Famous Birthdays on August 19

Q: Who was born on August 19?

Famous people born on August 19 include: Marcus Aurelius Probus, Catherine of Bohemia, Íñigo López de Mendoza, Salamone Rossi, Daišan.

Q: What is Melissa Fumero known for?

Melissa Fumero, American actress

1982 — Melissa Fumero

American actress

August 19 has seen 221 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 232 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · August 19 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 221 people 232 – 2004

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Following several minor roles, she had her first main role as Amy Santiago in the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which she played from 2013 to 2021

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She made her professional debut in 2004 in the recurring role of Adriana Cramer in the television soap opera One Life to Live

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(2021), Eliza Walker in the Netflix comedy Blockbuster (2022), and Bella Torres in the animated series Digman! (2023–present)

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She is married to actor and former model David Fumero, with whom she has 2 sons.

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Melissa Fumero is an American actress and television director

Marcus Aurelius Probus

Roman emperor (died 282)

Marcus Aurelius Probus was Roman emperor from 276 to 282. Probus was an active and successful general as well as a conscientious administrator, and in his reign of six years he secured prosperity for the inner provinces…

232

Catherine of Bohemia

duchess of Austria (died 1395)

Catherine of Bohemia also known as Catherine of Luxembourg was Electress of Brandenburg, the second daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV and Blanche of Valois.

1342

Íñigo López de Mendoza

1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (died 1458)

Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquess of Santillana was a Castilian politician and poet who held an important position in society and literature during the reign of John II of Castile.

1398

Salamone Rossi

Italian violinist and composer (probable; (died 1630)

Salamone Rossi or Salomone Rossi was an Italian Jewish violinist and composer. He was a transitional figure between the late Italian Renaissance period and early Baroque.

1570

Daišan

Chinese prince and statesman (died 1648)

Daišan was an influential Manchu prince and statesman of the Qing dynasty.

1583

Henry Rich

1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (died 1649)

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, was an English courtier and politician executed by Parliament after being captured fighting for the Royalists during the Second English Civil War. Younger brother of Robert Rich, 2nd…

1590

Elizabeth Stuart

queen of Bohemia (died 1662)

Elizabeth Stuart was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. The couple's selection for the crown by the nobles of Bohemia was part of the political and…

1596

Jan Fyt

Flemish painter (died 1661)

Jan Fijt, Jan Fijt or Johannes Fijt was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and etcher. One of the leading still life and animaliers of the 17th century, he was known for his refined flower and fruit still lives,…

1609

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout

Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (died 1674)

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout was a Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt. He was also an etcher, an amateur poet, a collector and an adviser on art.

1621

John Dryden

English poet, literary critic and playwright (died 1700)

John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point…

1631

John Flamsteed

English astronomer and academic (died 1719)

John Flamsteed was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. His main achievements were the preparation of a 3,000-star catalogue, Catalogus Britannicus, and a star atlas called Atlas Coelestis, both…

1646

František Maxmilián Kaňka

Czech architect (died 1766)

František Maxmilián Kaňka was a Czech architect. He was among the most important and most prolific Baroque architects in the Czech lands.

1674

Eustace Budgell

English journalist and politician (died 1737)

Eustace Budgell was an English writer and politician.

1686

Edward Boscawen

English admiral and politician (died 1761)

Admiral of the Blue Edward Boscawen, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He is known principally for his various naval commands during the 18th century and the engagements that he won, including the Siege of…

1711

Charles-François de Broglie

marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (died 1781)

Charles François de Broglie, Marquis of Ruffec was a French Royal Army officer and diplomat from the House of Broglie. He was one of the foremost diplomats in the service of Louis XV, and is chiefly remembered in…

1719

Madame du Barry

French mistress of Louis XV (died 1793)

Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being suspected of assisting…

1743

Francis I

king of the Two Sicilies (died 1830)

Francis I of the Two Sicilies was King of the Two Sicilies from 1825 to 1830 and regent of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1806 to 1814.

1777

Harriette Newell Woods Baker

American editor and children's book writer (died 1893)

Harriette Newell Woods Baker was an American author of books for children, and editor. Her career as an author began when she was about 30 years old. She devoted herself successfully to novels; but after about 15 years,…

1815

Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt

Luxembourger-Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1894)

Julius Philip Jacob Adriaan, Count van Zuylen van Nijevelt was a conservative Dutch politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1860 until 1861, and again from 1866 until 1868. During his second…

1819

Julius Lothar Meyer

German chemist (died 1895)

Julius Lothar Meyer was a German chemist. He was one of the pioneers in developing the earliest versions of the periodic table of the chemical elements. The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev and he both had worked with…

1830

Tom Wills

Australian cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football (died 1880)

Thomas Wentworth Wills was an Australian sportsman who is credited with being Australia's first cricketer of significance and a founder of Australian rules football. Born in the British penal colony of New South Wales…

1835

C. I. Scofield

American minister and theologian (died 1921)

Cyrus Ingerson Scofield was an American theologian, minister, and writer whose best-selling annotated Bible popularized futurism and dispensationalism among fundamentalist Christians.

