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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Kathryn Adams
Actor
15-Jul-1920 14-Oct-2016 Sky Raiders
Richard Adams
Novelist
9-May-1920 24-Dec-2016 Watership Down
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Royalty
5-Dec-1927 13-Oct-2016 King of Thailand, 1946-2016
Roger Agnelli
Business
3-May-1959 19-Mar-2016 CEO of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, 2001-11
Edward Albee
Playwright
12-Mar-1928 16-Sep-2016 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Muhammad Ali
Boxing
17-Jan-1942 3-Jun-2016 Floated like butterfly, stung like bee
Robert E. Allen
Business
25-Jan-1935 10-Sep-2016 CEO of AT&T, 1988-97
Mose Allison
Singer
11-Nov-1927 15-Nov-2016 Southern bluesman, Jazz pianist
Wendell R. Anderson
Politician
1-Feb-1933 17-Jul-2016 Governor of Minnesota, 1971-76
Dwayne Andreas
Business
4-Mar-1918 16-Nov-2016 Archer Daniels Midland CEO, 1970-97
Mother Angelica
Religion
20-Apr-1923 27-Mar-2016 Roman Catholic evangelical nun
René Angélil
Business
16-Jan-1942 14-Jan-2016 Husband and manager of Celine Dion
Eddie Antar
Business
18-Dec-1947 10-Sep-2016 Crazy Eddie
David Antin
Artist
1-Feb-1932 11-Oct-2016 Improv artist, talk poet
William L. Armstrong
Politician
16-Mar-1937 5-Jul-2016 US Senator from Colorado, 1979-91
Alexis Arquette
Actor
28-Jul-1969 11-Sep-2016 Last Exit to Brooklyn
Alexandre Astruc
Film Director
13-Jul-1923 19-May-2016 Les mauvaises rencontres
Hector Babenco
Film Director
7-Feb-1946 13-Jul-2016 Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kenny Baker
Actor
24-Aug-1934 13-Aug-2016 The man inside R2-D2
James E. Barlett
Business
c. 1943 23-Apr-2016 Vice Chairman, TeleTech Holdings
William E. Barrett
Politician
9-Feb-1929 20-Sep-2016 Congressman from Nebraska, 1991-2001
Patricia Barry
Actor
16-Nov-1921 11-Oct-2016 Character actress
Andy Bathgate
Hockey
28-Aug-1932 26-Feb-2016 NHL Hall of Famer
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
Head of State
25-Oct-1927 24-Oct-2016 President of Uruguay, 2000-05
Lucy Baxley
Politician
21-Dec-1937 14-Oct-2016 Lt. Governor of Alabama, 2003-07
Hans W. Becherer
Business
19-Apr-1935 6-Oct-2016 CEO of Deere, 1989-2000
Brian Bedford
Actor
16-Feb-1935 13-Jan-2016 The School for Wives
Robert Bennett
Politician
18-Sep-1933 4-May-2016 US Senator from Utah, 1993-2011
Helen Delich Bentley
Politician
28-Nov-1923 6-Aug-2016 Congresswoman from Maryland, 1985-95
Daniel Berrigan
Author
9-May-1921 30-Apr-2016 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
David Berry
Playwright
8-Jul-1943 16-Dec-2016 The Whales of August
John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan
Aristocrat
18-Dec-1934 3-Feb-2016 7th Earl of Lucan, murderer
Erich Bloch
Business
9-Jan-1925 25-Nov-2016 Director of NSF, 1984-90
Blowfly
Rapper
14-Feb-1945 17-Jan-2016 The Original X Rated Rapper
Stephen F. Bollenbach
Business
14-Jul-1942 8-Oct-2016 CEO of Hilton Hotels, 1996-2007
Yves Bonnefoy
Poet
24-Jun-1923 1-Jul-2016 Du Mouvement et de l'immobilité de Douve
Stephen W. Bosworth
Diplomat
4-Dec-1939 4-Jan-2016 US Ambassador to South Korea, 1997-2000
Pierre Boulez
Composer
26-Mar-1925 5-Jan-2016 Modern composer and conductor
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Government
14-Nov-1922 16-Feb-2016 Secretary General of the UN, 1992-96
William G. Bowen
Educator
6-Oct-1933 20-Oct-2016 President, Princeton University, 1972-88
David Bowie
Singer/Songwriter
8-Jan-1947 10-Jan-2016 Ziggy Stardust
Reginald K. Brack
Business
26-Aug-1937 4-Oct-2016 CEO of Time Inc., 1986-94
John Brademas
Politician
2-Mar-1927 11-Jul-2016 Congressman from Indiana, 1959-81
Richard Bradford
Actor
10-Nov-1934 22-Mar-2016 Man in a Suitcase
E. R. Braithwaite
Novelist
27-Jun-1912 12-Dec-2016 To Sir, with Love
Myron H. Bright
Judge
5-Mar-1919 12-Dec-2016 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1968-85
Anita Brookner
Novelist
16-Jul-1928 10-Mar-2016 Hotel Du Lac
Peter Brown
Actor
5-Oct-1935 21-Mar-2016 Deputy Johnny McKay in Lawman
Don Buchla
Inventor
17-Apr-1937 14-Sep-2016 Modular synthesizer designer
Dale Bumpers
Politician
12-Aug-1925 1-Jan-2016 Governor, Senator from Arkansas
Conrad Burns
Politician
25-Jan-1935 28-Apr-2016 US Senator from Montana, 1989-2007
Pete Burns
Singer/Songwriter
5-Aug-1959 23-Oct-2016 Dead or Alive
Tony Burton
Actor
23-Mar-1937 25-Feb-2016 Rocky
Prince Buster
Singer
28-May-1938 8-Sep-2016 Reggae/ska/rocksteady pioneer
Michel Butor
Author
14-Sep-1926 24-Aug-2016 L'emploi du temps
Bill Campbell
Business
31-Aug-1940 18-Apr-2016 CEO of Intuit, 1994-98 and 1999-2000
LeRoy T. Carlson
Business
15-May-1916 23-May-2016 Founder of Telephone and Data Systems
Vera Caslavska
Gymnastics
3-May-1942 30-Aug-2016 11 Olympic medals
Fidel Castro
Head of State
13-Aug-1926 25-Nov-2016 Dictator of Cuba for almost fifty years
Jack Chick
Cartoonist
13-Apr-1924 23-Oct-2016 Anti-Catholic comics publisher
William Christopher
Actor
20-Oct-1932 31-Dec-2016 Father Mulcahy on M*A*S*H
Chyna
Wrestling
27-Dec-1969 20-Apr-2016 Former pro wrestler
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Head of State
9-Dec-1920 16-Sep-2016 President of Italy, 1999-2006
Buddy Cianci
Politician
30-Apr-1941 28-Jan-2016 Twice Mayor of Providence
Michael Cimino
Film Director
3-Feb-1939 2-Jul-2016 The Deer Hunter
Guy Clark
Country Musician
6-Nov-1941 17-May-2016 Old No. 1
Wesley A. Clark
Engineer
10-Apr-1927 22-Feb-2016 Designed LINC, the first PC
Miss Cleo
Paranormal
12-Aug-1962 26-Jul-2016 Psychic fraud takes VISA, M/C
Leonard Cohen
Singer/Songwriter
21-Sep-1934 7-Nov-2016 Hallelujah
Tony Conrad
Violinist
7-Mar-1940 9-Apr-2016 Violin, Theater of Eternal Music
Pat Conroy
Novelist
26-Oct-1945 4-Mar-2016 The Prince of Tides
Marlow W. Cook
Politician
27-Jul-1926 4-Feb-2016 US Senator from Kentucky, 1968-74
Denton Cooley
Doctor
22-Aug-1920 18-Nov-2016 Pioneering heart surgeon
Ronnie Corbett
Comic
4-Dec-1930 31-Mar-2016 The Two Ronnies
Donald L. Corbin
Judge
29-Mar-1938 12-Dec-2016 Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Noreen Corcoran
Actor
20-Oct-1943 15-Jan-2016 Kelly Gregg on Bachelor Father
Adrienne Corri
Actor
13-Nov-1931 13-Mar-2016 A Clockwork Orange
André Courrèges
Fashion Designer
9-Mar-1923 7-Jan-2016 Miniskirt, go-go boots, etc.
