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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Amy Alcott
Golf
22-Feb-1956   Winner of 5 Majors
Louisa May Alcott
Author
29-Nov-1832 6-Mar-1888 Little Women
William Allain
Politician
14-Feb-1928   Governor of Mississippi, 1984-88
Bob Allen
Politician
30-Sep-1958   Florida State Representative, 2000-08
Louie Anderson
Comic
24-Mar-1953   Host of Family Feud, 1999-2002
Jean Arthur
Actor
17-Oct-1900 19-Jun-1991 Only Angels Have Wings
Juana de Asbaje
Poet
12-Nov-1651 17-Apr-1695 America's first feminist poet
Elizabeth Báthory
Royalty
Aug-1560 21-Aug-1614 Hungary's infamous Bloody Lady
André Bauer
Politician
20-Mar-1969   Lt. Governor of South Carolina
Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
17-Dec-1770 26-Mar-1827 Prominent composer
Larry Birkhead
Relative
22-Jan-1973   Impregnated Anna Nicole Smith
Rosa Bonheur
Painter
16-Mar-1822 25-May-1899 Horse Fair
Lizzie Borden
Criminal
19-Jul-1860 1-Jun-1927 Presumed axe murderer
David L. Boren
Politician
21-Apr-1941   Governor and Senator from Oklahoma
Sandro Botticelli
Painter
1-Mar-1445 17-May-1510 Florentine early Renaissance painter
James Buchanan
Head of State
23-Apr-1791 1-Jun-1868 15th US President, 1857-61
Sir Richard Burton
Explorer
19-Mar-1821 20-Oct-1890 Translated The Arabian Nights
Tevin Campbell
Singer
12-Nov-1976   Always In My Heart
Caravaggio
Painter
28-Sep-1573 18-Jul-1610 Temperamental painter
Mary Carillo
Sports Journalist
15-Mar-1957   Loquacious sports commentator
G. Harrold Carswell
Judge
22-Dec-1919 31-Jul-1992 Failed US Supreme Court nominee
Mary Cassatt
Painter
22-May-1843 14-Jun-1926 American impressionist, lived in Paris
Tracy Chapman
Singer
30-Mar-1964   Fast Car
King Charles XII
Royalty
17-Jun-1682 30-Nov-1718 King of Sweden, 1697-1718
Alex Chiu
Paranormal
8-Feb-1971   Inventor of magnetic immortality rings
Helen Clark
Head of State
26-Feb-1950   Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1999-2008
Correggio
Painter
Aug-1494 5-Mar-1534 Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
Larry Craig
Politician
20-Jul-1945   US Senator from Idaho, 1990-2009
Cindy Crawford
Model
20-Feb-1966   House of Style
Charlie Crist
Politician
24-Jul-1956   Governor of Florida, 2007-11
Paul Crouch
Religion
29-Mar-1934   Trinity Broadcasting Network
Tom Cruise
Actor
3-Jul-1962   Flamboyant Scientologist
Matt Dallas
Actor
21-Oct-1982   Kyle XY
Jack Davenport
Actor
1-Mar-1973   Steve Taylor on Coupling
Dolores del Rio
Actor
3-Aug-1905 11-Apr-1983 Flying Down to Rio
Emily Dickinson
Poet
10-Dec-1830 15-May-1886 Perplexing American poet
Dirk Dirksen
Business
25-Aug-1937 20-Nov-2006 Godfather of San Francisco punk
Rocco DiSpirito
Chef
19-Nov-1966   The Restaurant
Donatello
Sculptor
1386 13-Dec-1466 Italian Renaissance sculptor
David Dreier
Politician
5-Jul-1952   Congressman, California 26th
Matt Drudge
Blogger
27-Oct-1966   The Drudge Report
Clea DuVall
Actor
25-Sep-1977   Carnivale
Amelia Earhart
Aviator
24-Jul-1897 2-Jul-1937 Misplaced aviatrix
Nelson Eddy
Singer
29-Jun-1901 6-Mar-1967 Phantom of the Opera
Prince Edward
Royalty
10-Mar-1964   The Earl of Wessex
Erté
Artist
