Famous Birthdays on December 19

Q: Who was born on December 19?

Famous people born on December 19 include: William I, Andreas Osiander, Philip William, Dorothea Sophia, Philip V of Spain (died 1746).

239 people 1343 – 1998

December 19 has seen 239 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1343 – 1998. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · December 19 — Wikipedia

1964 — Lorie Kane

Canadian golfer

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She won the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award in 2000 and became a member of the Order of Canada at a ceremony in December 2006

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She began her career on the LPGA Tour in 1996 and has four career victories and 99 top-10 finishes on the tour

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Kane was the second Canadian to have multiple wins on the LPGA circuit in one season, in 2000, after Sandra Post performed the feat twice, in 1978 and 1979

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The next person to do so was Brooke Henderson, in 2016

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In 2015, she was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame

William I

Margrave of Meissen (died 1407)

William I, the One-Eyed was Margrave of Meissen. His nickname is related to the legend that Saint Benno appeared to him because of his disputes with the Church in a dream and he had an eye gouged out.

1343

Andreas Osiander

German Protestant theologian (died 1552)

Andreas Osiander was a German Lutheran theologian and Protestant reformer.

1498

Philip William

Prince of Orange (died 1618)

Philip William, Prince of Orange was the eldest son of William the Silent by his first wife Anna van Egmont. He became Prince of Orange in 1584 and Knight of the Golden Fleece in 1599.

1554

Dorothea Sophia

Abbess of Quedlinburg (died 1645)

Duchess Dorothea Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg.

1587

Philip V of Spain (died 1746)

Philip V was king of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724 and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign is the longest in the history of the Spanish monarchy, surpassing Philip IV.…

1683

William Bowyer

English printer (died 1777)

William Bowyer was an English printer known as "the learned printer".

1699

John Winthrop

American astronomer and educator (died 1779)

John Winthrop was an American mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He was the 2nd Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Harvard College.

1714

Marie Thérèse of France (died 1851)

Marie-Thérèse was the eldest child of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France, and their only child to reach adulthood. In 1799, she married her cousin Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, the eldest son of…

1778

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros

Spanish poet, playwright, and critic (died 1873)

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros was a Spanish dramatist.

1796

Antoine Louis Dugès

French obstetrician and naturalist (died 1838)

Antoine Louis Dugès was a French obstetrician and naturalist born in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes. He was the father of zoologist Alfredo Dugès (1826–1910), and a nephew to midwife Marie-Louise Lachapelle (1769–1821).

1797

James J. Archer

American lawyer and general (died 1864)

James Jay Archer was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War. He later served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army (CSA) during the American Civil War.

1817

Mary Livermore

American journalist and activist (died 1905)

Mary Ashton Livermore was an American journalist, abolitionist, and advocate of women's rights. In addition to articles, she published numerous books of poetry, essays, and stories.

1820

George Frederick Bristow

American violinist and composer (died 1898)

George Frederick Bristow was an American composer, conductor, violinist, and educator, born in Brooklyn, New York. A prominent advocate for American classical music during a period of European dominance in U.S. concert…

1825

Bernice Pauahi Bishop

American philanthropist (died 1884)

Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop was an aliʻi (noble) of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii and a well-known philanthropist.

1831

Henry Clay Frick

American businessman and financier (died 1919)

Henry Clay Frick was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, and later became chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company. Frick's management of…

1849

Albert Abraham Michelson

Prussian-American physicist, chemist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1931)

Albert Abraham Michelson was an American experimental physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light and especially for the Michelson–Morley experiment. In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics,…

1852

Charles Fitzpatrick

Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec (died 1942)

Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Justice of Canada, as Chief Justice of Canada and then as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

1853

Italo Svevo

Italian author and playwright (died 1928)

Aron Hector Schmitz, better known by the pseudonym Italo Svevo, was an Italian and Austro-Hungarian writer, businessman, novelist, playwright, and short story writer.

1861

Wallace Bryant

American archer (died 1953)

Wallace Bryant was an American archer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the team competition. In the Double York round he finished fourth and in the Double American round he finished…

1863

Minnie Maddern Fiske

American actress and playwright (died 1932)

Minnie Maddern Fiske, but often billed simply as Mrs. Fiske, was one of the leading American actresses of the late 19th and early 20th century. She also spearheaded the fight against the Theatrical Syndicate for the…

1865

Alphonse Kirchhoffer

French fencer (died 1913)

Simon Alphonse Kirchhoffer was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

1873

Mileva Marić

Serbian physicist (died 1948)

Mileva Marić, sometimes called Mileva Marić-Einstein, was the first wife of Albert Einstein from 1903 to 1919. She was the only woman among Einstein's fellow students at Zürich Polytechnic. Marić and Einstein were study…

1875

Carter G. Woodson

American historian and author, founded Black History Month (died 1950)

Carter Godwin Woodson was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). He was one of the first scholars to study the history…

1875

Grace Marie Bareis

American mathematician (died 1962)

Grace Marie Bareis was an American mathematician and educator who became the first person to receive a doctorate degree in mathematics from Ohio State University. Bareis was an assistant professor at Ohio State…

1875

Bernard Friedberg

Austrian-Israeli scholar and author (died 1961)

Bernard Friedberg was an Austrian Hebraist, scholar and bibliographer.

1876

Antonín Zápotocký

Czech politician, President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (died 1957)

Antonín Zápotocký was a Czech communist politician and statesman in Czechoslovakia. He served as the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953, and then as President of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1957.

1884

Fritz Reiner

Hungarian-American conductor (died 1963)

Frederick Martin Reiner was an American conductor of opera and symphonic music in the twentieth century. Hungarian born and trained, he emigrated to the United States in 1922, where he rose to prominence as a conductor…

1888

Edward Bernard Raczyński

Polish politician and diplomat, 4th President-in-exile of Poland (died 1993)

Count Edward Bernard Raczyński was a Polish diplomat, writer, politician who served as President of Poland-in-exile.

1891

Ford C. Frick

American journalist and businessman (died 1978)

Ford Christopher Frick was an American sportswriter and baseball executive. After working as a teacher and as a sportswriter for the New York American, he served as public relations director of the National League (NL)…

1894

Ingeborg Refling Hagen

Norwegian author and educator (died 1989)

Ingeborg Refling Hagen was a Norwegian author, poet, and artistic director. Her writings and activities in support of the arts made her a significant cultural figure in Norway during much of the 20th century.

1895

Martin Luther King Sr.

American pastor, missionary, and activist (died 1984)

Martin Luther King, commonly known as Daddy King, was an American Baptist pastor, missionary, and civil rights activist who was an early figure in the civil rights movement. He served as the senior pastor of Atlanta's…

1899

Rudolf Hell

German engineer, invented the Hellschreiber (died 2002)

Rudolf Hell was a German inventor and engineer.

1901

Oliver La Farge

American anthropologist and author (died 1963)

Oliver Hazard Perry La Farge II was an American writer and anthropologist. In 1925 he explored early Olmec sites in Mexico, and later studied additional sites in Central America and the American Southwest. He wrote more…

1901

Fritz Mauruschat

German footballer and manager (died 1974)

Fritz Mauruschat (1901–1974) was a German football player and manager.

1901

Ralph Richardson

English actor (died 1983)

Sir Ralph David Richardson was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity of male actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. He worked in films…

1902

George Davis Snell

American geneticist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)

George Davis Snell NAS was an American mouse geneticist and basic transplant immunologist.

1903

Irving Kahn

American businessman (died 2015)

Irving Kahn was an American investor and philanthropist. He was the oldest living active investor. He was an early disciple of Benjamin Graham, who popularized the value investing methodology. Kahn began his career in…

1905

Giovanni Lurani

Italian race car driver, engineer, and journalist (died 1995)

Giovanni “Johnny” Lurani Cernuschi, VIII Count of Calvenzano was an Italian automobile engineer, racing car driver and journalist.

1905

Leonid Brezhnev

Ukrainian-Russian marshal, engineer, and politician, 4th Head of State of the Soviet Union (died 1982)

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was a Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982. He also held office as Chairman of the Presidium of the…

1906

Jimmy McLarnin

Irish-American boxer, actor, and golfer (died 2004)

James Archibald McLarnin was an Irish professional boxer who became a two-time Undisputed Welterweight World Champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.

1907

W. A. Criswell

American pastor and author (died 2002)

Wallie Amos Criswell Jr., was an American Baptist pastor, author, and a two-term elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1968 to 1970. As senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas for five…

1909

Jean Genet

French novelist, playwright, and poet (died 1986)

Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the…

1910

Mel Shaw

American animator and screenwriter (died 2012)

Mel Shaw was an American animator, design artist, writer, and artist. Shaw was involved in the animation, story design, and visual development of numerous Disney animated films, beginning with Bambi, which was released…

1914

Édith Piaf

French singer-songwriter and actress (died 1963)

Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, was a French singer and lyricist best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one…

1915

Claudia Testoni

Italian hurdler, sprinter, and long jumper (died 1998)

Claudia Testoni, was an Italian hurdler, sprinter and long jumper. She was European champion, in 1938, on 80 metres hurdles. She was born in Bologna and died in Cagliari.

1915

Roy Ward Baker

English director and producer (died 2010)

Roy Ward Baker was an English film director.

1916

Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann

German political scientist, journalist, and academic (died 2010)

Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann was a German political scientist. Her most famous contribution is the model of the spiral of silence, detailed in The Spiral of Silence: Public Opinion – Our Social Skin. The model is an…

1916

Professor Longhair

American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1980)

Henry Roeland Byrd, better known as Professor Longhair or "Fess" for short, was an American singer and pianist who performed New Orleans blues. He was active in two distinct periods, first in the heyday of early rhythm…

1918

Lee Rich

American producer and production manager (died 2012)

Lee Rich was an American film and television producer, who won the 1973 Outstanding Drama Series Emmy award for The Waltons as the producer. He is also known as the co-founder and former chairman of Lorimar Television.

1918

Little Jimmy Dickens

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015)

James Cecil Dickens, better known by his stage name Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, and his rhinestone-studded outfits. He…

1920

David Susskind

American talk show host and producer (died 1987)

David Howard Susskind was an American producer of TV, movies, and stage plays and also a TV talk show host. His talk shows were innovative in the genre and addressed timely, controversial topics beyond the scope of…

1920

Eamonn Andrews

Irish radio and television host (died 1987)

Eamonn Andrews was an Irish radio and television presenter, employed primarily in the United Kingdom from the 1950s to the 1980s. From 1960 to 1964 he chaired the Radio Éireann Authority, which oversaw the introduction…

1922

Robert V. Bruce

American historian and author (died 2008)

Robert Vance Bruce was an American historian specializing in the American Civil War, who won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876 (1987). After serving in…

1923

Gordon Jackson

Scottish-English actor and singer (died 1990)

Gordon Cameron Jackson was a Scottish actor. He is best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals. He also portrayed Capt…

1923

Carlo Chiti

Italian engineer (died 1994)

Carlo Chiti was an Italian racing car and engine designer best known for his long association with Alfa Romeo's racing department. He also worked for Ferrari and was involved in the design of the Ferrari 156 Sharknose…

1924

Doug Harvey

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1989)

Douglas Norman Harvey was a Canadian professional hockey defenceman. Widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in National Hockey League (NHL) history, Harvey was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973 and…

1924

Gary Morton

American comedian and producer (died 1999)

Gary Morton was an American stand-up comedian whose primary venues were hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. He was born in New York City, the son of Morris Goldaper and Rose Greenfeder Goldaper,…

1924

Edmund Purdom

British-Italian actor (died 2009)

Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom was an English actor, voice artist, and director. He worked first on stage in Britain, performing various works by Shakespeare, then in the United States on Broadway and in Hollywood, and…

1924

Michel Tournier

French journalist and author (died 2016)

Michel Tournier was a French writer. He won awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970. His inspirations…

1924

Cicely Tyson

American actress (died 2021)

Cecily Louise "Cicely" Tyson was an American actress. In a career spanning seven decades, she portrayed complex and strong-willed African American women. She received several awards including three Emmy Awards, a…

1924

Tankred Dorst

German author and playwright (died 2017)

Tankred Dorst was a German playwright and storyteller.

1925

William Schutz

American psychologist and academic (died 2002)

William Schutz was an American psychologist.

1925

Robert B. Sherman

American songwriter and screenwriter (died 2012)

Robert Bernard Sherman was an American songwriter. Best known for his work in musical films with his brother, Richard M. Sherman, they, known as Sherman brothers, produced more motion picture song scores than any other…

1925

Bobby Layne

American football player and coach (died 1986)

Robert Lawrence Layne was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns before being selected by…

1926

Fikret Otyam

Turkish painter and journalist (died 2015)

Fikret Otyam was a Turkish painter and journalist.

1926

James Booth

English actor and screenwriter (died 2005)

James Booth was an English film, stage and television actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Private Henry Hook in Zulu.

1927

Eve Bunting

Irish-American author and academic (died 2023)

Eve Bjørgum Bunting, better known as Eve Bunting, was a Northern Irish-born American writer of more than 250 books. Her work covered a broad array of subjects and included fiction and non-fiction books. Her novels are…

1928

Nathan Oliveira

American painter and sculptor (died 2010)

Nathan Oliveira was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor, born in Oakland, California to immigrant Portuguese parents. Since the late 1950s, Oliveira has been the subject of nearly one hundred solo exhibitions,…

1928

Bob Brookmeyer

American trombonist, pianist, and composer (died 2011)

Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's…

1929

Gregory Carroll

American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2013)

John Wayne Carroll, usually known as Gregory Carroll or Greg Carroll, was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a member of several successful vocal harmony or "doo-wop" groups including The…

1929

David Douglas

12th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish potter

David Harrington Angus Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry is an Anglo-Scottish aristocrat and pottery designer. He is the elder son of Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry, and his only son by his second…

1929

Howard Sackler

American playwright and screenwriter (died 1982)

Howard Oliver Sackler was an American screenwriter and playwright who is best known for having written The Great White Hope and its film adaptation. The Great White Hope enjoyed both a successful run on Broadway and, as…

1929

Anca Giurchescu

Romanian academic (died 2015)

Anca Giurchescu née Ciortea was a Romanian researcher of folk dance, and an ethnochoreologist, one of the founders of the discipline. Born in Bucharest to a family formerly from Translylvania, she lived in that region…

1930

Knut Helle

Norwegian historian and professor (died 2015)

Knut Helle was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works.

1930

Wally Olins

English businessman and academic (died 2014)

Wallace Olins CBE was a British practitioner of corporate identity and branding. He co-founded Wolff Olins and Saffron Brand Consultants and was the chairman of both. Olins advised many of the world's leading…

1930

Ginger Stanley

American model, actress and stunt woman (died 2023)

Ginger Stanley was an American stuntwoman, model and bit-part actress.

1931

Salvador Elizondo

Mexican author, poet, playwright, and critic (died 2006)

Salvador Elizondo Alcalde was a Mexican writer of the 60s Generation of Mexican literature.

1932

Lola Hendricks

African American civil rights activist (died 2013)

Lola Mae Haynes Hendricks was corresponding secretary for Fred Shuttlesworth's Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights from 1956 to 1963. She assisted Wyatt Walker in planning the early portions of the Southern…

1932

Wayne Tippit

American actor (died 2009)

Wayne Tippit was an American television and stage character actor. He was best known to television audiences for playing Ted Adamson on the 1970s and 1980s CBS soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, for five years. He later…

1932

Kevan Gosper

Australian runner and politician (died 2024)

Richard Kevan Gosper, AO was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was a Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, and combined chairman and CEO of Shell Australia. Gosper died on…

1933

Christopher Smout

Scottish historian and academic

Thomas Christopher Smout is an English academic, historian, author and Historiographer Royal in Scotland.

