| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for | 
|---|
| Norm Abram | TV Personality | 1950 |  | Master carpenter, This Old House | 
| Agnetha Fältskog | Musician | 5-Apr-1950 |  | ABBA | 
| Howard Ahmanson, Jr. | Philanthropist | 3-Feb-1950 |  | Reclusive fundamentalist-Christian philanthropist | 
| Nouri al-Maliki | Head of State | c. 1950 |  | Prime Minister of Iraq | 
| James F. Albaugh | Business | 31-May-1950 |  | EVP at Boeing | 
| Doyle Alexander | Baseball | 4-Sep-1950 |  | Former MLB pitcher | 
| Samuel Alito | Judge | 1-Apr-1950 |  | US Supreme Court Justice | 
| Debbie Allen | Dancer | 16-Jan-1950 |  | All About You | 
| Nancy Allen | Actor | 24-Jun-1950 |  | RoboCop | 
| Robert J. Alpern | Doctor | c. 1950 |  | Dean, Yale School of Medicine | 
| Aida M. Alvarez | Business | 1950 |  | SBA Administrator, 1997-2001 | 
| Richard Dean Anderson | Actor | 23-Jan-1950 |  | MacGyver | 
| Princess Anne | Royalty | 15-Aug-1950 |  | The Horsey Princess Royal | 
| Decker Anstrom | Business | 2-Aug-1950 |  | COO of Landmark Communications | 
| Susan Anton | Singer | 12-Oct-1950 |  | Played 5000 times at Radio City Music Hall | 
| Joan Armatrading | Singer/Songwriter | 9-Dec-1950 |  | Eclectic folk performer | 
| Gillian Armstrong | Film Director | 18-Dec-1950 |  | Oscar and Lucinda | 
| Howard Ashman | Songwriter | 17-May-1950 | 14-Mar-1991 | Beauty and the Beast | 
| Robin Askwith | Actor | 12-Oct-1950 |  | Confessions of a Window Cleaner | 
| Pedro Aspe | Economist | 7-Jul-1950 |  | Mexican Minister of Finance, 1988-94 | 
| Howard I. Atkins | Business | c. 1950 |  | CFO of Wells Fargo | 
| Patti Austin | Singer | 10-Aug-1950 |  | Baby Come to Me | 
| Daniel Auteuil | Actor | 24-Jan-1950 |  | Jean de Florette | 
| Lawrence S. Bacow | Educator | c. 1950 |  | President, Tufts University | 
| Kathy Baker | Actor | 8-Jun-1950 |  | Picket Fences | 
| Ken Bakshi | Business | c. 1950 |  | Row2 Technologies | 
| Josiane Balasko | Actor | 15-Apr-1950 |  | French Twist | 
| Robert H. Baldwin | Business | c. 1950 |  | Chief Construction Officer, MGM Mirage | 
| Michael Balmuth | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Ross Stores | 
| Tony Banks | Musician | 27-Mar-1950 |  | Keyboardist for Genesis | 
| Dean Barkley | Politician | 31-Aug-1950 |  | US Senator from Minnesota, 2002-03 | 
| William Barr | Government | 23-May-1950 |  | US Attorney General, 1991-93 | 
| Barbara M. Barrett | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Finland | 
| Thom Barry | Actor | 6-Dec-1950 |  | Will Jeffries on Cold Case | 
| Charlene Barshefsky | Diplomat | 11-Aug-1950 |  | US Trade Representative, 1997-2001 | 
| Jim Beaver | Actor | 12-Aug-1950 |  | Ellsworth on Deadwood | 
| Harold Becker | Film Director | 1950 |  | City Hall and Sea of Love | 
| Walter Becker | Musician | 20-Feb-1950 |  | Co-Founder of Steely Dan | 
| J. Georg Bednorz | Physicist | 16-May-1950 |  | High-temperature superconductivity | 
| Michael Been | Singer | 1950 | 19-Aug-2010 | Frontman for The Call | 
| William M. Bellamy | Diplomat | 21-Aug-1950 |  | US Ambassdor to Kenya, 2003-06 | 
| Alan L. Beller | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | Partner, Cleary Gottlieb | 
| Barbi Benton | Model | 28-Jan-1950 |  | Hee-Haw regular, 1971-76 | 
| Duane Benton | Judge | 8-Sep-1950 |  | 8th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Daniel Benzali | Actor | 20-Jan-1950 |  | Ted Hoffman on Murder One | 
| Stanley M. Bergman | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Henry Schein | 
| Dorrit J. Bern | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Charming Shoppes | 
| Steven Jesse Bernstein | Poet | 4-Dec-1950 | 22-Oct-1991 | Grunge poet and punk rocker | 
| Robert F. Bernstock | Business | c. 1950 |  | President of Shipping, USPS | 
| Catherine Bertini | Administrator | 31-Mar-1950 |  | World Food Programme, 1992-2002 | 
| Timothy Bishop | Politician | 1-Jun-1950 |  | Congressman, New York 1st | 
| Mark Bittman | Chef | c. 1950 |  | The Minimalist | 
| Cofer Black | Government | c. 1950 |  | Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 2002-04 | 
| Coit D. Blacker | Government | c. 1950 |  | Institute for International Studies, Stanford | 
| Frank Blake | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Home Depot | 
| Don L. Blankenship | Business | 14-Mar-1950 |  | CEO of Massey Energy, 2000-10 | 
| Roy Blunt | Politician | 10-Jan-1950 |  | US Senator from Missouri | 
| Vinko Bogataj | Skier | c. 1950 |  | Personification of The Agony of Defeat | 
| Trevor Bolder | Bassist | 9-Jun-1950 |  | Uriah Heap bassist | 
| Rene Bond | Pornstar | 11-Oct-1950 | 2-Jun-1996 | Teenage Fantasies | 
| Rich Bond | Government | 1950 |  | RNC Chairman, 1992-93 | 
| John Boozman | Politician | 10-Dec-1950 |  | US Senator from Arkansas | 
| Daniel Bouton | Business | 10-Apr-1950 |  | CEO of Société Générale | 
| Bruce Boxleitner | Actor | 12-May-1950 |  | Babylon 5 | 
| Terry Bozzio | Drummer | 27-Dec-1950 |  | Drummer for Missing Persons | 
| Ann Walsh Bradley | Judge | 5-Jul-1950 |  | Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court | 
| Sonia Braga | Actor | 8-Jun-1950 |  | Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands | 
| Richard Branson | Business | 18-Jul-1950 |  | Founder of Virgin chain | 
| Arthur Bremer | Assassin | 21-Aug-1950 |  | Shot Governor George Wallace | 
| Flavio Briatore | Business | 12-Apr-1950 |  | Renault F1 Team, dates models | 
| David Brin | Novelist | 6-Oct-1950 |  | The Uplift War | 
| Beth L. Bronner | Business | c. 1950 |  | Mistral Equity Partners | 
| Willie Buchanon | Football | 4-Nov-1950 |  | Former NFL Cornerback | 
| Michael Burgess | Politician | 23-Dec-1950 |  | Congressman, Texas 26th | 
| Gabriel Byrne | Actor | 12-May-1950 |  | The Usual Suspects | 
| John E. Caldwell | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of SMTC Corporation | 
| Consuelo M. Callahan | Judge | 9-Jun-1950 |  | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| John Candy | Actor | 31-Oct-1950 | 4-Mar-1994 | Uncle Buck | 
| David Cannadine | Historian | 7-Sep-1950 |  | Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy | 
| Chris Cannon | Politician | 20-Oct-1950 |  | Congressman from Utah, 1997-2009 | 
| Dennis W. Carlton | Economist | c. 1950 |  | Economics Professor, University of Chicago | 
| Edward Earl Carnes | Judge | 3-Jun-1950 |  | 11th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Karen Carpenter | Singer | 2-Mar-1950 | 4-Feb-1983 | The Carpenters | 
| Darleen Carr | Actor | 12-Dec-1950 |  | The Streets of San Francisco | 
| Eric Carr | Drummer | 12-Jul-1950 | 24-Nov-1991 | Drummer for KISS | 
| Jim Carroll | Author | 1-Aug-1950 | 11-Sep-2009 | The Basketball Diaries | 
| Milton Carroll | Business | c. 1950 |  | Instrument Products, Inc. | 
| Zachary W. Carter | Attorney | 19-Mar-1950 |  | Partner, Dorsey & Whitney | 
| Veronica Cartwright | Actor | 20-Apr-1950 |  | Alien | 
| Tommy Casanova | Football | 29-Jul-1950 |  | Former Cincinnati Bengals DB | 
| David Cassidy | Singer | 12-Apr-1950 |  | The Partridge Family | 
| Randy Castillo | Drummer | 18-Dec-1950 | 26-Mar-2002 | Drummer for Ozzy Osbourne | 
| Brian Castro | Novelist | 1950 |  | Birds of Passage | 
| Lee Caudill | Business | c. 1950 |  | Former Avon/Liz Claiborne executive | 
| Jon F. Chait | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Hudson Highland Group | 
| Michael Paul Chan | Actor | 26-Jun-1950 |  | Robbery: Homicide Division | 
| Michael G. Cherkasky | Business | 2-Mar-1950 |  | CEO of Marsh & McLennan, 2004-08 | 
| Alex Chilton | Singer/Songwriter | 28-Dec-1950 | 17-Mar-2010 | Big Star | 
| Mary C. Choksi | Business | c. 1950 |  | Strategic Investment Group | 
| Helen Clark | Head of State | 26-Feb-1950 |  | Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1999-2008 | 
| Charles Clarke | Politician | 21-Sep-1950 |  | UK Home Secretary, 2004-06 | 
| Richard R. Clifton | Judge | 13-Nov-1950 |  | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Claudia Cohen | Columnist | 16-Dec-1950 | 15-Jun-2007 | Gossip columnist | 
| Natalie Cole | Singer | 6-Feb-1950 |  | Singer-daughter of Nat King Cole | 
| Francis Collins | Scientist | 14-Apr-1950 |  | Human Genome Project | 
| Alan Colmes | Pundit | 24-Sep-1950 |  | Left-leaning political pundit | 
| Robbie Coltrane | Actor | 30-Mar-1950 |  | Hagrid in the Harry Potter films | 
| Jeff Conaway | Actor | 5-Oct-1950 | 27-May-2011 | Grease | 
| Gerry Connolly | Politician | 30-Mar-1950 |  | Congressman, Virginia 11th | 
| John R. Considine | Business | c. 1950 |  | Vice Chairman of Becton Dickinson | 
| Nathan Cook | Actor | 9-Apr-1950 | 11-Jun-1988 | Billy Griffin on Hotel | 
| Robert B. Coutts | Business | c. 1950 |  | EVP at Lockheed Martin | 
| Chris Crawford | Computer Programmer | c. 1950 |  | Balance of Power | 
| Stephen L. Cropper | Business | c. 1950 |  | Retired Williams executive | 
| Harlan Crow | Business | 1950 |  | Chairman and CEO, Crow Holdings | 
| James Q. Crowe | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Level 3 Communications | 
| Rodney Crowell | Country Musician | 7-Aug-1950 |  | Diamonds & Dirt | 
| Craig C. Culver | Business | 15-Jun-1950 |  | Culver's Frozen Custard Restaurants | 
| Robert F. Cummings, Jr. | Business | c. 1950 |  | Senior Managing Director, GSC Group | 
| Robert D. Daleo | Business | c. 1950 |  | CFO of Thomson Reuters | 
| Terry G. Dallas | Business | c. 1950 |  | CFO of Unocal, 2000-05 | 
| Michael T. Dan | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Brink's | 
| John J. Danilovich | Diplomat | 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Costa Rica, 2001-04 | 
| Calvin Darden | Business | 5-Feb-1950 |  | VP at UPS, 1998-2005 | 
| Gavyn Davies | Business | 27-Nov-1950 |  | Ex-BBC Chairman | 
| Chris A. Davis | Business | c. 1950 |  | Partner at Forstman Little & Co. | 
| Jo Ann Davis | Politician | 29-Jun-1950 | 6-Oct-2007 | Congresswoman from Virginia, 2001-07 | 
| John R. Dawson | Diplomat | 1950 | 1-Aug-2003 | US Ambassador to Peru, 2002-03 | 
| Stockwell Day | Politician | 16-Aug-1950 |  | Canadian Minister of Public Safety | 
| Rick Dees | Radio Personality | 14-Mar-1950 |  | Disco Duck | 
| Diane Denish | Politician | c. 1950 |  | Lt. Governor of New Mexico | 
| Howard Deutch | Film Director | 14-Sep-1950 |  | Pretty in Pink | 
| Willy DeVille | Singer/Songwriter | 27-Aug-1950 | 6-Aug-2009 | Frontman, Mink DeVille | 
| C. Maury Devine | Business | c. 1950 |  | Former Exxon Mobil executive | 
| John Diehl | Actor | 1-May-1950 |  | Larry Zito on Miami Vice | 
| Bo Dietl | Business | c. 1950 |  | Ex-NYPD homicide detective | 
| Daniel R. DiMicco | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Nucor | 
| Jan L. Docter | Business | c. 1950 |  | CFO of Getronics NV, 1998-2003 | 
| Janet M. Dolan | Business | c. 1950 |  | Tennant Company | 
| Terry Dolan | Activist | 1950 | 28-Dec-1986 | Conservative activist | 
| Timothy M. Dolan | Religion | 6-Feb-1950 |  | Catholic Archbishop of New York | 
| John Doolittle | Politician | 30-Oct-1950 |  | Congressman from California, 1991-2009 | 
| Brad Dourif | Actor | 18-Mar-1950 |  | Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest | 
| Larry Drake | Actor | 21-Feb-1950 |  | Benny Stulwicz on LA Law | 
| Patrick D. Duddy | Diplomat | c. 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Venezuela | 
| David Duke | Activist | 13-Jul-1950 |  | Former KKK Grand Wizard | 
| Lindsay Duncan | Actor | 7-Nov-1950 |  | Perfect Strangers | 
| Naomi C. Earp | Government | c. 1950 |  | Chairman of the EEOC, 2006-08 | 
| Charles Easley | Judge | c. 1950 |  | Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court | 
| Michael Easley | Politician | 23-Mar-1950 |  | Governor of North Carolina, 2001-09 | 
| Michelle Easton | Government | 12-Aug-1950 |  | Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute | 
| Dennis E. Eckart | Politician | 6-Apr-1950 |  | Congressman from Ohio, 1981-93 | 
| Rod Eddington | Business | 2-Jan-1950 |  | CEO of British Airways, 2000-05 | 
| J. Raymond Elliott | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Zimmer Holdings, 2001-07 | 
| Jo Ann Emerson | Politician | 16-Sep-1950 |  | Congresswoman, Missouri 8th | 
| Julius Erving | Basketball | 22-Feb-1950 |  | Forward, Philadelphia 76ers | 
| Péter Esterházy | Author | 14-Apr-1950 |  | Celestial Harmonies | 
| Mallory Factor | Activist | c. 1950 |  | Merchant banker | 
| Richard D. Fairbank | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Capital One | 
| Morgan Fairchild | Actor | 3-Feb-1950 |  | Jordan Roberts on Falcon Crest | 
| John V. Faraci | Business | 16-Feb-1950 |  | CEO of International Paper | 
| Daniel A. Farber | Educator | 16-Jul-1950 |  | Retained by the People | 
| Daniel R. Feehan | Business | c. 1950 |  | Cash America International | 
| Sam Firstenberg | Film Director | 13-Mar-1950 |  | American Ninja | 
| Steven S. Fishman | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Big Lots | 
| Dennis J. FitzSimons | Business | 26-Jun-1950 |  | CEO of Tribune Co., 2003-07 | 
