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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
F. Murray Abraham
Actor
24-Oct-1939   Mozart's antagonist in Amadeus
Harold L. Adams
Architect
c. 1939   CEO of RTKL Associates, 1971-2002
James R. Adams
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Southwestern Bell, 1988-92
Herb Adderley
Football
8-Jun-1939   NFL Hall of Famer
Stew Albert
Activist
4-Dec-1939 30-Jan-2006 Founding Yippie
Jane Alexander
Actor
28-Oct-1939   The Ring
Luther Allison
Musician
17-Aug-1939 12-Aug-1997 Electric blues player
Robert J. Allison, Jr.
Business
29-Jan-1939   CEO of Anadarko Petroleum, 1979-2002
Sidney Altman
Chemist
7-May-1939   Proved enzyme role of RNA
John Amos
Actor
27-Dec-1939   James Evans on Good Times
Philip Anschutz
Business
28-Dec-1939   Qwest billionaire
Michael Antonovich
Politician
12-Aug-1939   LA County Board of Supervisors
George Archer
Golf
1-Oct-1939 25-Sep-2005 Winner, 1969 Masters Tournament
Maximilian Ardelt
Business
c. 1939   ConDigit Consult GmbH
Samuel Armacost
Business
Mar-1939   Chairman of SRI International
Ayi Kwei Armah
Novelist
1939   The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Roland Arnall
Business
29-Mar-1939 17-Mar-2008 Ameriquest billionaire
Elizabeth Ashley
Actor
30-Aug-1939   Take Her, She's Mine
Ron Atkinson
Soccer
18-Mar-1939   Former soccer manager, sportscaster
Margaret Atwood
Author
18-Nov-1939   The Handmaid's Tale
Roy L. Austin
Diplomat
13-Dec-1939   US Ambassador to Trinidad
John Badham
Film Director
25-Aug-1939   Saturday Night Fever
James W. Bagley
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Lam Research, 1997-2005
Razzy Bailey
Country Musician
14-Feb-1939   She Left Love All Over Me
Ginger Baker
Drummer
19-Aug-1939   Drummer for Cream
Jim Bakker
Religion
2-Jan-1939   Adulterous bisexual TV evangelist
Toni Cade Bambara
Novelist
25-Mar-1939 9-Dec-1995 Gorilla, My Love
Benjamin Barber
Scholar
2-Aug-1939   Jihad vs. McWorld
Rosemary Barkett
Judge
29-Aug-1939   11th Circuit Court of Appeals
James Barr III
Business
c. 1939   President of TDS Telecom, 1990-2006
Craig R. Barrett
Business
29-Aug-1939   Chairman of Intel
Raymond J. Barry
Actor
14-Mar-1939   Arlo Givens on Justified
Glen A. Barton
Business
1939   CEO of Caterpillar, 1999-2004
Lawrence Bathgate
Attorney
17-May-1939   GOP activist
Lillian Bauder
Business
c. 1939   Former VP at Masco
Eleanor Baum
Educator
c. 1939   Dean of Engineering, Cooper Union
Donald R. Beall
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Rockwell, 1988-98
Robin Beard
Politician
21-Aug-1939 16-Jun-2007 Congressman from Tennessee, 1973-83
Richard I. Beattie
Attorney
c. 1939   Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Murray Beauclerk
Aristocrat
19-Jan-1939   14th Duke of St. Albans
Peter D. Behrendt
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Exabyte, 1990-97
William Bell
Singer
16-Jul-1939   You Don't Miss Your Water
Walt Bellamy
Basketball
24-Jul-1939   NBA Hall of Famer
Marco Bellocchio
Film Director
9-Nov-1939   Good Morning, Night
Robert S. Bennett
Attorney
2-Aug-1939   Washington attorney
David H. Benson
Business
c. 1939   Kleinwort Benson
Doug Bereuter
Politician
6-Oct-1939   Congressman from Nebraska, 1979-2004
Frank Bidart
Poet
1939   The Book of the Body
Henry S. Bienen
Educator
5-May-1939   President, Northwestern University, 1995-2009
David Birney
Actor
23-Apr-1939   Nightfall
Morton C. Blackwell
Activist
16-Nov-1939   Influential conservative activist
Robert D. Blackwill
Diplomat
1939   US Ambassador to India, 2001-03
Kenneth Blanchard
Educator
6-May-1939   The One Minute Manager
Bertrand Blier
Film Director
14-Mar-1939   Going Places
Verna Bloom
Actor
7-Aug-1939   Where Have All the People Gone?
W. Frank Blount
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Telstra, 1992-99
Jerald A. Blumberg
Business
c. 1939   Chairman of DuPont Europe, 1995-97
Myrna Blyth
Author
c. 1939   Editor-in-Chief, Ladies' Home Journal
Peter Bogdanovich
Film Director
30-Jul-1939   The Last Picture Show
Kit Bond
Politician
6-Mar-1939   US Senator from Missouri, 1987-2011
Gary "U.S." Bonds
Singer/Songwriter
6-Jun-1939   New Orleans
Jeremy M. Boorda
Military
26-Nov-1939 16-May-1996 Chief of Naval Operations, 1994-96
Barbara Bosson
Actor
1-Nov-1939   Fay Furillo on Hill Street Blues
Ralph Boston
Track and Field
9-May-1939   First long jumper to exceed 27 feet
Stephen W. Bosworth
Diplomat
4-Dec-1939   US Ambassador to South Korea, 1997-2000
Michael Boudin
Judge
29-Nov-1939   1st Circuit Court of Appeals
Jimmy Boyd
Singer
9-Jan-1939 7-Mar-2009 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
David F. Bradford
Economist
8-Jan-1939 22-Feb-2005 Council of Economic Advisers, 1991-93
Melvyn Bragg
TV Personality
6-Oct-1939   The South Bank Show
Marvin D. Brailsford
Business
31-Jan-1939   Retired US Army Lt. General
Sasthi Brata
Author
16-Jul-1939   Confessions of an Indian Woman Eater
Leon Brittan
Politician
25-Sep-1939   UK Home Secretary, 1983-85
J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr.
