Famous Birthdays on August 13

Q: Who was born on August 13?

Famous people born on August 13 include: Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Alfonso XI, Samuel de Champlain, Theophilus Howard, William.

Q: What is Bobby Clarke known for?

Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

1949 — Bobby Clarke

Canadian ice hockey player and manager

August 13 has seen 209 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 985 – 2000. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · August 13 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 209 people 985 – 2000

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Robert Earle Clarke is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played his entire 15-year National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Philadelphia Flyers and is currently an executive with the team

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He was captain of the Flyers from 1973 to 1979, winning the Stanley Cup with them in both 1974 and 1975

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He was again captain of the Flyers from 1982 to 1984 before retiring

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Clarke had three 100-point seasons, twice leading the league in assists, and was selected to play in nine NHL All-Star Games

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Selke Trophy in 1983, as the league's best defensive forward

Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah

Fatimid caliph (died 1021)

Abu Ali al-Mansur, better known by his regnal name al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, was the sixth Fatimid caliph and 16th Ismaili imam (996–1021). Al-Hakim is an important figure in a number of Shia Ismaili sects, such as the…

985

Alfonso XI

king of Castile and León (died 1350)

Alfonso XI, called the Avenger, was King of Castile and León. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes ensued over who would hold regency,…

1311

Samuel de Champlain

French explorer (died 1635)

Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, geographer, diplomat, and chronicler who founded Quebec City and established New France as a permanent French colony in North America.

1567

Theophilus Howard

2nd Earl of Suffolk, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland (died 1640)

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, was an English nobleman and politician.

1584

William

Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count, field marshal of the Dutch State Army (died 1642)

William, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German: Wilhelm Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein, was Count of Nassau-Siegen, a part of the County of Nassau…

1592

Rasmus Bartholin

Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (died 1698)

Rasmus Bartholin was a Danish physician and grammarian.

1625

Charles Seymour

6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1748)

Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, KG, PC,, known by the epithet "The Proud Duke", was an English aristocrat and courtier. He rebuilt Petworth House in Sussex, the ancient Percy seat inherited from his wife, in the…

1662

William Wotton

English linguist and scholar (died 1727)

William Wotton was an English theologian, classical scholar and linguist. He is chiefly remembered for his remarkable abilities in learning languages and for his involvement in the Quarrel of the Ancients and the…

1666

Heinrich von Brühl

Polish-German politician (died 1763)

Heinrich, Count von Brühl, was a Polish-Saxon statesman at the court of Saxony and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and a member of the powerful German von Brühl family. The incumbency of this ambitious politician…

1700

Louis François

Prince of Conti (died 1776)

Louis François de Bourbon, or Louis François I, Prince of Conti, was a French nobleman who became the Prince of Conti from 1727 to his death, succeeding his father, Louis Armand II de Bourbon. His mother was Louise…

1717

James Gillray

English caricaturist and printmaker (died 1815)

James Gillray was an English caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. Many of his works are held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

1756

Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers

French general (died 1813)

Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers was a French Army general who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was the father of Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers, a Marshal of France, and the father-in-law of…

1764

William Wentworth

Australian journalist, explorer, and politician (died 1872)

William Charles Wentworth was an Australian statesman, author, explorer, lawyer, newspaper editor and pastoralist, who became one of the wealthiest and most powerful figures in colonial New South Wales. He was among the…

1790

Vladimir Odoyevsky

Russian philosopher and critic (died 1869)

Prince Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoyevsky was a Russian philosopher, writer, music critic, philanthropist and pedagogue. He became known as the "Russian Hoffmann" and even the "Russian Faust" on account of his keen interest…

1803

Anders Jonas Ångström

Swedish physicist and astronomer (died 1874)

Anders Jonas Ångström was a Swedish physicist and one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy.

1814

Lucy Stone

American abolitionist and suffragist (died 1893)

Lucy Stone was an American orator, abolitionist and suffragist who was a vocal advocate for and organizer of promoting rights for women. In 1847, Stone became the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree.…

1818

Sir George Stokes

1st Baronet, Anglo-Irish mathematician and physicist (died 1903)

Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet, was an Irish mathematician and physicist. Born in County Sligo, Ireland, Stokes spent his entire career at the University of Cambridge, where he served as Lucasian Professor of…

1819

George Grove

English musicologist and historian (died 1900)

Sir George Grove was an English engineer and writer on music, known as the founding editor of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

1820

Goldwin Smith

English-Canadian historian and journalist (died 1910)

Goldwin Smith was a British-born academic and historian who was active in both Great Britain and North America. From 1856 to 1866, he was a professor of modern history at the University of Oxford. Smith taught at…

1823

John J. Robison

American politician in Michigan (died 1897)

John J. Robison (1824–1897) was a 19th-century Michigan politician who was the mayor of Ann Arbor from 1886 to 1887. He also served as a state senator and county clerk.

1824

Salomon Jadassohn

German pianist and composer (died 1902)

Salomon Jadassohn was a German pianist, composer, and teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory.

1831

Johnny Mullagh

Australian cricketer (died 1891)

Johnny Mullagh was an Australian cricketer from Victoria who was the leading player on the famous 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England. He was a skilful all-rounder, being a right-arm bowler and right-handed batsman.…

1841

Charles Wells

English brewer, founded Charles Wells Ltd (died 1914)

Captain Charles Wells was the British founder of Charles Wells Ltd, which became the largest privately owned brewery in the United Kingdom, and the progenitor of the Wells Baronets of Felmersham.

1842

Leonora Barry

Irish-born American social activist (died 1930)

Leonora M. Kearney Barry was an Irish-American labor activist. As the only woman to hold national office within the Knights of Labor, she brought attention to the conditions of working women through her involvement in…

1849

Felix Adler

German-American religious leader and educator (died 1933)

Felix Adler was a German-American professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, influential lecturer on euthanasia, religious leader and social reformer who founded the Ethical Culture movement.

1851

Annie Oakley

American target shooter (died 1926)

Annie Oakley was an American exhibition/trick shooter and folk heroine who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West.

1860

Giovanni Agnelli

Italian businessman, founded Fiat S.p.A. (died 1945)

Giovanni Agnelli was an Italian industrialist and principal founder of Fiat S.p.A., established in 1899. Under his leadership, Fiat became a cornerstone of Italy's automotive industry, significantly contributing to the…

1866

George Luks

American painter and illustrator (died 1933)

George Benjamin Luks was an American artist, identified with the aggressively realistic Ashcan School of American painting.

1867

Karl Liebknecht

German politician, co-founded Communist Party of Germany (died 1919)

Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht was a German socialist politician and revolutionary. A leader of the far-left wing of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Liebknecht was a co-founder of both the Spartacus…

1871

Richard Willstätter

German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1942)

Richard Martin Willstätter FRS(For) HFRSE was a German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

1872

John Ireland

English composer and educator (died 1962)

John Nicholson Ireland was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral…

1879

Harry Dean

English cricketer and coach (died 1957)

Harry Dean was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and England.

1884

John Logie Baird

Scottish engineer, invented the television (died 1946)

John Logie Baird was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer and innovator who demonstrated the world's first mechanical television system on 26 January 1926. He went on to invent the first publicly demonstrated colour…

1888

Gleb W. Derujinsky

Russian-American sculptor (died 1975)

Gleb W. Derujinsky was a Russian-American sculptor.

1888

Camillien Houde

Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (died 1958)

Camillien Houde was a Quebec politician, a Member of Parliament, and a four-time mayor of Montreal. He is of the few Canadian politicians to have served at all three levels of government. During World War II, Houde was…

1889

István Barta

Hungarian water polo player (died 1948)

István Barta was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

1895

Bert Lahr

American actor (died 1967)

Irving Lahrheim, known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the…

1895

Jean Borotra

French tennis player (died 1994)

Jean Laurent Robert Borotra was a French tennis champion. He was one of the "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was imprisoned in Itter Castle during the…

1898

Regis Toomey

American actor (died 1991)

John Francis Regis Toomey was an American film and television actor.

1898

Alfred Hitchcock

English-American director and producer (died 1980)

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature…

1899

José Ramón Guizado

Panamanian politician, 17th President of Panama (died 1964)

José Ramón Guizado Valdés was the 17th President of Panama. He belonged to the National Patriotic Coalition (CNP).

1899

Felix Wankel

German engineer (died 1988)

Felix Heinrich Wankel was a German mechanical engineer and inventor after whom the Wankel engine was named. Wankel joined various radical antisemitic organizations after World War I and was a prominent member of the…

1902

Buddy Rogers

American actor and musician (died 1999)

Charles Edward "Buddy" Rogers was an American film actor and musician. During the peak of his popularity in the late 1920s and early 1930s, he was publicized as "America's Boyfriend".

1904

Margaret Tafoya

Native American Pueblo potter (died 2001)

Maria Margarita "Margaret" Tafoya was the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters. She was a recipient of a 1984 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States…

1904

Chuck Carroll

American football player and lawyer (died 2003)

Charles Oliver Carroll was an American football player and attorney in the state of Washington. He was the King County Prosecuting Attorney between 1949 and 1971.

1906

Art Shires

American baseball player and boxer (died 1967)

Charles Arthur Shires was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators and Boston Braves. In a four-year major league…

1906

Basil Spence

Scottish architect, designed Coventry Cathedral (died 1976)

Sir Basil Urwin Spence, was a Scottish architect, most notably associated with Coventry Cathedral in England and the Beehive in New Zealand, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist/Brutalist…

1907

Gene Raymond

American actor and pilot (died 1998)

Gene Raymond was an American film, television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to acting, Raymond was also a singer, composer, screenwriter, director, producer, and decorated military pilot.

1908

Brian Lawrance

Australian bandleader (died 1983)

Brian Vinrace Lawrance was an Australian singer and violinist who led his own British dance band in the 1930s. Known for regular broadcasts with Fred Hartley and his Quintet, Lawrance was considered one of the leading…

1909

William Bernbach

American advertiser, co-founded DDB Worldwide (died 1982)

William Bernbach was an American advertising creative director. He was one of the three founders in 1949 of the international advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB). He directed many of the firm's breakthrough ad…

1911

Claire Cribbs

American basketball player and coach (died 1985)

Claire Linton Cribbs was an American basketball player and high school coach. He was a two-time All-American at the University of Pittsburgh and won over 400 games as a high school coach in the state of Ohio.

1912

Ben Hogan

American golfer and sportscaster (died 1997)

William Ben Hogan was an American professional golfer who is considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He profoundly influenced golf swing theory, and was noted for his ballstriking skill…

1912

Salvador Luria

Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991)

Salvador Edward Luria was an Italian microbiologist, later a naturalized U.S. citizen. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969, with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey, for their discoveries on the…

1912

Makarios III

Greek archbishop and politician, 1st President of Cyprus (died 1977)

Makarios III was a Greek Cypriot prelate and politician who served as Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977 and as the first president of Cyprus between 1960 and July 1974, with a second term between…

1913

Fred Davis

English snooker player (died 1998)

Fred Davis was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards. He was an eight-times World Snooker Championship winner from 1948 to 1956, and a twice winner of the World Billiards Championship. He was…

1913

Grace Bates

American mathematician and academic (died 1996)

Grace Elizabeth Bates was an American mathematician and one of few women in the United States to be granted a Ph.D. in mathematics in the 1940s. She became an emeritus professor at Mount Holyoke College. Bates…

1914

Sid Gordon

American baseball player (died 1975)

Sidney Gordon was an American right-handed Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder, third baseman, and first baseman.

1917

Noor Hassanali

Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2006)

Noor Mohamed Hassanali TC was a Trinidadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the second president of Trinidad and Tobago from 1987 to 1997. A retired high-court judge, he was the first person of Indian descent…

1918

Frederick Sanger

English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)

Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice.

1918

Rex Humbard

American evangelist and television host (died 2007)

Alpha Rex Emmanuel Humbard was an American television evangelist whose Cathedral of Tomorrow show was aired on over 600 stations at the peak of its popularity.

1919

George Shearing

English jazz pianist and bandleader (died 2011)

Sir George Albert Shearing was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 songs,…

1919

Neville Brand

American actor (died 1992)

Lawrence Neville Brand was an American soldier and actor. He was known for playing villainous or antagonistic character roles in Westerns, crime dramas and films noir, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his…

1920

Louis Frémaux

French conductor (died 2017)

Louis Joseph Félix Frémaux was a French conductor.

1921

Jimmy McCracklin

American blues/R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2012)

James David Walker Jr., better known by his stage name Jimmy McCracklin, was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. His style contained West Coast blues, Jump blues, and R&B. Over a career that spanned seven…

1921

Mary Lee

Scottish singer (died 2022)

Mary Lee was a Scottish singer, variety performer and broadcaster whose career spanned the 1930s to the 1990s. She achieved early recognition whilst still a teenager as a vocalist with Roy Fox's dance band, which was…

1921

Chuck Gilmur

American basketball player, coach, and educator (died 2011)

Charles Edward Gilmur Jr. was an American basketball player, enthusiast, and high school teacher.

1922

Benny Bailey

American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (died 2005)

Ernest Harold "Benny" Bailey was an American jazz trumpeter.

1925

José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz

Argentine executive and policy maker (died 2013)

José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz was an Argentine lawyer, businessman, and economist. He was the Minister of Economy of Argentina during the country's last military dictatorship (1976—1983), and shaped the economic policy…

1925

Fidel Castro

Cuban lawyer and politician, ex-President of Cuba (died 2016)

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as prime minister from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a…

1926

John Tidmarsh

English journalist and radio host (died 2019)

John Alan Tidmarsh was a British broadcaster and journalist who spent ten years with domestic radio and television and more than thirty years with the BBC World Service magazine programme Outlook.

1928

Pat Harrington

Jr., American actor (died 2016)

Daniel Patrick Harrington Jr. was an American Emmy Award–winning stage and television actor, best known for his role as building superintendent Dwayne Schneider on the sitcom One Day at a Time (1975–1984). His father…

1929

Wilfried Hilker

German footballer and referee

Wilfried Hilker is a former football referee from Germany.

1930

Don Ho

American singer and ukulele player (died 2007)

Donald Tai Loy Ho was an American traditional pop musician, singer, and entertainer. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the 1966 album of the same name.

1930

Bernard Manning

English comedian (died 2007)

Bernard John Manning was an English comedian and nightclub owner. He gained a high profile on British television during the 1970s, appearing on shows such as The Comedians and The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club.…

1930

Wilmer Mizell

American baseball player and politician (died 1999)

Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell Sr. was an American baseball player and politician. From 1952 to 1962, he was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets of Major League…

1930

Bob Wiesler

American baseball player (died 2014)

Robert George Wiesler was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees and Washington Senators in parts of five seasons spanning 1951–1958. Listed at 6' 3", 188 lb., he was a…

1930

Joycelyn Elders

American admiral and physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States

Minnie Joycelyn Elders is an American pediatrician and public health administrator who served as Surgeon General of the United States from 1993 to 1994. A vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps,…

1933

Alex de Renzy

American director and producer (died 2001)

Alexander de Renzy was an American director and producer of pornographic movies.

1935

Mudcat Grant

American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2021)

James Timothy "Mudcat" Grant Jr. was an American baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, St.…

1935

Dave "Baby" Cortez

American R&B pianist, organist, and composer (died 2022)

David Cortez Clowney, known by the stage name Dave "Baby" Cortez, was an American pop and R&B organist and pianist, best known for his 1959 hit, "The Happy Organ".

1938

Bill Masterton

Canadian ice hockey player (died 1968)

William John Masterton was a Canadian–American professional ice hockey player who was a centre in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars in 1967–68. He is the only player in NHL history to die as…

1938

Bill Musselman

American basketball player and coach (died 2000)

William Clifford Musselman was an American basketball coach in the NCAA, the ABA, the WBA, the CBA, and the NBA.

1940

Hissène Habré

Chadian politician and war criminal, 5th president of Chad (died 2021)

Hissène Habré, also spelled Hissen Habré, was a Chadian politician and convicted war criminal who served as the fifth president of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990.

1942

Fred Hill

American football player

Frederick Gordon Hill is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.

1943

Ertha Pascal-Trouillot

President of Haiti

Ertha Pascal-Trouillot is a Haitian politician who served as the provisional President of Haiti for 11 months in 1990 and 1991. She was the first woman in Haitian history to hold that office and the first female…

1943

Michael Willetts

English sergeant; George Cross recipient (died 1971)

Michael Willetts, GC was one of the first British soldiers to be killed during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and the recipient of a posthumous George Cross for his heroism in saving lives during the Provisional…

1943

Kevin Tighe

American actor

Kevin Tighe is an American actor who has worked in television, film, and theater since the late 1960s. He is best known for portraying firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto, on the 1972–1977 NBC series Emergency!

1944

Lars Engqvist

Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden

Lars Engqvist is a Swedish politician. He served as chairman of the youth organization of the Swedish Social Democrats from 1972 to 1978, and then worked as a journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of Arbetet, a…

1945

Gary Gregor

American basketball player

Gary W. Gregor is an American former professional basketball player.

1945

Robin Jackman

Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2020)

Robin David Jackman was an English cricketer, who played in four Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team between 1974 and 1983. He was a seam bowler and useful tail-end batsman. During a…

1945

Howard Marks

Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (died 2016)

Dennis Howard Marks was a Welsh drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases.

1945

Janet Yellen

American economist, 78th United States secretary of the treasury

Janet Louise Yellen is an American economist who served as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury from 2021 to 2025 and as chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018. She was the first woman to hold either…

1946

Fred Stanley

American baseball player and manager

Frederick Blair Stanley is an American former professional baseball shortstop, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1969 to 1982 for the Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres,…

1947

John Stocker

Canadian voice actor and director

John Stocker is a Canadian voice actor. His career in voice acting began in the 1970s.

1947

Margareta Winberg

Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden

Gun Margareta Winberg is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. Winberg held various ministerial posts in the Third cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson and the Cabinet of Göran Persson from 1994 to 2003, and was Deputy Prime…

1947

Kathleen Battle

American operatic soprano

Kathleen Deanna Battle is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through…

1948

Jim Brunzell

American wrestler

James Brunzell, best known under the ring name "Jumping" Jim Brunzell, is an American retired professional wrestler known for his successful tag teams, Brunzell performed for various wrestling promotions during his…

1949

Philippe Petit

French tightrope walker

Philippe Petit is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the…

1949

Willy Rey

Dutch-Canadian model (died 1973)

Willy Rey was a Dutch-Canadian model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.

1949

Jane Carr

English actress

Jane Carr is an English actress. She is well known for her first film role as Mary McGregor in drama The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and the voice role of "Pud'n" on the animated Grim & Evil and The Grim Adventures…

1950

Rusty Gerhardt

American baseball player, coach, and manager

Allen Russell Gerhardt is an American former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher who appeared in 23 games, 22 in relief, for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball in 1974.

1950

Dan Fogelberg

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)

Daniel Grayling Fogelberg was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist widely known for his 1970s and 1980s soft rock hits, including "Longer" (1979), "Same Old Lang Syne" (1980), and "Leader of the…

1951

Dave Carter

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)

Dave Carter was an American folk music singer-songwriter who described his style as "post-modern mythic American folk music". He was one half of the duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, who were heralded as the new "voice…

1952

Gary Gibbs

American football player and coach

Gary Gibbs is an American football coach and former player who previously served as the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma for six years, compiling a record of 44–23–2.

1952

Suzanne Muldowney

American performance artist

Suzanne Muldowney, nicknamed Underdog Lady or simply Underdog, is a performance artist known for her appearances in parades in various cities throughout the year in her elaborate homemade costumes. She often dresses as…

1952

Herb Ritts

American photographer and director (died 2002)

Herbert Ritts Jr. was an American fashion photographer and music video director known for his photographs of celebrities, models, and other cultural figures throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His work concentrated on black…

1952

Hughie Thomasson

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)

Hugh Edward "Hughie" Thomasson Jr. was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a founding member of Outlaws. The band found success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with a string of hits. He was also a…

1952

Eugenio Lopez III

Filipino businessperson, CEO and chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation

Eugenio Gabriel "Gabby" Lopez III is a Filipino-American businessman who was the CEO (1993–2013), chairman (1997–2018) and chairman emeritus (2018–2020) of the Filipino media company ABS-CBN Corporation.

1952

Tom Cohen

American philosopher, theorist, and academic

Tom Dana Cohen is an American media and cultural theorist, currently a professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York. He has published books on film studies, comparative literature, theory,…

1953

Ron Hilditch

Australian rugby league player and coach

Ron Hilditch is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played club football for the Parramatta…

1953

Thomas Pogge

German philosopher and academic

Thomas Winfried Menko Pogge is a German philosopher and is the Director of the Global Justice Program and Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs at Yale University, United States. In addition to his…

1953

Peter Wright

English historian and author

Peter Wright is a British newspaper editor.

1953

Nico Assumpção

Brazilian bass player (died 2001)

Nico Assumpção, was a Brazilian bass player.

1954

Keith Ahlers

English race car driver

Keith Norman Ahlers is a British race car driver. He was born in Cambridge, England, and was educated at the Perse School for Boys, Cambridge.

1955

Hideo Fukuyama

Japanese race car driver

Hideo Fukuyama is a Japanese former racing driver. A former competitor at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he attempted to compete in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in the early 2000s, but only qualified for four races before…

1955

Paul Greengrass

English director and screenwriter

Paul Greengrass is an English film director, producer, screenwriter and former journalist.

1955

Rohinton Fali Nariman

Judge of the Supreme Court of India

Rohinton Fali Nariman is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. Before being elevated as a judge, he practised as a senior counsel at the Supreme Court. He was appointed the Solicitor General of India on 23 July…

1956

David Feherty

Northern Irish golfer and sportscaster

David William Feherty is a Northern Irish-born former professional golfer and current golf broadcaster. As a touring professional he won five European Tour events, made the top 10 of the Open Championship twice, and…

1958

Feargal Sharkey

Northern Irish singer-songwriter

Seán Feargal Sharkey is a singer and environmentalist from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was the lead vocalist of the punk band the Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and became a solo artist in the 1980s and 1990s. His…

1958

Randy Shughart

American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1993)

Randall David Shughart was a United States Army Delta Force operator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu, during Operation Gothic Serpent in October 1993.

1958

Danny Bonaduce

American actor and wrestler

Dante Daniel Bonaduce is an American retired radio personality, actor, television personality and professional wrestler. Bonaduce is the son of veteran TV writer and producer Joseph Bonaduce.

1959

Bruce French

English cricketer and coach

Bruce Nicholas French is a former English cricketer, who played in sixteen Test matches and 13 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team from 1985 to 1988. A wicket-keeper/batsman, French played his first Test…

1959

Tom Niedenfuer

American baseball player

Thomas Edward Niedenfuer is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Exclusively a reliever during his ten-year career, he played his first six-plus seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers, then…

1959

Ivar Stukolkin

Estonian swimmer

Ivar Stukolkin is a retired Estonian swimmer. He is an Olympic champion in swimming.

1960

Koji Kondo

Japanese composer and sound director

Koji Kondo is a Japanese composer and senior executive at the video game company Nintendo. He is best known for his contributions for the Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda series, with his Super Mario Bros. theme…

1961

Dawnn Lewis

American actress

Dawnn Jewel Lewis is an American actress. She is known for her role as Jaleesa Vinson–Taylor on the NBC television sitcom A Different World from the series beginning in 1987 until the end of its fifth season in 1992, as…

1961

Neil Mallender

English cricketer and umpire

Neil Alan Mallender is a former English cricketer. Born in Kirk Sandall, Yorkshire, Mallender was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand lower order batsman who improved as his career progressed. He played…

1961

Tom Perrotta

American novelist and screenwriter

Thomas R. Perrotta is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novels Election (1998) and Little Children (2004), both of which were made into Academy Award-nominated films. Perrotta co-wrote the…

1961

John Slattery

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

John M. Slattery Jr. is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Roger Sterling in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007–15), for which he was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding…

1962

Steve Higgins

American talk show co-host and announcer, writer, producer, comedian and impressionist

Steve Earl Higgins is an American writer, producer, announcer, actor, and comedian. He has served as the announcer and sidekick of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014, and as a writer and producer of…

1963

Valerie Plame

American CIA agent and author

Valerie Elise Plame is an American writer, spy, novelist, and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. As the subject of the 2003 Plame affair, also known as the CIA leak scandal, Plame's identity as a CIA…

1963

Sridevi

Indian actress (died 2018)

Sridevi Kapoor, known mononymously as Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "first female superstar" of Indian cinema, she was the…

1963

Jay Buhner

American baseball player and sportscaster

Jay Campbell Buhner, nicknamed "Bone", is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2001. Noted for his shaved…

1964

Debi Mazar

American actress

Debi Mazar Corcos is an American actress and television personality. She began her career with supporting roles in Goodfellas (1990), Little Man Tate (1991), Singles (1992), and Batman Forever (1995), followed by lead…

1964

Tom Prince

American baseball player and manager

Thomas Albert Prince is an American former professional baseball player, and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1987 to 2003. Although Prince didn't produce impressive offensive statistics, he…

1964

Mark Lemke

American baseball player, coach, and radio host

Mark Alan Lemke is an American former Major League Baseball player and current broadcaster. Nicknamed "the Lemmer", he was a popular second baseman for the Atlanta Braves from 1988 to 1997. He won the 1995 World Series…

1965

Hayato Matsuo

Japanese composer and conductor

Hayato Matsuo is a Japanese music composer and orchestrator who primarily does work in video games and anime. He has worked on games such as Front Mission 3, Final Fantasy XII, the Shenmue series, Magic Knight…

1965

Scooter Barry

American basketball player

Richard Francis "Scooter" Barry IV is an American former professional basketball player.

1966

Shayne Corson

Canadian ice hockey player

Shayne Paul Corson is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Dallas Stars.…

1966

Quinn Cummings

American actress, author, and entrepreneur

Quinn L. Cummings is an American entrepreneur, author, humorist, inventor and former actress.

1967

Dave Jamerson

American basketball player

John David Jamerson is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 1990 NBA draft. Jamerson played for the Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz and New Jersey…

1967

Digna Ketelaar

Dutch tennis player

Digna Ketelaar is a former Dutch tennis player. She won one International Tennis Federation doubles title during her career and on 2 March 1987 reached a singles ranking high of world number 258. On 21 December 1986,…

1967

Tal Bachman

Canadian singer-songwriter

Talmage Charles Robert Bachman is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1999 hit "She's So High", a pop rock song from his self-titled 1999 album for which he won a BMI award in 2000.…

1968

Todd Hendricks

American football player and coach

Todd Hendricks is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver, running back, and return specialist. Hendricks played professionally for several seasons in the top level of the Austrian…

1968

Tony Jarrett

English sprinter and hurdler

Anthony Alexander Jarrett is a male former sprint and hurdling athlete from England. He competed at four Olympic Games.

1968

Midori Ito

Japanese figure skater

Midori Ito is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 1989 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first woman to land a triple Axel in competition. At the 1988 Calgary Olympics, she became…

1969

Will Clarke

American author

Will Clarke is an American novelist who is the author of Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel , The Worthy: A Ghost's Story,The Neon Palm of Madame Melançon and Marigold: The Secret to Manifestation. A native of…

1970

Elvis Grbac

American football player and coach

Elvis M. Grbac is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, most notably with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football for the…

1970

Seana Kofoed

American actress

Seana Kofoed is an American television and stage actress.

1970

Alan Shearer

English footballer and manager

Alan Shearer is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the greatest players in Premier League history, he is…

1970

Patrick Carpentier

Canadian race car driver

Patrick Carpentier is a Canadian former professional auto racing driver. In the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series, he achieved five wins and 24 podiums, as well as two third place championship finishes in…

1971

Adam Housley

American baseball player and journalist

Arthur Adam Housley is an Emmy Winning American journalist, winemaker, and former professional baseball player. He worked for Fox News from 2001 until 2018.

1971

Moritz Bleibtreu

German actor

Moritz Johann Bleibtreu (German: [ˈmoːʁɪts ˈblaɪptʁɔʏ] is a German film actor, voice actor, and film director. After coming to prominence with his role in the 1997 gangster film Knockin' on Heaven's Door, he went on to…

1971

Kevin Plank

American businessman, founded Under Armour

Kevin Audette Plank is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Plank is the founder and executive chairman of Under Armour, a manufacturer of sportswear, footwear and accessories, based in Baltimore,…

1972

Molly Henneberg

American journalist

Mary Janne "Molly" Henneberg is an American former news reporter for the Fox News Channel. She had joined the network in 2001 and was based at the network's Washington, D.C. bureau. Henneberg left Fox News in December…

1973

Eric Medlen

American race car driver (died 2007)

Eric John Medlen was an American NHRA Fuel Funny Car driver. Medlen drove for John Force Racing in 2004, 2005, and 2006, campaigning in the Castrol Syntec Ford Mustang Fuel Funny Car, and in 2007, campaigning in the…

1973

Scott MacRae

American baseball player and coach

Scott Patrick MacRae is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds. He was active in the Cincinnati Reds organization from June 1, 1995, to October…

1974

Joe Perry

English snooker player

Joe Perry is an English retired professional snooker player and a current commentator and pundit. Nicknamed "The Gentleman", he turned professional in 1992. On his Crucible debut at the 1999 World Snooker Championship,…

1974

Niklas Sundin

Swedish musician and artist

Niklas Sundin is a Swedish musician, best known as a founding member and former lead guitarist of the melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity from 1989–2020. In 2019, he founded his own band called Mitochondrial Sun,…

1974

Jarrod Washburn

American baseball player and coach

Jarrod Michael Washburn is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Seattle Mariners, and Detroit Tigers over the course of a 12–year Major League Baseball (MLB)…

1974

Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistani cricketer

Shoaib Akhtar is a Pakistani former international cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he is the fastest bowler in cricketing history. Akhtar made his Test match debut in November 1997 as an…

1975

Marty Turco

Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Marty Vincent Turco is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played nine seasons with the Dallas Stars and one each with the Chicago…

1975

Geno Carlisle

American basketball player

Geno Marcellus Carlisle is an American former professional basketball player. The 6' 3", 200-lb. point guard born in Grand Rapids, Michigan played in several leagues throughout the world.

1976

Nicolás Lapentti

Ecuadorian tennis player

Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. Lapentti was ranked world No. 6 in singles by the ATP in April 2000.

1976

Michael Klim

Polish-Australian swimmer

Michael George Klim, OAM is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and former world record-holder of the 1990s and 2000s. He is known as the creator of straight-arm freestyle.

1977

Kenyan Weaks

American basketball player and coach

Kenyan Weaks is a retired American professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 6 in (1.98m) shooting guard–small forward. He played for the University of Florida.

1977

Dwight Smith

American football player

Dwight L. Smith is an American former professional football player who was a safety for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Akron Zips, earning consensus All-American…

1978

Román Colón

Dominican baseball player

Román Benedicto Colón is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and Kansas City Royals. He also played in the KBO League for…

1979

Corey Patterson

American baseball player

Donald Corey Patterson is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He debuted with the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball in 2000 after being a first-round draft pick in 1998 and top prospect. After…

1979

Taizō Sugimura

Japanese politician

Taizō Sugimura is a Japanese politician and a member of the Diet of Japan, representing the Liberal Democratic Party until 2009. He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of the…

1979

Christopher Raeburn

English fashion designer

Christopher Raeburn, is a British fashion designer who reworks surplus fabrics and garments to create menswear, womenswear and accessories.

1982

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Governor of Arkansas, American political consultant and press secretary

Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders is an American politician serving as the 47th governor of Arkansas since 2023. Sanders is the daughter of Ambassador Mike Huckabee, who served from 1996 to 2007 as Arkansas's 44th…

1982

Sebastian Stan

Romanian-American actor

Sebastian Stan is a Romanian-born American actor and producer. He gained recognition for his role as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, beginning with the film Captain…

1982

Dallas Braden

American baseball player

Dallas Lee Braden is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 2007 to 2011 as a member of the Oakland Athletics.…

1983

Aleš Hemský

Czech ice hockey player

Aleš Hemský is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He was selected 13th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2001 NHL entry draft. In the National Hockey League (NHL) he played for the Edmonton Oilers,…

1983

Ľubomír Michalík

Slovak footballer

Ľubomír Michalík is a former Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for a semi-professional side OFK Matúškovo.

1983

Christian Müller

German footballer

Christian Müller is a German former footballer who played as a defender.

1983

Alona Bondarenko

Ukrainian tennis player

Alona Volodymyrivna Bondarenko Dyachok is a Ukrainian former tennis player. Her sisters Valeria and Kateryna Bondarenko are also tennis players.