| Russell M. Flaum | Business | c. 1950 |  | EVP at Illinois Tool Works | 
| Dann Florek | Actor | 1-May-1950 |  | Law & Order: SVU | 
| Gennifer Flowers | Relative | 24-Jan-1950 |  | Former mistress of Bill Clinton | 
| Carolyn Forché | Poet | 28-Apr-1950 |  | The Country Between Us | 
| Charles A. Ford | Diplomat | c. 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Honduras | 
| Gary D. Forsee | Business | 1950 |  | CEO of Sprint Nextel, 2005-07 | 
| Paul L. Foster | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Western Refining | 
| Mikhail Fradkov | Head of State | 1-Sep-1950 |  | Prime Minister of Russia, 2004-07 | 
| Peter Frampton | Musician | 22-Apr-1950 |  | Do You Feel Like We Do | 
| Pamela Franklin | Actor | 3-Feb-1950 |  | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | 
| Dod A. Fraser | Business | c. 1950 |  | Sackett Partners | 
| Louis Freeh | Government | 6-Jan-1950 |  | FBI Director, 1993-2001 | 
| Dave Freudenthal | Politician | 12-Oct-1950 |  | Governor of Wyoming, 2003-11 | 
| Phillip Fulmer | Football | 1-Sep-1950 |  | Head Coach, University of Tennessee | 
| Edward M. Gabriel | Diplomat | 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Morocco, 1998-2001 | 
| Peter Gabriel | Musician | 13-Feb-1950 |  | Former lead singer, Genesis | 
| Peter Galbraith | Diplomat | 31-Dec-1950 |  | The End of Iraq | 
| Christopher B. Galvin | Business | 21-Mar-1950 |  | CEO of Motorola, 1995-2003 | 
| Scott Garrett | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Beckman Coulter | 
| Barbara Gaskin | Musician | 1950 |  | Singer for Stewart/Gaskin | 
| Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Author | 16-Sep-1950 |  | The Signifying Monkey | 
| Michel Gauthier | Politician | 18-Feb-1950 |  | Canadian MP, Roberval/Lac-Saint-Jean | 
| Genesis P-Orridge | Electronic Musician | 22-Feb-1950 |  | Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV | 
| Susan George | Actor | 26-Jul-1950 |  | Straw Dogs | 
| Julia S. Gibbons | Judge | 23-Dec-1950 |  | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Mark Gibbons | Judge | c. 1950 |  | Nevada Chief Justice | 
| Barbara D. Gilmore | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | Former Partner, Sullivan & Worcester | 
| Joanna Gleason | Actor | 2-Jun-1950 |  | Crimes and Misdemeanors | 
| Laurie H. Glimcher | Educator | c. 1950 |  | Professor of Immunology at Harvard | 
| Richard W. Gochnauer | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of United Stationers | 
| Michael Golden | Publisher | c. 1950 |  | Publisher, The International Herald Tribune | 
| Bing Gordon | Business | c. 1950 |  | Chief Creative Officer, Electronic Arts, 1998-2008 | 
| Jamie S. Gorelick | Attorney | 6-May-1950 |  | 9-11 Commission member | 
| David Graf | Actor | 16-Apr-1950 | 7-Apr-2001 | Movie, TV and videogame work | 
| Gary Graham | Actor | 6-Jun-1950 |  | Det. Matt Sikes on Alien Nation | 
| Lou Gramm | Singer | 2-May-1950 |  | Foreigner vocalist | 
| Gary A. Grappo | Diplomat | c. 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Oman | 
| Erin Gray | Actor | 7-Jan-1950 |  | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | 
| Lon R. Greenberg | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of UGI Corporation | 
| James H. Greene, Jr. | Business | c. 1950 |  | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts | 
| Susan Greenfield | Scientist | 1-Oct-1950 |  | Brain Story | 
| Thomas G. Grudnowski | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Fair Isaac, 1999-2007 | 
| Ron Guidry | Baseball | 28-Aug-1950 |  | Yankees Pitcher, 1975-88 | 
| Ben A. Guill | Business | c. 1950 |  | First Reserve Corporation | 
| Lani Guinier | Educator | 19-Apr-1950 |  | The Tyranny of the Majority | 
| Cathy Guisewite | Cartoonist | 5-Sep-1950 |  | Cathy | 
| Abdullah Gül | Head of State | 29-Oct-1950 |  | President of Turkey | 
| Steve Hackett | Guitarist | 12-Feb-1950 |  | Guitarist for Genesis, 1970-7 | 
| George Hager | Journalist | c. 1950 |  | USA Today economics reporter | 
| James K. Hahn | Politician | 3-Jul-1950 |  | Mayor of Los Angeles 2001-05 | 
| Jörg Haider | Politician | 26-Jan-1950 | 11-Oct-2008 | Austrian extreme rightist | 
| Peter Hain | Politician | 16-Feb-1950 |  | British MP, Neath | 
| John J. Haley | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Watson Wyatt Worldwide | 
| Marc D. Hamburg | Business | c. 1950 |  | CFO of Berkshire Hathaway | 
| Nicholas Hammond | Actor | 15-May-1950 |  | The Sound of Music | 
| John J. Hamre | Government | 3-Jul-1950 |  | Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1997-1999 | 
| Nancy H. Handel | Business | c. 1950 |  | CFO of Applied Materials, 2004-06 | 
| Donna Hanover | Radio Personality | 13-Feb-1950 |  | WOR Radio Morning Co-Host, NYC | 
| Malcolm Hardee | Comic | 5-Jan-1950 | 31-Jan-2005 | I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake | 
| Dorian Harewood | Actor | 6-Aug-1950 |  | Full Metal Jacket | 
| Harriet Harman | Politician | 30-Jul-1950 |  | Leader, House of Commons | 
| Tess Harper | Actor | 15-Aug-1950 |  | Crimes of the Heart | 
| Ed Harris | Actor | 28-Nov-1950 |  | The Rock | 
| Franco Harris | Football | 7-Mar-1950 |  | Pittsburgh Steelers RB | 
| Gregory Harrison | Actor | 31-May-1950 |  | Gonzo Gates on Trapper John | 
| Kathryn Harrold | Actor | 2-Aug-1950 |  | Raw Deal | 
| Mary Hart | TV Personality | 8-Nov-1950 |  | Entertainment Tonight | 
| Dan Hartman | Singer/Songwriter | 8-Dec-1950 | 22-Mar-1994 | I Can Dream About You | 
| Douglas A. Hartwick | Diplomat | 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Laos, 2001-04 | 
| Dennis Haskins | Actor | 18-Nov-1950 |  | Principal Belding on Saved by the Bell | 
| William R. Hearst III | Business | c. 1950 |  | San Francisco Examiner Editor, 1984-95 | 
| Philip G. Heasley | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Transaction Systems Architects | 
| Deborah S. Hechinger | Business | c. 1950 |  | BoardSource | 
| Andrew Heyward | Journalist | 1950 |  | President of CBS News, 1996-2005 | 
| Hilly Hicks | Actor | 4-May-1950 |  | Character actor | 
| Michael Hightower | Business | c. 1950 |  | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida | 
| John Hinderaker | Blogger | Sep-1950 |  | Power Line blog | 
| James Hirsen | Columnist | c. 1950 |  | The Left Coast Report | 
| Thomas E. Hoaglin | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Huntington Bancshares | 
| Faith S. Hochberg | Attorney | 1950 |  | US District Court Judge, New Jersey | 
| Joseph Hoeffel | Politician | 3-Sep-1950 |  | Congressman from Pensylvania, 1999-2005 | 
