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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
James A. Abbott
Business
c. 1945   CEO of First Union Mortgage, 1980-94
Maud Adams
Actor
12-Feb-1945   Octopussy
Patch Adams
Doctor
28-May-1945   Gesundheit! Institute
W. Andrew Adams
Business
1945   Founder, National HealthCare Corp.
Larry Agran
Politician
2-Feb-1945   Twice Mayor of Irvine, California
Fouad Ajami
Author
9-Sep-1945   Director of Middle East Studies, SAIS
Gary Aldrich
Activist
22-May-1945   Clinton antagonist
Iyad Allawi
Head of State
1945   Iraqi Prime Minister, 2004-05
David Allen
Author
28-Dec-1945   Getting Things Done
Tom Allen
Politician
16-Apr-1945   Congressman, Maine 1st
John R. Alm
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises
Basil L. Anderson
Business
c. 1945   Vice Chairman of Staples, 2001-06
Carl Anderson
Singer
27-Feb-1945 23-Feb-2004 Jesus Christ, Superstar
Fred D. Anderson
Business
c. 1945   CFO of Apple, 1996-2004
Gary E. Anderson
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Dow Corning, 1999-2004
Paul M. Anderson
Business
1945   CEO of Duke Energy, 2003-07
John Ankerberg
Religion
Dec-1945   The John Ankerberg Show
Rod Argent
Musician
14-Jun-1945   The Zombies and Argent
Richard Armitage
Government
26-Apr-1945   US Deputy Secretary of State, 2001-05
Victor Ashe
Diplomat
1-Jan-1945   US Ambassador to Poland
Dennis A. Ausiello
Doctor
c. 1945   Massachusetts General Hospital
G. W. Bailey
Actor
27-Aug-1945   Harris in Police Academy movies
Martin N. Baily
Economist
1945   Council of Economic Advisers, 1995-96, 1999-2001
Robert T. Bakker
Paleontologist
1945   The Dinosaur Heresies
Bob Balaban
Film Director
16-Aug-1945   Parents
Alan Ball
Soccer
12-May-1945 24-Apr-2007 English footballer, 1966 World Cup
John Banville
Novelist
8-Dec-1945   The Book of Evidence
Adrienne Barbeau
Actor
11-Jun-1945   Swamp Thing
Lem Barney
Football
8-Sep-1945   NFL Hall of Famer, Baptist minister
Edward Bass
Philanthropist
c. 1945   Billionaire, Biosphere proponent
Lynne A. Battaglia
Judge
c. 1945   Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
Douglas Y. Bech
Attorney
c. 1945   Partner, Andrews Kurth, 1970-93
Juan Ernesto de Bedout
Business
c. 1945   President, Kimberly-Clark Latin America
Art Bell
Radio Personality
17-Jun-1945   Radio talk show host specializing in UFO's
Dirk Benedict
Actor
1-Mar-1945   Lt. Templeton Peck on the A-Team
Brenda Benet
Actor
14-Aug-1945 7-Apr-1982 Days of Our Lives
Sandy Berger
Government
28-Oct-1945   National Security Advisor for Bill Clinton
Lowell Bergman
Film/TV Producer
24-Jul-1945   Former 60 Minutes producer
John F. Bergstrom
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Bergstrom Corporation
Dennis R. Berman
Business
c. 1945   Denitech Corporation
Bev Bevan
Drummer
24-Nov-1945   Drummer for ELO
Hakim Bey
Author
1945   Temporary Autonomous Zone
Frank Biondi
Business
9-Jan-1945   Former CEO, Viacom, Universal Studios
Ritchie Blackmore
Guitarist
14-Apr-1945   Deep Purple and Rainbow
Alan S. Blinder
Economist
14-Oct-1945   Vice Chairman, Federal Reserve
Blowfly
Rapper
14-Feb-1945   The Original X Rated Rapper
Earl Boen
Actor
7-Nov-1945   In every Terminator movie
Koo Bon-Moo
Business
c. 1945   Chairman of LG Group
William Hill Boner
Politician
14-Feb-1945   Congressman from Tennessee, 1979-87
David Bonior
Politician
6-Jun-1945   Congressman from Michigan, 1977-2003
Neal Boortz
Radio Personality
6-Apr-1945   Libertarian radio host
Michael J. Boskin
Economist
23-Sep-1945   Economics Professor, Stanford University
Barry Bostwick
Actor
24-Feb-1945   Brad in Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jack O. Bovender, Jr.
