1952
Janis Siegel, American jazz singer
Janis Siegel is a multiple grammy-winning American jazz singer, best known as a member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.
Janis Siegel, American jazz singer
The 1950s
Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
1952
Gus Van Sant, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Gus Green Van Sant Jr. is an American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician. He has earned acclaim as an independent filmmaker, and is considered to be one of the most pro…
Gus Van Sant, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1952
Eduardo Souto de Moura, Portuguese architect, designed the Estádio Municipal de Braga
Eduardo Elísio Machado Souto de Moura, better known as Eduardo Souto de Moura, is a Portuguese architect who was the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2011 and the Wo…
Eduardo Souto de Moura, Portuguese architect, designed the Estádio Municipal de Braga
1952
Glynis Breakwell, English psychologist and academic
Dame Glynis Marie Breakwell is a British social psychologist, researcher and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath. In January 2014 she was listed in the Science Council…
Glynis Breakwell, English psychologist and academic
1952
Marvin Barnes, American basketball player (died 2014)
Marvin Jerome "Bad News" Barnes was an American professional basketball player. A forward, he was an All-American at Providence College, and played professionally in both the Ameri…
Marvin Barnes, American basketball player (died 2014)
1952
Roxanne Hart, American actress
Roxanne Hart is an American actress. She played Brenda Wyatt in the 1986 film Highlander, and Nurse Camille Shutt on the CBS medical drama series Chicago Hope (1994–1998). Hart rec…
Roxanne Hart, American actress
1952
Glenn A. Baker, Australian journalist and author
Glenn A. Baker is an Australian journalist, commentator, author and broadcaster known for his vast knowledge of rock music. He has written books and magazine articles on rock music…
Glenn A. Baker, Australian journalist and author
1952
Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand
Vajiralongkorn, also known by his regnal name Rama X, is King of Thailand, reigning since 2016. He is the tenth monarch of the Chakri dynasty, the reigning dynasty of Thailand sinc…
Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand
1952
Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell, English businessman and politician
Norman Roy Blackwell, Baron Blackwell is a British former businessman, civil servant, Conservative politician, campaigner and policy advisor.
Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell, English businessman and politician
1952
Joe Johnson, English snooker player and sportscaster
Joseph Johnson is an English former professional snooker player and a snooker commentator for Eurosport. As an amateur, he became the British under-19 champion in 1971, defeating G…
Joe Johnson, English snooker player and sportscaster
1952
Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Greek politician
Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou is a Greek politician and was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the New Democracy from 2004 to 2009, . As a member of the European Par…
Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Greek politician
1952
Stephen Blackmore, English botanist and author
Stephen Blackmore CBE FRSE FRSB FLS is a British botanist, who was educated at St. George's School, Hong Kong and the University of Reading where he completed his PhD in 1976 on th…
Stephen Blackmore, English botanist and author
1952
Scott Wedman, American basketball player
Scott Dean Wedman is an American former professional basketball player who played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Kansas City-O…
Scott Wedman, American basketball player
1952
Chris Ahrens, American ice hockey player
Christopher Alfred Ahrens is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, and four game…
Chris Ahrens, American ice hockey player
1952
Alan Autry, American football player, actor, and politician, 23rd Mayor of Fresno, California
Carlos Alan Autry Jr. is an American actor, politician, and former football player. During his brief career in the National Football League, he played as a quarterback and was know…
Alan Autry, American football player, actor, and politician, 23rd Mayor of Fresno, California
1952
Helmuts Balderis, Latvian ice hockey player and coach
Helmuts Balderis-Sildedzis is a former Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey player. He played on the right wing and participated at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where the Soviet…
Helmuts Balderis, Latvian ice hockey player and coach
1952
João Barreiros, Portuguese author and critic
João Manuel Rosado Barreiros, also known by the pseudonym José de Barros, is a Portuguese science fiction writer, editor, translator and critic.
João Barreiros, Portuguese author and critic
1952
Faye Kellerman, American author
Faye Marder Kellerman is an American writer of mystery novels, in particular the "Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus" series, as well as three nonseries books, The Quality of Mercy, Moon M…
Faye Kellerman, American author
1952
Zoran Đinđić, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (died 2003)
Zoran Đinđić was a Serbian politician and philosopher who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997, be…
Zoran Đinđić, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (died 2003)
1952
Alain Giresse, French footballer and manager
Alain Jean Giresse is a French football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo.
Alain Giresse, French footballer and manager
1952
Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian footballer and manager
Osvaldo César Ardiles, more commonly known as Ossie Ardiles, is an Argentine football manager, pundit and former player.
Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian footballer and manager
1952
James Arbuthnot, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
James Norwich Arbuthnot, Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom,, is a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wanstead and Woodford from 1987 to 1997, and th…
James Arbuthnot, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1952
Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player (died 2026)
Moya Brennan, also known as Máire Brennan, was an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She began performing professionally in 1970 when her family formed the…
Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player (died 2026)
1952
Gábor Demszky, Hungarian sociologist, lawyer, and politician
Gábor Demszky is a Hungarian politician, lawyer and sociologist by qualification. Demszky was the Mayor of Budapest from 1990 to 2010. He was a founding member of the Alliance of F…
Gábor Demszky, Hungarian sociologist, lawyer, and politician