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| actress Brenda Vaccaro born on 11-18-1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| retired hockey player Rogatien Rosaire "Rogie" Vachon born on 9-8-1945 in Palmarolle, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bath School bombing survivor Merrian Josephine Vail brother Ralph killed in explosion
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| Indian prime minister (1998-present) Atal Behari Vajpayee born on 12-25-1926 in Gwalior, Madahya Pradesh, India
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| former Columbian prosecutor Alfonso Valdivieso formerly UN Security Council president born on 10-??-1949 in Bucaramanga, Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| singer Jerry Vale born on 7-8-1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv actress Karen Valentine born on 5-25-1947 in Santa Rosa, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Scott Valentine born on 6-3-1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
haute couturier Valentino
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| Harvard professor Leslie Gabriel Valiant winner of the 2010 A.M. Turing Award for his work on parallel/distributed computing & machine learning born on 3-28-1949 in Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| singer Frankie Valli sang with the Four Seasons born on 5-3-1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| illustrator Christopher Van Allsburg wrote/illustrated The Polar Express born on 6-18-1949 in Grand Rapids, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas death row inmate Gregory Van Alstyne currently under stay of execution
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| actress Joan Van Ark born on 6-16-1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA executive Richard Albert "Dick" Van Arsdale born on 2-22-1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana
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born on 11-15-1970 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dear Abby advice columnist Abigail Van Buren sister of Ann Landers
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| song lyricist Paul Vance wrote a number of tunes (along with composer Lee Pockriss); his most famous would probably be Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (1960) born on ??-??-1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| psychiatrist Jan Hendrik van den Berg born on 6-11-1914 in Deventer, The Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shuttle STS-51-B astronaut Dr. Lodewijk van den Berg born on 3-24-1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Verve Pipe musician Brian Vander Ark born on 6-19-1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former middle school librarian Steven Jan Vander Ark got his ass sued by J.K. Rowling for writing a Harry Potter lexicography that used a little too much of the contents of the books ... born on 12-27-1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| fashion designer Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt born on 2-20-1924 in New York, New York
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Miss Aamerica 1958 Marilyn Van Derbur
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wastrel & murder suspect Joran Andreas Petrus Van der Sloot a prime suspect in the "disappearance" of Natalee Holloway in Aruba; on the 5th anniversary of that event (5/30/2010) he beat/stabbed-to-death Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramirez (5/31/1020) in a Lima, Peru hotel room; he plead guilty (1/11/2012) and was sentenced to 28 years in a cold, dank, vermin-infested cell
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| Victoria's Secret lingerie model Frederique Van Der Wal born on 8-30-1967 in The Hague, The Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| game show fraud Charles Lincoln Van Doren got caught with his hand in the answer box of 21 born on 2-12-1926 in New York, New York
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movie actress Mamie Van Doren one-time Mrs. Ray Anthony; did February 1964 & June 1964 Playboy pictorials
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| actor Barry L. Van Dyke son of Dick born on 7-31-1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Jerry Van Dyke born on 7-27-1931 in Danville, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke brother of Jerry; father of Barry born on 12-13-1925 in West Plains, Missouri
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Miss America 1965 Vonda Kay Van Dyke
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midwest discount furniture retailer Archie A. "Art" Van Elslander Jr. founded chain in 1959; a recovering alcoholicborn on 10-27-1930 in Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
born on 9-14-1951 in Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
murderer Chai Soua Vang killed 6 deer hunters (2004); now serving 6 consecutive lift sentences; was moved from Wisconsin to Iowa to try and prevent his murder in prison by vengeful incarcerated deer huntersborn on ??-??-1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
musician Vangelis won 1982 oscar for his score for Chariots of Fire
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| rocker Alexander Arthur Van Halen born on 5-8-1953 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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| Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen born on 1-26-1957 in Nijmegen, Netherlands
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| Shuttle STS-41-C & 51-I astronaut James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften born on 6-11-1944 in Fresno, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Manson Family" murderer Leslie Louise Van Houten participant in the Helter Skelter murders in the summer of 1969; claims to be a good girl now ... really wants to get out on paroleborn on 8-23-1949 in Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| church accordionist-turned-tv evangelist Jack Leo Van Impe with wife Rexella earned the 2001 Ig Noble prize in astrophysics born on 2-9-1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| church organist-turned-tv evangelist Rexella Mae Van Impe with husband Jack earned the 2001 Ig Noble prize in astrophysics born on 11-29-1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
