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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Sid Abel
Hockey
22-Feb-1918 7-Feb-2000 Detroit Red Wings, NHL Hall of Famer
Hafez al-Assad
Head of State
6-Oct-1930 10-Jun-2000 President of Syria, 1971-2000
Carl B. Albert
Politician
10-May-1908 4-Feb-2000 Congressman from Oklahoma, 1946-76
Lewis Allen
Film Director
25-Dec-1905 3-May-2000 The Uninvited
Steve Allen
Talk Show Host
26-Dec-1921 30-Oct-2000 The Tonight Show
Lloyd Anderson
Business
4-Aug-1902 13-Sep-2000 Founder of REI
Edward Ashley
Actor
12-Aug-1904 5-May-2000 British-American character actor
Claude Autant-Lara
Film Director
5-Aug-1901 5-Feb-2000 La traversée de Paris
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Head of State
17-Apr-1916 10-Oct-2000 Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Paul Bartel
Actor
6-Aug-1938 13-May-2000 Eating Raoul
Billy Barty
Actor
25-Oct-1924 23-Dec-2000 High-profile little person
Leonard Baskin
Sculptor
15-Aug-1922 3-Jun-2000 Sculptor and printmaker
Herbert H. Bateman
Politician
7-Aug-1928 11-Sep-2000 Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2000
Tex Beneke
Musician
12-Feb-1914 30-May-2000 Saxophonist, The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Robert F. Bennett
Politician
23-May-1927 9-Oct-2000 Governor of Kansas, 1975-79
Edward Bernds
Film Director
12-Jul-1905 20-May-2000 Return of the Fly
Bob Blackman
Football
7-Jul-1918 18-Mar-2000 Dartmouth Head Coach, 1955-70
Konrad Bloch
Scientist
21-Jan-1912 15-Oct-2000 Cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism
Roy Blough
Economist
1901 2000 Council of Economic Advisers, 1950-52
Victor Borge
Pianist
3-Jan-1909 23-Dec-2000 Comedic pianist
Edgar Bowers
Poet
2-Mar-1924 4-Feb-2000 For Louis Pasteur
Malcolm Bradbury
Critic
7-Sep-1932 27-Nov-2000 The History Man
Gwendolyn Brooks
Poet
7-Jun-1917 3-Dec-2000 Annie Allen
Don Budge
Tennis
13-Jun-1915 26-Jan-2000 First ever to win Grand Slam
William Bundy
Government
24-Sep-1917 6-Oct-2000 Cold War advisor to JFK, LBJ
Joe C.
Rapper
9-Nov-1974 16-Nov-2000 Tiny rapping sidekick of Kid Rock
L. Sprague de Camp
Author
27-Nov-1907 6-Nov-2000 Lest Darkness Fall
Vincent Canby
Critic
27-Jul-1924 15-Sep-2000 Film/Theater Critic, The New York Times
Mel Carnahan
Politician
11-Feb-1934 16-Oct-2000 Dead man, still defeated John Ashcroft
Helena Carter
Actor
24-Aug-1923 11-Jan-2000 Invaders from Mars
Barbara Cartland
Author
9-Jul-1901 21-May-2000 Wrote way too many romance novels
Robert P. Casey
Politician
9-Jan-1932 30-May-2000 Governor of Pennsylvania, 1987-95
George Christopher
Politician
8-Dec-1907 14-Sep-2000 Mayor of San Francisco, 1956-64
Marguerite Churchill
Actor
25-Dec-1910 9-Jan-2000 The Big Trail
James B. Clark
Film Director
14-May-1908 19-Jul-2000 Flipper
Alexander H. Cohen
Theatre Producer
24-Jul-1920 22-Apr-2000 The Homecoming
Nancy Coleman
Actor
30-Dec-1912 18-Jan-2000 Desperate Journey
John Colicos
Actor
10-Dec-1928 6-Mar-2000 Anne of the Thousand Days
Alex Comfort
Doctor
10-Feb-1920 26-Mar-2000 The Joy of Sex
John T. Connor
Business
3-Nov-1914 6-Oct-2000 CEO of Allied Chemical, 1967-79
Robert Cormier
Author
17-Jan-1925 2-Nov-2000 I am the Cheese
Paul Coverdell
Politician
29-Jan-1939 18-Jul-2000 US Senator from Georgia, 1993-2000
