Famous Birthdays on August 27

Q: Who was born on August 27?

Famous people born on August 27 include: Rhazes, Ashikaga Yoshikazu, George, Anna of Brandenburg (died 1514), Friedrich Staphylus.

Q: What is Charles Calvert known for?

Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (died 1715)

265 people 865 – 2007

August 27 has seen 265 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 865 – 2007. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · August 27 — Wikipedia

1637 — Charles Calvert

3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (died 1715)

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However, Charles left Maryland for England in 1684 and would never return

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Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore was an English colonial administrator

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He inherited the province of Maryland in 1675 upon the death of his father, Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore

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He had been his father's Deputy Governor since 1661 when he arrived in the colony at the age of 24

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The events following the Glorious Revolution in England in 1688 would cost Calvert his title to Maryland; in 1689 the royal charter to the colony was withdrawn, leading to direct rule by the British Crown

Rhazes

Persian polymath (died 925)

Abū Bakr al-Rāzī, also known as Rhazes, 864 or 865 – 925 or 935 CE, was a Persian physician, philosopher and alchemist who lived during the Islamic Golden Age. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures…

865

Ashikaga Yoshikazu

Japanese shōgun (died 1425)

Ashikaga Yoshikazu was the fifth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1423 to 1425 during the Muromachi period of medieval Japan. Yoshikazu was the son of the fourth shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimochi.

1407

George

Duke of Saxony (died 1539)

George the Bearded was Duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539 and was known for his strong opposition to the Reformation. While the Ernestine line accepted Lutheranism, the Albertines, led by George, resisted religious…

1471

Anna of Brandenburg (died 1514)

Margravine Anna of Brandenburg was a German noblewoman, the daughter of John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, and Margaret of Thuringia. By her marriage to Frederick I, Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, she became duchess…

1487

Friedrich Staphylus

German theologian (died 1564)

Friedrich Staphylus was a German theologian, at first a Lutheran Protestant and then a Catholic convert.

1512

John Frederick

Duke of Pomerania and Protestant Bishop of Cammin (died 1600)

John Frederick was Duke of Pomerania from 1560 to 1600, and Bishop of Cammin (Kamień) from 1556 to 1574. Elected bishop in 1556 and heir of the duchy in 1560, he remained under the tutelage of his great-uncle Barnim XI…

1542

Alexander Farnese

Duke of Parma (died 1592)

Alexander Farnese was an Italian noble and military leader, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592. Nephew to King Philip II of…

1545

Koxinga

Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist (died 1662)

Zheng Chenggong, born Zheng Sen (鄭森) and better known internationally by his honorific title Koxinga (國姓爺), was a Southern Ming general who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century and expelled the Dutch…

1624

John Hervey

1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (died 1751)

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol was an English Whig politician.

1665

Anne Marie d'Orléans

queen of Sardinia (died 1728)

Anne Marie d'Orléans was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to King Victor Amadeus II. She served as regent of Savoy during the absence of her spouse in 1686 and during the War of the Spanish Succession.

1669

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun

Austrian general (died 1748)

Otto Ferdinand Graf von Abensperg und Traun, was an Austrian Generalfeldmarschall. The current spelling of the name, and the spelling used in his time, is mostly Abensperg.

1677

John Joachim Zubly

Swiss-American pastor, planter, and politician (died 1781)

Reverend John Joachim Zubly, born Hans Joachim Züblin, was a Swiss-born American pastor, planter, and statesman during the American Revolution. Although a delegate for Georgia to the Continental Congress in 1775, he…

1724

Johann Georg Hamann

German philosopher and author (died 1788)

Johann Georg Hamann was a German Lutheran philosopher from Königsberg known as "the Wizard of the North" who was one of the leading figures of post-Kantian philosophy. His work was used by his student J. G. Herder as…

1730

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

German philosopher and academic (died 1831)

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher and a major figure in the tradition of German idealism. His influence on Western philosophy extends across a wide range of topics—from metaphysical issues in…

1770

Agustín Gamarra

Peruvian general and politician, 10th and 14th President of Peru (died 1841)

Agustín Gamarra Messia was a Peruvian soldier and politician, who served twice as President of Peru.

1785

Giorgio Mitrovich

Maltese politician (died 1885)

Giorgio Mitrovich was a Maltese patriot and politician known for his role in the struggle for freedom of the press in Malta. He was one of the founders of the Comitato Generale Maltese, and he co-authored a petition in…

1795

Edward Beecher

American minister and theologian (died 1895)

Edward Beecher was an American theologian, the son of Lyman Beecher and the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher.

1803

Hannibal Hamlin

American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (died 1891)

Hannibal Hamlin was an American politician and diplomat who was the 15th vice president of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republican vice…

1809

Bertalan Szemere

Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1869)

Bertalan Szemere was a Hungarian poet and nationalist who became the third Prime Minister of Hungary during the short period of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 when Hungary was independent of rule by the Austrian…

1812

William Hayden English

American politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana and Democratic vice-presidential nominee (died 1896)

William Hayden English was an American politician. He served as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1853 to 1861 and was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1880.

1822

Charles Lilley

English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (died 1897)

Sir Charles Lilley was a Premier and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland. He had a significant influence on the form and spirit of state education in colonial Queensland which lasted well into the 20th…

1827

Ödön Lechner

Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St Elisabeth (died 1914)

Ödön Lechner was a Hungarian architect, one of the prime representatives of the Hungarian Szecesszió style, which was related to Art Nouveau in the rest of Europe, including the Vienna Secession. He is famous for…

1845

Friedrich Martens

Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (died 1909)

Friedrich Fromhold Martens, or Friedrich Fromhold von Martens, was a diplomat and jurist in service of the Russian Empire who made important contributions to the science of international law. He represented Russia at…

1845

Ivan Franko

Ukrainian author and poet (died 1916)

Ivan Yakovych Franko PhD was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, translator, economist, political activist, ethnographer, and the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in…

1856

Giuseppe Peano

Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1932)

Giuseppe Peano was an Italian mathematician and glottologist. The author of over 200 books and papers, he was a founder of mathematical logic and set theory, to which he contributed much notation, for instance,…

1858

Hermann Weingärtner

German gymnast (died 1919)

Otto Ludwig Hermann Weingärtner was a German gymnast.

