Famous People Born in 1932

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 745

• Jan 1 Jackie Parker, American College and Canadian Football Hall of Fame utility (Mississippi State University; Grey Cup 1954-56; Edmonton Eskimos), born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 2006)
• Jan 2 Harchand Singh Longowai [Sant Ji], Indian Sikh leader and President of the Akali Dal during the Punjab insurgency of the 1980s, born in Gidariani, Sangrur, British India (d. 1985) [1]
• Jan 3 Anatoli Petrovich Kuklin, Russian-Soviet cosmonaut, born in Satka, Russia, USSR (d. 2006)

• Jan 3 Coo Coo Marlin, American auto racer (NASCAR nine top 5, 51 top 10 finishes in 165 Winston Cup starts), born in Columbia, Tennessee (d. 2005)
• Jan 3 Dabney Coleman, American Emmy Award-winning character actor (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Mayor Jeeter"; 9 to 5; Buffalo Bill; Boardwalk Empire), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2024) [1]
• Jan 3 Jaswick Taylor, West Indian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 10 wickets; 5/109 in Test debut 1958; Trinidad & Tobago), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1999)
• Jan 3 Mara Corday [Marilyn Joan Watts], American actress, model and Playboy Playmate (Foxfire, Black Scorpion), born in Santa Monica, California
• Jan 4 Carlos Saura, Spanish film director ("Cría Cuervos"; "Carmen", "Tango"), born in Huesca, Spain (d. 2023)
• Jan 4 Richard Stahl, American actor (Howard-It's a Living), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2006)
• Jan 5 (Laten) Johnny Adams, American blues, jazz and gospel singer (Reconsider Me), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1998)

• Jan 5 Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher and author (Name of the Rose), born in Alessandria, Piedmont (d. 2016)
• Jan 6 Stuart A. Rice, American chemist, born in New York City
• Jan 7 Tormod Knutsen, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold individual 1964, silver 1960), born in Eidsvoll, Norway (d. 2021)

