1944
Nino Bravo, Spanish singer (died 1973)
Luis Manuel Ferri Llopis, better known by his stage name Nino Bravo, was a Spanish baroque pop and ballad singer.
Nino Bravo, Spanish singer (died 1973)
The 1940s
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1944
Richard Belzer, American actor (died 2023)
Richard Jay Belzer was an American actor, comedian, and author. He was best known for his role as BPD Detective, NYPD Detective/sergeant and investigator John Munch, whom he portra…
Richard Belzer, American actor (died 2023)
1944
Doudou Ndoye, Senegalese lawyer and politician
Doudou Ndoye is a Senegalese lawyer and politician who served in the government of Senegal as Minister of Justice from 1983 to 1986. He is the Secretary-General of the Union for th…
Doudou Ndoye, Senegalese lawyer and politician
1944
Christopher Gunning, English composer (died 2023)
Christopher Gunning was an English composer of concert works and music for films and television.
Christopher Gunning, English composer (died 2023)
1944
Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress (died 2003)
Maria Lourdes Jimenez Carvajal, popularly known as Inday Badiday, was a Filipino TV host and journalist who was known as Philippine television's "queen of showbiz talk shows" and "…
Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress (died 2003)
1944
Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic
David Michael Patrick Mingos is a British chemist and academic. He was Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford from 1999 to 2009, and Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University…
Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic
1944
Martin Wharton, English bishop
John Martin Wharton, is a British Anglican bishop, a retired Bishop of Newcastle.
Martin Wharton, English bishop
1944
John Glover, American actor
John Glover is an American actor who has played a range of quirky and villainous roles in films and television, such as Lionel Luthor in Smallville, Dr. Jason Woodrue in Batman & R…
John Glover, American actor
1944
Robert Mueller, American soldier and lawyer, 6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (died 2026)
Robert Swan Mueller III was an American lawyer who served as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2001 to 2013.
Robert Mueller, American soldier and lawyer, 6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (died 2026)
1944
John C. Holmes, American film actor (died 1988)
John Curtis Holmes, better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd, was an American pornographic film actor. Holmes ranks among the most famous and prolific adult film performers, w…
John C. Holmes, American film actor (died 1988)
1944
John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter (died 2015)
John Renbourn was an English guitarist and songwriter. He was best known for his collaboration with guitarist Bert Jansch as well as his work with the folk group Pentangle, althoug…
John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter (died 2015)
1944
Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017)
Michael Jay Johnson was an American pop, country, and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best remembered for his 1978 hit song "Bluer Than Blue". He charted four hits on t…
Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017)
1944
Simon Taylor, English journalist and author
Simon Taylor is a motor sports journalist who writes for several publications. Taylor is a writer, historian, radio and TV commentator and a keen loyal supporter of historic racing…
Simon Taylor, English journalist and author
1944
George Armstrong, English footballer (died 2000)
George "Geordie" Armstrong was an English football player and coach, who was mostly associated with Arsenal. A winger, Armstrong made his Arsenal debut in 1962 at the age of 17 and…
George Armstrong, English footballer (died 2000)
1944
Patrick Depailler, French racing driver (died 1980)
Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1980. Depailler won two Formula One Grands Prix across eight seasons.
Patrick Depailler, French racing driver (died 1980)
1944
Sam Elliott, American actor and producer
Samuel Pack Elliott is an American actor. With a career spanning nearly six decades of film and television, he is recognized for his deep sonorous voice. Elliott has received vario…
Sam Elliott, American actor and producer
1944
Patricia McKissack, American soldier, engineer, and author (died 2017)
Patricia C. McKissack was a prolific African-American children's writer. She was the author of more than 100 books, including Dear America books A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of …
Patricia McKissack, American soldier, engineer, and author (died 2017)
1944
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer (died 2025)
James Ezekiel Chambers, known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician. He was considered to be one of Jamaica's most celebrated musi…
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer (died 2025)
1944
Martin Linton, Swedish-English journalist and politician
John Martin Linton is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Battersea from 1997 to 2010.
Martin Linton, Swedish-English journalist and politician
1944
Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx (died 2025)
Frederick Wallace Smith was an American business magnate and investor. He was the founder and chairman of FedEx Corporation, the world's largest express transportation company. Smi…
Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx (died 2025)
1944
Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
Ian McDiarmid is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen. Making his stage debut in Hamlet in 1972, McDiarmid joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, and has since …
Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
1944
Kevin Tighe, American actor
Kevin Tighe is an American actor who has worked in television, film, and theater since the late 1960s. He is best known for portraying firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto, on the 1972…
Kevin Tighe, American actor
1944
Ahad Hosseini, Iranian Azerbaijani artist
Sayyid Ahad Hosseini is an Iranian Azerbaijani sculptor and painter. He is sometimes regarded as a patriotic figure and national symbol of Iran.
Ahad Hosseini, Iranian Azerbaijani artist
1944
Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health (died 2019)
Dimitris Sioufas was a Greek lawyer and New Democracy politician.
Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health (died 2019)