This is a list of television-related events that occurred prior to 1925.

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1873Willoughby Smith discovers the photoconductivity of the element selenium. This results in the invention of the photoelectric cell.
1877George R. Carey of Boston creates a selenium telectroscopea camera that could project a moving image to a distant point. The telectroscope is the first television prototype.
1880Proposals to transmit images by rapidly scanning them in succession are made independently by William E. Sawyer of the United States and Maurice Leblanc of France.
1884Paul Nipkow invents the Nipkow disk, a means of scanning an image mechanically. This method is later used for mechanical television experiments.
1890Henry Sutton Telephane 1885 (mechanical television) designs published.[1]
1895Noah S. Amstutz demonstrates the transmission of photographic halftone images by electric telegraphy.[2]
1897Karl Ferdinand Braun invents the cathode ray tube, using it as an oscilloscope.
1900The word "television" is coined by Constantin Perskyi on August 18 at the First International Electricity Congress in Paris.
1907Boris Rosing transmits silhouette images of geometric shapes, using a Nipkow disc, mirror-drum and a cathode-ray tube receiver.
1908In his letter to Nature, Alan Campbell-Swinton describes the modern electronic camera and display system which others are to develop throughout the 1920s.
1921Charles Francis Jenkins with a group of friends incorporates Jenkins Laboratories in Washington, D.C., with the purpose of "developing radio movies to be broadcast for entertainment in the home".
1922Charles Jenkins' first public demonstration of television principles. A set of static photographic pictures is transmitted from Washington, D.C., to the Navy station NOF in Anacostia by telephone wire, and then wirelessly back to Washington.
1922Philo Farnsworth first describes an image dissector tube, which uses caesium to produce images electronically, but will not produce a working model until 1927.
1923Charles Jenkins first demonstrates "true" television with moving images. This time 48-line moving silhouette images are transmitted at 16 frames per second from Washington to Anacostia Navy station.
1923Vladimir Zworykin applies for patent for an all-electronic television system, the first ancestor of the electric scanning television camera. The patent is not granted until 1938 after significant revisions and patent interference actions.
1924John Logie Baird demonstrates a semi-mechanical television system with the transmission of moving silhouette images in England.
1924Vladimir Zworykin files a patent application for the kinescope, a television picture receiver tube.
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Births (before 1900)

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September 4, 1855Henry SuttonAustralian designer of mechanical scanning television (died 1912)
August 22, 1867Charles Francis JenkinsAmerican inventor and promoter of mechanical scanning television (died 1934)
April 23, 1869Boris RosingRussian pioneer of television technology (died 1933)
November 22, 1874Elizabeth PattersonAmerican actress (I Love Lucy) (died 1966)
July 21, 1882Dr. Herbert IvesAmerican television researcher, leader of the AT&T television research during the 1920s1930s (died 1953)
February 8, 1884Burt MustinAmerican actor (All in the Family) (died 1977)
November 9, 1886Ed WynnAmerican actor and comedian (The Ed Wynn Show) (died 1966)
January 16, 1887John HamiltonAmerican actor (Adventures of Superman) (died 1958)
February 26, 1887William FrawleyAmerican actor (I Love Lucy, My Three Sons) (died 1966)
August 14, 1888John Logie BairdBritish pioneer of television technology (d. 1946)
January 7, 1889H. R. BaukhageAmerican journalist and broadcaster (d. 1976)
July 20, 1889John Reith, 1st Baron ReithFirst Director-General of the BBC (d. 1971)
July 30, 1889Vladimir ZworykinAmerican pioneer of television technology (died 1982)
August 28, 1891Stanley AndrewsAmerican actor (Death Valley Days) (died 1969)
January 26, 1892Zara CullyAmerican actress (The Jeffersons) (died 1978)
February 14, 1894Jack BennyAmerican actor (The Jack Benny Program) (died 1974)
March 6, 1894Clifford RobertsAmerican dealer (died 1977)
August 21, 1895Blossom RockAmerican actress (The Addams Family) (died 1978)
January 7, 1896Arnold RidleyBritish actor and playwright (Dad's Army) (died 1984)
