Bob Shaw
Robert Shaw was a science fiction writer and fan from Northern Ireland, noted for his originality and wit. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1979 and 1980. His short story "Light of Other Days" was a Hugo Award nominee in 1967, as was his novel The Ragged Astronauts in 1987.
31 December 1931
Born on the same birth day (31 December): Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan • Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy • Gerardo Lugo (footballer, born 1984) • Jane Badler • Junot Díaz • ND Stevenson • Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1987) • Nikos Ploumpidis • Roy Greenslade • Tess Jaray • Vaughan Jones
Born in the same month (December 1931): Bill Thompson (television host) • Bobby Osborne • Franz Josef Degenhardt • Martin Milner • Peter Baker (footballer, born 1931) • Pierre Pilote • Rita Moreno • Zeki Müren