Chronology of Notable Births

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References are numbered in [brackets], which are listed here. A number after the dot gives the page in the source.

Last updated: 2009 October 30.


1937

July 2
  • Birth of Polly Holliday Jasper Alabama, USA; actress (Flo-Alice, Flo-Flo). [1]
  • Birth of Richard Petty auto race driver (Daytona 500-1979,81). [1]
July 3
  • Birth of Tom Stoppard playwright (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern-1968 Tony). [1]
July 5
  • Birth of Brooke Hayward Los Angeles California, author (Haywire). [1]
July 6
  • Birth of Gene Chandler [Eugene Dixon], Chicago, rocker (Duke of Earl). [1]
  • Birth of Ned Beatty in Lexington, Kentucky; actor (Deliverance, Repossed, Network). [1] [5]
  • Birth of Vladimir Ashkenazy Gorkey Rus, pianist/conductor (Tchakowsky-1961). [1]
July 8
  • Birth of Barbara Ann Loden actress (Ernie Kovac's Show). [1]
July 9
  • Birth of Clemon Daniels AFL player of year 1963, Half back (Oak, Dallas SF). [1]
  • Birth of David Hockney English artist (Pop Art). [1]
July 10
  • Birth of Sandy Stewart Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer (Sing Along With Mitch, Mr President). [1]
July 12
  • Birth of Bill Cosby Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor/comedian (I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6). [1]
July 19
  • Birth of George Hamilton IV North Carolina; actor (Evel Knievel, Love at first Bite). [1]
  • Birth of Larry Boxx founded Land B Computer Serv. [1]
July 27
  • Birth of Chuck Jackson Latta South Carolina, singer (Any Day Now). [1]
  • Birth of Don Galloway Brooksville Kentucky, USA; actor (Arrest and Trial, Ironside). [1]
July 28
  • Birth of Peter Duchin New York City, pianist/bandleader (Peter Duchin Orchestra). [1]
August 1
  • Birth of Alfonse D'Amato Brooklyn New York, (Senator-Republican-New York 1980-). [1]
August 2
  • Birth of William Cannon football player (Heisman-1959). [1]
August 8
  • Birth of Dustin Hoffman Louisiana; actor (The Graduate, Tootsie, Kramer versus Kramer). [1]
August 11
  • Birth of Anna Massey actress (De Sade, Doll's House). [1]
August 18
  • Birth of Robert Redford California; actor (Sting, Candidate, Natural, Great Gatsby). [1]
August 20
  • Birth of George Thoma German FR, cross country ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1960). [1]
August 26
  • Birth of Tom Heinsohn NBA star/coach (Boston Celtic). [1]
August 27
  • Birth of Tommy Sands singer/actor (Teenage Rock, Dream With Me). [1]
August 31
  • Birth of Warren Berlinger Brooklyn; actor (Larry-Joey Bishop Shop, Take Two). [1]
September 1
  • Birth of Al Geiberger golfer (US PGA lowest score on 18 holes, a 59). [1]
  • Birth of Ron O'Neal Utica New York; actor (Superfly). [1]

