Great Names, People Born in 1966

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for
Roman Abramovich Business 24-Oct-1966 Russian oligarch
Dan Abrams Journalist 20-May-1966 Host of MSNBC's The Abrams Report
J. J. Abrams Film/TV Producer 27-Jun-1966 Alias and Lost
King Ad-Rock Rapper 31-Oct-1966 Beastie Boys
Kamal Ahmed Comic 07-May-1966 Half of The Jerky Boys
Troy Aikman Football 21-Nov-1966 Cowboys all-time passing yards leader
Sherman Alexie Novelist 7-Oct-1966 The Business of Fancydancing
Vanessa Angel Actor 10-Nov-1966 Weird Science
Anousheh Ansari Business 12-Sep-1966 Telecom executive, space tourist
Fred Armisen Actor 4-Dec-1966 Saturday Night Live
Tim Armstrong Musician 25-Nov-1966 Rancid frontman
Rick Astley Singer 6-Feb-1966 Never Gonna Give You Up
Diedrich Bader Actor 24-Dec-1966 The Drew Carey Show
Stephen Baldwin Actor 12-May-1966 A Baldwin Brother
Paula Barbieri Model 31-Dec-1966 O.J.'s ex-gf, Michael Bolton's ex-gf
Arija Bareikis Actor 21-Jul-1966 The Myth of Fingerprints
Justine Bateman Actor 19-Feb-1966 Mallory Keaton on Family Ties
Dave Batista Wrestling 18-Jan-1966 Deacon Batista, WWE star
Garcelle Beauvais Actor 26-Nov-1966 ADA Heywood on NYPD Blue
Eric Benét Singer 15-Oct-1966 Spend My Life With You
Halle Berry Actor 14-Aug-1966 Monster's Ball
Nuno Bettencourt Guitarist 20-Sep-1966 Former guitarist for Extreme
Heston Blumenthal Chef 17-May-1966 The Fat Duck
Shmuley Boteach Religion 19-Nov-1966 Shalom in the Home
Toni Braxton Singer 7-Oct-1966 Un-Break My Heart
Edie Brickell Singer 10-Mar-1966 And the New Bohemians
Jeff Buckley Musician 17-Nov-1966 29-May-1997 Influential rock vocalist
Billy Burke Actor 25-Nov-1966 Gary Matheson on 24
Darren E. Burrows Actor 12-Sep-1966 Ed Chigliak on Northern Exposure
Butterbean Boxing 03-Aug-1966 365 pound boxer in Jackass: The Movie
Casey Cagle Politician 12-Jan-1966 Lt. Governor of Georgia
Dean Cain Actor 31-Jul-1966 Superman
David Cameron Politician 9-Oct-1966 Leader, UK Conservative Party
Jerry Cantrell Guitarist 18-Mar-1966 Lead guitar for Alice In Chains
Christy Canyon Pornstar 17-Jun-1966 Jugs and Kisses, Your Ass My Tongue
Gretchen Carlson TV Personality 1966 Fox & Friends
Helena Bonham Carter Actor 26-May-1966 Marla in Fight Club
Kathleen L. Casey Government c. 1966 Securities and Exchange Commission
Vincent Cassel Actor 23-Nov-1966 Irréversible
Kathy Castor Politician 20-Aug-1966 Congresswoman, Florida 11th
Super Cat Musician 1966 Dancehall fusion performer
David Chalmers Philosopher 20-Apr-1966 Philosopher of Consciousness
Liz Cheney Relative 28-Jul-1966 Dick Cheney's daughter
Chip E Music Producer 1966 Godfather of House
Sarita Choudhury Actor 18-Aug-1966 Mississippi Masala
Paul Clement Government 1966 US Solicitor General
Garry Cobain Musician 1966 The Future Sound Of London
David X. Cohen Film/TV Producer c. 1966 Simpsons, Futurama producer
Mindy Cohn Actor 20-May-1966 Natalie (the fat one) on The Facts of Life
Kim Coles Actor 11-Jan-1966 Synclaire James on Living Single
Helene Cooper Journalist c. 1966 NY Times editorial board
Frank Corder Aviator c. 1966 12-Sep-1994 Crashed a Cessna into White House lawn
Cindy Crawford Model 20-Feb-1966 It's the mole
Jonathan Crombie Actor 12-Oct-1966 Green Gables
Marton Csokas Actor 30-Jun-1966 Borias on Xena, Warrior Princess
Chet Culver Politician 25-Jan-1966 Governor of Iowa
John Cusack Actor 28-Jun-1966 High Fidelity
John Daly Golf 28-Apr-1966 Alcoholic golfer
Dimebag Darrell Guitarist 20-Aug-1966 8-Dec-2004 Lead guitarist for Pantera
Stacey Dash Actor 20-Jan-1966 Dee Davenport on Clueless
Alan Davies Actor 6-Mar-1966 Jonathan Creek
Peter DeLuise Actor 6-Nov-1966 Officer Penhall on 21 Jump Street
Patrick Dempsey Actor 13-Jan-1966 Dr. McDreamy on Grey's Anatomy
Marianne Denicourt Actor 14-May-1966 La Belle noiseuse
Alexis Denisof Actor 25-Feb-1966 Wesley Wyndam-Pryce on Angel
Chris DeWolfe Business c. 1966 Co-Founder of MySpace
Stefano Dionisi Actor 1-Oct-1966 Farinelli
Rocco DiSpirito Chef 19-Nov-1966 The Restaurant
DJ Premier Disc Jockey 21-Mar-1966 Pri-Pri-Pri-Premier, Premier
Tanya Donelly Musician 14-Jul-1966 Throwing Muses, Belly, solo artist
Alison Doody Actor 11-Nov-1966 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Gary Dourdan Actor 11-Dec-1966 Warrick Brown on CSI
Kimberly Dozier Journalist 6-Jul-1966 CBS Correspondent, injured in Iraq
Rachel Dratch Actor 22-Feb-1966 Saturday Night Live
Matt Drudge Blogger 27-Oct-1966 The Drudge Report
Debbe Dunning Actor 11-Jul-1966 Home Improvement
Thère du Pont Business c. 1966 CFO of Drugstore.com
Lisa Edelstein Actor 21-May-1966 Dr. Lisa Cuddy on House, MD
Kathryn Erbe Actor 5-Jul-1966 Law and Order: Criminal Intent
Jon Favreau Actor 19-Oct-1966 Swingers
David Filo Business 1966 Co-Founder of Yahoo
Jennifer Finch Bassist 5-Aug-1966 Former L7 bassist
Jason Flemyng Actor 25-Sep-1966 The Quatermass Experiment
Dexter Fletcher Actor 31-Jan-1966 Hotel Babylon
Vince Flynn Novelist 1966 Term Limits
Ben Folds Singer/Songwriter 12-Sep-1966 Pianist, Ben Folds Five
Luke Ford Journalist 28-May-1966 Journalist of the pornographic arts
Kerry Fox Actor 30-Jul-1966 An Angel at My Table
Matthew Fox Actor 14-Jul-1966 Jack on Lost
Tony Fratto Government c. 1966 Deputy White House Press Secretary
Doug E. Fresh Rapper 17-Sep-1966 Rap artist
Daisy Fuentes Actor 17-Nov-1966 America's Funniest Home Videos
Antoine Fuqua Film Director 19-Jan-1966 The Replacement Killers
April Gaede Activist 1966 Prussian Blue stage mom
Jim Gaffigan Comic 7-Jul-1966 Beyond the Pale
Ljubco Georgievski Head of State 17-Jan-1966 Prime Mininster of Macedonia
Paul Gilbert Guitarist 6-Nov-1966 Ex-Guitarist for Mr. Big
Johnny Gill Singer 22-May-1966 R&B singer, New Edition
Kirsten Gillibrand Politician 9-Dec-1966 Congresswoman, New York 20th
Tom Glavine Baseball 25-Mar-1966 Pitcher, New York Mets
Bill Goldberg Wrestling 27-Dec-1966 Pro wrestler
Valeria Golino Actor 22-Oct-1966 Respiro
Stone Gossard Musician 20-Jul-1966 Pearl Jam
Jason Gould Actor 29-Dec-1966 Son of Streisand and Elliott Gould
Jennifer Grant Actor 26-Feb-1966 Daughter of Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon
Bathsheba Grossman Sculptor 1966 Mathematical sculptor
Greg Grunberg Actor 11-Jul-1966 Matt Parkman on Heroes
Guru Rapper 17-Jul-1966 Rapper from Gang Starr
The GZA Musician 22-Aug-1966 Wu-Tang Clan
Jeff Habay Politician 9-May-1966 Pennsylvania State Legislator, 1996-2006
Hambali Terrorist 4-Apr-1966 Leader of Jemaah Islamiah
Mary Hansen Musician 1-Nov-1966 9-Dec-2002 Stereolab multi-instrumentalist
Hill Harper Actor 17-May-1966 CSI: New York
Salma Hayek Actor 2-Sep-1966 Played Frida Kahlo in the movie
Kristin Hersh Musician 7-Aug-1966 Frontwoman for Throwing Muses
Kenny Hickey Guitarist 22-May-1966 Guitarist for Type O Negative
Marin Hinkle Actor 23-Mar-1966 Judy Brooks on Once and Again
Deidre Holland Pornstar 27-Feb-1966 Shaved and Dangerous
Traylor Howard Actor 14-Jun-1966 Natalie Teeger on Monk
C. Thomas Howell Actor 7-Dec-1966 The Outsiders
Toby Huss Actor 9-Dec-1966 Carnivale, King of the Hill
Qusay Hussein Royalty 17-May-1966 22-Jul-2003 Saddam Hussein's younger son
Michael Imperioli Actor 26-Mar-1966 Christopher on The Sopranos
Michael Irvin Football 5-Mar-1966 Dallas Cowboys #88 wide receiver
Janet Jackson Singer 16-May-1966 Sustained wardrobe malfunction
Paula Jones Victim 17-Sep-1966 Sued Bill Clinton for sexual harassment
David Justice Baseball 14-Apr-1966 Outfielder, ex-husband of Halle Berry
Aigars Kalvitis Head of State 27-Jun-1966 Prime Minister of Latvia
Sean Kanan Actor 2-Nov-1966 The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye Actor 22-Feb-1966 All My Children
Sean Kinney Drummer 27-May-1966 Drummer for Alice In Chains
Matthew Laborteaux Actor 1-Dec-1966 Little House on the Prairie
Leon Lai Singer 11-Dec-1966 Fallen Angels
Eva LaRue Actor 27-Dec-1966 All My Children
Jason Scott Lee Actor 19-Nov-1966 The Jungle Book
Sandra Lee TV Personality 3-Jul-1966 Semi-Homemade Cooking
Tea Leoni Actor 25-Feb-1966 Nora Wilde on The Naked Truth
Gerald Levert Singer 13-Jul-1966 10-Nov-2006 Baby Hold on to Me
Dan Lipinski Politician 15-Jul-1966 Congressman, Illinois 3rd
Donal Logue Actor 27-Feb-1966 Jimmy the Cab Driver
Andrei Lugovoi Spy 1966 KGB agent, charged with Litvinenko murder
Greg Maddux Baseball 14-Apr-1966 Padres pitcher, four Cy Young Awards
Joshua Malina Actor 17-Jan-1966 Will Bailey on The West Wing
Stephen Malkmus Musician 30-May-1966 Pavement frontman
Aasif Mandvi Actor 5-Mar-1966 Occasional Daily Show correspondent
Louis Mandylor Actor 13-Sep-1966 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Tyler Mane Wrestling 23-Oct-1966 Michael Myers in Halloween remake
Shirley Manson Musician 26-Aug-1966 Frontwoman for Garbage
Karen Mantler Composer 1966 Composer, musician and champion of Arnold
Sophie Marceau Actor 17-Nov-1966 The World Is Not Enough
Kevin J. Martin Government 14-Dec-1966 FCC Chairman
Olivier Martinez Actor 12-Jan-1966 Before Night Falls
Robert Maschio Actor 25-Aug-1966 Dr. Todd Quinlan on Scrubs
Mary Stuart Masterson Actor 28-Jun-1966 Dogtown
Martina McBride Country Musician 29-Jul-1966 My Baby Loves Me
Dean McDermott Actor 16-Nov-1966 Constable Turnbull on Due South
Neal McDonough Actor 13-Feb-1966 Medical Investigation, Boomtown
Doug McKeon Actor 10-Jun-1966 Mischief
Nancy McKeon Actor 4-Apr-1966 Jo on The Facts of Life
Kendrick Meek Politician 6-Sep-1966 Congressman, Florida 17th
Ken Mehlman Government 21-Aug-1966 RNC chairman 2005-07
Stephin Merritt Singer/Songwriter 1966 The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths
Michael Michele Actor 30-Aug-1966 Dr. Cleo Finch on ER
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Actor 22-Apr-1966 Supernatural
Fabrice Morvan Dancer 16-May-1966 Half of Milli Vanilli
Lochlyn Munro Actor 12-Feb-1966 Dead Man on Campus
David Narcizo Drummer 6-May-1966 Drummer for Throwing Muses
Elise Neal Actor 14-Mar-1966 Yvonne on The Hughleys
Cynthia Nixon Actor 9-Apr-1966 Miranda (the redhead) on Sex and the City
Soledad O'Brien Journalist 19-Sep-1966 CNN newscaster
Sinead O'Connor Musician 8-Dec-1966 Pop star ripped up Pope picture
Nancy O'Dell Actor 25-Feb-1966 Access Hollywood
Jacqueline Obradors Actor 6-Oct-1966 Det. Ortiz on NYPD Blue
Peter Outerbridge Actor 30-Jun-1966 David Sandstrom on ReGenesis
Lloyd Owen Actor 14-Apr-1966 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Ruth Parasol Business c. 1966 PartyPoker.com billionaire
Juhan Parts Head of State 27-Aug-1966 Prime Minister of Estonia, 2003-05
Jason Patric Actor 27-Jun-1966 The Lost Boys
Robin Wright Penn Actor 8-Apr-1966 Sean Penn's wife
Grigori Perelman Mathematician 13-Jun-1966 Proved the Poincaré conjecture
Luke Perry Actor 11-Oct-1966 Beverly Hills 90210
Maria Pitillo Actor 8-Jan-1966 Tina Calcatera on Providence
Kenneth Pollack Scholar 1966 Brookings Institution
Brian Posehn Comic 6-Jul-1966 Mr Show player
Louise Post Musician 7-Dec-1966 Frontwoman for Veruca Salt
Molly Price Actor 15-Dec-1966 Faith Yokas on Third Watch
Kevin M. Rampe Attorney c. 1966 Ex-President, Lower Manhattan Development Corp.
Gordon Ramsay Chef 8-Nov-1966 Hell's Kitchen
Rudy Ratzinger Electronic Musician 3-Jun-1966 :wumpscut:
Lisa Raye Actor 23-Sep-1966 All of Us
Andy Richter Actor 28-Oct-1966 Formerly controlled the universe
Teddy Riley Musician 8-Oct-1966 The King of New Jack Swing
Chris Robinson Musician 20-Dec-1966 Lead singer, The Black Crowes
Mark "Gator" Rogowski Skateboarder 1966 Skateboarding icon imprisoned for murder
Romário Soccer 29-Jan-1966 Football's 2nd highest scorer
Bill Romanowski Football 2-Apr-1966 Abusive NFL linebacker
Darius Rucker Musician 13-May-1966 Please quit calling him "Hootie"
Eric Rudolph Criminal 19-Sep-1966 White supremacist, alleged Olympic Park bomber
Mark Russinovich Computer Programmer c. 1966 Microsoft Windows Internals
Raphael Saadiq Musician 14-May-1966 Tony! Toni! Tone! co-founder, R&B producer
Adam Sandler Comic 9-Sep-1966 The Wedding Singer, SNL alumnus
Hope Sandoval Singer/Songwriter 24-Jun-1966 Mazzy Star
Curt Schilling Baseball 14-Nov-1966 Boston Red Sox pitcher
Charlie Schlatter Actor 1-May-1966 Dr. Travis on Diagnosis Murder
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Politician 27-Sep-1966 Congresswoman, Florida 20th
David Schwimmer Actor 2-Nov-1966 Ross on Friends
Sam Seder Radio Personality 28-Nov-1966 Air America Radio host
Emmanuelle Seigner Model 22-Jun-1966 Frantic
Shabba Ranks Rapper 17-Jan-1966 Ragga DJ
Jeremy Sheffield Actor 17-Mar-1966 Alex Adams on Holby City
Adrienne Shelly Actor 24-Jun-1966 1-Nov-2006 Waitress
Too Short Rapper 28-Apr-1966 Life Is... Too $hort
Jonathan Silverman Actor 5-Aug-1966 The Single Guy
Zack Snyder Film Director 1-Mar-1966 300
Sergey Stanishev Head of State 5-May-1966 Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Brenda K. Starr Singer 15-Oct-1966 Freestyle-turned-salsa performer
Michael Starr Bassist 4-Oct-1966 Bassist for Alice In Chains
Allison Stewart Journalist 4-Jul-1966 MSNBC news anchor
Belinda Stronach Politician 2-May-1966 Canadian MP, Newmarket-Aurora
Kiefer Sutherland Actor 21-Dec-1966 24
Heidi Swedberg Actor 3-Mar-1966 Susan Ross on Seinfeld
Jeri Thompson Relative 30-Sep-1966 Wife of Fred Thompson
Chris Titus Actor 10-Mar-1966 Titus on Titus
Tamlyn Tomita Actor 27-Jan-1966 The Burning Zone
Tone-Loc Rapper 3-Mar-1966 Wild Thing
Rachel True Actor 15-Nov-1966 Mona Thorne on Half & Half
Mike Tyson Boxing 30-Jun-1966 Crazy tattooed lispy boxer, recidivist
Steve Valentine Actor 26-Oct-1966 Nigel Townsend on Crossing Jordan
Mike Volpi Business c. 1966 CEO of Joost
Tim Wakefield Baseball 2-Aug-1966 Pitcher, Boston Red Sox
Jimbo Wales Encyclopaedist 8-Aug-1966 Founder of Wikipedia
Polly Walker Actor 19-May-1966 Atia of the Julii on Rome
Nancy Walls Comic 19-Jul-1966 SNL, The Daily Show
Tuc Watkins Actor 2-Sep-1966 One Life to Live
Russell Watson Singer 24-Nov-1966 People's Tenor
George Weah Soccer 1-Oct-1966 Liberian footballer, candidate
Claudia Wells Actor 5-Jul-1966 Back to the Future
Samuel West Actor 19-Jun-1966 Howard's End
Paula White Religion 20-Apr-1966 Without Walls International Church
Pete Wiggs Musician 15-May-1966 Saint Etienne songwriter
Cynda Williams Actor 1966 One False Move
Rainn Wilson Actor 20-Jan-1966 Dwight on The Office
Greg Wise Actor 15-May-1966 Sense and Sensibility
Lee Ann Womack Country Musician 19-Aug-1966 I Hope You Dance
Wayne Wonder Musician 22-Jul-1966 Jamaican Dancehall star
Vivian Wu Actor 5-Feb-1966 The Pillowbook
Billy Zane Actor 24-Feb-1966 The Phantom
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Terrorist 20-Oct-1966 7-Jun-2006 Former top al Qaeda operative in Iraq
Sarah Zettel Author Dec-1966 Reclamation, Fool's War