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| Caroline Aaron |
Actor | 7-Aug-1957 | | Character actress, 1980s to present |
| Paula Abdul |
Singer | 19-Jun-1962 | | Singer, later American Idol judge |
| Walter Abish |
Author | 24-Dec-1931 | | Alphabetical Africa |
| Paul Ableman |
Novelist | 13-Jun-1927 | 25-Oct-2006 | I Hear Voices |
| Jack Abramoff |
Government | 28-Feb-1958 | | Lobbyist, incarcerated |
| Max Abramovitz |
Architect | 23-May-1908 | 12-Sep-2004 | Designed UN Headquarters |
| Dan Abrams |
Journalist | 20-May-1966 | | Host of MSNBC's The Abrams Report |
| Elliott Abrams |
Government | 24-Jan-1948 | | Asst. Secy. of State involved in Iran-Contra |
| Floyd Abrams |
Attorney | 9-Jul-1936 | | First Amendment lawyer |
| J. J. Abrams |
Film/TV Producer | 27-Jun-1966 | | Alias and Lost |
| M. H. Abrams |
Author | 23-Jul-1912 | | The Mirror and the Lamp |
| Jerry Abramson |
Politician | 12-Sep-1946 | | Mayor of Louisville |
| Dannie Abse |
Poet | 22-Sep-1923 | | Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve |
| Leo Abse |
Politician | 22-Apr-1917 | 19-Aug-2008 | Labour MP for Torfaen, 1983-87 |
| Bella Abzug |
Politician | 24-Jul-1920 | 31-Mar-1998 | Feminist and former Congresswoman |
| André Aciman |
Author | 2-Jan-1951 | | Out of Egypt |
| Kathy Acker |
Author | 18-Apr-1947 | 30-Nov-1997 | Blood and Guts in High School |
| Gary Ackerman |
Politician | 19-Nov-1942 | | Congressman, New York 5th |
| King Ad-Rock |
Rapper | 31-Oct-1966 | | Beastie Boys |
| Joey Adams |
Comic | 6-Jan-1911 | 2-Dec-1999 | Borscht Belt comedian |
| Sheldon Adelson |
Business | 1-Aug-1933 | | Las Vegas billionaire |
| Alfred Adler |
Psychologist | 7-Feb-1870 | 28-May-1937 | Founder of Individual Psychology |
| Dean S. Adler |
Business | c. 1957 | | Lubert-Adler Management |
| Felix Adler |
Educator | 13-Aug-1851 | 24-Apr-1933 | Ethical Culture |
| John Adler |
Politician | 23-Aug-1959 | | Congressman, New Jersey 3rd |
| Luther Adler |
Actor | 4-May-1903 | 8-Dec-1984 | Broadway actor |
| Robert Adler |
Physicist | 4-Dec-1913 | 15-Feb-2007 | Invented wireless remote control |
| Stella Adler |
Actor | 10-Feb-1901 | 21-Dec-1992 | Theater actress, Group Theater |
| Shai Agassi |
Business | 1968 | | Former executive, SAP |
| Shmuel Agnon |
Author | 17-Jul-1888 | 17-Feb-1970 | 'Tmol Shilshom |
| Larry Agran |
Politician | 2-Feb-1945 | | Twice Mayor of Irvine, California |
| Fred E. Ahlert |
Composer | 19-Sep-1892 | 20-Oct-1953 | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter |
| Amy Alcott |
Golf | 22-Feb-1956 | | Winner of 5 Majors |
| Sholem Aleichem |
Author | 2-Mar-1859 | 13-May-1916 | Fiddler on the Roof |
| Jason Alexander |
Actor | 23-Sep-1959 | | George Costanza on Seinfeld |
| Samuel Alexander |
Philosopher | 6-Jan-1859 | 13-Sep-1938 | Space, Time, and Deity |
| Mel Allen |
Sports Figure | 13-Feb-1913 | 16-Jun-1996 | Sportscaster, Voice of the Yankees |
| Woody Allen |
Film Director | 1-Dec-1935 | | Annie Hall |
| Gloria Allred |
Attorney | 3-Jul-1941 | | Feminist lawyer |
| Barry J. Alperin |
Business | c. 1941 | | Former Vice Chairman of Hasbro |
| Herb Alpert |
Musician | 31-Mar-1935 | | Tijuana Brass, Co-Founder, A&M Records |
| Lyle Alzado |
Football | 3-Apr-1949 | 14-May-1992 | Steroid-using defensive lineman |
| Ed Ames |
Singer | 9-Jul-1927 | | Try to Remember |
| Yigal Amir |
Assassin | 23-May-1970 | | Assassin of Yitzhak Rabin |
| Gilbert M. Anderson |
Actor | 21-Mar-1880 | 20-Jan-1971 | Broncho Billy |
| Christian Anfinsen |
Chemist | 26-Mar-1916 | 14-May-1995 | Molecular structure of proteins |
| Walter Annenberg |
Business | 13-Mar-1908 | 1-Oct-2002 | Media mogul, created TV Guide |
| Eddie Antar |
Business | 18-Dec-1947 | | Crazy Eddie |
| Mary Antin |
Author | 1881 | 15-May-1949 | The Promised Land |
| Herod Antipas |
Royalty | 20 BC | 39 AD | Put John the Baptist to death |
| Judd Apatow |
Film Director | 6-Dec-1967 | | Anchorman, The 40 Year Old Virgin |
| Aharon Appelfeld |
Author | 16-Feb-1932 | | In the Wilderness |
| Max Apple |
Author | 22-Oct-1941 | | I Love Gootie |
| Nicole Appleton |
Musician | 7-Dec-1974 | | All Saints |
| Diane Arbus |
Photographer | 14-Mar-1923 | 26-Jul-1971 | Influential photographer |
| Army Archerd |
Columnist | 13-Jan-1922 | 8-Sep-2009 | Variety's gossip columnist |
| Hannah Arendt |
Philosopher | 14-Oct-1906 | 4-Dec-1975 | Origins of Totalitarianism |
| Moshe Arens |
Politician | 27-Dec-1925 | | Likud Minister |
| Ted Arison |
Business | 1924 | 1-Oct-1999 | Founder of Carnival Cruise Line |
| Adam Arkin |
Actor | 19-Aug-1956 | | Dr. Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope |
| Alan Arkin |
Actor | 26-Mar-1934 | | Catch 22 |
| Harold Arlen |
Songwriter | 15-Feb-1905 | 23-Apr-1986 | Wrote score to Wizard of Oz |
| Roland Arnall |
Business | 29-Mar-1939 | 17-Mar-2008 | Ameriquest billionaire |
| Tom Arnold |
Actor | 6-Mar-1959 | | Ex-Husband of Roseanne Barr |
| Raymond Aron |
Philosopher | 14-Mar-1905 | 17-Oct-1983 | Political philosopher, social theorist |
| Darren Aronofsky |
Film Director | 12-Feb-1969 | | Pi, Requiem for a Dream |
| Bernard W. Aronson |
Business | 16-May-1946 | | ACON Investments LLC |
| David Arquette |
Actor | 8-Sep-1971 | | Muppets From Space |
| Patricia Arquette |
Actor | 8-Apr-1968 | | Ed Wood |
| Rosanna Arquette |
Actor | 10-Aug-1959 | | Desperately Seeking Susan |
| Bea Arthur |
Actor | 13-May-1922 | 25-Apr-2009 | Maude and The Golden Girls |
| Sholem Asch |
Author | 1-Nov-1880 | 1-Aug-1957 | Yiddish novelist |
| Leon Askin |
Actor | 18-Sep-1907 | 3-Jun-2005 | General Burkhalter on Hogan's Heroes |
| Ed Asner |
Actor | 15-Nov-1929 | | Lou Grant |
| Izzy Asper |
Business | 11-Aug-1932 | 7-Oct-2003 | Founder, CanWest Global |
| Harvey Atkin |
Actor | 18-Dec-1942 | | Sgt. Coleman on Cagney and Lacey |
| Leopold Auer |
Violinist | 7-Jun-1845 | 15-Jul-1930 | Hungarian violinist, teacher |
| Robert J. Aumann |
Economist | 8-Jun-1930 | | Game theorist |
| Mili Avital |
Actor | 30-Mar-1972 | | Stargate |
| Julius Axelrod |
Chemist | 30-May-1912 | 29-Dec-2004 | Research of neurotransmitters |
| Hank Azaria |
Actor | 25-Apr-1964 | | Moe and Apu on The Simpsons |
| Irving Azoff |
Business | 12-Dec-1947 | | Rock music mogul |
| Milton Babbitt |
Composer | 10-May-1916 | | Music for Synthesizer |
| Isaac Babel |
Author | 1-Jul-1894 | 27-Jan-1940 | Soviet master of short stories |
| Hector Babenco |
Film Director | 7-Feb-1946 | | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Lauren Bacall |
Actor | 16-Sep-1924 | | Key Largo |
| Barbara Bach |
Actor | 27-Aug-1947 | | Atook zug zug Lana |
| Lawrence S. Bacow |
Educator | c. 1950 | | President, Tufts University |
| Leo Baeck |
Religion | 23-May-1873 | 2-Nov-1956 | Progressive Jewish Rabbi |
| Carroll Baker |
Actor | 28-May-1931 | | Baby Doll |
| Bob Balaban |
Film Director | 16-Aug-1945 | | Parents |
| Michael Balcon |
Film/TV Producer | 19-May-1896 | 17-Oct-1977 | Eealing Studios |
| Steve Ballmer |
Business | 24-Mar-1956 | | CEO of Microsoft |
| Elizabeth Banks |
Actor | 10-Feb-1974 | | The Baxter |
| John Banner |
Actor | 28-Jan-1910 | 28-Jan-1973 | Sgt. Schultz on Hogan's Heroes |
| Theda Bara |
Actor | 29-Jul-1885 | 7-Apr-1955 | A Fool There Was |
| Ehud Barak |
Head of State | 12-Feb-1942 | | Prime Minister of Israel, 1999-2001 |
| Robert Bárány |
Doctor | 22-Apr-1876 | 8-Apr-1936 | Studied inner ear, equilibrium system |
| Daniel Barenboim |
Pianist | 15-Nov-1942 | | Director, Berlin State Opera |
| Ike Barinholtz |
Actor | 18-Feb-1977 | | MADtv |
| Ellen Barkin |
Actor | 16-Apr-1954 | | Siesta |
| Roseanne Barr |
Actor | 3-Nov-1952 | | Roseanne |
| Barbara Barrie |
Actor | 23-May-1931 | | Mrs. Barney Miller |
| Gene Barry |
Actor | 14-Jun-1919 | 9-Dec-2009 | The War of the Worlds |
| Todd Barry |
Comic | 26-Mar-1964 | | Worst Guest of the Week |
| Stanley F. Barshay |
Business | c. 1938 | | Schering-Plough executive |
| Peter Bart |
Journalist | 24-Jul-1932 | | Former editor of Variety |
| Justin Bartha |
Actor | 21-Jul-1978 | | National Treasure |
| Bernard M. Baruch |
Business | 19-Aug-1870 | 20-Jun-1965 | Coined the term Cold War |
| Burt Baskin |
Business | 17-Dec-1913 | 24-Dec-1967 | Co-Founder of Baskin-Robbins |
| Leonard Baskin |
Sculptor | 15-Aug-1922 | 3-Jun-2000 | Sculptor and printmaker |
| Alfie Bass |
Actor | 8-Apr-1921 | 15-Jul-1987 | Bootsie and Snudge |
| Randall Batinkoff |
Actor | 16-Oct-1968 | | For Keeps |
| Otto Bauer |
Politician | 5-Sep-1881 | 4-Jul-1938 | Austrian Marxist |
| Vicki Baum |
Novelist | 24-Jan-1888 | 29-Aug-1960 | Grand Hotel |
| Abraham D. Beame |
Politician | 20-Mar-1906 | 10-Feb-2001 | Mayor of New York City, 1974-77 |
| Julian Beck |
Actor | 31-May-1925 | 14-Sep-1985 | Reverend Kane in Poltergeist II |
| Menachem Begin |
Head of State | 16-Aug-1913 | 9-Mar-1992 | Prime Minister of Israel, 1977-82 |
| Anthony Beilenson |
Politician | 26-Oct-1932 | | Congressman from California, 1977-97 |
| Peter Beinart |
Columnist | 1971 | | Washington Post columnist |
| Joshua Bekenstein |
Business | c. 1958 | | Bain Capital |
| David Belasco |
Playwright | 25-Jul-1853 | 14-May-1931 | Madame Butterfly |
| Naaman Belkind |
Spy | 1889 | 16-Dec-1917 | Israeli spy |
| Joshua Bell |
Violinist | 9-Dec-1967 | | Violin virtuoso |
| Saul Bellow |
Novelist | 10-Jun-1915 | 5-Apr-2005 | The Adventures of Augie March |
| Richard Belzer |
Comic | 4-Aug-1944 | | Munch on Homicide, Law & Order: SVU |
| Shlomo Ben-Ami |
Politician | 17-Jul-1943 | | Israeli Foreign Minister, 2000-01 |
| David Ben-Gurion |
Head of State | 16-Oct-1886 | 1-Dec-1973 | First Prime Minister of Israel |
| Yitzhak Ben-Zvi |
Head of State | 24-Nov-1884 | 23-Apr-1963 | President of Israel, 1952-63 |
| Baruj Benacerraf |
Scientist | 29-Oct-1920 | | Gene control of HLA antigens |
| Laslo Benedek |
Film Director | 5-Mar-1905 | 11-Mar-1992 | The Wild One |
| H. Jon Benjamin |
Actor | 23-May-1966 | | Coach McGuirk on Home Movies |
| Richard Benjamin |
Actor | 22-May-1938 | | Westworld |
| Walter Benjamin |
Philosopher | 15-Jul-1892 | 26-Sep-1940 | The Arcades Project |
| Jack Benny |
Actor | 14-Feb-1894 | 26-Dec-1974 | The Jack Benny Show |
| Barbi Benton |
Model | 28-Jan-1950 | | Hee-Haw regular, 1971-76 |
| Daniel Benzali |
Actor | 20-Jan-1950 | | Ted Hoffman on Murder One |
| Marisa Berenson |
Actor | 15-Feb-1947 | | Barry Lyndon |
| Boris Berezovsky |
Business | 23-Jan-1946 | | Russian oligarch, now in Israel |
| Justin Berfield |
Actor | 25-Feb-1986 | | Malcolm in the Middle |
| Alan Berg |
Radio Personality | Jan-1934 | 18-Jun-1984 | Murdered radio host |
| Gertrude Berg |
Radio Personality | 3-Oct-1899 | 14-Sep-1966 | The Goldbergs |
| Nick Berg |
Victim | 2-Apr-1978 | May-2004 | US contractor, beheaded on Iraq videotape |
| Carolyn Berger |
Judge | c. 1947 | | Justice, Delaware Supreme Court |
| Samuel D. Berger |
Diplomat | 6-Dec-1911 | 12-Feb-1980 | US Ambassador to South Korea, 1961-64 |
| Sandy Berger |
Government | 28-Oct-1945 | | National Security Advisor for Bill Clinton |
| Victor L. Berger |
Politician | 28-Feb-1860 | 7-Aug-1929 | Socialist Rep. from Wisconsin |
| Gustav Bergmann |
Philosopher | 4-May-1906 | 21-Apr-1987 | Ontologist |
| Henri Bergson |
Philosopher | 18-Oct-1859 | 4-Jan-1941 | L'Évolution Créatrice |
| Shelley Berkley |
Politician | 20-Jan-1951 | | Congresswoman, Nevada 1st |
| Milton Berle |
Comic | 12-Jul-1908 | 27-Mar-2002 | Mr. Television |
| Irving Berlin |
Composer | 11-May-1888 | 22-Sep-1989 | White Christmas, God Bless America |
| Isaiah Berlin |
Philosopher | 6-Jun-1909 | 5-Nov-1997 | The Hedgehog and the Fox |
| Warren Berlinger |
Actor | 31-Aug-1937 | | American character actor |
| Chris Berman |
TV Personality | 10-May-1955 | | Sportscaster on ESPN |
| Howard Berman |
Politician | 15-Apr-1941 | | Congressman, California 28th |
| Shelley Berman |
Comic | 3-Feb-1926 | | Inside Shelley Berman |
| Ben Bernanke |
Economist | 13-Dec-1953 | | Federal Reserve Chairman |
| Herschel Bernardi |
Actor | 20-Oct-1923 | 9-May-1986 | Voiced Charlie the Tuna, Jolly Green Giant |
| Edward Bernays |
Business | 22-Nov-1891 | 9-Mar-1995 | Propaganda |
| Sandra Bernhard |
Comic | 6-Jun-1955 | | The King of Comedy |
| Curtis Bernhardt |
Film Director | 15-Apr-1899 | 22-Feb-1981 | A Stolen Life |
| Sarah Bernhardt |
Actor | 22-Oct-1844 | 26-Mar-1923 | French theatre actress |
| Alan S. Bernikow |
Business | c. 1941 | | Deputy CEO, Deloitte & Touche, 1998-2003 |
| Carl Bernstein |
Journalist | 14-Feb-1944 | | Broke the Watergate story |
| Eduard Bernstein |
Politician | 6-Jan-1850 | 18-Dec-1932 | Evolutionary Socialism |
| Leonard Bernstein |
Conductor | 25-Aug-1918 | 14-Oct-1990 | Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
| Stuart Bernstein |
Diplomat | 9-Apr-1938 | | US Ambassador to Denmark, 2001-05 |
| Claude Berri |
Film Director | 1-Jul-1934 | 12-Jan-2009 | Jean de Florette |
| John Berry |
Film Director | 6-Sep-1917 | 29-Nov-1999 | The Bad News Bears Go to Japan |
| Gary Bertini |
Conductor | 1-May-1927 | 18-Mar-2005 | Music Director, Jerusalem Symphony, 1978-87 |
| Joe Besser |
Actor | 12-Aug-1907 | 1-Mar-1988 | The Three Stooges |
| Bruno Bettelheim |
Psychologist | 28-Aug-1903 | 13-Mar-1990 | Fraudulent child psychologist |
| Harold Beznos |
Business | ? | | Michigan real estate developer |
| Hayyim Nahman Bialik |
Poet | 9-Jan-1873 | 4-Jul-1934 | Foremost Hebrew poet |
| Mayim Bialik |
Actor | 12-Dec-1975 | | Blossom Russo on Blossom |
| Kenneth Bialkin |
Attorney | 1929 | | Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer |
| Theodore Bikel |
Actor | 2-May-1924 | | The Defiant Ones |
| Rudolf Bing |
Business | 9-Jan-1902 | 2-Sep-1997 | Manager of the NY Metropolitan Opera, 1950-72 |
| Stanley Bing |
Columnist | 20-May-1951 | | Columnist for Fortune |
| László Bíró |
Inventor | 29-Sep-1899 | 24-Oct-1985 | Ballpoint pen |
| Joey Bishop |
Comic | 3-Feb-1918 | 17-Oct-2007 | Rat Pack member |
| Claudia Black |
Actor | 11-Oct-1972 | | Aeryn Sun on Farscape |
| Eli Black |
Business | 9-Apr-1921 | 3-Feb-1975 | Swan dive onto Park Avenue |
| Jack Black |
Musician | 28-Aug-1969 | | Half of Tenacious D |
| Jay Black |
Musician | 2-Nov-1938 | | Second "Jay" fronting Jay and the Americans |
| Leon Black |
Business | c. 1951 | | Billionaire, Apollo Management |
| Lewis Black |
Comic | 30-Aug-1948 | | Rants on The Daily Show |
| Michael Ian Black |
Comic | 12-Aug-1971 | | The State |
| David Blaine |
Magician | 4-Apr-1973 | | World's least engrossing daredevil |
| Selma Blair |
Actor | 23-Jun-1972 | | A Dirty Shame |
| Brad Blakeman |
Government | 1-Sep-1958 | | Republican strategist |
| Mel Blanc |
Actor | 30-May-1908 | 10-Jul-1989 | Man of 1,000 Voices |
| Arthur Blank |
Business | 27-Sep-1942 | | Co-Founder of Home Depot |
| Robert S. Blank |
Business | c. 1941 | | Whitcom Partners |
| Yasmine Bleeth |
Actor | 14-Jun-1968 | | Baywatch |
| Jeffrey L. Bleustein |
Business | c. 1940 | | CEO of Harley-Davidson, 1997-2005 |
| Wolf Blitzer |
Journalist | 22-Mar-1948 | | The Situation Room |
| Ernest Bloch |
Composer | 24-Jul-1880 | 15-Jul-1959 | Schelomo |
| Felix Bloch |
Physicist | 23-Oct-1905 | 10-Sep-1983 | Studied nuclear magnetic resonance |
| Henry Bloch |
Business | 30-Jul-1922 | | Co-Founder of H&R Bloch |
| Konrad Bloch |
Scientist | 21-Jan-1912 | 15-Oct-2000 | Cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism |
| Richard Bloch |
Business | 15-Feb-1926 | 21-Jul-2004 | H&R Block, cancer activist |
| Allan Bloom |
Philosopher | 14-Sep-1930 | 7-Oct-1992 | The Closing of the American Mind |
| Michael Bloomberg |
Politician | 14-Feb-1942 | | Mayor of New York City |
| Mike Bloomfield |
Guitarist | 28-Jul-1943 | 15-Feb-1981 | Guitarist, Paul Butterfield Blues Band |
| Ben Blue |
Actor | 12-Sep-1901 | 7-Mar-1975 | The Big Broadcast of 1938 |
| Léon Blum |
Head of State | 9-Apr-1872 | 30-Mar-1950 | Thrice Prime Minister of France |
| Baruch S. Blumberg |
Scientist | 28-Jul-1925 | | Hepatitis B vaccine |
| Judy Blume |
Author | 12-Feb-1938 | | Author of children's books |
| Sidney Blumenthal |
Government | 1948 | | Advisor to Bill and Hillary Clinton |
| W. Michael Blumenthal |
Government | 3-Jan-1926 | | US Secretary of the Treasury, 1977-79 |
| Franz Boas |
Anthropologist | 9-Jul-1858 | 22-Dec-1942 | Father of American Anthropology |
| Steven Bochco |
Film/TV Producer | 16-Dec-1943 | | Cop Rock |
| Lloyd Bochner |
Actor | 29-Jul-1924 | 29-Oct-2005 | It's a cookbook |
| Jerry Bock |
Composer | 23-Nov-1928 | | Fiorello! |
| Artur Bodanzky |
Conductor | 16-Dec-1877 | 23-Nov-1939 | Opera Conductor at the NY Met, 1915-39 |
| Peter Bogdanovich |
Film Director | 30-Jul-1939 | | The Last Picture Show |
| Danny J. Boggs |
Judge | 23-Oct-1944 | | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Irving Bolotin |
Business | c. 1933 | | Senior VP at Lennar, 1972-98 |
| Josh Bolten |
Government | 16-Aug-1955 | | White House Chief of Staff |
| Michael Bolton |
Singer/Songwriter | 26-Feb-1953 | | Love Is a Wonderful Thing |
| Lisa Bonet |
Actor | 16-Nov-1967 | | Denise on The Cosby Show |
| Murray Bookchin |
Philosopher | 14-Jan-1921 | 30-Jul-2006 | The Ecology of Freedom |
| Daniel Boorstin |
Historian | 1-Oct-1914 | 28-Feb-2004 | The Creators |
| Elayne Boosler |
Comic | 18-Aug-1952 | | Has had 7 cable comedy specials |
| Victor Borge |
Pianist | 3-Jan-1909 | 23-Dec-2000 | Comedic pianist |
| Max Born |
Physicist | 11-Dec-1882 | 5-Jan-1970 | Pioneer of quantum mechanics |
| Steven M. Bornstein |
Business | ? | | President of ESPN, 1990-99 |
| Alex Borstein |
Comic | 15-Feb-1971 | | Ms. Swan on MADtv |
| Rudy Boschwitz |
Business | 7-Nov-1930 | | US Senator from Minnesota, 1978-91 |
| Tom Bosley |
Actor | 1-Oct-1927 | | Dad on Happy Days |
| Shmuley Boteach |
Religion | 19-Nov-1966 | | Shalom in the Home |
| Elsbeth Bothe |
Judge | 17-Oct-1927 | | Baltimore Circuit Court Judge, retired |
| Leon Botstein |
Educator | 14-Dec-1946 | | President of Bard College |
| Lou Boudreau |
Baseball | 17-Jul-1917 | 10-Aug-2001 | MLB Shortstop, Hall of Famer |
| Rob Bourdon |
Drummer | 20-Jan-1979 | | Linkin Park drummer |
| Caprice Bourret |
Model | 24-Oct-1971 | | Model and actress and singer and whatever |
| Barbara Boxer |
Politician | 11-Nov-1940 | | US Senator from California |
| Zach Braff |
Actor | 6-Apr-1975 | | Scrubs |
| Myles Brand |
Educator | 17-May-1942 | 16-Sep-2009 | President of the NCAA, 2003-09 |
| Louis D. Brandeis |
Judge | 13-Nov-1856 | 5-Oct-1941 | US Supreme Court Justice, 1916-39 |
| Ryan Braun |
Baseball | 10-Nov-1983 | | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Gregory Breit |
Physicist | 14-Jul-1899 | 11-Sep-1981 | Proton-proton dispersion |
| David Brenner |
Comic | 4-Feb-1945 | | Guest on Tonight Show 158 times |
| Sydney Brenner |
Scientist | 13-Jan-1927 | | Genetic regulation of organ development |
| Stephen Breyer |
Judge | 15-Aug-1938 | | US Supreme Court Justice |
| Fanny Brice |
Singer | 29-Oct-1891 | 29-May-1951 | The Baby Snooks Show |
| Myron H. Bright |
Judge | 5-Mar-1919 | | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1968-85 |
| Ronald M. Brill |
Business | c. 1944 | | Former EVP, Home Depot |
| Sergey Brin |
Business | 21-Aug-1973 | | Co-Founder of Google |
| Jenne K. Britell |
Business | c. 1942 | | Structured Ventures, Inc. |
| Leon Brittan |
Politician | 25-Sep-1939 | | UK Home Secretary, 1983-85 |
| Max Brod |
Novelist | 27-May-1884 | 20-Dec-1968 | The Redemption of Tycho Brahe |
| Joseph Brodsky |
Poet | 24-May-1940 | 28-Jan-1996 | Social parasite turned Poet Laureate |
| Adam Brody |
Actor | 15-Dec-1979 | | Seth Cohen on The O.C. |
| Adrien Brody |
Actor | 14-Apr-1973 | | The Pianist |
| Eleanor Bron |
