Famous People Born in 1945 (Part 5)

Birthdays 801 - 908 of 908

Goldie Hawn (77 years old)

Nov 21 American actress (The First Wives Club, Private Benjamin), born in Washington, D.C.

Nov 22 Ivan Pařík, Czech opera conductor and educator, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nov 23 Assaf Dayan, Israeli director and actor (Operation Thunderbolt), born in Nahalal, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2014)
Nov 23 Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer, born in Fraserburgh, Scotland (d. 2018)
Nov 23 Jerry Harris, American sculptor, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
Nov 24 Lee Michaels [Olsen], American rock Hammond B-3 organist and singer ("Do You Know What I Mean"), and restaurateur (Killer Shrimp), born in Los Angeles, California
Nov 25 Bev Bevan, English drummer (Electric Light Orchestra), born in Birmingham, England
Nov 25 George Webster, American football player (d. 2007)
Nov 25 Patrick Nagel, American artist (d. 1984)
Nov 26 Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician (Minister for Defence), born in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
Nov 26 Daniel Davis, American actor (Niles-Nanny), born in Gurdon, Arkansas
Nov 26 Ethan Russell, American photographer and author (photographed covers for the Beatles, Rolling Stones and The Who), born in Mt. Kisco, New York
Nov 26 Jim Mullen, Scottish session and touring jazz-rock-funk guitarist (Pete Brown & Piblokto!; Average White Band; Terry Callier), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Nov 26 John McVie, British rock bassist (John Mayall's Blues Breakers; Fleetwood Mac - Rumours, Tusk), born in Ealing, Middlesex, England
Nov 26 Michael Omartian, American session pop, country and contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and keyboardist (We Are The World), and Grammy Award-winning producer (Christopher Cross), born in Evanston, Illinois
Nov 26 Tandy Cronyn, American actress (Twisted, Guardian, Age Old Friends), born in Los Angeles, California
Nov 27 Alain de Cadenet, English auto racer (3 x 24 Hours of Le Mans class 3rd place) and broadcaster (Speed Channel, ESPN, Velocity Channel, Petrolicious website), born in London, England (d. 2022)
Nov 27 Barbara Anderson, American actress (Eve-Ironside, Mission Impossible), born in Brooklyn, New York
Nov 27 James Avery, American actor (Fresh Prince of Bell Air), (d. 2013), born in Pughsville, Virginia
Nov 27 Randy Brecker, American jazz and fusion trumpeter (Brecker Brothers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 28 Georg Volkert, German soccer striker (12 caps, FRG; 1. FC Nürnberg, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart), born in Ansbach, Germany (d. 2020)
Nov 29 Roger Bambuck, French 4X100 runner (Olympic bronze 1968), born in Guadeloupe
Nov 30 Michael Joyce, Irish stage manager and theatre director, born in Galway, Ireland (d. 1994)
Nov 30 Radu Lupu, Romanian Grammy Award-winning concert pianist (Van Cliburn Competition - gold, 1966; George Enesco Competition - 1st prize, 1967), born in Galati Romania (d. 2022)
Nov 30 Roger Glover, British hard rock bassist (Episode Six; Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"; Rainbow), born near Brecon, Wales

Bette Midler (77 years old)

Dec 1 American singer ("The Rose"; "Wind Beneath My Wings"), and actress (Ruthless People; Beaches), born in Honolulu, Hawaii

Dec 1 John Densmore, American drummer (The Doors - "Light My Fire"; "L.A. Woman"), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 1 Ross Edwards, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests @ 40.37, top score 170no; 9 ODIs; West Australia CA), born in Perth Western Australia
Dec 2 Alan "Froggy" Thomson, Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 12 wickets; Victoria CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2022)
Dec 2 Penelope Spheeris, American film director (The Decline of Western Civilization), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 3 Laura Dean, American choreographer known for her collaborations with composer Steve Reich (Drumming), born in Staten Island, New York
Dec 4 Michael Gerzon, British mathematician and audio pioneer (Ambisonics), born in Birmingham (d. 1996)
Dec 4 Roberta Lynn Bondar, Canadian neurologist and astronaut (STS 42), born in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario
Dec 5 Geoff Emerick, British sound engineer and record producer (Beatles; Elvis Costello), born in Crouch End, North London, England (d. 2018)
Dec 5 J W "Corkey" Fornof, American stunt coordinator (Octopussy), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 6 Dan Harrington, American professional poker player, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dec 6 James Naughton, American actor (Stranger is Watching, Trauma center), born in Middletown, Connecticut
Dec 6 Larry Bowa, American 2nd baseman (Phillies), born in Sacramento, California
Dec 6 Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker (Bandit Queen), born in Laghore, British India
Dec 7 Graciela Agudelo, Mexican pianist and avant garde composer (Celebration of Wine), born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 2018)
Dec 7 Marion Rung, Finnish pop singer, born in Helsinki, Finland
Dec 8 Donna Michelle, American actress (Beach Blanket Bingo) and Playboy playmate (Dec, 1963), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
Dec 8 John Banville, Irish novelist and journalist
Dec 9 Matti Mäntylä, Finnish actor, born in Turku, Finland
Dec 9 Michael Nouri, American stage and screen actor (Bay City Blues, Love & War), born in Washington, D.C.
Dec 10 Eric Boom, Dutch guitarist and producer
Dec 12 Alan Ward, English rock musician (Elton Motello), and audio engineer, born in Nottingham, England
Dec 12 Karl Edward Wagner, American sci-fi author (Bloodstone, Night Winds), born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 1994)
Dec 12 Susi Hush, English television producer, born in Thurgoland, Yorkshire (d. 1995)
Dec 12 Tony Williams, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1997)
Dec 13 Ann Syrdal, American psychologist and computer science researcher (developed female synthetic voices at AT&T), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2020)
Dec 13 Kathy Garver, American actress (Cissy in Family Affair), born in Long Beach, California
Dec 13 Robert Martinez, Mexican-American drummer (? and the Mysterians - "96 Tears"), born in Texas

