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Famous Birthdays on March 4

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 360

  • 1188 Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France, regent to son Louis IX, born in Palencia, Spain (d. 1252)
  • 1394 Henry the Navigator, Portuguese Prince who sponsored Portuguese voyages of discovery, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1460)
  • 1492 Francesco de Layolle, Italian Renaissance composer and organist, born in Florence (d. c. 1540)
  • 1602 Kanō Tan'yū [Kanō Morinobu], Japanese painter (palaces, portraits), born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1674)
  • 1610 William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)
  • 1651 John Baron Somers, English Whig, William III's chief minister (1696-1700), born in Whiteladies, Claines, England (d. 1716)
  • 1665 Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (lover of Sophia Dorothea of Celle), born in Stade, (d. 1694)

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Baroque violin virtuoso and composer (The Four Seasons), born in Venice

  • 1702 Jack Sheppard, English burglar and prison escapee known as "Honest Jack", born in White's Row, London (d. 1724)
  • 1706 Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759)
  • 1715 James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, British statesman (d. 1763)
  • 1719 Aert Schouman, Dutch bird and portrait painter (d. 1792)
  • 1719 George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (d. 1777)
  • 1740 Giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica), born in Palermo (d. 1815)
  • 1742 Johann Heinrich Egli, Swiss composer and violinist, born in Seegräben, Switzerland (d. 1810)
  • 1754 Benjamin Waterhouse, American physician, co-founder of Harvard Medical School, and smallpox vaccine pioneer, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1846)
  • 1754 Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, Flemish composer, baptized in Liège, Belgium (d. 1833)
  • 1756 Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (portrait painter of George IV), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1823)
  • 1757 Ignaz Malzat, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1804)
  • 1765 Charles Dibdin, British composer, author (Sea Songs), and actor, baptized in Hampshire, England (d. 1814)
  • 1769 Muhammad ʿAlī of Egypt, Albanian-born Pasha and viceroy of Egypt (founder of modern Egypt), born in Kaval, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire (d. 1849)
  • 1781 Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869)
  • 1782 Johann Rudolf Wyss, Swiss folklorist and writer (Swiss Family Robinson), born in Bern (d. 1830)
  • 1789 Pavel Gagarin, Russian politician (d. 1872)
  • 1793 Karl Lachmann, German philologist (d. 1851)
  • 1798 John Joseph Abercrombie, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1877)
  • 1813 Wijnand Nuijen, Dutch romantic and water color painter (Wrecked), born in Den Haag, Netherlands (d. 1839)
  • 1815 Mykhailo Verbytsky, Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and composer (Prostachka; The State Anthem of Ukraine), born in Nadsyannia, Russian Empire (now Poland) (d. 1870)
  • 1817 Edwards Pierrepont, American statesman, jurist and lawyer; 34th United States Attorney General (d. 1892)
  • 1819 Charles Oberthur, German composer and harpist, born in Munich (d. 1895)
  • 1820 Francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary who led revolts in Sicily against the Bourbon rulers, born in Corleone, Sicily (d. 1856)
  • 1822 Jules Antoine Lissajous, French mathematician (d. 1880)
  • 1826 John Buford, American Major General (Union Army), born in Woodford County, Kentucky (d. 1863)
  • 1826 Theodore Judah, American civil engineer (1st transcontinental railroad), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1863)
  • 1828 Elisha Franklin Paxton [Bull Paxton], American Confederate general (Stoneville Brigade at Battle of Chancellorsville), born in Rockbridge County, Virginia (d. 1863)
  • 1834 (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm, German-Baltic pianist and composer, born in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Latvia) (d. 1911)
  • 1835 John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist (d. 1911)
  • 1838 Paul Lacôme, French composer, born in Le Houga, France (d. 1920)
  • 1841 Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl), born at Overhalla, Norway (d. 1881)
  • 1844 Josip Jurčič, Slovene writer (10th Brother), born in Muljava, Austrian Empire (d. 1881)
  • 1847 Carl Josef Bayer, Austrian chemist (invented Beyer Process to produce aluminium), born in the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia (now Poland) (d. 1904)
  • 1854 Sir Napier Shaw, British meteorologist (d. 1945)
  • 1856 Alfred William Rich, English painter (d. 1921)
  • 1856 Toru Dutt, English and French poet and author (d. 1877)
  • 1862 Robert Emden, Swiss astronomer and physicist (book on Gas Spheres), born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 1940)
  • 1863 John Henry Wigmore, American jurist and expert in the law of evidence (d. 1943)
  • 1863 Reginald Innes Pocock, British zoologist (d. 1947)
  • 1864 David W. Taylor, U.S. Navy architect (1st towing tank), born in Louisa County, Virginia (d. 1940)
  • 1870 Thomas Sturge Moore, English poet (d. 1944)
  • 1871 Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician (d. 1945)
  • 1873 Guy Wetmore Carryl, American humorist and poet (d. 1904)
  • 1873 John H. Trumbull, 54th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut (d. 1961)
  • 1874 Helen Hellwig, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1894), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1960)
  • 1875 Alberto Vaccari, Italian Jesuit, old testament scholar and interpreter (d. 1965)
  • 1875 Enrique Larreta [E R Maza], Argentine diplomat and writer (Gloria de Don Ramiro), born in Buenos Aires (d. 1961)
  • 1875 Suze Groeneweg, 1st Dutch women elected to parliament (SDAP, 1918-37), born in Strijensas, Netherlands (d. 1940)
  • 1876 Léon-Paul Fargue, French poet (Tancrède), born in Paris, France (d. 1947)
  • 1876 Theodore Hardeen, Magician and stunt performer, founder of the Magician's Guild (d. 1945)
  • 1877 Alexander Fyodorovich Gedike, Russian composer and pianist, born in Moscow (d. 1957)
  • 1877 Daniël George van Beuningen, Dutch coal merchant (Rotterdam) and art collector, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1955)
  • 1877 Fritz Graebner, German ethnologist (d. 1934)
  • 1877 Garrett Morgan, American inventor (gas mask and traffic signal), born in Claysville, Kentucky (d. 1963) [1]
  • 1878 Egbert Van Alstyne, American popular music songwriter and ragtime pianist ("In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree"; "For Your Boy and My Boy"), born in Marengo, Illinois (d. 1951) [1]
  • 1878 Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian esotericist, born in Kharkov, Russian Empire (d. 1947)
  • 1879 Bernhard Kellermann, German writer (Der Tunnel), born in Fürth, Germany (d. 1951)
  • 1880 Channing Pollock, American playwright and critic (d. 1946)
  • 1881 Richard C. Tolman, American mathematical physicist (d. 1948)
  • 1881 Thomas Sigismund Stribling, American writer (Pulitzer Prize 1933), born in Clifton, Tennessee (d. 1965)
  • 1881 Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian revolutionary, army officer, Macedonian freedom fighter, and teacher, born in Novo Selo, Ottoman Empire (d. 1924)
  • 1882 Nicolae Titulescu, Romanian diplomat, government minister, and former President of the League of Nations (d. 1941)
  • 1883 Maude Fealy, American actor and drama coach (The Ten Commandments), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1971)
  • 1883 Robert Emmett Keane, American stage and screen actor (The Rookie Cop; The Red Dragon), born in New York City (d. 1981)
  • 1883 Sam Langford, Canadian boxer (World Coloured Heavyweight Champion x 5 1910-18), born in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia (d. 1956)
  • 1884 Red Murray, American baseball outfielder (NL home run leader 1909 NY Giants), born in Arnot, Pennsylvania (d. 1958)
  • 1886 Paul Bazelaire, French cellist, composer, and poet, born in Sedan, France (d. 1958)
  • 1887 Violet MacMillan, American Broadway theatre actress (The Magic Cloak), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1953)
  • 1888 Jeff Pfeffer, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter Boston Doves v Cincinnati Reds 1907), born in Seymour, Illinois (d. 1972)
  • 1888 Knute Rockne, American College Football HOF coach, (National C'ships 1924, 29, 30 Notre Dame; record 105–12–5), born in Voss, Norway (d. 1931)
  • 1888 Rafaela Ottiano, Italian-born American actress (Grand Hotel, The Devil-Doll), born in Venice, Italy (d. 1942)
  • 1889 Oren E. Long, 10th Territorial Governor of Hawai'i (d. 1965)
  • 1889 Oscar Chisini, Italian mathematician (d. 1967)
  • 1889 Pearl White [Victoria], American actress and stunt woman (Perils of Pauline), born in Green Ridge, Missouri (d. 1938)
  • 1891 (Charles) "Dazzy" Vance, American Baseball HOF pitcher (7 x NL strike-out leader; World Series ,1934 St Louis Cardinals; NL MVP & Triple Crown of Pitching, 1924 Brooklyn Robins), born in Orient, Iowa (d. 1961)
  • 1891 Lois Wilson (née Burnham), American co-founder of Al-Anon also known as "Lois W.", born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1988)
  • 1895 Bjarne Brustad, Norwegian composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1978)
  • 1895 Milt Gross, American comic book illustrator (Count Screwloose), born in The Bronx. New York (d. 1953)
  • 1896 Rhys Gemmell, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ships singles & doubles 1921), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 1972)
  • 1897 Lefty O'Doul, American Baseball HOF left fielder (MLB All-Star, World Series 1933; NL batting champion 1929, 32 NY Yankees), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1969)
  • 1898 Georges Dumézil, French philologist (d. 1940)
  • 1899 Emilio Prados, Spanish poet and editor (d. 1962)
  • 1900 Herbert Biberman, American screenwriter (d. 1971)
  • 1901 Charles H. Goren 'Mr Bridge', American bridge master (26 US Titles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
  • 1901 Jean Joseph Rabearivelo, Malagasy-French poet, born in 1901, Antananarivo, Madagascar (d. 1937)
  • 1903 Harold Berens, British comedian and actor, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1995)
  • 1903 John Scarne, American magician (d. 1985)
  • 1903 William C. Boyd, American immunochemist (d. 1983)
  • 1904 Chief Tahachee [Jeff Davis Tahchee Cypert], Cherokee stage and film actor, born in James Mill, Arkansas (d. 1978)
