October 25, 1939

1939Zelmo Beaty, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)^[†]

Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and four in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). A three-time ABA All-Star and two-time NBA All-Star, Beaty was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2016.

1939Sara Dylan, American actress and model^[†]

Sara Dylan is an American former actress and model who was the first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In 1959, Noznisky married magazine photographer Hans Lownds; during their marriage, she was known as Sara Lownds.

1939Nikolay Kiselyov, Soviet Nordic combined athlete (died 2005)^[†]

Nikolay Fyodorovich Kiselyov was a Soviet Nordic combined athlete, Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Leningrad. His best finish was a silver medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck in the individual event.

1939Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)^[†]

Nikos Georgiou Nikolaidis was a Greek film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer, theatre director, assistant director, record producer, television director, and commercial director. He is usually considered a representative of European avant-garde and experimental art film.

1939Dave Simmonds, British motorcycle racer (died 1972)^[†]

Dave Simmonds was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the Grand Prix world championships from 1963 to 1972. Simmonds is notable for winning the 1969 125 cc FIM road racing world championship.

1939Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005)^[†]

Robin Spry was a Canadian film director, producer and writer. He was perhaps best known for his documentary films Action: The October Crisis of 1970 and Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis about Quebec's October Crisis. His 1969 film Prologue won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.