Famous left-handers - Entertainment
If you are left-handed then you are in very good company. Throughout history left-handers have excelled as leaders, sportsmen, artists, musicians and in many other fields. This is our list of famous left-handers - with over 1,000 people we think it is the most comprehensive on the Web.
The list is based on our research and reports from Club members, but we know we are not perfect. If you spot any errors in our list, can provide any further information or have any famous left-handers we should add to our list, please email us or use the form on our New Famous Lefties page. We will soon be adding web site links to most of our famous left-handers so that you can find out more about them.
The list contains well over 1,000 left-handers and is divided into 4 sections as below. Each list will take a few seconds to load - but it's worth the wait!
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Artists
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Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Buonaroti, Michelangelo |
Italian |
Artist |
06-Mar-1475 |
| Coney, Herb |
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Artist |
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| Da Vinci, Leonardo |
Italian |
Artist,Painter,Sculptor, Architect,Engineer and Scientist |
15-Apr-1452 |
| de Toulouse Lautrec, Henri |
French |
Artist |
24-Nov-1864 |
| del Piombo, Sebastiano |
Italian |
Artist |
1485 |
| Doughty, Terry |
USA |
Wildlife Artist |
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| Dufy, Raoul |
French |
Artist |
1877 |
| Dürer, Albrecht |
German |
Artist |
21-May-1471 |
| Escher, M.C. |
Dutch |
Graphic Artist |
17-Jun-1898 |
| Holbein, Hans |
UK |
Artist |
1497 |
| Hoppe, Curtis |
USA |
Artist |
1950 |
| Karshan, Linda |
USA |
Artist |
1947 |
| Klee, Paul |
Swiss |
Artist |
18-Dec-1879 |
| Kollwitz, Kathe |
German |
Artist |
08-July-1867 |
| Kunstler, Mort |
USA |
American Civil War Artist |
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| Landseer, Edwin |
UK |
Artist - Horses, Dogs & Stags |
1802 |
| Neiman, LeRoy |
USA |
Artist - Sporting Events and Leisure Activities |
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| Rubens, Peter Paul |
Flemish |
Artist |
28-Jun-1577 |
| Scott, Peter |
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Artist-bird painting |
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| Studeman, Mark |
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Artist |
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| von Menzel, Adolf (Dec'd) |
German |
Draftsman, Painter & Printmaker |
1815 |
| von Schwanthaler, Ludwig (Dec'd) |
German |
Sculptor |
1802 |
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Entertainment - Actors
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Adams, Don |
USA |
Actor |
13-Apr-1936 |
| Albert, Eddie |
USA |
Actor |
22-Apr-1908 |
| Alexander, Jason |
USA |
Actor/Director |
23-Sep-1959 |
| Anderson, Harry |
USA (RI) |
Actor |
14-Oct-1952 |
| Anderson,Sam |
USA (ND) |
Actor |
02-Apr |
| Astaire, Fred (Dec'd) |
USA (NE) |
Actor/Dancer |
10-May1899 |
| Atherton, William |
USA |
Actor |
30-Jun-1947 |
| Aykroyd, Dan |
Canada |
Actor |
10-Jul-1952 |
| Bachchan, Abhishek |
Indian |
Indian Actor |
05-Feb-1976 |
| Bachchan, Amitabh |
Indian |
Indian Actor |
11-Oct-1942 |
| Bateman, Jason |
USA |
Actor/Director |
14-Jan-1969 |
| Bernardi, Herschel (Decd) |
USA (NY) |
Actor |
20-Oct-1923 |
| Billingsley, Peter |
USA |
Actor |
16-Apr-1971 |
| Bishop, Ed |
USA |
Actor |
11-Jun-1932 |
| Bokma, Pierre |
French |
Actor |
20-Dec-1955 |
| Boxleitner, Bruce |
USA |
Actor |
12-May-1950 |
| Branagh, Kenneth |
UK |
Actor |
10-Dec-1960 |
| Brett, Jeremy |
UK |
Sherlock Holmes |
3-Nov-1933 |
| Broderick, Matthew |
USA |
Actor |
21-Mar-1962 |
| Brosnan, Pierce |
Irish |
Actor |
16-May-1952 |
| Burns, George |
USA |
Comedian |
20-Jan-1896 |
| Caan, James |
USA |
Actor |
26-Mar-1939 |
| Caesar, Sid |
USA |
Comedian |
08-Sep-1922 |
| Calkin, Richard |
UK |
Actor |
23-Dec-1963 |
| Carradine, Keith |
USA |
Actor |
08-Aug-1949 |
| Carrey, Jim |
Canadian |
Actor |
17-Jan-1962 |
| Carter, Jack |
USA |
Actor |
16-Mar-1905 |
| Chahrour, Khaled |
Egyptian |
Actor |
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| Chaplin, Charlie |
UK |
Comedian/Actor |
16-Apr-1889 |
| Cohen, Jeffrey Jay |
USA |
Actor |
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| Conreid, Hans |
UK |
