1974 (people)


 * 2 January - Voice actor Toby Hadoke was born.
 * 14 January - Actor Paul Whitsun-Jones died.
 * 30 January - Actor Olivia Colman was born.
 * 5 March - Actor Matt Lucas was born.
 * 23 April - Actor Verona Joseph was born.
 * 21 May - Actor Juliet Cowan was born.
 * 31 July - Actor Emilia Fox was born.
 * 9 September - Actor Jim Tyson died.
 * 22 September - Actor Stephanie Bidmead died.
 * 5 October - Actor Marshall Lancaster was born.
 * 11 October - Writer Ian Mond was born.
 * 17 October - Doctor Who and the Dæmons and Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils were first published.
 * 9 November - Actor Ian Hallard was born.
 * 20 November - Actor David O'Donnell was born.
 * 16 December - Voice actor Setsuji Satō was born.