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From: David Carson
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Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2023 7:09 PM
Subject: [dead-or-alive] wa-wd.com: Monthly news and list of living
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WA&WD News – 1 January 2023
- Happy New Year to all. As I typically point out, 2022 may have been difficult
for you, but you’re still here, and I am, too, and that isn’t something any of
us can take for granted.
- I noted the deaths of 66 famous people this year. You can see the full list
here. As always, there were plenty of actors and actresses. Some, like Conrad
Janis, Estelle Harris, Liz Sheridan, Angela Lansbury, and Sidney Poitier, were
in their 90s, so their deaths, though sad, were probably not surprising.
Others, such as Bob Saget and Ray Liotta, perhaps disturbed us more, because
they weren’t that old. There were icons from my childhood, such as Tony Dow,
Nichelle Nichols, Johnny Brown, not to mention Emilio Delgado and Bob McGrath
from Sesame Street. Deaths in music included Meat Loaf, Mickey Gilley, Olivia
Newton-John, Loretta Lynn, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Sports giants who died in 2022
included Bill Russell, Gaylord Perry, and Franco Harris. Every year includes
late-December deaths that ought to demonstrate the foolishness of publishing
“Stars We Lost” lists before the year is over. This year, we had four: Pele,
Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI, and Anita Pointer. Will the people who make
those lists wise up and stop publishing them early? Of course not!
Here are some tributes members of this list sent in:
For me, Batman: The Animated Series was the quintessential version of Batman,
and Kevin Conroy was the quintessential Batman actor. – Andrew V.
Naomi Judd had an angel's voice cloaked in sadness, fear and depression. Oh
lovely one with many gifts, go rest with God. – Mary Kay Newman
SONGBIRD Christine McVie passed away on November 30th, breaking THE CHAIN that
was Fleetwood Mac’s core lineup. Her music is EVERYWHERE, making LOVING FUN &
that’s no LITTLE LIE. – Bill Picha
Scoey Mitchell – Rest in Peace. You were the funniest “Irregular Regular” on
Match Game. – Brian Whalley
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List of Living Octogenarians
Here are the most recent changes to the list below:
(*) Pope Benedict XVI - died
(*) Ellen Burstyn - turned 90
Dick Butkus - turned 80
Carol Cleveland – added
Dave Clark - turned 80
Gray Davis - turned 80
Ferguson Jenkins - turned 80
Mills Lane - died
(*) Bob McGrath - died
Pele - died
Gaylord Perry - died
(*) Barbara Walters - died
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The following 470 living people are all at least 80 years old:
(*) indicates 90 to 99 (96 people on this list)
(!) indicates 100 and over (2 person on this list)
Marv Albert - sports announcer
Tenley Albright - figure skater
Alan Alda - actor, "M*A*S*H"
(*) Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin - U.S. astronaut
Lamar Alexander - U.S. Senator, Tennessee
Woody Allen - film director, "Annie Hall"
Gloria Allred - civil rights attorney
Bobby Allison - auto racer, NASCAR
Herb Alpert - trumpeter and music executive
(*) Ed Ames - tomahawk-throwing actor
John Amos - actor, "Good Times"
Bill Anders - U.S. astronaut, Apollo 8
Ursula Andress - actress, "Dr. No"
Mario Andretti - auto racer
Julie Andrews - singer/actress, "The Sound of Music"
Paul Anka - pop songwriter, "My Way"
Luis Aparicio - major-league shortstop
Sergio Aragones - cartoonist, "MAD"
(*) Bill Archer - U.S. Congressman, Texas
Alan Arkin - actor, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Giorgio Armani - fashion designer
Dick Armey - U.S. Congressman, Texas
John Ashcroft - U.S. attorney general
Elizabeth Ashley - actress, "Evening Shade"
(*) John Astin - actor, "The Addams Family"
(*) David Attenborough - nature documentary writer/narrator
Frankie Avalon - 1950's teen idol
(*) Burt Bacharach - songwriter, "What the World Needs Now is Love"
Max Baer Jr. - actor, "The Beverly Hillbillies"
Joan Baez - folk singer, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
(*) Barbara Bain - actress, "Mission: Impossible"
(*) James Baker III - U.S. cabinet member/White House chief of staff
Joe Don Baker - actor, "Walking Tall"
Tom Baker - actor, "Doctor Who"
Jim Bakker - televangelist
Phil Balsley - country singer, the Statler Brothers
John Barbour - TV host, "Real People"
Brigitte Bardot - actress/sex kitten
(*) Bob Barker - game show host
Rona Barrett - gossip columnist
(*) Barbara Barrie - actress, "Barney Miller"
Jeff Barry - pop songwriter, "Leader of the Pack"
Shirley Bassey - singer, "Goldfinger"
Max Baucus - U.S. Senator, Montana
Warren Beatty - actor, "Heaven Can Wait"
(*) Harry Belafonte - calypso singer
Donald P. Bellisario - TV producer/screenwriter, "Magnum, P.I."
Richard Benjamin - actor, "The Sunshine Boys"
(*) Tony Bennett - singer
Silvio Berlusconi - Italian prime minister
Mike Berry - actor, "Are You Being Served?"
Pete Best - ousted Beatle
Joe Biden - U.S. president
Cindy Birdsong - singer, The Supremes
Robert Blake - actor, "Baretta"
Michael Bloomberg - media executive & mayor of New York City
Peter Bonerz - actor, "The Bob Newhart Show"
Pat Boone - pop singer, "Love Letters in the Sand"
(*) Frank Borman - U.S. astronaut
Barbara Bosson - actress, "Hill Street Blues"
Barbara Boxer - U.S. Senator, California
(*) Nicholas Brady - U.S. secretary of treasury
Stephen Breyer - U.S. Supreme Court justice
Beau Bridges - actor, The Fabulous Baker Boys
Tom Brokaw - TV news anchor, NBC
James Brolin - actor, "Marcus Welby, M.D."
James L. Brooks - TV and film producer
(*) Mel Brooks - director, "Young Frankenstein"
Jerry Brown - governor of California
Jim Brown - Hall of Fame football player
Lee P. Brown - mayor of Houston, Texas
Anita Bryant - singer/spokeswoman/activist
Pat Buchanan - political figure and commentator
(*) Warren Buffett - investor, Berkshire Hathaway
Bobby Burgess - Mouseketeer
Carol Burnett - actress, "The Carol Burnett Show"
(*) Ellen Burstyn - actress, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
Dick Butkus - NFL football player/actor
(*) Dick Button - figure skater
Ruth Buzzi - actress, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"
John Byner - actor, "Bizarre"
Michael Caine - actor
(*) Jimmy Carter - U.S. president
(*) Rosalynn Carter - U.S. first lady
Mary Jo Catlett - actress, "Diff'rent Strokes"
Dick Cavett - TV host, "The Dick Cavett Show"
Richard Chamberlain - actor, "Dr. Kildare"
Charo (Maria Martinez) - Latin singer and guitarist
Chubby Checker - rock and roll singer, "The Twist"
Dick Cheney - U.S. vice president
(*) Noam Chomsky - leftist linguist
Tommy Chong - comedian and actor, Cheech and Chong
Jean Chrétien - Canadian prime minister
Dave Clark - pop musician
(*) Petula Clark - singer, "Downtown"
David Clayton-Thomas - pop singer, Blood, Sweat & Tears
John Cleese - actor, "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
Carol Cleveland – actress, “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”
George Clinton - funk musician, Funkadelic
David Allan Coe - country singer, "You Never Even Called Me By My Name"
William Cohen - U.S. secretary of state
Tommy Cole - Mouseketeer
(*) Dabney Coleman - actor, "Nine to Five"
Joan Collins - actress, "Dynasty"
Judy Collins - pop/folk singer, "Both Sides Now"
Francis Ford Coppola - film director, "The Godfather"
(*) Roger Corman - film producer
Bill Cosby - actor, "The Cosby Show"
Bobby Cox - baseball manager, Atlanta Braves
Ronny Cox - actor, "Deliverance"
Billy "Crash" Craddock - country singer, "Rub It In"
Darrell "Dash" Crofts - pop musician, Seals and Crofts
David Crosby - pop singer
(*) Walter Cunningham - U.S. astronaut
Richard M. Daley - mayor of Chicago, Illinois
John Davidson - TV host, "That's Incredible!"
(*) Clive Davis - music executive
Gray Davis - governor of California
Richard Dawkins - biologist
John Dean - Watergate scandal figure
Dr. Demento (Barrett Hansen) - novelty radio host
Judi Dench - actress, M
Brian De Palma - film director, "Scarface"
Bruce Dern - actor, "The Cowboys"
Alan Dershowitz - attorney
Neil Diamond - pop singer, "Sweet Caroline"
(*) Angie Dickinson - actress, "Police Woman"
Dion DiMucci - pop singer, "The Wanderer"
Annette Dionne - quintuplet
Cecile Dionne - quintuplet
Mike Ditka - NFL footall player and coach
James Dobson - Christian radio host, "Focus on the Family"
Elizabeth Dole - U.S. cabinet secretary
Placido Domingo - operatic tenor
Phil Donahue - TV host
Sam Donaldson - White House correspondent
Michael Dukakis - U.S. presidential nominee
Charles Duke - U.S. astronaut, Apollo 16
Keir Dullea - actor, "2001: A Space Odysey"
Faye Dunaway - actress, "Network"
(*) Robert Duvall - actor, "The Godfather"
Bob Dylan - folk singer, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
(*) Clint Eastwood - actor
Duane Eddy - guitarist
(*) Barbara Eden - actress, "I Dream of Jeannie"
Michael Eisner - executive, Walt Disney Co.
(*) Daniel Ellsberg - political activist
Bob Eubanks - game show host, "The Newlywed Game"
Linda Evans - actress, "The Big Valley"
Lola Falana - actress/Las Vegas entertainer
Jamie Farr - actor, "M*A*S*H"
Louis Farrakhan - activist, Nation of Islam
Mike Farrell - actor, "M*A*S*H"
Anthony Fauci - U.S. government physician
(*) Jules Feiffer - cartoonist, "The New Yorker"
Dianne Feinstein - U.S. Senator, California
Barbara Feldon - actress, "Get Smart"
Roberta Flack - soul singer, "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Jane Fonda - actress, "Barbarella"
Harrison Ford - actor, "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
Vicente Fox - president of Mexico
A.J. Foyt - auto racer
Connie Francis - singer, "Who's Sorry Now"
Pope Francis - Roman Catholic pope
Barney Frank - U.S. Congressman, Massachusetts
Morgan Freeman - actor, "Driving Miss Daisy"
Art Garfunkel - pop musician, Simon and Garfunkel
Bill Gaither - southern gospel singer
Gloria Gaither - southern gospel singer
Valentino Garavani - fashion designer
(*) Jake Garn - U.S. Senator, Utah
Bob Gaudio - pop singer, The Four Seasons
(*) Mitzi Gaynor - actress, "Golden Girl"
(*) Frank Gehry - architect
(*) Marla Gibbs - actress, "The Jeffersons"
(*) Johnny Gilbert - game show announcer, "Jeopardy!"
Darlene Gillespie - Mouseketeer
Terry Gilliam - animator/actor, "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
Mark Goddard - actor, "Lost In Space"
William Lee Golden - country singer, the Oak Ridge Boys
Bobby Goldsboro - pop singer, "Honey"
Jane Goodall - chimpanzee researcher
(*) Berry Gordy - record producer, Motown
Louis Gossett Jr. - actor, "An Officer and a Gentleman"
Elliott Gould - actor, "M*A*S*H"
"Little" Anthony Gourdine - soul singer, "Tears on My Pillow"
Bob Graham - U.S. Senator, Florida
Phil Gramm - U.S. Senator, Texas
(*) Bud Grant - NFL head coach, Minnesota Vikings
(*) Lee Grant - actress, "Shampoo"
Karen Grassle - actress, "Little House on the Prairie"
Linda Gray - actress "Dallas"
(*) Shecky Greene - comedian
(*) Alan Greenspan - US federal reserve chairman
Lee Greenwood - country singer, "God Bless the U.S.A."
Gene Hackman - actor
Fred Haise - U.S. astronaut, Apollo 13
George Hamilton - tanned actor
(*) Jerry Hardin - actor, "The X-Files"
Gary Hart - U.S. Senator, Colorado
David Hartman - TV host, "Good Morning America"
Dennis Hastert - U.S. Speaker of the House
Carol Heiss - figure skater
Lance Henriksen - actor, "Aliens"
Clarence "Frogman" Henry - singer, "Ain't Got No Home"
(*) Whitey Herzog - baseball manager
Judd Hirsch - actor, "Taxi"
Dustin Hoffman - actor, "The Graduate"
Paul Hogan - actor, "Crocodile Dundee"
Brian Holland - Motown songwriter
Eddie Holland - Motown songwriter
Polly Holliday - actress, "Alice"
Anthony Hopkins - actor, "The Silence of the Lambs"
Leon Huff - pop/R&B songwriter, "If You Don't Know My by Now"
Bobby Hull - NHL and WHA hockey player
Engelbert Humperdinck - singer, "After the Lovin'"
Ian Hunter - rock singer, Mott the Hoople
Danny Hutton - pop musician, Three Dog Night
Jesse Jackson - civil rights activist
(!) Al Jaffee - cartoonist, "MAD"
Al Jardine - pop singer, The Beach Boys
Ferguson Jenkins - major-league pitcher
Ben Jones - actor, "The Dukes of Hazzard"
(*) James Earl Jones - actor, "Field of Dreams"
Jack Jones - pop singer, "The Impossible Dream"
Quncy Jones - jazz producer
Shirley Jones - actress, "The Partridge Family"
Tom Jones - singer, "It's Not Unusual"
Bela Karolyi - gymnastics coach
(*) Nancy Kassebaum - U.S. Senator, Kansas
Stacy Keach - actor, Mike Hammer
Garrison Keillor - radio storyteller
Harvey Keitel - actor, "Reservoir Dogs"
Anthony Kennedy - U.S. Supreme Court justice
Graham Kerr - The Galloping Gourmet
Carole King - pop songwriter, "Up On the Roof"
(*) Don King - boxing promoter
Calvin Klein - fashion designer
(*) Henry Kissinger - U.S. secretary of state
Bobby Knight - hotheaded college baskeball coach
Charles Koch - businessman and political donor
Walter Koenig - actor, "Star Trek"
Bernie Kopell - actor, "The Love Boat"
Ted Koppel - TV news anchor, ABC "Nightline"
Sandy Koufax - baseball player
Gene Kranz - NASA flight director
Kreskin - mentalist and TV host
Kris Kristofferson - songwriter/actor, "A Star Is Born"
Marty Krofft - TV producer, "Land of the Lost"
(*) Sid Krofft - TV producer, "Land of the Lost"
Arthur Laffer - economist, the Laffer Curve
Frank Langella - actor, "Dracula"
Ralph Lauren - fashion designer
Linda Lavin - actress, "Alice"
(*) Carol Lawrence - Broadway singer/actress
Steve Lawrence - singer
George Lazenby - actor, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
(!) Norman Lear - TV producer
Michael Learned - actress, "The Waltons"
(*) Tom Lehrer - musical satirist, "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park"
Dianne Lennon - singer, the Lennon Sisters
Peggy Lennon - singer, the Lennon Sisters
(*) Richard Lester - director, "A Hard Day's Night"
Joe Lieberman - U.S. Senator, Connecticut
Gordon Lightfoot - pop singer, "Sundown"
Hal Linden - actor, Barney Miller
Rich Little - impressionist
Christopher Lloyd - actor, "Back to the Future"
(*) June Lockhart - actress, "Lost In Space"
(*) Gina Lollobrigida - actress
Loretta Long - actress, "Sesame Street"
Sophia Loren - actress
Trent Lott - U.S. Senator, Mississippi
Tina Louise - actress, "Gilligan's Island"
Mike Love - pop singer, the Beach Boys
(*) Jim Lovell - U.S. astronaut
John MacArthur - pastor and Bible teacher, "Grace to You"
Ali MacGraw - actress, "Love Story"
Bob Mackie - fashion & TV costume designer
(*) Robert MacNeil - TV journalist, "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report"
Shirley MacLaine - actress, "Terms of Endearment"
Lee Majors - actor, "The Six Million Dollar Man"
Chuck Mangione - trumpeter
(*) Imelda Marcos - Philippine first lady
(*) Peter Marshall - game show host, "The Hollywood Squares"
Paul Martin - Canadian prime minister
Wink Martindale - game show host
Ken Mattingly - U.S. astronaut, Apollo 16
Johnny Mathis - singer, "Misty"
Peter Max - pop artist
(*) Willie Mays - baseball player
Paul McCartney - pop musician
Tim McCarver - baseball player and announcer
Mitch McConnell - U.S. Senate majority leader
Kent McCord - actor, "Adam-12"
Drayton McLane - business & sports executive
Bill Medley - pop singer, The Righteous Brothers
Carol Merrill - model, "Let's Make a Deal"
(*) Edwin Meese - U.S. attorney general
Lee Meriwether - actress, "Barnaby Jones"
Barbara Mikulski - U.S. Senator, Maryland
(*) Vera Miles - actress, "Psycho"
George Mitchell - U.S. Senator, Maine
(*) Rita Moreno - actress, "West Side Story"
(*) Jaye P. Morgan - game show panelist, "The Gong Show"
Garrett Morris - actor, "Saturday Night Live"
Bill Moyers - journalist and commentator, PBS
Diana Muldaur - actress, "L.A. Law"
Brian Mulroney - Canadian prime minister
(*) Rupert Murdoch - chairman, News Corp
Brent Musburger - TV sportscaster
Ralph Nader - consumer activist
Graham Nash - pop musician
Chuck Negron - pop singer, Three Dog Night
Bill Nelson - U.S. Senator / NASA administrator
Willie Nelson - country singer
Aaron Neville - pop singer, "Tell It Like It Is"
(*) Bob Newhart - actor, "The Bob Newhart Show"
Julie Newmar - actress, "Batman"
Wayne Newton - Las Vegas stage singer
Jack Nicholson - actor
Jack Nicklaus - pro golfer
Nick Nolte - actor, "Cape Fear"
Chuck Norris - actor, "Walker, Texas Ranger"
Kim Novak - actress, "Vertigo"
Sam Nunn - U.S. Senator, Georgia
(*) Sandra Day O'Connor - U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Ann-Margret Olsson - actress, "Carnal Knowledge"
Peter O'Malley - baseball executive, Los Angeles Dodgers
Ryan O'Neal - actor, "Love Story"
Yoko Ono - avant-garde artist
Charles Osgood - news commentator and anchor
(*) Bob Packwood - U.S. Senator, Oregon
Al Pacino - actor, "Scarface"
Leon Panetta - U.S. White House Chief of Staff
Ron Paul - U.S. Congressman, Texas
Nancy Pelosi - U.S. Speaker of the House
Janice Pennington - model, "The Price Is Right"
Tony Perez - major leaguer, Cincinnati Reds
(*) William Perry - U.S. secretary of defense
Richard Petty - auto racer
Gary Player - pro golfer
Roman Polanski - film director/statutory rapist
Maury Povich - TV host
Pat Priest - actress, "The Munsters"
Thomas Pynchon - novelist, "Gravity's Rainbow"
Alan Rachins - actor, "L.A. Law"
(*) Joyce Randolph - actress, "The Honeymooners"
(*) Charles Rangel - U.S. congressman, New York
Sally Jessy Raphael - talk show host
(*) Dan Rather - news anchor
Robert Redford - actor, "The Sting"
Vanessa Redgrave - actress, "Julia"
Rex Reed - film critic
Martha Reeves - pop/R&B singer, "Dancing in the Street"
Cliff Richard - pop singer, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
(*) Pat Robertson - religious broadcaster
Brooks Robinson - Hall of Fame baseball player
Smokey Robinson - R&B singer, "I Second That Emotion"
Juan "Chichi" Rodriguez - golfer
Charlie Rose - political TV host
Pete Rose - baseball player/gambler
(*) Marion Ross - actress, "Happy Days"
(*) Mark Russell - political satirist
George Ryan - governor of Illinois
(*) Eva Marie Saint - actress, "North By Northwest"
Bernie Sanders - U.S. Senator, Vermont
Richard Sanders - actor, "WKRP in Cincinnati"
Harrison Schmitt - U.S. astronaut, Apollo 17
Pat Schroeder - U.S. Congresswoman, Colorado
John Schuerholz - baseball executive
Charles Schwab - stockbroker
Russell Schweickart - U.S. astronaut, Apollo 9
Martin Scorsese - film director, "Goodfellas"
(*) David Scott - U.S. astronaut
Ridley Scott - film director, "Alien"
Neil Sedaka - pop singer, "Breaking Up is Hard to Do"
Bud Selig - baseball commissioner
(*) Doc Severinsen - bandleader, "The Tonight Show"
(*) Gene Shalit - film critic, "The Today Show"
(*) William Shatner - actor, "Star Trek"
Robert Shapiro - criminal defense attorney, O.J. Simpson
Martin Sheen - actor, "The West Wing"
Judith Sheindlin - TV judge, "Judge Judy"
Sonny Shroyer - actor, "The Dukes of Hazzard"
James B. Sikking - actor, "Hill Street Blues"
Paul Simon - pop musician, Simon and Garfunkel
(*) Alan Simpson - U.S. Senator, Wyoming
Nancy Sinatra - pop singer, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
Grace Slick - pop singer, Jefferson Airplane
Maggie Smith - actress, "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"
Dick Smothers - folk musician/TV host, the Smothers Brothers
Tom Smothers - folk musician/TV host, the Smothers Brothers
Elke Sommer - actress, "A Shot in the Dark"
(*) George Soros - currency speculator/political donor
David Souter - U.S. Supreme Court justice
Boris Spassky - chess player
(*) Thomas Stafford - U.S. astronaut
(*) Charles Stanley - Baptist minister
Ringo Starr - Beatle
Roger Staubach - NFL quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
Gloria Steinem - feminist
Connie Stevens - actress, "Hawaiian Eye"
Ray Stevens - country & novelty singer
Stella Stevens - actress, "Girls! Girls! Girls!"
