Famous Birthdays on August 16

Q: Who was born on August 16?

Famous people born on August 16 include: Philippa, Hongxi Emperor of China (died 1425), Jacqueline, Agostino Carracci, Christina.

Q: What is Robert Culp known for?

Robert Culp, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2010)

214 people 1355 – 2001

August 16 has seen 214 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1355 – 2001. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · August 16 — Wikipedia

1930 — Robert Culp

American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2010)

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Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage television series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played secret agents

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Before this, he starred in the CBS/Four Star Western series Trackdown as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman in 71 episodes from 1957 to 1959

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The 1980s brought him back to television as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell on The Greatest American Hero

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Later, he had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond, and was a voice actor for various computer games, including Half-Life 2

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Culp gave hundreds of performances in a career spanning more than 50 years.

Philippa

5th Countess of Ulster (died 1382)

Philippa of Clarence also known as Philippa Plantagenet or Philippa de Burgh or Philippa of Eltham was a medieval English princess and the suo jure Countess of Ulster.

1355

Hongxi Emperor of China (died 1425)

The Hongxi Emperor, personal name Zhu Gaochi, was the fourth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1424 to 1425. He was the eldest son of the Yongle Emperor and Empress Renxiaowen and the grandson of both the…

1378

Jacqueline

Countess of Hainaut (died 1436)

Jacqueline, of the House of Wittelsbach, was a noblewoman who ruled the counties of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut in the Low Countries from 1417 to 1433. She was also Dauphine of France for a short time between 1415 and…

1401

Agostino Carracci

Italian painter and etcher (died 1602)

Agostino Carracci was an Italian painter, printmaker, tapestry designer, and art teacher. He was, together with his brother, Annibale Carracci, and cousin, Ludovico Carracci, one of the founders of the Accademia degli…

1557

Christina

Grand Duchess of Tuscany (died 1637)

Christina of Lorraine was a noblewoman of the House of Lorraine who became a Grand Duchess of Tuscany by marriage. She served as Regent of Tuscany jointly with her daughter-in-law during the minority of her grandson…

1565

Anne of Austria

Queen of Poland (died 1598)

Anne of Austria was Queen of Poland and Sweden and a Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the first consort of King Sigismund III Vasa.

1573

Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (died 1706)

Emilie Juliane was a German countess and hymn writer.

1637

Jean de La Bruyère

French philosopher and author (died 1696)

Jean de La Bruyère was a French philosopher and moralist, who was noted for his satire.

1645

Vincenzo Coronelli

Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (died 1718)

Vincenzo Maria Coronelli was an Italian Franciscan friar, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist known in particular for his atlases and globes. He is considered one of the leading geographers and…

1650

Louis

Duke of Burgundy (died 1712)

Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy, was the eldest son of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria and grandson of the reigning French king, Louis XIV. He is commonly known as le Petit Dauphin to…

1682

Pierre Méchain

French astronomer and surveyor (died 1804)

Pierre François André Méchain was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep-sky objects and comets.

1744

Yevstigney Fomin

Russian pianist and composer (died 1800)

Yevstigney Ipat'yevich Fomin was a Russian opera composer of the 18th century

1761

John Bosco

Italian priest and educator (died 1888)

John Melchior Bosco, SDB, popularly known as Don Bosco, was an Italian Catholic priest, educator and writer. While working in Turin, where the population suffered many of the ill effects of industrialization and…

1815

Octavia Taylor

daughter of Zachary Taylor (died 1820)

Zachary Taylor was an American military officer and politician who was the 12th president of the United States, serving from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to…

1816

Sara Prinsep

British salon organiser (died 1887)

Sara Monckton Prinsep born Sara Monckton Pattle was the leader of the Little Holland House salon in Kensington. She was a patron of George Frederick Watts.

1816

Andrew Rainsford Wetmore

Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of New Brunswick (died 1892)

Andrew Rainsford Wetmore was a New Brunswick politician, jurist, and a member of a prominent United Empire Loyalist family.

1820

Arthur Cayley

English mathematician and academic (died 1895)

Arthur Cayley was an English mathematician who worked mostly on algebra. He helped found the modern British school of pure mathematics, and was a professor at Trinity College, Cambridge for 35 years.

1821

John Chisum

American cattle baron (died 1884)

John Simpson Chisum was a wealthy cattle baron on the frontier in the American West in the mid-to-late 19th century. As a rancher, he established large herds throughout the New Mexico territory, becoming known as the…

1824

John Jones Ross

Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (died 1901)

John Jones Ross was a Canadian politician. Ross served as the seventh premier of Quebec and later as a member of the Senate of Canada.

1831

Wilhelm Wundt

German physician, psychologist, and physiologist (died 1920)

Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt was a German physiologist, philosopher, professor, and one of the fathers of modern psychology. Wundt, who distinguished psychology as a science from philosophy and biology, was the first person…

1832

Jakob Rosanes

Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic (died 1922)

Jakob Rosanes was a German mathematician who worked on algebraic geometry and invariant theory. He was also a chess master.

1842

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourger-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1921)

Gabriel Lippmann was a French applied physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1908 for his invention of the Lippmann plate, a method of photographically reproducing colours based on the interference…

1845

Vladimir Sukhomlinov

Russian general (died 1926)

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sukhomlinov was a Russian general in the Imperial Russian Army who served as the Chief of the General Staff from 1908 to 1909 and the Minister of War from 1909 to 1915.

1848

James McGowen

Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales (died 1922)

James Sinclair Taylor McGowen was an Australian politician. He served as premier of New South Wales from 1910 to 1913, the first member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to hold the position, and was a key figure in…

1855

Aparicio Saravia

Uruguayan general and politician (died 1904)

Aparicio Saravia da Rosa was a Uruguayan politician and military leader. He was a member of the Uruguayan National Party and was a revolutionary leader against the Uruguayan government.

1856

Arthur Achleitner

German author (died 1927)

Arthur Achleitner was a German writer. His works are noteworthy because he describes local customs and peculiarities of the people in the Austrian and Bavarian Alps, and the Mediterranean regions of the former…

1858

Martin Hawke

7th Baron Hawke, English-Scottish cricketer (died 1938)

Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, generally known as Lord Hawke, was an English amateur cricketer active from 1881 to 1911 who played for Yorkshire and England. He was born in Willingham by Stow, near Gainsborough,…

1860

Jules Laforgue

Uruguayan-French poet and author (died 1887)

Jules Laforgue was a Franco-Uruguayan poet, often referred to as a Symbolist poet. Critics and commentators have also pointed to Impressionism as a direct influence and his poetry has been called "part-symbolist,…

1860

Amos Alonzo Stagg

American baseball player and coach (died 1965)

Amos Alonzo Stagg was an American athlete and college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football. He introduced many innovations to American football. Stagg served as the head football coach at the…

1862

Elsie Inglis

Scottish surgeon and suffragette (died 1917)

Eliza Maud "Elsie" Inglis was a Scottish medical doctor, surgeon, teacher, suffragist, and founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals. She was the first woman to hold the Serbian Order of the White Eagle.

1864

Mary Gilmore

Australian socialist, poet and journalist (died 1962)

Dame Mary Jean Gilmore was an Australian writer and journalist known for her prolific contributions to Australian literature and the broader national discourse. She wrote both prose and poetry.

1865

Bernarr Macfadden

American bodybuilder and publisher, founded Macfadden Publications (died 1955)

Bernarr Macfadden was an American proponent of physical culture, a combination of bodybuilding with nutritional and health theories. He founded the long-running magazine publishing company Macfadden Publications.

1868

Ivan Bilibin

Russian illustrator and stage designer (died 1942)

Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva, contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the…

1876

Roque Ruaño

Spanish priest and engineer (died 1935)

Roque Ruaño Garrido, O.P. was a Spanish priest and civil engineer. He was known after he drew up plans for University of Santo Tomas (UST) Main Building, the first earthquake-shock resistant building in Asia, which was…

1877

Désiré Mérchez

French swimmer and water polo player (died 1968)

Désiré Alfred Mérchez was a male French swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lille and died in Nice.

1882

Hugo Gernsback

Luxembourger-American author and publisher (died 1967)

Hugo Gernsback was a Luxembourgish American editor and magazine publisher whose publications included the first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. His contributions to the genre as publisher were so significant…

1884

T. E. Lawrence

British colonel, diplomat, writer and archaeologist (died 1935)

Thomas Edward Lawrence was a British Army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer known for his role during the Arab Revolt and Sinai and Palestine campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. The…

1888

Armand J. Piron

American violinist, composer, and bandleader (died 1943)

Armand John "A.J." Piron was an American jazz violinist who led dance bands during the 1910s thru the 1930s.

1888

Hal Foster

Canadian-American author and illustrator (died 1982)

Harold Rudolf Foster was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip Prince Valiant. His drawing style is noted for its high level of draftsmanship and attention to…

1892

Otto Messmer

American cartoonist and animator, co-created Felix the Cat (died 1983)

Otto James Messmer was an American animator known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio.

1892

George Meany

American plumber and labor leader (died 1980)

William George Meany was an American labor union administrator for 57 years. He was a vital figure in the creation of the AFL–CIO and served as its first president, from 1955 to 1979.

1894

Albert Cohen

Greek-Swiss author and playwright (died 1981)

Abraham Albert Cohen was a Greek-born Romaniote Jewish Swiss novelist who wrote in French. He worked as a civil servant for various international organizations, such as the International Labour Organization. He became a…

1895

Liane Haid

Austrian-Swiss actress and singer (died 2000)

Juliane "Liane" Haid was an Austrian actress and singer. She has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star.

1895

Arthur Rose Eldred

First Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (died 1951)

Arthur Rose Eldred was an American agricultural and railroad industry executive, civic leader, and the first Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). As a 16-year-old candidate for the highest rank bestowed by…

1895

Ida Browne

Australian geologist and palaeontologist (died 1976)

Ida Alison Browne was an Australian geologist, petrologist and paleontologist at the University of Sydney.

1900

Georgette Heyer

English author (died 1974)

Georgette Heyer was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story conceived for her ailing younger…

1902

Wallace Thurman

American author and playwright (died 1934)

Wallace Henry Thurman was an American novelist and screenwriter active during the Harlem Renaissance. He also wrote essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of short-lived newspapers and literary journals. He is…

1902

Minoru Genda

Japanese general, pilot, and politician (died 1989)

General Minoru Genda was an Imperial Japanese Navy flight officer, JASDF general and politician. He is best known for helping to plan the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the war he became the third Chief of Staff of the…

1904

Wendell Meredith Stanley

American biochemist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)

Wendell Meredith Stanley was an American biochemist, virologist and Nobel laureate. Stanley's work contributed to lepracidal compounds, diphenyl stereochemistry, and the chemistry of the sterols. His research on the…

1904

Orlando Cole

American cellist and educator (died 2010)

Orlando Cole was an American cello teacher who taught two generations of soloists, chamber musicians, and first cellists in a dozen leading orchestras, including David Cole, Lynn Harrell, Jonah Kim, Ronald Leonard,…

1908

William Keepers Maxwell

Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (died 2000)

William Keepers Maxwell Jr. was an American editor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, children's author, and memoirist. He served as a fiction editor at The New Yorker from 1936 to 1975. An editor devoted to his…

1908

Paul Callaway

American organist and conductor (died 1995)

Paul Smith Callaway, was a prominent American organist and choral conductor, particularly well known for his thirty-eight years at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., between 1939–1977. A friend of…

1909

Gloria Blondell

American actress (died 1986)

Gloria Blondell was an American actress who was the younger sister of actress Joan Blondell.

1910

Mae Clarke

American actress (died 1992)

Mae Clarke was an American actress. She is widely remembered for playing Henry Frankenstein's bride Elizabeth, who is chased by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, and for being on the receiving end of James Cagney's halved…

1910

E. F. Schumacher

German economist and statistician (died 1977)

Ernst Friedrich Schumacher was a German-born British statistician and economist who is best known for his proposals for human-scale, decentralised and appropriate technologies. He served as Chief Economic Advisor to the…

1911

Ted Drake

English footballer and manager (died 1995)

Edward Joseph Drake was an English football player and manager. As a player, he first played for Southampton but made his name playing for Arsenal in the 1930s, winning two league titles and an FA Cup, as well as five…

1912

Menachem Begin

Belarusian-Israeli politician, Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1992)

Menachem Begin was an Israeli politician who founded Herut and Likud and served as prime minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983.

1913

Al Hibbler

American baritone singer (died 2001)

Albert George Hibbler was an American baritone vocalist, who sang with Duke Ellington's orchestra before having several pop hits as a solo artist. Some of Hibbler's singing is classified as rhythm and blues, but he is…

1915

Iggy Katona

American race car driver (died 2003)

Egnatius "Iggy" Katona was an American stock car racing driver from Willis, Michigan. He is most famous for his performance in the ARCA series in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, where he won six championships and 79 races,…

1916

Matt Christopher

American author (died 1997)

Matthew Frederick Christopher was an American writer of children's books. He wrote more than 100 novels and 300 short stories, mainly featuring sports. After Christopher's death, his family oversaw production of books…

1917

Roque Cordero

Panamanian composer and educator (died 2008)

Roque Cordero was a Panamanian composer.

1917

Karl-Heinz Euling

German captain (died 2014)

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide…

1919

Charles Bukowski

German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer (died 1994)

Henry Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted home city of Los Angeles. Bukowski's work…

1920

James Casey

English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (died 2011)

James Casey, known professionally as Jim Casey, was at various times during his long career a Variety comedian on the English music-halls, a scriptwriter for BBC Radio's variety shows and situation comedies, and a…

1922

Ernie Freeman

American pianist and bandleader (died 2001)

Ernest Aaron Freeman was an American pianist, organist, bandleader, and arranger. He was responsible for arranging many successful rhythm and blues and pop records from the 1950s to the 1970s.

1922

Millôr Fernandes

Brazilian journalist and playwright (died 2012)

Millôr Fernandes was a Brazilian writer, journalist, cartoonist, humorist and playwright. Born Milton Viola Fernandes, his birth was registered on May 27, 1924; the handwriting on his birth certificate rendered the name…

1923

Fess Parker

American actor (died 2010)

Fess Elisha Parker Jr. was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of the title characters in Walt Disney Productions' television miniseries Davy Crockett and the television series Daniel…

1924

Inez Voyce

American baseball player (died 2022)

Inez Ferne Voyce, nicknamed Lefty, was a first basewoman who played from 1946 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 6", 148 lb., she batted and threw left-handed.

1924

Willie Jones

American baseball player (died 1983)

Willie Edward Jones, nicknamed "Puddin' Head", was an American professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1947–1959), Cleveland Indians (1959), and…

1925

Mal Waldron

American pianist and composer (died 2002)

Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Waldron led his…

1925

Lois Nettleton

American actress (died 2008)

Lois June Nettleton was an American film, stage, radio and television actress. She received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Daytime Emmy Awards.

1927

Ann Blyth

American actress and singer

Ann Blyth is an American retired actress and singer. She began her career in radio as a child before transitioning to Broadway, where she appeared in Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine (1941–42). Blyth signed with…

1928

Eydie Gormé

American singer (died 2013)

Eydie Gormé was an American singer who achieved notable success in pop, Latin, and jazz genres. She sang solo and in the duo Steve and Eydie with her husband, Steve Lawrence, on albums and television. She also performed…

1928

Ara Güler

Turkish photographer and journalist (died 2018)

Ara Güler was a Turkish photojournalist of Armenian descent, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul". He was "one of Turkey's few internationally known photographers".

1928

Eddie Kirkland

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)

Eddie Kirkland was an American electric blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer, and songwriter.

1928

Wyatt Tee Walker

American pastor, theologian, and activist (died 2018)

Wyatt Tee Walker was an African-American pastor, national civil rights leader, theologian, and cultural historian. He was a chief of staff for Martin Luther King Jr., and in 1958 became an early board member of the…

1928

Bill Evans

American pianist and composer (died 1980)

William John Evans was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His extensive use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, and trademark…

1929

Helmut Rahn

German footballer (died 2003)

Helmut Rahn, known as Der Boss, was a German footballer who played as a forward. He became a legend for having scored the winning goal in the final of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Rahn, along with the German team, were…

1929

Fritz Von Erich

American wrestler and trainer (died 1997)

Jack Barton Adkisson Sr., better known by his ring name Fritz Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and the patriarch of the Von Erich family. He was a 3-time world champion and a 20-time…

1929

Frank Gifford

American football player, sportscaster, and actor (died 2015)

Francis Newton Gifford was an American professional football player, actor, and television sports commentator. After a 12-year playing career as a halfback, flanker and safety for the New York Giants of the National…

1930

Leslie Manigat

Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (died 2014)

Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat was a Haitian politician who was elected as President of Haiti in a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988. He served as President for only a few months, from…

1930

Flor Silvestre

Mexican singer and actress (died 2020)

Guillermina Jiménez Chabolla known professionally as Flor Silvestre, was a Mexican singer and actress. She was one of the most prominent and successful performers of Mexican and Latin American music, and was a star of…

1930

Reiner Kunze

German poet and translator

Reiner Kunze is a German writer and GDR dissident. He studied media and journalism at the University of Leipzig. In 1968, he left the GDR state party SED following the communist Warsaw Pact countries invasion of…

1933

Tom Maschler

English author and publisher (died 2020)

Thomas Michael Maschler was a British publisher and writer. From 1960, he was influential as the head of publishing company Jonathan Cape over a period of more than three decades. Maschler was noted for instituting the…

1933

Julie Newmar

American actress

Julie Newmar is an American actress, dancer, and singer known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real estate mogul. She won the Tony Award for Best…

1933

Stuart Roosa

American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1994)

Stuart Allen Roosa was an American aeronautical engineer, smokejumper, United States Air Force pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from…

1933

Angela Buxton

British tennis player (died 2020)

Angela Buxton was a British tennis player. She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with her playing partner, Althea Gibson.

1934

Diana Wynne Jones

English author (died 2011)

Diana Wynne Jones was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer. She principally wrote fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults. Although usually described…

1934

Douglas Kirkland

Canadian-American photographer (died 2022)

Douglas Morley Kirkland was a Canadian-born American photographer. He was noted for his photographs of celebrities, especially the ones he took of Marilyn Monroe several months before her death.

1934

Ketty Lester

American singer and actress

Ketty Lester is an American singer and actress known for her 1961 hit single "Love Letters", which reached the top 5 of the charts in the US and the UK. She is also known for her role as Hester-Sue Terhune on the…

1934

Pierre Richard

French actor, director, and screenwriter

Pierre Richard is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Richard is considered by some, such as Louis de Funès and Gérard Depardieu, to be one of…

1934

John Standing

English actor

Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet, known professionally as John Standing, is an English actor.

1934

Sam Trimble

Australian cricketer (died 2019)

Samuel Christy Trimble, was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for Queensland between 1959–60 and 1975–76.

1934

Cliff Fletcher

Canadian businessman

George Clifford "Cliff" Fletcher is a National Hockey League executive and is a former general manager of the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Phoenix Coyotes. He is currently a senior advisor to…

1935

Andreas Stamatiadis

Greek footballer and coach

Andreas Stamatiadis was a Greek professional footballer who played as a forward for AEK Athens and a later manager. He was the longest serving captain of the club from 1960 to 1969.

1935

Anita Gillette

American actress and singer

Anita Gillette is an American actress and singer. She has performed numerous roles on Broadway and American television, and in feature films.

1936

Alan Hodgkinson

English footballer and coach (died 2015)

Alan Hodgkinson MBE was an English professional football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach.

1936

David Anderson

Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician

David A. Anderson, is a silver medal rower, academic, politician and former Canadian cabinet minister.

1937

David Behrman

American composer and producer

David Behrman is an American composer and a pioneer of computer music. In 1966, Behrman co-founded Sonic Arts Union with fellow composers Robert Ashley, Alvin Lucier and Gordon Mumma. He was also the producer of…

1937

Ian Deans

Canadian politician (died 2016)

Ian Deans was a Scottish-Canadian politician. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1979 and was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1980 to 1986.

1937

Boris Rõtov

Estonian chess player (died 1987)

Boris Rõtov was a Russian-Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship (1978).

1937

Seán Brady

Irish cardinal

Seán Brady is an Irish prelate who is a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland from 1996 until 2014. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal…

1939

Trevor McDonald

Trinidadian-English journalist and academic

Sir Trevor Lawson McDonald is a Trinidadian-British newsreader and journalist, best known for his career as a news presenter with Independent Television News (ITN).

1939

Billy Joe Shaver

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)

Billy Joe Shaver was an American singer and songwriter.

1939

Eric Weissberg

American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist (died 2020)

Eric Weissberg was an American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist, whose most commercially successful recording was his banjo solo in "Dueling Banjos", featured as the theme of the film Deliverance (1972)…

1939

Bruce Beresford

Australian director and producer

Bruce Beresford is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally…

1940

Lesley Turner Bowrey

Australian tennis player

Lesley Rosemary Turner Bowrey, AM is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. Her career spanned two decades from the late 1950s until the late 1970s. Turner Bowrey won the singles title at the French…

1942

Barbara George

American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2006)

Barbara George was an American R&B singer and songwriter.

1942

Robert Squirrel Lester

American soul singer (died 2010)

Robert Earl "Squirrel" Lester was the second tenor in the Chicago-based singing group The Chi-Lites.

1942

Woody Peoples

American football player (died 2010)

Woodrow Peoples Jr. was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). Undrafted after playing college football for the Grambling Tigers, he was a two-time…

1943

Kevin Ayers

English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)

Kevin Ayers was an English singer-songwriter who was active in the English psychedelic music movement. Ayers was a founding member of the psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was closely associated with…

1944

Bob Balaban

American actor, director, and producer

Robert Elmer Balaban is an American actor and filmmaker. Aside from his acting career, Balaban has directed three feature films, in addition to numerous television episodes and films, and was one of the producers…

1945

Russell Brookes

English race car driver (died 2019)

Russell Brookes was a British rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985. In 1978, he won the Rally New Zealand, a round of the FIA Cup for…

1945

Suzanne Farrell

American ballerina and educator

Suzanne Farrell is a former American ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

1945

Gary Loizzo

American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer (died 2016)

Gary Alexander Loizzo was an American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer. He is best known for being the lead singer with the American Breed.

1945

Nigel Terry

British stage and film actor (died 2015)

Peter Nigel Terry was an English stage, film, and television actor, typically in historical and period roles. He played Prince John in Anthony Harvey's film The Lion in Winter (1968) and King Arthur in John Boorman's…

1945

Masoud Barzani

Iranian-Kurdish politician, President of Iraqi Kurdistan

Masoud Barzani is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 2005 to 2017.

1946

Lesley Ann Warren

American actress

Lesley Ann Warren is an American actress and singer.

1946

Carol Moseley Braun

American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to New Zealand

Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun, is an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Moseley Braun was the first…

1947

Katharine Hamnett

English fashion designer

Katharine Eleanor Hamnett CBE is an English fashion designer best known for her political T-shirts.

1947

Earl Blumenauer

American politician, U.S. Representative from Oregon

Earl Francis Blumenauer is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district from 1996 to 2025. The district includes most of Portland east of the…

1948

Barry Hay

Indian-born Dutch rock musician

Barry Andrew Hay is a Dutch musician; he was the lead vocalist and frontman of Dutch rock band Golden Earring from 1967 until their disbandment in 2021. He has also released three solo albums.

1948

Mike Jorgensen

American baseball player and manager

Michael Jorgensen is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who currently works in the St. Louis Cardinals' front office. The New York Mets drafted him in the fourth round of the 1966…

1948

Pierre Reid

Canadian educator and politician (died 2021)

Pierre Reid was a Canadian politician and educator in the province of Quebec. He served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2018, representing Orford as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. Reid was a…

1948

Joey Spampinato

American singer-songwriter and bass player

Joseph Nicholas Spampinato is a multi-instrumentalist and was a founding member and bass player of NRBQ. He was also one of the band's lead singers and chief songwriters. Before NRBQ he played in several bands,…

1948

Scott Asheton

American drummer (died 2014)

Scott Randolph Asheton was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band the Stooges.

1949

Paul Pasqualoni

American football player and coach

Paul Lucian Pasqualoni is an American football coach who recently served as the linebackers coach for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He most recently was the defensive line coach for the…

1949

Bill Spooner

American guitarist and songwriter

William "Sputnik" Spooner is an American musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter, and the founder of The Tubes, a theatrical rock band. His songwriting is known for its use of humor and satire. He has released three…

1949

Hasely Crawford

Trinidadian runner

Hasely Joachim Crawford TC, OLY is a former track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became his country's first Olympic champion. Hasely Crawford Stadium, in Port of Spain, was renamed in his honour…

1950

Marshall Manesh

Iranian-American actor

Marshall Manesh is an Iranian-American actor.

1950

Jeff Thomson

Australian cricketer

Jeffrey Robert Thomson is a former Australian cricketer. Known as "Thommo", he is one of the fastest bowlers in the history of cricket; he bowled a delivery with a speed of 160.6 km/h against the West Indies in Perth in…

1950

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Nigerian businessman and politician, 13th President of Nigeria (died 2010)

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in May 2010. He won the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May…

1951

Reginald VelJohnson

American actor

Reginald VelJohnson is an American actor. He is best known for portraying police officers on screen, such as Sergeant Al Powell in the Die Hard franchise and Carl Winslow in the television sitcom Family Matters…

1952

Kathie Lee Gifford

American talk show host, singer, and actress

Kathryn Lee Gifford is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, actress, and author. From 1985 to 2000, she and Regis Philbin hosted the talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee. Gifford is also known for…

1953

James "J.T." Taylor

American R&B singer-songwriter

James "JT" Warren Taylor is an American singer who achieved fame as the lead singer of Kool & the Gang between 1979 and 1988.

1953

James Cameron

Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

James Francis Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker and deep-sea explorer. His films combine cutting-edge film technology with classical filmmaking techniques and have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making him the…

1954

George Galloway

Scottish-English politician and broadcaster

George Galloway is a British politician, broadcaster, and writer. He has been leader of the Workers Party of Britain since he founded it in 2019, and is a former leader of the Respect Party. Until 2003, he was a member…

1954

Jeff Perry

American actor

Jeffrey Perry is an American actor of stage, television, and film. He is known for his role as Richard Katimski on the teen drama My So-Called Life, Terrance Steadman on Prison Break, Thatcher Grey on the medical drama…

1955

James Reilly

Irish surgeon and politician, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

James Reilly is an Irish former Fine Gael politician, businessman and medical doctor who served as a Senator from May 2016 to March 2020. He previously served as Acting Minister for Children and Youth Affairs from…

1955

Vahan Hovhannisyan

Armenian soldier and politician (died 2014)

Vahan Hovhannisyan was an Armenian politician of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). He was Vice-President of the National Assembly of Armenia from 2007 to 2008 and was a candidate in the February 2008…

1956

Laura Innes

American actress and director

Laura Innes is an American actress and television director. She played Kerry Weaver in the medical drama ER (1995–2009), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 2001, she received her third Primetime…

1957

R. R. Patil

Indian lawyer and politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 2015)

Raosaheb Ramrao Patil, better known as R. R. Patil, was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was an MLA for Tasgaon vidhan sabha constituency from 1991 to 2015. He was an important leader of modern…

1957

Madonna

American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director

Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Queen of Pop", she is known for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, and visual…

1958

Angela Bassett

American actress

Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including an Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations…

1958

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

Anne Geneviève L'Huillier is a French physicist. She is a professor of atomic physics at Lund University in Sweden.

1958

José Luis Clerc

Argentinian tennis player and coach

José Luis Clerc, also known by the nickname Batata, is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 4 singles ranking on 3 August 1981,…

1958

Marc Sergeant

Belgian cyclist and manager

Marc Sergeant is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. After Sergeant stopped his cycling career, he became team manager at Lotto–Soudal.…

1959

Rosita Baltazar

Belizean choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor (died 2015)

Rosita Baltazar was a Belizean choreographer, dancer, dance instructor and founding assistant director of the Belize National Dance Company. In 2004, she was awarded the Lord Rhaburn Music Award as a dance ambassador…

1960

Timothy Hutton

American actor, producer and director

Timothy Hutton is an American actor and film director. He is the youngest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at age 20 for Ordinary People (1980). Hutton has since appeared regularly…

1960

Franz Welser-Möst

Austrian-American conductor and director

Franz Leopold Maria Möst, known professionally as Franz Welser-Möst, is an Austrian conductor. He is currently music director of the Cleveland Orchestra.

1960

Christian Okoye

American football player

Christian Emeka Okoye is a Nigerian–American former professional football fullback who played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 1992. Nicknamed "the Nigerian Nightmare", he…

1961

Steve Carell

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Steven John Carell is an American actor and comedian. He starred as Michael Scott in the NBC sitcom The Office, and also worked at several points as a producer, executive producer, writer, and director. Carell has…

1962

Aloísio Pires Alves

Brazilian footballer and manager

Aloísio Pires Alves, known simply as Aloísio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

1963

Christine Cavanaugh

American voice artist (died 2014)

Christine Josephine Cavanaugh was an American actress, who had a distinctive speaking style and provided the voice for a large range of mostly cartoon characters. She was the original voices of Chuckie Finster in…

1963

Jimmy Arias

American tennis player and sportscaster

James Arias is a retired tennis touring professional player from the United States.

1964

Eddie Olczyk

American ice hockey player, coach, and commentator

Edward Walter Olczyk Jr. is an American sportscaster and former professional ice hockey player and coach. He spent 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing as a center for the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto…

1966

Mark Coyne

Australian rugby league player

Mark Coyne is an Australian former rugby league footballer, a state and international representative player and an Insurance Executive. His football club career was with the St George Dragons and the joint-venture of…

1967

Ulrika Jonsson

Swedish journalist, actress, and author

Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish-British television presenter and model. She became known as a TV-am weather presenter, and moved on to present the ITV show Gladiators, and later featured as a team captain on the BBC Two…

1967

Arvind Kejriwal

Indian civil servant and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian politician, activist and former bureaucrat, who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Delhi. He was the chief minister from 2013 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2024. He is also the national convener…

1968

Andy Milder

American actor

Andy Milder is an American actor.

1968

Mateja Svet

Slovenian skier

Mateja Svet ; born 16 August 1968) is a Slovenian former alpine skier, who competed for Yugoslavia from 1984 to 1990.

1968

Wolfgang Tillmans

German photographer

Wolfgang Tillmans is a German fine-art photographer. His diverse body of work is distinguished by observation of his surroundings and an ongoing investigation of the photographic medium's foundations.

1968

Bonnie Bernstein

American journalist and sportscaster

Bonnie Lynn Bernstein is an American sports journalist and media executive. She has been named one of the most accomplished female sportscasters in history by the American Sportscasters Association, spending nearly 20…

1970

Manisha Koirala

Nepalese actress in Indian films

Manisha Koirala is a Nepalese actress who works in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi and some Tamil language films. Born to the politically prominent Koirala family, she is the daughter of Prakash Koirala and the…

1970

Seth Peterson

American actor

Seth Peterson is an American actor, best known for his roles as Robbie Hansen from 1999 until 2002 on the television series Providence and Nate Westen on Burn Notice from 2007 through 2012.

1970

Stefan Klos

German footballer

Stefan Klos is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1971

Stan Lazaridis

Australian footballer

Stan Lazaridis is an Australian former professional soccer player. He was predominantly a left winger though he was known to perform at left-back. He notably played for Birmingham City and West Ham United and made 58…

1972

Emily Strayer

American singer and musician

Emily Burns Strayer is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the country band the Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks. Strayer plays banjo, dobro, guitar, lap steel,…

1972

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Guyanese cricketer

Shivnarine Chanderpaul CCH is a Guyanese cricket coach and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. Considered one of the greatest batsmen of his era, Chanderpaul is the 10th highest run scorer of all time in…

1974

Didier Cuche

Swiss skier

Didier Cuche is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland.

1974

Krisztina Egerszegi

Hungarian swimmer

Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. She is a three-time Olympian and five-time Olympic champion; and one of four…

1974

Iván Hurtado

Ecuadorian footballer and politician

Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo is an Ecuadorian politician and former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

1974

Ryan Longwell

American football player

Ryan Walker Longwell is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he started his…

1974

Didier Agathe

French footballer

Didier Fernand Agathe is a French football manager and former professional footballer who most recently managed Chester-le-Street United. He is most known for his playing time at Celtic.

1975

Jonatan Johansson

Finnish footballer, coach, and manager

Jonatan Lillebror Johansson is a Finnish football coach and former player. He is working as an academy coach for Rangers.

1975

George Stults

American actor

George Stults is an American actor. Stults is best known for his role as Kevin Kinkirk on the long-running family drama series 7th Heaven.

1975

Taika Waititi

New Zealand director, screenwriter and actor

Taika David Cohen, known professionally as Taika Waititi, is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. He has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. Time magazine…

1975

Paul Gallacher

Scottish footballer

Paul James Gallacher is a Scottish former professional footballer who currently is the goalkeeping coach for Heart of Midlothian. Gallacher made eight appearances for the Scotland national team between 2002 and 2004. He…

1979

Ian Moran

Australian cricketer

Ian Anthony Moran is an Australian cricketer who has played List A cricket for Scotland and Twenty20 cricket for New South Wales, the Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunder.

1979

Vanessa Carlton

American singer-songwriter

Vanessa Lee Carlton is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Her 2002 debut single "A Thousand Miles" spent 41 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned three Grammy nominations, becoming her signature…

1980

Bob Hardy

English bass player

Robert Byron Hardy is an English musician and the bassist in the band Franz Ferdinand.

1980

Emerson Ramos Borges

Brazilian footballer

Emerson Ramos Borges, known as just Emerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Promozione Sardinia club Nuorese.

1980

Piet Rooijakkers

Dutch cyclist

Piet Rooijakkers is a road bicycle racer from the Netherlands. He retired after the 2010 season after his previous team Skil–Shimano did not offer him a contract extension.

1980

Roque Santa Cruz

Paraguayan footballer

Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan Primera División club Nacional. He is the record goal scorer and has earned over 100 caps for the Paraguay…

1981

Cam Gigandet

American actor

Cameron Joslin Gigandet is an American actor whose credits include a recurring role on The O.C. and appearances in feature films Twilight, Pandorum, Never Back Down, Burlesque, Easy A, Priest, and The Magnificent Seven.…

1982

Joleon Lescott

English footballer

Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English former professional footballer, coach and sports pundit. He works as an interim coach with the England senior team and plays in the Baller League for Deportrio.

1982

Nikolaos Zisis

Greek basketball player

Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of 1.97 m tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard…

1983

Matteo Anesi

Italian speed skater

Matteo Anesi is an Italian speed skater who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 29th in the 1500 m event. After his active career he became one of the coaches of the Italian speed…

1984

Candice Dupree

American basketball player

Candice Dupree is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the women's basketball team at Tennessee State University. She was selected sixth in the 2006 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. In…

1984

Konstantin Vassiljev

Estonian footballer

Konstantin Vassiljev is an Estonian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Estonian Meistriliiga club Flora.

1984

Cristin Milioti

American actress

Cristin Milioti is an American actress and musician. She is known for playing The Mother, Tracy McConnell, in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2013 to 2014, and Sofia Falcone in the HBO crime drama series The…

1985

Yu Darvish

Japanese baseball player

Farid Yu Darvish Sefat , more commonly known as Yu Darvish, is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, Los…

1986

Martín Maldonado

Puerto Rican baseball player

Martín Benjamín Maldonado is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons. During those 15 seasons, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles…

1986

Shawn Pyfrom

American actor

Shawn Caminiti Pyfrom is an American actor and singer who has appeared in several television series and films. He is best known for his portrayal of Andrew Van de Kamp on ABC's Desperate Housewives and as Lionel Griff…

1986

Carey Price

Canadian ice hockey player

Carey Price is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 15 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Considered one of the best goaltenders in the world during his…

1987

Eri Kitamura

Japanese voice actress and singer.

Eri Kitamura is a Japanese voice-actress and singer. She was previously affiliated with Early Wing, but is now a freelancer. She is known for voicing prominent roles in anime and games such as Sayaka Miki in Puella…

1987

Ismaïl Aissati

Moroccan footballer

Ismaïl Aissati is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1988

Ryan Kerrigan

American football player

Patrick Ryan Kerrigan is an American professional football coach and former player. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, earning unanimous All-American honors as a senior before being selected by the…

1988

Rumer Willis

American actress

Rumer Glenn Willis is an American actress. The eldest daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, she made her acting debut opposite her mother in the coming-of-age drama Now and Then (1995). She subsequently…

1988

Cedric Alexander

American wrestler

Cedric Alexander Johnson is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a member of The System. He also performs on the independent circuit. He is also known for…

1989

Wang Hao

Chinese race walker

Wang Hao is a Chinese race walker.

1989

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer

Moussa Sissoko is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos. He is a box-to-box midfielder in the centre of the pitch, and is capable of playing as a defensive…

1989

Godfrey Oboabona

Nigerian footballer

Godfrey Itama Oboabona is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

1990

José Eduardo de Araújo

Brazilian footballer

José Eduardo de Araújo, or simply Zé Eduardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He can also play at full-back or on either wing, but sees central midfield as his strongest…

1991

Evanna Lynch

Irish actress

Evanna Lynch is an Irish actress and activist. She is best known for portraying Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter film series.

1991

Young Thug

American rapper, singer and songwriter

Jeffery Lamar Williams II, known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper. Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he is considered an influential figure in modern hip-hop and trap music, and a…

1991

Diego Schwartzman

Argentinian tennis player

Diego Sebastián Schwartzman is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won four ATP Tour singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist,…

1992

Cameron Monaghan

American actor and model

Cameron Riley Monaghan is an American actor and model. The accolades he has received include nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award.

1993

Sophie Cunningham

American basketball player

Sophie Elizabeth Cunningham is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers.

1996

Caeleb Dressel

American swimmer

Caeleb Remel Dressel is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events. He swims representing the Cali Condors as part of the International Swimming League. He won…

1996

Greyson Chance

American musician

Greyson Michael Chance is an American singer-songwriter. He rose to national attention in 2010 as a child singer after his performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" went viral on YouTube and gained over 72 million views.…

1997

Karen Chen

American figure skater

Karen Chen is an American figure skater. She is a 2022 Olympic Games team event gold medalist, two-time CS U.S. Classic bronze medalist, the 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, the 2017 U.S. national…

1999

Jannik Sinner

Italian tennis player

Jannik Sinner is an Italian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No.1 by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and was the year-end No. 1 in 2024. Sinner has won 27 ATP Tour–level singles…

2001

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