1927
Bernard Vukas, Yugoslav-Croatian footballer (died 1983)
Bernard Vukas was a Croatian footballer who played for Yugoslavia.
Bernard Vukas, Yugoslav-Croatian footballer (died 1983)
The 1920s
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1927
Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician, 3rd President of Madagascar (died 2017)
Albert Zafy was a Malagasy politician and educator who served as the fourth president of Madagascar from 1993 to 1996. In 1988, he founded the National Union for Democracy and Deve…
Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician, 3rd President of Madagascar (died 2017)
1927
Ray Barrett, Australian actor and singer (died 2009)
Raymond Charles Barrett was an Australian actor. During the 1960s, he was a leading actor on British television, where he was best known for his appearances in The Troubleshooters …
Ray Barrett, Australian actor and singer (died 2009)
1927
Michael Broadbent, British wine critic and writer (died 2020)
John Michael Broadbent, MW, was a British wine critic, writer and auctioneer in a capacity as a Master of Wine. He was an authority on wine tasting and old wines.
Michael Broadbent, British wine critic and writer (died 2020)
1927
Pat Carroll, American actress (died 2022)
Patricia Ann Carroll was an American actress and comedian. She is best known for providing the voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid. She made guest appearances in many popular tel…
Pat Carroll, American actress (died 2022)
1927
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American author and screenwriter (died 2013)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a British and American novelist and screenwriter. She is best known for her collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, made up of film director James I…
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American author and screenwriter (died 2013)
1927
Manfred Eigen, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)
Manfred Eigen was a German biophysical chemist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on measuring fast chemical reactions.
Manfred Eigen, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)
1927
Bernard Fox, British actor (died 2016)
Bernard Lawson, better known as Bernard Fox, was a Welsh actor. He is remembered for his roles as Dr. Bombay in the comedy fantasy series Bewitched (1964–1972) of which he was the …
Bernard Fox, British actor (died 2016)
1927
Gene Savoy, American explorer, author, and scholar (died 2007)
Douglas Eugene "Gene" Savoy was an American explorer, author, religious leader, and theologian. He served as Head Bishop of the International Community of Christ, Church of the Se…
Gene Savoy, American explorer, author, and scholar (died 2007)
1927
Herbert W
Herbert W. Franke was an Austrian scientist and writer. Die Zeit calls him "the most prominent German writing Science Fiction author". He is also one of the important early compute…
Herbert W
1927
Richard Body, English politician (died 2018)
Sir Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body was an English politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Billericay from 1955 to 1959, for Holland with Boston from 1966 to 19…
Richard Body, English politician (died 2018)
1927
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (died 2015)
Raymond Robert Nagel was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1958 to 1965 and the…
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (died 2015)
1927
Serge Lang, French-American mathematician, author and academic (died 2005)
Serge Lang was a French-American mathematician and activist who taught at Yale University for most of his career. He is known for his work in number theory and for his mathematics …
Serge Lang, French-American mathematician, author and academic (died 2005)
1927
David Hedison, American actor (died 2019)
Albert David Hedison Jr. was an American film, television, and stage actor. He was known for his roles as the title character in The Fly (1958), Captain Lee Crane in the television…
David Hedison, American actor (died 2019)
1927
Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (died 2016)
Franciszek Macharski was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed Archbishop of Kraków from 1978, named by Pope John Paul II to succeed him in that role. Ma…
Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (died 2016)
1927
Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (died 1959)
Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy was an English actress and singer. She began her film career in the musical film London Town (1946), a financial failure. Kendall worked regularly unti…
Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (died 1959)
1927
Bud Grant, American football player and coach (died 2023)
Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr. was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Grant was head coach of…
Bud Grant, American football player and coach (died 2023)
1927
Péter Zwack, Hungarian businessman and diplomat (died 2012)
Péter János Zwack was a Hungarian businessman, investor, philanthropist, diplomat and the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States from 1990 until 1991. He was the CEO and owner o…
Péter Zwack, Hungarian businessman and diplomat (died 2012)
1927
Michael Constantine, American actor (died 2021)
Michael Constantine was a Greek-American actor. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, the stubborn Greek father of Toula Portokalos, in the fil…
Michael Constantine, American actor (died 2021)
1927
Peter Matthiessen, American novelist, short story writer, editor, co-founded The Paris Review (died 2014)
Peter Matthiessen was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher, and onetime CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he is the onl…
Peter Matthiessen, American novelist, short story writer, editor, co-founded The Paris Review (died 2014)
1927
George Andrew Olah, Hungarian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
George Andrew Olah was a Hungarian-American chemist. His research involved the generation and reactivity of carbocations via superacids. For this research, Olah was awarded a Nobel…
George Andrew Olah, Hungarian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
1927
Robert Ludlum, American soldier and author (died 2001)
Robert Ludlum was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series. The number of copies of his books…
Robert Ludlum, American soldier and author (died 2001)
1927
Norman Petty, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 1984)
Norman Petty was an American musician, record producer, publisher, and radio station owner. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of early rock & roll. With Vi Ann Pet…
Norman Petty, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 1984)
1927
Jacques Bergerac, French actor and businessman (died 2014)
Jacques Bergerac was a French actor and businessman.
Jacques Bergerac, French actor and businessman (died 2014)