Business
16-Aug-1945   CEO of HCA
Larry Bowa
Baseball
6-Dec-1945   MLB Manager, Coach
Erskine Bowles
Government
8-Aug-1945   Clinton's Chief of Staff
Allen Boyd
Politician
6-Jun-1945   Congressman, Florida 2nd
Robert Brady
Politician
7-Apr-1945   Congressman, Pennsylvania 1st
Michael Brandon
Actor
20-Apr-1945   Dempsey & Makepeace
Stephen Brauer
Business
1945   US Ambassador to Belgium, 2001-03
Anthony Braxton
Jazz Musician
4-Jun-1945   Inventive jazz multi-instrumentalist
David Brenner
Comic
4-Feb-1945   Guest on Tonight Show 158 times
Gary Brooker
Musician
29-May-1945   Procol Harum
Kathleen Brown
Politician
15-Oct-1945   California State Treasurer, 1991-95
Wesley Brown
Novelist
1945   Tragic Magic
Jerry Bruckheimer
Film/TV Producer
21-Sep-1945   Bombastic Movie Producer
Jeremy Bulloch
Actor
16-Feb-1945   Boba Fett in the Star Wars series
Mary Brown Bullock
Historian
c. 1945   President of Agnes Scott College, 1995-2006
Raymond Burghardt
Diplomat
1945   US Ambassador to Vietnam, 2002-04
Bonnie Burnard
Novelist
15-Jan-1945   A Good House
Robert Olen Butler
Author
20-Jan-1945   A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
Joseph J. Buttigieg III
Business
c. 1945   Vice Chairman of Comerica
Rhonda Byrne
Author
1945   The Secret
Michael T. Byrnes
Military
c. 1945   President of Tyco China, 2005-06
Mathis Cabiallavetta
Business
1945   Chairman of UBS, 1998-99
Herman Cain
Business
13-Dec-1945   Godfather's Pizza
George Campbell, Jr.
Educator
2-Dec-1945   President of the Cooper Union
Claude R. Canizares
Physicist
1945   Bruno Rossi Professor of Physics
Rod Carew
Baseball
1-Oct-1945   Hall of Famer
Walter L. Carpeneti
Judge
1-Dec-1945   Justice, Alaska Supreme Court
Cassandra C. Carr
Business
c. 1945   Public Strategies, Inc.
Steve Carver
Film Director
5-Apr-1945   Lone Wolf McQuade
Joanna Cassidy
Actor
2-Aug-1945   Snakecharmer in Blade Runner
François J. Castaing
Business
1945   Former EVP at Chrysler
Lawrence P. Castellani
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Advance Auto Parts, 2000-05
Ed Catmull
Business
31-Mar-1945   Pixar Co-Founder, Disney Animation president
Christopher Cazenove
Actor
17-Dec-1945   English character actor
Lauren Chapin
Actor
23-May-1945   Father Knows Best
Jim Chapman
Politician
8-Mar-1945   Congressman from Texas, 1985-97
John F. Chlebowski, Jr.
Business
c. 1945   Lakeshore Operating Partners
Donna M. Christian-Christensen
Politician
19-Sep-1945   Congresswoman, US Virgin Islands
Gustavo Cisneros
Business
1945   Billionaire Venezuelan media mogul
Eric Clapton
Musician
30-Mar-1945   Slowhand
Bruce Cockburn
Singer/Songwriter
27-May-1945   Rocket Launcher
Ronald Cohen
Business
1945   British venture capitalist, Apax
Thomas J. Colligan
Business
c. 1945   Vice Chairman of PWC, 2001-04
Larry Combest
Politician
20-Mar-1945   Congressman from Texas, 1985-2003
Tony Conigliaro
Baseball
7-Jan-1945 24-Feb-1990 Boston Red Sox
Pat Conroy
Author
26-Oct-1945   The Prince of Tides
John W. Conway
Business
1945   CEO of Crown Holdings
Frances D. Cook
Diplomat
7-Sep-1945   US Ambassador to Oman, 1996-99
David J. Cooper
Business
c. 1945   Cooper/T. Smith Corporation
Wendy Cope
Poet
21-Jul-1945   If I Don't Know
James E. Copeland, Jr.
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Deloitte & Touche, 1999-2003
Thomas A. Corcoran
Business
c. 1945   Senior Advisor, Carlyle Group
William T. Cottle
Business
c. 1945   STP Nuclear Operating Company
John B. Craig
Diplomat
13-Nov-1945   US Ambassador to Oman, 1998-2001
Larry Craig
Politician
20-Jul-1945   US Senator from Idaho
Peter Criss
Drummer
20-Dec-1945   One of the original KISS quartet
Stanley Crouch
Columnist
14-Dec-1945   Jazz critic
David A. Daberko
Business
c. 1945   CEO of National City, 1995-2007
Kenneth C. Dahlberg
Business
c. 1945   CEO of SAIC
Dennis D. Dammerman
Business
1945   CFO of GE, 1998-2005
Robert C. Davidson, Jr.
Business
c. 1945   Surface Protection Industries
Clifton Davis
Actor
4-Oct-1945   That's My Mama
Daniel Davis
Actor
26-Nov-1945   Niles the Butler on The Nanny
Jim Davis
Cartoonist
28-Jul-1945   Creator of Garfield strip
Nicholas DeBenedictis
Business
15-Sep-1945   Aqua America
Linnet F. Deily
Business
1945   Deputy US Trade Representative, 2001-05
Wolfgang H. Demisch
Business
c. 1945   Demisch Associates LLC
Wolfgang Deml
Business
31-Jul-1945   CEO of BayWa Corporation
Robert E. Denham
Attorney
27-Aug-1945   Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson
Dorothy Denning
Scientist
12-Aug-1945   Professor, interest in encryption
Peter B. Dervan
Chemist
28-Jun-1945   DNA Researcher
David W. Devonshire
Business
c. 1945   CFO of Motorola, 2002-07
David Dewhurst
Politician
18-Aug-1945   Lt. Governor of Texas
Joseph E. diGenova
Government
c. 1945   US Attorney, District of Columbia, 1983-88
Annie Dillard
Author
30-Oct-1945   Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
William Dillard II
Business
16-Jun-1945   CEO of Dillard's
Carol E. Dinkins
Attorney
9-Nov-1945   Vinson & Elkins
Divine
Actor
19-Oct-1945 7-Mar-1988 Poodle poop-eating drag queen
Lou Dobbs
Journalist
24-Sep-1945   CNN Moneyline
Micky Dolenz
Actor
8-Mar-1945   Drummer for The Monkees
John Doman
Actor
9-Jan-1945   Ad exec turned prolific character actor
Roger Donaldson
Film Director
15-Nov-1945   Dante's Peak
Nicholas M. Donofrio
Business
7-Sep-1945   EVP at IBM
Walter F. Doran
Military
15-Oct-1945   C-in-C, US Pacific Fleet, 2002-05
Tony Dow
Actor
13-Apr-1945   Wally on Leave It to Beaver
Jim Doyle
Politician
23-Nov-1945   Governor of Wisconsin
Brian Doyle-Murray
Comic
31-Oct-1945   SNL
Ja'net DuBois
Actor
5-Aug-1945   Willona Woods on Good Times
David Dukes
Actor
6-Jun-1945 9-Oct-2000 War and Remembrance
Christine M. Durham
Judge
3-Aug-1945   Utah Chief Justice
George Dzundza
Actor
19-Jul-1945   Max Greevey on Law & Order
James E. Edmondson
Judge
1945   Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
Jessica P. Einhorn
Administrator
c. 1945   Dean, School of Advanced International Studies
Dock Ellis
Baseball
11-Mar-1945   Pitched a no-hitter on LSD
David Emerson
Politician
17-Sep-1945   Canadian Minister of International Trade
Richard W. Erdman
Diplomat
1945   US Ambassador to Algeria, 2003-06
Richard Eyer
Actor
6-May-1945   The Invisible Boy
Nuruddin Farah
Author
1945   From a Crooked Rib
Mimsy Farmer
Actor
28-Feb-1945   Hot Rods to Hell
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
Raymond E. Feist
Novelist
1945   Riftwar Saga
José Feliciano
Musician
10-Sep-1945   Feliz Navidad
John D. Ferguson
Business
c. 1945   CEO, Corrections Corp of America
Anthony G. Fernandes
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Phillip Services, 1999-2002
Bryan Ferry
Musician
26-Sep-1945   Frontman of Roxy Music
Hanno C. Fiedler
Business
24-Jun-1945   CEO of Ball Packaging Europe, 2002-05
Robert Finn
Diplomat
19-Dec-1945   US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2002-03
Niall FitzGerald
Business
13-Sep-1945   Chairman of Reuters
Floyd H. Flake
Politician
30-Jan-1945   Congressman from New York, 1987-97
John Fogerty
Musician
28-May-1945   Creedence Clearwater Revival
Thomas King Forcade
Journalist
1945 Nov-1978 Founder of High Times
Gerald J. Ford
Business
1945   Golden State Bancorp
Harold Ford, Sr.
Politician
20-May-1945   Congressman from Tennessee, 1975-97
John H. Forsgren, Jr.
Business
c. 1945   CFO of Northeast Utilities, 1996-2004
Vince Foster
Attorney
15-Jan-1945 20-Jul-1993 Deputy White House Counsel for Clinton
Russell J. Frackman
Attorney
c. 1945   RIAA, MPAA Attorney
Sheila Frahm
Politician
22-Mar-1945   US Senator from Kansas, 1996
Shirley Franklin
Politician
10-May-1945   Mayor of Atlanta
Tommy Franks
Military
17-Jun-1945   Former C-in-C, US Central Command
Walt Frazier
Basketball
29-Mar-1945   New York Knicks hall of famer
J. Richard Fredericks
Business
1945   US Ambassador to Switzerland, 1999-2001
Brenda Fricker
Actor
17-Feb-1945   My Left Foot
David I. Fuente
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Office Depot, 1986-2000
John Garamendi
Politician
24-Jan-1945   Lt. Governor of California
Kathy Garver
Actor
13-Dec-1945   Cissy on Family Affair
James R. Gavin III
Doctor
c. 1945   Morehouse School of Medicine
Bill Geist
Columnist
10-May-1945   60 Minutes II
Robert A. Gerard
Government
c. 1945   Assistant Treasury Secretary, 1974-77
Steven L. Gerard
Business
c. 1945   CEO of CBIZ
Robert L. Gerbig
Business
c. 1945   Gerbig, Snell/Weisheimer & Associates
Manucher Ghorbanifar
Business
1945   Arms dealer, ex-CIA informant
Ian Gillan
Singer
19-Aug-1945   Vocalist for Deep Purple
Ron Glass
Actor
10-Jul-1945   Det. Harris on Barney Miller
Joscelyn Godwin
Historian
16-Jan-1945   Historian of the esoteric
Susan Golding
Politician
18-Aug-1945   Mayor of San Diego, 1992-2000
Steven F. Goldstone
Business
c. 1945   CEO of RJR Nabisco, 1997-99
Charlie Gonzalez
Politician
5-May-1945   Congressman, Texas 20th
Paul A. Gould
Business
c. 1945   Allen & Company
Everardo Goyanes
Business
c. 1945   Liberty Energy Holdings
Donald E. Graham
Journalist
22-Apr-1945   Washington Post CEO
Wendy Gramm
Business
9-Jan-1945   Phil Gramm's wife, ex-Enron board member
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
Criminal
12-Mar-1945   Testified against John Gotti
Steven J. Green
Business
17-Jul-1945   US Ambassador to Singapore, 1998-2001
Stanley B. Greenberg
Business
10-May-1945   Pollster
Robert Greenwald
Film/TV Producer
28-Aug-1945   Outfoxed, Xanadu
Christopher V. Greetham
Business
c. 1945   EVP at XL Capital, 1998-2006
Bob Griese
Football
3-Feb-1945   Dolphins QB #12
Jerry A. Grundhofer
Business
1945   CEO of US Bancorp, 2001-06
Bob Gunton
Actor
15-Nov-1945   The Shawshank Redemption
Raj L. Gupta
Business
23-Dec-1945   CEO of Rohm and Haas
Joseph A. Hafner, Jr.
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Riviana Foods, 1984-2005
Ira D. Hall
Business
c. 1945   Utendahl Capital Management
Judith H. Hamilton
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Classroom Connect, 1999-2002
Ellen M. Hancock
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Exodus Communications, 1998-2001
F. Philip Handy
Business
c. 1945   Strategic Industries Inc.
Jim Hannah
Judge
c. 1945   Arkansas Chief Justice
Curtis Hanson
Film Director
24-Mar-1945   Director of LA Confidential
Joseph S. Hardin, Jr.
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Kinko's, 1997-2001
Jane Harman
Politician
28-Jun-1945   Congresswoman, California 36th
Glenn T. Harrell, Jr.
Judge
1945   Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
Donald J. Harrington
Educator
2-Oct-1945   President, St. John's University
Mike Harris
Politician
23-Jan-1945   Premier of Ontario, 1995-2002
Debbie Harry
Singer
1-Jul-1945   Blondie
Fred Hassan
Business
12-Nov-1945   CEO of Schering-Plough
L. Patrick Hassey
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Allegheny Technologies
Richard Hatch
Actor
21-May-1945   Apollo on Battlestar Galactica
Derek C. Hathaway
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Harsco, 1994-2007
Donny Hathaway
Singer
1-Oct-1945 13-Jan-1979 Where Is The Love?
Goldie Hawn
Actor
21-Nov-1945   Private Benjamin
Michael V. Hayden
Government
17-Mar-1945   Director of the CIA
Elvin Hayes
Basketball
17-Nov-1945   NBA Hall of Famer
Robin Hayes
Politician
14-Aug-1945   Congressman, North Carolina 8th
John Heard
Actor
7-Mar-1945   The Pelican Brief
W. Scott Hedrick
Business
c. 1945   InterWest Partners
Martin Hellman
Scientist
2-Oct-1945   Public key cryptographer
Ken Hensley
Musician
24-Aug-1945   Former Uriah Heep keyboardist
Bob Herbert
Columnist
7-Mar-1945   New York Times Op-Ed writer
Wally Herger
Politician
20-May-1945   Congressman, California 2nd
Robert M. Hernandez
Business
c. 1945   Vice Chairman of USX, 1994-2001
Robin E. Hernreich
Business
1945   Co-Owner, Sacramento Kings
Dennis S. Hersch
Attorney
c. 1945   Former Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Allen M. Hill
Business
c. 1945   CEO of DPL, 1996-2002
Juanita H. Hinshaw
Business
c. 1945   CFO of Graybar Electric, 2000-05
Douglas Hofstadter
Author
15-Feb-1945   Author of Godel, Escher, Bach
Clive R. Hollick
Business
19-May-1945   CEO of United Business Media, 1996-2005
Van B. Honeycutt
Business
1945   CEO of Computer Sciences, 1995-2007
R. David Hoover
Business
21-Jun-1945   CEO of Ball Corporation
Hugh Hopper
Bassist
29-Apr-1945   Soft Machine bassist
Huell Howser
TV Personality
18-Oct-1945   California's Gold
Lloyd Carr
Football
30-Jul-1945   UMich Football Coach, 1995-2007
Robert T. Huang
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Synnex
Ernie Hudson
Actor
17-Dec-1945   Warden Glenn on Oz
Josephine Humphreys
Author
2-Feb-1945   Rich in Love
Linda Hunt
Actor
2-Apr-1945   The Year of Living Dangerously
Robert J. Hurst
Business
1945   Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, 1999-2004
Patricia Ireland
Activist
19-Oct-1945   NOW president, 1991-2001
Hale Irwin
Golf
3-Jun-1945   Three-time US Open winner
Itcho Ito
Politician
23-Aug-1945 18-Apr-2007 Mayor of Nagasaki, 1995-2007
Igor Ivanov
Government
23-Sep-1945   Russia Minister of Foreign Affairs
Alphonso Jackson
Government
9-Sep-1945   US Secretary of HUD, 2004-08
Phil Jackson
Basketball
17-Sep-1945   Big Chief Triangle
Gary N. Jacobs
Business
12-Jul-1945   General Counsel for MGM Mirage
Susan Jacoby
Author
1945   Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
Bianca Jagger
Model
2-May-1945   Mick's ex-wife
Brion James
Actor
20-Feb-1945 7-Aug-1999 Leon the replicant in Blade Runner
Jandek
Singer/Songwriter