| Dennis Holmes | Actor | 3-Oct-1950 |  | Mike Williams on Laramie | 
| Glenda Hood | Government | c. 1950 |  | Florida Secretary of State 2003-05 | 
| Larry Hoover | Criminal | 30-Nov-1950 |  | Gangster Disciples | 
| Mary Hopkin | Singer | 5-May-1950 |  | Those Were the Days | 
| Donald R. Horton | Business | c. 1950 |  | Founder of D. R. Horton | 
| Freeman A. Hrabowski | Educator | 13-Aug-1950 |  | President, University of Maryland Baltimore | 
| Donna Hrinak | Diplomat | c. 1950 |  | US Ambassador, Latin America | 
| Mark W. Huddleston | Educator | c. 1950 |  | President, University of New Hampshire | 
| Elizabeth J. Hudson | Business | c. 1950 |  | National Geographic Society | 
| William R. Huff | Business | c. 1950 |  | W. R. Huff Asset Management | 
| Arianna Huffington | Columnist | 15-Jul-1950 |  | The Huffington Post | 
| John Hughes | Film Director | 18-Feb-1950 | 6-Aug-2009 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | 
| Russell A. Hulse | Physicist | 28-Nov-1950 |  | Co-Discovered first binary pulsar | 
| James K. Hunt | Business | c. 1950 |  | THL Credit Group | 
| Swanee Hunt | Diplomat | 1-May-1950 |  | US Ambassador to Austria, 1993-97 | 
| William Hurt | Actor | 20-Mar-1950 |  | Altered States, Broadcast News | 
| Asa Hutchinson | Politician | 3-Dec-1950 |  | DEA Administrator, 2001-03 | 
| Joel Hyatt | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | Hyatt Legal Services | 
| David Ignatius | Columnist | 1950 |  | Washington Post op-ed columnist | 
| Michael Ironside | Actor | 12-Feb-1950 |  | Scanners, Top Gun, Starship Troopers | 
| Bill Irwin | Actor | 11-Apr-1950 |  | My Blue Heaven | 
| Ernest Istook | Politician | 11-Feb-1950 |  | Congressman from Oklahoma, 1993-2007 | 
| Lance Ito | Judge | 2-Aug-1950 |  | Presided over the OJ Simpson trial | 
| John M. Jackson | Actor | 1-Jun-1950 |  | JAG | 
| Rebbie Jackson | Singer | 29-May-1950 |  | Eldest of the Jackson family | 
| M. Christine Jacobs | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Theragenics | 
| Geraldine James | Actor | 6-Jul-1950 |  | Rose Garrity on Band of Gold | 
| Ronald James | Business | c. 1950 |  | Center for Ethical Business Cultures | 
| Dick Jauron | Football | 7-Oct-1950 |  | Head Coach, Buffalo Bills | 
| Mike Johanns | Politician | 18-Jun-1950 |  | US Senator from Nebraska | 
| David Johansen | Musician | 9-Jan-1950 |  | Buster Poindexter, New York Dolls | 
| Alan Johnson | Politician | 17-May-1950 |  | UK Minister for Health | 
| Eric G. Johnson | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. | 
| Thomas H. Johnson | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Chesapeake Corporation, 1997-2005 | 
| Joe Johnston | Film Director | 13-May-1950 |  | October Sky | 
| Rajive Johri | Business | c. 1950 |  | First National Bank of Omaha | 
| John P. Jones III | Business | 1950 |  | CEO of Air Products, 2000-06 | 
| O-Lan Jones | Actor | 23-May-1950 |  | Esmeralda in Edward Scissorhands | 
| Richard H. Jones | Diplomat | 26-Aug-1950 |  | US Ambassador to Israel, 2005-08 | 
| Robert W. Jones | Business | c. 1950 |  | Investment Banker, Morgan Stanley | 
| Simon Jones | Actor | 27-Jul-1950 |  | Arthur Dent on radio Hitchhiker's Guide | 
| Neil Jordan | Film Director | 25-Feb-1950 |  | The Crying Game | 
| Peter Jurasik | Actor | 25-Apr-1950 |  | Londo Mollari on Babylon 5 | 
| Takeshi Kaga | TV Personality | 12-Oct-1950 |  | Chairman Kaga from Iron Chef | 
| Jill Kanin-Lovers | Business | c. 1950 |  | Senior VP at Avon, 1998-2004 | 
| Mitch Kapor | Business | 1-Nov-1950 |  | Founder of Lotus, Co-founder EFF | 
| Jeffrey Katzenberg | Business | 21-Dec-1950 |  | Produced Shrek | 
| Julie Kavner | Actor | 7-Sep-1950 |  | Marge on The Simpsons | 
| Tim Kazurinsky | Comic | 3-Mar-1950 |  | Saturday Night Live, Police Academy | 
| Terrence J. Keating | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Accuride, 2002-08 | 
| Tom Kelly | Baseball | 15-Aug-1950 |  | Minnesota Twins Manager, 1986-2001 | 
| Lee A. Kennedy | Business | c. 1950 |  | Fidelity National Information Services | 
| Cameron Kerry | Relative | 6-Sep-1950 |  | John Kerry's younger brother | 
| Mark D. Ketchum | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Newell Rubbermaid | 
| Alan Keyes | Radio Personality | 7-Aug-1950 |  | Illinois carpetbagger | 
| Rashid Khalidi | Author | 1950 |  | Resurrecting Empire | 
| Néstor Kirchner | Head of State | 25-Feb-1950 | 27-Oct-2010 | President of Argentina, 2003-07 | 
| George L. Kirkland | Business | 8-Aug-1950 |  | Chevron Global Upstream and Gas | 
| Ann Kirkpatrick | Politician | 14-Mar-1950 |  | Congresswoman from Arizona, 2009-11 | 
| Jacqueline B. Kosecoff | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Ovations Pharmacy Solutions | 
| Paul Kossoff | Guitarist | 14-Sep-1950 | 19-Mar-1976 | Free | 
| Alex Kozinski | Judge | 23-Jul-1950 |  | Chief Judge, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Dagmar Krause | Singer | 4-Jun-1950 |  | Slapp Happy, Henry Cow | 
| Kurt R. Krauss | Business | c. 1950 |  | Former Partner, Booz Allen Hamilton | 
| Charles Krauthammer | Columnist | 13-Mar-1950 |  | Washington Post columnist | 
| Gary Kreep | Activist | c. 1950 |  | United States Justice Foundation | 
| Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr. | Military | c. 1950 |  | The Army and Vietnam | 
| Lynn Krominga | Business | 15-May-1950 |  | Former executive, Revlon | 
| Ken Kutaragi | Inventor | 8-Aug-1950 |  | Father of the PlayStation | 
| Mercedes Lackey | Novelist | 24-Jun-1950 |  | Valdemar series | 
| Christopher J. LaFleur | Diplomat | c. 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Malaysia, 2005-07 | 
| Maria Elena Lagomasino | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of JP Morgan Private Bank, 2001-05 | 
| Christine Lahti | Actor | 4-Apr-1950 |  | Dr. Kate Austin on Chicago Hope | 
| John Landis | Film Director | 3-Aug-1950 |  | An American Werewolf in London | 
| Gérard Lanvin | Actor | 21-Jun-1950 |  | The Taste of Others | 
| Gary Larson | Cartoonist | 14-Aug-1950 |  | Creator of The Far Side | 
| Robert B. Laughlin | Physicist | 1-Nov-1950 |  | Fractional quantum Hall effect | 
| Mitchell Laurance | Actor | 2-Mar-1950 |  | Not Necessarily the News | 
| Sergei Lavrov | Diplomat | 21-Mar-1950 |  | Russian Foreign Minister | 
| George D. Lawrence | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Phoenix Resource Companies, 1990-96 | 
| Donald H. Layton | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of E-Trade, 2008-09 | 
| Jack Layton | Politician | 18-Jul-1950 | 22-Aug-2011 | Leader of Canada's NDP | 
| Fran Lebowitz | Author | 27-Oct-1950 |  | Social satirist, Metropolitan Life | 
| Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr. | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Choice Hotels | 
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Politician | 12-Jan-1950 |  | Congresswoman, Texas 18th | 
| Kyle P. Legg | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Legg Mason Capital Management | 
| Carlos Lehder | Criminal | 1950 |  | Co-Founder, Medellin Cartel | 
| David Leisure | Actor | 16-Nov-1950 |  | Joe Isuzu | 
| Jay Leno | Talk Show Host | 28-Apr-1950 |  | The Tonight Show | 
| Terry Lester | Actor | 13-Apr-1950 | 28-Nov-2003 | The Young and the Restless | 
| Arthur D. Levinson | Business | 31-Mar-1950 |  | CEO of Genentech | 
| Sara Levinson | Business | c. 1950 |  | President of NFL Properties, 1994-2000 | 
| Huey Lewis | Musician | 5-Jul-1950 |  | Huey Lewis and The News | 
| Lewis Libby | Government | 22-Aug-1950 |  | Cheney's former Chief of Staff | 
| Kathleen M. Linehan | Government | c. 1950 |  | Tobacco lobbyist | 
| Charles Y. S. Liu | Business | c. 1950 |  | On Capital China Technology Fund | 
| Stanley Livingston | Actor | 24-Nov-1950 |  | Chip Douglas on My Three Sons | 
| Gary Locke | Politician | 21-Jan-1950 |  | US Ambassador to China | 
| H. Eugene Lockhart | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Mastercard International, 1994-97 | 
| Kenneth W. Lowe | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of EW Scripps | 
| Joan Lunden | Talk Show Host | 19-Sep-1950 |  | Former host, Good Morning America | 
| Robert Luskin | Attorney | 21-Jan-1950 |  | Karl Rove's lawyer | 
| William H. Macy | Actor | 13-Mar-1950 |  | Fargo | 
| Amy Madigan | Actor | 11-Sep-1950 |  | Places in the Heart | 
| Bruce Mahler | Actor | 12-Sep-1950 |  | Sgt. Fackler in Police Academy | 
| Rachel Maines | Scholar | 8-Jul-1950 |  | The Technology of Orgasm | 
| Wendie Malick | Actor | 13-Dec-1950 |  | Judith on Dream On | 
| Mary Alice Malone | Business | c. 1950 |  | Campbell Soup scion | 
| Leonard Maltin | Critic | 18-Dec-1950 |  | Film critic | 
| Timothy M. Manganello | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of BorgWarner | 
| John Manley | Politician | 5-Jan-1950 |  | Canadian Deputy PM, 2002-03 | 
| Manning Marable | Educator | 13-May-1950 | 1-Apr-2011 | Beyond Black and White | 
| Ed Marinaro | Actor | 31-Mar-1950 |  | Hill Street Blues | 
| Michael E. Marks | Business | 31-Dec-1950 |  | CEO of Flextronics, 1994-2006 | 
| William Martin | Novelist | c. 1950 |  | Back Bay | 
| Eric Maskin | Economist | 12-Dec-1950 |  | Mechanism design theory | 
| Kathleen Mason | Business | c. 1950 |  | Cherry & Webb | 
| Sally Mason | Educator | c. 1950 |  | President, University of Iowa | 
| Karen J. Mathis | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | President of the ABA, 2006-07 | 
| Roland Matthes | Swimmer | 17-Nov-1950 |  | East German swimmer | 
| James Mattis | Military | 8-Sep-1950 |  | Commander-in-Chief, CENTCOM | 
| John Matuszak | Football | 25-Oct-1950 | 17-Jun-1989 | Oakland Raider turned actor | 
| Seamus P. McCaffery | Judge | 3-Jun-1950 |  | Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court | 
| John McCallum | Politician | 9-Apr-1950 |  | Canadian MP, Markham--Unionville | 
| Scott McCallum | Politician | 2-May-1950 |  | Governor of Wisconsin, 2001-03 | 
| W. Alan McCollough | Business | 1950 |  | CEO of Circuit City, 2000-06 | 
| Dustan E. McCoy | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Brunswick | 
| Dave McCurdy | Politician | 30-Mar-1950 |  | Congressman from Oklahoma, 1981-95 | 
| Bob McEwen | Politician | 12-Jan-1950 |  | Congressman from Ohio, 1981-93 | 
| Bobby McFerrin | Singer/Songwriter | 11-Mar-1950 |  | Don't Worry, Be Happy | 
| Roderick C. McGeary | Business | c. 1950 |  | Chairman of BearingPoint | 
| Bruce McGill | Actor | 11-Jul-1950 |  | Character actor, Animal House | 
| Martin McGuinness | Politician | 23-May-1950 |  | Politician, former IRA gunman | 
| Paul F. McHale | Politician | 26-Jul-1950 |  | Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1993-99 | 
| E. Marie McKee | Business | c. 1950 |  | Senior VP at Corning | 
| Matthew M. McKenna | Business | c. 1950 |  | Senior VP at Pepsi | 
| Anne McLellan | Politician | 31-Aug-1950 |  | Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 2003-06 | 
| John McNaughton | Film Director | 13-Jan-1950 |  | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | 
| Ian McNeice | Actor | 2-Oct-1950 |  | Bert Large on Doc Martin | 
| John W. McReynolds | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | CFO of Energy Transfer Partners | 
| Michael A. McRobbie | Educator | 11-Oct-1950 |  | President, Indiana University | 
| Punky Meadows | Guitarist | 6-Feb-1950 |  | Pouting guitarist, Angel | 
| Deepa Mehta | Film Director | 1-Jan-1950 |  | Elements Trilogy | 
| John B. Menzer | Business | c. 1950 |  | Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart, 2005-08 | 
| Thomas J. Meredith | Business | c. 1950 |  | CFO of Dell, 1992-2000 | 
| Tom Mesereau | Attorney | 1950 |  | Defended Michael Jackson | 
| Henry L. Meyer III | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of KeyCorp | 
| Franklin C. Miller | Government | Oct-1950 |  | National Security Council, 2001-05 | 
| Judith A. Miller | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | US Defense Dept. General Counsel, 1994-2000 | 
| Merrill A. Miller, Jr. | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of National Oilwell Varco | 
| Jean-Pierre Millon | Business | c. 1950 |  | PCS Health Systems | 
| Barry Mills | Attorney | 8-Sep-1950 |  | President, Bowdoin College | 
| George E. Minnich | Business | c. 1950 |  | CFO of ITT Industries, 2005-07 | 
| Miou-Miou | Actor | 22-Feb-1950 |  | Germinal | 
| Kathy Misunas | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of SABRE Group, 1988-96 | 
| Cleta Mitchell | Attorney | 1950 |  | Conservative lawyer | 
| Lakshmi Mittal | Business | 15-Jun-1950 |  | World's richest non-American | 
| Surya N. Mohapatra | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Quest Diagnostics | 
| Dan Moldea | Journalist | 27-Feb-1950 |  | Muckraker | 
| William T. Monroe | Diplomat | c. 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Bahrain, 2004-07 | 
| Edward L. Monser | Business | c. 1950 |  | COO of Emerson Electric | 
| Belinda Montgomery | Actor | 23-Jul-1950 |  | Katherine Howser on Doogie Howser, M.D. | 
| Lynne Moody | Actor | 17-Feb-1950 |  | Patricia Williams on Knots Landing | 
| Dale F. Morrison | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of McCain Foods | 
| Mark Mothersbaugh | Musician | 18-May-1950 |  | Devo | 
| Caroline Munro | Actor | 16-Jan-1950 |  | The Golden Voyage of Sinbad | 
| Bill Murray | Actor | 21-Sep-1950 |  | Meatballs, SNL alumnus | 
| Patty Murray | Politician | 11-Oct-1950 |  | US Senator from Washington | 
| Andrew Napolitano | Pundit | 6-Jun-1950 |  | Senior Judicial Analyst, FOX News | 
| Merhan Karimi Nasseri | Victim | c. 1950 |  | Trapped at De Gaulle Airport since 1988 | 
| Andrew Natsios | Administrator | 1950 |  | US Special Envoy to Darfur, 2006-07 | 
| Gloria Naylor | Novelist | 25-Jan-1950 |  | The Women of Brewster Place | 
| Kate Nelligan | Actor | 16-Mar-1950 |  | Frankie and Johnny | 
| Georgia R. Nelson | Business | c. 1950 |  | Former VP, Edison International | 
| Hassan Nemazee | Business | 27-Jan-1950 |  | Nemazee Capital Corporation | 
| Bruce P. Nolop | Business | c. 1950 |  | CFO of Pitney Bowes, 2000-08 | 
| Peggy Noonan | Journalist | 7-Sep-1950 |  | Coined A thousand points of light | 
| George Noory | Radio Personality | 4-Jun-1950 |  | Coast to Coast AM | 
| Stephen L. Norris | Business | c. 1950 |  | Co-Founder, Carlyle Group | 
| Andy North | Golf | 9-Mar-1950 |  | Winner, 1978 and 1985 US Open | 
| Phillip Noyce | Film Director | 29-Apr-1950 |  | Patriot Games | 
| Barbara O'Brien | Politician | 18-Apr-1950 |  | Lt. Governor of Colorado | 
| Candy M. Obourn | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Active Healthcare, Inc. | 
| Billy Ocean | Singer | 21-Jan-1950 |  | Caribbean Queen | 
| Marvin Olasky | Pundit | 12-Jun-1950 |  | The Tragedy of American Compassion | 
| Jorma Ollila | Business | 15-Aug-1950 |  | CEO of Nokia, 1992-2006 | 
| Christina Onassis | Relative | 11-Dec-1950 | 19-Nov-1988 | Daughter of Aristotle Onassis | 
| John M. Ordway | Diplomat | 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Kazakhstan | 
| Kenny Ortega | Choreographer | 18-Apr-1950 |  | High School Musical | 
| Tom A. Ortolf | Business | c. 1950 |  | President of Echostar, 1988-91 | 
| Paul S. Otellini | Business | 12-Oct-1950 |  | CEO of Intel | 
| Seyni Oumarou | Head of State | 9-Aug-1950 |  | Prime Minister of Niger | 
| Brad Owen | Politician | 23-May-1950 |  | Lt. Governor of Washington | 
| Bill Owens | Politician | 22-Oct-1950 |  | Governor of Colorado, 1999-2007 | 
| Carl Palmer | Musician | 20-Mar-1950 |  | Emerson, Lake and Palmer | 
| Richard N. Palmer | Judge | 27-May-1950 |  | Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court | 
| Adriano Panatta | Tennis | 9-Jul-1950 |  | Winner, 1976 French Open | 
| Jaime Chico Pardo | Business | 14-Feb-1950 |  | CEO of Teléfonos de México | 
| Graham Parker | Musician | 18-Nov-1950 |  | Howlin' Wind | 
| Mark R. Parris | Diplomat | 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Turkey, 1997-2000 | 
| Stephen C. Patrick | Business | c. 1950 |  | CFO of Colgate-Palmolive | 
| Jane Pauley | Talk Show Host | 31-Oct-1950 |  | Host of Today Show, 1976-89 | 
| Jo Marie Payton | Actor | 3-Aug-1950 |  | Family Matters | 
| Dan Peek | Musician | 1-Nov-1950 | 24-Jul-2011 | Co-founder of America | 
| Teddy Pendergrass | Singer/Songwriter | 26-Mar-1950 | 13-Jan-2010 | Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes | 
| Jorge M. Pérez | Business | 1950 |  | The Related Group | 
| Ron Perlman | Actor | 13-Apr-1950 |  | Hellboy | 
| Gil Perreault | Hockey | 13-Nov-1950 |  | Buffalo Sabres, NHL Hall of Famer | 
| Joe Perry | Guitarist | 10-Sep-1950 |  | Lead guitarist for Aerosmith | 
| Rick Perry | Politician | 4-Mar-1950 |  | Governor of Texas | 
| Tom Petty | Musician | 20-Oct-1950 |  | Don't Come Around Here No More | 
| Dr. Phil | Talk Show Host | 1-Sep-1950 |  | Dispenses poor advice | 
| Thomas J. Pickard | Government | 1950 |  | Acting FBI Director, 2001 | 
| Richard Pini | Cartoonist | 19-Jul-1950 |  | Elfquest | 
| Jon Polito | Actor | 29-Dec-1950 |  | Johnny Caspar in Miller's Crossing | 
| Léa Pool | Film Director | 8-Sep-1950 |  | Lost and Delirious | 
| John C. Pope | Business | c. 1950 |  | President and COO of United Airlines, 1992-94 | 
| Markie Post | Actor | 4-Nov-1950 |  | Christine on Night Court | 
| Charles O. Prince | Business | 13-Jan-1950 |  | CEO of Citigroup, 2003-07 | 
| Victoria Principal | Actor | 3-Jan-1950 |  | Pamela Barnes Ewing on Dallas | 
| Lawrence F. Probst III | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Electronic Arts, 1991-2007 | 
| Robert A. Profusek | Business | c. 1950 |  | Partner, Jones Day | 
| Skip Prosser | Basketball | 3-Nov-1950 | 26-Jul-2007 | Xavier, Wake Forest Head Coach | 
| Jon Provost | Actor | 12-Mar-1950 |  | Timmy Martin on Lassie | 
| Om Puri | Actor | 18-Oct-1950 |  | East is East | 
| Pip Pyle | Drummer | 4-Apr-1950 | 28-Aug-2006 | Prominent Canterbury drummer | 
| Randy Quaid | Actor | 1-Oct-1950 |  | Parents | 
| Suzi Quatro | Musician | 3-Jun-1950 |  | Can the Can | 
| Joe Queenan | Author | 3-Nov-1950 |  | Closing Time | 
| James A. Quella | Business | c. 1950 |  | Blackstone Group | 
| Roxanne Quimby | Business | 1950 |  | Co-Founder, Burt's Bees | 
| Beryl B. Raff | Business | c. 1950 |  | EVP at JC Penney | 
| Leslie Rahl | Business | c. 1950 |  | Capital Market Risk Advisors, Inc. | 
| James Redfield | Novelist | 19-Mar-1950 |  | The Celestine Prophecy | 
| Grover Rees | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | US Ambassador to East Timor, 2002-06 | 
| Trevor D. Rees-Jones | Business | c. 1950 |  | Chief Oil & Gas | 
| Dave Reichert | Politician | 29-Aug-1950 |  | Congressman, Washington 8th | 
| Thomas Reynolds | Politician | 3-Sep-1950 |  | Congressman from New York, 1999-2009 | 
| Nancy E. Rice | Judge | 2-Jun-1950 |  | Justice, Colorado Supreme Court | 
| John Richels | Business | c. 1950 |  | President of Devon Energy | 
| Van L. Richey | Business | 1950 |  | CEO of American Cast Iron Pipe Co. | 
| Marcie B. Ries | Diplomat | c. 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Albania, 2004-07 | 
| Frank Riggs | Politician | 5-Sep-1950 |  | Congressman from California, 1991-99 | 
| H. Sanford Riley | Business | c. 1950 |  | Richardson Financial Group | 
| Michael T. Riordan | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Fort Howard Corporation, 1996-97 | 
| Chuck Roberts | TV Personality | 25-Oct-1950 |  | CNN anchor | 
| Nora Roberts | Novelist | 10-Oct-1950 |  | Author of over 120 romance novels | 
