1943
Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2014)
Angèle Arsenault, was a Canadian-Acadian singer, songwriter and media host.
Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2014)
The 1940s
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1943
Jerry Martini, American saxophonist
Gerald L. Martini is an American musician, best known for being the saxophonist for Sly and the Family Stone. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a membe…
Jerry Martini, American saxophonist
1943
Robert Slater, American author and journalist (died 2014)
Robert Slater was an American author and journalist known for over two dozen books, including biographies of political and business figures such as Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Georg…
Robert Slater, American author and journalist (died 2014)
1943
Anna Ford, English journalist
Anna Ford is a British retired journalist, television presenter and newsreader. She first worked as a researcher, news reporter and later newsreader for Granada Television, ITN, an…
Anna Ford, English journalist
1943
Henri Szeps, Australian actor (died 2025)
Henri Szeps, also spelt Henry Szeps, was an Australian character actor of theatre and television. He also featured in films and worked in voice roles, and worked in productions in …
Henri Szeps, Australian actor (died 2025)
1943
Jeff Bingaman, American soldier and politician, 25th Attorney General of New Mexico
Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. is an American retired politician who served as a United States senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he pr…
Jeff Bingaman, American soldier and politician, 25th Attorney General of New Mexico
1943
Baki İlkin, Turkish civil servant and diplomat
Baki İlkin was a Turkish diplomat and ambassador who served as the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations.
Baki İlkin, Turkish civil servant and diplomat
1943
H. Rap Brown, American activist (died 2025)
Jamil Abdullah al-Amin was an American activist who served as the fifth chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s. Calling himself H. Rap Brown …
H. Rap Brown, American activist (died 2025)
1943
Owen Davidson, Australian tennis player (died 2023)
Owen Keir Davidson was an Australian professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s.
Owen Davidson, Australian tennis player (died 2023)
1943
Karl-Gustav Kaisla, Finnish ice hockey player and referee (died 2012)
Karl-Gustav Kaisla was a Finnish ice hockey referee. He officiated in three World Championships and in one Olympic Tournament.
Karl-Gustav Kaisla, Finnish ice hockey player and referee (died 2012)
1943
Dietmar Mürdter, German footballer
Dietmar Mürdter is a former professional German footballer.
Dietmar Mürdter, German footballer
1943
Jimy Williams, American baseball player and manager (died 2024)
James Francis Williams was an American professional baseball infielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1966 and 1967 and…
Jimy Williams, American baseball player and manager (died 2024)
1943
Ben Cardin, American lawyer and politician
Benjamin Louis Cardin is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 2007 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was th…
Ben Cardin, American lawyer and politician
1943
Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steven Haworth Miller is an American musician. He is the frontman, principal songwriter, lead singer, lead guitarist and only continuous member of the Steve Miller Band, which he f…
Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943
Michael Morpurgo, English author, poet, and playwright
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted f…
Michael Morpurgo, English author, poet, and playwright
1943
Etela Farkašová, Slovak philosopher and writer
Etela Farkašová is a Slovak writer and philosopher.
Etela Farkašová, Slovak philosopher and writer
1943
Richard Caborn, English engineer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
Richard George Caborn is a British politician who served as Minister of Sport from 2001 to 2007 and later as the prime minister's ambassador for England's 2018 FIFA World Cup bid. …
Richard Caborn, English engineer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
1943
Peter Dowding, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Western Australia
Peter McCallum Dowding SC is an Australian lawyer and former politician who was the premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1988 until his resignation on 12 February 1990 due…
Peter Dowding, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Western Australia
1943
Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
Alexander Maxovich Shilov is a prominent Soviet and Russian portrait painter.
Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
1943
Cees Veerman, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
Cees Veerman was a Dutch musician. He was a singer, composer and guitarist for the rock band The Cats. He was born in Volendam in the province of North Holland.
Cees Veerman, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
1943
José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player and coach
José Rosario Domec Cardenal is a Cuban American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1980, most prominen…
José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player and coach
1943
Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author
Oliver Laurence North is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.
Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author
1943
Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, actor and writer. He became the breakout cast member in the first season of Saturday Night Live (1975–1976), where his recurr…
Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1943
R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer
Robert Lawrence Stine is an American novelist. He is the writer of Goosebumps, a horror fiction novel series for children which has sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 lang…
R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer