- January 7
- Birth of Francis De Wolff in England; actor (From Russia With Love). [1]
- Birth of Shirley Ross in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; actress (Cafe Society, Prison Farm). [1]
- January 8
- Birth of Horace Smith; cricket player (New Zealand, only Test wicket off his first ball (Paynter)). [1]
- January 9
- Birth of Richard Milhouse Nixon in Yorba Linda, California, USA; 37th US President (Republican, 1969-74). [1]
- January 10
- Birth of Gustav Husak; President of Czechoslovakia (1975-89). [1]
- January 13
- Birth of Jeff Morrow in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Bart - Union Pacific, Temperature's Rising). [1]
- Birth of Ralph Edwards in Merino, Colorado, USA; TV host (This is Your Life). [1]
- January 14
- Birth of Tillie Olsen; American writer (Tell Me a Riddle). [1]
- January 15
- Birth of Lloyd Bridges in San Leandro, California, USA; actor (Sea Hunt, Roots, Airplane). [1] [5]
- January 17
- Birth of Werenfried [Flip] van Straaten; founder (Oostpriesterhulp). [1]
- Birth of Yuvraj of Patiala; cricket player (scored 24 and 60 in only Test India versus England). [1]
- Birth of Claude Coats in San Francisco, California, USA; artist at Walt Disney Company 1935-89 for films, displays at Disneyland attractions, named a Disney Legend 1988. [510.112]
- January 18
- Birth of Danny Kaye in Brooklyn, New York, USA; UNICEF/comedian/actor (The Danny Kaye Show). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Mark Goodson; TV game-show producer (Goodson-Toddman). [1]
- January 25
- Birth of Witold Lutoslawski in Warsaw, Poland; composer (Jeux Vénitiens). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Jimmy Van Heusen; songwriter ("Love and Marriage"). [1]
- Birth of William Prince in Nichols, New York, USA; actor (City in Fear, Cyrano de Bergerac). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Victor Mature in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; actor (One Million BC, The Robe, Samson and Delilah). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Dicky Fuller; cricket player (one Test West Indies versus England 1935, 1, 0-12). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of Don Hutson; NFL end (Green Bay Packers). [1]
- Birth of Wayne Millner; NFL end (Boston Redskins, Washington Redskins). [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Rosa Lee Parks; US civil rights activist (bus protester). [1]
- Birth of Woody Hayes [Wayne]; college football coach (Ohio, 1968 coach of year). [1]
- February 6
- Birth of John Lund in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army). [1]
- February 8
- Birth of Betty Field in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Kings Row, Bus Stop). [1]
- Birth of John Grandy; British Royal Air Force-marshal. [1]
- February 9
- Birth of Leo van der Kar; masseur/businessman/founder (Sports funds). [1]
- February 10
- Birth of Philippa Bevans; actress (Notorious Landlady, World of Henry Orient). [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Pedro Gastao de Orleans e Bragança; grandson of emperor Pedro I. [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Ab [Albert] Visser; Dutch poet/writer (Man Without a Head). [1]
- Birth of James Pike in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; bishop (Beyond Anxiety). [1]
- Birth of Jimmy Hoffa; US Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975. [1]
- Birth of Mel Allen in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; sportscaster (voice of the New York Yankees). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Willy Vandersteen; Belgian cartoonist (Suske and Wiske). [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Dane Clark in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry Mason). [1]
- February 20
- Birth of Nadine Conner; US opera singer (Carmen, La Bohéme). [1]
- February 21
- Birth of Glenn M Anderson; American politician (Representative-Democrat-California, 1969-). [1]
- February 23
- Birth of Charles Leonard; US pentathlete (Olympics-1936). [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Gert Froebe in Saxony, Germany; actor (Goldfinger). [1]
- Birth of Jim Backus in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III - Gilligan's Island). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of George G Barker; English poet (Calamiterror, Anno Domini). [1]
- Birth of Jon Hall in Fresno, California, USA; actor (Ramor of the Jungle). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of Irwin Shaw; US novelist (Rich Man Poor Man). [1]
- March 2
- Birth of Godfried [Jan Arnold] Bomans; Dutch humorist/writer (Pieter Bas). [1]
- Birth of Marjorie Weaver in Crossville, Tennessee, USA; actress (Young Mr Lincoln). [1]
- Birth of Mort Cooper; baseball player (National League Most Valuable Player 1942). [1]
- March 3
- Birth of Roger Caillois; French writer (Les Jeux et les Hommes). [1]
- March 6
- Birth of Ella Logan in Glasgow, Scotland; actress (52nd Street, Goldwyn Follies). [1]
- Birth of Stewart Granger; actor (Saraband for Dead Lovers). [1]
- March 9
- Birth of Ger[ar]da Brautigam; journalist/Dutch second Chamber (PvdA). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of John Jacob Weinzweig in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; composer (Enchanted Hill). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of Harold Butler; cricket player (England pace bowler late 1940s). [1]
- March 13
- Birth of Tessie O'Shea in Cardiff, Wales; actress (Entertainers). [1]
- Birth of William J Casey; head of US Central Intelligence Agency during Iran-contra scandal (1981-87). [1]
- March 15
- Birth of Lex Goudsmit; Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof). [1]
- Birth of MacDonald Carey in Sioux City, Iowa, USA; actor (One Life to Live, Dream Girl). [1]
- March 18
- Birth of Margaret Hesse; princess of Hesse/Rhine. [1]
- Birth of Rene Clement in Bordeaux, France; director/writer (Is Paris Burning). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of William Chatterton; cricket player (48 in only Test for England 1892). [1]
- March 20
- Birth of Judith Evelyn in Seneca, South Dakota, USA; actress (13th Letter, Tingler, Rear Window). [1]
- March 21
- Birth of Max Youngstein in New York City, New York, USA; film producer (United Artists). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of James Westerfield in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Jungle Heat, Lucky Johnny). [1]
- Birth of Karl Malden in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Mike - The Streets of San Francisco, American Express commercials). [1]
- Birth of Martha Mödl; German singer/soprano (Wagner). [1]
- March 29
- Birth of Jack Jones; British trade unionist (CH). [1]
- Birth of Niall MacGinnis in Dublin, Ireland; actor (Curse of the Demon). [1]
- Birth of Phil Foster in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedian (Frank De Fazio - Laverne and Shirley). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of Frankie Laine [Frank Paul LoVecchio] in Chicago, Illinois, USA; singer ("Hey, Good Lookin'", "That's My Desire"), actor (Frankie Laine Show, Rawhide). [1]
- Birth of Richard Helms; US Central Intelligence Agency head (1966-73). [1]
- Birth of Marc Davis in Bakersfield, California, USA; Disney Studios 1935-78, animator on many films, worked on Disneyland attractions, named Disney Legend 1989. [510.125]
- April 3
- Birth of F H Tate; vice-CEO (Tate and Lyle). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Frances Langford in Lakeland, Florida, USA; singer ("Armed Forces Hour", "Star Time"). [1]
- Birth of Jerome Weidman; US writer (Tenderloin). [1]
- Birth of Rosemary Lane in Indianola, Iowa, USA; actress (Four Mothers, Harvest Melody). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of H Ernst; bishop (Breda, Netherlands). [1]
- April 10
- Birth of Stefan Heym; German/US author (Crusaders, Family Benda). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of Oleg Cassini in Paris, France; fashion designer (Jackie Kennedy). [1]
- April 13
- Birth of David Donald Albritton in Danville, Alabama, USA; high jumper (Olympics-silver-1936). [1]
- April 14
- Birth of Everhard van Royen; Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica). [1]
- Birth of John Howard in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Dave - My Three Sons). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Les Tremayne in London, England; actor (Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds). [1]
- Birth of Lord Aberconway; CEO (John Brown and Company). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Paul Langton in Salt Lake City, Utah; actor (Leslie - Peyton Place). [1]
- Birth of Richard Travis in Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA; actor (Missile to the Moon). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Al Hodge; actor (Captain Video). [1]
- April 20
- Birth of Dick Wessel in Wisconsin, USA; actor (Dick Tracy versus Cueball, Beware of Blondie). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Choh Hao Li; biochemist professor (isolated growth hormones). [1]
- Birth of Norman Parkinson in England; fashion photographer (Harper's Bazaar). [1]
- April 25
- Birth of Earl Bostic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; alto sax player (Flamingo, Temptation). [1]
- Birth of Russ Conway in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; actor (Richard Diamond Private Eye). [1]
- April 30
- Birth of Bernard Charles Sendall; deputy director general (ITA). [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Nigel Patrick in London, England; actor/director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold). [1]
- May 3
- Birth of Earl Blackwell in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; author (Celebrity Register). [1]
- Birth of William M Inge; US playwright (Picnic - Pulitzer 1953). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Tyrone Power in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band). [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Carmen Cavallaro in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe). [1]
- Birth of Kenneth Horne; English paper manufacturer/multi-millionaire. [1]
- Birth of Ronald Harris; British first Church Estates Commissioner. [1]
- Birth of Stewart Granger [James Stewart], London, England; actor (Prisoner of Zenda). [1]
- May 8
- Birth of Sidney James [Cohen] in Johannesburg, South Africa; actor (Carry On). [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Victor Smith; Admiral (Australian Chiefs of Staff). [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Tutti Camarata in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA; orchestra leader (Vic Damone Show). [1]
- May 13
- Birth of William R Tolbert; President of Liberia (1971-80). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Woody Herman; jazz clarinetist/bandleader/composer (Thundering Herds) (dies 1987). [1] [5]
- May 17
- Birth of Alec Ogilvie; CEO (Powell Duffryn). [1]
- May 19
- Birth of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy; President of India. [1]
- May 20
- Birth of William Hewlett; cofounder of Hewlett-Packard Company. [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Andrea C Bensddorp; Dutch/South African actress (Commensaal). [1]
- Birth of Carlyle Blackwell Junior in California, USA; actor (Docks of New York). [1]
- May 24
- Birth of Peter Ellenshaw in London, England; artist at Disneyland, for Disney movies, four Oscar nominations, named Disney Legend 1993. [510.151]
- Birth of Audrey Brown in England; 4 X 100 metre runner (Olympics-silver-1936). [1]
- Birth of Willi Daume; Olympic organizer. [1]
- May 26
- Birth of Peter Cushing in Kenley, Surrey, England; actor (Hound of the Baskervilles, Dracula, Star Wars, Doctor Who). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of Arthur Mervyn Stockwood; bishop (Southwark England). [1]
- May 29
- Birth of Iris Adrian in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard). [1]
- June 2
- Birth of Barbara Pym; romantic author (Very Private Eye). [1]
- Birth of Bert Farber in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone). [1]
- June 3
- Birth of Ellen Corby in Racine, Wisconsin, USA; actress (Grandma Walton - The Waltons). [1]
- June 10
- Birth of Thor Johnson in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA; conductor (Cincinnati Symphony 1958). [1]
- Birth of Wilbur J Cohen; first employee of US Social Security System. [1]
- June 11
- Birth of Risë Stevens in New York City, New York, USA; mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera). [1]
- Birth of Vince Lombardi; American NFL coach (Green Bay Packers) (dies 1970). [1] [5]
- June 13
- Birth of Ralph Edwards in Merino, Colorado, USA; TV host (This is Your Life). [1]
- June 18
- Birth of Sammy Cahn; lyricist ("Three Coins in a Fountain"). [1]
- Birth of Sylvia Porter; financial writer (Sylvia Porter's Money Book). [1]
- June 23
- Birth of William P Rogers; US secretary of state (1969-73). [1]
- June 26
- Birth of Maurice Wilkes; inventor (stored program concept for computers). [1]
- June 27
- Birth of Willie Mosconi; world champion pool player (1941-57) (dies 1993). [1] [5]
- June 30
- Birth of Harry Wismer in Port Huron, Michigan, USA; AFL owner (New York Titans). [1]
- July 3
- Birth of Dorothy Kilgallen in Chicago, Illinois, USA; columnist (What's My Line?). [1]
- July 5
- Birth of Smiley Lewis in Louisiana, USA; vocalist ("I Hear You Knockin'"). [1]
- July 8
- Birth of Walter Kerr in New York, USA; drama critic (Sad Clowns). [1]
- July 10
- Birth of Ljuba Welitsch in Borisovo, Bulgaria; soprano (Nedda - Pagliacci). [1]
- July 13
- Birth of Carolina Gisolf in Holland; high jumper (Olympic-silver-1928). [1]
- Birth of Dave Garroway in Schnectady, New York, USA; TV host (Today Show). [1]
- July 14
- Birth of Leslie Lynch King, Junior AKA Gerald Rudolph Ford in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; 41st US Vice President (1973-74), 38th US President (Republican-1974-77). [1] [451.38]
- July 15
- Birth of Murvyn Vye in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA; actor (The Bob Cummings Show). [1]
- July 18
- Birth of Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton; comedian (Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader) (dies 1997). [1] [5]
- Birth of Marvin Miller in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actor (Space Patrol, Millionaire). [1]
- July 22
- Birth of Lucia Albanese; soprano (New York Metropolitan Opera). [1]
- July 23
- Birth of Coral Browne in Melbourne, Australia; actress (Margaret - Time Express). [1]
- July 24
- Birth of Johnny McAfee in Dallas, Texas, USA; singer (Sammy Kaye Show). [1]
- July 26
- Birth of Lou Salica; US flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1932). [1]
- July 29
- Birth of Stephen McNally in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo). [1]
- July 31
- Birth of Bryan Hextall; NHL hall of famer. [1]
- August 1
- Birth of Jerome Moross in Brooklyn, New York, USA; composer (Frankie and Johnny). [1]
- August 4
- Birth of Wesley Addy in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; actor (Bostonian, Loving). [1]
- August 8
- Birth of Axel Stordahl in Staten Island, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Frank Sinatra Show). [1]
- Birth of Robert Stafford; American politician (Senator-Republican-Vermont). [1]
- August 9
- Birth of Harry Mills; singer (Mills Brothers - "Paper Doll"). [1]
- Birth of Herman Talmadge; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Georgia, Watergate Committee). [1]
- August 10
- Birth of Noah Beery Junior in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Rocky - The Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot). [1]
- Birth of Steven Nagy; bowler, first to bowl 300 on TV (1954). [1]
- August 11
- Birth of Sir Angus Wilson in England; writer (Mulberry Bush - 1955). [1]
- August 12
- Birth of Kurt Kaszner in Vienna, Austria; actor (Commander Fitzhugh - Land of the Giants). [1]
- August 16
- Birth of Menachem Begin; Israeli Prime Minister (1977-83, Nobel Prize 1978). [1]
- August 23
- Birth of Bob Crosby in Spokane, Washington, USA; brother of Bing Crosby, orchestra leader (Bob Crosby Show). [1]
- August 25
- Birth of Walt Kelly; cartoonist, creator of Pogo. [1]
- August 28
- Birth of Rivn Ticker AKA Richard Tucker in Brooklyn, New York, USA; tenor (New York Metropolitan Opera). [1]
- September 3
- Birth of Alan Ladd; actor (Shane, Carpetbaggers, Boy on a Dolphin). [1]
- September 7
- Birth of Anthony Quayle in England; actor (Anne of 1000 Days, Lawrence of Arabia). [1]
- September 12
- Birth of Jesse Owens; US track star, spoiled Hitler's 1936 Olympics with four gold (dies 1980). [1] [5]
- September 13
- Birth of Roy Engle in Missouri, USA; actor (Police Chief - My Favorite Martian). [1]
- September 14
- Birth of Jacobo Arbenz; president of Guatemala (1951-54); overthrown by US Central Intelligence Agency. [1]
