| Timeline for 1951 |
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In 1951, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born. Sometime this year, actors Angela Bruce, Nigel Humphreys and James Richardson were born. People with known 1951 birthdays included:
- 7 January - Actor Helen Worth was born.[1]
- 27 January - Actor Susan Skipper was born.[2]
- 4 February - Doctor Who Weekly editor Dez Skinn was born.[3]
- 5 February - Actor Robin Sachs was born.
- 9 February - Actor Sally Knyvette was born.[4]
- 2 March - Actor Primi Townsend was born.[5]
- 3 March - Director-General of the BBC Tony Hall was born.[6]
- 9 March - Director Chris Clough was born.[7]
- 2 April - Actor David McAlister was born.[8]
- 13 April - Actor Peter Davison was born.[9]
- 20 April - Actor Louise Jameson was born.[10]
- 23 May - Actor Don Warrington was born.[11]
- 4 June - Actor David Yip was born.[12]
- 8 June - Actor Tim Munro was born.[13]
- 24 June - Actor David Rodigan was born.[14]
- 24 June - Actor Simon Rouse was born.[15]
- 28 June - Actor Lalla Ward was born.[10]
- 6 July - Production assistant Jane Wellesley was born.[16]
- 13 July - Photographer Joseph Lederer was born.
- 17 July - Video Effects Designer Dave Chapman was born.[17]
- 20 July - Actor Jeff Rawle was born.[18]
- 6 September - Actor Judith Byfield was born.
- 15 September - Actor Gavin Muir was born.[19]
- 24 September - Actor David Banks was born.[20]
- 30 September - Writer John Lloyd was born.[21]
- 19 October - Costume assistant Barry Simmons was born.[22]
- 6 November - Actor Nigel Havers was born.[23]
- 9 November - Actor John Benfield was born.[24]
- 11 November - Production manager Jim Capper was born.[25]
- 13 November - Actor Trudie Goodwin was born.[26]
- 15 November - Actor Billy McColl was born.[27]
- 6 December - Actor Vincent Ebrahim was born.[28]
Footnotes
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ People Pill
- ↑ Aveleyman
- ↑ Screen International Film and TV Year Book (1983)
- ↑ People Pill
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ The Stage
- ↑ http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/happy-birthday-peter-davison-2018-87425.htm
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 REF: Who-ology: The Official Miscellany
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Famous Birthdays
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Aveleyman
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ British Comedy Guide
- ↑ Partington Smith, Maggie (December 2018). Costume designer and assistant. Prospero. BBC Pension Scheme. Retrieved on 30 July 2019.
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ The Stage
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ Famous Birthdays
- ↑ Obituary
- ↑ People Pill