 | | T.J. Anderson | Composer | | 1928 | |
 | | Joseph Tabrar | Songwriter | Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow | 1857 | 1931 |
 | | Tacitus | Historian | Historiae, Annals | 0056 | 0120 |
| | | Jamaaladeen Tacuma | Musician | | 1956 | |
 | | Paul Taffanel | Composer | Founder of the French Flute School | 1844 | 1908 |
| | | William Howard Taft | President | 27th US President, 1909-13 | 1857 | 1930 |
 | | Rabindranath Tagore | Poet | Gitanjali | 1861 | 1941 |
| | | Germaine Tailleferre | Composer | Sole female of Les Six | 1892 | 1983 |
| | | Hippolyte Taine | Historian | Origines de la France Contemporaine | 1828 | 1893 |
 | | Toru Takemitsu | Composer | A Way A Lone | 1930 | 1996 |
 |  | Josef Tal | Composer | Israeli composer | 1910 | 2008 |
| | | Gay Talese | Author | Honor Thy Father | 1932 | |
| | | Thomas Tallis | Composer | Miserere Nostri | 1510 | 1585 |
| | | Louise Talma | Composer | A Time to Remember | 1906 | 1996 |
| | | Constance Talmadge | Actor | | 1897 | 1973 |
 | | Martti Talvela | Singer | Finnish operatic bass | 1935 | 1989 |
 | | Oliver Tambo | Government | ANC President, 1969-91 | 1917 | 1993 |
| | | Amy Tan | Author | The Joy Luck Club | 1952 | |
| | | Jessica Tandy | Actor | Driving Miss Daisy | 1909 | 1994 |
 | | Sergei Taneyev | Composer | Pupil of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1856 | 1915 |
 | | Serj Tankian | Musician | System of a Down | 1967 | |
| | | Deborah Tannen | Linguist | You Just Don't Understand | 1951 | |
| | | Alexandre Tansman | Composer | Suite in modo polonico | 1897 | 1986 |
| | | Quentin Tarantino | Film Director | Pulp Fiction | 1963 | |
| | | Booth Tarkington | Novelist | The Magnificent Ambersons | 1869 | 1946 |
 | | Francisco Tarrega | Composer | Father of modern classical guitar playing | 1852 | 1909 |
| | | Ksawery Tartakower | Chess Player | | 1887 | 1956 |
| | | Giuseppe Tartini | Composer | Trillo del Diavolo | 1692 | 1770 |
| | | Sharon Tate | Actor | Polanski's wife murdered by Manson family | 1943 | 1969 |
| | | Art Tatum | Jazz Musician | American jazz pianist | 1909 | 1956 |
 | | Richard Tauber | Singer | | 1891 | 1948 |
| | | Bernie Taupin | Songwriter | Elton John's lyricist | 1950 | |
| | | Carl Tausig | Composer | Polish pianist and composer | 1841 | 1871 |
 | | Vilém Tauský | Composer | | 1910 | 2004 |
| | | Audrey Tautou | Actor | Amélie | 1976 | |
| | | John Tavener | Composer | | 1944 | |
| | | John Taverner | Composer | | 1490 | 1545 |
| | | A. J. P. Taylor | Historian | The Origins of the Second World War | 1906 | 1990 |
| | | Deems Taylor | Composer | U.S. composer and music critic | 1885 | 1966 |
| | | Dub Taylor | Actor | Bonnie and Clyde | 1907 | 1994 |
| | | Elizabeth Taylor | Actor | Cleopatra | 1932 | |
| | | James Taylor | Singer/Songwriter | Fire and Rain | 1948 | |
| | | Jeremy Taylor | Religion | Holy Living and Holy Dying | 1613 | 1667 |
| | | John Taylor | Bassist | Bassist for Duran Duran | 1960 | |
| | | Johnnie Taylor | Singer | | 1937 | 2000 |
| | | Lili Taylor | Actor | | 1967 | |
| | | Margaret Taylor | First Lady | Wife of US President Zachary Taylor | 1788 | 1852 |
| | | Mick Taylor | Guitarist | Ex-Guitarist for the Rolling Stones | 1948 | |
