Chronology of Notable Births

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1921

July 4
  • Birth of Gerard Debreu in France; economist (Nobel Prize 1983). [1]
July 6
  • Birth of Anne Frances "Nancy" Robbins in New York City, New York; wife of US President Ronald Reagan. [5] [450.46]
July 7
  • Birth of Ezzard Charles; world heavyweight boxing champion (1950-51). [1]
July 10
  • Birth of Jake LaMotta in the Bronx, New York, USA; middleweight boxing champion (1949-51) (Raging Bull). [1] [5]
  • Birth of Jeff (Jean Marie) Donnell in South Windham, Maine, USA; actress (Gidget Goes to Rome, Alice - The George Gobel Show, Dr. Kildare and Matt Helm, General Hospital). [1] [457]
July 17
  • Birth of George Barnes in Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA; guitarist (Skip Farrell Show). [1]
July 18
  • Birth of John H Glenn Junior in Cambridge, Ohio, USA; Colonel US Marine Corp astronaut (Mercury 6), politician (Senator-Democrat-Ohio). [1] [5]
July 21
  • Birth of Billy Taylor in Greenville, North Carolina, USA; orchestra leader (David Frost Show). [1]
July 22
  • Birth of William Roth; American politician (Senator-Republican-Delaware). [1]
July 23
  • Birth of Calvert DeForest in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Larry 'Bud' Melman - Late Night with David Letterman). [457]
July 29
  • Birth of Richard Egan in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Empire, Redigo, Pollyanna). [1]
July 30
  • Birth of Grant Johannesen in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; pianist (Osténd first prize 1947). [1]
July 31
  • Birth of Whitney M Young Junior; civil rights leader, head of Urban League. [1]
August 1
  • Birth of Jack Kramer in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; tennis star (Wimbeldon 1947). [1]
August 3
  • Birth of Hayden Carruth in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA; novelist (Crow and Heart). [1]
  • Birth of Marilyn Maxwell; actress (East of Sumatra). [1]

