Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Bhumibol Adulyadej |
Head of State |
5-Dec-1927 |
|
King of Thailand |
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
Actor |
22-Aug-1967 |
|
Adebisi in Oz |
Luana Anders |
Actor |
12-May-1938 |
21-Jul-1996 |
The Pit and the Pendulum |
Laurie Anderson |
Performance Artist |
5-Jun-1947 |
|
Tape bow violinist and performance artist |
Ashoka |
Royalty |
c. 304 BC |
232 BC |
Emperor of India, 273-32 BC |
John Astin |
Actor |
30-Mar-1930 |
|
Gomez on The Addams Family |
Roberto Baggio |
Soccer |
18-Feb-1967 |
|
The Divine Ponytail |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Head of State |
17-Apr-1916 |
10-Oct-2000 |
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka |
Matsuo Basho |
Poet |
1644 |
12-Oct-1694 |
Haiku master |
Orlando Bloom |
Actor |
13-Jan-1977 |
|
Lord of the Rings |
David Bowie |
Singer/Songwriter |
8-Jan-1947 |
|
Ziggy Stardust |
Buddha |
Religion |
563 BC |
477 BC |
Enlightened One |
Chester Carlson |
Inventor |
8-Feb-1906 |
19-Sep-1968 |
Invented Xerography |
Orlando Cepeda |
Baseball |
17-Sep-1937 |
|
MLB first baseman |
Jackie Chan |
Actor |
7-Apr-1954 |
|
Martial arts star, did his own stunts |
Yvon Chouinard |
Business |
9-Nov-1938 |
|
Founder, Patagonia |
Art Clokey |
Cartoonist |
12-Oct-1921 |
8-Jan-2010 |
Creator of Gumby |
Paula Cole |
Musician |
5-Apr-1968 |
|
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? |
Peter Coyote |
Actor |
10-Oct-1942 |
|
Dennis Ryland on The 4400 |
Penelope Cruz |
Actor |
28-Apr-1974 |
|
Woman On Top |
Dalai Lama |
Religion |
6-Jul-1935 |
|
14th incarnation of the Dalai Lama |
Patrick Duffy |
Actor |
17-Mar-1949 |
|
Bobby Ewing on Dallas |
Daniel Ellsberg |
Government |
7-Apr-1931 |
|
Pentagon Papers source |
Eric Erlandson |
Guitarist |
9-Jan-1963 |
|
Guitarist for Hole |
Boy George |
Singer/Songwriter |
14-Jun-1961 |
|
Karma Chameleon |
Richard Gere |
Actor |
31-Aug-1949 |
|
American Gigolo |
Allen Ginsberg |
Poet |
3-Jun-1926 |
5-Apr-1997 |
Howl! |
Karl Gjellerup |
Author |
2-Jun-1857 |
11-Oct-1919 |
The Pilgrim Kamanita |
Paul Michael Glaser |
Actor |
25-Mar-1943 |
|
Starsky and Hutch |
Ron Glass |
Actor |
10-Jul-1945 |
|
Det. Harris on Barney Miller |
Gary Glitter |
Musician |
8-May-1944 |
|
Rock and Roll Part 2 |
Alex Grey |
Artist |
29-Nov-1953 |
|
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors |
Colleen Hanabusa |
Politician |
4-May-1951 |
|
Congresswoman, Hawaii 1st |
Herbie Hancock |
Jazz Musician |
12-Apr-1940 |
|
Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist |
Naomie Harris |
Actor |
6-Sep-1976 |
|
Pirates of the Caribbean |
Goldie Hawn |
Actor |
21-Nov-1945 |
|
Private Benjamin |
Sessue Hayakawa |
Actor |
10-Jun-1889 |
23-Nov-1973 |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
Mazie Hirono |
Politician |
3-Nov-1947 |
|
Congresswoman, Hawaii 2nd |
Chuck Hoberman |
Inventor |
1956 |
|
Creator of unfolding structures |
Soichiro Honda |
Business |
17-Nov-1906 |
5-Aug-1991 |
Founder of Honda Motor Company |
William Hung |
Singer |
13-Jan-1983 |
|
Hong Kong Ricky Martin on American Idol |
Cheddi Jagan |
Head of State |
22-Mar-1918 |
6-Mar-1997 |
President of Guyana, 1992-97 |
Steve Jobs |
Business |
24-Feb-1955 |
5-Oct-2011 |
Co-Founder of Apple Computer |
Hank Johnson |
Politician |
2-Oct-1954 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 4th |
Angelina Jolie |
Actor |
4-Jun-1975 |
|
Tomb Raider |
Herbert von Karajan |
Conductor |
5-Apr-1908 |
16-Jul-1989 |
General music director of Europe |
Bob Kaufman |
Poet |
18-Apr-1925 |
12-Jan-1986 |
Solitudes Crowded with Loneliness |
Irvin Kershner |
Film Director |
29-Apr-1923 |
27-Nov-2010 |
The Empire Strikes Back |
Kublai Khan |
Royalty |
23-Sep-1215 |
18-Feb-1294 |
Mongol Emperor, 1260-71 |
Aung San Suu Kyi |
Activist |
19-Jun-1945 |
|
Burmese activist, Nobel Prize recipient |
Jules Laforgue |
