Famous People Born in 1930 (Part 4)

Birthdays 601 - 800 of 820

Ray Charles (1930-2004)

Sep 23 American singer and pianist who pioneered soul music ("Georgia On My Mind"; "Mess Around"; "Hit The Road, Jack"), born in Albany, Georgia

Sep 23 Sehba Akhtar, poet of Pakistan (d. 1996)
Sep 24 Angelo Muscat, Maltese-born British actor (The Prisoner, Doctor Who), born in the Republic of Malta (d. 1977)
Sep 24 John Young, American astronaut and 9th person to walk on the Moon (Gemini 3 & 10; Apollo 10 & 16; STS-1 & -9), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2018)
Sep 24 Józef Krupiński, Polish poet (Marsz żałobny), born in Skarbanowo, Poland (d. 1998)
Sep 25 Herbert Heckmann, German writer, born in Frankfurt (d. 1999)
Sep 25 Shel Silverstein, American writer and cartoonist (Now Here's My Plan: A Book of Futilities; The Giving Tree) and songwriter ("A Boy Named Sue"; "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
Sep 26 Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), born in Kusel, Germany (d. 1966)
Sep 26 Philip Bosco, American actor (Trading Places, Lend Me a Tenor), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2018)
Sep 27 Igor Kipnis, American harpsichordist, pianist, conductor, and educator, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2002)
Sep 27 Roger Birch, Chief Constable (Sussex)
Sep 28 Doug Holden, English soccer winger (5 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End), born in Manchester, England (d. 2021)
Sep 28 Johnny "Country" Mathis, American country music songwriter and singer, born in Maud, Texas (d. 2011)
Sep 28 Robin Buchanan, CEO (NHS Supplies Auth, Wessex Regional Health Auth)
Sep 28 Tommy Collins [Leonard Sipes], American country singer-songwriter ("Don't Growl"), born in Bethany, Oklahoma (d. 2000)
Sep 28 Ugo Gregoretti, Italian actor (Rogopag, Common Sense of Modesty), born in Rome, Italy
Sep 29 Billy Strange [William], American singer-songwriter (A Little Less Conversation), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2012)
Sep 29 Colin Dexter, English crime writer (Inspector Morse), born in Stamford, Lincolnshire (d. 2017)
Sep 29 Peter Miller, British Chairman of Lloyd's Bank of London (d. 2018)
Sep 29 Ramnath Kenny, Indian cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1985)
Sep 29 Richard Bonynge, Australian opera conductor (Dame Joan Sutherland, 1962-90; Metropolitan Opera, 1966-91; Vancouver Opera, 1974-82), born in Epping, New South Wales, Australia
Sep 30 Ben Cooper, American western actor (The Rose Tattoo; Outcast; Arizona Raiders), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2020)
Oct 1 Frank Gardner, Australian auto racer (European F5000 1971; British Touring Car Championship 1967-68, 73), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Oct 1 Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician
Oct 1 Philippe Noiret, French actor (Nuovo cinema Paradiso, Soleil, Les Milles, Il Postino), born in Lille, Nord (d. 2006)

Richard Harris (1930-2002)

Oct 1 Irish actor (A Man Called Horse, This Sporting Life) and singer ("MacArthur Park"), born in Limerick, Ireland

Oct 2 Dave Barrett, 26th Premier of British Columbia (1972-75), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2018)
Oct 2 Günter Kochan, German composer, born in Luckau, Germany (d. 2009)
Oct 2 Jayasinghrao Ghorpade, Indian cricket batsman (8 Tests @ 15.26; Baroda), born in Panchgani, Maharashtra (d. 1978)
Oct 4 Bill Wade, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1958, 63; LA Rams, Chicago Bears), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2016)
Oct 4 József Soproni, Hungarian composer and educator, born in Sopron
Oct 5 Arlene Saunders [Soszynski], American soprano, 1961-85 (Hamburg Opera; New York Metropolitan Opera), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2020)
Oct 5 George "Skip" Homeier, American actor (Boys Ranch, Beachhead, Dan Raven, Interns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
Oct 5 Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian cosmonaut (Vostok IV, Soyuz 14), born in Uzyn, Kiev Oblast, Soviet Union (d. 2009)
Oct 5 Rahmon Nabiyev, Tajik politician (First Secretary of The Communist Party, 1982-85; President of Tadzjikistan, 1991-92), born in Leninabad, Tajik SSR (now Khujand, Tajikistan) (d. 1992)
Oct 5 Reinhard Selten, German economist (Nobel Prize 1994), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 2016)

Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000)

Oct 6 General and President of Syria (1971-2000), born in Qardaha, Alawite State, Syria

Richie Benaud (1930-2015)

Oct 6 Australian cricket all-rounder and captain (62 Tests, 3 x 100s, 248 wickets; NSW CA) and broadcaster (9 Network, BBC), born in Penrith, Australia

Oct 6 Stanley Myers, English television and film composer (The Deer Hunter), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1993)
Oct 8 (Park Frederick) "Pepper" Adams, American jazz saxophonist (Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band), born in Highland Park, Michigan
Oct 8 Faith Ringgold, American artist (We Came to America), born in Harlem, New York
Oct 8 James Olsen, American actor (Andromeda Strain, Spell), born in Evanston, Illinois
Oct 8 Tōru Takemitsu, Japanese classical music and film score composer (November Steps; Ran), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1996)
Oct 9 David Rounds, American actor (Terence-Beacon Hill, Alice, The Blue and The Grey), born in Bronxville, New York (d. 1983)
Oct 9 Fjölnir Stefánsson, Icelandic composer, born in Reykjavíc, Iceland (d. 2011)
Oct 10 Adlai Stevenson III, American politician (U.S. Senator from Illinois), born in Chicago, Illinois

Harold Pinter (1930-2008)

Oct 10 British playwright and screenwriter (The Homecoming, Servant), born in London, England

Oct 10 Konstantin Vyrupayev, Soviet wrestler (Greco-Roman Bantamweight Olympic Gold 1956), born in Irkutsk, Russia (d. 2012)
Oct 10 Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani Urdu poet, born in Allahabad, India (d. 1970)
Oct 11 Arkady Shevchenko, Soviet diplomat who defected to the US (Foreign Ministry, 1958-73; United Nations Under-Secretary, 1973-78), born in Horlivka, Ukrainian SSR (d. 1998)
Oct 11 Harry Glaß, German ski jumper (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany (d. 1997)
Oct 11 Sam Johnson, American politician (Rep-R-Texas), born in San Antonio, Texas
Oct 12 Jack Gottlieb, American composer, writer and editor, born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2011)
Oct 13 Piet Clase, South African politician (Minister of Education), born in Bothaville, South Africa

Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997)

Oct 14 Dictator and President of Zaire (1965-97), born in Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Oct 14 Robert Parker, American saxophonist and soul singer (Barefootin'), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2020)
Oct 15 FM-2030 [Fereidoun M. Esfandiary], Iranian-American author and transhumanist (Are You a Transhuman?), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2000)
Oct 15 Phillipe Leroy, French actor (Night Porter, Leonardo da Vinci), born in Paris, France
Oct 16 Carmen Sevilla, Spanish actress, singer and TV presenter (Vengeance, Searching for Monica, Don Juan), born in Seville, Spain
Oct 17 Angelo Paccignini, composer
Oct 17 Jimmy Breslin, American investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist (NY Post; Daily News: Newsday), and novelist The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
Oct 17 Robert Atkins, American nutritionist (d. 2003)
Oct 18 Barry McDaniel, American lyric baritone (Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1962-99), born in Lyndon, Kansas (d. 2018)
Oct 18 Frank C. Carlucci, National Security Adviser/Sec of Defense (1987-89), born in Scanton, Pennsyslvania (d. 2018)
Oct 19 Thomas ap Rees, British botanist, born in Frome, England (d. 1996)
Oct 21 Doreen Cannon, teacher of acting (London)
Oct 23 Gérard Blain, French director and actor (The Friends, Hatari), born in Paris, France (d. 2000)
Oct 24 Johan Galtung, Norwegian polemologist (Meaning of Nonviolence), born in Oslo, Norway
Oct 24 Sultan Ahmad Shah, 7th King of Malaysia (1979-84), born in Pekan, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (d. 2019)
Oct 24 The Big Bopper [Jiles Perry Richardson], American radio disc jockey, singer and songwriter (Chantilly Lace; White Lightning), born in Sabine Pass, Texas (d. 1959)
Oct 26 John Arden, English novelist and playwright (Left Handed Liberty), born in Barnsley, England (d. 2012)

Bernie Ecclestone (92 years old)

Oct 28 British business magnate and motorsports impresario (Formula One Group), born in St Peter, South Elmham, England

Oct 28 Harry Gilbert Trythall, American composer and pianist, born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Oct 28 John Mayer, Indian violinist and composer (Indo-Jazz Fusions), born in Calcutta, Bengal, British India (d. 2004) [1]
Oct 29 Natalie Sleeth, American composer of hymns and choral music, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 1992)
Oct 29 Niki de Saint Phalle, French sculptor, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France (d. 2002)
Oct 29 Omara Portuondo, Cuban singer (Cuarteto d'Aida; Buena Vista Social Club), born in Havana, Cuba
Oct 30 Clifford Brown, American jazz trumpeter and composer (Joyspring, Jordu), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1956)
Oct 30 Don Meineke, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year 1953; Fort Wayne Pistons, Rochester/Cincinnati Royals), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2013)
Oct 30 Marilyn Alex, American actress (Molly-Young & Restless), born in Hollywood, California
Oct 30 Néstor Almendros, Spanish cinematographer (Kramer vs Kramer), born in Barcelona (d. 1992)
Oct 31 Bill Pearl, American bodybuilder (5 x Mr. Universe), born in Prineville, Oregon (d. 2022)
Oct 31 Booker Ervin [Booker Telleferro Ervin II], American saxophonist (Charles Mingus), born in Denison, Texas (d. 1970)

Michael Collins (1930-2021)

Oct 31 American Major General USAF and astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11), born in Rome, Italy [1] [2]

Oct 31 Ray Crane, British jazz trumpeter, born in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1994)
Nov 1 A. R. Gurney, American playwright (The Dining Room), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2017)
Nov 1 John Scott, British musician, film, television, and classical composer, born in Bishopston, Bristol, England
Nov 2 Denis Gerald Barrington, artist
Nov 3 Brian Robinson, English cyclist (Tour de France: first Briton to finish and first stage winner), born in Mirfield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Nov 3 D. James Kennedy, American theologian (d. 2007)
Nov 3 Lois Smith, American actress (True Blood, Desperate Housewives), born in Topeka, Kansas
Nov 3 Mable John, American blues, R&B, and gospel vocalist (Tamla-Motown; Ray Charles; "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)"), and minister, born in Bastrop, Louisiana (d. 2022)
Nov 3 Philip M. Crane, American politician (Rep-R-IL, 1969-2005), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2014)
Nov 3 William H Dana, pilot (X-15)
Nov 4 Dick Groat, American baseball shortstop (NL MVP & NL batting champion 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates; 8 x MLB All-Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and College Basketball HOF guard (Duke Uni; Fort Wayne Pistons), born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
Nov 4 Kate Reid, British actress (The Andromeda Strain, Heaven Help US), born in London, England (d. 1993)
Nov 5 Clifford Irving, American novelist and investigative reporter (hoax autobiography of Howard Hughes), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
Nov 6 Raymond Baervoets, Belgian composer (Metamorphoses), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1989)
Nov 7 Barry Newman, American film and television actor (Vanishing Point; Amy; Petrocelli), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2023)
Nov 7 Peter Woods, British journalist and newsreader, born in Romford, Essex, England (d. 1995)
Nov 7 Rudy Boschwitz, American politician (U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1978-91), born in Berlin, Weimar Germany
Nov 8 Edmund Happold, British structural engineer (founder of Buro Happold), born in Leeds, England (d. 1996)
Nov 9 Charlie Jones, American sportscaster (Almost Anything Goes), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas (d. 2008)
Nov 9 Ignacio Ellacuría, Spanish-Salvadoran Jesuit priest, philosopher and human rights activist, born in Portugalete, Spain (d. 1989) [1]
Nov 10 Clarence M. Pendleton Jr., African-American chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1981-88), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1988)
Nov 10 Gene Conley, American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies) and basketball forward (NBA C'ship 1959–1961; Boston Celtics), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2017)
Nov 10 Norma Crane, American actress (Tea & Sympathy, Fiddler on the Roof, They Call Me Mister Tibbs!), born in NYC, New York (d. 1973)
Nov 11 (Walter) "Hank" Garland, American Nashville-based country, rock and jazz session guitar virtuoso ("Sugarfoot Rag"; "(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame"; "Jingle Bell Rock"), born in Cowpens, South Carolina (d. 2004)
Nov 11 Alevtina Kolchina, Russian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 3×5km relay 1964, silver 1956, bronze 1968; bronze 5k 1964, 68), born in Pavlovsk village, Russia (d. 2022)
Nov 11 Hugh Everett, American physicist (many-worlds-interpretation of quantum physics), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1982)
Nov 11 Kenneth Fleetwood, English fashion designer (Hardy Amies, dressed Queen Elizabeth II), born in Wigan, England (d. 1996)
Nov 11 Vernon Handley, English conductor, born in Enfield, England (d. 2008)
Nov 12 Tonke Dragt, Dutch children's author (Towers of February), born in Jakarta, Dutch East Indies
Nov 13 Fred Harris, American politician (Sen-D-Okla, 1964-73), born in Walters, Oklahoma
Nov 13 Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist and poet, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1990)
Nov 14 Alan Moss, English cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets; Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 2019)
Nov 14 Charles De Sorgher, Belgian bobsledder
Nov 14 Dame Elisabeth Frink, Thurlow, Suffolk, English sculptor and printmaker
Nov 14 Edward H White II, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4), born in San Antonio, Texas
Nov 14 Ham Kee-yong, South Korean runner (Boston Marathon 1950), born in Chuncheon, South Korea (d. 2022)
Nov 14 Jay Migliori, saxophonist (Supersax), born in Erie, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
Nov 14 Michael Robbins, British actor and comedian (On the Buses, The Great Muppet Caper), born in London, England (d. 1992)
Nov 14 Monique Mercure, French Canadian actress (Naked Lunch), born in Montreal, Quebec
Nov 14 Ornelio Martina, Antillian author/governor of Curacao
Nov 14 Peter Katin, British concert pianist, born in London (d. 2015)
Nov 14 Pierre Bergé, French industrialist and co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent Couture House, born in Oléron, France (d. 2017)
Nov 14 Shirley Crabtree Jr. [Big Daddy], English pro wrestler (record-breaking 64-inch chest), born in Halifax, England (d. 1997)
Nov 15 J.G. Ballard, British novelist (Empire of the Sun; Crash), born in 1930 Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China (d. 2009)
Nov 15 Olene Walker, politician (R), 1st female Governor of Utah (2003-2005), born in Ogden, Utah (d. 2015)
Nov 15 Robert Cohen, French boxer (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring bantamweight titles 1954-56), born in Bône, Algeria (d. 2022)
Nov 15 Whitman Mayo, American actor (Grady Wilson-"Sanford & Son"), born in NYC, New York (d. 2001)
Nov 16 Alice Adams, American sculptor, born in NYC, New York

