- January 8
- Birth of Mike Reno in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; rock vocalist (Loverboy - "Get Lucky", "Heaven in Your Eyes"). [1] [457]
- Birth of Harriet Sansom Harris; actress (Desperate Housewives, Frasier, It's All Relative). [457]
- January 9
- Birth of J.K. Simmons; actor (The Closer, Law and Order). [457]
- January 10
- Birth of Luci Martin; rocker vocalist (Chic). [1]
- Birth of Michael Schenker; heavy metal rocker (McAuley Schenker Groups - "Coming on Strong", Scorpions). [1] [457]
- January 13
- Birth of Fred White; drummer (Earth, Wind and Fire - "Shining Star", "Easy Lover"). [1] [457]
- Birth of Jay McInerney; author (Bright Lights, Big City). [1]
- Birth of Titus M Mafolo in South Africa; journalist/African National Congress leader. [1]
- January 15
- Birth of Enrico Mentana in Milan, Italy; Italian newscaster (RAI). [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Jerry M Linenger in Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA; PhD/Commander US Navy/astronaut (STS 81/84). [1]
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- January 17
- Birth of Steve Earle in San Antonio, Texas, USA; country singer ("Guitar Town"). [1]
- January 18
- Birth of Johannes AM "Hans" van Tongeren; Dutch actor (Hunk). [1]
- Birth of Kevin Costner in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor/director (Fandango, Silverado, Bull Durham). [1] [5]
- Birth of Mable Fergerson in Los Angeles, California, USA; 4x400m runner (Olympics-silver-1972). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of Simon Rattle in England; orchestra conductor (Birmingham Symphony Orchestra). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Joe Doherty in Ireland; Irish Republican Army activist (jailed in US). [1]
- January 21
- Birth of Peter Fleming in New Jersey, USA; tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 1981, 1983). [1]
- Birth of Robby Benson in Dallas, Texas, USA; actor (One on One, Running Brave, The Chosen, Ice Castles, Beauty and the Beast). [1]
- January 22
- Birth of Thomas David Jones in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; PhD/Astronaut (STS 59, 68, 80, sk 98). [1]
- January 23
- Birth of Reginald Calloway; trumpet player (Midnight Star - "No Parking"). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of James Montgomery; American 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1976). [1]
- Birth of Julian Holland; rocker (Squeeze). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Lucia Mendez in Mexico; Spanish singer (Lucia es Luna Moreno). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Cheryl White; country singer (The Whites). [457]
- Birth of Mimi Rogers in Coral Gables, Florida, USA; actress (Paper Dolls, The Rousters). [1]
- Birth of Richard Young in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA; singer (The Kentucky Headhunters - "Davy Crockett"). [1] [457]
- January 29
- Birth of John Tate; American heavyweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1968). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Curtis Strange in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; PGA golfer (1989 US Open). [1]
- Birth of Judith Tarr; American sci-fi author (Isle of Glass, Ars Magica). [1]
- Birth of Michael Thompson; guitarist (Afterburn, Fresh, Sahara, Gridlock'd). [1]
- February 1
- Birth of Kate Ashbrook; General Secretary (Open Spaces Society). [1]
- February 2
- Birth of Brent Spiner in Houston, Texas, USA; actor (Data - Star Trek: The Next Generation). [1]
- Birth of Michael Talbott in Waverly, Iowa, USA; actor (Stan - Miami Vice). [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Rolf Benirschke in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; NFL place kicker / Wheel of Fortune host. [1]
- February 8
- Birth of Ethan Phillips; actor (Neelix - Star Trek: Voyager). [1]
- Birth of Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart; wrestler (WWF/WCW/NJPW/CWFI/Calgary). [1]
- Birth of John Grisham; writer (The Client, The Firm, The Pelican Brief). [1] [5]
- February 9
- Birth of Charles Shaughnessy in London, England; actor (Maxwell Sheffield - The Nanny, Shane - Days of Our Lives). [1] [457]
- Birth of James Jackson "Jm J" Bullock in Casper, Wyoming, USA; actor (Monroe - Too Close for Comfort). [1]
- February 10
- Birth of Greg[ory John] Norman in Queensland, Australia; PGA golfer "The White Shark" (1984 Kemper). [1]
- Birth of Lusia Mae Harris in Minter City, Mississippi, USA; basketball player (Olympics-silver-1976). [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Daniele Masala in Italy; pentathlete (Olympics-1976). [1]
- Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at age 71. [1]
- February 13
- Birth of Jan de Ligt; Dutch saxophonist ("I've Got the Bullets"). [1]
- Birth of Scott Smith; rock bassist (Loverboy - "Get Lucky"). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of R Jeremy H Lascelles, grandson of English princess Mary. [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Janice Dickinson in Brooklyn, New York, USA; model (Vogue). [5] (February 17, 1953 [1])
- Birth of Bev Francis in Australia; world women's power-lifting champion. [1]
- Birth of Clive Aslet; British editor (Country Life). [1]
- S Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at age 71. [1]
- February 16
- Birth of Guy Gallo in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; writer (Under the Volcano). [1]
- Birth of Jeff Clayton; American jazz saxophonist/composer (Groove Shop). [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Hunt Block in Washington, DC, USA; actor (Peter - Knots Landing, Ben Warren - Guiding Light). [1]
- February 19
- Birth of Jeff Daniels in Chelsea, Michigan, USA; actor (Something Wild, Dumb and Dumber, Speed, The Five People you Meet in Heaven, Caine Mutiny Court Martial). [1] [5] [457]
- Birth of Margaux Hemingway in Portland, Oregon, USA; actress (Lipstick, They Call Me Bruce). [1]
- February 21
- Birth of Kelsey Grammer in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands; actor (Fraiser Crane - Cheers / Fraiser). [1] [457]
- February 23
- Birth of Howard Jones; rock pianist/vocalist ("Things Can Only Get Better"). [1] [457]
- February 24
- Birth of Bob Abrams in Ohio, USA; rocker (Buckinghams). [1]
- Birth of Steven Paul Jobs; cofounder of Apple Computer, founder of NeXT Computer. [1] [637.1]
- February 25
- Birth of Leann Hunley; actress (Dane Carrington - Dynasty, Dawson's Creek). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of Sally Spencer; actress (M J McKinnon - Another World). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of Gilbert Gottfried; comedian (Beverly Hills Cop). [1]
- Birth of Randy Jackson in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; guitarist (Zebra - "Tell Me What You Want"). [1]
- March 1
- Birth of Jimmy Fortune in Newport News, Virginia, USA; singer (Statler Brothers - "Class of '57"). [1]
- March 2
- Birth of Dale Bosworth; TV host (America's Most Wanted). [1]
- Birth of Dale Bozzio in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; rock vocalist (Missing Persons - "Destination Unknown"). [1]
- Birth of Jay Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA; singer (Osmond Brothers, Donny and Marie). [1] [457]
- Birth of Shoko Asahara [Chizuo Matsumoto]; Japanese sect leader. [1]
- Birth of Steve Small; cricket player (stalwart New South Wales opening batsman). [1]
- March 4
- Birth of Benny Alexander; Secretary-General (South African Pan-Africanist Movement). [1]
- March 5
- Birth of Marcia McCabe; actress (Alice - One Life to Live). [1]
- Birth of Penn Jillette in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA; magician (Penn and Teller - Penn and Teller are Dead). [1]
- March 9
- Birth of Fernando Bujones in Miami, Florida; ballet dancer. [1]
- Birth of Ornella Muti in Rome, Italy; actress (Flash Gordon, Most Beautiful Wife). [1]
- Birth of Teo Fabi; formula-1 Indy-car racer (rookie of year-1983). [1]
- March 10
- Birth of Bunny DeBarge in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; rocker (Debarge). [1]
- Birth of Juliusz Machulski in Poland; director/writer/actor (Do It Yourself). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Jimmy Fortune; country singer (Statler Brothers). [457]
