CITY

Official Website:
http://www.phila.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.philadelphiausa.travel/

Population:
1517550 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1669

County:
Philadelphia County

Mayor of Philadelphia

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia Daily News
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
The Philadelphia Inquirer

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of the Arts	1985
Community College of Philadelphia	1965
Holy Family University	1954
Chestnut Hill College	1924
Dropsie College	1907
Drexel University	1891
Philadelphia University	1884
Temple University	1884
La Salle University	1863
Saint Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia, PA	1851
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia	1851
Germantown Friends School	1845
Central High School, Philadelphia, PA	1836
Girard College, Philadelphia, PA	1833
Thomas Jefferson University	1824
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia	1821
University of Pennsylvania	1740
William Penn Charter School	1689
Overbrook High School, Philadelphia, PA

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
National Museum of American Jewish History	1976
Philadelphia Museum of Art	1876
M�tter Museum	1856

LIBRARY

Library	Founded
Free Library of Philadelphia	1891

ZOO

Zoo	Founded
Philadelphia Zoo	1874

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Philadelphia Orchestra	1990
Philly Pops	1979

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
RAIT Financial Trust	1997
Hamilton Lane	1991
Sovereign Bancorp	1984
CoreStates Financial	1983
CIGNA	1982
Conrail	1976
Urban Outfitters	1970
Cozen O'Connor	1968
Resource America	1966
Comcast	1963
Pennsylvania REIT	1960
ARAMARK	1959
Blank Rome	1946
Dilworth Paxson	1933
CSS Industries	1923
Pep Boys	1921
Tasty Baking Company	1914
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia	1913
Rohm and Haas	1907
Lincoln National	1905
Crown Holdings	1892
Sunoco	1890
FMC	1883
PECO Energy	1881
Scott Paper	1879
Dechert LLP	1875
Morgan Lewis & Bockius	1873
Drinker Biddle	1849
Philadelphia Stock Exchange	1790

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leon Abbett	Politician	8-Oct-1836	4-Dec-1894	Twice Governor of New Jersey
Edwin Abbey	Painter	1-Apr-1852	1-Aug-1911	American artist in London
Mumia Abu-Jamal	Criminal	23-Apr-1954		Black Panther, sentenced to death
Robert Adams, Jr.	Politician	26-Feb-1849	1-Jun-1906	Congressman, committed suicide
Herb Adderley	Football	8-Jun-1939		NFL Hall of Famer
John Adler	Politician	23-Aug-1959	4-Apr-2011	Congressman from New Jersey, 2009-11
Martin Agronsky	Journalist	12-Jan-1915	25-Jul-1999	Agronsky & Co.
Lloyd Alexander	Novelist	30-Jan-1924	17-May-2007	The Chronicles of Prydain
Claude Allen	Government	11-Oct-1960		Former White House domestic policy advisor
Richard Allen	Religion	14-Feb-1760	26-Mar-1831	Founder, African Episcopal Methodist Church
Gloria Allred	Attorney	3-Jul-1941		Feminist lawyer
Marian Anderson	Singer	27-Feb-1897	8-Apr-1993	Operatic contralto
Paul Arizin	Basketball	9-Mar-1928	12-Dec-2006	Philadelphia Warriors
Adam M. Aron	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Vail Resorts, 1996-2006
Joseph J. Ashton	Labor Leader	c. 1950		VP of United Auto Workers, 2010-14
Malcolm Atterbury	Actor	20-Feb-1907	16-Aug-1992	Vaudevillian, character actor
Frankie Avalon	Singer	18-Sep-1940		Bikini Beach
Val Avery	Actor	14-Jul-1924	12-Dec-2009	The Anderson Tapes
Milton Babbitt	Composer	10-May-1916	29-Jan-2011	Music for Synthesizer
Alexander Dallas Bache	Physicist	19-Jul-1806	17-Feb-1867	First President, National Academy of Sciences
John Backus	Computer Programmer	3-Dec-1924	17-Mar-2007	Inventor of BNF, led FORTRAN team
Kevin Bacon	Actor	8-Jul-1958		Everybody cut Footloose
Phil Baker	Radio Personality	26-Aug-1896	30-Nov-1963	Host of Take It or Leave It, 1941-47
George Bancroft	Actor	30-Sep-1882	2-Oct-1956	Thunderbolt
Earl Banks	Football	11-Jun-1924	11-Mar-1993	Morgan State Head Coach, 1960-73
George Barbier	Actor	19-Nov-1864	19-Jul-1945	Life Begins at Forty
Albert C. Barnes	Curator	2-Jan-1872	24-Jul-1951	Barnes Foundation
Ritchie Barrett	Musician	?		R&B writer, performer and producer
Chuck Barris	Game Show Host	3-Jun-1929		Host of The Gong Show
Ethel Barrymore	Actor	15-Aug-1879	18-Jun-1959	None But the Lonely Heart
John Barrymore	Actor	15-Feb-1882	29-May-1942	Romeo and Juliet
Lionel Barrymore	Actor	28-Apr-1878	15-Nov-1954	Young Dr. Kildare
Donald Barthelme	Author	7-Apr-1931	23-Jul-1989	Come Back, Dr. Caligari
Toni Basil	Singer	22-Sep-1943		Mickey
James M. Beck	Politician	9-Jul-1861	12-Apr-1936	US Solicitor General, 1921-25
Bert Bell	Football	25-Feb-1895	11-Oct-1959	NFL Commissioner, 1946-59
John C. Bell, Jr.	Politician	25-Oct-1892	21-Mar-1974	Governor of Pennsylvania for 19 days
William J. Bernstein	Author	29-Jul-1948		The Birth of Plenty
Lyle Bettger	Actor	13-Feb-1915	24-Sep-2003	The Greatest Show on Earth
Abner Biberman	Actor	1-Apr-1909	20-Jun-1977	Knock on Wood
Herbert J. Biberman	Screenwriter	4-Mar-1900	30-Jun-1971	Blacklisted screenwriter
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr.	Diplomat	17-Dec-1897	13-Nov-1961	Ambassador to governments in exile
Nicholas Biddle	Business	8-Jan-1786	27-Feb-1844	Second Bank of the United States
Stanley Bing	Columnist	20-May-1951		Columnist for Fortune
Edward Binns	Actor	12-Sep-1916	4-Dec-1990	12 Angry Men
James R. Birle	Business	25-Jan-1936		Former Partner, Blackstone Group
Marie Blake	Actor	21-Aug-1895	14-Jan-1978	Grandmama on The Addams Family
Marc Blitzstein	Composer	2-Mar-1905	22-Jan-1964	The Cradle Will Rock
Susan Block	Talk Show Host	10-Jun-1955		Sexpert
George Henry Boker	Playwright	6-Oct-1823	2-Jan-1890	Francesca da Rimini
Rudy Bond	Actor	1-Oct-1912	29-Mar-1982	A Streetcar Named Desire
Edwin G. Boring	Psychologist	23-Oct-1886	1-Jul-1968	A History of Experimental Psychology
Robert Borski	Politician	20-Oct-1948		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1983-2003
Amar Bose	Inventor	2-Nov-1929	12-Jul-2013	Inventor of Bose speakers
Ben Bova	Author	28-Nov-1932		Science fiction writer
Peter Boyle	Actor	18-Oct-1935	12-Dec-2006	Young Frankenstein
Ed Bradley	Journalist	22-Jun-1941	9-Nov-2006	60 Minutes
Robert Brady	Politician	7-Apr-1945		Congressman, Pennsylvania 1st
El Brendel	Actor	25-Mar-1890	9-Apr-1964	Former vaudevillian, Wings
David Brenner	Comic	4-Feb-1936	15-Mar-2014	Guest on Tonight Show 158 times
Helen Broderick	Actor	11-Aug-1891	25-Sep-1959	Top Hat
Richard Brooks	Film Director	18-May-1912	11-Mar-1992	In Cold Blood
Charles Brockden Brown	Novelist	17-Jan-1771	22-Feb-1810	First American novelist, Wieland
Rosellen Brown	Author	12-May-1939		Before and After
Kobe Bryant	Basketball	23-Aug-1978		Embattled Los Angeles Lakers star
Michael Buffer	Sports Figure	2-Nov-1944		Let's get ready to rumble!
Ed Bullins	Playwright	2-Jul-1935		In the Wine Time
William C. Bullitt	Diplomat	25-Jan-1891	15-Feb-1967	US Ambassador to the USSR, 1933-36
Charles E. Bunch	Business	c. 1949		CEO of PPG Industries
Solomon Burke	Singer/Songwriter	21-Mar-1936	10-Oct-2010	Self-styled King of Rock and Soul
Addie J. Butler	Religion	1946		Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Samuel Byck	Assassin	30-Jan-1930	22-Feb-1974	Unsuccessful Nixon assassin
William T. Cahill	Politician	25-Jun-1912	1-Jul-1996	Governor of New Jersey, 1970-74
Michael Callan	Actor	22-Nov-1935		Husband on Occasional Wife
Roy Campanella	Baseball	19-Nov-1921	26-Jun-1993	National League MVP 1951, 1953, and 1955
Tony Campolo	Religion	25-Feb-1935		Red-Letter Christian sociologist
Gia Carangi	Model	29-Jan-1960	18-Nov-1986	Troubled supermodel, died from AIDS
Henry C. Carey	Economist	15-Dec-1793	13-Oct-1879	The Principles of Social Science
Leonard Carmichael	Educator	9-Nov-1898	16-Sep-1973	Smithsonian Chief, 1953-64
Adam Carolla	Radio Personality	27-May-1964		Loveline, The Man Show
Ashton Carter	Government	24-Sep-1954		US Secretary of Defense
Philip Casnoff	Actor	3-Aug-1949		Dr. Robert Jackson on Strong Medicine
Cassidy	Rapper	1983		"Da Problem"
Wilt Chamberlain	Basketball	21-Aug-1936	12-Oct-1999	Wilt the Stilt
Whittaker Chambers	Author	1-Apr-1901	9-Jul-1961	Accuser of Alger Hiss
Charles Chatfield	Historian	11-Mar-1934	15-Jan-2015	Pacifism in America, 1914-1941
Noam Chomsky	Linguist	7-Dec-1928		Linguist, dissident intellectual
Dennis Christopher	Actor	2-Dec-1955		It
Joseph Sill Clark	Politician	21-Oct-1901	21-Jan-1990	US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1956-69
Mae Clarke	Actor	16-Aug-1910	29-Apr-1992	Waterloo Bridge
Stanley Clarke	Jazz Musician	30-Jun-1951		Jazz fusion bassist
Imogene Coca	Actor	18-Nov-1908	2-Jun-2001	Your Show of Shows
Lauren Cohan	Actor	30-Nov-1982		Maggie Greene on The Walking Dead
William T. Coleman, Jr.	Government	7-Jul-1920		US Secretary of Transportation, 1975-77
Pete Conrad	Astronaut	2-Jun-1930	8-Jul-1999	Apollo 12 mission commander, 3rd on moon
Merrill Cook	Politician	6-May-1946		Congressman from Utah, 1997-2001
Nathan Cook	Actor	9-Apr-1950	11-Jun-1988	Billy Griffin on Hotel
Bradley Cooper	Actor	5-Jan-1975		Will Tippin on Alias
Edward Drinker Cope	Paleontologist	28-Jul-1840	12-Apr-1897	Potential holotype for Homo Sapiens
Tom Corbett	Politician	17-Jun-1949		Governor of Pennsylvania, 2011-15
Bill Cosby	Comic	12-Jul-1937		Comedy fixture, accused rapist
F. Albert Cotton	Chemist	9-Apr-1930	20-Feb-2007	Metal-metal bonds
David Crane	Film/TV Producer	10-Aug-1957		Co-Creator of Friends
Broderick Crawford	Actor	9-Dec-1911	26-Apr-1986	All the King's Men
John V. Creely	Politician	14-Nov-1839	c. 1872	Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1871-73
