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Kafka Jul 3, 1883: Author Franz Kafka born in Prague, Austria-Hungary |
Frida Kahlo Jul 6, 1907: Artist Frida Kahlo born in Coyoacán, Mexico |
Bob Kahn Dec 23, 1938: Inventor of open-architecture networking and co-inventor of the TCP/IP protocols, Bob Kahn born in Brooklyn, New York |
Madeline Kahn Sep 29, 1942: Theater and film actress Madeline Kahn born in Boston, Massachusetts |
Carol Kane Jun 18, 1952: Actress Carol Kane born in Cleveland, Ohio |
Immanuel Kant Apr 22, 1724: Philosopher Immanuel Kant born in Königsberg, Prussia |
Boris Karloff Nov 23, 1887: Grammy Award winning actor, Boris Karloff born in London, England |
Casey Kasem Apr 27, 1932: DJ and voice actor, Casey Kasem born Kemal Amin Kasem in Detroit, Michigan |
Gary Kasparov Apr 13, 1963: Politician, author and Chess Grand Master, Garry Kasparov born in Baku, Azerbaijan |
Chris Kattan Oct 19, 1970: Actor and comedian, Chris Kattan born in Sherman Oaks, California |
John Kay Apr 12, 1944: Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Steppenwolf front man, John Kay born Joachim Fritz Krauledat in Tilsit, East Prussia |
Danny Kaye Jan 18, 1913: Actor, singer, comedian and dancer Danny Kaye born David Daniel Kominsky in Brooklyn, New York |
Staci Keanan Jun 6, 1975: Actress Staci Keanan born Anastasia Sagorsky in Devon, Pennsylvania |
Diane Keaton Jan 5, 1946: Producer, director, and Oscar winning actress Diane Keaton born Diane Hall in Los Angeles, California |
Michael Keaton Sep 9, 1951: Actor Michael Keaton born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania |
Bob Keeshan Jun 27, 1930: US Marine, Emmy Award winning actor and clown, Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan born in Lynbrook, New York |
Garrison Keillor Aug 7, 1942: Author, singer and raconteur, Garrison Keillor born in Anoka, Minnesota |
Harvey Keitel May 13, 1939: US Marine, court clerk and Academy Award winning actor, Harvey Keitel born in Brooklyn, New York |
Toby Keith Jul 8, 1961: Award winning country singer, Toby Keith born in Clinton, Oklahoma |
Helen Keller Jun 27, 1880: Author, activist, and lecturer, Helen Keller born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She was stricken deaf and blind by illness at 19 months of age |
Sally Kellerman Jun 2, 1937: Actress Sally Kellerman born in Long Beach, California |
Deforest Kelley Jan 20, 1920: Dr McCoy of Star Trek fame, actor Deforest Kelley born in Toccoa, Georgia |
Gene Kelly Aug 23, 1912: Academy and Emmy Award winning actor, singer and dancer Gene Kelly born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Grace Kelly Nov 12, 1929: Academy Award winning actress, Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Henry Way Kendall Dec 9, 1926: Mountaineer, photographer, diver and Nobel Prize winning physicist, Henry Way Kendall born in Boston, Massachusetts |
Bobby Kennedy Nov 20, 1925: New York Senator Robert F "Bobby" Kennedy born in Brookline, Massachusetts |
John F. Kennedy May 29, 1917: Decorated Naval officer, Pulitzer Prize winning author and 35th US President, John F. Kennedy born in Brookline, Massachusetts |
Ted Kennedy Feb 22, 1932: US Senator from Massachusetts for over 40 years, Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy born in Boston, Massachusetts |
Rockwell Kent Jun 21, 1882: Artist, illustrator and author, Rockwell Kent born in Tarrytown, New York |
Irvin Kershner Apr 29, 1923: Teacher, artist, musician, photographer, actor and director of The Empire Strikes Back, Irvin Kershner born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Hank Ketcham Mar 14, 1920: Cartoonist and creator of Dennis, the Menace, Hank Ketcham born in Seattle, Washington |
Alicia Keys Jan 25, 1981: Grammy Award winning musician and singer, Alicia Keys born in Hell's Kitchen, New York |
Billy the Kid Nov 23, 1859: Notorious wild west outlaw "Billy the Kid" born Henry McCarty in New York City |
Margot Kidder Oct 17, 1948: Actress Margot Kidder born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
Nicole Kidman Jun 20, 1967: Academy and Golden Globe Award winning actress and singer, Nicole Kidman born in Honolulu, Hawaii |
Joyce Kilmer Dec 6, 1886: Soldier, journalist and poet Alfred Joyce Kilmer born in New Brunswick, New Jersey |
Val Kilmer Dec 31, 1959: Stage and screen actor, Val Kilmer born in Los Angeles, California |
Lil Kim Jul 11, 1975: Grammy Award winning Hip Hop artist, Lil' Kim born in Brooklyn, New York |
Martin Luther King Jr Jan 15, 1929: Baptist minister, political activist, and Nobel Laureate civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr born in Atlanta, Georgia |
BB King Sep 16, 1925: Legendary blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, B.B. King born in Itta Bena, Mississippi |
Billie Jean King Nov 22, 1943: Tennis champion Billie Jean King born in Long Beach, California |
Carole King Feb 9, 1942: Pianist, songwriter and four-time Grammy Award winning singer, Carole King born in Brooklyn, New York |
Coretta Scott King Apr 27, 1927: Civil rights leader Coretta Scott King born in Heiberger, Alabama |
Rudyard Kipling Dec 30, 1865: Newspaper editor, poet, author and Nobel Laureate, Rudyard Kipling born in Bombay, India |
Durward Kirby Aug 24, 1912: Comedian and television host, Durward Kirby born in Covington, Kentucky |
Gustav R Kirchhoff Mar 12, 1824: Physicist and formulator of Kirchhoff's Laws, Gustav R Kirchhoff born in Königsberg, East Prussia |
Sally Kirkland Oct 31, 1941: Golden Globe Award winning actress, Sally Kirkland born in New York City |
Don Kirshner Apr 17, 1934: "The Man With the Golden Ear", pop rock promoter Don Kirshner born in Bronx, New York |
Henry Kissinger May 27, 1923: Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Henry Kissinger born in Bavaria, Germany |
Jack Klugman Apr 27, 1922: Actor Jack Klugman born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Evel Knievel Oct 17, 1938: Motorcycle daredevil Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, Jr born in Butte, Montana |
Bobby Knight Oct 25, 1940: College basketball coach Bobby Knight born in Massillon, Ohio |
Gladys Knight May 28, 1944: Grammy Award winning singer Gladys Knight born in Atlanta, Georgia |
Melissa Ethridge Knight Feb 14, 1838: Prolific inventor with over 80 US patents, Margaret Ethridge Knight born in York, Maine |
Ted Knight Dec 7, 1923: Soldier, radio announcer and comedic actor, Ted Knight born in Terryville, Connecticut |
Wayne Knight Aug 7, 1955: Actor Wayne Knight born in Cartersville, Georgia |
Mark Knopfler Aug 12, 1949: Composer, songwriter, lead singer and guitarist for Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler born in Glasgow, Scotland |
Don Knotts Jul 21, 1924: US Army soldier and five-time Emmy Award winning actor, Don Knotts born in Morgantown, West Virginia |
Ed Koch Dec 12, 1924: US Representative and three term New York City Mayor Ed Koch born in Bronx, New York |
Watler Koenig Sep 14, 1936: Teacher, writer, director and actor, Walter Koenig born in Chicago, Illinois |
Olga Korbut May 16, 1955: Four time Olympic Gold Medalist, gymnast Olga Korbut born in Hrodna, Belarus |
Harvey Korman Feb 15, 1927: US Navy seaman, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning comedic actor, Harvey Korman born in Chicago, Illinois |
Elizabeth Kostova Dec 26, 1964: Hopwood Award winning novelist Elizabeth Johnson Kostova born in New London, Connecticut |
Leo Kottke Sep 11, 1945: Singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist, Leo Kottke born in Athens, Georgia |
Anna Kournikova Jun 7, 1981: Tennis player and fashion model, Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova born in Moscow |
Alice Krige Jun 28, 1954: Rhodes University Doctorate of Letters, and award winning theatre actress, Alice Krige born in Upington, South Africa |
Kris Kristofferson Jun 22, 1936: US Army Captain, pilot, Golden Globe Award winning actor, singer and songwriter, Kris Kristofferson born in Brownsville, Texas |
Ray Kroc Oct 5, 1902: Restaurant entrepenuer and founder of McDonald's, Ray Kroc born in Oak Park, Illinois |
Lisa Kudrow Jul 30, 1963: Emmy Award winning actress, Lisa Kudrow born in Encino, California |
Nancy Kulp Aug 28, 1921: US Navy sailor and Emmy Award nominated actress, Nancy Kulp born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Michelle Kwan Jul 7, 1980: World Champion figure skater, Michelle Kwan born in Torrance, California |
Nancy Kwan May 19, 1939: Ballet teacher and film actress, Nancy Kwan born in Hong Kong |