1972 in the United States

Events from the year 1972 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Richard Nixon
President of the United States|Vice President]: Spiro Agnew
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Carl Albert
Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield
Congress: 92nd

Events

January

January 5 – U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program.
January 7 – Howard Hughes speaks to the press by telephone to denounce Clifford Irving's hoax biography of him.
January 16 – Super Bowl VI: The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Miami Dolphins 24–3.
January 24 – Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi is discovered in Guam; he had spent 28 years in the jungle and becomes the third-to-last Japanese soldier to surrender after World War II.
January 25 – Shirley Chisholm, the first African American Congresswoman, announces her candidacy for president.
January 27 – Two New York City Police Department officers, Gregory Foster and Rocco Laurie, are assassinated by members of the Black Liberation Army while on foot patrol in New York's East Village area.

February

February 2 – The last draft lottery is held, a watershed event in the wind-down of military conscription in the United States during the Vietnam era. These draft candidates are never called to duty.
February 4 – Mariner 9 sends pictures from Mars.
February 5 – Bob Douglas becomes the first African American elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
February 15 – Phonorecords are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
February 18 – The California Supreme Court voids the state's death penalty, commuting all death sentences to life in prison.
February 21–28 – U.S. President Richard Nixon makes an unprecedented 8-day visit to the People's Republic of China and meets with Mao Zedong.
February 23 – Activist Angela Davis is released from jail. A Caruthers, California, farmer, Rodger McAfee, helps her make bail.
February 24 – North Vietnamese negotiators walk out of the Paris Peace Talks to protest U.S. air raids.
February 26 – A coal sludge spill kills 125 people in Buffalo Creek, West Virginia.

March

March 2 – The Pioneer 10 spacecraft is launched from Cape Kennedy, to be the first man-made satellite to leave the Solar System.
March 3
* Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain in the U.S. state of Georgia.
* Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes into a house on Edgewood Avenue in Albany, New York, killing 16 of the 47 people on board, and one person in an upstairs apartment. The impact happened at 8:48 pm after the commuter plane lost power during a snowstorm.
March 13 – Clifford Irving admits to a New York court that he had fabricated Howard Hughes' "autobiography".
March 15 – The Godfather has its premiere at the Loew's State Theatre in New York City.
March 16 – The first building of the Pruitt–Igoe housing development in St. Louis is destroyed.
March 22 – The 92nd U.S. Congress votes to send the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
March 24 – New York crossing accident">New York (state)">New York crossing accident: A school bus crashes into a train in Congers, New York, killing five students.
March 26 – After 14 years, the last of Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts is telecast by CBS. This last concert is devoted to Gustav Holst's The Planets.

April

April 1 - The Major League Baseball Players Association calls a 1972 [Major League Baseball strike|strike], the first work stoppage in the 103-year history of the sport. The walkout lasts 13 days, with 86 games cancelled.
April 4 – The Wall Street Journal announced the Digital Watch was on sale.
April 7 – Vietnam War veteran Richard McCoy Jr. hijacks a United Airlines jet and extorts $500,000; he is later captured.
April 10
*The U.S. and the Soviet Union join some 70 nations in signing the Biological Weapons Convention, an agreement to ban biological warfare.
*The 44th Annual Academy Awards, hosted by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jack Lemmon, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. William Friedkin's The French Connection wins five awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Friedkin. The film is also tied with both Norman Jewison's Fiddler on the Roof and Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show in receiving eight nominations.
April 12 – The X-rated animated movie Fritz the Cat is released.
April 16 – Vietnam War – Nguyen Hue Offensive: Prompted by the North Vietnamese offensive, the United States resumes bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong.
April 17 – The first Boston Marathon in which women are officially allowed to compete.
April 29 – The fourth anniversary of the Broadway musical Hair is celebrated with a free concert at a Central Park bandshell, followed by dinner at the Four Seasons. There, 13 Black Panther protesters and the show's co-author, Jim Rado, are arrested for disturbing the peace and for using marijuana. On this day Kings Island in Mason Ohio opened to the public.

May

May 2 – A fire in the Sunshine Mine in northern Idaho kills 91.
May 7 - The Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA championship, defeating the New York Knicks in five games.
May 8 – U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the mining of Haiphong Harbor in Vietnam.
May 11 – The Boston Bruins defeat the New York Rangers four games to two to win the Stanley Cup.
May 15
* Okinawa is returned to Japan after 27 years of United States occupation.
* Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama is shot and paralyzed by Arthur Bremer at a political rally in Laurel, Maryland, United States.
May 16 – The first financial derivatives exchange, the International Monetary Market, opens on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
May 24 – A Red Army Faction bomb explodes in the Campbell Barracks of the U.S. Army Supreme European Command in Heidelberg, West Germany; 3 U.S. soldiers are killed.
May 26
*Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT I treaty in Moscow, as well as the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and other agreements.
*The Watergate first break-in, the "Ameritas dinner", fails.
*Wernher von Braun retires from NASA, frustrated by the agency's unwillingness to pursue a crewed trans-orbital space program.
May 27
* Mark Donohue wins the Indianapolis 500 in the Penske Racing McLaren-Offenhauser. This was the first win for Team Penske in the 500.
* [Watergate first break-in|A second Watergate break-in attempt fails].

June

June 3 – Sally Priesand becomes the first female rabbi in the U.S.
June 4 – Angela Davis is found not guilty of murder.
June 9 – The Black Hills flood kills 238 in South Dakota.
June 12
* American Airlines Flight 96 during a domestic flight leg between Detroit, Michigan and Buffalo, New York, suffers an explosive rapid decompression over Windsor, Ontario due to the aircraft's left cargo door breaking off mid-flight. Everyone onboard survives after the aircraft makes a successful emergency landing back in Detroit.
* The first Popeyes opens in Arabi, Louisiana.
June 14–23 – Hurricane Agnes kills 117 on the U.S. east coast.
June 15–18 – The first U.S. Libertarian Party National Convention is held in Denver, Colorado.
June 17
*Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee.
*The United States returns Okinawa, occupied and governed since the Battle of Okinawa, to Japan.
*Main Street Electrical Parade debuts at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Parade was also cloned for other Disney Parks worldwide
June 23
*Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon and White House chief of staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about using the C.I.A. to obstruct the F.B.I.'s investigation into the Watergate break-ins.
*President Nixon signs Title IX into law as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibiting gender discrimination in any educational program receiving federal funds.
June 26 - Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney co-found Atari, Inc.
June 28 – U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that no new draftees will be sent to Vietnam.
June 29 – Furman v. Georgia: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that the death penalty is unconstitutional, converting all death sentences to life imprisonment.

July

July – U.S. actress Jane Fonda tours North Vietnam, during which she is photographed sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun.
July 1
* Ms. magazine begins publication.
* The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms becomes independent from the IRS.
July 4 – The first Rainbow Gathering is held in Colorado.
July 8 – The U.S. sells grain to the Soviet Union for $750 million.
July 10–14 – The Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention] meets in Miami Beach. Senator George McGovern, who backs the immediate and complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Vietnam, is nominated for president. He names fellow Senator Thomas Eagleton as his running mate.
July 15 – The Pruitt–Igoe housing development is demolished in Saint Louis, Missouri.
July 20 – The Armstrong Air & Space Museum is dedicated to honor Neil Armstrong, first man on the Moon.
July 21 – Comedian George Carlin is arrested by Milwaukee, Wisconsin police for public obscenity, for reciting his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" at Summerfest.
July 23 – The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
July 25 – U.S. health officials admit that African Americans were used as guinea pigs in the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.

August

August 1 – U.S. Senator Thomas Eagleton, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, withdraws from the race after revealing he suffered from depression and had been hospitalized three times for its treatment.
August 4
* Arthur Bremer is jailed for 63 years for shooting U.S. presidential primary candidate George Wallace.
* A huge solar flare knocks out cable lines in U.S. It begins with the appearance of sunspots on August 2; an August 4 flare kicks off high levels of activity until August 10.
August 10 – A brilliant, daytime meteor skips off the Earth's atmosphere due to an Apollo asteroid streaking over the western US into Canada.
August 12 – The last U.S. ground troops are withdrawn from Vietnam.
August 13–18 – The Special Olympics World Games take place in Los Angeles.
August 20 – One hundred thousand people attended the legendary Wattstax Black music concert in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in California.
August 21 – The Republican National Convention|Republican National Convention] in Miami Beach, Florida, renominates U.S. President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew for a second term.
August 22 – John Wojtowicz, 27, and Sal Naturile, 18, hold several Chase Manhattan Bank employees hostage for 17 hours in Gravesend, Brooklyn, N.Y, an event later dramatized in the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon.

September

September 1 – World Chess Championship 1972 : Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in a chess match at Reykjavík, Iceland, becoming the first American chess champion.
September 4 – The New Price is Right, a revival of the 1956-65 NBC and ABC game show of the same name premieres on CBS, along with Gambit and The Joker's Wild, overhauling the network's daytime schedule.
September 12 – Maude, the first in a series of spin-offs from All in the Family, premieres on CBS. Bea Arthur stars as the title character.
September 17 – The television series M*A*S*H begins its run on CBS.
September 24 – An F-86 fighter aircraft leaving an air show at Sacramento Executive Airport fails to become airborne and crashes into a Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor, killing 12 children and 11 adults.

October

October 8 – R. Sargent Shriver is chosen to replace Thomas Eagleton as the U.S. vice-presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.
October 12 – USS Kitty Hawk riot: En route to the Gulf of Tonkin, a racial brawl involving more than 100 sailors breaks out aboard the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk; nearly 50 sailors are injured.
October 15 – Baker v. Nelson is decided in the Minnesota Supreme Court, affirming that state law preventing same-sex marriage is constitutional.
October 16
* A plane carrying U.S. Congressman Hale Boggs of Louisiana and three other men vanishes in Alaska. The wreckage has never been found, despite a massive search at the time.
* Country singer Loretta Lynn makes history becoming the first female ever to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award. Her signature song, "Coal Miner's Daughter," is pivotal in earning her this award.
October 22 – The Oakland Athletics defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 3, to win their sixth World Series title in baseball.
October 25 – The first female FBI agents are hired.
October 26 – Following a visit to South Vietnam, U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger suggests that "peace is at hand."
October 27 – Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Gateway National Recreation Area, & Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is established.
October 30
*U.S. President Richard Nixon approves legislation to increase Social Security spending by US$5.3 billion.
*1972 Chicago commuter rail crash: The accidental tripping of a signal at 27th Street station on the Metra Electric system in Chicago causes an IC Electric express train to telescope another, killing 45 and injuring over 300.

November

November – At a scientific meeting in Honolulu, Herbert Boyer and Stanley N. Cohen conceive the concept of recombinant DNA. They publish their results in November 1973 in PNAS. Separately in 1972, Paul Berg also recombines DNA in a test tube. Recombinant DNA technology dramatically changes the field of biological sciences, especially biotechnology, and opens the door to genetically modified organisms.
November 7
* U.S. presidential election, 1972: Republican incumbent Richard Nixon defeats Democratic Senator George McGovern in a landslide.
* 1972 [Sidney Lanier Bridge collapse]: a cargo ship collision with the original Sidney Lanier Bridge across the Brunswick River (Georgia) results in a bridge collapse which kills ten people.
November 8 – HBO begins operating as a pay television service.
November 11 – Vietnam War – Vietnamization: The United States Army turns over the massive Long Binh military base to South Vietnam.
November 14 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 1,000 for the first time.
November 22 – Vietnam War: The United States loses its first B-52 Stratofortress of the war.
November 29 – Atari, Inc. kicks off the first generation of video games with the release of their seminal arcade version of Pong, the first game to achieve commercial success.File:PongVideoGameCabinet.jpg|thumb|The arcade version of Pong is released.
November 30 – Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning United States troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000.

December

December 8
*United Airlines Boeing 737 from Washington National Airport|Washington National] to Chicago Midway crashes short of the runway, killing 43 of 61 onboard and two on the ground.
*Over $10,000 cash is found in the purse of Watergate conspirator Howard Hunt's wife.
December 14 – Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the Moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final Extra-vehicular activity of Apollo 17. This is the last crewed mission to the Moon of the 20th century.
December 19 – Apollo program: Apollo 17 returns to Earth, concluding the program of lunar exploration.
December 22 - A peace delegation that includes singer-activist Joan Baez and human rights attorney Telford Taylor visit Hanoi to deliver Christmas mail to American prisoners of war.
December 23 – The Pittsburgh Steelers win their first ever postseason NFL game, defeating the Oakland Raiders 13–7, on a last-second play that becomes known as the Immaculate Reception.
December 24 – Swedish Prime minister Olof Palme compares the American bombings of North Vietnam to Nazi massacres. The U.S. breaks diplomatic contact with Sweden.
December 25 – The Christmas bombing of North Vietnam causes widespread criticism of the U.S. and President Richard Nixon.
December 26 – Former President Harry S. Truman dies in Kansas City, Missouri.
December 29 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashes into the Everglades in Florida, killing 101 of 176 on board.
December 31
* Baseball player Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash off the coast of Puerto Rico while en route to deliver aid to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.
* The US ban on the pesticide DDT takes effect.

