1980 in the United States

Events from the year 1980 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Jimmy Carter
[Vice President of the United States|President of the United States|Vice President]: Walter Mondale
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger
[Speaker of the United States men's national ice hockey team|United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]: Tip O'Neill
Senate Majority Leader: Robert Byrd
Congress: 96th

Events

January

January 1 – The comic strip The Far Side debuts in newspapers.
January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
January 7 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation approving $1.5 billion in loan guarantees to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
January 18 – Silver prices reach a record high of $49.45 per troy ounce, due to the Hunt brothers' attempts to corner the silver market.
January 20 – Super Bowl XIV: The Pittsburgh Steelers become the first NFL franchise to win four Super Bowls, defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31–19 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The game was shown to the Americans held hostage in Iran.
January 24
* The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad is ordered liquidated due to bankruptcy and debt owed to creditors.
* The 5.8 Livermore earthquake shakes the East Bay area of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. This first event in a doublet earthquake is followed two days later by a 5.4 shock. Total financial losses from the events is $11.5 million.
January 27 – Canadian Caper: Six United States diplomats, posing as Canadians, manage to escape from Tehran, Iran as they board a flight to Zurich, Switzerland.
January 28 – The 180' coast guard buoy tender USCGC BLACKTHORN collides with the 600' tanker SS CAPRICORN in the Tampa Bay shipping channel. The coast guard vessel capsizes and sinks, after becoming entangled in CAPRICORN'S anchor chain. 23 of BLACKTHORN'S 50 crew members perish in the accident.

February

February 2–3 – The New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot takes place; 33 inmates are killed and more than 100 inmates injured.
February 2 – Abscam: FBI personnel target members of the Congress of the United States in a sting operation.
February 13 – The XIII Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, New York.
February 15 – David Sanborn releases his fourth solo studio album, Hideaway, in the United States.
February 17 - Buddy Baker wins the 22nd Daytona 500 in his 18th attempt.
February 22 – The United States Olympic Hockey Team defeats the Soviet Union in the medal round of the Winter Olympics, in the Miracle on Ice.

March

March 1 – The Voyager 1 probe confirms the existence of Janus, a moon of Saturn.
March 5 – Channel Islands National Park is established.
March 12 – Chicago serial killer John Wayne Gacy is found guilty of 33 counts of murder and one count each of sexual assault and taking indecent liberties with a child. He is sentenced to death by the jury; his execution is set for June 2, 1980.
March 21
* Mafioso Angelo Bruno is assassinated in Philadelphia.
* U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
March 22 – The Georgia Guidestones are erected in Elbert County, Georgia.
March 27 – Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, leads to panic on commodity and futures exchanges.
March 31 – Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operates its final train.

April

April 1
* The 1980 United States census begins. There are 226,545,805 United States residents on this day.
* New York City's Transport Works Union Local 100 goes on strike, which continues for 11 days.
April 7 – The United States severs diplomatic relations with Iran and imposes economic sanctions, following the taking of American hostages on November 4, 1979.
April 14 – The 52nd Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Johnny Carson, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Robert Benton's Kramer vs. Kramer wins five awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film is tied with Bob Fosse's All That Jazz in receiving nine nominations. 8-year-old Justin Henry, nominated for Best Supporting Actor, notably becomes the youngest Oscar nominee in any category.
April 15 – A mass exodus of Cubans to the United States known as the Mariel boatlift begins. It ends on October 31 by agreement between the two countries.
April 21 – Rosie Ruiz wins the Boston Marathon, but is later exposed as a fraud and stripped of her award.
April 24–25 – Operation Eagle Claw, a commando mission in Iran to rescue American embassy hostages, is aborted after mechanical problems ground the rescue helicopters. Eight United States troops are killed in a mid-air collision during the failed operation.
April 24 – Pennsylvania Lottery Scandal: the Pennsylvania Lottery is rigged by six men including the host of the live TV drawing, Nick Perry.

May

May 3 – Cari Lightner, a 13-year-old girl, is killed by a drunk driver in Fair Oaks, California. Her mother, Candy, forms the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
May 4 – The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare splits into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services.
May 7 – Paul Geidel, convicted of second-degree murder in 1911, is released from prison in Beacon, New York, after 68 years and 245 days.
May 9
* James Alexander George Smith "Jags" McCartney, the Turks and Caicos Islands' first Chief Minister, is killed in a plane crash over New Jersey.
* In Florida, the Liberian freighter Summit Venture hits the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, sending 35 people to a watery death as a 1,400-foot section of the bridge collapses.
* In Norco, California, 5 men robbed a bank, leading to a shootout and pursuit that left 2 of the robbers dead, 1 sheriff deputy killed, 33 police vehicles destroyed, and 11 people, consisting of 8 officers, a civilian, and 2 other perpetrators wounded.
May 11 – Mobster Henry Hill is arrested for drug possession.
May 16
* Rookie Magic Johnson scores 42 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 123–107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers to clinch the National Basketball Association championship for the Lakers, who prevail despite the absence of future Basketball Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
* The Department of Education begins operations.
May 17 – A Miami, Florida court acquits four white police officers of killing Arthur McDuffie, a black insurance executive, provoking three days of race riots.
May 18 – Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 and causing US$3 billion in damage.
May 21 – The Empire Strikes Back is released.
May 22 – Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game of all time, is released.
May 23 – Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining, based on the 1977 novel of the same name, is released.
May 24
* The New York Islanders win their first Stanley Cup, from a goal by Bobby Nystrom in overtime of game six of the Stanley Cup playoffs' final round.
* The International Court of Justice calls for the release of U.S. Embassy hostages in Tehran.
May 25 – Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins for a third time in car owner Jim Hall's revolutionary ground effect Chaparral car; the victory is Hall's second as an owner.
May 29 – Vernon Jordan is shot and critically injured in an assassination attempt in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Joseph Paul Franklin.

June

June – The 1980 recession ends.
June 1 – The Cable News Network is officially launched.
June 3
* U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy wins several primaries, including California, on 'Super Tuesday', but not enough to overtake President Jimmy Carter for the Democratic Party nomination.
* A series of deadly tornadoes strikes Grand Island, Nebraska, causing over US$300 million in damage, killing five people and injuring over 250.
June 9 – In Los Angeles, comedian Richard Pryor is badly burned trying to freebase cocaine.
June 10 – A Unabomber bomb injures United Airlines president Percy Wood in Lake Forest, Illinois.
June 20 – Augusta AVA becomes the first federally recognized American Viticultural Area.
June 23–September 6 – The 1980 United States heat wave claims 1,700 lives.
June 27 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs Proclamation 4771, requiring 19 and 20-year-old males to register for a peacetime military draft, in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

July

July – The unemployment rate peaks at 7.8%, the highest in four years.
July 15 – A severe and destructive thunderstorm strikes four counties in western Wisconsin, including the city of Eau Claire. It causes over US$250 million in damage, and one person is killed.
July 16 – Former California Governor and actor Ronald Reagan is nominated for U.S. President, at the Republican National Convention in Detroit, Michigan. Influenced by the Religious Right, the convention also drops its long standing support for the Equal Rights Amendment, dismaying moderate Republicans.