Actor -born in USA |
15-Apr-1917 |
| Coyote, Peter |
USA |
Actor |
10-Oct-1941 |
| Crawford, Michael |
UK |
Actor |
19-Jan-1942 |
| Cruz, Wilson |
USA |
Actor |
27-Dec-1973 |
| Data, |
USA |
Android - (Brent Spiner) |
02-Feb-2338 |
| Davi, Robert |
USA |
Actor |
26-Jun-1953 |
| Davis, Daniel |
USA |
Actor |
26-Nov-1945 |
| Davison, Bruce |
USA |
Film and TV Actor |
28-Jun-1946 |
| de Groot, Frederik |
Dutch |
Actor |
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| De Niro, Robert |
USA |
Actor |
17-Aug-1943 |
| Dean, Ron |
USA |
Actor |
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| Diamond, Dustin |
USA |
Actor |
07-Jan-1977 |
| Dillon, Matt |
USA |
Actor |
18-Feb-1964 |
| Dreyfuss, Richard |
USA |
Actor |
29-Oct-1947 |
| D'Onofrio, Vincent |
USA(NY) |
Actor |
30-Jun-1959 |
| Drake, Charles |
USA |
Actor |
02-Oct-1914 |
| Duchovny, David |
USA |
Actor |
07-Aug-1960 |
| Dunne, Griffin |
USA |
Actor |
08-Jun-1955 |
| Egan, Peter |
UK |
Actor |
28-Sep-1946 |
| Fields, W.C. |
USA |
Actor |
29-Jan-1880 |
| Fine, Larry |
USA |
One of the Three Stooges |
05-Oct-1902 |
| Fishburne, Laurence |
USA |
Actor |
30-Jul-1961 |
| Fonda, Peter |
USA |
Actor |
23-Feb-1939 |
| Frazer, Rupert |
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Actor |
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| Freeman, Morgan |
USA (TN) |
Actor |
01-Jun-1937 |
| French, Victor |
USA |
Actor |
04-Dec-1934 |
| Gaffney, Dean |
UK |
Actor - Robbie in East-Enders |
14-Feb-1978 |
| Garber, Victor |
Canadian |
Actor |
16-Mar-1949 |
| Glaser, Paul Michael |
USA |
Actor |
25-Mar-1943 |
| Glenn, Scott |
USA |
Actor |
26-Jan-1942 |
| Glover, John |
USA |
Actor |
07-Aug-1944 |
| Gobel, George |
USA |
Comedian |
20-May-1919 |
| Goldwyn, Tony |
USA |
Actor |
20-May-1960 |
| Grant, Cary |
USA |
Actor |
18-Jan-1904 |
| Graves, Peter |
USA |
Actor |
18-Mar-1926 |
| Greenwood, Bruce |
Canadian |
Actor |
12-Aug-1956 |
| Grieve, Richard |
Australian |
Actor - "Home and Away" and "Neigbours" |
25-Jan-1970 |
| Gummersall, Devon |
USA |
Actor |
15-Oct-1978 |
| Haggerty, Dan |
USA (CA) |
Actor |
19-Nov-1941 |
| Hall, Brad |
USA (CA) |
Actor |
1958 |
| Hamill, Mark |
USA (CA) |
Actor |
25-Sep-1951 |
| Hardison, Kadeem |
USA |
Actor |
24-Jul-1965 |
| Harrelson, Woody |
USA (TX) |
Actor |
23-Jul-1961 |
| Harrison, Rex (Dcd) |
UK |
Actor |
05-Mar-1908 |
| Hart, David |
USA |
Actor |
06-Feb-1964 |
| Hedaya, Dan |
USA (NY) |
Actor |
24-Jul-1940 |
| Herrmann, Edward |
USA (WA) |
Actor |
21-Jul-1943 |
| Horton, Peter |
USA (WA) |
Actor |
20-Aug-1953 |
| Hudson, Rock (Dec'd) |
USA (IL) |
Actor |
17-Nov-1925 |
| Hughes, Geoffrey |
British |
Actor - starred as both Eddie Yates & Onslow |
02-Feb-1944 |
| Hutton, Jim (Dcd) |
USA (NY) |
Actor |
31-May-1934 |
| Jackman, Hugh |
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Actor/ Swordfish |
12-Oct-1968 |
| Johnson, Russell |
USA (PA) |
Actor |
10-Nov-1924 |
| Johnson, Clark |
Canadian |
Actor |
1954 |
| Kaplan, Gabe |
USA (NY) |
Actor |
31-Mar-1945 |
| Karn, Richard |
USA-Seattle |
Actor |
17-Feb-1956 |
| Kaye, Danny |
USA (Dcd) |
Actor |
18-Jan-1913 |
| Keel, Howard |
USA (IL) |
Actor |
13-Apr-1919 |
| Kennedy, George |
USA (NY) |
Actor |
18-Feb-1925 |
| Kilmer, Val |
USA (LA) |
Actor |
21-Dec-1959 |
| Knight, Bill |
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Actor |
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| Landon, Michael |
USA |
Actor |
31-Oct-1936 |
| Langella, Frank |
USA |
Actor |
01-Jan-1940 |
| Lawford, Peter (Dcd) |
UK |
Actor |
07-Sep-1923 |
| Le Mat, Paul |
USA (NJ) |
Actor |
22-Sept-1952 |
| Leonard, Robert Sean |
USA (NJ) |
Actor |
28-Feb-1969 |
| Lerer, Joe |
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Actor |
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| Linden, Hal |
USA (NY) |
Actor |
20-Mar-1931 |
| Liotta, Ray |
USA |
Actor |
18-Dec-1955 |
| Little, Cleavon |
USA |
Actor |
01-Jun-1939 |
| Lloyd, Christopher |
USA |
Actor - Uncle Fester in the Addams Family |
22-Oct-1938 |
| Ludden, Allen |
USA |
Actor |
05-Oct-1917 |
| Lynch, John Carroll |
USA |
Actor |
11-May-1961 |
| Lyndhurst, Nicholas |
UK |
Actor |
20-April-1961 |
| MacMurray, Fred |
USA |
Actor |
30-Aug-1908 |
| Makepeace, Chris |
Canadian |
Actor |
22-Apr-1964 |
| Marceau, Marcel |
French |
Mime - Actor |
22-Mar-1923 |
| Martin, Kiel |
USA |
Actor |
26-Jul-1944 |
| McCarthy, Andrew |
USA |
Actor |
29-Nov-1962 |
| McGann, Steve |
England |
Actor -Emerdale - brother of Joe Mark & Paul |
