- January 12
- Birth of John Henry Davis Jr in Smithtown, New York, USA; light-super-heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952). [1]
- January 14
- Birth of Mark Lawrence in Washington DC, USA; pianist (Alice Pearce). [1]
- January 17
- Birth of Dehl Berti in Pueblo, Colorado, USA; actor (John Taylor - Guns of Paradise). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of Patricia Highsmith [Plangman]; US/Swiss writer (Strangers on a Train, L'amateur d'escargot). [1]
- January 21
- Birth of Barney Clark; first to receive a permanent artificial heart. [1]
- Birth of John Doucette in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Lock Up, Big Town). [1]
- January 22
- Birth of Andy Ganteaume; cricket player (West Indies batsman, 112 in only Test innings 1948). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Bernard J Dwyer; American politician (Representative-Democrat-New Jersey, 1981-). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Akio Morita in Kasugaya, Japan; CEO (Sony). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Donna Reed in Denison, Iowa, USA; actress (From Here to Eternity, It's a Wonderful Life). [1]
- January 28
- Birth of Alfred Marks; actor/comedian (Desert Mice, Scream and Scream Again). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Bernie Leighton in West Haven, Connecticut, USA; orchestra leader (Chance of a Lifetime). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of Carol Channing in Seattle, Washington, USA; actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly). [1]
- Birth of John Agar in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima). [1]
- Birth of Mario Lanza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor/singer (Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans). [1]
- February 1
- Birth of Peter Sallis; actor (Taste the Blood of Dracula). [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Betty Friedan in Peoria, Illinois, USA; feminist writer (Feminine Mystique). [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Athol Rowan; cricket player (brother of Eric, South African off-spinner). [1]
- February 8
- Birth of Lana Turner in Wallace, Idaho, USA; actress (Survivors, Falcon Crest). [5] (1920 [1])
- February 9
- Birth of B M Ducat-Amos; Air Commandant/director (RAF Nursing Service). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Eva Gabor in Budapest, Hungary; actress (Lisa - Green Acres, Gigi). [1]
- Birth of Lloyd Bentsen; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Texas) (1988 Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Albert Sloman; Vice-Chancellor (Essex University). [1]
- Birth of Hugh Downs in Akron, Ohio, USA; TV journalist (20/20, Concentration). [1]
- February 19
- Birth of Andries Treurnicht [Dr No]; founder (South Africa Conservative Party). [1]
- February 20
- Birth of Joseph Albert Walker in Washington, Pennsylvania, USA; X-15 test pilot. [1]
- February 24
- Birth of Abe Vigoda in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Barney Miller, Fish). [1]
- Birth of Douglass Watson in Jackson, Georgia, USA; actor (Satan Murders, Another World). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Betty Hutton in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA; actress (The Greatest Show on Earth). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of Michael Fox; American actor (Saul - The Bold and the Beautiful, Young Frankenstein). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of John Bouber [Blom]; actor/author (Fool of Heideloo). [1]
- March 1
- Birth of Jack Clayton in Brighton, East Sussex, England; film director (The Great Gatsby, Something Wicked This Way Comes). [1]
- Birth of Richard Wilbur; second US Poet Laureate (Ceremony, Walking to Sleep). [1]
- Birth of Terrence "Cardinal" Cooke New York City, New York. [1]
- March 3
- Birth of Allen Ginsberg; beat generation poet (1969 Arts and Letters Award). [1]
- Birth of Diana Barrymore in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Nightmare, Lady Courageous, Fired Wife). [1]
- Birth of Junior Parker in Arkansas, USA; blues vocalist/songwriter ("Mystery Train"). [1]
- March 4
- Birth of Joan Greenwood in London, England; actress/director (Amorous Mr Prawn). [1]
- March 5
- Birth of Berkley Bedell; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Iowa, 1975-). [1]
- March 6
- Birth of Julius Rudel in Vienna, Austria; conductor (New York City Opera 1957). [1]
- Birth of Oliver Wright; British ambassador to US. [1]
- Birth of Ross Hunter in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; producer (Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk). [1]
- March 8
- Birth of Cyd Charisse [Tula Ellice Finklea] in Amarillo, Texas, USA; dancer/actress (East Side West Side, Brigadoon). [1]
- Birth of Sahir Ludhianvi; Urdu/Hindustani poet and Hindi film lyricist (dies 1980). [120]
- March 10
- Birth of Cec Linder in Galica, Poland; actor (Goldfinger). [1]
- Birth of Paul Coates in New York City, New York, USA; columnist (Tonight! America After Dark). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Astor Piazzolla; Argentina composer (Tango Nuevo). [1]
- Birth of F[rancis] M[arion] Busby Jr; American sci-fi author (Star Rebel). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of Giovanni Agnelli; CEO (Fiat Automakers). [1]
- Birth of Gordon MacRae in East Orange, New Jersey, USA; singer/actor (Oklahoma, Carousel). [1]
- Birth of Ralph Shapey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; composer (Fantasy, Rituals). [1]
- March 13
- Birth of Allan Jaffee; comic strip cartoonist/illustrator (MAD Magazine). [1]
- Birth of Cyril Poole; cricket player (England batsman against India 1951-52). [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Lis Hartel in Denmark; equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1952, 1956). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of Mick Harvey; cricket player (in Newcastle Brother of Neil Test umpire). [1]
- March 20
- Birth of Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow in Senegal; director general of UNESCO. [1]
- March 21
- Birth of Logan Ramsey in Long Beach, California, USA; actor (Head, Joy Sticks, Say Yes). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of Wilhelm Klaus Norbert Schmelzer in the Netherlands; foreign minister (KVP). [1]
- March 23
- Birth of Donald Malcom Campbell in Surrey, United Kingdom; boat racer (1955 speed records). [1]
- Birth of Ian Todd; President (Royal College of Surgeons). [1]
- March 25
- Birth of Nancy Kelly in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Double Exposure, Jesse James). [1]
- Birth of Simone Signoret in Wiesbaden, Germany; actress (Casque d'Or, Room at the Top). [1]
- March 26
- Birth of George Jefferson; CEO (British Telecom). [1]
- Birth of Peter Horsley; CEO (Osprey Aviation). [1]
- March 27
- Birth of Tom Bevill; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Alabama, 1967-). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of Dirk Bogarde in Hampstead, London, England; actor (Death in Venice, The Servant). [1]
- March 29
- Birth of Hugh Neill; Lord-Lieutenant (South Yorkshire). [1]
- Birth of Sam Loxton; cricket player (flamboyant Australian batsman of late 1940s). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of Countess of Sutherland; English great land owner/multi-millionaire. [1]
- April 1
- Birth of William L Bergsma in Oakland, California, USA; composer (Fortunate Island). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Harry Landers in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Ted Hoffman - Ben Casey). [1]
- Birth of Marilyn Maxwell in Clarinda, Iowa, USA; actress (Grace - Bus Stop). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Willem J "Wim" the Villiers; South Africa minister of Administration. [1]
- April 5
- Birth of Lady Fisher; founder (British Women Caring Trust). [1]
- Birth of Les Jackson; cricket bowler (England twice, 1949 and 1961). [1]
- Birth of Robert Q Lewis in New York City, New York, USA; TV host (Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of Alfie Bass in London, England; actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served). [1]
- April 9
- Birth of Frankie Thomas in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Tom Corbett Space Cadet). [1]
- April 10
- Birth of Chuck Connors in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (The Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa). [1]
- Birth of Sheb Wooley in Erick, Oklahoma, USA; vocalist ("Purple People Eater", Hee Haw). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of Jeff Stollmeyer; cricket player (West Indies batsman pre/post-war). [1]
- Birth of Virginia O'Brien in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Francis in the Navy, Gus, Ziegfeld Follies, Thousands Cheer). [1]
- April 13
- Birth of Maxwell Henley Harris; Australian poet/publisher (Gift of Blood). [1]
- April 15
- Birth of Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi in Ukraine; cosmonaut (Soyuz 3). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Peter Ustinov in London, England; actor (Death on the Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Donald Barron; CEO (Midland Bank). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Barbara Hale in Dekalb, Illinois, USA; actress (Della Street - Perry Mason). [1]
- April 19
- Birth of Glyn England; CEO (CEGB, Windcluster Ltd). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Jack Fletcher in Forrest Hills, New York, USA; actor (Grady, Bob Crane Show). [1]
- April 23
- Birth of Janet Blair in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family). [1]
- Birth of Warren Spahn; left-handed pitcher (Boston/Milwaukee Braves). [1]
- April 25
- Birth of Karel Appel; painter (Vragende Children). [1]
