Agnew, Spiro (November 9)
The 39th vice president of the United States, 1969-73
Famous People Born in 1918
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Bergman, Ingmar (July 14)
Artsy Swedish director of The Seventh Seal -
Birch, John (May 28)
Missionary for whom the John Birch Society was named -
Bishop, Joey (February 3)
Comedian member of the Rat Pack -
Feynman, Richard (May 11)
The Nobel-winning author of Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman -
Ford, Betty (April 8)
The former First Lady who founded the Betty Ford Center -
Graham, Billy (November 7)
Globetrotting "crusade" preacher and friend of presidents -
Harvey, Paul (September 4)
The host of Paul Harvey radio news -
Hayworth, Rita (October 17)
1940s bombshell who ended sadly with Alzheimer's -
Holden, William (April 17)
The Oscar-winning star of Stalag 17 -
Kennedy, Rosemary (September 13)
The Kennedy sister who had a lobotomy -
Landers, Ann (July 4)
Syndicated newspaper advice columnist -
L'Engle, Madeleine (November 29)
The author of A Wrinkle in Time -
Lupino, Ida (February 4)
The Hollywood actress who also directed the 1950’s noir film 'The Hitch-Hiker' -
Mandela, Nelson (July 18)
The first black president of South Africa -
Nasser, Gamal Abdel (January 15)
Leader of Egypt, 1956-70 -
Paar, Jack (May 1)
The Tonight Show host before Johnny Carson -
Pell, Claiborne (November 22)
The creator of so-called Pell grants for college students -
Price, Roger (March 6)
The creator of Droodles and Mad Libs -
Roberts, Oral (January 24)
TV preacher and healer who founded Oral Roberts University -
Sadat, Anwar (December 25)
President of Egypt, 1970-81 -
Sturgeon, Theodore (February 26)
The science fiction author of 'More Than Human' -
Wadlow, Robert (February 22)
The world's tallest man -
Wallace, Mike (May 9)
The tough TV interviewer who was an original on 60 Minutes -
Walton, Sam (March 29)
Founder of discount retailer Wal-Mart -
Williams, Ted (August 30)
The last American major leaguer to hit .400 -
Young, Coleman (May 24)
Mayor of Detroit, 1974-1993