David Puttnam

David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, The Mission, The Killing Fields, Local Hero, Midnight Express and Memphis Belle. In 1982, he received the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, and in 2006 he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

25 February 1941

Born on the same birth day (25 February): Ahmed II • Anthony Burgess • Anton Volchenkov • Frank G. Slaughter • Joakim Noah • John St. John (American politician) • Justin Abdelkader • Mary Chase (playwright) • Mathias Zdarsky • Molly Reilly • Tony Lema

Born in the same month (February 1941): Barrett Strong • Buffy Sainte-Marie • Dave Berry (musician) • David Selby • Florinda Bolkan • Hipólito Mejía • Jagjit Singh • Joanie Sommers • Julia McKenzie • Kaspar Villiger • Kermit Gosnell • Naomi Uemura • Paul Tsongas • Ron Hunt • Tom Rush