| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Leo Abse |
Politician |
22-Apr-1917 |
19-Aug-2008 |
Labour MP for Torfaen, 1983-87 |
| Forrest J. Ackerman |
Author |
24-Nov-1916 |
4-Dec-2008 |
Mr. Science Fiction |
| Edie Adams |
Actor |
16-Apr-1925 |
15-Oct-2008 |
Lover Come Back |
| Philip Agee |
Spy |
19-Jul-1935 |
7-Jan-2008 |
Inside the Company: CIA Diary |
| Ali Alatas |
Diplomat |
4-Nov-1932 |
11-Dec-2008 |
Indonesian Foreign Minister, 1988-99 |
| William O. Albertini |
Business |
29-Jun-1943 |
28-Jun-2008 |
CFO of Bell Atlantic, 1991-97 |
| Arthur Glenn Andrews |
Politician |
15-Jan-1909 |
25-Sep-2008 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1965-67 |
| Rocky Aoki |
Business |
9-Oct-1938 |
10-Jul-2008 |
Benihana founder |
| John Ardagh |
Journalist |
28-May-1928 |
26-Jan-2008 |
The New French Revolution |
| Anne L. Armstrong |
Government |
27-Dec-1927 |
30-Jul-2008 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1976-77 |
| Roland Arnall |
Business |
29-Mar-1939 |
17-Mar-2008 |
Ameriquest billionaire |
| Eddy Arnold |
Country Musician |
15-May-1918 |
8-May-2008 |
The Tennessee Plowboy |
| Robert Arthur |
Actor |
18-Jun-1925 |
1-Oct-2008 |
Ace in the Hole |
| Robert Asprin |
Author |
28-Jun-1946 |
22-May-2008 |
Thieves World |
| Robert M. Ball |
Government |
28-Mar-1914 |
29-Jan-2008 |
Director of Social Security, 1962-73 |
| Nathaniel Bar-Jonah |
Criminal |
15-Feb-1957 |
13-Apr-2008 |
Cannibal child killer, sentenced to 130 years |
| Majel Barrett |
Actor |
23-Feb-1932 |
18-Dec-2008 |
Widow of Gene Roddenberry |
| Robert H. Barrow |
Military |
5-Feb-1922 |
30-Oct-2008 |
27th USMC Commandant, 1979-83 |
| Lucius Battle |
Diplomat |
1-Jun-1918 |
13-May-2008 |
US Ambassador to Egypt, 1964-67 |
| Sammy Baugh |
Football |
17-Mar-1914 |
17-Dec-2008 |
Redskins QB and charter Hall of Famer |
| Buzzie Bavasi |
Baseball |
12-Dec-1914 |
1-May-2008 |
MLB General Manager |
| Jeremy Beadle |
TV Personality |
12-Apr-1948 |
30-Jan-2008 |
You've Been Framed |
| Henry Beckman |
Actor |
26-Nov-1921 |
17-Jun-2008 |
Capt. Clancey on Here Come the Brides |
| Paul Benedict |
Actor |
17-Dec-1938 |
1-Dec-2008 |
Harry Bentley on The Jeffersons |
| James Bevel |
Activist |
19-Oct-1936 |
19-Dec-2008 |
Civil rights activist, convicted of incest |
| Jimmy Carl Black |
Drummer |
1-Feb-1938 |
1-Nov-2008 |
Original Mothers of Invention drummer |
| Mr. Blackwell |
Critic |
29-Aug-1922 |
19-Oct-2008 |
Issued an annual "Worst-Dressed List" |
| Tommy Bolt |
Golf |
31-Mar-1916 |
30-Aug-2008 |
Winner, 1958 US Open |
| Bill Bonanno |
Criminal |
5-Nov-1932 |
1-Jan-2008 |
Bound by Honor: A Mafioso's Story |
| Sam Bottoms |
Actor |
17-Oct-1955 |
16-Dec-2008 |
Apocalypse Now |
| Albert H. Bowker |
Educator |
8-Sep-1919 |
20-Jan-2008 |
Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1971-80 |
| Robert F. Brachtenbach |
Judge |
28-Jan-1931 |
2-May-2008 |
Justice, WA Supreme Court, 1972-94 |
| Christian Brando |
Relative |
11-May-1958 |
26-Jan-2008 |
Son of Marlon Brando |
| Irving Brecher |
Screenwriter |
17-Jan-1914 |
17-Nov-2008 |
Meet Me in St. Louis |
| William F. Buckley |
Columnist |
24-Nov-1925 |
27-Feb-2008 |
National Review |
| Algis Budrys |
Author |
9-Jan-1931 |