August

August 10 – Hurricane Allen, after becoming a Category 5 storm and the strongest hurricane of the season, hits southeastern Texas as a Category 3.
August 14
* U.S. President Jimmy Carter defeats Senator Ted Kennedy to win renomination at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City.
* Actress Dorothy Stratten is murdered in Los Angeles, apparently raped and shot by her estranged husband Paul Snider before he kills himself.
August 26–27 – Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing in Stateline, Nevada, part of an extortion plot.

September

September 18–19 – 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion: Liquid fuel in an LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile explodes at a missile launch facility north of Damascus, Arkansas.
September 19 – The Robert Redford-directed film Ordinary People, based on the novel by Judith Guest, premieres. Redford's directorial debut later wins him his first Oscar, and wins three other Academy Awards, and five Golden Globe awards.
September 21 – Ronald Reagan and independent candidate John B. Anderson participate in the first debate of the 1980 presidential election.
September 29 – The Washington Post publishes Janet Cooke's story of Jimmy, an 8-year-old heroin addict.
September 30 – Digital Equipment Corporation, Intel and Xerox introduce the DIX standard for Ethernet, which is the first implementation outside of Xerox, and the first to support 10 Mbit/s speeds.

October

October 2 – Congressman Michael Myers is expelled from the House of Representatives by a vote of 376–30, the first congressional expulsion since the Civil War.
October 14 – The Staggers Rail Act is enacted, deregulating American railroads.
October 15 – James Hoskins murdered his girlfriend earlier that morning and forced his way into WCPO's television studio in Cincinnati, holding nine employees hostage for several hours before releasing them and taking his own life.
October 21 – 1980 World Series: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals, 4 games to 2, to win their first World Series Title.
October 28 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan debate in Cleveland, Ohio. Reagan's genial, witty performance causes him to overtake Carter in the polls.

November

November 4 – 1980 United States presidential election: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter, exactly one year after the beginning of the Iran hostage crisis.
November 8 – The 7.3 Eureka earthquake shook the North Coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII, causing six injuries and $2–2.75 million in losses.
November 10 – November 12 – Voyager program: The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn, when it flies within of the planet's cloud-tops and sends the first high resolution images of the world back to scientists on Earth.
November 12 – Murder of Patricia Jeschke in St. Joseph, Missouri. The crime would later lead to the unlawful conviction of Sandra Hemme, who would go on to have the longest prison tenure for a wrongfully convicted American woman in U.S. history.
November 20 – A Texaco oil rig breaks through to a mine under Lake Peigneur.
November 21
* Millions of viewers tune into the U.S. soap opera Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. R. Ewing. The "Who shot J. R.?" event is a national obsession.
* MGM Grand fire: A fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip kills 85 people.

December

December 8
* John Lennon is shot and killed by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.
* Berkeley Breathed's comic strip Bloom County debuts in newspapers.
December 11 – CERCLA is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
December 14 – Four people are murdered and four others are injured by two armed robbers at Bob's Big Boy on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles.
December 26 – Richard Chase, the "Vampire of Sacramento," kills himself by overdose at San Quentin State Prison.

Recent or Ongoing events

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January

January 1
* Maggie Behle, Paralympic alpine skier
* Chris Brunt, soccer player
January 2
* Mac Danzig, mixed martial artist
* Robert Rivas, politician
* Brent Sass, dog musher
January 3
* Rob Arnold, lead guitarist for Chimaira and rhythm guitarist for Six Feet Under
* Eli Crane, Navy SEAL and politician
* Telly Leung, actor and singer/songwriter
* Mary Wineberg, Olympic sprinter
January 4
* Erin Cahill, actress
* D'Arcy Carden, actress and comedian
* Greg Cipes, voice, film, and television actor
* June Diane Raphael, actress, comedian, and screenwriter
January 5
* Garette Ratliff Henson, actor
* Bennie Joppru, football player
* Jill Krowinski, politician
January 6 – Pascual Romero, musician
January 7
* Tonya Cooley, television personality
* Ivan Moody, singer/songwriter and frontman for Five Finger Death Punch
January 8
* Shelly Boshart Davis, politician
January 9 – Clark Barwick, mathematician and college professor
January 10 – Sarah Shahi, actress
January 11
* James Adkisson, football player
* Lovieanne Jung, softball player
January 12
* Amerie, singer
* Cynthia Addai-Robinson, British-born actress
January 13 – LaKisha Jones, singer
January 14
* Amber Brock, author
* Cory Gibbs, soccer player
January 15
* Tommy Adams, basketball player
* Scott Amron, conceptual artist and electrical engineer
* Tom Baehr-Jones, physicist
* Jason Capel, basketball coach
* Ryan Kiesel, politician
January 16
* Mike Ayers, ice hockey player
* Lin-Manuel Miranda, playwright and composer
January 17
* T. J. Bohn, baseball player
* Zooey Deschanel, actress and musician
* Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-born dance champion, choreographer and instructor
January 18
* Illogic, hip hop artist
* Julius Peppers, football player
* Jason Segel, actor and comedian
January 19 – Blake Burdette, rugby player and coach
January 20
* Karl Anderson, wrestler
* Philippe Cousteau Jr., American-born, French oceanographer
January 21
* Abbie Betinis, composer
* Darnell Boone, boxer
* Troy Dumais, Olympic diver
January 22
* Jake Grove, football player
* Christopher Masterson, actor and disc jockey
January 23 – Marcus Arroyo, football player and coach
January 24
* Rocky Boiman, football player and sportscaster
* Andrew Bolton, rower
January 25
* Ty Carter, Afghan War veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient
* Michelle McCool, wrestler
January 26
* Jarrod Bernstein, political consultant
* Albert Breer, football journalist
* Phil Dalhausser, Swiss-born Olympic volleyball player
* Danny Dietz, U.S. Navy SEAL
January 28
* Jordan Black, football player
* Nick Carter, Backstreet Boys member, musician, actor, and author
* Jesse James Hollywood, drug dealer and convicted murderer
January 29 – Jason James Richter, actor
January 30
* Lena Hall, actress and singer
* Josh Kelley, singer/songwriter
* Wilmer Valderrama, actor
* Lee Zeldin, politician, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
January 31
* James Adomian, stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist
* Stephen Baby, ice hockey player
* Joel Brown, hurdler
* April Lee Hernández, actress
* Tiffany Limos, actress
* Clarissa Ward, British-born television journalist

