Английская Википедия:1973 in the United States
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Events from the year 1973 in the United States. The year saw a number of important historical events in the country, including the death of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade, the signing of the Paris Peace Accords and end of the United States participation in the Vietnam War, the end of the post-World War II boom and the beginning of the first of a series of recessions that continued over the next decade, and the first oil crisis.[1][2]
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Richard Nixon (R-California)
- Vice President:
- until October 10: Spiro Agnew (R-Maryland)
- October 10–December 6: vacant
- starting December 6: Gerald Ford (R-Michigan)
- Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma)
- Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-Montana)
- Congress: 92nd (until January 3), 93rd (starting January 3)
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Events
January
- January 1 – CBS sells the New York Yankees baseball team for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner ($3.2 million more than CBS paid for the Yankees).
- January 7 – Mark Essex kills four civilians and three police officers during a siege at the Downtown Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge in New Orleans. Ten hours after the siege began, Essex is killed by a volley of gunfire from police officers stationed inside a Marine helicopter.
- January 14
- Elvis Presley's concert in Hawaii is the first worldwide telecast by an entertainer watched by more people than the Apollo Moon landings. However, it is not shown in Eastern Bloc countries because of communist censorship (with the sole exception of East Germany, where it is shown on Der schwarze Kanal). In the United States and Brazil, it does not air until April of this year.
- Super Bowl VII: The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins 14–7 to complete the National Football League's first (and only, thus far) perfect season.
- January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
- January 20 – President Nixon and Vice President Agnew are sworn in for their second term.
- January 22
- Roe v. Wade: The U.S. Supreme Court overturns state bans on abortion.[3]
- Former President Lyndon B. Johnson dies at his ranch in Johnson City, Texas, leaving no former U.S. president living until the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.
- George Foreman wins boxing's World Heavyweight Championship, defeating Joe Frazier by technical knockout in the second round at Kingston, Jamaica.
- January 23 – President Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam.
- January 27 – U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. The U.S. military draft is also abolished on this same day, as the Nixon administration announces on this day that there will be no draft calls in 1973, and that it will not request an extension of the U.S. government's draft authority, which goes on to expire on June 30 of this year.
- January 30 – G. Gordon Liddy is found guilty of Watergate charges.
- January 31 – Pan American and Trans World Airlines cancel their options to buy 13 Concorde airliners.
February
- February 11 – Vietnam War: The first American prisoners of war are released from Vietnam.
- February 12 – Ohio becomes the first U.S. state to post distance in metric on signs (see Metric system in the United States).
- February 13 – The United States Dollar is devalued by 10%.
- February 21 – The 5.8 Шаблон:M Point Mugu earthquake affected the south coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). Several people were injured and damage totaled $1 million.
- February 27 – The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota.[4]
- February 28 – The landmark postmodern novel Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon is published.
March
- March 1 – Charlotte's Web, the animated film based on the children's book of the same name, is released.
- March 12 – Last episode of original Laugh-In airs on NBC. The show will continue with re-runs until May 14, 1973.
- March 17 – Many of the few remaining United States soldiers begin to leave Vietnam. One reunion of a former POW with his family is immortalized in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy.
- March 23 – Watergate scandal (United States): In a letter to Judge John Sirica, Watergate burglar James W. McCord Jr. admits that he and other defendants have been pressured to remain silent about the case. He names former Attorney General John Mitchell as 'overall boss' of the operation.
- March 26
- UCLA captures its seventh consecutive college basketball national championship and eighth in ten seasons under John Wooden, defeating Memphis State 87–66 in the finals of the NCAA tournament at St. Louis. UCLA center Bill Walton sets championship game records by connecting on 21 of 22 field goal attempts and scoring 44 points.
- TV soap opera The Young and the Restless and game show The $10,000 Pyramid debuts on CBS.
- March 27 – The 45th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston and Rock Hudson, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather wins Best Picture, also tied with Bob Fosse's adaptation of Cabaret in receiving ten nominations. The latter film wins eight awards, including Best Director for Fosse. The ceremony draws a television audience of 85 million viewers.
- March 29 – The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam.
April
- April 3 – The first handheld cellular phone call is made by Martin Cooper in New York City.[5]
- April 4 – The World Trade Center officially opens in New York City with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
- April 6
- Pioneer 11 is launched on a mission to study the Solar System.
- Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees becomes the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball.
- April 17
- Federal Express officially begins operations, with the launch of 14 small aircraft from Memphis International Airport. On that night, Federal Express delivers 186 packages to 25 U.S. cities from Rochester, New York, to Miami, Florida.
- For the first time, the Army Corps of Engineers opens the Morganza Spillway near Baton Rouge to relieve record flooding along the lower Mississippi River.
- April 26 – The first day of trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
- April 28 – The last section of the IRT Third Avenue Line from 149th Street to Gun Hill Road in The Bronx is closed.
- April 30 – Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon announces that White House Counsel John Dean has been fired and that Attorney General Richard Kleindienst has resigned along with staffers H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman.
May
- May 1 – Following President Richard Nixon's visit to mainland China, the United States establishes a liaison office in Beijing.
- May 3 – The Sears Tower in Chicago is finished, becoming the world's tallest building (record held until 1998).
- May 5
- Secretariat wins the Kentucky Derby and sets a new time record for the event.
- Led Zeppelin plays before 56,800 people at Tampa Stadium on the band's 1973 North American Tour, thus breaking the August 15, 1965, record of 55,600 set by The Beatles at Shea Stadium.
- May 8 – A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and American Indian Movement activists who were occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, ends with the surrender of the militants.
- May 10 – The New York Knicks defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, 102–93 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win the NBA title.
- May 13 – Bobby Riggs challenges and defeats Margaret Court, the world's #1 women's player, in a nationally televised tennis match set in Ramona, CA northeast of San Diego. Riggs wins 6–2, 6-1 which leads to the huge Battle of the Sexes match against Billie Jean King later in the year on September 20.
- May 14 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
- May 17 – Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
- May 19 – Secretariat wins the Preakness Stakes by Шаблон:Frac lengths over the amazingly quick second placed Sham. A malfunction in the track's timing equipment prevented a confirmed new track record.
- May 25 – Skylab 2 (Pete Conrad, Paul Weitz, Joseph Kerwin) is launched on a mission to repair damage to the recently launched Skylab space station.
- May 30 – Gordon Johncock wins the Indianapolis 500 in the Patrick Racing Special Eagle-Offenhauser, after only 133 laps, due to rain. (The race was begun May 28 but was called due to rain, and the race was unable to be restarted May 29.)
June
- June 4 – A United States patent for the Docutel automated teller machine is granted to Donald Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain.
- June 9 – Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths becoming a Triple Crown winner and breaking a 25-year hiatus since 1948.
- June 16 – U.S. President Richard Nixon begins several talks with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
- June 17 – The submersible Johnson Sea Link becomes entangled on the wreckage of the Шаблон:USS off Key West, Florida. The submersible is brought to the surface the following day, but two of the four men aboard die of carbon dioxide poisoning.
- June 21 – The Supreme Court of the U.S. delivers its decision in the landmark case Miller v. California, establishing the "Miller test" for determining obscenity.
- June 22 – W. Mark Felt ("Deep Throat") retires from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- June 24 – UpStairs Lounge arson attack: A fire at a gay bar in New Orleans' French Quarter kills 32.
- June 25 – Watergate scandal: Former White House counsel John Dean begins his testimony before the Senate Watergate Committee.
July
- July 1 – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is founded.
- July 2 – The United States Congress passes the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA), mandating Special Education federally.
- July 5 – A catastrophic BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in Kingman, Arizona kills 11 firefighters. The explosion occurred after a fire broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank. This explosion has become a classic incident, studied in fire department training programs worldwide.
- July 12 – 1973 National Archives Fire: A major fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
- July 15 – Nolan Ryan of the California Angels pitches his second no-hitter of the season against the Detroit Tigers. He previous no-hit the Kansas City Royals exactly two months prior.
- July 16 – Watergate Scandal: Former White House aide Alexander Butterfield informs the United States Senate Watergate Committee that President Richard Nixon had secretly recorded potentially incriminating conversations.
- July 28
- Skylab 3 (Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma, Alan Bean) is launched, to conduct various medical and scientific experiments aboard Skylab.
- The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, a massive rock festival featuring the Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band and The Band, attracts over 600,000 music fans.
- July 31 – A Delta Air Lines Flight 173 DC9-31 aircraft lands short of Boston's Logan Airport runway in poor visibility, striking a sea wall about 165 feet (50 m) to the right of the runway centerline and about 3,000 feet (914 m) short. All 6 crew members and 83 passengers are killed, one of the passengers dying several months after the accident.
August
- August 8 – Serial killer, rapist, kidnapper and torturer Dean Corll is shot to death by one of his teenage accomplices, Elmer Wayne Henley, at Corll's home in Pasadena, Texas. Henley turns himself in and confesses, uncovering the Houston mass murders, a series of murders in which 28 young boys had been abducted, tortured and murdered by Corll and his accomplices Henley and David Brooks (who is also arrested).
- August 11
- DJ Kool Herc originates the hip hop music genre in New York City.[6]
- The second film directed by George Lucas, American Graffiti is released.[7]
- August 15 – The U.S. bombing of Cambodia ends, officially halting 12 years of combat activity in Southeast Asia.
September
- September 9 – Portuguese-American socialite, Joana Santos, is born. She would single-handedly see to the revitalization of Down Neck (Newark, NJ) and on the eve of her 50th birthday (late summer of 2023) the CTT Correios de Portugal issued a commemorative postal stamp in honor of her countless contributions for both Portugal and the United States.
- September 11 – American singer Art Garfunkel finally releases his solo debut album Angel Clare, 17 years after starting his career.
- September 20
- The Battle of the Sexes: Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in a televised tennis match, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. With an attendance of 30,492, this remains the largest live audience ever to see a tennis match in US history. The global audience that views on television in 36 countries is estimated at 90 million.
- Singer-songwriter Jim Croce dies following a gig at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, having boarded a small chartered plane that crashes on takeoff; all six people aboard are killed.
- Baseball legend Willie Mays announces his retirement.
- September 22 – Henry Kissinger, United States National Security Advisor, starts his term as United States Secretary of State.
- September 23 – In American football, the Oakland Raiders defeat the Miami Dolphins 12–7, ending the Dolphins' unbeaten streak at 18. It is the Miami Dolphins' first loss since January 16, 1972 in Super Bowl VI.
- September 28 – ITT is bombed in New York City by the Weather Underground, protesting its involvement in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état.
- September 30 – Yankee Stadium, known as "The House That Ruth Built," closes for a two-year renovation at a cost of $160 million. The New York Yankees play all of their home games at Shea Stadium in 1974 and 1975.
October
- October 1 – The Ideal Toy Company debuts the Evel Knievel stunt-cycle, which would go on to become one of the best-selling toys of Christmas 1973.
- October 6 – American Country Countdown, a country music-oriented spin off of the nationally syndicated radio program American Top 40, debuts with host Don Bowman. The countdown, featuring the top 40 country hits of the week according to the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart, becomes a major success.
- October 10
- Spiro T. Agnew resigns as Vice President of the United States. In federal court in Baltimore, Maryland, he pleads no contest to charges of income tax evasion on $29,500 he received in 1967, while he was governor of Maryland. He is fined $10,000 and put on 3 years' probation.
- The New York Mets win the National League pennant.
- October 20 – The Saturday Night Massacre: President Richard Nixon orders Attorney General Elliot Richardson to dismiss Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. Richardson refuses and resigns, along with Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus. Solicitor General Robert Bork, third in line at the Department of Justice, then fires Cox. The event raises calls for Nixon's impeachment.[8]
- October 21 – The Oakland A's repeat as champions of Major League Baseball, defeating the New York Mets 5–2 in game 7 of the World Series.
- October 27 – The Canon City meteorite, a 1.4 kilogram chondrite type meteorite, strikes Earth in Fremont County, Colorado.
November
- November 1 – Watergate scandal: Acting Attorney General Robert Bork appoints Leon Jaworski as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.[9]
- November 3
- Pan Am Flight 160, a Boeing 707-321C, crashes at Logan International Airport, Boston, killing three.
- Mariner program: NASA launches Mariner 10 toward Mercury (on March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet).
- November 7 – The Congress of the United States overrides President Richard Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.
- November 8 – Walt Disney Productions' 21st feature film, Robin Hood, is released to critical praise and box office success, though critical reception has gradually waned over the years.
- November 11 – Egypt and Israel sign a United States-sponsored cease-fire accord.
- November 16
- Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 (Gerald Carr, William Pogue, Edward Gibson) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on an 84-day mission.
- President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
- November 17 – Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I'm not a crook."[8]
- November 20 – The animated Thanksgiving special A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving premieres on CBS. It ends up winning an Emmy Award the following year.
- November 21 – President Richard Nixon's attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, reveals the existence of an Шаблон:Frac-minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to Watergate.
- November 27 – The United States Senate votes 92–3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States.
December
- December 3 – Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
- December 6 – The United States House of Representatives votes 387–35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States; he is sworn in the same day.
- December 15
- Gay rights: The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its DSM-II.
- SeaWorld Orlando opens to the public.
- December 16 – O. J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills becomes the first running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a pro football season.
- December 26 – The Exorcist, the film adaptation of William Peter Blatty's 1971 bestselling novel, is released in 30 theaters nationwide. Long lines form as it becomes a huge success, helped by accounts of audiences fainting and vomiting.
- December 28 – The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States.
Ongoing
- Cold War (1947–1991)
- Space Race (1957–1975)
- Vietnam War, U.S. involvement (1964–1973)
- Détente (Шаблон:Circa–1979)
- Watergate scandal (1972–1974)
- Capital punishment suspended by Furman v. Georgia (1972–1976)
- 1973 oil crisis (1973–1974)
- 1970s energy crisis (1973–1980)
- DOCUMERICA photography project (1972-1977)
- 1973 Mississippi river flood(1972-1973)
- Lite Beer is introduced in the U.S. by the Miller Brewing Company.
Births
January
- January 1 – Justin Armour, football player
- January 2
- Huntley Bakich, football player
- Will Kirby, television personality and dermatologist
- January 3
- Tyrone Brown, football player
- Dan Harmon, screenwriter and producer
- January 4
- Henry Bloomfield, rugby player
- Harmony Korine, director, producer, and screenwriter
- January 5 – Derek Cecil, actor
- January 6 – Alex Berenson, writer
- January 9 – Angela Bettis, actress, producer, and director
- January 10
- Ajit Pai, politician and telecommunications director, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
- Glenn Robinson, basketball player
- January 11 – Michelle Belanger, author
- January 12
- Prashant Bhargava, filmmaker and designer (d. 2015)
- Steve Blay, poker player, author, and founder of AdvancedPokerTraining.com
- Brian Culbertson, contemporary jazz/R&B/funk musician, instrumentalist, producer and performer
- January 14 – Troy Brohawn, baseball player
- January 15 – Alexa Avilés, politician, community activist, and non-profit manager
- January 16
- Brad Adamonis, golfer
- Mario Bates, football player
- Brice Blanc, French-born jockey
- Josie Davis, actress
- January 18
- Burnie Burns, filmmaker
- Junior Burrough, basketball player
- Cindy Byrd, accountant and politician
- Ed Jasper, football player (d. 2022)
- Joe Kehoskie, baseball executive
- January 19
- John Avlon, journalist and political commentator
- Aaron Yonda, YouTube celebrity
- January 21
- Walt Brooks, politician
- Chris Kilmore, rock DJ for Incubus
- January 23
- Karen Abbott, author
- Mark Boal, journalist, screenwriter, and film producer
- January 25
- Marco Battaglia, football player
- Erika Brown, Olympic curler
- January 26
- W. Kamau Bell, comedian and television host
- Frankie Biggz, record producer, musician, singer/songwriter, and DJ
- January 28
- Jason Aaron, comic book writer
- Jerome Allen, basketball player
- January 29 – Jason Schmidt, baseball player
- January 30 – Jalen Rose, basketball player
- January 31 – Portia de Rossi, Australian-born actress who is married to Ellen DeGeneres
February
- February 1
- Michael Blanton, physicist
- Tasha Boerner Horvath, politician
- February 2
- Kirk Adams, politician
- Marissa Jaret Winokur, actress and singer
- February 3 – Brandon Bennett, football player
- February 4
- Ed Bassmaster, internet personality and YouTuber
- Oscar De La Hoya, boxer
- Brett Hestla, musician and record producer
- February 5 – David Meunier, actor
- February 6 – David Barrett, blues musician
- February 7
- Billy Baumhoff, soccer player
- Tim Bowens, football player
- Derrick C. Brown, comedian and poet
- Juwan Howard, basketball player
- February 8
- Peter V. Brett, novelist
- Project Pat, rapper for The Kaze
- February 9
- Nathan Barr, composer and musician
- Colin Egglesfield, actor
- February 12
- Chad Brownstein, businessman, entrepreneur, and industrialist
- Tara Strong, Canadian-born actress and voice actress
- February 13
- Jeff Angell, musician and guitarist
- Ethan Stiefel, ballet dancer
- February 14 – Steve McNair, football player (d. 2009)
- February 15
- Alex Budman, multi-instrumentalist
- Amy Van Dyken, Olympic swimmer
- February 16
- Sarah Bianchi, politician
- Dan Brandenburg, football player
- February 17
- Drew Barry, basketball player
- Jen Taylor, voice actress
- February 18 – Chris Beard, basketball coach
- February 19
- Tommy Bennett, football player
- Eric Lange, actor
- February 20
- Rohan Alexander, Jamaican-born cricketer
- Orlando Antigua, Dominican-born basketball player and coach
- Grady Benton, football player
- Andrea Savage, actress, comedian, and writer
- February 21
- Jacob M. Appel, author, poet, bioethicist, physician, lawyer, and social critic
- Justin Sane, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Anti-Flag
- Tyrus, wrestler and television personality
- February 22
- David Bason, music manager and record executive
- Scott Phillips, drummer for Creed and Alter Bridge
- February 23 – Jason Boyd, baseball player
- February 24 – Chris Fehn, drummer
- February 25
- Christopher Baldwin, illustrator and author
- Brian Bateman, golfer
- Emmanuel Bibb, streetball player
- Jenny Bindon, American-born New Zealand footballer
- Anson Mount, actor
- February 26
- Herman Ashworth, convicted murderer (d. 2005)
- Erinn Bartlett, actress and beauty pageant contestant
- Marshall Faulk, football player
- Jenny Thompson, Olympic swimmer
- February 28
- Angela Aycock, basketball player
- Henry Bailey, football player
March
- March 1
- Anton Gunn, politician
- Kathrine Lee-Hinton, flight attendant
- Chris Webber, basketball player
- March 2 – Graham Boettcher, art curator
- March 3
- Brett Abrahams, geneticist and neuroscientist
- Thomas Barnett, singer/songwriter
- John Bergstrom, music critic and journalist
- March 4 – Brian Barber, baseball player
- March 5 – Ryan Franklin, baseball player
- March 6
- Terry Adams, baseball player
- Joshua Bergasse, choreographer and dancer
- March 7
- John Aboud, writer and comedian
- Rick Emerson, radio presenter and author
- March 8 – Jahana Hayes, politician
- March 9 – Aaron Boone, baseball player
- March 10
- Natasha Alam, Uzbekistani-born actress and model
- John LeCompt, musician
- March 11 – Ernest Allen, football player
- March 12 – Antonio Banks, football player
- March 14 – Betsy Brandt, actress
- March 15 – Janine Bowman, Olympic sport shooter
- March 17 – Patricia Rushton, creator and founder of PITA organization
- March 18 – Luci Christian, voice actress
- March 19
- Peter Attia, Canadian-born physician
- Brant Bjork, musician, singer/songwriter, record producer, and drummer
- Bun B, rapper
- March 20
- Annemarie Carney Axon, judge
- Tony Baldwin, softball coach
- Brent Brennan, football player and coach
- Ronna McDaniel, politician and political strategist
- Cedric Yarbrough, actor
- March 21
- Larry Bowie, football player
- Vanessa Branch, English-born actress and model
- March 22 – Alex Padilla, politician
- March 23
- Brent Bilodeau, ice hockey player
- Jakob S. Boeskov, Danish-born artist
- Wendy Bruce, Olympic gymnast
- Jason Kidd, basketball player
- March 24 – Jim Parsons, actor and producer
- March 25 – Jeff Beacher, producer, entrepreneur, and comedian
- March 26
- Ryan Bolton, Olympic triathlete
- T. R. Knight, actor
- Larry Page, computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur, and co-founder of Google
- March 27
- Bobby Black, journalist
- Aimee Boorman, Olympic gymnastics coach
- March 28 – Umaga, wrestler (d. 2009)
- March 29
- Juan Alejandro Ávila, Mexican-born actor
- Etdrick Bohannon, basketball player
- Brad Bridgewater, Olympic swimmer
- Brandi Love, porn actress
- March 30
- Brian Behlendorf, technologist, executive, and computer programmer
- Bitch, musician, actress, composer, and performance artist
- Robin Coleman, actress, bodybuilder, and strongwoman
- DJ AM, musician and DJ (d. 2009)
- March 31 – Reese Andy, mixed martial artist
April
- April 1
- Rachel Maddow, political commentator
- Terry Vaughn, soccer referee (d. 2023)
- April 2 – Roselyn Sánchez, Puerto Rican-born actress
- April 3
- Ashot Ariyan, Armenian-born Canadian-American composer and pianist
- John Butler, football coach
- Adam Scott, actor, comedian, and producer
- April 4
- Chris Banks, football player (d. 2014)
- David Blaine, magician
- April 5
- Tony Banks, football player
- Derek Kerswill, drummer
- Pharrell Williams, singer
- April 6
- Lori Heuring, actress
- Franck Marchis, astronomer
- Cindy Robinson, voice actress
- April 7 – Amy Anzel, entrepreneur, actress, producer, and television presenter
- April 8 – Emma Caulfield, actress
- April 11
- Sadie Benning, artist
- Blake Brockermeyer, football player and coach
- Jennifer Esposito, actress
- April 12
- William Berlind, theatre producer
- Mark Brooks, comic book artist
- J. Brett Busby, lawyer and judge
- Christina Moore, actress
- April 13 – Bokeem Woodbine, actor
- April 14
- Gino Bona, marketing professional
- Adrien Brody, actor
- April 16 – Akon, rapper, singer/songwriter, and record producer
- April 18
- Jad Abumrad, radio host
- Derrick Brooks, football player
- April 19
- Michael Bacall, actor and screenwriter
- Eric Berger, journalist and meteorologist
- Laura Schwartz, speaker, author, and commentator
- April 20
- Todd Hollandsworth baseball player and sportscaster
- Julie Powell, food writer and memoirist (d. 2022)
- April 21
- Braniff Bonaventure, football player
- Kevin Brown, baseball player
- April 22
- Frank Artiles, politician
- Christopher Sabat, voice actor
- April 23
- Hala Ayala, politician
- Daphne Bloomer, actress
- April 24
- Jason Bohn, golfer
- Brian Marshall, bassist for Creed and Alter Bridge
- April 25
- Cornelius Bundrage, boxer
- Julie Roginsky, political strategist and television personality
- April 26 – Geoff Blum, baseball player
- April 27
- Ink Aleaga, football player
- Jillian Bach, actress
- Andrew Ballen, American-born Chinese businessman
- Jared Brown, football player
- April 28
- Big Gipp, rapper
- Melissa Fahn, actress
- Matt Fox, musician and guitarist for Shai Hulud
- Jorge Garcia, actor and comedian
- Elisabeth Röhm, German-born actress
- April 29
- Cheney Brannon, drummer for Collective Soul (2008-2012)
- Steven Horsford, politician
May
- May 1
- Andrew Bajadali, cyclist
- Sam Bakhtiar, Iranian-born fitness entrepreneur and author
- Rhonda Banchero, basketball player
- Frank Beede, football player
- Rachel Brand, politician
- Curtis Martin, football player
- May 2 – Justin Burnett, composer
- May 5 – Nicholas Bloom, British-born university professor
- May 6 – Mike Borkowski, race car driver
- May 7
- John Atwell, racing driver
- Lawrence Johnson, pole vaulter
- May 9
- David Bevis, basketball player
- Big Scoob, rapper
- May 10
- Steve Berra, skateboarder and founder of The Berrics
- Jim Butler, politician
- May 11 – James Haven, actor
- May 12
- Mackenzie Astin, actor
- Kendra Kassebaum, actress and singer
- Bobby Kent, murder victim (d. 1993)
- Travis Lutter, mixed martial artist
- Forbes March, actor
- May 13 – Warren Ballentine, motivational speaker, attorney, political activist, and radio talk show host
- May 14 – Shanice, singer
- May 15
- Steve Benen, blogger and political writer
- Suzannah Bianco, Olympic swimmer
- May 16
- Muna AbuSulayman, American-born Saudi businesswoman and activist
- Jason 'Weeman' Acuña, skateboarder, stuntman, and actor
- Mackenzie Astin, actor
- Craig Brockman, rapper and record producer
- Tori Spelling, actress
- Keith Williams, bodybuilder and football player
- May 17
- Sasha Alexander, actress
- Josh Homme, singer/songwriter and frontman for Queens of the Stone Age
- Matthew McGrory, actor (d. 2005)
- May 18 – The Blue Meanie, wrestler
- May 20
- Carl Anderton Jr., politician
- Ben Arthur, singer/songwriter and novelist
- Steve Berger, mixed martial artist
- May 23 – Jason Nash, dancer
- May 24 – Elisa Bridges, actress and model (d. 2002)
- May 25
- Jean-Pierre Canlis, glass artist
- Demetri Martin, actor and comedian
- Molly Sims, fashion model and actress
- May 26 – Christine Clayburg, meteorologist
- May 27
- Shaw Blackmon, politician
- Jack McBrayer, actor and comedian
- May 29 – Michael Balderrama, choreographer, dancer, and producer
- May 30
- Allen Aldridge, football player
- Jenna Busch, entertainment journalist
- Minae Noji, actress
June
- June 1
- Heidi Klum, German-born model
- Derek Lowe, baseball player
- June 2 – Kevin Feige, filmmaker and president of Marvel Studios
- June 3 – Zak Baney, record producer, songwriter, screenwriter, filmmaker, and photographer
- June 4
- Antonio Anderson, football player
- James Bowden, football player
- June 5 – Lamon Brewster, boxer
- June 8 – James Baron, football player
- June 9
- Tedy Bruschi, football player
- Matt Mahaffey, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, and recording engineer
- June 10 – Faith Evans, singer
- June 11
- Ira Bowman, basketball player and coach
- Dana Brunetti, producer
- June 13
- Sam Adams, football player
- Ogie Banks, voice actor
- June 14
- Jimmy Button, motocross racer
- Joel Souza, filmmaker
- June 15
- Neil Patrick Harris, actor, producer, singer, comedian, magician, and television host
- Greg Vaughan, actor
- June 19
- Jahine Arnold, football player
- Chris Beatty, football player and coach
- June 20
- Aquil Abdullah, Olympic rower
- Chino Moreno, singer and frontman for Deftones
- Josh Shapiro, politician, 48th Governor of Pennsylvania
- June 21
- Mark Braud, jazz musician
- Sammie Burroughs, football player
- Juliette Lewis, actress and singer
- June 22
- Cory Alexander, basketball player and announcer
- Carson Daly, television personality and host
- June 23
- Carter Albrecht, keyboardist and guitarist for Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (d. 2007)
- Scott-Vincent Borba, esthetician, model, singer, and actor
- June 26
- Reggie Brown, football player
- Kyle Jacobs, country songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and pianist (d. 2023)
- June 27 – Jennifer Brundage, softball player
- June 28
- Stan Bowman, Canadian-born ice hockey executive
- DJ Vlad, interviewer
- June 29
- Lance Barber, actor
- Daniel J. Bauer, statistician and university professor
- June 30 – Robert Bales, United States Army staff-sergeant and suspect in the Kandahar massacre
July
- July 1
- Roman Bezrukavnikov, Russian-born mathimatician
- Scott Blanton, football player
- Brenton Brown, South African-born Christian musician and worship leader
- July 2 – Teodross Avery, jazz saxophonist
- July 3
- Devin Bush Sr., football player and coach
- Owen H.M. Smith, producer, writer, actor, and comedian
- Patrick Wilson, actor
- July 5 – Joe, singer/songwriter and record producer
- July 6
- Hallie Olivere Biden, politician, widow of Beau Biden and daughter-in-law of Joe Biden
- Charizma, rapper (d. 1993)
- William Lee Scott, actor
- July 7
- Aaron Beasley, football player
- Troy Garity, actor
- July 9
- Katasha Artis, basketball player
- Brook Berringer, football player (d. 1996)
- Kelly Holcomb, football player
- Enrique Murciano, actor
- Pete Parada, musician
- July 10 – Annie Mumolo, actress, screenwriter, comedian and producer
- July 11
- Link Abrams, American-born New Zealand basketball player
- Adam Alexander, sportscaster
- Andrew Bird, violinist and singer/songwriter
- Kris Steele, politician
- July 12
- Jay Ashcroft, attorney, engineer, and politician
- David Blixt, actor and author
- July 14 – Alley Baggett, model and makeup artist
- July 15 – Brian Austin Green, actor
- July 16
- Jay Bateman, football player and coach
- Graham Robertson, filmmaker and author
- Tim Ryan, politician
- July 17
- Ken Martin, political figure
- Eric Moulds, football player
- Liam Kyle Sullivan, comedian
- Amy Steinberg, minister, singer, songwriter, musician, playwright and actress
- July 18 – Brian Sidney Bembridge, scenic and lighting designer
- July 19
- Marcy Borders, legal assistant and survivor of the 9/11 attack (d. 2015)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi, Indian-born politician
- Saïd Taghmaoui, French-born actor and screenwriter
- July 20
- Keith Aldridge, ice hockey player
- Omar Epps, actor, rapper, and producer
- July 21
- Brian Buchanan, baseball player
- Ali Landry, actress
- July 22 – Rufus Wainwright, American-born Canadian singer/songwriter and composer
- July 23
- Shannon Brown, country singer
- Nomar Garciaparra, baseball player
- Monica Lewinsky, former White House intern
- July 24
- Andy Barr, politician
- Jamie Denbo, actress
- July 25
- David Denman, actor
- Tony Vincent, actor and singer
- July 27 – Kenji Bunch, composer and violist
- July 28 – Scott Bloom, actor and filmmaker
- July 29
- Lorraine Besser, philosopher and university professor
- Stephen Dorff, actor
- Wanya Morris, singer
- July 30
- Neel Kashkari, banker, economist, and politician
- Clementa C. Pinckney, pastor and politician (d. 2015)
- July 31 – Jason Archer, artist
August
- August 1
- Mario Bennett, basketball player
- Gregg Berhalter, soccer player and coach
- Tempestt Bledsoe, actress
- August 2
- Dan Boren, politician
- Simon Kinberg, British-born filmmaker
- August 3
- Flynn Adam, producer, singer, and rapper
- Chris Murphy, politician
- August 5
- Lorri Bagley, actress and model
- Michael Hollick, actor
- August 6
- Asia Carrera, actress
- Vera Farmiga, actress
- Karenna Gore, daughter of Al Gore
- Max Kellerman, sportscaster and radio host
- August 7
- Tom Asimou, lawyer
- Ross Atkins, baseball player and executive
- Michael Barnes, judoka
- August 8
- Jessica Calvello, voice actress
- Senta Moses, actress
- Scott Stapp, singer/songwriter and frontman for Creed
- August 9
- Juan Alvarez, baseball player
- Brian Baker, politician (d. 2021)
- Kenya Barris, writer, producer, director, and actor
- August 11
- Kristin Armstrong, cyclist
- Andy Bloom, Olympic shot putter
- Carolyn Murphy, model
- August 12
- Latasha Byears, basketball player
