- January 10
- Birth of Bernard Lee in London, England; actor (M in James Bond movies). [1]
- Birth of Paul Henreid in Trieste; actor (Casablanca, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse). [1]
- January 11
- Birth of Lionel Stander in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Max - Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours). [1]
- January 12
- Birth of Ben Seijes; Dutch historian (WWII). [1]
- Birth of José Limón; Mexican/US dancer (I, Odysseus). [1]
- January 14
- Birth of Carl Esmond in Vienna, Austria; actor (Address Unknown, Hitler). [1]
- Birth of Ruggiero de Rudolpho Columbo; US singer/actor (Miracle of Women). [1]
- January 15
- Birth of Edward Teller in Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire; his work contributed to the development of a hydrogen bomb, development of the American "Strategic Defense Initiative" (dies 2003). [5] [37] [400.76]
- January 16
- Birth of Ethel Merman; stage and screen actress (Anything Goes, Call Me Madam). [1]
- January 18
- Birth of Albert P Morano; American politician (Representative-Republican-Connecticut, 1951-59). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Ian Peebles; cricket player (Scottish leg-spinner, England 1927-31). [1]
- Birth of Paula Wessely; Austrian actress/producer (Masquerade). [1]
- January 21
- Birth of Bengt Strömgren in Göteborg, Sweden; astrophysicist (studied gas cloud). [1]
- January 25
- Birth of Lord Iliffe; English publisher (Coventry Evening Telegraph/Autocar). [1]
- Birth of W H V "Hopper" Levett; cricket keeper (England in one Test in Calcutta). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of William Randolph Hearst Junior; newspaper publisher (Hearst Publishing). [1]
- January 28
- Birth of Hans [Hendrik AJ] Tiemeijer; Dutch actor/director/writer (Fear). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Adam Clayton Powell; American politician (Representative-Democrat-New York, 1945-70). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of René Simone Mathieu in France; doubles tennis star (Wimbledon 1934). [1]
- February 1
- Birth of Albie Booth; collegiate Hall of Fame football star (Yale). [1]
- Birth of George Pal; Hungarian/US film director (When Worlds Collide, Puppetoons). [1]
- February 2
- Birth of Anita Garvin; actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off). [1]
- Birth of Cal Tinney in Oklahoma, USA; comedian (Stop Me If You Heard This One). [1]
- February 3
- Birth of Oddbjörn Hagen in Norway; cross country jumper (Olympics-gold-1936). [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Gordon Fraser in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA; newscaster (All Star News). [1]
- February 6
- Birth of Amintore Fanfani; premier of Italy. [1]
- Birth of General Edward Lansdale; model for "Quiet American" and "Ugly American". [1]
- Birth of Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson; US National Park Warden. [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Clarence Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe in Oakland, California, USA; swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), actor (Tarzan the Fearless, Flash Gordon). [1]
- February 8
- Birth of Leslie Kenneth O'Brien, Lord O'Brien of Lothbury; missionary. [1]
- Birth of Myron McCormick in Albany, New York, USA; actor (Hustler, Jolson Sings Again). [1]
- February 9
- Birth of Jackie Fields; US featherweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1924). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Vivian [Ernest] Fuchs; geologist/explorer (British Antarctic Survey). [1]
- February 13
- Birth of Pauline Frederick; journalist/correspondent (UN, NBC TV). [1]
- Birth of Sulo Nurmela in Finland; 4 X 100Km relay skier (Olympics-gold-1936). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Ypk fan der Fear; Frisian writer (Reade Runen). [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Staats Cotsworth in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; actor (Peyton Place). [1]
- Birth of Walter L "Red" Barber in Mississippi, USA; sports announcer (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees). [1]
- February 20
- Birth of Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi; test pilot (BI-1). [1]
- February 22
- Birth of John Mills in England; actor (The Big Sleep, King Rat, War and Peace). [1]
- Birth of Rómulo Betancourt; President of Venezuela (1945-48, 1958-64). [1]
- February 23
- Birth of Sir William McMahon; Prime Minister of Australia (Liberal, 1971-72). [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Frank G Slaughter; author (Sangaree). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Tex Avery; cartoon director (What's up, Doc?) (dies 1980). [1] [5]
- February 28
- Birth of Billie Bird in Pocatello, Idaho, USA; actress (Mrs Cassidy - Benson, Dear John, Jury Duty). [1]
- February 29
- Birth of Alf Gover; cricket player (bowled in four Tests for England/famous coach). [1]
- Birth of Balthus; painter (Valerie). [1]
- March 2
- Birth of Jan Brasser; Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist. [1]
- March 5
- Birth of Reginald Carey Harrison AKA Rex Harrison in Huyton, Lancashire, England; actor (My Fair Lady, Doctor Dolittle, Cleopatra). [1]
- Birth of Sophie Stewart in Scotland; actress (As You Like It, Under the Red Robe). [1]
- March 7
- Birth of Anna Magnani in Rome, Italy; actress (Rose Tattoo, Miracle). [1]
- Birth of Joop [Joseph] van Santen; Dutch first chamber member (CPN). [1]
- March 10
- Birth of Carl Albert; US speaker of house (1971-77). [1]
- Birth of Kristian Palusalu in Finland; heavyweight wrestler (Olympics-gold-1936). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Lawrence Welk in Strasburg, North Dakota, USA; orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show) (dies 1992). [1] (1903 [5])
- March 12
- Birth of Inez Courtney in New York City, New York, USA; actress (13th Man, Crime Ring, Raven). [1]
- March 13
- Birth of Paul Stewart in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Top Secret USA, Deadline). [1]
- Birth of Walter Annenberg in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; publisher (Triangle - TV Guide). [1]
- March 16
- Birth of Robert Rossen; director/writer (Hustler All the King's Men, Mambo). [1]
- March 20
- Birth of Frank Stanton in Muskegon, Michigan, USA; broadcasting executive (CBS). [1]
- Birth of Philip "Felix" Bekkers; actor (Czardasvorstin). [1]
- Birth of Michael Redgrave in Bristol, England; actor (Browning Version, The Lady Vanishes). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of Louis D L'Amour in Jamestown, North Dakota, USA; author (Hondo, Jubal Sackett). [1]
- Birth of Maurice H Stans in Shakope, Minnesota, USA; US Secretary of Commerce (1969-72). [1]
- March 23
- Birth of Joan Crawford [Lucille Fay LeSueur] in San Antonio, Texas, USA; actress (Mildred Pierce, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?). [1]
- March 25
- Birth of Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte; British theater and hotel director. [1]
- Birth of David Lean in Croydon, England; director (Dr Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, Lawrence of Arabia). [1] [5] [132.114]
- Birth of Helmut Käutner in Düsseldorf, Germany; director (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick). [1]
- March 26
- Birth of Betty MacDonald [Anne E Campbell Bard]; US writer (Egg and I). [1]
- Birth of Hank Sylvern in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Jane Froman's USA Canteen). [1]
- Birth of Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling in Essen, Germany; tennis star (French 1935). [1]
- March 27
- Birth of Jacques [Izaäk] den Haan; Dutch writer (Dangerous Book). [1]
- March 29
- Birth of Arthur O'Connell in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years). [1]
- Birth of Dennis O'Keefe in Fort Madison, Iowa, USA; actor/director (T-Men, Fighting Seabees). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of Leslie O'Brien "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith; Chinese cricket bowler. [1]
- April 1
- Birth of Abraham H Maslow; US psychologist (humanistic psychology). [1]
- April 2
- Birth of Buddy Ebsen in Belleville, Illinois, USA; actor (Jed Clampett - The Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Ernestine Gilbreth Carey; author (Cheaper by the Dozen). [1]
- April 5
- Birth of Bette Davis in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel). [1]
- Birth of George Schick in Prague, Czechoslovakia; conductor (Chicago Symphony). [1]
- Birth of Grady Sutton in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; actor (Pruitts of South Hampton). [1]
- Birth of Herbert von Karajan in Salzberg, Austria; conductor, music director of the Berlin Philharmonic (1955-) (dies 1989). [1] [410.78]
- Birth of Mary Hemingway; writer (Ernest Hemmingway Biography). [1]
- April 7
- Birth of Percy Faith; conductor (Summer Place). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of Neil Lawson; British high court judge. [1]
- April 9
- Birth of Victor Vasarely; Hungarian/French painter/author (Op Art). [1]
- April 10
- Birth of Aidan Crawley; CEO (London Weekend TV). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of Karel Ancerl in Czechoslovakia; conductor (Prague/Toronto). [1]
- April 12
- Birth of Carlos Lleras Restrepo; President of Colombia. [1]
- Birth of Virginia Cherrill; actress (Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights, Delicious). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Edward Roberts; bishop (Ely). [1]
- Birth of Joseph Keilberth; German conductor (Bayreuther Festspiele). [1]
- April 20
- Birth of Wilhelmus M Bekkers; bishop of Hertogenbosch. [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Louis Hostin in France; light heavyweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1932, 1936). [1]
- April 25
- Birth of Edward R Murrow in Pole Creek, North Carolina, USA; newscaster (Person to Person). [1]
- April 28
- Birth of Arnoud Breeveld; Suriname bishop. [1]
- Birth of Jack Fingleton; cricket player (Australian opener of 1930s). [1]
- Birth of Michael T Fitzmaurice in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Reported Missing, 14 Hours). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Jack [Stewart] Williamson; US sci-fi author (Firechild, Golden Blood, Cometeers). [1]
- May 1
- Birth of Giovanni Guareschi; Italian writer (Don Camillo, Peppone). [1]
- May 2
- Birth of William Bakewell in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Stage manager - Pinky Lee Show). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Jacques Massu; French general (Algeria). [1]
- May 7
- Birth of Ed MacDonald; actor (Mysteries of Chinatown). [1]
- May 8
- Birth of Arturo De Cordova [Rodriguez] in Merida, México; actor (Medal for Benny). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of Carl Albert; US speaker of the House (Democrat). [1]
- Birth of Henry Diamond; Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament. [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Michael Richardson; commandant (Home for Disabled Sailors). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson in Akarp, Sweden; composer (Linden). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Mohammed Roem; Indonesian foreign minister (Linggadjati). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Zinka Milanov in Zagreb, Yugoslavia; soprano (Ljublama Opera 1927). [1]
- May 20
- Birth of James Maitland AKA Jimmy Stewart in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life). [1] [5]
- May 23
- Birth of Christian GK Baëta; Togolese chairman (International Mission Council). [1]
- Birth of John Bardeen; US physicist (transistor, Nobel Prize 1956, 1972). [1]
- Birth of Max Abramovitz; US architect (Lincoln Center, United Nations Building). [1]
- May 25
- Birth of David Lean; British director (Lawrence of Arabia). [1]
- Birth of Theodore Roethke; US poet (Words for the Wind). [1]
- May 26
- Birth of Malando [Arie Maasland]; composer/orchestra leader (Olé Guapa). [1]
- Birth of Robert Morley in Semley, Wiltshire, England; actor (High Road to China, African Queen). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of Harold Rome; composer (Fanny, Pins and Needles). [1]
- May 28
- Birth of Ian Lancaster Fleming in London, England; author (James Bond) (dies 1964). [1] [5]
- May 30
- Birth of Hannes OG Alfvén; Swedish physicist (Nobel Prize 1970). [1]
- Birth of Melvin Jerome Blanc AKA Mel Blanc in San Francisco, California, USA; voice actor (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig) (dies 1989). [1] [5]
- May 31
- Birth of Don Ameche in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Cocoon, Trading Places). [1]
- June 4
- Birth of Rosalind Russell; actress (Mame, Take a Letter Darling). [1]
- June 9
- Birth of Robert Cummings in Joplin, Missouri, USA; actor (Love that Bob, Dial M For Murder). [1]
- June 14
- Birth of John Scott Trotter in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; orchestra leader (George Gobel Show). [1]
- June 18
- Birth of Bud Collyer in New York City, New York, USA; TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth). [1]
- June 19
- Birth of Mildred Natwick in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actress (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon). [1]
- Birth of Quentin N Burdick; American politician (Senator-Democrat-North Carolina). [1]
- June 29
- Birth of John Hench, in Iowa, USA; joined Disney Studios in 1939 as artist and story editor, designed Disneyland projects, Walt Disney World plans, Tokyo Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure, Animal Kingdom, named a Disney Legend in 1990. [510.205]
- July 1
- Birth of Estee Lauder; CEO (Estee Lauder's cosmetics). [1]
- July 2
- Birth of Thurgood Marshall in Maryland, USA; Supreme Court justice (1967-91). [1]
- July 7
- Birth of Harriette Arnow in Wayne County, Kentucky, USA; novelist (The Dollmaker). [1]
- July 8
- Birth of Louis Jordan in Arkansas, USA; alto saxman (Caldonia). [1]
- Birth of Nelson A Rockefeller; American politician (Governor-Republican-New York), 41st Vice President (1974-77). [1]
- July 12
- Birth of Milton Berlinger AKA Milton Berle in Harlem, New York City, USA; American comedian/actor (Texaco Star Theater, "Uncle Miltie", "Mr Television"). [1] [484.10]
- July 22
- Birth of Amy Vanderbilt; authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette). [1]
- July 23
- Birth of Karl Swenson in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Lara - Little House on the Prairie). [1]
- July 26
- Birth of Salvador Allende Gossens; Chile's president (1970-73). [1]
- August 5
- Birth of Harold Holt; Prime Minister of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam. [1]
- August 6
- Birth of Helen Jacobs; US tennis champion (1932-35). [1]
- August 8
- Birth of Arthur J Goldberg in Illinois, USA; United Nations ambassador, Supreme Court justice (1962-65). [1]
- August 13
- Birth of Gene Raymond in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater). [1]
- August 20
- Birth of Alfonso Lopez; baseball player (American League Manager of the year 1959). [1]
- August 23
- Birth of Arthur Adamov in Kislovodsk, Russia; dramatist (Paolo Paoli). [1]
- August 27
- Birth of Francis William Leahy AKA Frank Leahy in O'Neill, Nebraska, USA; football coach (Notre Dame). [1]
- Birth of Lyndon B. Johnson; 36th US President (Democrat, 1963-1969) (dies 1973). [1] [5]
- Birth of Martha Raye [Margaret Reed] in Butte, Montana, USA; actress (Martha Raye Show). [1]
- August 28
- Birth of Roger Tory Peterson in Jamestown, New York, USA; ornithologist/writer (How to Know Birds). [1]
- August 30
- Birth of Willie Bryant in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; singer ("Sugar Hill Times"). [1]
- August 31
- Birth of William Saroyan; US novelist/playwright (Time of Your Life). [1]
- September 4
- Birth of Richard Wright; American author (Native Son, Uncle Tom's Children) (dies 1960). [1] [5]
- September 6
- Birth of Paul Lavalle in Beacon, New York, USA; bandleader (Cities Service Band of America). [1]
- September 7
- Birth of Dr Michael E DeBakey; artificial heart pioneer. [1]
- Birth of Paul Brown in Norwalk, Ohio, USA; NFL hall of famer (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals). [1]
- September 9
- Birth of John Haeton; US bobsled (Olympic-silver-1928, 1948). [1]
- September 10
- Birth of Eva Adams; US Mint Director. [546.36]
- September 14
- Birth of Bernie Green in New York City, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show). [1]
- Birth of Clayton Moore in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (The Lone Ranger). [1]
- September 19
- Birth of Mika Waltari; novelist (Egyptian). [1]
- September 21
- Birth of Charles Hazlitt Upham in Christchurch, New Zealand; nominated for three Victoria Crosses (won one) for fighting in World War II. [118.19]
- September 29
- Birth of Greer Garson in North Ireland; actress (Pride and Prejudice). [1]
- September 30
- Birth of David Oistrakh in Odessa, Russia; violinist/professor (Moscow Conservatory). [1]
- October 5
- Birth of Joshua Logan; Broadway producer (South Pacific). [1]
- October 6
- Birth of Carole Lombard; actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only). [1]
- October 9
- Birth of Jacques Tati in Pecq, France; director (Traffic, Playtime, My Uncle). [1]
- Birth of James E Folsom; American politician (Alabama-Governor, 1947-51, 1955-59). [1]
- October 10
- Birth of John Green in New York City, New York, USA; composer (Body and Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger). [1]
- October 15
- Birth of John Kenneth Galbraith; writer (Affluent Society - 1958 Hillman Award). [1]
- October 16
- Birth of Enver Hoxha; post-war leader of Albania (1944-85). [1]
- October 20
- Birth of Arlene Francis Boston Massachusetts, radio/TV hostess (What's My Line?). [1]
- October 21
- Birth of Alexander Schneider in Vilna (Lithuania) Russia; violinist (Budapest String Quartet). [1]
- October 22
- Birth of Roger Broggie in Massachusetts, USA; mechanical engineer at Walt Disney Company (Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad, Mark Twain Riverboat, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Monorail, more), named Disney Legend 1990. [510.84]
- November 3
- Birth of Bronko Nagurski; NFL fullback (Chicago Bears). [1]
- November 12
- Birth of Harry A Blackmun in Illinois, USA; Supreme Court justice (1970-). [1]
- November 14
- Birth of Harrison E Salisbury; journalist/writer (50th Anniversary of Soviet Union). [1]
- November 18
- Birth of Imogene Coca in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; comedienne (Your Show of Shows, Grindl). [1]
- November 20
- Birth of Alistair Cooke in Manchester, England; actor (Masterpiece Theatre) (dies 2004). [1] [5]
- November 21
- Birth of Franz Pfnor in Germany; slalom (Olympic-gold-1936). [1]
- November 24
- Birth of Libertad Lamaraque in Agentina; actress (Madreselva, Puerta Cerrada). [1]
- Birth of Ray Carter in Chicago, Illinois, USA; orchestra leader (Arthur Murray Dance Party). [1]
- November 28
- Birth of Claude Levi-Strauss in Belgium; social anthropologist (Structure Anthro). [1] [5]
- December 2
- Birth of Robert F Simon in Mansfield, Ohio, USA; actor (Custer, MASH, Man Who Shot Liberty Valance). [1]
- Birth of Rufe Davis in Oklahoma, USA; actor (Cocoanut Grove, Trail Blazers, Gangs of Sonora). [1]
- December 3
- Birth of Halsey Stevens Scott in New York, USA; composer (Triskelion). [1]
- Birth of Nigel M Balchin [Mark Spade]; English author (Business for Pleasure). [1]
- December 4
- Birth of A D Hershey; US biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel Prize 1969). [1]
- December 7
- Birth of John H Doeg; tennis champion (US Open-1930). [1]
- December 8
- Birth of John Volpe; American politician (Governor-Massachusetts), US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73). [1]
- December 10
- Birth of Olivier Messiaen in Avignon, France; composer (L'Ame en Bourgeon). [1]
- December 11
- Birth of Elliott Cook Carter Junior in New York City, New York, USA; composer (Tom and Lily). [1]
- December 14
- Birth of Laurence Naismith in Surrey, England; actor (Judge Fulton - Persuaders). [1]
- Birth of Morey Amsterdam in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian (Buddy - Dick Van Dyke Show). [1]
- December 17
- Birth of Willard Frank Libby; inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel Prize 1960)). [1]
- December 18
- Birth of Celia Johnson in England; actress (Happy Breed, Brief Encounter). [1]
- December 21
- Birth of Pat Weaver in Los Angeles, California, USA; TV executive, started Today show. [1]
- December 22
- Birth of Giacomo Manzú in Italy; sculptor (Saint Peter, Laurenskerk, Lenin Prize). [1]
- Birth of Max Bill; Swiss painter/sculptor/politician (Ruban Sans Fin). [1]
- December 23
- Birth of Yousuf Karsh; portrait photographer (Life Magazine). [1]
- December 25
- Birth of Frank Ferguson in California, USA; actor (Wagons West, Dynamite, My Gal Sal). [1]
- Birth of Helen [Marie Jurgens] Twelvetrees in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (State's Attorney, Painted Desert). [1]
- December 26
- Birth of Ralph Hill; American 5000m runner (Olympics-1932). [1]
- December 27
- Birth of Louis de Bourbon; Dutch writer/poet (Black Banners). [1]
- December 28
- Birth of Lew Ayres in Minnesota, USA; actor (All Quiet on the Western Front, Dr Kildare). [1]
- December 29
- Birth of Claire Dodd in Arkansas, USA; actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy). [1]
- Birth of Gerben Sonderman; Dutch test pilot (Fokker). [1]
- December 31
- Birth of Simon Wiesenthal; Polish/Austrian nazi hunter (Wiesenthal Center). [1] [5]
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