1843

Luis Martín

Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1906)

Luis Martín García was a Spanish Jesuit, elected the twenty-fourth Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

1846

Gustave Caillebotte

French painter and engineer (died 1894)

Gustave Caillebotte was a French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the group. Caillebotte was known for his early interest in…

1848

Joaquim Nabuco

Brazilian politician and diplomat (died 1910)

Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo was a Brazilian statesman, diplomat, a leading voice in the abolitionist movement of his country, historian, jurist, journalist, and one of the founders of the Brazilian Academy…

1849

Ellen Willmott

English horticulturalist (died 1934)

Ellen Ann Willmott was an English horticulturist. She was an influential member of the Royal Horticultural Society, and a recipient of the first Victoria Medal of Honour, awarded to British horticulturists living in the…

1858

Bernard Baruch

American businessman and philanthropist (died 1965)

Bernard Mannes Baruch was an American financier and statesman.

1870

Orville Wright

American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company (died 1948)

The Wright brothers, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled,…

1871

Fred Stone

American actor and producer (died 1959)

Fred Andrew Stone was an American actor. Stone began his career as a performer in circuses and minstrel shows, went on to act in vaudeville, and became a star on Broadway and in feature films, which earned him a star on…

1873

Manuel L. Quezon

Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines (died 1944)

Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who served as the second president of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in 1944. He was the…

1878

George Enescu

Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1955)

George Enescu, known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, teacher and statesman. He is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history.

1881

George Shepherd

1st Baron Shepherd (died 1954)

George Robert Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd PC, was a British Labour politician.

1881

Coco Chanel

French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (died 1971)

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post–World War I era with popularising a sporty, casual chic as the…

1883

José Mendes Cabeçadas

Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (died 1965)

José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior, OTE, ComA, MPCE, commonly known as Mendes Cabeçadas, was a Portuguese Navy officer, Freemason and republican, having a major role in the preparation of the revolutionary movements that…

1883

Grace Hutchins

American labor reformer and researcher (died 1969)

Grace Hutchins was an American labor reformer and researcher, journalist, political activist and communist. She spent many years of her life writing about labor and economics, in addition to being a lifelong dedicated…

1885

S. Satyamurti

Indian lawyer and politician (died 1943)

Sundara Sastri Satyamurti was an Indian independence activist and politician. He was acclaimed for his rhetoric and was one of the leading politicians of the Indian National Congress from the Madras Presidency,…

1887

C. Suntharalingam

Sri Lankan lawyer, academic, and politician (died 1985)

Chellappah Suntharalingam was a Sri Lankan Tamil academic, politician, Member of Parliament and government minister.

1895

Colleen Moore

American actress (died 1988)

Colleen Moore was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era and continued into the early sound film era. Moore became one of the most fashionable stars of the era and helped popularize the…

1899

Gontran de Poncins

French author and adventurer (died 1962)

Jean-Pierre Gontran de Montaigne, vicomte de Poncins, known as Gontran De Poncins, was a French writer and adventurer.

1900

Gilbert Ryle

English philosopher, author, and academic (died 1976)

Gilbert Ryle was a British philosopher, principally known for his critique of Cartesian dualism, for which he coined the phrase "ghost in the machine". Some of Ryle's ideas in philosophy of mind have been called…

1900

Dorothy Burr Thompson

American archaeologist and art historian (died 2001)

Dorothy Burr Thompson was an American classical archaeologist and art historian at Bryn Mawr College and a leading authority on Hellenistic terracotta figurines.

1900

Ogden Nash

American poet (died 1971)

Frederic Ogden Nash was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote more than 500 pieces. With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared by The New York Times to be the country's…

1902

James Gould Cozzens

American novelist and short story writer (died 1978)

James Gould Cozzens was a Pulitzer prize-winning American writer whose work enjoyed an unusual degree of popular success and critical acclaim for more than three decades. His 1949 Pulitzer win was for the WWII race…

1903

Maurice Wilks

English engineer and businessman (died 1963)

Maurice Fernand Cary Wilks was an English automotive and aeronautical engineer, and by the time of his death in 1963, was the chairman of the Rover Company. He was the founder of the Land Rover marque and responsible…

1904

Philo Farnsworth

American inventor, invented the Fusor, key figure in the invention of television (died 1971)

Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American inventor who was granted the first patent for the television by the United States government. He also invented a video camera tube and the image dissector. He sold a fully…

1906

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

Indian historian, author, and scholar (died 1979)

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi was a Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar. He penned numerous novels, collections of essays, historical research on medieval religious movements of India especially…

1907

Ronald King

New Zealand rugby player (died 1988)

Ronald Russell King was a New Zealand rugby union player.

1909

Saint Alphonsa

first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (died 1946)

Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, born as Anna Muttathupadathu, was an Indian Catholic nun and educator. She is the first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church, and the first…

1910

Anna Terruwe

Dutch psychiatrist and author (died 2004)

Anna Alberdina Antoinette Terruwe was a Dutch Catholic psychiatrist. She discovered emotional deprivation disorder and how obsessive–compulsive disorder could be healed: the "bevestigingsleer," the idea of "affirmation".

