1988 in the United States

This is a list of events from the year 1988 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Ronald Reagan
[Vice President of the United States|President of the United States|Vice President]: George H. W. Bush
Chief Justice: William Rehnquist
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Jim Wright
Senate Majority Leader: Robert Byrd
Congress: 100th

Events

January

January 1
* The Dell Computer Corporation is incorporated.
* The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is established, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
January 2 – Michigan State Spartans football team wins the Rose Bowl Game against the USC Trojans.
January 4 - Nick Jr. begins as a block of Nickelodeon programming for younger children.
January 25
* Ronald Reagan delivers his final State of the Union Address.
* U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush and CBS News anchor Dan Rather clash over Bush's role in the Iran–Contra scandal during a contentious television interview.
January 29 – The Midwest Classic Conference, a U.S. college athletic conference, is formed.

February

February 3 – The Democratic-controlled United States House of Representatives rejects President Ronald Reagan's request for $36,250,000 to support the Nicaraguan Contras.
February 12 – Anthony M. Kennedy is appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
February 14 – Hours after learning the death of his sister, US speed skater Dan Jansen falls twice and fails to win a medal in the 500-meter race in the Calgary Winter Olympics.
February 16 – Gunman Richard Farley kills seven people inside his former workplace, ESL Incorporated in Sunnyvale, California. He had been stalking colleague Laura Black who still worked there; however, she survived the shooting. Farley is currently on death row.
February 17 – U.S. Lieutenant Colonel William R. Higgins, serving with a United Nations group monitoring a truce in southern Lebanon, is kidnapped.
February 24 – Hustler Magazine v. Falwell: The Supreme Court of the United States sides with Hustler magazine by overturning a lower court decision to award Jerry Falwell $200,000 for defamation.

March

March 8
*Two U.S. Army helicopters collide in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, killing 17 servicemen.
*U.S. presidential candidate George Herbert Walker Bush defeats Bob Dole in numerous Republican primaries and caucuses on "Super Tuesday". The bipartisan primary/caucus calendar, designed by Democrats to help solidify their own nominee early, backfires when none of the six competing candidates are able to break out of the pack in the day's Democratic contests. Jesse Jackson, however, wins several Southern state primaries.
March 13 – Gallaudet University, a university for the deaf in Washington, D.C., elects Dr. I. King Jordan as the first deaf president in its history, following the Deaf President Now campaign, considered a turning point in the deaf civil rights movement.
March 16
* First RepublicBank of Texas fails and enters FDIC receivership, the second-largest FDIC assisted bank failure up to that point.
* Iran-Contra Affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
March 26 – U.S. presidential candidate Jesse Jackson defeats Michael Dukakis in the Michigan Democratic caucuses, becoming the frontrunner temporarily for the party's nomination. Richard Gephardt withdraws his candidacy after his campaign speeches against imported automobiles fail to earn him much support in Detroit.
March 27 – The World Wrestling Federation holds WrestleMania IV from the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

April

April – The unemployment rate drops to 5.4%, the lowest since June 1974.
April 1 – In Fort Wayne, Indiana, 8-year-old April Marie Tinsley is kidnapped and murdered.
April 4 – Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
April 5 – Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis wins the Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary.
April 11 – The 60th Academy Awards, hosted by Chevy Chase, are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor wins all nine of its nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
April 12 – Former pop singer Sonny Bono is elected Mayor of Palm Springs, California.
April 14 – The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a naval mine in the Persian Gulf, while deployed on Operation Earnest Will, during the Tanker War phase of the Iran–Iraq War.
April 18 – The United States Navy retaliates for the Roberts mining with Operation Praying Mantis, in a day of strikes against Iranian oil platforms and naval vessels.
April 28 – Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a scheduled passenger flight to Honolulu, Hawaii originating from Hilo, Hawaii, suffers an explosive decompression after a portion of the aircraft’s roof towards front of the fuselage tore off during flight, resulting in the death of a flight attendant. Everybody else onboard survives after the aircraft makes a successful emergency landing at Kahului Airport in Maui, Hawaii.

May

May 4 – PEPCON disaster in Henderson, Nevada: A major explosion at an industrial solid-fuel rocket plant causes damage extending up to ten miles away, including Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport.
May 14 – Bus collision near Carrollton, Kentucky: A drunk driver traveling in the wrong direction on Interstate 71 hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group from Radcliff, Kentucky. The resulting fire kills 27 people, making it tied for first in the U.S. for most fatalities involving 2 vehicles to the present day. Coincidentally, the other 2-vehicle accident involving a bus that also killed 27 occurred in Prestonsburg, Kentucky thirty years prior.
May 16
* A report by U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
* California v. Greenwood: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that police officers do not need a search warrant to search through discarded garbage.
May 27 – Microsoft releases Windows 2.1.
May 31 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses 600 Moscow State University students during his visit to the Soviet Union.

June

June 1 – The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, banning intermediate-range missiles in the United States and the Soviet Union, comes into effect.
June 12 – Rusty Wallace wins the last NASCAR Winston Cup Series Budweiser 400 auto race at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California.
June 14 – A small wildfire is started by a lightning strike in Montana, United States, near the boundary for Yellowstone National Park. The Storm Creek fire expands into the park, then merges with dozens of other drought-aggravated fires. Eventually, over of Yellowstone – 36% of the park's area – burns before firefighters gain control in late September.
June 22 – Back to the Future director Robert Zemeckis releases Who Framed Roger Rabbit through Touchstone Pictures to universal acclaim and box office success. It brings a renewed interest in the Golden Age of American animation, spearheading modern American animation and the Disney Renaissance.
June 28 – Four workers are asphyxiated at a metal-plating plant in Auburn, Indiana, in the worst confined-space industrial accident in U.S. history.
June 29 – Morrison v. Olson: The United States Supreme Court upholds the law allowing special prosecutors to investigate suspected crimes by executive branch officials.

July

July 3 – Iran Air Flight 655 is shot down by a missile launched from the USS Vincennes.
July 4 – In Zürich, Switzerland, FIFA chose the United States as the venue to organize the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the United States won with 10 votes, surpassed Morocco with 7 votes and Brazil with 3 votes.
July 6 – The first reported medical waste on beaches in the Greater New York area washes ashore on Long Island. Subsequent medical waste discoveries on beaches in Coney Island, Brooklyn and in Monmouth County, New Jersey, force the closure of numerous New York–area beaches in the middle of one of the hottest summers on record in the American Northeast.
July 13 – Miami Arena in Miami, Florida opens.
July 14 – Volkswagen closes its Westmoreland Assembly Plant after ten years of operation.
July 20 – The Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia nominates Michael Dukakis as their presidential candidate and Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate.
July 26 – The death of Tate Rowland leads way to publicized rumors of a Satanic cult in the rural community of Childress, Texas.

August

August 6–7 – Tompkins Square Park Police Riot in New York City: A riot erupts in Tompkins Square Park when police attempt to enforce a newly passed curfew for the park. Bystanders, artists, residents, homeless people and political activists are caught up in the police action, which takes place during the night of August 6 and into the early morning of August 7.
August 9 – Wrigley Field has its first night game of baseball, ending long opposition to lights at the field.
August 17 – Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Arnold Raphel, are killed in a plane crash near Bhawalpur.
August 18 – The Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana nominates Vice President George H. W. Bush as their presidential candidate and Dan Quayle as his running mate.
August 29 – The World Wrestling Federation holds its inaugural SummerSlam event from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

September

September 5 – With the US's largest thrift institution, American Savings and Loan Association, entering receivership, the Robert M. Bass Group agrees to buy its good assets with US$1.7 billion in federal aid.
September 15 – Nicholas F. Brady is sworn in as the new Secretary of Treasury, succeeding James Baker.
September 17–October 2 – The United States participates in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and ranks in third place, bringing home 36 gold, 31 silver and 27 bronze medals for a total of 94 medals behind the Soviet Union in first place and East Germany in second.
September 25 – Jim Lehrer hosts the first presidential debate between Michael Dukakis and Vice President Bush at Wake Forest University.
September 29 – STS-26: NASA resumes Space Shuttle flights, grounded after the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, with Space Shuttle Discovery going back into orbit and deploying the TDRS-3 satellite, putting the US back into the Space Race.

October

October 3 – STS-26 lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California after four days of its successful maiden flight and satellite deployment.
October 5 – In Omaha, Nebraska, in the only vice presidential debate of the 1988 U.S. presidential election, the Republican vice presidential nominee, Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana, insists he has as much experience in government as John F. Kennedy did when he sought the presidency in 1960. His Democratic opponent, Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, replies, "Senator, I knew Jack Kennedy. I served with Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." The audience response to Senator Bentsen's remark is overwhelmingly positive.
October 13 – In the second U.S. presidential debate, held by U.C.L.A., the Democratic Party nominee, Michael Dukakis, is asked by journalist Bernard Shaw of CNN if he would support the death penalty if his wife, "Kitty", were to be raped and murdered. Gov. Dukakis' reply, voicing his opposition to capital punishment in any and all circumstances, is later said to have been a major reason for the eventual failure of his campaign for the White House.
October 15 – Kirk Gibson hits a dramatic home run to win Game 1 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, over the Oakland Athletics, by a score of 5–4.
October 20 – The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Oakland Athletics, 4 games to 1, to win their 6th World Series Title.
October 25 - Ronald Reagan signs a bill, converting the Veterans Administration into the Cabinet-level US Department of Veterans Affairs. However, this would not come into effect until March 15, 1989.
October 27 – Ronald Reagan decides to tear down the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
October 30 – Philip Morris buys Kraft Foods for US$13,100,000,000.
October 31 – National Park of American Samoa is established.

November

Throughout the Month – The unemployment rate drops to 5.3%, the lowest level since May 1974.
November 2 – The Morris worm, the first computer worm distributed via the Internet, written by Robert Tappan Morris, is launched from MIT.
November 8 – 1988 United States presidential election: George H. W. Bush is elected president of the United States over Democratic opponent, Michael Dukakis.
November 10 – The United States Air Force acknowledges the existence of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk in a Pentagon press conference.
November 11 – In Sacramento, California, police find a body buried in the lawn of sixty-year-old landlady Dorothea Puente. Seven bodies are eventually found and Puente is convicted of three murders and sentenced to life in prison.
November 13 – Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian law student in Portland, Oregon, is beaten to death by members of the Neo-Nazi group East Side White Pride.
November 15 – The 300-foot Green Bank Telescope collapses in Green Bank, West Virginia.
November 18
*War on drugs: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill providing the death penalty for murderous drug traffickers.
*Walt Disney Feature Animation's 27th feature film, Oliver & Company, is released to financial success but a mixed critical reception. The same day, former Disney animator and director Don Bluth released The Land Before Time to more positive reception.
November 21 – Ted Turner officially buys Jim Crockett Promotions, known as NWA Crockett, and turns it into World Championship Wrestling.
November 22 – In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
November 30 – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. buys RJR Nabisco for US$25,000,700,000 in the biggest leveraged buyout deal of all time.

December

December 1 – The first World AIDS Day is observed.
December 9 – The last Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant roll off the assembly line in a Chrysler factory.
December 12 – Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev begins an official visit to the United States.
December 14 – After Yasir Arafat renounces violence, the U.S. says it will open dialogue with the PLO.
December 16 – Perennial U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche is convicted of mail fraud.
December 19 – Gorbachev cuts short his visit to the United States and returns home to the Soviet Union, as thousands of people have died in an earthquake in Armenia.
December 21
* Pan Am Flight 103 is destroyed by a bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, United Kingdom; killing 270 people, including 178 U.S. citizens.
* Drexel Burnham Lambert agrees to plead guilty to insider trading and other violations and pay penalties of US$650 million.

Undated

The U.S. Drought of 1988 causes big crop damage in many states, impacts many portions of the United States and causes around $60 billion in damage. Multiple regions suffer in the conditions. Heat waves cause 4,800 to 17,000 excess deaths while scorching many areas of the United States during 1988.
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Ongoing

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January

January 1
* Eddie Ababio, Ghanaian-born soccer player
* Zach Clayton, football player
* Dallas Keuchel, baseball player
January 2
* Aaron Barrett, baseball player
* Mandy Harvey, jazz and pop singer
January 3 - J. R. Hildebrand, racing driver
January 4
* Azad Al-Barazi, Syrian-born Olympic swimmer
* Corbin Bryant, football player
* John Clay, football player
January 5 - Charlie Campbell, soccer player
January 6 - Roger Bothe, soccer player
January 7
* 1788-L, DJ and electronic music producer
* Haley Bennett, actress and singer
* Jhoulys Chacín, Venezuelan-born baseball player
January 8
* Angel Faith, singer, dancer, and psychologist
* Allison Harvard, model
* Lily Nicksay, actress
* Alex Tyus, American-born Israeli basketball player
January 9
* V. Bozeman, singer and actress
* Mike Champa, singer, rapper, musician, and frontman for For All Those Sleeping
* Katherine Copely, American-born Lithuanian ice dancer
January 11
* Travon Bellamy, football player
* Blair Brandt, political adviser
* Joseph Collins, football player
January 12
* George Clanton, electronic musician and singer/songwriter
* Andrew Lawrence, actor, singer, and director
January 13 - Tatev Abrahamyan, Armenian-born chess grandmaster
January 14
* Cal Barnes, actor, director, screenwriter, producer, novelist, and playwright
* Mikalah Gordon, singer
* Hakeem Nicks, football player
January 15
* Skrillex, musician and DJ
* Jessica Poland, singer/songwriter
January 16 - Bull Dempsey, wrestler
January 17
* Matt Bouldin, basketball player
* Earl Clark, basketball player
January 18
* Carlos Borja, soccer player
* Ashleigh Murray, actress and singer
January 19
* Kyle Adams, football player
* Allison Aldrich, Paralympic volleyball player
* Beedie, rapper
* Bonnie Brawner, Paralympic volleyball player
* Kris Cooke, football player
* JaVale McGee, basketball player
January 20
* Corey Allmond, basketball player
* Emanuel Cook, football player
January 21
* Preston Claiborne, baseball player
* Ashton Eaton, Olympic decathlete
* John Early, actor and comedian
* Vanessa Hessler, American-born Italian model and actress
January 22
* Asher Allen, football player
* Nick Palatas, actor
* Xavier Silas, basketball player and coach
January 23
* Terrance Campbell, basketball player
* Wil Carter, basketball player
January 25
* Da'Sean Butler, basketball player and coach
* Jason Colwick, pole vaulter
January 26
* Dan Bailey, football player
* Jack Combs, ice hockey player
January 27 - Ashley Battersby, freestyle skier
January 28
* Pierce Brown, science fiction author
* Alexandra Krosney, actress
* Quentin Oliver Lee, actor and singer
* Yuriy Sardarov, Azerbaijani-born actor
January 29
* Alex Albright, football player
* Jake Auchincloss, politician
* Mike Bolsinger, baseball player
* Cyntoia Brown, convicted murderer
* Clifford Chapin, voice actor and director
* Eugene Clifford, football player
* Hank Conger, baseball player and coach
January 30
* Keshia Baker, Olympic sprinter
* Josh Brent, football player
* Ben Cosgrove, composer
* Rob Pinkston, actor
January 31
* Vance Albitz, baseball player
* Kyle Kulinski, political commentator

February

February 1
* Brett Anderson, baseball player
* Ken Klippenstein, journalist
February 2
* Obi Ezeh, football player
* Zosia Mamet, actress
February 3 - Justin Bonsignore, stock car racing driver
February 4
* Charlie Barnett, actor
* Carly Patterson, Olympic gymnast
February 5 - Katie Bell, Olympic diver
February 6
* David Boyd, Danish-born singer/songwriter and frontman for New Politics
* Anna Diop, actress
* Bailey Hanks, singer, actress and dancer
February 7
* Quintin Borders, football player
* Matthew Stafford, football player
February 8
* Jahlil Beats, hip hop producer
* Ryan Pinkston, actor and model
February 9 - Donald Buckram, football player and coach
February 10
* Jake Brigham, baseball player
* Marco Capozzoli, football player
February 11 - Barry Church, football player
February 12
* DeMarco Murray, football player
* Greta Morgan, singer/songwriter and pianist
* Mike Posner, singer/songwriter and producer
February 14
* Rob Callaway, football player
* Matt Campanale, ice hockey player
* Paul Clemens, baseball player
* Asia Nitollano, singer and dancer
February 15
* Brooke Abel, Olympic swimmer
* Jade Buford, stock car racing driver
* Caleb Clay, baseball player
February 16
* Neli A'asa, football player
* Chris Butler, cyclist
* Kat Cammack, politician
* Steven Caple Jr., director, producer, and screenwriter
* Jacquelyn Crowell, cyclist
February 17
* Brian Burrows, Olympic sports shooter
* Brian Jack, politician
* Jake LaTurner, politician
* Amber Skye Noyes, actress and singer
February 18
* Mason Brodine, football player
* Shane Lyons, actor, chef, and restaurateur
* Sarah Sutherland, actress
* Maiara Walsh, Brazilian-born actress
February 19
* Xavier Brown, football player
* Bruce Carter, football player
* Kevin Chapman, baseball player
February 20
* Michelle Betos, soccer player
* Tim Crabbe, American-born Italian baseball player
* Kealoha Pilares, football player
February 22
* Dominic Alford, football player
* Colby Covington, mixed martial artist
February 23
* Jessica Breland, basketball player
* Clark Burckle, Olympic swimmer
* Byron Maxwell, football player
February 24
* Devon Beitzel, basketball player
* Brittany Bowe, Olympic speed skater
* Alexander Koch, actor
February 25
* Nate Adcock, baseball player
* Joevan Catron, basketball player
* Gerald McCoy, football player
February 26
* Dustin Ackley, baseball player
* Demetrius Andrade, boxer
* Cornelius Brown, football player
* Lindsay Burdette, tennis player
* Brad Coleman, stock car racing driver
* Brittnee Cooper, volleyball player
February 28 - Aroldis Chapman, baseball player

March

March 1
* Whitney Allison, cyclist
* Trevor Cahill, baseball player
* Ben Casnocha, author, entrepreneur, and investor
* Katija Pevec, actress
March 2 - Laura Kaeppeler, beauty pageant titleholde, Miss America 2012
March 3
* Chad Burt, soccer player and coach
* Josh Duggar, television personality
March 4 - Cody Longo, actor and musician
March 5
* Joe Benson, baseball player
* Brent Brockman, soccer player
* Eric Czerniewski, football player
March 6 - Dailis Caballero, Cuban-born Olympic pole vaulter
March 7
* Larry Asante, football player
* James Cleveland, football player
March 8
* Benny Blanco, musician, songwriter, and record producer
* Kendrick Sampson, actor
March 10
* Ego Nwodim, actress and comedian
* Danny McCray, football player and television personality
March 11 - Vince Belnome, baseball player
March 12
* Zahir Carrington, basketball player
* Ritchie Torres, politician
March 14
* Stephen Curry, basketball player
* Sasha Grey, actress and model
* Josh Stinson, baseball player
March 15
* Steve Ames, baseball player
* Lil Dicky, rapper and comedian
March 16 - Jhené Aiko, singer/songwriter
March 17 - Tyler Bellamy, soccer player
March 18
* Chase Baird, saxophonist and composer
* Vanessa Borne, wrestler
March 19
* Clayton Kershaw, baseball player
* Freddie Smith, actor
March 20
* Kevin Cone, football player
* Louie Vito, American-born Italian Olympic snowboarder
March 21
* Austin Adamec, Christian musician
* Erik Johnson, ice hockey player
March 22 - Tania Raymonde, actress
March 23
* Dellin Betances, baseball player
* Matthew Justice, wrestler
March 24
* Felicia Chester, basketball player
* Nick Lashaway, actor
March 25
* Darrell Arthur, basketball player
* Big Sean, rapper
* Ryan Lewis, musician
March 26 - Michael Buttacavoli, golfer
March 27 - Brenda Song, actress
March 28
* Austin Armacost, television personality
* Geno Atkins, football player
* Jordan Bridges, politician
* Ryan Kalish, baseball player
March 29
* Elle Anderson, cyclist
* Kelly Sweet, singer
March 30
* Capri Anderson, pornographic actress
* Richard Sherman, football player
March 31 - DeAndre Liggins, baseball player

April

April 1
* Alyssa Bonagura, singer/songwriter
* Derek Campos, mixed martial artist
* Brook Lopez, basketball player
April 2
* Garrett Chisolm, football player
* Jesse Plemons, actor
April 3
* Kam Chancellor, football player
* Brandon Graham, football player
* William Knight, mixed martial artist
April 5 - Alisha Glass, volleyball player
April 7
* Chelsea Alden, actress
* Joseph Bramlett, golfer
* Charles Brewer, baseball player
* Keith Browner Jr., football player
April 8 - Candice Cuoco, fashion designer
April 9 - Ryan Broyles, football player
April 10
* Molly Bernard, actress
* Haley Joel Osment, actor
April 11 - Pete Kozma, baseball player
April 12
* Ryan Brooks, basketball player
* Jessie James Decker, country pop singer/songwriter
April 13
* Cody Arnoux, soccer player
* Kallie Flynn Childress, actress
* Stephanie Coleman, politician
* Dwayne Collins, basketball player
* Allison Williams, actress
April 14
* Eric Alexander, soccer player
* Emmanuel Bor, Kenyan-born long-distance runner
* Sarah Bullard, lacrosse player
* Mike Carman, ice hockey player
* Lehmon Colbert, basketball player
* Chris Wood, actor
April 15
* Justin Anderson, football player
* Erin Lee Carr, filmmaker
* Bill Clark, basketball player
* Chris Stuckmann, film critic, filmmaker, author, and YouTuber
April 17
* Kourtnei Brown, football player
* Dasha Gonzalez, wrestler and model
* Christian Menefee, attorney and politician
April 18
* Justin Burrell, basketball player
* Jessica Cambensy, American-born Hong Kong model and actress
* Kayleigh McEnany, political commentator and White House press secretary
April 19
* Trevor Lee, rapper
April 20
* Brandon Belt, baseball player
* Nick Bonino, ice hockey player
April 21
* Robbie Amell, Canadian-born actor and producer
* Ricky Berens, Olympic swimmer
* JR Buensuceso, basketball player
* Jencarlos Canela, singer/songwriter and actor
* Christoph Sanders, actor
April 23
* Stacey Bridges, rugby player
* Justin Brownlee, basketball player
* Molly Burnett, actress, singer, and producer
April 24 - Jermaine Cunningham, football player
April 25
* Rachel Cruze, writer and author
* Sara Paxton, actress, singer, and model
April 26 - BrolyLegs, fighting game player
April 27
* Austin Amelio, actor
* Lizzo, singer/songwriter and rapper
April 28
* Justin Boren, football player
* Carlos Brown, football player
* Sebo Walker, skateboarder and artist
April 29
* Aanders Brorson, Canadian-born curler
* Carson Coffman, football player
April 30 - Antonio Ballard, basketball player

May

May 1
* André Anderson, football player
* Nicholas Braun, actor
* Cody Renard Richard, stage manager, producer, and educator
May 2
* Musa Abdul-Aleem, basketball player
* Shaun Chapas, football player
May 4
* Christian Bergman, baseball player
* Derrick Caracter, basketball player
* LaRoyce Hawkins, actor, stand-up comic, spoken word artist, and musician
May 5
* Kevin Alston, soccer player
* Michael Cognata, actor and record producer
* Jessica Dubroff, trainee aviator
* Brooke Hogan, reality star and singer
May 6
* Ryan Anderson, basketball player
* Luis Cálix, soccer player
* Marcus Cannon, football player
* Whitney Conder, wrestler
May 7
* Blair Braverman, adventurer, dogsled racer, musher, advice columnist, and nonfiction writer
* Brandon Jones, actor, musician, and producer
May 8
* Ivy Audrain, cyclist
* Trisha Paytas, YouTuber
May 9 - Buddy Boshers, baseball player
May 10
* Mat Franco, magician
* Adam Ward, photojournalist
May 11
* Ace Hood, rapper
* Julia Avila, mixed martial artist
* Blac Chyna, model and entrepreneur
* Nikki Cleary, pop rock singer
* Jeremy Maclin, football player
* Danielle Pinnock, actress
May 13
* Freddie Braun, soccer player
* Didier Cohen, American-born Australian model
* Tim Maypray, football player
* Matt McLean, Olympic swimmer
May 15
* Dillon Bates, politician
* Nate Costa, football player
May 16
* Julia Adolphe, composer
* Jermaine Fowler, actor and comedian
May 17 - Nikki Reed, actress, singer/songwriter, and screenwriter
May 18 - Johnny Culbreath, football player
May 19
* Mike Alessi, motorcycle racer
* Kevin Basped, football player
* Zack Pearlman, actor
May 20
* Nathaniel Brown, actor and director
* Kayden Carter, wrestler
May 21 - Chase Baker, football player and coach
May 22
* Andrew Augustin, video game designer
* Sergio Brown, football player
* Chase Budinger, volleyball player
* Doug DeMuro, automotive columnist and internet personality
* Santana Garrett, wrestler and model
May 23
* Vic Black, baseball player
* Jackie Briggs, field hockey player
* Morgan Pressel, golfer
* Zachary "Kid Yamaka" Wohlman, boxer
May 24
* Anhayla, singer/songwriter
* Monica Lin Brown, U.S. Army medic and silver star recipient
* Billy Gilman, singer
May 25
* Carlos Aguilar, soccer player
* Britta Büthe, American-born German volleyball player
* Bruce Campbell, football player
* Lee Chatfield, politician
* Matt Clare, soccer player
May 26
* Brad Balsley, sports shooter
* Cami Bradley, singer/songwriter, keyboardist, and television personality
* Damian Williams, American football player
May 27
* Brad Boxberger, baseball player
* Jacobs Crawley, rodeo cowboy
* Art Cruz, drummer for Lamb of God, Winds of Plague, Prong, and Klogr
* Vontae Davis, football player
* Cale Dodds, country singer/songwriter
* Stevin John, children's entertainer and educator
* Alicia Sixtos, actress
May 28
* Justin Bour, baseball player
* NaVorro Bowman, football player
* Ryan Court, baseball player
* Brian Justin Crum, singer and actor
May 29
* Derrius Brooks, football player
* Garrett Celek, football player
* Tobin Heath, soccer player
May 30
* C. R. Crews, racing driver
* No Way Jose, wrestler
May 31 - Rogét Chahayed, record producer and songwriter

June

June 1
* Brian O'Neill, Olympic ice hockey player
* Ross Von Erich, wrestler
June 2
* Mustafa Abdul-Hamid, basketball player
* Mister Alexander, football player
* Awkwafina, actress, rapper, and comedian
* Zuri Hall, entertainment reporter, television personality, actress and producer
* Joe Young, football player
June 3
* Patrick Christopher, basketball player
* Dave East, rapper and actor
June 4
* Matt Bartkowski, ice hockey player
* Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, politician
June 5
* Steelo Brim, television personality, comedian, and actor
* Ryan Mallett, football player
June 6
* Omar Brown, football player
* Gideon Glick, actor and singer
June 7
* Chris Barton, cyclist
* Patrick Carlopoli, convicted murderer
June 9
* Rob Bordson, ice hockey player
* Lauren Landa, actress
* Mae Whitman, actress
June 10 - Billy Bitter, lacrosse player
June 11 - Weyes Blood, singer/songwriter and musician
June 12
* JHart, English-born singer/songwriter and record producer
* Dave Melillo, singer/songwriter and guitarist
* Cody Horn, actress and model
June 13
* Gabe Carimi, football player
* Chris Cralle, hammer thrower
June 14
* Kara Killmer, actress
* Kevin McHale, actor, dancer and singer
June 16
* Banks, singer/songwriter
* Samantha Brand, American-born Haitian soccer player
* Jermaine Gresham, football player
June 17 - Ryan Neff, singer and bassist for Miss May I
June 18 - Josh Dun, drummer for Twenty One Pilots
June 19 - Alyona Alekhina, Russian-born snowboarder, singer/songwriter, model, and musician
June 20 - Alex Caceres, mixed martial artist
June 22 - Portia Doubleday, actress
June 23 - Chellsie Memmel, Olympic gymnast
June 24
* Nichkhun Horvejkul, American-born Thai singer
* Stassi Schroeder, television personality, podcast host, fashion blogger, model, and author
June 25
* Aaron Berry, football player
* Dorson Boyce, football player
* Joy Cheek, basketball player
* Rose Schlossberg, actress and daughter of Caroline Kennedy
June 26
* King Bach, Canadian-born actor and internet personality
* John Brown, football player
* Bryant Browning, football player
* Chris Mazdzer, Olympic luger
* Dakota Meyer, Marine veteran in the Afghan War and Medal of Honor Recipient
June 27
* Miles Burris, football player
* Nate Byham, football player
* Alanna Masterson, actress
June 28
* Ali Caldwell, singer/songwriter
* Terrence Cody, football player
June 29
* Danny Bohn, stock car racing driver
* Evan Call, American-born Japanese composer
June 30
* Tyler Cain, basketball player
* Vinny Curry, football player
* Jack Douglass, YouTuber, musician, and comedian
* Sean Marquette, actor
* Ryan W. Pearson, politician
* Dave Stephens, singer and frontman for We Came as Romans

July

July 1
* Kurt Coleman, football player
* Craig Curley, marathon runner
* Evan Ellingson, actor
* Brian Wang, wushu taolu practitioner
July 2 - Ronnie Ash, Olympic hurdler
July 3
* McLeod Bethel-Thompson, football player
* Noemi Gonzalez, actress
* Matty Mullins, singer/songwriter and frontman for Memphis May Fire
July 4 - Freddie Banks, football player and coach
July 5 - Kellen Moore, football player and coach
July 6
* Carter Camper, ice hockey player
* Adrian Clayborn, football player
* Brittany Underwood, actress and singer
July 7
* Kaci Brown, singer/songwriter
* Kristi Castlin, Olympic hurdler
* Chase Williamson, actor and producer
July 8
* Ashley Bowyer, soccer player
* Jordan Burroughs, Olympic wrestler
July 9
* Mark Angelosetti, wrestler
* Belal Muhammad, mixed martial artist
July 10
* Antonio Brown, football player
* Heather Hemmens, actress
* Katie Pavlich, journalist, commentator, author, blogger, and podcaster
July 11 - Christian Camacho, soccer player
July 12
* Patrick Beverley, basketball player
* Christine Marie Cabanos, actress
* Bryan Llenas, news correspondent
* LeSean McCoy, football player
July 13
* Colton Haynes, actor and model
* Chris Sheffield, actor
* Steven R. McQueen, actor and model
July 14
* Kai Correa, baseball coach
* Travis Ganong, Olympic alpine skier
* Angela Lewis, actress and philanthropist
* Chase Williamson, actor and film producer
July 15 - Aimee Carrero, Dominican-born actress
July 17
* Summer Bishil, actress
* Patrick Crosby, lacrosse player
* Anderson East, musician
* Luke Stocker, football player
July 18 - Ambyr Childers, actress
July 19
* Shane Dawson, internet personality, actor, comedian, director, and author
* Cherami Leigh, actress
* Trent Williams, football player
July 20
* Phillip Adams, football player and killer
* Lucas Baiano, filmmaker
* Quinton Carter, football player
* Julianne Hough, ballroom dancer, country singer, and actress
* Stephen Strasburg, baseball player
July 21
* Blake Allen, composer
* Jon Asamoah, football player
* Edawn Coughman, football player
* DeAndre Jordan, basketball player
* Nina Roth, Olympic curler
July 22
* Alex Caskey, soccer player
* George Santos, politician
July 23 - Kevin Tway, golfer
July 24
* Charlee Brooks, vocalist, composer, and audio engineer
* Chris Cortez, soccer player
July 25 - Linsey Godfrey, actress
July 26
* AJ Agazarm, mixed martial artist
* Francia Raisa, actress
* Caitlin Gerard, actress
* George Santos, politician
July 27
* Luke Collis, football player
* Lila Rose, activist
July 28
* Ayla Brown, basketball player and singer
* Greg Hardy, football player
* Nick Santino, singer/songwriter and frontman for A Rocket to the Moon
July 29 - Matthew Bouraee, soccer player
July 30 - Nico Tortorella, actor and model
July 31
* Remy Banks, rapper
* Kyra Harris Bolden, politician
* Charlie Carver, actor
* A. J. Green, football player
* Krystal Meyers, singer/songwriter and musician

August

August 1 - Max Carver, actor
August 2 - Golden Tate, football player
August 3
* Amanda Bell, mixed martial artist
* Ricky Blaze, DJ, producer, and singer/songwriter
* DRAM, rapper and singer/songwriter
* Weyes Blood, DJ, producer, and singer/songwriter
* Christine Ko, actress
August 4
* John O'Callaghan, singer/songwriter and frontman for The Maine
* Aaron Pauley, singer, bassist, and frontman for Of Mice & Men and Jamie's Elsewhere
August 5
* David Castain, entrepreneur and philanthropist
* Salwa Aga Khan, fashion model and aristocrat
August 6
* Anthony Allen, football player
* DaNae Couch, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Texas 2012
August 7
* Danario Alexander, football player
* Marti Belle, wrestler
* Jordan Cameron, football player
August 8
* Eric Brakey, politician
* Chris Cottrell, founder of The Reading Initiative
* Tiana Coudray, Olympic equestrian and dancer
* Chad Future, actor, director, singer, and host
* Michael Tracey, journalist
* Laura Slade Wiggins, actress, singer, and musician
August 9
* Anthony Castonzo, football player
* Amber Guyger, murderer
August 12
* Mark Arcobello, ice hockey player
* Justin Gaston, singer/songwriter, model, and actor
* Leah Pipes, actress
August 13
* Keith Benson, basketball player
* Nili Brosh, Israeli-born singer and guitarist
* Servando Carrasco, soccer player
August 14 - Kayla Mueller, humanitarian aid worker and murder victim
August 15 - Andy Miele, Olympic ice hockey player
August 16
* Boyfriend, singer/songwriter, producer, rapper, and performance artist
* Nate Cohn, journalist and political analyst
* Ryan Kerrigan, football player
* Rumer Willis, actress and singer
* Parker Young, actor
August 17
* Bianca Collins, actress, curator, and writer
* Brady Corbet, actor and filmmaker
* Tino Coury, singer/songwriter
* Chris Culliver, football player
* Joyner Lucas, rapper
* Kathryn Morgan, ballerina
August 18
* Jorge Avila-Torrez, convicted serial killer and rapist
* Scout Bassett, Chinese-born Paralympic long jumper
August 19
* Ty Abbott, basketball player
* Hoodie Allen, hip-hop artist
* Kirk Cousins, football player
* Veronica Roth, author
* Romeo Miller, basketball player, rapper, actor
August 20
* Jerryd Bayless, basketball player
* Lincoln A. Castellanos, actor
August 21
* Paris Bennett, singer and American Idol contestant
* Kacey Musgraves, country singer
August 22 - Javy Ayala, mixed martial artist
August 23
* Jaime Churches, politician
* Jeremy Lin, basketball player
* Kim Matula, actress
August 24 - Nicholas Alexander, Olympic ski jumper
August 25
* Terrence Austin, football player
* Caleb Bostic, football player
* Tony Cosentino, stock car racing driver
August 26
* Elvis Andrus, Venezuelan-born baseball player
* Lance Benoist, mixed martial artist
* Tori Black, pornographic actress
* Evan Ross, actor and musician
* Tom Coolican, American-born Australian rugby player
* Danielle Savre, actress and singer
August 27
* A. J. Achter, baseball player
* Sean Chen, pianist
* Zach Collaros, football player
* Alexa Vega, actress and singer
August 28
* Danny Aiken, football player
* Shalita Grant, actress
August 30
* Alex Corbisiero, American-born English rugby player
* Jordan Rodgers, sports commentator, television personality, and football player
August 31
* Matt Adams, baseball player
* Athena, wrestler
* Allen Bradford, football player
* Tanaya Henry, model and actress

September

September 1
* Gabriel Ferrari, soccer player
* Chanel West Coast, rapper, singer, actress, model, and television personality
September 2 - Matt Wentworth, guitarist and vocalist for Our Last Night
September 3
* Katie Bethke, soccer player
* Derwin Montgomery, politician
September 4
* Pilar Bosley, ice dancer
* Kervin Bristol, Haitian-born basketball player
* Anna Li, gymnast
September 5
* Ibrahim Abdulai, football player
* Raquel Pennington, mixed martial artist
* Emmy Raver-Lampman, actress and singer
September 6
* Sam Acho, football player
* Jovan Adepo, British-born actor
September 7
* Kevin Aguilar, mixed martial artist
* Jack Crawford, football player
* Paul Iacono, actor
* Kevin Love, basketball player
September 8
* Arrelious Benn, football player
* E. J. Bonilla, actor
* Rob Bunker, stock car racing driver
September 9
* Gary Brown, baseball player
* Roc Carmichael, football player
* Sarah Elfreth, politician
* McKey Sullivan, fashion model
September 10
* Queen Claye, Olympic hurdler and sprinter
* Jared Lee Loughner, convicted spree killer
September 11 - Mike Moustakas, baseball player
September 13
* Nadia Aboulhosn, fashion blogger, model, and designer
* John Park, singer
September 14 - Bobby Brackins, rapper
September 15
* Kent Bulle, golfer
* Chelsea Kane, actress and singer
* Chloe Dykstra, actress
September 16
* Talor Battle, basketball player
* Durand Bernarr, singer/songwriter and producer
* Corben Bone, soccer player
* B. J. Coleman, football player
* Teddy Geiger, singer/songwriter
September 18
* Arizona Muse, model
* Shoshana Bush, actress
* Wesley Carroll, football player
* Casey Crosby, baseball player
September 21
* Doug Baldwin, football player
* Melvin Gregg, actor, model, and comedian
September 19
* Katrina Bowden, actress
* Kenny Britt, football player
September 20 - Clark James Gable, actor, model, and television presenter
September 21 - Doug Baldwin, football player
September 22
* Colin Braun, stock car racing driver
* Bethany Dillon, contemporary Christian music artist
September 23
* Antonio Allen, football player
* Mindy Cook, Paralympic goalball player
September 24
* Lisa Belcastro, politician
* Curtis Brown, football player
* Paul Carey, ice hockey player
* Steven Kampfer, Olympic ice hockey player
* Kyle Sullivan, actor
September 26
* Sadam Ali, boxer
* Chris Archer, baseball player
* Joanne Nosuchinsky, actress, television personality, and beauty pageant titleholder
September 28 - Olivia Jordan, actress, model, television host, and Miss USA 2015
September 29
* Jeff Attinella, soccer player
* Kevin Durant, basketball player
* Justin Nozuka, American-born Canadian singer/songwriter

October

October 1
* Marjorie Conrad, French-born filmmaker and model
* Nick Whitaker, actor
October 2
* Corrin Campbell, vocalist, bassist, songwriter, and pianist
* Brittany Howard, musician
* Laura Rutledge, sportscaster and beauty pageant titleholder
October 3
* A$AP Rocky, rapper and music video director
* Mike Belfiore, baseball player
* Lauren McKnight, actress
October 4
* Melissa Benoist, actress and singer
* Sean Cattouse, football player
* Lonnie Chisenhall, baseball player
* Derrick Rose, basketball player
October 5 - Kevin Olusola, a cappella singer and member of Pentatonix
October 6
* Bryan Anger, football player
* Austin Berry, soccer player
October 7
* Katie Burnett, racewalker
* Chimdi Chekwa, football player
* Brandon Cunniff, baseball player
October 8 - Manny Barreda, American-born Mexican baseball player
October 9
* John Chiles, football player
* Amanda Serrano, martial artist
October 10
* Claudine Beckford, Jamaican-born cricketer
* Alex Chappell, journalist
October 11
* Toney Clemons, football player
* Ricochet, wrestler
October 12 - Jermie Calhoun, football player
October 13 - Norris Cole, basketball player
October 14
* Max Thieriot, actor
* MacKenzie Mauzy, actress
* Pia Toscano, singer and American Idol contestant
October 15 - Leah Cole Allen, politician
October 16
* Tumua Anae, water polo player
* Ron Brooks, football player
October 17
* Kathleen Alcott, novelist
* Donald Butler, football player
* Justin Clark, soccer player
* Christina Crawford, wrestler
* Dee Jay Daniels, actor
October 18
* Kyle Austin, basketball player
* Dane Cameron, racing driver
October 19
* Xavier Alexander, basketball player
* Jalil Anibaba, soccer player
October 20
* ASAP Ferg, rapper
* Mario Butler, football player
* Anthony Sabatini, politician
October 21
* Marguerite Bennett, comic book writer
* Andrew Cancio, boxer
* ContraPoints, YouTuber
* Hope Hicks, public relations consultant and White House communications director
* Glen Powell, Actor
October 22
* Marqus Blakely, basketball player
* Corey Hawkins, actor
October 23
* Nia Ali, Olympic hurdler and heptathlete
* Jake Collier, mixed martial artist
* Jordan Crawford, basketball player
October 24
* Nastassja Bolívar, American-born Nicaraguan beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Nicaragua 2013
* Jeremy Cota, freestyle skier
October 25
* Chase Buford, basketball player and coach
* Alberto Cabrera, baseball player
October 26 - JulienHimself, Swiss-born motivational speaker
October 27 - Evan Turner, basketball player
October 28 - Ian Conyers, politician
October 29
* Cortez Allen, football player
* Deidre Behar, writer, producer, and host
* Kat Timpf, columnist and reporter
October 30 - Janel Parrish, actress and singer
October 31
* Cole Aldrich, basketball player
* Conroy Black, football player
* Jennie Clark, soccer player

