- January 14
- Birth of Catarina Valente in Paris, France; singer (The Entertainers). [1]
- Birth of Harriet Andersson in Stockholm, Sweden; actress (Cries and Whispers). [1]
- January 15
- Birth of Dean Smith; American actor/relay runner (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- Birth of Louis Woodard Jones in New Rochelle, New York, USA; 4X400m relayer (Olympics-gold-1956). [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Dian Fossey; zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist). [1]
- Birth of Jim Berry; cartoonist (Berry's World). [1]
- January 18
- Birth of Robert Anton Wilson; American sci-fi author (Trick Top Hat). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of Joe Schmidt; NFL Hall of Fame linebacker (Detroit Lions). [1]
- Birth of Richard Lester; movie director (A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Petulia). [1]
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- January 21
- Birth of Boris Shakhlin in Russia; gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956, 1960, 1964). [1]
- January 22
- Birth of Piper Laurie [Rosetta Jacobs] in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Twin Peaks, Traps, Skag). [1] [457]
- January 23
- Birth of Bud Shuster; American politician (Representative-Republican-Pennsylvania, 1973-). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Christopher Price; Director (Leeds Metropolitan University). [1]
- January 28
- Birth of David Thompson; CEO (Gestetner Holdings). [1]
- Birth of Thomas J Bliley Junior; American politician (Representative-Republican-Virginia, 1981-). [1]
- Birth of W Parry O'Brien in California, USA; shot putter (Olympics-2 gold/silver-1952, 1956, 1960, 1964). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Raman Subba Row; CEO (Test/County Cricket Board). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Kazuo Inamori; Japanese business executive (Kyocera Ceramics Co). [1]
- February 1
- Birth of John Hart in Denver, Colorado, USA; newsman (CBS News Retrospective, NBC News). [1]
- February 2
- Birth of Robert Mandan in Clever, Missouri, USA; actor (Chester - Soap, James - Three's a Crowd). [1]
- February 3
- Birth of J P "Pom-Pom" Felloes-Smith; cricket player (South Africa batsman versus England 1960). [1]
- Birth of Maria Itkina in USSR; sprinter (nine world records). [1]
- Birth of Peggy Ann Garner in Canton, Ohio, USA; actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon). [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Ivan Davis in Electra, Texas, USA; pianist/writer ("Hunger", "Corn is Green"). [1]
- February 6
- Birth of François Truffaut in Paris, France; director (Jules and Jim, Fahrenheit 451). [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Alfred M Worden in Jackson, Michigan, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (Apollo 15). [1]
- Birth of Gay Talese; author (Honor Thy Father). [1]
- February 8
- Birth of Jan H Christiaanse; president Dutch political party (CDA). [1]
- Birth of John Towner Williams in Flushing, New York, USA; composer/conductor (Boston Pops). [1] [457]
- February 10
- Birth of Donald Hilton, Moderator (General Assembly of United Reformed Church). [1]
- Birth of Rockin Dopsie Sr [Alton Jay Rubin], Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Jerome Lowenthal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; pianist/professor (Jerusalem Academy of Music). [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Lincoln Kilpatrick in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actor (BJ - Leslie Uggams Show). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Brian Kelly in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Flipper, Straightaway). [1]
- Birth of Jack Hibbert; director (Central Statistical Office). [1]
- Birth of Jocelyn Stevens; CEO (English Heritage). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Adrian Swire; British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific). [1]
- February 16
- Birth of Gretchen Wyler in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Silk Stockings). [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Buck Trent in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; banjoist/singer (Hee Haw). [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Milos Forman in Cáslav, Czechoslovakia; director (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Ragtime). [1]
- February 19
- Birth of Jean-Pierre Ponnele in Paris, France; opera director (Carmina Burana). [1]
- Birth of Joseph P Kerwin in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; Captain Medical Corps US Navy/astronaut (Skylab 2). [1]
- February 21
- Birth of Harald V King of Norway (1991-). [1]
- February 22
- Birth of Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Massachusetts, 1962-). [1]
- Birth of Piper Laurie in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Days of Wine and Roses, Carrie). [1]
- February 24
- Birth of Andrew Jacobs Junior; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Indiana, 1965-73, 1975-). [1]
- Birth of Everard Goodman; English real estate developer (TOPS Estates). [1]
- Birth of John Vernon in Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada; actor (Wojek TV show, Delta House, Matrix, Acapulco HEAT, Batman, Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry). [1] [457]
- Birth of Michel Legrand; movie composer (Summer of '42, Windmills of Your Mind). [1] [457]
- February 25
- Birth of Faron Young; country singer/actor (Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Johnny Cash in Kingsdale, Arkansas, USA; country singer (Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two - "I Walk the Line" (1956), "Ring of Fire", "A Boy Named Sue", "Folsom Prison Blues"). [1] [5] [457]
- February 27
- Birth of Elizabeth Taylor in London, England; actress (Cleopatra). [1] [5]
- Birth of Lord Young of Graffham; CEO (Cables and Wireless). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of Brian Moore; British commentator (Big Match). [1]
- Birth of Don Francks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; actor (Terminal Choice, Finian's Rainbow). [1]
- February 29
- Birth of Gavin Stevens; cricket player (Australian bat on 59-60 India/Pakistan tour). [1]
- March 4
- Birth of Hessel Rienks; economist/Dutch second chamber member (PvdA). [1]
- Birth of Miriam Makeba in Johannesburg, South Africa; singer (Grammy 1965). [1]
- March 9
- Birth of Heere Heeresma; Dutch writer (Han de Wit goes in development aid). [1]
- March 10
- Birth of Anatoliy Roschin in USSR; super heavyweight wrestler (Olympics-gold-1972). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Nigel Lawson; British government official (The Power Game). [1]
- Birth of Valerie French in London, England; actress (Jubal, The Hard Man, The Edge of Night TV show, Nurses TV show, All My Children TV show, One Life to Live TV show). [1] [457]
- March 12
- Birth of Andrew Young; US ambassador to United Nations (1977-79), Mayor (Democrat) of Atlanta, Georgia. [1]
- March 15
- Birth of Alan Lavern Bean in Wheeler, Texas, USA; Captain US Navy/astronaut (Apollo 12, Skylab 3). [1]
- Birth of David Alliance; Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire. [1]
- March 16
- Birth of Ronnie Walter Cunningham in Creston, Iowa, USA; Colonel US Marine Corp/astronaut (Apollo 7). [1]
- March 18
- Birth of F[rederik] W[illem] de Klerk; President of South Africa (1989-94). [1]
- Birth of John Updike in Shillington, Pennsylvania, USA; poet/novelist (A Month of Sundays, Brazil, The Centaur, Rabbit Run). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of Gay Robert Brewer in Middletown, Ohio, USA; PGA golfer (1972 Canadian). [1]
- March 21
- Birth of Joseph Silverstein in Detroit, Michigan, USA; violinist (Denver Symphony Orchestra). [1]
- March 24
- Birth of William Smith in Columbia, Missouri, USA; actor (Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii Five-O). [1]
- Birth of Yuri Anatoyevich Ponomaryov in Russia; cosmonaut (Soyuz 18 backup). [1]
- March 27
- Birth of Junior Parker; blues musician ("Driving Wheel", "Outside Man"). [1]
- Birth of Wes Covington; baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of Sven Oskar Lindqvist; Swedish writer (Myten om Wu Tao-tzu). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of A J Zuckerman; Dean (Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine). [1]
- March 31
- Birth of Godfrey Lawrence; cricket player (South African fast bowler, 8-53 versus New Zealand 1961). [1]
- Birth of John Jakes in Chicago, Illinois, USA; writer (Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters). [1]
- Birth of Nagisa Oshima in Kyoto, Japan; director (Town of Love and Hope). [1]
- April 1
- Birth of Alex[ander Colleridge Vanderpuiye Baka] Tetteh-Lartey; broadcaster, lawyer and actor (Caught, Laughter of God). [1]
- Birth of Debbie Reynolds in El Paso, Texas, USA; actress (Singin' in the Rain). [1] [5]
- Birth of Gordon Jump in Dayton, Ohio, USA; actor (Arthur Carlson - WKRP, Growing Pains). [1] [5]
- April 2