1933

Al Kaline

American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2020)

Albert William Kaline, nicknamed "Mr. Tiger", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played his entire 22-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. For most of his career,…

1934

Pratibha Patil

Indian lawyer and politician, 12th President of India

Pratibha Devisingh Patil, also known as Pratibha Patil Shekhawat, is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India. A…

1934

Casper R. Taylor

Jr., American lawyer and politician (died 2023)

Casper R. Taylor Jr. was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1994 to 2003, amongst the longest Speaker's tenures in Maryland history. He also represented Districts 1C and…

1934

Tony Taylor

Cuban baseball player and coach (died 2020)

Antonio Nemesio Taylor Sánchez was a Cuban professional baseball second baseman who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Detroit Tigers from 1958…

1935

Bobby Timmons

American pianist and composer (died 1974)

Robert Henry Timmons was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods, between which he was part of Cannonball Adderley's band. Several of Timmons' compositions…

1935

Joanne Weaver

American baseball player (died 2000)

Joanne "Joltin' Jo" Weaver was a right fielder who played from 1951 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 142 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.

1935

Jay Arnette

American basketball player

Jay Hoyland Arnette is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. Arnette played professionally for the Cincinnati Royals of the NBA from 1963 to 1965.

1938

Phil Ochs

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)

Philip David Ochs was an American songwriter, protest singer, and political activist. Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, and political commentary. He wrote about 200 songs in the 1960s and 1970s and…

1940

Lee Myung-bak

South Korean businessman and politician, 10th President of South Korea

Lee Myung-bak, often referred to by his initials MB, is a South Korean politician and business executive who served as the tenth president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. A member of then Saenuri Party, he was the…

1941

Maurice White

American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016)

Maurice White was an American musician, best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter and chief producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, also serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey.

1941

Cornell Dupree

American guitarist (died 2011)

Cornell Luther Dupree was an American jazz fusion and R&B guitarist. He worked at various times with Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, King Curtis, and Steve Gadd, appeared on Late Night with…

1942

Gene Okerlund

American sports announcer (died 2019)

Eugene Arthur Okerlund was an American professional wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host. He was best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Okerlund…

1942

James L. Jones

American general and politician, 22nd United States National Security Advisor

James Logan Jones Jr. is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general and consultant who served as the 21st United States National Security Advisor from 2009 to 2010. During his military career, he served as…

1943

Elaine Joyce

American actress, singer, and dancer

Elaine Joyce is an American actress.

1943

Ross M. Lence

American political scientist and academic (died 2006)

Ross Marlo Anthony Lence, was a professor of political science at the University of Houston from 1971 to 2006, where he was John and Rebecca Moores Scholar and held the Ross M. Lence Distinguished Teaching Chair. He…

1943

William Christie

American-French harpsichord player and conductor

William Lincoln Christie is an American-born French conductor and harpsichordist. He is a specialist in baroque and classical repertoire and is the founder of the ensemble Les Arts Florissants.

1944

Mitchell Feigenbaum

American physicist and mathematician (died 2019)

Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum was an American mathematical physicist whose pioneering studies in chaos theory led to the discovery of the Feigenbaum constants.

1944

Martin Hume Johnson

English physiologist and academic

Martin Hume Johnson is a British scientist who is emeritus professor of Reproductive Sciences in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (PDN) at the University of Cambridge.

1944

Richard Leakey

Kenyan paleontologist and politician (died 2022)

Richard Erskine Frere Leakey was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. Leakey held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation. He was…

1944

Alvin Lee

English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)

Alvin Lee was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter, who was best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the blues rock band Ten Years After.

1944

Tim Reid

American actor and director

Timothy Lee Reid Sr. is an American actor, comedian and film director best known for his roles in prime time American television programs, such as Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–82), Marcel "Downtown" Brown…

1944

Steve Tyrell

American singer-songwriter and producer

Stephen Louis Bilao III is an American singer and record producer. He won a 2004 Grammy Award as the producer of the Rod Stewart studio album Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III. He also hosts a jazz radio…

1944

Zal Yanovsky

Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)

Zalman Yanovsky was a Canadian folk-rock musician and restaurateur. Born in Toronto, he was the son of political cartoonist Avrom Yanovsky and teacher Nechama Yanovsky. He played lead guitar and sang for the Lovin'…

1944

John McEuen

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

John McEuen is an American folk musician and a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

1945

Rosemary Conley

English businesswoman, author, and broadcaster

Rosemary Jean Neil Conley CBE, DL is an English businesswoman, author and broadcaster on exercise and health. Conley authored a low-fat diet and exercise programme, The Hip & Thigh Diet in 1988, which sold more than two…

1946

Robert Urich

American actor and producer (died 2002)

Robert Michael Urich was an American film, television, and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series.

1946

Jimmy Bain

Scottish bass player and songwriter (died 2016)

James Stewart Bain was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio. He also worked with Kate Bush and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums.

1947

Ken Brown

Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2022)

Kenneth Murray Brown was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1971, and 52 games in the World Hockey Association with the…

1948

Orna Berry

Israeli computer scientist and businesswoman

Orna Berry, is an Israeli computer scientist, high-tech entrepreneur, and senior executive in the Israeli science and technology industries. In 1996, Berry became the first woman to serve as chief scientist and head of…

1949

Claudia Kolb

American swimmer

Claudia Anne Kolb, also known by her married name Claudia Thomas, is an American former competition swimmer, swim coach, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events.

1949

Sebastian

Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Knud Grabow Christensen, better known by his stage name Sebastian, is a Danish singer, guitarist and songwriter.

1949

Lenny White

American musician

Leonard White III is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion".

1949

Eleanor J. Hill

American lawyer and diplomat

Eleanor Jean Hill served as Inspector General for the United States Department of Defense under President Bill Clinton. Hill was the head of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense from…

1950

Mohammad Reza Aref

Iranian engineer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran

Mohammad Reza Aref is an Iranian engineer, academic and reformist politician who is the eighth and current first vice president of Iran since 2024, under President Masoud Pezeshkian; he previously served as the first…

1951

Alan Rouse

English mountaineer and author (died 1986)

Alan Paul Rouse was the first British climber to reach the summit of the second highest mountain in the world, K2, but died on the descent.

1951

Walter Murphy

American pianist and composer

Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. is an American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony which…

1952

Jeff Allam

English race car driver

Jeffrey Frank Allam, is a former British racing driver who made his name in Saloon Car racing. He now works as Head of Business for Allam Motor Services in Epsom which are a Skoda sales and service and Vauxhall…

1954

Tim Parks

English author and translator

Timothy Harold Parks is a British novelist who has lived in Italy since 1981. He is also an author of nonfiction, a translator from Italian to English, and a professor of literature.

1954

Lincoln Hall

Australian mountaineer and author (died 2012)

Lincoln Ross Hall OAM was a veteran Australian mountaineer, adventurer and author. Lincoln was part of the first Australian expedition to climb Mount Everest in 1984, which successfully forged a new route. He reached…

1955

Rob Portman

American lawyer and politician

Robert Jones Portman is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Portman was the 35th director of the Office of Management…

1955

Phil Harris

American captain and fisherman (died 2010)

Phillip Charles Harris was an American captain and part owner of the crab fishing vessel F/V Cornelia Marie, which has been featured on Discovery Channel's documentary reality TV series Deadliest Catch. He suffered a…

1956

Tom Lawless

American baseball player and manager

Thomas James Lawless is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who played between 1982 and 1990, appearing with the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, and Toronto Blue Jays.

1956

Shane McEntee

Irish farmer and politician, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (died 2012)

Shane McEntee was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 2011 to 2012. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2005 to 2012.

1956

Merzbow

Japanese noise musician

Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita, best known for a style of harsh noise music. Since 1980, Akita has released over 500 recordings and collaborated with numerous artists.

1956

Cyril Collard

French actor, director, and composer (died 1993)

Cyril Collard was a French author, filmmaker, composer, musician and actor. He is known for his unapologetic portrayals of bisexuality and HIV in art, particularly his autobiographical novel and film Les Nuits fauves.…

1957

Kevin McHale

American basketball player, coach, and manager

Kevin Edward McHale is an American former professional basketball player, coach and analyst who played his entire professional career for the Boston Celtics. He earned the nickname "the Torture Chamber" for his…

1957

Steven Isserlis

English cellist and author

Steven John Isserlis is a British cellist. An acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, educator, writer and broadcaster, he is widely regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation. He is also noted for his…

1958

Limahl

English pop singer

Christopher Hamill, known professionally as Limahl, is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of the pop band Kajagoogoo beginning in 1982, before embarking on a solo career, releasing the 1984 hit…

1958

Iván Vallejo

Ecuadorian mountaineer

Iván Vallejo is a high-altitude mountaineer from Ecuador. On 1 May 2008, he became the 14th person to reach the summit of all 14 mountains above 8,000 meters, and the 7th without use of supplemental oxygen. He is the…

1959

Lisa Wilkinson

Australian television host and journalist

Lisa Clare Wilkinson is an Australian television presenter, journalist, and magazine editor.

1959

Derrick Jensen

American author and activist

Derrick Jensen is an American environmental activist, author and ecophilosopher in the anarcho-primitivist tradition. He believes that human civilization is and has always been unsustainable for the planet.

1960

Michelangelo Signorile

American journalist and author

Michelangelo Signorile is an American journalist, author and talk radio host. His radio program is aired each weekday across the United States and Canada on Sirius XM Radio and globally online. Signorile was…

1960

Scott Cohen

American actor

Scott Cohen is an American actor best known for his supporting role as Max Medina on the first three seasons of The WB comedy drama series Gilmore Girls (2000–03), as well as his lead roles as Detective Chris Ravell on…

1961

Eric Allin Cornell

American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Eric Allin Cornell is an American physicist who, along with Carl E. Wieman, was able to synthesize the first Bose–Einstein condensate in 1995. For their efforts, Cornell, Wieman, and Wolfgang Ketterle shared the Nobel…

1961

Matthew Waterhouse

English actor and author

Matthew Waterhouse is an English actor and writer, best known for his role as Adric in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1980 to 1982.

1961

Reggie White

American football player and wrestler (died 2004)

Reginald Howard White was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. White played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, earning unanimous…

1961

Gary Fleder

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Gary Fleder is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His most recently completed film, Homefront, was released by Open Road Films and Millennium Films in November 2013. In recent years he has been a…

1962

Jennifer Beals

American model and actress

Jennifer Beals is an American actress. She made her film debut in My Bodyguard (1980), before receiving critical acclaim for her performance as Alexandra Owens in Flashdance (1983), for which she won NAACP Image Award…

1963

Til Schweiger

German actor, director, and producer

Tilman Valentin Schweiger is a German actor and filmmaker. He became known in the 1990s for films such as Manta, Manta, Der bewegte Mann and Knockin' on Heaven's Door. He went on to star in international film…

1963

Béatrice Dalle

French actress

Béatrice Dalle is a French actress and model. She has appeared in over fifty films and is best known internationally for her debut role in the 1986 film 37°2 le matin. Béatrice Dalle is renowned for her intense and…

1964

Randall McDaniel

American football player

Randall Cornell McDaniel is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Minnesota Vikings and two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He…

1964

Arvydas Sabonis

Lithuanian basketball player

Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. Sabonis won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He played in a variety of leagues, including the Spanish…

1964

Chito Martínez

Belizean-American baseball player

Reyenaldo Ignacio "Chito" Martínez was a Belizean Major League Baseball (MLB) player, the first in MLB history to be born in his country. He played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1991 to 1993.

