Famous Birthdays on April 30

Q: Who was born on April 30?

Famous people born on April 30 include: King Casimir III of Poland (died 1368), Gaston III, Anne of Gloucester, William III, Francesco Primaticcio.

Q: What is Joseph Dart known for?

Joseph Dart, American businessman and entrepreneur (died 1879)

210 people 1310 – 2003

April 30 has seen 210 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1310 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · April 30 — Wikipedia

1799 — Joseph Dart

American businessman and entrepreneur (died 1879)

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Two years later in 1821, he moved to Buffalo, New York, and in the following year, opened a store trading hats, leather and fur

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He was well educated and at the age of 17 began an apprenticeship in a hat factory before managing one in 1819

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Dart remained in the trade until just before the panic of 1837, which resulted in a recession and the store collapsing

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Joseph Dart was an American businessman and entrepreneur associated with the grain industry

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Among his customers were Native Americans, including Red Jacket

King Casimir III of Poland (died 1368)

Casimir III the Great reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, retaining the title throughout the Galicia–Volhynia Wars. He was the last Polish king from the Piast…

1310

Gaston III

Count of Foix (died 1391)

Gaston III, known as Gaston Phoebus or Fébus, was the eleventh Count of Foix and twenty-fourth Viscount of Béarn from 1343 until his death.

1331

Anne of Gloucester

English countess, granddaughter of King Edward III of England (died 1438)

Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford was the eldest daughter and eventually sole heiress of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, by his wife Eleanor de Bohun, one of the two daughters and co-heiresses of…

1383

William III

Landgrave of Thuringia (died 1482)

William III, called the Brave, was landgrave of Thuringia and claimant duke of Luxemburg. He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third Margrave of Meissen named William.

1425

Francesco Primaticcio

Italian painter (died 1570)

Francesco Primaticcio was an Italian Mannerist painter, architect and sculptor who spent most of his career in France.

1504

Louise of Lorraine

Queen of France (died 1601)

Louise of Lorraine was Queen of France as the wife of King Henry III from their marriage on 15 February 1575 until his death on 2 August 1589. During the first three months of their marriage, she was also Queen of…

1553

François de Laval

French-Canadian bishop and saint (died 1708)

Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval, was considered the founder of the Catholic faith in New France. He was a French Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of New…

1623

Jean-Baptiste de La Salle

French priest and saint (died 1719)

Jean-Baptiste de La Salle was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Catholic Church and the patron saint for teachers of youth.

1651

Mary II of England (died 1694)

Mary II was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. She was also Princess of Orange following her marriage on 4 November 1677. Her joint…

1662

François Louis

Prince of Conti (died 1709)

François Louis de Bourbon, le Grand Conti, was Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother, Louis Armand de Bourbon, in 1685. Until this date, he used the title of Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon. He was proclaimed as the King…

1664

Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée

Bavarian general (died 1795)

Johann Kaspar (Jean-Gaspard) Reichsgraf Basselet von La Rosée was a leading Bavarian general.

1710

Mathurin Jacques Brisson

French zoologist and philosopher (died 1806)

Mathurin Jacques Brisson was a French zoologist and natural philosopher.

1723

Emmanuel Vitale

Maltese commander and politician (died 1802)

Emmanuele Vitale was a Maltese notary, commander and statesman. During the Siege of Malta, he commanded 10,000 irregular Maltese soldiers.

1758

David Thompson

English-Canadian cartographer and explorer (died 1857)

David Thompson was a British fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's career, he travelled 90,000 kilometres (56,000 mi) across North…

1770

Carl Friedrich Gauss

German mathematician and physicist (died 1855)

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist, who contributed to many fields in mathematics and science. His mathematical contributions spanned the branches of number…

1777

Albrecht von Roon

Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (died 1879)

Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominating figure in Prussia's government…

1803

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

Austrian geologist and academic (died 1884)

Christian Gottlieb Ferdinand Ritter von Hochstetter was a German-Austrian geologist. In 1857 he was appointed geologist on the Austrian Novara expedition to New Zealand, collecting natural history specimens and…

1829

Eugène Simon

French naturalist (died 1924)

Eugène Louis Simon was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4,000 species.

1848

Eugen Bleuler

Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist (died 1940)

Paul Eugen Bleuler was a Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist most notable for his influence on modern concepts of mental illness. He coined several psychiatric terms including schizophrenia, schizoid, autism, depth…

1857

Walter Simon

German banker and philanthropist (died 1920)

Walter Simon was a German banker, councillor and philanthropist active in Königsberg and Tübingen.

1857

Max Nettlau

German historian and academic (died 1944)

Max Heinrich Hermann Reinhardt Nettlau was a German anarchist and historian.

1865

Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel

American pioneer dentist (died 1936)

Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel sometimes spelled Stillwell-Kuesel was a pioneer American dentist. She was the founder of the Women's Dental Association of the United States, which she founded in 1892 with 12 charter…

1866

Hans Poelzig

German architect, designed the IG Farben Building and Großes Schauspielhaus (died 1936)

Hans Poelzig was a German architect, painter and set designer.

1869

Franz Lehár

Hungarian composer (died 1948)

Franz Lehár was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow.

1870

Dadasaheb Phalke

Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1944)

Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, was an Indian producer, director and screenwriter, widely regarded as "the Father of Indian cinema".

1870

Cyriel Verschaeve

Flemish priest and author (died 1949)

Cyriel Verschaeve was a Flemish nationalist priest and writer who collaborated with the Nazis during the Second World War. He was recognised as the spiritual leader of Flemish nationalism by the ideology's adherents and…

1874

Orso Mario Corbino

Italian physicist and politician (died 1937)

Orso Mario Corbino was an Italian physicist and politician. He is noted for his studies of the influence of external magnetic fields on the motion of electrons in metals and he discovered the Corbino effect. He served…

1876

Léon Flameng

French cyclist (died 1917)

Marie Léon Flameng was a French cyclist and a World War I pilot. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning three medals including one gold.

1877

Alice B. Toklas

American memoirist (died 1967)

Alice Babette Toklas was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century, and the life partner of American writer Gertrude Stein.

1877

Władysław Witwicki

Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator, historian (of philosophy and art) and artist (died 1948)

Władysław Witwicki was a Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator, historian and artist. He is seen as one of the fathers of psychology in Poland.

1878

Richárd Weisz

Hungarian Olympic champion wrestler (died 1945)

Richárd Weisz was a Hungarian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and at the 1908 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in 1908.

1879

Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie

Scottish cartoonist (died 1967)

Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie was an editorial cartoonist.

1880

Jaroslav Hašek

Czech soldier and author (died 1923)

Jaroslav Hašek was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian, first anarchist and then communist, and commissar of the Red Army against the Czechoslovak Legion. He is best known for his novel The Fateful…

1883

Luigi Russolo

Italian painter and composer (died 1947)

Luigi Carlo Filippo Russolo was an Italian Futurist painter, composer, builder of experimental musical instruments, and the author of the manifesto The Art of Noises (1913). Russolo completed his secondary education at…

1883

Olof Sandborg

Swedish actor (died 1965)

Olof Sandborg was a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1962.

1884

John Crowe Ransom

American poet, critic, and academic (died 1974)

John Crowe Ransom was an American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor. He is considered to be a founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism. As a faculty member at Kenyon College,…

1888

Harold Breen

Australian public servant (died 1966)

Harold Patrick Breen was a senior Australian public servant. He was head of the Department of Defence Production between 1951 and 1957.

1893

Joachim von Ribbentrop

German soldier and politician, 14th German Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1946)

Ulrich Friedrich-Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop was a German politician, diplomat, and war criminal who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945.

1893

Philippe Panneton

Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (died 1960)

Philippe Panneton was a Canadian physician, academic, diplomat and writer.

1895

Reverend Gary Davis

American singer and guitarist (died 1972)

Gary D. Davis, known as Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Gary Davis, was an American blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina, and blind since…

1896

Hans List

Austrian scientist and businessman, founded the AVL Engineering Company (died 1996)

Hans List was a technical scientist and inventor and entrepreneur.

1896

Humberto Mauro

Brazilian director and screenwriter (died 1983)

Humberto Duarte Mauro was a Brazilian film director. His best known work is Ganga Bruta. He is often considered the greatest director of early Brazilian cinema.

1897

Erni Krusten

Estonian author and poet (died 1984)

Erni Krusten was an Estonian writer. He was born Ernst Krustein in Muraste, Harku Parish, in a gardening family, and he worked as a gardener himself. He was the brother of the writer Pedro Krusten and caricaturist Otto…

1900

Simon Kuznets

Belarusian-American economist, statistician, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)

Simon Smith Kuznets was a Russian-born American economist and statistician who received the 1971 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences "for his empirically founded interpretation of economic growth which has led to…

1901

Theodore Schultz

American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)

Theodore William Schultz was an American agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics. Schultz rose to national prominence after winning the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in…

1902

Sergey Nikolsky

Russian mathematician and academic (died 2012)

Sergey Mikhailovich Nikolsky was a Soviet and Russian mathematician.

1905

Eve Arden

American actress (died 1990)

Eve Arden was an American film, radio, stage and television actress. She performed in leading and supporting roles for nearly six decades.

1908

Bjarni Benediktsson

Icelandic professor of law and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Iceland (died 1970)

Bjarni Benediktsson was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party who served as prime minister of Iceland from 1963 to 1970. He was born to Benedikt Sveinsson (1877–1954), a leader in the independence movement…

1908

Frank Robert Miller

Canadian air marshal and politician (died 1997)

Air Chief Marshal Frank Robert Miller was a Canadian airman, the last Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee in 1964, the first chief of the Defence Staff from 1964 until 1966, and deputy minister of National…

1908

F. E. McWilliam

Irish sculptor and educator (died 1992)

Frederick Edward McWilliam, was a Northern Irish surrealist sculptor. He worked chiefly in stone, wood and bronze.