1984

Niko Kranjčar

Croatian footballer

Niko Kranjčar is a Croatian former professional footballer. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder, but could also operate as a winger or second striker. As of 5 May 2021, he works as an assistant to Josip…

1984

Boone Logan

American baseball player

Boone Logan is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, and…

1984

James Morrison

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

James Morrison Catchpole is an English singer. He rose to recognition for his 2006 debut single "You Give Me Something", which peaked within the top five on the UK Singles Chart, received platinum certification by the…

1984

Gerrit van Look

German rugby player and coach

Gerrit van Look is a retired German international rugby union player, having last played for the Berliner RC in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He was also, together with Colin Grzanna,…

1985

Demetrious Johnson

American mixed martial artist

Demetrious Khrisna Johnson is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the inaugural and former UFC Flyweight…

1986

Jose Lorenzo Diokno

Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter

Jose Lorenzo "Pepe" Aromin Diokno III is a Filipino film director, producer, and screenwriter. He received the Lion of the Future Award for Best Debut Film and the Orizzonti Prize at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, and…

1987

Devin McCourty

American football player

Devin McCourty is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet…

1987

Jason McCourty

American football player

Jason McCourty is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was selected by…

1987

Jamie Reed

Welsh footballer

Jamie Lee Reed is a retired football player and coach who plays as a striker. Born in England, he has represented Wales at semi-professional level.

1987

Keith Benson

American basketball player

Keith Anderson Benson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Oakland University. A 6-foot-11 center, Benson was a second-round pick in the 2011 NBA draft, selected by…

1988

Jerry Hughes

American football player

Jerry Ray Hughes Jr. is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, where he was twice recognized as a consensus All-American before being selected by the…

1988

Brandon Workman

American baseball player

Brandon Carlin Workman is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2013 and played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs. He…

1988

Greg Draper

New Zealand footballer

Gregory Alexander Draper is an English-born New Zealand footballer. He is also a coach with The New Saints under-21s.

1989

Justin Greene

American basketball player

Justin Pierre Greene is an American former basketball player and current coach. He played college basketball for the NCAA Division I Kent State Golden Flashes. On May 20, 2008, Greene committed to attend Kent State…

1989

Israel Jiménez

Mexican footballer

Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez is a former Mexican professional footballer who last played as a defender for the Monterrey Flash of the Major Arena Soccer League. In traditional outdoor soccer, Jiménez primarily operated as…

1989

DeMarcus Cousins

American basketball player

DeMarcus Amir Cousins is an American professional basketball player for the Selenge Bodons of the Mongolian Basketball League. Nicknamed "Boogie", he played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning…

1990

Benjamin Stambouli

French footballer

Benjamin Fernand Lucien François Stambouli is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Ligue 2 club Metz.

1990

Dave Days

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

David Joseph Colditz, commonly known as Dave Days, is an American musician and internet personality. He is best known for his YouTube channel featuring pop-punk covers, parodies of popular songs, and original songs. As…

1991

Lesley Doig

Scottish lawn bowler

Lesley Jayne Doig is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.

1991

Katrina Gorry

Australian football player

Katrina-Lee Gorry, also known by her nickname Mini, is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United in the Women's Super League, whom she captains, and for the Australia…

1992

Lucas Moura

Brazilian footballer

Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva, known as Lucas Moura, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo and the Brazil national team.

1992

Alicja Tchórz

Polish swimmer

Alicja Tchórz is a Polish swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 100 metre backstroke, finishing in 25th place in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals. She competed at the 2016…

1992

Taijuan Walker

American baseball player

Taijuan Emmanuel Walker is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks,…

1992

Johnny Gaudreau

American ice hockey player (died 2024)

John Michael Gaudreau was an American professional ice hockey player. A left winger, he played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey for the Boston College Eagles in NCAA Division…

1993

Moses Mbye

Australian rugby league player

Moses Mbye is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup.

1993

Filip Forsberg

Swedish ice hockey player

Carl Filip Anton Forsberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a left winger and alternate captain for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Forsberg was selected by the Washington…

1994

Antonia Lottner

German tennis player

Antonia Lottner is a German former tennis player.

1996

Dalma Gálfi

Hungarian tennis player

Dalma Rebeka Gálfi is a Hungarian professional tennis player. On 12 September 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79. On 19 September 2022, she peaked at No. 126 in the WTA doubles rankings.…

1998

Lennon Stella

Canadian singer and actress

Lennon Ray Louise Stella is a Canadian singer and actress. She portrayed Maddie Conrad on the musical-drama series Nashville (2012–2018). Before going solo in 2018, Stella performed with her sister as the duo Lennon &…

1999

Na Jaemin

South Korean rapper, singer, dancer and actor

Na Jae-min, known mononymously as Jaemin, is a South Korean rapper. After training for three years, Jaemin debuted in August 2016 as a member of South Korean boy group NCT through the sub-units NCT Dream and NCT JNJM,…

2000

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