Michael King (1945-2004)

Dec 15 New Zealand historian and author (Penguin History of New Zealand), born in Wellington, New Zealand

Dec 15 Thaao Penghlis, Australian actor (Mission Impossible, Tony-Days of Our Life), born in Sydney, Australia
Dec 16 Bobby George, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1980, 84 runner-up), born in Manor Park, Essex, England
Dec 16 Patti Deutsch, American actress and Match Game panelist
Dec 16 Tony Hicks, British rock guitarist (The Hollies), born in Nelson, England
Dec 16 Yukio Hattori, Japanese Iron Chef commentator
Dec 17 Chris Matthews, American journalist
Dec 17 Christopher Cazenove, England, actor (Ben-Dynasty)
Dec 17 Ernie Hudson, Benton Harbor MI, actor (Ghostbusters, Weeds)
Dec 17 Jacqueline Wilson, English author
Dec 18 Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972-2001), born in Kathmandu, Nepal (d. 2001)
Dec 18 Carolyn Wood, American 4 X 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1960)
Dec 19 Elaine Joyce, actress (City of Angels, Mr Merlin), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 19 John McEuen, American bluegrass, folk-rock fiddler, guitarist, banjo, and mandolin player (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Steve Martin), born in Oakland, California
Dec 20 Peter Criss [George Peter John Criscuola], American drummer and singer (Kiss - "Beth"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 21 Doug Walters, Australian cricket all-rounder (74 Tests, 15 x 100, HS 250, 49 wickets, BB 5/66; NSWCA), born in Dungog, Australia
Dec 21 Millie Hughes-Fulford, American scientist & astronaut (STS 40), born in Mineral Wells, Texas
Dec 22 Diane Sawyer, American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time), born in Glasgow, Kentucky
Dec 22 Joris J. C. Voorhoeve, Dutch Defense minister (1994-, VVD), born in the Hague, Netherlands
Dec 22 Marianne van Wijnkoop [Bosscher], Dutch actress (Les Miserables), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dec 23 Donald A. Ritchie, American Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate, born in NYC, New York
Dec 23 Georges Aperghis, Greek composer, born in Athens, Greece
Dec 23 Richard Wohlhuter, 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1976), born in St. Charles, Illinois
Dec 23 Ron Bushy, American rock drummer (Iron Butterfly - “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2021)
Dec 24 John Till, Canadian musician, born in Stratford, Canada
Dec 24 Lemmy [Ian Fraser Kilmister], British heavy metal musician (Motörhead), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (d. 2015)
Dec 24 Nicholas Meyer, American writer & director (Star Trek II Wrath of Khan), born in New York City
Dec 25 (David) Noel Redding, British rock bassist (The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Purple Haze"), born in Folkstone, England (d. 2003)
Dec 25 Gary Sandy, American stage and screen actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Andy"), born in Dayton, Ohio
Dec 25 Ken Stabler, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (4 x Pro Bowl; NFL MVP, First-team All-Pro 1974; Super Bowl 1976; Oakland Raiders), born in Foley, Alabama (d. 2015)
Dec 25 Mike Pringle, Scottish politician
Dec 25 Rick Berman [Richard], American television producer (Star Trek Generations), born in New York
Dec 25 Steve Mancha [Clyde Wilson], American soul singer (100 Proof - "Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup)"), born in Walhall, South Carolina
Dec 26 John Walsh, activist/TV host (America's Most Wanted)
Dec 28 Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal (1972- )
Dec 28 Dwight Bement, American rock saxophonist (Gary Puckett & Union Gap - "Lady Willpower"; Flash Cadillac), born in San Diego, California
Dec 28 Max Hastings, British editor-in-chief (Daily Telegraph)
Dec 28 Mike Gibbons, American rocker (Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods-Billy Don't be a Hero), (d. 2016)
Dec 29 Adje Roland, Dutch radio disc jockey, born in Rhenen, Netherlands
Dec 30 Concetta Tomei, American actress

Davy Jones (1945-2012)

Dec 30 British singer and actor (The Monkees - "Daydream Believer"), born in Manchester, England

Dec 30 John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot
Dec 30 Preston Andrew Trombly, American classical and jazz clarinetist, and radio broadcaster, born in Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 30 Vernon Wells, Australian actor
Dec 31 Barbara Carrera, Nicaraguan actress (Angelica-Dallas), born in Bluefields, Nicaragua
Dec 31 Claude Marks, FALN member (FBI most wanted), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina

On This Day

Famous People Born in 1945 (Part 5)

Goldie Hawn (77 years old)

Bette Midler (77 years old)

Michael King (1945-2004)

Davy Jones (1945-2012)

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