November 4, 1896Ian WolfeActor (died 1992)
May 25, 1898Bennett CerfAmerican publisher and game show panelist (What's My Line?) (died 1971)
August 30, 1898Shirley BoothAmerican actress (Hazel) (died 1992)
September 1, 1898Violet CarsonBritish actress and radio performer (Coronation Street) (died 1983)
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Births (1900–1909)

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October 4, 1900Robert ShayneAmerican actor (Adventures of Superman) (died 1992)
November 13, 1900Worthington MinerAmerican actor (died 1982)
December 6, 1900Agnes MooreheadAmerican actress (Bewitched) (died 1974)
March 27, 1901Carl BarksAmerican animator (creator of Scrooge McDuck) (died 2000)
July 1, 1901Irna PhillipsAmerican writer (creator of early soap opera) (died 1973)
July 14, 1901George TobiasAmerican actor (Bewitched) (died 1980)
September 28, 1901Ed SullivanAmerican television host (The Ed Sullivan Show) (died 1974)
William S. PaleyAmerican businessman (died 1990)
December 5, 1901Walt DisneyAmerican animator (died 1966)
March 17, 1902Bobby JonesAmerican golfer (died 1971)
April 27, 1902Harry StockwellAmerican actor (died 1984)
October 10, 1902Charles Lloyd-PackEnglish actor (died 1983)
October 17, 1902Irene RyanAmerican actress (The Beverly Hillbillies) (died 1973)
December 14, 1902Frances BavierAmerican actress (Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show) (died 1989)
December 25, 1902Barton MacLaneAmerican actor (I Dream of Jeannie) (died 1969)
May 29, 1903Bob HopeBritish-American movie, television, radio and vaudeville actor, writer and producer (Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre) (died 2003)
September 17, 1903Dolores CostelloAmerican actress (died 1979)
March 1, 1904Paul HartmanAmerican dancer and actor (The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R.F.D.) (died 1973)
June 17, 1904Ralph BellamyAmerican stage, movie and television actor (Man Against Crime) (died 1991)
July 5, 1904Don GoddardRadio and television announcer (died 1994)
January 26, 1905Charles LaneAmerican actor (Petticoat Junction) (died 2007)
January 27, 1905Howard McNearAmerican actor (Floyd Lawson on The Andy Griffith Show) (died 1969)
May 16, 1905Henry FondaAmerican actor (died 1982)
September 18, 1905Eddie AndersonAmerican actor (The Jack Benny Program) (died 1977)
October 4, 1905Leslie MitchellBritish announcer (died 1985)
February 6, 1906John CarradineAmerican actor (died 1988)
February 20, 1906Gale GordonAmerican actor (The Lucy Show) (died 1995)
March 29, 1906Anthony W. MarshallAmerican television producer (died 1999)
April 4, 1906Bea BenaderetAmerican actress (The Flintstones) (died 1968)
John Cameron SwayzeAmerican anchorman (Camel News Caravan) (died 1995)
April 22, 1906Eddie AlbertAmerican actor (Green Acres, Switch) (died 2005)
August 19, 1906Philo FarnsworthAmerican inventor credited with the invention of the cathode ray tube television (died 1971)
January 6, 1907Helen KleebAmerican actress (The Waltons) (died 2003)
February 12, 1907Joseph KearnsAmerican actor (Dennis the Menace) (died 1962)
February 26, 1907Dub TaylorAmerican actor (died 1994)
March 16, 1907Frances FullerAmerican actress (died 1980)
May 22, 1907Cecil McGivernBritish broadcasting executive; controller of BBC Television from 1950 to 1957 (died 1963)
August 7, 1907Joe BesserAmerican actor (died 1988)
August 20, 1907Alan ReedAmerican actor (voice of Fred Flintstone on The Flintstones) (died 1977)
September 29, 1907Gene AutryAmerican music performer (The Gene Autry Show), and founder of the Los Angeles Angels MLB franchise (died 1998)
October 20, 1907Arlene FrancisAmerican actress and game show panelist (What's My Line?) (died 2001)
January 8, 1908William HartnellBritish actor; the original Doctor Who in the 1960s (died 1975)
January 30, 1908Richard HearneBritish comic performer ("Mr Pastry") (died 1979)
February 13, 1908Pauline FrederickAmerican journalist (died 1990)
February 14, 1908Lennie HaytonAmerican composer (died 1971)
February 28, 1908Billie BirdAmerican radio, film, television and vaudeville actress (Dear John) (died 2002)
April 2, 1908Buddy EbsenAmerican actor (The Beverly Hillbillies) (died 2003)
April 30, 1908Eve ArdenAmerican actress (Our Miss Brooks) (died 1990)
May 10, 1908Neva Carr GlynActress (died 1975)
June 18, 1908Bud CollyerAmerican radio actor and announcer and game show host (died 1969)
