 | | Joe C. | Rapper | Tiny rapping sidekick of Kid Rock | 1974 | 2000 |
| | | James Caan | Actor | Vegas, Elf | 1940 | |
 | | Montserrat Caballé | Singer | Soprano | 1933 | |
| | | Juan Cabanilles | Composer | Spanish organist and composer at Valencia cathedra | 1644 | 1712 |
| | | James Branch Cabell | Novelist | Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice | 1879 | 1958 |
| | | Antonio de Cabezón | Composer | | 1510 | 1566 |
 | | Sebastian Cabot | Actor | Family Affair | 1918 | 1977 |
 | | Miguel Cabrera | Baseball | Florida Marlins hitter | 1983 | |
 | | Francesca Caccini | Composer | Daughter of Giulio Caccini | 1587 | 1640 |
| | | Giulio Caccini | Composer | | 1545 | 1618 |
| | | Charles Wakefield Cadman | Composer | From the Land of Sky Blue Waters | 1881 | 1946 |
| | | Frank Cady | Actor | Sam Drucker on Green Acres | 1915 | |
| | | Herb Caen | Columnist | | 1916 | 1997 |
| | | Irving Caesar | Songwriter | | 1895 | 1996 |
| | | Julius Caesar | Head of State | Roman Dictator 45 BC until 44 BC | 0100 BC | 0044 BC |
| | | Shirley Caesar | Singer | American Gospel music singer | 1938 | |
| | | Sid Caesar | Actor | Your Show of Shows | 1922 | |
| | | John Cage | Composer | Experimental composer | 1912 | 1992 |
| | | Nicolas Cage | Actor | Leaving Las Vegas | 1964 | |
| | | James Cagney | Actor | New York tough guy | 1899 | 1986 |
| | | Sammy Cahn | Songwriter | Three Coins in the Fountain | 1913 | 1993 |
 | | Cai Lun | Inventor | Inventor of paper | 0050 | 0121 |
| | | Michael Caine | Actor | The Cider House Rules | 1933 | |
| | | Antonio Caldara | Composer | | 1670 | 1736 |
| | | Alexander Calder | Sculptor | Creator of the mobile as art form | 1898 | 1976 |
| | | Arthur Calder-Marshall | Novelist | Two of a Kind | 1908 | 1992 |
| | | Anne Caldwell | Songwriter | Worked with Jerome Kern | 1867 | 1936 |
| | | Sarah Caldwell | Conductor | American opera conductor, impresario, and opera co | 1924 | 2006 |
| | | John Cale | Musician | The Velvet Underground. | 1940 | |
| | | Caligula | Royalty | Roman Emperor, 37-41 AD | 0012 | 0041 |
| | | Hortense Calisher | Novelist | In the Absence of Angels | 1911 | |
| | | James Callaghan | Head of State | | 1912 | 2005 |
 | | Maria Callas | Singer | Greek soprano | 1923 | 1977 |
| | | Sarah Wayne Callies | Actor | Dr. Sara Tancredi on Prison Break | 1977 | |
| | | Cab Calloway | Jazz Musician | King of Hi-De-Ho | 1907 | 1994 |
| | | Frank Calloway | Artist | 112 year old artist | 1896 | |
 | | Jeanne Calment | Oddity | Oldest recorded person dies at 122 | 1875 | 1997 |
| | | John Calvin | Religion | French Protestant Reformation | 1509 | 1564 |
| | | Italo Calvino | Author | Se una notte d'inverno un viaggatore | 1923 | 1985 |
 | | James Cameron | Film Director | Titanic | 1954 | |
| | | Simon Cameron | Politician | Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln | 1799 | 1889 |
| | | L. Sprague de Camp | Author | Lest Darkness Fall | 1907 | 2000 |
| | | Albert Campbell | Singer | | 0000 | 1947 |
| | | Glen Campbell | Country Musician | Rhinestone Cowboy | 1936 | |
| | | John W. Campbell | Editor | Editor of Astounding, 1938-71 | 1910 | 1971 |
| | | Joseph Campbell | Author | | 1904 | 1987 |
| | | Kim Campbell | Head of State | Prime Minister of Canada, 1993 | 1947 | |
| | | Naomi Campbell | Actor | | 1970 | |
| | | Neve Campbell | Actor | Appeared in Phantom of the Opera onstage | 1973 | |
 | | Vivian Campbell | Guitarist | Former Dio, current Def Leppard guitarist | 1962 | |
| | | Thomas Campion | Composer | | 1567 | 1620 |
 | | Juan Morel Campos | Composer | Danza | 1857 | 1896 |
| | | André Campra | Composer | French composer and conductor | 1660 | 1744 |
| | | Albert Camus | Playwright | L'Etranger | 1913 | 1960 |
 | | Wilhelm Canaris | Military | Nazi spymaster, tried to kill Hitler | 1887 | 1945 |
| | | David Canary | Actor | Stuart Chandler on All My Children | 1938 | |
| | | Vincent Canby | Critic | Chief film critic for The New York Times | 1924 | 2000 |
| | | John Candy | Actor | Uncle Buck | 1950 | 1994 |
| |  | Elias Canetti | Author | Crowds and Power | 1905 | 1994 |
| | | George Canning | Politician | Twice Foreign Secretary of Britain | 1770 | 1827 |
| | | Dyan Cannon | Actor | Heaven Can Wait | 1937 | |
| | | Katherine Cannon | Actor | Mae Woodward on Father Murphy | 1953 | |
| | | Joseph Canteloube | Composer | Chants d’Auvergne | 1879 | 1957 |
 | | Cantinflas | Actor | Around the World in Eighty Days | 1911 | 1993 |
| | | Eddie Cantor | Singer | Banjo Eyes | 1892 | 1964 |
| | | Georg Cantor | Mathematician | Extended set theory to transfinite numbers | 1845 | 1918 |
| | | Robert Cantwell | Novelist | The Land of Plenty | 1908 | 1978 |
| | | Cao Xueqin | Novelist | Dream of the Red Chamber | 1715 | 1763 |
| | | Arthur Caplan | Educator | Professor of Bioethics | 0000 | |
| | | Lizzy Caplan | Actor | Kat Warbler on The Class | 1982 | |
| | | André Caplet | Composer | Orchestration of Clair de lune | 1878 | 1925 |
| | | Al Capone | Criminal | Scarface | 1899 | 1947 |
| | | Truman Capote | Novelist | In Cold Blood | 1924 | 1984 |
| | | Al Capp | Cartoonist | Creator of L'il Abner | 1909 | 1979 |
| | | Frank Capra | Film Director | | 1897 | 1991 |
| | | Kate Capshaw | Actor | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 1953 | |
| | | Gina Carano | TV Personality | Crush on American Gladiators. | 1982 | |
| | | Harry Caray | Baseball | Holy cow! | 1914 | 1998 |
| | | Skip Caray | Baseball | Broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves | 1939 | 2008 |
| | | Peire Cardenal | Musician | Provençal troubadour | 1180 | 1278 |
| | | Salvatore Cardillo | Songwriter | Core 'ngrato | 1874 | 1947 |
| | | Claudia Cardinale | Actor | | 1938 | |
| | | Benjamin Cardozo | Judge | US Supreme Court Justice, 1932-38 | 1870 | 1938 |
| |  | Rod Carew | Baseball | Hall of Famer | 1945 | |
| | | Drew Carey | Comic | | 1958 | |
| | | Mariah Carey | Singer/Songwriter | Seventeen #1 hits | 1969 | |
| | | Ron Carey | Actor | Officer Levitt on Barney Miller | 1935 | 2007 |
| | | Giacomo Carissimi | Composer | | 1605 | 1674 |
| | | George Carlin | Actor | Seven Dirty Words | 1937 | 2008 |
| | | Belinda Carlisle | Singer | The Go-Go's | 1958 | |
| | | Kitty Carlisle | Singer | To Tell the Truth | 1910 | 2007 |
| | | Bun E. Carlos | Drummer | | 1951 | |
| | | Wendy Carlos | Electronic Musician | Switched-On Bach | 1939 | |
| | | Vanessa Carlton | Musician | A Thousand Miles | 1980 | |
| | | Thomas Carlyle | Historian | The French Revolution | 1795 | 1881 |
| | | Bliss Carman | Poet | | 1861 | 1929 |
| | | Hoagy Carmichael | Songwriter | Stardust, Heart and Soul | 1899 | 1981 |
| |  | Stokely Carmichael | Activist | Popularized the term "Black Power" | 1941 | 1998 |
| | | Andrew Carnegie | Business | Robber baron turned philanthropist | 1835 | 1919 |
| | | Dale Carnegie | Author | How to Win Friends and Influence People | 1888 | 1955 |
| | | Kim Carnes | Singer/Songwriter | Bette Davis Eyes | 1945 | |
| | | Art Carney | Actor | Ed Norton on The Honeymooners | 1918 | 2003 |
| | | Robert Caro | Historian | Biographer of Lyndon Johnson | 1935 | |
| | | Leslie Caron | Actor | | 1931 | |
| | | John Alden Carpenter | Composer | | 1876 | 1951 |
| | | Karen Carpenter | Musician | The Carpenters | 1950 | 1983 |
| | | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Country Musician | Never Had It So Good | 1958 | |
| | | Carpentras | Composer | | 1470 | 1548 |
| | | Emily Carr | Artist | Artist and Author / Lover of Nature | 1871 | 1945 |
| | | James Carr | Singer | American Rhythm & Blues and soul musical artist | 1942 | 2001 |
| | | Jimmy Carr | Comic | 8 Out of 10 Cats | 1973 | |
| | | Vikki Carr | Singer | Hispanic singer | 1941 | |
| | | David Carradine | Actor | Kung Fu | 1936 | |
| | | John Carradine | Actor | | 1906 | 1988 |
| | | Keith Carradine | Actor | Thieves Like Us | 1949 | |
| | | Alexis Carrel | Doctor | Sutured blood vessels | 1873 | 1944 |
| | | José Carreras | Singer | Tenor | 1946 | |
| | | Jim Carrey | Actor | The Truman Show | 1962 | |
| | | Willis Carrier | Inventor | Created the first air conditioner | 1876 | 1950 |
| | | Julián Carrillo | Composer | Thirteenth Sound. | 1875 | 1965 |
| | | Cath Carroll | Musician | British musician and music journalist | 1960 | |
| | | Harry Carroll | Songwriter | Trail of the Lonesome Pine. | 1892 | 1963 |
| | | Jon Carroll | Columnist | Columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle | 1943 | |
| | | Lewis Carroll | Author | Alice in Wonderland | 1832 | 1898 |
| | | Jasper Carrott | Comic | The Detectives | 1945 | |
| | | Edward Carson | Judge | Leader of the Irish Unionists | 1854 | 1935 |
| | | Fiddlin' John Carson | Country Musician | | 1868 | 1949 |
| | | Frank Carson | Comic | Famous for the line, "It's the way I tell em." | 1926 | |
| | | Jack Carson | Actor | Two Guys From Milwaukee | 1910 | 1963 |
| | | Johnny Carson | Talk Show Host | Tonight Show | 1925 | 2005 |
| | | Rachel Carson | Scientist | Silent Spring | 1907 | 1964 |
| | | Angela Carter | Author | Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman | 1940 | 1992 |
| | | Benny Carter | Jazz Musician | Jazz and big bandleader | 1907 | 2003 |
| | | Betty Carter | Singer | Jazz vocalist | 1930 | 1998 |
| | | Elliott Carter | Composer | The Defence of Corinth | 1908 | |
| | | Helena Bonham Carter | Actor | Marla in Fight Club | 1966 | |
| | | Hodding Carter | Journalist | Delta Democrat-Times | 1907 | 1972 |
| | | Jimmy Carter | President | 39th US President, 1977-81 | 1924 | |
| | | Nell Carter | Actor | Housekeeper on Gimme A Break | 1944 | 2003 |
| | | Nick Carter | Singer | The Backstreet Boys | 1980 | |
| | | Ron Carter | Bassist | American jazz double-bassist. | 1937 | |
| | | Rosalynn Carter | First Lady | Wife of US President Jimmy Carter | 1927 | |
| | | Vince Carter | Basketball | New Jersey Nets | 1977 | |
| | | Henri Cartier-Bresson | Photographer | Renowned photographer, photojournalist | 1908 | 2004 |
| | | Barbara Cartland | Novelist | Romance novels | 1901 | 2000 |
| | | Angela Cartwright | Actor | Make Room for Daddy | 1952 | |
| | | Enrico Caruso | Singer | Operatic tenor nonpareil | 1873 | 1921 |
| | | George Washington Carver | Inventor | Peanut scientist | 1864 | 1943 |
| | | Dana Carvey | Actor | Saturday Night Live | 1955 | |
| | | James Carville | Government | Candidate advisor | 1944 | |
| | | Joyce Cary | Novelist | Mister Johnson | 1888 | 1957 |
| | | Romain Cary | | | 0000 | |
| | | Julian Casablancas | Musician | The Strokes frontman | 1978 | |
| | | Robert Casadesus | Composer | | 1899 | 1972 |
| | | Pablo Casals | Cellist | Spanish cellist and conductor | 1876 | 1973 |
| | | Deanna Casaluce | Actor | Alex Nuñez on Degrassi | 1986 | |
| | | Giacomo Casanova | Author | World-renowned paramour | 1725 | 1798 |
| | | Ingrid Casares | | Night club owner, best friend of Madonna | 0000 | |
| | | Neko Case | Singer/Songwriter | New Pornographers | 1970 | |
| | | Steve Case | Business | CEO of AOL Time Warner | 1958 | |
| | | Alfredo Casella | Composer | Responsible for Antonio Vivaldi's rediscovery | 1883 | 1947 |
| | | Robert P. Casey | Politician | Governor of Pennsylvania, 1987-95 | 1932 | 2000 |
| | | Johnny Cash | Country Musician | The Man in Black | 1932 | 2003 |
| | | June Carter Cash | Country Musician | Wife of Johnny Cash | 1929 | 2003 |
| | | Rosanne Cash | Country Musician | Rhythm and Romance | 1955 | |
| | | Lewis Cass | Military | US Secretary of State, 1857-60 | 1782 | 1866 |
| | | John Cassavetes | Actor | Rosemary's Baby | 1929 | 1989 |
| | | Eva Cassidy | Singer | Eva by Heart | 1963 | 1996 |
| | | Katie Cassidy | Actor | Daughter of David Cassidy | 1986 | |
| | | Shaun Cassidy | Musician | One-time teenage heartthrob | 1958 | |
| | | Hugh Casson | Architect | | 1910 | 1999 |
 | | Carlos Castaneda | Author | The Teachings of Don Juan | 1925 | 1998 |
| | | Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Composer | Italian composer | 1895 | 1968 |
 | | John L. Casti | Mathematician | Searching for Certainty | 1943 | |
 | | Fidel Castro | Head of State | President of Cuba | 1926 | |
| | | Rosalia de Castro | Poet | Cantares gallegos ("Galician Songs") | 1837 | 1885 |
| | | Alfredo Catalani | Composer | Italian operatic composer | 1854 | 1893 |
| | | Phoebe Cates | Actor | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | 1963 | |
| | | Willa Cather | Novelist | O Pioneers! | 1873 | 1947 |
 | | Catherine the Great | Royalty | | 1729 | 1796 |
| | | Cato the Elder | Politician | Roman statesman, hated Carthage | 0234 BC | 0149 BC |
| | | Kim Cattrall | Actor | Samantha on Sex and the City | 1956 | |
| | | Catullus | Poet | Ancient Roman poet | 0084 BC | 0054 BC |
| | | Francesco Cavalli | Composer | Didone | 1602 | 1676 |
 | | Nick Cave | Singer | Bad Seed | 1957 | |
| | | Dick Cavett | Talk Show Host | The Dick Cavett Show | 1936 | |
| | | William Caxton | Publisher | First printer in England | 1422 | 1491 |
| | | Edgar Cayce | Paranormal Fraud | Performed "paranormal" readings | 1877 | 1945 |
| | | John Cazale | Actor | Fredo in The Godfather | 1935 | 1978 |
| | | Katherine Cebrian | Socialite | San Francisco socialite | 0000 | |
| | | John Cena | Wrestling | WWE Champion | 1977 | |
| | | Bennett Cerf | Publisher | Founder of Random House | 1898 | 1971 |
| | | Eugene Cernan | Astronaut | | 1934 | |
| | | Miguel de Cervantes | Novelist | Don Quixote | 1547 | 1616 |
| | | Exene Cervenka | Singer | Vocalist for punk band X | 1956 | |
 | | Aime Cesaire | Poet | Return to My Native Land | 1913 | 2008 |
| | | Johannes Cesaris | Composer | | 1406 | 1417 |
| | | Antonio Cesti | Composer | Italian composer of the Baroque era | 1623 | 1669 |
| | | Peter Cetera | Musician | Lead singer, Chicago | 1944 | |
| | | Paul Cezanne | Painter | Post-Impressionist French painter | 1839 | 1906 |
| | | Emmanuel Chabrier | Composer | Louise | 1841 | 1894 |
| | | Eugene Chadbourne | Musician | Avant-garde guitarist, banjoist | 1954 | |
| | | Alan Chadwick | Agriculturalist | Biodynamic/french intensive gardening | 1909 | 1980 |
| | | George Whitefield Chadwick | Composer | New England School of American composers | 1854 | 1931 |
| | | Marc Chagall | Artist | | 1887 | 1985 |
| | | Riccardo Chailly | Conductor | | 1953 | |
| | | George Chakiris | Actor | West Side Story | 1934 | |
| | | Sarah Chalke | Actor | Fake Becky on Roseanne, Dr. Reid on Scrubs | 1976 | |
| | | Joseph Chamberlain | Politician | | 1836 | 1914 |
| | | Neville Chamberlain | Head of State | British Prime Minister | 1869 | 1940 |
| | | Wilt Chamberlain | Basketball | 4 time NBA Most Valuable Player | 1936 | 1999 |
| | | Jimmy Chamberlin | Musician | | 1964 | |
| | | Robert Chambers | Author | Chambers's Book of Days | 1802 | 1871 |
| | | Whittaker Chambers | Editor | Accuser of Alger Hiss | 1901 | 1961 |
| | | Nicolas Chamfort | Author | | 1741 | 1794 |
| | | Cécile Chaminade | Composer | French composer and pianist | 1857 | 1944 |
| | | Jackie Chan | Actor | | 1954 | |
| | | Raymond Chandler | Author | | 1888 | 1959 |
| |  | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar | Astronomer | Evolution stages of stars | 1910 | 1995 |
| | | Coco Chanel | Fashion Designer | Chanel No. 5 | 1883 | 1971 |
| | | Lon Chaney | Actor | The Phantom of the Opera | 1883 | 1930 |
| | | Carol Channing | Actor | Hello Dolly | 1921 | |
| | | Harry Chapin | Singer/Songwriter | Cat's in the Cradle | 1942 | 1981 |
| | | Charlie Chaplin | Actor | Silent film comedian | 1889 | 1977 |
| | | Saul Chaplin | Composer | | 1912 | 1997 |
| | | Graham Chapman | Comic | Monty Python's King Arthur | 1941 | 1989 |
| | | John Jay Chapman | Author | American essayist | 1862 | 1933 |
| | | Tracy Chapman | Singer | Fast Car | 1964 | |
| | | Dave Chappelle | Comic | Chappelle's Show | 1973 | |
| | | Cyd Charisse | Dancer | Vamp dancer in Singin' in the Rain | 1922 | 2008 |
| | | Charlemagne | Royalty | King of the Franks | 0724 | 0814 |
| | | Charles II of England | Royalty | King of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1660-1685 | 1630 | 1685 |
| |  | Holy Roman Emperor Charles V | Royalty | Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain | 1500 | 1558 |
| | | Charles X of France | Royalty | King of France 1824-30 | 1757 | 1836 |
| | | Craig Charles | Actor | | 1964 | |
| | | Prince of Wales Charles | Royalty | Heir to the throne of Britain | 1948 | |
| | | Ray Charles | Musician | Georgia On My Mind | 1930 | 2004 |
| | | Ray Charles | Conductor | The Ray Charles Singers | 1918 | |
| | | Gustave Charpentier | Composer | | 1860 | 1956 |
| | | Marc-Antoine Charpentier | Composer | | 1643 | 1704 |
| |  | Leslie Charteris | Novelist | Created Simon Templar | 1907 | 1993 |
| | | Emile Auguste Chartier | Philosopher | | 1868 | 1951 |
| | | Alexander Chase | | | 0000 | |
| | | Chevy Chase | Actor | National Lampoon's Vacation | 1943 | |
| | | Mary Ellen Chase | Novelist | | 1887 | 1973 |
| | | J. C. Chasez | Singer | 'N Sync | 1976 | |
| | | Abram Chasins | Composer | Three Chinese Pieces | 1903 | 1987 |
| | | Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand | Author | Génie du christianisme | 1768 | 1848 |
| | | Rhys Chatham | Composer | An Angel Moves Too Fast To See | 1952 | |
| | | Sam Chatmon | Guitarist | Mississippi Sheiks | 1897 | 1983 |
| | | Thomas Chatterton | Poet | Fabricated as Thomas Rowley | 1752 | 1770 |
| | | Geoffrey Chaucer | Author | The Canterbury Tales | 1343 | 1400 |
| | | Ernest Chausson | Composer | Symphony in B-flat | 1855 | 1899 |
| | | Carlos Chavez | Composer | Sinfonía de Antígona | 1899 | 1978 |
| | | Hugo Chavez | Head of State | President of Venezuela | 1954 | |
| | | Paddy Chayefsky | Playwright | Network | 1923 | 1981 |
| | | Doc Cheatham | Jazz Musician | Jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader | 1905 | 1997 |
| | | Chubby Checker | Musician | The Twist | 1941 | |
| | | John Cheever | Author | The Enormous Radio | 1912 | 1982 |
| | | Anton Chekhov | Playwright | Three Sisters | 1860 | 1904 |
| | | Dick Cheney | Politician | George W. Bush's VP | 1941 | |
| | | Lynne Cheney | First Lady | Wife of US Vice President Dick Cheney | 1941 | |
| | | Kristin Chenoweth | Actor | Annabeth Schott on The West Wing | 1968 | |
| | | Cher | Singer | | 1946 | |
| | | Konstantin Chernenko | Head of State | Briefly dictator of USSR | 1911 | 1985 |
| | | Luigi Cherubini | Composer | Requiem in C Minor | 1760 | 1842 |
| | | Louis Cheslock | Composer | Peabody Conservatory (60 years) | 1899 | 1981 |
| | | Kenny Chesney | Country Musician | You Had Me From Hello | 1968 | |
| | | Charles W. Chesnutt | Author | | 1858 | 1932 |
| | | Lord Chesterfield | Politician | British statesman and man of letters | 1694 | 1773 |
| | | Gilbert K. Chesterton | Author | The Man Who Was Thursday | 1874 | 1936 |
| | | Leslie Cheung | Singer | Jumped from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel | 1956 | 2003 |
| | | Albert Chevalier | Actor | | 1861 | 1923 |
| | | Maurice Chevalier | Actor | Love Me Tonight, Gigi | 1888 | 1972 |
| | | Paul Chihara | Composer | Death Race 2000 | 1938 | |
| | | Michael Chiklis | Actor | The Shield | 1963 | |
| | | Julia Child | Chef | Haute cuisine with a unique voice | 1912 | 2004 |
| | | Lydia Child | Activist | Over the River and Through the Woods | 1802 | 1880 |
| | | Alice Childress | Author | A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich | 1920 | 1994 |
| | | Clenard Howard Childress | Religion | Life Education And Resource Network | 0000 | |
| | | Alex Chilton | Musician | Big Star | 1950 | |
 | | Unsuk Chin | Composer | | 1961 | |
| |  | Sri Chinmoy | Religion | Meditation guru | 1931 | 2007 |
| | | Jacques Chirac | Head of State | President of France, 1995-2007 | 1932 | |
| | | Shirley Chisholm | Politician | First black woman elected to US House | 1924 | 2005 |
| | | Margaret Cho | Comic | All American Girl | 1968 | |
| | | Seung-Hui Cho | Criminal | Virginia Tech Massacre | 1984 | 2007 |
| | | Rufus Choate | Attorney | Attorney and Senator from Massachusetts | 1799 | 1859 |
| | | Noam Chomsky | Linguist | Twentieth-Century Linguistics | 1928 | |
| | | Rae Dawn Chong | Actor | | 1961 | |
| | | Tommy Chong | Actor | Cheech and Chong | 1938 | |
 | | Frédéric Chopin | Composer | Classical composer fond of the piano | 1910 | 1849 |
| | | Kate Chopin | Novelist | The Awakening | 1850 | 1904 |
| | | Deepak Chopra | Author | Ageless Body, Timeless Mind | 1946 | |
| | | Jean Chrétien | Head of State | Prime Minister of Canada, 1993-2003 | 1934 | |
| | | Emmanuelle Chriqui | Actor | Sloan on Entourage | 1977 | |
| | | Erika Christensen | Actor | Caroline in Traffic | 1982 | |
 | | Helena Christensen | Model | Danish model dates rock stars | 1968 | |
| | | Frank Christian | Musician | Early jazz trumpeter. | 1887 | 1973 |
| | | Agatha Christie | Novelist | Mystery novelist | 1890 | 1976 |
| | | Julie Christie | Actor | Darling | 1940 | |
 | | Christina of Sweden | Royalty | Queen of Sweden 1632-54 | 1626 | 1689 |
| | | June Christy | Musician | Something Cool | 1925 | 1990 |
| | | Walter P. Chrysler | Business | Founder of Chrysler Corporation | 1875 | 1940 |
 | | John Chrysostom | Saint | Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople | 0347 | 0407 |
| | | Chuck Connors | Actor | The Rifleman | 1921 | 1992 |
| | | Connie Chung | Journalist | NBC news anchor | 1946 | |
| | | Charlotte Church | Singer | Voice of an Angel | 1986 | |
| | | Francis P. Church | Editor | American publisher and editor | 1839 | 1906 |
| | | Frank Churchill | Songwriter | Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1901 | 1942 |
| | | Sir Winston Churchill | Head of State | Prime Minister of England | 1874 | 1965 |
| | | Ciara | Singer | "Crunk & B" singer | 1985 | |
| | | John Ciardi | Poet | How Does a Poem Mean? | 1916 | 1986 |
| | | Cicero | Author | Roman orator | 0106 BC | 0043 BC |
| | | Johannes Ciconia | Composer | Medieval composer and music theorist | 1370 | 1412 |
| | | Antonio Cifra | Composer | Italian composer | 1584 | 1629 |
| | | Francesco Cilea | Composer | | 1866 | 1950 |
| | | Domenico Cimarosa | Composer | Il Matrimonio segreto | 1749 | 1801 |
 | | Mikolajus Ciurlionis | Painter | Lithuanian painter and composer | 1875 | 1911 |
| | | Alan Civil | Musician | French Horn Player | 1929 | 1989 |
| | | Liz Claiborne | Fashion Designer | Founder of Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 1929 | 2007 |
| | | Tom Clancy | Author | The Hunt for Red October | 1947 | |
| | | Gordon Clapp | Actor | Det. Greg Medavoy on NYPD Blue | 1948 | |
| | | Eric Clapton | Composer | | 1945 | |
| | | Eric Clapton | Composer | | 1945 | |
| | | John Clare | Poet | | 1793 | 1864 |
| | | Buddy Clark | Singer | | 1911 | 1949 |
| | | Dick Clark | TV Personality | American Bandstand | 1929 | |
| | | Frank A. Clark | | | 0000 | |
| | | Mary Higgins Clark | Novelist | A Stranger is Watching | 1927 | |
| | | Roy Clark | Country Musician | Hee Haw | 1933 | |
| | | William Clark | Explorer | Lewis and Clark expedition | 1770 | 1838 |
| | | Arthur C. Clarke | Novelist | 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1917 | 2008 |
| | | James Freeman Clarke | Religion | | 1810 | 1888 |
| | | Jeremiah Clarke | Composer | | 1674 | 1707 |
| | | Michael Clarke | Drummer | The Byrds | 1946 | 1993 |
| | | Rebecca Clarke | Composer | English classical composer and violist | 1886 | 1979 |
| | | Vince Clarke | Musician | | 1960 | |
| | | Kelly Clarkson | Singer | First winner of American Idol | 1982 | |
| | | Paul Claudel | Poet | French poet and diplomat | 1868 | 1955 |
| | | Claudius | Royalty | | 0010 BC | 0054 |
| | | Claudius | Royalty | Roman Emperor, 41-54 AD | 0010 BC | 0054 |
| | | Carl von Clausewitz | Military | On War | 1780 | 1831 |
| | | James Clavell | Novelist | Shogun and The Great Escape | 1924 | 1994 |
| | | Henry Clay | Politician | Founder and leader of the Whig Party | 1777 | 1852 |
| | | Les Claypool | Bassist | Primus | 1963 | |
| | | Adam Clayton | Bassist | Bassist for U2 | 1960 | |
| | | Eldridge Cleaver | Activist | Black Panther turned Republican | 1935 | 1998 |
| | | John Cleese | Actor | Monty Python | 1939 | |
| | | Max Cleland | Politician | US Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003 | 1942 | |
| | | Georges Clemenceau | Head of State | French Prime Minister | 1841 | 1929 |
| | | Roger Clemens | Baseball | Twice pitched 20 strikeouts | 1962 | |
| | | Roberto Clemente | Baseball | Puerto Rican baseball star | 1934 | 1972 |
| | | Muzio Clementi | Composer | Gradus ad Parnassum | 1752 | 1832 |
| | | Louis-Nicolas Clérambault | Musician | Organist and composer | 1676 | 1749 |
| | | Grover Cleveland | President | 22nd & 24th US President | 1837 | 1908 |
| | | Van Cliburn | Pianist | | 1934 | |
| | | Montgomery Clift | Actor | From Here to Eternity | 1920 | 1966 |
| | | Patsy Cline | Country Musician | I Fall To Pieces | 1932 | 1963 |
| | | Bill Clinton | President | 42nd US President, 1993-2001 | 1946 | |
| | | George Clinton | Singer | Funkadelic | 1941 | |
| | | Hillary Clinton | First Lady | US Senator from New York | 1947 | |
| | | Larry Clinton | Composer | | 1909 | 1985 |
| | | George Clooney | Actor | E.R. | 1961 | |
| | | Rosemary Clooney | Singer | Come On-a My House | 1928 | 2002 |
| | | Glenn Close | Actor | Fatal Attraction | 1947 | |
| | | Arthur Hugh Clough | Poet | Dipsychus | 1819 | 1861 |
| | | Martin Clunes | Actor | English actor and comedian | 1961 | |
| | | Eric Coates | Composer | English composer of light music | 1886 | 1957 |
| | | Kurt Cobain | Musician | Lead singer of Nirvana | 1967 | 1994 |
| | | Irvin S. Cobb | Author | Old Judge Priest | 1876 | 1944 |
| | | Lee J. Cobb | Actor | The Left Hand of God | 1911 | 1976 |
| | | Price Cobb | Auto Racing | | 0000 | |
| | | Ty Cobb | Baseball | Legendary Detroit Tigers hitter | 1886 | 1961 |
| | | Richard Cobden | Politician | | 1804 | 1865 |
| | | James Coburn | Actor | Our Man Flint | 1928 | 2002 |
| | | Imogene Coca | Actor | Your Show of Shows | 1928 | 2002 |
| | | Eddie Cochran | Musician | Summertime Blues | 1938 | 1960 |
| | | Hank Cochran | Country Musician | I Fall to Pieces | 1935 | |
| | | Bruce Cockburn | Singer/Songwriter | | 1945 | |
| | | Jean Cocteau | Poet | La Belle et la Bête | 1889 | 1963 |
| |  | Andrei Codrescu | Author | Exquisite Corpse | 1946 | |
| | | David Allan Coe | Country Musician | Take This Job and Shove It | 1939 | |
| | | Sebastian Coe | Track and Field | Won 4 Olympic running medals | 1956 | |
| | | Harold Coffin | Columnist | "Coffin's Needle" | 0000 | 1981 |
| | | William Sloane Coffin | Activist | Civilly disobedient chaplain | 1924 | 2006 |
| | | George M. Cohan | Composer | | 1878 | 1942 |
| | | Claudia Cohen | Columnist | Gossip columnist | 1950 | 2007 |
| | | Harriet Cohen | Pianist | British pianist | 1895 | 1967 |
| | | Leonard Cohen | Singer/Songwriter | Everybody Knows | 1934 | |
| | | Paul Cohen | Musician | American country music producer | 1908 | 1970 |
| | | William Cohen | Government | US Secretary of Defense, 1997-01 | 1940 | |
| | | Harry Cohn | Film/TV Producer | Columbia Pictures | 1891 | 1958 |
| | | Edward Coke | Judge | English common law | 1552 | 1634 |
| | | Pat Colander | Journalist | Shore Magazine's Associate Publisher and Editor | 0000 | |
| | | Claudette Colbert | Actor | It Happened One Night | 1903 | 1996 |
| | | Jean-Baptiste Colbert | Government | Economic reformer under Louis XIV | 1619 | 1683 |
| | | Stephen Colbert | Comic | | 1964 | |
| | | Frank Moore Colby | Educator | New International Encyclopedia | 1865 | 1926 |
| | | Gary Cole | Actor | Bill in Office Space | 1956 | |
| | | Nat King Cole | Singer | | 1919 | 1965 |
| | | Natalie Cole | Singer | Singer-daughter of Nat King Cole | 1950 | |
| | | Cy Coleman | Songwriter | Sweet Charity | 1929 | 2004 |
| | | David Coleman | Sports Figure | British sports commentator and TV presenter | 1926 | |
| | | Jerry Coleman | Baseball | Announcer for the San Diego Padres | 1924 | |
| | | Monique Coleman | Actor | High School Musical | 1980 | |
| | | Ornette Coleman | Jazz Musician | Free Jazz innovator | 1930 | |
| | | Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Poet | Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner | 1772 | 1834 |
| | | Samuel Coleridge-Taylor | Composer | The Black Mahler | 1875 | 1912 |
| | | Colette | Novelist | Gigi | 1873 | 1954 |
| | | Doris Coley | Singer | Shirelles | 1941 | 2000 |
| | | John Ford Coley | Pianist | England Dan & John Ford Coley | 1948 | |
| | | Stephen Colletti | Actor | Laguna Beach | 1986 | |
| | | Jeremy Collier | Religion | Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain, 1708-1714 | 1650 | 1726 |
| | | Albert Collins | Musician | The Master of the Telecaster | 1932 | 1993 |
| | | Arthur Collins | Singer | That Funny Jas Band from Dixieland | 1864 | 1933 |
| | | Doug Collins | Basketball | | 1951 | |
| | | Jackie Collins | Novelist | Trashy paperbacks for bored housewives | 1937 | |
| | | Joan Collins | Actor | Alexis on Dynasty | 1933 | |
| | | Judy Collins | Singer/Songwriter | Folk singer | 1939 | |
| | | Lauren Collins | Actor | Degrassi: The Next Generation | 1986 | |
| | | Michael Collins | Astronaut | Apollo 11 command module pilot | 1930 | |
| | | Phil Collins | Singer/Songwriter | Lead singer of Genesis | 1951 | |
| | | Stephen Collins | Actor | Rev. Eric Camden on 7th Heaven | 1947 | |
| | | Ronald Colman | Actor | A Double Life | 1891 | 1958 |
| | | Alan Colmes | Pundit | Hannity & Colmes | 1950 | |
| | | Edouard Judas Colonne | Violinist | | 1838 | 1910 |
| | | Alice Coltrane | Jazz Musician | Musician and widow of John Coltrane | 1937 | 2007 |
| | | John Coltrane | Jazz Musician | Jazz tenor saxophonist | 1926 | 1967 |
| | | Christopher Columbus | Explorer | Re-discovered the New World | 1451 | 1506 |
| | | Shawn Colvin | Singer/Songwriter | Sunny Came Home | 1956 | |
| | | Ray Combs | Game Show Host | Family Feud 1988-94 | 1956 | 1996 |
| | | Betty Comden | Songwriter | Singin' in the Rain and Auntie Mame | 1919 | 2006 |
| | | Alex Comfort | Psychologist | The Joy of Sex | 1920 | 2000 |
| | | Henry Steele Commager | Historian | The American Mind | 1902 | 1998 |
| | | Commodus | Royalty | Roman Emperor, 177-192 AD | 0161 | 0192 |
| | | Barry Commoner | Biologist | Science and Survival | 1917 | |
| | | Perry Como | Singer | | 1912 | 2001 |
| | | Loyset Compère | Composer | | 1445 | 1518 |
| | | Ivy Compton-Burnett | Novelist | Pastors and Masters | 1884 | 1969 |
| | | Auguste Comte | Sociologist | Positivist founder of Sociology | 1798 | 1857 |
| | | James B. Conant | Diplomat | | 1893 | 1978 |
| | | Jeff Conaway | Actor | Zack Allen on Babylon 5 | 1950 | |
| | | Eddie Condon | Jazz Musician | "Chicago school" of early dixieland | 1905 | 1973 |
| | | Zez Confrey | Composer | | 1895 | 1971 |
| | | Confucius | Religion | Founder of Confucianism | 0551 BC | 0479 BC |
| | | William Congreve | Playwright | The Way of the World | 1670 | 1729 |
| | | John Conlee | Country Musician | Rose Colored Glasses | 1946 | |
| | | Darlene Conley | Actor | The Bold and the Beautiful | 1934 | 2007 |
| | | John Connally | Politician | | 1917 | 1993 |
| | | Christopher Connelly | Actor | Norman Harrington on Peyton Place | 1941 | 1988 |
| | | Jennifer Connelly | Actor | Betty Ross in The Hulk | 1970 | |
| | | Sean Connery | Actor | James Bond | 1930 | |
| | | Harry Connick Jr. | Singer | When Harry Met Sally | 1967 | |
| | | Ray Conniff | Musician | Lara's Theme | 1916 | 2002 |
| | | Billy Connolly | Comic | Scottish comedian | 1942 | |
| | | Cyril Connolly | Critic | Enemies of Promise | 1903 | 1974 |
| | | William Connor | Journalist | Cassandra - The Daily Mirror | 1909 | 1967 |
| | | Jimmy Connors | Tennis | 1970s & 1980s tennis champ | 1952 | |
| | | Mike Connors | Actor | Joe Mannix | 1925 | |
| | | Con Conrad | Songwriter | | 1891 | 1938 |
| |  | Joseph Conrad | Author | Heart of Darkness | 1857 | 1924 |
| | | Lauren Conrad | TV Personality | Laguna Beach | 1986 | |
| | | Tony Conrad | Violinist | Theater of Eternal Music | 1940 | |
| | | Pat Conroy | Author | The Prince of Tides | 1945 | |
| | | Constantine the Great | Royalty | Roman Emperor 306-37 | 0272 | 0337 |
| | | Silvio Conte | Politician | Congressman from Massachusetts, 1959-91 | 1921 | 1991 |
| | | Bill Conti | Musician | | 1943 | |
| | | Tim Conway | Actor | The Carol Burnett Show | 1933 | |
| | | Barry Conyngham | Composer | Australian composer | 1944 | |
| | | Jackie Coogan | Actor | Uncle Fester in The Addams Family | 1914 | 1984 |
| | | Barbara Cook | Singer | Broadway,TV and cabaret singer and actress | 1927 | |
| | | Dane Cook | Comic | Harmful If Swallowed | 1972 | |
| | | James Cook | Explorer | Explorer of the South Pacific | 1728 | 1779 |
| | | Paul Cook | Drummer | | 1956 | |
| | | Peter Cook | Comic | Bedazzled | 1937 | 1995 |
| | | Peter Cook | Actor | The Princess Bride | 1937 | 1995 |
| | | Rachael Leigh Cook | Actor | She's All That | 1979 | |
| | | Alistair Cooke | Journalist | Alistair Cooke's America | 1908 | 2004 |
| | | Sam Cooke | Singer | Soul and R&B singer | 1931 | 1964 |
| | | Charles Cooley | Sociologist | | 1864 | 1929 |
| | | Denton Cooley | Doctor | Pioneering heart surgeon | 1920 | |
| | | Mason Cooley | Educator | | 1927 | 2002 |
| | | Calvin Coolidge | President | 30th US President | 1872 | 1933 |
| | | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge | Pianist | American pianist and patron of music | 1864 | 1953 |
| | | Coolio | Rapper | Gangsta's Paradise | 1963 | |
| | | Gerry Cooney | Boxing | Loss to Larry Holmes | 1956 | |
| | | Joan Ganz Cooney | Film/TV Producer | Producer of Sesame Street | 1929 | |
| | | Alice Cooper | Musician | No More Mr. Nice Guy | 1948 | |
| | | Gary Cooper | Actor | | 1901 | 1961 |
| | | Jackie Cooper | Actor | Jackie in Our Gang | 1922 | |
| | | James Fenimore Cooper | Novelist | The Last of the Mohicans | 1789 | 1851 |
| | | Jilly Cooper | Author | | 1937 | |
| | | Tommy Cooper | Comic | Anglo-Welsh prop comedian and magician | 1921 | 1984 |
| | | Joseph Coors Sr. | Business | Coors beer | 1917 | 2003 |
| | | J. Fred Coots | Songwriter | Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | 1897 | 1985 |
| | | Cowboy Copas | Country Musician | Filipino Baby | 1913 | 1963 |
| | | Wendy Cope | Poet | If I Don't Know | 1945 | |
| | | Stewart Copeland | Drummer | Drummer for The Police | 1952 | |
| | | Nicholaus Copernicus | Astronomer | Heliocentrist, De revolutionibus | 1473 | 1543 |
| | | Aaron Copland | Composer | Fanfare for the Common Man | 1900 | 1990 |
| | | David Copperfield | Magician | Made the Statue of Liberty disappear | 1956 | |
| | | Carmine Coppola | Composer | | 1910 | 1991 |
| | | Francis Ford Coppola | Film Director | | 1939 | |
| | | Le Corbusier | Architect | Influential 20th century architect | 1887 | 1965 |
| | | Baude Cordier | Composer | Chantilly Manuscript - "Belle Bonne" | 1380 | 1440 |
| | | Chick Corea | Composer | | 1941 | |
| | | Arcangelo Corelli | Composer | Concerti Grossi | 1653 | 1713 |
| | | Marie Corelli | Novelist | The Sorrows of Satan | 1855 | 1924 |
| | | Alan Coren | Columnist | British writer and satirist | 1938 | 2007 |
| | | Alan Coren | Comic | Call My Bluff | 1938 | 2007 |
| | | Irwin Corey | Comic | The World's Foremost Authority | 1912 | |
| | | John Corigliano | Composer | | 1938 | |
| | | Robert Cormier | Author | I am the Cheese | 1925 | 2000 |
| | | Pierre Corneille | Playwright | Pierre Corneille | 1606 | 1684 |
| | | Peter Cornelius | Composer | The Three Kings | 1824 | 1847 |
| | | Chris Cornell | Guitarist | | 1964 | |
| | | Hugh Cornwell | Musician | The Stranglers | 1949 | |
| | | Wrong Way Corrigan | Aviator | Flew transatlantic route by accident | 1907 | 1995 |
| | | Aneta Corsaut | Actor | The Andy Griffith Show | 1933 | 1995 |
| | | Gregory Corso | Poet | Beat poet, Gasoline | 1930 | 2001 |
| | | Hernando Cortes | Explorer | Spanish Conquistador, conquered Mexico | 1485 | 1547 |
| | | Alfred Cortot | Conductor | Franco-Swiss pianist and conductor | 1877 | 1962 |
| | | Bill Cosby | Actor | I Spy, The Cosby Show, Jello Pudding | 1937 | |
| | | Howard Cosell | Sports Figure | | 1918 | 1995 |
| | | Sam Coslow | Songwriter | Cocktails for Two | 1902 | 1982 |
| | | Napoleon Coste | Composer | | 1805 | 1883 |
| | | Elvis Costello | Musician | Everyday I Write the Book | 1954 | |
| | | Lou Costello | Actor | Abbott and Costello | 1906 | 1959 |
| | | Kevin Costner | Actor | Dances with Wolves | 1955 | |
| | | Ileana Cotrubas | Singer | | 1939 | |
| | | Ileana Cotrubas | Singer | | 1939 | |
| | | Charles Cotton | Poet | Translator of Montaigne | 1630 | 1687 |
| | | Henry Cotton | Golf | Won the British Open three times | 1907 | 1987 |
| | | Teodoro Cottrau | Composer | Santa Lucia | 1827 | 1879 |
| | | Neal Cotts | Baseball | Chicago Cubs pitcher (LH) | 1980 | |
| | | Christian Coulson | | Tom Riddle in Harry Potter | 1978 | |
| | | Ann Coulter | Pundit | If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans | 1961 | |
| | | François Couperin | Composer | L'Art de Toucher le Clavecin | 1668 | 1733 |
| | | Louis Couperin | Composer | French Baroque composer | 1626 | 1661 |
| | | Katie Couric | Journalist | CBS Evening News | 1957 | |
 | | Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer | Biologist | Ichthyologist discovered Coelacanth | 1907 | 2004 |
| | | Norman Cousins | Author | Editor of The Saturday Review | 1915 | 1990 |
| | | Jacques Cousteau | Scientist | Oceanographer, environmentalist | 1910 | 1997 |
| | | Bob Cousy | Basketball | Boston Celtics guard | 1928 | |
| | | Thomas Couture | Painter | French history painter and teacher | 1815 | 1879 |
| | | Stephen Covey | Author | The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People | 1932 | |
| | | Noel Coward | Playwright | Blithe Spirit | 1899 | 1973 |
| | | Henry Cowell | Composer | New Musical Resources | 1897 | 1965 |
| | | Simon Cowell | TV Personality | American Idol judge | 1959 | |
| | | Stanley Cowell | Musician | | 1941 | |
| | | Edward Cowie | Composer | | 1943 | |
| | | Malcolm Cowley | Author | Exile's Return | 1898 | 1989 |
| | | William Cowper | Hymn Writer | Olney Hymns | 1731 | 1800 |
| | | Alex Cox | Film Director | Repo Man | 1954 | |
| | | Chris Cox | Politician | Chairman of the SEC | 1952 | |
| | | Kenyon Cox | Painter | American painter | 1856 | 1919 |
| | | Nikki Cox | Actor | MAC and Me | 1978 | |
| | | Wally Cox | Actor | Mr. Peepers | 1924 | 1973 |
| | | Peter Coyote | Actor | Dennis Ryland on The 4400 | 1942 | |
| | | James Gould Cozzens | Novelist | Guard of Honor | 1903 | 1978 |
| | | Buster Crabbe | Actor | Flash Gordon | 1907 | 1983 |
| | | George Crabbe | Poet | The Village | 1754 | 1832 |
| | | Dinah Craik | Novelist | John Halifax, Gentleman | 1826 | 1887 |
| | | Floyd Cramer | Country Musician | Country music pianist | 1933 | 1997 |
| | | Jim Cramer | TV Personality | Mad Money | 1955 | |
| | | Johann Baptist Cramer | Composer | Études | 0000 | |
| | | Norma Crane | Actor | Fiddler on the Roof | 1928 | 1973 |
| | | Stephen Crane | Novelist | The Red Badge of Courage | 1871 | 1900 |
| | | Matt Craven | Actor | Jacob's Ladder | 1956 | |
| | | Broderick Crawford | Actor | All the King's Men | 1911 | 1986 |
| | | Cindy Crawford | Model | Aging supermodel | 1966 | |
| | | Joan Crawford | Actor | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | 1905 | 1977 |
| | | Ruth Porter Crawford | Composer | Composer, musical ethnologist | 1901 | 1953 |
| | | Robert Cray | Guitarist | Blues guitarist | 1953 | |
| | | Linda Creed | Songwriter | | 1949 | 1986 |
| | | Paul Creston | Composer | American composer of classical music | 1906 | 1985 |
| | | Bob Crewe | Songwriter | Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry | 1931 | |
| | | Harry Crews | Novelist | The Gospel Singer | 1935 | |
| | | Michael Crichton | Author | Jurassic Park, Westworld, etc. | 1942 | 2008 |
| | | Francis Crick | Scientist | Co-discoverer of the structure of DNA | 1916 | 2004 |
| | | Catherine Crier | Journalist | The Crier Report on Fox | 1954 | |
| | | Robert Crippen | Astronaut | Pilot of first shuttle mission, STS-1 | 1937 | |
| | | Quentin Crisp | Actor | The Naked Civil Servant | 1908 | 1999 |
| | | Jim Croce | Singer/Songwriter | Time in a Bottle | 1943 | 1973 |
| | | Davy Crockett | Military | King of the Wild Frontier | 1786 | 1836 |
| | | William Croft | Composer | St Anne - O God, Our Help in Ages Past | 1678 | 1727 |
| | | Dash Crofts | Singer | Seals and Crofts | 1940 | |
| | | Richmal Crompton | Author | Just William | 1890 | 1969 |
| | | Oliver Cromwell | Government | Lord Protector of England 1653-58 | 1599 | 1658 |
| | | David Cronenberg | Film Director | | 1943 | |
| | | Walter Cronkite | Journalist | America's most trusted newscaster | 1916 | |
| | | Hume Cronyn | Actor | | 1911 | 2003 |
| | | Bing Crosby | Singer | White Christmas | 1903 | 1977 |
| | | Bob Crosby | Musician | Crosby and the Bob-Cats. | 1913 | 1993 |
| | | David Crosby | Musician | Crosby, Stills, and Nash | 1941 | |
| | | Fanny Crosby | Songwriter | | 1820 | 1915 |
| | | Norm Crosby | Comic | Stand-up and nightclub comic | 1927 | |
| | | Joseph Cross | Actor | Running with Scissors | 1986 | |
| | | Randy Cross | Football | Football analyst and former NFL offensive lineman | 1954 | |
| | | Andrae Crouch | Musician | | 1942 | |
| | | Frederick Nicholls Crouch | Songwriter | Kathleen Mavoureen | 1808 | 1896 |
| | | Sheryl Crow | Singer | All I Wanna Do | 1962 | |
 | | Russell Crowe | Actor | A Beautiful Mind | 1964 | |
| | | Aleister Crowley | Religion | Wickedest man in the world | 1875 | 1947 |
| | | Bosley Crowther | Critic | Film critic for The New York Times | 1905 | 1981 |
| | | Tom Cruise | Actor | Top Gun | 1962 | |
| | | George Crumb | Composer | Echoes of Time and the River | 1929 | |
| | | Robert Crumb | Cartoonist | Weirdo, Zap Comix | 1943 | |
| | | Frank Crumit | Singer/Songwriter | Frankie and Johnnie | 1889 | 1943 |
 | | Bernhard Crusell | Composer | Finnish composer before Sibelius | 1775 | 1838 |
| | | Celia Cruz | Musician | Queen of Salsa | 1924 | 2003 |
| | | Barry Cryer | Comic | Comedy writer | 1935 | |
| | | Billy Crystal | Actor | When Harry Met Sally | 1947 | |
| | | Ralph Cudworth | Philosopher | Intellectual System of the Universe | 1617 | 1688 |
| | | Xavier Cugat | Musician | The Rumba King | 1900 | 1990 |
| | | Macaulay Culkin | Actor | Home Alone | 1980 | |
| | | Rory Culkin | Actor | Mean Creek | 1989 | |
| | | Countee Cullen | Poet | Harlem Renaissance poet | 1906 | 1946 |
| | | Bob Cummings | Actor | The Bob Cummings Show | 1908 | 1990 |
| | | Burton Cummings | Musician | The Guess Who | 1947 | |
| | | e.e. cummings | Poet | American poet | 1894 | 1962 |
| | | Andrew Cunanan | Criminal | Murdered Gianni Versace | 1969 | 1997 |
| | | Glenn Cunningham | Track and Field | American distance runner | 1909 | 1988 |
| | | Kaley Cuoco | Actor | Bridget on 8 Simple Rules... | 1985 | |
| | | Mario Cuomo | Politician | | 1932 | |
| | | Rivers Cuomo | Musician | Weezer frontman | 1970 | |
| | | Will Cuppy | Journalist | American humorist and literary critic | 1884 | 1949 |
| | | Marie Curie | Chemist | Early nuclear chemist | 1867 | 1934 |
| | | John Curry | Skating | Figure Skater, 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist | 1949 | 1994 |
| | | Tim Curry | Actor | | 1946 | |
| | | Jane Curtin | Actor | SNL, Third Rock from the Sun | 1947 | |
| | | George William Curtis | Author | American writer and public speaker | 1824 | 1892 |
| | | Jamie Lee Curtis | Actor | True Lies | 1958 | |
| | | King Curtis | Musician | Saxophonist - Solos on Yakety Yak | 1934 | 1971 |
| | | Tony Curtis | Actor | Some Like It Hot | 1925 | |
| | | Michael Curtiz | Film Director | Casablanca | 1886 | 1962 |
| | | George Nathaniel Curzon | Government | Created the Kingdom of Jordan | 1859 | 1925 |
| | | Joan Cusack | Actor | Grosse Pointe Blank | 1962 | |
| | | John Cusack | Actor | High Fidelity | 1966 | |
| | | Elisha Cuthbert | Actor | The Girl Next Door | 1982 | |
| | | Francesca Cuzzoni | Singer | Soprano | 1696 | 1778 |
| | | Billy Ray Cyrus | Country Musician | Achy Breaky Heart | 1961 | |
| | | Miley Cyrus | Actor | Hannah Montana | 1992 | |
 | | Carl Czerny | Composer | Pianist, composer of piano exercises | 1791 | 1857 |
| | | Matt Czuchry | Actor | Logan Huntzberger on Gilmore Girls | 1977 | |
