Gene Savoy

Douglas Eugene "Gene" Savoy was an American explorer, author, religious leader, and theologian. He served as Head Bishop of the International Community of Christ, Church of the Second Advent from 1971 until his death. Rising to prominence as one of the premier explorers of Peru in the 1960s, he is best known for his claims to have discovered more than 40 lost cities in Peru and is credited with bringing to light a number of Peru’s most important archeological sites, including Vilcabamba, the last refuge of the Incas during the Spanish conquest, and Gran Pajaten, which he named but did not discover.

11 May 1927

Born on the same birth date (11 May 1927): Bernard Fox (actor)

Born on the same birth day (11 May): Bernard Fox (actor) • Bobby Roode • Ed Stelmach • Gelson Martins • Gladys Rockmore Davis • Irving Berlin • Jiddu Krishnamurti • Pablo García (footballer, born 1977) • Rip Sewell

Born in the same month (May 1927): Albert Zafy • Bernard Vukas • Billy Wilson (Australian rugby league) • Bud Grant • David Hedison • Franciszek Macharski • George Andrew Olah • Greta Andersen • James Eberle • Jean Coutu (pharmacist) • Joan Birman • Laura Betti • Manfred Eigen • Michael Broadbent • Michael Constantine • Norman Petty • Peter Matthiessen • Péter Zwack • Ray Barrett • Ray Nagel • Richard Body • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala • Serge Lang