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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Adam Ant
Musician
3-Nov-1954   Goody Two Shoes
Benigno Aquino
Politician
27-Nov-1932 21-Aug-1983 Philippine opposition leader
Gilbert Arenas
Basketball
6-Jan-1982   All-Star NBA guard
Notorious B.I.G.
Rapper
21-May-1972 9-Mar-1997 I love it when you call me big poppa
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Rapper
15-Nov-1968 13-Nov-2004 Profoundly deranged rapper, Wu-Tang Clan
Christopher Boyce
Spy
16-Feb-1953   The Falcon
Christian Brando
Relative
11-May-1958 26-Jan-2008 Son of Marlon Brando
Arthur Bremer
Assassin
21-Aug-1950   Shot Governor George Wallace
Todd Bridges
Actor
27-May-1965   Diff'rent Strokes
Young Buck
Rapper
15-Mar-1981   Straight Outta Cashville
Plaxico Burress
Football
12-Aug-1977   NFL free agent
Dan Burros
Activist
5-Mar-1937 31-Oct-1965 Antisemitic Jew outed by NY Times
William S. Burroughs
Author
5-Feb-1914 2-Aug-1997 Naked Lunch
C-Murder
Rapper
9-Mar-1971   Rapper, serving life for murder
Jose Canseco
Baseball
2-Jul-1964   Troubled Oakland A's player
Roger Caron
Criminal
12-Apr-1938 11-Apr-2012 Go-Boy! Memoirs of a Life Behind Bars
Hurricane Carter
Boxing
6-May-1937   Boxer twice convicted of triple-murder
50 Cent
Rapper
6-Jul-1975   Wanksta, P.I.M.P.
Beth Chapman
TV Personality
29-Oct-1967   Dog Chapman's wife
Harry Connick, Jr.
Singer
11-Sep-1967   Golden voiced singer/actor
Coolio
Rapper
1-Aug-1963   Gangsta's Paradise
John Evander Couey
Criminal
19-Sep-1958 30-Sep-2009 Sex offender, killed Jessica Lunsford
Peter Criss
Drummer
20-Dec-1945   One of the original KISS quartet
David Crosby
Musician
14-Aug-1941   Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Trick Daddy
Rapper
27-Sep-1973   Thug
Donald DeFreeze
Criminal
16-Nov-1943 17-May-1974 Symbionese Liberation Army
Snoop Dogg
Rapper
20-Oct-1971   Sippin' on gin, juice
Robert Downey, Jr.
Actor
4-Apr-1965   The Gingerbread Man
Sanjay Dutt
Actor
29-Jul-1959   Mission Kashmir
David Lee Edwards
 
7-Jan-1955   $41.4M Powerball winner
Eminem
Rapper
17-Oct-1972   The Real Slim Shady
Stefan Eriksson
Business
14-Dec-1961   Gizmondo exec, crashed Ferrari
Fabolous
Rapper
18-Nov-1977   I Can't Deny It
Dennis Farina
Actor
29-Feb-1944   Ray Barboni in Get Shorty
Flavor Flav
Rapper
16-Mar-1959   Public Enemy
Eddie Fontaine
Singer
6-Mar-1927 13-Apr-1992 Rock-a-billy singer and character actor
The Game
Rapper
29-Nov-1979   Ousted member of G-Unit
Terry George
Film Director
20-Dec-1952   Hotel Rwanda
Vincent Gigante
Criminal
29-Mar-1928 19-Dec-2005 Mafia boss, headed the Genovese family
Bernhard Goetz
Criminal
7-Nov-1947   Subway vigilante
Omar Gooding
Actor
19-Oct-1976   Calvin on Barbershop
Patty Hearst
Victim
20-Feb-1954   Kidnapped by SLA
Gary Heidnik
Criminal
22-Nov-1943 6-Jul-1999 Sex torturer, murderer
John Hinckley
Assassin
29-May-1955   Shot President Reagan
Mark W. Hofmann
Criminal
7-Dec-1954   Forger, murderer
Doc Holliday
Doctor
14-Aug-1851 8-Nov-1887 Wyatt Earp's reliable friend
John Hostettler
Politician
19-Jul-1961   Congressman from Indiana, 1995-2007
Steve Howe
Baseball
10-Mar-1958 28-Apr-2006 MLB pitcher
Darrell Issa
Politician
1-Nov-1953   Congressman, California 49th
Allen Iverson
Basketball
7-Jun-1975   Detroit Pistons point guard
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
Military
18-Oct-1880 4-Aug-1940 Founder of the Jewish Legion
Jadakiss
Rapper
27-May-1975   Why?
Jay-Z
Rapper
4-Dec-1969   Can I Get A...
Young Jeezy
Rapper
12-Oct-1977   Boyz N Da Hood
Meir Kahane
Activist
1-Aug-1932 5-Nov-1990 Founder of Jewish Defense League
Evel Knievel
Daredevil
17-Oct-1938 30-Nov-2007 Daredevil and one-time action figure
Queen Latifah
Rapper
18-Mar-1970   All Hail the Queen
Martin Lawrence
Comic
16-Apr-1965   Martin
Arthur Lee
Singer
7-Mar-1945 4-Aug-2006 Love
Tommy Lee
Drummer
3-Oct-1962   Mötley Crüe drummer
John Walker Lindh
Criminal
9-Feb-1981   The American Taliban
Sonny Liston
Boxing
8-May-1932 30-Dec-1970 World Heavyweight Champion 1962-64
Jennifer Lopez
Singer
24-Jul-1969   Maid in Manhattan
Henry Lee Lucas
Criminal
23-Aug-1936 12-Mar-2001 Serial killer, served a life sentence in Texas
Master P
Actor
29-Apr-1967   Rapper, CEO of No Limit Records
Bat Masterson
Government
26-Nov-1853 25-Oct-1921 Frontier peace officer
John Matuszak
Football
25-Oct-1950 17-Jun-1989 Oakland Raider turned actor
John McAfee
Business
18-Sep-1945   Antivirus entepreneur and yoga wannabe
John McVie
Bassist
26-Nov-1945   Bassist for Fleetwood Mac
Russell Means
Activist
10-Nov-1939 22-Oct-2012 American Indian Movement
Ernesto Miranda
Criminal
9-Mar-1941 31-Jan-1976 Miranda v. Arizona
Sara Jane Moore
Assassin
15-Feb-1930   Tried to kill President Ford
John Allen Muhammad
Criminal
31-Dec-1960 10-Nov-2009 Beltway sniper
Mystikal
Rapper
22-Sep-1970   New Orleans rapper, Ghetto Fabulous
Charles Ng
Criminal
24-Dec-1960   On death row in California
Brian Nichols
Criminal
10-Dec-1971   Allegedly killed judge, deputy during escape
Noreaga
Rapper
6-Sep-1977   Niggas On the Run Eating
Clifford Olson
Criminal
1-Jan-1940 30-Sep-2011 Killed 11 youths in British Columbia
Don Omar
Rapper
10-Feb-1978   Popular reggaeton artist
Lee Harvey Oswald
Assassin
18-Oct-1939 24-Nov-1963 Assassin of John F. Kennedy
Petey Pablo
Rapper
22-Jul-1973   Dirty South rapper, Raise Up
Al Pacino
Actor
25-Apr-1940   Michael Corleone in The Godfather
Carl Panzram
Criminal
28-Jun-1891 5-Sep-1930 Relentless sociopath, serial killer
Talwinder Singh Parmar
Terrorist
26-Feb-1944 15-Oct-1992 1985 Air India bombing mastermind
Chris Penn
Actor
10-Oct-1965 24-Jan-2006 Nice Guy Eddie in Reservoir Dogs
Lawrence Phillips
Football
12-May-1975   Troubled former pro football player
Wilson Pickett
Singer/Songwriter
18-Mar-1941 19-Jan-2006 In the Midnight Hour
Robert Pickton
Criminal
c. 1949   Canadian pig farmer, serial killer
John Popper
Musician
29-Mar-1967   Harmonica player, Blues Traveler
Spencer Pratt
TV Personality
14-Aug-1983   Husband of Heidi Montag
Puff Daddy
Music Producer
4-Nov-1969   Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
Chopper Read
Criminal
17-Nov-1954   Earless Australian killer, author
Remy Ma
Rapper
30-May-1980   There's Something About Remy
Busta Rhymes
Rapper
20-May-1972   Woo-Hah! Got You All In Check
Slick Rick
Rapper
14-Jan-1965   Eyepatch-sporting rapper on Def Jam
Carl Rowan
Columnist
11-Aug-1925 23-Sep-2000 Chicago Sun-Times columnist
Mike Rozier
Football
1-Mar-1961   Houston Oilers running back
Jack Ruby
Assassin
25-Mar-1911 3-Jan-1967 Killed Lee Harvey Oswald
Ja Rule
Rapper
29-Feb-1976   Holla Holla
Bobby Rush
Politician
23-Nov-1946   Congressman, Illinois 1st
Bobby Sands
Activist
9-Mar-1954 5-May-1981 Irish hunger striker
Juelz Santana
Rapper
18-Feb-1982   The Diplomats
Paul Schäfer
Criminal
4-Dec-1921 24-Apr-2010 Colonia Dignidad cult leader
Bobby Seale
Activist
22-Oct-1936   Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party
Tupac Shakur
Rapper
16-Jun-1971 13-Sep-1996 All Eyez on Me
Silkk the Shocker
Rapper
18-Jun-1975   Younger brother of Master P and C-Murder
Beanie Sigel
Rapper
6-Mar-1974   Rapper, Protege of Jay-Z
Chris Simcox
Activist
1961   Founder, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
Tony Sirico
Actor
29-Jul-1942   Paulie Walnuts
Valerie Solanas
Activist
9-Apr-1936 26-Apr-1988 Shot Andy Warhol
Soulja Boy
Rapper
28-Jul-1990   Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Sticky Fingaz
Musician
3-Apr-1970   Black Trash
Sly Stone
Musician
15-Mar-1944   Sly and the Family Stone
Willie Sutton
Criminal
30-Jun-1901 2-Nov-1980 Because that's where the money is
Tone-Loc
Rapper
3-Mar-1966   Wild Thing
Rip Torn
Actor
6-Feb-1931   Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show
Bianca Trump
Pornstar
7-Nov-1972   Rent-a-Butt
Varg Vikernes
Musician
11-Feb-1973   Norwegian black metallurgist
Hervé Villechaize
Actor
23-Apr-1943 4-Sep-1993 Boss, the plane! The plane!
Lil' Wayne
Rapper
27-Sep-1982   Tha Carter
Randy Weaver
Victim
3-Jan-1948   Ruby Ridge Incident
Charles Whitman
Criminal
24-Jun-1941 1-Aug-1966 University Tower sharpshooter
Jack Whittaker
 
c. 1947   Powerball winner, $111,681,349 after taxes
Katt Williams
Comic
2-Sep-1973   The Pimp Chronicles
Victor Willis
Singer/Songwriter
1-Jul-1951   Original cop in The Village People
Aileen Wuornos
Criminal
29-Feb-1956 9-Oct-2002 Notorious serial killer
Tony Yayo
Rapper
31-Mar-1978   G-Unit, Talk of New York


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