CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofchicago.org/

Chamber of Commerce:
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.choosechicago.com/

Population:
2896016 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
12-Aug-1833

County:
Cook County, DuPage County

• Mayor of Chicago
• Chicago City Council

• Chicago Bar Association
• Chicago Historical Society
• Chicago Community Trust

• Economic Club of Chicago
• Commercial Club of Chicago
• Executives' Club of Chicago

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Chicago Record
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Sun
The Chicago Sun-Times
The Onion
The Chicago Daily News
The Chicago Examiner
Chicago Morning News

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Argosy University	2001
St. Augustine College Chicago	1980
East-West University	1980
Lexington College	1977
Whitney M. Young High School, Chicago, IL	1975
NAES College	1974
Olive-Harvey College	1970
Rush University	1969
Harold Washington College	1962
Richard J. Daley College	1960
Truman College	1956
University of Illinois at Chicago	1946
Roosevelt University	1945
Illinois Institute of Technology	1940
Kennedy-King College	1935
Wilbur Wright College	1934
Kendall College	1934
Harrington College of Design	1931
DeVry University	1931
Mundelein College	1931
American Academy of Art	1923
Illinois Institute of Art Chicago	1916
Robert Morris College	1913
Malcolm X College	1911
VanderCook College of Music	1909
La Salle Extension University	1908
Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, IL	1904
John Marshall Law School Chicago	1899
DePaul University	1898
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools	1896
North Park University	1891
Columbia College Chicago	1890
University of Chicago	1890
Chicago-Kent College of Law	1888
Moody Bible Institute	1886
National-Louis University	1886
American Conservatory of Music	1886
Loyola University Chicago	1870
Chicago State University	1867
Northeastern Illinois University	1867
Art Institute of Chicago	1866
Chicago Theological Seminary	1855
Shimer College	1853
Saint Xavier University	1846
Meadville Lombard Theological School	1844
Francis W. Parker High School, Chicago, IL
Bateman High School, Chicago, IL
William Howard Taft High School, Chicago, IL

CIVIC INSTITUTIONS

Institution	Type	Founded
Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art	Museum	1967
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago	Ballet	1956
Lyric Opera of Chicago	Opera	1952
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry	Museum	1933
John G. Shedd Aquarium	Aquarium	1930
Field Museum of Natural History	Museum	1893
Chicago Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	1891
Chicago Public Library	Library	1873
Lincoln Park Zoo	Zoo	1868
Notebaert Nature Museum	Museum	1857
Chicago History Museum	Museum	1856

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Tronc	2014
Groupon	2008
CME Group	2007
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw	2002
BCom3	2000
Merisant	2000
Exelon	2000
Jones Lang LaSalle	1999
Orbitz	1999
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation	1998
Packaging Dynamics	1998
Electrical Audio	1997
Bally Total Fitness	1996
EVEREN Capital	1995
True North Communications	1994
Willis Stein & Partners	1994
Unitrin	1990
Technology Solutions Company	1988
Allscripts	1986
Hollinger International	1986
Sun-Times Media Group	1986
NAVTEQ	1985
Ameritech	1984
Ariel Capital Management	1983
Metal Management	1983
Aon	1982
Brookdale Senior Living	1981
Equity Office Properties	1976
Katten Muchin Rosenman	1974
Chicago Board Options Exchange	1973
Esmark Corporation	1972
Standard Parking Corporation	1968
TransUnion	1968
Northwest Industries	1968
UAL Corporation	1968
LaSalle Partners	1968
Telephone & Data Systems	1968
CNA Financial	1967
Equity Residential	1966
Midway Games	1958
General Growth Properties	1954
Heidrick & Struggles	1953
Baker & McKenzie	1949
True Value Company	1948
Johnson Publishing	1942
Sara Lee	1939
William Blair & Company	1935
Leo Burnett	1935
McDermott Will & Emery	1934
McBride, Baker & Coles	1929
MCA	1924
Old Republic International	1923
Trizec Properties	1923
Henry Crown and Company	1919
Boeing	1916
Altheimer & Gray	1915
Jenner & Block	1914
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago	1913
Arthur Andersen	1913
Morton International	1910
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal	1906
Amsted Industries	1902
USG	1902
Quaker Oats	1901
GATX	1898
Chicago Mercantile Exchange	1898
Nuveen Investments	1898
Ryerson Tull	1893
Ryerson	1893
Inland Steel	1893
Wrigley	1891
Northern Trust	1889
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd	1888
Chicago Stock Exchange	1882
Mayer, Brown & Platt	1881
Hartmarx	1872
Isham Lincoln & Beale	1872
Sidley Austin	1866
Schiff Hardin & Waite	1864
R.R. Donnelley & Sons	1864
First National Bank of Chicago	1863
First Chicago Corporation	1863
Winston & Strawn	1853
Marshall Field's	1852
Whitman Corporation	1851
Chicago Board of Trade	1848
Peoples Energy	1848
Tribune Co.	1847
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Madison Dearborn Partners
Unicom Corporation
Integrys Energy Group
Kirkland & Ellis
Hillshire Brands
Commonwealth Edison
Harris Bankcorp

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Max Abramovitz	Architect	23-May-1908	12-Sep-2004	Designed UN Headquarters
Muhal Richard Abrams	Pianist	19-Sep-1930		Levels and Degrees of Light
Franklin Pierce Adams	Columnist	15-Nov-1881	23-Mar-1960	New York columnist, The Conning Tower
Ken Adelman	Diplomat	9-Jun-1946		Deputy US Ambassador to the UN, 1981-83
Paul Adelstein	Actor	29-Apr-1969		Prison Break
Lou Adler	Business	13-Dec-1933		Dunhill and Ode Records
John Agar	Actor	31-Jan-1921	7-Apr-2002	Sands of Iwo Jima
Milton Ager	Songwriter	6-Oct-1893	6-May-1979	Ain't She Sweet
Larry Agran	Politician	2-Feb-1945		Twice Mayor of Irvine, California
Saul Alinsky	Activist	30-Jan-1909	12-Jun-1972	Rules for Radicals
Jonathan Alter	Columnist	6-Oct-1957		Newsweek Senior Editor
John Alvin	Actor	24-Oct-1917	27-Feb-2009	The Fighting Sullivans
Tom Amandes	Actor	9-Mar-1959		Dr. Harold Abbott on Everwood
Morey Amsterdam	Actor	14-Dec-1908	27-Oct-1996	The Dick Van Dyke Show
Anastacia	Singer	17-Sep-1968		Not That Kind
Merry Anders	Actor	22-May-1932	28-Oct-2012	Young Fury
Elmer L. Andersen	Politician	17-Jun-1909	15-Nov-2004	Governor of Minnesota, 1961-63
Gillian Anderson	Actor	9-Aug-1968		Scully on The X-Files
Regina M. Anderson	Playwright	21-May-1901	5-Feb-1993	Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Robert O. Anderson	Business	13-Apr-1917	2-Dec-2007	CEO of ARCO, 1966-86
Stanley Andrews	Actor	28-Aug-1891	23-Jun-1969	Death Valley Days
Frank Annunzio	Politician	12-Jan-1915	8-Apr-2001	Congressman from Illinois, 1965-93
Michael Anthony	Bassist	20-Jun-1954		Bassist for Van Halen
Harry Antrim	Actor	27-Aug-1884	18-Jan-1967	Vaudevillian, Hollywood character actor
Lewis Arquette	Actor	14-Dec-1935	10-Feb-2001	Arquette patriarch
Patricia Arquette	Actor	8-Apr-1968		Allison Dubois on Medium
John Ashcroft	Politician	9-May-1942		US Attorney General, 2001-05
Jean M. Auel	Novelist	18-Feb-1936		The Clan of the Cave Bear
Bill Ayers	Activist	26-Dec-1944		Weather Underground
Reiko Aylesworth	Actor	9-Dec-1972		Michelle Dessler on 24
Barbara Bain	Actor	13-Sep-1931		Mission: Impossible and Space: 1999
Bob Bain	Musician	26-Jan-1924		Rockin' Rollin' Strollin'
LaVern Baker	Singer	11-Nov-1929	10-Mar-1997	Jim Dandy
Bob Balaban	Film Director	16-Aug-1945		Parents
Adam Baldwin	Actor	27-Feb-1962		Animal Mother in Full Metal Jacket
Carl Ballantine	Actor	27-Sep-1922	3-Nov-2009	Lester Gruber on McHale's Navy
Ike Barinholtz	Actor	18-Feb-1977		MADtv
Richard C. Barkley	Diplomat	23-Dec-1932		US Ambassador to East Germany, 1988-90
Brenda C. Barnes	Business	11-Nov-1953	17-Jan-2017	CEO of Sara Lee, 2005-10
Barbara Barrie	Actor	23-May-1931		Mrs. Barney Miller
George Barris	Artist	20-Nov-1925	5-Nov-2015	Designed the 1966 Batmobile
Charlene Barshefsky	Diplomat	11-Aug-1950		US Trade Representative, 1997-2001
Steve Bartman	Victim	c. 1977		Cubs fan, grasped for wrong baseball
William J. Bauer	Judge	15-Sep-1926		7th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1975-93
Herbert M. Baum	Business	6-Dec-1936		CEO of Dial Corporation, 2000-05
Jennifer Beals	Actor	19-Dec-1963		Flashdance
Melissa Bean	Politician	22-Jan-1962		Congresswoman from Illinois, 2005-11
John Beck	Actor	28-Jan-1943		Mark Graison on Dallas
Christopher B. Begley	Business	1952		CEO of Hospira
Darryl M. Bell	Actor	10-May-1963		Ron Johnson on A Different World
Rex Bell	Actor	16-Oct-1903	5-Jul-1962	Cowboy actor, Nevada politician
Ralph Bellamy	Actor	17-Jun-1904	29-Nov-1991	Trading Places
Jim Belushi	Comic	15-Jun-1954		According to Jim
John Belushi	Actor	24-Jan-1949	5-Mar-1982	Animal House
Peter B. Bensinger	Government	24-Mar-1936		DEA Administrator, 1976-81
Tom Berenger	Actor	31-May-1949		Platoon
Alan Berg	Radio Personality	Jan-1934	18-Jun-1984	Murdered radio host
Yung Berg	Rapper	9-Sep-1985		Chicago rapper
Edgar Bergen	Actor	16-Feb-1903	30-Sep-1978	Radio's greatest ventriloquist
Shelley Berman	Comic	3-Feb-1926		Inside Shelley Berman
Edward Bernds	Film Director	12-Jul-1905	20-May-2000	Return of the Fly
Michael Beschloss	Historian	30-Nov-1955		The Conquerors
Bruce A. Beutler	Biologist	29-Dec-1957		Lipopolysaccharide receptors
Charles Bidwill, Sr.	Football	16-Sep-1895	19-Apr-1947	Owner, Chicago Cardinals, 1933-47
Judy Biggert	Politician	15-Aug-1937		Congresswoman, Illinois 13th
Michael A. Bilandic	Politician	13-Feb-1923	16-Jan-2002	Mayor of Chicago, 1976-79
Andrew Bird	Singer/Songwriter	11-Jul-1973		The Mysterious Production of Eggs
John P. Birkelund	Business	23-Jun-1930		Chairman of Dillon Read, 1986-98
Cathleen Black	Business	26-Apr-1944		New York City Schools Chancellor, 2010-11
Michael Ian Black	Comic	12-Aug-1971		The State
Noel Black	Film Director	30-Jun-1937	5-Jul-2014	Pretty Poison
Harry Blackstone	Magician	27-Sep-1885	16-Nov-1965	Vaudeville illusionist
Rod Blagojevich	Politician	10-Dec-1956		Governor of Illinois, 2003-09
Rosa Blasi	Actor	19-Dec-1972		Lu on Strong Medicine
Tempestt Bledsoe	Actor	1-Aug-1973		Vanessa Huxtable on The Cosby Show
Leonard Bloomfield	Linguist	1-Apr-1887	18-Apr-1949	Structural linguistics of Tagalog
Mike Bloomfield	Guitarist	28-Jul-1943	15-Feb-1981	Guitarist, Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sidney Blumenthal	Government	6-Nov-1948		Advisor to Bill and Hillary Clinton
Samuel Bodman	Government	26-Nov-1938		US Secretary of Energy
Budd Boetticher	Film Director	29-Jul-1916	29-Nov-2001	Seven Men From Now
David Bohnett	Business	2-Apr-1956		GeoCities cofounder
Beulah Bondi	Actor	3-May-1888	1-Jan-1981	Make Way for Tomorrow
Anita Borg	Computer Programmer	17-Jan-1949	6-Apr-2003	Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Alex Borstein	Comic	15-Feb-1971		Ms. Swan on MADtv
Tom Bosley	Actor	1-Oct-1927	19-Oct-2010	Dad on Happy Days
Lisa Boyle	Model	6-Aug-1964		Cover of October 1995 Playboy
Bill Bradbury	Politician	29-May-1949		Oregon Secretary of State, 1999-2009
Robert A. Bradtke	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Croatia
Da Brat	Rapper	14-Apr-1974		Potty-mouthed rapper chick
Andre Braugher	Actor	1-Jul-1962		Det. Pembleton on Homicide
Carol Moseley Braun	Politician	16-Aug-1947		First black female US Senator
Anthony Braxton	Jazz Musician	4-Jun-1945		Inventive jazz multi-instrumentalist
Aurelia E. Brazeal	Diplomat	24-Nov-1943		US Ambassador to Ethiopia, 2002-05
Edward A. Brennan	Business	16-Jan-1934	27-Dec-2007	CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1984-95
Bob Bryar	Drummer	31-Dec-1979		Ex-Drummer for My Chemical Romance
Hannibal Buress	Comic	4-Feb-1983		Stand-up comic, onetime SNL writer
Anne M. Burke	Judge	3-Feb-1944		Justice, Illinois Supreme Court
James Burnham	Author	22-Nov-1905	28-Jul-1987	The Managerial Revolution
Edgar Rice Burroughs	Novelist	1-Sep-1875	19-Mar-1950	Tarzan
Dick Butkus	Football	9-Dec-1942		Middle linebacker, Chicago Bears
Louis B. Butler, Jr.	Judge	15-Feb-1952		Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Paul Butterfield	Musician	17-Dec-1942	4-May-1987	Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Juanita Bynum	Religion	16-Jan-1959		Pentecostal televangelist
Jane Byrne	Politician	24-May-1933	14-Nov-2014	Mayor of Chicago, 1979-83
Frank Caliendo	Comic	19-Jan-1974		MADtv
Louise Campbell	Actor	30-May-1911	5-Nov-1997	Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Tom Campbell	Politician	14-Aug-1952		Congressman from California, 1995-2001
Tony Canadeo	Football	5-May-1919	29-Nov-2003	The Gray Ghost of Gonzaga
Vincent Canby	Critic	27-Jul-1924	15-Sep-2000	Film/Theater Critic, The New York Times
Philip Caputo	Author	10-Jun-1941		A Rumor of War
Stephen Carley	Business	c. 1952		CEO, El Pollo Loco
LeRoy T. Carlson	Business	15-May-1916	23-May-2016	Founder of Telephone and Data Systems
Darleen Carr	Actor	12-Dec-1950		The Streets of San Francisco
Janet Carroll	Actor	24-Dec-1940	22-May-2012	Risky Business
T. C. Carson	Actor	19-Nov-1958		Kyle Barker on Living Single
Dan Castellaneta	Actor	29-Oct-1957		Voice of Homer Simpson
Thomas R. Cech	Chemist	8-Dec-1947		Proved enzyme role of RNA
Gene Cernan	Astronaut	14-Mar-1934	16-Jan-2017	Last man on the moon (Apollo 17)
Exene Cervenka	Singer	1-Feb-1956		Vocalist for punk band X
Peter Cetera	Singer/Songwriter	13-Sep-1944		Lead singer, Chicago
Martin Chalfie	Scientist	1947		Green Fluorescent Protein
Chance the Rapper	Rapper	16-Apr-1993		Chicago rapper, The Social Experiment
John Chancellor	Journalist	14-Jul-1927	12-Jul-1996	NBC Nightly News anchor
Gene Chandler	Singer	6-Jul-1937		Duke of Earl
Raymond Chandler	Author	23-Jul-1888	26-Mar-1959	Invented hard-boiled detective novel
Jay Chandrasekhar	Film Director	9-Apr-1968		Super Troopers
Maurice Cheeks	Basketball	8-Sep-1956		Former Coach, Detroit Pistons
Chris Chelios	Hockey	25-Jan-1962		Detroit Red Wings
Erwin Chemerinsky	Legal Scholar	14-May-1953		Legal Scholar
Judy Chicago	Artist	20-Jul-1939		The Birth Project
Chip E	Music Producer	15-Mar-1966		Godfather of House
Anna Chlumsky	Actor	3-Dec-1980		My Girl
Audrey Christie	Actor	27-Jun-1912	19-Dec-1989	Broadway and TV actress
Sandra Cisneros	Author	20-Dec-1954		The House on Mango Street
Daniel Clark	Actor	14-Oct-1985		Degrassi: The Next Generation
Wesley Clark	Military	23-Dec-1944		Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000
Hillary Clinton	Politician	26-Oct-1947		US Secretary of State, 2009-13
Daniel Clowes	Cartoonist	14-Apr-1961		Eightball, Ghost World, David Boring
Lewis M. Collens	Educator	c. 1938		President of Illinois Tech, 1990-2007
George Washington Collins	Politician	5-Mar-1925	8-Dec-1972	Congressman from Illinois, 1970-72
Common	Rapper	13-Mar-1972		Jazz-rap performer
Ann Compton	Journalist	19-Jan-1947		Former White House Correspondent, ABC Radio
Douglas R. Conant	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Campbell Soup
Darlene Conley	Actor	18-Jul-1934	14-Jan-2007	The Bold and the Beautiful
Bart Conner	Gymnastics	28-Mar-1958		Olympic gymnast
George Connor	Football	21-Jan-1925	31-Mar-2003	Chicago Bears tackle, Hall of Famer
Robert Conrad	Actor	1-Mar-1929		Wild Wild West
Billy Corgan	Musician	17-Mar-1967		Lead singer of Smashing Pumpkins
Don Cornelius	TV Personality	27-Sep-1936	1-Feb-2012	Soul Train
William Edward Cousins	Religion	20-Aug-1902	14-Sep-1988	Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1958-77
James Gould Cozzens	Novelist	19-Aug-1903	9-Aug-1978	Guard of Honor
Daniel Crane	Politician	10-Jan-1936		Congressman from Illinois, 1979-85
Phil Crane	Politician	3-Nov-1930	8-Nov-2014	Congressman from Illinois, 1969-2005
Jack Creley	Actor	6-Mar-1926	10-Mar-2004	Dr. Strangelove, Videodrome
Michael Crichton	Novelist	23-Oct-1942	4-Nov-2008	Jurassic Park
James W. Cronin	Physicist	29-Sep-1931	25-Aug-2016	Time not necessarily reversible
James S. Crown	Business	25-Jun-1953		Henry Crown and Company
Lester Crown	Business	7-Jun-1925		CEO of Henry Crown & Co.