- September 15
- Birth of Henry Dreyfus in Brant, Montreal, Canada; composer (Great American Goot). [1]
- September 22
- Birth of Leroy Holmes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1956-57). [1]
- September 28
- Birth of Alice Marble; tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40). [1]
- Birth of Vivian Fine in Chicago, Illinois, USA; composer (Women in the Garden). [1]
- September 29
- Birth of Stanley E Kramer; producer/director (On the Beach). [1]
- October 8
- Birth of Walter Schumann in New York City, New York, USA; choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish). [1]
- October 10
- Birth of Johnny Downs in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Manhattan Showcase). [1]
- October 16
- Birth of Alice Pearce in New York City, New York, USA; comedienne/actress (Gladys Kravitz - Bewitched). [1]
- October 20
- Birth of Barney Phillips in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad). [1]
- November 2
- Birth of Burt Lancaster in New York City, USA; actor (From Here to Eternity, Elmer Gantry). [1] [5]
- November 4
- Birth of Gig Young in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA; actor (They Shoot Horses Don't They). [1]
- November 5
- Birth of John McGiver in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show). [1]
- Birth of Vivien Leigh; American actress (Gone With the Wind). [1]
- November 7
- Birth of Albert Camus in Algeria; novelist/director (The Just - Nobel Prize 1957). [1] [5]
- November 8
- Birth of Robert Strauss in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Sergeant Gruzewsky - Mona McCluskey). [1]
- November 9
- Birth of Hedy Lamarr; actress (Ecstacy, Samson and Delilah) (dies 2000). [1] [5]
- November 22
- Birth of Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England; composer (Beggar's Opera). [1]
- November 26
- Birth of Foy Draper; US relay runner (Olympic-gold-1936). [1]
- November 30
- Birth of John K.M. McCaffery in Moscow, Idaho, USA; TV host (One Minute Please). [1]
- December 1
- Birth of Mary Martin in Weatherford, Texas, USA; actress (Peter Pan). [1]
- December 3
- Birth of Omer Vanaudenhoven; Flemish industrial/resistance fighter. [1]
- December 6
- Birth of Eleanor Holm in New York City, New York, USA; 100 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932). [1]
- December 8
- Birth of Delmore Schwartz; US poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah). [1]
- Birth of Paul Félix; Flemish architect (Sun Song). [1]
- December 9
- Birth of Frances Reid in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA; actress (Alice - Days of Our Lives). [1]
- December 10
- Birth of Morton Gould in Richmond Hill, New York, USA; unbelievably prolific composer (Verdun). [1]
- December 11
- Birth of Carlo Ponti in Milan, Italy; married to Sophia Loren/director (Two Women). [1]
- Birth of Jean Marais in Cherbourgh, France; actor (Eternal Return, Beauty and the Beast, The Storm Within, Donkey Skin, Orpheus, Stealing Beauty - 1996). [1]
- December 12
- Birth of Eve Lister; actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park). [1]
- Birth of Hal Dickinson; singer ("Modernaires"). [1]
- December 13
- Birth of Archie Moore; light-heavyweight boxing champion (1952-60). [1]
- Birth of Jimmy Carroll in New York City, New York, USA; pianist ("Most Important People"). [1]
- December 15
- Birth of Muriel Rukeyser; US poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award). [1]
- December 18
- Birth of Alfred Bester; US science fiction author (Deceivers, Starlight). [1]
- Birth of Lynn Bari in Roanoke, Virginia, USA; actress (Connie - Detective Wife, Earthbound). [1]
- Birth of Willy Brandt [Herbert Frahm]; German chancellor (1969-74, Nobel Prize 1971). [1]
- December 21
- Birth of Fred Joerger in Illinois, USA; designer and architect of Disneyland attractions 1953+, retires 1979, named Disney Legend in 2001. [510.225]
- December 25
- Birth of Alvin Morris AKA Tony Martin in San Francisco, California, USA; singer ("It's a Blue World", "To Each"). [1]
- December 28
- Birth of Lou Jacobi in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; comedian (Dean Martin Show, Melba). [1]
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