Alan Rickman
Profession - Actor
Born - Feb 21,1946
Died - Jan 14,2016
1946 Claude Steele American social psychologist and academic
1946 Rivellino Brazilian footballer and manager
1946 Michalis Kritikopoulos Greek footballer (d. 2002)
1946 Arthur Conley American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1946 Michele Elliott author psychologist and founder of child protection charity Kidscape
1946 Jann Wenner American publisher co-founded Rolling Stone
1946 Robby Krieger American guitarist and songwriter
1946 Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo Mexican drug lord
1946 Mohammad Ishaq Khan Indian historian and academic (d. 2013)
1946 Mogens Lykketoft Danish politician 45th Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
1946 Naomi Judd American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2022)
1946 Tony Kaye English progressive rock keyboard player and songwriter
1946 John Piper American theologian and author
1946 Hazel Cosgrove Lady Cosgrove Scottish lawyer and judge
1946 George Duke American keyboard player composer and educator (d. 2013)
1946 Ordal Demokan Turkish physicist and academic (d. 2004)
1946 Eero Koivistoinen Finnish saxophonist composer and conductor
1946 Charles Brown American actor (d. 2004)
1946 Kabir Bedi Indian actor
1946 Katia Ricciarelli Italian soprano and actress
1946 Perro Aguayo Mexican wrestler (d. 2019)
1946 Joseph Deiss Swiss economist and politician 156th President of the Swiss Confederation
1946 Henrique Rosa Bissau-Guinean politician President of Guinea-Bissau (d. 2013)
1946 Julian Barnes English novelist short story writer essayist and critic
1946 Vladimír Merta Czech singer-songwriter guitarist and journalist
1946 Ichiro Hosotani Japanese footballer
1946 Nella Martinetti Swiss singer (d. 2011)
1946 Tomás Pineda El Salvadoran footballer
1946 Miguel Reina Spanish footballer
1946 Serge Savard Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1946 Boris Berezovsky Russian-English businessman and mathematician (d. 2013)
1946 Michael Ontkean Canadian actor
1946 Christopher Hampton Portuguese-English director screenwriter and playwright
1946 Gene Siskel American journalist and film critic (d. 1999)
1946 Susan Friedlander American mathematician
1946 Geater Davis American singer and songwriter (d. 1984)
1946 John Bird Baron Bird English publisher founded The Big Issue
1946 Terry Kath American guitarist and singer-songwriter (d. 1978)
1946 Medin Zhega Albanian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1946 John Armitt English engineer and businessman
1946 Blake Clark American comedian and actor
1946 Alpha Oumar Konaré Malian academic and politician 3rd President of Mali
1946 Constantine Papadakis Greek-American businessman and academic (d. 2009)
1946 Héctor Babenco Argentinian-Brazilian director producer and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1946 Pete Postlethwaite English actor (d. 2011)
1946 Gérard Jean-Juste Haitian priest and activist (d. 2009)
1946 Bob Eastwood American golfer
1946 Vince Papale American football player and sportscaster
1946 Jim Webb American captain and politician 18th United States Secretary of the Navy
1946 Ian Porterfield Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2007)
1946 Richard Blumenthal American sergeant and politician 23rd Attorney General of Connecticut
1946 Janet Finch English sociologist and academic
1946 Colin Matthews English composer and educator
1946 Bernard Dowiyogo Nauru politician President of Nauru (d. 2003)
1946 Gregory Hines American actor singer and dancer (d. 2003)
1946 John Trudell American author poet and actor (d. 2015)
1946 Clare Short English civil servant and politician Secretary of State for International Development
1946 Shahrnush Parsipur Iranian-American author and academic
1946 Michael Buerk English journalist
1946 Paul Dean Canadian guitarist
1946 Peter Hudson Australian footballer and coach
1946 Karen Silkwood American technician and activist (d. 1974)
1946 Brenda Blethyn English actress
1946 Sandy Duncan American actress singer and dancer
1946 J. Geils American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
1946 Tyne Daly American actress and singer
1946 Anthony Daniels English actor and producer
1946 Bob Ryan American journalist and author
1946 Kresten Bjerre Danish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
1946 Rusty Young American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
1946 Grigory Margulis Russian mathematician and academic
1946 Jean Todt French racing driver and team manager; FIA President 2009–2021
1946 Robin Cook Scottish educator and politician Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 2005)
1946 Syreeta Wright American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
1946 Gerry Boulet Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1990)
1946 Jim Crace English author and academic
1946 Michael Ashcroft English businessman and politician
1946 Danny Frisella American baseball player (d. 1977)
1946 Haile Gerima Ethiopian born US filmmaker
1946 Patricia Kennealy-Morrison American journalist and author
1946 Richard Bell Canadian pianist (d. 2007)
1946 Guerrino Boatto Italian illustrator and painter (d. 2018)
1946 Graham Hawkins English footballer and manager (d. 2016)
1946 Murray Head English actor and singer
1946 John Heard American actor and producer (d. 2017)
1946 Randy Meisner American singer-songwriter and bass player
1946 Alexandra Bastedo English actress (d. 2014)
1946 Warren Skaaren American screenwriter and producer (d. 1990)
1946 Bernd Hölzenbein German footballer and scout
1946 Curley Culp American football player (d. 2021)
1946 Gérard Garouste French contemporary artist
1946 Jim Valvano American basketball player and coach (d. 1993)
1946 Dean Cundey American cinematographer and film director
1946 Frank Welker American voice actor and singer
1946 Yonatan Netanyahu American-Israeli colonel (d. 1976)
