Famous Birthdays on December 14

Q: Who was born on December 14?

Famous people born on December 14 include: Go-Suzaku, Frederick III, Tycho Brahe, Charles Berkeley, János Kemény.

Q: What is Maria Szymanowska known for?

Maria Szymanowska, Polish composer and pianist (died 1831)

240 people 1009 – 2002

December 14 has seen 240 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1009 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · December 14 — Wikipedia

1789 — Maria Szymanowska

Polish composer and pianist (died 1831)

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Maria Szymanowska was a Polish composer and one of the first professional virtuoso pianists of the 19th century

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She toured extensively throughout Europe, especially in the 1820s, before settling permanently in St

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The salons in 18th-century France were intellectual gatherings held at home by educated women

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In 1837, the composer and music critic Robert Schumann defined salon music as elegant light music and stated that this type of social music should sound beautiful, delicate, and fashionable

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In the Russian imperial capital, she composed for the court, gave concerts, taught music, and ran an influential salon

Go-Suzaku

emperor of Japan (died 1045)

Emperor Go-Suzaku was the 69th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

1009

Frederick III

German nobleman (died 1381)

Frederick III the Strict was Landgrave of Thuringia and Margrave of Meissen. A member of the House of Wettin, he strengthened the dynastic territories in central Germany during the mid-fourteenth century.

1332

Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer and chemist (died 1601)

Tycho Brahe, generally called Tycho for short, was a Danish astronomer known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations which helped to turn astronomy into the first modern science and…

1546

Charles Berkeley

2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (died 1668)

Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1668. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He succeeded by…

1599

János Kemény

Hungarian prince (died 1662)

János Kemény was a Hungarian aristocrat, writer and prince of Transylvania.

1607

Barthélemy d'Herbelot

French orientalist and academic (died 1695)

Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville was a French Orientalist.

1625

Anne Conway

English philosopher and author (died 1679)

Anne Conway was an English philosopher of the seventeenth century, whose work was in the tradition of the Cambridge Platonists. Conway's thought is a deeply original form of rationalist philosophy. Conway rejected…

1631

Aphra Behn

English playwright and author (died 1689)

Aphra Behn was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barriers and served as a literary…

1640

Daniel Neal

English historian and author (died 1743)

Daniel Neal was an English historian.

1678

Justus Möser

German jurist and theorist (died 1794)

Justus Möser was a German jurist, social theorist, and conservative commentator best known for his innovative history of Osnabrück which stressed social and cultural themes. Möser is generally seen as the founder of…

1720

Capel Bond

English organist and composer (died 1790)

Capel Bond was an English organist and composer.

1730

Jan Antonín Koželuh

Czech composer and educator (died 1814)

Jan Antonín Koželuh was a Czech composer.

1738

Philander Chase

American bishop and educator, founded Kenyon College (died 1852)

Philander Chase was an Episcopal Church bishop, educator, pioneer of the United States western frontier, especially in Ohio and Illinois, and founder of Kenyon College.

1775

Thomas Cochrane

10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish admiral and politician (died 1860)

Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhão, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval officer, politician and mercenary. Serving during the French Revolutionary and…

1775

Du Pré Alexander

2nd Earl of Caledon, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (died 1839)

Colonel Du Pré Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon, styled The Honourable Du Pré Alexander from 1790 to 1800 and Viscount Alexander from 1800 to 1802, was an Irish politician, militia officer and colonial administrator who…

1777

Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (died 1806)

Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily was the youngest surviving daughter of Ferdinand, King of Naples and Sicily, and Maria Carolina of Austria. As the wife of the future Ferdinand VII of Spain, then heir apparent to the…

1784

Charles Wolfe

Irish priest and poet (died 1823)

Charles Wolfe was an Irish poet, chiefly remembered for "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" which achieved popularity in 19th century poetry anthologies.

1791

Erastus Corning

American businessman and politician (died 1872)

Erastus Corning was an American businessman and politician from Albany, New York. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as mayor of Albany from 1834 to 1837, in the New York State Senate from 1842 to 1845, and…

1794

Abraham Hochmuth

Hungarian rabbi and educator (died 1889)

Abraham Hochmuth was a Hungarian rabbi.

1816

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

French painter and illustrator (died 1898)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France". He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and his work…

1824

Daniel H. Reynolds

American general, lawyer, and politician (died 1902)

Daniel Harris Reynolds was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was born at Centerburg, Ohio, but moved to Iowa, Tennessee, and finally to Arkansas before the Civil War. He was a…

1832

Mary Tappan Wright

American novelist and short story writer (died 1916)

Mary Tappan Wright was an American novelist and short story writer best known for her acute characterizations and depictions of academic life. She was the wife of classical scholar John Henry Wright and the mother of…

1851

Daniel De Leon

Curaçaoan-American journalist and politician (died 1914)

Daniel De Leon, alternatively spelled Daniel de León, was a Curaçao-born American socialist newspaper editor, politician, Marxist theoretician, and trade union organizer. He is regarded as the forefather of the idea of…

1852

Louis Marshall

American lawyer and activist (died 1929)

Louis Marshall was an American corporate, constitutional and civil rights lawyer as well as a mediator and Jewish community leader who worked to secure religious, political, and cultural freedom for all minority groups.…

1856

Roger Fry

English painter and critic (died 1934)

Roger Eliot Fry was an English painter and critic, and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Establishing his reputation as a scholar of the Old Masters, he became an advocate of more recent developments in French painting,…

1866

Karl Renner

Austrian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Austria (died 1950)

Karl Renner was an Austrian politician and jurist of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria. He is often referred to as the "Father of the Republics" because he led the first government of the Republic of…

1870

Katherine MacDonald

American actress and producer (died 1956)

Katherine Agnew MacDonald was an American stage and film actress, film producer, and model. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was the older sister of actresses Miriam MacDonald and Mary MacLaren.

1881

Manolis Kalomiris

Greek pianist and composer (died 1962)

Manolis Kalomiris was a Greek classical composer. He was the founder of the Greek National School of Music.

1883

Morihei Ueshiba

Japanese martial artist, developed aikido (died 1969)

Morihei Ueshiba was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as "the founder" Kaiso (開祖) or Ōsensei (大先生/翁先生), "Great Teacher".

1883

Jane Cowl

American actress and playwright (died 1950)

Jane Cowl was an American film and stage actress and playwright who was, in the words of author Anthony Slide, "notorious for playing lachrymose parts". Actress Jane Russell was named in Cowl's honor.

1884

Virgil Madgearu

Romanian economist, sociologist (died 1940)

Virgil Traian N. Madgearu was a Romanian economist, sociologist, and left-wing politician, prominent member and main theorist of the Peasants' Party and of its successor, the National Peasants' Party (PNȚ). He had an…

1887

Xul Solar

Argentinian painter and sculptor (died 1963)

Xul Solar was the adopted name of Oscar Agustín Alejandro Schulz Solari, an Argentine painter, sculptor, writer, and inventor of imaginary languages.

1887

Alexander Nelke

Estonian-American painter and carpenter (died 1974)

Sergei Alexander Nelke was an Estonian-American artist in the mid to late 20th century. He is primarily known as marine and landscape artist specializing in square rigged sailing vessels.

1894

George VI of the United Kingdom (died 1952)

George VI was the King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was…

1895

Paul Éluard

French poet and author (died 1952)

Paul Éluard, born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel, was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement.

1895

Jimmy Doolittle

American general and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1993)

James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his honor. He made early…

1896

Kurt Schuschnigg

Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician, 15th Federal Chancellor of Austria (died 1977)

Kurt Alois Josef Johann von Schuschnigg was an Austrian politician who was the Chancellor of the Federal State of Austria from the 1934 assassination of his predecessor Engelbert Dollfuss until the 1938 Anschluss with…

1897

Margaret Chase Smith

American educator and politician (died 1995)

Margaret Madeline Chase Smith was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine. She was the first woman to serve in…

1897

DeFord Bailey

American Hall of Fame country and blues musician (died 1982)

DeFord Bailey was an American old-time musician and songwriter considered to be the first African American country music star. He started his career in the 1920s and was one of the first performers to be introduced on…

1899

Henri Cochet

French tennis player (died 1987)

Henri Jean Cochet was a French tennis player. He was a world No. 1 ranked player, and a member of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

1901

Paul of Greece (died 1964)

Paul was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death on 6 March 1964.