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August 4
  • Birth of Maurice "Rocket" Richard; NHL Montreal Canadiens hockey player (Most Valuable Player-1947). [1]
August 6
  • Birth of Ella Raines in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, USA; actress (Janice Dean RN). [1]
August 7
  • Birth of Karel Husa in Prague, Czechoslovakia; composer (Trojan Women). [1]
August 8
  • Birth of Webb Pierce at West Monroe, Louisiana, USA; country singer (Louisiana Hayride radio show, Grand Ole Opry, "There Stands the Glass" (1953)). [457]
August 9
  • Birth of J James Exon; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Nebraska). [1]
August 11
  • Birth of Alex Haley; American author (Roots). [1]
August 12
  • Birth of Marjorie Reynolds in Buhl, Idaho, USA; actress (Peggy - Life of Riley). [1]
August 13
  • Birth of Neville Brand; actor (Cahill, US Marshal). [1]
August 17
  • Birth of Maureen O'Hara in Dublin, Ireland; actress (Miracle on 34th Street). [1]
August 19
  • Birth of Gene Roddenberry; executive producer (Star Trek). [1] [5]
August 20
  • Birth of Jacqueline Susann in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; author (Valley of the Dolls). [1]
August 25
  • Birth of Monty Hall in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; game show host (Let's Make a Deal). [457]
  • Birth of Brian Moore in Ireland; novelist (Catholics, Doctor's Wife). [1]
August 26
  • Birth of Benjamin C Bradlee; journalist (Washington Post). [1] [5]
August 28
  • Birth of Nancy Kulp in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Miss Jane Hathaway - The Beverly Hillbillies TV show, The Brian Keith Show, Sanford and Son). [1] [457]
September 5
  • Birth of Jack Valenti; President of Motion Picture Association of America (dies 2007). [1] [5]
September 8
  • Birth of Harry Secombe in Wales; actor (Down Among the "Z" Men). [1]
September 12
  • Birth of Amílcar Cabral; worked for independence of Portuguese Africa. [1]
  • Birth of Frank McGee in Monroe, Louisiana, USA; news anchor (NBC Evening News). [1]
  • Birth of Stanislaw Lem in Poland; science-fiction writer (Solaris). [1]
September 14
  • Birth of Hughes Rudd; TV newscaster (CBS). [1]
September 15
  • Birth of Jackie Cooper in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor/director (Hennesey, People's Choice). [1]
September 17
  • Birth of Virgilio Barco Vargas; president of Colombia (1986-90). [1]
September 24
  • Birth of Jim McKay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; sportscaster (ABC's Wide World of Sports). [1]
September 27
  • Birth of Milós Jancsó Vác in Hungary; director (My Way Home). [1]
September 30
  • Birth of Deborah Kerr in Helensburg, Scotland; actress (King and I, Night of the Iguana). [1] [5]
October 1
  • Birth of James Whitmore in White Plains, New York, USA; actor (Give 'em Hell Harry). [1]
October 2
  • Birth of Robert Runcie; archbishop of Canterbury. [1]
October 5
  • Birth of Bill Willis; AAFC, NFL guard (Cleveland Browns). [1]
October 12
  • Birth of Jaroslav Drobny in Czechoslovakia; hockey (Olympics-gold-1948), tennis (Wimbeldon-1954). [1]
October 13
  • Birth of Harper MacKay in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; orchestra leader (NBC Follies). [1]
  • Birth of Yves Montand in France; actor/singer (Z, Napoleon, Grand Prix). [1]
October 15
  • Birth of Mario Puzo; author (The Godfather). [1]
October 16
  • Birth of Linda Darnell in Dallas, Texas, USA; actress (Unfaithfully Yours, Second Chance). [1]
  • Birth of Michael Conrad in Washington Heights, New York, USA; actor (Delvecchio, Hill Street Blues). [1]
October 17
  • Birth of Maria Gorokhovskaya; USSR gymnast (Olympic-gold-1952). [1]
  • Birth of Tom Poston in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actor (Steve Allen Show, Newhart). [1]
October 18
  • Birth of Jesse Helms; American politician (Senator-Republican-North Carolina). [1]
October 19
  • Birth of George Nader in Pasadena, California, USA; actor (Robot Monster, Away All Boats). [1]
  • Birth of Bern Bennett; radio and TV announcer (Toast of the Town, Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth, Match Game, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful). [457]
  • Birth of Gunnar Nordahl in Sweden; soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948). [1]
October 20
  • Birth of Pierre Laporte in Canada; journalist/statesman (Revolution Script). [1]
October 21
  • Birth of Malcolm Arnold in Northampton, England; composer (The Bridge over the River Kwai). [1]
  • Birth of Robert Clothier in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada; actor (Relic - Beachcombers). [457]
October 29
  • Birth of Ed Kemmer in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Buzz Corey - Space Patrol). [1]
  • Birth of William Henry Mauldin; American political cartoonist (Pulitzer Prize - 1945, 1959). [1]
November 2
  • Birth of Willaim D Schaefer in Maryland, USA; American politician (Governor-Democrat-Maryland). [1]
November 3
  • Birth of Charles Bronson AKA Charles Buchinsky in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Empire, Family of Cops I, II, & III). [457]
November 6
  • Birth of James Jones in Robinson, Illinois, USA; novelist (From Here to Eternity). [1]
November 8
  • Birth of Gene Saks; actor/director (One and Only, Prisoner of Second Ave). [1]
  • Birth of Jerome Hines in Hollywood, California, USA; basso ("I am The Way"). [1]
November 9
  • Birth of Viktor Chukarin; USSR gymnast (Olympic-gold-1952, 1956). [1]
November 14
  • Birth of Brian Keith AKA Robert Keith Richey Junior in Bayonne New Jersey, USA; actor (Bill - Family Affair, Hardcastle and McCormick, Archer, Heartland, Loneliest Runner). [1] [457]
November 18
  • Birth of Peter Pocklington; NHL team owner (Edmonton Oilers). [1]
November 19
  • Birth of Roy Campanella; Brooklyn Dodgers' catcher (National League Most Valuable Player 1951,1953,1955). [1]
November 20
  • Birth of Phyllis Thaxter in Portland, Maine, USA; actress (Nora, Fort Worth). [1]
November 21
  • Birth of Vivian Blaine in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actress (Guys and Dolls, Skirts Ahoy). [1]
November 22
  • Birth of Rodney Dangerfield in Babylon, New York, USA; comedian (Caddyshack, Back to School). [1]
November 24
  • Birth of John V Lindsay; American politician (Mayor-Republican/Democrat-New York, 1965-73). [1]
November 27
  • Birth of Alexander Dubcek; headed Czech Communist Party (1968-69). [1]
December 1
  • Birth of Ralph Manza in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart). [1]
December 3
  • Birth of Hans G Kresse; Dutch cartoonist (Eric the Viking). [1]
December 4
  • Birth of Deanna Durbin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; actress/vocalist (100 Men and a Girl). [1] [457]
December 5
  • Birth of Alvy Moore; actor (Mr Kimball - Green Acres). [1]
  • Birth of Peter Hansen in Oakland, California, USA; actor (Mr Parkson - Mr Novak, General Hospital). [1]
December 6
  • Birth of Otto Graham; AAFC/NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns). [1]
December 8
  • Birth of Johnny Otis in California, USA; rhythm and blues talent scout (Cold Shot, Cuttin' Up). [1]
  • Birth of Terence Morgan in London, England; actor (Adventures of Sir Francis Drake). [1]
December 15
  • Birth of Bobby Todd; US comic/actor (Original Sin). [1]
December 22
  • Birth of Hawkshaw Hawkins in Huntington, West Virginia, USA; country singer (Ozark Jubilee). [1]
December 23
  • Birth of Gerald S O'Loughlin in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels). [1]
December 24
  • Birth of Bill Dudley; NFL halfback (Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins). [1]
December 26
  • Birth of Steve Allen in New York City, New York, USA; comedian/TV host (The Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show). [1] [457]
December 30
  • Birth of Rashid Karami in Lebanon; ten time Prime Minister (1955-87). [1]
December 31
  • Birth of Rocky Graziano in New York City, New York, USA; boxer (Middleweight champion), actor (Miami Undercover). [1] (January 1, 1922 [5])

End of 1921. Next: 1922.

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.
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