Chronology of Notable Births

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1947

April 2
  • Birth of Camille Paglia in Endicott, New York, USA; actress (Female Misbehavior, It's Pat). [1]
  • Birth of Emmylou Harris in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; country singer (Together Again). [1] [457]
April 3
  • Birth of Pat[rick] Proft in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; comedy writer (The Naked Gun, Airplane!). [1]
April 6
  • Birth of Jan Kees Wiebenga; Dutch Member of Parliament (VVD). [1]
  • Birth of Tony Connor in Romford, Essex, England; drummer (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing"). [1]
  • Birth of John Ratzenberger in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; actor (Cliff Clavin - Cheers, 8 Simple Rules). [457]
April 7
  • Birth of Patricia Bennett; American singer (The Chiffons - "He's So Fine"). [1] [457]
April 8
  • Birth of Cindy Pickett in Norman, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Guiding Light, St. Elsewhere). [1]
  • Birth of Gerald McRaney in Collins, Mississippi, USA; actor (Rick - Simon and Simon, Major Dad). [1]
  • Birth of Hsiao-hsien Hou; director (Cheerful Wind, City of Sadness, Puppetmaster). [1]
  • Birth of Peter Banks in England; guitarist (Yes - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"). [1]
  • Birth of Steve Howe in London, England; rock guitarist (Asia - "Wildest Dream", Yes - "Roundabout"). [1]
  • Birth of Thomas D Delay; American politician (Representative-Republican-Texas, 1985-). [1]
April 10
  • Birth of Bunny Waller; vocalist/percussionist (Bob Marley and Wailers). [1] [457]
April 11
  • Birth of Michael Hindley; British Member of European Parliament. [1]
  • Birth of Michael Wright; Vice-Chancellor (Aston University). [1]

