Famous Birthdays on August 20

Q: Who was born on August 20?

Famous people born on August 20 include: Shahrukh Mirza, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Jacopo Peri, Thomas Corneille, Louis Bourdaloue.

Q: What is KRS-One known for?

KRS-One, American rapper and producer

291 people 1377 – 2003

August 20 has seen 291 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1377 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · August 20 — Wikipedia

1965 — KRS-One

American rapper and producer

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He rose to prominence as part of the hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid-1980s

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He began releasing records under his own name in 1993

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Lawrence Parker, known professionally as KRS-One and Teacha, is an American rapper and singer from the Bronx

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KRS-One is known for his songs "Sound of da Police", "Love's Gonna Get'cha ", and "My Philosophy"

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Boogie Down Productions received numerous awards and critical acclaim in their early years

Shahrukh Mirza

ruler of Persia and Transoxiania (died 1447)

Shah Rukh or Shahrukh Mirza was the ruler of the Timurid Empire between 1405 and 1447.

1377

Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle

French cardinal and art collector (died 1586)

Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Comte de La Baume Saint Amour, typically known as Cardinal Granvelle in English, was a Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal, who followed his father as a leading minister of the Spanish…

1517

Jacopo Peri

Italian singer and composer (died 1633)

Jacopo Peri was an Italian composer, singer and instrumentalist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. He wrote what is considered the first opera, the mostly lost Dafne, and also the earliest extant opera,…

1561

Thomas Corneille

French playwright and philologist (died 1709)

Thomas Corneille was a French lexicographer and dramatist.

1625

Louis Bourdaloue

French preacher and academic (died 1704)

Louis Bourdaloue was a French Jesuit and preacher.

1632

Henry Every

English pirate (died 1696)

Henry Every, also known as Henry Avery, sometimes erroneously given as Jack Avery or John Avery, was an English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the mid-1690s. He probably used several aliases…

1659

Thomas Simpson

English mathematician and academic (died 1761)

Thomas Simpson FRS was a British mathematician and inventor known for the eponymous Simpson's rule to approximate definite integrals. The attribution, as often in mathematics, can be debated: this rule had been found…

1710

Christian Mayer

Czech astronomer and educator (died 1783)

Christian Mayer was a Moravian-German Catholic priest, astronomer and teacher.

1719

Bernard de Bury

French harpsichord player and composer (died 1785)

Bernard de Bury or Buri was a French musician and court composer of the late Baroque era.

1720

Bernardo O'Higgins

Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile (died 1842)

Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean military officer, statesman and a major leader of Chile's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire. He was the second Supreme Director of Chile from 1817 to…

1778

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Swedish chemist and academic (died 1848)

Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius was a Swedish chemist. Berzelius is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be one of the founders of modern chemistry. Berzelius became a member of the…

1779

James Prinsep

English orientalist and scholar (died 1840)

James Prinsep was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of…

1799

Benjamin Harrison

American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States (died 1901)

Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a…

1833

Albert Chmielowski

Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (died 1916)

Albert Chmielowski – born Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski – was a Polish Franciscan tertiary, painter, and disabled veteran of the Uprising of 1863. He was founder of both the Albertine Brothers and Albertine Sisters…

1845

Andrew Greenwood

English cricketer (died 1889)

Andrew Greenwood was an English professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1869 to 1880. He was born and died in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He was a member of the England team…

1847

Bolesław Prus

Polish journalist and author (died 1912)

Aleksander Głowacki, better known by his pen name Bolesław Prus, was a Polish journalist, novelist, a leading figure in the history of Polish literature and philosophy, and a distinctive voice in world literature.

1847

Jakub Bart-Ćišinski

German poet and playwright (died 1909)

Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, also known as Łužičan, Jakub Bart Kukowski, was a Sorbian poet, writer and playwright, translator of Czech, Polish, Italian and German literature. He produced his works in Upper Sorbian. He is also…

1856

George Griffith

British writer (died 1906)

George Chetwynd Griffith-Jones was a British writer. He was active mainly in the science fiction genre—or as it was known at the time, scientific romance—in particular writing many future-war stories and playing a…

1857

Raymond Poincaré

French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (died 1934)

Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré was a French statesman who served as President of France from 1913 to 1920, and three times as Prime Minister of France. He was a conservative leader, primarily committed to political and…

1860

Bernard Tancred

South African cricketer and lawyer (died 1911)

Augustus Bernard Tancred was a 19th-century South African Test cricketer. His brothers, Vincent and Louis, also played Test cricket for South Africa.

1865

Ellen Roosevelt

American tennis player (died 1954)

Ellen Crosby Roosevelt was an American tennis player. Roosevelt was a daughter of John Aspinwall Roosevelt, an estate proprietor, and Ellen Murray Crosby. She started playing tennis with her sister Grace in 1879 when…

1868

Eliel Saarinen

Finnish architect and academic, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (died 1950)

Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen was a Finnish and American architect, designer, and urban planner. Saarinen worked in a diverse range of styles in his native Finland and, after emigrating in 1923, the United States. He was the…

1873

Edgar Guest

English-American poet and author (died 1959)

Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.

1881

Aleksander Hellat

Estonian politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1943)

Aleksander Hellat was an Estonian politician and a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. He was a member of the Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party. After Estonia had been annexed by the Soviet Union, Hellat was…

1881

Rudolf Bultmann

German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg (died 1976)

Rudolf Karl Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian and professor of the New Testament at the University of Marburg. He was one of the major figures of early 20th-century biblical studies. A prominent critic of…

1884

Dino Campana

Italian poet and author (died 1932)

Dino Campana was an Italian visionary poet. His fame rests on his only published book of poetry, the Canti Orfici, as well as his wild and erratic personality, including his ill-fated love affair with Sibilla Aleramo.…

1885

Paul Tillich

German-American philosopher and theologian (died 1965)

Paul Johannes Tillich was a German and American Christian existentialist philosopher, religious socialist, and Lutheran theologian who was one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century. Tillich taught…

1886

Phan Khôi

Vietnamese journalist and scholar (died 1959)

Phan Khôi was an intellectual leader who inspired a North Vietnamese variety of the Chinese Hundred Flowers Campaign, in which scholars were permitted to criticize the government, but for which he himself was ultimately…

1887

Tôn Đức Thắng

Vietnamese politician, 2nd President of Vietnam (died 1980)

Tôn Đức Thắng was the second President of Vietnam under the leadership of General Secretary Lê Duẩn. The position of president is ceremonial and Tôn was never a major policymaker or even a member of the Politburo,…

1888

H. P. Lovecraft

American short story writer, editor, novelist (died 1937)

Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American writer of weird, horror, fantasy, and science fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos, but his legacy is also apparent in terms like "Lovecraftian…

1890

Gostha Pal

Indian footballer (died 1976)

Gostha Behari Pal was an Indian footballer who played primarily as a defender. Nicknamed "the Chinese wall", Pal was the captain of the India national team, who played during the 1920s and 30s.

1896

Tarjei Vesaas

Norwegian author and poet (died 1970)

Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II.

1897

Vilhelm Moberg

Swedish historian, journalist, author, and playwright (died 1973)

Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg was a Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater. His literary career, spanning more than 45 years, is associated with his four‑volume series The Emigrants. The novels,…

1898

Salvatore Quasimodo

Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968)

Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet and translator, awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times". Along with…

1901

Jean Gebser

German linguist, poet, and philosopher (died 1973)

Jean Gebser was a Swiss philosopher, linguist, and poet who described the structures of human consciousness.

1905

Mikio Naruse

Japanese director and screenwriter (died 1969)

Mikio Naruse was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who directed 89 films spanning the period 1930 to 1967.

1905

Jack Teagarden

American singer-songwriter and trombonist (died 1964)

Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden was an American jazz trombonist and singer. He led both of his bands himself and was a sideman for Paul Whiteman's orchestra. From 1946 to 1951, he played in Louis Armstrong's All-Stars.

1905

Vidrik Rootare

Estonian chess player (died 1981)

Vidrik "Frits" Rootare was an Estonian chess player. His wife, Salme Rootare, was also an Estonian chess player, 15-time Estonian Champion and a Women's International Master (WIM).

1906

Al López

American baseball player and manager (died 2005)

Alfonso Ramón López was a Spanish-American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers, Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cleveland Indians…

1908

André Morell

English actor (died 1978)

Cecil André Mesritz, known professionally as André Morell, was an English actor. He appeared frequently in theatre, film and on television from the 1930s to the 1970s. His best known screen roles were as Professor…

1909

Alby Roberts

New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (died 1978)

Albert William Roberts was a New Zealand Test cricketer who played in five Test matches between 1930 and 1937.

1909

Eero Saarinen

Finnish-American architect and furniture designer, designed the Gateway Arch (died 1961)

Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer. Saarinen's work includes the General Motors Technical Center; the Dulles International Airport Main Terminal; the TWA Flight Center at John F.…

1910

John H. Michaelis

American general (died 1985)

John Hersey Michaelis was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, United States Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth United States Army from 1969 to…

1912

Roger Wolcott Sperry

American neuropsychologist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

Roger Wolcott Sperry was an American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist, cognitive neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate who, together with David H. Hubel and Torsten Nils Wiesel, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for…

1913

Ivo Rojnica

Croatian-Argentine war crimes suspect, businessman, diplomat, and intelligence agent (died 2007)

Ivo Rojnica was a Croatian Ustaše official and intelligence agent who was active in the World War II Axis puppet state known as the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) from 1941 to 1945. After the war, he escaped to…

1915

Paul Felix Schmidt

Estonian–German chess player and chemist (died 1984)

Paul Felix Schmidt was an Estonian and German chess player, writer and chemist.

1916

Terry Sanford

65th Governor of North Carolina (died 1998)

James Terry Sanford was an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford served as the 65th governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, was a two-time U.S. presidential…

1917

Jacqueline Susann

American actress and author (died 1974)

Jacqueline Susann was an American novelist and actress. Her novel Valley of the Dolls (1966) is one of the best-selling books in publishing history. With her two subsequent works, The Love Machine (1969) and Once Is Not…

1918

Walter Bernstein

American screenwriter and producer (died 2021)

Walter Bernstein was an American screenwriter and film producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s because of his views on communism. Some of his notable works included The Front (1976),…

1919

Adamantios Androutsopoulos

Greek lawyer, educator and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 2000)

Adamantios Androutsopoulos was a lawyer and professor. He held various ministerial posts under the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 and was finally appointed as interim Prime Minister of Greece from 1973 to 1974 by…

1919

H. R. Van Dongen

American illustrator (died 2010)

Henry Richard Van Dongen, often professionally known as H.R. Van Dongen, was an American artist best known for his science fiction magazine and book covers.

1920

Keith Froome

Australian rugby league player (died 1978)

George Keith Froome (1920–1978) was an Australian rugby league player. He was a halfback for the Australian national team. He played in eight Tests between 1948 and 1949 as captain on two occasions.

1921

Jack Wilson

Australian cricketer (died 1985)

John William Wilson was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1956.

1921

Jim Reeves

American singer-songwriter (died 1964)

James Travis Reeves was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. One of the earliest pioneers and practitioners of the Nashville sound, he played a central role in the sonic development of country music in the…

1923

George Zuverink

American baseball player (died 2014)

George Zuverink was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eight Major League Baseball seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Redlegs, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles.…

1924

Frank Rosolino

American jazz trombonist (died 1978)

Frank Rosolino was an American jazz trombonist.

1926

Nobby Wirkowski

American-Canadian football player and coach (died 2014)

Norbert "Nobby" Wirkowski was an American and Canadian football player and coach. He is best known as quarterback of the Toronto Argonauts. The touchdown he engineered in the 1952 Grey Cup turned out to be the last…

1926

John Boardman

English archaeologist and historian (died 2024)

Sir John Boardman, was a British classical archaeologist and art historian of ancient Greek art. Educated at Chigwell School in Essex and at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Boardman worked as assistant director of the…

1927

Yootha Joyce

English actress (died 1980)

Yootha Joyce Needham, known as Yootha Joyce, was a British actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom Man About the House (1973–1976) and its spin-off George and Mildred (1976–1979).

1927

Fred Kavli

Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (died 2013)

Fred Kavli was a Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist. He was born on a small farm in Eresfjord, Norway. He founded the Kavlico Corporation, located in Moorpark, California. Under his leadership, the…

1927

Peter Oakley

English soldier and blogger (died 2014)

Peter Oakley was an English pensioner and Internet personality, who posted YouTube videos under the Internet pseudonym geriatric1927. With his YouTube debut in August 2006 with Telling it all, a series of…

1927

Kevin Heffernan

Irish footballer and manager (died 2013)

Kevin Heffernan was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager who played as a left corner-forward at senior level for the Dublin county team.

1929

Mario Bernardi

Canadian pianist and conductor (died 2013)

Mario Bernardi, was a Canadian conductor and pianist. He conducted 75 different operas and over 450 other works with the National Arts Centre Orchestra.

1930

Peter Randall

English sergeant and recipient of the Victoria Cross (died 2007)

Peter John Randall, was a British Army soldier and a recipient of the George Medal, and the RSPCA's Margaret Wheatley Cross, for his actions on 8 October 1954 where he saved the life of a fellow soldier and a military…

1930

Don King

American boxing promoter

Donald King is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups.

1931

Anthony Ainley

English actor (died 2004)

Anthony Ainley was a British actor. He is best known as the fourth actor to portray the Master in Doctor Who.

1932

Vasily Aksyonov

Russian physician, author, and academic (died 2009)

Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov was a Soviet and Russian novelist. He became known in the West as the author of The Burn and of Generations of Winter, a family saga following three generations of the Gradov family between…

1932

Atholl McKinnon

South African cricketer (died 1983)

Atholl Henry McKinnon was a South African cricketer who played in eight Tests from 1960 to 1966.

1932

Ted Donaldson

American actor (died 2023)

Ted Donaldson was an American actor.

1933

George J. Mitchell

American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician

George John Mitchell Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A leading member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995, and as Senate Majority Leader from…

1933

Sneaky Pete Kleinow

American country-rock pedal-steel guitarist and songwriter (died 2007)

Peter E. "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow was an American country-rock musician and animator. He was a member of the band the Flying Burrito Brothers, and worked extensively as a session musician, playing pedal steel guitar for…

1934

Tom Mangold

German-English journalist and author

Thomas Cornelius Mangold is a British broadcaster, journalist and author. For 26 years he was an investigative journalist with the BBC Panorama current affairs television programme.

1934

Ron Paul

American captain, physician, and politician

Ronald Ernest Paul is an American author, activist, medical doctor, and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1985, as…

1935

Hideki Shirakawa

Japanese chemist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Hideki Shirakawa is a Japanese chemist, engineer, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tsukuba and Zhejiang University. He is best known for his discovery of conductive polymers. He was co-recipient of the 2000…

1936

Stelvio Cipriani

Italian composer (died 2018)

Stelvio Cipriani, also known as Viostel, was an Italian composer, mostly of motion picture soundtracks, conductor and pianist.

1937

Andrei Konchalovsky

Russian director, producer, and screenwriter

Andrei Sergeyevich Konchalovsky is a Russian film and theatre director, screenwriter, and producer. His filmmaking career spans over 60 years in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian cinema. Early in his career,…

1937

Sky Saxon

American singer-songwriter and bassist (died 2009)

Sky "Sunlight" Saxon was an American rock and roll musician best known as the leader and singer of the 1960s Los Angeles psychedelic garage rock band The Seeds.

1937

Jean-Loup Chrétien

French military officer and astronaut

Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien is a French retired Général de Brigade in the Armée de l'Air, and a former CNES spationaut. He flew on two Franco-Soviet space missions and a NASA Space Shuttle mission. Chrétien was the…

1938

Peter Day

English chemist and academic (died 2020)

Peter Day, FRS, FRSC, FInstP was a British inorganic chemist and Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University and later at University College London (UCL).

1938

Alain Vivien

French politician

Alain Vivien is a French Socialist Party (PS) politician, best known for chairing (1998–2002) the French Mission Interministérielle pour la Lutte contre les Sectes, MILS, a ministerial organization designed to observe…

1938

Fernando Poe Jr.

Filipino actor and politician (died 2004)

Fernando Poe Jr. was a Filipino actor, director and screenwriter. Nicknamed "Da King" and often referred to by his initials FPJ, he has been described as a cultural icon, having dominated the Philippine box-office from…

1939

Mike Velarde

Filipino televangelist and religious leader

Mariano Zuniega "Bro. Mike" Velarde is a Filipino televangelist and founder of El Shaddai, a Catholic charismatic movement in the Philippines. The movement reportedly has a following estimated between three and seven…

1939

Rubén Hinojosa

American businessman and politician

Rubén Eloy Hinojosa is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 15th congressional district, from 1997 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district stretched from Seguin,…

1940

Gus Macdonald

Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

Angus John Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of Tradeston, is a Scottish television executive, life peer and former Labour politician.

1940

Rex Sellers

Indian-Australian cricketer

Reginald Hugh Durning Sellers is a former Test cricketer. He was the second Indian-born cricketer to have played a Test match for Australia and the first of Anglo-Indian descent.

1940

Dave Brock

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

David Anthony Brock is an English musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the founder, the sole constant member and the musical focus of the space rock group Hawkwind. Brock was honoured with a lifetime…

1941

Rich Brooks

American football player and coach

Richard Llewellyn Brooks is an American retired football coach and former player. He was the head coach at the University of Oregon from 1977 to 1994, the St. Louis Rams from 1995 to 1996, and the University of Kentucky…

1941

Anne Evans

English soprano and actress

Dame Anne Elizabeth Jane Evans, is an international British operatic soprano.

1941

William H. Gray

American lawyer and politician (died 2013)

William Herbert Gray III was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1979 to 1991. He also served as chairman of the House Committee on…

1941

Slobodan Milošević

Serbian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Serbia (died 2006)

Slobodan Milošević was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the president of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 until his overthrow in 2000. Milošević played…

1941

Robin Oakley

English journalist and author

Robert Francis Leigh Oakley is a British journalist and writer. From 1992 to 2000 he was political editor at the BBC and from 2000 to 2008 he was European political editor at CNN International.

1941

Jo Ramírez

Mexican race car driver and manager

Joaquín Ramírez Fernández is a Mexican author and retired employee of several sports car racing teams. From 1984 to 2001, Ramírez was coordinator of the McLaren Formula One team, including during the infamous…

1941

Isaac Hayes

American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (died 2008)

Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s, serving as an in-house songwriter with his…

1942

Fred Norman

American baseball player

Fredie Hubert Norman is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1962 through 1980, most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that…

1942

Roger Gale

English journalist and politician

Sir Roger James Gale is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Herne Bay and Sandwich, previously North Thanet, since 1983. He had a career in journalism and broadcasting…

1943

Sylvester McCoy

Scottish actor

Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith, known professionally as Sylvester McCoy, is a Scottish actor. Gaining prominence as a physical comedian, he portrayed the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC science fiction…

1943

Rajiv Gandhi

Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (died 1991)

Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was an Indian politician and pilot who served as the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989 for two terms. He took office after the assassination of his mother, then–prime minister Indira Gandhi,…

1944

Graig Nettles

American baseball player and manager

Graig Nettles, nicknamed "Puff", is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. During a 22-year baseball career, he played for the Minnesota Twins (1967–1969), Cleveland Indians (1970–1972), New York…

1944

José Wilker

Brazilian actor and director (died 2014)

José Wilker Almeida was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actor and director. He gained fame in telenovelas such as Roque Santeiro (1985), but became internationally known for his role as Vadinho, the husband who…

1944

Roy Gardner

English businessman

Sir Roy Alan Gardner is a British businessman. He is a former director of English football clubs Manchester United and Plymouth Argyle. While at Manchester United, he was involved in the sale of the club to American…

1945

Mufaddal Saifuddin

53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of Fatimid Caliphate

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq and leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, a Tayyibi, Musta'li, Ismaili Shia Muslim denomination. He succeeded his father, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, upon the…

1946

Henryk Broder

Polish-German journalist and author

Henryk Marcin Broder, self-designation Henryk Modest Broder, is a Polish-born German journalist, author, and television personality. He was born into a Jewish family in Katowice, Poland.

1946

Connie Chung

American journalist

Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich is an American journalist who has been a news anchor and reporter for the U.S. television news networks ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC. Some of her more famous interview subjects include…

1946

Laurent Fabius

French politician, 158th Prime Minister of France

Laurent Pierre Emmanuel Fabius is a French politician who has served in a number of capacities, most recently as president of the Constitutional Council from 2016 to 2025. A member of the Socialist Party, he previously…

1946

Ralf Hütter

German singer and keyboard player

Ralf Hütter is a German musician and composer best known as the lead singer and keyboardist of Kraftwerk, which he founded with Florian Schneider in 1970, and became the only consistent member of the band, and the only…

1946

N. R. Narayana Murthy

Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys

Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the founder of Infosys, and was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor of the company before retiring and…

1946

Alan Lee

English painter and illustrator

Alan Lee is an English book illustrator and film conceptual designer. He is best known for his artwork inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novels, and for his work on the concept design of Peter Jackson's film…

1947

James Pankow

American musician

James Carter Pankow is an American trombone player, songwriter, and brass instrument arranger who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for his brass arrangements, and for being one-third of…

1947

Ray Wise

American actor

Raymond Herbert Wise is an American actor best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He has appeared in films such as Swamp Thing (1982), The…

1947

John Noble

Australian actor and director

John Noble is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Denethor in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003), and Dr. Walter Bishop in the Fox science fiction series Fringe (2008–2013). His other…

1948

Robert Plant

English singer-songwriter

Robert Anthony Plant is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin from its founding in 1968 until their break-up in 1980. Since then, he has had a successful…

1948

Nikolas Asimos

Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1988)

Nikolas Asimos was a Greek composer, singer and performance artist. His real surname was Asimopoulos (Ασημόπουλος). Asimos was a very special case of a counter-culture artist, mostly because of his lifestyle. His…

1949

Phil Lynott

Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 1986)

Philip Parris Lynott was an Irish musician who was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter of the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was noted for his distinctive pick-based style on the bass and for…

1949

Greg Bear

American author (died 2022)

Gregory Dale Bear was an American science fiction writer. His work covered themes of conflict, consciousness, and accelerated evolution. The Forge of God and Anvil of Stars established his reputation. As time went on…

1951

DeForest Soaries

American minister and politician, 30th Secretary of State of New Jersey

The Reverend DeForest Blake "Buster" Soaries, Jr. is a Baptist minister, author and public advocate, from Montclair, New Jersey. A member of the Republican Party, He is the former Secretary of State of New Jersey and…

1951

John Emburey

English cricketer and coach

John Ernest Emburey is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the…

1952

Doug Fieger

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)

Douglas Lars Fieger was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock band the Knack. He co-wrote "My Sharona," the biggest hit song of 1979 in the U.S., with…

1952

John Hiatt

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Robert Hiatt is an American singer-songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has been awarded a…

1952

Ric Menello

American director and screenwriter (died 2013)

Richard "Ric" Menello was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. Menello co-directed the landmark music video for the Beastie Boys' 1987 single, "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right ". His contributions to music during…

1952

Gerry Bertier

American football player (died 1981)

Gerry Bertier was a high school American football player and Paralympian. He became known for his participation on the 1971 Virginia State Champion football T. C. Williams High School team, and their portrayal in the…

1953

Peter Horton

American actor and director

Peter Horton is an American actor and director. He played Professor Gary Shepherd on the television series Thirtysomething from 1987 until 1991.

1953

Mike Jackson

American politician

James Michael Jackson, known as Mike Jackson is a Republican former member of the Texas Senate representing the 11th District. He was also the President pro tempore of the Texas Senate, before running the United States…

1953

Jim Trenton

American radio host and actor

James Trenton, nicknamed "the Poorman", is an American radio broadcaster. He is best known as the creator and host of Loveline on KROQ-FM in Los Angeles from 1983 to 1993. He currently hosts a morning radio program on…

1953

Leroy Burgess

American singer, songwriter, keyboard player, recording artist, and record producer

Leroy O'Neil Jackson Jr., known by his stage name Leroy Burgess, is an American singer, songwriter, keyboard player, recording artist, arranger and record producer.

1953

Quinn Buckner

American basketball player and coach

William Quinn Buckner is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of the…

1954

Tawn Mastrey

American radio host and producer (died 2007)

Tawn Mastrey was an American disc jockey, music video producer, one of rock radio's top media personalities. She hosted a daily show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hair Nation Channel 23, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, 10…

1954

Al Roker

American news anchor, television personality, and author

Albert Lincoln Roker Jr. is an American weather presenter, journalist, television personality, and author. He is the weather anchor on NBC's Today, and occasionally co-hosts 3rd Hour Today. He has a lapsed American…

1954

Agnes Chan

Hong Kong singer and author

Agnes Miling Kaneko Chan is a Hong-Kong-born Japanese singer, television personality, university professor, essayist and novelist. Since 1998, Chan has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and supports the Japan Committee…

1955

Janet Royall

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Janet Anne Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon,, is a British Labour Co-operative Party politician. A former secretary and adviser to Neil Kinnock, Royall was appointed to the House of Lords in 2004 after having stood…

1955

Joan Allen

American actress

Joan Allen is an American actress. Known for her work on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Primetime…

1956

Alvin Greenidge

Barbadian cricketer

Alvin Ethelbert Greenidge is a former West Indian cricketer who played in six Tests and one ODI from 1978 to 1979. Born in Barbados, he was an opening batsman who shares his name with, but is unrelated to, fellow opener…

1956

Desmond Swayne

English soldier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household

Sir Desmond Angus Swayne is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for New Forest West since 1997.

