Chronology of Notable Births

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1931

July 1
  • Birth of Leslie Caron in Boulogne-Biliancourt, France; actress (Lili, Father Goose). [1] [429]
July 2
  • Birth of Robert Ito in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Canadian actor (Sam - Quincy M.E.). [1] [429] [457]
July 5
  • Birth of Ismail Mahomed; South African and Namibian Chief Justice (dies 2000). [429]
July 6
  • Birth of Della Reese; American singer and actress (Touched By An Angel). [5] [429] [457]
July 8
  • Birth of Jerry Vale; singer ("Arriverderci Roma"). [1]
  • Birth of Roone Arledge in Forest Hills, New York, USA; TV executive (head of ABC News and Sports, Wide World of Sports, Monday Night Football, 20/20, Nightline, World News Tonight). [1] [457]
July 10
  • Birth of Alice Munro; Canadian author (Dance of the Happy Shades). [1] [5] [429] [457]
  • Birth of Del Insko; harness racer (toothpick in mouth, 1969 money leader). [1]
  • Birth of Nick Adams in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Johnny Yuma - The Rebel TV show, Saints and Sinners) (dies 1968). [1] [429] [457]
July 11
  • Birth of Tab Hunter; actor (Damn Yankees, Lust in the Dust, Battle Cry). [1] [5]
  • Birth of Thurston Harris in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; vocalist ("Little Bitty Pretty One"). [1]
July 13
  • Birth of Bill Moor in Toledo, Ohio, USA; actor (Hanky Panky). [1]
July 14
  • Birth of Donald Eugene Webb in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; murderer (FBI Most Wanted List). [1]
  • Birth of Robert Stephens in Bristol, England; actor (Uncle Kurt - Holocaust). [1]
July 21
  • Birth of Gene Littler; golfer (1961 US Open). [1]
July 22
  • Birth of Perry Lopez; actor (Zorro, Hec Ramsey). [457]

