Famous Birthdays on April 23

Q: Who was born on April 23?

Famous people born on April 23 include: Afonso II of Portugal (died 1223), John de Vere, George of Poděbrady, Joan of France, Robert Fayrfax.

Q: What is Ivo Lola Ribar known for?

Ivo Lola Ribar, Yugoslav communist politician, military leader, and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (died 1943)

231 people 1185 – 2018

April 23 has seen 231 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1185 – 2018. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · April 23 — Wikipedia

1916 — Ivo Lola Ribar

Yugoslav communist politician, military leader, and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (died 1943)

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In the 1930s, he became one of the closest associates of Josip Broz Tito, leader of the Yugoslav Communist Party

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In 1936, Ribar became secretary of the Central Committee of SKOJ

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He was killed by a German bomb in 1943 near Glamoč while boarding an airplane for Cairo, where he was to become the first representative of Communist Yugoslavia to the Middle East Command.

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In 1942, Ribar was among the founders of the Unified League of Anti-Fascist Youth of Yugoslavia (USAOJ)

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Ivan Ribar, known as Ivo Lola or Ivo Lolo, was a Yugoslav Croat communist politician and military leader

Afonso II of Portugal (died 1223)

Afonso II, also called Afonso the Fat and Afonso the Leper, was King of Portugal from 1211 until 1223. Afonso was the third monarch of Portugal.

1185

John de Vere

12th Earl of Oxford (died 1462)

John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, was the son of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, and his second wife, Alice Sergeaux (1386–1452). A Lancastrian loyalist during the latter part of his life, he was convicted of…

1408

George of Poděbrady

King of Bohemia (died 1471)

George of Kunštát and Poděbrady, also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad, was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, but moderate and tolerant toward the Catholic faith. His…

1420

Joan of France

Duchess of Berry (died 1505)

Joan of France, sometimes called Joan the Lame, was briefly Queen of France as wife of King Louis XII, in between the death of her brother, King Charles VIII, and the annulment of her marriage. After that, she retired…

1464

Robert Fayrfax

English Renaissance composer (died 1521)

Robert Fayrfax was an English Renaissance composer, considered the most prominent and influential of the reigns of Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII of England. He represents the third stage of the development of the…

1464

Julius Caesar Scaliger

Italian physician and scholar (died 1558)

Julius Caesar Scaliger, or Giulio Cesare della Scala, was an Italian scholar and physician, who spent a major part of his career in France. He employed the techniques and discoveries of Renaissance humanism to defend…

1484

Alexander Ales

Scottish theologian and academic (died 1565)

Alexander Ales or Alexander Alesius was a Scottish theologian who emigrated to Germany and became a Lutheran supporter of the Augsburg Confession.

1500

Johann Stumpf

Swiss writer (died 1576)

Johann Stumpf was an early writer on the history and topography of Switzerland as well as a theologian and cartographer.

1500

Henry FitzAlan

19th Earl of Arundel, Chancellor of the University of Oxford (died 1580)

Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel was an English nobleman, who over his long life assumed a prominent place at the court of all the later Tudor sovereigns.

1512

Georg Fabricius

German poet, historian, and archaeologist (died 1571)

Georg Fabricius was a Protestant German poet, historian and archaeologist who wrote in Latin during the German Renaissance.

1516

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet (died 1616)

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and…

1564

Maarten Tromp

Dutch admiral (died 1653)

Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp or Maarten van Tromp was an army general and admiral in the Dutch navy during much of the Eighty Years' War and throughout the First Anglo-Dutch War.

1598

William Penn

English admiral and politician (died 1670)

Admiral Sir William Penn was an English naval officer and politician who represented Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in the House of Commons of England from 1660 to 1670. He was the father of William Penn, the founder of…

1621

Johannes Hudde

Dutch mathematician and politician (died 1704)

Johannes Hudde was a mathematician, burgomaster (mayor) of Amsterdam between 1672 – 1703, and governor of the Dutch East India Company.

1628

Issachar Berend Lehmann

German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat (died 1730)

Issachar Berend Lehmann, Berend Lehmann, Yissakhar Bermann Segal, Yissakhar ben Yehuda haLevi, or Berman Halberstadt, was a German banker, merchant, diplomatic agent as well as army and mint contractor working as a…

1661

Johann Friedrich Doles

German composer and conductor (died 1797)

Johann Friedrich Doles was a German composer and pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach.

1715

Vilna Gaon

Lithuanian rabbi and author (died 1797)

Elijah ben Solomon Zalman,, also known as the Vilna Gaon, was a Lithuanian Jewish talmudist, halakhist, kabbalist, and the foremost leader of misnagdic (non-hasidic) Jewry of the past few centuries.

1720

Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (died 1770)

Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of (Schleswig-)Holstein-Plön, was a princess of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, a cadet branch of the Danish royal family. She was born at Plön to Frederick Charles, Duke of…

1744

Félix Vicq-d'Azyr

French physician and anatomist (died 1794)

Félix Vicq d'Azyr was a French physician and anatomist, the originator of comparative anatomy and discoverer of the theory of homology in biology.

1748

James Buchanan

American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States (died 1868)

James Buchanan Jr. was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He also served as the 17th United States secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the…

1791

Thomas Romney Robinson

Irish astronomer and physicist (died 1882)

John Thomas Romney Robinson, usually referred to as Thomas Romney Robinson, was an Irish astronomer. He was the director of the Armagh Observatory, one of the chief astronomical observatories in the UK of its time. He…

1792

Wei Yuan

Chinese scholar and author (died 1856)

Wei Yuan, born Wei Yuanda (魏遠達), courtesy names Moshen (默深) and Hanshi (漢士), was a Chinese scholar-official from Shaoyang, Hunan. He lived during the reigns of the Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, and Xianfeng emperors. He…

1794

Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz

German philosopher and academic (died 1879)

Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz was a German philosopher and pedagogue.

