1948
Jovan Aćimović, Serbian footballer and manager
Jovan "Kule" Aćimović is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Jovan Aćimović, Serbian footballer and manager
The 1940s
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1948
Ian McEwan, British novelist and screenwriter
Ian Russell McEwan is a British novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, The Times featured him at number 35 on its list of "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945", and The Daily T…
Ian McEwan, British novelist and screenwriter
1948
Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish author and translator
Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his series of books The Witcher, which revolves around the eponymous monster hunter, or "witcher", Geralt of Rivi…
Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish author and translator
1948
Philippe Sarde, French composer and conductor
Philippe Sarde is a French film composer. Considered among the most versatile and talented French film composers of his generation, Sarde has scored over two hundred films, film sh…
Philippe Sarde, French composer and conductor
1948
James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, Scottish businessman
James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March,, also known as Jamie Neidpath, is a British peer and landowner.
James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, Scottish businessman
1948
Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player and songwriter
Patrick Philippe Moraz is a Swiss musician, film composer and songwriter, best known for his tenures as keyboardist in the rock bands Yes and the Moody Blues.
Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player and songwriter
1948
Kathy Bates, American actress
Kathleen Doyle Bates is an American actress. Her work spans over five decades, and her accolades include an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition…
Kathy Bates, American actress
1948
Sergei Bodrov, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2003 he was the president of the jury at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.
Sergei Bodrov, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1948
Todd Rundgren, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Todd Harry Rundgren is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the bands Nazz …
Todd Rundgren, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1948
Clarence Thomas, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Clarence Thomas is an American lawyer and jurist who has served since 1991 as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nominated by President George H. W. Bu…
Clarence Thomas, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
1948
Camile Baudoin, American guitarist
The Radiators, also known as The New Orleans Radiators, are an American rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The band's musical style, which draws from blues, rock…
Camile Baudoin, American guitarist
1948
Deborah Moggach, English author and screenwriter
Deborah Moggach is an English playwright, novelist and screenwriter. She has written nineteen novels, including The Ex-Wives (1993), Tulip Fever, These Foolish Things and Heartbrea…
Deborah Moggach, English author and screenwriter
1948
Daniel Wegner, Canadian-American psychologist and academic (died 2013)
Daniel Merton Wegner was an American social psychologist. He was a professor of psychology at Harvard University, Trinity University, and a fellow of both the American Association …
Daniel Wegner, Canadian-American psychologist and academic (died 2013)
1948
Sean Bergin, South African-Dutch saxophonist and flute player (died 2012)
Sean Bergin was an avant-garde jazz saxophonist and flautist from South Africa.
Sean Bergin, South African-Dutch saxophonist and flute player (died 2012)
1948
Fred Grandy, American actor and politician
Fredrick Lawrence Grandy is an American actor who played Burl "Gopher" Smith on the TV series The Love Boat and who later became a member of the United States House of Representati…
Fred Grandy, American actor and politician
1948
Ian Paice, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician who is the drummer and an original member of the rock band Deep Purple. He remains the only member of Deep Purple who has served in every …
Ian Paice, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
1948
Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar, Kenyan-English politician
Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar is a British politician and a crossbench member of the House of Lords. Since the 1970s, she has served as a director or chair of a variety of public …
Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar, Kenyan-English politician
1948
John Ford, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
John Ford is a British musician. He has toured and recorded with Velvet Opera, The Strawbs, Hudson/Ford and The Monks.
John Ford, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948
Mutula Kilonzo, Kenyan lawyer and politician (died 2013)
Mutula Kilonzo was a Kenyan politician and Senior Counsel, who served as Minister of Education after having previously served as Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan and justice and c…
Mutula Kilonzo, Kenyan lawyer and politician (died 2013)
1948
Paul Barrere, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019)
Paul Barrere was an American musician most prominent as a member of the band Little Feat, which he joined in 1972 some three years after the band was created by Lowell George.
Paul Barrere, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019)
1948
Tarmo Koivisto, Finnish author and illustrator
Tarmo Koivisto is a Finnish comics artist and writer, cartoonist, and graphic artist.
Tarmo Koivisto, Finnish author and illustrator
1948
René Arnoux, French race car driver
René Alexandre Arnoux is a French former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1989. Arnoux won seven Formula One Grands Prix across 12 seasons.
René Arnoux, French race car driver
1948
Tommy Körberg, Swedish singer and actor
Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor and musician. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role as Anatoly/"The Russian" in the musical Chess. He played th…
Tommy Körberg, Swedish singer and actor
1948
Jeremy Spencer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jeremy Cedric Spencer is a British musician, best known for playing slide guitar and piano in the original line-up of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. A member since Fleetwood Mac's in…
Jeremy Spencer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist