Famous people born in 1937

The best-known people born in 1937, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.

Best known

Valentina Tereshkova
Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space (born 1937)
March 6
Photo: duma.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0
Jack Nicholson
American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)
April 22
Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Morgan Freeman
American actor and producer (born 1937)
June 1
Photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain
Jane Fonda
American actress and activist
December 21
Photo: Unstated photographer, Public domain
Anthony Hopkins
Welsh–American actor and director (born 1937)
December 31
Photo: Omar David Sandoval Sida, CC BY-SA 4.0
Madeleine Albright
United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001
May 15 · d. 2022
Photo: United States Department of State, Public domain
Harald V of Norway
king of Norway (1937–2026)
February 21 · d. 2026
Photo: Harry Johansen / Sámediggi Sametinget, CC BY 2.0
Dustin Hoffman
American actor (born 1937)
August 8
Photo: Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0
Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019
March 2 · d. 2021
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author and Vikoula5, CC BY-SA 3.0
George Carlin
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
May 12 · d. 2008
Photo: Little David Records, Public domain
Martti Ahtisaari
President of Finland from 1994 to 2000
June 23 · d. 2023
Photo: Johannes Jansson, CC BY 2.5 dk
Ridley Scott
English filmmaker (born 1937)
November 30
Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0
Colin Powell
American general and diplomat (1937–2021)
April 5 · d. 2021
Photo: Department of State of the United States of America, Public domain
Bill Cosby
American actor and comedian (born 1937)
July 12
Photo: NBC Television, Public domain
Bobby Charlton
English association football player and manager (1937–2023)
October 11 · d. 2023
Photo: Panini, Public domain
Boris Spassky
Russian chess player (1937–2025)
January 30 · d. 2025
Photo: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC0
Thomas Pynchon
American novelist (born 1937)
May 8
Photo: Photo presumably taken by "Mr. DiLillo", who was identified as staff photographer of The Oysterette , Public domain
Warren Beatty
American actor and filmmaker
March 30
Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Hunter S. Thompson
American journalist and author (1937–2005)
July 18 · d. 2005
Photo: Photograph credited to "Cashman Photo Enterprises, Inc." Published by Random House., Public domain
George Takei
American actor, author and activist (born 1937)
April 20
Photo: Library of Congress Life, CC0
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress and activist (born 1937)
January 30
Renzo Piano
Italian architect (1937-)
September 14
Photo: Cirone-Musi ( Festival della Scienza , Genova) Color and edits by the uploader., CC BY-SA 2.0
Olusegun Obasanjo
Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)
March 5
Photo: Helene C. Stikkel, Public domain
Tom Stoppard
Czech–English playwright (1937–2025)
July 3 · d. 2025
Photo: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lionel Jospin
93rd Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
July 12 · d. 2026
Ahmad Yasin
Palestinian political and religious leader (1937–2004)
May 1 · d. 2004
Photo: khamenei.ir, CC BY 4.0
Jared Diamond
American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937)
September 10
Photo: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5
Robert Coleman Richardson
American physicist
June 26 · d. 2013
Photo: Silin2005, Public domain
David Hockney
painter, printmaker, set designer, photographer (1937–2026)
July 9 · d. 2026
Photo: United Press International, Public domain
Philip Glass
American composer (born 1937)
January 31
Photo: Pasquale Salerno, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Month by month

January

January 4 · Dyan Cannon, American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer (born 1937)
January 6 · Harri Holkeri, Prime minister of Finland from 1987 to 1991
January 8 · Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
January 17 · Alain Badiou, French writer and philosopher
January 18 · John Hume, Irish politician from Northern Ireland (1937–2020)
January 31 · Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (1937–2008)

February

February 10 · Roberta Flack, American singer (1937–2025)
February 13 · Hiroshi Ninomiya, Japanese association football player and manager (born 1937)
February 13 · Sigmund Jähn, East German cosmonaut (1937–2019)
February 13 · Rupiah Banda, 4th president of Zambia (2008–2011); 1937–2022
February 20 · Robert Huber, German chemist (1937-)
February 25 · Tom Courtenay, English actor (born 1937)