Economist
8-Jul-1939   President of the Richmond Fed, 1993-2004
Lou Brock
Baseball
18-Jun-1939   Stole 938 bases
K. Dane Brooksher
Business
c. 1939   Chairman of ProLogis, 1993-2007
Richard C. Brown
Diplomat
1-Nov-1939 2004 US Ambassador to Uruguay, 1990-93
Rosellen Brown
Author
12-May-1939   Before and After
Elbridge Bryant
Singer
28-Sep-1939 26-Oct-1975 The Temptations
Edna Buchanan
Author
c. 1939   The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Roy Buchanan
Guitarist
23-Sep-1939 14-Aug-1988 Blues guitarist
Maria Bueno
Tennis
11-Oct-1939   Winner of 19 Grand Slam titles
Larry J. Bump
Business
c. 1939   Willbros Group
Jerry Butler
Singer/Songwriter
8-Dec-1939   The Ice Man
John R. Butler, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   JR Butler and Company
Peter Camejo
Activist
31-Dec-1939 13-Sep-2008 Persistent Green Party candidate
Joe Camp
Film Director
20-Apr-1939   Benji
J. Kermit Campbell
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Herman Miller, 1992-95
Fritjof Capra
Physicist
1-Feb-1939   The Tao of Physics
Len Cariou
Actor
30-Sep-1939   Sweeney Todd
Wendy Carlos
Electronic Musician
14-Nov-1939   Switched On Bach
Judy Carne
Actor
27-Apr-1939   Sock-it-to-me girl on Laugh-In
JoAnne Carner
Golf
4-Apr-1939   Winner, 1971 and 1976 US Women's Open
Garrey Carruthers
Politician
29-Aug-1939   Governor of New Mexico, 1987-91
Dixie Carter
Actor
25-May-1939 10-Apr-2010 Designing Women
Bernie Casey
Football
8-Jun-1939   NFL wide receiver turned actor
John Casey
Novelist
18-Jan-1939   Spartina
Bob Cashell
Politician
1939   Mayor of Reno
Mike Castle
Politician
2-Jul-1939   Congressman from Delaware, 1993-2011
John B. Caswell
Business
c. 1939   Omnia Group
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Head of State
15-Jul-1939   President of Portugal
Benjamin Cayetano
Politician
14-Nov-1939   Governor of Hawaii, 1994-2002
Don L. Chapman
Business
c. 1939   ChapCo Investments LLC
Pei-Yuan Chia
Business
c. 1939   Vice Chairman of Citicorp, 1994-96
Sonny Chiba
Actor
23-Jan-1939   Martial arts movie icon
Judy Chicago
Artist
20-Jul-1939   The Birth Project
Joaquim Chissano
Head of State
22-Oct-1939   President of Mozambique, 1986-2005
Michael Cimino
Film Director
3-Feb-1939   The Deer Hunter
Joe Clark
Head of State
5-Jun-1939   Prime Minister of Canada, 1979-80
John Cleese
Comic
27-Oct-1939   Monty Python
Bill Cobey
Politician
13-May-1939   Congressman from North Carolina, 1985-87
David Allan Coe
Country Musician
6-Sep-1939   Take This Job and Shove It
Virgis W. Colbert
Business
1939   EVP at Miller Brewing, 1997-2005
Duane E. Collins
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Parker Hannifin, 1993-2001
James F. Collins
Diplomat
1939   US Ambassador to Russia, 1997-2001
Judy Collins
Singer/Songwriter
1-May-1939   Folk singer
Anjanette Comer
Actor
7-Aug-1939   The Appaloosa
Ward Connerly
Activist
15-Jun-1939   Connerly & Associates
George Conrades
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Akamai, 1999-2005
Emil Constantinescu
Head of State
19-Nov-1939   President of Romania, 1996-2000
Francis Ford Coppola
Film Director
7-Apr-1939   The Godfather
Robert A. Cornog
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Snap-on, 1991-2001
Flavio Cotti
Politician
18-Oct-1939   Swiss Federal Councillor, 1986-99
Gary L. Countryman
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Liberty Mutual, 1986-98
Paul Coverdell
Politician
29-Jan-1939 18-Jul-2000 US Senator from Georgia, 1993-2000
Loren W. Crabtree
Educator
c. 1939   Chancellor, University of Tennessee
Wes Craven
Film Director
2-Aug-1939   Freddy Krueger's father
John Patrick Crecine
Educator
22-Aug-1939 28-Apr-2008 President of Georgia Tech, 1987-94
Charles Crocker
Business
c. 1939   Crocker Capital
Michael J. Cronin
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Cognition Corporation
James Crumley
Novelist
12-Oct-1939 17-Sep-2008 The Mexican Tree Duck
Charles Cyphers
Actor
28-Jul-1939   Halloween
George A. Davidson, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Consolidated Natural Gas, 1987-2000
Norman Davies
Historian
8-Jun-1939   God's Playground
Don H. Davis, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Rockwell, 1997-2005
Ernie Davis
Football
14-Dec-1939 18-May-1963 Winner, 1961 Heisman Trophy
Ruggero Deodato
Film Director
7-May-1939   Cannibal Holocaust
John P. DesBarres
Business
c. 1939   Transco Energy Company
Olivier Despax
Singer
28-Feb-1939 10-Apr-1974 Les Gamblers
George A. Dickerman
Business
c. 1939   President of Spalding, 1976-2000
Jay Dickey
Politician
14-Dec-1939   Congressman from Arkansas, 1993-2001
Wim Dik
Business
1939   PTT Telecom
Melinda Dillon
Actor
13-Oct-1939   A Christmas Story
Dion
Musician
18-Jul-1939   Runaround Sue
Mike Ditka
Football
18-Oct-1939   Chicago Bears Head Coach, 1982-92
Geoffrey J. Dixon
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Qantas, 2001-08
Edward Djerejian
Diplomat
6-Mar-1939   US Ambassador to Israel, 1994
Margaret Drabble
Novelist
5-Jun-1939   The Millstone
Jere A. Drummond
Business
23-Jul-1939   Vice Chairman of Bellsouth, 2000-01
Ervin S. Duggan
Government
30-Jun-1939   CEO of PBS, 1994-99
R. Budd Dwyer
Government
21-Nov-1939 22-Jan-1987 Suicided in front of TV cameras
Marian Wright Edelman
Activist
6-Jun-1939   Founder, Children's Defense Fund
Samantha Eggar
Actor
5-Mar-1939   The Collector
R. Ted Enloe III
Business
c. 1939   Liberte Investors
Phil Everly
Musician
19-Jan-1939   The Everly Brothers
John Fahey
Guitarist
28-Feb-1939 22-Feb-2001 The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
Frank Fahrenkopf
Business
28-Aug-1939   CEO, American Gaming Association
William S. Farish
Business
17-Mar-1939   W.S. Farish & Co.
