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In the year 1957

1,732 Notable birthdays

Michael Caton-Jones

Scottish film director.

Born October 15th, 1957 (age 68 years) in West Lothian.

Evelyn Ashford

American sprinter.

Born April 15th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Shreveport.

Jeff Hawkins

American entrepreneur and neuroscientist; founder of palm computing (born 1957).

Born June 1st, 1957 (age 68 years) in Huntington.

Gul Mohammed

Shortest adult human (1957–1997).

Born February 15th, 1957 in New Delhi.

Died October 1st, 1997 at 40 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).

Mulatu Teshome

Former president of ethiopia.

Born January 29th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Arjo. [ref]

Michael Lehmann

American film director, television director.

Born March 30th, 1957 (age 69 years) in San Francisco.

Kevin Curran

Television writer (1957–2016).

Born February 27th, 1957 in Hartford.

Died October 25th, 2016 at 59 years old in West Hollywood (cancer). [ref]

Daniel Levitin

American psychologist.

Born December 27th, 1957 (age 68 years) in San Francisco.

Patrick McLoughlin

British conservative party politician (born 1957).

Born November 30th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Stafford.

Nicholson Baker

American novelist, essayist, non-fiction writer.

Born January 7th, 1957 (age 69 years) in New York City.

Scott Spiegel

American film director.

Born December 24th, 1957 in Birmingham.

Died September 1st, 2025 at 67 years old [ref]

Claudio Lotito

Italian businessman.

Born May 9th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Rome.

Ned Bellamy

American actor.

Born May 7th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Dayton.

Anouar Brahem

Tunisian oud player and composer.

Born October 20th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Tunis.

Antonio Cabrini

Italian footballer and manager.

Born October 8th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Cremona.

Emmanuel Carrère

French author and film director.

Born December 9th, 1957 (age 68 years) in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Tan Dun

Chinese composer.

Born August 18th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Changsha.

PZ Myers

American biologist and blogger.

Born March 9th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Kent. [ref]

Tom Rice

Us politician.

Born August 4th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Charleston.

Boris Williams

English drummer best known for his extensive work with the cure (1984–1994).

Born April 24th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Versailles.

Rebecca Jones

Mexican actress (1957–2023).

Born May 21st, 1957 in Mexico City.

Died March 22nd, 2023 at 65 years old in Laguna Beach (ovarian cancer). [ref]

Chō

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.

Born December 15th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Kōnosu-shi.

Don Davis

American composer, conductor, orchestrator and trombonist.

Born February 4th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Anaheim.

Neville Brody

British graphic designer (born 1957).

Born April 23rd, 1957 (age 69 years) in Southgate.

Margaret Spellings

8th united states secretary of education.

Born November 30th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Ann Arbor.

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