| | | Paul Taylor | Dancer | American choreographer | 1930 | |
| | | Phil Taylor | Drummer | Motörhead | 1954 | |
| | | Steve Taylor | Singer/Songwriter | I Want To Be a Clone | 1957 | |
| | | Zachary Taylor | President | 12th US President | 1784 | 1850 |
| | | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Composer | Nutcracker | 1840 | 1893 |
| | | Alexander Tcherepnin | Composer | Tcherepnin scale | 1899 | 1977 |
 | | Kiri Te Kanawa | Singer | Soprano | 1944 | |
| | | Jack Teagarden | Jazz Musician | Virtuoso trombonist and jazz bandleader | 1905 | 1964 |
| | | Robert Tear | Singer | Welsh tenor | 1939 | |
| | | Sara Teasdale | Poet | Strange Victory | 1884 | 1933 |
| | | Renata Tebaldi | Singer | Soprano | 1922 | 2004 |
| | | Ted Bessell | Actor | That Guy in That Girl | 1935 | 1996 |
| | | Louis Teicher | Pianist | Half of the duo Ferrante & Teicher | 1924 | 2008 |
| | | Pierre Teilhard de Chardin | Philosopher | The Phenomenon of Man | 1881 | 1955 |
 | | Georg Philipp Telemann | Composer | German Baroque composer | 1681 | 1767 |
| | | Teller | Magician | The nonspeaking half of Penn and Teller | 1948 | |
| |  | Edward Teller | Physicist | Father of the H Bomb | 1908 | 2003 |
| | | Shirley Temple | Actor | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | 1928 | |
| | | Sir William Temple | Diplomat | British Ambassador to Netherlands | 1628 | 1699 |
| | | William Temple | Religion | Archbishop of Canterbury | 1881 | 1944 |
| | | Claudine Guérin de Tencin | Author | | 1681 | 1749 |
| | | Neil Tennant | Musician | Vocalist for Pet Shop Boys | 1954 | |
| | | James Tenney | Composer | A History of 'Consonance' and 'Dissonance' | 1934 | 2006 |
| | | Klaus Tennstedt | Conductor | | 1926 | 1998 |
| | | Alfred Tennyson | Poet | The Charge of the Light Brigade | 1809 | 1892 |
| | | Judy Tenuta | Comic | The Love Goddess | 1956 | |
| | | Terence | Playwright | Comic playwright of Ancient Rome | 0185 BC | 0159 BC |
| | | Teresa of Avila | Saint | Carmelite nun, | 1515 | 1582 |
| | | Bryn Terfel | Singer | Welsh baritone | 1965 | |
| | | Studs Terkel | Author | Working | 1912 | 2008 |
| | | Mary Church Terrell | Activist | Civil rights and women's rights activist | 1863 | 1954 |
| | | Ellen Terry | Actor | Leading Shakespearean actress in Britain | 1847 | 1928 |
| | | Sonny Terry | Musician | Harmonica player | 1911 | 1986 |
| | | John Tesh | Musician | | 1952 | |
| |  | Nikola Tesla | Inventor | Invented alternating current | 1856 | 1943 |
 | | Lauren Tewes | Actor | Julie McCoy on The Love Boat | 1954 | |
| | | Josephine Tey | Novelist | Richard of Bordeaux | 1898 | 1952 |
| | | William Makepeace Thackeray | Novelist | Vanity Fair | 1811 | 1863 |
| | | Irving Thalberg | Film Director | | 1899 | 1936 |
| |  | Thalía | Singer | Queen of Telenovelas | 1971 | |
 | | U Thant | Diplomat | UN Secretary General 1961-71 | 1919 | 1974 |
| | | Twyla Tharp | Dancer | | 1941 | |
| | | Margaret Thatcher | Head of State | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1979-90 | 1925 | |
| | | Maria Thayer | Actor | Redhead on Strangers with Candy | 1975 | |
| | | Joe Theismann | Football | Washington Redskins quarterback | 1949 | |
 | | Mikis Theodorakis | Composer | Zorba the Greek | 1925 | |
| | | Léon Theremin | Inventor | Inventior of the theremin | 1896 | 1993 |
| | | Charlize Theron | Actor | Monster | 1975 | |
| | | Paul Theroux | Novelist | | 1941 | |
| | | Jean-Yves Thibaudet | Pianist | | 1961 | |
| | | Tiffani Thiessen | Actor | Kelly Kapowski, Saved by the Bell | 1974 | |
| | | Ambroise Thomas | Composer | Mignon | 1811 | 1896 |
| | | B.J. Thomas | Singer | Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head | 1942 | |
| | | Billie Thomas | Actor | Buckwheat on The Little Rascals | 1931 | 1980 |
| | | Clarence Thomas | Judge | US Supreme Court Justice | 1948 | |
| | | Danny Thomas | Actor | Make Room For Daddy | 1914 | 1991 |
| | | Dylan Thomas | Poet | Most influential Welsh poet | 1914 | 1953 |
| | | Helen Thomas | Journalist | White House reporter since 1961 | 1920 | |
| | | Jess Thomas | Singer | Wagnerian tenor | 1927 | 1993 |
| | | Jonathan Taylor Thomas | Actor | Randy on Home Improvement | 1981 | |
| | | Khleo Thomas | Actor | Roll Bounce | 1989 | |
| | | Lewis Thomas | Doctor | The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher | 1913 | 1993 |
| | | Lowell Thomas | Journalist | With Lawrence in Arabia | 1892 | 1981 |
| | | M. Carey Thomas | Educator | President of Bryn Mawr College | 1857 | 1935 |
| | | Marlo Thomas | Actor | That Girl | 1937 | |
| | | Norman Thomas | Activist | Socialist Party of America | 1884 | 1968 |
| | | Theodore Thomas | Conductor | Founded the Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 1835 | 1905 |
| | | Jim Thome | Baseball | White Sox hitter | 1970 | |
| | | David Thompson | Basketball | NBA Hall of Famer | 1954 | |
| | | Dorothy Thompson | Journalist | I Saw Hitler! | 1894 | 1961 |
| | | Emma Thompson | Actor | Howard's End | 1959 | |
| | | Francis Thompson | Poet | The Hound of Heaven | 1859 | 1907 |
| | | Fred Thompson | Actor | Actor turned Senator from Tennessee | 1942 | |
| | | Hank Thompson | Country Musician | Honky Tonk Swing musician | 1925 | 2007 |
| | | Hunter S. Thompson | Journalist | Gonzo journalist and author | 1937 | 2005 |
| | | Lea Thompson | Actor | Caroline in the City | 1961 | |
| | | Randall Thompson | Composer | The Testament of Freedom | 1899 | 1984 |
| | | Richard Thompson | Musician | | 1949 | |
| | | Bryden Thomson | Conductor | | 1928 | 1991 |
| | | Cyndi Thomson | Country Musician | What I Really Meant to Say | 1976 | |
| | | J. J. Thomson | Physicist | Discovered the electron | 1856 | 1940 |
| | | James Thomson | Poet | The Seasons | 1700 | 1748 |
| | | Virgil Thomson | Composer | Four Saints in Three Acts | 1896 | 1989 |
| | | Henry David Thoreau | Author | Walden | 1817 | 1862 |
| | | Sybil Thorndike | Actor | Saint Joan | 1882 | 1976 |
| | | Courtney Thorne-Smith | Actor | According to Jim | 1967 | |
| | | Billy Bob Thornton | Actor | Sling Blade | 1955 | |
| | | James Thornton | Songwriter | When You Were Sweet Sixteen | 1861 | 1938 |
| | | George Thorogood | Musician | Bad to the Bone | 1951 | |
 | | Billy Thorpe | Musician | Children of the Sun | 1946 | 2007 |
| | | Kelvin Throop | Author | Fictional character created by R. A. J. Philips | 1964 | |
| | | Thucydides | Historian | History of the Peloponnesian War | 0460 BC | 0400 BC |
| | | Ludwig Thuille | Composer | | 1861 | 1907 |
| | | James Thurber | Author | Short story writer and cartoonist | 1894 | 1961 |
| | | Judith Thurman | Author | Out of Africa | 0000 | |
| | | Uma Thurman | Actor | | 1970 | |
| | | Wallace Thurman | Novelist | | 1902 | 1934 |
| | | Strom Thurmond | Politician | US Senator, South Carolina 1954-2003 | 1902 | 2003 |
| | | Paul Tibbets | Military | Dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima | 1915 | 2007 |
| | | Cheryl Tiegs | Model | 1970s supermodel | 1947 | |
| | | Gene Tierney | Actor | Laura | 1920 | 1991 |
| | | Harry Tierney | Composer | | 1890 | 1965 |
| | | Maura Tierney | Actor | | 1965 | |
| | | Tiffany | Singer | Teen singing sensation | 1971 | |
| | | Kevin Tighe | Actor | Roy DeSoto on Emergency! | 1944 | |
| | | Liz Tilberis | Editor | Manx, Harper's Bazaar | 1947 | 1999 |
| | | Paul Tillich | Religion | Systematic Theology | 1886 | 1965 |
| | | Mel Tillis | Country Musician | I Ain't Never | 1932 | |
| | | Pam Tillis | Musician | | 1954 | |
| | | Floyd Tillman | Country Musician | Western swing, honky tonk singer & guitarist | 1914 | 2003 |
| | | Jennifer Tilly | Actor | Bound, Monsters, Inc. | 1958 | |
| | | Michael Tilson Thomas | Composer | San Francisco Symphony | 1944 | |
| | | Justin Timberlake | Singer | *NSYNC | 1981 | |
| |  | Nikolaas Tinbergen | Zoologist | Ethology | 1907 | 1988 |
| | | Johannes Tinctoris | Composer | | 1435 | 1511 |
| | | Tiny Tim | Singer | | 1932 | 1996 |
| | | Dimitri Tiomkin | Composer | | 1894 | 1979 |
| | | Michael Tippett | Composer | A Child of Our Time | 1905 | 1998 |
| | | Ashley Tisdale | Actor | Maddie on Zack and Cody | 1985 | |
| | | Cal Tjader | Jazz Musician | | 1925 | 1982 |
| | | Charles Tobias | Songwriter | "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer | 1898 | 1970 |
| | | James Tobin | Economist | Advocated Keynesian economics | 1918 | 2002 |
| | | Ernst Toch | Composer | Third Symphony | 1887 | 1964 |
| | | Alexis de Tocqueville | Historian | Democracy in America | 1805 | 1859 |
| | | Alexander R. Todd | Chemist | Studied nucleotides, ATP, etc | 1907 | 1997 |
| | | Michael Todd | Film/TV Producer | | 1907 | 1958 |
| | | Alvin Toffler | Author | Future Shock | 1928 | |
| | | J.R.R. Tolkien | Author | Lord of the Rings trilogy | 1892 | 1973 |
| | | Leo Tolstoy | Novelist | Russian novelist | 1828 | 1910 |
| | | Peter Tomarken | Game Show Host | Press Your Luck | 1942 | 2006 |
| | | Henri Tomasi | Composer | | 1901 | 1971 |
| | | Marisa Tomei | Actor | My Cousin Vinny | 1964 | |
| | | Thomas Tomkins | Composer | English Madrigal School | 1572 | 1656 |
| | | Lilly Tomlin | Actor | Laugh-In | 1939 | |
| | | Tony Snow | Government | Fox News pundit, White House press secretary | 1955 | 2008 |
| | | Chaim Topol | Actor | Fiddler on the Roof | 1935 | |
| | | Giuseppe Torelli | Violinist | | 1658 | 1709 |
| | | Michael Torke | Composer | Javelin | 1961 | |
| | | Mel Torme | Singer | The Velvet Fog | 1925 | 1999 |
 | | Veljo Tormis | Composer | Curse Upon Iron (Raua needmine) | 1930 | |
| | | Benicio del Toro | Actor | Traffic | 1967 | |
| | | Yan Pascal Tortelier | Conductor | | 1947 | |
| | | Linus Torvalds | Computer Programmer | Created the kernel for the GNU/Linux OS | 1969 | |
| | | Arturo Toscanini | Conductor | 20th Century virtuoso conductor | 1867 | 1957 |
| | | Francesco Paolo Tosti | Composer | | 1846 | 1916 |
| | | Charles Tournemire | Composer | | 1870 | 1939 |
| | | Cyril Tourneur | Playwright | | 1575 | 1626 |
 | | Paul Tournier | Doctor | Christian physician | 1898 | 1986 |
| | | Allen Toussaint | Musician | Influential New Orleans composer/producer | 1938 | |
| | | Joan Tower | Composer | Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman | 1938 | |
| | | Rob Townsend | Drummer | Family 1967 - 1973 | 1947 | |
| | | Sue Townsend | Novelist | Adrian Mole series | 1946 | |
| | | Pete Townshend | Guitarist | Lead guitarist for The Who | 1945 | |
| | | Arnold Joseph Toynbee | Historian | A Study of History | 1889 | 1975 |
| | | Aiden Wilson Tozer | Religion | Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) | 1897 | 1963 |
| | | Spencer Tracy | Actor | | 1900 | 1967 |
| | | Werner von Trapp | Singer | Trapp Family Singers | 1915 | 2007 |
| | | Helen Traubel | Singer | Soprano | 1899 | 1972 |
| | | Mary Travers | Musician | Peter, Paul, and Mary | 1936 | |
| | | Merle Travis | Country Musician | Influential fingerpicking country guitarist | 1917 | 1983 |
| | | Nancy Travis | Actor | Three Men and a Baby | 1961 | |
| | | Randy Travis | Country Musician | Country music artist, has 25 top ten hits | 1959 | |
| | | Ellen Travolta | Actor | Louisa Arcola on Happy Days | 1940 | |
| | | G.M. Trevelyan | Historian | | 1876 | 1962 |
| | | Lee Trevino | Golf | Pro golfer hosted Golf for Swingers | 1939 | |
| | | Calvin Trillin | Comic | Humorist | 1935 | |
| | | Lionel Trilling | Critic | The Liberal Imagination | 1905 | 1975 |
| | | William C. Trimble | Diplomat | US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1959-62 | 1907 | 1996 |
| | | Juan Trippe | Business | Founder of Pan-Am | 1899 | 1981 |
| | | Jeanne Tripplehorn | Actor | Office Killer | 1963 | |
| | | Travis Tritt | Country Musician | Country music star with four #1 singles | 1963 | |
| | | Anthony Trollope | Novelist | Barchester Towers | 1815 | 1882 |
| | | Leon Trotsky | Activist | Bolshevik exile murdered by Stalin | 1879 | 1940 |
 | | Margaret Trudeau | First Lady | Wife of Pierre Trudeau, the 15th PM of Canada | 1948 | |
| | | Pierre Trudeau | Head of State | Twice Prime Minister of Canada | 1919 | 2000 |
| | | Clifford Truesdell | Scientist | | 1919 | 2000 |
| | | Francois Truffaut | Film Director | Last Metro | 1932 | 1984 |
| | | Harry S. Truman | President | 33rd US President | 1884 | 1972 |
| | | Margaret Truman | Relative | Harry S. Truman's daughter | 1924 | 2008 |
| | | Frankie Trumbauer | Musician | | 1901 | 1956 |
| | | Dalton Trumbo | Screenwriter | Hollywood Ten | 1976 | |
| | | Donald Trump | Business | The Donald | 1946 | |
| | | Sojourner Truth | Activist | Ain't I a Woman? | 1797 | 1883 |
| | | Paul Tsongas | Politician | US Senator from Massachusetts, 1979-85 | 1941 | 1997 |
| | | Ernest Tubb | Country Musician | Walking the Floor Over You | 1914 | 1984 |
| | | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Politician | Congresswoman, Ohio 11th | 1949 | 2008 |
| | | Eduard Tubin | Composer | | 1905 | 1982 |
| | | Harriet Tubman | Activist | Operated the Underground Railroad | 1821 | 1913 |
| | | Barbara Tuchman | Historian | A Distant Mirror | 1912 | 1989 |
| | | Chris Tucker | Actor | Pipsqueak in Rush Hour | 1972 | |
| | | Jim Guy Tucker | Politician | Governor of Arkansas, 1992-96 | 1943 | |
| | | Moe Tucker | Drummer | Drummer for The Velvet Underground | 1944 | |
| | | Richard Tucker | Singer | American tenor. | 1913 | 1975 |
| | | Sophie Tucker | Singer | Some of These Days | 1884 | 1966 |
| | | Tanya Tucker | Country Musician | Country music singer | 1958 | |
| | | Samuel Parkman Tuckerman | Composer | | 1819 | 1890 |
| | | Tommy Tune | Dancer | | 1939 | |
| | | Rosalyn Tureck | Pianist | American pianist and harpsichordist | 1914 | 2003 |
| | | Ivan Turgenev | Author | Fathers and Sons | 1818 | 1883 |
| | | Joaquin Turina | Composer | Spanish composer | 1882 | 1949 |
| | | Alan Turing | Computer Programmer | Computing pioneer | 1912 | 1954 |
| | | Roy Turk | Songwriter | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | 1892 | 1934 |
| | | Christy Turlington | Model | Supermodel, started Sundari | 1969 | |
| | | Big Joe Turner | Singer | The Boss of the Blues | 1911 | 1985 |
| | | Elgin Evander Turner | Musician | Wu-Tang Clan | 1969 | |
| | | Ike Turner | Musician | River Deep, Mountain High | 1931 | 2007 |
| | | J. M. W. Turner | Painter | Romanticist English lanscape painter | 1775 | 1851 |
| | | Kathleen Turner | Actor | Romancing the Stone | 1954 | |
| | | Lana Turner | Actor | The Postman Always Rings Twice | 1921 | 1995 |
| | | Stansfield Turner | Government | CIA Director 1977-81 | 1923 | |
| | | Ted Turner | Business | Founder of CNN | 1938 | |
| | | Tina Turner | Singer | Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome | 1939 | |
| | | John Turturro | Actor | Barton Fink, Five Corners | 1957 | |
| | | Desmond Tutu | Religion | Archbishop of Cape Town | 1931 | |
| | | Amos Tversky | Psychologist | Cognitive psychologist, studied risks | 1937 | 1996 |
| | | Mark Twain | Author | Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer | 1835 | 1910 |
| | | Shania Twain | Country Musician | You're Still the One | 1965 | |
| | | Jill Tweedie | Columnist | The Guardian's Women's Page | 1936 | 1993 |
| | | Cheryl Tweedy | Singer | Girls Aloud - The X Factor | 1983 | |
| | | Twiggy | Actor | 60s fashion model | 1949 | |
| | | Conway Twitty | Country Musician | It's Only Make Believe | 1933 | 1993 |
| | | Christopher Tye | Composer | | 1505 | 1572 |
| | | Anne Tyler | Author | The Accidental Tourist | 1941 | |
| | | Bonnie Tyler | Singer | | 1951 | |
| | | John Tyler | President | 10th US President | 1790 | 1862 |
| | | Liv Tyler | Actor | | 1977 | |
| | | Steven Tyler | Singer | | 1948 | |
| | | Willie Tyler | Actor | Ventriloquist | 1940 | |
| | | Kenneth Tynan | Critic | British theatre critic | 1927 | 1980 |
| | | McCoy Tyner | Jazz Musician | John Coltrane Quartet | 1938 | |
| | | Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson | Composer | British composer of classical music | 1883 | 1950 |
| | | Cicely Tyson | Actor | Sounder | 1933 | |
| | | Mike Tyson | Boxing | Iron Mike | 1966 | |