• Jan 9 Jane Ross [Breslaw], American actress (Star Trek, Rocket Attack U.S.A., Wild Is My Love), born in New York City (d. 1985)
• Jan 10 Lou Henson, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (all-time leader in victories University of Illinois and New Mexico State), born in Okay, Oklahoma (d. 2020)
• Jan 11 Alfonso Arau, Mexican film director
• Jan 12 Alain Teister, Dutch writer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1979)
• Jan 12 Des O'Connor, British television presenter, singer and comedian, born in Stepney, London (d. 2020)
• Jan 12 John Berg, American art director (Columbia Records, 1961-85), winner of 4 Grammy Awards for album art, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
• Jan 14 Don Garlits, American racing driver (1st drag racer over 200mph for 1/4 mile), born in Tampa, Florida
• Jan 14 Grady Tate, American jazz drummer (Oliver Nelson, Lalo Schifrin, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Smith), and singer, born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2017) [1]
• Jan 14 Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress (Cries & Whispers), born in Stockholm, Sweden
• Jan 14 Ian Wooldridge, British sports journalist (Daily Mail; British Sportswriter of the Year 1972, 74, 81, 89) and broadcaster (BBC), born in New Milton, England (d. 2007)
• Jan 14 Tony DeMarco, American boxer (NBA, NYSAC, The Ring welterweight titles 1955), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
• Jan 15 Dean Smith, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952) and actor, rodeo cowboy and stuntman, born in Emporia, Kansas (d. 2023)
• Jan 15 Enrique Raxach, Spanish-Dutch contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer (Pequeña Cantata; Equinoxial), born in Barcelona, Spain
• Jan 15 Lou Jones, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1956), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2006)
• Jan 16 Dian Fossey, American zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1985)
• Jan 16 Jim Berry, American cartoonist (Berry's World), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
• Jan 18 Peter Magubane, South African photographer who documented the cruelties and violence of apartheid, born in Vrededorp, Union of South Africa (d. 2024) [1]
• Jan 18 Robert Anton Wilson, American sci-fi author (Trick Top Hat), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
• Jan 19 Joe Schmidt, College/Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (10 x Pro Bowl; 8 x First-team All-Pro; NFL C'ship 1953, 57; Detroit Lions) and coach (Detroit Lions 1967-72), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Jan 19 Richard Lester, movie director (Hard Day's Night, Help!, Petulia)
• Jan 20 Frank Arok, Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach (Australia 1983-89), born in Kanjiža, Serbia (d. 2021)
• Jan 21 Boris Shakhlin, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold, 1956, 1960, 1964; World Champion, 1958; European Champion, 1955), born in Ishim, Russia, USSR (d. 2008)
• Jan 21 Don Donoher, American College Basketball HOF coach (University of Dayton 1964-89), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2024)
• Jan 21 John Chaney, American Basketball Hall of Fame college coach (Cheyney University, Temple University), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2021)
• Jan 22 Berthold Grünfeld, Czech-Norwegian psychiatrist, sexologist, and educator, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
• Jan 22 Piper Laurie [Rosetta Jacobs], American actress (Twin Peaks; Carrie; The Hustler), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2023)
• Jan 23 (Elmer) "Bud" Shuster, American politician (US Representative-R-PA, 1973-2001), born in Glassport, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
• Jan 23 Bart LaRue, American character and voice actor, born in Foard County, Texas (d. 1990)
• Jan 23 James Rado [Radomski], American stage actor, playwright, director, and composer (Hair!; Rainbow), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
• Jan 25 Constance Weldon, American symphonic tuba player (Boston Pops; Concertgebouw) and educator, born in Winter Haven, Florida (d. 2020)
• Jan 25 Moses "Whispering" Smith, American blues harmonica player and singer ("A Thousand Miles From Nowhere"; "Hound Dog Twist"), born in Union Church, Mississippi (d. 1984)
• Jan 26 Christopher Price, Director (Leeds Metropolitan U)
• Jan 26 Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd, Jamaican record producer, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2004)
• Jan 26 George Clements, American priest and the first Roman Catholic priest in America to adopt a child, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2019) [1]
• Jan 26 Ronald Allison, British journalist and press secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, (d. 2022) [1]
• Jan 28 David Hennessy, Lord Windlesham, British peer and TV executive, Leader of the House of Lords (1973-4) (d. 2010)
• Jan 28 David Thompson, CEO (Gestetner Holdings)
• Jan 28 Parry O'Brien, American athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1952, 1956; silver 1960), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2007)
• Jan 28 Thomas J. Bliley Jr., American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1981-2001), born in Chesterfield County, Virginia
• Jan 29 Beverly Kenney American jazz singer ("I Hate Rock n' Roll"; "Born To Be Blue"), born in Harrison, New Jersey (d. 1960)
• Jan 29 Raman Subba Row, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 137; Surrey CCC, Northamptonshire CCC), born in London (d. 2024)
• Jan 29 Tommy Taylor, English soccer striker (19 caps; Manchester United 166 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Smithies, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1958)
• Jan 30 Kazuo Inamori, Japanese business executive (Kyocera Ceramics Co), born in Yakushi, Japan (d. 2022)
• Jan 30 Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician, born in Kobe, Japan (d. 2007)
• Jan 30 Vladimír Heger, Czech basketball coach (Czechoslovakia 1965-69, 72-76; Netherlands 1983-85), born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 2021)
• Jan 31 Pieter Brattinga, Dutch graphic artist, born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 2004)
• Jan 31 Rick Hall, American record producer, songwriter, and creator of the "Muscle Shoals sound" (FAME Studio), born in Forest Grove, Mississippi (d. 2018)
• Jan 31 [Anna] Ottilie Patterson, Irish blues and jazz singer (Chris Barber Jazz Band), born in Comber, Northern Ireland (d. 2011)
• Feb 1 John Hart, American TV journalist (CBS News Retrospective, NBC News), born in Denver, Colorado
• Feb 1 John Nott, British policitican(C), Secretary of State for Defence during Falkland War, born in Bideford, Devon
• Feb 2 Robert Mandan, American actor best known for his role as Chester Tate in US sitcom "Soap", born in Clever, Missouri (d. 2018)
• Feb 3 Jonathan Fellows-Smith, South African cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, HS 35; Oxford University CC, Northamptonshire CCC, Transvaal), born in Durban, Natal (d. 2013)
• Feb 3 Peggy Ann Garner, American actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1984)
• Feb 4 Ivan Davis, Jr., American concert pianist, and teacher, born in Electra,Texas (d. 2018)
• Feb 5 Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer, 1954-67 (AC Milan and 2 other teams), and manager, 1967-1999 (6 teams), born in Trieste, Italy (d. 2016)
• Feb 6 Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1959)
• Feb 6 Francois Truffaut, French director (Jules & Jim, Fahrenheit 451), born in Paris, France (d. 1984)
• Feb 7 Alfred M. Worden, American Colonel USAF, NASA astronaut (Apollo 15), born in Jackson, Michigan (d. 2020)
• Feb 7 Gay Talese, author (Honor Thy Father)
• Feb 8 Horst Eckel, German soccer wing half (32 caps West Germany, 1954 FIFA World Cup; 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Röchling Völklingen), born in Vogelbach, Germany (d. 2021)
• Feb 8 Jan Christiaanse, Dutch university professor, and politician (Senate, 1973-77, 1979-91; resident of Dutch political party CDA), born in Gouda, Netherlands (d. 1991)

• Feb 9 Gérard Murillo, French rugby union outside back (2 Tests; Stade Dijonnais) and manager (Saint-Jean-de-Luz Olympique Rugby 1962-81), born in Paris (d. 2023)
• Feb 9 Gerhard Richter, German painter
• Feb 9 Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player
• Feb 10 Donald Hilton, Moderator (General Assembly of United Reformed Church)
• Feb 10 Rockin Dopsie Sr [Alton Jay Rubin], American Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco), born in Carencro, Louisiana (d. 1993)
• Feb 11 Dennis Skinner, British politician (L), Chairman of the Labour Party (1988-89), born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire
• Feb 11 Jerome Lowenthal, American concert pianist, and educator (Julliard; Jerusalem Academy of Music), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Feb 12 Axel Jensen, Norwegian author (d. 2003)
• Feb 12 Lincoln Kilpatrick, American actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2004)
• Feb 13 Marcelino Campanal, Spanish soccer defender (11 caps; Real Avilés CF, Sevilla FC, Deportivo de La Coruña), born in Gijón, Spain (d. 2020)
• Feb 13 Susan Oliver [Charlotte Gercke], American stage and screen actress (Peyton Place - "Ann"; Star Trek - The Cage), television director, and airplane pilot, born in New York City (d. 1990)
• Feb 14 Alexander Kluge, German author and film director (Yesterday Girl), born in Halberstadt, Province of Saxony
• Feb 14 Banjo Matthews, American auto racing constructor (72% of winning cars in top NASCAR division 1974-85; 262 wins in 362 Cup races), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1996)
• Feb 14 Jack Hibbert, British economic statistician (Central Statistical Office, 1960-92, as director, 1985-92), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England (d. 2005)
• Feb 14 Jocelyn Stevens, British media publisher and executive (Queen magazine), and administrator (Royal College of Art, 1984-92; English Heritage. 1992-2000), born in Marylebone, London, England (d. 2014)
• Feb 14 Leo Thorsness, American Vietnam War pilot (Medal of Honor), born in Walnut Grove, Minnesota (d. 2017)
• Feb 14 Michael Ball, Bishop (Truro)
• Feb 14 Peter Ball, British Church of England clergyman (Bishop of Gloucester. 1992-93; Bishop of Lewes, 1977-92), and convicted sex offender, born in West Sussex, England (d. 2019)
• Feb 15 Adrian Swire, British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific), born in Marylebone, London, England (d. 2018)
• Feb 16 Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician (President of Sierra Leone, 1996-2007 - interrupted by military coup d'etat for 9 months), born in Pendembu, British Sierra Leone (d. 2014)
• Feb 16 Antonio Ordóñez, Spanish bullfighter (over 3,000 bullfights), born in Ronda, Spain (d. 1998)
• Feb 16 Gretchen Wyler, American actress, dancer (Silk Stockings), and animal rights activist, born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma (d. 2007)
• Feb 16 Harry Goz, American musical theatre actor and voice actor, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2003)
• Feb 16 Nand Baert, Flemish radio presenter (Afternoonbeat) and television game show host, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1985)
• Feb 16 Otis Blackwell, American songwriter ("Fever"; "Don't Be Cruel"; "Great Balls Of Fire"; All Shook Up"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
• Feb 16 [Ervin] Aharon Appelfeld, Israeli writer (Blooms of Darkness; Badenheim), and holocaust survivor, born in Jadova Commune, Kingdom of Romania (d. 2018)
• Feb 18 Duane Michals, American photographer (Sequences; The Journey of the Spirit After Death), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania
• Feb 18 Miloš Forman, Czech-American award-winning director (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, The Firemen's Ball), born in Čáslav, Czechoslovakia (d. 2018)
• Feb 19 Jean-Pierre Ponnele, French opera director (Carmina Burana), born in Paris, France (d. 1988)
• Feb 19 Joseph P. Kerwin, American Capt Med Corps USN/astro (Skylab 2), born in Oak Park, Illinois
• Feb 20 Adrian Cristobal, Filipino writer (d. 2007)
• Feb 21 Leon Black, American college basketball coach (Texas Longhorns men's team 1967-76), born in Martins Mill, Texas (d. 2021)

