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Washington, DC
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.dc.gov/ Population:
572059 (2000 census) Founding Date:
16-Jul-1790 County:
District of Columbia SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Jane Adams |
Actor |
1-Apr-1965 |
|
Dr. Mel Karnofsky on Frasier |
| David Addington |
Government |
1957 |
|
Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff |
| Edward Albee |
Playwright |
12-Mar-1928 |
|
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Bernadette M. Allen |
Diplomat |
c. 1955 |
|
US Ambassador to Niger |
| Donna M. Alvarado |
Business |
8-Nov-1948 |
|
Aguila International |
| Jonathan Banks |
Actor |
31-Jan-1947 |
|
Frank McPike on Wiseguy |
| Juanita P. Baranco |
Business |
19-Mar-1949 |
|
Baranco Automotive Group |
| Michael D. Barnes |
Politician |
3-Sep-1943 |
|
Congressman from Maryland, 1979-87 |
| Dave Batista |
Wrestling |
18-Jan-1966 |
|
Deacon Batista, WWE star |
| Elgin Baylor |
Basketball |
16-Sep-1934 |
|
Los Angeles Lakers forward |
| Ann Beattie |
Author |
8-Sep-1947 |
|
Chilly Scenes of Winter |
| Ralph Becker |
Politician |
30-May-1952 |
|
Mayor of Salt Lake City |
| Michelle Bernard |
Activist |
c. 1964 |
|
Conservative commentator |
| Carl Bernstein |
Journalist |
14-Feb-1944 |
|
Broke the Watergate story |
| Stuart Bernstein |
Diplomat |
9-Apr-1938 |
|
US Ambassador to Denmark, 2001-05 |
| Dave Bing |
Basketball |
24-Nov-1943 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| David Birney |
Actor |
23-Apr-1939 |
|
Nightfall |
| Cory Booker |
Politician |
27-Apr-1969 |
|
Mayor of Newark, NJ |
| David L. Boren |
Politician |
21-Apr-1941 |
|
Governor and Senator from Oklahoma |
| Stuart Bowen |
Government |
1958 |
|
Iraq Inspector General |
| Ralph L. Boyce, Jr. |
Diplomat |
1-Feb-1952 |
|
US Ambassador to Thailand, 2004-07 |
| Brent Bozell |
Activist |
14-Jul-1955 |
|
Media Research Center |
| David C. Broderick |
Politician |
4-Feb-1820 |
16-Sep-1859 |
US Senator from California, 1857-59 |
| Edward Brooke |
Politician |
26-Oct-1919 |
|
US Senator from Massachusetts, 1967-79 |
| Blair Brown |
Actor |
23-Apr-1946 |
|
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd |
| Judge Joe Brown |
Judge |
5-Jul-1947 |
|
TV judge |
| Ron Brown |
Government |
1-Aug-1941 |
3-Apr-1996 |
US Commerce Secretary 1993-96 |
| Richard Bryan |
Politician |
16-Jul-1937 |
|
Governor of Nevada, 1983-89 |
| Pat Buchanan |
Columnist |
2-Nov-1938 |
|
Right-wing conservative throwback |
| Tim Buckley |
Singer/Songwriter |
14-Feb-1947 |
29-Jun-1975 |
Experimental singer/songwriter |
| William Bundy |
Government |
24-Sep-1917 |
6-Oct-2000 |
Cold War advisor to JFK, LBJ |
| Billie Burke |
Actor |
07-Aug-1885 |
14-May-1970 |
Glinda, the Good Witch of the North |
| Charles Burns |
Artist |
27-Sep-1955 |
|
Creepy graphic novelist |
| H. Ralph Burton |
Government |
1882 |
5-Aug-1971 |
Red-baiting Senate staffer |
| Prudence Bushnell |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Kenya, 1996-99 |
| John F. Campbell |
Diplomat |
1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Nigeria |
| Chris Carmack |
Actor |
22-Dec-1980 |
|
Luke Ward on The O.C. |
| Jean Carnahan |
Politician |
20-Dec-1933 |
|
US Senator from Missouri, 2001-02 |
| Max Casella |
Actor |
6-Jun-1967 |
|
Benny Fazio on The Sopranos |
| Eva Cassidy |
Singer |
2-Feb-1963 |
2-Nov-1996 |
Eva by Heart |
| Michael Chabon |
Novelist |
1963 |
|
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay |
| Jim Chapman |
Politician |
8-Mar-1945 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1985-97 |
| Dave Chappelle |
Comic |
24-Aug-1973 |
|
Chappelle's Show |
| J. C. Chasez |
Singer |
8-Aug-1976 |
|
*NSYNC |
| Tracy Chevalier |
Novelist |
1962 |
|
Girl with a Pearl Earring |
| Gabrielle Christian |
Actor |
30-Jul-1984 |
|
Spencer Carlin on South of Nowhere |
| Connie Chung |
Journalist |
20-Aug-1946 |
|
NBC news anchor |
| Bill Cobey |
Politician |
13-May-1939 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 1985-87 |
| Stephen Colbert |
Comic |
13-May-1964 |
|
The Colbert Report |
| Lovida H. Coleman, Jr. |
Attorney |
21-May-1949 |
|
