John Mayall	British Musician	November 29
Michael Frayn	English Playwright	September 8
Michael Korda	English Novelist
Michael Novak	American Philosopher	September 9
Montserrat Caballe	Spanish Musician	April 1
Nancy Friday	American Author	August 27
Nichelle Nichols	American Musician	December 28
Nicholas Pileggi		February 22
Nina Simone	American Musician	February 21
Paul Biya	Cameroonian Statesman	February 13
Paul Sarbanes	American Politician	February 3
Penelope Lively	English Author	March 17
Pete Wilson	American Politician	August 23
Philip Zimbardo	American Psychologist	March 23
Priscilla Davis	American Celebrity	September 22
Quincy Jones	American Musician	March 14
Ray Dolby	American Inventor	January 18
Michael Dukakis	American Politician	November 3
Michael Caine	English Actor	March 14
Michael Aspel	British Journalist	January 12
Johnny Unitas	American Athlete	May 7
Joycelyn Elders	American Public Servant	August 13
Just Fontaine	French Athlete	August 18
Ken Lucas	American Politician	August 22
Kim Novak	American Actress	February 13
Larry King	American Entertainer	November 19
Len G. Murray	Scottish Lawyer
Leonard Peikoff	Canadian Philosopher	October 15
Les Dawson	English Comedian	February 2
Lou Rawls	American Musician	December 1
Louis Farrakhan	American Activist	May 11
Mako	Japanese Actor	December 10
Malcolm Wallop	American Politician	February 27
Marty Feldman	English Comedian	July 8
Mathieu Kerekou	Beninese Politician	September 2
Mel Gussow	American Critic	December 19
Raymond Berry	American Athlete	February 27
Regis Philbin	American Entertainer	August 25
Shirley Jones	American Actress	March 31
Stan Brakhage	American Director	January 14
Stanley Milgram	American Psychologist	August 15
Steven Weinberg	American Scientist	May 3
Susan Sontag	American Author	January 28
Tim Conway	American Actor	December 15
Tom C. Korologos	American Diplomat	April 6
Tom Skerritt	American Actor	August 25
Tony Brown		April 11
Vine Deloria, Jr.	Sioux Author	March 26
Wayne Rogers	American Actor	April 7
Wayne Shorter	American Musician	August 25
William Blum	American Author
William Pierce	American Celebrity	September 11
Willie Nelson	American Musician	April 30
Yevgeny Yevtushenko	Russian Poet	July 18
Sheldon Adelson	American Businessman	August 1
Shari Lewis	American Entertainer	January 17
Scotty Bowman	Canadian Coach	September 18
Reynolds Price	American Novelist	February 1
Richard Ernst	Swiss Scientist	August 14
Richard Rogers	British Architect	July 23
Richard Schickel	American Author	February 10
Richard Williams	Canadian Director	March 19
Robert Blake	American Actor	September 18
Robert Bourassa	Canadian Politician	July 14
Robert Foster Bennett	American Politician	September 18
Robert Goulet	American Musician	November 26
Rod McKuen	American Poet	April 29
Rod Paige	American Politician	June 17
Roman Polanski	Director	August 18
Roy Clark	American Entertainer	April 15
Ruth Bader Ginsburg	American Judge	March 15
Samora Machel	Leader	September 29
Sanford I. Weill	American Businessman	March 16
Yoko Ono	American Artist	February 18
John Gardner	American Novelist	July 21
Akihito	Japanese Statesman	December 23
Conway Twitty	American Musician	September 1
Corazon Aquino	Statesman	January 25
Cormac McCarthy	American Writer	July 20
Craig L. Thomas	American Politician	February 17
Dan Flavin	American Sculptor	April 1
Daniel Massey	British Actor	October 10
Danny Aiello	American Actor	June 20
Dave Bristol	American Celebrity	June 23
David McCallum	Scottish Actor	September 19
David McCullough	American Historian	July 7
David Storey	British Novelist	July 13
Diane Cilento	Australian Actress	October 5
Diane Feinstein	American Politician	June 22
Diane Watson	American Politician	November 12
Dianne Feinstein	American Politician	June 22
Dom DeLuise	American Actor	August 1
Cicely Tyson	American Actress	December 19
Chuck Grassley	American Politician	September 17
Christopher Ricks	British Critic
Alden Nowlan	Canadian Poet	January 25
Alex Campbell	Canadian Politician	December 1
Amartya Sen	Indian Philosopher	November 3
Ann Richards	American Politician	September 1
Arno Penzias	American Scientist	April 26
Barbara Taylor Bradford	English Novelist	May 5
Ben Nighthorse Campbell	American Politician	April 13
Bill Hayden	Australian Politician	January 23
Bobby Robson	English Athlete	February 18
Brock Yates	American Editor
Bruce Conner	American Sculptor	November 18
Carol Burnett	American Actress	April 26
Charles Grassley	American Politician	September 17
Charles Osgood	American Journalist	January 8
Charley Lau	American Athlete	April 12
Chita Rivera	Puerto Rican Actress	January 23
Don Young	American Politician	June 9
Donald E. Westlake	American Writer	July 12
James D. Houston	American Writer	November 10
James Goldsmith	French Businessman	February 26
James Meredith	American Celebrity	June 25
James Wolfensohn	Australian Businessman	December 1
Jane Elliott	American Activist
Janet Baker	British Musician	August 21
Jeremy Brett	British Actor	November 3
Jerry Falwell	American Clergyman	August 11
Jerry Herman	American Composer	July 10
Jerry Pournelle	American Journalist	August 7
Jerzy Kosinski	Polish Novelist	June 18
Joan Collins	American Actress	May 23
Joan Rivers	American Comedian	June 8
Joe Orton	English Playwright	January 1
Joe Tex	American Musician	August 8
John Barry	British Composer	November 3
Jalal Talabani	Iraqi Politician	November 12
Horst Buchholz	German Actor	December 4
Henry Darrow	Puerto Rican Actor	September 15
Donald Freed	American Playwright
Donna Douglas	American Actress	September 26
Doyle Brunson	American Celebrity	August 10
Edward de Bono	English Psychologist	May 19
Ernest Gaines	American Writer	January 15
F. Lee Bailey	American Lawyer	June 10
Fay Weldon	English Novelist	September 22
Flip Wilson	American Comedian	December 8
Frank Gorshin	American Actor	April 5
Frank Murkowski	American Politician	March 28
Fred L. Turner	American Businessman	January 6
Gene Wilder	American Actor	June 11
George J. Mitchell	American Politician	August 20
George Konrad	Hungarian Novelist	April 2
Godfried Danneels	Clergyman	June 4
Harry Browne	American Writer	June 17
John Boorman	British Director	January 18