Birthdays
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.TODAY: Mr Ian Brindle, Senior Partner, Price Waterhouse, 53; Mr Jim Courier, tennis player, 26; Mr Robin Cousins, ice skater, 39; Mr Edward Cowie, lecturer and composer, 53; Mr Robert De Niro, actor, 53; Mr David Donne, former chairman, Argos plc, 71; Sir Leonard Figg, former diplomat, 73; Mr James Gulliver, chairman, James Gulliver Associates, 66; Mr Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate, 66; Mr John Humphrys, broadcaster, 53; Miss Elizabeth Llewellyn- Smith, Principal, St Hilda's College, Oxford, 62; Mr Ian McAllister, chairman and managing director, Ford Motor Company, 53; Mr Seamus Mallon MP, 60; Mr George Melly, jazz singer, 70; Mr Alan Minter, middleweight boxer, 45; Sir Alan Munro, former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 61; Sir Vidia Naipaul, novelist, 64; Mr David Nicholson MP, 52; Miss Maureen O'Hara, actress, 75; Mr Hamish Orr-Ewing, former chairman, Rank Xerox, 72; Dr Ewan Page, former Vice-Chancellor, Reading University, 68; Mr Nelson Piquet, racing driver, 44; M Jean-Bernard Pommier, pianist, 52; Mr Barry Sheerman MP, 56; Mr Richard Stott, editor, Today, 53; Mr Anthony Valentine, actor, 57; Mr Guillermo Vilas, tennis player, 44; Mrs Susan Williams, former Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan, 81; Professor Michael Wise, geographer, 78; Sir Tony Wrigley, Master, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 65.
TOMORROW: Professor Roy Acheson, epidemiologist, 75; Mr Brian Aldiss, science fiction writer, 71; Sir Bryan Askew, former chairman, Yorks Regional Health Authority, 66; Dame Josephine Barnes, gynaecologist, 84; Dr Ray Bettley, dermatologist, 87; Mr James Birrell, former chief executive, Halifax Building Society, 63; M Marcel Carne, film director, 87; Mr Godfrey Evans, cricketer, 76; Mr Robert Horton, chairman, Railtrack, 57; Dame Moura Lympany, concert pianist, 80; Sir John Mason, Chancellor, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (Umist), 73; Mr Hugh Peppiatt, chairman, Moorfields Eye Hospital, 66; Sir David Pitblado, former Comptroller and Auditor-General, 84; Mr Roman Polanski, film director, 63; Sir Humphrey Potts, High Court judge, 65; Mr Robert Redford, actor, 59; M Alain Robbe-Grillet, novelist and film director, 74; Mr Willie Rushton, broadcaster, 59; Mr Patrick Shovelton, vice-chairman, Maersk Co, 77; Mr Patrick Swayze, actor, 42; General Bramwell H. Tillsley, former General of the Salvation Army, 65; Mr Caspar Weinberger, former US Secretary of Defense, 79; Mr Charles Wilson, Chairman, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd, 61; Miss Shelley Winters, actress, 74.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments