Famous People Born In 1930

Discover the most famous people born in 1930. The list includes people like Sean Connery, Warren Buffett, Clint Eastwood, Neil Armstrong, George Soros and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, directors, jazz musicians and poets born in 1930. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Australia and many more countries.
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 1 
Neil Armstrong
(The First Person to Walk on the Moon)
Neil Armstrong
108
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: 5th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States
Died: August 25, 2012
 2 
Sean Connery
(The First Actor to Portray Fictional British Secret Agent James Bond on Film)
Sean Connery
84
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 25th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: October 31, 2020
 3 
Clint Eastwood
(Among the World's Best Known and Most Successful Movie Stars)
Clint Eastwood
126
Birthdate: 31st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
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Warren Buffett
(Chairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway)
Warren Buffett
84
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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Ray Charles
(Singer-songwriter)
Ray Charles
39
Birthdate: 23rd September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Albany, Georgia, United States
Died: June 10, 2004
 6 
Buzz Aldrin
(American Astronaut, Fighter Pilot and the Second Person to Set Foot on the Moon)
Buzz Aldrin
31
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 20th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States
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Steven McQueen
34
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 24th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beech Grove, Indiana, United States
Died: November 7, 1980
 8 
Richard Harris
(One of Ireland's Greatest Film Actors)
Richard Harris
24
Birthdate: 1st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Limerick, Ireland
Died: October 25, 2002
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Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
(Sibling of Queen Elizabeth II)
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
62
Birthdate: 21st August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Glamis, Scotland
Died: February 9, 2002
 10 
Thomas Sowell
(Economist)
Thomas Sowell
26
Listed In: Economists
Birthdate: 30th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gastonia, North Carolina
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Gene Hackman
(Best Known for His Role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in the Film 'The French Connection’)
Gene Hackman
16
Birthdate: 30th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Bernardino, California, United States
 12 
Shel Silverstein
55
Birthdate: 25th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: May 10, 1999
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John Astin
(Actor and Director Known for His Role as ‘Gomez Addams’ in the TV Series ‘The Addams Family’)
John Astin
16
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 30th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
 14 
Michael Collins
(NASA Astronaut, Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 (the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon))
Michael Collins
13
Listed In: Astronauts
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died: April 28, 2021
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Tippi Hedren
(Famous for Her Roles in the Alfred Hitchcock Movies ‘The Birds’ and ‘Marnie')
Tippi Hedren
20
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 19th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Ulm, Minnesota, United States
 16 
Ted Hughes
(Poet and Children's Writer)
Ted Hughes
30
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 17th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mytholmroyd
Died: October 28, 1998
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Sandra Day O’Connor
(The First Female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
Sandra Day O’Connor
12
Listed In: Judges
Birthdate: 26th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, United States
 18 
Joanne Woodward
13
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 27th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
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Harvey Milk
(American Politician and First Openly Gay Man to be Elected to a Public Office in California)
Harvey Milk
32
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 22nd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Woodmere, New York, United States
Died: November 27, 1978
 20 
Chinua Achebe
(Nigerian novelist)
Chinua Achebe
18
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 16th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ogidi, Nigeria Protectorate
Died: March 21, 2013
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Carolyn Jones
(Actress)
Carolyn Jones
19
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 8th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Amarillo, Texas, United States
Died: August 3, 1983
 22 
Ross Perot
(American Billionare Businessman, Founder and CEO of ‘Electronic Data Systems’ and ‘Perot Systems’)
Ross Perot
22
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 27th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Texarkana, Texas, United States
Died: July 9, 2019
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Robert Wagner
(Best Known For His Role in the TV Series ‘It Takes a Thief’, ‘Switch’ and ‘Hart to Hart’)
Robert Wagner
26
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
 24 
The Big Bopper
(Singer, Musician, Disc jockey, Songwriter)
The Big Bopper
4
Listed In: Rock And Roll
Birthdate: 24th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Port Arthur
Died: February 3, 1959
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Robert Culp
(Known for His Role as 'Kelly Robinson' in TV series 'I Spy')
Robert Culp
6
Birthdate: 16th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: March 24, 2010
 26 
Robert Loggia
(Actor and Director)
Robert Loggia
10
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, United States
Died: December 4, 2015
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Gena Rowlands
(Retired American Actress)
Gena Rowlands
8
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 19th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cambria, Wisconsin, United States
 28 
Don Shula
(Football coach)
Don Shula
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: 4th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Grand River, Ohio, United States
Died: May 4, 2020
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Jim Nabors
(Actor)
Jim Nabors
40
Birthdate: 12th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sylacauga, Alabama, United States
Died: November 30, 2017
 30 
Anne Francis
(Best Known for Roles in the Film ‘Forbidden Planet, and TV Series ‘Honey West’)
Anne Francis
5
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 16th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ossining, New York, United States
Died: January 2, 2011
 31 
Frank Gifford
(American Football Player, Actor and TV Sports Commentator)
Frank Gifford
8
Birthdate: 16th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: August 9, 2015
 32 
Ben Gazzara
(Actor, Director)
Ben Gazzara
3
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: February 3, 2012
 33 
Roy E. Disney
(Producer)
Roy E. Disney
9
Birthdate: 10th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died: December 16, 2009
 34 
Dick Sargent
(Actor)
Dick Sargent
17
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 19th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States
Died: July 8, 1994
 35 
Edward Woodward
(Actor and Singer Known for His Role as ‘David Callan in the TV Series ‘Callan’)
Edward Woodward
9
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Croydon, Surrey, England
Died: November 16, 2009
 36 
Mobutu Sese Seko
(President of Zaire (1965 - 1997))
Mobutu Sese Seko
17
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 14th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Died: September 7, 1997
 37 
Jean-Luc Godard
(Film Director and a Pioneer of the 1960s 'French New Wave' Film Movement)
Jean-Luc Godard
7
Birthdate: 3rd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 13, 2022
 38 
Vic Tayback
3
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: May 25, 1990
 39 
Tim Horton
(Canadian Professional Ice Hockey Defenceman)
Tim Horton
7
Birthdate: 12th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
Died: February 21, 1974
 40 
John Young
(American Astronaut and the Ninth Person to Walk on the Moon)
John Young
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 24th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: January 5, 2018
 41 
Jaime Escalante
(Bolivian-American Math Instructor)
Jaime Escalante
24
Listed In: Educators
Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: La Paz, Bolivia
Died: March 20, 2010
 42 
Pete Conrad
(NASA Astronaut Who Became the Third Person to Walk on the Moon)
Pete Conrad
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 2nd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 8, 1999
 43 
Harold Pinter
(Playwright, Screenwriter)
Harold Pinter
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 10th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Metropolitan Borough of Hackney
Died: December 24, 2008
 44 
Katherine Jackson
(Musical Talent)
Katherine Jackson
8
Birthdate: 4th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Clayton, Alabama, United States
 45 
Lois Smith
(Actress)
Lois Smith
1
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas, United States
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Robert Prosky
(Actor)
Robert Prosky
6
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 13th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: December 8, 2008
 47 
Maximilian Schell
(Actor Best Known for His Film "Judgment at Nuremberg")
Maximilian Schell
9
Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 1, 2014
 48 
Polly Bergen
(Actress)
Polly Bergen
6
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 14th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Died: September 20, 2014
 49 
Jacques Derrida
(French Philosopher Who Developed the Philosophical Approach Known as 'Deconstruction')
Jacques Derrida
13
Listed In: Philosophers
Birthdate: 15th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: El Biar, Algeria
Died: October 9, 2004
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George Steinbrenner
(Businessperson)
George Steinbrenner
8
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rocky River
Died: July 13, 2010