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ORGANIZATION

Location:
Minneapolis, MN

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Chris Albrecht
Business
c. 1951   Former HBO Chairman and CEO
Jason Alexander
Actor
23-Sep-1959   George Costanza on Seinfeld
Herb Alpert
Musician
31-Mar-1935   Tijuana Brass, Co-Founder, A&M Records
Phil Angelides
Politician
12-Jun-1953   Chair, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Adam M. Aron
Business
c. 1954   CEO of Vail Resorts, 1996-2006
Dan Aykroyd
Actor
1-Jul-1952   Saturday Night Live, Dr. Detroit
Kevin Bacon
Actor
8-Jul-1958   Everybody cut Footloose
Elizabeth F. Bagley
Diplomat
13-Feb-1952   US Ambassador to Portugal, 1994-97
Bob Balaban
Film Director
16-Aug-1945   Parents
Paul Begala
Government
12-May-1961   Helped get Clinton elected
Jeffrey S. Berg
Business
c. 1947   CEO, International Creative Management
Paul Berg
Chemist
30-Jun-1926   Pioneer in recombinant DNA
Candice Bergen
Actor
9-May-1946   Murphy Brown
Steve Bing
Film Director
31-Mar-1965   Film producer and massive political donor
Frank Biondi
Business
9-Jan-1945   Former CEO, Viacom, Universal Studios
James Blinn
Computer Programmer
c. 1948   3D computer imaging pioneer
David Boies
Attorney
Mar-1941   Represented Gore in Bush v. Gore
Barbara Bosson
Actor
1-Nov-1939   Fay Furillo on Hill Street Blues
Crandall C. Bowles
Business
c. 1947   CEO of Springs Global
Wes Boyd
Activist
c. 1960   Cofounder of MoveOn.org
David Brock
Activist
23-Jul-1962   Founder of Media Matters
Beth Broderick
Actor
24-Feb-1959   Aunt Zelda on Sabrina
James L. Brooks
Film/TV Producer
9-May-1940   Producer of The Simpsons
Jackson Browne
Singer/Songwriter
9-Oct-1948   Running on Empty
Paul L. Cejas
Business
1943   US Ambassador to Belgium, 1998-2001
Peter Chernin
Business
29-May-1951   President of News Corporation
George Clooney
Actor
6-May-1961   E.R.
Ben Cohen
Business
18-Mar-1951   Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
Susan Crown
Business
c. 1958   VP at Henry Crown and Company
Jane Curtin
Actor
6-Sep-1947   SNL, Third Rock from the Sun
Ted Danson
Actor
29-Dec-1947   Bartender on Cheers
Larry David
Film/TV Producer
2-Jul-1947   Seinfeld co-creator, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jonathan Demme
Film Director
22-Feb-1944   The Silence of the Lambs
Alan Dershowitz
Attorney
1-Sep-1938   Lawyer, represented Klaus von Bulow
Phil Donahue
Talk Show Host
21-Dec-1935   The Phil Donahue Show
Richard Donner
Film Director
24-Apr-1930   Superman
Paul Dooley
Actor
22-Feb-1928   Grace Under Fire
Michael Douglas
Actor
25-Sep-1944   Wall Street
Millard Drexler
Business
c. 1944   CEO of J. Crew
Patricia Duff
Socialite
Apr-1954   Ron Perelman's ex-wife
Dick Ebersol
Sports Journalist
28-Jul-1947   Chairman of NBC Sports, 1989-2011
Michael B. Elefante
Attorney
15-Feb-1944   Partner, Hemenway & Barnes
Susan E. Engel
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Lenox Group, 1996-2007
Nora Ephron
Author
19-May-1941 26-Jun-2012 When Harry Met Sally
Peter Farrelly
Film Director
17-Dec-1956   A Farrelly Brother
Geraldine Ferraro
Politician
26-Aug-1935 26-Mar-2011 Walter Mondale's VP candidate in 1984
Milos Forman
Film Director
18-Feb-1932   One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Donald Fowler
Government
12-Sep-1935   DNC chairman, 1995-97
Al Franken
Politician
21-May-1951   US Senator from Minnesota
Peter Galbraith
Diplomat
31-Dec-1950   The End of Iraq
David Geffen
Business
21-Feb-1943   Music and movie industry mogul
Tom Gegax
Author
c. 1947   Tires Plus, later self-help guru
Dick Gephardt
Politician
31-Jan-1941   Congressman from Missouri, 1977-2005
Rob Glaser
Business
16-Jan-1962   CEO of RealNetworks, 1994-2010
David Goodfriend
Government
3-Apr-1968   Democratic strategist
Al Gore
Politician
31-Mar-1948   US Vice President under Clinton
Jamie S. Gorelick
Attorney
6-May-1950   9-11 Commission member
Stone Gossard
Musician
20-Jul-1966   Pearl Jam
Brian Grazer
Film/TV Producer
12-Jul-1951   Co-Founder, Imagine Entertainment
Taylor Hackford
Film Director
31-Dec-1944   An Officer and a Gentleman
Larry Hagman
Actor
21-Sep-1931 23-Nov-2012 J.R. Ewing on Dallas
Tom Hanks
Actor
9-Jul-1956   Forrest Gump
Anthony S. Harrington
Diplomat
9-Mar-1941   US Ambassador to Brazil, 2000-01
Christie Hefner
Business
8-Nov-1952   CEO of Playboy, 1988-2009
Don Henley
Musician
22-Jul-1947   The Eagles
Buck Henry
Comic
9-Dec-1930   Frequent SNL host
Marshall Herskovitz
Film/TV Producer
23-Feb-1952   Executive Producer, thirtysomething
Eric Hippeau
Business
c. 1952   CEO of Ziff-Davis, 1993-2000
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Actor
23-Jul-1967 2-Feb-2014 Capote
Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Government
21-Jan-1951   US Attorney General, 2009-15
Norman Hsu
Philanthropist
Oct-1951   Notorious Democratic donor
Susan Saint James
Actor
14-Aug-1946   Wife in McMillan and Wife
Jane Kaczmarek
Actor
21-Dec-1955   Pleasantville
Jake Kasdan
Film Director
28-Oct-1974   Orange County
Lawrence Kasdan
Film/TV Producer
14-Jan-1949   The Big Chill
Marta Kauffman
Film/TV Producer
21-Sep-1956   Co-Creator of Friends
Garrison Keillor
Radio Personality
7-Aug-1942   A Prairie Home Companion
Kathleen Kennedy
Film/TV Producer
5-Jun-1953   Co-Founder of Amblin Entertainment
Cameron Kerry
Relative
6-Sep-1950   John Kerry's younger brother
Kevin Kline
Actor
24-Oct-1947   A Fish Called Wanda
Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
Business
10-Jul-1925 30-Jul-2015 KKR, Kohlberg & Company
Orin Kramer
Business
c. 1945   Chair, New Jersey State Investment Council
Christine Lahti
Actor
4-Apr-1950   Dr. Kate Austin on Chicago Hope
Sherry Lansing
Business
31-Jul-1944   Former Paramount executive
Lucy Lawless
Actor
29-Mar-1968   Xena, Warrior Princess
Norman Lear
Film/TV Producer
27-Jul-1922   Creator of All in the Family
Leon M. Lederman
Physicist
15-Jul-1922   Researcher of neutrinos
Tom Lehrer
Comic
9-Apr-1928   Comedic songwriter
David Letterman
Talk Show Host
12-Apr-1947   The Late Show
Barry Levinson
Film Director
6-Apr-1942   Rain Man
Amy Madigan
Actor
11-Sep-1950   Places in the Heart
Bill Maher
Talk Show Host
20-Jan-1956   Politically Incorrect
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
Attorney
12-Aug-1956   Partner, Bingham McCutchen
Steve Martin
Comic
14-Aug-1945   The Jerk
James D. McDonough
Attorney
c. 1959   General Counsel, Sun-Times Media Group
John McEnroe
Tennis
16-Feb-1959   Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles
Lorne Michaels
Film/TV Producer
17-Nov-1944   Producer of Saturday Night Live
Mike Mills
Bassist
17-Dec-1958   Bassist for R.E.M.
