| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for | 
|---|
| Jerry Abramson | Politician | 12-Sep-1946 |  | Mayor of Louisville | 
| Paul T. Addison | Business | c. 1946 |  | Salomon Smith Barney | 
| King Sunny Ade | Musician | 22-Sep-1946 |  | King of juju | 
| Ken Adelman | Diplomat | 9-Jun-1946 |  | Deputy US Ambassador to the UN, 1981-83 | 
| Rick Adelman | Basketball | 16-Jun-1946 |  | Minnesota Timberwolves coach | 
| Isaias Afewerki | Head of State | 2-Feb-1946 |  | President of Eritrea | 
| Eduardo Aguirre | Diplomat | 1946 |  | US Ambassador to Spain | 
| Rodney Alexander | Politician | 5-Dec-1946 |  | Congressman, Louisiana 5th | 
| Duane Allman | Guitarist | 20-Nov-1946 | 29-Oct-1971 | Guitarist, The Allman Brothers | 
| A. Gary Ames | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of MediaOne, 1990-2000 | 
| James F. Amos | Military | 12-Nov-1946 |  | Commandant, US Marine Corps | 
| Loni Anderson | Actor | 5-Aug-1946 |  | Blonde on WKRP in Cincinnati | 
| Benny Andersson | Musician | 16-Dec-1946 |  | ABBA | 
| André the Giant | Wrestling | 19-May-1946 | 27-Jan-1993 | Professional wrestler with Giantism | 
| David Anspaugh | Film Director | 24-Sep-1946 |  | Rudy | 
| Carmine Appice | Drummer | 15-Dec-1946 |  | Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Rod Stewart drummer | 
| Paul V. Applegarth | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO, Millenium Challenge Corporation, 2004-05 | 
| David Arculus | Business | 1946 |  | Chairman of Severn Trent, 1998-2004 | 
| Alun Armstrong | Actor | 17-Jul-1946 |  | Brian Lane on New Tricks | 
| P. P. Arnold | Singer | 3-Oct-1946 |  | Soul singer | 
| Bernard W. Aronson | Business | 16-May-1946 |  | ACON Investments LLC | 
| Jane Asher | Actor | 5-Apr-1946 |  | Deep End | 
| Robert Asprin | Author | 28-Jun-1946 | 22-May-2008 | Thieves World | 
| Paul Atkinson | Guitarist | 19-Mar-1946 | 2-Apr-2004 | Guitarist for The Zombies | 
| Chris Ault | Football | 8-Nov-1946 |  | Head Coach, Nevada Wolf Pack | 
| Richard Axel | Scientist | 2-Jul-1946 |  | Odorant receptors and olfactory organization | 
| Hector Babenco | Film Director | 7-Feb-1946 |  | Kiss of the Spider Woman | 
| Dan Balz | Journalist | c. 1946 |  | Washington Post political reporter | 
| James Bamford | Author | 15-Sep-1946 |  | The Puzzle Palace | 
| Julian Barnes | Novelist | 19-Jan-1946 |  | Flaubert's Parrot | 
| Gary Barnett | Football | 23-May-1946 |  | CO Buffaloes Head Coach, 1999-2005 | 
| Robert B. Barnett | Attorney | 26-Aug-1946 |  | Washington literary agent, debate coach | 
| Michael Baroody | Business | c. 1946 |  | National Association of Manufacturers | 
| Syd Barrett | Musician | 6-Jan-1946 | 7-Jul-2006 | Pink Floyd | 
| John M. Barth | Business | 1946 |  | CEO of Johnson Controls | 
| Jürgen Bartsch | Criminal | 6-Nov-1946 | 28-Apr-1976 | Teenaged homosexual serial killer | 
| Massoud Barzani | Head of State | 16-Aug-1946 |  | President of Iraqi Kurdistan | 
| John D. Bates | Judge | 11-Oct-1946 |  | FISA Court Judge | 
| Lynne A. Battaglia | Judge | 14-Apr-1946 |  | Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals | 
| Gary Bauer | Government | 4-May-1946 |  | Family Research Council | 
| Frank Beamer | Football | 18-Oct-1946 |  | Head Coach, Virginia Tech | 
| Gary Beban | Football | 5-Aug-1946 |  | Winner, 1967 Heisman Trophy | 
| Kabir Bedi | Actor | 16-Jan-1946 |  | Octopussy | 
| Mike Beebe | Politician | 28-Dec-1946 |  | Governor of Arkansas | 
| Candace K. Beinecke | Attorney | 26-Nov-1946 |  | Chairman of Hughes Hubbard & Reed | 
| Charles H. Bell, Jr. | Government | c. 1946 |  | Republican National Lawyers Association | 
| Gary G. Benanav | Business | c. 1946 |  | Vice Chairman of New York Life, 1999-2005 | 
| Robert Benham | Judge | 25-Sep-1946 |  | Justice, Georgia Supreme Court | 
| P. George Benson | Educator | 3-Jun-1946 |  | President, College of Charleston | 
| Boris Berezovsky | Business | 23-Jan-1946 |  | Russian oligarch, now in Israel | 
| Candice Bergen | Actor | 9-May-1946 |  | Murphy Brown | 
| Oscar Berger | Head of State | 11-Aug-1946 |  | President of Guatemala, 2004-08 | 
| Daniel Bernard | Business | 1946 |  | CEO of Carrefour, 1998-2005 | 
| Oscar De Paula Bernardes Neto | Business | c. 1946 |  | Senior Partner, LID Group | 
| George Best | Soccer | 22-May-1946 | 25-Nov-2005 | Manchester United | 
| Elvin Bethea | Football | 1-Mar-1946 |  | NFL Hall of Famer | 
| Roland Betts | Business | 25-May-1946 |  | Longtime friend of George W. Bush | 
| Didier Bezace | Actor | 10-Feb-1946 |  | The Little Thief | 
| David W. Biegler | Business | c. 1946 |  | President & COO of TXU, 1997-2001 | 
| J. Veronica Biggins | Business | 19-Oct-1946 |  | Partner, HNCL Search | 
| Steve Biko | Activist | 18-Dec-1946 | 12-Sep-1977 | Father of Black Consciousness | 
| Jane Birkin | Actor | 14-Dec-1946 |  | Sang on Je t'aime ... moi non plus | 
| Carole F. Bitter | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Harold Friedman, Inc. | 
| Brenda Blethyn | Actor | 20-Feb-1946 |  | Secrets & Lies | 
| Alfred H. Bloom | Educator | 27-Feb-1946 |  | President, Swarthmore College | 
| Richard Blumenthal | Government | 13-Feb-1946 |  | US Senator from Connecticut | 
| Daniel Boggan, Jr. | Business | c. 1946 |  | NCAA Senior VP, 1996-2003 | 
| Paul J. Bohan | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Salomon Smith Barney executive | 
| Jim Bohannon | Radio Personality | c. 1946 |  | The Jim Bohannon Show | 
| Charles F. Bolden, Jr. | Astronaut | 19-Aug-1946 |  | Four-time shuttle astronaut | 
| Lee C. Bollinger | Educator | c. 1946 |  | President of Columbia University | 
| Bobby Bonds | Baseball | 15-Mar-1946 | 23-Aug-2003 | Father of Barry Bonds | 
| Douglas H. Bosco | Politician | 28-Jul-1946 |  | Congressman from California, 1983-91 | 
| Leon Botstein | Educator | 14-Dec-1946 |  | President of Bard College | 
| Rick Boucher | Politician | 1-Aug-1946 |  | Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2011 | 
| Tom Bower | Author | 28-Sep-1946 |  | Sensational biographer | 
| Barbara L. Bowles | Business | c. 1946 |  | The Kenwood Group | 
| François Bozizé | Government | 14-Oct-1946 |  | President, Central African Republic | 
| Frank P. Bramble, Sr. | Business | 15-Nov-1946 |  | Vice Chairman of MBNA, 2002-05 | 
| Terry E. Branstad | Politician | 17-Nov-1946 |  | Governor of Iowa | 
| Bart Braverman | Actor | 1-Feb-1946 |  | Binzer on Vega$ | 
| John R. Brazil | Educator | 1946 |  | President of Trinity University, 2000-10 | 
| Fred A. Breidenbach | Business | c. 1946 |  | President of Gulfstream Aerospace, 1993-97 | 
| Nancy Goodman Brinker | Activist | 6-Dec-1946 |  | US Ambassador to Hungary, 2001-03 | 
| Paul Broun | Politician | 14-May-1946 |  | Congressman, Georgia 10th District | 
| Blair Brown | Actor | 23-Apr-1946 |  | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | 
| Corrine Brown | Politician | 11-Nov-1946 |  | Congresswoman, Florida 3rd | 
| Joyce F. Brown | Educator | c. 1946 |  | Fashion Institute of Technology | 
| Michael W. Brown | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Microsoft, 1994-97 | 
| Michael G. Browning | Business | c. 1946 |  | Browning Investments Inc. | 
| George W. Bryan | Business | c. 1946 |  | Old Waverly Investments | 
| Warren F. Bryant | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Longs Drugs | 
| Jimmy Buffett | Singer/Songwriter | 25-Dec-1946 |  | Margaritaville | 
| Ted Bundy | Criminal | 24-Nov-1946 | 24-Jan-1989 | Serial killer, blamed pornography | 
| Mary-Ellis Bunim | Film/TV Producer | 9-Jul-1946 | 29-Jan-2004 | Co-creator of The Real World, etc. | 
| Stephen B. Burbank | Educator | c. 1946 |  | UPenn Law Professor | 
| Tyler Burge | Philosopher | 1946 |  | Foundations of Mind | 
| Daniel P. Burnham | Business | 1946 |  | CEO of Raytheon, 1998-2003 | 
| Boz Burrell | Bassist | 1-Aug-1946 | 21-Sep-2006 | Bad Company and King Crimson bassist | 
| George W. Bush | Head of State | 6-Jul-1946 |  | 43rd US President, 2001-09 | 
| Laura Bush | First Lady | 4-Nov-1946 |  | Wife of US President George W. Bush | 
| William Bush | Attorney | c. 1946 |  | Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski | 
| Addie J. Butler | Religion | 1946 |  | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 
| Gary C. Butler | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of ADP, 2006-11 | 
| Stuart Butler | Activist | c. 1946 |  | Heritage Foundation | 
| Brook Byers | Business | c. 1946 |  | Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins | 
| Arthur P. Byrne | Business | c. 1946 |  | Partner, J. W. Childs Associates | 
| Leslie L. Byrne | Politician | 28-Oct-1946 |  | Congresswoman from Virginia, 1993-95 | 
| Lewis B. Campbell | Business | 1946 |  | CEO of Textron | 
| Michael E. Campbell | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Arch Chemicals | 
| Stephen R. Canale | Labor Leader | c. 1946 |  | International Association of Machinists | 
| Carl XVI Gustaf | Royalty | 30-Apr-1946 |  | King of Sweden | 
| LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Telephone and Data Systems | 
| George C. Carlson, Jr. | Judge | 23-May-1946 |  | Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court | 
| Kim Carnes | Singer/Songwriter | 20-Jul-1946 |  | Bette Davis Eyes | 
| Richard Carpenter | Musician | 15-Oct-1946 |  | The Carpenters | 
| José Carreras | Singer | 5-Dec-1946 |  | The third tenor | 
| Donald J. Carty | Business | 23-Jun-1946 |  | CEO of American Airlines, 1998-2003 | 
| Joseph A. Caruso | Business | c. 1946 |  | Secretary of Guardian Life | 
| Antonio Monteiro de Castro | Business | c. 1946 |  | COO of British American Tobacco, 2002-07 | 
| Richard E. Cavanagh | Government | c. 1946 |  | CEO of The Conference Board, 1995-2007 | 
| Ana María Cetto | Scientist | 1946 |  | Mexican physicist | 
| Suzy Chaffee | Skier | 29-Nov-1946 |  | Olympic skier, ChapStick spokesperson | 
| Don Chaney | Basketball | 22-Mar-1946 |  | Head Coach, New York Knicks, 2001-04 | 
| Stephen I. Chazen | Business | c. 1946 |  | President and CFO, Occidental Petroleum | 
| Cher | Singer | 20-May-1946 |  | Sonny and Cher | 
| John Chisholm | Business | c. 1946 |  | Chairman of QinetiQ | 
| Deepak Chopra | Author | 22-Oct-1946 |  | Ageless Body, Timeless Mind | 
| Bikram Choudhury | Business | 1946 |  | The Bad Boy of Yoga | 
| Connie Chung | Journalist | 20-Aug-1946 |  | NBC news anchor | 
| Tansu Ciller | Politician | 9-Oct-1946 |  | Prime Minister of Turkey, 1993-96 | 
| Blake Clark | Comic | 2-Feb-1946 |  | Harry on Home Improvement | 
| Frank M. Clark | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Commonwealth Edison | 
| Richard T. Clark | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Merck | 
| Phillip L. Clay | Educator | 17-May-1946 |  | Chancellor, MIT | 
| Robert N. Clay | Business | 17-Sep-1946 |  | Three Chimneys Farm | 
| Bill Clinton | Head of State | 19-Aug-1946 |  | 42nd US President, 1993-2001 | 
| Richard J. Codey | Politician | 27-Nov-1946 |  | Governor of New Jersey, 2004-06 | 
| Armando M. Codina | Business | c. 1946 |  | Founder of Codina Group | 
| Andrei Codrescu | Author | 20-Dec-1946 |  | Exquisite Corpse | 
| Peter A. Cohen | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Shearson Lehman, 1983-90 | 
| Stephen P. Cohen | Scholar | c. 1946 |  | Foreign policy analyst | 
| Lewis Collins | Actor | 27-May-1946 |  | Bodie on The Professionals | 
| Thomas H. Collins | Military | c. 1946 |  | US Coast Guard Commandant, 2002-06 | 
| Gary F. Colter | Business | c. 1946 |  | President of CRS, Inc. | 
| Arthur Conley | Musician | 4-Jan-1946 | 17-Nov-2003 | Sweet Soul Music | 
| Donald G. Cook | Military | 1946 |  | Retired USAF General | 
| John Cook | Politician | 27-Feb-1946 |  | Mayor of El Paso | 
| Merrill Cook | Politician | 6-May-1946 |  | Congressman from Utah, 1997-2001 | 
| Robin Cook | Politician | 28-Feb-1946 | 6-Aug-2005 | UK Foreign Secretary, 1997-2001 | 
| Martha Coolidge | Film Director | 17-Aug-1946 |  | Valley Girl | 
| Pete Coors | Relative | 20-Sep-1946 |  | Coors scion | 
| Drue Corbusier | Business | c. 1946 |  | Dillard's executive | 
| Jerome Corsi | Activist | 31-Aug-1946 |  | Co-Author, Unfit for Command | 
| Alain A. Couder | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Bookham, Inc. | 
| Tom Coughlin | Football | 31-Aug-1946 |  | Head Coach, New York Giants | 
| Dick Covey | Astronaut | 1-Aug-1946 |  | Shuttle astronaut | 
| Scott S. Cowen | Educator | c. 1946 |  | President, Tulane University | 
| Brian Cox | Actor | 1-Jun-1946 |  | The original Hannibal Lecter | 
| Edward Cox | Attorney | 2-Oct-1946 |  | Nixon's son-in-law | 
| Molly J. Coye | Business | c. 1946 |  | Founder, Health Technology Center | 
| Johnny Crawford | Actor | 26-Mar-1946 |  | Mark McCain on The Rifleman | 
| Susan J. Crawford | Judge | c. 1946 |  | Convening Authority for U.S. Military Commissions | 
| Alberto Cribiore | Business | c. 1946 |  | Brera Capital Partners | 
| Larry Csonka | Football | 25-Dec-1946 |  | Hall-of-famer Miami Dolphins #39 | 
| Barbara Cubin | Politician | 30-Nov-1946 |  | Congresswoman from Wyoming, 1995-2009 | 
| Tim Curry | Actor | 19-Apr-1946 |  | Frank N. Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show | 
| Tyne Daly | Actor | 21-Feb-1946 |  | Lacey on Cagney and Lacey | 
| Charles Dance | Actor | 10-Oct-1946 |  | Good Morning, Babylon | 
| Anthony Daniels | Actor | 21-Feb-1946 |  | C-3PO | 
| Paul E. Danielson | Judge | c. 1946 |  | Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court | 
| Joe Dante | Film Director | 28-Nov-1946 |  | The 'burbs | 
| Paul Davies | Physicist | 22-Apr-1946 |  | The Mind of God | 
| Ron Davies | Politician | 6-Aug-1946 |  | Former MP, Caerphilly | 
| Ron Davies | Singer/Songwriter | 15-Jan-1946 | 30-Oct-2003 | Southern singer/songwriter | 
| Andrew Davis | Film Director | 21-Nov-1946 |  | The Fugitive | 
| Lanny J. Davis | Government | c. 1946 |  | White House Counsel, 1996-98 | 
| Bruce Davison | Actor | 28-Jun-1946 |  | Harry and the Hendersons | 
| James C. Day | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Noble Corporation, 1984-2007 | 
| Cliff De Young | Singer | 12-Feb-1946 |  | Former lead singer, Clear Light | 
| Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. | Football | 6-Nov-1946 |  | Former owner, San Francisco 49ers | 
| Gail Deegan | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Houghton Mifflin, 1996-2001 | 
| Christopher DeMuth | Activist | 5-Aug-1946 |  | American Enterprise Institute | 
| Henry T. DeNero | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of HomeSpace, Inc., 1999-2000 | 
| Susan S. Denison | Business | c. 1946 |  | Partner, Cook Associates | 
| Patricia Diaz Dennis | Attorney | 2-Oct-1946 |  | FCC Commissioner 1986-89 | 
| Dinyar S. Devitre | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Altria, 2002-08 | 
| Blake E. Devitt | Business | c. 1946 |  | Retired Partner, Ernst & Young | 
| John T. Dickson | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Agere Systems, 2000-05 | 
| Larry Dierker | Baseball | 22-Sep-1946 |  | Houston Astros Manager, 1997-2001 | 
| Robert J. Dieter | Diplomat | c. 1946 |  | US Ambassador to Belize | 
| Klaus Dinger | Drummer | 24-Mar-1946 | 20-Mar-2008 | Neu!, La Dusseldorf | 
| Larry Miles Dinger | Diplomat | 1946 |  | US Ambassador to Fiji | 
| Lloyd Doggett | Politician | 6-Oct-1946 |  | Congressman, Texas 25th | 
| Brian J. Donnelly | Politician | 2-Mar-1946 |  | Congressman from Massachusetts, 1979-93 | 
| Donovan | Singer/Songwriter | 10-May-1946 |  | Mad about saffron | 
| James L. Doti | Educator | 26-Sep-1946 |  | President of Chapman University | 
| Jean-Claude Dreyfus | Actor | 18-Feb-1946 |  | Delicatessen | 
| Walter W. Driver, Jr. | Attorney | c. 1946 |  | Chairman Southeast, Goldman Sachs | 
| Fred Dryer | Actor | 6-Jul-1946 |  | Hunter | 
| Dennis Dugan | Actor | 5-Sep-1946 |  | Happy Gilmore | 
| George Duke | Jazz Musician | 12-Jan-1946 |  | Jazz/Funk keyboardist | 
| Patty Duke | Actor | 14-Dec-1946 |  | The Patty Duke Show | 
| Aynsley Dunbar | Drummer | 10-Jan-1946 |  | Prolific drummer, ex-Zappa, Bowie, Journey | 
| Sandy Duncan | Actor | 20-Feb-1946 |  | Valerie | 
| Robert A. DuPuy | Attorney | c. 1946 |  | President of Major League Baseball, 2002-10 | 
| André Dussollier | Actor | 17-Feb-1946 |  | Tais-toi! | 
| Andrea Dworkin | Activist | 26-Sep-1946 | 9-Apr-2005 | Anti-pornography activist | 
| Ronald M. Dykes | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of BellSouth, 1995-2005 | 
| Victor J. Dzau | Doctor | 1946 |  | CEO of Duke University Health System | 
| Jayne Eastwood | Actor | 17-Dec-1946 |  | Chicago | 
| Ralph E. Eberhart | Military | c. 1946 |  | Commander of NORAD, 2002-05 | 
| Keith W. Eckel | Business | c. 1946 |  | Eckel Farms, Inc. | 
| Jim Edgar | Politician | 22-Jan-1946 |  | Governor of Illinois, 1991-99 | 
| Wesley William Egan, Jr. | Diplomat | 1946 |  | US Ambassador to Jordan, 1994-98 | 
| Larry R. Ellis | Business | 1946 |  | US Army Forces Command, 2001-04 | 
| Susan E. Engel | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Lenox Group, 1996-2007 | 
| Irl F. Engelhardt | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Peabody Energy, 1990-2005 | 
| Donald Evans | Government | 26-Jul-1946 |  | US Secretary of Commerce, 2001-05 | 
| Ernie Eves | Politician | 17-Jun-1946 |  | Premier of Ontario, 2002-03 | 
| Marianne Faithfull | Singer/Songwriter | 29-Dec-1946 |  | Sister Morphine | 
| Michael R. Farese | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of WJ Communications, 2002-05 | 
| Antonio Fargas | Actor | 14-Aug-1946 |  | Huggy Bear on Starsky and Hutch | 
| Sally Field | Actor | 6-Nov-1946 |  | Steel Magnolias | 
| Rollie Fingers | Baseball | 25-Aug-1946 |  | MLB needs more handlebar moustaches | 
| J. Dudley Fishburn | Business | 8-Jun-1946 |  | British MP, Kensington, 1988-97 | 
| Alan H. Fishman | Business | c. 1946 |  | Meridian Capital Group | 
| Robert Fisk | Journalist | 12-Jul-1946 |  | Foreign correspondent for The Independent | 
| Emerson Fittipaldi | Auto Racing | 12-Dec-1946 |  | Formula-1, Indy racer | 
| J. Michael Fitzpatrick | Business | c. 1946 |  | President of Rohm and Haas, 1999-2005 | 
| Timothy Foley | Military | 6-May-1946 |  | US Marine Band director | 
| Mickey Foret | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Northwest Airlines, 1998-2002 | 
| Noël Forgeard | Business | 8-Dec-1946 |  | CEO of Airbus, 2004-06 | 
| Bill Forsyth | Film Director | 29-Jul-1946 |  | Local Hero | 
| Richard Fortey | Paleontologist | 1946 |  | Trilobites and graptolites | 
| Alan Dean Foster | Novelist | 18-Nov-1946 |  | Author of many movie novelizations | 
| Philip L. Francis | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of PetSmart | 
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | Politician | 29-Apr-1946 |  | Congressman, New Jersey 11th | 
| Robert Fripp | Guitarist | 16-May-1946 |  | King Crimson | 
| Alan S. Frumin | Government | 26-Dec-1946 |  | US Senate Parliamentarian | 
| Julio M. Fuentes | Judge | 16-Feb-1946 |  | 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Richard S. Fuld, Jr. | Business | 26-Apr-1946 |  | CEO of Lehman Brothers, 1993-2008 | 
| Kathryn S. Fuller | Administrator | c. 1946 |  | World Wildlife Fund CEO, 1989-2005 | 
| Biruté Galdikas | Anthropologist | 10-May-1946 |  | The Mother of All Orangutans | 
| Rich Galen | Pundit | 21-Dec-1946 |  | Republican hack-turned-pundit | 
| Robert Gallucci | Diplomat | 11-Feb-1946 |  | President, MacArthur Foundation | 
| Walter J. Galvin | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Emerson Electric | 
| Sonia Gandhi | Politician | 9-Dec-1946 |  | Declined Prime Minister-ship of India | 
| Jeffrey E. Garten | Educator | 29-Oct-1946 |  | Dean of Yale Management, 1995-2005 | 
| Stephen F. Gates | Business | 20-May-1946 |  | Former EVP, Conoco-Phillips | 
| J. Geils | Guitarist | 20-Feb-1946 |  | Centerfold | 
| Uri Geller | Paranormal | 20-Dec-1946 |  | Thinks he has us snowed | 
| Gregory L. Geoffroy | Educator | c. 1946 |  | President, Iowa State University | 
| John Getz | Actor | 15-Oct-1946 |  | Blood Simple | 
| Barry Gibb | Musician | 1-Sep-1946 |  | Guitarist and vocalist for the Bee Gees | 
| John Gibson | Journalist | 25-Jul-1946 |  | The Big Story with John Gibson | 
| Barry Gifford | Author | 18-Oct-1946 |  | Wild at Heart | 
| Jarobin Gilbert, Jr. | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former NBC executive | 
| Wayne Gilchrest | Politician | 15-Apr-1946 |  | Congressman from Maryland, 1991-2009 | 
| Gwynne Gilford | Actor | 27-Jul-1946 |  | Abby Stone on A New Kind of Family | 
| Diane Suitt Gilleland | Educator | c. 1946 |  | University of Arkansas Dept. of Higher Education | 
| Kenneth B. Gilman | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Asbury Automotive Group, 2001-07 | 
| David Gilmour | Guitarist | 6-Mar-1946 |  | Guitarist for Pink Floyd | 
| Douglas H. Ginsburg | Judge | 25-May-1946 |  | US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit | 
| Philip Giraldi | Government | c. 1946 |  | Former CIA officer | 
| Jeffrey C. Girard | Business | c. 1946 |  | Vice Chairman of ShopKo, 2002-04 | 
| Danny Glover | Actor | 22-Jul-1946 |  | Lethal Weapon | 
| Arthur F. Golden | Attorney | 1946 |  | Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell | 
| Charles E. Golden | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Eli Lilly, 1996-2006 | 
| Stephen Goldsmith | Politician | 12-Dec-1946 |  | Mayor of Indianapolis 1992-99 | 
| Virgil Goode | Politician | 17-Oct-1946 |  | Congressman from Virginia, 1997-2009 | 
| Bruce S. Gordon | Business | 15-Feb-1946 |  | President of the NAACP, 2005-07 | 
| Lesley Gore | Singer | 2-May-1946 |  | Well-known crying advocate | 
| Andrew Gould | Business | 17-Dec-1946 |  | CEO of Schlumberger | 
| Ronald M. Gould | Judge | 17-Oct-1946 |  | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| David Graham | Golf | 22-May-1946 |  | Winner of 2 Majors | 
| Larry Graham | Musician | 14-Aug-1946 |  | Inventor of Bass Slappin' | 
| Gerald W. Grandey | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Cameco | 
| W. V. Grant, Jr. | Religion | 1946 |  | Televangelist, convicted of tax evasion | 
| Richard Grasso | Business | 1946 |  | CEO of the NYSE, 1995-2003 | 
| Peter T. Grauer | Business | c. 1946 |  | Chairman of Bloomberg | 
| Ann Maynard Gray | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former ABC executive | 
| Rosemarie B. Greco | Business | c. 1946 |  | Pennsylvania Health Care Reform director | 
| Al Green | Singer | 13-Apr-1946 |  | Let's Stay Together | 
| Hubert Green | Golf | 28-Dec-1946 |  | Winner of 2 Majors | 
| Peter Green | Musician | 29-Oct-1946 |  | Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac | 
| Mean Joe Greene | Football | 24-Sep-1946 |  | Defensive Tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers | 
| Steve Grossman | Politician | c. 1946 |  | DNC Chairman, 1997-99 | 
| Terry D. Growcock | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Manitowoc, 1998-2007 | 
| Robert L. Guido | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Partner, Ernst & Young | 
| Xanana Gusmão | Head of State | 20-Jul-1946 |  | President of East Timor, 2002-07 | 
| Chuck Hagel | Politician | 4-Oct-1946 |  | US Senator from Nebraska, 1997-2009 | 
| David Hager | Doctor | c. 1946 |  | Gynecologist, conservative activist | 
| John A. Hagg | Business | c. 1946 |  | Co-Founder, Canadian Northstar Corporation | 
| Alaina Reed Hall | Actor | 10-Nov-1946 | 17-Dec-2009 | Sesame Street | 
| Lasse Hallstrom | Film Director | 2-Jun-1946 |  | My Life as a Dog | 
| Peter B. Hamilton | Business | c. 1946 |  | Vice Chairman of Brunswick, 2000-07 | 
| Christopher Hampton | Playwright | 26-Jan-1946 |  | Dangerous Liaisons | 
| Brian Hard | Business | c. 1946 |  | President of Penske Truck Leasing | 
| Walt Harris | Football | 9-Nov-1946 |  | Former NCAA coach | 
| Jerry A. Hausman | Economist | 5-May-1946 |  | Hausman Specification Test | 
| Jill Haworth | Actor | 15-Aug-1946 | 3-Jan-2011 | In Harm's Way | 
| Justin Hayward | Guitarist | 14-Oct-1946 |  | The Moody Blues | 
| Murray Head | Musician | 5-Mar-1946 |  | One Night in Bangkok | 
| Roger Hedgecock | Politician | 2-May-1946 |  | Mayor of San Diego, 1983-85 | 
| David W. Heleniak | Business | c. 1946 |  | Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley | 
| Jeffrey M. Heller | Business | c. 1946 |  | Vice Chairman of EDS | 
| Frederick B. Henry | Philanthropist | c. 1946 |  | President of the Bohen Foundation | 
| Guy R. Henshaw | Business | c. 1946 |  | Henshaw/Vierra Management Counsel | 
| Thomas O. Hicks | Business | 1946 |  | Owner of the Texas Rangers | 
| Rick Hill | Politician | 30-Dec-1946 |  | Congressman from Montana, 1997-2001 | 
| Robert Hill | Government | 25-Sep-1946 |  | Australian Minister for Defence, 2001-06 | 
| Gregory Hines | Dancer | 14-Feb-1946 | 9-Aug-2003 | Tap dancer | 
| Richard H. Hochman | Business | c. 1946 |  | Regent Capital Management | 
| Patricia Hodge | Actor | 29-Sep-1946 |  | Betrayal | 
| Steven Hoefflin | Doctor | 7-Feb-1946 |  | Michael Jackson's former plastic surgeon | 
| Thomas M. Hoenig | Economist | 6-Sep-1946 |  | President and CEO, Kansas City Fed | 
| Dennis Hof | Business | c. 1946 |  | Moonlite Bunny Ranch owner | 
| Brenda Holloway | Musician | 21-Jun-1946 |  | You've Made Me So Happy | 
| Tomlinson Holman | Engineer | 7-Jun-1946 |  | THX sound system | 
| Janet L. Holmgren | Educator | c. 1946 |  | President, Mills College | 
| Gerardus 't Hooft | Physicist | 5-Jul-1946 |  | Quantum physicist | 
| Thelma Houston | Singer | 7-May-1946 |  | Don't Leave Me This Way | 
| Baby Huey | Musician | 1946 | 28-Oct-1970 | Hard Times | 
| John R. Huff | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Oceaneering International, 1986-2006 | 
| Keith W. Hughes | Business | c. 1946 |  | Vice Chairman of Citigroup, 2000-01 | 
| L. Phillip Humann | Business | 1946 |  | CEO of SunTrust Banks, 1998-2006 | 
| Franz Humer | Business | 1-Jul-1946 |  | Chairman of Roche | 
| David K. Hunt | Business | c. 1946 |  | PlanSoft Corporation | 
| Catfish Hunter | Baseball | 8-Apr-1946 | 9-Sep-1999 | Pitched a perfect game in 1968 | 
| Rick Hurst | Actor | 1-Jan-1946 |  | Cletus Hogg on Dukes | 
| Mary Beth Hurt | Actor | 26-Sep-1946 |  | The World According to Garp | 
| Andrew D. Hurwitz | Judge | c. 1946 |  | Justice, Arizona Supreme Court | 
| Ralf Hütter | Electronic Musician | 20-Aug-1946 |  | Kraftwerk | 
| Roh Moo Hyun | Head of State | 6-Aug-1946 | 23-May-2009 | President of South Korea, 2003-08 | 
| Lux Interior | Musician | 21-Oct-1946 | 4-Feb-2009 | Lead singer of The Cramps | 
| Ann Iverson | Business | c. 1946 |  | International Link | 
| Bruce Ivins | Biologist | 22-Apr-1946 | 29-Jul-2008 | Anthrax researcher and suspect | 
| Gayle P. W. Jackson | Business | c. 1946 |  | Energy Global | 
| Reggie Jackson | Baseball | 18-May-1946 |  | Baseball player, candy bar | 
| Shirley A. Jackson | Physicist | 5-Aug-1946 |  | NRC Chairman, 1995-99 | 
| Susan Saint James | Actor | 14-Aug-1946 |  | Wife in McMillan and Wife | 
| William E. James | Business | c. 1946 |  | Citizens Energy | 
| Kathleen Hall Jamieson | Scholar | 24-Nov-1946 |  | Annenberg Public Policy Center | 
| Robert Jarvik | Doctor | 11-May-1946 |  | Co-Inventor, Jarvik-7 artificial heart | 
| Michael Jay | Diplomat | Jun-1946 |  | UK Ambassador to France, 1996-2001 | 
| James F. Jeffrey | Diplomat | 1946 |  | US Ambassador to Iraq | 
| Elfriede Jelinek | Novelist | 20-Oct-1946 |  | Die Klavierspielerin | 
| James M. Jenness | Business | 15-May-1946 |  | CEO of Kellogg, 2005-06 | 
| Judge Larry Joe | TV Personality | c. 1946 |  | Texas Justice TV judge | 
| Arthur E. Johnson | Business | c. 1946 |  | Senior VP at Lockheed-Martin | 
| Clay Johnson | Government | c. 1946 |  | OMB Deputy Director | 
| James M. Johnson | Judge | c. 1946 |  | Justice, Washington Supreme Court | 
| Jay L. Johnson | Military | 5-Jun-1946 |  | US Chief of Naval Operations, 1996-2000 | 
| Robert L. Johnson | Business | 8-Apr-1946 |  | CEO of BET | 
| Tim Johnson | Politician | 28-Dec-1946 |  | US Senator from South Dakota | 
| Tim Johnson | Politician | 23-Jul-1946 |  | Congressman, Illinois 15th | 
| Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr. | Publisher | 1946 |  | Washington Post publisher, 2000-08 | 
| Jeffrey Jones | Actor | 28-Sep-1946 |  | Ferris Bueller's principal | 
| Jenny Jones | Talk Show Host | 7-Jun-1946 |  | The Jenny Jones Show | 
| John Paul Jones | Bassist | 3-Jan-1946 |  | Bassist for Led Zeppelin | 
| Tommy Lee Jones | Actor | 15-Sep-1946 |  | Men in Black | 
| Paul L. Joskow | Economist | c. 1946 |  | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | 
| Naomi Judd | Country Musician | 11-Jan-1946 |  | A Judd | 
| Naoto Kan | Politician | 10-Oct-1946 |  | Prime Minister of Japan | 
| Steve Kanaly | Actor | 14-Mar-1946 |  | Ray Krebbs on Dallas | 
| Marcy Kaptur | Politician | 17-Jun-1946 |  | Congresswoman, Ohio 9th | 
| Bernard L. M. Kasriel | Business | 1946 |  | CEO of Lafarge, 2003-06 | 
| Andreas Katsulas | Actor | 18-May-1946 | 13-Feb-2006 | G'Kar on Babylon 5 | 
| Theodore H. Kattouf | Diplomat | 1946 |  | US Ambassador to the UAE, 1999-2001 | 
| Jonathan Katz | Comic | 1-Dec-1946 |  | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | 
| Diane Keaton | Actor | 5-Jan-1946 |  | Kay in The Godfather films | 
| M. Frances Keeth | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former EVP at Royal Dutch Shell | 
| Edmund F. Kelly | Business | 1946 |  | CEO of Liberty Mutual | 
| Linda Kelsey | Actor | 28-Jul-1946 |  | Billie Newman on Lou Grant | 
| Richard B. Kelson | Business | 20-Nov-1946 |  | CFO of Alcoa, 1997-2006 | 
| Felicity Kendal | Actor | 25-Sep-1946 |  | The Good Life | 
| Doug Kenney | Comic | 10-Dec-1946 | 27-Aug-1980 | National Lampoon cofounder | 
| Joseph Kernan | Politician | 8-Apr-1946 |  | Governor of Indiana, 2003-05 | 
| William Kilberg | Attorney | 12-Jun-1946 |  | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 
| Allen B. King | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Universal Corporation, 2003-08 | 
| Joe Klein | Journalist | 7-Sep-1946 |  | Anonymous author of Primary Colors | 
| John H. Klein | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of DAVA Pharmaceuticals | 
| Randal Kleiser | Film Director | 20-Jul-1946 |  | Grease | 
| Charles B. Knapp | Educator | 13-Aug-1946 |  | President, University of Georgia, 1987-97 | 
| Edwin S. Kneedler | Attorney | 4-Jan-1946 |  | Acting US Solicitor General, 2009 | 
| J. Z. Knight | Paranormal | 16-Mar-1946 |  | Claims to channel Ramtha | 
| Marjorie Knoller | Criminal | c. 1946 |  | Presa Canario enthusiast | 
| Warren D. Knowlton | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Graham Packaging Company | 
| Charles John Koch | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Charter One Financial, 1988-2004 | 
| Jan Kodes | Tennis | 1-Mar-1946 |  | Winner of 3 Grand Slam titles | 
| Georges J.F. Köhler | Scientist | 17-Apr-1946 | 1-Mar-1995 | Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies) | 
| Barbara Kopple | Film Director | 30-Jul-1946 |  | Harlan County U.S.A. | 
| Allen H. Koranda | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of MAF Bancorp, 1990-2007 | 
| Peter H. Kostmayer | Politician | 27-Sep-1946 |  | Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1983-93 | 
| Michael G. Kozak | Diplomat | 1946 |  | US Ambassador to Belarus, 2000-03 | 
| Dennis Kozlowski | Business | 16-Nov-1946 |  | Disgraced CEO of Tyco | 
| Bill Kreutzmann | Drummer | 7-Apr-1946 |  | Drummer for Grateful Dead | 
| Robby Krieger | Guitarist | 8-Jan-1946 |  | Guitarist for The Doors | 
| Dennis Kucinich | Politician | 8-Oct-1946 |  | Congressman, Ohio 10th | 
| Thomas R. Kuhn | Business | c. 1946 |  | Edison Electric Institute | 
| Joseph E. Kurtz | Religion | 18-Aug-1946 |  | Catholic Archbishop of Louisville | 
| Suzanne B. Labarge | Business | 1946 |  | Vice Chairman of RBC, 1999-2004 | 
| Salem bin Laden | Relative | 1946 | 29-May-1988 | Osama's brother | 
| Philip Lader | Government | 1946 |  | US Ambassador to the UK, 1997-2001 | 
| Joseph E. Lambert | Judge | c. 1946 |  | Kentucky Chief Justice | 
| Gene Lamont | Baseball | 25-Dec-1946 |  | Former MLB Manager | 
| Raymond A. Lancaster | Business | c. 1946 |  | Candlewood Partners | 
| Kurt M. Landgraf | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Educational Testing Service | 
| Judith Ann Lanzinger | Judge | 2-Apr-1946 |  | Justice, Ohio Supreme Court | 
| Nicholas R. Lardy | Economist | c. 1946 |  | Senior fellow, Institute for International Economics | 
| Bettye LaVette | Singer | 29-Jan-1946 |  | Soul/funk vocalist | 
| Michael E. Lavin | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Midwest Partner, KPMG | 
| Hector Lavoe | Singer | 30-Sep-1946 | 29-Jun-1993 | Puerto Rican salsa singer | 
| Richard P. Lawless | Spy | c. 1946 |  | US Asia Commercial Development Corporation | 
| Paul Le Mat | Actor | 22-Sep-1946 |  | Melvin in Melvin and Howard | 
| Barbara Lee | Politician | 16-Jul-1946 |  | Anti-war Congresswoman, California 9th | 
| Ulrich Lehner | Business | 1-May-1946 |  | CEO of Henkel | 
| Barbara Leigh | Actor | 16-Nov-1946 |  | Vampirella | 
| Leslie Lenkowsky | Government | 30-Mar-1946 |  | Philanthropic Studies | 
| William S. Lerach | Attorney | 1946 |  | Class-action litigator | 
| Mark L. Lester | Film Director | 26-Nov-1946 |  | Commando | 
| Tony Levin | Bassist | 6-Jun-1946 |  | Bassist for King Crimson | 
| Eugene Levy | Comic | 17-Dec-1946 |  | Earl Camembert from SCTV | 
| Ron Lewis | Politician | 14-Sep-1946 |  | Congressman from Kentucky, 1994-2009 | 
| Edward M. Liddy | Business | 28-Jan-1946 |  | Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice | 
| Joseph Limprecht | Diplomat | 22-Jul-1946 | 19-May-2002 | US Ambassador to Albania, 1999-2002 | 
| Maureen Lipman | Actor | 10-May-1946 |  | Agony | 
| Peggy Lipton | Actor | 30-Aug-1946 |  | Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad | 
| Frank LoBiondo | Politician | 12-May-1946 |  | Congressman, New Jersey 2nd | 
| Tom Loeffler | Politician | 1-Aug-1946 |  | Congressman from Texas, 1979-87 | 
| Ronald E. Logue | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of State Street Corporation | 
| Richard Loncraine | Film Director | 20-Oct-1946 |  | Brimstone & Treacle | 
| Nicholas A. Lopardo | Business | c. 1946 |  | State Street Global Advisors | 
| Albert L. Lord | Business | 1946 |  | CEO of Sallie Mae | 
| Gloria Loring | Singer | 10-Dec-1946 |  | Friends and Lovers | 
| Paul B. Loyd, Jr. | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of R&B Falcon Corporation, 1997-2001 | 
| Susan Lucci | Actor | 23-Dec-1946 |  | Erica Kane on All My Children | 
| Joanna Lumley | Actor | 1-May-1946 |  | Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous | 
| Bigas Luna | Film Director | 19-Mar-1946 |  | Jamón, jamón | 
| Dan Lungren | Politician | 22-Sep-1946 |  | Congressman, California 3rd | 
| Lester L. Lyles | Military | 20-Apr-1946 |  | Commander, USAF Materiel Command, 2000-03 | 
| David Lynch | Film Director | 20-Jan-1946 |  | Blue Velvet | 
| Sandra L. Lynch | Judge | 31-Jul-1946 |  | 1st Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Sue Lyon | Actor | 10-Jul-1946 |  | Lolita | 
| William E. MacDonald III | Business | c. 1946 |  | Vice Chairman of National City, 2001-06 | 
| Frank T. MacInnis | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of EMCOR Group | 
| Catharine MacKinnon | Activist | 7-Oct-1946 |  | Anti-pornography activist | 
| Thomas P. Mac Mahon | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Laboratory Corporation, 1997-2006 | 
| Paul Magliocchetti | Criminal | c. 1946 |  | Washington lobbyist, PMA Group | 
| James Mann | Author | 1946 |  | Rise of the Vulcans | 
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Photographer | 4-Nov-1946 | 9-Mar-1989 | Erotic photographer | 
| Jeffrey A. Marcus | Business | 13-Oct-1946 |  | Cable TV magnate | 
| Stanley Marcus | Judge | 27-Mar-1946 |  | 11th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Cheech Marin | Actor | 13-Jul-1946 |  | The stoned half of Cheech and Chong | 
| Philip A. Marineau | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Levi Strauss, 1999-2006 | 
| Jean-Luc Marion | Philosopher | 3-Jul-1946 |  | Phenomenologist, God Without Being | 
| Ed Markey | Politician | 11-Jul-1946 |  | Congressman, Massachusetts 7th | 
| Rita Marley | Singer/Songwriter | 25-Jul-1946 |  | Reggae vocalist, Bob Marley's widow | 
| Frank Marshall | Film/TV Producer | 13-Sep-1946 |  | Co-Founder of Amblin Entertainment | 
| Mel Martinez | Government | 23-Oct-1946 |  | US Senator from Florida, 2005-09 | 
| John C. Mather | Physicist | 7-Aug-1946 |  | Big Bang | 
| Jessica Tuchman Mathews | Government | 1946 |  | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 
| Mireille Mathieu | Singer | 22-Jul-1946 |  | Internationally renown French chanteuse | 
| Susan W. Matlock | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Innovation Depot | 
| L. White Matthews III | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Union Pacific, 1989-98 | 
| John E. Maupin, Jr. | Doctor | c. 1946 |  | President, Morehouse School of Medicine | 
| Robert D. McCallum, Jr. | Diplomat | 1946 |  | US Ambassador to Australia | 
| George D. McClelland | Business | c. 1946 |  | United Asset Management Corporation | 
| Ian McDonald | Musician | 25-Jun-1946 |  | King Crimson | 
| Mackey J. McDonald | Business | 1-Nov-1946 |  | CEO of VF Corporation, 1996-2008 | 
| Gerald S. McGowan | Attorney | 3-Sep-1946 |  | US Ambassador to Portugal, 1998-2001 | 
| Judith A. McHale | Business | c. 1946 |  | President of Discovery Channel, 1995-2006 | 
| David W. McKeague | Judge | 5-Nov-1946 |  | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Margaret A. McKenna | Educator | c. 1946 |  | President of Lesley University, 1985-2007 | 
| Terence McKenna | Author | 16-Nov-1946 | 3-Apr-2000 | Mushrooms, UFOs, end of fractal time | 
| W. Andrew McKenna | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former VP, Home Depot | 
| Malcolm McLaren | Business | 22-Jan-1946 | 8-Apr-2010 | Sex Pistols manager | 
| Mack McLarty | Government | 14-Jun-1946 |  | White House Chief of Staff, 1993-94 | 
| Stephen T. McLin | Business | 1946 |  | America First Financial | 
| C. Steven McMillan | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Sara Lee, 2000-05 | 
| Alan G. McNally | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Harris Bank, 1993-2002 | 
| Gary A. Mecklenburg | Business | c. 1946 |  | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare | 
| Carolyn Meinel | Author | c. 1946 |  | Walking scr1pt k1dd13 factory | 
| L. Jacques Ménard | Business | 29-Jan-1946 |  | Chairman, BMO Nesbitt Burns | 
| Eduardo R. Menascé | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Verizon executive | 
| Freddie Mercury | Singer/Songwriter | 5-Sep-1946 | 24-Nov-1991 | Lead singer, Queen | 
| Steve Merrill | Politician | 21-Jun-1946 |  | Governor of New Hampshire, 1993-97 | 
| Harold M. Messmer, Jr. | Business | 20-Feb-1946 |  | CEO of Robert Half International | 
| Bob Metcalfe | Business | 1946 |  | Co-Inventor of Ethernet | 
| Michael W. Michalak | Diplomat | c. 1946 |  | US Ambassador to Vietnam | 
| Adam Michnik | Activist | 17-Oct-1946 |  | Gazeta Wyborcza | 
| Paul W. Middeke | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Partner, Ernst & Young | 
| Michael Milken | Business | 4-Jul-1946 |  | Convicted financial executive | 
| Edward D. Miller | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of AXA Financial, 1997-2001 | 
| Peter Milliken | Politician | 12-Nov-1946 |  | Speaker, Canadian House of Commons | 
| Hayley Mills | Actor | 18-Apr-1946 |  | The Parent Trap | 
| John Mills-Cockell | Musician | 19-May-1946 |  | Intersystems electronics | 
| Liza Minnelli | Singer | 12-Mar-1946 |  | Cabaret | 
| Andrea Mitchell | Journalist | 30-Oct-1946 |  | NBC Foreign Affairs Correspondent | 
| Keith Mitchell | Head of State | 12-Nov-1946 |  | Prime Minister of Grenada | 
| Jorge P. Montoya | Business | 1946 |  | Procter & Gamble Executive | 
| Keith Moon | Drummer | 23-Aug-1946 | 7-Sep-1978 | Drummer for The Who | 