Actor | 14-Mar-1934 | | A Touch of Love |
| Charles Bronfman |
Business | 27-Jun-1931 | | Fifth richest person in Canada |
| Edgar Bronfman, Jr. |
Business | 16-May-1955 | | CEO of Seagram, Warner Music, etc |
| Edgar Bronfman, Sr. |
Business | 20-Jun-1929 | | CEO of Seagram's until 1994 |
| Anita Brookner |
Novelist | 16-Jul-1928 | | Hotel Du Lac |
| Albert Brooks |
Actor | 22-Jul-1947 | | Broadcast News |
| David Brooks |
Columnist | 11-Aug-1961 | | Shields and Brooks |
| Mel Brooks |
Film Director | 28-Jun-1926 | | Blazing Saddles |
| Richard Brooks |
Film Director | 18-May-1912 | 11-Mar-1992 | In Cold Blood |
| Georgia Brown |
Actor | 21-Oct-1933 | 5-Jul-1992 | The Raging Moon |
| Harold Brown |
Government | 19-Sep-1927 | | US Secretary of Defense, 1977-81 |
| Herbert C. Brown |
Chemist | 22-May-1912 | 19-Dec-2004 | Discovered organoboranes |
| Lew Brown |
Songwriter | 10-Dec-1893 | 5-Feb-1958 | Beer Barrel Polka |
| Lenny Bruce |
Comic | 13-Oct-1925 | 3-Aug-1966 | Multiply obscene comic |
| Jerry Bruckheimer |
Film/TV Producer | 21-Sep-1945 | | Bombastic Movie Producer |
| David Brudnoy |
Radio Personality | 5-Jun-1940 | 8-Dec-2004 | Boston talk radio host |
| Patrick Bruel |
Singer | 14-May-1959 | | Force Majeure |
| Martin Buber |
Philosopher | 8-Feb-1878 | 13-Jun-1965 | Ich und Du |
| Art Buchwald |
Columnist | 20-Oct-1925 | 17-Jan-2007 | Syndicated columnist and humorist |
| Gordon Bunshaft |
Architect | 9-May-1909 | 6-Aug-1990 | Skyscraper architect |
| Brooke Burke |
TV Personality | 8-Sep-1971 | | Co-Host, Dancing with the Stars |
| Arnold I. Burns |
Attorney | 14-Apr-1930 | | Deputy US Attorney General, 1986-88 |
| George Burns |
Comic | 20-Jan-1896 | 9-Mar-1996 | Oh, God! |
| Abe Burrows |
Playwright | 18-Dec-1910 | 17-May-1985 | Co-Author, Guys and Dolls |
| Frederick Busch |
Novelist | 1-Aug-1941 | 23-Feb-2006 | Don't Tell Anyone |
| Harold Butler |
Business | 16-Jun-1921 | 9-Jul-1998 | Founder of Denny's |
| Jerry Butler |
Pornstar | 13-May-1959 | | 10 1/2 Weeks |
| Judith Butler |
Scholar | 24-Feb-1956 | | Gender Trouble |
| Red Buttons |
Actor | 5-Feb-1919 | 13-Jul-2006 | They Shoot Horses Don't They? |
| Seymore Butts |
Pornstar | 18-Mar-1964 | | Family Business |
| Samuel Byck |
Assassin | 30-Jan-1930 | 22-Feb-1974 | Unsuccessful Nixon assassin |
| Amanda Bynes |
Actor | 3-Apr-1986 | | All That |
| James Caan |
Actor | 26-Mar-1940 | | Vegas, Elf |
| Susan Cabot |
Actor | 9-Jul-1927 | 10-Dec-1986 | The Wasp Woman |
| Irving Caesar |
Songwriter | 4-Jul-1895 | 17-Dec-1996 | Tea for Two |
| Sid Caesar |
Comic | 8-Sep-1922 | | Your Show of Shows |
| Sammy Cahn |
Songwriter | 18-Jun-1913 | 15-Jan-1993 | Three Coins in the Fountain |
| Hortense Calisher |
Novelist | 20-Dec-1911 | 15-Jan-2009 | In the Absence of Angels |
| Elias Canetti |
Author | 25-Jul-1905 | 14-Aug-1994 | Crowds and Power |
| Eddie Cantor |
Singer | 31-Jan-1892 | 10-Oct-1964 | Banjo Eyes |
| Eric Cantor |
Politician | 6-Jun-1963 | | Congressman, Virginia 7th |
| Robert Capa |
Photographer | 22-Oct-1913 | 25-May-1954 | War photographer |
| Lizzy Caplan |
Actor | 30-Jun-1982 | | Kat Warbler on The Class |
| Kate Capshaw |
Actor | 3-Nov-1953 | | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
| Benjamin L. Cardin |
Politician | 5-Oct-1943 | | US Senator from Maryland |
| Kitty Carlisle |
Singer | 3-Sep-1910 | 18-Apr-2007 | A Night at the Opera |
| Robert Caro |
Historian | 30-Oct-1935 | | Biographer of Lyndon Johnson |
| Nell Carter |
Actor | 13-Sep-1948 | 23-Jan-2003 | Housekeeper on Gimme A Break |
| Mama Cass |
Singer | 19-Sep-1941 | 29-Jul-1974 | The Mamas and the Papas |
| René Cassin |
Government | 5-Oct-1887 | 20-Feb-1976 | Legal scholar, Nobel Prize recipient |
| Ernst Cassirer |
Philosopher | 28-Jul-1874 | 13-Apr-1945 | The Myth of the State |
| William Castle |
Film Director | 24-Apr-1914 | 31-May-1977 | House on Haunted Hill |
| Phoebe Cates |
Actor | 16-Jul-1963 | | Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
| Safra A. Catz |
Business | Dec-1961 | | President & CFO of Oracle |
| Stanley Cavell |
Philosopher | 1-Sep-1926 | | Professor of Aesthetics, Harvard |
| Paul Celan |
Poet | 23-Nov-1920 | 20-Apr-1970 | Todesfuge |
| Emanuel Celler |
Politician | 6-May-1888 | 15-Jan-1981 | Congressman from New York, 1923-73 |
| Bennett Cerf |
Publisher | 25-May-1898 | 27-Aug-1971 | Founder of Random House |
| Michael Chabon |
Novelist | 24-May-1963 | | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay |
| Marc Chagall |
Artist | 7-Jul-1887 | 28-Mar-1985 | I and the Village |
| Ernst B. Chain |
Scientist | 19-Jun-1906 | 12-Aug-1979 | Discovered penicillin |
| Jonathan Chait |
Journalist | 1972 | | Senior Editor, The New Republic |
| Mona Charen |
Pundit | ? | | Conservative columnist |
| Larry Charles |
Screenwriter | 1-Dec-1956 | | Seinfeld writer, also directed Borat |
| Jule Charney |
Scientist | 1-Jan-1917 | 16-Jun-1981 | Quasi-gesotrophic theory |
| Paddy Chayefsky |
Playwright | 29-Jan-1923 | 1-Aug-1981 | Network |
| Michael Chertoff |
Government | 28-Nov-1953 | | US Homeland Security Czar |
| Alfred Chester |
Novelist | 7-Sep-1928 | 1-Aug-1971 | The Exquisite Corpse |
| Judy Chicago |
Artist | 20-Jul-1939 | | The Birth Project |
| Alex Chiu |
Paranormal | 8-Feb-1971 | | Inventor of magnetic immortality rings |
| Bruce Chizen |
Business | 1956 | | CEO of Adobe, 2000-07 |
| Emmanuelle Chriqui |
Actor | 10-Dec-1977 | | Sloan on Entourage |
| Connie Chung |
Journalist | 20-Aug-1946 | | NBC news anchor |
| Aaron Ciechanover |
Scientist | 1-Oct-1947 | | Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| André Citroën |
Engineer | 5-Feb-1878 | 3-Jul-1935 | Europe's Henry Ford |
| Buddy Clark |
Singer | 26-Jul-1912 | 1-Oct-1949 | How Are Things in Glocca Mora |
| Marcia Clark |
Attorney | 31-Aug-1953 | | Former O.J. prosecutor |
| Robert Clary |
Actor | 1-Mar-1926 | | LeBeau on Hogan's Heroes |
| Andrew Dice Clay |
Comic | 29-Sep-1958 | | Ford Fairlane |
| Daniel Clowes |
Cartoonist | 14-Apr-1961 | | Eightball, Ghost World, David Boring |
| Andrei Codrescu |
Author | 20-Dec-1946 | | Exquisite Corpse |
| Ethan Coen |
Film Director | 21-Sep-1957 | | Half of the Coen brothers |
| Joel Coen |
Film Director | 29-Nov-1954 | | Half of the Coen brothers |
| Ben Cohen |
Business | 18-Mar-1951 | | Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. |
| Betsy Z. Cohen |
Business | c. 1942 | | CEO of RAIT Investment Trust, 1997-2006 |
| Eli Cohen |
Spy | 26-Dec-1924 | 18-May-1965 | Israel's greatest spy |
| Jared Cohen |
Government | c. 1982 | | Children of Jihad |
| Leonard Cohen |
Singer/Songwriter | 21-Sep-1934 | | Everybody Knows |
| Morris Raphael Cohen |
Philosopher | 25-Jul-1880 | 28-Jan-1947 | Reason and Nature |
| Myron Cohen |
Comic | 1-Jul-1902 | 10-Mar-1986 | Borscht Belt comic |
| Peter A. Cohen |
Business | c. 1946 | | CEO of Shearson Lehman, 1983-90 |
| Rob Cohen |
Film Director | 12-Mar-1949 | | The Fast and the Furious |
| Ronald Cohen |
Business | 1945 | | British venture capitalist, Apax |
| Sacha Baron Cohen |
Comic | 13-Oct-1971 | | Boyakasha! Respec |
| Scott Cohen |
Actor | 19-Dec-1964 | | The 10th Kingdom |
| Stanley Cohen |
Scientist | 17-Nov-1922 | | Nerve and skin cell growth factors |
| Steve Cohen |
Politician | 24-May-1949 | | Congressman, Tennessee 9th |
| Wilbur J. Cohen |
Government | 10-Jun-1913 | 17-May-1987 | HEW Secretary, 1968-69 |
| Claude Cohen-Tannoudji |
Physicist | 1-Apr-1933 | | Trapped atoms with laser light |
| Marc Cohn |
Singer/Songwriter | 5-Jul-1959 | | Walking In Memphis |
| Mindy Cohn |
Actor | 20-May-1966 | | Natalie on The Facts of Life |
| Roy Cohn |
Government | 20-Feb-1927 | 2-Aug-1986 | Joseph McCarthy's henchman |
| Steven Cojocaru |
Critic | 5-Jan-1965 | | Entertainment Tonight fashion critic |
| Cy Coleman |
Composer | 14-Jun-1929 | 18-Nov-2004 | Hey, Big Spender |
| Norm Coleman |
Politician | 17-Aug-1949 | | US Senator from Minnesota, 2003-09 |
| Jackie Collins |
Novelist | 4-Oct-1937 | | Hollywood Wives |
| Lauren Collins |
Actor | 29-Aug-1986 | | Degrassi: The Next Generation |
| Alan Colmes |
Pundit | 24-Sep-1950 | | Hannity & Colmes |
| Betty Comden |
Songwriter | 3-May-1915 | 23-Nov-2006 | Singin' in the Rain |
| Joe Conason |
Journalist | c. 1954 | | New York Observer political columnist |
| Jennifer Connelly |
Actor | 12-Dec-1970 | | Betty Ross in The Hulk |
| Con Conrad |
Songwriter | 18-Jun-1891 | 28-Sep-1938 | The Continental |
| Leon G. Cooperman |
Business | c. 1943 | | Omega Advisors, Inc. |
| Aaron Copland |
Composer | 14-Nov-1900 | 2-Dec-1990 | Fanfare for the Common Man |
| David Copperfield |
Magician | 16-Sep-1956 | | Disappeared the Statue of Liberty |
| Sam Coppersmith |
Politician | 22-May-1955 | | Congressman from Arizona, 1993-95 |
| Ricardo Cortez |
Actor | 19-Sep-1899 | 28-Apr-1977 | The Torrent |
| Howard Cosell |
Sports Figure | 25-Mar-1918 | 23-Apr-1995 | Straight-shooting, toupee-wearing commentator |
| Jim Cramer |
TV Personality | 10-Feb-1955 | | Mad Money |
| Norma Crane |
Actor | 10-Nov-1928 | 28-Sep-1973 | Fiddler on the Roof |
| Norm Crosby |
Comic | 15-Sep-1927 | | Stand-up and nightclub comic |
| James S. Crown |
Business | 25-Jun-1953 | | Henry Crown and Company |
| Lester Crown |
Business | 7-Jun-1925 | | CEO of Henry Crown & Co. |
| Billy Crystal |
Comic | 14-Mar-1947 | | When Harry Met Sally |
| James W. Crystal |
Business | 9-Oct-1937 | | Frank Crystal & Company |
| Peter D. Cummings |
Business | c. 1947 | | Ram Realty Services |
| Tony Curtis |
Actor | 3-Jun-1925 | | Some Like It Hot |
| Disco D |
Music Producer | 21-Sep-1980 | 23-Jan-2007 | Ghetto-tech DJ |
| Mike D |
Rapper | 20-Nov-1965 | | Beastie Boys |
| Meir Dagan |
Spy | 1945 | | Chief of the Israeli Mossad |
| Edward Dahlberg |
Novelist | 22-Jul-1900 | 27-Feb-1977 | Because I Was Flesh |
| Marcel Dalio |
Actor | 17-Jul-1900 | 20-Nov-1983 | The Sun Also Rises |
| Stuart Damon |
Actor | 5-Feb-1937 | | Alan Quartermaine on General Hospital |
| Walter Damrosch |
Conductor | 30-Jan-1862 | 22-Dec-1950 | Conductor, popularizer of music |
| Rodney Dangerfield |
Comic | 22-Nov-1921 | 5-Oct-2004 | Never did get no respect |
| Erin Daniels |
Actor | 9-Oct-1973 | | The L Word |
| Marc Dann |
Politician | 12-Mar-1962 | | Attorney General of Ohio |
| Sam Dash |
Government | 27-Feb-1925 | 29-May-2004 | Chief counsel, Senate Watergate committee |
| Jules Dassin |
Film Director | 18-Dec-1911 | 31-Mar-2008 | Topkapi |
| Hal David |
Songwriter | 25-May-1921 | | Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head |
| Larry David |
Film/TV Producer | 2-Jul-1947 | | Seinfeld co-creator, Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| Mack David |
Songwriter | 5-Jul-1912 | 30-Dec-1993 | La vie en rose |
| Mario Davidovsky |
Composer | 4-Mar-1934 | | Synchronisms |
| Andrew Davis |
Film Director | 21-Nov-1946 | | The Fugitive |
| Brandon Davis |
Socialite | 1979 | | Oil heir, pal of Paris Hilton |
| Clive Davis |
Business | 4-Apr-1932 | | Founder of Arista Records |
| Lanny J. Davis |
Government | c. 1946 | | White House Counsel, 1996-98 |
| Marvin Davis |
Business | 31-Aug-1925 | 25-Sep-2004 | Oil magnate, former owner of 20th Century Fox |
| Paige Davis |
Game Show Host | 15-Oct-1969 | | Katie Couric lookalike on Trading Spaces |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. |
Singer | 8-Dec-1925 | 16-May-1990 | Coolest hepcat in the Rat Pack |
| Susan Davis |
Politician | 13-Apr-1944 | | Congresswoman, California 53rd |
| Moshe Dayan |
Politician | 20-May-1915 | 16-Oct-1981 | Israeli military leader |
| Taylor Dayne |
Singer | 7-Mar-1962 | | Tell It to My Heart |
| Midge Decter |
Journalist | 25-Jul-1927 | | Neoconservative maven |
| Michael Dell |
Business | 23-Feb-1965 | | Founder of Dell Computer |
| Brad Delson |
Guitarist | 1-Dec-1977 | | Guitarist for Linkin Park |
| Cecil B. DeMille |
Film Director | 12-Aug-1881 | 21-Jan-1959 | Pioneering film director |
| Jacques Derrida |
Philosopher | 15-Jul-1930 | 9-Oct-2004 | Deconstructionism, Intellectual Terrorist |
| Alan Dershowitz |
Attorney | 1-Sep-1938 | | Lawyer, represented Klaus von Bulow |
| Natalie Dessay |
Singer | 19-Apr-1965 | | Coloratura soprano |
| John Deutch |
Government | 27-Jul-1938 | | CIA Director, 1995-96 |
| Donny Deutsch |
TV Personality | 22-Nov-1957 | | CNBC talk show host |
| Martin Deutsch |
Physicist | 29-Jun-1917 | 16-Aug-2002 | Discovered positronium |
| Peter Deutsch |
Politician | 1-Apr-1957 | | Congressman from Florida, 1993-2005 |
| Neil Diamond |
Singer/Songwriter | 24-Jan-1941 | | Cherry Baby |
| Don Diamont |
Actor | 31-Dec-1962 | | The Young and the Restless |
| Charles M. Diker |
Business | 1934 | | Diker Management LLC |
| Barry Diller |
Business | 2-Feb-1942 | | CEO of USA Interactive Corp. |
| DJ AM |
Disc Jockey | 30-Mar-1973 | 28-Aug-2009 | New York Club DJ |
| Stanley Donen |
Film Director | 13-Apr-1924 | | Singin' in the Rain |
| Kirk Douglas |
Actor | 9-Dec-1916 | | Spartacus |
| Melvyn Douglas |
Actor | 5-Apr-1901 | 4-Aug-1981 | Being There |
| Michael Douglas |
Actor | 25-Sep-1944 | | Wall Street |
| Fran Drescher |
Actor | 30-Sep-1957 | | The Nanny |
| Alfred Dreyfus |
Victim | 9-Oct-1859 | 12-Jul-1935 | Dreyfus Affair scapegoat |
| Richard Dreyfuss |
Actor | 29-Oct-1947 | | Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| Orvil Dryfoos |
Publisher | 8-Nov-1912 | 26-May-1963 | New York Times Publisher, 1961-63 |
| Jacqueline du Pré |
Cellist | 26-Jan-1945 | 19-Oct-1987 | Cellist |
| David Duchovny |
Actor | 7-Aug-1960 | | Mulder on The X-Files |
| Patricia Duff |
Socialite | Apr-1954 | | Ron Perelman's ex-wife |
| Kitty Dukakis |
First Lady | 26-Dec-1936 | | Wife of Michael Dukakis |
| Émile Durkheim |
Sociologist | 15-Apr-1858 | 15-Nov-1917 | Rules of the Sociological Method |
| Stanley H. Durwood |
Business | 5-Aug-1920 | 15-Jul-1999 | Father of the multi-screen movie theater |
| Andrea Dworkin |
Activist | 26-Sep-1946 | 9-Apr-2005 | Anti-pornography activist |
| Bob Dylan |
Musician | 24-May-1941 | | The Times They Are A-Changin' |
| Jakob Dylan |
Musician | 9-Dec-1969 | | Head Wallflower and Bob Dylan's son |
| Abba Eban |
Government | 2-Feb-1915 | 17-Nov-2002 | Foreign Minister of Israel, 1966-74 |
| Fred Ebb |
Musician | 8-Apr-1935 | 11-Sep-2004 | Top Broadway lyricist, Cabaret |
| Gerald M. Edelman |
Scientist | 1-Jul-1929 | | Chemical structure of antibodies |
| Irwin Edman |
Philosopher | 28-Nov-1896 | 4-Sep-1954 | Philosopher’s Holiday |
| Gus Edwards |
Songwriter | 18-Aug-1879 | 7-Nov-1945 | By the Light of the Silvery Moon |
| Zac Efron |
Actor | 18-Oct-1987 | | High School Musical |
| Paul Ehrlich |
Doctor | 14-Mar-1854 | 20-Aug-1915 | Father of chemotherapy |
| David Eigenberg |
Actor | 17-May-1964 | | Steve Brady on Sex and the City |
| David Einhorn |
Religion | 1809 | 1879 | Jewish reform movement |
| Ira Einhorn |
Activist | 15-May-1940 | | Earth Day founder turned killer |
| Carol B. Einiger |
Business | c. 1948 | | Post Rock Advisors LLC |
| Hallie Kate Eisenberg |
Actor | 2-Aug-1992 | | Beautiful |
| Warren Eisenberg |
Business | c. 1930 | | Co-Founder, Bed Bath and Beyond |
| Sergei Eisenstein |
Film Director | 23-Jan-1898 | 11-Feb-1948 | Alexander Nevsky |
| Hanns Eisler |
Composer | 6-Jul-1898 | 6-Sep-1962 | German radical composer |
| Will Eisner |
Cartoonist | 6-Mar-1917 | 3-Jan-2005 | Turned comic book authors into Sequential Artists |
| Stuart Eizenstat |
Diplomat | 15-Jan-1943 | | US Ambassador to the EU, 1993-96 |
| Danny Elfman |
Musician | 29-May-1953 | | Oingo Boingo, movie composer |
| Richard Elfman |
Musician | 6-Mar-1949 | | Forbidden Zone |
| Gertrude B. Elion |
Scientist | 23-Jan-1918 | 21-Feb-1999 | Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, AIDS |
| Stanley Elkin |
Novelist | 11-May-1930 | 31-May-1995 | The Living End |
| Larry Ellison |
Business | 17-Aug-1944 | | CEO of Oracle |
| Richard Ellmann |
Critic | 15-Mar-1918 | 13-May-1987 | James Joyce |
| Mischa Elman |
Violinist | 20-Jan-1891 | 5-Apr-1967 | Ukrainian-American violin prodigy |
| Charles M. Elson |
Business | c. 1960 | | Economist, University of Delaware |
| Edward E. Elson |
Diplomat | c. 1934 | | US Ambassador to Denmark, 1994-98 |
| Rahm Emanuel |
Politician | 29-Nov-1959 | | White House Chief of Staff |
| Robert Emden |
Mathematician | 4-Mar-1862 | 8-Oct-1940 | Stellar structure |
| Eliot Engel |
Politician | 18-Feb-1947 | | Congressman, New York 17th |
| Eve Ensler |
Playwright | 25-May-1953 | | The Vagina Monologues |
| Nora Ephron |
Author | 19-May-1941 | | When Harry Met Sally |
| Brian Epstein |
Business | 19-Sep-1934 | 27-Aug-1967 | Manager of The Beatles |
| Jacob Epstein |
Sculptor | 10-Nov-1880 | 21-Aug-1959 | Strand Statues |
| Jeffrey E. Epstein |
Business | 20-Jan-1953 | | Reclusive money manager |
| Theo Epstein |
Baseball | 29-Dec-1973 | | General Manager of the Boston Red Sox |
| Ben Erdreich |
Politician | 9-Dec-1938 | | Congressman from Alabama, 1983-93 |
| Erik Erikson |
Psychologist | 15-Jun-1902 | 12-May-1994 | Eight Stages of Childhood |
| Joseph Erlanger |
Scientist | 5-Jan-1874 | 5-Dec-1965 | Nerve conduction |
| Levi Eshkol |
Head of State | 25-Oct-1895 | 26-Feb-1969 | Third Prime Minister of Israel |
| Susan Estrich |
Pundit | 16-Dec-1952 | | Fox News liberal |
| Ray Evans |
Songwriter | 4-Feb-1915 | 15-Feb-2007 | Que Sera Sera |
| Robert Evans |
Film/TV Producer | 29-Jun-1930 | | The Kid Stays In The Picture |
| Sammy Fain |
Composer | 17-Jun-1902 | 6-Dec-1989 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing |
| Peter Falk |
Actor | 16-Sep-1927 | | Detective Columbo |
| Stacey Farber |
Actor | 25-Aug-1987 | | Ellie Nash on Degrassi |
| Perry Farrell |
Singer | 29-Mar-1959 | | Lead singer of Jane's Addiction |
| Howard Fast |
Novelist | 11-Nov-1914 | 12-Mar-2003 | Spartacus |
| Andrew Fastow |
Business | 22-Dec-1961 | | Disgraced CFO of Enron |
| Jon Favreau |
Actor | 19-Oct-1966 | | Swingers |
| Frances Faye |
Singer | 4-Nov-1912 | 8-Nov-1991 | Out, Lesbian nightclub singer |
| Oded Fehr |
Actor | 23-Nov-1970 | | Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
| Jules Feiffer |
Cartoonist | 26-Jan-1929 | | Can't draw but writes like a master |
| Steve Feinberg |
Business | 29-Mar-1960 | | Cerberus Capital Management |
| Russ Feingold |
Politician | 2-Mar-1953 | | US Senator from Wisconsin |
| Dianne Feinstein |
Politician | 22-Jun-1933 | | US Senator from California |
| Leonard Feinstein |
Business | c. 1937 | | Co-Founder, Bed Bath and Beyond |
| Michael Feinstein |
Singer | 7-Sep-1956 | | Revives the Great American Songbook |
| Douglas Feith |
Government | 16-Jul-1953 | | Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 2001-05 |
| Meyer Feldberg |
Educator | 17-Mar-1942 | | Dean of Columbia Business School, 1989-2004 |
| George Feldenkreis |
Business | 14-Aug-1935 | | CEO of Perry Ellis International |
| Corey Feldman |
Actor | 16-Jul-1971 | | The Lost Boys |
| Marty Feldman |
Comic | 8-Jul-1933 | 2-Dec-1982 | Eye-gor in Young Frankenstein |
| Morton Feldman |
Composer | 12-Jan-1926 | 3-Sep-1987 | Coptic Light |
| Tovah Feldshuh |
Actor | 27-Dec-1952 | | Kissing Jessica Stein |
| Edna Ferber |
Novelist | 15-Aug-1885 | 16-Apr-1968 | Show Boat and Giant |
| Emanuel Feuermann |
Cellist | 22-Nov-1902 | 25-May-1942 | Cellist |
| Mark Feuerstein |
Actor | 8-Jun-1971 | | Good Morning, Miami |
| Arthur Fiedler |
Conductor | 17-Dec-1894 | 10-Jul-1979 | Conductor of the Boston Pops |
| Leslie A. Fiedler |
Critic | 8-Mar-1917 | 29-Jan-2003 | Love and Death in the American Novel |
| Totie Fields |
Comic | 7-May-1930 | 2-Aug-1978 | Weight-conscious comedienne |
| Harvey Fierstein |
Actor | 6-Jun-1952 | | Torch Song Trilogy |
| Bob Filner |
