- January 14
- Birth of Guy Williams in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Zorro, Lost in Space). [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Katy Jurado in México; actress (High Noon, Trapeze, Barabbas, AKA Pablo). [1]
- January 17
- Birth of Jewel Plummer Cobb; educator/president (California State University at Fullerton). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of 7th Earl of Carnarvon; English large landowner. [1]
- Birth of Jean François Revel; French journalist/author (Ni Marx ni Jésus). [1]
- Birth of Nicholas Colasanto in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; actor (Coach Ernie - Cheers). [1]
- January 21
- Birth of Benny Hill in Southampton, England; comedian (Benny Hill Show). [1]
- Birth of Telly [Aristotle] Savalas in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA; actor (Acapulco, Kojak). [1]
- January 23
- Birth of Frank R Lautenberg; American politician (Senator-Democrat-New Jersey, 1983-). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of 8th Earl Spencer in England; large landowner/father of Diane, Princess of Wales. [1]
- Birth of Marvin Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Top Cat, Henry - Alice). [1]
- Birth of Robert W Kastenmeier; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Wisconsin, 1959-). [1]
- January 25
- Birth of Lou "The Toe" Groza; AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker (Cleveland Browns). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Kenneth Corfield; CEO (STC). [1]
- Birth of Rauf Denktasj; Turkish-Cypriot politician. [1]
- Birth of Sabu [Dastagir] in India; actor (Elephant Boy, Drum). [1]
- January 28
- Birth of Frank R Lautenberg; American politician (Senator-Democrat-New Jersey). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Luigi Nono in Venice, Italy; composer (Canonic Variations). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Margaret Beda Nicholson; author (No Medals for the Major). [1]
- Birth of Shirley Chisholm; American politician (Representative-Democrat-New York). [1]
- February 2
- Birth of Tine Balder [Clementine Alabama Cobbaut]; Flemish actress (Antigone). [1]
- February 6
- Birth of Billy W William; Ambrose right soccer star. [1]
- Birth of Paolo Volponi; Italian communist/author (Road to Rome). [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Cathy Long; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Louisiana, 1985-86). [1]
- Birth of Dora Bryan [Broadhurst] in Southport, England; actress (Taste of Honey). [1]
- Birth of Hattie Jacques in Kent, England; actress (Carry on Doctor). [1]
- February 10
- Birth of Randy Van Horne in El Paso, Texas, USA; singer (Nat King Cole Show). [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Hans Berghuis; Dutch author/poet (Three Women, Adam). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Countess Mountbatten of Burma. [1]
- February 16
- Birth of James Swaffield; Director-General (Swaffield and Clerk to the GLC). [1]
- Birth of Peter Webster; British High Court Judge. [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Margaret Truman in Missouri, USA; president's daughter, writer (Murder at FBI), pianist. [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Günter Haese; German sculptor/graphic artist (Guggenheim prize 1967). [1]
- February 19
- Birth of Bruce Norris; NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings). [1]
- Birth of Lee Marvin in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou) (dies 1987). [1] [5]
- February 21
- Birth of Robert G Mugabe; Premier/President of Zimbabwe. [1]
- February 24
- Birth of Lionel Dakers; director (Royal School of Church Music). [1]
- Birth of William Pillar; British Admiral. [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Mark Bucci in New York City, New York, USA; composer (1959 Arts and Letters Award). [1]
- Birth of Noboru Takeshita; Japanese Prime Minister (1987-89). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of M M Shearer; Lord Lieutenant of Shetland. [1]
- Birth of Norman Marshall; cricket player (brother of Roy, one Test for West Indies 1955). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of Robert A Roe; American politician (Representative-Democrat-New Jersey, 1969-). [1]
- February 29
- Birth of David Beattie; British Governor-General of New Zealand. [1]
- March 1
- Birth of Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton in Sparta, Wisconsin, USA; Major US Air Force/astronaut (Apollo 18). [1]
- March 2
- Birth of Rénos Apostolidis; Greek author/poet (Katigoró). [1]
- March 4
- "Happy Birthday To You" published by Claydon Sunny. [1]
- March 6
- Birth of Sarah Caldwell in Maryville, Missouri, USA; conductor/opera director (Flagstaff). [1]
- Birth of William H Webster; American judge/head FBI/US Central Intelligence Agency. [1]
- March 7
- Birth of Eduardo Paolozzi; British sculptor (Hydra). [1]
- Birth of Kobo Abe in Tokyo, Japan; playwright (Woman, The Dunes). [1]
- March 8
- Birth of Sean McClory in Dublin, Ireland; actor (Jack - Californians, My Chauffeur). [1]
- March 18
- Birth of Madhussudan Rege; cricket player (15 runs in only Test India versus West Indies 1948-49). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of Al Neuharth; newspaper founder (USA Today). [1]
- Birth of Bill Wendell in New York City, New York, USA; TV announcer (Late Night With David Letterman). [1]
- March 24
- Birth of Lois Andrews; actress (Ganster, Rustlers, Desert Hawk). [1]
- Birth of Norman Fell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Mr Roper - Three's Company, The End, Graduate). [1]
- March 25
- Birth of Julia A Perry in Lexington, Kentucky, USA; composer (Cask of Amontillado, Selfish Giant). [1]
- Birth of Machiko Kyo in Osaka, Japan; actor (Gate of Hell, Rashomon, Ugetsu). [1]
- March 27
- Birth of Harold Nicholas; American actor (Tap, Five Heartbeats, Stormy Weather). [1]
- Birth of Sarah L Vaughan in Newark, New Jersey, USA; jazz scat singer ("Broken Hearted Melody") (dies 1990). [1] [5]
- March 28
- Birth of Freddie Bartholomew in Dublin, Ireland; actor (Anna Karenina, David Copperfield). [1]
- March 31
- Birth of Harry Cubitt; 4th Lord Ashcombe ("Mad Harry"), English landowner. [1]
- Birth of Leo Buscaglia in Los Angeles, California, USA; "Dr Hug", psychologist (Love). [1]
- April 2
- Birth of Sir Denis Rooke; CEO (British Gas). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Doris Day in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actress (Pillow Talk). [1] [5]
- Birth of Marlon Brando in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; actor (Superman, Godfather) (dies 2004). [1] [5]
- April 4
- Birth of Eva Marie Saint in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actress (Sandpiper, Loving, Exodus). [1]
- Birth of Gil Hodges; baseball player/manager (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets). [1]
- Birth of Peter Vaughan; actor (Haunted Honeymoon, Die Die My Darling). [1]
- April 5
- Birth of Mart Kempers; Dutch graphic artist/sculptor. [1]
- April 7
- Birth of Harry Cordon; comic/host (Fred Haché Show). [1]
- Birth of Nick Perito in Denver, Colorado, USA; orchestra leader (Don Knotts Show, Big Show). [1]
- April 10
- Birth of Johanna M van de Berg; actress (What See I?). [1]
- Birth of Lee Bergere in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Joseph - Dynasty). [1]
- April 12
- Birth of Julius Moormann; student/resistance fighter (WWII). [1]
- April 13
- Birth of Stanley Donen in Columbia, South Carolina, USA; film director/producer (Bedazzled, Damn Yankees). [1]
- April 15
- Birth of Neville Marriner in Lincoln, England; conductor (Minnesota Orchestra 1978). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Geoffrey Johnson Smith; actor (Norman Loves Rose, Drinking Games). [1]
- Birth of Henry Mancini in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; composer/conductor (The Pink Panther). [1]
- Birth of John Harvey-Jones; CEO (ICI). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Patrick Sergeant; founder (Euromoney Publications). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown in Vinton, Louisiana, USA; blues singer ("Mary is Fine"). [1]
- Birth of Henry J Hyde; American politician (Representative-Republican-Illinois). [1]
- Birth of Lord Mason of Barnsley; Member of Parliament (Labour), British defense secretary. [1]
- Birth of Raf de Linde [Raphaël van Hecke]; author (Vaarwel on Gertrude). [1]
- April 20
- Birth of Nina Foch in Leiden, Netherlands; actress (An American in Paris). [1]
- Birth of Paul M Van Buren; US theologist (Theological Explorations). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Daniel Melnick in New York City, New York, USA; producer (Get Smart). [1]
- Birth of Ira Louvin in Rainsville, Alabama, USA; country singer (Louvin Brothers). [1]
- April 23
- Birth of Arthur Frackenpohl in Irving, New Jersey, USA; composer (Natural Superiority of Music). [1]
- Birth of Malcolm Anson; CEO (Wessex Water Authority, England). [1]
- April 24
- Birth of Marilyn Erskine in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Fran - Tom Ewell Show). [1]
- April 26
- Birth of Russell Nype in Zion, Illinois, USA; singer/actor (Burton Farley - Dorothy). [1]
- April 28
- Birth of Kenneth David Kaunda; founder/President (Zambia, 1964-91). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Al Balding in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (Québec Open-1952). [1]
- Birth of Renée Jeanmaire in Paris, France; dancer (Hans Christian Anderson). [1]
