Famous Birthdays on August 15

Q: Who was born on August 15?

Famous people born on August 15 include: Teishi, Alfonso IX, Anthony of Padua, Richard de Vere, Luigi Pulci.

Q: What is Samuel Coleridge-Taylor known for?

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English pianist, violinist, and composer (died 1912)

227 people 1013 – 2003

August 15 has seen 227 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1013 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · August 15 — Wikipedia

1875 — Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

English pianist, violinist, and composer (died 1912)

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Coleridge-Taylor premiered the first section in 1898, when he was 23

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Their daughter, Avril Coleridge-Taylor, became a composer and conductor.

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He was particularly known for his three cantatas on the epic 1855 poem The Song of Hiawatha by American Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Of mixed-race descent, Coleridge-Taylor achieved such success that he was referred to by white musicians in New York City as the "African Mahler" when he had three tours of the United States in the early 1900s

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was a British composer and conductor

Teishi

empress of Japan (died 1094)

Princess Teishi , also known as Yōmeimon-in (陽明門院), was an empress consort of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan. She wielded major influence during the reign of her son, Emperor Go Sanjo (1068-1073), but she was de facto ruler…

1013

Alfonso IX

king of León and Galicia (died 1230)

Alfonso IX was King of León from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death.

1171

Anthony of Padua

Portuguese priest and saint (died 1231)

Anthony of Padua, OFM, or Anthony of Lisbon; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor.

1195

Richard de Vere

11th Earl of Oxford, English commander (died 1417)

Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford KG was the son and heir of Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford. He took part in the trial of Richard, Earl of Cambridge, and Lord Scrope for their part in the Southampton Plot, and…

1385

Luigi Pulci

Italian poet (died 1484)

Luigi Pulci was an Italian diplomat and poet best known for his Morgante, an epic and parodistic poem about a giant who is converted to Christianity by Orlando and follows the knight in many adventures.

1432

George

duke of Bavaria (died 1503)

George of Bavaria referred to as the Rich, was the last duke of Bavaria-Landshut. He was a son of Louis IX the Rich and Amalia of Saxony.

1455

George III

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince (died 1553)

George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau, and also a Protestant Reformer. After 1544 he became the first ruler of the principality…

1507

Bartol Kašić

Croatian linguist and lexicographer (died 1650)

Bartol Kašić was a Croatian Jesuit clergyman and grammarian during the Counter-Reformation, who wrote the first Illyrian grammar and translated the Bible and the Roman Rite into Illyrian.

1575

Gabriel Báthory

Prince of Transylvania (died 1613)

Gabriel Báthory was Prince of Transylvania from 1608 to 1613. The Ottomans nicknamed him "Deli Kiral". Born to the Roman Catholic branch of the Báthory family, he was closely related to four rulers of the Principality…

1589

Herman IV

landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (died 1658)

Landgrave Hermann IV of Hesse-Rotenburg, was the first Landgrave of the semi-independent Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg. He was the fourth son of the Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel and his second wife Juliane of…

1607

Henry Howard

22nd Earl of Arundel, English politician (died 1652)

Henry Frederick Howard, 15th Earl of Arundel PC(Ire), styled Lord Maltravers until 1640, and Baron Mowbray from 1640 until 1652, was an English nobleman, chiefly remembered for his role in the development of the rule…

1608

Gilles Ménage

French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (died 1692)

Gilles Ménage was a French scholar.

1613

Marie de Lorraine

duchess of Guise (died 1688)

Marie de Lorraine was the daughter of Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse and the last member of the House of Guise, a branch of the House of Lorraine.

1615

John Grubb

American politician (died 1708)

John Grubb (1652–1708) was a two-term member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was one of the original settlers in a portion of Brandywine Hundred that became Claymont, Delaware. He founded a large tannery…

1652

Francesco Zuccarelli

Italian painter and Royal Academician (died 1788)

Giacomo Francesco Zuccarelli was an Italian artist of the late Baroque or Rococo period. He is considered to be the most important landscape painter to have emerged from his adopted city of Venice during the…

1702

Blind Jack

English engineer (died 1810)

John Metcalf, known as Blind Jack of Knaresborough or Blind Jack Metcalf, was an English road builder, the first professional road builder to emerge during the Industrial Revolution. Blind from the age of six, Metcalf…

1717

Johann Christoph Kellner

German organist and composer (died 1803)

Johann Christoph Kellner was a German organist and composer. He was the son of Johann Peter Kellner.

1736

Matthias Claudius

German poet and author (died 1815)

Matthias Claudius was a German poet and journalist, otherwise known by the pen name of "Asmus".

1740

Napoleon Bonaparte

French general and emperor (died 1821)

Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815. He rose to…

1769

Walter Scott

Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (died 1832)

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature. He is known for his Waverley novels (1814–1831), which were, for nearly…

1771

Thomas De Quincey

English journalist and author (died 1859)

Thomas Penson De Quincey was an English writer, essayist, and literary critic, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821). Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated…

1785

Eliza Lee Cabot Follen

American writer, editor, abolitionist (died 1860)

Eliza Lee Cabot Follen was an American writer, editor, and abolitionist. In her early life, she contributed various pieces of prose and poetry to papers and magazines. In 1828, she married Prof. Charles Follen, who died…

1787

Sangolli Rayanna

Indian warrior (died 1831)

Sangolli Rayanna was an Indian military leader. Born in Sangolli, Belagavi district. His father was Bharamappa Rogannavar. His mother was Kenchava. He served as a senior commander in the military of Kittur ruled by…

1798

Jules Grévy

French lawyer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (died 1891)

François Judith Paul Grévy, known as Jules Grévy, was a French lawyer and politician who served as President of France from 1879 to 1887. He was a leader of the Moderate Republicans, and given that his predecessors were…

1807

Louise Colet

French poet (died 1876)

Louise Colet, born Louise Revoil de Servannes, was a French poet and writer.

1810

John Chisum

American businessman (died 1884)

John Simpson Chisum was a wealthy cattle baron on the frontier in the American West in the mid-to-late 19th century. He was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee, and moved with his family southwest across the Mississippi…

1824

Antonín Petrof

Czech piano maker (died 1915)

Antonín Petrof was a Czech entrepreneur and piano maker.

1839

Thomas-Alfred Bernier

Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1908)

Thomas-Alfred Bernier was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician.

1844

Walter Crane

English artist and book illustrator (died 1915)

Walter Crane was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children's book creators of his generation and, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate…

1845

Keir Hardie

Scottish politician and trade unionist (died 1915)

James Keir Hardie was a Scottish trade unionist and politician. He was a founder of the Labour Party, and was its first parliamentary leader from 1906 to 1908.

1856

Albert Ballin

German businessman (died 1918)

Albert Ballin was a German shipping magnate. He was the general director of the Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (HAPAG) or Hamburg-America Line, which for a time was the world's largest shipping…

1857

E. Nesbit

English author and poet (died 1924)

Edith Nesbit was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children and others as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books. She was also a political activist and co-founder of the…

1858

Charles Comiskey

American baseball player and manager (died 1931)

Charles Albert Comiskey, nicknamed "Commy" or "the Old Roman", was an American professional baseball first baseman, manager, and team owner. He played 13 seasons in the American Association (AA) for the St. Louis Brown…

1859

Florence Harding

American publisher, 31st First Lady of the United States (died 1924)

Florence Mabel Harding was First Lady of the United States from 1921 until the death of her husband, President Warren G. Harding, in 1923.

1860

Aleksey Krylov

Russian mathematician and engineer (died 1945)

Aleksey Nikolaevich Krylov was a Russian naval engineer, applied mathematician and memoirist.

1863

Mikao Usui

Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (died 1926)

Mikao Usui was the father of a form of energy medicine and spiritual practice known as Reiki, used as an alternative therapy for the treatment of physical, emotional, and mental diseases. According to the inscription on…

1865

Italo Santelli

Italian fencer (died 1945)

Italo Santelli was an Italian fencer who is considered to be the "father of modern sabre fencing".

1866

Sri Aurobindo

Indian guru, poet, and philosopher (died 1950)

Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi and nationalist, who is noted for his participation in the movement for India's independence from British rule, he advocated for complete autonomy through his writings and…

1872

Ramaprasad Chanda

Indian archaeologist and historian (died 1942)

Ramaprasad Chanda was an Indian anthropologist, historian and archaeologist from Bengal. A pioneer in his field in South Asia, Chanda's lasting legacy is the Varendra Research Museum, he established in Rajshahi, a…

1873

Stylianos Gonatas

Greek colonel and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1966)

Stylianos Gonatas was an officer of the Hellenic Army, Venizelist politician, and Prime Minister of Greece from 1922 to 1924.

1876

Tachiyama Mineemon

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (died 1941)

Tachiyama Mineemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. He was the sport's 22nd yokozuna. He was well known for his extreme strength and skill. He won 99 out of 100 matches…

1877

Ethel Barrymore

American actress (died 1959)

Ethel Barrymore was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regarded as "The First Lady of the…

1879

Alfred Wagenknecht

German-American activist and politician (died 1956)

Alfred Wagenknecht was an American Marxist activist and political functionary. He is best remembered for having played a critical role in the establishment of the Communist Party USA in 1919 as a leader of the Left Wing…

1881

Marion Bauer

American composer and critic (died 1955)

Marion Eugénie Bauer was an American composer, teacher, writer, and music critic. She played an active role in shaping American musical identity in the early half of the twentieth century.

1882

Gisela Richter

English archaeologist and art historian (died 1972)

Gisela Marie Augusta Richter was a British-American classical archaeologist and art historian. She was a prominent figure and an authority in her field.

1882

Ivan Meštrović

Croatian sculptor and architect (died 1962)

Ivan Meštrović was a Croatian sculptor, architect, and writer. He was the most prominent modern Croatian sculptor and a leading artistic personality in contemporary Zagreb. He studied at Pavao Bilinić's Stone Workshop…

1883

Edna Ferber

American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1968)

Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film…

1885

Bill Whitty

Australian cricketer (died 1974)

William James Whitty was an Australian cricketer who played 14 Test matches between 1909 and 1912.

1886

Jacques Ibert

French composer and educator (died 1962)

Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his first attempt,…

1890

Louis de Broglie

French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)

Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie was a French theoretical physicist and aristocrat known for his contributions to quantum theory. In his 1924 Ph.D. thesis, de Broglie postulated the wave nature of…

1892

Abraham Wachner

New Zealand politician, 35th Mayor of Invercargill (died 1950)

Abraham (Abie) Wachner was the 35th Mayor of Invercargill from 1942 to 1950. He was awarded the OBE in 1946.

1892

Leslie Comrie

New Zealand astronomer and academic (died 1950)

Leslie John Comrie FRS was an astronomer and a pioneer in mechanical computation.

1893

Gerty Cori

Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957)

Gerty Theresa Cori was a Czech and American biochemist who in 1947 was the third woman to win a Nobel Prize in science, and the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for her role in the…

1896

Catherine Doherty

Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate (died 1985)

Catherine de Hueck Doherty was a Russian-born Catholic activist who founded the Madonna House Apostolate in 1947. She was a pioneer in the struggle for interracial justice, spiritual writer, lecturer, and spiritual…

1896

Paul Outerbridge

American photographer and educator (died 1958)

Paul Outerbridge, Jr. was an American photographer known for pioneering the carbon-transfer printing process in color photography. His work included still lives, fashion photography, advertising, and provocative female…

1896

Jan Brzechwa

Polish author and poet (died 1966)

Jan Wiktor Brzechwa was a Polish poet, author and lawyer, known mostly for his contribution to children's literature.

1898

Estelle Brody

American silent film actress (died 1995)

Estelle Brody was an American actress who became one of the biggest female stars of British silent film in the latter half of the 1920s. Her career was then derailed by a series of ill-advised decisions and she…

1900

Jack Tworkov

Polish-American painter and educator (died 1982)

Jack Tworkov was an American abstract expressionist painter.

1900

Arnulfo Arias Madrid

Panamanian politician, 21st President of Panamá (died 1988)

Arnulfo Arias Madrid was a Panamanian politician, medical doctor, and writer who served as the President of Panama from 1940 to 1941, again from 1949 to 1951, and finally for 11 days in October 1968.

1901

Pyotr Novikov

Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1975)

Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov was a Soviet mathematician known for his work in group theory. His son, Sergei Novikov, was also a mathematician.

1901

Jan Campert

Dutch journalist and critic (died 1943)

Jan Remco Theodoor Campert was a Dutch journalist, theater critic and writer who lived in Amsterdam. During the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II Campert was arrested for aiding Jews. He was held in…

1902

George Klein

Canadian inventor, invented the motorized wheelchair (died 1992)

George Johann Klein, was a Canadian inventor who is widely regarded as the most productive inventor in Canada in the 20th century. Although he struggled as a high school student, he eventually graduated from the…

1904

Hugo Winterhalter

American composer and bandleader (died 1973)

Hugo Winterhalter was an American easy listening arranger and composer, best known for his many arrangements and recordings for RCA Victor.

1909

Julia Child

American chef and author (died 2004)

Julia Carolyn Child was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for having brought French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and…

1912

Wendy Hiller

English actress (died 2003)

Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller was an English film and stage actress who enjoyed a varied acting career that spanned nearly 60 years. Writer Joel Hirschorn, in his 1984 compilation Rating the Movie Stars, described her as…

1912

Paul Rand

American graphic designer and art director (died 1996)

Paul Rand was an American art director and graphic designer. He is known for his corporate logo designs, including logos for IBM, UPS, Enron, Morningstar, Inc., Westinghouse, ABC, and NeXT. He developed an American…

1914

Signe Hasso

Swedish-American actress (died 2002)

Signe Eleonora Cecilia Hasso was a Swedish actress.

1915

Aleks Çaçi

Albanian journalist and author (died 1989)

Aleks Çaçi was an Albanian author of the socialist realism period.

1916

Jack Lynch

Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 1999)

John Mary Lynch was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. He was Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposition from 1973 to 1977, Minister for…

1917

Óscar Romero

Salvadoran archbishop (died 1980)

Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular Bishop of Tambeae, as Bishop of Santiago de María, and…

1917

Huntz Hall

American actor (died 1999)

Henry Richard "Huntz" Hall was an American radio, stage, and movie performer who appeared in the popular "Dead End Kids" movies, including Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and in the later "Bowery Boys" movies, during…

1919

Benedict Kiely

Irish journalist and author (died 2007)

Benedict "Ben" Kiely was an Irish writer and broadcaster from Omagh, County Tyrone.

1919

Judy Cassab

Austrian-Australian painter (died 2008)

Judy Cassab, born Judit Kaszab, was an Australian painter.

1920

August Kowalczyk

Polish actor and director (died 2012)

August Marian Kowalczyk was a Polish actor, theatre, television and film director who was the last survivor of a breakout of prisoners from Auschwitz Concentration Camp on 10 June 1942.

1921

Leonard Baskin

American sculptor and illustrator (died 2000)

Leonard Baskin was an American sculptor, draughtsman, and graphic artist, as well as founder of the Gehenna Press (1942–2000). One of America's first fine arts presses, it went on to become "one of the most important…

1922

Giorgos Mouzakis

Greek trumpet player and composer (died 2005)

Giorgos Muzakis was a prominent Greek virtuoso trumpeter and music composer.

1922

Sabino Barinaga

Spanish footballer and manager (died 1988)

Sabino Barinaga Alberdi was a Spanish football forward and manager.

1922

Rose Marie

American actress and singer (died 2017)

Rose Marie Guy, known professionally as Rose Marie, was an American actress, singer, comedienne, and vaudeville performer with a career spanning nine decades, which included film, radio, records, theater, night clubs…

1923

Robert Bolt

English playwright and screenwriter (died 1995)

Robert Oxton Bolt was an English playwright and a screenwriter, known for writing the screenplays for Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and A Man for All Seasons, the latter two of which won him the Academy Award for…

1924

Hedy Epstein

German-American Holocaust survivor and activist (died 2016)

Hedy Epstein was a German-born Jewish-American political activist and Holocaust survivor known for her support of the Palestinian cause through the International Solidarity Movement.

1924

Yoshirō Muraki

Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (died 2009)

Yoshirō Muraki was a Japanese production designer, art director, and costume designer. Muraki joined Toho Film studio in 1944. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work in…

1924

Phyllis Schlafly

American lawyer, writer, and political activist (died 2016)

Phyllis Stewart Schlafly was an American attorney and activist who was nationally prominent in conservatism. She opposed feminism, gay rights, and abortion, and campaigned against the ratification of the Equal Rights…

1924

Mike Connors

American actor and producer (died 2017)

Krekor Ohanian, known professionally as Mike Connors, was an American actor and film producer. He was best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix on the CBS television series Mannix from 1967 to 1975. This role…

1925

Rose Maddox

American singer-songwriter and fiddle player (died 1998)

Roselea Arbana "Rose" Maddox was an American country singer-songwriter and fiddle player, who was the lead singer with the Maddox Brothers and Rose before a successful solo career. Her musical styles blended hillbilly…

1925

Oscar Peterson

Canadian pianist and composer (died 2007)

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who is considered to be one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards,…

1925

Bill Pinkney

American singer (died 2007)

Willie "Bill" Pinkney was an American performer and singer. Pinkney was the last surviving original member of The Drifters, who achieved international fame with numerous hit records. He was chiefly responsible for its…

1925

Erik Schmidt

Swedish-Estonian painter and author (died 2014)

Erik Schmidt was a painter and writer.

1925

Julius Katchen

American pianist and composer (died 1969)

Julius Katchen was an American concert pianist, possibly best known for his recordings of Johannes Brahms's solo piano works.

1926

Eddie Little Sky

American actor (died 1997)

Eddie Little Sky, also known as Edward Little, was an American actor. A citizen of the Oglala Lakota tribe Eddie had parts in 36 feature films and over 60 television shows, mainly westerns in the role of a Native…

1926

Sami Michael

Iraqi-Israeli author and playwright (died 2024)

Sami Michael was an Iraqi-Israeli author, having migrated from Iraq to Israel at the age of 23. From 2001, Michael was the President of The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI).

1926

John Silber

American philosopher and academic (died 2012)

John Robert Silber was an American academician and candidate for public office. From 1971 to 1996, he was President of Boston University (BU) and, from 1996 to 2002, Chancellor. From 2002 to 2003, he again served as…

1926

Konstantinos Stephanopoulos

Greek lawyer and politician, 6th President of Greece (died 2016)

Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos was a Greek conservative politician who served two consecutive terms as the president of Greece from 1995 to 2005.

1926

Eddie Leadbeater

English cricketer (died 2011)

Edric "Eddie" Leadbeater was an English cricketer who played in two Tests in 1951. He was born in Lockwood, Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, and died in Huddersfield.

1927

Oliver Popplewell

English cricketer and judge (died 2024)

Sir Oliver Bury Popplewell was a British judge and cricketer. He chaired the inquiry into the Bradford City stadium fire, presided over the libel case brought by Jonathan Aitken MP against The Guardian newspaper which…

1927

Carl Joachim Classen

German scholar and academic (died 2013)

Carl Joachim Classen was a German classical scholar.

1928

Malcolm Glazer

American businessman and sports team owner (died 2014)

Malcolm Glazer was an American businessman and sports team owner. He was the president and chief executive officer of First Allied Corporation, a holding company for his varied business interests, and owned both…

1928

Nicolas Roeg

English director and cinematographer (died 2018)

Nicolas Jack Roeg was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing Performance (1970), Walkabout (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bad Timing (1980) and The…

1928

Ernest C. Brace

American captain and pilot (died 2014)

Ernest Cary Brace was the longest-held civilian prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. A decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot and mustang, Brace was court-martialed in 1961 for attempting to fake his own death.…

1931

Richard F. Heck

American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)

Richard Frederick Heck was an American chemist noted for the discovery and development of the Heck reaction, which uses palladium to catalyze organic chemical reactions that couple aryl halides with alkenes. The…

1931

Abby Dalton

American actress (died 2020)

Gladys Marlene Wasden, known professionally as Abby Dalton, was an American actress, known for her television roles on the sitcoms Hennesey (1959–1962) and The Joey Bishop Show (1962–1965), and the primetime soap opera…

1932

Robert L. Forward

American physicist and engineer (died 2002)

Robert Lull Forward was an American physicist and science fiction writer. His literary work was noted for its scientific credibility and use of ideas developed from his career as an aerospace engineer. He also made…

1932

Jim Lange

American game show host and DJ (died 2014)

James John Lange was an American game show host and disc jockey. He was known to listeners in the San Francisco and Los Angeles radio markets with stints at several stations in both markets, racking up over 45 years on…

1932

Johan Steyn

Baron Steyn, South African-English lawyer and judge (died 2017)

Johan van Zyl Steyn, Baron Steyn, PC was a South African-British judge, until September 2005 a Law Lord. He sat in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.

1932

Bobby Helms

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997)

Robert Lee Helms was an American country singer and musician. In 1957, he had a perennial Christmas hit with "Jingle Bell Rock", and two other hits that same year: "Fraulein" and "My Special Angel".

1933

Stanley Milgram

American social psychologist (died 1984)

Stanley Milgram was an American social psychologist who conducted controversial experiments on obedience in the 1960s during his professorship at Yale.

1933

Mike Seeger

American folk musician and folklorist (died 2009)

Mike Seeger was an American folk musician and folklorist. He was a distinctive singer and an accomplished musician who mainly played autoharp, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, dobro, jaw harp, and…

1933

Bobby Byrd

American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2007)

Bobby Howard Byrd was an American rhythm and blues, soul and funk singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, bandleader, pianist and talent dedicated. He played a part in the development of soul and funk music in…

1934

Purushottam Upadhyay

Indian musician, singer and composer (died 2024)

Purushottam Upadhyay was an Indian musician, singer and composer who primarily worked in Gujarati and Hindi languages. He was well known in Gujarati semi-classical music and composed music for over 20 films and 30…

1934

Reginald Scarlett

Jamaican cricketer and coach (died 2019)

Reginald Osmond Scarlett was a West Indian cricketer who played in three Tests in 1960.

1934

Darrell K. Sweet

American illustrator (died 2011)

Darrell K. Sweet was a professional illustrator best known for providing cover art for science fiction and fantasy novels, in which capacity he was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1983.

1934

Valentin Varlamov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor (died 1980)

Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov was a Russian jet pilot who was selected for Air Force Group 1, the first intake of 20 cosmonaut candidates in 1960. After his disqualification from the space program on medical grounds, he…

1934

Jim Dale

English actor, narrator, singer, director, and composer

Jim Dale is an English actor, director, narrator, singer and songwriter. In the United Kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the National Theatre. In British film, along with…

1935

Régine Deforges

French author, playwright, and director (died 2014)

Régine Deforges was a French author, editor, director, and playwright. Her book La Bicyclette bleue was the most popular book in France in 2000 and it was known by some to be offensive and to others for its plagiarism,…

1935

Pat Priest

American actress

Patricia Ann Priest is an American actress known for being the second person to portray Marilyn Munster on the television show The Munsters (1964–1966) after the original actress, Beverley Owen, left after 13 episodes.

1936

Rita Shane

American soprano and educator (died 2014)

Rita Shane was an American coloratura soprano.

1936

Stephen Breyer

American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Stephen Gerald Breyer is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1994 until his retirement in 2022. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton, and replaced…

1938

Stix Hooper

American jazz drummer

Nesbert "Stix" Hooper is an American drummer and founding member of The Crusaders.

1938

Pran Kumar Sharma

Indian cartoonist (died 2014)

Pran Kumar Sharma, better known as Pran, was an Indian cartoonist best known as the creator of Chacha Chaudhary (1971). He also created other characters like Shrimatiji, Pinki, Billoo, Raman, and Channi Chachi.

1938

Maxine Waters

American educator and politician

Maxine Moore Waters is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district since 1991. The district, numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th…

1938

Janusz Zajdel

Polish engineer and author (died 1985)

Janusz Andrzej Zajdel was a Polish science fiction author, second in popularity in Poland to Stanisław Lem. His major genres were social science fiction and dystopia. His main recurring theme involved the gloomy…

1938

Gudrun Ensslin

German militant leader, founded Red Army Faction (died 1977)

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1940

Jim Brothers

American sculptor (died 2013)

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1941

Don Rich

American country musician (died 1974)

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1941

Pete York

English rock drummer

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1942

Eileen Bell

Northern Irish civil servant and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly

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1943

Dimitris Sioufas

Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health (died 2019)

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1944

Khaleda Zia

Bangladeshi politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (died 2025)

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1945

Jimmy Webb

American singer-songwriter and pianist

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1946

Rakhee Gulzar

Indian film actress

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1947

Patsy Gallant

Canadian singer-songwriter and actress

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1948

Tom Johnston

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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1948

Phyllis Smith

American actress

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1949

Tommy Aldridge

American drummer

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1950

Tess Harper

American actress

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1950

Tom Kelly

American baseball player

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1950

Anne

Princess Royal of the United Kingdom

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1950

Ann Biderman

American screenwriter and producer

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1951

Bobby Caldwell

American singer-songwriter (died 2023)

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1951

John Childs

English cricketer

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1951

Chuck Burgi

American drummer

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1952

Carol Thatcher

English journalist and author

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1953

Mark Thatcher

English businessman

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1953

Wolfgang Hohlbein

German author

Wolfgang Hohlbein is a German writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. His wife, Heike Hohlbein, is also a writer and they frequently collaborate. With more than 200 published books and more than 43…

1953

Stieg Larsson

Swedish journalist and author (died 2004)

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1954

Lorraine Desmarais

Canadian pianist and composer

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1956

Freedom Neruda

Ivorian journalist

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1956

Robert Syms

English businessman and politician

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1956

Željko Ivanek

Slovenian-American actor

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1957

Simon Baron-Cohen

English-Canadian psychiatrist and author

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1958

Craig MacTavish

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

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1958

Simple Kapadia

Indian actress and costume designer (died 2009)

Simple Kapadia was a Hindi film actress and costume designer, who was active in her professional career from 1987 until her death in 2009. She won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for Rudaali (1994).