1946 William Lerach American securities and class action attorney
1946 Wes Unseld American basketball player coach and manager (d. 2020)
1946 John Dempsey English born Irish international footballer and manager
1946 Sigmund Groven Norwegian harmonica player and composer
1946 Mary Kaldor English economist and academic
1946 J. Z. Knight American New Age teacher and author
1946 Guesch Patti French singer
1946 Michel Leclère French race car driver
1946 Ruth Pointer American musician
1946 Douglas B. Green American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 Malcolm Simmons English motorcycle racer (d. 2014)
1946 Timothy Dalton Welsh-English actor
1946 Ray Dorset English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 Joseph Mitsuaki Takami Japanese cardinal
1946 Don Chaney American basketball player and coach
1946 Rivka Golani Israeli viola player and composer
1946 Rudy Rucker American mathematician computer scientist and author
1946 Harry Vanda Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter guitarist and producer
1946 Alan Bleasdale English screenwriter and producer
1946 Cliff Balsom English footballer
1946 Daniel Bensaïd French philosopher and author (d. 2010)
1946 Stephen Hunter American author and critic
1946 Maurice Krafft French volcanologist (d. 1991)
1946 Johnny Crawford American actor and singer (d. 2021)
1946 Alain Madelin French politician French Minister of Finance
1946 Michael Aris Cuban-English author and academic (d. 1999)
1946 Wubbo Ockels Dutch physicist and astronaut (d. 2014)
1946 Henry Paulson American banker and politician 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury
1946 Alejandro Toledo Peruvian economist and politician President of Peru
1946 Billy Thorpe English-Australian singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (d. 2007)
1946 Segun Bucknor Nigerian musician and journalist (d. 2017)
1946 Gonzalo Márquez Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1984)
1946 Bob Russell English politician
1946 Nikitas Kaklamanis Greek academic and politician Greek Minister of Health and Social Security
1946 Ronnie Lane English bass player songwriter and producer (d. 1997)
1946 Arrigo Sacchi Italian footballer coach and manager
1946 Richard Collinge New Zealand cricketer
1946 David Heyes English politician
1946 Sue Townsend English author and playwright (d. 2014)
1946 Kurt Winter Canadian guitarist and songwriter (d. 1997)
1946 Nicholas Jones English actor
1946 Dee Murray English bass player (d. 1992)
1946 Hanna Suchocka Polish politician Prime Minister of Poland
1946 Colin Coates Australian speed skater
1946 Dave Hill English guitarist
1946 Katsuaki Satō Japanese martial artist and coach
1946 György Spiró Hungarian author and playwright
1946 Bubba Wyche American football player and coach
1946 Jane Asher English actress
1946 Julio Ángel Fernández Uruguayan astronomer
1946 Björn Granath Swedish actor (d. 2017)
1946 Georgi Markov Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler
1946 Paul Beresford New Zealand-English dentist and politician
1946 Zaid Abdul-Aziz American basketball player
1946 Colette Besson French runner and educator (d. 2005)
1946 Herménégilde Chiasson Canadian poet playwright and politician 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
1946 Dimitrij Rupel Slovenian politician and diplomate
1946 Stan Winston American special effects designer and makeup artist (d. 2008)
1946 Catfish Hunter American baseball player (d. 1999)
1946 Tim Thomerson American actor and producer
1946 Nate Colbert American baseball player (d. 2023)
1946 Alan Knott English cricketer
1946 Sara Parkin Scottish activist and politician
1946 David Webb English footballer coach and manager
1946 Chris Burden American sculptor illustrator and academic (d. 2015)
1946 Bob Harris English journalist and radio host
1946 John Dunsworth Canadian actor and comedian (d. 2017)
1946 Ed O'Neill American actor and comedian
1946 George Robertson Baron Robertson of Port Ellen Scottish politician and diplomat 10th Secretary General of NATO
1946 Al Green American singer-songwriter producer and pastor
1946 Margot Adler American journalist and author (d. 2014)
1946 Ernst Bakker Dutch politician (d. 2014)
1946 Johnnie Lewis Liberian lawyer and politician 18th Chief Justice of Liberia (d. 2015)
1946 R. Carlos Nakai American flute player
1946 Hayley Mills English actress
1946 Tim Curry English actor and singer
1946 Steven L. Bennett American captain and pilot Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1972)
1946 Paul Davies English physicist and author
1946 Louise Harel Canadian lawyer and politician
1946 Archy Kirkwood Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope Scottish lawyer and politician
1946 Nicholas Stern Baron Stern of Brentford English economist and academic
1946 John Waters American actor director producer and screenwriter
1946 Blair Brown American actress
1946 Carlton Sherwood American soldier and journalist (d. 2014)
1946 Doug Christie Canadian lawyer and activist (d. 2013)
1946 Talia Shire American actress
1946 Peter Sutherland Irish lawyer and politician Attorney General of Ireland (d. 2018)
1946 Vladimir Zhirinovsky Russian colonel lawyer and politician (d. 2022)
1946 Ralph Coates English international footballer (d. 2010)
1946 Marilyn Nelson American poet and author
1946 Alberto Quintano Chilean footballer
1946 Franz Roth German footballer
1946 Nour El-Sherif Egyptian actor and producer (d. 2015)
1946 Ginette Reno Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
1946 Larissa Grunig American theorist and activist
1946 Aleksander Wolszczan Polish astronomer
1946 King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
1946 Bill Plympton American animator producer and screenwriter
1946 Don Schollander American swimmer
1946 Joanna Lumley English actress voice-over artist author and activist
1946 John Woo Hong Kong director producer and screenwriter
1946 Peter L. Benson American psychologist and academic (d. 2011)
1946 Lesley Gore American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1946 David Suchet English actor
1946 Norm Chow American football player and coach
1946 Silvino Francisco South African snooker player
1946 Greg Gumbel American sportscaster
1946 John Barnard English car designer
1946 Gary Bauer American political activist
1946 John Watson British race car driver
1946 Jim Kelly American actor athlete and martial artist (d. 2013)
1946 Aydın Menderes Turkish politician (d. 2011)
1946 Thelma Houston American R&B/disco singer and actress
1946 Marv Hubbard American football player (d. 2015)
1946 Bill Kreutzmann American drummer
1946 Michael Rosen English author and poet
1946 Brian Turner English chef and television host
1946 André Boulerice Canadian politician
1946 Jonathan Dancy English philosopher author and academic
1946 Graham Gouldman English guitarist and songwriter
1946 Dave Mason English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 Daniel Libeskind American architect designed the Imperial War Museum North and Jewish Museum
1946 Tim Pigott-Smith English actor and author (d. 2017)
1946 Jean Rondeau French race car driver and constructor (d. 1985)
1946 Marv Wolfman American author
1946 Sarah Hogg Viscountess Hailsham English economist and journalist
1946 Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý Vietnamese priest and activist
1946 John Law English sociologist and academic
1946 Robert Fripp English guitarist songwriter and producer
1946 Udo Lindenberg German singer-songwriter and drummer
1946 Claude Lelièvre Belgian activist
1946 Michele Placido Italian actor and director
1946 Bobby Murcer American baseball player coach manager and sportscaster (d. 2008)
1946 Allan McKeown English-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
1946 Wayne Roycroft Australian equestrian rider and coach
1946 George Best Northern Irish footballer and manager (d. 2005)
1946 Michael Green English physicist and academic
1946 Howard Kendall English footballer and manager (d. 2015)
1946 Andrei Marga Romanian philosopher political scientist politician
1946 Lyudmila Zhuravleva Russian-Ukrainian astronomer
1946 David Graham Australian golfer
1946 Tansu Çiller Turkish politician Prime Minister of Turkey
1946 Jesualdo Ferreira Portuguese footballer and manager
1946 Irena Szewińska Russian-Polish sprinter (d. 2018)
1946 Bill Adam Scottish-Canadian racing driver
1946 David A. Hargrave American game designer created Arduin (d. 1988)
1946 Neshka Robeva Bulgarian gymnast and coach
1946 Mick Ronson English guitarist songwriter and producer (d. 1993)
1946 Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Danish bassist and composer (d. 2005)
1946 John Williams English motorcycle racer (d. 1978)
1946 Bruce Alexander English actor
1946 Skip Jutze American baseball player
1946 Janet Paraskeva Welsh politician
1946 K. Satchidanandan Indian poet and critic
1946 William Shawcross English journalist and author
1946 Fernando Buesa Spanish politician (d. 2000)
1946 Allan Chapman English historian and author
1946 Dragan Džajić Serbian and Yugoslav footballer
1946 Ted Baehr American publisher and critic
1946 Steve Bucknor Jamaican cricketer and umpire
1946 Jimmy Cliff Jamaican singer and musician
1946 Krista Kilvet Estonian journalist politician and diplomat (d. 2009)
1946 Debbie Moore English model and businesswoman
1946 Lasse Hallström Swedish director producer and screenwriter
1946 Michael Clarke American drummer (d. 1993)
1946 Eddie Holman American pop/R&B/gospel singer
1946 Penelope Wilton English actress
1946 John Du Cann English guitarist (d. 2001)
1946 Bob Grant Australian rugby league player
1946 Patrick Head English engineer and businessman co-founded Williams F1
1946 Wanderléa Brazilian singer and television host
1946 Tony Levin American bass player and songwriter
1946 Zbigniew Seifert Polish musician (d. 1979)
1946 Graham Henry New Zealand rugby player and coach
1946 Deyda Hydara Gambian journalist and publisher co-founded The Point (d. 2004)
1946 James Kelman Scottish author and playwright
1946 Peter Kilfoyle English politician
1946 Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata Italian politician and diplomat Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1946 Michel Bergeron Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1946 Bobby Gould English footballer and manager
1946 Catherine Bréchignac French physicist and academic
1946 Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepalese politician 32nd Prime Minister of Nepal
1946 Paul L. Modrich American biochemist and academic Nobel Prize laureate
1946 Gabriel of Komana Belgian-Dutch archbishop (d. 2013)
1946 Robert Louis-Dreyfus French-Swiss businessman (d. 2009)
1946 Tõnu Sepp Estonian instrument maker and educator
1946 Noddy Holder English rock singer-songwriter musician and actor
1946 John Horner American paleontologist and academic
1946 Demis Roussos Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015)
1946 Rick Adelman American basketball player and coach
1946 John Astor 3rd Baron Astor of Hever English businessman and politician
1946 Karen Dunnell English statistician and academic
1946 Tom Harrell American trumpet player and composer
1946 Neil MacGregor Scottish historian and curator
1946 Iain Matthews English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 Jodi Rell American politician 87th Governor of Connecticut
1946 Mark Ritts American actor puppeteer and producer (d. 2009)
1946 Derek Sanderson Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1946 Simon Williams English actor and playwright
1946 Peter Rosei Austrian author poet and playwright
1946 Russell Ash English journalist and author (d. 2010)
1946 Bruiser Brody American wrestler (d. 1988)
1946 Fabio Capello Italian footballer and manager
1946 Maria Bethânia Brazilian singer
1946 Gordon Murray British automobile designer
