January •
January 1 –
Allan Alcorn, American engineer •
January 2 •
Judith Miller, American journalist •
Joyce Wadler, American writer, memoirist •
Deborah Watling, English actress (d.
2017) •
January 3 –
Wanda Seux, Paraguayan vedette, dancer and actress (d.
2020) •
January 5 •
Wally Foreman, Australian media icon (d.
2006) •
Ted Lange, African-American actor, director (
The Love Boat) •
January 6 •
Guy Gardener, American astronaut •
Bob Wise, Governor of West Virginia •
January 7 •
Kenny Loggins, American rock singer (
Footloose) •
Ichirou Mizuki, Japanese voice actor (d.
2022) •
January 10 •
Remu Aaltonen, Finnish musician •
Donald Fagen, American rock keyboardist (
Steely Dan) •
Teresa Graves, African-American actress and comedian (
Get Christie Love) (d.
2002) •
Mischa Maisky, Latvian cellist •
January 11 •
Hiroshi Wajima, Japanese sumo wrestler (d.
2018) •
Terry Goodkind, American writer (d.
2020) •
Danne Larsson, Swedish musician •
January 12 •
Kenny Allen, English footballer •
Anthony Andrews, English actor •
January 13 •
V. Krishnasamy, Malaysian footballer (d.
2020) •
Françoise David, Canadian spokesperson •
January 14 •
T Bone Burnett, American record producer, musician •
Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan, Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan •
Carl Weathers, African-American actor, football player (
Rocky IV,
Action Jackson) (d.
2024) •
January 15 –
Ronnie Van Zant, American rock musician (
Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d.
1977) •
January 16 •
John Carpenter, American film director, producer, screenwriter and composer •
Gregor Gysi, German politician •
Cliff Thorburn, Canadian snooker player •
Tsuneo Horiuchi, Japanese baseball pitcher, manager •
January 17 •
Billy T. James, New Zealand comedian, musician and actor (d.
1991) •
Davíð Oddsson,
Prime Minister of Iceland (d.
2026) •
January 18 –
M. C. Gainey, American actor •
January 19 •
Lawrence Cartwright, Bahamian politician •
Robert Llewellyn Lyons, Canadian politician •
January 20 •
Nancy Kress, American science fiction writer •
Jerry L. Ross, American air engineer •
January 23 •
Katharine Holabird, American writer •
Mitoji Yabunaka, Japanese politician •
January 24 •
Miklós Németh, Hungarian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1988 until 1990 •
January 27 •
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian dancer •
January 28 •
Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish politician (d.
2022) •
Charles Taylor, Liberian politician, 22nd
President of Liberia •
January 29 –
Marc Singer, Canadian actor (
V) •
January 30 •
Akira Yoshino, Japanese chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate •
Paul Magee, Provisional Irish Republican Army member •
January 31 •
Paul Jabara, American actor, singer and songwriter (d.
1992) •
Muneo Suzuki, Japanese politician
February •
February 1 –
Rick James, African-American urban singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer (d.
2004) •
February 2 •
Ina Garten, American cooking author •
Roger Williamson, British race car driver (d.
1973) •
February 3 •
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, East Timorean Catholic bishop, recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize •
Henning Mankell, Swedish crime novelist (d.
2015) •
February 4 •
Alice Cooper, American hard rock singer and musician (''
School's Out'') •
Ram Baran Yadav,
President of Nepal •
February 5 •
Jim Dornan, Northern Irish obstetrician and gynecologist (d.
2021) •
Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager (d.
2024) •
Christopher Guest, American actor, screenwriter, director and composer (
National Lampoon,
Saturday Night Live) •
Barbara Hershey, American actress (
Beaches) •
Tom Wilkinson, English actor (d.
2023) •
February 7 •
Susan Doran, British historian •
Jimmy Greenspoon, American keyboardist, composer (
Three Dog Night) (d.
2015) •
February 8 –
Dan Seals, American musician (d.
2009) •
February 9 •
David Hayman, Scottish film, television and stage actor, director •
Greg Stafford, American game designer, publisher (d.
2018) •
February 10 •
Ûssarĸak K'ujaukitsoĸ, Greenlandic Inuk politician, human rights activist (d.
2018) •
John Magnier, Irish businessman, thoroughbred racehorse breeder •
February 11 –
Chris Rush, American stand-up comedian •
February 12 –
Raymond Kurzweil, American inventor, author •
February 13 –
Kitten Natividad, Mexican-American film actress (d. 2022) •
February 14 •
Jackie Martling, American comedian, radio personality •
Wally Tax, Dutch musician (d.
2005) •
Raymond Teller, American illusionist and magician, one half of the duo
Penn & Teller •
Yehuda Shoenfeld, Israeli physician, autoimmunity researcher •
February 15 –
Larry DiTillio, American film and TV series writer (d.