- Jonathan Coachman, sports media personality
- August 13 – Molly Henneberg, news reporter
- August 14 – Jacob Brent, actor
- August 15 – Kris Mangum, football player
- August 16
- Hector Balderas, lawyer and politician
- Damian Jackson, baseball player
- August 17
- David Bromstad, designer and television personality
- Adam Butler, baseball player
- August 19 – Ahmed Best, actor, comedian, and musician
- August 20 – Todd Helton, baseball player
- August 21 – Sergey Brin, Russian-born computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Google, and CEO of Alphabet, Inc. (2015-2019)
- August 22
- William D. Burns, politician
- Howie D., singer and member of the Backstreet Boys
- Craig Greenberg, politician, mayor of Louisville, Kentucky (2023-present)
- Kristen Wiig, actress, comedian, writer and producer
- August 23
- Casey Blake, baseball player
- Chelsi Smith, actress, singer, television host, and beauty queen (d. 2018)
- August 24
- Scott Blasi, horse trainer
- Dave Chappelle, actor and comedian
- Grey DeLisle, voice actress and singer
- Carmine Giovinazzo, actor
- August 25 – Count Bass D, rapper
- August 26 – Mark Budzinski, baseball player and coach
- August 28
- Matthew John Armstrong, actor
- J. August Richards, actor
- August 29 – Jason Spisak, actor, voice actor, and producer
- August 30
- Beth Bader, golfer
- Lisa Ling, journalist
- August 31
- Doug Anderson, Christian singer
- Mary Peltola, politician
September
- September 1
- Sanford Bookstaver, director and producer
- Gillian Boxx, softball player
- Troy Brownfield, comic book writer, journalist, and college professor
- September 2
- Curtis Anderson, football player
- Jason Blake, ice hockey player
- Donnie Boyce, basketball player and coach
- September 3 – Alexandra Kerry, actress, filmmaker, director, and producer
- September 4 – Jason David Frank, actor (d. 2022)
- September 5
- Justin Atchley, baseball player
- Rose McGowan, actress
- September 7
- Reuben Brigety, politician and diplomat
- Kendrick Burton, football player
- Shannon Elizabeth, actress
- September 8 – Troy Sanders, singer and bassist for Mastodon and Killer Be Killed
- September 9
- John Blackwell, musician (d. 2017)
- Jennie Kwan, actress and voice actress
- Dave Schubert, artist and photographer (d. 2023)
- September 10 – Chris Bortz, politician
- September 11
- Robby Albarado, jockey
- Glen Bradley, politician
- September 12
- Vashone Adams, football player
- Tarana Burke, civil rights activist and founder of the MeToo movement
- Paul Walker, actor (d. 2013)
- September 13 – Aaron Benward, singer/songwriter, actor, and producer
- September 14
- Travis Allen, politician
- Dominique Arnold, hurdler
- Tony Bui, Vietnamese-born filmmaker
- Nas, rapper
- September 15
- Markita Aldridge, basketball player
- Kaela Berg, politician
- September 17 – Keirsten Alley, tennis player
- September 18
- Paul Anderson, politician
- Towanda Braxton, singer
- James Marsden, actor
- September 19 – Amil, rapper
- September 20
- Brad Beyer, actor
- Todd Boehly, businessman and investor
- September 21
- Mike Anderson, football player
- Derek and Keith Brewer, models and twin brothers
- Z Brewer, writer
- September 22 – Bob Sapp, wrestler, actor, football player, kickboxer, and mixed martial artist
- September 24
- Diana Ayala, politician
- Eddie George, football player
- September 25
- Julie Banderas, news anchor
- Bridget Marquardt, television personality and model
- Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, actress
- September 29 – Joe Hulbig, ice hockey player
- September 30
- Tisha Terrasini Banker, actress
- John Browning, football player
- David Ury, actor
October
- October 1
- Taseer Badar, entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist
- Christian Borle, actor and singer
- October 2
- Keiko Agena, actress
- Melissa Harris-Perry, political commentator
- Proof, rapper for D12 (d. 2006)
- Efren Ramirez, actor and DJ
- October 3
- Black Thought, rapper, singer, actor, and member of the Roots
- Hedy Burress, actress
- October 4
- Chris Parks, wrestler
- Kantroy Barber, football player
- October 5 – Tom Brislin, keyboardist, singer/songwriter, producer, author, and member of Kansas
- October 7 – Mark Ronchetti, meteorologist and political candidate
- October 8
- Donnie Abraham, football player and coach
- Bryan Barten, Paralympic tennis player
- October 9
- Jennifer Aspen, actress
- Steve Burns, actor, voice actor, director, producer, television host, guitarist, musician, and singer
- Charles Burton, wrestler
- October 10
- Emily M. Bender, university professor
- P. J. Brown, soccer player
- Mario Lopez, actor and entertainment journalist
- October 13 – Matt Hughes, mixed martial artist
- October 14
- Thom Brooks, American-born British political philosopher and legal scholar
- George Floyd, murder victim (d. 2020)
- October 15
- Antonio Armstrong, football player (d. 2016)
- Julio Becerra Rivero, Cuban-born chess grandmaster
- Dax Riggs, musician
- October 18
- John Baldwin, Olympic figure skater
- Craig Billmeier, punk musician
- Black Child, rapper
- Neal Brennan, comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster
- Rachel Nichols, sports journalist
- October 20 – William Birdthistle, Irish-born university professor
- October 21
- Lera Auerbach, Russian-born Austrian-American composer and pianist
- Alvin Bragg, lawyer and politician
- October 23 – Vivian Bang, South Korean-born actress
- October 24
- Kurt Kuenne, filmmaker
- Korie Robertson, television personality
- October 25
- Lamont Bentley, actor and rapper (d. 2005)
- John Blewett III, stock car racing driver (d. 2007)
- October 26
- Rorke Denver, Navy SEAL and actor
- Seth MacFarlane, actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and singer
- October 27
- Michi Atkins, basketball player
- Lori Trahan, politician
- October 28 – Montel Vontavious Porter, wrestler
- October 30 – Dave Asprey, entrepreneur and author
- October 31
- Kate Aldrich, opera singer
- Sandra Arana, American-born Peruvian actress, model, and television presenter
- Tim Byrdak, baseball player
- Roger Lima, bassist and vocalist for Less than Jake
- Beverly Lynne, actress
November
- November 1
- David Berman, actor and researcher
- Dawn Burrell, Olympic long jumper and chef
- November 2
- John Donley Adams, lawyer and politician
- Marisol Nichols, actress
- November 3
- Kahlil Ashanti, actor and writer
- Kirk Jones, rapper for Onyx
- Mick Thomson, guitarist
- November 4 – Eric Bennett, Paralympic archer
- November 5
- Johnny Damon, baseball player
- Peter Emmerich, illustrator
- November 6 – Taje Allen, football player
- November 7
- Seven Antonopoulos, drummer
- Yunjin Kim, South Korean-born actress
- November 8 – David Muir, journalist and news anchor
- November 9
- Duane Butler, football player
- Nick Lachey, actor, singer, television personality, host, and member of 98 Degrees
- November 11 – Stephanie Bice, politician
- November 12
- Jill Barry, politician
- Kerry Blackshear Sr., basketball player
- November 13
- Lynsey Addario, photojournalist
- Derrick Alexander, football player
- Jordan Bridges, actor
- November 14
- Daniel Ahlers, businessman and politician
- Kareem Campbell, skateboarder
- Lawyer Milloy, football player
- November 16 – Marcus Lemonis, Lebanese-born businessman, investor, and television personality
- November 17
- Simone Edwards, Jamaican-born basketball player (d. 2023)
- Lord Infamous, rapper for Three 6 Mafia (d. 2013)
- November 19
- Cindy Abrams, politician
- Yoram Bauman, economist and comedian
- Django Haskins, singer/songwriter and guitarist
- November 20 – Sav Rocca, Australian-born football player
- November 21 – Luke Aikins, skydiver, BASE jumper, pilot, and aerial photographer
- November 22 – Jamie Belsito, politician
- November 23
- John Eric Armstrong, convicted serial killer
- Autumn Burke, politician
- November 24
- Bret Bergmark, mixed martial artist
- Donny Brady, football player
- Amy Faye Hayes, ring announcer and model
- November 25 – Eddie Steeples, actor
- November 26 – Peter Facinelli, actor
- November 27
- Jason Beverlin, baseball player and coach
- Twista, rapper
- November 28
- Brian Bonin, ice hockey player
- Ed Broxterman, Olympic high jumper
- Gina Tognoni, actress
- November 30 – Nimród Antal, Hungarian-born director, screenwriter, and actor
December
- December 1 – Lombardo Boyar, comedian, actor, and voice artist
- December 3
- Holly Marie Combs, actress
- Joe the Plumber, conservative activist and commentator (d. 2023)
- December 4 – Tyra Banks, supermodel, actress, and talk show host
- December 5 – Rod Barry, pornographic actor
- December 7
- Carrie Kei Heim, actress, lawyer and writer
- Terrell Owens, football player
- December 8 – Corey Taylor, singer and frontman for Slipknot and Stone Sour
- December 9
- Stacey Abrams, politician and voting rights activist
- Tony Batista, Dominican-born baseball player
- December 10
- Nic Belasco, basketball player
- Jeff Blashill, ice hockey player and coach
- Arden Myrin, comedian
- December 11 – Mos Def, rapper and actor
- December 12
- Pamela L. Gay, astronomer
- Tony Hsieh, Internet entrepreneur (d. 2020)
- Paz Lenchantin, Argentine-born musician
- Denise Parker, archer
- December 13
- Chris Ballard, sports journalist
- Christopher Bielawski, university professor
- Matt Bronleewe, record producer, musician, novelist, and songwriter
- December 14 – Thuy Trang, Vietnamese-born actress (d. 2001)
- December 15
- Christopher R. Barron, political activist and co-found of GOProud
- Terrell Bell, basketball player
- Jason Upton, Christian singer/songwriter
- December 16 – Scott Storch, hip-hop producer
- December 17 – Brian Fitzpatrick, politician
- December 18
- Leila Arcieri, actress, model, and businesswoman
- Caesar Bacarella, stock car racing driver
- King Louie Bankston, musician (d. 2022)
- Justin Bennett, musician and producer
- December 20 – Jenny Boucek, basketball player and coach
- December 21
- Mike Alstott, football player
- Donnell Baker, football player (d. 2020)
- December 22 – Octaviano Juarez-Corro, Mexican-born convicted murderer (d. 2023)
- December 24
- Chris Ash, football coach
- Stephenie Meyer, writer and producer
- December 25
- Tarrik Brock, baseball player and coach
- Chris Harris, wrestler
- December 26
- Ryan Berube, Olympic swimmer
- Reichen Lehmkuhl, lawyer, businessman, television personality, model, and Air Force Captain
- December 27
- Art Atwood, bodybuilder (d. 2011)
- Dean Bernardini, bassist for Chevelle (2005-2019)
- Wilson Cruz, actor
- December 28 – Seth Meyers, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host
- December 29
- Dionciel Armstrong, writer, director, and producer
- Theo Epstein, baseball general manager
- Pimp C, rap artist (d. 2007)
- December 30 – Jason Behr, actor
- December 31 – Shandon Anderson, basketball player
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- John M. Ackerman, American-born Mexican political activist, TV host, and academic
- Nick Adams, writer and author
- Titilayo Adedokun, singer and beauty queen
- Jeremy Adelman, composer
- Brad Adkins, artist and curator
- Luis Gabriel Aguilera, American-born Mexican author, writer, musician, language teacher, and social justice activist
- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, playwright, screenwriter, and comic book writer
- Gema Alava, Spanish-born artist
- Saleem Ali, American-born Australian scientist
- Jessica Andersen, writer
- Eric Chase Anderson, author, illustrator, and actor
- Miya Ando, artist
- Saman Arbabi, Iranian-born journalist
- Mark Archer, producer, director, and writer
- Ana Claudia Arias, Brazilian-born physicist
- Vernice Armour, Marine Captain and naval avaitor
- Mohit Aron, Indian-born computer scientist
- Kristen Ashburn, photojournalist
- Maximilian Auffhammer, environmental economist
- Pejman Azarmina, Iranian-born scholar, entrepreneur, musician, and thinkocrat
- Stephen Babcock, lawyer
- Vadim Backman, biomedical engineer
- John Badalamenti, lawyer and judge
- Khaldoun Baghdadi, Jordanian-born politician
- Eric Baker, businessman and founder of Viagogo
- Cheryl E. Ball, academic and scholar
- Todd Ballard, Christian musician and worship leader
- Hayley Barker, painter
- Kelly Barnhill, author
- John Barros, businessman and politician
- Batting Stance Guy, YouTuber
- Éric Baudelaire, artist and filmmaker
- Avantika Bawa, Indian-born artist, curator, and professor
- Ross Beach, musician, songwriter, and record producer
- Dan Beachy-Quick, poet, writer, and critic
- Prakash Belkale, Indian-born mathematician
- Brian Belott, artist and performer
- Fadil Berisha, Albanian-born photographer
- Mischa Berlinski, author
- Laura Berman, Spanish-born artist and printmaker
- Laura Bialis, American-born Israeli filmmaker
- Sandra Biedron, physicist
- Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod, politician
- Alan Bjerga, author and journalist
- Brian Blanchfield, poet and essayist
- Adam Block, astrophotographer
- Brett Ellen Block, novelist
- Rob Bochnik, musician, audio engineer, and singer/songwriter
- Kirsten Bomblies, biological researcher
- J Boogie, DJ, music producer, radio host, music director and curator
- Scott Boothby, hammer thrower
- Dražen Bošnjak, Bosnian-born composer and sound designer
- Chad Boudreau, basketball coach
- Anne Boyer, poet and essayist
- Alan Braverman, businessman, co-founder of Xoom Corporation and Eventbrite
- Jesse Bravo, psychic and banker
- Mat Brinkman, artist and electronic musician
- David Bronner, corporate executive and activist
- Sharon Brous, rabbi
- Andrea Brown, opera soprano
- Cindy Lynn Brown, Danish-born poet
- Eleanor Brown, novelist, anthologist, editor, teacher, and speaker
- Nadia Brown, poet, writer, and author
- Pieta Brown, artist, musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer/songwriter
- Tyrone Brown, convicted felon
- Simone Browne, author and educator
- Sharon R. Browning, geneticist
- Nathan Bryan, biologist and researcher
- Stefan G. Bucher, German-born writer, graphic designer, and illustrator
- Judy Budnitz, writer
- Jason Buhrmester, journalist and author
- Jim Burke, illustrator
- Mike Burns, filmmaker
- Tim Burns, politician
- Bisa Butler, fiber artist
- Mitch Colvin, politician, mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina (2017-present)
- Indo G, rapper
Deaths
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- January 11 – Isabel Randolph, actress (born 1889)[10]
- January 22 – Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States from 1963 until 1969, 37th vice president of the United States from 1961 until 1963 (born 1908)
- January 23 – Kid Ory, musician (born 1886)[11]
- January 24 – J. Carrol Naish, actor (born 1896)
- January 30 – Elizabeth Baker, economist and academic (born 1885)
- February 15
- February 17 – Harold Saxton Burr, scientist (born 1889)
- February 18 – Frank Costello, Italian-born American Mafia gangster and crime boss (born 1891)
- February 23 – Dickinson W. Richards, physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1895)
- February 24 – Alice Hollister, silent film actress (born 1886)[12]
- March 6 – Pearl S. Buck, writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)[13]
- March 8 – Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, rock musician (born 1945)
- March 12 – Frankie Frisch, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) and a member of the MLB Hall of Fame (born 1898)
- March 14 – Howard H. Aiken, computing pioneer (born 1900)
- March 16 – Carl Benton Reid, actor (born 1893)
- March 18 – William Benton, U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1949 until 1953 (born 1900)
- March 21 – Ray Williamson, California politician (b. 1895)[14]
- March 23 – Ken Maynard, actor (born 1895)[15]
- March 26 – George Sisler, baseball player (St. Louis Browns) and a member of the MLB Hall of Fame (born 1893)
- April 12 – Arthur Freed, film producer (b. 1894)
- April 20 – Robert Armstrong, actor (born 1890)
- April 21 – Merian C. Cooper, aviator, director and producer (b. 1893)
- April 25 – Frank Jack Fletcher, admiral (b. 1885)
- April 26 – Irene Ryan, actress (b. 1902)
- May 6 – Myrna Fahey, actress (born 1933)
- May 8 – Alexander Vandegrift, general (born 1887)
- May 18 – Jeannette Rankin, first United States congresswoman (born 1880)
- June 1 – Mary Kornman, actress (born 1915)
- June 21 – Frank Leahy, football player and coach (born 1908)
- June 23 – Fay Holden, actress (born 1893)
- June 24 – Mary Carr, actress (born 1874)
- June 26 – Ernest Truex, actor (born 1889)
- July 1 – Laurens Hammond, inventor (born 1895)
- July 2
- Betty Grable, actress (born 1916)
- George Macready, actor (born 1889)
- July 6 – Joe E. Brown, actor and comedian (born 1891)
- July 7 – Veronica Lake, actress (born 1922)
- July 11 – Robert Ryan, actor (born 1909)
- July 12 – Lon Chaney Jr., actor (born 1906)
- July 18 – Richard Remer, athlete (born 1883)
- July 20
- Bruce Lee, actor, martial artist and filmmaker (born 1940)
- Robert Smithson, artist (born 1938)
- July 23 – Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace and race car driver (born 1890)
- July 25 – Edgar Stehli, French-born American actor (born 1884)
- August 8 – Dean Corll, serial killer, rapist, kidnapper and torturer (born 1939)
- August 17 – Paul Williams, singer (The Temptations) (born 1939)
- August 30 – Michael Dunn, a.k.a. Gary Neil Miller, dwarf actor and singer (born 1934)
- September 20 – Jim Croce, singer (born 1943)
- September 28 – Norma Crane, actress (born 1928)
- October 6 – Sidney Blackmer, actor (born 1895)
- October 7 – Bonner Fellers, United States Army general (born 1896)
- October 9 – Sister Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer (born 1915)
- November 10
- David “Stringbean” Akeman, musician and comedian (born 1915)
- Morton Deyo, admiral (born 1887)[16]
- November 13 – Lila Lee, actress (born 1905)[17]
- November 20 – Allan Sherman, comedy writer, television producer, and song parodist (born 1924)
- November 23 – Constance Talmadge, actress (born 1898)
- November 25 – Albert DeSalvo, criminal, suspect in the Boston Strangler case (born 1931)
- November 27 – Frank Christian, jazz musician (born 1887)
- December 4 – Michael O'Shea, actor (born 1906)
- December 20 – Bobby Darin, singer-songwriter, musician, actor, dancer, impressionist and TV presenter (born 1936)
- December 26
- William Haines, actor (born 1900)
- Harold B. Lee, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1899)
See also
References
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