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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Spencer Abraham
Politician
12-Jun-1952   US Secretary of Energy, 2001-05
Cannonball Adderley
Jazz Musician
15-Sep-1928 8-Aug-1975 Alto sax blower
Roger Ailes
Government
15-May-1940   CEO of Fox News
Captain Lou Albano
Wrestling
29-Jul-1933 14-Oct-2009 Pro wrestling manager
Bob Allen
Politician
30-Sep-1958   Florida State Representative, 2000-08
Marty Allen
Comic
23-Mar-1922   Goofy-looking comedian
Kirstie Alley
Actor
12-Jan-1951   Rebecca from Cheers
Idi Amin
Head of State
17-May-1928 16-Aug-2003 Former dictator of Uganda
John Anderson
Country Musician
13-Dec-1954   Country music traditionalist
Louie Anderson
Comic
24-Mar-1953   Host of Family Feud, 1999-2002
Fatty Arbuckle
Actor
24-Mar-1887 29-Jun-1933 Keystone Cop
Dick Armey
Politician
7-Jul-1940   US House Majority Leader, 1995-2003
Louis Armstrong
Jazz Musician
4-Aug-1901 6-Jul-1971 Jazz trumpeter
Tom Arnold
Actor
6-Mar-1959   Ex-Husband of Roseanne Barr
Leon Askin
Actor
18-Sep-1907 3-Jun-2005 General Burkhalter on Hogan's Heroes
Ed Asner
Actor
15-Nov-1929   Lou Grant
Hoyt Axton
Country Musician
25-Mar-1938 26-Oct-1999 Folk singer, songwriter, composer
Notorious B.I.G.
Rapper
21-May-1972 9-Mar-1997 I love it when you call me big poppa
Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer
21-Mar-1685 28-Jul-1750 Baroque composer
John Banner
Actor
28-Jan-1910 28-Jan-1973 Sgt. Schultz on Hogan's Heroes
Nathaniel Bar-Jonah
Criminal
15-Feb-1957 13-Apr-2008 Cannibal child killer, sentenced to 130 years
Roseanne Barr
Actor
3-Nov-1952   Roseanne
Syd Barrett
Musician
6-Jan-1946 7-Jul-2006 Pink Floyd
Clarence W. Barron
Publisher
2-Jul-1855 2-Oct-1928 Wall Street Journal proprietor, 1903-28
Mario Batali
Chef
9-Sep-1960   TV chef
Kathy Bates
Actor
28-Jun-1948   Misery
James Beard
Chef
5-May-1903 23-Jan-1985 First prominent TV chef
Ned Beatty
Actor
6-Jul-1937   Deliverance
Glenn Beck
TV Personality
10-Feb-1964   Conservative TV and talk radio host
John Belushi
Actor
24-Jan-1949 5-Mar-1982 Animal House
William Bennett
Government
31-Jul-1943   Former Drug Czar and gambling man
Fred Berry
Actor
13-Mar-1951 21-Oct-2003 Rerun on What's Happening!!
Big Moe
Rapper
27-Jun-1974 14-Oct-2007 Sippin' Codeine
Bizarre
Musician
5-Jul-1976   Girl chill out that shit came from my soul
Frank Black
Singer/Songwriter
4-Apr-1965   Pixies frontman
Jack Black
Musician
28-Aug-1969   Half of Tenacious D
Tony Blankley
Pundit
21-Jan-1948 7-Jan-2012 McLaughlin Group pundit
Giovanni Boccaccio
Author
1313 21-Dec-1375 Decameron
Ludwig Boltzmann
Physicist
20-Feb-1844 5-Sep-1906 Atoms and molecules
Sorrell Booke
Actor
4-Jan-1930 11-Feb-1994 Boss Hogg on Dukes of Hazzard
Ernest Borgnine
Actor
24-Jan-1917 8-Jul-2012 Marty
Peter Boyle
Actor
18-Oct-1935 12-Dec-2006 Young Frankenstein
Tycho Brahe
Astronomer
14-Dec-1546 24-Oct-1601 Copper-nosed Danish astronomer
Marlon Brando
Actor
3-Apr-1924 1-Jul-2004 A Streetcar Named Desire
Wilford Brimley
Actor
27-Sep-1934   Grandfatherly actor, shill for Oatmeal Industry
Heywood Broun
Journalist
7-Dec-1888 18-Dec-1939 Muckraking reporter of the 1920s and '30s
Frank Bruni
Journalist
31-Oct-1964   New York Times food critic
John Bunny
Actor
21-Sep-1863 26-Apr-1915 Comic starred in over 200 short films
Victor Buono
Actor
3-Feb-1938 1-Jan-1982 King Tut on Batman
Geoffrey Burbidge