Partner, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan |
| Chet Culver |
Politician |
25-Jan-1966 |
|
Governor of Iowa |
| Chris Cutler |
Drummer |
4-Jan-1947 |
|
Henry Cow |
| Adrian Dantley |
Basketball |
28-Feb-1956 |
|
Former NBA small forward |
| Tommy Davidson |
Actor |
18-Dec-1965 |
|
The Proud Family |
| F. Elwood Davis |
Attorney |
15-Dec-1915 |
|
Prominent Washington lawyer |
| Raymond Davis, Jr. |
Scientist |
14-Oct-1914 |
31-May-2006 |
Detected solar neutrinos |
| Julian C. Dixon |
Politician |
8-Aug-1934 |
8-Dec-2000 |
Congressman from California, 1979-2000 |
| DJ Spooky |
Disc Jockey |
1970 |
|
That Subliminal Kid |
| Maureen Dowd |
Columnist |
14-Jan-1952 |
|
New York Times columnist |
| Jim Doyle |
Politician |
23-Nov-1945 |
|
Governor of Wisconsin |
| Charles Drew |
Doctor |
3-Jun-1904 |
1-Apr-1950 |
First to separate blood plasma |
| John Foster Dulles |
Government |
25-Feb-1888 |
24-May-1959 |
Eisenhower's Secretary of State |
| Kevin Durant |
Basketball |
29-Sep-1988 |
|
Seattle SuperSonics |
| Margaret O'Neill Eaton |
Relative |
1796 |
8-Nov-1879 |
War Secy.'s wife caused cabinet shakeup |
| Dartanyan Edmonds |
Actor |
3-Jan-1972 |
|
Deliver Us From Eva |
| Julie Nixon Eisenhower |
Relative |
5-Jul-1948 |
|
Richard M. Nixon's daughter |
| Duke Ellington |
Jazz Musician |
29-Apr-1899 |
24-May-1974 |
Jazz composer |
| Georgia Engel |
Actor |
28-Jul-1948 |
|
Georgette on Mary Tyler Moore |
| Andrew Fastow |
Business |
22-Dec-1961 |
|
Disgraced CFO of Enron |
| Walter E. Fauntroy |
Activist |
6-Feb-1933 |
|
Congressman from DC, 1971-91 |
| Adrian Fenty |
Politician |
7-Dec-1970 |
|
Mayor of Washington, DC |
| Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. |
Government |
28-Oct-1951 |
|
Federal Reserve Governor, 1997-2006 |
| Raul J. Fernandez |
Business |
c. 1967 |
|
Founder of Proxicom |
| Albert Fish |
Criminal |
19-May-1870 |
16-Jan-1936 |
Serial killer and cannibal |
| Hamilton Fish IV |
Politician |
3-Jun-1926 |
23-Jul-1996 |
Congressman from New York, 1969-95 |
| Jonathan Safran Foer |
Novelist |
1977 |
|
Everything Is Illuminated |
| Bill France, Jr. |
Auto Racing |
4-Apr-1933 |
4-Jun-2007 |
Longtime NASCAR president |
| Matt Frewer |
Actor |
4-Jan-1958 |
|
Max Headroom |
| Ann M. Fudge |
Business |
23-Apr-1951 |
|
CEO of Young & Rubicam |
| Marvin Gaye |
Singer |
2-Apr-1939 |
1-Apr-1984 |
Singer shot and killed by his father |
| Nona Gaye |
Actor |
4-Sep-1974 |
|
The Polar Express |
| Johnny Gill |
Singer |
22-May-1966 |
|
R&B singer, New Edition |
| James M. Gilliss |
Astronomer |
6-Sep-1811 |
9-Feb-1865 |
Founder, US Naval Observatory |
| Ginuwine |
Singer |
15-Oct-1970 |
|
R&B singer, Pony |
| James Glassman |
Publisher |
1-Jan-1947 |
|
Roll Call editor |
| Joanna Going |
Actor |
22-Jul-1963 |
|
Phantoms |
| Amy Goodman |
Radio Personality |
13-Apr-1957 |
|
Host of Democracy Now! |
| Al Gore |
Politician |
31-Mar-1948 |
|
US Vice President under Clinton |
| Tipper Gore |
First Lady |
19-Aug-1948 |
|
Al Gore's wife |
| Jane Greer |
Actor |
9-Sep-1924 |
24-Aug-2001 |
Out of the Past |
| Dorian Gregory |
Actor |
26-Jan-1971 |
|
Darryl Morris on Charmed |
| David J. Gross |
Physicist |
19-Feb-1941 |
|
Deep structure of matter |
| Gilbert Gude |
Politician |
9-Mar-1923 |
7-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Maryland, 1967-77 |
| Tim Gunn |
TV Personality |
29-Jul-1953 |
|
Project Runway |
| Alan Hale, Sr. |
Actor |
10-Feb-1892 |
22-Jan-1950 |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
| Regina Hall |
Actor |
12-Dec-1970 |
|
Scary Movie |
| Charles Halton |
Actor |
16-Mar-1876 |
16-Apr-1959 |
Bespectacled character actor |
| Nicholas Hammond |
Actor |
15-May-1950 |
|
The Sound of Music |
| Alyson Hannigan |
Actor |
24-Mar-1974 |
|
Willow on Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Helen Hayes |
Actor |
10-Oct-1900 |
17-Mar-1993 |
First Lady of the Theater |
| John Heard |
Actor |
7-Mar-1945 |
|
The Pelican Brief |
| Katherine Heigl |
Actor |
24-Nov-1978 |
|
Isobel Stevens on Grey's Anatomy |
| Smith Hempstone, Jr. |
Diplomat |
1-Feb-1929 |
19-Nov-2006 |
US Ambassador to Kenya, 1989-93 |
| Wade Henderson |
Activist |
1948 |
|