1909

Juliana of the Netherlands (died 2004)

Juliana was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980.

1909

Levi Celerio

Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer (died 2002)

Levi Celerio was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited with writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Literature in 1997.

1910

Charles Beetham

American middle-distance runner (died 1997)

Charles Beetham was an American middle-distance runner. He was United States champion in the 800-meter run in 1936, 1939, 1940 and 1941 and NCAA champion in 1936; he entered the 1936 United States Olympic Trials as one…

1914

Dorival Caymmi

Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (died 2008)

Dorival Caymmi was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement, and several of his samba pieces, such…

1914

Paul Kuusberg

Estonian journalist and author (died 2003)

Paul Kuusberg was an Estonian writer and journalist. Novellas by him include "Roostetanud kastekann" (1971) and "Võõras või õige mees" (1978), which won an award in Estonia.

1916

Claude Shannon

American mathematician and engineer (died 2001)

Claude Elwood Shannon was an American polymath who was a mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, cryptographer, and inventor known as the "father of information theory", and the man who laid the…

1916

Robert Shaw

American conductor (died 1999)

Robert Lawson Shaw was an American conductor most famous for his work with his namesake Chorale, with the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. He was known for drawing public…

1916

Bea Wain

American singer (died 2017)

Beatrice Ruth Wain was an American Big Band-era singer and radio personality born in the Bronx, New York City. She had several hits with Larry Clinton and His Orchestra, including "My Reverie", "Deep Purple", and "Heart…

1917

Duncan Hamilton

Irish-English race car driver and pilot (died 1994)

James Duncan Hamilton was a British racing driver. He was known for his colourful and extroverted personality. After fighting in the Second World War, he took up motorsport. Although adept in single-seaters, he was more…

1920

Gerda Lerner

Austrian-American historian and woman's history author (died 2013)

Gerda Hedwig Lerner was an Austrian-born American historian and woman's history author. In addition to her numerous scholarly publications, she wrote poetry, fiction, theatre pieces, screenplays, and an autobiography.…

1920

Tom Moore

British army officer and fundraiser (died 2021)

Captain Sir Thomas Moore, more popularly known as Captain Tom, was a British Army officer and fundraiser. He made international headlines in April 2020 when he raised money for charity in the run-up to his 100th…

1920

Roger L. Easton

American scientist, co-invented the GPS (died 2014)

Roger Lee Easton Sr. was an American physicist and state representative who was the principal inventor and designer of the Global Positioning System, along with Ivan A. Getting and Bradford Parkinson.

1921

Anton Murray

South African cricketer (died 1995)

Anton Ronald Andrew Murray was a South African cricketer.

1922

Percy Heath

American bassist (died 2005)

Percy Heath was an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath played with the Modern Jazz Quartet throughout their long…

1923

Kagamisato Kiyoji

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna (died 2004)

Kagamisato Kiyoji was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Aomori Prefecture. He was the sport's 42nd yokozuna.

1923

Sheldon Harnick

American lyricist (died 2023)

Sheldon Mayer Harnick was an American lyricist and songwriter best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on musicals such as Fiorello!, She Loves Me, and Fiddler on the Roof.

1924

Uno Laht

Estonian KGB officer and author (died 2008)

Uno Laht, was an Estonian writer and poet who wrote about the characteristics of everyday Soviet life in poetry. Laht was also a NKVD officer who participated in arrests and deportations in 1940s.

1924

Corinne Calvet

French actress (died 2001)

Corinne Calvet, born Corinne Dibos, was a French actress who appeared mostly in American films. According to one obituary, she was promoted "as a combination of Marlene Dietrich and Rita Hayworth", but her persona…

1925

Johnny Horton

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1960)

John LaGale Horton was an American country, honky tonk, and rockabilly musician during the 1950s. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrative country saga songs that became international hits. His 1959…

1925

Shrinivas Khale

Indian composer (died 2011)

Shrinivas Vinayak Khale, fondly addressed as "Khale Kaka", was an Indian composer/music director from Maharashtra, India.

1926

Cloris Leachman

American actress and comedian (died 2021)

Cloris Leachman was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned nine decades. She received many accolades including 22 Primetime Emmy nominations of which she won eight; with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, she is tied…

1926

Hugh Hood

Canadian author and academic (died 2000)

Hugh John Blagdon Hood, OC was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, essayist and university professor.

1928

Orlando Sirola

Italian tennis player (died 1995)

Orlando Sirola was an Italian tennis player.

1928

Félix Guattari

French psychotherapist and philosopher (died 1992)

Pierre-Félix Guattari was a French psychoanalyst, political philosopher, semiotician, social activist, and screenwriter. He co-founded schizoanalysis with Gilles Deleuze, and created ecosophy independently of Arne Næss.…

1930

Charles Sanderson

Baron Sanderson of Bowden, English politician

(Charles) Russell Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden is a Scottish Conservative Party politician and a life peer. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1985 until his retirement in 2018.