Mike Farrell
Actor
6-Feb-1939   BJ Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H
Martin Feldstein
Economist
25-Nov-1939   Reagan economist
Fred F. Fielding
Attorney
21-Mar-1939   White House Counsel to Reagan, GWB
Siegfried Fischbacher
Magician
13-Jun-1939   Siegfried and Roy
Raymond C. Fisher
Judge
12-Jul-1939   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Richard T. Fisher
Business
c. 1939   Oppenheimer & Co.
Roberta Flack
Singer
10-Feb-1939   Killing Me Softly with His Song
Wayland Flowers
Performance Artist
26-Nov-1939 11-Oct-1988 Madame's puppeteer
Raymond L. Flynn
Politician
22-Jul-1939   Mayor of Boston, 1984-93
James Fox
Actor
19-May-1939   A Passage to India
Russell Freeman
Diplomat
25-Oct-1939   US Ambassador to Belize, 2001-05
Thomas Frist, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   Co-Founder of HCA
David Frost
Journalist
7-Apr-1939   BBC's Breakfast with Frost
Charles Fuller
Playwright
5-Mar-1939   A Soldier's Play
H. Laurance Fuller
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Amoco, 1991-98
Robert C. Gallagher
Business
c. 1939   Associated Banc-Corp.
James Galway
Musician
8-Dec-1939   Flute virtuoso
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Head of State
31-Mar-1939 31-Dec-1993 First elected President of Georgia
Allen Garfield
Actor
22-Nov-1939   Cry Uncle!
David Gates
Singer/Songwriter
11-Dec-1939   Lead singer of Bread
Marvin Gaye
Singer
2-Apr-1939 1-Apr-1984 Heard It Through the Grapevine
Joel F. Gemunder
Business
1939   President of Omnicare
Philip V. Gerdine
Business
c. 1939   Retired Siemens executive
Chuck Geschke
Business
11-Sep-1939   Co-Founder of Adobe
Eddie Giacomin
Hockey
6-Jun-1939   Goalie, NHL Hall of Famer
Samir G. Gibara
Business
23-Apr-1939   CEO of Goodyear, 1996-2002
Alan Gibbs
Business
1939   CTO of Gibbs Technologies
George Gilder
Pundit
29-Nov-1939   Technological futurist pundit
Paul Gillmor
Politician
1-Feb-1939 5-Sep-2007 Congressman from Ohio, 1989-2007
Marvin J. Girouard
Business
c. 1939   Pier 1 Imports executive
Paul Gleason
Actor
4-May-1939 27-May-2006 The Breakfast Club
Wilford D. Godbold, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   CEO of ZERO Corporation, 1984-98
Arlene Golonka
Actor
23-Jan-1939   Millie Swanson in Mayberry RFD
Harvey Golub
Business
1939   CEO of American Express, 1993-2001
Claudio X. Gonzalez
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Kimberly-Clark de Mexico
Daniel J. Good
Business
c. 1939   Good Capital Co.
