| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Edward G. Acheson |
Inventor |
9-Mar-1856 |
6-Jul-1931 |
Discovered silicon carbide |
| Ansel Adams |
Photographer |
20-Feb-1902 |
22-Apr-1984 |
Yosemite photographer |
| Don Adams |
Actor |
13-Apr-1926 |
25-Sep-2005 |
Maxwell Smart on Get Smart |
| Ben Affleck |
Actor |
15-Aug-1972 |
|
Good Will Hunting |
| Casey Affleck |
Actor |
12-Aug-1975 |
|
The Assassination of Jesse James |
| Christina Aguilera |
Singer |
18-Dec-1980 |
|
Genie in a Bottle |
| Fred Allen |
Comic |
31-May-1894 |
17-Mar-1956 |
Town Hall Tonight |
| George Allen |
Politician |
8-Mar-1952 |
|
US Senator from Virginia, 2001-07 |
| Gracie Allen |
Actor |
26-Jul-1895 |
27-Aug-1964 |
Say goodnight Gracie |
| Krista Allen |
Actor |
5-Apr-1972 |
|
Jenna on Baywatch |
| Eva Angelina |
Pornstar |
14-Mar-1985 |
|
Bespectacled porn actress |
| Julian Assange |
Hacker |
3-Jul-1971 |
|
Founder of Wikileaks |
| Armand Assante |
Actor |
4-Oct-1949 |
|
Judge Dredd |
| Mary Astor |
Actor |
3-May-1906 |
25-Sep-1987 |
The Maltese Falcon |
| David Rice Atchison |
Politician |
11-Aug-1807 |
26-Jan-1886 |
US Senator from Missouri, 1843-55 |
| Barbara Bach |
Actor |
27-Aug-1947 |
|
Atook zug zug Lana |
| Alec Baldwin |
Actor |
3-Apr-1958 |
|
A Baldwin Brother |
| Stanley Baldwin |
Head of State |
3-Aug-1867 |
14-Dec-1947 |
UK Prime Minister three times |
| Frederick G. Banting |
Scientist |
14-Nov-1891 |
21-Feb-1941 |
Discovered insulin |
| Ma Barker |
Criminal |
1872 |
16-Jan-1935 |
Matriarch of the Barker-Karpis Gang |
| Frank A. Barrett |
Politician |
10-Nov-1892 |
20-May-1962 |
Governor and Senator from Wyoming |
| Lynda Barry |
Cartoonist |
2-Jan-1956 |
|
Ernie Pook's Comeek |
| John Barrymore |
Actor |
15-Feb-1882 |
29-May-1942 |
Romeo and Juliet |
| John Drew Barrymore |
Actor |
4-Jun-1932 |
29-Nov-2004 |
High School Confidential! |
| Mischa Barton |
Actor |
24-Jan-1986 |
|
Marissa Cooper on The O.C. |
| William J. Bauer |
Judge |
15-Sep-1926 |
|
7th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1975-93 |
| L. Frank Baum |
Novelist |
15-May-1856 |
6-May-1919 |
The Wizard of Oz |
| Jennifer Beals |
Actor |
19-Dec-1963 |
|
Flashdance |
| Samuel Beckett |
Playwright |
13-May-1906 |
22-Dec-1989 |
Waiting for Godot |
| Ed Begley, Sr. |
Actor |
25-Mar-1901 |
28-Apr-1970 |
Juror #10 in 12 Angry Men |
| John Stewart Bell |
Physicist |
28-Jun-1928 |
1-Oct-1990 |
Bell's theorem of quantum physics |
| Tom Berenger |
Actor |
31-May-1949 |
|
Platoon |
| Henri Bergson |
Philosopher |
18-Oct-1859 |
4-Jan-1941 |
L'Évolution Créatrice |
| Busby Berkeley |
Film Director |
29-Nov-1895 |
14-Mar-1976 |
Strike Up the Band |
| J. D. Bernal |
Physicist |
10-May-1901 |
15-Sep-1971 |
X-ray crystallography |
| Annie Besant |
Activist |
1-Oct-1847 |
20-Sep-1933 |
Theosophist & Social Activist |
| Joseph Biden |
Politician |
20-Nov-1942 |
|
Vice President of the United States |
| Jessica Biel |
Actor |
3-Mar-1982 |
|
The Rules of Attraction |
| Theodore Bilbo |
Government |
13-Oct-1877 |
21-Aug-1947 |
Archangel of white supremacy |
| Brad Bird |
Film Director |
24-Sep-1956 |
|
The Iron Giant |
| James G. Birney |
Activist |
4-Feb-1792 |
25-Nov-1857 |
Abolitionist Liberty Party candidate |
| Tony Blair |
Head of State |
6-May-1953 |
|
UK Prime Minister, 1997-2007 |
| Moon Bloodgood |
Actor |
20-Sep-1975 |
|
Eight Below |
| Nellie Bly |
Journalist |
5-May-1864 |
27-Jan-1922 |
Ten Days in a Mad-House |
| David Boaz |
Activist |
29-Aug-1953 |
|
Cato Institute |
| Edward Boland |
Politician |
1-Oct-1911 |
4-Nov-2001 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1953-89 |
| James C. Boland |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young |
| Mary Boland |
Actor |
28-Jan-1880 |
23-Jun-1965 |
Ruggles of Red Gap |
| Jim Bolger |
Head of State |
31-May-1935 |
|
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1990-97 |
| Brian Boru |
Royalty |
940 AD |
23-Apr-1014 |
High King of Ireland, 1002-14 |
| Larry Bossidy |
Business |
5-Mar-1935 |
|
CEO of Honeywell |
| Dion Boucicault |
Playwright |
26-Dec-1820 |
18-Sep-1890 |
The Corsican Brothers |
| Stephen Boyd |
Actor |
4-Jul-1931 |
2-Jun-1977 |
Ben-Hur |
| Lisa Boyle |
Model |
6-Aug-1964 |
|
Cover of October 1995 Playboy |
| Peter Boyle |
Actor |
18-Oct-1935 |
12-Dec-2006 |
Young Frankenstein |
| Robert Boyle |
Chemist |
25-Jan-1627 |
30-Dec-1691 |
Pioneer of modern chemistry |
| Kevin Brady |
Politician |
11-Apr-1955 |
|
Congressman, Texas 8th |
| Mathew Brady |
Photographer |
15-Jan-1823 |
15-Jan-1896 |
Civil War photographer |
| Michelle Branch |
Singer/Songwriter |
2-Jul-1983 |
|
Are You Happy Now? |
| Marlon Brando |
Actor |
3-Apr-1924 |
1-Jul-2004 |
A Streetcar Named Desire |
| William J. Brennan |
Judge |
25-Apr-1906 |
24-Jul-1997 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1956-90 |
| Jimmy Breslin |
Columnist |
17-Oct-1930 |
|
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight |
| Susie Bright |
Columnist |
25-Mar-1958 |
|
Sexpert, porn critic |
| Molly Corbett Broad |
Business |
1941 |
|
University Chancellor |
| Betty Broderick |
Criminal |
7-Nov-1947 |
|
Killed her husband, and his lover |
| David C. Broderick |
Politician |
4-Feb-1820 |
16-Sep-1859 |
US Senator from California, 1857-59 |
| James Broderick |
Actor |
7-Mar-1927 |
1-Nov-1982 |
Doug Lawrence on Family |
| Matthew Broderick |
Actor |
21-Mar-1962 |
|
Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Anne Brontë |
Novelist |
17-Jan-1820 |
28-May-1849 |
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall |
| Branwell Brontë |
Poet |
26-Jun-1817 |
24-Sep-1848 |
The Brontë sisters' brother |
| Charlotte Brontë |
Novelist |
21-Apr-1816 |
31-Mar-1855 |
Jane Eyre |
| Emily Brontë |
Novelist |
30-Jul-1818 |
19-Dec-1848 |
Wuthering Heights |
| Pierce Brosnan |
Actor |
16-May-1951 |
|
Remington Steele, James Bond |
| Molly Brown |
Activist |
18-Jul-1867 |
26-Oct-1932 |
Unsinkable |
| Tammy Bruce |
Radio Personality |
19-Aug-1962 |
|
Right-wing radio pundit, columnist |
| Pat Buchanan |
Columnist |
2-Nov-1938 |
|
Crossfire |
| Linda B. Buck |
Biologist |
29-Jan-1947 |
|
Odorant receptors and olfactory organization |
| William F. Buckley |
Columnist |
24-Nov-1925 |
27-Feb-2008 |
National Review |
| Whitey Bulger |
Criminal |
3-Sep-1929 |
|
Accused Boston crimelord |
| John Bunny |
Actor |
21-Sep-1863 |
26-Apr-1915 |
Comic starred in over 200 short films |
| Anthony Burgess |
Novelist |
25-Feb-1917 |
25-Nov-1993 |
A Clockwork Orange |
| Brooke Burke |
TV Personality |
8-Sep-1971 |
|
Co-Host, Dancing with the Stars |
| John Burke |
Politician |
25-Feb-1859 |
14-May-1937 |
North Dakota Governor, US Treasurer |
| Jocelyn Bell Burnell |
Astronomer |
15-Jul-1943 |
|
Co-Discoverer of pulsars |
| Erin Burnett |
TV Personality |
3-May-1976 |
|
Squawk on the Street |
| Edward Burns |
Actor |
29-Jan-1968 |
|
Saving Private Ryan |
| Ellen Burstyn |
Actor |
7-Dec-1932 |
|
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
| Steve Buscemi |
Actor |
13-Dec-1957 |
|
Reservoir Dogs |
| Gary Busey |
Actor |
29-Jun-1944 |
|
The Buddy Holly Story |
| Kate Bush |
Musician |
30-Jul-1958 |
|
The Hounds of Love |
| Gerard Butler |
Actor |
13-Nov-1969 |
|
Dracula 2000 |
| Pierce Butler |
Politician |
11-Jul-1744 |
15-Feb-1822 |
Twice US Senator from South Carolina |
| Pierce Butler |
Judge |
17-Mar-1866 |
16-Nov-1939 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1923-39 |
| James F. Byrnes |
Politician |
2-May-1882 |
9-Apr-1972 |
US Secretary of State, 1945-47 |
| James Cagney |
Actor |
17-Jul-1899 |
30-Mar-1986 |
New York tough guy |
| Eddie Cahill |
Actor |
15-Jan-1978 |
|
Det. Don Flack on CSI: NY |
| Thomas Cahill |
Author |
29-Mar-1940 |
|
How the Irish Saved Civilization |
| Dean Cain |
Actor |
31-Jul-1966 |
|
Superman |
| James M. Cain |
Novelist |
1-Jul-1892 |
27-Oct-1977 |
The Postman Always Rings Twice |
| Jason Calacanis |
Business |
28-Nov-1970 |
|
Weblogs Inc., Mahalo.com |
| Helen Caldicott |
Activist |
7-Aug-1938 |
|
Anti-nuclear crusader |
| John C. Calhoun |
Politician |
18-Mar-1782 |
31-Mar-1850 |
US Vice President, champion of the South |
| Joseph Califano |
Government |
15-May-1931 |
|
