Allen, John R. (December 15)
The Marine who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan after Petraeus
Famous People Born in 1953
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Allen, Paul (January 21)
The co-founder (with Bill Gates) of Microsoft -
Allen, Tim (June 13)
The voice of Buzz Lightyear and star of 'Home Improvement' -
Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (July 15)
Beleaguered president of Haiti, 2001-2004 -
Austin, Lloyd (August 8)
The first Black American to be Defense Secretary -
Bannon, Steve (November 27)
The Donald Trump advisor who was indicted for money laundering and fraud -
Basinger, Kim (December 8)
Oscar-winning blonde star of L.A. Confidential -
Bernanke, Ben (December 13)
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, 2006- -
Bhutto, Benazir (June 21)
The first female prime minister of Pakistan -
Blair, Tony (May 6)
British prime minister, 1997-2007 -
Bond, James
Secret agent star of Goldfinger and other films -
Brosnan, Pierce (May 16)
The actor who played James Bond in the 1990s -
Burns, Ken (July 29)
The director of the TV documentaries The Civil War and Baseball -
Bush, Jeb (February 11)
The brother of President George W. Bush who was governor of Florida from 1999-2007 -
Chafee, Lincoln (March 26)
U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1999-2007 -
Chao, Elaine (March 26)
U.S. Secretary of Labor, 2001-09 -
Coakley, Martha (July 14)
Attorney General of Massachusetts, 2007-2015 -
Edwards, John (June 20)
The Democratic candidate for vice president in 2004 -
Epstein, Jeffrey (January 20)
The wealthy financier charged with sex trafficking of underaged girls -
Fadiman, Anne (August 7)
Author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down -
Fox Chase Boy, The
Mysterious 1950s Philadelphia victim -
Haggis, Paul (March 10)
Writer and director of the film Crash -
Hinds, Ciarán (February 9)
The veteran Irish actor who played a granddad in the film Belfast -
Hogan, Hulk (August 11)
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James, E.L. (March 7)
The author of the sensual bestseller 50 Shades of Grey -
Jarmusch, Jim (January 22)
The director of Stranger Than Paradise and Ghost Dog -
Jinping, Xi (June 15)
President of China, 2013-present -
Johnson, Gary (January 1)
The Libertarian presidential candidate in 2012 and 2016 -
Kinison, Sam (December 8)
Screaming, round comic who recorded Loud As Hell -
Kirchner, Cristina (February 19)
The second First Lady to became president of Argentina -
Malkovich, John (December 9)
Titular star of Being John Malkovich -
Miller, Dennis (November 3)
That Saturday Night Live guy who's a conservative now -
Moore, Alan (November 18)
Writer of the graphic novel V for Vendetta -
Petersen, William (February 21)
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Ruiz, Rosie (June 21)
The woman who cheated to "win" the 1980 Boston Marathon -
Schmich, Mary (November 29)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who wrote the "Wear Sunscreen" e-mail essay -
Schultz, Howard (July 19)
The CEO who made Starbucks an international company -
Shalhoub, Tony (October 9)
Star of TV's Monk -
Van Sant, Gus (July 24)
Director of Good Will Hunting -
Vieira, Meredith (December 30)
Co-host of the Today show, 2006-11 -
West, Cornel (July 2)
The African American Studies professor who wrote Race Matters -
Williams, Stanley Tookie (December 29)
Co-founder of the Crips street gang