- Birth of [Kater]Nina Hagen in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic; actress (Blue Angel). [1] [457]
- March 13
- Birth of Glenne Headly in New London, Connecticut, USA; actress (Dick Tracy, Making Mr Right). [1]
- Birth of Olga Rukavishnikova in the USSR; pentathlete (Olympics-silver-1980). [1]
- Birth of Patricia J Engfer; general manager (Hyatt Regency-Orlando). [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Boon Gould; rock guitarist (Level 42 - "Hot Water"). [1]
- March 15
- Birth of Dee Snider in Massapequa, New York, USA; rocker (Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"). [1]
- Birth of Marcia McCabe in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Alicia Grande - One Life to Live). [1]
- Birth of Mohsin Khan; cricket player (Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s). [1]
- March 16
- Birth of Isabelle Huppert in Paris, France; actress (Cactus, Heaven's Gate). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of Bill Beyers; actor (Wally McCandless - Capitol). [1]
- Birth of Cynthia McKinney; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Georgia). [1]
- Birth of Gary Sinise; actor (Apollo 13 movie, Forrest Gump movie, CSI: New York TV show). [1] [457]
- Birth of Paul Overstreet in Van Cleave, Mississippi, USA; country singer ("Daddy's Come Around"). [1] [457]
- March 18
- Birth of Graham Porter; cricket player (one day international for Australia 1979). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of [Walter] Bruce Willis in PennsGrove, New Jersey, USA; actor (Moonlighting, Die Hard). [1] [5]
- March 21
- Birth of Barbel Wockel-Eckert in German Democratic Republic; track star (Olympics-4 gold-1976, 1980). [1]
- Birth of Jean Marie Hon in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Jane - Man From Atlantis). [1]
- March 23
- Birth of Cindy Olavarri in Pleasant Hills, California, USA; cyclist (7-Eleven team). [1]
- Birth of Ken Michelman; actor (White Shadow, The Bradys). [457]
- March 26
- Birth of Dean Dillon in Lake City, Tennessee, USA; country singer (Chair). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of Reba McEntire in McAlester, Oklahoma, USA; country singer ("Can't Even Get the Blues"), actress. [1] [5] [457]
- March 29
- Birth of Christopher Lawford; actor (Charlie Brent - All My Children). [1]
- Birth of Dianne Kay in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; actress (Nancy - Eight is Enough, Reggie, Glitter). [1]
- Birth of Earl Campbell; NFL running back (Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, 1977 Heisman). [1]
- Birth of Brendan Gleeson; actor (Into the Storm). [457]
- March 30
- Birth of Randy Van Warmer in Indian Hills, Colorado, USA; vocalist ("Just When I Needed You Most"). [1]
- April 1
- Birth of Danny Joe Pohl in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA; PGA golfer (1986 Colonial). [1]
- Birth of Stan Ridway; rocker (Wall Of Voodoo). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Aleksandr Nikolayevich Yablontsev; Russian Lieutenant-Colonel/cosmonaut. [1]
- Birth of Mick Mars [Bob Allen Dale] in Terra Haute, Indiana, USA; guitarist (Mötley Crüe - "Girls Girls"). [1]
- April 5
- Birth of Janice Long; British radio host (Crash FM). [1]
- April 6
- Birth of Michael Rooker; actor (Thief, Crime Story). [457]
- April 8
- Birth of John Campbell; harness racer (three-time winner of Hambletonian). [1]
- April 9
- Birth of Jimmy Tingle; humorist (60 Minutes II). [457]
- April 10
- Birth of Cary Middlecoff; golfer (Masters). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of Michele Scarabelli in Montréal, Québec, Canada; actress (Jo Santini - Airwolf, Alienation, Dallas). [1]
- Birth of Piers J Sellers in Sussex, England; PhD/astronaut. [1]
- April 13
- Birth of Louis Johnson in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock bassist/vocalist (Brothers Johnson). [1]
- April 14
- Birth of Simone Griffeth in Savannah, Georgia, USA; actress (Death Race 2000, Bret Maverick, Amanda's). [1]
- April 15
- Birth of Enith Salle Brigitha in the Netherlands; 100 metre/200 metre swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1976). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Charlotte Morrison; English large landowner/multi-millionaire. [1]
- Birth of Ellen Barkin in the Bronx, New York, USA; actress (The Big Easy, Sea of Love, Switch, Before Women Had Wings, Clinton and Nadine). [1] [457]
- Birth of Henri; Heir Apparent Prince of Luxembourg. [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Pete Shelley; vocal/guitar (Buzzcocks - "Going Steady", "Love Bites"). [1]
- Birth of Rob Bolland; Dutch singer/guitarist (Bolland and Bolland). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Amschel Rothschild; banker. [1]
- Birth of Anne-Marie Palli in Ciboure, France; LPGA golfer (1992 ShopRite). [1]
- April 20
- Birth of Donald R Pettit in Silverton, Oregon, USA; PhD/astronaut. [1]
- April 22
- Birth of Arthur Baker; rock producer (Afrika Banbaataa - "Planet Rock"). [1]
- April 23
- Birth of Captain Sensible; bassist (Damned - "Happy Talk"). [1]
- Birth of Judy Davis in Perth, Australia; actress (Husbands and Wives). [1]
- Birth of Su Ingle in London, England; British TV hostess (Tomorrow's World). [1]
- April 24
- Birth of Jack Kingston; American politician (Representative-Republican-Georgia). [1]
- Birth of Michael O'Keefe in Mount Vernon, New York, USA; actor (Caddyshack, Ironweed, Slugger's Wife, Roseanne). [1] [457]
- April 25
- Birth of Joanne Abbott in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; yachter (Olympics-1996). [1]
- Birth of John Nunn; British chess player. [1]
- April 27
- Birth of Cora Ann Mahalick in New Jersey, USA; news anchor (WNYW-TV). [1]
- April 28
- Birth of Eddie Jobson; rock violinist (Frank Zappa, United Kingdom, Roxy Music - "For Your Pleasure"). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Kate Mulgrew in Dubuque, Iowa, USA; actress (Captain Janeway - Star Trek: Voyager, Heartbeat, Kate Loves a Mystery). [1] [5] [457]
- April 30
- Birth of Dimitra Papandreau in Greece; wife of Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreau. [1]
- May 1
- Birth of Julien Wiener; cricket player (Australian opening batsman 1979-80). [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Ian Callen; cricket player (one Test Australia versus India 1978, six wickets). [1]
- Birth of Jay Osmond; rocker (Osmond Brothers). [1]
- May 3
- Birth of David Hookes; cricket player (dashing Australian LHB, S Aussie stalwart). [1]
- Birth of Steve Jones; English pop guitarist (Sex Pistols - "Mercy"). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Melinda Culea in Western Springs, Illinois, USA; actress (The A-Team, Brotherly Love, Glitter). [1]
- Birth of Robert Feld in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; National Scrabble Champion (1990). [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Donald A Thomas in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; PhD/Astronaut (STS 65, 70, 83, 94). [1]
- Birth of John Hutton; British Member of Parliament. [1]
- May 7
- Birth of Peter Reckell in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; actor (Days of Our Lives). [1]
- May 8
- Birth of Alex Van Halen in Nijmegen, Netherlands; rock drummer (Van Halen - "1984", "Jump"). [1]
- Birth of Stephen Furst in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; actor (Animal House, Elliot - St Elsewhere). [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Kevin Peter Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Misfits of Science). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of Bruce Hartzler in Washington, DC, USA; canoe (alternate-Olympics-1996). [1]
- Birth of Chris Berman; sportscaster (ESPN). [1]
- Birth of Laurence Lau; actor (Jamie Frame - Another World). [1]
- Birth of Mark David Chapman; assassin of John Lennon. [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Jos Haagmans; Dutch singer (Frank Boeijen Group). [1]
- Birth of Mark Herndon in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; drummer (Alabama - "Take Me Down"). [1] [457]
- May 12
- Birth of Kix Brooks in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; singer (Brooks and Dunn - "Brand New Man"). [1]
- May 14
- Birth of Peter Kirsten; cricket player (South African middle-order batsman). [1]
