October 10, 1946

1946Charles Dance, English actor, director, and screenwriter^[†]

Walter Charles Dance is an English actor. He is known for playing intimidating, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film and television. For his services to drama he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.

1946Naoto Kan, Japanese lawyer and politician, 61st Prime Minister of Japan^[†]

Naoto Kan is a Japanese former politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) from June 2010 to September 2011.

1946Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and coach^[†]

Peter Joseph Mahovlich is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach and executive. Known in his playing years as "Little M", as his older brother Frank was the "Big M", Mahovlich played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with several clubs, including the Montreal Canadiens, where he played with his brother and was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams.

1946Anne Mather, English author and screenwriter^[†]

Anne Mather is the pseudonym used by Mildred Grieveson, a popular British author of over 160 romance novels. She also signed novels as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming.

1946John Prine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)^[†]

John Edward Prine was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for his signature blend of humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, often with elements of social commentary and satire, as well as sweet songs and melancholy ballads. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death.

1946Raymond Tallis, English physician, philosopher, author, and academic^[†]

Raymond C. Tallis is a philosopher, poet, novelist, cultural critic and a retired medical physician and clinical neuroscientist. Specialising in geriatrics, Tallis served on several UK commissions on medical care of the aged and was an editor or major contributor to two key textbooks in the field, The Clinical Neurology of Old Age and Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.

1946Chris Tarrant, English radio and television host^[†]

Christopher John Tarrant is a retired English broadcaster, television personality, radio DJ, and stand-up comedian. He is best known for presenting the ITV children's television show Tiswas from 1974 to 1981 and the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from its inception in 1998 until 2014.

1946Ben Vereen, American actor, singer, and dancer^[†]

Benjamin Augustus Vereen is an American actor, dancer and singer. He gained prominence for his performances in the original Broadway productions of the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Tony Award nomination, and Pippin, for which he won the 1973 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

1946Willard White, Jamaican-English actor and singer^[†]

Sir Willard Wentworth White, OM, CBE is a Jamaican-born British operatic bass baritone.