February

February 1 – Kevin Cooke, politician
February 2 – Erica Lee Carter, politician
February 3
* Felicia Ragland, basketball player
* Skip Schumaker, baseball player
February 4
* David Bulow, soccer player and coach
* Brian Burg, basketball coach
* Malik Evans, politician, mayor of Rochester, New York
February 5 – Paul DelVecchio, reality show personality
February 6
* Thomas Boatwright, comic book artist and writer
* Joel Bomgar, businessman and politician, founder of Bomgar Corporation
* Chanel Branch, politician
* Konnor, wrestler
* Ryan Parmeter, wrestler
* Luke Ravenstahl, politician, Mayor of Pittsburgh
February 7
* Kevin J. Boyle, politician
* Richie Castellano, musician
* Chris Moss, basketball player
* William Tell, guitarist for Something Corporate
February 8 – William Jackson Harper, actor
February 9
* Margarita Levieva, Russian-born actress
* Shelly Martinez, wrestler and model
* Lauren McFall, actress
* Manu Raju, journalist
February 11
* Tony Bua, football player
* Matthew Lawrence, actor
February 12
* Robin Bain, actress, writer, and director
* Big Pooh, rapper
* Enver Gjokaj, actor
* Gucci Mane, rapper
* Christina Ricci, actress
February 14 – Santonio Beard, football player
February 15 – Conor Oberst, singer/songwriter
February 16
* Ashley Lelie, football player
* Longineu W. Parsons III, drummer for Yellowcard
February 17 – Jason Ritter, actor and producer
February 18
* Salman Bhojani, Pakistani-born lawyer and politician
* Regina Spektor, Russian-born singer/songwriter
February 19 – Mike Miller, basketball player
February 20 – Matt Behncke, soccer player and attorney
February 21
* Nat Baldwin, bassist, improvisor, and songwriter
* Justin Roiland, animator, writer and voice actor
February 22
* Arnaz Battle, football player
* Shamari Fears, singer-songwriter and actress
February 25
* Antonio Burks, basketball player
* Chris & Christy Knowings, twin actors
* Kash Patel, lawyer and Director of the FBI
February 26
* Brett Ballard, basketball coach
* Steve Blake, basketball player
February 27
* Brandon Beemer, actor and model
* Bobby V, R&B singer
* Cyrus Bolooki, drummer for New Found Glory
* Chelsea Clinton, daughter of U.S. President Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
February 28
* Darian Barnes, football player
* Seth Bogart, artist and musician
* Charles Halford, actor
* Tayshaun Prince, basketball player
February 29
* Peter Scanavino, actor
* Taylor Twellman, soccer player and sportscaster

March

March 1 – Carlos Curbelo, politician
March 2 – Edmund McMillen, video game designer
March 3
* Kevin Aldridge, football player
* Kevin Burns, mixed martial artist
* Mason Unck, Professional football player
* Scott Voyles, conductor
* Katherine Waterston, British-born actress
March 4
* Jack Hannahan, baseball player
* J. D. Scholten, politician
* Peter Hollens, singer/songwriter, producer and entrepreneur
March 5
* Yan Bartelemí, Cuban-born boxer
* Shay Carl, vlogger and YouTube personality
* William Owens, Navy SEAL
March 6
* Daniel Arnold, photographer
* Awon, hip hop artist
* Blake Gottesman, politician
March 7
* Jeff Babcock, stock car racing driver
* Laura Prepon, actress, director, and author
March 9
* Matt Barnes, basketball player
* Matthew Gray Gubler, actor and filmmaker
* Gina Keatley, nutritionist
March 10
* Mike Andrade, politician
* Jen Atkin, influential hairstylist, entrepreneur, and columnist
* Chingy, rapper, singer and actor
* Jesse Dee, singer
* Ahmaad Galloway, football player and coach
March 11
* Brent Barton, politician
* Neal Brown, football player and coach
* Chris Burke, baseball player
March 12
* Christopher Bolduc, opera baritone singer
March 13
* Ahmad D. Brooks, football player
* Caron Butler, basketball player
* Molly Stanton, actress
* Joshua Wade, serial killer
March 14 – Willie Hurst, football player
March 15
* Beth Bauer, golfer
* DJ Buddha, DJ, record producer, radio personality, music publisher, and record executive
* Freddie Bynum, baseball player
* Erica Grow, meteorologist
* Josh Levin, writer and executive editor
March 16 – Todd Heap, football player
March 17
* Danny Califf, soccer player
* Katie Morgan, porn actress and radio host
March 19 – Theo Von, television personality and comedian
March 20
* Ricco Barrino, R&B singer/songwriter
* Jamal Crawford, basketball player
* Mikey Day, actor, comedian and writer
March 21 – Jo Baker, English-born make-up artist
March 22
* Shannon Bex, singer and member of Danity Kane
* Bobby Blizzard, football player and coach
March 24
* Black Pegasus, rapper and CEO of Brass Knuckle Entertainment
* Dina Rizzo, field hockey player
March 25 – Neal Cotts, baseball player
March 26
* John Bradford, soccer player
* Margaret Brennan, journalist
* Rosendo Rodriguez, serial killer
* Son Ho-young, singer in g.o.d
March 27 – Greg Puciato, heavy metal musician and frontman for The Dillinger Escape Plan
March 28
* Rod Ferrell, convicted murderer
* Rosie Mercado, plus-size model
* Nick Mondo, wrestler
* Luke Walton, basketball coach
March 29
* Reuben 'Bonyx' Armstrong, producer and R&B artist
* China P. Arnold, convicted murderer
* Molly Brodak, poet, writer, and baker
March 30
* Bryan Anderson, football player
* Fiona Gubelmann, actress
March 31
* Kate Micucci, actress and voice artist
* Trenyce, singer

April

April 1
* Bryan Buffington, actor
* Bijou Phillips, actress
* Randy Orton, wrestler and actor
April 2
* Bobby Bones, radio personality
* Jeremy Bloom, football player and skier
* Jack Evans, wrestler
* Yung Joc, rapper
* Ricky Hendrick, race car driver
April 3
* Trevor Moore, actor and comedian
* Brandan Schieppati, singer, bodybuilder, personal trainer, and frontman for Bleeding Through and Eighteen Visions
April 5
* Erik Audé, actor, stuntman, restaurateur, and poker player
* Matt Bonner, basketball player
* Mary Katharine Ham, journalist
April 7
* David Otunga, wrestler
April 8
* Eric Aiken, boxer
* Carrie Savage, actress
April 9
* Yoanna House, model and television personality
* Rachel Specter, actress
April 10
* Josh Burkman, mixed martial artist
* Kasey Kahne, racing driver
April 11 – Mark Teixeira, baseball player
April 12 – Elliot Ackerman, author and former Marine Corps Special Operations Team Leader
April 13
* Colleen Clinkenbeard, voice actress
* Kelli Giddish, actress
April 14
* Win Butler, American-born Canadian singer/songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist
* Claire Coffee, actress
* Tom Franco, actor
* Sarah McCoy, novelist
April 15
* Aida Mollencamp, cook, food writer, and television personality
* Damien Dante Wayans, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
April 16
* Jake Andrews, blues rock guitarist and singer/songwriter
* Paul London, wrestler
April 17
* Nicholas D'Agosto, actor
* Brenda Villa, water polo player
April 18
* Justin Amash, politician
* Scott Belsky, entrepreneur, author, early-stage investor, and co-creator of Behance
April 19
* Jeremy Bridges, football player
* Alexis Thorpe, actress
April 20
* Brian Allen, football player
* Chris Duffy, baseball player
April 21
* Steve Bellisari, football player
* Tony Romo, football player
April 22
* Brad Banks, football player
* Malcolm Barrett, actor
* Courtney Friel, news anchor and reporter
April 23
* Jacob Bossman, politician
* Griffon Ramsey, artist
April 24
* Katherine Bailess, actress, singer, and dancer
* Danielle Borgman, soccer player
* Jamie Broadnax, film critic, podcaster, and writer
* Danny Gokey, 3rd place finalist on American Idol (season 8)
* Reagan Gomez-Preston, actress and voice actress
* Gavin Hickie, Irish-born rugby player and coach
* Austin Nichols, actor
April 25
* Geoff Bennett, journalist
* Ruben Kihuen, politician
April 26
* Jordana Brewster, actress and model
* Amin Joseph, actor
* Channing Tatum, actor, producer, and dancer
April 28
* Illmind, record producer, songwriter, and educator
* Josh Howard, basketball player
April 29
* Jason Anderson, football player
* Nathan Burton, football coach
April 30
* Jon Awe, ice hockey player
* Brook Billings, volleyball player

May

May 1 – Jay Reatard, musician
May 2
* Chris Boyles, decathlete
* Ellie Kemper, actress and comedian
May 3
* Benjamin Ritchie, convicted murderer
* Marcel Vigneron, chef
May 4 – Greg Brown, baseball coach
May 5
* Sandra Beasley, poet and writer
* Chad Bentz, baseball player
* Lara Berman, Israeli-born on-air news correspondent, journalist, actress, entrepreneur, and pro-Israel activist
* Fasil Bizuneh, German-born long-distance runner
* Hank Green, entrepreneur, musician, educator, producer and vlogger
* Zach McGowan, actor
* Ike Taylor, football player
May 6
* Brooke Bennett, Olympic swimmer
* Colt Cabana, wrestler
* Taebin, singer and TV host
May 7
* Saeed Abedini, Iranian-born pastor
* Faith Winter, politician
May 9 – Sarah Sokolovic, actress
May 10 – Craig Brazell, baseball player
May 11
* Kulap Vilaysack, actress, comedian and Writer
May 12
* Keith Bhonapha, football player and coach
* Keith Bogans, basketball player
May 14
* Sarah Maestas Barnes, lawyer and politician
* James Bowman, lead guitarist and vocalist for Against Me!
May 15
* Erica Bartolina, Olympic pole vaulter
* Josh Beckett, baseball player
* Cheri Blauwet, physician and Paralympic wheelchair racer
May 17 – Jerome Beasley, basketball player
May 18
* Barrett Baber, country, alternative, and rock musician
* Matt Long, actor
May 19
* Mark Brown, football player
* Drew Fuller, actor and model
May 20 – Chris Bagley, soccer player
May 22 – Sharice Davids, politician, lawyer and mixed martial artist
May 23
* Nate Boulton, politician
* Gary Brackett, football player
* Lane Garrison, actor
* Chris Gethard, actor, comedian, and writer
May 24
* Jason Babin, football player
* Owen Benjamin, internet personality, stand-up comedian, and actor
May 26 – Sean Barker, baseball player
May 27
* Ben Feldman, actor
* Michael Steger, actor
May 28
* Kadar Brock, casualist artist
* Josh Brooks, university sports administrator
May 29 – Cha-seung Baek, South Korean-born baseball player
May 30
* Jenna Lee, journalist and news anchor
* Remy Ma, rapper
May 31 – Andy Hurley, drummer of Fall Out Boy

June

June 1
* Spencer Ackerman, journalist and writer
* Damien Fahey, MTV VJ, television host and drummer
June 2 – Daniel Breaker, actor and comedian
June 3 – The Blade, wrestler
June 4
* Elizabeth Axtman, artist
* Bukkcity, Australian-born rapper
* Chris Pappas, politician
June 5
* Jykine Bradley, American-born Canadian football player
* Ryan Devlin, actor and television host
June 6
* Lauren Anderson, model
* Matt Belisle, baseball player
* Pete Hegseth, television host and author
* Peter Mosely, rock musician
June 7
* Nick Bobeck, football player and coach
* Ed Moses, Olympic swimmer and reality contestant
June 8 – Erin Mendenhall, politician, mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah
June 9
* David Oliver Cohen, writer, actor and entrepreneur
* James DeBello, actor
* Udonis Haslem, basketball player
June 10
* Jeff Bennett, baseball player
* Jessica DiCicco, actress and voice actress
June 11
* Jennifer L. Armentrout, writer
* Lisa Donovan. YouTuber
June 12
* Brett Blizzard, basketball player
* Diem Brown, reality star
* Larry Foote, American football player
June 15
* Willie Allen, stock car racing driver
* Christopher Castile, actor
* Shanelle Jackson, politician
* Cara Zavaleta, television personality and model
June 16
* Brandon Armstrong, basketball player
* Dewon Brazelton, baseball player
* Jason Smith, politician
June 17
* Marion Christopher Barry, construction company owner
* Jeph Jacques, webcomic writer
* Venus Williams, tennis player
June 18
* Anthony Adams, television host, actor, comedian, and football player
* David Giuntoli, Actor
June 19
* Neil Brown Jr., actor
* Jason White, football player
June 20
* Apollo Brown, hip hop musician and record producer
June 21
* Scottie Nell Hughes, journalist, news anchor, and political commentator
* Richard Jefferson, basketball player
June 22
* Davy Arnaud, soccer player and coach
* Brian Bowles, mixed martial artist
* Blake Moore, politician
June 23
* Gabriel Bello, smooth jazz saxophonist, vocalist, and keyboardist
* Blair Herter, television personality
* Melissa Rauch, actress and comedian
June 24
* Doug Bernier, baseball player
* Minka Kelly, actress
* Amirah Vann, actress
June 25 – Shannon Lucio, actress
June 26
* Casey DeSantis, First Lady of Florida, wife of Ron DeSantis
* Jason Schwartzman, actor and musician
* Michael Vick, football player
June 28 – Johntá Austin, singer/songwriter, arranger, producer, vocalist, and rapper
June 29
* Jeneda Benally, bassist and vocalist for Blackfire
* Martin Truex Jr., race car driver
June 30 – Gary Buchanan, basketball player

July

July 1
* Alex Blagg, writer, comedian, and producer
* Fortune Feimster, write, comedian, and actress
* Nina Lisandrello, actress
* Riley Moore, politician
July 2
* Kendrell Bell, football player
* Nicole Briscoe, sportscaster
* Sarah Buxton, country singer
* Brian Drolet, actor, producer and writer
* Nyjer Morgan, baseball player
July 3
* Brandon Bernard, convicted robber, kidnapper, and murderer
* Olivia Munn, actress and model
* Trae tha Truth, hip hop artist
July 4
* Misty C. Bentz, astrophysicist and college professor
* Max Elliott Slade, actor
July 5
* Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio, reality star
* Mads Tolling, Danish-born violinist
* Jason Wade, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Lifehouse
* Charles Klapow, choreographer and dance instructor
July 6 – DJ Babey Drew, DJ, Grammy winning record producer, actor, radio and television personality
July 7
* John Buck, baseball player
* Marika Domińczyk, Polish-born actress
* Deidre Downs, model and physician, Miss America 2005
* Michelle Kwan, Olympic figure skater
July 9 - Jodi Arias, convicted murderer
July 10
* Sally Barkow, Olympic sailor
* Brian Mast, politician
* Thomas Ian Nicholas, actor, singer, musician, producer, director and writer
* Adam Petty, racing driver
* James Rolfe, actor, director, and producer
* Nick Schifrin, journalist
* Jessica Simpson, singer
* Bret Taylor, computer programmer and entrepreneur, co-creator of Google Maps
* Adande Thorne, Trinidadian-American YouTuber
* Jeremy Ray Valdez, actor and musician
July 11
* Jenny Trout, author
* Justin Willman, magician, actor, entertainer, comedian, and television personality
July 12
* Yimon Aye, Burmese-born chemist and molecular biologist
* Kristen Connolly, actress
July 13
* Corey Clark, singer
* Cory Mills, politician
July 14 - Damon Dayoub, actor
July 15
* Reggie Abercrombie, baseball player
* Candace Brown, actress and comedian
* Robby Brown, football coach
July 16
* Lindsey Berg, volleyball player
* Chris 'CT' Tamburello, television personality
July 17
* Derrick Allen, basketball player
* Ryan Miller, hockey player
July 18
* Kristen Bell, actress
* David Blu, American–born Israeli basketball player
* Rufus Brown, football player
July 19
* Adam Muto, writer, director and storyboard artist
* Mark Webber, actor
July 20
* Ken Appledorn, actor
* Seth Flynn Barkan, poet and journalist
* Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian-born fashion model
July 21
* Justin Griffith, football player
* CC Sabathia, baseball player
July 22 – Rick Brattin, politician
July 23
* Scott Buete, soccer player
* Josh Bush, football player
July 24 – Joel Stroetzel, guitarist for Killswitch Engage
July 25 – Erik Bickerstaff, football player
July 26 – Jason Botts, baseball player
July 27
* David Alvarez, politician
* Jessi Combs, racer, television personality, and metal fabricator
* Dolph Ziggler, wrestler
July 28
* Mike Alvarado, boxer
* Dante Brown, football player
* Stephen Christian, singer/songwriter
* Anthony Weaver, football player
July 29
* Ben Koller, drummer
* Rachel Miner, actress
July 30
* Seth Avett, folk singer and founding member of The Avett Brothers
* Roberto Benitez, boxer

August

August 1 – Nadia Bjorlin, actress, singer, and model
August 2 – Diandra Asbaty, bowler
August 3
* Nadia Ali, Libyan-born singer/songwriter
* Matthew Behrmann, tennis player
* Peter Burr, digital and new media artist
* Brandan Schieppati, singer and frontman for Bleeding Through
August 4
* Asad Abdul-Khaliq, football player
* Emily Best, producer, entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of Seed&Spark
August 6
* Will Pan, American-born Taiwanese singer/songwriter and actor
* Seneca Wallace, football player
August 8
* Armenchik, Armenian-born pop singer
* Shayna Baszler, wrestler and martial artist
* Craig Breslow, baseball player
August 9 – Texas Battle, actor
August 10 – Aaron Staton, actor
August 11
* Hakim Akbar, football player
* Allison Baver, Olympic speed skater
* Kurt Birkins, baseball player
August 12
* Maggie Lawson, actress
* Frankie Saenz, mixed martial artist
* Matt Thiessen, Canadian-born singer and frontman for Relient K
August 13
* Richard Angulo, football player and coach
* Eric Appel, writer and director
* Jonah Bayliss, baseball player
August 14
* Joseph Abruzzo, politician
* Michael Bauer, basketball player
* Roy Williams, football player
August 15
* Mel Baggs, autistic and non-binary blogger
* Jon Beutjer, football player
* Milford Brown, football player
August 16
* Atari Blitzkrieg, hip hop artist
* Vanessa Carlton, singer/songwriter, and pianist
* Ryan Hanigan, baseball player
August 17
* Derek Armstrong, politician
* Lindsey Leavitt, author
* David Legwand, hockey player
August 18
* Anders Blewett, politician
* Ry Bradley, singer/songwriter and musician
August 19 – B. J. Askew, football player
August 21
* Chesa Boudin, politician
* John Brotherton, actor
* Paul Menard, race car driver
August 23
* Merleyn Bell, politician
* Rex Grossman, football player
August 24 – Zac Alcorn, football player
August 25
* Casey Atwood, stock car racing driver
* T. J. Bell, stock car racing driver
August 26
* Eric Basaldua, comic book artist
* Jim BEANZ, singer/songwriter, actor, and vocal producer
* Jimmy Blewett, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver
* Macaulay Culkin, actor
* Chris Pine, actor
August 27 – Derrick Strait, football player
August 28
* Tully Banta-Cain, football player
* T. J. Beam, baseball player
* Jimmy Blacklock, attorney and judge
* Debra Lafave, teacher and convicted sex offender
August 29
* Matt Bell, author and writer
* William Levy, Cuban-born actor
* David West, basketball player
August 30
* Russ Adams, baseball player
* Adam Bergman, cyclist
* Colin Branch, football player
August 31 – Joe Budden, media personality and rapper

September

September 1 – Bruno Agra, Brazilian-born heavy metal drummer
September 2 – Gerry Rosenthal, actor
September 3
* Caleb Miller, football player
* Jennie Finch, softball player
* Michael Fanone, police officer
September 4
* Zachary Abel, actor
* DJ Bonics, hip hop disk jockey
September 6
* Blaze Berdahl, actress
* Jillian Hall, wrestler
September 7
* Raj Bhavsar, Olympic artistic gymnast
* J.D. Pardo, actor
* Mark Prior, baseball player
September 8
* Daniel Arsham, artist
* Eric Hutchinson, singer/songwriter
* Neferteri Shepherd, model and actress
September 9
* Denise Quiñones, Puerto Rican-born actress, Miss Universe 2001
* Michelle Williams, actress
September 10
* Trevor Murdoch, wrestler
* Mikey Way, bassist for My Chemical Romance
September 11 – Tanisha Brito, beauty pageant titleholder
September 12
* Wendell Bryant, football player
* Sean Burroughs, baseball player
* Joe Loeffler, bassist for Chevelle
September 13
* Curtis Borchardt, basketball player
* Ben Savage, actor
September 14 – Nicole Abusharif, convicted murderer
September 15
* Tammie Brown, drag queen and television personality
* Bump J, rapper
* Ben Woolf, actor
September 16
* Jake Anderson, fishing captain and television personality
* Peter Bailey, author and journalist
* Vanessa Peters, singer and songwriter
September 18 – Jonathan Biss, pianist, teacher, and writer
September 19
* J. R. Bremer, American-born Bosnian basketball player
* Phillip Buchanon, football player
* Josh Haeder, politician
September 20
* Francis Awerkamp, politician
* Yung Joc, rapper
September 21
* Aslyn, pop singer/songwriter
* Brianna Keilar, journalist
* Autumn Reeser, actress
September 22 – Sandra Smith, news reporter
September 25
* Jeremiah Bitsui, actor
* Chris Owen, actor
* T.I., rapper, film and music producer, actor, and author
September 26 – J. P. Blecksmith, Marine Corp 2nd Lieutenant
September 27 – Paul Arnold, football player
September 28
* Reggie Brown, writer, actor, and comedic impersonator
* Chrissy Metz, Actress
September 29
* Tony Brown, football player
* Zachary Levi, actor and singer
September 30
* Virgil Abloh, fashion designer
* Bryan Bullington, baseball player
* Mike Donehey, Christian singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Tenth Avenue North
* Toni Trucks, actress
* Emily Kokal, rock vocalist and guitarist

October

October 1
* La Farrell Bunting, boxer
* Sarah Drew, actress
October 2 – Shane Andrus, football player
October 3
* Timothy Barr, politician
* Anquan Boldin, football player
October 4
* Me'Lisa Barber, sprinter
* Mikele Barber, sprinter
* Jackie Burns, actor and singer
* Tim Kelleher, musician
* Joe Kennedy III, politician
* Lucian Piane, composer and music producer
* Jason Samuels Smith, tap dancer
* Morgan Spector, actor
October 5
* Roy Anderson, football player
* Craig Benzine, video producer, musician, and vlogger
* Ti West, film director
October 6 – Rod Babers, football player
October 8
* Jenni Branam, soccer player
* Nick Cannon, comedian, rapper, and television host
* The Miz, reality star, wrestler, and actor
October 9 – Justin Cronin, politician
October 10
* Terreal Bierria, football player
* Maverick Carter, marketing businessman and media personality
* Mark Castillo, metalcore drummer for Bury Your Dead
* Tony Gonzales, politician
October 11
* Meghann Burke, soccer player
* Bridget Powers, pornographic actress
October 13
* Ashanti, singer/songwriter, record producer, model, dancer, and actress
* Jon Micah Sumrall, singer and frontman for Kutless
October 14
* John Edgar Browning, author, editor, and scholar
* Terrence McGee, football player
October 15 – Jamie Burke, rugby player
October 16
* Brad Balukjian, writer and science professor
* Sue Bird, American-born Israeli basketball player
October 17
* Seth Baum, researcher and executive director of GCRI
* David Black, photographer and director
* Nicholas Britell, composer, pianist, and film producer
* Sarah Lamb, ballerina
* Tarell Alvin McCraney, playwright and actor
* Angel Parker, actress
* Justin Shenkarow, actor
October 18
* Erin Dean, actress
* Josh Gracin, singer
* Colby Keller, visual artist, blogger and pornographic film actor
October 19 – Barrington Bartley, Jamaican-born cricketer
October 20 – Mike Brown, producer, engineer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and founder of Temperamental Recordings
October 21
* Coretta Brown, basketball player
* Kim Kardashian, socialite and television personality
October 22 – D. Bryant, football player
October 23 – Robert Belushi, actor
October 24
* Kamia Brown, politician
* Monica, singer/songwriter, actress, and businesswoman
* Casey Wilson, actress and comedian
October 25
* Sara Benincasa, comedian, author, and actress
* Mehcad Brooks, actor and model
* Torrey Butler, basketball player
October 26 – Ifeoma Ajunwa, Nigerian-born legal scholar, writer, and tenured professor of law at the University of North Carolina School of Law
October 28
* Wes Ball, film director, visual effects artist, and graphic artist
* Christy Hemme, wrestler
* Hunter Hillenmeyer, football player
* Kevin Lincoln, politician, mayor of Stockton, California
October 29
* Heidi Androl, television sports reporter
* Michele Boyd, actress, producer, and host
* Ben Foster, actor
October 30
* Chris Barth, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
* Steve Soboslai, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Punchline
October 31
* Jeff Albert, baseball coach
* Samaire Armstrong, actress and fashion designer
* Marc Berman, politician
* Jason Shrout, drummer
* Eddie Kaye Thomas, actor and comedian

November

November 2
* Karamo Brown, television personality and culture coach
* Barbara Buffaloe, politician, mayor of Columbia, Missouri
November 4
* Morgan Babst, author
* Wes Burton, stock car racing driver
* George Huff, singer
* Laura Stylez, radio personality
November 5 – James Burchett, politician
November 6 – Brad Baker, baseball player
November 7
* Shea Arender, symphony producer, entrepreneur, Broadway producer, and CEO/owner of Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra
* Shannon Bahrke, Olympic freestyle skier and entrepreneur
* Miles Bonny, record producer, singer/songwriter, trumpeter, and DJ
* Timothy Brindle, Christian hip hop lyricist
November 9 – Vanessa Lachey, model
November 10
* Troy Bell, basketball player
* Susan Bush, soccer player
* Donté Stallworth, American football player
November 11
* Louis Blessing, politician
* Nicole Malliotakis, politician
* Willie Parker, football player
November 12
* Trent Acid, wrestler
* Meghan Allen, model and television personality
* McKinley Bailey, politician
* Franck Bohbot, photographer
* Lance Briggs, football player
November 13
* Josh Blankenship, football player and coach
* Monique Coleman, actress
* Sara Del Ray, wrestler
November 14
* Randall Bal, swimmer
* Allison Bradshaw, tennis player
* Open Mike Eagle, rapper and comedian
* Ben Harper, guitarist for Yellowcard, Amber Pacific, and HeyMike!
November 15 – Ace Young, singer/songwriter and actor
November 16
* Kayte Christensen, basketball player
* Josh A. Moore, basketball player
* Eric Swalwell, politician
* Susan Kelechi Watson, actress
November 17
* Jay Bradley, wrestler
* Isaac Hanson, guitarist and singer for Hanson
November 18
* Denny Hamlin, race car driver
* Dustin Kensrue, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Thrice
November 19
* Courtney Anderson, football player
* Jamison Brewer, basketball player
* Nick Browne, football player
November 20
* Richard Alston, football player
* Crystal Anthony, cyclo-cross cyclist
November 21
* Hank Blalock, baseball player
* Alec Brownstein, creative marketer, book author, and director
* Tim Lambesis, singer and frontman for As I Lay Dying
* Derek Youngsma, drummer for Bleeding Through
November 22
* Tim Anderson, football player
* Shawn Fanning, computer programmer, entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Napster
November 23
* David Britz, scientist and engineer
* Jonathan Papelbon, baseball player
November 24
* Brandon Hunter, basketball player
* Beth Phoenix, wrestler
November 25
* Valerie Azlynn, actress
* John-Michael Liles, hockey player
* Nick Swisher, baseball player
November 26 – Jessica Bowman, actress
November 28
* Bea Bielik, tennis player
* Angelica Ross, actress and businesswoman
November 29
* Jiggly Caliente, Filipino-born drag performer and entertainer
* Janina Gavankar, actress and musician
* Jason Griffith, actor and voice actor
November 30
* Guerin Austin, television host, model, and beauty queen
* Jimmy Baxter, American-born Jordanian basketball player
* Shane Victorino, baseball player

December

December 1 – Angelique Bates, actress, comedian, and rapper
December 2
* Jona Bechtolt, electronic musician and multimedia artist
* Mario Bokara, wrestler
December 3
* Anna Chlumsky, actress
* Jenna Dewan, actress and dancer
* Jim Sorgi, football player
December 7 – Dan Bilzerian, poker player, businessman, and social media influencer
December 8
* Juliette Danielle, actress
* Lisa Kelly, reality star and truck driver
* Will Long, artist and musician
December 9
* Simon Helberg, actor, comedian and musician
* Bárbara Padilla, Mexican-born opera singer
December 10
* Sarah Chang, violinist
* Kate Reinders, actress and singer
December 11
* Joe Blanton, baseball player
* Matías Boeker, tennis player
December 12 – Donny Boaz, actor
December 13
* Alan Alborn, Olympic ski jumper
* Nathalia Holt, author
December 14 – Sam Aiken, football player
December 15
* Bobby Bradley, baseball player
* Crosby Loggins, singer/songwriter, son of Kenny Loggins
* Spike Mendelsohn, chef and restauranteur
December 16
* Kristen Arnett, author
* Greg Brooks, football player
* Holly Merrill Raschein, politician
* Stuart Schuffman, travel writer
December 18
* Christina Aguilera, singer/songwriter, actress and television personality
* Jared Moskowitz, politician
* D. J. Trahan, golfer
* Baron Vaughn, actor and comedian
December 19
* Derek Abney, football player
* Gregory Douglass, singer/songwriter
* Jake Gyllenhaal, actor
* Eddie Jackson, chef and football player
* Hunter Johnson, wrestler
* Marla Sokoloff, actress
December 21
* Nicholas William Bailey, composer and songwriter
* SirValiant Brown, basketball player
* J. P. Reese, mixed martial artist
* Royce Ring, baseball player
December 22
* Chris Carmack, actor
* Derek Tran, politician
December 23
* Yadira Caraveo, politician
* Rory O'Malley, actor and gay rights activist
* Cody Ross, baseball player
December 24
* Benjamin Barger, Olympic windsurfer
* Dutch Boyd, poker player
* Tony Dokoupil, journalist
* Jason "Mayhem" Miller, mixed martial artist and television host
December 27
* Bernard Berrian, football player
* Elizabeth Rodriguez, actress
December 30
* Chalise Baysa, American-born Filipino football player and manager
* Eliza Dushku, actress and model
* Tommy Giles Rogers Jr., singer, keyboardist, and frontman for Between the Buried and Me
* Scott Haze, actor
December 31 – Matt Cross, wrestler

Full date unknown

Zainab Ahmad, lawyer
Indira Allegra, artist and writer
Dmitri Alperovitch, Russian-born computer security industry executive, co-founder and former chief technology officer of CrowdStrike
César Alvarez, composer, lyricist, and playwright
Emilie Amundson, educator and government administrator
Anarquia, wrestler
Joanna Angel, pornographic and mainstream actress, director, and adult film writer
David Armand, writer and author
Sam Ashworth, songwriter, producer, and recording artist
Erica Baker, engineer and Chief Technology Officer for the DCCC
Jimmy Baker, artist and professor
Kelly J. Baker, writer
Emily Balskus, chemical biologist, enzymologist, microbiologist, and biochemist
J. Campbell Barker, judge
Michel Barrera, wanted fugitive
Joe Bartholdi Jr., poker player
Travis Beacham, screenwriter
Ryan Berman, politician
James S. Bielo, socio-cultural anthropologist
Christophe Bisciglia, entrepreneur
Leydy Bonilla, bachata singer
David Tai Bornoff, writer, advertising creative director, photographer, film director, and multimedia artist
Martha Bowen, swimmer
Thomas Bradshaw, playwright
Josh Brand, artist
Marie Brennan, fantasy author
Steve Brinster, disc golfer
Dan Bronoske, politician
Adrien Broom, art photographer
Aaron Brown, Australian-born violinist, composer, and teacher
Box Brown, cartoonist
Jesse Brune, chef, personal trainer and lifestyle coach
Caleb Burhans, composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist
Gregory Burks, basketball player
Justin Busch, politician
Joanna Calo, director, writer, and producer
Lilly McElroy, photographer
Sarah Sokolovic, actress

Deaths

January

January 1 – Frank Wykoff, relay sprinter
January 6 – Georgeanna Tillman, singer, member of The Marvelettes
January 8 – John Mauchly, physicist and inventor
January 10
* Hughie Critz, baseball player and scout
* George Meany, plumber and trade union leader
* Bo Rein, American football player and coach
January 17 – Barbara Britton, actress
January 19 – William O. Douglas, Supreme Court Justice
January 23 – Leonard Strong, actor
January 25 – David Newell, actor
January 29 – Jimmy Durante, actor, singer and comedian
January 30
* Professor Longhair, musician
* Warren Smith, singer and guitarist

February

February 1 – Jack Bailey, television host
February 2 – William Howard Stein, chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
February 6 – Albert Kotin, abstract expressionist painter
February 8 – Isadora Bennett, publicity agent
February 12 – Muriel Rukeyser, poet
February 13
* David Janssen, actor
* Mike Monroney, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma from 1951 to 1969
February 17 – Jerry Fielding, conductor and music director
February 18 – Gale Robbins, singer and actress
February 20
* Joseph Banks Rhine, parapsychologist
* Alice Roosevelt Longworth, youngest daughter of Theodore Roosevelt
February 23 – Robert Hayden, poet and essayist, first African-American Poet Laureate
February 27 – George Tobias, actor.
February 28 – James Goff, American football and basketball head coach
February 29 – Gil Elvgren, pin-up artist

March

March 3 – Roger Davis, actor
March 5 – Jay Silverheels, Indigenous Canadian actor and athlete
March 10 – Herman Tarnower, medical doctor and diet guru
March 11 – Maud Hart Lovelace, author
March 18 – Jessica Dragonette, singer
March 21 – Peter Stoner, mathematician, astronomer and Christian apologist
March 25
* James Wright, poet
* Milton H. Erickson, psychiatrist
March 28 – James Hayes, American-born Filipino Roman Catholic, Jesuit archbishop, missionary and servant of God
March 30 – David Sharpe, actor
March 31 – Jesse Owens, track and field athlete

April

April 2 – Stanley Forman Reed, Supreme Court Justice
April 4 – Red Sovine, country and folk singer-songwriter
April 15
* Raymond Bailey, actor
* Marshall Reed, film and television actor
April 18 – Antonio Caponigro, gangster
April 19 – Charles Seel, actor
April 20 – Katherine Kennicott Davis, composer
April 28 – Thomas G. W. Settle, record-setting balloonist and admiral
April 29 – Alfred Hitchcock, English film director

May

May 1 – Henry Levin, film director and actor
May 2 – George Pal, Hungarian-American animator, film director, and producer
May 12 – Lillian Roth, actress and singer
May 30 – Carl Radle, bassist

June

June 1
* Rube Marquard, baseball player and manager
* Arthur Nielsen, businessman, electrical engineer, and market analyst
June 4 – Charles Miller, musician
June 7
* Richard Bonelli, operatic baritone
* Philip Guston, painter
* Henry Miller, writer
June 12 – Milburn Stone, actor
June 23 – Clyfford Still, painter
June 28
* Herbie Faye, actor
* Helen Gahagan, actress and politician
June 30 – Virginia Brown Faire, actress

July

July 7
* Dore Schary, film writer, director and producer
* Dan White, actor
July 15 – Ben Selvin, orchestra leader and recording artist
July 17 – Red Barry, actor
July 23 – Keith Godchaux, pianist
July 25 – Tony Catalano, American football player
July 26 – Allen Hoskins, actor
July 31 – Bobby Van, actor, singer, and dancer

August

August 1 – Strother Martin, actor
August 2
* Leo Soileau, Cajun musician
* Donald Ogden Stewart, writer
August 9
* Ruby Hurley, civil rights activist
* Elliott Nugent, actor
August 14
* Paul Snider, Canadian murderer, died in Los Angeles, California
* Dorothy Stratten, Canadian model, actress, and murder victim, died in Los Angeles, California
August 15 – William Hood Simpson, general
August 25 – Gower Champion, actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer
August 26 –Tex Avery, animator and director
August 27 – Douglas Kenney, comedy writer and author

September

September 3
* Barbara O'Neil, actress
* Duncan Renaldo, actor
September 5 – Barbara Loden, actress and director
September 6 – Hale Woodruff, artist
September 12 – Lillian Randolph, actress and singer
September 30 – John McGuire, actor

October

October 10 – Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor
October 14 – Mary O'Hara, author and screenwriter
October 25 – Virgil Fox, organist
October 27 – Red Conkright, football player and coach
October 28 – Leon Janney, actor
October 31 – Elizebeth Smith Friedman, cryptographer

November

November 1 – Sherri Jarvis, murder victim who was unidentified for 41 years
November 7 – Steve McQueen, actor
November 9
* Carmel Myers, actress
* Victor Sen Yung, actor
November 22
* Leonard Barr, stand-up comic, actor, and dancer
* Mae West, actress, comedian, and singer
November 24 – George Raft, actor and dancer
November 29
* Dorothy Day, journalist and social activist
* Babe London, actress and comedian

December

December 4 – Stanisława Walasiewicz, track and field athlete, born in Poland
December 7 – Darby Crash, musician
December 8 – John Lennon, British musician, singer, songwriter, and murder victim, died in New York City
December 11 – Dorothy West, actress
December 14 – Elston Howard, baseball player
December 16 – Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken
December 18 – Frances Fuller, actress born 1907)
December 24 – Siggie Nordstrom, model, actress, entertainer, socialite and singer
December 26 – Richard Chase, serial killer
December 28 – Sam Levene, actor
December 29 – Tim Hardin, singer-songwriter