23-Nov-1892 21-Apr-1990 Art deco fashion designer and artist
Alois Estermann
Government
29-Oct-1954 4-May-1998 Swiss Guard, murdered
Maurice Evans
Actor
3-Jun-1901 12-Mar-1989 Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes
Edna Ferber
Novelist
15-Aug-1885 16-Apr-1968 Show Boat and Giant
Gustave Flaubert
Novelist
12-Dec-1821 8-May-1880 Realist novelist, Madame Bovary
Errol Flynn
Actor
20-Jun-1909 14-Oct-1959 Robin Hood
Steven Ford
Relative
19-May-1956   Son of Gerald Ford
Liam Fox
Politician
22-Sep-1961   UK Conservative Party Co-Chair
Anne Frank
Victim
12-Jun-1929 Mar-1945 The Diary of Anne Frank
Hans Frank
Military
23-May-1900 16-Oct-1946 Nazi King of Poland
Frederick the Great
Royalty
24-Jan-1712 17-Aug-1786 King of Prussia 1740-86
Anna Freud
Relative
3-Dec-1895 9-Oct-1982 Daughter of Sigmund Freud
George Gershwin
Songwriter
26-Sep-1898 11-Jul-1937 Rhapsody In Blue
Gary Glitter
Musician
8-May-1944   Rock and Roll Part 2
Lindsey Graham
Politician
9-Jul-1955   US Senator from South Carolina
James Grauerholz
Author
14-Dec-1953   William S. Burrough's assistant
Terry Gross
Radio Personality
14-Feb-1951   Host of Fresh Air on NPR
Steve Guttenberg
Actor
24-Aug-1958   Police Academy
Jörg Haider
Politician
26-Jan-1950 11-Oct-2008 Austrian extreme rightist
Steve Harris
Actor
3-Dec-1965   The Practice
Edward Heath
Head of State
9-Jul-1916 17-Jul-2005 British Prime Minister, 1970-74
David Helfgott
Musician
19-May-1947   Subject of the biopic Shine
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarist
27-Nov-1942 18-Sep-1970 Purple Haze
Ty Herndon
Country Musician
2-May-1962   Country music star caught in cruisy park
Rudolf Hess
Government
26-Apr-1894 17-Jul-1987 Deputy Fuhrer flew unauthorized to Scotland
Heinrich Himmler
Government
7-Oct-1900 23-May-1945 Leader of the SS
Gary Hirte
Criminal
1986   Eagle Scout, convicted murderer
Huell Howser
TV Personality
18-Oct-1945   California's Gold
Langston Hughes
Poet
1-Feb-1902 22-May-1967 The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Tom Hulce
Actor
6-Dec-1953   Amadeus
Sandy Hume
Journalist
c. 1969 22-Feb-1998 The Hill Correspondent, 1996-98
Zora Neale Hurston
Novelist
7-Jan-1891 28-Jan-1960 Their Eyes Were Watching God
John Ireland
Composer
13-Aug-1879 12-Jun-1962 The Holy Boy
Michael Jackson
Singer
29-Aug-1958 25-Jun-2009 King of Pop
King James I
Royalty
19-Jun-1566 27-Mar-1625 King of England, 1603-25
Warren Jeffs
Religion
3-Dec-1955   Head of FLDS polygamist clan
Joan Jett
Musician
22-Sep-1958   I Love Rock 'N Roll
John Kasich
Politician
13-May-1952   Governor of Ohio
Troy King
Politician
22-Aug-1968   Attorney General of Alabama
Ed Koch
Politician
12-Dec-1924   Mayor of New York City, 1978-89
Herb Kohl
Politician
7-Feb-1935   US Senator from Wisconsin
Koko
Oddity
4-Jul-1971   Sign-language gorilla
Sandy Koufax
Baseball
30-Dec-1935   Three-time Cy Young Award winner
Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion Designer
10-Sep-1938   Chanel, Lagerfeld
Frank Langella
Actor
1-Jan-1938   Dracula and Dave
Queen Latifah
Rapper
18-Mar-1970   All Hail the Queen
T. E. Lawrence
Author
16-Aug-1888 19-May-1935 Lawrence of Arabia
Chris Lee
Politician
1-Apr-1964   Congressman from New York, resigned
Annie Leibovitz
Photographer
2-Oct-1949   Celebrity photographer
John Lennon
Musician
9-Oct-1940 8-Dec-1980 Beatle
Nicole Lenz
Model
24-Jan-1980   Model-actress
Carl Lewis
Track and Field
1-Jul-1961   Olympian
Margaret Lindsay
Actor
19-Sep-1910 9-May-1981 The House of the Seven Gables
Eddie Long
Religion
12-May-1953   Georgia Baptist minister
Chris Lowe
Musician
4-Oct-1959   Keyboard and synth for Pet Shop Boys
Moms Mabley
Comic
19-Mar-1894 23-May-1975 Pioneering black comedienne
Erika Mann
Journalist
9-Nov-1905 27-Aug-1969 Daughter of Thomas Mann
Princess Margaret
Royalty
21-Aug-1930 9-Feb-2002 QEII's sister, the Countess of Snowdon
Eric Massa
Politician
16-Sep-1959   Congressman from New York, 2009-10
Joseph McCarthy
Politician
14-Nov-1908 2-May-1957 US Senator from Wisconsin, 1947-57
Donnie McClurkin
Singer
9-Nov-1959   Gospel singer, former homosexual
Jim McCrery
Politician
18-Sep-1949   Congressman from Louisiana, 1989-2009
Hattie McDaniel
Actor
10-Jun-1893 26-Oct-1952 Mammy in Gone with the Wind
Claude McKay
Novelist
15-Sep-1890 22-May-1948 Home to Harlem
William McMahon
Head of State
23-Feb-1908 31-Mar-1988 Prime Minister of Australia, 1971-72
Mehmed the Conqueror
Royalty
29-Mar-1432 3-May-1481 Ottoman Sultan, destroyed Byzantine empire
Erik Menendez
Criminal
27-Nov-1971   Killed parents with brother Lyle
Mika
Singer
18-Aug-1983   Lebanese Britpop singer
Barbara Mikulski
Politician
20-Jul-1936   US Senator from Maryland
Wentworth Miller
Actor
2-Jun-1972   Michael Scofield on Prison Break
Betty Montgomery
Politician
3-Apr-1948   Ohio Attorney General, 1995-2003
Agnes Moorehead
Actor
6-Dec-1900 30-Apr-1974 Endora on Bewitched
Morrissey
Singer/Songwriter
22-May-1959   Frontman of The Smiths
Lord Mountbatten
Military
25-Jun-1900 27-Aug-1979 Last Viceroy of India
Eddie Murphy
Comic
3-Apr-1961   Beverly Hills Cop
Jim Nabors
Actor
12-Jun-1930   Gomer Pyle USMC
John Nash
Mathematician
13-Jun-1928   Schizophrenic game theorist
Pola Negri
Actor
31-Dec-1894 1-Aug-1987 Sultry silent film diva
Nero
Royalty
15-Dec-37 AD 9-Jun-68 AD Roman Emperor, 54-68 AD
Brigitte Nielsen
Actor
15-Jul-1963   Red Sonja
Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosopher
15-Oct-1844 25-Aug-1900 God is dead
Ellen Page
Actor
21-Feb-1987   Juno
Dolly Parton
Country Musician
19-Jan-1946   Jolene
Pope Paul VI
Religion
26-Sep-1897 6-Aug-1978 The pilgrim pope
Bill Paxon
Politician
29-Apr-1954   Congressman from New York, 1989-99
Lou Pearlman
Business
19-Jun-1954   Boy bands and Ponzi schemes
Tyler Perry
Film Director
13-Sep-1969   Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Fernando Pessoa
Author
13-Jun-1888 30-Nov-1935 Heteronymous author, The Book of Disquiet
Pierre Pettigrew
Politician
18-Apr-1951   Candian Foreign Minister
Mike Piazza
Baseball
4-Sep-1968   Mets catcher
William Pitt the Younger
Head of State
28-May-1759 23-Jan-1806 UK Prime Minister
Frank Podmore
Author
5-Feb-1856 14-Aug-1910 Fabian Society
Maurice Ravel
Composer
7-Mar-1875 28-Dec-1937 Bolero
Bebe Rebozo
Business
17-Nov-1912 8-May-1998 Nixon confidant
Rex Reed
Critic
2-Oct-1938   At the Movies
Janet Reno
Government
21-Jul-1938   Clinton's US Attorney General
Al Reynolds
Relative
1968   Husband of Star Jones
Condoleezza Rice
Government
14-Nov-1954   US Secretary of State, 2005-09
Bruce Ritter
Religion
25-Feb-1927 7-Oct-1999 Disgraced priest
Camille Saint-Saëns
Composer
9-Oct-1835 16-Dec-1921 Samson et Dalila
Jerry Sandusky
Football
26-Jan-1944   Penn State Coach, convicted molester
Michael Savage
Radio Personality
31-Mar-1942   Savage Nation
Edward L. Schrock
Politician
6-Apr-1941   Congressman from Virginia, 2001-05
Lizabeth Scott
Actor
29-Sep-1922   Dead Reckoning
Aleksandr Scriabin
Composer
25-Dec-1871 14-Apr-1915 Prometheus: The Poem of Fire
Mack Sennett
Film/TV Producer
17-Jan-1880 5-Nov-1960 Founder of Keystone Studios
William Shakespeare
Playwright
23-Apr-1564 23-Apr-1616 Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth
Donna Shalala
Government
14-Feb-1941   Secretary of HHS, 1993-2001
Richard Simmons
Fitness Guru
12-Jul-1948   Flamboyant weight loss guru
Sue Simmons
TV Personality
27-May-1943   WNBC-TV News Anchor, 1980-2012
Jeff Smith
Chef
22-Jan-1939 7-Jul-2004 Former TV chef, alleged child molester
Kate Smith
Singer
1-May-1907 17-Jun-1986 God Bless America
Shepard Smith
TV Personality
14-Jan-1964   Fox News anchor
Kevin Spacey
Actor
26-Jul-1959   The Usual Suspects
Dr. Sputnik
Blogger
20-Mar-1968   Dr. Sputnik's Society Pages
Barbara Stanwyck
Actor
16-Jul-1907 20-Jan-1990 Double Indemnity
Darryl Stephens
Actor
7-Mar-1974   Noah's Arc
Sufjan Stevens
Singer/Songwriter
1-Jul-1975   Indie folk performer
Kordell Stewart
Football
16-Oct-1972   Slash
Louis Sullivan
Architect
3-Sep-1856 14-Apr-1924 Early skyscraper architect
Lee Tamahori
Film Director
17-Jun-1950   Once Were Warriors
Cecil Taylor
Jazz Musician
15-Mar-1929   Avant-garde jazz pianist
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Poet
6-Aug-1809 6-Oct-1892 The Charge of the Light Brigade
Henry David Thoreau
Author
12-Jul-1817 6-May-1862 Walden
Ian Thorpe
Swimmer
13-Oct-1982   Exceptional Australian swimmer
Jeremy Thorpe
Politician
29-Apr-1929   Leader of the UK Liberal Party, 1967-76
Clyde Tolson
Government
22-May-1900 14-Apr-1975 J. Edgar Hoover's 40-year companion
Daniel J. Travanti
Actor
7-Mar-1940   Hill Street Blues
John Travolta
Actor
18-Feb-1954   Saturday Night Fever
Hal Turner
Activist
15-Mar-1962   Internet agitator
Howard Unruh
Criminal
21-Jan-1921 19-Oct-2009 Spree killer, 13 dead in 1949
Ville Valo
Singer
22-Nov-1976   Frontman for Finnish band HIM
Luther Vandross
Singer
20-Apr-1951 1-Jul-2005 R&B Singer, Never Too Much
Virgil
Poet
15-Oct-70 BC 21-Sep-19 BC The Aeneid
Bernhard von Bulow
Head of State
3-May-1849 28-Oct-1929 German Chancellor, 1900-09
Bernie Ward
Radio Personality
5-Apr-1951   Former KGO talk show host
Clifton Webb
Actor
11-Nov-1889 13-Oct-1966 Laura
Michael Whalen
Actor
30-Jun-1902 14-Apr-1974 Wee Willie Winkie
King William II
Royalty
c. 1056 2-Aug-1100 King of England, 1087-1100
Armstrong Williams
Columnist
5-Feb-1959   Black conservative pundit on the take
Douglas Wilson
TV Personality
4-Nov-1964   Interior decorator on Trading Spaces
Virginia Woolf
Novelist
25-Jan-1882 28-Mar-1941 Suicidal English novelist



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