| John L. Morrison | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former EVP, Pillsbury | 
| John B. Morse, Jr. | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Washington Post Co., 1989-2008 | 
| Mireya Moscoso | Head of State | 1-Jul-1946 |  | President of Panama, 1999-2004 | 
| Josh Mostel | Actor | 21-Dec-1946 |  | Jesus Christ Superstar | 
| Michael Mullen | Military | 4-Oct-1946 |  | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2007-11 | 
| David W. Mullins | Business | 28-Apr-1946 |  | Vice Chairman of the Fed, 1991-94 | 
| James J. Mulva | Business | 19-Jun-1946 |  | CEO of Conoco-Phillips | 
| Bobby Murcer | Baseball | 20-May-1946 | 12-Jul-2008 | MLB player, Yankees sportscaster | 
| Dennis Muren | Artist | 1-Nov-1946 |  | Special effects for Star Wars | 
| Robert C. Murray | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of PSEG, 1992-2001 | 
| Jerry Nachman | Journalist | 24-Feb-1946 | 19-Jan-2004 | MSNBC reporter | 
| Ilie Nastase | Tennis | 19-Jul-1946 |  | Winner, 7 Grand Slam titles | 
| Marc B. Nathanson | Business | c. 1946 |  | Billionaire, Falcon Cable TV | 
| Jean Eyeghe Ndong | Head of State | 12-Feb-1946 |  | Prime Minister of Gabon | 
| Ralph Neas | Activist | 17-May-1946 |  | People for the American Way | 
| Craig T. Nelson | Actor | 4-Apr-1946 |  | Coach Hayden Fox on Coach | 
| Arun Netravali | Business | 26-May-1946 |  | Chief Scientist at Lucent, 2002-03 | 
| Nancy S. Newcomb | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Citigroup executive | 
| Allan P. Newell | Business | c. 1946 |  | Newell-Rubbermaid heir | 
| Tricia Nixon | Relative | 21-Feb-1946 |  | Daughter of President Nixon | 
| J. W. Nokes | Business | 1946 |  | Former EVP at Conoco-Phillips | 
| Mark Noll | Historian | 1946 |  | Christian historian | 
| Harald Norvik | Business | 21-Jun-1946 |  | CEO of Statoil, 1988-99 | 
| Lawrence C. Nussdorf | Business | c. 1946 |  | Clark Enterprises, Inc. | 
| Dan O'Bannon | Screenwriter | 30-Sep-1946 | 17-Dec-2009 | Alien, Total Recall | 
| Tim O'Brien | Novelist | 1-Oct-1946 |  | Going After Cacciato | 
| Maureen O'Connor | Politician | 14-Jul-1946 |  | Mayor of San Diego, 1985-92 | 
| Terrence O'Donnell | Judge | 11-Feb-1946 |  | Justice, Ohio Supreme Court | 
| George O'Leary | Football | 17-Aug-1946 |  | Head Coach, U. of Central Florida | 
| Ed O'Neill | Actor | 12-Apr-1946 |  | Al Bundy on Married with Children | 
| John E. O'Neill | Activist | 19-Feb-1946 |  | Longtime John Kerry antagonist | 
| Thomas C. O'Neill | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of PWC Canada, 1998-2001 | 
| Thomas F. O'Neill | Business | c. 1946 |  | Sandler O'Neill & Partners | 
| Johnny Oates | Baseball | 21-Jan-1946 | 24-Dec-2004 | Former Orioles and Rangers manager | 
| Jim Oberweis | Business | 1946 |  | Republican dairy magnate | 
| Charles R. Oglesby | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Asbury Automotive Group | 
| Marc D. Oken | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Bank of America, 2004-05 | 
| Michael Ontkean | Actor | 24-Jan-1946 |  | Sheriff Harry S. Truman, Twin Peaks | 
| James F. Orr | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Convergys, 1998-2007 | 
| Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. | Educator | c. 1946 |  | Management Professor, UCLA | 
| Mary M. Ourisman | Diplomat | Feb-1946 |  | US Ambassador to Barbados | 
| Charles L. Overby | Journalist | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Freedom Forum, Newseum | 
| Willard J. Overlock, Jr. | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Partner, Goldman Sachs | 
| Michael Ovitz | Business | 14-Dec-1946 |  | President of Disney, 1995-97 | 
| Lindsay Owen-Jones | Business | 17-Mar-1946 |  | CEO of L'Oreal, 1988-2006 | 
| James W. Owens | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Caterpillar, 2004-10 | 
| Carl Paladino | Business | 24-Aug-1946 |  | Buffalo real estate baron | 
| Bruce Palmer | Bassist | 9-Sep-1946 | 1-Oct-2004 | Bassist for Buffalo Springfield | 
| Helmut Panke | Business | 31-Aug-1946 |  | Chairman of BMW, 2002-06 | 
| Stuart Pankin | Actor | 8-Apr-1946 |  | Arachnophobia | 
| Vince Papale | Football | 9-Feb-1946 |  | Inspiration for Invincible | 
| Stewart J. Paperin | Business | c. 1946 |  | EVP of Soros Foundations | 
| Marisa Paredes | Actor | 3-Apr-1946 |  | The Flower of My Secret | 
| James A. Parke | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former GE Capital Services executive | 
| Gary D. Parker | Business | c. 1946 |  | Moffitt, Parker & Company | 
| Gram Parsons | Musician | 5-Nov-1946 | 19-Sep-1973 | Flying Burrito Brothers | 
| Dolly Parton | Country Musician | 19-Jan-1946 |  | Jolene | 
| Vincent Pastore | Actor | 14-Jul-1946 |  | Big Pussy on The Sopranos | 
| Craig Patrick | Hockey | 20-May-1946 |  | NHL Hall of Famer, coach and manager | 
| Henry M. Paulson | Business | 28-Mar-1946 |  | US Secretary of the Treasury, 2006-09 | 
| Nicholas B. Paumgarten | Business | c. 1946 |  | Corsair Capital LLC | 
| Julie Payne | Actor | 11-Sep-1946 |  | Improv and voice actress | 
| Roslyn B. Payne | Business | c. 1946 |  | Jackson Street Partners | 
| Judith C. Pelham | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Trinity Health, 2000-04 | 
| Sheila A. Penrose | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Northern Trust executive | 
| Sonny Perdue | Politician | 20-Dec-1946 |  | Governor of Georgia, 2003-11 | 
| Barry W. Perry | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Engelhard, 2001-06 | 
| Gary R. Petersen | Business | c. 1946 |  | EnCap Investments | 
| Baxter F. Phillips, Jr. | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Massey Energy | 
| Alfred A. Piergallini | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Gerber, 1990-99 | 
| Eugene F. Pigott, Jr. | Judge | 1946 |  | Judge, NY Court of Appeals | 
| Tim Pigott-Smith | Actor | 13-May-1946 |  | The Jewel in the Crown | 
| Laffit Pincay | Jockey | 29-Dec-1946 |  | Winningest jockey of all time | 
| Bill Plympton | Film Director | 30-Apr-1946 |  | I Married a Strange Person! | 
| Ruth Pointer | Musician | 19-Mar-1946 |  | The Pointer Sisters | 
| Peter Popoff | Religion | 1946 |  | Fraud exposed on the Tonight Show | 
| Roger B. Porter | Educator | 19-Jun-1946 |  | Professor, Kennedy School of Government | 
| James J. Postl | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Pennzoil-Quaker State, 2000-02 | 
| Pete Postlethwaite | Actor | 16-Feb-1946 | 2-Jan-2011 | In the Name of the Father | 
| William C. Powers, Jr. | Educator | 30-May-1946 |  | President, University of Texas at Austin | 
| Robert Pozen | Business | 1946 |  | Fidelity Investments | 
| Billy Preston | Singer/Songwriter | 9-Sep-1946 | 6-Jun-2006 | You Are So Beautiful | 
| David B. Price, Jr. | Business | c. 1946 |  | BF Goodrich Performance Materials | 
| Mike Price | Football | 6-Apr-1946 |  | UTEP Head Coach | 
| Hawthorne L. Proctor | Military | c. 1946 |  | Army Quartermaster General, 1999-2001 | 
| Marcel Proulx | Politician | 6-Mar-1946 |  | Canadian MP, Hull-Aylmer | 
| Philip Pullman | Novelist | 19-Oct-1946 |  | His Dark Materials | 
| Gilda Radner | Comic | 28-Jun-1946 | 20-May-1989 | Saturday Night Live | 
| Rael | Hoaxer | 30-Sep-1946 |  | UFO cult leader maintains cloning laboratory | 
| Jim Ramstad | Politician | 6-May-1946 |  | Congressman from Minnesota, 1991-2009 | 
| Suze Randall | Photographer | 18-May-1946 |  | Fetish/porn photographer | 
| Michael K. Randolph | Judge | 1946 |  | Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court | 
| Joel H. Rassman | Business | c. 1946 | 14-Sep-2010 | CFO of Toll Brothers | 
| Gary J. Ray | Business | c. 1946 |  | President, Hormel Protein Business | 
| Roy Raymond | Business | c. 1946 | 26-Aug-1993 | Founder of Victoria's Secret | 
| Stephen Rea | Actor | 31-Oct-1946 |  | The Crying Game | 
| Robert Reich | Government | 24-Jun-1946 |  | US Secretary of Labor, 1993-97 | 
| Ivan Reitman | Film Director | 27-Oct-1946 |  | Ghost Busters | 
| M. Jodi Rell | Politician | 16-Jun-1946 |  | Governor of Connecticut, 2004-11 | 
| Michael Retzer | Business | c. 1946 |  | US Ambassador to Tanzania, 2005-07 | 
| Alan Rickman | Actor | 21-Feb-1946 |  | Die Hard | 
| Malcolm Rifkind | Politician | 21-Jun-1946 |  | UK Foreign Secretary, 1995-97 | 
| Charles R. Rinehart | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Home Savings and Loan, 1993-98 | 
| Dana G. Rinehart | Politician | 1946 |  | Mayor of Columbus, 1984-92 | 
| James M. Ringler | Business | 1946 |  | CEO of Premark, 1996-99 | 
| Richard E. Rivera | Business | c. 1946 |  | President of Darden Restaurants, 2001-04 | 
| Lord Robertson | Politician | 12-Apr-1946 |  | NATO Secretary General, 1999-2003 | 
| Tony Robinson | Actor | 15-Aug-1946 |  | Blackadder | 
| Josue J. Robles, Jr. | Business | 24-Jan-1946 |  | CEO of USAA | 
| Douglas L. Rock | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Smith International, 1989-2009 | 
| Johnathan A. Rodgers | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of TV One | 
| Ciro Rodriguez | Politician | 9-Dec-1946 |  | Congressman from Texas, 1997-2005 and 2007-11 | 
| Mick Ronson | Guitarist | 26-May-1946 | 29-Apr-1993 | Bowie/Spiders from Mars guitarist | 
| Linda Ronstadt | Singer | 15-Jul-1946 |  | Jerry Brown's former girlfriend | 
| William A. Roper, Jr. | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of VeriSign | 
| Mario M. Rosati | Business | 20-Jun-1946 |  | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 
| Michael E. Rose | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Anadarko Petroleum, 1987-2003 | 
| Leo Rossi | Actor | 1946 |  | Heart Like a Wheel | 
| Robert E. Rossiter | Business | 15-Feb-1946 |  | CEO of Lear | 
| Michael I. Roth | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Interpublic Group | 
| Rudy Rucker | Novelist | 22-Mar-1946 |  | Author of Wetware series | 
| Dutch Ruppersberger | Politician | 31-Jan-1946 |  | Congressman, Maryland 2nd | 
| Bobby Rush | Politician | 23-Nov-1946 |  | Congressman, Illinois 1st | 
| Larry Ruvo | Business | c. 1946 |  | Southern Wines & Spirits of Nevada | 
| Ivan Rybkin | Politician | 20-Oct-1946 |  | Russian candidate missing for days | 
| Pat Sajak | Game Show Host | 26-Oct-1946 |  | Wheel of Fortune | 
| Mary F. Sammons | Business | 12-Oct-1946 |  | CEO of Rite Aid | 
| Lewis A. Sanders | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of AllianceBernstein | 
| Stefania Sandrelli | Actor | 5-Jun-1946 |  | Jamón, jamón | 
| Stephen W. Sanger | Business | 10-Apr-1946 |  | CEO of General Mills, 1995-2007 | 
| Susan Sarandon | Actor | 4-Oct-1946 |  | Louise in Thelma and Louise | 
| Gailard Sartain | Actor | 18-Sep-1946 |  | The Buddy Holly Story | 
| Tom Savini | Film Director | 3-Nov-1946 |  | Special effects master | 
| Thomas G. Saylor | Judge | 14-Dec-1946 |  | Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court | 
| Nackey E. Scagliotti | Business | c. 1946 |  | Chairman, Union Leader Corporation | 
| Alan Scarfe | Actor | 8-Jun-1946 |  | Dr. Bradley Talmadge on Seven Days | 
| Edward T. Schafer | Politician | 8-Aug-1946 |  | US Secretary of Agriculture, 2008-09 | 
| Charles L. Schaffer | Business | c. 1946 |  | COO of UPS, 1997-2001 | 
| Joe Schermie | Bassist | 12-Feb-1946 | 26-Mar-2002 | Bass player for Three Dog Night | 
| James J. Schiro | Business | 2-Jan-1946 |  | CEO of Zurich Financial Services, 2002-09 | 
| Ralph A. Schmidt | Business | c. 1946 |  | COO of Western Refining, 2005-06 | 
| Peter Schoomaker | Military | 12-Feb-1946 |  | US Army Chief of Staff, 2003-07 | 
| Paul Schrader | Film Director | 22-Jul-1946 |  | Writer, Taxi Driver | 
| Peter W. Schramm | Activist | 23-Dec-1946 |  | Executive Director, Ashbrook Center | 
| Bon Scott | Musician | 9-Jul-1946 | 19-Feb-1980 | Lead Singer for AC/DC | 
| David Scott | Politician | 27-Jun-1946 |  | Congressman, Georgia 13th | 
| Donovan Scott | Actor | 29-Sep-1946 |  | Police Academy | 
| Paul K. Scripps | Business | c. 1946 |  | VP at EW Scripps, 1997-2001 | 
| Robert Sedgewick | Computer Programmer | c. 1946 |  | Algorithms | 
| Ivan G. Seidenberg | Business | 10-Dec-1946 |  | Chairman and CEO of Verizon | 
| Rade Serbedzija | Actor | 27-Jul-1946 |  | Dmitri Gredenko on 24 | 
| Jeff Sessions | Politician | 24-Dec-1946 |  | US Senator from Alabama | 
| Ted Shackelford | Actor | 23-Jun-1946 |  | Gary Ewing on Knots Landing | 
| Andrew G. Sharkey III | Business | c. 1946 |  | American Iron and Steel Institute | 
| William J. Shaw | Business | c. 1946 |  | President & COO of Marriott, 1997-2009 | 
| Daniel P. Sheehan | Activist | 1946 |  | Christic Institute | 
| Kevin E. Sheehan | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Cummins executive | 
| Art Shell | Football | 26-Nov-1946 |  | Former Raiders player, coach | 
| Donald J. Shepard | Business | 1946 |  | Chairman of Aegon NV | 
| Howard B. Sheppard | Business | c. 1946 |  | Assistant Treasurer of Chevron | 
| Cary Sherman | Lobbyist | c. 1946 |  | CEO of the RIAA | 
| Robert Shiller | Economist | 29-Mar-1946 |  | Irrational Exuberance | 
| Harold Shipman | Criminal | 14-Jan-1946 | 13-Jan-2004 | Serial killer had 215 victims | 
| Talia Shire | Actor | 25-Apr-1946 |  | Connie in The Godfather | 
| Bud Shivers | Business | 1946 |  | Texans for Quality Health Care | 
| Charles W. Shivery | Business | c. 1946 |  | Chairman of Northeast Utilities | 
| William E. B. Siart | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former CEO, First Interstate Bancorp | 
| Don Siegelman | Politician | 24-Feb-1946 |  | Governor of Alabama, 1999-2003 | 
| Karen Silkwood | Victim | 19-Feb-1946 | 13-Nov-1974 | Nuclear whistleblower | 
| Ron Silver | Actor | 2-Jul-1946 | 15-Mar-2009 | Wiseguy | 
| Peter Singer | Philosopher | 6-Jul-1946 |  | Animal Liberation | 
| Giuseppe Sinopoli | Conductor | 2-Nov-1946 | 20-Apr-2001 | Principal Conductor, Philharmonia, 1984-94 | 
| Gene Siskel | Critic | 26-Jan-1946 | 20-Feb-1999 | Siskel and Ebert | 
| Richard J. Slater | Business | c. 1946 |  | EVP at Jacobs Engineering, 1998-2002 | 
| Erika Slezak | Actor | 5-Aug-1946 |  | Victoria Davidson on One Life to Live | 
| Jerry E. Smith | Judge | 7-Nov-1946 |  | 5th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Patti Smith | Singer | 30-Dec-1946 |  | Horses | 
| Richard M. Smith | Journalist | 1946 |  | Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek | 
| Stan Smith | Tennis | 14-Dec-1946 |  | Winner of 7 major tournaments | 
| Wayne T. Smith | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Community Health Systems | 
| Carrie Snodgress | Actor | 27-Oct-1946 | 1-Apr-2004 | Diary of a Mad Housewife | 
| Peter H. Soderberg | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Hill-Rom | 
| Suzanne Somers | Actor | 16-Oct-1946 |  | Chrissy on Three's Company | 
| Joe Spano | Actor | 7-Jul-1946 |  | Hill Street Blues | 
| Skip Spence | Musician | 18-Apr-1946 | 16-Apr-1999 | Moby Grape guitarist, Oar | 
| John Spencer | Actor | 20-Dec-1946 | 16-Dec-2005 | Leo McGarry on The West Wing | 
| Steven Spielberg | Film Director | 18-Dec-1946 |  | E.T. | 
| Francis X. Spina | Judge | 13-Nov-1946 |  | Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court | 
| Richard Spring | Politician | 24-Sep-1946 |  | British MP, West Suffolk | 
| Thomas T. Stallkamp | Business | 6-Sep-1946 |  | CEO of MSX International, 2000-03 | 
| Sylvester Stallone | Actor | 6-Jul-1946 |  | Rocky, Rambo | 
| Ken Starr | Government | 21-Jul-1946 |  | Special Prosecutor, Clinton's impeachment | 
| Alison Steadman | Actor | 26-Aug-1946 |  | Life Is Sweet | 
| Shelby Steele | Activist | 1-Jan-1946 |  | The Content of Our Character | 
| Lorene K. Steffes | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Transarc Corporation, 1997-99 | 
| Jay B. Stephens | Attorney | 5-Nov-1946 |  | General Counsel of Raytheon | 
| David Stockman | Government | 10-Nov-1946 |  | Ronald Reagan's chief economist | 
| James C. Stoffel | Business | c. 1946 |  | Senior VP and CTO at Kodak, 2000-05 | 
| Oliver Stone | Film Director | 15-Sep-1946 |  | JFK | 
| Harold C. Stowe | Business | c. 1946 |  | Canal Industries | 