Walter Mondale
Politician
5-Jan-1928   US Vice President under Jimmy Carter
Mike Myers
Comic
25-May-1963   Austin Powers
Roger B. Myerson
Economist
29-Mar-1951   Mechanism design theory
Victor Navasky
Publisher
5-Jul-1932   Publisher of The Nation
Kevin Nealon
Comic
18-Nov-1953   Saturday Night Live
Ralph Neas
Activist
17-May-1946   People for the American Way
Susan Ness
Government
?   FCC Commissioner, 1994-2001
Paul Newman
Actor
26-Jan-1925 26-Sep-2008 Salad dressing magnate
Randy Newman
Songwriter
28-Nov-1943   I Love L.A., Short People
Craig Newmark
Computer Programmer
2-Dec-1952   Founder, Craigslist
Leonard Nimoy
Actor
26-Mar-1931 27-Feb-2015 Commander Spock on Star Trek
Edward Norton
Actor
18-Aug-1969   Fight Club
Peter Norton
Computer Programmer
14-Nov-1943   Retired computer utilities programmer
Conan O'Brien
Talk Show Host
18-Apr-1963   Briefly hosted The Tonight Show
Bob Odenkirk
Comic
22-Oct-1962   Mr. Show
Richard C. Perry
Business
c. 1955   Perry Capital
Nicholas Pileggi
Author
22-Feb-1933   Goodfellas screenwriter
John Podesta
Government
c. 1949   White House Chief of Staff for Pres. Clinton
Robert Pozen
Business
1946   Fidelity Investments
Lois E. Quam
Business
c. 1961   Managing Director, Piper Jaffray
Bonnie Raitt
Singer
8-Nov-1949   Redhaired blueswoman
Harold Ramis
Comic
21-Nov-1944 24-Feb-2014 Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters
Andrew S. Rappaport
Business
1957   Venture capitalist, August Capital
Steven Rattner
Business
5-Jul-1952   Quadrangle Group
Sumner Redstone
Business
27-May-1923   Chairman and CEO of Viacom
Carl Reiner
Actor
20-Mar-1922   Your Show of Shows
Rob Reiner
Actor
6-Mar-1947   Meathead
Paul Reiser
Actor
30-Mar-1957   Mad About You
Lynda Resnick
Business
c. 1944   Roll International
Gloria Reuben
Actor
9-Jun-1964   Timecop
Alice Rivlin
Economist
4-Mar-1931   Founding director, Congressional Budget Office
Linda Ronstadt
Singer
15-Jul-1946   Jerry Brown's former girlfriend
Gary Ross
Film Director
3-Nov-1956   Seabiscuit
Meg Ryan
Actor
19-Nov-1961   Sleepless In Seattle
Tom Shadyac
Film Director
11-Dec-1958   Bruce Almighty
Donna Shalala
Government
14-Feb-1941   Secretary of HHS, 1993-2001
Garry Shandling
Comic
29-Nov-1949   Larry Sanders
Robert Shaye
Business
3-Mar-1949   Co-CEO of New Line Cinema
Stanley K. Sheinbaum
Activist
12-Jun-1920   Publisher, New Perspectives Quarterly
Sid Sheinberg
Business
14-Jan-1935   President and COO of MCA, 1973-95
Paul Simon
Singer/Songwriter
13-Oct-1941   Simon and Garfunkel
Herbert D. Simons
Attorney
1935   Former Partner, Butler & Binion
James D. Sinegal
Business
1-Jan-1936   Co-founder of Costco
Richard Slifka
Business
c. 1940   Vice Chairman of Global Partners
Robert Smigel
Actor
7-Feb-1960   Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Ted Sorensen
Attorney
8-May-1928 31-Oct-2010 Aide to JFK
George Soros
Business
12-Aug-1930   Financial speculator
Phil Spector
Music Producer
26-Dec-1940   Creator of the Wall of Sound
Mary Steenburgen
Actor
8-Feb-1953   Goin' South
Ben Stein
Game Show Host
25-Nov-1944   Host of Win Ben Stein's Money
Jerry Stiller
Actor
8-Jun-1927   Frank Costanza on Seinfeld
Mike Stoller
Songwriter
13-Mar-1933   Hitmaker for Elvis
Nadine Strossen
Activist
18-Aug-1950   President of the ACLU
Cathy J. Sulzberger
Business
1949   LHIW Real Estate
Frederick O. Terrell
Business
c. 1954   Provender Capital Group
Heather Thomas
Actor
8-Sep-1957   Jody Banks on The Fall Guy
Marlo Thomas
Actor
21-Nov-1937   That Girl
Robert I. Toll
Business
c. 1941   Co-Founder of Toll Brothers
Laurence Tribe
Attorney
10-Oct-1941   Harvard Law Professor
Garry Trudeau
Cartoonist
21-Jul-1948   Doonesbury
Eli Wallach
Actor
7-Dec-1915 24-Jun-2014 The Magnificent Seven
Bruce Wasserstein
Business
25-Dec-1947 14-Oct-2009 Wall Street dealmaker
Sam Waterston
Actor
15-Nov-1940   Asst DA Jack McCoy on Law & Order
Bob Weinstein
Film/TV Producer
1954   Miramax and Dimension Films
Harvey Weinstein
Film/TV Producer
19-Mar-1952   Miramax and The Weinstein Co.
Jann Wenner
Business
7-Jan-1946   Publisher of Rolling Stone magazine
Bradley Whitford
Actor
10-Oct-1959   The West Wing
Robin Williams
Comic
21-Jul-1951 11-Aug-2014 Mork from Ork
Terry Winograd
Scientist
24-Feb-1946   Understanding Natural Language
Joanne Woodward
Actor
27-Feb-1930   The Three Faces of Eve
Robert C. Wright
Business
1943   CEO of NBC Universal
George Zimmer
Business
21-Nov-1948   Founder of Men's Wearhouse
Hans Zimmer
Composer
12-Sep-1957   The Buggles
Jerry Zucker
Film Director
11-Mar-1950   Ghost
Edward Zwick
Film Director
8-Oct-1952   The Last Samurai


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