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1952 births

  • Cliff EisenCliff Eisen entered the world on the 21st of January 1952 in Toronto. This Canadian musicologist began his formal education at the University of Toronto…
  • David Wootton (historian)David Wootton was born on the 15th of January 1952. He holds the title of Anniversary Professor of History at the University of York.
  • Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on the 7th of October 1952 in Leningrad. He grew up as the youngest of three children during a time when his family…
  • Shigeru MiyamotoShigeru Miyamoto was born on the 16th of November 1952 in Sonobe, a small town within Kyoto Prefecture. His family held modest means while his father taught…
  • Kenji TeradaKenji Terada was born in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Waseda University in 1973 with a degree in European History. During his university years, he did…
  • George GervinGeorge Gervin was born on the 27th of April 1952 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Martin Luther King Jr. High School where he struggled until his senior…
  • Hilary MantelHilary Mary Thompson was born on the 6th of July 1952 in Glossop, Derbyshire. She grew up as a Roman Catholic in the mill village of Hadfield.
  • Michael Hirst (writer)Michael Hirst was born on the 21st of September 1952 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He grew up in Ilkley and attended Bradford Grammar School before moving to…
  • Yoshitaka AmanoYoshitaka Amano was born in 1952 within the city of Shizuoka, Japan. He grew up as the youngest child among four siblings.
  • Walter IsaacsonWalter Seff Isaacson entered the world on the 20th of May 1952 in New Orleans. His father worked as an electrical and mechanical engineer while his mother…
  • Donald S. Lopez Jr.Donald Sewell Lopez Jr. entered the world in 1952 within Washington, D.C. His father served as a U.S. Air Force pilot and later worked for the Smithsonian…