Famous People Born in 1930

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Don Shula (1930-2020)

Jan 4 American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (Super Bowl 1972, 73; Miami Dolphins; Baltimore Colts; NFL Coach of the Year 1964, 67, 68, 72), born in Grand River Ohio

Jan 4 Iain Cuthbertson, Scottish actor (Guilty, Scandal, Rep, Danger UXB), born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire (d. 2009)
Jan 4 Sorrell Booke, American actor (Boss Hogg in Dukes of Hazard), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1994)
Jan 5 Edward Galven Givens Jr., Major USAF/astronaut, born in Quanah, Texas (d. 1967)
Jan 5 Frederick Charles Tillis, American composer, born in Galveston, Texas
Jan 5 Richard Hayes, American actor & singer (Name That Tune), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2014)
Jan 6 (Wilbert) Billy Davis, American tennis player (11 x American Tennis Association Titles; mentor to Arthur Ashe), born in NYC, New York (d. 2021)
Jan 6 Denis Pitts, English journalist
Jan 6 Victor "Vic" Tayback, American actor (Mel Sharples-"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore "), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
Jan 7 Douglas Kiker, American NBC newsman (1970 Peabody Award), born in Griffin, Georgia (d. 1991)
Jan 7 Eddie LeBaron, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1955, 57, 58, 62; Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys), born in San Rafael, California (d. 2015)
Jan 8 Doreen Wilber, American archer (Olympic gold individual 1972), born in Rutland, Iowa (d. 2008)
Jan 10 Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, American blues singer, born in Burlington, Iowa (d. 1994)
Jan 10 Lyle Ritz, American jazz ukulele and session bassist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2017)
Jan 10 Roy E. Disney, American film executive & CEO of Disney, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2009)
Jan 11 Lula Mae Hardaway, American songwriter ("I Was Made to Love Her"; "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"), and mother of singer Stevie Wonder, born in Eufaula, Alabama (d. 2006)

Rod Taylor (1930-2015)

Jan 11 Australian actor (The Birds, Time Machine), born in Sydney, New South Wales

Jan 11 Ron Mulock, Australian politician
Jan 12 Glenn Yarborough, American folk singer & guitarist (Limeliters-Honey & Wine, Jubilee), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2016)
Jan 12 Jennifer Johnston, Irish author (Fool's sanctuary), born in Dublin, Ireland

Tim Horton (1930-1974)

Jan 12 Canadian ice hockey player and co-founder of the Tim Hortons restaurant chain, born in Cochrane, Ontario

Jan 13 Frances Sternhagen, American actress (The Mist, Cheers, Outland, Starting Over), born in Washington, D.C.
Jan 13 Liz Anderson, American country music singer-songwriter (Mama Spank, The Game of Triangles), born in Roseau, Minnesota (d. 2011)
Jan 13 Roman Cieślewicz, Polish French artist, graphic designer, born in Lwów, Poland (d. 1996)
Jan 14 Edgar Hovhannisyan, Armenian composer, born in Yerevan, Armenia (d. 1998)
Jan 14 Johnny Grande, American accordion and piano player (The Saddlemen; Bill Haley's Comets), and songwriter ("Birth of the Boogie"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
Jan 15 Earl Hooker, American blues slide guitar player ("Blue Guitar"), born in Quitman County, Mississippi (d. 1970)
Jan 15 Eddie Graham, American professional wrestler, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1985)
Jan 15 Michel Chapuis, French classical organist and pedagogue, born in Dole, France (d. 2017)
Jan 16 Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer, born in Blair, Oklahoma (d. 2006)
Jan 16 Norman Podhoretz, American neoconservative pundit (NY Post), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jan 17 Robert Ceely, American classical and electro-acoustic composer (The Automobile Graveyard), and educator (New England Conservatory, 1966-2003), born in Torrington, Connecticut (d. 2015)
Jan 19 (Nathalie) "Tippi" Hedren, American model, actress (The Birds: Marnie; I Heart Huckabees), and animal rights activist (Roar Foundation), born in New Ulm, Minnesota
Jan 19 John Waite, cricket wicket-keeper (great South African)

Buzz Aldrin (93 years old)

Jan 20 American astronaut & fighter pilot (Gem 12, Ap 11), born in Montclair, New Jersey