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights |
| Taraji P. Henson |
Actor |
11-Sep-1970 |
|
The Division |
| Edward Herrmann |
Actor |
21-Jul-1943 |
|
Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls |
| Fred Hiatt |
Columnist |
30-Apr-1955 |
|
Washington Post Editorial Page Editor |
| Frederick P. Hitz |
Government |
14-Oct-1939 |
|
CIA Inspector General, 1990-98 |
| J. Holiday |
Singer |
22-Nov-1984 |
|
Bed |
| Robert Hooks |
Actor |
18-Apr-1937 |
|
Trouble Man |
| J. Edgar Hoover |
Government |
1-Jan-1895 |
2-May-1972 |
Corrupt FBI Director for 50 years |
| Shirley Horn |
Musician |
1-May-1934 |
20-Oct-2005 |
Here's To Life |
| Tony Horwitz |
Journalist |
? |
|
Confederates in the Attic |
| Walter Howe |
Diplomat |
10-Jun-1907 |
8-Apr-1966 |
US Ambassador to Chile, 1958-61 |
| Brit Hume |
Journalist |
22-Jun-1943 |
|
Fox News DC correspondent |
| Sandy Hume |
Journalist |
c. 1969 |
22-Feb-1998 |
The Hill correspondent 1996-98 |
| William Hurt |
Actor |
20-Mar-1950 |
|
Altered States, Broadcast News |
| Samuel L. Jackson |
Actor |
21-Dec-1948 |
|
Pulp Fiction |
| Shirley A. Jackson |
Physicist |
5-Aug-1946 |
|
NRC Chairman, 1995-99 |
| Thomas Penfield Jackson |
Judge |
10-Jan-1937 |
|
Federal district court judge |
| Donna A. James |
Business |
30-Jun-1957 |
|
Former EVP at Nationwide |
| Franklyn G. Jenifer |
Educator |
26-Mar-1939 |
|
President of UT-Dallas, 1994-2003 |
| Hank Johnson |
Politician |
2-Oct-1954 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 4th |
| Luci Baines Johnson |
Relative |
2-Jul-1947 |
|
Daughter of LBJ |
| Lynda Bird Johnson |
Relative |
19-Mar-1944 |
|
Daughter of LBJ |
| Stephen L. Johnson |
Government |
21-Mar-1951 |
|
EPA Administrator |
| Kristen Johnston |
Actor |
20-Sep-1967 |
|
3rd Rock from the Sun |
| Edward P. Jones |
Novelist |
1951 |
|
The Known World |
| Eddie Jordan |
Basketball |
29-Jan-1955 |
|
Head Coach, Washington Wizards |
| Samuel H. Kauffmann |
Business |
c. 1923 |
4-Apr-2002 |
California tract housing developer |
| John F. Kennedy, Jr. |
Relative |
25-Nov-1960 |
16-Jul-1999 |
Son of John F. Kennedy |
| Kerry Kennedy |
Activist |
8-Sep-1959 |
|
Human rights activist |
| Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. |
Relative |
17-Jan-1954 |
|
Son of Robert F. Kennedy |
| Kristie Kenney |
Diplomat |
c. 1955 |
|
US Ambassador to the Philippines |
| James Kimsey |
Business |
1939 |
|
AOL's founding CEO |
| Colbert King |
Columnist |
20-Sep-1939 |
|
Washington Post columnist |
| Michael Klosson |
Diplomat |
22-Aug-1949 |
|
US Ambassador to Cyprus, 2002-05 |
| Robert W. Lane |
Business |
14-Nov-1949 |
|
CEO of Deere |
| Michael Learned |
Actor |
9-Apr-1939 |
|
The Waltons |
| Dave Lebling |
Computer Programmer |
1950 |
|
Co-founder of Infocom, helped write Zork |
| Philip Leder |
Biologist |
19-Nov-1934 |
|
Harvard Geneticist |
| Hilary Liftin |
Author |
c. 1969 |
|
Candy and Me: A Love Story |
| John Walker Lindh |
Criminal |
9-Feb-1981 |
|
The American Taliban |
| John Davis Lodge |
Politician |
20-Oct-1903 |
29-Oct-1985 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1951-55 |
| Lester L. Lyles |
Military |
20-Apr-1946 |
|
Commander, USAF Materiel Command, 2000-03 |
| Ian MacKaye |
Musician |
16-Apr-1962 |
|
Punk rock icon |
| J. W. Marriott, Jr. |
Business |
25-Mar-1932 |
|
CEO of Marriott |
| David C. Martin |
Journalist |
28-Jul-1943 |
|
CBS News national security correspondent |
| Judith Martin |
Columnist |
13-Sep-1938 |
|
Miss Manners |
| Armistead Maupin |
Author |
13-May-1944 |
|
Tales of the City series |
| Christopher McCandless |
Victim |
12-Feb-1968 |
18-Aug-1992 |
Subject of Into the Wild |
| Country Joe McDonald |
Musician |
1-Jan-1942 |
|
Country Joe and the Fish |
| Punky Meadows |
Guitarist |
6-Feb-1950 |
|
Pouting guitarist, Angel |
| Christopher Meloni |
Actor |
2-Apr-1961 |
|
Law & Order: SVU, Oz |
| Francis E. Meloy, Jr. |
Diplomat |
28-Mar-1917 |
16-Jun-1976 |
US Ambassador to Lebanon, assassinated |
| Harold Melton |
Judge |
25-Sep-1966 |
|
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| May Miller |
Playwright |
26-Jan-1899 |
8-Feb-1995 |
The Bog Guide |
| Judson Mills |
Actor |
10-May-1969 |
|
Walker, Texas Ranger |
