1964

Feature Films

 * March 12 - A Tiger Walks
 * March 25 - The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
 * June 4 - The Three Lives of Thomasina
 * July 8 - The Moon-Spinners
 * August 29 - Mary Poppins
 * Emil and the Detectives

Theme park happenings

 * 15-year-old Mark Maples dies after falling out of the Matterhorn Bobsleds.
 * "it's a small world", Carousel of Progress, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and Magic Skyway debut at the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair.

Albums

 * Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House

Births

 * Jamie Tarses (former president and executive of the American Broadcasting Company)
 * Juergen Teller (artist and fashion photographer)
 * January 7 - Nicolas Cage (actor)
 * January 14 - Mark Addy (actor)
 * January 17- Michelle Obama (first lady of the United States of America)
 * January 23 - Kelly Parsons (Mouseketeer)
 * February 16 - Christopher Eccleston (actor); Sean Lau (Hong Kong voice actor)
 * February 18 - Matt Dillon (actor and film director)
 * February 20 - French Stewart (actor)
 * March 7 - Wanda Sykes (writer, comedian, actress and voice artist)
 * March 8 - Bob Bergen (voice actor)
 * March 16 - Gore Verbinski (film director, screenwriter, producer, musician)
 * March 24- Annabella Sciorra (actress)
 * March 30 - Ian Ziering (actor)
 * April 4 - David Cross (actor, writer, comedian)
 * April 13 - Page Hannah (television and film actress); Caroline Rhea (voice artist)
 * April 17 - Raye Hollitt (actress, female bodybuilder and member of the American Gladiators)
 * April 20 - Andy Serkis (actor, voice artist, director, author)
 * April 24 - Cedric the Entertainer (actor); Djimon Hounsou (actor and model)
 * May 6 - Dana Hill (actress and voice actor)
 * May 11 - Tim Blake Nelson (actor, director, and writer)
 * May 20 - Lebo M (Singer-songwriter, composer, and musician)
 * May 25 - Ray Stevenson (actor)
 * May 27 - Adam Carolla (radio personality, television host, comedian and actor)
 * June 15 - Courteney Cox (actress, producer, and director)
 * June 19 - Bill Barretta (Muppet performer)
 * June 23 - Joss Whedon (writer)
 * July 3 - Toshiharu Sakurai (Japanese voice actor)
 * July 3 - Yeardley Smith (voice actress)
 * July 22 - David Spade (voice artist)
 * July 26 - Sandra Bullock (actress)
 * July 30 - Vivica A. Fox (actress)
 * September 19 - Kim Richards (actress and television personality)
 * September 28 - Janeane Garofalo (voice artist and comedian)
 * September 30 - Monica Bellucci (actress and fashion model)
 * October 10 - Quinton Flynn (voice artist)
 * October 19 - Ty Pennington (television host)
 * November 1 - Daran Norris (actor and voice actor)
 * November 4 - Yūko Mizutani (Japanese voice actress)
 * November 14 - Patrick Warburton (voice artist)
 * November 29 - Don Cheadle (actor and producer)
 * December 7 - Patrick Fabian (actor)
 * December 8 - Teri Hatcher (actress, writer, and presenter)

Deaths

 * January 16 - Cy Young (animator)
 * January 17 - T. H. White (author)
 * February 22 - Edie Martin (actress)
 * March 23 - Peter Lorre (actor)
 * October 10 - Eddie Cantor (actor)
 * October 22 - Gage Clarke (character actor)
 * October 26 - Belle Montrose (actress and vaudeville performer)
 * November 10 - Jimmie Dodd (actor and television personality)

Character debuts

 * August 2 - Copete Duck
 * August 29 - Mary Poppins, Bert, Penguin Waiters, Jane Banks, Michael Banks, Admiral Boom and Mr. Binnacle, George Banks