Born in 1912

James Callaghan English Leader March 27
Kim Philby British Celebrity January 1
Lady Bird Johnson American First Lady December 22
Lawrence Durrell British Writer January 27
M. H. Abrams Critic July 23
Martha Griffiths American Politician January 29
Martha Scott American Actress September 22
Mary McCarthy American Author June 21
Mary Wesley British Novelist June 24
May Sarton American Poet May 3
Melita Norwood British Criminal March 25
Michael Wilding English Actor July 23
Kim Il-sung North Korean Leader April 15
Kenneth L. Pike American Sociologist June 9
Janos Kadar Hungarian Statesman May 26
John Amery British Politician March 14
John Cage American Composer September 5
John Cheever American Writer May 27
John Edward Christopher Hill English Historian February 6
John Gilling English Director May 29
John Templeton American Businessman November 29
John W. Gardner American Educator October 8
Jorge Amado Brazilian Writer August 10
Julia Child American Entertainer August 15
Karl Malden American Actor March 22
Michelangelo Antonioni Italian Director September 29
Milton Friedman American Economist July 31
Robert Doisneau French Photographer April 14
Sam Snead American Athlete May 27
Sonja Henie Norwegian Athlete April 8
Studs Terkel American Journalist May 16
Teddy Wilson American Musician November 24
Thomas P. O'Neill American Politician December 9
Virginia Graham July 4
Walter Sisulu South African Activist May 18
Wendy Hiller English Actress August 15
Wernher von Braun German Scientist March 23
Winthrop Rockefeller American Politician May 1
Richard J. Needham Canadian Cartoonist
Richard Carlson American Author April 29
Minnie Pearl American Musician October 25
Minoru Yamasaki American Architect December 1
Monica Edwards English Writer
Muriel Humphrey American Celebrity February 20
Nigel Dennis British Writer January 16
Northrop Frye Canadian Critic July 14
Pamela Hansford Johnson English Critic May 29
Pappy Boyington American Soldier December 4
Pat Nixon American First Lady March 16
Patrick White Australian Author May 28
Perry Como American Musician May 18
Woody Guthrie American Musician July 14
A. E. van Vogt Canadian Author April 26
Burton Lane American Composer February 2
Byron Nelson American Athlete February 4
Charles Samuel Addams American Cartoonist January 7
Chuck Jones American Director September 21
Claudia Johnson American First Lady December 22
Clifton Daniel American Editor September 19
Dale Evans American Actress October 31
David Merrick American Producer November 27
David Packard American Businessman September 7
David Powers American Politician April 25
David R. Brower American Environmentalist July 1
Ben Hogan American Athlete August 13
Barbara Tuchman American Historian January 30
Abbe Pierre French Clergyman August 15
Adolf Galland German Soldier March 19
Agnes Martin Canadian Artist March 22
Alan Turing English Mathematician June 23
Alfredo Stroessner Paraguayan Statesman November 3
Alois Brunner Austrian Criminal April 8
Andre Norton American Writer February 17
Archibald Cox American Public Servant May 17
Art Linkletter American Journalist July 17
Arthur Berger American Composer May 15
Austin Dobson English Celebrity August 19
Don Byas American Musician October 21
Dorothy Height American Activist March 24
George Mikes British Writer February 15
George Woodcock Canadian Writer May 8
Gordon Parks American Photographer November 30
Harry Callahan American Photographer October 22
Harry Hay American Celebrity April 7
Henry M. Jackson American Politician May 31
Howard Cannon American Politician January 26
Irv Kupcinet American Journalist July 31
Irving Layton Canadian Poet March 12
Jack Kent Cooke Canadian Businessman October 25
Jackson Pollock American Artist January 28
Georg Solti Hungarian Musician October 21
Gene Kelly American Actor August 23
Edward M. Purcell American Scientist August 30
Eleanor Powell American Actress November 21
Enoch Powell British Politician June 16
Eric Sevareid American Journalist November 26
Erich Honecker German Politician August 25
Erich Leinsdorf Austrian Celebrity February 4
Eugene Ionesco French Dramatist November 26
Eva Braun German Celebrity February 6
Foster Brooks American Actor May 11
Francis Schaeffer American Theologian January 30
Garson Kanin American Playwright November 24
Jacques Ellul French Philosopher January 6