- January 5
- Birth of Edward Galven Givens Junior in Quanah, Texas, USA; Major US Air Force/astronaut. [1]
- Birth of Richard Hayes in Passaic, New Jersey, USA; singer/emcee (Name That Tune, All About Faces, Supermarket Sweep). [1] [457]
- January 6
- Birth of Vic Tayback in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Mel - Alice, Khan, Portrait of a Stripper). [1]
- January 7
- Birth of Douglas Kiker; news correspondent (NBC Magazine, Peabody award 1970). [457]
- January 8
- Birth of Doreen Wilber; American archer (Olympics-gold-1972). [1]
- Birth of May Wynn [Donna Lee Hickey] in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Caine Mutiny, Noah's Ark). [1]
- January 10
- Birth of Roy E Disney; CEO (Walt Disney Company). [1]
- January 11
- Birth of Rod Taylor in Sydney, Australia; actor (Falcon Crest, Outlaws, The Oregon Trail, Bearcats, Time Machine) (dies 2015). [457] (1929 [1])
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- January 12
- Birth of Glenn Yarborough; singer (Limeliters - "Honey and Wine", "Jubilee"). [1] [457]
- Birth of Jennifer P Johnston; Irish author (Fool's Sanctuary). [1]
- January 13
- Birth of Frances Sternhagen in Washington DC, USA; actress (Outland, Starting Over, ER, Sex and The City, Cheers). [1] [457]
- January 14
- Birth of Ernest Just Black; biologist, served as Vice President of American Zoologists. [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Norman Podhoretz in Brooklyn, New York, USA; author/editor (New York Post). [1]
- January 17
- Birth of Bill Benyon; English large landowner/Conservative Lower house leader. [1]
- Birth of Thomas P Stafford in Oklahoma, USA; astronaut (Gemini 6, Gemini 9, Apollo 10). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of Tippi Hedren; actress (Fashion House, Providence, Dream On). [457]
- Birth of John Waite; cricket wicket-keeper (great South African). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Edwin Eugene Aldrin Junior AKA Buzz Aldrin in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; US Air Force/astronaut (Gemini 12, Apollo 11, 2nd to set foot on Moon). [1] [1615.10]
- January 22
- Birth of Roy Cooper in London, England; actor (Amistad, Julian Po, Trevor - Beacon Hill). [1]
- January 23
- Birth of Derek Walcott in Saint Lucia; poet/writer (Omeros, Nobel Prize 1992). [1]
- Birth of Ken Errair; singer (Four Freshmen). [1]
- Birth of William Reid Pogue in Okemah, Oklahoma, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (Skylab 4). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Bernard Matthews; English turkey farmer/multi-millionaire. [1]
- January 26
- Birth of A N Solomons; chairman (Singer and Friedlander). [1]
- Birth of Harry "Buddy" Melges Junior in Wisconsin, USA; yachter (Olympics-gold/bronze-1964, 1972). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Bobby "Blue" Bland in Rosemark, Tennessee, USA; blues singer ("Call on the Drummer"). [1]
- Birth of Esteban Edward Torres; American politician (Representative-Democrat-California, 1983-). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of John Junkin; actor/writer (A Hard Day's Night). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Gene Hackman in California, USA; actor (Bonnie and Clyde, Under Fire, Superman). [1] [5]
- Birth of Magnus Adem Malan; South African minister of Defense (1980-). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of Lynn Carlin in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Joan Hunter - James at age 15, The Waltons). [1] [457]
- February 3
- Birth of Joan Rice; actress (Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up). [1]
- February 8
- Birth of Alejandro Rey in Buenos Aires, Argentina; actor (Carlos - The Flying Nun). [1]
- Birth of Arlan Stangeland; American politician (Representative-Republican-Minnesota, 1977-). [1]
- Birth of Catherine Hardy in Carollton, Georgia, USA; 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- February 10
- Birth of John Gilpin; English ballet dancer (Études, Alice in Wonderland). [1]
