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| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Willie Aames |
Actor |
15-Jul-1960 |
|
Tommy on Eight is Enough |
| Edward G. Acheson |
Inventor |
9-Mar-1856 |
6-Jul-1931 |
Discovered carborundum |
| Joan Vollmer Adams |
Victim |
1924 |
6-Sep-1951 |
Common-law wife of William S. Burroughs |
| John Adams |
Head of State |
30-Oct-1735 |
4-Jul-1826 |
2nd President of the U.S. |
| Ryan Adams |
Singer/Songwriter |
5-Nov-1974 |
|
Heartbreaker |
| Agnetha Fältskog |
Musician |
5-Apr-1950 |
|
ABBA |
| Philip Ahn |
Actor |
29-Mar-1905 |
28-Feb-1978 |
Early Korean-American actor |
| Steve Albini |
Music Producer |
22-Jul-1962 |
|
Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac |
| George Allen |
Politician |
8-Mar-1952 |
|
US Senator from Virginia, 2001-07 |
| Lily Allen |
Singer |
2-May-1985 |
|
Smile |
| Rick Allen |
Drummer |
1-Nov-1963 |
|
Def Leppard's one-armed drummer |
| Gregg Allman |
Musician |
8-Dec-1947 |
|
An Allman Brother |
| June Allyson |
Actor |
7-Oct-1917 |
8-Jul-2006 |
Two Girls and a Sailor |
| Maria Conchita Alonso |
Actor |
29-Jun-1957 |
|
Colors |
| Robert Altman |
Film Director |
20-Feb-1925 |
20-Nov-2006 |
M*A*S*H |
| Gillian Anderson |
Actor |
9-Aug-1968 |
|
Scully on The X-Files |
| Ian Anderson |
Musician |
10-Aug-1947 |
|
Frontman for Jethro Tull |
| Pamela Anderson |
Actor |
1-Jul-1967 |
|
Baywatch |
| Christina Applegate |
Actor |
25-Nov-1971 |
|
Married With Children |
| Natalie Appleton |
Musician |
14-May-1973 |
|
All Saints |
| Nicole Appleton |
Musician |
7-Dec-1974 |
|
All Saints |
| Al Arbour |
Hockey |
1-Nov-1932 |
|
Longtime NY Islanders Coach |
| Anne Archer |
Actor |
24-Aug-1947 |
|
Fatal Attraction |
| Desi Arnaz |
Actor |
2-Mar-1917 |
2-Dec-1986 |
Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy |
| James Arness |
Actor |
26-May-1923 |
|
Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke |
| Tom Arnold |
Actor |
6-Mar-1959 |
|
Ex-Husband of Roseanne Barr |
| Patricia Arquette |
Actor |
8-Apr-1968 |
|
Ed Wood |
| Rosanna Arquette |
Actor |
10-Aug-1959 |
|
Desperately Seeking Susan |
| Elizabeth Ashley |
Actor |
30-Aug-1939 |
|
Take Her, She's Mine |
| David Asman |
Journalist |
? |
|
Fox Business Network anchor |
| Mary Astor |
Actor |
3-May-1906 |
25-Sep-1987 |
The Maltese Falcon |
| Christopher Atkins |
Actor |
21-Feb-1961 |
|
The Blue Lagoon |
| Dave Attell |
Comic |
18-Jan-1965 |
|
Insomniac |
| Lee Atwater |
Politician |
27-Feb-1951 |
29-Mar-1991 |
RNC Chairman, 1988-90 |
| Red Auerbach |
Basketball |
20-Sep-1917 |
28-Oct-2006 |
Boston Celtics coach |
| Melanie B |
Singer |
29-May-1975 |
|
Scary Spice |
| Johann Sebastian Bach |
Composer |
21-Mar-1685 |
28-Jul-1750 |
Baroque composer |
| Sebastian Bach |
Musician |
3-Apr-1968 |
|
Former Skid Row vocalist |
| Kevin Bacon |
Actor |
8-Jul-1958 |
|
Everybody cut Footloose |
| F. Lee Bailey |
Attorney |
10-Jun-1933 |
|
Prominent attorney |
| Alec Baldwin |
Actor |
3-Apr-1958 |
|
A Baldwin Brother |
| Lucille Ball |
Actor |
6-Aug-1911 |
26-Apr-1989 |
I Love Lucy |
| Ashleigh Banfield |
Journalist |
29-Dec-1967 |
|
MSNBC anchor and correspondent |
| Tallulah Bankhead |
Actor |
31-Jan-1902 |
12-Dec-1968 |
Lifeboat |
| Brigitte Bardot |
Actor |
28-Sep-1934 |
|
Voulez-vous danser avec moi? |
| Sonny Barger |
Criminal |
8-Oct-1938 |
|
Oakland Hells Angels |
| Ellen Barkin |
Actor |
16-Apr-1954 |
|
Siesta |
| Candy Barr |
Performance Artist |
6-Jul-1935 |
30-Dec-2005 |
Exotic dancer from the 1950s |
| Roseanne Barr |
Actor |
3-Nov-1952 |
|
The big star of sitcom Roseanne |
| Marion Barry |
Politician |
6-Mar-1936 |
|
Crack-smoking ex-mayor of Washington, DC |
| Ethel Barrymore |
Actor |
15-Aug-1879 |
18-Jun-1959 |
None But the Lonely Heart |
| Mischa Barton |
Actor |
24-Jan-1986 |
|
Marissa Cooper on The O.C. |
| Mikhail Baryshnikov |
Dancer |
27-Jan-1948 |
|
Kirov ballet dancer defected to USA |
| Angela Bassett |
Actor |
16-Aug-1958 |
|
Got her groove back |
| Shirley Bassey |
Singer |
8-Jan-1937 |
|
Singer of James Bond title song Goldfinger |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard |
Rapper |
15-Nov-1968 |
13-Nov-2004 |
Profoundly deranged rapper, Wu-Tang Clan |
| Stephanie Beacham |
Actor |
28-Feb-1947 |
|
Sable Colby on Dynasty |
| Jennifer Beals |
Actor |
19-Dec-1963 |
|
Flashdance |
| Emmanuelle Béart |
Actor |
14-Aug-1965 |
|
La Belle Noiseuse |
| Victoria Beckham |
Singer |
17-Apr-1974 |
|
Posh Spice |
| Kate Beckinsale |
Actor |
26-Jul-1973 |
|
Pearl Harbor |
| Barbara Bel Geddes |
Actor |
31-Oct-1922 |
8-Aug-2005 |
Miss Ellie on Dallas |
| Art Bell |
Radio Personality |
17-Jun-1945 |
|
Radio talk show host specializing in UFO's |
| Monica Bellucci |
Actor |
30-Sep-1964 |
|
L'Appartement |
| John Belushi |
Actor |
24-Jan-1949 |
5-Mar-1982 |
Animal House |
| William Bendix |
Actor |
14-Jan-1906 |
14-Dec-1964 |
The Life of Riley |
| Annette Bening |
Actor |
29-May-1958 |
|
The American President |
| Tony Benn |
Politician |
3-Apr-1925 |
|
Radical left Labour MP |
| Tony Bennett |
Singer |
3-Aug-1926 |
|
Left his heart in San Francisco |
| Miki Berenyi |
Musician |
18-Mar-1967 |
|
Singer/guitarist for Lush |
| Candice Bergen |
Actor |
9-May-1946 |
|
Murphy Brown |
| Ingrid Bergman |
Actor |
29-Aug-1915 |
29-Aug-1982 |
Murder on the Orient Express |
| Sandra Bernhard |
Comic |
6-Jun-1955 |
|
The King of Comedy |
| Leonard Bernstein |
Conductor |
25-Aug-1918 |
14-Oct-1990 |
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
| Steven Jesse Bernstein |
Poet |
4-Dec-1950 |
22-Oct-1991 |
Grunge poet and punk rocker |
| Chuck Berry |
Singer |
18-Oct-1926 |
|
My Ding-A-Ling |
| Danielle Berry |
Computer Programmer |
19-Feb-1949 |
03-Jul-1998 |
Transsexual designer of M.U.L.E. |
| Guy Berryman |
Bassist |
12-Apr-1978 |
|
Bassist for Coldplay |
| John Berryman |
Poet |
25-Oct-1914 |
7-Jan-1972 |
Homage to Mistress Bradstreet |
| Valerie Bertinelli |
Actor |
23-Apr-1960 |
|
One Day at a Time |
| Pierre Berton |
Author |
12-Jul-1920 |
30-Nov-2004 |
Canadian writer and TV personality |
| Traci Bingham |
Actor |
13-Jan-1968 |
|
Baywatch, Surreal Life |
| Juliette Binoche |
Actor |
9-Mar-1964 |
|
Chocolat and The English Patient |
| Thora Birch |
Actor |
11-Mar-1982 |
|
Enid from Ghost World |
| Jane Birkin |
Actor |
14-Dec-1946 |
|
Sang on Je t'aime ... moi non plus |
| Jacqueline Bisset |
Actor |
13-Sep-1944 |
|
The Deep |
| Denise Black |
Actor |
16-Mar-1958 |
|
Hazel Tyler in Queer as Folk UK |
| Frank Black |
Singer/Songwriter |
4-Apr-1965 |
|
Pixies frontman |
| Karen Black |
Actor |
1-Jul-1942 |
|
Five Easy Pieces |
| Lewis Black |
Comic |
30-Aug-1948 |
|
Rants on The Daily Show |
| Peter Black |
Politician |
14-Jun-1943 |
|
Boorish Australian legislator |
| Vivian Blaine |
Actor |
21-Nov-1921 |
9-Dec-1995 |
Guys and Dolls |
| Janet Blair |
Actor |
23-Apr-1921 |
19-Feb-2007 |
Night of the Eagle |
| Selma Blair |
Actor |
23-Jun-1972 |
|
A Dirty Shame |
| Tony Blair |
Head of State |
6-May-1953 |
|
UK Prime Minister, 1997-2007 |
| Robert Blake |
Actor |
18-Sep-1933 |
|
Baretta, acquitted of murdering wife |
| Cate Blanchett |
Actor |
14-May-1969 |
|
Galadriel in LOTR |
| Lloyd C. Blankfein |
Business |
20-Sep-1954 |
|
CEO of Goldman Sachs |
| Melanie Blatt |
Musician |
25-Mar-1975 |
|
All Saints |
| Yasmine Bleeth |
Actor |
14-Jun-1968 |
|
Baywatch |
| James Blish |
Author |
23-May-1921 |
30-Jul-1975 |
Cities in Flight |
| Charles A. Blixt |
Attorney |
18-Aug-1951 |
|
Former counsel, RJ Reynolds |
| Joan Blondell |
Actor |
30-Aug-1906 |
25-Dec-1979 |
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| Orlando Bloom |
Actor |
13-Jan-1977 |
|
Lord of the Rings |
| John Boehner |
Politician |
17-Nov-1949 |
|
House Majority Leader |
| Humphrey Bogart |
Actor |
25-Dec-1899 |
14-Jan-1957 |
Casablanca |
| Jon Bon Jovi |
Musician |
2-Mar-1962 |
|
Gives love a bad name |
| Danny Bonaduce |
Actor |
13-Aug-1959 |
|
The Partridge Family |
| John Bonham |
Drummer |
31-May-1948 |
24-Sep-1980 |
Drummer for Led Zeppelin, 1968-80 |
| Rosa Bonheur |
Painter |
16-Mar-1822 |
25-May-1899 |
Horse Fair |
| Bobby Bonilla |
Baseball |
23-Feb-1963 |
|
NY Mets right fielder |
| Sorrell Booke |
Actor |
4-Jan-1930 |
11-Feb-1994 |
Boss Hogg on Dukes of Hazzard |
| Ernest Borgnine |
Actor |
24-Jan-1917 |
|
Marty |
| Mike Bossy |
Hockey |
22-Jan-1957 |
|
NY Islanders, Hall of Famer |
| Anthony Bourdain |
Chef |
25-Jun-1956 |
|
Kitchen Confidential |
| James Bovard |
Author |
1956 |
|
Lost Rights |
| David Bowie |
Musician |
8-Jan-1947 |
|
Ziggy Stardust |
| Camilla Parker Bowles |
Relative |
17-Jul-1947 |
|
Prince Charles's wife, former mistress |
| Paul Bowles |
Author |
30-Dec-1910 |
18-Nov-1999 |
The Sheltering Sky |
| Christopher Boyce |
Spy |
16-Feb-1953 |
|
The Falcon |
| Charles Boyer |
Actor |
28-Aug-1899 |
26-Aug-1978 |
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
| Lara Flynn Boyle |
Actor |
24-Mar-1970 |
|
Wayne's World |
| Gloria Brame |
Author |
20-Aug-1955 |
|
Clinical sexologist |
| Eva Braun |
First Lady |
6-Feb-1912 |
30-Apr-1945 |
Adolf Hitler's lady friend |
| Tom Brazaitis |
Columnist |
8-Aug-1940 |
30-Mar-2005 |
Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist |
| Jeff Bridges |
Actor |
4-Dec-1949 |
|
Starman |
| Christie Brinkley |
Model |
2-Feb-1954 |
|
Supermodel |
| Isaac Brock |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-Jul-1977 |
|
Frontman for Modest Mouse |
| Joseph Brodsky |
Poet |
24-May-1940 |
28-Jan-1996 |
Social parasite turned Poet Laureate |
| Louise Brooks |
Actor |
14-Nov-1906 |
8-Aug-1985 |
Pandora's Box |
| Alton Brown |
TV Personality |
30-Jul-1962 |
|
Good Eats host |
| Ernest W. Brown |
Astronomer |
29-Nov-1866 |
22-Jul-1938 |
Tables of the Motion of the Moon |
| John Browne |
Business |
20-Feb-1948 |
|
CEO of British Petroleum, 1995-2007 |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
Engineer |
9-Apr-1806 |
15-Sep-1859 |
Chief engineer of the Great Western Railway |
| Yul Brynner |
Actor |
11-Jul-1920 |
10-Oct-1985 |
The King and I |
| Jack Buck |
Journalist |
21-Aug-1924 |
18-Jun-2002 |
Voice of the Cardinals |
| William F. Buckley |
Columnist |
24-Nov-1925 |
27-Feb-2008 |
National Review |
| Charles Bukowski |
Author |
16-Aug-1920 |
9-Mar-1994 |
Love is a Dog from Hell |
| Dale Bumpers |
Politician |
12-Aug-1925 |
|
Governor, Senator from Arkansas |
| Ted Bundy |
Criminal |
24-Nov-1946 |
24-Jan-1989 |
Serial killer, blamed pornography |
| Edward Bunker |
Author |
31-Dec-1933 |
19-Jul-2005 |
Animal Factory |
| Emma Bunton |
Singer |
21-Jan-1976 |
|
Baby Spice |
| Delta Burke |
Actor |
30-Jul-1956 |
|
Designing Women |
| Carol Burnett |
Actor |
26-Apr-1933 |
|
The Carol Burnett Show |
| Bob Burns |
Actor |
2-Aug-1890 |
2-Feb-1956 |
The Arkansas Traveler |
| George Burns |
Actor |
20-Jan-1896 |
9-Mar-1996 |
Oh, God! |
| Pete Burns |
Singer/Songwriter |
5-Aug-1959 |
|
Dead or Alive |
| Barbara Bush |
Relative |
25-Nov-1981 |
|
Twin daughter of George W. Bush |
| Jenna Bush |
Relative |
25-Nov-1981 |
|
Twin daughter of George W. Bush |
| Candace Bushnell |
Journalist |
1-Dec-1958 |
|
Columnist, Sex and the City |
| Nolan Bushnell |
Business |
5-Feb-1943 |
|
Co-founder of Atari, started Chuck E. Cheese |
| Brett Butler |
Comic |
20-Jan-1958 |
|
Comedian with southern drawl |
| Yancy Butler |
Actor |
2-Jul-1970 |
|
Witchblade |
| Stu Bykofsky |
Columnist |
c. 1941 |
|
Philadelphia Daily News |
| Melanie C |
Singer |
12-Jan-1974 |
|
Sporty Spice |
| James Caan |
Actor |
26-Mar-1940 |
|
Vegas, Elf |
| James Branch Cabell |
Novelist |
14-Apr-1879 |
5-May-1958 |
Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice |
| Sid Caesar |
Comic |
8-Sep-1922 |
|
Your Show of Shows |
| Dean Cain |
Actor |
31-Jul-1966 |
|
Superman |
| Harry P. Cain |
Politician |
10-Jan-1906 |
3-Mar-1979 |
US Senator from Washington, 1946-53 |
| Mira Calix |
Musician |
c. 1970 |
|
Skimskitta |
| Carl Cameron |
Journalist |
c. 1961 |
|
Fox News chief political correspondent |
| David Cameron |
Politician |
9-Oct-1966 |
|
Leader, UK Conservative Party |
| John W. Campbell |
Editor |
8-Jun-1910 |
11-Jul-1971 |
Editor of Astounding, 1938-71 |
| Naomi Campbell |
Model |
22-May-1970 |
|
Black Panther |
| Neve Campbell |
Actor |
3-Oct-1973 |
|
Phantom of the Opera |
| John Candy |
Actor |
31-Oct-1950 |
4-Mar-1994 |
Uncle Buck |
| Dyan Cannon |
Actor |
4-Jan-1937 |
|
Heaven Can Wait |
| Christy Canyon |
Pornstar |
17-Jun-1966 |
|
Jugs and Kisses, Your Ass My Tongue |
| Al Capone |
Criminal |
17-Jan-1899 |
25-Jan-1947 |
Scarface |
| Al Capp |
Cartoonist |
28-Sep-1909 |
5-Nov-1979 |
Creator of L'il Abner |
| Jennifer Capriati |
Tennis |
29-Mar-1976 |
|
Troubled pro tennis player |
| Irene Cara |
Singer |
18-Mar-1959 |
|
Oh what a feeling |
| Gia Carangi |
Model |
29-Jan-1960 |
18-Nov-1986 |
Supermodel junkie, died of AIDS |
| Julien Carette |
Actor |
23-Dec-1897 |
20-Jul-1966 |
The Grand Illusion |
| 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 |
| Mary Carey |
Pornstar |
15-Jun-1980 |
|
Porn star, ran for California Governor |
| Belinda Carlisle |
Singer |
17-Aug-1958 |
|
Lead vocalist for The Go-Go's |
| Robert Carlyle |
Actor |
14-Apr-1961 |
|
The Full Monty |
| Princess Caroline |
Royalty |
23-Jan-1957 |
|
Daughter of Prince Rainier |
| Adam Carolla |
Radio Personality |
27-May-1964 |
|
Loveline, The Man Show |
| Leslie Caron |
Dancer |
1-Jul-1931 |
|
Gigi |
| John Carpenter |
Film Director |
16-Jan-1948 |
|
Escape from New York |
| David Carradine |
Actor |
8-Dec-1936 |
|
Grasshopper |
| Asia Carrera |
Pornstar |
6-Aug-1973 |
|
Mensa member, pornstar |
| Barbara Carrera |
Actor |
31-Dec-1951 |
|
Bond girl, Never Say Never Again |
| Tia Carrere |
Actor |
2-Jan-1967 |
|
Wayne's World |
| Madeleine Carroll |
Actor |
26-Feb-1906 |
2-Oct-1987 |
The 39 Steps |
| Bud Carson |
Football |
28-Apr-1931 |
8-Dec-2005 |
Pittsburgh Steelers DC, 1972-77 |
| Johnny Carson |
Talk Show Host |
23-Oct-1925 |
23-Jan-2005 |
Longtime host of Tonight Show |
| Emily Carter |
Author |
1960 |
|
Glory Goes and Gets Some |
| Helena Bonham Carter |
Actor |
26-May-1966 |
|
Marla in Fight Club |
| Janis Carter |
Actor |
10-Oct-1913 |
30-Jul-1994 |
B-Movie actress |
| Kevin Carter |
Photographer |
13-Sep-1960 |
27-Jul-1994 |
Wanting A Meal |
| Lynda Carter |
Actor |
24-Jul-1951 |
|
Wonder Woman |
| David Caruso |
Actor |
17-Jan-1956 |
|
John Kelly on NYPD Blue |
| Carolyn Cassady |
Author |
28-Apr-1923 |
|
Wife of Neal Cassady |
| Neal Cassady |
Author |
8-Feb-1926 |
4-Feb-1968 |
The Holy Goof |
| David Cassidy |
Singer |
12-Apr-1950 |
|
The Partridge Family |
| Jack Cassidy |
Actor |
5-Mar-1927 |
12-Dec-1976 |
The Eiger Sanction |
| Fidel Castro |
Head of State |
13-Aug-1926 |
|
Dictator of Cuba for almost fifty years |
| Phoebe Cates |
Actor |
16-Jul-1963 |
|
Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
| John Catsimatidis |
Business |
7-Sep-1948 |
|
Supermarket billionaire |
| Kim Cattrall |
Actor |
21-Aug-1956 |
|
Samantha on Sex and the City |
| Joan Caulfield |
Actor |
1-Jun-1922 |
18-Jun-1991 |
Dear Ruth |
| Nick Cave |
Singer |
22-Sep-1957 |
|
Bad Seed |
| Gold Chains |
Musician |
c. 1973 |
|
Punk Rock MC |
| Jack L. Chalker |
Author |
17-Dec-1944 |
11-Feb-2005 |
SF author, wrote Well World series |
| Wilt Chamberlain |
Basketball |
21-Aug-1936 |
12-Oct-1999 |
Wilt the Stilt |
| John Chancellor |
Journalist |
14-Jul-1927 |
12-Jul-1996 |
NBC Nightly News anchor |
| Dog Chapman |
TV Personality |
1-Feb-1953 |
|
Dog, the Bounty Hunter |
| Marguerite Chapman |
Actor |
9-Mar-1918 |
31-Aug-1999 |
Coroner Creek |
| Dave Chappelle |
Comic |
24-Aug-1973 |
|
Chappelle's Show |
| Dov Charney |
Business |
31-Jan-1969 |
|
American Apparel CEO |
| Cher |
Singer |
20-May-1946 |
|
Plastic surgery diva |
| Neneh Cherry |
Musician |
10-Mar-1964 |
|
Raw Like Sushi |
| Margaret Cho |
Comic |
5-Dec-1968 |
|
Loud-mouthed standup comic |
| Deepak Chopra |
Author |
22-Oct-1946 |
|
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind |
| Hayden Christensen |
Actor |
19-Apr-1981 |
|
Lead in Star Wars: Episode II |
| Connie Chung |
Journalist |
20-Aug-1946 |
|
NBC news anchor |
| Lord Randolph Churchill |
Politician |
13-Feb-1849 |
24-Jan-1895 |
Father of Winston Churchill |
| Ward Churchill |
Activist |
2-Oct-1947 |
|
Compared WTC victims to Adolf Eichmann |
| Winston Churchill |
Head of State |
30-Nov-1874 |
24-Jan-1965 |
WWII Prime Minister of England |
| Chyna |
Wrestling |
27-Dec-1969 |
|
Former pro wrestler |
| Marcia Clark |
Attorney |
31-Aug-1953 |
|
Former O.J. prosecutor |
| Jeremy Clarkson |
TV Personality |
11-Apr-1960 |
|
Top Gear |
| Andrew Dice Clay |
Comic |
29-Sep-1958 |
|
Ford Fairlane |
| Jill Clayburgh |
Actor |
30-Apr-1944 |
|
Starting Over |
| Adam Clayton |
Bassist |
13-Mar-1960 |
|
Bassist for U2 |
| Grover Cleveland |
Head of State |
18-Mar-1837 |
24-Jun-1908 |
22nd & 24th US President, 1885-89 & 1893-97 |
| Bill Clinton |
Head of State |
19-Aug-1946 |
|
42nd US President, 1993-2001 |
| Chelsea Clinton |
Relative |
27-Feb-1980 |
|
Daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton |
| George Clooney |
Actor |
6-May-1961 |
|
E.R. |
| Rosemary Clooney |
Singer |
23-May-1928 |
29-Jun-2002 |
Come On-a My House |
| Gordon Coates |
Head of State |
3-Feb-1878 |
27-May-1943 |
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1925-28 |
| Kurt Cobain |
Musician |
20-Feb-1967 |
5-Apr-1994 |
Lead singer of Nirvana |
| Charles Coburn |
Actor |
17-Jun-1877 |
30-Aug-1961 |
The More the Merrier |
| Eddie Cochran |
Musician |
3-Oct-1938 |
17-Apr-1960 |
Summertime Blues |
| Paulo Coelho |
Novelist |
24-Aug-1947 |
|
The Alchemist |
| Leonard Cohen |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Sep-1934 |
|
Everybody Knows |
| Lillie Hitchcock Coit |
Philanthropist |
23-Aug-1843 |
22-Jul-1929 |
San Francisco eccentric |
| Claudette Colbert |
Actor |
13-Sep-1903 |
30-Jul-1996 |
It Happened One Night |
| Nat King Cole |
Singer |
17-Mar-1917 |
15-Feb-1965 |
Unforgettable |
| Joan Collins |
Actor |
23-May-1933 |
|
Alexis on Dynasty |
| Judy Collins |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-May-1939 |
|
Folk singer |
| John Coltrane |
Jazz Musician |
23-Sep-1926 |
17-Jul-1967 |
Jazz tenor saxophonist |
| Holly Marie Combs |
Actor |
3-Dec-1973 |
|
Piper Halliwell on Charmed |
| Lionel Conacher |
Hockey |
24-May-1900 |
26-May-1954 |
Canadian All-Around Athlete |
| Christopher Connelly |
Actor |
8-Sep-1941 |
7-Dec-1988 |
Norman Harrington on Peyton Place |
| Jennifer Connelly |
Actor |
12-Dec-1970 |
|
Betty Ross in The Hulk |
| Mike Connors |
Actor |
15-Aug-1925 |
|
Joe Mannix |
| Peter Cook |
Comic |
19-Nov-1937 |
9-Jan-1995 |
Bedazzled |
| D. B. Cooper |
Criminal |
? |
? |
Successfully hijacked an airplane in 1971 |
| Kevin Cooper |
Criminal |
c. 1958 |
|
Hatcheted four people, awaiting execution |
| Pete Coors |
Relative |
20-Sep-1946 |
|
Coors scion |
| Bill Cosby |
Comic |
12-Jul-1937 |
|
Comedy fixture, pudding industry shill |
| Howard Cosell |
Sports Figure |
25-Mar-1918 |
23-Apr-1995 |
Straight-shooting, toupee-wearing commentator |
| Ann Coulter |
Pundit |
8-Dec-1961 |
|
Rightwing bombthrower |
| Katie Couric |
Talk Show Host |
7-Jan-1957 |
|
CBS Evening News |
| Simon Cowell |
TV Personality |
7-Oct-1959 |
|
Pop Idol, American Idol judge |
| Nikki Cox |
Actor |
2-Jun-1978 |
|
MAC and Me |
| Broderick Crawford |
Actor |
9-Dec-1911 |
26-Apr-1986 |
All the King's Men |
| Cindy Crawford |
Model |
20-Feb-1966 |
|
It's the mole |
| Joan Crawford |
Actor |
23-Mar-1905 |
10-May-1977 |
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? |
| Peter Criss |
Drummer |
20-Dec-1945 |
|
One of the original KISS quartet |
| Stanley Crouch |
Columnist |
14-Dec-1945 |
|
Jazz critic |
| Sheryl Crow |
Singer |
11-Feb-1962 |
|
All I Wanna Do |
| Russell Crowe |
Actor |
7-Apr-1964 |
|
A Beautiful Mind |
| Johan Cruijff |
Soccer |
25-Apr-1947 |
|
Dutch football great |
| Macaulay Culkin |
Actor |
26-Aug-1980 |
|
Home Alone |
| Bill Cullen |
Game Show Host |
18-Feb-1920 |
7-Jul-1990 |
Host of The Price is Right |
| Joseph F. Cullman III |
Business |
9-Apr-1912 |
30-Apr-2004 |
CEO of Philip Morris, 1957-78 |
| Kaley Cuoco |
Actor |
30-Nov-1985 |
|
Bridget on 8 Simple Rules... |
| Adrianne Curry |
Model |
6-Aug-1982 |
|
America's Next Top Model |
| Jane Curtin |
Actor |
6-Sep-1947 |
|
SNL, Third Rock from the Sun |
| John Curtin |
Head of State |
8-Jan-1885 |
5-Jul-1945 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1941-45 |
| Elisha Cuthbert |
Actor |
30-Nov-1982 |
|
The Girl Next Door |
| Leon Czolgosz |
Assassin |
1873 |
29-Oct-1901 |
President McKinley's assassin |
| Disco D |
Music Producer |
21-Sep-1980 |
23-Jan-2007 |
Ghetto-tech DJ |
| D.M.C. |
Rapper |
31-May-1964 |
|
Run-D.M.C. |
| Maryam d'Abo |
Actor |
27-Dec-1960 |
|
The Living Daylights |
| Olivia d'Abo |
Actor |
22-Jan-1969 |
|
Point of No Return |
| Brody Dalle |
Musician |
1-Jan-1979 |
|
The Distillers frontwoman |
| John Daly |
Golf |
28-Apr-1966 |
|
Alcoholic golfer |
| John Charles Daly |
Game Show Host |
20-Feb-1914 |
24-Feb-1991 |
Host of What's My Line? |
| Tyne Daly |
Actor |
21-Feb-1946 |
|
Lacey on Cagney and Lacey |
| Claire Danes |
Actor |
12-Apr-1979 |
|
My So-Called Life |
| Beverly D'Angelo |
Actor |
15-Nov-1951 |
|
Did a Patsy Cline in Coal Miner's Daughter |
| Linda Darnell |
Actor |
16-Oct-1923 |
10-Apr-1965 |
Star Dust |
| Bette Davis |
Actor |
5-Apr-1908 |
6-Oct-1989 |
All About Eve |
| Brandon Davis |
Socialite |
1979 |
|
Oil heir, pal of Paris Hilton |
| Geena Davis |
Actor |
21-Jan-1956 |
|
Earth Girls Are Easy |
| Judy Davis |
Actor |
23-Apr-1955 |
|
A Passage to India |
| Kristin Davis |
Actor |
23-Feb-1965 |
|
Good girl Charlotte on Sex and the City |
| Miles Davis |
Jazz Musician |
25-May-1926 |
28-Sep-1991 |
Jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. |
Singer |
8-Dec-1925 |
16-May-1990 |
Coolest hepcat in the Rat Pack |
| William B. Davis |
Actor |
13-Jan-1938 |
|
Cancer Man on The X-Files |
| Charles G. Dawes |
Politician |
27-Aug-1865 |
23-Apr-1951 |
US Vice President, 1925-29 |
| Yvonne De Carlo |
Actor |
1-Sep-1922 |
8-Jan-2007 |
Lily on The Munsters |
| Kim Deal |
Bassist |
10-Jun-1961 |
|
Pixies, Breeders bassist |
| Eugene V. Debs |
Labor Leader |
5-Nov-1855 |
20-Oct-1926 |
Labor leader ran for President five times |
| Sandra Dee |
Actor |
23-Apr-1942 |
20-Feb-2005 |
Gidget |
| Gloria DeHaven |
Actor |
23-Jul-1925 |
|
Summer Holiday |
| Kim Delaney |
Actor |
29-Nov-1961 |
|
Det. Diane Russell on NYPD Blue |
| Tom DeLay |
Politician |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
Indicted ex-House Majority Leader |
| Jessica Delfino |
Comic |
8-Jun-1976 |
|
Dirty Folk Rock |
| Gary Dell'Abate |
Radio Personality |
14-Mar-1961 |
|
Howard Stern Show producer |
| Alain Delon |
Actor |
8-Nov-1935 |
|
Le Samouraï |
| Julie Delpy |
Actor |
21-Dec-1969 |
|
Europa Europa |
| Catherine Deneuve |
Actor |
22-Oct-1943 |
|
Dancer in the Dark |
| Sandy Dennis |
Actor |
27-Apr-1937 |
2-Mar-1992 |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Gerard Depardieu |
Actor |
27-Dec-1948 |
|
Cyrano de Bergerac |
| Johnny Depp |
Actor |
9-Jun-1963 |
|
Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Bo Derek |
Actor |
20-Nov-1956 |
|
10 |
| Jacques Derrida |
Philosopher |
15-Jul-1930 |
9-Oct-2004 |
Deconstructionism, Intellectual Terrorist |
| Danny DeVito |
Actor |
17-Nov-1944 |
|
Short loudmouth from Taxi |
| Susan Dey |
Actor |
10-Dec-1952 |
|
The Partridge Family |
| Cameron Diaz |
Actor |
30-Aug-1972 |
|
There's Something About Mary |
| Leonardo DiCaprio |
Actor |
11-Nov-1974 |
|
Titanic |
| Joan Didion |
Author |
5-Dec-1934 |
|
Slouching Toward Bethlehem |
| Marlene Dietrich |
Actor |
27-Dec-1901 |
6-May-1992 |
The Blue Angel |
| Joseph E. diGenova |
Government |
c. 1945 |
|
US Attorney, District of Columbia, 1983-88 |
| Matt Dillon |
Actor |
18-Feb-1964 |
|
Drugstore Cowboy |
| Joe DiMaggio |
Baseball |
25-Nov-1914 |
8-Mar-1999 |
Where have you gone |
| 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 |
| Snoop Dogg |
Rapper |
20-Oct-1971 |
|
Sippin' on gin, juice |
| Shannen Doherty |
Actor |
12-Apr-1971 |
|
Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210 |
| Lexa Doig |
Actor |
8-Jun-1973 |
|
Andromeda |
| Bob Dole |
Politician |
22-Jul-1923 |
|
US Senator from Kansas, 1969-96 |
| James Doohan |
Actor |
3-Mar-1920 |
20-Jul-2005 |
Scotty on Star Trek |
| Ducky DooLittle |
Author |
3-Jun-1970 |
|
Crackpot sexologist |
| Stephen Dorff |
Actor |
29-Jul-1973 |
|
Blade |
| Joel Dorius |
Educator |
4-Jan-1919 |
14-Feb-2006 |
Professor fired for gay porn arrest |
| Jon Dough |
Pornstar |
12-Nov-1962 |
27-Aug-2006 |
Pornstar with split-stream ejaculations |
| Stephen A. Douglas |
Politician |
23-Apr-1813 |
3-Jun-1861 |
US Senator, debated Lincoln |
| Matthew Dowd |
Government |
c. 1962 |
|
Bush/Cheney Chief Campaign Strategist |
| Lesley-Anne Down |
Actor |
17-Mar-1954 |
|
The Bold and the Beautiful |
| Robert Downey, Jr. |
Actor |
4-Apr-1965 |
|
The Gingerbread Man |
| Fran Drescher |
Actor |
30-Sep-1957 |
|
The Nanny |
| Ellen Drew |
Actor |
23-Nov-1915 |
3-Dec-2003 |
If I Were King |
| Minnie Driver |
Actor |
31-Jan-1970 |
|
Good Will Hunting |
| Joanne Dru |
Actor |
31-Jan-1922 |
10-Sep-1996 |
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon |
| Nicola Duffett |
Actor |
22-Jan-1963 |
|
EastEnders, Family Affairs |
| Karen Duffy |
Actor |
23-May-1962 |
|
MTV VJ turned Dumb & Dumber actress |
| Wim Duisenberg |
Business |
9-Jul-1935 |
31-Jul-2005 |
President, European Central Bank, 1998-2003 |
| Kitty Dukakis |
First Lady |
26-Dec-1936 |
|
Wife of Michael Dukakis |
| Patty Duke |
Actor |
14-Dec-1946 |
|
The Patty Duke Show |
| Faye Dunaway |
Actor |
14-Jan-1941 |
|
Network |
| Michael Dunn |
Actor |
20-Oct-1934 |
30-Aug-1973 |
Dr. Miguelito Loveless |
| Jacques Dutronc |
Singer/Songwriter |
28-Apr-1943 |
|
Les Cactus |
| Clea DuVall |
Actor |
25-Sep-1977 |
|
Carnivale |
| Shelley Duvall |
Actor |
7-Jul-1949 |
|
The Shining |
| Andrea Dworkin |
Activist |
26-Sep-1946 |
9-Apr-2005 |
Anti-pornography activist |
| Lawrence Eagleburger |
Government |
1-Aug-1930 |
|
US Secretary of State, 1992-93 |
| Amelia Earhart |
Aviator |
24-Jul-1897 |
2-Jul-1937 |
Misplaced aviatrix |
| Umberto Eco |
Author |
5-Jan-1932 |
|
Foucault's Pendulum, The Name of the Rose |
| Bob Edwards |
Journalist |
16-May-1947 |
|
NPR's Morning Edition host, 1979-2004 |
| Jennifer Ehle |
Actor |
29-Dec-1969 |
|
Sunshine |
| Sally Eilers |
Actor |
11-Dec-1908 |
5-Jan-1978 |
Coroner Creek |
| Albert Einstein |
Physicist |
14-Mar-1879 |
18-Apr-1955 |
Theory of relativity |
| Anita Ekberg |
Actor |
29-Sep-1931 |
|
Artists and Models |
| Britt Ekland |
Actor |
6-Oct-1942 |
|
The Man with the Golden Gun |
| Carmen Electra |
Model |
20-Apr-1972 |
|
Singled Out |
| Jenna Elfman |
Actor |
30-Sep-1971 |
|
Freaky chick on Dharma and Greg |
| T. S. Eliot |
Poet |
26-Sep-1888 |
4-Jan-1965 |
The Hollow Men |
| Linda Ellerbee |
Journalist |
15-Aug-1944 |
|
"And so it goes." |
| Lynndie England |
Military |
8-Nov-1982 |
|
Abu Ghraib dominatrix |
| Ludwig Erhard |
Head of State |
4-Feb-1897 |
5-May-1977 |
German Chancellor, 1963-66 |
| Jennifer Esposito |
Actor |
11-Apr-1973 |
|
The Proposal |
| Emilio Estevez |
Actor |
12-May-1962 |
|
Otto in Repo Man |
| Joe Eszterhas |
Screenwriter |
23-Nov-1944 |
|
Showgirls, Basic Instinct |
| Linda Evangelista |
Model |
10-May-1965 |
|
Won't wake up for less than $10K/day |
| Rowland Evans |
Columnist |
28-Apr-1921 |
23-Mar-2001 |
Evans and Novak |
| Angie Everhart |
Actor |
7-Sep-1969 |
|
Redhead model turned actor |
| Judith Exner |
Author |
11-Jan-1934 |
25-Sep-1999 |
JFK mistress |
| Katelyn Kristine Faber |
Victim |
18-Jun-1985 |
|
Kobe Bryant's accuser |
| Red Faber |
Baseball |
6-Sep-1888 |
25-Sep-1976 |
Chicago White Sox spitballer, Hall-of-Famer |
| Fabian |
Singer |
6-Feb-1943 |
|
50s teen idol, Turn Me Loose |
| Nanette Fabray |
Actor |
27-Oct-1920 |
|
Caesar's Hour |
| Edie Falco |
Actor |
5-Jul-1963 |
|
The Sopranos |
| Peter Falk |
Actor |
16-Sep-1927 |
|
Detective Columbo |
| Chris Farley |
Comic |
15-Feb-1964 |
17-Dec-1997 |
Saturday Night Live |
| Frances Farmer |
Actor |
19-Sep-1913 |
1-Aug-1970 |
Hollywood actress dehumanized by insane asylum |
| Colin Farrell |
Actor |
31-May-1976 |
|
Bullseye in Daredevil |
| Terry Farrell |
Actor |
19-Nov-1963 |
|
Jadzia Dax on Star Trek: DS9 |
| Mia Farrow |
Actor |
9-Feb-1945 |
|
Rosemary's Baby |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
Film Director |
31-May-1945 |
10-Jun-1982 |
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant |
| Farrah Fawcett |
Actor |
2-Feb-1947 |
|
Original blonde on Charlie's Angels |
| Alice Faye |
Actor |
5-May-1915 |
9-May-1998 |
Fallen Angel |
| Marty Feldman |
Comic |
8-Jul-1933 |
2-Dec-1982 |
Eye-gor in Young Frankenstein |
| Morton Feldman |
Composer |
12-Jan-1926 |
3-Sep-1987 |
Coptic Light |
| Sherilyn Fenn |
Actor |
1-Feb-1965 |
|
Twin Peaks starlet |
| Andrew Ferguson |
Journalist |
? |
|
Senior Editor, The Weekly Standard |
| Craig Ferguson |
Talk Show Host |
17-May-1962 |
|
The Late Late Show |
| Lolo Ferrari |
Pornstar |
9-Feb-1970 |
5-Mar-2000 |
Pornstar with beachball-sized tits |
| Fred F. Fielding |
Attorney |
21-Mar-1939 |
|
White House Counsel |
| Tom of Finland |
Artist |
8-May-1920 |
7-Nov-1991 |
Beefcake fetish artist |
| Linda Fiorentino |
Actor |
9-Mar-1958 |
|
Dogma, Jade |
| Danielle Fishel |
Actor |
5-May-1981 |
|
Topanga on Boy Meets World |
| Carrie Fisher |
Actor |
21-Oct-1956 |
|
Princess Leia in Star Wars |
| Joely Fisher |
Actor |
29-Oct-1967 |
|
Nostradamus |
| Rhonda Fleming |
Actor |
10-Aug-1923 |
|
Spellbound |
| Louise Fletcher |
Actor |
22-Jul-1934 |
|
Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| Calista Flockhart |
Actor |
11-Nov-1964 |
|
Ally McBeal |
| Steven Florio |
Publisher |
19-Apr-1949 |
27-Dec-2007 |
CEO of Condé Nast, 1995-2005 |
| Errol Flynn |
Actor |
20-Jun-1909 |
14-Oct-1959 |
Robin Hood |
| Bridget Fonda |
Actor |
27-Jan-1964 |
|
Single White Female |
| Jane Fonda |
Actor |
21-Dec-1937 |
|
Prominent Vietnam War protester |
| Shelby Foote |
Author |
17-Nov-1916 |
27-Jun-2005 |
Shiloh |
| Betty Ford |
First Lady |
8-Apr-1918 |
|
Former First Lady, founded Betty Ford Center |
| Gerald Ford |
Head of State |
14-Jul-1913 |
26-Dec-2006 |
38th US President, 1974-77 |
| Glenn Ford |
Actor |
1-May-1916 |
30-Aug-2006 |
Gilda, Blackboard Jungle |
| John Ford |
Film Director |
1-Feb-1894 |
31-Aug-1973 |
How Green Was My Valley |
| John Forsythe |
Actor |
29-Jan-1918 |
|
Blake Carrington on Dynasty |
| 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 |
| Jodie Foster |
Actor |
19-Nov-1962 |
|
Taxi Driver |
| Michael J. Fox |
Actor |
9-Jun-1961 |
|
Back to the Future |
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