1956

Finlay Calder

Scottish rugby player

Finlay Calder OBE is a Scotland international former rugby union player.

1957

Jim Calder

Scottish rugby player

James Hamilton Calder is a former Scotland international rugby union player.

1957

Simon Donaldson

English mathematician and academic

Sir Simon Kirwan Donaldson is an English mathematician known for his work on the topology of smooth (differentiable) four-dimensional manifolds, Donaldson–Thomas theory, and his contributions to Kähler geometry. He is…

1957

Sorin Antohi

Romanian journalist and historian

Sorin Antohi is a Romanian historian, essayist, and journalist.

1957

Paul Johnson

American football coach

Paul Clayton Johnson is an American former college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Georgia Southern University from 1997 to 2001, the United States Naval Academy from 2002 to 2007, and Georgia…

1957

Nigel Dodds

Northern Irish lawyer and politician

Nigel Alexander Dodds, Baron Dodds of Duncairn,, is a Northern Irish unionist politician serving as Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the House of Lords since 2021. He previously served as deputy leader…

1958

Patricia Rozema

Canadian director and screenwriter

Patricia Rozema is a Canadian film director, writer and producer. She was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto, Canada, known as the Toronto New Wave.

1958

David O. Russell

American director and screenwriter

David Owen Russell is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has earned numerous accolades including two British Academy Film Awards, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for five Academy…

1958

John Stehr

American journalist

John Stehr, is a former American television journalist. He is currently Mayor of Zionsville, Indiana. Stehr won the Republican party nomination in the primary election on May 2, 2023, and ran unopposed in the general…

1958

Dom Duff

Breton singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer

Dominique Le Duff is a Breton singer-songwriter.

1960

Mark Langston

American baseball player

Mark Edward Langston is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners (1984–1989), Montreal Expos (1989), California / Anaheim Angels…

1960

Amanda Sonia Berry

English businesswoman

Amanda Sonia Berry is the chief executive officer of the Royal Foundation. She was CEO of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) from December 2000 to October 2022.

1961

James Marsters

American actor

James Wesley Marsters is an American actor, voice actor, musician, singer, comic book writer, and audiobook narrator.

1962

Uwe Bialon

German footballer and manager

Uwe Bialon is a German professional football manager and former player. He made his single Bundesliga appearance for VfB Stuttgart on 23 October 1982 in a 5–2 win over VfL Bochum.

1963

Kal Daniels

American baseball player

Kalvoski Daniels is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 1992 for the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs.

1963

José Cecena

Mexican baseball player

José Isabel (Lugo) Ceceña is a Mexican former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1988 with the Texas Rangers. Jose was signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies. Jose was selected by Texas…

1963

Azarias Ruberwa

Congolese lawyer and politician, Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Azarias Ruberwa Manywa is a Congolese politician, lawyer, and public figure. During the Second Congo War he was Secretary-General of the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD-G) rebel group. Following the war,…

1964

Miguel Albaladejo

Spanish director and screenwriter

Miguel Albaladejo is a Spanish screenwriter and film director.

1966

Colin Cunningham

American actor

Colin Alexander Cunningham is an American television and film actor. Cunningham is best known for his roles as John Pope in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies and as Major/Lt.Col Paul Davis on Stargate SG-1…

1966

Dimebag Darrell

American guitarist and songwriter (died 2004)

Darrell Lance Abbott, known professionally as Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founded alongside his brother Vinnie…

1966

Enrico Letta

Italian lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Italy

Enrico Letta is an Italian politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from April 2013 to February 2014, leading a grand coalition of centre-left and centre-right parties. He later was the leader of the Democratic…

1966

Liu Chunyan

Chinese host and voice actress

Liu Chunyan, better known by her stage name Jin Guizi, is a Chinese television host and voice actress. She won the Golden Mic Award in both 1999 and 2011, and received the Flying Apsaras Award for Best Female Voice…

1966

Andy Benes

American baseball player

Andrew Charles Benes is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most prominently as a member of the San Diego Padres, who selected Benes as the first…

1967

Brett Angell

English footballer and coach

Brett Ashley Mark Angell is an English football manager and former professional footballer.

1968

Abdelatif Benazzi

Moroccan-French rugby player

Abdelatif Benazzi is a French-Moroccan rugby union player who represented both Morocco and France. He played as a lock or back row forward.

1968

Sandy Brondello

Australian basketball player and coach

Sandra Anne Brondello is an Australian professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player. She is the head coach of the Australian women's national team and the inaugural head coach of the Toronto…

1968

Klas Ingesson

Swedish footballer and manager (died 2014)

Klas Inge "Klabbe" Ingesson was a Swedish professional footballer and manager. He spent most of his career as a midfielder in Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, England, Italy and France. Ingesson represented the Sweden…

1968

Yuri Shiratori

Japanese voice actress and singer

Yuri Shiratori is a Japanese voice actress and singer.

1968

Bai Yansong

Chinese host

Bai Yansong is a Chinese news anchor and journalist for China Central Television (CCTV). Bai began his career at the China Broadcasting Newspaper before moving to CCTV, where he hosted programs including Focus Report,…

1968

Billy Gardell

American comedian, actor, and producer

William Gardell Jr. is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Gardell played Chicago police officer Mike Biggs on Mike & Molly. He also had a recurring role as Billy Colivida on Yes, Dear, and appeared in a dozen…

1969

Mark Holzemer

American baseball player and scout

Mark Harold Holzemer is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, and Philadelphia Phillies, and in Nippon…

1969

Santeri Kinnunen

Finnish actor

Santeri Karl-Henrik Kinnunen is a Finnish actor. Kinnunen, who spent most of his career at the Helsinki City Theatre, has acted in numerous film and television productions and worked as a voice actor.

1969

Els Callens

Belgian tennis player and sportscaster

Els Callens is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.

1970

Fred Durst

American singer-songwriter

William Frederick Durst is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker, best known as the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released six studio…

1970

Nenad Bjelica

Croatian footballer and manager

Nenad Bjelica is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb.

