1937
Pierre Billon, Swiss-Canadian author and screenwriter
Pierre Billon is a novelist and screenwriter from Quebec.
Pierre Billon, Swiss-Canadian author and screenwriter
The 1930s
Explore 2180 historical events from 1930–1939.
1937
Leon Coates, English composer (died 2023)
Leon Coates (1937–2023) was an English composer, pianist and conductor who worked mostly in Scotland.
Leon Coates, English composer (died 2023)
1937
Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of the pioneers of the outlaw movement in country music.
Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)
1937
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bulgarian politician, 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is a Bulgarian politician who reigned as the last Tsar of the Tsardom of Bulgaria as Simeon II from 1943 until 1946. As he was a minor, royal power…
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bulgarian politician, 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
1937
Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (died 2010)
Erich Wolf Segal was an American author, screenwriter, educator, and classicist who wrote the bestselling novel Love Story (1970) and its film adaptation.
Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (died 2010)
1937
Peter Fitzgerald, Irish footballer and manager (died 2013)
Peter Joseph Fitzgerald was an Irish professional footballer who played as a forward.
Peter Fitzgerald, Irish footballer and manager (died 2013)
1937
Ted Nelson, American sociologist and philosopher
Theodor Holm Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology, philosopher of computer science, and sociologist. He coined the terms hypertext and hypermedia in 1963 and pub…
Ted Nelson, American sociologist and philosopher
1937
Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian fashion designer, television presenter and politician (died 2009)
Clodovil Hernandes was a Brazilian fashion designer, television presenter, and politician.
Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian fashion designer, television presenter and politician (died 2009)
1937
Del Harris, American basketball player and coach
Delmer William Harris is an American basketball coach who is currently the vice president of the Texas Legends, the NBA G League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks. He served as a h…
Del Harris, American basketball player and coach
1937
Jay Rockefeller, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of West Virginia
John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV is an American retired politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia from 1985 to 2015 and governor of West Virginia from 19…
Jay Rockefeller, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of West Virginia
1937
Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and historian (died 2006)
Bruce Graham Trigger was a Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and ethnohistorian. He was appointed the James McGill Professor at McGill University in 2001.
Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and historian (died 2006)
1937
Vitaly Zholobov, Ukrainian colonel, engineer, and astronaut
Vitaly Mikhaylovich Zholobov is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Soyuz 21 space flight as the flight engineer, and a former head of Kherson Regional Council in Ukraine.
Vitaly Zholobov, Ukrainian colonel, engineer, and astronaut
1937
André Glucksmann, French philosopher and author (died 2015)
André Glucksmann was a French philosopher, activist, and writer. He was a leading figure of the new philosophers. Glucksmann began his career as a Marxist, who went on to reject Ma…
André Glucksmann, French philosopher and author (died 2015)
1937
Stafford Dean, English actor and singer
Stafford Dean is a British bass opera singer.
Stafford Dean, English actor and singer
1937
Jerry Keller, American singer-songwriter
Jerry Paul Keller is an American pop singer and songwriter, best known for his 1959 hit song "Here Comes Summer".
Jerry Keller, American singer-songwriter
1937
John Edrich, English cricketer and coach (died 2020)
John Hugh Edrich, was an English first-class cricketer who, during a career that ran from 1956 to 1978, was considered one of the best batsmen of his generation. Born in Blofield, …
John Edrich, English cricketer and coach (died 2020)
1937
Chris Blackwell, English record producer, co-founded Island Records
Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell OJ is a Jamaican-British former record producer and the founder of Island Records, which has been called "one of Britain's great independent labe…
Chris Blackwell, English record producer, co-founded Island Records
1937
Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (died 2013)
Bernard Francis McGann was an Australian jazz alto saxophone player. He began his career in the late 1950s and remained active as a performer, composer and recording artist until n…
Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (died 2013)
1937
Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish captain and politician, 10th President of Finland, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari was a Finnish politician and diplomat who was the president of Finland from 1994 to 2000. He was Finland's Ambassador to Tanzania from 1973 to 1977 and…
Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish captain and politician, 10th President of Finland, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
1937
Alan Haselhurst, English academic and politician
Alan Gordon Barraclough Haselhurst, Baron Haselhurst, was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden from 1977 to 2017, havi…
Alan Haselhurst, English academic and politician
1937
Eddie Floyd, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
Eddie Lee Floyd is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including a No. 1 R&B hit song, "Knock o…
Eddie Floyd, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
1937
Niki Sullivan, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2004)
Niki Sullivan was an American rock and roll guitarist, born in South Gate, California. He was one of the three original members of Buddy Holly's backing band, the Crickets. Though …
Niki Sullivan, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2004)
1937
Anita Desai, Indian-American author and academic
Anita Desai is an Indian novelist and the emerita John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been shortlisted for the Booker Pri…
Anita Desai, Indian-American author and academic
1937
Doreen Wells, English ballerina and actress
Doreen Patricia Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry is a British former ballet dancer.
Doreen Wells, English ballerina and actress