Carter's HEW Secretary |
| James Callaghan |
Head of State |
27-Mar-1912 |
26-Mar-2005 |
UK Prime Minister, 1976-79 |
| George Canning |
Politician |
11-Apr-1770 |
8-Aug-1827 |
Twice Foreign Secretary of Britain |
| Lawrence Cannon |
Politician |
6-Dec-1947 |
|
Canadian MP, Pontiac |
| Walter Bradford Cannon |
Scientist |
19-Oct-1871 |
1-Oct-1945 |
Fight or flight response |
| Peter Capaldi |
Actor |
14-Apr-1958 |
|
Malcolm Tucker on The Thick of It |
| Gia Carangi |
Model |
29-Jan-1960 |
18-Nov-1986 |
Troubled supermodel, died from AIDS |
| Hugh L. Carey |
Politician |
11-Apr-1919 |
7-Aug-2011 |
Governor of New York, 1975-83 |
| Macdonald Carey |
Actor |
15-Mar-1913 |
21-Mar-1994 |
Tom Horton on Days of Our Lives |
| Mariah Carey |
Singer/Songwriter |
27-Mar-1969 |
|
Diva with eighteen #1 hits |
| George Carlin |
Comic |
12-May-1937 |
22-Jun-2008 |
Seven Dirty Words |
| Joe Carnahan |
Film Director |
9-May-1969 |
|
Smokin' Aces |
| Alan Carney |
Actor |
22-Dec-1909 |
2-May-1973 |
Comedy duo, Brown & Carney |
| Chris Carney |
Politician |
2-Mar-1959 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2007-11 |
| Wallace Hume Carothers |
Chemist |
27-Apr-1896 |
29-Apr-1937 |
Inventor of Nylon |
| Joe Carr |
Football |
22-Oct-1880 |
20-May-1939 |
NFL President, 1921-39 |
| Leonora Carrington |
Painter |
6-Apr-1917 |
25-May-2011 |
Last surviving Surrealist |
| Jim Carroll |
Author |
1-Aug-1950 |
11-Sep-2009 |
The Basketball Diaries |
| Rachel Carson |
Scientist |
27-May-1907 |
14-Apr-1964 |
Mother of the environmental movement |
| Helena Carter |
Actor |
24-Aug-1923 |
11-Jan-2000 |
Invaders from Mars |
| Lynda Carter |
Actor |
24-Jul-1951 |
|
Wonder Woman |
| Nick Carter |
Singer |
28-Jan-1980 |
|
The Backstreet Boys |
| David Caruso |
Actor |
17-Jan-1956 |
|
Lt. Horatio Caine on CSI: Miami |
| Dana Carvey |
Comic |
2-Jun-1955 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
| Brian Cashman |
Baseball |
3-Jul-1967 |
|
General Manager, NY Yankees |
| Gerald Cassidy |
Government |
c. 1940 |
|
Cassidy & Associates |
| Jack Cassidy |
Actor |
5-Mar-1927 |
12-Dec-1976 |
The Eiger Sanction |
| Willa Cather |
Novelist |
7-Dec-1873 |
24-Apr-1947 |
O Pioneers! |
| Jerome P. Cavanagh |
Politician |
16-Jun-1928 |
27-Nov-1979 |
Mayor of Detroit, 1962-70 |
| Michael F. Cavanagh |
Judge |
21-Oct-1940 |
|
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court |
| James Caviezel |
Actor |
26-Sep-1968 |
|
Passion |
| Neil Cavuto |
TV Personality |
22-Sep-1958 |
|
Fox News Channel VP, news anchor |
| Lon Chaney |
Actor |
1-Apr-1883 |
26-Aug-1930 |
The Phantom of the Opera |
| Linda Chavez |
Activist |
17-Jun-1947 |
|
Neoconservative activist, pundit |
| Ben Chifley |
Head of State |
22-Sep-1885 |
13-Jun-1951 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1945-49 |
| Tommy Chong |
Actor |
24-May-1938 |
|
The stoned half of Cheech and Chong |
| Kate Chopin |
Novelist |
8-Feb-1851 |
22-Aug-1904 |
The Awakening |
| Mary Higgins Clark |
Novelist |
24-Dec-1929 |
|
A Stranger is Watching |
| Grover Cleveland |
Head of State |
18-Mar-1837 |
24-Jun-1908 |
22nd & 24th US President, 1885-89 & 1893-97 |
| De Witt Clinton |
Politician |
2-Mar-1769 |
11-Feb-1828 |
Twice Governor of New York |
| Rosemary Clooney |
Singer |
23-May-1928 |
29-Jun-2002 |
Come On-a My House |
| Josephine Cochrane |
Inventor |
8-Mar-1839 |
3-Aug-1913 |
Invented the dishwasher |
| Rory Cochrane |
Actor |
28-Feb-1972 |
|
Tim Speedle on CSI: Miami |
| Richard J. Codey |
Politician |
27-Nov-1946 |
|
Governor of New Jersey, 2004-06 |
| John Cardinal Cody |
Religion |
24-Dec-1907 |
25-Apr-1982 |
Archbishop of Chicago, 1965-82 |
| George M. Cohan |
Composer |
3-Jul-1878 |
5-Nov-1942 |
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Stephen Colbert |
Comic |
13-May-1964 |
|
The Colbert Report |
| Margaret Colin |
Actor |
26-May-1957 |
|
As the World Turns |
| John F. Collins |
Politician |
20-Jul-1919 |
23-Nov-1995 |
Mayor of Boston, 1960-68 |
| Judy Collins |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-May-1939 |
|
Folk singer |
| Pauline Collins |
Actor |
3-Sep-1940 |
|
Shirley Valentine |
| James Comey |
Government |
14-Dec-1960 |
|
Deputy US Attorney General, 2003-05 |
| Neal Conan |
Radio Personality |
1949 |
|
Host, Talk of the Nation |
| Darlene Conley |
Actor |
18-Jul-1934 |
14-Jan-2007 |
The Bold and the Beautiful |
| Michaela Conlin |
Actor |
9-Jun-1978 |
|
Angela Montenegro on Bones |
| Billy Connolly |
Comic |
24-Nov-1942 |
|
Scottish comedian |
| Bull Connor |
Government |
11-Jul-1897 |
10-Mar-1973 |
Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner |
| Chuck Connors |
Actor |
10-Apr-1921 |
10-Nov-1992 |
The Rifleman |
| Frances Conroy |
Actor |
13-Nov-1953 |
|
Ruth Fisher on Six Feet Under |
| Tom Conti |
Actor |
22-Nov-1941 |
|
American Dreamer |
| Gary Conway |
Actor |
4-Feb-1936 |
|
Det. Tilson on Burke's Law |
| Dane Cook |
Comic |
18-Mar-1972 |
|
Harmful If Swallowed |
| Terence Cardinal Cooke |
Religion |
1-Mar-1921 |
6-Oct-1983 |
Archbishop of New York, 1968-83 |
| Gerry Cooney |
Boxing |
24-Aug-1956 |
|
Fought Larry Holmes |
| John Singleton Copley |
Painter |
3-Jul-1738 |
9-Sep-1815 |
Boy with a Squirrel |
| Thomas A. Corcoran |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
Senior Advisor, Carlyle Group |
| Chris Cornell |
Musician |
20-Jul-1964 |
|
Soundgarden frontman |
| Maura D. Corrigan |
Judge |
14-Jun-1948 |
|
Michigan Chief Justice, 2001-04 |
| Bud Cort |
Actor |
29-Mar-1948 |
|
Harold in Harold and Maude |
| Bob Costas |
Sports Journalist |
22-Mar-1952 |
|
Sportscaster, formerly hosted Later |
| Kevin Costner |
Actor |
18-Jan-1955 |
|
Dances with Wolves |
| Father Charles Coughlin |
Religion |
25-Oct-1891 |
27-Oct-1979 |
Radio opponent of FDR |
| Brian Cox |
Actor |
1-Jun-1946 |
|
The original Hannibal Lecter |
| Brendan Coyle |
Actor |
2-Dec-1963 |
|
John Bates on Downton Abbey |
| Jeanne Crain |
Actor |
25-May-1925 |
14-Dec-2003 |
20th Century Fox studio actress |
| Joseph Force Crater |
Victim |
5-Jan-1889 |
6-Aug-1930 |
NY State Judge vanished |
| Santiago Creel |
Politician |
11-Dec-1954 |
|
President of the PAN Senate Delegation |
| Bing Crosby |
Singer |
3-May-1903 |
14-Oct-1977 |
White Christmas |
| Bob Crosby |
Musician |
25-Aug-1913 |
9-Mar-1993 |
The Bob Crosby Orchestra |
| Russell Crowe |
Actor |
7-Apr-1964 |
|
A Beautiful Mind |
| Merce Cunningham |
Dancer |
16-Apr-1919 |
26-Jul-2009 |
Merce Cunningham Dance Company |
| Ann Curry |
Journalist |
19-Nov-1956 |
|
Dateline NBC Co-Host |
| Jane Curtin |
Actor |
6-Sep-1947 |
|
SNL, Third Rock from the Sun |
| John Cusack |
Actor |
28-Jun-1966 |
|
High Fidelity |
| Richard Cardinal Cushing |
Religion |
24-Aug-1895 |
2-Nov-1970 |
Catholic Archbishop of Boston, 1944-70 |
| Howie D |
Singer |
22-Aug-1973 |
|
The Backstreet Boys |
| Richard M. Daley |
Politician |
24-Apr-1942 |
|
Mayor of Chicago, 1989-2011 |
| William M. Daley |
Government |
8-Aug-1948 |
|
White House Chief of Staff, 2011-12 |
| Timothy Dalton |
Actor |
21-Mar-1944 |
|
Played James Bond briefly |
| Stormy Daniels |
Pornstar |
17-Mar-1979 |
|
Space Nuts: Episode 69 |
| John Nelson Darby |
Religion |
18-Nov-1800 |
29-Apr-1882 |
Father of Dispensationalism |
| Dave Davies |
Singer/Songwriter |
3-Feb-1947 |
|
The Kinks |
| Marion Davies |
Actor |
3-Jan-1897 |
22-Sep-1961 |
When Knighthood Was in Flower |
| Ray Davies |
Musician |
21-Jun-1944 |
|
Frontman for The Kinks |
| Dennis Day |
Radio Personality |
21-May-1918 |
22-Jun-1988 |
On Jack Benny's radio show |
| Daniel Day-Lewis |
Actor |
29-Apr-1957 |
|
My Left Foot |
| Robert De Niro |
Actor |
17-Aug-1943 |
|
The Godfather: Part II |
| Eamon de Valera |
Head of State |
14-Oct-1882 |
29-Aug-1975 |
President of Ireland, 1959-73 |
| Dana Delany |
Actor |
13-Mar-1956 |
|
China Beach |
| Walter Dellinger |
Attorney |
15-May-1941 |
|
Duke University law professor |
| Mike DeWine |
Politician |
5-Jan-1947 |
|
US Senator from Ohio, 1995-2007 |
| Dido |
Musician |
25-Dec-1971 |
|
No Angel |
| John Dingell |
Politician |
6-Jul-1926 |
|
US Congressman, Michigan 15th |
| Walt Disney |
Business |
5-Dec-1901 |
15-Dec-1966 |
Founder of Disney empire |
| Mike Ditka |
