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See also:	History of the United States (1980–1991) Timeline of the history of the United States (1970-1990) List of years in the United States

Events from the year1987 in the United States.

• President:Ronald Reagan (R-California)
• Vice President:George H. W. Bush (R-Texas)
• Chief Justice:William Rehnquist (Virginia)
• Speaker of the House of Representatives:

Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts) (until January 3)

Jim Wright (D-Texas) (starting January 6)

• Senate Majority Leader:

Bob Dole (R-Kansas) (until January 3)

Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) (starting January 3)

• Congress:99th (until January 3),100th (starting January 3)

• January 5 – PresidentRonald Reagan undergoesprostate surgery, causing speculation about his physical fitness to continue in office.
• January 13 – New YorkmafiosiAnthony "Fat Tony" Salerno and Carmine Peruccia are sentenced to 100 years in prison forracketeering.^[1]
• January 22 –Pennsylvania State TreasurerR. Budd Dwyer commits suicide by shooting himself during a press conference. The incident was captured by news cameras and later broadcast on television.
• January 27 –State of the Union Address.
• January 28 – The U.S. State Department invalidates US passports for travel to or through Lebanon due to security concerns. The ban was lifted in 1997.^[2]
• January 29 –William J. Casey ends his term asDirector of the Central Intelligence Agency.
• January 31 – The lastOhrbach's department store closes in New York City after 64 years of operation.

• February 9 –Brownsville, Texas, receives 7 inches (177.80 mm) of rain in just two hours;flooding in some parts of the city is worse than that caused byHurricane Beulah in 1967.
• February 11 – The United States military detonates an atomic weapon at theNevada Test Site.
• February 20 – A secondUnabomber bomb explodes at a computer store inSalt Lake City, injuring the owner.
• February 26 –Iran–Contra affair: TheTower Commission rebukes U.S. PresidentRonald Reagan for not controlling hisNational Security Council staff.

• March 2 –American Motors Corporation is acquired by theChrysler Corporation.
• March 3 –Ruthless Records was founded byEazy-E &Jerry Heller.
• March 4
  • U.S. PresidentRonald Reagan addresses the American people on theIran–Contra affair, acknowledging that his overtures toIran had 'deteriorated' into anarms-for-hostages deal.
  • Jonathan Pollard is sentenced to life in prison on one count of espionage.
• March 11 – TheWatsonville Cannery strike comes to an official end with companies agreeing to union protection of wage cuts, among other benefits.
• March 12 – AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, abbreviated toACT UP, is formed at theLesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City.
• March 18 –Woodstock of physics: The marathon session of theAmerican Physical Society’s meeting features 51 presentations concerning the science ofhigh-temperature superconductors.
• March 19 – InCharlotte, North Carolina, televangelistJim Bakker, head of PTL Ministries, resigns after admitting an affair with church secretaryJessica Hahn.
• March 29 –World Wrestling Entertainment presentsWrestleMania III inPontiac, Michigan.Hulk Hogan retains theWWF World Heavyweight Championship defeating his former friendAndré The Giant.
• March 30 – The59th Academy Awards, hosted byChevy Chase,Goldie Hawn andPaul Hogan, are held atDorothy Chandler Pavilion inLos Angeles.Oliver Stone'sPlatoon wins four awards out of eight nominations, includingBest Picture andBest Director. The film is tied in nominations byJames Ivory'sA Room with a View.

• April 5 – TheFox Network makes its primetime debut.
• April 19 –The Simpsons cartoon first appears as a series ofshorts onThe Tracey Ullman Show.
• April 23 –L'Ambiance Plaza collapse: 28 construction workers are killed at a residential project under construction inBridgeport, Connecticut. It was one of the worst disasters in Connecticut history.
• April 27 – TheUnited States Department of Justice declares incumbentAustrian presidentKurt Waldheim an "undesirable alien".
• April 30 –NASCAR driverBill Elliott sets the record for the all-time fastest lap atTalladega Superspeedway at 212.8 miles per hour (342.5 km/h).

• May 8 – U.S. SenatorGary Hart drops out of the running for the 1988Democratic presidential nomination, amid allegations of an extramarital affair withDonna Rice.
• May 17 – TheUSSStark is hit by two Iraqi owned Exocet AM39 air-to-surface missiles, killing 37 sailors.
• May 21 –Andrew Wyeth, with his "Helga Pictures," becomes the first living American painter to have a one-man show of his work in the West Building of theNational Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
• May 24
  • Approximately 800,000 people gather for a walk to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of theGolden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
  • Five days before his 48th birthday,Al Unser became the oldest winner of theIndianapolis 500 and only the second driver to win the event four times.

• June 12 – During a visit toBerlin,Germany, U.S. PresidentRonald Reagan challengesSoviet General SecretaryMikhail Gorbachev totear down theBerlin Wall.
• June 16 –Bernhard Goetz is exonerated on 12 of 13 counts by a jury in the case against him stemming from the 1984 shootings of four youths in a New York subway car.
• June 19
  • Teddy Seymour is officially designated the first black man to sail around the world, when he completes his solo sailing circumnavigation in Frederiksted, St. Croix, of the United States Virgin Islands.
  • Edwards v. Aguillard: TheSupreme Court of the United States rules that a Louisiana law requiring thatcreation science be taught in public schools wheneverevolution is taught is unconstitutional.
• June 28 – An accidental explosion atHohenfels Training Area inWest Germany kills 3 U.S. troopers.

• July 1 – U.S. PresidentRonald Reagannominates formerSolicitor GeneralRobert Bork to theSupreme Court. The nomination is later rejected by theSenate, the first and only nominee rejection to date.
• July 17 – TheDow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 2,500 mark for the first time, at 2,510.04.
• July 25 –United States Secretary of CommerceMalcolm Baldrige Jr. dies in arodeo accident at aCaliforniaranch.

• August 7–23 –Pan American Games are held inIndianapolis.^[3]
• August 16 –Northwest Airlines Flight 255 (aMcDonnell Douglas MD-82) crashes on takeoff fromDetroit Metropolitan Airport inRomulus, Michigan justWest ofDetroit killing all but one (4-year oldCecelia Cichan) of the 156 people on board (among themNick Vanos, a center for thePhoenix Suns).
• August 19 –ABC News chief Middle East correspondentCharles Glass escapes his Hezbollah kidnappers in Beirut, Lebanon, after 62 days in captivity.
• August 31 –Michael Jackson releasesBad, his first studio album sinceThriller, the best-selling album of all time. The album would produce five number one singles in the US, a record which has not been broken.

• September 17 – TelevangelistPat Robertson announces his candidacy for the 1988Republican presidential nomination.
• September 25 –Varroa destructor, an invasive parasite, is found for the first time in the U.S.^[4]

• October – The unemployment rate drops below 6% for the first time since 1979.
• October 1 – The 5.9 M_w Whittier Narrows earthquake affected theLos Angeles Area with a maximumMercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.
• October 10 – ReverendJesse Jackson launches his second campaign for U.S. president.
• October 11 – The firstNational Coming Out Day is held in celebration of the second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
• October 14–16 – A young child,Jessica McClure, falls down a well inMidland,Texas, and is later rescued.
• October 19
  • Black Monday: Stock market levels fall sharply on Wall Street and around the world.
  • U.S. warships destroy two Iranian oil platforms in thePersian Gulf
• October 23 – On a vote of 58–42, theUnited States Senate rejects President Ronald Reagan'snomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.
• October 25 –1987 World Series: TheMinnesota Twins defeat theSt. Louis Cardinals despite having the worst regular season win–loss ratio for a winner, a record they hold until 2006.
• October 26 – TheDow Jones Industrial Average goes down 156.83 points; at the time it is the second largest decrease ever (trailingBlack Monday).

• November 6 –Floridarapist Tommy Lee Andrews is the first person to be convicted as a result ofDNA fingerprinting: he is sentenced to 22 years in prison.
• November 13–23 –Atlanta prison riots: Cuban Inmates at theAtlanta Federal Penitentiary rioted over fears of Deportation back to Cuba, seizing hostages and setting fires, resulting in the death of one inmate and significant damage.
• November 18 –Iran–Contra affair: U.S. Senate and House panels release reports charging PresidentRonald Reagan with 'ultimate responsibility' for the affair.
• November 22 –The Max Headroom Incident: An unidentified person hijacks two television stations inChicago, Illinois, and broadcasts video of them wearing a mask in the likeness of the characterMax Headroom.
• November 23 –Frank Carlucci is sworn in as the newSecretary of Defense, succeedingCaspar Weinberger.^{[citation needed]}

• December – The unemployment rate drops to 5.7%, the lowest since July 1979.
• December 1 –NASA announces the names of four companies who were awarded contracts to help buildSpace Station Freedom:Boeing Aerospace,General Electric's Astro-Space Division,McDonnell Douglas, and theRocketdyne Division ofRockwell.
• December 2 –Hustler Magazine v. Falwell is argued before theU.S. Supreme Court.
• December 7 –Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes nearPaso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-supervisor on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself.
• December 8 – TheIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed inWashington, D.C. by U.S. PresidentRonald Reagan and Soviet leaderMikhail Gorbachev.
• December 10 – Asquirrel closes down theNasdaq Stock Exchange when it burrows through atelephone line.^[5]
• December 22–28 –Ronald Gene Simmons goes on a 6-day killing spree inRussellville, Arkansas, killing his wife, children, and grandchildren as they arrived to celebrate the holidays at his home. On the 28th he went on a shooting spree, killing an additional woman and wounding 5 others before surrendering to police. The final death toll was 16. He was tried and eventually executed.
• December 29 –Prozac makes its debut in the United States.

• TheSilence=Death Project is launched in New York City by sixgay rights activists, includingAvram Finkelstein.
• Varroa destructor, an invasive parasite of honeybees, is found in the United States.

• Cold War (1947–1991)
• Iran–Contra affair (1985–1987)

• January 1
  • Will Brandenburg, Olympic alpine skier
  • Gia Coppola, film director, screenwriter, and actress
  • Meryl Davis, Olympic figure skater
  • Ryan Perrilloux, football player
• January 2
  • Shelley Hennig, actress and model
  • Syesha Mercado, singer
  • Lauren Storm, actress and acting coach
• January 5
  • Dexter Bean, stock car racing driver
  • Kristin Cavallari, actress
  • Jason Mitchell, actor
• January 6
  • Arin Hanson, internet personality, comedian, voice actor, songwriter, rapper, animator and cartoonist
  • Ndamukong Suh, football player
• January 7
  • Brandon Bantz, baseball player
  • Michael Callahan, soccer player
  • Melanie Cruise, wrestler
  • Alisha Edwards, wrestler
  • Lyndsy Fonseca, actress
• January 10 –Perrish Cox, football player
• January 11 –Scotty Cranmer, BMX rider
• January 12
  • Deena Nicole Cortese, television personality
  • Naya Rivera, actress and singer (d.2020)
  • Will Rothhaar, actor
• January 13
  • Parker Croft, actor and screenwriter
  • Jack Johnson, ice hockey player
  • Max Van Ville, DJ, producer, and actor
  • Oliver Drake, baseball pitcher player
• January 14 –James Belfer, producer, founder and CEO ofCartuna, founder and CEO of Dogfish Pictures, and founder and managing director of Dogfish Accelerator
• January 15
  • Daniel Caluag, BMX racer
  • Kelly Kelly, model and wrestler
• January 16
  • Callahan Bright, football player
  • Kurt Travis, singer/songwriter
• January 17
  • Jeff Beliveau, baseball player
  • John Cochran, television writer and personality
  • Tony Crocker, basketball player
• January 18
  • Jackie Acevedo, American-born Mexican footballer
  • Nolan Carroll, football player
• January 19
  • Jordan Brauninger, figure skater
  • Shaun Brown, actor
  • Brian Harman, golfer
• January 20
  • Diana Barrera, American-born Guatemalan footballer
  • Peter Broderick, musician and composer
  • Evan Peters, actor
  • Pete Ploszek, actor
• January 21 –Brandon Crawford, baseball player
• January 22
  • Timroy Allen, Jamaican-born cricketer
  • Ray Rice, football player
• January 23
  • Whitney Boddie, basketball player
  • Jarrett Brown, football player
• January 24
  • Marlon Amprey, politician
  • Travis Beckum, football player
  • Brian Cushing, football player
• January 25 –Isaako Aaitui, football player
• January 26
  • Patrick Cullity, ice hockey player
  • Andrew J. Ferchland, actor
• January 27
  • Rucka Rucka Ali, rapper, singer, comedian, andYouTuber
  • Ashley Avis, screenwriter, director, and producer
  • Marcus Brown, football player
  • Anthony Pettis, mixed martial artist
  • Katy Rose, singer/songwriter
  • Hannah Teter, Olympic snowboarder
• January 28
  • Alexandria Anderson, track and field sprinter
  • David Bowen, politician
  • Chelsea Brummet, actress and singer
  • Katie Nolan, sports personality and TV host
• January 29
  • Alex Avila, baseball player
  • Jessica Burkhart, author
  • Spencer Clark, stock car racing driver (d. 2006)
  • Alex Murrel, singer and actress
• January 30 –Phil Lester,YouTube personality
• January 31
  • Pat Angerer, football player
  • Kurt Baker, musician, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist
  • Brandon Bollig, ice hockey player
  • Tyler Hubbard, country singer and one half ofFlorida Georgia Line
  • Marcus Mumford, English-born singer/songwriter, musician, and frontman forMumford & Sons

• February 1
  • Heather Morris, actress and dancer
  • Ronda Rousey, actress and mixed martial artist
• February 2
  • McKay Coppins, journalist and author
  • Martin Spanjers, actor
• February 4 –Cameron Achord, football coach
• February 5
  • Adassa,reggaeton singer
  • Brandon Bender, mixed martial artist
  • Kyle Bochniak, mixed martial artist
  • Alex Brightman, actor, singer, and writer
  • Chris Brooks, football player
  • David Buehler, football player
  • Darren Criss, actor
  • Raymond Lee, actor
  • Donald Sanford, American-born Israeli Olympic sprinter
• February 6
  • Pedro Álvarez, baseball player
  • J. J. Ambrose, mixed martial artist
  • Robb Brent, stock car racing driver
• February 7 –Cynthia Barboza, volleyball player
• February 8 –Jessica Jerome, Olympic ski jumper
• February 9
  • Henry Cejudo, mixed martial artist
  • Michael B. Jordan, actor and producer
• February 10
  • Devon Alexander, boxer
  • Anastasia Ashley, surfer and model
  • Justin Braun, ice hockey player
• February 11
  • Mara Allen, rower
  • Matt Besler, soccer player
  • Brian Matusz, baseball player (d.2025)
• February 12
  • David Cooper, baseball player
  • Gary LeRoi Gray, actor
• February 13
  • Ryan Buchter, baseball player
  • Steven Dehler, model, actor, and dancer
  • Aileen Geving, Olympic curler
  • Rau'shee Warren, boxer
• February 14
  • Marquez Branson, football player
  • Don Carey, football player
  • Joe Pichler, actor missing From2006
  • Candace Wiggins, basketball player
• February 15 –Chris Cook, football player
• February 16
  • Leslie Cole, sprinter
  • Jon Ossoff, politician
• February 17
  • Brady Beeson, football player
  • Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith, football player
  • Jon Curran, golfer
  • Danny Farquhar, baseball player
  • Tiquan Underwood, football player
• February 18
  • Elijah Allan-Blitz, actor, musician, and director
  • Samantha Bosco, Paralympic cyclist
  • Steven Lawayne Nelson, convicted murderer (d. 2025)
• February 20
  • Taylor Boggs, football player
  • Miles Teller, actor
  • Daniella Pineda, actress
• February 21
  • Leilani Akiyama, judoka
  • Ashley Greene, actress and model
• February 23
  • Ab-Soul, rapper
  • Nyan Boateng, football player
• February 24 –Ulysses Cuadra, actor and voice actor
• February 25 –Natalie Dreyfuss, actress
• February 26
  • Landon Brown, politician
  • Mike Caussin, football player
• February 27
  • Alexandra Bracken, author
  • Gregory Brigman, Paralympic football player and soccer referee
• February 28
  • Anabelle Acosta, Cuban-born actress
  • Kaitlin Cochran, softball player
  • Michelle Horn, actress
  • Josh McRoberts, basketball player
  • Stephanie Sigman, Mexican-born actress

• March 1
  • Navarone Garibaldi, singer
  • Kesha, singer
  • Sammie, singer/songwriter
• March 2
  • Chris Clements, soccer player
  • Brandon Corp, lacrosse player
• March 4 –Dan Cortes, baseball player
• March 7 –Justin Bamberg, politician
• March 8
  • Devon Graye, actor
  • Milana Vayntrub, Uzbek-born actress and comedian
• March 9 –Bow Wow, rapper
• March 10
  • Ser'Darius Blain, actor
  • Martellus Bennett, football player
  • Taylor Coutu, golfer
  • Corey Paul, Christian hip-hop artist
• March 11
  • Levi Brown, football player
  • Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram, writer, speaker, and raw vegan activist
• March 12
  • Jessica Hardy, Olympic swimmer
  • Maxwell Holt, volleyball player
• March 13 –Marco Andretti, race car driver
• March 14
  • Marisa Abegg, soccer player
  • Craig Austrie, basketball player
  • Andrew Bumbalough, middle and long-distance runner
  • Danny Chavez, mixed martial artist
  • Robert Clark, American-born Canadian actor
• March 15 –Steve Cilladi, baseball player
• March 17
  • Bryan Dechart, actor andTwitch streamer
  • Josh Gilbert, bassist, vocalist, songwriter and producer forAs I Lay Dying andWovenwar
  • Rob Kardashian, TV personality, model, and talent manager
• March 18
  • Sherron Collins, basketball player
  • Rebecca Soni, Olympic swimmer
• March 19
  • Thana Alexa, jazz vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer
  • AJ Lee, wrestler
  • Josie Loren, actress
• March 20
  • DrLupo, YouTuber and Twitch streamer
  • Jon Brockman, basketball player
  • Zack Lively, actor
• March 21
  • Michael Brady, baseball player
  • Carlos Carrasco, Venezuelan-born baseball player
• March 22
  • Thomas Beadle, politician
  • Ike Davis, baseball player
  • Billy Kametz, actor (died2022)
• March 23 –Earl Bennett, football player
• March 24
  • Nate Carroll, football coach
  • Josh Zeid, baseball player
• March 25
  • Diego Barrera, Colombian-born soccer player
  • Stephen Belichick, football coach
  • Jason Castro, acoustic/folk-pop singer/songwriter and real estate agent
  • Kim Cloutier, Canadian-born model
• March 27
  • Peter and Will Anderson, twin jazz musicians
  • Buster Posey, baseball player
  • Kyle J. White, U.S. Army Veteran in the Afghan War andMedal of Honor Recipient
• March 28
  • Kagney Linn Karter, pornographic actress (died2024)
  • Mary Kate Wiles, actress
  • Jimmy Wong, actor and musician
  • Jonathan Van Ness, hairdresser and media personality
• March 30
  • Reggie Arnold, football player
  • Morgan Beck, volleyball player
  • Trent Beretta, wrestler
  • Andrew Berry, general manager & executive vice president of football operations
  • Mike Broadway, baseball player
• March 31
  • Peter Bourjos, baseball player
  • Justin Braun, soccer player