1946 Jimmy Greenhoff English footballer and manager
1946 Xanana Gusmão Timorese soldier and politician 1st President of East Timor
1946 David Kazhdan Russian-Israeli mathematician and academic
1946 Bob Vila American television host
1946 André Watts American pianist and educator
1946 Per Eklund Swedish race car driver
1946 Kate Hoey Northern Irish-British academic and politician Minister for Sport and the Olympics
1946 Brenda Holloway American singer-songwriter
1946 Trond Kirkvaag Norwegian actor director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1946 Malcolm Rifkind Scottish lawyer and politician Secretary of State for Scotland
1946 Maurice Saatchi Baron Saatchi Iraqi-British businessman founded M&C Saatchi and Saatchi & Saatchi
1946 Linda Bond Canadian 19th General of The Salvation Army
1946 Sheila Hollins Baroness Hollins English psychiatrist and academic
1946 Eliades Ochoa Cuban singer-songwriter guitarist and producer
1946 Józef Oleksy Polish economist and politician 7th Prime Minister of Poland (d. 2015)
1946 Stephen Waley-Cohen English journalist and businessman
1946 Julian Hipwood English polo player and coach
1946 Ted Shackelford American actor
1946 David Collenette Canadian civil servant and politician 32nd Canadian Minister of National Defence
1946 Ellison Onizuka American engineer and astronaut (d. 1986)
1946 Robert Reich American economist and politician 22nd United States Secretary of Labor
1946 Roméo Dallaire Dutch-Canadian general and politician
1946 Allen Lanier American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2013)
1946 Ian McDonald English guitarist and saxophonist (d. 2022)
1946 Candace Pert American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (d. 2013)
1946 Robert Asprin American soldier and author (d. 2008)
1946 Bruce Davison American actor and director
1946 David Duckham English rugby player
1946 Robert Xavier Rodríguez American classical composer
1946 Jaime Guzmán Chilean lawyer and politician (d. 1991)
1946 Gilda Radner American actress and comedian (d. 1989)
1946 Ernesto Pérez Balladares Panamanian politician 33rd President of Panama
1946 Egon von Fürstenberg Swiss fashion designer (d. 2004)
1946 Mick Aston English archaeologist and academic (d. 2013)
1946 Erkki Tuomioja Finnish sergeant and politician Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs
1946 Kojo Laing Ghanaian novelist and poet (d. 2017)
1946 Richard Axel American neuroscientist and biologist Nobel Prize laureate
1946 Ron Silver American actor director and political activist (d. 2009)
1946 Johnny Lee American singer and guitarist
1946 Leszek Miller Polish political scientist and politician 10th Prime Minister of Poland
1946 Michael Shea American author (d. 2014)
1946 Ron Kovic American author and activist
1946 Michael Milken American businessman and philanthropist
1946 Pierre-Marc Johnson Canadian lawyer physician and politician 24th Premier of Quebec
1946 Paul Smith English fashion designer
1946 Gerard 't Hooft Dutch physicist and academic Nobel Prize laureate
1946 Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 2013)
1946 Fred Dryer American football player and actor
1946 Peter Singer Australian philosopher and academic
1946 Bon Scott Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
1946 Jean-Pierre Jarier French race car driver
1946 Martin Wong American painter (d. 1999)
1946 Bob Kauffman American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
1946 Cheech Marin American actor and comedian
1946 John Wood Australian actor and screenwriter
1946 Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei
1946 Chris Crutcher American novelist and short story writer
1946 Ted Sampley American POW/MIA activist (d. 2009)
1946 Kalpana Mohan Indian actress (d. 2012)
1946 Alan Gorrie Scottish singer-songwriter and musician
1946 Randal Kleiser American actor director and producer
1946 Timothy Harris American author screenwriter and producer
1946 Paul Schrader American director and screenwriter
1946 Rolando Joven Tria Tirona Filipino archbishop
1946 Johnson Toribiong Palauan lawyer and politician 7th President of Palau
1946 Andy Mackay English oboe player and composer
1946 René Ricard American poet painter and critic (d. 2014)
1946 Gallagher American comedian and actor
1946 Friedhelm Haebermann German footballer and manager
1946 Hervé Vilard French singer-songwriter
1946 José Areas Nicaraguan drummer
1946 Nicole Farhi French fashion designer and sculptor
1946 John Gibson American radio host
1946 Rita Marley Cuban-Jamaican singer
1946 P. Selvarasa Sri Lankan politician
1946 Ljupka Dimitrovska Macedonian-Croatian pop singer (d. 2016)
1946 Emilio de Villota Spanish race car driver
1946 Peter Reading English poet and author (d. 2011)
1946 Jonathan Edwards American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 Linda Kelsey American actress
1946 Fahmida Riaz Pakistani poet and activist (d. 2018)
1946 Ximena Armas Chilean painter
1946 Stig Blomqvist Swedish race car driver
1946 Neal Doughty American keyboard player songwriter and producer
1946 Alessandro Gogna Italian mountaineer and adventurer
1946 Diane Keen English actress
1946 Aleksei Tammiste Estonian basketball player
1946 Neil Bonnett American race car driver and sportscaster (d. 1994)
1946 Jeffrey Hammond English bass player
1946 Gary Lewis American pop-rock musician
1946 Boz Burrell English singer-songwriter bass player and guitarist (d. 2006)
1946 Rick Coonce American drummer (d. 2011)
1946 Richard O. Covey American colonel pilot and astronaut
1946 Fiona Stanley Australian epidemiologist and academic
1946 James Howe American journalist and author
1946 Robert Ayling English businessman
1946 Jack Straw English lawyer and politician Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1946 Syreeta Wright American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
1946 John York American bass player songwriter and producer
1946 Aleksei Turovski Estonian zoologist and ethologist