Football |
18-Oct-1939 |
|
Chicago Bears Head Coach, 1982-92 |
| Michelle Dockery |
Actor |
15-Dec-1981 |
|
Lady Mary Crawley on Downton Abbey |
| Thomas J. Dodd |
Politician |
15-May-1907 |
24-May-1971 |
US Senator from Connecticut, 1958-71 |
| Pete Doherty |
Musician |
12-Mar-1979 |
|
Ex-frontman for The Libertines |
| Peter C. Doherty |
Scientist |
15-Oct-1940 |
|
T-cells and antigens |
| Anthony R. Dolan |
Government |
7-Jul-1948 |
|
President Reagan's chief speechwriter |
| Charles F. Dolan |
Business |
16-Oct-1926 |
|
CEO of Cablevision, 1985-95 |
| James L. Dolan |
Business |
1956 |
|
CEO of Cablevision |
| Patrick F. Dolan |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
President, News 12 Networks |
| Terry Dolan |
Activist |
1950 |
28-Dec-1986 |
Conservative activist |
| J. P. Donleavy |
Novelist |
23-Apr-1926 |
|
The Ginger Man |
| Lloyd H. Donnell |
Engineer |
20-May-1895 |
7-Nov-1997 |
Donnell's thin shell theory |
| Brian J. Donnelly |
Politician |
2-Mar-1946 |
|
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1979-93 |
| Craig S. Donohue |
Business |
c. 1961 |
|
CEO of Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
| William Donohue |
Activist |
18-Jul-1947 |
|
Catholic League president |
| Wild Bill Donovan |
Government |
1-Jan-1883 |
8-Feb-1959 |
Founded the OSS |
| Tom Dooley |
Activist |
17-Jan-1927 |
18-Jan-1961 |
Deliver Us from Evil |
| Illeana Douglas |
Actor |
25-Jul-1965 |
|
Grace of My Heart |
| Matthew Dowd |
Government |
c. 1962 |
|
Bush/Cheney Chief Campaign Strategist |
| John Langdon Down |
Doctor |
18-Nov-1828 |
7-Oct-1896 |
Down's syndrome |
| Morton Downey, Jr. |
Talk Show Host |
9-Dec-1933 |
12-Mar-2001 |
Mort the Mouth |
| Robert Downey, Jr. |
Actor |
4-Apr-1965 |
|
The Gingerbread Man |
| Ellen Drew |
Actor |
23-Nov-1915 |
3-Dec-2003 |
If I Were King |
| Billy Duffy |
Guitarist |
12-May-1961 |
|
The Cult |
| Karen Duffy |
Actor |
23-May-1962 |
|
MTV VJ turned Dumb & Dumber actress |
| Kitty Dukakis |
First Lady |
26-Dec-1936 |
|
Wife of Michael Dukakis |
| Nora Dunn |
Comic |
29-Apr-1952 |
|
SNL alumna |
| Dominick Dunne |
Novelist |
29-Oct-1925 |
26-Aug-2009 |
High society novelist, true crime writer |
| Dominique Dunne |
Actor |
23-Nov-1959 |
4-Nov-1982 |
Poltergeist |
| Edward F. Dunne |
Politician |
12-Oct-1853 |
24-May-1937 |
Governor of Illinois, 1913-17 |
| Finley Peter Dunne |
Author |
10-Jul-1867 |
24-Apr-1936 |
Creator of Mr. Dooley |
| Dick Durbin |
Politician |
21-Nov-1944 |
|
US Senator from Illinois |
| Martin P. Durkin |
Government |
18-Mar-1894 |
19-Jan-1955 |
US Secretary of Labor, 1953 |
| James Duval |
Actor |
10-Sep-1972 |
|
Go |
| Ms. Dynamite |
Singer |
26-Apr-1981 |
|
London-based MC, Booo! |
| Anthony F. Earley, Jr. |
Business |
29-Jul-1949 |
|
CEO of DTE Energy |
| Francis Edgeworth |
Mathematician |
8-Feb-1845 |
13-Feb-1926 |
Pure Theory of Taxation |
| Colin Egglesfield |
Actor |
9-Feb-1973 |
|
Dr. Josh Madden on All My Children |
| Barbara Ehrenreich |
Author |
26-Aug-1941 |
|
Nickel and Dimed |
| Carmen Electra |
Model |
20-Apr-1972 |
|
Singled Out |
| Dan Emmett |
Songwriter |
29-Oct-1815 |
28-Jun-1904 |
Dixie |
| Enya |
Musician |
17-May-1961 |
|
Orinoco Flow |
| Sam Ervin |
Politician |
27-Sep-1896 |
23-Apr-1985 |
US Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74 |
| Jeffrey Eugenides |
Author |
8-Mar-1960 |
|
The Virgin Suicides |
| Chris Evans |
Actor |
13-Jun-1981 |
|
The Fantastic Four |
| Marianne Faithfull |
Singer/Songwriter |
29-Dec-1946 |
|
Sister Morphine |
| Debrah Farentino |
Actor |
30-Sep-1959 |
|
Devon Adair on Earth 2 |
| Diane Farr |
Actor |
7-Sep-1969 |
|
Megan Reeves on Numb3rs |
| Eileen Farrell |
Singer |
13-Feb-1920 |
23-Mar-2002 |
Operatic soprano |
| Glenda Farrell |
Actor |
30-Jun-1904 |
1-May-1971 |
Torchy Blane |
| James T. Farrell |
Novelist |
27-Feb-1904 |
22-Aug-1979 |
Studs Lonigan trilogy |
| Michael Fassbender |
Actor |
2-Apr-1977 |
|
Centurion |
| William Faulkner |
Author |
25-Sep-1897 |
6-Jul-1962 |
Novels set in the American South |
| John Feehery |
Government |
c. 1963 |
|
Washington lobbyist, pundit |
| Chuck Feeney |
Business |
23-Apr-1931 |
|
Duty Free Shoppers |
| Michael Ferguson |
Politician |
22-Jul-1970 |
|
Congressman from New Jersey, 2001-09 |
| John Fiedler |
Actor |
3-Feb-1925 |
25-Jun-2005 |
Voice of Piglet |
| W. C. Fields |
Comic |
29-Jan-1880 |
25-Dec-1946 |
The Bank Dick |
| Ralph Fiennes |
Actor |
22-Dec-1962 |
|
The English Patient |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Author |
24-Sep-1896 |
21-Dec-1940 |
The Great Gatsby |
| Geraldine Fitzgerald |
Actor |
24-Nov-1913 |
17-Jul-2005 |
Wuthering Heights |
| Patrick J. Fitzgerald |
Government |
22-Dec-1960 |
|
Special Counsel for Plame case |
| Caitlin Flanagan |
Author |
? |
|
Antifeminist |
| Michael Flanagan |
Politician |
9-Nov-1962 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1995-97 |
| Sean Patrick Flanery |
Actor |
1-Oct-1965 |
|
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
| John Spalding Flannery |
Attorney |
16-May-1870 |
17-Feb-1954 |
Prominent Washington attorney |
| Michael Flatley |
Dancer |
16-Jul-1958 |
|
Lord of the Dance |
| Bobby Flay |
Chef |
10-Dec-1964 |
|
Southwestern cuisine impresario |
| Flea |
Bassist |
16-Oct-1962 |
|
Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Errol Flynn |
Actor |
20-Jun-1909 |
14-Oct-1959 |
Robin Hood |
| John T. Flynn |
Journalist |
25-Oct-1882 |
13-Apr-1964 |
The Roosevelt Myth |
| Neil Flynn |
Actor |
13-Nov-1960 |
|
The Janitor on Scrubs |
| Raymond L. Flynn |
Politician |
22-Jul-1939 |
|
Mayor of Boston, 1984-93 |
| Vince Flynn |
Novelist |
1966 |
|
Term Limits |
| Mark Foley |
Politician |
8-Sep-1954 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1995-2006 |
| Harrison Ford |
Actor |
13-Jul-1942 |
|
Han Solo in Star Wars |
| John Ford |
Film Director |
1-Feb-1894 |
31-Aug-1973 |
How Green Was My Valley |
| William Clay Ford, Jr. |
Business |
3-May-1957 |
|
CEO of Ford, 2001-06 |
| William Clay Ford, Sr. |
Business |
14-Mar-1925 |
|
Ford exec and owner of the Detroit Lions |
| Maureen Forrester |
Singer |
25-Jul-1930 |
16-Jun-2010 |
Contralto, interpreter of Mahler |
| William A. Fowler |
Astronomer |
9-Aug-1911 |
14-Mar-1995 |
Element generation within stars |
| Matthew Fox |
Religion |
21-Dec-1940 |
|
Creation Spirituality |
| Eddie Foy |
Singer |
9-Mar-1856 |
16-Feb-1928 |
The Seven Little Foys |
| Robert Fulton |
Inventor |
14-Nov-1765 |
24-Feb-1815 |
Inventor of the submarine and steamboat |
| Roman Gabriel |
Football |
5-Aug-1940 |
|
Rams/Eagles Quarterback |
| Jim Gaffigan |
Comic |
7-Jul-1966 |
|
Beyond the Pale |
| Mo Gaffney |
Actor |
5-Nov-1958 |
|
Comedy partner with Kathy Najimy |
| Thomas Gage |
Military |
1721 |
2-Apr-1787 |
Commander of British Forces in America |
| Helen Gahagan |
Actor |
25-Nov-1900 |
28-Jun-1980 |
Actress, California Congresswoman |
| Delia Gallagher |
Journalist |
11-Mar-1970 |
|
CNN Faith and Values Correspondent |
| Richard H. Gallagher |
Engineer |
17-Nov-1927 |
30-Sep-1997 |
Finite element method |
| James Gamble |
Business |
3-Apr-1803 |
29-Apr-1891 |
Co-Founder of Procter & Gamble |
| Lucretia Garfield |
First Lady |
19-Apr-1832 |
14-Mar-1918 |
Wife of US President James Garfield |
| Janeane Garofalo |
Comic |
28-Sep-1964 |
|
Actor, Comedian, Author, Activist |
| David Garrick |
Actor |
19-Feb-1717 |
20-Jan-1779 |
Manager of Drury Lane Theatre |
| Greer Garson |
Actor |
29-Sep-1904 |
6-Apr-1996 |
Mrs. Miniver |
| Alana De La Garza |
Actor |
18-Jun-1976 |
|
Connie Rubirosa on Law & Order |
| Rebecca Gayheart |
Actor |
12-Aug-1971 |
|
Scream |
| William Jay Gaynor |
Politician |
1849 |
10-Sep-1913 |
NYC mayor, shot in throat |
| Bob Geldof |
Musician |
5-Oct-1951 |
|
Live Aid, Boomtown Rats |
| Boy George |
Singer/Songwriter |
14-Jun-1961 |
|
Karma Chameleon |
| Richard Gere |
Actor |
31-Aug-1949 |
|
American Gigolo |
| Mel Gibson |
Actor |
3-Jan-1956 |
|
Mad Max |
| Ed Gillespie |
Politician |
1-Aug-1962 |
|
RNC Chairman, 2003-05 |
| Nick Gillespie |
Journalist |
8-Jul-1963 |
|
Reason magazine |
| Robert Ginty |
Actor |
14-Nov-1948 |
21-Sep-2009 |
The Exterminator |
| Aria Giovanni |
Pornstar |
