- January 11
- Birth of Veda Ann Borg in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Avalanche, Accomplice). [1]
- January 13
- Birth of Army Archerd; Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game). [1]
- Birth of Robert Stack in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Eliot Ness - The Untouchables, Airplane, Unsolved Mysteries). [1]
- January 14
- Birth of Andy Rooney in Albany, New York, USA; CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes). [1]
- Birth of Giulio Andreotti; seven times premier of Italy. [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Bob Boucher in Kent, Ohio, USA; orchestra leader (Music on Ice). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of Walter Fleischmann AKA Anthony Dexter AKA Tony Dexter AKA Walter Craig in New Brunswick, Canada; actor (Valentino). [1]
- Birth of Dharam Singh in India; field hockey player (Olympics-gold-1964). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Alex Nicol in Ossining, New York, USA; actor (Man From Laramie, Air Cadet). [1]
- January 21
- Birth of Jinx Falkenburg in Barcelona, Spain; actress (Masquerade Party). [1]
- January 23
- Birth of Bob Paisley; English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool. [1]
- Birth of Ernie Kovacs in Trenton, New Jersey, USA; comedian (Ernie Kovacs' Show). [1] [5]
- Birth of Nina Dumbadze; USSR discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1952). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Leon Kirchner in Brooklyn, New York, USA; opera composer (Lily). [1]
- January 25
- Birth of Edwin Newman in New York City, New York, USA; newscaster/journalist/author (NBC-TV, Comment). [1] [5]
- Birth of Patricia Louise Dalton; chair (Sherlock Holmes Society of London). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim; cricket player (batted in four Tests India versus West Indies 1948-49). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Ross Bagdasarian AKA David Seville in Fresno, California, USA; creator of "Alvin and the Chipmunks". [1]
- Birth of H D Halsey; Bishop of Carlisle. [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Norman F Simpson; British playwright (One Way Pendulum). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of Jackie Robinson in Cairo, Georgia, USA; first black major league baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers). [1] [129]
- February 2
- Birth of Allie Reynolds; New York Yankees pitcher (1952 American League ERA leader (2.07)). [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Frank van Klingeren; Dutch architect (De Meerpaal, Dronten). [1]
- February 5
- Birth of Andrea George Papandreou; Greek premier (1981-89, 1993-). [1]
- Birth of Melina Mercouri; actress (Never on Sunday). [1]
- Birth of Aaron Chwatt AKA Red Buttons in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA; comedian/actor (Sayonara, Poseidon Adventure) (dies 2006). [1] [5]
- February 6
- Birth of Lindsay Tuckett; cricket player (son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49). [1]
- Birth of Louis Heren; journalist/writer (China's Three Thousand Years). [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Dom Hélder Câmara; Brazilian bishop. [1]
- Birth of Ilse Pausin in Austria; figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936). [1]
- February 8
- Birth of Buddy Morrow; orchestra leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Gretchen Fraser in Tacoma, Washington, USA; slalom skier (Olympics-gold-1948). [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Forrest Tucker in Plainfield, Indiana, USA; actor (O'Rourke - F Troop, Dusty Trail). [1]
- February 13
- Birth of Eddie Robinson; winningest college football coach (Grambling). [1]
- Birth of Joan Edwards in New York City, New York, USA; singer (Joan Edwards Show). [1]
- Birth of Tennessee Ernie Ford in Bristol, Tennessee, USA; country singer/actor (pea picker). [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Jock Mahoney in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Dallas, Yancy Derringer, Day of Fury). [1]
