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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Paul Ableman
Novelist
13-Jun-1927 25-Oct-2006 I Hear Voices
Jaber III al-Sabah
Royalty
29-Jun-1926 15-Jan-2006 Emir of Kuwait, 1977-2006
Edward Albert
Actor
20-Feb-1951 22-Sep-2006 Butterflies Are Free
Stew Albert
Activist
4-Dec-1939 30-Jan-2006 Founding Yippie
Elizabeth Allen
Actor
25-Jan-1929 19-Sep-2006 The Jackie Gleason Show
June Allyson
Actor
7-Oct-1917 8-Jul-2006 Two Girls and a Sailor
Robert Altman
Film Director
20-Feb-1925 20-Nov-2006 M*A*S*H
Robert Anderson
Business
2-Nov-1920 28-Oct-2006 Chairman of Rockwell, 1979-88
Paul Arizin
Basketball
9-Mar-1928 12-Dec-2006 Philadelphia Warriors
Malcolm Arnold
Composer
21-Oct-1921 23-Sep-2006 The Bridge on the River Kwai
Red Auerbach
Basketball
20-Sep-1917 28-Oct-2006 Boston Celtics coach
Joseph Barbera
Cartoonist
24-Mar-1911 18-Dec-2006 Hanna-Barbera cartoons
Warren Barker
Composer
16-Apr-1923 3-Aug-2006 Composer for 77 Sunset Strip
Syd Barrett
Musician
6-Jan-1946 7-Jul-2006 Pink Floyd
Rainer Barzel
Politician
20-Jun-1924 26-Aug-2006 CDU Chairman, 1971-73
Perry R. Bass
Philanthropist
11-Nov-1914 1-Jun-2006 Billionaire
Sybille Bedford
Novelist
16-Mar-1911 17-Feb-2006 A Favourite of the Gods
Tom Bell
Actor
2-Aug-1933 4-Oct-2006 Prime Suspect
Rémy Belvaux
Film Director
10-Nov-1967 4-Sep-2006 Man Bites Dog
Peter Benchley
Novelist
8-May-1940 11-Feb-2006 Jaws
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-1921 23-May-2006 US Senator, Treasury Secretary
Patty Berg
Golf
13-Feb-1918 10-Sep-2006 Winner of 15 major titles
Brebis Bleaney
Physicist
6-Jun-1915 4-Nov-2006 Electron paramagnetic resonance
Derek Bond
Actor
26-Jan-1919 15-Oct-2006 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Murray Bookchin
Philosopher
14-Jan-1921 30-Jul-2006 The Ecology of Freedom
Walerian Borowczyk
Film Director
2-Sep-1923 3-Feb-2006 The Beast
P. W. Botha
Head of State
12-Jan-1916 31-Oct-2006 President of South Africa, 1984-89
Peter Boyle
Actor
18-Oct-1935 12-Dec-2006 Young Frankenstein
Anne Braden
Activist
28-Jul-1924 6-Mar-2006 Southern Civil Rights Activist
Ed Bradley
Journalist
22-Jun-1941 9-Nov-2006 60 Minutes
Carl Brashear
Military
19-Jan-1931 25-Jul-2006 Navy diver
William Lee Brent
Criminal
10-Nov-1930 4-Nov-2006 Black Panther hijacker
Robert H. Brooks
Business
6-Feb-1937 16-Jul-2006 Hooters chairman
James Brown
Singer
3-May-1933 25-Dec-2006 Godfather of Soul
Phil Brown
Actor
30-Apr-1916 9-Feb-2006 Uncle Owen in Star Wars
Ruth Brown
Singer
12-Jan-1928 17-Nov-2006 Miss Rhythm
H. Monroe Browne
Diplomat
9-May-1917 13-Jun-2006 US Ambassador to New Zealand, 1981-85
Harry Browne
Politician
17-Jun-1933 1-Mar-2006 Libertarian candidate for President
Charles F. Brush III
Archaeologist
3-Apr-1923 1-Jun-2006 Explorers Club president 1978-81
Boz Burrell
Bassist
1-Aug-1946 21-Sep-2006 Bad Company and King Crimson bassist
Frederick Busch
Novelist
1-Aug-1941 23-Feb-2006 Don't Tell Anyone
Octavia Butler
Novelist
22-Jun-1947 24-Feb-2006 Patternmaster
Red Buttons
Actor
5-Feb-1919 13-Jul-2006 They Shoot Horses Don't They?
Sarah Caldwell
Conductor
6-Mar-1924 23-Mar-2006 Opera Company of Boston
Frank Campanella
Actor
12-Mar-1919 30-Dec-2006 Character actor
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Author
4-Apr-1908 4-Nov-2006 Cheaper by the Dozen
Paul Carr
Actor
1-Feb-1934 17-Feb-2006 The Bat People
Oleg Cassini
Fashion Designer
11-Apr-1913 17-Mar-2006 Fashion designer
Owen Chamberlain
Physicist
10-Jul-1920 28-Feb-2006 Co-Discoverer of the antiproton
Otis Chandler
Publisher
23-Nov-1927 27-Feb-2006 Publisher of the L.A. Times, 1960-80
Helen Chenoweth-Hage
Politician
27-Jan-1938 2-Oct-2006 Congresswoman from Idaho, 1995-2001
William Sloane Coffin
Activist
1-Jun-1924 12-Apr-2006 Civilly disobedient chaplain
Betty Comden
Songwriter
3-May-1915 23-Nov-2006 Singin' in the Rain
Franklin Cover
Actor
20-Nov-1928 5-Feb-2006 Tom Willis on The Jeffersons
Dan Curtis
Film Director
12-Aug-1927 27-Mar-2006 Burnt Offerings
Ivor Cutler
Poet
15-Jan-1923 3-Mar-2006 Glasgow Dreamer
Richard Dalitz
Physicist
28-Feb-1925 13-Jan-2006 Dalitz pairs and Dalitz plots
Martin Dardis
Journalist
c. 1922 16-May-2006 Followed the Watergate money to Nixon
Raymond Davis, Jr.
Scientist
14-Oct-1914 31-May-2006 Detected solar neutrinos
Eldon Dedini
Cartoonist
29-Jun-1921 12-Jan-2006 Playboy, New Yorker cartoonist
Desmond Dekker
Singer/Songwriter
16-Jul-1941 25-May-2006 Israelites
J Dilla
Music Producer
7-Feb-1974 10-Feb-2006 Hip-hop producer, Donuts
Dirk Dirksen
Business
25-Aug-1937 20-Nov-2006 Godfather of San Francisco punk
Herbert D. Doan
Business
5-Sep-1922 16-May-2006 CEO of Dow Chemical, 1962-71
Lee Dong-Won
Politician
1926 18-Nov-2006 Foreign Minister of South Korea, 1964-66
Robert Donner
Actor
27-Apr-1931 8-Jun-2006 Exidor on Mork and Mindy
Joel Dorius
Educator
4-Jan-1919 14-Feb-2006 Professor fired for gay porn arrest
Jon Dough
Pornstar
12-Nov-1962 27-Aug-2006 Pornstar with split-stream ejaculations
Mike Douglas
Talk Show Host
11-Aug-1925 11-Aug-2006 The Mike Douglas Show
Katherine Dunham
Dancer
22-Jun-1910 21-May-2006 Dunham School of Dance
Bulent Ecevit
Government
28-May-1925 5-Nov-2006 Four-time Prime Minister of Turkey
Hermann Eilts
Diplomat
23-Mar-1922 12-Oct-2006 US Ambassador to Egypt, 1973-79
Ahmet Ertegün
Business
21-Jul-1923 14-Dec-2006 Atlantic Records co-founder
Mike Evans
Actor
3-Nov-1949 14-Dec-2006 Lionel Jefferson on The Jeffersons
Oriana Fallaci
Journalist
29-Jun-1929 15-Sep-2006 The Rage and the Pride
Freddy Fender
Musician
4-Jun-1937 14-Oct-2006 Before the Next Teardrop Falls
Maynard Ferguson
Jazz Musician
4-May-1928 23-Aug-2006 Jazz bandleader and trumpeter
Richard Fleischer
Film Director
8-Dec-1916 24-Mar-2006 Soylent Green
Friedrich Karl Flick
Business
3-Feb-1927 5-Oct-2006 Richest man in Austria
Gerald Ford
Head of State
14-Jul-1913 26-Dec-2006 38th US President, 1974-77
Glenn Ford
Actor
1-May-1916 30-Aug-2006 Gilda, Blackboard Jungle
John M. Ford
Author
10-Apr-1957 24-Sep-2006 Growing Up Weightless
Tony Franciosa
Actor
25-Oct-1928 19-Jan-2006 A Face in the Crowd