Astronomer
24-Sep-1925 26-Jan-2010 Quasi-steady state cosmology
Delta Burke
Actor
30-Jul-1956   Designing Women
Cruz Bustamante
Politician
4-Jan-1953   California Lieutenant Governor, 1999-2007
Butterbean
Boxing
03-Aug-1966   365 pound boxer in Jackass: The Movie
Sebastian Cabot
Actor
6-Jul-1918 22-Aug-1977 The Family Jewels
Sarah Caldwell
Conductor
6-Mar-1924 23-Mar-2006 Opera Company of Boston
Ken Calvert
Politician
8-Jun-1953   Congressman, California 44th
John Candy
Actor
31-Oct-1950 4-Mar-1994 Uncle Buck
Al Capone
Criminal
17-Jan-1899 25-Jan-1947 Scarface
Drew Carey
Comic
23-May-1958   The Drew Carey Show
Nell Carter
Actor
13-Sep-1948 23-Jan-2003 Housekeeper on Gimme A Break
Darlene Cates
Actor
13-Dec-1947   Bulbous mother, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
John Catsimatidis
Business
7-Sep-1948   Supermarket billionaire
Jack L. Chalker
Author
17-Dec-1944 11-Feb-2005 SF author, wrote Well World series
Whittaker Chambers
Author
1-Apr-1901 9-Jul-1961 Accuser of Alger Hiss
Mark David Chapman
Assassin
10-May-1955   Assassin of Beatle John Lennon
G. K. Chesterton
Author
29-May-1874 14-Jun-1936 The Man Who Was Thursday
Christopher J. Christie
Politician
6-Sep-1962   Governor of New Jersey
Winston Churchill
Head of State
30-Nov-1874 24-Jan-1965 WWII Prime Minister of England
Grover Cleveland
Head of State
18-Mar-1837 24-Jun-1908 22nd & 24th US President, 1885-89 & 1893-97
Adam Clymer
Journalist
27-Apr-1937   The New York Times
James Coco
Actor
21-Mar-1928 25-Feb-1987 Only When I Laugh
Richard J. Codey
Politician
27-Nov-1946   Governor of New Jersey, 2004-06
Mindy Cohn
Actor
20-May-1966   Natalie on The Facts of Life
Robbie Coltrane
Actor
30-Mar-1950   Hagrid in the Harry Potter films
William Conrad
Actor
27-Sep-1920 11-Feb-1994 Jake and the Fatman
Matthew Cooper
Journalist
1963   Reluctant to name Plame leak source
Francis Ford Coppola
Film Director
7-Apr-1939   The Godfather
Lou Costello
Actor
6-Mar-1906 3-Mar-1959 Half of Abbott and Costello
David Crosby
Musician
14-Aug-1941   Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Candy Crowley
Journalist
26-Dec-1948   CNN senior political correspondent
Heavy D
Rapper
24-May-1967 8-Nov-2011 Heavy D & the Boyz
John Daly
Golf
28-Apr-1966   Alcoholic golfer
Charlie Daniels
Country Musician
28-Oct-1936   The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Jane Darwell
Actor
15-Oct-1879 13-Aug-1967 The bird woman in Mary Poppins
Erasmus Darwin
Naturalist
12-Dec-1731 18-Apr-1802 English naturalist, very bad poet
Frenchie Davis
Musician
9-May-1979   BBW booted from American Idol
Marvin Davis
Business
31-Aug-1925 25-Sep-2004 Oil magnate, former owner of 20th Century Fox
Willie D. Davis
Football
24-Jul-1934   Businessman, former football player
Samuel H. Day
Activist
5-Oct-1926 26-Jan-2001 Antinuke crusader
Calvert DeForest
Actor
23-Jul-1921 19-Mar-2007 Larry "Bud" Melman on Letterman
Guillermo del Toro
Film Director
9-Oct-1964   Hellboy
Dom DeLuise
Actor
1-Aug-1933 4-May-2009 Cannonball Run
Lori Beth Denberg
Actor
2-Feb-1976   Lydia Liza Gutman on The Steve Harvey Show
Paul A. Dever
Politician
15-Jan-1903 11-Apr-1958 Governor of Massachusetts, 1949-53
Khigh Dhiegh
Actor
1910 25-Oct-1991 Wo Fat on Hawaii 5-O
Beth Ditto
Singer
1981   The Gossip
DJ AM
Disc Jockey
30-Mar-1973 28-Aug-2009 New York Club DJ
Fats Domino
Singer/Songwriter
26-Feb-1928   Ain't That A Shame
