* 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

Manute Bol (; October 16, 1962 – June 19, 2010 ) was a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist.

Bol is believed to have been born on October 16, 1962 in either Turalei or Gogrial, Sudan ( now South Sudan ).

Jane's Fighting Ships for 1999-2000 stated that the Sudanese navy was established in 1962 to operate on the Red Sea coast and the River Nile.

NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for WMD, Guy Roberts cited the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the 1998 US attack on a Sudanese pharmaceutical plant, ( identified by US intelligence to have been a chemical weapons facility ) and the 1981 Israeli attack on Iraq ’ s nuclear facility at Osirak as examples of the counter-proliferation self-help paradigm.

In 1962 he joined the first Sudanese civil war, but because he was so young, the leaders encouraged him and others his age to seek an education.

* 1962 – John Korfas, Greek basketball player

* 1962 – Ennis Whatley, American basketball player

* 1962 – Mark Few, American basketball coach

* 1962 – Bill Self, American basketball coach

* 1962 – Jerome Kersey, American basketball player

* 1962 – Clyde Drexler, American basketball player

* 1962 – Argiris Kambouris, Greek basketball player

* 1962 – Alvin Robertson, American basketball player

* 1962 – Jeff Van Gundy, American basketball coach

* 1962 – Nikos Filippou, Greek basketball player

* 1962 – Tony Campbell, American basketball player

** Bill Keightley ( Mr. Wildcat ), equipment manager for the University of Kentucky men's basketball team from 1962 to 2008 ( d. 2008 )

The logo was used from 1962 – 77, after which it was slightly modified to feature the full team nickname and a basketball adorning the logo.

* Terry Dischinger ( 1940 – ), basketball gold medalist in the 1960 Olympics and NBA player from 1962 – 1973 and orthodontist

* Charles Jones ( basketball, born 1962 ), U. S. basketball player whose teams included Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers and Washington Bullets ( 1988 – 89 )

The former Caneyville High School, despite its small enrollment, was well known for its boys ' basketball team, which reached the " Sweet 16 ," the Kentucky State Boys Basketball Tournament, in 1962 and 1968.

* Ana Hernández ( born 1962 ), a Cuban basketball player

* John Stockton ( born 1962 ), American basketball player

* John " Hot Rod " Williams ( born 1962 ), American basketball player

The school's famous basketball alumni include Billy Packer, a guard on the 1962 Final Four team who became far more famous as a basketball broadcaster ; Tyrone Curtis " Muggsy " Bogues, the shortest player ever to play in the NBA ; Randolph Childress, for his MVP performance in the 1995 ACC Tournament ; Utah Jazz swingman Josh Howard ; Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers and the 2006 NBA Rookie of the Year Award ; and two-time league MVP and three-time NBA Finals MVP Tim Duncan.