Alphabetical Author Index. Click a date to go to the Born (or Died) Today page for that author.
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| Name | Occupation | Born | Died |
| A-One, | US Graffiti artist | ??/??/???? | |
| Aaron, Hank | US baseball player | 02/05/1934 | |
| Abbagnano, Nicola | Italian philospher | 07/15/1901 | 09/09/1990 |
| Abbey, Edward Paul | US writer | 01/29/1927 | 03/14/1989 |
| Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem | US sports basketball | 04/16/1947 | |
| Abel, Niels H. | Norwegian mathematician | 08/05/1802 | 04/06/1829 |
| Abelson, Hal | ??/??/???? | ||
| Abernathy, Ralph | US religious leader | 03/11/1926 | 04/17/1990 |
| Abernethy, John | English physician | 04/03/1764 | 04/28/1831 |
| Abrahams, Peter | S. African writer | 03/19/1919 | |
| Abrams, Elliott | 05/31/1947 | ||
| Abzug, Bella | US pol | 07/24/1920 | 03/31/1998 |
| Ace, Goodman | US comic radio person | 01/15/1899 | 03/25/1982 |
| Ace, Jane Sherwood | US comic radio perso | 10/12/1900 | 11/11/1974 |
| Achard, Marcel | French writer | 07/05/1899 | 09/04/1974 |
| Achebe, Chinua | Nigerian writer | 11/16/1930 | |
| Acheson, Dean | US lawyer | 04/11/1893 | 10/12/1971 |
| Ackerman, Diane | US writer | 10/07/1948 | |
| Acton, John Dalberg | English historian | 01/10/1834 | 06/19/1902 |
| Adair, Virginia Hamilton | US writer | ??/??/1913 | 09/16/2004 |
| Adams, A. R. | writer | ??/??/???? | |
| Adams, Abigail Smith | US First Lady (2) | 11/11/1744 | 10/28/1818 |
| Adams, Ansel | US photographer | 02/20/1902 | 04/22/1984 |
| Adams, Cecil | US writer | ??/??/???? | |
| Adams, Douglas | English writer | 03/11/1952 | 05/11/2001 |
| Adams, Franklin P. | US writer | 11/15/1881 | 03/23/1960 |
| Adams, Henry Brooks | US writer | 02/16/1838 | 03/27/1918 |
| Adams, James Truslow | US historian | 10/18/1878 | 05/18/1949 |
| Adams, Joey | US comic | 01/06/1911 | 12/02/1999 |
| Adams, Joey Lauren | US actor | 01/06/1971 | |
| Adams, John | US President (2) | 10/30/1735 | 07/04/1826 |
| Adams, John Quincy | US President (6) | 07/11/1767 | 02/23/1848 |
| Adams, Mike | ??/??/???? | ||
| Adams, Samuel | US pol | 09/27/1722 | 10/02/1803 |
| Adams, Scott Raymond | US cartoonist | 06/08/1957 | |
| Addison, Joseph | English writer | 05/01/1672 | 06/17/1719 |
| Ade, George | US writer | 02/09/1866 | 05/16/1944 |
| Adenauer, Konrad | German chancellor | 01/05/1876 | 04/19/1967 |
| Adler, Alfred | Austrian psychiatrist | 02/07/1880 | 05/28/1937 |
| Adler, Kurt Herbert | US opera director | 04/02/1905 | 02/09/1988 |
| Adler, Larry | US music | 02/10/1914 | 08/06/2001 |
| Adler, Mortimer | US philosopher | 12/28/1902 | 06/28/2001 |
| Adler, Polly | US madam | 04/16/1899 | 06/09/1962 |
| Adler, Richard P. | US composer | 08/03/1921 | |
| Aeschylus, | Greek playwright | ??/??/0525 | ??/??/0456 |
| Agar, John | US military, actor | 01/31/1921 | 04/08/2002 |
| Agassiz, Louis | Swiss-US naturalist | 05/28/1807 | 12/14/1873 |
| Agate, James | English writer | 09/09/1877 | 06/06/1947 |
| Agee, James | US writer | 11/27/1909 | 05/16/1955 |
| Agnew, Spiro T. | US VP (39) | 11/09/1918 | 09/17/1996 |
| Aguilera, Christina | US singer | 12/18/1980 | |