- Birth of Robert Wagner in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (It Takes a Thief, Hart to Hart). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Alevtina Koltschina in USSR; cross country relay skier (Olympics-gold-1960). [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Arlen Specter; American politician (Senator-Republican-Pennsylvania, 1981-). [1]
- February 13
- Birth of Dotty McGuire in Middletown, Ohio, USA; singer (McGuire Sisters). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Duncan Montgomery Stewart; principal (Lady Margaret Hall-Oxford). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of C F Payne in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; British chief constable. [1]
- February 16
- Birth of Peggy King in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA; singer/actress (George Gobel Show). [1]
- Birth of Ricou Browning in Florida, USA; director/actor (Thunderball). [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Theodore C Freeman in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA; captain US Air Force/astronaut. [1]
- February 19
- Birth of John Frankenheimer in New York City, New York, USA; director (Birdman of Alcatraz). [1]
- February 20
- Birth of Patricia Smith in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; actress (Bob Newhart Show, Into Thin Air). [1]
- February 22
- Birth of Allison Hayes in Washington, USA; actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman). [1]
- Birth of JPS van Neerven; Dutch economist/editor (Limbourg Daily). [1]
- February 23
- Birth of Harry Boldt in Germany; equestrian dressage (Olympics-gold-1976). [1]
- Birth of Jef Geeraerts; Flemish writer (Black Venus). [1]
- Birth of Johnny Seven in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Ironside, Amy Prentiss). [1]
- Mabel Normand, actress/director (Extra Girl), dies at age 35. [1]
- February 24
- Birth of Barbara Lawrence in Carnegie, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Joe Dakota). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Lazar Berman in Leningrad, Russia; pianist (Budapest third place-1956). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of Joanne Woodward in Thomasville, Georgia, USA; actress (The Three Faces of Eve, Rachel). [1] [5]
- Birth of Lieux Dressler; actress (Alice Grant - General Hospital). [1]
- Birth of Rolly Crump in Pasadena, California, USA; Disney employee 1952-96, artist of films, Disneyland attractions, TV shows, parades, named Disney Legend in 2004. [510.120]
- February 28
- Birth of Leon Cooper; American physicist (Nobel Prize 1972). [1]
- March 1
- Birth of C D Gopinath; cricket player (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950s). [1]
- Birth of Raymond Saint Jacques; actor/director (Cotton Comes to Harlem, Mr Moses). [1]
- March 2
- Birth of Jan van Noor; Dutch second Chamber member (CDA). [1]
- Birth of John Cullum in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure). [1] [457]
- March 5
- Birth of Lorin Maazel in Neuilly, France; conductor (NBC Symphony Orchestra 1941). [1]
- March 7
- Birth of James Broderick in Charleston, New Hampshire, USA; actor (Brenner - Brenner, Doug - Family). [1]
- March 9
- Birth of Harrie J B Aarts; Dutch second chamber member (CDA). [1]
- Birth of Thomas Schippers in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; conductor (Amahl and Night Visitors). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of Antony Acland; provost of Eton/British ambassador to US. [1]
- Birth of Scoey Mitchill in Newburgh, New York, USA; actor/comedian (Barefoot in the Park, Rhoda, Match Game). [1] [457]
- March 13
- Birth of Doug Harvey; hockey star (3 time James Norris winner). [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Ray Flockton; cricket player (prolific New South Wales batsman of 1950s). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of James Benson Irwin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (Apollo 15). [1]
- March 18
- Birth of Maurice Peress in New York City, New York, USA; conductor (Kansas City Philharmonic 1974-80). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of Bill Henderson in Chicago, Illinois, USA; jazz singer (Torpedo - "Dreams"). [1]
- Birth of Ornette Coleman; jazz composer (Downbeat Musician of Year 1966). [1]
- March 21
- Birth of James Coco in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Calucci's Dept., The Dumplings, St. Elsewhere (Emmy Award), Who's The Boss?). [457]
- March 22
- Birth of Derek Bok; college president (Harvard). [1]
- Birth of Lynden O Pindling; Prime Minister of Bahamas (1967-92). [1]
- Birth of Pat Robertson; televangelist (700 club), US Presidential candidate (Republican-1989). [1]
- Birth of Stephen Sondheim in New York City, New York, USA; lyricist/composer ("Sweeney Todd", "Into The Woods", "West Side Story", "A Little Night Music"). [1]
- March 24
- Birth of Kenneth Nelson in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA; actor (Henry Aldrich - Aldrich Family). [1]
- Birth of Steve McQueen in Slater, Missouri, USA; actor (Wanted, Dead or Alive, The Blob, Bullitt). [1]
- March 26
- Birth of Gregory Corso; beat poet (Happy Birthday of Death, Long Live Man). [1]
- Birth of Sandra Day O'Connor in El Paso, Texas, USA; US Supreme Court Justice (1981-). [1] [5]
- March 27
- Birth of Bob den Uyl; Dutch journalist/writer (Bird Watching). [1]
- Birth of David Janssen [Meyer] in Naponee, Nebraska, USA; actor (Fugitive, Harry O). [1]
- Birth of Richard Hayman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show). [1]
- March 29
- Birth of Donny Conn; rocker (Playmates). [1]
- Birth of G R Sunderam; cricket pace bowler (two Tests India versus New Zealand 1955-56). [1]
- Birth of Hugh Edward Conway Seymour; marquis of Hertford. [1]
- March 30
- Birth of David Staple; joint president (Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland). [1]
- Birth of John Astin in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor (I'm Dickens He's Fenster, Gomez - Addams Family). [1]
- Birth of Peter Marshall [Pierre LaCock] Huntington in Long Island, New York, USA; TV game show host (Hollywood Squares). [1]
- Birth of Rolf Harris in Bassendean, Western Australia; Australian/British cartoonist, singer ("Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport"), actor (The Little Convict). [1]
- April 1
- Birth of Grace Lee Whitney in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; actress (Yeoman Rand - Star Trek). [1]
- April 2
- Birth of W Hambleden Smith; English newspaper magnate (WH Smith bookstores). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Helmut Kohl; chancellor (Germany, 1982-). [1]
- Birth of Lawton Chiles; American politician (Senator/Governor-Democrat-Florida, 1971-89/91-). [1]
- Birth of Max Frankel; journalist (Tables of Id of Organic Compounds). [1]
- April 7
- Birth of Andrew Sachs; actor (Manuel - Fawlty Towers). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of Dorothy Tutin in London, England; actress (Importance of Being Earnest, Cromwell). [1]
- Birth of John Bartholomew Tucker in Pennsylvania, USA; TV host (Candid Camera, Treasure Island). [1]
- Birth of John Reardon in New York City, New York, USA; baritone (Falke-Die Fledermaus). [1]
- Birth of Julien Van Remoortere [Piet Mortelman]; Flemish writer (Fist). [1]
- Birth of Mary Moore; principal (Saint Hilda's College, Oxford, England). [1]
- April 10
- Birth of Lord Morton of Shauna; Senator (College of Justice, Scotland). [1]
- Birth of Shuja-ud-Din; cricket player (batted in 19 Tests for Pakistan 1954-62). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of Carl Franklin in Richmond, California, USA; actor (Fantastic Journey). [1]
- Birth of James Alan Ferman; secretary (British Board of Film Classification). [1]
- Birth of Joseph Burnett-Stuart; CEO (Robert Fleming Holdings). [1]
- Birth of Nicholas F Brady; US Secretary of Treasury (1988-93). [1]
- Birth of W G [Bill] Hefner; American politician (Representative-Democrat-North Carolina, 1975-). [1]
- April 12
- Birth of Betty Clooney in Maysville, Kentucky, USA; singer (Clooney Sisters, Robert Q. Lewis Show TV show, Jack Paar Show). [1] [457]
- Birth of Lou A de Graaf; Dutch Assistant Secretary of Social Affairs (VDA). [1]
- Birth of Uwe Kitzinger; president (Templeton College, Oxford, England). [1]
- April 14
- Birth of Bradford Dillman in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Piranha, Sudden Impact, Enforcer). [1]
- Birth of George W Gekas; American politician (Representative-Republican-Pennsylvania, 1983-). [1]
- Birth of Jay Robinson in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop). [1]
- April 15
- Birth of Elijah Barayi; head of South Africa union centre (COSATU). [1]
- Birth of Vigdis Finnbogadóttir; President of Iceland (1980-). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Frank Page; British broadcaster/actor (Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer). [1]
- Birth of Herbie Mann in Brooklyn, New York, USA; jazz flute/sax (Just Wallin'). [1]
- Birth of John Robson; British ambassador (Norway). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Genevieve in Paris, France; singer (Jack Paar Show, Scruples). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Clive Revill in Wellington, New Zealand; actor (Legend of Hell House). [1]
- April 20
- Birth of Alan Oakman; cricket player (England batsman against Australia 1956). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Don Tyson; founder, Tyson Foods. [1]
- Birth of Margaret Rose in London, England; Princess of York. [1]
- Birth of Silvana Mangano in Rome, Italy; actress (Death in Venice, Barabbas). [1]
- April 23
- Birth of Alan Oppenheimer in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Six Million Dollar Man, Eischied). [1]
- Birth of Michael Bowen; Roman Catholic Archbishop (Southwark). [1]
- April 24
- Birth of Conn Findlay in Stockton, California, USA; coxswain (Olympics-2 gold/bronze-1956, 1964, 1976). [1]
- April 25
- Birth of Dotty Mack in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actress (Paul Dixon Show). [1]
- Birth of Lynn Hamilton in Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA; actress (Alice Morgan - Port Charles, Donna - Sanford and Son). [1]
- Birth of Paul Mazursky in Brooklyn, New York, USA; writer/director (Moscow on the Hudson). [1]
- Birth of Roy Marshall; cricket opener (prolific Hampshire only four Tests for West Indies). [1]
- April 26
- Birth of Derek Waring; actor (Barnacle Bill, Arthur - Heart of the Country). [1]
- Birth of Justin Gosling; principal (Saint Edmund Hall, Oxford, England). [1]
- Birth of Roger Moens in Belgium; 800 metre runner (Olympics-silver-1960). [1]
- April 27
- Birth of Roelof F "Pik" Botha; South African minister of Foreign affairs. [1]
- April 28
- Birth of James Baker III in Houston, Texas, USA; Secretary of Treasury (1985-88), Secretary of State (1989-92). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Alf[red Lewis] Valentine; Jamaican cricket player (great West Indian lefty spinner). [1]
- May 1
- Birth of Ollie Matson; NFL halfback (Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles). [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Morris Courtright; manned spaceflight pioneer and Arizona State legislator. [1]
- May 4
- Birth of Roberta Peters in New York City, New York, USA; operatic soprano (New York Metropolitan). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Michael James Adams; US Air Force pilot (X-15). [1]
- Birth of Richard Schaal in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Leo - Phyllis, Trapper John MD). [1]
- May 7
- Birth of Totie Fields AKA Sophie Feldman in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; comedienne (Ed Sullivan Show TV show 40 times, 125 appearances on The Mike Douglas Show TV show, Merv Griffin show TV show). [457]
- May 8
- Birth of Doug Atkins in Humbolt, Tennessee, USA; NFL hall of famer (Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints). [1]
- Birth of Gary Snyder [Japhy Ryder]; beat poet (Rip Rap and Cold Mountain Poems). [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Joan Sims; actress (Carry on Behind, Carry on Cleo). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of June Knox-Mawer; British radio host/novelist (World of Islands). [1]
- Birth of Pat Summerall; NFL player (New York Giants)/Sportscaster (CBS). [1]
- May 11
- Birth of M J Hamlin; Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Dundee University). [1]
- Birth of Stanley L Elkin in Brooklyn, New York, USA; writer/professor (The Living End). [1]
- May 12
- Birth of Pat McCormick-Keller in Lakewood, California, USA; platform/springboard diver (Olympics-4 gold-1952, 1956). [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Mike Gravel; American politician (Senator-Republican-Alaska). [1]
- May 14
- Birth of Edward V "Ned" Regan in Planfield, New Jersey, USA; American politician (Controller-Republican-New York, 1978-). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Jasper Johns in Augusta, Georgia, USA; painter/sculptor (Green Target). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Desmond Langley; Governor (Bermuda). [1]
- Birth of Friedrich Gulda; Austrian pianist/composer (Hangman's Songs). [1]
- Birth of Betty Carter AKA Lillie Mae Jones in Flint, Michigan, USA; jazz singer (album "Look What I Got!" (1988 Grammy award)). [457]
- May 18
- Birth of Barbara Goldsmith in New Rochelle, New York, USA; author (Little Gloria Happy At Last). [1]
- Birth of Don Leslie Lind in Midvale, Utah, USA; astronaut (STS 51-B). [1]
- Birth of Fred[erick Thomas] Saberhagen; American sci-fi author (Book of Swords). [1]
- Birth of Geoffrey Littler; CEO (County NatWest Group). [1]
- Birth of Warren B Rudman; American politician (Senator-Republican-New Hampshire, 1980-). [1]
- May 19
- Birth of Lorraine Hansberry; playwright (Raisin in the Sun). [1]
- May 20
- Birth of James McEachin in Pennert, North Carolina, USA; actor (Harry - Tenafly). [1]
- Birth of Robert Bunyard; Commandant (British Police Staff College). [1]
- May 21
- Birth of David Smith; principal/vice chancellor (Edinburgh University). [1]
- Birth of Malcolm Fraser; Prime Minister of Australia (Liberal, 1975-83). [1]
- Birth of Stanley Wells; director (Shakespeare Institute University of Birmingham). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta; Dutch undersecretary of the Interior. [1]
- May 24
- Birth of Ivor Richardson; Judge (New Zealand Court of Appeals). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of John Barth; novelist (The Sot-Weed Factor). [1]
- Birth of William S Sessions in Arkansas, USA; director of FBI. [1]
- May 28
- Birth of Edward Seaga; Prime Minister (Jamaica). [1]
- May 29
- Birth of Eleanor Fazan; opera/show choreographer (Lassiter, Ruling Class). [1]
- May 31
- Birth of Clint Eastwood in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Dirty Harry), mayor (Carmel, California). [1]
- Birth of William Taylor; British Chairman of Convocation (London University). [1]
- June 1
- Birth of Pat Corley in Dallas, Texas, USA; actor (Phil - Murphy Brown TV show, Bay City Blues TV show, Hill St. Blues TV show, He's the Mayor TV show, Robert Kennedy and his Times, Roots, Fresno). [457]
- Birth of Edward Woodward in England; actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman). [1]
- Birth of Ty Hardin in Illinois, USA; actor (Berserk, PT 109). [1]
- June 2
- Birth of Charles Pete Conrad Junior in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; US Navy/astronaut (Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2). [1]
- June 8
- Birth of Bo Gunnar Widerberg in Malmö, Sweden; director (Elvira Madigan). [1]
- Birth of Dana Wynter in London, England; actress (Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers). [1]
- June 9
- Birth of Jackie Mason; comedian (The World According to Me, Chicken Soup). [1] [457]
- Birth of Marvin Kalb in New York City, New York, USA; educator/newscaster (CBS, NBC). [1] [457]
- June 12
- Birth of Jim Nabors in Sylacauga, Alabama, USA; actor/singer (Gomer Pyle, Andy Griffith Show, Carol Burnett Show). [1] [5] [457]
- June 21
- Birth of Mike McCormack; NFL offensive tackle (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies). [1]
- June 23
- Birth of Donn F Eisele in Columbus, Ohio, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (Apollo 7). [1]
- June 24
- Birth of Claude Chabrol in Paris, France; director (Les Cousins, Ophéila). [1]
- June 27
- Birth of H Ross Perot; Texas billionaire (tries to take over corps, US Presidential candidate). [1] [5]
- Birth of Tamio Kono; American weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1952). [1]
- June 29
- Birth of Robert Evans; American actor/director (Best of Everything). [1]
- June 30
- Birth of June Valli in Bronx, New York, USA; singer (Your Hit Parade). [1]
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