1946 Bruce Coslet American football player and coach
1946 Shirley Ann Jackson American physicist
1946 Rick van der Linden Dutch keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2006)
1946 Bob McCarthy Australian rugby league player and coach
1946 Erika Slezak American actress
1946 Xavier Trias Spanish pediatrician and politician 118th Mayor of Barcelona
1946 Allan Holdsworth English guitarist songwriter and producer (d. 2017)
1946 Joe Bethancourt American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1946 Rinus Gerritsen Dutch rock bass player
1946 John Conlee American singer-songwriter
1946 Marilyn vos Savant American journalist and author
1946 Terry Nutkins English television host and author (d. 2012)
1946 Larry Graham American soul/funk bass player and singer-songwriter
1946 Susan Saint James American actress
1946 Tom Walkinshaw Scottish race car driver and businessman (d. 2010)
1946 Jimmy Webb American singer-songwriter and pianist
1946 Masoud Barzani Iranian-Kurdish politician President of Iraqi Kurdistan
1946 Lesley Ann Warren American actress
1946 Hugh Baiocchi South African golfer
1946 Martha Coolidge American director producer and screenwriter
1946 Patrick Manning Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2016)
1946 Charles Bolden American general and astronaut
1946 Dawn Steel American film producer (d. 1997)
1946 Mufaddal Saifuddin 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of Fatimid Caliphate الدولة الفاطمية
1946 Henryk Broder Polish-German journalist and author
1946 Connie Chung American journalist
1946 Laurent Fabius French politician 158th Prime Minister of France
1946 Ralf Hütter German singer and keyboard player
1946 N. R. Narayana Murthy Indian businessman co-founded Infosys
1946 Rollie Fingers American baseball player
1946 Charles Ghigna American poet and author
1946 Charlie Sanders American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1946 Zhou Ji Chinese engineer and politician 14th Chinese Minister of Education
1946 Valerie Simpson American singer-songwriter
1946 Alison Steadman English actress
1946 Tony Howard Barbadian cricketer and manager
1946 Bob Beamon American long jumper
1946 Francine D. Blau American economist and academic
1946 Demetris Christofias Cypriot businessman and politician 6th President of Cyprus (d. 2019)
1946 Giorgio Orsoni Italian lawyer and politician 17th Mayor of Venice
1946 Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
1946 Peggy Lipton American model and actress (d. 2019)
1946 Ann Coffey Scottish social worker and politician
1946 Jerome Corsi American conspiracy theorist and author
1946 Tom Coughlin American football player and coach
1946 Shalom Hanoch Israeli rock singer lyricist and composer
1946 Roh Moo-hyun South Korean soldier and politician 9th President of South Korea (d. 2009)
1946 Luis Ávalos Cuban-American actor (d. 2014)
1946 Mary Goudie Baroness Goudie English humanitarian and politician
1946 Marty Grebb American keyboardist guitarist saxophonist and music producer/arranger (d. 2020)
1946 Walt Simonson American author and illustrator
1946 Dan White American assassin and politician (d. 1985)
1946 Gary Duncan American guitarist (d. 2019)
1946 Dave Liebman American saxophonist flute player and composer
1946 Bryan Mauricette Saint Lucian-Canadian cricketer
1946 Kyongae Chang South Korean astrophysicist and academic
1946 Dennis Dugan American actor and director
1946 Dean Ford Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Marmalade) (d. 2018)
1946 Loudon Wainwright III American singer-songwriter guitarist and actor
1946 Roger Knight English cricketer and educator
1946 Shirley M. Malcom American scientist academic and educator
1946 Willie Crawford American baseball player (d. 2004)
1946 Joe Klein American journalist and author
1946 Suzyn Waldman American sportscaster
1946 L. C. Greenwood American football player (d. 2013)
1946 Aziz Sancar Turkish-American biologist and academic Nobel Prize laureate
1946 Wong Kan Seng Singaporean business executive former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
1946 Jim Keays Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1946 Bruce Palmer Canadian folk-rock bass player (d. 2004)
1946 Michèle Alliot-Marie French lawyer and politician French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
1946 Jim Hines American sprinter and football player
1946 Don Powell English rock drummer
1946 Patrick Norman Canadian singer-songwriter
1946 Dennis Tufano American rock singer
1946 Tony Bellamy American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
1946 Neil Lyndon British journalist and writer
1946 Frank Marshall American director and producer
1946 Henri Kuprashvili Georgian swimmer
1946 Pete Agnew Scottish rock bassist and singer
1946 Jim Angle American soldier and journalist
1946 Wolfgang Sühnholz German-American soccer player and coach (d. 2019)
1946 Mike Procter South African cricketer coach and referee
1946 Howard Waldrop American author and critic
1946 Sonny LeMaire American country music singer-songwriter and bass player
1946 Mike Reynolds Australian lawyer and politician
1946 Camilo Sesto Spanish singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2019)
1946 Billy Bonds English footballer and manager
1946 Heimar Lenk Estonian journalist and politician
1946 Benjamín Brea Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist clarinet player and conductor (d. 2014)
1946 Nicholas Clay English actor (d. 2000)
1946 Kelvin Coe Australian ballet dancer (d. 1992)
1946 Meredith Oakes Australian-English playwright translator and educator
1946 Gailard Sartain American actor
1946 Gerald Brisco American wrestler
1946 Brian Henton English race car driver
1946 Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj Spiritual Master Head of Science of Spirituality
1946 Pete Coors American businessman and politician
1946 Markandey Katju Indian lawyer and judge