Laird Cregar	Actor	28-Jul-1916	9-Dec-1944	The Lodger
Jim Croce	Singer/Songwriter	10-Jan-1943	20-Sep-1973	Time in a Bottle
Robert Crumb	Cartoonist	30-Aug-1943		Weirdo, Zap Comix
Philip D. Curtin	Historian	22-May-1922	4-Jun-2009	The Atlantic Slave Trade: A Census
Karen Czarnecki	Government	?		Conservative commentator
Morton DaCosta	Theater Director	7-Mar-1914	29-Jan-1989	The Music Man
George M. Dallas	Politician	10-Jul-1792	31-Dec-1864	Vice President under James Knox Polk
Lee Daniels	Film Director	24-Dec-1959		Co-creator of Empire
Blythe Danner	Actor	3-Feb-1943		Futureworld
James Darren	Actor	8-Jun-1936		The Time Tunnel
Richard L. Daugherty	Business	18-Oct-1935		Former IBM executive
Mildred Davis	Actor	22-Feb-1901	18-Aug-1969	Silent film actress
Paige Davis	Game Show Host	15-Oct-1969		Katie Couric lookalike on Trading Spaces
Richard Harding Davis	Author	18-Apr-1864	11-Apr-1916	Yellow-era journalist
Stuart Davis	Painter	7-Dec-1892	24-Jun-1964	American cubist painter
Bruce Davison	Actor	28-Jun-1946		Harry and the Hendersons
John de Lancie	Actor	20-Mar-1948		Q on Star Trek: TNG
Richard Deacon	Actor	14-May-1921	8-Aug-1984	The Dick Van Dyke Show
Roy Del Ruth	Film Director	18-Oct-1893	27-Apr-1961	The Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Kim Delaney	Actor	29-Nov-1961		Det. Diane Russell on NYPD Blue
Kat Dennings	Actor	13-Jun-1986		Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Joe DeRita	Actor	12-Jul-1909	3-Jul-1993	The Three Stooges
Kate DiCamillo	Author	25-Mar-1964		The Tale of Despereaux
Walter Diemer	Business	8-Jan-1905	8-Jan-1998	Invented bubble gum
DJ AM	Disc Jockey	30-Mar-1973	28-Aug-2009	New York Club DJ
John Doman	Actor	9-Jan-1945		Rodrigo Borgia on Borgia
Ignatius Donnelly	Author	3-Nov-1831	1-Jan-1901	Atlantis, the Antediluvian World
Gail Ann Dorsey	Bassist	20-Nov-1962		Bowie bassist and solo artist
Paul Douglas	Actor	11-Apr-1907	11-Sep-1959	Angels in the Outfield
Gary Dourdan	Actor	11-Dec-1966		Warrick Brown on CSI
John E. du Pont	Criminal	22-Nov-1938	9-Dec-2010	Lunatic, murdered wrestler David Schultz
Ja'net DuBois	Actor	5-Aug-1945		Willona Woods on Good Times
Lois Duncan	Author	28-Apr-1934	15-Jun-2016	I Know What You Did Last Summer
Angelo Dundee	Boxing	30-Aug-1921	1-Feb-2012	Always in Muhammad Ali's corner
Thomas Eakins	Painter	25-Jul-1844	25-Jun-1916	Realist painter, The Gross Clinic
Michelle Easton	Government	12-Aug-1950		Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute
John Presper Eckert	Computer Programmer	9-Apr-1919	3-Jun-1995	ENIAC, BINAC, and UNIVAC I computers
Bob Edgar	Politician	29-May-1943	23-Apr-2013	Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1974-87
Paul R. Ehrlich	Scientist	29-May-1932		The Population Bomb
Ira Einhorn	Activist	15-May-1940		Earth Day founder turned killer
Anthony Eisley	Actor	19-Jan-1925	20-Jan-2003	Tracy Steele on Hawaiian Eye
Jon Entine	Author	30-Apr-1952		Taboo
Werner Erhard	Religion	5-Sep-1935		Erhard Seminar Training ("est")
William T. Esrey	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Sprint, 1988-2003
Kevin Eubanks	Jazz Musician	15-Nov-1957		Bandleader on The Tonight Show
Eve	Rapper	10-Nov-1978		Paw-tattooed rapper
Fabian	Singer	6-Feb-1943		50s teen idol, Turn Me Loose
Robert Fagles	Translator	11-Sep-1933	26-Mar-2008	Translator of Greek literature
Chaka Fattah	Politician	21-Nov-1956		Congressman, Pennsylvania 2nd
Douglas Feith	Government	16-Jul-1953		Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 2001-05
Norman Fell	Actor	24-Mar-1924	14-Dec-1998	Mr. Roper on Three's Company
Fred F. Fielding	Attorney	21-Mar-1939		White House Counsel to Reagan, GWB
Larry Fine	Actor	5-Oct-1902	24-Jan-1975	Larry on The Three Stooges
Linda Fiorentino	Actor	9-Mar-1958		Dogma, Jade
Eddie Fisher	Singer	10-Aug-1928	22-Sep-2010	Crooner, top RCA/Victor vocalist
Jon Fishman	Drummer	19-Feb-1965		Drummer for Phish
Mike Fitzpatrick	Politician	28-Jun-1963		Congressman, Pennsylvania 8th
William A. Fletcher	Judge	6-Jun-1945		9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Edwin Forrest	Actor	9-Mar-1806	12-Dec-1872	19th. c. American actor
Shirley Franklin	Politician	10-May-1945		Mayor of Atlanta, 2002-10
Charles Fuller	Playwright	5-Mar-1939		A Soldier's Play
Martin Gabel	Actor	19-Jun-1912	22-May-1986	The First Deadly Sin
Janet Gaynor	Actor	6-Oct-1906	14-Sep-1984	A Star Is Born
Eddie George	Football	24-Sep-1973		Dallas Cowboys RB
Henry George	Economist	2-Sep-1839	29-Oct-1897	Progress and Poverty
Richard Gere	Actor	31-Aug-1949		American Gigolo
Stan Getz	Jazz Musician	2-Feb-1927	6-Jun-1991	Jazz tenor saxophonist
John H. Gibbon, Jr.	Doctor	29-Sep-1903	5-Feb-1973	Open-heart surgery
Sheldon G. Gilgore	Business	13-Feb-1932	12-Feb-2010	CEO of Searle, 1986-95
Todd Glass	Comic	1964		Vintage Todd Glass and Other Crap
Jim Goad	Author	12-Jun-1961		ANSWER Me!
Tom Gola	Basketball	13-Jan-1933	26-Jan-2014	NBA Hall of Famer
Lee Goldman	Doctor	6-Jan-1948		Goldman Index for cardiac risk
E. Urner Goodman	Administrator	15-May-1891	13-Mar-1980	Cofounder, Order of the Arrow
Oscar Goodman	Politician	26-Jun-1939		Mayor of Las Vegas
Kermit Gordon	Economist	1916	1976	Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-62
William T. Granahan	Politician	26-Jul-1895	25-May-1956	Congressman from Pennsylvania
Gogi Grant	Singer	20-Sep-1924	10-Mar-2016	The Wayward Wind
Seth Green	Actor	8-Feb-1974		Dr. Evil's son Scott
Steven J. Green	Business	17-Jul-1945		US Ambassador to Singapore, 1998-2001
William J. Green III	Politician	24-Jun-1938		Mayor of Philadelphia, 1980-84
William J. Green, Jr.	Politician	5-Mar-1910	21-Dec-1963	Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1949-63
Charlotte Greenwood	Actor	25-Jun-1890	28-Dec-1977	Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!
James Greenwood	Politician	4-May-1951		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1993-2005
Roger L. Gregory	Judge	17-Jul-1953		4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Morgan Griffith	Politician	15-Mar-1958		Congressman, Virginia 9th
John Gruber	Blogger	1973		Daring Fireball
Jack Grubman	Business	8-Oct-1953		Shady-dealings securities analyst
Daniel Guggenheim	Business	9-Jul-1856	28-Sep-1930	Mining magnate
Alexander Haig	Government	2-Dec-1924	20-Feb-2010	US Secretary of State, 1981-82
Grayson Hall	Actor	18-Sep-1922	7-Aug-1985	The Night of the Iguana
Veronica Hamel	Actor	20-Nov-1943		Joyce Davenport on Hill Street Blues
Helene Hanff	Author	15-Apr-1916	9-Apr-1997	84, Charing Cross Road
George J. Harad	Business	24-Apr-1944		CEO of Boise Cascade, 1995-2004
Robert Hare	Chemist	17-Jan-1781	15-May-1858	Hydrostatic blow-pipe and spiritoscope
Marvin Harrison	Football	25-Aug-1972		Indianapolis Colts WR
Kevin Hart	Comic	6-Jul-1978		Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
Rodney Harvey	Actor	31-Jul-1967	11-Apr-1998	Sodapop Curtis on The Outsiders
Sherman Hemsley	Actor	1-Feb-1938	24-Jul-2012	George Jefferson on The Jeffersons
Emmaline Henry	Actor	1-Nov-1928	8-Oct-1979	Amanda Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie
Joseph Hergesheimer	Novelist	15-Feb-1880	25-Apr-1954	Tol'Able David
Marshall Herskovitz	Film/TV Producer	23-Feb-1952		Executive Producer, thirtysomething
Marc Lamont Hill	Educator	17-Dec-1978		Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life
Joseph Hoeffel	Politician	3-Sep-1950		Congressman from Pensylvania, 1999-2005
Billie Holiday	Singer	7-Apr-1915	17-Jul-1959	Lady Sings the Blues
Kevin Hooks	Film Director	19-Sep-1958		Passenger 57
Francis Hopkinson	Author	2-Oct-1737	9-May-1791	The Ballad of the Kegs
Phyllis Hyman	Singer	6-Jul-1949	30-Jun-1995	Goddess of Love
Trina Schart Hyman	Artist	8-Apr-1939	19-Nov-2004	Children's book illustrator
Mark Indelicato	Actor	16-Jul-1994		Justin Suarez on Ugly Betty
Herbert E. Ives	Physicist	21-Jul-1882	13-Nov-1953	Facsimile machine
Michael J. Jackson	Business	1949		CEO of AutoNation
Ms. Jade	Rapper	3-Aug-1979		She's a Gangsta
Judith Jamison	Dancer	10-May-1943		Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
Anna T. Jeanes	Philanthropist	7-Apr-1822	24-Sep-1907	Negro Rural School Fund
DJ Jazzy Jeff	Disc Jockey	22-Jan-1965		DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Holman Jenkins	Columnist	c. 1960		Wall Street Journal
Clark Johnson	Actor	10-Sep-1954		Det. Meldrick Lewis on Homicide
Edith H. Jones	Judge	7-Apr-1949		5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Henry Jones	Actor	1-Aug-1912	17-May-1999	The Bad Seed
Kitty Kallen	Singer	25-May-1921	7-Jan-2016	B�same Mucho
Matthew H. Kamens	Attorney	6-Dec-1951		Of Counsel, Wolf Block
Theophilus Van Kannel	Inventor	1841	24-Dec-1919	Revolving door
Alex Karp	Business	2-Oct-1967		CEO of Palantir Technologies
Nicholas Katzenbach	Government	17-Jan-1922	8-May-2012	US Attorney General, 1965-66
Ted Kaufman	Government	15-Mar-1939		TARP oversight panel
Bil Keane	Cartoonist	5-Oct-1922	8-Nov-2011	Family Circus
William Keighley	Film Director	4-Aug-1889	24-Jun-1984	The Man Who Came to Dinner
