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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Floyd Abrams
Attorney
9-Jul-1936   First Amendment lawyer
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Actor
15-May-1936   Carnival!
Alan Alda
Actor
28-Jan-1936   Capt. Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H
Norma Aleandro
Actor
2-May-1936   The Official Story
Christopher Alexander
Architect
4-Oct-1936   A Pattern Language, The Nature of Order
Gerry L. Alexander
Judge
1936   Washington Chief Justice
Richard V. Allen
Government
1-Jan-1936   Reagan National Security Advisor
Lincoln C. Almond
Politician
16-Jun-1936   Governor of Rhode Island, 1995-2003
Stephen E. Ambrose
Author
10-Jan-1936 13-Oct-2002 Band of Brothers
Wally Amos
Business
1-Jul-1936   Famous Amos
Ursula Andress
Actor
19-Mar-1936   Dr. No
Yoshiro Aoki
Business
c. 1936   Mizuho Bank
Alvin Attles
Basketball
7-Nov-1936   Warriors Head Coach, 1970-83
Jean M. Auel
Novelist
18-Feb-1936   The Clan of the Cave Bear
Albert Ayler
Jazz Musician
13-Jul-1936 5-Nov-1970 Far-out sax blower
Tariq Aziz
Government
1936   Ex-Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister
Richard Bach
Author
23-Jun-1936   Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Joe Don Baker
Actor
12-Feb-1936   Walking Tall
Bobby R. Baldock
Judge
24-Jan-1936   10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-2001
Trevor Bannister
Actor
14-Aug-1936 14-Apr-2011 Are You Being Served?
James R. Barker
Business
c. 1936   Interlake Steamship Co.
Donald Barlett
Journalist
17-Jul-1936   Barlett & Steele
Rona Barrett
Columnist
8-Oct-1936   Entertainment gossip columnist
Marion Barry
Politician
6-Mar-1936   Twice Mayor of Washington, DC
Reginald Bartholomew
Diplomat
17-Feb-1936   US Ambassador to Italy, 1993-97
Herbert M. Baum
Business
6-Dec-1936   CEO of Dial Corporation, 2000-05
Richard Rodney Bennett
Composer
29-Mar-1936   The Mines of Sulphur
Peter B. Bensinger
Government
24-Mar-1936   DEA Administrator, 1976-81
Silvio Berlusconi
Head of State
29-Sep-1936   Former Prime Minister of Italy
Buford P. Berry
Business
c. 1936   Of Counsel, Thompson & Knight
James Bevel
Activist
19-Oct-1936 19-Dec-2008 Civil rights activist, convicted of incest
John H. Biggs
Business
19-Jul-1936   CEO of TIAA-CREF, 1993-2002
Rose Bird
Judge
2-Nov-1936 4-Dec-1999 California Chief Justice, 1977-87
James R. Birle
Business
25-Jan-1936   Former Partner, Blackstone Group
J. Michael Bishop
Scientist
22-Feb-1936   Genetic causes of cancer
Sepp Blatter
Soccer
10-Mar-1936   8th FIFA President
Günter Blobel
Scientist
21-May-1936   Protein signaling in cells
Richard C. Blum
Business
c. 1936   Husband of Dianne Feinstein
Louis V. Bockius III
Business
c. 1936   Former VP at Diebold
Sherwood Boehlert
Politician
28-Sep-1936   Congressman from New York, 1983-2007
John Bohlinger
Politician
21-Apr-1936   Lt. Governor of Montana
Alec Boksenberg
Astronomer
18-Mar-1936   Image Photon Counting System
Peter Bowles
Actor
16-Oct-1936   British comic actor
Herbert W. Boyer
Biologist
10-Jul-1936   Recombinant DNA, first synthetic insulin
William E. Bradford
Business
c. 1936   Chairman of Halliburton, 1998-2000
Claude Brasseur
Actor
15-Jun-1936   Chouchou
Lasse Braun
Business
1936   Pornographer
James Bridges
Film Director
3-Feb-1936 6-Jun-1993 Urban Cowboy and The Paper Chase
Ed Broadbent
Politician
21-Mar-1936   Leader of Canada's NDP, 1975-89
Jim Brown
Football
17-Feb-1936   Cleveland Browns RB
Kenneth L. Brown
Diplomat
6-Dec-1936   US Ambassador to Ghana, 1992-95
Lee Brown
Diplomat
1936   US Ambassador to Austria, 2001-05
Sylvia Browne
Paranormal
19-Oct-1936   Afraid to accept Randi's $1 million challenge
John H. Bryan
Business
5-Oct-1936   CEO of Sara Lee, 1975-2000
Harold Budd
Electronic Musician
24-May-1936   Ambient composer, Eno collaborator
John W. Burden III
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Federated Departmen Stores, 1988-90
James Lee Burke
Novelist
5-Dec-1936   Dave Robicheaux series
Solomon Burke
Singer/Songwriter
21-Mar-1936 10-Oct-2010 Self-styled King of Rock and Soul
Janet Burroway
Novelist
21-Sep-1936   The Dancer from the Dance
Ron Burton
Football
25-Jul-1936 13-Sep-2003 Former Patriots RB
Ruth Buzzi
Actor
24-Jul-1936   Batty woman on Laugh-In
A. S. Byatt
Critic
24-Aug-1936   Possession
Glen Campbell
Country Musician
22-Apr-1936   Rhinestone Cowboy
Cornelius Cardew
Musician
7-May-1936 31-Dec-1981 Experimental composer
Ron Carey
Labor Leader
22-Mar-1936 11-Dec-2008 Teamsters President, 1992-99
Donald M. Carlton
Business
c. 1936   President of Radian Corporation, 1969-95
David Carradine
Actor
8-Dec-1936 3-Jun-2009 Grasshopper
David Caute
Author
16-Dec-1936   Comrade Jacob
Dick Cavett
Talk Show Host
19-Nov-1936   The Dick Cavett Show
Bill Ceverha
Government
c. 1936   Lobbyist, GOP activist
Wilt Chamberlain
Basketball
21-Aug-1936 12-Oct-1999 Wilt the Stilt
Buck Chapoton
Government
18-May-1936   Reagan's tax guy
Bob Charles
Golf
14-Mar-1936   Winner, 1963 British Open
Don Cherry
Jazz Musician
18-Nov-1936 19-Oct-1995 A founder of free-jazz, pocket trumpeter
Leon Chua
Scientist
28-Jun-1936   Hypothesized the memristor
Sam Church
Labor Leader
20-Sep-1936 14-Jul-2009 UMW President, 1979-82
Lucille Clifton
Poet
27-Jun-1936 13-Feb-2010 Good Woman
Johnnetta B. Cole
Educator
19-Oct-1936   President of Spelman College, 1987-97
Martha Layne Collins
Politician
7-Dec-1936   Governor of Kentucky, 1983-87
Frank Conroy
Author
15-Jan-1936 6-Apr-2005 Stop-Time
Gary Conway
Actor
4-Feb-1936   Det. Tilson on Burke's Law
J. Gary Cooper
Business
2-Oct-1936   US Ambassador to Jamaica, 1994-97
Kenneth Copeland
Religion
6-Dec-1936   Kenneth Copeland Ministries
Don Cornelius
TV Personality
27-Sep-1936 1-Feb-2012 Soul Train
Mariclare Costello
Actor
3-Feb-1936   Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Richard W. Courts II
Business
c. 1936   Chairman of Atlantic Investment Co.
Kenneth E. Cowley
Business
c. 1936   News Corporation executive
William J. Coyne
Politician
24-Aug-1936   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1981-2003
Daniel Crane
Politician
10-Jan-1936   Congressman from Illinois, 1979-85
C. Webb Crockett
Attorney
c. 1936   Partner, Fennemore Craig
Joe D'Amato
Film Director
15-Dec-1936 23-Jan-1999 Ator the Invincible
John Danforth
Politician
5-Sep-1936   US Ambassador to the UN, 2004
Charlie Daniels
Country Musician
28-Oct-1936   The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Nader F. Darehshori
Publisher
c. 1936   CEO of Houghton Mifflin, 1990-2002
Bobby Darin
Singer
14-May-1936 20-Dec-1973 Mack the Knife
James Darren
Actor
8-Jun-1936   The Time Tunnel
Ronald R. Davenport
Business
c. 1936   Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation
W. Eugene Davis
Judge
18-Aug-1936   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Morris Dees
Activist
16-Dec-1936   Bankrupted the Klan
Don DeLillo
Novelist
20-Nov-1936   White Noise
James L. Dennis
Judge
9-Jan-1936   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Bruce Dern
Actor
4-Jun-1936   Silent Running
Kenneth T. Derr
Business
4-Aug-1936   CEO of Chevron, 1989-99
Butler Derrick
Politician
30-Sep-1936   Congressman from South Carolina, 1975-95
James V. Diller
Business
c. 1936   CEO of PMC-Sierra, 1983-97
Assia Djebar
Author
4-Aug-1936   So Vast the Prison
James Dobson
Radio Personality
21-Apr-1936   Focus on the Family
Elizabeth Dole
Politician
29-Jul-1936   US Senator from North Carolina, 2003-09
Troy Donahue
Actor
27-Jan-1936 2-Sep-2001 A Summer Place
Robert Downey, Sr.
Film Director
24-Jun-1936   Greaser's Palace
Ernest H. Drew
Business
c. 1936   Former Hoechst executive
Don Drysdale
Baseball
23-Jul-1936 3-Jul-1993 Dodgers pitcher, 1962 Cy Young Award winner
Kitty Dukakis
First Lady
26-Dec-1936   Wife of Michael Dukakis
Keir Dullea
Actor
30-May-1936   2001: A Space Odyssey
John A. Durkin
Politician
29-Mar-1936   US Senator from New Hampshire, 1975-80
Nancy Dussault
Actor
30-Jun-1936   Too Close for Comfort
Anthony S. Earl
Politician
12-Apr-1936   Governor of Wisconsin, 1983-87
Duane Eddy
Guitarist
26-Apr-1936   Rebel Rouser
Richard J. Egan
Business
28-Feb-1936 28-Aug-2009 Co-Founder, EMC Corporation
Luigi R. Einaudi
Diplomat
1-Mar-1936   Secy. General of the OAS, 2004-05
Hector Elizondo
Actor
22-Dec-1936   Dr. Neven Bell on Monk
Roy Emerson
Tennis
3-Nov-1936   Winner of 28 Grand Slam titles
Guillermo Endara
Head of State
12-May-1936 28-Sep-2009 President of Panama, 1989-94
James D. Ericson
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Northwestern Mutual, 1993-2001
Gerhard Ertl
Chemist
10-Oct-1936   Auto emissions and the ozone layer
Ralph Estes
Scholar
c. 1936   Tyranny of the Bottom Line
Chad Everett
Actor
11-Jun-1936 24-Jul-2012 Dr. Joe Gannon on Medical Center
George L. Farinsky
Business
c. 1936   CFO of Ashton-Tate, 1987-91
Anne V. Farrell
Administrator
c. 1936   CEO of the Seattle Foundation, 1984-2003
John D. Feerick
Attorney
12-Jul-1936   Dean of Fordham Law, 1982-2002
Thomas F. Ferguson
Business
c. 1936   United Gulf Management, Ltd.
Randolph M. Ferlic
Doctor
17-Jul-1936   Thoracic surgeon
William H. Fike
Business
c. 1936   Vice Chairman, Magna International, 1994-99
Albert Finney
Actor
9-May-1936   Erin Brockovich
Joel M. Flaum
Judge
26-Nov-1936   7th Circuit Court of Appeals
James J. Forese
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Ikon, 1998-2002
Frederic Forrest
Actor
23-Dec-1936   Apocalypse Now
Cyrus F. Freidheim
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Sun Times Media Group, 2006-09
Henry F. Frigon
Business
c. 1936   CEO of CARSTAR, Inc., 1998-2001
Yasuo Fukuda
Politician
16-Jul-1936   Prime Minister of Japan, 2007-08
Elizabeth Furse
Politician
13-Oct-1936   Congresswoman from Oregon, 1993-99
Booth Gardner
Politician
21-Aug-1936   Governor of Washington, 1985-93
Richard Geary
Business
c. 1936   EVP at Peter Kiewit Sons, 1997-98
Michael Gershon
Scientist
c. 1936   Gut neurobiology
Anita Gillette
Actor
16-Aug-1936   Dr. Emily Hanover on Quincy
Mickey Gilley
Country Musician
9-Mar-1936   Seventeen #1 country hits
Carol Gilligan
Psychologist
28-Nov-1936   In a Different Voice
Mark Goddard
Actor
24-Jul-1936   Maj. Don West on Lost in Space
Jonathan Golden
Attorney
c. 1936   Arnall Golden Gregory
Al Goldstein
Business
10-Jan-1936   Founder of Screw magazine
Richard J. Goldstein
Engineer
c. 1936   Fluid mechanics
Cliff Gorman
Actor
13-Oct-1936 5-Sep-2002 Stage actor, Lenny
Lou Gossett, Jr.
Actor
27-May-1936   Drill Sgt. in An Officer and a Gentleman
Bob Graham
Politician
9-Nov-1936   US Senator from Florida, 1987-2005
Hugh M. Grant
Business
c. 1936   Former Partner, Ernst & Young
Wavy Gravy
Activist
15-May-1936   Some damn hippy
Mike Gray
Author
c. 1936   The China Syndrome
William E. Greehey
Business
1936   CEO of Valero, 1979-2005
Joshua Green III
Business
1936   Joshua Green Corporation
William E. Green
Attorney
c. 1936   William Green & Associates
Hal Greer
Basketball
26-Jun-1936   NBA Hall of Famer
Philip Greer
Business
c. 1936   Weiss, Peck & Greer
Andy Grove
Business
2-Sep-1936   CEO of Intel, 1987-98
Kenny Guinn
Politician
24-Aug-1936 22-Jul-2010 Governor of Nevada, 1999-2007
Buddy Guy
Musician
30-Jul-1936   Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
D. James Guzy
Business
7-Mar-1936   Chairman of SRC Computers
B. J. Habibie
Head of State
25-Jun-1936   President of Indonesia, 1998-99
Ian Hacking
Philosopher
18-Feb-1936   The Taming of Chance
John H. Hager
Politician
28-Aug-1936   Lt. Governor of Virginia, 1998-2002
Tom T. Hall
Country Musician
25-May-1936   Harper Valley PTA
James Hampton
Actor
6-Jul-1936   Trooper Dobbs on F Troop
Ron Harper
Actor
12-Jan-1936   Garrison's Gorillas
Joe Frank Harris
Politician
16-Feb-1936   Governor of Georgia, 1983-91
Gary Hart
Politician
28-Nov-1936   US Senator from Colorado, 1975-87
Alcee Hastings
Politician
5-Sep-1936   Congressman, Florida 23rd
Harald zur Hausen
Scientist
11-Mar-1936   Papilloma virus
Vaclav Havel
Head of State
5-Oct-1936 18-Dec-2011 Playwright President of Czechia
Dale Hawkins
Singer/Songwriter
22-Aug-1936 13-Feb-2010 Susie-Q
Robert H. Hayes
Business
c. 1936   Professor at HBS, 1966-2000
Alan J. Heeger
Physicist
22-Jan-1936   Metallic polymers
Roger R. Hemminghaus
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, 1996-98
Mike Henry
Football
15-Aug-1936   Tarzan, 1966-68
Jim Henson
Performance Artist
24-Sep-1936 16-May-1990 Creator of the Muppets
Billy Higgins
Jazz Musician
11-Oct-1936 3-May-2001 Leading free-jazz and bop drummer
David Hobson
Politician
17-Oct-1936   Congressman, Ohio 7th
Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.
Business
12-Aug-1936   CEO of Hallmark, 1986-2001
Abbie Hoffman
Activist
30-Nov-1936 12-Apr-1989 Steal This Book
Bert Hölldobler
Zoologist
25-Jun-1936   Social organizations in insects
Buddy Holly
Musician
7-Sep-1936 3-Feb-1959 Buddy Holly and The Crickets
Dennis Hopper
Actor
17-May-1936 29-May-2010 Apocalypse Now
Amos B. Hostetter, Jr.
Business
c. 1936   Billionaire, Continental Cablevision
James R. Houghton
Business
6-Apr-1936   CEO of Corning, 2002-05
Larry Hovis
Actor
20-Feb-1936 9-Sep-2003 Sgt. Carter on Hogan's Heroes
David Howell
Politician
18-Jan-1936   Former MP, Guildford
William R. Howell
Business
c. 1936   CEO of JC Penney, 1983-97
Roy Hudd
Actor
16-May-1936   The News Headlines
Engelbert Humperdinck
Singer
2-May-1936   The Last Waltz
Diana Hyland
Actor
25-Jan-1936 27-Mar-1977 Susan Winter on Peyton Place
Carl Icahn
Business
16-Feb-1936   Billionaire, took over TWA
Marty Ingels
Comic
9-Mar-1936   Comic-husband of Shirley Jones
Martha R. Ingram
Business
c. 1936   Chairman of Ingram Industries
Jill Ireland
Actor
24-Apr-1936 18-May-1990 Love and Bullets
Glenda Jackson
Actor
9-May-1936   British MP, won Oscar for A Touch of Class
Sharpe James
Politician
20-Feb-1936   Mayor of Newark, 1986-2006
Bill Jenkins
Politician
29-Dec-1936   Congressman, Tennessee 1st
John W. Jenrette, Jr.
Politician
9-May-1936   Congressman snagged in ABSCAM
Young Jessie
Musician
28-Dec-1936   Hit, Git & Split
Gordon Johncock
Auto Racing
5-Aug-1936   Indy car racer
Travis C. Johnson
Business
c. 1936   Attorney at Law, El Paso
Duane Jones
Actor
2-Feb-1936 22-Jul-1988 Night of the Living Dead
Barbara Jordan
Politician
21-Feb-1936 17-Jan-1996 Gave 1976 Democratic keynote speech
Glenn Jordan
Film Director
5-Apr-1936   Barbarians at the Gate
June Jordan
Poet
9-Jul-1936 14-Jun-2002 Who Look At Me
Michael H. Jordan
Business
13-Jun-1936 25-May-2010 CEO of EDS, 2003-07
Roger S. Joslin
Business
c. 1936   Former Vice Chair, State Farm Auto Insurance
Donald J. Kabat
Business
c. 1936   Former Partner, Arthur Andersen
Emmanuel A. Kampouris
Business
c. 1936   CEO of American Standard, 1989-99
Elliot S. Kaplan
Attorney
c. 1936   Corporate Secretary, Best Buy
Fred Karlin
Musician
16-Jun-1936 26-Mar-2004 Won Oscar for For All We Know
Philip Kaufman
Film Director
23-Oct-1936   The Right Stuff
Gene Keady
Basketball
21-May-1936   Purdue Head Coach, 1980-2005
Garnett L. Keith, Jr.
Business
c. 1936   Vice Chairman of Prudential, 1984-96
Sue Kelly
Politician
26-Sep-1936   Congresswoman from New York, 1995-2007
Anthony Kennedy
Judge
23-Jul-1936   US Supreme Court Justice
Joan Kennedy
Relative
9-Sep-1936   First wife of Ted Kennedy
Robert A. Kennedy
Business
c. 1936   Union Labor Life Insurance Co.
Barbara Kennelly
Politician
10-Jul-1936   Congresswoman from Connecticut, 1982-99
John W. Kessler
Business
c. 1936   John W. Kessler Company
Harmon Killebrew
Baseball
29-Jun-1936 17-May-2011 Minnesota Twins
Charles Kimbrough
Actor
23-May-1936   Jim Dial on Murphy Brown
Klaus Kinkel
Politician
17-Dec-1936   German Foreign Minister, 1992-98
F. W. de Klerk
Head of State
18-Mar-1936   President of South Africa lifted Apartheid
John A. Knebel
Politician
4-Oct-1936   US Secretary of Agriculture, 1976-77
Charles F. Knight
Business
1936   CEO of Emerson Electric, 1973-2000
Shirley Knight
Actor
5-Jul-1936   Sweet Bird of Youth
Walter Koenig
Actor
14-Sep-1936   Chekov on Star Trek
Susan Kohner
Actor
11-Nov-1936   Imitation of Life
John Korty
Film Director
22-Jul-1936   The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Jonathan Kozol
Educator
5-Sep-1936   Death at an Early Age
Jerry Kramer
Football
23-Jan-1936   Green Bay Packers, 1958-68
Kris Kristofferson
Actor
22-Jun-1936   Me and Bobby McGee
John A. Krol
Business
16-Oct-1936   CEO of DuPont, 1995-98
A. B. Krongard
Business
1936   CIA Executive Director, 2001-04
Tony Kubek
Baseball
12-Oct-1936   NY Yankees Shortstop, 1957-65
Émile Lahoud
Head of State
12-Jan-1936   President of Lebanon, 1998-2007
Michael Landon
Actor
31-Oct-1936 1-Jul-1991 Little House on the Prairie
Sue Ane Langdon
Actor
8-Mar-1936   Lillian Nuvo on Arnie
Victor Lanoux
Actor
18-Jun-1936   Cousin, cousine
Anthony A. Lapham
Government
22-Aug-1936 11-Nov-2006 CIA General Counsel, 1976-79
Charles R. Larson
Military
20-Nov-1936   C-in-C, US Pacific Command, 1991-94
Jerry L. Larson
Judge
17-May-1936   Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
Ruta Lee
Actor
30-May-1936   Former hostess, High Rollers
Yuan T. Lee
Chemist
29-Nov-1936   Crossed molecular beam experiments
Keith Lehrer
Philosopher
10-Jan-1936   Metamind
Richard G. Lesser
Business
c. 1936   COO of TJX, 1994-99
William J. Levada
Religion
15-Jun-1936   Head Inquisitor
Larry Levenson
Business
c. 1936 23-Jan-1999 Founder of Plato's Retreat
Peter W. Likins
Educator
1936   President, University of Arizona, 1997-2006
Robert List
Politician
1-Sep-1936   Governor of Nevada, 1979-83
Tony Lo Bianco
Actor
19-Oct-1936   Recurring TV movie actor
Ken Loach
Film Director
17-Jun-1936   My Name is Joe
Floyd D. Loop
Doctor
c. 1936   Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Henry Lee Lucas
Criminal
23-Aug-1936 12-Mar-2001 Serial killer, served a life sentence in Texas
Yuri Luzhkov
Politician
21-Sep-1936   Mayor of Moscow, 1992-2010
Richard Lynch
Actor
12-Feb-1936 19-Jun-2012 The Sword and the Sorcerer
Cynthia Lynn
Actor
2-Apr-1936   Helga on Hogan's Heroes
Gary E. MacDougal
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Mark Controls, 1969-87
James Mackay
Historian
21-Nov-1936 12-Aug-2007 Plagiarising historian
Edward R. Madigan
Politician
13-Jan-1936 7-Dec-1994 US Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93
Robert W. Mahoney
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Diebold, 1985-99
Roger Cardinal Mahony
Religion
27-Feb-1936   Cardinal, Archbishop of Los Angeles
Fred Malek
Government
22-Dec-1936   Thayer Capital Partners
Charles T. Manatt
Attorney
9-Jun-1936 22-Jul-2011 DNC Chairman, 1981-85
Winnie Mandela
Relative
26-Sep-1936   Former wife of Nelson Mandela
Richard A. Manoogian
Business
1936   CEO of Masco, 1985-2007
Bob Marbut
Business
c. 1936   Co-Founder of Argyle Television
William D. Marohn
Business
c. 1936   President and COO of Whirlpool, 1992-97
Kenneth Mars
Actor
14-Apr-1936 12-Feb-2011 The Producers
Wilfried Martens
Head of State
19-Apr-1936   Prime Minister of Belgium, 1981-92
Ron Masak
Actor
1-Jul-1936   Sheriff Metzger on Murder She Wrote
Bill Mazeroski
Baseball
5-Sep-1936   Maz
John McCain
Politician
29-Aug-1936   US Senator from Arizona
James McDermott
Politician
28-Dec-1936   Congressman, Washington 7th
Thomas C. McDermott
Business
c. 1936   COO of Bausch and Lomb, 1986-93
Donald F. McHenry
Diplomat
13-Oct-1936   US Ambassador to the UN, 1979-81
Floretta Dukes McKenzie
Business
c. 1936   DC School Superintendent, 1981-88
Audrey McLaughlin
Politician
7-Nov-1936   Leader of Canada's NDP, 1989-95
Larry McMurtry
Novelist
3-Jun-1936   Lonesome Dove
Merrill A. McPeak
Military
9-Jan-1936   USAF Chief of Staff, 1990-94
James M. McPherson
Historian
11-Oct-1936   US Civil War historian
Donald L. McWhorter
Business
c. 1936   President and CEO of Banc One, 1992-95
Dana G. Mead
Business
1936   Chairman of MIT Corporation
Vaughn Meader
Comic
20-Mar-1936 29-Oct-2004 Comedian, JFK mimic
Harvey N. Medvin
Business
c. 1936   CFO of Aon, 1982-2003
Zubin Mehta
Conductor
29-Apr-1936   Conductor, New York Philharmonic
Sam Melville
Actor
20-Aug-1936 9-Mar-1989 Officer Mike Danko on The Rookies
John Mendelsohn
Biologist
31-Aug-1936   Cancer researcher
Ismail Merchant
Film/TV Producer
25-Dec-1936 25-May-2005 Co-Founder, Merchant Ivory Productions
Art Metrano
Actor
22-Sep-1936   Capt. Mauser, Police Academy
Daniel J. Meyer
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Milacron, 1990-2001
Barbara Mikulski
Politician
20-Jul-1936   US Senator from Maryland
William Milam
Diplomat
24-Jul-1936   US Charge d'Affaires in Libya
Roger Miller
Country Musician
2-Jan-1936 25-Oct-1992 King of the Road
James A. Mirrlees
Economist
5-Jul-1936   Asymmetric information in economics
Sharyn Moffett
Actor
12-Sep-1936   Child of Divorce
James E. Moore
Judge
13-Mar-1936   Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court
Mary Tyler Moore
Actor
29-Dec-1936   The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Shelley Morrison
Actor
26-Oct-1936   Rosario on Will & Grace
Karen Morrow
Singer
15-Dec-1936   Sing, Muse!
Ferid Murad
Scientist
14-Sep-1936   Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
Sunny Murray
Jazz Musician
21-Sep-1936   Jazz free style drummer
Tony Musante
Actor
30-Jun-1936   The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Amr Mussa
Government
3-Oct-1936   Secretary General of the Arab League
Charles Napier
Actor
12-Apr-1936 5-Oct-2011 Duke Phillips on The Critic
James V. Napier
Business
c. 1936   Chairman of Scientific-Atlanta, 1993-2000
Grace Napolitano
Politician
4-Dec-1936   Congresswoman, California 38th
Don Nehlen
Football
1936   Mountaineers Head Coach, 1980-2000
David Nelson
Actor
24-Oct-1936 11-Jan-2011 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Thomas G. Nelson
Judge
1936   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1990-2003
Richard John Neuhaus
Religion
14-May-1936 8-Jan-2009 Catholic priest
Bobby Nichols
Golf
14-Apr-1936   Winner, 1964 PGA Championship
George Hugh Niederauer
Religion
14-Jun-1936   Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco
Ray Nitschke
Football
29-Dec-1936 8-Mar-1998 Green Bay Packer, Hall of Famer
Carrie Nye
Actor
14-Oct-1936 14-Jul-2006 Theater actress
Joan O'Brien
Actor
14-Feb-1936   Operation Petticoat
Barack Obama, Sr.
Relative
18-Jun-1936 24-Nov-1982 Father of President Barack Obama
Al Oerter
Track and Field
19-Sep-1936 1-Oct-2007 Four-time Olympic discus gold medalist
John Olver
Politician
3-Sep-1936   Congressman, Massachusetts 1st
Roy Orbison
Singer/Songwriter
23-Apr-1936 6-Dec-1988 Pretty Woman
Gary Owens
Radio Personality
10-May-1936   Radio DJ, announcer for Laugh-In
Major Owens
Politician
28-Jun-1936   Congressman, New York 11th
Jack Pardee
Football
19-Apr-1936   Linebacker, Head Coach
M. Scott Peck
Author
22-May-1936 25-Sep-2005 The Road Less Traveled
Georges Perec
Novelist
7-Mar-1936 3-Mar-1982 La Vie: mode d'emploi
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Music Producer
20-Mar-1936   The Upsetter, dub pioneer
Marge Piercy
Novelist
31-Mar-1936   Gone to Soldiers
James C. Pigott
Business
c. 1936   Pigott Enterprises, Inc.
Nicholas Platt
Diplomat
10-Mar-1936   US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1991-92
Robin A. Plumbridge
Business
c. 1936   Gold Fields of South Africa
John Poindexter
Military
12-Aug-1936   Iran-Contra criminal
Robert N. Pokelwaldt
Business
c. 1936   CEO of York International, 1991-99
Nyree Dawn Porter
Actor
22-Jan-1936 10-Apr-2001 The Forsyte Saga
Pat Priest
Actor
15-Aug-1936   Marilyn Munster on The Munsters
Andrew Prine
Actor
14-Feb-1936   Gettysburg
Juliet Prowse
Dancer
25-Sep-1936 14-Sep-1996 Can-Can
Ziaur Rahman
Head of State
19-Jan-1936 30-May-1981 President of Bangladesh, 1977-81
Robert Redford
Actor
18-Aug-1936   The Sundance Kid
Steve Reich
Composer
3-Oct-1936   Minimalist composer, Different Trains
Jack P. Reid
Business
c. 1936   Retired EVP at Holly Corporation
Thomas V. Reifenheiser
Business
c. 1936   Managing Director, Chase Securities
Uwe E. Reinhardt
Educator
c. 1936   Health economist
Burt Reynolds
Actor
11-Feb-1936   Moustached Cannonball Run actor
Bernard W. Reznicek
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Boston Edison, 1987-94
Henri Richard
Hockey
29-Feb-1936   Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer
Dick Richards
Film Director
1936   Farewell, My Lovely
Tom Robbins
Novelist
22-Jul-1936   Still Life with Woodpecker
Barbara Roberts
Politician
21-Dec-1936   Governor of Oregon, 1991-95
Pat Roberts
Politician
20-Apr-1936   US Senator from Kansas
Alex Rocco
Actor
29-Feb-1936   Moe Greene in The Godfather
Bobby Ross
Football
23-Dec-1936   Retired college, NFL football coach
Jacob Rothschild
Business
29-Apr-1936   RIT Capital Partners
William A. Rugh
Diplomat
10-May-1936   US Ambassador to Yemen, 1984-87
Yves Saint Laurent
Fashion Designer
1-Aug-1936 1-Jun-2008 Christian Dior protege
Julio María Sanguinetti
Head of State
6-Jan-1936   Twice President of Uruguay
Jim Sasser
Politician
30-Sep-1936   US Senator from Tennessee, 1977-95
Arthur R. Sawchuk
Business
c. 1936   CEO of DuPont Canada, 1992-97
John Saxon
Actor
5-Aug-1936   Enter the Dragon
Antonin Scalia
Judge
11-Mar-1936   US Supreme Court Justice
Dan Schaefer
Politician
25-Jan-1936 16-Apr-2006 Congressman from Colorado, 1983-99
Robert Scheer
Columnist
4-Apr-1936   Former L.A. Times columnist
August Schellenberg
Actor
25-Jul-1936   Black Robe
Pete Schenkel
Business
c. 1936   Vice Chairman of Dean Foods
Donald H. Schmude
Business
c. 1936   Former Texaco executive
Rockwell Schnabel
Diplomat
30-Dec-1936   US Ambassador to the EU, 2001-05
Bobby Seale
Activist
22-Oct-1936   Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party
Frank Serpico
Activist
14-Apr-1936   The most dangerous man alive - An honest cop
Betty Shabazz
Activist
28-May-1936 23-Jun-1997 Widow of Malcolm X
John Shalikashvili
Military
27-Jun-1936 23-Jul-2011 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1993-97
Michael E. Shannon
Business
c. 1936   CFO of Ecolab, 1984-2000
Neil Sheehan
Journalist
27-Oct-1936   A Bright Shining Lie
Paul Shenar
Actor
12-Feb-1936 11-Oct-1989 The Secret of NIMH
Hideki Shirakawa
Chemist
20-Aug-1936   Metallic polymers
James D. Sinegal
Business
1-Jan-1936   CEO of Costco
Carolyn W. Slayman
Business
c. 1936   Genetics professor at Yale
Lane Smith
Actor
29-Apr-1936 13-Jun-2005 The Final Days
Tom Snyder
Talk Show Host
12-May-1936 29-Jul-2007 The Tomorrow Show
Garfield Sobers
Cricket
28-Jul-1936   West Indies cricket great
Valerie Solanas
Activist
9-Apr-1936 26-Apr-1988 Shot Andy Warhol
Harold R. Somerset
Business
c. 1936   CEO of C&H Sugar Company, 1988-93
Georgina Spelvin
Pornstar
3-Jan-1936   Devil in Miss Jones
Jonathan D. Spence
Historian
11-Aug-1936   The Search for Modern China
Joe Spinell
Actor
28-Oct-1936 13-Jan-1989 Frank Zito in Maniac
James Stacy
Actor
23-Dec-1936   Lancer
James M. Stanford
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Petro-Canada, 1993-2000
Jack Starrett
Film Director
2-Nov-1936 27-Mar-1989 Cleopatra Jones
Ralph Steadman
Artist
15-May-1936   Gonzo artist and caricaturist
William C. Steere, Jr.