| Thomas Gale Moore |
Economist |
6-Nov-1930 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1985-89 |
| Roger Mudd |
Journalist |
9-Feb-1928 |
|
Newscaster |
| Mary Murphy |
Actor |
26-Jan-1931 |
|
The Wild One |
| Philip Musica |
Business |
1884 |
16-Dec-1938 |
Bootlegger, drug magnate, arms smuggler |
| Mya |
Musician |
10-Oct-1978 |
|
My Love Is Like...Wo |
| Hassan Nemazee |
Business |
27-Jan-1950 |
|
Nemazee Capital Corporation |
| Ron Nessen |
Government |
25-May-1934 |
|
Gerald Ford's press secretary |
| Ronald E. Neumann |
Diplomat |
30-Sep-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2005-07 |
| Bob Newman |
Radio Personality |
1958 |
|
The Gunny Bob Show |
| Queen Noor |
Royalty |
23-Aug-1951 |
|
Queen of Jordan |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
Politician |
13-Jun-1937 |
|
Congresswoman, Washington DC |
| Michael Nouri |
Actor |
9-Dec-1945 |
|
Flashdance |
| Lisa Nowak |
Astronaut |
10-May-1963 |
|
According to lawyer, no diaper |
| Richard Nugent |
Author |
2-Jul-1906 |
27-May-1987 |
Harlem Renaissance writer |
| Bill Nye |
TV Personality |
27-Nov-1955 |
|
Bill Nye the Science Guy |
| Maureen O'Connor |
Judge |
7-Aug-1951 |
|
Justice, Ohio Supreme Court |
| Carl C. Perkins |
Politician |
6-Aug-1954 |
|
Congressman from Kentucky, 1984-93 |
| Scott Plank |
Actor |
11-Nov-1958 |
24-Oct-2002 |
L.A. Takedown |
| Maury Povich |
Talk Show Host |
17-Jan-1939 |
|
The Maury Povich Show |
| Hugh B. Price |
Activist |
1941 |
|
President of the Urban League, 1994-2003 |
| Norman F. Ramsey |
Physicist |
27-Aug-1915 |
|
Energy levels of atoms |
| Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
Novelist |
8-Aug-1896 |
14-Dec-1953 |
The Yearling |
| J. Paul Reason |
Military |
22-Mar-1941 |
|
C-in-C of US Atlantic Fleet, 1996-99 |
| Shari Redstone |
Business |
14-Apr-1954 |
|
President of National Amusements |
| Frank Rich |
Columnist |
2-Jun-1949 |
|
New York Times |
| Robert C. Richardson |
Physicist |
26-Jun-1937 |
|
Superfluidity of helium-3 |
| James W. Riddleberger |
Diplomat |
21-Sep-1904 |
17-Oct-1982 |
Chief of Central European Affairs, 1944-47 |
| Chita Rivera |
Actor |
23-Jan-1933 |
|
Anita in West Side Story on Broadway |
| Elizabeth H. Roberts |
Politician |
17-Apr-1957 |
|
Lt. Governor of Rhode Island |
| Hugh G. Robinson |
Military |
4-Aug-1932 |
|
CEO of Global Building Systems |
| Mo Rocca |
Comic |
28-Jan-1969 |
|
Senior correspondent, The Daily Show |
| Henry Rollins |
Musician |
13-Feb-1961 |
|
Black Flag member, book publisher, bad-ass |
| Archie Roosevelt |
Relative |
9-Apr-1894 |
13-Oct-1979 |
Conservative leader against New Deal |
| Quentin Roosevelt |
Relative |
19-Nov-1897 |
14-Jul-1918 |
Theodore Roosevelt's son |
| Tim Russ |
Actor |
22-Jun-1956 |
|
Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager |
| Melissa Sagemiller |
Actor |
1-Jun-1974 |
|
Gayle on Sleeper Cell |
| Pete Sampras |
Tennis |
12-Aug-1971 |
|
Fourteen Grand Slams |
| James Sanborn |
Sculptor |
1945 |
|
Kryptos sculpture at CIA Headquarters |
| Miguel Sandoval |
Actor |
16-Nov-1951 |
|
Medium |
| Susan Schwab |
Government |
23-Mar-1955 |
|
US Trade Representative |
| Bobby Scott |
Politician |
30-Apr-1947 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 3rd |
| Fred A. Seaton |
Politician |
11-Dec-1909 |
16-Jan-1974 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61 |
| Lou Sheldon |
Activist |
1934 |
|
Traditional Values Coalition |
| Kevin Shelley |
Government |
16-Nov-1955 |
|
California Secretary of State, 2003-05 |
| Brad Silberling |
Film Director |
8-Sep-1963 |
|
City of Angels |
| Alexis Simendinger |
Journalist |
? |
|
National Journal reporter |
| David Simon |
Author |
1960 |
|
The Corner |
| Adam Smith |
Politician |
15-Jun-1965 |
|
Congressman, Washington 9th |
| John Philip Sousa |
Composer |
6-Nov-1854 |
6-Mar-1932 |
Stars and Stripes Forever |
| Harley O. Staggers, Jr. |
Politician |
22-Feb-1951 |
|
Congressman from West Virginia, 1983-93 |
| Cliff Stearns |
Politician |
16-Apr-1941 |
|
Congressman, Florida 6th |
| Ben Stein |
Game Show Host |
25-Nov-1944 |
|
Host of Win Ben Stein's Money |
| Frances Sternhagen |
Actor |
13-Jan-1930 |
|
Misery |