September 2
  • Birth of Peter Ueberroth organized 1984 Los Angeles Olympics/baseball commissioner. [1]
September 4
  • Birth of Dawn Fraser Australia, 100m freestyle (Olympic-gold-1956, 60, 64). [1]
September 5
  • Birth of William Devane Albany New York; actor (Family Plot, Missles of October). [1]
September 6
  • Birth of Jo Anne Worley Lowell Indiana, comedienne (Laugh-in). [1]
September 7
  • Birth of John Phillip Law Hollywood; actor (Barbarella, Love Machine). [1]
September 8
  • Birth of Virna Lisi Italy, actress (Assault on a Queen, Bluebeard). [1]
September 11
  • Birth of Robert Crippen Beaumont Texas, Captain US Navy/astronaut (STS 1, 7, 41C, 41G). [1]
September 13
  • Birth of Fred Silverman broadcasting exec (ABC/NBC). [1]
September 16
  • Birth of Aleksandr Medved USSR, super heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1964 68, 72). [1]
September 19
  • Birth of Boris Onischenko USSR, épée (Olympic-1976) disqualified-illegal épée. [1]
October 2
  • Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. is born. [5]
October 3
  • Birth of Eli Jacobs baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles). [1]
October 5
  • Birth of Barry Switzer football coach (Oklahoma). [1]
October 11
  • Birth of Ron Leibman New York City; actor (Norma Rae, Where's Poppa?, Beauty and Beast). [1]
October 15
  • Birth of Barry McGuire Oklahoma City, singer (Eve of Destruction). [1]
  • Birth of Linda Lavin Portland Maine, actress (Alice, Barney Miller). [1]
October 16
  • Birth of Tony Anthony Clarksburg West Virginia; actor (Treasure of Four Crowns). [1]
October 19
  • Birth of Sean Garrison New York City; actor (Up Periscope, Splendor in the Grass). [1]
October 20
  • Birth of Juan Marichal baseball pitcher (San Francisco Giants). [1]
  • Birth of Wanda Jackson Maud Oklahoma, USA; country singer (Let's Have a Party). [1]
October 28
  • Birth of Lenny Wilkins NBA player, coach (Seattle, Cleveland). [1]
October 29
  • Birth of Michael Ponti Freiburg Germany, pianist (Boston Competition 1964). [1]
October 30
  • Birth of Claude Lelouch movie director (A Man and A Woman, Cat and Mouse, Bolero). [1]
October 31
  • Birth of Michael Landon Forest Hills New York; actor (Bonanza, Highway to Heaven). [1]
  • Birth of Tom Paxton Chicago, folk singer/songwriter (Forest Lawn). [1]
November 1
  • Birth of Bill Anderson country singer (Still, From This Pen). [1]
November 3
  • Birth of Paula Wayne Hobart Oklahoma, actress. [1]
November 4
  • Birth of Loretta Swit Passaic New Jersey, actress (Hotlips Houlihan-M*A*S*H). [1]
November 10
  • Birth of Albert Hall Boothton Alabama; actor (Trouble in Mind, Ryan's 4). [1]
November 11
  • Birth of Warner Wolf Washington DC, sportscaster (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV). [1]
November 12
  • Birth of Ina Balin actress (Danger in Paradise). [1]
  • Birth of Richard H Truly Fayette Mississippi, Rear Admiral US Navy/astronaut (STS T-2, T-4, 2, 8). [1]
November 15
  • Birth of Yaphet Kotto New York City; actor (Brubaker, Alien, Raid on Entebbe). [1]
November 17
  • Birth of Peter Cook Torquay England; actor/comedian (Bedazzled). [1]
November 20
  • Birth of Eero Muntyranta Finland, nordic ski relay (Olympic-gold-1960). [1]
  • Birth of Jack Linkletter San Francisco California, TV host (Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny). [1]
  • Birth of Ruth Laredo (nee Meckler) Detroit Michigan, concert pianist. [1]
November 21
  • Birth of Marlo Thomas Detroit Michigan, actress,[Mrs Phil Donahue](That Girl, Jenny). [1]
November 26
  • Birth of Boris Yegorov cosmonaut (Voskhod 1). [1]
  • Birth of Leo Lacroix France, skier (Olympic-silver-1964). [1]
November 27
  • Birth of Gail Sheehy writer (Hustling). [1]
November 30
  • Birth of Paul Stookey Baltimore Maryland, singer (Peter, Paul and Mary-Wedding Song). [1]
  • Birth of Richard Threlkeld newscaster (ABC-TV). [1]
  • Ridley Scott is born. [5]
December 1
  • Birth of Gordon Crosse Bury Lancashire England, composer (Grace of Todd). [1]
December 2
  • Birth of Brian Lumley England, author (Compleat Crow, Psychomech, Beneath the Moors). [1]
December 3
  • Birth of Bobby Allison auto racer (3 time winner of Daytona 500). [1]
  • Birth of Stephen Rubin English attorney/shoe manufacturer (Reebok, Adidas). [1]
December 4
  • Birth of Donnelly Rhodes Winnipeg Manitoba Canada; actor (Dutch-Soap, Double Trouble). [1]
  • Birth of Max Baer Jr Oakland California; actor (Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies). [1]
December 7
  • Birth of Thad Cochran (Senator-Republican-Mississippi). [1]
December 8
  • Birth of James MacArthur Los Angeles California; actor (Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0). [1]
  • Birth of Jan van Houwelingen Dutch UnderSecretary of Defense (CDA). [1]
December 10
  • Birth of Don Bies Cottonwood Idaho, PGA golfer (1975 Sammy Davis Jr). [1]
  • Birth of Don Sebesky Perth Amboy New Jersey, orchestra leader (Jimmy Dean Show). [1]
December 11
  • Birth of Adrian J Vlok South African NP-minister of Law and Order (1986-). [1]
December 13
  • Birth of Rob Houwer Dutch director/producer/actor (OK, Professor Columbus). [1]
December 15
  • Birth of John [Thomas] Sladek US, sci-fi author (Tik-Tok, Bugs). [1]
  • Birth of Karen Morrow Chicago Illinois, actress (Aunt Minerva-Tabitha, Jim Nabors Hour). [1]
December 16
  • Birth of Jim Glaser Spalding Nebraska, singer (Glaser Brothers-Getting to Me Again). [1]
  • Birth of Joe Farrell rocker. [1]
  • Birth of Joyce Bulifant Newport News Virginia, actress (Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show). [1]
December 17
  • Birth of Art Neville New Orleans Louisiana, vocalist (Neville Brothers). [1]
December 21
  • Birth of Harald Crown Prince, son of King Olav V, heir apparent of Norway. [1]
  • Birth of Jane Fonda in New York, New York; actress (Barbarella, Klute). [1] [5]
December 22
  • Birth of Marco J de Castro Dutch Antillian politician. [1]
December 23
  • Birth of Karol Joseph Bobko New York City, New York, Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS 6, STS 51D, STS 51J). [1]
December 25
  • Birth of O'Kelly Isley Cincinnati Ohio, singer (Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout). [1]
December 30
  • Birth of John Hartford New York City, New York, singer/songwriter (Smothers Brothers Hour, Gentle on My Mind). [1]
  • Birth of [Noel] Paul Stookey Baltimore Maryland, singer/musician/comedian (Peter, Paul, and Mary). [1]
December 31
  • Birth of Nicolas Born writer. [1]
  • Birth of [Philip] Anthony Hopkins Port Talbot West Glamorgan Wales; actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty). [1]

End of 1937. Next: 1938.
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