1937
Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (died 2014)
Jean Redpath MBE was a Scottish folk singer.
Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (died 2014)
The 1930s
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1937
John White, Scottish international footballer (died 1964)
John Anderson White was a Scottish international football midfielder and sometime inside right who played a significant role for Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) during their Double winni…
John White, Scottish international footballer (died 1964)
1937
Jill Paton Walsh, English author (died 2020)
Gillian Honorine Mary Herbert, Baroness Hemingford,, known professionally as Jill Paton Walsh, was an English novelist and children's writer. She may be known best for her Booker P…
Jill Paton Walsh, English author (died 2020)
1937
Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (died 2006)
Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003 during the United States-led invasion of Ir…
Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (died 2006)
1937
Tony Harrison, English poet and playwright (died 2025)
Tony William Harrison was an English poet, translator and playwright. He was one of Britain's foremost verse writers and many of his works have been performed at the Royal National…
Tony Harrison, English poet and playwright (died 2025)
1937
Una Stubbs, English actress and dancer (died 2021)
Una Stubbs was an English actress, television personality, and dancer who appeared on British television, in the theatre, and occasionally in films. She became known after appearin…
Una Stubbs, English actress and dancer (died 2021)
1937
Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
Gerald David "Lorenzo" Music was an American actor, composer, musician, performer, writer and producer. Music began his career in the 1960s with his wife, Henrietta, forming the co…
Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
1937
Ron Carter, American bassist and educator
Ronald Levin Carter is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy Awar…
Ron Carter, American bassist and educator
1937
Dick Dale, American surf-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (died 2019)
Richard Anthony Monsour, known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting…
Dick Dale, American surf-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (died 2019)
1937
Beryl Burton, English racing cyclist (died 1996)
Beryl Burton OBE was an English racing cyclist who dominated the women's sport, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles, and setting numerous national re…
Beryl Burton, English racing cyclist (died 1996)
1937
Delia Derbyshire, English musician, arranger and composer (died 2001)
Delia Ann Derbyshire was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She worked with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during the 1960s, including an electronic arrangement of…
Delia Derbyshire, English musician, arranger and composer (died 2001)
1937
Rubin Carter, American-Canadian boxer (died 2014)
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was a black American middleweight boxer who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for murder, until released following a petition of habeas corpus after …
Rubin Carter, American-Canadian boxer (died 2014)
1937
Thomas Pynchon, American novelist
Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. is an American novelist. He is known for his dense, complex works of postmodern fiction, which are distinguished by their paranoid tone, absurd humor, an…
Thomas Pynchon, American novelist
1937
Mike Cuellar, Cuban-American baseball player (died 2010)
Miguel Ángel Cuellar Santana was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played for 15 seasons in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher in 1959 and from 1964 through 1977…
Mike Cuellar, Cuban-American baseball player (died 2010)
1937
Dave Prater, American singer (died 1988)
David Prater Jr. was an American Southern soul and rhythm & blues singer and musician, who was the deeper baritone/tenor vocalist of the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 until h…
Dave Prater, American singer (died 1988)
1937
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer
Ildikó Rejtő is a retired Hungarian two-time Olympic and five-time World Champion foil fencer.
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer
1937
Beryl Burton, English cyclist (died 1996)
Beryl Burton OBE was an English racing cyclist who dominated the women's sport, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles, and setting numerous national re…
Beryl Burton, English cyclist (died 1996)
1937
George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (died 2008)
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author. He was known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, English, psychology, r…
George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (died 2008)
1937
Zohra Lampert, American actress
Zohra Lampert is a retired American actress, who has had roles on stage, film and television. She performed under her then-married name of Zohra Alton early in her career. Lampert …
Zohra Lampert, American actress
1937
Roger Zelazny, American author and poet (died 1995)
Roger Joseph Zelazny was an American fantasy and science fiction writer known for his short stories and novels focusing on mythology and various religions, best known for The Chron…
Roger Zelazny, American author and poet (died 1995)
1937
Vic Flick, English guitarist (died 2024)
Victor Harold Flick was an English studio guitarist, prominent in the 1960s and known for playing the guitar riff in the "James Bond Theme".
Vic Flick, English guitarist (died 2024)
1937
Madeleine Albright, Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (died 2022)
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 20…
Madeleine Albright, Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (died 2022)
1937
Karin Krog, Norwegian singer
Karin Krog is a Norwegian jazz singer.
Karin Krog, Norwegian singer
1937
Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor (died 2020)
Trinidad López III, known as Trini Lopez, was an American singer and guitarist. His first album included a cover version of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer", which earned a gold d…
Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor (died 2020)