List of Famous people who born in 1927

Hisashi Katsuta was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is best known for his voice-over portrayal of Professor Ochanomizu in three anime adaptations of the Astro Boy franchise, and also voiced Dr. Hoshi in Astroganger (1972–1973), Professor Tobishima in Groizer X (1976–1977), and Shin'ichirō Izumi in Tōshō Daimos (1978–1979).

Avraham "Abie" Nathan was an Israeli humanitarian and peace activist. He founded the Voice of Peace radio station. When he died the president of Israel Shimon Peres said about him: "He was one of the most prominent and special people in the country... He is the man who dedicated his life for other people and for a better humanity."

Reuben Hersh was an American mathematician and academic, best known for his writings on the nature, practice, and social impact of mathematics. This work challenges and complements mainstream philosophy of mathematics.

María del Socorro Tellado López, known as Corín Tellado, was a prolific Spanish writer of romantic novels and photonovels that were best-sellers in several Spanish-language countries. She published more than 4,000 titles and sold more than 400 million books which have been translated into several languages. She was listed in the 1994 Guinness World Records as having sold the most books written in Spanish, and earlier in 1962 UNESCO declared her the most read Spanish writer after Miguel de Cervantes.

Mikhail Naoumovitch Kalik was a Soviet and Israeli film director and screenwriter.

Bjørge Lillelien was a Norwegian sports journalist and commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He was considered to be a popular and engaging personality who commentated on many sports, particularly winter sports and football. It was not unusual for Norwegians to turn off the sound on the TV and listen to him on the radio instead.

Salah Tizani, full name Salaheddine Mohammad Ameen al Tizani is a well-known Lebanese actor and comedian, best known for his character Abou Salim, also the title of the long-running Lebanese comedy television series of the same title, where he portrayed the character of a funny, simple and reconciliatory man trying to solve the rifts between the various characters in the series. The programme was credited to Abou Salim and his troupe and included other memorable characters like "Fehmen" played by Mahmoud Mabsout and "Asaad" played by Abdallah Homsi and "Shukri Shukrallah" played by Salah Sobh and "Zaghloul" played by Fouad Hassan amongst others.

Shintaro Tsuji is a Japanese businessman who is the founder of Sanrio Co., Ltd.. Tsuji founded Sanrio, the Tokyo-based character-branded merchandise company, in 1960. He has also served as producer for the anime movies Sanrio made from 1977 to 1985 and is a storywriter. Some of his stories include Nutcracker Fantasy, The Sea Prince and the Fire Child, and A Journey Through Fairyland, all of which have been made into animated movies by Sanrio.

Renaldo José Ottolina Pinto was a Venezuelan producer and entertainer. Born in Valencia, Carabobo, he performed professionally under the name Renny Ottolina.

Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães was a Brazilian politician. He served as Governor of Bahia three times and represented Bahia in the Senate of Brazil three times. Magalhães was one of Brazil's most powerful politicians serving as a Minister for Communications, as Leader of the Liberal Front Party (PFL) and as President of the Federal Senate.