| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Aaliyah |
Singer |
16-Jan-1979 |
25-Aug-2001 |
R&B singer, died in plane crash |
| Kirk Acevedo |
Actor |
27-Nov-1974 |
|
Oz, Law & Order: Trial by Jury |
| Gary Ackerman |
Politician |
19-Nov-1942 |
|
Congressman, New York 5th |
| Robert Allan Ackerman |
Film Director |
1945 |
|
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows |
| James Truslow Adams |
Author |
18-Oct-1878 |
18-May-1949 |
The Epic of America |
| Joey Adams |
Comic |
6-Jan-1911 |
2-Dec-1999 |
Borscht Belt comedian |
| Léonie Adams |
Poet |
9-Dec-1899 |
27-Jun-1988 |
Those Not Elect |
| Mason Adams |
Actor |
26-Feb-1919 |
26-Apr-2005 |
Charlie Hume on Lou Grant |
| Afu-Ra |
Rapper |
c. 1973 |
|
Whirlwind Thru Cities |
| Laura Albert |
Novelist |
2-Nov-1965 |
|
The infamous JT LeRoy |
| Marv Albert |
Sports Figure |
12-Jun-1941 |
|
Yessssssss! |
| Stew Albert |
Activist |
4-Dec-1939 |
30-Jan-2006 |
Founding Yippie |
| Barry T. Albin |
Judge |
7-Jul-1952 |
|
Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court |
| Charles Alderton |
Inventor |
21-Jun-1857 |
29-May-1941 |
Invented Dr Pepper |
| William F. Aldinger |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of Household International, 1994-2003 |
| Ross Alexander |
Actor |
27-Jul-1907 |
2-Jan-1937 |
Captain Blood |
| Woody Allen |
Film Director |
1-Dec-1935 |
|
Annie Hall |
| Lyle Alzado |
Football |
3-Apr-1949 |
14-May-1992 |
Steroid-using defensive lineman |
| Barbara Anderson |
Actor |
27-Nov-1945 |
|
Eve Whitfield on Ironside |
| Warner Anderson |
Actor |
10-Mar-1911 |
26-Aug-1976 |
Matthew Swain on Peyton Place |
| Tige Andrews |
Actor |
19-Mar-1920 |
27-Jan-2007 |
Capt. Greer on The Mod Squad |
| Michael Angarano |
Actor |
3-Dec-1987 |
|
Lords of Dogtown |
| Eddie Antar |
Business |
18-Dec-1947 |
10-Sep-2016 |
Crazy Eddie |
| Carmelo Anthony |
Basketball |
29-May-1984 |
|
New York Knicks forward |
| David Antin |
Artist |
1-Feb-1932 |
11-Oct-2016 |
Improv artist, talk poet |
| Vinny Appice |
Drummer |
13-Sep-1959 |
|
Former Sabbath and Dio drummer |
| Alan Arkin |
Actor |
26-Mar-1934 |
|
Catch 22 |
| Darren Aronofsky |
Film Director |
12-Feb-1969 |
|
Requiem for a Dream |
| Red Auerbach |
Basketball |
20-Sep-1917 |
28-Oct-2006 |
Boston Celtics coach |
| Ken Auletta |
Columnist |
23-Apr-1942 |
|
Media Columnist |
| Jon Avnet |
Film/TV Producer |
17-Nov-1949 |
|
Fried Green Tomatoes |
| Richard Axel |
Scientist |
2-Jul-1946 |
|
Odorant receptors and olfactory organization |
| Notorious B.I.G. |
Rapper |
21-May-1972 |
9-Mar-1997 |
I love it when you call me big poppa |
| Michael Badalucco |
Actor |
20-Dec-1954 |
|
Jimmy Berluti on The Practice |
| Jane Badler |
Actor |
31-Dec-1953 |
|
Diana on V |
| Jimmy Baio |
Actor |
15-Mar-1962 |
|
Billy Tate on Soap |
| Scott Baio |
Actor |
22-Sep-1961 |
|
Chachi on Happy Days |
| Zoë Baird |
Government |
20-Jun-1952 |
|
Atty Gen. nominee, thwarted by Nannygate |
| Ina Balin |
Actor |
12-Nov-1937 |
20-Jun-1990 |
The Patsy |
| Dave Barry |
Comic |
26-Aug-1918 |
16-Aug-2001 |
Borscht Belt comic |
| Gene Barry |
Actor |
14-Jun-1919 |
9-Dec-2009 |
The War of the Worlds |
| Paul Bartel |
Actor |
6-Aug-1938 |
13-May-2000 |
Eating Raoul |
| Maria Bartiromo |
Journalist |
11-Sep-1967 |
|
CNBC financial correspondent |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat |
Painter |
22-Dec-1960 |
12-Aug-1988 |
NYC graffiti artist |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard |
Rapper |
15-Nov-1968 |
13-Nov-2004 |
Profoundly deranged rapper, Wu-Tang Clan |
| Noah Baumbach |
Film Director |
3-Sep-1969 |
|
Greenberg |
| Allyce Beasley |
Actor |
6-Jul-1954 |
|
Agnes DiPesto on Moonlighting |
| William Beebe |
Scientist |
29-Jul-1877 |
4-Jun-1962 |
Ocean explorer |
| Joy Behar |
TV Personality |
7-Oct-1943 |
|
Co-Host of The View |
| Paul Ben-Victor |
Actor |
24-Jul-1965 |
|
The Wire |
| Pat Benatar |
Singer |
10-Jan-1953 |
|
Love is a Battlefield |
| William Rose Benét |
Poet |
2-Feb-1886 |
4-May-1950 |
The Dust Which Is God |
| Robert H. Benmosche |
Business |
29-May-1944 |
27-Feb-2015 |
CEO of AIG, 2009-14 |
| Bruce Bennett |
Attorney |
3-Oct-1958 |
|
Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman |
| Robert S. Bennett |
Attorney |
2-Aug-1939 |
|
Washington attorney |
| William Bennett |
Government |
31-Jul-1943 |
|
Former Drug Czar and gambling man |
| Dave Berg |
Cartoonist |
12-Jun-1920 |
17-May-2002 |
The Lighter Side of... |
| Paul Berg |
Chemist |
30-Jun-1926 |
|
Pioneer in recombinant DNA |
| Alan Bergman |
Songwriter |
11-Sep-1925 |
|
You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
| C. Fred Bergsten |
Economist |
23-Apr-1941 |
|
Institute for International Economics |
| Xander Berkeley |
Actor |
6-Dec-1958 |
|
Air Force One |
| Warren Berlinger |
Actor |
31-Aug-1937 |
|
American character actor |
| Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua |
Religion |
17-Jun-1923 |
31-Jan-2012 |
Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, 1987-2003 |
| Big Daddy Kane |
Musician |
10-Sep-1968 |
|
King Asiatic Nobody's Equal |
| Clarence Birdseye |
Scientist |
9-Dec-1886 |
7-Oct-1956 |
Frozen and dried food, wrapped in cellophane |
| Ed Bishop |
Actor |
11-Jun-1932 |
8-Jun-2005 |
Cmdr. Straker on UFO |
| Mr. Blackwell |
Critic |
29-Aug-1922 |
19-Oct-2008 |
Issued an annual "Worst-Dressed List" |
| Otis Blackwell |
Songwriter |
16-Feb-1932 |
6-May-2002 |
Prolific R&B songwriter |
| David Blaine |
Magician |
4-Apr-1973 |
|
World's least engrossing daredevil |
| Burt Blechman |
Novelist |
2-Mar-1927 |
29-Dec-1998 |
How Much? |
| Jeff Bleckner |
Film Director |
12-Aug-1943 |
|
White Water Summer |
| Memphis Bleek |
Rapper |
23-Jun-1978 |
|
M.A.D.E. |
| Corbin Bleu |
Actor |
21-Feb-1989 |
|
Jump In! |
| Alan S. Blinder |
Economist |
14-Oct-1945 |
|
Vice Chairman, Federal Reserve |
| Joseph Bologna |
Actor |
30-Dec-1934 |
|
Blame it on Rio |
| Bill Bonanno |
Criminal |
5-Nov-1932 |
1-Jan-2008 |
Bound by Honor: A Mafioso's Story |
| Robert Boochever |
Judge |
2-Oct-1917 |
9-Oct-2011 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980-86 |
| Elayne Boosler |
Comic |
18-Aug-1952 |
|
Has had 7 cable comedy specials |
| Douglas H. Bosco |
Politician |
28-Jul-1946 |
|
Congressman from California, 1983-91 |
| Julie Bovasso |
Actor |
1-Aug-1930 |
14-Sep-1991 |
Saturday Night Fever |
| Clara Bow |
Actor |
29-Jul-1905 |
26-Sep-1965 |
Schizophrenic actress, Wings |
| Riddick Bowe |
Boxing |
10-Aug-1967 |
|
Twice World Heavyweight Champion |
| Barbara Boxer |
Politician |
11-Nov-1940 |
|
US Senator from California, 1993-2017 |
| Lorraine Bracco |
Actor |
2-Oct-1954 |
|
Goodfellas, The Sopranos |
| Edward Thomas Brady |
Judge |
1-Nov-1943 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| Scott Brady |
Actor |
13-Sep-1924 |
16-Apr-1985 |
Dancin' Kid in Johnny Guitar |
| Myles Brand |
Educator |
17-May-1942 |
16-Sep-2009 |
President of the NCAA, 2003-09 |
| Michael Brandon |
Actor |
20-Apr-1945 |
|
Dempsey & Makepeace |
| Patrick Breen |
Actor |
26-Oct-1960 |
|
Stark Raving Mad |
| Edmund Breese |
Actor |
18-Jun-1871 |
6-Apr-1936 |
Duck Soup |
| Charlie Brill |
Actor |
13-Jan-1938 |
|
Capt. Lipschitz on Silk Stalkings |
| Danielle Brisebois |
Actor |
28-Jun-1969 |
|
Stephanie Mills on Archie Bunker's Place |
| John Brockington |
Football |
7-Sep-1948 |
|
Green Bay Packers RB |
