List of Famous people who born in 1908

Bud Collyer

First Name Bud
Born on June 18, 1908
Died on September 8, 1969 (aged 61)

Bud Collyer was an American radio actor and announcer and game show host, who became one of the nation's first major television game show stars. He is best remembered for his work as the first host of the TV game shows Beat the Clock and To Tell the Truth, but he was also famous in the roles of Clark Kent/Superman on radio and in animated cartoons, initially in theatrical short subjects and later on television. He also recorded a number of long-playing 33 1/3 R.P.M. record albums for children. Some of these had Bible stories, in keeping with his strong connections with his church and deep spirituality.

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Beatrice Edna Bennison

First Name Beatrice
Last Name Bennison
Born on April 23, 1908
Died on December 28, 1999 (aged 91)
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George Dolenz

First Name George
Last Name Dolenz
Born on January 5, 1908
Died on February 8, 1963 (aged 55)

George Dolenz was an American film actor born in Trieste, in the city's Slovene community.

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Jack Williamson

John Stewart Williamson
First Name Jack
Last Name Williamson
Born on April 29, 1908
Died on November 10, 2006 (aged 98)

John Stewart Williamson, who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term "genetic engineering". Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.

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Lilian Patricia Dysart Wolseley

First Name Lilian
Born on January 8, 1908 (age 118)
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Chaim Sheba

Chaim Scheiber
First Name Chaim
Born on January 1, 1908
Died on July 10, 1971 (aged 63)

Chaim Sheba was an Israeli physician, notable for being the founder of Sheba Medical Center.

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Irakly Andronikov

ირაკლი ლუარსაბის ძე ანდრონიკაშვილი
First Name Irakly
Died on June 11, 1990 (aged 20)
Born in Russia

Irakly Luarsabovich Andronikov was a Soviet and Russian literature historian, philologist, spoken word artist and media personality.

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Wolf von Möllendorff

First Name Wolf
Last Name Möllendorff
Born on January 1, 1908
Died on January 1, 1992 (aged 84)
Born in Germany, Brandenburg
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Annabelle Rankin

First Name Annabelle
Born on July 28, 1908
Died on August 30, 1986 (aged 78)

Dame Annabelle Jane Mary Rankin DBE was an Australian politician and diplomat. She was the first woman from Queensland elected to parliament, the first woman federal departmental minister, and the first Australian woman to be appointed head of a foreign mission.

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Henry Alexander Douglas

First Name Henry
Last Name Douglas
Born on June 12, 1908 (age 118)
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