- April 26
- Birth of Harry Knutton; Major-General/Director-General (London City and Guilds Institute). [1]
- April 28
- Birth of Rowland Evans in White Marsh, Pennsylvania, USA; news reporter (CNN - Evans and Novak). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Cornelis de Jager; Dutch astronomer (Sun). [1]
- May 1
- Birth of 12th Lord Middleton; English large landowner/multi-millionaire. [1]
- Birth of Paul Daels; president of Flemish Iron Pilgrimage committee. [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Satyajit Ray in Calcutta, India; director (Goddess, Adversary). [1]
- May 3
- Birth of Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves; Portuguese leftist colonel. [1]
- May 4
- Birth of John van Kesteren; Dutch tenor (Komische Oper, West Berlin). [1]
- Birth of Patsy Garrett in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; actress (Nanny and the Professor). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Sonja Oosterman; Dutch singer (Marketensters). [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Robert Fell; CEO (British Stock Exchange). [1]
- May 8
- Birth of Graham Leonard; bishop of London. [1]
- May 10
- Birth of Nancy Walker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Rhoda, McMillan and Wife). [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Ian Percival; Queen's Council/Member of Parliament. [1]
- May 12
- Birth of Giovanni Benelli; archbishop (Florence)/Papal candidate. [1]
- Birth of Henry Mackie; designer of the Belfast Calorimeter. [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Syd[ney G] Vincent; British mine workers' leader. [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Erroll Garner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; jazz pianist ("Misty"). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Harry Carey Jr in Saugus, California, USA; actor (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Dennis Brain in London, England; french-hornist ("Serenade"). [1]
- May 19
- Birth of Charles van de Reve; slavic (Belief of Kameraden). [1]
- Birth of Daniel Gelin in Angers, France; actor (Obsession). [1]
- Birth of Karel van het Reve; Dutch Slavist (Comrade's Religion). [1]
- May 20
- Birth of John Harrison; British Vice Admiral/surgeon. [1]
- Birth of John Marchi; American politician (Representative-Republican-New York). [1]
- May 21
- Birth of Andrei Sakharov in Moscow, Russia; physicist, human rights worker (Nobel Prize 1975) (dies 1989). [1] [5]
- May 23
- Birth of Humphrey Lyttelton; jazz musician/actor (It's Great to Be Young). [1]
- Birth of James [Benjamin] Blish; US/United Kingdom sci-fi author (Hugo, Star Trek Reader). [1]
- Birth of Loren Tindall in Oklahoma, USA; actor (Meet Me on Broadway, Girl of Limberlost). [1]
- May 25
- Birth of Hal David; lyricist ("Promises Promises" - Grammy Award 1969). [1]
- May 26
- Birth of Frank Mooney; cricket player (dependable wicket-keeper for New Zealand in 13 Tests). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of Caryl Chessman; kidnapper who got the death penalty (1960). [1]
- Birth of Redd Stewart in Ashland City, Tennessee, USA; guitarist/pianist (Pee Wee King Show). [1]
- May 29
- Birth of Clifton James in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Buster and Billie, David and Lisa). [1]
- Birth of George Terry; chief constable (Sussex England). [1]
- Birth of James Clifton in Spokane, Washington, USA; actor (Live and Let Die). [1]
- May 31
- Birth of Alida Valli in Pola, Italy; actress (Miracle of the Bells, The Third Man). [1]
- Birth of Robert Arthur Ley in the United Kingdom; sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X). [1]
- June 1
- Birth of Nelson Riddle in Oradell, New Jersey, USA; musical conductor (Batman, Frank Sinatra). [1]
- June 8
- Birth of Alexis Smith in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; actress (Jessica - Dallas, Follies). [1]
- June 9
- Birth of Agnes Keleti in Hungary; gymnist (Olympic-gold-1952, 1956). [1]
- June 10
- Birth of Prince Philip Mountbatten in Greece; Duke of Edinburgh, married to Queen Elizabeth II. [1]
- June 12
- Birth of James Houston in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; author/filmmaker (Tikta'Liktak). [1]
- June 14
- Birth of Gene Barry in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law). [1]
- June 19
- Birth of Howell Heflin; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Alabama). [1]
- June 21
- Birth of Frank Scott in Fargo, North Dakota, USA; pianist (Lawrence Welk Show). [1]
- Birth of Jane Russell in Bemidji, Minnesota, USA; actress (The Outlaw). [1]
- Birth of Jean Kent in London, England; actress (Adventures of Sir Francis Drake). [1]
- June 22
- Birth of Gower Champion; choreographer (42nd Street). [1]
- Birth of Joseph Papp in Brooklyn, New York, USA; stage producer/director (Pirates of Penzance). [1]
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