1917

March

 * 21 - Eric Francis, who played the First Elder in "The Sensorites," is born in Manchester.

April

 * 1 - Sydney Newman, the man who created Doctor Who, is born in Toronto, Canada.

November

 * 23 - Michael Gough, who played the Celestial Toymaker and also Councilor Hedin in "Arc of Infinity," and was once married to Anneke Wills, is born in Malaya (now Malaysia).