9-Jun-2008 |
Rogue Moon |
| Earl Butz |
Government |
3-Jul-1909 |
2-Feb-2008 |
Ford's disgraced Secretary of Agriculture |
| Charles L. Caccia |
Politician |
29-Apr-1930 |
4-May-2008 |
Former Canadian MP, Davenport |
| Don Callander |
Novelist |
23-Mar-1930 |
26-Jul-2008 |
Pyromancer |
| Peter Camejo |
Activist |
31-Dec-1939 |
13-Sep-2008 |
Persistent Green Party candidate |
| Ken Campbell |
Actor |
10-Dec-1941 |
31-Aug-2008 |
British experimental theatre |
| Ron Carey |
Labor Leader |
22-Mar-1936 |
11-Dec-2008 |
Teamsters President, 1992-99 |
| George Carlin |
Comic |
12-May-1937 |
22-Jun-2008 |
Seven Dirty Words |
| Hayden Carruth |
Poet |
3-Aug-1921 |
29-Sep-2008 |
Brothers, I Loved You All |
| Henri Cartan |
Mathematician |
8-Jul-1904 |
13-Aug-2008 |
Leader of the math Bourbakistes |
| Aimé Césaire |
Poet |
25-Jun-1913 |
17-Apr-2008 |
Return to My Native Land |
| Cyd Charisse |
Dancer |
8-Mar-1922 |
17-Jun-2008 |
Vamp dancer in Singin' in the Rain |
| Arthur Chung |
Head of State |
10-Jan-1918 |
23-Jun-2008 |
President of Guyana, 1970-80 |
| Arthur C. Clarke |
Novelist |
16-Dec-1917 |
19-Mar-2008 |
2001: A Space Odyssey |
| Hugo Claus |
Author |
5-Apr-1929 |
19-Mar-2008 |
The Sorrow of Belgium |
| Harlan Cleveland |
Government |
19-Jan-1918 |
30-May-2008 |
Futurist, diplomat |
| Lansana Conté |
Head of State |
c. 1934 |
22-Dec-2008 |
President of Guinea, 1984-2008 |
| Hazel Court |
Actor |
10-Feb-1926 |
15-Apr-2008 |
Horror Queen |
| John Patrick Crecine |
Educator |
22-Aug-1939 |
28-Apr-2008 |
President of Georgia Tech, 1987-94 |
| Michael Crichton |
Novelist |
23-Oct-1942 |
4-Nov-2008 |
Jurassic Park |
| Bernard Crick |
Political Scientist |
16-Dec-1929 |
19-Dec-2008 |
In Defence of Politics |
| Eddie Crowder |
Football |
26-Aug-1931 |
9-Sep-2008 |
Colorado Head Coach, 1963-73 |
| James Crumley |
Novelist |
12-Oct-1939 |
17-Sep-2008 |
The Mexican Tree Duck |
| Richard Darman |
Government |
10-May-1943 |
25-Jan-2008 |
Carlyle Group member, former OMB Director |
| Jules Dassin |
Film Director |
18-Dec-1911 |
31-Mar-2008 |
Topkapi |
| Don S. Davis |
Actor |
4-Aug-1942 |
29-Jun-2008 |
Lt. Gen. Hammond on Stargate SG-1 |
| Paul Davis |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Apr-1948 |
22-Apr-2008 |
I Go Crazy |
| Michael DeBakey |
Doctor |
7-Sep-1908 |
11-Jul-2008 |
Father of cardiovascular surgery |
| William L. Dickinson |
Politician |
5-Jun-1925 |
31-Mar-2008 |
Congressman from Alabama, 1965-93 |
| Bo Diddley |
Guitarist |
30-Dec-1928 |
2-Jun-2008 |
Blues diddler and rectangular guitarist |
| Cortland S. Dietler |
Business |
19-Sep-1921 |
10-Jul-2008 |
CEO of TransMontaigne, 1995-99 |
| Klaus Dinger |
Drummer |
24-Mar-1946 |
20-Mar-2008 |
Neu!, La Dusseldorf |
| Ivan Dixon |
Actor |
6-Apr-1931 |
16-Mar-2008 |
Sgt. Kinchloe on Hogan's Heroes |
| Jim Dooley |
Football |
8-Feb-1930 |
8-Jan-2008 |
Chicago Bears Head Coach, 1968-71 |
| Robert DoQui |
Actor |
20-Apr-1934 |
9-Feb-2008 |
Sgt. Reed in Robocop |
| Lee S. Dreyfus |
Politician |
20-Jun-1926 |
2-Jan-2008 |
Governor of Wisconsin, 1979-83 |
| Avery Cardinal Dulles |
Religion |
24-Aug-1918 |
12-Dec-2008 |
Fordham Professor, Roman Catholic Cardinal |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody |
Politician |
12-Dec-1930 |
17-Apr-2008 |
British MP, Crewe and Nantwich |
| Richard J. Durrell |
Publisher |
c. 1925 |
7-Mar-2008 |
First publisher, People magazine |
| R. C. Edwards |
Educator |
25-Mar-1914 |
4-Dec-2008 |
President of Clemson University, 1958-79 |
| Dock Ellis |
Baseball |
11-Mar-1945 |
19-Dec-2008 |
Pitched a no-hitter on LSD |
| Robert Fagles |
Translator |
11-Sep-1933 |
26-Mar-2008 |
Translator of Greek literature |
| Clay Felker |
Editor |
2-Oct-1925 |
1-Jul-2008 |
Founder, New York Magazine |
| W. Mark Felt |
Law Enforcement |
17-Aug-1913 |
18-Dec-2008 |
Watergate's Deep Throat |
| Mel Ferrer |
Actor |
25-Aug-1917 |
2-Jun-2008 |
War and Peace |
| Bobby Fischer |
Chess Player |
9-Mar-1943 |
18-Jan-2008 |
Eccentric chess grandmaster |
| Nina Foch |
Actor |
20-Apr-1924 |
5-Dec-2008 |
Executive Suite |
| Charles B. Fruit |
Business |
c. 1947 |
27-May-2008 |
Chief Marketing Officer at Coca-Cola, 2004-06 |
| George Furth |
Playwright |
14-Dec-1932 |
11-Aug-2008 |
Company |
| D. Carleton Gajdusek |
Scientist |
9-Sep-1923 |
12-Dec-2008 |
Kuru (slow virus infections) |
| Evan Griffith Galbraith |
Business |
2-Jul-1928 |
21-Jan-2008 |
US Ambassador to France, 1981-85 |
| Richard I. Galland |
Attorney |
13-Oct-1916 |
27-Nov-2008 |
CEO of American Petrofina, 1969-83 |
| Beverly Garland |
Actor |
17-Oct-1926 |
5-Dec-2008 |
Dotty West on Scarecrow and Mrs. King |
| Estelle Getty |
Actor |
25-Jul-1923 |
22-Jul-2008 |
The Golden Girls |
| Tony Gillespie |
Diplomat |
22-Mar-1935 |
7-Mar-2008 |
US Ambassador to Chile, 1988-91 |
| Robert Giroux |
Publisher |
8-Apr-1914 |
5-Sep-2008 |
Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| Jimmy Giuffre |
Jazz Musician |
26-Apr-1921 |
24-Apr-2008 |
Tangents in Jazz |
| Willoughby Goddard |
Actor |
4-Jul-1926 |
11-Apr-2008 |
Gessler on William Tell |
| Robert F. Goheen |
Educator |
15-Aug-1919 |
31-Mar-2008 |
President of Princeton University, 1957-72 |
| Dody Goodman |
Actor |
28-Oct-1914 |
22-Jun-2008 |
Mother on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman |
| Nathan Green Gordon |
Politician |
4-Sep-1916 |
8-Sep-2008 |
Lt. Governor of Arkansas, 1947-67 |
| David Groh |
Actor |
21-May-1939 |
12-Feb-2008 |
Joe Gerard on Rhoda |
| Hua Guofeng |
Head of State |
16-Feb-1921 |
20-Aug-2008 |
Premier of China, 1976-80 |
| Ed Guthman |
Journalist |
11-Aug-1919 |
31-Aug-2008 |
Nixon enemy, Pulitzer Prize winner |
| Gary Gygax |
Inventor |
27-Jul-1938 |
4-Mar-2008 |
Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons |
| George Habash |
Activist |
2-Aug-1926 |
26-Jan-2008 |
Founder of the PFLP |
| Jörg Haider |
Politician |
26-Jan-1950 |
11-Oct-2008 |
Austrian extreme rightist |
| H. Tracy Hall |
Chemist |
20-Oct-1919 |
25-Jul-2008 |
Synthetic diamonds |
| Bernie Hamilton |
Actor |
12-Jun-1928 |
30-Dec-2008 |
Capt. Dobey on Starsky and Hutch |
| Mary W. M. Hargreaves |
Historian |
1-Mar-1914 |
29-Aug-2008 |
Dry Farming in the Northern Great Plains |
| Larry Harmon |
Performance Artist |
2-Jan-1925 |
3-Jul-2008 |
Bozo the Clown |
| John Harvey-Jones |
Business |
16-Apr-1924 |
9-Jan-2008 |
Chairman of ICI, 1982-87 |
| Don Haskins |
Basketball |
14-Mar-1930 |
7-Sep-2008 |
UTEP Head Basketball Coach, 1961-99 |
| Isaac Hayes |
Musician |
20-Aug-1942 |
10-Aug-2008 |
Theme from Shaft |
| Jeff Healey |
Guitarist |
25-Mar-1966 |
2-Mar-2008 |
The Jeff Healey Band |
| Jesse Helms |
Politician |
18-Oct-1921 |
4-Jul-2008 |
US Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003 |
| Robert T. Herres |
Military |
12-Jan-1932 |
24-Jul-2008 |
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs, 1987-90 |
| Joachim Herz |
Business |
1941 |
31-May-2008 |
German coffee heir billionaire |
| Charlton Heston |
Actor |
4-Oct-1923 |
5-Apr-2008 |
The Ten Commandments |
| Edmund Hillary |
Explorer |
20-Jul-1919 |
11-Jan-2008 |
First to summit Mt. Everest |
| Tony Hillerman |
Novelist |
27-May-1925 |
26-Oct-2008 |
Mystery novels set at Navajo reservation |
| Patrick Hillery |
Head of State |
2-May-1923 |
12-Apr-2008 |
President of Ireland, 1976-90 |
| Gordon Hinckley |
Religion |
23-Jun-1910 |
27-Jan-2008 |
President of the Mormon Church, 1995-2008 |
| Albert Hofmann |
Chemist |
11-Jan-1906 |
29-Apr-2008 |
Discovered LSD |
| Mike Holovak |
Football |
19-Sep-1919 |
27-Jan-2008 |
NFL Head Coach, General Manager |
| Hendrik S. Houthakker |
Economist |
31-Dec-1924 |
15-Apr-2008 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1969-71 |
| Freddie Hubbard |
Jazz Musician |
7-Apr-1938 |
29-Dec-2008 |
Hard-bop jazz trumpet soloist |
| Roy M. Huffington |
Business |
4-Oct-1917 |
11-Jul-2008 |
Texas Oilman |
| Thomas M. Hunt |
Business |
27-May-1923 |
11-Nov-2008 |
President of Hunt Oil, 1955-90 |
| Samuel P. Huntington |
Author |
18-Apr-1927 |
24-Dec-2008 |
The Clash of Civilizations |
| Leonid Hurwicz |
Economist |
21-Aug-1917 |
24-Jun-2008 |
Mechanism design theory |
| William G. Hyland |
Government |
18-Jan-1929 |
25-Mar-2008 |
Editor of Foreign Affairs, 1984-93 |
| Kiyoshi Ito |
Mathematician |
7-Sep-1915 |
10-Nov-2008 |
Ito Calculus |
| Bruce Ivins |
Biologist |
22-Apr-1946 |
29-Jul-2008 |
Anthrax researcher and suspect |
| Betty James |
Business |
13-Feb-1918 |
20-Nov-2008 |
Slinky entrepreneur |
| Robert Jastrow |
Astronomer |
7-Sep-1925 |
8-Feb-2008 |
Red Giants and White Dwarfs |
| Robert Erwin Johnson |
Historian |
3-Feb-1923 |
28-Jan-2008 |
Guardians of the Sea |
| Van Johnson |
Actor |
25-Aug-1916 |
12-Dec-2008 |
The Caine Mutiny |
| Russell Johnston |
Politician |
28-Jul-1932 |
27-Jul-2008 |
Liberal MP from Inverness, 1964-97 |
| Norman Dello Joio |
Composer |
24-Jan-1913 |
24-Jul-2008 |
Meditation on Ecclesiastes |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones |
Politician |
10-Sep-1949 |
20-Aug-2008 |
Congresswoman, Ohio 11th |
| Hamilton Jordan |
Government |
21-Sep-1944 |
20-May-2008 |
White House Chief of Staff, 1979-80 |
| Joseph M. Juran |
Scientist |
24-Dec-1904 |
28-Feb-2008 |
The Pareto Principle |
| Mauricio Kagel |
Composer |
24-Dec-1931 |
18-Sep-2008 |
Absurdist composer |
| Stanley Kamel |
Actor |
1-Jan-1943 |
8-Apr-2008 |
Dr. Kroger on Monk |
| Jack Kamen |
Cartoonist |
29-May-1920 |
5-Aug-2008 |
EC Comics artist |
| Carl Karcher |
Business |
16-Jan-1917 |
11-Jan-2008 |
Founder of Carl's Jr. |
| Evelyn Keyes |
Actor |
20-Nov-1916 |
4-Jul-2008 |
Gone with the Wind |
| Vo Van Kiet |
Head of State |
23-Nov-1922 |
11-Jun-2008 |
Prime Minister of Vietnam, 1991-97 |
| Martin S. Kimmel |
Business |
9-Apr-1916 |
15-Apr-2008 |
Founder of Kimco Realty |
| Eartha Kitt |
Singer |
17-Jan-1927 |
25-Dec-2008 |
Catwoman |
| Catherine Baker Knoll |
Politician |
3-Sep-1930 |
12-Nov-2008 |
Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania, 2003-08 |
| Harvey Korman |
Comic |
15-Feb-1927 |
29-May-2008 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
| Killer Kowalski |
Wrestling |
13-Oct-1926 |
30-Aug-2008 |
Professional wrestler, 1947-76 |
| Don LaFontaine |
Actor |
26-Aug-1940 |
1-Sep-2008 |
Voiceover powerhouse |
| Willis Lamb |
Physicist |
12-Jul-1913 |
15-May-2008 |
Detailed the hydrogen spectrum |
| Tom Lantos |
Politician |
1-Feb-1928 |
11-Feb-2008 |
Congressman from California, 1981-2008 |
| John Phillip Law |
Actor |
7-Sep-1937 |
13-May-2008 |
The Russians Are Coming |
| Joshua Lederberg |
Biologist |
23-May-1925 |
2-Feb-2008 |
Genetic properties of bacteria |
| Raymond F. Lederer |
Politician |
19-May-1938 |
1-Dec-2008 |
Congressman snagged in ABSCAM |
| Heath Ledger |
Actor |
4-Apr-1979 |
22-Jan-2008 |
Brokeback Mountain |
| Hugh Lloyd |
Actor |
22-Apr-1923 |
14-Jul-2008 |
Hugh and I |
| Edward Lorenz |
Scientist |
23-May-1917 |
16-Apr-2008 |
Chaos theory |
| Mildred Loving |
Activist |
22-Jun-1939 |
2-May-2008 |
Interracial marriage |
| Bernie Mac |
Comic |
5-Oct-1957 |
9-Aug-2008 |
The Bernie Mac Show |
| Donald C. MacDonald |
Politician |
7-Dec-1913 |
8-Mar-2008 |
Leader of Ontario CCF and NDP, 1953-70 |
| John MacDougall |
Politician |
8-Dec-1947 |
13-Aug-2008 |
Labour MP for Glenrothes, 2005-08 |
| Jeff MacKay |
Actor |
20-Oct-1948 |
22-Aug-2008 |
French on Baa Baa Black Sheep |
| Maharishi Mahesh Yogi |
Religion |
12-Jan-1917 |
5-Feb-2008 |
Transcendental meditation guru |
| Abby Mann |
Screenwriter |
1-Dec-1927 |
25-Mar-2008 |
Judgment at Nuremberg |
| Dick Martin |
Comic |
30-Jan-1922 |
24-May-2008 |
Laugh-In |
| Anne Clark Martindell |
Politician |
18-Jul-1914 |
11-Jun-2008 |
US Ambassador to New Zealand, 1979-81 |
| Steven R. McCracken |
Business |
1953 |
7-Feb-2008 |
CEO of Owens-Illinois, 2004-06 |
| Wesley L. McDonald |
Military |
6-Jul-1924 |
8-Feb-2008 |
Led 1983 invasion of Grenada |
| Jim McKay |
Sports Journalist |
24-Sep-1921 |
7-Jun-2008 |
Host of Wide World of Sports |
| Andrew J. McKelvey |
Business |
c. 1935 |
27-Nov-2008 |
Founder of TMP Worldwide |
| Victor A. McKusick |
Scientist |
21-Oct-1921 |
22-Jul-2008 |
Father of medical genetics |
| Clem McSpadden |
Politician |
9-Nov-1925 |
7-Jul-2008 |
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1973-75 |
| Evan Mecham |
Politician |
12-May-1924 |
22-Feb-2008 |
Governor of Arizona, 1987-88 |
| Bill Melendez |
Cartoonist |
15-Nov-1916 |
2-Sep-2008 |
A Charlie Brown Christmas |
| Allan Melvin |
Actor |
18-Feb-1923 |
17-Jan-2008 |
Archie Bunker's Place |
| Howard Metzenbaum |
Politician |
4-Jun-1917 |
12-Mar-2008 |
US Senator from Ohio, 1977-95 |
| Anthony Minghella |
Film Director |
6-Jan-1954 |
18-Mar-2008 |
The English Patient |
| Mitch Mitchell |
Drummer |
9-Jun-1947 |
12-Nov-2008 |
Drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Robert Mondavi |
Business |
12-Jun-1913 |
16-May-2008 |
Vintner |
| Orville Moody |
Golf |
9-Dec-1933 |
8-Aug-2008 |
Winner, 1969 US Open |
| Robin Moore |
Author |
31-Oct-1925 |
21-Feb-2008 |
The Green Berets |
| Rudy Ray Moore |
Actor |
17-Mar-1937 |
19-Oct-2008 |
Dolemite |
| Barry Morse |
Actor |
10-Jun-1918 |
2-Feb-2008 |
Lt. Gerard on The Fugitive |
| Imad Fayez Mugniyah |
Terrorist |
7-Dec-1962 |
12-Feb-2008 |
Hezbollah International terror wing |
| Robert Mulligan |
Film Director |
23-Aug-1925 |
20-Dec-2008 |
To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Bobby Murcer |
Baseball |
20-May-1946 |
12-Jul-2008 |
MLB player, Yankees sportscaster |
| Levy Mwanawasa |
Head of State |
3-Sep-1948 |
19-Aug-2008 |
President of Zambia, 2002-08 |
| Jack Narz |
Game Show Host |
13-Nov-1922 |
15-Oct-2008 |
Concentration |
| Lois Nettleton |
Actor |
6-Aug-1929 |
18-Jan-2008 |
Butterfly |
| Pete Newell |
Basketball |
3-Aug-1915 |
17-Nov-2008 |
Influential NCAA coach |
| Paul Newman |
Actor |
26-Jan-1925 |
26-Sep-2008 |
Salad dressing magnate |
| David D. Newsom |
Diplomat |
6-Jan-1918 |
30-Mar-2008 |
US Ambassador to Philippines, 1977-78 |
| Conor Cruise O'Brien |
Author |
3-Nov-1917 |
18-Dec-2008 |
Irish Parliamentarian and Scholar |
| Odetta |
Singer |
31-Dec-1930 |
2-Dec-2008 |
Queen of American Folk Music |
| William Odom |
Military |
23-Jun-1932 |
30-May-2008 |
NSA Director 1985-88 |
| Revius O. Ortique, Jr. |
Judge |
14-Jun-1924 |
22-Jun-2008 |
Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court |
| Anita Page |
Actor |
4-Aug-1910 |
6-Sep-2008 |
The Broadway Melody |
| Bettie Page |
Model |
22-Apr-1923 |
11-Dec-2008 |
Black-haired bondage pin-up queen |
| George E. Palade |
Scientist |
19-Nov-1912 |
7-Oct-2008 |
Microstructure of the cell |
| Deborah Jeane Palfrey |
Criminal |
18-Mar-1956 |
1-May-2008 |
The DC Madam |
| Tassos Papadopoulos |
Head of State |
7-Jan-1934 |
12-Dec-2008 |
President of Cyprus, 2003-08 |
| Kenneth Parnell |
Criminal |
26-Sep-1932 |
21-Jan-2008 |
Kidnapped Steven Stayner |
| Michael Pate |
Actor |
26-Feb-1920 |
1-Sep-2008 |
Hondo |
| William N. Patman |
Politician |
26-Mar-1927 |
9-Dec-2008 |
Congressman from Texas, 1981-85 |
| Randy Pausch |
Educator |
23-Oct-1960 |
25-Jul-2008 |
The Last Lecture |
| Bradford Perkins |
Historian |
6-Mar-1925 |
29-Jun-2008 |
Castlereagh and Adams |
| Joseph Pevney |
Film Director |
15-Sep-1911 |
18-May-2008 |
Man of a Thousand Faces |
| Nouhak Phoumsavanh |
Head of State |
9-Apr-1910 |
9-Sep-2008 |
President of Laos, 1992-98 |
| Papa Pilgrim |
Criminal |
c. 1941 |
24-May-2008 |
Hillbilly Heaven |
| Harold Pinter |
Playwright |
10-Oct-1930 |
24-Dec-2008 |
The Birthday Party |
| Suzanne Pleshette |
Actor |
31-Jan-1937 |
19-Jan-2008 |
The Birds |
| Johnny Podres |
Baseball |
30-Sep-1932 |
13-Jan-2008 |
1955 World Series MVP |
| Sydney Pollack |
Film Director |
1-Jul-1934 |
26-May-2008 |
Tootsie |
| John Pont |
Football |
13-Nov-1927 |
1-Jul-2008 |
IU-Bloomington Head Coach, 1965-72 |
| David H. Popper |
Diplomat |
3-Oct-1912 |
24-Jul-2008 |
US Ambassador to Chile, 1974-77 |
| Dith Pran |
Journalist |
27-Sep-1942 |
30-Mar-2008 |
Subject of The Killing Fields |
| Robert Prosky |
Actor |
13-Dec-1930 |
8-Dec-2008 |
Pat Chase on Veronica's Closet |
| Lucian W. Pye |
Scholar |