1911

Herb Narvo

Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (died 1958)

Hermann Olaf Frances "Herb" Narvo was an Australian rugby league footballer and boxer of the 1930s and 1940s. He was a national representative rugby league player and national heavyweight boxing champion. He has been…

1912

John Argyris

Greek engineer and academic (died 2004)

Johann Hadjiargyris FRS was a Greek pioneer of computer applications in science and engineering, among the creators of the finite element method (FEM), and later Professor at the University of Stuttgart and Director of…

1913

Peter Kemp

Indian-English soldier and author (died 1993)

Peter Mant MacIntyre Kemp was an English soldier and writer. He became notable for his participation in the Spanish Civil War on the side of Franco's forces and, during World War II, as a member of the Special…

1913

Richard Simmons

American actor (died 2003)

Richard Simmons was an American actor.

1913

Lajos Baróti

Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2005)

Lajos Baróti was a Hungarian football player and manager. With eleven major titles he is one of the most outstanding coaches of his time.

1914

Fumio Hayasaka

Japanese composer (died 1955)

Fumio Hayasaka was a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores.

1914

Rose Heilbron

British barrister and judge (died 2005)

Dame Rose Heilbron, DBE was a British barrister who served later as a High Court judge. Her career included many "firsts" for a woman – she was the first woman to achieve a first class honours degree in law at the…

1914

Ring Lardner

Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (died 2000)

Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr. was an American screenwriter and novelist. After enjoying early success in Hollywood, he was subpoenaed in 1947 by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), where he refused to…

1915

Alfred Rouleau

Canadian businessman (died 1985)

Alfred Rouleau, was a Canadian businessman and President of the Fédération du Québec des Caisses Populaires Desjardins, Quebec's largest credit union.

1915

Peter Kemp

British soldier, mercenary, and writer (died 1993)

1915

Dennis Poore

English racing driver and businessman (died 1987)

Roger Dennistoun Poore was a British racing driver, financier and entrepreneur. He became chairman of Norton Villiers Triumph (NVT) during the final years of the old British motorcycle industry.

1916

Jimmy Rowles

American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1996)

James George Hunter, known professionally as Jimmy Rowles, was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer. As a bandleader and accompanist, he explored multiple styles including swing and cool jazz.

1918

Malcolm Forbes

American publisher and politician (died 1990)

Malcolm Stevenson Forbes was an American businessman and politician most prominently known as the publisher of Forbes magazine, which was founded by his father B. C. Forbes. He represented Somerset County in the New…

1919

Gene Roddenberry

American screenwriter and producer (died 1991)

Eugene "Gene" Wesley Roddenberry Sr. was an American television screenwriter and producer who created the science fiction series and fictional universe Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los…

1921

Jack Holland

Australian rugby league player (died 1994)

Jack Holland (1922-1994) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative forward, he played his club…

1922

Edgar F. Codd

English computer scientist, inventor of relational model of data (died 2003)

Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational database…

1923

Willard Boyle

Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)

Willard Sterling Boyle was a Canadian applied physicist who shared one half of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics with George E. Smith for their invention of the charge-coupled device.

1924

William Marshall

American actor, director, and opera singer (died 2003)

William Horace Marshall was an American actor, director and opera singer. He played the title role in the 1972 blaxploitation classic Blacula and its 1973 sequel Scream Blacula Scream. He has appeared as the King of…

1924

Claude Gauvreau

Canadian poet and playwright (died 1971)

Claude Gauvreau was a playwright, poet, sound poet, and polemicist. He was a member of the radical Automatist movement and a contributor to the revolutionary Refus Global Manifesto.

1925

Angus Scrimm

American actor and author (died 2016)

Angus Scrimm was an American actor, author, and journalist, known for his portrayal of the Tall Man in the 1979 horror film Phantasm and its sequels.

1926

Shiv Prasaad Singh

Indian Hindi writer (died 1998)

Shiv Prasaad Singh was an Indian writer, university professor and scholar of the Hindi language. He is well-known for writing novels, short stories and critiques in Hindi. He was formerly a professor of Hindi literature…

1928

Bernard Levin

English journalist, author, and broadcaster (died 2004)

Henry Bernard Levin was an English journalist, author and broadcaster, described by The Times as "the most famous journalist of his day". The son of a poor Jewish family in London, he won a scholarship to the…

1928

Bill Foster

American basketball player and coach (died 2016)

William Edwin Foster was the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University, University of Utah, Duke University, University of South Carolina, and Northwestern University. He is best known for guiding Duke to the…

1929

Ion N. Petrovici

Romanian-German neurologist and academic (died 2021)

Ion N. Petrovici was a German neurologist, professor of neurology and psychiatry at the University of Cologne.

1929

Frank McCourt

American author and educator (died 2009)

Francis McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood.

1930

Bill Shoemaker

American jockey and author (died 2003)

William Lee Shoemaker was an American jockey, considered one of the greatest. For 29 years he held the world record for the most professional jockey victories.

1931

Thomas P. Salmon

American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont

Thomas Paul Salmon was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 75th governor of Vermont from 1973 to 1977.

