1952
Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer and manager
Dieter Hochheimer is a former German football player and manager.
Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer and manager
The 1950s
Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
1952
Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1999)
Mark Sandman was an American singer, songwriter, musical instrument inventor, multi-instrumentalist and comic writer. Sandman possessed a distinctive, deep bass-baritone voice and …
Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1999)
1952
Colin Friels, Scottish-Australian actor
Colin Friels is an Australian actor of stage, film and television. He has received numerous accolades, including AACTA/AFI Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Lead Act…
Colin Friels, Scottish-Australian actor
1952
Jimmy Garvin, American wrestler and manager
James Williams is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jimmy Garvin. A member of the Fabulous Freebirds, Garvin is best known for his appearance…
Jimmy Garvin, American wrestler and manager
1952
bell hooks, American author and activist (died 2021)
Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, was an American philosopher, educator, author, and social critic; she was a Distinguished Professor in Residence at Be…
bell hooks, American author and activist (died 2021)
1952
Cherríe Moraga, American poet, playwright, and activist
Cherríe L. Moraga is an influential Chicana feminist writer, activist, poet, essayist, and playwright. A prominent figure in Chicana literature and feminist theory, Moraga's work e…
Cherríe Moraga, American poet, playwright, and activist
1952
Tommy Norden, American actor
Tommy Norden is an American businessman and retired actor, most widely-known as Bud Ricks, the red-haired, younger brother of Sandy Ricks on the television series Flipper.
Tommy Norden, American actor
1952
Chris Pond, English politician
Christopher Richard Pond is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Gravesham in Kent, from 1997 to 2005.
Chris Pond, English politician
1952
Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (died 2004)
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, activist, director, and author. He amassed many stage and screen credits in his 34-year career, including playing the title charact…
Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (died 2004)
1952
Katie Fforde, English author
Katie Fforde, née Catherine Rose Gordon-Cumming, is a British romance novelist. Published since 1995, her novels are set in modern-day England.
Katie Fforde, English author
1952
Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian pilot, engineer and cosmonaut
Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu is a Romanian cosmonaut. He flew in space aboard Soyuz 40 spacecraft and Salyut 6 space laboratory. He teamed with the Soviet cosmonaut Leonid Popov. The bac…
Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian pilot, engineer and cosmonaut
1952
Christopher Buckley, American satirical novelist
Christopher Taylor Buckley is an American author and political satirist. He also served as chief speechwriter to Vice President George H. W. Bush. He is known for writing God Is My…
Christopher Buckley, American satirical novelist
1952
Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Greek basketball player and coach
Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou is a Greek former professional basketball coach.
Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Greek basketball player and coach
1952
Sylvia Kristel, Dutch model and actress (died 2012)
Sylvia Maria Kristel was a Dutch actress and model who appeared in over 50 films. She was the eponymous character in five of the seven Emmanuelle films, including originating the r…
Sylvia Kristel, Dutch model and actress (died 2012)
1952
Andy Ward, English drummer
Andrew John Ward is an English progressive rock drummer.
Andy Ward, English drummer
1952
Roy Campbell, Jr., American trumpet player (died 2014)
Roy Sinclair Campbell Jr. was an American trumpeter frequently linked to free jazz, although he also performed rhythm and blues and funk during his career.
Roy Campbell, Jr., American trumpet player (died 2014)
1952
Pete Hautman, American author
Peter Murray Hautman is an American author best known for his novels for young adults. One of them, Godless, won the 2004 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. The Nat…
Pete Hautman, American author
1952
Max Sandlin, American lawyer, judge, and politician
Max Allen Sandlin Jr. is an American politician who served eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Texas's 1st congressional district from 1997 to 2005.
Max Sandlin, American lawyer, judge, and politician
1952
John Finn, American actor
John Joseph Finn is an American character actor known as one of the leads of the television programs Cold Case and EZ Streets. Finn has also had supporting roles in the films The H…
John Finn, American actor
1952
John Lombardo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
John Lombardo is one of the founding members of the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs and one of the band's most influential members, writing much of its early material…
John Lombardo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952
Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
Jacques Martin is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. In the National Hockey League (NHL), he has served as head coach of the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canad…
Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1952
Bob Myrick, American baseball player (died 2012)
Robert Howard Myrick was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was the great-nephew of longtime Washington Senators second baseman Buddy Myer.
Bob Myrick, American baseball player (died 2012)
1952
Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012)
Ivan Sekyra was a Czech rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, director, and screenwriter. He learned to play the violin as a child. In 1978, he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanic…
Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012)
1952
Earl Slick, American rock guitarist and songwriter
Earl Slick is an American guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Robert Smith. He has also worked with John Waite, Tim Curry and Da…
Earl Slick, American rock guitarist and songwriter