1952
Larry Garner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Larry Garner is a Louisiana blues musician best known for his 1994 album Too Blues.
Larry Garner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
The 1950s
Explore 3254 historical events from 1950–1959.
1952
Jack Lambert, American football player and sportscaster
John Harold Lambert is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for his entire 11-year career for Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (N…
Jack Lambert, American football player and sportscaster
1952
John Tesh, American pianist, composer, and radio and television host
John Frank Tesh Jr. is an American musician and radio and television presenter. He wrote the NBA on NBC basketball theme "Roundball Rock" and hosts the Intelligence for Your Life r…
John Tesh, American pianist, composer, and radio and television host
1952
Kim Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single, "Go for Soda", was…
Kim Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952
Peter van Heemst, Dutch politician
Erik Peter van Heemst is a Dutch politician. From 1991 to 2006 he was a member of the House of Representatives for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). Since the municipal elections of 2…
Peter van Heemst, Dutch politician
1952
Anna Quindlen, American columnist (1992 Pulitzer Prize)
Anna Marie Quindlen is an American author, journalist, and opinion columnist.
Anna Quindlen, American columnist (1992 Pulitzer Prize)
1952
Marianne Williamson, American author and activist
Marianne Deborah Williamson is an American self-help author, speaker, and political activist. She began her professional career as a spiritual leader of the Church of Today, a Unit…
Marianne Williamson, American author and activist
1952
Adi Shamir, Israeli cryptographer and co-inventor of RSA cryptography
Adi Shamir is an Israeli cryptographer and inventor. He is a co-inventor of the Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA) algorithm, a co-inventor of the Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme,…
Adi Shamir, Israeli cryptographer and co-inventor of RSA cryptography
1952
Bill Barber, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
William Charles Barber is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played as a left winger for 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NH…
Bill Barber, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1952
Stephen Lang, American actor and playwright
Stephen Lang is an American stage and screen actor. He gained fame for his role as Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron's Avatar (2009), for which he won the Saturn Award for Be…
Stephen Lang, American actor and playwright
1952
Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer
Vojislav "Voja" Antonić is a Serbian inventor, journalist, and writer. He is known for creating a build-it-yourself home computer Galaksija and originating a related "Build your ow…
Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer
1952
Irina Bokova, Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Irina Georgieva Bokova is a Bulgarian politician and a former Director-General of UNESCO (2009–2017). During her political and diplomatic career in Bulgaria, she served, among othe…
Irina Bokova, Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1952
Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (died 1995)
Philip Taylor Kramer was an American bass guitar player for the rock group Iron Butterfly and associated groups between 1974 and 1980. He later became a computer engineering execut…
Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (died 1995)
1952
John Cleland, British racing driver
John Cunningham Cleland is a British retired auto racing driver, best known for winning the British Touring Car Championship in 1989 and 1995.
John Cleland, British racing driver
1952
Celia Imrie, English actress
Celia Diana Savile Imrie is an English actress.
Celia Imrie, English actress
1952
Terry O'Quinn, American actor
Terrance Quinn, known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance as John Locke on the TV series Lost (2004–2010). In f…
Terry O'Quinn, American actor
1952
David Pack, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
David Robert Pack is an American singer, songwriter, who is best known as co-founder, lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Ambrosia in the 1970s and 1980s. Pack wrote and s…
David Pack, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1952
Bob Casale, American musician, member of Devo (died 2014)
Robert Edward Casale Jr., or "Bob 2", was an American musician, composer and record producer. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the rhythm guitarist and keyboardist of the…
Bob Casale, American musician, member of Devo (died 2014)
1952
Marky Ramone, American drummer and songwriter
Marc Steven Bell, better known as Marky Ramone, is an American drummer. He began playing in hard rock bands in the New York City area, notably Dust and Estus. He was asked to drum …
Marky Ramone, American drummer and songwriter
1952
Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1991)
John Anthony Genzale, known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of New York D…
Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1991)
1952
Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter
Stewart Armstrong Copeland is an American musician and composer who was the drummer of the English rock band the Police. Before the Police, he played drums with the progressive roc…
Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter
1952
Marc Esposito, French director and screenwriter
Marc Esposito is a French film director and screenwriter. Esposito was first a journalist, critic and press manager. He created two movie magazines: Premiere with Jean-Pierre Frimb…
Marc Esposito, French director and screenwriter
1952
Ken McEwan, South African cricketer
Kenneth Scott McEwan, is a South African-Scottish retired cricketer and businessman who played principally for Eastern Province and Essex.
Ken McEwan, South African cricketer
1952
David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, and producer
David Michael Hasselhoff, nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, and television personality. Hasselhoff first gained recognition on the soap opera The Young and the Re…
David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, and producer