1901

Frances Bavier

American actress (died 1989)

Frances Elizabeth Bavier was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, she worked in film and television from the 1950s until the 1970s. She is widely known for her role as Aunt Bee on…

1902

Herbert Feigl

Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1988)

Herbert Feigl was an Austrian-American philosopher and an early member of the Vienna Circle. He coined the term "nomological danglers".

1902

Walter Rangeley

English sprinter (died 1982)

Walter Rangeley was an English athlete who competed mainly in the sprints.

1903

Virginia Coffey

American civil rights activist (died 2003)

Virginia Coffey (1904–2003), was an American social reformer and civil rights activist who worked for improved race relations in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. She advised and directed several organisations during her…

1904

Morey Amsterdam

American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1996)

Moritz "Morey" Amsterdam was an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. Between 1948 and 1950, he hosted his own TV sitcom The Morey Amsterdam Show. He played Buddy Sorrell on CBS's The Dick Van Dyke Show from…

1908

Claude Davey

Welsh rugby player (died 2001)

Claude Davey was a Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for several teams, most notably Sale and Swansea. He was awarded 23 caps for Wales and captained his country eight times. Davey was a hard…

1908

Mária Szepes

Hungarian journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2007)

Mária Szepes was a Hungarian author. She worked as a journalist and screenwriter, as well as an independent author in the field of hermetic philosophy since 1941. She would sometimes write under the pseudonyms Mária…

1908

Edward Lawrie Tatum

American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)

Edward Lawrie Tatum was an American geneticist. He shared half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 with George Beadle for showing that genes control individual steps in metabolism. The other half of…

1909

Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz

Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (died 1943)

Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz was a Polish athlete who was active as a secret agent in Greece and was collaborating with the Greek Resistance during World War II before his execution by the Germans.

1911

Spike Jones

American singer and bandleader (died 1965)

Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones was an American musician, bandleader and conductor specializing in spoof arrangements and satire of popular songs and classical music. Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were…

1911

Hans von Ohain

German-American physicist and engineer (died 1998)

Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain was a German physicist, engineer, and the designer of the first aircraft to use a turbojet engine. Together with Frank Whittle and Anselm Franz, he has been described as the co-inventor of…

1911

Karl Carstens

German lieutenant and politician, 5th President of the Federal Republic of Germany (died 1992)

Karl Carstens was a German politician. He served as the president of West Germany from 1979 to 1984.

1914

Rosalyn Tureck

American pianist and harpsichord player (died 2003)

Rosalyn Tureck was an American pianist and harpsichordist who was particularly associated with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. However, she had a wide-ranging repertoire that included works by composers Ludwig van…

1914

Dan Dailey

American dancer and actor (died 1978)

Daniel James Dailey Jr. was an American actor and dancer. He is best remembered for a series of popular musicals he made at 20th Century Fox such as Mother Wore Tights (1947).

1915

Shirley Jackson

American novelist and short story writer (died 1965)

Shirley Hardie Jackson was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short…

1916

C.-H. Hermansson

Swedish author and politician (died 2016)

Carl-Henrik "C.-H." Hermansson was a Swedish politician who served as chairman of the Communist Party of Sweden from 1964 to 1975 and member of parliament from 1963 to 1985. He was a major force in redirecting Left…

1917

Elyse Knox

American actress and fashion designer (died 2012)

Elyse Knox was an American actress, model, and fashion designer. She is the mother of actor Mark Harmon.

1917

June Taylor

American dancer and choreographer (died 2004)

Marjorie June Taylor was an American choreographer, best known as the founder of the June Taylor Dancers, who were featured on Jackie Gleason's various television variety programs.

1917

James T. Aubrey

American broadcaster (died 1994)

James Thomas Aubrey Jr. was an American television and film executive. As president of the CBS television network from 1959 to 1965, he produced some of television's most enduring series on the air, including Gilligan's…

1918

Radu Beligan

Romanian actor and director (died 2016)

Radu Beligan was a Romanian actor, director, and essayist, with an activity of over 70 years in theatre, film, television, and radio. On 15 December 2013, confirmed by Guinness World Records, the actor received the…

1918

B. K. S. Iyengar

Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (died 2014)

Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar was an Indian teacher of yoga and author. He is the founder of the style of yoga as exercise called "Iyengar Yoga", and was considered one of the foremost yoga gurus in the…

1918

Clark Terry

American trumpet player, composer, and educator (died 2015)

Clark Virgil Terry Jr. was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator.

1920

Nikolay Basov

Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2001)

Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov was a Soviet physicist and educator. For his fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics that led to the development of laser and maser, Basov shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics…

1922

Don Hewitt

American journalist and producer, created 60 Minutes (died 2009)

Donald Shepard Hewitt was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes in 1968, which at the time of his death was the longest-running…

1922

Junior J. Spurrier

American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1984)

Junior James Spurrier, born James Ira Spurrier Jr., was a United States Army soldier who received the United States' two highest military decorations for valor—the Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross—for his…

1922

Gerard Reve

Dutch-Belgian author and poet (died 2006)

Gerard Kornelis van het Reve was a Dutch writer. He started writing as Simon Gerard van het Reve and adopted the shorter Gerard Reve in 1973. Together with Willem Frederik Hermans and Harry Mulisch, he is considered one…

1923

Raj Kapoor

Indian actor, director, and producer (died 1988)

Ranbir Raj Kapoor was an Indian actor, film director, and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema. He…

1924

Richard Cassilly

American tenor and actor (died 1998)

Richard Cassilly was an American operatic tenor who had a major international opera career between 1954–90. Cassilly "was a mainstay in the heldentenor repertory in opera houses around the world for 30 years", and…

1927

Koos Rietkerk

Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior (died 1986)

Jacobus Gijsbert "Koos" Rietkerk was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.

1927

Ron Jarden

New Zealand rugby player (died 1977)

Ronald Alexander Jarden, better known as Ron Jarden, was a New Zealand rugby union footballer, businessman, and sharebroker.

1929

Margaret Bakkes

South African author (died 2016)

Margaret Bakkes was a South African writer.

1930

David R. Harris

English geographer, anthropologist, and archaeologist (died 2013)

David Russell Harris, FSA, FBA was a British geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic, well known for his detailed work on the origins of agriculture and the domestication of plants and animals. He was a…

1930

Fred Gray

American attorney, civil rights movement legal representative

Fred David Gray is an American civil rights attorney, preacher, activist, and state legislator from Alabama. He handled many prominent civil rights cases, such as Browder v. Gayle, and was elected to the Alabama House…

1930

Jon Elia

Pakistani philosopher, poet, and scholar (died 2002)

Syed Hussain Sibt-e-Asghar Naqvi, commonly known by his pen name Jaun Elia, was a Pakistani poet.

1931

Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar

Estonian director and politician (died 2015)

Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar was an Estonian film director.

1931

George Furth

American actor and playwright (died 2008)

George Furth was an American librettist, playwright, and actor.

1932

Abbe Lane

American actress, singer, and dancer

Abbe Lane is an American singer and actress. Lane was known in the 1950s and 1960s for her revealing outfits and sultry style of performing. Her first marriage was as the fourth wife of Latin bandleader and musician…

1932

Charlie Rich

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)

Charles Allan Rich was an American country singer. His eclectic style of music also blended influences from rockabilly, jazz, blues, soul, and gospel.

1932

Shyam Benegal

Indian director and screenwriter (died 2024)

Shyam Benegal was an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as a pioneer of parallel cinema, he is considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received several…

1934

Charlie Hodge

American guitarist and singer (died 2006)

Charles Franklin Hodge, better known as Charlie Hodge, was an American singer, vocal coach and musician who was a confidant and best friend of Elvis Presley, and lived at Graceland.

1934

Lewis Arquette

American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)

Lewis Michael Arquette was an American actor who worked in film and television. He played J.D. Pickett on the television series, The Waltons from 1978 to 1981, and appeared in several supporting roles throughout his…

1935

Lee Remick

American actress (died 1991)

Lee Ann Remick was an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film Days of Wine and Roses (1962) and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in…

1935

Leonardo Boff

Brazilian theologian and author

Leonardo Boff is a Brazilian Catholic theologian, philosopher writer, and former Catholic priest known for his active support for Latin American liberation theology.

1938

Charlie Griffith

Barbadian cricketer

Sir Charles Christopher Griffith, KA, SCM is a West Indian former cricketer who played in 28 Tests from 1960 to 1969. He formed a formidable fast bowling partnership with Wes Hall during the 1960s, but experienced a…

1938

Ann Cryer

English academic and politician

Constance Ann Cryer JP is a British former politician who was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Keighley from the 1997 general election up until she stood down at the 2010 general election.

1939

Ernie Davis

American football player (died 1963)

Ernest R. Davis was an American college football player who was a halfback for the Syracuse Orangemen and won the Heisman Trophy in 1961. He was the award's first black recipient. Davis was selected first overall by the…

1939

Lex Gold

Scottish footballer and civil servant

Lex Gold CBE is a Scottish administrator and former footballer who was a director of Caledonian MacBrayne as of 2012.

1940

Karan Armstrong

American soprano and actress (died 2021)

Karan Armstrong was an American operatic soprano, who was celebrated as a singing actress. After winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1966, she was given small roles at the Metropolitan Opera,…

1941

Ellen Willis

American journalist, critic, and academic (died 2006)

Ellen Jane Willis was an American left-wing political essayist, journalist, activist, feminist, and pop music critic. A 2014 collection of her essays, The Essential Ellen Willis, received the National Book Critics…

1941

Chris Harris

English actor and director (died 2014)

Chris Harris was an English actor, director and writer. He appeared in several UK TV series including Into the Labyrinth and Hey Look That's Me. He also built a successful career in pantomime, acting as a pantomime…

1942

Dick Wagner

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)

Richard Allen Wagner was an American rock guitarist, songwriter and author best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, and Kiss. He also fronted his own Michigan-based bands, the Frost and the Bossmen.

1942

Britt Allcroft

English writer (died 2024)

Britt Allcroft was an English screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actress. She adapted Wilbert Awdry's The Railway Series in the form of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. She…

1943

Tommy McAvoy

Scottish politician (died 2024)

Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy, Baron McAvoy, was a British Labour and Co-operative politician serving as a life peer in the House of Lords from 2010 until his death in 2024. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow…

1943

Emmett Tyrrell

American journalist, author, and publisher, founded The American Spectator

Robert Emmett Tyrrell Jr. is an American conservative magazine editor, book author and columnist. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of The American Spectator and writes with the byline "R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr."

1943

Graham Kirkham

Baron Kirkham, English businessman, founded DFS

Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham, is an English businessman, founder of Northern Upholstery, and chairman of sofa retailer DFS.

1944

Denis Thwaites

English professional footballer murdered in the 2015 Sousse attacks (died 2015)

Denis Thwaites was an English professional footballer who made 86 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham City. He represented England at schoolboy and youth level. He played as an outside left.

1944

Antony Beevor

English historian and author

Sir Antony James Beevor is a British military historian. He has published several popular historical works, mainly on the Second World War, the Spanish Civil War, and most recently the Russian Revolution and the Russian…

1946

Jane Birkin

English-French actress and singer (died 2023)

Jane Mallory Birkin was an English-French actress, singer, and designer. She had a prolific career as an actress, mostly in French cinema.

1946

John Du Prez

English conductor and composer

John Du Prez is a British musician, conductor and composer. He was a member of the 1980s salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several film scores including Oxford Blues (1984), Once Bitten, Teenage…

1946

Patty Duke

American actress (died 2016)

Anna Marie Duke, known professionally as Patty Duke, was an American actress. Over the course of her acting career, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a…

1946

Ruth Fuchs

German javelin thrower and politician (died 2023)

Ruth Fuchs was a German politician and athlete. Fuchs, representing East Germany, was the winner of the women's javelin at the 1972 (Munich) and 1976 (Montreal) Olympic Games. She set the world record for the javelin…

1946

Peter Lorimer

Scottish footballer (died 2021)

Peter Patrick Lorimer was a Scottish professional footballer who mainly played for Leeds United and Scotland during the late 1960s and early 1970s. An attacking midfielder and the club's youngest-ever player, he was…

1946

Michael Ovitz

American talent agent, co-founded Creative Artists Agency

Michael Steven Ovitz is an American businessman. He was a talent agent who co-founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 1975 and served as its chairman until 1995. Ovitz later served as president of The Walt Disney…

1946

Stan Smith

American tennis player and coach

Stanley Roger Smith is an American former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 player and two-time major singles champion, Smith also paired with Bob Lutz to create one of the most successful doubles teams of…

1946

Lynne Marie Stewart

American actress (died 2025)

Lynne Marie Stewart was an American actress, widely known for her performance as Miss Yvonne, "the Most Beautiful Woman in Puppet Land." She originated the role in the 1981 stage show, The Pee-wee Herman Show. She…

1946

Joyce Vincent Wilson

American singer

Joyce Vincent Wilson is an American singer, best known as part of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn. Her sister, Pamela Wilson, is also a vocalist.

1946

Christopher Parkening

American guitarist and educator

Christopher William Parkening is an American classical guitarist. He holds the Chair of Classical Guitar at Pepperdine University under the title Distinguished Professor of Music.

1947

Dilma Rousseff

Brazilian economist and politician, 36th President of Brazil

Dilma Vana Rousseff known mononymously as Dilma, is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the…

1947

Lester Bangs

American journalist and author (died 1982)

Leslie Conway "Lester" Bangs was an American music journalist and critic. He wrote for Creem and Rolling Stone magazines and was also a performing musician. The music critic Jim DeRogatis called him "America's greatest…

1948

Kim Beazley

Australian politician and diplomat, 9th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

Kim Christian Beazley is an Australian former politician and diplomat. Since 2022 he has served as chairman of the Australian War Memorial. Previously, he was leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and leader of the…

1948

Boudewijn Büch

Dutch author, poet, and television host (died 2002)

Boudewijn Maria Ignatius Büch was a Dutch writer, poet and television presenter.

1948

Peeter Kreitzberg

Estonian lawyer and politician (died 2011)

Peeter Kreitzberg was an Estonian politician, member of parliament and a member of the Social Democratic Party. Kreitzberg served as the Estonian Minister of Culture and Education from April to November 1995. He also…

1948

Dee Wallace

American actress

Dee Wallace, also known as Dee Wallace Stone, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mary Taylor in the 1982 blockbuster science-fiction film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

1948

Bill Buckner

American baseball player and manager (died 2019)

William Joseph Buckner was an American first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams from 1969 through 1990, most notably the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boston Red…

1949

David A. Cherry

American artist and illustrator

David Alan Cherry is an American artist, author, and illustrator of science fiction and fantasy and has also done substantial work as a marketing artist, concept artist, and 3D modeler in the game production industry.…

1949

Cliff Williams

Australian bass player

Clifford Williams is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English…

1949

John Brown

American basketball player

John Young Brown is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, he played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. He was a graduate of Dixon…

1951

Jan Timman

Dutch chess player and author (died 2026)

Jan Hendrik Timman was a Dutch chess grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. At the peak of his career, he was considered to be the best non-Soviet player and was…

1951

John Lurie

American actor, saxophonist, painter, director, and producer

John Lurie is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; has composed and…

1952

Vijay Amritraj

Indian tennis player and sportscaster

Vijay Amritraj is an Indian retired professional tennis player, sports commentator and actor from Madras. He was awarded the Padma Shri, in 1983, and the Padma Bhushan in 2026. In 2022, he was honored for his…

1953

Wade Davis

Canadian anthropologist, author, and photographer

Edmund Wade Davis is a Canadian cultural anthropologist, ethnobotanist, photographer, and writer.

1953

René Eespere

Estonian composer

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1953

Vangelis Meimarakis

Greek lawyer and politician, 4th Greek Minister for National Defence

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1953

Mikael Odenberg

Swedish soldier and politician, 29th Swedish Minister for Defence

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1953

Alan Kulwicki

American race car driver (died 1993)

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1954

Steve MacLean

Canadian physicist and astronaut

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1954

Jane Crafter

Australian golfer

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1955

Jill Pipher

American mathematician and academic

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1955

Linda Fabiani

Scottish politician

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1956

Hanni Wenzel

German skier

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1956

Mike Scott

Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

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1958

Spider Stacy

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

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1958

Bob Paris

American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor

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1959

Jorge Vaca

Mexican boxer

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1959

James Comey

American lawyer, 7th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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1960

Don Franklin

American actor

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1960

Chris Waddle

English footballer, manager, and sportscaster

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1960

Diane Williams

American sprinter

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1960

Patrik Sundström

Swedish ice hockey player

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1961

Greg Abbott

English footballer and manager

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1963

William Bedford

American basketball player

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1963

Diana Gansky

German discus thrower

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1963

Cynthia Gibb

American actress and model

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1963

Dino Stamatopoulos

American writer, producer, and actor

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1964

Craig Biggio

American baseball player and coach

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1965

Ken Hill

American baseball player

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1965

Ted Raimi

American actor, director, and screenwriter

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1965

Fabrizio Giovanardi

Italian race car driver

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1966

Carl Herrera

Trinidadian-Venezuelan basketball player

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1966

Anthony Mason

American basketball player (died 2015)

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1966

Bill Ranford

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

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1966

Tim Sköld

Swedish bass player and producer

Tim Skold is a Swedish musician and record producer who produces solo work and has also collaborated with multiple musical groups including Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, Marilyn Manson and Motionless in White.

1966

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Danish academic and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Denmark

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1966

Ewa Białołęcka

Polish author

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1967

Hanne Haugland

Norwegian high jumper and coach

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1967

Kelley Armstrong

Canadian author

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1968

Mohamed Saad

Egyptian actor

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1968

Scott Hatteberg

American baseball player and sportscaster

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1969

Archie Kao

American actor and producer

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1969

Natascha McElhone

English-Irish actress

Natascha McElhone is an English actress and producer, who has worked extensively in film and television in both the United Kingdom and the United States. She is known to film audiences for her roles in Surviving Picasso…

1969

Dave Nilsson

Australian baseball player and manager

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1969

Arthur Numan

Dutch footballer and manager

Arthur Johannes Numan is a Dutch former professional footballer. He played as a left back.

1969

Anna Maria Jopek

Polish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

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1970

Beth Orton

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Elizabeth Caroline Orton is an English musician. Known for her "folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica, she was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit, Andrew…

1970

Michaela Watkins

American actor and comedian

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1971

Miranda Hart

English actress

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1972

Marcus Jensen

American baseball player and coach

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1972

Falk Balzer

German hurdler

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1973

Pat Burke

Irish basketball player

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1973

Tomasz Radzinski

Canadian soccer player

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1973

Saulius Štombergas

Lithuanian basketball player and coach

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1973

Billy Koch

American baseball player

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1974

Justin Furstenfeld

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

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1975

Ben Kay

English rugby player

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1975

KaDee Strickland

American actress

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1975

Tammy Blanchard

American actress and singer

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1976

Leland Chapman

American bounty hunter

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1976

Sebastien Chaule

French-German rugby player

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1976

André Couto

Portuguese race car driver

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1976

Santiago Ezquerro

Spanish footballer

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1976

Brendan Nash

Australian-Jamaican cricketer

Brendan Paul Nash is a Jamaican Australian former professional cricketer who played Test and One Day International cricket for West Indies. He played first-class cricket for Jamaica, Queensland and Kent.

1977

Jamie Peacock

English rugby player and manager

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1977

Dean Brogan

Australian footballer and coach

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1978

Shedrack Kibet Korir

Kenyan runner

Shedrack Kibet Korir is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres.

1978

Zdeněk Pospěch

Czech footballer

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1978

Patty Schnyder

Swiss tennis player

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1978

Kim St-Pierre

Canadian ice hockey player

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1978

Autumn Durald Arkapaw

American cinematographer

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1979

Jean-Alain Boumsong

French footballer

Jean-Alain Boumsong Somkong is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.

1979

Andrei Makrov

Estonian ice hockey player

Andrei Makrov is an Estonian professional ice hockey player who plays for HC Viking of the Meistriliiga (EML).

1979

Kyle Shanahan

American football coach

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1979

Sophie Monk

English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress

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1979

Michael Owen

English footballer and sportscaster

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1979

Thed Björk

Swedish race car driver

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1980

Gordon Greer

Scottish footballer

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1980

Didier Zokora

Ivorian footballer

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1980

Amber Chia

Malaysian model

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1981

Johnny Jeter

American wrestler

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1981

Liam Lawrence

Irish footballer

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1981

Shaun Marcum

American baseball player

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1981

Josh Fields

American baseball player

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1982

Steve Sidwell

English footballer

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1982

Anthony Way

English singer and actor

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1982

Leanne Mitchell

English singer-songwriter

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1983

Chris Brunt

Northern Irish footballer

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1984

Rana Daggubati

Indian actor and producer

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1984

Ed Rainsford

Zimbabwean cricketer

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1984

Jackson Rathbone

American actor, singer, and musician

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1984

Jakub Błaszczykowski

Polish footballer

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1985

Alex Pennie

Welsh keyboard player

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1985

Tom Smith

English-Welsh rugby player

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1985

Nonami Takizawa

Japanese actress and singer

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1985

Kenneth Medwood

Belizean-American hurdler

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1987

Nicolas Batum

French basketball player

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1988

Nate Ebner

American football player

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1988

Vanessa Hudgens

American actress and singer

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1988

Hayato Sakamoto

Japanese baseball player

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1988

Pedro Botelho

Brazilian footballer

Pedro Roberto da Silva Botelho is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Rio Branco. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a left midfielder.

1989

Sam Burgess

English rugby league player

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1989

Onew

South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

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1989

Robert Covington

American basketball player

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1990

Ben Henry

New Zealand rugby league player

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1991

Offset

American rapper

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1991

Tori Kelly

American singer-songwriter

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1992

Ryo Miyaichi

Japanese footballer

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1992

Antonio Giovinazzi

Italian race car driver

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1993

Kuldeep Yadav

Indian cricketer

Kuldeep Yadav is an Indian international cricketer. A left-arm unorthodox spinner, he plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He was a member of the Indian team that…

1994

Ivan Barbashev

Russian ice hockey player

Ivan Dmitrievich Barbashev is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Barbashev was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second…

1995

Calvyn Justus

South African swimmer

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1995

Álvaro Odriozola

Spanish footballer

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1995

Barbie Ferreira

American actress and model

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1996

Raphinha

Brazilian footballer

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1996

Li Zijun

Chinese figure skater

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1996

DK Metcalf

American football player

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1997

Lonnie Walker IV

American basketball player

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1998

Kim Ji-woong

South Korean singer and actor

Kim Ji-woong is a South Korean singer and actor. Kim is best known for competing on the reality competition show Boys Planet where he ranked 8th in the final episode, earning him a spot in the South Korean boy band…

1998

Joshua Rush

American actor and activist

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2001

Francisco Conceição

Portuguese footballer

Francisco "Chico" Fernandes da Conceição is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Serie A club Juventus and the Portugal national team.

2002

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