Arthur Franz
Actor
29-Feb-1920 17-Jun-2006 The Sniper
Phyllis Fraser
Socialite
22-Jun-1911 24-Nov-2006 Wife of Bennett Cerf
Betty Friedan
Activist
4-Feb-1921 4-Feb-2006 Rights for women spokesperson
Milton Friedman
Economist
31-Jul-1912 16-Nov-2006 1976 Nobel Prize for Economics
John Kenneth Galbraith
Economist
15-Oct-1908 29-Apr-2006 Modern economics renegade
Clifford Geertz
Anthropologist
23-Aug-1926 30-Oct-2006 Thick Description
Bernie Geoffrion
Hockey
14-Feb-1931 11-Mar-2006 Montreal Canadiens, 1950-64
Robert Giaimo
Politician
15-Oct-1919 24-May-2006 Congressman from Connecticut, 1959-81
Paul Gleason
Actor
4-May-1939 27-May-2006 The Breakfast Club
Christopher Glenn
Journalist
23-Mar-1938 17-Oct-2006 Longtime CBS radio correspondent
Sam Goddard
Politician
8-Aug-1919 1-Feb-2006 Governor of Arizona, 1965-67
Marshall Goldberg
Football
25-Oct-1917 3-Apr-2006 Chicago Cardinals RB
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Actor
24-May-1925 6-Feb-2006 Rio Bravo
Curt Gowdy
Sports Journalist
31-Jul-1919 20-Feb-2006 Voice of the Red Sox
Val Guest
Film Director
11-Dec-1911 10-May-2006 The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Mickey Hargitay
Actor
6-Jan-1926 14-Sep-2006 Bloody Pit of Horror
Heinrich Harrer
Author
6-Jul-1912 7-Jan-2006 Subject of biopic Seven Years in Tibet
Ryutaro Hashimoto
Head of State
29-Jul-1937 1-Jul-2006 Prime Minister of Japan, 1996-98
Charles Haughey
Head of State
16-Sep-1925 13-Jun-2006 Three-time Prime Minister of Ireland
Chic Hecht
Politician
30-Nov-1928 15-May-2006 US Senator from Nevada, 1983-89
Smith Hempstone, Jr.
Diplomat
1-Feb-1929 19-Nov-2006 US Ambassador to Kenya, 1989-93
Arthur Hill
Actor
1-Aug-1922 26-Oct-2006 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Stanley Hiller, Jr.
Inventor
15-Nov-1924 20-Apr-2006 Helicopter designer
DeShaun Holton
Rapper
2-Oct-1975 11-Apr-2006 D-12
Steve Howe
Baseball
10-Mar-1958 28-Apr-2006 MLB pitcher
Barnard Hughes
Actor
16-Jul-1915 11-Jul-2006 High priest in TRON
Lamar Hunt
Football
2-Aug-1932 13-Dec-2006 Founder of the American Football League
Harold Hunter
Skateboarder
2-Apr-1974 17-Feb-2006 Skateboarder in "Kids"
Saddam Hussein
Head of State
28-Apr-1937 30-Dec-2006 President of Iraq, 1979-2003
Steve Irwin
Naturalist
22-Feb-1962 4-Sep-2006 The Crocodile Hunter
Jane Jacobs
Author
4-May-1916 25-Apr-2006 The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Tony Jay
Actor
2-Feb-1933 13-Aug-2006 Voice and character actor
Jennifer Jayne
Actor
14-Nov-1931 23-Apr-2006 The Crawling Eye
Jimmy Johnstone
Soccer
30-Sep-1944 13-Mar-2006 Celtic FC legend
Lee Jong-Wook
Administrator
12-Apr-1945 22-May-2006 Director-General of WHO, 2003-06
Thomas L. Judge
Politician
12-Oct-1934 8-Sep-2006 Governor of Montana, 1973-81
Andreas Katsulas
Actor
18-May-1946 13-Feb-2006 G'Kar on Babylon 5
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Head of State
20-Jan-1915 27-Oct-2006 President of Pakistan, 1988-93
Coretta Scott King
Activist