• April 3
  • Rachel Bloom, actress
  • Deryn Bowser, football player
  • Jay Bruce, baseball player
  • SethBling, video game commentator andTwitch video game live streamer
• April 6
  • Jerrod Carmichael, comedian, actor, and filmmaker
  • Hilary Rhoda, model
• April 7
  • Danny Almonte, Dominican-born baseball player
  • Jared Cook, football player
  • Evan Dollard, rock climber and television personality
  • Jack Johnson, actor
  • Maria Molina, meteorologist
• April 8 –Jake Anderson, basketball player
• April 9
  • Marc E. Bassy, singer/songwriter
  • Eric Campbell, baseball player
  • Craig Mabbitt, singer/songwriter, recording artist, and frontman forEscape the Fate
  • Jesse McCartney, actor and singer
  • Jazmine Sullivan, singer/songwriter
• April 10
  • J.R. Artozqui, football player
  • Charles Brown, football player
  • Jamie Renée Smith, actress
• April 11
  • Brittany Bock, soccer player
  • Donald Brown, football player
  • Michelle Phan, make-up demonstrator
• April 12
  • Jamelle Bouie, columnist forThe New York Times
  • Brooklyn Decker, fashion model and actress
  • Ilana Glazer, comedian, writer and actress
  • Mike Manning, actor
  • Brendon Urie, singer, frontman forPanic! At The Disco, and stage actor
• April 13
  • Genevieve Angelson, actress
  • Jeremy Barnes, baseball player
  • Brandon Hardesty, comedian and actor
• April 14 –Michael Baze, jockey (d.2011)
• April 15 –Samira Wiley, actress and model
• April 16
  • Justin Bibb, politician, mayor ofCleveland, Ohio
  • Richard Bleier, baseball player
  • Maricela Cornejo, boxer
  • Neil Haskell, actor and dancer
• April 18
  • Matt Anderson, volleyball player
  • Dustin Bell, football player
  • Jamelle Cornley, basketball player
  • Ellen Woglom, actress
• April 19 –Courtland Mead, actor
• April 20
  • John Patrick Amedori, actor and musician
  • Dusty Coleman, baseball player
• April 21
  • Ryan Adams, baseball player
  • Eryk Anders, mixed martial artist
  • Justin Carter, basketball player
  • Abel Cullum, mixed martial artist
• April 22
  • Kacey Bellamy, ice hockey player
  • Blackie, musician and record producer
  • Dante Cunningham, basketball player
  • Brandon Tatum, political commentator
• April 23
  • Summit1g, twitch streamer and esports athlete
  • T-Bar, wrestler
• April 24
  • Brooke Barbuto, soccer player
  • Anjelica Castillo, murder victim (d.1991)
• April 26
  • Justin Bibb, politician
  • Bobby Butler, ice hockey player
  • Jessica Lee Rose, actress
• April 27
  • Charlie Berens, journalist, comedian, and creator of "Manitowoc Minute"
  • Jamal Boykin, basketball player
  • Taylor Chorney, Canadian-born ice hockey player
• April 28
  • Ryan Adeleye, American-born Israeli soccer player
  • Patrick Branco, politician
  • Daequan Cook, basketball player
• April 29
  • Jeff Ayres, basketball player
  • Alejandro Bedoya, soccer player
  • Alicia Morton, actress and singer
• April 30 –Al Iaquinta, mixed martial artist

• May 1
  • Evan Brown, soccer player
  • Glen Coffee, football player
  • Drew Fulk, songwriter and record producer
• May 2
  • Jeff Cumberland, football player
  • Pat McAfee, football player, sports analyst, and wrestling commentator
• May 4
  • Alex Boone, football player
  • Bryan Braman, football player
• May 5
  • Eliot Bostar, politician
  • Cortney Casey, mixed martial artist
  • Ian Michael Smith, actor
• May 6
  • Teddy Abrams, conductor, pianist, clarinetist, and composer
  • Lani Forbes, author (d. 2022)
  • Peter Kaiser,dog musher
  • Meek Mill, rapper
• May 7
  • Aidy Bryant, actress and comedian
  • Maya Erskine, actress
• May 10
  • Eileen April Boylan, actress
  • Wilson Chandler, basketball player
• May 11
  • Lince Dorado, pro wrestler
  • Justin King, football player
  • Louis Murphy, football player
• May 12
  • Tyson Alualu, football player
  • Josh Bostic, basketball player
  • Weldon Brown, football player
  • Rafael Bush, football player
  • Clams Casino, record producer and songwriter
  • Robbie Rogers, TV producer and soccer player
• May 13
  • Matt Doyle, actor
  • Misha Gabriel, dancer
  • Candice King, actress and singer/songwriter
  • Hunter Parrish, actor and singer
• May 15
  • David Adams, baseball player
  • Darry Beckwith, football player
  • Bruce G. Blowers, Christian singer/songwriter
  • Michael Brantley, baseball player
  • Brian Dozier, baseball player
• May 16
  • Spencer Adkins, football player
  • Mark Aguhar, LGBT rights activist, writer, and multimedia fine artist (d. 2012)
  • Tyler Cloyd, baseball player
  • Sharaud Curry, basketball player
• May 17 –Cash Wheeler, wrestler
• May 18
  • Chris Baumann, rugby player
  • Mondaire Jones, politician
  • Mike Williams, football player (d. 2023)
• May 19
  • Michael Angelakos, musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer
  • David Caldwell, football player
  • Kristi Cirone, basketball player and coach
  • Danny Curzon, pair figure skater
  • Stacey Park Milbern, South Korean-born disability rights activist (d. 2020)
• May 20
  • Ray Chase, voice actor
  • Eric Crocker, football player
  • Julian Wright, basketball player
• May 21
  • Matt Bischoff, baseball player
  • Brent Bowden, football player
  • Cody Johnson, country singer/songwriter
• May 22
  • Jack Carlson, author, designer, and rowing coxswain
  • Jaye Chapman, baseball player
• May 23
  • Josh Breslow, realtor
  • Bray Wyatt, wrestler (d.2023)
• May 24 –Marline Barberena, American-born Nicaraguan beauty pageant titleholder,Miss Nicaragua 2014
• May 25 –Kirk Carlsen, cyclist
• May 26
  • Tim Bowman Jr., gospel musician
  • Crezdon Butler, football player
  • Brandi Cyrus, actress, singer and DJ
• May 27
  • Bas, rapper
  • Michael Bramos, basketball player
  • Benny Johnson, political columnist and YouTuber
• May 28 –Jessica Rothe, actress
• May 29
  • Avery Atkins, football player (d. 2007)
  • Joey Haro, actor
  • Alessandra Torresani, actress
  • Noah Reid, Canadian-born actor and musician
• May 30
  • Javicia Leslie, actress
  • Brianna Taylor, television personality and singer/songwriter
• May 31
  • Shaun Fleming, actor and musician
  • Meredith Hagner, actress

• June 1
  • Bonner Bolton, model and bull rider
  • Jerel McNeal, Professional Basketball Player
• June 2
  • Jonathan Borrajo, soccer player
  • Bronson Burgoon, golfer
  • Lee J. Carter, politician
  • Paul Carter, basketball player
  • Matthew Koma, singer/songwriter, DJ and record producer
  • Caitlin Mallory, American-born Estonian ice dancer
• June 3
  • Jonathan Casillas, football player
  • Lalaine, actress, singer/songwriter, and bassist
• June 4
  • Miles Batty, middle-distance runner
  • Tori Praver, model and swimwear designer
• June 7 –Cassius Chaney, boxer
• June 8
  • Terry M. Brown Jr., politician
  • John Conner, football player
• June 9
  • JB Baretsky, singer/songwriter
  • Austin Bisnow, musician, songwriter, record producer, and frontman forMagic Giant
  • Robbie Fairchild, actor and ballet dancer
  • Rheagan Wallace, actress
• June 10
  • Lyssa Chapman, businesswoman, television personality, bail bondswoman, and bounty hunter
  • Jeremy Chappell, basketball player
• June 11 –Nichole Cheza, dirt track motorcycle racer
• June 12
  • Seyi Ajirotutu, football player
  • Jeff Allen, basketball player
• June 13
  • E. J. Biggers, football player
  • John Bryant, basketball player
  • Arielle Charnas, fashion blogger and influencer
  • Franchón Crews-Dezurn, boxer
  • Leone Cruz, soccer player
• June 14
  • Anthony Clark, cyclo-cross cyclist
  • Chris Carter, football player
  • Ross A. McGinnis, U.S. Army Veteran in the Iraq War andMedal of Honor Recipient (d.2006)
  • Cameron Russell, model
• June 15 –Van Ferro, actor
• June 16
  • Kelly Blatz, actor and singer
  • Wayne Chism, American-born Bahraini basketball player
  • Diana DeGarmo, singer and Broadway actress
  • Abby Elliott, actress and comedian
• June 17 –Kendrick Lamar, rapper
• June 18
  • Jeremy Bleich, American-born Israeli baseball player
  • Jason Castro, baseball player
  • Brandon Cutler, wrestler
  • O.T. Genasis, rapper, actor, and singer
  • Melanie Iglesias, model and actress
• June 19
  • Fabiola Arias, Cuban-born fashion designer
  • Mikail Baker, football player
  • Alex Carrington, football player
  • Keenan Clayton, football player
  • Rashard Mendenhall, football player
• June 21
  • Oliver Baez Bendorf, poet and writer
  • Kyle Calloway, football player (d. 2016)
  • Pat Harrigan, politician
• June 22
  • Nathan Bauman, entertainment consultant and drummer
  • Jerrod Carmichael, stand-Up comedian, actor and writer
  • Delone Carter, football player
• June 23
  • Quinton Andrews, football player
  • Haley Strode, actress
• June 24
  • Ronnie Aguilar, basketball player
  • Duane Brooks, football player
  • Mozzy, rapper
• June 25
  • Maurice Acker, basketball player
  • J'Nathan Bullock, basketball player
  • Brian Canter, bull rider
  • Alissa Czisny, figure skater
  • Mark Titus, author and pod-caster
  • Scott Terra, actor
• June 26
  • Alric Arnett, football player
  • Zoraida Córdova, Ecuadorian-born author
  • Russell Currier, Olympic biathlete
• June 28 –Brandon Brooks, basketball player
• June 29
  • Les Brown, football player
  • Lewis Clinch, basketball player
• June 30 –Ryan Cook, baseball player

• July 1
  • Kevin Alexander, football player
  • Zeda Zhang, wrestler and mixed martial artist
• July 2
  • Dan Black, baseball player
  • Brett Cooper, mixed martial artist
• July 3
  • Will Barker, football player
  • Chad Broskey, actor
  • Casey Coleman, baseball player
  • Chris Hunter, actor
• July 5 –Erik Cook, football player
• July 6
  • Sophie Auster, singer/songwriter
  • Matt O'Leary, actor
• July 7
  • Alysha Clark, American-born Israeli basketball player
  • Colin Cochart, football player
  • Steven Crowder, American-born Canadian conservative political commentator, comedian, andYouTuber
  • Julianna Guill, actress
  • Fidel Corrales Jimenez, Cuban-born chess grandmaster
  • Richie Steamboat, wrestler
• July 9
  • Anna, Japanese-born singer
  • Ashlee Evans-Smith, mixed martial artist
  • Rebecca Sugar, animator and creator ofSteven Universe
• July 10
  • Brian Jordan Alvarez, actor and filmmaker
  • Isaac Baron, poker player
  • Jermaine Curtis, baseball player
• July 11
  • Phil Costa, football player
  • A.J. LoCascio, actor, voice actor, film director and producer
  • Cristina Vee, voice actress
• July 12
  • Dobson Collins, football player
  • Graig Cooper, football player
  • Tilian Pearson, singer/songwriter, musician, and frontman forDance Gavin Dance (2013–present)
• July 13 –Cynthia Calvillo, mixed martial artist
• July 14
  • Charly Arnolt, sports broadcaster and television personality
  • Sarah Burgess, singer/songwriter andAmerican Idol contestant
  • Drew Fortier, musician, songwriter, filmmaker and actor
  • Dan Reynolds, singer and musician
• July 15
  • Nikki Bohne, singer, actress, and dancer
  • Kevin Croom, mixed martial artist
  • Alex Lasry, businessman and co-owner of theMilwaukee Bucks
• July 16
  • Will Acton, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
  • Kate Berlant, comedian, actress, and writer
  • Kira Buckland, voice actress
  • Catherine Charlebois, actress
  • AnnaLynne McCord, actress and model
• July 17
  • Stevie Brown, football player
  • Jorrick Calvin, football player
  • Meghan Camarena,YouTuber and internet personality
  • McKenzie Cantrell, politician
  • Eric Carpenter, soccer player
  • Jaime Chavez, soccer player
  • Nick Christiani, baseball player
• July 19
  • Jon Jones, mixed martial artist
• July 21
  • Jen Corey, beauty pageant titleholder, event planner, and community activist
  • Carla Cortijo, basketball player
  • Brandon Costner, basketball player
  • Kami Craig, Olympic water polo player
  • Peter Doocy, journalist
• July 22 –Bre-Z, actress and rapper
• July 23
  • David Bruton, football player
  • Chris Connolly, ice hockey player
• July 24
  • Matt Asiata, football player
  • Jovan Belcher, football player (d. 2012)
  • Tiffany Cabán, politician
  • Mattie Montgomery, singer/songwriter and frontman ofFor Today
  • Mara Wilson, actress and writer
• July 25
  • Richard Bachman, ice hockey player
  • Heather Bratton, fashion model (d. 2006)
  • Jonathan Crompton, football player
  • Michael Welch, actor
• Jule 26
  • 03 Greedo, rapper, singer/songwriter, and producer
  • Elise Addis, soccer player
  • Alex Burnett, baseball player
• July 28
  • Abbey Curran, beauty pageant contestant
  • Asher Grodman, actor
  • John Stevens, singer
• July 29
  • Victor Butler, football player
  • Sabra Johnson, dancer
  • Genesis Rodriguez, actress and model
• July 30 –Brandon Caleb, football player
• July 31
  • Colin Baxter, football player
  • Michael Bradley, soccer player

• August 2
  • Ashley Cummins, mixed martial artist
  • Nayer, pop singer
• August 4
  • Jackie Aina, beauty vlogger
  • Antonio Bass, football player
  • Nadia Bulkin, Indonesian-born political scientist
  • Caressa Cameron, beauty pageant titleholder and singer
• August 5
  • R. J. Archer, football player
  • Tim Federowicz, baseball player
• August 7
  • Everette Brown, football player and coach
  • Michael Sauer, ice hockey player
• August 9 –Jabari Brisport, politician
• August 10
  • Charles Clark, sprinter
  • TJ Curry, taekwondo practitioner
• August 13
  • Andre Bellos, actor, singer, and dancer
  • Lady Cam, rapper
  • Lena Chen, feminist artist, writer, and activist
  • Katy Crawford, Christian musician
  • Chris Plys, Olympic curler
• August 14
  • Sammy Adams, rapper and singer/songwriter
  • Montrell Craft, football player
  • Johnny Gargano, wrestler
  • Curt Hansen, actor
  • Colton Smith, mixed martial artist
  • Tim Tebow, football and baseball player
• August 15 –Ryan D'Imperio, football player
• August 16
  • Suzi Analogue, recording artist, musician, and songwriter
  • Dominique Curry, football player
  • Okieriete Onaodowan, actor and singer
• August 17 –Dominick Casola, stock car racing driver
• August 18
  • Mika Boorem, actress
  • Elizabeth Chambers, television personality
• August 19
  • Dominique Archie, basketball player
  • Jeremy Campbell, Paralympic pentathlete
  • Patrick Chung, football player
• August 21
  • DeWanna Bonner, American-born Macedonian basketball player
  • Annie Chandler, swimmer
  • Cody Kasch, actor
• August 22
  • Jim Cordle, football player
  • Apollo Crews, wrestler
• August 23
  • Zach Braddock, baseball player
  • Darren Collison, basketball player
• August 24 –Jon Scheyer, basketball player
• August 25
  • Jim Cook Jr., writer, actor, and filmmaker
  • Katie Hill, politician
  • Blake Lively, actress
  • Liu Yifei, Chinese-born actress
  • Justin Upton, baseball player
• August 26 –Ryan Brasier, baseball player
• August 27
  • Brett Bochy, baseball player
  • Tiffany Boone, actress
• August 28 –David Carr, politician
• August 29
  • Conor Chinn, soccer player
  • Max Cream, soccer player
• August 30
  • Johanna Braddy, actress
  • Cody Connelly, motorcycle designer and builder
• August 31
  • Stephen Cardullo, baseball player
  • Pat Curran, mixed martial artist