Jan 20 Raymond Van Gestel, Belgian soccer winger (5 caps; Lyra) and athlete (Belgian long jump champion), born in Mol, Belgium (d. 2020)
Jan 21 Valentin Ignatyevich Filatyev, Russian cosmonaut
Jan 23 Derek Walcott, Caribbean poet (Omeros), Nobel Prize for Literature 1992, born in Castries, St Lucia (d. 2017)
Jan 23 Mervyn Rose, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ships 1954, French C'ships 1958)), born in Coffs Harbour, NSW (d. 2017)
Jan 23 William Reid Pogue, American fighter pilot & astronaut (Skylab 4), born in Okemah, Oklahoma (d. 2014)
Jan 24 Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer (Bernard Matthews Farms), born in Brooke, England (d. 2010)
Jan 25 Tanya Savicheva, Russian diarist, born in Dvorišče (d. 1944)
Jan 26 A N Solomons, British banking chairman (Singer & Friedlander)
Jan 26 Anne Macfarlane, Master (Court of Protection)
Jan 26 Buddy Melges, American sailor (Olympic gold Soling 1972; 5 x world champion; America's Cup skipper, America3 1992), born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin (d. 2023)
Jan 26 Wim Statius Muller, Curaçaoa conductor, pianist, and composer, born in Curaçao (d. 2019)
Jan 27 Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark TN, blues singer (Call on the Drummer), (d. 2013)
Jan 27 Esteban Edward Torres, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1983-99), born in Miami, Arizona (d. 2022)
Jan 27 Roger Sims, British MP
Jan 28 David Morris, British MEP
Jan 28 Luis de Pablo, Spanish composer, and musicologist, born in Bilbao, Spain
Jan 29 Derek Bailey, British avant-garde jazz guitar virtuoso, born in Sheffield, England (d. 2005)
Jan 29 John Junkin, British actor and scriptwriter (A Hard Day's Night), born in Ealing, Middlesex (d. 2006)
Jan 30 Frank O'Bannon, American politician (Governor of Indiana, 1997-2003), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2003)

Gene Hackman (93 years old)

Jan 30 American actor (Bonnie & Clyde; The Coversation; The French Connection; The Birdcage), born in San Bernardino, California

Jan 30 Samuel J. Byck, American attempted assassin of Richard Nixon, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
Jan 30 Sandy Amorós, Cuban baseball player, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1992)
Jan 31 Al De Lory, American session pianist, arranger, and record producer (Glen Campbell), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
Jan 31 Art Michalik, American football linebacker / guard (All-Pro 1953; Pro Bowl 1953; San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)
Jan 31 Joakim Bonnier, Swedish racecar driver (d. 1972)
Jan 31 Lynn Carlin [Mary Lynn Reynolds], American actress (Joan Hunter-James at 15, Faces), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 1 Mario Beaulieu, Canadian politician (Senator for Quebec, 1990-94), born in Plantagenet, Ontario (d. 1998)
Feb 1 Peter Tapsell, British Conservative Party politician (Member of Parliament, 1959-64 and 1966-2015), born in Hove, England (d. 2018)
Feb 1 Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh, 1996-2001), born in Pemal, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh)
Feb 3 Gillian Ayres, British abstract painter and printmaker, born in Barnes, London (d. 2018)
Feb 3 Joan Rice, British actress (His Majesty O'Keefe, The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men), born in Derby, England (d. 1997)
Feb 4 Jim Loscutoff, American basketball forward (NBA champion (1957, 59–64; Boston Celtics), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
Feb 5 Ulf Söderblom, Finnish conductor (Finnish National Opera, 1973-93), born in Turku, Finland (d. 2016)
Feb 8 Alejandro Rey, Argentine-American actor and director (Carlos-Flying Nun), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1987)
Feb 8 Arlan Stangeland, American politician (Rep-R-MN, 1977-1991), (d. 2013)
Feb 8 Catherine Hardy Lavender, American 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1952), born in Carroll County, Georgia (d. 2017)
Feb 8 James Deetz, American anthropologist (d. 2000)
Feb 8 Manuel Castillo, Andalusian classical pianist and composer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 2005)
Feb 9 Emil Petrovics, Hungarian composer, born in Zrenjanin, Serbia (d. 2011)
Feb 9 Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist (d. 2003)
Feb 10 Peter Phillips, American classical composer, born in San Francisco, California

Robert Wagner (93 years old)

Feb 10 American actor (It Takes a Thief, Switch, Hart to Hart), born in Detroit, Michigan

Feb 11 Alevtina Koltschina, USSR, cross coutry relay skier (Olympic gold 1960)
Feb 11 C H Dearnley, organist
Feb 11 Roy De Forest, American Painter (d. 2007)
Feb 12 Arlen Specter, American Senator (Republican-PA, 1981- 2011), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 2012)
Feb 13 Dorothy "Dottie" McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), born in Middletown, Ohio (d. 2012)
Feb 13 Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist
Feb 14 Duncan Montgomery Stewart, principal (Lady Margaret Hall-Oxford)
Feb 15 C F Payne, British chief constable, born in Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 15 Frank Navarro, American college football coach (Williams College, Columbia University, Princeton University), born in White Plains, New York (d. 2021)
Feb 15 Nico Minardos, Greek-American actor (The Twilight Zone; Twelve Hours to Kill), born in Pangrati, Athens (d. 2011)
Feb 16 Frederick "Fred" Cuming, British painter, born in London
Feb 16 Peggy King, American jazz and pop vocalist, former TV personality and actress (George Gobel Show), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Feb 17 Roger Craig, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1955-66 (World Series 1955, 59 - Brooklyn/LA Dodgers, 1964 - St. Louis Cardinals, and 3 other teams), pitching coach, and manager (SD Padres, 1978-79; SF Giants, 1985-92), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2023)
Feb 17 Ruth Rendell, English thriller writer (Inspector Wexford novels), born in South Woodford, Essex
Feb 17 Usko Merilainen, Finnish composer, born in Tampere, Finland (d. 2004)
Feb 18 Gahan Wilson, American author and cartoonist known as the "Michelangelo of the Macabre", born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2019) [1]
Feb 18 Theodore C Freeman, Haverford Penn, capt USAF/astronaut
Feb 19 Gerald Sinstadt, English sports broadcaster and columnist (BBC Radio, ITV Grenada, BBC One; The Sentinel), born in Folkestone, England (d. 2021)
Feb 19 John Frankenheimer, American director (Birdman of Alcatraz), born in NYC, New York
Feb 19 Virginia Kraft Payson American sports journalist (Sports Illustrated) and thoroughbred owner & breeder, born in NYC, New York (d. 2023)
Feb 20 Bill Walker, British MP
Feb 20 Kevin Meates, New Zealand rugby union flanker (2 Tests; Canterbury), born in Greymouth, New Zealand (d. 2022)
Feb 20 Willie Cunningham, Irish soccer defender (30 caps Northern Ireland; St Mirren, Leicester City, Dunfermline) and manager (Dunfermline, Falkirk, St Mirren), born in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland (d. 2007)
Feb 21 Elizabeth Adams, American Beverly Hills madame and mentor to Heidi Fleiss, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1995) [1]
Feb 22 Allison Hayes, American model & actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman), born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 1977)
Feb 22 James McGarrell, American painter, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 22 Jules van Neerven, Dutch economist & editor (Limbourg Daily), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Feb 23 Bobby Dillon, American NFL defensive back (second to record 50 interceptions), born in Temple, Texas (d. 2019)
Feb 23 Gerry Davis, British screenwriter (Dr Who) (d. 1991)
Feb 23 Harry Boldt, German Fed Rep, equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1976)
Feb 23 Imre Gyongyossy, filmmaker
Feb 23 Jef Geeraerts, Flemish writer (Black Venus)
Feb 23 Johnny Seven [Fetto], American actor (Ironside, Amy Prentiss), born in NYC, New York (d. 2010)
Feb 24 Barbara Lawrence, American model, actress, and real estate agent (Oklahoma!, A Letter to Three Wives), born in Carnegie, Oklahoma (d. 2013)
Feb 25 Erica Pedretti, writer
Feb 25 Wendy Beckett, South African British nun and TV art critic, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2018)
Feb 26 Doug Sandom, British drummer (The Who, 1962-64), born in Greenford, England (d. 2019)
Feb 26 Lazar Berman, Russian pianist (Budapest 3rd place-1956), born in Leningrad, Russia,
Feb 26 Vic Janowicz, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1950, Ohio State; NFL: Washington Redskins), born in Elyria, Ohio (d. 1996)

Joanne Woodward (93 years old)

Feb 27 American actress, producer, activist, and philanthropist (3 Faces of Eve, Rachel), born in Thomasville, Georgia

Feb 27 Paul von Ragué Schleyer, American chemist
Feb 27 Peter Stone, American writer (d. 2003)
Feb 28 Bruce Dawe, Australian poet
Feb 28 Diane Holland, British actress and dancer (Crossroads - "Sarah"; Hi-de-Hi! - "Yvonne"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2009)
Feb 28 Frank Malzone, MLB player (Boston Red Sox), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
Feb 28 Leon Cooper, American physicist who co-developed the BCS theory of superconductivity (Nobel 1972), born in the Bronx, New York
Feb 28 Marty Grosz, American swing and dixieland jazz guitarist, banjoist, vocalist, and composer born in Berlin, Germany
Mar 1 Coimbatarao Gopinath, Indian cricket all-rounder (8 Tests, HS 50), born in Madras, India
Mar 1 Gastone Nencini, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1957; Tour de France 1960), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1980)
Mar 1 Pierre Max Dubois, composer
Mar 1 Raymond St Jacques, American actor, director and producer, who was the 1st African-American to hold a regular role in a western series (Simon Blake in "Rawhide"), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1990)
Mar 2 Emma Penella, Spanish actress, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2007)
Mar 2 Jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA)
Mar 2 John Cullum, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen singer and actor (Hamlet; 1776; Hawaii; Northern Exposure - "Holling"; The Middle -"Big Mike"), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 3 Heiner Geißler, German politician
Mar 3 Ion Iliescu, President of Romania
Mar 5 Del Crandall, American baseball catcher (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957; 4 × Gold Glove Award; Boston/Milwaukee Braves) and manager (Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners), born in Ontario, California (d. 2021)
Mar 6 Lorin Maazel, American conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1972-82; Orchestre National de France, 1977-91; NY Philharmonic 2001-09), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 2014)
Mar 7 Antony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon], British photographer and husband of Princess Margaret, born in London, England (d. 2017)
Mar 7 Stanley Miller, American chemist (created 'primordial soup' experiment to show how life might have originated on earth), born in Oakland, California (d. 2007)
Mar 8 Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996)
Mar 9 Harry Aarts, Dutch politician and 2nd chamber member (CDA), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)

Mar 9 American jazz saxophonist and composer (Downbeat Musician of Year, 1966), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Mar 9 Taina Elg, Finnish-American actress (Hercules in NY, Les Girls), born in Impilahti, Finland
Mar 9 Thomas Schippers, American conductor (Amahl & Night Visitors), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (d. 1977)
Mar 10 Raymond Rasberry, American pianist and singer (d. 1995)
Mar 10 Sandor Iharos, Hungarian runner, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1996)
Mar 11 Bobby Winkles, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Arizona State University) and manager (California Angels, Oakland A's), born in Tuckerman, Arkansas (d. 2020)
Mar 11 David Gentleman, designer/painter
Mar 12 Antony Acland, provost of Eton/British ambassador (to US)
Mar 12 Robin Cavendish, English campaigner for the disabled, born in Middleton (d. 1994)
Mar 12 Scoey Mitchell [Roscoe Mitchill],, American TV writer, director, and actor (Barefoot in the Park; Rhoda), born in Newburgh, New York (d. 2022)
Mar 12 Stanko Horvat, Croatian composer, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2006)
Mar 12 Wardell Quezergue, American jazz, blues, and funk composer, arranger, record producer, and bandleader, known as the "Creole Beethoven", born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2011)
Mar 13 (Richard Allen) "Blue" Mitchell, American jazz trumpeter (Horace Silver Quintet; Riverside; Blue Note), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1979)
Mar 13 Doug Harvey, American Baseball HOF umpire (NL 1962-92; 5 x World Series; 7 x MLB All-Star games; career total 4,673 games), born in South Gate, California (d. 2018)
Mar 14 Dieter Schnebel, German experimental composer (Harley-Davidson, for nine motorbikes and trumpet), born in Lahr, Germany (d. 2018)
Mar 14 Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), born in Enid, Oklahoma (d. 2008)
Mar 14 Ray Flockton, Australian cricketer (prolific NSW batsman of 50's) (d. 2011)
Mar 15 Zhores Alferov, Soviet-Russian physicist (2000 Nobel Prize in Physics), born in Vitebsk, Soviet Union (d. 2019)
Mar 16 Don Perry, Canadian NHL coach (LA Kings 1982-84), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2019)
Mar 16 Minoru Miky, Japanese composer for traditional Japanese instruments, born in Tokushima (d. 2011)
Mar 17 James Irwin, American air force officer and NASA astronaut (Apollo 15, 8th person to walk on the moon), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
Mar 18 Maurice Peress, American conductor (Kansa City Philharmonic, 1974-80), born in NYC, New York
Mar 18 Pat Halcox, British jazz trumpeter (Chris Barber Jazz Band, 1954-2008), born in Chelsea, London (d. 2013)
Mar 19 Bill Henderson, American jazz singer ("Señor Blues"), and actor (Dreams - "Torpedo"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
Mar 20 Michel Magne, French experimental music and film score composer (Gigot; Barbarella), and recording studio owner (Château d'Hérouville). born in Lisieux, France (d. 1984)
Mar 21 James Coco, American character actor (Only When I Laugh; Murder by Death), and singer (Man of La Mancha), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1987)
Mar 22 Derek Bok, American lawyer and educator (President of Harvard University), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Mar 22 Lynden Pindling, Bahamas 'Father of the Nation' Prime Minister of Bahamas (1967-92), born in Nassau, Bahamas (d. 2000)
Mar 22 Pat Robertson, American televangelist and media mogul (700 club, Presidential candidate-R-1989), born in Lexington, Virginia

