Jason, English actor February 4 – George A. Romero, American film writer, director (d. 2017) February 5 – H. R. Giger, Swiss artist (d. 2014) February 6 – Tom Brokaw, American television journalist and author February 7 – Tony Tan, 7th President of Singapore February 9 J. M. Coetzee, South African writer, Nobel Prize laureate Seamus Deane, Irish poet and novelist (d. 2021) February 12 Richard Lynch, American actor (d. 2012) Robert Saladrigas, Spanish writer, journalist and literary critic (d. 2018) February 15 – Hamzah Haz, Indonesian politician, 9th Vice President of Indonesia February 17 Matija Barl, Slovenian actor, producer and translator (d. 2018) Vicente Fernández, Mexican actor and singer (d. 2021) Willi Holdorf, German Olympic decathlete (d. 2020) Chris Newman, American sound mixer, director Gene Pitney, American singer (d. 2006) February 18 – Fabrizio De André, Italian singer, songwriter (d. 1999) February 19 – Smokey Robinson, African-American musician February 20 – Jimmy Greaves, English footballer (d. 2021) February 21 – John Lewis, African-American politician, civil rights activist (d. 2020) February 22 Aracy Balabanian, Brazilian actress Judy Cornwell, English actress Billy Name (William G. Linich), American photographer, Warhol archivist (d. 2016) Chet Walker, American basketball player February 23 – Peter Fonda, American actor (Easy Rider) (d. 2019) February 24 Pete Duel, American actor (Alias Smith and Jones) (d. 1971) Jimmy Ellis, African-American professional boxer (d. 2014) Denis Law, Scottish footballer February 25 – Jesús López Cobos, Spanish-born conductor (d. 2018) February 27 – Bill Hunter, Australian actor (d. 2011) February 28 Mario Andretti, American race car driver Joe South, American singer, songwriter (Games People Play) (d. 2012) February 29 – Billy Turner, American horse trainer (d. 2021) March March 1 David Broome, Welsh Show Jumper Nuala O'Faolain, Irish journalist, author (d. 2008) March 2 – Billy McNeill, Scottish football player and manager (d. 2019) March 3 Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian writer, journalist March 4 – Vladimir Morosov, Soviet athlete March 5 – Anton Fliegerbauer, West German police officer (d. 1972) March 7 Rudi Dutschke, German radical student leader (d. 1979) Viktor Savinykh, Soviet cosmonaut March 9 – Raul Julia, Puerto Rican actor (d. 1994) March 10 – Chuck Norris, American actor, martial artist March 12 – Al Jarreau, African-American singer (d. 2017) March 13 – Candi Staton, American singer March 16 Jan Pronk, Dutch politician, diplomat James Wong Jim, Hong Kong composer (d. 2004) March 20 – Paul Neville, Australian