Politician | 4-Sep-1942 | | Congressman, California 51st |
| Jeanna Fine |
Pornstar | 29-Sep-1964 | | Sleeping Booty |
| Larry Fine |
Actor | 5-Oct-1902 | 24-Jan-1975 | Larry on The Three Stooges |
| Vivian Fine |
Composer | 28-Sep-1913 | 20-Mar-2000 | Drama for Orchestra |
| Howard Fineman |
Journalist | c. 1948 | | Newsweek chief political analyst |
| Eric D. Fingerhut |
Politician | 6-May-1959 | | Congressman from Ohio, 1993-95 |
| Fyvush Finkel |
Actor | 9-Oct-1923 | | Picket Fences |
| Norman Finkelstein |
Scholar | 8-Dec-1953 | | The Holocaust Industry |
| Sam Firstenberg |
Film Director | 13-Mar-1950 | | American Ninja |
| Carrie Fisher |
Actor | 21-Oct-1956 | | Princess Leia in Star Wars |
| Eddie Fisher |
Singer | 10-Aug-1928 | | Crooner, top RCA/Victor vocalist |
| Franklin M. Fisher |
Economist | 13-Dec-1934 | | Economist at MIT |
| Lee Fisher |
Politician | 7-Aug-1951 | | Lt. Governor of Ohio |
| Max M. Fisher |
Business | 15-Jul-1908 | 3-Mar-2005 | Gas station tycoon |
| Bela Fleck |
Musician | 10-Jul-1958 | | Banjo virtuoso |
| Ari Fleischer |
Government | 13-Oct-1960 | | White House Press Secretary, 2001-03 |
| Richard Fleischer |
Film Director | 8-Dec-1916 | 24-Mar-2006 | Soylent Green |
| Martin Fleischmann |
Chemist | 29-Mar-1927 | | Cold fusion crank |
| Leon Fleisher |
Pianist | 23-Jul-1928 | | Piano virtuoso |
| Herbert Fleishhacker |
Business | 2-Nov-1872 | 1957 | San Francisco banking magnate |
| Heidi Fleiss |
Criminal | 30-Dec-1965 | | Hollywood madam |
| Jonathan Safran Foer |
Novelist | 1977 | | Everything Is Illuminated |
| Jared Fogle |
Meme | 1-Dec-1977 | | Lost 245 lbs eating only fast food |
| Luke Ford |
Journalist | 28-May-1966 | | Journalist of the pornographic arts |
| Maureen Forrester |
Singer | 25-Jul-1930 | | Contralto, interpreter of Mahler |
| Abe Fortas |
Judge | 19-Jun-1910 | 5-Apr-1982 | US Supreme Court Justice, 1965-69 |
| Ben Foster |
Actor | 29-Oct-1980 | | The Door in the Floor |
| Jon Foster |
Actor | 3-Aug-1984 | | Damien Cutler on Windfall |
| Sam Fox |
Business | 1929 | | US Ambassador to Belgium |
| William Fox |
Film/TV Producer | 1-Jan-1879 | 8-May-1952 | Founder of 20th Century Fox |
| James Franck |
Physicist | 26-Aug-1882 | 21-May-1964 | Franck-Hertz experiment |
| Anne Frank |
Victim | 12-Jun-1929 | Mar-1945 | The Diary of Anne Frank |
| Barney Frank |
Politician | 31-Mar-1940 | | Congressman, Massachusetts 4th |
| Bruno Frank |
Playwright | 13-Jun-1878 | 20-Jun-1945 | Storm in a Teacup |
| Lawrence Frank |
Basketball | 23-Aug-1970 | | Head Coach, New Jersey Nets |
| Leo Frank |
Victim | 17-Apr-1884 | 17-Aug-1915 | Innocent man, lynched by mob |
| Otto Frank |
Relative | 12-May-1889 | 19-Aug-1980 | Father of Anne Frank |
| Waldo Frank |
Author | 25-Aug-1889 | 9-Jan-1967 | American cultural critic and social historian |
| Al Franken |
Politician | 21-May-1951 | | US Senator from Minnesota |
| Helen Frankenthaler |
Painter | 12-Dec-1928 | | Mountains and Sea |
| Felix Frankfurter |
Judge | 15-Nov-1882 | 22-Feb-1965 | US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-62 |
| Bonnie Franklin |
Actor | 6-Jan-1944 | | Ann Romano on One Day at a Time |
| Dennis Franz |
Actor | 28-Oct-1944 | | Det. Sipowicz on NYPD Blue |
| Frank Kelly Freas |
Artist | 22-Aug-1922 | 2-Jan-2005 | Illustrator of science fiction and fantasy |
| Arthur Freed |
Film/TV Producer | 9-Sep-1894 | 12-Apr-1973 | MGM producer, big budget musicals |
| A. Stone Freedberg |
Doctor | 30-May-1908 | 25-Aug-2009 | Found H. Pylori near stomach ulcers |
| Leonard Frey |
Actor | 4-Sep-1938 | 24-Aug-1988 | Stage actor, The Boys in the Band |
| Daniel Fried |
Diplomat | 1952 | | US Asst. Secy. of State for European Affairs |
| William Friedkin |
Film Director | 29-Aug-1935 | | The Exorcist |
| Elizebeth Friedman |
Scientist | 24-Sep-1891 | 31-Oct-1980 | WWI Cryptographer |
| Kinky Friedman |
Musician | 31-Oct-1944 | | Texas Jewboy |
| Milton Friedman |
Economist | 31-Jul-1912 | 16-Nov-2006 | 1976 Nobel Prize for Economics |
| Thomas Friedman |
Journalist | 20-Jul-1953 | | New York Times |
| Tully M. Friedman |
Business | c. 1941 | | Hellman & Friedman |
| Otto Robert Frisch |
Physicist | 1-Oct-1904 | 22-Sep-1979 | Described fission |
| Justine Frischmann |
Guitarist | 16-Sep-1969 | | Guitarist, Elastica |
| Martin Frost |
Politician | 1-Jan-1942 | | Congressman from Texas, 1979-2005 |
| David Frum |
Pundit | 1960 | | Coined "Axis of Evil" |
| Alan S. Frumin |
Government | 26-Dec-1946 | | US Senate Parliamentarian |
| Stephen Fry |
Actor | 24-Aug-1957 | | Jeeves and Wooster |
| Richard S. Fuld, Jr. |
Business | 26-Apr-1946 | | CEO of Lehman Brothers, 1993-2008 |
| Allen Funt |
Film/TV Producer | 16-Sep-1914 | 5-Sep-1999 | Producer and host of Candid Camera |
| Robert F. Furchgott |
Scientist | 4-Jun-1916 | 19-May-2009 | Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal |
| Mira Furlan |
Actor | 7-Sep-1955 | | Ambassador Delenn on Babylon 5 |
| Kenny G |
Jazz Musician | 5-Jun-1956 | | Easy-Listening Saxophonist |
| Serge Gainsbourg |
Singer/Songwriter | 2-Apr-1928 | 2-Mar-1991 | Je t'aime ... moi non plus |
| Peter Gallagher |
Actor | 19-Aug-1955 | | American Beauty |
| Mavis Gallant |
Author | 11-Aug-1922 | | Prolific Canadian short story author |
| Romola Garai |
Actor | 1-Jul-1982 | | Rory O'Shea Was Here |
| Victor Garber |
Actor | 16-Mar-1949 | | Jack Bristow on Alias |
| Martin Garbus |
Attorney | 8-Aug-1934 | | Attorney for Lenny Bruce |
| John Garfield |
Actor | 4-Mar-1913 | 21-May-1952 | Gentleman's Agreement |
| Art Garfunkel |
Singer/Songwriter | 5-Nov-1941 | | Simon and Garfunkel |
| Merrick B. Garland |
Judge | 13-Nov-1952 | | US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit |
| Jeff Garlin |
Actor | 5-Jun-1962 | | Jeff Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| Leonard Garment |
Attorney | 11-May-1924 | | Former Special Counsel to Nixon |
| Brad Garrett |
Actor | 14-Apr-1960 | | Robert on Everybody Loves Raymond |
| Ina Garten |
Chef | 2-Feb-1948 | | Barefoot Contessa |
| Romain Gary |
Novelist | 8-May-1914 | 2-Dec-1980 | Roots of Heaven |
| Herbert S. Gasser |
Scientist | 5-Jul-1888 | 11-May-1963 | Nerve conduction |
| Peter Gay |
Historian | 20-Jun-1923 | | The Enlightenment: An Interpretation |
| Frank Gehry |
Architect | 28-Feb-1929 | | Postmodern architect |
| Sam Gejdenson |
Politician | 20-May-1948 | | Congressman from Connecticut, 1981-2001 |
| Larry Gelbart |
Film/TV Producer | 25-Feb-1928 | 11-Sep-2009 | M*A*S*H |
| Sarah Michelle Gellar |
Actor | 14-Apr-1977 | | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Uri Geller |
Paranormal | 20-Dec-1946 | | Thinks he has us snowed |
| Gina Gershon |
Actor | 10-Jun-1962 | | Showgirls |
| George Gershwin |
Songwriter | 26-Sep-1898 | 11-Jul-1937 | Rhapsody In Blue |
| Ira Gershwin |
Songwriter | 6-Dec-1896 | 17-Aug-1983 | They Can't Take That Away from Me |
| Christopher Gersten |
Activist | c. 1947 | | Husband of Linda Chavez |
| Jami Gertz |
Actor | 28-Oct-1965 | | Muffy on Square Pegs |
| Estelle Getty |
Actor | 25-Jul-1923 | 22-Jul-2008 | The Golden Girls |
| Gabrielle Giffords |
Politician | 8-Jun-1970 | | Congresswoman, Arizona 8th |
| Jacob H. Gilbert |
Politician | 17-Jun-1920 | 27-Feb-1981 | Congressman from New York, 1960-71 |
| Melissa Gilbert |
Actor | 8-May-1964 | | Little House on the Prairie |
| Sara Gilbert |
Actor | 29-Jan-1975 | | Darlene on Roseanne |
| Walter Gilbert |
Chemist | 21-Mar-1932 | | Sequencing techniques for DNA |
| Jack Gilford |
Actor | 25-Jul-1908 | 2-Jun-1990 | Save the Tiger |
| Sid Gillman |
Football | 26-Oct-1911 | 3-Jan-2003 | NFL Coach, Hall of Famer |
| Alfred G. Gilman |
Scientist | 1-Jul-1941 | | G-protein cell signal transmission |
| Benjamin A. Gilman |
Politician | 6-Dec-1922 | | Congressman from New York, 1973-2003 |
| Ronald Lee Gilman |
Judge | 16-Oct-1942 | | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Hermione Gingold |
Actor | 9-Dec-1897 | 24-May-1987 | Madame Alvarez in Gigi |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
Judge | 15-Mar-1933 | | US Supreme Court Justice |
| Sheldon Glashow |
Physicist | 5-Dec-1932 | | Electroweak Theory |
| Cynthia A. Glassman |
Government | ? | | Economic Affairs, US Commerce Dept. |
| Nathan Glazer |
Pundit | 25-Feb-1923 | | Co-Editor, The Public Interest |
| Dan Glickman |
Politician | 24-Nov-1944 | | Former Congressman, President of the MPAA |
| Paulette Goddard |
Actor | 3-Jun-1910 | 23-Apr-1990 | Reap the Wild Wind |
| Erving Goffman |
Sociologist | 11-Jun-1922 | 19-Nov-1982 | The Presentation of Self |
| Elon Gold |
Actor | 14-Sep-1970 | | Gavin P. Miller on Stacked |
| Judy Gold |
Comic | 15-Nov-1962 | | 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother |
| Albert Goldbarth |
Poet | 31-Jan-1948 | | The most prolific modern poet |
| Adam Goldberg |
Actor | 25-Oct-1970 | | Saving Private Ryan |
| Arthur J. Goldberg |
Judge | 8-Aug-1908 | 19-Jan-1990 | Supreme Court Justice, 1962-65 |
| Bernard Goldberg |
Journalist | 31-May-1945 | | Bias |
| Bill Goldberg |
Wrestling | 27-Dec-1966 | | Pro wrestler |
| Jonah Goldberg |
Columnist | 21-Mar-1969 | | National Review Online |
| Marshall Goldberg |
Football | 25-Oct-1917 | 3-Apr-2006 | Chicago Cardinals RB |
| Rube Goldberg |
Cartoonist | 4-Jul-1883 | 7-Dec-1970 | Designer of impossible contraptions |
| Jeff Goldblum |
Actor | 22-Oct-1952 | | The Fly |
| Maurice Goldhaber |
Physicist | 18-Apr-1911 | | Neutrons |
| Susan Golding |
Politician | 18-Aug-1945 | | Mayor of San Diego, 1992-2000 |
| Duff Goldman |
Chef | 17-Dec-1974 | | Ace of Cakes |
| Ron Goldman |
Victim | 2-Jul-1968 | 12-Jun-1994 | Murder victim, OJ Simpson trial |
| William Goldman |
Novelist | 12-Aug-1931 | | Marathon Man |
| Harvey J. Goldschmid |
Government | 6-May-1940 | | SEC Commissioner, 2002-05 |
| Neil Goldschmidt |
Government | 16-Jun-1940 | | Governor of Oregon, 1987-91 |
| Jerry Goldsmith |
Composer | 10-Feb-1929 | 21-Jul-2004 | Prominent soundtrack composer |
| Olivia Goldsmith |
Novelist | c. 1949 | 15-Jan-2004 | The First Wives Club |
| Stephen Goldsmith |
Politician | 12-Dec-1946 | | Mayor of Indianapolis 1992-99 |
| Eugen Goldstein |
Physicist | 5-Sep-1850 | 25-Dec-1930 | Cathode rays |
| Joseph L. Goldstein |
Scientist | 18-Apr-1940 | | Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism |
| Matthew Goldstein |
Educator | c. 1941 | | Chancellor of CUNY |
| Richard J. Goldstein |
Engineer | c. 1936 | | Fluid mechanics |
| Samuel Goldwyn |
Film/TV Producer | 17-Aug-1882 | 31-Jan-1974 | Put the G in MGM |
| Tony Goldwyn |
Actor | 20-May-1960 | | From the Earth to the Moon |
| Victor Gollancz |
Publisher | 9-Apr-1893 | 8-Feb-1967 | Founder of Victor Gollancz, Ltd. |
| Samuel Gompers |
Labor Leader | 27-Jan-1850 | 13-Dec-1924 | First President of the AFL |
| Amy Goodman |
Radio Personality | 13-Apr-1957 | | Host of Democracy Now! |
| Benny Goodman |
Jazz Musician | 30-May-1909 | 13-Jun-1986 | Bespectacled jazz clarinetist |
| Charles H. Goodman |
Business | c. 1934 | | Vice Chairman of Henry Crown & Co. |
| Ellen Goodman |
Journalist | 11-Apr-1941 | | Retired columnist for The Boston Globe |
| Oscar Goodman |
Politician | 26-Jun-1939 | | Mayor of Las Vegas |
| Shira D. Goodman |
Business | c. 1961 | | EVP at Staples |
| Leo Gorcey |
Actor | 3-Jun-1917 | 2-Jun-1969 | Bowery Boy |
| Keith Gordon |
Actor | 3-Feb-1961 | | Christine |
| Mack Gordon |
Composer | 21-Jun-1904 | 28-Feb-1959 | Chattanooga Choo Choo |
| Michael Gordon |
Film Director | 6-Sep-1909 | 29-Apr-1993 | Pillow Talk |
| Mike Gordon |
Bassist | 3-Jun-1965 | | Bass guitarist for Phish |
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
Actor | 17-Feb-1981 | | Third Rock From the Sun |
| Lesley Gore |
Singer | 2-May-1946 | | Well-known crying advocate |
| Eydie Gorme |
Musician | 16-Aug-1931 | | Blame it on the Bossa Nova |
| Jay Gorney |
Composer | 12-Dec-1896 | 14-Jun-1990 | Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? |
| Abraham Gosman |
Business | 1928 | | Bankrupt Palm Beach nursing home magnate |
| David S. Gottesman |
Business | c. 1926 | | First Manhattan Company |
| Gilbert Gottfried |
Comic | 28-Feb-1955 | | Loudmouth Jewish comic |
| Alfred Gottschalk |
Educator | 7-Mar-1930 | 12-Sep-2009 | President, Hebrew Union College, 1971-95 |
| Elliott Gould |
Actor | 29-Aug-1938 | | Trapper John in M*A*S*H film |
| Harold Gould |
Actor | 10-Dec-1923 | | Martin Morganstern on Rhoda |
| Jason Gould |
Actor | 29-Dec-1966 | | Son of Streisand and Elliott Gould |
| Ronald M. Gould |
Judge | 17-Oct-1946 | | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Stephen Jay Gould |
Biologist | 10-Sep-1941 | 20-May-2002 | Evolutionary biologist and paleontologist |
| Bill Gradison |
Politician | 28-Dec-1928 | | Congressman from Ohio, 1975-93 |
| Laurence S. Grafstein |
Business | c. 1960 | | Managing Director, Lazard |
| Aubrey Graham |
Actor | 24-Oct-1986 | | Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi |
| Sheilah Graham |
Columnist | 15-Sep-1904 | 17-Nov-1988 | Beloved Infidel |
| Lee Grant |
Actor | 31-Oct-1927 | | Portnoy's Complaint |
| Alex Grass |
Business | 3-Aug-1927 | 27-Aug-2009 | Founder of Rite Aid |
| James Grauerholz |
Author | 14-Dec-1953 | | William S. Burrough's assistant |
| Alan Grayson |
Politician | 13-Mar-1958 | | Congressman, Florida 8th |
| Adolph Green |
Songwriter | 2-Dec-1914 | 23-Oct-2002 | Singin' in the Rain |
| S. William Green |
Politician | 16-Oct-1929 | 14-Oct-2002 | Congressman from New York, 1978-93 |
| Shawn Green |
Baseball | 10-Nov-1972 | | New York Mets |
| Bryan Greenberg |
Actor | 24-May-1978 | | Jake Jagielski on One Tree Hill |
| Hank Greenberg |
Baseball | 1-Jan-1911 | 4-Sep-1986 | Two-time American League MVP |
| Shecky Greene |
Comic | 8-Apr-1926 | | Chicago nightclub comic |
| Jeff Greenfield |
Pundit | 10-Jun-1943 | | ABC, CNN talking head |
| Jerry Greenfield |
Business | 14-Mar-1951 | | Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. |
| David Greenglass |
Spy | 2-Mar-1922 | | Gave atomic secrets to Julius Rosenberg |
| Alan Greenspan |
Economist | 6-Mar-1926 | | Federal Reserve Chairman, 1987-2006 |
| Jesse L. Greenstein |
Astronomer | 15-Oct-1909 | 21-Oct-2002 | Co-Discoverer of quasars |
| Gerald Greenwald |
Business | 11-Sep-1935 | | CEO of United Air Lines, 1994-99 |
| Robert Greenwald |
Film/TV Producer | 28-Aug-1945 | | Outfoxed, Xanadu |
| Jennifer Grey |
Actor | 26-Mar-1960 | | Dirty Dancing |
| Joel Grey |
Actor | 11-Apr-1932 | | Cabaret |
| Zvi Griliches |
Economist | 12-Sep-1930 | 4-Nov-1999 | Technology, Education, and Productivity |
| Amiram Grinvald |
Scientist | c. 1949 | | High-resolution optical imaging |
| Charles Grodin |
Actor | 21-Apr-1935 | | Perpetually angry talk-show host, actor |
| James J. Grosfeld |
Business | 22-Jun-1937 | | CEO of Pulte Homes, 1974-90 |
| David J. Gross |
Physicist | 19-Feb-1941 | | Deep structure of matter |
| Terry Gross |
Radio Personality | 1951 | | Host of Fresh Air on NPR |
| David Grossman |
Author | 25-Jan-1954 | | The Smile of the Lamb |
| Leslie Grossman |
Actor | 25-Oct-1971 | | What I Like About You |
| Marc Grossman |
Diplomat | 23-Sep-1951 | | US Under Secy. for Political Affairs, 2001-05 |
| Robert Grossman |
Artist | 1-Mar-1940 | | Versatile illustrator, caricaturist |
| Sanford J. Grossman |
Business | 21-Jul-1953 | | CEO of Quantitative Financial Strategies |
| Andy Grove |
Business | 2-Sep-1936 | | CEO of Intel, 1987-98 |
| Lizzie Grubman |
Business | 30-Jan-1971 | | Celebrity publicist and SUV-wielder |
| Greg Grunberg |
Actor | 11-Jul-1966 | | Matt Parkman on Heroes |
| Henry A. Grunwald |
Journalist | 3-Dec-1922 | 26-Feb-2005 | Managing Editor of Time, 1968-79 |
| Mandy Grunwald |
Activist | c. 1958 | | Hillary Clinton media adviser |
| Daniel Guggenheim |
Business | 9-Jul-1856 | 28-Sep-1930 | Mining magnate |
| Meyer Guggenheim |
Business | 1-Feb-1828 | 15-Mar-1905 | Patriarch of Guggenheim fortune |
| Peggy Guggenheim |
Socialite | 26-Aug-1898 | 23-Dec-1979 | Renowned art collector |
| Lani Guinier |
Educator | 19-Apr-1950 | | The Tyranny of the Majority |
| Thomas Guinzburg |
Publisher | c. 1926 | | Former owner, Viking Press |
| Ed Guthman |
Journalist | 11-Aug-1919 | 31-Aug-2008 | Nixon enemy, Pulitzer Prize winner |
| Amy Gutmann |
Educator | 1949 | | President, University of Pennsylvania |
| Steve Guttenberg |
Actor | 24-Aug-1958 | | Police Academy |
| Jake Gyllenhaal |
Actor | 19-Dec-1980 | | Donnie Darko |
| Hugo Haase |
Politician | 29-Sep-1863 | 7-Nov-1919 | German parliamentarian, Marxist, pacifist |
| Marilyn Hacker |
Poet | 27-Nov-1942 | | Presentation Piece |
| Buddy Hackett |
Comic | 31-Aug-1924 | 30-Jun-2003 | Abrasive old school comic |
| Jacques-Salomon Hadamard |
Mathematician | 8-Dec-1865 | 17-Oct-1963 | Prime number theorem |
| Corey Haim |
Actor | 23-Dec-1971 | 10-Mar-2010 | The Lost Boys |
| David Halberstam |
Journalist | 10-Apr-1934 | 23-Apr-2007 | The Powers That Be |
| Judah ben Samuel Halevi |
Poet | c. 1085 | c. 1140 | Hebrew Poet of the Middle Ages |
| Efraim Halevy |
Spy | 1934 | | Head of the Mossad, 1998-2003 |
| Fromental Halévy |
Composer | 27-May-1799 | 17-Mar-1862 | La Juive |
| Monty Hall |
Game Show Host | 25-Aug-1921 | | Let's Make a Deal |
| Mark Halperin |
Journalist | 11-Jan-1965 | | TIME senior political analyst |
| Cheryl F. Halpern |
Government | ? | | Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
| Marvin Hamlisch |
Composer | 2-Jun-1944 | | The Way We Were |
| Armand Hammer |
Business | 21-May-1898 | 10-Dec-1990 | Soviet agent of influence |
| Chelsea Handler |
Comic | 25-Feb-1975 | | Chelsea Lately |
| Oscar Handlin |
Historian | 29-Sep-1915 | | The Uprooted |
| Helene Hanff |
Author | 15-Apr-1916 | 9-Apr-1997 | 84, Charing Cross Road |
| E. Y. Harburg |
Songwriter | 8-Apr-1896 | 4-Mar-1981 | The Wizard of Oz |
| Isser Harel |
Spy | 1912 | 19-Feb-2003 | Head of the Mossad, 1952-63 |
| Jane Harman |
Politician | 28-Jun-1945 | | Congresswoman, California 36th |
| Estelle Harris |
Actor | 4-Apr-1932 | | Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld |
| Jonathan Harris |
Actor | 6-Nov-1914 | 3-Nov-2002 | Dr. Zachary Smith on Lost in Space |
| Samantha Harris |
TV Personality | 27-Nov-1973 | | Co-Host, Dancing with the Stars |
| Walter L. Harris |
Business | c. 1952 | | CEO of Tanenbaum-Harber Co. |
| Lorenz Hart |
Songwriter | 2-May-1895 | 22-Nov-1943 | Lyricist, Rodgers and Hart |
| Mary Hart |
TV Personality | 8-Nov-1950 | | Entertainment Tonight |
| Lindsay Hartley |
Actor | 17-Apr-1978 | | Theresa Crane on Passions |
| Geoffrey Hartman |
Critic | 11-Aug-1929 | | The Unmediated Vision |
| Moritz Hartmann |
Poet | 15-Oct-1821 | 13-May-1872 | German patriotic poet |
| Rita E. Hauser |
Activist | 12-Jul-1934 | | Former Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan |
| Todd Haynes |
Film Director | 2-Jan-1961 | | Far From Heaven |
| Anthony Hecht |
Poet | 16-Jan-1923 | 20-Oct-2004 | The Hard Hours |
| Ben Hecht |
Screenwriter | 28-Feb-1894 | 18-Apr-1964 | The Front Page |
| Chic Hecht |
Politician | 30-Nov-1928 | 15-May-2006 | US Senator from Nevada, 1983-89 |
| Amy Heckerling |
Film Director | 7-May-1954 | | Fast Times At Ridgemont High |
| Dan Hedaya |
Actor | 24-Jul-1940 | | Bestubbled character actor, Blood Simple |
| Jascha Heifetz |
Violinist | 2-Feb-1901 | 10-Dec-1987 | Violin virtuoso |
| Carolyn Heilbrun |
Novelist | 13-Jan-1926 | 9-Oct-2003 | Amanda Cross, mystery novelist |
| Henry Heimlich |
Doctor | 3-Feb-1920 | | Heimlich maneuver |
| Heinrich Heine |
Poet | 13-Dec-1797 | 17-Feb-1856 | Buch der Lieder |
| Joseph Heller |
Author | 1-May-1923 | 12-Dec-1999 | Catch-22 |
| Isaias W. Hellman |
Business | 3-Oct-1842 | 9-Apr-1920 | Los Angeles banker |
| Lillian Hellman |
Playwright | 20-Jun-1905 | 30-Jun-1984 | Little Foxes |
| Warren Hellman |
Business | 25-Jul-1934 | | Hellman & Friedman |
| Leona Helmsley |
Business | 4-Jul-1920 | 20-Aug-2007 | Queen of Mean |
| Mark Helprin |
Author | 28-Jun-1947 | | Winter's Tale |
| Buck Henry |
Comic | 9-Dec-1930 | | Frequent SNL host |
| Nat Hentoff |
Critic | 10-Jun-1925 | | The Jazz Life |
| Herblock |
Cartoonist | 13-Oct-1909 | 7-Oct-2001 | Editorial Cartoonist, The Washington Post |
| Herod the Great |
Royalty | c. 74 BC | 4 BC | Roman Ruler of Palestine |
| Seymour Hersh |
Journalist | 8-Apr-1937 | | Uncovered the My Lai Massacre |
| Avram Hershko |
Scientist | 31-Dec-1937 | | Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| Marshall Herskovitz |
Film/TV Producer | 23-Feb-1952 | | Executive Producer, thirtysomething |
| Gustav Hertz |
Physicist | 22-Jul-1887 | 30-Oct-1975 | Franck-Hertz experiment |
| Theodor Herzl |
Activist | 2-May-1860 | 3-Jul-1904 | Lead Zionist |
| Chaim Herzog |
Head of State | 17-Sep-1918 | 17-Apr-1997 | President of Israel, 1983-93 |
| Myra Hess |
Pianist | 25-Feb-1890 | 26-Nov-1965 | Held lunchtime concerts during WWII |
| Don Hewitt |
Film/TV Producer | 14-Dec-1922 | 19-Aug-2009 | 60 Minutes creator |
| Ira Michael Heyman |
Educator | 30-May-1930 | | Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1980-90 |
| Jonah Hill |
Actor | 20-Dec-1983 | | Superbad |
| Steven Hill |
Actor | 24-Feb-1922 | | Adam Schiff on Law & Order |
| Arthur Hiller |
Film Director | 22-Nov-1923 | | An Alan Smithee Film |
| Judd Hirsch |
Actor | 15-Mar-1935 | | Taxi |
| Peter B. Hirsch |
Scientist | 16-Jan-1925 | | Electron microscopy in metallurgy |
| Al Hirschfeld |
Artist | 21-Jun-1903 | 20-Jan-2003 | Pen and ink caricaturist |
| Laura Z. Hobson |
Novelist | 19-Jun-1900 | 28-Feb-1986 | Gentleman's Agreement |
| Abbie Hoffman |
Activist | 30-Nov-1936 | 12-Apr-1989 | Steal This Book |
| Dustin Hoffman |
Actor | 8-Aug-1937 | | Rain Man, The Graduate |
| Roald Hoffmann |
Chemist | 18-Jul-1937 | | Woodward-Hoffmann reaction |
| Susanna Hoffs |
Musician | 17-Jan-1959 | | Lead singer of The Bangles |
| Robert Hofstadter |
Physicist | 5-Feb-1915 | 17-Nov-1990 | Investigated electron scattering and nuclei |
| Marshall Holman |
Bowling | 29-Sep-1954 | | Professional bowler, mostly retired |
| Janet L. Holmgren |
Educator | c. 1946 | | President, Mills College |
| Elizabeth Holtzman |
Politician | 11-Aug-1941 | | Congresswoman from New York, 1973-81 |
| Oskar Homolka |
Actor | 12-Aug-1898 | 27-Jan-1978 | Sabotage |
| Sidney Hook |
Philosopher | 20-Dec-1902 | 12-Jul-1989 | Pragmatist |
| Monica Horan |
Actor | 29-Jan-1963 | | Everybody Loves Raymond |
| Henry Horner |
Politician | 30-Nov-1878 | 6-Oct-1940 | Governor of Illinois, 1933-40 |
| David Horowitz |
Activist | 10-Jan-1939 | | Conservative activist |
| H. Robert Horvitz |
Scientist | 8-May-1947 | | Genetic regulation of organ development |
| Harry Houdini |
Magician | 24-Mar-1874 | 31-Oct-1926 | Best-known magician and debunker |
| Ehud Houminer |
Business | c. 1940 | | CEO of Philip Morris USA, 1988-90 |
| Curly Howard |
Actor | 22-Oct-1903 | 18-Jan-1952 | Highest pitched Stooge |
| Michael Howard |
Politician | 7-Jul-1941 | | UK Home Secretary, 1993-97 |
| Moe Howard |
Actor | 19-Jun-1897 | 4-May-1975 | Boss Stooge |
| Shemp Howard |
Actor | 4-Mar-1895 | 22-Nov-1955 | Stooge |
| Irving Howe |
Critic | 11-Jun-1920 | 5-May-1993 | Editor of Dissent |
| Bronislaw Huberman |
Violinist | 19-Dec-1882 | 16-Jun-1947 | Polish violin prodigy, Pan-Europeanist |
| Conrad Hubert |
Business | 15-Apr-1856 | 12-Mar-1928 | Flashlights |
| Sol Hurok |
Theatre Producer | 9-Apr-1888 | 5-Mar-1974 | American impresario |
| Robert J. Hurst |
Business | 1945 | | Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, 1999-2004 |
| Leonid Hurwicz |
Economist | 21-Aug-1917 | 24-Jun-2008 | Mechanism design theory |
| Dick Hyman |
Pianist | 8-Mar-1927 | | Pianist, Organist, Conductor, Composer |
| Trina Schart Hyman |
Artist | 8-Apr-1939 | 19-Nov-2004 | Children's book illustrator |
| Oscar Hammerstein I |
Theatre Producer | 8-May-1847 | 1-Aug-1919 | Olympia Theatre |
| Scott Ian |
Guitarist | 31-Dec-1963 | | Guitarist for Anthrax |
| Carl Icahn |
Business | 16-Feb-1936 | | Billionaire, took over TWA |
| Eugène Ionesco |
Playwright | 26-Nov-1912 | 28-Mar-1994 | The Bald Soprano |
| Jack Irons |
Drummer | 18-Jul-1962 | | Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Jason Isaacs |
Actor | 6-Jun-1963 | | Black Hawk Down |
| Michael Isikoff |
Journalist | c. 1952 | | Newsweek reporter |
| Menasseh ben Israel |
Religion | c. 1604 | 20-Nov-1657 | Vindiciae Judaeorum |
| Jozef Israëls |
Painter | 27-Jan-1824 | 12-Aug-1911 | Dutch scene painter |
| Eugene Istomin |
Pianist | 26-Nov-1925 | 10-Oct-2003 | American piano prodigy |
| Edmond Jabès |
Poet | 6-Apr-1912 | 2-Jan-1991 | The Book of Resemblances |
| Ze'ev Jabotinsky |
Military | 18-Oct-1880 | 4-Aug-1940 | Founder of the Jewish Legion |
| Jacob |
Religion | ? | ? | Father of the twelve tribes |
| Lou Jacobi |
Actor | 28-Dec-1913 | 23-Oct-2009 | Avalon |
| Gary N. Jacobs |
Business | 12-Jul-1945 | | General Counsel for MGM Mirage |
| Irwin M. Jacobs |
Business | 18-Oct-1933 | | Co-Founder of Qualcomm |
| Marc Jacobs |
Fashion Designer | 9-Apr-1963 | | Fired in 1993 after releasing a "Grunge" line |
| Paul E. Jacobs |
Business | c. 1963 | | CEO of Qualcomm |
| Jeff Jacoby |
Columnist | 10-Feb-1959 | | Boston Globe columnist |
| Sam Jaffe |
Actor | 10-Mar-1891 | 24-Mar-1984 | Gunga Din |
| Janet Jagan |
Head of State | 20-Oct-1920 | 28-Mar-2009 | President of Guyana, 1997-99 |
| Sid James |
Actor | 8-May-1913 | 26-Apr-1976 | Carry on... |
| Jacob K. Javits |
Politician | 18-Mar-1904 | 7-Mar-1986 | US Senator from New York, 1957-81 |
| Ricky Jay |
Magician | 1948 | | Jay's Journal of Anomalies |
| Tony Jay |
Actor | 2-Feb-1933 | 13-Aug-2006 | Voice and character actor |
| Elfriede Jelinek |
Novelist | 20-Oct-1946 | | Die Klavierspielerin |
| Ron Jeremy |
Pornstar | 12-Mar-1953 | | The Hedgehog |
| Jesus Christ |
Religion | c. 4 BC | 7-Apr-30 AD | Carpenter, evangelist |
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
Novelist | 7-May-1927 | | Heat and Dust |
| Joseph Joachim |
Violinist | 28-Jun-1831 | 15-Aug-1907 | Virtuoso violinist, Joachim Quartet |
| Billy Joel |
Pianist | 9-May-1949 | | Didn't start the fire |
| Josef Joffe |
Editor | 15-Mar-1944 | | Editor of Die Zeit |
| Scarlett Johansson |
Actor | 22-Nov-1984 | | Ghost World, Lost in Translation |
| John the Baptist |
Religion | ? | c. 28 AD | Precursor to Jesus Christ |
| Al Jolson |
Singer | 26-May-1886 | 23-Oct-1950 | The Jazz Singer |
| Hans Jonas |
Philosopher | 10-May-1903 | 5-Feb-1993 | Gnostic philosopher |
| Erica Jong |
Author | 26-Mar-1942 | | Fear of Flying |
| Spike Jonze |
Film Director | 22-Oct-1969 | | Being John Malkovich |
| Joseph |
Religion | ? | ? | Possessed multicolored dreamcoat |
| Keith Joseph |
Politician | 17-Jan-1918 | 10-Dec-1994 | Conservative UK Minister, Thatcher influence |
| St. Joseph |
Religion | fl. 1st c. AD | fl. 1st c. AD | Husband of Mary |
| Brian D. Josephson |
Physicist | 4-Jan-1940 | | Discovered the Josephson Effect |
| Josephus |
Historian | 37 AD | 100 AD | The Jewish War |
| Josiah |
Royalty | c. 649 BC | 609 BC | King of Judah |
| Judge Judy |
TV Personality | 21-Oct-1942 | | Telejurist extraordinaire |
| Neil Kadisha |
Business | c. 1955 | | Co-Founder of Qualcomm |
| Franz Kafka |
Novelist | 3-Jul-1883 | 3-Jun-1924 | Metamorphosis |
| Daryn Kagan |
Journalist | 26-Jan-1963 | | CNN Live Today |
| Donald Kagan |
Historian | 1932 | | The Great Dialogue |
| Elena Kagan |
Attorney | 28-Apr-1960 | | US Solicitor General |
| Frederick Kagan |
Scholar | c. 1969 | | Neocon military historian, now at AEI |
| Mauricio Kagel |
Composer | 24-Dec-1931 | 18-Sep-2008 | Absurdist composer |
| Steve Kagen |
Politician | 12-Dec-1949 | | Congressman, Wisconsin 8th |
| Meir Kahane |
Activist | 1-Aug-1932 | 5-Nov-1990 | Founder of Jewish Defense League |
| Albert Kahn |
Architect | 21-Mar-1869 | 8-Dec-1942 | Detroit architect, factory designer |
| Louis Kahn |
Architect | 20-Feb-1901 | 17-Mar-1974 | Prominent architect |
| Daniel Kahneman |
Psychologist | 5-Mar-1934 | | The psychology of economics |
| Chester Kallman |
Poet | 7-Jan-1921 | 18-Jan-1975 | Librettist, translator |
| Bert Kalmar |
Songwriter | 10-Feb-1884 | 17-Sep-1947 | Who's Sorry Now? |
| Harry P. Kamen |
Business | c. 1932 | | CEO of Metropolitan Life, 1993-98 |
| Michael Kamen |
Composer | 15-Apr-1948 | 18-Nov-2003 | Prolific film composer and conductor |
| Matthew H. Kamens |
Attorney | 6-Dec-1951 | | Of Counsel, Wolf Block |
| Sheldon Kamins |
Business | c. 1948 | | Blum Frank & Kamins |
| Eric R. Kandel |
Scientist | 7-Nov-1929 | | Signal transduction in the nervous system |
| John Kander |
Composer | 18-Mar-1927 | | Top Broadway composer |
| Carol Kane |
Actor | 18-Jun-1952 | | Simka on Taxi |
| Garson Kanin |
Screenwriter | 24-Nov-1912 | 13-Mar-1999 | It Should Happen to You |
| Peter R. Kann |
Business | c. 1942 | | CEO of Dow Jones, 1991-2006 |
| Gabe Kaplan |
Actor | 31-Mar-1945 | | Mr. Kotter on Welcome Back, Kotter |
| Jill Kaplan |
Publisher | 1967 | | Publisher of Crain's New York Business |
| Joel D. Kaplan |
Government | c. 1969 | | White House policy advisor |
| Justin Kaplan |
Author | 5-Sep-1925 | | Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain |
| Stanley H. Kaplan |
Business | 24-May-1919 | 23-Aug-2009 | Developed SAT study aids |
| Mitch Kapor |
Business | 1950 | | Founder of Lotus, Co-founder EFF |
| Bruce Karatz |
Business | 1945 | | CEO of KB Home, 1986-2006 |
| James Karen |
Actor | 28-Nov-1923 | | The Return of the Living Dead |
| Theodore von Kármán |
Mathematician | 11-May-1881 | 7-May-1963 | Kármán vortices |
| Mel Karmazin |
Business | 24-Aug-1943 | | President and COO of Viacom, 2000-04 |
| Martin Karplus |
Chemist | 15-Mar-1930 | | Karplus Equation |
| Garry Kasparov |
Chess Player | 13-Apr-1963 | | Grand Master chess player |
| Moshe Katsav |
Head of State | 5-Dec-1945 | | President of Israel, 2000-07 |
| Chris Kattan |
Actor | 19-Oct-1970 | | Saturday Night Live |
| Bernard Katz |
Scientist | 26-Mar-1911 | 20-Apr-2003 | Neurotransmitters and the pineal gland |
| Jonathan Katz |
Comic | 1-Dec-1946 | | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist |
| Omri Katz |
Actor | 30-May-1976 | | Eerie, Indiana |
| Phil Katz |
Computer Programmer | 3-Nov-1962 | 14-Apr-2000 | Creator of PKZIP |
| Steven T. Katz |
Author | 1944 | | Professor of Religion |
| Vera Katz |
Politician | 3-Aug-1933 | | Mayor of Portland Oregon, 1993-2005 |
| Jeffrey Katzenberg |
Business | 21-Dec-1950 | | Produced Shrek |
| Ephraim Katzir |
Head of State | 16-May-1916 | 30-May-2009 | President of Israel, 1973-78 |
| Robert A. Katzmann |
Judge | 22-Apr-1953 | | 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Stanley Kauffmann |
Critic | 24-Apr-1916 | | Film critic for The New Republic |
| Charlie Kaufman |
Screenwriter | 20-Sep-1958 | | Being John Malkovich, Adaptation |
| George S. Kaufman |
Playwright | 16-Nov-1889 | 2-Jun-1961 | You Can't Take It With You |
| Lloyd Kaufman |
Film Director | 30-Dec-1945 | | The Toxic Avenger |
| Jorma Kaukonen |
Guitarist | 23-Dec-1940 | | Jefferson Airplane |
| Julie Kavner |
Actor | 7-Sep-1950 | | Marge on The Simpsons |
| Danny Kaye |
Actor | 18-Jan-1913 | 3-Mar-1987 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
| Lainie Kazan |
Actor | 15-May-1940 | | My Favorite Year |
| Alfred Kazin |
Critic | 5-Jun-1915 | 5-Jun-1998 | On Native Grounds |
| Munr Kazmir |
Business | c. 1957 | | CEO, Direct Meds, Inc. |
| Harvey Keitel |
Actor | 13-May-1939 | | Pimp from Taxi Driver |
| Amos Kenan |
Author | 2-May-1927 | 4-Aug-2009 | The Road to Ein Harod |
| Felicity Kendal |
Actor | 25-Sep-1946 | | The Good Life |
| Jerome Kern |
Composer | 27-Jan-1885 | 12-Nov-1945 | Show Boat |
| Cameron Kerry |
Relative | 06-Sep-1950 | | John Kerry's younger brother |
| Imre Kertész |
Author | 9-Nov-1929 | | Holocaust survivor, literature Nobel |
| István Kertész |
Conductor | 28-Aug-1929 | 16-Apr-1973 | Hungarian operatic conductor |
| Hermann Kesten |
Novelist | 28-Jan-1900 | 1996 | I, the King |
| Michael Kidd |
Choreographer | 12-Aug-1915 | 23-Dec-2007 | Award-winning choreographer |
| David Kimche |
Spy | 1928 | 8-Mar-2010 | Israeli spy, masterminded Iran-Contra |
| Martin S. Kimmel |
Business | 9-Apr-1916 | 15-Apr-2008 | Founder of Kimco Realty |
| Sidney Kimmel |
Business | c. 1927 | | CEO of Jones Apparel Group, 1975-2002 |
| Richard Kind |
Actor | 22-Nov-1956 | | Paul Lassiter on Spin City |
| Alan King |
Comic | 26-Dec-1927 | 9-May-2004 | Jewish comic and Friars Club fixture |
| Carole King |
Singer/Songwriter | 9-Feb-1942 | | Tapestry |
| Larry King |
Talk Show Host | 19-Nov-1933 | | Larry King Live |
| Michael Kinsley |
Pundit | 9-Mar-1951 | | Slate founder |
| Shane Kippel |
Actor | 4-Jun-1986 | | Gavin Mason on Degrassi |
| Leon Kirchner |
Composer | 24-Jan-1919 | 17-Sep-2009 | Quartet No. 3 |
| Mia Kirshner |
Actor | 25-Jan-1975 | | The L Word |
| Lincoln Kirstein |
Author | 4-May-1907 | 5-Jan-1996 | Co-Founder, New York City Ballet |
| Henry Kissinger |
Government | 27-May-1923 | | US Secretary of State, 1973-77 |
| John Kitzhaber |
Politician | 5-Mar-1947 | | Governor of Oregon, 1995-2003 |
| Ron Klain |
Attorney | 8-Aug-1961 | | Joe Biden's Chief of Staff |
| Larry Klayman |
Activist | 20-Jul-1951 | | Founder, Judicial Watch |
| Dylan Klebold |
Criminal | 11-Sep-1981 | 20-Apr-1999 | Columbine Massacre |
| Allen Klein |
Business | 18-Dec-1931 | 4-Jul-2009 | Prehensile ABKCO executive |
| Calvin Klein |
Fashion Designer | 19-Nov-1942 | | Fashion designer |
| Joe Klein |
Journalist | 7-Sep-1946 | | Anonymous author of Primary Colors |
| Naomi Klein |
Author | 1970 | | The Shock Doctrine |
| Robert Klein |
Comic | 8-Feb-1942 | | Unable to stop his leg |
| Ron Klein |
Politician | 10-Jul-1957 | | Congressman, Florida 22nd |
| Andrew J. Kleinfeld |
Judge | 12-Jun-1945 | | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Otto Klemperer |
Conductor | 14-May-1885 | 6-Jul-1973 | Prominent German conductor |
| Werner Klemperer |
Actor | 22-Mar-1920 | 6-Dec-2000 | Col. Klink on Hogan's Heroes |
| Paul Kletzki |
Conductor | 21-Mar-1900 | 5-Mar-1973 | Director, Bern Symphony, 1964-67 |
| Franz Kline |
Painter | 23-May-1910 | 13-May-1962 | Abstract expressionist painter |
| Leon Klinghoffer |
Victim | 24-Sep-1916 | 7-Oct-1985 | Shot and thrown overboard by terrorists |
| Aaron Klug |
Chemist | 11-Aug-1926 | | Structural analysis of viruses |
| Jack Klugman |
Actor | 27-Apr-1922 | | The Odd Couple |
| Philip M. Klutznick |
Government | 9-Jul-1907 | 14-Aug-1999 | US Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81 |
| Alfred A. Knopf |
Publisher | 12-Sep-1892 | 11-Aug-1984 | American publisher |
| Ed Koch |
Politician | 12-Dec-1924 | | Mayor of New York City, 1978-89 |
| Walter Koenig |
Actor | 14-Sep-1936 | | Chekov on Star Trek |
| Herb Kohl |
Politician | 7-Feb-1935 | | US Senator from Wisconsin |
| Max Kohl |
Business | 12-May-1901 | 14-Dec-1981 | Kohl's Department Stores |
| Alfred Kohlberg |
Business | 27-Jan-1887 | 7-Apr-1960 | The China Lobby Man |
| Donald L. Kohn |
Economist | 7-Nov-1942 | | Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve |
| Walter Kohn |
Chemist | 9-Mar-1923 | | Density-functional theory |
| Frederick Kohner |
Novelist | 25-Sep-1905 | 7-Jul-1986 | Gidget |
| Teddy Kollek |
Politician | 27-May-1911 | 2-Jan-2007 | Mayor of Jerusalem, 1965-93 |
| David H. Komansky |
Business | c. 1939 | | CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1996-2002 |
| Milton R. Konvitz |
Educator | 12-Mar-1908 | 5-Sep-2003 | Cornell Professor, Labor and Industrial Relations |
| Bernie Kopell |
Actor | 21-Jun-1933 | | Doc on The Love Boat |
| Quentin Kopp |
Politician | 1928 | | California politician and judge |
| Ted Koppel |
Journalist | 8-Feb-1940 | | Nightline |
| Zoltán Korda |
Film Director | 3-Jun-1895 | 13-Oct-1961 | Sahara |
| Harvey Korman |
Comic | 15-Feb-1927 | 29-May-2008 | The Carol Burnett Show |
| Arthur Kornberg |
Scientist | 3-Mar-1918 | 26-Oct-2007 | Synthesized DNA |
| Tony Kornheiser |
Journalist | 13-Jul-1948 | | Pardon the Interruption |
| Jerzy Kosinski |
Author | 14-Jun-1933 | 3-May-1991 | Being There |
| Martin Kosleck |
Actor | 24-Mar-1904 | 15-Jan-1994 | German-American character actor |
| David Kossoff |
Actor | 24-Nov-1919 | 23-Mar-2005 | The Mouse That Roared |
| Henry Koster |
Film Director | 1-May-1905 | 21-Sep-1988 | The Bishop's Wife |
| Yaphet Kotto |
Actor | 15-Nov-1937 | | Homicide |
| Sandy Koufax |
Baseball | 30-Dec-1935 | | Three-time Cy Young Award winner |
| Serge Koussevitzky |
Conductor | 26-Jul-1874 | 4-Jun-1951 | Music Director, Boston Symphony, 1924-49 |
| Simon Kovar |
Musician | 22-May-1890 | 17-Jan-1970 | Preeminent Basoon player and teacher |
| Martin Kove |
Actor | 6-Mar-1947 | | Det. Isbecki on Cagney & Lacey |
| Alex Kozinski |
Judge | 23-Jul-1950 | | Chief Judge, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Hersh Kozlov |
Attorney | 15-Nov-1947 | | Wolf Block Schorr & Solis-Cohen |
| Jonathan Kozol |
Educator | 1936 | | Death at an Early Age |
| Robert Kraft |
Business | 5-Jun-1941 | | Owner, New England Patriots |
| Stanley Kramer |
Film Director | 29-Sep-1913 | 19-Feb-2001 | It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World |
| Judith Krantz |
Novelist | 9-Jan-1928 | | Scruples |
| Lee Krasner |
Painter | 27-Oct-1908 | 19-Jun-1984 | Abstract expressionist |
| Hans Krebs |
Scientist | 25-Apr-1900 | 22-Nov-1981 | Tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| Bruno Kreisky |
Head of State | 22-Jan-1911 | 29-Jul-1990 | Chancellor of Austria, 1970-83 |
| Marvin Krislov |
Educator | c. 1960 | | President, Oberlin College |
| Bill Kristol |
Columnist | 23-Dec-1952 | | Editor of The Weekly Standard |
| Irving Kristol |
Columnist | 22-Jan-1920 | 18-Sep-2009 | Influential neocon |
| Randall S. Kroszner |
Economist | 22-Jun-1962 | | Federal Reserve Governor |
| Paul Krugman |
Columnist | 28-Feb-1953 | | New York Times columnist/economist |
| Larry Krystkowiak |
Basketball | 23-Sep-1964 | | Head Coach, Milwaukee Bucks |
| Stanley Kubrick |
Film Director | 26-Jul-1928 | 7-Mar-1999 | 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| Lisa Kudrow |
Actor | 30-Jul-1963 | | Friends |
| Maxine Kumin |
Poet | 6-Jun-1925 | | Up Country |
| Madeleine M. Kunin |
Politician | 28-Sep-1933 | | Governor of Vermont, 1985-91 |
| Mila Kunis |
Actor | 14-Aug-1983 | | Jackie on That 70's Show |
| William Kunstler |
Attorney | 7-Jul-1919 | 4-Sep-1995 | Civil rights attorney |
| Irv Kupcinet |
Columnist | 31-Jul-1912 | 10-Nov-2003 | Kup's Column |
| Nicholas Kurti |
Physicist | 14-May-1908 | 24-Nov-1998 | Molecular gastronomy |
| Daniel Kurtzer |
Diplomat | Jun-1949 | | US Ambassador to Israel, 2001-05 |
| Tony Kushner |
Playwright | 16-Jul-1956 | | Angels in America |
| Simon Kuznets |
Economist | 30-Apr-1901 | 8-Jul-1985 | National Income and Its Composition |
| Shia LaBeouf |
Actor | 11-Jun-1986 | | The Battle of Shaker Heights |
| Jeffrey M. Lacker |
Economist | 27-Sep-1955 | | President and CEO, Richmond Fed |
| Carl Laemmle |
Film/TV Producer | 17-Jan-1867 | 24-Sep-1939 | Independent Motion Picture Company |
| Karl Lagerfeld |
Fashion Designer | 10-Sep-1938 | | Chanel, Lagerfeld |
| Imre Lakatos |
Philosopher | 9-Nov-1922 | 2-Feb-1974 | Philosopher of Science and Mathematics |
| Ricki Lake |
Talk Show Host | 21-Sep-1968 | | Hairspray |