Poet |
16-Aug-1860 |
20-Aug-1887 |
Pessimistic poet who inspired T. S. Eliot |
Bruce Lee |
Actor |
27-Nov-1940 |
20-Jul-1973 |
Enter the Dragon |
Rula Lenska |
Actor |
30-Sep-1947 |
|
Alberta VO5 commercials |
Jet Li |
Actor |
26-Apr-1963 |
|
Kung fu action movie star |
Konosuke Matsushita |
Business |
27-Nov-1894 |
27-Apr-1989 |
Founder of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. |
Peter Matthiessen |
Novelist |
22-May-1927 |
|
At Play in the Fields of the Lord |
MCA |
Rapper |
5-Aug-1967 |
4-May-2012 |
Beastie Boys |
Stephin Merritt |
Singer/Songwriter |
1966 |
|
The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths |
Yukio Mishima |
Author |
14-Jan-1925 |
25-Nov-1970 |
The Sea of Fertility |
Joni Mitchell |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Nov-1943 |
|
Big Yellow Taxi |
Alanis Morissette |
Singer |
1-Jun-1974 |
|
Jagged Little Pill |
Jamie Muir |
Drummer |
? |
|
Experimental percussionist |
Miyamoto Musashi |
Military |
12-Mar-1584 |
13-Jun-1645 |
A Book of Five Rings |
Haing S. Ngor |
Victim |
22-Mar-1940 |
25-Feb-1996 |
The Killing Fields |
Peter Norton |
Computer Programmer |
14-Nov-1943 |
|
Retired computer utilities programmer |
Michael O'Keefe |
Actor |
24-Apr-1955 |
|
Caddyshack |
Carré Otis |
Model |
28-Sep-1968 |
|
Mickey Rourke's ex-wife |
Mariane Pearl |
Journalist |
23-Jul-1967 |
|
Widow of Daniel Pearl |
Dennis Peron |
Activist |
8-Apr-1945 |
|
Medical marijuana |
Robert Pirsig |
Author |
6-Sep-1928 |
|
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance |
Stacey Q |
Singer |
30-Nov-1958 |
|
Two of Hearts |
Mahinda Rajapakse |
Head of State |
18-Nov-1945 |
|
President of Sri Lanka |
Keanu Reeves |
Actor |
2-Sep-1964 |
|
Dude |
Vere Rothermere |
Publisher |
27-Apr-1925 |
1-Sep-1998 |
Proprietor of the Daily Mail, 1971-98 |
Herschel Savage |
Pornstar |
25-Nov-1952 |
|
Go-to performer for Seymore Butts |
Steven Seagal |
Actor |
10-Apr-1951 |
|
Under Siege |
Garry Shandling |
Comic |
29-Nov-1949 |
|
Larry Sanders |
Duncan Sheik |
Musician |
18-Nov-1969 |
|
Barely Breathing |
Thaksin Shinawatra |
Head of State |
26-Jul-1949 |
|
Prime Minister of Thailand, 2001-06 |
Phoebe Snow |
Jazz Musician |
17-Jul-1952 |
26-Apr-2011 |
Jazz vocalist |
Koo Stark |
Actor |
26-Apr-1956 |
|
Ex-Girlfriend of Prince Andrew |
George Takei |
Actor |
20-Apr-1937 |
|
Sulu on Star Trek |
Mika Tan |
Pornstar |
27-Nov-1977 |
|
Lady Fellatio #2: Desperately Seeking Semen |
U Thant |
Diplomat |
22-Jan-1909 |
25-Nov-1974 |
UN Secretary General, 1961-71 |
Uma Thurman |
Actor |
29-Apr-1970 |
|
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 |
Kiichiro Toyoda |
Business |
11-Jun-1894 |
27-Mar-1952 |
Founder of Toyota Motor Corporation |
Tina Turner |
Singer |
26-Nov-1939 |
|
What's Love Got to Do With It |
Steve Van Zandt |
Guitarist |
22-Nov-1950 |
|
Silvio on The Sopranos |
Sven Väth |
Disc Jockey |
26-Oct-1964 |
|
Marathon trance DJ |
Collin Walcott |
Jazz Musician |
24-Feb-1945 |
8-Nov-1984 |
Jazz sitar player |
Alice Walker |
Author |
9-Feb-1944 |
|
The Color Purple |
Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck |
Royalty |
21-Feb-1980 |
|
King of Bhutan |
Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
Royalty |
11-Nov-1955 |
|
King of Bhutan, 1972-2006 |
Alan Watts |
Philosopher |
6-Jan-1915 |
16-Nov-1973 |
Zen beat counterculture sage |
Philip Whalen |
Poet |
20-Oct-1923 |
26-Jun-2002 |
Canoeing up Carbaga Creek |
Faye Wong |
Singer |
8-Aug-1969 |
|
Easily Hurt Woman |
Tiger Woods |
Golf |
30-Dec-1975 |
|
Greatest living golfer |
Fusajiro Yamauchi |
Business |
22-Nov-1860 |
Jan-1940 |
Founder of Nintendo |
Michelle Yeoh |
Actor |
6-Aug-1962 |
|
Hong Kong action movie star |
Hideki Yukawa |
Physicist |
23-Jan-1907 |
8-Sep-1981 |
Predicted existence of mesons |
Chow Yun-Fat |
Actor |
18-May-1955 |
|
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon |