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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ryan Adams
Singer/Songwriter
5-Nov-1974   Heartbreaker
Steven Adler
Drummer
22-Jan-1965   Former Guns N' Roses drummer
David Allen
Author
28-Dec-1945   Getting Things Done
Rick Allen
Drummer
1-Nov-1963   Def Leppard's one-armed drummer
G. G. Allin
Musician
29-Aug-1956 28-Jun-1993 Hated
Gregg Allman
Musician
8-Dec-1947   The Allman Brothers
Trey Anastasio
Musician
30-Sep-1964   Lead singer and guitarist for Phish
Brett Anderson
Singer/Songwriter
29-Sep-1967   Former Suede vocalist
Phil Anselmo
Musician
30-Jun-1968   Former vocalist for Pantera
Antonin Artaud
Playwright
4-Sep-1896 4-Mar-1948 Theater of Cruelty
Rick Aviles
Comic
14-Oct-1952 17-Mar-1995 Ghost
Chet Baker
Jazz Musician
23-Dec-1929 13-May-1988 Jazz trumpeter, The Chet Baker Quartet
Nicky Barnes
Criminal
1933   Heroin kingpin, Mr. Untouchable
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Painter
22-Dec-1960 12-Aug-1988 NYC graffiti artist
Matthew "Stymie" Beard
Actor
1-Jan-1925 8-Jan-1981 Stymie in Our Gang
John Belushi
Actor
24-Jan-1949 5-Mar-1982 Animal House
Steven Jesse Bernstein
Poet
4-Dec-1950 22-Oct-1991 Grunge poet and punk rocker
Jack Black
Musician
28-Aug-1969   Half of Tenacious D
Robert Blake
Actor
18-Sep-1933   Baretta
Mike Bloomfield
Guitarist
28-Jul-1943 15-Feb-1981 Guitarist, Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Don Bolles
Musician
30-Jul-1956   The Germs
John Bonham
Drummer
31-May-1948 24-Sep-1980 Drummer for Led Zeppelin, 1968-80
Anthony Bourdain
Chef
25-Jun-1956   Kitchen Confidential
David Bowie
Singer/Songwriter
8-Jan-1947   Ziggy Stardust
Lillo Brancato
Actor
30-Aug-1976   A Bronx Tale, acquitted of murder
Russell Brand
Actor
4-Jun-1975   Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
Lenny Bruce
Comic
13-Oct-1925 3-Aug-1966 Multiply obscene comic
William S. Burroughs
Author
5-Feb-1914 2-Aug-1997 Naked Lunch
Charlotte Caffey
Guitarist
21-Oct-1953   Lead guitarist for The Go-Go's
John Cale
Cellist
9-Mar-1942   Velvet cellist and influential producer
Gia Carangi
Model
29-Jan-1960 18-Nov-1986 Troubled supermodel, died from AIDS
Judy Carne
Actor
27-Apr-1939   Sock-it-to-me girl on Laugh-In
Jim Carroll
Author
1-Aug-1950 11-Sep-2009 The Basketball Diaries
David Cassidy
Singer
12-Apr-1950   The Partridge Family
Nick Cave
Singer
22-Sep-1957   Bad Seed
50 Cent
Rapper
6-Jul-1975   Wanksta, P.I.M.P.
Jimmy Chamberlin
Drummer
10-Jun-1964   Ex-Smashing Pumpkins drummer
Lauren Chapin
Actor
23-May-1945   Father Knows Best
Mark David Chapman
Assassin
10-May-1955   Assassin of Beatle John Lennon
Ray Charles
Musician
23-Sep-1930 10-Jun-2004 Georgia On My Mind
Eric Clapton
Guitarist
30-Mar-1945   Slowhand
Kurt Cobain
Musician
20-Feb-1967 5-Apr-1994 Lead singer of Nirvana
Natalie Cole
Singer
6-Feb-1950   Singer-daughter of Nat King Cole
John Coltrane
Jazz Musician
23-Sep-1926 17-Jul-1967 Jazz tenor saxophonist
Peter Coyote
Actor
10-Oct-1942   Dennis Ryland on The 4400
Darby Crash
Singer
26-Sep-1958 7-Dec-1980 The Germs
David Crosby
Musician
14-Aug-1941   Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Aleister Crowley
Religion
12-Oct-1875 1-Dec-1947 Wickedest man in the world
Adrianne Curry
Model
6-Aug-1982   America's Next Top Model
Joe Dallesandro
Actor
31-Dec-1948   Took a walk on the wild side
Evan Dando
Musician
4-Mar-1967   Lemonheads frontman
Miles Davis
Jazz Musician
26-May-1926 28-Sep-1991 Jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue
Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda
Religion
22-Apr-1942   International Ministry Growing in Grace, Inc.