Jackie Stewart - auto racer
Martha Stewart - home cook and decorator
Patrick Stewart - actor, "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
Jill St. John - actress, "Diamonds Are Forever"
Mike Stoller - pop songwriter, "Hound Dog"
Paul Stookey - folk singer, Peter, Paul & Mary
David Steinberg - TV director, "Designing Women"
Barbra Streisand - pop singer/actress
Barrett Strong - R&B songwriter, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
John Sununu - White House chief of staff
Donald Sutherland - actor, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"
Bo Svenson - actor, "North Dallas Forty"
Jimmy Swaggart - Pentecostal evangelist
Inga Swenson - actress, "Benson"
Chuck Swindoll - Protestant minister and broadcaster
Loretta Swit - actress, "M*A*S*H"
George Takei - actor, "Star Trek"
Fran Tarkenton - NFL quarterback, Minnesota Vikings
Buck Taylor - actor, "Gunsmoke"
Marlo Thomas - actress, "That Girl"
Lily Tomlin - actress, "All of Me"
Joe Torre - baseball manager, New York Yankees
Dean Torrence - pop singer, Jan and Dean
Daniel J. Travanti - actor, "Hill Street Blues"
Lee Trevino - pro golfer
Ken Turner - gospel singer, The Blackwood Brothers
Ted Turner - media executive, CNN
Tina Turner - R&B singer, "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Willie Tyler - ventriloquist
Peter Ueberroth - baseball commissioner
Bob Uecker - baseball announcer and actor
Liv Ullmann - actress, "Cries and Whispers"
Frankie Valli - pop singer, The Four Seasons
(*) Mamie Van Doren - actress, "High School Confidential"
(*) Dick Van Dyke - actor
Paul Verhoeven - film director, "Total Recall"
Fay Vincent Jr. - baseball comissioner
Bobby Vinton - singer, "Blue Velvet"
Dick Vitale - basketball announcer
Jon Voight - actor, "Coming Home"
(*) Robert Wagner - actor, "Hart to Hart"
Dionne Warwick - pop singer, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
Maxine Waters - U.S. Congresswoman, California
Sam Waterston - actor, "Law & Order"
(*) James Watson - DNA co-discoverer
James Watt - U.S. secretary of the interior
Henry Waxman - U.S. Congressman, California
(*) Lowell Weicker - U.S. Senator, Connecticut
Raquel Welch - actress, "One Million Years B.C."
Jerry West - NBA basketball player
(*) Ruth Westheimer - sex counselor
(*) Jim Whittaker - mountain climber
June Wilkinson - glamour model, "Playboy"
Billy Dee Williams - actor, "The Empire Strikes Back"
(*) John Williams - film score composer, "Star Wars"
Paul Williams - pop songwriter, "We've Only Just Begun"
Brian Wilson - pop musician, The Beach Boys
Pete Wilson - U.S. Senator, California
Joanne Woodward - actress
Chuck Woolery - TV host, "Love Connection"
Jo Anne Worley - performer, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"
Bill Wyman - rock bassist, the Rolling Stones
Peter Yarrow - singer, Peter, Paul, & Mary
Carl Yastrzemski - baseball player, Boston Red Sox
(*) Andrew Young - U.S. Congressman, Georgia
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