July 12, 1908Milton BerleAmerican actor (Texaco Star Theater) (died 2002)
July 31, 1908Bill ShadelAmerican news anchor (died 2005)
August 27, 1908Lyndon B. JohnsonAmerican president (died 1973)
October 6, 1908Carole LombardAmerican actress (died 1942)
December 14, 1908Morey AmsterdamAmerican actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show) (died 1996)
December 21, 1908Pat WeaverAmerican broadcasting executive (died 2002)
February 2, 1909Frank AlbertsonAmerican actor (died 1964)
February 16, 1909Hugh BeaumontAmerican actor (Leave it to Beaver) (died 1982)
March 18, 1909Henry LonghurstGolf writer (died 1978)
May 1, 1909Elmer BalabanAmerican theater owner and early cable television provider (died 2001)
May 13, 1909Mae LabordeAmerican actress (died 2012)
July 26, 1909Vivian VanceAmerican actress (I Love Lucy) (died 1979)
November 11, 1909Paul ShannonPittsburgh radio and television announcer (died 1990)
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Births (1910–1919)

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January 23, 1910Django ReinhardtComposer (died 1953)
May 15, 1910Michael BarryBritish television producer and executive; Head of Drama at BBC television from 1952 to 1962 (died 1988)
May 22, 1910Johnny OlsonAmerican radio and television announcer (The New Price Is Right) (died 1985)
May 28, 1910Thora HirdEnglish comic actress (Last of the Summer Wine, Talking Heads) (died 2003)
June 10, 1910Red FoleyAmerican singer (died 1968)
June 13, 1910Mary WickesAmerican actress (Father Dowling Mysteries) (died 1995)
August 22, 1910Lesley WoodsAmerican actress (died 2003)
October 23, 1910Hayden RorkeAmerican actor (I Dream of Jeannie) (died 1987)
February 6, 1911Ronald ReaganAmerican actor and president (General Electric Theater) (died 2004)
February 13, 1911Jean MuirAmerican actress (died 1996)
March 5, 1911Joseph TomeltyIrish actor (died 1995)
March 13, 1911Marie RudisillAmerican television personality (The Fruitcake Lady from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) (died 2006)
May 6, 1911Frank NelsonAmerican actor (died 1986)
July 7, 1911Gretchen FranklinBritish actress (EastEnders) (died 2005)
August 6, 1911Lucille BallAmerican comic actress (I Love Lucy) (died 1989)
October 23, 1911Martha RountreeAmerican broadcast journalist (Meet the Press) (died 1999)
November 5, 1911Roy RogersAmerican singer and actor (The Roy Rogers Show) (died 1998)
December 10, 1911Chet HuntleyAmerican anchorman (The Huntley-Brinkley Report) (died 1974)
January 7, 1912Charles AddamsAmerican cartoonist (created The Addams Family) (died 1988)
January 8, 1912José FerrerAmerican actor (died 1992)
February 4, 1912Byron NelsonAmerican golfer (died 2006)
March 14, 1912Les BrownBritish actor (Dad's Army) (died 1983)
March 16, 1912Pat Nixon37th first lady of the United States (died 1993)[3]
March 18, 1912Art GilmoreAmerican actor (Dragnet, Adam-12) (died 2010)
April 5, 1912John Le MesurierAmerican jazz musician (died 2001)
July 23, 1912Michael WildingActor (died 1979)
September 8, 1912Leo CherneAmerican economist (died 1999)
September 20, 1912Ron CochranAmerican television news journalist (died 1994)
October 31, 1912Dale EvansAmerican singer and actress (The Roy Rogers Show) (died 2001)
November 23, 1912George O'HanlonAmerican film and voice actor (voice of George Jetson on The Jetsons) (died 1989)
November 26, 1912Eric SevareidAmerican CBS news journalist (died 1992)
November 27, 1912Connie SawyerAmerican actress (died 2018)
December 22, 1912Lady Bird Johnson36th first lady of the United States (died 2007)[4]
January 9, 1913Richard NixonAmerican president (died 1994)
January 28, 1913Maurice GosfieldAmerican actor (The Phil Silvers Show) (died 1964)
February 25, 1913Jim BackusAmerican actor (Gilligan's Island, Mr. Magoo) (died 1989)
April 3, 1913David MarkhamActor (died 1983)
April 10, 1913Bill BurnsAnchor (died 1997)
May 13, 1913Jasmine BlighBritish presenter; one of the first BBC Television Service presenters of the 1930s (died 1991)
May 25, 1913Richard DimblebyBritish journalist (BBC), commentator on state events, and presenter of current affairs programmes such as Panorama (died 1965)
June 13, 1913Ralph EdwardsAmerican host (died 2005)
July 3, 1913Dorothy KilgallenAmerican journalist and game show panelist (What's My Line?) (died 1965)
July 13, 1913Dave GarrowayAmerican journalist (The Today Show) (died 1982)
July 14, 1913Gerald FordAmerican president (died 2006)