| Aidoo, Christina Ama Ata | Ghanaian writer | 03/23/1942 | |
| Aiken, Howard | US engineer | 03/08/1900 | 03/14/1973 |
| Aiken, Joan Delano | English writer | 09/04/1924 | 01/04/2004 |
| Aimee, Anouk | French actor | 04/27/1932 | |
| Aitkins, Eileen | ??/??/???? | ||
| Ajaye, Franklin | US comic | 05/13/1949 | |
| Akiba, Ben Joseph | Israeli scholar | ??/??/0040 | ??/??/0135 |
| al-Awadi, Abdel Rahman | Kuwaiti minister | ??/??/???? | |
| Albee, Edward | US playwright | 03/12/1928 | |
| Albemarle, Lord | ??/??/???? | ||
| Alcott, Louisa May | US writer | 11/29/1832 | 03/06/1888 |
| Alda, Alan | US actor | 01/28/1936 | |
| Alderson, M. H. | ??/??/???? | ||
| Aldiss, Brian W. | English writer | 08/18/1925 | |
| Aldrich, Thomas Bailey | US writer | 11/11/1836 | 03/19/1907 |
| Aleichem, Sholom | Russian writer | 02/18/1859 | 05/13/1916 |
| Alexander, Shana | US TV | 10/06/1925 | |
| Alexander, Thea | US writer | ??/??/???? | |
| Alexis, Kim | US model | 07/15/1960 | |
| Alfonso, the Wise | spanish/port royalty | ??/??/1221 | ??/??/1284 |
| Alger, William Rounseville | US writer | 12/30/1822 | ??/??/1905 |
| Algren, Nelson | US writer | 03/28/1901 | 05/09/1981 |
| Ali, Muhammad | US boxer | 01/17/1942 | |
| Alighieri, Dante | Italian writer | 05/21/1265 | 09/14/1321 |
| Alinsky, Saul | US political activist | 01/30/1909 | 06/12/1972 |
| Allen, Charles A. | US businessman | 11/17/1771 | 02/22/1810 |
| Allen, Fred | US writer comic | 05/31/1894 | 03/17/1956 |
| Allen, George | US football coach | 04/29/1922 | 12/31/1990 |
| Allen, Gracie | US comic actor | 07/26/1902 | 08/27/1964 |
| Allen, Hervey | US writer | 12/08/1889 | 12/28/1949 |
| Allen, James | US writer | 12/21/1849 | 02/??/1925 |
| Allen, Joan | US actor | 08/20/1956 | |
| Allen, Marty | US comic | 03/23/1922 | |
| Allen, Paula Gunn | US native writer | 10/24/1939 | |
| Allen, Peter | music singer | 02/10/1944 | 06/18/1992 |
| Allen, advisor Richard | Advisor to Reagan | ??/??/???? | |
| Allen, Steve | US comic actor composer | 12/26/1921 | 10/30/2000 |
| Allen, Woody | US comic actor | 12/01/1935 | |
| Alley, Kirstie | US actor | 01/12/1955 | |
| Alliluyeva, Svetlana | Russian political | 02/28/1926 | |
| Allingham, Margery | English writer | 05/20/1904 | 06/30/1966 |
| Allingham, William | Irish writer | 03/19/1824 | 11/18/1889 |
| Allison, Jr., Mose John | US singer, songwriter | 11/11/1927 | |
| Alliss, Peter | English golfer | 02/28/1931 | |
| Allman, Duane | US guitarist | 11/20/1946 | 10/29/1971 |
| Allman, Gregg | US singer | 12/08/1947 | |
| Allyson, June | US actor | 10/17/1917 | |
| Alpine, Lowe | ??/??/???? | ||
| Alsop, Stewart | US journalist | 05/17/1914 | ??/??/1974 |
| Alsop, Jr., Joseph W. | US writer | 10/11/1910 | 08/28/1989 |
| Altman, Robert | US director | 02/20/1925 | |
| Alzado, Lyle | US sports football | 04/13/1949 | 05/14/1992 |
| Ameringer, Oscar | US Gov. candidate WI | ??/??/1870 | |
| Amiel, Henri Frederic | Swiss writer | 09/27/1821 | 05/11/1881 |
| Amin, Idi | African pol | 01/01/1926 | 08/16/2003 |
| Amis, Kingsley | English writer | 04/16/1922 | 10/22/1995 |
| Amory, Cleveland | US writer | 09/02/1917 | 10/15/1998 |
| Amos, Tori | US singer | 08/22/1963 | |
| Amsterdam, Morey | US actor | 12/14/1908 | 10/28/1996 |
| Anacharsis, | Scythian prince | ??/??/0006 | |
| Ancis, Joe | ??/??/???? | ||
| Andersen, Hans Christian | Danish writer | 04/02/1805 | 08/04/1875 |
| Anderson, Bill | US singer songwriter | 11/01/1937 | |
| Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett | English physician, mayor | 06/09/1836 | 12/17/1917 |
| Anderson, Gillian | US actor, X-Files | 08/09/1968 | |
| Anderson, Ian | Scottish flautist | 08/10/1947 | |
| Anderson, Mayor Kim | US Naples, FL | ??/??/???? | |
| Anderson, Laurie | US singer artist | 06/05/1947 | |
| Anderson, Louie | US comic | 03/24/1953 | |
| Anderson, Margaret | ??/??/1893 | ??/??/1973 | |
| Anderson, Marian | US singer | 02/17/1896 | 04/08/1993 |
| Anderson, Maxwell | US playwright | 12/15/1888 | 02/28/1959 |
| Anderson, Pamela | Canadian actor, model | 07/01/1967 | |
| Anderson, Poul | US writer | 10/17/1932 | 08/15/1994 |
| Anderson, Sparky | US manager | 02/22/1934 | |
| Anderton, James | ??/??/1932 | ||
| Andreotti, Giulio | Italian PM | 01/14/1919 | |
| Andress, Ursula | Swiss actor | 03/19/1936 | |
| Andretti, Mario | Italian sports racer | 02/28/1940 | |
| Andrews, Julie | English actor singer | 10/01/1935 | |
| Andujar, Joaquin | Astros pitcher | ??/??/???? | |
| Angelou, Maya | US writer | 04/04/1928 | |
| Anglin, W. S. | mathematician | ??/??/???? | |
| Aniston, Jennifer | US actor | 02/11/1969 | |
| Annis, Francesca | English actor | 05/14/1944 | |
| Anonymous, | ??/??/???? | ||
| Anouilh, Jean | French playwright | 06/23/1910 | 10/03/1987 |
| Anthony, Robert | ??/??/???? | ||
| Anthony, Susan B(romwell) | US suffragist | 02/15/1820 | 03/16/1906 |
| Antipanes, | Greek | ??/??/0388 | ??/??/0311 |
| Antoinette, Marie | Austrian royalty | 11/02/1755 | 10/16/1795 |
| Antonius, Marcus Aurelius | Roman philosopher | 04/20/0121 | ??/??/0180 |
| Antrim, Minna Thomas | ??/??/1861 | ??/??/1950 | |
| Anzaldua, Gloria Evangelina | US-Tejana writer | 09/26/1942 | |
| Apollinaire, Guillaume | French poet writer | 08/26/1880 | 11/09/1918 |
| Appelfeld, Aharon | Romanian writer | 02/16/1932 | |
| Apple, R. W. | US journalist | 11/20/1934 | |
| Appleton, Sir Edward Victor | English physicist | 09/06/1892 | 04/21/1965 |
| Aquinas, Thomas | Italian religious scholar | ??/??/1225 | 03/07/1274 |
| Arafat, Yassir | pol | 08/24/1929 | |
| Aragon, Louis | French writer | 10/03/1897 | 12/24/1982 |
| Arbus, Diane | US photographer | 03/14/1923 | 07/28/1971 |
| Arbuthnot, John | English physician | 04/29/1667 | 02/27/1745 |
| Archer, Jeffrey | English politico, jailbird | 04/15/1940 | |
| Archimedes, | Greek mathematician | ??/??/0280 | ??/??/0211 |
| Arden, Elizabeth | Canadian-US cosmetologist | 12/31/1884 | 10/19/1966 |
| Arendt, Hannah | German poli sci | 10/14/1906 | 12/04/1975 |
| Arendt, Leah | ??/??/???? | ||
| Arens, Bob | ??/??/???? | ||
| Arens, Moshe | ??/??/???? | ||
| Ares, C. E. | ??/??/???? | ||
| Aretino, Pietro | Italian writer | 04/20/1492 | 10/21/1556 |
| Argento, Dario | Italian movie writer produce | 09/07/1940 | |
| Aristophanes, | Greek playwright | ??/??/0450 | ??/??/0388 |
| Aristotle, | Greek philosopher | ??/??/0384 | 03/07/0322 |
