Famous People:
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Real/Birth Name:
Howard W. Thompson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age:
74 or 75
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
First to win with a Chrysler hemi engine. Built a racetrack with a 1/4 mile oval.
Kentucky Motorsports Hall of Fame 2012.
Real/Birth Name:
Roland Lawrence LaPrise
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
84, his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Held copyright for song
The Hokey Pokey for a time. He and two others, his group
The Ram Trio, wrote the lyrics. Authorship was disputed in court.
Real/Birth Name:
Amber Rene Hagerman
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
9
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Brief Facts:
A young girl, kidnapped and murdered. The AMBER Alert System is named for her. The killer was not found.
Real/Birth Name:
Rudolph Walter Wanderone Jr.
Also Known As:
New York Fats
Rudolf Wanderone Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
82, 4 days before his 83rd birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Brief Facts:
Known for his pool (billiards) playing. Adopted his name from the movie
The Hustler. TV series
Celebrity Billiards
Real/Birth Name:
David Leslie Schultz
Nickname(s):
Pudge
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
36
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
older brother of
Older than Mark Schultz by 1 year.
Brief Facts:
Freestyle wrestler. Murdered by
John du Pont.
Olympic Gold Medal 1984.
National Wrestling Hall of Fame 1997.
Real/Birth Name:
Audrey Cotter
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
73, 5 days before her 74th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Relationships:
younger sister of
Younger than Jayne Meadows by 2 years.
Brief Facts:
TV show
The Honeymooners
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6100 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Real/Birth Name:
Robert Ozell Moseley
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
74, 18 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
ex-husband of
Older than Gail Russell by 2 years.
Brief Facts:
TV series
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio.
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Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
A star at 6333 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry.
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Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Palm Springs Walk of Stars:
A star at 265 S. Palm Canyon Drive; ceremony: 16 October 1996.
Real/Birth Name:
Thomas Noel Rettig
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
54
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Child in TV series
Lassie
Real/Birth Name:
Sarah Ophelia Colley
Also Known As:
Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
83
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Comedienne. TV show
Hee Haw. Wore hats with a price tag still attached, and her greeting "Howwww-DEE!".
Country Music Hall of Fame 1975.
National Medal of Arts 1992.
Grand Ole Opry.
Real/Birth Name:
Vincent Edward Zoine
Also Known As:
Vincent Edwards
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
67
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
TV show
Ben Casey. Movies
Space Raiders
Real/Birth Name:
Robert Franklyn Overmyer
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
59
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Shuttle flight
STS-5 as pilot. Shuttle mission
STS-51-B, with
SpaceLab 3. Died in a plane crash, a light plane he was testing.
Real/Birth Name:
Christopher Robin Milne
Nickname(s):
Billy
Moon
Billy Moon
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
75
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
son of
nephew of
son of
first cousin of
husband of
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Book
The Enchanted Places. Subject of book
Winnie-the-Pooh by his father.
Real/Birth Name:
Dimetrios Georgios Snyder
Also Known As:
Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder
Jimmy the Greek
Nickname(s):
The Greek
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
77
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Football commentator on CBS and Las Vegas bookie. TV show
The NFL Today. Fired for apparently racist remarks.
Real/Birth Name:
Helen Lyndon Goff
Also Known As:
Pamela Lyndon Travers
Nickname(s):
Lyndon
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
96
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Emigrated to England 1924. Novel and movie
Mary Poppins. A series of other novels about the character. Subject of movie
Saving Mr. Banks
Real/Birth Name:
Richard Lewis Wesson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
73
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Movies
Destination Moon,
Calamity Jane
Real/Birth Name:
Victor Wilson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
37
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Brief Facts:
Drummer, group
Body Count. Album
Born Dead. Died of leukemia.
Real/Birth Name:
John Devon Roland Pertwee
Also Known As:
John Pertwee
Nickname(s):
The Tall Light Bulb
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
76
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
ex-husband of
Older than Jean Marsh by 14 years.
brother of
Brief Facts:
Title role in BBC TV series
Doctor Who from 1970 to 1974.
Real/Birth Name:
Raymond Neil Combs Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
40
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Host of TV show
Family Feud. Committed suicide by hanging.
Boys and Girls Clubs Alumni Hall of Fame.
Real/Birth Name:
Albert Romolo Broccoli
Nickname(s):
Cubby
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
87
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
Descendants:
Brief Facts:
Produced James Bond films.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6910 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry; ceremony: 16 January 1990.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Real/Birth Name:
Margot Louise Hemingway
Also Known As:
Margot Hemingway
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Relationships:
daughter of
granddaughter of
niece of
granddaughter of
daughter of
older sister of
Older than Mariel Hemingway by 6 years.
sister of
niece of
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Movies
Lipstick,
Dangerous Cargo. Playboy model. Possible suicide by drug overdose.
Real/Birth Name:
Sharon Elizabeth Hugueny
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
52
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
ex-wife of
Younger than Robert Evans by 13 years.