1805

Frederick Whitaker

English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1891)

Sir Frederick Whitaker was an English-born New Zealand politician who served twice as the premier of New Zealand and six times as Attorney-General.

1812

Stephen A. Douglas

American educator and politician, 7th Illinois Secretary of State (died 1861)

Stephen Arnold Douglas was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate for fourteen years and defeated Abraham Lincoln to win reelection in 1858, a campaign known…

1813

Frédéric Ozanam

Italian-French historian and scholar (died 1853)

Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam was a French Catholic literary scholar, lawyer, journalist and equal rights advocate. He founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known as the Society of Saint Vincent de…

1813

James Anthony Froude

English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (died 1894)

James Anthony Froude was an English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser's Magazine. From his upbringing amidst the Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement, Froude intended to become a clergyman, but doubts…

1818

Edward Stafford

Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1901)

Sir Edward William Stafford served as the third premier of New Zealand on three occasions in the mid 19th century. His total time in office is the longest of any leader without a political party. He is described as…

1819

Winthrop M. Crane

American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1920)

Winthrop Murray Crane was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served as the 40th governor of Massachusetts from 1900 to 1903 and represented that state in the United States Senate from 1904 to…

1853

Granville Woods

American inventor and engineer (died 1910)

Granville Tailer Woods was an American inventor who held more than 60 patents in the United States. He was the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War. Self-taught, he concentrated…

1856

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian composer (died 1919)

Ruggero Leoncavallo was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Throughout his career, Leoncavallo produced numerous operas and songs, but it is his 1892 opera Pagliacci that remained his lasting contribution, despite…

1857

Max Planck

German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947)

Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was a German theoretical physicist. He won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the services he rendered to the advancement of physics by his discovery of energy quanta."

1858

Justinian Oxenham

Australian public servant (died 1932)

Justinian Oxenham ISO was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Postmaster-General's Department from January 1911 until December 1923.

1860

Edmund Allenby

1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (died 1936)

Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, was a senior British Army officer and imperial governor. He fought in the Second Boer War and in the First World War, in which he led the British Empire's…

1861

John Peltz

American baseball player and manager (died 1906)

John Peltz was an American professional baseball player in the 19th century. Peltz first played with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, in 1884 at the age of 23. He batted .219 and surrendered 38 errors in the outfield. Peltz…

1861

Ali-Agha Shikhlinski

Russian-Azerbaijani general (died 1943)

Ali Agha Ismail Agha oghlu Shikhlinski ; 3 March [O.S. 15 March] 1863 – 18 August 1943) was an Azerbaijani lieutenant-general of the Imperial Russian Army, Deputy Minister of Defense and General of the Artillery of…

1865

Johannes Fibiger

Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)

Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger was a Danish physician and professor of anatomical pathology at the University of Copenhagen. He was the recipient of the 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discovery of…

1867

Arthur Moeller van den Bruck

German historian and author (died 1925)

Arthur Wilhelm Ernst Victor Moeller van den Bruck was a German cultural historian, philosopher, and key intellectual figure of the Conservative Revolution.

1876

Michel Fokine

Russian dancer and choreographer (died 1942)

Michael Fokine was a Russian choreographer and dancer. He is considered the founder of modern ballet.

1880

Albert Coates

English composer and conductor (died 1953)

Albert Coates was an English conductor and composer. Born in Saint Petersburg, where his English father was a successful businessman, he studied in Russia, England and Germany, before beginning his career as a conductor…

1882

Georges Vanier

Canadian general and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (died 1967)

Georges-Philias Vanier was a Canadian military officer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the 19th governor general of Canada from 1959 to 1967, the first Quebecker and second Canadian-born person to hold the…

1888

Karel Doorman

Dutch admiral (died 1942)

Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman was a Royal Netherlands Navy officer who during World War II commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command naval strike forces in the Battle of the…

1889

Frank Borzage

American actor and director (died 1962)

Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor. He was the first person to win the Academy Award for Best Director for his film 7th Heaven (1927) at the 1st Academy Awards.

1894

Ngaio Marsh

New Zealand author and director (died 1982)

Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh was a New Zealand writer.

1895

Folke Jansson

Swedish athlete (died 1965)

Folke Georg "Pytta" Jansson was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the triple jump.

1897

Lester B. Pearson

Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (died 1972)

Lester Bowles Pearson was a Canadian politician, diplomat, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. He also served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1958 to 1968 and as leader of…

1897

Lucius D. Clay

American general (died 1978)

Lucius Dubignon Clay was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He served as the deputy to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in…

1898

Bertil Ohlin

Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)

Bertil Gotthard Ohlin was a Swedish economist and politician. He was a professor of economics at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1929 to 1965. He was also leader of the People's Party, a social-liberal party…

1899

Minoru Shirota

Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented Yakult (died 1982)

Minoru Shirota was a Japanese microbiologist who made pioneering research on gut microbiota and developed the first commercial probiotic. In the 1930, he identified a strain of lactic acid bacteria that is part of…

1899

Jim Bottomley

American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1959)

James Leroy Bottomley was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1922 to 1937, most prominently as a member of the St. Louis…

1900

Joseph Green

Polish-American actor and director (died 1996)

Joseph Green, born Yoysef Grinberg, a.k.a. Josef Grünberg, Joseph Greenberg and Joseph Greene, a Polish-born Jew who emigrated to the United States in 1924, was an actor in Yiddish theater and one of the few directors…

1900

E. B. Ford

English biologist and geneticist (died 1988)

Edmund Brisco "Henry" Ford was a British ecological geneticist. He was a leader among those British biologists who investigated the role of natural selection in nature. As a schoolboy Ford became interested in…

1901

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)

Halldór Kiljan Laxness was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and short stories. Writers who influenced Laxness…

1902

Guy Simonds

English-Canadian general (died 1974)

Lieutenant-General Guy Granville Simonds, was a senior Canadian Army officer who served with distinction during World War II. Acknowledged by many military historians and senior commanders, among them Sir Max Hastings…

1903

Clifford Bricker

Canadian long-distance runner (died 1980)

Clifford Bricker was a Canadian long-distance runner who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1927 he set the amateur world record for 15 miles.

1904

Louis Muhlstock

Polish-Canadian painter (died 2001)

Louis Muhlstock, LL.D. was a Canadian painter best known for his depictions of the Great Depression and for landscapes and urban scenes in and around Montreal.

1904

Duncan Renaldo

American actor (died 1985)

Renault Renaldo Duncan, better known as Duncan Renaldo, was a Romanian-born American actor best remembered for his portrayal of The Cisco Kid in films and on the 1950–1956 American TV series The Cisco Kid.

1904

Lee Miller

American model and photographer (died 1977)

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, Lady Penrose was an American photographer and photojournalist. Miller was a fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, becoming a fashion and fine-art photographer there.

1907

Fritz Wotruba

Austrian sculptor, designed the Wotruba Church (died 1975)

Fritz Wotruba was an Austrian sculptor of Czecho-Hungarian descent. He was considered one of the most notable sculptors of the 20th century in Austria. In his work, he increasingly dissolves figurative components in…

1907

Myron Waldman

American animator and director (died 2006)

Myron Waldman was an American animator, best known for his work at Fleischer Studios.

1908

Sheila Scott Macintyre

Scottish mathematician (died 1960)

Sheila Scott Macintyre FRSE was a Scottish mathematician best known for her work on the Whittaker constant. Macintyre is also known for co-authoring a German–English mathematics dictionary with Edith Witte.

1910

Simone Simon

French actress (died 2005)

Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon was a French film actress who began her film career in 1931. She is perhaps best remembered for her role in the American horror film Cat People and its sequel The Curse of the Cat People.

1910

Ronald Neame

English-American director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)

Ronald Neame CBE, BSC was an English filmmaker and cinematographer. Beginning his career as a cinematographer, for his work on the British war film One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1943) he received nomination for the…

1911

Diosa Costello

Puerto Rican-American entertainer, producer, and club owner (died 2013)

Juana de Dios Castrello, better known as Diosa Costello, was a Puerto Rican entertainer, performer, producer and club owner, often referred to as "the Latin Bombshell".

1913

Arnold Alexander Hall

English engineer, academic, and businessman (died 2000)

Sir Arnold Alexander Hall was an English aeronautical engineer, scientist and industrialist.

1915

Yiannis Moralis

Greek painter and educator (died 2009)

Yiannis Moralis was an important Greek visual artist and part of the so-called "Generation of the '30s". He is a person who carried weight in many fields and found himself to be equally au courant. Furthermore, he…

1916

Sinah Estelle Kelley

American chemist (died 1982)

Sinah Estelle Kelley was an American chemist who worked on the mass production of penicillin.

1916

Dorian Leigh

American model (died 2008)

Dorian Elizabeth Leigh Parker, known professionally as Dorian Leigh, was an American model and one of the earliest modeling icons of the fashion industry. She is considered one of the first supermodels, and was well…

1917

Tony Lupien

American baseball player and coach (died 2004)

Ulysses John "Tony" Lupien Jr. was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a left-handed batter who played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox. Lupien was an…

1917

Maurice Druon

French author and screenwriter (died 2009)

Maurice Druon was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999.

1918

Oleg Penkovsky

Russian colonel (died 1963)

Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, codenamed Hero and Yoga was a Soviet military intelligence (GRU) colonel during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Penkovsky informed the United States and the United Kingdom about Soviet…

1919

Eric Grant Yarrow

3rd Baronet, English businessman (died 2018)

Sir Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, was a British businessman.

1920

Judy Agnew

Second Lady of the United States (died 2012)

Elinor Isabel "Judy" Agnew was the second lady of the United States from 1969 to 1973. She was the wife of the 39th vice president of the United States, Spiro Agnew, who had previously served as Governor of Maryland and…

1921

Cleto Bellucci

Italian archbishop (died 2013)

Cleto Bellucci was an Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.

1921

Janet Blair

American actress and singer (died 2007)

Janet Blair was an American big-band singer who later became a popular film and television actress.

1921

Warren Spahn

American baseball player and coach (died 2003)

Warren Edward Spahn was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed pitcher, Spahn played in 1942 and then from 1946 until 1965, most notably for the…

1921

Dolph Briscoe

American lieutenant and politician, 41st Governor of Texas (died 2010)

Dolph Briscoe Jr. was an American rancher and businessman from Uvalde, Texas, who was the 41st governor of Texas between 1973 and 1979. He was a conservative Democrat.

1923

Avram Davidson

American soldier and author (died 1993)

Avram Davidson was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche. He won a Hugo Award and three World Fantasy Awards…

1923

Chuck Harmon

American baseball player and scout (died 2019)

Charles Byron Harmon was an American professional baseball utility player in Major League Baseball (MLB), who played for the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1956), St. Louis Cardinals (1956–1957), and Philadelphia Phillies…

1924

Bobby Rosengarden

American drummer and bandleader (died 2007)

Robert Marshall Rosengarden was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and bandleader. A native of Elgin, Illinois, United States, he played on many recordings and in television orchestras and talk show bands.

1924

J.P. Donleavy

American-Irish novelist and playwright (died 2017)

James Patrick Donleavy, popularly known as J. P. Donleavy, was an American-Irish author, short story writer, novelist, and playwright. Known for the dark humor in his writings, he first achieved critical acclaim with…

1926

Rifaat el-Mahgoub

Egyptian politician (died 1990)

Rifaat El Mahgoub was an Egyptian politician who served as the 8th speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt from 1984 until his assassination in 1990. He was a member of the then ruling National Democratic Party.

1926

Shirley Temple

American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (died 2014)

Shirley Temple Black was an American actress, singer, dancer, politician, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was named United States Ambassador…

1928

George Steiner

French-American philosopher, author, and critic (died 2020)

Francis George Steiner, FBA was a French and American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society, as well as the…

1929

Halston

American fashion designer (died 1990)

Roy Halston Frowick, known mononymously as Halston, was an American fashion designer. His minimalist, fluid designs helped define the look of 1970s American style. Halston was known for creating a relaxed urban…

1932

Jim Fixx

American runner and author (died 1984)

James Fuller Fixx was an American who wrote the 1977 best-selling book The Complete Book of Running; he is credited with helping start America's fitness revolution by popularizing the sport of running and demonstrating…

1932

Rafał Gan-Ganowicz

Polish mercenary, activist, and journalist (died 2002)

Rafał Gan-Ganowicz was a Polish soldier-in-exile, mercenary, journalist, member of the National Council of Poland, and political and social activist, dedicating his life to anti-communism.

1932

Annie Easley

American computer scientist, mathematician, and engineer (died 2011)

Annie Jean Easley was an African American computer scientist who contributed significantly to the beginning iterations of NASA's rocket technologies.

1933

George Canseco

Filipino composer and producer (died 2004)

George Masangkay Canseco was a Filipino composer and former politician. He composed numerous popular Filipino songs.

1934

Roy Orbison

American singer-songwriter (died 1988)

Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were in the early…

1936

Victoria Glendinning

English author and critic

Victoria Glendinning is a British biographer, critic, broadcaster and novelist. She is an honorary vice-president of English PEN and vice-president of the Royal Society of Literature. She won the James Tait Black…

1937

David Mills

English cricketer (died 2013)

David Cecil Mills was an English cricketer. Mills was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Camborne, Cornwall and educated at Clifton College, where he represented the college cricket…

1937

Barry Shepherd

Australian cricketer (died 2001)

Barry Kenneth Shepherd was an Australian cricketer who played in nine Test matches from 1963 to 1965.

1937

Jorge Fons

Mexican director and screenwriter (died 2022)

Jorge Fons Pérez was a Mexican film director.

1939

Bill Hagerty

English journalist (died 2025)

William John Gell Hagerty was a British newspaper editor and the chairman emeritus of British Journalism Review.

1939

Lee Majors

American actor

Harvey Lee Yeary, known professionally as Lee Majors, is an American actor. He portrayed the characters of Heath Barkley on the American television Western series The Big Valley (1965–1969), Colonel Steve Austin on the…

1939

Ray Peterson

American pop singer (died 2005)

Ray Peterson was an American pop singer who is best remembered for singing "Tell Laura I Love Her". He also scored numerous other hits, including "Corrine, Corrina" and "The Wonder of You".

1939

Michael Copps

American academic and politician

Michael Joseph Copps is a former commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent agency of the United States government. He was sworn in on May 31, 2001, and served until December 31,…

1940

Dale Houston

American singer-songwriter (died 2007)

Dale & Grace was an American singing duo consisting of Dale Houston and Grace Broussard. They had two Billboard chart hits. The first was the No. 1 gold record "I'm Leaving It Up to You" in 1963. "Stop and Think It…

1940

Michael Kadosh

Israeli footballer and manager (died 2014)

Michael "Lufa" Kadosh was an Israeli footballer who also worked as the manager of Hapoel Jerusalem. He died on 29 April 2014 from cancer at the age of 74.

1940

Jacqueline Boyer

French singer and actress

Eliane Ducos, known professionally as Jacqueline Boyer, is a French singer and actress. She is also the daughter of performers Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer.

1941

Arie den Hartog

Dutch road bicycle racer (died 2018)

Arie den Hartog was a Dutch road bicycle racer. Den Hartog won the Milan–San Remo Classic in 1965, as well as the Amstel Gold Race in 1967.

1941

Paavo Lipponen

Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finland

Paavo Tapio Lipponen is a Finnish politician and former reporter. He was prime minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003, and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1993 to 2005. He also served as speaker…

1941

Michael Lynne

American film producer, co-founded New Line Cinema (died 2019)

Michael Lynne was an American film executive, best known as the former co-chair of New Line Cinema alongside its founder Robert Shaye.

1941

Ed Stewart

English radio and television host (died 2016)

Edward Stewart Mainwaring, known as Ed "Stewpot" Stewart, was an English radio broadcaster and TV presenter. He was principally known for his work with the BBC as a DJ on Radio 1 and Radio 2, and as a presenter on Top…

1941

Ray Tomlinson

American computer programmer and engineer (died 2016)

Raymond Samuel Tomlinson was an American computer programmer who invented the first email program on the ARPANET system, the precursor to the Internet, in 1971; it was the first system able to send mail between users on…

1941

Sandra Dee

American model and actress (died 2005)

Sandra Dee was an American actress. Dee began her career as a child model, working first in commercials and then film in her teenage years. Best known for her portrayal of ingénues, Dee earned a Golden Globe Award as…

1942

Gail Goodrich

American basketball player and coach

Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for scoring a then record 42 points for UCLA in the 1965 NCAA championship…

1943

Tony Esposito

Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2021)

Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito was a Canadian-American professional ice hockey goaltender, who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 15 of those for the Chicago Blackhawks. He was one of the pioneers…

1943

Frans Koppelaar

Dutch painter

Frans Thomas Koppelaar is a Dutch painter, who was born in The Hague, Netherlands.

1943

Hervé Villechaize

French actor (died 1993)

Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize was a French actor. He is best known for his roles as the evil henchman Nick Nack in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun and as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, on the…

1943

Jean-François Stévenin

French actor and director (died 2021)

Jean-François Stévenin was a French actor and filmmaker. He appeared in 150 films and television shows since 1968. He starred in the film Cold Moon, which was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

1944

Blair Brown

American actress

Bonnie Blair Brown is an American theater, film and television actress. She has had a number of high-profile roles, including in the play Copenhagen on Broadway, the leading actress in the films Altered States (1980),…

1946

Carlton Sherwood

American soldier and journalist (died 2014)

Carlton Alex Sherwood was an American journalist who produced the anti-John Kerry film Stolen Honor. Sherwood served on two news teams which were responsible for the award of the Pulitzer Prize and the Peabody Award to…

1946

Robert Burgess

English sociologist and academic (died 2022)

Sir Robert George Burgess DL, FAcSS was a British sociologist and academic. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester in 1999, succeeding Ken Edwards. He was President of the British Sociological…

1947

Glenn Cornick

English bass player (died 2014)

Glenn Douglas Barnard Cornick was an English bass guitarist, and the original bassist for the British rock band Jethro Tull from 1967 to 1970. Rolling Stone has called his playing with Tull as "stout, nimble…

1947

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

Irish civil rights leader and politician

Josephine Bernadette McAliskey, usually known as Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey, is an Irish civil rights leader and former politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Ulster in Northern…

1947

Pascal Quignard

French author and screenwriter

Pascal Quignard is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure. In 1980 his novel Carus was awarded the Prix des Critiques. In 2002 Les Ombres errantes won the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary…

1948

Serge Thériault

Canadian actor

Serge Thériault is a Canadian comedian and actor from Quebec. He is best known for his collaborations with Claude Meunier, including the Ding et Dong comedy duo and the spinoff television series La Petite Vie, in which…

1948

Paul Collier

English economist and academic

Sir Paul Collier, is a British development economist who serves as the Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford and co-director of the International…

1949

David Cross

English violinist

David Cross is an English electric violinist and keyboardist best known for playing with progressive rock band King Crimson from 1972 to 1974.

1949

John Miles

British rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist (died 2021)

John Miles was an English rock singer, guitarist and keyboard player best known for his 1976 top 3 UK hit single "Music", which won an Ivor Novello Award, and his frequent appearances at Night of the Proms. He won the…

1949

Rowley Leigh

English chef and journalist

Richard Rowland Leigh, known commonly as Rowley Leigh, is a British chef, restaurateur and journalist who lives in Shepherd's Bush, London.

1950

Barbara McIlvaine Smith

Sac and Fox Nation Native American politician

Barbara McIlvaine Smith is an American politician. A Democrat, she is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 156th district from 2007 to 2010. She previously served on the West…

1950

Martin Bayerle

American treasure hunter

Martin Gerard Bayerle is an American treasure hunter and author, best known for discovering the wreck of the RMS Republic, a White Star Line passenger ship that sank in 1909. He was featured in the History Channel…

1951

Narada Michael Walden

American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer

Narada Michael Walden is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy.

1952

James Russo

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

James Vincent Russo is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in over 150 films in three decades.

1953

Stephen Dalton

English air marshal

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton, is a retired senior officer of the Royal Air Force and former Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey.

1954

Michael Moore

American director, producer, and activist

Michael Francis Moore is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. Moore's work frequently addresses various social, political, and economic topics. He first became publicly known for his…

1954

Judy Davis

Australian actress

Judith Davis is an Australian actress. In a career spanning over four decades of both screen and stage, she is known for portraying brittle, neurotic women in independent film. She is commended for her versatility and…

1955

Tony Miles

English chess player (died 2001)

Anthony John Miles was an English chess player and the first Englishman to earn the Grandmaster title.

1955

Urmas Ott

Estonian journalist and author (died 2008)

Urmas Ott was an Estonian television and radio journalist, and talk show host in Soviet Union, Estonia and Russia.

1955

Serge Vohor

Vanuatuan politician, 4th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (died 2024)

Rialuth Serge Vohor was a Vanuatuan politician. He hailed from the largest island of Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo, from Port Olry.

1955

Neville Brody

English graphic designer, typographer, and art director

Neville Stanley Brody is an English graphic designer, typographer and art director. He is known for his work on The Face magazine (1981–1986), Arena magazine (1987–1990), and designing record covers for artists such as…

1957

Jan Hooks

American actress and comedian (died 2014)

Janet Vivian Hooks was an American actress and comedian. She was best known for her tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991. After leaving SNL, she…

1957

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Icelandic composer and producer

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, also known as HÖH, is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið.

1958

Ryan Walter

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Ryan William Walter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League. He won the 1986 Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens.

1958

Unity Dow

Botswanan judge, author, and rights activist

Unity Dow is a Motswana lawyer, author, human rights activist and Member of Parliament for Kgatleng West since November 2024. She formerly served as a judge on the High Court of Botswana and in various Botswana…

1959

Valerie Bertinelli

American actress

Valerie Anne Bertinelli is an American actress and television personality. She began acting as a child and made her screen debut in a 1974 episode of Apple's Way. She gained wide recognition for portraying Barbara…

1960

Steve Clark

English guitarist and songwriter (died 1991)

Stephen Maynard Clark was an English musician. He was a guitarist and songwriter for the hard rock band Def Leppard until his death in 1991. In 2007, Clark was ranked No. 11 on Classic Rock Magazine's "100 Wildest…

1960

Barry Douglas

Irish pianist and conductor

William Barry Douglas in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a classical pianist and conductor.

1960

Léo Jaime

Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Leonardo "Léo" Jaime is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor and writer, famous for being one of the founding members of the rockabilly band João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados.

1960

Claude Julien

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Claude Julien is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before his firing by the Boston Bruins in 2017,…

1960

George Lopez

American comedian, actor, and talk show host

George Edward Lopez is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is most known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican…

1961

Pierluigi Martini

Italian race car driver

Pierluigi Martini is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1985 and from 1988 to 1995. In endurance racing, Martini won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1999 with BMW.

1961

John Hannah

Scottish actor and producer

John Hannah is a Scottish actor and narrator. He came to prominence in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Matthew. His other film…

1962

Shaun Spiers

English businessman and politician

Shaun Mark Spiers is the Executive Director of the environmental think-tank, Green Alliance and a former Member of the European Parliament.

1962

Paul Belmondo

French race car driver

Paul Alexandre Belmondo is a French actor and racing driver who raced in Formula One for the March and Pacific Racing teams. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and…

1963

Robby Naish

American windsurfer

Robert Staunton Naish is an American athlete and entrepreneur who has won 24 World Championship Windsurfing titles. He is also considered a pioneer of kiteboarding and standup paddleboarding.

1963

Gianandrea Noseda

Italian pianist and conductor

Gianandrea Noseda is an Italian conductor. He is currently the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., general music director (Generalmusikdirektor) of Zurich Opera, principal guest…

1964

Leni Robredo

Filipina human rights lawyer, 14th Vice President of the Philippines

Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona Robredo is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 14th vice president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 under President Rodrigo Duterte. She is currently serving as the 18th…

1965

Jörg Deisinger

German bass player

Joerg Deisinger is a German photographer, musician and the former bassist and a founding member of the German 1980s heavy metal band Bonfire.

1966

Matt Freeman

American bass player

Roger Matthew Freeman, also known as Matt McCall, is an American musician best known as the bassist of punk rock band Rancid. After forming several bands with guitarist and vocalist Tim Armstrong in the late 1980s and…

1966

Lembit Oll

Estonian chess Grandmaster (died 1999)

Lembit Oll was an Estonian chess grandmaster.

1966

Rhéal Cormier

Canadian baseball player (died 2021)

Rhéal Paul Cormier was a Canadian-American professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox (twice), Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies,…

1967

Melina Kanakaredes

American actress

Melina Kanakaredes Constantinides is a Greek-American actress. She is widely known for her roles in American primetime television dramas as Dr. Sydney Hansen in Providence (1999–2002), as Detective Stella Bonasera in…

1967

Bas Haring

Dutch philosopher, writer, television presenter and professor.

Sebastiaan (Bas) Haring is a Dutch writer of popular science and children's literature, television presenter and professor. He is a full professor at Leiden University, where he has held a chair in "public understanding…

1968

Ken McRae

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Kenneth Duncan McRae is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. McRae is the former head coach of the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. McRae is also a former right wing who played 137…

1968

Timothy McVeigh

American terrorist, Oklahoma City bombing co-perpetrator (died 2001)

Timothy James McVeigh was an American mass murderer and domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing itself killed 167 or 168 people, injured 684 people,…

1968

Martín López-Zubero

American-Spanish swimmer and coach

Martín López-Zubero Purcell, also known as Martin Zubero, is a former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds…

1969

Yelena Shushunova

Russian gymnast (died 2018)

Yelena Lvovna Shushunova was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women who have won all-around titles at all major competitions: Olympics, World Championships and European/Continental Championships and…

1969

Egemen Bağış

Turkish politician, 1st Minister of European Union Affairs

Egemen Bağış is a former Turkish politician of, former member of the Turkish parliament, the former minister for EU Affairs and chief negotiator of Turkey in accession talks with the European Union and a former…

1970

Dennis Culp

American singer-songwriter and trombonist

Dennis Culp is an American trombonist and singer-songwriter best known for his work with the bands Brave Saint Saturn and Five Iron Frenzy.

