There seems to be many variations of this type post here and this one encompasses All Well Known People, and Living Or Dead


John Kennedy (JFK)

:confused: Alphabetical order? :wave:

Anne Bancroft (heard interview with Mel Brooks last night and thought of Anne)

No, random order.

Robert Mitchum - "Night of the Hunter" a favorite of mine.

Gene Hackman - The Firm - I had a huge crush on Hackman maybe 20 yrs ago and at 91 he sure looks very different. I think people must change in features big time between 80 and 90.

Neil Diamond, so enjoy his music

Don't like this Game? 85 views and 5 replies...seems like that to me. I'll play by myself for a while

Dusty Springfield - Enjoy her music a lot.

Sean Connery :(

Dustin Hoffman (good to see you dude)

Jack Nicholson -- well, I guess your 2 favorite members will play this game. Kinda Interesting..

Julia Roberts - It's dishearteninig to see MOST not joining in here. Why I wonder.

Well known people come in so many categories...this thread covers it all. Whomever comes to mind. Asking too much? Come on folks join in.

Harry S Truman - Well known President

Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment. Loved this tear jerker. She is still alive and 87

Well, I'll play by myself as I enjoy going thru life's famous people.

Karen Carpenter - singer

Luke Perry - actor

Barack Obama, First Black President - That was an exciting time in U.S. history.

George Carlin - American Comedian - On Stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac

So Funny

Marilyn Monroe - actress

President Franklin D Roosevelt - Signed Social Security Act in 1935, and in 2022 we will receive the largest increase in my lifetime. 5.9%, we're lucky if we were getting 1% or so annually. Something good to look to soon.

Rob Reiner - Meathead

Willie Nelson= Famous CW Singer

Got a little hope that someone would play, but ....

251 views and no players to speak of. But a curosity I suppose.

Ronald Reagan - Wise CA gov and US President

Academy Award winner Jack Lemmon . . . "The Out Of Towners", one of my favorites!

Meryl Streep - Very diverse actress, so many great movies with Meryl

John Denver - Singer

Clint Eastwood - The Bridges of Madison County (first movie that comes to mind, with Meryl too) Loved the movie.

Marlin Brando - an Actor's Actor!

Tim Robbins - The Shawshank Redemption and Mystic River (2 of my favorites)

Arnold Palmer - Golf Legend - Known as The King , died at 87, many of you may not know of him.

Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)-

German-born performer turned US citizen who boosted morale to US troops in Italy, France, Germany, etc. via performing close to front lines in WWII and won U.S. Medal of Freedom for her efforts!

Bob Hope - Entertained the troops overseas also. Great Humanitarian and lived to 100.

Paul McCartney(Who else?) One of the most prolific songwriters of the 20th century. Certainly the cutest!:)

Paul McCartney(Who else?) One of the most prolific songwriters of the 20th century. Certainly the cutest!:)

Well how hard was that? You don't have to start and stop there...you know.

Anne Murray - Singer from Nova Scotia, forgot about her. She was on NPR last for an interview and brought back memories....Snowbird, You Needed Me, When I Fall In Love (Anne & Celine) beautiful beautiful music. Anne is 76.

Martin Luther German theologian, professor, pastor, and church reformer began the Protestant reformation in 1517

Linus Pauling, Famous chemist, activist, author, Nobel Prize Winner, Father of Vit C. Linus you did more than you'll ever know.

Don Brewer, drummer of Grand Funk Railroad, from my small town of Swartz Creek, Michigan.

Martin Luther King, Jr, Civil Rights activist, who was assassinated at 39. But he did a lot while alive.

Paul Newman , actor and philanthropist.He was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. As of May 2021, these donations have totaled over US$570 million. In 1988, Newman founded the SeriousFun Children's Network, a global family of summer camps and programs for children with a serious illness.

Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) - I know he had his shadow side but he bequeathed most of his wealth to establish many institutes of higher learning, libraries, concert halls,etc!

Winston Graham author of the Poldark series of books which were adapted into 2
BBC tv series 1974 and remade in 2015.

Eppie Friedman Lederer AKA Ann Landers (1918-2002)- Sharp-tongued, but witty and funny advice columnist!

Marilyn Monroe, died very young but everyone knows about her. Both Jack and Bobby K had involvements with MM. So I've heard anyway.

Oh that Ann Landers, I followed her for years.

Sir George Martin CBE was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" in reference to his extensive involvement in each of the Beatles' original albums

George Westinghouse, died at 68. He was a major factor in my life and the world. He developed the "air brake" for trains and so much electrical products. My dad worked for Westinghouse for 40 yrs, I worked for them for about 8 yrs and then got married. My area in PA was a major Westinghouse "family".

Orville (1871-1948) and Wilbur (1870-1912)Wright- two bicycle shop owners from Ohio who did something by trial and error on a remote North Carolina dune that industrialists and nations had tried for centuries to do but failed- constructed a heavier-than-air flying machine in 1903!

Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It (movie too), Proud Mary

She's 82, year younger than me.

What energy and talent, loved to dance to her music in my dancing years.

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Our most elegant First Lady (1960-63) She completely renovated the White House by bringing in historical furnishings and paintings some of which were in the basement rotting away. She wanted the White House to be America's house and she did a marvelous job. She was a style icon and a very classy lady. She was and still is my idol. I admire her so much!

Patrick Swayze (actor 1952 - 2009)

Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003)- Legendary screen and stage performer!

Tom Hanks, 66, versatile actor. Forrest Gump, The Green Mile (2 that I totally enjoyed)

Alex Trebek (1940-2020)hosted Jeopardy for 37 seasons.

Valerie Harper(1939-2019) Emmy winning actress(Mary Tyler Moore, Rhoda)

Joan Cusack, John's sister.

Rosemary Clooney(singer) George's aunt

Dame Joan Collins, actress

Sir Anthony Hopkins, Welsh born actor 83, wonderful actor: The Silence of the Lambs, The
Remains of the Day are a couple that come to mind. He's been in so many.

Dean Martin

Francis Scott Key, wrote the National Anthem, and a great radio program I hear daily plays it before they start the program. So many of our freedoms have been taken from us in recent years.

John Wayne, actor1907-1979

Morgan Freeman, 84, distinguished actor. Shawshank Redemption and Driving Miss Daisy come to my mind immediately.

Karen Carpenter -singer with the most beautiful voice of her generation. Sadly died at 32 from Anorexia Nervosa.

Paul Anka,80, Canadian Singer/songwriter, Put Your Head On My Shoulders, Having my Baby...miss him. Think I"ll listen to a video.

John Hughes, filmmaker

Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011, Film Actress, had children with Richard Burton, Michael Wilding. Mike Todd, 7 husbands in all including last one: Larry Fortensky. What a life.

Debbie Reynolds(1931-2016) actress jilted by her first husband Eddie Fisher who left her for their friend Elizabeth Taylor who jilted Eddie for Richard Burton and on and on........... The Debbie- Eddie breakup was quite a scandal at the time.(1959)

Betty White, this iconic actress turns 100 in Jan 2022. Most memorable acting I recall is The Golden Girls. No biological children but 3 stepchildren from her 3 marriages.

St. Nicholas of Myra (270-343?)- Because Santa had to start somewhere. .

Robin Williams, 1951-2014, left us too soon.. Brilliant Talent, movies that come to mind Mrs. Doubtfire, Patch Adams, Dead Poets Society. We miss you Robin.

Loretta Lynn

Wayne Newton, 79, singer and actor, and Mr. Las Vegas.

Penn & Teller

Frank Sinatra, baby Blue Eyes Crooner, very very popular with the older generations.

Dean Martin, crooner, as with Frank Sinatra, very popular with all generations. I love them both!:)

oh yes on Sinatra and Bennett.

Kristoff St. John - Gone too soon.

Nancy Sinatra, Frank's daughter who had a successful singing career along with Lee Hazelwood.

Nancy Sinatra, Frank's daughter who had a successful singing career along with Lee Hazelwood.

I just did a search on how Nancy looks today and at 81 she still is pretty but old.

Barbara Walters, 92, broadcast journalist, responsible for The View, 20/20 and other programs. I'm going to do a search to see how she looks today. Interesting seeing celebs then and now.

Peggy Lipton, actress.

Sidney Poitier, actor, To Sir With Love, In The Heat Of The Night, Academy Award winner

Sidney Poitier, actor, To Sir With Love, In The Heat Of The Night, Academy Award winner

Hey Penny, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 1967, Hepburn and Tracey, were you born?

Hey Penny, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 1967, Hepburn and Tracey, were you born?


Yes I was 17 in 1967 graduated and got married in 1968. Fell in love with Paul in 1964.:wave:

Yes I was 17 in 1967 graduated and got married in 1968. Fell in love with Paul in 1964.:wave:

This movie could have been maybe the first interracial movie. I was 29 when I saw it.

Charlton Heston (1923-2008) American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years.

Desmond Tutu, died at 90, worked as anti apartheid and human rights activist.

James Michener, author of many outstanding works of fiction. "Centennial" (my personal favorite) made into an excellent mini-series in 1978, "Chesapeake"," Hawaii", etc.

Neil Simon (1927-2018), playwrite, screenwriter, 5 marriages (Marsha Mason one of them) and notable works are The Odd Couple, Lost in Yonkers, The Goodbye Girl.

Liberace, 1919-1987, American Pianist, Lee to his friends, Walter to his family. Mr. Showmanship.

Loretta Lynn, country singer, down to earth lovely lady.

Pete Duel (actor)

Jerry Seinfeld 67, comedian

Tim Allen, actor and comedian

Tom Selleck- Actor. Magnum PI, Blue Bloods

Ben Stiller, 57, Actor/comedian, Meet The Fockers, what a blast ...and what a cast.

Michael J Fox, actor, great charisma, now suffering with Parkinson's Disease. So sad.

Johnny Carson, 1925-2005, Tonight Show host, fourth wife was Alexis and she was left with millions after his death and their 18 yr marriage. Thinking back I remember hearing she hung around his Malibu beach house and then ended up married.

Larry Hagman, actor-1931-2012,who played the charming Major Nelson on "I Dream Of Jeannie" and then the most dastardly villain in tv history as JR Ewing(Dallas). We loved to hate him!:lol:

Jon Cryer, 56, Star in Two and Half Men, I enjoyed watching his part a lot.

Al Jolson, 1886-1950, born in Russia.Highest paid actor in the 1920's. I don't believe I knew he was a White Man...never saw his white face until now on the net.

Peter Bogdanovich, 1939-2022, acclaimed Director, The Last Picture Show and more

Bobby Sherman - Singer/Actor

Sidney Poitier, 1927-2022, Famed Actor, Lilies of the Field, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

Rest in Peace Sidney, You Did Good.

Carol Wayne - Actress

Bob Sagat -1956-2022 Actor(Full House)- Stand up comedian

Skeeter Davis - country singer

Bobby Rydell, popular Rock and Roll singer late 1950's early 60's.

Johnnie Ray, 1927-1990, American singer and songwriter. Very Unique Style, famous song: Cry

Most here probably were not born yet.

Donna Mills - actress

Ellen Burstyn - Actress

Fred Savage

Gregg Allman - Singer

Lana Turner, popular actress of the Golden Era of Hollywood; nicknamed the Sweet Girl; involved in a scandal when her mob boyfriend was 'killed' by her teen-aged daughter; a distant relative of mine (10th cousin once removed on my dad's side):lol:

Susan Strasberg- Actress and daughter of Actor's Studio teacher Lee Strasberg. She was a good friend of Marilyn Monroe

Ed Sullivan, 1901-1974, American TV Personality, Beatles debuted on His show in 1964.

Patsy Cline(1932-1963)-Legendary Country Singer, died in a plane crash

Grace Kelly - Actress

Lucille Ball(1911-1989) American actress, comedian, and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards,

Tim Conway, Sr, 1933-2019, Actor/Comedian

Maggie Smith, British actress (The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie, Downton Abbey)

Ted Bessell (actor That Girl, Me and the Chimp)

James Garner(Maverick, The Rockford Files)

Cloris Leachman, 1926-2021, Actress, Last Picture Show

Glenn Close, 1947, Actress, Fatal Attraction

Natalie Wood,1938-1981, actress who drowned in mysterious circumstances

Al Pacino, 1940, American Actor, Sea of Love was a favorite

Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) Actor, Superman series, Somewhere In Time(my favorite) was tragically paralyzed from the waist down in 1995 after a horse riding accident.

Dustin Hoffman, 1937, great American actor

David Lee Roth (singer)

Richard Dreyfuss, 1947, Actor Mr Holland's Opus

Richard Dreyfus, actor, in 2 of my favorite movies Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and American Graffiti.

Matt Damon, 1970, American actor, Good Will Hunting was a favorite

Peter Falk(1947-2011) actor, "Columbo"




























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Jane Fonda, 1937, Actress (On Golden Pond), Fitness Guru (I worked in her video company, interesting time in my life)

Peter Fonda, actor "Easy Rider", sister- Jane Fonda, Father- Henry Fonda.

Daveed Diggs (actor Snowpiercer) (also singer/rapper)

Gene Rayburn(1917-1999) Game show host, Match Game

Mila Kunis (Actress)

Fannie Flagg- actress,comedienne,author(Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe), frequent Match Game panelist

Gabe Kaplan (Actor/Comedian)

Julie Harris(1925-2013)movie and stage actress best known in her later years as Valene Ewing's mother on Knot's Landing.

Robert Brown (actor from Here Come The Brides 1968 -1970)

Robert Brown (actor from Here Come The Brides 1968 -1970)


He was my favorite Bolt brother. So handsome!



Bridget Hanley(1941-2021) , actress, Here Come The Brides

Ed Harris, 71, after seeing him as Pollock, I took up canvas/acrylic painting and had a great 3 yrs painting.

Kathy Bates - Academy Award winning actress(Misery) I loved her in Fried Green Tomatoes

He was my favorite Bolt brother. So handsome!



Bridget Hanley(1941-2021) , actress, Here Come The Brides


He was very handsome back in the 60's & 70's. I got an autographed photo from him in his Jason Bolt outfit quite a few years ago.

Lee Majors - (actor)

Linda Evans, actress, "The Big Valley", "Dynasty"

Holland Taylor, actress, 1943, Two and a Half Men

Piper Laurie 1932 - Actress- The Hustler, Carrie

Sissy Spacek (actress - played in the 1976 movie Carrie)

Ernest Borgnine 1917-2012, Actor, 5 wives (he was busy)

Victoria Principal-1950-Actress- Dallas

Estelle Harris, Seinfeld, just died at 93, George's mother, funny lady...I so enjoyed Seinfeld.

Frank Converse (actor from the 60's, 70's & 80's)

Colleen Dewhurst-1924-1991- Actress once married to George C Scott- Played Murohy Brown's mother.

Carol Burnett, a legend great lady, born 1933

Bobby Rydell- Singer- 50's Teen Idol- died April 5th 2022 age 79

Tim Conway, 1933-2019, actor/comedian. I hear his son Tim Conway Jr on our local radio with Tim Jr's program, not as funny was Dad but so so...they both loved the horse races and lost a lot of their money there...

Michael Bolton (Singer)

Bobby Darin(1936-1973) Singer- "Mack The Knife"

Ray Wise (actor)

John Hughes(1950- 2009) Director, Home Alone and many many others

Penny Marshall. 1943-2018, played Laverne of the Laverne and Shirley.

Rod Serling-(1924-1975) Author- creator of The Twilight Zone

Richard Widmark. 1914-2008, Actor

James Dean, 1931-1955, actor, Rebel Without A Cause, Was killed in a car accident at age 24.

Roger Vadim, 1928-2000, French Screenwriter, Barbarella, and first husband of Jane Fonda

Joe Manganiello - actor (True Blood)

Dean Martin-1917-1995 Singer/actor Famous for appearing like he was always inebriated which he really wasn't. Great singer!

Joe Pantoliano - Character actor who has appeared in over 150 film, stage, and television productions.

George Harrison (Singer/Musician)

Lee Radziwill(1933-2019)American Socialite and Interior Designer, Sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Tim Conway Jr, 1963, namesake son of Tim Conway, is on radio right now for his daily program.

Susan Sarandon, actress.

Little Edie Beale- Eccentric cousin of Jackie Kennedy who with her mother and lots of cats and a few raccoons lived in squalor in their rundown mansion on Long Island. A documentary "Grey Gardens" was filmed at their residence in the early 1970's.

Naomi Judd, 1946=2022, C/W Star

Ray Iotta, 1954-2022, American Actor

Ray Iotta, 1954-2022, American Actor

I just hear about that. How sad and unexpected! RIP Ray.


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Jon Secada - Singer/Songwriter

Tom Selleck- Actor, Blue Bloods, Magnum PI- Detroit Tigers fan

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Suzanne Somers, 1946, Actress, health guru, sexy wife to Alan Hamel

Linda Darnell

Gary Sinise, 1955, American actor, humanitarian, and we agree on politics...amazing.

Johnny Cash, C/W music, 1932-2003

Dave Chappelle - Actor and comedian

Smoky Robinson, 1940, Founder of Motown

Gene Tierney (1920-1991) actress, Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, Advise & Consent, famous for her incredible beauty, she was the former wife of fashion designer Oleg Cassini.

James Caan, 1940-2022, American Actor, Famous movie, Misery

Kim Novak (1933), movie star Vertigo

Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, 36 yrs old What a troubled short life.

Kathleen Turner, actress with unusual voice and still going strong at 68, interviewed on NPR yesterday, voice old and unusual.

Martha Stewart

Franco Harris, retired Steeler football star

Very sad.......

Kirstie Alley, Actress

Barbara Walters, 1929-2022

Henrietta Maria, Queen of England (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Maria)

There is a bio, that was recently released, on Queen Henrietta Maria that I literally DYING to read. It looks so interesting.

Elvis Aaron Presley, whose birthday is tomorrow, and who is also my 9th cousin once removed. :)

Diana Ross, 1944
Had an interview with her and one of her children for admission to the private school where I worked, school was not good enough for her)

King Robert II of Scotland (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_Scotland)

Interesting info, out of all of the Scottish kings, Robert II had the most children (15 in total).

Joseph Mercola, well known holistic/alternative doctor

Linus Pauling, 1901-1994, Many Achievements and known as Father of Vit C.

James Taylor's Birthday today.

Mary Martin, 1913-1990, Singer actress, starred as Peter Pan, Larry Hagman's mother in real life.

Bobby Caldwell, Singer, What You Won't Do For Love....1952-2023

Michael Caine, English Actor, 1933, watched The Cidar House Rules and am reminded of Caine.

Mickey Rooney, 1920-2014

Had not heard his name in years and I did recently and had 8 wives and died with $18K it is alleged.

Treat Wiliams, 1951-2023

Joanne Woodward, 93, American Actress - Paul Newman's wife.

Lou Costello, 1906-1959, so young. He was the other half of Abbott and Costello.

Margaret O'Brien, child star at 4, now 86.

Tony Bennett, famous Singer, 1926-2023

ZsaZsa Gabor, 1917-2016

Fran Drescher

Morey Amsterdam

Diane Feinstein, longtime CA senator, just died at 90 and just about in her senate seat,,,

Donald Trump

Piper Laurie (January 22, 1932- October 14, 2023) Actress known for Carrie & The Hustler

Suzanne Somers (October 16, 1946- October 15, 2023) Actress known for Three's Company and Step By Step.

Paul Reubens known for playing Pee-Wee Herman

Britney Spears

Taylor Swift

Julia Roberts

Paula Poundstone, Comedian

Matthew Perry "Friends" actor

Rosie O'Donnell

Ellen DeGeneres

Oprah Winfrey

Florence Henderson, actress, deceased

JoAnne Worley. actress/comedian

Loretta Swit, was Hot Lips in Mash

Henry Kissinger, well known politician, just died at 100

Lucille Ball

Gracie Allen, the other half of George Burns

Norman Lear

Bob Barker Former host of The Price is Right

Alex Trebek former host of Classic Concentration and Jeopardy!

Goldie Hawn

Betty White, The Golden Girls, The Mary Tyler Moore Show etc.

Dick Van Dyke

Angela Lansbury "Murder She Wrote"

Dick Smothers, living half of Smothers Brothers

Michelle Obama

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Richard Simmons, 80's Fitness Guru, he's 75