21-Oct-1921 |
5-Sep-2008 |
Sinologist |
| Francis Pym |
Politician |
13-Feb-1922 |
6-Mar-2008 |
UK Foreign Secretary, 1982-83 |
| John Rauch |
Football |
20-Aug-1927 |
10-Jun-2008 |
Raiders Head Coach, 1966-68 |
| Robert Rauschenberg |
Sculptor |
22-Oct-1925 |
13-May-2008 |
American modern sculptor and painter |
| Jerry Reed |
Country Musician |
20-Mar-1937 |
1-Sep-2008 |
When You're Hot, You're Hot |
| Brad Renfro |
Actor |
25-Jul-1982 |
15-Jan-2008 |
The Client |
| Eugene C. Renzi |
Military |
16-Dec-1933 |
9-Feb-2008 |
Army Maj. Gen., ManTech VP |
| Nicola Rescigno |
Conductor |
28-May-1916 |
4-Aug-2008 |
Conductor, Dallas Opera, 1957-90 |
| Julius B. Richmond |
Government |
26-Sep-1916 |
27-Jul-2008 |
US Surgeon General, 1977-81 |
| Dino Risi |
Film Director |
23-Dec-1916 |
7-Jun-2008 |
The Easy Life |
| Alain Robbe-Grillet |
Novelist |
18-Aug-1922 |
18-Feb-2008 |
Proponent of the nouveau roman |
| Irv Robbins |
Business |
6-Dec-1917 |
5-May-2008 |
Co-Founder of Baskin-Robbins |
| Paul G. Rogers |
Politician |
4-Jun-1921 |
13-Oct-2008 |
Congressman from Florida, 1955-79 |
| J. Patrick Rooney |
Business |
13-Dec-1927 |
15-Sep-2008 |
Golden Rule Insurance |
| Tim Russert |
Talk Show Host |
7-May-1950 |
13-Jun-2008 |
Meet the Press |
| Yves Saint Laurent |
Fashion Designer |
1-Aug-1936 |
1-Jun-2008 |
Christian Dior protege |
| Edwin E. Salpeter |
Astronomer |
3-Dec-1924 |
26-Nov-2008 |
Quantitative electron microscopic autoradiography |
| Merl Saunders |
Pianist |
14-Feb-1934 |
24-Oct-2008 |
Jazz & New Age keyboardist |
| Ann Savage |
Actor |
19-Feb-1921 |
25-Dec-2008 |
Detour |
| Eugene Sawyer |
Politician |
3-Sep-1934 |
19-Jan-2008 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1987-89 |
| Roy Scheider |
Actor |
10-Nov-1932 |
10-Feb-2008 |
Jaws |
| Gerald Schoenfeld |
Impresario |
22-Sep-1924 |
25-Nov-2008 |
Broadway impresario, Shubert Organization |
| Paul Scofield |
Actor |
21-Jan-1922 |
19-Mar-2008 |
A Man For All Seaons |
| John F. Seiberling |
Politician |
8-Sep-1918 |
2-Aug-2008 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1971-87 |
| Maurice M. Shapiro |
Physicist |
13-Nov-1915 |
27-Feb-2008 |
Composition and origin of cosmic rays |
| Arthur Shawcross |
Criminal |
6-Jun-1945 |
10-Nov-2008 |
Genesee River Killer |
| J. R. Simplot |
Business |
9-Jan-1909 |
25-May-2008 |
Fabulously wealthy Idaho potato farmer |
| Eugene C. Sit |
Business |
8-Aug-1938 |
24-Jun-2008 |
Sit Investment Associates |
| Larry Smith |
Football |
12-Sep-1939 |
28-Jan-2008 |
Missouri Head Coach, 1994-2000 |
| Joseph T. Sneed |
Judge |
21-Jul-1920 |
9-Feb-2008 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1973-87 |
| Tony Snow |
Government |
1-Jun-1955 |
12-Jul-2008 |
Fox News pundit, White House press secretary |
| Alexander Solzhenitsyn |
Author |
11-Dec-1918 |
3-Aug-2008 |
The Gulag Archipelago |
| James LeVoy Sorenson |
Business |
30-Jul-1921 |
20-Jan-2008 |
Utah billionaire |
| Allan H. Spear |
Politician |
24-Jun-1937 |
11-Oct-2008 |
President, Minnesota Senate, 1993-2001 |
| William Spoelhof |
Educator |
8-Dec-1909 |
3-Dec-2008 |
President of Calvin College, 1951-76 |
| Jo Stafford |
Singer |
12-Nov-1917 |
16-Jul-2008 |
You Belong to Me |
| Jock Stallard |
Politician |
5-Nov-1921 |
29-Mar-2008 |
British MP, St. Pancras North, 1970-83 |
| Dave Stevens |
Cartoonist |
29-Jul-1955 |
10-Mar-2008 |
The Rocketeer |
| Gil Stratton |
Actor |
2-Jun-1922 |
11-Oct-2008 |
Character actor, sportscaster |
| Levi Stubbs |
Singer |
6-Jun-1936 |
17-Oct-2008 |
Lead vocalist, The Four Tops |
| Suharto |
Head of State |
8-Jun-1921 |
27-Jan-2008 |
President of Indonesia, 1967-98 |
| Yma Sumac |
Singer |
10-Sep-1924 |
1-Nov-2008 |
Vocalist with a 4.5-octave range |
| John Templeton |
Philanthropist |
29-Nov-1912 |
8-Jul-2008 |
Billionaire fund manager |
| Studs Terkel |
Author |
16-May-1912 |
31-Oct-2008 |
Working |
| Porter E. Thompson |
Business |
1916 |
26-Feb-2008 |
President of Bechtel, 1975-83 |
| Paul H. Todd, Jr. |
Politician |
22-Sep-1921 |
18-Nov-2008 |
Congressman from Michigan, 1965-67 |
| Margaret Truman |
Relative |
17-Feb-1924 |
29-Jan-2008 |
Harry S. Truman's mystery novelist daughter |
| Cecil H. Underwood |
Politician |
5-Nov-1922 |
24-Nov-2008 |
Twice Governor of West Virginia |
| Gene Upshaw |
Football |
15-Aug-1945 |
20-Aug-2008 |
NFL Hall-of-Fame Guard, NFLPA Leader |
| J�rn Utzon |
Architect |
9-Apr-1918 |
29-Nov-2008 |
Sydney Opera House |
| Lionel Van Deerlin |
Politician |
25-Jul-1914 |
17-May-2008 |
Congressman from California, 1963-81 |
| Vicki Van Meter |
Aviator |
13-Mar-1982 |
15-Mar-2008 |
Child cross-country aviator |
| Reg Varney |
Actor |
11-Jul-1916 |
16-Nov-2008 |
On the Buses |
| Sunny von Bulow |
Victim |
1-Sep-1932 |
6-Dec-2008 |
Heiress in a coma for 28 years |
| Peter Jon de Vos |
Diplomat |
24-Dec-1938 |
9-Jun-2008 |
US Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1994-97 |
| David Foster Wallace |
Novelist |
21-Feb-1962 |
12-Sep-2008 |
Infinite Jest |
| Y. C. Wang |
Business |
18-Jan-1917 |
15-Oct-2008 |
Taiwanese plastics billionaire |
| Dee Dee Warwick |
Singer |
25-Sep-1945 |
19-Oct-2008 |
Influential but obscure soul singer |
| Dennis Weatherstone |
Business |
29-Nov-1930 |
13-Jun-2008 |
CEO of JP Morgan, 1990-94 |
| John Webb |
Judge |
18-Sep-1926 |
18-Sep-2008 |
NC State Supreme Court Justice, 1986-98 |
| Stephen H. Weiss |
Business |
c. 1935 |
16-Apr-2008 |
Co-Founder, Weiss, Peck & Greer |
| Joseph Weizenbaum |
Computer Programmer |
8-Jan-1923 |
5-Mar-2008 |
ELIZA |
| Louie Welch |
Politician |
9-Dec-1918 |
27-Jan-2008 |
Mayor of Houston, 1964-73 |
| Thomas H. Weller |
Scientist |
15-Jun-1915 |
23-Aug-2008 |
Cultured the polio virus |
| Paul Weyrich |
Columnist |
7-Oct-1942 |
18-Dec-2008 |
Conservative activist |
| William Wharton |
Novelist |
7-Nov-1925 |
29-Oct-2008 |
Birdy |
| John Archibald Wheeler |
Physicist |
9-Jul-1911 |
13-Apr-2008 |
The Mechanism of Nuclear Fission |
| Charles Z. Wick |
Government |
12-Oct-1917 |
20-Jul-2008 |
Director of the USIA, 1981-89 |
| Richard Widmark |
Actor |
26-Dec-1914 |
24-Mar-2008 |
Kiss of Death |
| Brian Wilde |
Actor |
13-Jun-1927 |
20-Mar-2008 |
Foggy on Last of the Summer Wine |
| Stan Winston |
Artist |
7-Apr-1946 |
15-Jun-2008 |
Special effects artist |
| Rick Wright |
Musician |
28-Jul-1943 |
15-Sep-2008 |
Keyboardist for Pink Floyd |
| Hector Zazou |
Composer |
11-Jul-1948 |
8-Sep-2008 |
Electronic and World music composer |