1970

Andrew Gee

Australian rugby league player and manager

Andrew Gee is an Australian rugby league administrator and former football operations manager at the Brisbane Broncos of the NRL. Also a former player with the club, he was a Queensland State of Origin representative…

1970

Hans Välimäki

Finnish chef and author

Hans Välimäki is a Finnish chef, and since 1998, was the owner of the now closed restaurant Chez Dominique. Välimäki was the chief judge of the Sub culinary show Top Chef Suomi and hosts the Finnish version of Ramsay's…

1970

Tayfur Havutçu

Turkish international footballer and manager

Tayfur Havutçu is a Turkish football manager and former professional player who was most recently the manager of Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa. He was part of the Turkey national team squad that reached third place at the…

1970

Uli Herzner

German-American fashion designer

Ulrike "Uli" Herzner is a fashion designer originally from East Germany, currently living in Miami Beach, Florida. She was a contestant on the third season of the Bravo network reality television series Project Runway,…

1971

Pierre Labrie

Canadian poet and playwright

Pierre Labrie is a Québécois poet, born at Mont-Joli, Quebec. He now lives in Trois-Rivières.

1972

Peter Dench

English photographer and journalist

Peter Dench is a British photojournalist, photographer, writer, curator, educator and TV presenter. His work has been published in a number of books. In 2025, Dench served as Acting Features Editor at Amateur…

1972

Amira Medunjanin

Bosnian singer

Amira Medunjanin is a Bosnian singer and interpreter of sevdalinka. She holds both citizenship of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

1972

Patrick Poulin

Canadian ice hockey player

Joseph Emelien Patrick Poulin is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 634 games in the National Hockey League between 1991 and 2002.

1973

Carlos Dengler

American bass player

Carlos Andres Dengler is an American musician, actor, composer, and writer. He has performed in regional theaters, appeared in various short films, and released three albums. His essays have appeared in n+1 and Tablet…

1974

Michael Kerr

New Zealand-German rugby player

Michael Kerr is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the Germany national rugby union team. He is originally from New Zealand and qualified to play for…

1974

Bobby Shaw

American football player

Bobby T. Shaw II is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, earning third-team…

1975

Gabriel Damon

American actor

Gabriel Damon Lavezzi is an American former child actor. His acting career involved providing the voices of Littlefoot in the 1988 film The Land Before Time and Little Nemo in the 1989 film Little Nemo: Adventures in…

1976

Aaron Dessner

American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Aaron Brooking Dessner is an American musician. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band the National, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums; a co-founder of the indie rock duo Big Red Machine,…

1976

John Cena

American professional wrestler and actor

John Felix Anthony Cena is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, and former rapper. Widely regarded as one of WWE's greatest professional wrestlers of all-time, he is signed with WWE as a brand ambassador as…

1977

Andruw Jones

Curaçaoan baseball player

Andruw Rudolf Jones is a Curaçaoan former professional baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Atlanta Braves. He also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas…

1977

David Kidwell

New Zealand rugby league player and coach

David Kidwell is a New Zealand professional rugby coach and former rugby league player who is the defence coach for the Highlanders in Super Rugby. As a player, he represented New Zealand as a member of the 2005…

1977

Willie Mitchell

Canadian ice hockey player

William Mitchell is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is known primarily as a physical defensive defenceman. Mitchell played Junior A in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and Saskatchewan…

1977

John Oliver

English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

John William Oliver is a British and American comedian, political commentator and television personality. He hosts Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United…

1977

Kal Penn

Indian-American actor

Kalpen Suresh Modi, known professionally as Kal Penn, is an American actor, author, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration.

1977

Bram Schmitz

Dutch cyclist

Bram Schmitz is a retired Dutch professional road cyclist.

1977

Lee Young-pyo

South Korean international footballer

Lee Young-pyo is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a right-footed left back. Lee was recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him "the best left…

1977

Gezahegne Abera

Ethiopian runner

Gezahegne Abera is an Ethiopian athlete and winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

1978

Barry Hawkins

English snooker player

Barry Hawkins is an English professional snooker player from Ditton, Kent. He turned professional in 1996, but only rose to prominence in the 2004–05 snooker season when he reached the last 16 of the 2004 UK…

1979

Jaime King

American actress and model

Jaime Barbara King is an American actress and model best known for her roles in the TV series Hart of Dixie (2011–2015) and Black Summer (2019–2021), and in films such as Pearl Harbor (2001), Slackers (2002), White…

1979

Joanna Krupa

Polish-American model and television personality

Joanna Krupa is a Polish-born American model, actress, and television presenter. She is known internationally as the host and head judge of Polish Top Model (2010–present) and has appeared on the reality television…

1979

Samppa Lajunen

Finnish skier

Samppa Lajunen is a retired Finnish Winter Olympic Games gold medalist, entrepreneur, and investor. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, he became the first athlete to sweep the gold medals at all three Nordic combined events,…

1979

Nicole den Dulk

Dutch Paralympic equestrian

Nicole den Dulk is a Paralympic equestrian.

1980

Kyle Beckerman

American footballer

Kyle Robert Beckerman is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He spent 21 seasons in Major League Soccer (MLS) with the Miami Fusion (2000–2001), Colorado Rapids (2002–2007) and Real…

1982

Tony Sunshine

American singer-songwriter

Antonio Cruz, known professionally as Tony Sunshine, is an American R&B singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known as a member of Fat Joe's hip hop group Terror Squad in the late 1990s, and notably guest appeared…

1982

Leon Andreasen

Danish international footballer

Leon Hougaard Andreasen is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He won 20 caps and scored three goals for the Denmark national team.

