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Famous people born in 1927

The best-known people born in 1927, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.

Best known

  1. Gabriel García Márquez
    Gabriel García Márquez

    Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)

    March 6 · d. 2014

    Photo: Jose Lara, CC BY-SA 2.0
  2. Benedict XVI

    265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)

    April 16 · d. 2022

  3. Bhumibol Adulyadej
    Bhumibol Adulyadej

    former King of Thailand (1927–2016)

    December 5 · d. 2016

    Photo: Harry Pot / Anefo, CC0
  4. Günter Grass
    Günter Grass

    German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927–2015)

    October 16 · d. 2015

    Photo: Blaues Sofa from Berlin, Deutschland, CC BY 2.0
  5. Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier

    Bahamian and American actor and diplomat (1927–2022)

    February 20 · d. 2022

    Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain
  6. Gina Lollobrigida
    Gina Lollobrigida

    Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician (1927–2023)

    July 4 · d. 2023

    Photo: United Artists, Public domain
  7. Roger Moore
    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927–2017)

    October 14 · d. 2017

    Photo: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. Ferenc Puskás
    Ferenc Puskás

    Hungarian association football player (1927–2006)

    April 1 · d. 2006

    Photo: Unknown Unknown, Public domain
  9. Olof Palme
    Olof Palme

    Swedish Prime Minister (1969–76, 1982–86)

    January 30 · d. 1986

    Photo: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
  10. Turgut Özal
    Turgut Özal

    8th President of the Republic of Turkey (1927–1993)

    October 13 · d. 1993

    Photo: European Communities / Christian Lambiotte, CC BY 4.0
  11. Eartha Kitt
    Eartha Kitt

    American singer and actress (1927–2008)

    January 17 · d. 2008

    Photo: Jyh-Lurn Chang @ Homo olympus, CC BY 2.0
  12. Ram Narayan
    Ram Narayan

    Indian classical sarangi player (1927–2024)

    December 25 · d. 2024

    Photo: Mausam, CC BY-SA 2.0
  13. Samuel P. Huntington
    Samuel P. Huntington

    American political scientist (1927–2008)

    April 18 · d. 2008

    Photo: Copyright World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org), swiss-image.ch /Photo by Photo by Peter Lauth, CC BY-SA 2.0
  14. Martin Lewis Perl
    Martin Lewis Perl

    American scientist (1927–2014)

    June 24 · d. 2014

    Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
  15. Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte

    American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)

    March 1 · d. 2023

    Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0
  16. Harry Mulisch
    Harry Mulisch

    Dutch writer (1927–2010)

    July 29 · d. 2010

    Photo: Mauritsvink, Public domain
  17. Rosalynn Carter
    Rosalynn Carter

    First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

    August 18 · d. 2023

    Photo: File:Rose Carter, official color photo, 1977.jpg : White House derivative work: Hagar ( User talk:Ha, Public domain
  18. Kim Young-sam
    Kim Young-sam

    President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998

    December 20 · d. 2015

    Photo: 대한민국 국가기록원, KOGL Type 1
  19. Sydney Brenner
    Sydney Brenner

    South African-British biologist, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2002 (1927–2019)

    January 13 · d. 2019

    Photo: OIST from Onna Village, Japan, CC BY 2.0
  20. Karl Alexander Müller
    Karl Alexander Müller

    Swiss physicist (1927–2023)

    April 20 · d. 2023

    Photo: Armin Kübelbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0
  21. Simone Veil
    Simone Veil

    French politician (1927–2017)

    July 13 · d. 2017

    Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen ( User:Jastrow ), CC BY 3.0
  22. Manfred Eigen
    Manfred Eigen

    German biophysical chemist (1927-2019)

    May 9 · d. 2019

    Photo: GFHund, CC BY 3.0
  23. John McCarthy
    John McCarthy

    American computer scientist and cognitive scientist (1927-2011)

    September 4 · d. 2011

    Photo: "null0", CC BY-SA 2.0
  24. Mstislav Rostropovich
    Mstislav Rostropovich

    Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007)

    March 27 · d. 2007

    Photo: Leo Medvedev/Лев Леонидович Медведев, CC BY-SA 4.0
  25. Marvin Minsky
    Marvin Minsky

    American cognitive scientist (1927-2016)

    August 9 · d. 2016

    Photo: The original uploader was Sethwoodworth at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 3.0
  26. Raúl Alfonsín
    Raúl Alfonsín

    Argentine politician

    March 12 · d. 2009

    Photo: Roosewelt Pinheiro, CC BY 3.0 br
  27. Peter Falk
    Peter Falk

    American actor (1927–2011)

    September 16 · d. 2011

    Photo: NBC Television, Public domain
  28. Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh

    American actress (1927–2004)

    July 6 · d. 2004

    Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
  29. Hans-Dietrich Genscher
    Hans-Dietrich Genscher

    German politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (1927-2016)

    March 21 · d. 2016

    Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY 3.0
  30. Antônio Carlos Jobim
    Antônio Carlos Jobim

    Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist (1927–1994)

    January 25 · d. 1994

    Photo: Unknown Unknown ; Restoration by User:PerfectSoundWhatever, Public domain

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January

February

March

  • March 6 · Gordon Cooper, American astronaut (1927–2004)
  • March 16 · Vladimir Komarov, Soviet cosmonaut (1927–1967)
  • March 19 · Allen Newell, American cognitive scientist (1927–1992)
  • March 24 · Martin Walser, German writer (1927–2023)
  • March 29 · John Vane, English pharmacologist (1927-2004)
  • March 31 · Cesar Chavez, Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist (1927–1993)

April

May

June

  • June 8 · Jerry Stiller, American actor and comedian (1927–2020)
  • June 10 · László Kubala, Hungarian footballer (1927–2002)
  • June 15 · Hugo Pratt, Italian comic book creator (1927-1995)
  • June 17 · Lucio Fulci, Italian filmmaker (1927–1996)
  • June 23 · Bob Fosse, American choreographer, dancer, and director (1927–1987)
  • June 28 · F. Sherwood Rowland, American chemist (1927–2012)

July

  • July 3 · Ken Russell, British film director (1927–2011)
  • July 4 · Neil Simon, American playwright, writer, and academic (1927–2018)
  • July 18 · Kurt Masur, German conductor (1927-2015)
  • July 20 · Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Soviet-Russian human rights activist (1927–2018)
  • July 20 · Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet (1927-2014)
  • July 28 · John Ashbery, poet from the United States of America (1927–2017)

August

September

October

November

  • November 2 · Steve Ditko, American comics artist (1927–2018)
  • November 8 · Patti Page, American country-pop singer (1927–2013)
  • November 18 · Eldar Ryazanov, Soviet and Russian film director (1927–2015)
  • November 20 · Mikhail Ulyanov, Soviet and Russian actor, theatre and film director (1927-2007)
  • November 20 · Estelle Parsons, American actress
  • November 28 · Abdul Halim of Kedah, 5th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Sultan of Kedah

December

  • December 3 · Andy Williams, American singer (1927–2012)
  • December 8 · Niklas Luhmann, German sociologist, administration expert, and social systems theorist (1927-1998)
  • December 8 · Vladimir Shatalov, Soviet cosmonaut
  • December 12 · Robert Noyce, American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur (1927–1990), co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel
  • December 24 · Mary Higgins Clark, American author of suspense novels (1927–2020)
  • December 30 · Robert Hossein, French film actor, director, and writer of Azerbaijani origin (1927-2020)

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