Oscar Goodman
Politician
26-Jun-1939   Mayor of Las Vegas
David Goodnow
TV Personality
c. 1939   Former CNN anchor
Peter Gotti
Criminal
c. 1939   Gambino Boss after John Gotti
Bryan Gould
Politician
11-Feb-1939   Former MP, Dagenham
Bill Graham
Politician
17-Mar-1939   Interim Leader, Canada's Liberal Party
John G. Graham
Business
c. 1939   Utilities Mutual Insurance Company
John M. Greaney
Judge
8-Apr-1939   Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court
Germaine Greer
Activist
29-Jan-1939   Feminism Diva
Victor E. Grijalva
Business
c. 1939   Vice Chairman of Schlumberger, 1999-2001
Bo Gritz
Military
18-Jan-1939   Former Green Beret
David Groh
Actor
21-May-1939 12-Feb-2008 Joe Gerard on Rhoda
Peter Grünberg
Physicist
18-May-1939   Giant magnetoresistance
John Gummer
Politician
26-Nov-1939   British MP, Suffolk Coastal
Gordon Gund
Business
15-Oct-1939   Former owner, Cleveland Cavaliers
Robert B. Gwyn
Business
c. 1939   Amaryn Group
Garrick Hagon
Actor
27-Sep-1939   Gavin Jones in The Adventurer
Sid Haig
Actor
14-Jul-1939   House of 1000 Corpses
George Hamilton
Actor
12-Aug-1939   Well-tanned celebrity
John D. Hancock
Film Director
12-Feb-1939   Bang the Drum Slowly
Tom Harkin
Politician
19-Nov-1939   US Senator from Iowa
Leland H. Hartwell
Scientist
30-Oct-1939   Regulators of cell cycle
Tom Hayden
Activist
11-Dec-1939   Jane Fonda's ex
Seamus Heaney
Poet
13-Apr-1939   The Spirit Level
William Least Heat-Moon
Author
27-Aug-1939   Blue Highways
Jack Herer
Activist
18-Jun-1939 15-Apr-2010 Cannabis evangelist
John S. Herrington
Government
31-May-1939   US Secretary of Energy, 1985-89
George V. Higgins
Novelist
13-Nov-1939 6-Nov-1999 The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Terence Hill
Actor
29-Mar-1939   They Call Me Trinity
Jerry Hirshberg
Designer
1939   Nissan's design chief, 1980-2000
Frederick P. Hitz
Government
14-Oct-1939   CIA Inspector General, 1990-98
Paul Hogan
Actor
8-Oct-1939   Crocodile Dundee
Eddie Holland
Musician
30-Oct-1939   R&B songwriter, producer and performer
Darlene Hooley
Politician
4-Apr-1939   Congresswoman from Oregon, 1997-2009
David Horowitz
Activist
10-Jan-1939   Conservative activist
Robert B. Horton
Business
18-Aug-1939   CEO of BP, 1989-92
John Howard
Head of State
26-Jul-1939   Prime Minister of Australia, 1996-2007
W. Nathaniel Howell
Diplomat
14-Sep-1939   US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1987-90
Steny Hoyer
Politician
14-Jun-1939   Congressman, Maryland 5th
David W. Hoyle
Politician
c. 1939   North Carolina State Senator
Lester A. Hudson, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   Wunda Weve Carpets
Arthur Hayden Hughes
Diplomat
25-Sep-1939   US Ambassador to Yemen, 1991-94
Bobby Hull
Hockey
3-Jan-1939   Led NHL in scoring three years
Lorraine Hunt
Politician
11-Mar-1939   Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Ian Hunter
Musician
3-Jun-1939   Mott the Hoople frontman
Edwin A. Huston
Business
c. 1939   CFO of Ryder, 1979-99
Trina Schart Hyman
Artist
8-Apr-1939 19-Nov-2004 Children's book illustrator
Wolfman Jack
Radio Personality
21-Jan-1939 1-Jul-1995 Crusty-throated disc jockey
Mannie L. Jackson
Business
4-May-1939   Owner of the Harlem Globetrotters
Brian Jacques
Novelist
15-Jun-1939 5-Feb-2011 Redwall
Bill Janklow
Politician
13-Sep-1939 12-Jan-2012 Congressman and Governor of South Dakota
Jerry J. Jasinowski
Business
4-Jan-1939   National Association of Manufacturers
Franklyn G. Jenifer
Educator
26-Mar-1939   President of UT-Dallas, 1994-2003
Brereton C. Jones
Politician
27-Jun-1939   Governor of Kentucky, 1991-95
James R. Jones
Diplomat
5-May-1939   US Ambassador to Mexico, 1993-97
Kathryn Joosten
Actor
20-Dec-1939 2-Jun-2012 Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives
Ann Dibble Jordan
Educator
c. 1939   Professor, University of Chicago
George A. Joulwan
Military
16-Nov-1939   Supreme Allied Commander, 1993-97
Curtis Kamman
Diplomat
15-Jan-1939   US Ambassador to Colombia, 1997-2000
Mickey Kantor
Government
7-Aug-1939   US Secretary of Commerce, 1996-97
Ted Kaufman
Government
15-Mar-1939   TARP oversight panel
Daniel P. Kearney
Business
1939   EVP at Aetna, 1991-98
Harvey Keitel
Actor
13-May-1939   Pimp from Taxi Driver
Kenton Keith
Diplomat
12-Nov-1939   US Ambassador to Qatar, 1992-95
William N. Kelley
Doctor
23-Jun-1939   Kelley-Seegmiller Syndrome
John Hubert Kelly
Diplomat
20-Jul-1939   US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1986-88
James L. Kemerling
Business
c. 1939   Riiser Oil Company
Eddie Kendricks
Singer
17-Dec-1939 5-Oct-1992 The Temptations
Dale V. Kesler
Business
c. 1939   Retired Partner, Arthur Andersen
Jay Keyworth
Physicist
c. 1939   Science advisor to Reagan
Ayatollah Khamenei
Head of State
15-Jul-1939   Supreme leader of Iran
Chakib Khelil
Government
8-Aug-1939   Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines
Amin J. Khoury
Business
1939   CEO of BE Aerospace
Johnny Kidd
Musician
23-Dec-1939 7-Oct-1966 Shakin' All Over
Richard Kiel
Actor
13-Sep-1939   "Jaws" in Moonraker
Jay C. Kim
Politician
27-Mar-1939   Congressman from California, 1993-99
Christoph M. Kimmich
Educator
16-Jan-1939   President, Brooklyn College
James Kimsey
Business
1939   AOL's founding CEO
Colbert King
Columnist
20-Sep-1939   Washington Post columnist
Terry Kiser
Actor
1-Aug-1939   Weekend at Bernie's
Andrew S. B. Knight
Journalist
1-Nov-1939   Editor of The Economist, 1974-86
Martin M. Koffel
Business
c. 1939   CEO of URS
Herb Kohler
Business
20-Feb-1939   Chairman and President, Kohler Co.
David H. Komansky
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1996-2002
Mort Kondracke
Columnist
28-Apr-1939   Tolerated by Fox, McLaughlin
Ted Kooser
Poet
25-Apr-1939   Poet Laureate of the United States
Lawrence J. Korb
Author
9-Jul-1939   The Joint Chiefs of Staff
John A. Koskinen
Business
30-Jun-1939   President, US Soccer Foundation
Bernard Kouchner
Politician
1-Nov-1939   French Foreign Minister
Robert E. Kramek
Military
15-Dec-1939   US Coast Guard Commandant, 1994-98
Bud Krogh
Government
3-Aug-1939   Nixon's plumbers
Sir Harold Kroto
Chemist
7-Oct-1939   Co-Discovered fullerenes
Nancy Kwan
Actor
19-May-1939   The World of Suzie Wong
John J. LaFalce
Politician
6-Oct-1939   Congressman from New York, 1975-2003
Anthony Lake
Government
2-Apr-1939   Clinton's National Security Advisor
Ralph S. Larsen
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Johnson & Johnson, 1989-2002
Peter N. Larson
Business
1939   CEO of Brunswick, 1995-2000
Louise Lasser
Actor
11-Apr-1939   Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Louis E. Lataif
Business
c. 1939   Management Dean, Boston University
John N. Lauer
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Oglebay Norton, 1997-2002
Ralph Lauren
Fashion Designer
14-Oct-1939   Founder, Polo Ralph Lauren
George Lazenby
Actor
5-Sep-1939   On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Michael Learned
Actor
9-Apr-1939   The Waltons
Wen Ho Lee
Victim
21-Dec-1939   Allegedly spied for China
Jean-Marie Lehn
Chemist
30-Sep-1939   Synthesis of molecules
J. V. Lentell
Business
c. 1939   Vice Chairman of Intrust Bank NA
Jerry Levin
Business
6-May-1939   CEO of Time Warner, 2000-02
Arnold J. Levine
Biologist
1939   Cancer researcher
Robert A. Levy
Activist
c. 1939   Cato Institute
David K. P. Li
Business
13-Mar-1939   CEO, Bank of East Asia
Patrick Lichfield
Photographer
25-Apr-1939 11-Nov-2005 Prominent British photographer
John M. Lilley
Educator
24-Mar-1939   President, Baylor University
Bob Lilly
Football
26-Jul-1939   Cowboys Defensive Tackle
Larry Linville
Actor
29-Sep-1939 10-Apr-2000 Maj. Frank Burns on M*A*S*H
Thomas W. Lippman
Journalist
c. 1939   Washington Post Mideast Correspondent
Cleavon Little
Actor
1-Jun-1939 22-Oct-1992 Blazing Saddles
Ralph E. Loewenberg
Business
c. 1939   Loewenberg Capital Management
Mildred Loving
Activist
22-Jun-1939 2-May-2008 Interracial marriage
Mike Lowry
Politician
8-Mar-1939   Governor of Washington, 1993-97
Ruud Lubbers
Head of State
7-May-1939   Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1982-94
Frank Lucchino
Judge
1939   Alleghany Orphans Court Judge
Ed Lumley
Politician
27-Oct-1939   Canadian MP, Stormont--Dundas
BarBara Luna
Actor
2-Mar-1939   American character actress
Stan Lundine
Politician
4-Feb-1939   Congressman from New York, 1976-87
Joseph W. Luter III
Business
17-Jul-1939   CEO of Smithfield Foods, 1975-2006
Kenny Lynch
Musician
18-Mar-1939   British entertainer and songwriter
John MacArthur
Religion
19-Jun-1939   Grace Community Church
William P. Madar
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Nordson Corp., 1986-97
Lee Majors
Actor
23-Apr-1939   Six Million Dollar Man
Barry Mann
Songwriter
9-Feb-1939   Put the bomp in the bomp sha-bomp
Peter J. Manning
Business
c. 1939   Fleet Boston
Ray Manzarek
Musician
12-Feb-1939   Keyboardist for The Doors
Mark Margolis
Actor
26-Nov-1939   The Fountain
Reuben Mark
Business
21-Jan-1939   CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, 1984-2007
Richard E. Marriott
Business
1939   Billionaire, Chairman of Host Hotels
Lynn Martin
Politician
26-Dec-1939   US Secretary of Labor, 1991-93
Theodore E. Martin
Business
c. 1939   CEO of the Barnes Group
Arthur C. Martinez
Business
1939   CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1995-2000
William B. Marx, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   Former AT&T/Lucent EVP
Warren W. Matthews
Judge
5-Apr-1939   Justice, Alaska Supreme Court
John T. McCarthy
Diplomat
27-Dec-1939   US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1991-94
Frank McCloskey
Politician
12-Jun-1939 2-Nov-2003 Congressman from Indiana, 1983-95
James McClure
Novelist
9-Oct-1939   British mystery novelist
Robert J. McCool
Business
c. 1939   Former EVP at Mobil
Douglas H. McCorkindale
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Gannett, 2000-05
William P. McCormick
Diplomat
18-Aug-1939   US Ambassador to New Zealand
Robert S. McCoy, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   Former Wachovia Vice Chairman
Josh McDowell
Religion
17-Aug-1939   Evidence That Demands A Verdict
Duncan M. McFarland
Business
c. 1939   Wellington Management Company
Thomas McGuane
Novelist
11-Dec-1939   The Sporting Club
Ian McKellen
Actor
25-May-1939   Gandalf the Grey
Scott McKenzie
Singer
10-Jan-1939 18-Aug-2012 San Francisco
Terrence McNally
Playwright
3-Nov-1939   Frankie and Johnny
Russell Means
Activist
10-Nov-1939   American Indian Movement
Michèle Mercier
Actor
1-Jan-1939   Angélique, Marquise des Anges
Diane Middlebrook
Author
16-Apr-1939 15-Dec-2007 Biographer of Anne Sexton
David O. Miller
Business
c. 1939   Owen Potato Farm, Inc.