• Feb 23 Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (Star Trek), and the widow of Gene Roddenberry, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2008)
• Feb 24 Andrew Jacobs Jr, American politician (Rep-D-IN, 1965-73, 75-97), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2013)
• Feb 24 Everard Goodman, English real estate developer (Tops Estates), born in Yorkshire, England (d. 2011)
• Feb 24 Jay Sandrich, American Emmy Award-winning television director (The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Soap; The Cosby Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
• Feb 24 John Vernon [Adolphus Agopsowicz], Canadian actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry), born in Zehner, Saskatchewan (d. 2005)
• Feb 24 Michel Legrand, French composer and jazz musician (Summer of '42, Windmills of Your Mind), born in Paris, France (d. 2019)
• Feb 25 Åke Persson, Swedish bebop jazz trombonist (Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, 1963–71), born in Hässleholm Sweden (d. 1975)
• Feb 25 Faron Young, American country and honky-tonk singer ("Hello Walls"; "It's Four in the Morning"), and actor (Hidden Guns; Daniel Boone, Trailblazer), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 1996)
• Feb 25 Laurence New, Major-General
• Feb 25 Martin William Karlins, American contemporary classical composer, born in North Brook, Illinois (d. 2005)
• Feb 25 Tony Brooks, English auto racer (F1 World C'ship third 1958, runner-up 1959; 6 x F1 wins), born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England (d. 2022)

• Feb 27 David Young, Baron Young of Graffham, British politician (House of Lords, 1984-2022), cabinet minister, and businessman (CEO of Cables & Wireless), born in London, England (d. 2022)
• Feb 27 Dolf Zwerver, Frisian-Dutch fantasy painter, born in Nijehaske, Netherlands (d. 2010)