Mar 22 American Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning composer and lyricist (West Side Story; Sunday in the Park With George; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Gypsy), born in NYC, New York [1]

Mar 24 Kenneth Nelson, American actor (Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1993)

Steve McQueen (1930-1980)

Mar 24 American actor called "The King of Cool" during the 1960s (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape), born in Beech Grove, Indiana

Mar 25 David Burge, American pianist, composer and conductor, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2013)
Mar 26 Cristóbal Halffter, Spanish conductor, and composer (Yes, speak out, yes; Lazarus), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2021)
Mar 26 Gregory Corso, American beat poet (Happy Birthday of Death, Long Live Man), born in New York City (d. 2001)

Sandra Day O'Connor (93 years old)

Mar 26 American 1st woman Supreme Court Justice (1981- 2006), born in El Paso, Texas

Mar 27 Bob den Uyl, Dutch journalist and writer (Bird Watching), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
Mar 27 David Janssen, American actor (The Fugitive, Harry O), born in Naponee Nebraska (d. 1980)
Mar 28 Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet, born in Rome (d. 1996)
Mar 28 Elizabeth Bainbridge, English opera singer, born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Mar 28 George Bruce, British portrait painter, born in London
Mar 28 Robert Ashley, American composer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2014)
Mar 29 Donny Conn, American musician (The Playmates), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2015)
Mar 29 Gundibail Sunderam, Indian cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Bombay, Rajasthan), born in Udupi, India (d. 2010)
Mar 29 Hugh Seymour, 8th Marquess of Hertford (d. 1997)

John Astin (93 years old)

Mar 30 American actor (I'm Dickens, He's Fenster; The Addams Family), born in Baltimore, Maryland

Mar 30 Lord Browne-Wilkinson [Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson], Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (UK)
Mar 30 Rolf Harris, Australian-British comedian, actor, painter, singer-songwriter ("Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"), and convicted sex offender, born in Bassendean, Western Australia (d. 2023) [1]
Apr 1 Dennis Young, New Zealand rugby union hooker (22 caps; Canterbury 139 games), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2020)
Apr 1 Grace Lee Whitney, American singer and actress (Star Trek - "Yeoman Rand"), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2015)
Apr 1 Joan Franks-Williams, composer
Apr 2 Bill McColl, American College Football Hall of Fame end (Stanford; NFL: Chicago Bears 1952-59), born in San Diego, California
Apr 2 Girolamo Arriego, Italian composer, born in Palermo, Italy

About 1930

How Old? 92 or 93 years old
Generation: Silent Generation

Chinese Zodiac: Snake (Feb 10, 1929 - Jan 29, 1930),
Horse (Jan 30, 1930 - Feb 16, 1931)

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