Susan Crown	Business	c. 1958		VP at Henry Crown and Company
Homer S. Cummings	Attorney	30-Apr-1870	10-Sep-1956	US Attorney General, 1933-39
Walter J. Cummings	Judge	29-Sep-1916	24-Apr-1999	7th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1966-99
Richard J. Daley	Politician	15-May-1902	20-Dec-1976	Mayor of Chicago, 1955-76
Richard M. Daley	Politician	24-Apr-1942		Mayor of Chicago, 1989-2011
William M. Daley	Government	8-Aug-1948		White House Chief of Staff, 2011-12
Lisa Darr	Actor	21-Apr-1963		Jane McPherson on Popular
Frankie Darro	Actor	22-Dec-1917	25-Dec-1976	The Phantom Empire
Justin Dart, Jr.	Activist	29-Aug-1930	22-Jun-2002	Father of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Andrew Davis	Film Director	21-Nov-1946		The Fugitive
Clifton Davis	Actor	4-Oct-1945		That's My Mama
Gordon J. Davis	Attorney	7-Aug-1941		Partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf
Peter De Vries	Novelist	27-Feb-1910	28-Sep-1993	The Tunnel of Love
Bruce DeMars	Military	3-Jun-1935		Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion
William Dembski	Religion	18-Jul-1960		Intelligent Design proponent
Bruce Dern	Actor	4-Jun-1936		Silent Running
Edward J. Derwinski	Politician	15-Sep-1926	15-Jan-2012	US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92
Laura Devon	Actor	23-May-1931	19-Jul-2007	Red Line 7000
Adrian W. DeWind	Attorney	1-Dec-1913	7-Aug-2009	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Dennis DeYoung	Singer/Songwriter	18-Feb-1947		Former lead singer, Styx
Diablo Cody	Author	14-Jun-1978		Candy Girl
Philip K. Dick	Novelist	16-Dec-1928	2-Mar-1982	Blade Runner
Robert Sherwood Dillon	Diplomat	7-Jan-1929		US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1981-83
Paul Dinello	Comic	28-Nov-1962		Geoffrey Jellineck on Strangers with Candy
Roy O. Disney	Business	24-Jun-1893	20-Dec-1971	Walt Disney's brother
Walt Disney	Business	5-Dec-1901	15-Dec-1966	Founder of Disney empire
Bernardine Dohrn	Activist	12-Jan-1942		Weather Underground leader
Jimmy Dore	Comic	26-Jul-1965		The Jimmy Dore Show
James L. Doti	Educator	26-Sep-1946		President of Chapman University
Mike Douglas	Talk Show Host	11-Aug-1925	11-Aug-2006	The Mike Douglas Show
Suzzanne Douglas	Actor	12-Apr-1957		Jeri Peterson on The Parent Hood
Brian Doyle-Murray	Comic	31-Oct-1945		SNL
Robert Drivas	Actor	21-Nov-1938	29-Jun-1986	Bad Habits
Adolph Dubs	Diplomat	4-Aug-1920	14-Feb-1979	US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1978-79
Arne Duncan	Educator	6-Nov-1964		US Secretary of Education
Michael Clarke Duncan	Actor	10-Dec-1957	3-Sep-2012	The Green Mile
Kevin Dunn	Actor	26-Feb-1956		American character actor
Nora Dunn	Comic	29-Apr-1952		SNL alumna
Finley Peter Dunne	Author	10-Jul-1867	24-Apr-1936	Creator of Mr. Dooley
Martin P. Durkin	Government	18-Mar-1894	19-Jan-1955	US Secretary of Labor, 1953
Christine Ebersole	Actor	21-Feb-1953		Rachel Gunn, RN
James Eckhouse	Actor	14-Feb-1955		Jim Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210
Lee Edwards	Historian	1-Dec-1932		Conservative historian
Jennifer Egan	Novelist	6-Sep-1962		A Visit from the Goon Squad
Stuart Eizenstat	Diplomat	15-Jan-1943		US Ambassador to the EU, 1993-96
Daniel Ellsberg	Government	7-Apr-1931		Pentagon Papers source
Rahm Emanuel	Politician	29-Nov-1959		Mayor of Chicago
Lisa Endlich	Author	11-Aug-1959		Goldman Sachs: The Culture of Success
John Erlenborn	Politician	8-Feb-1927	30-Oct-2005	Congressman from Illinois, 1965-84
John Erman	Film Director	3-Aug-1935		Scarlett
Raymond A. Esthus	Historian	17-Mar-1925	2-Jan-2012	Theodore Roosevelt and Japan
Phil Everly	Singer	19-Jan-1939	3-Jan-2014	The Everly Brothers
Patricia O. Ewers	Educator	22-Jul-1935		President of Pace University, 1990-2000
Daniel A. Farber	Educator	16-Jul-1950		Retained by the People
Dennis Farina	Actor	29-Feb-1944	22-Jul-2013	Ray Barboni in Get Shorty
Mimsy Farmer	Actor	28-Feb-1945		Hot Rods to Hell
James T. Farrell	Novelist	27-Feb-1904	22-Aug-1979	Studs Lonigan trilogy
Maureen A. Fay	Educator	c. 1934		President, University of Detroit Mercy, 1990-2004
Edwin Feulner	Activist	12-Aug-1941		Heritage Foundation founder
Lupe Fiasco	Rapper	16-Feb-1982		Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Marshall Field III	Business	28-Sep-1893	8-Nov-1956	Founder of the Chicago Sun-Times
Mark Filip	Attorney	1-Jun-1966		US Deputy Attorney General, 2008-09
Vivian Fine	Composer	28-Sep-1913	20-Mar-2000	Drama for Orchestra
Karen Finley	Artist	7-Mar-1956		Yam-slathering performance artist
Bobby Fischer	Chess Player	9-Mar-1943	18-Jan-2008	Eccentric chess grandmaster
Thomas R. Fitzgerald	Judge	10-Jul-1941	1-Nov-2015	Justice, Illinois Supreme Court, 2000-10
Michael Flanagan	Politician	9-Nov-1962		Congressman from Illinois, 1995-97
Michael Flatley	Dancer	16-Jul-1958		Lord of the Dance
John Flynn	Film Director	14-Mar-1932	4-Apr-2007	Brainscan
Neil Flynn	Actor	13-Nov-1960		The Janitor on Scrubs
Betty Ford	First Lady	8-Apr-1918	8-Jul-2011	Former First Lady, founded Betty Ford Center
Harrison Ford	Actor	13-Jul-1942		Han Solo in Star Wars
Bob Fosse	Choreographer	23-Jun-1927	23-Sep-1987	Choreographer
Melvin Frank	Screenwriter	13-Aug-1913	13-Oct-1988	A Touch of Class
Don Franklin	Actor	14-Dec-1960		Cmdr. Jonathan Ford on Seaquest DSV
William W. Freehling	Historian	26-Dec-1935		Prelude to Civil War
Cassidy Freeman	Actor	22-Apr-1982		Tess Mercer on Smallville
Kathleen Freeman	Actor	17-Feb-1919	23-Aug-2001	Gen. Burkhalter's sister
Paul Frees	Actor	22-Jun-1920	2-Nov-1986	The Man of a Thousand Voices
William Friedkin	Film Director	29-Aug-1935		The Exorcist
Jerome I. Friedman	Physicist	28-Mar-1930		Verified existence of quarks
Kinky Friedman	Musician	31-Oct-1944		Texas Jewboy
Francis Fukuyama	Author	27-Oct-1952		The End of History and the Last Man
George Furth	Playwright	14-Dec-1932	11-Aug-2008	Company
John Wayne Gacy	Criminal	17-Mar-1942	10-May-1994	28 dead boys in his crawlspace
Eddie Gaedel	Baseball	8-Jun-1925	18-Jun-1961	Dwarf MLB player
Christopher B. Galvin	Business	21-Mar-1950		CEO of Motorola, 1995-2003
Mason Gamble	Actor	16-Jan-1986		Dennis the Menace
Aimee Garcia	Actor	28-Nov-1978		Marisa Benez on Trauma
Merrick B. Garland	Judge	13-Nov-1952		US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
Jeff Garlin	Actor	5-Jun-1962		Jeff Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mitzi Gaynor	Actor	4-Sep-1931		South Pacific
Jason Gedrick	Actor	7-Feb-1965		Promised Land
Larry Gelbart	Film/TV Producer	25-Feb-1928	11-Sep-2009	M*A*S*H
Francis Cardinal George	Religion	16-Jan-1937	17-Apr-2015	Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, 1997-2014
David Gerrold	Novelist	24-Jan-1944		The Martian Child
Malcolm Gets	Actor	28-Dec-1964		Caroline in the City
Georgie Anne Geyer	Journalist	2-Apr-1935		Foreign correspondent turned columnist
Sam Giancana	Criminal	24-May-1908	19-Jun-1975	Chicago Mafia boss, 1957-66
Marla Gibbs	Actor	14-Jun-1931		Florence on The Jeffersons
Barry Gifford	Author	18-Oct-1946		Wild at Heart
Douglas H. Ginsburg	Judge	25-May-1946		US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
Jon Glaser	Actor	20-Jun-1968		Delocated
George Gobel	Comic	20-May-1919	24-Feb-1991	Hollywood Square
Louise K. Goeser	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Ford Mexico
Albert Goldbarth	Poet	31-Jan-1948		The most prolific modern poet
Arthur J. Goldberg	Judge	8-Aug-1908	19-Jan-1990	Supreme Court Justice, 1962-65
Arlene Golonka	Actor	23-Jan-1939		Millie Swanson in Mayberry RFD
Benny Goodman	Jazz Musician	30-May-1909	13-Jun-1986	Bespectacled jazz clarinetist
Shira D. Goodman	Business	c. 1961		EVP at Staples
Phil Gordon	Politician	18-Apr-1951		Former Mayor of Phoenix
Stuart Gordon	Film Director	11-Aug-1947		Re-Animator
