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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Basketball
16-Apr-1947   NBA records for most minutes, most points
Karen Allen
Actor
5-Oct-1951   Raiders of the Lost Ark
Isabel Allende
Novelist
2-Aug-1942   The House of Spirits
Kirstie Alley
Actor
12-Jan-1951   Rebecca from Cheers
André 3000
Musician
27-May-1975   The skinny half of OutKast
Jennifer Aniston
Actor
11-Feb-1969   Rachel on Friends
Shoko Asahara
Religion
2-Mar-1955   Leader, Aum Shinrikyo cult
Alec Baldwin
Actor
3-Apr-1958   A Baldwin Brother
Pamela Des Barres
Socialite
9-Sep-1948   I'm With The Band: Confessions of a Groupie
Drew Barrymore
Actor
22-Feb-1975   E.T., The Wedding Singer
Annette Bening
Actor
29-May-1958   The American President
Candice Bergen
Actor
9-May-1946   Murphy Brown
Annie Besant
Activist
1-Oct-1847 20-Sep-1933 Theosophist & Social Activist
Jessica Biel
Actor
3-Mar-1982   The Rules of Attraction
Orlando Bloom
Actor
13-Jan-1977   Lord of the Rings
Lisa Bonet
Actor
16-Nov-1967   Denise on The Cosby Show
Russell Brand
Actor
4-Jun-1975   Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
Jeremy Brett
Actor
3-Nov-1933 12-Sep-1995 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Kelly Brook
Model
23-Nov-1979   House of 9
Peter Brook
Theater Director
21-Mar-1925   Lord of the Flies
Buddha
Religion
563 BC 477 BC Enlightened One
Gisele Bundchen
Model
20-Jul-1980   Brazilian supermodel
Brooke Burke
TV Personality
8-Sep-1971   Co-Host, Dancing with the Stars
Erin Burnett
TV Personality
3-May-1976   Squawk on the Street
Ellen Burstyn
Actor
7-Dec-1932   Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Rose Byrne
Actor
24-Jul-1979   The Goddess of 1967
Nicolas Cage
Actor
7-Jan-1964   Leaving Las Vegas
Mariah Carey
Singer/Songwriter
27-Mar-1969   Diva with eighteen #1 hits
Brandi Chastain
Soccer
21-Jul-1968   Pioneer of sports-bra exhibitionism
Sri Chinmoy
Religion
27-Aug-1931 11-Oct-2007 Meditation guru
Bikram Choudhury
Business
1946   The Bad Boy of Yoga
Julie Christie
Actor
14-Apr-1941   Darling
Marcia Clark
Attorney
31-Aug-1953   Former O.J. prosecutor
Paula Cole
Musician
5-Apr-1968   Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
John Coltrane
Jazz Musician
23-Sep-1926 17-Jul-1967 Jazz tenor saxophonist
Hans Conried
Actor
15-Apr-1917 5-Jan-1982 Character actor, 1930s to 1970s
Cat Cora
Chef
c. 1968   Iron Chef America
Courteney Cox
Actor
15-Jun-1964   Monica on Friends
Sheryl Crow
Singer
11-Feb-1962   All I Wanna Do
Aleister Crowley
Religion
12-Oct-1875 1-Dec-1947 Wickedest man in the world
Willem Dafoe
Actor
22-Jul-1955   Last Temptation of Christ
Matt Damon
Actor
8-Oct-1970   Good Will Hunting
Ram Dass
Religion
5-Apr-1931   Be Here Now
Kristin Davis
Actor
23-Feb-1965   Good girl Charlotte on Sex and the City
Patti Davis
Relative
21-Oct-1952   Reagan's prodigal daughter
Dana Delany
Actor
13-Mar-1956   China Beach
Laura Dern
Actor
10-Feb-1967   Blue Velvet
Cameron Diaz
Actor
30-Aug-1972   There's Something About Mary
Traci Dinwiddie
Actor
22-Dec-1973   Dead Heist
Donovan
Singer/Songwriter
10-May-1946   Mad about saffron
Robert Downey, Jr.
Actor
4-Apr-1965   The Gingerbread Man
David Duchovny
Actor
7-Aug-1960   Mulder on The X-Files
Carmen Electra
Model
20-Apr-1972   Singled Out
Daniel Ellsberg
Government
7-Apr-1931   Pentagon Papers source
Werner Erhard
Religion
5-Sep-1935   Erhard Seminar Training ("est")
Linda Evangelista
Model
10-May-1965   Won't wake up for less than $10K/day
Diane Farr
Actor
7-Sep-1969   Megan Reeves on Numb3rs
Sherilyn Fenn
Actor
1-Feb-1965   Twin Peaks starlet
America Ferrera
Actor
18-Apr-1984   Ugly Betty
Ralph Fiennes
Actor
22-Dec-1962   The English Patient
Jane Fonda
Actor
21-Dec-1937   Prominent Vietnam War protester
Jodie Foster
Actor
19-Nov-1962   The Silence of the Lambs
Walt Frazier
Basketball
29-Mar-1945   New York Knicks hall of famer
John Frusciante
Guitarist
5-Mar-1970   Guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Soleil Moon Frye
Actor
6-Aug-1976   Punky Brewster
Mahatma Gandhi
Activist
2-Oct-1869 30-Jan-1948 Proselytizer of nonviolence
Debbie Gibson
Singer
31-Aug-1970   Arch-nemesis: Tiffany
Paul Gilbert
Guitarist
6-Nov-1966   Ex-Guitarist for Mr. Big
Sara Gilbert
Actor
29-Jan-1975   Darlene on Roseanne
Philip Glass
Composer
31-Jan-1937   Einstein on the Beach
Jon Gosselin
TV Personality
1-Apr-1977   Jon & Kate Plus 8
Heather Graham
Actor
29-Jan-1970   Rollergirl in Boogie Nights
Geri Halliwell
Singer
6-Aug-1972   Ginger Spice
Bob Harper
TV Personality
1965   Trainer, The Biggest Loser
Woody Harrelson
Actor
23-Jul-1961   Woody from Cheers
Mel Harris
Actor
12-Jul-1957   Hope Steadman on thirtysomething
George Harrison
Musician
25-Feb-1943 29-Nov-2001 Beatle
Melissa Joan Hart
Actor
18-Apr-1976   Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Goldie Hawn
Actor
21-Nov-1945   Private Benjamin
Darren Hayes
Singer/Songwriter
8-May-1972   Savage Garden vocalist
Mariel Hemingway
Actor
22-Nov-1961   Woody Allen's Manhattan
Abbie Hoffman
Activist
30-Nov-1936 12-Apr-1989 Steal This Book
John Holmes
Pornstar
8-Aug-1944 13-Mar-1988 Life-support system for a 10-inch penis
Kate Hudson
Actor
19-Apr-1979   Almost Famous
Arianna Huffington
Columnist
15-Jul-1950   The Huffington Post
Anjelica Huston
Actor
8-Jul-1951   The Grifters
Aldous Huxley
Author
26-Jul-1894 22-Nov-1963 Brave New World
Hugh Jackman
Actor
12-Oct-1968   X-Men
Bianca Jagger
Model
2-May-1945   First wife of Mick Jagger
Jade Jagger
Relative
21-Oct-1971   Daughter of Mick and Bianca
Angelina Jolie
Actor
4-Jun-1975   Tomb Raider
Erica Jong
Author
26-Mar-1942   Fear of Flying
Ashley Judd
Actor
19-Apr-1968   Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Carl Jung
Psychiatrist
26-Jul-1875 6-Jun-1961 Inventor of the collective unconscious
Donna Karan
Fashion Designer
2-Oct-1948   Owner, DKNY
Mary Richardson Kennedy
Relative
4-Oct-1959 16-May-2012 Estranged wife of RFK, Jr.
Anthony Kiedis
Musician
1-Nov-1962   Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman
Sally Kirkland
Actor
31-Oct-1944   Jeanette in ED TV
Boris Kodjoe
Actor
8-Mar-1973   Soul Food
Ronnie Kray
Criminal
24-Oct-1933 17-Mar-1995 Kray brothers
Lady Gaga
Singer
28-Mar-1986   The Fame
Diane Lane
Actor
22-Jan-1965   A Walk on the Moon
Queen Latifah
Rapper
18-Mar-1970   All Hail the Queen
Sharon Lawrence
Actor
29-Jun-1961   NYPD Blue
Hudson Leick
Actor
9-May-1969   Callisto on Xena
Annie Lennox
Singer/Songwriter
25-Dec-1954   Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)
Rula Lenska
Actor
30-Sep-1947   Alberta VO5 commercials
Adam Levine
Singer
18-Mar-1979   Frontman of Maroon 5
Monica Lewinsky
Government
23-Jul-1973   Engaged in Presidential cigar play
Peggy Lipton
Actor
30-Aug-1946   Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad
Daniel S. Loeb
Business
c. 1962   Third Point LLC
Lindsay Lohan
Actor
2-Jul-1986   Mean Girls
Kristanna Loken
Actor
8-Oct-1979   Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Jennifer Lopez
Singer
24-Jul-1969   Maid in Manhattan
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Comic
13-Jan-1961   Elaine on Seinfeld
Courtney Love
Singer
9-Jul-1964   Kurt Cobain's widow, Hole
Mike Love
Singer/Songwriter
15-Mar-1941   The Beach Boys
Ali MacGraw
Actor
1-Apr-1938   Love Story
John P. Mackey
Business
1954   CEO of Whole Foods Market
Shirley MacLaine
Actor
24-Apr-1934   Terms of Endearment
Madonna
Singer/Songwriter
16-Aug-1958   Like a Virgin
Tobey Maguire
Actor
27-Jun-1975   Spider-Man
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Religion
12-Jan-1917 5-Feb-2008 Transcendental meditation guru
Natalie Maines
Country Musician
14-Oct-1974   Anti-Dubya Dixie Chick
Josie Maran
Model
8-May-1978   Fashion model, sometime actress
Ricky Martin
Singer
24-Dec-1971   Livin' La Vida Loca
Jan Masaryk
Government
14-Sep-1886 10-Mar-1948 Czech Foreign Minister
John McAfee
Business
1945   Antivirus entepreneur and yoga wannabe
Paul McCartney
Musician
18-Jun-1942   Beatle
Matthew McConaughey
Actor
4-Nov-1969   Contact
John McEnroe
Tennis
16-Feb-1959   Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles
Danica McKellar
Actor
3-Jan-1975   Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years
Sarah McLachlan
Musician
28-Jan-1968   Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
John McLaughlin
Jazz Musician
4-Jan-1942   Influential jazz/fusion guitarist
Dmitri A. Medvedev
Head of State
14-Sep-1965   President of Russia, 2008-12
Eva Mendes
Actor
5-Mar-1974   2 Fast 2 Furious
Lea Michele
Actor
29-Aug-1986   Rachel Berry on Glee
Alyssa Milano
Actor
19-Dec-1972   Charmed
Sienna Miller
Actor
28-Dec-1981   Ex-fiancée of Jude Law
Charles Mingus
Jazz Musician
22-Apr-1922 5-Jan-1979 Jazz bassist and legendary composer
Radha Mitchell
Actor
12-Nov-1973   Love and Other Catastrophes
Demi Moore
Actor
11-Nov-1962   Ghost
Alanis Morissette
Singer
1-Jun-1974   Jagged Little Pill
James Morrison
Actor
21-Apr-1954   Bill Buchanan on 24
Dave Mustaine
Guitarist
13-Sep-1961   Megadeth
Mike Myers
Comic
25-May-1963   Austin Powers
Bif Naked
Musician
15-Jun-1971   Canadian punk rocker
Willie Nelson
Country Musician
30-Apr-1933   The red-headed stranger
Olivia Newton-John
Singer
26-Sep-1948   Grease
Gena Lee Nolin
Actor
29-Nov-1971   Sheena
Parry O'Brien
Track and Field
28-Jan-1932 21-Apr-2007 Revolutionized the shot put
Sandra Day O'Connor
Judge
26-Mar-1930   US Supreme Court Justice, 1981-2006
Rosie O'Donnell
Talk Show Host
21-Mar-1962   The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Mary-Kate Olsen
Actor
13-Jun-1986   Olsen Twin
Gwyneth Paltrow
Actor
27-Sep-1972   Shakespeare in Love
Sarah Jessica Parker
Actor
25-Mar-1965   Carrie on Sex and the City
Danica Patrick
Auto Racing
25-Mar-1982   Finished 4th in Indy 500
Josh Peck
Actor
10-Nov-1986   Drake and Josh
Clarke Peters
Actor
7-Apr-1952   Lester Freamon on The Wire
Laci Peterson
Victim
4-May-1975 23-Dec-2002 Pregnant mother's body found in bay
Scott Peterson
Criminal
24-Oct-1972   Murdered pregnant wife Laci
Michelle Pfeiffer
Actor
29-Apr-1958   The Witches of Eastwick
Pink
Singer
8-Sep-1979   Can't Take Me Home
Jeremy Piven
Actor
26-Jul-1965   Ari Gold on Entourage
Cole Porter
Composer
9-Jun-1891 15-Oct-1964 I've Got You Under My Skin
Natalie Portman
Actor
9-Jun-1981   Black Swan
Elvis Presley
Singer
8-Jan-1935 16-Aug-1977 Rock and roll icon
Dennis Quaid
Actor
9-Apr-1954   Any Given Sunday
Taylor Rain
Pornstar
16-Aug-1981   Filthy Whore
Rajinikanth
Actor
12-Dec-1949   Tamil megastar
Rajkumar
Actor
24-Apr-1928 12-Apr-2006 Kannada megastar kidnapped by Veerappan
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Religion
11-Dec-1931 19-Jan-1990 Holy man, owned 93 Rolls-Royces
Holly Randall
Photographer
5-Sep-1978   Porn photographer/director
Sri Sri Ravishankar
Religion
13-May-1956   The Art of Living
Michael Richards
Actor
24-Jul-1949   Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld
LeAnn Rimes
Country Musician
28-Aug-1982   How Do I Live
Lisa Rinna
Actor
11-Jul-1963   Taylor McBride on Melrose Place
Julia Roberts
Actor
28-Oct-1967   Pretty Woman
Sonny Rollins
Jazz Musician
7-Sep-1930   Tenor sax master
Bill Romanowski
Football
2-Apr-1966   Abusive NFL linebacker
Brandon Routh
Actor
9-Oct-1979   Superman in Superman Returns
Paulina Rubio
Singer
17-Jun-1971   Pau-Latina
Meg Ryan
Actor
19-Nov-1961   Sleepless In Seattle
Paul Ryan
Politician
29-Jan-1970   Congressman, Wisconsin 1st
Sai Baba
Religion
23-Nov-1926 24-Apr-2011 Sex-crazed avatar
J. D. Salinger
Novelist
1-Jan-1919 27-Jan-2010 The Catcher in the Rye
Kyle Secor
Actor
31-May-1957   Homicide: Life on the Street
Edie Sedgwick
Socialite
20-Apr-1943 16-Nov-1971 Warhol factory girl
Peter Sellers
Actor
8-Sep-1925 24-Jul-1980 Inspector Clouseau
Martin Shaw
Actor
21-Jan-1945   Doyle on The Professionals
Charlie Sheen
Actor
3-Sep-1965   The prodigal Sheen
Nicollette Sheridan
Actor
21-Nov-1963   Spy Hard
Shilpa Shetty
Actor
8-Jun-1975   Bollywood star
Bobby Shriver
Politician
28-Apr-1954   Mayor of Santa Monica
Alicia Silverstone
Actor
4-Oct-1976   Clueless
Kimora Lee Simmons
Fashion Designer
4-May-1975   Fabulosity
Russell Simmons
Business
4-Oct-1957   Def Jam Records
Jessica Simpson
Singer
10-Jul-1980   MTV Newlyweds
Molly Sims
Model
25-May-1973   Delinda Deline on Las Vegas
Ione Skye
Actor
4-Sep-1971   Say Anything
Amy Smart
Actor
26-Mar-1976   Outside Providence
Allison Smith
Actor
9-Dec-1969   Kate & Allie
Wesley Snipes
Actor
31-Jul-1962   New Jack City
Ian Somerhalder
Actor
8-Dec-1978   Damon on The Vampire Diaries
James Spader
Actor
7-Feb-1960   Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Britney Spears
Singer
2-Dec-1981   Oops!... I Did it Again
Tori Spelling
Actor
16-May-1973   Donna in Beverly Hills 90210
Connie Stevens
Singer
8-Aug-1938   Hawaiian Eye
Martha Stewart
Business
3-Aug-1941   Professional housekeeper, insider trader
Sting
Singer/Songwriter
2-Oct-1951   Lead singer of The Police
Barbra Streisand
Singer
24-Apr-1942   You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Brenda Strong
Actor
25-Mar-1960   Desperate Housewives
David Sutcliffe
Actor
8-Jun-1969   Christopher Hayden on Gilmore Girls
Thalia
Singer
26-Aug-1971   Latin soap opera queen and pop star
Tim Thomas
Hockey
15-Apr-1974   Boston Bruins Goaltender
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Actor
8-Nov-1967   Long-suffering wife on According to Jim
Cheryl Tiegs
Model
25-Sep-1947   1970s supermodel
John Travolta
Actor
18-Feb-1954   Saturday Night Fever
Christy Turlington
Model
2-Jan-1969   Supermodel, started Sundari
Janine Turner
Actor
6-Dec-1962   Maggie on Northern Exposure
Diane von Furstenberg
Fashion Designer
31-Dec-1946   Fashion designer
André Watts
Pianist
20-Jun-1946   American piano prodigy
Naomi Watts
Actor
28-Sep-1968   First you see The Ring, then you die
Rachel Weisz
Actor
7-Mar-1971   The Constant Gardener
Raquel Welch
Actor
5-Sep-1940   Cocktail waitress turned 60s sexpot
Mae West
Actor
17-Aug-1893 22-Nov-1980 Go up and see her sometime
Vivienne Westwood
Fashion Designer
8-Apr-1941   Popularized punk rock fashion
Ricky Williams
Football
21-May-1977   Long-time Miami Dolphins RB
Peta Wilson
Actor
18-Nov-1970   La Femme Nikita
Oprah Winfrey
Talk Show Host
29-Jan-1954   The Oprah Winfrey Show
Reese Witherspoon
Actor
22-Mar-1976   Legally Blonde





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