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July 23
  • Birth of Te Atairangi Kaahu; Maori Queen (dies 2006). [429]
  • Birth of Jan Torell Limhamm in Sweden; director (New Land, Emigrants). [1]
July 26
  • Birth of Takashi Ono in Japan; gymnist (Olympic-gold-1956, 1960). [1]
July 27
  • Birth of Jerry Van Dyke in Danville, Illinois, USA; American comedian and actor (My Mother the Car, Coach). [1] [5] [429] [457]
July 28
  • Birth of Darryl Hickman; actor (A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Jonny Quest). [457]
July 30
  • Birth of Joan Vohs in Saint Albans, New York, USA; actress (Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina). [1]
August 3
  • Birth of Alex Cord; actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum). [1]
August 12
  • Birth of William Goldman; American author (Lord of the Flies, Nobel Prize 1983). [1] [429]
August 13
  • Birth of Norman Read in New Zealand; 50km walker (Olympic-gold-1956). [1]
August 15
  • Birth of Janice Rule in Norwood, Ohio, USA; actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife). [1]
August 16
  • Birth of Betsy Von Fürstenberg in Germany; stage actress (Gingerbread Lady). [1]
August 18
  • Birth of Bramwell Tillsley; General of The Salvation Army. [429]
  • Birth of Hans van Mierlo; Dutch politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister (dies 2010). [429]
August 19
  • Birth of Willie Shoemaker; American jockey (in 1956 he won $2 million) (dies 2003). [1] [429]
August 20
  • Birth of Don King; boxing promoter, shocking hairstyle. [1] [5]
August 21
  • Birth of Nancy Hadley in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Love That Jill, Joey Bishop Show). [1]
August 23
  • Birth of Hamilton O. Smith; American microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. [429]
August 25
  • Birth of Regis Philbin; American television personality (Live With Regis And Kelly, Joey Bishop Show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire). [1] [429] [457]
August 28
  • Birth of John Shirley-Quirk in Liverpool, England; baritone (Death in Venice). [1] [429]
  • Birth of John Perkins in Ontario, Canada; singer (The Crew Cuts). [457]
August 30
  • Birth of John L Swigert Junior in Denver, Colorado, USA; American astronaut (Apollo 13) (dies 1982). [1] [429]
  • Birth of Jacques Braunstein; Romanian-born Venezuelan economist, publicist and disc jockey (dies 2009). [429]
August 31
  • Birth of Jean Béliveau; Canadian hockey star (Montreal Canadiens). [1] [429]
  • Birth of Noble Willingham; American actor (Walker, Texas Ranger) (dies 2004). [429]
September 2
  • Birth of Alan K Simpson; American politician (Senator-Republican-Wyoming). [1]
September 4
  • Birth of Mitzi Gaynor in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (South Pacific). [5] (September 3 [1])
September 12
  • Birth of George Jones; American country music singer and songwriter ("White Lightning", "He Stopped Loving Her Today", "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair"). [1] [429]
  • Birth of Ian Holm in Ilford, Essex, England; British actor (Himmler - Holocaust). [1] [429]
September 13
  • Birth of Barbara Bain in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Cinnamon - Mission Impossible, Space 1999). [1] [457]
September 17
  • Birth of Anne Bancroft in the Bronx, New York, USA; American actress (The Graduate) (dies 2005). [1] [429]
September 19
  • Birth of Brook Benton in Camden, South Carolina, USA; singer (Frankie and Johnny). [1]
  • Birth of Ray Danton in New York City, New York, USA; actor/director (The Longest Day, Psychic Killer). [1]
September 21
  • Birth of Larry Hagman in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; American actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR Ewing - Dallas). [1] [429]
September 22
  • Birth of George Younger; 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, British politician (dies 2003). [429]
September 24
  • Birth of Anthony Newley; actor/song writer/singer (Dr Doolittle). [1]
September 25
  • Birth of Barbara Walters in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; newscaster (Today, 20/20, ABC-TV). [1]
September 29
  • Birth of Anita Ekberg in Sweden; Swedish actress (La Dolce Vita, War and Peace). [1] [429]
  • Birth of James Watson Cronin; American nuclear physicist, Nobel Prize laureate. [429]
  • Birth of Eddie Barth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Shaft, Simon and Simon). [1]
September 30
  • Birth of Angie Dickinson in Kulm, North Dakota, USA; American actress (Police Woman). [1] [429]
October 6
  • Birth of Riccardo Giacconi; Italian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate. [429]
October 7
  • Birth of Cotton Fitzsimmons; American basketball coach (dies 2004). [429]
  • Birth of Desmond Tutu; Anglican Archbishop of South Africa, activist (Nobel Peace Prize 1982). [1] [429]
October 13
  • Birth of Ed Matthews; American baseball player, Hall of Fame/Milwaukee Braves/home run hitter (512) (dies 2001). [1] [429]
October 14
  • Birth of Rafael Puyana in Bogotaá, Colombia; baroque harpsichordist (New York debut 1957). [1]
October 15
  • Birth of Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam; President of India. [429]
October 16
  • Birth of Charles W Colson; American presidential adviser, Watergate figure. [1] [429]
October 19
  • Birth of John Le Carré in England; English spy novelist (Little Drummer Girl). [1] [429]
October 20
  • Birth of Mickey Mantle; American baseball player (New York Yankees), home run slugger (1956 Triple Crown) (dies 1995). [1] [429]