Kelley Deal
Guitarist
10-Jun-1961   Sometime guitarist for The Breeders
Willy DeVille
Singer/Songwriter
27-Aug-1950 6-Aug-2009 Frontman, Mink DeVille
Janice Dickinson
Model
15-Feb-1955   1970s supermodel
Dion
Musician
18-Jul-1939   Runaround Sue
Pete Doherty
Musician
12-Mar-1979   Ex-frontman for The Libertines
Robert Downey, Jr.
Actor
4-Apr-1965   The Gingerbread Man
Bobby Driscoll
Actor
3-Mar-1937 30-Mar-1968 Child actor, succumbed to drugs
Sanjay Dutt
Actor
29-Jul-1959   Mission Kashmir
Steve Earle
Singer/Songwriter
17-Jan-1955   Hardcore Troubadour
David Lee Edwards
unspecified
7-Jan-1955   $41.4M Powerball winner
Bill Evans
Jazz Musician
16-Aug-1929 15-Sep-1980 Jazz pianist
Stanley Fafara
Actor
20-Sep-1949 20-Sep-2003 Whitey on Leave It to Beaver
Marianne Faithfull
Singer/Songwriter
29-Dec-1946   Sister Morphine
Chris Farley
Comic
15-Feb-1964 17-Dec-1997 Saturday Night Live
Perry Farrell
Singer
29-Mar-1959   Lead singer of Jane's Addiction
Corey Feldman
Actor
16-Jul-1971   The Lost Boys
Craig Ferguson
Talk Show Host
17-May-1962   "It's a great day for America"
Jennifer Finch
Bassist
5-Aug-1966   Former L7 bassist
Flea
Bassist
16-Oct-1962   Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers
Althea Flynt
Relative
6-Nov-1953 27-Jun-1987 Larry Flynt's dead wife
wiL Francis
Singer
8-Jan-1982   Lead singer of Aiden
Justine Frischmann
Guitarist
16-Sep-1969   Guitarist, Elastica
John Frusciante
Guitarist
5-Mar-1970   Guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dave Gahan
Musician
9-May-1962   Depeche Mode
Jerry Garcia
Musician
1-Aug-1942 9-Aug-1995 Grateful Dead
Leif Garrett
Musician
8-Nov-1961   1970s teen idol
Boy George
Singer/Songwriter
14-Jun-1961   Karma Chameleon
Balthazar Getty
Actor
22-Jan-1975   Lord of the Flies
J. Paul Getty, Jr.
Business
7-Sep-1932 17-Apr-2003 Heir to the Getty Oil fortune
Stan Getz
Jazz Musician
2-Feb-1927 6-Jun-1991 Jazz tenor saxophonist
Dwayne Goettel
Musician
1-Feb-1964 23-Aug-1995 Skinny Puppy, fatal heroin OD
Whoopi Goldberg
Actor
13-Nov-1955   Sister Act
Dexter Gordon
Jazz Musician
27-Feb-1923 25-Apr-1990 Influential bop saxophonist
Peter Greene
Actor
8-Oct-1965   Laws of Gravity
Tim Hardin
Singer/Songwriter
23-Dec-1941 29-Dec-1980 If I Were a Carpenter
Debbie Harry
Singer
1-Jul-1945   Blondie
Domino Harvey
Relative
7-Aug-1969 27-Jun-2005 Laurence Harvey's daughter
Rodney Harvey
Actor
31-Jul-1967 11-Apr-1998 Sodapop Curtis on The Outsiders
Mitch Hedberg
Comic
24-Feb-1968 30-Mar-2005 Stand-up comedian known for one-liners
Richard Hell
Musician
2-Oct-1949   Blank Generation
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarist
27-Nov-1942 18-Sep-1970 Purple Haze
Billie Holiday
Singer
7-Apr-1915 17-Jul-1959 Lady Sings the Blues
Shannon Hoon
Musician
26-Sep-1967 21-Oct-1995 Frontman for Blind Melon
Etta James
Singer
25-Jan-1938 20-Jan-2012 Soul Diva
Denis Johnson
Novelist
1-Jul-1949   Jesus' Son
Angelina Jolie
Actor
4-Jun-1975   Tomb Raider
Elvin Jones
Drummer
9-Sep-1927 18-May-2004 Different Drummer
Steve Jones
Guitarist
3-Sep-1955   The Sex Pistols
Janis Joplin
Singer
19-Jan-1943 4-Oct-1970 Ball and Chain (Piece of My Heart)
Al Jourgensen
Musician