1932

Banharn Silpa-archa

Thai politician, Prime Minister (1995–1996) (died 2016)

Banharn Silpa-archa was a Thai politician who served as the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 to 1996. Banharn made a fortune in the construction business before he became a Member of Parliament representing his home…

1932

Bettina Cirone

American model and photographer

Bettina L. Cirone was an American photographer, interviewer, and Ford model. Cirone took photographs of celebrities; including actors, musicians, artists, politicians in the United States and internationally from about…

1933

David Hopwood

English microbiologist and geneticist

Sir David Alan Hopwood is a British microbiologist and geneticist.

1933

Debra Paget

American actress

Debra Paget is a retired American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956) and in Elvis Presley's film debut, Love Me Tender (1956),…

1933

David Durenberger

American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2023)

David Ferdinand Durenberger was an American politician and attorney from Minnesota who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and became a…

1934

Renée Richards

American tennis player and ophthalmologist

Renée Richards is an American ophthalmologist and former tennis player who competed on the professional circuit in the 1970s, and became widely known following male-to-female medical affirmation, when she fought to…

1934

Bobby Richardson

American baseball player and coach

Robert Clinton Richardson Jr. is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees from 1955 through 1966. Batting and throwing right-handed, he…

1935

Richard McBrien

American priest, theologian, and academic (died 2015)

Richard Peter McBrien was a Catholic priest, theologian, and writer who was the Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame near South Bend, Indiana. He authored twenty-five books, including…

1936

Richard Ingrams

English journalist, founded The Oldie

Richard Reid Ingrams is an English journalist, a co-founder and second editor of the British satirical magazine Private Eye, and founding editor of The Oldie magazine. He left the latter job at the end of May 2014.

1937

William Motzing

American composer and conductor (died 2014)

William Edward Motzing Jr. was an American composer, conductor, arranger and trombonist best known for the award-winning film and television scores and gold and platinum pop album arrangements he wrote in Australia. He…

1937

Diana Muldaur

American actress

Diana Muldaur is an American film and television actress. Muldaur's television roles include Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law and Dr. Katherine Pulaski in the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She appeared in…

1938

Nelly Vuksic

Argentine conductor and musician

Nelly Vuksic is an Argentinian conductor and singer. She has worked with a variety of groups in several styles, and has released albums with Americas Vocal Ensemble. Outside of performing and conducting, she has also…

1938

Ginger Baker

English drummer and songwriter (died 2019)[circular reference]

Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and African rhythms and pioneered both jazz…

1939

Roger Cook

English songwriter, singer, and producer

Roger Frederick Cook is an English singer, songwriter and record producer, who has written many hit records for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording career in his own right.

1940

Johnny Nash

American singer-songwriter (died 2020)

John Lester Nash Jr. was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now". Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists to…

1940

Jill St. John

American model and actress

Jill St. John is an American retired actress. She is best known for playing Tiffany Case, the first American Bond girl of the James Bond franchise, in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever. Additional performances in film include…

1940

John Cootes

Australian rugby league player, priest, and businessman

John Cootes, nicknamed "the footballing priest", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and Roman Catholic priest. An Australia international representative…

1941

Mihalis Papagiannakis

Greek educator and politician (died 2009)

Mihalis Papayiannakis was a Greek politician. He was born in Kalamata; his father was executed by the Nazis during World War II. He died on 26 May 2009 after a long battle with cancer.

1941

Fred Thompson

American actor, lawyer, and politician (died 2015)

Freddie Dalton Thompson was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003.…

1942

Don Fardon

English pop singer

Donald Arthur Fardon is an English pop singer.

1943

Sid Going

New Zealand rugby player (died 2024)

Sidney Milton Going was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests, for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977. He represented North Auckland domestically.

1943

Billy J. Kramer

English pop singer

William Howard Ashton, known professionally as Billy J. Kramer, is an English pop singer. With the Dakotas, Kramer was managed by Brian Epstein during the 1960s and scored hits with several Lennon–McCartney compositions…

1943

Jack Canfield

American author

Jack Canfield is an American author and motivational speaker. He is the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has more than 250 titles and 500 million copies in print in over 40 languages. In 2005…

1944

Stew Johnson

American basketball player

Stewart Johnson is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) tall forward/center from Murray State University, who was born in New York City, Johnson was selected by the New York Knicks…

1944

Bodil Malmsten

Swedish author and poet (died 2016)

Bodil Malmsten was a Swedish poet and novelist.

1944

Eddy Raven

American country music singer-songwriter

Edward Garvin Futch, known professionally as Eddy Raven, is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active from 1962 to 2018, Raven has recorded for several record labels, including ABC, Dimension, Elektra,…

1944

Charles Wang

Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Computer Associates International (died 2018)

Charles B. Wang was a Chinese-American billionaire, businessman, and philanthropist, who was a co-founder and CEO of Computer Associates International, Inc.. He was a minority owner of the NHL's New York Islanders ice…

1944

Dennis Eichhorn

American author and illustrator (died 2015)

Dennis P. Eichhorn was an American writer, best known for his adult-oriented autobiographical comic book series Real Stuff. His stories, often involving sex, drugs, and alcohol, have been compared to those of Jack…

1945

Charles Wellesley

9th Duke of Wellington, English politician

Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, Baron Wellington of Stratfield Saye , styled Earl of Mornington between 1945 and 1972 and Marquess of Douro between 1972 and 2014, is a British peer and…

1945

Ian Gillan

English singer-songwriter

Ian Gillan is an English singer who is best known as the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band Deep Purple. He is known for his powerful and wide-ranging singing voice.