| Ben Stevens |
Politician |
18-Mar-1959 |
|
Alaska state senator |
| Patrick T. Stokes |
Business |
1942 |
|
Chairman of Anheuser-Busch |
| Anna Diggs Taylor |
Judge |
9-Dec-1932 |
|
Federal judge |
| Rip Taylor |
Comic |
13-Jan-1934 |
|
Walking confetti fountain |
| Leigh Taylor-Young |
Actor |
25-Jan-1945 |
|
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! |
| Justin Theroux |
Actor |
10-Aug-1971 |
|
Mulholland Dr. |
| Cal Thomas |
Columnist |
2-Dec-1942 |
|
Fox News Watch |
| John Thompson |
Basketball |
2-Sep-1941 |
|
Georgetown Head Coach, 1972-99 |
| Mary Timony |
Musician |
c. 1970 |
|
Frontwoman for Helium |
| Tony Todd |
Actor |
4-Dec-1954 |
|
Candyman |
| Jean Toomer |
Author |
26-Dec-1894 |
30-Mar-1967 |
Cane |
| Peter Tork |
Musician |
13-Feb-1942 |
|
Guitar and vocals for The Monkees |
| Christine A. Varney |
Attorney |
17-Dec-1955 |
|
Partner, Hogan & Hartson |
| Daniel Walker |
Politician |
6-Aug-1922 |
|
Governor of Illinois, 1973-77 |
| John Warner |
Politician |
18-Feb-1927 |
|
US Senator from Virginia |
| Bill Watterson |
Cartoonist |
5-Jul-1958 |
|
Reclusive creator of Calvin and Hobbes |
| Henry Watterson |
Journalist |
16-Feb-1840 |
22-Dec-1921 |
Founder of Louisville Courier-Journal |
| Robert C. Weaver |
Government |
29-Dec-1907 |
17-Jul-1997 |
US HUD Secretary, 1966-68 |
| Earle G. Wheeler |
Military |
13-Jan-1908 |
18-Dec-1975 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1964-70 |
| John Edgar Wideman |
Novelist |
14-Jun-1941 |
|
Sent for You Yesterday |
| Delaney Williams |
Actor |
12-Dec-1962 |
|
Det. Landsman on The Wire |
| Kellie Williams |
Actor |
22-Mar-1976 |
|
Laura Winslow on Family Matters |
| Maury Wills |
Baseball |
2-Oct-1932 |
|
Stole 104 bases in 1962 |
| Bob Wise |
Politician |
6-Jan-1948 |
|
Governor of West Virginia, 2001-05 |
| Jerry M. Woodall |
Inventor |
c. 1938 |
|
Inventor of the red LED |
| Dennis R. Wraase |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Pepco Holdings |
| Jeffrey Wright |
Actor |
7-Dec-1965 |
|
Basquiat |
| William Allen Young |
Actor |
1953 |
|
Frank Mitchell on Moesha |
| Zane |
Novelist |
c. 1967 |
|
The Sex Chronicles |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Charles Francis Adams, Jr. |
Business |
27-May-1835 |
20-May-1915 |
President of Union Pacific, 1884-90 |
| Henry Adams |
Historian |
16-Feb-1838 |
28-Mar-1918 |
The Education of Henry Adams |
| Louisa Adams |
First Lady |
12-Feb-1775 |
15-May-1852 |
Wife of US President John Quincy Adams |
| Robert Adams, Jr. |
Politician |
26-Feb-1849 |
1-Jun-1906 |
Congressman, committed suicide |
| Martin Agronsky |
Journalist |
12-Jan-1915 |
25-Jul-1999 |
Agronsky & Co. |
| Russell A. Alger |
Government |
27-Feb-1836 |
24-Jan-1907 |
McKinley's Secretary of War, 1897-99 |
| Joseph Alsop |
Journalist |
11-Oct-1910 |
28-Aug-1989 |
Matter of Fact |
| Henry F. Ashurst |
Politician |
13-Sep-1874 |
31-May-1962 |
US Senator from Arizona, 1912-41 |
| Les Aspin |
Politician |
21-Jul-1938 |
21-May-1995 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1993-94 |
| Alfred L. Atherton |
Diplomat |
22-Nov-1921 |
30-Oct-2002 |
US Ambassador to Egypt, 1979-83 |
| Red Auerbach |
Basketball |
20-Sep-1917 |
28-Oct-2006 |
Boston Celtics coach |
| George Bancroft |
Historian |
3-Oct-1800 |
17-Jan-1891 |
A History of the United States |
| A. Doak Barnett |
Scholar |
8-Oct-1921 |
17-Mar-1999 |
China on the Eve of Communist Takeover |
| Mustafa Barzani |
Military |
14-Mar-1903 |
1-Mar-1979 |
Kurdish nationalist |
| Lucius Battle |
Diplomat |
1-Jun-1918 |
13-May-2008 |
US Ambassador to Egypt, 1964-67 |
| Thomas M. Bayne |
Politician |
14-Jun-1836 |
16-Jun-1894 |
Congressman, committed suicide |
| William W. Belknap |
Government |
22-Sep-1829 |
13-Oct-1890 |
US Secretary of War, impeached |
| Thomas Hart Benton |
Politician |
14-Mar-1782 |
10-Apr-1858 |
US Senator from Missouri, 1821-51 |
| Samuel D. Berger |
Diplomat |
6-Dec-1911 |
12-Feb-1980 |
US Ambassador to South Korea, 1961-64 |
| Leslie Biffle |
Government |
9-Oct-1880 |
6-Apr-1966 |
Secretary of the Senate |
| Hiram Bingham |
Politician |
19-Nov-1875 |
6-Jun-1956 |
US Senator, discovered Machu Picchu |
| James G. Blaine |
Politician |
