Risk Factor: LSD
- ️Wed Dec 17 2008
Risk Factor: LSD
LISTS
Accidentally discovered by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann on 19 April 1943.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams | Composer | 15-Feb-1947 | Nixon in China | |
| Stew Albert | Activist | 4-Dec-1939 | 30-Jan-2006 | Founding Yippie |
| G. G. Allin | Musician | 29-Aug-1956 | 28-Jun-1993 | Hated |
| Susan Atkins | Criminal | 7-May-1948 | 24-Sep-2009 | Manson Family |
| J. G. Ballard | Author | 18-Nov-1930 | 19-Apr-2009 | Empire of the Sun, Crash |
| Syd Barrett | Musician | 6-Jan-1946 | 7-Jul-2006 | Pink Floyd |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Painter | 22-Dec-1960 | 12-Aug-1988 | NYC graffiti artist |
| John Belushi | Actor | 24-Jan-1949 | 5-Mar-1982 | Animal House |
| Anthony Bourdain | Chef | 25-Jun-1956 | Kitchen Confidential | |
| Pattie Boyd | Model | 17-Mar-1944 | Ex-Wife of George Harrison, Eric Clapton | |
| Creed Bratton | Actor | 8-Feb-1943 | Creed Bratton on The Office | |
| Jeff Bridges | Actor | 4-Dec-1949 | The Dude abides | |
| Charlie Brooker | TV Personality | 3-Mar-1971 | British satirist, Screenwipe | |
| Don Buchla | Inventor | Apr-1937 | Modular synthesizer designer | |
| Bebe Buell | Model | 14-Jul-1953 | Liv Tyler's mom | |
| Charles Bukowski | Author | 16-Aug-1920 | 9-Mar-1994 | Love is a Dog from Hell |
| William S. Burroughs | Author | 5-Feb-1914 | 2-Aug-1997 | Naked Lunch |
| Gia Carangi | Model | 29-Jan-1960 | 18-Nov-1986 | Troubled supermodel, died from AIDS |
| Judy Carne | Actor | 27-Apr-1939 | Sock-it-to-me girl on Laugh-In | |
| Jack Carter | Relative | 3-Jul-1947 | Jimmy Carter's eldest son | |
| Neal Cassady | Author | 8-Feb-1926 | 4-Feb-1968 | The Holy Goof |
| David Cassidy | Singer | 12-Apr-1950 | The Partridge Family | |
| Mark David Chapman | Assassin | 10-May-1955 | Assassin of Beatle John Lennon | |
| Deepak Chopra | Author | 22-Oct-1946 | Ageless Body, Timeless Mind | |
| Art Clokey | Cartoonist | 12-Oct-1921 | 8-Jan-2010 | Creator of Gumby |
| Leonard Cohen | Singer/Songwriter | 21-Sep-1934 | Everybody Knows | |
| Judy Collins | Singer/Songwriter | 1-May-1939 | Folk singer | |
| Francis Crick | Scientist | 8-Jun-1916 | 28-Jul-2004 | Co-Discoverer of the structure of DNA |
| David Cronenberg | Film Director | 15-Mar-1943 | Videodrome | |
| David Crosby | Musician | 14-Aug-1941 | Crosby, Stills, and Nash | |
| David Cross | Actor | 4-Apr-1964 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | |
| Robert Crumb | Cartoonist | 30-Aug-1943 | Weirdo, Zap Comix | |
| Evan Dando | Musician | 4-Mar-1967 | Lemonheads frontman | |
| Ram Dass | Religion | 5-Apr-1931 | Be Here Now | |
| Patti Davis | Relative | 21-Oct-1952 | Reagan's prodigal daughter | |
| Jessica Delfino | Comic | 8-Jun-1976 | Dirty Folk Rock | |
| Paul Desmond | Jazz Musician | 25-Nov-1924 | 30-May-1977 | Jazz alto saxophonist, Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Philip K. Dick | Novelist | 16-Dec-1928 | 2-Mar-1982 | Blade Runner |
| Janice Dickinson | Model | 15-Feb-1955 | 1970s supermodel | |
| Dion | Musician | 18-Jul-1939 | Runaround Sue | |
| Donovan | Singer/Songwriter | 10-May-1946 | Mad about saffron | |
| Betsy Drake | Actor | 11-Sep-1923 | Every Girl Should Be Married | |
| Nick Drake | Singer/Songwriter | 19-Jun-1948 | 25-Nov-1974 | Pink Moon |
| Dock Ellis | Baseball | 11-Mar-1945 | 19-Dec-2008 | Pitched a no-hitter on LSD |
| Roky Erickson | Singer/Songwriter | 15-Jul-1947 | 13th Floor Elevators | |
| Craig Ferguson | Talk Show Host | 17-May-1962 | "It's a great day for America" | |
| Carrie Fisher | Actor | 21-Oct-1956 | Princess Leia in Star Wars | |
| Peter Fonda | Actor | 23-Feb-1940 | Easy Rider | |
| Al Franken | Politician | 21-May-1951 | US Senator from Minnesota | |
| Squeaky Fromme | Assassin | 22-Oct-1948 | Attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford | |
| Jerry Garcia | Musician | 1-Aug-1942 | 9-Aug-1995 | Grateful Dead |
| Bill Gates | Business | 28-Oct-1955 | Co-Founder of Microsoft | |
| Boy George | Singer/Songwriter | 14-Jun-1961 | Karma Chameleon | |
| Nick Gillespie | Journalist | 8-Jul-1963 | Reason magazine | |
| David Gilmour | Guitarist | 6-Mar-1946 | Guitarist for Pink Floyd | |
| Topher Grace | Actor | 12-Jul-1978 | Eric Forman in That 70's Show | |
| Cary Grant | Actor | 18-Jan-1904 | 29-Nov-1986 | North by Northwest |
| Peter Green | Musician | 29-Oct-1946 | Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac | |
| Alex Grey | Artist | 29-Nov-1953 | Chapel of Sacred Mirrors | |
| Jerry Hall | Model | 2-Jul-1956 | Second wife of Mick Jagger | |
| Debbie Harry | Singer | 1-Jul-1945 | Blondie | |
| Gibby Haynes | Singer | 1957 | Butthole Surfers | |
| Richard Hell | Musician | 2-Oct-1949 | Blank Generation | |
| Jimi Hendrix | Guitarist | 27-Nov-1942 | 18-Sep-1970 | Purple Haze |
| Bill Hicks | Comic | 16-Dec-1961 | 26-Feb-1994 | Visionary comedian, met untimely death |
| Abbie Hoffman | Activist | 30-Nov-1936 | 12-Apr-1989 | Steal This Book |
| Albert Hofmann | Chemist | 11-Jan-1906 | 29-Apr-2008 | Discovered LSD |
| Dennis Hopper | Actor | 17-May-1936 | 29-May-2010 | Apocalypse Now |
| Aldous Huxley | Author | 26-Jul-1894 | 22-Nov-1963 | Brave New World |
| Phil Jackson | Basketball | 17-Sep-1945 | Big Chief Triangle | |
| Richard D. James | Electronic Musician | 18-Aug-1971 | Aphex Twin | |
| Jenna Jameson | Pornstar | 9-Apr-1974 | Got naked with Howard Stern in Private Parts | |
| Steve Jobs | Business | 24-Feb-1955 | 5-Oct-2011 | Co-Founder of Apple Computer |
| Alejandro Jodorowsky | Film Director | 7-Feb-1929 | El Topo | |
| Daniel Johnston | Singer/Songwriter | 22-Jan-1961 | Hi How Are You? | |
| Justine Joli | Pornstar | 16-Jul-1980 | Carnival Sluts and Circus Dicks | |
| Angelina Jolie | Actor | 4-Jun-1975 | Tomb Raider | |
| Brian Jones | Guitarist | 28-Feb-1942 | 3-Jul-1969 | Guitarist for the Rolling Stones |
| Mauricio Kagel | Composer | 24-Dec-1931 | 18-Sep-2008 | Absurdist composer |
| Arthur Kane | Bassist | 3-Feb-1949 | 13-Jul-2004 | Former New York Dolls bassist |
| Paul Kantner | Musician | 17-Mar-1941 | Jefferson Airplane | |
| Mary Karr | Author | 16-Jan-1955 | The Liars' Club | |
| Doug Kenney | Comic | 10-Dec-1946 | 27-Aug-1980 | National Lampoon cofounder |
| Ken Kesey | Novelist | 17-Sep-1935 | 10-Nov-2001 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| Anthony Kiedis | Musician | 1-Nov-1962 | Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman | |
| Sally Kirkland | Actor | 31-Oct-1944 | Jeanette in ED TV | |
| Cris Kirkwood | Bassist | 22-Oct-1960 | Meat Puppets | |
| Arthur Koestler | Author | 3-Sep-1905 | 3-Mar-1983 | Darkness at Noon |
| Paul Krassner | Author | 9-Apr-1932 | Editor, The Realist | |
| Greg Laurie | Religion | 10-Dec-1952 | Harvest Christian Fellowship | |
| Christopher Lawford | Actor | 29-Mar-1955 | All My Children | |
| Timothy Leary | Activist | 22-Oct-1920 | 31-May-1996 | Tune in, turn on, drop out |
| Lung Leg | Actor | 8-Jul-1963 | That girl on the cover of EVOL | |
| Carol Leifer | Comic | 27-Jul-1956 | Comic inspired Seinfeld's Elaine | |
| Lemmy | Singer | 24-Dec-1945 | Bassist for Motorhead | |
| John Lennon | Musician | 9-Oct-1940 | 8-Dec-1980 | Beatle |
| John C. Lilly | Scientist | 6-Jan-1915 | 30-Sep-2001 | Human-dolphin communication |
| Maureen Lipman | Actor | 10-May-1946 | Agony | |
| Clare Boothe Luce | Politician | 10-Apr-1903 | 9-Oct-1987 | Congresswoman, wife of Henry R. Luce |
| Henry R. Luce | Business | 3-Apr-1898 | 28-Feb-1967 | Founded Time Magazine |
| Richard Lynch | Actor | 12-Feb-1936 | 19-Jun-2012 | The Sword and the Sorcerer |
| William H. Macy | Actor | 13-Mar-1950 | Fargo | |
| Charles Manson | Criminal | 12-Nov-1934 | Helter Skelter | |
| Paul McCartney | Musician | 18-Jun-1942 | Beatle | |
| Helen Mirren | Actor | 26-Jul-1945 | Prime Suspect | |
| Moby | Electronic Musician | 11-Sep-1965 | Play | |
| Alan Moore | Author | 18-Nov-1953 | Created The Watchmen | |
| Jim Morrison | Singer/Songwriter | 8-Dec-1943 | 3-Jul-1971 | Lead singer and songwriter, The Doors |
| Chuck Negron | Singer | 8-Jun-1942 | Singer for Three Dog Night | |
| Jack Nicholson | Actor | 22-Apr-1937 | Chinatown | |
| Nico | Musician | 16-Oct-1938 | 18-Jul-1988 | The Velvet Underground and Nico |
| Anaïs Nin | Author | 21-Feb-1903 | 14-Jan-1977 | Diary of Anaïs Nin |
| Laura Nyro | Songwriter | 18-Oct-1947 | 8-Apr-1997 | New York songwriter |
| P. J. O'Rourke | Author | 14-Nov-1947 | Political satirist | |
| Conor Oberst | Singer/Songwriter | 15-Feb-1980 | Emo cloud responsible for Bright Eyes | |
| Tito Ortiz | Sports Figure | 23-Jan-1975 | UFC / mixed martial arts fighter | |
| Humphry Osmond | Doctor | 1-Jul-1917 | 6-Feb-2004 | LSD proponent, turned on Aldous Huxley |
| Patton Oswalt | Comic | 27-Jan-1969 | Mr. Show, King of Queens | |
| Trey Parker | Cartoonist | 19-Oct-1969 | South Park | |
| Neil Peart | Drummer | 12-Sep-1952 | Drummer for Rush | |
| Dan Peek | Musician | 1-Nov-1950 | 24-Jul-2011 | Co-founder of America |
| Art Pepper | Jazz Musician | 1-Sep-1925 | 15-Jun-1982 | Alto saxophonist |
| Dennis Peron | Activist | 8-Apr-1945 | Medical marijuana | |
| John Phillips | Musician | 30-Aug-1935 | 18-Mar-2001 | The Mamas and the Papas |
| Michelle Phillips | Singer/Songwriter | 4-Jun-1944 | The Mamas and the Papas | |
| Pink | Singer | 8-Sep-1979 | Can't Take Me Home | |
| Roman Polanski | Film Director | 18-Aug-1933 | Chinatown | |
| Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh | Religion | 11-Dec-1931 | 19-Jan-1990 | Holy man, owned 93 Rolls-Royces |
| Tommy Rettig | Actor | 10-Dec-1941 | 15-Feb-1996 | Jeff Miller in Lassie |
| Anne Rice | Novelist | 4-Oct-1941 | Vampire novelist | |
| Adam Rich | Actor | 12-Oct-1968 | Nicholas Bradford on Eight is Enough | |
| Keith Richards | Guitarist | 18-Dec-1943 | The Rolling Stones | |
| Tom Robbins | Novelist | 22-Jul-1936 | Still Life with Woodpecker | |
| Dana Rohrabacher | Politician | 21-Jun-1947 | Congressman, California 46th | |
| Henry Rollins | Musician | 13-Feb-1961 | Black Flag | |
| Oliver Sacks | Doctor | 9-Jul-1933 | Awakenings | |
| Carlos Santana | Musician | 20-Jul-1947 | House is dark, pots are cold | |
| Maria Schneider | Actor | 27-Mar-1952 | 3-Feb-2011 | Last Tango in Paris |
| Charlie Sheen | Actor | 3-Sep-1965 | The prodigal Sheen | |
| Alexander Shulgin | Chemist | 17-Jun-1925 | Rediscovered MDMA | |
| Dave Sim | Cartoonist | 17-May-1956 | Cerebus | |
| Russell Simmons | Business | 4-Oct-1957 | Def Jam Records | |
| Grace Slick | Singer | 30-Oct-1939 | Jefferson Airplane and Starship | |
| Penelope Spheeris | Film Director | 2-Dec-1945 | Wayne's World | |
| Annie Sprinkle | Pornstar | 23-Jul-1954 | Pornstar turned performance artist | |
| Owsley Stanley | Activist | 19-Jan-1935 | 12-Mar-2011 | Johnny Appleseed of LSD |
| Ben Stiller | Actor | 30-Nov-1965 | There's Something About Mary | |
| Matt Stone | Cartoonist | 26-May-1971 | South Park | |
| Matt Taibbi | Journalist | 2-Mar-1970 | The Great Derangement | |
| Quentin Tarantino | Film Director | 27-Mar-1963 | Pulp Fiction | |
| Hunter S. Thompson | Journalist | 18-Jul-1937 | 20-Feb-2005 | Gonzo journalist and author |
| James Toback | Film Director | 23-Nov-1944 | The Pick-up Artist | |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | Actor | 30-May-1951 | Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day | |
| Mamie Van Doren | Actor | 6-Feb-1931 | High School Confidential! | |
| Loudon Wainwright III | Singer/Songwriter | 5-Feb-1947 | Rufus was a Tit-Man | |
| Alan Watts | Philosopher | 6-Jan-1915 | 16-Nov-1973 | Zen beat counterculture sage |
| Andy Williams | Singer | 3-Dec-1927 | Moon River | |
| Robbie Williams | Singer | 13-Feb-1974 | Former member of Take That | |
| Tookie Williams | Criminal | 29-Dec-1953 | 13-Dec-2005 | Co-Founder, West Side Crips |
| Brian Wilson | Singer/Songwriter | 20-Jun-1942 | Troubled Beach Boy | |
| Robert Anton Wilson | Author | 18-Jan-1932 | 11-Jan-2007 | Illuminatus Trilogy |
| Gridley Wright | Religion | 19-Jan-1934 | 22-Dec-1979 | Shiva Lila cult founder |
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