January
- 13 January
- Ned Eisenberg is born.
- 15 January
- Mario Van Peebles is born.
April
- 14 April
- Lothaire Bluteau is born.
May
- 15 May
- George Pattison is born.
July
- 30 July
- Victor Slezak is born.
August
- 15 August
- Zeljko Ivanek is born.
September
- 4 September
- Khandi Alexander is born.
- 25 September
- Bill Walsh is born.
December
- 30 December
- Patricia Kalember is born.
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