9-Oct-1958   Lead for industrial band Ministry
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Relative
17-Jan-1954   Son of Robert F. Kennedy
Chaka Khan
Singer
23-Mar-1953   I Feel For You
Anthony Kiedis
Musician
1-Nov-1962   Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman
Jaime King
Actor
23-Apr-1979   White Chicks
Cris Kirkwood
Bassist
22-Oct-1960   Meat Puppets
Patrick Kroupa
Author
20-Jan-1968   Lord Digital of LOD, Mindvox
Artie Lange
Comic
11-Oct-1967   MADtv, Howard Stern
Christopher Lawford
Actor
29-Mar-1955   All My Children
Daulton Lee
Spy
1952   The Snowman
Tommy Lee
Drummer
3-Oct-1962   Mötley Crüe drummer
John Lennon
Musician
9-Oct-1940 8-Dec-1980 Beatle
Larry Levan
Disc Jockey
20-Jul-1954 8-Nov-1992 Legendary Disco DJ
Mark Linkous
Singer/Songwriter
9-Sep-1962 6-Mar-2010 Sparklehorse
Peggy Lipton
Actor
30-Aug-1946   Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad
Sonny Liston
Boxing
8-May-1932 30-Dec-1970 World Heavyweight Champion 1962-64
Courtney Love
Singer
9-Jul-1964   Kurt Cobain's widow, Hole
Frank Lucas
Criminal
9-Sep-1930   Harlem heroin kingpin
Lucky Luciano
Criminal
24-Nov-1897 26-Jan-1962 Founder of Murder, Inc.
Lydia Lunch
Musician
2-Jun-1959   Punk and spoken word confrontationalist
Frankie Lymon
Singer/Songwriter
30-Sep-1942 28-Feb-1968 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Shane MacGowan
Musician
25-Dec-1957   The Pogues
Vaughn Meader
Comic
20-Mar-1936 29-Oct-2004 Comedian, JFK mimic
Russell Means
Activist
10-Nov-1939   American Indian Movement
Jason Mewes
Actor
12-Jun-1974   "Jay" to Kevin Smith's "Silent Bob"
Sharon Mitchell
Pornstar
18-Jan-1952   Starship Intercourse
Lee Morgan
Jazz Musician
10-Jul-1938 19-Feb-1972 The Sidewinder
Gerry Mulligan
Jazz Musician
6-Apr-1927 20-Jan-1996 Greatest jazz baritonist of all time
Dave Mustaine
Guitarist
13-Sep-1961   Megadeth
Dave Navarro
Guitarist
7-Jun-1967   Guitarist for Jane's Addiction
Fats Navarro
Jazz Musician
24-Sep-1923 7-Jul-1950 Be-bop jazz trumpeter
Chuck Negron
Singer
8-Jun-1942   Singer for Three Dog Night
Mike Ness
Musician
3-Apr-1962   Social Distortion frontman
Aaron Neville
Musician
24-Jan-1941   Nature Boy
Nico
Musician
16-Oct-1938 18-Jul-1988 The Velvet Underground and Nico
Brad Nowell
Musician
22-Feb-1968 25-May-1996 Lead singer of Sublime
Anita O'Day
Singer/Songwriter
18-Oct-1919 23-Nov-2006 Feminine master of scat
Tatum O'Neal
Actor
5-Nov-1963   Paper Moon
Nivek Ogre
Musician
5-Dec-1962   Vocals, Spooky Horn for Skinny Puppy
Carré Otis
Model
28-Sep-1968   Mickey Rourke's ex-wife
Jimmy Page
Guitarist
9-Jan-1944   Led Zeppelin Guitarist
Charlie Parker
Jazz Musician
29-Aug-1920 12-Mar-1955 Be-bop jazz musician
Gram Parsons
Musician
5-Nov-1946 19-Sep-1973 Flying Burrito Brothers
Robert Pastorelli
Actor
21-Jun-1954 8-Mar-2004 Housepainter on Murphy Brown
Barbara Payton
Actor
16-Nov-1927 8-May-1967 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Art Pepper
Jazz Musician
1-Sep-1925 15-Jun-1982 Alto saxophonist
Joe Perry
Guitarist
10-Sep-1950   Lead guitarist for Aerosmith
Kristen Pfaff
Bassist
26-May-1967 16-Jun-1994 Bassist for Hole and Janitor Joe
John Phillips
Musician