Business
17-Jun-1936   CEO of Pfizer, 1991-2001
Frank Stella
Painter
12-May-1936   Minimalist painter, later mixed media artist
Nancy H. Steorts
Government
28-Nov-1936   CPSC Chairwoman, 1981-85
Stella Stevens
Actor
1-Oct-1936   The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Dean Stockwell
Actor
5-Mar-1936   Blue Velvet
Harry Stonecipher
Business
16-May-1936   CEO of Boeing, 2003-05
James W. Stratton
Business
c. 1936   Stratton Holding Company
Levi Stubbs
Singer
6-Jun-1936 17-Oct-2008 Lead vocalist, The Four Tops
Don Sundquist
Politician
15-Mar-1936   Governor of Tennessee, 1995-2003
Bert Sutherland
Engineer
1936   Scientist at Sun Microsystems
Eddie Sutton
Basketball
12-Mar-1936   OSU Head Coach, 1990-2006
David Suzuki
Naturalist
24-Mar-1936   Television nature host
Clive Swift
Actor
9-Feb-1936   Keeping Up Appearances
Gabor Szabo
Jazz Musician
8-Mar-1936 26-Feb-1982 Innovative jazz guitarist
Joe E. Tata
Actor
13-Sep-1936   Nat Bussichio on Beverly Hills, 90210
Joseph P. Teasdale
Politician
29-Mar-1936   Governor of Missouri, 1977-81
Allan R. Tessler
Business
c. 1936   Epoch Investment Partners
Abigail Thernstrom
Author
1936   Opponent of Affirmative Action
James R. Thompson
Politician
8-May-1936   Governor of Illinois, 1977-91
Samuel C. C. Ting
Physicist
27-Jan-1936   Co-Discoverer of J/psi meson
Joseph F. Toot, Jr.
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Timken, 1992-97
Mary Travers
Singer
9-Nov-1936 16-Sep-2009 The Mary in Peter, Paul, and Mary
Paul R. Tregurtha
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Mormac Marine Group
Jackie Trujillo
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Harman Management, 1995-2004
Murray Turoff
Scientist
13-Feb-1936   Computer conferencing and instant messaging
John Van de Kamp
Government
1936   Attorney General of California, 1982-91
Robert F. W. Van Oordt
Business
26-Mar-1936   CEO of Rodamco, 2000-01
Mario Vargas Llosa
Novelist
28-Mar-1936   Acclaimed Peruvian author
Gianni Vattimo
Philosopher
4-Jan-1936   Postmodern philosopher
Charles K. Vaughan
Business
c. 1936   Chairman of Atmos Energy, 1983-97
Dick Vermeil
Football
30-Oct-1936   KC Chiefs Head Coach, 2001-06
Edward Villella
Dancer
1-Oct-1936   New York City Ballet
Gary Vinson
Actor
22-Oct-1936 15-Oct-1984 Christy on McHale's Navy
Carl W. Vogt
Attorney
20-Apr-1936   Former Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski
George Voinovich
Politician
15-Jul-1936   US Senator from Ohio
Bob Walkup
Politician
14-Nov-1936   Mayor of Tucson
Jude Wanniski
Columnist
17-Jun-1936 29-Aug-2005 Supply-side theorist
Noel G. Watson
Business
6-Jul-1936   CEO of Jacobs Engineering, 1992-2006
Stephen D. Weinroth
Business
c. 1936   Drexel Burnham Lambert
Per Welin
Business
1936   Chairman, L-E Lundberg-företagen AB
Kathryn M. Werdegar
Judge
1936   Justice, California Supreme Court
Red West
Actor
1936   Baa Baa Black Sheep
Charles T. Wethington, Jr.
Educator
2-Jan-1936   President, University of Kentucky, 1990-2001
Thomas B. Wheeler
Business
c. 1936   CEO of Massachusetts Mutual Life, 1988-99
Mike White
Football
4-Jan-1936   Fighting Illini Head Coach, 1980-87
C. K. Williams
Poet
4-Nov-1936   Repair
John H. Williams, Jr.
Business
c. 1936   Former VP at Everen Securities
Walter E. Williams
Economist
31-Mar-1936   Conservative economist
Fred Wilpon
Business
c. 1936   New York Mets owner
J. Lawrence Wilson
Business
2-Mar-1936   CEO of Rohm and Haas, 1988-99
Kenneth G. Wilson
Physicist
8-Jun-1936   Second-order phase transitions
Richard Wilson
Actor
7-Jul-1936   Gaius on Merlin
Robert Woodrow Wilson
Astronomer
10-Jan-1936   Detected primordial radiation
Robert Wolders
Actor
28-Sep-1936   Erik Hunter on Laredo
Robert J. Wussler
Business
8-Sep-1936 5-Jun-2010 President of CBS Television, 1976-78
Bill Wyman
Bassist
24-Oct-1936   Former Rolling Stones bassist
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin
Religion
18-Dec-1936 21-Mar-2004 Hamas spiritual leader
Douglas C. Yearley
Business
c. 1936 8-Oct-2007 CEO of Phelps Dodge, 1989-99
William Zeliff
Politician
12-Jun-1936   Congressman from New Hampshire, 1991-97
Anthony Zerbe
Actor
20-May-1936   Dog boy in Cool Hand Luke
Paul Zindel
Author
15-May-1936 27-Mar-2003 Books for young adults


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