Adams, Douglas (March 11)
The author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Famous People Born in 1952
From the Who2 database of 4,807 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Agutter, Jenny (December 20)
The star of The Railway Children (both in 1970 and 2000) -
Aykroyd, Dan (July 1)
The SNL star from Ghostbusters and The Blues Brothers -
Benigni, Roberto (October 27)
The writer/director/star of Life is Beautiful -
Byrne, David (May 14)
The singer in the band Talking Heads -
Checkers
The dog who was the subject of Richard Nixon's famous "Checkers speech" -
Cunningham, Michael (November 6)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours -
Dove, Rita (August 28)
U.S. Poet Laureate, 1993-95 -
Dowd, Maureen (January 14)
Tart-tongued New York Times columnist -
Fayyad, Salam
The Palestinian finance minister who became emergency prime minister -
Frakes, Jonathan (August 19)
Commander Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation -
Garland, Merrick (November 13)
The judge unsuccessfully nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016 -
Goldblum, Jeff (October 22)
The star of Jurassic Park and Independence Day -
Goodman, John (June 20)
The husband on TV's Roseanne -
Graham, Franklin (July 14)
Billy Graham's rebel son turned evangelist -
Hasselhoff, David (July 17)
Star of TV's Knight Rider and Baywatch -
hooks, bell (September 25)
Black feminist critic of "white supremacist capitalist patriarchy" -
Isaacson, Walter (May 20)
The journalist/historian who wrote 'Steve Jobs' the bio -
Kasich, John (May 13)
Host of The Heartland with John Kasich -
Mantel, Hilary (July 6)
The author of Wolf Hall -
Miyamoto, Shigeru (November 16)
The creator of the video game Donkey Kong -
Neeson, Liam (June 7)
The star of Schindler's List and Love, Actually -
Petraeus, David H. (November 7)
The former CIA director who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq -
Putin, Vladimir (October 7)
President of the Russian Federation, 2000-2008 and 2012-present -
Reeve, Christopher (September 25)
The Superman star who later was paralyzed -
Reubens, Paul (August 27)
The comedian who created the alter ego Pee-wee Herman -
Rossellini, Isabella (June 18)
Dorothy Vallens in David Lynch's Blue Velvet -
Shortz, Will (August 26)
The crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times -
Stevenson, Teófilo (March 29)
The Cuban heavyweight who won three Olympic gold medals -
Strait, George (May 18)
Top-selling country star who did "Fool Hearted Memory" -
Summitt, Pat (June 14)
Head coach of women's basketball at the University of Tennessee, 1974-2012 -
Swayze, Patrick (August 18)
Hunky star of Dirty Dancing and Ghost -
Tan, Amy (February 19)
Author of The Joy Luck Club -
Taymor, Julie (December 15)
The director of the Broadway musical The Lion King -
Tillerson, Rex (March 23)
The former Exxon CEO who became Secretary of State for a year -
Toles, Tom
Editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post (2002- ) -
Weinstein, Harvey (March 19)
The accused rapist who produced 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Shakespeare in Love' -
Wild, Jack (September 30)
The Artful Dodger in the 1968 film Oliver!