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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Forrest J. Ackerman
Author
24-Nov-1916 4-Dec-2008 Mr. Science Fiction
Joseph Alioto
Politician
12-Feb-1916 29-Jan-1998 Mayor of San Franscisco, 1968-76
Irwin Allen
Film/TV Producer
12-Jun-1916 2-Nov-1991 The Master of Disaster
Maxene Andrews
Singer
3-Jan-1916 21-Oct-1995 The Andrews Sisters
Christian Anfinsen
Chemist
26-Mar-1916 14-May-1995 Protein structure and folding
Eddie Arcaro
Jockey
19-Feb-1916 14-Nov-1997 Two-time Triple Crown winner
Jack Arnold
Film Director
14-Oct-1916 17-Mar-1992 Creature from the Black Lagoon
Milton Babbitt
Composer
10-May-1916 29-Jan-2011 Music for Synthesizer
Roy Ward Baker
Film Director
19-Dec-1916 5-Oct-2010 A Night to Remember
Ian Ballantine
Publisher
15-Feb-1916 9-Mar-1995 Paperback magnate
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Head of State
17-Apr-1916 10-Oct-2000 Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Jerry Barber
Golf
25-Apr-1916 23-Sep-1994 Winner, 1961 PGA Championship
David Bates
Astronomer
18-Nov-1916 5-Jan-1994 Atmospheric and interstellar physics
Emily Morison Beck
Editor
c. 1916 28-Mar-2004 Editor of Bartlett's Quotations
Eric Bentley
Critic
14-Sep-1916   The Life of the Drama
Sune K. Bergström
Scientist
10-Jan-1916 15-Aug-2004 Prostaglandins
Irving Bernstein
Historian
15-Nov-1916 25-Sep-2001 Labor historian
Edward Binns
Actor
12-Sep-1916 4-Dec-1990 12 Angry Men
Bernard Blier
Actor
11-Jan-1916 29-Mar-1989 The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Budd Boetticher
Film Director
29-Jul-1916 29-Nov-2001 Seven Men From Now
Lindy Boggs
Politician
13-Mar-1916   Congresswoman from Louisiana, 1973-91
Richard W. Bolling
Politician
17-May-1916 21-Apr-1991 Congressman from Missouri, 1949-83
Tommy Bolt
Golf
31-Mar-1916 30-Aug-2008 Winner, 1958 US Open
Karin Booth
Actor
19-Jun-1916 27-Jul-2003 My Foolish Heart
P. W. Botha
Head of State
12-Jan-1916 31-Oct-2006 President of South Africa, 1984-89
Rossano Brazzi
Actor
18-Sep-1916 24-Dec-1994 South Pacific
Phil Brown
Actor
30-Apr-1916 9-Feb-2006 Uncle Owen in Star Wars
R. Hanbury Brown
Astronomer
31-Aug-1916 16-Jan-2002 Optical intensity interferometer
Philip W. Buchen
Government
17-Feb-1916 21-May-2001 White House Counsel, 1974-77
Herb Caen
Columnist
3-Apr-1916 1-Feb-1997 Long running San Francisco columnist
Jack M. Campbell
Politician
10-Sep-1916 14-Jun-1999 Governor of New Mexico, 1963-67
Mortimer M. Caplin
Business
11-Jul-1916   Caplin & Drysdale
LeRoy T. Carlson
Business
15-May-1916   Founder of Telephone and Data Systems
Robert Carr
Politician
11-Nov-1916 17-Feb-2012 UK Home Secretary, 1972-74
Anthony Caruso
Actor
7-Apr-1916 4-Apr-2003 American character actor
Raúl H. Castro
Politician
12-Jun-1916   Governor of Arizona, 1975-77
Camilo José Cela
Author
11-May-1916 17-Jan-2002 Spanish novelist and Nobel laureate
Roy D. Chapin, Jr.
