| Timeline for 1927 |
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In 1927, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born.
- 16 January - Actor Peter Forbes-Robertson was born.[1]
- 10 February - Designer Barry Newbery was born.[2]
- 16 February - Actor June Brown was born.[3]
- 28 February - Actor John Carson was born.[4]
- 6 March - Actor John Rees was born.[5]
- 9 March - Actor Eddie Powell was born.[6]
- 26 March - Actor Geoffrey Cheshire was born.
- 7 April - Actor Lawrence Davidson was born.
- 21 April - Stuntman Alan Chuntz was born.
- 21 April - Actor Gerald Flood was born.
- 26 April - Actor Graham Ashley was born.
- 26 April - Actor Derek Waring was born.
- 2 May - Actor Ray Barrett was born.
- 2 May - Actor Esmond Webb was born.[7]
- 14 May - Actor Dennis Chinnery was born.[8]
- 26 May - Director Julia Smith was born.[9]
- 4 June - Actor Geoffrey Palmer was born.
- 7 June - Writer Dick Sharples was born.
- 11 June - Writer Kit Pedler was born.[10]
- 4 July - Actor Kathleen Bidmead was born.
- 12 July - Actor Frank Windsor was born.[11]
- 23 August - Actor Peter Wyngarde was born.
- 1 September - Actor Stan Simmons was born.
- 8 September - Actor James Culliford was born.
- 22 September - Stunt arranger Alf Joint was born.
- 22 October - Actor James Grout was born.
- 29 October - Actor Bernard Martin was born.
- 5 November - Actor Kenneth Waller was born.
- 8 November - Actor Ken Dodd was born.
- 8 November - Director Lennie Mayne was born.[12]
- 10 December - Writer Anthony Coburn was born.[13]
- 11 December - Conductor Bill McGuffie was born.
- 31 December - Actor Frank Gatliff was born.[14]
- Unknown - Actor Christine Pollon was born.
- Unknown - Actor Edward Phillips was born.
- Unknown - Actor David de Keyser was born.
- Unknown - Actor Graham Rigby was born.
- Unknown - Artist Walter Howarth was born.
- Unknown - Film cameraman Ken Westbury was born.