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NAME OCCUPATION SUMMARY BORN DIED PICK
Roger Ailes Government CEO of Fox News 15-May-1940 TBD ADD
George A. Akerlof Economist Asymmetric markets 17-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Arthur Alexander Singer Influential soul singer 10-May-1940 09-Jun-1993 DEAD
Lamar Alexander Politician US Senator from Tennessee 03-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Graham T. Allison Scholar Kennedy School of Government 23-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Lance Alworth Football NFL Hall of Famer, "Bambi" 03-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Barbara Amiel Journalist Director of The Spectator 04-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
Mario Andretti Auto Racing Indy car racer 28-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Nobuyoshi Araki Photographer Tokyo Lucky Hole 25-May-1940 TBD ADD
Jeffrey Archer Novelist First Among Equals 15-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Dario Argento Film Director Deep Red 07-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Dick Armey Politician Former US House Majority Leader 07-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Taro Aso Politician Prime Minister of Japan 20-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
René Auberjonois Actor Changeling on Star Trek: DS9 01-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Frankie Avalon Singer Bikini Beach 18-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Gerald L. Baliles Politician Governor of Virginia, 1986-90 08-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
William C. Ballard, Jr. Business CFO of Humana, 1970-92 10-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Russell Banks Author The Sweet Hereafter 28-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Jack Bannon Actor Art Donovan on Lou Grant 14-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Marvin R. Baxter Judge Justice, California Supreme Court 09-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Gary S. Becker Economist Human Capital 02-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
Bobby Bell Football Linebacker, NFL Hall of Famer 17-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Peter Benchley Novelist Jaws 08-May-1940 11-Feb-2006 DEAD
Bruce Beresford Film Director Driving Miss Daisy 16-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Tony Bill Film Director Six Weeks 23-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
William E. Bindley Business Founder of Bindley Western Industries 06-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
James Blyth Business Chairman of Diageo, 2000-08 08-May-1940 TBD ADD
Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. Attorney Patton Boggs 18-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Avis Bohlen Diplomat US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 1996-99 20-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Julian Bond Activist NAACP Chairman 14-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Reinhard Bonnke Religion Faith healing evangelist 19-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Charles R. Bowers Diplomat US Ambassador to Bolivia, 1991-94 26-May-1940 TBD ADD
Barbara Boxer Politician US Senator from California 11-Nov-1940 TBD ADD
James Brady Government White House Press Secy. shot by John Hinckley 29-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
James T. Brady Business Ballantrae International 11-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Tom Brazaitis Columnist Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist 08-Aug-1940 30-Mar-2005 DEAD
Erna Brodber Novelist Jane and Louisa Will Soon Come Home 20-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Joseph Brodsky Poet Social parasite turned Poet Laureate 24-May-1940 28-Jan-1996 DEAD
Tom Brokaw Journalist Former anchor, NBC Nightly News 06-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
James Brolin Actor Brubaker in Capricorn One 18-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
James L. Brooks Film/TV Producer Producer of The Simpsons 09-May-1940 TBD ADD
Hank Brown Politician US Senator from Colorado, 1991-97 12-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Larry Brown Basketball NBA and NCAA Coach 14-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Willie Brown Football NFL Hall of Famer 02-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
David Brudnoy Radio Personality Boston talk radio host 05-Jun-1940 08-Dec-2004 DEAD
Anita Bryant Activist Anti-homosexuality activist 25-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Buck Buchanan Football KC Chiefs, Hall of Famer 10-Sep-1940 16-Jul-1992 DEAD
Robert C. Buchanan Business CEO of Fox River Paper, 1980-2005 13-May-1940 TBD ADD
Jack W. Buechner Politician Congressman from Missouri, 1987-91 04-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Nick Buoniconti Football NFL Hall of Famer 15-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
James Caan Actor Vegas, Elf 26-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Bill Campbell Business Chairman of Intuit 31-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Carroll Campbell Politician Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95 24-Jul-1940 07-Dec-2005 DEAD
Martin Campbell Film Director Casino Royale 24-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
Gaston Caperton Politician Governor of West Virginia, 1989-97 21-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
John W. Carlin Politician Governor of Kansas, 1979-87 05-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Angela Carter Author Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman 07-May-1940 16-Feb-1992 DEAD
Roberto Cavalli Fashion Designer Invented a technique for printing on leather 15-Nov-1940 TBD ADD
Michael F. Cavanagh Judge Justice, Michigan Supreme Court 21-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
Alexander Chancellor Editor Editor of The Spectator, 1975-84 04-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Bruce Chatwin Author In Patagonia 13-May-1940 18-Jan-1989 DEAD
Gerry Cheevers Hockey Bruins goalie, Hall of Famer 07-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
Alan Cheuse Novelist The Bohemians 23-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Susan Clark Actor Katherine Papadapolis on Webster 08-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Kenneth Clarke Politician Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1993-97 02-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
J. M. G. Le Clézio Novelist Nomadic novelist 13-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
George Clinton Singer Funkadelic 22-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Jim Clyburn Politician Congressman, South Carolina 6th 21-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
John Maxwell Coetzee Novelist Reclusive South African novelist, essayist 09-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
William Cohen Government US Secretary of Defense, 1997-01 28-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Dennis Cole Actor Beefcake model turned actor 19-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Gary Collins Football Former Cleveland Browns WR 20-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Pauline Collins Actor Shirley Valentine 03-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Tim Considine Actor My Three Sons 31-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
Robin Cook Novelist Coma 04-May-1940 TBD ADD
Barry Corbin Actor Maurice Minnifield on Northern Exposure 16-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
Paul Cox Film Director Innocence 16-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
James Cromwell Actor Babe, L.A. Confidential 27-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Dave Cummings Pornstar The old guy doing porno 13-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Charles B. Curtis Activist Nuclear Threat Initiative 27-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Brian De Palma Film Director Carrie 11-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Dave DeBusschere Basketball NBA Hall of Famer 16-Oct-1940 14-May-2003 DEAD
Jean-Luc Dehaene Head of State Prime Minister of Belgium, 1992-99 07-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Norm Dicks Politician Congressman, Washington 6th 16-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
Joseph J. DioGuardi Politician Congressman from New York, 1985-89 20-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Denny Doherty Singer The Mamas and the Papas 29-Nov-1940 19-Jan-2007 DEAD
Peter C. Doherty Scientist T-cells and antigens 15-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
Victor H. Doolan Business CEO of Volvo North America, 2002-05 07-Nov-1940 TBD ADD
Jürgen Dormann Business Chairman of ABB 12-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Peter Duel Actor Alias Smith and Jones 24-Feb-1940 31-Dec-1971 DEAD
Wayne Dyer Religion The father of motivation 10-May-1940 TBD ADD
Robert J. Eaton Business CEO of Chrysler, 1993-98 13-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Ira Einhorn Activist Earth Day founder turned killer 15-May-1940 TBD ADD
Perry Ellis Fashion Designer Founder, Perry Ellis International 03-Mar-1940 30-May-1986 DEAD
Glenn English Politician Congressman from Oklahoma, 1975-94 30-Nov-1940 TBD ADD
Christoph Eschenbach Conductor Music Director, Orchestre de Paris 20-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Adam Faith Singer What Do You Want 23-Jun-1940 08-Mar-2003 DEAD
Vicente Fernandez Singer Mexican singing sensation 17-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Susan Flannery Actor The Bold and the Beautiful 31-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Peter Fonda Actor Easy Rider 23-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Wyche Fowler, Jr. Politician US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1996-2001 06-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
Matthew Fox Religion Creation Spirituality 21-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
Marshall Frady Journalist Wallace 11-Jan-1940 09-Mar-2004 DEAD
Barney Frank Politician Congressman, Massachusetts 4th 31-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Barbara Hackman Franklin Government US Secretary of Commerce, 1992-93 19-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
David B. Frohnmayer Politician President, University of Oregon 09-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Roman Gabriel Football Rams/Eagles Quarterback 05-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Michael Gambon Actor The Singing Detective 19-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
James Gammon Actor American Character Actor 20-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Sid Ganis Film/TV Producer Paramount, Columbia Pictures Executive 08-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Ronald M. George Judge California Chief Justice 11-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Joe Gibbs Football NFL coach, NASCAR team owner 25-Nov-1940 TBD ADD
H. R. Giger Artist Alien designer 05-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Terry Gilliam Film Director Monty Python alumnus, Brazil 22-Nov-1940 TBD ADD
Gary Gilmore Criminal Executed by firing squad in Utah 04-Dec-1940 17-Jan-1977 DEAD
Stephen M. Goldfeld Economist Council of Economic Advisers, 1980-81 09-Aug-1940 25-Aug-1995 DEAD
Harvey J. Goldschmid Government SEC Commissioner, 2002-05 06-May-1940 TBD ADD
Neil Goldschmidt Government Governor of Oregon, 1987-91 16-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Joseph L. Goldstein Scientist Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism 18-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
William H. Goodwin, Jr. Business President of CCA Industries 21-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
John Gotti Criminal The Teflon Don 27-Oct-1940 10-Jun-2002 DEAD
Sue Grafton Author A Is for Alibi, B Is for ... 24-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Linda Gray Actor Sue Ellen on Dallas 12-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Robert Grossman Artist Versatile illustrator, caricaturist 01-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
John Hagee Religion John Hagee Ministries 12-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Herbie Hancock Jazz Musician Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist 12-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Jerome Hanus Religion Catholic Archbishop of Dubuque 25-May-1940 TBD ADD
Valerie Harper Actor Rhoda on Mary Tyler Moore 22-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Thomas Harris Novelist The Silence of the Lambs 11-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Mariette Hartley Actor CBS Morning Program 21-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Bobby Hatfield Singer The Righteous Brothers 10-Aug-1940 05-Nov-2003 DEAD
John Havlicek Basketball Boston Celtic, Hall of Famer 08-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Dan Hedaya Actor Bestubbled character actor, Blood Simple 24-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Wrestling Former pro wrestler, manager 01-Nov-1940 TBD ADD
Carol Heiss Figure Skating Figure skater, Gold Medal in 1960 Olympics 20-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
H. Robert Heller Economist Federal Reserve Governor, 1986-89 08-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Levon Helm Drummer Drummer for The Band 26-May-1940 TBD ADD
Carlos Slim Helu Business World's richest man, 2007 28-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Dennis R. Hendrix Business Chairman of PanEnergy, 1990-97 08-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Michael A. Henning Business CEO of E&Y International, 1993-99 01-May-1940 TBD ADD
Lance Henriksen Actor Aliens, Dead Man 05-May-1940 TBD ADD
Patricia L. Herbold Diplomat US Ambassador to Singapore 24-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Willie Herenton Politician Mayor of Memphis 23-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Howard Hesseman Actor Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati 27-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Rubén Hinojosa Politician Congressman, Texas 15th 20-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Jim Hoagland Journalist The Washington Post 22-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Genta Hawkins Holmes Diplomat US Ambassador to Australia, 1997-2000 03-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Gordon Humphrey Politician US Senator from New Hampshire, 1979-90 09-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
Robert P. Hunter Activist Mackinac Center for Public Policy 23-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
John Hurt Actor Alien 22-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Don Imus Radio Personality Imus in the Morning 23-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
John Irvin Film Director Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 07-May-1940 TBD ADD
Al Jarreau Singer We're In This Love Together 12-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
David Jason Actor Only Fools and Horses 02-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Ken Jenkins Actor Dr. Bob Kelso on Scrubs 28-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Dr. John Musician Right Place, Wrong Time 21-Nov-1940 TBD ADD
Jill St. John Actor Who's Minding the Store? 19-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Tom Jones Singer It's Not Unusual 07-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Brian D. Josephson Physicist Discovered the Josephson Effect 04-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Raul Julia Actor Street Fighter, Addams Family 09-Mar-1940 24-Oct-1994 DEAD
Anna Karina Actor Band of Outsiders 22-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Lloyd A. Karmeier Judge Justice, Illinois Supreme Court 12-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Alan Kay Computer Programmer Father of Object-Oriented Programming 17-May-1940 TBD ADD
Lainie Kazan Actor My Favorite Year 15-May-1940 TBD ADD
Penelope Keith Actor Margot on The Good Life 02-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Nan Keohane Scholar Political scientist 18-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Gwendolyn S. King Government Commissioner of Social Security, 1989-92 23-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Maxine Hong Kingston Author The Woman Warrior 27-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