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| McInnerny, Tim |
Uk |
Actor - Blackadder & Rocky Horror Picture Show |
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| McQueen, Steve |
USA |
Actor |
24-Mar-1930 |
| Moranis, Rick |
Canadian |
Actor |
18-Apr-1954 |
| Morse, Robert |
USA (MA) |
Actor |
18-May-1931 |
| Moses, William R. |
USA |
Actor |
17-Nov-1959 |
| Mosley, Roger E. |
USA |
Actor |
26-Jul-1944 |
| Morse, William. (Dec'd) |
USA (NY) |
Actor |
1887 |
| Moss, Ronn |
USA (LA) |
Actor |
04-Mar |
| Nadder, Robert (Dec'd) |
USA |
Actor |
1935 |
| Nicholas, Paul |
UK |
Actor |
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| Nunn, Bill |
USA (PA) |
Actor |
1953 |
| Oldman, Gary |
UK |
Actor/Director |
21-Mar-1958 |
| Olsen, Gary |
UK |
Actor |
03-Nov-1937 |
| O'Neal, Ryan |
USA |
Actor |
20-Apr-1941 |
| O'Neil, Ed |
USA (OH) |
Actor |
12-Apr-1946 |
| Owens, Gary |
USA (SD) |
Actor - TC Personality |
10-May-1936 |
| Pantoliano, Joe |
USA |
Actor |
12-Sep-1954 |
| Parnes, Richard |
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Actor |
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| Perkins, Anthony |
USA |
Actor |
04-Apr-1932 |
| Perlman, Ron |
USA |
Actor |
13-April-1950 |
| Perri, Paul |
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Actor |
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| Pertwee, Bill |
UK |
Actor/Comedian |
1926 |
| Phoenix, River (Dcd) |
USA (OR) |
Actor |
23-Aug-1970 |
| Pinchot, Bronson |
USA |
Actor |
20-May-1959 |
| Pitt, Brad |
USA |
Actor |
18-Dec-1963 |
| Pollard, Michael J |
USA |
Actor |
30-May-1939 |
| Potter, Chris |
Canadian |
Actor |
23-Aug-1960 |
| Preston, Robert |
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Actor |
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| Pryor, Richard |
USA |
Actor |
01-Dec-1940 |
| Quaid, Dennis |
USA |
Actor |
09-Apr-1954 |
| Quaid, Randy |
USA |
Actor |
01-10-1950 |
| Redford, Robert |
USA |
Actor |
18-Aug-1937 |
| Reed, Timothy |
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Actor |
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| Reeves, Keanu |
Lebanese |
Actor |
02-Sep-1964 |
| Richards, Michael |
USA |
Actor |
24-Jul-1949 |
| Rifkin, Ron |
USA |
Actor |
31-Oct-1939 |
| Ritchard, Cyril |
Australian |
Actor |
01-Dec-1897 |
| Robinson, Tony |
UK |
Baldrick |
1946 |
| Rollins, Henry |
USA |
Actor |
13-Feb-1961 |
| Rollins, Howard |
USA |
Actor |
17-Oct-1950 |
| Rourke, Mickey |
USA |
Actor |
16-Sep-1953 |
| Rushton, William |
UK |
Actor |
18-Aug-1937 |
| Russ, Tim |
USA |
Actor |
02-Jun-1956 |
| Savalas, Telly |
USA (Dcd) |
Actor - "Kojak" |
21-Jan-1924 |
| Shalhoub, Tony |
USA |
Actor |
09-Oct-1953 |
| Shane, Paul |
UK |
Actor - "Hi-De-Hi" |
19-Jun-1940 |
| Slater, Christian |
USA |
Actor |
18-Aug-1969 |
| Spade, David |
USA |
Actor |
22-July-1964 |
| Spiner, Brent |
USA |
Actor - "Star Trek Next Generation" |
02-Feb-1949 |
| Stallone, Sylvester |
USA (NY) |
Actor |
6-July-1946 |
| Stamp, Terence |
UK |
Actor |
22-Jul-1939 |
| Steiger, Rod |
USA |
Actor |
14-Apr-1925 |
| Stevens, Fisher |
USA |
Actor |
27-Nov-1963 |
| Stoppard, Tom |
Czech |
Actor/Playwright emigrated to England when 5 years old |
03-Jul-1937 |
| Storm, Jim |
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Actor |
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| Sylvester, Harold |
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Actor |
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| Thicke, Alan |
Canadian |
Actor |
01-Mar-1947 |
| Ustinov, Peter |
UK |
Actor |
16-Apr-1921 |
| Vallee, Rudy |
USA |
Actor |
28-Jul-1901 |
| Van Dyke, Barry |
USA |
Actor |
31-Jul-1951 |
| Van Dyke, Dick |
USA (MS) |
Actor - is "ambidextrous" |
13-Dec-1925 |
| Vartan, Michael |
French |
Actor |
27-Nov-1968 |
| Wahlberg, Mark |
USA |
Actor |
05-June-1971 |
| Walker, Graham |
UK |
Grumbleweeds |
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| Wheaton, Wil |
USA |
Actor |
29-July-1972 |
| Whitmore, James |
USA |
Actor |
01-Oct-1921 |
| Williams, Treat |
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Actor |
01-Dec-1951 |
| Willis, Bruce |
USA |
Actor |
19-Mar-1955 |
| Wilson, Demond |
USA |
Actor |
13-Oct-1946 |
| Windom, William |
USA |
Actor |
28-Sep-1923 |
| Wolf, Scott |
USA |
Actor |
04-Jun-1948 |
| Wong, Russell |
USA |
Actor |
01-Mar-1963 |
| Woods, James |
USA |
Actor |
18-Apr-1947 |
| Woodside, D.B. |
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Actor |
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| Wookie, Choobaka the |
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Actor in "Star Wars" |
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| Wyner, Joel |
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Actor |
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| Wynn, Keenan |
USA |
Actor |
27-July-1916 |
| Ziering, Ian |
USA |
Actor |
30-Mar-1964 |
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Entertainment - Actresses
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Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Alfonso, Kristian |
USA |
Actress |
05-Sep-1964 |
| Allen, Mikki |
USA |
Actress |
15-Nov-1977 |
| Barkin, Ellen |
USA |
Actress |
16-Apr-1954 |
| Barrie, Barbara |
USA (Inninois) |
Actress |
23-May-1931 |
| Barrymore, Drew |
USA (LA) |
Actress |
22-Feb-1975 |
| Basinger, Kim |
USA (GA) |
Actress |
08-Dec-1953 |
| Blount, Lisa |
USA |
Actress |
01-Jul-1959 |
| Boht, Jean |
England |
Bread |
06-Mar-1936 |
| Brazelton, Conni Marie |
USA (Illinois) |
Actress - nurse on ER |
08-May-1955 |
| Burnett, Carol |
USA |
Comedienne, Actress, Singer, Dancer,TV |
26-Apr-1936 |
| Buzzi, Ruth |
USA |
Commedienne |
24-Jul-1936 |
| Cass, Peggy (Dcd) |
USA (Mass) |
Actress |
21-May-1924 |
| Cummings, Quinn |
USA |
Actress |
13-Aug-1967 |
| Davis, Judy |
Australian |
Actress |
23-Apr-1935 |
| De Havilland, Olivia |
Japan |
Actress |
01-Jul-1916 |
| Drescher, Fran |
USA (NY) |
Actress |
30-Sep-1957 |
| Dunaway, Faye |
USA (FL) |
Actress -Bonnie in "Bonnie and Clyde" |
14-Jan-1941 |
| Eichhorn, Lisa |
USA |
Actress |
5-Feb-1952 |
| Faracy, Stephanie |
USA |
Actress |
04-Jan |
| Fisher, Frances |
UK |
Actress |
11-May-1952 |
| Garbo, Greta (Dcd) |
Swedish |
Actress |
18-Sep-1905 |
| Garland, Judy (Dcd) |
USA (MN) |
Actress & Singer |
10-Jun-1922 |
| Goldberg, Whoopi |
USA (NY) |
Actress |
13-Nov-1949 |
| Grable, Betty |
USA |
Actress |
18-Dec-1916 |
| Hampshire, Susan |
England |
Actress |
5-Dec-1938 |
| Hawn, Goldie |
USA |
Actress |
21-Nov-1945 |
| Heatherton, Joey |
USA (NY) |
Actress |
14-Sep-1944 |
| Hedren, Tippi |
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Actress |
19-Jan-1931 |
| Hughes, Nerys |
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| Ireland, Kathy |
USA (CA) |
Actress & Model |
18-Mar-1963 |
| Jackson, Kate |
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Actress |
29-Oct-1948 |
| Jolie, Angelina |
USA (LA) |
Actress/ Lara:Tomb Raider |
04-Jun-1975 |
| Jones , Shirley |
USA |
Actress |
31-Mar-1934 |
| Keaton, Diane |
USA (LA) |
Actress |
05-Jan-1946 |
| Kelley, Sheila |
USA |
Actress |
09-Oct-1964 |
| Kidman, Nicole |
Australia |
Actress |
20-Jun-1967 |
| Kudrow, Lisa |
USA |
Phoebe in "Friends" |
30-Jul-1963 |
| Lane, Diane |
USA |
Actress |
22-Jan-1965 |
| Lange, Hope |
USA (CT) |
Actress |
28-Nov-1931 |
| Leachman, Cloris |
USA (IA) |
Actress |
30-Apr-1926 |
| Lewis, Dawnn |
USA |
Actress |
13-Aug-1960 |
| Leoni, Tia |
USA (NY) |
Actress |
25-Feb-1966 |
| Lloyd, Kathleen |
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Actress |
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| MacLaine, Shirley |
USA (VA) |
Actress |
24-Apr-1934 |
| Margulies, Julianna |
USA (NY) |
Actress |
08-Jun-1966 |
| Mason, Marsha |
USA (MO) |
Actress |
03-Apr-1942 |
| Masterson, Mary Stuart |
USA |
Actress |
28-Jun-1966 |
| Matlin, Marlee |
USA |
Actress |
24-Aug-1965 |
| Matthews, Jessie (Dec'd) |
England |
Actress - Radio - Mrs Dales Diary |
11-Mar-1907 |
| McNichol, Kristy |
USA (LA) |
Actress |
11-Sep-1962 |
| Meara, Anne |
USA (NY) |
Comediene |
20-Sep-1929 |
| Merkerson, S. Epatha |
USA |
Actress |
28-Nov-1952 |
| Monet Bickelmann, Cerita |
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Actress |
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| Monroe, Marilyn |
USA |
Actress/Model NOT LEFT-HANDED - myth
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01-Jun-1926 |
| Moore, Demi |
USA |
Actress |
11-Nov-1962 |
| Moore, Julianne |
USA |
Actress |
03-Dec-1961 |
| Novak, Kim |
USA (IL) |
Actress |
13-Feb-1933 |
| Olsen, Mary-Kate |
USA (CA) |
Actress - twin sister of Ashley Olsen |
13-Jun-1986 |
| Olsen, Ashley |
USA (CA) |
Actress - twin Sister of Mary-Kate Olsen |
13-Jun-1986 |
| O'Neil, Tatum |
USA (LA) |
Actress |
05-Nov-1963 |
| Overall, Park |
USA |
Actress |
15-Mar-1957 |
| Parker, Sarah Jesscia |
USA |
Actress |
25-Mar-1965 |
| Parsons, Estelle |
USA |
Actress |
20-Nov-1927 |
| Powell, Jane |
USA |
Actress |
01-Apr-1929 |
| Ramsay, Anne |
USA |
Actress |
01-Sep-1960 |
| Reed, Shanna |
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Actress |
30-Oct-1956 |
| Rice-Davies, Mandy |
Welsh |
Actress - Associated with Christine Keeler |
Oct-1944 |
| Rinna, Lisa |
USA |
Actress |
11-Jul-1965 |
| Roberts, Julia |
USA |
Actress |
28-Oct-1967 |
| Rogers, Ginger |
USA |
Actress |
16-Jul-1911 |
| Ruehl, Mercedes |
USA (NY) |
Actress |
28-Feb-1948 |
| Saint, Eva Marie |
USA (NJ) |
Actress |
04-July-1924 |
| Saunders, Jennifer |
England |
Actress |
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| Seberg, Jean |
USA |
Actress |
13-Nov-1938 |
| Stafford, Nancy |
USA |
Actress |
05-Jun |
| Steen, Jessica |
Canadian |
Actress |
19-Dec-1965 |
| Stringfield, Sherry |
USA (Colorado) |
Actress |
24-Jun-1967 |
| Sutton, Lori |
USA |
Actress |
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| Thompson, Emma |
UK |
Actress |
15-Apr-1959 |
| Tormei, Marisa |
USA (NY) |
Actress |
04-Dec-1964 |
| Vaccaro, Brenda |
USA |
Actress |
18-Nov-1939 |
| Valentine, Karen |
USA |
Actress |
25-May-1947 |
| Walthall, Romy |
USA |
Actress |
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| Wiest, Dianne |
USA |
Actress |
28-Mar-1948 |
| Winfrey, Oprah |
USA |
Actress |
29-Jan-1954 |
| Winningham, Mare |
USA |
Actress |
16-May-1959 |
| Woodward, Joanne |
USA |
Actress |
27-Feb-1930 |
| Zimbalist, Stephanie |
USA |
Actress |
08-Oct-1956 |
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| O'Hanlon, Redmond |
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Travel writer - Humorous |
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| Reve, Gerard |
Dutch |
Writer |
14-Dec-1943 |
| Adams, Douglas |
UK |
Author (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) |
Mar - 1952 |
| Anderson, Hans Christian |
Danish |
Writer |
02-May-1805 |
| Baldwin, James |
USA |
Novelist - "Go tell it on the Mountain" |
2-Aug-1924 |
| Barry, Dave |
USA |
Journalist |
1947 |
| Beard, Peter |
USA |
Author |
|
| Benchley, Peter |
USA |
Novelist -author of "JAWS" |
8-May-1940 |
| Berk, Howard |
USA |
Author - "writer of the Rockford Files" |
08-May-1940 |
| Bowen, Bet |
|
Novelist |
|
| Bryson, Bill |
USA |
Travel writer - Humorous |
1951 |
| Carlyle, Thomas |
UK |
Switched to left due to injury |
05-Dec-1795 |
| Carroll, Lewis |
UK |
Writer |
27-Jan-1832 |
| Condon, Richard |
USA(NY) |
Novelist |
1915 |
| De Kay, James |
USA |
Author |
|
| Geddes-Brown, Leslie |
|
Consumer Columist |
|
| Genet, Jean |
|
Writer |
|
| Greer, Germaine |
Australian |
Journalist & Author |
29-Jan-1939 |
| Haffaker, Sandy |
|
Writer |
|
| Hooven Santmyer, Helen |
|
Novelist |
|
| Kafka, Franz |
|
Writer |
|
| Kennedy, Caroline |
USA (NY) |
Writer |
27-Nov-1957 |
| MacKenzie, Compton |
|
Writer |
|
| McLuhan, Marshall |
Canadian |
Media Guru- "philosopher of communications" |
21-Jul-1911 |
| Michener, James A. |
|
Writer |
03-Feb |
| Paul, Dr.Diane |
|
|
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| Scallion, Gordon Michael |
|
Psychic/Author |
|
| Schwartz, Berthold |
German |
Author & inventor of the gun |
14th Century |
| Stefanov, Viktoria |
|
|
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| Turtledove, Harry |
USA (CA) |
Author |
14-Jun-1949 |
| Twain, Mark |
USA (MO) |
Writer |
30-Nov-1835 |
| Wells, H.G. |
England |
Writer |
21-Sep-1866 |
| Welty, Eudora |
|
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| West, Jessamyn |
USA |
Author |
1907 |
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Entertainment - Cartoons
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Bear, Big Blue |
USA |
Jim Henson Creation |
|
| Brethed, Berke |
USA |
Cartoonist |
|
| Caniff, Milton (Dcd) |
USA |
Cartoonist |
28-Feb-1907 |
| Crumb, Robert |
USA |
Cartoonist |
30-Aug-1943 |
| Groening, Matt |
USA |
Cartoonist - Creator of the Simpsons |
15-Feb-1954 |
| Guisevite, Cathy |
|
Cartoonist |
|
| Mauldin, Bill |
|
Cartoonist |
29-Oct-1921 |
| Oliphand, Pat |
|
Cartoonist |
|
| Searle, Ronald |
|
Cartoonist |
|
| Simpson, Bart |
USA |
Cartoon Character |
19-April-1987 |
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Entertainment - Comedians
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|
| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Bowditch, Steve |
|
Comedian |
|
| Brown, Faith |
UK (Liverpool) |
Comedienne |
28-May-1944 |
| Bruce, Lenny (Dec'd) |
USA |
Comedian |