2019) •
February 16 –
Eckhart Tolle, German-Canadian spiritual author •
February 17 •
György Cserhalmi, Hungarian actor •
José José, Mexican singer, actor (d.
2019) •
February 18 –
Sinéad Cusack, Irish actress •
February 19 •
Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician, author (d.
2002) •
Tony Iommi, English heavy metal guitarist •
Elizabeth Sackler, American activist •
Raúl Grijalva, American politician, member of the
U.S. House of Representatives (d.
2025) •
February 20 –
Jennifer O'Neill, American model, actress •
February 21 –
Christian Vander (musician), French drummer, founder of progressive rock/Zeuhl group Magma •
February 22 •
John Ashton, American actor (d.
2024) •
Leslie H. Sabo Jr., American
Medal of Honor recipient (d.
1970) •
February 24 •
Jayalalithaa, Indian politician, film actress (d.
2016) •
Walter Smith, Scottish football manager (d.
2021) •
February 25 –
Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor •
February 28 •
Steven Chu, American physicist,
Nobel Prize laureate •
Mike Figgis, American director, screenwriter and composer •
Kjell Isaksson, Swedish pole vaulter •
Bernadette Peters, American actress, singer •
Mercedes Ruehl, American actress •
Alfred Sant, Leader of Malta Labour Party (1992–), Prime Minister of Malta (1996–1998) •
February 29 •
Khalid Salleh, Malaysian actor, poet (d.
2018) •
Ken Foree, American actor •
Henry Small, American-born Canadian singer
March •
March 1 –
Gopanarayan Das, Indian politician (d.
2022) •
March 2 •
R. T. Crowley, American pioneer of electronic commerce •
Rory Gallagher, Irish musician (d.
1995) •
Jeff Kennett, Australian politician •
March 3 •
Steve Wilhite, American computer scientist, developer of the
GIF image format at
CompuServe in 1987 (d.
2022) •
March 4 •
Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, Australian author (
A Cry in the Dark) •
James Ellroy, American writer •
Tom Grieve, American baseball player •
Leron Lee, American baseball player •
Chris Squire, English bassist (
Yes) (d.
2015) •
Shakin' Stevens, Welsh singer •
Brian Cummings, American voice actor •
March 5 •
Eddy Grant, Guyanese British singer, musician ("
Electric Avenue") •
Elaine Paige, English singer, actress •
March 6 –
Anna Maria Horsford, African-American actress (
Amen) •
March 8 •
Sinta Nuriyah, 4th
First Lady of Indonesia, wife of
Abdurrahman Wahid •
Jonathan Sacks, British Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, author and politician (d.
2020) •
March 9 •
László Lovász, Hungarian mathematician •
Jeffrey Osborne, American singer ("
On the Wings of Love") •
March 10 –
Doug Clark, American
serial killer (d.
2023) •
March 11 •
Dominique Sanda, French actress •
March 12 –
James Taylor, American singer, songwriter ("
Fire and Rain") •
March 13 –
Maurice A. de Gosson, Austrian mathematician •
March 14 –
Billy Crystal, American actor, comedian •
March 15 –
Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (d.
2003) •
March 16 –
Margaret Weis, American science fiction writer •
March 17 –
William Gibson, American/Canadian writer •
March 18 •
Jessica B. Harris, American historian and journalist •
Bobby Whitlock, American singer, songwriter and musician (d.
2025) •
March 20 •
John de Lancie, American actor •
Bobby Orr, Canadian hockey player •
Helene Vannari, Estonian actress (d.
2022) •
March 22 •
Inri Cristo, Brazilian educator who claims to be Jesus Christ reincarnated •
Wolf Blitzer, American television journalist (
CNN) •
Andrew Lloyd Webber, English composer (
Jesus Christ Superstar) •
March 25 –
Bonnie Bedelia, American actress •
March 26 •
Nash the Slash (b. James Jeffrey Plewman), Canadian musician (d.
2014) •
Steven Tyler, American rock singer, songwriter (
Aerosmith) •
Gayyur Yunus, Azerbaijani painter •
March 28 •
Jayne Ann Krentz, American novelist •
Dianne Wiest, American actress •
March 29 •
Mike Heideman, American basketball coach (d.
2018) •
Bud Cort, American actor (d.
2026) •
March 30 –
Eddie Jordan, Irish founder of
Jordan Grand Prix (d.
2025) •
March 31 •
Rhea Perlman, American actress (
Cheers) •
Al Gore, American politician and environmentalist, 45th
Vice President of the United States April •
April 1 –
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican singer, actor •
April 2 •
Bob Lienhard, American basketball player (d.
2018) •
Roald Als, Danish cartoonist •
April 3 –
Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Mexican economist, politician and 53rd
President of Mexico (1988–1994) •
April 4 •
Squire Parsons, American gospel singer, songwriter (d.
2025) •
Dan Simmons, American fantasy, science fiction author (d.
2026) •
Berry Oakley, American musician (d.
1972) •
April 5 –
Neil Portnow, American President of
The Recording Academy (NARAS) •
April 7 •
Arnie Robinson, American Olympic Long jump champion (d.
2020) •
John Oates, American rock singer, guitarist (
Hall & Oates) •
Pietro Anastasi, Italian football player (d.
2020) •
April 9 –
Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician •
April 10 –
Fauzi Bowo, Indonesian politician and diplomat, governor of
Jakarta •
April 12 •
Jeremy Beadle, English TV presenter (d.
2008) •
Don Fernando, American pornographic film actor, director •
Joschka Fischer, German politician •
Marcello Lippi, Italian football player, manager •
April 13 •
Nam Hae-il, 25th Chief of Naval Operations of the
Republic of Korea Navy •
Mikhail Shufutinsky, Soviet, Russian singer, actor and TV presenter •
April 15 –
Michael Kamen, American composer (d.
2003) •
April 16 •
Ammar El Sherei, Egyptian music icon, celebrity (d.
2012) •
Kazuyuki Sogabe, Japanese voice actor (d.
2006) •
April 17 •
Jan Hammer, Czechoslovakian composer, pianist and keyboardist •
Peter Jenni, Swiss experimental particle physicist •
April 18 –
Avi Arad, Israeli-American film producer •
April 20 –
Paul Milgrom, American economist,
Nobel Prize laureate •
April 21 •
Paul Davis, American singer, songwriter (
Cool Night) (d.
2008) •
Josef Flammer, Swiss ophthalmologist (after whom
Flammer syndrome is named) •
April 24 –
István Szívós, Hungarian water polo player (d.
2019) •
April 27 •
Amrit Kumar Bohara, Nepalese politician •
Frank Abagnale, American con man, imposter •
Si Robertson, American reality star, preacher, hunter, outdoorsman and U.S. Army veteran •
April 28 •
Terry Pratchett, English comic fantasy, science fiction author (d.
2015) •
Marcia Strassman, American actress, singer (
Welcome Back, Kotter) (d.
2014) •
April 29 •
Michael Karoli, German musician (d.
2001) •
John Batchelor, American author and radio host •
April 30 –
Jocelyne Saab, Lebanese journalist, film director (d.
2019)
May •
May 2 •
Vladimir Matorin, Russian opera singer •
Larry Gatlin, American singer, songwriter •
May 3 •
William H. Miller, American maritime historian •
Chris Mulkey, American actor •
May 4 •
Jan Kantůrek, Czech translator (d.
2018) •
Tanya Falan, American singer • King
George Tupou V of Tonga (d.
2012) •
May 5 •
Joe Esposito, American singer, songwriter •
Richard Pacheco, American pornographic actor •
Bill Ward, English rock drummer •
May 7 –
Susan Atkins, convicted murderer and ex-follower of
Charles Manson (d.
2009) •
May 8 • Dame
Felicity Lott, English soprano •
Stephen Stohn, Canadian television producer •
May 9 •
Steven W. Mosher, American social scientist, author •
Calvin Murphy, American basketball player, analyst •
May 10 –
Meg Foster, American actress •
May 11 •
Pam Ferris, Welsh actress •
Shigeru Izumiya, Japanese musician •
May 12 •
Steve Winwood, English rock singer ("
Higher Love") •
Lindsay Crouse, American actress •
May 14 –
Bob Woolmer, Indian-born English cricket coach (d.
2007) •
May 15 •
Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese professional baseball pitcher •
Brian Eno, English musician, record producer •
May 16 –
Jesper Christensen, Danish actor •
May 17 –
Penny DeHaven, American country singer (d.
2014) •
May 18 •
Olivia Harrison, American author and film producer •
Mikko Heiniö, Finnish composer •
May 19 –
Grace Jones, Jamaican singer, actress •
May 20 –
Tesshō Genda, Japanese voice actor •
May 21 •
D'Jamin Bartlett, American musical theatre actress •
Elizabeth Buchan, English writer •
Jonathan Hyde, Australian-born English actor •
Carol Potter, American actress •
Leo Sayer, English rock musician ("
When I Need You") •
May 23 –
Gary McCord, American professional golfer •
May 25 –
Klaus Meine, German singer (
Scorpions) •
May 26 •
Dayle Haddon, Canadian model, actress (d.
2024) •
Stevie Nicks, American rock singer, songwriter (
Fleetwood Mac) •
May 27 –
Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant •
May 29 –
Michael Berkeley, English composer •
May 30 –
Paul L. Schechter, American astronomer and cosmologist •
May 31 •
Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian writer of literary reportage,
Nobel Prize laureate •
Lynda Bellingham, English actress, broadcaster and author (d.
2014) •
John Bonham, English rock drummer (
Led Zeppelin) (d.
1980)
June •
June 1 •
Powers Boothe, American actor (
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones) (d.
2017) •
Tom Sneva, American race car driver,
Indianapolis 500 winner •
June 2 –
Jerry Mathers, American actor (
Leave It to Beaver) •
June 3 –
Carlos Franzetti, Argentine composer and arranger •
June 4 •
Bob Champion, English jump jockey •
David Haskell, American actor (d.
2000) •
June 6 –
Richard Sinclair, English musician (
Caravan) •
June 7 –
Jim C. Walton, American business person, (
Walmart) •
June 8 •
Jürgen von der Lippe, German television presenter, actor and comedian •
Jad Azkoul, Lebanese-American classical guitarist •
June 9 •
Gudrun Schyman, Swedish politician •
Gary Thorne, American play-by-play announcer •
June 10 –
Subrata Roy, Indian businessman (d.
2023) •
June 11 –
Dave Cash, American baseball player •
June 12 –
Sadegh Zibakalam, Iranian academic reformist •
June 13 –
Garnet Bailey, Canadian hockey player, scout (d.
2001) •
June 14 –
Laurence Yep, American author •
June 15 –
Paul Michiels, Belgian singer, songwriter •
June 16 –
Terry Schofield, American basketball player •
June 17 –
Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player •
June 18 –
Sherry Turkle, American science/social studies professor •
Eliezer Halfin, Israeli wrestler (d.
1972) •
June 19 •
Nick Drake, English musician (d.
1974) •
Lea Laven, Finnish singer •
Phylicia Rashad, African-American actress (
The Cosby Show) •
June 20 •
Véronique de Montchalin, French politician •
Diana Mara Henry, American freelance photojournalist •
Alan Longmuir, Scottish musician (d.
2018) •
Ludwig Scotty,
President of Nauru (d.
2026) •
Tina Sinatra, American singer, actress, film producer and memoirist •
June 21 •
Don Airey, British musician •
Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (d.
2011) •
Jovan Aćimović, Serbian football player •
Raffaello Martinelli, Italian prelate •
Philippe Sarde, French film composer •
Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish writer •
Wolfgang Seel, German football player •
Greg Hyder, American professional basketball player •
June 22 •
Takashi Sasano, Japanese actor •
Shōhaku Okumura, Japanese Soto Zen •
Peter Prijdekker, Dutch swimmer •
Sue Roberts, American professional golfer •
Todd Rundgren, American rock singer, record producer (''
Hello It's Me'') •
Curtis Johnson, American football cornerback •
Franciszek Smuda, Polish football coach •
Panagiotis Xanthakos, Greek sports shoote •
Colin Waldron, English football defender •
June 23 •
Larry Coker, American football player, coach •
Jim Heacock, American defensive coordinator •
Luther Kent, American blues singer •
June 24 •
Stephen Martin, Australian politician, senior academic and rugby league referee •
Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player •
Janet Museveni, First Lady of Uganda •
Dave Orchard, South African cricketer •
Eigil Sørensen, Danish cyclist •
Jürgen Stars, German footballer •
Jenny Wood, Zimbabwean swimmer •
June 25 •
Kenn George, American businessman •
Michael Lembeck, American actor, television and film director •
Tom Rideout, Canadian politician •
June 26 •
David Vaughan, Welsh professional golfer •
John Pratt, English professional footballer •
Pablo Anaya Rivera, Mexican politician •
June 27 •
Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Tamil actress •
Michael J. Barrett, Guamanian politician •
Camile Baudoin, American rock guitarist •
June 28 •
Deborah Moggach, English writer •
Kathy Bates, American actress (
Misery) •
Jimmy Thomson, Scottish professional footballer •
Brian Rowan, Scottish professional footballer •
June 29 •
Danny Adcock, Australian actor •
Vic Brooks, English cricketer •
Leo Burke, Canadian professional wrestler •
Fred Grandy, American actor, politician (
The Love Boat) •
Helge Karlsen, Norwegian football player •
Ian Paice, English musician (
Deep Purple) •
Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar, crossbench member of the House of Lords •
June 30 •
Alice Wong, Canadian politician •
Dag Fornæss, Norwegian speed skater •
Peter Rossborough, English rugby union international •
Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Australian Indigenous community leader (d.