Undated

The first women are admitted to Dartmouth College.
Women are allowed to compete in the Boston Marathon for the first time.
The Environmental Protection Agency bans the use of the pesticide DDT.

Ongoing

Cold War
Space Race
Vietnam War, U.S. involvement
Détente
Watergate scandal
Capital punishment suspended by Furman v. Georgia
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January

January 1
* Sharon Blynn, actress and cancer activist
* Shane Carruth, director, producer, actor, composer and cinematographer
* Barron Miles, American-born Canadian football player and coach
January 5 - Ariel McDonald, basketball player
January 6
* Cyia Batten, dancer, model, and actress
* Kevin McCarty, politician
January 7 - Donald Brashear, hockey player
January 8
* Jon Andersen, wrestler
* Brandie Burton, golfer
* Jacob Sager Weinstein, author and humorist
January 9
* Mike Bettes, meteorologist and storm chaser
* Mat Hoffman, BMX rider
* Jay Powell, baseball player
* Rawson Stovall, video game producer and author
January 10
* Randy Baumann, radio personality
* Brian Christopher, wrestler
January 11
* Jermaine Allensworth, baseball player
* Marc Blucas, actor
* Greg Burgess, Olympic swimmer
* Amanda Peet, actress
January 12
* H. Peter Anvin, Swedish-born computer programmer
* Lisa Brown, writer and illustrator
* Zabryna Guevara, actress
January 13
* Big Black, television personality, musician, and bodyguard
* Nicole Eggert, actress
* Kate Holbrook, historian and writer
January 14 - Kyle Brady, football player
January 15
* Errol Rajesh Arthur, lawyer and judge
* Shelia Burrell, Olympic heptathlete
* Eric Byler, director, screenwriter, and political activist
* Ernie Reyes Jr., actor and martial artist
January 16
* Joe Horn, football player
* Richard T. Jones, actor
January 18
* Amy Black, singer/songwriter
* Jason Gray, Christian singer/songwriter
* Mike Lieberthal, baseball player
January 19
* Drea de Matteo, actress
* Jon Fisher, businessman and author
* Tyrone Wheatley, American football player and college football coach
January 20
* Matt Beech, baseball player
* Nikki Haley, politician, 116th Governor of South Carolina, and 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
January 21
* Alan Benes, baseball player
* James Bonnici, baseball player
January 22
* Reggie Barlow, football player
* Darren Brass, tattoo artist and television personality
* Gabriel Macht, actor
January 23 - Big Mike, rapper
January 24 - Beth Hart, singer
January 26 - Mia Bonta, politician
January 28
* Amy Coney Barrett, attorney, jurist, judge, and justice for the U.S. Supreme Court
* Carey Bender, football player
* Gillian Vigman, actress, comedian, and screenwriter
January 29
* Matt Brandstein, writer
* Morgan Burkhart, baseball player and coach
* Lisa Desjardins, journalist for PBS NewsHour
January 30
* Tsagaan Battsetseg, Mongolian-born chess player
* Mike Johnson, politician, 56th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Jill McGill, golfer
January 31
* Zeyno Baran, Turkish-born scholar
* Garret Graves, politician

February

February 1
* Rich Becker, baseball player
* Carlton Bruner, Olympic swimmer
* Victor Buhler, director
February 2 - Lance Brown, football player
February 4
* Kelvin Anderson, football player
* Nicolle Wallace, television host and author
February 5
* Chris Bailey, ice hockey player
* Kristopher Carter, composer
February 6
* David Binn, football player
* Maurice Clemmons, convicted murderer
February 7
* Essence Atkins, actress
* Robyn Lively, screen actress
* Chad Weininger, businessman and politician
February 8 - Big Show, wrestler and actor
February 9
* Monica Aldama, cheerleader and coach
* Crispin Freeman, voice actor
February 10 - Michael Brescia, convicted bank robber
February 11
* Cypheus Bunton, basketball player and coach
* Craig Jones, musician
* Kelly Slater, surfer
February 12
* Sumya Anani, boxer
* Darrell Asberry, football player
* Richard Blais, chef, television personality, restaurateur, and author
February 13
* Ron Berkowitz, entrepreneur, publicist and sports journalist, CEO and founder of Berk Communications
* Ruben Brown, football player
February 14
* Drew Bledsoe, football player
* Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, writer
* Angie Craig, politician
* Rob Thomas, singer/songwriter and frontman for Matchbox Twenty
February 16
* Jerome Bettis, football player
* Enrico Blasi, hockey player and coach
* Sarah Clarke, actress
* Wayne Clark (politician), member of the West [Virginia House of Representatives]
February 17
* Billie Joe Armstrong, punk rock singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Green Day
* Lloy Ball, Olympic volleyball player
* Taylor Hawkins, drummer for Foo Fighters
* Ralphie May, comedian and actor
February 18
* Atrios, blogger
* Shane Beschen, surfer
February 20
* Bink, hip hop producer
* Todd Graves, entrepreneur, restaurateur, and founder of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
February 22
* Eric Burks, basketball player
* Michael Chang, tennis player
* Ben Sasse, politician
February 23
* Mark Abene, information security expert and entrepreneur
* Michael Ausiello, journalist, author, and actor
February 24 - Larry Amar, field hockey player
February 26
* damali ayo, artist and author
* Keith Ferguson, voice actor
* Maz Jobrani, Iranian-born actor, comedian, and director
* Scott Turner, businessman, motivational speaker, politician, and football player
February 28 - Adrian Autry, basketball player and coach
February 29
* Cyrus Beasley, Olympic rower
* Fabien Bownes, football player
* Dave Williams, singer and frontman for Drowning Pool
* Saul Williams, singer, poet, and actor
* Pedro Zamora, Cuban-born AIDS activist and television personality