27-Apr-1927 30-Jan-2006 Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King
Edward J. King
Politician
11-May-1925 18-Sep-2006 Governor of Massachusetts, 1979-83
Bruno Kirby
Actor
28-Apr-1949 14-Aug-2006 When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers
Phyllis Kirk
Actor
18-Sep-1927 19-Oct-2006 House of Wax
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Government
19-Nov-1926 7-Dec-2006 Reagan's UN Ambassador
Don Knotts
Actor
21-Jul-1924 24-Feb-2006 Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show
Kurt Kreuger
Actor
23-Jul-1916 12-Jul-2006 The Enemy Below
Richard Kuklinski
Criminal
11-Apr-1935 5-Mar-2006 The Iceman
Stanley Kunitz
Poet
29-Jul-1905 14-May-2006 US Poet Laureate, 2000
Lawrence Lader
Activist
6-Aug-1919 7-May-2006 Father of abortion rights activism
Freddie Laker
Business
6-Aug-1922 9-Feb-2006 Founder of Laker Airlines
Anthony A. Lapham
Government
22-Aug-1936 11-Nov-2006 CIA General Counsel, 1976-79
Keith Larsen
Actor
17-Jun-1924 13-Dec-2006 Northwest Passage
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
Socialite
6-May-1924 17-Sep-2006 Kennedy sister, wife of Peter Lawford
Ken Lay
Business
15-Apr-1942 5-Jul-2006 CEO of Enron, 1986-2002
Arthur Lee
Singer
7-Mar-1945 4-Aug-2006 Love
Stanislaw Lem
Author
12-Sep-1921 27-Mar-2006 Solaris
Gerald Levert
Singer
13-Jul-1966 10-Nov-2006 Baby Hold on to Me
Theodore Levitt
Economist
1-Mar-1925 28-Jun-2006 Marketing Myopia
Al Lewis
Actor
30-Apr-1923 3-Feb-2006 Grandpa on The Munsters
Cory Lidle
Baseball
22-Mar-1972 11-Oct-2006 Yankees pitcher flew his plane into a high rise
György Ligeti
Composer
28-May-1923 12-Jun-2006 Lontano, Lux Aeterna
Seymour M. Lipset
Sociologist
18-Mar-1922 31-Dec-2006 American Exceptionalism
Ben F. Love
Business
1924 13-Jan-2006 CEO of Texas Commerce Bank
Naguib Mahfouz
Author
11-Dec-1911 30-Aug-2006 The Cairo Trilogy
Mako
Actor
10-Dec-1933 21-Jul-2006 Akiro "The Wizard" in the Conan series
Robert W. Mann
Inventor
1924 16-Jun-2006 Prosthetic devices
Thomas J. Manton
Politician
3-Nov-1932 22-Jul-2006 Congressman from New York, 1985-99
Leonard H. Marks
Diplomat
5-Mar-1916 11-Aug-2006 Washington lawyer, diplomat
Marian Marsh
Actor
17-Oct-1913 9-Nov-2006 Svengali
Bob Mathias
Sports Figure
17-Nov-1930 2-Sep-2006 Decathlon athlete turned Congressman
David Edward Maust
Criminal
5-Apr-1954 20-Jan-2006 Serial killer of boys
James McClatchy
Publisher
17-Dec-1920 26-May-2006 Former Chairman, McClatchy Newspapers
John McGahern
Novelist
12-Nov-1934 30-Mar-2006 Amongst Women
Darren McGavin
Actor
7-May-1922 25-Feb-2006 A Christmas Story
Lennart Meri
Politician
29-Mar-1929 14-Mar-2006 President of Estonia, 1992-2001
Bruce Merrifield
Chemist
15-Jul-1921 14-May-2006 Synthesized polypeptides
Philip Merrill
Publisher
28-Apr-1934 10-Jun-2006 Capital Gazette Communications
Ruben Mettler
Business
23-Feb-1924 23-May-2006 CEO of TRW, 1969-77
Armin H. Meyer
Diplomat
19-Jan-1914 13-Aug-2006 US Ambassador to Japan, 1969-72
G. William Miller
Government
9-Mar-1925 17-Mar-2006 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1979-81
Slobodan Milosevic
Head of State
29-Aug-1941 11-Mar-2006 Deposed President of Yugoslavia
Anna Moffo
Singer
27-Jun-1932 10-Mar-2006 Operatic soprano
Sonny Montgomery
Politician
5-Aug-1920 12-May-2006 Congressman from Mississippi, 1967-97
Thomas A. Murphy
Business
10-Dec-1915 18-Jan-2006 CEO of General Motors, 1974-80
Jan Murray
Comic
4-Oct-1916 2-Jul-2006 Borscht belt comedian, host of Treasure Hunt
Craig H. Neilsen
Business
1941 19-Nov-2006 Ameristar Casinos
Byron Nelson
Golf
4-Feb-1912 26-Sep-2006 Winner of 5 Majors
Arnold Newman
Photographer
3-Mar-1918 6-Jun-2006 Environmental portraitist
Joseph M. Newman
Film Director
7-Aug-1909 23-Jan-2006 This Island Earth
Fayard Nicholas
Dancer
20-Oct-1914 24-Jan-2006 Tapdancer, The Nicholas Brothers
Lyn Nofziger
Government
8-Jun-1924 27-Mar-2006 GOP political operative
Philippe Noiret
Actor
1-Oct-1930 23-Nov-2006 Cinema Paradiso
Ray Noorda
Business
19-Jun-1924 9-Oct-2006 Former CEO of Novell
Carrie Nye
Actor
14-Oct-1936 14-Jul-2006 Theater actress
Bob O'Connor
Politician
9-Dec-1944 1-Sep-2006 Mayor of Pittsburgh, 2006
Anita O'Day
Singer/Songwriter
18-Oct-1919 23-Nov-2006 Feminine master of scat
James R. Olin
Politician
28-Feb-1920 29-Jul-2006 Congressman from Virginia, 1983-93
Mollie Orshansky
Economist
9-Jan-1915 18-Dec-2006 Orshansky Index
Buck Owens
TV Personality
12-Aug-1929 25-Mar-2006 Hee Haw
Nam June Paik
Artist
20-Jul-1932 29-Jan-2006 Korean-American video artist
Jack Palance
Actor
18-Feb-1919 10-Nov-2006 Performed one-handed push-ups
Gordon Parks
Film Director
30-Nov-1912 7-Mar-2006 Shaft
Floyd Patterson
Boxing
4-Jan-1935 11-May-2006 Heavyweight champion at age 21
Jaroslav Pelikan
Historian
17-Dec-1923 13-May-2006 The Christian Tradition
Chris Penn
Actor
10-Oct-1965 24-Jan-2006 Nice Guy Eddie in Reservoir Dogs
Wilson Pickett
Singer/Songwriter
18-Mar-1941 19-Jan-2006 In the Midnight Hour
Augusto Pinochet
Head of State
25-Nov-1915 10-Dec-2006 Overthrew Chile with CIA's help
Gene Pitney
Singer/Songwriter
17-Feb-1940 5-Apr-2006 60s teen idol and songwriter
June Pointer
Musician
30-Nov-1953 11-Apr-2006 The Pointer Sisters
Charles O. Porter
Politician
4-Apr-1919 1-Jan-2006 Congressman from Oregon, 1957-61
Bud Post
unspecified
5-Apr-1939 15-Jan-2006 Unhappy lottery millionaire
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Novelist
20-Feb-1925 30-Apr-2006 The Fugitive
Billy Preston
Singer/Songwriter
9-Sep-1946 6-Jun-2006 You Are So Beautiful
John Profumo
Politician
30-Jan-1915 10-Mar-2006 Resigned House of Commons over an affair
William Thornton Pryce
Diplomat
19-Jul-1932 11-Jul-2006 US Ambassador to Honduras, 1993-96
Kirby Puckett
Baseball
14-Mar-1960 6-Mar-2006 Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer
Pip Pyle
Drummer
4-Apr-1950 28-Aug-2006 Prominent Canterbury drummer
William F. Quinn
Politician
13-Jul-1919 28-Aug-2006 Governor of Hawaii, 1957-62
Daniel R. Raichel
Scientist
1935 22-Dec-2006 Acoustics expert
Rajkumar
Actor
24-Apr-1928 12-Apr-2006 Kannada megastar kidnapped by Veerappan
Patsy Ramsey
Relative
29-Dec-1956 24-Jun-2006 JonBenét's mother
Johannes Rau
Head of State
16-Jan-1931 27-Jan-2006 President of Germany, 1999-2004
Lou Rawls
Singer
1-Dec-1935 6-Jan-2006 Silky-voiced jazz/soul singer
Merlyn Rees
Politician
18-Dec-1920 5-Jan-2006 UK Home Secretary, 1976-79
Dana Reeve
Activist
17-Mar-1961 6-Mar-2006 Christopher Reeve Foundation
Ann Richards
Actor
20-Dec-1917 24-Aug-2006 Sorry, Wrong Number
Ann Richards
Politician
1-Sep-1933 13-Sep-2006 Governor of Texas, 1991-95
Malachi Ritscher
Jazz Musician
13-Jan-1954 3-Nov-2006 Musician who self immolated for peace
Win Rockefeller
Politician
17-Sep-1948 16-Jul-2006 Billionaire, Arkansas Lt. Governor
Kasey Rogers
Actor
15-Dec-1925 6-Jul-2006 Louise Tate on Bewitched
Abe Rosenthal
Journalist
2-May-1922 10-May-2006 NY Times Executive Editor, 1977-86
Claude G. Ross
Diplomat
1917 18-Jan-2006 US Ambassador to Haiti, 1967-69
Herbert Rudley
Actor
22-Mar-1910 9-Sep-2006 Herb Hubbard on The Mothers-in-Law
Ibrahim Rugova
Government
2-Dec-1944 21-Jan-2006 President of Kosovo, 1992-2006
Louis Rukeyser
Talk Show Host
30-Jan-1933 2-May-2006 Host of PBS's Wall $treet Week
Mary Ryan
Diplomat
1-Oct-1940 25-Apr-2006 US Ambassador to Swaziland, 1988-90
Dan Schaefer
Politician
25-Jan-1936 16-Apr-2006 Congressman from Colorado, 1983-99
Bo Schembechler
Football
1-Apr-1929 17-Nov-2006 Michigan Wolverines Head Coach, 1969-89
Ron Schipper
Football
7-Aug-1928 27-Mar-2006 Head Coach, Central College, 1961-96
Ted Schroeder
Tennis
20-Jul-1921 26-May-2006 Winner of 1949 Wimbledon
Melvin Schwartz
Physicist
2-Nov-1932 28-Aug-2006 Researcher of neutrinos
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Singer
9-Sep-1915 3-Aug-2006 Operatic soprano
Talcott W. Seelye
Diplomat
6-Mar-1922 8-Jun-2006 US Ambassador to Syria, 1979-81
Soraya Serajeddini
Activist
1960 24-Jul-2006 Kurdish activist
Raymond P. Shafer
Politician
5-Mar-1917 12-Dec-2006 Governor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71
Alan Shalleck
Author
14-Nov-1929 6-Feb-2006 Curious George writer
Moira Shearer
Dancer
17-Jan-1926 31-Jan-2006 The Red Shoes
Adrienne Shelly
Actor
24-Jun-1966 1-Nov-2006 Waitress
Vincent Sherman
Film Director
16-Jul-1906 18-Jun-2006 The Young Philadelphians
Alan Shugart
Inventor
27-Sep-1930 12-Dec-2006 SCSI interface
William Shurcliff
Physicist
27-Mar-1909 20-Jun-2006 Manhattan Project physicist
Cleon Skousen
Activist
20-Jan-1913 9-Jan-2006 The Naked Communist
Jeremy Slate
Actor
17-Feb-1926 19-Nov-2006 The Mini-Skirt Mob
Daniel Smith
Relative
22-Jan-1986 10-Sep-2006 Son of Anna Nicole Smith
Virginia Smith
Politician
30-Jun-1911 23-Jan-2006 Congresswoman from Nebraska, 1975-91
Esther Snyder
Business
7-Jan-1920 4-Aug-2006 Co-Founder of In-N-Out Burger
Muriel Spark
Novelist
1-Feb-1918 13-Apr-2006 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Aaron Spelling
Film/TV Producer
22-Apr-1923 23-Jun-2006 Beverly Hills 90210