3-Nov-1977 |
|
Softcore vixen, fetish & bondage model |
| Jackie Gleason |
Actor |
26-Feb-1916 |
24-Jun-1987 |
Ralph Kramden in The Honeymooners |
| Alexis Glick |
Journalist |
7-Aug-1972 |
|
Fox Business Network anchor, 2007-09 |
| John Gorrie |
Inventor |
3-Oct-1803 |
29-Jun-1855 |
Invented air conditioning |
| William Russell Grace |
Business |
10-May-1832 |
21-Mar-1904 |
Founder of W. R. Grace & Company |
| Heather Graham |
Actor |
29-Jan-1970 |
|
Rollergirl in Boogie Nights |
| Lauren Graham |
Actor |
16-Mar-1967 |
|
Belly Buttons are Cool |
| William T. Granahan |
Politician |
26-Jul-1895 |
25-May-1956 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania |
| William J. Green III |
Politician |
24-Jun-1938 |
|
Mayor of Philadelphia, 1980-84 |
| Pedro José Greer, Jr. |
Doctor |
15-Jun-1956 |
|
Gastroenterologist, RAND Trustee |
| Richard Grieco |
Actor |
23-Mar-1965 |
|
Officer Dennis Booker on 21 Jump Street |
| Kathy Griffin |
Actor |
4-Nov-1960 |
|
Vicki on Suddenly Susan |
| Anastasia Griffith |
Actor |
23-Mar-1978 |
|
Katie Connor on Damages |
| Scott Grimes |
Actor |
9-Jul-1971 |
|
Dr. Archie Morris on ER |
| Che Guevara |
Activist |
14-Jun-1928 |
9-Oct-1967 |
Revolutionary icon |
| Kimberly Guilfoyle |
Attorney |
8-Mar-1969 |
|
Gavin Newsom's ex-wife, Fox News pundit |
| Louise Imogen Guiney |
Poet |
7-Jan-1861 |
2-Nov-1920 |
A Roadside Harp |
| Sean Gunn |
Actor |
22-May-1974 |
|
Kirk Gleason on Gilmore Girls |
| Joan Hackett |
Actor |
1-Mar-1934 |
8-Oct-1983 |
Only When I Laugh |
| Huntz Hall |
Actor |
15-Aug-1919 |
30-Jan-1999 |
Dead End Kids |
| Pete Hamill |
Journalist |
24-Jun-1935 |
|
The New York Post |
| Eric Haney |
Military |
22-Aug-1952 |
|
Inside Delta Force |
| Sean Hannity |
TV Personality |
30-Dec-1961 |
|
Hannity & Colmes |
| Johnny Hart |
Cartoonist |
18-Feb-1931 |
7-Apr-2007 |
The Wizard of Id, B.C. |
| Lord Haw-Haw |
Radio Personality |
24-Apr-1906 |
3-Jan-1946 |
WWII propagandist hanged in England |
| Michael V. Hayden |
Government |
17-Mar-1945 |
|
Former Director of the CIA |
| Dick Haymes |
Singer |
13-Sep-1916 |
28-Mar-1980 |
State Fair |
| Susan Hayward |
Actor |
30-Jun-1918 |
14-Mar-1975 |
I Want to Live! |
| Rita Hayworth |
Actor |
17-Oct-1918 |
14-May-1987 |
Gilda |
| Jenna Haze |
Pornstar |
22-Feb-1982 |
|
Cum Dumpsters |
| Lafcadio Hearn |
Author |
27-Jun-1850 |
26-Sep-1904 |
Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation |
| Patricia Heaton |
Actor |
4-Mar-1958 |
|
Wife Debra on Everybody Loves Raymond |
| Van Heflin |
Actor |
13-Dec-1910 |
23-Jul-1971 |
Till the Clouds Roll By |
| F. Augustus Heinze |
Business |
1869 |
4-Nov-1914 |
Copper baron, went broke in the Panic of 1907 |
| Katherine Helmond |
Actor |
5-Jul-1928 |
|
Jessica Tate on Soap |
| Jimi Hendrix |
Guitarist |
27-Nov-1942 |
18-Sep-1970 |
Purple Haze |
| Jill Hennessy |
Actor |
25-Nov-1968 |
|
Crossing Jordan |
| Victor Herbert |
Composer |
1-Feb-1859 |
24-May-1924 |
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life |
| James A. Herne |
Playwright |
1-Feb-1839 |
2-Jun-1901 |
Shore Acres |
| Dudley R. Herschbach |
Chemist |
18-Jun-1932 |
|
Crossed molecular beam experiments |
| Barbara Hershey |
Actor |
5-Feb-1948 |
|
Boxcar Bertha and Mary Magdalene |
| Catherine Hicks |
Actor |
6-Aug-1951 |
|
Annie Camden on 7th Heaven |
| Brian Higgins |
Politician |
6-Oct-1959 |
|
Congressman, New York 27th |
| Tommy Hilfiger |
Fashion Designer |
24-Mar-1951 |
|
Fashion designer |
| Betty Hill |
Hoaxer |
28-Jun-1919 |
17-Oct-2004 |
Self-proclaimed UFO abductee |
| Henry Hill |
Criminal |
11-Jun-1943 |
12-Jun-2012 |
Mobster inspired Goodfellas |
| Arthur Cardinal Hinsley |
Religion |
25-Aug-1865 |
17-Mar-1943 |
Archbishop of Westminster, 1935-43 |
| Alfred Hitchcock |
Film Director |
13-Aug-1899 |
29-Apr-1980 |
Master of Suspense |
| George H. Hitchings |
Scientist |
18-Apr-1905 |
27-Feb-1998 |
Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, arthritis |
| James Hoban |
Architect |
c. 1758 |
8-Dec-1831 |
Architect of the White House |
| Michael Hogan |
Actor |
c. 1949 |
|
Col. Saul Tigh on Battlestar Galactica |
| Sam Houston |
Head of State |
2-Mar-1793 |
26-Jul-1863 |
President of Texas, 1836-38 and 1841-44 |
| Vanessa Anne Hudgens |
Actor |
14-Dec-1988 |
|
High School Musical |
| Bill Huizenga |
Politician |
31-Jan-1969 |
|
Congressman, Michigan 2nd |
| Henry Hyde |
Politician |
18-Apr-1924 |
29-Nov-2007 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1975-2007 |
| Patricia Ireland |
Activist |
19-Oct-1945 |
|
NOW president, 1991-2001 |
| Andrew Jackson |
Head of State |
15-Mar-1767 |
8-Jun-1845 |
7th US President, 1829-37 |
| Joshua Jackson |
Actor |
11-Jun-1978 |
|
Pacey on Dawson's Creek |
| Rachel Jackson |
First Lady |
Jun-1767 |
22-Dec-1828 |
Wife of US President Andrew Jackson |
| Kendra Jade |
Pornstar |
19-Apr-1977 |
|
Made sex tape with Jerry Springer |
| Diamond Jim Brady |
Business |
12-Aug-1856 |
13-Apr-1917 |
Larger-than-life millionaire |
| Dr. John |
Musician |
21-Nov-1940 |
|
Right Place, Wrong Time |
| Eliza Johnson |
First Lady |
4-Oct-1810 |
15-Jan-1876 |
Wife of US President Andrew Johnson |
| Casey Jones |
Daredevil |
14-Mar-1863 |
30-Apr-1900 |
Railroad hero, sort of |
| Mother Jones |
Activist |
1-Aug-1837 |
30-Nov-1930 |
The grandmother of all agitators |
| Rickie Lee Jones |
Musician |
8-Nov-1954 |
|
Chuck E's in Love |
| Louis C. K. |
Comic |
12-Sep-1967 |
|
Lucky Louie |
| Charles Keating |
Business |
4-Dec-1923 |
|
Morality crusader, white-collar swindler |
| Frank Keating |
Politician |
10-Feb-1944 |
|
Governor of Oklahoma, 1995-2003 |
| Paul Keating |
Head of State |
18-Jan-1944 |
|
Prime Minister of Australia, 1991-96 |
| John Keegan |
Historian |
15-May-1934 |
2-Aug-2012 |
The Face of Battle |
| Bob Keeshan |
Actor |
27-Jun-1927 |
23-Jan-2004 |
Captain Kangaroo |
| Florence Kelley |
Activist |
12-Sep-1859 |
17-Feb-1932 |
Founder of National Consumers League |
| Paul X. Kelley |
Military |
11-Nov-1928 |
|
28th USMC Commandant, 1983-87 |
| Grace Kelly |
Royalty |
12-Nov-1929 |
14-Sep-1982 |
American-born Princess of Monaco |
| Machine Gun Kelly |
Criminal |
18-Jul-1895 |
18-Jul-1954 |
Notorious bank robber, kidnapper |
| Marilyn Kelly |
Judge |
15-Apr-1938 |
|
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court |
| Megyn Kelly |
Journalist |
18-Nov-1970 |
|
Fox News Channel anchor |
| Moira Kelly |
Actor |
6-Mar-1968 |
|
Mandy on The West Wing |
| Ned Kelly |
Criminal |
Jun-1855 |
11-Nov-1880 |
Iron-clad Australian outlaw |
| Raymond W. Kelly |
Government |
4-Sep-1941 |
|
NYPD Commissioner |
| Caroline Kennedy |
Relative |
27-Nov-1957 |
|
Daughter of John F. Kennedy |
| Jamie Kennedy |
Actor |
25-May-1970 |
|
Scream, Malibu's Most Wanted |
| John F. Kennedy |
Head of State |
29-May-1917 |
22-Nov-1963 |
35th US President, 1961-63 |
| Joseph P. Kennedy |
Business |
6-Sep-1888 |
18-Nov-1969 |
Smuggler and patriarch of the Kennedy clan |
| Joseph Patrick Kennedy II |
Politician |
24-Sep-1952 |
|
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1987-99 |
| Mark Kennedy |
Politician |
11-Apr-1957 |
|
Congressman, Minnesota 6th |
| Arthur E. Kennelly |
Physicist |
17-Dec-1861 |
18-Jun-1939 |
Kennelly-Heaviside layer |
| Martin H. Kennelly |
Politician |
11-Aug-1887 |
29-Nov-1961 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1947-55 |
| Doug Kenney |
Comic |
10-Dec-1946 |
27-Aug-1980 |
National Lampoon cofounder |
| Joanna Kerns |
Actor |
12-Feb-1953 |
|
Maggie Seaver on Growing Pains |
| Alicia Keys |
Singer |
25-Jan-1981 |
|
Fallin' |
| Jason Kidd |
Basketball |
23-Mar-1973 |
|
Point guard, New York Knicks |
| James Kimsey |
Business |
1939 |
|
AOL's founding CEO |
| Pete King |
Politician |
5-Apr-1944 |
|
Congressman, New York 3rd |
| Stephen King |
Novelist |
21-Sep-1947 |
|
The Shining |
| Thomas Kinkade |
Painter |
19-Jan-1958 |
6-Apr-2012 |
Self-proclaimed "Painter of Light" |
| Mark Kirk |
Politician |
15-Sep-1959 |
|
US Senator from Illinois |
| Paul G. Kirk, Jr. |
Politician |
18-Jan-1938 |
|
US Senator from Massachusetts |
| Patric Knowles |
Actor |
11-Nov-1911 |
23-Dec-1995 |
The Wolf Man |
| Henry Knox |
Government |
25-Jul-1750 |
25-Oct-1806 |
