Chronology of Notable Births

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1955

July 4
  • Birth of John Waite; singer (The Babies / Bad English - "Forget Me Not"). [1] [457]
July 9
  • Birth of Jimmy Smits in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Victor - L.A. Law, Running Scared, Believers). [1]
July 11
  • Birth of Sergey Babinov in the USSR; ice hockey star (Olympic-gold-1972). [1]
July 18
  • Birth of Teresa Ann Savoy in London, England; actress (Caligula). [1]
July 21
  • Birth of Henry Preistman; rocker (The Christians - "Harvest the World"). [1]
  • Birth of Tacho Ocheriski; singer ("Putting on the Ritz"). [1]
July 22
  • Birth of Willem Dafoe; actor (Platoon, Roadhouse 66, Mississippi Burning). [1]
July 24
  • Birth of Lubov Odinokova in the USSR; team handball (Olympic-gold-1976, 1980). [1]
July 25
  • Birth of Iman; model/actress (Star Trek VI, Tyra Banks Show, Project Runway). [1] [457]
July 26
  • Birth of Nicholas Walker in Bogota, Colombia; actor (Capitol, Jimmy - General Hospital). [1]
August 2
  • Birth of Roberta Wallach in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Civil Wars). [1]
August 4
  • Birth of Andrew M Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Captain US Marine Corp/astronaut (sk: STS-46). [1]
  • Birth of Billy Bob Thornton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA; actor (Sling Blade, A Family Thing, The Outsiders, Hearts Afire). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Charles D "Sam" Gemar in Yankton, South Dakota, USA; army/astronaut (STS 38, 48). [1]
August 7
  • Birth of Wayne Knight; actor (Seinfeld). [5] [457]
August 9
  • Birth of Doug Williams in Louisana, USA; NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins). [1]

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August 11
  • Birth of Joe Jackson in England; singer ("Steppin' Out"). [1]
August 13
  • Birth of Betsy King; LPGA golfer (1990 Dinah Shore, 1990 US Women's Open). [1]
August 15
  • Birth of Larry Mathews in Burbank, California, USA; actor (Ritchie - Dick Van Dyke Show). [1] [457]
August 18
  • Birth of Steve Wilkinson; country singer (The Wilkinsons). [457]
August 20
  • Birth of Jay Acovone in Mahopac, New York, USA; actor (Det Rado - Hollywood Beat). [1]
August 27
  • Birth of Diana Scarwid; actress (Extremities, Psycho 3, Strange Invaders, Heat, Pushing Daisies, Wonderfalls). [1] [457]
August 30
  • Birth of Martin Jackson; rocker (Swing Out Sister - "Swing Out"). [1]
September 2
  • Birth of Linda Purl in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA; actress (Gloria - Happy Days, Matlock). [1] [457]
September 3
  • Birth of Steve Jones; guitarist (The Sex Pistols). [457]
September 6
  • Birth of Anne Henning; American 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1972). [1]
September 12
  • Birth of Nina Blackwood in Massachusetts, USA; actress / VJ (MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad). [1]
September 17
  • Birth of Rita Rudner; comedienne (Funny People). [1]
September 21
  • Birth of Richard J Hieb in Jamestown, North Dakota, USA; astronaut (STS 39, Sk:STS 49). [1]
September 23
  • Birth of Patti Weaver in West Virginia, USA; actress (Days of Our Lives, Gina - The Young and the Restless). [1]
September 25
  • Birth of Steve Severin; rocker (Siouxsie and the Banshees - Wild Thing). [1]
October 5
  • Birth of Leo Barnes; rocker (Hothouse Flowers - "Don't Go"). [1]
October 7
  • Birth of Yo-Yo Ma in Paris, France; world famous Chinese cellist. [1] [5]
October 8
  • Birth of Bill Elliott; auto racer (Daytona-1978). [1]
  • Birth of Darrell Hammond; comedian (Saturday Night Live). [457]
October 9
  • Birth of Linwood Boomer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; actor (Adam - Little House on the Prairie). [1]
  • Birth of Steve Ovett in England; runner (Olympics-800m gold, 1500m bronze-1980). [1]
October 10
  • Birth of David Lee Roth; rock singer (Van Halen - "Jump"), radio host. [1] [457]
October 15
  • Birth of Tanya Roberts [Leigh] in the Bronx, New York, USA; actress (Charlie's Angels, Sheena, That 70's Show). [1] [457]
October 16
  • Birth of Ellen Dolan in Iowa, USA; actress (Guiding Light, Margo Hughes - ATWT). [1]
October 17
  • Birth of Sam Bottoms; actor (Prime Risk, Savages). [1]
October 19
  • Birth of Lonnie Shelton; NBA forward (New York Knick, Seattle Supersonics). [1]
  • Birth of Pat Klous in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA; actress (Marcy - Flying High, Judy - The Love Boat). [1]
October 28
  • Birth of William Gates; billionaire CEO (Microsoft). [1]
November 3
  • Birth of Phil Simms; NFL quarterback (New York Giants, Superbowl 1986). [1]
November 4
  • Birth of Peter Boynton in Maine, USA; actor (Tonio - As the World Turns). [1]
November 6
  • Birth of Maria Shriver in Chicago, Illinois, USA; newscaster (Sunday Today). [1] [5] [457]
  • Birth of Fred Penner in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; children's entertainer (Fred Penner's Place). [457]
November 10
  • Birth of Jack Clark in Pennsylvania, USA; all star outfielder (New York Giants, Saint Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres). [1]
November 11
  • Birth of Jigme Singye Wangchuk; king of Bhutan (1972-). [1]
November 14
  • Birth of Jack Sikma; NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks). [1]
November 15
  • Birth of Oliver Conant in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Summer of '42). [1]
November 17
  • Birth of Peter Cox; rocker (Go West - "Call Me", "Don't Look Down"). [1]
November 29
  • Birth of Howie Mandel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; comedian (Dr Wayne Fiscus - St Elsewhere). [1]
November 30
  • Birth of Billy Idol [William Broad]; rocker ("White Wedding"). [5] [457]
December 1
  • Birth of Uwe Benter in the German Federal Republic; coxsman (Olympics-gold-1972). [1]
December 2
  • Birth of Dennis Christopher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Breaking Away, California Dreaming). [1]
December 3
  • Birth of Melody Anderson in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; actress (Natalie Dillon - All My Children, Flash Gordon, Brooke - Manimal, Jake and the Fatman, St. Elsewhere). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Steven Culp; actor (Desperate Housewives, West Wing, JAG). [457]
December 4
  • Birth of Brian Prout in Troy, New York, USA; singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle"). [1] [457]
December 6
  • Birth of Bill Lloyd in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA; singer (Foster and Lloyd - "Crazy Over You"). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Malcolm Jarvis; cricket lefty paceman (Zimbabwe's first Test side). [1]
  • Birth of Paul Richard Buckler AKA Rick Buckler; rock drummer (The Jam). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Steven Wright; droll comedian (Steven Wright Live, Mad About You). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Tish Hinojosa in San Antonio, Texas, USA; country singer ("Something in the Rain"). [1] [457]
December 7
  • Birth of Priscilla Barnes in Fort Dix, New Jersey, USA; actress (License to Kill, Three's Company). [1] [5]
December 8
  • Birth of Ian Greig; cricket player (brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982). [1]
December 11
  • Birth of Stu Jackson in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; NBA coach (New York Knicks (1989-90)). [1]
December 12
  • Birth of Lenore Rittenhouse in Honolulu, Hawaii; LPGA golfer (1983 United Virginia Bank). [1]
December 14
  • Birth of Jane Crafter in Perth, Australia; golfer (1987 JC Penney Mixed Teams). [1]
December 15
  • Birth of Melanie Chartoff in West Haven, Connecticut, USA; actress (Fridays, Parker Lewis). [1]
  • Birth of Paul Simonon; English pop bassist (Clash - "Havana 3 AM"). [1]
December 16
  • Birth of Carol M Browner; US Administrator (EPA). [1]
  • Birth of Graeme Stevenson; cricket player (England medium pacer 1980-81). [1]
December 18
  • Birth of Ray Liotta in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actor (Henry Hill - Goodfellas, Sacha - Casablanca). [1] [5]
December 19
  • Birth of Susil Fernando; cricket player (5 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983). [1]
December 20
  • Birth of Ed Kuepper; German/Australian singer/songwriter (Saints). [1]
  • Birth of Pierre Bokma; Dutch actor (Avonden, Leedvermaak). [1]
  • Birth of Sammy Mitchell; US computer programmer (Qedit/TSE/Semware). [1]
December 21
  • Birth of Jane Kaczmarek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actress (Lois - Malcolm in the Middle, Mary - Hometown). [1] [5] [457]
December 22
  • Birth of Lynne Thigpen; actress (Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?). [1]
December 23
  • Birth of Dave Murray; English pop guitarist (Iron Maiden - "Number of the Beast"). [1]
December 24
  • Birth of Anwar Khan; cricket player (bowled four overs for Pakistan 1979). [1]
  • Birth of Clarence Gilyard Junior in Moses Lake, Washington, USA; actor (Chips, Duck Factory). [1]
December 25
  • Birth of Claus Strigel; director (Obituary for the Automobile, Act of God). [1]
  • Birth of William Andrews; actor (Sealed Cargo). [1]
December 29
  • Birth of Jan Pijnenburg; Dutch rock drummer (Doe Maar - "Bomb"). [1]
  • Birth of Neil Giraldo; rocker (Pat Benatar Band). [1]

End of 1955. Next: 1956.

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