- Birth of Joseph R Hunt; tennis champion (US Open-1943). [1]
- Birth of Kathleen Freeman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Beverly Hillbillies). [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Monty Irvin; baseball hall of famer (New York Giants). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Beppie Nooij; actress/director (Bluejackets-Rooie Sien). [1]
- Birth of Hendrika Mastenbroek; 100 metre/400 metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1936). [1]
- Birth of Mason Adams in New York City, New York; actor (Charlie Hume - Lou Grant, Deadliest Season). [1]
- March 2
- Birth of Phyllis Lee Isley AKA Jennifer Jones in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Farewell to Arms). [1]
- March 7
- Birth of Mochtar Lubis; Indonesian writer (Twilight in Djakarta). [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Luther Henderson Jr in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; orchestra leader (Polly Bergen Show). [1]
- Birth of Max Shulman; novelist (Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap). [1]
- March 15
- Birth of John Gregson in Liverpool, England; actor (Gideon CID, Shirley's World). [1]
- Birth of Lawrence Tierney in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Abduction, Dillinger). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of Hank Sauer; baseball player (National League Most Valuable Player 1952). [1]
- Birth of Nathaniel Adams Coles AKA Nat King Cole in Montgomery, Alabama, USA; singer ("Unforgettable", "Mona Lisa"). [1]
- March 18
- Birth of Laila Schou Nilsen in Norway; downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1936). [1]
- Birth of Len Johnson; cricket player (Australian fast bowler played Test in 1948). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of Cornelis Berkhouwer; Member of Netherlands second chamber (Dutch Liberal Party). [1]
- March 21
- Birth of Lois Collier in Salley, South Carolina, USA; actress (Mary - Boston Blackie, Slave Girl). [1]
- March 23
- Birth of Michael Lyne; British air Vice-marshal. [1]
- March 24
- Birth of John J Duncan Jr; American politician (Representative-Republican-Tennessee, 1965-). [1]
- Birth of Lawrence Ferlinghetti; author (Coney Island of the Mind). [1]
- March 25
- Birth of Jeanne Cagney; actress (Lion is in the Streets, Quicksand). [1]
- March 26
- Birth of Strother Martin in Kokomo, Indiana, USA; actor (Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot). [1]
- March 27
- Birth of Simon van Collem; Dutch journalist/TV host (Amsterdamned). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of Jacob Avshalomov in Tsingtao, China; composer ("Sinfonietta", "The Oregon"). [1]
- Birth of Tom Brooks; cricket player (New South Wales fast bowler of the 1930s, later Test umpire). [1]
- March 29
- Birth of Eileen Heckart in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actress (Doll's House, Trauma Center). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of McGeorge Bundy in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; national security adviser under President John Kennedy. [1]
- Birth of Ramsay Ames; actress (G-Men Never Forget, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves). [1]
- April 2
- Birth of Antoon J Hubben; Dutch mayor (Maasbree)/trade union leader. [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Antony Tudor in England; choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957). [1]
- April 7
- Birth of Edoardo Mangiarotti in Italy; épée (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- Birth of Ralph Flanagan in Loraine, Ohio, USA; orchestra leader ("Let's Dance"). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of Ian Douglas Smith; premier of Rhodesia (1964-). [1]
- April 9
- Birth of John Presper Eckert; co-inventor (first electronic computer-ENIAC). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of Hugh Carey; American politician (Governor-Democrat-New York). [1]
- Birth of Raymond Carr; Warden (Saint Antony's College Oxford). [1]
- April 12
- Birth of Lady Ricketts; CEO (National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux). [1]
- April 13
- Birth of Harold Clifford Keel AKA Howard Keel in Gillespie, Illinois, USA; actor/singer (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Kiss Me Kate). [1]
- Birth of Madalyn Murray O'Hair; American atheist (opposed prayer in school). [1]
- April 15
- Birth of Meriol Trevor; novelist/biographer (Civil Prisoners). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Merce Cunningham; choreographer (Acrobat in Every Soul is a Circus). [1]
- April 19
- Birth of Gil Langley; cricket player (Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Franklin Edgar Essed AKA Frank Essed in Parimaribo, Suriname; Suriname agricultural engineer (Operation Grasshopper). [1]
- Birth of John Goddard; cricket player, West Indian all-rounder (1948-57). [1]
- April 22
- Birth of Donald Cram; US biochemist (Nobel Prize 1987). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Celeste Holm in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve). [1]
- May 1
- Birth of Alwyn Farquharson; Scottish clan-captain/large landowner. [1]
- Birth of Dan O'Herlihy in Ireland; actor (Fail Safe, Last Starfighter, Robocop). [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Than Wyenn in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Pete Kelly's Blues). [1]
- May 3
- Birth of Betty Comden in Brooklyn, New York, USA; song writer (Comden and Green - "Bells are Ringing"). [1]
- Birth of Pete Seeger in New York City, New York, USA; folk singer ("Weaver", "Goodnight Irene"). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of George London in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto). [1]
- Birth of Tony Canadeo in Chicago, Illinois, USA; NFL hall of fame halfback (Green Bay Packers). [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Frank Ereaut; Balliff of Jersey. [1]
- May 7
- Birth of Maria Eva Duarte AKA Maria Eva Duarte de Perón AKA Evita AKA Eva Perón in Argentina; first lady/actress. [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Arthur English; comedian/actor (Malachi's Cove). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of Ella Grasso; American politician (Governor-Democrat-Connecticut). [1]
- May 14
- Birth of Heloise; columnist (Heloise and her helpful hints). [1]
- Birth of Maarten Vrolijk; Dutch socialist-democrat party minister (CRM 1965-66). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Charles Palmer; cricket player (one Test 1955, later MCC president). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Wladziu Valentino Liberace AKA Liberace AKA Walter Busterkeys AKA Walter Liberace AKA Lee Liberace AKA Liberace Chefroach in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA; pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell - Batman) (dies 1987). [1] [5]
- May 18
- Birth of Dame Margot Fonteyn in Surrey, England; ballerina (Giselle/partner of Nureyev). [1]
- May 19
- Birth of Betty Jameson in Norman, Oklahoma, USA; LPGA golfer (1947 US Women's Open). [1]
- May 20
- Birth of George Gobel in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian/TV personality (I Love My Wife). [1]
- May 21
- Birth of Lord Maxwell; senator/professor (College of Justice, Scotland). [1]
- Birth of Mark Wood; bishop (Ludlow). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Paul Vanden Boeynants; premier of Belgium (1966-68, 1978-79). [1]
- May 23
- Birth of Betty Garrett in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA; actress (Irene - All in the Family). [1]
- May 25
- Birth of Lindsey Nelson in Pulaski, Tennessee, USA; sportscaster (New York Mets). [1]
- May 26
- Birth of Jay Silverheels; actor (Tonto - The Lone Ranger). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of Kam Fong in Honolulu, Hawaii; actor (Chin Ho Kelley - Hawaii Five-O). [1]
- May 28
- Birth of Duke of Rutland; British land owner/multi-millionaire. [1]
- Birth of Frank Middlemass; actor (Island, Oliver Twist). [1]
- Birth of John Eldridge; CEO (Matthews Wrightmson). [1]
- June 5
- Birth of Akeo Watanabe in Tokyo, Japan; conductor (Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra 1956-68). [1]
- June 11