Alan Cranston
Politician
19-Jun-1914 31-Dec-2000 US Senator from California, 1969-93
Bettino Craxi
Head of State
24-Feb-1934 19-Jan-2000 Prime Minister of Italy, 1983-87
Robert B. Crosby
Politician
26-Mar-1911 7-Jan-2000 Governor of Nebraska, 1953-55
Jimmie Davis
Singer/Songwriter
11-Sep-1899 5-Nov-2000 You Are My Sunshine
Julian C. Dixon
Politician
8-Aug-1934 8-Dec-2000 Congressman from California, 1979-2000
Ann Doran
Actor
28-Jul-1911 19-Sep-2000 Rio Grande
Frances Drake
Actor
22-Oct-1912 18-Jan-2000 WWII pinup girl, also actress
David Dukes
Actor
6-Jun-1945 9-Oct-2000 War and Remembrance
Ian Dury
Musician
12-May-1942 27-Mar-2000 Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Margaret Early
Actor
25-Dec-1919 29-Nov-2000 Strike Up the Band
Norman A. Erbe
Politician
25-Oct-1919 8-Jun-2000 Governor of Iowa, 1961-63
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Actor
9-Dec-1909 7-May-2000 Sinbad the Sailor
Richard Farnsworth
Actor
1-Sep-1920 6-Oct-2000 Comes a Horseman
Tom Fears
Football
3-Dec-1922 4-Jan-2000 NFL Hall of Fame Wide Receiver
Lolo Ferrari
Pornstar
9-Feb-1970 5-Mar-2000 Double Airbags
Vivian Fine
Composer
28-Sep-1913 20-Mar-2000 Drama for Orchestra
Gail Fisher
Actor
18-Aug-1935 2-Dec-2000 Peggy Fair on Mannix
Penelope Fitzgerald
Novelist
17-Dec-1916 28-Apr-2000 The Blue Flower
Henry H. Fowler
Government
5-Sep-1908 3-Jan-2000 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1965-68
Walter N. Frank
Business
22-Apr-1908 15-Feb-2000 Chairman of the NYSE, 1965-67
Vittorio Gassman
Actor
1-Sep-1922 29-Jun-2000 The Great War
Peter Gennaro
Dancer
23-Nov-1919 28-Sep-2000 Broadway choreographer
John Gielgud
Actor
14-Apr-1904 21-May-2000 Prospero's Books
Robert R. Gilruth
Engineer
18-Oct-1913 17-Aug-2000 NASA scientist
Henry B. Gonzalez
Politician
3-May-1916 28-Nov-2000 Congressman from Texas, 1961-99
Leo Gordon
Actor
2-Dec-1922 26-Dec-2000 Riot in Cell Block 11
Edward Gorey
Author
22-Feb-1925 15-Apr-2000 Amphigorey
Charles Gray
Actor
29-Aug-1928 7-Mar-2000 Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Lou Groza
Football
25-Jan-1924 29-Nov-2000 With Cleveland Browns for 21 years
Alec Guinness
Actor
2-Apr-1914 5-Aug-2000 Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars
Greta Gynt
Actor
15-Nov-1916 2-Apr-2000 The Dark Eyes of London
Gus Hall
Activist
8-Oct-1910 13-Oct-2000 Leader, Communist Party USA
John C. Harsanyi
Economist
29-May-1920 9-Aug-2000 Game theory
Poul Hartling
Head of State
14-Aug-1914 30-Apr-2000 Prime Minister of Denmark, 1973-75
David Haskell
Actor
4-Jun-1948 30-Aug-2000 Godspell
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Musician
18-Jul-1929 12-Feb-2000 I Put a Spell on You
Lionel Hebert
Golf
20-Jan-1928 30-Dec-2000 Winner, 1957 PGA Championship
Doug Henning
Magician
3-May-1947 7-Feb-2000 Extremely flamboyant magician
Rose Hobart
Actor
1-May-1906 29-Aug-2000 East of Borneo
Leo A. Hoegh
Politician
30-Mar-1908 15-Jul-2000 Governor of Iowa, 1955-57
Mark R. Hughes
Business
1956 21-May-2000 Herbalife founder
David R. Hunter
Administrator
17-May-1916 25-Nov-2000 Progressive fund advisor
John N. Irwin II
Diplomat
31-Dec-1913 28-Feb-2000 US Deputy Secretary of State, 1970-73
Rick Jason
Actor
21-May-1923 16-Oct-2000 Lt. Gil Hanley on Combat!