Business
c. 1916 5-Aug-2001 Former CEO of American Motors
Michel Chartrand
Labor Leader
20-Dec-1916 12-Apr-2010 Quebec nationalist labor activist
Charlie Christian
Guitarist
29-Jul-1916 2-Mar-1942 The original guitar hero
John Ciardi
Poet
24-Jun-1916 30-Mar-1986 How Does a Poem Mean?
Beverly Cleary
Author
12-Apr-1916   Children's author, Ramona Quimby series
James M. Collins
Politician
29-Apr-1916 21-Jul-1989 Congressman from Texas, 1968-83
Shirl Conway
Actor
13-Jun-1916 7-May-2007 Liz Thorpe on The Nurses
Laird Cregar
Actor
28-Jul-1916 9-Dec-1944 The Lodger
Francis Crick
Scientist
8-Jun-1916 28-Jul-2004 Co-Discoverer of the structure of DNA
Mary Jane Croft
Actor
15-Feb-1916 24-Aug-1999 Mary Jane on The Lucy Show
Walter Cronkite
Journalist
4-Nov-1916 17-Jul-2009 America's most trusted newscaster
Walter J. Cummings
Judge
29-Sep-1916 24-Apr-1999 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1966-99
Ken Curtis
Actor
2-Jul-1916 29-Apr-1991 Festus Haggen on Gunsmoke
Roald Dahl
Author
13-Sep-1916 23-Nov-1990 James and the Giant Peach
Jean Dausset
Scientist
19-Oct-1916 6-Jun-2009 Recognition of HLA antigens
Rupert Davies
Actor
22-May-1916 22-Nov-1976 Inspector Maigret
Olivia de Havilland
Actor
1-Jul-1916   Gone With the Wind
Robert H. Dicke
Physicist
6-May-1916 4-Mar-1997 Dicke radiometer
Gloria Dickson
Actor
13-Aug-1916 10-Apr-1945 They Won't Forget
William J. B. Dorn
Politician
14-Apr-1916 13-Aug-2005 Congressman from South Carolina, 1947-74
Kirk Douglas
Actor
9-Dec-1916   Spartacus
Richard Eastham
Actor
22-Jun-1916 10-Jul-2005 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
Patricia Ellis
Actor
20-May-1916 26-Mar-1970 Picture Snatcher
Hans Eysenck
Psychologist
4-Mar-1916 4-Sep-1997 Intelligence and personality
Max Faulkner
Golf
29-Jul-1916 26-Feb-2005 Winner, 1951 British Open
Marshall Field IV
Business
15-Jun-1916 18-Sep-1965 Owner of the Chicago Sun-Times, 1956-65
Peter Finch
Actor
28-Sep-1916 14-Jan-1977 Network
John W. Fisher
Business
c. 1916 28-Jun-2009 CEO of Ball Corporation, 1970-81
Penelope Fitzgerald
Novelist
17-Dec-1916 28-Apr-2000 The Blue Flower
Richard Fleischer
Film Director
8-Dec-1916 24-Mar-2006 Soylent Green
Robben W. Fleming
Educator
18-Dec-1916 10-Jan-2010 President, University of Michigan, 1968-78
Benson Fong
Actor
10-Oct-1916 1-Aug-1987 Flower Drum Song
Horton Foote
Playwright
14-Mar-1916 4-Mar-2009 To Kill a Mockingbird
Shelby Foote
Author
17-Nov-1916 27-Jun-2005 Shiloh
Glenn Ford
Actor
1-May-1916 30-Aug-2006 Gilda, Blackboard Jungle
Dan Fortmann
Football
11-Apr-1916 23-May-1995 NFL Hall of Fame Guard
Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.
