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NAME OCCUPATION SUMMARY BORN DIED PICK
F. Murray Abraham Actor Mozart's antagonist in Amadeus 24-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Herb Adderley Football NFL Hall of Famer 08-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Stew Albert Activist Founding Yippie 04-Dec-1939 30-Jan-2006 DEAD
Jane Alexander Actor The Ring 28-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Luther Allison Musician Electric blues player 17-Aug-1939 12-Aug-1997 DEAD
Robert J. Allison, Jr. Business CEO of Anadarko Petroleum, 1979-2002 29-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Sidney Altman Chemist Proved enzyme role of RNA 07-May-1939 TBD ADD
John Amos Actor James Evans on Good Times 27-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Philip Anschutz Business Qwest billionaire 28-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Michael Antonovich Politician LA County Board of Supervisors 12-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
George Archer Golf Winner, 1969 Masters Tournament 01-Oct-1939 25-Sep-2005 DEAD
Samuel Armacost Business Chairman of SRI International ? TBD ADD
Roland Arnall Business Ameriquest billionaire 29-Mar-1939 17-Mar-2008 DEAD
Elizabeth Ashley Actor Take Her, She's Mine 30-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Ron Atkinson Soccer Former soccer manager, sportscaster 18-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Margaret Atwood Author The Handmaid's Tale 18-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Roy L. Austin Diplomat US Ambassador to Trinidad 13-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
John Badham Film Director Saturday Night Fever 25-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Razzy Bailey Country Musician She Left Love All Over Me 14-Feb-1939 TBD ADD
Ginger Baker Drummer Drummer for Cream 19-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Jim Bakker Religion Adulterous bisexual TV evangelist 02-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Toni Cade Bambara Novelist Gorilla, My Love 25-Mar-1939 09-Dec-1995 DEAD
Benjamin Barber Scholar Jihad vs. McWorld 02-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Craig R. Barrett Business Chairman of Intel 29-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Lawrence Bathgate Attorney GOP activist 17-May-1939 TBD ADD
Robin Beard Politician Congressman from Tennessee, 1973-83 21-Aug-1939 16-Jun-2007 DEAD
Walt Bellamy Basketball NBA Hall of Famer 24-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Doug Bereuter Politician Congressman from Nebraska, 1979-2004 06-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
David Birney Actor Nightfall 23-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Morton C. Blackwell Activist Influential conservative activist 16-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Kenneth Blanchard Educator The One Minute Manager 06-May-1939 TBD ADD
Bertrand Blier Film Director Going Places 14-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Verna Bloom Actor Where Have All the People Gone? 07-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Peter Bogdanovich Film Director The Last Picture Show 30-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Kit Bond Politician US Senator from Missouri 06-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Gary "U.S." Bonds Singer/Songwriter New Orleans 06-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Jeremy M. Boorda Military Chief of Naval Operations, 1994-96 26-Nov-1939 16-May-1996 DEAD
Ralph Boston Track and Field First long jumper to exceed 27 feet 09-May-1939 TBD ADD
Stephen W. Bosworth Diplomat US Ambassador to South Korea, 1997-2000 04-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
David F. Bradford Economist Council of Economic Advisers, 1991-93 08-Jan-1939 22-Feb-2005 DEAD
Melvyn Bragg Novelist For Want of a Nail 06-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Marvin D. Brailsford Business Retired US Army Lt. General 31-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Leon Brittan Politician UK Home Secretary, 1983-85 25-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. Economist President of the Richmond Fed, 1993-2004 08-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Lou Brock Baseball Stole 938 bases 18-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Richard C. Brown Diplomat US Ambassador to Uruguay, 1990-93 01-Nov-1939 2004 DEAD
Rosellen Brown Author Before and After 12-May-1939 TBD ADD
Elbridge Bryant Singer The Temptations 28-Sep-1939 26-Oct-1975 DEAD
Jerry Butler Singer/Songwriter The Ice Man 08-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Peter Camejo Activist Persistent Green Party candidate 31-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Joe Camp Film Director Benji 20-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Len Cariou Actor Sweeney Todd 30-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
Wendy Carlos Electronic Musician Transsexual composer, synthesizer enthusiast 14-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Judy Carne Actor Sock-it-to-me girl on Laugh-In 27-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
JoAnne Carner Golf Winner, 1971 and 1976 US Women's Open 04-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Garrey Carruthers Politician Governor of New Mexico, 1987-91 29-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Dixie Carter Actor Designing Women 25-May-1939 TBD ADD
Bernie Casey Football NFL wide receiver turned actor 08-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
John Casey Novelist Spartina 18-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Mike Castle Politician Congressman, Delaware 02-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Aníbal Cavaco Silva Head of State President of Portugal 15-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Benjamin Cayetano Politician Governor of Hawaii, 1994-2002 14-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Sonny Chiba Actor Martial arts movie icon 23-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Judy Chicago Artist The Birth Project 20-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Joaquim Chissano Head of State President of Mozambique, 1986-2005 22-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Michael Cimino Film Director The Deer Hunter 03-Feb-1939 TBD ADD
Joe Clark Head of State Prime Minister of Canada, 1979-80 05-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
John Cleese Comic Monty Python 27-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Bill Cobey Politician Congressman from North Carolina, 1985-87 13-May-1939 TBD ADD
David Allan Coe Country Musician Take This Job and Shove It 06-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
Judy Collins Singer/Songwriter Folk singer 01-May-1939 TBD ADD
Anjanette Comer Actor The Appaloosa 07-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Ward Connerly Activist Connerly & Associates 15-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Francis Ford Coppola Film Director Directed The Godfather 07-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Flavio Cotti Politician Swiss Federal Councillor, 1986-99 18-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Paul Coverdell Politician US Senator from Georgia, 1993-2000 29-Jan-1939 18-Jul-2000 DEAD
Wes Craven Film Director Freddy Krueger's father 02-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
John Patrick Crecine Educator President of Georgia Tech, 1987-94 22-Aug-1939 28-Apr-2008 DEAD
Norman Davies Historian God's Playground 08-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Ernie Davis Football Winner, 1961 Heisman Trophy 14-Dec-1939 18-May-1963 DEAD
Jay Dickey Politician Congressman from Arkansas, 1993-2001 14-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Melinda Dillon Actor A Christmas Story 13-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Dion Musician Runaround Sue 18-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Mike Ditka Football Tight End became Chicago Bears coach 18-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Edward Djerejian Diplomat US Ambassador to Israel, 1994 06-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Margaret Drabble Novelist The Millstone 05-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Jere A. Drummond Business Vice Chairman of Bellsouth, 2000-01 23-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Ervin S. Duggan Government CEO of PBS, 1994-99 30-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
R. Budd Dwyer Government Suicided in front of TV cameras 21-Nov-1939 22-Jan-1987 DEAD
Marian Wright Edelman Activist Founder, Children's Defense Fund 06-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Samantha Eggar Actor The Collector 05-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Phil Everly Musician The Everly Brothers 19-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
John Fahey Guitarist The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death 28-Feb-1939 22-Feb-2001 DEAD
Frank Fahrenkopf Business CEO, American Gaming Association 28-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
William S. Farish Business W.S. Farish & Co. 17-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Mike Farrell Actor B.J. Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H 06-Feb-1939 TBD ADD
Martin Feldstein Economist Reagan economist 25-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Fred F. Fielding Attorney White House Counsel 21-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Siegfried Fischbacher Magician Siegfried and Roy 13-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Roberta Flack Singer Killing Me Softly with His Song 10-Feb-1939 TBD ADD
Wayland Flowers Performance Artist Madame's puppeteer 26-Nov-1939 11-Oct-1988 DEAD
Raymond L. Flynn Politician Mayor of Boston, 1984-93 22-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
James Fox Actor A Passage to India 19-May-1939 TBD ADD
Russell Freeman Diplomat US Ambassador to Belize, 2001-05 25-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
David Frost Journalist BBC's Breakfast with Frost 07-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Allen Garfield Actor Cry Uncle! 22-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
David Gates Singer/Songwriter Lead singer of Bread 11-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Marvin Gaye Singer Singer shot and killed by his father 02-Apr-1939 01-Apr-1984 DEAD
Chuck Geschke Business Co-Founder of Adobe 11-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
Eddie Giacomin Hockey Goalie, NHL Hall of Famer 06-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Samir G. Gibara Business CEO of Goodyear, 1996-2002 23-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
George Gilder Pundit Technological futurist pundit 29-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Paul Gillmor Politician Congressman from Ohio, 1989-2007 01-Feb-1939 05-Sep-2007 DEAD
