C. Gordon Bell (1934–2024), helped bring computers into homes

C. Gordon Bell was an electrical engineer who worked on some of the world’s first small-profile computers and, as a result, helped usher in the era of the home PC.

Joí£o Donato (1934–2023), Brazilian bossa nova pianist 

Joí£o Donato was a bossa nova composer and pianist who performed with such greats as and . 

David Durenberger (1934–2023), U.S. senator from Minnesota

David Durenberger was a Republican U.S. senator from Minnesota who served for 16 years.

Cynthia Harris (1934–2021), actress known for “Mad About You”

Cynthia Harris was an actress best known for playing Sylvia Buchman, the mother of Paul Reiser’s character, on “Mad About You.”

Rafer Johnson (1934–2020), Olympic decathlon legend

Rafer Johnson won the decathlon gold medal at the 1960 Olympic games in Rome and was the first Black American to be the flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team.

Tom Heinsohn (1934–2020), Boston Celtics legend

Boston Celtics legend Tom Heinsohn won 10 championships with the franchise as a player and head coach.

Diane di Prima (1934–2020), feminist Beat poet

Diane di Prima was a poet of the Beat Generation, one of the last surviving members of that famed group of poets.

Angela Buxton (1934–2020), tennis champion who fought discrimination

Angela Buxton was a British tennis player who won doubles at the French Open and Wimbledon in 1956 as the doubles partner of (1927–2003).

Graeme Gibson (1934–2019), author and longtime partner of Margaret Atwood

Graeme Gibson was a Canadian author and conservationist who was the longtime partner of author Margaret Atwood. Gibson wrote novels including “Five Legs” (1969) and “Perpetual Motion” (1982).

Sam Panopoulos (1934 - 2017), Hawaiian pizza inventor

Canadian restaurateur credited with inventing the Hawaiian pizza…

Dallas Green (1934–2017), MLB player and manager

Dallas Green, the former MLB manager who led the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series title in 1980, has died at the age of 82, according to multiple news sources.

Kenny Baker (1934–2016), R2-D2 actor

Kenny Baker, the British actor who played R2-D2 in “Star Wars,” died Aug. 13, 2016, after a long illness, according to The Guardian. He was 81.

The Quotable Norman Schwarzkopf

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the U.S. Army four-star general who led coalition forces to victory during 1991's Persian Gulf conflict, was known as "Stormin' Norman" but he also was thoughtful and gentle.