• Feb 28 Brian Moore, British sports commentator (BBC Radio, London Weekend Television 'The Big Match'), born in Benenden, Kent, England (d. 2001)
• Feb 28 Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer and musician (Terminal Choice; Finian's Rainbow), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2016)
• Feb 28 Rocky Dijon [Kwasi Dzidzornu] Ghanaian rock and R&B percussionist (The Rolling Stones, Taj Mahal, Stevie Wonder), born in British Gold Coast colony, Africa (d. 1993)
• Feb 29 Gavin Stevens, Australian cricket batsman (4 Tests, HS 28; South Australia), born in Adelaide, Australia
• Feb 29 Gene Golub, American mathematician (d. 2007)
• Feb 29 Jaguar [Sérgio Jaguaribe], Brazilian cartoonist, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Feb 29 Masten Gregory, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1961, 65 [Jochen Rindt]), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1985)
• Feb 29 Reri Grist, African-American musical theater and operatic coloratura soprano (West Side Story - "Somewhere"; Zurich Opera, 1962-66; Bayerische Staatsoper, 1965-87; New York Metropolitan Opera, 1966-79), born in New York City
• Mar 1 Jacques Leduc, Belgian composer, born in Jette (d. 2016)
• Mar 2 Frank E. Petersen, American soldier and both the 1st African American Marine Corps aviator and Marine Corps general, born in Topeka Kansas (d. 2015)
• Mar 3 Fred Storey, Canadian curler (World C'ship gold 1966, 68, 69), born in Empress, Alberta (d. 2019)
• Mar 4 Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom hot rod car designer, born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 2001)
• Mar 4 Frank Wells, American entertainment executive (President of Walt Disney), born in Coronado, California (d. 1994)
• Mar 4 Gil Brandt, American Pro Football HOF executive (vice president player personnel Dallas Cowboys 1960-88; Super Bowl VI, XII), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2023)
• Mar 4 Guido Baggiani, Italian composer, born in Naples, ItalyNaples, Kingdom of Italy
• Mar 4 Miriam Makeba, South African singer and civil rights activist (Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, 1965), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2008) [1]
• Mar 5 Earl Woods, American author (father of Tiger Woods; 2 x books about upbringing and coaching), born in Manhattan, Kansas (d. 2006)
• Mar 5 Paul Sand [Pablo Sanchez], American Tony Award-winning actor and comedian (Friends and Lovers), born in Santa Monica, California
• Mar 5 Robert Lombardo, American composer and composition teacher (The Music Conservatory of Chicago College. 1964-99), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• Mar 5 Walter Charles Marshall, Welsh theoretical physicist (Chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1981-89), born in Rumney, Wales (d. 1996)
• Mar 6 Jan Jindra, Czech rower (Olympic gold Coxed four 1952, bronze Eight 1960), born in Třeboň, Czech Republic (d. 2021)
• Mar 6 Jean Boht, English actress (Bread - "Nellie"; Distant Voices; Still Lives), born in Bebington, England (d. 2023)
• Mar 7 Ed Thrasher, American Grammy Award-winning art director (Warner Brothers Records, 1964-79), and photographer (album art for Frank Sinatra; Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead), born in Glendale, California (d. 2006)
• Mar 7 Lola Beltrán, Mexican ranchera singer ("Priscila elque se fue"; "Paloma Negra") and actress (El revólver sangriento), born in El Rosario, Mexico (d. 1966)
• Mar 9 Simon Heere Heeresma, Dutch writer and poet (Han de Wit goes in development aid), born in Amsterdam (d. 2011)
• Mar 9 Sister Bernard Ncube (née Neikie Zellie Ncube), South African religious sister, anti-apartheid activist, and politician (Member of National Assembly, 1994-2002), born in East Rand, Transvaal Union of South Africa (d. 2012)
• Mar 9 Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2019)
• Mar 10 Anatoliy Roschin, Soviet super heavyweight wrestler (Olympic gold 1972)
• Mar 11 Leroy Jenkins, American jazz violinist, avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
• Mar 11 Nigel Lawson, British journalist and politician (UK Chancellor 1983-89 reformed tax laws), born in London, England (d. 2023) [1]
• Mar 11 Valerie French, British actress (Jubal), born in London, England (d. 1990)
• Mar 12 Andrew Young, American politician (US ambassador to UN, 1977-79); Mayor of Atlanta (D), 1982-90), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Mar 14 Naina Yeltsina, Russia's 1st First Lady (1991-99), born in Orenburg Region, Russia, Soviet Union
• Mar 15 Alan Bean, American Naval captain and astronaut (Ap 12, Skylab 3, 4th to walk on the moon), born in Wheeler, Texas (d. 2018)
• Mar 15 Arif Mardin, Turkish-American music producer (Atlantic Records: Aretha Franklin; Bee Gees), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2006)
• Mar 15 David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire
• Mar 16 Walter Cunningham, American astronaut (Apollo 7), born in Creston, Iowa (d. 2023)
• Mar 17 Dick Curless, American country music singer-songwriter (A Tombstone Every Mile), born in Fort Fairfield, Maine (d. 1995)
• Mar 17 Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist, born in Devil's Lake, North Dakota (d. 2019)