October 23
  • Birth of Diana Dors in England; actress (Berserk!, Steaming) (dies 1984). [1] [429]
  • Birth of Jim Bunning; American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies pitcher, perfect game against New York Mets 1965), US Senator. [1] [429]
October 25
  • Birth of Annie Girardot in Paris, France; actress (Gypsy, Jacko and Lise). [1]
October 26
  • Birth of Hank Garrett in Monticello, New York, USA; actor (Car 54 Where Are You, Generations, Max Headroom). [1] [457]
October 30
  • Birth of Dick Gautier in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Hymie - Get Smart, Mr Terrific). [1]
October 31
  • Birth of Dan Rather in Wharton, Texas, USA; American television news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes). [1] [429]
November 3
  • Birth of Monica Vitti in Rome, Italy; actress (Tigers in Lipstick). [1] [429]
November 4
  • Birth of Darla Hood in Leedey, Oklahoma, USA; singer/actress (Little Rascals). [1]
November 5
  • Birth of Ike Turner; American singer and songwriter ("A Fool in Love") (dies 2007). [1] [429]
November 6
  • Birth of Mike Nichols; stage/film director (Catch 22, Biloxi Blues). [1] [5] [457]
November 7
  • Birth of Gloria LeRoy; actress (Family Matters, All in the Family, Days of Our Lives, Hill Street Blues). [457]
November 8
  • Birth of Morley Safer in Toronto, Canada; TV newscaster (60 Minutes). [1]
November 9
  • Birth of Whitey Herzog; baseball manager (Saint Louis Cardinals). [1] [5]
November 12
  • Birth of Bob Crewe; record producer (Music to Watch Girls By). [457]
November 15
  • Birth of John Kerr in New York City, USA; actor (South Pacific, Peyton Place, The Pit and the Pendulum, Streets of San Francisco, The FBI, Arrest and Trial). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Mwai Kibaki; third President of Kenya. [429]
November 23
  • Birth of Yevgeni Grischin in USSR; 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympics-gold-1956, 1960). [1]
November 26
  • Birth of Adolfo Perez Esquivel in Buenos Aires, Argentina; activist (1980 Nobel Peace Prize). [1] [429]
  • Birth of Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo in Italy; downhill skier (Olympic-bronze-1952). [1]
November 28
  • Birth of Hope Lange in Redding Ridge, Connecticut, USA; actress (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Beulah Land TV mini-series). [1] [457]
November 30
  • Birth of Gunther Herbig in Usti-nad-Labem, Czechoslovakia; conductor (East Berlin Orchestra). [1]
  • Birth of Jack Ging in Alva, Oklahoma, USA; actor (11th Hour, Ripcord, Tales of Wells Fargo, The A-Team). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Jack Sheldon in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; musician, actor (Run Buddy Run, Merv Griffin Show). [1] [457]
December 2
  • Birth of Edwin Meese III; American Attorney General (1985-88). [1] [429]
December 3
  • Birth of Ellen Blazer; Dutch TV director (Sonja). [1]
  • Birth of Jaye P Morgan in Mancos, Colorado, USA; singer/actress (Gong Show, Night Patrol, Fay). [1] [457]
December 11
  • Birth of Richard Devon in Glendale, California, USA; actor (Battle of Blood Island, Richard Diamond Private Detective, The Rifleman). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Rita Moreno AKA Rosa Dolores Alverio in Humacao, Puerto Rico; actress (West Side Story, Oz, Muppet Show, Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego). [1] [5] [429] [457]
December 12
  • Birth of Lionel Blair in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; choreographer, tap dancer, headmaster, TV presenter (Spotlight). [1] [429]
December 15
  • Birth of Evald Schorm in Prague, Czechoslovakia; director (Courage for Every Day). [1]
December 17
  • Birth of Yvonne Keuls [Bamberg]; Dutch writer (Jan Rap and Co). [1]
December 18
  • Birth of Gunnel Lindblom in Goteborg, Sweden; actor (Hunger, Virgin Spring). [1]
  • Birth of Noel McGregor; cricket player (batted in 25 Tests for New Zealand 1955-65). [1]
December 20
  • Birth of Mala [Mary Ellen] Powers in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Cyrano de Bergerac, Death in Small Doses). [1]
December 21
  • Birth of David Baker in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; composer (Reflections). [1]
December 23
  • Birth of Ronnie Schell in Richmond, California, USA; American actor and comedian (Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World). [1] [429]
December 24
  • Birth of Jill Bennett in Penang, Malay; actress (Lady Jane, Concrete Jungle). [1]
December 25
  • Birth of Carlos Castaneda; American writer/mystic (Eagle's Gift, Fire From Within). [1]
December 26
  • Birth of Thomas K "Tom" van Brook; actor/interpreter (Soldier of Orange). [1]
December 27
  • Birth of Scotty Moore; guitarist (for Elvis Presley). [1]
December 28
  • Birth of Georg "Org" Marais; South African economist/underminister of Finance. [1]
December 29
  • Birth of Barbara Steele in England; actress (Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows). [1]
December 30
  • Birth of Charles A Bassett II in Dayton, Ohio, USA; Captain US Air Force/astronaut. [1]
  • Birth of Skeeter Davis [Mary Penick] in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, USA; singer ("The End of the World") (dies 2004). [1] [429]
December 31
  • Birth of Bob Shaw in United Kingdom; Irish sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo) (dies 1996). [1] [429]

End of 1931. Next: 1932.

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.
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