- April 30
- Birth of Sheldon Harnick in Chicago, Illinois, USA; Broadway lyricist (Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof). [1]
- May 1
- Birth of Art Fleming in the Bronx, New York, USA; TV host (Jeopardy) (dies 1995). [1] [5]
- May 2
- Birth of Theodore Bikel; Austrian/US folk singer/actor (The Russians Are Coming). [1]
- May 3
- Birth of Mary Carver in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Cecilia - Simon and Simon). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Leopoldo Torre Nilsson in Buenos Aires, Argentina; director (Monday's Child). [1]
- Birth of Theo Olof; German/Netherlands violinist/prodigy/concert master. [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Mimi Benzell in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; operatic soprano (Gilda - Rigoletto). [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Bulat S Okudzjava; Russian author (Student!). [1]
- Birth of Connie Russell in New York City, New York, USA; singer (Club Embassy, Garroway at Large). [1]
- Birth of Gerard Wernars; Dutch graphic designer (Library stamps 1991). [1]
- Birth of Jean J A Girault; French director/screenwriter (l'Amour). [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Jackie Milburn; English soccer star (Newcastle United). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Andrea Gyarmati in Hungary; water polo player (Olympics, 1948-60). [1]
- Birth of Don Kenyon; cricket player (England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55). [1]
- Birth of Ursula Thiess in Hamburg, Germany; actress (Monsoon, Bengal Brigade, Americano). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Dawda Kairaba Jawara; President (Gambia, 1970-94). [1]
- Birth of Frank F Mankiewicz in New York City, New York, USA; columnist (Perfectly Clear). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Lord Tombs; CEO (Rolls Royce). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of Jack Whitaker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; sportscaster (ABC, CBS). [1]
- Birth of Priscilla Pointer in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Rebecca - Dallas, Call to Glory). [1]
- May 21
- Birth of Peggy Cass in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress/TV panelist (To Tell the Truth, Mame). [1]
- Birth of Robert Parris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; composer (Book of Imaginary Beings). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Charles Aznavour [Chahnour Varinag Aznavourian] in Paris, France; French-Armenian singer ("Monsieur Carnavel", "Tin Drum"). [1]
- Birth of Helen Wedemeyer in Hilo, Hawaii; actress (Hawaii Five-O). [1]
- May 23
- Birth of Desmond Carrington; British radio host (Jim - Calamity the Cow). [1]
- Birth of Michael McCrum; master (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, England). [1]
- Birth of V N Swamy; cricket player (one Test India versus New Zealand 1955, DNB, 0-45). [1]
- May 26
- Birth of Cooper Evans; American politician (Representative-Republican-Iowa, 1981-87). [1]
- Birth of Victor Herbert; Irish/US composer (Kiss in Dark). [1]
- May 28
- Birth of Edward du Cann; CEO (Lonrho). [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Norbert Schemansky; American middle heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- May 31
- Birth of Russell Endean; cricket player (28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956). [1]
- June 4
- Birth of Dennis Weaver in Joplin, Missouri, USA; actor (Chester - Gunsmoke, Duel, Battered, McCloud). [1]
- June 7
- Birth of Dolores Gray in Chicago, Illinois, USA; singer/actress (Designing Woman, Kismet). [1]
- June 8
- Birth of George Kirby in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian (ABC Comedy Hour). [1]
- Birth of Sheldon Allman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Norm - Harris Against the World). [1]
- June 9
- Birth of Christine Goitschel in France; slalom (Olympic-gold-1964). [1]
- Birth of Tony Britton in Birmingham, England; actor (Day of the Jackal, Girl in my Soup). [1]
- June 12
- Birth of George Herbert Walker Bush; (Republican) 43rd Vice President (1981-89) 41st President (1989-93). [1] [5]
- June 19
- Birth of Leo Nomellini; NFL defensive tackle (San Francisco 49ers). [1]
- June 20
- Birth of Audie Murphy in Kingston, Texas, USA; WWII hero/actor (Destry, Joe Butterfly) (dies 1971). [1] [5]
- Birth of Chet Atkins in Luttrell, Tennessee, USA; guitarist (Me and My Guitar) (dies 2001). [1] [5]
- June 25
- Birth of Sidney Lumet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Group, Pawnbroker, Fail Safe). [1]
- June 29
- Birth of Ezra Laderman in New York City, New York, USA; composer (Jacob and the Indians). [1]
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