James Doohan
Actor
3-Mar-1920 20-Jul-2005 Scotty on Star Trek
Ken Duberstein
Government
21-Apr-1944   Reagan's Chief of Staff, 1988-89
Al Dubin
Songwriter
10-Jun-1891 11-Feb-1945 Lullaby of Broadway
Charles Durning
Actor
28-Feb-1923   The Muppet Movie
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Head of State
3-Jul-1951   "Baby Doc" Haitian dictator
Andrea Dworkin
Activist
26-Sep-1946 9-Apr-2005 Anti-pornography activist
George Dzundza
Actor
19-Jul-1945   Max Greevey on Law & Order
Lawrence Eagleburger
Government
1-Aug-1930 4-Jun-2011 US Secretary of State, 1992-93
Roger Ebert
Critic
18-Jun-1942   Siskel and Ebert
King Edward VII
Royalty
9-Nov-1841 6-May-1910 King of England, 1901-1910
Phil English
Politician
20-Jun-1956   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1995-2009
Ludwig Erhard
Head of State
4-Feb-1897 5-May-1977 German Chancellor, 1963-66
Susan Estrich
Pundit
16-Dec-1952   Fox News liberal
Jerry Falwell
Religion
11-Aug-1933 15-May-2007 Television evangelist
Blake Farenthold
Politician
12-Dec-1961   Congressman, Texas 27th
Chris Farley
Comic
15-Feb-1964 17-Dec-1997 Saturday Night Live
Dante Fascell
Politician
9-Mar-1917 28-Nov-1998 Congressman from Florida, 1955-93
Minnesota Fats
Sports Figure
19-Jan-1913 15-Jan-1996 Billiards opponent of Willie Mosconi
Jon Favreau
Actor
19-Oct-1966   Swingers
Kevin Federline
Relative
21-Mar-1978   Briefly Mr. Britney Spears
Conchata Ferrell
Actor
28-Mar-1943   Head nurse Joan Thor on E/R
W. C. Fields
Comic
29-Jan-1880 25-Dec-1946 The Bank Dick
Marlin Fitzwater
Government
24-Nov-1942   White House Press Secretary 1987-93
Gustave Flaubert
Novelist
12-Dec-1821 8-May-1880 Realist novelist, Madame Bovary
Jared Fogle
Meme
1-Dec-1977   Lost 245 lbs eating only fast food
Murphy J. Foster, Jr.
Politician
11-Jul-1930   Governor of Louisiana, 1996-2004
Charles James Fox
Politician
24-Jan-1749 13-Sep-1806 U.K.'s first Foreign Secretary
Benjamin Franklin
Diplomat
17-Jan-1706 17-Apr-1790 American founding father
Dawn French
Comic
11-Oct-1957   French and Saunders
Judah Friedlander
Comic
16-Mar-1969   Baseball-capped comedian, 30 Rock
Nick Frost
Actor
28-Mar-1972   Shaun of the Dead
Walther Funk
Government
18-Aug-1890 31-May-1960 Reich economic minister
John Wayne Gacy
Criminal
17-Mar-1942 10-May-1994 28 dead boys in his crawlspace
William M. Gaines
Publisher
1-Mar-1922 3-Jun-1992 Mad Magazine publisher
James Gandolfini
Actor
18-Sep-1961   Tony Soprano wants his money
Joseph R. Gannascoli
Actor
15-Feb-1959   Vito on The Sopranos
Jerry Garcia
Musician
1-Aug-1942 9-Aug-1995 Grateful Dead
Jorge Garcia
Actor
28-Apr-1972   Hurley on Lost
Jeff Garlin
Actor
5-Jun-1962   Jeff Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm
Boy George
Singer/Songwriter
14-Jun-1961   Karma Chameleon
Gil Gerard
Actor
23-Jan-1943   Buck Rogers
Jack Germond
Columnist
30-Jan-1928   Fat Man in a Middle Seat
Edward Gibbon
Historian
8-May-1737 16-Jan-1794 Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Faisal Gill
Politician
1972   Homeland Security Policy Director
Newt Gingrich
Politician
17-Jun-1943   Speaker of the House, 1995-99
Jackie Gleason
Actor
26-Feb-1916 24-Jun-1987 Ralph Kramden in The Honeymooners
Hermann Goering
Military
12-Jan-1893 15-Oct-1946 Founder of the Gestapo
Theo Van Gogh
Film Director
23-Jul-1957 2-Nov-2004 Controversial Director of Submission
Al Goldstein
Business
10-Jan-1936   Founder of Screw magazine
Thomas Gomez
Actor
10-Jul-1905 18-Jun-1971 Ride the Pink Horse
John Goodman
Actor
20-Jun-1952   King Ralph
Al Gore III
Relative
19-Oct-1982   Al Gore's son
Al Gore
Politician
31-Mar-1948   US Vice President under Clinton
Henry F. Grady
Economist
12-Feb-1882 14-Sep-1957 First US Ambassador to India, 1947-48
Gustav Adolph the Great
Royalty
9-Dec-1594 6-Nov-1632 King of Sweden 1611-32
David Greenglass
Spy
2-Mar-1922   Gave atomic secrets to Julius Rosenberg
Sydney Greenstreet
Actor
27-Dec-1879 18-Jan-1954 Kaspar Gutman in The Maltese Falcon
Merv Griffin
Talk Show Host
6-Jul-1925 12-Aug-2007 The Merv Griffin Show and Jeopardy
Gary Gygax
Inventor
27-Jul-1938 4-Mar-2008 Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons
Buddy Hackett
Comic
31-Aug-1924 30-Jun-2003 Abrasive old school comic
John Hagee
Religion
12-Apr-1940   John Hagee Ministries
John H. Hager
Politician
28-Aug-1936   Lt. Governor of Virginia, 1998-2002
Alan Hale, Jr.
Actor
8-Mar-1921 2-Jan-1990 The Skipper on Gilligan's Island
Manly P. Hall
Paranormal
18-Mar-1901 29-Aug-1990 The Secret Teachings of All Ages
Oliver Hardy
Actor
18-Jan-1892 7-Aug-1957 Laurel and Hardy
Dennis Hastert
Politician
2-Jan-1942   Speaker of the House, 1999-2006
Richard Hatch
TV Personality
8-Apr-1961   Survivor
Steven Hayward
Scholar
c. 1958   Conservative environmentalism pundit
Howell Heflin
Politician
19-Jun-1921 29-Mar-2005 US Senator from Alabama, 1979-97
King Henry VIII
Royalty
28-Jun-1491 28-Jan-1547 King of England, 1509-47
Victor Herbert
Composer
1-Feb-1859 24-May-1924 Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
Jonah Hill
Actor
20-Dec-1983   Superbad
Alfred Hitchcock
Film Director
13-Aug-1899 29-Apr-1980 Master of Suspense
Johann Hittorf
Physicist
27-Mar-1824 28-Nov-1914 Fluorescence in vacuum tubes
Reid Hoffman
Business
5-Aug-1967   Co-Founder of LinkedIn
Xaviera Hollander
Author
15-Jun-1943   The Happy Hooker
J. Edgar Hoover
Government
1-Jan-1895 2-May-1972 Director of the FBI, 1924-72
Curly Howard
Actor
22-Oct-1903 18-Jan-1952 Highest pitched Stooge
Webb Hubbell
Criminal
18-Jan-1948   Whitewater casualty
Mike Huckabee
Politician
24-Aug-1955   Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2007
Baby Huey
Musician
1946 28-Oct-1970 Hard Times
John Hume
Politician
18-Jan-1937   Northern Ireland pol, Nobel recipient
Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Politician
11-Mar-1965   Congressman, Illinois 2nd
Peter Jackson
Film Director
31-Oct-1961   The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Randy Jackson
TV Personality
23-Jun-1956   American Idol judge
Shirley Jackson
Novelist
14-Dec-1916 8-Aug-1965 The Lottery
Shirley A. Jackson
Physicist
5-Aug-1946   NRC Chairman, 1995-99
Kevin James
Actor
26-Apr-1965   The King of Queens
Bill Janklow
Politician
13-Sep-1939 12-Jan-2012 Congressman and Governor of South Dakota
J. Scott Jennings
Government
26-Oct-1977   Bush political advisor
Ron Jeremy
Pornstar
12-Mar-1953   The Hedgehog
Richard Jewell
Victim
17-Nov-1962 29-Aug-2007 Innocent security guard blamed for bombing
Diamond Jim Brady
Business
12-Aug-1856 13-Apr-1917 Larger-than-life millionaire
Jay Johnson
Politician
30-Sep-1943 17-Oct-2009 Congressman from Wisconsin, 1997-99
Samuel Johnson
Lexicographer
18-Sep-1709 13-Dec-1784 A Dictionary of the English Language
Daniel Johnston
Singer/Songwriter
22-Jan-1961   Hi How Are You?