1864

James Henry Breasted

American archaeologist and historian (died 1935)

James Henry Breasted was an American archaeologist, Egyptologist, and historian. After completing his PhD at the University of Berlin in 1894 – the first American to obtain a doctorate in Egyptology – he joined the…

1865

Charles G. Dawes

American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1951)

Charles Gates Dawes was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under President Calvin Coolidge. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for his work on the Dawes Plan for World War…

1865

Hong Beom-do

Korean general and activist (died 1943)

General Hong Beom-do was a Korean independence activist and national hero. Hong served as commander of a guerrilla unit of the Justice Army "Yibyon" within the Righteous armies and the Korean Independence Army, which…

1868

Amado Nervo

Mexican journalist, poet, and diplomat (died 1919)

Amado Nervo also known as Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo, was a Mexican poet, journalist and educator. He also acted as Mexican Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay. His poetry was known for its use of metaphor and…

1870

Theodore Dreiser

American novelist and journalist (died 1945)

Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and…

1871

Carl Bosch

German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1940)

Carl Bosch was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. He was a pioneer in the field of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben, at one point the world's largest chemical…

1874

Katharine McCormick

American biologist, philanthropist, and activist (died 1967)

Katharine Dexter McCormick was an American suffragist, philanthropist and, after her husband's death, heir to a substantial part of the McCormick family fortune. She funded most of the research necessary to develop the…

1875

Charles Rolls

English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (died 1910)

Charles Stewart Rolls was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered…

1877

Ernst Wetter

Swiss lawyer and politician, 48th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1963)

Ernst Wetter was a Swiss politician.

1877

Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel

Russian general (died 1928)

Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel was a Russian military officer of Baltic German descent. He served as a general in the anti-Bolshevik Volunteer Army during the Russian Civil War, and in 1920 became the last…

1878

Vincent Auriol

French lawyer and politician, President of the French Republic (died 1966)

Vincent Jules Auriol was President of France from 1947 to 1954. A member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), he was the first president elected under the Fourth Republic. His presidential term…

1884

Denis G. Lillie

British biologist, member of the 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition (died 1963)

Denis Gascoigne Lillie was a British biologist who participated in the Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913) to the Antarctic. He collected numerous marine animals as well as plants and fossils–many of which were new to…

1884

Rebecca Clarke

English viola player and composer (died 1979)

Rebecca Helferich Clarke was a British classical composer and violist. Internationally renowned as a viola virtuoso, she also became one of the first female professional orchestral players in London.

1886

Man Ray

American-French photographer and painter (died 1976)

Man Ray was an American-born, French-naturalized visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He…

1890

Andreas Alföldi

Hungarian archaeologist and historian (died 1981)

András (Andreas) Ede Zsigmond Alföldi was a Hungarian historian, art historian, epigraphist, numismatist and archaeologist, specializing in the Late Antique period. He was one of the most productive 20th-century…

1895

Kenji Miyazawa

Japanese author and poet (died 1933)

Kenji Miyazawa was a Japanese novelist, poet, and children's literature writer from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taishō and early Shōwa periods. He was also known as an agricultural science teacher, vegetarian,…

1896

Gaspard Fauteux

Canadian businessman and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1963)

Gaspard Fauteux, was a Canadian parliamentarian, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (1945–1949), and the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1950–1958).

1898

C. S. Forester

English novelist (died 1966)

Cecil Louis Troughton Smith, best known by his pen name C.S. Forester, was an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare, such as the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series depicting a Royal Navy officer…

1899

Alar Kotli

Estonian architect (died 1963)

Alar Kotli was an Estonian architect. He studied sculpture at the art school Pallas in Tartu during 1922–1923 and mathematics at the University of Tartu. He graduated from the University of technology in Gdańsk in 1927…

1904

Norah Lofts

English author (died 1983)

Norah Ethel Lofts was a 20th-century British writer. She also wrote under the pen names Peter Curtis and Juliet Astley. She wrote more than fifty books. Although specializing in historical fiction and "known for her…

1904

John Hay Whitney

American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (died 1982)

John Hay Whitney was an American venture capitalist, sportsman, philanthropist, newspaper publisher, film producer and diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, publisher of the New York Herald…

1904

Aris Velouchiotis

Greek soldier (died 1945)

Athanasios Klaras, better known by the nom de guerre Aris Velouchiotis, was a Greek journalist, politician, member of the Communist Party of Greece, the most prominent leader and chief instigator of the Greek People's…

1905

Ed Gein

American murderer and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield (died 1982)

Edward Theodore Gein, also known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul, was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread…

1906

Edmund Wojtyła

Polish doctor (died 1932)

Edmund Antoni Wojtyła was a Polish doctor who died of scarlet fever a few years after graduating. He was the elder brother of Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II.

1906

Don Bradman

Australian cricketer and manager (died 2001)

Sir Donald George Bradman, nicknamed "the Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. His cricketing successes have been claimed by Shane Warne, among…

1908

Lyndon B. Johnson

American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (died 1973)

Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Johnson was vice president under John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in 1963, when he assumed…

1908

Sylvère Maes

Belgian cyclist (died 1966)

Sylvère Maes was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939. In 1937, Maes left the 1937 Tour de France together with his Belgian team while he was leading the general…

1909

Charles Pozzi

French race car driver (died 2001)

Charles Pozzi was a French racing driver who participated in one World Championship Formula One race in 1950, the year of its inception.

1909

Lester Young

American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 1959)

Lester Willis Young, nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.

1909

Kay Walsh

English actress and dancer (died 2005)

Kathleen Walsh was an English actress, dancer, and screenwriter. Her film career prospered after she met her future husband, film director David Lean, with whom she worked on productions such as In Which We Serve and…

1911

Gloria Guinness

Mexican journalist (died 1980)

Gloria Guinness, previously Countess Gloria von Fürstenberg-Herdringen, was a Mexican socialite and a contributing editor to Harper's Bazaar from 1963 to 1971. She was photographed by Cecil Beaton, Slim Aarons, Alejo…

1912

Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.

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

Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. was an American physicist who was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the separated oscillatory field method, which had important applications in the construction of…

1915

Gordon Bashford

English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (died 1991)

Gordon Dennis Bashford was a British car design engineer. Bashford played a significant part in the design of most post-war Rover cars, including the Land Rover.

1916

Tony Harris

South African cricketer and rugby player (died 1993)

Terence Anthony Harris known as Tony Harris, was a South African sportsman who was the last man to be a dual international of both cricket and rugby union for his country. He represented South Africa in five rugby union…

1916

Martha Raye

American actress and comedian (died 1994)

Martha Raye was an American comic actress and singer whose career spanned six decades across film, theater, and television. Her wide smile and energetic comedic style earned her the nickname "The Big Mouth."

1916

Peanuts Lowrey

American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1986)

Harry Lee "Peanuts" Lowrey was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds (1949–50), St. Louis Cardinals (1950–54) and Philadelphia Phillies (1955).

1917

Jelle Zijlstra

Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2001)

Jelle Zijlstra was a Dutch politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 November 1966 until 5 April 1967. He was a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP).

1918

Pee Wee Butts

American baseball player and coach (died 1972)

Thomas Lee "Pee Wee" Butts was an American baseball player who played in the Negro leagues.

1919

Murray Grand

American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2007)

Murray Grand was an American singer, songwriter, lyricist, and pianist best known for the song "Guess Who I Saw Today".

1919

Baptiste Manzini

American football player (died 2008)

Baptiste John "Bap" Manzini was a professional American football center and high school football coach.

1920

James Molyneaux

Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (died 2015)

James Henry Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, KBE, PC, often known as Jim Molyneaux, was a unionist politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1979 to 1995, and as…

1920

Georg Alexander

Duke of Mecklenburg (died 1996)

Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1963 until his death.

1921

Leo Penn

American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1998)

Leo Zalman Penn was an American television director and actor. He was the father of musician Michael Penn and actors Sean and Chris Penn.

1921

Roelof Kruisinga

Dutch physician and politician, Minister of Defence for The Netherlands (died 2012)

Roelof Johannes Hendrik Kruisinga was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and physician.

1922

Jimmy Greenhalgh

English footballer and manager (died 2013)

James Radcliffe Greenhalgh was an English football player and manager. He played as a wing half and made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League for Hull City, Bury and Gillingham. As a manager, he took charge of…

1923

David Rowbotham

Australian journalist and poet (died 2010)

David Harold Rowbotham was an Australian poet and journalist.

1924

Rosalie E. Wahl

American lawyer and jurist (died 2013)

Sara Rosalie Wahl was an American feminist, lawyer, public defender, clinical law professor, and judge. She was the first woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court, which she did for some seventeen years. Governor…

1924

Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo

Italian cardinal (died 2017)

Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1977 until he retired in 2001. As Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul…

1925

Nat Lofthouse

English footballer and manager (died 2011)

Nathaniel Lofthouse was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Bolton Wanderers for his entire career. He won 33 caps for England between 1950 and 1958, scoring 30 goals, with one of the highest…

1925

Saiichi Maruya

Japanese author and critic (died 2012)

Saiichi Maruya was a Japanese author and literary critic.

1925

Bill Neilson

Australian politician, 34th Premier of Tasmania (died 1989)

William Arthur Neilson AC was Premier of Tasmania from 1975 to 1977.

1925

Jaswant Singh Neki

Indian poet and academic (died 2015)

Jaswant Singh Neki was a leading Indian Sikh scholar, significant neo-metaphysical Punjabi language poet and former Director of PGI Chandigarh and Head of the Psychiatry Department at All India Institute of Medical…

1925

Carter Stanley

American bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1966)

Carter Glen Stanley was a bluegrass music lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitar player. He formed The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys band with his younger brother Ralph Stanley.

1925

George Brecht

American-German chemist and composer (died 2008)

George Brecht, born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson,…

1926

Kristen Nygaard

Norwegian computer scientist and academic (died 2002)

Kristen Nygaard was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer, and politician. Internationally, Nygaard is acknowledged as the co-inventor of object-oriented programming and the programming language…

1926

Péter Boross

Hungarian lawyer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary

Péter Boross is a Hungarian retired politician and former member of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from December 1993 to July 1994. He assumed the position upon the death of…

1928

Mangosuthu Buthelezi

South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu (died 2023)

Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi was a South African politician and Zulu prince who served as the traditional prime minister to the Zulu royal family from 1954 until his death in 2023. He was appointed to this post by…

1928

Joan Kroc

American philanthropist (died 2003)

Joan Beverly Kroc, also known as Joni, was an American philanthropist and the third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc.

1928

Ira Levin

American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (died 2007)

Ira Marvin Levin was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His works include the novels A Kiss Before Dying (1953), Rosemary's Baby (1967), The Stepford Wives (1972), This Perfect Day (1970), The Boys from…

1929

George Scott

Canadian-American wrestler and promoter (died 2014)

George Scott was a Canadian professional wrestler, booker and promoter. From the 1950s until the 1970s, he and his younger brother Sandy competed as The Flying Scotts in North American regional promotions including the…

1929

Aase Foss Abrahamsen

Norwegian writer (died 2023)

Aase Foss Abrahamsen was a Norwegian writer. She primarily wrote for children and young adults, but also books for adults.

1930

Gholamreza Takhti

Iranian wrestler and politician (died 1968)

Gholamreza Takhti was an Iranian freestyle wrestler and a practitioner of varzesh-e bastani. He was a gold medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1958 Asian Games, 1959 World Championships, and 1961 World Championships,…

1930

Sri Chinmoy

Indian-American guru and poet (died 2007)

Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, better known as Sri Chinmoy, was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the United States after moving to New York City in 1964. Chinmoy established his first meditation center in…

1931

Joe Cunningham

American baseball player and coach (died 2021)

Joseph Robert Cunningham Jr. was an American baseball first baseman and outfielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, and Washington Senators from 1954…

1931

Cor Brom

Dutch footballer and manager (died 2008)

Cor Brom was a Dutch football player and manager.

1932

Antonia Fraser

English historian and author

Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser is a British author of history, novels, biographies and detective fiction.

1932

Ernie Broglio

American baseball player (died 2019)

Ernest Gilbert Broglio was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs from 1959 to 1966.

1935

Michael Holroyd

English author

Sir Michael de Courcy Fraser Holroyd is an English biographer.

1935

Frank Yablans

American screenwriter and producer (died 2014)

Frank Yablans was an American studio executive, film producer, and screenwriter. Yablans served as an executive at Paramount Pictures, including President of the studio, in the 1960s and 1970s.

1935

Joel Kovel

American scholar and author (died 2018)

Joel Stephen Kovel was an American psychiatrist, scholar, human rights activist, and author known as a founder of eco-socialism. Kovel became a psychoanalyst, but he abandoned psychoanalysis in 1985.

1936

Lien Chan

Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China

Lien Chan is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he nominally governed Taiwan as the head of the Taiwan Provincial Government from 1990 to 1993 and served as Premier of the…

1936

Alice Coltrane

American pianist and composer (died 2007)

Alice Lucille Coltrane, also known as Swamini Turiyasangitananda or simply Turiya, was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and Hindu spiritual leader. An accomplished pianist and one of the few harpists in…

1937

Tommy Sands

American pop singer and actor

Thomas Adrian Sands is an American country and pop music singer and actor. Working in show business as a child, Sands became an overnight sensation and instant teen idol when he appeared on Kraft Television Theater in…

1937

William Least Heat-Moon

American travel writer and historian

William Least Heat-Moon is an American travel writer and historian. He describes his heritage as English, Irish, and Osage. He is the author of several books which chronicle unusual journeys through the United States,…

1939

Edward Patten

American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2005)

Edward Roy Patten was an American R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips. He was a cousin of Gladys Knight. Patten was a member of the group from 1959 until the disbandment in 1989. Patten…

1939

Nikola Pilić

Yugoslav tennis player and coach (died 2025)

Nikola Pilić was a Croatian professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. He was the coach of the Croatian, West German and Serbian national tennis teams, with whom he won several Davis Cup titles. He…

1939

Fernest Arceneaux

American singer and accordion player (died 2008)

Fernest Arceneaux was a French-speaking Creole Zydeco accordionist and singer from Louisiana. He was known as "The New Prince of Accordion" for his virtuosity.

1940

Sonny Sharrock

American guitarist (died 1994)

Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock was an American jazz guitarist. His first wife was singer Linda Sharrock, with whom he recorded and performed.

1940

Cesária Évora

Cape Verdean singer (died 2011)

Cesária Évora GCIH was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nostalgia, and the…

1941

János Konrád

Hungarian water polo player and swimmer (died 2014)

János Konrád was a Hungarian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest. On 25 November 2014…

1941

Harrison Page

American actor

Harrison Page is an American television and film actor who has appeared in many popular series, including Sledge Hammer!, Cold Case, JAG, ER, Ally McBeal, Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero, Melrose Place, Quantum Leap, The…

1941

Daryl Dragon

American keyboard player and songwriter (died 2019)

Daryl Frank Dragon was an American musician known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille with his wife, Toni Tennille.

1942

Brian Peckford

Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Alfred Brian Peckford is a Canadian politician who served as the third premier of Newfoundland from March 26, 1979 to March 22, 1989. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, Peckford was first elected as…

1942

Chuck Girard

American singer-songwriter and pianist

Chuck Girard was an American musician, considered a pioneer of Contemporary Christian music. He moved to Santa Rosa, California in his early teens, becoming a band member of the Castells and later the surf-rock band The…

1943

Bob Kerrey

American lieutenant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient, 35th Governor of Nebraska

Joseph Robert Kerrey is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001.

1943

Tuesday Weld

American model and actress

Tuesday Weld is an American retired actress. She began acting as a child and progressed to mature roles in the late 1950s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in 1960. Over the following…

1943

G. W. Bailey

American actor

George William Bailey is an American actor. His roles include Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H, Lieutenant/Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy films (1984–1994), and Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin…

1944

Tim Bogert

American singer and bass player (died 2021)

John Voorhis "Tim" Bogert III was an American multi-instrumentalist musician and frequent collaborator with drummer Carmine Appice; the duo performed in such bands as Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and the power trio Beck,…

1944

Douglas R. Campbell

Canadian lawyer and judge

Douglas R. Campbell was a judge who served on the Federal Court of Canada. He was Canada's longest-serving judge, serving a total of 46 years.

1945

Marianne Sägebrecht

German actress

Marianne Sägebrecht is a German film actress.

1945

Tony Howard

Barbadian cricketer and manager

Anthony Bourne Howard is a former West Indies international cricketer who played in one Test match in 1972, taking two wickets for 140 in a drawn match against New Zealand.

1946

Barbara Bach

American actress and model

Barbara Bach, Lady Starkey is an American retired actress and model. She played the Bond girl Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me. She is married to former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr.

1947

Halil Berktay

Turkish historian and academic

Halil Berktay is a Turkish historian at Ibn Haldun University. He has worked as a columnist for the daily newspaper Taraf and is one of the first Turkish historians to acknowledge the Armenian genocide as a historical…

1947

Kirk Francis

American engineer and producer

Kirk H. Francis was an American sound engineer. He won the 2008 Academy Award for The Bourne Ultimatum, and for LA Confidential he also received an Academy Award nomination in 1998. He was on the crew for the 1973 film…

1947

Peter Krieg

German director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2009)

Peter Krieg, born as Wilhelm Walter Gladitz was a German documentary filmmaker, producer and writer. He initially enrolled in business and economics courses at Hamburg University but abandoned his studies to travel and…

1947

John Morrison

New Zealand cricketer and politician

John Francis Maclean Morrison is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 17 Test matches and 18 One Day Internationals for New Zealand. From 1998 to 2013, he was a Wellington City Councillor; his political career…

1947

Gavin Pfuhl

South African cricketer and sportscaster (died 2002)

Gavin Pattison Pfuhl was a South African first-class cricketer who played for Western Province. He was a wicketkeeper who took more than 300 dismissals in his 95-game career.

1947

John Mehler

American drummer

John Mehler is a drummer for Love Song, Spirit of Creation, Noah and other bands.

1948

Sgt. Slaughter

American wrestler

Robert Rudolph Remus, better known as Sgt. Slaughter, is an American voice actor and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE in its ambassador program.

1948

Deborah Swallow

English historian and curator

Deborah Anne Swallow is a British educator, museum curator and academic. From 2004 to 2023, she was Märit Rausing Director of The Courtauld Institute of Art and its Gallery; she was its first female Director. She…

1948

Philippe Vallois

French director and screenwriter

Philippe Vallois is an openly gay screenwriter and director whose film Johan (1976) was selected for the Cannes Film Festival.

1948

Jeff Cook

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)

Jeffrey Alan Cook was an American country musician. He was best known for being a founding member of the band Alabama, in which he contributed to occasional lead vocals, guitar, fiddle, piano and other musical…

1949

Leah Jamieson

American computer scientist, engineer, and academic

Leah H. Jamieson is an American engineering educator, currently the Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. Jamieson was a co-founder of the Engineering Projects in…

1949

Ann Murray

Irish soprano

Ann Murray is an Irish mezzo-soprano.

1949

Charles Fleischer

American comedian and actor

Charles Fleischer is an American actor, stand-up comedian, musician, and writer, best known for his recurring role as Carvelli in Welcome Back, Kotter, and for appearing in films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, A…

1950

Neil Murray

Scottish bass player and songwriter

Philip Neil Murray is a Scottish musician, best known as the former bassist of Whitesnake, the Brian May Band, Black Sabbath, and Gary Moore.

1950

Edmund Weiner

English lexicographer and author

Edmund S. C. Weiner is the former co-editor of the Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (1985–1989) and Deputy Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1993–present). He originally joined the OED staff…

1950

Buddy Bell

American baseball player and manager

David Gus "Buddy" Bell is an American former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) currently serving as vice president and senior advisor to the general manager for the Cincinnati Reds.

1951

Mack Brown

American football player and coach

William Mack Brown is an American former college football coach. Brown most recently coached at the University of North Carolina, where he had two stints, first from 1988 until 1997, and again from 2019 until his…

1951

Randall Garrison

American-Canadian criminologist and politician

Randall C. Garrison is a Canadian politician. Elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 federal election, he represented the electoral district of Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke until 2025 as a member of the New Democratic…

1951

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (died 2023)

Paul Reubens was an American actor and comedian, widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman.

1952

Tom Berryhill

American businessman and politician (died 2020)

Thomas Charles Berryhill was an American Republican politician. He was a member of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors from January 7, 2019, until his death. He previously represented the 8th district in the…

1953

Alex Lifeson

Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Aleksandar Živojinović, known professionally as Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band Rush. In 1968, he co-founded a band with drummer John Rutsey and bassist and lead…

1953

Joan Smith

English journalist and author

Joan Alison Smith is an English journalist and novelist, who is a former chair of the Writers in Prison committee in the English section of International PEN and was the Executive Director of Hacked Off.

1953

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director, and playwright

Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare is a Swedish and American actor. He played Hamlet for Ingmar Bergman, Gaear Grimsrud in the film Fargo (1996) and John Abruzzi in the television series Prison Break (2005–2007). He has…

1953

John Lloyd

English tennis player and sportscaster

John Lloyd is a British former professional tennis player. Lloyd reached an ATP world ranking of 23 in July 1978, and was ranked as UK number 1 in 1984 and 1985. He now works as a tennis commentator.

1954

Rajesh Thakker

English physician and academic

Rajesh Vasantlal Thakker is May Professor of Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Somerville College, Oxford. Thakker is also a Consultant physician at the…

1954

Derek Warwick

English race car driver

Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick is a British former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1981 and 1993. In endurance racing, Warwick won the World Sportscar Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans, both in 1992…

1954

Robert Richardson

American cinematographer

Robert Bridge Richardson, ASC is an American cinematographer.

1955

Diana Scarwid

American actress

Diana Scarwid is a retired American actress who is best known for her portrayal of Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1981). She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Inside Moves…

1955

Glen Matlock

English singer-songwriter and bass player

Glen Matlock is an English musician and the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a songwriter on 10 of the 12 songs on the Sex Pistols' only officially released…

1956

Jeff Grubb

American game designer and author

Jeff Grubb is an author of novels, short stories, and comics, as well as a computer and role-playing game designer in the fantasy genre. Grubb worked on the Dragonlance campaign setting under Tracy Hickman, and the…

1957

Bernhard Langer

German golfer

Bernhard Langer is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, he became the sport's first number one ranked player…

1957

Sergei Krikalev

Russian engineer and astronaut

Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev is a Russian mechanical engineer and former cosmonaut. He is a veteran of six spaceflights, including two long-duration missions to Mir, two short-duration missions aboard NASA's Space…

1958

Tom Lanoye

Belgian author, poet, and playwright

Tom Lanoye is a Belgian novelist, poet, columnist, screenwriter and playwright. He is one of the most widely read and honoured authors in his language area, and makes regular appearances at all the major European…

1958

Hugh Orde

British police officer

Sir Hugh Stephen Roden Orde, is a retired British police officer who was the president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), representing the 44 police forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.…

1958

Daniela Romo

Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess

Teresa Presmanes Corona, known professionally as Daniela Romo, is a Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess. During her career, she has sold 15 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists.

1959

Gerhard Berger

Austrian race car driver

Gerhard Berger is an Austrian former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1997. Berger won ten Formula One Grands Prix across 14 seasons.

1959

Juan Fernando Cobo

Colombian painter and sculptor

Juan Fernando Cobo Agudelo was a Colombian painter, illustrator, sculptor and cultural promoter, one of the most notable artists of his native region, Valle del Cauca.

1959

Denice Denton

American engineer and academic (died 2006)

Denice Dee Denton was an American professor of electrical engineering and academic administrator. She was the ninth chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz.

1959

Frode Fjellheim

Norwegian pianist and composer

Frode Fjellheim is a Southern Saami yoiker and musician from Norway. He is best known for his band Transjoik and as the composer of the 2002 song "Eatnemen Vuelie", which was later adapted to become the opening musical…

1959

András Petőcz

Hungarian author and poet

András Petőcz is a Hungarian writer and poet.

1959

Jeanette Winterson

English journalist and novelist

Jeanette Winterson is an English author. Her first book, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, was a semi-autobiographical novel about a lesbian growing up in an English Pentecostal community. Other novels explore gender and…

1959

Yolanda Adams

American singer, producer, and actress

Yolanda Yvette Adams is an American gospel singer, actress, and host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show. She is one of the best-selling gospel artists of all time, having sold over 10 million albums…

1961

Mark Curry

English television host and actor

Mark Preston Curry is an English television presenter, actor and broadcaster. He is best known for his career on the British television children's show Blue Peter (1986–1989) as a presenter, as well as hosting ITV game…

1961

Tom Ford

American fashion designer and film director

Thomas Carlyle Ford is an American fashion designer and filmmaker. He launched his eponymous fashion brand in 2005, having previously been the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. He wrote and directed the…

1961

Steve McDowall

New Zealand rugby player

Steven Clark "Steve" McDowall is a former rugby union player from New Zealand ; he played as a Prop forward and he won 46 full caps for the All Blacks between 1985 and 1992.

1961

Helmut Winklhofer

German footballer

Helmut Winklhofer is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munich. He won four German titles and played in the 1987 European Cup Final…

1961

Adam Oates

Canadian ice hockey player

Adam Robert Oates is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, former co-head coach for the New Jersey Devils and former head coach for the Washington Capitals. He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League…

1962

Nguyễn Phương Nga

Vietnamese diplomat

Madam Nguyễn Phương Nga is a Vietnamese female diplomat. She was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 2011 until 2018. In 2019, she became the Chairwoman Vietnam Union of…

1963

Stephan Elliott

Australian actor, director, and screenwriter

Stephan Elliott is an Australian film director and screenwriter. His best-known film internationally is The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994).

1964

Paul Bernardo

Canadian serial rapist and murderer

Paul Kenneth Bernardo, also known as Paul Jason Teale, is a Canadian serial rapist and serial killer dubbed the Scarborough Rapist, the Schoolgirl Killer and, together with his former fiancée and later wife Karla…

1964

Scott Dibble

American lawyer and politician

David Scott Dibble is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate since 2003. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Dibble represents District 61, which includes parts of…

1965

Wayne James

Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Wayne Robert James is a former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper batsman for Zimbabwe. Between 2010 and 2014, James was also part of the selection panel for the national team.

1965

Ange Postecoglou

Greek-Australian footballer and coach

Angelos Postecoglou is a professional soccer manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Premier League club Nottingham Forest. He is known for his heavily attacking style of play, dubbed…

1965

Jeroen Duyster

Dutch rower

Jeroen Tarquinis Cornelis Duyster is a former coxswain from the Netherlands, who won a gold medal with the Holland Acht as a cox at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the older brother of former Dutch…

1966

René Higuita

Colombian footballer

José René Higuita Zapata is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed El Loco for his high-risk 'sweeper-keeper' playing style and his flair for the dramatic, and sometimes…

1966

Juhan Parts

Estonian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia

Juhan Parts is an Estonian politician who was Prime Minister of Estonia from 2003 to 2005 and Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications from 2007 to 2014. Juhan Parts is a member of Isamaa party.

1966

Ogie Alcasid

Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Herminio Jose Lualhati "Ogie" Alcasid Jr. is a Filipino actor, singer, songwriter, comedian, director and producer. He is best known for his songwriting and collaboration with other musical artists. He has appeared in…

1967

Rob Burnett

American football player and sportscaster

Robert Barry Burnett is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange.

1967

Eric "Bobo" Correa

American musician

Eric "Bobo" Correa is an American percussionist best known as a member of Cypress Hill and for his work with the Beastie Boys in the 1990s. He is also a founding member of the industrial metal supergroup Sol Invicto,…

1968

Daphne Koller

Israeli-American computer scientist and academic

Daphne Koller is an Israeli-American computer scientist. She was a professor in the department of computer science at Stanford University and a MacArthur Foundation fellowship recipient. She is one of the founders of…

1968

Michael Long

New Zealand golfer

Michael Richard Long is a New Zealand professional golfer who has played on a number of tours, including two seasons on the PGA Tour and three seasons on the European Tour. He won four times on the PGA Tour of…

1968

Matthew Ridge

New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster

Matthew John Ridge is a New Zealand television presenter, and a former rugby union and rugby league footballer.

1968

Mark Ealham

English cricketer

Mark Alan Ealham is a former English cricketer, who played Test and One Day International cricket. He played domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club as an all-rounder.

1969

Cesar Millan

Mexican-American dog trainer, television personality, and author

César Felipe Millán Favela is a Mexican-American dog trainer. His television series Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan was produced from 2004 to 2012 and has been broadcast in more than 80 countries worldwide.

1969

Reece Shearsmith

English actor, comedian and writer

Reeson Wayne Shearsmith is a British actor, comedian and writer. He was a member of The League of Gentlemen, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with Pemberton, he created, wrote and starred in…

1969

Chandra Wilson

American actress and director

Chandra Danette Wilson is an American actress and director best known for her role as Dr. Miranda Bailey in Grey's Anatomy, for which she has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting…

1969

Andy Bichel

Australian cricketer and coach

Andrew John Bichel is a former Australian cricketer, who played 19 Test matches and 67 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1997 and 2004. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but was also a hard-hitting…

1970

Mark Ilott

English cricketer

Mark Christopher Ilott is a former English professional cricketer.

1970

Tony Kanal

British-American bass player. songwriter, and record producer

Tony Ashwin Kanal is a British-American musician, songwriter and record producer who is known for his work as the bassist and co-writer for the rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar. His career outside of performing includes…

1970

Jim Thome

American baseball player and manager

James Howard Thome is an American former professional baseball player—a first baseman, third baseman and designated hitter—who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 22 seasons (1991–2012). A prolific power hitter,…

1970

Karl Unterkircher

Italian mountaineer (died 2008)

Karl Unterkircher was an Italian mountaineer. He is mostly known for opening new mountain routes.

1970

Ernest Faber

Dutch footballer and manager

Ernest Anthonius Jacobus Faber is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the head coach and technical director of Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.

1971

Kyung Lah

South Korean-American journalist

Kyung I. Lah is a South Korean journalist and correspondent for CNN based in the United States.

1971

Hisayuki Okawa

Japanese runner

Hisayuki Okawa is a retired male long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 1995 edition of Amsterdam Marathon, clocking 2:14:00 on September 24, 1995.