- Birth of Richard Todd in Ireland; actor (Dorian Gray, Assassin Yangtse Incident). [1]
- June 12
- Birth of Uta Hagen in Germany; actress (The Boys From Brazil), acting teacher. [1]
- Birth of Vera Hruba Ralston; actress (Dakota, Accused of Murder). [1]
- June 14
- Birth of Sam Wanamaker in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal). [1]
- June 17
- Birth of Kingman Brewster; college president (Yale). [1]
- June 18
- Birth of Mel Brandt in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Faraway Hill). [1]
- June 19
- Birth of Louis Jourdan in Marselles, France; actor (Gigi, Can-Can, Madame Bovary). [1]
- Birth of Pauline Kael; movie critic (New York Times) (dies 2001). [1] [5]
- June 20
- Birth of Bruce Gordon in London, England; actor (Frank Nitti - Untouchables). [1]
- June 24
- Birth of Al Molinaro in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; actor (The Odd Couple, Happy Days). [1]
- June 29
- Birth of Slim Pickens in Kingsburg, California, USA; actor (Dr Strangelove, Blazing Saddles). [1] [5]
- July 2
- Birth of Johnny Bradford in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA; actor (Ransom Sherman Show). [1]
- July 7
- Birth of William Kunstler; defense attorney (Chicago 8). [1]
- July 10
- Birth of Rusty Gill in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; singer ("Polka Time"). [1]
- July 14
- Birth of Lino Ventura in Italy; actor (Happy New Year, Pain in the A--). [1]
- July 15
- Birth of Iris Murdoch in Ireland; novelist (Severed Head). [1]
- July 19
- Birth of Patricia Medina in Liverpool, England; actress (High-Low). [1]
- July 20
- Birth of Edmund Hillary in Auckland, New Zealand; first of two men to scale Mount Everest (dies 2008). [1] [5] [35] [514.38]
- July 23
- Birth of Pee Wee Reese; Hall of Fame shortstop (Brooklyn Dodgers). [1]
- July 31
- Birth of Curt Gowdy in Green River, Wyoming, USA; sportscaster (ABC). [1] [5]
- Birth of Primo Levi in Italy; chemist/writer (Survival in Aushchwitz) (dies 1987). [1] [5]
- August 8
- Birth of Dino DeLaurentis; producer (King Kong). [1]
- August 9
- Birth of Ralph Houk; baseball manager (New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers). [1]
- August 18
- Birth of Walter J Hickel; American politician (Governor-Republican-Alaska)/US Secretary of Interior (1969-71). [1]
- August 19
- Birth of Malcolm Forbes; publisher (Forbes Magazine) (dies 1990). [1] [5]
- August 25
- Birth of George C Wallace; American politician (Democrat-Governor-Alabama) presidential candidate. [1]
- August 26
- Birth of Ronny Graham in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Bob Crane Show, Chico and the Man). [1]
- August 28
- Birth of Ernest Harold Markowitz AKA Ernest Martin in Philadelphia, USA; producer (Feuer and Martin - Chorus Line). [1]
- August 30
- Birth of Kitty Wells in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; country singer (Grand Ole Opry). [1]
- August 31
- Birth of Richard Basehart; actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea). [1]
- September 2
- Birth of Marge Champion in Los Angeles, California, USA; dancer (Marge and Gower Champion Show). [1]
- September 4
- Birth of Howard Morris in New York City, New York, USA; comedic actor (High Anxiety). [1]
- September 9
- Birth of Jacques Marin in Paris, France; actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo). [1]
- Birth of Dimetrios Georgios Synodinos AKA Jimmy Snyder AKA Jimmy the Greek in Steubenville, Ohio, USA; gambler/sportscaster. [1]
- September 19
- Birth of Blanche Thebom in Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA; mezzo-soprano (Amneris - Aida). [1]
- September 22
- Birth of Jack Russell in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA; singer (Your Show of Shows). [1]
- September 24
- Birth of Dayton Allen in New York City, New York, USA; comedian (Steve Allen Show). [1]
- Birth of Vaclav Nelhybel in Polanka, Czechoslovakia; composer (Everyman). [1]
- September 26
- Birth of Barbara Britton in Long Beach, California, USA; actress (Young and Willing). [1]
- September 27
- Birth of Charles H Percy; American politician (Senator-Republican-Illinois). [1]
- September 28
- Birth of Thomas Harmon; football player/sportscaster (Heisman winner). [1]
- September 29
- Birth of Masao Takemoto in Japan; gymnast (Olympic-gold-1960). [1]
- September 30
- Birth of Patricia Neway in Brooklyn, New York, USA; soprano (Consul, Maria Golovia). [1]
- October 5
- Birth of Allen Ludden in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, USA; TV host (Password). [1]
- Birth of Donald Pleasence in Worksop, England; actor (Fantastic Voyage, Halloween). [1]
- October 7
- Birth of Erik Elmsäter in Sweden; first to compete in summer and winter Olympics (1948). [1]
- Birth of Gabriel Dell in Barbados; actor (Steve Allen Show). [1]
- October 11
- Birth of Art Blakey in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA: drummer (Billy Eckstine Band). [1]
- October 18
- Birth of Pierre Elliot Trudeau; 15th Canadian Prime Minister (Liberal, 1968-79, 1980-84). [1]
- October 22
- Birth of Doris Lessing; novelist (Golden Notebook). [1]
- October 26
- Birth of Edward W Brooke; American politician (Senator-Republican-Massachusetts). [1]
- Birth of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Aryamehr; Shah of Iran (1941-79). [1]
- October 30
- Birth of Jane Randolph; singer, backup for Tony Orlando (Dawn). [1]
- November 1
- Birth of John Secondari in Rome, Italy; newscaster (Open Hearing). [1]
- November 2
- Birth of Warren Stevens in Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Richard Boone Show). [1]
- November 3
- Birth of Bert Freed in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Rufe - Shane). [1]
- November 4
- Birth of Martin Balsam in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Murray - Archie Bunker's Place, Catch 22). [1]
- November 5
- Birth of Myron Floren Webster in San Diego, California, USA; accordionist (Lawrence Welk Show). [1]
- November 10
- Birth of Clyde Douglas Turner AKA Bulldog Turner; NFL center (Chicago Bears). [1]
- Birth of Moise Tshombe; President of Katanga, then premier of the Congo (Zaire). [1]
- November 14
- Birth of Veronica Lake; actress (Duffy's Tavern, I Married a Witch) (dies 1973). [1] [5]
- November 15
- Birth of Carol Bruce in Great Neck, New York, USA; actress (Lillian Carlson - WKRP). [1]
- Birth of Joseph Albert Wapner in Louisiana, USA; judge (People's Court). [1]
- November 17
- Birth of Hershy Kay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; composer/arranger (Olympic Hymn). [1]
- November 18
- Birth of Jocelyn Brando in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Ugly American). [1]
- November 19
- Birth of Alan Young in England; actor (Time Machine, Wilbur Post - Mr Ed). [1]
- Birth of George Fenneman in Peking, China; TV announcer (You Bet Your Life). [1]
- November 20
- Birth of Evelyn Keyes; actress (Adventure of Martin Eden). [1]
- November 25
- Birth of Steve Brodie in Eldorado, Kansas, USA; actor (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp). [1]
- December 1
- Birth of Anne Cox Chambers in Dayton, Ohio, USA; US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81). [1]
- December 7
- Birth of Ellen Stewart; actress/founder (La Mama Theatre Group). [1]
- December 14
- Birth of Shirley Jackson; American writer (Road Through the Wall). [1]
- December 15
- Birth of Ake Seyffarth; 10km speed skater (Olympics-gold-1948). [1]
- December 16
- Birth of Cornelis Pieters AKA Manke Nelis; Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy). [1]
- December 18
- Birth of Anita O'Day in Chicago, Illinois, USA; big band jazz singer (Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton). [1]
- December 21
- Birth of Gert Fredriksson in Sweden; 1000m kayak (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952, 1956). [1]
- December 29
- Birth of Pieter Terpstra; Dutch journalist/writer (De dei is forroun / Havank-T). [1]
- December 30
- Birth of Dick Spooner in England; cricket wicketkeeper (Godfrey Evans' shadow). [1]
- Birth of Jo Van Fleet in Oakland, California, USA; actress (Gunfight at OK Corral, East of Eden). [1]
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