November

November 1 - Robert Alford, football player
November 2 - Lindze Letherman, actress
November 3
* Kendrick Adams, football player
* Holland Andrews, singer
* Trevor Einhorn, actor
November 4
* Dez Bryant, football player
November 5 - Justin Cornwell, actor, writer, and musician
November 6
* Mamoudou Athie, Mauritanian-born actor
* Sean Baker, football player
* Eric Cray, Philippine-born Olympic sprinter and hurdler
* Robert Ellis, singer/songwriter and guitarist
* Emma Stone, actress
November 7
* Ayo the Producer, hip hop artist
* Reid Ewing, actor
November 8
* Matt Braly, animator, storyboard artist, director, writer, and producer
* Jared Kusnitz, actor
November 9
* Nikki Blonsky, actress and singer
* Curt Casali, baseball player
* Analeigh Tipton, actress and fashion model
November 10
* Sunny Choi, breakdancer
* Rennie Curran, football player, speaker, and coach
* Jonna Mannion, television personality
November 11 - Alexandra Kyle, actress
November 12
* Levy Adcock, football player
* Robert Arnold, basketball player
* Joe Banyard, football player
* Jason Chen, pop singer
* Russell Westbrook, basketball player
November 13 - Max Miller, politician
November 14
* John Brancy, baritone player
* Jos Charles, poet, writer, translator, and editor
* Michael Cox, football player
November 15
* B.o.B., rapper, singer, record producer, and conspiracy theorist
* Nikolas Besagno, soccer player
* Lauren Cholewinski, Olympic speed skater
November 16
* Gary Boughton, soccer player
* Clint Bowles, tennis player
* William Coleman, basketball player
* Brandon Cumpton, baseball player
November 17
* Hilary Barte, tennis player
* Justin Cooper, actor
November 18
* Travis Baltz, football player
* Elaine Breeden, Olympic swimmer
* Jeffrey Jordan, basketball player
November 19
* Nicole Addimando, convicted murderer
* Patrick Kane, ice hockey player
November 20
* Cody Allen, baseball player
* Barry Almeida, ice hockey player
* Erika Kirk, businesswoman, beauty pageant winner, Miss Arizona 2012, and widow of Charlie Kirk
* Max Pacioretty, ice hockey player
* Demetrius Shipp Jr., actor
November 21 - Joseph Anderson, football player
November 22
* Sean Beighton, curler
* Matt Bruenig, lawyer, blogger, policy analyst, and commentator
November 25
* Jonathon Amaya, football player
* John Corona, ice dancer
November 26 - Blake Harnage, songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist, and guitarist for VersaEmerge
November 28 - Scarlett Pomers, actress
November 29
* Dana Brooke, wrestler
* Russell Wilson, football player
November 30
* Terry Broadhurst, ice hockey player
* James Brown, football player
* Rebecca Rittenhouse, actress
* Rotimi, actor and singer

December

December 1
* Ashley Monique Clark, actress
* Tyler Joseph, singer
* Zoë Kravitz, actress, singer, and Model
December 2 - Rosie Brennan, Olympic cross-country skier
December 3 - Jeb Brovsky, soccer player
December 4
* Rodney Austin, football player
* Jerry Belmontes, boxer
* Hilary Cruz, actor, model, and beauty queen, Miss Teen USA 2007
December 5
* Ross Bagley, actor
* Tina Charles, basketball player
December 7 - Nathan Adrian, Olympic swimmer
December 11
* Erik Burgdoerfer, ice hockey player
* Christina Hagan, politician
December 12
* Ahmad Black, football player
* Steven Bonnell II, streamer better known as Destiny
* Diondre Borel, football player
December 13 - Rickie Fowler, golfer
December 14
* Alexandra Agre, curler
* David Borrero, politician
* Amber Brown, mixed martial artist
* Nate Ebner, football player
* Vanessa Hudgens, Actress and singer
December 15
* Kimora Blac, drag queen and television personality
* Marc Rebillet, electronic musician and YouTuber
December 16
* Christopher Caluag, American-born Philippine BMX racer
* Circuit des Yeux, singer/songwriter
* Nicco Montaño, mixed martial artist
* Mira Murati, Albanian-born engineer, chief technology officer for OpenAI
December 18 - Erica Rivera, actress, singer, rapper, dancer, and artist
December 20
* Omar Bolden, football player
* Nick Charlton, football coach
December 21
* Kevin Anderson, basketball player
* Mark Blane, actor, writer, and director
* Markeith Cummings, basketball player
* Danny Duffy, baseball player
* Teresa Ruiz, Mexican-born actress
December 23
* Everitte Barbee, calligrapher
* Mallory Hagan, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss America 2013
December 24
* Michelle Boulos, figure skater
* Kodi Burns, football player
* Trey Caldwell, politician
December 25
* Heather Cooke, American-born Filipino soccer player
* Eric Gordon, basketball player
December 27
* Abby Finkenauer, politician
* Hayley Williams, singer/songwriter, lead singer of Paramore
December 28
* Katlyn Chookagian, mixed martial artist
* Leslie Cichocki, Paralympic swimmer
December 29 - Eric Berry, football player
December 30
* Bryce Brentz, baseball player
* Danny Burawa, baseball player
* Henry Hynoski, American football player
* Jena Sims, actress
December 31 - Matthew Atkinson, actor and musician

Full date unknown

Niv Acosta, dancer, choreographer, and artist
Jovan Adepo, British-born American actor
Kameron Alexander, singer/songwriter and record producer
Olivia Alexander, singer, dancer, and actress
Brian Altman, poker player
Brent Anderson, country singer
Gretchen Andrew, artist
Adeem the Artist, country singer
Angad Aulakh, filmmaker
Milton Barney Jr., baseball player and coach
Wayne Barrett, kickboxer
Jose Batista, politician
Andrew M. Boss, composer
Danika Brace, football player and coach
Serafina Brocious, software engineer
Imani Jacqueline Brown, researcher and artist
Nakeya Brown, photographer
John Burke, pianist
Corrin Campbell, musician
Kyle Carey, folk singer
Reagan Charleston, jewelry designer, lawyer, and television personality
Thomas Chung, artist
Lenny Cooper, country rapper
Jessa Dillow Crisp, survivor of human trafficking and co-founder and executive director of Bridge Hope Now
Crudo Means Raw, rapper and beatmaker
Jacob Cutrera, football player
QAnon Shaman, conspiracy theorist and participant in the January 6 Attack