March

March 3 · Tsukasa Hosaka, Japanese association football player (1937–2018)
March 8 · Juvénal Habyarimana, 2nd President of Rwanda (1937–1994)
March 15 · Valentin Rasputin, Soviet and Russian writer (1937-2015)
March 19 · Egon Krenz, German politician, communist leader of East Germany
March 22 · Angelo Badalamenti, American composer (1937–2022)
March 29 · Gordon Milne, English association football footballer and manager (born 1937)

April

April 6 · Merle Haggard, American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)
April 6 · Billy Dee Williams, American actor (born 1937)
April 10 · Bella Akhmadulina, Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (1937–2010)
April 13 · Edward Fox, English actor (born 1937)
April 19 · Joseph Estrada, actor and President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001
April 27 · Sandy Dennis, American actress (1937–1992)

May

May 4 · Dick Dale, American surf rock guitarist (1937–2019)
May 5 · Trần Đức Lương, Vietnamese politician
May 9 · Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect (born 1937)
May 13 · Roger Zelazny, U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet (1937–1995)
May 16 · Robert B. Wilson, American economist and Nobel laureate
May 18 · Jacques Santer, Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995

June

June 1 · Colleen McCullough, Australian author (1937-2015)
June 11 · Robin Warren, Australian microbiologist and Nobel Laureate (1937–2024)
June 12 · Vladimir Arnold, Russian mathematician who studied integrable systems and differential equations (1937–2010)
June 15 · Anna Hazare, Indian activist (born 1937)
June 16 · Simeon II of Bulgaria, Last King of Bulgaria and 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001 - 2005)
June 25 · Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1937–2023)

July

July 4 · Queen Sonja of Norway, queen of Norway
July 6 · Michael Sata, Zambian politician (1937–2014)
July 14 · Yoshirō Mori, Prime Minister of Japan from 2000 to 2001
July 18 · Roald Hoffmann, Polish-American Nobel laureate chemist and playwright
July 29 · Ryutaro Hashimoto, 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan (1937-2006)
July 29 · Daniel McFadden, American economist

August

August 5 · Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe, economist
August 10 · Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician (1937–2000)
August 15 · Bounnhang Vorachit, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2016-2021)
August 20 · Andrei Konchalovsky, Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and film producer
August 26 · Gennady Yanayev, vice president of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991
August 30 · Bruce McLaren, New Zealand racecar driver, designer and team owner (1937-1970)

September

September 4 · Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer and politician
September 11 · Queen Paola of Belgium, queen consort of the Belgians
September 11 · Joseph Kobzon, Soviet and Russian singer (1937–2018)
September 15 · Robert Lucas, American economist (1937–2023)
September 15 · Fernando de la Rúa, president of Argentina from 1999 to 2001
September 30 · Valentyn Sylvestrov, Soviet and Ukrainian pianist and composer (b. 1937)

October

October 4 · Franz Vranitzky, Austrian chancellor
October 4 · Jackie Collins, British-American writer and actress (1937–2015)
October 6 · Mario Capecchi, molecular geneticist and Nobel laureate
October 20 · Wanda Jackson, American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist
October 28 · Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach (1937–2025)
October 30 · Claude Lelouch, French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer (born 1937)

November

November 4 · Loretta Swit, American actress (1937–2025)
November 15 · Yaphet Kotto, American actor (1939–2021)
November 19 · Tamara Bunke, Argentinian revolutionary (1937–1967)
November 26 · Boris Borisovich Yegorov, Soviet cosmonaut (1937–1994)
November 28 · Wilbur L. Ross Jr., United States 39th Secretary of Commerce
November 30 · Tom Simpson, professional cyclist (1937-1967)

December

December 1 · Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, 6th President of Latvia
December 12 · Connie Francis, American singer and actress (1937–2025)
December 16 · Mitsuo Kamata, Japanese association football player
December 29 · Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, 3rd President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008
December 30 · Gordon Banks, English association football player (1937–2019)
December 31 · Avram Hershko, Israeli biochemist

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