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NAME OCCUPATION SUMMARY BORN DIED PICK
Peter Ackroyd Author The Great Fire of London 05-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Brooke Adams Actor Invasion of the Body Snatchers 08-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Peter Agre Biologist Water channels of cell membranes 30-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
Angela Alioto Politician San Francisco politician and pundit 20-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Thad Allen Military Commandant, US Coast Guard 16-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
Lyle Alzado Football Steroid-using defensive lineman 03-Apr-1949 14-May-1992 DEAD
Martin Amis Author The Rachel Papers 25-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Ken Anderson Football Former Cincinnati Bengals QB 15-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Fanny Ardant Actor Confidentially Yours 22-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Bernard Arnault Business World's 17th richest man, 2005 05-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Owen Arthur Head of State Prime Minister of Barbados 17-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Scott Asheton Drummer Drummer for the Stooges 16-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Armand Assante Actor Judge Dredd 04-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Jon Avnet Film/TV Producer Fried Green Tomatoes 17-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Sabine Azéma Actor Same Old Song 20-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Shaukat Aziz Head of State Prime Minister of Pakistan 06-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Ralph W. Babb, Jr. Business CEO of Comerica 04-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
James Bacchus Politician Congressman from Florida, 1991-95 21-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Dusty Baker Baseball Manager, Cincinnati Reds 15-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Kurmanbek Bakiev Head of State President of Kyrgyzstan 01-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Prince Bandar bin Sultan Diplomat Saudi Arabia Ambassador to U.S. 02-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Juanita P. Baranco Business Baranco Automotive Group 19-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Julia Barr Actor Brooke English in All My Children 08-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Joe Barton Politician Congressman, Texas 6th 15-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Stiv Bators Musician The Dead Boys 22-Oct-1949 03-Jun-1990 DEAD
Jaime Lyn Bauer Actor Days of Our Lives 09-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Frank Beard Drummer ZZ Top 11-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Michael Beck Actor The Warriors 04-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Ed Begley, Jr. Actor Meet the Applegates 16-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Adrian Belew Guitarist Guitarist for King Crimson 23-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
John Belushi Actor Animal House 24-Jan-1949 05-Mar-1982 DEAD
Tom Berenger Actor Platoon 31-May-1949 TBD ADD
Danielle Berry Computer Programmer Transsexual designer of M.U.L.E. 19-Feb-1949 03-Jul-1998 DEAD
Carl Bildt Head of State Foreign Minister of Sweden 15-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
James D. Bindenagel Diplomat Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, 1999-2001 30-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Judy A. Black Government Lobbyist 18-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Vida Blue Baseball Cy Young Award winning pitcher 28-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Geoff Bodine Auto Racing NASCAR driver, 1978-2005 18-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
John Boehner Politician House Majority Leader 17-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Powers Boothe Actor Guyana Tragedy: The Story Of Jim Jones 01-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Don Boudria Politician Canadian MP, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell 30-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Richard C. Breeden Government SEC Chairman, 1989-93 06-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Jeff Bridges Actor Starman 04-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Jim Broadbent Actor Oscar-winning oddball English actor 24-May-1949 TBD ADD
Bill Bruford Drummer Drummer for King Crimson 17-May-1949 TBD ADD
Lindsey Buckingham Musician Fleetwood Mac 03-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Bill Buckner Baseball Haunted by game 6 of the 1986 World Series 14-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Lois McMaster Bujold Novelist The Vorkosigan Saga 02-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Robin Bush Relative George W. Bush sister, died at age four 20-Dec-1949 11-Oct-1953 DEAD
Geezer Butler Bassist Bass player for Black Sabbath 17-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Simon Callow Actor British theatre actor 13-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
P. J. Carlesimo Basketball Head Coach, Seattle SuperSonics 30-May-1949 TBD ADD