Star Jones
TV Personality
24-Mar-1962   The View
Wynonna Judd
Country Musician
30-May-1964   Country music star
Herman Kahn
Scholar
15-Feb-1922 7-Jul-1983 Hudson Institute founder
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Singer
20-May-1959 26-Jun-1997 Hawaiian ukulele musician
Ric Keller
Politician
5-Sep-1964   Congressman from Florida, 2001-09
Ed Kemper
Criminal
18-Dec-1948   The Co-Ed Killer
Ted Kennedy
Politician
22-Feb-1932 25-Aug-2009 US Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-2009
Richard J. Kerr
Government
4-Oct-1935   CIA Deputy Director, 1989-92
Chaka Khan
Singer
23-Mar-1953   I Feel For You
Adnan Khashoggi
Business
25-Jul-1935   Saudi billionaire, arms merchant
Nikita Khrushchev
Head of State
5-Apr-1894 11-Sep-1971 Deposed leader of the Soviet Union
B. B. King
Musician
16-Sep-1925   King of the Blues
Mabel King
Actor
25-Dec-1932 9-Nov-1999 What's Happening!
Preston King
Politician
14-Oct-1806 12-Nov-1865 US Senator, committed suicide
Sam Kinison
Comic
8-Dec-1953 10-Apr-1992 Caustic stand-up comic
Cris Kirkwood
Bassist
22-Oct-1960   Meat Puppets
Suge Knight
Business
19-Apr-1965   Rap mogul and ex-con
Wayne Knight
Actor
7-Aug-1955   Newman on Seinfeld
Harry Knowles
Critic
11-Dec-1971   Ain't It Cool News
Fiorello LaGuardia
Politician
11-Dec-1882 20-Sep-1947 New York City Mayor, 1934-45
Ricki Lake
Talk Show Host
21-Sep-1968   Hairspray
Richard Land
Religion
1947   Southern Baptist Convention
Artie Lange
Comic
11-Oct-1967   MADtv, Howard Stern
David Lange
Head of State
4-Aug-1942 13-Aug-2005 Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1984-89
Tommy Lasorda
Baseball
22-Sep-1927   Manager of the LA Dodgers, 1977-96
Queen Latifah
Rapper
18-Mar-1970   All Hail the Queen
Charles Laughton
Actor
1-Jul-1899 15-Dec-1962 Island of Lost Souls
David Leisure
Actor
16-Nov-1950   Joe Isuzu
Larry Levenson
Business
c. 1936 23-Jan-1999 Founder of Plato's Retreat
Monica Lewinsky
Government
23-Jul-1973   Engaged in Presidential cigar play
Jerry Lewis
Comic
16-Mar-1926   Muscular Dystrophy Association
Tom Leykis
Radio Personality
1-Aug-1956   Syndicated talk radio host
Jimmy John Liautaud
Business
12-Jan-1964   Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches
Rush Limbaugh
Radio Personality
12-Jan-1951   Conservative talk show host
Larry Lindsey
Economist
18-Jul-1954   Masterminded GWB's tax cut
Meat Loaf
Musician
27-Sep-1947   Bat Out of Hell
Billy Long
Politician
11-Aug-1955   Congressman, Missouri 7th
Louis VI
Royalty
1-Dec-1081 1-Aug-1137 King of France, 1108-37
Louis XVI
Royalty
23-Aug-1754 21-Jan-1793 King of France, 1774-91
Martin Luther
Religion
10-Nov-1483 18-Feb-1546 Created Protestant movement
Paul Lynde
Comic
13-Jun-1926 10-Jan-1982 Hollywood Square
Camryn Manheim
Actor
8-Mar-1961   Ellenor Frutt on The Practice
Diego Maradona
Soccer
30-Oct-1960   Led Argentina to 1986 World Cup Final
Kenny Marchant
Politician
23-Feb-1951   Congressman, Texas 24th
Phil Margera
Relative
13-Jul-1957   Bam Margera's father
Vincent Margera
Relative
3-Jul-1956   Don Vito, Bam Margera's uncle
Biz Markie
Musician
8-Apr-1964   Nobody Beats The Biz
Thurgood Marshall
Judge
2-Jul-1908 24-Jan-1993 First black US Supreme Court justice
Jerry Mathers
Actor
2-Jun-1948   Beaver in Leave it to Beaver