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  • Birth of Peter Riegert in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Americathon, Animal House, Crossing Delancey). [1]
  • Birth of Ulrich Edel in Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany; American film director (The Little Vampire, Body of Evidence). [1]
April 12
  • Birth of Dan Lauria; actor (Jack Arnold - The Wonder Years, Ed, JAG). [1] [457]
  • Birth of David Letterman in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; comedian (Late Night). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Wayne Northrop in Sumner, Washington, USA; actor (Michael - Dynasty). [1]
April 14
  • Birth of Bob Massie; cricket player (Australian swing bowler, 16 wickets on debut versus England 1972). [1]
April 15
  • Birth of Linda Bloodworth-Thomason; TV producer (Designing Women, Murphy Brown). [1]
  • Birth of Michael DeBello; singer (Maniac). [1]
  • Birth of Mike Chapman; Australian songwriter/producer (Chinn and Chapman). [1]
  • Birth of Wooly Wolstenholme; keyboardist/vocalist (Barclay James Harvest). [1]
April 16
  • Birth of Gerry Rafferty in Paisley, Scotland; guitarist/vocalist ("Baker Street"). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [Lew Alcindor]; NBA center (Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers). [1] [5]
April 17
  • Birth of Charles Frank in Olympia, Washington, USA; actor (The Chisholms, Emerald Point NAS). [1]
April 18
  • Birth of David Gee; director (Friends of the Earth). [1]
  • Birth of Dorothy Lyman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; actress (All My Children, Naomi - Mama's Family, Life Goes On). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Walt Richmond; Country keyboardist (The Tractors). [457]
  • Birth of Cindy Pickett; actress (Hyperion Bay). [457]
  • Birth of James Woods in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA; actor (Salvador, Against All Odds, Shark). [1] [5] [457]
  • Birth of Lori Martin in Glendale, California, USA; actress (Velvet - National Velvet). [1]
April 19
  • Birth of Frits Castricum; journalist/Dutch Member of Parliament (PvdA). [1]
  • Birth of Murray Perahia in New York City, New York, USA; pianist (Avery Fischer Prize-1975, Grammy 1988). [1]
  • Birth of Wilf Stevenson; director (British Film Institute). [1]
April 20
  • Birth of David Leland in Cambridge, England; actor/director (Nothing But Trouble). [1]
April 21
  • Birth of Alan Warner; rocker (Foundations). [1]
  • Birth of Iggy Pop AKA James Newell Osterberg in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; new wave performer (Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Zombie Birdhouse). [1] [457]
  • Birth of John Weider; bassist (Family - "Family Entertainment"). [1]
April 23
  • Birth of Saskia [Trudy van den Berg]; singer (S and Serge, Spinning Wheel). [1]
April 24
  • Birth of Glenn Cornick; rock bassist (Jethro Tull - "Thick as a Brick"). [1]
  • Birth of Hubert Ann Kelly; American singer (Hues Corporation - "Rock the Boat"). [1]
April 25
  • Birth of Jeffrey DeMunn in Buffalo, New York, USA; actor (Blaze, Frances, Windy City). [1]
  • Birth of Johan Cruyff; Dutch soccer player/coach (Ajax/Barcelona). [1]
April 26
  • Birth of Donna Elizabeth De Varona in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA; swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1964). [1]
  • Birth of Gervase Frank Ashworth Jackson-Stops; architectural adviser. [1]
April 27
  • Birth of Ann Peebles in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; soul singer ("I Can't Stand the Rain"). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Herbie Murrell; American singer (Stylistics - "You are My Everything"). [1]
  • Birth of Pete Ham in Swansea, South Wales; rock guitarist/pianist/vocalist (Badfinger - "Come and Get It"). [1]
April 28
  • Birth of Steve Khan; jazz musician ("Christmas Waltz"). [1]
April 29
  • Birth of Jim Ryun; American 1500-metre runner/broke 4 minute mile (Olympics-silver-1968). [1]
  • Birth of John[ny Laurence] Miller in San Francisco, California, USA; golfer (US Open 1973, 1974 PGA Player of the Year, British Open 1976). [1]
  • Birth of Tommy James; singer ("Crimson and Clover"). [1] [457]
April 30
  • Birth of Robert Scott; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Virginia). [1]
May 1
  • Birth of Carlos Ward; rocker (B T Express). [1]
  • Birth of Ghulam Abbas; cricket player (scored 12 and 0 in only Test for Pakistan 1967). [1]
May 2
  • Birth of Bill Lowery; American politician (Representative-Republican-California, 1981-). [1]
  • Birth of Jo Ann Pflug in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actress (MASH, Candid Camera, Rituals). [1]
May 3
  • Birth of Doug Henning in Fort Garry, Manitoba, Canada; magician (Broadway play - Magic). [1]
May 6
  • Birth of Andy Roberts; cricket player (New Zealand batsman 1976). [1]
  • Birth of Ben Masters in Corvalis, Oregon, USA; actor (Vic - Another World, Making Mr Right). [1]
  • Birth of Dennis Cowan in London, England; rocker (Bonzo Dog Band). [1]
  • Birth of Richard "Dick" Fosbury in Portland, Oregon, USA; high jumper (Olympics-gold-1968). [1]
May 8
  • Birth of Felicity Lott; English soprano (We come to the river). [1]
  • Birth of Phil Sawyer; rocker (Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'"). [1]
  • Birth of Rick Zehringer in Celina, Ohio, USA; rocker (McCoys). [1]
May 9
  • Birth of Anthony Corlan in Cork City, Ireland; actor (Something for Everyone). [1]
May 10
  • Birth of Dave Mason in Worcester, England; singer/songwriter ("We Just Disagree"). [1]
  • Birth of Jay Ferguson in Burbank, California, USA; rocker (Spirit - "I Got A Line on You"). [1]
May 11
  • Birth of Claude "Butch" Hudson Trucks; drummer (Allman Brothers). [1]
May 13
  • Birth of Ralph Cole; guitarist (Lighthouse). [457]
  • Birth of Overend Pete Watts; rock bassist (Mott the Hoople - "All the Young Dudes"). [1]
  • Birth of Stephen R Donaldson; American sci-fi author (Lord Foul's Bane). [1]
May 14
  • Birth of Al Ciner in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rock guitarist (American Breed). [1]
  • Birth of Dick "Dirt" Tidrow; baseball pitcher (New York Yankees). [1]
  • Birth of Tamara Dobson in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actress (Amazons, Cleopatra Jones). [1]
May 15
  • Birth of Graham Goble in Adelaide, Australia; rock guitarist (Little River Band). [1]
May 16
  • Birth of Barbara Lee in New York City, New York, USA; singer (The Chiffons - "He's So Fine" (1963)). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Bill Smitrovich; actor (Crime Story, Miami Vice, Without a Trace, The Practice, Life Goes On). [1] [457]
May 17
  • Birth of John Traicos; cricket player (in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93). [1]
May 18
  • Birth of Candice Azzara in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Fatso). [1]
  • Birth of John Bruton; Prime Minister (Republic of Ireland). [1]
May 19
  • Birth of Jerry Hyman in Brooklyn, New York, USA; rock singer/trombonist (Blood Sweat and Tears). [1]
May 20
  • Birth of Iain Vallance; CEO (British Telecom). [1]
May 23
  • Birth of Ann Hui; director (Boat People). [1]
  • Birth of Jonathan Pryce in North Wales; stage actor (Miss Saigon). [1]
May 24
  • Birth of Luke Rittner; secretary-general (Arts Council). [1]
  • Birth of Mike Reid in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA; country singer ("Walk on Faith"). [1] [457]
May 25
  • Birth of Jessi Colter [Miriam Johnson] in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; country singer ("I'm Not Lisa"). [1]
  • Birth of Karen Valentine in Santa Rosa, California, USA; actress (Love American Style, Room 222). [1]
  • Birth of Mitch Margo in Brooklyn, New York, USA; rocker (The Tokens - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"). [1]
May 26
  • Birth of Glenn Turner; cricket player (masterful New Zealand opening batsman). [1]
  • Birth of Sherry Bain in Redlands, California, USA; actress (Pipe Dreams). [1]
May 27
  • Birth of Peter DeFazio; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Oregon). [1]
May 28
  • Birth of Beth Howland in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Vera - Alice). [1]
  • Birth of Sondra Locke in Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA; actress (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Rosie: The Rosemary Clooeney Story). [1] [457]
May 29
  • Birth of Mark Nelson in Brooklyn, New York, USA; crew member (Biosphere 2). [1]
June 1
  • Birth of Ron Wood; rock guitarist (The Faces, Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones). [1] [457]
June 6
  • Birth of Marion Coakes in England; equestrian show jumper (Olympic-silver-1968). [1]
June 7
  • Birth of Thurman Munson; New York Yankees (captain/catcher). [1]
June 11
  • Birth of Henry G Cisneros; American politician (Mayor-Democrat-San Antonio). [1]
June 15
  • Birth of Lee Purcell in North Carolina, USA; actor (Big Wednesday, Mr Majestyk). [1]
June 18
  • Birth of Linda Thorson in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress (Tara - The Avengers, Julia - One Life to Live). [1]
June 19
  • Birth of Phylicia Ayers-Allen Rashad in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Clair - Bill Cosby). [1]
  • Birth of Salman Rushdie; novelist (Midnight's Children, Satanic Verses). [1] [5]
June 20
  • Birth of Candy Clark; actress (The Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti, Mystery Woman: Redemption, The Price She Paid, Popeye Doyle). [1] [457]
June 21
  • Birth of Meredith Baxter-Birney in California, USA; actress (Family Ties, Bridget loves Bernie, Beulah Land, Family). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Michael Gross in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Family Tiesm Tremors, ER). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Joe Molland; guitarist (Badfinger, "Come and Get it"). [1] [457]
June 22
  • Birth of David L Lander in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Squiggy - Laverne and Shirley). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Howard Kaylan; rocker (The Turtles - "Happy Together", "Eleanor"). [1] [457]
June 23
  • Birth of Bryan Brown; actor (Thorn Birds, A Town Like Alice). [457]
June 24
  • Birth of Mick Fleetwood; drummer (Fleetwood Mac). [1] [5] [457]
  • Birth of Peter Weller; actor (Robocop, First Born, Of Unknown Origin, 24 TV show). [1] [5] [457]
June 25
  • Birth of Jimmie Walker in the Bronx, New York, USA; comedian/actor (JJ - Good Times, At Ease). [1] [457]
June 29
  • Birth of Richard Lewis; comedian/actor (Anything But Love, Curb Your Enthusiasm). [1] [457]

End of 1947 April-June. Next: 1947 July.

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.
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