31-Jan-1830 |
27-Jan-1893 |
Twice US Secretary of State |
| Charles E. Bohlen |
Diplomat |
30-Aug-1904 |
31-Dec-1974 |
US Ambassador to USSR, 1953-57 |
| Richard W. Bolling |
Politician |
17-May-1916 |
21-Apr-1991 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1949-83 |
| Jeremy M. Boorda |
Military |
26-Nov-1939 |
16-May-1996 |
Chief of Naval Operations, 1994-96 |
| Daniel Boorstin |
Historian |
1-Oct-1914 |
28-Feb-2004 |
The Creators |
| William E. Borah |
Politician |
29-Jun-1865 |
19-Jan-1940 |
US Senator from Idaho, 1907-40 |
| Frank B. Brandegee |
Politician |
8-Jul-1864 |
14-Oct-1924 |
US Senator, committed suicide |
| Louis D. Brandeis |
Judge |
13-Nov-1856 |
5-Oct-1941 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1916-39 |
| Tom Brazaitis |
Columnist |
8-Aug-1940 |
30-Mar-2005 |
Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist |
| Robert S. Brookings |
Business |
22-Jan-1850 |
15-Nov-1932 |
Brookings Institution |
| Preston S. Brooks |
Politician |
5-Aug-1819 |
27-Jan-1857 |
Beat Charles Sumner with a cane |
| George S. Brown |
Military |
17-Aug-1918 |
5-Dec-1978 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1974-78 |
| L. Dean Brown |
Diplomat |
21-Aug-1920 |
2-May-2001 |
US Ambassador to Jordan, 1970-73 |
| Winthrop G. Brown |
Diplomat |
12-Jul-1907 |
25-May-1987 |
US Ambassador to South Korea, 1964-67 |
| Blanche K. Bruce |
Politician |
1-Mar-1841 |
17-Mar-1898 |
US Senator, former slave |
| David K. E. Bruce |
Diplomat |
12-Feb-1898 |
5-Dec-1977 |
US Ambassador to England, France, Germany |
| Art Buchwald |
Columnist |
20-Oct-1925 |
17-Jan-2007 |
Syndicated columnist and humorist |
| William Bulow |
Politician |
13-Jan-1869 |
26-Feb-1960 |
US Senator from South Dakota, 1931-43 |
| Warren Burger |
Judge |
17-Sep-1907 |
25-Jun-1995 |
US Supreme Court Chief Justice, 1969-86 |
| Harold H. Burton |
Judge |
22-Jun-1888 |
28-Oct-1964 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1945-58 |
| Benjamin Franklin Butler |
Attorney |
5-Nov-1818 |
11-Jan-1893 |
Criminal lawyer, Civil War general |
| John C. Calhoun |
Politician |
18-Mar-1782 |
31-Mar-1850 |
US Vice President, champion of the South |
| Leonard Carmichael |
Educator |
9-Nov-1898 |
16-Sep-1973 |
Smithsonian chief 1953-64 |
| Eugene Asa Carr |
Military |
20-Mar-1830 |
2-Dec-1910 |
Union Army General |
| Isaac Chauncey |
Military |
20-Feb-1772 |
27-Feb-1840 |
US Naval commander, War of 1812 |
| Dennis Chavez |
Politician |
8-Apr-1888 |
18-Nov-1962 |
US Senator from New Mexico, 1935-62 |
| Henry Clay |
Politician |
12-Apr-1777 |
29-Jun-1852 |
American statesman and orator |
| George Clinton |
Military |
26-Jul-1739 |
20-Apr-1812 |
US Vice President, 1805-12 |
| William W. Coblentz |
Astronomer |
20-Nov-1873 |
15-Sep-1962 |
Infrared spectroscopy |
| Jeffery Cohelan |
Politician |
24-Jun-1914 |
15-Feb-1999 |
Congressman from California, 1959-71 |
| Samuel C. Collins |
Chemist |
28-Dec-1898 |
19-Jun-1984 |
Collins-type cryocooler |
| John S. Cooper |
Politician |
23-Aug-1901 |
21-Feb-1991 |
US Senator from Kentucky |
| Royal S. Copeland |
Politician |
7-Nov-1868 |
17-Jul-1938 |
US Senator from New York, 1923-38 |
| Charles Curtis |
Politician |
25-Jan-1860 |
8-Feb-1936 |
US Vice President, 1929-33 |
| William Barker Cushing |
Military |
4-Nov-1842 |
17-Dec-1874 |
Civil War naval hero |
| Lloyd Cutler |
Attorney |
10-Nov-1917 |
8-May-2005 |
White House Counsel for Carter, Clinton |
| Justin Dart, Jr. |
Activist |
29-Aug-1930 |
22-Jun-2002 |
Father of the Americans with Disabilities Act |
| Joseph E. Davies |
Diplomat |
29-Nov-1876 |
9-May-1958 |
US Ambassador to the USSR, 1937-38 |
| Olcott H. Deming |
Diplomat |
28-Feb-1909 |
20-Mar-2007 |
First US Ambassador to Uganda, 1963-66 |
| W. Edwards Deming |
Mathematician |
14-Oct-1900 |
20-Dec-1993 |
Quality Control guru |
| George H. Dern |
Government |
8-Sep-1872 |
27-Aug-1936 |
Governor of Utah, 1925-33 |
| George Dewey |
Military |
26-Dec-1837 |
16-Jan-1917 |
Sank the Spanish fleet at Manila |
| Charles Diggs, Jr. |
Politician |
2-Dec-1922 |
24-Aug-1998 |
Congressman from Michigan, 1955-80 |
| Nelson Dingley, Jr. |
Politician |
15-Feb-1832 |
13-Jan-1899 |
Congressman from Maine, 1881-99 |
| Everett Dirksen |
Politician |
4-Jan-1896 |
7-Sep-1969 |
US Senator from Illinois, 1951-69 |
| Jeane Dixon |
Paranormal |
5-Jan-1918 |
25-Jan-1997 |
High profile astrologer |
| Paul H. Douglas |
Politician |
26-Mar-1892 |
24-Sep-1976 |
US Senator from Illinois, 1949-67 |
| William O. Douglas |
Judge |
16-Oct-1898 |
19-Jan-1980 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-75 |
| Frederick Douglass |
Activist |
7-Feb-1817 |
20-Feb-1895 |
Anti-slavery activist and autobiographer |
| Robert Drinan |
Politician |
15-Nov-1920 |
28-Jan-2007 |
Jesuit priest, Massachusetts Congressman |
| Allen W. Dulles |
Government |
7-Apr-1893 |
29-Jan-1969 |
CIA Director 1953-61 |
| Martin P. Durkin |
Government |
18-Mar-1894 |
19-Jan-1955 |
US Secretary of Labor 1953 |
| Andrea Dworkin |
Activist |
26-Sep-1946 |
9-Apr-2005 |
Anti-pornography activist |
| William J. Dyess |
Diplomat |
1-Aug-1929 |
6-Jan-1996 |
US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1982-83 |
| Margaret O'Neill Eaton |
Relative |
1796 |
8-Nov-1879 |
War Secy.'s wife caused cabinet shakeup |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Head of State |
14-Oct-1890 |
28-Mar-1969 |
34th US President, 1953-61 |
| C. Burke Elbrick |
Diplomat |
25-Mar-1908 |
1983 |
Career US Ambassador |
| John A. Elston |
Politician |
10-Feb-1874 |
15-Dec-1921 |
US Congressman from California, 1915-21 |
| William J. Fellner |
Economist |
31-May-1905 |
15-Sep-1983 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1973-75 |
| Abigail Fillmore |
First Lady |
13-Mar-1798 |
30-Mar-1853 |
Wife of US President Millard Fillmore |
| Hamilton Fish IV |
Politician |
3-Jun-1926 |
23-Jul-1996 |
Congressman from New York, 1969-95 |
| John Spalding Flannery |
Attorney |
16-May-1870 |
17-Feb-1954 |
Prominent Washington attorney |
| John Forsyth |
Politician |
22-Oct-1780 |
21-Oct-1841 |
US Secretary of State, 1834-41 |
| Abe Fortas |
Judge |
19-Jun-1910 |
5-Apr-1982 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1965-69 |
| Bob Fosse |
Dancer |
23-Jun-1927 |
23-Sep-1987 |
Choreographer |
| Felix Frankfurter |
Judge |
15-Nov-1882 |
22-Feb-1965 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-62 |
| E. Franklin Frazier |
Sociologist |
24-Sep-1894 |
17-May-1962 |
Black Bourgeoisie |
| Betty Friedan |
Activist |
4-Feb-1921 |
4-Feb-2006 |
Rights for women spokesperson |
| William Friedman |
Scientist |
24-Sep-1891 |
12-Nov-1969 |
Cryptography pioneer |
| J. William Fulbright |
Politician |
9-Apr-1905 |
9-Feb-1995 |
Conceived the Fulbright Scholarships |
| James Rudolph Garfield |
Politician |
17-Oct-1865 |
24-Mar-1950 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1907-09 |
| Elbridge Gerry |
Politician |
17-Jul-1744 |
23-Nov-1814 |
Patron saint of Gerrymandering |
| Philip Geyelin |
Journalist |
27-Feb-1923 |
9-Jan-2004 |
Former editor of the Washington Post |
| James M. Gilliss |
Astronomer |
6-Sep-1811 |
9-Feb-1865 |
Founder, US Naval Observatory |
| Paul Gillmor |
Politician |
1-Feb-1939 |
5-Sep-2007 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1989-2007 |
| Carter Glass |
Politician |
4-Jan-1858 |
28-May-1946 |
US Senator from Virginia, 1920-46 |
| William H. Gleysteen |
Politician |
8-May-1926 |
6-Dec-2002 |
US Ambassador to South Korea, 1978-81 |
| Arthur J. Goldberg |
Judge |
8-Aug-1908 |
19-Jan-1990 |
Supreme Court Justice, 1962-65 |
| Charles E. Goodell |
Politician |
16-Mar-1926 |
21-Jan-1987 |
US Senator from New York, 1968-71 |
| Kermit Gordon |
Economist |
1916 |
1976 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-62 |
| Julia Grant |
First Lady |
26-Jan-1826 |
14-Dec-1902 |
Wife of US President Ulysses Grant |
| Gordon Gray |
Government |
30-May-1909 |
26-Nov-1982 |
Secretary of the Army, 1949-50 |
| Walter Q. Gresham |
Government |
17-Mar-1832 |
28-May-1895 |
US Secretary of State, 1893-95 |
| Ernest Gruening |
Politician |
6-Feb-1887 |
26-Jun-1974 |
US Senator from Alaska, 1959-69 |
| Gilbert Gude |
Politician |
9-Mar-1923 |
7-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Maryland, 1967-77 |
| Charles Guiteau |
Assassin |
8-Sep-1841 |
30-Jun-1882 |
Assassin of President Garfield |
| Edith Hamilton |