26-Oct-1945   Reclusive Texan songwriter
Roland Joffé
Film Director
17-Nov-1945   The Killing Fields
Robert B. Johnson
Government
c. 1945   One America Foundation
Robert M. Johnson
Publisher
14-Jul-1945   Publisher of Newsday, 1986-94
Davy Jones
Singer
30-Dec-1945   Frontman for The Monkees
Lee Jong-Wook
Administrator
12-Apr-1945 22-May-2006 Director-General of WHO, 2003-06
Robert W. Jordan
Diplomat
1945   US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 2001-03
Elaine Joyce
Actor
19-Dec-1945   Match Game panelist
John P. Jumper
Military
4-Feb-1945   USAF Chief of Staff, 2001-05
Pierre H. Jungels
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Enterprise Oil, 1997-2001
Alain Juppé
Head of State
15-Aug-1945   Prime Minister of France, 1995-97
Jeremy Paul Kagan
Film Director
14-Dec-1945   The Journey of Natty Gann
Arnold Kanter
Government
27-Feb-1945   Under Secy. of State for Political Affairs, 1991-93
Gabe Kaplan
Actor
31-Mar-1945   Mr. Kotter on Welcome Back, Kotter
Radovan Karadzic
Head of State
19-Jun-1945   Indicted Serbian war criminal
Bruce Karatz
Business
1945   CEO of KB Home, 1986-2006
William E. Kassling
Business
c. 1945   Twice CEO of Wabtec
Moshe Katsav
Head of State
5-Dec-1945   President of Israel
Eugene S. Katz
Business
c. 1945   Former Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers
Lloyd Kaufman
Film Director
30-Dec-1945   The Toxic Avenger
Christine Kaufmann
Actor
11-Jan-1945   The Last Days of Pompeii
Marthe Keller
Actor
28-Jan-1945   Fedora
C. Robert Kidder
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Borden Chemical, 1995-2002
Tracy Kidder
Author
12-Nov-1945   The Soul of a New Machine
John I. Kieckhefer
Business
c. 1945   Kieckhefer Associates, Inc.
Carolyn Kilpatrick
Politician
25-Jun-1945   Congresswoman, Michigan 13th
Dean R. Koontz
Novelist
9-Jul-1945   Demon Seed
Kay Koplovitz
Business
c. 1945   Co-Founder, USA Network
Leo Kottke
Guitarist
11-Sep-1945   Classical guitarist
Orin Kramer
Business
c. 1945   Chair, New Jersey State Investment Council
Marta Kristen
Actor
26-Feb-1945   Judy Robinson on Lost in Space
Steve Kroft
Journalist
22-Aug-1945   60 Minutes
Aung San Suu Kyi
Activist
19-Jun-1945   Political activist, Nobel Prize recipient
William H. Lacy
Business
c. 1945   CEO of MGIC Investment, 1987-99
Ray LaHood
Politician
6-Dec-1945   Congressman, Illinois 18th
Nick Lampson
Politician
14-Feb-1945   Congressman, Texas 22nd
Steve Landesberg
Actor
23-Nov-1945   Dietrich on Barney Miller
Willie Lanier
Football
21-Aug-1945   KC Chiefs, Hall of Famer
Dale R. Laurance
Business
c. 1945   President of Occidental Petroleum, 1996-2004
Leigh Lawson
Actor
21-Jul-1945   Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Raymond W. LeBoeuf
Business
c. 1945   CEO of PPG Industries, 1997-2005
Arthur Lee
Singer
7-Mar-1945 4-Aug-2006 Love
Jacques Lemaire
Hockey
7-Sep-1945   Head Coach, Minnesota Wild
Ronald T. LeMay
Business
c. 1945   President and COO of Sprint, 1997-2003
Lemmy
Singer
24-Dec-1945   Bassist for Motorhead
Henry E. Lentz, Jr.
Business
c. 1945   Lehman Brothers
W. Walker Lewis
Business
c. 1945   Devon Value Advisers
Charles M. Lillis
Business
c. 1945   President of MediaOne, 1995-2000
John Lithgow
Actor
19-Oct-1945   TV sitcom star in Third Rock From The Sun
Ken Livingstone
Politician
17-Jun-1945   Mayor of London, 2000-08
Kurt Loder
Journalist
5-May-1945   MTV News reporter
Walter G. Lohr, Jr.