1971

Matt Calland

English rugby player and coach

Matthew Hugh Calland is an English former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and coached in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for the Rochdale…

1971

Ke Huy Quan

Vietnamese-American actor

Ke Huy Quan, also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, is an American actor. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Saturn Award, in addition to a BAFTA nomination.

1971

Steve Stone

English footballer and coach

Steven Brian Stone is an English professional football coach and former player. He is currently first team coach at Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

1971

David Walliams

English comedian, actor, and author

David Edward Williams, known professionally as David Walliams, is an English actor, comedian, writer and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch shows Little Britain…

1971

Derrick Alston

American basketball player

Derrick Samuel Alston Sr. is an American basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. In February 2023, Alston became the second head coach of the…

1972

Melvin Booker

American basketball player

Melvin Jermaine Booker is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 185 lb (84 kg) point guard, he played for the University of Missouri.

1972

Chaney Kley

American actor (died 2007)

Chaney Kley Minnis was an American actor. During his career he was best known for his recurring role as Officer Asher on the FX drama The Shield and as the lead in the horror movie Darkness Falls.

1972

Scott Quinnell

Welsh rugby player and sportscaster

Scott Quinnell is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He was a number eight for Wales, Llanelli RFC, Llanelli Scarlets, Richmond and the British & Irish Lions in…

1972

Anna Umemiya

Japanese model and actress

Anna Umemiya is a Japanese television personality and model. Born in Tokyo, she is the daughter of a Japanese father and an American mother, herself a former model. Her father, Tatsuo Umemiya, was an actor, and former…

1972

Alban Bushi

Albanian footballer

Alban Bushi is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Albania under-21 and under-20 team. He is nicknamed "Loku".

1973

Alexandre Finazzi

Brazilian footballer

Alexandre Silveira Finazzi, known as Finazzi, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the current head coach of Tapajós.

1973

Scott Goodman

Australian swimmer

Scott Linton Goodman is an Australian butterfly swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly. He was also an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship…

1973

Todd Helton

American baseball player

Todd Lynn Helton is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played his entire 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Colorado Rockies. A five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, and…

1973

Cameron Mather

New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster

Cameron George Mather is a rugby union footballer who plays in the back row. He won eleven caps for Scotland between 1999 and 2004.

1973

José Paniagua

Dominican baseball player

José Luis Paniagua Sánchez is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He appeared in Major League Baseball from 1996 through 2003 with the Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago…

1973

Donn Swaby

American actor and screenwriter

Donn Swaby is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Chad Harris-Crane on the television soap opera Passions.

1973

Juan Becerra Acosta

Mexican journalist

Juan Alberto Becerra Acosta Aguilar de Quevedo is a Mexican journalist. He has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the Universidad Latinoamericana (ULA).

1973

Amy Adams

American actress

Amy Lou Adams is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades…

1974

Misha Collins

American actor

Dmitri "Misha" Collins is an American actor best known for his role as the angel Castiel on the CW television series Supernatural (2008–2020).

1974

Szabolcs Sáfár

Hungarian footballer and coach

Szabolcs Sáfár is a former Hungarian football goalkeeper.

1974

Andy Strachan

Australian drummer and songwriter

Andrew Douglas Strachan is an Australian rock musician. In 1994, after growing up in Adelaide, he relocated to Melbourne, and in 2000 he became the drummer of Sydney-based alternative rock group, Pollyanna. In 2002, he…

1974

Maxim Vengerov

Russian-Israeli violinist and conductor

Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov is a Soviet-born Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor. Classic FM has called him "one of the greatest violinists in the world".

1974

Marcin Adamski

Polish footballer and manager

Marcin Adamski is a Polish football executive, manager and former player. He is currently the chairman of III liga club Flota Świnoujście.

1975

Marko Martin

Estonian pianist and educator

Marko Martin is an Estonian pianist trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, teaching at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. He is a member of the Association of Estonian Professional Musicians and the…

1975

Shaun Newton

English footballer

Shaun O'Neill Newton is an English former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder for Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United and Leicester City before ending his professional…

1975

Elijah Williams

American football player and coach

Elijah Elgebra Williams is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back and kick returner for four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) during the late 1990s…

1975

Chris Drury

American ice hockey player

Christopher Ellis Drury is an American professional ice hockey executive and former player. He has served as the president and general manager for the New York Rangers since May 5, 2021. He previously served as the…

1976

Cornel Frăsineanu

Romanian footballer

Cornel Dănuț Frăsineanu is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He was also a manager at Atletic Bradu in the Romanian Liga IV.

1976

Tony Grant

Irish footballer

Tony Grant is an Irish professional footballer who last played for Duleek.

1976

Kristen Miller

American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Kristen Miller is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Ashley Elliot on the sitcom USA High (1997–1999) and Deedra "D.D." Cummings on the action-adventure series She Spies (2002–2004).

1976

Fabio Ulloa

Honduran footballer

Fabio Renán Ulloa Castillo is a Honduran footballer.

1976

Paolo Bianco

Italian footballer

Paolo Bianco is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who is the head coach of Serie B club Monza. He played for several Serie A clubs as a defender.

1977

Wayne Brown

English footballer

Wayne Lawrence Brown is an English football coach and former player who was most recently manager of Colchester United.

1977

Felipe Contepomi

Argentine rugby player, coach, and physician

Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine professional rugby coach who is currently the head coach of the Argentine national side.

1977

Manuel Contepomi

Argentine rugby player

Manuel Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He started playing rugby at his secondary school, Colegio Cardenal Newman, and currently plays for Club Newman in the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires competition.…

1977

Stéphane Gillet

Luxembourgish footballer

Stéphane Gillet was a Luxembourgish footballer. He played in goal twenty times for Luxembourg. He has played for clubs in several countries, including Jeunesse Esch and Racing FC Union Luxembourg in Luxembourg, Chester…

1977

Aaron Hamill

Australian footballer and coach

Aaron Hamill is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who is best known for his time at the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) when he briefly captained the club. He also played…

1977

Ívar Ingimarsson

Icelandic footballer

Ívar Ingimarsson is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

1977

James Ormond

English cricketer

James Ormond is an English former cricketer. He played two Test matches for the England cricket team and in total made 137 first-class appearances. Ormond was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler…

1977

Josh Pearce

American baseball player

Joshua Ray Pearce is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 2002 to 2004.

1977

Aaron Taylor

American baseball player

Aaron Wade Taylor, nicknamed Big Country, is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners.

