Famous People Born in 1946 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 992

Mar 24 Klaus Dinger, German musician (Kraftwerk; Neu!), born in Scherfede, Germany (d. 2008)
Mar 24 Lee Oskar [Levitin], Danish rock and soul harmonica player (War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"; "Low Rider"), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Mar 25 Bonnie Bedelia [Culkin], American actress (Die Hard, Heart Like a Wheel), born in NYC, New York
Mar 25 Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France, born in Toulouse, France (d. 2010)
Mar 25 Gerard John Schaefer, American serial killer (d. 1995)
Mar 25 Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist who pioneered filming volcanic eruptions, born in Mulhouse, France (d. 1991)
Mar 26 John Harries, British atmospheric physicist (provided 1st direct observational evidence of carbon dioxide increase - greenhouse effect), born in Sedgefield, England (d. 2022) [1]
Mar 26 Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - "Mark"), singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
Mar 27 Andy Bown, British rock keyboard player (Peter Frampton; Status Quo., born in Beckenham, England
Mar 27 Bill Sudakis, American baseball player, born in Joliet, Illinois
Mar 27 Carl Weintraub, American actor (Harry-Executive Suite)
Mar 27 Olaf Malolepski, German musician (Die Flippers), born in Madgeburg, Germany
Mar 28 Alejandro Toledo, 63rd President of Peru (2001-06), born in Cabana, Peru
Mar 28 Richard Sussman, American jazz musician and composer
Mar 28 Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut, born in Almelo Netherlands, (d. 2014)
Mar 29 Billy Thorpe, British-Australian musician (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs - "I Told The Brook", "Mashed Potato"; solo - "Children of the Sun"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2007)
Mar 29 Bruce Weber, American fashion photographer and director (Broken Noses), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Mar 29 Ronald Farrow, radio producer and priest (d. 1995)
Mar 31 Aftab Gul, Pakistani cricket batsman (6 Tests @ 22.75), born in Gujar Khan, Punjab
Mar 31 Al Nichol, American rock guitarist and keyboard player (Turtles - "Elenore"), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Mar 31 Gabe Kaplan, American comedian and actor (Welcome Back Kotter), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 1 Arrigo Sacchi, Italian soccer coach (Italy 1991-96 FIFA World Cup silver 1994; Serie A 1987-88, European Cup 1989, 90 AC Milan; Atlético Madrid, Parma), born in Fusignano, Italy
Apr 1 Manfred Stengl, Austrian luger (Olympic gold men's doubles 1964), born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1992)
Apr 1 Ronnie Lane, English rock bassist (Small Faces - "Hey Girl"), sometimes known as "Plonk", born in London, England (d. 1997)
Apr 1 William Frederick Fisher, American MD & astronaut (STS 51-I), born in Dallas, Texas
Apr 2 Kurt Winter, Canadian musician (The Guess Who), born in Winnipeg, Canada (d. 1997)
Apr 2 Lynda Carr, educationist
Apr 2 Richard Collinge, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (35 Tests, 116 wickets; Central Districts CA, Wellington CA, Northern Districts CA), born in Wellington, New Zealand
Apr 3 (David) Dee Murray [Oates], British bassist (Elton John backing band), born in Gillingham, Kent, England (d. 1992)
Apr 3 Carlos Salinas de Gortari, President of Mexico (1988-94), born in Mexico City
Apr 3 Stella Chiweshe, Zimbabwean musician and storyteller (Africa’s best-known female mbira player), born in Mujumi Village, Mhondoro, Rhodesia (d. 2023)
Apr 4 Dave Hill, English rock guitarist (Slade-Coz I Love You), born in Holbeton, Devon
Apr 4 Katsuaki Sato, Japanese martial artist, founder and director of Satojuku Karate, born in Sakhalin, Japan
Apr 5 Jane Asher, English actress (Deep End) and girlfriend of Paul McCartney, born in Willesden, London, England
Apr 5 Jennifer Penney, Canadian ballerina, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 5 Larry Frederick Wendt, American composer, born in Napa, California
Apr 5 Robert E McKee, CEO/managing director (Conoco-UK)
Apr 6 Danny Kortchmar, American session guitarist, producer and songwriter (James Taylor, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Don Henley), born in New York City
Apr 7 Barbara Benary, American composer (Gamelon Son Of Lion), born in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York (d. 2019)
Apr 7 Bob Metcalfe, American electrical engineer (co-inventor of Ethernet, 3Com), born in Brooklyn, New York

Apr 7 Colette Besson, French runner (d. 2005)
Apr 8 Jim "Catfish" Hunter, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB All-Star 1966, 67, 70, 72–1976; World Series 1972–74, 77, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1974; Oakland A's, NY Yankees), born in Hertford, North Carolina (d. 1999)
Apr 8 Stuart Pankin, American comedian (Striptease, Congo, Earl-Dinosaurs), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 8 Tim Thomerson, American actor (Trancers), born in Coronado, California
Apr 9 Alan Knott, English cricket wicket-keeper (1967-81), born in Belvedere, Kent
Apr 9 Les Gray, English vocalist (Mud - "Tiger Feet"), born in Carshalton, Surrey (d. 2004)
Apr 9 Nate Colbert, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1971, 72, 73; San Diego Padres, Houston Astros), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2023)
Apr 10 Anne Boyd, Australian classical composer (As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams), and educator, born in Sydney
Apr 10 Armand [Herman van Loenhout], Dutch folk singer ("Ben ik te min" -"Am I Not Good Enough?"; "Blommenkinders" - "Flower Children"), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2015)
Apr 10 Bob Watson, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973, 75; Houston Astros) and sports executive (GM NY Yankees, World Series 1996), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
Apr 11 Bob Harris, English radio presenter (The Old Grey Whistle Test, Time Out), born in Northampton, England
Apr 12 Ed O'Neill, American comedian and actor (Al Bundy-Married with Children), born in Youngstown, Ohio
Apr 12 Peter L de Baan, Dutch actor, director and playwright (Leonce & Lena)
Apr 12 René Krijnen, Dutch rock keyboardist (Les Baroques - "Such A Cad")
Apr 13 Al Green, American soul singer ("Let's Stay Together"; "Love And Happiness"), born in Forest City, Arkansas
Apr 13 Roy Loney, American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies, 1965-71), born in California (d. 2019)
Apr 14 Patrick Fairley, Scottish guitarist (Marmalade - "Ob La Di, Ob La Da")
Apr 14 Tom Monteleone, American writer (Dark Star & Illumination)
Apr 15 Wayne Gilchrest, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), born in Rahway, New Jersey
Apr 16 Margot Adler, American journalist, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2014)
Apr 16 Pēteris Vasks, Latvian contemporary classical composer, and double bassist (Distant Light; The Fruit Of Silence), born in Aizpute, Latvia
Apr 17 Clare Francis, British yachtswoman and novelist (Come Hell or High Water), born in Thames Ditton, Surrey
Apr 17 Henry Kelly, Irish radio and TV broadcaster, born in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Apr 18 (Alexander) "Skip" Spence, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (Moby Grape - "Omaha"), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Apr 18 Harvey Kagan, American muscian (Sir Douglas Quintet)
Apr 18 Hayley Mills, English actress (Parent Trap, Pollyanna), born in London, England
Apr 18 Lennie Baker, American rock saxophonist musician (Sha Na Na, 1970-99), born in Whitman, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
Apr 18 Tommy Shannon [Smedley], American blues-rock bassist (Johnny Winter; Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble), born in Tucson, Arizona
Apr 19 Leon Wessels, South African lawyer and Minister of Local Government, born in Kroonstad, South Africa
Apr 19 Tim Curry, English actor (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), born in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England
Apr 20 Julien Poulin, French Canadian actor (Elvis Gratton: Le king des kings), born in Montréal, Québec
Apr 21 Claire Denis, French film director (Chocolat, Beau Travail), born in Paris, France
Apr 21 Doug MacLeod, American blues musician (Blues Music Awards' Acoustic Artist of the Year, 2014, 2016 and 2017), born in NYC, New York
Apr 21 S Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test ump, ICC referee)
Apr 22 Archy Kirkwood, British politician (MP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
Apr 22 Dectuplets, Bacacay Brazil, 8 males & 2 females
Apr 22 John Waters, American director (Hairspray), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 22 Louise Harel, Quebec politician and City Councillor for Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe, born in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec
Apr 22 Nicole Garcia, French actress and director (Going Away), born in Oran, Algeria
Apr 24 Bruce Stuart Saylor, American composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 24 Dick Rivers [Hervé Forneri], French rock and roll singer and actor, born in Nice, France (d. 2019)
Apr 25 Digby Fairweather, British jazz trumpeter, born in Rochford, Essex, England
Apr 25 Peter Sutherland, Irish businessman (Allied Irish Banks) and politician (Fine Gael), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2018)
Apr 25 Talia Shire [Coppola], American actress (Adrienne-Rocky), born in Lake Success, New York
Apr 25 Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian nationalist and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, born in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Apr 27 Gordon Haskell, British pop, rock and blues musician (Fleur De Lys; King Crimson, 1970; Harry's Bar), born in Verwood, Dorset, England (d. 2020)
Apr 27 John Maclean, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests, 18 dismissals; Queensland), born in Herston, Australia
Apr 28 Ginette Reno [Raynault], Canadian Juno Award-winning pop singer-songwriter ("Beautiful Second Hand Man"), and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec

Apr 28 Glenn Ross Campbell, American steel guitarist (The Misunderstood), born in San Diego, California
Apr 29 Franc Roddam, English director (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Quadrophenia), born in Norton, England
Apr 30 Bill Plympton, American animator (Your Face), born in Portland Oregon
Apr 30 Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973- ), born in Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden
Apr 30 Donald Schollander, swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-64), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
May 1 Bruce Robinson, actor (Story of Adele H)
May 1 Jerry Weiss, American jazz musician (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in NYC, New York
May 1 Joanna Lumley, British actress (Absolutely Fabulous, OHM's Secret Service), born in Kashmir, India
May 1 John Woo, Hong Kong director
May 1 Nick Fortuna, American rock bassist (The Buckinghams), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 2 David Suchet, British actor (Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Way We Live Now), born in Paddington, London, England
May 2 Lesley Gore [Goldstein], American pop singer ("It's My Party"; "You Don't Own Me"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
May 3 Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (CBS TV, WFAN), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
May 3 Norm Chow, American football coach, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
May 4 John Watson, Irish auto racer (World F1 C'ship 3rd 1982; 5 x F1 GP wins) and broadcaster (Eurosport, F1TV, BBC, BSkyb), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
May 4 Renee Powell, American golfer, broadcaster (first woman to compete in a men's golf tournament), born in East Canton, Ohio
May 4 Richard L. Brodsky, American lawyer and NY State Assemblyman (D) (1983-2010), born in Brooklyn, New York
May 6 David Avshalomov, American classical composer, vocalist, and conductor, born in New York City
May 6 Jim Ramstad, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota), born in Jamestown, North Dakota
May 6 Susan Brown, English actress (The Iron Lady, Game of Thrones), born in Bristol, England
May 7 Bill Danoff, American vocalist (Starland Vocal Band), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
May 7 Bill Kreutzmann, American rock drummer (Grateful Dead), born in Palo Alto, California
May 7 Brian Turner, British celebrity chef, born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
May 8 André Boulerice, Quebec politician and gay rights activist, born in Joliette, Quebec

May 9 Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actress (Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown)
May 10 Dave Mason, British guitarist and singer-songwriter ("We Just Disagree"), born in Worcester, England

Donovan (77 years old)

May 10 Scottish guitarist and singer-songwriter ("Sunshine Superman"; "Mellow Yellow"; "Season Of The Witch"), born in Glasgow, Scotland

May 10 Graham Gouldman, English bassist and singer-songwriter (10cc), born in Manchester, England
May 10 Maureen Lipman, actress (Educating Rita, Wonderworks)
May 11 (Michel) "Plume" Latraverse, Canadian rock and blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born in Montreal, Quebec
May 11 Robert Jarvik, American scientist and researcher (developed the Jarvik-7 artificial heart), born in Midland, Michigan
May 12 L. Neil Smith, American sci-fi author (Lando Calrissian novels), born in Denver, Colorado
May 12 Leonard Baichan, West Indian cricketer (WI opener, 103 v Pakistan on debut 1975), born in Rose Hall, British Guiana
May 13 Tim Pigott-Smith, English actor (Jewel in Crown, King Charles III), born in Rugby, England (d. 2017)
May 14 Alan David Marks, American concert pianist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
May 16 Jessi B Wilson, Mississippi, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
May 16 Robert Fripp, British progressive rock guitarist, composer (King Crimson - "21st Century Schizoid Man"; Fripp & Eno; Bowie - "Heroes"), record producer (Roches; Peter Gabriel; Darryl Hall), and Mr. Toyah Wilcox, born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
May 16 Roger Earl, British drummer (Foghat - "Slow Ride"), born in Hampton Court Palace, London, England
May 17 F. Paul Wilson, American horror and sci-fi novelist (Repairman Jack), and medical doctor, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
May 17 Sinaida Turchina, USSR, team handball (Olympic gold 1976)
May 17 Udo Lindenberg, German musician, born in Gronau, Westphalia
May 18 Andreas Katsulas, American actor (Babylon 5), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2006)
May 18 Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese politician, Premier of Taiwan (2005-6), born in Taipei, Taiwan

Reggie Jackson (77 years old)

May 18 American Baseball HOF right fielder (14 x MLB All Star; World Series 1972, 73 [MVP], 74, 77 [MVP], 78; AL MVP 1973; Oakland A's, NY Yankees,), born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania

André the Giant (1946-1993)

May 19 French pro wrestler (WWF World Heavyweight C'ship 1988; WWF World Tag Team C'ship [with Haku] 1989), born in Grenoble, France

May 19 Claude Lelièvre, Belgian commissioner for children's rights
May 19 Diedre Lenihan, actress (Wendy-Needles & Pins), born in Atlanta, Georgia
May 19 Michele Placido, Foggia Italy, actor (La Lupa, Poliziotti)
May 19 Trevor Veitch, Canadian-American folk-rock musician (3's a Crowd, Tom Rush), and pop record producer (Toni Basil's "Mickey"), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
May 20 Bakhaavaa Buidaa, Mongolia, wrestler (Olympic silver 1972) disqualified
May 20 Bobby Murcer, American baseball outfielder (5-time MLB All Star), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2008)

May 20 American Grammy Award-winning singer ("I Got You Babe"; "If I Could Turn Back Time"; "Believe") and Academy Award-winning actress (Mask; Moonstruck; Mama Mia - Here We Go Again), born in El Centro, California

May 20 Craig Patrick, American NHL center and executive (USA Olympic gold 1980; GM Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup 1991-92, 2009), born in Detroit, Michigan
May 21 David Hill, Australian TV-reporter and owner (Fox Sports)
May 22 George Best, Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United, Northern Ireland), born in Belfast
May 22 Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager (Everton), born in Ryton, County Durham (d. 2015)
May 23 Danny Klein, American rock bassist (J Geils Band - "Centerfold"), born in NYC, New York
May 23 David Graham, Australian golfer (PGA C'ship 1979, US Open 1981), born in Windsor, NSW
May 23 Famoudou Don Moye, American jazz percussionist and drummer (Art Ensemble of Chicago), born in Rochester, New York
May 23 Frederik de Groot, Dutch actor
May 23 H. Paul Shuch, American scientist who coordinated radio amateurs to search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 24 Irina Szewińska, Polish athlete, administrator (Olympic various sprint gold 1964, 68, 76), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2018)
May 24 Jeremy Treglown, English scholar and editor (TLS)
May 24 Steve Upton, British-Welsh rock drummer (Wishbone Ash, 1969-90 - There's the Rub; Locked In), born in Wrexham, Wales
May 24 Thomas Nordahl, Swedish soccer midfielder and manager (15 caps; Örebro), born in Norrköping, Sweden
May 25 David A. Hargrave, American role-playing games (RPGs) designer (d. 1988)
May 25 Irena Szewińska, Polish 200m runner (Olympic Gold 1964, 68, 76), born in Leningrad, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
May 25 Janet Morris, American sci-fi author (Golden Sword, Tempus), born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 25 Tim Hinkley, British rock and soul Hammond B3 organist and singer-songwriter (Jody Grind; Hinkley's Heroes), born in London, England
May 25 Tommy Cecil, Irish ferryman, born on Rathlin Island, County Antrim (d. 1997)
May 26 Mick Ronson, English rock guitarist and producer (Mott the Hoople; The Spiders From Mars), born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 1993)
May 26 Neshka Robeva, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast (World C'ship 3 x silver, 1 x bronze 1969) and coach (World, European and Olympic competition, 294 medals), born in Rousse, Bulgaria
May 27 Lewis Collins, English actor, (d. 2013)
May 27 Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish jazz double bassist, born in Osted, Zealand, Denmark (d. 2005)
May 28 Claudio Roditi, Brazilian jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2020)
May 28 Madeleine Le Roux, Wyoming, Broadway actress (Cry Uncle)
May 28 Satchidanandan, Indian poet
May 28 Skip Jutze, American baseball player
May 29 Fernando Buesa, Basque politician (d. 2000)
May 29 Robin Johnson, American actress (Times Square: Baby, It's You), born in Brooklyn, New York
May 30 Candy Lightner, American political activist/founder (MADD), born in Pasadena, California
May 31 Debbie Moore, British model and businesswoman (founder & CEO Pineapple Dance Studios & clothing), born in Urmston, Lancashire, England
May 31 Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricket umpire (record 128 Tests, 181 ODIs; FIFA referee), born in Montego Bay, Jamaica
May 31 Ted Baehr, American Christian media critic

Brian Cox (77 years old)

Jun 1 Scottish actor (Troy; Jason Bourne films), born in Dundee, Scotland

Jun 1 Carol Neblett, American soprano (City and Metropolitan Operas, 1969-83), born in Modesto, California (d. 2017)
Jun 2 Lasse Hallström, Swedish screenwriter and film director (Cider House Rules; My Life As A Dog; ABBA music videos), born in Stockholm, Sweden

Peter Sutcliffe (1946-2020)

Jun 2 English murderer of 13 women "The Yorkshire Ripper", born in Bingley, England

Jun 2 Roger Freed, baseball player
Jun 3 Eddie Holman, American singer ("Hey There Lonely Girl"; "You Make My Life Complete"), born in Norfolk, Virginia
Jun 3 Penelope Wilton [Penelope Alice], English actress (Cry Freedom, Norman Conquests), born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Jun 3 Tristan Rogers, Australian actor (Robert Scorpio-General Hospital)
Jun 4 Bettina Gregory, correspondent/journalist (ABC-TV)
Jun 4 S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Telegu playback singer (The Jewel of Shiva), born in Nellore, Madras Presidency, British India (d. 2020)
Jun 5 Frederick "Freddie" Stone, American rock guitarist (Sly & The Family Stone - "Dance To The Music"), born in Vallejo, California
Jun 5 Gillian Hills, English actress (Blow-up, Clockwork Orange), born in Cairo, Egypt

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