2023) •
Vladimir Yakunin, Russian official, head of state-run
Russian Railways Company •
Raymond Leo Burke, American cardinal, prelate
July •
July 1 •
Ever Hugo Almeida, Paraguayan footballer •
Hap Farber,
American football linebacker. •
John Ford, English-born rock musician (
Strawbs), writer of
Part of the Union •
Michael McGimpsey, Northern Ireland politician •
July 2 •
Mario Villanueva, Mexican politician •
Saul Rubinek, German-Canadian character actor, director, producer and playwright •
July 3 –
Tarmo Koivisto, Finnish comics artist •
July 4 •
René Arnoux, French racing driver •
Louis Raphaël I Sako, Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church •
Ed Armbrister, Bahamian Major League Baseball outfielder •
Nazmul Hussain, Indian first-class cricketer •
Jeremy Spencer, British musician •
July 5 •
Tony DeMeo, American football coach, player •
Dave Lemonds, American baseball player •
Salomon Juan Marcos Issa, Mexican politician •
Lojze Peterle, Slovenian politician •
William Hootkins, American actor (d.
2005) •
July 6 •
Nathalie Baye, French actress •
Jeff Webb, American professional basketball player •
Arnaldo Baptista, Brazilian rock musician, composer •
Brad Park, Canadian NHL Defenseman •
Sid Smith, American football offensive lineman •
Eiko Segawa, Japanese female enka singer, actress •
Jan van der Veen, Dutch professional association football player •
July 7 •
Jerry Sherk, American football defensive tackle •
Jean LeClerc, Québécois actor •
Jean-Marie Colombani, French journalist •
Tan Lee Meng, Singaporean jurist •
Stuart Varney, British-American economic consultant •
Luis Estrada, Mexican football league forward, Olympic athlete •
July 8 –
Raffi, Egyptian-born children's entertainer •
July 10 •
Theo Bücker, German football manager, player •
Mick Coop, English professional football right back •
Rich Hand, American professional baseball player •
July 12 •
Richard Simmons, American television personality, fitness expert (d.
2024) •
Jay Thomas, American actor (d.
2017) •
July 13 •
Alf Hansen, Norwegian rower •
Daphne Maxwell Reid, African-American actress •
Don Sweet, Canadian star football kicker •
Robert A. Underwood, Guamanian politician, educator •
July 14 –
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, Zulu king (d.
2021) •
July 15 •
Enriqueta Basilio, Mexican track and field athlete (d.
2019) •
Richard Franklin, Australian film director (d.
2007) •
Twinkle, English singer, songwriter (d.
2015) •
July 16 •
Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer, actor and musician •
Rita Barberá, Spanish politician, Mayor of Valencia (d.
2016) •
Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish football manager, player •
Jeff Van Wagenen, American professional golfer •
Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli violinist •
July 17 •
Doug Berry, American Canadian football coach •
Alan Sieler, Australian cricketer •
July 18 –
Hartmut Michel, German chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate •
July 20 •
Muse Watson, American actor •
Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunis •
July 21 •
Beppe Grillo, Italian activist, blogger, comedian and actor •
Ed Hinton, American sportswriter •
Cat Stevens (b. Steven Georgiou, later known as Yusuf Islam), British singer, musician •
Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist (
Doonesbury) •
Teruzane Utada, Japanese music executive producer, attendant •
Mikhail Zadornov, Russian stand-up comedian, writer •
Snooty, male Florida manatee (d.
2017) •
Anders Berglund, Swedish arranger/composer, conductor and producer •
July 22 •
Susan Eloise Hinton, American author •
Otto Waalkes, German comedian, actor •
July 23 –
John Cushnahan, Northern Irish politician •
July 25 •
Steve Goodman, American
Grammy Award-winning
folk music singer, songwriter (d.
1984) •
Tony Cline, American football player (d.
2018) •
July 27 –
Peggy Fleming, American figure skater •
July 28 •
Gerald Casale, American director, singer (
Devo)\ •
Georgia Engel, American actress (d.
2019) •
July 29 •
Meir Shalev Israeli writer and newspaper columnist for the daily Yedioth Ahronoth. Shalev's books have been translated into 26 languages (d.
2023) •
July 30 •
Jean Reno, French actor •
Julia Tsenova, Bulgarian composer, musician (d.
2010) •
July 31 –
Jonathan Dollimore, English academic sociologist, cultural theorist
August •
August 2 •
Dennis Prager, American radio talk show host, author •
Bob Rae, Canadian politician •
August 3 –
Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France •
August 4 –
Giorgio Parisi, Italian theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize laureate •
August 7 –
James P. Allison, American immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine •
August 8 –
Wincey Willis, British broadcaster (d.
2024) •
August 12 –
Mizengo Pinda, 9th Prime Minister of Tanzania •
August 13 –
Kathleen Battle, African-American soprano •
August 14 –
Joseph Marcell, English actor •
August 15 •
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Iranian cleric, politician (d.
2018) •
George Ryton, Singapore-born English Formula One engineer •
August 18 •
Sean Scanlan, Scottish actor (d.
2017) •
Robert Hughes, Australian actor •
Deana Martin, American singer and actress •
August 20 •
John Noble, Australian actor •
Robert Plant, English singer (
Led Zeppelin) •
Barbara Allen Rainey (b. Barbara Ann Allen), American aviator, first female pilot in the U.S. armed forces (d.
1982) •
August 21 •
Sharon M. Draper, American children's book author (
Out of My Mind) •
Peter Starkie, Australian rock guitarist (
Skyhooks,
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons) •
August 22 •
David Marks, American guitarist (
The Beach Boys) •
Carolyn L. Mazloomi, American quilter and art historian •
August 23 –
Lev Zeleny, Soviet, Russian physicist •
August 24 •
Jean-Michel Jarre, French electronic musician •
Sauli Niinistö, Finnish politician, 12th
President of Finland •
Kim Sung-il, Chief of Staff of the
Republic of Korea Air Force •
Vicente Sotto III, Filipino actor, host and politician •
August 25 –
Tony Ramos, Brazilian actor •
August 27 –
Sgt. Slaughter, American professional wrestler •
August 30 •
Lewis Black, American comedian •
Fred Hampton, American activist (d.
1969) •
Victor Skumin, Russian scientist, professor •
August 31 •
Cyril Jordan, American musician •
Holger Osieck, German football manager
September •
September 1 –
James Rebhorn, American actor (d.
2014) •
September 2 •
Nate Archibald, American basketball player •
Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster •
Christa McAuliffe, American teacher and astronaut (d. in
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster 1986) •
September 3 •
Don Brewer, American drummer (
Grand Funk Railroad) •
Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian president (d.
2008) •
September 4 –
Michael Berryman, American actor •
September 5 –
Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian diplomat, politician •
September 6 –
Sam Hui, Hong Kong singer •
September 7 •
Susan Blakely, American actress •
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi (d.
2022) •
September 8 –
The Great Kabuki, Japanese professional wrestler •
September 10 •
Judy Geeson, English actress •
Bob Lanier, American basketball player (d.
2022) •
Margaret Trudeau (b. Margaret Sinclair), wife and mother of Prime Ministers of Canada •
Charlie Waters, American football player •
September 11 –
John Martyn (b. Iain McGeachy), British folk-rock guitarist (d.
2009) •
September 12 –
Mah Bow Tan, Singaporean politician •
September 13 •
Nell Carter, African-American singer, actress (
Gimme a Break!) (d.
2003) •
Sitiveni Rabuka, 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji •
Kathleen Lloyd, American actress •
September 16 –
Ron Blair, American rock bassist (
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) •
September 17 •
Aidan Nichols, English Dominican priest and academic •
John Ritter, American actor (''
Three's Company'') (d.
2003) •
September 18 –
Jean-Louis Pichon, French actor •
September 19 •
Jeremy Irons, English actor •
Nadiya Tkachenko, Soviet pentathlete •
September 20 •
Rey Langit, Filipino journalist, radio host •
George R. R. Martin, American
speculative fiction author •
September 22 •
Denis Burke, Australian politician •
Jim Byrnes, American voice actor, blues musician and actor •
Mark Phillips, British army captain, equestrian and first husband of
Anne, Princess Royal •
September 23 –
José Lavat, Mexican voice actor (d.
2018) •
September 24 –
Phil Hartman, Canadian actor, comedian (
Saturday Night Live) (d.
1998) •
September 25 •
Cäcilia Rentmeister, German art historian, gender researcher •
Vasile Șirli, Romanian musical composer and producer •
Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russian
oligarch •
September 26 •
Maurizio Gucci, Italian businessman, murder victim (d.
1995) •
Olivia Newton-John, English-born Australian singer, actress (d.
2022) •
Vladimír Remek, Czech politician and cosmonaut •
September 27 •
Michele Dotrice, English actress •
A Martinez, American actor, singer •
September 29 •
Mark Farner, American rock guitarist, singer (
Grand Funk Railroad) •
Bryant Gumbel, African-American television broadcaster (
The Today Show) •
Theo Jörgensmann, German jazz clarinetist (d.
2025)
October •
October 1 •
Mark Landon, American actor (d.
2009) • Sir
Peter Blake, New Zealand yachtsman (d.
2001) •
October 2 •
Avery Brooks, American actor, musician •
Persis Khambatta, Indian actress, model (
Star Trek: The Motion Picture) (d.
1998) •
Chris LeDoux, American singer, rodeo star (d.
2005) •
Donna Karan, American fashion designer •
October 4 •
Meg Bennett, American soap opera writer •
Iain Hewitson, New Zealand-Australian chef, restaurateur, author and television personality •
October 5 –
Russell Mael, American singer (
Sparks) •
October 6 •
Wendell Ladner, American basketball player (d.
1975) •
Gerry Adams, Northern Irish politician •
October 7 –
Diane Ackerman, American poet, essayist •
October 8 •
Johnny Ramone, American guitarist (
Ramones) (d.
2004) •
Baldwin Spencer, 3rd
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda •
October 9 •
Jackson Browne, American rock musician ("
Running on Empty") •
Ciarán Carson, Northern Irish poet, novelist •
Oliver Hart, English-born economist,
Nobel Prize laureate •
October 11 •
Margie Alexander, American gospel, soul singer (d.
2013) •
Cynthia Clawson, American gospel singer •
October 12 •
Rick Parfitt, English musician (
Status Quo) (d.
2016) •
Stephen Shepich, American politician and former member of the
Michigan House of Representatives in 1993 and 1994 (d.
2013) •
October 13 •
John Ford Coley, American rock musician ("
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight") •
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (d.
1997) •
October 14 •
Engin Arık,
Turkish nuclear physicist (d.
2007) •
David Ruprecht, American actor, writer (
Supermarket Sweep) •
October 15 •
Renato Corona, Filipino jurist, lawyer (d.
2016) •
Chris de Burgh, born Christopher Davison, Argentine-born Anglo-Irish singer, songwriter •
October 16 •
Leo Mazzone, American baseball coach •
Hema Malini, Indian actress, writer, director, producer, dancer and politician •
October 17 •
Robert Jordan, American novelist (d.
2007) •
Margot Kidder, Canadian actress (
Superman) (d.
2018) •
Akira Kushida, Japanese singer •
Ng Jui Ping, Singaporean entrepreneur, previously army general (d.
2020) •
George Wendt, American actor (
Cheers) (d.
2025) •
October 18 •
Hans Köchler, Austrian philosopher •
Ntozake Shange, African-American playwright and poet (d.
2018) •
October 19 –
Patrick Simmons, American musician (
The Doobie Brothers) •
October 21 •
Tom Everett, American actor •
Allen Vigneron,
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Detroit •
October 22 •
Lynette Fromme, American attempted assassin of
Gerald Ford •
Debbie Macomber, American author •
October 23 – Sir
Gerry Robinson, Irish-born British businessman (d.
2021) •
October 25 •
Dave Cowens, American basketball player, coach •
Dan Gable, American wrestler, coach •
Dan Issel, American basketball player and coach •
October 26 –
Toby Harrah, American baseball player •
October 28 –
Telma Hopkins, African-American actress, singer (
Tony Orlando and Dawn) •
October 29 •
Giuseppe Chirichiello, Italian economist and university professor •
Frans de Waal, Dutch primatologist. (d.
2024) •
Kate Jackson, American actress (''
Charlie's Angels'') •
October 30 –
Garry McDonald, Australian actor, satirist and comedian
November •
November 1 –
Anna Stuart, American actress •
November 3 –
Lulu (b. Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie), Scottish singer, actress (
To Sir, with Love) •
November 4 •
Delia Casanova, Mexican actress •
Amadou Toumani Touré, 3rd
President of Mali (d.
2020) •
November 5 •
Charles Bradley, African-American singer (d.
2017) •
Bob Barr, American politician •
Dallas Holm, American Christian musician •
Zacharias Jimenez, Filipino Roman Catholic bishop (d.
2018) •
Khalid Ibrahim Khan, Pakistani politician (d.
2018) •
William Daniel Phillips, American physicist,
Nobel Prize laureate •
November 6 –
Glenn Frey, American guitarist, singer (
Eagles) (d.
2016) •
November 7 –
Jim Houghton, American actor and director (d.
2024) •
November 9 •
Viktor Matviyenko, Ukrainian footballer, coach (d.
2018) •
Luiz Felipe Scolari, Brazilian football player, manager •
Kelly Harmon, American actress and model •
November 10 –
Mário Viegas, Portuguese actor and poetry reciter (d.
1996) •
November 11 –
Vincent Schiavelli, American character actor and food writer (d.
2005) •
November 12 •
Skip Campbell, American politician (d.
2018) •
Hassan Rouhani, 7th
President of Iran •
Richard Roberts, American evangelist, son of
Oral Roberts •
November 13 •
Humayun Ahmed,
Bengali-language writer •
Lockwood Smith, New Zealand politician •
November 14 • King
Charles III of the United Kingdom •
Robert Ginty, American actor, producer, screenwriter and director (d.
2009) •
Dee Wallace, American actress •
November 15 –
James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist, actor (d.
2007) •
November 16 •
Chi Coltrane, American musician (
Thunder and Lightning) •
Ken James, Australian actor •
Mutt Lange, Rhodesian-born record producer •
Mate Parlov, Yugoslav Olympic boxer (d.
2008) •
November 18 –
Dom Irrera, American actor and stand-up comedian •
November 19 –
Rance Allen, African-American gospel singer and preacher (d.
2020) •
November 20 •
Harlee McBride, American actress •
John R. Bolton, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., National Security Advisor •
Barbara Hendricks, American singer •
Richard Masur, American actor, director and president of the Screen Actors Guild •
November 21 •
Alphonse Mouzon, American jazz drummer (d.
2016) •
Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon •
November 22 –
Saroj Khan, Indian dance choreographer (d.
2020) •
November 23 •
Dominique-France Picard (aka Princess Fadila of Egypt), wife of King
Fuad II of Egypt and the Sudan •
Ron Bouchard, American NASCAR driver (d.
2015) •
Gabriele Seyfert, East German figure skater •
Bonfoh Abass, Togolese politician and
President of Togo (d.
2021) •
November 24 –
Joe Howard, American actor •
November 25 –
Antoine Sfeir, Franco-Lebanese journalist, professor (d.
2018) •
November 26 •
Elizabeth Blackburn, Australian-American biologist, winner of
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine •
Gayle McCormick, American singer (
Smith) (d.
2016) •
Marianne Muellerleile, American actress •
November 28 –
Agnieszka Holland, Polish film, television director and screenwriter
December •
December 2 •
T. Coraghessan Boyle, American fiction writer •
Rajat Gupta, Indian-American businessman •
Patricia Hewitt, British Labour Party politician •
Toninho Horta, Brazilian singer, musician •
Christine Westermann, German television, radio host, journalist and author •
December 3 •
Rick Cua, American singer, evangelist •
Ozzy Osbourne, British heavy metal singer (
Black Sabbath) (d.
2025) •
December 5 –
Saburō Shinoda, Japanese actor (
Ultraman Taro) •
December 6 •
Keke Rosberg, Finnish Formula One champion •
Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German actor, musician •
JoBeth Williams, American actress, director •
Yoshihide Suga,
Prime Minister of Japan •
December 7 •
Gary Morris, American country singer, actor •
Tony Thomas, American television and film producer •
Mads Vinding, Danish bassist •
December 10 –
Abu Abbas, Palestine Liberation Front founder (d.
2004) •
December 11 •
Shinji Tanimura, Japanese musician (d.
2023) •
Chester Thompson, American rock drummer •
December 12 –
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, 20th
President of Portugal •
December 13 •
Lillian Board, South African-born English Olympic athlete (d.
1970) •
Ted Nugent, American rock guitarist, singer, conservative political commentator (
Cat Scratch Fever) •
David O'List, English rock guitarist •
December 14 •
Lester Bangs, American music journalist (d.
1982) •
Kim Beazley, Australian politician •
Dee Wallace, American actress •
December 15 •
Melanie Chartoff, American actress and singer (
Rugrats) •
Charlie Scott, American basketball player •
December 18 –
Edmund Kemper, American serial killer •
December 19 –
Ken Brown, Canadian ice hockey player •
December 20 •
Orchidea De Santis, Italian actress •
Abdulrazak Gurnah, Zanzibar-born novelist, Nobel Prize laureate •
Alan Parsons, English songwriter, musician and record producer •
December 21 •
Samuel L. Jackson, American actor, film producer •
Willi Resetarits, Austrian musician, cabaret artist •
December 22 •
Noel Edmonds, English TV presenter, DJ •
Steve Garvey, American baseball player •
Flip Mark, American child actor •
Lynne Thigpen, American actress (
Godspell) (d.
2003) •
December 23 –
Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, educator, author and music journalist •
December 25 •
Alia Al-Hussein, queen consort of Jordan (d.
1977) •
Barbara Mandrell, American country singer, musician and actress •
December 27 •
Ronnie Caldwell, American
soul music,
rhythm and blues musician (d.
1967) •
Gérard Depardieu, French actor •
December 28 –
Mary Weiss, American pop singer (
The Shangri-Las) (d.
2024) •
December 29 –
Peter Robinson, Northern Ireland First Minister •
December 31 •
Stephen Cleobury, English choral conductor (d.
2019) •
Joe Dallesandro, American model, actor •
Sandy Jardine, Scottish professional footballer, playing for Rangers and Hearts and representing Scotland (d.
2014) •
Donna Summer, African-American singer, actress (
Love to Love You Baby) (d.
2012) ==Deaths==