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NAME OCCUPATION SUMMARY BORN DIED PICK
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball NBA records for most minutes, most points 16-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Kathy Acker Author Blood and Guts in High School 18-Apr-1947 30-Nov-1997 DEAD
Charles E. Adair Business Partner, Cordova Ventures 26-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Todd Akin Politician Congressman, Missouri 2nd 05-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Dave Alexander Bassist Original bassist for the Stooges 03-Jun-1947 10-Feb-1975 DEAD
Jacques-Édouard Alexis Head of State Prime Minister of Haiti 21-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Gregg Allman Musician An Allman Brother 08-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Mike Allsup Guitarist Guitarist for Three Dog Night 08-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Ian Anderson Musician Frontman for Jethro Tull 10-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Laurie Anderson Artist Tape bow violinist and performance artist 05-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Lynn Anderson Singer Rose Garden 26-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Eddie Antar Business Crazy Eddie 18-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Anne Archer Actor Fatal Attraction 24-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Halldór Ásgrímsson Head of State Prime Minister of Iceland, 2004-06 08-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
William Atherton Actor Ghostbusters 30-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Paul Auster Novelist New York Trilogy 03-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Ramani Ayer Business CEO of The Hartford 27-May-1947 TBD ADD
Harriet C. Babbitt Diplomat US Ambassador to OAS, 1993-97 13-Nov-1947 TBD ADD
Joe Baca Politician Congressman, California 43rd 23-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Barbara Bach Actor Atook zug zug Lana 27-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Spencer Bachus Politician Congressman, Alabama 6th 28-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Max Baer Judge Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court 24-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Jonathan Banks Actor Frank McPike on Wiseguy 31-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Peter Banks Guitarist Original guitarist for Yes 15-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Haley Barbour Politician Governor of Mississippi 22-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
John Perry Barlow Activist Co-Founder, EFF 03-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Dave Barry Columnist Dave Barry's Guide to Life 03-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Steve Bartlett Politician Mayor of Dallas, 1991-95 19-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Meredith Baxter Actor The mother on Family Ties 21-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Gary Beach Actor Broadway actor 10-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Stephanie Beacham Actor Sable Colby on Dynasty 28-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Ann Beattie Author Chilly Scenes of Winter 08-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Richard Beckinsale Actor Porridge 06-Jul-1947 19-Mar-1979 DEAD
Johnny Bench Baseball Hall of Fame catcher 07-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Marisa Berenson Actor Barry Lyndon 15-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Gerd Binnig Physicist Co-Inventor, scanning tunneling microscope 20-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Politician Congressman, Georgia 2nd 04-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
David Blunkett Politician UK Home Secretary, 2001-04 06-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Marc Bolan Musician Frontman of band T-Rex 30-Sep-1947 16-Sep-1977 DEAD
Kjell Magne Bondevik Head of State Twice Norwegian prime minister 03-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Margot Botsford Judge Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court 16-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
David Bowie Musician Ziggy Stardust 08-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Camilla Parker Bowles Relative Prince Charles's wife, former mistress 17-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Carol Moseley Braun Politician First black female US Senator 16-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Betty Broderick Criminal Killed her husband, and his lover 07-Nov-1947 TBD ADD
Albert Brooks Actor Broadcast News 22-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Martin Broughton Business Chairman of British Airways 15-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Bryan Brown Actor Cocktail 23-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Judge Joe Brown Judge TV judge 05-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
John Bruton Head of State Prime Minister of Ireland 18-May-1947 TBD ADD
John W. Bryant Politician Congressman from Texas, 1983-97 22-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Linda B. Buck Biologist Odorant receptors and olfactory organization 29-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Betty Buckley Actor Abby Bradford on Eight Is Enough 03-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Tim Buckley Singer/Songwriter Experimental singer/songwriter 14-Feb-1947 29-Jun-1975 DEAD
Antony Burgmans Business Chairman of Unilever, 1999-2007 13-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
William S. Burroughs, Jr. Relative Son of William S. Burroughs 21-Jul-1947 03-Mar-1981 DEAD
Richard R. Burt Diplomat US Ambassador to Germany, 1985-89 03-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Octavia Butler Novelist Patternmaster 22-Jun-1947 24-Feb-2006 DEAD
G. K. Butterfield Politician Congressman, North Carolina 1st 27-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Kim Campbell Head of State Prime Minister of Canada, 1993 10-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Lawrence Cannon Politician Canadian MP, Pontiac 06-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Andrew Card Government White House Chief of Staff, 2001-06 10-May-1947 TBD ADD
Thomas Carper Politician US Senator from Delaware 23-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Jack Carter Relative Jimmy Carter's eldest son 03-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Jack Cashill Author What's The Matter With California? 15-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Nick Castle Film Director The Last Starfighter 21-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Jimmy Castor Musician Troglodyte 23-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Darlene Cates Actor Bulbous mother, What's Eating Gilbert Grape 13-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Thomas R. Cech Chemist Proved enzyme role of RNA 08-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Linda Chavez Activist Neoconservative activist, pundit 17-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Patrick Chesnais Actor Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé 18-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Lois Chiles Actor Moonraker 15-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Ward Churchill Activist Compared WTC victims to Adolf Eichmann 02-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Carolyn Chute Novelist The Beans of Egypt, Maine 14-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Aaron Ciechanover Scientist Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation 01-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Henry Cisneros Politician Secretary of HUD, 1993-97 11-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Tom Clancy Novelist The Hunt for Red October 12-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Candy Clark Actor American Graffiti 20-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Hillary Clinton First Lady US Senator from New York 26-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Glenn Close Actor Fatal Attraction 19-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Paulo Coelho Novelist The Alchemist 24-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Mel Collins Musician Active session and ex-Crimson blower 05-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Richard H. Collins Publisher Dallas newspaper publisher 01-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Stephen Collins Actor Rev. Eric Camden on 7th Heaven 01-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Fulvio Conti Business CEO of Enel 28-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
James T. Conway Military Commandant of the Marine Corps 26-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Ry Cooder Guitarist Blues guitarist 15-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Caroline B. Cooney Novelist Juvenile novelist, Rear View Mirror 10-May-1947 TBD ADD
France A. Córdova Educator President, Purdue University 05-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Jon Corzine Politician Governor of New Jersey 01-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
The Legendary Stardust Cowboy Country Musician Unique outsider country performer 05-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Michael T. Cowhig Business Senior Gillette executive 23-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
A. C. Cowlings Football O.J.'s best friend 16-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Bud Cramer Politician Congressman, Alabama 5th 22-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Bobby Cremins Basketball Head Coach, College of Charleston 04-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Romeo Crennel Football Head Coach, Cleveland Browns 18-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Ben Cross Actor Chariots of Fire 16-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Johan Cruijff Soccer Dutch football great 25-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Billy Crystal Comic When Harry Met Sally 14-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Bill Cunningham Radio Personality Conservative WLW radio talk show host 11-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
George E. Curry Publisher Emerge editor-in-chief 23-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Jane Curtin Actor SNL, Third Rock from the Sun 06-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Chris Cutler Drummer Henry Cow 04-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Dominic D'Alessandro Business CEO of Manulife Financial 18-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Alan Dale Actor Caleb Nichol on The O.C. 06-May-1947 TBD ADD
Sybil Danning Actor Howling II 24-May-1947 TBD ADD