• Mar 18 John Updike, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (Rabbit' Run; Rabbit is Rich; Rabbit at Rest), and poet, born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
• Mar 19 Gay Brewer, American golfer (US Masters 1967), born in Middletown, Ohio (d. 2007)
• Mar 20 Fred Shabel, American basketball coach (Connecticut Huskies 1963-67) and executive (AD University of Pennsylvania 1967-75; Comcast Spectacor), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023)
• Mar 20 Tod Dockstader, American electronic and musique concrète composers, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2015)
• Mar 21 Joseph Silverstein, American violinist, concertmaster and conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1955-84), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
• Mar 22 Larry Evans, American chess grandmaster, author and journalist (5 x US Chess C'ship; 20+ books), born in New York City (d. 2010)
• Mar 22 Leo "Bud" Welch, American gospel and Delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ("You Can't Hurry God"; "Cadillac Baby"), born in Sabougla, Mississippi (d. 2017)
• Mar 22 Richard Thomas, British admiral (Royal Navy) and NATO representative, born in Rhyl, Wales (d. 1998)
• Mar 23 Don Marshall, Canadian ice hockey player
• Mar 23 Louisiana Red [Iverson Minter], American blues guitarist, and singer-songwriter ("Sweet Blood Call"), born in Bessemer, Alabama (d. 2012)
• Mar 24 William Smith, American actor (Rich Man Poor Man; Any Which Way You Can; Hawaii 5-0), born in Columbia, Missouri (d. 2021)
• Mar 24 Yuri Anatoyevich Ponomaryov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 18 backup), born in Kadaja, Estonia (d. 2005)
• Mar 26 Al Bianchi, American basketball guard (Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers), ABA Coach of the Year 1971 and NY Knicks general manager (1987-91), born in Queens, NY (d. 2019)
• Mar 26 Dick Nolan, American football head coach (San Francisco 49ers 1968-75, New Orleans Saints 1978-80), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
• Mar 27 (Herman) "Junior" Parker, American blues and soul singer and musician ("Mystery Train"), born in Bobo, Mississippi (d. 1971)
• Mar 28 Germaine Bazzle, American jazz vocalist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Mar 28 Sven Oskar Lindqvist, Swedish writer (Exterminate All the Brutes), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2019)
• Mar 29 William Charette, American navy Hospital Corpsman and Medal of Honour recipient, born in Ludington, Michigan (d. 2012)
• Mar 30 Ted Morgan [Sanche de Gramont], French-American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and biographer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2023)
• Mar 31 Godfrey Lawrence, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 8-53 v NZ 1961), born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
• Mar 31 John Jakes, American writer (North and South; Sir Scoundrel; Great Women Reporters), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
• Mar 31 Nagisa Oshima, Japanese film director (Town of Love & Hope), born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 2013)

• Apr 1 François Moncla, French rugby union flanker (31 Tests; Racing 92, Section Paloise), born in Louvie-Juzon, France (d. 2021)
• Apr 1 Gordon Jump, American actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Arthur Carlson"; Growing Pains - "Ed"; Maytag Repairman), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2003)
• Apr 1 Jiří Smutný, Czech composer and conductor, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
• Apr 2 Diane Cilento, Australian actress (Agony & Ecstasy, Wicker Man), born in Brisbane, Queensland (d. 2011)
• Apr 2 Mahmood Hussain, Pakistan cricket swing bowler (27 Tests, 68 wickets; Karachi, Pakistan Universities), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 1991)
• Apr 3 Janet Bately, Prof of English Language (King's College London)
• Apr 3 Martin Nourse, Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales (d. 2017)

• Apr 4 Bapu Nadkarni, Indian cricket all-rounder (41 Tests, top score 122; 88 wickets), born in Nashik, India (d. 2020)
• Apr 4 Clive Davis, American record producer and music industry executive (Columbia, Arista, Sony), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Apr 4 Pierre Lacotte, French choreographer and ballet historian, born in Chatou, France (d. 2023) [1]

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