Edward Gorey	Author	22-Feb-1925	15-Apr-2000	Amphigorey
Slade Gorton	Politician	8-Jan-1928		US Senator from Washington, 1981-2001
Robert Gottschalk	Inventor	12-Mar-1918	3-Jun-1982	Wide-screen motion picture technology
Bob Grant	Radio Personality	14-Mar-1929	31-Dec-2013	NYC radio talk show host
Bonita Granville	Actor	2-Feb-1923	11-Oct-1988	These Three
Sebastian de Grazia	Author	11-Aug-1917	31-Dec-2000	Machiavelli in Hell
Shecky Greene	Comic	8-Apr-1926		Chicago nightclub comic
Wilton D. Gregory	Religion	7-Dec-1947		Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta
Tom Gries	Film Director	20-Dec-1922	3-Jan-1977	Breakheart Pass
Charles B. Griffith	Screenwriter	23-Sep-1930	28-Sep-2007	Little Shop of Horrors
Mary Gross	Actor	25-Mar-1953		Saturday Night Live
Michael Gross	Actor	21-Jun-1947		The dad in Family Ties
Brandon Grove	Diplomat	8-Apr-1929	20-May-2016	US Ambassador to Zaire, 1984-87
John Gunther	Journalist	30-Aug-1901	29-May-1970	Inside Europe
Luis Gutierrez	Politician	10-Dec-1953		Congressman, Illinois 4th
Gary Gygax	Inventor	27-Jul-1938	4-Mar-2008	Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons
Jean Hagen	Actor	3-Aug-1923	29-Aug-1977	Singin' in the Rain
Kevin Hagen	Actor	3-Apr-1928	9-Jul-2005	Little House on the Prairie
George Halas	Football	2-Feb-1895	31-Oct-1983	Founder of the Chicago Bears
George Ellery Hale	Astronomer	29-Jun-1868	21-Feb-1938	Palomar Observatory founder, astronomer
Lani Hall	Musician	6-Nov-1948		The voice of Brasil '66
Victor Halperin	Film Director	24-Aug-1895	17-May-1983	White Zombie
Charna Halpern	Business	1952		Co-Founder of ImprovOlympic
Dorothy Hamill	Figure Skating	26-Jul-1956		Olympic figure skater, gold medal 1976
Jeremy Hammond	Hacker	8-Jan-1985		Lulzsec hacker
Fred Hampton, Sr.	Activist	30-Aug-1948	4-Dec-1969	Black Panther leader assassinated by police
Herbie Hancock	Jazz Musician	12-Apr-1940		Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist
Daryl Hannah	Actor	3-Dec-1960		Splash
Lorraine Hansberry	Playwright	19-May-1930	12-Jan-1965	A Raisin in the Sun
Robert Hanssen	Spy	18-Apr-1944		Russian mole inside the FBI
John Marshall Harlan	Judge	20-May-1899	29-Dec-1971	US Supreme Court Justice, 1955-71
Deborah Harmon	Actor	8-May-1951		Elizabeth Lubbock on Just the Ten of Us
Jessica Harper	Actor	10-Oct-1949		Suspiria and My Favorite Year
Robin Harris	Comic	30-Aug-1953	18-Mar-1990	B�b�'s Kids
Steve Harris	Actor	3-Dec-1965		The Practice
Wood Harris	Actor	17-Oct-1969		Avon Barksdale in The Wire
Dolores Hart	Actor	20-Oct-1938		Where the Boys Are
Donny Hathaway	Singer	1-Oct-1945	13-Jan-1979	Where Is The Love?
Reggie Hayes	Actor	15-Jul-1969		William Jerome Dent on Girlfriends
Sean Hayes	Actor	26-Jun-1970		Jack McFarland on Will & Grace
Nan Hayworth	Politician	14-Dec-1959		Congresswoman, New York 19th
James J. Heckman	Economist	19-Apr-1944		Statistical analysis of individual and household behavior
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan	Wrestling	1-Nov-1940		Former pro wrestler, manager
Christie Hefner	Business	8-Nov-1952		CEO of Playboy, 1988-2009
Hugh Hefner	Publisher	9-Apr-1926		Founder, Playboy magazine
Cecil Heftel	Politician	30-Sep-1924	5-Feb-2010	Congressman from Hawaii, 1977-86
Rickey Henderson	Baseball	25-Dec-1958		Man of Steal
Marilu Henner	Actor	6-Apr-1952		Taxi
Paul B. Henry	Politician	9-Jul-1942	31-Jul-1993	Congressman from Michigan, 1985-93
Herblock	Cartoonist	13-Oct-1909	7-Oct-2001	Editorial Cartoonist, The Washington Post
Seymour Hersh	Journalist	8-Apr-1937		Uncovered the My Lai Massacre
Edgar W. Hiestand	Politician	3-Dec-1888	19-Aug-1970	Congressman from California, 1953-63
John P. Hiler	Politician	24-Apr-1953		Congressman from Indiana, 1981-91
David D. Hiller	Publisher	12-Jun-1953		LA Times publisher, 2006-08
Mellody Hobson	Business	3-Apr-1969		President of Ariel Capital Management
Susan Hockfield	Educator	24-Mar-1951		President of MIT
Isabella Hoffman	Actor	11-Dec-1958		Capt. Russert on Homicide
Skip Homeier	Actor	5-Oct-1930		Halls of Montezuma
Henry Horner	Politician	30-Nov-1878	6-Oct-1940	Governor of Illinois, 1933-40
H. Robert Horvitz	Scientist	8-May-1947		Genetic regulation of organ development
Charles W. Hostler	Diplomat	12-Dec-1919	28-Sep-2014	US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1989-93
Terrence Howard	Actor	11-Mar-1969		Hustle & Flow
Erica Hubbard	Actor	2-Jan-1979		Lincoln Heights
Jennifer Hudson	Actor	12-Sep-1981		Dreamgirls
Bonnie Hunt	Actor	22-Sep-1961		Life with Bonnie
Marsha Hunt	Actor	17-Oct-1917		Johnny Got His Gun
Michael P. Huseby	Business	c. 1954		CFO of Cablevision
Henry Hyde	Politician	18-Apr-1924	29-Nov-2007	Congressman from Illinois, 1975-2007
NO I.D.	Musician	?		Hip-hop producer and artist
George Jackson	Criminal	23-Sep-1941	21-Aug-1971	Soledad Brother
Mel Jackson	Actor	13-Oct-1970		Agent Morton on DAG
Donald P. Jacobs	Economist	22-Jun-1927		Dean of the Kellogg School, 1975-2001
Peter Jacobson	Actor	24-Mar-1965		Dr. Chris Taub on House
Janet Jagan	Head of State	20-Oct-1920	28-Mar-2009	President of Guyana, 1997-99
Joni James	Singer	22-Sep-1930		Why Don't You Believe Me?
Bill Janklow	Politician	13-Sep-1939	12-Jan-2012	Congressman and Governor of South Dakota
James M. Jenness	Business	15-May-1946		CEO of Kellogg, 2005-06
Jeremih	Rapper	17-Jul-1987		Birthday Sex
Donald Johanson	Anthropologist	28-Jun-1943		Discovered "Lucy" fossils
Lynn-Holly Johnson	Figure Skating	13-Dec-1958		Ice Castles
Nancy Johnson	Politician	5-Jan-1935		Congresswoman from Connecticut, 1983-2007
Sheila Crump Johnson	Business	1949		Billionaire
Suzanne Nora Johnson	Business	14-May-1957		Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, 2004-07
Jay Johnston	Comic	22-Oct-1968		Mr. Show with Bob and David
Howard P. Jones	Diplomat	2-Jan-1899	18-Sep-1973	US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1958-65
Quincy Jones	Music Producer	14-Mar-1933		Musician, Composer, Producer
Rickie Lee Jones	Musician	8-Nov-1954		Chuck E's in Love
Sam J. Jones	Actor	12-Aug-1954		Flash Gordon
Stanley Jordan	Guitarist	31-Jul-1959		Touch-technique guitarist
Burton Joseph	Attorney	23-May-1930	31-Mar-2010	First Amendment lawyer
Jon Jost	Film Director	16-May-1943		All the Vermeers in New York
John B. Judis	Author	c. 1941		The Emerging Democratic Majority
Curtis Kamman	Diplomat	15-Jan-1939		US Ambassador to Colombia, 1997-2000
Arnold Kanter	Government	27-Feb-1945	10-Apr-2010	Under Secy. of State for Political Affairs, 1991-93
Bruce Karatz	Business	1945		CEO of KB Home, 1986-2006
Fred Karlin	Musician	16-Jun-1936	26-Mar-2004	Won Oscar for For All We Know
Phil Karlson	Film Director	2-Jul-1908	12-Dec-1985	Walking Tall
Philip Kaufman	Film Director	23-Oct-1936		The Right Stuff
Chief Keef	Rapper	15-Aug-1995		I Don't Like
Edward J. Kelly	Politician	1-May-1876	20-Oct-1950	Mayor of Chicago, 1933-47
R. Kelly	Musician	8-Jan-1967		Trapped In The Closet
Ethel Kennedy	Relative	11-Apr-1928		Robert F. Kennedy's widow
Madge Kennedy	Actor	19-Apr-1891	9-Jun-1987	The Marrying Kind
Patrick F. Kennedy	Government	?		Under Secy. State, Management
Martin H. Kennelly	Politician	11-Aug-1887	29-Nov-1961	Mayor of Chicago, 1947-55
James C. Kenny	Diplomat	c. 1954		US Ambassador to Ireland, 2003-06
Robert O. Keohane	Scholar	3-Oct-1941		After Hegemony
Joseph Kernan	Politician	8-Apr-1946		Governor of Indiana, 2003-05
Otto Kerner	Politician	15-Aug-1908	9-May-1976	Governor of Illinois, 1961-68
Johnny Kerr	Basketball	17-Jul-1932	26-Feb-2009	Chicago Bulls coach, commentator
Brian Kerwin	Actor	25-Oct-1949		Murphy's Romance
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh	Actor	13-Oct-1962		Tonya Baxter on That's So Raven
Richard Kiley	Actor	31-Mar-1922	5-Mar-1999	Man of La Mancha
Dorothy Kilgallen	Columnist	3-Jul-1913	8-Nov-1965	What's My Line?
