1945
Aurore Clément, French actress
Aurore Clément is a French actress who has appeared in French and English language movies and television productions.
Aurore Clément, French actress
The 1940s
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1945
Dusty Rhodes, American wrestler (died 2015)
Virgil Riley Runnels Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who worked for the National Wrestling Allian…
Dusty Rhodes, American wrestler (died 2015)
1945
Poure Puobe VII Paramount Chief of Nandom in the Upper East Region of Ghana (died 2019)
Poure Puobe VII was a traditional ruler in Ghana and Paramount Chief of Nandom in the Upper East Region. He was the eighth president of the National House of Chiefs and served in …
Poure Puobe VII Paramount Chief of Nandom in the Upper East Region of Ghana (died 2019)
1945
Daan Jippes, Dutch author and illustrator
Daniel Jan "Daan" Jippes is a Dutch cartoonist who's known for his work on Disney comics. In the 1980s and 1990s he drew many covers for Gladstone Publishing's Disney magazines. In…
Daan Jippes, Dutch author and illustrator
1945
Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (died 2024)
Desiré "Dési" Delano Bouterse was a Surinamese military officer and politician, who served as the eighth president of Suriname from 2010 to 2020, having previously led the country …
Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (died 2024)
1945
Lesley Joseph, English actress
Lesley Diana Joseph is an English actress and broadcaster, whose career on stage and screen spans over sixty years. She is best known for portraying the role of Dorien Green in the…
Lesley Joseph, English actress
1945
Steve Camacho, Guyanese cricketer (died 2015)
George Stephen Camacho was a West Indian international cricketer who played in eleven Test matches from 1968 to 1971 as an opening batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler. He was pa…
Steve Camacho, Guyanese cricketer (died 2015)
1945
Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Spanish cardinal
Antonio Cañizares Llovera is a Spanish Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Valencia from 2014 to 2022. He was prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disci…
Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Spanish cardinal
1945
Neophyte of Bulgaria, Bulgarian patriarch (died 2024)
Patriarch Neophyte was the Patriarch of All Bulgaria, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 24 February 2013 until his death on 13 March 2024. Prior to his election, he was th…
Neophyte of Bulgaria, Bulgarian patriarch (died 2024)
1945
Jim Palmer, American baseball player and sportscaster
James Alvin Palmer is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles. Palmer was the winningest MLB p…
Jim Palmer, American baseball player and sportscaster
1945
Stefan Buczacki, English horticulturalist, botanist, and television host
Stefan T. Buczacki is a British horticulturist, botanist, biographer, novelist and broadcaster.
Stefan Buczacki, English horticulturalist, botanist, and television host
1945
Roger Hawkins, American session drummer (died 2021)
Roger G. Hawkins was an American drummer best known for playing as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. Rolling Stone ranked Hawkin…
Roger Hawkins, American session drummer (died 2021)
1945
Paul Monette, American author and poet (died 1995)
Paul Landry Monette was an American author, poet, and activist best known for his books about gay relationships. In 1992, he won the National Book Award for Nonfiction.
Paul Monette, American author and poet (died 1995)
1945
Chris Shays, American politician
Christopher Hunter Shays is an American politician. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives as representative of the 4th District of Connecticut from 198…
Chris Shays, American politician
1945
Divine, American drag queen performer, and actor (died 1988)
Harris Glenn Milstead, better known by the stage name Divine, was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Closely associated with independent filmmaker John Waters, Divine was a …
Divine, American drag queen performer, and actor (died 1988)
1945
Huell Howser, American television host and actor (died 2013)
Huell Burnley Howser was an American television personality, actor, producer, writer, singer, and voice artist, best known for hosting, producing, and writing California's Gold and…
Huell Howser, American television host and actor (died 2013)
1945
Angus Deaton, Scottish-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Sir Angus Stewart Deaton is a British-American economist and academic. Deaton is a Senior Scholar and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emer…
Angus Deaton, Scottish-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1945
Patricia Ireland, American lawyer and activist
Patricia Ireland is an American administrator and feminist. She served as president of the National Organization for Women from 1991 to 2001 and published an autobiography, What Wo…
Patricia Ireland, American lawyer and activist
1945
Gloria Jones, American singer-songwriter
Gloria Richetta Jones is an American singer and songwriter who first found success in the United Kingdom, being recognized there as "The Queen of Northern Soul". She recorded the 1…
Gloria Jones, American singer-songwriter
1945
John Lithgow, American actor
John Arthur Lithgow is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his diverse work on stage and …
John Lithgow, American actor
1945
Jeannie C. Riley, American singer
Jeannie C. Riley is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit "Harper Valley PTA", which reached number-one on the Billboard C…
Jeannie C. Riley, American singer
1945
Martin Welz, South African journalist
Martin Sylvester Welz is a South African journalist and the editor of Noseweek magazine, known for his investigative work on controversial issues such as government and corporate c…
Martin Welz, South African journalist
1945
Ric Lee, English drummer
Richard "Ric" Lee is an English drummer of the blues rock band Ten Years After.
Ric Lee, English drummer
1945
Everett McGill, American actor
Charles Everett McGill III is an American retired actor, who rose to prominence for his portrayal of a caveman in Quest for Fire (1981). He went on to have prominent roles in the…
Everett McGill, American actor