| Janet L. Robinson | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of New York Times Company, 2005-11 | 
| Phil Alden Robinson | Film Director | 1-Mar-1950 |  | Field of Dreams | 
| Stephen A. Roell | Business | c. 1950 |  | Vice Chairman of Johnson Controls | 
| Howard E. Rollins, Jr. | Actor | 17-Oct-1950 | 8-Dec-1996 | A Soldier's Story | 
| Alan Rosenberg | Actor | 4-Oct-1950 |  | Alvin Masterson on The Guardian | 
| Alan Rosskamm | Business | 6-Jan-1950 |  | CEO of Charming Shoppes | 
| Karl Rove | Government | 25-Dec-1950 |  | Political Strategist to George W. Bush | 
| Candida Royalle | Pornstar | 15-Oct-1950 |  | Femmes De Sade | 
| Joseph Ruben | Film Director | 10-May-1950 |  | The Forgotten | 
| Barnett R. Rubin | Educator | c. 1950 |  | The Fragmentation of Afghanistan | 
| Ellen A. Rudnick | Business | c. 1950 |  | Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship | 
| William Russ | Actor | 20-Oct-1950 |  | Roger LoCocco on Wiseguy | 
| Graham Russell | Musician | 11-Jun-1950 |  | Singer/songwriter for Air Supply | 
| Tim Russert | Talk Show Host | 7-May-1950 | 13-Jun-2008 | Meet the Press | 
| Edward B. Rust, Jr. | Business | 3-Aug-1950 |  | CEO of State Farm Insurance | 
| Mike Rutherford | Guitarist | 2-Oct-1950 |  | Guitarist for Genesis | 
| Susan Ruttan | Actor | 16-Sep-1950 |  | Roxanne Melman on L.A. Law | 
| William Sadler | Actor | 13-Apr-1950 |  | The Shawshank Redemption | 
| Gabriele Salvatores | Film Director | 30-Jul-1950 |  | I'm Not Scared | 
| Jerry Sanders | Politician | 14-Jul-1950 |  | Mayor of San Diego | 
| Richard Sands | Business | c. 1950 |  | Chairman of Constellation Brands | 
| Sapphire | Novelist | 4-Aug-1950 |  | Push | 
| Kathleen Hawk Sawyer | Government | c. 1950 |  | Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 1992-2003 | 
| John Sayles | Film Director | 28-Sep-1950 |  | The Secret of Roan Inish | 
| John W. Scherer | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO, Video Professor | 
| Chuck Schumer | Politician | 23-Nov-1950 |  | US Senator from New York | 
| Alan D. Schwartz | Business | c. 1950 |  | President of Bear Stearns | 
| Robert W. Scully | Business | c. 1950 |  | Morgan Stanley Asset Management | 
| Jackie Selebi | Government | 7-Mar-1950 |  | Interpol President, 2004-08 | 
| Joel Seligman | Educator | 11-Jan-1950 |  | President, University of Rochester | 
| Richard P. Sergel | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of National Grid USA, 2000-04 | 
| Andres Serrano | Artist | 15-Aug-1950 |  | Piss Christ | 
| Bobby S. Shackouls | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Burlington Resources, 1995-2006 | 
| Cybill Shepherd | Actor | 18-Feb-1950 |  | Moonlighting | 
| Brian P. Short | Business | c. 1950 |  | Leamington Co. | 
| Martin Short | Comic | 26-Mar-1950 |  | SNL and Primetime Glick | 
| Chen Shui-bian | Head of State | 18-Feb-1950 |  | President of Taiwan, 2000-08 | 
| Alex Shumate | Attorney | 1950 |  | Partner Squire, Sanders & Dempsey | 
| Mark S. Siegel | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | REMY Investors | 
| Morris J. Siegel | Business | c. 1950 |  | Celestial Seasonings | 
| Mike Simpson | Politician | 8-Sep-1950 |  | Congressman, Idaho 2nd | 
| Christopher A. Sinclair | Business | 5-Sep-1950 |  | Former Pepsi executive | 
| Becky Skillman | Politician | 25-Sep-1950 |  | Lt. Governor of Indiana | 
| Jack Skolds | Business | c. 1950 |  | EVP at Exelon, 2003-07 | 
| Clay G. Small | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | Senior VP and General Counsel at Pepsi | 
| Anna Deavere Smith | Actor | 18-Sep-1950 |  | Nancy McNally on The West Wing | 
| Billy Smith | Hockey | 12-Dec-1950 |  | NY Islanders, Hall of Famer | 
| Scott C. Smith | Publisher | 13-Sep-1950 |  | President of Tribune Publishing, 2005-08 | 
| P. J. Soles | Actor | 17-Jul-1950 |  | Rock 'n' Roll High School | 
| Christina Hoff Sommers | Author | 1950 |  | Who Stole Feminism? | 
| Mark Souder | Politician | 18-Jul-1950 |  | Congressman from Indiana, 1995-2010 | 
| Leslie H. Southwick | Judge | 10-Feb-1950 |  | 5th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| J. Patrick Spainhour | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Servicemaster | 
| Jackie Speier | Politician | 14-May-1950 |  | Congresswoman, California 12th | 
| Mark Spitz | Swimmer | 10-Feb-1950 |  | Olympic swimmer | 
| Michael R. Splinter | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Applied Materials | 
| Billy Squier | Musician | 12-May-1950 |  | Everybody Wants You | 
| Debbie Stabenow | Politician | 29-Apr-1950 |  | US Senator from Michigan | 
| John Stagliano | Pornstar | 29-Nov-1950 |  | Adventures of Buttman | 
| Jim Staley | Musician | 1950 |  | Skilled avant-garde trombonist | 
| Frank Stallone | Actor | 30-Jul-1950 |  | Staying Alive | 
| R. Allen Stanford | Business | 24-Mar-1950 |  | Stanford Financial Group | 
| Mike Starr | Actor | 29-Jul-1950 |  | Goodfellas | 
| Chris Stein | Guitarist | 5-Jan-1950 |  | Blondie guitarist and co-founder | 
| James A. Stern | Business | c. 1950 |  | Founder, The Cypress Group | 
| Carl E. Stewart | Judge | 2-Jan-1950 |  | 5th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Dave Stewart | Jazz Musician | 30-Dec-1950 |  | Jazz/prog keyboardist | 
| Stephen Strang | Religion | c. 1950 |  | Charisma magazine | 
| Hal Stratton | Government | 6-Dec-1950 |  | CPSC chairman, 2002-06 | 
| Michael J. Streit | Judge | c. 1950 |  | Justice, Iowa Supreme Court | 
| John M. Stropki | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Lincoln Electric Holdings | 
| Nadine Strossen | Activist | 18-Aug-1950 |  | President of the ACLU | 
| Bjarne Stroustrup | Computer Programmer | 1950 |  | Inventor of C++ programming language | 
| Danny Sullivan | Auto Racing | 9-Mar-1950 |  | Winner, 1985 Indianapolis 500 | 
| Frank Sullivan, Jr. | Judge | 1950 |  | Justice, Indiana Supreme Court | 
| Pat Sullivan | Football | 18-Jan-1950 |  | Winner, 1971 Heisman Trophy | 
| Damo Suzuki | Singer | 16-Jan-1950 |  | Former vocalist for Can | 
| Pat Swindall | Politician | 18-Oct-1950 |  | Congressman from Georgia, 1985-89 | 
| Mike Synar | Politician | 17-Oct-1950 | 9-Jan-1996 | Congressman from Oklahoma, 1979-95 | 
| M. Anne Szostak | Business | c. 1950 |  | Former Executive, Fleet Boston | 
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Actor | 27-Sep-1950 |  | Mortal Kombat | 
| Antonio Taguba | Military | 31-Oct-1950 |  | Authored Taguba Report on Abu Ghraib | 
| Lee Tamahori | Film Director | 17-Jun-1950 |  | Once Were Warriors | 
| Markos I. Tambakeras | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Kennametal, 1999-2005 | 
| Mary Tamm | Actor | 22-Mar-1950 | 26-Jul-2012 | Romana #1 from Doctor Who | 
| Mark Tapscott | Journalist | c. 1950 |  | Washington Examiner | 
| Thomas J. Tauke | Politician | 11-Oct-1950 |  | Congressman from Iowa, 1979-91 | 
| Bernie Taupin | Songwriter | 22-May-1950 |  | Elton John's lyricist | 
| Mary Alice Taylor | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of HomeGrocer.com, 1999-2000 | 
| James R. Tener | Business | c. 1950 |  | COO of Sports Authority, 1999-2002 | 
| Victoria Tennant | Actor | 30-Sep-1950 |  | LA Story | 
| Javier Teruel | Business | c. 1950 |  | Colgate-Palmolive EVP | 
| George Terwilliger | Attorney | 5-Jun-1950 |  | Deputy US Attorney General, 1991-93 | 
| Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani | Royalty | Dec-1950 |  | Emir of Qatar, owns Al Jazeera | 
| Ernest Thomas | Actor | 26-Mar-1950 |  | Raj on What's Happening | 
| G. Kennedy Thompson | Business | 25-Nov-1950 |  | CEO of Wachovia, 2000-08 | 
| Linda Thompson | Actor | 23-May-1950 |  | Former beauty queen, Ex-Girlfriend of Elvis | 
| George Thorogood | Musician | 31-Dec-1950 |  | Bad to the Bone | 
| John D. Tinder | Judge | 17-Feb-1950 |  | 7th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| Andrew H. Tisch | Business | c. 1950 |  | Loews Corporation | 
| Dina Titus | Politician | 23-May-1950 |  | Congresswoman from Nevada, 2009-11 | 
| Timothy Tomlinson | Business | 14-Feb-1950 |  | Former Partner, Tomlinson Zisko | 
| Patricia A. Tracey | Military | 30-Nov-1950 |  | Former Vice Admiral, US Navy | 
| Joey Travolta | Actor | 14-Oct-1950 |  | Beverly Hills Cop III | 
| Thomas W. Traylor | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Traylor Bros. | 
| Margaret Tutwiler | Diplomat | 28-Dec-1950 |  | US Ambassador to Morocco, 2001-03 | 
| Mark Udall | Politician | 18-Jul-1950 |  | US Senator from Colorado | 
| Daniel C. Ustian | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Navistar International | 
| Bobby Valentine | Baseball | 13-May-1950 |  | Manager, Boston Red Sox | 
| Steve Van Zandt | Guitarist | 22-Nov-1950 |  | Silvio on The Sopranos | 
| Carlo Verdone | Actor | 17-Nov-1950 |  | Manuale d'amore | 
| Christine S. Vertefeuille | Judge | 10-Dec-1950 |  | Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court | 
| Thomas Vilsack | Politician | 13-Dec-1950 |  | US Secretary of Agriculture | 
| Lee Ving | Musician | 10-Apr-1950 |  | Frontman, Fear | 
| Gerard R. Vittecoq | Business | c. 1950 |  | Group President at Caterpillar | 
| Daniel von Bargen | Actor | 5-Jun-1950 |  | Kruger on Seinfeld | 
| James Von Ehr | Business | c. 1950 |  | Nanotech entrepreneur | 
| John Von Kannon | Activist | c. 1950 |  | Heritage Foundation | 
| Richard H. Walker | Attorney | c. 1950 |  | General Counsel, Deutsche Bank | 
| Amy Wallman | Business | c. 1950 |  | Retired Partner, Ernst & Young | 
| Paul F. Walsh | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of eFunds | 
| Julie Walters | Actor | 22-Feb-1950 |  | Educating Rita | 
| Martha Lee Walters | Judge | 1950 |  | Justice, Oregon Supreme Court | 
| Michael J. Ward | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of CSX | 
| Daniel J. Warmenhoven | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Network Appliance | 
| Donald E. Washkewicz | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Parker Hannifin | 
| Wendy Wasserstein | Playwright | 18-Oct-1950 | 30-Jan-2006 | The Heidi Chronicles | 
| Prem Watsa | Business | 1950 |  | Founder, Fairfax Financial Holdings | 
| Paul Watson | Activist | 2-Dec-1950 |  | Environmental activist | 
| Fee Waybill | Musician | 17-Sep-1950 |  | Frontman for The Tubes | 
| Earl Anthony Wayne | Diplomat | c. 1950 |  | US Ambassador to Argentina, 2006-09 | 
| Ted Wells | Attorney | 28-Apr-1950 |  | Washington lawyer | 
| Peter C. Wendell | Business | c. 1950 |  | Venture capitalist, Sierra Ventures | 
| David A. Westerlund | Business | c. 1950 |  | EVP at Ball Corporation | 
| Peter Westmacott | Diplomat | c. 1950 |  | UK Ambassador to France | 
| Lynn Westmoreland | Politician | 2-Apr-1950 |  | Congressman, Georgia 3rd | 
| Tina Weymouth | Bassist | 22-Nov-1950 |  | Bassist for Talking Heads | 
| Kathy Brittain White | Business | c. 1950 |  | Rural Sourcing | 
| Dennis E. Whitfield | Activist | c. 1950 |  | American Conservative Union | 
| Leonard Whiting | Actor | 30-Jun-1950 |  | Romeo and Juliet | 
| Margaret Whitton | Actor | 30-Nov-1950 |  | The Secret of My Succe$s | 
| Sean Wilentz | Historian | c. 1950 |  | The Rise of American Democracy | 
| Pamela Willeford | Government | Mar-1950 |  | US Ambassador to Switzerland 2003-06 | 
| George Williams | Business | c. 1950 |  | Williams Partners, Inc. | 
| Jack Williams | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Eos Airlines | 
| Jody Williams | Activist | 9-Oct-1950 |  | Anti-landmine activist | 
| Ronald A. Williams | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Aetna, 2006-10 | 
| Rowan Williams | Religion | 14-Jun-1950 |  | Archbishop of Canterbury | 
| Roy Williams | Basketball | 1-Aug-1950 |  | Head Coach, UNC-Chapel Hill | 
| A. N. Wilson | Novelist | 27-Oct-1950 |  | The Lampitt Papers | 
| Ann Wilson | Musician | 19-Jun-1950 |  | Heart | 
| Tony Wilson | TV Personality | 20-Feb-1950 | 10-Aug-2007 | Founder of Factory Records | 
| Stevie Wonder | Singer/Songwriter | 13-May-1950 |  | Signed, Sealed, and Delivered | 
| Diane P. Wood | Judge | 4-Jul-1950 |  | 7th Circuit Court of Appeals | 
| William B. Wood | Diplomat | 7-Aug-1950 |  | US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2007-09 | 
| Thomas A. Woodall | Judge | 1950 |  | Justice, Alabama Supreme Court | 
| Steve Wozniak | Computer Programmer | 11-Aug-1950 |  | Co-Founder of Apple Computer | 
| Jim Wynorski | Film Director | 14-Aug-1950 |  | Prolific B movie director | 
| Viktor Yanukovych | Government | 9-Jul-1950 |  | President of Ukraine | 
| Michael K. Young | Educator | c. 1950 |  | President, University of Utah | 
| Jack Youngblood | Football | 26-Jan-1950 |  | NFL Hall of Fame Defensive End | 
| Barrie Youngfellow | Actor | 22-Oct-1950 |  | Jan Hoffmeyer on It's a Living | 
| James L. Ziemer | Business | c. 1950 |  | CEO of Harley-Davidson | 
| Lawrence S. Zilavy | Business | c. 1950 |  | Senior VP, Barnes & Noble College Inc. | 
| George Zoley | Business | 7-Feb-1950 |  | CEO, Wackenhut Corrections | 
| Jerry Zucker | Film Director | 11-Mar-1950 |  | Ghost |