Attorney
c. 1945   Partner, Hogan & Hartson
Barry Lopez
Author
6-Jan-1945   Of Wolves and Men
Bill Luther
Politician
27-Jun-1945   Congressman from Minnesota, 1995-2003
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Musician
15-Nov-1945   ABBA
John A. MacNaughton
Business
c. 1945   Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ousmane Issoufi Maïga
Head of State
1945   Prime Minister of Mali
John E. Major
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Novatel Wireless, 2000-03
Milo Manara
Cartoonist
12-Sep-1945   Erotic comic book artist
Randolph Mantooth
Actor
19-Sep-1945   Emergency!
Bob Marley
Singer/Songwriter
6-Feb-1945 11-May-1981 No Woman No Cry
J. Landis Martin
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Titanium Metals, 1995-2005
Michael Martin
Politician
3-Jul-1945   Speaker of the House of Commons
Steve Martin
Comic
14-Aug-1945   The Jerk
Nick Mason
Drummer
27-Jan-1945   Drummer for Pink Floyd
Anthony A. Massaro
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Lincoln Electric Holdings, 1996-2004
Chris Matthews
Talk Show Host
17-Dec-1945   Hardball with Chris Matthews
Carmen Maura
Actor
15-Sep-1945   Volver
William G. Mays
Business
4-Dec-1945   Mays Chemical
John McAfee
Business
1945   Antivirus entepreneur and yoga wannabe
Patty McCormack
Actor
21-Aug-1945   The Bad Seed
Everett McGill
Actor
21-Oct-1945   Big Ed from Twin Peaks
Goldy McJohn
Musician
2-May-1945   Keyboardist for Steppenwolf
Ron McKernan
Musician
8-Sep-1945 8-Mar-1973 Keyboards for Grateful Dead
Ian McLagan
Musician
12-May-1945   The Small Faces, The Faces
Don McLean
Singer/Songwriter
2-Oct-1945   American Pie
Vince McMahon
Wrestling
24-Aug-1945   World Wrestling Entertainment impresario
John McVie
Bassist
26-Nov-1945   Bassist for Fleetwood Mac
Montgomery Meigs
Military
11-Jan-1945   Military analyst
Roberto G. Mendoza
Business
1945   Vice Chairman of JP Morgan, 1990-2000
William D. Mensch
Engineer
9-Feb-1945   Co-Designer, 6502 microprocessor
Princess Michael of Kent
Royalty
15-Jun-1945   Wife of Prince Michael of Kent
Bette Midler
Singer
1-Dec-1945   Ol' Red Hair
Harriet Miers
Government
10-Aug-1945   White House Counsel, 2005-07
Bob Miller
Politician
30-Mar-1945   Governor of Nevada, 1989-99
George Miller
Film Director
3-Mar-1945   Mad Max
George Miller
Politician
17-May-1945   Congressman, California 7th
Robert G. Miller
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Albertson's
Steven L. Miller
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Shell Oil Company, 1999-2002
Helen Mirren
Actor
26-Jul-1945   Prime Suspect
Artie Mitchell
Film Director
12-Dec-1945 27-Feb-1991 Pornographer; shot and killed by brother Jim
Frank H. Moeller
Business
c. 1945   VTEL Corporation
David Smith Monson
Politician
20-Jun-1945   Congressman from Utah, 1985-87
William Dale Montgomery
Diplomat
1945   US Ambassador to the Balkans
William J. Montgoris
Business
c. 1945   COO of Bear Stearns, 1996-99
Elizabeth Moon
Novelist
7-Mar-1945   The Speed of Dark
Dennis Moore
Politician
8-Nov-1945   Congressman, Kansas 3rd
Melba Moore
Singer
29-Oct-1945   Lift Every Voice and Sing
Jim Moran
Politician
16-May-1945   Congressman, Virginia 8th
Kenneth P. Moritsugu
Doctor
5-Mar-1945   US Surgeon General, 2006-07
Van Morrison
Musician
31-Aug-1945   Central figure of the Belfast blues scene
Robert J. Mrazek
Politician
6-Nov-1945   Congressman from New York, 1983-93
Alan Mulally
Business
4-Aug-1945   CEO of Ford Motor Company
Wayne W. Murdy
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Newmont Mining, 2001-07
Anne Murray
Singer
20-Jun-1945   Mellow Canadian singer
Michael Nader
Actor
19-Feb-1945   Dex Dexter on Dynasty
James Naughton
Actor
6-Dec-1945   The Paper Chase
Jan Nicholson
Business
