Famous People Born in 1907

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 524

Sergei Korolev (1907-1966)

Jan 12 Soviet Russian rocket engineer & spacecraft designer (Sputnik; Voskhod), born in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)

Jan 13 Jeff Morrow [Leslie Irving Morrow], American actor (Robe, Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising), born in NYC, New York (d. 1993)
Jan 13 Sabine Zlatin, Polish-born French nurse who tried save Izieu children from Nazis), born in Warsaw (d. 1996)
Jan 14 Derek Richter, British neuroscientist (learning & memory), born in bath, United Kingdom (d. 1995)
Jan 14 Georges-Émile Lapalme, Quebec politician, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1985)
Jan 14 Sophie Redmond, Suriname's 1st female physician, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 1955)
Jan 16 Alexander Knox, Canadian actor and author (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind), born in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada (d. 1995)
Jan 16 Paul Nitze, American government official (d. 2004)
Jan 16 Phillip Vellacott, English classical scholar (Penguin Books classical translations) (d. 1997)
Jan 17 Henk Badings, Dutch opera composer (Orestes), born in Bandung, Java, Dutch East Indies (d. 1987)
Jan 18 Janos Ferencsik, Hungarian conductor (Budapest Opera), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1984)
Jan 20 Paula Wessely, Austrian actress & producer (Masquerade), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2000)
Jan 20 Roy Welensky, Northern Rhodesian politician, born in Harare, Zimbabwe (d. 1991)
Jan 22 Dixie Dean, English soccer striker (16 caps; Everton), born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England (d. 1980)
Jan 22 Douglas Corrigan, American pilot, born in Galveston, Texas (d. 1995)
Jan 22 Mary Dresselhuys, Dutch actress (Village by the River), born in Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 2004)
Jan 23 Bob Steele [Robert Adrian Bradbury], American actor (Monogram, Supreme, Tiffany), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1988)
Jan 23 Dan Duryea, American actor (Pride of the Yankees), born in White Plains, New York (d. 1968)
Jan 23 Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist (Nobel 1949), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1981)
Jan 24 Maurice Couve de Murville, French politician (Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of France 1968-69), born in Reims, France (d. 1999)
Jan 26 Eddie Ballantine, American orchestra leader (Don McNeill TV Club), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
Jan 26 Hans Selye, Austrian-Canadian endocrinologist, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1982)
Jan 28 Constantin Regamey, Ukranian pianist, composer and music critic, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine) (d. 1987)
Jan 28 Henry Cotton, British golfer (British Open 1934, 1937, 1948), born in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England (d. 1987)
Jan 31 Benny Morton, American jazz trombonist (Teddy Wilson Sextet), born in New York City (d. 1985)
Jan 31 Emanuel Sayles, American jazz banjo player (Preservation Hall Jazz Band), born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana (d. 1986)
Feb 1 (Mozart) Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer, pedagogue, and conductor, born in Tietê, São Paulo (d. 1993)
Feb 1 Alan Strode Campbell Ross, British linguist (coined the terms U & non-U) (d. 1980)
Feb 1 John Canaday, American art critic (Metropolitan Museum of Art Portfolios), born in Fort Scott, Kansas (d. 1985)
Feb 2 Bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuanian poet, editor and critic, born in Stebeikėliai, Lithuania, Russian Empire (d. 2002)
Feb 3 James A. Michener, American author (Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii), born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania (d. 1997)
Feb 5 Jan Klaasesz, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1949-56), born in IJlst, Netherlands (d. 1997)
Feb 5 Norton Simon, American industrialist (Hunts Foods, Norton Simon Museum), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1993)
Feb 5 Pierre Pflimlin, French politician (briefly French Prime Minister 1958), born in Roubaix, France (d. 2000)
Feb 7 Raymond “Coco” Colignon, Belgian jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1987)
Feb 7 Yevgeniy Abalakov, Soviet mountaineer (d. 1948)
Feb 8 Ray Middleton, American actor (1776; Hurricane Smith), born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1984)
Feb 9 Dit Clapper, Canadian ice hockey player (NHL Hall of Fame, Boston Bruins), born in Newmarket, Ontario (d. 1978)
Feb 10 Grace Towns Hamilton, American politician (1st African American member of Georgia state legislature), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1992)
Feb 10 Walter "Foots" Thomas, American saxophonist, flutist, and arranger (Cab Calloway Orchestra), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, (d. 1981)
Feb 11 Anita Garvin, American stage, silent and sound screen actress (Sailors Beware; Laurel and Hardy - Swiss Miss; Blotto; The Charlatan; Hats Off), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
Feb 11 E. W. Swanton, English author and sports commentator (cricket - BBC Radio), born in London, England (d. 2000)
Feb 12 Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (d. 1991)
Feb 13 Catalina "Katy" de la Cruz, Filipino jazz and torch song singer, born in Bustos, Bulacan, Philippine Islands (d. 2004)
Feb 14 Florence Rice, American actress (Fast Company, Double Wedding, Riding on Air), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1974)
Feb 14 Johnny Longden, Canadian hall of fame jockey and trainer (1943 Triple Crown on Count Fleet), born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (d. 2003)

Cesar Romero (1907-1994)

Feb 15 American actor (Batman, Ocean's 11), born in NYC, New York

Feb 15 Jean Langlais, French organist, and composer (Missa Salve Regina), born in La Fontenelle, Brittany, France (d. 1991)
Feb 16 Eugen Malmstén, Finnish jazz trumpeter, singer, bandleader, and songwriter, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1993)
Feb 16 Fernando Previtali, Italian composer and conductor (Rome Radio Symphony), born in Adria, Veneto (d. 1985)
Feb 17 Alec Wilder, American classical, jazz, and pop music composer (The Churkendoose), and musicologist (American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1980)
Feb 17 Charles B. Timmer, Dutch translator and writer (Russia Black on White) (d. 1991)
Feb 17 Marjorie Lawrence, Australian-American operatic soprano (Wagner; Interrupted Melody), born in Deans Marsh, Australia (d. 1979)
Feb 18 Billy De Wolfe, American character actor (Good Morning World), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1974)
Feb 20 Malcolm Atterbury, American actor (Jonas-Thicker than Water, Apples Way), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
Feb 20 Nadine Conner [Henderson], American operatic soprano (Carmen; The Magic Flute - "Pamina"), born in Compton, California (d. 2003)
Feb 21 W. H. Auden [Wystan Hugh Auden}, British-American poet (Age of Anxiety Pulitzer Prize 1948), born in York, England (d. 1973)
Feb 22 Robert Young, American actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, M.D.), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998)
Feb 22 Sheldon Leonard, American actor, producer and director (Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie), born in NYC, New York (d. 1997)
Feb 25 Mary Coyle Chase, American playwright (Harvey 1945 Pulitzer Prize), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1981)
Feb 25 Sabahattin Ali, Turkish poet, author and journalist (Esirler, Içimizdeki Şeytan), born in Eğridere, Gümülcine, Ottoman Empire (d. 1948)
Feb 25 Shimen Ruskin, Polish actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time), born in Vilna, Russian Empire (d. 1976)
Feb 26 Dub Taylor [Walter Clarence Taylor Jr], American character actor (Gunsmoke), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1994)
Feb 26 John Bowlby, British psychologist, born in London, England (d. 1990)
Feb 27 (Charles) Kenneth Horne, British radio comedian (Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh; Beyond Our Ken), born in Ampthill Square, London, England (d. 1969)
Feb 27 Hilton Smith, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 x NgL All Star; Monroe Monarchs, Kansas City Monarchs), born in Giddings, Lee County, Texas (d. 1983)
Feb 27 Massimo Amfiteatrof [Maksim Amfiteatrov], Russian-Italian classical musician, known as 'the Cellists' Caruso', born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1990)

Mildred Bailey (1907-1951)

Feb 27 American jazz singer known as "The Queen of Swing" ("Rockin' Chair"; "Please Be Kind"; "Darn That Dream"), born in Tekoa, Washington

Feb 28 Milton Caniff, American cartoonist 'Rembrandt of the Comic Strip' (Terry & Pirates), born in Hillsboro, Ohio (d. 1988)
Mar 1 Albert Ammons, American jazz, blues, and boogie-woogie pianist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1949)
Mar 2 Jheri [Robert] Redding, American hairdresser and businessman (created the Jheri curl and hair conditioner), born in Rantoul, Illinois (d. 1998)
Mar 3 Aar van de Werfhorst [pseudonym for Pieter Gerhardus Jansen], Dutch writer, born in Gronau, Netherlands (d. 1994)
Mar 3 Canada Lee [Leonard Canegata], African-American actor (Lost Boundaries), born in NYC, New York (d. 1952)
Mar 3 Joy Finzi, British painter (Finzi Trust), born in London, England (d. 1991)
Mar 4 Edgar Barrier, American actor (Phantom of the Opera, Macbeth, Rocky, Cornered), born in NYC, New York (d. 1964)
Mar 4 Eleanor "Sis" Daley, wife of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
Mar 5 Carroll Rosenbloom, American businessman and NFL team owner (Baltimore Colts, LA Rams), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1979)
Mar 7 Juan Francisco Giacobbe, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1990)
Mar 8 Charles Boost, Dutch film critic, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1990)
Mar 8 Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek politician, President of Greece (1980-85), born in Sérrai, Ottoman Empire (d. 1998)
Mar 9 Henry Leland Clarke, American composer, born in Dover, New Hampshire (d. 1992)
Mar 10 Robert de Roos, Dutch composer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1976)
Mar 11 Eleni Gatzoyiannis, Greek heroine (subject of "Eleni" by son Nicholas Gage about how she saved her children) (d. 1948)
Mar 11 Helmuth James von Moltke, German jurist who opposed the Nazis (July 20th plot), born in Kreisau, Germany (d. 1945)
Mar 11 Jessie Matthews, British actress (Gangway, First a Girl), born in London, England (d. 1981)
Mar 12 Arthur Hewlett, British actor (The Pied Piper), born in Southampton, England (d. 1997)
Mar 12 Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer (d. 2007)
Mar 13 Albert Hughes Williams, historian (d. 1996)
Mar 13 Charles Brink, German-born British classical scholar (Horace), born in Berlin (d. 1994)
Mar 13 Frank Wilcox, American actor (Beverly Hillbillies), born in De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri (d. 1974)
Mar 13 Jack Holden, English athlete (International Cross Country C'ship gold, individual 1933, 34, 35, 39; Empire Games marathon gold 1950), born in Bilston, England (d. 2004)
Mar 13 Maria Pia de Braganca, Portuguese journalist and writer who claimed to be the bastard daughter of King Carlos I of Portugal, born in Lisbon (d. 1995)
Mar 13 Mircea Eliade, Romanian religious historian (Le Yoga) and author, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1986) [O.S. 02-28]
Mar 15 Jimmy McPartland, American cornetist and musician (Magic Horn), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991) [1]
Mar 15 Paul Maxey, American actor (The Narrow Margin, Till the Clouds Roll By), born in Wheaton, Illinois (d. 1963)
Mar 15 Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer, born in Karlstad, Värmland County, Sweden (d. 1981)
Mar 17 Jean Van Houtte, Belgian politician (Prime Minister of Belgium, 1952-56; Finance Minister, 1950-52 and 1958-61), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1991)
Mar 17 Sonny Werblin, former owner of the New York Jets (d. 1991)
Mar 18 Betty Compton [Violet Halling Compton], British actress (Too Many Millions), born in Isle of Wight, England (d. 1944)

Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994)

Mar 19 Irish-English composer, notably of string quartets, and contemporary music promoter, born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Mar 19 Kent Smith, American actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), born in NYC, New York (d. 1985)
Mar 19 Marc Vaubourgoin, French composer, conductor, and musicologist, born in Caudéran, France (d. 1983)
Mar 19 Nakagawa Soen, Taiwanese-born Japanese Zen master and teacher (Rinzai line),born in Formosa (d. 1984)
Mar 22 Hugh Mitchell, American politician (Senator-D-Washington 1944-46, Rep-D-Washington 1949-63), born in Great Falls, Montana (d. 1996)
Mar 22 James Gavin, US 82nd Airborne Division General (Sicily/Normandy), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
Mar 22 Lúcia Santos, Portuguese nun who claimed to have witnessed the Marian apparitions at Fatima as a child (d. 2005) or born 28 March
Mar 23 Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist (1957 Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine, discovered chemotherapeutic agents including antihistamines), born in Fleurier, Switzerland (d. 1992)
Mar 24 Janet Harmon Bragg, American pilot (1st female black aviator to hold a commercial pilot's license), born in Griffin, Georgia (d. 1993) [1]
Mar 24 Lauris Norstad, American general (NATO commander) and CEO (Owens-Corning Fiberglass), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1988)
Mar 24 Lydia Chukovskaya, Soviet writer and dissident (Andrei Sakharov Prize for Writer's Civic Courage), born in Helsingfors, Duchy of Finland (d. 1996)
Mar 24 Paul Sauvé, Quebec politician (d. 1960)
Mar 26 Leigh Harline, American composer and conductor, born in Salt Lake City (d. 1969)
Mar 26 Louis Saguer, German born French composer (Lili Merveille), born in Charlottenburg, Germany (d. 1991)
Mar 26 Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet and freedom fighter, born in Farrukhabad, British India (d. 1987)
Mar 27 Claude Stroud, American actor (Breakfast at Tiffany's; Ted Knight Show; Duke), born in Kaufman, Texas (d. 1985)
Mar 27 Mary Treen, American actress (It's a Wonderful Life), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1989)
Mar 28 Herb Hall, American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist (d. 1996)
Mar 28 Irving "Swifty" Lazar, American talent agent, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1993)
Mar 29 (Abram) "Abe" Lincoln, American sweet jazz trombonist (Paul Whiteman; Ozzie Nelson), and Dixieland jazz revivalist, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (d. 2000)
Mar 29 Braguinha [Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga], Brazilian marchinhas and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 2006)
Mar 30 Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German Luftwaffe Officer (d. 1994)
Mar 31 Eddie Quillan, American actor (Mutiny on the Bounty, Julia, Hell Town), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
Apr 1 Walter Kaufmann, German-American conductor (Winnipeg Symphony, 1948-57), composer (Navaratnam), and musicologist (The Ragas of South India), born in Karlsbad, Germany (d. 1984)
Apr 2 Harald Andersson, Swedish discus thrower (world record 52.42m 1934), born in Stanford, California (d. 1985)
Apr 2 Luke Appling, American Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop (7 x MLB All Star; AL batting champion 1936, 43; Chicago White Sox), born in High Point, North Carolina (d. 1991)
Apr 3 Iron Eyes Cody [Espera Oscar de Corti], Italian-American actor (Keep America Beautiful, Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 1999)
Apr 3 Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography), born in Chrzanów, Poland (d. 1967)
Apr 4 Nathan M. Pusey, American educator, 24th president of Harvard University (1953-71), born in Council Bluffs, Iowa (d. 2001)
Apr 5 Jan Zeldenrust, Dutch pathologist and anatomist, born in Gronigen, Netherlands (d. 1990)
Apr 8 Maurice Stacey, British chemist who worked to synthesize vitamin C, born in Moreton, England (d. 1994)
Apr 10 Pete Desjardins, American diver (Olympic gold 10m platform, 3m springboard 1928), born in St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba (d. 1985)
Apr 11 Ivor Spencer-Thomas, English farmer, entrepreneur and inventor, born in Llanymynech, Powys (d. 2001)
Apr 11 Paul Douglas, American actor (Adventure Theater, Clash by Night), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
Apr 12 Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor (Marine Corps War Memorial), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2003)
Apr 12 Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (Little Toot), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1979)
Apr 13 (Wilmore) "Slick" Jones, American jazz drummer (Fletcher Henderson, Fats Waller, Sidney Bechet), born in Roanoke, Virginia (d. 1969)
Apr 13 Harold Stassen, American politician (25th Governor of Minnesota) and perennial presidential candidate, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2001)
Apr 13 Roderich Menzel, Czech tennis player (French Open singles 1938 runner-up; US Open mixed doubles 1935 runner-up), born in Reichenberg, Czech Republic (d. 1987)

François Duvalier (1907-1971)

