Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Atwood is the second of three children of Margaret Dorothy ( née Killam ), a former dietitian and nutritionist, and Carl Edmund Atwood, an entomologist.

Born Dorothy Lucille Tipton, he is also notable for the discovery, after his death, that he was born biologically female.

Born Dorothy Walton Gatley at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, to George G. Gatley and Elizabeth " Bessie " Crabb.

Born in Brooklyn, New York City to Italian immigrants Sophia and Salvadore Petrillo, Dorothy became pregnant while still in high school, resulting in a marriage to Stanley Zbornak in order to legitimize the baby.

Born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was the daughter of Carmen Louise ( née LaPorte ) and John Watson Slaton, both of whom were waiters.

Born Marianna Dorothy Agnes Letitia McNulty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( commonly known as Dorothy McNulty ) she was the daughter of an Irish-American newspaperman Benny McNulty — from whom she received the nickname " Penny " because she was " as bright as a penny ".

Born in Belgium to Audrey Dorothy Louise Townshend, daughter of Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, and Belgian Count Baudouin de Borchgrave d ’ Altena, head of Belgium's military intelligence for the government-in-exile during World War II, Arnaud de Borchgrave was educated in Belgium, Britain and the United States.

Born at Hopton in Derbyshire, the son of Philip Gell and Dorothy Milnes ( daughter and coheir of William Milnes of Aldercar Park ).

Born in Boston in 1734, he trained as a painter with his father, the artist John Smybert, and produced several portraits, notably of Ezra Stiles, architect Peter Harrison, and Dorothy Wendell ( in the Collection of Dr John L Hale, Boston ).

Born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, Leighton made her stage debut as Dorothy in Laugh With Me ( 1938 ), which was also performed that year for BBC Television.

Born Dorothy Dell Goff in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to entertainers, she moved with the family to New Orleans, Louisiana, at age 13.

Born in Salisbury in the British colony of Southern Rhodesia ( modern-day Zimbabwe ) to William Hampden Dawson Walker and Dorothy Helena Walker ( née Shiach ), Walker was educated both in Southern Rhodesia and in Yorkshire, first at Milton School, Bulawayo and then at Woodhouse Grove School, West Yorkshire.

Born in Southport, he married Dorothy Irene Deakin at the United Reformed Church in Belmont, Lancashire in 1941, and they lived in Egerton, near Bolton.

Born as Dorothy Jean LeVake, Jean Darling's name was legally changed to Jean Darling when she was 5 months old, a few days after her mother and father split.

Born to Mary Moore and Melvin Hendrex Snr., aka Melvin Henderson of the Mississippi Blind Boys, Dorothy was raised by her great grandmother.

Born in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1909, he was the third of six children of Charles R. and Dorothy Simplot.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Harry Buckwold ( 1890 – 1980 ) and Dorothy Friedman (- 1966 ), he moved to Saskatoon in 1925.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Harry Lutz Symons and Dorothy Sarah Bull, Symons graduated from Upper Canada College in 1942.

Born in Lathom, Henry was the eldest son of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby and his second wife, Lady Dorothy Howard.

Born Dorothy Marie Marsh outside McMinnville, Tennessee, she was the oldest of 10 children of Hollis and Pelina Marsh.

Born to Leon Nash and Dorothy Bolton Nash, her father served in World War II.

Born Dorothy June Smith in Harrod, Ohio, Vincent began her career in film in the early 1940s.

Born in Kuala Lumpur to a Goan father, and Kristang mother, Ena Dorothy Fernandes.

Born Vickie Lynn Hogan in Harris County, Texas, Anna Nicole was the child of Donald Eugene Hogan ( July 12, 1947 – September 19, 2009 ) and Virgie Mae ( née Tabers ; born July 12, 1951 ), who married on February 22, 1967 and divorced on November 4, 1969.

Born Nell Ruth Hardy to Horace and Edna Mae Hardy in Birmingham, Alabama, Carter was one of nine children.

Born in Vincennes, Indiana, Richard Skelton was the fourth son of Ida Mae ( née Fields ) and Joseph E. Skelton ( 1878 – 1913 ).

Born Esther Mae Jones in Galveston, Texas.

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Brooks Calbert and Ethel Mae ( née Denker ) Robinson.

Born Edna Mae Durbin at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, she was taken to Hollywood when just a year old and began to sing children's songs as soon as she could talk.

Born in Chicago, Kilgallen was the daughter of Hearst newspaperman James Lawrence Kilgallen ( 1888 – 1982 ) and his wife Mae Ahern.

Born Judith Mae Hess in Milwaukee, she came from a show business family and was encouraged to study dance and acting.

Born in Childress County, Texas, Dobbs is the son of Frank Dobbs, a co-owner of a propane business, and Lydia Mae ( née Hensley ), a bookkeeper.

Born Emily Drinkard in Newark, New Jersey to Nitcholas and Delia Mae Drinkard ( née McCaskill ), she was the eighth child ; older siblings were her brothers William, Hansom, Nicky, and Larry, and sisters Lee, Marie and Anne.

Born as Mae Kwestel in New York City to Simon and Freida Kwestel, she attended Morris High School and studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and with the Theatre Guild.

Born ( in Gulfport, Mississippi ) into the pioneering Southern gospel family, The LeFevres, Mylon was the youngest son of Eva Mae and Urias LeFevre.

Born in New York City, Aday is best known for her recurring role as Dora Mae Dreifuss on the first season of the 2003-2005 HBO series Carnivàle.

Born Essie Mae Moody, she was the oldest of nine children.

Born as Lois Mae Green in Deer Lodge, Montana, she appeared in 70 movies from 1932 through 1966.

Born in New York City, New York, USA she was the daughter of the prominent stage and pioneering film actor Maurice Costello and his actress wife Mae Costello ( née Altschuk ) and the younger sister of actress Dolores Costello.

Born in Chilton County, Alabama to Alton and Lera Mae ( Mitchell ) Harris.

Born in Toronto, Russell became president of Mae West's fan club as a teenager, and he briefly worked and lived in Los Angeles as her secretary.

Born in Rouleau, Saskatchewan, the son of Byron L. Seaman and Mae ( Patton ) Seaman, he received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan.