| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Caroline Aaron |
Actor |
7-Aug-1957 |
|
Character actress, 1980s to present |
| Paula Abdul |
Singer |
19-Jun-1962 |
|
1980s pop star |
| Walter Abish |
Author |
24-Dec-1931 |
|
Alphabetical Africa |
| Paul Ableman |
Novelist |
13-Jun-1927 |
25-Oct-2006 |
I Hear Voices |
| Jack Abramoff |
Government |
28-Feb-1958 |
|
Lobbyist, incarcerated |
| Dan Abrams |
Journalist |
20-May-1966 |
|
Host of MSNBC's The Abrams Report |
| Elliott Abrams |
Government |
24-Jan-1948 |
|
Asst. Secy. of State involved in Iran-Contra |
| Floyd Abrams |
Attorney |
9-Jul-1936 |
|
First Amendment lawyer |
| J. J. Abrams |
Film/TV Producer |
27-Jun-1966 |
|
Alias and Lost |
| M. H. Abrams |
Author |
23-Jul-1912 |
|
The Mirror and the Lamp |
| Jerry Abramson |
Politician |
12-Sep-1946 |
|
Mayor of Louisville |
| Dannie Abse |
Novelist |
22-Sep-1923 |
|
Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve |
| Bella Abzug |
Politician |
24-Jul-1920 |
31-Mar-1998 |
Feminist and former Congresswoman |
| André Aciman |
Author |
2-Jan-1951 |
|
Out of Egypt |
| Kathy Acker |
Author |
18-Apr-1947 |
30-Nov-1997 |
Blood and Guts in High School |
| Gary Ackerman |
Politician |
19-Nov-1942 |
|
Congressman, New York 5th |
| King Ad-Rock |
Rapper |
31-Oct-1966 |
|
Beastie Boys |
| Sheldon Adelson |
Business |
Aug-1933 |
|
World's 19th richest man, 2005 |
| Alfred Adler |
Psychologist |
7-Feb-1870 |
28-May-1937 |
Founder of Individual Psychology |
| Dean S. Adler |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
Lubert-Adler Management |
| Felix Adler |
Educator |
13-Aug-1851 |
24-Apr-1933 |
Ethical Culture |
| Luther Adler |
Actor |
4-May-1903 |
8-Dec-1984 |
Broadway actor |
| Robert Adler |
Physicist |
4-Dec-1913 |
15-Feb-2007 |
Invented wireless remote control |
| Shai Agassi |
Business |
1968 |
|
Former executive, SAP |
| Shmuel Agnon |
Author |
17-Jul-1888 |
17-Feb-1970 |
'Tmol Shilshom |
| Larry Agran |
Politician |
2-Feb-1945 |
|
Twice Mayor of Irvine, California |
| Jason Alexander |
Actor |
23-Sep-1959 |
|
George Costanza on Seinfeld |
| Woody Allen |
Film Director |
1-Dec-1935 |
|
Annie Hall |
| Gloria Allred |
Attorney |
3-Jul-1941 |
|
Feminist lawyer |
| Barry J. Alperin |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Former Vice Chairman of Hasbro |
| Herb Alpert |
Musician |
31-Mar-1935 |
|
Tijuana Brass and the "A" in A&M Records |
| Lyle Alzado |
Football |
3-Apr-1949 |
14-May-1992 |
Steroid-using defensive lineman |
| Ed Ames |
Singer |
9-Jul-1927 |
|
Try to Remember |
| Yigal Amir |
Assassin |
23-May-1970 |
|
Assassin of Yitzhak Rabin |
| Christian Anfinsen |
Chemist |
26-Mar-1916 |
14-May-1995 |
Molecular structure of proteins |
| Walter Annenberg |
Business |
13-Mar-1908 |
1-Oct-2002 |
Media mogul, created TV Guide |
| Eddie Antar |
Business |
18-Dec-1947 |
|
Crazy Eddie |
| Mary Antin |
Author |
1881 |
15-May-1949 |
The Promised Land |
| Herod Antipas |
Royalty |
20 BC |
39 AD |
Put John the Baptist to death |
| Judd Apatow |
Film Director |
6-Dec-1967 |
|
Anchorman, The 40 Year Old Virgin |
| Aharon Appelfeld |
Author |
16-Feb-1932 |
|
In the Wilderness |
| Max Apple |
Author |
22-Oct-1941 |
|
I Love Gootie |
| Diane Arbus |
Photographer |
14-Mar-1923 |
26-Jul-1971 |
Influential photographer |
| Army Archerd |
Columnist |
13-Jan-1922 |
|
Variety's gossip columnist |
| Hannah Arendt |
Philosopher |
14-Oct-1906 |
4-Dec-1975 |
Origins of Totalitarianism |
| Adam Arkin |
Actor |
19-Aug-1956 |
|
Dr. Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope |
| Alan Arkin |
Actor |
26-Mar-1934 |
|
Catch 22 |
| Harold Arlen |
Songwriter |
15-Feb-1905 |
23-Apr-1986 |
Wrote score to Wizard of Oz |
| Roland Arnall |
Business |
29-Mar-1939 |
17-Mar-2008 |
Ameriquest billionaire |
| Tom Arnold |
Actor |
6-Mar-1959 |
|
Ex-husband of Roseanne Barr |
| Darren Aronofsky |
Film Director |
12-Feb-1969 |
|
Pi, Requiem for a Dream |
| Bernard W. Aronson |
Business |
16-May-1946 |
|
ACON Investments LLC |
| David Arquette |
Actor |
8-Sep-1971 |
|
Muppets From Space |
| Patricia Arquette |
Actor |
8-Apr-1968 |
|
Ed Wood |
| Rosanna Arquette |
Actor |
10-Aug-1959 |
|
Desperately Seeking Susan |
| Bea Arthur |
Actor |
13-May-1922 |
|
Maude and The Golden Girls |
| Sholem Asch |
Author |
1-Nov-1880 |
1-Aug-1957 |
Yiddish novelist |
| Leon Askin |
Actor |
18-Sep-1907 |
3-Jun-2005 |
General Burkhalter on Hogan's Heroes |
| Ed Asner |
Actor |
15-Nov-1929 |
|
TV's Lou Grant |
| Izzy Asper |
Business |
11-Aug-1932 |
7-Oct-2003 |
Founder, CanWest Global |
| Harvey Atkin |
Actor |
18-Dec-1942 |
|
Sgt. Coleman on Cagney and Lacey |
| Robert J. Aumann |
Economist |
8-Jun-1930 |
|
Game theorist |
| Mili Avital |
Actor |
30-Mar-1972 |
|
Stargate |
| Julius Axelrod |
Chemist |
30-May-1912 |
29-Dec-2004 |
Research of neurotransmitters |
| Hank Azaria |
Actor |
25-Apr-1964 |
|
Moe and Apu on The Simpsons |
| Milton Babbitt |
Composer |
10-May-1916 |
|
Music for Synthesizer |
| Lauren Bacall |
Actor |
16-Sep-1924 |
|
Key Largo |
| Barbara Bach |
Actor |
27-Aug-1947 |
|
Atook zug zug Lana |
| Lawrence S. Bacow |
Educator |
c. 1950 |
|
President, Tufts University |
| Carroll Baker |
Actor |
28-May-1931 |
|
Baby Doll |
| Bob Balaban |
Film Director |
16-Aug-1945 |
|
Parents |
| Steve Ballmer |
Business |
24-Mar-1956 |
|
CEO of Microsoft |
| Elizabeth Banks |
Actor |
10-Feb-1974 |
|
The Baxter |
| John Banner |
Actor |
28-Jan-1910 |
28-Jan-1973 |
Sgt. Schultz on Hogan's Heroes |
| Theda Bara |
Actor |
29-Jul-1885 |
7-Apr-1955 |
A Fool There Was |
| Ehud Barak |
Head of State |
12-Feb-1942 |
|
Prime Minister of Israel 1999-2001 |
| Robert Bárány |
Doctor |
22-Apr-1876 |
8-Apr-1936 |
Studied inner ear, equilibrium system |
| Ike Barinholtz |
Actor |
18-Feb-1977 |
|
MADtv |
| Ellen Barkin |
Actor |
16-Apr-1954 |
|
Siesta |
| Roseanne Barr |
Actor |
3-Nov-1952 |
|
The big star of sitcom Roseanne |
| Barbara Barrie |
Actor |
23-May-1931 |
|
Mrs. Barney Miller |
| Gene Barry |
Actor |
14-Jun-1919 |
|
The War of the Worlds |
| Todd Barry |
Comic |
26-Mar-1964 |
|
Worst Guest of the Week |
| Stanley F. Barshay |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Schering-Plough executive |
| Peter Bart |
Journalist |
24-Jul-1932 |
|
Editor of Variety |
| Justin Bartha |
Actor |
21-Jul-1978 |
|
National Treasure |
| Bernard M. Baruch |
Business |
19-Aug-1870 |
20-Jun-1965 |
Coined the term Cold War |
| Leonard Baskin |
Sculptor |
15-Aug-1922 |
3-Jun-2000 |
Sculptor and printmaker |
| Randall Batinkoff |
Actor |
16-Oct-1968 |
|
For Keeps |
| Vicki Baum |
Novelist |
24-Jan-1888 |
29-Aug-1960 |
Grand Hotel |
| Abraham D. Beame |
Politician |
20-Mar-1906 |
10-Feb-2001 |
Mayor of New York City, 1974-77 |
| Julian Beck |
Actor |
31-May-1925 |
14-Sep-1985 |
Reverend Kane in Poltergeist II |
| Menachem Begin |
Head of State |
16-Aug-1913 |
9-Mar-1992 |
Prime Minister of Israel 1977-82 |
| Anthony Beilenson |
Politician |
26-Oct-1932 |
|
Congressman from California, 1977-97 |
| Peter Beinart |
Columnist |
1971 |
|
Washington Post columnist |
| Joshua Bekenstein |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
Bain Capital |
| David Belasco |
Playwright |
25-Jul-1853 |
14-May-1931 |
Madame Butterfly |
| Naaman Belkind |
Spy |
1889 |
16-Dec-1917 |
Israeli spy |
| Joshua Bell |
Violinist |
9-Dec-1967 |
|
Violin virtuoso |
| Saul Bellow |
Novelist |
10-Jun-1915 |
5-Apr-2005 |
The Adventures of Augie March |
| Richard Belzer |
Comic |
4-Aug-1944 |
|
Munch on Homicide, Law & Order: SVU |
| David Ben-Gurion |
Head of State |
16-Oct-1886 |
1-Dec-1973 |
First Prime Minister of Israel |
| Baruj Benacerraf |
Scientist |
29-Oct-1920 |
|
Gene control of HLA antigens |
| Richard Benjamin |
Actor |
22-May-1938 |
|
Westworld |
| Walter Benjamin |
Philosopher |
15-Jul-1892 |
26-Sep-1940 |
The Arcades Project |
| Jack Benny |
Actor |
14-Feb-1894 |
26-Dec-1974 |
The Jack Benny Show |
| Barbi Benton |
Model |
28-Jan-1950 |
|
Hee-Haw regular from 1971-76 |
| Daniel Benzali |
Actor |
20-Jan-1950 |
|
Ted Hoffman on Murder One |
| Marisa Berenson |
Actor |
15-Feb-1947 |
|
Barry Lyndon |
| Boris Berezovsky |
Business |
23-Jan-1946 |
|
Russian oligarch, now in Israel |
| Justin Berfield |
Actor |
25-Feb-1986 |
|
Malcolm in the Middle |
| Alan Berg |
Radio Personality |
Jan-1934 |
18-Jun-1984 |
Murdered radio host |
| Nick Berg |
Victim |
2-Apr-1978 |
May-2004 |
US contractor beheaded on Iraq videotape |
| Carolyn Berger |
Judge |
c. 1947 |
|
Justice, Delaware Supreme Court |
| Samuel D. Berger |
Diplomat |
6-Dec-1911 |
12-Feb-1980 |
US Ambassador to South Korea, 1961-64 |
| Sandy Berger |
Government |
28-Oct-1945 |
|
National Security Advisor for Bill Clinton |
| Victor L. Berger |
Politician |
28-Feb-1860 |
7-Aug-1929 |
Socialist Rep. from Wisconsin |
| Henri Bergson |
Philosopher |
18-Oct-1859 |
4-Jan-1941 |
L'Évolution Créatrice |
| Shelley Berkley |
Politician |
20-Jan-1951 |
|
Congresswoman, Nevada 1st |
| Milton Berle |
Comic |
12-Jul-1908 |
27-Mar-2002 |
Crossdressing TV pioneer |
| Irving Berlin |
Composer |
11-May-1888 |
22-Sep-1989 |
White Christmas, God Bless America |
| Isaiah Berlin |
Philosopher |
6-Jun-1909 |
5-Nov-1997 |
The Hedgehog and the Fox |
| Chris Berman |
TV Personality |
10-May-1955 |
|
Sportscaster on ESPN |
| Howard Berman |
Politician |
15-Apr-1941 |
|
Congressman, California 28th |
| Ben Bernanke |
Economist |
13-Dec-1953 |
|
Federal Reserve Chairman |
| Herschel Bernardi |
Actor |
20-Oct-1923 |
9-May-1986 |
Voiced Charlie the Tuna, Jolly Green Giant |
| Edward Bernays |
Business |
22-Nov-1891 |
9-Mar-1995 |
Propaganda |
| Sandra Bernhard |
Comic |
6-Jun-1955 |
|
Fat-lipped pal of Madonna |
| Curtis Bernhardt |
Film Director |
15-Apr-1899 |
22-Feb-1981 |
A Stolen Life |
| Sarah Bernhardt |
Actor |
22-Oct-1844 |
26-Mar-1923 |
French theatre actress |
| Alan S. Bernikow |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Deputy CEO, Deloitte & Touche, 1998-2003 |
| Carl Bernstein |
Journalist |
14-Feb-1944 |
|
Broke the Watergate story |
| Leonard Bernstein |
Conductor |
25-Aug-1918 |
14-Oct-1990 |
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
| Stuart Bernstein |
Diplomat |
9-Apr-1938 |
|
US Ambassador to Denmark, 2001-05 |
| Joe Besser |
Actor |
12-Aug-1907 |
1-Mar-1988 |
The Three Stooges |
| Bruno Bettelheim |
Psychologist |
28-Aug-1903 |
13-Mar-1990 |
Fraudulent child psychologist |
| Harold Beznos |
Business |
? |
|
Michigan real estate developer |
| Hayyim Nahman Bialik |
Poet |
9-Jan-1873 |
4-Jul-1934 |
Foremost Hebrew poet |
| Mayim Bialik |
Actor |
12-Dec-1975 |
|
Blossom Russo on Blossom |
| Kenneth Bialkin |
Attorney |
1929 |
|
Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer |
| Theodore Bikel |
Actor |
2-May-1924 |
|
The Defiant Ones |
| Stanley Bing |
Columnist |
1951 |
|
Columnist for Fortune |
| László Bíró |
Inventor |
29-Sep-1899 |
24-Oct-1985 |
Ballpoint pen |
| Joey Bishop |
Comic |
3-Feb-1918 |
17-Oct-2007 |
Rat Pack member |
| Claudia Black |
Actor |
11-Oct-1972 |
|
Aeryn Sun on Farscape |
| Eli Black |
Business |
9-Apr-1921 |
3-Feb-1975 |
Swan dive onto Park Avenue |
| Jack Black |
Musician |
28-Aug-1969 |
|
Half of Tenacious D |
| Jay Black |
Musician |
2-Nov-1938 |
|
Second "Jay" fronting Jay and the Americans |
| Leon Black |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
Billionaire, Apollo Management |
| Lewis Black |
Comic |
30-Aug-1948 |
|
Rants on The Daily Show |
| Michael Ian Black |
Actor |
12-Aug-1971 |
|
Stella |
| David Blaine |
Magician |
4-Apr-1973 |
|
World's least engrossing daredevil |
| Selma Blair |
Actor |
23-Jun-1972 |
|
A Dirty Shame |
| Brad Blakeman |
Government |
1-Sep-1958 |
|
Republican strategist |
| Mel Blanc |
Actor |
30-May-1908 |
10-Jul-1989 |
Man of 1,000 Voices |
| Arthur Blank |
Business |
27-Sep-1942 |
|
Co-Founder of Home Depot |
| Robert S. Blank |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Whitcom Partners |
| Yasmine Bleeth |
Actor |
14-Jun-1968 |
|
Baywatch babe |
| Jeffrey L. Bleustein |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
CEO of Harley-Davidson, 1997-2005 |
| Wolf Blitzer |
Journalist |
22-Mar-1948 |
|
The Situation Room |
| Ernest Bloch |
Composer |
24-Jul-1880 |
15-Jul-1959 |
Schelomo |
| Felix Bloch |
Physicist |
23-Oct-1905 |
10-Sep-1983 |
Studied nuclear magnetic resonance |
| Konrad Bloch |
Scientist |
21-Jan-1912 |
15-Oct-2000 |
Cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism |
| Allan Bloom |
Philosopher |
14-Sep-1930 |
7-Oct-1992 |
The Closing of the American Mind |
| Michael Bloomberg |
Politician |
14-Feb-1942 |
|
Mayor of New York City |
| Mike Bloomfield |
Guitarist |
28-Jul-1943 |
15-Feb-1981 |
Guitarist, Paul Butterfield Blues Band |
| Ben Blue |
Actor |
12-Sep-1901 |
7-Mar-1975 |
The Big Broadcast of 1938 |
| Léon Blum |
Head of State |
9-Apr-1872 |
30-Mar-1950 |
Thrice Prime Minister of France |
| Baruch S. Blumberg |
Scientist |
28-Jul-1925 |
|
Hepatitis B vaccine |
| Judy Blume |
Author |
12-Feb-1938 |
|
Author of children's books |
| Sidney Blumenthal |
Government |
1948 |
|
Advisor to Bill Clinton |
| W. Michael Blumenthal |
Government |
3-Jan-1926 |
|
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1977-79 |
| Franz Boas |
Anthropologist |
9-Jul-1858 |
22-Dec-1942 |
Father of American Anthropology |
| Steven Bochco |
Film/TV Producer |
16-Dec-1943 |
|
Responsible for Cop Rock |
| Lloyd Bochner |
Actor |
29-Jul-1924 |
29-Oct-2005 |
It's a cookbook |
| Peter Bogdanovich |
Film Director |
30-Jul-1939 |
|
The Last Picture Show |
| Niels Bohr |
Physicist |
7-Oct-1885 |
18-Nov-1962 |
Father of Quantum Theory |
| Irving Bolotin |
Business |
c. 1933 |
|
Senior VP at Lennar, 1972-98 |
| Josh Bolten |
Government |
16-Aug-1955 |
|
White House Chief of Staff |
| Michael Bolton |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Feb-1954 |
|
Love Is a Wonderful Thing |
| Lisa Bonet |
Actor |
16-Nov-1967 |
|
Denise on The Cosby Show |
| Daniel Boorstin |
Historian |
1-Oct-1914 |
28-Feb-2004 |
The Creators |
| Elayne Boosler |
Comic |
18-Aug-1952 |
|
Has had 7 cable comedy specials |
| Victor Borge |
Pianist |
3-Jan-1909 |
23-Dec-2000 |
Comedic pianist |
| Max Born |
Physicist |
11-Dec-1882 |
5-Jan-1970 |
Pioneer of quantum mechanics |
| Steven M. Bornstein |
Business |
? |
|
President of ESPN, 1990-99 |
| Alex Borstein |
Comic |
15-Feb-1971 |
|
Ms. Swan on MADtv |
| Rudy Boschwitz |
Business |
7-Nov-1930 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota, 1978-91 |
| Tom Bosley |
Actor |
1-Oct-1927 |
|
Dad on Happy Days |
| Shmuley Boteach |
Religion |
19-Nov-1966 |
|
Shalom in the Home |
| Elsbeth Bothe |
Judge |
17-Oct-1927 |
|
Baltimore Circuit Court Judge, retired |
| Lou Boudreau |
Baseball |
17-Jul-1917 |
10-Aug-2001 |
MLB Shortstop, Hall of Famer |
| Rob Bourdon |
Drummer |
20-Jan-1979 |
|
Linkin Park drummer |
| Caprice Bourret |
Model |
24-Oct-1971 |
|
Model and actress and singer and whatever |
| Barbara Boxer |
Politician |
11-Nov-1940 |
|
US Senator from California |
| Zach Braff |
Actor |
6-Apr-1975 |
|
Scrubs |
| Louis D. Brandeis |
Judge |
13-Nov-1856 |
5-Oct-1941 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1916-39 |
| Ryan Braun |
Baseball |
10-Nov-1983 |
|
Milwaukee Brewers |
| Gregory Breit |
Physicist |
14-Jul-1899 |
11-Sep-1981 |
Proton-proton dispersion |
| David Brenner |
Comic |
4-Feb-1945 |
|
Guest on Tonight Show 158 times |
| Sydney Brenner |
Scientist |
13-Jan-1927 |
|
Genetic regulation of organ development |
| Stephen Breyer |
Judge |
15-Aug-1938 |
|
US Supreme Court Justice |
| Fanny Brice |
Singer |
29-Oct-1891 |
29-May-1951 |
The Baby Snooks Show |
| Ronald M. Brill |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former EVP, Home Depot |
| Sergey Brin |
Business |
21-Aug-1973 |
|
Co-Founder of Google |
| Jenne K. Britell |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Structured Ventures, Inc. |
| Leon Brittan |
Politician |
25-Sep-1939 |
|
UK Home Secretary, 1983-85 |
| Max Brod |
Novelist |
27-May-1884 |
20-Dec-1968 |
The Redemption of Tycho Brahe |
| Joseph Brodsky |
Poet |
24-May-1940 |
28-Jan-1996 |
Social parasite turned Poet Laureate |
| Adam Brody |
Actor |
15-Dec-1979 |
|
Seth Cohen on The O.C. |
| Adrien Brody |
Actor |
14-Apr-1973 |
|
The Pianist |
| Eleanor Bron |
Actor |
14-Mar-1934 |
|
A Touch of Love |
| Charles Bronfman |
Business |
27-Jun-1931 |
|
Fifth richest person in Canada |
| Edgar Bronfman, Jr. |
Business |
16-May-1955 |
|
CEO of Seagram, Warner Music, etc |
| Edgar Bronfman, Sr. |
Business |
20-Jun-1929 |
|
CEO of Seagram's until 1994 |
| Anita Brookner |
Novelist |
16-Jul-1928 |
|
Hotel Du Lac |
| Albert Brooks |
Actor |
22-Jul-1947 |
|
Broadcast News |
| David Brooks |
Columnist |
11-Aug-1961 |
|
Shields and Brooks |
| Mel Brooks |
Film Director |
28-Jun-1926 |
|
Blazing Saddles |
| Richard Brooks |
Film Director |
18-May-1912 |
11-Mar-1992 |
In Cold Blood |
| Harold Brown |
Government |
19-Sep-1927 |
|
US Secretary of Defense, 1977-81 |
| Herbert C. Brown |
Chemist |
22-May-1912 |
19-Dec-2004 |
Discovered organoboranes |
| Lenny Bruce |
Comic |
13-Oct-1925 |
3-Aug-1966 |
Multiply obscene comic |
| Jerry Bruckheimer |
Film/TV Producer |
21-Sep-1945 |
|
Bombastic Movie Producer |
| David Brudnoy |
Radio Personality |
5-Jun-1940 |
8-Dec-2004 |
Boston talk radio host |
| Patrick Bruel |
Singer |
14-May-1959 |
|
Force Majeure |
| Martin Buber |
Philosopher |
8-Feb-1878 |
13-Jun-1965 |
Ich und Du |
| Art Buchwald |
Columnist |
20-Oct-1925 |
17-Jan-2007 |
Syndicated columnist and humorist |
| Brooke Burke |
Model |
8-Sep-1971 |
|
Supermodel host of Wild On... |
| George Burns |
Actor |
20-Jan-1896 |
9-Mar-1996 |
Oh, God! |
| Frederick Busch |
Novelist |
1-Aug-1941 |
23-Feb-2006 |
Don't Tell Anyone |
| Jerry Butler |
Pornstar |
13-May-1959 |
|
10 1/2 Weeks |
| Judith Butler |
Scholar |
24-Feb-1956 |
|
Gender Trouble |
| Red Buttons |
Actor |
5-Feb-1919 |
13-Jul-2006 |
They Shoot Horses Don't They? |
| Seymore Butts |
Pornstar |
18-Mar-1964 |
|
Family Business |
| Amanda Bynes |
Actor |
3-Apr-1986 |
|
Used to be All That |
| James Caan |
Actor |
26-Mar-1940 |
|
Vegas, Elf |
| Susan Cabot |
Actor |
9-Jul-1927 |
10-Dec-1986 |
The Wasp Woman |
| Sid Caesar |
Comic |
8-Sep-1922 |
|
Your Show of Shows |
| Sammy Cahn |
Songwriter |
18-Jun-1913 |
15-Jan-1993 |
Three Coins in the Fountain |
| Hortense Calisher |
Novelist |
20-Dec-1911 |
|
In the Absence of Angels |
| Elias Canetti |
Author |
25-Jul-1905 |
14-Aug-1994 |
Crowds and Power |
| Eddie Cantor |
Singer |
31-Jan-1892 |
10-Oct-1964 |
Banjo Eyes |
| Eric Cantor |
Politician |
6-Jun-1963 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 7th |
| Robert Capa |
Photographer |
22-Oct-1913 |
25-May-1954 |
War photographer |
| Lizzy Caplan |
Actor |
30-Jun-1982 |
|
Kat Warbler on The Class |
| Kate Capshaw |
Actor |
3-Nov-1953 |
|
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
| Benjamin L. Cardin |
Politician |
5-Oct-1943 |
|
US Senator from Maryland |
| Kitty Carlisle |
Singer |
3-Sep-1910 |
18-Apr-2007 |
A Night at the Opera |
| Robert Caro |
Historian |
30-Oct-1935 |
|
Biographer of Lyndon Johnson |
| Nell Carter |
Actor |
13-Sep-1948 |
23-Jan-2003 |
Housekeeper on Gimme A Break |
| Mama Cass |
Musician |
19-Sep-1941 |
29-Jul-1974 |
The Mamas and the Papas |
| René Cassin |
Government |
5-Oct-1887 |
20-Feb-1976 |
Legal scholar, Nobel Prize recipient |
| William Castle |
Film Director |
24-Apr-1914 |
31-May-1977 |
House on Haunted Hill |
| Phoebe Cates |
Actor |
16-Jul-1963 |
|
Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
| Safra A. Catz |
Business |
Dec-1961 |
|
President & CFO of Oracle |
| Paul Celan |
Poet |
23-Nov-1920 |
20-Apr-1970 |
Todesfuge |
| Bennett Cerf |
Business |
25-May-1898 |
27-Aug-1971 |
Founder of Random House |
| Michael Chabon |
Novelist |
1963 |
|
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay |
| Marc Chagall |
Artist |
7-Jul-1887 |
28-Mar-1985 |
I and the Village |
| Ernst B. Chain |
Scientist |
19-Jun-1906 |
12-Aug-1979 |
Discovered penicillin |
| Jonathan Chait |
Journalist |
1972 |
|
Senior Editor, The New Republic |
| Mona Charen |
Pundit |
? |
|
Conservative columnist |
| Paddy Chayefsky |
Playwright |
29-Jan-1923 |
1-Aug-1981 |
Network |
| Michael Chertoff |
Government |
28-Nov-1953 |
|
US Homeland Security Czar |
| Alfred Chester |
Novelist |
7-Sep-1928 |
1-Aug-1971 |
The Exquisite Corpse |
| Judy Chicago |
Artist |
20-Jul-1939 |
|
The Birth Project |
| Alex Chiu |
Paranormal |
8-Feb-1971 |
|
Inventor of magnetic immortality rings |
| Bruce Chizen |
Business |
1956 |
|
CEO of Adobe, 2000-07 |
| Emmanuelle Chriqui |
Actor |
10-Dec-1977 |
|
Sloan on Entourage |
| Connie Chung |
Journalist |
20-Aug-1946 |
|
NBC news anchor |
| Aaron Ciechanover |
Scientist |
1-Oct-1947 |
|
Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| Marcia Clark |
Attorney |
31-Aug-1953 |
|
Former O.J. prosecutor |
| Robert Clary |
Actor |
1-Mar-1926 |
|
LeBeau on Hogan's Heroes |
| Andrew Dice Clay |
Comic |
29-Sep-1958 |
|
Ford Fairlane |
| Daniel Clowes |
Cartoonist |
14-Apr-1961 |
|
Eightball, Ghost World, David Boring |
| Andrei Codrescu |
Author |
20-Dec-1946 |
|
Exquisite Corpse |
| Ethan Coen |
Film Director |
21-Sep-1957 |
|
Half of the Coen brothers |
| Joel Coen |
Film Director |
29-Nov-1954 |
|
Half of the Coen brothers |
| Ben Cohen |
Business |
1951 |
|
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. |
| Betsy Z. Cohen |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of RAIT Investment Trust, 1997-2006 |
| Eli Cohen |
Spy |
26-Dec-1924 |
18-May-1965 |
Israel's greatest spy |
| Jared Cohen |
Government |
c. 1982 |
|
Children of Jihad |
| Leonard Cohen |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Sep-1934 |
|
Everybody Knows |
| Peter A. Cohen |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Shearson Lehman, 1983-90 |
| Ronald Cohen |
Business |
1945 |
|
British venture capitalist, Apax |
| Sacha Baron Cohen |
Comic |
13-Oct-1971 |
|
Boyakasha! Respec |
| Scott Cohen |
Actor |
19-Dec-1964 |
|
The 10th Kingdom |
| Stanley Cohen |
Scientist |
17-Nov-1922 |
|
Nerve and skin cell growth factors |
| Steve Cohen |
Politician |
24-May-1949 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 9th |
| Wilbur J. Cohen |
Government |
10-Jun-1913 |
17-May-1987 |
HEW Secretary, 1968-69 |
| Claude Cohen-Tannoudji |
Physicist |
1-Apr-1933 |
|
Trapped atoms with laser light |
| Marc Cohn |
Singer/Songwriter |
5-Jul-1959 |
|
Walking In Memphis |
| Mindy Cohn |
Actor |
20-May-1966 |
|
Natalie on The Facts of Life |
| Roy Cohn |
Government |
20-Feb-1927 |
2-Aug-1986 |
Joseph McCarthy's henchman |
| Steven Cojocaru |
Critic |
5-Jan-1965 |
|
Entertainment Tonight fashion critic |
| Norm Coleman |
Politician |
17-Aug-1949 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota |
| Jackie Collins |
Author |
4-Oct-1937 |
|
Trashy paperbacks for bored housewives |
| Lauren Collins |
Actor |
29-Aug-1986 |
|
Degrassi: The Next Generation |
| Alan Colmes |
Pundit |
24-Sep-1950 |
|
Fox News Channel's token liberal |
| Joe Conason |
Journalist |
c. 1954 |
|
New York Observer political columnist |
| Jennifer Connelly |
Actor |
12-Dec-1970 |
|
Betty Ross in The Hulk |
| Leon G. Cooperman |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Omega Advisors, Inc. |
| Aaron Copland |
Composer |
14-Nov-1900 |
2-Dec-1990 |
Fanfare for the Common Man |
| David Copperfield |
Magician |
16-Sep-1956 |
|
Disappeared the Statue of Liberty |
| Sam Coppersmith |
Politician |
22-May-1955 |
|
Congressman from Arizona, 1993-95 |
| Ricardo Cortez |
Actor |
19-Sep-1899 |
28-Apr-1977 |
The Torrent |
| Howard Cosell |
Sports Figure |
25-Mar-1918 |
23-Apr-1995 |
Straight-shooting, toupee-wearing commentator |
| Jim Cramer |
TV Personality |
10-Feb-1955 |
|
Mad Money |
| Norma Crane |
Actor |
10-Nov-1928 |
28-Sep-1973 |
Fiddler on the Roof |
| Norm Crosby |
Comic |
15-Sep-1927 |
|
Stand-up and nightclub comic |
| James S. Crown |
Business |
25-Jun-1953 |
|
Henry Crown and Company |
| Lester Crown |
Business |
7-Jun-1925 |
|
CEO of Henry Crown & Co. |
| Billy Crystal |
Comic |
14-Mar-1947 |
|
When Harry Met Sally |
| James W. Crystal |
Business |
9-Oct-1937 |
|
Frank Crystal & Company |
| Peter D. Cummings |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Ram Realty Services |
| Tony Curtis |
Actor |
3-Jun-1925 |
|
Houdini and Some Like It Hot |
| Disco D |
Music Producer |
21-Sep-1980 |
23-Jan-2007 |
Ghetto-tech DJ |
| Mike D |
Rapper |
20-Nov-1965 |
|
Beastie Boys |
| Edward Dahlberg |
Novelist |
22-Jul-1900 |
27-Feb-1977 |
Because I Was Flesh |
| Marcel Dalio |
Actor |
17-Jul-1900 |
20-Nov-1983 |
The Sun Also Rises |
| Stuart Damon |
Actor |
5-Feb-1937 |
|
Alan Quartermaine on General Hospital |
| Rodney Dangerfield |
Comic |
22-Nov-1921 |
5-Oct-2004 |
Never did get no respect |
| Erin Daniels |
Actor |
9-Oct-1973 |
|
The L Word |
| Marc Dann |
Politician |
12-Mar-1962 |
|
Attorney General of Ohio |
| Sam Dash |
Government |
c. 1923 |
29-May-2004 |
Chief counsel, Senate Watergate committee |
| Jules Dassin |
Film Director |
18-Dec-1911 |
31-Mar-2008 |
Topkapi |
| Larry David |
Film/TV Producer |
2-Jul-1947 |
|
Seinfeld co-creator, Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| Brandon Davis |
Socialite |
1979 |
|
Oil heir, pal of Paris Hilton |
| Clive Davis |
Business |
4-Apr-1932 |
|
Founder of Arista Records |
| Lanny J. Davis |
Government |
c. 1946 |
|
White House Counsel, 1996-98 |
| Marvin Davis |
Business |
31-Aug-1925 |
25-Sep-2004 |
Oil magnate, former owner of 20th Century Fox |
| Paige Davis |
Game Show Host |
15-Oct-1969 |
|
Katie Couric lookalike on Trading Spaces |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. |
Singer |
8-Dec-1925 |
16-May-1990 |
Coolest hepcat in the Rat Pack |
| Susan Davis |
Politician |
13-Apr-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, California 53rd |
| Moshe Dayan |
Politician |
20-May-1915 |
16-Oct-1981 |
Israeli military leader |
| Taylor Dayne |
Singer |
7-Mar-1962 |
|
Tell It to My Heart |
| Midge Decter |
Journalist |
25-Jul-1927 |
|
Neoconservative maven |
| Michael Dell |
Business |
23-Feb-1965 |
|
Founder of Dell Computer |
| Brad Delson |
Guitarist |
1-Dec-1977 |
|
Guitarist for Linkin Park |
| Cecil B. DeMille |
Film Director |
12-Aug-1881 |
21-Jan-1959 |
Pioneering film director |
| Jacques Derrida |
Philosopher |
15-Jul-1930 |
9-Oct-2004 |
Deconstructionism, Intellectual Terrorist |
| Alan Dershowitz |
Attorney |
1-Sep-1938 |
|
Lawyer, represented Klaus von Bulow |
| John Deutch |
Government |
27-Jul-1938 |
|
CIA Director, 1995-96 |
| Donny Deutsch |
TV Personality |
22-Nov-1957 |
|
CNBC talk show host |
| Martin Deutsch |
Physicist |
29-Jun-1917 |
16-Aug-2002 |
Discovered positronium |
| Peter Deutsch |
Politician |
1-Apr-1957 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1993-2005 |
| Neil Diamond |
Singer/Songwriter |
24-Jan-1941 |
|
Cherry Baby |
| Don Diamont |
Actor |
31-Dec-1962 |
|
The Young and the Restless |
| Charles M. Diker |
Business |
1934 |
|
Diker Management LLC |
| Barry Diller |
Business |
2-Feb-1942 |
|
CEO of USA Interactive Corp. |
| Stanley Donen |
Film Director |
13-Apr-1924 |
|
Singin' in the Rain |
| Kirk Douglas |
Actor |
9-Dec-1916 |
|
Spartacus |
| Melvyn Douglas |
Actor |
5-Apr-1901 |
4-Aug-1981 |
Being There |
| Michael Douglas |
Actor |
25-Sep-1944 |
|
Wall Street, The Game |
| Fran Drescher |
Actor |
30-Sep-1957 |
|
The Nanny |
| Alfred Dreyfus |
Victim |
9-Oct-1859 |
12-Jul-1935 |
Dreyfus Affair scapegoat |
| Richard Dreyfuss |
Actor |
29-Oct-1947 |
|
Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| Orvil Dryfoos |
Publisher |
8-Nov-1912 |
26-May-1963 |
New York Times Publisher, 1961-63 |
| David Duchovny |
Actor |
7-Aug-1960 |
|
Mulder on The X-Files |
| Patricia Duff |
Socialite |
Apr-1954 |
|
Ron Perelman's ex-wife |
| Kitty Dukakis |
First Lady |
26-Dec-1936 |
|
Wife of Michael Dukakis |
| Émile Durkheim |
Sociologist |
15-Apr-1858 |
15-Nov-1917 |
Rules of the Sociological Method |
| Andrea Dworkin |
Activist |
26-Sep-1946 |
9-Apr-2005 |
Anti-pornography activist |
| Bob Dylan |
Musician |
24-May-1941 |
|
The Times They Are A-Changin' |
| Jakob Dylan |
Musician |
9-Dec-1969 |
|
Head Wallflower and Bob Dylan's son |
| Abba Eban |
Government |
2-Feb-1915 |
17-Nov-2002 |
Foreign Minister of Israel, 1966-74 |
| Fred Ebb |
Musician |
8-Apr-1935 |
11-Sep-2004 |
Top Broadway lyricist |
| Gerald M. Edelman |
Scientist |
1-Jul-1929 |
|
Chemical structure of antibodies |
| Irwin Edman |
Philosopher |
28-Nov-1896 |
4-Sep-1954 |
Philosopher’s Holiday |
| Zac Efron |
Actor |
18-Oct-1987 |
|
Cameron Bale on Summerland |
| Paul Ehrlich |
Doctor |
14-Mar-1854 |
20-Aug-1915 |
Discovered treatment for syphilis |
| David Eigenberg |
Actor |
17-May-1964 |
|
Steve Brady on Sex and the City |
| David Einhorn |
Religion |
1809 |
1879 |
Jewish reform movement |
| Ira Einhorn |
Activist |
15-May-1940 |
|
Earth Day founder turned killer |
| Carol B. Einiger |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
Post Rock Advisors LLC |
| Hallie Kate Eisenberg |
Actor |
2-Aug-1992 |
|
Beautiful |
| Warren Eisenberg |
Business |
c. 1930 |
|
Co-Founder, Bed Bath and Beyond |
| Sergei Eisenstein |
Film Director |
23-Jan-1898 |
11-Feb-1948 |
Alexander Nevsky |
| Will Eisner |
Cartoonist |
6-Mar-1917 |
3-Jan-2005 |
Turned comic book authors into Sequential Artists |
| Stuart Eizenstat |
Diplomat |
15-Jan-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to the EU, 1993-96 |
| Richard Elfman |
Musician |
6-Mar-1949 |
|
Responsible for Forbidden Zone |
| Gertrude B. Elion |
Scientist |
23-Jan-1918 |
21-Feb-1999 |
Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, AIDS |
| Stanley Elkin |
Novelist |
11-May-1930 |
31-May-1995 |
The Living End |
| Larry Ellison |
Business |
17-Aug-1944 |
|
CEO of Oracle |
| Richard Ellmann |
Critic |
15-Mar-1918 |
13-May-1987 |
James Joyce |
| Charles M. Elson |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
Economist, University of Delaware |
| Edward E. Elson |
Diplomat |
c. 1934 |
|
US Ambassador to Denmark, 1994-98 |
| Rahm Emanuel |
Politician |
29-Nov-1959 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 5th |
| Robert Emden |
Mathematician |
4-Mar-1862 |
8-Oct-1940 |
Stellar structure |
| Eliot Engel |
Politician |
18-Feb-1947 |
|
Congressman, New York 17th |
| Eve Ensler |
Playwright |
25-May-1953 |
|
The Vagina Monologues |
| Nora Ephron |
Author |
19-May-1941 |
|
When Harry Met Sally |
| Brian Epstein |
Business |
19-Sep-1934 |
27-Aug-1967 |
Manager of The Beatles |
| Jacob Epstein |
Sculptor |
10-Nov-1880 |
21-Aug-1959 |
Strand Statues |
| Jeffrey E. Epstein |
Business |
20-Jan-1953 |
|
Reclusive money manager |
| Theo Epstein |
Baseball |
29-Dec-1973 |
|
General Manager of the Boston Red Sox |
| Ben Erdreich |
Politician |
9-Dec-1938 |
|
Congressman from Alabama, 1983-93 |
| Erik Erikson |
Psychologist |
15-Jun-1902 |
12-May-1994 |
Eight Stages of Childhood |
| Joseph Erlanger |
Scientist |
5-Jan-1874 |
5-Dec-1965 |
Nerve conduction |
| Levi Eshkol |
Head of State |
25-Oct-1895 |
26-Feb-1969 |
Third Prime Minister of Israel |
| Susan Estrich |
Pundit |
16-Dec-1952 |
|
Fox News liberal |
| Robert Evans |
Film/TV Producer |
29-Jun-1930 |
|
The Kid Stays In The Picture |
| Peter Falk |
Actor |
16-Sep-1927 |
|
Detective Columbo |
| Stacey Farber |
Actor |
25-Aug-1987 |
|
Ellie Nash on Degrassi |
| Perry Farrell |
Musician |
29-Mar-1959 |
|
Gangly lead singer of Jane's Addiction |
| Howard Fast |
Novelist |
11-Nov-1914 |
12-Mar-2003 |
Spartacus |
| Andrew Fastow |
Business |
22-Dec-1961 |
|
Disgraced CFO of Enron |
| Jon Favreau |
Actor |
19-Oct-1966 |
|
Swingers |
| Frances Faye |
Singer |
4-Nov-1912 |
8-Nov-1991 |
Out, Lesbian nightclub singer |
| Oded Fehr |
Actor |
23-Nov-1970 |
|
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
| Jules Feiffer |
Cartoonist |
26-Jan-1929 |
|
Can't draw but writes like a master |
| Steve Feinberg |
Business |
29-Mar-1960 |
|
Cerberus Capital Management |
| Russ Feingold |
Politician |
2-Mar-1953 |
|
US Senator from Wisconsin |
| Dianne Feinstein |
Politician |
22-Jun-1933 |
|
US Senator from California |
| Leonard Feinstein |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
Co-Founder, Bed Bath and Beyond |
| Michael Feinstein |
Singer |
7-Sep-1956 |
|
Revives the Great American Songbook |
| Douglas Feith |
Government |
16-Jul-1953 |
|
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 2001-05 |
| Meyer Feldberg |
Educator |
17-Mar-1942 |
|
Dean of Columbia Business School, 1989-2004 |
| George Feldenkreis |
Business |
14-Aug-1935 |
|
CEO of Perry Ellis International |
| Corey Feldman |
Actor |
16-Jul-1971 |
|
One of the Coreys |
| Marty Feldman |
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