Cleve L. Killingsworth	Business	5-Jun-1952		Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
James M. Kilts	Business	10-Feb-1948		CEO of Gillette, 2001-05
Melvyn N. Klein	Attorney	c. 1941		GKH Partners LP
Douglas W. Kmiec	Legal Scholar	24-Sep-1951		US Ambassador to Malta
Walter Koenig	Actor	14-Sep-1936		Chekov on Star Trek
Richard H. Kohn	Historian	29-Dec-1940		Eagle and Sword
Mort Kondracke	Columnist	28-Apr-1939		Tolerated by Fox, McLaughlin
Dave Kopay	Football	28-Jun-1942		The Dave Kopay Story
Harvey Korman	Comic	15-Feb-1927	29-May-2008	The Carol Burnett Show
Sidney Korshak	Attorney	6-Jun-1907	20-Jan-1996	The Mob's man in Hollywood
Bud Krogh	Government	3-Aug-1939		Nixon's plumbers
Gene Krupa	Drummer	15-Jan-1909	16-Oct-1973	Pioneering drummer
Mike Krzyzewski	Basketball	13-Feb-1947		Duke Head Coach
Irv Kupcinet	Columnist	31-Jul-1912	10-Nov-2003	Kup's Column
Mercedes Lackey	Novelist	24-Jun-1950		Valdemar series
Frankie Laine	Singer	30-Mar-1913	6-Feb-2007	Moonlight Gambler, Rawhide
Jessie Royce Landis	Actor	25-Nov-1896	2-Nov-1972	North by Northwest
John Landis	Film Director	3-Aug-1950		An American Werewolf in London
Sidney Lanfield	Film Director	30-Apr-1898	20-Jun-1972	The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherry Lansing	Business	31-Jul-1944		Former Paramount executive
Ring Lardner, Jr.	Playwright	19-Aug-1915	31-Oct-2000	Screenwriter, M*A*S*H
Nella Larsen	Novelist	13-Apr-1891	30-Mar-1964	Quicksand
Norm Larsen	Inventor	1923	Dec-1970	WD-40
Johnny Lattner	Football	24-Oct-1932	12-Feb-2016	Winner, 1953 Heisman Trophy
Laurence Leamer	Author	30-Oct-1941		The Kennedy Men
Fritz Leiber	Actor	31-Jan-1882	14-Oct-1949	Shakespearean actor
Fritz Leiber	Author	24-Dec-1910	5-Sep-1992	Ship of Shadows
Mark Lenard	Actor	15-Oct-1924	22-Nov-1996	Ambassador Sarek on Star Trek
Harry Lennix	Actor	16-Nov-1964		Harold Cooper on The Blacklist
Thomas Lennon	Actor	9-Aug-1970		Reno 911!, The State
Robert Z. Leonard	Film Director	7-Oct-1889	27-Aug-1968	The Divorcee
Ralph Lerner	Scholar	2-May-1928		The Thinking Revolutionary
Richard A. Lerner	Biologist	28-Aug-1938		Scripps Research Institute
Edward H. Levi	Government	26-Jun-1911	7-Mar-2000	US Attorney General, 1975-77
Daniel B. Levin	Government	4-Mar-1956		Justice Department attorney
Meyer Levin	Novelist	8-Oct-1905	9-Jul-1981	Compulsion
Marv Levy	Football	3-Aug-1925		NFL, CFL, and NCAA coach
Ramsey Lewis	Jazz Musician	27-May-1935		Ramsey Lewis Trio
Jennifer Lien	Actor	24-Aug-1974		Kes on Star Trek: Voyager
Susan L. Lindquist	Biologist	5-Jun-1949	27-Oct-2016	Protein folding
Art Linson	Film/TV Producer	16-Mar-1942		Where the Buffalo Roam
Bill Lipinski	Politician	22-Dec-1937		Congressman from Illinois, 1983-2005
Dan Lipinski	Politician	15-Jul-1966		Congressman, Illinois 3rd
Jerome Edward Listecki	Religion	12-Mar-1949		Catholic Archbishop of Milwaukee
Nils Lofgren	Guitarist	21-Jun-1951		Guitarist solo and with Bruce Springsteen
Joey Lombardo	Criminal	1-Jan-1929		Chicago Outfit mobster
Richard Long	Actor	17-Dec-1927	21-Dec-1974	Jarrod Barkley on The Big Valley
Alison Lurie	Novelist	3-Sep-1926		Foreign Affairs
Robert Luskin	Attorney	21-Jan-1950		Karl Rove's lawyer
Fred Lynn	Baseball	3-Feb-1952		American League MVP 1975
Bernie Mac	Comic	5-Oct-1957	9-Aug-2008	The Bernie Mac Show
Gary E. MacDougal	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Mark Controls, 1969-87
Harriet MacGibbon	Actor	5-Oct-1905	8-Feb-1987	Mrs. Drysdale on Beverly Hillbillies
Amy Madigan	Actor	11-Sep-1950		Places in the Heart
John W. Madigan	Business	7-Jun-1937		CEO of Tribune Co., 1995-2002
Michael Madsen	Actor	25-Sep-1958		Reservoir Dogs' Mr. Blonde
Virginia Madsen	Actor	11-Sep-1961		Dune to Sideways
Jock Mahoney	Actor	7-Feb-1919	14-Dec-1989	Yancy Derringer
Karl Malden	Actor	22-Mar-1912	1-Jul-2009	Streets of San Francisco
Michael E. Malinowski	Diplomat	1948		US Ambassador to Nepal, 2001-04
Dorothy Malone	Actor	30-Jan-1925		Written on the Wind
Irvin W. Maloney	Business	c. 1930		Dataproducts Corporation
Charles T. Manatt	Attorney	9-Jun-1936	22-Jul-2011	DNC Chairman, 1981-85
Larry Manetti	Actor	23-Jul-1947		Rick on Magnum, P.I.
Michael Mann	Film Director	5-Feb-1943		Manhunter
Nick Manning	Pornstar	28-May-1967		Droppin' loads!
Joe Mantegna	Actor	13-Nov-1947		David Rossi on Criminal Minds
Ray Manzarek	Musician	12-Feb-1939	20-May-2013	Keyboardist for The Doors
Lynn Margulis	Biologist	5-Mar-1935	22-Nov-2011	Origin of eukaryotic organelles
Harry M. Markowitz	Economist	24-Aug-1927		Portfolio theory
Kenneth Mars	Actor	14-Apr-1936	12-Feb-2011	The Producers
George E. Marshall	Film Director	29-Dec-1891	17-Feb-1975	Destry Rides Again
Joan Marshall	Actor	9-Jun-1931	28-Jun-1992	Homicidal
William Marshall	Actor	2-Oct-1917	8-Jun-1994	State Fair
R. Eden Martin	Attorney	1940		Former Partner, Sidley Austin
Ralph G. Martin	Author	4-Mar-1920	9-Jan-2013	Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill
Lauro Martines	Historian	22-Nov-1927		The Social World of the Florentine Humanists
Ron Masak	Actor	1-Jul-1936		Sheriff Metzger on Murder She Wrote
Mary Matalin	Politician	19-Aug-1953		Political creature
Scott M. Matheson	Politician	8-Jan-1929	7-Oct-1990	Governor of Utah, 1977-85
Julian May	Novelist	10-Jul-1931		Galactic Milieu Trilogy
Curtis Mayfield	Musician	3-Jun-1942	26-Dec-1999	Superfly soundtrack
George L. Mazanec	Business	c. 1937		Vice Chairman of PanEnergy, 1989-96
Chi McBride	Actor	23-Sep-1961		Steven Harper on Boston Public
Jenny McCarthy	Model	1-Nov-1972		Early-nineties Playboy model, Singled Out
Mike McCormack	Football	21-Jun-1930	15-Nov-2013	NFL Hall of Famer, coach
Robert McCormick	Business	30-Jul-1880	1-Apr-1955	Xenophobe in the Tribune Tower
James McDermott	Politician	28-Dec-1936		Congressman, Washington 7th
James A. McDivitt	Astronaut	10-Jun-1929		Commander, Gemini 4 and Apollo 9
Frances McDormand	Actor	23-Jun-1957		Fargo and Wonder Boys
Ronald A. McDougall	Business	12-Aug-1942		Brinker International, 1983-2004
James D. McGee	Diplomat	1949		US Ambassador to Zimbabwe
Aaron McGruder	Cartoonist	29-May-1974		Boondocks comic strip
Roger McGuinn	Musician	13-Jul-1942		Singer/guitarist for The Byrds
Andrew J. McKenna	Business	17-Sep-1929		Owner of Schwarz Paper
Denny McLain	Baseball	29-Mar-1944		Cy Young Award winner, embezzler
Mary Ann G. McMorrow	Judge	16-Jan-1930	23-Feb-2013	Illinois Chief Justice, 2002-06
Donovan McNabb	Football	25-Nov-1976		Long-time NFL Quarterback
Barbara McNair	Singer	4-Mar-1934	4-Feb-2007	You're Gonna Love My Baby
John McNaughton	Film Director	13-Jan-1950		Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Jimmy McPartland	Jazz Musician	15-May-1907	13-Mar-1991	Chicago jazz cornetist
Ryan McPartlin	Actor	3-Jul-1975		Devon Woodcomb on Chuck
John W. Meriwether	Business	10-Aug-1947		Long-Term Capital Management
Bob Miller	Politician	30-Mar-1945		Governor of Nevada, 1989-99
Jack R. Miller	Politician	6-Jun-1916	29-Aug-1994	US Senator from Iowa, 1961-73
Perry Miller	Historian	25-Feb-1905	9-Dec-1963	The New England Mind
Thomas J. Miller	Diplomat	1948		US Ambassador to Greece, 2001-04
Alley Mills	Actor	9-May-1951		Norma Arnold on The Wonder Years
Donna Mills	Actor	11-Dec-1940		Play Misty for Me
Vincente Minnelli	Film Director	28-Feb-1903	25-Jul-1986	The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Hyman Minsky	Economist	23-Sep-1919	25-Oct-1996	Inherently unstable markets
Jami Miscik	Government	c. 1958		Global Head of Sovereign Risk, Lehman Bros.
