1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. That year saw the founding of the original incarnation of Viacom.
| Date | Event(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| March 2 | Birth of Laraine Newman, the voice of Granny Plankton. | |
| March 16 | The original incarnation of Viacom was founded. | |
| April 17 | Birth of Joe Alaskey. | |
| June 12 | Birth of Junior Brown, one of the singers of Texas. | |
| June 19 | Birth of Kapono Beamer, composer of many APM tracks. | |
| June 20 | Birth of John Goodman, the voice of Santa Claus in "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" | |
| June 22 | Birth of Barry Anthony Trop, a music composer for SpongeBob SquarePants. | |
| July 17 | Birth of David Hasselhoff. | |
| September 5 | Birth of David Glen Eisley, the voice of SpongeBob's singing voice in "Band Geeks." | |
| November 14 | Birth of Bill Farmer, the voice of the Wise Old Crab and one of the many voices of The Seagull Crew. | |
| December 14 | Birth of John Lurie, portrayer of one of the fisherman in "Hooky." | |