Apr 14 Dictator and President of Haiti (1957-71), born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Apr 14 Otto Frans Antoine Hubert van Nispen, Dutch mayor (Pannerden), born in Pannerden, Netherlands (d. 1992)
Apr 14 Phyllis Konstam, British actress (Murder, Skin Game), born in London, England (d. 1976)
Apr 15 Gerald Abrahams, English author (Teach Yourself Chess), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1980)
Apr 15 Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch-British biologist and zoologist (Nobel 1973), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1988)
Apr 16 August Eigruber, Austrian war criminal, born in Steyr, Austria (d. 1947)
Apr 16 Joseph-Armand Bombardier, French Canadian inventor and businessman (Bombardier) (d. 1964)
Apr 18 Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-American classical and film music composer (Spellbound; A Double Life; Ben-Hur), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1995)
Apr 18 Stephen Longstreet, American writer (All or Nothing), born in New York (d. 2002)
Apr 19 Alan Wheatley, British actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood), born in Tolworth, Surrey, England (d. 1991)
Apr 19 Gino Contilli, Italian composer, born in Rome (d. 1978)
Apr 19 Lina Basquette, American actress (Paradise Park, Pleasure, Goldie), born in San Mateo, California (d. 1994)
Apr 20 Miran Bakhsh, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 2 wickets; Punjab), born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (d. 1991)
Apr 20 William Dollar, American ballet dancer and choreographer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1986)
Apr 21 Antoni Szałowski, Polish-French composer (The Resurrection of Lazarus; 2 Pieces for Ondes Martenot), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1973)
Apr 21 Beatrice Kay, American singer and actress (Sister Sue-Calvin & Col), born in NYC, New York (d. 1986)
Apr 22 Ivan Yefremov, Russian paleontologist (originator of the concept of taphonomy) and author (Andromeda Nebula), born in Vyritsa, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1972)
Apr 23 Lee Miller, American photographer (War correspondent for Vogue in WWII), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 1977)
Apr 24 Václav Trojan, Czech composer, born in Plzeň, Czech Republic (d. 1983)
Apr 25 Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, Russian composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1979)
Apr 26 Theun de Vries, Dutch writer (The Girl with the Red Hair), born in Veenwouden, Friesland, Netherlands (d. 2005)
Apr 29 Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director (From Here to Eternity, Julia), born in Rzeszów, Austria-Hungary (d. 1997)
Apr 29 Sydney Box, British film producer and screenwriter (The Seventh Veil), born in Perth, Western Australia, Australia (d. 1983)
Apr 29 Tino Rossi, French singer ("Deux Amours"; "Marlene"), born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France (d. 1983)
May 1 Kate Smith, American singer ("God Bless America"; "When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain"), radio star, and NHL Philadelphia Flyers good luck charm, born in Greenville, Virginia (d. 1986)
May 1 Oliver Hill, American civil rights attorney (Presidential Medal of Freedom 1999), born in Richmond, Virgnia (d. 2007)
May 2 Pinky Lee, American children's show host (Pinky Lee Show), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1993)
May 3 Earl Wilson, American journalist and columnist (Midnight Earl), born in Rockford, Ohio (d. 1987)
May 4 Lincoln Kirstein, American writer and impresario, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1996)
May 5 Benny Baker, American actor (18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds), born in St Joseph, Missouri (d. 1994)
May 5 Kenneth Muir, English scholar, born in London (d. 1996)
May 5 Yoritsune Matsudaira, Japanese contemporary classical composer, (The Tale of Genji; Bugaku), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2001)
May 6 Weeb Ewbank, American NFL coach (Baltimore Colts, NY Jets), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 1998)
May 7 Jef van Durme, Belgian composer, born in Kemzeke-Waas, Belgium (d. 1965)
May 7 Sam Baker, American silent film actor (The Missing Link; The Lost City; The Sea Beast), born in Taylor, Indiana (d. 1982)
May 8 Arturo de Córdova [Arturo García Rodríguez], Mexican actor (Medal for Benny), born in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (d. 1973)
May 9 Baldur von Schirach, German writer, Nazi official and convicted war criminal (Head of Hitler Youth 1931-40), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1974)
May 9 Fred Warngård, Swedish athlete (d. 1950)
May 9 Kathryn Kuhlman, famed evangelist (d. 1976)
May 10 Harilaos Perpessas, Greek composer (Christus Symphony; The Infinite Bliss), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 2005)
May 11 Kent Taylor [Louis Weiss], American actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders), born in Nashua, Iowa (d. 1987)
May 11 Rip Sewell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1943–46; NL wins leader 1943; Pittsburgh Pirates 1938–49), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 1989)
May 11 Rose Ausländer, German poet (d. 1988)

Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003)

May 12 American actress (Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond), born in Hartford, Connecticut

May 12 Leslie Charteris, Chinese English American detective writer (Simon Templar character in The Saint), born in Singapore (d. 1993)
May 13 Daphne du Maurier, English writer (Rebecca, Parasites), born in London, England (d. 1989)
May 13 Laurence Kirwan, British archaeologist (Sudan and Egyptian Nubia), born in Galloway (d. 1999)
May 14 Dick Bentley, Australian comedian and actor (The Glums), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1995)
May 14 Hans von der Groeben, German diplomat (d. 2005)
May 14 Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. 1995)
May 14 Mohammed Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician (1958 coup, President of Pakistan 1958-69), born in Rehana, British India (d. 1974)
May 15 Josef Alexander, American composer (Of Masks and Men; Incantations), and music professor (Brooklyn College), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1989(

About 1907

How Old? 115 or 116 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation

Chinese Zodiac: Horse (Jan 25, 1906 - Feb 12, 1907),
Goat/Sheep (Feb 13, 1907 - Feb 1, 1908)

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