1971

Aygül Özkan

German lawyer and politician

Aygül Özkan is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as managing director of the German Property Federation (ZIA) since 2020.

1971

Jaap-Derk Buma

Dutch field hockey player

Jaap-Derk Buma is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 143 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored nineteen goals. The striker made his debut for the Dutch on 5 November 1994 in a match…

1972

The Great Khali

Indian professional wrestler

Dalip Singh Rana, better known by his ring name The Great Khali, is an Indian-born American former professional wrestler, promoter, and actor. He is best known for his tenure with WWE, where he became the first…

1972

Denise Lewis

English heptathlete

Dame Denise Rosemarie Lewis is a British sports administrator and former sports presenter and athletics athlete, who specialised in the heptathlon.

1972

Jimmy Pop

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

James Moyer Franks, better known by his stage name Jimmy Pop, is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, and one of the founding members of the comedic rock band Bloodhound…

1972

Pokwang

Filipino comedian, actress, television host and singer

Marietta Tan Subong, known professionally as Pokwang, is a Filipino comedian, actress, television host and singer.

1972

Danny Coyne

Welsh footballer

Daniel Coyne is a Welsh football coach and former professional player.

1973

Dietmar Hamann

German footballer and manager

Dietmar Johann Wolfgang "Didi" Hamann is a German football pundit and former professional player.

1973

Burak Kut

Turkish singer-songwriter

Burak Kut is a Turkish pop singer and songwriter.

1973

Johan Norberg

Swedish historian and author

Johan Norberg is a Swedish author devoted to promoting economic globalization and classical liberal positions. He is the author of In Defense of Global Capitalism (2001), Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the…

1973

Aaron Downey

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Aaron Douglas Downey is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Downey played 13 seasons of professional ice hockey and played 243 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal…

1974

Manny Fernandez

Canadian ice hockey player

Emmanuel L. Fernandez is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and the Boston Bruins. Fernandez was born in Etobicoke,…

1974

Michael Mason

New Zealand cricketer

Michael James Mason is a former New Zealand cricketer, born in Carterton. He played Test matches and One Day Internationals for New Zealand.

1974

José Vidro

Puerto Rican-American baseball player

José Angel Vidro is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners.

1974

Mohammad Yousuf

Pakistani cricketer

Mohammad Yousuf PP SI is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer and captain, who played all three formats. Prior to his conversion to Islam, Yousuf was one of the few Christians to play for the Pakistan national…

1974

Blake Adams

American golfer

Blake Adams is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.

1975

Mase

American rapper, songwriter and pastor

Mason Durell Betha, known professionally as Mase, is an American rapper. Best known for his work with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Records, he signed with the label in 1996 and quickly found mainstream recognition…

1975

Jonny Moseley

Puerto Rican-American skier and television host

Jonathan William Moseley is an American freestyle skier and television presenter. He is the first person born in Puerto Rico to become a member of the U.S. Ski Team. He is also known for hosting three seasons of MTV's…

1975

Marko Rudan

Australian footballer and manager

Marko Ante "Mark" Rudan is an Australian association football manager and former player.

1975

Sarah Chalke

Canadian actress

Sarah Louise Christine Chalke is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring roles as the second Becky Conner in the ABC sitcom Roseanne (1993–1997), Elliot Reid in the NBC/ABC medical comedy series Scrubs, Beth…

1976

Audrey C. Delsanti

French astronomer and biologist

Audrey Delsanti is a French astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile.

1976

Milano Collection A.T.

Japanese wrestler

Akihito Sawafuji , born Akihito Terui , is a Japanese color commentator and retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Milano Collection A. T. . As Milano, Sawafuji adopted the gimmick of an Italian…

1976

Carlos Moyá

Spanish-Swiss tennis player

Carlos Moyá Llompart is a Spanish former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Moyá won 20 ATP Tour-level singles…

1976

Elena Reygadas

Mexican chef

Elena Reygadas Castillo is a Mexican chef. She is the owner of the eateries Rosetta, Panadería Rosetta, Salón Rosetta, Bella Aurora and Lardo, all found in Mexico City. In 2023, she was named The World's Best Female…

1976

Mark Webber

Australian race car driver

Mark Alan Webber is an Australian former racing driver, broadcaster, and driver manager who competed in Formula One from 2002 to 2013. Webber won nine Formula One Grands Prix across twelve seasons. In endurance racing,…

1976

Deco

Brazilian-Portuguese footballer

Anderson Luís de Souza, also known as Deco, is a former professional footballer who primarily played as an attacking or central midfielder. Born and raised in Brazil, he played for the Portugal national team. He…

1977

Justin Miller

American baseball player (died 2013)

Justin Mark Miller was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played in…

1977

Demetria McKinney

American actress and singer

Demetria Dyan McKinney is an American actress, model, and singer. From 2006 to 2012, during its original run, she starred in the TBS sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne, and a BET revival of the show was announced in…

1978

Sarah Neufeld

Canadian violinist

Sarah Neufeld is a Canadian violinist who is known for her work with indie rock band Arcade Fire, with whom she is a former core member and currently a touring member. She has contributed to each of the band's studio…

1979

Aaron Paul

American actor and producer

Aaron Paul is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–2013). He went on to reprise the role in the Netflix sequel film El Camino (2019) and during the final…

1979

Karel Rachůnek

Czech ice hockey player (died 2011)

Karel Rachůnek was a Czech professional ice hockey player. Rachunek was the captain of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) when the team was decimated in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.…

1979

Rusty Smith

American speed skater

Rusty Smith is a short track speed skater from the United States who won bronze in the 500m at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and another bronze in the 5000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

1979

Patrick J. Adams

Canadian actor

Patrick Johannes Adams is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for his role as Mike Ross, a college dropout turned unlicensed lawyer, in the USA Network legal drama series Suits (2011–2019). His performance…

1981

Maxwell Cabelino Andrade

Brazilian footballer

Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade, known as Maxwell, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently employed by Paris Saint-Germain as assistant sporting director.

1981

Chantal Djotodia

Beninese-Central African nurse and politician

Chantal Vinadou Tohouégnon Djotodia is a Beninese-born nurse who became the First Lady of the Central African Republic from 2013 to 2014.

