* 1937 – Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American mezzo-soprano ( d. 2005 )

* 1945 – D ' Anna Fortunato, American mezzo-soprano

* 2010 – Shirley Verrett, American operatic mezzo-soprano ( b. 1931 )

** Shirley Verrett, American mezzo-soprano

* June 1 – Frederica von Stade, American mezzo-soprano

* January 16 – Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano

* South American Songs, Teresa Berganza, mezzo-soprano ; Juan-Antonio Alvarez-Parejo, piano.

Marilyn Horne ( born January 16, 1934, Bradford, Pennsylvania ) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer.

On March 29, 1971 the Handel Society of New York performed the American premiere of the work in a concert version with mezzo-soprano Sophia Steffan in the title role and Judith Raskin as Ginevra.

To mark the bicentenary of Berlioz's birth in 2003, Les Troyens was revived in productions at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris ( conducted by John Eliot Gardiner ), Amsterdam ( conducted by Edo de Waart ), and at the Metropolitan Opera ( with the American mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson as Dido, conducted by James Levine ).

* Geeta Novotny, American mezzo-soprano, actor, writer and columnist

Frederica von Stade ( born June 1, 1945 ) is an American mezzo-soprano.

Denyce Graves ( born March 7, 1964 in Washington, D. C .) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer.

Jan ( Janice ) DeGaetani ( July 10, 1933 – September 15, 1989 ) was an American mezzo-soprano known for her performances of contemporary classical vocal compositions.

Notable students include American sopranos Dawn Upshaw, Karen Holvik, Renée Fleming, mezzo-soprano Milagro Vargas, and baritone William Sharp.

Nell Rankin ( January 3, 1924 – January 13, 2005 ) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano.

Patricia Morison ( born March 19, 1915 ) is an American stage and motion picture actress and mezzo-soprano singer.

* An American Requiem ( 2001 ), for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone soli, S. A. T. B.

* An American Requiem ( 2001 ), for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone soli, S. A. T. B.

Julia Migenes ( born March 13, 1949 ) is an American mezzo-soprano working primarily in musical theatre repertoire.

Tatiana Troyanos ( September 12, 1938 – August 21, 1993 ) was an American mezzo-soprano of Greek and German descent.

The Austin Lyric Opera performed the American premiere of Waiting for the Barbarians on January 19, 2007, conducted by Richard Buckley and under the direction of Guy Montavon, who was joined again by Richard Salter and Eugene Perry as the Magistrate and Colonel Joll, respectively, and mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala as the Barbarian Girl.

* 1947 – Barbara Bach, American actress

* 1925 – Barbara Bates, American actress ( d. 1969 )

* 1945 – Barbara Delinsky, American author

* 1947 – Barbara Mason, American singer-songwriter

* 1979 – Barbara Luddy, American actress ( b. 1908 )

* 1942 – Barbara George, American singer-songwriter ( d. 2006 )

* 1949 – Barbara Goodson, American voice actress

* 1934 – Barbara Eden, American actress and singer

* 1922 – Barbara Hale, American actress

* 1947 – Barbara Park, American author

* 1976 – Barbara Jane Reams, American actress

Barbara Olson ( December 27, 1955 September 11, 2001 ) was a lawyer and conservative American television commentator who worked for CNN, Fox News Channel, and several other outlets.

* 1907 – Barbara Kent, Canadian-born American silent film actress and WAMPAS Baby Stars ( d. 2011 )

* 1955 – Barbara Olson, American political commentator ( d. 2001 )

* 1958 – Barbara Crampton, American actress

* 1929 – Barbara Nichols, American actress ( d. 1976 )

* 1915 – Barbara Billingsley, American actress ( d. 2010 )

* 1928 – Barbara Lawrence, American actress

* 1936 – Barbara Jordan, American politician ( d. 1996 )

* 1948 – Barbara Hershey, American actress

* 1937 – Barbara Babcock, American actress

* 1943 – Barbara Acklin, American singer ( d. 1998 )

* 2007 – Barbara McNair, American singer and actress ( b. 1934 )

* 1943 – Barbara Lewis, American singer and songwriter

* 1942 – Barbara Tarbuck, American actress