- Birth of Mahmood Hussain; Pakistani cricket swing bowler (68 wickets in 27 Tests). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Janet Bately; Professor of English Language (King's College London). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Andrei Tarkovski; Russian director (Solaris, Stalker). [1]
- Birth of Anthony Perkins in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Psycho, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison). [1]
- Birth of Bapu Nadkarni; cricket player (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68). [1]
- Birth of Richard G Lugar; American politician (Senator-Republican-Indiana, 1977-). [1]
- April 7
- Birth of Louis "Mr Bo" Collins in Indianola, Mississippi, USA; blues singer ("If Trouble Was Money"). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of John Gavin in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Felony, Jennifer, House of Shadows). [1]
- April 9
- Birth of Carl Perkins in Jackson, Tennessee, USA; singer/songwriter ("Blue Suede Shoes" (1956)). [1] [457]
- Birth of Jim Fowler in Albany, Georgia, USA; naturalist (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom). [1] [457]
- Birth of Paul Krassner; comic strip cartoonist (MAD Magazine)/founder (Yippies). [1]
- Birth of Peter Moores; director (Littlewoods). [1]
- April 10
- Birth of Adrian Henri; poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts). [1]
- Birth of Delphine Seyrig in Beirut, Lebanon; actress (Freak Orlando, Reperages). [1]
- Birth of Hari Rhodes in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actor (Mike - Daktari, Roots). [1]
- Birth of Mae Heriwentha in Faggs Starr, New Jersey, USA; 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- Birth of Nate Nelson in Chicago, Illinois, USA; singer (Platters, Flamingos - "I'll Be Home", "I Only Have Eyes For You"). [1] [457]
- Birth of Omar Sharif AKA Michael Shalhoub in Alexandria, Egypt; actor (Dr Zhivago, Top Secret, Peter the Great, Mysteries of the Great Pyramids). [1] [457]
- April 11
- Birth of Joel Grey [Joe Katz] in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Cabaret, Remo Williams, 7 percent Solution). [1]
- April 12
- Birth of Jack Gelber; American playwright (Connection, Apple). [1]
- Birth of Tiny Tim [Herbert Butros Khaury] in New York City, New York, USA; singer ("Tip Toe Thru' the Tulips With Me"). [1]
- April 15
- Birth of David Bolton; director (British Royal United Service for Defense). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Imre Polyak in Hungary; featherweight (Olympics-gold-1964). [1]
- Birth of Vince Hill; singer ("Roses of Picardy", "La Vie en Rose"). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Han J A Hansen [Jansen]; Dutch journalist (King Comes!). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Dominic Milroy; OSB/headmaster (Ampleforth College England). [1]
- April 19
- Birth of Andrea Mead Lawrence in Rutland, Vermont, USA; alpine slalom skier (Olympics-2 gold-1952). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Angela Mortimer; English tennis player (Wimbledon). [1]
- Birth of Elaine May in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; comedienne/writer/actress (New Leaf). [1] [457]
- April 22
- Birth of Michael Colgrass in Chicago, Illinois, USA; composer (Best Wishes). [1]
- April 23
- Birth of Halston [R Halston Frowick]; fashion designer (1972 Hall of Fame). [1]
- Birth of Jim Fixx; jogger/writer (Jim Fixx on Running). [1]
- April 24
- Birth of Coen[rad] Flink; Dutch actor (Pastorale 1943, Havinck, Honneponnetje). [1]
- April 25
- Birth of Lia Manoliu in Romania; discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1968). [1]
- Birth of Meadowlark [George] Lemon; basketball star (Harlem Globetrotter). [1] [5]
- Birth of William Roache in England; actor (Ken Barlow - Coronation Street). [1]
- April 27
- Birth of Anouk Aimee [Françoise Dreyfus] in Paris, France; actress (8 1/2, La Dolce Vita). [1]
- Birth of Casey Kasem in Detroit, Michigan, USA; radio personality (American Top 40). [1] [457]
- Birth of Charles Adkins; American welterweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- Birth of Chuck Knox; NFL coach (Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks). [1]
- Birth of Maxine Brown; rocker (Browns). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Alexei A Gubarev; cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28). [1]
- Birth of Yevgeni Alekseyevich Zaikin; Russian cosmonaut (Voshkod 2 backup). [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Bruce Glover in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Diamonds are Forever). [1]
- May 4