Chinua Achebe (1930-2013)

Nov 16 Nigerian poet and novelist (Things Fall Apart, Christmas in Biafra), born in Ogidi, Anambra, Nigeria

Nov 16 Salvatore Riina, Italian mobster and chief of the Sicilian Mafia, born in Corleone, Sicily, Italy (d. 2017)
Nov 16 Walter Cole [stage name Darcelle XV] American drag performer (Portland's Darcelle XV Showplace, aged 85 became world’s oldest drag performer), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2023) [1]
Nov 17 Bob Mathias, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1948, 52) and congressman, born in Tulare, California (d. 2006)
Nov 17 Brian Lenihan, snr, Irish politician and minister, born in Dundalk, County Louth (d. 1995)
Nov 17 David Werner Amram, composer ("Splendor in the Grass"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 18 Sonja Edström-Ruthström, Swedish cross-country skier (Olympic gold 3 × 5k relay 1960), born in Luleå, Sweden (d. 2020)

Kurt Nielsen (1930-2011)

Nov 19 Danish tennis player, (Wimbledon 1953, 55 runner-up), born in Copenhagen, Denmark

Nov 20 Johnny Whiteley, English rugby league back rower (15 Tests GB, 1 England; Hull RLFC 417 games) and coach (GB, England, Hull RLFC, Hull KR), born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 2022)
Nov 22 John P. Schiffer, American nuclear physicist, born in Budapest
Nov 22 Owen Kay Garriott, American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut (Skylab 3; STS-9), born in Enid, Oklahoma (d. 2019)
Nov 22 Peter Hall, English stage, film and opera director (Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre director), born in Bury St Edmunds, England (d. 2017)
Nov 22 Peter Hurford, British organist, composer and choral conductor (St. Albans Cathedral), born in Minehead, England (d. 2019)
Nov 23 Bill Brock, American Republican politician (Senator from Tennessee 1971-77) and US Secretary of Labor (1985-87), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2021)
Nov 23 Dick Kazmaier, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1951; Unanimous All-American 1951; Princeton), born in Maumee, Ohio (d. 2013)
Nov 23 Jack McKeon, American baseball manager (World Series 2003, Florida Marlins; 2 × NL Manager of the Year 1999, 2003), born in South Amboy, New Jersey
Nov 23 Ricou Browning, American director, actor, stuntman and producer (Creature from the Black Lagoon), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
Nov 23 Robert Easton [Burke], American actor referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices" (Someone Up There Likes Me), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
Nov 24 Bob Friend, American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; World Series 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates; MLB wins leader 1958), born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 2019)
Nov 24 C T Patankar, cricketer (kept wicket in one Test India v NZ 1955-56)
Nov 24 Ken Barrington, cricketer (tough England batsman)
Nov 24 Yale Lary, American NFL safety Hall of Famer (Detroit Lions), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2017)
Nov 26 Berthold Leibinger, German entrepreneur (Trumpf) and philanthropist, born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 2018)
Nov 27 James M. Taylor, American USAF/astronaut, born in Stamps, Arkansas (d. 1970)
Nov 27 Joe DeNardo, American Meteorologist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 27 Vladimir Maksimov, Russian writer and dissident, born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 1995)
Nov 29 Shirley Porter, English politician
Nov 30 G. Gordon Liddy, American Watergate felon and radio host, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021)
Nov 30 James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount NC, light HW boxer (Olympic gold 1956)
Nov 30 William H Dana, test pilot (X-15), born in Pasadena, California
Dec 1 Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (d. 2002)
Dec 1 Matt Monro [Terence Parsons], English pop singer ("Softly As I Leave You"), born Shoreditch, London (d. 1985)
Dec 2 Gary Becker, American economist (Nobel 1992) and recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom 2007, born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)

Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022)

Dec 3 French director (Alphaville; Hail Mary; Breathless), born in Paris, France

Dec 4 Harvey Kuenn, American baseball utility (AL batting champion 1959; 10 × All-Star 1953–1960²; Detroit Tigers), born in West Allis, Wisconsin (d. 1988)
Dec 4 Jim Hall, American jazz guitarist and composer, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2013)
Dec 4 Lorraine Chargin, American boxing promoter (Bobby Chacon, Tony "The Tiger" Lopez, Loreto Garza), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)
Dec 4 Paul-Heinz Dittrich, German composer, born in Gornsdorf, Germany (d. 2020)
Dec 4 Ronnie Corbett, British comedian (The Two Ronnies), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2016)
Dec 6 Wojciech Zabłocki, Polish fencer (4 x World C'ship gold team; Olympic silver team sabre 1956, 60; bronze 1964), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2020)
Dec 7 Richard Felciano, American composer, born in Santa Rosa, California
Dec 8 Alain Weber, French composer, born in Château-Thierry (d. 2019)
Dec 8 John Morressy, American sci-fi author (Starbrat, Greymantle, Kingsbane), born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 8 Julian Critchley, British journalist and politician, born in Islington, London (d. 2000)

Maximilian Schell (1930-2014)

Dec 8 Swiss-Austrian actor and director (Odessa File, Julia), born in Vienna, Austria

Dec 9 Buck Henry [Zuckerman], American screenwriter and comedian (SNL; Get Smart), born in NYC, New York
Dec 10 Clayton K Yeutter, American trade negotiator and Republican National chairman, born in Eustis, Nebraska (d. 2017)
Dec 11 Chus Lampreave [María Jesús Lampreave Pérez], Spanish actress (Volver, Belle Époque), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2016)
Dec 11 Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor and director (Man & a Woman, Z), born in Piolenc, Vaucluse, France
Dec 11 Leonard Friedman, British-Lithuanian violinist (Scottish Baroque Ensemble), born in London (d. 1994)
Dec 12 Bill Beutel, American journalist and anchor (ABC), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2006)
Dec 12 Friedrich Voss, German composer and pianist, born in Halberstadt, Germany
Dec 13 Robert Prosky, Polish-American actor and comedian (Christine, Thief), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
Dec 15 Alimuddin, Pakistani cricket batsman (25 Tests, 2 x 100s, 7 x 50s; Rajputana, Karachi), born in Ajmer, India (d. 2012)
Dec 15 Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer (Girl with Green Eyes, Casualties of Peace), born in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland
Dec 16 Bill Young, American politician (Congress, 1993-2013), born in Harmarville, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
Dec 17 Armin Mueller-Stahl, German painter, author and actor (Kafka, Music Box), born in Tilsit, Germany

Bob Guccione (1930-2010)

Dec 17 American publisher (Penthouse, Omni), born in Brooklyn, New York

Dec 17 Julia Meade [Kunz], American actress and TV hostess (Spotlight Playhouse), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
Dec 17 Makoto Moroi, Jpansese composer (Yamauba; The Vision of Cain), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2013)
Dec 18 Bill "Moose" Skowron, American baseball first baseman (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1956, 58, 61, 62 NY Yankees, 1963 LA Dodgers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
Dec 21 Willem R "Wim" van der Zee, secretary of Council of Churches

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