1958

Victor Shenderovich

Russian journalist and radio host

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1958

Rondell Sheridan

American actor and comedian

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1958

Scott Altman

American captain, pilot, and astronaut

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1959

Ed Gillespie

American political strategist

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1961

Matt Johnson

English singer-songwriter and musician

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1961

Gary Kubiak

American football player and coach

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1961

Suhasini Maniratnam

Indian actress and screenwriter

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1961

Tom Colicchio

American chef and author

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1962

Rıdvan Dilmen

Turkish footballer and manager

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1962

Inês Pedrosa

Portuguese writer

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1962

Vilja Savisaar-Toomast

Estonian lawyer and politician

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1962

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter

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1963

Simon Hart

Welsh soldier and politician

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1963

Jack Russell

English cricketer and coach

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1963

Jane Ellison

English lawyer and politician

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1964

Melinda Gates

American businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founded the Gates Foundation

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1964

Rob Thomas

American author, screenwriter, and producer

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1965

Scott Brosius

American baseball player and coach

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1966

Dimitris Papadopoulos

Greek basketball player and coach

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1966

Tony Hand

Scottish ice hockey player and coach

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1967

Peter Hermann

American actor

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1967

Debra Messing

American actress

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1968

Bernard Fanning

Australian singer-songwriter

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1969

Carlos Roa

Argentine footballer

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1969

Anthony Anderson

American comedian, actor, and producer

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1970

Ben Silverman

American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Electus Studios

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1970

Adnan Sami

Indian singer, musician, music composer, pianist and actor

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1971

Ben Affleck

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Benjamin Géza Affleck is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational…

1972

Jennifer Alexander

Canadian ballerina (died 2007)

Jennifer Carrie Alexander was a Canadian ballet dancer.

1972

Mikey Graham

Irish singer

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1972

Natasha Henstridge

Canadian model and actress

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1974

Tomasz Suwary

Polish footballer

Tomasz Suwary is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1974

Bertrand Berry

American football player and radio host

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1975

Vijay Bharadwaj

Indian cricketer and coach

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1975

Brendan Morrison

Canadian ice hockey player

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1975

Kara Wolters

American basketball player

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1975

Boudewijn Zenden

Dutch footballer and manager

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1976

Martin Biron

Canadian ice hockey player

Martin Gaston Biron is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

1977

Anthony Rocca

Australian footballer and coach

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1977

Waleed Aly

Australian journalist and television host

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1978

Lilia Podkopayeva

Ukrainian gymnast

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1978

Stavros Tziortziopoulos

Greek footballer

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1978

Kerri Walsh Jennings

American volleyball player

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1978

Carl Edwards

American race car driver

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1979

Fiann Paul

Icelandic explorer

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1980

Brendan Hansen

American swimmer

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1981

Óliver Pérez

American baseball player

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1981

Casey Burgener

American weightlifter

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1982

David Harrison

American basketball player

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1982

Siobhan Chamberlain

English association football goalkeeper

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1983

Rachel Haot

American businesswoman

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1983

Jarrod Dyson

American baseball player

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1984

Emily Kinney

American actress and singer-songwriter

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1984

Nipsey Hussle

American rapper (died 2019)

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1985

Ryan D'Imperio

American football player

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1987

Michel Kreder

Dutch cyclist

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1987

Sean McAllister

English footballer

Sean Brian McAllister is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1987

Oussama Assaidi

Moroccan footballer

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1988

Boban Marjanović

Serbian basketball player

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1988

Joe Jonas

American singer-songwriter

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1989

Ryan McGowan

Australian footballer

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1989

Carlos PenaVega

American actor and singer

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1989

Jordan Rapana

New Zealand rugby league player

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1989

Jennifer Lawrence

American actress

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1990

Petja Piiroinen

Finnish snowboarder

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1991

Baskaran Adhiban

Indian chess player

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1992

Matthew Judon

American football player

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1992

Clinton N'Jie

Cameroonian footballer

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1993

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

English footballer

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1993

Lasse Vigen Christensen

Danish footballer

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1994

Kosuke Hagino

Japanese swimmer

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1994

Chief Keef

American rapper

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1995

Setyana Mapasa

Indonesian-Australian badminton player

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1995

Paola Reis

BMX rider

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1999

Juanlu Sánchez

Spanish footballer

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2003

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — English composer and conductor (1875–1912)

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Known forHe was particularly known for his three cantatas on the epic 1855 poem The Song of Hiawatha by American Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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