soccer momma Annemarie van Kesteren wife of Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar; suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in December 2009 (expected to make a full recovery)
AKS: Annamarie Anne-marie Anna-marie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enola Gay navigator Theodore J. "Ted" Van Kirk World War II B-29 crewman of plane that nuked Hiroshima
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| model/actor "Lucky" Vanous born on 4-11-1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
model Nina van Pallandt was Clifford Irving's mistress at the time of the Howard Hughes biography hoax
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| former Eight is Enough star Dick Van Patten played Saul's death chamber attendant in Soylent Green (1973) born on 12-9-1928
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| actress Joyce Van Patten born on 3-9-1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor & director Melvin Van Peebles father of Mario born on 8-21-1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Mario Van Peebles son of Melvin born on 1-15-1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "model" Apollonia Van Ravenstein did June 1978 Playboy pictorial; appeared in first Dutch issue of Penthouse born on ??-??-1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Gus Van Sant born on 7-24-1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Deborah Van Valkenburgh born on 8-29-1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
white-boy rapper Robert van Winkle
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| politician Mitchell Van Yahres served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1981-2005) born on 10-21-1926 in Mineola, New York
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| Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Donnie Van Zant born on 6-11-1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Johnny Van Zant born on 2-27-1960 in Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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novelist/playwright/journalist/essayist/hack Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa awarded the 2010 Nobel prize in literatureborn on 3-28-1936 in Arequipa, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harold Elliot Varmus shared the 1989 Nobel prize in medicineborn on 12-18-1939 in Oceanside, Long Island, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| actor Randy Vasquez born on 10-16-1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| cyclist Cédric Vasseur born on 8-18-1970 in Hazebrouck, France
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| actress Liz Vassey born on 8-9-1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 Miss Bulgaria Sonia Vassileva did July 1991 Playboy pictorial born on ??-??-19?? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
born on 8-11-1959 in Grossmont, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Robert Vaughn played Napoleon Solo on The Man from UNCLE born on 11-22-1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Vince Vaughn born on 3-28-1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| film director Olakar Vávra born on 2-28-1911 in Hradec Králové, Austro-Hungarian Empire AKS: Vavra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| philospher & writer Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez born on 9-17-1915 in Algeciras, Andalucia, Spain AKS: Sanchez Vazquez Vasquez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder born on 12-23-1964 in Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comedian Bobby Vee born on 4-30-1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Isela Vega did July 1974 Playboy pictorial
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| singer Suzanne Vega born on 7-11-1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
born on 1-27-1961 in Rockville Centre, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
singer Lisa Velez
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former circus sideshow "performer" Loopie Velez a lifelong sufferer from gassy, profoundly-acidic diarrhea — her "act" consisted of crapping onto a sheet of window glass so that the foaming brownish puddle could eat through the pane (and, presumably, astound the yokels that paid to watch); her appearance in the movie Freaks (1932) was personally excised from the master negative by Louis B. Mayer following it's premier at the Hollywood Bowl drive-in theater (it was said that the 30 second scene so
revolted audience members that many were prompted to emulated her performance, causing film reviewers to waggishly dub the venue the "Hollywood Bowel"); retiring from "show business," she worked for many years in the quality control divisions of alimentary consumer product companies (Kaopectate, Pepto Bismol, Imodium, ...)
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| character actor Reginald VelJohnson played Urkel's long-suffering neighbor on Family Matters (1989-98) born on 8-16-1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martinus Justinus Godefriedus Veltman shared the 1999 Nobel prize in physicsborn on 6-27-1931 in Waalwijk, The Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNICEF head Ann Margaret Veneman born on 6-29-1949 in Modesto, California
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| Henry Miller's last "girlfriend" Brenda Gabrielle Venus did July 1988 Playboy pictorial born on 11-10-1947 in Biloxi, Mississippi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Elena Verdugo born on 4-20-1926 in Hollywood, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Benjamin Augustus Vereen born on 10-10-1946 in Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Paul Verhoeven made Basic Instinct, Showgirls & Total Recall born on 7-18-1938 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| actress Katherine "Kate" Vernon Dean Wormer's daughter born on ??-??-1961 in Hollywood, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former stockbroker Marina Verola did March 1983 Playboy pictorial born on ??-??-1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| anorexic heiress Allegra Beck Versace daughter of Donatella born on 6-30-1986 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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| fashion designer Donatella Versace sister of slain designer born on 5-2-1955 in Reggio di Calabria, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Golden State warriors general manager Richard "Dick" Vertlieb born on ??-??-19?? in Watts, Los Angeles, California
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| tennis pro Arantxa Sanchez Vicario born on 12-18-1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former NFL quarterback Michael Dwayne Vick his career went down the chute with a conviction for dog fighting; did time but has returned to the NFL born on 6-26-1980 in Newport News, Virginia
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former newscaster Meredith Vieira appeared on The View & the syndicated version of Who Wants to be A Millionaire; in the fall of 2006 became co-host of The Today Show
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Fishy actor Abe Vigoda in the May 10, 1982 issue of People magazine writer Suzanne Adelson erroneously referred to him as "the late Abe Vigoda" — yes, he is STILL alive
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born on 6-20-1946 in Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comedy writer Bruce Vilanch wrote October 1996 Playboy article about Robin Williams born on 11-23-1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
art historian & cartoonist Lars Endel Roger Vilks got into trouble for a sketch depicting Mohammed's head on the body of a dog — al-Qaeda put out a $100,000 hit on him & a trailer-trash "jihadist" tried to collect (2010)
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| Texas death row inmate Raul Omar Villarreal born on 9-25-1975
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born on 5-29-1938 in Waterbury, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| drunkard/actor Jan-Michael Vincent appeared on Air Wolf tv series born on 7-15-1944
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| Miss America 1991 Marjorie Judith Vincent formerly worked as a tv newscaster; went to law school and is now a lawyer born on 11-21-1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| traumatized crime victim Mary Bell Vincent in September 1978 was kidnapped, raped, mutilated & left for dead by Lawrence Singleton born on 5-17-1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| singer Stanley Robert "Bobby" Vinton had hit with Blue Velvet born on 4-16-1935 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| syndicated newspaper columnist Milton Viorst born on 2-18-1930 in Paterson, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deep Space Nine's Bajoran liaison actress Nana Visitor niece of Cyd Charisse; former wife of Alexander Siddig; mother of Django El Tahir El Siddig (b.9/16/96)
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born on 6-9-1939 in Garfield, New Jersey
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| CNN news correspondent Robert Vito born on ??-??-19?? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| registered sex offender Vincent Roy "Don" Vito formerly the resident shithead/lout/imbecile/dullard/clodpole on the Bam Margera radio show; got 10 years vigorous probation for 2 felony convictions (December 2007) ... groping little girls born on 7-3-1956 in Concordville, Pennsylvania
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actress Monica Vitti
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| former Vietnames president (1987-92) Võ Chí Công born on 8-7-1912 in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam AKS: Vo Chi Cong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| candy heiress Jacqueline Mars Vogel born on ??-??-1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midnight Cowboy actor Jonathan Voight estranged father of Angelina Jolie born on 12-29-1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Federal Reserve chairman (1979-87) Paul Adolph Volcker born on 9-5-1927 in Cape May, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soyuz 5 & 21 cosmonaut Boris Valentinovich Volynov born on 12-18-1934 in Irkutsk, Russia, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| electrical engineer Andreas von Bechtolsheim a co-founder of Sun Microsystems born on 6-15-1955 in Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neo-Nazi James Wenneker von Brunn shot-up the U.S. Holocaust Museum in D.C., killing a guard born on 7-11-1920 in Saint Louis, Missouri
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| slimy British businessman Claus Borberg Von Bülow tried for attempted murder of his wife Sonny (acquitted); incident portrayed in movie Reversal of Fortune; now living in London, writing book reviews born on 8-11-1926 in Copenhagen, Denmark
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born on 4-14-1935 in Zofingen, Switzerland AKS: Danniken Daniken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
fashion designer Diane Simone Michelle von Fürstenberg
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1985 Nobel physics laureate Klaus-Olaf von Klitzingborn on 6-28-1943 in Środa Wielkopulska, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former model/actress Vera Gottlieb Anna von Lehndorff her father was executed for attempting to assassinate Hitler; did January 1971 & January 1974 Playboy pictorials
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| opera soprano Fredreica von Stade born on 6-1-1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Max von Sydow played the evil brewmaster in Strange Brew (1983) born on 4-10-1929 in Lund, Sweden
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fetish model Dita von Teese did December 2002 Playboy pictorial
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| family singer Maria Agatha Franzisca Gobertina von Trapp the hills of Vermont are alive with the sound of her wheezing born on 8-28-1914 in Zellam am See, Salzburg, Austria-Hungary
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| former German president (1984-94) Richard Freiherr von Weizsäcker brother of the Nazi physician turned philosopher born on 4-15-1920 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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former journalist/current nutcase Claude Vorilhon founder of the Raelian cult — claims that extraterrestrials (the Elohim) created humanity; a pictorial of Rael & his consorts appeared in the October 2004 Playboy
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| Shuttle STS-44, 53, 69, 101, 102 & International Space Station Expedition 2 astronaut James Shelton Voss born on 3-3-1949 in Cordova, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| poet & hematologist Leo Vroman born on 4-10-1915 in Gouda, The Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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