Politician
17-Jan-1916 23-May-2011 Congressman from New Jersey, 1953-75
Robert F. Furchgott
Scientist
4-Jun-1916 19-May-2009 Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
Slim Gaillard
Jazz Musician
4-Jan-1916 26-Feb-1991 Cee-ment mixer, put-ti put-ti
Richard I. Galland
Attorney
13-Oct-1916 27-Nov-2008 CEO of American Petrofina, 1969-83
Max Geldray
Jazz Musician
12-Feb-1916 2-Oct-2004 Conks of The Goon Show
Natalia Ginzburg
Novelist
14-Jul-1916 7-Oct-1991 La strada che va in città
Vitaly L. Ginzburg
Physicist
4-Oct-1916 8-Nov-2009 Type-II superconductors
Jackie Gleason
Actor
26-Feb-1916 24-Jun-1987 Ralph Kramden in The Honeymooners
Henry B. Gonzalez
Politician
3-May-1916 28-Nov-2000 Congressman from Texas, 1961-99
Kermit Gordon
Economist
1916 1976 Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-62
Nathan Green Gordon
Politician
4-Sep-1916 8-Sep-2008 Lt. Governor of Arkansas, 1947-67
Betty Grable
Actor
18-Dec-1916 2-Jul-1973 The Girl With the Million Dollar Legs
L. Patrick Gray
Government
18-Jul-1916 6-Jul-2005 Acting FBI Director, 1972-73
Willoughby Gray
Actor
5-Nov-1916 13-Feb-1993 Sir John Stevens on Howards' Way
Virginia Gregg
Actor
6-Mar-1916 15-Sep-1986 Radio actress
Jorge Guinle
Socialite
5-Feb-1916 5-Mar-2004 Brazilian playboy
Greta Gynt
Actor
15-Nov-1916 2-Apr-2000 The Dark Eyes of London
Brion Gysin
Artist
19-Jan-1916 13-Jul-1986 Inventor of the Dreamachine
E. R. Haggar
Business
18-Sep-1916 29-Sep-2004 President/CEO of Haggar Clothing Co.
Bob Hamilton
Golf
10-Jan-1916 6-Dec-1990 Winner, 1944 PGA Championship
Helene Hanff
Author
15-Apr-1916 9-Apr-1997 84, Charing Cross Road
Elizabeth Hardwick
Critic
27-Jul-1916 2-Dec-2007 Seduction and Betrayal
Claude Harmon
Golf
14-Jul-1916 23-Jul-1989 Winner, 1948 Masters Tournament
Sterling Hayden
Actor
26-Mar-1916 23-May-1986 Jack D. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove
Margaret Hayes
Actor
5-Dec-1916 26-Jan-1977 Blackboard Jungle
Dick Haymes
Singer
13-Sep-1916 28-Mar-1980 State Fair
Chick Hearn
Journalist
27-Nov-1916 5-Aug-2002 Legendary basketball announcer
Edward Heath
Head of State
9-Jul-1916 17-Jul-2005 British Prime Minister, 1970-74
James Herriot
Novelist
3-Oct-1916 23-Feb-1995 All Creatures Great and Small
Richard Hofstadter
Historian
6-Aug-1916 24-Oct-1970 Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
David R. Hunter
Administrator
17-May-1916 25-Nov-2000 Progressive fund advisor
Shirley Jackson
Novelist
14-Dec-1916 8-Aug-1965 The Lottery
Jane Jacobs
Author
4-May-1916 25-Apr-2006 The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Harry James
Musician
15-Mar-1916 5-Jul-1983 Big Band-era bandleader
Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
Politician
23-Jan-1916 14-Oct-1985 Governor of Mississippi, 1964-68
Van Johnson
Actor
25-Aug-1916 12-Dec-2008 The Caine Mutiny
Ephraim Katzir
Head of State
16-May-1916 30-May-2009 President of Israel, 1973-78
Stanley Kauffmann
Critic
24-Apr-1916   Film critic for The New Republic
Geoffrey Keen
Actor
21-Aug-1916 3-Nov-2005 Sir Fredrick Gray in Bond films
Dorothea Kent
Actor
6-Jun-1916 10-Dec-1990 It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Evelyn Keyes
Actor
20-Nov-1916 4-Jul-2008 Gone with the Wind
Martin S. Kimmel
Business
9-Apr-1916 15-Apr-2008 Founder of Kimco Realty
Leon Klinghoffer
Victim
24-Sep-1916 7-Oct-1985 Shot and thrown overboard by terrorists
Howard W. Koch
Film/TV Producer
11-Apr-1916 16-Feb-2001 The Manchurian Candidate
C. Everett Koop
Government
14-Oct-1916   US Surgeon General, 1982-89
Kurt Kreuger
Actor
23-Jul-1916 12-Jul-2006 The Enemy Below
Robert H. Krieble
Philanthropist
1916 8-May-1997 Loctite Corporation
John Kundla
Basketball
3-Jul-1916   Minneapolis Lakers Head Coach, 1948-59
Ferruccio Lamborghini
Business
28-Apr-1916 20-Feb-1993 Lamborghini tractors and sports cars
Blair Lee III
Politician
19-May-1916 25-Oct-1985 Governor of Maryland, 1977-79
Bernard Lewis
Scholar
31-May-1916   Middle East scholar
Frank Licht
Politician
13-Mar-1916 30-May-1987 Governor of Rhode Island, 1969-73
Margaret Lockwood
Actor
15-Sep-1916 15-Jul-1990 Cast a Dark Shadow
John A. Love
Politician
29-Nov-1916 21-Jan-2002 Governor of Colorado, 1963-73
Sid Luckman
Football
21-Nov-1916 5-Jul-1998 Chicago Bears QB, Hall of Famer
Hank Luisetti
Basketball
16-Jun-1916 17-Dec-2002 Invented one-handed shot
John D. MacDonald
Novelist
24-Jul-1916 28-Dec-1986 Travis McGee mystery novels
Wellington Mara
Football
14-Aug-1916 25-Oct-2005 Owns the New York Giants
Leonard H. Marks
Diplomat
5-Mar-1916 11-Aug-2006 Washington lawyer, diplomat
Spark Matsunaga
Politician
8-Oct-1916 15-Apr-1990 US Senator from Hawaii, 1977-90
Frank Maxwell
Actor
17-Nov-1916 4-Aug-2004 Dan Rooney on General Hospital
Mercedes McCambridge
Actor
17-Mar-1916 2-Mar-2004 All the King's Men
Eugene McCarthy
Politician
29-Mar-1916 10-Dec-2005 US Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71
Dorothy McGuire
Actor
14-Jun-1916 13-Sep-2001 A Summer Place
Robert McNamara
Government
9-Jun-1916 6-Jul-2009 US Secretary of Defense, 1961-68
Robert H. McWilliams
Judge
27-Apr-1916   10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1970-84
Charles Meade
Religion
24-Dec-1916 10-Apr-2010 Meade Ministries, Inc.
Bill Melendez
Cartoonist
15-Nov-1916 2-Sep-2008 A Charlie Brown Christmas
Yehudi Menuhin
Violinist
22-Apr-1916 12-Mar-1999 Child prodigy violinist, conductor
Pierre Messmer
Head of State
20-Mar-1916 29-Aug-2007 Prime Minister of France, 1972-74
Jack R. Miller
Politician
6-Jun-1916 29-Aug-1994 US Senator from Iowa, 1961-73
C. Wright Mills
Sociologist
28-Aug-1916 20-Mar-1962 The Power Elite
Joseph G. Minish
Politician
1-Sep-1916 24-Nov-2007 Congressman from New Jersey, 1963-85
François Mitterrand
Head of State
26-Oct-1916 8-Jan-1996 President of France, 1981-95
Vic Mizzy
Composer
9-Jan-1916 17-Oct-2009 Addams Family theme
George Montgomery
Actor
29-Aug-1916 12-Dec-2000 Coney Island
Aldo Moro
Head of State
23-Sep-1916 9-May-1978 Kidnapped and murdered PM of Italy
Peggy Mount
Actor
2-May-1916 13-Nov-2001 George and the Dragon
Albert L. Murray
Author
12-May-1916   Stomping the Blues
Jan Murray
Comic
4-Oct-1916 2-Jul-2006 Borscht belt comedian, host of Treasure Hunt
Ann Nelson
Actor
27-May-1916 2-Jun-1992 Mrs. Gertrude Berg on Fame
Gaylord Nelson
Politician
4-Jun-1916 3-Jul-2005 Founded Earth Day in 1970
Ralph Nelson
Film Director
12-Aug-1916 21-Dec-1987 Father Goose
Robert G. Neumann
Diplomat
2-Jan-1916 18-Jun-1999 US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1969-73
Richard Ney
Actor
12-Nov-1916 18-Jul-2004 Mrs. Miniver
Alex Nicol
Actor
20-Jan-1916 29-Jul-2001 The Man from Laramie
Virginia Nicolson
Actor
1916 1996 Ex-Wife of Orson Welles
C. William O'Neill
Politician
14-Feb-1916 20-Aug-1978 Governor of Ohio, 1957-59
Barney Oliver
Astronomer
27-May-1916 23-Nov-1995 SETI researcher
Victor Oristano
Business
10-Sep-1916   Alda Limited Partners
Robert Parrish
Film Director
4-Jan-1916 4-Dec-1995 Casino Royale
Gregory Peck
Actor
5-Apr-1916 12-Jun-2003 To Kill A Mockingbird
Walker Percy
Author
28-May-1916 10-May-1990 The Moviegoer
Robert O. Peterson
Business
1916 19-Apr-1993 Founder of Jack in the Box
Russell W. Peterson
Politician
3-Oct-1916 21-Feb-2011 Governor of Delaware, 1969-73
Edward J. Piszek
Business
24-Oct-1916 27-Mar-2004 Co-founder of Mrs. Paul's frozen foods
Edward Platt
Actor
14-Feb-1916 19-Mar-1974 Chief on Get Smart
Perez Prado
Musician
11-Dec-1916 14-Sep-1989 Mambo king ("Dilo!")
Aleksandr M. Prokhorov
Physicist
11-Jul-1916 8-Jan-2002 Invention of the maser and laser
James H. Quillen
Politician
11-Jan-1916 2-Nov-2003 Congressman from Tennessee, 1963-97
Martha Raye
Actor
27-Aug-1916 19-Oct-1994 Monsieur Verdoux
Nicola Rescigno
Conductor
28-May-1916 4-Aug-2008 Conductor, Dallas Opera, 1957-90
John J. Rhodes
Politician
18-Sep-1916 24-Aug-2003 Congressman from Arizona, 1953-83
Julius B. Richmond
Government
26-Sep-1916 27-Jul-2008 US Surgeon General, 1977-81
George Rieveschl
Chemist
9-Jan-1916 27-Sep-2007 Discovered Benadryl
Dino Risi
Film Director
23-Dec-1916 7-Jun-2008 The Easy Life
Phil Rizzuto
Baseball
25-Sep-1916 14-Aug-2007 American League MVP, 1950
Frederick C. Robbins
Scientist
25-Aug-1916 4-Aug-2003 Cultured the polio virus
Harold Robbins
Novelist
21-May-1916 14-Oct-1997 The Carpetbaggers
Jean Rogers
Actor
25-Mar-1916 24-Feb-1991 Dale Arden in Flash Gordon serials
Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.