Noor Jehan
Singer
21-Sep-1926 23-Dec-2000 Bollywood Diva
Odette Joyeux
Actor
5-Dec-1914 26-Aug-2000 Love Story
Phil Katz
Computer Programmer
3-Nov-1962 14-Apr-2000 Creator of PKZIP
Lila Kedrova
Actor
9-Oct-1918 16-Feb-2000 Zorba the Greek
Larry Kelley
Football
30-May-1915 27-Jun-2000 Winner, 1936 Heisman Trophy
Richard Kerry
Diplomat
28-Jul-1915 29-Jul-2000 Father of John Kerry
Richard G. Kleindienst
Government
5-Aug-1923 3-Feb-2000 US Attorney General, 1972-73
Werner Klemperer
Actor
22-Mar-1920 6-Dec-2000 Col. Klink on Hogan's Heroes
Reg Kray
Criminal
24-Oct-1933 1-Oct-2000 Kray brothers
Murray Krieger
Critic
27-Nov-1923 5-Aug-2000 The Play and Place of Criticism
Thomas G. Labrecque
Business
17-Sep-1938 16-Oct-2000 CEO of Chase Manhattan, 1990-96
Hedy Lamarr
Actor
9-Nov-1913 19-Jan-2000 Actress, invented frequency hopping
Tom Landry
Football
11-Sep-1924 12-Feb-2000 Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1960-88
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Playwright
19-Aug-1915 31-Oct-2000 Screenwriter, M*A*S*H
Francis Lederer
Actor
6-Nov-1899 25-May-2000 Pandora's Box
Bob Lemon
Baseball
22-Sep-1920 11-Jan-2000 Cleveland Indians Pitcher, MLB Manager
Edward H. Levi
Government
26-Jun-1911 7-Mar-2000 US Attorney General, 1975-77
Joseph H. Lewis
Film Director
6-Apr-1907 30-Aug-2000 Gun Crazy
John Lindsay
Politician
24-Nov-1921 19-Dec-2000 Mayor of New York City, 1966-73
Larry Linville
Actor
29-Sep-1939 10-Apr-2000 Maj. Frank Burns on M*A*S*H
Julie London
Singer
26-Sep-1926 18-Oct-2000 Cry Me a River
Jeff MacNelly
Cartoonist
17-Sep-1948 8-Jun-2000 Editorial cartoonist, Shoe
Meredith MacRae
Actor
30-May-1944 14-Jul-2000 Host of Mid-Morning L.A.
Nancy Marchand
Actor
19-Jun-1928 18-Jun-2000 Mrs. Pynchon on Lou Grant
Joan Marsh
Actor
10-Jul-1913 10-Aug-2000 You're Telling Me!
Don Martin
Artist
18-May-1931 6-Jan-2000 Mad Magazine artist
Helen Martin
Actor
23-Jul-1909 25-Mar-2000 Pearl Shay on 227
Walter Matthau
Actor
1-Oct-1920 1-Jul-2000 Messy half of the Odd Couple
William Maxwell
Novelist
16-Aug-1908 31-Jul-2000 The Folded Leaf
Walter P. McConaughy
Diplomat
11-Sep-1908 2000 US Ambassador to Taiwan, 1966-74
Connie McCready
Politician
21-Aug-1921 22-Dec-2000 Mayor of Portland Oregon, 1979-81
K. Gunn McKay
Politician
23-Feb-1925 6-Oct-2000 Congressman from Utah, 1971-81
Terence McKenna
Author
16-Nov-1946 3-Apr-2000 Mushrooms, UFOs, end of fractal time
David Merrick
Theatre Producer
27-Nov-1911 25-Apr-2000 Hello, Dolly!
Merton H. Miller
Economist
16-May-1923 3-Jun-2000 Modigliani-Miller theorem
George Montgomery
Actor
29-Aug-1916 12-Dec-2000 Coney Island
Richard Mulligan
Actor
13-Nov-1932 26-Sep-2000 Burt Campbell in Soap
Bill Musselman
Basketball
13-Aug-1940 5-May-2000 Timberwolves Head Coach, 1989-91
George Musso
Football
8-Apr-1910 5-Sep-2000 Chicago Bears tackle, guard
Mike Muuss
Computer Programmer
16-Oct-1958 20-Nov-2000 Ping
Louis Néel
Physicist
22-Nov-1904 17-Nov-2000 Magnetic properties of solids
Maurine Brown Neuberger
Politician
9-Jan-1907 22-Feb-2000 US Senator from Oregon, 1960-67
Harold Nicholas
Dancer
27-Mar-1921 3-Jul-2000 Tapdancer, The Nicholas Brothers
Leo Nomellini
Football
19-Jun-1924 17-Oct-2000 49er Hall of Famer
Patrick O'Brian
Novelist
12-Dec-1914 2-Jan-2000 The Aubreyad series
John Cardinal O'Connor
Religion
15-Jan-1920 3-May-2000 Archbishop of New York, 1984-2000
Keizo Obuchi
Head of State
25-Jun-1937 14-May-2000 Prime Minister of Japan, 1998-2000
Mark Oliphant
Physicist
8-Oct-1901 14-Jul-2000 Deuterium reactions
Benjamin Orr
Bassist
8-Sep-1947 3-Oct-2000 Bassist for The Cars
Patricia Owens
Actor
17-Jan-1925 31-Aug-2000 The Fly
John O. Pastore
Politician
17-Mar-1907 15-Jul-2000 Governor and Senator from Rhode Island
Jean Peters
Actor
15-Oct-1926 13-Oct-2000 Captain from Castile
Justin Pierce
Actor
21-Mar-1975 10-Jul-2000 Kids
Samuel R. Pierce
Politician
8-Sep-1922 31-Oct-2000 US Secretary of HUD, 1981-89
Lynden Oscar Pindling
Politician
22-Mar-1930 25-Aug-2000 Father of The Bahamas
Anthony Powell
Novelist
21-Dec-1905 28-Mar-2000 A Dance to the Music of Time
Tito Puente
Musician
20-Apr-1923 31-May-2000 Popular Latin bandleader
Big Pun
Rapper
10-Nov-1971 7-Feb-2000 Latino rapper/producer
Willard Van Orman Quine
Philosopher
25-Jun-1908 25-Dec-2000 Two Dogmas of Empiricism
Brian Rawlinson
Actor
12-Nov-1931 23-Nov-2000 Robert Onedin on The Onedin Line
Steve Reeves
Actor
21-Jan-1926 1-May-2000 Hercules
Marc Reisner
Author
14-Sep-1948 21-Jul-2000 Cadillac Desert
Maurice Richard
Hockey
4-Aug-1921 27-May-2000 NHL Hall of Famer
Beah Richards
Actor
12-Jul-1920 14-Sep-2000 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Jason Robards
Actor
26-Jul-1922 26-Dec-2000 All The President's Men
Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.