Deaths

January 3
* William Cagney, actor
* Joie Chitwood, race car driver and stuntman
January 5 – Pete Maravich, basketball player
January 7 – Zara Cisco Brough, Nipmuc Chief
January 11
* Pappy Boyington, pilot, United States Marine Corps fighter ace
* Isidor Isaac Rabi, physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 for invention of the atomic beam magnetic resonance method of measuring magnetic properties of atoms and molecules
January 12 – Hiram Bingham IV, American diplomat
January 22 – Parker Fennelly, comedian and actor
January 25 – Colleen Moore, actress
February 1 – Heather O'Rourke, actress
February 3 – Robert Duncan, poet
February 14 – Frederick Loewe, composer
February 15 – Richard Feynman, theoretical physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 for work on quantum electrodynamics
February 28 – Harvey Kuenn, baseball player and coach
March 1 – Joe Besser, actor and comedian
March 3 – Lois Wilson, actress
March 5 – Margaret Irving, actress
March 7
* Edmund Berkeley, computer scientist
* Divine, drag singer and character actor
* Robert Livingston, screen actor
March 8 – Deane Janis, singer
March 10 – Glenn Cunningham, Olympic athlete
March 12 – Karen Steele, actress
March 13
* Olive Carey, actress
* John Holmes, pornographic actor
March 16 – Dorothy Adams, American character actress
March 18
* Joan Field, violinist
* Frank Wayne, game show producer and host
March 20 – Gil Evans, American jazz pianist
March 21 – Edd Roush, baseball player and member of the MLB Hall of Fame
March 22 – Lester Rawlins, stage and screen director
March 25 – Robert Joffrey, dancer and choreographer
April 1 – Jim Jordan, actor
April 3 – Milton Caniff, cartoonist
April 9
* Brook Benton, singer-songwriter
* Dave Prater, rhythm and blues singer
April 11 – Jesse L. Lasky Jr., screenwriter
April 17 – Eva Novak, actress
April 22 – Irene Rich, actress
April 25
* Carolyn Franklin, singer
* Valerie Solanas, radical feminist, attempted murderer of Andy Warhol
April 26
* James McCracken, tenor
* Frederick D. Patterson, academic administrator
May 8
* Robert A. Heinlein science fiction author
* Ruby M. Rouss, WAC and first female president of the Virgin Islands Legislature
May 13 – Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter
May 15 – Andrew Duggan, actor
May 16 – Kay Baxter, bodybuilder
May 18 – Daws Butler, voice actor
May 20 – Laurie Dann, murderer
May 21 – Sammy Davis Sr., American dancer
May 27 – Florida Friebus, actor
May 30 – Ella Raines, screen actress
June 8 – Eli Mintz, actor
June 10 – Louis L'Amour, western novelist
June 11 – Nathan Cook, actor
June 16 – Kim Milford, actor and singer
June 18
* Wilford Leach, theater director
* E. Hoffmann Price, writer
June 22
* Dennis Day, singer and radio and television personality
* Stuart Randall, actor
June 23 – Henry Murray, psychologist
June 25 – Hillel Slovak, Israeli-American guitarist
July 1 – Alice Nunn, actress
July 3 – Gabriel Dell, actor
July 4 – Adrian Adonis, professional wrestler
July 8 – Ray Barbuti, athlete
July 12
* Al Bedner, American football player
* Joshua Logan, stage and film writer
July 17 – Bruiser Brody, professional wrestler
July 21 – Jack Clark, television personality and game show host
July 22 – Duane Jones, actor
July 25 – Judith Barsi, actress and murder victim
July 27 – Frank Zamboni, inventor
July 31 – Trinidad Silva, actor
August 1 – Florence Eldridge, actress
August 5
* Ralph Meeker, actor
* Colin Higgins, filmmaker
August 8
* Alan Ameche, footballer
* Alan Napier, actor
August 10 – Adela Rogers St. Johns, journalist and screenwriter
August 11 – Anne Ramsey, actress
August 12 – Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist
August 14 – Roy Buchanan, guitarist and blues musician
August 17 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician
August 21 – Ray Eames, architect and designer, partner of Charles Eames
August 24 – Leonard Frey, actor
August 25 – Art Rooney, American football executive and owner
August 27 – Kerry Lloyd, American role-playing game designer
August 28
* Hazel Dawn, actress
* Max Shulman, novelist, short-story writer and dramatist
September 1
* Luis Walter Alvarez, experimental physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for bubble chamber research into particle physics
* Hugh Hunt, set designer
September 6 – Harold Rosson, cinematographer
September 7 – Thelma Payne, Olympic diver
September 11 – John Sylvester White, actor
September 21
* Glenn Robert Davis, politician
* Henry Koster, German-born film director
September 25 – Billy Carter, farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician
September 28 – Ethel Grandin, actress
September 29 – Charles Addams, cartoonist
September 30 – Joachim Prinz, German-born American rabbi
October 7 – Billy Daniels, singer
October 10 – Kurt Marshall, model and actor
October 11
* Morgan Farley, actor
* Wayland Flowers, puppeteer
October 12 – Ken Murray, actor
October 31 – John Houseman, screen actor-producer
November 1
* Broda Otto Barnes, medical researcher
* George Folsey, cinematographer
November 9 – John N. Mitchell, lawyer, 67th United States Attorney General
November 12 – Lyman Lemnitzer, Army General
November 25 – Alphaeus Philemon Cole, portrait artist, engraver and supercentenarian
November 27
* Angela Aames, American actress
* John Carradine, actor
November 29 – Donald Keyhoe, American ufologist
December 6
* Timothy Patrick Murphy, actor
* Roy Orbison, singer-songwriter and guitarist
December 7
* Christopher Connelly, actor
* Dorothy Jordan, actress
December 10 – Richard S. Castellano, actor
December 16 – Sylvester, singer-songwriter
December 14 – Stuart Symington, politician
December 17 – Jerry Hopper, film and television director
December 20 – Max Robinson, broadcast journalist, and ABC News World News Tonight co-anchor
December 21
* Willie Kamm, baseball player
* Bob Steele, actor
December 26 – Glenn McCarthy, oil tycoon and businessman
December 27
* Hal Ashby, film director
* Jess Oppenheimer, radio and television producer
December 30 – Isamu Noguchi, artist and landscape architect

Undated

Thomas Greenwood, Illinois labor and Indian affairs activist
Helen Redfield, geneticist