Terry Sanford

James Terry Sanford was an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford served as the 65th Governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, was a two-time U.S. presidential candidate in the 1970s, and served as a U.S. senator from 1986 to 1993. He was a strong proponent of public education and introduced several reforms and new programs in North Carolina's schools and institutions of higher education as the state's governor. From 1970 to 1985, Sanford served as the president of Duke University.

20 August 1917

Born on the same birth day (20 August): Aaron Hamill • Atholl McKinnon • DeForest Soaries • Dino Campana • Fabio Ulloa • Graig Nettles • Gunther (wrestler) • H. R. Van Dongen • James Pankow • José Cecena • Manuel Contepomi • Maxim Vengerov • Peter Oakley • Ranomi Kromowidjojo • Shah Rukh • Sneaky Pete Kleinow • Stelvio Cipriani • Tawn Mastrey • Ted Donaldson • Thomas Domingo • Tôn Đức Thắng

Born in the same month (August 1917): Barbara Cooney • Caspar Weinberger • Ebba Haslund • Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia • Isabel Sanford • Jack Lynch • John Lee Hooker • Leonid Hurwicz • Les Elgart • Mel Ferrer • Oliver Crawford • Peanuts Lowrey • Roque Cordero • Sid Gordon