Famous Already Dead USA Boomers
Please send us the names of any famous Boomers you know are dead. Of course we know that all the famous Boomers will eventually be added to this list! If someone on this is not American please send me an email.
1946
* Gregory Hines – dancer, actor
* Gene Siskel – film critic
* Peter Henton - film and television producer
* Eddie Aikau - big wave surfer, cultural leader, sailor and lifeguard.
* Tom Overlin - surfer, surfboard shaper.
* Teger Espere - surfer, surfboard shaper, cultural leader, and Waimea
Bay life guard.
* Tammi Terell - soul singer
1947
* John Hoagland – war photographer
* Lynn Zimmer - scholar
* Robert K. Hoffman - arts patron, founded National Lampoon Magazine
* John "Johnny" Long - businessman and social activist
* Kathryn Frost - military general, USA
* Joseph Hill - musician, Culture
* Kathy Acker - author
* Phil Karlton - computer programmer; Netscape
* Laura Nyro - song writer
* Warren Bolster - photographer and journalist
* Tamara Dobson - actor
* Steven Schlinkenmeyer - surfer and surfboard shaper.
* Warren Zevon - rock musician and songwriter
1948
* Johnny Ramone – musician, The Ramones
* Milan Williams - musician, Commodores
* Nell Carter - actress
* John Ritter - actor and comedian
* Phil Harpman - actor and comedian
* Mary Ann Ganner - rock singer
1949
* John Belushi – actor and comedian
* Win Paul Rockefeller - politician
* Claydes Charles Smith - musician, Kool & the Gang
* Bruno Kirby - actor
* Brad Davis - actor
* Kevin Peter Hall - actor
* Lyle Alzado - athelete
* Phyllis Hyman - singer
* Andy Kaufman - entertainer
1950
* Karen Carpenter – musician, The Carpenters
* Lon Grahnke - TV critic
* Jay Young - journalist
* Melanie Lomax - civil rights lawyer
* James Fee - photographer
* Steven Jesse Bernstein - poet
* Eric Carr - mucisian; KISS
* Howard E. Rollins, Jr. - actor
* Patrick Quinn - actor
* Rell Sunn - surfer, "Queen of Makaha".
* Howard Ashman - playwrite, musician, and lyricist
1951
* Dale Earnhardt – race-car driver
* Bruce Gary - drummer, The Knack
* Steve Prefontaine - long distance runner
1952
* Christopher Reeve – actor
* Johnny Thunders - musician; New York Dolls
* Ray Sharkey - actor
* Jo Jo Laine - model
1953
* Stanley Williams – early Crips leader
* David Schnaufer - dulcimer player
1954
* Freddie Prinze – comedian
* Susan Butcher - Sled-dog racer
* Margaux Hemingway - actress
* Vitas Gerulaitis - athlete
* Stevie Ray Vaughn - musician
1955
* Surely someone from this year is dead already?
1956
* Ian Curtis – musician Joy Division
* G. G. Allin - musician
* Carol Hayward - surfer, surfboard shaper.
1957
* Timothy Treadwell - naturalist
1958
* Keith Haring - painter
* Mark Foo - big wave surfer
1959
Florence Griffith Joiner - athlete
1960
* John F. Kennedy, Jr - businessman
* Kirby Puckett – athelete
* Chalino Sanchez - singer
1961
* Willi Ninja - dancer
* Dana Reeve - actress, singer, activist
* Reggie White - athlete, evangelist
* Jeff Groscost, Arizona House Speaker and Republican state lawmaker
1962
Surely someone born this year is dead already.
1963
* Len Bias – athelete
* Terri Schiavo - insurance claims clerk
* Daniel Pearl - journalist
1964
* Easy-E - entertainer
* Chris Farley - actor and comedian
* Dana Plato - actress
* Dwayne Goettel - musician; Skinny Puppy