John Williams

John Towner Williams is an American composer and conductor. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinema history. He has a distinct sound that mixes romanticism, impressionism, and atonal music with complex orchestration. He is best known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and has received numerous accolades including 26 Grammy Awards, five Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. With 54 Academy Award nominations, he is the second-most nominated person, after Walt Disney, and is the oldest Oscar nominee in any category, at 91 years old.

8 February 1932

Born on the same birth date (8 February 1932): Cliff Allison

Born on the same birth day (8 February): Aaron Cook (baseball) • Andrew Hoy • Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins • Betty Field • Chester Carlson • Courtney Vandersloot • Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia • Joe Raposo • Michael Ansley • Seth Green • Ted Koppel • William Tecumseh Sherman

Born in the same month (February 1932): Adrian Cristobal • Arthur Lyman • Barrie Ingham • David Young, Baron Young of Graffham • Dennis Skinner • François Truffaut • Gavin Stevens • Gene H. Golub • John Vernon • Johnny Cash • Julian Simon • Majel Barrett • Masten Gregory • Reri Grist • Susan Oliver • Tony Brooks (racing driver) • Zell Miller