John Harsanyi	American Educator	August 9
Loretta Young	American Actress	August 12
Malcolm Bradbury	English Novelist	November 27
Malcolm Wilson	American Politician	March 13
Marc Davis	American Artist	January 12
Marie Windsor	American Actress	December 10
Mark Oliphant	Australian Scientist	July 14
Mel Carnahan	American Politician	October 16
Merton Miller	American Economist	June 3
Nigel Tranter	Scottish Historian	January 9
Ofra Haza	Israeli Musician	February 23
Leonard Baskin	American Artist
Lee Petty	American Celebrity	April 5
L. Sprague de Camp	American Author	November 6
John Lindsay	American Politician	December 19
John Sladek	American Author	March 10
John Tukey	American Scientist	July 26
Judd Rose	American Journalist
Judith Wright	Australian Poet	June 26
Julian Critchley	British Politician	September 9
Julie London	American Musician	October 18
Julius J. Epstein	American Dramatist	December 30
Karl Shapiro	American Poet	May 14
Kenneth L. Pike	American Sociologist	December 31
Paula Yates	Welsh Entertainer	September 17
Penelope Fitzgerald	English Poet	April 28
Steven Runciman	British Historian	November 1
Terence McKenna	American Writer	April 3
Tom Landry	American Coach	February 12
Victor Borge	American Musician	December 23
Vincent Canby	American Critic	October 15
Vittorio Gassman	Italian Actor	June 20
Walter Matthau	American Actor	July 1
Werner Klemperer	German Actor	December 6
Willard Van Orman Quine		December 25
William E. Simon	American Public Servant	June 3
Steve Allen	American Entertainer	October 30
Roger Vadim	French Journalist	February 11
Roger Peyrefitte	French Diplomat	November 5
Peter McWilliams	American Writer	June 14
Phil Katz	American Scientist	April 14
Pierre Trudeau	Canadian Statesman	September 28
Richard Farnsworth	American Actor	October 6
Richard Kerry	American Diplomat	July 29
Robert Casey	American Politician	May 30
Robert Cormier	American Author	November 2
Robert Runcie	English Clergyman	July 11
Robert Trout	American Journalist	November 14
Robin Day	British Journalist	August 6
William P. Bundy	American Historian	October 6
John Gielgud	English Actor	May 21
A. E. van Vogt	Canadian Author	January 26
Bruce Vento	American Politician	October 10
Carl Albert	American Lawyer	February 4
Carl Barks	American Artist	August 25
Carl T. Rowan	American Journalist	September 23
Charles M. Schulz	American Cartoonist	February 12
Claire Trevor	American Actress	April 8
Clifton Daniel	American Editor	February 21
Craig Claiborne	American Editor	January 22
Curt Siodmak	German Novelist
Cyril Clarke	British Scientist	November 22
Bob Lemon	American Athlete	January 11
Billy Barty	American Actor	December 23
Benjamin Orr	American Musician	October 3
Abraham Pais	Dutch Scientist	August 4
Adam Petty	American Celebrity	May 12
Al Purdy	Canadian Poet	April 21
Alan Cranston	American Politician	December 31
Alan Hovhaness	American Composer	June 21
Alec Guinness	English Actor	August 5
Alex Comfort	American Author	March 26
Anthony Powell	British Novelist	March 28
Barbara Cartland	English Novelist	May 21
Beah Richards	American Actress	September 14
David Dukes	American Actor	October 9
David Merrick	American Producer	April 25
Harold Nicholas	American Dancer	April 3
Harry Oppenheimer	South African Businessman	August 19
Hedy Lamarr	Austrian Actress	January 19
Ian Dury	English Musician	March 27
Jacob Lawrence	American Artist	June 9
Jerome Richardson	American Musician	June 23
Jim Varney	American Actor	February 10
Jimmie Davis	American Politician	November 5
Joey Dunlop	Irish Celebrity	July 2
John Aspinall	English Celebrity	June 29
Harold H. Greene	American Judge	January 29
Habib Bourguiba	Statesman	April 6
Gwendolyn Brooks	American Poet	December 3
David R. Brower	American Environmentalist	November 5
Don Martin	American Cartoonist	January 6
Edward Gorey	American Author	April 15
Edward Levi	American Public Servant	March 7
Emil Zatopek	Czechoslovakian Athlete	January 22
Friedensreich Hundertwasser	Austrian Architect	February 19
George Montgomery	American Artist	December 12
Gil Kane	American Artist	January 31
Gus Hall	American Businessman	October 13
Gwen Verdon	American Dancer	October 18
John Coolidge	American Celebrity	May 31