Joan Mitchell	Painter	12-Feb-1925	30-Oct-1992	Abstract Expressionist
Kel Mitchell	Actor	25-Aug-1978		Good Burger, Mystery Men
Roscoe Mitchell	Musician	3-Aug-1940		Founder of The Art Ensemble of Chicago
Harriet Monroe	Poet	23-Dec-1860	26-Sep-1936	Founder of Poetry magazine
Clayton Moore	Actor	14-Sep-1914	28-Dec-1999	The Lone Ranger
Patrick J. Moore	Business	7-Sep-1954		CEO of Smurfit-Stone Container
Stanford Moore	Chemist	4-Sep-1913	23-Aug-1982	Amino-acid analyzer
Stephen Moore	Activist	16-Feb-1960		Club for Growth
James M. Moran	Business	8-Aug-1918	24-Apr-2007	JM Family Enterprises
Lee Moran	Actor	23-Jun-1888	24-Apr-1961	American character actor
Polly Moran	Actor	28-Jun-1883	25-Jan-1952	Adam's Rib
Terry Moran	Journalist	9-Dec-1959		ABC White House Correspondent
Trevor Morgan	Actor	26-Nov-1986		Jurassic Park III
Jennifer Morrison	Actor	12-Apr-1979		Dr. Cameron on House, MD
Karen Morrow	Singer	15-Dec-1936		Sing, Muse!
H. Gary Morse	Business	19-Dec-1936	29-Oct-2014	CEO, The Villages of Lake-Sumter
Willard Motley	Author	14-Jul-1909	4-Mar-1965	The original Bud Billiken
Ben R. Mottelson	Physicist	9-Jul-1926		Determined shapes of nuclei
Markos Moulitsas	Blogger	11-Sep-1971		Daily Kos webmaster
Joel Mowbray	Columnist	?		Dangerous Diplomacy
Martin Mull	Comic	18-Aug-1943		Fernwood Tonight
John Musker	Film Director	8-Nov-1953		Aladdin
Baby Face Nelson	Criminal	6-Dec-1908	27-Nov-1934	Public Enemy Number One
Ted Nelson	Computer Programmer	17-Jun-1937		Hypertext pioneer, Xanadu
Eliot Ness	Government	19-Apr-1903	16-May-1957	Treasury Agent, The Untouchables
Constance Berry Newman	Government	8-Jul-1935		US Asst. Secy. of State for Africa, 2004-05
Marisol Nichols	Actor	2-Nov-1973		Nadia Yassir on 24
Greg Nickels	Politician	7-Aug-1955		Mayor of Seattle, 2002-10
Arthur C. Nielsen	Business	5-Sep-1897	1-Jun-1980	Founder of A.C. Nielsen ratings company
Alexa Nikolas	Actor	4-Apr-1992		Nicole Bristow on Zoey 101
Agnes Nixon	Film/TV Producer	10-Dec-1927	28-Sep-2016	Daytime soap operas
Ken Nordine	Radio Personality	19-Jan-1920		Word Jazz
John Norman	Author	3-Jun-1931		Chronicles of Gor
Frank Norris	Novelist	5-Mar-1870	25-Oct-1902	The Octopus
Kim Novak	Actor	13-Feb-1933		Vertigo doppelganger
Jay Novello	Actor	22-Aug-1904	2-Sep-1982	The Lost World
George M. O'Brien	Politician	17-Jun-1917	18-Jul-1986	Congressman from Illinois, 1973-86
Donald O'Connor	Actor	28-Aug-1925	27-Sep-2003	Singin' in the Rain
Kevin J. O'Connor	Actor	15-Nov-1963		Candy Mountain
Tim O'Connor	Actor	3-Jul-1927		Elliot Carson on Peyton Place
Anita O'Day	Singer/Songwriter	18-Oct-1919	23-Nov-2006	Feminine master of scat
Michael O'Hare	Actor	6-May-1952	28-Sep-2012	Jeffrey Sinclair on Babylon 5
Jim O'Heir	Actor	4-Feb-1962		Jerry Gergich et al on Parks and Rec
Matt O'Leary	Actor	6-Jul-1987		Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire
Jim O'Rourke	Musician	18-Jan-1969		Rock/avant-garde composer and producer
Michelle Obama	First Lady	17-Jan-1964		Wife of Barack Obama
James R. Olin	Politician	28-Feb-1920	29-Jul-2006	Congressman from Virginia, 1983-93
Ken Olin	Actor	30-Jul-1954		Michael Steadman on thirtysomething
Fred Olivi	Military	16-Jan-1922	8-Apr-2004	Co-pilot of Nagasaki bombing
Elder Olson	Critic	9-Mar-1909	25-Jul-1992	Critics and Criticism
Russell Olson	Politician	19-Feb-1924	14-Apr-2010	Lt. Governor of Wisconsin, 1979-83
Ted Olson	Government	11-Sep-1940		US Solicitor General, 2001-04
Suze Orman	Author	5-Jun-1951		The Road to Wealth
David D. Orr	Politician	4-Oct-1944		Cook County Clerk
Ray Ozzie	Computer Programmer	20-Nov-1955		Microsoft Chief Software Architect, 2006-10
William S. Paley	Business	28-Sep-1901	26-Oct-1990	Chairman of CBS, 1946-83
R. R. Palmer	Historian	11-Jan-1909	11-Jun-2002	The Age of the Democratic Revolution
Norman Panama	Screenwriter	21-Apr-1914	13-Jan-2003	The Court Jester
Jimmy Pardo	Comic	28-Jul-1966		Sprezzatura
Everett C. Parker	Activist	17-Jan-1913	17-Sep-2015	Civil rights advocate, UCC official
Karyn Parsons	Actor	9-Aug-1968		Hilary Banks on Fresh Prince
John Dos Passos	Author	14-Jan-1896	28-Sep-1970	U.S.A. Trilogy
Mandy Patinkin	Actor	30-Nov-1952		Dead Like Me
Deval Patrick	Politician	31-Jul-1956		Governor of Massachusetts, 2007-15
Alicia Patterson	Business	15-Oct-1906	2-Jul-1963	Founder of Newsday
Cissy Patterson	Business	7-Nov-1881	24-Jul-1948	First female newspaper publisher
Joseph Medill Patterson	Business	6-Jan-1879	26-May-1946	Founder of New York Daily News
Tom Paxton	Singer/Songwriter	31-Oct-1937		Rambling Boy
Anthony Pellicano	Business	22-Mar-1944		Hollywood private eye
Michael Peña	Actor	13-Jan-1976		Crash
Irna Phillips	Film/TV Producer	1-Jul-1901	23-Dec-1973	Queen of soap operas
Mark Pincus	Business	13-Feb-1966		Zynga
Edward J. Piszek	Business	24-Oct-1916	27-Mar-2004	Co-founder of Mrs. Paul's frozen foods
Bill Plante	Journalist	14-Jan-1938		CBS White House correspondent
John Podesta	Government	8-Jan-1949		White House Chief of Staff for Pres. Clinton
Ernest Poole	Novelist	23-Jan-1880	10-Jan-1950	His Family
Ron Popeil	Business	3-May-1935		Ginsu knives, Mr. Microphone
Eric A. Posner	Legal Scholar	5-Dec-1965		Law and Social Norms
Trevor Potter	Attorney	24-Oct-1955		FEC Commissioner, 1991-95
Jay Pritzker	Business	26-Aug-1922	23-Jan-1999	Founder of Hyatt Hotels
Penny Pritzker	Business	2-May-1959		US Secretary of Commerce
David T. Prosser, Jr.	Judge	24-Dec-1942		Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Kirby Puckett	Baseball	14-Mar-1960	6-Mar-2006	Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer
Danny Pudi	Actor	10-Mar-1979		Abed Nadir on Community
CM Punk	Wrestling	26-Oct-1978		WWE and ECW wrestler
Hilary Putnam	Philosopher	31-Jul-1926	13-Mar-2016	Philosophy of Mind
Maeve Quinlan	Actor	16-Nov-1964		South of Nowhere
Arthur W. Radford	Military	27-Feb-1896	17-Aug-1973	Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1953-57
Jack N. Rakove	Historian	4-Jun-1947		Original Meanings
Sendhil Ramamurthy	Actor	17-May-1974		Mohinder Suresh on Heroes
Harold Ramis	Comic	21-Nov-1944	24-Feb-2014	Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters
Bill Rancic	Author	16-May-1971		Winner of The Apprentice, self-help author
Betsy Randle	Actor	24-Jun-1955		Amy Matthews on Boy Meets World
Bruce Rauner	Politician	18-Feb-1957		Governor of Illinois
Lou Rawls	Singer	1-Dec-1935	6-Jan-2006	Silky-voiced jazz/soul singer
Lisa Raye	Actor	23-Sep-1966		All of Us
Grote Reber	Astronomer	22-Dec-1911	20-Dec-2002	First radio astronomer
Cordell Reed	Business	26-Mar-1938		Former Senior VP, ComEd
John S. Reed	Business	1939		CEO of Citibank, 1984-2000
Alfred Regnery	Publisher	21-Nov-1942		The American Spectator
John C. Reilly	Actor	24-May-1965		Boogie Nights
Robert K. Ressler	Author	15-Feb-1937		Whoever Fights Monsters
Linda Johnson Rice	Business	22-Mar-1958		CEO of Johnson Publishing
Salli Richardson	Actor	23-Nov-1967		Allison Blake on Eureka
Julius B. Richmond	Government	26-Sep-1916	27-Jul-2008	US Surgeon General, 1977-81
Minnie Riperton	Singer	8-Nov-1947	12-Jul-1979	Lovin' You
Doc Rivers	Basketball	13-Oct-1961		Head Coach, Los Angeles Clippers
Jason Robards	Actor	26-Jul-1922	26-Dec-2000	All The President's Men
Leonard H. Roberts	Business	19-Feb-1949		CEO of Radio Shack, 1999-2005
Paul H. Robinson	Business	22-Jun-1930		US Ambassador to Canada, 1981-85
Rod La Rocque	Actor	20-Nov-1898	15-Oct-1969	Braveheart
Freddy Rodriguez	Actor	17-Jan-1975		Rico Diaz on Six Feet Under
Gina Rodriguez	Actor	30-Jul-1984		Jane the Virgin
Richard Roeper	Columnist	17-Oct-1959		Siskel's replacement
Todd Rokita	Politician	9-Feb-1970		Congressman, Indiana 4th
James P. Ronda	Historian	30-May-1943		Lewis and Clark Among the Indians
Derrick Rose	Basketball	4-Oct-1988		Chicago Bulls point guard
Harvey S. Rosen	Economist	29-Mar-1949		Council of Economic Advisers, 2003-05
Brian Ross	Journalist	23-Oct-1948		ABC News investigative correspondent
Claude G. Ross	Diplomat	1917	18-Jan-2006	US Ambassador to Haiti, 1967-69
Dan Rostenkowski	Politician	2-Jan-1928	11-Aug-2010	Congressman from Illinois, 1959-95
Cynthia Rowley	Fashion Designer	29-Jul-1958		Swell designer
Mike Royko	Columnist	19-Sep-1932	29-Apr-1997	Syndicated Chicago columnist
Jack Ruby	Assassin	25-Mar-1911	3-Jan-1967	Killed Lee Harvey Oswald
Vyto Ruginis	Actor	1956		Character actor
Gail Russell	Actor	21-Sep-1924	26-Aug-1961	Angel and the Badman
Marty Russo	Politician	23-Jan-1944		Congressman from Illinois, 1975-93
Edward B. Rust, Jr.	Business	3-Aug-1950		Chairman of State Farm Insurance
Robert Ryan	Actor	11-Nov-1909	11-Jul-1973	Billy Budd
Fred Saberhagen	Novelist	18-May-1930	29-Jun-2007	Berserker series
Jonathan Sadowski	Actor	23-Nov-1979		She's the Man
Pat Sajak	Game Show Host	26-Oct-1946		Wheel of Fortune
Kiele Sanchez	Actor	13-Oct-1977		Callie Cargill on The Glades
John F. Sandner	Business	3-Nov-1941		Past Chairman, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Tommy Sands	Singer	27-Aug-1937		Teenage Crush
Ben Savage	Actor	13-Sep-1980		Cory on Boy Meets World
Dan Savage	Columnist	7-Oct-1964		Weekly sex columnist
Fred Savage	Actor	9-Jul-1976		The Wonder Years
Jeremy Scahill	Journalist	18-Oct-1974		Democracy Now!
Richard Schaal	Actor	5-May-1928	4-Nov-2014	Leo Heatherton on Phyllis
Wendy Schaal	Actor	2-Jul-1954		Francine Smith on American Dad!
Jan Schakowsky	Politician	26-May-1944		Congresswoman, Illinois 9th
Steve Schiff	Politician	18-Mar-1947	25-Mar-1998	Congressman from New Mexico, 1989-98
Victor H. Schiro	Politician	6-May-1904	29-Aug-1992	Mayor of New Orleans, 1961-70
John R. Schmidt	Attorney	1943		Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
Avery Schreiber	Comic	9-Apr-1935	7-Jan-2002	Burns and Schreiber
James Schuyler	Poet	9-Nov-1923	12-Apr-1991	Freely Espousing
Hal S. Scott	Legal Scholar	25-Nov-1943		Professor, Harvard Law School
Stuart Scott	Sports Journalist	19-Jul-1965	4-Jan-2015	ESPN Sportscaster
Gil Scott-Heron	Poet	1-Apr-1949	27-May-2011	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Andrea Seastrand	Politician	5-Aug-1941		Congresswoman from California, 1995-97
Fred Segal	Business	1933		Los Angeles-area fashion retailer
Jim Sensenbrenner	Politician	14-Jun-1943		Congressman, Wisconsin 5th
Dan Seymour	Actor	22-Feb-1915	25-May-1993	Return of the Fly
John Seymour	Politician	3-Dec-1937		Mayor of Anaheim, 1978-82
Garry Shandling	Comic	29-Nov-1949	24-Mar-2016	Larry Sanders
Shannon Sharpe	Football	26-Jun-1968		Commentator, Former Denver Bronco
Bernard Shaw	Journalist	22-May-1940		Prime time CNN news anchor
Stan Shaw	Actor	14-Jul-1952		Snake Eyes
William Shawn	Journalist	31-Aug-1907	8-Dec-1992	Editor of The New Yorker, 1952-87
Shawnna	Musician	1-Oct-1979		Shake Dat Shit
Sidney Sheldon	Author	11-Feb-1917	30-Jan-2007	Annie Get Your Gun
Jean Shepherd	Radio Personality	26-Jul-1921	16-Oct-1999	A Christmas Story
Sherri Shepherd	Actor	22-Apr-1967		Ramona Platt on Less Than Perfect
Rondell Sheridan	Actor	15-Aug-1958		Victor Baxter on That's So Raven
Kiernan Shipka	Actor	10-Nov-1999		Sally Draper on Mad Men
William L. Shirer	Historian	23-Feb-1904	28-Dec-1993	Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Bobby Shriver	Politician	28-Apr-1954		Mayor of Santa Monica
Maria Shriver	Journalist	6-Nov-1955		Married to Arnold Schwarzenegger
Andy Sidaris	Film Director	20-Feb-1931	7-Mar-2007	Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Drew Sidora	Actor	1-May-1985		Step Up
David A. Siegel	Business	c. 1935		CEO, Westgate Resorts
Don Siegel	Film Director	26-Oct-1912	20-Apr-1991	Dirty Harry
Casey Siemaszko	Actor	17-Mar-1961		Three O'Clock High
Nina Siemaszko	Actor	14-Jul-1970		Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Mark D. Siljander	Politician	11-Jun-1951		Congressman from Michigan, 1981-87
Milton Sills	Actor	12-Jan-1882	15-Sep-1930	The Sea Hawk
Shel Silverstein	Poet	25-Sep-1930	10-May-1999	Where the Sidewalk Ends
Louis A. Simpson	Business	c. 1937		Head of investments at GEICO
Joseph J. Sisco	Diplomat	31-Oct-1919	23-Nov-2004	Kissinger's Mideast Deputy
Gene Siskel	Critic	26-Jan-1946	20-Feb-1999	Siskel and Ebert
Cornelia Otis Skinner	Actor	30-May-1899	9-Jul-1979	Paris '90
Samuel K. Skinner	Government	10-Jun-1938		Bush 41's Chief of Staff
Emil Skodon	Diplomat	25-Nov-1963		US Ambassador to Brunei
Iceberg Slim	Criminal	4-Aug-1918	28-Apr-1992	Pimp-turned-author
Harold B. Smith	Business	7-Apr-1933		President and COO of ITW, 1972-81
Kellita Smith	Actor	11-Jul-1969		The Bernie Mac Show
Mike Smith	Football	13-Jun-1959		Head Coach, Atlanta Falcons
Patti Smith	Singer	30-Dec-1946		Horses
Scott C. Smith	Publisher	13-Sep-1950		President of Tribune Publishing, 2005-08
Peter Sotos	Author	c. 1960		Transgressive author, Pure
David Soul	Actor	28-Aug-1943		Hutch on Starsky and Hutch
Soulja Boy	Rapper	28-Jul-1990		Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Albert Spalding	Violinist	15-Aug-1888	26-May-1953	American violin virtuoso
Muggsy Spanier	Jazz Musician	9-Nov-1906	12-Feb-1967	Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band
Jeff Speakman	Actor	8-Nov-1958		Martial arts actor
Aries Spears	Comic	3-Apr-1975		MADtv
Lawrence B. Sperry	Inventor	22-Dec-1892	13-Dec-1923	Invented the autopilot
Michelle Stafford	Actor	14-Sep-1965		The Young and the Restless
John Stagliano	Pornstar	29-Nov-1950		Adventures of Buttman
Michael Stahl-David	Actor	1982		Sean Donnelly on The Black Donnellys
Dino Stamatopoulos	Comic	11-Dec-1964		Moral Orel, Mr. Show, TV Funhouse
Florence Stanley	Actor	1-Jul-1924	3-Oct-2003	Bernice Fish
Mavis Staples	Singer	10-Jul-1939		Gospel singer
Todd Stashwick	Actor	16-Oct-1968		Dale Malloy on The Riches
Peter Stavros	Business	c. 1974		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Shelby Steele	Activist	1-Jan-1946		The Content of Our Character
Jill Stein	Doctor	14-May-1950		Green Party presidential candidate, 2012 and 2016
Donald Sterling	Business	1933		Former owner, Los Angeles Clippers
Paula Stern	Government	31-Mar-1945		Chairman, Int'l. Trade Commission, 1984-86
Edward Stettinius, Jr.	Government	22-Oct-1900	31-Oct-1949	US Secretary of State, 1944-45
Fisher Stevens	Actor	27-Nov-1963		Chuck Fishman on Early Edition
John Paul Stevens	Judge	20-Apr-1920		US Supreme Court Justice, 1975-2010
Adlai E. Stevenson III	Politician	10-Oct-1930		US Senator from Illinois, 1970-81
William E. Stevenson	Diplomat	25-Oct-1900	2-Apr-1985	US Ambassador to the Philippines, 1962-64
Donald M. Stewart	Educator	1938		President of College Board, 1987-99
Paula Stewart	Singer	9-Apr-1933		Singer, Bacharach ex-wife
Roger W. Stone	Business	16-Feb-1935		CEO of Stone Container, 1979-99
Michael Storm	Actor	9-Aug-1939		Larry Wolek on One Life to Live
Hank Stram	Football	3-Jan-1923	4-Jul-2005	Hall-of-fame NFL coach, KC Chiefs
Robert C. Strong	Diplomat	29-Sep-1915	28-Dec-1999	US Ambassador to Iraq, 1963-67
Preston Sturges	Screenwriter	29-Aug-1898	6-Aug-1959	Sullivan's Travels
Gloria Swanson	Actor	27-Mar-1897	4-Apr-1983	Sunset Blvd.
Aaron Swartz	Computer Programmer	8-Nov-1986	11-Jan-2013	Co-Inventor of RSS
Mr. T	Actor	21-May-1952		Long track record of pitying fools
Jill Talley	Comic	19-Dec-1962		Mr. Show
Larenz Tate	Actor	8-Sep-1975		Dead Presidents
Norman Taurog	Film Director	23-Feb-1899	7-Apr-1981	It Happened at the World's Fair
June Taylor	Dancer	14-Dec-1917	17-May-2004	June Taylor Dancers choreographer
Andy Tennant	Film Director	1955		Hitch
Roy Thinnes	Actor	6-Apr-1938		David Vincent on The Invaders
Isiah Thomas	Basketball	30-Apr-1961		Former Detroit Piston
James R. Thompson	Politician	8-May-1936		Governor of Illinois, 1977-91
Henry Threadgill	Jazz Musician	15-Feb-1944		Jazz saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist
Emmett Till	Victim	25-Jul-1941	28-Aug-1955	Black boy, murdered brutally in Mississippi
Burr Tillstrom	Performance Artist	13-Oct-1917	6-Dec-1985	Puppeteer, Kukla, Fran and Ollie
James Tobin	Economist	5-Mar-1918	11-Mar-2002	Investment behaviorist
Lauren Tom	Actor	4-Aug-1961		Amy Wong on Futurama
Mel Tormé	Singer	13-Sep-1925	5-Jun-1999	The Velvet Fog
Robert Townsend	Actor	6-Feb-1957		A Soldier's Story
Robin Tunney	Actor	19-Jun-1972		Niagara, Niagara
Scott Turow	Novelist	12-Apr-1949		Presumed Innocent
Twista	Rapper	27-Nov-1973		Kamikaze
Garrick Utley	Journalist	19-Nov-1939	20-Feb-2014	NBC correspondent for 30 years
Egbert Van Alstyne	Songwriter	4-Mar-1882	9-Jul-1951	In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
Melvin Van Peebles	Film Director	21-Aug-1932		Watermelon Man
Bill Veeck	Baseball	9-Feb-1914	2-Jan-1986	Chicago White Sox owner
Nadine Velazquez	Actor	20-Nov-1978		Catalina on My Name Is Earl
Vincent du Vigneaud	Chemist	18-May-1901	11-Dec-1978	Synthesized vasopressin and oxytocin
Romo Vincent	Actor	23-Dec-1908	16-Jan-1989	American comic character actor
John Vivyan	Actor	31-May-1915	20-Dec-1983	Mr. Lucky
John G. Vlazny	Religion	22-Feb-1937		Catholic Archbishop of Portland
Andy Wachowski	Film Director	29-Dec-1967		The Matrix
Lana Wachowski	Film Director	21-Jun-1965		The Matrix
Dwyane Wade	Basketball	17-Jan-1982		Miami Heat guard
Ken Wahl	Actor	31-Oct-1954		Wiseguy
Becky Wahlstrom	Actor	25-Apr-1975		Grace Polk on Joan of Arcadia
Tim Walberg	Politician	12-Apr-1951		Congressman, Michigan 7th
Charles R. Walgreen	Business	11-Nov-1935		Former CEO, Walgreen's drugstores
Nella Walker	Actor	6-Mar-1886	22-Mar-1971	Mack and Walker
Chris Wallace	Journalist	12-Oct-1947		Fox News Sunday
Irving Wallace	Author	19-Mar-1916	29-Jun-1990	The Book of Lists
Jean Wallace	Actor	12-Oct-1923	14-Feb-1990	The Big Combo
Alfred Wallenstein	Cellist	7-Oct-1898	8-Feb-1983	Music Director, LA Philharmonic, 1943-56
Hal B. Wallis	Film/TV Producer	14-Sep-1899	5-Oct-1986	Casablanca
Sam Wanamaker	Actor	14-Jun-1919	19-Dec-1993	Rebuilt Globe Theatre
Lynd Ward	Engraver	26-Jun-1905	28-Jun-1985	Gods' Man
Marsha Warfield	Actor	5-Mar-1954		Roz on Night Court
Silas Warner	Computer Programmer	18-Aug-1949	26-Feb-2004	Castle Wolfenstein
Ty Warner	Business	3-Sep-1944		CEO of Ty, Inc.
Harold Washington	Politician	15-Apr-1922	25-Nov-1987	First black Mayor of Chicago
Jody Watley	Singer/Songwriter	30-Jan-1959		Hasta la vista, baby
James Watson	Scientist	6-Apr-1928		Co-Discoverer of DNA
Carol Wayne	Actor	6-Sep-1942	13-Jan-1985	Art Fern's Tea-Time Movie Lady
Ben Weasel	Musician	?		Screeching Weasel
Jason Weaver	Actor	18-Jul-1979		Marcus Henderson on Smart Guy
Wellington Webb	Politician	17-Feb-1941		Mayor of Denver, 1991-2003
Alvin M. Weinberg	Physicist	20-Apr-1915	18-Oct-2006	Nuclear scientist
Mark Weisbrot	Economist	1954		Center for Economic and Policy Research
Michael T. Weiss	Actor	2-Feb-1962		The Pretender
Raquel Welch	Actor	5-Sep-1940		Cocktail waitress turned 60s sexpot
George Wendt	Actor	17-Oct-1948		Norm on Cheers
Haskell Wexler	Cinematographer	6-Feb-1922	27-Dec-2015	Medium Cool
James Wieghart	Journalist	16-Aug-1933	21-Feb-2010	Editor, NY Daily News, 1982-84
David Wiggins	Judge	c. 1951		Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
Michael Wilbon	Sports Journalist	19-Nov-1958		Co-host of Pardon the Interruption
Robert A. Wild	Educator	c. 1940		President, Marquette University
Fletcher H. Wiley	Attorney	29-Nov-1942		Of Counsel, Bingham McCutchen
Steve Wilkos	Talk Show Host	9-Mar-1964		The Steve Wilkos Show
Cynda Williams	Actor	1966		One False Move
Dick Anthony Williams	Actor	9-Aug-1938	16-Feb-2012	What the Wine Sellers Buy
Jesse Williams	Actor	5-Aug-1981		Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey's Anatomy
Robin Williams	Comic	21-Jul-1951	11-Aug-2014	Mork from Ork
Wesley Willis	Musician	31-May-1963	21-Aug-2003	Schizophrenic street musician
Yvor Winters	Poet	17-Oct-1900	25-Jan-1968	Primitivism & Decadence
Sheldon S. Wolin	Philosopher	4-Aug-1922	21-Oct-2015	Politics and Vision
Kenneth S. Yalowitz	Diplomat	28-May-1941		US Ambassador to Georgia, 1998-2001
Sidney Yates	Politician	27-Aug-1909	5-Oct-2000	Congressman from Illinois, 1949-99
Philip Yordan	Screenwriter	1-Apr-1914	24-Mar-2003	The Battle of the Bulge
Chic Young	Cartoonist	9-Jan-1901	14-Mar-1973	Creator of Blondie
Robert Young	Actor	22-Feb-1907	21-Jul-1998	Marcus Welby, M.D.
Eliezer Yudkowsky	Scientist	11-Sep-1979		Co-Founder, Singularity Institute
Billy Zane	Actor	24-Feb-1966		The Phantom
Lisa Zane	Actor	5-Apr-1961		Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Samuel Zell	Business	28-Sep-1941		Equity Office Properties billionaire
Robert Zemeckis	Film Director	14-May-1952		Back To The Future
Warren Zevon	Musician	24-Jan-1947	7-Sep-2003	Werewolves of London
Florenz Ziegfeld	Theatre Producer	21-Mar-1869	22-Jul-1932	The Ziegfeld Follies
Adrian Zmed	Actor	4-Mar-1954		Officer Romano in T.J. Hooker
Louis Zorich	Actor	12-Feb-1924		Burt Buchman on Mad About You
Edward Zwick	Film Director	8-Oct-1952		The Last Samurai