30-Aug-1935 18-Mar-2001 The Mamas and the Papas
Mackenzie Phillips
Actor
10-Nov-1959   Julie on One Day at a Time
River Phoenix
Actor
23-Aug-1970 31-Oct-1993 My Own Private Idaho
Pink
Singer
8-Sep-1979   Can't Take Me Home
Iggy Pop
Singer/Songwriter
21-Apr-1947   Iggy and the Stooges
Glenn Quinn
Actor
28-May-1970 3-Dec-2002 Mark Healy on Roseanne
Dee Dee Ramone
Bassist
18-Sep-1952 5-Jun-2002 Former bassist, The Ramones
Lou Reed
Musician
2-Mar-1942   The Velvet Underground
Brad Renfro
Actor
25-Jul-1982 15-Jan-2008 The Client
Little Richard
Musician
5-Dec-1932   Tutti Frutti
Keith Richards
Guitarist
18-Dec-1943   The Rolling Stones
Nicole Richie
Socialite
21-Sep-1981   The Simple Life
Sonny Rollins
Jazz Musician
7-Sep-1930   Tenor sax master
Savannah
Pornstar
9-Oct-1970 11-Jul-1994 Saturday Night Beaver
Maria Schneider
Actor
27-Mar-1952 3-Feb-2011 Last Tango in Paris
Edie Sedgwick
Socialite
20-Apr-1943 16-Nov-1971 Warhol factory girl
Hubert Selby
Author
23-Jul-1928 26-Apr-2004 Requiem for a Dream
Ray Sharkey
Actor
14-Nov-1952 11-Jun-1993 Sonny Steelgrave on Wiseguy
Eric Show
Baseball
19-May-1956 16-Mar-1994 MLB pitcher
Nikki Sixx
Bassist
11-Dec-1958   Mötley Crüe bassist
Slash
Guitarist
23-Jul-1965   Former lead guitarist, Guns n' Roses
Christian Slater
Actor
18-Aug-1969   Kuffs, True Romance
Iceberg Slim
Criminal
4-Aug-1918 28-Apr-1992 Pimp-turned-author
Hillel Slovak
Guitarist
13-Apr-1962 25-Jun-1988 Guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Penelope Spheeris
Film Director
2-Dec-1945   Wayne's World
Nancy Spungen
Victim
27-Feb-1958 12-Oct-1978 Sid Vicious's girlfriend
Jerry Stahl
Author
28-Sep-1953   Permanent Midnight
Layne Staley
Musician
22-Aug-1967 14-Apr-2002 Frontman for Alice In Chains
Mike Starr
Bassist
4-Oct-1966 8-Mar-2011 Bassist for Alice In Chains
Ringo Starr
Drummer
7-Jul-1940   Beatle
Sonny Stitt
Jazz Musician
2-Feb-1924 22-Jul-1982 Jazz saxophonist
Izzy Stradlin
Guitarist
8-Apr-1962   Former rhythm guitarist, Guns n' Roses
James Taylor
Singer/Songwriter
12-Mar-1948   Seen fire, rain
Johnny Thunders
Guitarist
15-Jul-1952 23-Apr-1991 New York Dolls guitarist
Danny Trejo
Actor
16-May-1944   Ex-con turned character actor
Karla Faye Tucker
Criminal
18-Nov-1959 3-Feb-1998 First woman executed in Texas since 1863
Steven Tyler
Singer
26-Mar-1948   Frontman for Aerosmith
Keni Valenti
Fashion Designer
1958   The King of Vintage
Townes Van Zandt
Singer/Songwriter
7-Mar-1944 1-Jan-1997 For the Sake of the Song
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Guitarist
3-Oct-1954 27-Aug-1990 Blues guitarist
Sid Vicious
Bassist
10-May-1957 2-Feb-1979 Sex Pistols bassist
Charlie Watts
Drummer
2-Jun-1941   Drummer for the Rolling Stones
Scott Weiland
Singer
27-Oct-1967   Frontman, Stone Temple Pilots
Dennis Wilson
Musician
4-Dec-1944 28-Dec-1983 Founding member, The Beach Boys
Amy Winehouse
Singer
14-Sep-1983 23-Jul-2011 Rehab
David Wojnarowicz
Artist
14-Sep-1955 22-Jul-1992 One Day This Kid
Ron Wood
Guitarist
1-Jun-1947   Guitarist for The Rolling Stones
Paula Yates
TV Personality
24-Apr-1960 17-Sep-2000 Rock Stars in Their Underpants



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