Jason Miller
Actor
22-Apr-1939 13-May-2001 The Exorcist
Sal Mineo
Actor
10-Jan-1939 12-Feb-1976 Dies in Rebel Without A Cause
Mike Minor
Actor
7-Dec-1939   Steve Elliott on Petticoat Junction
Steven A. Minter
Government
c. 1939   Cleveland Foundation, 1984-2003
Mary Ann Mobley
Model
17-Feb-1939   Miss America 1959
James Moeser
Educator
1939   Chancellor, UNC Chapel Hill
Festus Mogae
Head of State
21-Aug-1939   President of Botswana
Michael T. Monahan
Business
c. 1939   President of Comerica, 1993-99
Michael Moorcock
Author
18-Dec-1939   Wrote the Elric series
W. Henson Moore
Politician
4-Oct-1939   Congressman from Louisiana, 1975-87
Dale Mortensen
Economist
2-Feb-1939   Job creation and destruction
Thomas J. Moyer
Judge
18-Apr-1939 2-Apr-2010 Ohio Chief Justice, 1987-2010
Charles W. Mueller
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Ameren, 1997-2003
Greg Mullavey
Actor
10-Sep-1939   Tom Hartman on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Brian Mulroney
Head of State
20-Mar-1939   Canadian Prime Minister, 1984-93
Wendell H. Murphy
Business
c. 1939   Billionaire, Murphy Farms
Terrence Murray
Business
c. 1939   CEO of FleetBoston
Brent Musburger
Sports Journalist
26-May-1939   Sports commentator for ABC
Simon Napier-Bell
Music Producer
22-Apr-1939   British music manager
John Negroponte
Diplomat
21-Jul-1939   US Ambassador to the UN, 2001-04
Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Carlson Companies, 1998-2008
Sheila Nevins
Film/TV Producer
6-Apr-1939   President, HBO Documentary and Family
Thomas Niles
Diplomat
22-Sep-1939   US Ambassador to Greece, 1993-97
William C. Nolan, Jr.
Business
c. 1939 12-Mar-2012 Partner, Nolan and Alderson
Kelly E. Norton
Business
c. 1939   Florida Tile Industries
France Nuyen
Actor
31-Jul-1939   The Joy Luck Club
Edwin Frederick O'Brien
Religion
8-Apr-1939   Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore
Gordon O'Connor
Politician
18-May-1939   Canadian Minister of Defence
Matthew J. O'Rourke
Business
c. 1939   Former Partner, Price Waterhouse
John D. Opie
Business
c. 1939   Vice Chairman of GE, 1995-2000
Kay A. Orr
Politician
2-Jan-1939   Governor of Nebraska, 1987-91
Adam Osborne
Business
6-Mar-1939 18-Mar-2003 Inventor of Osborne personal computer
Lee Harvey Oswald
Assassin
18-Oct-1939 24-Nov-1963 Assassin of John F. Kennedy
Amos Oz
Novelist
4-May-1939   Elsewhere, Perhaps
Alfredo Palacio
Head of State
22-Jan-1939   President of Ecuador, 2005-07
Anthony Pantaleoni
Attorney
29-May-1939   Fulbright & Jaworski
George G. C. Parker
Educator
c. 1939   Finance Professor Emeritus, Stanford
Robert T. Parry
Business
16-May-1939   President, San Francisco Fed, 1986-2004
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Politician
18-Nov-1939   Congresswoman from South Carolina, 1987-93
Jerry K. Pearlman
Business
27-Mar-1939   CEO of Zenith Electronics, 1983-95
John Peel
Radio Personality
30-Aug-1939 25-Oct-2004 Influential radio presenter
Harvey Pekar
Author
8-Oct-1939 12-Jul-2010 American Splendor
William A. Percy II
Business
17-Nov-1939   Trail Lake Plantation
Graham H. Phillips
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Young & Rubicam, 1999-2000
Joseph A. Pichler
Business
2-Oct-1939   CEO of Kroger, 1990-2003
Percy A. Pierre
Educator
3-Jan-1939   President, Prairie View A&M University, 1983-89
Joseph R. Pitts
Politician
10-Oct-1939   Congressman, Pennsylvania 16th
Fernando Poe, Jr.
Politician
20-Aug-1939 13-Dec-2004 Filipino actor turned presidential candidate
Michael J. Pollard
Actor
30-May-1939   Bonnie and Clyde
Richard Posner
Judge
11-Jan-1939   7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Bud Post
unspecified
5-Apr-1939 15-Jan-2006 Unhappy lottery millionaire
Maury Povich
Talk Show Host
17-Jan-1939   The Maury Povich Show
Deborah E. Powell
Doctor
1939   Dean of UMN Medical School
Ann Prentiss
Actor
27-Nov-1939 12-Jan-2010 Sgt. Candy Kane on Captain Nice
Lawrence Pressman
Actor
10-Jul-1939   The Man in the Glass Booth
Romano Prodi
Politician
9-Aug-1939   Prime Minister of Italy, 2006-07
Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Religion
8-Apr-1939 15-Oct-2009 Church Universal and Triumphant
Bernard Purdie
Drummer
11-Jun-1939   Prolific session drummer
Jane Bryant Quinn
Journalist
5-Feb-1939   Personal finance columnist
Corin Redgrave
Actor
16-Jul-1939 6-Apr-2010 Not About Nightingales
John S. Reed
Business
1939   CEO of Citibank, 1984-2000
William G. Reed, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   Simpson Timber Company
Harry Reid
Politician
2-Dec-1939   US Senate Majority Leader
Dennis J. Reimer
Military
12-Jul-1939   US Army Chief of Staff, 1995-99
Bert W. Rein
Attorney
c. 1939   Wiley Rein & Fielding
Rick Rescorla
Victim
27-May-1939 11-Sep-2001 Anticipated both WTC attacks, died in 9/11
Donald B. Rice
Business
4-Jun-1939   Secretary of the US Air Force, 1989-93
Ron Rifkin
Actor
31-Oct-1939   Arvin Sloane on Alias
Chuck Robb
Politician
26-Jun-1939   US Senator from Virginia, 1989-2001
John J. Robbins
Business
c. 1939   Kenneth Leventhal & Company
Paul Craig Roberts
Economist
1939   The Supply-Side Revolution
Tony Roberts
Actor
22-Oct-1939   Annie Hall
Max Robinson
Journalist
1-May-1939 20-Dec-1988 Co-Anchor of World News Tonight
Bruce M. Rockwell
Business
c. 1939   First of Michigan Corporation
Judith W. Rogers
Judge