Jo Cox
Politician
22-Jun-1974 16-Jun-2016 British MP, Batley and Spen, assassinated
Paul Cox
Film Director
16-Apr-1940 18-Jun-2016 Innocence
C. Martin Croker
Actor
10-Jan-1962 18-Sep-2016 Zorak & Moltar on Space Ghost
James W. Cronin
Physicist
29-Sep-1931 25-Aug-2016 Time not necessarily reversible
Johan Cruijff
Soccer
25-Apr-1947 24-Mar-2016 Dutch football great
Bill Cunningham
Photographer
13-Mar-1929 25-Jun-2016 Fashion photographer, The New York Times
Walter J. P. Curley
Business
17-Sep-1922 2-Jun-2016 US Ambassador to France, 1989-93
George E. Curry
Journalist
23-Feb-1947 20-Aug-2016 Emerge editor-in-chief
Meir Dagan
Spy
30-Jan-1945 17-Mar-2016 Chief of the Israeli Mossad, 2002-11
Paul Daniels
Magician
6-Apr-1938 17-Mar-2016 The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Alexander DeConde
Historian
13-Nov-1920 28-May-2016 Entangling Alliance
Gloria DeHaven
Actor
23-Jul-1925 30-Jul-2016 Summer Holiday
Alice Denham
Author
21-Jan-1927 27-Jan-2016 Sleeping with the Bad Boys
Robert R. Douglass
Attorney
16-Oct-1931 6-Dec-2016 Vice Chairman of Chase Manhattan, 1985-93
Jerry Doyle
Actor
16-Jul-1956 27-Jul-2016 Michael Garibaldi on Babylon 5
Larry Drake
Actor
21-Feb-1950 17-Mar-2016 Benny Stulwicz on LA Law
Sidney D. Drell
Physicist
13-Sep-1926 21-Dec-2016 In the Shadow of the Bomb
Patty Duke
Actor
14-Dec-1946 29-Mar-2016 The Patty Duke Show
Robin Chandler Duke
Activist
13-Oct-1923 6-Feb-2016 Former president of NARAL
Lois Duncan
Author
28-Apr-1934 15-Jun-2016 I Know What You Did Last Summer
Umberto Eco
Scholar
5-Jan-1932 19-Feb-2016 Foucault's Pendulum, The Name of the Rose
LaVell Edwards
Football
11-Oct-1930 29-Dec-2016 BYU Head Football Coach, 1972-2000
Elizabeth L. Eisenstein
Historian
11-Oct-1923 31-Jan-2016 The Printing Press as an Agent of Change
Bob Elliott
Comic
26-Mar-1923 2-Feb-2016 Half of Bob & Ray
Keith Emerson
Musician
2-Nov-1944 11-Mar-2016 Keyboardist for Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Péter Esterházy
Author
14-Apr-1950 14-Jul-2016 Celestial Harmonies
Thorbjörn Fälldin
Head of State
24-Apr-1926 23-Jul-2016 Twice Prime Minister of Sweden
Fyvush Finkel
Actor
9-Oct-1923 14-Aug-2016 Picket Fences
Frank Finlay
Actor
6-Aug-1926 30-Jan-2016 Othello
Carrie Fisher
Actor
21-Oct-1956 27-Dec-2016 Princess Leia in Star Wars
Jay S. Fishman
Business
4-Nov-1952 19-Aug-2016 CEO of Travelers, 2007-15
Dario Fo
Playwright
26-Mar-1926 13-Oct-2016 Italian playwright and Nobel laureate
Rob Ford
Politician
28-May-1969 22-Mar-2016 Mayor of Toronto, 2010-14
Thomas Mikal Ford
Actor
15-Jun-1962 12-Oct-2016 Tommy Strawn on Martin
Bill Foster
Basketball
19-Aug-1929 7-Jan-2016 Duke University Head Coach, 1974-80
Bernard Fox
Actor
11-May-1927 14-Dec-2016 Dr. Bombay on Bewitched
Don Francks
Actor
28-Feb-1932 3-Apr-2016 Walter on La Femme Nikita
Glenn Frey
Musician
6-Nov-1948 18-Jan-2016 Lead vocals and guitar, Eagles
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Actor
6-Feb-1917 18-Dec-2016 Cop-slapping Gabor sister
Michel Galabru
Actor
27-Oct-1922 4-Jan-2016 The Judge and the Assassin
Rita Gam
Actor
2-Apr-1928 22-Mar-2016 The Thief
Joe Garagiola
Baseball
12-Feb-1926 23-Mar-2016 St. Louis Cardinal turned sportscaster
Charles Gatewood
Photographer
8-Nov-1942 28-Apr-2016 Photographer of the unusual
Lisa Gaye
Actor
6-Mar-1935 14-Jul-2016 Rock Around the Clock
George Gaynes
Actor
16-May-1917 15-Feb-2016 Henry Warnimont on Punky Brewster
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Politician
21-Mar-1927 31-Mar-2016 German Foreign Minister, 1974-92
David Gest
Film/TV Producer
11-May-1953 12-Apr-2016 Ex-Husband of Liza Minnelli
Benjamin A. Gilman
Politician
6-Dec-1922 17-Dec-2016 Congressman from New York, 1973-2003
Ron Glass
Actor
10-Jul-1945 25-Nov-2016 Det. Harris on Barney Miller
John Glenn
Astronaut
18-Jul-1921 8-Dec-2016 First American to orbit earth
Gogi Grant
Singer
20-Sep-1924 10-Mar-2016 The Wayward Wind
Dennis Green
Football
17-Feb-1949 21-Jul-2016 NFL and NCAA football coach
Roman S. Gribbs
Politician
29-Dec-1925 5-Apr-2016 Mayor of Detroit, 1970-74
Tammy Grimes
Actor
30-Jan-1934 30-Oct-2016 The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Andy Grove
Business
2-Sep-1936 21-Mar-2016 CEO of Intel, 1987-98
Brandon Grove
Diplomat
8-Apr-1929 20-May-2016 US Ambassador to Zaire, 1984-87
Ann Morgan Guilbert
Actor
16-Oct-1928 14-Jun-2016 Yetta Rosenberg on The Nanny
John Gutfreund
Business
14-Sep-1929 9-Mar-2016 CEO of Salomon Brothers, 1984-91
Merle Haggard
Country Musician
6-Apr-1937 6-Apr-2016 Okie From Muskogee
Dan Haggerty
Actor
19-Nov-1942 15-Jan-2016 Grizzly Adams
David Hahn
Inventor
30-Oct-1976 27-Sep-2016 Do-it-yourself nuclear reactor
David Hall
Politician
20-Oct-1930 6-May-2016 Governor of Oklahoma, 1971-75
Guy Hamilton
Film Director
16-Sep-1922 21-Apr-2016 Goldfinger
Earl Hamner, Jr.
Film/TV Producer
10-Jul-1923 24-Mar-2016 The Waltons
Hanoi Hannah
Radio Personality
1931 30-Sep-2016 VC propagandist during Vietnam War
Curtis Hanson
Film Director
24-Mar-1945 20-Sep-2016 LA Confidential
Pat Harrington
Actor
13-Aug-1929 6-Jan-2016 Duane Schneider on One Day at a Time
Louis Harris
Business
6-Jan-1921 17-Dec-2016 Pollster, Louis Harris and Associates
Jim Harrison
Novelist
11-Dec-1937 26-Mar-2016 Legends of the Fall
Cecilia Hart
Actor
19-Feb-1948 16-Oct-2016 Wife of James Earl Jones
Geoffrey H. Hartman
Critic
11-Aug-1929 14-Mar-2016 The Unmediated Vision
João Havelange
Soccer
8-May-1916 16-Aug-2016 President of FIFA, 1974-98
Tom Hayden
Activist
11-Dec-1939 23-Oct-2016 Jane Fonda's ex
Shirley Hazzard
Novelist
30-Jan-1931 12-Dec-2016 The Transit of Venus
Ken Hechler
Politician
20-Sep-1914 10-Dec-2016 Congressman from West Virginia, 1959-77
Henry Heimlich
Doctor
3-Feb-1920 17-Dec-2016 Heimlich maneuver
Donald A. Henderson
Doctor
7-Sep-1928 19-Aug-2016 Led effort to eradicate smallpox
Florence Henderson
Actor
14-Feb-1934 24-Nov-2016 Carol (mom) on The Brady Bunch
Steven Hill
Actor
24-Feb-1922 23-Aug-2016 Adam Schiff on Law & Order
Arthur Hiller
Film Director
22-Nov-1923 17-Aug-2016 An Alan Smithee Film
Warren Hinckle
Journalist
12-Oct-1938 25-Aug-2016 Former editor of Ramparts
Clyde C. Holloway
Politician
28-Nov-1943 16-Oct-2016 Congressman from Louisiana, 1987-93
Robert Horton
Actor
29-Jul-1924 9-Mar-2016 Flint McCullough on Wagon Train
Ken Howard
Actor
28-Mar-1944 23-Mar-2016 The White Shadow
Gordie Howe
Hockey
31-Mar-1928 10-Jun-2016 Mr. Hockey
David Huddleston
Actor
17-Sep-1930 2-Aug-2016 The Big Lebowski
William H. Hudnut III
Politician
17-Oct-1932 17-Dec-2016 Mayor of Indianapolis, 1976-91
Shirley Hufstedler
Judge
24-Aug-1925 30-Mar-2016 US Secretary of Education, 1979-81
Gwen Ifill
Journalist
29-Sep-1955 14-Nov-2016 Washington Week, Lehrer News Hour
Monte Irvin
Baseball
25-Feb-1919 11-Jan-2016 Negro Leagues player, MLB Hall of Famer
Anne Jackson
Actor
3-Sep-1926 12-Apr-2016 Folks!