1946 Rose Garrard English sculptor and author
1946 Moritz Leuenberger Swiss lawyer and politician 87th President of the Swiss Confederation
1946 Mart Siimann Estonian psychologist and politician 12th Prime Minister of Estonia
1946 King Sunny Adé Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 Larry Dierker American baseball player and manager
1946 Franz Fischler Austrian politician
1946 Bernard Maris French economist and journalist (d. 2015)
1946 Genista McIntosh Baroness McIntosh English politician
1946 Davorin Popović Bosnian singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
1946 Anne Wheeler Canadian director producer and screenwriter
1946 Jerry Donahue American guitarist and producer
1946 Joe Greene American football player coach and actor
1946 Lars Emil Johansen Greenlandic educator and politician 2nd Prime Minister of Greenland
1946 César Pedroso Cuban pianist and songwriter
1946 Pat Pocock Welsh-English cricketer
1946 María Teresa Ruiz Chilean astronomer
1946 Bishan Singh Bedi Indian cricketer and coach
1946 Felicity Kendal English actress
1946 Bryan MacLean American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (d. 1998)
1946 Janusz Majer Polish mountaineer
1946 Gil Morgan American golfer
1946 Ali Parvin Iranian footballer
1946 Jerry Penrod American bass player
1946 Andrea Dworkin American activist and author (d. 2005)
1946 John MacLachlan Gray Canadian actor playwright and composer
1946 Radha Krishna Mainali Nepalese politician
1946 Louise Simonson American author
1946 Claudette Werleigh Haitian Prime Minister
1946 Nicos Anastasiades Cypriot lawyer and politician seventh President of Cyprus
1946 T. C. Cannon American painter and sculptor (d. 1978)
1946 Tom Bower English journalist and author
1946 Majid Khan Indian-Pakistani cricketer
1946 Patricia Hodge English actress
1946 Arturo Lindsay Panamanian-American artist
1946 Fran Brill American actress singer and puppeteer
1946 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 7th Marquess of Salisbury English academic and politician Leader of the House of Lords
1946 Héctor Lavoe Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (d. 1993)
1946 Jochen Mass German race car driver
1946 Paul Sheahan Australian cricketer and educator
1946 Claude Vorilhon French journalist founded Raëlism
1946 Dave Holland English bassist composer and bandleader
1946 Tim O'Brien American novelist and short story writer
1946 Sonthi Boonyaratglin Thai general and politician
1946 P. P. Arnold American soul singer
1946 Larry Clapp American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
1946 Chuck Hagel American sergeant and politician 24th United States Secretary of Defense
1946 Michael Mullen American admiral
1946 Zahida Hina Pakistani journalist and author
1946 Robin Lane Fox English historian and author
1946 Jean Perron Canadian ice hockey player coach and sportscaster
1946 David Watson English footballer
1946 Lloyd Doggett American lawyer and politician
1946 John Monie Australian rugby league player and coach
1946 Eddie Villanueva Filipino evangelist and politician founded the ZOE Broadcasting Network
1946 Vinod Khanna Indian actor producer and politician (d. 2017)
1946 John Brass Australian rugby player and coach
1946 Catharine MacKinnon American lawyer activist and author
1946 Hanan Ashrawi Palestinian scholar activist and politician
1946 Jean-Jacques Beineix French director and producer (d. 2022)
1946 Dennis Kucinich American journalist and politician 53rd Mayor of Cleveland
1946 Bel Mooney English journalist and author
1946 Jon Ekerold South African motorcycle racer
1946 Charles Dance English actor director and screenwriter
1946 Naoto Kan Japanese lawyer and politician 61st Prime Minister of Japan
1946 Peter Mahovlich Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1946 Anne Mather English author and screenwriter
1946 John Prine American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)
1946 Raymond Tallis English physician philosopher author and academic
1946 Chris Tarrant English radio and television host
1946 Ben Vereen American actor singer and dancer
1946 Willard White Jamaican-English actor and singer
1946 Elinor Goodman English journalist
1946 Daryl Hall American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer
1946 Sawao Katō Japanese gymnast
1946 Drew Edmondson American politician
1946 Ashok Mankad Indian cricketer (d. 2008)
1946 Daryl Runswick English bassist and composer
1946 Levon Ananyan Armenian journalist and author (d. 2013)
1946 Edwina Currie English politician
1946 Lacy J. Dalton American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 François Bozizé Gabonese general and politician President of the Central African Republic
1946 Joey de Leon Filipino comedian actor and television host
1946 Justin Hayward English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 Dan McCafferty Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 2022)
1946 Al Oliver American baseball player
1946 Craig Venter American biologist geneticist and academic
1946 Victor Banerjee Indian actor and director
1946 Richard Carpenter American singer-songwriter and pianist
1946 Palle Danielsson Swedish bassist and composer
1946 Stewart Stevenson Scottish engineer and politician Minister for Environment and Climate Change
1946 Geoff Barnett English footballer (d. 2021)
1946 Suzanne Somers American actress and producer
1946 Ronni Chasen American publicist (d. 2010)
1946 Michael Hossack American drummer (d. 2012)
1946 Cameron Mackintosh English producer and manager
1946 Adam Michnik Polish journalist and historian
1946 Drusilla Modjeska English-Australian author and critic
1946 Bob Seagren American pole vaulter
1946 Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez Mexican actor and comedian
1946 Julio Miranda Argentine politician (d. 2021)
1946 Daniela Payssé Uruguayan politician (d. 2018)
1946 José Perramón Spanish handball player
1946 Jaime Ravinet Chilean politician
1946 Rüdiger Wittig German geobotanist and ecologist
1946 Akira Kushida Japanese vocalist
1946 James Robert Baker American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)
1946 Frank Beamer American football player and coach
1946 Dafydd Elis-Thomas Welsh academic and politician
1946 Howard Shore Canadian composer conductor and producer
1946 Bob Holland Australian cricketer and surveyor (d. 2017)
1946 Philip Pullman English author and academic
1946 Keith Reid English songwriter and lyricist
1946 Diana Gittins American-English sociologist author and academic
1946 Lewis Grizzard American comedian and author (d. 1994)
1946 Elfriede Jelinek Austrian author and playwright Nobel Prize laureate
1946 Richard Loncraine English director and screenwriter
1946 Lucien Van Impe Belgian cyclist
1946 Chris Woodhead English civil servant and academic (d. 2015)
1946 Jane Heal English philosopher and academic
1946 Jim Hill American football player and sportscaster
1946 Lux Interior American singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
1946 Lee Loughnane American singer-songwriter and trumpet player
1946 Claude Charron Canadian educator and politician
1946 Godfrey Chitalu Zambian footballer (d. 1993)
1946 Deepak Chopra Indian-American physician and author
1946 Elizabeth Connell South African mezzo-soprano (d. 2012)
1946 Kelvin MacKenzie English journalist
1946 Jaime Nebot Ecuadorian politician
1946 Graeme Barker English archaeologist and academic
1946 Alicia Borinsky Argentine writer
1946 Mel Martínez American lawyer and politician 12th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
1946 Miklós Németh Hungarian javelin thrower
1946 Jerry Edmonton Canadian drummer (d. 1993)
1946 Kevin Barron English electrician and politician
1946 Keith Hopwood English singer-songwriter guitarist and producer
1946 Holly Woodlawn Puerto Rican actress and author (d. 2015)
1946 Peter Martins Danish dancer and choreographer
1946 Steven R. Nagel American colonel engineer and astronaut (d. 2014)
1946 John Hewson Australian economist and politician
1946 Wim Jansen Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2022)
1946 Sharon Thesen Canadian poet and academic
1946 Peter Green English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)
1946 Robert L. Gibson American captain pilot and astronaut
1946 Andrea Mitchell American journalist
1946 Anthony Shorrocks English economist author and academic
1946 Chris Slade Welsh drummer
1946 Stephen Rea Irish actor
1946 Ric Grech British rock musician (d. 1990)
1946 Yuko Shimizu Japanese graphic designer created Hello Kitty
1946 Alan Jones Australian race car driver and sportscaster
1946 Giuseppe Sinopoli Italian conductor and composer (d. 2001)
1946 Reinhard Karl German mountaineer photographer and author (d. 1982)
1946 Wataru Takeshita Japanese lawyer and politician (d. 2021)
1946 Laura Bush American educator and librarian 45th First Lady of the United States
1946 Frederick Elmes American cinematographer
1946 Robert Mapplethorpe American photographer (d. 1989)
1946 Gram Parsons American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)
1946 George Young Scottish guitarist songwriter and producer (d. 2017)
1946 Chrystos American writer and activist
1946 Guus Hiddink Dutch footballer and manager
1946 Roy Wood English singer-songwriter guitarist and producer
1946 Benny Mardones American singer-songwriter (d. 2020)
1946 Marina Warner English author and academic
1946 Al Holbert American race car driver (d. 1988)
1946 Alexandra Charles Swedish businesswoman
1946 Stanisław Barańczak Polish-American poet critic and scholar (d. 2014)
1946 Ray Wylie Hubbard American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 Bharathan Indian director and screenwriter (d. 1998)
1946 Roland Duchâtelet Belgian businessman and politician
1946 Vassilis Goumas Greek basketball player
1946 Colin Burgess Australian drummer and songwriter
1946 Barbara Smith American writer
1946 Beverly Smith American writer
1946 Terence McKenna American botanist philosopher and author (d. 2000)
1946 Jo Jo White American basketball player and coach (d. 2018)
1946 Martin Barre English guitarist and songwriter
1946 Terry Branstad American soldier lawyer and politician 39th Governor of Iowa
1946 Petra Burka Dutch-Canadian figure skater and coach
1946 Duane Allman American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1971)
1946 Algimantas Butnorius Lithuanian chess Grandmaster (d. 2017)
1946 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
1946 Samuel E. Wright American actor voice actor and singer (d. 2021)
1946 Aston Barrett Jamaican bass player and songwriter
1946 Diana Quick English actress
1946 Bobby Rush American activist and politician
1946 Tony Clarkin English guitarist and songwriter
1946 Penny Jordan English author (d. 2011)
1946 Marc Brown American author and illustrator
1946 Mike Doyle English footballer (d. 2011)
1946 Raymond Louis Kennedy American singer-songwriter saxophonist and producer (d. 2014)
1946 Art Shell American football player and coach
1946 Itamar Singer Romanian-Israeli historian and author (d. 2012)
1946 Richard Codey American politician 53rd Governor of New Jersey
1946 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Ethiopian-Djiboutian lawyer and politician President of Djibouti
1946 Joe Dante American director and producer
1946 Suzy Chaffee American skier
1946 Silvio Rodríguez Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 George Duffield English jockey and trainer
1946 Jonathan Katz American comedian and actor
1946 Kemal Kurspahić Bosnian journalist and author
1946 Gilbert O'Sullivan Irish singer-songwriter and pianist
1946 John Banks New Zealand businessman and politician 38th Mayor of Auckland City
1946 Pedro Borbón Dominican-American baseball player (d. 2012)
1946 David Macaulay English-American author and illustrator
1946 Karina Spanish singer/actress
1946 Andy Kim Canadian pop singer-songwriter