• September 1
  • Duke Calhoun, football player
  • Sami Callihan, wrestler
  • David Carpenter, baseball player
  • Jay Armstrong Johnson, actor, singer, and dancer
• September 2 –Spencer Smith, musician
• September 3
  • Megan Amram, comedian, writer, producer, and performer
  • Domonic Brown, baseball player
  • Jamie Cunningham, soccer player
• September 4
  • Kris Adams, football player
  • Wesley Blake, wrestler
• September 5
  • Lakia Aisha Barber, basketball player
  • Scott Barnes, baseball player
  • Gilbert Brown, basketball player
• September 6
  • Mario Addison, football player
  • Ramiele Malubay, singer
• September 7
  • L. J. Castile, football player
  • Lily Cowles, actress
  • Evan Rachel Wood, actress, model and musician
• September 8
  • Derrick Brown, basketball player
  • Ray Fisher, actor
  • Wiz Khalifa, rapper
  • Justin Peck, choreographer, director, and ballet dancer
• September 9
  • Taylor Bagley, actress and model
  • Sean Cashman, baseball coach
  • Riley Cooper, football player
  • Clayton Snyder, actor
• September 10
  • Rushern Baker IV, painter and political candidate
  • Rhett Bernstein, soccer player
  • Paul Goldschmidt, baseball player^[6] ***
  • Alex Saxon, actor
• September 11 –Tyler Hoechlin, actor
• September 12 –Huey, rapper (d.2020)
• September 13
  • Juan Archuleta, mixed martial artist
  • Marcus Henderson, actor
  • Erin Way, actress
• September 14
  • Alade Aminu, basketball player
  • Cameron Bradfield, football player
  • Michael Crabtree, football player
  • Chad Duell, actor
• September 15 –Alex Torres, metalcore guitarist
• September 16
  • Colin Cloherty, football player
  • Daren Kagasoff, actor
  • Anthony Padilla,YouTuber and co-founder ofSmosh
  • Travis Wall, actor
• September 17 –Lionel Brown, soccer player
• September 19
  • Kayla Barron, submarine warfare officer, engineer and NASA astronaut
  • Tommie Campbell, football player
  • Danielle Panabaker, actress
• September 20
  • Jack Lawless, musician
  • Sarah Natochenny, actress and voice actress
• September 21
  • Jimmy Clausen, football player
  • Ryan Guzman, actor
  • Pat Nagle, Olympic hockey player
  • Anthony Vincent, musician
• September 22 –Teyonah Parris, actress
• September 23 –Skylar Astin, actor, model and singer
• September 24
  • Spencer Treat Clark, actor
  • Grey Damon, actor
  • Brit Morgan, actress
  • Trinidad James, rapper
• September 25
  • Massimo Agostinelli, English-born artist, entrepreneur, and activist
  • Lars Anderson, baseball player
  • David Ausberry, football player
  • Greg Bates, country singer/songwriter
• September 27
  • Tim Atchison, football player
  • Austin Carlile, musician and baseball coach, frontman forAttack Attack! (2006–2008) andOf Mice & Men (2009–2010, 2011–2016)
• September 28
  • Josh Alexander, basketball player
  • Terence Crawford, boxer
  • Hilary Duff, actress and singer
  • Scott Fitzpatrick, politician
• September 29
  • David Del Rio, actor
  • Josh Farro, singer and guitarist forParamore (2004–2010) and frontman for Novel American andFarro
• September 30 –Melinda Sullivan, dancer, choreographer and actress

• October 1
  • Jennifer Bricker, acrobat and aerialist
  • Matthew Daddario, actor
  • Stuart Lafferty, actor
  • Jason McElwain, autistic athlete and public speaker
• October 2
  • Christopher Larkin, Korean-born actor
  • Phil Kessel, hockey player
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr., stock car racer
• October 3 –Kaci Battaglia, singer/songwriter, dancer, and actress
• October 5
  • Cory Brandon, football player
  • Foluke Gunderson, Canadian-born Olympic volleyball player
• October 6
  • Jonathan Blake, basketball player
  • Samuel, musician
• October 7
  • David Arkin, football player
  • Alex Cobb, baseball player
  • Aiden English, wrestler
• October 8 –Chris Baker, football player
• October 9
  • ActionKid,YouTuber and IRL livestreamer
  • Craig Brackins, basketball player
  • Cory Burns, baseball player
  • Aubrey Coleman, basketball player
  • Melissa Villaseñor, actress and comedian
• October 10
  • Adrian Cárdenas, baseball player
  • Carla Esparza, mixed martial artist
• October 11
  • Tony Beltran, soccer player
  • Mike Conley Jr., basketball player
• October 14
  • Eben Britton, baseball player
  • Jalil Brown, football player and coach
  • Kole Calhoun, baseball player
  • Chloe Coscarelli, vegan chef and author
  • Jay Pharoah, actor
• October 15
  • Marcel Brache, rugby player
  • Alan Chin, contemporary artist
  • Jesse Levine, American-born Canadian tennis player
• October 17 –Seth Mosley, singer/songwriter and frontman forMe in Motion
• October 18
  • Matt Bosher, football player
  • Brian Carlwell, basketball player
  • Zac Efron, actor
• October 19 –Rick Boogs, wrestler
• October 20 –Jerry Brown, football player (d. 2012)
• October 23 –Carmella, wrestler, dancer, and model
• October 24
  • Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe, English-born soccer player
  • Sabrina Cervantes, politician
  • Chris Holdsworth, mixed martial artist
  • Charlie White, Olympic ice dancer
• October 25
  • Bill Amis, basketball player
  • Keith Berry, mixed martial artist
• October 26
  • Hannah Bronfman, DJ, social media influencer, and entrepreneur
  • Zena Cardman, geobiologist and NASA astronaut
  • Portia Perez, wrestler
• October 27
  • Andrew Bynum, basketball player
  • Shawn Porter, boxer
• October 28
  • Javier Arenas, football player
  • Frank Ocean, rapper
  • Tatu Baby, tattoo artist and reality television personality
• October 29 –Ariana Berlin, artistic gymnast, dancer, film actress, and senior producer atFox Sports
• October 30
  • Adrian Battles, football player
  • Cesar Chavez, Mexican-born Mariachi singer and politician
  • Matt Conn, founder ofMidBoss and creator ofGaymerX
  • Casey Crawford, basketball player
• October 31 –Clara Chung, singer/songwriter, producer, and composer