Educator |
12-Aug-1867 |
31-May-1963 |
The Greek Way |
| Marcus Alonzo Hanna |
Politician |
24-Sep-1837 |
15-Feb-1904 |
Senator from Ohio, kingmaker |
| Raymond A. Hare |
Diplomat |
3-Apr-1901 |
9-Feb-1994 |
US Mideast Ambassador |
| John Marshall Harlan |
Judge |
1-Jun-1833 |
14-Oct-1911 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1877-1911 |
| John Marshall Harlan |
Judge |
20-May-1899 |
29-Dec-1971 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1955-71 |
| Patricia Roberts Harris |
Government |
31-May-1924 |
23-Mar-1985 |
Cabinet Secretary under Jimmy Carter |
| Caroline Harrison |
First Lady |
1-Oct-1832 |
25-Oct-1892 |
Wife of US President Benjamin Harrison |
| William Henry Harrison |
Head of State |
9-Feb-1773 |
4-Apr-1841 |
9th US President, 1841 |
| Parker T. Hart |
Diplomat |
28-Sep-1910 |
15-Oct-1997 |
US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1961-65 |
| Anthony Hecht |
Poet |
16-Jan-1923 |
20-Oct-2004 |
The Hard Hours |
| Richard Helms |
Government |
30-Mar-1913 |
22-Oct-2002 |
CIA Director, 1966-73 |
| Joseph Henry |
Physicist |
17-Dec-1797 |
13-May-1878 |
Discovered electromagnetic induction |
| Christian Herter, Jr. |
Government |
29-Jan-1919 |
16-Sep-2007 |
First Chairman, New York Urban Coalition |
| Christian Herter |
Politician |
28-Mar-1895 |
30-Dec-1966 |
US Secretary of State, 1959-61 |
| Joseph H. Himes |
Politician |
15-Aug-1885 |
9-Sep-1960 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1921-23 |
| Ethan A. Hitchcock |
Business |
19-Sep-1835 |
9-Apr-1909 |
US Interior Secretary, 1899-1907 |
| Peter Hoagland |
Politician |
17-Nov-1941 |
30-Oct-2007 |
Congressman from Nebraska, 1989-95 |
| Helen Hokinson |
Cartoonist |
29-Jun-1893 |
1-Nov-1949 |
Cartoonist for The New Yorker |
| John H. Holdridge |
Diplomat |
21-Aug-1924 |
12-Jul-2001 |
US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1983-86 |
| Herman Hollerith |
Inventor |
29-Feb-1860 |
17-Nov-1929 |
Invented the punchcard |
| Julius C. Holmes |
Diplomat |
24-Apr-1899 |
15-Jul-1968 |
US Ambassador to Iran, 1961-65 |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. |
Judge |
8-Mar-1841 |
6-Mar-1935 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1902-32 |
| J. Edgar Hoover |
Government |
1-Jan-1895 |
2-May-1972 |
Corrupt FBI Director for 50 years |
| Shirley Horn |
Musician |
1-May-1934 |
20-Oct-2005 |
Here's To Life |
| James J. Howard |
Politician |
24-Jul-1927 |
25-Mar-1988 |
Congressman from New Jersey, 1965-88 |
| Lester C. Hunt |
Politician |
8-Jul-1892 |
19-Jun-1954 |
US Senator, committed suicide |
| Harold Ickes |
Government |
15-Mar-1874 |
3-Feb-1952 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46 |
| Rachel Jackson |
First Lady |
Jun-1767 |
22-Dec-1828 |
Wife of US President Andrew Jackson |
| Robert H. Jackson |
Judge |
13-Feb-1892 |
9-Oct-1954 |
US Supreme Court Justice |
| Harriet Ann Jacobs |
Author |
1813 |
7-Mar-1897 |
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl |
| J. Franklin Jameson |
Historian |
19-Sep-1859 |
28-Sep-1937 |
Dictionary of United States History |
| Louis A. Johnson |
Government |
10-Jan-1891 |
24-Apr-1966 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1949-50 |
| Walter Johnson |
Baseball |
6-Nov-1887 |
10-Dec-1946 |
American League MVP in 1913 and 1924 |
| Joseph Eggleston Johnston |
Military |
3-Feb-1807 |
21-Mar-1891 |
Confederate General surrendered to Sherman |
| G. Lewis Jones |
Diplomat |
18-May-1907 |
13-Nov-1971 |
US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1956-59 |
| Ernest Just |
Biologist |
14-Aug-1883 |
27-Oct-1941 |
Cell surfaces and egg fertilization |
| Philip M. Kaiser |
Diplomat |
12-Jul-1913 |
24-May-2007 |
US Ambassador to Austria, 1980-81 |
| Samuel A. Kendall |
Politician |
1-Nov-1859 |
8-Jan-1933 |
Congressman, committed suicide |
| Robert S. Kerr |
Politician |
11-Sep-1896 |
1-Jan-1963 |
Governor and Senator from Oklahoma |
| Leon H. Keyserling |
Economist |
22-Jan-1908 |
9-Aug-1987 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-53 |
| Alan G. Kirk |
Military |
30-Oct-1888 |
15-Oct-1963 |
US Navy Admiral, Ambassador to USSR |
| Lane Kirkland |
Labor Leader |
12-Mar-1922 |
14-Aug-1999 | |