1933

Jerry Lordan

English singer-songwriter (died 1995)

Jeremiah Patrick Lordan was an English songwriter, composer and singer. He had three hit singles on the UK Singles Chart before focusing purely on songwriting. Amongst his songwriting credits were the chart hits "I've…

1934

Don McKenney

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2022)

Donald Hamilton McKenney was a Canadian ice hockey forward and coach. He played in the National Hockey League between 1954 and 1968 with five teams, mostly with the Boston Bruins. After retiring he worked as a coach for…

1934

Tony Harrison

English poet and playwright (died 2025)

Tony William Harrison was an English poet, translator and playwright. He was one of Britain's foremost verse writers and many of his works have been performed at the Royal National Theatre. He is noted for controversial…

1937

Gary Collins

American actor and talk show host (died 2012)

Gary Ennis Collins was an American actor and television host. Throughout his career, he won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1984 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985.

1938

Juraj Jakubisko

Slovak director and screenwriter (died 2023)

Juraj Jakubisko was a Slovak film director. He directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often took on the dual role of cinematographer in his films, as well as writing or co-writing the scripts. In 2000…

1938

Larry Niven

American author and screenwriter

Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel Ringworld won the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. With Jerry Pournelle he wrote The Mote in God's Eye (1974) and Lucifer's Hammer…

1938

Jeroen Brouwers

Dutch journalist and writer (died 2022)

Jeroen Godfried Marie Brouwers was a Dutch writer.

1940

Michael Cleary

Australian rugby player and politician

Michael Arthur Cleary AO is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and a politician. He represented Australia in both rugby codes as well as in athletics making him…

1940

Ülo Õun

Estonian sculptor (died 1988)

Ülo Õun was an Estonian sculptor whose career began in the late 1960s and came to prominence in the 1970s. Õun mainly worked as a portrait and figural sculptor and was known for his works in colored plaster and bronze.

1940

Burt Young

American actor and painter (died 2023)

Gerald Tommaso DeLouise, known professionally as Burt Young, was an American actor. He played Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the Rocky film series, his performance in the first…

1940

Stavros Dimas

Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs

Stavros Dimas is a Greek politician who was European Commissioner for the Environment from 2004 to 2009. From November 2011 to May 2012, he served in the government of Greece as Minister for Foreign Affairs. The New…

1941

Max Merritt

New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter (died 2020)

Maxwell James Merritt was an Australian-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist who was renowned as an interpreter of soul music and R&B. As leader of Max Merritt & The Meteors, his best known hits are "Slippin'…

1941

Sallehuddin of Kedah

Sultan of Kedah

Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah is the 29th Sultan of Kedah since ascending to the throne in September 2017 upon the death of his elder half-brother Abdul Halim. As the fourth son of…

1942

Frederick Chiluba

Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (died 2011)

Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba was a Zambian politician who was the second president of Zambia from 1991 to 2002. Chiluba, a trade union leader, won the country's multi-party presidential election in 1991 as the…

1943

Bobby Vee

American pop singer-songwriter (died 2016)

Robert Thomas Velline, known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and also appeared in films. According to Billboard magazine, he had thirty-eight Hot 100 chart…

1943

Jon Bing

Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (died 2014)

Jon Bing was a Norwegian writer and law professor at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL), and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo. Bing was considered a pioneer in international IT and…

1944

Jill Clayburgh

American actress (died 2010)

Jill Clayburgh was an American actress known for her work in theater, television, and cinema. She received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her…

1944

J. Michael Brady

British radiologist

Sir John Michael Brady is an emeritus professor of oncological imaging at the University of Oxford. He has been a Fellow of Keble College, Oxford, since 1985 and was elected a foreign associate member of the French…

1945

Annie Dillard

American novelist, essayist, and poet

Annie Dillard is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and nonfiction. She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her…

1945

Mimi Fariña

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (died 2001)

Margarita Mimi Baez Fariña was an American singer-songwriter and activist, the youngest of three daughters of mother Joan Chandos Bridge and Mexican-American physicist Albert Baez. She was the younger sister of the…

1945

Michael J. Smith

American pilot, and astronaut (died 1986)

Michael John Smith, was an American engineer and astronaut. He served as the pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the STS-51-L mission, breaking up 73 seconds into the flight, and at an…

1945

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf has reigned as the King of Sweden since 15 September 1973. Having reigned for 52 years, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history and the second longest-serving current head of state.

1946

Bill Plympton

American animator, producer, and screenwriter

Bill Plympton is an American animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, and filmmaker best known for his 1987 Academy Award–nominated animated short Your Face and his series of shorts featuring a dog character starting…

1946

Don Schollander

American swimmer

Donald Arthur Schollander is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events. He won a total of five gold medals and one silver medal at the 1964 and…

1946

Paul Fiddes

English theologian and academic

Paul Stuart Fiddes is an English Baptist theologian and novelist.

1947

Finn Kalvik

Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Finn Bjørn Kalvik is a Norwegian singer and composer. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981.

1947

Tom Køhlert

Danish footballer and manager

Tom Køhlert is a Danish football manager and former player who managed Brøndby IF from 1979 to 1985 and several times later as a caretaker. He led the club to its first ever Danish championship in 1985. He has also…

1947

Mats Odell

Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Financial Markets

Mats Christer Johannes Odell is a Swedish politician. He served as Minister of Communications (Transport) from 1991 to 1994 and as Minister for Financial Markets from 2006 to 2010.

1947

Wayne Kramer

American guitarist and singer-songwriter (died 2024)

Wayne Stanley Kramer was an American musician, songwriter, producer, and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence in the 1960s as the lead guitarist of the Detroit rock band MC5.

1948

Pierre Pagé

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Pierre Pagé is a Canadian former ice hockey coach and executive. He only played briefly while attending college at St. Francis Xavier University in 1970-71, then turned to coaching.

1948

Margit Papp

Hungarian athlete

Margit Papp is a Hungarian former athlete. She competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1972, 1976 and 1980 and won the gold medal in women's pentathlon at the 1978 European Championships.

1948

Phil Garner

American baseball player and manager (died 2026)

Philip Mason Garner was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers,…

1949

António Guterres

Portuguese academic and politician, 114th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th Secretary-General of the United Nations

António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres is a Portuguese and Timorese politician and diplomat who, since 2017, has served as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations. A member of the Portuguese Socialist Party,…

1949

Karl Meiler

German tennis player (died 2014)

Karl Meiler was a tennis player from West Germany who was active in the 1970s and 1980s.

1949

Jacques Audiard

French director and screenwriter

Jacques Audiard is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. One of the most awarded French filmmakers in history, his international accolades include an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, and three Golden…

1952

Jack Middelburg

Dutch motorcycle racer (died 1984)

Jack Middelburg was a Dutch professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Together with Wil Hartog and Boet van Dulmen, he was part of a contingent of Dutch riders who competed at the highest levels of Grand Prix…

1952

Merrill Osmond

American singer and bass player

Merrill Davis Osmond is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and bassist of the family music group The Osmonds and The Osmond Brothers, as well as an occasional solo artist.

1953

Jane Campion

New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter

Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion is a New Zealand filmmaker. Best known for her feature films with themes of rebellion and often focused on women in leading roles who are outsiders in society, Campion is regarded as one of…

1954

Kim Darroch

English diplomat, UK Permanent Representative to the European Union

Nigel Kim Darroch, Baron Darroch of Kew, is a former British diplomat. He served as the British Ambassador to the United States between January 2016 and December 2019, and previously as National Security Adviser and UK…

1954

Frank-Michael Marczewski

German footballer

Frank-Michael Marczewski is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.

1954

Nicolas Hulot

French journalist and environmentalist

Nicolas Jacques André Hulot is a French journalist and environmental activist. He is the founder and honorary president of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation, an environmental group established in 1990.

1955

David Kitchin

English lawyer and judge

David James Tyson Kitchin, Lord Kitchin, PC is a British judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2023. He has also served as a Lord Justice of Appeal from 2011 to 2018.

1955

Pradeep Sarkar

Indian director and screenwriter (died 2023)

Pradeep Sarkar was an Indian director and screenwriter, best known for directing Parineeta (2005). He was a recipient of the Abby Award, Rapa Award, and the National Film Award. His body of work spans movies, music…

1955

Zlatko Topčić

Bosnian writer and screenwriter

Zlatko Topčić is a Bosnian screenwriter, playwright and novelist. He has written a number of films, including: Remake, The Abandoned, Miracle in Bosnia; theater plays: Time Out, I Don't Like Mondays, Refugees; novels:…

1955

Lars von Trier

Danish director and screenwriter

Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter.

1956

Wonder Mike

American rapper and songwriter

Michael Anthony Wright, known professionally as Wonder Mike, is an American hip hop recording artist and member of the Sugarhill Gang. The group was part of the hip hop movement in the 1970s and 1980s.

1957

Charles Berling

French actor, director, and screenwriter

Charles Berling is a French actor, director and screenwriter.

1958

Stephen Harper

Canadian economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada

Stephen Joseph Harper is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. He is to date the only prime minister to have come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada,…

1959

Geoffrey Cox

English lawyer and politician

Sir Charles Geoffrey Cox is a British Conservative Party politician and barrister. He has been the member of parliament (MP) for Torridge and Tavistock, previously Torridge and West Devon, since 2005. Cox worked as a…

1960

Kerry Healey

American academic and politician, 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Kerry Murphy Healey is an American politician and educator serving as President Emerita of Babson College. She previously served as the 70th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 under Governor Mitt…

1960

Arnór Guðjohnsen

Icelandic footballer

Arnór Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent seven years with Belgian club Anderlecht and was the top scorer in the 1986–87 season. He is the father of striker Eiður…

1961

Isiah Thomas

American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Isiah Lord Thomas III, also known as "Zeke", is an American former professional basketball player who is a current analyst for NBA TV and Fox Sports. He played his entire professional career for the Detroit Pistons of…

1961

Andrew Carwood

English tenor and conductor

Andrew Carwood is the Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral in London and director of The Cardinall's Musick.

1963

Michael Waltrip

American race car driver and sportscaster

Michael Curtis "Mikey" Waltrip is an American former professional stock car racing driver, racing commentator, racing team owner, amateur ballroom dancing competitor and published author. He is the younger brother of…

1963

Tony Fernandes

Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded Tune Group

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes is a Malaysian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., which took over the first Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia. Fernandes turned AirAsia, a failing…

1964

Ian Healy

Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

Ian Andrew Healy is an Australian former international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. A wicketkeeper and right-hand middle-order batsman, he first played international cricket in 1988, after six…

1964

Lorenzo Staelens

Belgian footballer and manager

Lorenzo Jules Staelens is a Belgian professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached Dutch club HSV Hoek.

1964

Abhishek Chatterjee

Indian actor (died 2022)

Abhishek Chatterjee was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul and Utpal Dutt with the Bengali…

1964

Daniela Costian

Romanian-Australian discus thrower

Daniela Costian is a former Olympic discus throw bronze medallist. She was born in Brăila, Romania, but became an Australian citizen in 1990. She competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the…

1965

Adrian Pasdar

American actor

Adrian Kayvan Pasdar is an American film, television, and voice actor. He is known for his roles in Profit, Near Dark, Carlito's Way, Mysterious Ways, Desperate Housewives, Burn Notice, Heroes and as Glenn Talbot /…

1965

Jeff Brown

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Jeff Randall Brown is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from the mid-1980s to late 1990s. He was selected to play in the 1992 NHL All-Star Game and holds…

1966

Dave Meggett

American football player and coach

David Lee Meggett is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. A return specialist for most of his career, he ranks second in NFL punt return…

1966

Phil Chang

Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor

Phil Chang is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor.

1967

Philipp Kirkorov

Bulgarian-born Russian singer, composer and actor

Philipp Bedros Kirkorov is a Bulgarian-born Russian singer. He began his career in 1985 after participating in the Soviet musical TV show "Wider Circle". Since 2000, he has maintained public interest in his person with…

1967

Turbo B

American rapper

Durron Maurice Butler, known as Turbo B, is an American rapper and beatboxer. He was once the frontman of the German electronic music group Snap!

1967

Warren Defever

American bass player and producer

Warren Defever is a musician and producer, originally from Livonia, Michigan, and now based in Detroit. He is most known for his chameleonic project His Name Is Alive, though he is active in numerous other circles. He…

1969

Justine Greening

English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for International Development

Justine Greening is an English former politician who was the Secretary of State for Education from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, she was Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 2010 to 2011, Secretary of State for…

1969

Paulo Jr.

Brazilian bass player

Paulo Xisto Pinto Júnior is a Brazilian musician best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Sepultura. He joined Sepultura after Roberto Raffan left the band in 1984, becoming Sepultura's second bassist. Although no…

1969

Takako Tokiwa

Japanese actress

Takako Tokiwa is a Japanese actress.

1972

Leigh Francis

English comedian and actor

Leigh Izaak Francis is an English comedian, television presenter, actor, and writer. He is best known for creating and portraying the character Keith Lemon. Francis created and starred in Channel 4's sketch comedy show…

1973

Christian Tamminga

Dutch athlete

Christian Tamminga is a retired Dutch athlete who specialised in the pole vault. His biggest success was the sixth place at the 2001 World Championships.

1974

Johnny Galecki

American actor

John Mark Galecki is an American actor. In television, he played Leonard Hofstadter on The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019) and David Healy in Roseanne and The Conners (2018–2019). Galecki also appeared in the films Prancer…

1975

Davian Clarke

Jamaican sprinter

Davian Clarke is a Jamaican former athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in Spanish Town, St. Catherine and went to St. Catherine Primary & Kingston College HS won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400…

1976

Amanda Palmer

American singer-songwriter and pianist

Amanda MacKinnon Palmer is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who was the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo the Dresden Dolls She performs as a solo artist and was also a…

1976

Daniel Wagon

Australian rugby league player

Daniel Wagon is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship. He is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Aston DSC…

1976

Victor Glover

American astronaut

Victor Jerome Glover Jr. is an American naval officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut of the 2013 class. A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in 2020, he piloted the first…

1976

Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio

American politician

Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio is an American politician who served as the secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she was a member of the Maryland House…

1977

Meredith L. Patterson

American technologist, journalist, and author

Meredith L. Patterson is an American technologist, science fiction writer, and journalist. She has spoken at numerous industry conferences on a wide range of topics. She is also a blogger and software developer, and a…

1977

Liljay

Taiwanese singer

Liao Xiao Jie, also known as Xiao Jie or Liljay, is a member of a trio boyband, JPM, with Qiu Wang Zi and Qiu Mao Di.

1978

Gerardo Torrado

Mexican footballer

Gerardo Torrado Díez de Bonilla is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

1979

Luis Scola

Argentinian basketball player

Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine former basketball player and the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague selection with Tau…

1980

Jeroen Verhoeven

Dutch footballer

Jeroen Verhoeven is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for RKC Waalwijk, FC Volendam, AFC Ajax and FC Utrecht in the span of his 17-year career as a professional goalkeeper in the…

1980

Nicole Kaczmarski

American basketball player

Nicole Anne Kaczmarski is an American former professional basketball player. A standout player in high school, she received a Gatorade Player of the Year award, was named Miss New York Basketball and earned a spot in…

1981

John O'Shea

Irish footballer

John Francis O'Shea is an Irish professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland men's national team. He was known for his versatility in playing several…

1981

Kunal Nayyar

British-Indian actor

Kunal Nayyar is a British actor and philanthropist who gained recognition for playing Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019). He also voiced Vijay on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay…

1981

Justin Vernon

American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer

Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best-known as the primary songwriter and frontman of indie folk band Bon Iver. He is also a member of the bands…

1981

Kirsten Dunst

American actress

Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film New York Stories (1989) and has since starred in many film and television productions. She has received several awards…

1982

Drew Seeley

Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

Andrew Michael Edgar Seeley is a Canadian actor, singer and dancer. He has recorded many songs for the Walt Disney Company. He danced as a child in Ontario until he was about preteen age and then moved to Florida.

1982

Chris Carr

American football player

Charles Christopher Carr is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback, punt returner, and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an…

1983

Tatjana Hüfner

German luger

Tatjana Hüfner is a German retired luger who has competed since 2003.

1983

Marina Tomić

Slovenian hurdler

Marina Tomić is a Slovenian athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.

1983

Troy Williamson

American football player

Troy Williamson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings seventh overall in the 2005 NFL…

1983

Seimone Augustus

American basketball player

Seimone Delicia Augustus is an American basketball coach and former professional player. She is currently an assistant coach for the Louisiana State University women's basketball team. She was drafted first overall by…

1984

Shawn Daivari

American wrestler and manager

Dara Shawn Daivari is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Khosrow Daivari or simply Daivari. As of June 2021, he is signed to WWE, where he works as a producer. He is also known for…

1984

Risto Mätas

Estonian javelin thrower

Risto Mätas is a retired Estonian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 83.48 m, achieved in August 2013 in Kohila.

1984

Lee Roache

English footballer

Lee Daniel Roache is an English retired footballer who played as a striker. He played in the Football League for Barnet.

1984

Brandon Bass

American basketball player

Brandon Sam Bass is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers and was selected in the 2005 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets. Bass played 12 seasons in the…

1985

Gal Gadot

Israeli actress and model

Gal Gadot is an Israeli actress. She gained recognition for portraying Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe films (2016–2023). In 2018, Gadot was named one of Time's 100 most influential people and ranked by Forbes…

1985

Ashley Alexandra Dupré

American journalist, singer, and prostitute

Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro, better known by the stage name Ashley Alexandra Dupré, is a former call girl. She gained fame in 2008 for her role as "Kristen" in the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, which led to the…

1985

Dianna Agron

American actress and singer

Dianna Elise Agron is an American actress and singer. Her work spans screen and stage, and her accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award and nomination for a Brit Award. Agron began acting in small theater…

1986

Martten Kaldvee

Estonian biathlete

Martten Kaldvee is a former Estonian biathlete. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 74th in the 10 km sprint and 81st in the 20 km individual.

1986

Alipate Carlile

Australian footballer

Alipate Carlile is a former professional Australian rules footballer for who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

1987

Chris Morris

South African cricketer

Christopher Henry Morris is a former South African professional cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Titans and played for South Africa national cricket team. On 11 January 2022, Chris Morris…

1987

Rohit Sharma

Indian cricketer

Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian international cricketer and the former captain of the India national cricket team in all formats of the game. He is a right-handed top-order batter. He represents Mumbai in domestic…

1987

Andy Allen

Australian chef

Andrew Peter Allen is an Australian cook, food critic and television presenter. He is notable for winning the fourth season of MasterChef Australia in 2012, and for being a judge on MasterChef Australia from 2020.

1988

Sander Baart

Dutch field hockey player

Alexander Baart is a Dutch field hockey player of Belgian descent who plays as a defender or midfielder for Belgian club Antwerp.

1988

Ana de Armas

Cuban actress

Ana Celia de Armas Caso is a Cuban and Spanish actress. She has been nominated for several accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA, and two Golden Globes.

1988

Liu Xijun

Chinese singer

Sara Liu Xijun is a Chinese pop singer who rose to fame through televised singing competitions. Liu was born in Shenzhen, Guangdong province to a Hakka family and began as a singer by ranking fifth in the fourth season…

1988

Oh Hye-ri

South Korean taekwondo athlete

Oh Hye-ri is a South Korean taekwondo athlete.