Sonny James
Country Music Singer
1-May-1929 22-Feb-2016 Young Love
Deborah S. Jin
Physicist
15-Nov-1968 15-Sep-2016 Created a fermionic condensate
Bill Johnson
Skier
30-Mar-1960 21-Jan-2016 Downhill skiing gold medal, 1984
F. Ross Johnson
Business
13-Dec-1931 29-Dec-2016 CEO of RJR Nabisco, 1987-89
George Jonas
Author
15-Jun-1935 10-Jan-2016 Vengeance
Sharon Jones
Singer
4-May-1956 18-Nov-2016 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Piet de Jong
Head of State
3-Apr-1915 27-Jul-2016 Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1967-71
Bryce Jordan
Educator
22-Sep-1924 12-Apr-2016 President of Penn State, 1983-90
Anker Jřrgensen
Head of State
13-Jul-1922 20-Mar-2016 Twice Prime Minister of Denmark
Kitty Kallen
Singer
25-May-1921 7-Jan-2016 Bésame Mucho
Paul Kantner
Musician
17-Mar-1941 28-Jan-2016 Jefferson Airplane
Marvin Kaplan
Actor
24-Jan-1927 25-Aug-2016 Henry on Alice
Islam Karimov
Head of State
30-Jan-1938 2-Sep-2016 President of Uzbekistan, 1991-2016
Andrey Karlov
Diplomat
4-Feb-1954 19-Dec-2016 Russian Ambassador to Turkey, assassinated
Judith S. Kaye
Judge
4-Aug-1938 7-Jan-2016 Chief Judge, State of New York, 1993-2008
Frank Kelly
Actor
28-Dec-1938 28-Feb-2016 Father Jack Hackett on Father Ted
Tommy Kelly
Actor
6-Apr-1925 26-Jan-2016 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
George Kennedy
Actor
18-Feb-1925 28-Feb-2016 Airport, Naked Gun
Imre Kertész
Author
9-Nov-1929 31-Mar-2016 Holocaust survivor, literature Nobel
Abbas Kiarostami
Film Director
22-Jun-1940 4-Jul-2016 Taste of Cherry
Tom Kibble
Mathematician
23-Dec-1932 2-Jun-2016 Zurek-Kibble theory
James Kimsey
Business
15-Sep-1939 1-Mar-2016 AOL's founding CEO
Walter Kohn
Chemist
9-Mar-1923 19-Apr-2016 Density-functional theory
Tommy Kono
Sports Figure
27-Jun-1930 24-Apr-2016 Weightlifter
Sir Harold Kroto
Chemist
7-Oct-1939 30-Apr-2016 Co-Discovered fullerenes
Burt Kwouk
Actor
18-Jul-1930 24-May-2016 Cato in Pink Panther films
Tim LaHaye
Religion
27-Apr-1926 25-Jul-2016 Left Behind series
Melvin Laird
Politician
1-Sep-1922 16-Nov-2016 US Secretary of Defense, 1969-73
Greg Lake
Musician
10-Nov-1947 7-Dec-2016 Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Ralph S. Larsen
Business
18-Nov-1938 9-Mar-2016 CEO of Johnson & Johnson, 1989-2002
Steven LaTourette
Politician
22-Jul-1954 3-Aug-2016 Congressman from Ohio, 1995-2013
Delbert L. Latta
Politician
5-Mar-1920 12-May-2016 Congressman from Ohio, 1959-89
Johnny Lattner
Football
24-Oct-1932 12-Feb-2016 Winner, 1953 Heisman Trophy
Harper Lee
Novelist
28-Apr-1926 19-Feb-2016 To Kill A Mockingbird
Sammy Lee
Diver
1-Aug-1920 2-Dec-2016 Olympic diver
Drew Lewis
Government
3-Nov-1931 10-Feb-2016 US Secretary of Transportation, 1981-83
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Film Director
15-Jun-1926 26-Sep-2016 Two Thousand Maniacs!
Richard Libertini
Actor
21-May-1933 7-Jan-2016 The In-Laws
Susan L. Lindquist
Biologist
5-Jun-1949 27-Oct-2016 Protein folding
Eric Lubbock
Politician
29-Sep-1928 14-Feb-2016 4th Baron Avebury
Malcolm M. Lucas
Judge
19-Apr-1927 28-Sep-2016 California Chief Justice, 1987-96
China Machado
Model
25-Dec-1928 18-Dec-2016 First non-white American supermodel
George MacIntyre
Football
30-Apr-1939 5-Jan-2016 Vanderbilt Head Coach, 1979-85
Ted Marchibroda
Football
15-Mar-1931 16-Jan-2016 Retired NFL head coach
David Margulies
Actor
19-Feb-1937 11-Jan-2016 Ghostbusters
Neville Marriner
Conductor
15-Apr-1924 2-Oct-2016 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Garry Marshall
Film Director
13-Nov-1934 19-Jul-2016 Happy Days
George Martin
Music Producer
3-Jan-1926 8-Mar-2016 Beatles producer
Leslie H. Martinson
Film Director
16-Jan-1915 3-Sep-2016 Batman: The Movie
Michael Massee
Actor
1-Sep-1952 20-Oct-2016 Momentum
Omar Mateen
Terrorist
16-Nov-1986 12-Jun-2016 Killed 49 at an Orlando gay nightclub
Walter E. Mattson
Business
6-Jun-1932 30-Dec-2016 President of the New York Times, 1979-92
Patrick Mayhew
Politician
11-Sep-1929 25-Jun-2016 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1992-97
Aubrey K. McClendon
Business
14-Jul-1959 2-Mar-2016 CEO of Chesapeake Energy, 1989-2013
Henry McCullough
Guitarist
21-Jul-1943 14-Jun-2016 Guitarist for Joe Cocker and Wings
Forrest McDonald
Historian
7-Jan-1927 19-Jan-2016 We The People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution
John McLaughlin
Talk Show Host
29-Mar-1927 16-Aug-2016 The McLaughlin Group
William H. McNeill
Historian
31-Oct-1917 8-Jul-2016 The Rise of the West
James Alan McPherson
Author
16-Sep-1943 27-Jul-2016 Elbow Room
George Michael
Singer/Songwriter
25-Jun-1963 25-Dec-2016 Wham!
Prince Mikasa
Royalty
15-Dec-1915 27-Oct-2016 Son of Emperor Taisho
Abner J. Mikva
Politician
21-Jan-1926 4-Jul-2016 Illinois Congressman, Clinton Counsel
Mike Minor
Actor
7-Dec-1939 25-Jan-2016 Steve Elliott on Petticoat Junction
Marvin Minsky
Scientist
9-Aug-1927 24-Jan-2016 Father of Artificial Intelligence
Edgar Mitchell
Astronaut
17-Sep-1930 4-Feb-2016 6th to walk on the Moon
Rose Mofford
Politician
10-Jun-1922 15-Sep-2016 Governor of Arizona, 1988-91
Scotty Moore
Guitarist
27-Dec-1931 28-Jun-2016 Elvis Presley's first guitarist
Michèle Morgan
Actor
29-Feb-1920 20-Dec-2016 La Symphonie pastorale
Robert B. Morgan
Politician
5-Oct-1925 16-Jul-2016 US Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81
S. R. Nathan
Head of State
3-Jul-1924 22-Aug-2016 President of Singapore, 1999-2011
Gloria Naylor
Novelist
25-Jan-1950 28-Sep-2016 The Women of Brewster Place
Noel Neill
Actor
25-Nov-1920 3-Jul-2016 Adventures of Superman
Agnes Nixon
Film/TV Producer
10-Dec-1927 28-Sep-2016 Daytime soap operas
Marni Nixon
Singer
22-Feb-1930 24-Jul-2016 The Voice of Hollywood
James Noble
Actor
5-Mar-1922 28-Mar-2016 Gov. Gatling on Benson
Bill Nunn
Actor
20-Oct-1953 24-Sep-2016 Do the Right Thing
Hugh O'Brian
Actor
19-Apr-1925 5-Sep-2016 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
William L. O'Neill
Historian
18-Apr-1935 29-Mar-2016 Coming Apart
Pauline Oliveros
Composer
30-May-1932 24-Nov-2016 Composer, Deep Listener
Michael Oxley
Politician
11-Feb-1944 1-Jan-2016 Congressman from Ohio, 1981-2007
Arnold Palmer
Golf
10-Sep-1929 25-Sep-2016 Won 61 PGA tournaments
Seymour Papert
Computer Programmer
29-Feb-1928 31-Jul-2016 Programming language LOGO
Cecil Parkinson
Politician
1-Sep-1931 22-Jan-2016 Thatcherite MP and Minister
Lou Pearlman
Music Producer
19-Jun-1954 19-Aug-2016 Boy bands and Ponzi schemes
Shimon Peres
Head of State
16-Aug-1923 28-Sep-2016 President of Israel, 2007-14
Tom Perkins
Business
7-Jan-1932 7-Jun-2016 Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins
Joseph Carlton Petrone
Diplomat
30-Nov-1922 24-Mar-2016 US Ambassador to UN in Europe, 1987-89
Lawrence Phillips
Football
12-May-1975 13-Jan-2016 Troubled former pro football player
Charles J. Pilliod, Jr.
Business
20-Oct-1918 18-Apr-2016 CEO of Goodyear, 1974-83
Jon Polito
Actor
29-Dec-1950 1-Sep-2016 Johnny Caspar in Miller's Crossing
Prince
Musician
7-Jun-1958 21-Apr-2016 Purple Rain
James Prior
Politician
11-Oct-1927 12-Dec-2016 Minister for Northern Ireland, 1981-84
Hilary Putnam
Philosopher
31-Jul-1926 13-Mar-2016 Philosophy of Mind
Nancy Reagan
First Lady
6-Jul-1921 6-Mar-2016 Wife of US President Reagan
Johnny Rebel
Singer
25-Sep-1938 3-Sep-2016 Segregationist Singer
Joseph Verner Reed
Government
17-Dec-1937 29-Sep-2016 US Ambassador to Morocco, 1981-85
John Reinhardt
Diplomat
8-Mar-1920 18-Feb-2016 US Ambassador to Nigeria, 1971-75
Janet Reno
Government
21-Jul-1938 7-Nov-2016 US Attorney General, 1993-2001
Debbie Reynolds
Actor
1-Apr-1932 28-Dec-2016 Dancer, actress
John J. Riccardo
Business
2-Jul-1924 13-Feb-2016 CEO of Chrysler, 1975-79
Alan Rickman
Actor
21-Feb-1946 14-Jan-2016 Die Hard
Jack Riley
Actor
30-Dec-1935 19-Aug-2016 Elliot Carlin on The Bob Newhart Show
Jacques Rivette
Film Director
1-Mar-1928 29-Jan-2016 La Belle Noiseuse
Doris Roberts
Actor
4-Nov-1925 17-Apr-2016 Marie on Everybody Loves Raymond
Vera Rubin
Astronomer
23-Jul-1928 25-Dec-2016 Structure of galaxies
Leon Russell
Musician
2-Apr-1942 13-Nov-2016 Producer, session player, etc.
Buddy Ryan
Football
17-Feb-1931 28-Jun-2016 Retired NFL Coach
Martin Sabo
Politician
28-Feb-1938 13-Mar-2016 Congressman from Minnesota, 1979-2007
Andrew Sachs
Actor
7-Apr-1930 23-Nov-2016 Manuel on Fawlty Towers
Morley Safer
Journalist
8-Nov-1931 19-May-2016 60 Minutes
Kenny Sailors
Basketball
14-Jan-1921 30-Jan-2016 Jump shot pioneer
Rashaan Salaam
Football
8-Oct-1974 5-Dec-2016 Winner, 1994 Heisman Trophy
Theresa Saldana
Actor
20-Aug-1954 6-Jun-2016 Raging Bull
Steven B. Sample
Educator
29-Nov-1940 29-Mar-2016 President, University of Southern California, 1991-2010
Joe Santos
Actor
9-Jun-1931 18-Mar-2016 Det. Becker on Rockford Files
Hal Saunders
Diplomat
27-Dec-1930 6-Mar-2016 Asst. Secy. of State for the Near East, 1978-81
Antonin Scalia
Judge
11-Mar-1936 13-Feb-2016 US Supreme Court Justice, 1986-2016
William Schallert
Actor
6-Jul-1922 8-May-2016 Martin Lane on The Patty Duke Show
Sydney Schanberg
Journalist
17-Jan-1934 9-Jul-2016 The Death and Life of Dith Pran
Walter Scheel
Politician
8-Jul-1919 24-Aug-2016 President of Germany, 1974-79
Thomas C. Schelling
Economist
14-Apr-1921 13-Dec-2016 The Strategy of Conflict
Phyllis Schlafly
Activist
15-Aug-1924 5-Sep-2016 Opponent of women's liberation
Charles L. Schultze
Economist
12-Dec-1924 27-Sep-2016 Council of Economic Advisers, 1977-81
Ettore Scola
Screenwriter
10-May-1931 19-Jan-2016 A Special Day
Angus Scrimm
Actor
19-Aug-1929 9-Jan-2016 The Tall Man in Phantasm
Reinhard Selten
Economist
5-Oct-1930 23-Aug-2016 Game theory
Peter Shaffer
Playwright
15-May-1926 6-Jun-2016 Amadeus, Equus
Garry Shandling
Comic
29-Nov-1949 24-Mar-2016 Larry Sanders
Lloyd S. Shapley
Mathematician
2-Jun-1923 12-Mar-2016 Theory of stable allocations
Stanley K. Sheinbaum
Activist
12-Jun-1920 12-Sep-2016 Publisher, New Perspectives Quarterly
Jean Shepard
Country Musician
21-Nov-1933 25-Sep-2016 Beautiful Lies
Frank Sinatra, Jr.
Singer
10-Jan-1944 16-Mar-2016 Son of Frank
Liz Smith
Actor
11-Dec-1921 24-Dec-2016 The Royle Family
Bud Spencer
Actor
31-Oct-1929 27-Jun-2016 My Name Is Trinity
James Stacy
Actor
23-Dec-1936 9-Sep-2016 Lancer
Dr. Ralph Stanley
Musician
27-Feb-1927 23-Jun-2016 Bluegrass musician
Kay Starr
Singer
21-Jul-1922 4-Nov-2016 Hillbilly jazz singer
Monteagle Stearns
Diplomat
5-Dec-1924 14-May-2016 US Ambassador to Greece, 1981-85
Fritz Stern
Historian
2-Feb-1926 18-May-2016 German historian
Louis Stettner
Photographer
7-Nov-1922 13-Oct-2016 Photographed streets of New York and Paris
Pat Summitt
Basketball
14-Jun-1952 28-Jun-2016 Winningest coach in NCAA history
Barbara Tarbuck
Actor
15-Jan-1942 27-Dec-2016 Jane Jacks on General Hospital
Sheri S. Tepper
Author
16-Jul-1929 22-Oct-2016 The Gate to Women's Country
Ruth Terry
Actor
21-Oct-1920 11-Mar-2016 An Angel from Texas
Alan Thicke
Actor
1-Mar-1947 13-Dec-2016 Growing Pains
Toots Thielemans
Jazz Musician
29-Apr-1922 22-Aug-2016 Blues harmonica player
E. Parry Thomas
Business
29-Jun-1921 26-Aug-2016 Bank of Las Vegas
Ray Thornton
Politician
16-Jul-1928 13-Apr-2016 Former Congressman from Arkansas
Nate Thurmond
Basketball
25-Jul-1941 16-Jul-2016 NBA Hall of Famer
Lester Thurow
Economist
7-May-1938 25-Mar-2016 Sloan School of Management
Grant Tinker
Business
11-Jan-1926 28-Nov-2016 Chairman of NBC, 1981-86
John L. Tishman
Business
24-Jan-1926 6-Feb-2016 Built the World Trade Center
Alvin Toffler
Author
4-Oct-1928 27-Jun-2016 Future Shock
Susan J. Tolchin
Political Scientist
14-Jan-1941 18-May-2016 To the Victor...
