List of Famous people who born in 1927

David Dalrymple Butler was a Scottish writer of numerous screenplays and teleplays who won a Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

John Glenn Beall Jr., was an American Republican politician and businessman from the state of Maryland who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Maryland's 6th congressional district (1969–1971), and as a United States Senator from Maryland (1971–1977). He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1962–1968).

John Buscema was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s ascendancy into an industry leader and its subsequent expansion to a major pop-culture conglomerate. His younger brother Sal Buscema is also a comic book artist.

Peter Spier was a Dutch-American illustrator and writer who created more than thirty children's books.

Frances Hyland was a Canadian stage, film and television actress. She earned recognition for roles on stage and screen. Honoured with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 1994, she was called "the first lady of Canadian theatre".