- Birth of [Jose] Dennis Martinez in Nicaragua; pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Lee Horsley in Muleshoe, Texas, USA; actor (Nero Wolfe, Matt Houston). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Debra Winger in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actress (An Officer and a Gentleman, Sometimes in April, Dawn Anna, Saturday Night Live). [1] [5] [457]
- Birth of Hazel O'Connor in Coventry, England; singer/actress (Breaking Glass). [1]
- Birth of Jack Morris in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; pitcher (Detroit Tigers). [1]
- Birth of Olga Korbut in Grodno, Belorussia; gymnast (Olympics-2 gold-1972). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Bill Paxton; actor (Brain Dead, Next of Kin, Indian Summer, True Lies). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of Yun Fat Chow in Nam Nga Island, Hong Kong; actor (Better Tomorrow). [1]
- May 19
- Birth of Ed Whitson; pitcher (New York Yankees, San Diego Padres). [1]
- Birth of Pierre J Thuot in Groton, Connecticut, USA; Lieutenant Commander US Navy/astronaut (STS 36, 49, 62). [1]
- May 20
- Birth of Nigel Griffiths; British Member of Parliament (Labour). [1]
- Birth of Steve George; rock keyboardist (Mr Mister). [1]
- May 21
- Birth of John Glavin; rock keyboardist (Molly Hatchet - "Flirtin' with Disaster"). [1]
- Birth of Liaqat Ali; cricket pace bowler (Pakistan in six Tests 1975-79). [1]
- Birth of Stan Lynch in Gainesville, Florida, USA; rock drummer (Tom Petty and Heartbreakers). [1] [457]
- May 22
- Birth of Iva Davies; rock guitarist/vocalist (Icehouse). [1]
- Birth of Sam Coppersmith; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Arizona). [1]
- May 24
- Birth of Rosanne Cash in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; country singer ("Runaway Train", "Seven Year Ache", "I Wonder"). [1] [457]
- May 25
- Birth of Connie Selleca in the Bronx, New York, USA; actress (Hotel, Captain America II). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of Bill Malley in Oakland, California, USA; Nike golfer (1991 El Paso Open-30th). [1]
- Birth of Graeme "Jock" Edwards; cricket player (beefy New Zealand lefty batsman late 1970s). [1]
- May 29
- Birth of Jerry Dengler in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; singer (Mason Dixon - "Karen Comes Around"). [1]
- Birth of John Hinckley Junior; suspect in shooting and wounded of US President Ronald Reagan in 1981. [1]
- Birth of Mike Porcaro; rock bassist (Toto - "Roseanna", "Africa"). [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Nicky "Topper" Headon; English drummer (The Clash - "Complete Control"). [1] [457]
- May 31
- Birth of Ben de Lisi; British fashion designer. [1]
- Birth of Laura Baugh in Gainesville, Florida, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown Classic-9th). [1]
- June 2
- Birth of Garry Grimes in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Summer of '42, Class of '44). [1]
- June 6
- Birth of Dana Carvey in Missoula, Montana, USA; comedian (Church Lady - Saturday Night Live). [1]
- June 7
- Birth of Joey Scarbury in Ontario, California, USA; singer ("Greatest American Hero"). [1]
- June 8
- Birth of Griffin Dunne; actor (An American Werewolf in London, Who's That Girl). [1]
- June 10
- Birth of Andrew Stevens in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; actor (Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury, Dallas, Emerald Point NAS). [1] [457]
- June 15
- Birth of Tree Rollins in Winter Haven, Florida, USA; NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers). [1]
- June 21
- Birth of Leigh McCloskey; actor (Dallas, One Life to Live, The Young and the Restless). [457]
- June 26
- Birth of Gedde Watanabe; actor (ER, Sixteen Candles). [457]
- Birth of Mick Jones; rocker (Big Audio Dynamite - "Tighten Up", The Clash). [1] [457]
- June 27
- Birth of Isabelle Adjani in Paris, France; actress (Story of Adele H, Driver, Ishtar). [1]
- June 28
- Birth of Nikolai Simyatov in the USSR; nordic skier (Olympic-3 golds-1976). [1]
- June 30
- Birth of David Alan Grier; actor (Thank God You're Here, Life with Bonnie, In Living Colour). [457]
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