Famous Birthdays on December 16

Q: Who was born on December 16?

Famous people born on December 16 include: Emperor Manuel III of Trebizond (died 1417), Catherine of Aragon, Hans Bol, Robert Bertie, John Selden.

Q: What is Donovan Bailey known for?

Donovan Bailey, Canadian sprinter and sportscaster

228 people 1364 – 2001

December 16 has seen 228 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1364 – 2001. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · December 16 — Wikipedia

1967 — Donovan Bailey

Canadian sprinter and sportscaster

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He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m

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He recorded a time of 9.84 seconds to become Olympic champion in 1996

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Particularly noted for his top speed, Bailey ran 12.10 m/s in his 1996 Olympic title run, the fastest ever recorded by a human at the time

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He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 as an individual athlete and in 2008 as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4 × 100 relay team

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In 2005, he was also inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.

Emperor Manuel III of Trebizond (died 1417)

Manuel III Megas Komnenos was Emperor of Trebizond from 20 March, 1390 to his death in 1417.

1364

Catherine of Aragon

Spanish princess, later queen consort of England (died 1536)

Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England as the first wife of Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until its annulment on 23 May 1533. She had previously been Princess of Wales as the wife of Henry's elder…

1485

Hans Bol

Flemish artist (died 1593)

Hans Bol or Jan Bol, was a Flemish painter, miniature painter, print artist and draftsman. He is known for his landscapes, allegorical and biblical scenes, and genre paintings executed in a late Northern Mannerist style.

1534

Robert Bertie

1st Earl of Lindsey (died 1642)

Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey, 16 December 1582 – 24 October 1642, was an English peer, naval officer, soldier and courtier.

1582

John Selden

English jurist and scholar (died 1654)

John Selden was an English jurist, a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law. He was known as a polymath; John Milton hailed Selden in 1644 as "the chief of learned men reputed in…

1584

Livia della Rovere

Italian noble (died 1641)

Livia della Rovere was an Italian noblewoman of the House of della Rovere and the last Duchess of Urbino (1599–1631).

1585

Jerome Weston

2nd Earl of Portland, English diplomat (died 1663)

Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland was an English diplomat and landowner who held the presidency of Munster, Kingdom of Ireland.

1605

Eberhard III

Duke of Württemberg (died 1674)

Eberhard III ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1628 until his death in 1674.

1614

Mary Somerset

Duchess of Beaufort, British botanist (died 1715)

Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort also known by her other married name of Mary Seymour, Lady Beauchamp and her maiden name Mary Capell, was an English noblewoman, gardener and botanist. Among her introductions to…

1630

George Whitefield

English Anglican priest (died 1770)

George Whitefield, was an English Anglican priest and preacher who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement.

1714

Louis Jules Mancini Mazarini

French poet and diplomat (died 1798)

Louis Jules Mancini, 4th Duke of Nevers was a French diplomat and writer.

1716

Elizabeth Carter

English poet and scholar (died 1806)

Elizabeth Carter was an English poet, classicist, writer, translator, and linguist. As one of the Bluestocking Circle that surrounded Elizabeth Montagu, she earned respect for the first English translation of the…

1717

Diego Silang

Filipino revolutionary leader (died 1763)

Diego Silang y Andaya was a Filipino revolutionary leader who allied with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano state. His revolt was fueled by…

1730

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

German field marshal (died 1819)

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Graf (count), later elevated to Fürst (prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. He earned his greatest recognition after leading his army against Napoleon at the Battle…

1742

Ludwig van Beethoven

composer (died 1827)

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. Mentored during the Classical period, he incorporated more complex structure and emotion in his later works. Beethoven's musical style was a key driver of the…

1770

Jane Austen

English novelist (died 1817)

Jane Austen was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.

1775

François-Adrien Boieldieu

French pianist and composer (died 1834)

François-Adrien Boieldieu was a French composer, mainly of operas, often called "the French Mozart". Although his reputation is largely based upon his operas, Boieldieu composed other works and among them, his Harp…

1775

Johann Wilhelm Ritter

German chemist, physicist, and philosopher (died 1810)

Johann Wilhelm Ritter was a German chemist, physicist and philosopher. He is associated with the German Romanticism. He is also known for discovering the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum. He is also…

1776

John Ordronaux

French-American soldier (died 1841)

John Ordronaux was a French-born privateer and businessman. Born in Nantes, Brittany, he eventually moved to the United States. During the War of 1812, Ordronaux captained two ships, Marengo and Prince de Neufchatel,…

1778

Mary Russell Mitford

English author and playwright (died 1855)

Mary Russell Mitford was an English essayist, novelist, poet and dramatist. She was born in New Alresford in Hampshire, England. She is best known for Our Village, a series of sketches of village scenes and vividly…

1787

Leopold I of Belgium (died 1865)

Leopold I was the first king of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865.

1790

Viktor Bunyakovsky

Russian mathematician and academic (died 1889)

Viktor Yakovlevich Bunyakovsky was a Russian mathematician, member and later vice president of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

1804

Stuart Donaldson

English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of New South Wales (died 1867)

Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson was the first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales.

1812

Léon Walras

French-Swiss economist and theorist (died 1910)

Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras was a French mathematical economist and Georgist. He formulated the marginal theory of value and pioneered the development of general equilibrium theory. Walras is best known for his book…

1834

Ernst von Bergmann

Latvian-German surgeon and academic (died 1907)

Ernst Gustav Benjamin von Bergmann was a Baltic German surgeon. He was the first physician to introduce heat sterilisation of surgical instruments and is known as a pioneer of aseptic surgery.

1836

Mary Hartwell Catherwood

American author and poet (died 1902)

Mary Hartwell Catherwood was an American writer of popular historical romances, short stories, and poetry. Early in her career she published under her birth name, Mary Hartwell, and under the pseudonym Lewtrah. She was…

1849

Antonio de La Gándara

French painter and illustrator (died 1917)

Antonio de La Gándara was a French painter, pastellist and draughtsman of the Belle Époque.

1861

George Santayana

Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet (died 1952)

George Santayana was a Spanish and U.S. philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. Born in Spain, he moved to the United States at the age of eight.

1863

Olavo Bilac

Brazilian journalist and poet (died 1918)

Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac, known simply as Olavo Bilac, was a Brazilian Parnassian poet, journalist and translator. Alongside Alberto de Oliveira and Raimundo Correia, he was a member of the "Parnassian…

1865

Wassily Kandinsky

Russian-French painter and theorist (died 1944)

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist active in Germany during the late Belle Époque and Interwar eras. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western…

1866

Amy Carmichael

Irish missionary and humanitarian (died 1951)

Amy Beatrice Carmichael was an Irish Christian missionary in India who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur. She served in India for 55 years and wrote 35 books about her work as a missionary.

1867

Hristo Tatarchev

Bulgarian physician and activist, co-founded the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (died 1952)

Hristo Tatarchev was a Macedonian Bulgarian doctor, revolutionary and one of the founders of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO). Tatarchev was the first president of IMRO's Central Committee.

1869

Bertha Lamme Feicht

American electrical engineer (died 1943)

Bertha Lamme Feicht was an American engineer. In 1893, she became the first woman to receive a degree in engineering from the Ohio State University. She is considered to be the first American woman to graduate in a main…

1869

Anton Denikin

Russian general (died 1947)

Anton Ivanovich Denikin was a Russian military leader who served as a lieutenant general in the Imperial Russian Army and as a leading general of the anti-Bolshevik White movement during the Russian Civil War.

1872

Jack Hobbs

English cricketer and journalist (died 1963)

Sir John Berry Hobbs was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Master", he is widely regarded as one of the…

1882

Zoltán Kodály

Hungarian composer, conductor, and musicologist (died 1967)

Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, music pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály method of music education.

1882

Walther Meissner

German physicist and engineer (died 1974)

Fritz Walther Meissner was a German physicist known for his work on superconductivity.

1882

Károly Kós

Hungarian-Romanian architect, ethnologist, and politician (died 1977)

Károly Kós was a Hungarian architect, writer, illustrator, ethnologist and politician of Austria-Hungary and Romania.

1883

Max Linder

French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1925)

Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle, known professionally as Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian of the silent film era. His onscreen persona "Max" was one of the first recognizable…

1883

John Gunn

Australian politician, 29th Premier of South Australia (died 1959)

John Gunn was an Australian politician who served as the 29th Premier of South Australia, leading the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party to government at the 1924 election.

1884

Seibo Kitamura

Japanese sculptor (died 1987)

Seibo Kitamura was a Japanese sculptor. He is known as the sculptor of the 10-meter-tall Peace Statue in Nagasaki Peace Park. He is most often referred to as "Seibo".

1884

Alexander I of Yugoslavia (died 1934)

Alexander I Karađorđević, also known as Alexander the Unifier, was King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 16 August 1921 to 3 October 1929 and King of Yugoslavia from 3 October 1929 until his assassination in 1934.…

1888

Alphonse Juin

Algerian-French general (died 1967)

Army-General Alphonse Pierre Juin was a French Army officer who served in both world wars. A graduate of the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr class of 1912, he served in Morocco in 1914 in command of native troops.…

1888

Kim Chwa-chin

South Korean guerrilla leader (died 1930)

Kim Chwajin, also known by his art name Paegya, was a Korean military officer, independence activist, and anarchist. Born into a noble family in the kingdom of Joseon, Kim was educated at the military academy of the…

1889

Marie Hall Ets

American author and illustrator (died 1984)

Marie Hall Ets was an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books.

1895

Anna Anderson

an imposter who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (died 1984)

Anna Anderson was an impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia, Nicholas II and Alexandra, was murdered along with…

1896

Noël Coward

English actor, playwright, and composer (died 1973)

Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".

1899

Lucille Lortel

American actress and producer (died 1999)

Lucille Lortel was an American actress, artistic director, and theatrical producer. In the course of her career Lortel produced or co-produced nearly 500 plays, five of which were nominated for Tony Awards: As Is by…

1900

V. S. Pritchett

British writer and literary critic (died 1997)

Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett was a British writer and literary critic.

1900

Margaret Mead

American anthropologist and author (died 1978)

Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist, author and speaker, who appeared frequently in the mass media during the mid-twentieth century.

1901

Rafael Alberti

Spanish poet and playwright (died 1999)

Rafael Alberti Merello was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27. He is considered one of the greatest literary figures of the so-called Silver Age of Spanish Literature, and he won numerous prizes and…

1902

Hardie Albright

American actor (died 1975)

Hardie Hunter Albright was an American actor.

1903

Harold Whitlock

English race walker and coach (died 1985)

Hector Harold Whitlock was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk. He attended Hendon School, then Hendon County School, in North London, where he planted in 1936 an oak tree sapling presented to…

1903

Piet Hein

Danish mathematician, author, and poet (died 1996)

Piet Hein was a Danish polymath, often writing under the Old Norse pseudonym Kumbel, meaning "tombstone". His short poems, known as gruks or grooks, first started to appear in the daily newspaper Politiken shortly after…

1905

Ruben Nirvi

Finnish linguist and professor (died 1986)

Ruben Erik Nirvi was a Finnish linguist. He was the deputy of Finnish philology at the University of Helsinki from 1955 to 1957 and the personal additional professor of the Finnish language from 1957 to 1972. He was a…

1905

Barbara Kent

Canadian-born American film actress (died 2011)

Barbara Kent was a Canadian film actress, prominent from the silent film era to the early talkies of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1925, Barbara Kent won the Miss Hollywood Beauty Pageant.

1907

Remedios Varo

Spanish-Mexican surrealist painter & anarchist (died 1963)

María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga was a Catalan surrealist painter who lived in several European cities before being exiled in Mexico.

1908

Freddie Brown

Peruvian-English cricketer and sportscaster (died 1991)

Frederick Richard Brown was an English amateur cricketer who played Test cricket for England from 1931 to 1953, and first-class cricket for Cambridge University (1930–31), Surrey (1931–48), and Northamptonshire…

1910

George Ignatieff

Russian-Canadian scholar and diplomat, 8th Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1989)

Count George Pavlovich Ignatieff was a Russian-born Canadian diplomat. His career spanned nearly five decades in World War II and the postwar period.

1913

O. Winston Link

American photographer (died 2001)

Ogle Winston Link, known commonly as O. Winston Link, was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photography and sound recordings of the last days of steam locomotive railroading on the Norfolk and…

1914

Ruth Johnson Colvin

American author and educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide (died 2024)

Ruth Johnson Colvin was an American philanthropist who was the founder of the non-profit organization Literacy Volunteers of America, now called ProLiteracy Worldwide in Syracuse, New York, in 1962. She was awarded the…

1916

Nabi Bux Khan Baloch

Pakistani author and scholar (died 2011)

Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch was a Pakistani research scholar, historian, Sindhologist, educationist, linguist and writer. He predominantly wrote in Sindhi, but also in Urdu, English, Persian and Arabic. He has been…

1917

Pete T. Cenarrusa

American soldier, pilot, and politician, Secretary of State of Idaho (died 2013)

Pete Thomas Cenarrusa was an American politician from Idaho. He served continuously for over half a century in elective office, first as a member of the Idaho Legislature and then as Secretary of State. He was a member…

1917

Arthur C. Clarke

English science fiction writer (died 2008)

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

1917

Frederick Rotimi Williams

Nigerian lawyer and politician (died 2005)

Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams, QC, SAN was a prominent Nigerian lawyer who was the first Nigerian to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. In the 1950s, he was a member of the Action Group and subsequently became…

1920

Eulalio González

Mexican singer-songwriter, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2003)

Eulalio "Lalo" González Ramírez, nicknamed "Piporro", was a Mexican actor, comedian, singer-songwriter, screenwriter, announcer, film director, and film producer.

1921

Cy Leslie

American record producer, founded Pickwick Records (died 2008)

Seymour Marvin "Cy" Leslie was an American businessman, the founder of Pickwick Records, and the first president and founder of MGM/UA Home Entertainment Group. Pickwick Records aimed to make music more affordable, and…

1922

Menahem Pressler

German-American pianist (died 2023)

Menahem Pressler was a German-born Israeli-American pianist and university instructor. He co-founded the Beaux Arts Trio in 1955 and performed with the group until its dissolution in 2008, playing in hundreds of…

1923

Ernst Florian Winter

Austrian-American historian and political scientist (died 2014)

Ernst Florian Winter was an American historian and political scientist, the first director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna after World War II, and chairman of the International Council of the Austrian Service Abroad.

1923

Nicolas Sidjakov

Latvian-American illustrator (died 1993)

Nicolas Sidjakov was an American commercial artist and illustrator. He was a co-founder of Sidjakov & Berman Associates and later Sidjakov, Berman & Gomez design firms.

1924

James McCracken

American tenor and actor (died 1988)

James McCracken was an American operatic tenor. At the time of his death The New York Times stated that McCracken was "the most successful dramatic tenor yet produced by the United States and a pillar of the…

1926

A. N. R. Robinson

Tobagonian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2014)

Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, was a Trinidad and Tobago politician who served as the third President of Trinidad and Tobago from 1997 to 2003 and the third Prime Minister from 1986 to 1991. He is known for his…

1926

Jeffrey Stone

American actor and screenwriter (died 2012)

Jeffrey Stone was an American actor and voice-over artist. Stone was the model and inspiration for Prince Charming in the 1950 Walt Disney animated feature film, Cinderella. While he did not voice the character in the…

1926

Peter Dickinson

Rhodesian-English author and poet (died 2015)

Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL was an English author and poet, best known for children's books and detective stories.

