| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Edward Abbey |
Author |
29-Jan-1927 |
14-Mar-1989 |
Desert Solitaire |
| Paul Ableman |
Novelist |
13-Jun-1927 |
25-Oct-2006 |
I Hear Voices |
| Brock Adams |
Politician |
13-Jan-1927 |
10-Sep-2004 |
US Senator from Washington, 1987-93 |
| Bhumibol Adulyadej |
Head of State |
5-Dec-1927 |
|
King of Thailand |
| Raúl Alfonsín |
Head of State |
13-Mar-1927 |
|
President of Argentina, 1983-9 |
| Mose Allison |
Musician |
11-Nov-1927 |
|
"The William Faulkner of southern blues" |
| Ed Ames |
Singer |
9-Jul-1927 |
|
Try to Remember |
| Anne L. Armstrong |
Government |
27-Dec-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to the UK, 1976-77 |
| John Ashbery |
Poet |
28-Jul-1927 |
|
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror |
| Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz |
Government |
1927 |
|
Saudi Arabia Defense Minister |
| Stanley Baker |
Actor |
8-Feb-1927 |
28-Jun-1976 |
Knights of the Round Table |
| Hank Ballard |
Musician |
18-Nov-1927 |
2-Mar-2003 |
The Twist |
| Phil Batt |
Politician |
4-Mar-1927 |
|
Governor of Idaho, 1995-99 |
| Stephen Becker |
Novelist |
31-Mar-1927 |
27-Mar-1999 |
When the War Is Over |
| Geoffrey Beene |
Fashion Designer |
30-Aug-1927 |
28-Sep-2004 |
Award-winning fashion designer |
| Maurice Béjart |
Choreographer |
1-Jan-1927 |
22-Nov-2007 |
Innovative ballet choreographer |
| Harry Belafonte |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-Mar-1927 |
|
Calypso singer |
| Pope Benedict XVI |
Religion |
16-Apr-1927 |
|
Roman Catholic Pontiff |
| Robert F. Bennett |
Politician |
23-May-1927 |
9-Oct-2000 |
Governor of Kansas, 1975-79 |
| Mari Blanchard |
Actor |
13-Apr-1927 |
10-May-1970 |
She-Devil |
| George Blanda |
Football |
17-Sep-1927 |
|
Football hall-of-famer played 340 games |
| Burt Blechman |
Novelist |
2-Mar-1927 |
|
How Much? |
| Erma Bombeck |
Columnist |
21-Feb-1927 |
22-Apr-1996 |
The Grass is Always Greener |
| James Booth |
Actor |
19-Dec-1927 |
11-Aug-2005 |
Zulu |
| Robert Bork |
Government |
1-Mar-1927 |
|
Fired Archibald Cox, later got himself borked |
| Tom Bosley |
Actor |
1-Oct-1927 |
|
Dad on Happy Days |
| Elsbeth Bothe |
Judge |
17-Oct-1927 |
|
Baltimore Circuit Court Judge, retired |
| John Brademas |
Politician |
2-Mar-1927 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1959-81 |
| Sydney Brenner |
Scientist |
13-Jan-1927 |
|
Genetic regulation of organ development |
| James Broderick |
Actor |
7-Mar-1927 |
1-Nov-1982 |
Doug Lawrence on Family |
| Harold Brown |
Government |
19-Sep-1927 |
|
US Secretary of Defense, 1977-81 |
| Robert Brustein |
Educator |
21-Apr-1927 |
|
Founder, American Reportory Theatre |
| Lloyd Bucher |
Military |
1-Sep-1927 |
28-Jan-2004 |
Commander of USS Pueblo |
| Frank R. Burns |
Football |
c. 1927 |
|
Rutgers Head Coach, 1973-83 |
| George Busbee |
Politician |
7-Aug-1927 |
16-Jul-2004 |
Governor of Georgia, 1975-83 |
| Carl Butler |
Country Musician |
2-Jun-1927 |
4-Sep-1992 |
Don't Let Me Cross Over |
| Jack Butler |
Football |
12-Nov-1927 |
|
Former Pittsburgh Steelers DB |
| Susan Cabot |
Actor |
9-Jul-1927 |
10-Dec-1986 |
The Wasp Woman |
| Gianna Maria Canale |
Actor |
12-Sep-1927 |
|
I Vampiri |
| Harvey Carignan |
Criminal |
18-May-1927 |
|
The Want-Ad Killer |
| Pat Carroll |
Actor |
5-May-1927 |
|
Make Room for Daddy |
| Rosalynn Carter |
First Lady |
18-Aug-1927 |
|
Wife of US President Jimmy Carter |
| Jack Cassidy |
Actor |
5-Mar-1927 |
12-Dec-1976 |
The Eiger Sanction |
| Lauro F. Cavazos |
Government |
4-Jan-1927 |
|
US Secretary of Education, 1988-90 |
| John Chancellor |
Journalist |
14-Jul-1927 |
12-Jul-1996 |
NBC Nightly News anchor |
| Otis Chandler |
Publisher |
23-Nov-1927 |
27-Feb-2006 |
Publisher of the L.A. Times, 1960-80 |
| Cesar Chavez |
Labor Leader |
31-Mar-1927 |
23-Apr-1993 |
Mastermind of the California grape boycott |
| George E. Christian |
Government |
1-Jan-1927 |
27-Nov-2002 |
LBJ's press secretary |
| Ramsey Clark |
Government |
18-Dec-1927 |
|
US Attorney General, 1967-69 |
| Roy Cohn |
Government |
20-Feb-1927 |
2-Aug-1986 |
Joseph McCarthy's henchman |
| Michael Constantine |
Actor |
22-May-1927 |
|
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
| Barbara Cook |
Singer |
25-Oct-1927 |
|
Broadway, TV and cabaret singer and actress |
| Gordon Cooper |
Astronaut |
6-Mar-1927 |
4-Oct-2004 |
Mercury 7 and Gemini 5 astronaut |
| Lou Creekmur |
Football |
22-Jan-1927 |
|
Detroit Lions, Hall of Famer |
| Richard Crenna |
Actor |
30-Nov-1927 |
18-Jan-2003 |
Our Miss Brooks |
| Norm Crosby |
Comic |
15-Sep-1927 |
|
Stand-up and nightclub comic |
| Dan Curtis |
Film Director |
12-Aug-1927 |
27-Mar-2006 |
Burnt Offerings |
| William Daniels |
Actor |
31-Mar-1927 |
|
Voice of K.I.T.T. on Knight Rider |
| Guy Davenport |
Author |
23-Nov-1927 |
4-Jan-2005 |
Thasos and Ohio |
| Thayer David |
Actor |
4-Mar-1927 |
17-Jul-1978 |
Jergens in Rocky |
| John R. Davis, Jr. |
Diplomat |
25-Jul-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Poland, 1983-90 |
| Midge Decter |
Journalist |
25-Jul-1927 |
|
Neoconservative maven |
| Paul G. Desmarais |
Business |
4-Jan-1927 |
|
CEO, Power Corporation of Canada, 1968-96 |
| David Dinkins |
Politician |
10-Jul-1927 |
|
Mayor of New York City, 1989-93 |
| Steve Ditko |
Cartoonist |
2-Nov-1927 |
|
Drew Spider-Man like nobody else has or can |
| Alan J. Dixon |
Politician |
7-Jul-1927 |
|
US Senator from Illinois, 1981-93 |
| Ken Dodd |
Comic |
8-Nov-1927 |
|
British comedian, ventriloquist |
| Tom Dooley |
Activist |
17-Jan-1927 |
18-Jan-1961 |
Deliver Us from Evil |
| Winfield Dunn |
Politician |
1-Jul-1927 |
|
Governor of Tennessee, 1971-75 |
| Otto Eckstein |
Economist |
1-Aug-1927 |
22-Mar-1984 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1964-66 |
| Paul Eddington |
Actor |
18-Jun-1927 |
4-Nov-1995 |
Jim Hacker on Yes, Prime Minister |
| Edwin Edwards |
Politician |
7-Aug-1927 |
|
Former governor, convicted felon |
| James B. Edwards |
Politician |
24-Jun-1927 |
|
Governor of South Carolina, 1975-79 |
| Geoffrey Eglinton |
Geologist |
1-Nov-1927 |
|
Molecular organic geochemistry |
| Manfred Eigen |
Physicist |
9-May-1927 |
|
Studied fast chemical reactions |
| Dana Elcar |
Actor |
10-Oct-1927 |
6-Jun-2005 |
Pete Thornton on MacGyver |
| Charles H. Erhart, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1927 |
|
President of W.R. Grace & Co., 1989-90 |
| John Erlenborn |
Politician |
8-Feb-1927 |
30-Oct-2005 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1965-84 |
| Peter Falk |
Actor |
16-Sep-1927 |
|
Detective Columbo |
| Malachi Favors |
Bassist |
22-Aug-1927 |
30-Jan-2004 |
Bass player for Art Ensemble of Chicago |
| Ruth Fertel |
Business |
5-Feb-1927 |
16-Apr-2002 |
Founder, Ruth's Chris Steak House |
| Cliff Finch |
Politician |
4-Apr-1927 |
22-Apr-1986 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1976-80 |
| Martin Fleischmann |
Chemist |
29-Mar-1927 |
|
Cold fusion crank |
| Friedrich Karl Flick |
Business |
3-Feb-1927 |
5-Oct-2006 |
Richest man in Austria |
| Eddie Fontaine |
Singer |
6-Mar-1927 |
13-Apr-1992 |
Rock-a-billy singer and character actor |
| William D. Ford |
Politician |
6-Aug-1927 |
14-Aug-2004 |
Congressman from Michigan, 1965-95 |
| Bob Fosse |
Dancer |
23-Jun-1927 |
23-Sep-1987 |
Choreographer |
| Bernard Fox |
Actor |
11-May-1927 |
|
Dr. Bombay on Bewitched |
| Nellie Fox |
Baseball |
25-Dec-1927 |
1-Dec-1975 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Richard H. Gallagher |
Engineer |
17-Nov-1927 |
30-Sep-1997 |
Finite element method |
| Richard N. Gardner |
Diplomat |
9-Jul-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Spain, 1993-97 |
| Kika de la Garza |
Politician |
22-Sep-1927 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1965-97 |
| Bruce S. Gelb |
Diplomat |
1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Belgium, 1991-93 |
| Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
Government |
21-Mar-1927 |
|
German Foreign Minister, 1974-92 |
| Stan Getz |
Jazz Musician |
2-Feb-1927 |
6-Jun-1991 |
Jazz tenor saxophonist |
| Althea Gibson |
Tennis |
25-Aug-1927 |
28-Sep-2003 |
First black woman to win Wimbledon |
| Carl D. Glickman |
Business |
c. 1927 |
|
The Glickman Organization |
| Ray A. Goldberg |
Educator |
c. 1927 |
|
Agribusiness professor, Harvard |
| William F. Goodling |
Politician |
5-Dec-1927 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1975-2001 |
| Lyle Gramley |
Economist |
14-Jan-1927 |
|
Former Federal Reserve governor |
| Bud Grant |
Football |
20-May-1927 |
|
Longtime coach of Minnesota Vikings |
| Lee Grant |
Actor |
31-Oct-1927 |
|
Portnoy's Complaint |
| Günter Grass |
Author |
16-Oct-1927 |
|
German novelist, The Tin Drum |
| Alan C. Greenberg |
Business |
1927 |
|
CEO of Bear Stearns, 1978-93 |
| Donald P. Gregg |
Government |
12-Dec-1927 |
|
National Security Adviser to VP Bush |
| Robert Guillaume |
Actor |
30-Nov-1927 |
|
Benson |
| Marvin Harris |
Anthropologist |
18-Aug-1927 |
25-Oct-2001 |
Anthropological historian |
| Rosemary Harris |
Actor |
19-Sep-1927 |
|
Aunt May in Spider-Man |
| David Hedison |
Actor |
20-May-1927 |
|
Twice Felix Leiter in Bond films |
| Pierre Henry |
Composer |
9-Dec-1927 |
|
Electronic music pioneer |
| William Hickey |
Actor |
19-Sep-1927 |
29-Jun-1997 |
Prizzi's Honor |
| Barron Hilton |
Business |
23-Oct-1927 |
|
Chairman of Hilton Hotels |
| Glen A. Holden |
Business |
2-Jul-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Jamaica, 1989-93 |
| Robert Hossein |
Actor |
30-Dec-1927 |
|
Cemetery Without Crosses |
| James J. Howard |
Politician |
24-Jul-1927 |
25-Mar-1988 |
Congressman from New Jersey, 1965-88 |
| Shirley Hughes |
Author |
1927 |
|
Alfie's Feet |
| Samuel P. Huntington |
Author |
18-Apr-1927 |
|
The Clash of Civilizations |
| Dick Hyman |
Pianist |
8-Mar-1927 |
|
Pianist, Organist, Conductor, Composer |
| Donald P. Jacobs |
Economist |
22-Jun-1927 |
|
Dean of the Kellogg School, 1975-2001 |
| Charles Jarrott |
Film Director |
16-Jun-1927 |
|
Anne of the Thousand Days |
| Jackie Jensen |
Baseball |
9-Mar-1927 |
14-Jul-1982 |
American League MVP, 1958 |
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
Novelist |
7-May-1927 |
|
Heat and Dust |
| Antonio Carlos Jobim |
Musician |
25-Jan-1927 |
8-Dec-1994 |
The Girl from Ipanema |
| Richard Johnson |
Actor |
30-Jul-1927 |
|
Treasure Island |
| Dickie Jones |
Actor |
25-Feb-1927 |
|
Buffalo Bill Jr. |
| Elvin Jones |
Drummer |
9-Sep-1927 |
18-May-2004 |
Different Drummer |
| Freddie Jones |
Actor |
12-Sep-1927 |
|
The Caesars |
| Bill Justis |
Musician |
14-Oct-1927 |
15-Jul-1982 |
Raunchy |
| John Kander |
Composer |
18-Mar-1927 |
|
Top Broadway composer |
| Captain Kangaroo |
Actor |
27-Jun-1927 |
23-Jan-2004 |
Morning children's television star |
| Henry Kaufman |
Business |
c. 1927 |
|
Ex Managing Director, Salomon Brothers |
| Fred Kavli |
Philanthropist |
1927 |
|
Kavli Foundation |
| Jack Kelly |
Actor |
16-Sep-1927 |
7-Nov-1992 |
Bart Maverick |
| Tom Kennedy |
Game Show Host |
26-Feb-1927 |
|
Host of Name That Tune, etc. |
| F. Ray Keyser, Jr. |
Politician |
17-Aug-1927 |
|
Governor of Vermont, 1961-63 |
| Sidney Kimmel |
Business |
c. 1927 |
|
CEO of Jones Apparel Group, 1975-2002 |
| Alan King |
Comic |
26-Dec-1927 |
9-May-2004 |
Jewish comic and Friars Club fixture |
| Coretta Scott King |
Activist |
27-Apr-1927 |
30-Jan-2006 |
Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King |
| Galway Kinnell |
Poet |
1-Feb-1927 |
|
Selected Poems |
| Les Kinsolving |
Journalist |
18-Dec-1927 |
|
WorldNetDaily |
| Phyllis Kirk |
Actor |
18-Sep-1927 |
19-Oct-2006 |
House of Wax |
| Eartha Kitt |
Singer |
17-Jan-1927 |
|
Catwoman |
| Billy Klüver |
Scientist |
13-Nov-1927 |
11-Jan-2004 |
The Mr. Fix-It of kinetic art |
| John A. Kocur |
Business |
c. 1927 |
|
President of Apache Corporation, 1979-88 |
| Leszek Kolakowski |
Philosopher |
23-Oct-1927 |
|
Polish refugee philosopher |
| Vladimir Komarov |
Astronaut |
16-Mar-1927 |
24-Apr-1967 |
Pilot of Soyuz 1 plunged to his death |
| Harvey Korman |
Comic |
15-Feb-1927 |
29-May-2008 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
| Robert P. Kraft |
Astronomer |
16-Jun-1927 |
|
Lick Observatory |
| Tommy Lasorda |
Baseball |
22-Sep-1927 |
|
Slim-Fast shill |
| Claude Laydu |
Actor |
10-Mar-1927 |
|
Diary of a Country Priest |
| Donald C. Leidel |
Diplomat |
31-Aug-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1983-86 |
| Janet Leigh |
Actor |
6-Jul-1927 |
4-Oct-2004 |
Psycho |
| Anthony Lewis |
Author |
27-Mar-1927 |
|
Gideon's Trumpet |
| Gina Lollobrigida |
Actor |
4-Jul-1927 |
|
Beautiful but dangerous |
| Richard Long |
Actor |
17-Dec-1927 |
21-Dec-1974 |
Jarrod Barkley on The Big Valley |
| Stephen Low |
Diplomat |
2-Dec-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Nigeria, 1979-81 |
| Malcolm M. Lucas |
Judge |
19-Apr-1927 |
|
California Chief Justice, 1987-96 |
| Robert Ludlum |
Novelist |
25-May-1927 |
12-Mar-2001 |
Holcroft Covenant |
| James Thomas Lynn |
Government |
27-Feb-1927 |
|
US HUD Secretary, 1973-75 |
| Alan G. MacDiarmid |
Chemist |
14-Apr-1927 |
7-Feb-2007 |
Metallic polymers |
| Arthur Malet |
Actor |
24-Sep-1927 |
|
The Secret of NIMH |
| Abby Mann |
Screenwriter |
1-Dec-1927 |
25-Mar-2008 |
Judgment at Nuremberg |
| Gino Marchetti |
Football |
2-Jan-1927 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| Harry M. Markowitz |
Economist |
24-Aug-1927 |
|
Portfolio theory |
| Peter Matthiessen |
Novelist |
22-May-1927 |
|
At Play in the Fields of the Lord |
| Lois Maxwell |
Actor |
14-Feb-1927 |
29-Sep-2007 |
Miss Moneypenny |
| Al McCandless |
Politician |
23-Jul-1927 |
|
Congressman from California, 1983-95 |
| John McCarthy |
Computer Programmer |
4-Sep-1927 |
|
Created LISP programming language |
| Pete McCloskey |
Politician |
29-Sep-1927 |
|
Congressman from California, 1967-83 |
| Red McCombs |
Business |
19-Oct-1927 |
|
Car dealer, Co-Founder of Clear Channel |
| Tommy McCook |
Musician |
03-Mar-1927 |
05-May-1998 |
Sax player for The Skatalites |
| Pat McCormick |
Comic |
30-Jun-1927 |
29-Jul-2005 |
Smokey and the Bandit |
| John McLaughlin |
Talk Show Host |
29-Mar-1927 |
|
The McLaughlin Group |
| Lloyd Meeds |
Politician |
11-Dec-1927 |
17-Aug-2005 |
Congressman from Washington, 1965-79 |
| W. S. Merwin |
Poet |
30-Sep-1927 |
|
The Carrier of Ladders |
| Jack Metcalf |
Politician |
30-Nov-1927 |
15-Mar-2007 |
Congressman from Washington, 1995-2001 |
| Robert H. Miller |
Diplomat |
8-Sep-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, 1983-86 |
| Robert L. Mills |
Physicist |
15-Apr-1927 |
27-Oct-1999 |
Subatomic particles |
| César Milstein |
Scientist |
8-Oct-1927 |
24-Mar-2002 |
Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies) |
| Patsy Mink |
Politician |
6-Dec-1927 |
28-Sep-2002 |
Congresswoman from Hawaii |
| Marvin Minsky |
Scientist |
9-Aug-1927 |
|
Father of Artificial Intelligence |
| Joseph Moakley |
Politician |
27-Apr-1927 |
28-May-2001 |
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1973-2001 |
| Thomas S. Monson |
Religion |
21-Aug-1927 |
|
President of the Mormon Church |
| Roger Moore |
Actor |
14-Oct-1927 |
|
James Bond after Sean Connery |
| Lloyd N. Morrisett |
Administrator |
1927 |
|
President, Markle Foundation, 1969-98 |
| Robert Mosbacher |
Government |
11-Mar-1927 |
|
US Secretary of Commerce 1989-92 |
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
Politician |
16-Mar-1927 |
26-Mar-2003 |
US Senator from New York, 1977-2001 |
| K. Alex Müller |
Physicist |
20-Apr-1927 |
|
Superconductivity researcher |
| Gerry Mulligan |
Jazz Musician |
6-Apr-1927 |
20-Jan-1996 |
Greatest jazz baritonist of all time |
| Peter Munk |
Business |
8-Nov-1927 |
|
Founder of Barrick Gold |
| Rosemary Murphy |
Actor |
13-Jan-1927 |
|
Eleanor and Franklin |
| John T. Myers |
Politician |
8-Feb-1927 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1967-97 |
| Si Newhouse, Jr. |
Publisher |
8-Nov-1927 |
|
Chairman of Condé Nast |
| George Nigh |
Politician |
9-Jun-1927 |
|
Governor of Oklahoma, 1979-87 |
| Marshall W. Nirenberg |
Scientist |
10-Apr-1927 |
|
RNA's role in protein synthesis |
| Agnes Nixon |
Film/TV Producer |
10-Dec-1927 |
|
Daytime soap operas |
| Thomas T. Noguchi |
Doctor |
1927 |
|
Coroner to the Stars |
| Robert Noyce |
Inventor |
12-Dec-1927 |
3-Jun-1990 |
Co-Inventor, integrated circuit |
| Patrick O'Neal |
Actor |
26-Sep-1927 |
9-Sep-1994 |
Chamber of Horrors |
| George A. Olah |
Chemist |
22-May-1927 |
|
Isolated carbonium ions |
| Marcel Ophüls |
Film Director |
1-Nov-1927 |
|
The Sorrow and the Pity |
| Robert Orben |
Author |
4-Mar-1927 |
|
Prolific jokewriter |
| Turgut Özal |
Head of State |
13-Oct-1927 |
17-Apr-1993 |
8th President of Turkey |
| Patti Page |
Singer |
8-Nov-1927 |
|
The Tennessee Waltz |
| Olof Palme |
Head of State |
30-Jan-1927 |
28-Feb-1986 |
Swedish Prime Minister, assassinated |
| Geoffrey Palmer |
Actor |
4-Jun-1927 |
|
Lionel Hardcastle on As Time Goes By |
| Eugene Parker |
Astronomer |
10-Jun-1927 |
|
Solar winds |
| Estelle Parsons |
Actor |
20-Nov-1927 |
|
Character and TV actress |
| Pat Paulsen |
Comic |
6-Jul-1927 |
24-Apr-1997 |
Perpetual presidential candidate |
| Barbara Payton |
Actor |
16-Nov-1927 |
8-May-1967 |
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye |
| Martin L. Perl |
Physicist |
24-Jun-1927 |
|
Discovered the Tau Lepton |
| William J. Perry |
Government |
11-Oct-1927 |
|
US Secretary of Defense, 1994-97 |
| Brock Peters |
Actor |
2-Jul-1927 |
23-Aug-2005 |
To Kill a Mockingbird |
| George Plimpton |
Author |
18-Mar-1927 |
25-Sep-2003 |
Paper Lion |
| Sidney Poitier |
Actor |
20-Feb-1927 |
|
In The Heat Of The Night |
| John Pont |
Football |
13-Nov-1927 |
|
IU-Bloomington Head Coach, 1965-72 |
| Leontyne Price |
Singer |
10-Feb-1927 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| James Prior |
Politician |
11-Oct-1927 |
|
Minister for Northern Ireland, 1981-84 |
| Joan Quigley |
Government |
10-Apr-1927 |
|
Reagan's astrologer |
| Edward Randall III |
Business |
c. 1927 |
|
CEO of Rotan Mosle, 1970-84 |
| Kenneth A. Randall |
Business |
22-Jun-1927 |
|
Chairman of the FDIC, 1965-70 |
| Boots Randolph |
Musician |
3-Jun-1927 |
3-Jul-2007 |
Yakety Sax |
| John Rauch |
Football |
20-Aug-1927 |
10-Jun-2008 |
Raiders Head Coach, 1966-68 |
| Arthur Ravenel, Jr. |
Politician |
29-Mar-1927 |
|
Congressman from South Carolina, 1987-95 |
| Johnnie Ray |
Musician |
10-Jan-1927 |
24-Feb-1990 |
Cry/The Little White Cloud That Cried |
| Richard Ray |
Politician |
2-Feb-1927 |
29-May-1999 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1983-93 |
| Bruce Ritter |
Religion |
25-Feb-1927 |
7-Oct-1999 |
Disgraced priest |
| Rachel Roberts |
Actor |
20-Sep-1927 |
26-Nov-1980 |
This Sporting Life |
| Paul Robeson, Jr. |
Activist |
2-Nov-1927 |
|
Son of Paul Robeson |
| William D. Rogers |
Diplomat |
12-May-1927 |
22-Sep-2007 |
Under Secretary of State, 1976-77 |
| Maurice Ronet |
Actor |
13-Apr-1927 |
14-Mar-1983 |
Elevator to the Gallows |
| Stuart Rosenberg |
Film Director |
11-Aug-1927 |
15-Mar-2007 |
Cool Hand Luke |
| Herbert Ross |
Film Director |
13-May-1927 |
9-Oct-2001 |
Steel Magnolias |
| Mstislav Rostropovich |
Musician |
27-Mar-1927 |
27-Apr-2007 |
Cellist and conductor |
| F. Sherwood Rowland |
Chemist |
28-Jun-1927 |
|
Ozone depletion |
| Bill Rowling |
Head of State |
15-Nov-1927 |
31-Oct-1995 |
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1974-75 |
| Barbara Rush |
Actor |
4-Jan-1927 |
|
The Young Philadelphians |
| Ken Russell |
Film Director |
3-Jul-1927 |
|
Altered States |
| Mort Sahl |
Comic |
11-May-1927 |
|
Early influential stand-up comic |
| Kim Young Sam |
Head of State |
20-Dec-1927 |
|
President of South Korea, 1993-98 |
| John D. Scanlan |
Diplomat |
20-Dec-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1985-89 |
| William Schreyer |
Business |
c. 1927 |
|
CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1984-92 |
| George C. Scott |
Actor |
18-Oct-1927 |
22-Sep-1999 |
Patton |
| Vin Scully |
Baseball |
29-Nov-1927 |
|
Voice of the Dodgers |
| Doc Severinsen |
Conductor |
7-Jul-1927 |
|
Johnny Carson's musical sidekick |
| Ted Shackley |
Government |
16-Jul-1927 |
9-Dec-2002 |
The CIA's Blond Ghost |
| Bob Shamansky |
Politician |
18-Apr-1927 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1981-83 |
| Robert Shaw |
Actor |
9-Aug-1927 |
28-Aug-1978 |
Quint in Jaws |
| Chandra Shekhar |
Head of State |
1-Jul-1927 |
8-Jul-2007 |
Prime Minister of India, 1990-91 |
| Hugh Sidey |
Journalist |
3-Sep-1927 |
21-Nov-2005 |
Time magazine |
| Neil Simon |
Playwright |
4-Jul-1927 |
|
The Odd Couple |
| William E. Simon |
Government |
27-Nov-1927 |
3-Jun-2000 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1974-77 |
| Norman Sisisky |
Politician |
9-Jun-1927 |
29-Mar-2001 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2001 |
| Joseph Skeen |
Politician |
30-Jun-1927 |
7-Dec-2003 |
Congressman from New Mexico, 1981-2003 |
| Vernon L. Smith |
Economist |
1-Jan-1927 |
|
Experimental economics |
| Richard A. Snelling |
Politician |
18-Feb-1927 |
14-Aug-1991 |
Twice Governor of Vermont |
| Dennis Stanfill |
Business |
1-Apr-1927 |
|
CEO of 20th Century Fox, 1971-81 |
| Dr. Ralph Stanley |
Musician |
27-Feb-1927 |
|
Bluegrass musician |
| Jerry Stiller |
Actor |
8-Jun-1927 |
|
Frank Costanza on Seinfeld |
| Carl B. Stokes |
Politician |
21-Jun-1927 |
3-Apr-1996 |
Mayor of Cleveland, 1968-71 |
| Bob Stump |
Politician |
4-Apr-1927 |
20-Jun-2003 |
Congressman from Arizona, 1977-2003 |
| Carl Switzer |
Actor |
7-Aug-1927 |
21-Jan-1959 |
Alfalfa in Our Gang |
| James Symington |
Politician |
28-Sep-1927 |
|
Congressman from Missouri, 1969-77 |
| Henry Taub |
Business |
1927 |
|
Founder of ADP |
| John M. Toups |
Business |
c. 1927 |
|
Planning Research Corporation |
| Shintaro Tsuji |
Business |
7-Dec-1927 |
|
Sanrio founder |
| C. Delores Tucker |
Activist |
4-Oct-1927 |
12-Oct-2005 |
National Congress of Black Women |
| Kenneth Tynan |
Critic |
2-Apr-1927 |
26-Jul-1980 |
British theatre critic |
| John R. Vane |
Scientist |
29-Mar-1927 |
19-Nov-2004 |
Prostaglandins |
| Lillian Vernon |
Business |
1927 |
|
Mail-order maven of America |
| Paul Volcker |
Economist |
5-Sep-1927 |
|
Chairman of the Federal Reserve, 1979-87 |
| Frederick Vreeland |
Diplomat |
24-Jun-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Morocco, 1992-93 |
| Porter Wagoner |
Country Musician |
12-Aug-1927 |
28-Oct-2007 |
The Thin Man from West Plains |
| Clint Walker |
Actor |
30-May-1927 |
|
Movie cowboy |
| Doak Walker |
Football |
1-Jan-1927 |
27-Sep-1998 |
Detroit Lions, Hall of Famer |
| John Warner |
Politician |
18-Feb-1927 |
|
US Senator from Virginia |
| James Watkins |
Government |
7-Mar-1927 |
|
US Secretary of Energy, 1989-93 |
| James H. Weaver |
Politician |
8-Aug-1927 |
|
Congressman from Oregon, 1975-87 |
| Murray L. Weidenbaum |
Economist |
1927 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1981-82 |
| Virginia Weidler |
Actor |
21-Mar-1927 |
1-Jul-1968 |
The Philadelphia Story |
| Theodore S. Weiss |
Politician |
17-Sep-1927 |
14-Sep-1992 |
Congressman from New York, 1977-92 |
| Harry Whittington |
Attorney |
3-Mar-1927 |
|
Shot by Dick Cheney |
| Andy Williams |
Singer |
3-Dec-1927 |
|
Moon River |
| Jules Witcover |
Columnist |
16-Jul-1927 |
|
Longtime Baltimore Sun columnist |
| Victor Wong |
Actor |
31-Jul-1927 |
12-Sep-2001 |
Egg Shen |
| Douglas T. Wright |
Educator |
1927 |
|
President, University of Waterloo, 1981-93 |
| James Wright |
Poet |
13-Dec-1927 |
25-Mar-1980 |
The Branch Will Not Break |
| Gus Yatron |
Politician |
16-Oct-1927 |
13-Mar-2003 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1969-93 |
| Bill Yeoman |
Football |
26-Dec-1927 |
|
Houston Head Coach, 1962-86 |