c. 1945   Former Citicorp/MBIA executive
Jerry W. Nix
Business
c. 1945   CFO of Genuine Parts
Jessye Norman
Singer
15-Sep-1945   Operatic soprano
Steven Norris
Politician
24-May-1945   Former Conservative MP, Epping Forest
Ken Norton
Boxing
9-Aug-1945   Fought Muhammad Ali
Michael Nouri
Actor
9-Dec-1945   Flashdance
Bruno Nuytten
Film Director
28-Aug-1945   Jean de Florette
Kate O'Beirne
Columnist
c. 1945   Conservative pundit
John J. O'Connor
Business
c. 1945   EVP at Hess Corporation
Judith O'Dea
Actor
1945   Barbara in Night of the Living Dead
Wally O'Dell
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Diebold, 1999-2005
David B. O'Maley
Business
c. 1945   Ohio National Financial Services
Joseph O'Neill
Business
c. 1945   O'Neill Properties
Don Ohlmeyer
Business
3-Feb-1945   President of NBC West Coast
Tom Oliphant
Columnist
c. 1945   Boston Globe columnist
Walter M. Oliver
Business
c. 1945   Senior VP at General Dynamics
Ehud Olmert
Politician
30-Sep-1945   Prime Minister of Israel
Nicky Oppenheimer
Business
8-Jun-1945   Chairman of De Beers
Daniel Ortega
Head of State
11-Nov-1945   President of Nicaragua
Douglas D. Osheroff
Physicist
1-Aug-1945   Superfluidity of helium-3
Virl Osmond
Musician
19-Oct-1945   One of the Osmonds
Ronn Owens
Radio Personality
17-Oct-1945   KGO radio talk show host
Peter Pace
Military
5-Nov-1945   Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2005-07
Alan Page
Football
7-Aug-1945   Vikings and Bears defensive tackle
Charlemagne Palestine
Pianist
14-Aug-1945   Strumming Music
Jim Palmer
Baseball
15-Oct-1945   Longtime Baltimore Orioles pitcher
Bernie Parent
Hockey
3-Apr-1945   Goalie, NHL Hall of Famer
Anthony W. Parker
Business
c. 1945   GOP activist
Marianne Miller Parrs
Business
c. 1945   CFO of International Paper, 2005-07
George Pataki
Politician
24-Jun-1945   Governor of New York, 1995-2006
Lewis F. Payne, Jr.
Politician
9-Jul-1945   Congressman from Virginia, 1988-97
Terry R. Peets
Business
c. 1945   VP at Ralph's Grocery, 1987-94
Thaao Penghlis
Actor
15-Dec-1945   Days of Our Lives
Jane G. Pepper
Agriculturalist
c. 1945   Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
John Perkins
Activist
1945   Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Itzhak Perlman
Violinist
31-Aug-1945   Israeli violinist
Charles R. Perrin
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Avon, 1998-99
Jon Peters
Film/TV Producer
2-Jun-1945   Half of Hollywood Peters-Guber duo
Paul Petersen
Actor
23-Sep-1945   The Donna Reed Show
Joe K. Pickett
Business
c. 1945   HomeSide International, Inc.
Ben Pimlott
Historian
4-Jul-1945 10-Apr-2004 Definitive biography of Elizabeth II
Jane G. Pisano
Administrator
c. 1945   Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Harvey Pitt
Government
28-Feb-1945   SEC Chairman, 2001-03
Patrick S. Pittard
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Heidrick & Struggles, 1997-2002
Jean-Marie Poiré
Film Director
10-Jul-1945   The Visitors
Glenn Poshard
Politician
30-Oct-1945   President, Southern Illinois University
H. G. L. Powell
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Interbrew, 1999-2002
Peter J. Powers
Attorney
c. 1945   First Deputy Mayor of New York City, 1994-96
Richard F. Powers III
Business
c. 1945   Van Kampen Investments
Franklyn G. Prendergast
Doctor
7-Mar-1945   Mayo Clinic
Priscilla Presley
Actor
24-May-1945   Elvis's wife
Bill Proenza
Scientist
c. 1945   Director, National Hurricane Center, 2007
Ian Prosser
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Six Continents plc, 1987-2000
Question Mark
Singer
1945   ? and the Mysterians
Bradford J. Race Jr.
Attorney
c. 1945   George Pataki's Chief of Staff, 1995-2002
Dennis Rader
Criminal
9-Mar-1945   BTK serial killer