Florence Kelley	Activist	12-Sep-1859	17-Feb-1932	Founder of National Consumers League
William D. Kelley	Government	12-Apr-1814	9-Jan-1890	Powerful 19th century Congressman
George Kelly	Playwright	16-Jan-1887	18-Jun-1974	Craig's Wife
Grace Kelly	Royalty	12-Nov-1929	14-Sep-1982	American-born Princess of Monaco
Leroy Kelly	Football	20-May-1942		Cleveland Browns, Hall of Famer
Michael Kelly	Actor	22-May-1968		Det. Crocker on Kojak revival
Walt Kelly	Cartoonist	25-Aug-1913	18-Oct-1973	Creator of Pogo
William Kemmler	Criminal	9-May-1860	6-Aug-1890	First man executed by electric chair
Elizabeth T. Kennan	Business	c. 1938		President of Mt. Holyoke College, 1978-95
Irvin Kershner	Film Director	29-Apr-1923	27-Nov-2010	The Empire Strikes Back
Sidney Kimmel	Business	1928		CEO of Jones Apparel Group, 1975-2002
Alan G. Kirk	Military	30-Oct-1888	15-Oct-1963	US Navy Admiral, Ambassador to USSR
Larry Klayman	Activist	20-Jul-1951		Founder, Judicial Watch
Jack Klugman	Actor	27-Apr-1922	24-Dec-2012	The Odd Couple
Donald L. Kohn	Economist	7-Nov-1942		Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Hersh Kozlov	Attorney	15-Nov-1947		Wolf Block Schorr & Solis-Cohen
Maxine Kumin	Poet	6-Jun-1925	6-Feb-2014	Up Country
Kurupt	Rapper	23-Nov-1972		Callin' Out Names
Patti LaBelle	Singer	24-May-1944		Lady Marmalade
David Landau	Actor	9-Mar-1879	20-Sep-1935	Judge Priest
Audrey Landers	Actor	18-Jul-1959		Afton Cooper on Dallas
Judy Landers	Actor	7-Oct-1958		Stewardess School
Mario Lanza	Singer	31-Jan-1921	7-Oct-1959	Voice of the Century
David Laventhol	Publisher	15-Jul-1933	8-Apr-2015	President of Times Mirror, 1987-93
Andrew Lawrence	Actor	12-Jan-1988		Brotherly Love
Joey Lawrence	Actor	20-Apr-1976		Joey on Blossom
Raymond F. Lederer	Politician	19-May-1938	1-Dec-2008	Congressman snagged in ABSCAM
David W. Leebron	Educator	1956		President, Rice University
Morris E. Leeds	Business	6-Mar-1869	8-Feb-1952	Leeds & Northrup Co.
John F. Lehman	Politician	14-Sep-1942		9-11 Commission member
Joseph Leidy	Biologist	9-Sep-1823	30-Apr-1891	Trichinosis and dinosaurs
Charles Godfrey Leland	Poet	15-Aug-1824	20-Mar-1903	Hans Breitmann's Ballads
Richard Lester	Film Director	19-Jan-1932		A Hard Day's Night
Gerald Levert	Singer	13-Jul-1966	10-Nov-2006	Baby Hold on to Me
Jerry Levin	Business	6-May-1939		CEO of Time Warner, 2000-02
Steven Levy	Author	26-Jan-1951		Hackers
Drew Lewis	Government	3-Nov-1931	10-Feb-2016	US Secretary of Transportation, 1981-83
Tom Lewis	Politician	26-Oct-1924	1-Aug-2003	Congressman from Florida, 1983-95
Ralph Linton	Anthropologist	27-Feb-1893	25-Dec-1953	The Study of Man
Kermit V. Lipez	Judge	18-Aug-1941		1st Circuit Court of Appeals
Tara Lipinski	Figure Skating	10-Jun-1982		Olympic figure skater, now pro
Lloop	Disc Jockey	?		Illbient DJ, one-third of WE�
Alain Locke	Author	13-Sep-1886	9-Jun-1954	Leader in the Harlem Renaissance
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes	Singer	27-May-1971	25-Apr-2002	Member of TLC
Sidney Lumet	Film Director	25-Jun-1924	9-Apr-2011	Dog Day Afternoon
Richard W. Lyman	Educator	18-Oct-1923	27-May-2012	President of Stanford University, 1971-80
Staughton Lynd	Historian	22-Nov-1929		Intellectual Origins of American Radicalism
Jeanette MacDonald	Actor	18-Jun-1903	14-Jan-1965	The Merry Widow
Stephen Macht	Actor	1-May-1942		General Hospital
Connie Mack	Politician	29-Oct-1940		US Senator from Florida, 1989-2001
Michelle Malkin	Columnist	20-Oct-1970		Syndicated conservative columnist
Abby Mann	Screenwriter	1-Dec-1927	25-Mar-2008	Judgment at Nuremberg
Ruth A. Marcus	Columnist	1958		Washington Post columnist
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky	Journalist	21-Jun-1942		Congresswoman from Pennsylvania, 1993-95
Mark Margolis	Actor	26-Nov-1939		The Fountain
Guy Marks	Comic	31-Oct-1922	28-Nov-1987	Nightclub comic
Hugh Marlowe	Actor	30-Jan-1911	2-May-1982	Jim Matthews on Another World
Marion Martin	Actor	7-Jun-1908	13-Aug-1985	Boom Town
John L. Mason	Inventor	1832	26-Feb-1902	Invented the screw-neck jar
Elaine May	Comic	21-Apr-1932		Wrote and directed Ishtar
Melanie Mayron	Actor	20-Oct-1952		thirtysomething
Joe McCarthy	Baseball	21-Apr-1887	13-Jan-1978	Yankees manager for 15 years
