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Famous Boomers

We get a lot of requests asking for the names of famous baby boomers (in this case, people born between 1946 and 1964, inclusive). We're a little hesitant to post a listing. Frankly, some of our more famous peers embarrass us. But here it is, nonetheless, in roughly alphabetical order, including date of birth.

These are some of the notable -- both the famous and infamous. If it were up to us, John Hinckley, for instance, would be banned from the boomer generation. But... there he is. And yes, some on our list have already checked out.

And no, the list does not include the Fonz. Henry Winkler was born a year too early.

Our list does not include millions of boomers who are entrepreneurs creating jobs for everyone, dedicated teachers who are shaping the next generation, scientists and researchers who are making our lives better... and so on. But, here are some of the notable boomers. We surely are a diverse bunch!

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 04/16/47   Barbara Hershey02/05/48
King of Jordan Abdullah II 01/30/62   John Hinckley 05/29/55
Jason Alexander 09/23/59   Mike Holmgren 06/15/48
Dana Allman10/17/64   Bruce Hornsby11/23/54
Gregg Allman 12/08/47   Whitney Houston08/09/63
Peter Allman 08/30/47   Ron Howard03/01/54
Richard Dean Anderson 01/23/50   Anjelica Huston07/08/51
Prince Andrew02/19/60   James Ingram 02/16/52
Princess Anne08/15/50   Jeremy Irons 09/19/48
Desi Arnaz Jr.01/19/53   Amy Irving09/10/53
Lucie Arnaz07/17/51   Bruce Jenner 10/28/49
Rosanna Arquette08/10/59   Steve Jobs (Apple)02/24/55
Tracy Austin 12/12/62   Billy Joel05/09/49
Kathy Bates06/28/48   Elton John03/25/47
Meredith Baxter 06/21/47   Don Johnson 12/15/49
John Belushi 01/23/49   Tommy Lee Jones09/15/46
David Berkowitz 06/01/53   Michael Jordan02/17/63
Corbin Bernsen09/07/54   Naomi Judd01/11/46
Jeff Bezos (Amazon.com)01/12/64   Wynonna Judd 05/30/64
Clint Black02/04/62   John Kasich 05/13/52
Linda Blair01/22/59   Gary Kasparov04/13/63
Tony Blair 05/06/53   Diane Keaton 01/05/46
Jon Bon Jovi 03/02/62   Julie Kavner 09/07/50
Deborah Boone09/22/56   Joseph Patrick Kennedy II09/24/52
Bjorn Borg06/06/56   Ted Kennedy Jr09/26/61
Timothy Bottoms 08/30/51   Chaka Khan 03/23/53
David Bowie 01/08/47   Stephen King 09/21/47
Bruce Boxleitner05/12/50   Kevin Kline 10/24/47
Richard Branson 07/18/50   K.D. Lang 11/02/61
Arthur Bremer08/21/50   Jessica Lange 04/20/49
Jeff Bridges 12/04/49   Matt Lauer (NBC) 12/30/57
Albert Brooks 07/22/47   Vicki Lawrence 03/26/49
Garth Brooks 02/07/62   Julian Lennon 04/08/63
Jimmy Buffett 12/25/46   Annie Lennox 12/25/54
Ted Bundy11/24/46   Jay Leno 04/28/50
George Bush07/06/46   Sugar Ray Leonard 05/17/56
Jeb Bush 02/11/53   David Letterman 04/12/47
Laura Bush11/04/46   Carl Lewis 07/01/61
Nicolas Cage 01/07/64   Rush Limbaugh 01/12/51
Drew Carey05/23/58   Heather Locklear 09/25/61
Princess Caroline 01/23/57   Kenny Loggins 01/07/48
Karen Carpenter 03/02/50   Howie Long 01/06/60
Mary Chapin Carpenter 02/21/58   Shelley Long 08/23/49
Richard Carpenter10/15/46   Courtney Love 07/09/64
Steve Case (AOL) 08/21/58   Linda Lovelace 01/10/49
David Cassidy04/12/50   Lorna Luft 11/21/52
Patrick Cassidy 01/04/62   David Lynch 01/20/46
Shaun Cassidy09/27/58   Madonna 08/18/58
Mark David Chapman 05/10/55   Bill Maher 01/20/56
Prince Charles 11/14/48   Barbara Mandrell 12/25/48
Deepak Chopra 10/22/46   Louise Mandrell 07/13/54
Henry G. Cisneros 06/11/47   Marla Maples 10/27/63
Marcia Clark 08/31/53   Robert Mapplethorpe11/04/46
Bill Clinton 08/19/46   Cheech Marin 07/13/46
Hillary Clinton 10/26/47   Tim Matheson 12/31/47
Glenn Close 03/19/47   John McEnroe 02/16/59
Natalie Cole 02/06/50   Bobby McFerrin03/11/50
Jimmy Connors 09/02/52   Maureen McGovern07/27/49
Alice Cooper 02/04/48   Hayley Mills 04/18/46
David Copperfield 09/16/56   Eddie Money03/21/49
Kevin Costner 01/18/55   Demi Moore11/11/62
Katie Couric 01/07/57   Michael Moore 04/23/54
Eddie Murphy 04/03/61   Laraine Newman03/02/52
Patricia Nixon Cox 02/21/46   Olivia Newton-John 09/26/48
Tom Cruise 07/03/62   Stevie Nicks 05/26/48
Billy Crystal 03/14/48   Brigitte Nielsen07/15/63
Larry Csonka 12/25/46   Peggy Noonan (writer)09/07/50
Randall Cunningham 03/27/63   Peter Noone 11/05/47
Jamie Lee Curtis 11/22/58   Conan O'Brien04/18/63
Joan Cusack 10/11/62   Jennifer O'Neill02/20/48
Billy Ray Cyrus 08/25/61   Bill O'Reilly09/10/49
Willem Dafoe 07/22/55   Donny Osmond12/09/57
Jeffrey Dahmer 05/21/60   Marie Osmond10/13/59
Ted Danson 12/29/47   Camille Paglia 04/02/47
Geena Davis 01/21/56   Sam Palmisano (IBM) 07/29/51
Patti Davis 10/21/52   Dolly Parton01/19/46
Johnny Depp 06/09/63   Sean Penn08/17/60
Bo Derek 11/20/56   Bernadette Peters02/28/48
Susan Dey 12/10/52   MacKenzie Phillips11/10/59
Princess Diana 07/01/61   Dan Quayle 02/04/47
Chip Davis (Mannheim Steamroller) 11/15/47   Bonnie Raitt11/08/49
Tony Dorsett 04/07/54   John Ratzenberger04/06/47
Maureen Dowd (NYT) 01/14/52   Ronald P. Reagan05/20/58
Richard Dreyfuss 10/29/47   Christopher Reeve09/25/52
David Ernest Duke 07/01/50   Rob Reiner 03/06/47
Patty Duke12/14/46   Donna Rice 01/07/58
Sandy Duncan 02/20/46   Sally Ride 05/26/51
Prince Edward03/10/64   Cathy Rigby 12/12/52
Dale Ernhardt04/29/51   John Ritter 09/17/48
"Dr. J." Julius Erving 02/22/50   Dennis Rodman05/13/61
Boomer Esiason 04/17/61   Linda Ronstadt 07/15/46
Susan Estrich 12/16/52   Roseanne 11/03/52
Melissa Etheridge 05/29/61   Kurt Russell03/17/51
Chris Evert 12/21/54   Nolan Ryan 01/31/47
Fabio 03/15/59   Duchess of York, Sarah10/15/59
Morgan Fairchild 02/03/50   Mike Schmidt 09/27/49
Nick Faldo 07/18/57   Arnold Schwarzenegger07/30/47
Farrah Fawcett 02/02/47   Jerry Seinfeld 04/29/55
Kenneth Feld 10/31/48   Paul Shaffer11/28/49
Lou Ferrigno 11/09/51   Al Sharpton 10/03/54
Sally Field 11/06/46   Cybill Shepherd 02/18/50
Carrie Fisher 10/21/56   Maria Shriver11/06/55
Peggy Gale Fleming07/27/48   Gene Simmons08/25/49
Gennifer Flowers 01/24/50   O.J. Simpson07/09/47
Doug Flutie 10/23/62   Suzanne Somers 10/16/46
Jack Ford03/16/52   Sissy Spacek12/25/49
William Clay Ford 05/03/57   Steven Spielberg12/18/46
George Foreman01/10/49   Mark Spitz 02/10/50
Jodie Foster 11/19/62   Bruce Springsteen09/23/49
Peter Frampton04/22/50   Susan St. James 08/14/46
Al Franken05/21/51   Sylvester Stallone07/06/46
Squeaky Fromme (convict)10/22/48   Kenneth Starr07/21/46
Peter Gabriel 02/13/50   George Stephanopoulos02/10/61
Bill Gates 10/28/55   Cat Stevens 07/21/48
Crystal Gayle 01/09/51   Oliver Stone09/15/46
Phyllis Ann George06/25/49   Meryl Streep06/22/49
Andy Gibb03/05/58   Peter Sutcliffe 06/02/46
Barry Gibb09/01/46   Patrick Swayze 08/18/52
Maurice Gibb 12/22/49   James Taylor03/12/48
Mel Gibson01/03/56   Alan Thicke 03/01/47
Kathie Lee Gifford08/16/53   Betty Thomas07/27/47
Whoopi Goldberg11/13/55   Clarence Thomas 06/23/48
Al Gore03/31/48   Richard Thomas 06/13/51
Amy Grant11/25/60   Cheryl Tiegs09/25/47
Joe Greene09/25/46   Randy Travis05/04/59
Wayne Gretzky01/26/61   John Travolta02/18/54
Melanie Griffith 08/09/57   Donald Trump11/14/46
Jon Gruden08/17/63   Tanya Tucker10/10/58
Arlo Guthrie 07/10/47   Robert Urich (actor) 12/19/46
Marvin Hagler05/23/54   Jean-Claude Van Damme10/18/60
Jessica Hahn 07/07/59   Eddie Van Halen 01/26/55
Arsenio Hall 02/12/56   Gianni Versace 12/02/46
Deidre Hall 10/31/47   Lindsay Wagner 06/22/49
Dorothy Hamill07/26/56   Denzel Washington Jr.12/28/54
Mark Hamill 09/25/51   Vanna White 02/18/57
Scott Hamilton08/28/58   Cindy Williams 08/22/47
Harry Hamlin 10/30/51   Brian Williams (NBC) 05/05/59
Tom Hanks07/09/56   Vanessa Williams 03/18/63
Daryl Hannah 12/03/60   Bruce Willis 03/19/55
Sean Hannity 12/30/61   Carl Wilson 12/21/46
Emmylou Harris04/02/47   Oprah Winfrey01/29/54
Gregory Harrison 05/31/50   Debra Winger 05/16/55
Phil Hartman 09/24/48   Stevie Wonder05/13/50
Patty Hearst 02/20/54   James Woods 04/18/47
Christie Hefner11/08/52   Weird Al Yankovic 10/23/59
Eric Heiden 06/14/58   Dwight Yoakam10/23/56
Mark Helprin (writer)06/28/47   Jerry Zucker 03/11/50
Margaux Hemingway 02/16/55   Bono (U2)05/10/60
Don Henley07/22/47   Glenn Beck02/10/64

 

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