| Adam Lamberg |
Actor | 14-Sep-1984 | | Gordo on Lizzie McGuire |
| Adam Lambert |
Singer | 29-Jan-1982 | | American Idol |
| Martin Landau |
Actor | 20-Jun-1931 | | Mission: Impossible, Space 1999 |
| Ann Landers |
Columnist | 4-Jul-1918 | 22-Jun-2002 | Syndicated advice columnist |
| John Landis |
Film Director | 3-Aug-1950 | | An American Werewolf in London |
| Charles Lane |
Actor | 26-Jan-1905 | 9-Jul-2007 | Grumpy character actor |
| Fritz Lang |
Film Director | 5-Dec-1890 | 2-Aug-1976 | Metropolis |
| Sherry Lansing |
Business | 31-Jul-1944 | | Former Paramount executive |
| Meyer Lansky |
Criminal | 2-Jul-1902 | 15-Jan-1983 | The brains behind the Mafia's money |
| Tom Lantos |
Politician | 1-Feb-1928 | 11-Feb-2008 | Congressman from California, 1981-2008 |
| Sidney Lapidus |
Business | c. 1937 | | Warburg Pincus |
| David Lascher |
Actor | 27-Apr-1972 | | Vinnie on Blossom |
| Albert Lasker |
Business | 1-May-1880 | 30-May-1952 | Advertising executive and medical research patron |
| Harold Laski |
Economist | 30-Jun-1893 | 24-Mar-1950 | A Grammar of Politics |
| Melvin J. Lasky |
Journalist | 15-Jan-1920 | 19-May-2004 | Editor of journal Encounter |
| Estée Lauder |
Business | 1-Jul-1908 | 24-Apr-2004 | Cosmetics magnate |
| Leonard Lauder |
Business | c. 1933 | | Chairman of Estee Lauder |
| Ronald S. Lauder |
Business | 26-Feb-1944 | | US Ambassador to Austria, 1986-87 |
| William Lauder |
Business | c. 1961 | | CEO, Estée Lauder |
| Ralph Lauren |
Fashion Designer | 14-Oct-1939 | | Founder, Polo Ralph Lauren |
| Piper Laurie |
Actor | 22-Jan-1932 | | Catherine Packard in Twin Peaks |
| Frank Lautenberg |
Politician | 23-Jan-1924 | | US Senator from New Jersey |
| Linda Lavin |
Actor | 15-Oct-1937 | | Alice |
| Jerome Lawrence |
Playwright | 14-Jul-1915 | 29-Feb-2004 | Inherit the Wind and Mame |
| Steve Lawrence |
Singer | 8-Jul-1935 | | The Steve Lawrence Show |
| John Howard Lawson |
Playwright | 25-Sep-1894 | 11-Aug-1977 | One of the Hollywood Ten |
| Nigel Lawson |
Politician | 11-Mar-1932 | | Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1983-89 |
| Emma Lazarus |
Poet | 22-Jul-1849 | 19-Nov-1887 | The New Colossus |
| Norman Lear |
Film/TV Producer | 27-Jul-1922 | | Creator of All in the Family |
| Fran Lebowitz |
Author | 27-Oct-1950 | | Social satirist, Metropolitan Life |
| Mimi Leder |
Film Director | 26-Jan-1952 | | Deep Impact |
| Joshua Lederberg |
Biologist | 23-May-1925 | 2-Feb-2008 | Genetic properties of bacteria |
| Francis Lederer |
Actor | 6-Nov-1899 | 25-May-2000 | Pandora's Box |
| David M. Lee |
Physicist | 20-Jan-1931 | | Superfluidity of helium-3 |
| Stan Lee |
Cartoonist | 28-Dec-1922 | | Created Spider-Man and The Hulk |
| Walter Legge |
Music Producer | 1-Jun-1906 | 22-Mar-1979 | Classical music producer at EMI |
| Herbert H. Lehman |
Politician | 28-Mar-1878 | 5-Dec-1963 | Governor of New York, 1933-42 |
| Lew Lehrman |
Business | 15-Aug-1938 | | Rite Aid drugstore founder |
| Fritz Leiber |
Author | 24-Dec-1910 | 5-Sep-1992 | Ship of Shadows |
| Jerry Leiber |
Songwriter | 25-Apr-1933 | | Hitmaker for Elvis |
| Annie Leibovitz |
Photographer | 2-Oct-1949 | | Celebrity photographer |
| Carol Leifer |
Comic | 27-Jul-1956 | | Comic inspired Seinfeld's Elaine |
| Mike Leigh |
Film Director | 20-Feb-1943 | | Naked, Topsy-Turvy |
| Donovan Leitch, Jr. |
Actor | 16-Aug-1968 | | Glory |
| Mark Lenard |
Actor | 15-Oct-1924 | 22-Nov-1996 | Ambassador Sarek on Star Trek |
| Moses de Leon |
Religion | ? | 1305 | Zohar |
| Robert Z. Leonard |
Film Director | 7-Oct-1889 | 27-Aug-1968 | The Divorcee |
| Louis Lepke |
Criminal | 6-Feb-1897 | 4-Mar-1944 | Head of Murder, Inc. |
| Alfred Lerner |
Business | 8-May-1933 | 23-Oct-2002 | CEO of MBNA, 1982-2002 |
| Gerda Lerner |
Historian | 30-Apr-1920 | | The Woman in American History |
| Max Lerner |
Sociologist | 20-Dec-1902 | 5-Jun-1992 | Ideas Are Weapons |
| Michael Lerner |
Actor | 22-Jun-1941 | | Barton Fink |
| Oscar Levant |
Pianist | 27-Dec-1906 | 14-Aug-1972 | Panelist, Information Please |
| Max Levchin |
Business | 1975 | | Co-Founder of PayPal |
| Jeremy Leven |
Film Director | 1941 | | Don Juan DeMarco |
| Larry Levenson |
Business | c. 1936 | 23-Jan-1999 | Founder of Plato's Retreat |
| Denise Levertov |
Poet | 24-Oct-1923 | 20-Dec-1997 | With Eyes at the Back of Our Heads |
| Edward H. Levi |
Government | 26-Jun-1911 | 7-Mar-2000 | US Attorney General, 1975-77 |
| Primo Levi |
Author | 31-Jul-1919 | 11-Apr-1987 | Survival in Auschwitz |
| Rita Levi-Montalcini |
Scientist | 22-Apr-1909 | | Nerve and skin cell growth factors |
| Claude Lévi-Strauss |
Anthropologist | 28-Nov-1908 | 1-Nov-2009 | French anthropologist |
| Carl Levin |
Politician | 28-Jun-1934 | | US Senator from Michigan |
| Harvey Levin |
TV Personality | 2-Sep-1951 | | Prince of the paparazzi |
| Ira Levin |
Novelist | 27-Aug-1929 | 12-Nov-2007 | Rosemary's Baby |
| Jerry Levin |
Business | 6-May-1939 | | CEO of Time Warner, 2000-02 |
| Meyer Levin |
Novelist | 8-Oct-1905 | 9-Jul-1981 | Compulsion |
| Sandy Levin |
Politician | 6-Sep-1931 | | Congressman, Michigan 12th |
| Tony Levin |
Bassist | 6-Jun-1946 | | Bassist for King Crimson |
| Emmanuel Levinas |
Philosopher | 12-Jan-1906 | 25-Dec-1995 | Totality and Infinity |
| Adam Levine |
Singer | 18-Mar-1979 | | Frontman of Maroon 5 |
| David Levine |
Cartoonist | 20-Dec-1926 | 29-Dec-2009 | Caricaturist, New York Review of Books |
| James Levine |
Conductor | 23-Jun-1943 | | Music Director, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Mel Levine |
Politician | 7-Jun-1943 | | Congressman from California, 1983-93 |
| Philip Levine |
Poet | 10-Jan-1928 | | What Work Is |
| Barry Levinson |
Film Director | 6-Apr-1942 | | Rain Man |
| Elliott H. Levitas |
Politician | 26-Dec-1930 | | Congressman from Georgia, 1975-85 |
| Bernard-Henri Lévy |
Author | 5-Nov-1948 | | Who Killed Daniel Pearl? |
| Chandra Levy |
Victim | 14-Apr-1977 | 1-May-2001 | Gary Condit's dead intern |
| Eugene Levy |
Comic | 17-Dec-1946 | | Earl Camembert from SCTV |
| Marv Levy |
Football | 3-Aug-1925 | | NFL, CFL, and NCAA coach |
| Shawn Levy |
Author | c. 1961 | | Rat Pack Confidential |
| Steven Levy |
Author | ? | | Hackers |
| Kurt Lewin |
Psychologist | 9-Sep-1890 | 12-Feb-1947 | Field theorist, group dynamicist |
| Monica Lewinsky |
Government | 23-Jul-1973 | | Engaged in Presidential cigar play |
| Al Lewis |
Actor | 30-Apr-1923 | 3-Feb-2006 | Grandpa on The Munsters |
| Bernard Lewis |
Scholar | 31-May-1916 | | Middle East scholar |
| David Lewis |
Politician | 23-Jun-1909 | 23-May-1981 | Leader of Canada's NDP, 1971-75 |
| Jerry Lewis |
Comic | 16-Mar-1926 | | Cinderfella |
| Peter B. Lewis |
Business | 11-Nov-1933 | | Chairman of Progressive |
| Richard Lewis |
Comic | 29-Jun-1947 | | Such a nice young man |
| Shari Lewis |
Performance Artist | 17-Jan-1933 | 2-Aug-1998 | Lamb Chop's Play-Along |
| Mark Leyner |
Author | 1956 | | The Tetherballs of Bougainville |
| Lewis Libby |
Government | 22-Aug-1950 | | Cheney's former Chief of Staff |
| Frank Licht |
Politician | 13-Mar-1916 | 30-May-1987 | Governor of Rhode Island, 1969-73 |
| Richard A. Licht |
Politician | 25-Mar-1948 | | Lt. Governor of Rhode Island, 1985-89 |
| Roy Lichtenstein |
Painter | 27-Oct-1923 | 29-Sep-1997 | Whaam! |
| Todd Lickliter |
Basketball | 17-Apr-1955 | | Head Coach, University of Iowa |
| Avigdor Lieberman |
Politician | 5-Jun-1958 | | Israeli Foreign Minister |
| Hadassah Lieberman |
Relative | Mar-1948 | | Wife of Joseph Lieberman |
| Joseph Lieberman |
Politician | 24-Feb-1942 | | US Senator from Connecticut |
| György Ligeti |
Composer | 28-May-1923 | 12-Jun-2006 | Lontano, Lux Aeterna |
| Judith Light |
Actor | 9-Feb-1949 | | Angela Bower on Who's the Boss? |
| David E. Lilienthal |
Government | 8-Jul-1899 | 15-Jan-1981 | TVA Chairman, 1941-46 |
| Hal Linden |
Actor | 20-Mar-1931 | | Barney Miller |
| Linda Lingle |
Politician | 4-Jun-1953 | | Governor of Hawaii |
| Sol Linowitz |
Business | 17-Dec-1913 | 18-Mar-2005 | Negotiated return of the Panama Canal |
| Alex D. Linz |
Actor | 3-Jan-1989 | | Home Alone 3 |
| Joanne Lipman |
Editor | 18-Jun-1961 | | Editor of Condé Nast Portfolio, 2007-09 |
| Fritz Lipmann |
Scientist | 12-Jun-1899 | 24-Jul-1986 | Carbohydrate oxidation |
| Jonathan Lipnicki |
Actor | 22-Oct-1990 | | The Jeff Foxworthy Show |
| Gabriel Lippmann |
Physicist | 16-Aug-1845 | 13-Jul-1921 | Photographic color plate |
| Walter Lippmann |
Journalist | 23-Sep-1889 | 14-Dec-1974 | Today and Tomorrow |
| Seymour M. Lipset |
Sociologist | 18-Mar-1922 | 31-Dec-2006 | American Exceptionalism |
| James Lipton |
TV Personality | 19-Sep-1926 | | Host, Inside the Actors Studio |
| Martin Lipton |
Attorney | 22-Jun-1931 | | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
| Dahlia Lithwick |
Journalist | c. 1968 | | Slate senior editor |
| Sanford M. Litvack |
Attorney | c. 1937 | | General Counsel of Disney, 1991-98 |
| Anatole Litvak |
Film Director | 10-May-1902 | 15-Dec-1974 | Anastasia |
| Maxim Litvinov |
Government | 17-Jul-1876 | 31-Dec-1951 | Soviet foreign minister, ousted in nod to Hitler |
| Jay Livingston |
Composer | 28-Mar-1915 | 17-Oct-2001 | Que Sera Sera |
| Tzipi Livni |
Politician | 8-Jul-1958 | | Israeli Foreign Minister, 2006-09 |
| Jacques Loeb |
Doctor | 7-Apr-1859 | 11-Feb-1924 | Investigator of artificial parthenogenesis |
| Lisa Loeb |
Singer/Songwriter | 11-Mar-1968 | | Stay (I Missed You) |
| Solomon Loeb |
Business | 1828 | 1903 | Co-Founder of Kuhn, Loeb and Co. |
| Frederick Loewe |
Composer | 10-Jun-1901 | 14-Feb-1988 | My Fair Lady |
| Otto Loewi |
Scientist | 3-Jun-1873 | 25-Dec-1961 | Acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter |
| Herbert Lom |
Actor | 11-Sep-1917 | | Mysterious Island |
| Stacy London |
TV Personality | 25-May-1969 | | What Not to Wear |
| Jon Lovitz |
Comic | 21-Jul-1957 | | Yeaaaah, that's the ticket! |
| Allard Lowenstein |
Politician | 16-Jan-1929 | 14-Mar-1980 | Congressman, New York 5th |
| Leo Lowenthal |
Sociologist | 3-Nov-1900 | 21-Jan-1993 | Literature and the Image of Man |
| Nita Lowey |
Politician | 5-Jul-1937 | | Congresswoman, New York 18th |
| Bernard Lown |
Doctor | 7-Jun-1921 | | Inventor of defibrillator, peace activist |
| David J. Lubar |
Business | c. 1955 | | President of Lubar & Co. |
| Gary Lucas |
Guitarist | c. 1952 | | Avant-guitarist, Magic Band alumnus |
| Matt Lucas |
Actor | 5-Mar-1974 | | Little Britain |
| Sid Luckman |
Football | 21-Nov-1916 | 5-Jul-1998 | Chicago Bears QB, Hall of Famer |
| Sidney Luft |
Film/TV Producer | 2-Nov-1915 | 15-Sep-2005 | Ex-Husband of Judy Garland |
| Sidney Lumet |
Film Director | 25-Jun-1924 | | Dog Day Afternoon |
| Jamie Luner |
Actor | 12-May-1971 | | Lexi on Melrose Place |
| Frank Luntz |
Pundit | 23-Feb-1962 | | Republican pollster, strategist |
| Isaac ben Solomon Luria |
Religion | 1534 | 5-Aug-1572 | Jewish mystic |
| Ranan Lurie |
Cartoonist | 26-May-1932 | | Hugely popular political cartoonist |
| Rod Lurie |
Film Director | 15-May-1962 | | The Contender |
| Rosa Luxemburg |
Activist | 5-Mar-1871 | 15-Jan-1919 | Co-Founder, Communist Party of Germany |
| André Lwoff |
Scientist | 8-May-1902 | 30-Sep-1994 | Operon theory of genetic control |
| Natasha Lyonne |
Actor | 4-Apr-1979 | | Slums of Beverly Hills |
| Eugene Lyons |
Author | 1-Jul-1898 | 1985 | Anti-Communist Editor of American Mercury |
| Lorin Maazel |
Conductor | 6-Mar-1930 | | Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
| Earle I. Mack |
Business | ? | | Real estate magnate |
| John Mack |
Psychiatrist | 4-Oct-1929 | 27-Sep-2004 | A Prince of Our Disorder |
| Aline MacMahon |
Actor | 3-May-1899 | 12-Oct-1991 | Dragon Seed |
| Noel Madison |
Actor | 30-Apr-1897 | 6-Jan-1975 | American character actor |
| Bernard L. Madoff |
Business | 29-Apr-1938 | | Madoff Investment Securities LLC |
| Ira Magaziner |
Government | 8-Nov-1947 | | Internet advisor under Bill Clinton |
| Mary Magdalene |
Religion | fl. 1st c. AD | fl. 1st c. AD | Early follower of Jesus Christ |
| Moses Maimonides |
Religion | 30-Mar-1135 | 13-Dec-1204 | Codified Jewish law |
| Bernard Malamud |
Author | 26-Apr-1914 | 18-Mar-1986 | The Fixer |
| Janet Malcolm |
Journalist | 1934 | | The Journalist and the Murderer |
| Joshua Malina |
Actor | 17-Jan-1966 | | Will Bailey on The West Wing |
| Robert Malley |
Government | 1963 | | Ex-National Security Council |
| Leonard Maltin |
Critic | 18-Dec-1950 | | Film critic |
| David Mamet |
Author | 30-Nov-1947 | | Glengarry Glen Ross |
| Howie Mandel |
Comic | 29-Nov-1955 | | Host of Deal Or No Deal |
| Marvin Mandel |
Politician | 19-Apr-1920 | | Governor of Maryland, 1969-79 |
| Szolem Mandelbrojt |
Mathematician | 1899 | 1983 | French Mathematician |
| Benoit Mandelbrot |
Mathematician | 20-Nov-1924 | | Fractal mathematician |
| Osip Mandelshtam |
Poet | 1891 | 27-Dec-1938 | Acmeist Russian poet |
| Peter Mandelson |
Politician | 21-Oct-1953 | | EU Commissioner for Trade |
| Camryn Manheim |
Actor | 8-Mar-1961 | | Ellenor Frutt on The Practice |
| Barry Manilow |
Singer/Songwriter | 17-Jun-1943 | | I Write The Songs |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
Film Director | 11-Feb-1909 | 5-Feb-1993 | The Barefoot Contessa |
| Abby Mann |
Screenwriter | 1-Dec-1927 | 25-Mar-2008 | Judgment at Nuremberg |
| Herbie Mann |
Jazz Musician | 16-Apr-1930 | 1-Jul-2003 | Jazz flautist |
| Karl Mannheim |
Sociologist | 27-Mar-1893 | 9-Jan-1947 | Ideology and Utopia |
| Dinah Manoff |
Actor | 25-Jan-1958 | | Ordinary People |
| Patrick Marber |
Playwright | 19-Sep-1964 | | Closer |
| Marcel Marceau |
Performance Artist | 22-Mar-1923 | 22-Sep-2007 | Mime, created Bip the clown |
| Bernie Marcus |
Business | c. 1930 | | Co-Founder of Home Depot |
| Jeffrey A. Marcus |
Business | 13-Oct-1946 | | Cable TV magnate |
| Ruth A. Marcus |
Columnist | c. 1960 | | Washington Post columnist |
| Stanley Marcus |
Business | 20-Apr-1905 | 22-Jan-2002 | CEO of Neiman-Marcus, 1950-72 |
| Herbert Marcuse |
Philosopher | 19-Jul-1898 | 29-Jul-1979 | One-Dimensional Man |
| Cindy Margolis |
Model | 1-Oct-1965 | | Playmate/Queen of the Internet |
| Miriam Margolyes |
Actor | 18-May-1941 | | The Age of Innocence |
| Jack A. Markell |
Politician | 26-Nov-1960 | | Governor of Delaware |
| Quinn Martin |
Business | 22-May-1922 | 6-Sep-1987 | Quinn Martin Productions |
| Chico Marx |
Actor | 22-Mar-1887 | 11-Oct-1961 | An Italian con-man of a Marx Brother |
| Groucho Marx |
Comic | 2-Oct-1890 | 19-Aug-1977 | You Bet Your Life |
| Gummo Marx |
Actor | 23-Oct-1892 | 21-Apr-1977 | Left the Marx Brothers troupe early |
| Harpo Marx |
Actor | 23-Nov-1888 | 28-Sep-1964 | Silent harp-playing Marx Brother |
| Zeppo Marx |
Actor | 25-Feb-1901 | 30-Nov-1979 | Straight man of the Marx Brothers |
| Virgin Mary |
Religion | c. 20 BC | c. 45 AD | Virgin mother of Jesus Christ |
| Eric Maskin |
Economist | 12-Dec-1950 | | Mechanism design theory |
| Sophie Masloff |
Politician | 23-Dec-1917 | | Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1988-94 |
| Abraham Maslow |
Psychologist | 1-Apr-1908 | 8-Jun-1970 | Hierarchy of Needs |
| Jackie Mason |
Comic | 9-Jun-1934 | | The World According to Me! |
| Matisyahu |
Rapper | 30-Jul-1979 | | Hasidic toaster |
| Marlee Matlin |
Actor | 24-Aug-1965 | | Deaf actress on The West Wing |
| Walter Matthau |
Actor | 1-Oct-1920 | 1-Jul-2000 | Messy half of the Odd Couple |
| André Maurois |
Author | 26-Jul-1885 | 9-Oct-1967 | French biographer |
| Marcel Mauss |
Sociologist | 10-May-1872 | 10-Feb-1950 | The Gift |
| Peter Max |
Artist | 19-Oct-1937 | | Psychedelic art has featured Statues of Liberty |
| Robert Maxwell |
Publisher | 10-Jun-1923 | 5-Nov-1991 | Mirror Group tycoon |
| Elaine May |
Comic | 21-Apr-1932 | | Wrote and directed Ishtar |
| Arno J. Mayer |
Historian | 19-Jun-1926 | | Marxist Jew, quasi-revisionist |
| Louis B. Mayer |
Film/TV Producer | 4-Jul-1885 | 29-Oct-1957 | The final M in MGM |
| Billy Mays |
TV Personality | 20-Jul-1958 | 28-Jun-2009 | Bearded infomercial pitchman |
| Monet Mazur |
Actor | 17-Apr-1976 | | Blow |
| Paul Mazursky |
Film Director | 25-Apr-1930 | | Down and Out in Beverly Hills |
| Malcolm McLaren |
Business | 22-Jan-1946 | | Sex Pistols manager |
| Anne Meara |
Comic | 20-Sep-1929 | | Stiller and Meara |
| Scott Mechlowicz |
Actor | 17-Jan-1981 | | EuroTrip |
| Peter Medak |
Film Director | 23-Dec-1937 | | Romeo Is Bleeding |
| Michael Medved |
Critic | Oct-1948 | | Traditional values pundit, film critic |
| Ken Mehlman |
Government | 21-Aug-1966 | | RNC chairman 2005-07 |
| Golda Meir |
Head of State | 3-May-1898 | 8-Dec-1978 | Fourth Prime Minister of Israel |
| Kurt Mendelssohn |
Mathematician | 7-Jan-1906 | 18-Sep-1980 | Cryogenics and pyramids |
| Moses Mendelssohn |
Philosopher | 26-Sep-1729 | 4-Jan-1786 | Brilliant German-Jewish philosopher |
| Yehudi Menuhin |
Violinist | 22-Apr-1916 | 12-Mar-1999 | Child prodigy violinist, conductor |
| Idina Menzel |
Singer | 30-May-1971 | | Rent |
| J. Ezra Merkin |
Business | c. 1954 | | Chairman of GMAC |
| David Merrick |
Theatre Producer | 27-Nov-1911 | 25-Apr-2000 | Hello, Dolly! |
| Bob Merrill |
Songwriter | 17-May-1921 | 17-Feb-1998 | How Much Is That Doggie In The Window? |
| Robert Merrill |
Singer | 4-Jun-1917 | 23-Oct-2004 | Operatic baritone, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Robert C. Merton |
Economist | 31-Jul-1944 | | Risk management and options |
| Robert K. Merton |
Sociologist | 4-Jul-1910 | 23-Feb-2003 | On the Shoulders of Giants |
| Don Messick |
Actor | 7-Sep-1926 | 24-Oct-1997 | Voice of Scooby Doo |
| Debra Messing |
Actor | 15-Aug-1968 | | Grace on Will & Grace |
| Howard Metzenbaum |
Politician | 4-Jun-1917 | 12-Mar-2008 | US Senator from Ohio, 1977-95 |
| Nicholas Meyer |
Film Director | 24-Dec-1945 | | Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan |
| Giacomo Meyerbeer |
Composer | 5-Sep-1791 | 2-May-1864 | Robert le Diable |
| Ari Meyers |
Actor | 6-Apr-1969 | | Emma McArdle on Kate & Allie |
| Seth Meyers |
Actor | 28-Dec-1973 | | Saturday Night Live |
| Al Michaels |
Sports Figure | 12-Nov-1944 | | Sportscaster, believes in miracles |
| Lorne Michaels |
Film/TV Producer | 17-Nov-1944 | | Producer of Saturday Night Live |
| Albert A. Michelson |
Physicist | 19-Dec-1852 | 9-May-1931 | Measured the speed of light |
| Adam Michnik |
Activist | 17-Oct-1946 | | Gazeta Wyborcza |
| Bette Midler |
Singer | 1-Dec-1945 | | Ol' Red Hair |
| Sylvia Miles |
Actor | 9-Sep-1923 | | Midnight Cowboy |
| Stanley Milgram |
Psychologist | 15-Aug-1933 | 20-Dec-1984 | Milgram Experiment |
| Darius Milhaud |
Composer | 4-Sep-1892 | 22-Jun-1974 | The Creation of the World |
| David Miliband |
Politician | 15-Jul-1965 | | British Foreign Secretary |
| Ed Miliband |
Politician | 24-Dec-1969 | | British MP, Doncaster North |
| Ralph Miliband |
Scholar | 7-Jan-1924 | 21-May-1994 | Parliamentary Socialism |
| Harvey Milk |
Politician | 22-May-1930 | 27-Nov-1978 | Openly gay SF city supervisor |
| Michael Milken |
Business | 4-Jul-1946 | | Convicted financial executive |
| Arthur Miller |
Playwright | 17-Oct-1915 | 10-Feb-2005 | Death of a Salesman |
| Jeremy Miller |
Actor | 21-Oct-1976 | | Ben Seaver on Growing Pains |
| Jonathan Miller |
Film Director | 21-Jul-1934 | | Beyond the Fringe |
| Judith Miller |
Journalist | 2-Jan-1948 | | Credulous NY Times WMD maven |
| Irving Mills |
Musician | 16-Jan-1894 | 21-Apr-1985 | Songwriter, music scout, raconteur |
| César Milstein |
Scientist | 8-Oct-1927 | 24-Mar-2002 | Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies) |
| Howard P. Milstein |