Ted Danson Actor Bartender on Cheers 29-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Kim Darby Actor Better Off Dead... 08-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Tom Daschle Politician US Senator from South Dakota, 1987-2005 09-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Larry David Film/TV Producer Seinfeld co-creator, Curb Your Enthusiasm 02-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Dave Davies Musician The Kinks 03-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Mark Dayton Politician US Senator from Minnesota 26-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Donna de Varona Swimmer/Diver Swimmer, two Olympic Gold medals in 1964 26-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Paula Deen Chef Paula's Home Cooking 19-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Peter DeFazio Politician Congressman, Oregon 4th 27-May-1947 TBD ADD
Tom DeLay Politician Indicted ex-House Majority Leader 08-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Tom Dempsey Football Retired NFL Placekicker 12-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Jeffrey DeMunn Actor Citizen X 25-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Rick Derringer Musician Rock and Roll Hoochie-Koo 05-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Bernadette Devlin Politician Northern Ireland nationalist 23-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Mike DeWine Politician US Senator from Ohio, 1995-2007 05-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Dennis DeYoung Singer/Songwriter Former lead singer, Styx 18-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Michael Dibdin Novelist Aurelio Zen novels 21-Mar-1947 30-Mar-2007 DEAD
Klaus Dibiasi Swimmer/Diver Platform diver, 3 Olympic Gold Medals 06-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Stephen R. Donaldson Author Author of the Thomas Covenant series 13-May-1947 TBD ADD
William Donohue Activist Catholic League president 18-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Richard Dreyfuss Actor Close Encounters of the Third Kind 29-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Ken Dryden Hockey NHL Hall of Famer, Canadian MP 08-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Gilles Duceppe Politician Leader, Bloc Québécois 22-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
John Duncan Politician Congressman, Tennessee 2nd 21-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
James Dyson Inventor Dyson vacuum cleaner 02-May-1947 TBD ADD
James C. Early Activist Smithsonian Institution 12-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Dick Ebersol Journalist Chairman of NBC Sports 28-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Uli Edel Film Director Last Exit to Brooklyn 11-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Bob Edwards Journalist NPR's Morning Edition host, 1979-2004 16-May-1947 TBD ADD
Jill Eikenberry Actor Ann Kelsey on L.A. Law 21-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
James O. Ellis, Jr. Military C-in-C of US Strategic Command, 2001-02 20-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Eliot Engel Politician Congressman, New York 17th 18-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Robert Englund Actor Freddy Krueger 06-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Dennis Erickson Football Head Coach, Arizona State Sun Devils 24-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Roky Erickson Singer/Songwriter 13th Floor Elevators 15-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Robert A. Essner Business CEO of Wyeth, 2002-07 26-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Lee Evans Track and Field Sprinter, 2 Olympic Gold Medals in 1968 25-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Drew Gilpin Faust Educator President of Harvard University 18-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Farrah Fawcett Actor Original blonde on Charlie's Angels 02-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Edward F. Feighan Politician Congressman from Ohio, 1983-93 22-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Don Felder Guitarist Former Guitarist for The Eagles 21-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Timothy W. Finchem Golf PGA Tour Commissioner 19-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Carlton Fisk Baseball Catcher for 2,226 games 26-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Steve Forbes Business Owner and publisher of Forbes magazine 18-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Edsel B. Ford II Business Former executive, Ford Motor 27-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Dick Fosbury Track and Field High jumper invented Fosbury Flop 06-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Jon D. Fox Politician Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1995-99 22-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Marye Anne Fox Educator Chancellor, UC San Diego 09-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Mike Fratello Basketball NBA Coach, commentator 24-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Ralph Friedgen Football Maryland Terrapins Head Coach 04-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Gallagher Comic Watermelon's natural enemy 24-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Victor F. Ganzi Business CEO of Hearst 14-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Jean-Pierre Garnier Business CEO of GlaxoSmithKline 31-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Teri Garr Actor Inga in Young Frankenstein 11-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
David Gates Novelist Jernigan 08-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Erica Gavin Actor Vixen! 22-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Anthony Geary Actor Luke Spencer on General Hospital 29-May-1947 TBD ADD
Bernard Giraudeau Actor Water Drops on Burning Rocks 18-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
James Glassman Publisher Roll Call editor 01-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Terry Goddard Politician Attorney General of Arizona 29-Jan-1947 TBD ADD
Fred T. Goldberg, Jr. Government IRS Commissioner, 1989-92 15-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Bruce Golding Head of State Prime Minister of Jamaica 05-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Stuart Gordon Film Director Re-Animator 11-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Alan Gowen Jazz Musician Jazz-rock keyboardist 19-Aug-1947 17-May-1981 DEAD
Temple Grandin Architect Autistic slaughterhouse designer 29-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
Karla M. Gray Judge Montana Chief Justice 10-May-1947 TBD ADD
Al Green Politician Congressman, Texas 9th 01-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Gene Green Politician Congressman, Texas 29th 17-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Judd Gregg Politician US Senator from New Hampshire 14-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Chris Gregoire Politician Governor of Washington 24-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Wilton D. Gregory Religion Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta 07-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Richard Griffiths Actor The History Boys 31-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
J. Steven Griles Government Deputy Interior Secretary 13-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Michael Gross Actor The dad in Family Ties 21-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Allan Gurganus Novelist Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All 11-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Alan Guth Physicist Inflationary theory 27-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Arlo Guthrie Musician Alice's Restaurant 10-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Barry Guy Musician Free improv acoustic bassist and bandleader 22-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
King Gyanendra Royalty Last King of Nepal 07-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Shelley Hack Actor Replacement Charlie's Angel for 1 season 06-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Paul Hackett Football USC Head Coach, 1998-2000 05-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Stephen Hadley Government National Security Advisor 13-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Sammy Hagar Musician Can't Drive 55 13-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Deidre Hall Actor Days of Our Lives 31-Oct-1947 TBD ADD
Luke Halpin Actor Sandy Ricks on Flipper 04-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Rusty Hamer Actor Make Room for Daddy 15-Feb-1947 18-Jan-1990 DEAD
Chuck Hansen Activist Nuclear historian and archivist 13-May-1947 26-Mar-2003 DEAD
Gunnar Hansen Actor Texas Chain Saw Massacre 04-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Emmylou Harris Country Musician Pieces of the Sky 02-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Sheikh Hasina Head of State Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 1996-2001 28-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Wings Hauser Actor Life Among the Cannibals 12-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Billy Hayes Criminal Hashish smuggler, Midnight Express 03-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Robert Hays Actor Airplane! 24-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
David Helfgott Musician Subject of the biopic Shine 19-May-1947 TBD ADD
Mark Helprin Author Winter's Tale 28-Jun-1947 TBD ADD
Shirley Hemphill Actor Shirley Wilson on What's Happening 01-Jul-1947 10-Dec-1999 DEAD
Don Henley Musician The Eagles 22-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Doug Henning Magician Extremely flamboyant magician 03-May-1947 07-Feb-2000 DEAD
Gary R. Herbert Politician Lt. Governor of Utah 07-May-1947 TBD ADD
Alexis Herman Government US Secretary of Labor, 1997-2001 16-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
Francesca Hilton Relative Daughter of Conrad Hilton and Zsa Zsa 10-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Mazie Hirono Politician Congresswoman, Hawaii 2nd 03-Nov-1947 TBD ADD
Terry Hoeppner Football Hoosiers Head Coach, 2005-07 19-Aug-1947 19-Jun-2007 DEAD
Rupert Holmes Musician The Piña Colada Song 24-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
John Holt Singer/Songwriter Reggae singer, lead vocalist for The Paragons 11-Jul-1947 TBD ADD
H. Robert Horvitz Scientist Genetic regulation of organ development 08-May-1947 TBD ADD
Karen Elliott House Journalist Publisher, Wall Street Journal, 2002-06 07-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Steve Howe Guitarist Guitarist for Yes 08-Apr-1947 TBD ADD
Allan Hubbard Economist George W. Bush economist 08-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Michael Huffington Government Congressman from California, 1993-95 03-Sep-1947 TBD ADD
Francis Huster Actor The Dinner Game 08-Dec-1947 TBD ADD
Jonathan Hyde Actor Titanic 21-May-1947 TBD ADD
Michael Ignatieff Author Blood and Belonging 12-May-1947 TBD ADD
Hubert Ingraham Head of State Prime Minister of the Bahamas 04-Aug-1947 TBD ADD
M. Douglas Ivester Business CEO of Coca Cola, 1997-2000 26-Mar-1947 TBD ADD
Benoît Jacquot Film Director The School of Flesh 05-Feb-1947 TBD ADD
Tommy James Musician