Chalmers Johnson

Chalmers Ashby Johnson was an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics, and professor emeritus of the University of California, San Diego. He served in the Korean War, was a consultant for the CIA from 1967 to 1973 and chaired the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley from 1967 to 1972. He was also president and co-founder with Steven Clemons of the Japan Policy Research Institute, an organization that promotes public education about Japan and Asia.

6 August 1931

Born on the same birth day (6 August): Bert Yancey • Elliott Smith • Ever Carradine • Jimmy Nielsen • Lajos Vajda • Mickaël Delage • Pauline Betz • Stuart O'Grady • Wilmer Flores

Born in the same month (August 1931): Barbara Eden • Dolores Alexander • Don King • Eddie Fuller • Grant Williams (actor) • Joe Cunningham (baseball) • John Shirley-Quirk • Mário Zagallo • Noble Willingham • Paula Kent Meehan • Ramblin' Jack Elliott • Richard F. Heck • Roger Penrose • Sri Chinmoy • Tito Capobianco • Trevor Goddard (cricketer) • William Goldman