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Silent Generation Celebrities.

This is a list of 196 celebrities and other notable figures who belong to the Silent Generation.

The "Silent Generation" are people who were born between 1928 and the end of 1944.

The Silent Generation came before the Baby Boomer generation. However, people will sometimes mistakenly refer to them as "boomers".

It is believed that the name originates from this generation's perceived silence. In other words, they grew up during the McCarthyism era, when times were tough and it was better to hold one's tongue. People who were born in this generation are sometimes referred to as "Builders" or the "Lucky Few".

This list is ordered alphabetically.

Adam West

Actor. Deceased
Born on September 19th, 1928
Star Sign: Virgo

Al Pacino

Actor.
Born on April 25th, 1940
Star Sign: Taurus

Albert DeSalvo

Suspected serial killer. Deceased
Born on September 3rd, 1931
Star Sign: Virgo

Alex Ferguson

Soccer manager.
Born on December 31st, 1941
Star Sign: Capricorn

Andy Warhol

American artist. Deceased
Born on August 6th, 1928
Star Sign: Leo

Anthony Fauci

Physician-scientist and immunologist.
Born on December 24th, 1940
Star Sign: Capricorn

Anthony Perkins

Actor. Deceased
Born on April 4th, 1932
Star Sign: Aries

Aretha Franklin

Singer. Deceased
Born on March 25th, 1942
Star Sign: Aries

Ariel Sharon

Israeli Prime Minister. Deceased
Born on February 26th, 1928
Star Sign: Pisces

Art Garfunkel

Singer.
Born on November 5th, 1941
Star Sign: Scorpio

Audrey Hepburn

Actress. Deceased
Born on May 4th, 1929
Star Sign: Taurus

Barbra Streisand

Singer.
Born on April 24th, 1942
Star Sign: Taurus

Barry Manilow

Singer.
Born on June 17th, 1943
Star Sign: Gemini

Barry White

Singer. Deceased
Born on September 12th, 1944
Star Sign: Virgo

Ben E. King

Soul singer. Deceased
Born on September 28th, 1938
Star Sign: Libra

Bernie Madoff

American fraudster. Deceased
Born on April 29th, 1938
Star Sign: Taurus

Bernie Sanders

US politician.
Born on September 8th, 1941
Star Sign: Virgo

Bill Cosby

Actor.
Born on July 12th, 1937
Star Sign: Cancer

Bill Wyman

Musician.
Born on October 24th, 1936
Star Sign: Scorpio

Billy Connolly

Comedian.
Born on November 24th, 1942
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Bob Dylan

Musician.
Born on May 24th, 1941
Star Sign: Gemini

Bob Hoskins

Actor. Deceased
Born on October 26th, 1942
Star Sign: Scorpio

Bob Ross

American painter. Deceased
Born on October 29th, 1942
Star Sign: Scorpio

Bobby Charlton

Soccer player.
Born on October 11th, 1937
Star Sign: Libra

Bobby Moore

Soccer player. Deceased
Born on April 12th, 1941
Star Sign: Aries

Brian Clough

Football manager. Deceased
Born on March 21st, 1935
Star Sign: Aries

Brian Jones

Musician. Deceased
Born on February 28th, 1942
Star Sign: Pisces

Bruce Lee

Actor. Deceased
Born on November 27th, 1940
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Buddy Holly

Musician. Deceased
Born on September 7th, 1936
Star Sign: Virgo

Burt Reynolds

Actor. Deceased
Born on February 11th, 1936
Star Sign: Aquarius

Carl Sagan

Scientist. Deceased
Born on November 9th, 1934
Star Sign: Scorpio

Charles Manson

Criminal and cult leader. Deceased
Born on November 12th, 1934
Star Sign: Scorpio

Charles Whitman

Mass murderer. Deceased
Born on June 24th, 1941
Star Sign: Cancer

Charlie Watts

Drummer. Deceased
Born on June 2nd, 1941
Star Sign: Gemini

Che Guevara

Historical figure. Deceased
Born on June 14th, 1928
Star Sign: Gemini

Chevy Chase

Actor.
Born on October 8th, 1943
Star Sign: Libra

Christopher Lloyd

Actor.
Born on October 22nd, 1938
Star Sign: Libra

Christopher Walken

Actor.
Born on March 31st, 1943
Star Sign: Aries

Chuck Norris

Actor.
Born on March 10th, 1940
Star Sign: Pisces

Cilla Black

Singer / Media personality. Deceased
Born on May 27th, 1943
Star Sign: Gemini

Cliff Richard

British singer.
Born on October 14th, 1940
Star Sign: Libra

Clint Eastwood

Actor.
Born on May 31st, 1930
Star Sign: Gemini

Conway Twitty

American country singer. Deceased
Born on September 1st, 1933
Star Sign: Virgo

Danny DeVito

Actor.
Born on November 17th, 1944
Star Sign: Scorpio

David Proval

Actor.
Born on May 20th, 1942
Star Sign: Taurus

Dean Corll

Serial killer. Deceased
Born on December 24th, 1939
Star Sign: Capricorn

Dennis Hopper

Actor. Deceased
Born on May 17th, 1936
Star Sign: Taurus

Diana Ross

Singer.
Born on March 26th, 1944
Star Sign: Aries

Dick Cheney

American politician.
Born on January 30th, 1941
Star Sign: Aquarius

Dominic Chianese

Actor.
Born on February 24th, 1931
Star Sign: Pisces

Dustin Hoffman

Actor.
Born on August 8th, 1937
Star Sign: Leo

Elizabeth Taylor

Actress. Deceased
Born on February 27th, 1932
Star Sign: Pisces

Elvis Presley

Singer. Deceased
Born on January 8th, 1935
Star Sign: Capricorn

Ernie Davis

American football player. Deceased
Born on December 14th, 1939
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Evel Knievel

Stunt performer. Deceased
Born on October 17th, 1938
Star Sign: Libra

Frank Lucas

Drug trafficker. Deceased
Born on September 9th, 1930
Star Sign: Virgo

Frank Vincent

Actor. Deceased
Born on April 15th, 1937
Star Sign: Aries

Frank Zappa

Musician. Deceased
Born on December 21st, 1940
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Fred Rogers

Television host. Deceased
Born on March 20th, 1928
Star Sign: Pisces

Fred West

English serial killer. Deceased
Born on September 29th, 1941
Star Sign: Libra

Gary Busey

Actor.
Born on June 29th, 1944
Star Sign: Cancer

Gene Hackman

Actor.
Born on January 30th, 1930
Star Sign: Aquarius

George Carlin

Stand-up comedian. Deceased
Born on May 12th, 1937
Star Sign: Taurus

George Harrison

Musician. Deceased
Born on February 25th, 1943
Star Sign: Pisces

George Lucas

Film director.
Born on May 14th, 1944
Star Sign: Taurus

George Takei

American actor.
Born on April 20th, 1937
Star Sign: Taurus

Grace Kelly

Actress. Deceased
Born on November 12th, 1929
Star Sign: Scorpio

Harrison Ford

Actor.
Born on July 13th, 1942
Star Sign: Cancer

Henry Hill

Mobster / FBI informant. Deceased
Born on June 11th, 1943
Star Sign: Gemini

Henry Lee Lucas

American serial killer. Deceased
Born on August 23rd, 1936
Star Sign: Virgo

Hosni Mubarak

Egyptian President. Deceased
Born on May 4th, 1928
Star Sign: Taurus

Ian McKellen

Actor.
Born on May 25th, 1939
Star Sign: Gemini

Ian Stewart

Musician. Deceased
Born on July 18th, 1938
Star Sign: Cancer

Ike Turner

Musician. Deceased
Born on November 5th, 1931
Star Sign: Scorpio

Jack Nicholson

Actor.
Born on April 22nd, 1937
Star Sign: Taurus

James Brown

Singer. Deceased
Born on May 3rd, 1933
Star Sign: Taurus

James Caan

Actor. Deceased
Born on March 26th, 1940
Star Sign: Aries

James Dean

Actor. Deceased
Born on February 8th, 1931
Star Sign: Aquarius

Jane Fonda

Actress.
Born on December 21st, 1937
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Janet Munro

Actress. Deceased
Born on September 28th, 1934
Star Sign: Libra

Janis Joplin

Singer. Deceased
Born on January 19th, 1943
Star Sign: Capricorn

Jayne Mansfield

Actress. Deceased
Born on April 19th, 1933
Star Sign: Aries

Jerry Adler

Actor.
Born on February 4th, 1929
Star Sign: Aquarius

Jerry Garcia

Guitarist. Deceased
Born on August 1st, 1942
Star Sign: Leo

Jerry Lee Lewis

Singer. Deceased
Born on September 29th, 1935
Star Sign: Libra

Jerry Springer

TV host.
Born on February 13th, 1944
Star Sign: Aquarius

Jesse Jackson

Activist.
Born on October 8th, 1941
Star Sign: Libra

Jim Morrison

Singer. Deceased
Born on December 8th, 1943
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Jimi Hendrix

Musician. Deceased
Born on November 27th, 1942
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Jimmy Page

Guitarist.
Born on January 9th, 1944
Star Sign: Capricorn

Joan Rivers

Actress. Deceased
Born on June 8th, 1933
Star Sign: Gemini

Joe Biden

US President.
Born on November 20th, 1942
Star Sign: Scorpio

Joe Frazier

Boxer. Deceased
Born on January 12th, 1944
Star Sign: Capricorn

Joe Pesci

Actor.
Born on February 9th, 1943
Star Sign: Aquarius

John Denver

American singer. Deceased
Born on December 31st, 1943
Star Sign: Capricorn

John Gotti

Organized crime boss. Deceased
Born on October 27th, 1940
Star Sign: Scorpio

John Hurt

Actor. Deceased
Born on January 22nd, 1940
Star Sign: Aquarius

John Lennon

Singer. Deceased
Born on October 9th, 1940
Star Sign: Libra

John Madden

American Football player. Deceased
Born on April 10th, 1936
Star Sign: Aries

John McCain

US presidential candidate. Deceased
Born on August 29th, 1936
Star Sign: Virgo

John Wayne Gacy

Serial killer. Deceased
Born on March 17th, 1942
Star Sign: Pisces

Johnnie Cochran

American lawyer. Deceased
Born on October 2nd, 1937
Star Sign: Libra

Johnny Cash

Singer. Deceased
Born on February 26th, 1932
Star Sign: Pisces

Johnny Mathis

Singer.
Born on September 30th, 1935
Star Sign: Libra

Judge Judy

Judge / TV personality.
Born on October 21st, 1942
Star Sign: Libra

Judi Dench

Actress.
Born on December 9th, 1934
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Keith Richards

Musician.
Born on December 18th, 1943
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Kenny Rogers

Singer. Deceased
Born on August 21st, 1938
Star Sign: Leo

Kim Jong-il

North Korean leader. Deceased
Born on February 16th, 1941
Star Sign: Aquarius

Kofi Annan

UN Secretary Deceased
Born on April 8th, 1938
Star Sign: Aries

Kurtwood Smith

Actor.
Born on July 3rd, 1943
Star Sign: Cancer

Larry King

TV host. Deceased
Born on November 19th, 1933
Star Sign: Scorpio

Leonard Nimoy

Actor. Deceased
Born on March 26th, 1931
Star Sign: Aries

Little Richard

Musician. Deceased
Born on December 5th, 1932
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor. Deceased
Born on October 12th, 1935
Star Sign: Libra

Maggie Smith

Actress.
Born on December 28th, 1934
Star Sign: Capricorn

Martha Stewart

Television personality.
Born on August 3rd, 1941
Star Sign: Leo

Martin Luther King

Activist. Deceased
Born on January 15th, 1929
Star Sign: Capricorn

Martin Scorsese

Film director.
Born on November 17th, 1942
Star Sign: Scorpio

Marvin Gaye

RnB Singer. Deceased
Born on April 2nd, 1939
Star Sign: Aries

Michael Caine

Actor.
Born on March 14th, 1933
Star Sign: Pisces

Michael D. Higgins

Irish President.
Born on April 18th, 1941
Star Sign: Aries

Michael Douglas

Actor.
Born on September 25th, 1944
Star Sign: Libra

Mick Jagger

Singer.
Born on July 26th, 1943
Star Sign: Leo

Mickey Mantle

Baseball player. Deceased
Born on October 20th, 1931
Star Sign: Libra

Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela

Colombian drug lord.
Born on August 15th, 1943
Star Sign: Leo

Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet leader. Deceased
Born on March 2nd, 1931
Star Sign: Pisces

Mitch McConnell

US politician.
Born on February 20th, 1942
Star Sign: Pisces

Morgan Freeman

American actor.
Born on June 1st, 1937
Star Sign: Gemini

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan leader. Deceased
Born on June 7th, 1942
Star Sign: Gemini

Muhammad Ali

Boxer. Deceased
Born on January 17th, 1942
Star Sign: Capricorn

Nancy Pelosi

US politician.
Born on March 26th, 1940
Star Sign: Aries

Natalie Wood

Actress. Deceased
Born on July 20th, 1938
Star Sign: Cancer

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut. Deceased
Born on August 5th, 1930
Star Sign: Leo

Noam Chomsky

Linguist.
Born on December 7th, 1928
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Otis Redding

Singer. Deceased
Born on September 9th, 1941
Star Sign: Virgo

Patrick Stewart

Actor.
Born on July 13th, 1940
Star Sign: Cancer

Patti LaBelle

Singer.
Born on May 24th, 1944
Star Sign: Gemini

Paul McCartney

Singer.
Born on June 18th, 1942
Star Sign: Gemini

Paul Simon

Musician.
Born on October 13th, 1941
Star Sign: Libra

Paul Sorvino

Actor. Deceased
Born on April 13th, 1939
Star Sign: Aries

Pele

Brazilian soccer player. Deceased
Born on October 23rd, 1940
Star Sign: Scorpio

Peter Maivia

Wrestler. Deceased
Born on April 6th, 1937
Star Sign: Aries

Peter Mayhew

Actor. Deceased
Born on May 19th, 1944
Star Sign: Taurus

Phil Spector

American record producer. Deceased
Born on December 26th, 1939
Star Sign: Capricorn

R. L. Stine

Author.
Born on October 8th, 1943
Star Sign: Libra

Raul Julia

Actor. Deceased
Born on March 9th, 1940
Star Sign: Pisces

Ray Charles

Singer, Deceased
Born on September 23rd, 1930
Star Sign: Libra

Richard Dawkins

Atheist author.
Born on March 26th, 1941
Star Sign: Aries

Richard Pryor

Comedian. Deceased
Born on December 1st, 1940
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Ringo Starr

Drummer.
Born on July 7th, 1940
Star Sign: Cancer

Robert De Niro

Actor.
Born on August 17th, 1943
Star Sign: Leo

Robert Duvall

Actor.
Born on January 5th, 1931
Star Sign: Capricorn

Robert Hansen

American serial killer. Deceased
Born on February 15th, 1939
Star Sign: Aquarius

Robert Kardashian

Attorney. Deceased
Born on February 22nd, 1944
Star Sign: Pisces

Robert Loggia

Actor. Deceased
Born on January 3rd, 1930
Star Sign: Capricorn

Robert Reed

Actor. Deceased
Born on October 19th, 1932
Star Sign: Libra

Rodney Alcala

Serial killer. Deceased
Born on August 23rd, 1943
Star Sign: Virgo

Ron Paul

US politician.
Born on August 20th, 1935
Star Sign: Leo

Roxie Roker

Actress. Deceased
Born on August 28th, 1929
Star Sign: Virgo

Roy Orbison

Singer. Deceased
Born on April 23rd, 1936
Star Sign: Taurus

Rue McClanahan

Actress. Deceased
Born on February 21st, 1934
Star Sign: Pisces

Rupert Murdoch

Business magnate.
Born on March 11th, 1931
Star Sign: Pisces

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court judge. Deceased
Born on March 15th, 1933
Star Sign: Pisces

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi President. Deceased
Born on April 28th, 1937
Star Sign: Taurus

Sal Mineo

Actor. Deceased
Born on January 10th, 1939
Star Sign: Capricorn

Sam Cooke

Singer. Deceased
Born on January 22nd, 1931
Star Sign: Aquarius

Sam Waterston

Actor.
Born on November 15th, 1940
Star Sign: Scorpio

Samuel Little

American serial killer. Deceased
Born on June 7th, 1940
Star Sign: Gemini

Sean Connery

Actor. Deceased
Born on August 25th, 1930
Star Sign: Virgo

Sharon Tate

Actress and model. Deceased
Born on January 24th, 1943
Star Sign: Aquarius

Sherman Hemsley

Actor. Deceased
Born on February 1st, 1938
Star Sign: Aquarius

Silvio Berlusconi

Former Italian Prime Minister.
Born on September 29th, 1936
Star Sign: Libra

Slobodan Milošević

Yugoslav and Serbian politician. Deceased
Born on August 20th, 1941
Star Sign: Leo

Sonny Bono

Singer. Deceased
Born on February 16th, 1935
Star Sign: Aquarius

Sonny Liston

Boxer. Deceased
Born on May 8th, 1932
Star Sign: Taurus

Stanley Kubrick

Film director. Deceased
Born on July 26th, 1928
Star Sign: Leo

Stephen Hawking

English physicist. Deceased
Born on January 8th, 1942
Star Sign: Capricorn

Steve McQueen

Actor. Deceased
Born on March 24th, 1930
Star Sign: Aries

Ted Kaczynski

American terrorist.
Born on May 22nd, 1942
Star Sign: Gemini

Tina Turner

Singer.
Born on November 26th, 1939
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Tiny Tim

Singer. Deceased
Born on April 12th, 1932
Star Sign: Aries

Tobin Bell

Actor.
Born on August 7th, 1942
Star Sign: Leo

Tom Jones

Singer.
Born on June 7th, 1940
Star Sign: Gemini

Tommy Chong

Actor / Comedian.
Born on May 24th, 1938
Star Sign: Gemini

Tony Lip

Actor. Deceased
Born on July 30th, 1930
Star Sign: Leo

Tony Sirico

Actor. Deceased
Born on July 29th, 1942
Star Sign: Leo

Warren Buffett

Business magnate.
Born on August 30th, 1930
Star Sign: Virgo

William Shatner

Actor.
Born on March 22nd, 1931
Star Sign: Aries

Willie Nelson

Singer.
Born on April 30th, 1933
Star Sign: Taurus

Wilt Chamberlain

Basketball player. Deceased
Born on August 21st, 1936
Star Sign: Leo

Woody Allen

Actor.
Born on December 1st, 1935
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Yasser Arafat

Palestinian leader. Deceased
Born on August 24th, 1929
Star Sign: Virgo

Yoko Ono

John Lennon's widow.
Born on February 18th, 1933
Star Sign: Aquarius


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