• November 1
  • Anthony Bass, baseball player
  • Jack Bolas, middle-distance runner
  • Bo Bowling, football player
  • Bruce Irvin, football player
• November 2
  • Kodi Augustus, basketball player
  • Itan Chavira, ice hockey player
• November 3
  • Ariane Andrew, wrestler and model
  • Ty Lawson, basketball player
  • Colin Kaepernick, football player^[7]
  • Kyle Seager, baseball player
  • Elizabeth Smart, kidnap victim, activist and contributor toABC News
• November 4
  • Jermaine Beal, basketball player
  • Shady Blaze, rapper
  • Trouble, rapper (d.2022)
• November 5
  • Erin Brady, television host, model, andMiss USA 2013
  • Kevin Jonas, actor, singer/songwriter, and member of theJonas Brothers^[8]
  • Jason Kelce, football player
  • Chris Knierim, figure skater
  • O. J. Mayo, basketball player
  • Stephanie Edwards, singer
  • Allysin Kay, wrestler
• November 6 –Caleb Cotham, baseball player
• November 7
  • Hakeem Abdul-Saboor, Olympic bobsledder
  • Howard Barbieri, football player
  • Rachele Brooke Smith, actress and dancer
  • Reba Buhr, voice actress
• November 8 –Sam Bradford, football player
• November 9
  • Brittany Bell, model, dancer, and beauty pageant titleholder
  • Kevin Coble, basketball player
  • Jennifer Holland, actress and model
• November 10
  • Mason Aguirre, Olympic snowboarder
  • D. J. Augustin, basketball player
• November 11 –Vinny Guadagnino, TV personality
• November 13
  • Tim Adleman, baseball player
  • Jesse Barnett, singer and frontman forStick to Your Gun
• November 15 –Tyler Allen, NASCAR race engineer
• November 18
  • Jake Abel, actor
  • Pierre Allen, football player
  • Joe Cada, poker player
• November 19 –Clare Egan, Olympic biathlete
• November 20
  • Amelia Rose Blaire, actress
  • James Uthmeier, lawyer and politician
• November 21 –Alex Carnerio, Brazilian-born personal trainer
• November 22
  • Erik Barnes, golfer
  • Justin Cole, football player
• November 23
  • Alex Clayton, tennis player
  • Ryan Lane, actor
  • Alexia Rodriguez, guitarist and vocalist forEyes Set to Kill
  • Snooki, TV personality
• November 24
  • Asiahn, singer/songwriter
  • Eric Avila, soccer player
  • Elena Satine, Georgian-born actress and singer
• November 25
  • Mark Bloom, soccer player
  • Trevor Booker, basketball player
  • Dolla, rapper (d. 2009)
• November 26
  • Kat DeLuna, singer
  • Summer Lee, politician
• November 27 –Darnell Carter, football player
• November 30
  • Nate Allen, football player
  • Chase Anderson, baseball player
  • Trinity Fatu, wrestler
  • Nick Courtney, soccer player
  • Ian Hecox,YouTuber and co-founder ofSmosh
  • Christel Khalil, actress

• December 1 –Jill Costello, activist (d. 2010)
• December 2
  • Jake Ballard, football player
  • Jeremy Beal, football player
  • Mary Hill Fulstone (1892–1987), physician
  • Teairra Marí, singer
• December 3
  • Michael Angarano, actor
  • Eric Barone, video game designer known professionally as ConcernedApe
  • Dustin Belt, guitarist, music producer, and actor
  • Alicia Sacramone, Olympic gymnast
• December 4
  • Orlando Brown, actor and rapper
  • Fan 3, rapper, singer, producer, and actress
  • Dree Hemingway, model and actress
• December 6
  • Chris Banks, soccer player
  • Jack DeSena, actor and voice actor
• December 7
  • A. C. H., wrestler
  • Aaron Carter, actor and singer (d. 2022)
  • Manting Chan, singer/songwriter
  • Michael Chiesa, mixed martial artist
  • Cara Cunningham, internet personality, songwriter, recording artist, YouTuber, and former pornographic film actress
• December 8
  • Danny Batten, football player
  • Pinky Cole, restaurateur
  • Aria Curzon, actress
• December 9
  • Andre Akpan, soccer player
  • Buddy Baumann, baseball player
  • Hikaru Nakamura, chess grandmaster
  • Kountry Wayne, comedian
• December 10 –David Carter, football player
• December 11
  • Gabe Amo, politician
  • Clifton Geathers, football player
• December 13 –Brett Brackett, football player
• December 14
  • Nate Collins, football player
  • Alex Gaskarth, English-born singer/songwriter, guitarist and frontman forAll Time Low
• December 15
  • Josh Archibald-Seiffer, pianist and composer
  • Scott Copeland, baseball player
  • Josh Norman, football player
• December 16
  • Nick Additon, baseball player
  • Hallee Hirsh, actress
• December 17 –Chelsea Manning, whistleblower
• December 18
  • Solomon Bozeman, basketball player and coach
  • Rex Brothers, baseball player
• December 19
  • Ryan Anderson, basketball player
  • Darrion Caldwell, mixed martial artist
  • Keith Carlos, football player
  • Tyron Carrier, football player
  • Ronan Farrow, activist
• December 20
  • Lola Blanc, singer/songwriter, director, writer, and actress
  • Alana Grace, singer and actress
• December 21
  • Brandon Banks, American-born Canadian football player
  • Baron Batch, football player and entrepreneur
• December 22 –Zack Britton, baseball player
• December 23 –James Brewer, football player
• December 25
  • Alex Bailey, musician, drummer, and bassist
  • Charlie Buhler, director, photographer, and producer
  • Ned Cameron, producer and singer/songwriter
  • Demaryius Thomas, football player (d. 2021)
• December 26
  • Karen Alzate, politician
  • Sean Bedford, football player
  • Jeff Cosgriff, soccer player
• December 27 –Andy Leavine, wrestler
• December 28
  • Vince Agnew, football player
  • Taylor Ball, actor
  • Demecus Beach, rugby player
  • Thomas Dekker, actor
  • Adam Gregory, actor
• December 29
  • Katie Blair, actress, model and beauty queen
  • Major Culbert, football player
• December 30
  • Mykel Benson, football player
  • Jason Bohannon, basketball player
  • Jake Cuenca, actor and model
• December 31 –Javaris Crittenton, basketball player

• Josh Adams, comic book and commercial artist
• Brooke Annibale, singer/songwriter
• Katherine Arden, novelist
• Brandon Stirling Baker, lighting designer
• Andrew Bayer, DJ and music producer
• Jeremy Blackman, actor and musician
• Kenneth Bogner, politician
• Mia Borders, singer/songwriter
• Kent Brantly, doctor
• Ashley Bratcher, actress
• Melvin LaThomas Brimm, singer/songwriter, vocal producer, dancer-choreographer, and actor
• Leigh Brooklyn, figurative artist
• Michael Brown, pianist and composer
• Rembert Browne, writer
• Tim Bueler, media and political consultant
• Aisha Burns, singer/songwriter and violinist
• Emily Calandrelli, science communicator, MIT engineer, and host and executive producer of Xploration Outer Space andEmily's Wonder Lab
• Yvanna Cancela, politician
• Caitlin Cherry, painter, sculptor, and educator
• Lauren Chief Elk, feminist educator and writer
• Tracy Chou, software engineer and advocate for diversity in technology related fields
• Vivian Chu, roboticist and entrepreneur
• Ken Clausen, lacrosse player
• Dave Clauss, recording and mixing engineer
• Kimberly Cole, pop singer/songwriter, music correspondent, and host
• Ashley Connor, cinematographer
• Alexandra Crandell, model and television personality
• Phillipe Cunningham, politician
• Michelle Curran,Air Force major and pilot
• Shaghayegh Cyrous, Iranian-born artist and curator
• Sarah Natochenny, voice actress

• January 1 –Lloyd Haynes, actor (born1934)
• January 13 –Taddy Aycock, politician, 45thLieutenant Governor of Louisiana (born1915)
• January 14 –Sam Wagstaff, art curator and collector (born1921)
• January 15 –Ray Bolger, actor, singer and dancer,Scarecrow inThe Wizard of Oz (born1904)
• January 16 –Joyce Jameson, actress (born1932)
• January 22 –R. Budd Dwyer, 30th State Treasurer of the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania (born1939)
• February –Lou Darvas, artist and cartoonist (born1913)
• February 4 –Liberace, pianist, singer, and actor (born1919)
• February 5
  • E. Michael Burke, sports executive, naval officer and CIA agent (born1916)
  • William Collier Jr., actor (born1902)
• February 22
  • David Susskind, producer and talk show host (born1920)
  • Andy Warhol, leading figure in the visual art movementpop art, (born1928)
• February 25 –James Coco, actor (born1930)
• March 2 –Randolph Scott, actor (born1898)
• March 3 –Danny Kaye, singer, actor, and comedian (born1911)^[9]
• March 18 –Bil Baird, puppeteer (born1904)
• March 21
  • Dean Paul Martin, actor, (born1951)
  • Robert Preston, actor and singer (born1918)
• March 22 –Joan Shawlee, actress (born1926)
• March 26 –Walter Abel, actor (born1898)
• March 28
  • Patrick Troughton, English actor (born1920)
  • Maria von Trapp, Matriarch of theTrapp Family Singers (born 1905)
• April 1 –Victor D'Amico, teaching artist, Director of the Department of Education of theMuseum of Modern Art (born1904)
• April 2 –Buddy Rich, drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader (born1917)
• April 12 –Mike Von Erich, professional wrestler (born1964)
• April 17
  • Dick Shawn, actor and comedian (born1923)
  • Willi Smith, fashion designer (born1948)
• April 19 –Hugh Brannum, composer, vocalist, and actor (born1910)
• April 26 –Bill Amos, college football player and coach (born1898)
• May –John Pierotti, cartoonist (born1911)
• May 4 –Paul Butterfield, blues harmonica player (born1942)
• May 5 –Phil Woolpert, basketball coach (born1915)
• May 6 –William J. Casey,Director of the C.I.A. from 1981 to 1987 (born1913)
• May 13 –Richard Ellmann, literary critic and biographer (born1918)
• May 14 –Rita Hayworth, actress (born1918)
• May 21 –Alejandro Rey, Argentine-American actor and television director (born1930)
• May 24 –Hermione Gingold, English actress (born1897)
• May 28 –Charles Ludlam, actor, director, and playwright (born1943)
• June 2 –Sammy Kaye, bandleader and songwriter (born1910)
• June 3 –Will Sampson,Muscogee Nation painter, actor, and rodeo performer (born1933)
• June 10 –Elizabeth Hartman, actress (born1943)
• June 13 –Geraldine Page, actress (born1924)
• June 17 –Dick Howser, baseball player and manager (born1936)
• June 22 –Fred Astaire, dancer, singer, and actor (born1899)
• June 24 –Jackie Gleason, actor, comedian, and writer (born1916)
• June 27 –Althea Flynt, model and publisher (born1953)
• June 25 –Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (born1920)
• July 2 –Michael Bennett, musical theatre director, writer, choreographer, and dancer (born1943)
• July 11 –Joe Bennett, baseball player (born1900)
• July 29 –Arthur J. Bressan Jr., American filmmaker and writer (born1943)
• August 10 –Casey Donovan, American pornographic actor (born1943)
• August 11 –Clara Peller, Russian-born television personality (born1902)
• August 14 –Edgar Rosenberg, German-born British television producer (born1925)
• August 19 –Hayden Rorke, actor (born1910)
• August 24 –Bayard Rustin, African American civil rights activist (born1912)
• August 27 –Scott La Rock, American disc jockey (born1962)
• August 28 –John Huston, filmmaker and actor (born1906)
• August 29 –Lee Marvin, actor (b.1924)
• September 5 –Quinn Martin, television producer (born1922)
• September 11 –Lorne Greene, Canadian actor and musician (born1915)
• September 21 –Jaco Pastorius, American musician and producer (born1951)
• September 22 –Dan Rowan, actor (born1922)
• September 23 –Bob Fosse, actor, choreographer, dancer, and director (born1927)
• September 25 –Mary Astor, actress (born1906)
• September 29 –Henry Ford II, chairman, CEO & president of theFord Motor Company (born1917)
• October 9 –Clare Boothe Luce, writer, politician, and U.S. ambassador (born1903)
• October 12
  • Snake Henry, baseball player (born1895)
  • Alf Landon, 1936 Republican presidential nominee (born1887)
• October 18 –Pete Carpenter, musician and arranger (born1914)
• October 29 –Woody Herman, jazz musician and bandleader (born1913)
• November 2 –Claude J. Jasper, Wisconsin politician (born 1905/1906)
• November 10 –Jackie Vernon, comedian and actor (born1924)
• November 22 –W. Haydon Burns, 35thGovernor of Florida (born1912)
• November 28 –Goo Choo San, Singaporean dancer and choreographer (b.1948)
• December 1 –James Baldwin, author and civil rights activist (born1924)
• December 4 –Arnold Lobel, children's book author (born1933)
• December 4 –Rouben Mamoulian, film and theatre director (born1897 in Russia)
• December 5 –Molly O'Day, country singer (born1923)
• December 8 –Fay Baker, actress and writer (born1917)
• December 10
  • Harrell F. Beck, preacher, professor, and academic (born1922)^[10]
  • Jascha Heifetz, Russian-American violinist (born1901)
• December 11 –George Harold Brown, research engineer (born1908)
• December 17 –Linda Wong, American pornographic actress (born1951)
• December 21
  • Ralph Nelson, film and television director, producer, writer, and actor (born1916)
  • Robert Paige, actor (born1911)

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