Government
16-Feb-1916 8-Jun-2000 1953 Iran coup
William Rosenberg
Business
10-Jun-1916 20-Sep-2002 Founder of Dunkin' Donuts
Walt Rostow
Government
7-Oct-1916 13-Feb-2003 National Security Advisor, 1966-69
Edmund de Rothschild
Business
2-Jan-1916 17-Jan-2009 British banker
Edward R. Roybal
Politician
10-Feb-1916 24-Oct-2005 Congressman from California, 1963-93
R. J. Rushdoony
Religion
25-Apr-1916 8-Feb-2001 Institutes of Biblical Law
William B. Saxbe
Politician
24-Jun-1916 24-Aug-2010 US Attorney General, 1974-75
Daniel Schorr
Journalist
31-Aug-1916 23-Jul-2010 Veteran journalist, Nixon enemy
Sherwood Schwartz
Film/TV Producer
14-Nov-1916 12-Jul-2011 Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch
John W. Seybold
Business
8-Mar-1916 14-Mar-2004 Computerized typesetting pioneer
Claude Shannon
Scientist
30-Apr-1916 24-Feb-2001 Pioneer in information theory
Iosif S. Shklovskii
Astronomer
1-Jul-1916 3-Mar-1985 Synchrotron radiation of the Crab Nebula
Leonard Shoen
Business
29-Feb-1916 4-Oct-1999 Founder of U-Haul
Dinah Shore
Singer
29-Feb-1916 24-Feb-1994 See the U-S-A in a Chev-ro-let
George Sidney
Film Director
4-Oct-1916 5-May-2002 Bye Bye Birdie
Herbert A. Simon
Economist
15-Jun-1916 9-Feb-2001 Administrative Behavior
Benjamin A. Smith II
Politician
16-Mar-1916 6-Sep-1991 US Senator from Massachusetts, 1960-62
Hal Smith
Actor
24-Aug-1916 28-Jan-1994 Prolific voice actor
Jack Soo
Actor
28-Oct-1916 11-Jan-1979 Det. Yemana on Barney Miller
Herbert Stein
Economist
27-Aug-1916 8-Sep-1999 Economic adviser for Nixon
Mark Stevens
Actor
13-Dec-1916 15-Sep-1994 The Snake Pit
H. Guyford Stever
Educator
24-Oct-1916 9-Apr-2010 President of CMU, 1965-72
Samuel S. Stratton
Politician
27-Sep-1916 13-Sep-1990 Congressman from New York
Sydney Tafler
Actor
31-Jul-1916 8-Nov-1979 The Lavender Hill Mob
Porter E. Thompson
Business
1916 26-Feb-2008 President of Bechtel, 1975-83
Bill Todman
Film/TV Producer
31-Jul-1916 29-Jul-1976 Goodson-Todman Productions
Iva Toguri
Radio Personality
4-Jul-1916 26-Sep-2006 Never actually was Tokyo Rose
Malcolm Toon
Diplomat
4-Jul-1916 12-Feb-2009 US Ambassador to the USSR, 1976-79
José Joaquín Trejos
Head of State
18-Apr-1916 10-Feb-2010 President of Costa Rica, 1966-70
Raf Vallone
Actor
17-Feb-1916 31-Oct-2002 The Greek Tycoon
Jack Vance
Novelist
28-Aug-1916   The Dying Earth
Reg Varney
Actor
11-Jul-1916 16-Nov-2008 On the Buses
Peter Viereck
Poet
5-Aug-1916 13-May-2006 Terror and Decorum
Irving Wallace
Author
19-Mar-1916 29-Jun-1990 The Book of Lists
Frederick C. Weyand
Military
15-Sep-1916 10-Feb-2010 US Army Chief of Staff, 1974-76
David White
Actor
4-Apr-1916 27-Nov-1990 Larry Tate on Bewitched
Gough Whitlam
Head of State
11-Jul-1916   Prime Minister of Australia, 1972-75
Maurice Wilkins
Biologist
15-Dec-1916 5-Oct-2004 Took X-ray pictures of DNA
Bud Wilkinson
Football
23-Apr-1916 9-Feb-1994 Sooners Head Coach, 1947-63
Dick Wilson
Actor
30-Jul-1916 19-Nov-2007 Mr. Whipple
Harold Wilson
Head of State
11-Mar-1916 24-May-1995 Two-time Prime Minister of Britain
Marie Wilson
Actor
19-Aug-1916 23-Nov-1972 My Friend Irma
Irene Worth
Actor
23-Jun-1916 10-Mar-2002 Lost in Yonkers
Keenan Wynn
Actor
27-Jul-1916 14-Oct-1986 Col. Bat Guano in Dr. Strangelove
Frank Yerby
Novelist
5-Sep-1916 29-Nov-1991 The Dahomean


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