Abramoff, Jack (February 28)
The GOP lobbyist who went to prison in 2006
Famous People Born in 1959
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Alexander, Jason (September 23)
George Costanza on TV's Seinfeld -
Arquette, Rosanna (August 10)
Star of Desperately Seeking Susan -
Barbie (March 9)
That skinny blonde doll created by Mattel in 1959 -
Blair, Linda (January 22)
The demon-possessed girl in the 1972 film The Exorcist -
Bonaduce, Danny (August 13)
Danny Partridge on TV's The Partridge Family -
Brown, Scott (September 12)
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 2010-2013 -
Campbell, Billy (July 7)
The star of the 1991 movie The Rocketeer -
Clarkson, Patricia (December 29)
Aunt Sarah on TV's Six Feet Under -
Cowell, Simon (October 7)
The obnoxious judge on TV's American Idol -
Crosby, Mary (September 14)
Kristin Shepard, who shot J.R. in TV's Dallas -
Daniels, Lee (December 24)
The director of Precious -
Doig, Peter (April 17)
The Scottish-born Tahiti-based painter of 'The Architect's Home in the Ravine' -
Emanuel, Rahm (November 29)
Mayor of Chicago, 2011-present -
Fielding, Helen (February 19)
The author of Bridget Jones's Diary -
Franzen, Jonathan (August 17)
Author of The Corrections -
Harper, Stephen (April 30)
Prime Minister of Canada, 2006-2015 -
Hawkes, John (September 11)
The Oscar-nominated co-star of Winter's Bone -
Hernandez, Jaime (October 10)
The illustrator who co-created Love and Rockets -
Janney, Allison (November 19)
C. J. Cregg on TV's The West Wing -
Johnson, Magic (August 14)
The L.A. Lakers star who retired because of HIV -
Kaelin, Kato (March 9)
The houseguest who testified at the O.J. Simpson murder trial -
Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel (May 20)
Super-sized Hawaiian singer of "Over the Rainbow" -
Koresh, David (August 17)
Founder of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas -
LaDuke, Winona (August 18)
Native American activist who was a vice presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000 -
Laurie, Hugh (June 11)
The grumpy-but-brilliant doctor in TV's House -
Lazar, Bob (January 26)
The guy who says he worked on alien spacecraft at Area 51 -
Lin, Maya (October 5)
Designer of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. -
Lynch, Loretta (May 21)
U.S. Attorney General, 2015-2017 -
Macdonald, Norm (October 17)
Sneering, Canadian cast member of SNL, 1994-96 -
MacLachlan, Kyle (February 22)
FBI Agent Dale Cooper on TV's Twin Peaks -
McEnroe, John (February 16)
The tempestuous tennis champ who was married to Tatum O'Neal -
Morales, Evo (October 26)
President of Bolivia, 2006-present -
Morrissey (May 22)
Lead singer of the 1980s band The Smiths -
Osmond, Marie (October 13)
The co-star of TV's The Donny and Marie Show -
Pence, Mike (June 7)
Vice President of the United States, 2017-2021 -
Phillips, Mackenzie (November 20)
The troubled teen star of One Day at at Time -
Poundstone, Paula (December 29)
The stand-up comedian who was accused of child endangerment -
Raimi, Sam (October 23)
Director of The Evil Dead and Spider-Man -
Rhames, Ving (May 12)
Marsellus Wallace in the movie Pulp Fiction -
Roy, Arundhati (November 24)
The author of the 1997 novel The God of Small Things -
Sirtis, Marina (March 29)
Deanna Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation -
Spacy, Kevin (July 26)
Oscar-winning star of American Beauty -
Spitzer, Eliot (June 10)
Governor of New York, 2007-2008 -
Thompson, Andrea
NYPD Blue actress turned CNN news anchor -
Thompson, Emma (April 15)
The writer and star of 1995's Sense and Sensibility -
Travis, Randy (May 4)
Country-Gospel singer of "Three Wooden Crosses" -
Ullman, Tracey (December 30)
Creator of The Tracey Ullman Show -
Vance, Danitra (July 13)
The first female African-American regular on Saturday Night Live -
Yankovic, Weird Al (October 23)
Singer of "I Lost on Jeopardy" and other parody tunes -
Young, Sean (November 20)
Rachel from the movie 'Blade Runner'