- January 11
- Birth of John Hayes; cricket player (New Zealand fast bowler in 15 Tests 1951-58). [1]
- January 13
- Birth of Rosemary Murphy in Munich, Germany; actress (All My Children, Margaret - Lucas Tanner, Another World, EZ Streets). [1] [457]
- January 14
- Birth of Ivan Kalita in USSR; equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1968). [1]
- January 15
- Birth of Norm Crosby in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; comedian (Young at Heart Comedians). [1]
- January 17
- Birth of Ignatz Bubis in Wroclaw, Germany; head of the Central Council of German Jews (dies 1999). [37]
- Birth of Eartha Kitt in South Carolina, USA; singer/actress (Catwoman - Batman). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Geoffrey WT Atkins; British World Champion racket player (1954-72). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Paula Hawkins; American politician (Senator-Republican-Florida, 1981-86). [1]
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- Birth of Marvin Kaplan; actor (Becker, Alice, Top Cat). [457]
- January 25
- Birth of Gregg Palmer in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Scream, To Hell and Back, Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days, Disneyland). [1] [457]
- Birth of Seung Sahn; Zen teacher (Korean line). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of José Simón Azcona Hoyo; President of Honduras (1986-90). [1]
- Birth of William Redfield in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Doretta Morrow in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Because You're Mine). [1]
- Birth of Joe Perry; AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback (San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts). [1]
- Birth of Michael Craig in Poona, India; actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror). [1]
- Birth of Nancy Dickerson; journalist (NBC). [1]
- January 28
- Birth of Anthony Garner; director (Conservative Central Office). [1]
- Birth of J D Hughes; Principal (Ruskin College-Oxford). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Edward Abbey; US author (Desert Solitaire). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Olof Palme in Stockholm, Sweden; Prime Minister of Sweden (1969-76, 1982-86) (assassinated in 1986). [1]
- February 1
- Birth of Galway Kinnell in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; author (Body Rags, Book of Nightmares). [1]
- February 2
- Birth of Richard Ray; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Georgia, 1983-). [1]
- Birth of Stan Getz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; jazz tenor saxophonist (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey). [1]
- February 5
- Birth of Val Dufour in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actor (Eugenie Grandet, Another World). [1]
- February 6
- Birth of Smokey Burgess; American baseball catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates). [1]
- February 8
- Birth of John T Myers; American politician (Representative-Republican-Indiana, 1967-). [1]
- Birth of Stanley Baker in Ferndale, Wales; actor (Concrete Jungle, Zorro, Zulu). [1]
- February 9
- Birth of Donald Miller; CEO (Scottish Power). [1]
- February 10
- Birth of Jakov Lind; German/British author (Counting My Footsteps). [1]
- Birth of Leontyne Mary Violet Price in Laurel, Mississippi, USA; opera soprano (Porgy and Bess). [1]
- Birth of Viscount Cowdray; British financier/multi-millionaire. [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Anne Gillis in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; actress (Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Men). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Lois Maxwell in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; actress (Miss Moneypenny - James Bond films). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Frank Dunlop; director (Edinburgh International Festival). [1]
- Birth of Harvey Korman in Chicago, Illinois; actor (Carol Burnett Show, Blazing Saddles). [1] [5]
- February 18
- Birth of Fazal Mahmood; cricket player (Pakistani medium-pace workhorse 1952-62). [1]
- Birth of John W Warner; American politician (Senator-Republican-Virginia, 1979-), married Elizabeth Taylor. [1]
- Birth of Tabe Bas; actor/opera vocalist (Leiser Wolf in Anatevka). [1]
- February 20
- Birth of Roy Cohn; American lawyer, "grand inquisitor" (for Senator Joseph McCarthy). [1]
- Birth of Sidney Poitier in Miami, Florida, USA; actor (Porgy and Bess movie, A Raisin in the Sun movie, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner movie, In the Heat of the Night movie, Lilies of the Field (1963, Best Actor Oscar award), To Sir With Love movie). [1] [1441.40]
- February 21
- Birth of Erma Bombeck in Dayton, Ohio, USA; humorist (The Grass is Always Greener...). [1]
- Birth of Hubert de Givenchy in Beauvais, France; fashion designer (Audrey Hepburn). [1]
- Birth of Patricia Benoit in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; actress (As the World Turns, Nancy - Mr Peepers). [1]
- February 22
- Birth of Donald May in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Adam - Edge of Night, Colt .45). [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Dick Jones in Snyder, Texas, USA; actor (Buffalo Bill Jr). [1]
- Birth of Jane Nigh in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Lorelei - Big Town). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Tom Kennedy in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; quiz host (You Don't Say, Name That Tune, Split Second). [1] [457]
- February 27
- Birth of Michael Butler; Pro-Provost/chairman (Royal College of Art). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of John Swire; British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific). [1]
- March 1
- Birth of Harry Belafonte in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA; calypso singer (Buck and the Preacher). [1]
- Birth of Robert Heron Bork; American judge, nominated for supreme court. [1]
- March 3
- Birth of Charles O Whitley; American politician (Representative-Democrat-North Carolina, 1977-). [1]
- Birth of John McLaughlin; commentator (McLaughlin Report). [1]
- Birth of [Herman] Junior Parker; rocker ("Driving Wheel", "In the Dark"). [1]
- March 4
- Birth of Thayer David in Medford, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Eiger Sanction, Rocky, Nero Wolfe, Savages). [1]
- March 5
- Birth of Jack [John Joseph Edward] Cassidy in Richmond Hill, New York, USA; actor (Oscar/Jetman - He and She). [1]
- March 6
- Birth of John Fairchild in Newark, New Jersey, USA; CEO (Fairchild publishing). [1]
- Birth of Leroy Gordon Cooper Junior in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA; US Air Force/astronaut (Mercury 9, Gemini 5). [1]
- Birth of William J Bell in Chicago, Illinois, USA; TV soap opera creator (The Young and the Restless). [1]
- March 9
- Birth of Jack Jensen; American baseball player (American League Most Valuable Player 1958). [1]
- March 10
- Birth of Claude Laydu; actress (Diary of a Country Priest). [1]
- Birth of Donn Trenner in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; orchestra leader (ABC's Nightlife). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Alan Betts; emeritus professor (Royal Veterinary College). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of Mstislav Rostropovich in Baku, Russia; conductor/cellist (Cello Concerto). [1]
- Birth of Raul Alfonsin; President (Argentina). [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Joop F Wolff; Dutch editor (Truth), Dutch politician (CPN). [1]
- March 15
- Birth of Carl Smith in Maynardville, Tennessee, USA: country singer (Grand Ole Opry). [1]
- Birth of Jack Lindquist in Chicago, Illinois, USA; child actor (Our Gang), advertising manager for Disneyland, park president, originated many concepts and expansions, retired 1993, named Disney Legend 1994. [510.243]
- March 16
- Birth of Daniel Patrick Moynihan; US ambassador to United Nations, American politician (Senator-Democrat-New York, 1977-2001). [1]
- Birth of Karlheinz Böhm in Darmstadt, Germany; actor (Face of Fear, Peeping Tom, Unnatural). [1]
- Birth of Olga San Juan in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Variety Girl, One Touch of Venus). [1]
- Birth of Vladimir M Komarov in Moscow, Russia; cosmonaut (Voshkod I, Soyuz 1). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of Patrick Allen in Malawi; actor (Roman Holiday, Dial "M" for Murder). [1]
- March 18
- Birth of George Plimpton in New York City, New York, USA; sports writer (Paper Lion), actor (dies 2003). [1] [5]
- Birth of John Harold Kander; composer (Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer versus Kramer). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of Richie Ashburn; baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)/sportscaster. [1]