  • 1904 George Gamow, Ukrainian-born American nuclear physicist and writer (Big Bang Theory, DNA), born in Odessa, Russian Empire (d. 1968)
  • 1904 Joseph Schmidt, Austrian-Hungarian tenor and actor (Der Liebesexpreß; A Star Fell from Heaven), born in Storozhynets, Austria-Hungary (d. 1942)
  • 1906 Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr., American businessman (President of Walgreens), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
  • 1906 Georges Ronsse, Belgian road cyclist (UCI Road World C'ship 1928, 29), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1969)
  • 1906 Meindert DeJong American author (d. 1991)
  • 1907 Edgar Barrier, American actor (Phantom of the Opera, Macbeth, Rocky, Cornered), born in New York City (d. 1964)
  • 1907 Eleanor "Sis" Daley, wife of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
  • 1909 Harry B. Helmsley, American billionaire real estate developer (purchased Empire State Building, 1961), born in New York City (d. 199)
  • 1910 Tancredo Neves, Brazilian politician (Prime Minister and elected President 1985), born in São João del-Rei, Brazil (d. 1985)
  • 1912 Afro Basaldella, Italian painter (The Garden of Hope), born in Udine, Italy (d. 1976)
  • 1912 Carl Marzani, Italian-born American left wing political activist, publisher and documentarian, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1994)
  • 1913 John Garfield [Jacob Garfinkle], American actor (Four Daughters, Body and Soul), born in New York City (d. 1952)
  • 1913 Taos Amrouche, Algerian writer (Jacinthe noir), and Kabyle singer, born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 1976)
  • 1914 Gino Colaussi, Italian soccer striker (26 caps; Triestina, Juventus, Vicenza, Padova), born in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy (d. 1991)
  • 1914 Robert R. Wilson, American physicist (The Manhattan Project), sculptor and architect, born in Frontier, Wyoming (d. 2000)
  • 1914 Ward Kimball, American cartoonist (worked for Walt Disney), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2002)
  • 1915 Carlos Surinach, Spanish-American composer, most notably of ballet music (Feast of Ashes), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1997)
  • 1916 Giorgio Bassani, Italian writer (Botteghe Oscure), born in Bologna,Kingdom of Italy (d. 2000)
  • 1916 Hans Eysenck, German-born British psychologist (most frequently cited living psychologist), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1997)
  • 1917 Clyde McCullough, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1948, 53; Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates) and coach, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1982)
  • 1918 Alfred Judson Force Moody, US Army Brigadier General, WWII and Vietnam veteran, born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1967)
  • 1918 Margaret Osborne DuPont, American tennis player (6-time Grand Slam singles winner), born in Joseph, Oregon (d. 2012)
  • 1919 Buck Baker, American auto racer (Grand National Series Champion 1956. 57; NASCAR Speedway Div Champion 1952), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2002)
  • 1920 Alan MacNaughtan, Scottish actor (To Serve Them All My Days), born in Bearsden, Dumbartonshire, Scotland (d. 2002)
  • 1920 Jean Lecanuet, French politician (d. 1993)
  • 1921 Dinny Pails, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1947), born in Nottingham, England (d. 1986)
  • 1921 Halim El-Dabh, Egyptian-American pianist, darabukha drummer, and composer (Martha Graham ballet scores), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2017)
  • 1921 Joan Greenwood, British actress and director (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Amorous Mr Prawn), born in London, England (d. 1987)
  • 1922 Dina Pathak [Gandhi], Indian Gujarati theatre actress, director and activist (President of National Federation of Indian Women, 1994-2002), born in Amreli, Gujarat, India (d. 2002)
  • 1922 Martha O'Driscoll, American film actress, dancer and socialite (Young and Willing; Blonde Alibi), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 1998)
  • 1922 Richard E. Cunha, American cinematographer and film director, born in Honolulu, US Territory of Hawaii (d. 2005)
  • 1923 Patrick Moore, England, astronomer and writer (A-Z of Astronomy), (d. 2012)
  • 1923 Piero d'Inzeo, Italian equestrian rider (Olympic silver individual & team jumping 1956, 60; bronze 1956, 60, 64, 72), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2014)
  • 1923 Willie Johnson, American electric blues guitarist (Howlin' Wolf's "How Many More Years"), born in Senatobia, Mississippi (d. 1995)
  • 1924 Cal Lampley, American session pianist, record producer (Miles Davis; Nina Simone, Mahalia Jackson, Groove Holmes), music critic, and educator (Peabody Institute), born in Dunn, North Carolina (d. 2006)
  • 1925 Paul Mauriat, French easy listening orchestra leader, composer, and arranger ("Love Is Blue"), born in Marseille, France (d. 2006)
  • 1926 Don Rendell, English jazz musician and arranger, born in Plymouth, Devon (d. 2015)
  • 1926 Fran Warren [Wolff], American big band and pop singer ("A Sunday Kind of Love"; "I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs)"), born in The Bronx, NYC (d. 2013)
  • 1926 James J. Eagan, Former Mayor of Florissant, Missouri (d. 2000)

