Famous People Born in 1937 (Part 3)

Birthdays 401 - 600 of 753

Richard Petty (85 years old)

Jul 2 American auto racer (7 x NASCAR Championship, 7 x Daytona 500), born in Level Cross, North Carolina

Jul 3 David Shire, American songwriter and composer of stage musicals, film and television scores (The Conversation; All the President's Men), born in Buffalo, New York

Tom Stoppard (85 years old)

Jul 3 Czech-born British playwright (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern-1968 Tony), born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia

Jul 4 Roosevelt Taylor, American NFL safety (Pro Bowl 1963, 68; First Team All-Pro 1963; Chicago Bears, SF 49ers, Washington Redskins), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2020)
Jul 4 Sonja [Haraldsen], Queen consort of Norway (since 1991), born in Oslo, Norway
Jul 4 Thomas Nagel, American philosopher and University Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at New York University, born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Jul 5 Brooke Hayward, American author (Haywire), born in Los Angeles, California
Jul 5 Frouwke J. Laning-Boersema, Dutch politician (CDA) 2nd Chamber
Jul 5 Nita Lowey, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in NYC, New York
Jul 6 Bessie Head, Botswana writer (When Rain Clouds Gather, Maru, A Question of Power), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1986)
Jul 6 Gene Chandler [Eugene Dixon], American rocker (Duke of Earl), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jul 6 Ned Beatty, American stage and screen actor (Deliverance; Hear My Song; Network; Nashville), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2021)
Jul 6 Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian Grammy Award-winning pianist and conductor (Tchaikovsky Competition co-winner,1962), born in Gorky, Russia
Jul 7 Carroll Hubbard Jr, American politician (Rep-D-KY, 1975-93), born in Murray, Kentucky
Jul 8 Barbara Loden, American actress (Ernie Kovac's Show), born in Asheville, North Carolina (d. 1980)
Jul 9 Barry Howard, British comic actor (Hi-de-Hi!), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2016)
Jul 9 Clemon Daniels, American football halfback and AFL player of year 1963 (Oak, Dallas, San Francisco), born in McKinney, Texas

David Hockney (85 years old)

Jul 9 English artist (Pop Art), born in Bradford, England

Jul 9 Marty Springstead, American Major League baseball umpire and umpire supervisor, born in Nyack, New York
Jul 10 George Young, American jazz and session saxophonist(White Elephant Orchestra; Saturday Night Live Band), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 10 Sandy Stewart [Galitz], American jazz and cabaret singer ("My Coloring Book"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 11 Pai Hsien-yung, Taiwanese writer (Taipei People), born in Guilin, China

Bill Cosby (85 years old)

Jul 12 American actor and comedian (Cosby Show, I Spy, Leonard Part 6), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jul 12 Howard "Howie" Casey, British rock saxophonist (Derry and the Seniors), born in Liverpool, England
Jul 12 Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997-2002), born in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Jul 12 Michel Louvain, French Canadian singer (Buenas Noches Mi Amor), born in Quebec, Canada
Jul 12 Mickey Edwards, American Republican congressman (Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 12 Robert McFarlane, American Marine Corps veteran and civil servant (National Security Adviser, 1983-85), involved in the Space Defense Initiative, and Iran-Contra Affair, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2022)
Jul 13 Cal Ramsey, American basketball broadcaster, small forward (NY Knicks), born in Selma, Alabama (d. 2019)
Jul 13 Charles Coody, American golfer (US Masters 1971), born in Stamford, Texas
Jul 14 Duncan MacKay, Scottish soccer defender (14 caps; Celtic 162 games), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2019)
Jul 14 Yoshirō Mori, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan (2000-01), born in Nomi, Japan
Jul 16 Richard Bryan, American attorney and politician (25th Governor of Nevada), born in Washington, D.C.
Jul 17 Elmer Fudd [originally Egghead], Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery and Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debut as Egghead in "Egghead Rides Again"
Jul 17 Jose Ignacio Cabrujas, writer

Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005)

Jul 18 American journalist and author (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), born in Louisville, Kentucky

Jul 18 Roald Hoffmann, Polish-American chemist (Nobel 1981), born in Złoczów, Poland
Jul 19 George Hamilton IV, American country musician, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 2014)
Jul 19 Karen Dalton (née Cariker); American country blues and folk singer, guitarist, and banjo player (In My Own Time), born in Bonham, Texas (d. 1993)
Jul 19 Larry Boxx, founder (Land B Computer Serv)
Jul 19 Richard Jordan [Robert Anson Jordan Jr.], American actor (Dune, Gettysburg), born in NYC, New York
Jul 20 Ken Ogata [Akinobu Ogata], Japanese actor (Okinawan Boys, Taikōki), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2008)
Jul 22 Chuck Jackson, American pop and R&B singer ("Any Day Now"; "I Don't Want to Cry"; "I Keep Forgettin'"), born in Latta, South Carolina (d. 2023)
Jul 22 John Price, England cricket fast-medium bowler (1964-72)
Jul 22 V B Ranjane, Indian cricket fast bowler (early 1960's)
Jul 22 Yasuhiro Kojima, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
Jul 23 Bruce Surtees, American cinematographer (Dirty Harry, Lenny), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
Jul 23 Dave Webster, American football player (led his football team to a National Championship in 1958), born in Atlanta, Texas (d. 2006)
Jul 24 Baroness Blatch, British minister of state for Education
Jul 24 Barry Lloyd Vercoe, New Zealand composer and computer scientist (MIT Media Lab), born in Wellington, New Zealand
Jul 24 Quinlan Terry, architect
Jul 25 Colin Renfrew, English archeologist (Anatolian hypothesis), born in Stockton-on-Tees, England
Jul 25 Dmitry Smolsky, Belarusian orchestral, choral, theater and pop music composer, and teacher (Belarusian State Academy of Music, 1962-2014), born in Minsk, Belorussian SSR (d. 2017)
Jul 26 Boris Cyrulnik, French doctor, born in Bordeaux, France
Jul 27 Anna Dawson, British comedienne (Violet-Keeping Up Appearances), born in Bolton, Lancashire
Jul 27 Don Galloway, American actor (Arrest & Trial, Ironside), born in Augusta, Kentucky (d. 2009)
Jul 27 Robert Gibb, British zoo and theme park creator (Flamingo Land; Pleasure Island), born in England
Jul 28 Francis Veber, French film director and screenwriter, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Jul 28 Peter Duchin, American pianist and bandleader (Peter Duchin Orchestra), born in NYC, New York

Charles Schwab (85 years old)

Jul 29 American investor and entrepreneur (Charles Schwab Corporation), born in Sacramento, California

Jul 29 Daniel McFadden, American economist and Nobel Prize Laureate who developed theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice, born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Jul 29 Ryutaro Hashimoto, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1996-98), born in Sōja, Japan (d. 2006)
Jul 29 Vladimer Barkaia, Georgian soccer striker (2 caps USSR; Dinamo Tbilisi 226 games), born in Gagra, Georgia (d. 2022)
Jul 31 Isabelle F Daniels, Jakin Georgia, 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 56)
Aug 1 Alhonse "Al" D'Amato, American lawyer and politician (U.S. Senator from New York, 1981-99), born in Brooklyn, New York

Aug 2 American College Football Hall of Fame back and tight end (Heisman Trophy 1959, LSU; AFL C'ship 1960, 61, 67; AFL All-Star 1961, 69; Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders), born in Philadelphia, Mississippi

Aug 2 Garth Hudson, Canadian rock Lowrey organist, accordion player and saxophonist (The Band - "Chest Fever"; "Up On Cripple Creek"), born in Windsor, Ontario
Aug 2 Gundula Janowitz, Austrian concert and operatic soprano (Vienna State Opera, 1959-90), and vocal teacher, born in Berlin, Germany
Aug 2 Jim McLean, Scottish soccer forward (Hamilton Academical, Clyde, Dundee) and manager (Dundee United 1971-93), born in Larkhall, Scotland (d. 2020)
Aug 2 Ronald Brierley, New Zealand investor and company director, born in Wellington, New Zealand
Aug 3 Andrés Gimeno, Spanish tennis player (French Open 1972), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2019)
Aug 3 Diane Wakoski, American poet (Motorcycle Betrayal), born in Whittier, California
Aug 3 Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani cricketer (3 Tests for Pakistan 1959-60), born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
Aug 3 Steven Berkoff, English actor (Rambo: First Blood Part II), born in Stepney, London
Aug 4 David Vickerman Bedford, British composer and educator, born in Hendon, Middlesex, England (d. 2011)
Aug 4 Jacobus H "Koos" van de Merwe, South African attorney/CP parliament leader
Aug 5 Alan Howard, English theater and film actor (Royal Shakespeare Company), born in London, England (d. 2015)
Aug 5 Brian G. Marsden, British astronomer (Smithsonian's Minor Planet Center (MPC), 1978-2006), born in Cambridge, England (d. 2010)

Herb Brooks (1937-2003)

Aug 5 American ice hockey coach (Olympic gold Medal 1980), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Aug 6 Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian jazz and bossa nova guitarist ,born in Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(d. 2000)
Aug 6 Barbara Windsor, British actress and Dame (Carry On films; EastEnders), born in London, England (d. 2020)
Aug 6 Charlie Haden, American jazz double-bassist (Liberation Music Orchestra; Quartet West), born in Shenandoah, Iowa (d. 2014)
Aug 6 Paul Griffin, American session musician and pianist, born in Harlem, New York (d. 2000)
Aug 7 Don Wilson, English cricket fast bowler (6 Tests, 11 wickets; Yorkshire CCC), born in Settle, England (d. 2012)
Aug 8 (Ludwig) "Louis" Neefs, Belgian pop singer (Eurovision, 1967 & 1969), born in Gierle, Belgium (d. 1980)

Dustin Hoffman (85 years old)

Aug 8 American actor (The Graduate; Tootsie; Kramer vs Kramer; Ishtar), born in Los Angeles, California

Aug 10 Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician
Aug 10 Lucinda Williams, American sprinter (Olympic gold - 4×100 m relay, 1960), born in Savannah, Georgia
Aug 11 Allegra Kent [Iris Cohen], American ballet dancer (New York City Ballet) and teacher, born in Santa Monica, California
Aug 11 Anna Massey, English actress (De Sade, Doll's House), born in Thakeham, England (d. 2011)
Aug 11 Barbara Smith Conrad, American operatic mezzo-soprano singer, and educator (Wagner Theater), born in Atlanta, Texas (d. 2017)
Aug 11 Taki Theodoracopoulos, Greek-British journalist and multi-millionaire
Aug 12 Walter Dean Myers, African-American author, born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, (d. 2014)
Aug 14 Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer and British welterweight champion (1960-1964), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2012)
Aug 14 Brian Fennelly, American classical composer (A Thoreau Symphony), born in Kingston, New York (d. 2015)
Aug 15 Janet Mead, Australian Catholic nun and pop-rock singer (The Lord's Prayer), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2022)
Aug 15 Ronnie G. Flippo, American politician (US Representative, Alabama(D), 1977-91), born in Florence, Alabama
Aug 16 Andrew J[efferson V] Offutt, American sci-fi author (Undying Wizard)
Aug 16 David Anderson, Canadian politician
Aug 16 David Behrman, American composer (On The Other Ocean), born in Salzburg, Austria
Aug 16 Lorraine Gary, American actress (Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 4), born in NYC, New York
Aug 18 William George Rushton, English actor, author and cartoonist (TW3), born in London, England (d. 1996)
Aug 20 Corrie Moret-de Jong, Dutch politician (CDA)
Aug 20 El Fary, Spanish singer and actor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2007)
Aug 20 George Thoma, German cross country ski jumper (Olympic gold 1960), born in Newstadt, Germany
Aug 20 Jim Bowen, British TV game show host (Bullseye) and comedian, born in Heswall, England (d. 2018)
Aug 20 Sky Saxon [Richard Marsh], American rocker (The Seeds - "Pushin' To Hard"), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2009)
Aug 21 Donald Campbell Dewar, Scottish politician (1st minister of Scotland's first Parliament in almost 300yrs), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2000)
Aug 21 Robert Stone, American novelist (Dog Soldiers, WUSA), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
Aug 22 Donald MacLeary, British ballet dancer, répétiteur, and ballet master (Royal Ballet, 1954-2002), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Aug 22 Max Hebditch, British director (Museum of London), born in Yeovil, England
Aug 22 Pat Gillick, American Baseball HOF executive (GM Toronto Blue Jays World Series 1992, 93, Philadelphia Phillies 2008), born in Chico, California
Aug 24 Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Nigerian politician, born in Abeokuta, Nigeria (d. 1998)
Aug 26 Tom Heinsohn, American NBA star, coach (Boston Celtics) and broadcaster, born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2020)
Aug 27 Alice Coltrane [née McLeod], American jazz harp, piano, and organ player (Journey in Satchidananda), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2007)
Aug 27 J.D. Crowe, American bluegrass banjo player and band leader (The New South), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2021)
Aug 27 Mark Potter, British court judge
Aug 27 Phil Shulman, Scottish rock horn player (Gentle Giant), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Aug 27 Tommy Sands, American actor (The Singing Idol; Ensign Pulver), and singer ("Teen-Age Crush"; "Love in a Goldfish Bowl"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 28 Joe Osborn, American session bass player (Johnny Rivers; Glen Campbell, Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge Over Troubled Water"), born in Mound, Louisana (d. 2018)
Aug 29 James Florio, American politician and author of federal 'Superfund' legislation (49th Governor of New Jersey, 1990-94; US Representative from New Jersey, 1975-90), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022) [1]
Aug 30 Bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer and founder of eponymous race team, born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1970)
Aug 31 Guido de Moor, Dutch actor (Apart, Because the Cats)
Aug 31 Warren Berlinger, American actor (Larry-Joey Bishop Shop, Take Two), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
Sep 1 Al Geiberger, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1966; first sub-60 PGA Tour round 1977; Players Tour C'ship 1975), born in Red Bluff, California
Sep 1 Ron O'Neal, actor (Superfly), born in Utica, New York
Sep 2 Derek Fowlds, British actor (Yes Minister, The Basil Brush Show), born in London, England (d. 2020)

Peter Ueberroth (85 years old)

Sep 2 American organizer of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and commissioner of baseball (1984-89), born in Evanston, Illinois

Sep 3 Willie Bell, Scottish soccer defender (2 caps; Queen's Park FC, Leeds United, Leicester City, Brighton & HA) and manager (Birmingham City, Lincoln City, Liberty Flames), born in Johnstone, Scotland (d. 2023)
Sep 4 Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 1956, 60, 64), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Sep 4 Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director, born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 2006)
Sep 5 Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Italian-Argentinian footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2018)
Sep 5 William Devane, American actor (Family Plot, Missles of October), born in Albany, New York
Sep 6 Brigid Berlin, American actress (Andy Warhol films), born in NYC, New York (d. 2020)
Sep 6 Irina Bayanovna Solovyova, Russian cosmonaut, born in Tula Oblast, Russia
Sep 6 Jo Anne Worley, American comedienne (Laugh-in), born in Lowell, Indiana
Sep 6 Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-born illustrator, born in Sant Mateu, Spain
Sep 7 Cüneyt Arkın, Turkish film actor (The Adam Trilogy), born in Gökçeoğlu village, Alpu, Eskişehir Province, Turkey
Sep 7 John Phillip Law, American actor (Barbarella, Love Machine), born in Hollywood, California
Sep 7 Olly Wilson, American composer and founder of TIMARA, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2018)
Sep 8 Josef Panáček, Czech sport shooter (Olympic gold skeet 1976), born in Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic (d. 2022)
Sep 8 Les Wexner, American businessman (L Brands - Victoria's Secret), born in Dayton, Ohio
Sep 10 Alun Pask, Welsh rugby union flanker (26 caps; British Lions 8 caps; Abertillery), born in Blackwood, Monmouthshire (d. 1995)
Sep 10 Jared Diamond, American biologist and author (Guns, Germs and Steel), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 10 Paul Martin Palombo, American composer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
Sep 11 Iosif Kobzon, Soviet-Russian singer and businessman, born in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine (d. 2018)
Sep 11 Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Italian princess and Queen of Belgium (1993-2013), born in Villa Claudia, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Sep 11 Robert Crippen, American astronaut (STS 1, 7, 41C, 41G), born in Beaumont, Texas
Sep 12 Daniela Rocca, Italian actress (Battle of Austerlitz, Empty Canvas), born in Acireale, Italy (d. 1995)
Sep 12 George Chuvalo, Canadian boxer, born in Toronto, Ontario
Sep 12 Wes Hall, West Indian cricket fast bowler (48 Tests, 192 wickets; Barbados, Queensland CA, Trinidad) and politician (Minister of Tourism & Sport, Barbados), born in Glebe Land, Station Hill, Barbados
Sep 13 Don Bluth, American animator and film director (The Secret of NIMH), born in El Paso, Texas
Sep 13 Fred Silverman, American broadcasting executive (ABC/NBC/CBS), born in NYC, New York
Sep 14 Renzo Piano, Italian architect (Whitney Museum of American Art, The Shard), born in Genoa, Italy
Sep 15 Fernando de la Rúa, Argentine politician, 51st President of Argentina (1999-2001), born in, Argentina (d. 2019)
Sep 15 Les Braid, British bassist (Swinging Blue Jeans - "Hippie-Hippie Shake), born in West Derby, Liverpool, England (d. 2005)
Sep 15 Robert Lucas, Jr., American economist (1995 Nobel Prize for Economics for rational expectations theory), born in Yakima, Washington
Sep 15 Tony Yates, American college basketball point guard (National C'ship 1961, 62; Cincinnati Bearcats) and head coach (Cincinnati 1983-89), born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana (d. 2020)
Sep 16 Aleksandr Medved, Soviet wrestler (Olympic gold 1964 68, 72), born in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
Sep 16 Bella Emberg [Sybil Dyke], British comic actress (The Russ Abbott Show), born in Brighton, England (d. 2018)
Sep 16 Vince Naimoli, American businessman and MLB team owner (Tampa Bay Devil Rays), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2019)
Sep 17 Albertine Sarrazin, French author (L'astragale, La Cavale), born in Algiers, Algeria (d. 1967)
Sep 17 Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF first baseman (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series & NL MVP 1967 St. Louis Cardinals; NL Rookie of the Year 1958 SF Giants; Atlanta Braves), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Sep 18 Norman Dinerstein, American composer, born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1982)
Sep 18 Ralph Backstrom, Canadian ice hockey centre (6 x Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens; 6 x NHL All-Star), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2021)
Sep 19 Abner Haynes, American AFL running back (AFL MVP 1960; Kansas City Chiefs), born in Denton, Texas
Sep 19 Paul Siebel, American folk singer and songwriter (Louise; Spanish Johnny), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2022)
Sep 20 Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician (Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden 1994-2002), born in Råda, Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Sep 20 Margo Guryan, American jazz and pop pianist, songwriter, and singer (“I’m on My Way to Saturday”; "Take a Picture"), born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York (d. 2021)
Sep 20 Monica Zetterlund, Swedish jazz singer (with Bill Evans - "Waltz For Debby"), and actress, born in Hagfors, Sweden (d. 2005)
Sep 22 Jalal Zolfonun, Iranian composer (Gol-e Sadbarg), setar (Persian lute) player, and teacher was born in Abadeh, Iran (d. 2012)
Sep 24 Alan Grose, British vice-admiral
Sep 25 Michael Gibbs, British jazz composer, arranger, and band leader (Mike Gibbs + 12 play Gil Evans), born in Harare, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Sep 25 Thomas Kessler, Swiss composer, and electronic music pioneer, born in Zurich, Switzerland
Sep 26 Joop Admiraal, Dutch actor and director (You Are My Mother), born in Ophemert, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 2006)
Sep 26 Valentin Pavlov, Russian politician and Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (1991), born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 2003)
Sep 28 Colin Berry, British professor of morbid anatomy
Sep 28 Edward Applebaum, American jazz pianist and contemporary classical music composer (The Princess In The Garden), born In Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
Sep 28 Rod Roddy, American television announcer (d. 2003)
Sep 29 Barry Heywood, British director of the British Antarctic Survey (d. 2021)
Sep 30 Jurek Becker, Polish-born German writer (Jacob the Liar), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1997)
Sep 30 Valentin Silvestrov, Ukranian pianist and contemporary classical composer (Melodies of Instances; Quiet Songs), born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)
Oct 1 Hedy d'Ancona, Dutch minister of WVC (PvdA)
Oct 1 Saeed Ahmed, Pakistan cricket batsman (41 Tests; 2,991 runs @ 40.41), born in Jalandhar, Punjab
Oct 3 Boldizsár Csiky, Romanian composer, born in Târgu Mureș, Romania
Oct 3 John MacLeod, American basketball coach (NBA Phoenix Suns 1973-87), born in New Albany, Indiana (d. 2019)

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