George B. McClellan	Military	3-Dec-1826	29-Oct-1885	Union Army General
Frank McCloskey	Politician	12-Jun-1939	2-Nov-2003	Congressman from Indiana, 1983-95
Robert J. McCloskey	Diplomat	25-Nov-1922	1996	US Ambassador to Greece, 1978-81
John J. McCloy	Military	31-Mar-1895	11-Mar-1989	World Bank, Warren Commission
Page McConnell	Musician	17-May-1963		Keyboardist for Phish
Paul McCrane	Actor	19-Jan-1961		Dr. Robert Romano on ER
Myra McDaniel	Attorney	13-Dec-1932	25-Feb-2010	Texas Secretary of State, 1984-87
Jack McDevitt	Novelist	14-Apr-1935		Academy Universe
Bob McDonnell	Politician	15-Jun-1954		Governor of Virginia, 2010-14
James P. McGranery	Government	8-Jul-1895	23-Dec-1962	US Attorney General, 1952-53
Matthew McHugh	Politician	6-Dec-1938		Congressman from New York, 1975-93
Jim McKay	Sports Journalist	24-Sep-1921	7-Jun-2008	Host of Wide World of Sports
Joseph McKenna	Judge	10-Aug-1843	21-Nov-1926	US Supreme Court Justice, 1898-1925
Margaret Mead	Anthropologist	16-Dec-1901	15-Nov-1978	Coming of Age in Samoa
Michael Medved	Critic	Oct-1948		Traditional values pundit, film critic
William M. Meredith	Government	8-Jun-1799	17-Aug-1873	US Secretary of the Treasury, 1849-50
Robert K. Merton	Sociologist	4-Jul-1910	23-Feb-2003	On the Shoulders of Giants
Nancy Meyers	Film Director	8-Dec-1949		What Women Want
Marc Mezvinsky	Business	15-Dec-1977		Husband of Chelsea Clinton
Gregory Michael	Actor	30-May-1981		Kevin Archer on Dante's Cove
Paul R. Michel	Judge	3-Feb-1941		US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Meek Mill	Rapper	6-May-1987		Dreams and Nightmares
David Miscavige	Religion	30-Apr-1960		Leader of the Church of Scientology
S. Weir Mitchell	Novelist	15-Feb-1829	4-Jan-1914	The Case of George Dedlow
Katherine Moennig	Actor	29-Dec-1977		The L Word
Kelly Monaco	Actor	23-May-1976		Port Charles
Earl Monroe	Basketball	21-Nov-1944		Earl the Pearl
Lee Morgan	Jazz Musician	10-Jul-1938	19-Feb-1972	The Sidewinder
Willie Mosconi	Sports Figure	27-Jun-1913	16-Sep-1993	Billiards opponent of Minnesota Fats
Patrick Murphy	Politician	19-Oct-1973		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2007-11
Billy Murray	Singer	25-May-1877	17-Aug-1954	Top recording star of the early 1900's
Musiq	Singer	16-Sep-1977		Philly soul singer
Francis J. Myers	Politician	18-Dec-1901	5-Jul-1956	US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1945-51
Andrew Natsios	Administrator	1950		US Special Envoy to Darfur, 2006-07
A. Edward Newton	Author	1863	29-Sep-1940	A Magnificent Farce
Robert Nix, Jr.	Judge	13-Jul-1928	23-Aug-2003	Pennsylvania Chief Justice, 1984-96
Edward Norris	Actor	10-Mar-1911	18-Dec-2002	They Won't Forget
Michael Nutter	Politician	29-Jun-1957		Mayor of Philadelphia
Glenn Nye	Politician	9-Sep-1974		Congressman from Virginia, 2009-11
Jim O'Brien	Basketball	11-Feb-1952		Head Coach of Indiana Pacers, 2007-11
David M. O'Connell	Educator	21-Apr-1955		President, Catholic University of America
John Cardinal O'Connor	Religion	15-Jan-1920	3-May-2000	Archbishop of New York, 1984-2000
Jack O'Halloran	Actor	8-Apr-1943		Non in Superman
Clifford Odets	Playwright	18-Jul-1906	14-Aug-1963	Sweet Smell of Success
Frank Orth	Actor	21-Feb-1880	17-Mar-1962	Insp. Faraday on Boston Blackie
Cheri Oteri	Actor	19-Sep-1962		Saturday Night Live
Stuart Pankin	Actor	8-Apr-1946		Arachnophobia
Maxfield Parrish	Artist	25-Jul-1870	10-Mar-1966	American book and magazine illustrator
Gregory J. Parseghian	Business	c. 1961		Briefly CEO of Freddie Mac, 2003
Amy Wynn Pastor	TV Personality	9-May-1976		Carpenter on Trading Spaces
Scott Patterson	Actor	11-Sep-1958		Luke Danes on Gilmore Girls
Norman Pearlstine	Journalist	4-Oct-1942		Former Time Inc. Editor in Chief
Holly Robinson Peete	Actor	18-Sep-1964		For Your Love
Teddy Pendergrass	Singer/Songwriter	26-Mar-1950	13-Jan-2010	Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
Arthur Penn	Film Director	27-Sep-1922	28-Sep-2010	Bonnie and Clyde
Boies Penrose	Politician	1-Nov-1860	31-Dec-1921	US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1897-1921
George W. Pepper	Politician	16-Mar-1867	24-May-1961	US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-27