- March 20
- Birth of John Pierre Herman Joubert; composer (Chamber Music for brass quintet). [1]
- March 21
- Birth of Hans-Dietrich Genscher; German minister of Foreign affairs (FDP). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of George Thoms; cricket player (one Test Australia against West Indies 1952, scored 16 and 28). [1]
- March 25
- Birth of Leslie Claudius in India; field hockey (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952, 1956). [1]
- March 26
- Birth of Jonathan Tod; Vice-Admiral (England). [1]
- March 27
- Birth of Anthony Lewis; newspaper columnist (New York Times), author (Gideon's Trumpet). [1]
- Birth of Mstislav Leopold Rostropovich in Baku, USSR; cellist/conductor/teacher (Moscow Conservatory). [1]
- March 29
- Birth of Arthur Ravenel Junior; American politician (Representative-Republican-South Carolina). [1]
- Birth of John McLaughlin; TV commentator (McLaughlin Group). [1] [457]
- March 30
- Birth of Wally Grout; cricket player (great Aussie wicket-keeper). [1]
- March 31
- Birth of Cesar Chavez in Yuma, Arizona, USA; farm labor leader (United Farm Workers). [1]
- Birth of William Daniels in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Dr Mark Craig - St Elsewhere, 1776). [1]
- April 2
- Birth of Billy Pierce; pitcher (Chicago White Sox) seven-time all-star. [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Eva Székely in Hungary; 200-metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Bob Stump; American politician (Representative-Republican-Arizona, 1977-). [1]
- April 6
- Birth of David Ingram; Vice-Chancellor (University of Kent at Canterbury). [1]
- Birth of Gerry Mulligan; British saxophonist/orchestra leader (Jazz on a Summer Day). [1]
- April 10
- Birth of "Alvin" Junior Samples in Cummings, Georgia, USA; country performer (Hee Haw TV show). [1] [457]
- April 12
- Birth of Jane Withers in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actress (All Together Now, Josephine the Plumber). [1]
- April 13
- Birth of Lord Wedderburn of Charlton Queen's Council. [1]
- Birth of Mari Blanchard in Long Beach, California, USA; actress (Kathy - Klondike). [1]
- Birth of Maurice Ronet in Nice, France; actor (Frantic, Sphinz, Circle of Love). [1]
- April 14
- Birth of Dany Robin; actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Jupiter, Julietta). [1]
- Birth of Gloria Jean in Buffalo, New York, USA; actress (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Peter Mark Richman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Andrew - Dynasty, Dallas, Santa Barbara). [1] [457]
- April 17
- Birth of Tadeusz Mazowiecki; premier of Poland (1989-90). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Jim De Courcy; cricket player (in Newcastle Australian batsman 1953). [1]
- April 19
- Birth of Don Barbour in Greencastle, Indiana, USA; singer ("Four Freshmen"). [1]
- April 20
- Birth of Karl Müller in Switzerland; superconductivity physicist (Nobel Prize 1987). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Robert Brustein in New York City, New York, USA; dean (Yale School of Drama). [1]
- April 24
- Birth of Josy Barthel in Luxembourg; 1500 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- April 26
- Birth of Anne McLaren; biologist/zoologist/actress (Things to Come). [1]
- Birth of Jack Douglas; comedian (My Brother Was an Only Child, Jack Paar Show). [1]
- April 27
- Birth of John Joseph Moakley; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Massachusetts, 1973-). [1]
- April 28
- Birth of Garfield Weston; English industrial/billionaire (Twinings Tea). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Dorothy Manley in England; 100 metre sprint (Olympics-silver-1948). [1]
- April 30
- Birth of Johnny Horton in Los Angeles, California, USA; rockabilly singer ("The Battle of New Orleans", "North to Alaska", "Sink the Bismark"). [1] [457]
- Birth of Lars Hall in Sweden; pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- May 1
- Birth of Greta Andersen in Denmark; 100 metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1948). [1]
- Birth of Harry [Harold George Junior] Belafonte in New York City, New York, USA; calypso singer ("The Banana Boat Song"). [1]
- Birth of Israr Ali; cricket pace bowler (Pakistan in four Tests 1952-59). [1]
- Birth of Lord Bathurst; English earl/large landowner/multi-millionaire. [1]
- Birth of Roland Verhavert; Flemish screen writer (Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Charles Rosen in New York City, New York, USA; pianist/musicologist (Sonata Forms). [1]
- Birth of Pat Carroll in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; comedienne/actress (Make Room for Daddy, Laverne and Shirley, She's the Sheriff, Red Buttons Show). [1] [457]
- Birth of Sid O'Linn; cricket player (soccer for South Africa 1947, cricket 1960). [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Ettore Manni in Rome, Italy; actor (Fatal Desire, Heroes in Hell). [1]
- Birth of Michael Frederick; cricket player (one Test West Indies versus England 1954, scored 0 and 30). [1]
- May 7
- Birth of Jim Lowe in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; disc jockey (WNEW) "King of Trivia". [1] [457]
- May 8
- Birth of Ian Denholm; CEO (Murray Investment Trust). [1]
- Birth of Philip Wilkinson; deputy chairman (National Westminster Bank). [1]
- May 9
- Birth of John McDermott; Lord Justice of Appeal (Northern Ireland). [1]
- Birth of Manfred Eigen; German physicist/chemist (Nobel Prize 1967). [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Mort Sahl in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; comedian/political satirist/beatnik (Big Party). [1] [457]
- Birth of Zilpha Keatly Snyder; American sci-fi author (Headless Cupid). [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Clive Barnes; drama critic (New York Times, New York Post). [1]
- Birth of Herbert Ross; director/choreographer (Footloose). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Ronald Halstead; deputy CEO (British Steel). [1]
- May 20
- Birth of David Hedison in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; actor (The Colbys, Voyage to Bottom of Sea). [1]
- Birth of [Harold] Bud Grant in Wisconsin, USA; Canadian Football League/NFL player/coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Minnesota Vikings). [1]
- May 21
- Birth of Kay Kendall in Yorkshire, England; actress (Genevieve, Les Girls). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Eric Petrie; cricket player (New Zealand wicketkeeper of the late 1950s). [1]
- Birth of Michael Constantine in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Room 222, Don't Drink the Water). [1]
- May 24
- Birth of John Kelly Junior; brother of Grace Kelly, American sculls (Olympics-bronze-1956). [1]
- Birth of Martinus J Mentz; South African Member of Parliament (Conservative). [1]
- Birth of Timothy Beven; CEO (Barclays Bank). [1]
- May 25
- Birth of Robert Ludlum in New York City, New York; spy novelist (Bourne Identity). [1] [5]
- May 26
- Birth of Jacques Bergerac in Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France; actor (Gigi, Les Girls, Thunder in the Sun). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of Bryan Cowgill; deputy chairman (Mirror Group). [1]
- Birth of Jan Blokker; Dutch writer/journalist (VPRO, People's Newspaper). [1]
- May 28
- Birth of François Nourissier; French writer (Un petit bourgeois). [1]
- Birth of Norman Ireland; CEO (Bowater). [1]
- Birth of Robert Evans; CEO (British Gas). [1]
- May 29
- Birth of Carl Toms; stage designer (One Million BC, Moon Zero Two). [1]
- Birth of Trevor Holdsworth; CEO (National Power). [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Clint Walker in Hartford, Illinois, USA; actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen, Centennial). [1] [457]
- Birth of Dick Noel in Brooklyn, New York, USA; TV host (It's a Small Wonder). [1]
- Birth of Evelyn Wesler Zemel; American author (American Glass Animals). [1]
- May 31
- Birth of James Eberle; British Admiral/director (Royal Institute of International Affairs). [1]
- Birth of Michael Sandberg; British CEO (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp). [1]
- June 2
- Birth of Phillip Burton; historian (Vanishing Eagles). [1]
- June 12
- Birth of Henry Slesar in Brooklyn, New York, USA; headwriter (Edge of Night). [1]
- June 21
- Birth of Carl Stokes; American politician (Cleveland-Mayor). [1]
- June 23
- Birth of Bob Fosse in Chicago, Illinois, USA; choreographer/director (Cabaret, Damn Yankees). [1]
- June 27
- Birth of Bob Keeshan in Lynbrook, New York, USA; children's entertainer (Clarabelle the Clown - Howdy Doody Show YV show (1948-1952), Captain Kangaroo TV show). [1] [457]
- Birth of Robert Casey in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Henry - Aldrich Family Show). [1]
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