1965

Chuckii Booker

American singer-songwriter and producer

Eugene Allen Booker Jr., known professionally as Chuckii Booker, is an American producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader from Los Angeles, California.

1966

Rajesh Chauhan

Indian cricketer

Rajesh Chauhan is a former Indian cricketer who played in 21 Tests and 35 One Day Internationals from 1993 to 1998. He was part of the Indian spin trio of Kumble-Raju-Chauhan, in the 1990s.

1966

Robert MacNaughton

American actor

Robert MacNaughton is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Elliott's brother Michael in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, for which he won a 1982 Young Artist Award as Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion…

1966

Alberto Tomba

Italian skier

Alberto Tomba is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. He was the dominant technical skier in the late 1980s and 1990s. At 182 cm and 90 kg, his powerful build was a contrast to the lighter, more traditional…

1966

Eric Weinrich

American ice hockey player and coach

Eric John Weinrich is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens,…

1966

Criss Angel

American magician

Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, known professionally as Criss Angel, is an American magician, illusionist and musician.

1967

Charles Austin

American high jumper

Charles Allen Austin is an American former athlete who won the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He was inducted into the United States Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2012.…

1967

Kristina Keneally

American-Australian politician, 42nd Premier of New South Wales

Kristina Marie Kerscher Keneally is an American-born Australian politician who served as the first female Premier of New South Wales from 2009 to 2011 and was later a Labor Senator for New South Wales from February 2018…

1968

Ken Marino

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Kenneth Joseph Marino is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He was a cast member on MTV's The State and has starred in shows such as Party Down, Marry Me, Burning Love, and Childrens Hospital. He…

1968

Michael Bates

American sprinter and football player

Michael Dion Bates is an American former two-sport athlete who gained fame as a sprinter who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 200-meter dash in 1992. He also played football as a kick returner in the National Football…

1969

Tom Gugliotta

American basketball player

Thomas James Gugliotta is an American former professional basketball player. Drafted with the sixth pick in the 1992 NBA draft, he played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'11 power…

1969

Richard Hammond

English journalist and producer

Richard Mark Hammond is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. He is best known for co-hosting the BBC Two motoring programme Top Gear from 2002 until 2015 with Jeremy Clarkson and James May. From 2016…

1969

Nayan Mongia

Indian cricketer

Nayan Ramlal Mongia is a former Indian cricketer and cricket coach. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper. He was part of the Indian squad which won the 1995 Asia Cup.

1969

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

Azerbaijani composer, pianist, and singer

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh is an Azerbaijani singer, pianist, and composer who plays a fusion of jazz and mugham with classical and avant-garde influences.

1969

Kristy Swanson

American actress

Kristy Swanson is an American actress. She is best recognized for having played Buffy Summers in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer and appeared in the 1996 film The Phantom.

1969

Tyson Beckford

American model and actor

Tyson Beckford is a Jamaican-American model and actor best known as a Ralph Lauren Polo model. He was also the host of both seasons of the Bravo program Make Me a Supermodel. Beckford has been described as one of the…

1970

Robert Lang

Czech ice hockey player

Robert Lang is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. Selected by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the fifth round, 133rd overall, of the 1990 NHL entry draft, Lang made his NHL debut…

1970

Amy Locane

American actress

Amy Locane is an American retired actress known for her role in John Waters' 1990 musical comedy Cry-Baby. In 1992, Locane portrayed Sandy Harling in the first season of the prime time soap opera Melrose Place. She…

1971

Karen Pickering

English swimmer

Karen Denise Pickering, MBE is a former competitive freestyle swimmer from Great Britain. Pickering was the first woman to win an individual World Championship gold medal in swimming for Great Britain at the 1993 FINA…

1971

Rosa Blasi

American actress

Rosa Blasi Harris is an American actress, author, model, singer and therapist. She is known for her roles as Luisa Delgado in the Lifetime medical drama series Strong Medicine and Barb Thunderman in the Nickelodeon…

1972

Alyssa Milano

American actress, television personality, and activist

Alyssa Jayne Milano is an American actress and activist. She has played Samantha Micelli in Who's the Boss? (1984–1992), Jennifer Mancini in Melrose Place (1997–1998), Phoebe Halliwell in Charmed (1998–2006), Billie…

1972

Warren Sapp

American football player and analyst

Warren Carlos Sapp is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for…

1972

Michalis Grigoriou

Greek footballer and coach

Michalis Grigoriou is a Greek professional football manager. He is the current manager of Super League club Aris.

1973

Erick Wainaina

Kenyan runner

Erick Wainaina is a Kenyan marathon runner, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1996 and a silver medal in 2000. He finished seventh in the 2004 Summer Olympics marathon in Athens, making him one of the few athletes in…

1973

Zulfiya Zabirova

Russian cyclist

Zulfiya Khasanovna Zabirova is a Russian professional cycle racer who won the gold medal in the time trial event in the 1996 Olympics and later, in 2002, won the World Time Trial Championship.

1973

Takashi Sorimachi

Japanese actor and singer

Takashi Sorimachi is a Japanese actor and singer. He is mostly famous for having portrayed Eikichi Onizuka in the 1998 live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series Great Teacher Onizuka, and the assassin O…

1973

Eduard Ivakdalam

Indonesian footballer

Eduard Ivakdalam is an Indonesian former professional footballer. Ivakdalam normally plays as a midfielder and he is a former player for Indonesia national football team.

1974

Joe Jurevicius

American football player

Joseph Michael Jurevicius is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1998 NFL…

1974

Felipe Lopez

Dominican-American basketball player

Luis Felipe López is a Dominican former professional basketball player. He starred as a high school player and for the St. John's Red Storm in college basketball. López played for four seasons in the National Basketball…

1974

Jake Plummer

American football player and sportscaster

Jason Steven "Jake" Plummer is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils.…

1974

Ricky Ponting

Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Ricky Thomas Ponting is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time and is the most successful captain in international cricket history,…

1974

Mige (musician)

Finnish musician, bassist and founding member of the gothic rock band HIM

Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen, better known as Mige, is a Finnish musician, best known as the bassist and founding member of the gothic rock band HIM. Born to an artistic family, Mige attended the Sibelius Upper…

1974

Makis Belevonis

Greek footballer

Makis Belevonis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right back.

1975

Brandon Sanderson

American author and academic

Brandon Winn Sanderson is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. His best known novels include the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, which are set in the Cosmere fictional…

1975

Jeremy Soule

American composer

Jeremy Soule is an American composer of soundtracks for film, television, and video games. He has composed soundtracks for over 60 games and over a dozen other works during his career, including The Elder Scrolls, Guild…

1975

Olivier Tébily

Ivorian-French footballer

Olivier Tébily is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. A French citizen, he won 18 full international caps for his native Ivory Coast national team. He played in the top level league in four…

1975

Dean Treister

Australian rugby league player

Dean Treister is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and 2000s. A member of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks team, Treister played many games for the club from 1993 to 2003, including the…

1975

Jorge Garbajosa

Spanish basketball player

Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro is a Spanish former professional basketball player, the outgoing president of the Spanish Basketball Federation, and the current President of FIBA Europe. Standing at 2.07 m, he played both…

1977

LaTasha Jenkins

American sprinter

LaTasha Jenkins is an American former track and field sprinter. Having won international medals in the 200 m, she won a silver medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the 2001 Outdoor…

1977

Irina Voronina

Russian model

Irina Voronina is an American model and comedian. Born in Dzerzhinsk in Russia, she moved to Los Angeles in summer 1999 and posed for several magazines including Playboy, who made her Playboy Playmate of the month for…

1977

Elisa (Italian singer)

Italian singer, songwriter and record producer.

Elisa Toffoli, known mononymously as Elisa, is an Italian singer, songwriter and record producer. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock, electronica, and trip hop, recording songs both in…

1977

Patrick Casey

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Patrick Casey is an American screenwriter, producer, and actor, often collaborating with filmmaker Worm Miller. He is best known for his work on the Fox animated series Golan the Insatiable and the Sonic the Hedgehog…

1978

Kevin Devine

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Kevin Devine is an American songwriter and musician from Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York City. He is a contemporary member of the underground indie rock and indie folk musical scenes, and his influences range from…

1979

Rafael Soriano

Dominican baseball player

Rafael Soriano is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, and Chicago…

1979

Jake Gyllenhaal

American actor and producer

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal is an American actor whose career on screen and stage has spanned more than three decades. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of film director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter…

1980

Marla Sokoloff

American actress and musician

Marla Sokoloff is an American actress. She is known for playing Gia Mahan on Full House and Fuller House, Cokie Mason in The Babysitters Club movie, and Lucy Hatcher on the legal drama series The Practice. She also…

1980

Grégory Dufer

Belgian footballer

Grégory Dufer is a Belgian former international footballer.

1981

Mo Williams

American basketball player

Maurice Williams is an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Kentucky and a former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a successful…

1982

Nektarios Alexandrou

Cypriot footballer

Nektarios Alexandrou is a Greek Cypriot former professional footballer. He was a left flank specialist, but he primarily played as the left winger.

1983

Casey Crescenzo

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Casey Crescenzo is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, most notable for being the singer for the bands The Dear Hunter and The Receiving End of Sirens. He is also a producer who has worked with…

1983

Bridget Phillipson

English politician

Bridget Maeve Phillipson is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the Member of…

1983

Laura Pomeroy

Canadian swimmer

Laura Pomeroy is a Canadian swimmer.

1983

Matt Stajan

Canadian ice hockey player

Matthew Stajan is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was a second round selection, 57th overall, of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2002 NHL entry draft. Stajan made his NHL debut in 2004 and was a…

1983

Ian Kennedy

American baseball player

Ian Patrick Kennedy is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Between 2007 and 2023, he played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres,…

1984

Andrea Baldini

Italian fencer

Andrea Baldini is an Italian foil fencer, several-time European and World champion and team Olympic champion in 2012. He is the only foil fencer in history to have obtained four golds and the final victory in the World…

1985

Gary Cahill

English footballer

Gary James Cahill is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

1985

Neil Kilkenny

English-Australian footballer

Neil Martin Kilkenny is a former professional footballer. A midfielder, he began his career in the youth system at Arsenal, and went on to play league football for Oldham Athletic, Birmingham City, Leeds United, Bristol…

1985

Sally Kipyego

Kenyan runner

Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego is a Kenyan-born American long- and middle-distance runner. She was the silver medalist in the 10,000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and the silver medalist in the same race…

1985

Dan Logan

English bass player

Dan Logan is an English musician. Formerly the bassist of Cat the Dog, he recorded and toured with The Kooks and played double bass for Brighton alt/blues band Sweet Sweet Lies as well as singing and playing all…

1985

Lady Sovereign

English rapper

Louise Amanda Harman better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is a British rapper, best known for the songs "9 to 5" and "Love Me or Hate Me". She was signed to Def Jam in 2005 by Jay-Z.

1985

Calvin Andrew

English footballer

Calvin Hyden Andrew is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1986

Lauren Boebert

American politician

Lauren Opal Boebert is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district beginning in 2025, having previously represented…

1986

Ryan Babel

Dutch footballer

Ryan Guno Babel is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1986

Ingrid Burley

American rapper and songwriter

Ingrid Burley, known professionally as Ingrid, is an American singer, rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Burley's mother was close to Tina Knowles and Mathew Knowles, who signed Burley to his…

1986

Lazaros Christodoulopoulos

Greek footballer

Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, known mononymously as Lazaros due to his long surname, is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a winger.

1986

Zuzana Hejnová

Czech hurdler

Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech retired athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. She won the silver medal in the event at the 2012 London Olympics. Hejnová is a two-time World Champion, having claimed titles at the…

1986

Miguel Lopes

Portuguese footballer

Hugo Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga 3 club Amora.

1986

Annie Murphy

Canadian actress

Anne Frances Murphy is a Canadian actress. She rose to prominence for her starring role as Alexis Rose in the sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for…

1986

Cédric Baseya

French-Congolese footballer

Cédric Baseya is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he made one appearance for the DR Congo U20 national team.

1987

Karim Benzema

French footballer

Karim Mostafa Benzema is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time, Benzema is a creative forward known for his…

1987

Ronan Farrow

American activist, journalist, and lawyer

Satchel Ronan O'Sullivan Farrow is an American journalist and lawyer. He is known for his investigative reporting on sexual abuse allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, which was published in The New Yorker…

1987

Alexis Sánchez

Chilean footballer

Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez, also known mononymously as Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for La Liga club Sevilla and the Chile national team. He is regarded as one of…

1988

Peter Winn

English footballer

Peter Harry Winn is an English former professional footballer. Primarily a winger earlier in his career, he was also deployed at full-back.

1988

Yong Jun-hyung

South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and producer

Yong Jun-hyung, known mononymously as Junhyung, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Junhyung rose to fame as a member of South Korean boy band Highlight, formed in 2009. He departed from…

1989

Michał Masłowski

Polish footballer

Michał Adam Masłowski is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. On 18 January 2014, he made his debut for the Poland national team in a friendly against Norway.

1989

Kousei Miura

Japanese jockey

Kousei Miura is a Japanese jockey who is affiliated with the Japan Racing Association. He won the 2008 JRA Award for Newcomer Jockey with the Most Victories after winning 91 races in a single year as a rookie jockey,…

1989

Hamza Riazuddin

English cricketer

Hamza Riazuddin is an English former cricketer.

1989

Greg Bretz

American snowboarder

Gregory Bretz is an American professional snowboarder and two-time Olympian. He also won the FIS Snowboard World Cup for halfpipe in 2008 and finished first in the Dew Tour over Shaun White in 2013.

1990

Torrey Craig

American basketball player

Torrey Craig is an American professional basketball player for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the USC Upstate Spartans, where he was named an honorable…

1990

Steven Berghuis

Dutch footballer

Steven Berghuis is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

1991

Declan Galbraith

English singer-songwriter

Declan John Galbraith is a British singer and songwriter. He became known in 2002 with the release of the single "Tell Me Why", which peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart and helped break the Guinness World…

1991

Josh Huestis

American basketball player

Joshua Sutton Huestis is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Stanford University.

1991

Keiynan Lonsdale

Australian actor, singer-songwriter, and dancer

Keiynan Lonsdale is an Australian actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. He is known for roles such as Oliver Lloyd in the ABC series Dance Academy (2012–2013), Wally West / Kid Flash in the CW series The Flash…

1991

Sumire Uesaka

Japanese voice actress and singer

Sumire Uesaka is a Japanese voice actress and singer associated with Voice Kit. She first began her career as a junior talent in 2000, appearing in various commercials. In 2011, she transitioned into voice acting. She…

1991

Iker Muniain

Spanish footballer

Iker Muniain Goñi is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a winger but also as a forward. He is the manager of Tercera Federación club Derio.

1992

Raphael Spiegel

Swiss footballer

Raphael Simon Spiegel is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper who currently plays for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship.

1992

Young K

South Korean singer-songwriter

Kang Young-hyun, known professionally as Young K (영케이), is a South Korean musician, singer, songwriter, and rapper. He is best known as the bassist and vocalist of South Korean pop rock band Day6.

1993

Isiah Koech

Kenyan runner

Isiah Kiplangat Koech is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres.

1993

Maudy Ayunda

Indonesian actress and singer-songwriter

Ayunda Faza Maudya, commonly known as Maudy Ayunda is an Indonesian actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author.

1994

M'Baye Niang

French footballer

M'Baye Hamady Niang is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği. Born in France, he represented Senegal at international level.

1994

Franck Kessié

Ivorian footballer

Franck Yannick Kessié is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and the Ivory Coast national team.

1996

Gabriel Magalhães

Brazilian footballer

Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães, also simply known as Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Premier League club Arsenal and the Brazil national team. Known for his strength,…

1997

Fikayo Tomori

English footballer

Oluwafikayomi Oluwadamilola "Fikayo" Tomori is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club AC Milan. Born in Canada, he represents the England national team.

1997

King Princess

American singer-songwriter and musician

Mikaela Mullaney Straus, known professionally as King Princess, is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor from Brooklyn, New York. She was signed to Mark Ronson's label Zelig Records, an imprint…

1998

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