Eric Carmen Singer/Songwriter All By Myself 11-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Richard H. Carmona Doctor US Surgeon General, 2002-06 22-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Keith Carradine Actor Thieves Like Us 08-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Graydon Carter Journalist Editor of Vanity Fair 14-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Mary Ann Casey Diplomat US Ambassador to Algeria, 1991-94 11-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
John T. Chambers Business CEO of Cisco 23-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Ian Charleson Actor Chariots of Fire 11-Aug-1949 06-Jan-1990 DEAD
Maury Chaykin Actor A Nero Wolfe Mystery 27-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Kim B. Clark Business President of BYU-Idaho 20-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Maxine K. Clark Business CEO of Build-a-Bear Workshop 06-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Bobby Clarke Hockey Philadelphia Flyers, 1969-84 13-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Steve Cohen Politician Congressman, Tennessee 9th 24-May-1949 TBD ADD
Tom Colbert Judge Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court 30-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Tom Cole Politician Congressman, Oklahoma 4th 28-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. Administrator President of MLB National League, 1994-99 17-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Lovida H. Coleman, Jr. Attorney Partner, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan 21-May-1949 TBD ADD
Norm Coleman Politician US Senator from Minnesota 17-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Cecil Cooper Baseball Manager, Houston Astros 20-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Kevin Corcoran Actor Disney child actor 10-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Robert J. Cordy Judge Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court 18-May-1949 TBD ADD
Jerry Costello Politician Congressman, Illinois 12th 25-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Ryan C. Crocker Diplomat US Ambassador to Iraq 19-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
John Curry Skating Figure Skater, 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist 09-Sep-1949 15-Apr-1994 DEAD
Mitch Daniels Politician Governor of Indiana 07-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Bei Dao Poet Exiled Chinese poet of the Misty School 02-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Brad Davis Actor Midnight Express 06-Nov-1949 08-Sep-1991 DEAD
Tom Davis Politician Congressman, Virginia 11th 05-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
Anthony John Denison Actor Det. Andy Flynn on The Closer 20-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Kemal Derviş Government Head of the UNDP 10-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
Loretta Devine Actor Marla Hendricks on Boston Public 21-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Joyce DeWitt Actor Janet on Three's Company 23-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Lynn Dickey Football Green Bay Packers QB, 1976-85 19-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Dan Dierdorf Football NFL Hall of Famer, commentator 29-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Cari M. Dominguez Government Chairman of the EEOC, 2001-06 08-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Frank Donatelli Activist McGuireWoods Consulting 04-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Jeff Dowd Film/TV Producer The Dude 20-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Thomas J. Downey Politician Congressman from New York, 1975-93 28-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
Billy Drago Actor The Untouchables 18-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Thelma Drake Politician Congresswoman, Virginia 2nd 20-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Ann Druyan Author Co-wrote Cosmos with husband Carl Sagan 13-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Patrick Duffy Actor Bobby Ewing on Dallas 17-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
John Duigan Film Director Sirens 19-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Shelley Duvall Actor The Shining 07-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Anthony F. Earley, Jr. Business CEO of DTE Energy 29-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Leslie Easterbrook Actor Drill Instructor in Police Academy 29-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Robert Holt Edmunds, Jr. Judge Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court 17-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Elizabeth Edwards Relative Wife of John Edwards 03-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Richard Elfman Musician Responsible for Forbidden Zone 06-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Elvira Actor Elvira, Mistress of the Dark 17-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Pablo Escobar Criminal Head of the Medellin Cartel 01-Dec-1949 02-Dec-1993 DEAD
Michael L. Eskew Business CEO of United Parcel Service, 2002-07 28-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Erik Estrada Actor Officer Francis Poncharello on CHiPs 16-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Mike Evans Actor Lionel Jefferson on The Jeffersons 03-Nov-1949 14-Dec-2006 DEAD
Stanley Fafara Actor Whitey on Leave It to Beaver 20-Sep-1949 20-Sep-2003 DEAD
Frankie Faison Actor In every Hannibal Lecter film 10-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
James Fallows Journalist Atlantic Monthly 02-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Oscar Fanjul Business Founder of Repsol SA 20-May-1949 TBD ADD
