Graham Coxon is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the guitarist and backup vocalist for the alternative rock band Blur.
1969-
Daniel Craig is an English actor who has played a wide varity of roles but is best known for playing the most recent incarnation of James Bond.
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1966-
Billy Crystal came to fame on the sitcom Soap. After a year on Saturday Night Live, he began a successful film career.
1948-
Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac was a French author and playwright best known for his political satire and science fantasy, including the play The Pedant Imitated (1654).
1619-1655
German inventor Gottlieb Daimler patented one of the first successful internal-combustion engines and later founded the Daimler company, which produced the first Mercedes car in 1899.
1834-1900
Scottish soccer legend Kenny Dalglish was a star striker for Celtic and Liverpool before becoming a successful manager.
1951-
Roger Daltrey is a rock musician and singer who’s the former lead vocalist of The Who. He’s also a film and TV actor.
1944-
In his screen career of more than 30 years, Jeff Daniels has starred in a wide range of films, including The Purple Rose of Cairo and Dumb & Dumber.
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Philippe de Broca was a French filmmaker, best known for his light-hearted comedies. He was awarded the Legion of Honor for his contributions to French culture.
1933-2004
Hubert de Givenchy is a French fashion designer who provided Audrey Hepburn's iconic dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
1927-
F.W. de Klerk was president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994, during which time he worked with Nelson Mandela to successfully end the country's apartheid system of racial segregation.
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French painter Georges La Tour is considered a major influence on Caravaggio for his use of simple lighting, like candles, in a realistic manner.
1593-1652
Michel de Montaigne was a 16th century French author best known for his series of philosophical essays, which were published in 1575.
1533-1592
1871-1951
1778-1850
Computer scientist and engineer Mark Dean is credited with helping develop a number of landmark technologies, including the color PC monitor, the Industry Standard Architecture system bus and the first gigahertz chip.
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Jane A. Delano was a nurse, administrator and leader who was a pioneer in her field, overseeing the mobilization of U.S. nurses overseas during World War I.
1862-1919
Michael Dell helped launch the personal computer revolution in the 1980s with the creation of the Dell Computer Corporation, now known as Dell Inc.
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1927-2007
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American singer and pianist Fats Domino was a rhythm-and-blues star who became one of the first rock-and-roll stars and who helped define the New Orleans sound.
1928-
Professional soccer player Landon Donovan led the U.S. national team to the quarterfinals in the 2002 World Cup.
1982-
Actor James Doohan will forever be remembered as the Scottish chief engineer Scotty in the popular science fiction television and film series Star Trek.
1920-2005
Paul Dooley drew comic strips for his local newspaper before he turned to the big screen, taking roles in films such as Sixteen Candles and Breaking Away.
1928-
Jimmy Dorsey was known for playing the clarinet and alto saxophone in the Dorsey Brothers, which performed with all the big names in big band and swing music.
1904-1957
Didier Drogba has earned worldwide acclaim as a professional soccer player and champion for peace in his native Ivory Coast.
1978-
W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most important African-American activists during the first half of the 20th century. He co-founded the NAACP and supported Pan-Africanism.
1868-1963
1901-1982
Tammy Duckworth is the first Asian-American congresswoman for Illinois and the first disabled female veteran to take a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
1968-
Actress and musician Haylie Duff is Hillary Duff’s older sister. Haylie earned national fame as Summer Wheatley in the 2004 cult classic Napoleon Dynamite.
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Patrick Duffy is best known for his portrayal of Bobby Ewing on the long-running television series Dallas. He also starred in the 1976 TV show Man from Atlantis and the 1990s sitcom Step by Step, among other roles.
1949-
Prince Andrew, the brother of Prince Charles, is the Duke of York and fourth in line to the British throne.
1960-
Renato Dulbecco was an Italian virologist best known winning the Nobel Prize for pioneering the growing of viruses in culture in the 1950s.
1914-2012
U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles made major contributions to U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War.
1888-1959
Actor Charles Durning appeared in such films as The Sting, Tootsie and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. He also had roles on such shows as Rescue Me, Everybody Loves Raymond and Evening Shade.
1923-2012
Edward, Earl of Wessex is son to Queen Elizabeth II and husband to Sophie Rhys-Jones. A former theater and television producer, he remains active in charity.
1964-
Wyatt Earp was a frontiersman, marshal and gambler. After moving to Tombstone, Arizona, he got into a feud, which ended in a gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
1848-1929
Samantha Eggar is a British film and television actress. She recently performed as Hera in the Disney film Hercules.
1939-
Paul Ehrlich is a German Jewish medical scientist best known for discovering the first effective treatment for syphilis.
1854-1915
Adolf Eichmann would be executed by the state of Israel for his role as coordinator of logistics for "the final solution to the Jewish question."
1906-1962
Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist who developed the theory of relativity. He is considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century.
1879-1955
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1824-1869
Fashion designer Perry Ellis launched a new wave of fashion that was defined by his signature baggy look. His clothes were lauded as both classic and adventurous.
1940-1986
Ralph Ellison was a 20th century African-American writer and scholar best known for his renowned, award-winning novel Invisible Man.
1914-1994
1820-1878
Recep Tayyip Erdogan became prime minister of Turkey in 2003, and is best known for his vision of Turkey's economic interdependence in the Arab world.
1954-
Hall of Fame basketball forward Julius Erving, or "Dr. J," was an acrobatic player in the NBA and ABA. His dunks and graceful play helped change the game.
1950-
Musician Emilio Estefan founded the Miami Sound Machine, won multiple Grammy Awards and produced Latino superstars like Ricky Martin and Marc Antony.
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Author and activist Myrlie Evers-Williams was the wife of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, and served as chair of the NAACP 1995–1998.
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Barney Ewell was one of the leading sprinters of the 1940s, and won three medals at the 1948 Olympics.
1918-1996
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1861-1948
1452-1516
Ibrahim Ferrer was a singer and Cuban musician who performed as part of the Grammy Award-winning Buena Vista Social Club.
1927-2005
Abigail Fillmore was an American first lady from 1850 to 1853. She was the wife of Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States.
1798-1853
Bobby Fischer is best known for being the first American grandmaster of chess.
1943-2008
Victor Fleming was a Hollywood director, notably helming Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.
1889-1949
Tyler Florence is best known for hosting Food Network's Food 911, How to Boil Water, Tyler's Ultimate and The Great Food Truck Race.
1971-
Peter Fonda is an actor, but most well-known as a counterculture icon of the 1960s. He starred in the film Ulee's Gold, which earned him an Oscar nomination.
1939-
Jeff Fort is an American criminal best known as the founder and leader of the Black P. Stone Nation gang. Other crimes have included misuse of federal funds, drug trafficking and attempted terrorism.
1947-
Paraguayan model and javelin thrower Leryn Franco received wide fame after competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, but not for her athleticism alone—her good looks are equally, if not more, responsible for her mass appeal.
1982-
John Wayne Gacy is credited as one of the most vicious serial killers in U.S. history, with 33 victims.
1942-1994
Josh Gad is a Tony Award-nominated and Grammy Award-winning singer and actor known for his roles in The Book of Mormon, 1600 Penn and Jobs.
1981-
Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first man to travel into space
1934-1968
Ernest Gallo and brother Julio founded E. & J. Gallo Winery and built an empire by shaping American drinking tastes with inexpensive, non-vintage wines.
1909-2007
Willie Garson is a TV and film actor who hit it big starring opposite Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City
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1964-
Film, television and stage actor Edi Gathegi has earned recognition for his roles as Laurent in the Twilight and Dr. Jeffery Cole on House M.D.
1979-
David Geffen is an ambitious, energetic music and movie executive who established a vast Hollywood-based empire, featuring Geffen Records and DreamWorks.
1943-
Frank Gehry is a Canadian-American architect known for postmodern designs, including the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
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British singer Andy Gibb released the popular album Shadow Dancing and was the youngest brother of the sibling singing group the Bee Gees.
1958-1988
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Writer Ellen Gilchrist won the 1984 National Book Award for her short fiction collection Victory Over Japan.
1935-
David Gilmour was the guitarist and singer for the British rock band Pink Floyd. He is also an aviator and philanthropist.
1946-
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, the second woman to be appointed to the position.
1933-
Dorothy Gish, younger sister of actress Lillian Gish, was a film actress in the first half of the 20th century.
1898-1968
American radio personality Ira Glass is the creator, host and executive producer of the award-winning public radio show “This American Life.”
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1916-1987
Mikhail Gorbachev was the first president of the Soviet Union, serving from 1990 to 1991. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for contributing to the break-up of the USSR.
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1923-1990
Charles Goren was an American lawyer and world champion bridge player known for his books and television program on the game.
1901-1991
Edward Gorey was an American illustrator best known for his cartoons of Edwardian children coming to macabre ends. He work can be seen in the animated credits of PBS' Masterpiece Mystery.
1925-2000
Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried is known for his trademark squinting and screeching. He's appeared in several films and television programs.
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Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish author best known for writing the children's book The Wind in the Willows.
1859-1932
Actor, director, writer and producer Kelsey Grammer is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Frasier Crane in the sitcom Cheers and its spin-off Frasier.
1955-
For close to a decade, actress Karen Grassle was known to TV audiences as pioneer mother, Caroline Ingalls, on the hit show, Little House on the Prairie.
1944-
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, a mobster turned government witness, is best known for testifying against his mafia associates in exchange for government protection.
1945-
Peter Graves was an enormously successful film and TV actor. He is known for his role in Airplane! and for hosting A&E's signature series Biography.
1926-2010
American actress Ashley Greene is best known for playing Alice Cullen in the Twilight film series.
1987-
Jerry Greenfield is the co-founder of the company that makes Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
1951-
Alan Greenspan is a financial adviser best known for his service as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States from 1987 to 2006.
1926-
Wilhelm Grimm was a 19th century German author who, along with brother Jacob, published Grimms' Fairy Tales, a collection famous for stories like Cinderella and Rapunzel.
1786-1859