1988

Jang Wooyoung

South Korean singer and actor

Jang Woo-young, better known mononymously as Wooyoung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. In 2008, he debuted as a member of 2PM, a boy band currently managed by JYP Entertainment. He debuted as a…

1989

Jonny Brownlee

English triathlete

Jonathan Callum Brownlee is an English professional duathlete and triathlete. He is a six-time World champion, and one-time Olympic champion in triathlon.

1990

Mac DeMarco

Canadian singer-songwriter

McBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. DeMarco initially emerged in the indie music scene in 2012, and has since released six full-length studio albums: his…

1990

Kaarel Kiidron

Estonian footballer

Kaarel Kiidron is a retired Estonian footballer who last played in Estonia for JK Tammeka Tartu, as a defender.

1990

Paula Ribó

Spanish singer-songwriter and actress

Paula Ribó González, is a Spanish singer, actress and playwright best known for her musical project Rigoberta Bandini, for which she writes, performs, and produces the music. Ribó's multi-departmental professional…

1990

Chris Kreider

American ice hockey player

Christopher James Kreider is an American professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

1991

Travis Scott

American rapper and producer

Jacques Bermon Webster II, known professionally as Travis Scott, formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott has had five number-one hits on the U.S.…

1991

Marcel Bauer

German politician

Marcel Karl Bernhard Bauer is a German politician and member of the Bundestag. A member of The Left, he has represented Baden-Württemberg since 2025.

1992

Goodnight Chicken

Taiwanese YouTuber

Chen Neng-chuan, better known by his online alias Goodnight Chicken, is a Taiwanese YouTuber, live streamer, and criminal. He is known for his livestreams exploring abandoned areas and buildings and for investigating…

1992

Marc-André ter Stegen

German footballer

Marc-André ter Stegen is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Girona, on loan from Barcelona, and the Germany national team. He is known for his reflexes, passing, and ball-playing.

1992

Dion Dreesens

Dutch swimmer

Dion Dreesens is a Dutch swimmer.

1993

Martin Fuksa

Czech canoeist

Martin Fuksa is a Czech sprint canoeist. Three-time world champion, Fuksa won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the C-1 1000 metres event.

1993

Chae Seo-jin

South Korean actress

Kim Ko-woon, known professionally as Chae Seo-jin (채서진), is a South Korean actress. She started her career as a young actress in Over the Rainbow (2006). She is known to be Kim Ok-vin's sister. In May 2016, Chae decided…

1994

Wang Yafan

Chinese tennis player

Wang Yafan is a Chinese professional tennis player. On 7 October 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 47. She peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings on 15 February 2016.

1994

Luke Friend

English singer

Luke Friend is an English singer from Teignmouth in Devon. He started his career in 2013 after winning TeenStar and appearing as a contestant and later a finalist on tenth series of The X Factor, being the last…

1996

Adam Ryczkowski

Polish footballer

Adam Ryczkowski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for III liga club Legia Warsaw II.

1997

Georgina Amorós

Spanish actress

Georgina Amorós Sagrera is a Spanish actress known for her television work on series including Elite, Welcome to the Family and Locked Up. She featured in the 2020 film Rifkin's Festival, marking it as her first fully…

1998

Jorden van Foreest

Dutch chess grandmaster

Jhr. Jorden van Foreest is a Dutch chess grandmaster. He won the Dutch Chess Championship in 2016 and 2025, and also the Tata Steel Masters in 2021. As of July 2025, Van Foreest is the No. 2 ranked Dutch player behind…

1999

Krit Amnuaydechkorn

Thai actor and singer

Krit Amnuaydechkorn, nicknamed PP or PP Krit, is a Thai actor, model and singer. He is known for his roles as Tewkao in My Ambulance (2019) and as Oh-aew in I Told Sunset About You (2020) and I Promised You the Moon…

1999

Yui Hiwatashi

Japanese singer

Yui Hiwatashi is a Japanese idol and former member of the groups AKB48 and Karat. She is represented by the talent agency AKS.

2000

Dean James

Indonesian footballer

Dean Ruben James is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.

2000

Anna Cramling

Spanish-Swedish chess player

Anna Yolanda Bellón Cramling is a Spanish-Swedish chess player, Twitch live streamer, and YouTuber who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). She had a peak FIDE rating of 2175 in March 2018. Cramling represented…

2002

Teden Mengi

English footballer

Teden Mengi is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Luton Town.

2002

Emily Carey

British actress

Emily Joanna Carey is an English actor. They began their career as a child actor on stage and in the BBC One soap opera Casualty. They went on to play several young versions of characters, such as Diana Prince in Wonder…

2003

Jung Yun-seok

South Korean actor

Jung Yoon-seok is a South Korean actor. He won Best Young Actor award in 2009 SBS Drama Awards for his role in Temptation of Wife.

2003

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