Jim Fassel Football NY Giants Head Coach, 1997-2003 31-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
John D. Finnegan Business CEO of Chubb 31-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
Richard W. Fisher Business President and CEO, Dallas Fed 18-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Jim Flaherty Politician Canadian Minister of Finance 30-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Ric Flair Wrestling Pro wrestler 25-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Ira Flatow Radio Personality Talk of the Nation: Science Friday 09-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Steven Florio Publisher CEO of Condé Nast, 1995-2005 19-Apr-1949 27-Dec-2007 DEAD
Jim Folsom, Jr. Politician Governor of Alabama, 1993-95 14-May-1949 TBD ADD
John Force Auto Racing Funny car drag racer 04-May-1949 TBD ADD
George Foreman Boxing Champ knocks out the fat 10-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
David Foster Songwriter Songwriter, has won 14 Grammys 01-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Bob Frankston Computer Programmer Programmer of Visicalc 14-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Fred Frith Guitarist Avant garde rock guitarist 02-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Ellen V. Futter Educator President of Barnard College, 1980-93 21-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Greg Ganske Politician Congressman from Iowa, 1995-2003 31-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Victor Garber Actor Jack Bristow on Alias 16-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Alan García Head of State President of Peru 23-May-1949 TBD ADD
Phil Garner Baseball MLB Manager 30-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Gloria Gaynor Singer I Will Survive 07-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Phyllis George Author Miss America 1971 25-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Richard Gere Actor American Gigolo 31-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
E. Duncan Getchell Attorney McGuireWoods LLP 12-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Maurice Gibb Bassist Bassist and vocalist of Bee Gees 22-Dec-1949 12-Jan-2003 DEAD
Robin Gibb Musician Vocalist for the Bee Gees 22-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Billy Gibbons Guitarist ZZ Top 16-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
David E. Gilbertson Judge South Dakota Chief Justice 29-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Jim Gilmore Politician Governor of Virginia, 1998-2002 06-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Alexander Godunov Dancer Bolshoi, ABT ballet dancer 28-Nov-1949 18-May-1995 DEAD
Ralph Goodale Politician Canadian Opposition Leader 05-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Bart Gordon Politician Congressman, Tennessee 6th 24-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
Gerrit Graham Actor Class Reunion 27-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Pam Grier Actor Blaxploitation queen, star of Jackie Brown 26-May-1949 TBD ADD
Michael D. Griffin Government NASA Administrator 01-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Barbara J. Griffiths Diplomat US Ambassador to Iceland, 1999-2002 01-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Marcia Griffiths Singer The Queen of Reggae 23-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Paul Guilfoyle Actor Capt. Jim Brass on CSI 28-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Ralph F. Hake Business CEO of Maytag, 2001-06 25-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
Daryl Hall Musician Half of Hall and Oates 11-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Phil Hare Politician Congressman, Illinois 17th 21-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Jessica Harper Actor Suspiria and My Favorite Year 10-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Jerry Harrison Musician Guitar and keyboard player for Talking Heads 21-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Nigel Havers Actor Chariots of Fire 06-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Nathan L. Hecht Judge Justice, Texas Supreme Court 15-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Richard Hell Musician Blank Generation 02-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
John W. Henry Business Majority Owner, Boston Red Sox 13-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Dusty Hill Bassist ZZ Top 19-May-1949 TBD ADD
Russell Hitchcock Musician Lead singer for Air Supply 15-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Christopher Hitchens Journalist Agent provocateur 13-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Bob Holden Politician Governor of Missouri, 2001-05 24-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Kene Holliday Actor Tyler Hudson on Matlock 25-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Nancy Hollister Politician Governor of Ohio, 1998-99 22-May-1949 TBD ADD
Larry Holmes Boxing Heavyweight champ 03-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Trevor Horn Music Producer ZTT co-founder 15-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
José Ramos Horta Politician President of East Timor, Nobel laureate 26-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Deal Hudson Religion Karl Rove's favorite Catholic 30-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Tim Hutchinson Politician US Senator from Arkansas, 1997-2003 11-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Phyllis Hyman Singer Goddess of Love 06-Jul-1949 30-Jun-1995 DEAD