Bobby Knight Basketball Coach of Texas Tech and Indiana U 25-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
David H. Koch Business Conservative philanthropist, Koch heir 03-May-1940 TBD ADD
Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr. Judge Justice, Virginia Supreme Court 25-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Mary Jo Kopechne Victim Dead woman in Ted Kennedy's car 26-Jul-1940 18-Jul-1969 DEAD
Ted Koppel Journalist Nightline 08-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Richard Kostelanetz Artist Prodigious avant-garde artist and author 14-May-1940 TBD ADD
Mario Kreutzberger Game Show Host Don Francisco on Sábado Gigante 28-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
Howard J. Krongard Government US State Dept Inspector General 12-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
Ted Kulongoski Politician Governor of Oregon 05-Nov-1940 TBD ADD
Bill Kurtis Journalist Shoulder-shrugging host of American Justice 21-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Arthur B. Laffer Economist Reagan advisor, Laffer curve 14-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Don LaFontaine Actor Voiceover powerhouse 26-Aug-1940 01-Sep-2008 DEAD
David F. Lambertson Diplomat US Ambassador to Thailand, 1991-95 30-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Donald Lambro Journalist Washington Times 14-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Ian Lang Politician British MP for Galloway, 1979-97 27-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Ed Lauter Actor Character actor, 1970s to present 30-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
Denis Law Soccer Scottish footballer, Manchester United 24-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Patrick Leahy Politician US Senator from Vermont 31-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Bruce Lee Actor Enter the Dragon 27-Nov-1940 20-Jul-1973 DEAD
John Lennon Musician Beatle 09-Oct-1940 08-Dec-1980 DEAD
Phil Lesh Bassist Bassist for Grateful Dead 15-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Edward Lewis Publisher Founder of Essence magazine 15-May-1940 TBD ADD
John Lewis Politician Congressman, Georgia 5th 21-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Frank Lorenzo Business Former CEO, Eastern Airlines 19-May-1940 TBD ADD
Jerry Lucas Basketball NBA Hall of Famer 30-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Verne Lundquist TV Personality Sportscaster 17-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Richard Lynch Actor The Sword and the Sorcerer 12-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Champ Lyons, Jr. Judge Justice, Alabama Supreme Court 06-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
Wangari Maathai Activist Planted 12 million trees in Kenya 01-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Connie Mack Politician US Senator from Florida, 1989-2001 29-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
David Lyle Mack Diplomat US Ambassador to the UAE, 1986-89 10-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Bob Mackie Fashion Designer The Sultan of Sequins 24-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
John Mahoney Actor Martin Crane on Frasier 20-Jun-1940 TBD ADD
Modesto A. Maidique Educator President, Florida International University 20-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Chuck Mangione Musician Flugelhorn player on King of the Hill 29-Nov-1940 TBD ADD
Manfred Mann Musician Manfred Mann's Earth Band 21-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
Stuart Margolin Actor Angel Martin on The Rockford Files 31-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
Margrethe II Royalty Queen of Denmark 16-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Roland Martin TV Personality Fishing with Roland Martin 14-Mar-1940 TBD ADD
Toshihide Maskawa Physicist Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix 07-Feb-1940 TBD ADD
Bobbie Ann Mason Novelist In Country 01-May-1940 TBD ADD
Giulio Mazzalupi Business CEO of Atlas Copco AB, 1997-2002 27-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Bill McCartney Football Colorado Coach, Promise Keeper 22-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Richard D. McCormick Business CEO of US West, 1992-98 04-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Van McCoy Musician The Hustle 06-Jan-1940 06-Jul-1979 DEAD
Vonetta McGee Actor Blacula 14-Jan-1940 TBD ADD
M. Peter McPherson Business President of Michigan State University, 1993-2004 27-Oct-1940 TBD ADD
Bill Medley Singer/Songwriter The Righteous Brothers 19-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Stan Mikita Hockey Chicago Black Hawks, 1958-80 20-May-1940 TBD ADD
Donna Mills Actor Play Misty for Me 11-Dec-1940 TBD ADD
Pilar Miró Film Director The Dog in the Manger 20-Apr-1940 19-Oct-1997 DEAD
Harry Mitchell Politician Congressman, Arizona 5th 18-Jul-1940 TBD ADD
Roscoe Mitchell Musician Founder of The Art Ensemble of Chicago 03-Aug-1940 TBD ADD
Mark Moody-Stuart Business Chairman of Anglo American 15-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Ronald T. Y. Moon Judge Hawaii Chief Justice 04-Sep-1940 TBD ADD
Giorgio Moroder Music Producer Disco producer and composer 26-Apr-1940 TBD ADD
Edmund Morris Author Th