1945

Charles Bolden

American general and astronaut

Charles Frank Bolden Jr. is a former administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and a former astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.

1946

Bill Clinton

American lawyer and politician, 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas, 42nd President of the United States

William Jefferson Clinton is an American former politician and lawyer who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the attorney…

1946

Dawn Steel

American film producer (died 1997)

Dawn Leslie Steel was an American film studio executive and producer. She was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio, rising through the ranks of merchandising and production to head Columbia…

1946

Dave Dutton

English actor and screenwriter

Dave Dutton is an English actor. He first came to public recognition when he played the part of Oswald, the eccentric cafe owner in Granada television's situation comedy, Watching. He has played roles in many different…

1947

Terry Hoeppner

American football player and coach (died 2007)

Terry Lee Hoeppner was an American college football coach who served as head coach of the Miami RedHawks in Oxford, Ohio from 1999 to 2004 and the Indiana Hoosiers from 2005 to 2006. Shortly after announcing that he…

1947

Gerald McRaney

American actor

Gerald Lee McRaney is an American television and film actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards. He most recently starred as…

1947

Gerard Schwarz

American conductor and director

Gerard Schwarz, also known as Gerry Schwarz or Jerry Schwarz, is an American symphony conductor and trumpeter. As of 2019, Schwarz serves as the Artistic and Music Director of Palm Beach Symphony and the Director of…

1947

Anuška Ferligoj

Slovenian mathematician

Anuška Ferligoj is a Slovenian mathematician, born August 19, 1947, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, whose specialty is statistics and network analysis. Her specific interests include multivariate analysis, cluster analysis,…

1947

Jim Carter

English actor

James Edward Carter is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Mr Carson in the ITV historical drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), which earned him four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for…

1948

Tipper Gore

American activist and author, former Second Lady of the United States

Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore is an American social issues advocate. She was the second lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 through her marriage to the 45th vice president, Al Gore in 1970, from whom she…

1948

Robert Hughes

Australian actor

Robert Lindsay Hughes also billed variously as Bob Hughes and Robert Hughs, is an Australian-born British former actor who appeared in ABBA: The Movie and the television sitcom Hey Dad..!.

1948

Christy O'Connor Jnr

Irish golfer and architect (died 2016)

Christopher O'Connor ; 19 August 1948 – 6 January 2016) was an Irish professional golfer. He is often known for defeating American Fred Couples at the 1989 Ryder Cup, helping Europe secure the trophy.

1948

Michael Nazir-Ali

Pakistani-English bishop

Michael James Nazir-Ali is a Pakistani-born British Catholic priest and former Anglican bishop. He served as the 106th Bishop of Rochester from 1994 to 2009 and, before that, as Bishop of Raiwind in Pakistan. He is…

1949

Jennie Bond

English journalist and author

Jennifer Bond is an English journalist and television presenter. Bond worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has also hosted Cash in the Attic and narrated the programme Great British Menu.

1950

Sudha Murty

Indian author and teacher, head of Infosys Foundation

Sudha Murty is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist. She is the Founder-Chairperson of the non-profit charitable organization Infosys Foundation. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana…

1950

John Deacon

English bass player and songwriter

John Richard Deacon is an English retired musician who was the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. He wrote several songs for the group, including Top 10 hits "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites the Dust"…

1951

Gustavo Santaolalla

Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla is an Argentine composer, record producer and musician. He is the recipient of numerous accolades for his works, including two Academy Awards for Best Original Score, a Golden Globe, two…

1951

Jonathan Frakes

American actor and director

Jonathan Scott Frakes is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted…

1952

Gabriela Grillo

German equestrian (died 2024)

Gabriela Grillo was a German businesswoman, equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage and placed fourth in individual dressage at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She achieved gold…

1952

Jimmy Watson

Canadian ice hockey player

James Charles Watson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1973 to 1982. With the Flyers he won the Stanley…

1952

Oscar Larrauri

Argentinian racing driver

Oscar Rubén Larrauri is a racing driver from Argentina. He participated in 21 Formula One Grands Prix, all with the EuroBrun team, debuting at the 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix. He scored no championship points, only…

1954

Mary-Anne Fahey

Australian actress

Mary-Anne Fahey credited also as Maryanne Fahey, is an Australian actress, comedian, screenwriter and children's author.

1955

Peter Gallagher

American actor

Peter Killian Gallagher is an American actor. Since 1980, he has played roles in numerous Hollywood films. He is best known for starring as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C. from 2003 to 2007, and…

1955

Patricia Scotland

Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Dominica-born English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales

Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal,, is a Dominican-British barrister and politician who served as the sixth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2016 to 2025. She was the first woman…

1955

Ned Yost

American baseball player and manager

Edgar Frederick Yost III is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals. He played for the Brewers, Texas Rangers, and Montreal Expos. Since 2025,…

1955

Adam Arkin

American actor, director, and producer

Adam Arkin is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the role of Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including a Tony as well as three primetime Emmys, four SAG…

1956

José Rubén Zamora

Guatemalan journalist

José Rubén Zamora Marroquín is a Guatemalan industrial engineer, entrepreneur, and the founder of three Guatemalan newspapers: Siglo Veintiuno in 1990, El Periódico in 1996, and Nuestro Diario in 1998. He has been…

1956

Paul-Jan Bakker

Dutch cricketer

Paul-Jan Bakker is a Dutch former international cricketer, who also played domestic cricket at first-class and List A one-day level in England for Hampshire from 1986 to 1992, taking 269 wickets across both formats. He…

1957

Gary Chapman

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gary Winther Chapman is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and former television talk show host.

1957

Martin Donovan

American actor and director

Martin Donovan is an American actor. He has had a long collaboration with director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, including Trust (1990), Surviving Desire (1991), Simple Men (1992), Amateur (1994), Flirt…

1957

Ian Gould

English cricketer and umpire

Ian James Gould is an English former first-class cricketer and a former member of the ICC Elite Panel of cricket umpires. He previously also served as the chairman of English football club Burnham FC. In April 2019,…

1957

Cesare Prandelli

Italian footballer and manager

Claudio Cesare Prandelli is an Italian former football coach and former player.

1957

Christine Soetewey

Belgian high jumper

Maria-Christine Soetewey is a retired Belgian high jumper.

1957

Gerda Verburg

Dutch trade union leader and politician, Dutch Minister of Agriculture

Gerritje "Gerda" Verburg is a Dutch politician, diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade union leader.

1957

Gary Gaetti

American baseball player, coach, and manager

Gary Joseph Gaetti, is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (1981–1990), California Angels (1991–1993), Kansas City Royals (1993–1995),…

1958

Anthony Muñoz

American football player and sportscaster

Michael Anthony Muñoz Sr. is an American former professional football player who played his entire career of 13 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) as an offensive tackle. He played…

1958

Brendan Nelson

Australian physician and politician, 47th Minister for Defence for Australia

Brendan John Nelson is an Australian business leader, physician and former politician. He served as the federal Leader of the Opposition from 2007 to 2008, going on to serve as Australia's senior diplomat to the…

1958

Rick Snyder

American politician and businessman, 48th Governor of Michigan

Richard Dale Snyder is an American business executive, venture capitalist, attorney, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. Snyder, who was born in Battle Creek,…

1958

Darryl Sutter

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Darryl John Sutter is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He most recently served as head coach of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is one of seven Sutter brothers, six of whom made…

1958

Chris Mortimer

Australian rugby league player

Chris Mortimer is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s for the Canterbury-Bankstown, Penrith, New South Wales and for the Australian national side.

1959

Ivan Neville

American singer-songwriter

Ivan Neville is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to the other members of The Neville Brothers.

1959

Ricky Pierce

American basketball player

Richard Charles Pierce is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Deuces" and "Big Paper Daddy", he was selected as an NBA All-Star (1991) and was twice the NBA Sixth Man of the Year while with the…

1959

Morten Andersen

Danish-American football player

Morten Andersen, nicknamed "the Great Dane", is a Danish-American former professional football kicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 25 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta…

1960

Ron Darling

American baseball player and commentator

Ronald Maurice Darling Jr. is an American retired professional baseball pitcher and television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from 1983 to 1995, including as…

1960

Jonathan Coe

English author and academic

Jonathan Coe is an English novelist and writer. His work has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this serious engagement is often expressed comically in the form of satire. For example, What a…

1961

John Stamos

American actor

John Phillip Stamos is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera General Hospital, for which he was nominated for the Daytime…

1963

Kevin Dillon

American actor

Kevin Brady Dillon is an American actor. Born in New York, he first received recognition for his starring role in the comedy-drama film Heaven Help Us (1985) before his breakthrough with his supporting role as Bunny in…

1965

Kyra Sedgwick

American actress and producer

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the crime drama The Closer (2005–2012), for which she won a Golden Globe…

1965

James Tomkins

Australian rower

James Bruce Tomkins is an Australian rower, seven-time World Champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is Australia's most awarded oarsman, having made appearances at six Olympic games ; eleven World…

1965

Lee Ann Womack

American singer-songwriter

Lee Ann Womack is an American singer and songwriter. She has charted 23 times on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs charts; her highest peaking single there is her crossover signature song, "I Hope You Dance", a…

1966

Satya Nadella

Indian-American business executive, chairman and CEO of Microsoft

Satya Narayana Nadella is an Indian-American business executive. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO and John W. Thompson in 2021 as chairman.…

1967

Douglas Allen Tunstall Jr.

American professional wrestler and politician

Douglas Allen Tunstall Jr., better known as Tiny the Terrible, is an American professional wrestler and politician. During his wrestling career, he appeared as an attraction on the independent circuit and made two…

1969

Nate Dogg

American rapper (died 2011)

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, known professionally as Nate Dogg, was an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. He gained recognition for providing soulful choruses and other guest vocals on several notable hip-hop songs…

1969

Matthew Perry

American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)

Matthew Langford Perry was an American-Canadian actor. Known primarily for his work in comedy, he gained international fame for starring as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), receiving his…

1969

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami

Japanese baseball player and coach

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami is a former Japanese professional baseball infielder and manager. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons from 1988 to 2009. He was drafted in the first round in the…

1969

Clay Walker

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ernest Clayton Walker Jr. is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You", which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, as did its…

1969

Fat Joe

American rapper

Joseph Antonio Cartagena, better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a solo career with the…

1970

Mary Joe Fernández

Dominican-American tennis player and coach

Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player, who reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in both singles and doubles. In singles, Fernández was the runner-up at the 1990 and 1992…

1971

João Vieira Pinto

Portuguese footballer

João Manuel Vieira Pinto is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mostly as a forward.

1971

Roberto Abbondanzieri

Argentinian footballer and manager

Roberto Carlos Abbondanzieri, nicknamed El Pato, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1972

Chihiro Yonekura

Japanese singer-songwriter

Chihiro Yonekura is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

1972

Marco Materazzi

Italian footballer and manager

Marco Materazzi is an Italian former professional football player and manager. A controversial and provocative figure in football, he was known for his very physical and aggressive style of defending, which saw him…

1973

Roy Rogers

American basketball player and coach

Roy Lee Rogers Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played…

1973

Tasma Walton

Australian actress

Tasma Walton is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actress and novelist.

1973

Tracie Thoms

American actress

Tracie Thoms is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles in Rent, Cold Case, The Devil Wears Prada, Death Proof, the Fox television series Wonderfalls; as of 2018 she has been a recurring cast member…

1975

Régine Chassagne

Canadian singer-songwriter

Régine Alexandra Chassagne is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist, and is a member of the band Arcade Fire.

1976

Iban Mayo

Spanish cyclist

Iban Mayo Diez is a former professional road bicycle racer.

1977

Chris Capuano

American baseball player

Christopher Frank Capuano is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the eighth round of the 1999 MLB draft.…

1978

Jakub Dvorský

Czech game designer

Jakub Dvorský is a designer and video game creator from Brno, Czech Republic. In 2003, he founded Amanita Design, a small independent game developing studio based in the Czech Republic.

1978

Thomas Jones

American football player

Thomas Quinn Jones is an American actor and former professional football player. He played as a running back for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Jones played college football for the Virginia…

1978

Oumar Kondé

Swiss footballer

Oumar Kondé is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender in the 1990s and 2000s.

1979

Darius Campbell

Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2022)

Darius Campbell Danesh was a Scottish singer-songwriter, actor and movie producer. He first came to prominence as Darius Danesh when he appeared in the first series of Popstars in 2001, and the 2002 inaugural series of…

1980

Craig Frawley

Australian rugby league player

Craig Frawley is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played in the National Rugby League for the Brisbane Broncos and the Canberra Raiders, usually as a wing or centre.

1980

Jun Jin

South Korean singer

Park Choong-jae, known professionally as Jun Jin, is a South Korean singer, actor and entertainer, known as a member and rapper of six-member boy band Shinhwa. He debuted as a dancer and rapper in Shinhwa in 1998 but…

1980

Paul Parry

Welsh footballer

Paul Ian Parry is a Welsh former footballer who is the assistant manager alongside Marc Ingles in the Ardal South East side Chepstow Town. He is a former Wales international, and played for Hereford United, Cardiff…

1980

Michael Todd

American bass player

Michael Robert Todd or Mic Todd is the former bassist for the progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria. Upon the time of his initial departure, he had been with the band for ten years. He officially parted ways with the…

1980

Nick Kennedy

English rugby player

Nick Kennedy is a retired English rugby union player and former Director of Rugby at London Irish. He played Lock for England, London Irish, Toulon and Harlequins.

1981

Taylor Pyatt

Canadian ice hockey player

Taylor William Pyatt is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers…

1981

Percy Watson

American football player and wrestler

Nicholas Christopher McNeil, better known by his ring name Percy Watson, is an American professional wrestler, commentator, and former professional football player. He is best known for his time with WWE as an in-ring…

1981

Erika Christensen

American actress

Erika Jane Christensen is an American actress. Her filmography includes roles in Traffic (2000), Swimfan (2002), The Banger Sisters (2002), The Perfect Score (2004), Flightplan (2005), How to Rob a Bank (2007), The…

1982

J. J. Hardy

American baseball player

James Jerry Hardy is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, and Baltimore Orioles. Hardy attended Sabino High School in…

1982

Kevin Rans

Belgian pole vaulter

Kevin Rans is a Belgian former pole vaulter.

1982

Stipe Miocic

American professional mixed martial artist

Stipe Miocic is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is…

1982

Steve Ott

Canadian ice hockey player

Steven Bradley Ott is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and current head coach of the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected in the first round, 25th overall, by the…

1982

Mike Conway

English racing driver

Michael Robert Conway is a British professional racing driver competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota Racing. In endurance racing, Conway has won two FIA World Endurance Championship titles, as…

1983

Missy Higgins

Australian singer-songwriter

Melissa Morrison "Missy" Higgins is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her most popular singles include "Scar", "Steer", and "Where I Stood". Her Australian number-one albums are The Sound of White (2004), On…

1983

Tammin Sursok

South African-Australian actress and singer

Tammin Pamela Sursok is an Australian and American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Dani Sutherland on Home and Away, Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless, Jenna Marshall on Pretty Little…

1983

Simon Bird

English actor and screenwriter

Simon Antony Bird is an English comedian, actor, director and producer. He is best known for playing Will McKenzie in the E4 comedy series The Inbetweeners (2008–2010), as well as its two films, and Adam Goodman in the…

1984

Alessandro Matri

Italian footballer

Alessandro Matri is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1984

Ryan Taylor

English footballer

Ryan Anthony Taylor is an English former professional footballer who is now an academy coach at EFL Championship club Preston North End. A versatile player and former England under-21 international, he could play as a…

1984

Lindsey Jacobellis

American snowboarder

Lindsey Jacobellis is an American snowboarder from Roxbury, Connecticut. The most decorated female snowboard cross athlete of all time, she dominated the sport for almost two decades as a five-time World Champion and…

1985

Sotiris Balafas

Greek footballer

Sotiris Balafas is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was known for his defensive awareness, his tackling and heading skills as well as his pace and strength.

1986

Saori Kimura

Japanese volleyball player

Saori Kimura is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer…

1986

Christina Perri

American singer and songwriter

Christina Judith Perri is an American singer and songwriter. After her debut single "Jar of Hearts" was featured on the television series So You Think You Can Dance in 2010, Perri signed with Atlantic Records and…

1986

Patrick Chung

Jamaican-American football player

Patrick Christopher Chung is a Jamaican-American former professional football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football…

1987

Nick Driebergen

Dutch swimmer

Nicolaas "Nick" Driebergen is a former Dutch Swimmer who is specialized in backstroke. He currently holds national long course records in all backstroke events and in the 4×100 medley relay. At short course he holds the…

1987

Nico Hülkenberg

German racing driver

Nicolas Hülkenberg is a German racing driver who competes in Formula One for Audi. In endurance racing, Hülkenberg won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015 with Porsche.

1987

Kirk Cousins

American football player

Kirk Daniel Cousins is an American professional football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the…

1988

Veronica Roth

American author

Veronica Anne Roth is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her bestselling Divergent trilogy which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.

1988

Romeo Miller

American basketball player, rapper, actor

Percy Romeo Miller, also known by his stage name Romeo, is an American rapper, singer, actor and television personality. He gained fame as a rapper in the early 2000s after signing with his father, Master P's record…

1989

Danny Galbraith

Scottish footballer

Daniel William Galbraith is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Gala Fairydean Rovers.

1990

Salem Al-Dawsari

Saudi Arabian footballer

Salem Mohammed Shafi Al-Dawsari is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a left winger and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.

1991

David Rittich

Czech ice hockey player

David Rittich Jr. is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Big Save Dave", he has previously played for the Calgary Flames,…

1992

Pio Seci

Fijian rugby league player

Pio Maisamoa Seci is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger and centre for Fiji at international level.

1993

Nafissatou Thiam

Belgian pentathlete and heptathlete

Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam is a Belgian athlete specialising in multi-event competition. She is the first athlete with three multi-event gold medals at the Olympic Games, winning the heptathlon at the 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo…

1994

Fernando Gaviria

Colombian cyclist

Fernando Gaviria Rendón is a Colombian professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Caja Rural–Seguros RGA. He is well known as a sprinter. Riding for the Colombian national cycling…

1994

Jung Ye-rin

South Korean singer and actress

Jung Ye-rin, known mononymously as Yerin (예린), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group GFriend and is currently active as a soloist.

1996

Lachlan Lewis

Australian rugby league player

Lachlan Lewis is an Australian rugby league footballer who last played as a halfback or five-eighth for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

1996

Ethan Cutkosky

American actor and musician

Ethan Francis Cutkosky is an American actor and musician. He began as a child actor with his film debut in an uncredited supporting role in Fred Claus (2007) before acting in his first credited role in the supernatural…

1999

Thomas Flegler

Australian rugby league player

Thomas Flegler is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and lock for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). He also represents Australia at the international level.

1999

Florentino Luís

Portuguese footballer

Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís, known as Florentino, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in Angola, he has represented Portugal at youth…

1999

Keegan Murray

American basketball player

Keegan Mitchell Murray is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes before he was selected…

2000

Awak Kuier

Finnish basketball player

Awak Sabit Bior Kuier is a Finnish professional basketball player who competes for Galatasaray in the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League and in the EuroCup Women, and for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National…

2001

Chae Hyun-woo

South Korean football player

Chae Hyun-woo is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club FC Anyang. During his first season with the team, he made 26 appearances and scored three goals, aiding in the team's…

2004

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