1946 Sarel van der Merwe South African racing driver
1946 Frankie Beverly American soul/funk singer-songwriter musician and producer
1946 Willy van der Kuijlen Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2021)
1946 John Rubinstein American actor director and composer
1946 Chava Alberstein Polish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 David Currie Baron Currie of Marylebone English economist and academic
1946 Dennis Dunaway American bass player and songwriter
1946 Sonia Gandhi Italian-Indian politician
1946 Nicholas Reade English bishop
1946 Douglas Kenney American satirist (d. 1980)
1946 Rhoma Irama Indonesian singer-songwriter guitarist and actor
1946 Rick McCosker Australian cricketer
1946 Diana Palmer American journalist and author
1946 Antony Beevor English historian and author
1946 Jane Birkin English-French actress and singer
1946 John Du Prez English conductor and composer
1946 Ruth Fuchs German javelin thrower and politician
1946 Peter Lorimer Scottish footballer (d. 2021)
1946 Michael Ovitz American talent agent co-founded Creative Artists Agency
1946 Joyce Vincent Wilson American singer
1946 Carmine Appice American drummer and songwriter
1946 Art Howe American baseball player and manager
1946 Genny Lim American writer
1946 Charles Dennis Canadian actor director producer and screenwriter
1946 Trevor Pinnock English harpsichord player and conductor
1946 Tom Stern American cinematographer
1946 Simon Bates English radio host
1946 Steve Biko South African activist founded the Black Consciousness Movement (d. 1977)
1946 Rosemary Conley English businesswoman author and broadcaster
1946 Robert Urich American actor and producer (d. 2002)
1946 Sonny Perdue American politician 31st United States Secretary of Agriculture 81st Governor of Georgia
1946 Roy Karch American director producer and screenwriter
1946 Carl Wilson American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)
1946 Roger Carr English businessman
1946 C. Eugene Steuerle American economist and author
1946 Robbie Dupree American singer-songwriter
1946 Edita Gruberová Slovak soprano and actress (d. 2021)
1946 John Sullivan English screenwriter producer and composer (d. 2011)
1946 Jan Akkerman Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter
1946 Larry Csonka American football player and sportscaster
1946 Christopher Frayling English author and academic
1946 Gene Lamont American baseball player and manager
1946 Alan Frumin American lawyer and politician
1946 Tiit Rosenberg Estonian historian and academic
1946 Lenny Kaye American guitarist songwriter and producer
1946 Joe Kinnear Irish footballer and manager
1946 Janet Street-Porter English journalist and producer
1946 Polly Toynbee English journalist and author
1946 Mike Beebe American lawyer and politician 45th Governor of Arkansas
1946 Pierre Falardeau Canadian director screenwriter and activist (d. 2009)
1946 Hubert Green American golfer (d. 2018)
1946 Tim Johnson American lawyer and politician
1946 Barbara Lady Judge American-English lawyer and businesswoman
1946 Bill Lee American baseball player and author
1946 Laffit Pincay Jr. Panamanian jockey
1946 Edgar Winter American singer-songwriter keyboard player and producer
1946 Marianne Faithfull English singer-songwriter and actress
1946 Paul Trible American attorney politician and academic administrator
1946 Clive Bunker English drummer and songwriter
1946 Patti Smith American singer-songwriter and poet
1946 Berti Vogts German footballer and coach
1946 Roy Greenslade English journalist and academic
1946 Bryan Hamilton Northern Irish footballer and coach
1946 Raphael Kaplinsky South African international development academic
1946 Pius Ncube Zimbabwean archbishop
1946 Lyudmila Pakhomova Russian ice dancer (d. 1986)
1946 Cliff Richey American tennis player
1946 Eric Robson Scottish journalist and author
1946 Nigel Rudd English businessman founded Williams Holdings
1946 Tim Stevens English bishop
1946 Christopher Hum English academic and diplomat British Ambassador to China
1946 Nedra Talley American singer
1946 Elisabeth Sladen English actress (d. 2011)
1946 Karen Krantzcke Australian tennis player (d. 1977)
1946 Richie Hayward American drummer and songwriter (d. 2010)
1946 Kate McGarrigle Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
1946 Jim Turner American captain and politician
1946 Jean Eyeghé Ndong Gabonese politician Prime Minister of Gabon
1946 Ajda Pekkan Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
1946 Colin Bell English footballer (d. 2021)
1946 Ahmed Zewail Egyptian-American chemist and academic Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
1946 Patrick Baudry French military officer and astronaut
1946 Richard Noble Scottish race car driver and businessman
1946 Klaus Dinger German guitarist and songwriter (d. 2008)
1946 Kitty O'Neil American stuntwoman (d. 2018)
1946 David Angell American screenwriter and producer (d. 2001)
1946 Bob Watson American baseball player and manager (d. 2020)
1946 Adolf Winkelmann German director producer and screenwriter
1946 Louise Fréchette Canadian civil servant and diplomat Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
1946 Frank Hsieh Taiwanese lawyer and politician 40th Premier of the Republic of China
1946 Gerd Langguth German political scientist and author (d. 2013)
1946 Candice Bergen American actress and producer
1946 Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Turkish author and activist (d. 2002)
1946 Sandro Chia Italian painter and sculptor
1946 Julien Poulin Canadian actor director producer and screenwriter
1946 Gordon Smiley American race car driver (d. 1982)
1946 John Lloyd Scottish journalist and author
1946 Pete Rouse American politician White House Chief of Staff
1946 Mireille Guiliano French-American author
1946 Michael Sarris Cypriot economist and politician Cypriot Minister of Finance
1946 Knut Kristiansen Norwegian pianist and orchestra leader