1977

Alberto Martín

Spanish tennis player

Alberto Martín Magret is a retired tennis player from Spain. He won three singles titles and reached five Masters Series quarterfinals on clay.

1978

Emir Mkademi

Tunisian footballer

Emir Mkademi is a Tunisian football defender.

1978

Chris Schroder

American baseball player

Christopher Keith Schroder is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He attended Oklahoma City University. Bob Carpenter coined him one of the 'er boys' along with Chris Booker and Ryan Wagner.

1978

Sarah Borwell

English tennis player

Sarah Leah Borwell is an English former professional tennis player who enjoyed her greatest success in doubles. She was the British number one in doubles. Her career-high doubles ranking is 65, set on 9 August 2010, and…

1979

Jamie Cullum

English singer-songwriter and pianist

Jamie Paul Joseph Cullum is an English jazz-pop singer, pianist, songwriter and radio presenter. Although primarily a vocalist and pianist, he also accompanies himself on other instruments, including guitar and drums.…

1979

Cory Sullivan

American baseball player

Cory Sullivan is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, and Houston Astros between 2005 and 2010.

1979

Ben Barnes

English actor

Benjamin Thomas Barnes is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia film series (2008–2010), Logan Delos in the HBO science fiction series Westworld…

1981

Brett Finch

Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Brett John Finch is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative half back, he played in the National Rugby League…

1981

Artur Kotenko

Estonian footballer

Artur Kotenko is a retired Estonian professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for FCI Levadia.

1981

Bernard Mendy

French footballer

Bernard Mendy is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He was known for his blistering pace and constant overlapping runs. He most recently served as the assistant manager of Paris…

1981

Craig Ochs

American football player

Craig Ochs is an American former football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL) and was also assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe in the 2006 season.

1981

Byron Saxton

American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster

Bryan Jesús Kelly, better known by the ring name Byron Saxton, is an American professional wrestling commentator, ring announcer, and former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he works as a backstage…

1981

Cléber Luis Alberti

Brazilian footballer

Cléber Luis Alberti or simply Cléber is a goalkeeper player from Brazil, who plays for Portuguese Liga de Honra side GD Estoril.

1982

Aleksandr Amisulashvili

Georgian footballer

Aleksandre Amisulashvili is a retired Georgian international footballer.

1982

Monty Dumond

South African rugby player

Godfried 'Monty' Dumond is a South African rugby union player for the Boland Cavaliers in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge.

1982

Youssouf Hersi

Ethiopian footballer

Youssouf Hersi is a retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Ethiopia, Hersi represented the Netherlands at youth international level.

1982

Joshua Kennedy

Australian footballer

Joshua Blake Kennedy is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a striker for the Australia national soccer team. At club level, he played mostly for soccer clubs in Germany and Japan.

1982

Mijaín López

Cuban wrestler

Mijaín López Núñez is a Cuban retired Greco-Roman wrestler. Widely considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, López is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time World Champion, for a total of 10 world gold…

1982

Meghan Ory

Canadian actress

Meghan Ory is a Canadian-American television and film actress. She is known for her role as Red Riding Hood/Ruby on the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time and also starred in the short-lived CBS drama Intelligence as…

1982

Richard Petiot

Canadian ice hockey player

Richard Allan Petiot is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 2001 NHL entry draft.

1982

Barney Rogers

Zimbabwean cricketer

Barney Guy Rogers is a Zimbabwean former international cricketer. He played four Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Zimbabwe national cricket team between 2002 and 2005 and first-class cricket in…

1982

Enyelbert Soto

Venezuelan-Japanese baseball player

Enyelbert Soto is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons and Yokohama DeNA BayStars from 2011 to 2014.

1982

Hamza Abdullah

American football player

Hamza Muhammad Abdullah is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL draft.…

1983

Paulo André Cren Benini

Brazilian footballer

Paulo André Cren Benini is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

1983

Andrew Garfield

American-English actor

Andrew Russell Garfield is an English and American actor. He is known for his work in a variety of genres, from superhero to musicals in independent films. His accolades include a Tony Award, a British Academy…

1983

Héctor Landazuri

Colombian footballer

Héctor Fabio Landázuri is a Colombian football goalkeeper currently playing for Boyacá Chicó in the Categoría Primera A.

1983

Brian Schaefering

American football player

Brian Schaefering is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Illinois…

1983

Yuri Zhirkov

Russian footballer

Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a left-back and as a left-winger. He is an assistant manager with Dynamo Moscow.

1983

Aílton José Almeida

Brazilian footballer

Aílton José Almeida, simply known as Aílton, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward.

1984

Pavel Eismann

Czech footballer

Pavel Eismann is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1984

Laura Georges

French footballer

Laura Stéphanie Georges is a French retired footballer who is the Secretary General of the French Football Federation. She last played for German club Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga, and served as the first-choice…

1984

Jamie Hoffmann

American baseball player

Jamie Richard Hoffmann is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1984

Ingrid Lukas

Estonian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist

Ingrid Lukas is an Estonian-Swiss singer-songwriter, pianist, and bandleader. She is known for blending Estonian folk music with modern electronic and pop elements, creating a unique soundscape that has gained…

1984

Brant Daugherty

American actor

Brant David Daugherty is an American actor, known for his recurring role as Noel Kahn on the teen drama television series Pretty Little Liars. In 2013, he had a recurring role as Brian in the NBC daytime drama Days of…

1985

Glen Buttriss

Australian rugby league player

Glen Buttriss is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. Buttriss primarily played at the hooker and lock…

1985

Blake DeWitt

American baseball player

Blake Robert DeWitt is an American former professional baseball second baseman and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Braves.

1985

Thomas Domingo

French rugby player

Thomas Domingo is a French rugby union player. He is of Portuguese descent. Domingo, who is a loosehead prop, plays his club rugby for ASM Clermont Auvergne. He made his debut for France against Wales on 27 February…

1985

Matt Hague

American baseball player

Matthew Donald Hague is an American professional baseball first baseman and coach. He is the hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).

1985

Jack King

English footballer

Jack Andrew King is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.

1985

Álvaro Negredo

Spanish footballer

Álvaro Negredo Sánchez is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1985

Willie Ripia

New Zealand rugby player

Willie Ripia is a rugby union player. He plays as a first five-eighth. He was born in Murupara, New Zealand. Ripia attended Rotorua Boys' High School.

1985

Joe Vitale

American ice hockey player

Joseph Dominic Vitale is an American former professional ice hockey player and the current radio and television color analyst for the St. Louis Blues. Vitale was drafted 195th overall in the 2005 NHL entry draft by the…

1985

Stephen Ward

Irish footballer

Stephen Robert Ward is an Irish retired professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently Head of Football Development at UAE Third Division League club Dubai Irish.

1985

Mark Washington

American football player

Mark Terrell Washington II is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas State Bobcats.

1985

Andrew Surman

South African-English footballer

Andrew Ronald Edward Surman is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1986

Steven Zalewski

American ice hockey player

Steven Zalewski is an American former professional ice hockey center. He most recently played with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Zalewski was drafted 153rd overall in the 2004 NHL entry…

1986

Stefan Aigner

German footballer

Stefan Aigner is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1987

Gunther

Austrian wrestler

Walter Hahn is an Austrian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Gunther. He is a former two-time World Heavyweight Champion, and the longest reigning WWE…

1987

Manny Jacinto

Canadian actor

Manuel Luis Jacinto is a Canadian actor. After several small roles on television, his breakout role came as Jason Mendoza on the NBC sitcom The Good Place (2016–2020). Jacinto had minor roles in Bad Times at the El…

1987

Vedran Janjetović

Croatian-Australian footballer

Vedran Janjetović is a Croatian-Australian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National Premier Leagues NSW and Australian Championship club Sydney United.

1987

Sido Jombati

Portuguese footballer

Sido Coelho Jombati is a Portuguese footballer who most recently played as a right back or centre back for Salisbury. He has played in the English Football League for Cheltenham Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Oldham…

1987

Egon Kaur

Estonian race car driver

Egon Kaur is an Estonian rally driver.

1987

Jerryd Bayless

American basketball player

Jerryd Andrew Bayless is an American former professional basketball player. He played a year of college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats after playing high school basketball at St. Mary's High School in Phoenix. He…

1988

Sarah R

Lotfi, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Sarah R. Lotfi is an American filmmaker best known for her short film Menschen.

1988

José Zamora

Spanish footballer

José Zamora Girona is a Spanish former footballer who played as a winger.

1988

Kirko Bangz

American rapper and producer

Kirk Jerel Randle, better known by his stage name Kirko Bangz, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2011 single "Drank in My Cup", which peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum…

1989

Silas Kiplagat

Kenyan runner

Silas Kiplagat is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. He has a personal best of 3:27.64 minutes, which makes him the seventh fastest of all-time over the distance.

1989

Slavcho Shokolarov

Bulgarian footballer

Slavcho Petrov Shokolarov is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder and now a manager, currently leading Asenovets II.

1989

Judd Trump

English snooker player

Judd Trump is an English professional snooker player who is a former world champion and the current world number one. He is in fourth place on the list of all-time ranking event winners, having won 31 ranking titles. He…

1989

Dean Winnard

English footballer

Dean Winnard is an English footballer who last played for Marine in the Northern Premier League Division One West. His natural position is as a central defender. However, at Accrington Stanley, he was predominantly used…

1989

Macauley Chrisantus

Nigerian footballer

Macauley Chrisantus is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Lynx.

1990

Culoe De Song

South African music producer and DJ

Culolethu Zulu, known commonly by his stage name Culoe De Song, is a South African record producer, DJ and sangoma. His first name, "Culolethu", is an IsiZulu name meaning "our song", and he is known as "Culo" or…

1990

Leigh Griffiths

Scottish footballer

Leigh Griffiths is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Australian club Stirling Macedonia and recently played for Mandurah City, as well as being part of the coaching staff.

1990

Bradley Klahn

American tennis player

Bradley Klahn is an American former professional tennis player from Poway, California.

1990

Ranomi Kromowidjojo

Dutch swimmer

Ranomi Kromowidjojo is a retired Dutch swimmer of mixed Dutch-Javanese Surinamese origin who mainly specialises in sprint freestyle events. She is a triple Olympic champion, winning the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m…

1990

Marko Djokovic

Serbian tennis player

Marko Djokovic is a Serbian former tennis player. He is the middle of the three children of Dijana and Srđan Đoković, younger brother of Novak and elder to Djordje Djokovic. Djokovic was included as a fifth player in a…

1991

Jyrki Jokipakka

Finnish hockey player

Jyrki Jokipakka is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is under contract to Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round of the 2011 NHL…

1991

Cory Joseph

Canadian basketball player

Cory Ephram Joseph is a Canadian professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He plays the point guard position and was previously the captain of the Canadian…

1991

Matt Eisenhuth

Australian rugby league player

Matt Eisenhuth is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

1992

Carolina Horta

Brazilian beach volleyball player

Carolina Horta is a Brazilian beach volleyball player.

1992

Demi Lovato

American singer-songwriter and actress

Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she starred in the Disney Channel short series As the…

1992

Alex Newell

American actor and singer

Alex Eugene Newell is an American actor and singer. They are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway…

1992

Deniss Rakels

Latvian footballer

Deniss Rakeļs is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Polonia Nysa.

1992

Callum Skinner

Scottish track cyclist

Callum Skinner is a British former track cyclist. He won the silver medal in the individual sprint at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and was a member of the British team that won gold in the team sprint.

1992

Tonisha Rock-Yaw

Barbadian netball player

Tonisha Rock-Yaw is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and plays in the positions of centre and wing defense. She made her maiden World Cup appearance representing Barbados at the 2019…

1993

Mitchell Trubisky

American football player

Mitchell David Trubisky is an American professional football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected…

1994

Liana Liberato

American actress

Liana Daine Liberato is an American actress. She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me and starred in the drama films The Last Sin Eater (2007) and Trust (2010), the thriller…

1995

Bunty Afoa

New Zealand rugby league player

Iulio "Bunty" Afoa is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).

1996

Kaho Minagawa

Japanese rhythmic gymnast

Kaho Minagawa is a retired Japanese individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2017 Asian Championships All-around silver medalist. She trained in Novogorsk in Moscow, Russia. She is the first Japanese individual rhythmic…

1997

Daniel Vladař

Czech ice hockey player

Daniel Vladař is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected by the Boston Bruins in the 2015 NHL entry draft, Vladař played…

1997

Lieke Klaver

Dutch track and field athlete

Lieke Klaver is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. She specializes in the 200 metres and in the 400 metres. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2023 World Champion and the 2024 World Indoor…

1998

Prince Gabriel of Belgium

Prince Gabriel of Belgium is the elder son and second child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. He is currently second in line to the throne of Belgium after his elder sister, Elisabeth.

2003

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