| Mel Brooks |
Film Director |
28-Jun-1926 |
|
Blazing Saddles |
| Joyce Brothers |
Psychologist |
20-Sep-1927 |
13-May-2013 |
Pop psychologist |
| Heywood Broun |
Journalist |
7-Dec-1888 |
18-Dec-1939 |
Muckraking reporter of the 1920s and '30s |
| Foxy Brown |
Rapper |
6-Sep-1978 |
|
Ill Na Na |
| Larry Brown |
Basketball |
14-Sep-1940 |
|
NBA and NCAA Coach |
| Michael S. Brown |
Biologist |
13-Apr-1941 |
|
Metabolism of cholesterol |
| Peter Campbell Brown |
Attorney |
12-Aug-1913 |
23-Jul-1994 |
Corporation Counsel of NYC, 1955-58 |
| Susan Brownmiller |
Activist |
15-Feb-1935 |
|
Feminist, Against Our Will |
| Arnold I. Burns |
Attorney |
14-Apr-1930 |
1-Oct-2013 |
Deputy US Attorney General, 1986-88 |
| Ken Burns |
Film Director |
29-Jul-1953 |
|
Documentary filmmaker |
| Steve Buscemi |
Actor |
13-Dec-1957 |
|
Reservoir Dogs |
| Frederick Busch |
Novelist |
1-Aug-1941 |
23-Feb-2006 |
Don't Tell Anyone |
| Jerry Butler |
Pornstar |
13-May-1959 |
|
10 1/2 Weeks |
| Edward Buzzell |
Film Director |
13-Nov-1900 |
11-Jan-1985 |
At the Circus |
| Edward L. Cahn |
Film Director |
12-Feb-1899 |
25-Aug-1963 |
It! The Terror from Beyond Space |
| Thomas Calabro |
Actor |
3-Feb-1959 |
|
Dr. Michael Mancini on Melrose Place |
| Jason Calacanis |
Business |
28-Nov-1970 |
|
Weblogs Inc., Mahalo.com |
| William M. Calder |
Politician |
3-Mar-1869 |
3-Mar-1945 |
US Senator from New York, 1917-23 |
| Louis Calhern |
Actor |
19-Feb-1895 |
12-May-1956 |
Duck Soup |
| Joseph Califano |
Government |
15-May-1931 |
|
Carter's HEW Secretary |
| Charlie Callas |
Comic |
20-Dec-1924 |
27-Jan-2011 |
Malcolm Argos on Switch |
| Al Capone |
Criminal |
17-Jan-1899 |
25-Jan-1947 |
Scarface |
| Hugh L. Carey |
Politician |
11-Apr-1919 |
7-Aug-2011 |
Governor of New York, 1975-83 |
| Roger C. Carmel |
Actor |
27-Sep-1932 |
11-Nov-1986 |
Harcourt Fenton Mudd |
| Alan Carney |
Actor |
22-Dec-1909 |
2-May-1973 |
Comedy duo, Brown & Carney |
| Eric Carr |
Drummer |
12-Jul-1950 |
24-Nov-1991 |
Drummer for KISS |
| Lisa Nicole Carson |
Actor |
12-Jul-1969 |
|
Renee on Ally McBeal |
| Jack Carter |
Comic |
24-Jun-1923 |
28-Jun-2015 |
Stand-up comic, actor |
| Steve Carver |
Film Director |
5-Apr-1945 |
|
Lone Wolf McQuade |
| Lionel Casson |
Scholar |
22-Jul-1914 |
18-Jul-2009 |
The Ancient Mariners |
| Paul Castellano |
Criminal |
20-Jun-1915 |
16-Dec-1985 |
Gambino crime boss |
| Robert B. Catell |
Business |
1-Feb-1937 |
|
CEO of KeySpan, 1998-2007 |
| Emanuel Celler |
Politician |
6-May-1888 |
15-Jan-1981 |
Congressman from New York, 1923-73 |
| Robert W. Chambers |
Author |
26-May-1865 |
16-Dec-1933 |
The King in Yellow |
| Jeff Chandler |
Actor |
15-Dec-1918 |
17-Jun-1961 |
Broken Arrow |
| Larry Charles |
Screenwriter |
1-Dec-1956 |
|
Seinfeld writer, also directed Borat |
| Maury Chaykin |
Actor |
27-Jul-1949 |
27-Jul-2010 |
A Nero Wolfe Mystery |
| Ron Chernow |
Author |
3-Mar-1949 |
|
The Warburgs and Alexander Hamilton |
| Alfred Chester |
Novelist |
7-Sep-1928 |
1-Aug-1971 |
The Exquisite Corpse |
| Shirley Chisholm |
Politician |
30-Nov-1924 |
1-Jan-2005 |
First black woman elected to US House |
| Dane Clark |
Actor |
26-Feb-1912 |
11-Sep-1998 |
Moonrise |
| Yvette Clarke |
Politician |
21-Nov-1964 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 11th |
| Andrew Dice Clay |
Comic |
29-Sep-1958 |
|
Ford Fairlane |
| Ellen Cleghorne |
Comic |
29-Nov-1965 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
| Eleanor Clift |
Journalist |
7-Jul-1940 |
|
Madam President |
| Rachel Cline |
Author |
? |
|
What to Keep |
| Richard Cohen |
Columnist |
1941 |
|
Washington Post columnist |
| Samuel T. Cohen |
Physicist |
25-Jan-1921 |
28-Nov-2010 |
Neutron bomb |
| Stanley Cohen |
Scientist |
17-Nov-1922 |
|
Nerve and skin cell growth factors |
| Warren I. Cohen |
Historian |
20-Jun-1934 |
|
America's Response to China |
| Lisa S. Coico |
Educator |
1956 |
|
President of CCNY, 2010-16 |
| Kenneth Cole |
Fashion Designer |
23-Mar-1954 |
|
Kenneth Cole Productions |
| Norm Coleman |
Politician |
17-Aug-1949 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota, 2003-09 |
| Kim Coles |
Actor |
11-Jan-1962 |
|
Synclaire James on Living Single |
| Margaret Colin |
Actor |
26-May-1957 |
|
As the World Turns |
| Richard A. Collato |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
President and CEO, San Diego YMCA |
| Joseph Colombo |
Criminal |
16-Jun-1923 |
22-May-1978 |
Colombo Family Boss, 1964-71 |
| Scott Colomby |
Actor |
19-Sep-1952 |
|
Caddyshack |
| Betty Comden |
Songwriter |
3-May-1915 |
23-Nov-2006 |
Singin' in the Rain |
| Barry Commoner |
Biologist |
28-May-1917 |
30-Sep-2012 |
Science and Survival |
| Didi Conn |
Actor |
13-Jul-1951 |
|
Denise on Benson |
| Chuck Connors |
Actor |
10-Apr-1921 |
10-Nov-1992 |
The Rifleman |
| John Cook |
Politician |
27-Feb-1946 |
|
Mayor of El Paso |
| Gerry Cooney |
Boxing |
24-Aug-1956 |
|
Fought Larry Holmes |
| Pat Cooper |
Comic |
31-Jul-1929 |
|
Our Hero |
| J. Fred Coots |
Songwriter |
2-May-1897 |
8-Apr-1985 |
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town |
| Aaron Copland |
Composer |
14-Nov-1900 |
2-Dec-1990 |
Fanfare for the Common Man |
| Irwin Corey |
Comic |
29-Jul-1914 |
6-Feb-2017 |
World's Foremost Authority |
| Jeff Corey |
Actor |
10-Aug-1914 |
16-Aug-2002 |
Little Big Man |
| Ted de Corsia |
Actor |
29-Sep-1905 |
11-Apr-1973 |
The Enforcer |
| Rita Cosby |
Journalist |
18-Nov-1964 |
|
MSNBC anchor |
| Peter Criss |
Drummer |
20-Dec-1945 |
|
One of the original KISS quartet |
| Wilson Cruz |
Actor |
27-Dec-1973 |
|
Rickie Vasquez on My So-Called Life |
| Billy Cunningham |
Basketball |
3-Jun-1943 |
|
The Kangaroo Kid |
| Ann Cusack |
Actor |
22-May-1961 |
|
The Jeff Foxworthy Show |
| Robert Dallek |
Historian |
16-May-1934 |
|
An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 |
| Al D'Amato |
Politician |
1-Aug-1937 |
|
US Senator from New York, 1981-99 |
| Vic Damone |
Singer |
12-Jun-1928 |
|
Singer of ballads |
| William Daniels |
Actor |
31-Mar-1927 |
|
Voice of K.I.T.T. on Knight Rider |
| Tony Danza |
Actor |
21-Apr-1951 |
|
Who's The Boss? |
| Georgine Darcy |
Actor |
14-Jan-1931 |
18-Jul-2004 |
Miss Torso in Rear Window |
| Larry David |
Film/TV Producer |
2-Jul-1947 |
|
Seinfeld co-creator, Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| Marion Davies |
Actor |
3-Jan-1897 |
22-Sep-1961 |
When Knighthood Was in Flower |
| Clive Davis |
Business |
4-Apr-1932 |
|
Founder of Arista Records |
| Dorothy Day |
Activist |
8-Nov-1897 |
29-Nov-1980 |
Founder of the Catholic Worker movement |
| Michael De Luca |
Film/TV Producer |
13-Aug-1965 |
|
In the Mouth of Madness |
| Mos Def |
Rapper |
11-Dec-1973 |
|
Black On Both Sides |
| James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr. |
Business |
8-May-1953 |
|
CEO of WGL Holdings |
| Albert Dekker |
Actor |
20-Dec-1905 |
5-May-1968 |
The Wild Bunch |
| Gabriel Dell |
Actor |
8-Oct-1919 |
3-Jul-1988 |
Dead End Kid |
| Dom DeLuise |
Actor |
1-Aug-1933 |
4-May-2009 |
Cannonball Run |
| Alan Dershowitz |
Attorney |
1-Sep-1938 |
|
Lawyer, represented Klaus von Bulow |
| C.C. DeVille |
Guitarist |
14-May-1962 |
|
Guitarist for Poison |
| Brandon De Wilde |
Actor |
9-Apr-1942 |
6-Jul-1972 |
Shane! Come back! |
| Neil Diamond |
Singer/Songwriter |
24-Jan-1941 |
|
Sweet Caroline |
| Martin Dibner |
Novelist |
5-Oct-1911 |
11-Jan-1992 |
The Deep Six |
| Janice Dickinson |
Model |
15-Feb-1955 |
|
1970s supermodel |
| C. Diddy |
Performance Artist |
23-Dec-1971 |
|
World Air Guitar Champion, 2003 |
| Charles M. Diker |
Business |
1934 |
|
Diker Management LLC |
| Bob Dishy |
Actor |
1934 |
|
Stage actor |
| Lee Dixon |
Actor |
22-Jan-1914 |
8-Jan-1953 |
Ready, Willing and Able |
| Walter Donaldson |
Songwriter |
15-Feb-1893 |
15-Jul-1947 |
Yes, Sir, That's My Baby |
| J. P. Donleavy |
Novelist |
23-Apr-1926 |
|
The Ginger Man |
| Vincent D'Onofrio |
Actor |
30-Jun-1959 |
|
Star of Law & Order: Criminal Intent |
| Frank Doubleday |
Business |
8-Jan-1862 |
30-Jan-1934 |
Publisher |
| Doug E. Doug |
Actor |
7-Jan-1970 |
|
Griffin Vesey on Cosby |
| Donald W. Douglas |
Business |
6-Apr-1892 |
1-Feb-1981 |
Founder of Douglas Aircraft Co. |
| Jerry Doyle |
Actor |
16-Jul-1956 |
27-Jul-2016 |
Michael Garibaldi on Babylon 5 |
| Tom Drake |
Actor |
5-Aug-1918 |
11-Aug-1982 |
Meet Me In St. Louis |
| Theodore Draper |
Historian |
11-Sep-1912 |
21-Feb-2006 |
The Roots of American Communism |
| Henry Dreyfuss |
Inventor |
2-Mar-1904 |
5-Oct-1972 |
Product designer, human factors engineer |
| Richard Dreyfuss |
Actor |
29-Oct-1947 |
|
Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| Mort Drucker |
Cartoonist |
29-Mar-1929 |
|
Mad Magazine illustrator |
| Don Dubbins |
Actor |
28-Jun-1928 |
17-Aug-1991 |
The D.I. |
| Ken Duberstein |
Government |
21-Apr-1944 |
|
Reagan's Chief of Staff, 1988-89 |
| Allen B. DuMont |
Inventor |
29-Jan-1901 |
14-Nov-1965 |
TV picture tube and TV network |
| Margaret Dumont |
Actor |
20-Oct-1882 |
6-Mar-1965 |
Foil to the Marx Brothers |
| Mike Dunleavy, Sr. |
Basketball |
21-Mar-1954 |
|
Head Coach, Los Angeles Clippers |
| Michael Durrell |
Actor |
6-Oct-1943 |
|
Alex Nikolas on Santa Barbara |
| Herb Edelman |
Actor |
5-Nov-1933 |
21-Jul-1996 |
Stan Zbornak on The Golden Girls |
| Vince Edwards |
Actor |
7-Jul-1928 |
11-Mar-1996 |
Ben Casey |
| Will Eisner |
Cartoonist |
6-Mar-1917 |
3-Jan-2005 |
Turned comic book authors into Sequential Artists |
| El-P |
Rapper |
1975 |
|
Founder of Def Jux |
| Scott English |
Songwriter |
10-Jan-1943 |
|
70's pop songwriter, Brandy |
| Omar Epps |
Actor |
23-Jul-1973 |
|
Now you got the juice |
| Richard A. Epstein |
Legal Scholar |
17-Apr-1943 |
|
Takings |
| Fabolous |
Rapper |
18-Nov-1977 |
|
I Can't Deny It |
| Frank Fahrenkopf |
Business |
28-Aug-1939 |
|
CEO, American Gaming Association |
| Edie Falco |
Actor |
5-Jul-1963 |
|
The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie |
| Jimmy Fallon |
Comic |
19-Sep-1974 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
| James Farentino |
Actor |
24-Feb-1938 |
24-Jan-2012 |
The Final Countdown |
| Joey Fatone |
Singer |
28-Jan-1977 |
|
Baritone of *NSYNC |
| Frances Faye |
Singer |
4-Nov-1912 |
8-Nov-1991 |
Out, Lesbian nightclub singer |
| Al Feldstein |
Editor |
24-Oct-1925 |
29-Apr-2014 |
Editor of MAD, 1956-84 |
| Vanessa Ferlito |
Actor |
28-Dec-1980 |
|
Det. Aiden Burn on CSI: NY |
| Jerry Ferrara |
Actor |
25-Nov-1979 |
|
Turtle on Entourage |
| Lou Ferrigno |
Actor |
9-Nov-1951 |
|
The Incredible Hulk |
| Mark Fields |
Business |
24-Jan-1961 |
|
CEO of Ford Motor |
| Fyvush Finkel |
Actor |
9-Oct-1923 |
14-Aug-2016 |
Picket Fences |
| Norman Finkelstein |
Scholar |
8-Dec-1953 |
|
The Holocaust Industry |
| Alan H. Fishman |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
Meridian Capital Group |
| Hal Fishman |
Journalist |
25-Aug-1931 |
7-Aug-2007 |
Los Angeles TV news anchor |
| Richard Fleischer |
Film Director |
8-Dec-1916 |
24-Mar-2006 |
Soylent Green |
| James Florio |
Politician |
29-Aug-1937 |
|
Governor of New Jersey, 1990-94 |
| James Foley |
Film Director |
28-Dec-1953 |
|
Glengarry Glen Ross |
| Chet Forrest |
Songwriter |
31-Jul-1915 |
10-Oct-1999 |
Kismet |
| William Forsythe |
Actor |
7-Jun-1955 |
|
Raising Arizona |
| Walter N. Frank |
Business |
22-Apr-1908 |
15-Feb-2000 |
Chairman of the NYSE, 1965-67 |
| Steve Franken |
Actor |
27-May-1932 |
24-Aug-2012 |
Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. on Dobie Gillis |
| Bob Frankston |
Computer Programmer |
14-Jun-1949 |
|
Programmer of Visicalc |
| Daniel Franzese |
Actor |
9-May-1978 |
|
Kill Theory |
| Frank Frazetta |
Painter |
9-Feb-1928 |
10-May-2010 |
Painted Conan paperback covers |
| Marilyn French |
Author |
21-Nov-1929 |
2-May-2009 |
The Women's Room |
| Leonard Frey |
Actor |
4-Sep-1938 |
24-Aug-1988 |
Stage actor, The Boys in the Band |
| Milton Friedman |
Economist |
31-Jul-1912 |
16-Nov-2006 |
Free market economic theorist |
| Murray Friedman |
Historian |
15-Sep-1926 |
18-May-2005 |
Founder, Rosaline Feinstein Center |
| Allen Funt |
Film/TV Producer |
16-Sep-1914 |
5-Sep-1999 |
Producer and host of Candid Camera |
| Robert Gallucci |
Diplomat |
11-Feb-1946 |
|
President, MacArthur Foundation |
| Sid Ganis |
Film/TV Producer |
8-Jan-1940 |
|
Paramount, Columbia Pictures Executive |
| Joseph R. Gannascoli |
Actor |
15-Feb-1959 |
|
Vito on The Sopranos |
| William Gargan |
Actor |
17-Jul-1905 |
17-Feb-1979 |
Martin Kane, Private Eye |
| Leonard Garment |
Attorney |
11-May-1924 |
13-Jul-2013 |
Former Special Counsel to Nixon |
| Ina Garten |
Chef |
2-Feb-1948 |
|
Barefoot Contessa |
| Marjorie Gateson |
Actor |
17-Jan-1891 |
17-Apr-1977 |
Goin' to Town |
| David Geffen |
Business |
21-Feb-1943 |
|
Music and movie industry mogul |
| Jay M. Gellert |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
CEO of Health Net |
| Eugene D. Genovese |
Historian |
19-May-1930 |
26-Sep-2012 |
Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made |
| Kitty Genovese |
Victim |
7-Jul-1935 |
13-Mar-1964 |
Allegedly killed by collective apathy |
| George Gershwin |
Songwriter |
26-Sep-1898 |
11-Jul-1937 |
Rhapsody In Blue |
| Vitas Gerulaitis |
Tennis |
26-Jul-1954 |
17-Sep-1994 |
Winner, 1977 Australian Open |
| Debbie Gibson |
Singer |
31-Aug-1970 |
|
Arch-nemesis: Tiffany |
| Connie Gilchrist |
Actor |
17-Jul-1895 |
3-Mar-1985 |
Character actress |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
Judge |
15-Mar-1933 |
|
US Supreme Court Justice |
| Ira Glasser |
Activist |
1938 |
|
ACLU Executive Director, 1978-2001 |
| Jackie Gleason |
Actor |
26-Feb-1916 |
24-Jun-1987 |
Ralph Kramden in The Honeymooners |
| George Goethals |
Architect |
29-Jun-1858 |
21-Jan-1928 |
Creator of the Panama Canal |
| Jeffrey Goldberg |
Journalist |
22-Sep-1965 |
|
Atlantic Monthly |
| Annie Golden |
Singer |
19-Oct-1951 |
|
Lead singer of The Shirts |
| Al Goldstein |
Publisher |
10-Jan-1936 |
19-Dec-2013 |
Founder of Screw magazine |
| Linda A. Goldstein |
Business |
25-Jun-1954 |
|
Electronic Retailing Association |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin |
Historian |
4-Jan-1943 |
|
Team of Rivals |
| Leo Gordon |
Actor |
2-Dec-1922 |
26-Dec-2000 |
Riot in Cell Block 11 |
| Barry M. Gosin |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Newmark Knight Frank |
| Lou Gossett, Jr. |
Actor |
27-May-1936 |
|
Drill Sgt. in An Officer and a Gentleman |
| Gilbert Gottfried |
Comic |
28-Feb-1955 |
|
Loudmouth Jewish comic |
| Victoria Gotti |
Relative |
27-Nov-1962 |
|
Growing Up Gotti |
| Elliott Gould |
Actor |
29-Aug-1938 |
|
Trapper John in M*A*S*H film |
| Sammy "The Bull" Gravano |
Criminal |
12-Mar-1945 |
|
Testified against John Gotti |
| Earl G. Graves, Jr. |
Business |
5-Jan-1962 |
|
Black Enterprise magazine |
| Earl G. Graves |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
Black Enterprise magazine |
| John Gray |
Film Director |
? |
|
The Glimmer Man |
| Jonathan N. Grayer |
Business |
c. 1965 |
|
CEO of Kaplan |
| Ellen Greene |
Actor |
22-Feb-1951 |
|
Little Shop of Horrors |
| Jerry Greenfield |
Business |
14-Mar-1951 |
|
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. |
| Ellie Greenwich |
Songwriter |
23-Oct-1940 |
26-Aug-2009 |
Leader of the Pack |
| Adrian Grenier |
Actor |
10-Jul-1976 |
|
Vincent Chase on Entourage |
| Bill Griffith |
Cartoonist |
20-Jan-1944 |
|
Personal friend of Zippy The Pinhead |
| Michael Grimm |
Politician |
7-Feb-1970 |
|
Former Congressman, New York 13th |
| David Groh |
Actor |
21-May-1939 |
12-Feb-2008 |
Joe Gerard on Rhoda |
| Terry Gross |
Radio Personality |
14-Feb-1951 |
|
Host of Fresh Air on NPR |
| Robert Grossman |
Artist |
1-Mar-1940 |
|
Versatile illustrator, caricaturist |
| Bob Guccione |
Business |
17-Dec-1930 |
20-Oct-2010 |
Founder, Penthouse magazine |
| Sigrid Gurie |
Actor |
18-May-1911 |
14-Aug-1969 |
Algiers |
| Amy Gutmann |
Educator |
19-Nov-1949 |
|
President, University of Pennsylvania |
| Richard Haass |
Government |
28-Jul-1951 |
|
President, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Philip C. Habib |
Diplomat |
25-Feb-1920 |
24-May-1992 |
US Ambassador to South Korea, 1971-74 |
| Buddy Hackett |
Comic |
31-Aug-1924 |
30-Jun-2003 |
Abrasive old school comic |
| John Halliday |
Actor |
14-Sep-1880 |
17-Oct-1947 |
The Philadelphia Story |
| Pete Hamill |
Journalist |
24-Jun-1935 |
|
The New York Post |
| Stephen L. Hammerman |
Business |
18-Apr-1938 |
|
Former Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch |
| Walter Hampden |
Actor |
30-Jun-1879 |
11-Jun-1955 |
Prominent American theater actor |
| Oscar Handlin |
Historian |
29-Sep-1915 |
20-Sep-2011 |
The Uprooted |
| Michael S. Harper |
Poet |
18-Mar-1938 |
|
Nightmare Begins Responsibility |
| Donald J. Harrington |
Educator |
2-Oct-1945 |
|
President, St. John's University |
| Andy Harris |
Politician |
25-Jun-1957 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 1st |
| Marvin Harris |
Anthropologist |
18-Aug-1927 |
25-Oct-2001 |
Anthropological historian |
| Patricia S. Harrison |
Business |
? |
|
Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
| Jeffrey Hart |
Author |
22-Apr-1930 |
|
The American Dissent |
| Mickey Hart |
Drummer |
11-Sep-1943 |
|
Drummer for Grateful Dead |
| Bob Hastings |
Actor |
18-Apr-1925 |
30-Jun-2014 |
Lt. Carpenter on McHale's Navy |
| Anne Hathaway |
Actor |
12-Nov-1982 |
|
The Princess Diaries |
| Richie Havens |
Singer |
21-Jan-1941 |
22-Apr-2013 |
Opening act at Woodstock |
| Lord Haw-Haw |
Radio Personality |
24-Apr-1906 |
3-Jan-1946 |
WWII propagandist hanged in England |
| Ulric Haynes |
Diplomat |
8-Jun-1931 |
|
US Ambassador to Algeria, 1977-81 |
| Susan Hayward |
Actor |
30-Jun-1918 |
14-Mar-1975 |
I Want to Live! |
| Rita Hayworth |
Actor |
17-Oct-1918 |
14-May-1987 |
Gilda |
| Dan Hedaya |
Actor |
24-Jul-1940 |
|
Bestubbled character actor, Blood Simple |
| Lucas Hedges |
Actor |
12-Dec-1996 |
|
Manchester by the Sea |
| F. Augustus Heinze |
Business |
1869 |
4-Nov-1914 |
Copper baron, went broke in the Panic of 1907 |
| Joseph Heller |
Author |
1-May-1923 |
12-Dec-1999 |
Catch-22 |
| Randee Heller |
Actor |
10-Jun-1947 |
|
Alice on Soap |
| Charlotte Henry |
Actor |
3-Mar-1914 |
11-Apr-1980 |
Alice in Wonderland |
| Bob Herbert |
Columnist |
7-Mar-1945 |
|
Former New York Times columnist |
| Wilson Jermaine Heredia |
Actor |
2-Dec-1971 |
|
Rent |
| Jack Herer |
Activist |
18-Jun-1939 |
15-Apr-2010 |
Cannabis evangelist |
| Christian Herter, Jr. |
Government |
29-Jan-1919 |
16-Sep-2007 |
First Chairman, New York Urban Coalition |
| William Hickey |
Actor |
19-Sep-1927 |
29-Jun-1997 |
Prizzi's Honor |
| Henry Hill |
Criminal |
11-Jun-1943 |
12-Jun-2012 |
Mobster inspired Goodfellas |
| Gertrude Himmelfarb |
Historian |
8-Aug-1922 |
|
Victorian Minds |
| Samuel S. Hinds |
Actor |
4-Apr-1875 |
13-Oct-1948 |
It's a Wonderful Life |
| Elizabeth Holtzman |
Politician |
11-Aug-1941 |
|
Congresswoman from New York, 1973-81 |
| Red Holzman |
Basketball |
10-Aug-1920 |
13-Nov-1998 |
NY Knicks Head Coach, 1957-82 |
| Lena Horne |
Singer |
30-Jun-1917 |
9-May-2010 |
Stormy Weather |
| Edward Everett Horton |
Actor |
18-Mar-1886 |
29-Sep-1970 |
Prolific 1930s comedic actor |
| Curly Howard |
Actor |
22-Oct-1903 |
18-Jan-1952 |
Highest pitched Stooge |
| Moe Howard |
Actor |
19-Jun-1897 |
4-May-1975 |
Boss Stooge |
| Shemp Howard |
Actor |
4-Mar-1895 |
22-Nov-1955 |
Stooge who replaced Curly |
| Alfred F. Hurley |
Educator |
16-Oct-1928 |
8-Jun-2013 |
Chancellor, University of North Texas, 1982-2002 |
| Robert M. Hutchins |
Educator |
17-Jan-1899 |
17-May-1977 |
President, University of Chicago, 1929-51 |
| Louis J. Ignarro |
Scientist |
31-May-1941 |
|
Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal |
| David Ignatow |
Poet |
7-Feb-1914 |
17-Nov-1997 |
Rescue the Dead |
| Laura Ingalls |
Aviator |
14-Dec-1893 |
10-Jan-1967 |
Aviatrix and Nazi sympathizer |
| Marty Ingels |
Comic |
9-Mar-1936 |
21-Oct-2015 |
Comic-husband of Shirley Jones |
| Jimmy Iovine |
Music Producer |
11-Mar-1953 |
|
President of Interscope Records |
| Steve Israel |
Politician |
30-May-1958 |
|
Congressman, New York 2nd |
| Wolfman Jack |
Radio Personality |
21-Jan-1939 |
1-Jul-1995 |
Crusty-throated disc jockey |
| Cheryl James |
Singer |
8-Apr-1964 |
|
Salt of Salt-N-Pepa |
| Juanita T. James |
Business |
1-Oct-1952 |
|
Pitney Bowes executive |
| Ricky Jay |
Magician |
1948 |
|
Jay's Journal of Anomalies |
| Jay-Z |
Rapper |
4-Dec-1969 |
|
Can I Get A... |
| Richard Jeni |
Comic |
14-Apr-1957 |
10-Mar-2007 |
A Big Steaming Pile of Me |
| Adele Jergens |
Actor |
26-Nov-1917 |
22-Nov-2002 |
Ladies of the Chorus |
| Jeru the Damaja |
Rapper |
14-Feb-1972 |
|
Brooklyn rapper, Come Clean |
| Tamara Johnson |
Singer |
29-Apr-1971 |
|
Sisters With Voices |
| Theodore T. Jones |
Judge |
10-Mar-1944 |
6-Nov-2012 |
Judge, NY Court of Appeals, 2007-12 |
| Michael Jordan |
Basketball |
17-Feb-1963 |
|
God's gift to basketball, clearly |
| Matthew Josephson |
Historian |
15-Feb-1899 |
13-Mar-1978 |
The Robber Barons |
| Paul L. Joskow |
Economist |
c. 1946 |
|
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
| Judge Judy |
TV Personality |
21-Oct-1942 |
|
Telejurist extraordinaire |
| Meir Kahane |
Activist |
1-Aug-1932 |
5-Nov-1990 |
Founder of Jewish Defense League |
| Philip M. Kaiser |
Diplomat |
12-Jul-1913 |
24-May-2007 |
US Ambassador to Austria, 1980-81 |
| Dick Kallman |
Actor |
7-Jul-1933 |
22-Feb-1980 |
Hank |
| Jack Kamen |
Cartoonist |
29-May-1920 |
5-Aug-2008 |
EC Comics artist |
| Gabe Kaplan |
Actor |
31-Mar-1945 |
|
Mr. Kotter on Welcome Back, Kotter |
| Marvin Kaplan |
Actor |
24-Jan-1927 |
25-Aug-2016 |
Henry on Alice |
| Stanley H. Kaplan |
Business |
24-May-1919 |
23-Aug-2009 |
Developed SAT study aids |
| Mitch Kapor |
Business |
1-Nov-1950 |
|
Founder of Lotus, Co-founder EFF |
| John Karlen |
Actor |
28-May-1933 |
|
Harvey Lacey on Cagney & Lacey |
| Stanley Karnow |
Journalist |
4-Feb-1925 |
27-Jan-2013 |
In Our Image |
| Joette Katz |
Judge |
3-Feb-1953 |
|
Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court |
| Danny Kaye |
Actor |
18-Jan-1913 |
3-Mar-1987 |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
| Alfred Kazin |
Critic |
5-Jun-1915 |
5-Jun-1998 |
On Native Grounds |
| Monica Keena |
Actor |
25-May-1979 |
|
Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek |
| Harvey Keitel |
Actor |
13-May-1939 |
|
Pimp from Taxi Driver |
| Morton Keller |
Historian |
1-Mar-1929 |
|
Regulating a New Economy |
| Patsy Kelly |
Actor |
12-Jan-1910 |
24-Sep-1981 |
Freaky Friday |
| Paul Kelly |
Actor |
9-Aug-1899 |
6-Nov-1956 |
Flying Tigers |
| Linda K. Kerber |
Historian |
23-Jan-1940 |
|
Federalists in Dissent |
| Daniel Keyes |
Novelist |
9-Aug-1927 |
15-Jun-2014 |
Flowers for Algernon |
| Michael Kidd |
Choreographer |
12-Aug-1915 |
23-Dec-2007 |
Award-winning choreographer |
| Masta Killa |
Musician |
18-Aug-1969 |
|
Wu-Tang Clan |
| Lil' Kim |
Rapper |
11-Jul-1974 |
|
Wore a pastie to the 1999 MTV Video Awards |
| Jimmy Kimmel |
Talk Show Host |
13-Nov-1967 |
|
The Man Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live |
| Alan King |
Comic |
26-Dec-1927 |
9-May-2004 |
Jewish comic and Friars Club fixture |
| Bernard King |
Basketball |
4-Dec-1956 |
|
Former NBA small forward |
| Carole King |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-Feb-1942 |
|
Tapestry |
| Larry King |
Talk Show Host |
19-Nov-1933 |
|
Larry King Live |
| Leon Kirchner |
Composer |
24-Jan-1919 |
17-Sep-2009 |
Quartet No. 3 |
| C. Everett Koop |
Government |
14-Oct-1916 |
25-Feb-2013 |
US Surgeon General, 1982-89 |
| Al Kooper |
Musician |
5-Feb-1944 |
|
Blood, Sweat and Tears |
| Bernie Kopell |
Actor |
21-Jun-1933 |
|
Doc on The Love Boat |
| Arthur Kornberg |
Scientist |
3-Mar-1918 |
26-Oct-2007 |
Synthesized DNA |
| Sandy Koufax |
Baseball |
30-Dec-1935 |
|
Three-time Cy Young Award winner |
| Martin Kove |
Actor |
6-Mar-1947 |
|
Det. Isbecki on Cagney & Lacey |
| Bruce Kovner |
Activist |
Feb-1945 |
|
Caxton Associates billionaire |
| Stanley Kramer |
Film Director |
29-Sep-1913 |
19-Feb-2001 |
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World |
| Lee Krasner |
Painter |
27-Oct-1908 |
19-Jun-1984 |
Abstract expressionist |
| Paul Krassner |
Author |
9-Apr-1932 |
|
Editor, The Realist |
| Lenny Kravitz |
Musician |
26-May-1964 |
|
Wants to fly away yeah |
| Jules B. Kroll |
Business |
18-May-1941 |
|
Kroll Inc., K2 Global, Kroll Bond Ratings |
| Susan D. Kronick |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
Macy's executive |
| Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. |
Business |
6-Apr-1935 |
|
Chairman of El Paso |
| Howard Kurtz |
Journalist |
1-Aug-1953 |
|
Media critic |
| Harvey Kurtzman |
Cartoonist |
3-Oct-1924 |
21-Feb-1993 |
Founding editor, Mad magazine |
| Talib Kweli |
Rapper |
3-Oct-1975 |
|
The Beautiful Struggle |
| Richard LaGravenese |
Screenwriter |
30-Oct-1959 |
|
Screenwriter, The Fisher King |
| Veronica Lake |
Actor |
14-Nov-1922 |
7-Jul-1973 |
Sullivan's Travels |
| Martin Landau |
Actor |
20-Jun-1931 |
|
Mission: Impossible, Space 1999 |
| David L. Lander |
Actor |
22-Jun-1947 |
|
Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley |
| Arthur Bliss Lane |
Diplomat |
16-Jun-1894 |
12-Aug-1956 |
US Ambassador to Poland, 1945-47 |
| Irving Langmuir |
Chemist |
31-Jan-1881 |
16-Aug-1957 |
Inventor of the high-vacuum tube |
| Ralph S. Larsen |
Business |
18-Nov-1938 |
9-Mar-2016 |
CEO of Johnson & Johnson, 1989-2002 |
| Cyndi Lauper |
Singer/Songwriter |
22-Jun-1953 |
|
Girls Just Want To Have Fun |
| Dan Lauria |
Actor |
12-Apr-1947 |
|
Jack Arnold on The Wonder Years |
| Steve Lawrence |
Singer |
8-Jul-1935 |
|
The Steve Lawrence Show |
| Frank Layden |
Basketball |
5-Jan-1932 |
|
Head Coach, Utah Jazz, 1981-88 |
| Rochelle B. Lazarus |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of Ogilvy & Mather, 1996-2009 |
| Harvey Lembeck |
Actor |
15-Apr-1923 |
5-Jan-1982 |
Cpl. Barbella on The Phil Silvers Show |
| Michael Lembeck |
Actor |
25-Jun-1948 |
|
Max Horvath on One Day at a Time |
| Alfred Lerner |
Business |
8-May-1933 |
23-Oct-2002 |
CEO of MBNA, 1982-2002 |
| Michael Lerner |
Actor |
22-Jun-1941 |
|
Barton Fink |
| Jonathan Lethem |
Author |
19-Feb-1964 |
|
Gun with Occasional Music |
| Larry Levan |
Disc Jockey |
20-Jul-1954 |
8-Nov-1992 |
Legendary Disco DJ |
| Arnold J. Levine |
Biologist |
1939 |
|
Cancer researcher |
| David Levine |
Cartoonist |
20-Dec-1926 |
29-Dec-2009 |
Caricaturist, New York Review of Books |
| Arthur Levitt |
Business |
3-Feb-1931 |
|
SEC Chairman, 1993-2001 |
| Albert Lewin |
Film Director |
23-Sep-1894 |
9-May-1968 |
The Picture of Dorian Gray |
| Dawnn Lewis |
Actor |
13-Aug-1961 |
|
A Different World |
| Emmanuel Lewis |
Actor |
9-Mar-1971 |
|
Webster |
| Richard Lewis |
Comic |
29-Jun-1947 |
|
Such a nice young man |
| Allan J. Lichtman |
Political Scientist |
4-Apr-1947 |
|
The Keys to the White House |
| Nancy Lieberman |
Basketball |
1-Jul-1958 |
|
WNBA Hall of Famer |
| Robert Jay Lifton |
Psychiatrist |
16-May-1926 |
|
The Nazi Doctors |
| Edward H. Linde |
Business |
c. 1940 |
10-Jan-2010 |
CEO of Boston Properties, 1997-2010 |
| Richard Linn |
Judge |
13-Apr-1944 |
|
US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit |
| Sanford M. Litvack |
Attorney |
c. 1937 |
|
General Counsel of Disney, 1991-98 |
| Tony Lo Bianco |
Actor |
19-Oct-1936 |
|
Recurring TV movie actor |
| Vince Lombardi |
Football |
11-Jun-1913 |
3-Sep-1970 |
Winning isn't everything, It's the only thing |
| Nia Long |
Actor |
30-Oct-1970 |
|
Third Watch |
| Phillip Lopate |
Critic |
16-Nov-1943 |
|
Portrait of My Body |
| Jack Lord |
Actor |
30-Dec-1920 |
21-Jan-1998 |
McGarrett on Hawaii 5-O |
| Sid Luckman |
Football |
21-Nov-1916 |
5-Jul-1998 |
Chicago Bears QB, Hall of Famer |
| Gerard E. Lynch |
Judge |
4-Sep-1951 |
|
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Richard Lynch |
Actor |
12-Feb-1936 |
19-Jun-2012 |
The Sword and the Sorcerer |
| Donald MacBride |
Actor |
23-Jun-1889 |
21-Jun-1957 |
High Sierra |
| Marjorie Magner |
Business |
1949 |
|
Former Citibank executive |
| Denise Majette |
Politician |
18-May-1955 |
|
Congresswoman from Georgia, 2003-05 |
| Bernard Malamud |
Author |
26-Apr-1914 |
18-Mar-1986 |
The Fixer |
| Romany Malco |
Actor |
18-Nov-1968 |
|
Conrad Shepard on Weeds |
| Albert Maltz |
Playwright |
28-Oct-1908 |
26-Apr-1985 |
One of the Hollywood Ten |
| Lil' Mama |
Rapper |
4-Oct-1989 |
|
Lip Gloss |
| Barry Manilow |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Jun-1943 |
|
I Write The Songs |
| Barry Mann |
Songwriter |
9-Feb-1939 |
|
Put the bomp in the bomp sha-bomp |
| Daniel Mann |
Film Director |
8-Aug-1912 |
21-Nov-1991 |
Come Back, Little Sheba |
| Herbie Mann |
Jazz Musician |
16-Apr-1930 |
1-Jul-2003 |
Jazz flautist |
| Robert W. Mann |
Inventor |
1924 |
16-Jun-2006 |
Prosthetic devices |
| Joe Mantell |
Actor |
21-Dec-1915 |
29-Sep-2010 |
Angie in Marty |
| Martin Manulis |
Film/TV Producer |
30-May-1915 |
28-Sep-2007 |
Creator of Playhouse 90 |
| Stephon Marbury |
Basketball |
20-Feb-1977 |
|
NBA Point Guard |
| Daniel Marcus |
Attorney |
5-Jan-1941 |
|
Wilmer Cutler & Pickering |
| David Margulies |
Actor |
19-Feb-1937 |
11-Jan-2016 |
Ghostbusters |
| Paule Marshall |
Novelist |
9-Apr-1929 |
|
Brown Girl, Brownstones |
| Trudy Marshall |
Actor |
14-Feb-1922 |
23-May-2004 |
The Sullivans |
| Abraham Maslow |
Psychologist |
1-Apr-1908 |
8-Jun-1970 |
Hierarchy of Needs |
| Armand Mastroianni |
Film Director |
1-Aug-1948 |
|
He Knows You're Alone |
| Samantha Mathis |
Actor |
12-May-1970 |
|
Jack and Sarah |
| Robert E. May |
Historian |
6-Jul-1943 |
|
The Southern Dream of a Caribbean Empire |
| MCA |
Rapper |
5-Aug-1967 |
4-May-2012 |
Beastie Boys |
| Carolyn McCarthy |
Politician |
5-Jan-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 4th |
| Patty McCormack |
Actor |
21-Aug-1945 |
|
The Bad Seed |
| Frank McCourt |
Author |
19-Aug-1930 |
19-Jul-2009 |
Angela's Ashes |
| Malachy McCourt |
Actor |
20-Sep-1931 |
|
Father Meehan on Oz |
| Harold W. McGraw, Jr. |
Business |
10-Jan-1918 |
24-Mar-2010 |
Chairman of McGraw-Hill, 1968-88 |
| Keith R. McLoughlin |
Business |
10-Jun-1956 |
|
VP at Electrolux |
| John F. McManus |
Activist |
1935 |
|
President, John Birch Society |
| John Bach McMaster |
Historian |
29-Jun-1852 |
24-May-1932 |
History of the People of the United States |
| Kenneth McMillan |
Actor |
2-Jul-1932 |
8-Jan-1989 |
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen |
| Anne Meara |
Comic |
20-Sep-1929 |
23-May-2015 |
Stiller and Meara |
| John J. Mearsheimer |
Political Scientist |
14-Dec-1947 |
|
Conventional Deterrence |
| George Meeker |
Actor |
5-Mar-1904 |
19-Aug-1984 |
History Is Made at Night |
| Sid Melton |
Actor |
23-May-1920 |
2-Nov-2011 |
Alf Monroe on Green Acres |
| Robert Merrill |
Singer |
4-Jun-1917 |
23-Oct-2004 |
Operatic baritone, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Debra Messing |
Actor |
15-Aug-1968 |
|
Grace on Will & Grace |
| Bob Metcalfe |
Business |
1946 |
|
Co-Inventor of Ethernet |
| Art Metrano |
Actor |
22-Sep-1936 |
|
Capt. Mauser, Police Academy |
| Al Michaels |
Sports Journalist |
12-Nov-1944 |
|
Sportscaster, believes in miracles |
| Alyssa Milano |
Actor |
19-Dec-1972 |
|
Charmed |
| Stephanie Mills |
Singer |
22-Mar-1957 |
|
The Wiz |
| Isaac Mizrahi |
Fashion Designer |
14-Oct-1961 |
|
Unzipped |
| Vic Mizzy |
Composer |
9-Jan-1916 |
17-Oct-2009 |
Addams Family theme |
| Art Modell |
Football |
23-Jun-1925 |
6-Sep-2012 |
Owner: Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens |
| Doug Moe |
Basketball |
21-Sep-1938 |
|
Head Coach, Denver Nuggets, 1980-90 |
| Eddie Money |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Mar-1949 |
|
Take Me Home Tonight |
| Mary Tyler Moore |
Actor |
29-Dec-1936 |
25-Jan-2017 |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
| Esai Morales |
Actor |
1-Oct-1962 |
|
Lt. Rodriguez on NYPD Blue |
| Arnold Moss |
Actor |
28-Jan-1910 |
15-Dec-1989 |
My Favorite Spy |
| Donny Most |
Actor |
8-Aug-1953 |
|
Ralph Malph on Happy Days |
| Zero Mostel |
Actor |
28-Feb-1915 |
8-Sep-1977 |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
| Eddie Murphy |
Comic |
3-Apr-1961 |
|
Beverly Hills Cop |
| Thomas S. Murphy |
Business |
31-May-1925 |
|
CEO of Capital Cities/ABC, 1966-90 |
| Joseph Nacchio |
Business |
22-Jun-1949 |
|
Qwest CEO, convicted of fraud |
| Jerry Nachman |
Journalist |
24-Feb-1946 |
19-Jan-2004 |
MSNBC reporter |
| Jerrold Nadler |
Politician |
13-Jun-1947 |
|
Congressman, New York 8th |
| Peter Nero |
Pianist |
22-May-1934 |
|
Philly Pops |
| Jean Nidetch |
Business |
12-Oct-1923 |
29-Apr-2015 |
Weight Watchers founder |
| Harry Nilsson |
Singer/Songwriter |
15-Jun-1941 |
15-Jan-1994 |
Me and My Arrow |
| John Niven |
Historian |
26-Oct-1921 |
14-Aug-1997 |
John C. Calhoun and the Price of Union |
| Albert A. Nofi |
Historian |
6-Jan-1944 |
|
To Train the Fleet for War |
| Peggy Noonan |
Journalist |
7-Sep-1950 |
|
Coined A thousand points of light |
| Robert Nozick |
Philosopher |
16-Nov-1938 |
23-Jan-2002 |
Libertarian philosopher |
| Alexis Ohanian |
Business |
24-Apr-1983 |
|
Co-Founder of Reddit |
| Herbert S. Okun |
Diplomat |
27-Nov-1930 |
8-Nov-2011 |
US Ambassador to the UN, 1985-89 |
| William Owens |
Politician |
20-Jan-1949 |
|
Congressman, New York 23rd |
| Peter Pace |
Military |
5-Nov-1945 |
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2005-07 |
| Jose Padilla |
Terrorist |
18-Oct-1970 |
|
Convicted of conspiracy |
| Charlemagne Palestine |
Pianist |
14-Aug-1945 |
|
Strumming Music |
| Joseph Papp |
Theater Director |
22-Jun-1921 |
31-Oct-1991 |
Founder, New York Shakespeare Festival |
| Michael Paré |
Actor |
9-Oct-1958 |
|
Eddie and the Cruisers |
| Lew Parker |
Actor |
29-Oct-1907 |
27-Oct-1972 |
Lew Marie on That Girl |
| Lana Parrilla |
Actor |
15-Jul-1977 |
|
Regina Mills on Once Upon a Time |
| Richard Parsons |
Business |
4-Apr-1948 |
|
CEO of Time Warner, 2002-07 |
| Joe Paterno |
Football |
21-Dec-1926 |
22-Jan-2012 |
Penn State Head Coach, 1966-2011 |
| David A. Paterson |
Politician |
20-May-1954 |
|
Governor of New York, 2008-11 |
| Nelson Peltz |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of Triarc |
| Joe Pepitone |
Baseball |
9-Oct-1940 |
|
New York Yankees, 1962-69 |
| S. J. Perelman |
Author |
1-Feb-1904 |
17-Oct-1979 |
New Yorker humorist |
| Rosie Perez |
Actor |
6-Sep-1964 |
|
Do The Right Thing |
| Rhea Perlman |
Actor |
31-Mar-1948 |
|
Cheers |
| Harold Perrineau, Jr. |
Actor |
7-Aug-1963 |
|
Link in The Matrix |
| Carmine Persico |
Criminal |
8-Aug-1933 |
|
Boss, Colombo Crime Family |
| Donna Pescow |
Actor |
24-Mar-1954 |
|
Angie |
| Hy Peskin |
Photographer |
5-Nov-1915 |
2-Jun-2005 |
Sports photojournalist |
| Henry Petroski |
Educator |
6-Feb-1942 |
|
Engineering professor |
| Slim Jim Phantom |
Drummer |
20-Mar-1961 |
|
Drummer for The Stray Cats |
| Todd Phillips |
Film Director |
20-Dec-1970 |
|
Old School |
| Christopher Pike |
Author |
Nov-1954 |
|
Last Vampire, Spooksville, series |
| Walter Pincus |
Journalist |
24-Dec-1932 |
|
Washington Post reporter with CIA ties |
| Harvey Pitt |
Government |
28-Feb-1945 |
|
SEC Chairman, 2001-03 |
| Norman Podhoretz |
Author |
16-Jan-1930 |
|
Prominent neocon author |
| Frederik Pohl |
Author |
26-Nov-1919 |
2-Sep-2013 |
Futurian science fiction writer |
| Rosemary S. Pooler |
Judge |
21-Jun-1938 |
|
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Richard Portnow |
Actor |
26-Jan-1947 |
|
Hal Melvoin on The Sopranos |
| Ted Post |
Film Director |
31-Mar-1918 |
20-Aug-2013 |
Hang 'Em High |
| Ed Powers |
Pornstar |
25-Oct-1954 |
|
Porn star with a series of rough sex videos |
| Dennis Prager |
Radio Personality |
2-Aug-1948 |
|
Conservative Jewish radio host |
| Josephine Premice |
Actor |
21-Jul-1926 |
13-Apr-2001 |
Calypso singer, Broadway actress |
| Priscilla Presley |
Actor |
24-May-1945 |
|
Elvis's wife |
| David Proval |
Actor |
20-May-1942 |
|
Richie on The Sopranos |
| Jackson Publick |
Cartoonist |
14-Sep-1971 |
|
Co-Creator of The Venture Bros. |
| Q-Tip |
Rapper |
10-Apr-1970 |
|
A Tribe Called Quest |
| Colin Quinn |
Comic |
6-Jun-1959 |
|
Tough Crowd, SNL |
| Eddie Rabbitt |
Country Musician |
27-Nov-1941 |
7-May-1998 |
Drivin' My Life Away |
| The Madd Rapper |
Rapper |
31-Jul-1968 |
|
Tell 'Em Why U Madd |
| Peter S. Redding |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Standard Register Company |
| Lou Reed |
Musician |
2-Mar-1942 |
27-Oct-2013 |
The Velvet Underground |
| Abe Reles |
Criminal |
10-May-1906 |
12-Nov-1941 |
Hitman for Murder, Inc. |
| Leah Remini |
Actor |
15-Jun-1970 |
|
Old School |
| Randi Rhodes |
Radio Personality |
28-Jan-1959 |
|
Liberal talk show host |
| Busta Rhymes |
Rapper |
20-May-1972 |
|
Woo-Hah! Got You All In Check |
| Buddy Rich |
Drummer |
30-Sep-1917 |
2-Apr-1987 |
Legendary drummer |
| Burton Richter |
Physicist |
22-Mar-1931 |
|
Co-Discoverer of J/psi meson |
| Thelma Ritter |
Actor |
14-Feb-1905 |
4-Feb-1969 |
Stella in Rear Window |
| Phil Rizzuto |
Baseball |
25-Sep-1916 |
14-Aug-2007 |
American League MVP, 1950 |
| Henry Roberts |
Politician |
22-Jun-1853 |
1-May-1929 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1905-07 |
| Paul Robeson, Jr. |
Activist |
2-Nov-1927 |
26-Apr-2014 |
Son of Paul Robeson |
| Tony Rock |
Actor |
30-Jun-1974 |
|
Dirk Black on All of Us |
| Mark "Gator" Rogowski |
Skateboarder |
1966 |
|
Pro skateboarder imprisoned for murder |
| John Romita |
Cartoonist |
24-Jan-1930 |
|
Comic book artist |
| John J. Rooney |
Politician |
29-Nov-1903 |
26-Oct-1975 |
Congressman from New York, 1944-74 |
| Mickey Rooney |
Actor |
23-Sep-1920 |
6-Apr-2014 |
Actor in Andy Hardy comedies, musicals |
| Hayden Rorke |
Actor |
23-Oct-1910 |
19-Aug-1987 |
Dr. Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie |
| Irwin Rose |
Scientist |
16-Jul-1926 |
2-Jun-2015 |
Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| Irene B. Rosenfeld |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Kraft Foods |
| Herbert Ross |
Film Director |
13-May-1927 |
9-Oct-2001 |
Steel Magnolias |
| Eugene Victor Rostow |
Legal Scholar |
25-Aug-1913 |
25-Nov-2002 |
Dean of Yale Law School, 1955-65 |
| Mark Roth |
Bowling |
10-Apr-1951 |
|
Professional bowler |
| Michael S. Roth |
Educator |
c. 1956 |
|
President, Wesleyan University |
| Raymond Rubicam |
Business |
16-Jun-1892 |
8-May-1978 |
Co-Founder, Young and Rubicam |
| Aaron Russo |
Film/TV Producer |
14-Feb-1943 |
24-Aug-2007 |
Libertarian filmmaker |
| Arthur F. Ryan |
Business |
1942 |
|
CEO of Prudential, 1994-2007 |
| The RZA |
Music Producer |
5-Jul-1969 |
|
Wu-Tang Clan |
| Carl Safina |
Author |
23-May-1955 |
|
Song for the Blue Ocean |
| Carl Sagan |
Astronomer |
9-Nov-1934 |
20-Dec-1996 |
Popular astronomer, host of Cosmos |
| Theresa Saldana |
Actor |
20-Aug-1954 |
6-Jun-2016 |
Raging Bull |
| Albert Salmi |
Actor |
11-Mar-1928 |
22-Apr-1990 |
The Brothers Karamazov |
| Bernie Sanders |
Politician |
8-Sep-1941 |
|
US Senator from Vermont |
| Adam Sandler |
Comic |
9-Sep-1966 |
|
The Wedding Singer, SNL alumnus |
| Joe Santos |
Actor |
9-Jun-1931 |
18-Mar-2016 |
Det. Becker on Rockford Files |
| Richard T. Santulli |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of NetJets |
| Andrew Sarris |
Critic |
31-Oct-1928 |
20-Jun-2012 |
The American Cinema |
| John Saxon |
Actor |
5-Aug-1936 |
|
Enter the Dragon |
| Jack Scalia |
Actor |
10-Nov-1951 |
|
Tequila and Bonetti |
| Gregory Scarpa, Sr. |
Criminal |
8-May-1928 |
4-Jun-1994 |
Top Mafia FBI informant for 30 years |
| Dick Schaap |
Journalist |
27-Sep-1934 |
21-Dec-2001 |
Flashing Before My Eyes |
| Herschel Schacter |
Religion |
10-Oct-1917 |
21-Mar-2013 |
Orthodox rabbi, attended to Buchenwald |
| Vincent Schiavelli |
Actor |
10-Nov-1948 |
26-Dec-2005 |
Character actor and cookbook author |
| Steve Schirripa |
Actor |
3-Sep-1957 |
|
Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos |
| David Schizer |
Legal Scholar |
5-Dec-1968 |
|
Dean of Columbia Law School |
| Laura Schlessinger |
Radio Personality |
16-Jan-1947 |
|
The Dr. Laura Show |
| Julian Schnabel |
Film Director |
26-Oct-1951 |
|
Basquiat |
| Howard Schultz |
Business |
19-Jul-1953 |
|
CEO of Starbucks |
| Chuck Schumer |
Politician |
23-Nov-1950 |
|
US Senator from New York |
| Arthur Schwartz |
Composer |
4-Nov-1900 |
3-Sep-1984 |
That's Entertainment |
| Bernard L. Schwartz |
Business |
12-Dec-1926 |
|
CEO of Loral Corporation, 1972-2006 |
| Delmore Schwartz |
Poet |
8-Dec-1913 |
11-Jul-1966 |
Summer Knowledge |
| Raymond Scott |
Musician |
10-Sep-1908 |
8-Feb-1994 |
Powerhouse, invented the sequencer |
| Alexander Scourby |
Actor |
13-Nov-1913 |
22-Feb-1985 |
Stage, radio, and film actor |
| Neil Sedaka |
Singer/Songwriter |
13-Mar-1939 |
|
Laughter In The Rain |
| Erich Segal |
Novelist |
16-Jun-1937 |
17-Jan-2010 |
Love Story |
| Jerry Seinfeld |
Comic |
29-Apr-1954 |
|
A show about nothing |
| Jay Sekulow |
Activist |
10-Jun-1956 |
|
American Center for Law and Justice |
| Hubert Selby |
Author |
23-Jul-1928 |
26-Apr-2004 |
Requiem for a Dream |
| Terry Semel |
Business |
24-Feb-1943 |
|
CEO of Yahoo, 2001-07 |
| Maurice Sendak |
Author |
10-Jun-1928 |
8-May-2012 |
Where The Wild Things Are |
| Frank Serpico |
Activist |
14-Apr-1936 |
|
The most dangerous man alive - An honest cop |
| Andres Serrano |
Artist |
15-Aug-1950 |
|
Piss Christ |
| Roger Sessions |
Composer |
28-Dec-1896 |
16-Mar-1985 |
Concerto for Orchestra |
| Tupac Shakur |
Rapper |
16-Jun-1971 |
13-Sep-1996 |
All Eyez on Me |
| Ray Sharkey |
Actor |
14-Nov-1952 |
11-Jun-1993 |
Sonny Steelgrave on Wiseguy |
| Jeff Sharlet |
Journalist |
1972 |
|
The Family |
| Al Sharpton |
Activist |
3-Oct-1954 |
|
Minister, Presidential hopeful |
| Robert Sheckley |
Author |
16-Jul-1928 |
9-Dec-2005 |
Science fiction genius |
| Martin Shkreli |
Business |
1-Apr-1983 |
|
Vilified pharma executive |
| Shock G |
Rapper |
25-Aug-1963 |
|
The Humpty Dance is your chance |
| David Sholtz |
Politician |
6-Oct-1891 |
21-Mar-1953 |
Governor of Florida, 1933-37 |
| Irving Shulman |
Author |
21-May-1913 |
23-Mar-1995 |
The Amboy Dukes |
| Gabourey Sidibe |
Actor |
6-May-1983 |
|
Precious |
| Bugsy Siegel |
Criminal |
28-Feb-1906 |
20-Jun-1947 |
Brought the mob to Las Vegas |
| Karen Sillas |
Actor |
5-Jun-1963 |
|
What Happened Was... |
| Beverly Sills |
Singer |
25-May-1929 |
2-Jul-2007 |
Soprano at the New York City Opera |
| Henry Silva |
Actor |
15-Sep-1928 |
|
The Manchurian Candidate |
| Robert Silverberg |
Novelist |
15-Jan-1935 |
|
Nightwings |
| Henry R. Silverman |
Business |
1-Aug-1940 |
|
Chairman of Realogy |
| Tony Sirico |
Actor |
29-Jul-1942 |
|
Paulie Walnuts |
| Joey Skaggs |
Hoaxer |
1945 |
|
Inveterate media prankster |
| Curtis Sliwa |
Activist |
26-Mar-1954 |
|
Founder of the Guardian Angels |
| Carl S. Sloane |
Business |
1937 |
|
Co-Founder, Temple, Barker & Sloane |
| Betty Smith |
Novelist |
15-Dec-1896 |
17-Jan-1972 |
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
| Lawrence J. Smith |
Politician |
25-Apr-1941 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1983-93 |
| Jimmy Smits |
Actor |
9-Jul-1955 |
|
L.A. Law |
| DeForest Soaries |
Government |
20-Aug-1951 |
|
US Election Assistance Commission |
| Clifford Sobel |
Diplomat |
1949 |
|
US Ambassador to Brazil |
| Peter Sollett |
Film Director |
9-Feb-1976 |
|
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist |
| Robert M. Solow |
Economist |
23-Aug-1924 |
|
Theory of economic growth |
| Bonnie Somerville |
Actor |
24-Feb-1974 |
|
Laura Murphy on NYPD Blue |
| Paul Sorvino |
Actor |
13-Apr-1939 |
|
Det. Cerreta on Law & Order |
| Talisa Soto |
Model |
27-Mar-1967 |
|
Princess Kitana in Mortal Kombat |
| Vincent Spano |
Actor |
18-Oct-1962 |
|
Rumble Fish |
| Mickey Spillane |
Author |
9-Mar-1918 |
17-Jul-2006 |
Mike Hammer novels |
| Raymond Spillenger |
Painter |
24-Oct-1924 |
20-Nov-2013 |
Abstract Expressionist, New York School |
| Lawrence E. Spivak |
TV Personality |
11-Jun-1900 |
9-Mar-1994 |
Meet the Press |
| Bern Nadette Stanis |
Actor |
22-Dec-1953 |
|
Thelma on Good Times |
| Barbara Stanwyck |
Actor |
16-Jul-1907 |
20-Jan-1990 |
Double Indemnity |
| Peter Steele |
Musician |
4-Jan-1962 |
14-Apr-2010 |
Frontman for Type O Negative |
| William Steig |
Cartoonist |
14-Nov-1907 |
3-Oct-2003 |
Shrek, The New Yorker |
| Chris Stein |
Guitarist |
5-Jan-1950 |
|
Blondie guitarist and co-founder |
| Louis Stettner |
Photographer |
7-Nov-1922 |
13-Oct-2016 |
Photographed streets of New York and Paris |
| Connie Stevens |
Singer |
8-Aug-1938 |
|
Hawaiian Eye |
| Lynne Stewart |
Attorney |
8-Oct-1939 |
|
Attorney convicted of supporting the Islamic Group |
| Sticky Fingaz |
Musician |
3-Apr-1970 |
|
Black Trash |
| Jerry Stiller |
Actor |
8-Jun-1927 |
|
Frank Costanza on Seinfeld |
| Robert Stone |
Novelist |
21-Aug-1937 |
10-Jan-2015 |
Dog Soldiers |
| Gil Stratton |
Actor |
2-Jun-1922 |
11-Oct-2008 |
Character actor, sportscaster |
| Barbra Streisand |
Singer |
24-Apr-1942 |
|
You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
| Ray Suarez |
Journalist |
5-Mar-1957 |
|
Correspondent for Lehrer News Hour |
| Carol Ann Susi |
Actor |
2-Feb-1952 |
11-Nov-2014 |
Mrs. Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory |
| Willie Sutton |
Criminal |
30-Jun-1901 |
2-Nov-1980 |
Because that's where the money is |
| Deborah Szekely |
Activist |
3-May-1922 |
|
Co-Founder, Golden Door Spa |
| Constance Talmadge |
Actor |
19-Apr-1898 |
23-Nov-1973 |
Intolerance |
| Peter Tarnoff |
Government |
1937 |
|
President, Council on Foreign Relations, 1986-93 |
| Lilyan Tashman |
Actor |
23-Oct-1899 |
21-Mar-1934 |
Puttin' on the Ritz |
| Vic Tayback |
Actor |
6-Jan-1930 |
25-May-1990 |
Character actor, Papillon, etc |
| Paul Taylor |
Journalist |
3-Sep-1949 |
|
See How They Run |
| Lewis Teague |
Film Director |
8-Mar-1938 |
|
The Jewel of the Nile |
| Vinny Testaverde |
Football |
13-Nov-1963 |
|
NFL QB played for seven teams |
| Irving Thalberg |
Film/TV Producer |
30-May-1899 |
14-Sep-1936 |
De-facto boss of MGM Studios |
| Samuel O. Thier |
Doctor |
23-Jun-1937 |
|
CEO of Massachusetts General, 1996-2002 |
| Franklin A. Thomas |
Attorney |
27-May-1934 |
|
President of the Ford Foundation, 1979-96 |
| Gene Tierney |
Actor |
19-Nov-1920 |
6-Nov-1991 |
Laura |
| Lawrence Tierney |
Actor |
15-Mar-1919 |
26-Feb-2002 |
Joe Cabot in Reservoir Dogs |
| Bob Tisch |
Business |
29-Apr-1926 |
15-Nov-2005 |
CEO of Loews, Owner NY Giants |
| Laurence Tisch |
Business |
5-Mar-1923 |
15-Nov-2003 |
CEO of CBS, 1986-95 |
| Martin Tolchin |
Journalist |
20-Sep-1928 |
|
Founder, The Hill |
| Marisa Tomei |
Actor |
4-Dec-1964 |
|
My Cousin Vinny |
| Joe Torre |
Baseball |
18-Jul-1940 |
|
MLB EVP for Baseball Operations |
| Leonard Tow |
Business |
30-May-1928 |
|
CEO of Citizens Communications, 1990-2004 |
| Stephen Joel Trachtenberg |
Educator |
c. 1937 |
|
GWU President, 1988-2007 |
| Gina Trapani |
Blogger |
19-Sep-1975 |
|
Lifehacker |
| Dorothy Tree |
Actor |
21-May-1906 |
13-Feb-1992 |
City of Darkness |
| Bianca Trump |
Pornstar |
7-Nov-1972 |
|
Rent-a-Butt |
| Richard Tucker |
Singer |
28-Aug-1913 |
8-Jan-1975 |
Operatic tenor, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| John Turturro |
Actor |
28-Feb-1957 |
|
Barton Fink, Five Corners |
| Helen Twelvetrees |
Actor |
25-Dec-1908 |
13-Feb-1958 |
The Painted Desert |
| Mike Tyson |
Boxing |
30-Jun-1966 |
|
Erratic heavyweight champion |
| Brenda Vaccaro |
Actor |
18-Nov-1939 |
|
Capricorn One |
| Michael Vale |
TV Personality |
28-Jun-1922 |
24-Dec-2005 |
Time to make the donuts |
| Timothy Van Patten |
Actor |
10-Jun-1959 |
|
Mario Pettrino on The White Shadow |
| Alan Vega |
Singer |
23-Jun-1948 |
16-Jul-2016 |
The voice of Suicide |
| Lauren Vélez |
Actor |
2-Nov-1964 |
|
Capt. Maria LaGuerta on Dexter |
| Tony Visconti |
Music Producer |
24-Apr-1944 |
|
Influential rock producer and musician |
| Joseph Volpe |
Administrator |
2-Jul-1940 |
|
GM Metropolitan Opera, 1990-2006 |
| Edward T. Wailes |
Diplomat |
16-Feb-1903 |
25-Jun-1969 |
US Ambassador to Iran, 1958-61 |
| Arthur Edward Waite |
Paranormal |
2-Oct-1857 |
19-May-1942 |
Created the Rider-Waite Tarot deck |
| Jerry Wald |
Film/TV Producer |
16-Sep-1911 |
13-Jul-1962 |
Peyton Place |
| Eli Wallach |
Actor |
7-Dec-1915 |
24-Jun-2014 |
The Magnificent Seven |
| Jessica Walter |
Actor |
31-Jan-1941 |
|
Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development |
| Charles Walters |
Film Director |
17-Nov-1911 |
13-Aug-1982 |
Please Don't Eat the Daisies |
| Bobby Wanzer |
Basketball |
4-Jun-1921 |
23-Jan-2016 |
Rochester Royal, NBA Hall-of Famer |
| Harry Warren |
Composer |
24-Dec-1893 |
22-Sep-1981 |
Forty-Second Street |
| Bruce Wasserstein |
Business |
25-Dec-1947 |
14-Oct-2009 |
Wall Street dealmaker |
| Wendy Wasserstein |
Playwright |
18-Oct-1950 |
30-Jan-2006 |
The Heidi Chronicles |
| Frank B. Weeks |
Politician |
20-Jan-1854 |
2-Oct-1935 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1909-11 |
| Sanford I. Weill |
Business |
16-Mar-1933 |
|
CEO of Citigroup, 1998-2003 |
| William C. Weldon |
Business |
26-Nov-1948 |
|
CEO of Johnson & Johnson |
| Mae West |
Actor |
17-Aug-1893 |
22-Nov-1980 |
Go up and see her sometime |
| Helen Westley |
Actor |
28-Mar-1875 |
12-Dec-1942 |
Death Takes a Holiday |
| Richard J. Whalen |
Author |
23-Sep-1935 |
|
The Founding Father |
| Michael Jai White |
Actor |
10-Nov-1967 |
|
Spawn |
| Dondre Whitfield |
Actor |
27-May-1969 |
|
All My Children |
| Leon Wieseltier |
Editor |
14-Jun-1952 |
|
The New Republic |
| Craig Steven Wilder |
Historian |
24-Nov-1965 |
|
Ebony & Ivy |
| Lenny Wilkens |
Basketball |
28-Oct-1937 |
|
Winningest coach in NBA history |
| Bill Williams |
Actor |
21-May-1915 |
21-Sep-1992 |
The Adventures of Kit Carson |
| Cara Williams |
Actor |
29-Jun-1925 |
|
The Cara Williams Show |
| Vanessa Williams |
Actor |
12-May-1963 |
|
Maxine Chadway on Soul Food |
| Victor Williams |
Actor |
19-Sep-1970 |
|
The King of Queens |
| Robert B. Willumstad |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of American International Group, 2008 |
| Fred Wilpon |
Business |
22-Nov-1936 |
|
New York Mets owner |
| Robert Anton Wilson |
Author |
18-Jan-1932 |
11-Jan-2007 |
Illuminatus Trilogy |
| Dave Winer |
Computer Programmer |
2-May-1955 |
|
Co-Creator of RSS, Scripting News |
| Joel-Peter Witkin |
Photographer |
13-Sep-1939 |
|
Photographer of the macabre |
| Bertram D. Wolfe |
Historian |
19-Jan-1896 |
21-Feb-1977 |
Three Who Made a Revolution |
| Marv Wolfman |
Cartoonist |
13-May-1946 |
|
Former Editor-In-Chief of Marvel Comics |
| Deborah Ann Woll |
Actor |
7-Feb-1985 |
|
Jessica Hamby on True Blood |
| Peggy Wood |
Actor |
9-Feb-1892 |
18-Mar-1978 |
The Sound of Music |
| Mary Woronov |
Actor |
8-Dec-1943 |
|
Eating Raoul |
| Professor X |
Rapper |
4-Aug-1956 |
17-Mar-2006 |
Vanglorious |
| Janet L. Yellen |
Economist |
13-Aug-1946 |
|
Federal Reserve Chair |
| Dov S. Zakheim |
Government |
18-Dec-1948 |
|
A Vulcan's Tale |
| Edward J. Zander |
Business |
12-Jan-1947 |
|
CEO of Motorola, 2004-07 |
| Frank G. Zarb |
Business |
17-Feb-1935 |
|
US Energy Czar, 1974-77 |
| Howard Zinn |
Historian |
24-Aug-1922 |
27-Jan-2010 |
A People's History of the United States |
| Joel Zwick |
Film Director |
11-Jan-1942 |
|
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