Philip Syng Physick	Doctor	7-Jul-1768	15-Dec-1837	Father of American surgery
Robert Picardo	Actor	27-Oct-1953		Holographic doctor on Star Trek: Voyager
Lionel Pincus	Business	2-Mar-1931	10-Oct-2009	Co-Founder, Warburg Pincus
Jon Polito	Actor	29-Dec-1950	1-Sep-2016	Johnny Caspar in Miller's Crossing
Robert Prosky	Actor	13-Dec-1930	8-Dec-2008	Pat Chase on Veronica's Closet
Charles B. Purvis	Doctor	14-Apr-1842	14-Dec-1929	Pioneering African-American physician
John M. Quain	Attorney	1954		Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Frank Quattrone	Business	14-Oct-1955		The Prince of Silicon Valley
Joe Queenan	Author	3-Nov-1950		Closing Time
Eddie Quillan	Actor	31-Mar-1907	19-Jul-1990	In 20 short films by Mack Sennett
Anna Quindlen	Columnist	8-Jul-1953		NYT columnist, later novelist
J. C. Quinn	Actor	30-Nov-1940	10-Feb-2004	The Abyss
Jack Ramsay	Basketball	21-Feb-1925	28-Apr-2014	Longtime NBA Coach
Samuel Jackson Randall	Politician	10-Oct-1828	13-Apr-1890	Speaker of the US House, 1876-81
Sue Randall	Actor	8-Oct-1935	26-Oct-1984	Leave It to Beaver
Willard Sterne Randall	Historian	13-Mar-1942		Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor
John Rauch	Football	20-Aug-1927	10-Jun-2008	Raiders Head Coach, 1966-68
Man Ray	Photographer	27-Aug-1890	18-Nov-1976	Dadaist photographer
James Rebhorn	Actor	1-Sep-1948	21-Mar-2014	Independence Day
James R. Reckner	Historian	7-Aug-1940		Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet
Peter Mark Richman	Actor	16-Apr-1927		Nick Cain on Cain's Hundred
Alice Rivlin	Economist	4-Mar-1931		Founding director, Congressional Budget Office
Frank Rizzo	Politician	23-Oct-1920	16-Jul-1991	Mayor of Philadelphia, 1972-80
Brian Roberts	Business	28-Jun-1959		CEO of Comcast
Owen J. Roberts	Judge	2-May-1875	17-May-1955	US Supreme Court Justice, 1930-45
Judith Rodin	Educator	9-Sep-1944		President of UPenn, 1994-2004
William Barton Rogers	Educator	7-Dec-1804	30-May-1882	Founder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tom Rooney	Politician	21-Nov-1970		Congressman, Florida 17th
Amber Rose	Model	21-Oct-1983		Wife of Wiz Khalifa
Betsy Ross	Business	1-Jan-1752	30-Jan-1836	Legendary American flagmaker
Clinton Rossiter	Historian	18-Sep-1917	11-Jul-1970	Constitutional Dictatorship
Barnett R. Rubin	Educator	10-Jan-1950		The Fragmentation of Afghanistan
Vera Rubin	Astronomer	23-Jul-1928	25-Dec-2016	Structure of galaxies
Herbert Rudley	Actor	22-Mar-1910	9-Sep-2006	Herb Hubbard on The Mothers-in-Law
Michael Rumaker	Author	5-Mar-1932		Beat author, The Butterfly
Todd Rundgren	Musician	22-Jun-1948		Wants to bang the drum all day
Richard Rush	Diplomat	29-Aug-1780	30-Jul-1859	Negotiated the Rush-Bagot Agreement
Thomas J. Ryan	Business	3-Nov-1924	23-Sep-2009	CEO of ISU International
Bobby Rydell	Singer	26-Apr-1942		60s teen idol, Wild One
Bob Saget	Comic	17-May-1956		America's Funniest Home Videos
Harvey Saligman	Business	c. 1939		Former CEO of INTERCO
Santigold	Singer	25-Sep-1976		L.E.S. Artistes
Herbert Sargent	Screenwriter	15-Jul-1923	6-May-2005	SNL writer
Hal Saunders	Diplomat	27-Dec-1930	6-Mar-2016	Asst. Secy. of State for the Near East, 1978-81
Ellery Schempp	Activist	1940		Abington School District v. Schempp
Terri Schiavo	Victim	3-Dec-1963	31-Mar-2005	Human vegetable, 1990-2005
Howard A. Schmidt	Government	5-Oct-1949	2-Mar-2017	White House cybersecurity chief
Richard T. Schulze	Politician	7-Aug-1929		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1975-93
Barry F. Schwartz	Business	1949		CEO of M&F Worldwide
Stephen A. Schwarzman	Business	14-Feb-1947		Co-Founder, Blackstone Group
Bill Scott	Actor	2-Aug-1920	29-Nov-1985	Voice of Bullwinkle Moose, Dudley Do-Right
Jill Scott	Singer	4-Apr-1972		R&B "Neo Soul" singer
Susan Seidelman	Film Director	11-Dec-1952		Desperately Seeking Susan
M. Rust Sharp	Attorney	27-Jan-1941		Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young
K. Barry Sharpless	Chemist	28-Apr-1941		Chiral catalysts
Charles Sheeler	Painter	16-Jul-1883	7-May-1965	American modernist painter, precisionist
Jack Sholder	Film Director	8-Jun-1945		The Hidden
Beanie Sigel	Rapper	6-Mar-1974		Rapper, Protege of Jay-Z