US Secretary of War, 1785-94 |
| Neil LaBute |
Film Director |
19-Mar-1963 |
|
In the Company of Men |
| Brian Lamb |
Talk Show Host |
9-Oct-1941 |
|
Founded C-SPAN |
| Burt Lancaster |
Actor |
2-Nov-1913 |
20-Oct-1994 |
Elmer Gantry |
| Elsa Lanchester |
Actor |
28-Oct-1902 |
26-Dec-1986 |
Bride of Frankenstein |
| Michael Landon |
Actor |
31-Oct-1936 |
1-Jul-1991 |
Little House on the Prairie |
| Artie Lange |
Comic |
11-Oct-1967 |
|
MADtv, Howard Stern |
| Philip Larkin |
Poet |
9-Aug-1922 |
2-Dec-1985 |
The Whitsun Weddings |
| Mary Lasker |
Activist |
30-Nov-1900 |
21-Feb-1994 |
Health care advocate |
| James Laughlin |
Publisher |
30-Oct-1914 |
12-Nov-1997 |
Founder, New Directions Press |
| Christopher Lawford |
Actor |
29-Mar-1955 |
|
All My Children |
| Patricia Kennedy Lawford |
Socialite |
6-May-1924 |
17-Sep-2006 |
Kennedy sister, wife of Peter Lawford |
| David L. Lawrence |
Politician |
18-Jun-1889 |
21-Nov-1966 |
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1959-63 |
| T. E. Lawrence |
Author |
16-Aug-1888 |
19-May-1935 |
Lawrence of Arabia |
| Patrick Leahy |
Politician |
31-Mar-1940 |
|
US Senator from Vermont |
| William P. Leahy |
Educator |
1948 |
|
President, Boston College |
| Denis Leary |
Comic |
18-Aug-1957 |
|
Loud, smoking comic |
| Kelly LeBrock |
Model |
24-Mar-1960 |
|
Ex-wife of Steven Seagal |
| Hyapatia Lee |
Pornstar |
11-Nov-1960 |
|
Hy Heeled Drifter, Titty Committee |
| Anthony J. Leggett |
Physicist |
26-Mar-1938 |
|
Particle physicist, explored superfluidity |
| Dennis Lehane |
Novelist |
4-Aug-1965 |
|
Mystic River |
| Barbara Leigh |
Actor |
16-Nov-1946 |
|
Vampirella |
| Vivien Leigh |
Actor |
5-Nov-1913 |
8-Jul-1967 |
Gone With The Wind |
| John Lennon |
Musician |
9-Oct-1940 |
8-Dec-1980 |
Beatle |
| G. Gordon Liddy |
Government |
30-Nov-1930 |
|
Watergate criminal, talk-show-host |
| Mary Todd Lincoln |
First Lady |
13-Dec-1818 |
16-Jul-1882 |
Wife of US President Abraham Lincoln |
| John A. Logan |
Military |
8-Feb-1826 |
27-Dec-1886 |
Union Army General, US Senator |
| Donal Logue |
Actor |
27-Feb-1966 |
|
Jimmy the Cab Driver |
| Lindsay Lohan |
Actor |
2-Jul-1986 |
|
Mean Girls |
| Mike Lowell |
Baseball |
24-Feb-1974 |
|
Boston Red Sox |
| Dan Lungren |
Politician |
22-Sep-1946 |
|
Congressman, California 3rd |
| John R. Lynch |
Politician |
10-Sep-1847 |
2-Nov-1939 |
Congressman from Mississippi |
| Susan M. Lyne |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia |
| Phil Lynott |
Singer/Songwriter |
20-Aug-1949 |
4-Jan-1986 |
Founder of Thin Lizzy |
| Peter Maas |
Author |
27-Jun-1929 |
23-Aug-2001 |
Serpico |
| Jeanette MacDonald |
Actor |
18-Jun-1903 |
14-Jan-1965 |
The Merry Widow |
| Connie Mack |
Baseball |
22-Dec-1862 |
8-Feb-1956 |
Manager of the Philadelphia Athletics |
| Dolley Madison |
First Lady |
20-May-1768 |
12-Jul-1849 |
Wife of US President James Madison |
| Virginia Madsen |
Actor |
11-Sep-1961 |
|
Dune to Sideways |
| Bill Maher |
Talk Show Host |
20-Jan-1956 |
|
Politically Incorrect |
| Jock Mahoney |
Actor |
7-Feb-1919 |
14-Dec-1989 |
Yancy Derringer |
| John Mahoney |
Actor |
20-Jun-1940 |
|
Martin Crane on Frasier |
| Patrick Malahide |
Actor |
24-Mar-1945 |
|
Alleyn Mysteries |
| Dan Malloy |
Politician |
21-Jul-1955 |
|
Governor of Connecticut |
| Nancy Malone |
Actor |
19-Mar-1935 |
|
Libby Kingston on Naked City |
| James Clarence Mangan |
Poet |
1-May-1803 |
20-Jun-1849 |
O'Hussey's Ode to the Maguire |
| Robert W. Mann |
Inventor |
1924 |
16-Jun-2006 |
Prosthetic devices |
| Ethel Mannin |
Novelist |
6-Oct-1900 |
1984 |
Confessions |
| Thomas J. Manton |
Politician |
3-Nov-1932 |
22-Jul-2006 |
Congressman from New York, 1985-99 |
| Guglielmo Marconi |
Scientist |
25-Apr-1874 |
20-Jul-1937 |
Inventor of radio |
| Steve Martin |
Comic |
14-Aug-1945 |
|
The Jerk |
| Typhoid Mary |
Chef |
22-Sep-1869 |
11-Nov-1938 |
Notorious typhoid carrier |
| Chris Matthews |
Talk Show Host |
17-Dec-1945 |
|
Hardball with Chris Matthews |
| mc chris |
Rapper |
2-Sep-1975 |
|
Hesh, MC Pee Pants |
| John McCain |
Politician |
29-Aug-1936 |
|
US Senator from Arizona |
| Mercedes McCambridge |
Actor |
17-Mar-1916 |
2-Mar-2004 |
All the King's Men |
| Pat McCarran |
Politician |
8-Aug-1876 |
28-Sep-1954 |
US Senator from Nevada, 1933-54 |
| Eugene McCarthy |
Politician |
29-Mar-1916 |
10-Dec-2005 |
US Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71 |
| John McCarthy |
Computer Programmer |
4-Sep-1927 |
24-Oct-2011 |
Created LISP programming language |
| Joseph McCarthy |
Politician |
14-Nov-1908 |
2-May-1957 |
US Senator from Wisconsin, 1947-57 |
| Kevin McCarthy |
Politician |
26-Jan-1965 |
|
Congressman, California 22nd |
| Mike McCarthy |
Football |
10-Nov-1963 |
|
Head Coach, Green Bay Packers |
| Paul McCartney |
Musician |
18-Jun-1942 |
|
Beatle |
| John McCone |
Government |
4-Jan-1902 |
14-Feb-1991 |
CIA Director, 1961-65 |
| John W. McCormack |
Politician |
21-Dec-1891 |
22-Nov-1980 |
Speaker of the House, 1962-70 |
| Frank McCourt |
Author |
19-Aug-1930 |
19-Jul-2009 |
Angela's Ashes |
| Malachy McCourt |
Actor |
20-Sep-1931 |
|
Father Meehan on Oz |
| Sylvester McCoy |
Actor |
20-Aug-1943 |
|
The 7th Doctor Who |
| Scotty McCreery |
Singer |
9-Oct-1993 |
|
Winner, 10th Season American Idol |
| Julie McCullough |
Actor |
30-Jan-1965 |
|
Playboy centerfold, actress |
| Dean McDermott |
Actor |
16-Nov-1966 |
|
Constable Turnbull on Due South |
| James McDermott |
Politician |
28-Dec-1936 |
|
Congressman, Washington 7th |
| Dick McDonald |
Business |
16-Feb-1909 |
14-Jul-1998 |
Co-Founder of McDonald's |
| Maurice McDonald |
Business |
26-Nov-1902 |
11-Dec-1971 |
Co-Founder of McDonald's |
| Bob McDonnell |
Politician |
15-Jun-1954 |
|
Governor of Virginia |
| Denis McDonough |
Government |
2-Dec-1969 |
|
Deputy National Security Advisor |
| John McEnroe |
Tennis |
16-Feb-1959 |
|
Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles |
| Daniel L. McFadden |
Economist |
29-Jul-1937 |
|
Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior |
| Michael C. McFarland |
Educator |
1948 |
|
President, College of the Holy Cross |
| Edward McGaffigan |
Government |
8-Dec-1948 |
2-Sep-2007 |
NRC Commissioner, 1996-2007 |
| Jack McGee |
Actor |
2-Feb-1949 |
|
Chief Jerry Reilly on Rescue Me |
| William McGonagall |
Poet |
1825 |
29-Sep-1902 |
The Tay Bridge Disaster |
| Patrick McGoohan |
Actor |
19-Mar-1928 |
13-Jan-2009 |
Number Six on The Prisoner |
| Maureen McGovern |
Singer |
27-Jul-1949 |
|
The Morning After |
| Gerald S. McGowan |
Attorney |
3-Sep-1946 |
|
US Ambassador to Portugal, 1998-2001 |
| J. Howard McGrath |
Government |
28-Nov-1903 |
2-Sep-1966 |
US Attorney General, 1949-52 |
| Mark McGrath |
Musician |
15-Mar-1968 |
|
Frontman for Sugar Ray |
| Tim McGraw |
Country Musician |
1-May-1967 |
|
Not a Moment Too Soon |
| Mary McGrory |
Journalist |
22-Aug-1918 |
21-Apr-2004 |
Pulitzer Prize-winning Liberal Icon |
| Dalton McGuinty |
Politician |
19-Jul-1955 |
|
Premier of Ontario |
| David McGuinty |
Politician |
25-Feb-1960 |
|
Canadian MP, Ottawa South |
| Patrick McHenry |
Politician |
22-Oct-1975 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 10th |
| Jimmy McHugh |
Songwriter |
10-Jul-1893 |
23-May-1969 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street |
| Carl McIntire |
Religion |
17-May-1906 |
19-Mar-2002 |
Radio Free America |
| Joey McIntyre |
Singer |
31-Dec-1972 |
|
New Kids on the Block |
| John McKay |
Football |
5-Jul-1923 |
10-Jun-2001 |
USC Trojans Head Coach, 1960-75 |
| Ben McKelway |
Journalist |
2-Oct-1895 |
1976 |
Editor, The Washington Star |
| Joseph McKenna |
Judge |
10-Aug-1843 |
21-Nov-1926 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1898-1925 |
| Leo McKern |
Actor |
16-Mar-1920 |
23-Jul-2002 |
Travelling North, Rumpole of the Bailey |
| J. Miller McKim |
Activist |
14-Nov-1810 |
13-Jun-1874 |
Abolitionist and advocate for freed slaves' rights |
| William McKinley |
Head of State |
29-Jan-1843 |
14-Sep-1901 |
25th US President, 1897-1901 |
| John E. McLaughlin |
Government |
15-Jun-1942 |
|
Deputy Director CIA, 2000-04 |
| Frank McLaury |
Criminal |
3-Mar-1848 |
26-Oct-1881 |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
| Tom McLaury |
Criminal |
30-Jun-1853 |
26-Oct-1881 |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
| Michael McMahon |
Politician |
12-Sep-1957 |
|
Congressman from New York, 2009-11 |
| Vince McMahon, Sr. |
Wrestling |
6-Jul-1914 |
24-May-1984 |
World Wrestling Entertainment founder |
| John Blood McNally |
Football |
27-Nov-1903 |
28-Nov-1985 |
The Vagabond Halfback |
| Patrick V. McNamara |
Politician |
4-Oct-1894 |
30-Apr-1966 |
US Senator from Michigan, 1955-66 |
| Robert McNamara |
Government |
9-Jun-1916 |
6-Jul-2009 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1961-68 |
| Joseph M. McShane |
Educator |
19-Jun-1949 |
|
President, Fordham University |
| Colm Meaney |
Actor |
30-May-1953 |
|
Transporter Chief O'Brien in Star Trek: TNG |
| Anne Meara |
Comic |
20-Sep-1929 |
|
Stiller and Meara |
| Kay Medford |
Actor |
14-Sep-1914 |
10-Apr-1980 |
Bye Bye Birdie |
| Andrew W. Mellon |
Business |
24-Mar-1855 |
27-Aug-1937 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1921-32 |
| Thomas Mellon |
Business |
3-Feb-1813 |
3-Feb-1908 |
Patriarch of the Mellon dynasty |
| Stephin Merritt |
Singer/Songwriter |
1966 |
|
The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths |
| Tom Mesereau |
Attorney |
1950 |
|
Defended Michael Jackson |
| Bob Metcalfe |
Business |
1946 |
|
Co-Inventor of Ethernet |
| Julia Migenes |
Singer |
13-Mar-1949 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Charles E. F. Millard |
Government |
c. 1957 |
|
Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 2007-09 |
| Judith Miller |
Journalist |
2-Jan-1948 |
|
Credulous NY Times WMD maven |
| Kate Millett |
Activist |
14-Sep-1934 |
|
Sexual Politics |
| Lambdin P. Milligan |
Criminal |
24-Mar-1812 |
21-Dec-1899 |
Ex Parte Milligan |
| Spike Milligan |
Comic |
16-Apr-1918 |
27-Feb-2002 |
The Goon Show |
| Robert A. Millikan |
Physicist |
22-Mar-1868 |
19-Dec-1953 |
Determined the charge of an electron |
| Jimi Mistry |
Actor |
1973 |
|
The Guru |
| George J. Mitchell |
Politician |
20-Aug-1933 |
|
US Senator from Maine, 1980-95 |
| Shay Mitchell |
Actor |
10-Apr-1987 |
|
Emily Fields on Pretty Little Liars |
| Thomas Mitchell |
Actor |
11-Jul-1892 |
17-Dec-1962 |
Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind |
| Rhona Mitra |
Actor |
9-Aug-1976 |
|
Tara on The Practice |
| Janel Moloney |
Actor |
3-Oct-1969 |
|
Donna Moss on The West Wing |
| Thomas Monaghan |
Business |
25-Mar-1937 |
|
Domino's Pizza founder, pro-life activist |
| Annie Moore |
unspecified |
1-Jan-1877 |
1924 |
First arrival at Ellis Island |
| Colleen Moore |
Actor |
19-Aug-1900 |
25-Jan-1988 |
Ella Cinders |
| Henry Moore |
Sculptor |
30-Jul-1898 |
31-Aug-1986 |
20th c. English humanist sculptor |
| Michael Moore |
Film Director |
23-Apr-1954 |
|
Fahrenheit 9/11 |
| James M. Moran |
Business |
8-Aug-1918 |
24-Apr-2007 |
JM Family Enterprises |
| Jerry Moran |
Politician |
29-May-1954 |
|
US Senator from Kansas |
| Jim Moran |
Politician |
16-May-1945 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 8th |
| Morrissey |
Singer/Songwriter |
22-May-1959 |
|
Frontman of The Smiths |
| Oswald Mosley |
Politician |
16-Nov-1896 |
3-Dec-1980 |
Founder of the British Union of Fascists |
| Tamera Mowry |
Actor |
6-Jul-1978 |
|
Sister, Sister |
| Tia Mowry |
Actor |
6-Jul-1978 |
|
Sister, Sister |
| Brian T. Moynihan |
Business |
9-Oct-1959 |
|
CEO, Bank of America |
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
Politician |
16-Mar-1927 |
26-Mar-2003 |
US Senator from New York, 1977-2001 |
| Patrick Muldoon |
Actor |
27-Sep-1968 |
|
Starship Troopers |
| Kate Mulgrew |
Actor |
29-Apr-1955 |
|
Star Trek: Voyager |
| William Mulholland |
Engineer |
11-Sep-1855 |
22-Jul-1935 |
Los Angeles Aqueduct |
| Hermann J. Muller |
Scientist |
21-Dec-1890 |
5-Apr-1967 |
Genetic effects of radiation |
| Dermot Mulroney |
Actor |
31-Oct-1963 |
|
Young Guns |
| Samantha Mumba |
Singer |
18-Jan-1983 |
|
Always Come Back to Your Love |
| Carolyn Murphy |
Model |
11-Aug-1975 |
|
Cover of 2005 SI swimsuit issue |
| Francis P. Murphy |
Politician |
16-Aug-1877 |
19-Dec-1958 |
Governor of New Hampshire, 1937-41 |
| Michael E. Murphy |
Government |
1962 |
|
Founding partner, D.C. Navigators |
| Tom Murphy |
Politician |
15-Aug-1944 |
|
Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1994-2006 |
| Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor |
Religion |
24-Aug-1932 |
|
Archbishop of Westminster |
| Billy Murray |
Singer |
25-May-1877 |
17-Aug-1954 |
Top recording star of the early 1900's |
| Don Murray |
Actor |
31-Jul-1929 |
|
Sid Fairgate on Knots Landing |
| Joseph E. Murray |
Doctor |
1-Apr-1919 |
|
Kidney transplants |
| Patty Murray |
Politician |
11-Oct-1950 |
|
US Senator from Washington |
| Alannah Myles |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Dec-1958 |
|
Black Velvet |
| Jack Nance |
Actor |
21-Dec-1943 |
30-Dec-1996 |
Eraserhead |
| Carrie Nation |
Activist |
25-Nov-1846 |
9-Jun-1911 |
Temperance crusader |
| Liam Neeson |
Actor |
7-Jun-1952 |
|
Rob Roy, Gangs of New York |
| Gaylord Nelson |
Politician |
4-Jun-1916 |
3-Jul-2005 |
Founded Earth Day in 1970 |
| Gavin Newsom |
Politician |
10-Oct-1967 |
|
Lt. Governor of California |
| Wayne Newton |
Singer |
3-Apr-1942 |
|
Top Las Vegas act |
| Jack Nicholson |
Actor |
22-Apr-1937 |
|
Chinatown |
| Jim Nicholson |
Government |
4-Feb-1938 |
|
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
| Pat Nixon |
First Lady |
16-Mar-1912 |
22-Jun-1993 |
Wife of US President Richard M. Nixon |
| Richard M. Nixon |
Head of State |
9-Jan-1913 |
22-Apr-1994 |
37th US President, 1969-74 |
| Peggy Noonan |
Journalist |
7-Sep-1950 |
|
Coined A thousand points of light |
| Mabel Normand |
Actor |
16-Nov-1892 |
22-Feb-1930 |
Tillie's Punctured Romance |
| Chuck Norris |
Actor |
10-Mar-1940 |
|
Walker: Texas Ranger |
| Oliver North |
Military |
7-Oct-1943 |
|
Perjuring Iran-Contra figure |
| Kate O'Beirne |
Columnist |
c. 1949 |
|
Conservative pundit |
| Conan O'Brien |
Talk Show Host |
18-Apr-1963 |
|
Briefly hosted The Tonight Show |
| Pat O'Brien |
Actor |
11-Nov-1899 |
15-Oct-1983 |
Angels with Dirty Faces |
| Pat O'Brien |
Journalist |
14-Feb-1948 |
|
The Insider |
| Soledad O'Brien |
Journalist |
19-Sep-1966 |
|
CNN newscaster |
| David M. O'Connell |
Educator |
21-Apr-1955 |
|
President, Catholic University of America |
| Carroll O'Connor |
Actor |
2-Aug-1924 |
21-Jun-2001 |
Archie Bunker in All in the Family |
| Edwin O'Connor |
Novelist |
29-Jul-1918 |
23-Mar-1968 |
The Last Hurrah |
| Flannery O'Connor |
Author |
25-Mar-1925 |
3-Aug-1964 |
A Good Man Is Hard To Find |
| Maureen O'Connor |
Politician |
14-Jul-1946 |
|
Mayor of San Diego, 1985-92 |
| Herbert O'Conor |
Politician |
17-Nov-1896 |
4-Mar-1960 |
Governor and Senator from Maryland |
| Lawrence O'Donnell |
Journalist |
7-Nov-1951 |
|
MSNBC political analyst |
| Rosie O'Donnell |
Talk Show Host |
21-Mar-1962 |
|
The Rosie O'Donnell Show |
| Catherine O'Hara |
Comic |
4-Mar-1954 |
|
Delia in Beetlejuice |
| David O'Hara |
Actor |
9-Jul-1965 |
|
Braveheart |
| Maureen O'Hara |
Actor |
17-Aug-1920 |
|
Miracle on 34th Street |
| Denis O'Hare |
Actor |
17-Jan-1962 |
|
Larry Harvey on American Horror Story |
| Bernardo O'Higgins |
Head of State |
20-Aug-1778 |
24-Oct-1842 |
Supreme Director of Chile, 1817-23 |
| Dennis O'Keefe |
Actor |
29-Mar-1908 |
31-Aug-1968 |
Brewster's Millions |
| Eric O'Keefe |
Activist |
Dec-1954 |
|
Sam Adams Alliance |
| Sean O'Keefe |
Administrator |
27-Jan-1956 |
|
NASA Administrator, 2001-05 |
| Georgia O'Keeffe |
Painter |
15-Nov-1887 |
6-Mar-1986 |
American abstract and landscape painter |
| Martin O'Malley |
Politician |
18-Jan-1963 |
|
Governor of Maryland |
| Seán Cardinal O'Malley |
Religion |
29-Jun-1944 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Boston |
| C. William O'Neill |
Politician |
14-Feb-1916 |
20-Aug-1978 |
Governor of Ohio, 1957-59 |
| Eugene O'Neill |
Playwright |
16-Oct-1888 |
27-Nov-1953 |
Long Day's Journey Into Night |
| Bill O'Reilly |
Talk Show Host |
10-Sep-1949 |
|
The O'Reilly Factor |
| David J. O'Reilly |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of Chevron, 2005-09 |
| Tim O'Reilly |
Publisher |
6-Jun-1954 |
|
Publisher, O'Reilly Media |
| P. J. O'Rourke |
Author |
14-Nov-1947 |
|
Political satirist |
| Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain |
Judge |
28-Mar-1937 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Michael O'Shea |
Actor |
17-Mar-1906 |
4-Dec-1973 |
It's a Great Life |
| Peter O'Toole |
Actor |
2-Aug-1932 |
|
Lawrence of Arabia |
| Álvaro Obregón |
Head of State |
19-Feb-1880 |
17-Jul-1928 |
President of Mexico, 1920-24 |
| Ana Ortiz |
Actor |
25-Jan-1971 |
|
Hilda Suarez on Ugly Betty |
| D. D. Palmer |
Doctor |
7-Mar-1845 |
20-Oct-1913 |
Founder of chiropractic medicine |
| Larry Parks |
Actor |
13-Dec-1914 |
13-Apr-1975 |
Named names before HUAC |
| Charles Stewart Parnell |
Politician |
27-Jun-1846 |
6-Oct-1891 |
Irish Nationalist leader |
| Louella Parsons |
Columnist |
6-Aug-1881 |
9-Dec-1972 |
Hollywood queen of gossip |
| Dolly Parton |
Country Musician |
19-Jan-1946 |
|
Jolene |
| Jason Patric |
Actor |
17-Jun-1966 |
|
The Lost Boys |
| Lester Patrick |
Hockey |
30-Dec-1883 |
1-Jun-1960 |
NY Rangers Head Coach, 1926-39 |
| Mike Pence |
Politician |
7-Jun-1959 |
|
Congressman, Indiana 6th |
| Tom Pendergast |
Politician |
22-Jul-1873 |
26-Jan-1945 |
Missouri political boss |
| Chris Penn |
Actor |
10-Oct-1965 |
24-Jan-2006 |
Nice Guy Eddie in Reservoir Dogs |
| Michael Penn |
Musician |
1-Aug-1958 |
|
Sean Penn's brother |
| Sean Penn |
Actor |
17-Aug-1960 |
|
Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
| J. C. Penney |
Business |
16-Sep-1875 |
12-Feb-1971 |
Founder of J. C. Penney Company |
| Mark C. Pigott |
Business |
1954 |
|
CEO of PACCAR |
| William Pigott |
Business |
27-Jun-1860 |
19-Jul-1929 |
Pacific Car & Foundry |
| Pink |
Singer |
8-Sep-1979 |
|
Can't Take Me Home |
| Roddy Piper |
Wrestling |
17-Apr-1954 |
|
Here to kick ass, chew bubble gum |
| Aubrey Plaza |
Comic |
26-Jun-1984 |
|
Parks and Recreation |
| Iggy Pop |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Apr-1947 |
|
Iggy and the Stooges |
| Samantha Power |
Author |
21-Sep-1970 |
|
A Problem From Hell |
| Hiram Powers |
Sculptor |
29-Jun-1805 |
27-Jun-1873 |
American neoclassical sculptor |
| Laura Prepon |
Actor |
7-Mar-1980 |
|
Donna on That '70s Show |
| Lindsay Price |
Actor |
6-Dec-1976 |
|
Coupling |
| Dominic Purcell |
Actor |
17-Feb-1970 |
|
Prison Break |
| Maggie Q |
Actor |
22-May-1979 |
|
Mission: Impossible III |
| Anna Quindlen |
Columnist |
8-Jul-1953 |
|
NYT columnist, later novelist |
| Maeve Quinlan |
Actor |
16-Nov-1964 |
|
South of Nowhere |
| Anthony Quinn |
Actor |
21-Apr-1915 |
3-Jun-2001 |
Zorba the Greek |
| Christine C. Quinn |
Politician |
25-Jul-1966 |
|
Speaker, New York City Council |
| Colin Quinn |
Comic |
6-Jun-1959 |
|
Tough Crowd, SNL |
| Jack Quinn |
Politician |
13-Apr-1951 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1993-2005 |
| Zachary Quinto |
Actor |
2-Jun-1977 |
|
Sylar on Heroes |
| Eddie Rabbitt |
Country Musician |
27-Nov-1941 |
7-May-1998 |
Drivin' My Life Away |
| Frances Rafferty |
Actor |
16-Jun-1922 |
18-Apr-2004 |
Ruth Henshaw in December Bride |
| Mary Lynn Rajskub |
Actor |
22-Jun-1971 |
|
Chloe O'Brian on 24 |
| Johnny Ramone |
Musician |
8-Oct-1951 |
15-Sep-2004 |
The Ramones |
| Dylan Ratigan |
Journalist |
19-Apr-1972 |
|
Co-Creator of Fast Money |
| George Read |
Government |
18-Sep-1733 |
21-Sep-1798 |
Signed the US Constitution |
| Ronald Reagan |
Head of State |
6-Feb-1911 |
5-Jun-2004 |
40th US President, 1981-89 |
| Norman Reedus |
Actor |
6-Jan-1969 |
|
Gossip |
| George E. Reedy |
Government |
5-Aug-1917 |
21-Mar-1999 |
LBJ's press secretary |
| Donald Regan |
Government |
21-Dec-1918 |
10-Jun-2003 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1981-85 |
| Judith Regan |
Publisher |
1953 |
|
ReganBooks |
| Tara Reid |
Actor |
8-Nov-1975 |
|
Bunny in The Big Lebowski |
| Charles Nelson Reilly |
Actor |
13-Jan-1931 |
25-May-2007 |
Flamboyant Match Game panelist |
| John C. Reilly |
Actor |
24-May-1965 |
|
Boogie Nights |
| Oscar Riddle |
Biologist |
27-Sep-1877 |
29-Nov-1968 |
Prolactin |
| Rihanna |
Singer |
20-Feb-1988 |
|
Umbrella |
| Kelly Ripa |
Actor |
2-Oct-1970 |
|
Faith on Hope & Faith |
| Emma Roberts |
Actor |
10-Feb-1991 |
|
Addie Singer in Unfabulous |
| Jane Sullivan Roberts |
Activist |
c. 1955 |
|
Wife of US Chief Justice John Roberts |
| Nora Roberts |
Novelist |
10-Oct-1950 |
|
Author of over 120 romance novels |
| Tanya Roberts |
Actor |
15-Oct-1955 |
|
Bond Girl, Beastmaster, That 70s Show |
| Robespierre |
Head of State |
6-May-1758 |
28-Jul-1794 |
Presided over the Reign of Terror |
| Rod La Rocque |
Actor |
20-Nov-1898 |
15-Oct-1969 |
Braveheart |
| Jim Rogan |
Politician |
21-Aug-1957 |
|
Congressman from California, 1997-2001 |
| William Barton Rogers |
Educator |
7-Dec-1804 |
30-May-1882 |
Founder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Ed Rollins |
Government |
19-Mar-1943 |
|
GOP political strategist |
| Andy Rooney |
Journalist |
14-Jan-1919 |
4-Nov-2011 |
60 Minutes' resident crank |
| Harold W. Ross |
Publisher |
6-Nov-1892 |
6-Dec-1951 |
Founder of The New Yorker |
| Emmy Rossum |
Actor |
12-Sep-1986 |
|
The Day After Tomorrow |
| Johnny Rotten |
Musician |
31-Jan-1956 |
|
Sex Pistols and Public Image, Ltd. |
| Mickey Rourke |
Actor |
16-Sep-1952 |
|
The Wrestler |
| Mercedes Ruehl |
Actor |
28-Feb-1948 |
|
Married to the Mob |
| Edward Ruscha |
Painter |
16-Dec-1937 |
|
Twenty-six Gasoline Stations |
| Thomas J. Rusk |
Politician |
5-Dec-1803 |
29-Jul-1857 |
US Senator, committed suicide |
| David O. Russell |
Film Director |
20-Aug-1958 |
|
I Heart Huckabees |
| Tim Russert |
Talk Show Host |
7-May-1950 |
13-Jun-2008 |
Meet the Press |
| Eileen Ryan |
Actor |
16-Oct-1928 |
|
Matriarch of the Penn family |
| Frederick Ryan, Jr. |
Business |
12-Apr-1955 |
|
CEO of Allbritton Communications |
| George Ryan |
Politician |
24-Feb-1934 |
|
Governor of Illinois, 1999-2003 |
| Kevin V. Ryan |
Attorney |
c. 1958 |
|
US Attorney, Northern Calif., 2002-07 |
| Leo Ryan |
Politician |
5-May-1925 |
18-Nov-1978 |
Congressman assassinated in Guyana |
| Michelle Ryan |
Actor |
22-Apr-1984 |
|
Zoe Slater on EastEnders |
| Paul Ryan |
Politician |
29-Jan-1970 |
|
Congressman, Wisconsin 1st |
| Augustus Saint-Gaudens |
Sculptor |
1-Mar-1848 |
3-Aug-1907 |
Leading 19th c. American sculptor |
| Leverett Saltonstall |
Politician |
1-Sep-1892 |
17-Jun-1979 |
US Senator from Masachusetts, 1945-67 |
| Bobby Sands |
Activist |
9-Mar-1954 |
5-May-1981 |
Irish hunger striker |
| Joseph D. Sargent |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Guardian Life, 1995-2003 |
| Gia Scala |
Actor |
3-Mar-1934 |
30-Apr-1972 |
The Guns of Navarone |
| Gene W. Schneider |
Business |
8-Sep-1926 |
|
United Cable Television Corp. |
| Brian Schweitzer |
Politician |
4-Sep-1955 |
|
Governor of Montana |
| E. Irvin Scott |
Business |
13-May-1846 |
24-Apr-1931 |
Founder of Scott Paper Company |
| Vin Scully |
Sports Journalist |
29-Nov-1927 |
|
Voice of the Dodgers |
| Steven Seagal |
Actor |
10-Apr-1951 |
|
Under Siege |
| Dan Seals |
Country Musician |
8-Feb-1948 |
25-Mar-2009 |
England Dan and John Ford Coley |
| Jim Seals |
Musician |
17-Oct-1941 |
|
Seals and Crofts |
| Mary See |
Chef |
15-Sep-1854 |
31-Jul-1939 |
Confectioner |
| Seka |
Pornstar |
15-Apr-1954 |
|
Blonde Fire, Inside Seka |
| Laura J. Sen |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
President of BJ's Wholesale Club |
| Mack Sennett |
Film/TV Producer |
17-Jan-1880 |
5-Nov-1960 |
Founder of Keystone Studios |
| Ernest Shackleton |
Explorer |
15-Feb-1874 |
5-Jan-1922 |
Antarctic explorer |
| Ray Sharkey |
Actor |
14-Nov-1952 |
11-Jun-1993 |
Sonny Steelgrave on Wiseguy |
| Alia Shawkat |
Actor |
18-Apr-1989 |
|
Maeby on Arrested Development |
| Rick Sheehy |
Politician |
3-Oct-1959 |
|
Lt. Governor of Nebraska |
| Fulton J. Sheen |
Religion |
8-May-1895 |
9-Dec-1979 |
America's first televangelist |
| Martin Sheen |
Actor |
3-Aug-1940 |
|
The West Wing |
| Jean Shepherd |
Radio Personality |
26-Jul-1921 |
16-Oct-1999 |
A Christmas Story |
| Kiernan Shipka |
Actor |
10-Nov-1999 |
|
Sally Draper on Mad Men |
| Shock G |
Rapper |
25-Aug-1963 |
|
The Humpty Dance is your chance |
| Maria Shriver |
Journalist |
6-Nov-1955 |
|
Married to Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Harry Sinclair |
Business |
6-Jul-1876 |
10-Nov-1956 |
Founder of Sinclair Oil |
| Penny Singleton |
Actor |
15-Sep-1908 |
12-Nov-2003 |
Blondie |
| John Slattery |
Actor |
13-Aug-1962 |
|
Roger on Mad Men |
| Tony Slattery |
Actor |
9-Nov-1959 |
|
Whose Line Is it Anyway? |
| Sir Hans Sloane |
Curator |
16-Apr-1660 |
11-Jan-1753 |
Milk chocolate and the British Museum |
| Alfred E. Smith |
Government |
30-Dec-1873 |
4-Oct-1944 |
Twice Governor of New York |
| Jean Kennedy Smith |
Diplomat |
20-Feb-1928 |
|
US Ambassador to Ireland, 1993-98 |
| Perry Smith |
Criminal |
27-Oct-1928 |
14-Apr-1965 |
In Cold Blood |
| Robert C. Smith |
Politician |
30-Mar-1941 |
|
US Senator from New Hampshire, 1990-2003 |
| Patty Smyth |
Musician |
26-Jun-1957 |
|
She is the warrior |
| Sam Snead |
Golf |
27-May-1912 |
23-May-2002 |
Winner of 82 PGA tournaments |
| Francis Cardinal Spellman |
Religion |
4-May-1889 |
2-Dec-1967 |
Archbishop of New York, 1939-67 |
| Dusty Springfield |
Singer |
16-Apr-1939 |
2-Mar-1999 |
Son of a Preacher Man |
| Louis St. Laurent |
Head of State |
1-Feb-1882 |
25-Jul-1973 |
Prime Minister of Canada, 1948-57 |
| Maureen Stapleton |
Actor |
21-Jun-1925 |
13-Mar-2006 |
Won an Oscar for playing Emma Goldman |
| Gwen Stefani |
Singer |
3-Oct-1969 |
|
No Doubt |
| John Steinbeck |
Novelist |
27-Feb-1902 |
20-Dec-1968 |
The Grapes of Wrath |
| Jimmy Stewart |
Actor |
20-May-1908 |
2-Jul-1997 |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
| Lynne Stewart |
Attorney |
8-Oct-1939 |
|
Attorney convicted of supporting the Islamic Group |
| Ben Stiller |
Actor |
30-Nov-1965 |
|
There's Something About Mary |
| Leopold Stokowski |
Conductor |
18-Apr-1882 |
13-Sep-1977 |
American Symphony Orchestra |
| Sharon Stone |
Actor |
10-Mar-1958 |
|
Basic Instinct |
| Samuel Cardinal Stritch |
Religion |
17-Aug-1887 |
27-May-1958 |
Archbishop of Chicago, 1939-58 |
| Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr. |
Attorney |
11-Mar-1942 |
|
Oliver North's counsel during Iran-Contra |
| Arthur Sullivan |
Composer |
13-May-1842 |
22-Nov-1900 |
Gilbert & Sullivan |
| Louis Sullivan |
Architect |
3-Sep-1856 |
14-Apr-1924 |
Early skyscraper architect |
| Daniel Sunjata |
Actor |
30-Dec-1971 |
|
Franco Rivera on Rescue Me |
| Peter Sutherland |
Government |
25-Apr-1946 |
|
First Director General of the WTO |
| Willie Sutton |
Criminal |
30-Jun-1901 |
2-Nov-1980 |
Because that's where the money is |
| Julia Sweeney |
Comic |
10-Oct-1959 |
|
Androgyne Pat on Saturday Night Live |
| Robert E. Sweeney |
Politician |
4-Nov-1924 |
30-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1965-67 |
| Helen Taft |
First Lady |
2-Jun-1861 |
22-May-1943 |
Wife of US President William Howard Taft |
| Maria Tallchief |
Dancer |
24-Jan-1925 |
|
New York City Ballet |
| Quentin Tarantino |
Film Director |
27-Mar-1963 |
|
Pulp Fiction |
| Richard E. Taylor |
Physicist |
2-Nov-1929 |
|
Verified existence of quarks |
| William Desmond Taylor |
Film Director |
26-Apr-1872 |
1-Feb-1922 |
Early Hollywood director, murdered |
| Frederick Terman |
Scientist |
7-Jun-1900 |
19-Dec-1982 |
Stanford Research Park |
| Lewis Terman |
Psychologist |
15-Jan-1877 |
21-Dec-1956 |
Intelligence tests |
| David S. Terry |
Judge |
8-Mar-1823 |
14-Aug-1889 |
California Chief Justice, 1857-59 |
| D'Arcy Thompson |
Biologist |
2-May-1860 |
21-Jun-1948 |
On Growth and Form |
| Harry Tierney |
Composer |
21-May-1890 |
22-Mar-1965 |
Irene |
| Lawrence Tierney |
Actor |
15-Mar-1919 |
26-Feb-2002 |
Joe Cabot in Reservoir Dogs |
| Tiffany |
Singer |
2-Oct-1971 |
|
Teen singing sensation |
| Paul F. Tompkins |
Comic |
12-Sep-1968 |
|
Mr. Show |
| Frances Fragos Townsend |
Government |
28-Dec-1961 |
|
White House Homeland Security Advisor 2004-08 |
| John Townsend |
Mathematician |
7-Jun-1868 |
16-Feb-1957 |
Electron's charge |
| John Travolta |
Actor |
18-Feb-1954 |
|
Saturday Night Fever |
| Roger J. Traynor |
Judge |
12-Feb-1900 |
14-May-1983 |
California Chief Justice, 1964-70 |
| Bryan Trottier |
Hockey |
17-Jul-1956 |
|
NHL Hall of Famer |
| John H. Trumbull |
Politician |
4-Mar-1873 |
21-May-1961 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1925-31 |
| Gene Tunney |
Boxing |
25-May-1897 |
7-Nov-1978 |
Heavyweight Boxing Champion, 1926-28 |
| Robin Tunney |
Actor |
19-Jun-1972 |
|
Niagara, Niagara |
| KT Tunstall |
Singer/Songwriter |
23-Jun-1975 |
|
Eye to the Telescope |
| Alan Turing |
Mathematician |
23-Jun-1912 |
7-Jun-1954 |
Computing pioneer |
| Hal Turner |
Activist |
15-Mar-1962 |
|
Internet agitator |
| Boss Tweed |
Politician |
3-Apr-1823 |
12-Apr-1878 |
Boss of Tammany Hall |
| Emmett Tyrrell |
Columnist |
1943 |
|
Publisher, The American Spectator |
| Peter Ueberroth |
Baseball |
2-Sep-1937 |
|
Commissioner of Baseball, 1984-89 |
| Rudy Vallee |
Actor |
28-Jul-1901 |
3-Jul-1986 |
Singer, actor, bandleader |
| James Van Praagh |
Paranormal |
23-Aug-1958 |
|
Spiritualist faker |
| Greta Van Susteren |
Journalist |
11-Jun-1955 |
|
Fox News journalist, plastic surgery victim |
| Mark Wahlberg |
Actor |
5-Jun-1971 |
|
Formerly of the Funky Bunch |
| Tom Waits |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Dec-1949 |
|
Heartattack and Vine |
| David I. Walsh |
Politician |
11-Nov-1872 |
11-Jun-1947 |
Governor and Senator from Massachusetts |
| Jim Walsh |
Politician |
19-Jun-1947 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1989-2009 |
| John Walsh |
TV Personality |
26-Dec-1945 |
|
America's Most Wanted |
| Thomas J. Walsh |
Politician |
12-Jun-1859 |
2-Mar-1933 |
US Senator from Montana, 1913-33 |
| William D. Walsh |
Business |
c. 1930 |
|
Sequoia Associates |
| Julie Walters |
Actor |
22-Feb-1950 |
|
Educating Rita |
| Ernest T. S. Walton |
Physicist |
6-Oct-1903 |
25-Jun-1995 |
Split the atom |
| James Craig Watson |
Astronomer |
28-Jan-1838 |
23-Nov-1880 |
Claimed to discover the planet Vulcan |
| James H. Webb |
Military |
9-Feb-1946 |
|
US Senator from Virginia |
| Jack Welch |
Business |
19-Nov-1935 |
|
CEO of GE, 1981-2001 |
| Mae West |
Actor |
17-Aug-1893 |
22-Nov-1980 |
Go up and see her sometime |
| Rebecca West |
Author |
21-Dec-1892 |
15-Mar-1983 |
Reporter on the Nuremburg Trials |
| Dan White |
Assassin |
2-Sep-1946 |
21-Oct-1985 |
Assassinated George Moscone and Harvey Milk |
| Edward Douglass White |
Judge |
3-Nov-1845 |
19-May-1921 |
US Chief Justice, 1910-21 |
| George Henry White |
Politician |
18-Dec-1852 |
28-Dec-1918 |
Congressman from North Carolina, 1897-1901 |
| Kevin H. White |
Politician |
25-Sep-1929 |
27-Jan-2012 |
Mayor of Boston, 1968-84 |
| Olivia Wilde |
Actor |
10-Mar-1984 |
|
Skin |
| Lenny Wilkens |
Basketball |
28-Oct-1937 |
|
Winningest coach in NBA history |
| Edward Bennett Williams |
Attorney |
31-May-1920 |
13-Aug-1988 |
Washington Superlawyer |
| John Patrick Williams |
Politician |
30-Oct-1937 |
|
Congressman from Montana, 1979-97 |
| Michael Williams |
Actor |
9-Jul-1935 |
11-Jan-2001 |
Educating Rita |
| Harriet E. Wilson |
Novelist |
15-Mar-1825 |
28-Jun-1900 |
Our Nig |
| Lambert Wilson |
Actor |
3-Aug-1958 |
|
The Merovingian |
| Dean Winters |
Actor |
20-Jul-1964 |
|
Ryan O'Reily on Oz |
| Jules Witcover |
Columnist |
16-Jul-1927 |
|
Longtime Baltimore Sun columnist |
| James Woods |
Actor |
18-Apr-1947 |
|
Casino, Any Given Sunday |
| Leona Woods |
Physicist |
9-Aug-1919 |
10-Nov-1986 |
Physicist at University of Chicago |
| Rose Mary Woods |
Government |
26-Dec-1917 |
22-Jan-2005 |
Blamed for 18.5 minute Watergate tape erasure |
| Sam Wyly |
Business |
1934 |
|
Early computer entrepreneur |
| Amy Yasbeck |
Actor |
12-Sep-1963 |
|
Casey Davenport on Wings |
| Charlyne Yi |
Comic |
4-Jan-1986 |
|
Dr. Park on House |
| Roger Zelazny |
Novelist |
13-May-1937 |
14-Jun-1995 |
Damnation Alley |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones |
Actor |
25-Sep-1969 |
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