Michel Tournier
Novelist
19-Dec-1924 18-Jan-2016 Le Roi des aulnes
Lupita Tovar
Actor
27-Jul-1910 12-Nov-2016 Spanish version of Dracula
William Trevor
Novelist
24-May-1928 20-Nov-2016 The Old Boys
Roger Y. Tsien
Scientist
1-Feb-1952 24-Aug-2016 Green Fluorescent Protein
W. J. Usery
Government
21-Dec-1923 10-Dec-2016 US Secretary of Labor, 1976-77
Vanity
Singer
4-Jan-1959 15-Feb-2016 Lingerie-clad Prince protégé
Nana Vasconcelos
Drummer
2-Aug-1944 16-Mar-2016 Adventurous Brazilian percussionist
Peter Vaughan
Actor
4-Apr-1923 6-Dec-2016 The Remains of the Day
Robert Vaughn
Actor
22-Nov-1932 11-Nov-2016 Napoleon Solo on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Bobby Vee
Singer
30-Apr-1943 24-Oct-2016 Take Good Care of My Baby
Alan Vega
Singer
23-Jun-1948 16-Jul-2016 The voice of Suicide
John Vessey
Military
29-Jun-1922 18-Aug-2016 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 1982-85
Abe Vigoda
Actor
24-Feb-1921 26-Jan-2016 Fish on Barney Miller
George Voinovich
Politician
15-Jul-1936 12-Jun-2016 Governor and Senator from Ohio
Andrzej Wajda
Film Director
6-Mar-1926 9-Oct-2016 The Promised Land
Bobby Wanzer
Basketball
4-Jun-1921 23-Jan-2016 Rochester Royal, NBA Hall-of Famer
Fritz Weaver
Actor
19-Jan-1926 26-Nov-2016 Fail Safe
George Weidenfeld
Publisher
13-Sep-1919 20-Jan-2016 Co-Founder, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Papa Wemba
Musician
14-Jun-1949 24-Apr-2016 King of Rhumba Rock
Arnold Wesker
Playwright
24-May-1932 12-Apr-2016 The Kitchen
Edgar Whitcomb
Politician
6-Nov-1917 4-Feb-2016 Governor of Indiana, 1969-73
Maurice White
Musician
19-Dec-1941 3-Feb-2016 Founder, Earth, Wind & Fire
Margaret Whitton
Actor
30-Nov-1950 4-Dec-2016 The Secret of My Succe$s
Ralph V. Whitworth
Business
c. 1954 29-Sep-2016 Relational Investors LLC
Elie Wiesel
Activist
30-Sep-1928 2-Jul-2016 Anti-Holocaust and human-rights activist
Gene Wilder
Actor
11-Jun-1933 28-Aug-2016 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Van Williams
Actor
27-Feb-1934 28-Nov-2016 The Green Hornet
Douglas Wilmer
Actor
8-Jan-1920 31-Mar-2016 Sherlock Holmes
Terry Wogan
Radio Personality
3-Aug-1938 31-Jan-2016 BBC's Wake Up To Wogan
Bernie Worrell
Musician
19-Apr-1944 24-Jun-2016 Blacktronic Scientist
Harry Wu
Activist
8-Feb-1937 26-Apr-2016 Human rights activist
Glenn Yarbrough
Singer
12-Jan-1930 11-Aug-2016 Lead singer, The Limeliters
Brock Yates
Auto Racing
21-Oct-1933 5-Oct-2016 Cannonball Run
Anton Yelchin
Actor
11-Mar-1989 19-Jun-2016 Delivering Milo
Alan Young
Actor
19-Nov-1919 19-May-2016 Wilbur Post on Mister Ed
Steve Young
Singer/Songwriter
12-Jul-1942 17-Mar-2016 Seven Bridges Road
Ahmed H. Zewail
Chemist
26-Feb-1946 2-Aug-2016 Femtochemistry
Vilmos Zsigmond
Cinematographer
16-Jun-1930 1-Jan-2016 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Buckwheat Zydeco
Musician
14-Nov-1947 24-Sep-2016 Accordionist, Zydeco legend


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