1958
Anneka Rice, Welsh radio and television host
Anne Lucinda Hartley "Anneka" Rice is a British television and radio presenter, journalist and painter.
Anneka Rice, Welsh radio and television host
The 1950s
Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
1958
André Kuipers, Dutch physician and astronaut
André Kuipers is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut. He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth Dutch-speaking astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on 19 April…
André Kuipers, Dutch physician and astronaut
1958
Neil Peart, Australian footballer
Neil Peart is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.
Neil Peart, Australian footballer
1958
Sergei Mylnikov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017)
Sergei Aleksandrovich Mylnikov was a Soviet and Russian ice hockey goaltender and coach who competed in the Soviet Hockey League, National Hockey League, and the Swedish Division 2…
Sergei Mylnikov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017)
1958
Steve Coll, American journalist and author
Steve Coll is an American journalist, historian, academic, and executive.
Steve Coll, American journalist and author
1958
Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University…
Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
1958
Bret Lott, American journalist, author, and academic
Bret Lott is the New York Times author and professor of English at the College of Charleston. He is Crazyhorse magazine's nonfiction editor and leads a study abroad program every s…
Bret Lott, American journalist, author, and academic
1958
Ruffin McNeill, American football player and coach
Ruffin Horne McNeill Jr. is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the special assistant to the head coach at NC State University. He previously serve…
Ruffin McNeill, American football player and coach
1958
Ursula von der Leyen, Belgian-German physician and politician, Defense Minister of Germany, President of the European…
Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician and physician who has served as President of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German federal government bet…
Ursula von der Leyen, Belgian-German physician and politician, Defense Minister of Germany, President of the European…
1958
Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and producer
Alain David Jourgensen is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer, closely related to the independent record label Wax Trax! Records. His musical career spans nearly f…
Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and producer
1958
Michael Paré, American actor
Michael Kevin Paré is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), Streets of Fire (1984), and The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), …
Michael Paré, American actor
1958
Steve Austria, American lawyer and politician
Stephen Clement Austria is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Part…
Steve Austria, American lawyer and politician
1958
Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias, Portuguese historian, author, and academic (died 2013)
Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias was an Azorean historian, author, and academic. A professor in the Department of Management and Economics at the University of the Azores, sh…
Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias, Portuguese historian, author, and academic (died 2013)
1958
Bryn Merrick, Welsh bass player (died 2015)
Bryn Merrick was a bassist who was a member of Cardiff-based punk band Victimize and then heavy-metal band Stormqueen. He later joined the Damned between 1983 and 1989, replacing P…
Bryn Merrick, Welsh bass player (died 2015)
1958
Mike Singletary, American football player and coach
Michael Singletary, nicknamed "Samurai Mike", is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football…
Mike Singletary, American football player and coach
1958
Tanya Tucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Tanya Denise Tucker is an American country singer who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. During her career Tucker became one of the few child performers to …
Tanya Tucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958
Jeff Keith, American rock singer-songwriter
Tesla is an American hard rock band from Sacramento, California. In late 1981, bassist Brian Wheat and guitarist Frank Hannon formed a band named City Kidd, which evolved into Tesl…
Jeff Keith, American rock singer-songwriter
1958
Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician
Maria Ellen Cantwell is an American politician serving since 2001 as the junior U.S. senator from Washington. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 1987 to 1993 in the …
Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician
1958
Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells is an American free improvising electric bassist. He is one of the founding members of the improvising band Machine Gun with Thomas Chapin and Robert Musso a…
Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
1958
Thomas Dolby, English singer-songwriter and producer
Thomas Morgan Robertson, known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, record producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher.
Thomas Dolby, English singer-songwriter and producer
1958
Stephen Clarke, English-French journalist and author
Stephen Clarke is a British author. He writes mainly about France. He published six novels featuring a British protagonist named Paul West.
Stephen Clarke, English-French journalist and author
1958
Roy McDonough, English footballer and manager
Roy McDonough is an English former professional football player and manager in the English Football League.
Roy McDonough, English footballer and manager
1958
Tim Robbins, American actor, director, and screenwriter
Timothy Francis Robbins is an American actor, director, producer, and writer. Known for his work on film and television, his accolades include an Academy Award, an Actor Award, and…
Tim Robbins, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1958
Howard Alden, American guitarist
Howard Vincent Alden is an American jazz guitarist born in Newport Beach, California. Alden has recorded many albums for Concord Records, including four with seven-string guitar in…
Howard Alden, American guitarist