William S. Paley

William Samuel Paley was an American businessman, primarily involved in the media, and best known as the chief executive who built the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) from a small radio network into one of the foremost radio and television network operations in the United States. He was awarded the Carlos Manuel de Cespedes National Order of Merit by the Cuban government in recognition of his efforts to foster greater understanding between the peoples of Cuba and the United States of America.

28 September 1901

Born on the same birth date (28 September 1901): Ed Sullivan

Born on the same birth day (28 September): Bhagat Singh • Chuck Taylor (music journalist) • Ed Sullivan • Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg • James Edwin Campbell (poet) • Janeane Garofalo • Jodie Williams • Melody Thornton • Nico Vaesen • Olivia Jordan • Pierre Clémenti • Puri Jagannadh • Steve Largent • Tommy Collins (singer) • Tuli Kupferberg

Born in the same month (September 1901): Alexandra Adler • Andreas Embirikos • Donald Bailey (civil engineer) • Eduard van Beinum • Enrico Fermi • Florence Eldridge • Francis Chichester • George Raft • Gordon Coventry • Lanza del Vasto • Mario Scelba • Shmuel Hurwitz • Ted Weems • Thelma Terry • William Lyons