Ellen Drew
Actor
23-Nov-1915 3-Dec-2003 If I Were King
Billy Duffy
Guitarist
12-May-1961   The Cult
Karen Duffy
Actor
23-May-1962   MTV VJ turned Dumb & Dumber actress
Kitty Dukakis
First Lady
26-Dec-1936   Wife of Michael Dukakis
Nora Dunn
Comic
29-Apr-1952   SNL alumna
Dominick Dunne
Author
29-Oct-1925   High society novelist and true crime writer
Dominique Dunne
Actor
23-Nov-1959 4-Nov-1982 Poltergeist
Finley Peter Dunne
Author
10-Jul-1867 24-Apr-1936 Creator of Mr. Dooley
Dick Durbin
Politician
21-Nov-1944   US Senator from Illinois
Martin P. Durkin
Government
18-Mar-1894 19-Jan-1955 US Secretary of Labor, 1953
James Duval
Actor
10-Sep-1972   Go
Ms. Dynamite
Singer
26-Apr-1981   London-based MC, Booo!
Barbara Ehrenreich
Author
26-Aug-1941   Nickel and Dimed
Carmen Electra
Model
20-Apr-1972   Singled Out
Enya
Musician
17-May-1961   Orinoco Flow
Sam Ervin
Politician
27-Sep-1896 23-Apr-1985 US Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74
Jeffrey Eugenides
Author
8-Mar-1960   The Virgin Suicides
Chris Evans
Actor
13-Jun-1981   The Fantastic Four
Marianne Faithfull
Singer/Songwriter
29-Dec-1946   Sister Morphine
Debrah Farentino
Actor
30-Sep-1959   Devon Adair on Earth 2
Diane Farr
Actor
7-Sep-1969   Megan Reeves on Numb3rs
Glenda Farrell
Actor
30-Jun-1904 1-May-1971 Torchy Blane
James T. Farrell
Novelist
27-Feb-1904 22-Aug-1979 Studs Lonigan trilogy
John Feehery
Government
c. 1963   Washington lobbyist, pundit
Chuck Feeney
Business
23-Apr-1931   Duty Free Shoppers
Michael Ferguson
Politician
22-Jul-1970   Congressman, New Jersey 7th
John Fiedler
Actor
3-Feb-1925 25-Jun-2005 Voice of Piglet
Ralph Fiennes
Actor
22-Dec-1962   Red Dragon
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Author
24-Sep-1896 21-Dec-1940 The Great Gatsby
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Actor
24-Nov-1913 17-Jul-2005 Wuthering Heights
Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Government
22-Dec-1960   Special Counsel for Plame case
Caitlin Flanagan
Author
?   Antifeminist
Michael Flanagan
Politician
9-Nov-1962   Congressman from Illinois, 1995-97
Sean Patrick Flanery
Actor
1-Oct-1965   The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
John Spalding Flannery
Attorney
16-May-1870 17-Feb-1954 Prominent Washington attorney
Michael Flatley
Dancer
16-Jul-1958   Lord of the Dance
Flea
Bassist
16-Oct-1962   Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers
Errol Flynn
Actor
20-Jun-1909 14-Oct-1959 Robin Hood
John T. Flynn
Journalist
25-Oct-1882 13-Apr-1964 The Roosevelt Myth
Neil Flynn
Actor
13-Nov-1960   The Janitor on Scrubs
Raymond L. Flynn
Politician
22-Jul-1939   Mayor of Boston, 1984-93
Vince Flynn
Novelist
1966   Term Limits
Mark Foley
Politician
8-Sep-1954   Congressman from Florida, 1995-2006
Harrison Ford
Actor
13-Jul-1942   Han Solo in Star Wars
John Ford
Film Director
1-Feb-1894 31-Aug-1973 How Green Was My Valley
Matthew Fox
Religion
21-Dec-1940   Creation Spirituality
Robert Fulton
Inventor
14-Nov-1765 24-Feb-1815 Inventor of the submarine and steamboat
Roman Gabriel
Football
5-Aug-1940   Rams/Eagles Quarterback
Jim Gaffigan
Comic
7-Jul-1966   Beyond the Pale
Mo Gaffney
Actor
5-Nov-1958   Comedy partner with Kathy Najimy
Thomas Gage
Military
1721 2-Apr-1787 Commander of British Forces in America
Delia Gallagher
Journalist
11-Mar-1970   CNN Faith and Values Correspondent
Richard H. Gallagher
Engineer
17-Nov-1927 30-Sep-1997 Finite element method
James Gamble
Business
3-Apr-1803 29-Apr-1891 Co-Founder of Procter & Gamble
Lucretia Garfield
First Lady
19-Apr-1832 14-Mar-1918 Wife of US President James Garfield
Janeane Garofalo
Comic
28-Sep-1964   Actor, Comedian, Author, Activist
David Garrick
Actor
19-Feb-1717 20-Jan-1779 Manager of Drury Lane Theatre
Greer Garson
Actor
29-Sep-1904 6-Apr-1996 Mrs. Miniver
Alana De La Garza
Actor
18-Jun-1976   Connie Rubirosa on Law & Order
Rebecca Gayheart
Actor
12-Aug-1971   Scream
William Jay Gaynor
Politician
1849 10-Sep-1913 NYC mayor, shot in throat
Bob Geldof
Musician
5-Oct-1951   Live Aid, Boomtown Rats
Boy George
Singer/Songwriter
14-Jun-1961   Karma Chameleon
Richard Gere
Actor
31-Aug-1949   American Gigolo
Mel Gibson
Actor
3-Jan-1956   Mad Max
Ed Gillespie
Politician
1-Aug-1962   Chairman of the RNC
Aria Giovanni
Pornstar
3-Nov-1977   Softcore vixen, fetish & bondage model
Jackie Gleason
Actor
26-Feb-1916 24-Jun-1987 Ralph Kramden in The Honeymooners
John Gorrie
Inventor
3-Oct-1803 29-Jun-1855 Invented air conditioning
William Russell Grace
Business
10-May-1832 21-Mar-1904 Founder of W. R. Grace & Company
Heather Graham
Actor
29-Jan-1970   Rollergirl in Boogie Nights
Lauren Graham
Actor
16-Mar-1967   Belly Buttons are Cool
William J. Green III
Politician
24-Jun-1938   Mayor of Philadelphia, 1980-84
Pedro José Greer, Jr.
Doctor
1956   Gastroenterologist, RAND Trustee
Richard Grieco
Actor
23-Mar-1965   Officer Dennis Booker on 21 Jump Street
Kathy Griffin
Actor
4-Nov-1960   Vicki on Suddenly Susan
Scott Grimes
Actor
9-Jul-1971   Dr. Archie Morris on ER
Che Guevara
Activist
14-Jun-1928 9-Oct-1967 Still looking great on all those t-shirts
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Attorney
8-Mar-1969   Gavin Newsom's ex-wife, Fox News pundit
Louise Imogen Guiney
Poet
7-Jan-1861 2-Nov-1920 A Roadside Harp
Sean Gunn
Actor
22-May-1974   Kirk Gleason on Gilmore Girls
Joan Hackett
Actor
1-Mar-1934 8-Oct-1983 Only When I Laugh
Huntz Hall
Actor
15-Aug-1919 30-Jan-1999 Dead End Kids
Pete Hamill
Journalist
24-Jun-1935   The New York Post
Eric Haney
Military
c. 1952   Inside Delta Force
Sean Hannity
Radio Personality
30-Dec-1961   Hannity & Colmes
Johnny Hart
Cartoonist
18-Feb-1931 7-Apr-2007 The Wizard of Id, B.C.
Lord Haw-Haw
Radio Personality
24-Apr-1906 3-Jan-1946 WWII propagandist hanged in England
Michael V. Hayden
Government
17-Mar-1945   Director of the CIA
Dick Haymes
Singer
13-Sep-1916 28-Mar-1980 State Fair
Susan Hayward
Actor
30-Jun-1918 14-Mar-1975 I Want to Live!
Rita Hayworth
Actor
17-Oct-1918 14-May-1987 Gilda
Jenna Haze
Pornstar
22-Feb-1982   Cum Dumpsters
Lafcadio Hearn
Author
27-Jun-1850 26-Sep-1904 Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation
Patricia Heaton
Actor
4-Mar-1958   Wife Debra in Everybody Loves Raymond
Van Heflin
Actor
13-Dec-1910 23-Jul-1971 Till the Clouds Roll By
F. Augustus Heinze
Business
1869 4-Nov-1914 Copper baron, went broke in the Panic of 1907
Katherine Helmond
Actor
5-Jul-1928   Jessica Tate on Soap
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarist
27-Nov-1942 18-Sep-1970 Purple Haze
Jill Hennessy
Actor
25-Nov-1968   Crossing Jordan
Victor Herbert
Composer
1-Feb-1859 24-May-1924 Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
James A. Herne
Playwright
1-Feb-1839 2-Jun-1901 Shore Acres
Barbara Hershey
Actor
5-Feb-1948   Boxcar Bertha and Mary Magdalene
Catherine Hicks
Actor
6-Aug-1951   Annie Camden on 7th Heaven
Brian Higgins
Politician
6-Oct-1959   Congressman, New York 27th
Tommy Hilfiger
Fashion Designer
24-Mar-1951   Fashion designer
Betty Hill
Hoaxer
28-Jun-1919 17-Oct-2004 Self-proclaimed UFO abductee
Henry Hill
Criminal
11-Jun-1943   Mobster inspired Goodfellas
Arthur Cardinal Hinsley
Religion
25-Aug-1865 17-Mar-1943 Archbishop of Westminster, 1935-43
Alfred Hitchcock
Film Director
13-Aug-1899 29-Apr-1980 Master of Suspense
George H. Hitchings
Scientist
18-Apr-1905 27-Feb-1998 Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, arthritis
Sam Houston
Head of State
2-Mar-1793 26-Jul-1863 President of Texas, 1836-38 and 1841-44
Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Actor
14-Dec-1988   High School Musical
Henry Hyde
Politician
18-Apr-1924 29-Nov-2007 Congressman from Illinois, 1975-2007
Patricia Ireland
Activist
19-Oct-1945   NOW president, 1991-2001
Andrew Jackson
Head of State
15-Mar-1767 8-Jun-1845 7th US President, 1829-37
Joshua Jackson
Actor
11-Jun-1978   Pacey on Dawson's Creek
Rachel Jackson
First Lady
Jun-1767 22-Dec-1828 Wife of US President Andrew Jackson
Kendra Jade
Pornstar
19-Apr-1977   Made sex tape with Jerry Springer
Diamond Jim Brady
Business
12-Aug-1856 13-Apr-1917 Larger-than-life millionaire
Dr. John
Musician
21-Nov-1940   Right Place, Wrong Time
Eliza Johnson
First Lady
4-Oct-1810 15-Jan-1876 Wife of US President Andrew Johnson
Casey Jones
Daredevil
14-Mar-1863 30-Apr-1900 Railroad hero, sort of
Mother Jones
Activist
1-Aug-1837 30-Nov-1930 The grandmother of all agitators
Louis C. K.
Comic
12-Sep-1967   Lucky Louie
Captain Kangaroo
Actor
27-Jun-1927 23-Jan-2004 Morning children's television star
Charles Keating
Business
4-Dec-1923   Morality crusader, white-collar swindler
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
John Keegan
Historian
15-May-1934   The Face of Battle
Paul X. Kelley
Military
11-Nov-1928   28th USMC Commandant, 1983-87
Grace Kelly
Royalty
12-Nov-1929 14-Sep-1982 American-born Princess of Monaco
Machine Gun Kelly
Criminal
18-Jul-1895 18-Jul-1954 Notorious bank robber, kidnapper
Marilyn Kelly
Judge
15-Apr-1938   Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Moira Kelly
Actor
6-Mar-1968   Mandy on The West Wing
Ned Kelly
Criminal
Jun-1855 11-Nov-1880 Iron-clad Australian outlaw
Raymond W. Kelly
Government
4-Sep-1941   NYPD Commissioner
Jamie Kennedy
Actor
25-May-1970   Scream, Malibu's Most Wanted
John F. Kennedy
Head of State
29-May-1917 22-Nov-1963 35th US President, 1961-63
Joseph P. Kennedy
Business
6-Sep-1888 18-Nov-1969 Smuggler and patriarch of the Kennedy clan
Mark Kennedy
Politician
11-Apr-1957   Congressman, Minnesota 6th
Arthur E. Kennelly
Physicist
17-Dec-1861 18-Jun-1939 Kennelly-Heaviside layer
Martin H. Kennelly
Politician
11-Aug-1887 29-Nov-1961 Mayor of Chicago, 1947-55
Doug Kenney
Comic
10-Dec-1946 27-Aug-1980 National Lampoon cofounder
Joanna Kerns
Actor
12-Feb-1953   Maggie Seaver on Growing Pains
Alicia Keys
Musician
25-Jan-1981   Fallin'
Jason Kidd
Basketball
23-Mar-1973   Point guard, Dallas Mavericks
James Kimsey
Business
1939   AOL's founding CEO
Pete King
Politician
5-Apr-1944   Congressman, New York 3rd
Stephen King
Novelist
21-Sep-1947   The Shining
Thomas Kinkade
Painter
19-Jan-1958   Self-proclaimed "Painter of Light"
Patric Knowles
Actor
11-Nov-1911 23-Dec-1995 The Wolf Man
Henry Knox
Government
25-Jul-1750 25-Oct-1806 US Secretary of War, 1785-94
Neil LaBute
Film Director
19-Mar-1963   In the Company of Men
Brian Lamb
Talk Show Host
9-Oct-1941   Founded C-SPAN
Burt Lancaster
Actor
2-Nov-1913 20-Oct-1994 Elmer Gantry
Michael Landon
Actor
31-Oct-1936 1-Jul-1991 Little House on the Prairie
Artie Lange
Comic
11-Oct-1967   MADtv, Howard Stern
Philip Larkin
Poet
9-Aug-1922 2-Dec-1985 The Whitsun Weddings
James Laughlin
Publisher
30-Oct-1914 12-Nov-1997 Founder, New Directions Press
Christopher Lawford
Actor
29-Mar-1955   All My Children
David L. Lawrence
Politician
18-Jun-1889 21-Nov-1966 Governor of Pennsylvania, 1959-63
T. E. Lawrence
Author
16-Aug-1888 19-May-1935 Lawrence of Arabia
Patrick Leahy
Politician
31-Mar-1940   US Senator from Vermont
William P. Leahy
Educator
1948   President, Boston College
Denis Leary
Comic
18-Aug-1957   Loud, smoking comic
Kelly LeBrock
Model
24-Mar-1960   Ex-wife of Steven Seagal
Hyapatia Lee
Pornstar
11-Nov-1960   Hy Heeled Drifter, Titty Committee
Barbara Leigh
Actor
16-Nov-1946   Vampirella
Vivien Leigh
Actor
5-Nov-1913 8-Jul-1967 Gone With The Wind
John Lennon
Musician
9-Oct-1940 8-Dec-1980 Beatle
G. Gordon Liddy
Government
30-Nov-1930   Watergate criminal, talk-show-host
Mary Todd Lincoln
First Lady
13-Dec-1818 16-Jul-1882 Wife of US President Abraham Lincoln
Donal Logue
Actor
27-Feb-1966   Jimmy the Cab Driver
Lindsay Lohan
Actor
2-Jul-1986   Mean Girls
Mike Lowell
Baseball
24-Feb-1974   Boston Red Sox
Dan Lungren
Politician
22-Sep-1946   Congressman, California 3rd
John R. Lynch
Politician
10-Sep-1847 2-Nov-1939 Congressman from Mississippi
Susan M. Lyne
Business
c. 1951   CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Phil Lynott
Musician
20-Aug-1949 4-Jan-1986 Founder of Thin Lizzy
Peter Maas
Author
27-Jun-1929 23-Aug-2001 Serpico
Jeanette MacDonald
Actor
18-Jun-1903 14-Jan-1965 The Merry Widow
Connie Mack
Baseball
22-Dec-1862 8-Feb-1956 Manager of the Philadelphia Athletics
Dolley Madison
First Lady
20-May-1768 12-Jul-1849 Wife of US President James Madison
Virginia Madsen
Actor
11-Sep-1961   Dune to Sideways
Bill Maher
Talk Show Host
20-Jan-1956   Politically Incorrect
Jock Mahoney
Actor
7-Feb-1919 14-Dec-1989 Yancy Derringer
John Mahoney
Actor
20-Jun-1940   Martin Crane on Frasier
James Clarence Mangan
Poet
1-May-1803 20-Jun-1849 O'Hussey's Ode to the Maguire
Robert W. Mann
Inventor
1924 16-Jun-2006 Prosthetic devices
Ethel Mannin
Novelist
6-Oct-1900 1984 Confessions
Thomas J. Manton
Politician
3-Nov-1932 22-Jul-2006 Congressman from New York, 1985-99
Steve Martin
Comic
14-Aug-1945   The Jerk
Typhoid Mary
Chef
22-Sep-1869 11-Nov-1938 Notorious typhoid carrier
Chris Matthews
Talk Show Host
17-Dec-1945   Hardball with Chris Matthews
mc chris
Rapper
2-Sep-1975   Hesh, MC Pee Pants
John McCain
Politician
29-Aug-1936   US Senator from Arizona
Mercedes McCambridge
Actor
17-Mar-1916 2-Mar-2004 All the King's Men
Pat McCarran
Politician
8-Aug-1876 28-Sep-1954 US Senator from Nevada, 1933-54
Eugene McCarthy
Politician
29-Mar-1916 10-Dec-2005 US Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71
Joseph McCarthy
Politician
14-Nov-1908 2-May-1957 US Senator from Wisconsin, 1947-57
Mike McCarthy
Football
10-Nov-1963   Head Coach, Green Bay Packers
Paul McCartney
Musician
18-Jun-1942   Beatle
John McCone
Government
4-Jan-1902 14-Feb-1991 CIA Director, 1961-65
John W. McCormack
Politician
21-Dec-1891 22-Nov-1980 Speaker of the House, 1962-70
Frank McCourt
Author
19-Aug-1930   Angela's Ashes
Malachy McCourt
Actor
20-Sep-1931   Father Meehan on Oz
Sylvester McCoy
Actor
20-Aug-1943   The 7th Doctor Who
Julie McCullough
Actor
30-Jan-1965   Playboy centerfold, actress
Dean McDermott
Actor
16-Nov-1966   Constable Turnbull on Due South
James McDermott
Politician
28-Dec-1936   Congressman, Washington 7th
Dick McDonald
Business
16-Feb-1909 14-Jul-1998 Co-Founder of McDonald's
Maurice McDonald
Business
26-Nov-1902 11-Dec-1971 Co-Founder of McDonald's
John McEnroe
Tennis
16-Feb-1959   Boisterous bouffanted tennis player
Daniel L. McFadden
Economist
29-Jul-1937   Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior
Michael C. McFarland
Educator
1948   President, College of the Holy Cross
Edward McGaffigan
Government
8-Dec-1948 2-Sep-2007 NRC Commissioner, 1996-2007
William McGonagall
Poet
1825 29-Sep-1902 The Tay Bridge Disaster
Patrick McGoohan
Actor
19-Mar-1928