August 18, 1913Bryson RashAmerican journalist (died 1992)
August 25, 1913Don DeForeAmerican actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Hazel) (died 1993)
January 5, 1914George ReevesAmerican actor (Adventures of Superman) (died 1959)
February 20, 1914John Charles DalyAmerican news journalist and game show host (What's My Line?) (died 1991)
March 13, 1914Olaf PooleyActor (died 2015)
March 15, 1914Joe E. RossAmerican actor (The Phil Silvers Show, Car 54, Where Are You?) (died 1982)
March 27, 1914Budd SchulbergAmerican screenwriter (died 2009)
March 30, 1914Stuart NovinsAmerican journalist (died 1989)
April 1, 1914Pete CarpenterAmerican arranger (died 1987)
April 14, 1914Richard S. SalantCBS executive (died 1993)
April 23, 1914Harry CraneWriter (died 1999)
May 12, 1914Howard K. SmithAmerican anchorman (ABC Evening News) (died 2002)
June 25, 1914Mavis PughBritish character actress (You Rang, M'Lord?) (died 2006)
July 6, 1914Vincent J. McMahonAmerican professional wrestling promoter (died 1984)
August 31, 1914Richard BasehartAmerican actor (died 1984)
September 18, 1914Harry TownesAmerican actor (The Fugitive) (died 2001)
October 26, 1914Jackie CooganAmerican actor (The Addams Family) (died 1984)
October 30, 1914Anna WingBritish actress (EastEnders) (died 2013)
November 8, 1914Norman LloydAmerican actor, director, and producer (Alfred Hitchcock Presents, St. Elsewhere) (died 2021)
December 2, 1914Ray WalstonAmerican actor (My Favorite Martian, Fast Times) (died 2001)
December 26, 1914Geoffrey LumsdenBritish character actor (Dad's Army) (died 1984)
January 5, 1915John TateAustralian actor (died 1979)
January 12, 1915Martin AgronskyAmerican journalist (died 1999)
January 14, 1915Mark GoodsonAmerican television producer (died 1992)
January 31, 1915Garry MooreAmerican game series host and television personality (I've Got a Secret) (died 1993)
February 1, 1915Art BalingerAmerican actor (Dragnet 1967, Adam-12) (died 2011)
February 12, 1915Lorne GreeneAmerican actor (Bonanza) (died 1987)
February 19, 1915Dick EmeryEnglish comic actor (The Dick Emery Show) (died 1983)
April 10, 1915Harry MorganAmerican actor (Dragnet, M*A*S*H) (died 2011)
May 30, 1915Frank BlairAmerican journalist (died 1995)
September 14, 1915Roy Wood Sr.American host (died 1995)
September 22, 1915Arthur LoweBritish actor (Coronation Street, Dad's Army) (died 1982)
October 30, 1915Fred W. FriendlyAmerican president of CBS News (died 1998)
November 2, 1915Sidney LuftAmerican actor (died 2005)
December 22, 1915Barbara BillingsleyAmerican actress (Leave it to Beaver, Muppet Babies) (died 2010)
January 27, 1916Merrill MuellerAmerican journalist (died 1980)
January 29, 1916Bill LawrenceAmerican journalist (died 1972)
February 14, 1916Edward PlattAmerican actor (Get Smart) (died 1974)
February 26, 1916Jackie GleasonAmerican actor (The Honeymooners, The Jackie Gleason Show) (died 1987)
February 29, 1916Dinah ShoreAmerican actress (died 1994)
March 6, 1916Virginia GreggAmerican actress (Calvin and the Colonel, Dragnet) (died 1986)
March 17, 1916Patricia KennedyAustralian actress (died 2012)
March 31, 1916Lucille BlissAmerican actress (The Smurfs, Invader Zim) (died 2012)
April 4, 1916David WhiteAmerican actor (Bewitched) (died 1990)
April 26, 1916Vic PerrinAmerican voice actor (The Outer Limits, Hanna-Barbera cartoons) (died 1989)
May 14, 1916Del MooreAmerican actor (Life with Elizabeth, Bachelor Father, Dragnet 1967) (died 1970)
July 11, 1916Reg VarneyEnglish comedy actor (The Rag Trade, On the Buses) (died 2008)
July 23, 1916Sandra GouldAmerican actress (Bewitched) (died 1999)
July 31, 1916Bill TodmanAmerican television producer (died 1979)
August 24, 1916Hal SmithAmerican actor (The Andy Griffith Show) (died 1994)
October 13, 1916Johnny StearnsAmerican actor and producer (Mary Kay and Johnny, The Tonight Show) (died 2001)
November 4, 1916Walter CronkiteAmerican anchorman (CBS Evening News) (died 2009)
February 6, 1917Zsa Zsa GaborActress (died 2016)
February 8, 1917Jack DreesSportscaster (died 1988)
March 2, 1917Desi ArnazCuban-born performer (I Love Lucy) (died 1986)
March 30, 1917Herbert AndersonAmerican actor (Dennis the Menace) (died 1994)
April 2, 1917Dabbs GreerAmerican actor (The Fugitive, Little House on the Prairie) (died 2007)
April 16, 1917Barry NelsonAmerican actor (Climax!) (died 2007)
May 16, 1917George GaynesFinnish-born American actor (Punky Brewster, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd) (died 2016)
May 21, 1917Raymond BurrCanadian actor (Perry Mason, Ironside) (died 1993)
May 29, 1917John F. KennedyAmerican president (died 1963); his performance in the first presidential debates and assassination are among the most important events in television history.[5][6]
June 7, 1917Dean MartinAmerican actor, singer (The Dean Martin Show) (died 1995)
June 9, 1917McDonald HobleyBritish continuity announcer (BBC Television) (died 1987)
June 10, 1917Lena HorneActress (died 2010)
July 10, 1917Don HerbertAmerican television host (Watch Mr. Wizard) (died 2007)
July 14, 1917Douglas EdwardsAmerican anchorman (CBS Evening News) (died 1990)
August 24, 1917Dennis JamesGame show host (died 1997)
August 29, 1917Isabel SanfordActress (died 2004)
September 4, 1917Hilary MasonBritish actress (Maid Marian and her Merry Men) (died 2006)
September 29, 1917Chandler CowlesActor (died 1997)
October 16, 1917Alice PearceAmerican actress (Bewitched) (died 1966)
October 28, 1917Jack SooJapanese-American actor (Barney Miller) (died 1979)
December 17, 1917Elyse KnoxAmerican actress (died 2012)
December 22, 1917Gene RayburnAmerican television personality (Match Game, The Tonight Show) (died 1999)
February 15, 1918Allan ArbusAmerican actor (M*A*S*H) (died 2013)
February 22, 1918Don PardoAmerican television announcer (Saturday Night Live) (died 2014)
March 12, 1918Frank OvertonActor (died 1967)
March 21, 1918Arturo CastroActor (died 1975)
March 25, 1918Howard CosellAmerican television personality (The Tonight Show) (died 1995)
April 7, 1918William EytheAmerican actor (died 1957)
April 8, 1918Betty Ford38th first lady of the United States (died 2011)[7]
May 1, 1918Jack PaarAmerican television personality (The Tonight Show) (died 2004)
May 9, 1918Mike WallaceAmerican anchorman (60 Minutes) (died 2012)
June 30, 1918Isobel BarnettBritish broadcast personality (What's My Line?) (suicide 1980)
July 26, 1918Stacy HarrisAmerican actor (Dragnet, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp) (died 1973)
August 7, 1918Jane AdamsAmerican actress (died 2014)
August 7, 1918Hutton GibsonAmerican writer (died 2020)
September 14, 1918Bill HanrahanAmerican announcer (died 1996)
November 4, 1918Art CarneyAmerican actor (The Honeymooners) (died 2003)
November 7, 1918Billy GrahamAmerican televangelist (died 2018)
December 2, 1918Milton DeLuggAmerican bandleader and composer (Broadway Open House, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade) (died 2015)
December 19, 1918Lee RichAmerican film and television producer (died 1976)
December 27, 1918Paul GilbertAmerican actor (died 1976)
January 1, 1919Carole LandisAmerican actress (died 1948)
January 13, 1919Robert StackAmerican actor (The Untouchables, Unsolved Mysteries) (died 2003)
January 14, 1919Andy RooneyAmerican writer (died 2011)
February 11, 1919Eva GaborHungarian actress (Green Acres) (died 1995)
March 12, 1919Frank CampanellaActor (died 2006)
March 19, 1919Nat King ColeActor (died 1965)
May 4, 1919John HopeAmerican meteorologist (The Weather Channel), named Hurricane Camille for his daughter (died 2002)
June 12, 1919Uta HagenAmerican actress (died 2004)
June 17, 1919Ray ScottAmerican sportcaster (died 1998)
June 18, 1919Mel BrandtAmerican actor (died 2008)
August 19, 1919Philip PerlmanAmerican actor (died 2015)
September 4, 1919Howard MorrisAmerican actor (The Andy Griffith Show) (died 2005)
September 28, 1919Tom HarmonAmerican actor (died 1990)
October 14, 1919Shaun SuttonBritish writer, director, and producer; longest-serving Head of Drama at BBC Television (died 2004)
November 4, 1919Shirley MitchellAmerican actress (died 2013)
November 15, 1919Joseph WapnerAmerican judge (died 2017)
November 15, 1919Martin BalsamAmerican actor (died 1996)
November 19, 1919Alan YoungEnglish-born American actor (Mister Ed, DuckTales) (died 2016)
December 11, 1919Cliff MichelmoreEnglish broadcast presenter (died 2016)
December 19, 1919Bill MoreyActor (died 2003)
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Births (1920–1924)

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January 9, 1920Bunney BrookeAustralian actress and casting agent (Number 96) (died 2000)
January 14, 1920George HermanCBS journalist (died 2005)
January 30, 1920Michael AndersonEnglish director (died 2018)
February 18, 1920Bill CullenAmerican game series host (The Price Is Right, I've Got a Secret) (died 1990)