Business | c. 1951 | | Chairman of Emigrant Bank |
| Nathan Milstein |
Violinist | 31-Dec-1904 | 21-Dec-1992 | Virtuoso violinist, interpreter of Bach |
| Paul Milstein |
Business | 1923 | | Manhattan real estate developer |
| Hermann Minkowski |
Mathematician | 22-Jun-1864 | 12-Jan-1909 | Minkowski space |
| Oskar Minkowski |
Doctor | 13-Jan-1858 | 18-Jul-1931 | Linked pancreas to diabetes |
| Hyman Minsky |
Economist | 23-Sep-1919 | 25-Oct-1996 | Inherently unstable markets |
| Frederic S. Mishkin |
Economist | 11-Jan-1951 | | Federal Reserve Governor |
| Kevin Mitnick |
Hacker | 6-Aug-1963 | | Former "most wanted" hacker |
| Isaac Mizrahi |
Fashion Designer | 14-Oct-1961 | | Unzipped |
| Mark E. Mlotek |
Business | c. 1956 | | EVP at Henry Schein |
| Rea Mochiach |
Musician | ? | | New York-based multi-instrumentalist |
| Leon of Modena |
Religion | 23-Apr-1571 | 24-Mar-1648 | Riti Ebraici |
| Amedeo Modigliani |
Sculptor | 12-Jul-1884 | 24-Jan-1920 | Cubist Italian sculptor and painter |
| Franco Modigliani |
Economist | 18-Jun-1918 | 25-Sep-2003 | Life-cycle theory |
| Eben Moglen |
Attorney | c. 1959 | | Shareware law |
| Henri Moissan |
Chemist | 28-Sep-1852 | 20-Feb-1907 | Isolated fluorine |
| Ferenc Molnár |
Playwright | 12-Jan-1878 | 1-Apr-1952 | The Paul Street Boys |
| Marilyn Monroe |
Actor | 1-Jun-1926 | 5-Aug-1962 | Some Like It Hot |
| Ron Moody |
Actor | 8-Jan-1924 | | Fagin in Oliver Twist |
| Les Moonves |
Business | 6-Oct-1949 | | CEO of CBS Television |
| Sara Jane Moore |
Assassin | 15-Feb-1930 | | Tried to kill President Ford |
| Rick Moranis |
Actor | 18-Apr-1953 | | SCTV, Honey I Shrunk The Kids |
| Oskar Morgenstern |
Economist | 24-Jan-1902 | 26-Jul-1977 | Game theorist |
| Henry Morgenthau, Jr. |
Government | 11-May-1891 | 6-Feb-1967 | US Secretary of the Treasury, 1934-45 |
| Dick Morris |
Government | 28-Nov-1948 | | Fox News lapdog, former Clinton advisor |
| Moses |
Religion | c. 1392 BC | c. 1272 BC | Ten Commandments |
| Robert Moses |
Government | 18-Dec-1888 | 29-Jul-1981 | New York City planner |
| Bruce E. Mosler |
Business | c. 1958 | | CEO of Cushman & Wakefield |
| 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 |
| Tommy Mottola |
Business | 14-Jul-1949 | | Former head of Sony Music |
| Michael Mukasey |
Judge | 28-Jul-1941 | | US Attorney General, 2007-09 |
| Paul Muni |
Actor | 22-Sep-1895 | 25-Aug-1967 | The Life of Louis Pasteur |
| Peter Munk |
Business | 8-Nov-1927 | | Founder of Barrick Gold |
| Arthur Murray |
Dancer | 4-Apr-1895 | 3-Mar-1991 | Founded Arthur Murray dance studios |
| Bess Myerson |
Model | 16-Jul-1924 | | First Jewish Miss America |
| Roger B. Myerson |
Economist | 29-Mar-1951 | | Mechanism design theory |
| Jerrold Nadler |
Politician | 13-Jun-1947 | | Congressman, New York 8th |
| Joseph E. Nathan |
Business | 2-Mar-1835 | 2-May-1912 | Founder of Glaxo |
| Daniel Nathans |
Scientist | 30-Oct-1928 | 16-Nov-1999 | Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage) |
| Yitzhak Navon |
Head of State | 9-Apr-1921 | | President of Israel, 1978-83 |
| Alla Nazimova |
Actor | 22-May-1879 | 13-Jul-1945 | Blood and Sand |
| Tim Blake Nelson |
Actor | 11-May-1964 | | O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
| Howard Nemerov |
Poet | 1-Mar-1920 | 5-Jul-1991 | US Poet Laureate, 1987-88 |
| Benjamin Netanyahu |
Head of State | 21-Oct-1949 | | Prime Minister of Israel |
| Joseph Neubauer |
Business | 19-Oct-1941 | | CEO of ARAMARK |
| Richard L. Neuberger |
Politician | 26-Dec-1912 | 9-Mar-1960 | US Senator from Oregon, 1955-60 |
| Si Newhouse, Jr. |
Publisher | 8-Nov-1927 | | Chairman of Condé Nast |
| S. I. Newhouse, Sr. |
Publisher | 24-May-1895 | 29-Aug-1979 | Founder of Advance Publications |
| Donald Newhouse |
Publisher | 1929 | | Advance Newspapers billionaire |
| Anthony Newley |
Actor | 24-Sep-1931 | 14-Apr-1999 | Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist |
| Howard H. Newman |
Business | c. 1947 | | Former Partner, Warburg Pincus |
| Paul Newman |
Actor | 26-Jan-1925 | 26-Sep-2008 | Salad dressing magnate |
| Peter C. Newman |
Journalist | 10-May-1929 | | The Canadian Establishment |
| Craig Newmark |
Computer Programmer | 2-Dec-1952 | | Founder, Craigslist |
| Helmut Newton |
Photographer | 31-Oct-1920 | 23-Jan-2004 | Celebrity photographer |
| Mike Nichols |
Film Director | 6-Nov-1931 | | Primary Colors |
| Leonard Nimoy |
Actor | 26-Mar-1931 | | Commander Spock on Star Trek |
| Marshall W. Nirenberg |
Scientist | 10-Apr-1927 | 15-Jan-2010 | RNA's role in protein synthesis |
| Max Nordau |
Critic | 29-Jul-1849 | 23-Jan-1923 | Zionist and cultural critic, Degeneration |
| Danny Nucci |
Actor | 15-Sep-1968 | | Eraser |
| Martha Nussbaum |
Philosopher | 6-May-1947 | | The Fragility of Goodness |
| Louis Nye |
Actor | 1-May-1913 | 9-Oct-2005 | Sonny Drysdale on Beverly Hillbillies |
| Laura Nyro |
Songwriter | 18-Oct-1947 | 8-Apr-1997 | New York songwriter |
| Ken Ober |
Game Show Host | 3-Jul-1957 | 15-Nov-2009 | Remote Control, Ober and Olsen |
| Adolph Ochs |
Publisher | 12-Mar-1858 | 8-Apr-1935 | New York Times Publisher, 1896-1936 |
| Clifford Odets |
Playwright | 18-Jul-1906 | 14-Aug-1963 | Sweet Smell of Success |
| Morris W. Offit |
Business | c. 1935 | | Founder of OFFITBANK |
| Sophie Okonedo |
Actor | 1-Jan-1969 | | Hotel Rwanda |
| Ehud Olmert |
Politician | 30-Sep-1945 | | Prime Minister of Israel, 2006-09 |
| David Opatoshu |
Actor | 30-Jan-1918 | 30-Apr-1996 | Raid on Entebbe |
| Robert Oppenheimer |
Physicist | 22-Apr-1904 | 18-Feb-1967 | Physicist, headed the Manhattan Project |
| Suze Orman |
Author | 5-Jun-1951 | | The Road to Wealth |
| Norman Ornstein |
Author | 1948 | | American Enterprise Institute |
| Super Dave Osborne |
Daredevil | 20-Nov-1942 | | Underwhelming daredevil |
| Sharon Osbourne |
TV Personality | 9-Oct-1952 | | Wife of Ozzy Osbourne |
| Gerald M. Ostrov |
Business | c. 1949 | | CEO of Bausch & Lomb |
| Ronn Owens |
Radio Personality | 17-Oct-1945 | | KGO radio talk show host |
| Amos Oz |
Novelist | 4-May-1939 | | Elsewhere, Perhaps |
| Frank Oz |
Actor | 25-May-1944 | | Yoda, Miss Piggy, and The Stepford Wives |
| Cynthia Ozick |
Author | 17-Apr-1928 | | The Puttermesser Papers |
| Vladimir de Pachmann |
Pianist | 27-Jul-1848 | 6-Jan-1933 | Histrionic Russian pianist, known for Chopin |
| Alan J. Pakula |
Film Director | 7-Apr-1928 | 19-Nov-1998 | All the President's Men |
| Charlemagne Palestine |
Pianist | 14-Aug-1945 | | Strumming Music |
| Grace Paley |
Author | 11-Dec-1922 | 22-Aug-2007 | The Little Disturbances of Man |
| William S. Paley |
Business | 28-Sep-1901 | 26-Oct-1990 | Chairman of CBS, 1946-83 |
| Gwyneth Paltrow |
Actor | 27-Sep-1972 | | Shakespeare in Love |
| Erwin Panofsky |
Historian | 30-Mar-1892 | 14-Mar-1968 | Studies in Iconology |
| Joseph Papp |
Theater Director | 22-Jun-1921 | 31-Oct-1991 | Founder, New York Shakespeare Festival |
| Barbara J. Pariente |
Judge | 24-Dec-1948 | | Justice, Florida Supreme Court |
| Mitchell Parish |
Songwriter | 10-Jul-1900 | 31-Mar-1993 | Volare |
| Dorothy Parker |
Author | 22-Aug-1893 | 7-Jun-1967 | Constant Reader known for acerbic quips |
| Sarah Jessica Parker |
Actor | 25-Mar-1965 | | Carrie on Sex and the City |
| Adam Pascal |
Actor | 25-Oct-1970 | | Broadway cast of Rent |
| Amy Pascal |
Business | 1959 | | Sony Pictures co-chairman |
| Solomon Passy |
Government | 22-Dec-1956 | | Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Boris Pasternak |
Author | 10-Feb-1890 | 30-May-1960 | Doctor Zhivago |
| Joe Pasternak |
Film/TV Producer | 19-Sep-1901 | 13-Sep-1991 | Destry Rides Again |
| Amy Wynn Pastor |
TV Personality | 9-May-1976 | | Carpenter on Trading Spaces |
| Mandy Patinkin |
Actor | 30-Nov-1952 | | Dead Like Me |
| David Paymer |
Actor | 30-Aug-1954 | | Mr. Saturday Night |
| Peaches |
Electronic Musician | 1968 | | Fatherfucker |
| Daniel Pearl |
Journalist | 10-Oct-1963 | 21-Feb-2002 | Murdered Wall Street Journal reporter |
| Lou Pearlman |
Business | 19-Jun-1954 | | Boy bands and Ponzi schemes |
| Josh Peck |
Actor | 10-Nov-1986 | | Drake and Josh |
| Jan Peerce |
Singer | 3-Jun-1904 | 15-Dec-1984 | Operatic tenor, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Larry Peerce |
Film Director | 19-Apr-1930 | | Goodbye, Columbus |
| Rudolf Peierls |
Physicist | 5-Jun-1907 | 19-Sep-1995 | Frisch-Peierls Memorandum |
| Nelson Peltz |
Business | c. 1943 | | CEO of Triarc |
| Leo Penn |
Film Director | 27-Aug-1921 | 5-Sep-1998 | The Dark Secret of Harvest Home |
| Arno Penzias |
Astronomer | 26-Apr-1933 | | Detected primordial radiation |
| Georges Perec |
Novelist | 7-Mar-1936 | 3-Mar-1982 | La Vie: mode d'emploi |
| Ron Perelman |
Business | 1-Jan-1943 | | Billionaire, owns 60% of Revlon |
| S. J. Perelman |
Author | 1-Feb-1904 | 17-Oct-1979 | New Yorker humorist |
| Shimon Peres |
Head of State | 16-Aug-1923 | | President of Israel |
| Martin L. Perl |
Physicist | 24-Jun-1927 | | Discovered the Tau Lepton |
| Richard Perle |
Government | 16-Sep-1941 | | Prince of Darkness |
| Itzhak Perlman |
Violinist | 31-Aug-1945 | | Israeli violinist |
| Philip B. Perlman |
Attorney | 5-Mar-1890 | 31-Jul-1960 | US Solicitor General, 1947-52 |
| Rhea Perlman |
Actor | 31-Mar-1948 | | Cheers |
| Ron Perlman |
Actor | 13-Apr-1950 | | Hellboy |
| Nehemiah Persoff |
Actor | 2-Aug-1919 | | The Harder They Fall |
| Max F. Perutz |
Chemist | 19-May-1914 | 6-Feb-2002 | X-Ray analysis of hemoglobin |
| Jon Peters |
Film/TV Producer | 2-Jun-1945 | | Half of Hollywood Peters-Guber duo |
| Roberta Peters |
Singer | 4-May-1930 | | Coloratura soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Leo Pfeffer |
Scholar | 25-Dec-1910 | 4-Jun-1993 | Religious liberty scholar, attorney |
| Irna Phillips |
Film/TV Producer | 1-Jul-1901 | 23-Dec-1973 | Queen of soap operas |
| Gregor Piatigorsky |
Cellist | 17-Apr-1903 | 6-Aug-1976 | Russian-American cello virtuoso |
| Molly Picon |
Actor | 1-Jun-1898 | 5-Apr-1992 | Yiddish theatre actress |
| Marge Piercy |
Novelist | 31-Mar-1936 | | Gone to Soldiers |
| Gregory Pincus |
Scientist | 9-Apr-1903 | 22-Aug-1967 | Inventor of oral contraceptives |
| Walter Pincus |
Journalist | 24-Dec-1932 | | Washington Post reporter with CIA ties |
| Pink |
Singer | 8-Sep-1979 | | Can't Take Me Home |
| David Pinski |
Playwright | 5-Apr-1872 | 11-Aug-1959 | Yiddish playwright, Der Oitzer |
| Harold Pinter |
Playwright | 10-Oct-1930 | 24-Dec-2008 | The Birthday Party |
| Daniel Pipes |
Government | 9-Sep-1949 | | Influential neocon |
| Camille Pissarro |
Painter | 10-Jul-1830 | 13-Nov-1903 | French Impressionist painter |
| Ingrid Pitt |
Actor | 21-Nov-1937 | | Countess Dracula |
| Jeremy Piven |
Actor | 26-Jul-1965 | | Ari Gold on Entourage |
| John Podhoretz |
Columnist | 18-Apr-1961 | | Conservative columnist |
| Norman Podhoretz |
Author | 16-Jan-1930 | | Prominent neocon author |
| Jared Polis |
Politician | 12-May-1975 | | Congressman, Colorado 2nd |
| Sydney Pollack |
Film Director | 1-Jul-1934 | 26-May-2008 | Tootsie |
| Kevin Pollak |
Comic | 30-Oct-1957 | | Host of Celebrity Poker |
| Tracy Pollan |
Actor | 22-Jun-1960 | | Ellen Reed on Family Ties |
| Jonathan Pollard |
Spy | 7-Aug-1954 | | Spied for Israel |
| Faith Popcorn |
Pundit | c. 1948 | | The Popcorn Report |
| Ron Popeil |
Business | 3-May-1935 | | Ginsu knives, Mr. Microphone |
| Samuel J. Popeil |
Inventor | 22-Jan-1915 | 17-Jul-1984 | Veg-O-Matic |
| David H. Popper |
Diplomat | 3-Oct-1912 | 24-Jul-2008 | US Ambassador to Chile, 1974-77 |
| Karl Popper |
Philosopher | 28-Jul-1902 | 17-Sep-1994 | Critical Rationalist |
| Sylvia Porter |
Columnist | 18-Jun-1913 | 5-Jun-1991 | Financial columnist |
| Natalie Portman |
Actor | 9-Jun-1981 | | Queen Amidala in Star Wars |
| Ted Post |
Film Director | 31-Mar-1918 | | Hang 'Em High |
| Chaim Potok |
Novelist | 17-Feb-1929 | 23-Jul-2002 | The Chosen |
| David S. Pottruck |
Business | c. 1948 | | CEO of Charles Schwab, 1998-2004 |
| Maury Povich |
Talk Show Host | 17-Jan-1939 | | The Maury Povich Show |
| Dennis Prager |
Radio Personality | 2-Aug-1948 | | Conservative Jewish radio host |
| Harry Pregerson |
Judge | 13-Oct-1923 | | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Otto Preminger |
Film Director | 5-Dec-1906 | 23-Apr-1986 | Anatomy of a Murder |
| Emeric Pressburger |
Film Director | 5-Dec-1902 | 5-Feb-1988 | Black Narcissus |
| André Previn |
Pianist | 6-Apr-1929 | | Concert pianist and orchestral conductor |
| Ilya Prigogine |
Chemist | 25-Jan-1917 | 28-May-2003 | Thermodynamic systems |
| David Proval |
Actor | 20-May-1942 | | Richie on The Sopranos |
| Stanley B. Prusiner |
Scientist | 28-May-1942 | | Prions |
| Maxwell M. Rabb |
Attorney | 28-Sep-1910 | 9-Jun-2002 | US Ambassdor to Italy, 1981-89 |
| Isidor Isaac Rabi |
Physicist | 29-Jul-1898 | 11-Jan-1988 | Magnetic beam resonances |
| Yitzhak Rabin |
Head of State | 1-Mar-1922 | 4-Nov-1995 | Twice Prime Minister of Israel |
| Stuart Rabner |
Judge | 30-Jun-1960 | | New Jersey Chief Justice |
| Gilda Radner |
Comic | 28-Jun-1946 | 20-May-1989 | Saturday Night Live |
| Philip Rahv |
Critic | 10-Mar-1908 | 22-Dec-1973 | Co-Founder, Partisan Review |
| Sam Raimi |
Film Director | 23-Oct-1959 | | Spider-Man |
| Ted Raimi |
Actor | 14-Dec-1965 | | Joxer on Xena, Warrior Princess |
| Luise Rainer |
Actor | 12-Jan-1910 | | German film actress |
| Howell Raines |
Journalist | 5-Feb-1943 | | Executive editor, NYT, resigned |
| Rosa Raisa |
Singer | 30-May-1893 | 28-Sep-1963 | Operatic soprano |
| David Rakoff |
Author | 27-Nov-1964 | | Don't Get Too Comfortable |
| Harold Ramis |
Comic | 21-Nov-1944 | | Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters |
| Tony Randall |
Actor | 26-Feb-1920 | 18-May-2004 | Felix Unger in The Odd Couple |
| John Randolph |
Actor | 1-Jun-1915 | 24-Feb-2004 | Prizzi's Honor |
| Michael Rapaport |
Actor | 20-Mar-1970 | | Zebrahead |
| Sally Jessy Raphael |
Talk Show Host | 25-Feb-1942 | | Controversialist talk show host |
| Brett Ratner |
Film Director | 28-Mar-1969 | | Red Dragon |
| Bruce Ratner |
Business | 23-Jan-1945 | | New York City developer |
| Charles A. Ratner |
Business | c. 1942 | | CEO of Forest City Enterprises |
| Diane Ravitch |
Government | 1-Jul-1938 | | Education reformer |
| Man Ray |
Photographer | 27-Aug-1890 | 18-Nov-1976 | Dadaist photographer |
| Steven A. Raymund |
Business | 16-Nov-1955 | | CEO of Tech Data, 1986-2006 |
| Shari Redstone |
Business | 14-Apr-1954 | | President of National Amusements |
| Sumner Redstone |
Business | 27-May-1923 | | Chairman and CEO of Viacom |
| Nikki Reed |
Actor | 17-May-1988 | | Thirteen |
| Roger Rees |
Actor | 5-May-1944 | | Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby |
| Bar Refaeli |
Model | 4-Jun-1985 | | Israeli model, dating DiCaprio |
| Steve Reich |
Composer | 3-Oct-1936 | | Minimalist composer, Different Trains |
| Tadeus Reichstein |
Scientist | 20-Jul-1897 | 1-Aug-1996 | Adrenocortical hormones |
| Carl Reiner |
Actor | 20-Mar-1922 | | Your Show of Shows |
| Fritz Reiner |
Conductor | 19-Dec-1888 | 15-Nov-1963 | Music Director, Chicago Symphony, 1953-62 |
| Rob Reiner |
Actor | 6-Mar-1947 | | Meathead |
| Frederick Reines |
Physicist | 16-Mar-1918 | 26-Aug-1998 | Co-Discover of the Neutrino |
| Stephen Reinhardt |
Judge | 27-Mar-1931 | | 9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Jehuda Reinharz |
Educator | 1944 | | President, Brandeis University |
| Paul Reiser |
Actor | 30-Mar-1957 | | Mad About You |
| Judith Reisman |
Author | 1935 | | Hates Kinsey |
| Jason Reitman |
Film Director | 19-Oct-1977 | | Up in the Air |
| Abe Reles |
Criminal | 1906 | 12-Nov-1941 | Hitman for Murder, Inc. |
| Ed Rendell |
Politician | 5-Jan-1944 | | Governor of Pennsylvania |
| Paul Reubens |
Actor | 27-Aug-1952 | | Pee-wee Herman |
| Andrew Revkin |
Journalist | c. 1956 | | New York Times science reporter |
| Simon Rex |
Actor | 20-Jul-1974 | | What I Like About You |
| Malvina Reynolds |
Singer/Songwriter | 23-Aug-1900 | 17-Mar-1978 | Little Boxes |
| Abraham Ribicoff |
Politician | 9-Apr-1910 | 22-Feb-1998 | Senator and Governor from Connecticut |
| Frank Rich |
Columnist | 2-Jun-1949 | | New York Times |
| Marc Rich |
Criminal | 18-Dec-1934 | | Pardoned by Clinton |
| Mordecai Richler |
Novelist | 27-Jan-1931 | 3-Jul-2001 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz |
| Don Rickles |
Comic | 8-May-1926 | | King of the Insult |
| Hyman Rickover |
Military | 27-Jan-1900 | 8-Jul-1986 | Built the nuclear navy |
| Ron Rifkin |
Actor | 31-Oct-1939 | | Arvin Sloane on Alias |
| Malcolm Rifkind |
Politician | 21-Jun-1946 | | UK Foreign Secretary, 1995-97 |
| Meshulam Riklis |
Business | 2-Dec-1923 | | Corporate raider |
| Martin Ritt |
Film Director | 2-Mar-1914 | 8-Dec-1990 | The Long Hot Summer |
| Joan Rivers |
Comic | 8-Jun-1933 | | Can we talk? |
| Larry Rivers |
Painter | 17-Aug-1923 | 14-Aug-2002 | American pop artist |
| Melissa Rivers |
TV Personality | 20-Jan-1968 | | Daughter of Joan Rivers |
| Irv Robbins |
Business | 6-Dec-1917 | 5-May-2008 | Co-Founder of Baskin-Robbins |
| Jerome Robbins |
Choreographer | 11-Oct-1918 | 29-Jul-1998 | West Side Story |
| Doris Roberts |
Actor | 4-Nov-1930 | | Marie on Everybody Loves Raymond |
| George R. Roberts |
Business | c. 1945 | | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts |
| Tanya Roberts |
Actor | 15-Oct-1955 | | Bond Girl, Beastmaster, That 70s Show |
| Leo Robin |
Songwriter | 6-Apr-1900 | 29-Dec-1984 | Thanks For The Memory |
| Edward G. Robinson |
Actor | 12-Dec-1893 | 26-Jan-1973 | Key Largo |
| Arthur Rock |
Business | 19-Aug-1926 | | Coined term "Venture Capitalism" |
| Martin Rodbell |
Scientist | 1-Dec-1925 | 7-Dec-1998 | G-protein cell signal transmission |
| Richard Rodgers |
Composer | 28-Jun-1902 | 30-Dec-1979 | Rodgers and Hammerstein |
| Seth Rogen |
Actor | 15-Apr-1982 | | Knocked Up |
| Shorty Rogers |
Jazz Musician | 14-Apr-1924 | 7-Nov-1994 | Shorty Rogers and His Giants |
| Anne Roiphe |
Author | 25-Dec-1935 | | Up the Sandbox! |
| Sigmund Romberg |
Composer | 29-Jul-1887 | 9-Nov-1951 | The New Moon |
| Harold Rome |
Composer | 27-May-1908 | 26-Oct-1993 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale |
| Jim Rome |
Radio Personality | 14-Oct-1964 | | Jim Rome is Burning |
| Wayne Allyn Root |
Author | 1963 | | The Zen of Gambling |
| Irwin Rose |
Scientist | 16-Jul-1926 | | Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| Leonard Rose |
Cellist | 28-Jul-1918 | 16-Nov-1984 | Virtuoso cellist |
| Michael N. Rosen |
Attorney | c. 1940 | | Partner, Bryan Cave |
| Alan Rosenberg |
Actor | 4-Oct-1950 | | Alvin Masterson on The Guardian |
| Ethel Rosenberg |
Relative | 28-Sep-1915 | 19-Jun-1953 | Executed for being married to Julius Rosenberg |
| Julius Rosenberg |
Spy | 12-May-1918 | 19-Jun-1953 | Leaked atomic bomb secrets to USSR |
| Stuart Rosenberg |
Film Director | 11-Aug-1927 | 15-Mar-2007 | Cool Hand Luke |
| William Rosenberg |
Business | 10-Jun-1916 | 20-Sep-2002 | Founder of Dunkin' Donuts |
| Peter R. Rosenblatt |
Attorney | 4-Sep-1933 | | Washington attorney |
| Eric S. Rosengren |
Economist | 3-Jun-1957 | | President and CEO, Boston Fed |
| Samuel I. Rosenman |
Government | 13-Feb-1896 | 24-Jun-1973 | White House Counsel, 1943-46 |
| Ed Rosenthal |
Activist | c. 1944 | | Advocate for legalizing marijuana |
| Julius Rosenwald |
Business | 12-Aug-1862 | 6-Jan-1932 | Sears executive and Good Samaritan |
| Ilene Rosenzweig |
Columnist | ? | | Swell designer |
| Dennis B. Ross |
Diplomat | c. 1949 | | US Middle East Envoy, 1992-2000 |
| Herbert Ross |
Film Director | 13-May-1927 | 9-Oct-2001 | Steel Magnolias |
| Marjory Ross |
Publisher | c. 1959 | | Regnery Publishing |
| Rick Ross |
Activist | 24-Nov-1952 | | Cult expert, deprogrammer |
| Robert Rossen |
Screenwriter | 16-Mar-1908 | 18-Feb-1966 | The Hustler |
| Bruno Rossi |
Astronomer | 13-Apr-1905 | 21-Nov-1993 | Rossi curve and magnetopause |
| Emmy Rossum |
Actor | 12-Sep-1986 | | The Day After Tomorrow |
| Leo Rosten |
Author | 11-Apr-1908 | 19-Feb-1997 | The Joys of Yiddish |
| Eugene Victor Rostow |
Educator | 25-Aug-1913 | 25-Nov-2002 | Dean of Yale Law School, 1955-65 |
| Joseph Rotblat |
Physicist | 4-Nov-1908 | 31-Aug-2005 | Nuclear physicist, anti-nuke activist |
| Eli Roth |
Film Director | 18-Apr-1972 | | Cabin Fever |
| Henry Roth |
Author | 8-Feb-1906 | 13-Oct-1995 | Call It Sleep |
| Joe Roth |
Business | 13-Jun-1948 | | Revolution Studios, former Disney CEO |
| Mark Roth |
Bowling | 10-Apr-1951 | | Professional bowler |
| Philip Roth |
Novelist | 19-Mar-1933 | | Portnoy's Complaint |
| Steven Rothman |
Politician | 14-Oct-1952 | | Congressman, New Jersey 9th |
| Edmond de Rothschild |
Philanthropist | 19-Aug-1845 | 2-Nov-1934 | Father of the Yishuv |
| Edmund de Rothschild |
Business | 2-Jan-1916 | 17-Jan-2009 | British banker |
| Jacob Rothschild |
Business | 29-Apr-1936 | | RIT Capital Partners |
| Lynn Forester de Rothschild |
Business | 2-Jul-1954 | | Telecom executive |
| Debbie Rowe |
Relative | 6-Dec-1958 | | Michael Jackson's ex-wife |
| David M. Rubenstein |
Business | c. 1949 | | Director of the Carlyle Group |
| James P. Rubin |
Government | 1960 | | State Department Spokesman, 1997-2000 |
| Jerry Rubin |
Activist | 14-Jul-1938 | 28-Nov-1994 | Yippie, one of the Chicago 7 |
| Rick Rubin |
Music Producer | 10-Mar-1963 | | Ubiquitous record producer, Def Jam |
| Robert E. Rubin |
Government | 29-Aug-1938 | | US Treasury Secretary, 1995-99 |
| Saul Rubinek |
Actor | 2-Jul-1948 | | Ticket to Heaven |
| Anton Rubinstein |
Pianist | 16-Nov-1829 | 8-Nov-1894 | The Tower of Babel |
| Artur Rubinstein |
Pianist | 28-Jan-1887 | 20-Dec-1982 | Polish-American piano virtuoso |
| Zelda Rubinstein |
Actor | 1-Jan-1933 | 27-Jan-2010 | Tangina in Poltergeist |
| Harry Ruby |
Songwriter | 27-Jan-1895 | 23-Feb-1974 | Who's Sorry Now? |
| Paul Rudd |
Actor | 6-Apr-1969 | | The Shape of Things |
| William C. Rudin |
Business | c. 1957 | | Rudin Management Company |
| Warren Rudman |
Politician | 18-May-1930 | | US Senator from New Hampshire, 1980-93 |
| Rita Rudner |
Comic | 17-Sep-1953 | | Naked Beneath My Clothes |
| Keri Russell |
Actor | 23-Mar-1976 | | Felicity |
| Winona Ryder |
Actor | 29-Oct-1971 | | Edward Scissorhands |
| Daryl Sabara |
Actor | 14-Jun-1992 | | Spy Kids |
| Albert Sabin |
Biologist | 26-Aug-1906 | 3-Mar-1993 | Developed oral polio vaccine |
| Jeffrey Sachs |
Economist | 5-Nov-1954 | | The End of Poverty |
| Nelly Sachs |
Poet | 10-Dec-1891 | 12-May-1970 | O the Chimneys |
| Samuel Sachs |
Business | 28-Jul-1851 | 2-Mar-1935 | Half namesake of Goldman Sachs |
| Boris Sagal |
Film Director | 18-Oct-1917 | 22-May-1981 | The Omega Man |
| Bob Saget |
Comic | 17-May-1956 | | America's Funniest Home Videos |
| Mort Sahl |
Comic | 11-May-1927 | | Early influential stand-up comic |
| S. Z. Sakall |
Actor | 2-Feb-1884 | 12-Feb-1955 | Casablanca |
| Soupy Sales |
Comic | 8-Jan-1926 | 22-Oct-2009 | Inveterate pie thrower |
| Jonas Salk |
Scientist | 28-Oct-1914 | 23-Jun-1995 | Discoverer of the first polio vaccine |
| Edwin E. Salpeter |
Astronomer | 3-Dec-1924 | | Quantitative electron microscopic autoradiography |
| Barry Salzberg |
Business | 1953 | | CEO of Deloitte & Touche |
| Andy Samberg |
Actor | 18-Aug-1978 | | SNL, The Lonely Island |
| Herbert Samuel |
Politician | 6-Nov-1870 | 2-Feb-1963 | High Commissioner of Palestine, 1920-25 |
| Paul Samuelson |
Economist | 15-May-1915 | 13-Dec-2009 | Theory of revealed preference |
| Bernie Sanders |
Politician | 8-Sep-1941 | | US Senator from Vermont |
| Adam Sandler |
Comic | 9-Sep-1966 | | The Wedding Singer, SNL alumnus |
| Edward Sapir |
Anthropologist | 26-Jan-1884 | 4-Feb-1939 | Anthropological linguist |
| David Sarnoff |
Business | 27-Feb-1891 | 12-Dec-1971 | CEO of RCA, founder of NBC |
| Vidal Sassoon |
Business | 17-Jan-1928 | | Celebrity hairstylist |
| Ben Savage |
Actor | 13-Sep-1980 | | Cory on Boy Meets World |
| Fred Savage |
Actor | 9-Jul-1976 | | The Wonder Years |
| Michael Savage |
Radio Personality | 31-Mar-1942 | | Savage Nation |
| Josh Saviano |
Actor | 31-Mar-1976 | | Paul Pfeiffer on The Wonder Years |
| Rebecca Schaeffer |
Actor | 6-Nov-1967 | 18-Jul-1989 | Actress murdered by stalker |
| Akiva Schaffer |
Film Director | 1-Dec-1977 | | The Lonely Island |
| Jan Schakowsky |
Politician | 26-May-1944 | | Congresswoman, Illinois 9th |
| Andrew V. Schally |
Scientist | 30-Nov-1926 | | Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides) |
| Morton Owen Schapiro |
Educator | c. 1953 | | President, Williams College |
| Dore Schary |
Film/TV Producer | 31-Aug-1905 | 7-Jul-1980 | President of MGM, 1951-56 |
| Dolph Schayes |
Basketball | 19-May-1928 | | NBA Hall of Famer, coach |
| Arthur L. Schechter |
Diplomat | 6-Dec-1939 | | US Ambassador to the Bahamas, 1998-2001 |
| Lynn Schenk |
Politician | 5-Jan-1945 | | US Congresswoman from California, 1993-95 |
| Heinrich Schenker |
Musicologist | 19-Jun-1868 | 13-Jan-1935 | Music theorist |
| James H. Scheuer |
Politician | 6-Feb-1920 | 30-Aug-2005 | Congressman from New York, 1965-93 |
| Béla Schick |
Doctor | 16-Jul-1877 | 6-Dec-1967 | Schick test for diphtheria |
| Adam Schiff |
Politician | 22-Jun-1960 | | Congressman, California 29th |
| Jacob Schiff |
Business | 10-Jan-1847 | 25-Sep-1920 | New York banker |
| Steve Schiff |
Politician | 18-Mar-1947 | 25-Mar-1998 | Congressman from New Mexico, 1989-98 |
| David Schizer |
Educator | c. 1968 | | Dean of Columbia Law School |
| Arthur M. Schlesinger |
Historian | 27-Feb-1888 | 30-Oct-1965 | The Rise of the City |
| Leonard A. Schlesinger |
Educator | c. 1953 | | President of Babson College |
| Debbie Schlussel |
Radio Personality | 9-Apr-1969 | | Conservative pundit |
| Artur Schnabel |
Pianist | 17-Apr-1882 | 15-Aug-1951 | Pianist and classical composer |
| Karl Schnabel |
Pianist | 6-Aug-1909 | 27-Aug-2001 | Modern Technique of the Pedal |
| Rob Schneider |
Comic | 31-Oct-1963 | | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo |
| Rose Schneiderman |
Labor Leader | 16-Apr-1882 | 11-Aug-1972 | Union leader of the 1920s-'50s |
| Bruce Schneier |
Computer Programmer | 15-Jan-1964 | | Applied Cryptography |
| Arthur Schnitzler |
Playwright | 15-May-1862 | 21-Oct-1931 | Reigen |
| Arnold Schoenberg |
Composer | 13-Sep-1874 | 13-Jul-1951 | Emancipated dissonance |
| Gershom Scholem |
Historian | 5-Dec-1897 | 21-Feb-1982 | Revolutionized the study of Kabbalah |
| Myron S. Scholes |
Economist | 1-Jul-1941 | | Black-Scholes options pricing model |
| Daniel Schorr |
Journalist | 31-Aug-1916 | | Veteran journalist, Nixon enemy |
| Bitty Schram |
Actor | 17-Jul-1968 | | A League of Their Own |
| Avery Schreiber |
Comic | 9-Apr-1935 | 7-Jan-2002 | Burns and Schreiber |
| Liev Schreiber |
Actor | 4-Oct-1967 | | Actor, voiceover talent |
| Budd Schulberg |
Novelist | 27-Mar-1914 | 5-Aug-2009 | What Makes Sammy Run? |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
Politician | 27-Sep-1966 | | Congresswoman, Florida 20th |
| Dutch Schultz |
Criminal | 6-Aug-1902 | 24-Oct-1935 | Bootlegger, murderer, numbers racketeer |
| Howard Schultz |
Business | 19-Jul-1953 | | Founder of Starbucks |
| Joel Schumacher |
Film Director | 29-Aug-1939 | | The Lost Boys |
| Chuck Schumer |
Politician | 23-Nov-1950 | | US Senator from New York |
| Allyson Schwartz |
Politician | 3-Oct-1948 | | Congresswoman, Pennsylvania 13th |
| Arthur Schwartz |
Composer | 4-Nov-1900 | 3-Sep-1984 | That's Entertainment |
| Delmore Schwartz |
Poet | 8-Dec-1913 | 11-Jul-1966 | Summer Knowledge |
| Josh Schwartz |
Screenwriter | 6-Aug-1976 | | Creator, The O.C. |
| Julius Schwartz |
Cartoonist | 19-Jun-1915 | 8-Feb-2004 | Silver Age comics pioneer |
| Melvin Schwartz |
Physicist | 2-Nov-1932 | 28-Aug-2006 | Researcher of neutrinos |
| Sherwood Schwartz |
Film/TV Producer | 14-Nov-1916 | | Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch |
| William Schwartz |
Business | 6-May-1933 | | Dean of Boston University Law, 1980-88 |
| Jason Schwartzman |
Actor | 26-Jun-1980 | | Rushmore |
| Karl Schwarzschild |
Astronomer | 9-Oct-1873 | 11-May-1916 | Black holes, Schwarzschild radius |
| Martin Schwarzschild |
Astronomer | 31-May-1912 | 10-Apr-1997 | Structure and Evolution of the Stars |
| David Schwimmer |
Actor | 2-Nov-1966 | | Ross on Friends |
| Neil Sedaka |
Singer/Songwriter | 13-Mar-1939 | | Laughter In The Rain |
| Erich Segal |
Novelist | 16-Jun-1937 | 17-Jan-2010 | Love Story |
| George Segal |
Actor | 13-Feb-1934 | | Fun with Dick and Jane |
| Jason Segel |
Actor | 18-Jan-1980 | | How I Met Your Mother |
| Emilio Segrè |
Physicist | 1-Feb-1905 | 22-Apr-1989 | Co-Discoverer of the antiproton |
| Nathan Seiberg |
Physicist | 22-Sep-1956 | | String theorist at Princeton |
| Donald H. Seiler |
Business | c. 1928 | | Seiler & Company LLP |
| Jerry Seinfeld |
Comic | 29-Apr-1954 | | A show about nothing |
| Bud Selig |
Baseball | 30-Jul-1934 | | Commissioner of Baseball |
| Peter Sellers |
Actor | 8-Sep-1925 | 24-Jul-1980 | Inspector Clouseau |
| Bruce M. Selya |
Judge | 27-May-1934 | | 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986-2006 |
| David O. Selznick |
Film/TV Producer | 10-May-1902 | 22-Jun-1965 | Producer of A Star Is Born |
| Mel Sembler |
Diplomat | 1930 | | US Ambassador to Italy, 2001-05 |
| Maurice Sendak |
Author | 10-Jun-1928 | | Where The Wild Things Are |
| Dan Senor |
Government | 6-Nov-1971 | | Senor Strategies LLC |
| MC Serch |
Rapper | 6-May-1967 | | 3rd Bass MC, produced Nas album Illmatic |
| Rudolf Serkin |
Pianist | 28-Mar-1903 | 8-May-1991 | Czech-American piano prodigy |
| Phyllis S. Sewell |
Business | 1932 | | Ex-VP, Federated Department Stores |
| Paul Shaffer |
Musician | 28-Nov-1949 | | David Letterman's bandleader |
| Peter Shaffer |
Playwright | 15-May-1926 | | Amadeus, Equus |
| Ben Shahn |
Painter | 12-Sep-1898 | 14-Mar-1969 | American Social Realist painter |
| Silvan Shalom |
Politician | 4-Oct-1958 | | Foreign Minister of Israel, 2003-06 |
| Bob Shamansky |
Politician | 18-Apr-1927 | | Congressman from Ohio, 1981-83 |
| Yitzhak Shamir |
Head of State | 15-Oct-1915 | | Twice Israeli Prime Minister |
| Albert Shanker |
Labor Leader | 14-Sep-1928 | 22-Feb-1997 | American Federation of Teachers |
| Adam Shankman |
Film Director | 27-Nov-1964 | | Hairspray 2007 |
| Judith Shapiro |
Educator | 24-Jan-1942 | | President, Barnard College |
| Karl Shapiro |
Poet | 10-Nov-1913 | 14-May-2000 | Person, Place and Thing |
| Samuel H. Shapiro |
Politician | 25-Apr-1907 | 16-Mar-1987 | Governor of Illinois, 1968-69 |
| Milton J. Shapp |
Politician | 25-Jun-1912 | 24-Nov-1994 | Governor of Pennsylvania, 1971-79 |
| Moshe Sharett |
Head of State | 15-Oct-1894 | 7-Jul-1965 | Prime Minister of Israel, 1953-55 |
| Ariel Sharon |
Head of State | 26-Feb-1928 | | Prime Minister of Israel, 2001-06 |
| Elliot Sharp |
Musician | 1951 | | New York avant-garde musician |
| William Shatner |
Actor | 22-Mar-1931 | | Captain Kirk on Star Trek |
| Melville Shavelson |
Film Director | 1-Apr-1917 | 8-Aug-2007 | Yours, Mine and Ours |
| Shabtai Shavit |
Spy | ? | | Director-General of the Mossad, 1989-96 |
| Artie Shaw |
Musician | 23-May-1910 | 30-Dec-2004 | Clarinetist, big band leader |
| Irwin Shaw |
Playwright | 27-Feb-1913 | 16-May-1984 | Rich Man, Poor Man |
| Wallace Shawn |
Actor | 12-Nov-1943 | | Ate dinner with Andre |
| William Shawn |
Journalist | 31-Aug-1907 | 8-Dec-1992 | Editor of The New Yorker, 1952-87 |
| Zalman Shazar |
Head of State | 6-Oct-1889 | 5-Oct-1974 | President of Israel, 1963-73 |
| Harry Shearer |
Comic | 23-Dec-1943 | | Almost half the voices on The Simpsons |
| Sid Sheinberg |
Business | 14-Jan-1935 | | President and COO of MCA, 1973-95 |
| Adrienne Shelly |
Actor | 24-Jun-1966 | 1-Nov-2006 | Waitress |
| Brad Sherman |
Politician | 24-Oct-1954 | | Congressman, California 27th |
| Vincent Sherman |
Film Director | 16-Jul-1906 | 18-Jun-2006 | The Young Philadelphians |
| Armin Shimerman |
Actor | 5-Nov-1949 | | Quark on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
| Iosif S. Shklovskii |
Astronomer | 1-Jul-1916 | 3-Mar-1985 | Synchrotron radiation of the Crab Nebula |
| Amity Shlaes |
Columnist | 1960 | | The Forgotten Man |
| David Shoenberg |
Physicist | 4-Jan-1911 | 10-Mar-2004 | Physicist at Cambridge |
| Isaac Shoenberg |
Engineer | 1-Mar-1880 | 25-Jan-1963 | 405-line format television |
| David Sholtz |
Politician | 6-Oct-1891 | 21-Mar-1953 | Governor of Florida, 1933-37 |
| Dinah Shore |
Singer | 29-Feb-1916 | 24-Feb-1994 | See the U-S-A in a Chev-ro-let |
| Pauly Shore |
Comic | 1-Feb-1968 | | Encino Man |
| Zalman Shoval |
Diplomat | 28-Apr-1930 | | Twice Israeli Ambassdor to the US |
| Michael Showalter |
Comic | 17-Jun-1970 | | The State |
| Lee Shubert |
Theatre Producer | 25-Mar-1871 | 25-Dec-1953 | Broke the Erlanger theater syndicate |
| Martin Shubik |
Economist | 24-Mar-1926 | | Economist and game theorist |
| Morton Shulman |
Politician | 25-Apr-1925 | 18-Aug-2000 | Ontario MPP, iconoclast |
| Joe Shuster |
Cartoonist | 10-Jul-1914 | 30-Jul-1992 | Co-Creator of Superman |
| Jesse Shwayder |
Business | 26-Mar-1882 | 24-Jul-1970 | Founder of Samsonite Corporation |
| Bugsy Siegel |
Criminal | 28-Feb-1906 | 20-Jun-1947 | Brought the mob to Las Vegas |
| Jerry Siegel |
Author | 17-Oct-1914 | 28-Jan-1996 | Creator of Superman |
| Joel Siegel |
Critic | 7-Jul-1943 | 29-Jun-2007 | Film critic |
| Ned L. Siegel |
Business | 1952 | | The Siegel Group |
| Jamie-Lynn Sigler |
Actor | 15-May-1981 | | Tony Soprano's bratty daughter |
| Beverly Sills |
Singer | 25-May-1929 | 2-Jul-2007 | Soprano at the New York City Opera |
| Howard Da Silva |
Actor | 4-May-1909 | 16-Feb-1986 | Bartender in The Lost Weekend |
| Joel Silver |
Film/TV Producer | 14-Jul-1952 | | Producer, The Matrix |
| Josh Silver |
Musician | 14-Nov-1962 | | Keyboardist for Type O Negative |
| Ron Silver |
Actor | 2-Jul-1946 | 15-Mar-2009 | Wiseguy |
| Sheldon Silver |
Politician | 13-Feb-1944 | | Speaker, NY State Assembly |
| Robert Silverberg |
Novelist | 15-Jan-1935 | | Nightwings |
| Fred Silverman |
Film/TV Producer | 13-Sep-1937 | | TV producer and executive |
| Jonathan Silverman |
Actor | 5-Aug-1966 | | The Single Guy |
| Sarah Silverman |
Comic | 1-Dec-1970 | | The Sarah Silverman Program |
| Phil Silvers |
Actor | 11-May-1911 | 1-Nov-1985 | You're in the Army Now |
| Shel Silverstein |
Poet | 25-Sep-1930 | 10-May-1999 | Where the Sidewalk Ends |
| Alicia Silverstone |
Actor | 4-Oct-1976 | | Clueless |
| Gene Simmons |
Bassist | 25-Aug-1949 | | Blood-spouting KISS bassist |
| Nick Simmons |
Relative | 22-Jan-1989 | | Son of Gene Simmons |
| Simon ben Yohai |
Religion | fl. 2nd c. AD | fl. 2nd c. AD | Galilean Rabbi, Sifre |
| Carly Simon |
Singer/Songwriter | 25-Jun-1945 | | You're So Vain |
| Neil Simon |
Playwright | 4-Jul-1927 | | The Odd Couple |
| Norton Simon |
Business | 5-Feb-1907 | 2-Jun-1993 | Founder, Norton Simon Museum |
| Paul Simon |
Singer/Songwriter | 13-Oct-1941 | | Simon and Garfunkel |
| Bryan Singer |
Film Director | 17-Sep-1965 | | X-Men |
| Isaac Bashevis Singer |
Author | 14-Jul-1904 | 24-Jul-1991 | Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy |
| Isadore Singer |
Mathematician | 3-May-1924 | | Atiyah-Singer index theorem |
| Lori Singer |
Actor | 6-Nov-1957 | | Footloose |
| Peter Singer |
Philosopher | 6-Jul-1946 | | Animal Liberation |
| Robert Siodmak |
Film Director | 8-Aug-1900 | 10-Mar-1973 | The Killers |
| Norman Sisisky |
Politician | 9-Jun-1927 | 29-Mar-2001 | Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2001 |
| Gene Siskel |
Critic | 26-Jan-1946 | 20-Feb-1999 | Siskel and Ebert |
| Helen Slater |
Actor | 15-Dec-1963 | | Supergirl |
| Carl S. Sloane |
Business | 1937 | | Co-Founder, Temple, Barker & Sloane |
| Everett Sloane |
Actor | 1-Oct-1909 | 6-Aug-1965 | Patterns |
| Lindsay Sloane |
Actor | 8-Aug-1977 | | Valerie Birkhead on Sabrina |
| Nicolas Slonimsky |
Musicologist | 27-Apr-1894 | 25-Dec-1995 | Preeminent musicologist |
| Hillel Slovak |
Guitarist | 13-Apr-1962 | 25-Jun-1988 | Guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Dolores K. Sloviter |
Judge | 5-Sep-1932 | | 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Robert Smigel |
Actor | 7-Feb-1960 | | Triumph the Insult Comic Dog |
| Yakov Smirnoff |
Comic | 24-Jan-1951 | | What a country |
| Gregory Smith |
Actor | 6-Jul-1983 | | Ephram on Everwood |
| Jacob Smith |
Actor | 21-Jan-1990 | | Cheaper by the Dozen |
| Simon E. Sobeloff |
Judge | 3-Dec-1894 | 11-Jul-1973 | 4th US Court of Appeals, 1956-70 |
| Rena Sofer |
Actor | 2-Dec-1968 | | General Hospital |
| Marla Sokoloff |
Actor | 19-Dec-1980 | | Lucy Hatcher on The Practice |
| Nahum Sokolow |
Activist | 3-Feb-1859 | 17-May-1936 | World Zionist Organization |
| Stephen Solarz |
Politician | 12-Sep-1940 | | Congressman from New York, 1975-93 |
| Izler Solomon |
Conductor | 11-Jan-1910 | 6-Dec-1987 | Director, Indianapolis Symphony, 1956-76 |
| Alan D. Solomont |
Business | 1957 | | DNC National Finance Chairman, 1997 |
| Georg Solti |
Conductor | 21-Oct-1912 | 5-Sep-1997 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Fred Sommers |
Philosopher | 1-Jan-1923 | | The Logic of Natural Language |
| Stephen Sondheim |
Composer | 22-Mar-1930 | | West Side Story |
| Barry Sonnenfeld |
Film Director | 1-Apr-1953 | | Men in Black |
| Susan Sontag |
Author | 16-Jan-1933 | 28-Dec-2004 | Novelist, critic, intellectual |
| Aaron Sorkin |
Author | 9-Jun-1961 | | The West Wing, Sports Night |
| Andrew Ross Sorkin |
Journalist | 19-Feb-1977 | | The New York Times |
| Chaim Soutine |
Painter | 1894 | 8-Aug-1944 | Expressionist painter, Carcass of Beef |
| Michael I. Sovern |
Educator | 1-Dec-1931 | | President of Columbia University, 1980-93 |
| Boris Spassky |
Chess Player | 30-Jan-1937 | | Grandmaster defeated by Bobby Fischer |
| Arlen Specter |
Politician | 12-Feb-1930 | | US Senator from Pennsylvania |
| Phil Spector |
Music Producer | 26-Dec-1940 | | Creator of the Wall of Sound |
| Regina Spektor |
Singer/Songwriter | 18-Feb-1980 | | Anti-folk singer |
| Aaron Spelling |
Film/TV Producer | 22-Apr-1923 | 23-Jun-2006 | Beverly Hills 90210 |
| James Speyer |
Business | 22-Jul-1861 | 31-Oct-1941 | New York Banker |
| Sam Spiegel |
Film/TV Producer | 11-Nov-1901 | 31-Dec-1985 | Lawrence of Arabia |
| Art Spiegelman |
Cartoonist | 15-Feb-1948 | | Maus |
| Steven Spielberg |
Film Director | 18-Dec-1946 | | E.T. |
| Brent Spiner |
Actor | 2-Feb-1949 | | Data on Star Trek: TNG |
| Joel Elias Spingarn |
Critic | 17-May-1875 | 26-Jul-1939 | Literary critic, NAACP leader |
| Baruch de Spinoza |
Philosopher | 24-Nov-1632 | 21-Feb-1677 | Rationalist, lensmaker |
| Jordana Spiro |
Actor | 12-Apr-1977 | | PJ Franklin on My Boys |
| Mark Spitz |
Swimmer | 10-Feb-1950 | | Olympic swimmer |
| Eliot Spitzer |
Government | 10-Jun-1959 | | Governor of New York, 2007-08 |
| Philip Sporn |
Engineer | 25-Nov-1896 | 23-Jan-1978 | American Electric Power Company |
| Jerry Springer |
Talk Show Host | 13-Feb-1944 | | The Jerry Springer Show |
| Nancy Spungen |
Victim | 27-Feb-1958 | 12-Oct-1978 | Sid Vicious's girlfriend |
| Norman H. Stahl |
Judge | 30-Jan-1931 | | 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992-2001 |