Carlos the Jackal Terrorist International terrorist 12-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Kay Coles James Government Director of OPM, 2001-05 01-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Bruce Jenner Track and Field US Olympic track and field star 28-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Toni Jennings Politician Lt. Governor of Florida, 2003-07 17-May-1949 TBD ADD
Billy Joel Pianist Didn't start the fire 09-May-1949 TBD ADD
Don Johnson Actor Miami Vice, Nash Bridges 15-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Lonnie Johnson Inventor Revolutionized the squirt gun industry 06-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Manuel H. Johnson Economist Federal Reserve Governor, 1986-90 10-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Politician Congresswoman, Ohio 11th 10-Sep-1949 20-Aug-2008 DEAD
Tom Joyner Radio Personality The Tom Joyner Morning Show 23-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
DeAnne S. Julius Economist Chairman, Royal Institute of International Affairs 14-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Walid Jumblatt Politician Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party 07-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Lech Kaczynski Head of State President of Poland 18-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Steve Kagen Politician Congressman, Wisconsin 8th 12-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Arthur Kane Bassist Former New York Dolls bassist 03-Feb-1949 13-Jul-2004 DEAD
Lawrence Kasdan Film/TV Producer The Big Chill 14-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
Andy Kaufman Comic Brilliant comic, prankster, professional wrestler 17-Jan-1949 16-May-1984 DEAD
Mike Keenan Hockey Calgary Flames Head Coach 21-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Bill Keller Journalist Executive Editor, The New York Times 18-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Leon Isaac Kennedy Disc Jockey Too Sweet 01-Jan-1949 TBD ADD
Brian Kerwin Actor Murphy's Romance 25-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Kerry K. Killinger Business CEO of Washington Mutual 06-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Jamaica Kincaid Novelist Annie John 25-May-1949 TBD ADD
Steve King Politician Congressman, Iowa 5th 28-May-1949 TBD ADD
Bruno Kirby Actor When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers 28-Apr-1949 14-Aug-2006 DEAD
Simon Kirke Drummer Free and Bad Company 28-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Tom Kite Golf Winner, 1992 US Open 09-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Michael Klosson Diplomat US Ambassador to Cyprus, 2002-05 22-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Mark Knopfler Musician Dire Straits 12-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Mike Kopetski Politician Congressman from Oregon, 1991-95 27-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Marie-Josée Kravis Economist President of MoMA 11-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Daniel Kurtzer Diplomat US Ambassador to Israel, 2001-05 ? TBD ADD
Robert W. Lane Business CEO of Deere 14-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Jessica Lange Actor Tootsie 20-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Wayne LaPierre Activist Head of the NRA 08-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Jerry Lawler Wrestling Bitchslapped Andy Kaufman on Letterman 29-Nov-1949 TBD ADD
Vicki Lawrence Comic Mama's Family 26-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Annie Leibovitz Photographer Celebrity photographer 02-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Judith Light Actor Angela Bower on Who's the Boss? 09-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Susan L. Lindquist Biologist Protein folding 05-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
Robert Lindsay Actor Citizen Smith 13-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
David C. Litt Diplomat US Ambassador to the UAE, 1995-98 27-Dec-1949 TBD ADD
Shelley Long Actor Diane on Cheers 23-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Linda Lovelace Pornstar Pornstar turned anti-porn activist 10-Jan-1949 22-Apr-2002 DEAD
Nick Lowe Musician Cruel to be Kind 24-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Patti LuPone Actor Won Tony for Evita 21-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Phil Lynott Musician Founder of Thin Lizzy 20-Aug-1949 04-Jan-1986 DEAD
John Madden Film Director Shakespeare in Love 08-Apr-1949 TBD ADD
Archie Manning Football New Orleans Saints QB, 1971-82 19-May-1949 TBD ADD
Rod Marinelli Football Head Coach, Detroit Lions 13-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
Stephen J. Markman Judge Justice, Michigan Supreme Court 04-Jun-1949 TBD ADD
John Markoff Journalist New York Times computer guy 24-Oct-1949 TBD ADD
Jackie Martling Comic Writer for Howard Stern 14-Feb-1949 TBD ADD
Craig McCaw Business Billionaire, Nextel 11-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Jim McCrery Politician Congressman, Louisiana 4th 18-Sep-1949 TBD ADD
Gates McFadden Actor Dr. Crusher on Star Trek: TNG 02-Mar-1949 TBD ADD
Maureen McGovern Singer The Morning After 27-Jul-1949 TBD ADD
James McNerney Business CEO of Boeing 22-Aug-1949 TBD ADD
Joseph M. McS