1983

Daniela Hantuchová

Slovak tennis player

Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak tennis commentator and retired player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first WTA Tour title at the Indian Wells Open, defeating…

1983

Ian Henderson

English rugby league player

Ian Henderson is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. A Scotland international hooker, his brothers, Andrew Henderson and Kevin, are also international rugby…

1983

Alexandra Kosteniuk

Russian chess player

Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian and Swiss chess grandmaster who was the Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010 and Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021. She was European women's champion in…

1984

Moose

American professional wrestler and football player

Quinn Ojinnaka, better known by his ring name Moose, is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is the former leader of…

1984

Jesse Lee Soffer

American actor

Jesse Lee Soffer is an American actor and television director. He is known for portraying Will Munson on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, and received three Emmy nominations for his work on the show. From 2014 to…

1984

Angel Locsin

Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer

Angelica Locsin Colmenares is a Filipino actress and humanitarian. She is known for her dramatic roles and portrayals of heroines and mythological characters in film and television. She is a recipient of various…

1985

Sven Kramer

Dutch speed skater

Sven Kramer is a retired Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all-time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000…

1986

Alysia Montaño

American runner

Alysia Montaño is an American middle distance runner. She is a six-time USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 metres champion. She gained significant publicity for the 2014 race that she competed while 8 months…

1986

Rafael Fernandes

Brazilian baseball player

Rafael Miranda Fernandes is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

1986

Michael Arroyo

Ecuadorian footballer

Michael Antonio Arroyo Mina is an Ecuadorian professional footballer, who plays for Espartanos as a winger or attacking midfielder.

1987

John Boye

Ghanaian footballer

John Boye is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

1987

Emily Fox

American basketball player

Emily Fox is an American former basketball player and former world record holder in sport stacking. She set the overall world record in the cycle in April 2002 and the 3–6–3. However, in 2006, her cycle record was…

1987

Victor Anichebe

Nigerian footballer

Victor Chinedu Anichebe is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1988

Sandra Borch

Norwegian politician

Sandra Konstance Nygård Borch is a Norwegian politician who served as the minister of research and higher education from 2023 to 2024 until her resignation over the extensive plagiarism in her master's thesis.

1988

Alistair Brownlee

English triathlete

Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English former triathlete. He is the only athlete to hold two Olympic titles in the individual triathlon event, winning gold medals in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He is also a…

1988

Patrick Maroon

American ice hockey player

Patrick Maroon is an American former professional ice hockey player who was a left winger in the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Big Rig", Maroon played for the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey…

1988

Signe Ronka

Canadian figure skater

Signe Ronka is a Latvian Canadian former competitive figure skater. She won three medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and competed at the 2003 World Junior Championships.

1988

Lenka Wienerová

Slovak tennis player

Lenka Wienerová is a Slovak former tennis player.

1988

Nicole Vaidišová

Czech tennis player

Nicole Vaidišová Štěpánková is a Czech former professional tennis player.

1989

Rui Fonte

Portuguese footballer

Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1990

Dev Patel

English actor

Dev Patel is a British actor and filmmaker. His accolades include a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Patel was included in Time's list of the 100…

1990

Britt Baker

American professional wrestler

Brittany Ann Baker is an American professional wrestler and dentist. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling—where she performs under the ring name Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and is a former AEW Women's World Champion. She is…

1991

Nathan Baker

English footballer

Nathan Luke Baker is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Baker is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and had loan spells at Lincoln City and Millwall before joining Bristol City…

1991

Caleb Johnson

American singer-songwriter

Caleb Perry Johnson is an American singer who won the thirteenth season of American Idol. Prior to appearing on the series, he was the front man for the band Elijah Hooker. After American Idol, Johnson released his…

1991

Kyle Juszczyk

American football player

Kyle Patrick Juszczyk is an American professional football fullback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Harvard Crimson and was selected by the Baltimore…

1991

Paul Vaughan

Australian-Italian rugby league player

Paul Vaughan is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the York Knights in the Super League. He has played for both Italy and Australia at international level.

1991

Patrick Olsen

Danish footballer

Patrick Haakon Olsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club Horsens.

1994

Song Kang

South Korean actor

Song Kang is a South Korean actor. He is known for starring in the dramas Love Alarm (2019–2021), Sweet Home (2020–2024), Nevertheless (2021), Forecasting Love and Weather (2022), and My Demon (2023–2024). He has been…

1994

Gigi Hadid

American fashion model and television personality

Jelena Noura "Gigi" Hadid is an American fashion model and television personality. In 2016, she was named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. Throughout her career, Hadid has made at least 50…

1995

Jamie Hayter

English professional wrestler

Paige Wooding, better known by her ring name Jamie Hayter, is an English professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is one-half of the Brawling Birds with Alex Windsor, and a one-time…

1995

Carolina Alves

Brazilian tennis player

Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves, also known as Carol Meligeni, is a Brazilian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 165, achieved on 12 September 2022 and a best doubles ranking…

1996

Zach Apple

American swimmer

Zachary Douglas Apple is an American retired competitive swimmer who specialized in the sprint freestyle events. He used to swim for DC Trident in the International Swimming League. He won his first Olympic gold medal…

1997

Son Chaeyoung

South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter

Son Chae-young, known mononymously as Chaeyoung, is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is a member of the girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015.

1999

Laufey

Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician

Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir, known mononymously as Laufey, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter and writer. Her musical style blends genres such as jazz pop and classical music. Laufey began performing as a cello soloist…

1999

Chloe Kim

American snowboarder

Chloe Kim is an American professional snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal when she won gold in the women's…

2000

Lee Jeno

South Korean rapper, vocalist and dancer

Lee Je-no, known professionally as Jeno, is a South Korean rapper and singer. Jeno began his career as a child commercial model. He was discovered by SM Entertainment at the age of thirteen. Jeno officially debuted in…

2000

Prince Louis of Wales

British royal

Prince Louis of Wales is a member of the British royal family. He is the third and youngest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, and a grandson of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of…

2018

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