1946 (people)

Sometime this year, costume designer James Acheson, assistant floor manager Ros Anderson and actor Laurie Goode were born. People with known birthdays included:
 * 18 January - Actor Andrew Tourell was born.
 * 1 February - Actor Elisabeth Sladen was born.
 * 6 February - Actor Mike Grady was born.
 * 27 February - Actor Tom Chadbon was born.
 * 12 March - Actor Frank Welker was born.
 * 21 March - Actor Timothy Dalton was born.
 * 28 March - Actor Sheila Ruskin was born.
 * 5 April - Actor Jane Asher was born.
 * 26 April - Actor Jennie Stoller was born.
 * 28 April - Actor Martin Fisk was born.
 * 1 May - Actor Joanna Lumley was born.
 * 1 May - Actor Hugh Spight was born.
 * 2 May - Actor David Suchet was born.
 * 6 May - Actor Susan Brown was born.
 * 10 May - Actor Maureen Lipman was born.
 * 13 May - Actor Tim Piggott-Smith was born.
 * 25 May - Actor Martin Cochrane was born.
 * 1 June - Actor Brian Cox was born.
 * 3 June - Actor Penelope Wilton was born.
 * 4 June - Actor Colin Prockter was born.
 * 15 June - Actor Roy Holder was born.
 * 16 June - Actor Simon Williams was born.
 * 18 June - Actor Bruce Alexander was born.
 * 18 June - Actor Luan Peters was born.
 * 29 June - Actor John Bleasdale was born.
 * 9 July - Actor Natasha Pyne was born.
 * 12 July - Writer Everett DeRoche was born.
 * 15 July - Actor Derek Griffiths was born.
 * 18 July - Actor Dicken Ashworth was born.
 * 23 July - Actor Freddie Eldrett was born.
 * 28 July - Director Kenny McBain was born.
 * 29 July - Actor Diane Keen was born.
 * 13 August - Writer H. G. Wells died.
 * 27 August - Actor Peter Craze was born.
 * 18 September - Actor Struan Rodger was born.
 * 25 September - Actor Felicity Kendal was born.
 * 26 September - Actor Togo Igawa was born.
 * 28 September - Actor Peter Egan was born.
 * 4 October - Actor Roger Davenport was born.
 * 14 October - Actor Katy Manning was born.
 * 14 October - Writer Michael Sloan was born.
 * 16 October - Actor Tariq Yunus was born.
 * 23 November - Actor Diana Quick was born.
 * 25 November - Actor Brian Hibbard was born.
 * 27 November - Actor Howard Attfield was born.
 * 1 December - Actor Maggie Steed was born.
 * 7 December - Actor Rosalind Ayres was born.
 * 13 December - Visual effects designer Peter Wragg was born.
 * 16 December - Actor Richard Ireson was born.
 * 16 December - Actor Christopher Ellison was born.