Richard DeVos (1926-2018)

American businessman who co-founded Amway, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • 1927 Dick Savitt, American tennis player (Wimbledon, Australian C'ships 1951), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 2023)
  • 1927 Philip Batt, American politician (Governor of Idaho, 1995-99), born in Wilder, Idaho (d. 2023)
  • 1927 Robert DiDomenica, American flautist, composer and educator, born in New York City (d. 2013)
  • 1927 Robert Orben, American comedy writer, magician, and speechwriter for US Vice President Gerald Ford, born in New York City (d. 2023)
  • 1927 Syd Fischer, Australian yachtsman (Fastnet Race 1971, World C'hip One Ton Cup 1971, Round State Race Hawaii 1980; 2 x Sydney-Hobart Line honours), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2023)
  • 1927 Thayer David, American actor (Eiger Sanction, Rocky, Nero Wolfe, Savages), born in Medford, Massachusetts (d. 1978)
  • 1928 Alan Sillitoe, English writer (Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner), born in Nottingham (d. 2010)
  • 1928 Larry Bunker, American session and West Coast jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and timpanist (Bill Evans, Lalo Schifrin, The 5th Dimension, Peggy Lee), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2005)
  • 1928 Samuel Adler, German-American composer, and educator (Eastman School of Music; Juilliard School), born in Mannheim, Germany
  • 1929 Bernard Haitink, Dutch conductor (Concertgebouw, 1961-88; London Philharmonic, 1967-79; Royal Opera Covent Garden, 1987-2002), born in Amsterdam, Nethetlands (d. 2021) [1]
  • 1929 Josep Mestres-Quadreny, Spanish composer, born in Manresa, Spain (d. 2021)
  • 1931 Alice Rivlin, American economist and government budget official (Federal Reserve Board member, 1996-99; Director of Office of Management and Budget, 1993-96; Director of Congressional Budget Office, 1975-83), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
  • 1931 Bob Johnson, American collegiate and NHL ice hockey coach (University of Wisconsin Badgers, 1966-82; US Olympic team, 1976; Calgary Flames, 1982-87; Pittsburgh Penguins, 1990-91), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1991)
  • 1931 Han Jansen, Dutch painter (d. 1994)
  • 1931 Wally Bruner, American broadcast journalist (ABC News), and TV host (What's My Line?, 1968-72), born in Ames, Iowa (d. 1997)
  • 1932 Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom hot rod car designer, born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 2001)
  • 1932 Frank Wells, American entertainment executive (President of Walt Disney), born in Coronado, California (d. 1994)
  • 1932 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)
  • 1932 Guido Baggiani, Italian composer, born in Naples, ItalyNaples, Kingdom of Italy
  • 1932 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]
  • 1933 Ann Burton [Anna Rafalowicz], Dutch jazz singer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1989)
  • 1933 David Sutherland, Scottish cartoonist (Beano - Bash Street Kids, Dennis the Menace), born in Invergordon, Scotland (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1933 John Mills, British sculptor, born in London, England
  • 1933 Leon Wildes, American immigration attorney (successfully defended John Lennon against US government deportation efforts), born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1933 Nino Vaccarella, Italian auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1964; 12 Hours of Sebring 1970), born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy (d. 2021)
  • 1934 Anne Haney, American actress (Mrs. Doubtfire - "Mrs. Sellner"; Liar Liar - "Greta"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2001)
  • 1934 Barbara McNair, American singer ("Till There Was You") and actress (They Call Me MR. Tibbs), born in Racine, Wisconsin (d. 2007)
  • 1934 Gleb Yakunin, Russian priest and dissident, born in Moscow (d. 2014)
  • 1934 Janez Strnad, Slovenian physicist, and author (We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of), born in Ljubljana, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) (d. 2017)
  • 1934 John Duffey, American bluegrass guitarist, dobro, and mandolin player (Country Gentlemen), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1996)
  • 1934 Mario Davidovsky, Argentine-American electro-acoustic composer (Synchronisms), born in Médanos, Argentina (d. 2019)
  • 1935 Nancy Whiskey [Anne Wilson], Scottish folk singer and guitarist ("Freight Train"), born in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2003)
  • 1936 Aribert Reimann, German composer (Lear), born in Berlin, Germany
  • 1936 David Thompson, British food magnate
  • 1936 Eric Allandale [Dubuisson], West Indian-British rock and soul trombonist, and songwriter (The Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"), born in Dominica, West Indies (d. 2001)

Jim Clark (1936-1968)

Scottish auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1965; F1 World Champion 1963, 65; 25 x F1 GP wins), born in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland

  • 1937 Barney Wilen, French tenor, composer and saxophonist, born in Nice, France (d. 1996)
  • 1937 Graeme Dowling, New Zealand cricket batsman (39 Tests, 3 x 100s, TS 239 v India 1968; Canterbury CA), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • 1937 Leslie Gelb, American foreign policy advisor
  • 1937 Yuri Aleksandrovich Senkevich, Russian cosmonaut
  • 1938 Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Polish diplomat and researcher
  • 1938 Alpha Condé, Guinean politician (President of Guinea, 2010-21), born in Boke, Lower Guinea
  • 1938 Angus MacLise, American percussionist, mystic, shaman, and composer (Velvet Underground), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1979)
  • 1938 Don Perkins, American football fullback (Pro Bowl 1961–63, 66–68; All-Pro 1962, 67, 68; Dallas Cowboys), born in Waterloo, Iowa (d. 2022)
  • 1938 Paula Prentiss [Ragusa], American actress (Parallax View, He & She), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1939 Carlos Vereza, Brazilian actor, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 1940 Kas Garas, Lithuanian-American actor (Hamlyn-Strange Report), born in Kaunas, Lithuania
  • 1940 Volodymyr Morozov, Ukrainian flatwater canoer
  • 1941 John Aprea, American actor (Lucas-Another World, The Godfather Part II), born in Englewood, New Jersey
  • 1941 John Hancock, American actor (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights), born in Hazen, Arkansas (d. 1992)
  • 1942 Alexander Tekeliev, Bulgarian composer, and pedagogue, born in Svilengrad, Bulgaria
  • 1942 Bob Wootton, American country and rockabilly guitarist (Johnny Cash, 1968-97), born in Paris, Arkansas (d. 2017)
  • 1942 Charles C. Krulak, 31st Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, born at Quantico, Virginia
  • 1943 Zoltán Jeney, Hungarian composer and educator (Franz Liszt Academy, 1995-2019), born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 2019)
  • 1944 Bobby Womack, American R&B singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer ("It's All Over Now"; "Woman's Got to Have It"; "Across 110th Street"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2014)
  • 1945 Andrew Stein [Finkelstein], American politician (President of NYC Council 1986-94; New York State Assembly, 1969-77), born in New York City
  • 1945 Dieter Meier, Swiss singer (Yello - "Oh Yeah"), conceptional artist, and actor, born in Zürich, Switzerland
  • 1945 Frank Novak, American actor, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1945 Jaime Tirelli, American actor (Orlando Lopez-Ball Four), born in New York City
  • 1945 Tara Browne, British socialite (d. 1966)
  • 1945 Tommy Svensson, Swedish soccer midfielder (40 caps; Östers IF, Standard Liège) and manager (Östers IF, Sweden), born in Växjö, Sweden
  • 1946 Haile Gerima, Ethiopian film director (Ashes & Embers), born in Gondor, Ethiopia
  • 1946 Harvey Goldsmith, English impresario (Live Aid, Prince's Trust), born in Edgeware, England