| Armatrading, Joan | US singer | 12/09/1950 | |
| Armour, Richard | US writer | 07/15/1906 | 02/28/1989 |
| Armstrong, Anthony | ??/??/1897 | ??/??/1976 | |
| Armstrong, Billie Joe | US guitarist (Green Day | 02/17/1972 | |
| Armstrong, Louis | US singer trumpet | 08/04/1901 | 07/06/1971 |
| Armstrong, Sir Robert | ??/??/1927 | ||
| Arnaud-Amaury, Abbot of Citeaux | ??/??/???? | ||
| Arno, Peter | US cartoonist | 01/08/1904 | 02/22/1968 |
| Arnold, H. W. | ??/??/???? | ||
| Arnold, Matthew | English poet | 12/24/1822 | 04/15/1888 |
| Arp, Jean | French artist | 09/16/1887 | 06/07/1966 |
| Arquette, Clifford Charlie Weaver | US actor | 12/28/1905 | 09/23/1974 |
| Arquette, Patricia | US actor | 04/08/1968 | |
| Arquette, Rosanna | US actor | 08/10/1959 | |
| Artaud, Antonin | writer | 09/04/1896 | 03/04/1948 |
| Arthur, Chester Allen | US President (21) | 10/05/1830 | 11/18/1886 |
| Asch, Sholem | Polish writer | 11/01/1880 | 07/10/1957 |
| Ash, Mary Kay | US entrepreneur | 05/12/1915 | 11/22/2001 |
| Ashbery, John | 07/28/1927 | ||
| Ashbrook, John | US Rep., R- OH | 09/21/1928 | 04/24/1982 |
| Ashe, Arthur | US sports tennis | 07/10/1943 | 02/06/1993 |
| Ashley, Elizabeth | US actor | 08/20/1941 | |
| Ashley, G. O. | ??/??/???? | ||
| Asimov, Isaac | Russia-born writer | 01/02/1920 | 04/06/1992 |
| Asquith, Cyril | English ? | ??/??/???? | |
| Asquith, Herbert Henry | English PM (35) | 09/12/1852 | 02/15/1928 |
| Asquith, Dame Margot Tennant | English writer | 02/02/1864 | 07/28/1945 |
| Assisi, Saint Francis of | Umbrian religion | ??/??/1181 | 10/03/1226 |
| Astaire, Fred | US dancer actor | 05/10/1899 | 06/22/1987 |
| Astin, Sean Patrick | US actor | 02/25/1971 | |
| Astor, John Jacob | US zillionaire | 07/17/1763 | 03/29/1848 |
| Astor, Mary | US actor | 05/03/1906 | 09/25/1987 |
| Astor, Lady Nancy Witcher Langhor | US zillionaire | 05/19/1879 | 05/02/1964 |
| Astor IV, John Jacob | US zillionaire | ||
| Atkins, Chet | US music guitarist | 06/20/1924 | 06/30/2001 |
| Atkinson, Brooks | US writer | 11/28/1894 | 01/14/1984 |
| Atkinson, John | ??/??/???? | ||
| Atkinson, Rowan | English actor | 01/06/1955 | |
| Attell, Dave | US actor | ??/??/1965 | |
| Attenborough, Sir Richard | English producer/director | 08/29/1923 | |
| Attlee, Clement Richard | English PM (42) | 01/03/1883 | 10/08/1967 |
| Atwood, Margaret | Canadian writer | 11/18/1939 | |
| Aubrey, John | English writer | 11/03/1626 | 06/07/1697 |
| Aubuchon, John | reporter | ??/??/???? | |
| Auchincloss, Louis | US writer | 09/27/1917 | |
| Auden, W. H. | English writer | 02/21/1907 | 09/29/1973 |
| Auerbach, Berthold | German writer | 02/28/1812 | 02/08/1882 |
| auf der Maur, Melissa | Canadian bassist | 03/17/1972 | |
| Augustine, Saint | Algerian religion | 11/13/0354 | 08/28/0430 |
| Augustine, Norman R. | ??/??/???? | ||
| Ausonius, Decimus Maximus | Italian poet | ??/??/0310 | ??/??/0395 |
| Austen, Jane | English writer | 12/16/1775 | 07/18/1817 |
| Avedon, Richard | US photographer | 05/15/1923 | 10/01/2004 |
| Averre, Berton | English? music (Knack) | 12/13/1954 | |
| Ayckbourn, Alan | English writer | 04/12/1939 | |
| Ayckroyd, Dan | Canadian actor | 07/01/1952 |