March

March 3 - Dennis Bonnen, businessman and politician
March 4
* Bruce Aven, baseball player
* Ivy Queen, Puerto Rican-born actress, singer/songwriter and record producer
March 6
* Amanda Butler, basketball player and coach
* Shaquille O'Neal, basketball player
* Jaret Reddick, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Bowling for Soup
March 7 - Tylene Buck, pornographic actress, model, camgirl, wrestler, and valet
March 9
* Jodey Arrington, politician
* AZ, rapper
* Travis Lane Stork, emergency room physician and television personality
* Kerr Smith, actor
* Jean Louisa Kelly, actress
March 10
* Matt Kenseth, race car driver
* Timbaland, record producer, songwriter, and rapper
March 11
* David J. Adelman, businessman and entrepreneur, CEO of Campus Apartments
* Jennifer Barnhart, actress and puppeteer
March 12
* George Arias, baseball player
* Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian-born actor
March 13
* Leigh-Allyn Baker, screen and voice actress
* James Bostic, football player
* Common, actor and rapper
* Trent Dilfer, American football player
March 14
* Tom Barndt, football player
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
March 15
* Mark Hoppus, pop-punk singer/songwriter and bassist for blink-182
* Erik S. Kristensen, U.S. Navy SEAL
* Mike Tomlin, football coach
March 17
* Ryan Burr, sports journalist
* John Burrough, football player
* Mia Hamm, soccer player
* Paige Hemmis, television personality
* Sean Price, rapper for Heltah Skeltah
March 18
* Travis Bracht, singer and guitarist
* Dane Cook, comedian and actor
* Reince Priebus, politician
March 20 - Amir Abo-Shaeer, teacher and mechanical engineer
March 21
* Kristen Anderson-Lopez, songwriter and lyricist
* John Berman, news anchor
* Chris Candido, wrestler
March 22
* Dottie Alexander, keyboardist
* Houston Alexander, mixed martial artist
* Shawn Bradley, German-born basketball player
* Chris Broadwater, attorney and politician
* Cory Lidle, baseball player
March 23 - Brian Burrell, actor
March 25
* Howard Battle, baseball player
* Chris Brann, electronic music producer and remixer
* Lawrence Moten, basketball player
March 26
* Phil Berger Jr., judge
* Leslie Mann, actress
March 27
* Tom Garrett, politician
* Charlie Haas, wrestler
March 28
* Tammy Modlin, convicted murderer
* David Vadim, Ukrainian-born actor
March 31 - Evan Williams, Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Twitter

April

April 1
* Erin Bow, American-born Canadian author
* Mike McCoy, football player and coach
April 3
* David Bostice, boxer
* LaToya Cantrell, politician, mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana
* Jennie Garth, actress
April 4
* Kevin Brown, actor
* Jill Scott, singer-songwriter
April 5 - Nima Arkani-Hamed, American-born Canadian theoretical physicist
April 6
* Scott Martin Brooks, actor
* Jason Hervey, actor
April 8
* Roderick Anderson, basketball player
* David Beall, soccer player
* Paul Gray, bassist and vocalist for Slipknot
* Sung Kang, actor
April 10 - Brooke Rollins, attorney
April 11
* Teri Byrne, model, fitness competitor, and dancer
* Balls Mahoney, wrestler
* Jason Varitek, baseball player
April 12 - Wade Allen, director and stuntman
April 13
* Jimmy Patronis, politician
* John van Buskirk, soccer player and coach
April 14 - Dean Potter, free climber
April 15 - Lou Romano, animator and voice actor
April 16 - Jim Ballard, football player
April 17
* Gary Bennett, baseball player
* Tony Boselli, football player
* Jennifer Garner, actress
April 18 - Eli Roth, actor and filmmaker
April 19 - Dylan Ratigan, businessman and political commentator
April 20
* Andy Boss, racing driver
* Carmen Electra, model, singer, and actress
* Stephen Marley, reggae musician
April 22 - Willie Robertson, television personality, businessman, author, news contributor, and CEO of Duck Commander
April 24
* Zuill Bailey, cellist
* Jamie Brown, football player
* Chad I Ginsburg, guitarist and vocalist for CKY
* Chipper Jones, baseball player
April 26
* Brian Anderson, baseball player
* Aubrey Ankrum, screenwriter and animator
April 27
* Ethan Brooks, football player
* David Lascher, actor
April 28
* Matt Barton, politician
* Violent J, singer, rapper, wrestler, actor and one-half of the Insane Clown Posse
April 29 - James Bonamy, pastor and musician
April 30 - Kendricke Bullard, football player

May

May 1
* Julie Benz, actress
* Mike Brown, motorcyclist
* Tracy Hines, racing driver and stunt driver
May 2
* Pandora Boxx, drag queen, comedian, and television personality
* Dwayne Johnson, actor and wrestler
May 3 - Reza Aslan, Iranian-born scholar
May 4
* Mike Dirnt, rock musician and bassist for Green Day
* Chris Tomlin, Christian singer/songwriter and worship leader
May 5 - Barrett Brooks, football player
May 6
* Kwatsi Alibaruho, flight director for NASA
* Martin Brodeur, Canadian-born ice hockey player
May 8 - Izett Buchanan, basketball player
May 9
* Lisa Ann, pornographic actress
* Dave Barr, football player
* Dana Perino, political commentator and White House Press Secretary
May 10 - Gavin Arroyo, Olympic water polo player
May 11
* Briny Baird, golfer
* Jennifer Brown, author
* Amanda Freitag, chef
May 12 - Rhea Seehorn, actress
May 13 - Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg, businesswoman and President/CEO of Carrfour Supportive Housing
May 14 - Kevin Allen, football player
May 15
* Eric Aubriot, French-born chef
* Bud'da, producer, songwriter, composer, and rapper
* Albert Burditt, basketball player
May 16
* Keith Burns, football player and coach
* Derek Mears, actor and stuntman
* Khary Payton, voice actor
May 18
* Bryan Bender, reporter and journalist
* Jaime Bluma, baseball player
* Devin Bowen, tennis player
* Mike Brennan, basketball player and coach
May 20 - Busta Rhymes, actor and rapper
May 21
* Beau Baldwin, baseball player and coach
* The Notorious B.I.G., rapper
May 22
* Max Brooks, horror author and screenwriter
* Alison Eastwood, fashion designer and actress
May 23 - Ronnie Blake, trumpeter
May 24
* Leah Andreone, musician
* Greg Berlanti, screenwriter, producer, and director
May 25
* Jules Jordan, pornographic movie director, actor, and producer
* David O. Sacks, South African-born entrepreneur, author, and investor, founder of PayPal and Yammer
May 27
* Lynn Ban, Singaporean-born jewelry designer
* Brian Boland, tennis coach
* Sibyl Buck, musician, yoga instructor, and fashion model
May 28
* Steven Bryant, composer and conductor
* Christine Drazan, politician
May 29
* Laverne Cox, actress and LGBTQ+ advocate
* M Lamar, composer, performer, and artist
May 31 - Dave Roberts, baseball player

June

June 1
* Cheryl Abplanalp, Olympic handball player
* Rick Gomez, actor
June 2
* Wayne Brady, comedian
* Wentworth Miller, British-born actor and screenwriter
June 3
* Sharyn Alfonsi, journalist and correspondent for 60 Minutes
* Matt Pike, singer/songwriter and guitarist for Sleep and frontman for High on Fire
June 4
* Ted Berry, basketball player
* Cinda Boomershine, entrepreneur, designer, and television personality
* Derian Hatcher, ice hockey player
June 5
* Chris Afarian, soccer player
* Mike Bucci, wrestler
June 6
* Michelle Bonner, journalist and businesswoman
* Jeff Burris, football player and coach
* Jeanette Nuñez, politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Florida
June 7 - Ben Ray Luján, politician
June 8 - Casey Alexander, basketball player and coach
June 9
* Alfunction, guitarist
* Blue Raspberry, singer
* Lorenzo Borghese, Italian-born businessman and television personality
* Wes Scantlin, singer/songwriter and frontman for Puddle of Mudd
June 10
* Brynja McDivitt Booth, lawyer and judge
* Steven Thomas Fischer, producer and director
June 12
* Elena Bennett, ecosystem ecologist
* Kyle Lake, pastor
June 14 - Rick Brunson, basketball player and coach
June 15
* Rachel Brice, belly dancer
* Andy Pettitte, baseball player
June 16 - John Cho, South Korean-born actor
June 17 - C. H. Greenblatt, animator
June 18 - Kimberly Potter, cop convicted in the killing of Daunte Wright
June 19
* Christopher T. Adams, politician
* Robin Tunney, actress
June 20
* Yorgo Alexandrou, American-born Armenian Olympic bobsledder
* Paul Bako, baseball player
* Shane Hamman, Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter
June 21
* Tony Berti, football player
* Benjamin Byron Davis, actor, writer, director, and acting coach
June 22
* DeWayne Burns, politician
* David Rees, cartoonist and critic
June 23
* Louis Van Amstel, Dutch-born ballroom dancer
* Selma Blair, actress
June 24 - Mitch Berger, Canadian-born football player
June 27
* Jimmy Adams, race car driver
* Cass Bauer-Bilodeau, basketball player
* Christian Kane, actor and singer/songwriter
June 28 - Jon Heidenreich, wrestler
June 29
* Henry Baum, writer, blogger, and musician
* DJ Shadow, DJ and record producer
* Samantha Smith, peace activist
June 30
* Garret Anderson, baseball player
* Tyrone Davis, football player

July

July 1
* Sunshine Becker, singer
* Steve Little, actor and comedian
July 4
* Donta Abron, football player
* Lawrance Bohm, lawyer
* William Goldsmith, drummer
July 5
* Leo Allen, comedian
* Doremus Bennerman, basketball player
July 7
* Stoney Case, football player
* Lisa Leslie, basketball player
* Kirsten Vangsness, actress and writer
* Michael Westbrook, football player and mixed martial artist
July 8
* Jay Bellamy, football player
* Angela Warnick Buchdahl, South Korean-born rabbi
July 9
* Ara Babajian, drummer
* Scott Schwab, politician
July 10
* Salman Agah, skateboarder and entrepreneur
* Sofía Vergara, Colombian-born actress, television producer, comedian, presenter, and model
* John Viener, actor, voice actor, writer, and comedian
July 11 - Michael Rosenbaum, actor, producer, singer, and comedian
July 12
* Elanna Allen, creator and director
* Travis Best, basketball player
* Bonnie Burton, author, journalist, comedian, actress, and show host
July 13 - Sean Waltman, wrestler
July 14
* Joe Aska, football player
* David ODB Baker, poker player
* Mark Lamb, law enforcement officer and political candidate, Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona
July 15
* Liza Colón-Zayas, actress and playwright
* John Dolmayan, Lebanese-born drummer for System of a Down and Scars on Broadway
* Scott Foley, actor, director, and producer
July 16
* Robbie Beckett, baseball player
* Kealii Blaisdell, musician
* Aaron Glenn, football player and coach
July 18 - Jesse Brock, bluegrass musician
July 19 - Daedalus Howell, writer and filmmaker
July 20
* Jay Barker, football player
* Matt Bragga, baseball player and coach
July 21
* Kimera Bartee, baseball player
* Bruce W. Bannister, politician
July 22
* Royd Anderson, Cuban-born filmmaker and historian
* Seth Fisher, comic book artist
* Keyshawn Johnson, football player
July 23
* Craig Barlow, golfer
* Marlon Wayans, actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
July 25 - Arkady Bukh, Azerbaijani-born attorney
July 27
* Jill Arrington, sportscaster and reporter
* Robert Biswas-Diener, psychologist
* Maya Rudolph, actress
July 28
* Elizabeth Berkley, actress
* Evan Farmer, television host, actor, and musician
July 29 - Wil Wheaton, actor
July 30
* David Allen, game designer
* Big B, rapper
* GloZell, YouTuber
July 31 - DeAndrey Abron, boxer

August

August 1
* Todd Bouman, football player
* D-Von Dudley, wrestler
* Van Taylor, politician
* Charles Malik Whitfield, actor
August 2
* Joaquín Badajoz, Cuban-born writer, editor, and journalist
* Jacinda Barrett, Australian-born actress, model, and television personality
* Chris Bender, R&B singer
* Brandon Bernstein, drag racer
* Muriel Bowser, politician, mayor of D.C.">Democratic Party (United States)">D.C.
August 3
* Kory Blackwell, football player
* Brigid Brannagh, actress
August 4 - Brian Aker, hacker and scientist
August 5 - Gabe Aul, engineer for Microsoft and Facebook
August 6 - Paolo Bacigalupi, writer
August 7
* Tony Bouie, football player
* Heidi Cruz, businesswoman, managing director at Goldman Sachs, and wife of Ted Cruz
* Dennis Deer, politician
* Karen Disher, director
* Alexis Glick, news anchor and television personality
* Chip Roy, attorney and politician
August 9
* Dusty Allen, baseball player
* Ryan Bollman, actor
August 10
* Glenn Adamson, curator, author, and historian
* Peter Adamson, philosopher and intellectual historian
* Devon Allman, guitarist, vocalist, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer
* Angie Harmon, actress
August 11
* Ka, rapper
* Jonathon Prandi, model and actor
August 12 - Jonathan Coachman, WWE announcer
August 13
* Crystal Allen, actress
* Jon Baker, football player
* Kevin Plank, entrepreneur and founder of Under Armour
August 14 - Ed O'Bannon, basketball player
August 15
* Ben Affleck, actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
* Omar Amanat, entrepreneur and filmmaker
* Kristin Bahner, politician
* Jason Black, mixed martial artist
* Syd Butler, bassist for Les Savy Fav
August 16
* Nidal Baba, soccer player
* Brian Bates, soccer player
* Emily Robison, country music performer and member of Dixie Chicks
August 17 - Jeff Abbott, baseball player
August 18
* John Albers, politician
* Bethany Barratt, political scientist
August 20
* Derrick Alston, basketball player and coach
* Melvin Booker, basketball player
* Chaney Kley, actor
August 21 - Bill Bedenbaugh, football player and coach
August 22
* Pat Baldwin, basketball player and coach
* Stephen Boyd, football player
* Ron Duprat, Haitian-born chef
* Jonathan Morris, author, actor, and commentator
August 24 - Todd Young, politician
August 25
* Andy Abad, baseball player
* Jessica Boevers, actress
* Marvin Harrison, football player
August 26
* Rufus Blaq, rap artist, singer/songwriter and record producer
* Kim Burrell, gospel singer/songwriter and pastor
August 27
* Chris Armas, soccer player and coach
* Robin Bartleman, politician
* Jimmy Pop, rock performer and rapper, frontman for Bloodhound Gang
August 28 - Robert Battle, dancer and choreographer
August 30
* Shane Broadway, politician
* Cameron Diaz, actress and model
* Christy Lemire, film critic

September

September 1 - Amy Anderson, South Korean-born comedian, actor, and writer
September 2 - Eleanor Friedberger, singer/songwriter and lead vocalist for The Fiery Furnaces
September 3 - Bob Evans, wrestler and trainer
September 4
* Lance Bangs, filmmaker and music video director
* Robert Gregory Bowers, mass murderer
September 5
* Bob Bees, football player
* Jeff Boals, basketball player and coach
* Dirk Copeland, Olympic cyclist
September 6
* Tom Ackerman, football player
* Dylan Bruno, actor and model
* Anika Noni Rose, actress
September 7
* Natasha Adair, basketball player and coach
* Kevin Aguiar, politician
* Sarah Anderson, politician
* Slug, hip-hop musician and one-half of Atmosphere
September 8
* Ramon Armendariz, MLB umpire
* Sonia Arrison, author
* Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, disc jockey and political satirist
September 9
* Ben Bronson, football player
* Bryan Bronson, Olympic hurdler
* Goran Višnjić, Croatian-born actor
September 10
* Sara Groves, Christian musician
* Dan Milano, voice actor, puppeteer, writer, and director
* Cherelle Parker, politician
September 11
* Michael Baiardi, composer, songwriter, and music producer
* Jacen Burrows, comic book artist
September 12 - Kimberly Breier, diplomat
September 13 - Chad Buchanan, basketball executive and general manager of the Indiana Pacers
September 14
* Don Argott, filmmaker and musician
* Notah Begay III, golfer
* David Bell, baseball player and manager
* Donnell Bennett, football player
September 15
* Stephen Glass, disgraced journalist known for fabricating numerous stories
* John Schwab, actor, voice actor, and musician
September 16
* Mark Bruener, football player
* Mike Doyle, actor
September 18
* Melina Abdullah, academic and civic leader
* Jenny Bhatt, Indian-born writer, literary translator, and literary critic
September 19
* Cheryl B, poet and performance artist
* Stephanie J. Block, actress and singer
* Kevin Bramble, Paralympic skier
September 21
* Erin Fitzgerald, Canadian-born voice actress
* Jon Kitna, football player
September 22
* Dennis Allen, football player
* Rob Bonta, lawyer and politician
* Matt Busch, artist and entertainment illustrator
* Dana Vespoli, porn actress and director
* Matthew Rush, gay pornographic actor
September 23 - Jermaine Dupri, rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ
September 25
* Roxy Bernstein, sportscaster
* Steven Gätjen, American-born German television host
September 26
* Tony Buffomante, racing driver
* Preston Burpo, soccer player and coach
* Beto O'Rourke, politician
* Melanie Paxson, actress
* Shawn Stockman, singer and musician for Boyz II Men
September 27
* Matthew Berry, politician and attorney
* Sylvia Crawley, basketball player
* Gwyneth Paltrow, actress, singer, and food writer
September 28 - Dita Von Teese, burlesque dancer
September 29 - Butler B'ynote', football player
September 30 - Jamal Anderson, football player

October

October 3
* Guy Oseary, Israeli-born businessman
* Lajon Witherspoon, singer and frontman for Sevendust
October 4 - DeAndrea G. Benjamin, lawyer and judge
October 5
* Luis Berbari, soccer player
* Marcus Haley, bodybuilder
* Grant Hill, basketball player
* Ehren Kruger, screenwriter and producer
* Thomas Roberts, journalist
October 6 - J. J. Stokes, football player
October 7 - Ben Younger, screenwriter and director
October 8
* Willie Adams, baseball player
* Terry Balsamo, guitarist for Cold and Evanescence
* Dede Barry, cyclist
* Melanie McGuire, mariticide
October 9
* Trent Ashby, politician
* George Banks, basketball player
* Erricka Bridgeford, activist
* Cocoa Brown, actress, writer, and comedian
* Etan Patz, missing schoolboy
October 10
* Brice Brown, artist
* Joelle Carter, actress
October 11 - Tamara Gee, vocalist, songwriter, producer, dancer, and model
October 12 - Karen Jarrett, wrestling manager and executive
October 13 - Danny Lloyd, actor
October 14
* Mike Archie, football player
* Mike Bell, baseball player and coach
October 17
* Brent Anderson, politician
* Kenneth Baer, political advisor
* Bray, musician and singer/songwriter
* Eminem, rapper
October 19
* Matt Bayles, record producer, mixer, engineer, and musician
* Jason Bratton, football player
October 20
* Jon Becker, politician
* Lisa Bufano, performance artist
* Brian Schatz, politician
October 21
* Evgeny Afineevsky, Russian-born director, producer, and cinematographer
* Matthew Friedberger, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and member of The Fiery Furnaces
October 22
* Arthur Agee, basketball player
* Ross Bjork, University athletics director
* D'Lo Brown, wrestler
* Saffron Burrows, English-born actress and model
October 23
* Patrise Alexander, football player
* Sudipto Banerjee, Indian-born statistician
* Chad Boudreau, basketball coach
October 24
* Susan Barnett, news anchor
* T. J. Cunningham, football player
* Scott Peterson, convicted murderer
October 25 - Ellis Avery, writer
October 26 - Armando Almanza, baseball player
October 27 - Brad Radke, baseball player
October 28
* Doug Band, businessman and lawyer
* Terrell Davis, football player
* Brad Paisley, country music singer/songwriter
October 29
* Richie Barker, baseball player
* Rhonda Blades, basketball player
* Kenny Burns, radio host
* Tracee Ellis Ross, actress
* Gabrielle Union, actress
October 31
* Jamie Asher, football player
* David Jolly, politician
* Pharoahe Monch, rapper

November

November 1
* Derrick Atterberry, football player
* Martin Boonzaayer, Olympic judoka
* Jenny McCarthy, television performer
November 3
* Chris Bell, director, producer, and writer
* Kris Blanks, golfer
November 4 - Julissa Gomez, gymnast
November 5 - John Ball, soccer player
November 6
* Ryan Boudinot, writer
* Anthony Brown, football player
* Rebecca Romijn, actress
November 7
* Christopher Daniel Barnes, actor and voice actor
* Jake Barton, designer, founder of Local Projects
* Nikki Blakk, radio DJ
* Saul Andrew Blinkoff, filmmaker and voice actor
* Jason London, actor
* Jeremy London, actor
November 8 - Ken Blackman, football player
November 9
* Barbara Bedford, Olympic swimmer
* Paula Broadwell, writer, academic, and U.S. Army officer
* Greg Burns, football player
* Eric Dane, actor
November 10
* DJ Ashba, musician, songwriter, record producer, graphic designer, and guitarist for SixxAM
* Isaac Bruce, football player
* Shawn Green, baseball player
* Greg LaRocca, baseball player
November 11 - Ibrahim Mohamed Aden, Somali-born Olympic middle-distance runner
November 12
* Ivan Baron, tennis player
* Homer Bush, baseball player and financial analyst
November 13 - Sekou Andrews, actor, writer, producer, and innovator
November 14
* Matt Bloom, wrestler
* Troy Carter, music manager and co-founder of Q&A
* Josh Duhamel, actor
* Aaron Taylor, football player and sportscaster
November 15 - Greg Bloedorn, football player
November 16
* Olanda Anderson, boxer
* Michael Irby, actor
* Missi Pyle, actress and singer
November 17
* Pam Altendorf, politician
* DJ Baby Anne, DJ and musician
* Leonard Roberts, actor
November 18 - Scott Danough, guitarist for Bleeding Through
November 20
* Pat Boller, ice hockey coach and executive
* Riddick Parker, football player
November 21 - Rain Phoenix, actress
November 23 - Chris Adler, drummer for Lamb of God and Megadeth
November 24
* Lawrence Brownlee, opera singer
* Niobia Bryant, novelist
November 25 - Mark Morton, guitarist for Lamb of God
November 26
* Jay Boulware, football player and coach
* Rich Brennan, ice hockey player
* Greg Brown, basketball player
* Adam J. Harrington, Canadian-born actor and producer
November 27 - Jason Burns, football player
November 28
* Rob Conway, wrestler
* Sage Steele, TV anchor
November 29
* Brian Baumgartner, actor
* Brenton Birmingham, American-born Icelandic basketball player

December

December 1 - Stanton Barrett, stock car racing driver
December 2
* The AstroTwins, astrologers and authors
* Andy Brown, politician
* Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, politician
December 5
* Maxine Dexter, politician
* Cliff Floyd, baseball player and sportscaster
* Mike Mahoney, baseball player
* Duane Ross, hurdler and coach
December 6
* Kevin Brockmeier, writer
* Sarah Rafferty, actress
December 7
* Kimberly Hébert Gregory, actress
* Tammy Lynn Sytch, wrestling manager and personality
* Jason Winer, actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer
December 8 - Rose Siggins, actress
December 9
* Reiko Aylesworth, actress
* John Erick Dowdle, director and screenwriter
December 10
* Puff Johnson, singer
* Brian Molko, Belgian-born Scottish-American musician for Placebo
December 11
* Shane Aguirre, accountant and politician
* J. D. Allen, jazz musician
* David Bobzien, politician
* Dan Henk, artist and writer
* LaMont Smith, Olympic runner
December 12
* Tim Akers, author
* Tony Bland, football player
* Melissa Francis, news anchor and commentator
* Brandon Teena, murder victim
December 13
* Charlie Baum, politician
* Mo Elleithee, political strategist
* Hilaree Nelson, ski mountaineer
* Craig Sauer, football player
December 15 - Rodney Harrison, football player
December 14 - Eric Anderson, actor and singer
December 18
* Robert Blair, political advisor
* James Butler, boxer
* Jason Mantzoukas, actor, comedian, writer, and podcaster
* David W. Tandy, politician
December 19
* Rosa Blasi, actress
* Alyssa Milano, actress
* Warren Sapp, football player and sportscaster
December 21
* Jeff DeWit, businessman and politician
* LaTroy Hawkins, baseball player
* Dustin Hermanson, baseball player
December 22
* Christopher Bevans, fashion designer
* Big Tigger, television/radio personality and rapper
December 25
* Grady Avenell, musician and singer for Will Haven
* Shane Bolks, author
* Patrick Brennan, actor
* Josh Freese, musician and drummer
December 27
* Brian Angelichio, football coach
* Thomas Wilson Brown, actor
* Mike Busby, baseball player
* Mercedes Schlapp, communications specialist and political commentator
December 28
* Jody Adams, basketball player and coach
* Jennifer McClellan, politician
* Rebecca Sorensen, skeleton racer
* Kevin Stitt, politician, 28th Governor of Oklahoma
* Adam Vinatieri, football player
December 29 - Jim Brower, baseball player and coach
December 30
* Aaron Boulding, video game journalist
* Kerry Collins, football player
December 31 - Joey McIntyre, actor and singer for New Kids on the Block

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Tom Abbs, multi-instrumentalist and filmmaker
Thomas Abt, writer and scientist
Joe Adamik, musician and composer
Christopher Adler, musician, composer, and music professor
Rodney Afshari, talent agent
Anurag Agrawal, professor of ecology, evolutionary biology, and entomology
Maneesh Agrawala, university professor
Leeza Ahmady, curator, author, arts administrator, dance instructor, and educator
Allison E. Aiello, epidemiologist
Maruthi Akella, Indian-born aerospace engineer
Tea Alagic, Bosnian-born director and creator
Jay Alaimo, writer, director, and producer
Kecia Ali, academic
Lylah M. Alphonse, journalist
Natha Anderson, politician, lobbyist, and educator
Edgar Arceneaux, artist
Matthias Aschenbrenner, German-born mathematician
Noah Ashenhurst, novelist
Wayne Au, researcher and professor
Rachel Aukes, novelist
Victor Axelrod, musician, producer, and audio engineer
Jennifer Aylmer, opera singer
Calvin Baker, novelist, educator, essayist, and editor
Jules de Balincourt, French-born artist
Amir Bar-Lev, filmmaker
Matt Barnes, soccer player and coach
Alex Barnett, mathematician and musician
John C. Bear, politician
Jeremy Beard, baseball player and coach
Julie Becker, artist
Shane Bemis, politician, mayor of Gresham, Oregon
Mark D. Benigni, politician, mayor of Meriden, Connecticut
Christopher Bentivegna, singer
Anselm Berrigan, poet and teacher
Lynne Berry, writer and author
Raffi Besalyan, Armenian-born pianist
Gina Bianchini, entrepreneur and investor
Lydia Bieri, Swiss-born mathematician
Bigg D, record producer
Massimo Biolcati, bassist for Gilfema
Ashley Black, inventor and entrepreneur
Helen Blackwell, organic chemist, chemical biologist, and University professor
Alex Blanco, politician, mayor of Passaic, New Jersey
Jonathan Blum, writer
Russell Boast, South African-born director
Laszlo Bock, Romanian-born businessman, co-founder and CEO of Humu
Kate Bolick, author
Jon Bonné, wine and food writer
Aryeh Bourkoff, businessman and documentary producer
Rychard Bouwens, American-born Dutch University professor
Christopher Boyes, sound engineer
Douglas Bradburn, historian and author
Bozidar Brazda, Canadian-born artist
Q. Allan Brocka, director
Michael Broek, writer and poet
Joe Brook, photographer
Chris Brooks, politician
Siobhan Brooks, lesbian feminist sociologist
Sheletta Brundidge, author, comedian, and activist
Rae Bryant, writer
Ryan C. Bundy, cattle rancher, political candidate, and figure in the 2014 Standoff at Bundy Ranch
Alex Burger, screenwriter
John J. Bursch, politician
Katie Bush, artist
Max Butler, security consultant and convicted hacker
Josh Capon, chef
Maurice Compte, actor
Natasha D'Schommer, photographer
Jason Goldberg, producer
Erik LaRay Harvey, actor
Lance Mungia, director and screenwriter
Sean O'Brien, activist, labor leader, and President of Teamsters

Deaths

January 3 - Timothy McCoy, murder victim who was killed by serial killer John Wayne Gacy
January 7
* John Berryman, poet and scholar
* Emma P. Carr, spectroscopist
January 8
* Olive Ann Alcorn, dancer, model and silent film actress
* Wesley Ruggles, film director
January 9 – Ted Shawn, dancer
January 16 – Ross Bagdasarian, actor, pianist, singer, songwriter and record producer, creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
January 17 – Betty Smith, novelist
January 24 – Jerome Cowan, actor
January 27 – Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer
January 29 – Joe Curtis, American football player and coach
February 2 – Jessie Royce Landis, actress
February 3 – John Litel, screen actor
February 4 – Orlando Ward, general
February 5 – Marianne Moore, poet
February 7
* Walter Lang, film director
* Bob Woodward, screen actor
February 19 – Lee Morgan, jazz trumpeter
February 20 – Walter Winchell, journalist
February 22
* Dan Katchongva, Native American traditional leader
* Tedd Pierce, animator
February 27 – Pat Brady, screen actor
March 9 – Basil O'Connor, lawyer and chairman of the International Red Cross
March 11
* Fredric Brown, science fiction and mystery writer
* Zack Wheat, baseball player
March 14 – Len Ford, American football player
March 16 – Pie Traynor, baseball player
March 20 – Marilyn Maxwell, actress and entertainer
March 27
* Sharkey Bonano, jazz musician
* Lorenzo Wright, track and field athlete
April 2 – Gil Hodges, baseball player and manager
April 3 – Ferde Grofé, composer
April 4 – Adam Clayton Powell Jr., politician
April 5 – Isabel Jewell, actress
April 6 – Brian Donlevy, actor
April 9 – James F. Byrnes, United States Secretary of State and Justice of the Supreme Court
April 11 – George H. Plympton, screenwriter
April 16 – Richard Barrett Lowe, governor of Guam and American Samoa
May 2 – J. Edgar Hoover, first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
May 3 – Bruce Cabot, film actor
May 4 – Edward Calvin Kendall, chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
May 5
* Reverend Gary Davis, blues and gospel singer
* Frank Tashlin, animator
May 11 – Michael Blassie, U.S. Air Force lieutenant
May 13 – Dan Blocker, actor
May 17 – John Shelton, actor
May 18 – Sidney Franklin, film director
May 26 – Edna Goodrich, actress
May 31 – Walter Jackson Freeman II, neurologist
June 4 – Lee Erwin, television writer
June 8 – Mary van Kleeck, labor activist
June 12 – Saul Alinsky, political activist
June 13 – Felix Stump, admiral
June 20
* Howard Deering Johnson, businessman, founder of Howard Johnson's
* Sidney Lanfield, film director
July 6 – Brandon deWilde, actor
July 27 – Allen J. Ellender, U.S. Senator from Louisiana; President pro tempore during the 92nd Congress
August 7
* Joi Lansing, actress
* Tom Neal, actor
August 11 – Max Theiler, virologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
August 14 – Oscar Levant, pianist, composer, conductor, author, panelist, host, comedian, and actor
August 20 – Harold Rainsford Stark, admiral
September 2 – Reggie Harding, basketball player
September 8 – Warren Kealoha, Olympic swimmer
September 12 – William Boyd, actor
September 14 – Lane Chandler, actor
September 22 – Peter Mills, freedman, last known surviving American born into legal slavery, in pedestrian accident
September 25 – Max Fleischer, animator
September 29 – Edward Sloman, silent film director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster
October 5 – Henry Dreyfuss, industrial engineer
October 8 – Prescott Bush, banker and politician
October 16
* Hale Boggs, U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district and Majority Leader during the 92nd Congress
* Leo G. Carroll, English actor
October 18 – Edward Cook, Olympic athlete
October 24 – Jackie Robinson, first African-American in Major League Baseball
October 29 – Victor Milner, cinematographer
November 1 – Ezra Pound, poet
November 3 – Harry Richman, entertainer
November 5 – Reginald Owen, British actor
November 11 – Berry Oakley, musician
November 14 – Martin Dies Jr., lawyer and politician
November 17 – Thomas C. Kinkaid, admiral
November 18 – Danny Whitten, musician
November 23 – Marie Wilson, actress
November 29 – Carl W. Stalling, composer
December 3
* Mike Brady, golfer
*Bill Johnson, African-American dixieland jazz double-bassist
December 9 – Louella Parsons, gossip columnist and screenwriter
December 11 – Cornelius Keefe, film actor
December 12 – Thomas H. Robbins Jr., admiral
December 15 – Edward Earle, Canadian-born American actor
December 18 – Neilia Hunter Biden, first wife of the 46th US president, Joe Biden
December 22 – Jimmy Wallington, radio personality
December 23 – Norman Clyde, mountaineer, nature photographer and naturalist
December 24 – Charles Atlas, Italian-born American bodybuilder
December 26 – Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953, 34th vice president of the United States from January to April 1945
December 29 – Joseph Cornell, artist and sculptor
December 31 – Roberto Clemente, baseball player