Brief Facts:
TV programs
Peyton Place,
Maverick. Movies
Parrish,
The Caretakers,
The Young Lovers. Badly hurt in an auto accident, struck by a police car in 1977.
Real/Birth Name:
Jonathan David Melvoin
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
34
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Keyboardist on tour with group
Smashing Pumpkins died of a drug overdose - heroin plus alcohol.
Guitar Center RockWalk 2008 as a member of
Smashing Pumpkins.
Real/Birth Name:
Dana Lynne Goetz
Also Known As:
Dana Hill-Goetz
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
32
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Died of a stroke due to diabetes. Voice actor animated movies
Goof Troop,
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man,
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Real/Birth Name:
John Anthony Panozzo
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
47
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Relationships:
twin brother of
The same age as Chuck Panozzo.
Brief Facts:
Hard rock band
Styx. Drummer.
Real/Birth Name:
Alyce Golda Driggs
Gender:
Female
Death Date:
Birth Place:
Relationships:
sister of
sister of
aunt of
sister of
Brief Facts:
Member of singers group
The King Sisters
Real/Birth Name:
Christine Pascal
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
42
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Movies
Black Thursday,
Round Midnight. Suicide by jumping out of a window at a psychiatric hospital.
Real/Birth Name:
Tupac Amaru Shakur
Also Known As:
2Pac
Makaveli the Don
Lesane Parish Crooks (also reported, not confirmed)
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
25
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
son of
son of
nephew of
first cousin of
step-brother of
Younger than Mopreme Shakur by 1 or 2 years.
step-son of
half-brother of
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Served time for sexual abuse. Died of gunshot wounds in Las Vegas. Group
Outlawz. Movie
Poetic Justice.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2017.
Real/Birth Name:
Spiro Theodore Agnew
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
77
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Governor of Maryland. Vice president under Richard Nixon. Resigned and pleaded no contest to tax evasion, paying a fine.
Real/Birth Name:
Suzanne Georgette Charpentier
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
89
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
wife of
Older than Tyrone Power by 6 years.
Brief Facts:
French. Movies in France. Movie
13 Rue de Madeleine
Real/Birth Name:
Paul Wetstein
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
84
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
husband of
Older than Jo Stafford by 5 years.
Brief Facts:
Musical director at Capitol Records and at movie
Holiday Inn
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1535 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Real/Birth Name:
Moritz Amsterdam
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
87
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
TV show
The Morey Amsterdam Show
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6850 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Real/Birth Name:
Herbert Khaury
Also Known As:
Herbert Buckingham Khaury
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
64
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
ex-husband of
Older than Miss Vicki by 19 or 20 years.
Brief Facts:
He had no middle name but used "Buckingham" because it seemed like royalty. His father's first name was Butros. Song
Tiptoe through the Tulips accompanied on a ukelele and sung with a falsetto voice using strong vibratto. Album
God Bless Tiny Tim
Real/Birth Name:
John Cabell Breckinridge
Also Known As:
John Breckinridge
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
93
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Movie
Plan 9 from Outer Space in role a
Ruler. Also performed as a drag queen.
Real/Birth Name:
Yafeu Akiyele Fula
Also Known As:
Yaki
Yaki Kadafi
Young Hollywood
Khadafi (incorrect)
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
19, 32 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Relationships:
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Shot and killed. Some say accident. Group
Outlawz. Godbrother to Tupac Shakur - some say half brother, others say cousin.
Real/Birth Name:
Doris Gilmartin
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
85
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
wife of
Younger than Henry Ephron by less than 1 year.
twin sister of
The same age as Jane Gale.
older sister of
Older than Jean Gale by 1 year.
older sister of
Older than Joan Gale by 1 year.
wife of
Younger than Oscar Levant by 4 years.
Brief Facts:
Movies
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island,
Heroes of the Range
Real/Birth Name:
Carl Edward Sagan
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
62
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Astronomer who popularized astronomy. Co-founder of the International Planetary Society.
International Space Hall of Fame.
New Jersey Hall of Fame 2009.
Real/Birth Name:
JonBenét Patricia Ramsey
Also Known As:
JonBenet Ramsey
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
6
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
A child beauty contestant. Murdered in her home in Boulder, Colorado. Subject of television movie
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Real/Birth Name:
Marvin John Nance
Also Known As:
John Nance
Nickname(s):
Jack
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
53, 9 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Relationships:
husband of
Older than Kelly Van Dyke by 14 years.
Brief Facts:
Movie
Eraserhead. TV series
Twin Peaks. Killed as a result of a brawl in a parking lot outside a Winchell's Donuts store in South Pasadena, dying the next day.
Real/Birth Name:
Lewis Frederick Ayre III
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
88, 2 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Relationships:
ex-husband of
Older than Ginger Rogers by 2 years.
ex-husband of
Brief Facts:
Title role in radio show
Dr. Kildare. Many movies on the same character. Movies
Donovan's Brain,
Advise and Consent,
The Carpetbaggers. Often played role of
a doctor
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6385 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
A star at 1724 Vine Street for contributions to radio.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.