| Susan Stamberg |
Radio Personality | 7-Sep-1938 | | NPR |
| Dan Stamper |
Activist | 27-Feb-1969 | | Editor of Viscera! vampire webzine |
| Florence Stanley |
Actor | 1-Jul-1924 | 3-Oct-2003 | Bernice Fish |
| Paul Stanley |
Musician | 20-Jan-1952 | | Lead singer for Kiss |
| Darren Star |
Film/TV Producer | c. 1961 | | Creator of Beverly Hills 90210 franchise |
| Ben Stein |
Game Show Host | 25-Nov-1944 | | Host of Win Ben Stein's Money |
| Gertrude Stein |
Author | 3-Feb-1874 | 27-Jul-1946 | Avant-garde writer, salon |
| Herbert Stein |
Economist | 27-Aug-1916 | 8-Sep-1999 | Economic adviser for Nixon |
| Joel Stein |
Columnist | 23-Jul-1971 | | LA Times columnist |
| Jules Stein |
Business | 26-Apr-1896 | 29-Apr-1981 | Founder of MCA |
| William H. Stein |
Chemist | 25-Jun-1911 | 2-Feb-1980 | Studied ribonuclease |
| David Steinberg |
Comic | 9-Aug-1942 | | Second City alumnus |
| Saul Steinberg |
Business | 1939 | | Ex-CEO of Reliance Group Holdings |
| William Steinberg |
Conductor | 1-Aug-1899 | 16-May-1978 | Music Director, Pittsburgh Symphony, 1952-76 |
| Jack Steinberger |
Physicist | 25-May-1921 | | Researcher of neutrinos |
| Gloria Steinem |
Activist | 25-Mar-1934 | | Founder, Ms. Magazine |
| George Steiner |
Critic | 23-Apr-1929 | | After Babel |
| Max Steiner |
Composer | 10-May-1888 | 28-Dec-1971 | Gone With the Wind |
| Laurence A. Steinhardt |
Diplomat | 6-Oct-1892 | 28-Mar-1950 | US Ambassador to USSR, 1939-41 |
| Avraham Stern |
Military | 23-Dec-1907 | 12-Feb-1942 | Founder of Lohamei Herut Israel |
| Daniel Stern |
Actor | 28-Aug-1957 | | City Slickers |
| David J. Stern |
Basketball | 22-Sep-1942 | | Commissioner of the NBA |
| Gary H. Stern |
Economist | 3-Nov-1944 | | President and CEO, Minneapolis Fed |
| Howard Stern |
Radio Personality | 12-Jan-1954 | | The King of All Media |
| Howard K. Stern |
TV Personality | 29-Nov-1968 | | Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer |
| Isaac Stern |
Violinist | 21-Jul-1920 | 22-Sep-2001 | Violin virtuoso |
| Leonard Stern |
Business | 28-Mar-1938 | | Billionaire, Hartz pet supply |
| Shoshannah Stern |
Actor | 3-Jul-1980 | | Deaf actress |
| Walter P. Stern |
Activist | c. 1929 | | Chairman, Hudson Institute |
| Rachel Stevens |
Musician | 9-Apr-1978 | | In UK pop band S Club 7 |
| Jon Stewart |
Comic | 28-Nov-1962 | | Anchor of The Daily Show |
| Gary Stiffelman |
Attorney | c. 1952 | | Music industry attorney |
| Ben Stiller |
Actor | 30-Nov-1965 | | There's Something About Mary |
| Jerry Stiller |
Actor | 8-Jun-1927 | | Frank Costanza on Seinfeld |
| Mike Stoller |
Songwriter | 13-Mar-1933 | | Hitmaker for Elvis |
| I. F. Stone |
Journalist | 24-Dec-1907 | 17-Jul-1989 | I. F. Stone's Weekly |
| Irving Stone |
Novelist | 14-Jul-1903 | 26-Aug-1989 | Historical biographical novelist |
| Richard B. Stone |
Politician | 22-Sep-1928 | | US Senator from Florida, 1975-80 |
| Lee Strasberg |
Theater Director | 17-Nov-1901 | 17-Feb-1982 | Theater director and acting coach |
| Susan Strasberg |
Actor | 22-May-1938 | 21-Jan-1999 | Picnic |
| Oscar S. Straus |
Diplomat | 23-Dec-1850 | 3-May-1926 | Thrice Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire |
| Annette Strauss |
Politician | 26-Jan-1924 | 14-Dec-1998 | Mayor of Dallas 1987-91 |
| Robert S. Strauss |
Diplomat | 19-Oct-1918 | | US Ambassador to Russia, 1991-92 |
| Dominique Strauss-Kahn |
Politician | 25-Apr-1949 | | Chairman, International Monetary Fund |
| Barbra Streisand |
Singer | 24-Apr-1942 | | You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
| Charles Stross |
Novelist | 18-Oct-1964 | | Accelerando |
| Jule Styne |
Songwriter | 31-Dec-1905 | 20-Sep-1994 | Three Coins in the Fountain |
| Arthur Hays Sulzberger |
Publisher | 12-Sep-1891 | 11-Dec-1968 | New York Times Publisher, 1935-61 |
| Cathy J. Sulzberger |
Business | 1949 | | LHIW Real Estate |
| Punch Sulzberger |
Publisher | 5-Feb-1926 | | New York Times Publisher, 1963-91 |
| Marc Summers |
Talk Show Host | 11-Nov-1951 | | Super Sloppy Double Dare |
| Bruce Sundlun |
Politician | 19-Jan-1920 | | Governor of Rhode Island, 1991-95 |
| Joel Surnow |
Film/TV Producer | 18-Dec-1955 | | 24, Half Hour News Hour |
| Jacqueline Susann |
Novelist | 20-Aug-1918 | 21-Sep-1974 | Valley of the Dolls |
| David Susskind |
Talk Show Host | 19-Dec-1920 | 22-Feb-1987 | The David Susskind Show |
| Janet Suzman |
Actor | 9-Feb-1939 | | Nicholas and Alexandra |
| Jeffrey Swartz |
Business | c. 1960 | | President and CEO of Timberland |
| James Joseph Sylvester |
Mathematician | 3-Sep-1814 | 15-Mar-1897 | Studied finite analysis |
| Marcy Syms |
Business | c. 1951 | | Syms Corporation |
| István Szabó |
Film Director | 18-Feb-1938 | | Being Julia |
| Leo Szilard |
Physicist | 11-Feb-1898 | 30-May-1964 | Nuclear chain reaction |
| Orly Taitz |
Activist | 30-Aug-1962 | | Defend Our Freedoms Foundation |
| Myles Tanenbaum |
Business | c. 1930 | | Real Estate developer |
| Burton M. Tansky |
Business | c. 1938 | | CEO of Neiman Marcus |
| Lilyan Tashman |
Actor | 23-Oct-1899 | 21-Mar-1934 | Puttin' on the Ritz |
| Henry Taub |
Business | 1927 | | Founder of ADP |
| Nicholas F. Taubman |
Business | c. 1935 | | Advance Auto Parts scion |
| Elizabeth Taylor |
Actor | 27-Feb-1932 | | Cleopatra |
| Julie Taymor |
Film Director | 15-Dec-1952 | | Across the Universe |
| Brian Teacher |
Tennis | 23-Dec-1954 | | Winner, 1980 Australian Open |
| Edward Teller |
Physicist | 15-Jan-1908 | 9-Sep-2003 | Father of the Hydrogen Bomb |
| Howard M. Temin |
Scientist | 10-Dec-1934 | 9-Feb-1994 | Tumor viruses and host genetics |
| Lionel Tertis |
Violist | 29-Dec-1876 | 22-Feb-1975 | First prominent violist |
| Abigail Thernstrom |
Author | 1936 | | Opponent of Affirmative Action |
| Eddie Kaye Thomas |
Actor | 31-Oct-1980 | | American Pie |
| Khleo Thomas |
Actor | 30-Jan-1989 | | Roll Bounce |
| Michael Tilson Thomas |
Conductor | 21-Dec-1944 | | Music Director, SF Symphony |
| Andre Tippett |
Football | 27-Dec-1959 | | New England Patriots, Hall of Famer |
| Andrew H. Tisch |
Business | c. 1950 | | Loews Corporation |
| Bob Tisch |
Business | 29-Apr-1926 | 15-Nov-2005 | CEO of Loews, Owner NY Giants |
| James S. Tisch |
Business | 2-Jan-1953 | | CEO of Loews |
| Jonathan M. Tisch |
Business | 7-Dec-1953 | | CEO of Loews Hotels |
| Laurence Tisch |
Business | 5-Mar-1923 | 15-Nov-2003 | CEO of CBS, 1986-95 |
| Ashley Tisdale |
Actor | 2-Jul-1985 | | Maddie on Zack and Cody |
| James Toback |
Film Director | 23-Nov-1944 | | The Pick-up Artist |
| George Tobias |
Actor | 14-Jul-1901 | 27-Feb-1980 | Abner Kravitz on Bewitched |
| Michael Todd |
Film/TV Producer | 22-Jun-1909 | 22-Mar-1958 | Around the World in Eighty Days |
| Martin Tolchin |
Journalist | 20-Sep-1928 | | Founder, The Hill |
| Robert I. Toll |
Business | c. 1941 | | Co-Founder of Toll Brothers |
| Ernst Toller |
Playwright | 1-Dec-1893 | 22-May-1939 | Transformation |
| Jeffrey Toobin |
Attorney | c. 1960 | | CNN Senior Legal Analyst |
| Chaim Topol |
Actor | 9-Sep-1935 | | Fiddler on the Roof |
| Mel Tormé |
Singer | 13-Sep-1925 | 5-Jun-1999 | The Velvet Fog |
| Dara Torres |
Swimmer | 15-Apr-1967 | | Swimmer, won medals in 5 Olympics |
| Frank D. Trestman |
Business | c. 1933 | | CEO of Mass Merchandisers, 1983-87 |
| Calvin Trillin |
Comic | 5-Dec-1935 | | Humorist |
| Diana Trilling |
Critic | 21-Jul-1905 | 23-Oct-1996 | Literary critic, The Nation |
| Lionel Trilling |
Critic | 4-Jul-1905 | 5-Nov-1975 | The Liberal Imagination |
| Joe Trohman |
Guitarist | 1-Sep-1984 | | Guitarist for Fall Out Boy |
| Barbara Tuchman |
Historian | 30-Jan-1912 | 6-Feb-1989 | A Distant Mirror |
| Richard Tucker |
Singer | 28-Aug-1913 | 8-Jan-1975 | Operatic tenor, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Sophie Tucker |
Singer | 13-Jan-1884 | 9-Feb-1966 | Some of These Days |
| Jon Turteltaub |
Film Director | 8-Aug-1963 | | National Treasure |
| Amos Tversky |
Psychologist | 16-Mar-1937 | 2-Jun-1996 | Cognitive psychologist, studied risks |
| Tristan Tzara |
Poet | 16-Apr-1896 | 24-Dec-1963 | Founded the Dada movement |
| Ricky Ullman |
Actor | 24-Jan-1986 | | Phil of the Future |
| Leon Uris |
Novelist | 3-Aug-1924 | 21-Jun-2003 | Battle Cry |
| Abigail Van Buren |
Columnist | 4-Jul-1918 | | Dear Abby emeritus |
| Anneliese van der Pol |
Actor | 23-Sep-1984 | | Chelsea Daniels on That's So Raven |
| Bobby Van |
Actor | 6-Dec-1928 | 31-Jul-1980 | Broadway actor |
| Harold E. Varmus |
Scientist | 18-Dec-1939 | | Genetic causes of cancer |
| Michael Vartan |
Actor | 27-Nov-1968 | | Never Been Kissed |
| Frankie Vaughan |
Singer | 3-Feb-1928 | 18-Sep-1999 | Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl |
| Conrad Veidt |
Actor | 22-Jan-1893 | 3-Apr-1943 | Maj. Strasser in Casablanca |
| Immanuel Velikovsky |
Author | 10-Jun-1895 | 17-Nov-1979 | Worlds in Collision |
| Gabriele Veneziano |
Physicist | 20-Feb-1942 | | Father of string theory |
| Charles Vidor |
Film Director | 27-Jul-1900 | 4-Jun-1959 | A Farewell to Arms |
| Bruce Vilanch |
Author | 23-Nov-1948 | | The fat guy who writes everyone's jokes |
| Christoph von Dohnányi |
Conductor | 8-Sep-1929 | | Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, 1984-2002 |
| Diane von Furstenberg |
Fashion Designer | 31-Dec-1946 | | Fashion designer |
| Ludwig von Mises |
Economist | 29-Sep-1881 | 10-Oct-1973 | Libertarian Economist |
| Albert Von Tilzer |
Songwriter | 29-Mar-1878 | 1-Oct-1956 | Take Me Out To The Ball Game |
| Harry Von Tilzer |
Songwriter | 8-Jul-1872 | 10-Jan-1946 | Just Like The Girl Who Married Dear Old Dad |
| Marvin Wachman |
Educator | 24-Mar-1917 | 22-Dec-2007 | Temple University President, 1973-83 |
| David Wain |
Actor | 1-Aug-1969 | | The State |
| Sam Waksal |
Business | 8-Sep-1947 | | CEO, ImClone |
| Selman A. Waksman |
Scientist | 22-Jul-1888 | 16-Aug-1973 | Streptomycin and other antibiotics |
| George Wald |
Biologist | 18-Nov-1906 | 12-Apr-1997 | Physiology of the retina |
| Lillian Wald |
Activist | 10-Mar-1867 | 1-Sep-1940 | Henry Street Settlement |
| Mike Wallace |
Journalist | 9-May-1918 | | Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent |
| Eli Wallach |
Actor | 7-Dec-1915 | | The Magnificent Seven |
| Otto Wallach |
Chemist | 27-Mar-1847 | 26-Feb-1931 | Terpenes and essential oils |
| Marc Wallice |
Pornstar | 3-Oct-1959 | | HIV+ pornstar |
| Hal B. Wallis |
Film/TV Producer | 14-Sep-1899 | 5-Oct-1986 | Casablanca |
| Barbara Walters |
Journalist | 25-Sep-1929 | | 20/20, The View |
| Michael Walzer |
Philosopher | 3-Mar-1935 | | Just and Unjust Wars |
| Zoë Wanamaker |
Actor | 13-May-1949 | | Susan Harper on My Family |
| Judge Wapner |
TV Personality | 15-Nov-1919 | | People's Court |
| Aby Warburg |
Scholar | 13-Jun-1866 | 26-Oct-1929 | Founder of the Warburg Institute |
| Felix M. Warburg |
Business | 14-Jan-1871 | 20-Oct-1937 | Kuhn, Loeb and Co. |
| Max M. Warburg |
Business | 5-Jun-1867 | 26-Dec-1946 | M. M. Warburg & Company |
| Paul M. Warburg |
Business | 10-Aug-1868 | 24-Jan-1932 | The Federal Reserve System |
| David Warner |
Actor | 29-Jul-1941 | | The Omen |
| Jack L. Warner |
Business | 2-Aug-1892 | 9-Sep-1978 | Co-Founder, Warner Bros. |
| Lesley Ann Warren |
Actor | 16-Aug-1946 | | The Limey |
| Kevin M. Warsh |
Economist | 13-Apr-1970 | | Federal Reserve Governor |
| Lew Wasserman |
Business | 22-Mar-1913 | 3-Jun-2002 | Chairman and CEO of MCA, 1946-95 |
| August von Wassermann |
Biologist | 21-Feb-1866 | 16-Mar-1925 | Syphilis test |
| Bruce Wasserstein |
Business | 25-Dec-1947 | 14-Oct-2009 | Wall Street dealmaker |
| Al Waxman |
Actor | 2-Mar-1935 | 18-Jan-2001 | Lt. Samuels on Cagney and Lacey |
| Henry Waxman |
Politician | 12-Sep-1939 | | Congressman, California 30th |
| Edgar Wayburn |
Activist | 17-Sep-1906 | 5-Mar-2010 | Conservationist, Sierra Club president |
| Helene Weigel |
Actor | 12-May-1900 | 6-May-1971 | The Berliner Ensemble |
| Kurt Weill |
Composer | 2-Mar-1900 | 3-Apr-1950 | The Threepenny Opera |
| Sanford I. Weill |
Business | 16-Mar-1933 | | CEO of Citigroup, 1998-2003 |
| Max Weinberg |
Drummer | 13-Apr-1951 | | Drummer for Springsteen and Conan |
| Anthony Weiner |
Politician | 4-Sep-1964 | | Congressman, New York 9th |
| Randi Weingarten |
Labor Leader | 1957 | | President, United Federation of Teachers |
| Bob Weinstein |
Film/TV Producer | 1954 | | Miramax and Dimension Films |
| Harvey Weinstein |
Film/TV Producer | 19-Mar-1952 | | Miramax and The Weinstein Co. |
| Mikey Weinstein |
Activist | c. 1955 | | With God on Our Side |
| Ellen L. Weintraub |
Government | ? | | US FEC Commissioner |
| Ronald Weiser |
Diplomat | 7-Jul-1945 | | US Ambassador to Slovakia, 2001-04 |
| Cora Weiss |
Activist | ? | | Samuel Rubin Foundation |
| Michael T. Weiss |
Actor | 2-Feb-1962 | | The Pretender |
| Morry Weiss |
Business | 1940 | | CEO of American Greetings, 1987-2003 |
| Theodore S. Weiss |
Politician | 17-Sep-1927 | 14-Sep-1992 | Congressman from New York, 1977-92 |
| Zev Weiss |
Business | c. 1966 | | CEO of American Greetings |
| Victor Weisskopf |
Physicist | 19-Sep-1908 | 21-Apr-2002 | Head of CERN, 1961-65 |
| George Weissman |
Business | 12-Jul-1919 | 24-Jul-2009 | CEO of Philip Morris, 1978-84 |
| Rachel Weisz |
Actor | 7-Mar-1971 | | The Constant Gardener |
| Bruce Weitz |
Actor | 27-May-1943 | | Sgt. Belker on Hill Street Blues |
| Ezer Weizman |
Head of State | 15-Jun-1924 | 24-Apr-2005 | President of Israel, 1993-2000 |
| Chaim Weizmann |
Head of State | 27-Nov-1874 | 9-Nov-1952 | First President of Israel |
| Paul Wellstone |
Politician | 21-Jul-1944 | 25-Oct-2002 | US Senator from Minnesota, 1991-2002 |
| David Wessel |
Journalist | c. 1953 | | Wall Street Journal |
| Nathanael West |
Author | 17-Oct-1903 | 22-Dec-1940 | The Day of the Locust |
| Jennifer Westfeldt |
Actor | 2-Feb-1970 | | Notes from the Underbelly |
| Ruth Westheimer |
Talk Show Host | 4-Jun-1928 | | 4'7" of concentrated sex |
| Rob Wexler |
Politician | 2-Jan-1961 | | Congressman, Florida 19th |
| Abigail S. Wexner |
Relative | c. 1962 | | Wife of Leslie H. Wexner |
| Leslie H. Wexner |
Business | 8-Sep-1937 | | CEO of Limited Brands |
| Shannon Whirry |
Actor | 7-Nov-1964 | | Softcore star |
| Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. |
Judge | 2-Oct-1934 | | 5th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Norbert Wiener |
Mathematician | 26-Nov-1894 | 18-Mar-1964 | Cybernetics |
| Elie Wiesel |
Activist | 30-Sep-1928 | | Anti-Holocaust and human-rights activist |
| Leon Wieseltier |
Editor | 14-Jun-1952 | | The New Republic |
| Simon Wiesenthal |
Activist | 31-Dec-1908 | 20-Sep-2005 | Nazi hunter |
| Eugene Wigner |
Physicist | 17-Nov-1902 | 1-Jan-1995 | Law of conservation of parity |
| Billy Wilder |
Film Director | 22-Jun-1906 | 27-Mar-2002 | Sunset Blvd. |
| Gene Wilder |
Actor | 11-Jun-1933 | | Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory |
| Richard Willstätter |
Chemist | 13-Aug-1872 | 3-Aug-1942 | Plant pigments |
| Paul Winchell |
Actor | 21-Dec-1922 | 24-Jun-2005 | Ventriloquist and inventor |
| Jerry Wind |
Educator | c. 1939 | | Director, SEI Center, Wharton |
| Amy Winehouse |
Singer | 14-Sep-1983 | | Rehab |
| Debra Winger |
Actor | 16-May-1955 | | An Officer and a Gentleman |
| Jon Winkelried |
Business | c. 1959 | | Formerly Co-COO of Goldman Sachs |
| Henry Winkler |
Actor | 30-Oct-1945 | | Fonz on Happy Days |
| Irwin Winkler |
Film/TV Producer | 25-May-1931 | | Rocky |
| Philip D. Winn |
Criminal | 1-Feb-1925 | | HUD scandal figure pardoned by Clinton |
| Mare Winningham |
Actor | 16-May-1959 | | Georgia |
| Marissa Jaret Winokur |
Actor | 2-Feb-1973 | | Hairspray |
| Shelley Winters |
Actor | 18-Aug-1920 | 14-Jan-2006 | Method actress and camp queen |
| Jay S. Wintrob |
Business | 1958 | | CEO, AIG Retirement Services |
| Adele Wiseman |
Author | 21-May-1928 | 1-Jun-1992 | The Sacrifice |
| Frederick Wiseman |
Film Director | 1-Jan-1930 | | Titicut Follies |
| Edward Witten |
Physicist | 26-Aug-1951 | | String theorist at Princeton |
| Bertram D. Wolfe |
Historian | 19-Jan-1896 | 21-Feb-1977 | Three Who Made a Revolution |
| Alex Wolff |
Drummer | 1-Nov-1997 | | The Naked Brothers Band |
| Nat Wolff |
Musician | 17-Dec-1994 | | The Naked Brothers Band |
| Marv Wolfman |
Cartoonist | 13-May-1946 | | Former Editor-In-Chief of Marvel Comics |
| Paul Wolfowitz |
Government | 22-Dec-1943 | | President of the World Bank, 2005-07 |
| Louis Wolfson |
Business | 28-Jan-1912 | 30-Dec-2007 | Business criminal, horse breeder |
| Herman Wouk |
Novelist | 27-May-1915 | | The Caine Mutiny |
| Robert Wuhl |
Actor | 9-Oct-1951 | | Arliss on Arli$$ |
| Ron Wyden |
Politician | 3-May-1949 | | US Senator from Oregon |
| Noah Wyle |
Actor | 4-Jun-1971 | | Dr. John Carter on ER |
| Rosalyn Sussman Yalow |
Physicist | 19-Jul-1921 | | Developed radioimmunoassay technique |
| Elliott Yamin |
Singer | 20-Jul-1978 | | American Idol |
| Peter Yarrow |
Singer | 31-May-1938 | | The Peter in Peter, Paul, and Mary |
| Sidney Yates |
Politician | 27-Aug-1909 | 5-Oct-2000 | Congressman from Illinois, 1949-99 |
| Anton Yelchin |
Actor | 11-Mar-1989 | | Delivering Milo |
| Jack Yellen |
Songwriter | 6-Jul-1892 | 17-Apr-1991 | Happy Days Are Here Again |
| Anzia Yezierska |
Novelist | c. 1880 | 21-Nov-1970 | Bread Givers |
| Ada E. Yonath |
Scientist | 22-Jun-1939 | | Cryocrystallography |
| Kevin Youkilis |
Baseball | 15-Mar-1979 | | Boston Red Sox |
| Mark G. Yudof |
Educator | 30-Oct-1944 | | President of the University of California |
| Harris Yulin |
Actor | 5-Nov-1937 | | Roger Stanton on 24 |
| Saul Zaentz |
Film/TV Producer | 28-Feb-1921 | | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| Edward J. Zander |
Business | 12-Jan-1947 | | CEO of Motorola, 2004-07 |
| Israel Zangwill |
Playwright | 14-Feb-1864 | 1-Aug-1926 | Children of the Ghetto |
| Abraham Zapruder |
Cinematographer | 15-May-1905 | 30-Aug-1970 | Documented JFK's assassination on film |
| Fred S. Zeidman |
Business | c. 1947 | | GOP activist |
| Solomon Zeitlin |
Historian | 1886 | 1976 | Dead Sea Scrolls debunker |
| Samuel Zell |
Business | 28-Sep-1941 | | Equity Office Properties billionaire |
| James David Zellerbach |
Business | 17-Jan-1892 | 1963 | US Ambassador to Italy, 1957-60 |
| Strauss Zelnick |
Business | 26-Jun-1957 | | CEO of BMG Entertainment, 1998-2000 |
| Howard Zieff |
Film Director | 21-Oct-1927 | 22-Feb-2009 | Private Benjamin |
| Efrem Zimbalist |
Violinist | 9-Apr-1889 | 22-Feb-1985 | Russian-American violinist |
| Stephanie Zimbalist |
Actor | 8-Oct-1956 | | Remington Steele |
| Richard Zimmer |
Politician | 16-Aug-1944 | | Congressman from New Jersey, 1991-97 |
| Marvin Zindler |
Journalist | 10-Aug-1921 | 29-Jul-2007 | Houston reporter, KTRK-TV |
| Howard Zinn |
Historian | 24-Aug-1922 | 27-Jan-2010 | A People's History of the United States |
| Fred Zinnemann |
Film Director | 29-Apr-1907 | 14-Mar-1997 | From Here to Eternity |
| Grigory Zinoviev |
Government | 23-Sep-1883 | 25-Aug-1936 | Old Bolshevik executed during the Great Purge |
| Edward Zorinsky |
Politician | 11-Nov-1928 | 6-Mar-1987 | US Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87 |
| John Zorn |
Composer | 2-Sep-1953 | | Prolific avant-garde composer |
| David Zucker |
Film Director | 16-Oct-1947 | | Airplane! |
| Jerry Zucker |
Film Director | 11-Mar-1950 | | Ghost |
| Mark Zuckerberg |
Computer Programmer | Post Options14-May-1984 | | Founder of Facebook |
| Louis Zukofsky |
Poet | 23-Jan-1904 | 12-May-1978 | Co-Founded Objectivist poetry movement |
| Adolph Zukor |
Business | 7-Jan-1873 | 10-Jun-1976 | Founder of Paramount Pictures |
| Terry Zwigoff |
Film Director | 18-May-1949 | | Ghost World |
