Timeline for 1968

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In 1968, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born.

• 2 January - Actor Debra Baker was born.
• 15 January - Actor Alex Lowe was born.^[1]
• 22 January - Actor Raquel Cassidy was born.^[2]
• 22 January - Writer Richard Dinnick was born.^[3]
• 26 January - Actor Matt Rippy was born.^[4]
• 31 January - Actor Matt King was born.^[5]
• 25 February - Actor Mark Griffin was born.^[6]
• 29 February - Actor Suanne Braun was born.^[7]
• 3 March - Scientist Brian Cox was born.^[8]
• 4 March - Actor Patsy Kensit was born.^[9]
• 11 March - Actor Dominic Mafham was born.^[10]
• 5 April - Actor Stewart Lee was born.^[11]
• 6 April - Actor Keith Pyott died.^[12]
• 8 April - Writer Marcus Sedgwick was born.^[13]
• 23 April - Actor Ricky Groves was born.^[14]
• 26 April - Actor Corrinne Wicks was born.^[15]
• May - Actor Rakie Ayola was born.
• 4 May - Actor Timothy Speyer was born.^[16]
• 6 May - Actor Paul Bazely was born.^[17]
• 10 May - Actor Adrian Scarborough was born.^[18]
• 11 May - Actor Eiry Thomas was born.^[19]
• 12 May - Actor Mark Monero was born.^[20]
• 14 May - Actor Greg Davies was born.^[21]
• 21 May - Actor Tom Goodman-Hill was born.^[22]
• 28 May - Actor Kylie Minogue was born.^[23]
• 2 June - Actor and impressionist Jon Culshaw was born.^[24]
• 5 June - Writer Gareth Roberts was born.^[25]
• 5 June - Actor Mel Giedroyc was born.^[26]
• 7 June - Actor Sarah Parish was born.^[27]
• 19 June - Controller of BBC One Charlotte Moore was born.^[28]
• 20 June - Actor Samantha Spiro was born.^[29]
• 23 June - Actor Eddie Marsan was born.^[30]
• 28 June - Actor Adam Woodyatt was born.^[31]
• 4 July - Actor Ronni Ancona was born.^[32]
• 12 July - Actor Sara Griffiths was born.^[33]
• 20 July - Actor Julian Rhind-Tutt was born.^[34]
• 4 August - Actor Lee Mack was born.^[35]
• 5 August - Writer Matt Jones was born.^[36]
• 9 August - Producer Sanne Wohlenberg was born.^[37]
• 11 August - Actor Gray O'Brien was born.^[38]
• 11 August - Actor Sophie Okonedo was born.^[39]
• 17 August - Actor Helen McCrory was born.^[40]
• 20 August - Actor Matthew Chambers was born.^[41]
• 21 August - Actor Julian Lewis Jones was born.^[42]
• 3 September - Actor Raymond Coulthard was born.^[43]
• 8 September - Actor Louise Minchin was born.^[44]
• 9 September - Actor Julia Sawalha was born.^[45]
• 27 September - Actor Indra Ové was born.^[46]
• 9 October - Actor James Dreyfus was born.^[47]
• 12 October - Actor Mark Donovan was born.^[48]
• 13 October - Actor Alex Ferns was born.^[49]
• 19 October - Actor Kacey Ainsworth was born.^[50]
• 2 November - Actor Jason Merrells was born.^[51]
• 19 November - Actor Mark Bonnar was born.^[52]
• 22 November - Actor Nicholas Boulton was born.^[53]
• 14 December - Actor Charles Wade died.^[54]
• 18 December - Actor Nina Wadia was born.^[55]
• 21 December - Actor Catherine Cusack was born.^[56]
• 31 December - Writer David A. McIntee was born.
• Unknown - Actor Everal A Walsh was born.
• Unknown - Actor Paul Courtenay Hyu was born.