Penny Singleton	Actor	15-Sep-1908	12-Nov-2003	Blondie
Dolores K. Sloviter	Judge	5-Sep-1932		3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Ferguson Smith	Military	24-Apr-1807	25-Apr-1862	Union Army General, died after Shiloh
Jessie Willcox Smith	Artist	6-Sep-1863	3-May-1935	The Water-Babies illustrator
Will Smith	Actor	25-Sep-1968		Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Annie Sprinkle	Pornstar	23-Jul-1954		Pornstar turned performance artist
Nancy Spungen	Victim	27-Feb-1958	12-Oct-1978	Sid Vicious's girlfriend
Mathew St. Patrick	Actor	17-Mar-1968		Keith Charles on Six Feet Under
Kia Steave-Dickerson	TV Personality	c. 1970		Interior decorator on Trading Spaces
Parker Stevenson	Actor	4-Jun-1952		The Hardy Boys Mysteries
Richard Stites	Historian	2-Dec-1931	7-Mar-2010	The Women's Liberation Movement in Russia
I. F. Stone	Journalist	24-Dec-1907	17-Jul-1989	I. F. Stone's Weekly
George Strawbridge, Jr.	Business	10-Oct-1937		Campbell Soup scion
Jacqueline Susann	Novelist	20-Aug-1918	21-Sep-1974	Valley of the Dolls
H. Patrick Swygert	Educator	17-Mar-1943		President of Howard University, 1995-2008
Holland Taylor	Actor	14-Jan-1943		The Naked Truth
Joseph H. Taylor, Jr.	Astronomer	24-Mar-1941		Co-Discovered first binary pulsar
Teller	Magician	14-Feb-1948		The nonspeaking half of Penn and Teller
Howard M. Temin	Scientist	10-Dec-1934	9-Feb-1994	Tumor viruses and host genetics
Peter Terpeluk, Jr.	Diplomat	18-Feb-1948	23-Aug-2011	US Ambassador to Luxembourg, 2002-05
Tammi Terrell	Singer	29-Apr-1945	16-Mar-1970	Singing partner with Marvin Gaye
Bill Tilden	Tennis	10-Feb-1893	5-Jun-1953	Winner of 21 Grand Slam titles
Paul F. Tompkins	Comic	12-Sep-1968		Mr. Show
C. Delores Tucker	Activist	4-Oct-1927	12-Oct-2005	National Congress of Black Women
David Tudor	Pianist	20-Jan-1926	13-Aug-1996	Avant-garde concert pianist
William S. Vare	Politician	24-Dec-1867	7-Aug-1934	Philadelphia political boss
Robert Venturi	Architect	25-Jun-1925		Postmodernist architect
Tom Verica	Actor	13-May-1964		Jack Pryor on American Dreams
Andrew von Eschenbach	Government	30-Oct-1941		FDA Commissioner, 2005-09
Nancy Walker	Actor	10-May-1922	25-Mar-1992	Rhoda's mother
Rasheed Wallace	Basketball	17-Sep-1974		4-Time NBA All-Star Forward
Crystal Waters	Singer	10-Oct-1964		Gypsy Woman
Jesse Watters	Journalist	9-Jul-1978		Ambush journalist, Watters World
Charlotte C. Weber	Business	19-Nov-1942		Campbell Soup scion
Gene Ween	Singer/Songwriter	17-Mar-1970		Ween
Andrew Weil	Author	8-Jun-1942		New age ethnopharmacologist
Paul Wendkos	Film Director	20-Sep-1922	12-Nov-2009	Gidget
Paul Westhead	Basketball	21-Feb-1939		LA Lakers coach 1979-82
William Wharton	Novelist	7-Nov-1925	29-Oct-2008	Birdy
Karen Malina White	Actor	7-Jul-1965		The Proud Family
John Whitehead	Musician	2-Jul-1948	11-May-2004	Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Margaret Whitton	Actor	30-Nov-1950	4-Dec-2016	The Secret of My Succe$s
Bob Wian	Business	15-Jun-1914	31-Mar-1992	Founder of Bob's Big Boy
Kate Douglas Wiggin	Novelist	28-Sep-1856	24-Aug-1923	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Wesley S. Williams, Jr.	Attorney	13-Nov-1942		Former Partner, Covington & Burling
Walter E. Williams	Economist	31-Mar-1936		Conservative economist
Thomas F. Wilson	Actor	15-Apr-1959		Biff Tannen in Back to the Future
Owen Wister	Author	14-Jul-1860	21-Jul-1938	The Virginian
Frank Wolf	Politician	30-Jan-1939		Congressman, Virginia 10th
Alan Wolfe	Author	10-Jun-1942		The Future of Liberalism
Sam Wood	Film Director	10-Jul-1883	22-Sep-1949	Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Jeremiah Wright	Religion	22-Sep-1941		Trinity United Church of Christ
William Wrigley, Jr.	Business	30-Sep-1861	26-Jan-1932	Chewing gum magnate
Albert Wynn	Politician	10-Sep-1951		Congressman, Maryland 4th
Ed Wynn	Actor	9-Nov-1886	19-Jun-1966	Requiem for a Heavyweight
Vincent Young	Actor	4-Jun-1965		Noah Hunter on Beverly Hills, 90210
Mark G. Yudof	Educator	30-Oct-1944		President of the University of California
Warren Zimmermann	Diplomat	16-Nov-1934	2-Feb-2004	US Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1989-92