Mickey Spillane
Author
9-Mar-1918 17-Jul-2006 Mike Hammer novels
Robert T. Stafford
Politician
8-Aug-1913 23-Dec-2006 Governor and Senator from Vermont
Frank Stanton
Business
20-Mar-1908 24-Dec-2006 President of CBS, 1946-73
Maureen Stapleton
Actor
21-Jun-1925 13-Mar-2006 Won an Oscar for playing Emma Goldman
Robert Sterling
Actor
13-Nov-1917 30-May-2006 George Kerby on Topper
P. F. Strawson
Philosopher
23-Nov-1919 13-Feb-2006 Individuals
Alfredo Stroessner
Head of State
3-Nov-1912 16-Aug-2006 Dictator of Paraguay, 1954-89
Gerry Studds
Politician
12-May-1937 14-Oct-2006 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1973-97
William Styron
Novelist
11-Jun-1925 31-Oct-2006 The Confessions of Nat Turner
James Tenney
Composer
10-Aug-1934 24-Aug-2006 A History of 'Consonance' and 'Dissonance'
Bob Thaves
Cartoonist
4-Oct-1924 4-Aug-2006 Frank & Ernest
Hugh Thompson
Military
15-Apr-1943 6-Jan-2006 Stopped the My Lai massacre
Ken Thomson
Business
1-Sep-1923 12-Jun-2006 Ex-CEO, Thomson Corp.
Iva Toguri
Radio Personality
4-Jul-1916 26-Sep-2006 Never actually was Tokyo Rose
Peter Tomarken
Game Show Host
7-Dec-1942 13-Mar-2006 Host of Press Your Luck
Alex Toth
Cartoonist
25-Jun-1928 27-May-2006 Creator of Space Ghost
Ali Farka Touré
Guitarist
1939 7-Mar-2006 Bluesman of Africa, Talking Timbuktu
Alexander Trowbridge
Politician
12-Dec-1929 27-Apr-2006 US Secretary of Commerce, 1967-68
Tupou IV
Royalty
4-Jul-1918 10-Sep-2006 King of Tonga, 1965-2006
Alida Valli
Actor
31-May-1921 22-Apr-2006 The Third Man
James Van Allen
Astronomer
7-Sep-1914 9-Aug-2006 Discovered the Van Allen Belt
Astrid Varnay
Singer
25-Apr-1918 4-Sep-2006 Wagnerian soprano
Peter Viereck
Poet
5-Aug-1916 13-May-2006 Terror and Decorum
Fausto Vitello
Publisher
23-Aug-1946 22-Apr-2006 Founding publisher of Thrasher
Jack Warden
Actor
18-Sep-1920 19-Jul-2006 12 Angry Men
Wendy Wasserstein
Playwright
18-Oct-1950 30-Jan-2006 The Heidi Chronicles
Dennis Weaver
Actor
4-Jun-1924 24-Feb-2006 Sam McCloud in McCloud
Alvin M. Weinberg
Physicist
20-Apr-1915 18-Oct-2006 Nuclear scientist
John L. Weinberg
Business
25-Jan-1925 7-Aug-2006 Chairman of Goldman Sachs, 1976-90
Caspar Weinberger
Government
18-Aug-1917 28-Mar-2006 Iran-Contra figure pardoned by Bush
James E. West
Politician
28-Mar-1951 22-Jul-2006 Former Mayor of Spokane
Lawrence K. White
Spy
10-Jun-1912 5-Apr-2006 Executive Comptroller for DCI's
Jack Wild
Actor
30-Sep-1952 1-Mar-2006 Oliver!
Brad Will
Journalist
14-Jun-1970 27-Oct-2006 American journalist murdered in Oaxaca
Shelley Winters
Actor
18-Aug-1920 14-Jan-2006 Method actress and camp queen
John Wojtowicz
Criminal
9-Mar-1945 2-Jan-2006 Bank robber inspired Dog Day Afternoon
Jane Wyatt
Actor
12-Aug-1910 20-Oct-2006 Father Knows Best
Professor X
Rapper
4-Aug-1956 17-Mar-2006 Vanglorious
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Terrorist
20-Oct-1966 7-Jun-2006 Former top al Qaeda operative in Iraq




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