* Atlas Computer ( Manchester ) ( 1962 – 1971 ), an early computer built at the University of Manchester

** Atlas Major, a Standard Motor Company van 1962 – 1963

* Atlas ( 1927 – 1962 ), a LMS Royal Scot Class steam locomotive

* 1962 – Leonard Bernstein causes controversy with his remarks from the podium during a New York Philharmonic concert featuring Glenn Gould performing Brahms ' First Piano Concerto.

* 1903 – Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player ( d. 1962 )

* 1962 – Iris Häussler, German artist

* 1901 – Lowell Stockman, American politician ( d. 1962 )

* 1962 – Art Alexakis, American singer, composer, and guitarist ( Everclear, Colorfinger, and The Easy Hoes )

* 1962 – Nobuhiko Takada, Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and wrestler

* 1962 – The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.

* 1962 – Vic Mignogna, American voice actor, singer, and director

* 1962 – Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1962 – Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

* 1892 – Hoot Gibson, American actor ( d. 1962 )

* 1962 – Marc Lavoine, French singer and actor

* 1962 – Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian-Hong Kong actress

* 1872 – Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal ( d. 1962 )

* 1962 – Louis Lipps, American football player

* 1962 – Kevin Mack, American football player

* 1962 – John " Hot Rod " Williams, American basketball player

* 1962 – Representatives from the Russian Orthodox Church and Vatican City meet in Metz, France, and come to an agreement wherein the Russian church would send observers to the Second Vatican Council and in exchange, the Roman Catholic Church would refuse to condemn Communism.

* 1879 – John Ireland, English composer ( d. 1962 )

* 1890 – Ellen Osiier, Danish fencer ( d. 1962 )

* 1962 – Thanos Kalliris, Greek singer-songwriter ( Bang )

* 1962 – John Slattery, American actor

After his extraordinary career at Warner Bros. ended in 1962, Jones started Sib Tower 12 Productions and began producing memorable cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a new series of Tom and Jerry shorts and the television adaptation of Dr. Seuss ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

* 1962 – Jerry Rice, American football player

The new creator, Gene Deitch makes 12 more Tom and Jerry episodes until 1962.

On September 24, 1962, singer Jerry Scoggins, Lester Flatt and Scruggs recorded " The Ballad of Jed Clampett " for the TV show The Beverly Hillbillies, which was released October 12, 1962.

Two for the Seesaw was a successful Broadway play by William Gibson and was made into a 1962 film which portrayed the fated romance between a small town square ( Jerry ) and Greenwich Village beatnik chick ( Gittel ).

These cartoons were animated in his distinctive style, but they never quite matched the popularity of the Hanna-Barbera originals of the 1940s and 1950s heyday, However, they were more successful than the Gene Deitch Tom and Jerry shorts, which were produced overseas during 1961 and 1962.

Animated cartoon series also apply outside broadcast television, as was the case for the Tom and Jerry short films that appeared in movie theaters from 1961 – 1962.

* Kill or Cure ( 1962 ) as Jerry Barkey-Rynde

* Kickapoo Joy Juice ( 1962 ) written by Jack Greenback, Mel Larson & Jerry Marcellino, was recorded by The Rivingtons.

The Exciters ' first hit record, produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, was " Tell Him " ( U. S. # 4 ) in late 1962.

*" Tricky Dicky ", a 1962 song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, recorded by Richie Barrett and The Searchers among others

After a game in 1962, infielder Jerry Adair asked for a meeting with local writer Neal Eskridge after learning that he was the scorer for the game.

" Turn On Your Love Light ", originally a hit for Bobby Bland in 1962, was later covered by Jerry Lee Lewis and the Grateful Dead.

" Time reported in 1962 that Johnson knew that for a party thrown in Johnson's honor that year, a Goldberg aide, Jerry Holleman, solicited contributions from wealthy supporters of Johnson, including Billy Sol Estes.

The career passing leader is Jerry Bishop ( 1962 – 1965 ).

Jerry Wald ( September 16, 1911 – July 13, 1962 ) was an American producer and screenwriter for motion pictures and radio shows.

* A & M Records, a record label formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss

The first rock concert at the arena was emceed by Porky Chedwick on May 11, 1962 as a DiCesare Engler production and featured Jackie Wilson, The Drifters, The Coasters, The Castelles, Jerry Butler, The Flamingos, The Angels, The Blue Belles, and The Skyliners.

All thirteen shorts were commercial successes ; in 1961, the Tom and Jerry series became the highest-grossing film series of all-time, dethroning the Looney Tunes series which had held the position for sixteen years ; this success was repeated once more in 1962.

" You Don't Know Me " has been recorded by numerous artists over the years, most successfully by Jerry Vale ( 1956 ); Lenny Welch ( 1960 ); Ray Charles ( 1962 ); and Elvis Presley ( 1967 ).

* Jerry Falwell, Jr ( born 1962 ), American academic administrator

* Jerry Reynolds ( basketball player ) ( born 1962 ), retired American professional basketball player