Lorraine Hansberry

American playwright and writer.

Born May 19th, 1930 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died January 12th, 1965 at 34 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Sam J. Jones

Actor from the united states.

Born August 12th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Chicago.

Steve Harris

American actor.

Born December 3rd, 1965 (age 59 years) in Chicago.

Bill Browder

American-born british businessman and political activist (born 1964).

Born April 23rd, 1964 (age 61 years) in Chicago.

Lou Rawls

American record producer (1933-2006).

Born December 1st, 1935 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died January 6th, 2006 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, brain cancer). ^[ref]

Lou Adler

American record producer, manager and director.

Born December 13th, 1933 (age 91 years) in Chicago.

Mitzi Gaynor

American actress (1931–2024).

Born September 4th, 1931 in Chicago.

Died October 17th, 2024 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

John Ashcroft

American politician.

Born May 9th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Chicago.

Kirby Puckett

American baseball player.

Born March 14th, 1960 in Chicago.

Died March 6th, 2006 at 45 years old in Phoenix (stroke). ^[ref]

Andrew Bird

American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

Born July 11th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Chicago.