Born in 1916

Jack Paar American Entertainer May 1
Lawrence Halprin American Architect July 1
Lindy Boggs American Politician March 13
Lou Thesz American Athlete April 24
Mark Stevens American Actor December 13
Mary Stewart English Novelist September 12
Maurice Wilkins New Zealander Scientist December 15
Mercedes McCambridge American Actress March 16
Milton Babbitt American Composer May 10
Kirk Douglas American Actor December 9
Ken Curtis American Actor July 2
June Havoc Canadian Actress November 8
Jack Vance American Author August 28
Jackie Gleason American Actor February 20
James Herriot British Writer October 3
Jane Jacobs American Sociologist May 1
Jay McShann American Musician January 12
John Ciardi English Dramatist June 24
John D. MacDonald Novelist July 24
John Gallagher Canadian Businessman July 16
Morrie Schwartz American Educator December 20
Morris West Australian Writer April 26
Natalia Ginzburg July 14
Ruth Handler American Businessman November 4
Shelby Foote American Author November 17
Sterling Hayden American Actor March 26
Virginia Satir American Psychologist June 26
Walker Percy American Writer May 28
Walter Cronkite American Journalist November 4
Wellington Mara American Businessman August 14
Wolfgang Hildesheimer German Author December 9
Robert McNamara American Public Servant June 9
Roald Dahl British Novelist September 13
Richard Hofstadter American Historian August 6
Olivia De Havilland American Actress July 1
Penelope Fitzgerald English Poet December 17
Percy Ross American Businessman November 22
Peter Finch English Actor September 28
Peter Weiss German Writer November 8
Peter Wright British Celebrity August 9
Pir Vilayat Khan Philosopher
Ray Conniff American Musician November 6
Yehudi Menuhin American Musician April 22
Al Campanis American Businessman November 2
Dorothy McGuire American Actress June 14
Dorothy Salisbury Davis American Writer April 26
Duong Van Minh Vietnamese Politician February 16
Eddie Arcaro American Athlete February 19
Edward Heath English Leader July 9
Elizabeth Hardwick American Critic July 27
Enos Slaughter American Athlete April 26
Eric Bentley English Critic September 14
Dinah Shore American Actress February 29
Daniel Schorr American Journalist August 31
Claude Shannon American Mathematician April 30
Bernard Meltzer American Lawyer May 2
Betty Grable American Actress December 18
Beverly Cleary American Author April 12
Bob Kane American Artist October 24
Byron White American Judge June 8
C. Everett Koop American Public Servant October 14
C. Wright Mills American Sociologist May 28
Camilo Jose Cela Spanish Writer May 11
Eric Butterworth Canadian Educator September 12
Eugene McCarthy American Politician March 29
Fernando Lamas Argentinian Actor January 9
Hans Eysenck German Psychologist March 4
Harold Robbins American Author May 21
Harold Wilson English Statesman March 11
Herb Caen American Journalist April 3
Herbert Simon American Scientist June 15
Howard Finster American Artist December 2
Irving Wallace American Author March 19
Jack Brickhouse American Celebrity January 24
Gregory Peck American Actor April 5
Gough Whitlam Australian Statesman July 11
Glenn Ford American Actor May 1
Francis Crick English Scientist June 8
Francois Mitterrand French Statesman October 26
Frank McGuire American Coach November 8
Frank Yerby American Author September 5
Gaylord Nelson American Politician June 4
Georg Henrik von Wright Finnish Philosopher June 14
George Montgomery American Artist August 29
George Sidney American Director October 4
Jack Miller American Politician June 6