13-Oct-1925 |
| Carey, Drew |
USA (OH) |
Comedian |
23-May-1958 |
| Collins, Bobby |
USA (AL) |
Comedian |
26-Aug-1976 |
| Mandel, Howie |
Canadian |
Comedian |
29-Nov-1955 |
| Marx, Harpo |
USA (NY) |
Comedian |
23-Nov-1888 |
| Piscopo, Joe |
USA (NJ) |
Comedian |
17-Jun-1951 |
| Rickles, Don |
USA |
Comedian |
08-May-1926 |
| Seinfeld, Jerry |
USA (Brooklyn) |
Comedian |
29-Apr-1954 |
| Smothers, Dick |
USA |
Comedian |
20-Nov-1939 |
| Thomas, Terry |
|
Comedian |
|
| Torn, Rip |
USA |
Comedian |
06-Feb-1931 |
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Entertainment - Fashion
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|
|
| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Gaultier, Jean-Paul |
|
Fashion Designer |
|
| Messinger, Melinda |
|
Super Model |
23-Feb-1971 |
| |
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Entertainment - Film
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|
|
| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Arch, Jeff |
USA |
Feature Film screenwriter |
|
| Beaton, Cecil (Dcd) |
UK |
Photographer/Costume Designer |
1904 |
| Berg, Peter |
USA (NY) |
Actor/Director |
11-Mar-1964 |
| Bruns, Phil |
USA |
Film & TV Actor |
2-May-1931 |
| Cameron, James |
Canadian |
Director |
16-Aug-1954 |
| Campbell, Bruce |
USA |
Actor, Producer and Director |
22-Jun-1958 |
| Coen, Joel |
USA (MN) |
Director |
29-Nov-1955 |
| Lee, Spike |
USA (Georgia) |
Director |
20-Mar-1957 |
| Skurnik, Murray |
|
Creative Director |
|
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Entertainment - Journalists
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|
|
| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Koppel, Ted |
|
Journalist |
|
| Magnusson, Magnus |
Scottish |
Journalist - (Mastermind) |
1929 |
| Murrow, Edward R. |
USA(NC) |
Correspondent |
25-Apr.1908 |
| Sawyer, Forrest |
|
Journalist |
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Entertainment - Magicians
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| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Daniels, Paul |
|
Magician |
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Entertainment - Music
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|
|
| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Albarn, Damon |
UK |
Singer with Blur |
23-Mar-1968 |
| Allman, Greg |
|
Musician |
|
| Ark, Brad Vander |
|
Musician |
|
| Armstrong, Tim |
|
Singer/Guitarist |
|
| Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel |
German |
Composer |
08-Mar-1714 |
| Bentyne, Cheryl |
USA (WA) |
Singer with Manhatten Transfer |
17-Jan-1954 |
| Bowie, David |
UK |
Singer |
8-Jan-1947 |
| Byrne, David |
Scottish |
Talking Heads |
14-May-1952 |
| Campbell, Ali |
UK |
Singer with UB 40 |
15-Feb-1959 |
| Campbell, Glen |
USA |
Singer |
22-Apr-1936 |
| Campbell, Robin |
UK |
Singer with UB 40 |
25-Dec-1954 |
| Carr, Vikki |
USA |
Singer |
19-Jul-1941 |
| Caruso, Enrico |
Italian |
Tenor |
27-Feb-1873 |
| Casals, Pablo |
Spain |
Cellist |
29-Dec-1876 |
| Castle, Jeremy |
USA |
Country music singer, songwriter, Oklahoma |
2-Aug-1974 |
| Cobain, Kurt (Decd.) |
USA- LA |
Lead singer of Nirvana |
20-Feb-1967 |
| Cockburn, Bruce |
Canadian |
Signer Song Writer |
27-May-1945 |
| Cokes, Ray |
UK (IOW) |
Video Jocky |
24-Feb-1948 |
| Cole, Natalie |
USA- LA |
Singer |
6-Feb-1950 |
| Collins, Phil |
UK |
Musician/Actor |
30-Jan-1951 |
| Collins, Dorothy |
Canadian |
Singer |
18-Nov-1926 |
| Copeland, Stewart |
USA |
Composer |
16-Jul-1952 |
| Corgan, Billy |
USA (IL) |
Singer - "Smashing Pumpkins" |
17-Mar-1967 |
| Cyrus, Billy Ray |
USA (KY) |
Musician - sang "Achy breaky heart" |
25-Aug-1961 |
| Dale, Dick |
USA (Mass) |
Guitarist - "King of the Surf" |
1937 |
| Dion, Celine |
Canadian |
Singer |
30-Mar-1968 |
| Dylan, Bob |
USA (Min) |
Musician |
24-May-1941 |
| Easton, Elliott |
|
Musician |
|
| Everly, Phil |
USA Chicago |
The Everly Brothers |
19-Jan-1939 |
| Everly, Don |
USA Chicago |
The Everly Brothers |
1-Feb-1937 |
| Fleck, Bela |
|
Jazz Musician |
|
| Foster, David |
Canadian |
Musician, Producer,Composor |
|
| Frey, Glenn |
USA (Detroit) |
The Eagles |
6-Nov-1948 |
| Gales, Eric |
|
Guitarist |
|
| Gallagher, Noel |
UK |
Oasis singer/writer |
29-May-1967 |
| Garner, Errol (Dec'd) |
USA (Pittsberg) |
Jazz Pianist |
15-Jun-1921 |
| Gayle, Crystal |
USA (KY) |
Singer |
9-Jan-1951 |
| Geldof, Bob |
|
Singer |
5-Oct-1954 |
| Gibb, Barry |
UK (IOM) |
Bee Gees |
1-Sep-1946 |
| Gould, Glenn |
|
Pianist |
|
| Griffin, Kevin |
|
Guitarist & Lead Singer |
|
| Hanson, Zac |
USA |
Musician |
22-Oct-1985 |
| Hauser, Tim |
|
Singer with Manhatton Transfer |
12-Dec-1941 |
| Hayes, Isaac |
USA (TN) |
Musician "blues" |
20-Aug-1942 |
| Hedley, Thomas |
|
Vocalist/Musician |
|
| Hendrix, Jimi (Dec'd) |
USA (Seattle) |
Musician/Guitarist |
27-Nov-1942 |
| Hill, Lauryn |
USA (NJ) |
Singer |
25-May-1975 |
| Howdy, Boy |
|
Singer |
|
| Iommi, Tony |
England |
Black Sabbat |
19-Feb-1948 |
| King, Albert (Decd) |
USA (Miss) |
Musician |
25-Apr-1923 |
| King, Mark |
|
Guitarist |
|
| Knopfler, Mark |
|
Gutarist with Dire Straits |
|
| Koenig, Walter |
USA |
Actor - Chekov in Star Trek |
14-Sep-1936 |
| Leitch, Donovan |
|
Musician |
|
| Lennox, Annie |
Scotland |
Singer |
25-Dec-1954 |
| Lydon, John |
|
John Lyndon - Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols |
|
| Manchester, Melissa |
USA (NY) |
Singer |
15-Feb-1951 |
| Mangione, Chuck |
USA |
Trumpet |
29-Nov-1940 |
| Marsalis, Wynton |
|
Musician |
|
| Martin, Ricky |
Puerto Rico |
Singer |
24-Dec-1971 |
| Mathers, Marshall |
USA |
Singer - Eminem |
|
| McBride, Martina |
USA |
Country Singer |
29-Jul-1966 |
| McCartney, Sir Paul |
UK |
The Beatles |
18-Jun-1942 |
| McKay, Al |
|
Guitarist/Writer |
|
| Melonson, Christie Marie |
|
Opera |
|
| Michael, George |
UK |
Wham -Singer/Songwriter |
25-Jun-1963 |
| Moore, Gary |
Northern Irish |
Guitarist with Thin Lizzie, Colosseum II, Skid Row |
04-Apr-1942 |
| Morris, Colonel Robert |
USA |
Songwriter, musician, country music |
|
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amedeus |
|
Composer |
|
| Nero, Peter |
USA |
Composer/Actor |
22-May |
| Oliva, Jon |
|
Musician |
|
| Pace, Ian |
|
Drummer |
|
| Paganini, Niccolo |
|
Violinist |
|
| Paul, Alan |
USA (NJ) |
Singer with Manhatten Transfer |
23-Nov-1949 |
| Perry, Joe |
|
Singer with Aerosmith |
|
| Plant, Robert |
England |
Musician - Led Zepplin |
20-Aug-1948 |
| Porter, Cole (Dec'd) |
USA (IN) |
Musician Composer |
09-Jun-1892 |
| Prokofiev, Serge |
|
Composer |
|
| Rachmaninoff, Sergei |
Russian |
Composer |
01-Apr-1873 |
| Ravel, Maurice (Dec'd) |
French |
Composer |
07-Mar-1875 |
| Rawls, Lou |
USA |
Musician |
01-Dec-1936 |
| Rush, Otis |
|
Musician |
|
| Schumann, Robert |
|
Composer |
|
| Seal, |
England |
Singer |
19-Feb-1963 |
| Seed, Christopher |
UK |
Pianist |
|
| Siegel, Janis |
USA (NY) |
Singer with Manhatten Transfer |
23-July-1952 |
| Simon, Carly |
USA |
Singer |
25-Jun-1945 |
| Simon, Paul |
|
Simon & Garfunkel |
13-Oct-1941 |
| Stardust, Ziggy |
UK |
Alter Ego of Bowie |
|
| Starr, Ringo |
|
Drummer with the Beatles |
07-Jul-1940 |
| Sting, |
|
Singer |
02-Oct-1951 |
| Stipe, Michael |
USA |
Lead singer with R.E.M. |
04-Jan-1960 |
| Szabo, Rich |
|
Trumpeter |
|
| Taylor, Roger |
UK |
Drummer, Guitarist and Singer |
26-Jul-1949 |
| Taylor, Roger |
|
Musician |
|
| Tim, Tiny (Dcd) |
USA |
Singer |
12-Apr-1930 |
| Transfer, The Manhatten |
USA |
All 4 are left-handed - see individual entries |
various |
| Van Beethoven, Ludwig |
German |
Composer |
16-Dec-1770 |
| White, Lenny |
|
Drummer |
|
| Williams, Paul |
USA |
Song-writer |
19-Sep-1940 |
| Womack, Bobby |
|
Musician |
|
| Yrjana, Aki W |
|
Musician |
|
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Entertainment - Other
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|
|
| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Geller, Uri |
Israeli |
Psychokinetic performer |
20-Dec-1946 |
| Michaels, Shawn |
|
WWF Wrestler |
|
| Simmons, Richard |
USA |
Exercise Guru |
12-Jul-1948 |
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Entertainment - Poets
|
|
|
| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Uhland, Ludwig |
German |
Poet |
26-Apr-1787 |
| von Goethe, Joann Wolfgang |
|
Poet |
|
| Warner, Samuel C |
|
Poet |
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Entertainment - Radio
|
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|
| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Finkelman, Danny |
|
Radio Broadcaster |
|
| Jameson, Derek |
|
Radio Presenter |
|
| Love, Adrian |
|
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Entertainment - TV
|
|
|
| Name |
Nationality |
Description |
DOB |
| Allen, Tim |
USA (Colorado) |
Actor/Comedian |
13-Jun-1953 |
| Allyson, June |
|
Actress -film & later TV |
7-Oct-1917 |
| Babcock, Barbara |
USA |
Actress |
27-Feb-1937 |
| Baer, Max |
USA |
Actor - "Beverly Hillbillies |
4-Dec-1937 |
| Baker, Cheryl |
UK |
Singer/Presenter |
8-Mar-1955 |
| Barnes, Carol |
England |
Newscaster |
|
| Baskin, Roberta |
USA |
TV Reporter |
|
| Beadle, Jeremy |
England |
Presenter |
12-Apr-1783 |
| Beckman, Johnny |
USA |
TV New Anchor |
|
| Black, Denise |
UK |
Actress - ex Coronation Street |
1959 |
| Blake, Robert |
USA |
Actor |
18-Sep-1933 |
| Blakeney, Gayle |
Australian |
Actress ex neighbour |
|
| Brookes, Susan |
|
ITV This Morning |
|
| Campbell, Joanne |
UK |
Actress (Us Girls) |
8-Feb-1964 |
| Carolgees, Bob |
UK |
Comedian - with "Spit the Dog" |
|
| Carter, Vic |
USA |
TV News Anchor |
|
| Clancy, Jim |
USA |
CNN Newsman/Presenter |
|
| Clary, Julian |
England |
Comedian |
25-May-1959 |
| Clifton, Bernie |
|
Comedian |
|
| Crowther, Leslie (Dec'd) |
UK |
TV Host |
6-Feb-1933 |
| Curling, Rob |
UK |
BBC SE News |
|
| Curry, Ann |
UK |
TV Reporter |
|
| Davis, Meg |
|
Actress |
|
| Dimmock, Charlie |
|
BBC Ground Force |
|
| Dorn, Michael |
USA (TX) |
Actor |
9-Dec-1952 |
| Doyle, Jerry |
USA (NY) |
Actor |
16-Jul-1956 |
| Drumond, John |
|
TV Reporter |
|
| Emberg, Bella |
|
Commedienne |
|
| Farmer, John |
|
TV News Anchor |
|
| Floyd, Keith |
|
Uses Chopsticks LH |
|
| Ford, Rosemary |
England |
Hostess for the "Generation Game" |
u/k |
| Forfar, Ronald |
|
Bread |
|
| Funt, Allen(Dec'd) |
USA |
TV Producer/Candid Camera(USA) |
16-Sep-1914 |
| Garden, Graham |
|
Comedian (Goodies) |
|
| Greene, Sarah |
|
|
|
| Grossman, Lloyd |
|
Presenter-Masterchef |
|
| Henson, Jim (Dec'd) |
USA (MS) |
Puppeteer - (Kermit the Frog) |
24-Sep-1936 |
| Henson, John |
|
TV Host |
|
| Hill, Katy |
|
Presenter |
|
| Hodgson, Joel |
|
TV Host |
|
| Hussey, Marmaduke |
|
Former Chairman BBC |
|
| Iles, Jon |
England |
Actor (The Bill - DC Mike Dashwood) |
May-1954 |
| James, Sara |
|
NBC TV Reporter |
|
| Jarman, Derek |
|
Journalist |
|
| Jennings, Peter |
Canada (T) |
ABC Journalist |
29-Aug-1939 |
| Junkin, John |
|
Writer/Comedian |
|
| Kemp, Ross |
England |
Actor - Grant Mitchell of "Eastenders" |
1-Jul-1964 |
| Khan, Riz |
|
CNN News Anchor |
|
| Kinnear, Greg |
|
TV Host |
|
| Koskinen, Ripsa |
|
MTV3 News Anchor |
|
| Lauer, Mark |
|
TV Host |
|
| Lawrence, Sophie |
UK |
"Eastenders" - Diane Butcher |
|
| Leno, Jay |
USA (NY) |
Late Night TV Show Host (USA) |
28-Apr-1950 |
| Letterman, David |
USA (Ind) |
Late Night TV Show (USA) |
12-Apr-1947 |
| Lithgo, Lynette |
|
BBC news |
|
| Little, Sid |
|
Comedian (& Large) |
|
| Martindale, Wink |
|
Game Show Host (USA) |
|
| Mayal, Rik |
UK |
Writer/Comedian |
07-Mar-1958 |
| McGrath, Rory |
|
Comedian/Impressions |
|
| Meyer, Laurie |
|
BBC AM |
|
| Morris, Juliet |
|
BBC News Reporter |
|
| Muschamp, Jessica |
Australian |
Actress ex neighbour |
|
| Newley, Anthony |
UK |
Actor |
24-Sep-1931 |
| O'Brien, Richard |
|
Host of Crystal Maze - also wrote Rocky Horror Show |
|
| O'Brien, Dominick |
|
World Memory Champ |
|
| Owens, Gary |
USA |
TV Personality |
10-May-1946 |
| Pace, Norman |
|
Comedian, Hale & Pace |
|
| Papsley May, Anne |
Austrlian |
Actress ex neighbour |
|
| Parsons, Nicholas |
England |
Presenter |
|
| Perry, Luke |
USA |
Actor |
11-Oct-1966 |
| Phillips, Fiona |
|
ITV TVAM |
|
| Pollard, Su |
|
Singer |
|
| Polttila, Eva |
|
YLE TV News Anchor |
|
| Rantzen, Esther |
|
TV Presenter |
|
| Rees, Ken |
|
News Reporter |
|
| Ritchie, Shane |
|
TV Presenter |
|
| Roache, William |
UK |
Actor (Ken of Coronation St) |
25-Apr-1932 |
| Ross, Jonathan |
|
|
|
| Routledge, Patricia |
UK |
Actress/Mrs Bucket |
17-Feb-1929 |
| Sawalha, Julia |
UK |
Actress (Ab. Fab!) |
09-Sep-1968 |
| Sclesinger, Richard |
|
TV Reporter |
|
| Shrimpton, Jean |
|
Model "The Shrimp" |
|
| Speight, Mark |
|
Childrens TV artist |
|
| Street-Porter, Janet |
|
|
|
| Sullivan, Dean |
UK |
Actor "Brookside" |
|
| Tarrant, Colin |
UK |
Actor -Inspector Andrew Monroe in "The Bill" |
|
| Tayler, Kathy |
|
ITV AM |
|
| Tervo, Kari |
|
YLE TV Host |
|
| the Frog, Kermit |
USA |
Created by left-hander - Jim Henson |
circa. 1957 |
| Treacher, Bill |
UK |
Actor - "Eastender's Arthur" |
04-Jun-1946 |
| Wark, Kirsty |
Scottish |
Newsnight Presenter |
1955 |
| Washington, Joe |
|
TV Reporter |
|
| Waters, Randy |
|
TV Reporter |
|
| Whiteley, Richard |
|
Countdown |
|
| Williams, Montel |
|
TV Host |
|
| Woods, Brenda |
|
TV News Anchor |
|
| Yla-Anttila, Ari |
|
YLE TV Reporter |
|
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