1927

Randall Garrett

American author and poet (died 1987)

Gordon Randall Phillip David Garrett was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines of the 1950s and '60s. He instructed Robert Silverberg in…

1927

Terry Carter

American actor, director, and producer (died 2024)

John Everett DeCoste, known professionally as Terry Carter, was an African-American actor and filmmaker, known for his roles as Sgt. Joe Broadhurst on the television series McCloud and as Colonel Tigh on the original…

1928

Philip K. Dick

American philosopher and author (died 1982)

Philip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction short story writer and novelist. He wrote 45 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines. His fiction explored varied…

1928

Nicholas Courtney

Egyptian-English actor (died 2011)

William Nicholas Stone Courtney was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

1929

Bill Brittain

American author (died 2011)

William E. Brittain was an American writer. He is best known for work set in the fictional New England village of Coven Tree, including The Wish Giver, a Newbery Honor Book.

1930

Sam Most

American flute player and saxophonist (died 2013)

Samuel Most was an American jazz flutist, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, based in Los Angeles. He was "probably the first great jazz flutist", according to jazz historian Leonard Feather.

1930

Bill Young

American sergeant and politician (died 2013)

Charles William Young was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the House Committee on…

1930

Grace Alele-Williams

Nigerian mathematician and academic (died 2022)

Grace Awani Alele-Williams OON, FMAN, FNAE was a Nigerian professor of mathematics education, who made history as the first Nigerian woman to receive a doctorate, and the first female vice-chancellor at any Nigerian…

1932

Quentin Blake

English author and illustrator

Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his…

1932

Lin Zhao

Chinese dissident and Christian executed during the Cultural Revolution (died 1968)

Lin Zhao, born Peng Lingzhao (彭令昭), was a prominent Chinese dissident who was imprisoned and later executed by gunshot by the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution for her criticism of Mao Zedong's…

1932

Gloria Romero

Filipino actress (died 2025)

Gloria Romero was an American-born Filipino actress. Regarded as the "Queen of Philippine Cinema", she has appeared in more than 300 film and television productions throughout her career that spanned seven decades. She…

1933

Morris Dees

American lawyer and activist, co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center

Morris Seligman Dees Jr. is an American attorney known as the co-founder and former chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), based in Montgomery, Alabama. He ran a direct marketing firm before…

1936

Joyce Bulifant

American actress

Joyce Collins Bulifant is an American actress and author. In addition to recurring roles on television, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Marie Slaughter, Bulifant is recognized for film roles in The Happiest…

1937

Edward Ruscha

American painter and photographer

Edward Joseph Ruscha IV is an American artist associated with the pop art movement. He has worked in the media of painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, and film. He is also noted for creating several artist's…

1937

Frank Deford

American journalist and author (died 2017)

Benjamin Franklin Deford III was an American sportswriter and novelist. From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR's Morning Edition radio program.

1938

Liv Ullmann

Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter

Liv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and filmmaker. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses of all time, Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, whom she…

1938

Philip Langridge

English tenor (died 2010)

Philip Gordon Langridge was an English tenor, considered to be among the foremost exponents of English opera and oratorio.

1939

Gordon Miller

English high jumper

Gordon Albert Miller is a former British high jumper who competed at the two Olympic Games.

1939

Lesley Stahl

American journalist and actress

Lesley Rene Stahl is an American television journalist. She has spent most of her career with CBS News, where she began as a producer in 1971. Since 1991, she has reported for CBS's 60 Minutes. She is known for her news…

1941

Roger Neil Wheeler

English general

General Sir Roger Neil Wheeler, is a retired British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1997 to 2000. During his career he was involved in the Cyprus Emergency, directed military operations in…

1941

Donald Carcieri

American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of Rhode Island

Donald Louis Carcieri is an American politician and corporate executive who served as the 73rd Governor of Rhode Island from January 2003 to January 2011. Carcieri has worked as a manufacturing company executive, aid…

1942

Steven Bochco

American television writer and producer (died 2018)

Steven Ronald Bochco was an American television writer and producer. He developed a number of television series, mostly crime dramas, including Hill Street Blues; L.A. Law; Doogie Howser, M.D.; Cop Rock; and NYPD Blue.

1943

Patti Deutsch

American actress and comedian (died 2017)

Patricia Deutsch Ross was an American actress who was known as a recurring panelist on the 1970s game shows Match Game and Tattletales.

1943

Jeff Kanew

American director and screenwriter

Jeffrey Roger Kanew is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and film editor who early in his career made trailers for many films of the 1970s and is probably best known for directing the film Revenge…

1944

Don Meyer

American basketball player and coach (died 2014)

Donald Wayne Meyer was an American college basketball coach who completed his career in 2010 as head coach of the men's team at Northern State University. He was previously head coach at Hamline University and Lipscomb…

1944

Tony Hicks

English singer and guitarist

Anthony Christopher Hicks is an English guitarist and singer who has been a member of the British rock/pop band the Hollies since 1963, and as such was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. His main…

1945

Benny Andersson

Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Göran Bror Benny Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia! For the 2008 film…

1946

Charles Dennis

Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Charles Dennis is a Canadian actor, playwright, journalist, author, director, and screenwriter.

1946

Trevor Pinnock

English harpsichord player and conductor

Trevor David Pinnock is a British harpsichordist and conductor.

1946

Tom Stern

American cinematographer

Thomas Evans Stern, ASC, AFC is an American cinematographer.

1946

Ben Cross

English actor (died 2020)

Harry Bernard Cross was an English actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire and for playing Billy Flynn in the original West End…

1947

Vincent Matthews

American sprinter

Vincent "Vince" Edward Matthews is an American former sprinter, winner of two Olympic gold medals, at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.

1947

Martyn Poliakoff

English chemist and academic

Sir Martyn Poliakoff is a British chemist known for his work on green chemistry and for being the main presenter on the popular YouTube channel Periodic Videos. The core subjects of his academic work are supercritical…

1947

Trevor Żahra

Maltese novelist, poet and illustrator

Trevor Żahra is a Maltese novelist, poet and illustrator. He has published over 120 books in the Maltese language since 1971.

1947

Billy Gibbons

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

William Frederick Gibbons is an American rock musician who is the guitarist, primary songwriter and vocalist, and a founding member of ZZ Top. He began his career in Moving Sidewalks, who recorded Flash (1969) and…

1949

Heather Hallett

English lawyer and judge

Heather Carol Hallett, Baroness Hallett,, is a retired British judge of the Court of Appeal and a crossbench life peer. The first woman to chair the Bar Council and the fifth woman to sit in the Court of Appeal, Hallett…

1949

Claudia Cohen

American journalist (died 2007)

Claudia Lynn Cohen was an American gossip columnist, socialite, and television reporter. She is credited with putting the New York Post's Page Six gossip column on the map. The building housing the University of…

1950

Roy Schuiten

Dutch cyclist and manager (died 2006)

Roy Schuiten was a Dutch track and road racing cyclist. After retirement he became a team manager before starting a restaurant.

1950

Aykut Barka

Turkish scientist (died 2002)

Aykut Barka was a Turkish geoscientist specialized in seismology. He is best known for his contributions to understanding the behaviour of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ), one of the most dangerous active faults…

1951

Sally Emerson

English author and poet

Sally Emerson is an English novelist, anthologist and travel writer.

1951

Mike Flanagan

American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2011)

Michael Kendall Flanagan was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher, front office executive, and color commentator. He spent 18 years as a player in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles…

1951

Robben Ford

American guitarist and songwriter

Robben Lee Ford is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Rick…

1951

Mark Heard

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1992)

John Mark Heard III was an American record producer, folk rock singer and songwriter from Macon, Georgia.

1951

Joel Garner

Barbadian cricketer and manager

Joel Garner is a former West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early 1980s West Indies cricket teams. Garner is the highest ranked One Day International bowler according to the ICC…

1952

Francesco Graziani

Italian footballer and manager

Francesco "Ciccio" Graziani is an Italian football manager and former football player who played as a forward.

1952

Rebecca Forstadt

American voice actress and screenwriter

Rebecca Forstadt is an American voice actress, best known for playing young female roles in various animated series. After studying theater at Orange Coast College, in Costa Mesa, California, Forstadt began her acting…

1953

Xander Berkeley

American actor and producer

Alexander Harper Berkeley is an American actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His films include Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Candyman…

1955

Carol Browner

American lawyer and environmentalist, 8th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Carol Martha Browner is an American lawyer, environmentalist, and businesswoman who served as director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2011. Browner…

1955

Prince Lorenz of Belgium

Archduke of Austria-Este

Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este is a member of the Belgian royal family as the husband of Princess Astrid of Belgium. He is the head of the House of Austria-Este, a cadet branch of the House of…

1955

Chiharu Matsuyama

Japanese singer-songwriter

Chiharu Matsuyama is a Japanese folk singer and songwriter.

1955

Lizzy Mercier Descloux

French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter (died 2004)

Martine-Elisabeth Mercier Descloux was a French musician, singer-songwriter, and composer associated with New York City's late 1970s no wave music scene. She recorded several albums on ZE Records beginning with her 1979…

1956

Antonio Vega

Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2009)

Antonio Vega Tallés was a Spanish pop singer-songwriter.

1957

Bart Oates

American football player and lawyer

Bart Steven Oates is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. He played for the Giants from 1985 to 1993 and…

1958

Jeff Ruland

American basketball player

Jeffrey George Ruland is an American former professional basketball player and coach, best known for his tenure as a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) which saw him selected to two All-Star games.…

1958

H. D. Kumaraswamy

Indian social worker and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka

Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy is an Indian politician and film producer who is serving as the 21st Minister of Heavy Industries and 14th Minister of Steel of India since 2024. He also served as the 18th Chief…

1959

Alison La Placa

American actress

Alison La Placa is an American retired actress best known for playing Linda Phillips on the sitcom Duet and its spin-off Open House, playing Catherine Merrick in 49 episodes of The John Larroquette Show and the…

1959

Alexander Lebedev

Russian businessman and politician

Alexander Yevgenievich Lebedev is a Russian businessman, and has been referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. Until 1992, he was an officer in the First Chief Directorate of the Soviet Union′s KGB and later one of…

1959

Steve Mattsson

American author and illustrator

Steve Mattsson is an American comic book writer and colorist.

1959

Sid Eudy

American professional wrestler

Sidney Raymond Eudy was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring names Sid Justice, Sid Vicious, and…

1960

Pat Van Den Hauwe

Belgian footballer and manager

Patrick William Roger Van Den Hauwe is a former professional footballer who made 401 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall. Born in Belgium and raised in…

1960

André Andersen

Russian-Danish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

André Andersen is a Russian-born multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the keyboardist and founder of the Denmark-based progressive metal band Royal Hunt. André started his "music life" at very young age and…

1961

Shane Black

American actor, director, and screenwriter

Shane Black is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor, known for his distinctive style of action and action comedy films. He originated the Lethal Weapon franchise, and has also written such films as The…

1961

Bill Hicks

American comedian and musician (died 1994)

William Melvin Hicks was an American stand-up comedian and satirist. His material— encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy— was controversial and often steeped in dark…

1961

LaChanze

American actress, singer, and dancer

LaChanze Sapp-Gooding, known professionally as LaChanze, is an American actress, theater producer, singer, and dancer. She won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2006 for her role as Celie Harris Johnson in…

1961

Sam Robards

American actor

Sam Prideaux Robards is an American actor. He is best known for his film roles in American Beauty (1999) and A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). For his performance in the Broadway production of The Man Who Had All the…

1961

Jon Tenney

American actor and director

Jonathan Frederick Tenney is an American actor. He played Special Agent Fritz Howard in TNT's The Closer and continued in its spin-off Major Crimes.

1961

Maruschka Detmers

Dutch-French actress

Maruschka Detmers is a Dutch actress. She moved to France as a teenager after finishing school, where she captured the attention of director Jean-Luc Godard. In 1983, she made her dramatic debut under Godard's direction…

1962

William Perry

American football player and wrestler

William Anthony Perry is a former American professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed "the Refrigerator" due to…

1962

Benjamin Bratt

American actor and producer

Benjamin Bratt is an American actor. He is known for playing Paco Aguilar in Blood in Blood Out. He had supporting film roles in the 1990s in Demolition Man (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994) and The River Wild…

1963

Cathy Johnston-Forbes

American golfer

Cathy Johnston-Forbes is an American professional golfer.

1963

James Mangold

American director, producer, and screenwriter

James Allen Mangold is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Noted for his versatility in tackling a range of genres, Mangold made his debut as a film director with Heavy (1995), and gained recognition…

1963

Nadia Moscufo

Belgian politician

Nadia Moscufo is a Belgian trade unionist, politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, she has represented Liège since June 2019.

1963

Heike Drechsler

German sprinter and long jumper

Heike Gabriela Drechsler is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany and later Germany. One of the most successful long jumpers of all time, she is a former world record holder and ranks…

1964

Todd Glass

American comedian

Todd Steven Glass is an American stand-up comedian.

1964

John Kirwan

New Zealand rugby player and coach

Sir John James Patrick Kirwan is a New Zealand mental health advocate, former rugby union and rugby league footballer, and former rugby union coach.

1964

Georgie Parker

Australian actress

Georgina Parker is an Australian television soap actress and has also appeared in film and theatre. She is a double Gold Logie winner, best known for her acting roles in Australian soap operas; as Lucy Gardiner in A…

1964

Billy Ripken

American baseball player and sportscaster

William Oliver Ripken, nicknamed "Billy the Kid", is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987–1998 for the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Cleveland…

1964

Melanie Sloan

American lawyer and activist

Melanie Sloan is an American attorney, former counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, and the former executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonprofit government ethics and…

1965

J. B. Smoove

American comedian, writer, and actor

Jerry Angelo Brooks, known professionally as J. B. Smoove, is an American comedian, actor, and writer. After beginning his career in 1995 on Def Comedy Jam, he was a writer and performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live…

1965

Fatima Lamarti

Belgian politician

Fatima Lamarti is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit, she has represented Flemish Brabant since June 2024.

1966

Paul McGinley

Irish golfer

Paul Noel McGinley is an Irish professional golfer. He has won four events on the European Tour. At the 2002 Ryder Cup, he famously holed a ten-foot putt on the 18th hole in his match against Jim Furyk at The Belfry…

1966

Clifford Robinson

American basketball player (died 2020)

Clifford Ralph Robinson was an American professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected in the second round of the 1989 NBA draft, he played the first eight…

1966

Dennis Wise

English footballer and manager

Dennis Frank Wise is an English former professional football player and manager who played as a central midfielder. He spent the majority of his career at Chelsea, from 1990 to 2001.

1966

Indrek Kaseorg

Estonian decathlete

Indrek Kaseorg is a retired Estonian decathlete.

1967

Miranda Otto

Australian actress

Miranda Otto is an Australian actress. She is the daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto and the paternal half-sister of actress Gracie Otto. Otto began her acting career in 1986 at age 18 and appeared in a variety…

1967

Wendy Doolan

Australian golfer

Wendy Doolan is a former Australian professional golfer who played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.

1968

Lalah Hathaway

American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. Credited as the "First Daughter of Soul", she is the first-born daughter of musician and soul singer Donny Hathaway.

1968

Greg Kovacs

Canadian bodybuilder (died 2013)

Gregory Mark Kovacs was a Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder. According to Canadian bodybuilding publication, Muscle Insider, Kovacs retired from competitive bodybuilding in 2005 to start his own business and coach…

1968

Simon Grayson

English footballer and manager

Simon Nicholas Grayson is an English professional football manager and former player.

1969

Kent Hehr

Canadian politician

Kent Hehr is a former Canadian politician from Alberta. He served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary Centre from 2015 to 2019. Hehr was named Minister of Veterans Affairs in the federal…

1969

Adam Riess

American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic Nobel Prize laureate

Adam Guy Riess is an American astrophysicist and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute. He is known for his research in using supernovae as cosmological…

1969

Michelle Smith

Irish swimmer

Michelle Smith de Bruin is an Irish lawyer and retired Olympic swimmer. She won three gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, for the 400 m individual medley, 400 m freestyle and 200 m individual medley, and…

1969

Dmitri Tymoczko

American composer and theorist

Dmitri Tymoczko is an American music theorist and composer. As a theorist, he has published more than two dozen articles dealing with topics related to contemporary tonality, including scales, voice leading, and…

1969

Craig White

English cricketer and coach

Craig White is an English former international cricketer. He is currently a cricket coach.

1969

Valerie Chow

Canadian-Hong Kong actress and publicist

Valerie Chow is a Hong Kong former actress, fashion publicist, and entrepreneur. In English language film and television roles, she was credited as Rachel Shane.

1970

Daniel Cosgrove

American actor

Daniel Thomas Cosgrove is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Scott Chandler on All My Children, Matt Durning on Beverly Hills, 90210, Bill Lewis on Guiding Light, Christopher Hughes II on As the World Turns…

1970

Seyhan Kurt

French-Turkish poet and sociologist

Seyhan Kurt is a French-Turkish poet, writer, anthropologist and sociologist.

1971

Paul van Dyk

German musician, producer and DJ

Matthias Paul, known professionally as Paul van Dyk is a German DJ, record producer and musician. Van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic…

1971

Michael McCary

American R&B singer

Michael Sean McCary is an American musician known for being a former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men.

1971

Charles Gipson

American baseball player

Charles Wells Gipson Jr. is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played 8 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners (1998–2002), New York Yankees (2003), Tampa Bay Devil Rays…

1972

Zeljko Kalac

Australian soccer player and manager

Zeljko Kalac is an Australian soccer coach and former player who is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Iran national team. Standing at 2.02 m, Kalac is the tallest player to have represented the Australia national…

1972

Paul Leyden

Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Paul Augustine Leyden is an Australian actor, producer, screenwriter and director. He is known for playing the role of Simon Frasier on the American daytime soap opera As the World Turns from 2000 to 2010.

1972

Travis Morrison

American singer-songwriter

Travis Morrison is an American musician and web developer from Northern Virginia, United States. He is best known as leader of indie-rock band The Dismemberment Plan and as a solo artist.

1972

Themba Mnguni

South African footballer

Themba Mnguni is a retired South African football player who played mostly for Mamelodi Sundowns and Supersport United.

1973

Scott Storch

American songwriter and producer, founded Storch Music Company

Scott Spencer Storch is an American record producer and songwriter. Storch began his career as part of Philadelphia-based hip-hop band the Roots, which he joined as a keyboardist prior to the release of their 1993 debut…

1973

Valentin Bădoi

Romanian footballer and manager

Valentin Emanoil Bădoi is a Romanian professional football manager and former player.

1975

Kaba Diawara

French-Guinean footballer

Kaba Diawara is a football manager and former player who played as a striker.

1975

Benjamin Kowalewicz

Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Benjamin Ian Kowalewicz is a Canadian singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Billy Talent.

1975

Paul Maynard

English politician

Paul Maynard is a British politician who served from 2010 until 2024 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackpool North and Cleveleys. A member of the Conservative Party, he served Parliamentary Under-Secretary of…

1975

Jen Golbeck

American computer scientist and academic

Jennifer Golbeck is an American computer scientist. She is a professor at the College of Information, an affiliate professor in the Computer Science Department, and an affiliate professor in the Journalism Department,…

1976

Éric Bélanger

Canadian ice hockey player

Éric Bélanger is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played the majority of his professional career as a centre in the National Hockey League (NHL), representing the Los Angeles Kings, Carolina…

1977

Sylvain Distin

French footballer

Sylvain Distin is a French former professional footballer. He is left-footed and played as a centre-back, and was also capable of playing at left-back.

1977

John Morris

Canadian curler and firefighter

John C. Morris is a Canadian curler, and two-time Olympic gold medallist from Canmore, Alberta. Morris played third for the Kevin Martin team until April 24, 2013. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of…

1978

Gunter Van Handenhoven

Belgian footballer and manager

Gunter Van Handenhoven is a Belgian retired footballer and former team manager of Anderlecht. Since 18 October 2021 he was the assistant coach of Kortrijk and later got the same position at KV Mechelen.

1978

Trevor Immelman

South African golfer

Trevor John Immelman is a South African retired professional golfer and television commentator who has played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won his sole major championship at the 2008 Masters…

1979

Brodie Lee

American wrestler (died 2020)

Jonathan Huber, known professionally as Brodie Lee, was an American professional wrestler. Huber performed in WWE from 2012 to 2019 under the ring name Luke Harper and performed in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2020…

1979

Daniel Narcisse

French handball player

Daniel Narcisse is a retired French handball player and French international from 2000 to 2017. He is a double Olympic champion, quadruple World champion and triple European champion, one of the most awarded French team…

1979

Mihai Trăistariu

Romanian singer-songwriter

Mihai Trăistariu, also known as simply Mihai, is a Romanian singer and songwriter. He is best known for representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens, Greece, where he placed 4th with his song,…

1979

Jessie Ward

American wrestler and producer

Jessie Lynn Whitney is an American television producer and retired professional wrestler.

1979

Danish Kaneria

Pakistani cricketer

Danish Parabha Shankar Kaneria is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2000 and 2010. A right-arm leg spinner who could bowl a googly, Kaneria played 61 Test matches for…

1980

Krysten Ritter

American actress, musician, and model

Krysten Alyce Ritter is an American actress, musician, author, and former model. After an early modeling stint, she appeared on the UPN noir mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006) and the CW comedy drama series…

1981

Reanna Solomon

Nauruan weightlifter (died 2022)

Reanna Solomon was a Nauruan weightlifter. She was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, and remains one of the only three Nauruans ever to have won a Commonwealth Games gold, the…

1981

Gareth Williams

Scottish footballer

Gareth John Glyn Williams is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped five times for his country and last played for Watford in the Premier League, also playing for Nottingham…

1981

Antrel Rolle

American football player

Antrel Rocelious Rolle is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning unanimous All-American…

1982

Anna Sedokova

Ukrainian singer, actress and television presenter

Anna Volodymyrivna Sedokova is a Ukrainian singer, actress, and television presenter. She rose to prominence in 2002 as a member of the Ukrainian pop girl group Nu Virgos—known as "VIA Gra" in both Ukraine and the…

1982

Stanislav Šesták

Slovak footballer

Stanislav Šesták is a retired Slovak football striker, manager, as well as a club official and a local politician. Šesták last managed Slovakia's oldest club Tatran Prešov in 3. Liga - East.

1982

Kelenna Azubuike

Nigerian-American basketball player

Kelenna Azubuike is an English-born Nigerian-American former professional basketball player and currently the Golden State Warriors television analyst on NBC Sports Bay Area.

1983

Frankie Ballard

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Frank Robert Ballard IV is an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has released two albums each for Reprise Records and Warner Bros. Records, and has charted eight singles on the Hot Country Songs…

1983

Joey Dorsey

American basketball player

Richard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.

1983

Theo James

English actor

Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis is an English actor and producer. He gained recognition for playing Tobias Eaton in The Divergent Series (2014–2016). He has starred in the horror films Underworld: Awakening…

1984

Stanislav Manolev

Bulgarian footballer

Stanislav Lyubenov Manolev is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player. During his playing career, his primary position was at right-back.

1985

James Nash

English race car driver

James Elliott Martyn Nash is a British auto racing driver. On 16 October 2011, at the final round of the 2011 BTCC season, he clinched the independents' championship. In 2014, he is competing in the Blancpain Endurance…

1985

Amanda Setton

American actress

Amanda Setton is an American actress. She is known for her recurring role as Penelope Shafai on The CW's teen drama Gossip Girl (2008–2012), for her role as Kimberly Andrews on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live…

1985

Alcides Escobar

Venezuelan baseball player

Alcides Escobar is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, and Washington Nationals, and…

1986

Pärt Uusberg

Estonian actor, composer, and conductor.

Pärt Uusberg is an Estonian composer, conductor, and actor. He is the chief conductor of Chamber Choir Head Ööd, Vend. He played Joosep in the film The Class.

1986

Mats Hummels

German footballer

Mats Julian Hummels is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he was known for his tackling, anticipation, goal scoring ability and…

1988

Anna Popplewell

English actress

Anna Popplewell is an English actress. She is known for portraying Susan Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia trilogy (2005–2010), which grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide and earned her a number of awards.

1988

Alexey Shved

Russian basketball player

Alexey Viktorovich Shved is a Russian professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. Standing at 1.98 m, he plays at both the shooting guard and point guard positions.

1988

Craig Goodwin

Australian footballer

Craig Alexander Goodwin is an Australian professional soccer player as a left winger for Adelaide United and the Australian national team. Known for his agility, crossing and shot placement, he is Adelaide United's…

1991

David Johnson

American football player

David Jerome Johnson Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Iowa Panthers and was selected by the…

1991

Anamul Haque

Bangladeshi cricketer

Mohammad Anamul Haque Bijoy is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. He is the first player to score 1000 runs and most runs in a single List-A tournament.

1992

Tom Rogic

Australian footballer

Tomaš Petar Rogić is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1992

Jyoti Amge

Indian actress

Jyoti Kishanji Amge is an Indian actress notable for being the world's shortest living woman according to the Guinness World Records.

1993

Stephan James

Canadian actor

Stephan James is a Canadian actor. After starring in a string of television series as a teenager, he rose to prominence upon winning a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for his role as track and field sprinter Jesse…

1993

Nigel Hayes

American basketball player

Nigel Hayes-Davis is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague. He attended Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio and played college basketball for the…

1994

Nicola Murru

Italian footballer

Nicola Murru is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie C Group B club Gubbio.

1994

José Rodríguez

Spanish footballer

José Rodríguez Martínez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Kategoria Superiore club Flamurtari.

1994

Wilfred Ndidi

Nigerian footballer

Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and captains the Nigeria national team.

1996

Sergio Reguilón

Spanish footballer

Sergio Reguilón Rodríguez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.

1996

Henry Thornton

Australian cricketer

Henry Thornton is an Australian cricketer who plays for the South Australian cricket team and the Adelaide Strikers. He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistanis during their tour of Australia on…

1996

Mira Antonitsch

Austrian tennis player

Mira Antonitsch is an inactive Austrian tennis player.

1998

Zhou Jieqiong

Chinese singer and actress

Zhou Jieqiong, known professionally as Jieqiong or Kyulkyung, is a Chinese singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group I.O.I after finishing sixth in the survival show Produce 101. She also…

1998

Kai Cenat

American streamer

Kai Carlo Cenat III is an American online streamer, YouTuber, and internet personality who specializes in comedic live streams and videos. As of 2025, he is the most-subscribed Twitch streamer in the world, as well as…

2001

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