February 26, 1920Tony RandallAmerican actor (The Odd Couple) (died 2004)
February 29, 1920Arthur FranzAmerican actor (died 2006)
James MitchellAmerican actor (died 2010)
March 16, 1920John AddisonComposer (died 1998)
March 25, 1920Bill MacPhailAmerican television sports executive (died 1996)
June 18, 1920Ian CarmichaelEnglish actor (The World of Wooster) (died 2010)
July 10, 1920David BrinkleyAmerican anchorman (The Huntley-Brinkley Report) (died 2003)
July 18, 1920Dolph SweetAmerican actor (Gimme a Break!, Another World) (died 1985)
August 6, 1920Selma DiamondCanadian-born American actress (Night Court) (died 1985)
August 18, 1920Shelley WintersActress (died 2006)
August 19, 1920Joseph WershbaProfessional journalist (died 2011)
October 27, 1920Nanette FabrayAmerican actress (One Day at a Time) (died 2018)
Phyllis HillAmerican actress (died 1993)
November 1, 1920James J. KilpatrickAmerican journalist (died 2010)
November 20, 1920Lee GuberAmerican theater impresario (died 1988)
November 25, 1920Noel NeillAmerican actress (Adventures of Superman) (died 2016)
November 25, 1920 Ricardo Montalbán Actor (Fantasy Island, Freakazoid!, Kim Possible) (died 2009)
December 7, 1920Reuven FrankAmerican broadcast news executive (died 2006)
January 6, 1921Cary MiddlecoffGolfer (died 1998)
January 15, 1921Frank ThorntonEnglish actor (Are You Being Served?) (died 2013)
January 15, 1921Dehl BertiActor (died 1991)
February 1, 1921Peter SallisEnglish actor (Last of the Summer Wine, Wallace and Gromit) (died 2017)
February 14, 1921Hugh DownsAmerican radio and television broadcaster (died 2020)
February 24, 1921Abe VigodaAmerican actor (Barney Miller) (died 2016)
March 22, 1921Caryl LednerAmerican writer (died 1984)[8][9][10]
April 5, 1921Christopher HewettBritish actor (Mr. Belvedere) (died 2001)
April 22, 1921Charlotte Lawrenceactress (died 1993)
May 14, 1921Richard DeaconAmerican actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show, Leave It to Beaver) (died 1984)
May 21, 1921Howard ReigAmerican announcer (died 2008)
June 15, 1921Erroll GarnerAmerican composer (died 1977)
July 6, 1921Nancy ReaganActress and 40th first lady of the United States (died 2016)[11]
July 15, 1921Jean HeywoodBritish actress (Boys from the Blackstuff) (died 2019)[12]
July 23, 1921Calvert DeForestAmerican actor (died 2007)
July 24, 1921Billy TaylorAmerican jazz pianist (died 2010)
August 8, 1921William AsherAmerican producer, director and writer (Bewitched) (died 2012)
August 9, 1921Ernest AngleyAmerican Christian evangelist (died 2021)
August 21, 1921John OsteenPastor (died 1999)
August 25, 1921Monty HallCanadian TV host (died 2017)
August 27, 1921Leo PennActor (died 1998)
August 31, 1921Madeline AmgottAmerican television news producer (died 2014)
September 12, 1921Frank McGeeJournalist (died 1974)
September 14, 1921Bud PalmerBasketball player (died 2013)
September 24, 1921Sheila MacRaeEnglish-born American actress (The Honeymooners, General Hospital) (died 2014)
Jim McKayAmerican television sports journalist (died 2008)
October 1, 1921James WhitmoreAmerican actor (died 2009)
October 17, 1921Tom PostonAmerican actor (Newhart) (died 2007)
November 14, 1921Brian KeithAmerican actor (Family Affair) (died 1997)
November 22, 1921Rodney DangerfieldAmerican comedian and actor (The Dean Martin Show) (died 2004)
December 11, 1921Liz SmithEnglish character actress (The Royle Family) (died 2016)
December 26, 1921Steve AllenAmerican television personality (The Tonight Show) (died 2000)
January 17, 1922Betty WhiteAmerican actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls, Hot in Cleveland) (died 2021)
January 21, 1922Telly SavalasAmerican actor (Kojak) (died 1994)
January 30, 1922Dick MartinAmerican comedian (Laugh-In) (died 2008)
February 8, 1922Audrey MeadowsAmerican actress (The Honeymooners) (died 1996)
February 9, 1922Kathryn GraysonAmerican actress (Murder, She Wrote) (died 2010)
February 18, 1922Allan MelvinAmerican actor (Magilla Gorilla, The Brady Bunch, All in the Family) (died 2008)
February 24, 1922Steven HillAmerican actor (Law & Order, Mission: Impossible) (died 2016)
March 5, 1922James NobleAmerican actor (Benson) (died 2016)
March 6, 1922Burt BalabanAmerican film producer and director (died 1965)
March 11, 1922Paul AlterAmerican director (died 2011)
March 20, 1922Carl ReinerAmerican actor, writer, director and producer (Your Show of Shows, The Dick Van Dyke Show) (died 2020)
March 23, 1922Marty AllenAmerican comedian and actor, "The Darling of Daytime TV" (died 2018)
April 3, 1922Doris DayAmerican actress and singer (The Doris Day Show) (died 2019)
April 5, 1922Gale StormAmerican actress (My Little Margie) (died 2009)
April 15, 1922 Michael Ansara Syrian-American actor (Law of the Plainsman, Broken Arrow, Star Trek, Batman: The Animated Series) (d. 2013)
April 18, 1922Barbara HaleAmerican actress (Perry Mason) (died 2017)
April 19, 1922Billy Joe PattonAmerican golfer (died 2011)
April 27, 1922Jack KlugmanAmerican actor (The Odd Couple, Quincy) (died 2012)
May 7, 1922Darren McGavinAmerican actor (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) (died 2006)
May 10, 1922Nancy WalkerAmerican actress (Rhoda, Bounty paper towel commercials) (died 1992)
May 13, 1922Beatrice ArthurAmerican actress (Maude, The Golden Girls) (died 2009)
May 18, 1922Bill MacyAmerican actor (Maude) (died 2019)
May 22, 1922Quinn MartinAmerican producer (The Fugitive, The F.B.I., The Streets of San Francisco) (died 1987)
May 27, 1922Christopher LeeActor (died 2015)
June 9, 1922George AxelrodAmerican screenwriter (died 2003)
June 10, 1922Judy GarlandAmerican actress (died 1969)
June 24, 1922Jack CarterAmerican comedian, actor, and television presenter (died 2015)
July 21, 1922Mollie SugdenBritish actress (Are You Being Served?) (died 2009)
July 22, 1922Dan RowanAmerican comedian (Laugh-In) (died 1987)
July 27, 1922Norman LearAmerican producer (All in the Family, Sanford and Son and many others) (died 2023)
August 1, 1922Arthur HillCanadian-born actor (died 2006)
September 1, 1922Yvonne De CarloAmerican actress (The Munsters) (died 2007)
October 9, 1922Fyvush FinkelAmerican stage and television actor (Boston Public). (died 2016)
October 22, 1922Neal HeftiAmerican composer (died 2008)
October 31, 1922Barbara Bel GeddesAmerican actress (Dallas) (died 2005)
November 13, 1922Jack NarzAmerican game show host and announcer (died 2008)
Madeleine SherwoodCanadian actress (The Flying Nun) (died 2016)
December 9, 1922Redd FoxxAmerican comedian (Sanford and Son) (died 1991)
December 14, 1922Don HewittAmerican television news producer (died 2009)
December 20, 1922Charita BauerAmerican actress (The Guiding Light) (died 1985)
December 21, 1922Paul WinchellAmerican actor (died 2005)
December 22, 1922Ruth RomanAmerican actress (Murder, She Wrote) (died 1999)
January 3, 1923Hank StramAmerican football coach and sportscaster (died 2005)
January 6, 1923Charles "Red" DonleyAmerican sports and news anchor (died 1998)
January 8, 1923Larry StorchAmerican actor (F-Troop) (died 2022)
January 19, 1923Jean StapletonAmerican actress (All in the Family) (died 2013)
January 20, 1923Diana DouglasAmerican actress (died 2015)
January 23, 1923Florence HalopAmerican actress (St. Elsewhere, Night Court) (died 1986)
February 4, 1923Conrad BainCanadian-American actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes) (died 2013)
March 6, 1923Ed McMahonAmerican game show host and announcer (The Tonight Show, Star Search) (died 2009)
March 11, 1923Terence AlexanderEnglish actor (Bergerac) (died 2009)
March 30, 1923Frank FieldAmerican meteorologist (WNBC-TV, The Tonight Show) (died 2023)
April 2, 1923Gloria HenryAmerican actress (Dennis the Menace) (died 2021)
April 4, 1923Peter VaughanBritish character actor (Porridge, Game of Thrones) (died 2016)
April 8, 1923Edward MulhareActor (died 1997)
April 10, 1923Jane KeanAmerican actress and singer (The Jackie Gleason Show, The Honeymooners) (died 2013)
April 13, 1923Don AdamsAmerican actor (Get Smart, Inspector Gadget) (died 2005)
April 17, 1923Lon McCallisterAmerican actor (died 2005)
Harry ReasonerAmerican journalist (died 1991)
April 22, 1923Aaron SpellingAmerican movie and television producer (Beverly Hills, 90210) (died 2006)
April 30, 1923Al LewisAmerican actor (The Munsters) (died 2006)
May 21, 1923Evelyn WardAmerican actor (died 2012)
May 26, 1923James ArnessAmerican actor (Gunsmoke) (died 2011)
July 8, 1923Hal ScottAmerican sportcaster (died 2010)
July 15, 1923Herb SargentAmerican writer (died 2005)
July 22, 1923Bob DoleAmerican politician (died 2021)
July 25, 1923Estelle GettyAmerican actress (The Golden Girls) (died 2008)
July 28, 1923Ray EllisAmerican conductor (died 2008)
July 29, 1923George BurdittAmerican writer (died 2013)
August 15, 1923Rose MarieAmerican actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show) (died 2017)
August 21, 1923Chris SchenkelAmerican sportscaster (died 2005)
September 7, 1923Peter LawfordAmerican actor (died 1984)
September 9, 1923Cliff RobertsonAmerican actor (died 2011)
September 17, 1923David OreckAmerican salesman (died 2023)
September 20, 1923Jimmy PerryEnglish scriptwriter (Dad's Army) (died 2016)
September 28, 1923William WindomAmerican actor (Murder, She Wrote) (died 2012)
October 5, 1923Glynis JohnsBritish actress (died 2024)
October 10, 1923Murray WalkerEnglish motorsport commentator (died 2021)
November 7, 1923Bob YoungAmerican announcer (died 2011)
November 12, 1923Ernie AndersonAmerican announcer (died 1997)
November 20, 1923Danny DaytonAmerican actor (died 1999)
November 29, 1923Frank ReynoldsAmerican television journalist (died 1983)
December 10, 1923Harold GouldAmerican actor (Rhoda, The Golden Girls) (died 2010)
December 12, 1923Bob BarkerAmerican game series presenter (The New Price Is Right) (died 2023)
December 23, 1923Leonard B. SternScreenwriter (died 2011)
December 29, 1923Dina MerrillActress (died 2017)
January 14, 1924Carole CookAmerican actress (died 2023)
January 19, 1924Nicholas ColasantoAmerican actor and director (Cheers) (died 1985)
January 21, 1924Benny HillEnglish comedian (died 1992)
January 29, 1924Enrico SimonettiItalian musician and presenter (Simonetti Show) (died 1978)
Dorothy MaloneAmerican actress (Peyton Place) (died 2018)
February 14, 1924Gabe PressmanAmerican journalist (died 2017)
February 19, 1924Lee MarvinAmerican actor (died 1987)
February 28, 1924Bettye AckermanAmerican actress (died 2006)
March 3, 1924John WoodnuttEnglish actor (died 2006)
Lys AssiaSwiss singer, first winner of Eurovision Song Contest (died 2018)
March 8, 1924Sean McCloryIrish actor (The Californians) (died 2003)
March 22, 1924Bill WendellAmerican announcer (died 1999)
March 24, 1924Norman FellAmerican actor (Three's Company) (died 1998)
March 25, 1924Roberts BlossomAmerican actor (died 2011)
April 15, 1924Rikki FultonScottish comedian (Scotch and Wry) (died 2004)
April 20, 1924Nina FochAmerican actress (died 2008)
May 1, 1924Art FlemingAmerican stage, radio and television personality (Jeopardy!) (died 1995)
Terry SouthernAmerican screenwriter (died 1995)
May 2, 1924Theodore BikelAustrian actor (Babylon 5: In the Beginning) (died 2015)
May 6, 1924Patricia Kennedy LawfordAmerican socialite (died 2006)
May 12, 1924Tony HancockEnglish comic performer (Hancock's Half Hour) (suicide 1968)
May 18, 1924Jack WhitakerSportscaster (died 2019)
June 3, 1924Colleen DewhurstMovie and television actress (died 1991)
June 12, 1924George H. W. BushAmerican president (died 2018)
June 17, 1924Marie TorreAmerican television personality (died 1997)
June 24, 1924Sidney LumetAmerican screenwriter (died 2011)
June 26, 1924Richard BullAmerican movie and television actor (Little House on the Prairie) (died 2014)
July 10, 1924Gloria StroockAmerican actress (died 2024)
July 11, 1924Brett SomersCanadian-born American actress and comedian (The Odd Couple, Match Game '73) (died 2007)
July 21, 1924Don KnottsAmerican actor (The Andy Griffith Show, Three's Company) (died 2006)
July 29, 1924Joseph CranstonAmerican producer (died 2014)
August 2, 1924Carroll O'ConnorAmerican actor (All in the Family, In the Heat of the Night) (died 2001)
August 15, 1924Werner AbrolatGerman actor (Tatort) (died 1997)
August 21, 1924Jack BuckSportscaster (died 2002)
August 31, 1924Buddy HackettActor (died 2003)
September 10, 1924Georgiana YoungTV actress (died 2007)
September 19, 1924Don HarronCanadian comedian and actor (Hee Haw) (died 2015)
September 20, 1924Paul K. Niven Jr.TV journalist (died 1970)
September 24, 1924Bob HerronAmerican stuntman and actor (died 2021)
October 1, 1924Jimmy CarterFormer American president
October 21, 1924Joyce RandolphAmerican actress (The Honeymooners) (died 2024)
Julie WilsonAmerican actress (died 2015)
November 18, 1924Les LyeCanadian actor (You Can't Do That On Television) (died 2009)
November 21, 1924Joseph CampanellaAmerican actor (Mannix, The Guiding Light, Days of Our Lives) (died 2018)
November 23, 1924Anita LindaFilipina actress (Tayong Dalawa) (died 2020)
December 12, 1924Ed KochAmerican judge (died 2013)
December 13, 1924Maria RivaAmerican actress
December 14, 1924Marge RedmondAmerican actress (The Flying Nun, Matlock) (died 2020)
December 23, 1924Floyd KalberAmerican television journalist (died 2004)
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