- Birth of Susan Brown in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (General Hospital). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Will Hutchins in Atwater, California, USA; actor (Sugarfoot, Hey Landlord, Blondie). [1] [457]
- May 6
- Birth of Viscount Coke; English large landowner/art collector. [1]
- May 7
- Birth of Hans Boskamp [Johan HG Hoelscher]; actor/producer (Oh My Papa). [1]
- Birth of Pete Domeneci; American politician (Senator-Republican-New Mexico). [1]
- May 8
- Birth of Sonny Liston; US heavyweight boxing champ (1962-64) (dies 1970). [5] (1934 [1])
- May 9
- Birth of Conrad Hunte; cricket player (great West Indian opener 1958-66). [1]
- Birth of David Plastow; CEO (Medical Research Council). [1]
- Birth of Gavin Lyall; author (Conduct of Major Maxim). [1]
- Birth of Geraldine McEwan; actress (Henry V, Miss Jane Marple). [1] [457]
- Birth of J Alex McMillan; American politician (Representative-Republican-North Carolina, 1985-). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of Francoise Fabian in Hussein Dey, Algeria; actress (Happy New Year). [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Valentino [Garavani] in Milan, Italy; fashion designer (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of John Glen in Thames, England; actor (Spy Who Loved Me, Backfire). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Isaac "Redd" Holt; American drummer (Young-Holt Unlimited - "In Crowd"). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Arthur Jones; principal (Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester). [1]
- Birth of Colin Hope; CEO (T/N). [1]
- Birth of Peter Burge; cricket player (dashing Australian batsman of 1950s and 1960s). [1]
- Birth of Rodric Braithwaite; British ambassador to USSR. [1]
- May 18
- Birth of John Clement; chairman (Unigate Group). [1]
- May 21
- Birth of John Armitage; principal (College of Saint Hilda and Saint Bede Durham). [1]
- May 23
- Birth of John Lyons in Cambridge, England; Master (Trinity Hall). [1]
- Birth of Mary Fickett in Bronxville, New York, USA; actress (Ruth Martin - All My Children). [1]
- May 24
- Birth of Arnold Wesker; British playwright (Bratkartoffeln Inbegriffen). [1]
- Birth of James Anderton; Chief constable (Manchester, England). [1]
- May 25
- Birth of Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko in USSR; cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 26, T-14). [1]
- Birth of John Grogery Dunne; American writer (Up Close and Personal, True Confessions). [1]
- Birth of K C Jones in Taylor, Texas, USA; basketball player (Olympics-gold-1956). [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Pauline Oliveros in Houston, Texas, USA; composer (Sound Patterns). [1]
- May 31
- Birth of Elizabeth Southey; British CEO (National Federation of Women's Institutes). [1]
- Birth of George Vallings; British Vice-Admiral. [1]
- Birth of Ronald Hampel; British CEO (ICI). [1]
- June 2
- Birth of Sammy Turner in Patterson, New Jersey, USA; singer ("Lavender Blue Moods"). [1]
- June 3
- Birth of Dakota Staton in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; jazz and blues singer ("The Late Late Show", "Crazy He Calls Me", "Time to Swing"). [457]
- June 4
- Birth of John Barrymore Junior in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actor (Pantomine Quiz). [1]
- June 5
- Birth of Christy Brown in Dublin, Ireland; novelist (My Left Foot, Down All the Days). [1]
- June 6
- Birth of Billie Whitelaw in Coventry, England; actress (Omen, Adding Machine). [1]
- Birth of David R Scott in San Antonio, Texas, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (Gemini 8, Apollo 9, 15). [1]
- June 10
- Birth of Gardner McKay in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Pleasure Seekers, Boots and Saddles). [1]
- June 11
- Birth of Athol Fugard in South Africa; anti-apartheid writer (Blood Knot). [1]
- June 12
- Birth of Rona Jaffe; novelist (Mazes and Monsters). [1]
- June 13
- Birth of Bob McGrath; actor (Sesame Street). [457]
- June 15
- Birth of Mario Cuomo; American politician (Governor-Democrat-New York). [1]
- June 17
- Birth of Peter Lupus; actor (Mission: Impossible TV show). [457]
- June 19
- Birth of Marisa Pavan; actress (John Paul Jones, Solomon and Sheba, Rose Tattoo). [1]
- Birth of Pier Angeli in Italy; actor (Sodom and Gomorrah, Vintage, Battle of the Bulge). [1]
- June 24
- Birth of David McTaggart; cofounded Greenpeace. [1]
- June 28
- Birth of Noriyuki Morita AKA Pat Morita in California, USA; comedian, actor (Arnold - Happy Days, Karate Kid movies). [1] [457]
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