Famous People
26 January 1958
Ellen DeGeneres
American comedian, television host, and actress best known for hosting the long-running "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
1 March 1958
Nik Kershaw
British singer-songwriter who scored 1980s hits with "The Riddle" and "Wouldn't It Be Good."
5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988
Andy Gibb
Australian-British pop singer and younger brother of the Bee Gees, known for hits like "Shadow Dancing" and "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water."
Died aged 30 · Myocarditis (heart inflammation)
7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014
Rik Mayall
British comedian and actor who revolutionised alternative comedy with "The Young Ones," "Bottom," and "Drop Dead Fred."
Died aged 56 · Acute cardiac event
10 March 1958
Sharon Stone
American actress and producer who rose to fame with "Basic Instinct" and received an Oscar nomination for "Casino."
3 April 1958
Alec Baldwin
American actor known for his roles in "30 Rock," "The Hunt for Red October," and his long-running career on stage and screen.
14 April 1958
Peter Capaldi
Scottish actor and filmmaker best known for playing the Twelfth Doctor in "Doctor Who" and Malcolm Tucker in "The Thick of It."
29 April 1958
Michelle Pfeiffer
American actress celebrated for her roles in "Scarface," "The Fabulous Baker Boys," and "Batman Returns."
3 May 1958
Sandi Toksvig
Danish-British comedian, author, and television presenter known for hosting "The Great British Bake Off" and "QI."
18 May 1958
Toyah Willcox
British singer, actress, and television presenter who found fame with new wave hits like "It's a Mystery" and "I Want to Be Free."
22 May 1958
Denise Welch
British actress and television presenter known for "Coronation Street," "Waterloo Road," and as a panellist on "Loose Women."
24 May 1958
Valerie Smaldone
American radio host and media personality who held the number-one on-air slot in New York radio and is a five-time Billboard Award winner.
30 May 1958
Ted McGinley
American actor best known for playing Jefferson D'Arcy in "Married... with Children" and Roger Phillips in "Happy Days."
7 June 1958 – 21 April 2016
Prince
American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose genre-defying music included "Purple Rain," "Kiss," and "When Doves Cry."
Died aged 57 · Accidental fentanyl overdose
6 July 1958
Jennifer Saunders
British actress, comedian, and screenwriter who created and starred in the BAFTA-winning sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous."
30 July 1958
Kate Bush
British singer-songwriter and musician whose boundary-pushing artistry produced classics like "Wuthering Heights" and "Running Up That Hill."
16 August 1958
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and cultural icon known as the "Queen of Pop," with a career spanning over four decades.
25 August 1958
Tim Burton
American filmmaker renowned for his dark, gothic visual style in films like "Edward Scissorhands," "Beetlejuice," and "Batman."
29 August 1958
Lenny Henry
British comedian, actor, writer, and co-founder of Comic Relief, knighted for his services to charity and drama.
29 August 1958 – 25 June 2009
Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, and dancer known as the "King of Pop," whose albums "Thriller" and "Bad" broke global records.
Died aged 50 · Cardiac arrest from acute propofol intoxication
13 September 1958
Bobby Davro
British comedian and impressionist who became a household name through his television variety shows in the 1980s and 90s.
21 September 1958
Simon Mayo
British radio presenter known for his long-running shows on BBC Radio 1, Radio 2, and Greatest Hits Radio.
22 September 1958
Andrea Bocelli
Italian tenor, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who is one of the best-selling music artists in the world.
26 October 1958
Debbie McGee
British television presenter and former ballet dancer, widely known as the late Paul Daniels' glamorous assistant and wife.
27 October 1958
Simon Le Bon
British singer and lead vocalist of new wave band Duran Duran, whose hits include "Rio," "Hungry Like the Wolf," and "Ordinary World."
6 December 1958
Nick Park
British animator and four-time Oscar-winning filmmaker, creator of the beloved Wallace & Gromit characters.
9 December 1957 (almost 1958)
Donny Osmond
American singer, dancer, and entertainer who found fame as a teen idol and later enjoyed a long career in music, TV, and Las Vegas residencies.
31 December 1958
Bebe Neuwirth
American actress and dancer who won two Emmy Awards for playing Lilith Sternin on "Cheers" and "Frasier," and a Tony for "Chicago."
29 July 1958 – 11 January 2026
Marcus Gilbert
British actor known for his roles in "Army of Darkness," "Rambo III," and several period dramas.
Died aged 67 · Throat cancer
Also "Born" in 1958
28 January 1958
Lego (Modern Brick)
The iconic interlocking plastic brick was patented in its modern form by Ole Kirk Christiansen's company in Billund, Denmark.
15 June 1958
Pizza Hut
The world-famous pizza chain was founded by brothers Dan and Frank Carney in Wichita, Kansas.
13 October 1958
Paddington Bear
Michael Bond's beloved marmalade-loving bear from "darkest Peru" first appeared in the book "A Bear Called Paddington."
16 October 1958
Blue Peter
The BBC's longest-running children's television programme aired its very first episode, and is still going strong today.
5 December 1958
UK Motorways
The Preston Bypass (now part of the M6) opened as Britain's first motorway, ushering in the age of high-speed road travel.