1922
Madeleine Ferron, Canadian radio host and author (died 2010)
Madeleine Ferron was a Canadian writer.
Madeleine Ferron, Canadian radio host and author (died 2010)
The 1920s
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1922
John B. Goodenough, American materials scientist, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
John Bannister Goodenough was an American materials scientist, a solid-state physicist, and a Nobel laureate in chemistry. From 1986 he was a professor of Materials Science, Electr…
John B. Goodenough, American materials scientist, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
1922
Jim Foglesong, American record producer (died 2013)
James Staton Foglesong was an American country music producer and executive from the 1950s until the 1990s, based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jim Foglesong, American record producer (died 2013)
1922
Adolfo Celi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1986)
Adolfo Celi was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films. Although a prominent actor in Italian cinema and famed fo…
Adolfo Celi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1986)
1922
Norman Lear, American screenwriter and producer (died 2023)
Norman Milton Lear was an American screenwriter and producer who wrote and produced more than 100 television shows during a career that lasted over 70 years. Lear created and produ…
Norman Lear, American screenwriter and producer (died 2023)
1922
Jacques Piccard, Belgian-Swiss oceanographer and engineer (died 2008)
Jacques Piccard was a Swiss oceanographer and engineer, known for having developed submarines for studying ocean currents. In the Challenger Deep, he and Lieutenant Don Walsh of th…
Jacques Piccard, Belgian-Swiss oceanographer and engineer (died 2008)
1922
Blake Edwards, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)
Blake Edwards was an American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective fi…
Blake Edwards, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)
1922
Jason Robards, American actor (died 2000)
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. was an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he gained a reputation as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill. Robards…
Jason Robards, American actor (died 2000)
1922
Henry W. Bloch, American banker and businessman, co-founded H&R Block (died 2019)
Henry Wollman Bloch was an American businessman and philanthropist who was the co-founder and the chairman emeritus of the American tax-preparation company H&R Block. He and his br…
Henry W. Bloch, American banker and businessman, co-founded H&R Block (died 2019)
1922
Dan Rowan, American comedian (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In) (died 1987)
Daniel Hale Rowan was an American actor and comedian. He was featured in the television show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, in which he played straight man to Dick Martin and won the 1…
Dan Rowan, American comedian (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In) (died 1987)
1922
Hank Bauer, American baseball player and manager (died 2007)
Henry Albert Bauer was an American right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He played with the New York Yankees (1948–1959) and Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961); he bat…
Hank Bauer, American baseball player and manager (died 2007)
1922
Arthur Hill, Canadian-American actor (died 2006)
Arthur Edward Spence Hill was a Canadian actor of film, stage, and television. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as George in the original Broadway produc…
Arthur Hill, Canadian-American actor (died 2006)
1922
Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (died 2016)
Betty Lee Bloomingdale was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was considered a fashion icon, first appearing on the International Best Dressed List in 1962, and in 1970 …
Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (died 2016)
1922
Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (died 1998)
Geoffrey 'Geppie' Piers Henry Dutton AO was an Australian author and historian.
Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (died 1998)
1922
Len Murray, British trade union leader (died 2004)
Lionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest, was a British Labour Party politician and trade union leader. He served as the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress from 197…
Len Murray, British trade union leader (died 2004)
1922
Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (died 2012)
Luis Aponte Martínez was a Puerto Rican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of San Juan from 1965 to 1999. He is the only Puerto Rican to have been named a cardinal of the Ca…
Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (died 2012)
1922
L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (died 2015)
Lowell Tom Perry was an American businessman and religious leader who was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1974…
L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (died 2015)
1922
Frank Stranahan, American golfer (died 2013)
Frank Richard Stranahan was an American sportsman. He had significant success in both amateur and professional golf. He was ranked number one in his weight class in powerlifting, f…
Frank Stranahan, American golfer (died 2013)
1922
John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (died 2013)
John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, diplomat, and military historian. He was the second son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenh…
John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (died 2013)
1922
Mayme Agnew Clayton, American librarian (died 2006)
Mayme Agnew Clayton was a librarian, and the founder, president, and leader of the Western States Black Research and Education Center (WSBREC), the largest privately held collectio…
Mayme Agnew Clayton, American librarian (died 2006)
1922
Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (died 2006)
Sir Frederick Alfred Laker was an English airline entrepreneur, best known for founding Laker Airways in 1966, which went bankrupt in 1982. Known as Freddie Laker, he was one of th…
Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (died 2006)
1922
Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois (died 2015)
Daniel J. Walker was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 36th governor of Illinois, from 1973 until 1977.
Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois (died 2015)
1922
Rory Calhoun, American actor (died 1999)
Rory Calhoun was an American film and television actor. He starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s and appeared in supporting roles in films such as How to Marry a Mill…
Rory Calhoun, American actor (died 1999)
1922
Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the Monokini (died 1985)
Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich was an Austrian-born American fashion designer whose avant-garde clothing designs are generally regarded as the most innovative and dynamic fashion of the 1…
Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the Monokini (died 1985)