Robert Maxwell
Publisher
10-Jun-1923 5-Nov-1991 Mirror Group tycoon
Ralphie May
Comic
17-Feb-1972   Obese comic
Malachy McCourt
Actor
20-Sep-1931   Father Meehan on Oz
Hattie McDaniel
Actor
10-Jun-1893 26-Oct-1952 Mammy in Gone with the Wind
Michael McDermott
Criminal
4-Sep-1958   Mucko killed seven coworkers
Leo McKern
Actor
16-Mar-1920 23-Jul-2002 Travelling North, Rumpole of the Bailey
Ed McMahon
Talk Show Host
6-Mar-1923 23-Jun-2009 The Tonight Show
Marie de Medici
Royalty
26-Apr-1573 3-Jul-1642 Regent of France, 1610-17
Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Activist
9-Jan-1959   Political activist, Nobel Prize recipient
Jean-Marie Messier
Business
13-Dec-1956   CEO of Vivendi, 1996-2000
Elaine Miles
Actor
7-Apr-1960   Marilyn Whirlwind on Northern Exposure
Andy Milonakis
Actor
30-Jan-1976   The Andy Milonakis Show
Mo'Nique
Actor
11-Dec-1967   Nikki on The Parkers
Michael Moore
Film Director
23-Apr-1954   Fahrenheit 9/11
Pat Morita
Actor
28-Jun-1932 24-Nov-2005 Miyagi on Karate Kid
Robert Morris
Politician
31-Jan-1734 7-May-1806 Financed the Revolutionary War
Woodrow A. Myers, Jr.
Doctor
14-Feb-1954   EVP at Wellpoint, 2000-05
Jerry Nachman
Journalist
24-Feb-1946 19-Jan-2004 MSNBC reporter
Jerrold Nadler
Politician
13-Jun-1947   Congressman, New York 8th
Kathy Najimy
Actor
6-Feb-1957   Voice of Peggy on King of the Hill
Pablo Neruda
Poet
12-Jul-1904 23-Sep-1973 Residencia en la Tierra
Wayne Newton
Singer
3-Apr-1942   Top Las Vegas act
Jean Nidetch
Business
12-Oct-1923   Weight Watchers founder
Robert Noel
Criminal
c. 1942   Presa Canario enthusiast
Jimmie Noone
Jazz Musician
23-Apr-1895 19-Apr-1944 New Orleans jazz clarinetist
Carroll O'Connor
Actor
2-Aug-1924 21-Jun-2001 Archie Bunker in All in the Family
Rosie O'Donnell
Talk Show Host
21-Mar-1962   The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Religion
13-Apr-1919 Sep-1995 Atheist spokeswoman
Kelly Osbourne
Relative
27-Oct-1984   Ozzy's daughter
Sharon Osbourne
TV Personality
9-Oct-1952   Wife of Ozzy Osbourne
Dolly Parton
Country Musician
19-Jan-1946   Jolene
Vincent Pastore
Actor
14-Jul-1946   Big Pussy on The Sopranos
Cissy Patterson
Business
7-Nov-1881 24-Jul-1948 First female newspaper publisher
Luciano Pavarotti
Singer
12-Oct-1935 6-Sep-2007 Operatic tenor
Barbara Payton
Actor
16-Nov-1927 8-May-1967 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Lou Pearlman
Business
19-Jun-1954   Boy bands and Ponzi schemes
Chris Penn
Actor
10-Oct-1965 24-Jan-2006 Nice Guy Eddie in Reservoir Dogs
Boies Penrose
Politician
1-Nov-1860 31-Dec-1921 US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1897-1921
Richard Perle
Government
16-Sep-1941   Prince of Darkness
William "The Refrigerator" Perry
Football
16-Dec-1962   Chicago Bears defensive tackle
Philippe I
Royalty
23-May-1052 29-Jul-1108 King of France 1060-1108
Albert Pike
Military
29-Dec-1809 2-Apr-1891 Confederate general, Freemason
Daniel Pinkwater
Author
15-Nov-1941   The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death
Augusto Pinochet
Head of State
25-Nov-1915 10-Dec-2006 Overthrew Chile with CIA's help
Harvey Pitt
Government
28-Feb-1945   SEC Chairman, 2001-03
John Popper
Musician
29-Mar-1967   Harmonica player, Blues Traveler
Susan Powter
Fitness Guru
22-Dec-1957   Stop the Insanity! fitness guru
Elvis Presley
Singer
8-Jan-1935 16-Aug-1977 Rock and roll icon
Wes Pruden
Columnist
?   Washington Times editor-in-chief
Paul Prudhomme
Chef
13-Jul-1940   Louisiana chef with magic seasoning blends
Big Pun
Rapper
10-Nov-1971 7-Feb-2000 Latino rapper/producer
Robin Quivers
Talk Show Host
8-Aug-1952   Howard Stern's sidekick
Charles Rangel
Politician
11-Jun-1930   Congressman, New York 15th
Ghyslain Raza
Meme
c. 1988   The Star Wars Kid
George E. Reedy
Government
5-Aug-1917 21-Mar-1999 LBJ's press secretary
Carl Reiner
Actor
20-Mar-1922   Your Show of Shows
Rob Reiner
Actor
6-Mar-1947   Meathead
Jean Renoir
Film Director
15-Sep-1894 12-Feb-1979 La Grande Illusion
Rick Rescorla
Victim
27-May-1939 11-Sep-2001 Anticipated both WTC attacks, died in 9/11
Tommy Rettig
Actor
10-Dec-1941 15-Feb-1996 Jeff Miller in Lassie
Richard Samuel Reynolds
Business
15-Aug-1881 29-Jul-1955 Founder of Reynolds Metals
Anne Rice
Novelist
4-Oct-1941   Vampire novelist
Frank Rich
Columnist
2-Jun-1949   New York magazine
Rene Rivkin
Business
6-Jun-1944 1-May-2005 Disgraced Australian stockbroker
Barret Robbins
Football
26-Aug-1973   Superbowl XXXVII no-show
Tony Robbins
Author
29-Feb-1960   Toothy motivational speaker
Al Roker
TV Personality
20-Aug-1954   Today Show weatherman
Esther Rolle
Actor
8-Nov-1920 17-Nov-1998 Florida Evans on Good Times
Samuel I. Rosenman
Government
13-Feb-1896 24-Jun-1973 White House Counsel, 1943-46
Wilbur Ross
Business
28-Nov-1937   Private equity, W. L. Ross & Co.
Vere Rothermere
Publisher
27-Apr-1925 1-Sep-1998 Proprietor of the Daily Mail, 1971-98
Karl Rove
Government
25-Dec-1950   Political Strategist to George W. Bush
Ken Russell
Film Director
3-Jul-1927 27-Nov-2011 Altered States
Babe Ruth
Baseball
6-Feb-1895 16-Aug-1948 The Bambino
Pierre Salinger
Journalist
14-Jun-1925 16-Oct-2004 Former ABC News Correspondent
Junior Samples
TV Personality
10-Apr-1926 13-Nov-1983 Hee Haw
Horatio Sanz
Comic
4-Jun-1969   Yet another SNL fat guy
Will Sasso
Comic
24-May-1975   Formerly fat guy on MADtv
Steve Schirripa
Actor
3-Sep-1957   Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos
Willard Scott
TV Personality
7-Mar-1934   Today Show weatherman
Winfield Scott
Military
13-Jun-1786 29-May-1866 US Army general, Mexican campaign 1847
Jim Sensenbrenner
Politician
14-Jun-1943   Congressman, Wisconsin 5th
Ariel Sharon
Head of State
26-Feb-1928   Prime Minister of Israel, 2001-06
Al Sharpton
Activist
3-Oct-1954   Minister, Presidential hopeful
Sherri Shepherd
Actor
22-Apr-1967   Ramona Platt on Less Than Perfect
Richard Simmons
Fitness Guru
12-Jul-1948   Flamboyant weight loss guru
Percy Sledge
Singer
25-Nov-1941   When a Man Loves a Woman
Anna Nicole Smith
Model
28-Nov-1967 8-Feb-2007 Addled golddigger
Kate Smith
Singer
1-May-1907 17-Jun-1986 God Bless America
Kevin Smith
Film Director
2-Aug-1970   Mallrats
Phoebe Snow
Jazz Musician
17-Jul-1952 26-Apr-2011 Jazz vocalist
John III Sobieski
Royalty
17-Aug-1629 17-Jun-1696 King of Poland, 1674-96
Wendie Jo Sperber
Actor
15-Sep-1958 29-Nov-2005 Amy on Bosom Buddies
John Spratt
Politician
1-Nov-1942   Congressman from South Carolina, 1983-2011
Maureen Stapleton
Actor
21-Jun-1925 13-Mar-2006 Won an Oscar for playing Emma Goldman
Don Stark
Actor
20-Aug-1954   Bob Pinciotti on That 70's Show
Lynne Stewart
Attorney
8-Oct-1939   Attorney convicted of supporting the Islamic Group
Ruben Studdard
Musician
12-Sep-1978   Winner of 2003 American Idol
John H. Sununu
Government
2-Jul-1939   George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff
Ethan Suplee
Actor
25-May-1976   Frankie on Boy Meets World
Magda Szubanski
Actor
12-Apr-1961   Babe
William Howard Taft
Head of State
15-Sep-1857 8-Mar-1930 27th US President, 1909-13
Elizabeth Taylor
Actor
27-Feb-1932 23-Mar-2011 Cleopatra
Dave Thomas
Business
2-Jul-1932 8-Jan-2002 Founder of Wendy's Hamburgers
J. Parnell Thomas
Government
16-Jan-1895 19-Nov-1970 HUAC chairman, took the Fifth
Kenan Thompson
Comic
10-May-1978   Kenan & Kel
Josip Broz Tito
Head of State
7-May-1892 4-May-1980 Communist dictator of Yugoslavia
Linda Tripp
Government
24-Nov-1949   Monica Lewinsky's confidant
Bill Tuck
Politician
28-Sep-1896 9-Jun-1983 Governor of Virginia, 1946-50
Tupou IV
Royalty
4-Jul-1918 10-Sep-2006 King of Tonga, 1965-2006
Aida Turturro
Actor
25-Sep-1962   Janice Soprano
Boss Tweed
Politician
3-Apr-1823 12-Apr-1878 Boss of Tammany Hall
Peter Ustinov
Actor
16-Apr-1921 28-Mar-2004 British stage actor
Martin Van Buren
Head of State
5-Dec-1782 24-Jul-1862 8th US President, 1837-41
Luther Vandross
Singer
20-Apr-1951 1-Jul-2005 R&B Singer, Never Too Much
Gore Vidal
Author
3-Oct-1925 31-Jul-2012 Visit to a Small Planet
Bruce Vilanch
Author
23-Nov-1948   The fat guy who writes everyone's jokes
Romo Vincent
Actor
23-Dec-1908 16-Jan-1989 American comic character actor
Vitellius
Royalty
24-Sep-15 AD 20-Dec-69 AD Roman Emperor, 69 AD
Joe Viterelli
Actor
10-Mar-1941 29-Jan-2004 Jelly in Analyze This
Spamford Wallace
Criminal
c. 1968   Notorious spammer
Fats Waller
Jazz Musician
21-May-1904 15-Dec-1943 Influential jazz pianist
Robert Walpole
Head of State
26-Aug-1676 18-Mar-1745 UK's first Prime Minister
Bernie Ward
Radio Personality
5-Apr-1951   Former KGO talk show host
Silas Warner
Computer Programmer
18-Aug-1949 26-Feb-2004 Castle Wolfenstein
Wendy Wasserstein
Playwright
18-Oct-1950 30-Jan-2006 The Heidi Chronicles
Ethel Waters
Singer
31-Oct-1896 1-Sep-1977 Sweet Mama Stringbean
Curt Weldon
Politician
22-Jul-1947   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1987-2007
Orson Welles
Actor
6-May-1915 10-Oct-1985 Citizen Kane
George Wendt
Actor
17-Oct-1948   Norm on Cheers
Reggie White
Football
19-Dec-1961 26-Dec-2004 NFL's Minister of Defense
William the Conqueror
Royalty
c. 1027 9-Sep-1087 Invaded, conquered England in 1066
Vesta Williams
Singer
1-Dec-1957 22-Sep-2011 Congratulations
Wesley Willis
Musician
31-May-1963 21-Aug-2003 Schizophrenic street musician
Carl Wilson
Musician
21-Dec-1946 6-Feb-1998 Beach Boy
Carnie Wilson
Singer
29-Apr-1968   Wilson Phillips
Oprah Winfrey
Talk Show Host
29-Jan-1954   The Oprah Winfrey Show
Michael Winner
Film Director
30-Oct-1935   Death Wish
Jonathan Winters
Comic
11-Nov-1925   Mearth, son of Mork
Shelley Winters
Actor
18-Aug-1920 14-Jan-2006 Method actress and camp queen
Oscar Wyatt
Business
7-Jul-1924   Oilman snagged in oil-for-food scandal
Zulu
Actor
17-Oct-1937 3-May-2004 Kono on Hawaii 5-O





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