1981

Alessandro Gamberini

Italian footballer

Alessandro Gamberini is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He is working as assistant coach for Virtus Verona.

1981

Karla Mosley

American actress

Karla Cheatham Mosley is an American actress and singer. She starred on the Emmy-nominated children's show Hi-5; she has starred in numerous plays and also had minor roles in several other TV shows and films. She…

1981

Joanna McGilchrist

English rugby player and physiotherapist

Joanna Gabrielle McGilchrist is an English rugby union player. She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was also named in the squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.

1983

David Bentley

English footballer

David Michael Bentley is an English former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but also played as a central midfielder or as a second striker.

1984

Amanda Fuller

American actress

Amanda Fuller is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for being the second actress to portray Kristin Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing.

1984

Sulley Muntari

Ghanaian footballer

Suleyman Ali "Sulley" Muntari is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Italy, playing for clubs such as Udinese, Inter Milan, and AC Milan.

1984

Kayla Ewell

American actress

Kayla Ewell is an American actress known for her roles on television as Caitlin Ramirez on CBS's long-running soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, as Maureen Sampson on NBC's Freaks and Geeks, and as Vicki Donovan on…

1985

Kevan Hurst

English footballer

Kevan James Hurst is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1985

Nikica Jelavić

Croatian footballer

Nikica Jelavić is a Croatian football manager and former professional player who played as a forward. He is the manager of Croatian Football League club Lokomotiva.

1985

Alexandra Nechita

Romanian-American painter and sculptor

Alexandra Nechita is a Romanian-American cubist painter and philanthropist. At age 12 she was dubbed the "Petite Picasso" by the media and the art community. She has been praised for her paintings and vision of art.

1985

Lana Bastašić

Serbian-Bosnian author and translator

Lana Bastašić is a Bosnian writer, novelist and translator.

1986

Sebastian Kurz

Austrian politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria

Sebastian Kurz is an Austrian former politician who served twice as Chancellor of Austria, first from 2017 to 2019 and then again from 2020 to 2021.

1986

Mario

American singer and actor

Mario Dewar Barrett, known mononymously as Mario, is an American R&B singer, songwriter and dancer. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, he signed a record deal with J Records—at the age of 14—to release his…

1986

Darren McFadden

American football player

Darren Deon McFadden is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was…

1987

Alexa PenaVega

American actress and singer

Alexa Ellesse PenaVega is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Carmen Cortez in the first four Spy Kids films and Julie Corky in the 2004 film Sleepover. In 2009, she starred as the title character Ruby…

1988

Romain Amalfitano

French footballer

Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano is a French professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers. He previously played for Reims, Châteauroux, Evian, Newcastle United, Dijon…

1989

Juliana Cannarozzo

American figure skater and actress

Juliana Cannarozzo is an American former competitive figure skater and actress. She won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

1989

Tori Bowie

American athlete (died 2023)

Frentorish "Tori" Bowie was an American track and field athlete, who primarily competed in the long jump, 100 meters, and 200 meters. She won the silver medal in the 100 m and bronze in the 200 m at the 2016 Rio…

1990

Luuk de Jong

Dutch footballer

Luuk de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club Porto.

1990

Lee Sung-yeol

South Korean actor and singer

Lee Sung-yeol, known mononymously as Sungyeol, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Infinite and its sub-group Infinite F.

1991

Blake Jenner

American actor and singer

Blake Alexander Jenner is an American actor. Jenner won the second season of Oxygen's The Glee Project and, as a result, portrayed Ryder Lynn on the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. He has since had starring and…

1992

Stephen Morris

American football player

Stephen Morris is an American former football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Miami, and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Morris was also a member of…

1992

Kim Petras

German singer-songwriter

Kim Petras is a German singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. After attracting international attention for transitioning as a teenager, she released the EP One Piece of Tape (2011) and wrote tracks for Fergie,…

1992

Ayame Goriki

Japanese actress and singer

Ayame Goriki is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She was represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion until 2020. Currently she was represented by the talent agency Short Cut.

1992

Sarah Hecken

German figure skater

Sarah Stefanie Hecken is a German retired figure skater. She is a four-time German national champion and has won twelve senior international medals, including six gold. She has placed as high as 11th at the World…

1993

Olivier Le Gac

French cyclist

Olivier Le Gac is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ United. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In June 2017, he was named in the…

1993

Ellar Coltrane

American actor

Ellar Coltrane Kinney Salmon is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Mason Evans Jr. in Richard Linklater's film Boyhood, for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer.

1994

Breanna Stewart

American basketball player

Breanna Mackenzie Stewart, nicknamed "Stewie", is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Mist of Unrivaled. She is one of…

1994

Jessie Mei Li

English actress

Jessica Mei Li is an English actress. She is best known for her starring role as the main character and protagonist Alina Starkov in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone (2021–2023). She also played as Ellie in…

1995

Sergey Sirotkin

Russian race car driver

Sergey Olegovich Sirotkin is a Russian racing driver, who most recently competed in the 2025 Middle East Trophy for SMP Racing. Sirotkin competed in Formula One in 2018.

1995

Lucas Paquetá

Brazilian footballer

Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima, better known as Lucas Paquetá, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.

1997

Kevin Huerter

American basketball player

Kevin Joseph Huerter is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Red Velvet" and "the Big Huert", he played college basketball for the…

1998

Matheus Nunes

Portuguese footballer

Matheus Luiz Nunes is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team.

1998

Rod Wave

American rapper, singer, and songwriter

Rodarius Marcell Green, known professionally as Rod Wave, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Signed to Alamo Records, Green is known for his strong voice and incorporation of hip hop and R&B, having been…

1998

Franz Wagner

German basketball player

Franz Jacob Wagner is a German professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines.

2001

Kang Ju-hyeok

South Korean footballer

Kang Ju-hyeok is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 1 club FC Seoul. He made his debut professional appearance in the 2024 K League 1 season.

2006

Ariana Greenblatt

American actress

Ariana Greenblatt is an American actress. Her first starring role was in the Disney Channel comedy series Stuck in the Middle (2016–2018). Other early roles included the comedy film A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), the…

2007

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Charles Calvert — English colonial administrator (1637–1715)

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