27-Jul-1939   US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
Roy Romanow
Politician
12-Aug-1939   Premier of Saskatchewan, 1991-2001
Larry E. Romrell
Business
30-Dec-1939   Former EVP at TCI
Charles G. Rose
Politician
10-Aug-1939   Congressman from North Carolina, 1973-97
Hugues du Rouret
Business
c. 1939   Former CEO, Shell France
Frank S. Royal
Doctor
c. 1939   Family practitioner, Richmond
H. Onno Ruding
Government
15-Aug-1939   Dutch Finance Minister, 1982-89
Charles F. C. Ruff
Attorney
1-Aug-1939 19-Nov-2000 Clinton's impeachment attorney
William S. Rukeyser
Journalist
1939   Managing Editor of Fortune
Harvey Saligman
Business
c. 1939   Former CEO of INTERCO
Jorge Sampaio
Head of State
18-Sep-1939   President of Portugal, 1996-2006
Daniel S. Sanders
Business
c. 1939   ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
Arthur L. Schechter
Diplomat
6-Dec-1939   US Ambassador to the Bahamas, 1998-2001
Fred Schepisi
Film Director
26-Dec-1939   Six Degrees of Separation
Volker Schlöndorff
Film Director
31-Mar-1939   The Tin Drum
Martin J. Schreiber
Politician
8-Apr-1939   Governor of Wisconsin, 1977-79
Joel Schumacher
Film Director
29-Aug-1939   The Lost Boys
John Sculley
Business
6-Apr-1939   CEO of Apple, 1983-93
Barry Seal
Criminal
19-Jul-1939 19-Feb-1986 DEA informant, CIA contract pilot
Neil Sedaka
Singer/Songwriter
13-Mar-1939   Laughter In The Rain
Naomi O. Seligman
Business
c. 1939   The Research Board
Billy Joe Shaver
Country Musician
16-Aug-1939   Old Five and Dimers Like Me
E. Clay Shaw
Politician
19-Apr-1939   Congressman from Florida, 1981-2007
Jane E. Shaw
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Aerogen, 1998-2005
Michael J. Sheehan
Religion
9-Jul-1939   Catholic Archbishop of Santa Fe
Alfred C. Sikes
Government
16-Dec-1939   FCC Chairman, 1989-93
Daniel Simpson
Diplomat
9-Jul-1939   US Ambassador to the Congo, 1995-98
Grace Slick
Singer
30-Oct-1939   Jefferson Airplane and Starship
O. Temple Sloan, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   Founder of General Parts
Eleanor Smeal
Activist
30-Jul-1939   Founder, Feminist Majority Foundation
Hugh C. Smith
Doctor
c. 1939   Mayo Clinic Rochester
Jeff Smith
Chef
22-Jan-1939 7-Jul-2004 Former TV chef, alleged child molester
Larry Smith
Football
12-Sep-1939 28-Jan-2008 Missouri Head Coach, 1994-2000
Paul L. Smith
Actor
5-Feb-1939   Midnight Express
Robert B. Smith, Jr.
Government
c. 1939   Former Congressional staffer
Dick Smothers
Comic
20-Nov-1939   A Smothers Brother
John Snow
Government
2-Aug-1939   US Secretary of the Treasury, 2003-06
Bill Snyder
Football
7-Oct-1939   Head Coach, Kansas State Wildcats
Paul Sorvino
Actor
13-Apr-1939   Det. Cerreta on Law & Order
David Souter
Judge
17-Sep-1939   US Supreme Court Justice, 1990-2009
Larry Speakes
Government
13-Sep-1939   White House Press Secretary for Ronald Reagan
David Spielberg
Actor
6-Mar-1939   Dr. David Bedford on The Practice
Dusty Springfield
Singer
16-Apr-1939 2-Mar-1999 Son of a Preacher Man
Nicholas J. St. George
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Oakwood Homes, 1979-99
Terence Stamp
Actor
22-Jul-1939   KNEEL TO ZOD
William S. Stavropoulos
Business
12-May-1939   Twice CEO of Dow Chemical
Janet Steiger
Government
10-Jun-1939 3-Apr-2004 FTC chairman, 1989-95
Saul Steinberg
Business
1939   Ex-CEO of Reliance Group Holdings
Lawrence G. Steiner
Business
c. 1939   Ameripride Services
Ray Stevens
Country Musician
24-Jan-1939   "The Streak"
Jackie Stewart
Auto Racing
11-Jun-1939   Three time Formula-1 world champion
Lynne Stewart
Attorney
8-Oct-1939   Attorney convicted of supporting the Islamic Group
Michael Storm
Actor
9-Aug-1939   Larry Wolek on One Life to Live
Edward M. Straw
Military
c. 1939   Former US Navy Vice Admiral
Mike Sullivan
Politician
22-Sep-1939   Governor of Wyoming, 1987-95
William J. Sullivan
Judge
12-Mar-1939   Senior Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court
John H. Sununu
Government
2-Jul-1939   George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff
Janet Suzman
Actor
9-Feb-1939   Nicholas and Alexandra
John F. Swope
Business
c. 1939   President of Chubb, 1980-94
Ray Taliaferro
Radio Personality
7-Feb-1939   KGO late-night talk show host
Gwen Taylor
Actor
19-Feb-1939   Barbara Liversidge on Barbara
Richard F. Teerlink
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Harley-Davdison, 1989-97
Paul Tellier
Business
1939   CEO of Canadian National Railway, 1992-2002
Josephine Tewson
Actor
26-Feb-1939   Miss Davenport on Last of the Summer Wine
Richard G. Tilghman
Business
c. 1939   Crestar Financial
G. Robert Tod
Business
c. 1939   President and COO of CML Group, 1969-98
Lily Tomlin
Actor
1-Sep-1939   Laugh-In
Susumu Tonegawa
Scientist
6-Sep-1939   Antibody production and diversity
Ali Farka Touré
Guitarist
1939 7-Mar-2006 Bluesman of Africa, Talking Timbuktu
Lee Trevino
Golf
1-Dec-1939   Pro golfer hosted Golf for Swingers
Stephen S. Trott
Judge
12-Dec-1939   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988-2004
Daniel C. Tsui
Physicist
28-Feb-1939   Fractional quantum Hall effect
Tommy Tune
Dancer
28-Feb-1939   6'6" Broadway dancer
John G. Turner
Business
3-Oct-1939   Hillcrest Capital Partners
Tina Turner
Singer
26-Nov-1939   What's Love Got to Do With It
Ian Underwood
Musician
22-May-1939   Multi-instrumentalist for The Mothers of Invention
Al Unser, Sr.
Auto Racing
29-May-1939   Four-time Indy 500 winner
Garrick Utley
Journalist
19-Nov-1939   NBC correspondent for 30 years
Brenda Vaccaro
Actor
18-Nov-1939   Capricorn One
Paul E. Vallely
Military
c. 1939   Fox News senior military analyst
Lois M. Van Deusen
Attorney
c. 1939   Partner, McCarter & English
Harold E. Varmus
Scientist
18-Dec-1939   Genetic causes of cancer
Frank Vincent
Actor
4-Aug-1939   Raging Bull
Dick Vitale
Sports Journalist
9-Jun-1939   Highly excitable sportscaster
Terry Waite
Victim
31-May-1939   Hostage negotiator, then hostage
Robert James Waller
Novelist
1-Aug-1939   The Bridges of Madison County
Jackie M. Ward
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Computer Generation, 1968-2000
Alexander F. Watson
Diplomat
8-Aug-1939   US Ambassador to Peru, 1986-89
Auberon Waugh
Columnist
17-Nov-1939 16-Jan-2001 Columnist for Private Eye
Henry Waxman
Politician
12-Sep-1939   Congressman, California 30th
Kenneth L. Way
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Lear, 1988-2000
Patrick Wayne
Actor
15-Jul-1939   Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Charles Webb
Novelist
9-Jun-1939   The Graduate
Frederick L. Webber
Government
c. 1939   Washington trade rep
Lawrence A. Weinbach
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Unisys, 1997-2005
Charles T. Wells
Judge
4-Mar-1939   Justice, Florida Supreme Court
Chuck Wepner
Boxing
26-Feb-1939   Supposed inspiration for Rocky
Robert H. West
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Butler Manufacturing, 1986-99
Paul Westhead
Basketball
21-Feb-1939   LA Lakers coach 1979-82
Kim Weston
Musician
30-Dec-1939   It Takes Two
Ronnie White
Singer/Songwriter
5-Apr-1939 26-Aug-1995 The Miracles
William J. White
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Bell & Howell, 1993-97
George M. Whitesides
Chemist
3-Aug-1939   Harvard chemist, highest H-Index
Bob Whittaker
Politician
18-Sep-1939   Congressman from Kansas, 1979-91
Faith Ryan Whittlesey
Diplomat
21-Feb-1939   Twice US Ambassador to Switzerland
Kathy Whitworth
Golf
27-Sep-1939   Winner of 6 major titles
Kathleen Widdoes
Actor
21-Mar-1939   Emma on As the World Turns
Mary Lee Widener
Business
c. 1939   Neighborhood Housing Services
Clarence Williams III
Actor
21-Aug-1939   Linc in The Mod Squad
Otis Williams
Singer
30-Oct-1939   Founder of The Temptations
Paul Williams
Singer
2-Jul-1939 17-Aug-1973 The Temptations
Jerry Wind
Educator
c. 1939   Director, SEI Center, Wharton
Timothy E. Wirth
Politician
22-Sep-1939   US Senator from Colorado, 1987-93
Joel-Peter Witkin
Photographer
13-Sep-1939   Photographer of the macabre
Frank Wolf
Politician
30-Jan-1939   Congressman, Virginia 10th
Howard Wolpe
Government
2-Nov-1939 25-Oct-2011 Congressman from Michigan, 1979-83
Dennis Wood
Business
c. 1939   C-MAC Industries
Betty Woods
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Premera Blue Cross, 1992-2000
James Wright
Educator
1939   President, Dartmouth College
Michael W. Wright
Business
c. 1939   CEO of Supervalu, 1981-2001
O. V. Wright
Singer
9-Oct-1939 16-Nov-1980 Southern gospel and soul singer
Kathryn D. Wriston
Attorney
c. 1939   Wife of Walter B. Wriston
Cale Yarborough
Auto Racing
27-Mar-1939   Indy car and NASCAR racer
John B. Yasinsky
Business
c. 1939   CEO of OMNOVA Solutions, 1999-2000
Carl Yastrzemski
Baseball
22-Aug-1939   Red Sox left-fielder, 3000 hits, 400 homers
Ada E. Yonath
Scientist
22-Jun-1939   Cryocrystallography
Stephen Young
Actor
19-May-1939   Ben Caldwell on Judd for the Defense
Raul Yzaguirre
Activist
22-Jul-1939   National Council of La Raza
Krzysztof Zanussi
Film Director
17-Jun-1939   A Year of the Quiet Sun
Ron Ziegler
Government
12-May-1939 10-Feb-2003 Press Secretary for Nixon
Ernst Zundel
Activist
24-Apr-1939   Holocaust denier


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