Buck White (1930–2025), country musician with The Whites

Buck White was a Grand Ole Opry member and the patriarch of the family group The Whites. 

Edna O’Brien (1930–2024), Irish author of The Country Girls

Edna O’Brien was an Irish author whose acclaimed books included her groundbreaking 1960 debut novel, “The Country Girls.” 

Roy Calne (1930–2024), pioneering organ transplant surgeon

Roy Calne was a British surgeon who specialized in organ transplants, working with the teams who conducted the first liver transplant, intestinal transplant, and several pioneering combined transplants.

Lupe Serrano (1930–2023), ballerina who danced with Nureyev

Lupe Serrano was a prima ballerina with the renowned American Ballet Theatre.

Jean-Luc Godard (1930–2022), director and pioneer of the French New Wave film movement

Jean-Luc Godard was a French director who pioneered post-war French cinema by establishing the French New Wave film movement.

Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930–2022), legendary actor of French cinema  

Jean-Louis Trintignant was a star of French cinema known for the films ‘A Man and a Woman’ and ‘My Night at Maud’s.’

Peter Buck (1930–2021), Subway restaurant co-founder

Peter Buck was the co-founder of the Subway chain of sandwich shops.

Herbert F. Solow (1930–2020), TV exec who launched “Star Trek” & “Mission: Impossible”

Herbert F. Solow was a TV executive with Desilu Studios and MGM who helped develop classic shows including “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible,” and “Mannix.”

Buck Henry (1930–2020), classic SNL host & "The Graduate" writer

Buck Henry was an actor, director, and screenwriter who co-created “Get Smart” with Mel Brooks, was Oscar-nominated for his screenplay for “The Graduate” (1967) and hosted “Saturday Night Live” 10 times in the show’s early years. Henry co-directed “Heaven Can Wait” (1978) alongside Warren Beatty, earning another Academy Award nomination for Best Director.

Odetta Sings Folk Songs

Odetta may not be as much a household name as Bob Dylan—but it was she who inspired him to pick up an acoustic guitar and sing folk music. She might not have the folk-music fame of Joan Baez, but Baez called her a goddess. Carly Simon may have been the bigger star, but she said she went weak in the knees when she had a chance to meet Odetta.