Paul Gleason Actor The Breakfast Club 04-May-1939 27-May-2006 DEAD
Arlene Golonka Actor Millie Swanson in Mayberry RFD 23-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Oscar Goodman Politician Mayor of Las Vegas 26-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Bryan Gould Politician Former MP, Dagenham 11-Feb-1939 TBD ADD
Bill Graham Politician Interim Leader, Canada's Liberal Party 17-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
John M. Greaney Judge Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court 08-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Germaine Greer Activist Feminism Diva 29-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Bo Gritz Military Former Green Beret 18-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
David Groh Actor Joe Gerard on Rhoda 21-May-1939 12-Feb-2008 DEAD
Peter Grünberg Physicist Giant magnetoresistance 18-May-1939 TBD ADD
John Gummer Politician British MP, Suffolk Coastal 26-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Gordon Gund Business Former owner, Cleveland Cavaliers 15-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Sid Haig Actor House of 1000 Corpses 14-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
George Hamilton Actor Well-tanned celebrity 12-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
John D. Hancock Film Director Bang the Drum Slowly 12-Feb-1939 TBD ADD
Tom Harkin Politician US Senator from Iowa 19-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Leland H. Hartwell Scientist Regulators of cell cycle 30-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Tom Hayden Activist Jane Fonda's ex 11-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Seamus Heaney Poet The Spirit Level 13-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
William Least Heat-Moon Author Blue Highways 27-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
John S. Herrington Government US Secretary of Energy, 1985-89 31-May-1939 TBD ADD
Terence Hill Actor They Call Me Trinity 29-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Frederick P. Hitz Government CIA Inspector General, 1990-98 14-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Paul Hogan Actor Aussie Crocodile Dundee star 08-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Eddie Holland Musician R&B songwriter, producer and performer 30-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Darlene Hooley Politician Congresswoman, Oregon 5th 04-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
David Horowitz Activist Conservative activist 10-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Robert B. Horton Business CEO of BP, 1989-92 18-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
John Howard Head of State Prime Minister of Australia, 1996-2007 26-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
W. Nathaniel Howell Diplomat US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1987-90 14-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
Steny Hoyer Politician Congressman, Maryland 5th 14-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Arthur Hayden Hughes Diplomat US Ambassador to Yemen, 1991-94 25-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
Bobby Hull Hockey Led NHL in scoring three years 03-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Lorraine Hunt Politician Lieutenant Governor of Nevada 11-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Ian Hunter Musician Mott the Hoople frontman 03-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Trina Schart Hyman Artist Children's book illustrator 08-Apr-1939 19-Nov-2004 DEAD
Wolfman Jack Radio Personality Crusty-throated disc jockey 21-Jan-1939 01-Jul-1995 DEAD
Mannie L. Jackson Business Owner of the Harlem Globetrotters 04-May-1939 TBD ADD
Bill Janklow Politician Congressman forgiven for manslaughter 13-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
Jerry J. Jasinowski Business National Association of Manufacturers 04-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Franklyn G. Jenifer Educator President of UT-Dallas, 1994-2003 26-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Brereton C. Jones Politician Governor of Kentucky, 1991-95 27-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
James R. Jones Diplomat US Ambassador to Mexico, 1993-97 05-May-1939 TBD ADD
George A. Joulwan Military Supreme Allied Commander, 1993-97 16-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Curtis Kamman Diplomat US Ambassador to Colombia, 1997-2000 15-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Mickey Kantor Government US Secretary of Commerce, 1996-97 07-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Harvey Keitel Actor Pimp from Taxi Driver 13-May-1939 TBD ADD
Kenton Keith Diplomat US Ambassador to Qatar, 1992-95 12-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
William N. Kelley Doctor Kelley-Seegmiller Syndrome 23-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
John Hubert Kelly Diplomat US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1986-88 20-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Eddie Kendricks Singer The Temptations 17-Dec-1939 05-Oct-1992 DEAD
Ayatollah Khamenei Head of State Supreme leader of Iran 15-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Chakib Khelil Government Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines 08-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Johnny Kidd Musician Shakin' All Over 23-Dec-1939 07-Oct-1966 DEAD
Richard Kiel Actor "Jaws" in Moonraker 13-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
Christoph M. Kimmich Educator President, Brooklyn College 16-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Colbert King Columnist Washington Post columnist 20-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
Terry Kiser Actor Weekend at Bernie's 01-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Andrew S. B. Knight Journalist Editor of The Economist, 1974-86 01-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Mort Kondracke Columnist Tolerated by Fox, McLaughlin 28-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Ted Kooser Poet Poet Laureate of the United States 25-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Lawrence J. Korb Author The Joint Chiefs of Staff 09-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
John A. Koskinen Business President, US Soccer Foundation 30-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Bernard Kouchner Politician French Foreign Minister 01-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Robert E. Kramek Military US Coast Guard Commandant, 1994-98 15-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Bud Krogh Government Nixon's plumbers 03-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Sir Harold Kroto Chemist Co-Discovered first fullerene 07-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Nancy Kwan Actor The World of Suzie Wong 19-May-1939 TBD ADD
John J. LaFalce Politician Congressman from New York, 1975-2003 06-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
Anthony Lake Government Clinton's National Security Advisor 02-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Louise Lasser Actor Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 11-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Ralph Lauren Fashion Designer Founder, Polo Ralph Lauren 14-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
George Lazenby Actor On Her Majesty's Secret Service 05-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
Michael Learned Actor The Waltons 09-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
Wen Ho Lee Victim Allegedly spied for China 21-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Jean-Marie Lehn Chemist Synthesis of molecules 30-Sep-1939 TBD ADD
Jerry Levin Business CEO of Time Warner, 2000-02 06-May-1939 TBD ADD
David K. P. Li Business CEO, Bank of East Asia 13-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Patrick Lichfield Photographer Prominent British photographer 25-Apr-1939 11-Nov-2005 DEAD
John M. Lilley Educator President, Baylor University 24-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Bob Lilly Football Cowboys Defensive Tackle 26-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Larry Linville Actor Maj. Frank Burns on M*A*S*H 29-Sep-1939 10-Apr-2000 DEAD
Cleavon Little Actor Blazing Saddles 01-Jun-1939 22-Oct-1992 DEAD
Mike Lowry Politician Governor of Washington, 1993-97 08-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Ruud Lubbers Head of State Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1982-94 07-May-1939 TBD ADD
BarBara Luna Actor American character actress 02-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
Stan Lundine Politician Congressman from New York, 1976-87 04-Feb-1939 TBD ADD
Joseph W. Luter III Business CEO of Smithfield Foods, 1975-2006 17-Jul-1939 TBD ADD
Kenny Lynch Musician British entertainer and songwriter 18-Mar-1939 TBD ADD
John MacArthur Religion Grace Community Church 14-Jun-1939 TBD ADD
Barry Mann Songwriter Put the bomp in the bomp sha-bomp 09-Feb-1939 TBD ADD
Ray Manzarek Musician Keyboardist for The Doors 12-Feb-1939 TBD ADD
Mark Margolis Actor The Fountain 26-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Reuben Mark Business CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, 1984-2007 21-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Lynn Martin Politician US Secretary of Labor, 1991-93 26-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Warren W. Matthews Judge Justice, Alaska Supreme Court 05-Apr-1939 TBD ADD
John T. McCarthy Diplomat US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1991-94 27-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Frank McCloskey Politician Congressman from Indiana, 1983-95 12-Jun-1939 02-Nov-2003 DEAD
James McClure Novelist British mystery novelist 09-Oct-1939 TBD ADD
William P. McCormick Diplomat US Ambassador to New Zealand 18-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Josh McDowell Religion Evidence That Demands A Verdict 17-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Thomas McGuane Novelist The Sporting Club 11-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
Ian McKellen Actor Gandalf the Grey 25-May-1939 TBD ADD
Terrence McNally Playwright Frankie and Johnny 03-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Russell Means Activist American Indian Movement 10-Nov-1939 TBD ADD
Michèle Mercier Actor Angélique, Marquise des Anges 01-Jan-1939 TBD ADD
Diane Middlebrook Author Biographer of Anne Sexton 16-Apr-1939 15-Dec-2007 DEAD
Jason Miller Actor The Exorcist 22-Apr-1939 13-May-2001 DEAD
Sal Mineo Actor Dies in Rebel Without A Cause 10-Jan-1939 12-Feb-1976 DEAD
Mary Ann Mobley Model Miss America 1959 17-Feb-1939 TBD ADD
Festus Mogae Head of State President of Botswana 21-Aug-1939 TBD ADD
Michael Moorcock Author Wrote the Elric series 18-Dec-1939 TBD ADD
W. Henson Moore Politician Congressman from Louisiana, 1975-87 04-Oct-1939 TBD