| Jack Straw | Politician | 3-Aug-1946 |  | Leader, House of Commons, 2006-07 | 
| David Suchet | Actor | 2-May-1946 |  | Hercule Poirot | 
| Peter Sutcliffe | Criminal | 2-Jun-1946 |  | The Yorkshire Ripper | 
| Peter Sutherland | Government | 25-Apr-1946 |  | First Director General of the WTO | 
| Robert E. Switz | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of ADC Telecommunications | 
| Deanell Reece Tacha | Judge | 26-Jan-1946 |  | 10th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Sharmila Tagore | Actor | 8-Dec-1946 |  | Apur Sansar | 
| Strobe Talbott | Government | 25-Apr-1946 |  | Time journalist, Deputy Secy. of State | 
| Robin Tallon | Politician | 8-Aug-1946 |  | Congressman from South Carolina, 1983-93 | 
| David Taylor | Politician | 22-Aug-1946 | 26-Dec-2009 | British MP, North West Leicestershire | 
| John B. Taylor | Economist | 8-Dec-1946 |  | Council of Economic Advisers, 1989-91 | 
| Michael A. Tembreull | Business | c. 1946 |  | Vice Chairman of PACCAR | 
| Donald F. Textor | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Partner, Goldman Sachs | 
| Tim Thomerson | Actor | 8-Apr-1946 |  | Gene/Jean on Quark | 
| Billy Thorpe | Musician | 29-Mar-1946 | 28-Feb-2007 | Children of the Sun | 
| Shirley M. Tilghman | Educator | 17-Sep-1946 |  | President of Princeton University | 
| Robert Tilton | Religion | 7-Jun-1946 |  | Yet another televangelist | 
| William B. Timmerman | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of SCANA | 
| Lee T. Todd, Jr. | Educator | 6-May-1946 |  | President, University of Kentucky | 
| Paul S. Trible, Jr. | Politician | 29-Dec-1946 |  | US Senator from Virginia, 1983-89 | 
| Donald Trump | Business | 14-Jun-1946 |  | The Donald | 
| Niki Tsongas | Politician | 26-Apr-1946 |  | Congresswoman, Massachusetts 5th | 
| Joseph M. Tucci | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of EMC | 
| Michael Tucci | Actor | 15-Apr-1946 |  | Norman Briggs on Diagnosis Murder | 
| Ann Turkel | Actor | 16-Jul-1946 |  | Golden Rendezvous | 
| Glynn Turman | Actor | 31-Jan-1946 |  | Col. Taylor on A Different World | 
| James L. Turner | Business | c. 1946 |  | President of Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, 1999-2005 | 
| Jim Turner | Politician | 6-Feb-1946 |  | Congressman from Texas, 1997-2005 | 
| R. Gerald Turner | Educator | c. 1946 |  | President, Southern Methodist University | 
| Ronald L. Turner | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Ceridian, 2000-06 | 
| Myron E. Ullman | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of JC Penney | 
| Ruth Underwood | Drummer | 23-May-1946 |  | Whirlwind percussionist for Frank Zappa | 
| Wes Unseld | Basketball | 14-Mar-1946 |  | NBA Hall of Famer, coach | 
| Chase Untermeyer | Diplomat | 7-Mar-1946 |  | US Ambassador to Qatar | 
| Robert Urich | Actor | 16-Dec-1946 | 16-Apr-2002 | Dan Tanna on Vega$ | 
| William S. Urkiel | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Ikon, 1999-2005 | 
| Jim Valvano | Basketball | 10-Mar-1946 | 28-Apr-1993 | NCSU Basketball Coach, 1980-89 | 
| William G. Van Dyke | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Donaldson Company, 1996-2004 | 
| Frank Varasano | Business | c. 1946 |  | Former Senior VP, Booz Allen Hamilton | 
| Kirk Varnedoe | Curator | 19-Jan-1946 | 15-Aug-2003 | Curator at MOMA, 1988-2001 | 
| Craig Venter | Biologist | 14-Oct-1946 |  | Engineered the first man-made bacterial cell | 
| Ben Vereen | Actor | 10-Oct-1946 |  | Jesus Christ Superstar | 
| Gianni Versace | Fashion Designer | 2-Dec-1946 | 16-Jul-1997 | Fashion designer murdered by Andrew Cunanan | 
| Bob Vila | TV Personality | 20-Jun-1946 |  | Former host of This Old House | 
| Fausto Vitello | Publisher | 23-Aug-1946 | 22-Apr-2006 | Founding publisher of Thrasher | 
| Diane von Furstenberg | Fashion Designer | 31-Dec-1946 |  | Fashion designer | 
| Marilyn vos Savant | Columnist | 11-Aug-1946 |  | IQ 228, writes for Parade | 
| John D. Waihee III | Politician | 19-May-1946 |  | Governor of Hawaii, 1986-94 | 
| Leslie A. Waite | Business | c. 1946 |  | Waite & Correnti | 
| Robert Wall | Business | c. 1946 |  | Co-Founder of MIPS | 
| Henry D. G. Wallace | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of Ford Motor, 2000-01 | 
| Ian Wallace | Drummer | 29-Sep-1946 | 22-Feb-2007 | Ex-Crimson and active session drummer | 
| James D. Walsh | Diplomat | 9-Aug-1946 |  | US Ambassador to Argentina, 2000-03 | 
| John T. Walton | Relative | 8-Oct-1946 | 27-Jun-2005 | World's 11th richest man, 2005 | 
| Burt Ward | Actor | 6-Jul-1946 |  | Robin the Boy Wonder | 
| Richard Ware II | Business | c. 1946 |  | Amarillo National Bank | 
| Douglas A. Warner III | Business | 9-Jun-1946 |  | CEO of JP Morgan, 1995-2000 | 
| Lesley Ann Warren | Actor | 16-Aug-1946 |  | The Limey | 
| Michael Warren | Actor | 5-Mar-1946 |  | Bobby Hill on Hill Street Blues | 
| John Waters | Film Director | 22-Apr-1946 |  | Hairspray | 
| John D. Watson | Business | c. 1946 |  | CFO of EnCana Corporation, 2002-06 | 
| Max P. Watson, Jr. | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of BMC Software, 1990-2001 | 
| André Watts | Pianist | 20-Jun-1946 |  | American piano prodigy | 
| James H. Webb | Military | 9-Feb-1946 |  | US Senator from Virginia | 
| Jimmy Webb | Songwriter | 15-Aug-1946 |  | Up, Up, and Away! | 
| Norbert Weisser | Actor | 9-Jul-1946 |  | Midnight Express | 
| Jann Wenner | Business | 7-Jan-1946 |  | Publisher of Rolling Stone magazine | 
| Larry L. Weyers | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Intergrys Energy | 
| Anne Wheeler | Film Director | 22-Nov-1946 |  | Better Than Chocolate | 
| Dan White | Assassin | 2-Sep-1946 | 21-Oct-1985 | Assassinated George Moscone and Harvey Milk | 
| Jo Jo White | Basketball | 16-Nov-1946 |  | Boston Celtics, 1969-79 | 
| Christine Todd Whitman | Government | 26-Sep-1946 |  | GWB's first head of EPA | 
| Kathryn J. Whitmire | Politician | 15-Aug-1946 |  | Mayor of Houston, 1982-91 | 
| Kent M. Wiedemann | Diplomat | 1946 |  | US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1999-2002 | 
| Larry Wilkerson | Government | c. 1946 |  | Former aide to Colin Powell | 
| David Wilkins | Politician | 12-Oct-1946 |  | US Ambassador to Canada | 
| Dennis K. Williams | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of IDEX Corporation, 2000-05 | 
| Kristen Gibney Williams | Business | c. 1946 |  | Caremark Rx | 
| Robert B. Willumstad | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of American International Group, 2008 | 
| Carl Wilson | Musician | 21-Dec-1946 | 6-Feb-1998 | Beach Boy | 
| Demond Wilson | Actor | 13-Oct-1946 |  | Lamont on Sanford and Son | 
| Stuart Wilson | Actor | 25-Dec-1946 |  | Death and the Maiden | 
| Penelope Wilton | Actor | 3-Jun-1946 |  | Ann on Ever Decreasing Circles | 
| Terry Winograd | Scientist | 24-Feb-1946 |  | Understanding Natural Language | 
| Stan Winston | Artist | 7-Apr-1946 | 15-Jun-2008 | Special effects artist | 
| Edgar Winter | Musician | 28-Dec-1946 |  | Albino rock star | 
| Dick Wolf | Film/TV Producer | 20-Dec-1946 |  | Producer of Law and Order | 
| Marv Wolfman | Cartoonist | 13-May-1946 |  | Former Editor-In-Chief of Marvel Comics | 
| Lana Wood | Actor | 1-Mar-1946 |  | Diamonds Are Forever | 
| Judy Woodruff | Journalist | 20-Nov-1946 |  | PBS newscaster | 
| Jack Wrangler | Pornstar | 11-Jul-1946 | 7-Apr-2009 | Eyes of a Gay Stranger | 
| Kathryn S. Wylde | Administrator | c. 1946 |  | Partnership for New York City | 
| Janet L. Yellen | Economist | 13-Aug-1946 |  | President and CEO, San Francisco Fed | 
| Roger A. Young | Business | c. 1946 |  | CEO of Bay State Gas Company, 1990-99 | 
| Victor L. Young | Business | c. 1946 |  | Fishery Products International | 
| Ahmed H. Zewail | Chemist | 26-Feb-1946 |  | Femtochemistry | 
| Vladimir Zhirinovsky | Politician | 25-Apr-1946 |  | Founder of Liberal Democratic Party | 
| Nancy L. Zimpher | Educator | 29-Oct-1946 |  | President, University of Cincinnati | 
| Joseph Zito | Film Director | 14-May-1946 |  | Missing In Action |