commentator (died 2023) Virginia Wade, tennis player 16 July – Barry Dudleston, English first-class cricketer and umpire 19 July – Richard Henderson, Scottish molecular biologist, Nobel Prize laureate 20 July – John Lodge, English rock singer/songwriter (The Moody Blues) 21 July Wendy Cope, English poet John Lowe, English darts player 24 July - Martin Edwards, businessman 26 July Suzanna Leigh, actress (died 2017) Helen Mirren, actress 1 August – Laila Morse, English television actress 5 August – Martin Lambie-Nairn, production designer (died 2020) 6 August – Ron Jones, television director (died 1993) 8 August – Tom O'Carroll, paedophilia advocate 9 August – Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist and illustrator 13 August Robin Jackman, cricketer (died 2020) Howard Marks ("Mr Nice"), Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer and campaigner (died 2016) 14 August – Jennifer d'Abo, entrepreneur (died 2003) 19 August – Ian Gillan, English hard rock singer (Deep Purple) 24 August – Ken Hensley, singer-songwriter (Uriah Heep) (died 2020) 31 August – Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter 8 September – Kelly Groucutt, English rock guitarist (Electric Light Orchestra) (died 2009) 14 September – Martin Tyler, sports broadcaster 18 September – John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman (died 2021) 21 September – Shaw Clifton, General of The Salvation Army 24 September – John Rutter, choral composer 26 September – Bryan Ferry, pop rock singer and musician 27 September – Bob Spiers, television director (died 2008) 5 October Brian Connolly, Scottish musician (died 1997) Geoff Leigh, English saxophonist and flute player 15 October – Dave Hill, actor 19 October – Angus Deaton, Scottish-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate 23 October Hugh Fraser, actor Maggi Hambling, painter and sculptor 31 October – Al Jones, folk singer (died 2008) 14 November – Louise Ellman, academic and politician 17 November – Gordon Phillips, English football player and manager (died 2018) 25 November - Bobby Knutt, English actor and comedian (died 2017) 26 November – John McVie, English rock bass guitarist (Fleetwood Mac) 30 November Hilary Armstrong, politician Mary Millington, pornographic film actress (suicide 1979) 7 December – Clive Russell, English actor 16 December – Tony Hicks, guitarist and singer (The Hollies) 17 December David Mallet, director Jacqueline Wilson, English children's writer 19 December – Ron Hunt, English footballer (died 2018) 24 December – Ian "Lemmy" Kilminster, bassist and singer (Motörhead) (died 2015) 25 December Eve Pollard, newspaper editor Noel Redding, rock musician (died 2003) 30 December – Davy