Government
16-Feb-1916 8-Jun-2000 1953 Iran coup
Raul Roulien
Actor
8-Oct-1905 8-Sep-2000 Flying Down to Rio
Carl Rowan
Columnist
11-Aug-1925 23-Sep-2000 Chicago Sun-Times columnist
Charles F. C. Ruff
Attorney
1-Aug-1939 19-Nov-2000 Clinton's impeachment attorney
Robert Runcie
Religion
2-Oct-1921 11-Jul-2000 Archbishop of Canterbury, 1980-91
Sidney Salkow
Film Director
16-Jun-1909 18-Oct-2000 Twice-Told Tales
Don W. Samuelson
Politician
27-Jul-1913 20-Jan-2000 Governor of Idaho, 1967-71
Herbert I. Schiller
Author
5-Nov-1919 29-Jan-2000 Mass Communications and American Empire
Charles Schulz
Cartoonist
26-Nov-1922 12-Feb-2000 Cartoonist created Peanuts
DJ Screw
Disc Jockey
20-Jul-1971 16-Nov-2000 Screw Music inventor
Karl Shapiro
Poet
10-Nov-1913 14-May-2000 Person, Place and Thing
Max Showalter
Actor
2-Jun-1917 30-Jul-2000 Niagara
Morton Shulman
Politician
25-Apr-1925 18-Aug-2000 Ontario MPP, iconoclast
William E. Simon
Government
27-Nov-1927 3-Jun-2000 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1974-77
Michael Smith
Chemist
26-Apr-1932 4-Oct-2000 Oligonucleotide-based mutagenesis
Gerald A. Soffen
Astronomer
7-Feb-1926 22-Nov-2000 Viking I mission to mars
Pops Staples
Guitarist
28-Dec-1915 19-Dec-2000 Blues guitarist
Craig Stevens
Actor
8-Jul-1918 10-May-2000 Peter Gunn
Nora Swinburne
Actor
24-Jul-1902 1-May-2000 British character actress
Gloria Talbott
Actor
7-Feb-1931 19-Sep-2000 I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Derrick Thomas
Football
1-Jan-1967 8-Feb-2000 Hall of Fame Linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
David Tomlinson
Actor
7-May-1917 24-Jun-2000 Mary Poppins
Claire Trevor
Actor
8-Mar-1910 8-Apr-2000 Key Largo
Pierre Trudeau
Head of State
18-Oct-1919 28-Sep-2000 Twice Prime Minister of Canada
Roger Vadim
Film Director
26-Jan-1928 11-Feb-2000 Barbarella
Jim Varney
Actor
15-Jun-1949 10-Feb-2000 Played annoyant Ernest P. Worrell
Bruce Vento
Politician
7-Oct-1940 10-Oct-2000 Congressman from Minnesota, 1977-2000
Gwen Verdon
Dancer
16-Jan-1925 18-Oct-2000 Damn Yankees
A. E. van Vogt
Novelist
26-Apr-1912 26-Jan-2000 Science fiction writer
William C. Warren
Educator
3-Feb-1909 11-Sep-2000 Dean of Columbia Law School, 1952-70
Don Weis
Film Director
13-May-1922 25-Jul-2000 The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Malcolm Wilson
Politician
26-Feb-1914 13-Mar-2000 Governor of New York, 1973-75
Marie Windsor
Actor
11-Dec-1919 10-Dec-2000 The Killing
Hazel Wolf
Activist
10-Mar-1898 19-Jan-2000 Seattle environmental activist
Judith Wright
Poet
31-May-1915 26-Jun-2000 The Moving Image
Paula Yates
TV Personality
24-Apr-1960 17-Sep-2000 Rock Stars in Their Underpants
Sidney Yates
Politician
27-Aug-1909 5-Oct-2000 Congressman from Illinois, 1949-99
Loretta Young
Actor
6-Jan-1913 12-Aug-2000 Platinum Blonde
Elmo R. Zumwalt
Military
29-Nov-1920 2-Jan-2000 US Chief of Naval Operations, 1970-74


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