Famous Birthdays on December 2

Q: Who was born on December 2?

Famous people born on December 2 include: Emperor Jianwen of Liang, Queen Munjeong, Agostino Agazzari, Thomas Bruce, Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg.

Q: What is Brandon Knight known for?

Brandon Knight, American basketball player

1991 — Brandon Knight

American basketball player

December 2 has seen 230 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 503 – 2005. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · December 2 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 230 people 503 – 2005

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A two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year, Knight played one season of college basketball for Kentucky before being selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2011 NBA draft

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He spent a season and a half in Milwaukee before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in February 2015

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In August 2018, he was traded to the Houston Rockets

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At the 2019 trade deadline, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns before being traded to the Lakers at the 2020 trade deadline.

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Brandon Emmanuel Knight is an American professional basketball player for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)

Emperor Jianwen of Liang

emperor of the Chinese Liang dynasty (died 551)

Emperor Jianwen of Liang, personal name Xiao Gang (蕭綱), courtesy name Shizuan (世纘), childhood name Liutong (六通), was an emperor of the Chinese Liang Dynasty. He was initially not the crown prince of his father Emperor…

503

Queen Munjeong

Korean queen (died 1565)

Queen Munjeong, of the Papyeong Yun clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the third wife and queen consort of Yi Yeok, King Jungjong. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1517 until her husband's death in 1544, after…

1501

Agostino Agazzari

Italian composer and theorist (died 1641)

Agostino Agazzari was an Italian composer and music theorist.

1578

Thomas Bruce

1st Earl of Elgin, Scottish nobleman (died 1663)

Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss, of Houghton House in the parish of Maulden in Bedfordshire, was a Scottish nobleman.

1599

Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg

Catholic cardinal (died 1704)

Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg was a German count and later prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was a clergyman who became bishop of Strasbourg, and was heavily involved in…

1629

William Shirley

English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay (died 1771)

William Shirley was a British colonial administrator who served as the governor of the British American colonies of Massachusetts Bay and the Bahamas. He is best known for his role in organizing the successful capture…

1694

Ferdinand Konščak

Croatian missionary and explorer (died 1759)

Fernando Consag, known in his native Croatian as Ferdinand Konščak, was a Croatian Jesuit missionary, explorer and cartographer, who spent most of his life in Mexico, in Baja California.

1703

Richard Montgomery

Irish-American general (died 1775)

Richard Montgomery was an Irish-born American army officer. First serving in the British Army, he later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. On 31 December 1775,…

1738

William Cooper

American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York (died 1809)

William Cooper was an American politician, judge, merchant, land speculator and developer who was the founder of Cooperstown, New York. He was appointed as a county judge and later served two terms in the United States…

1754

James Edward Smith

English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society (died 1828)

Sir James Edward Smith was an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society.

1759

John Breckinridge

American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General (died 1806)

John Breckinridge was an American politician, militia officer, planter, and lawyer. He served several terms in the state legislatures of Virginia and Kentucky before being elected to the United States Senate.…

1760

Joseph Graetz

German organist, composer, and educator (died 1826)

Joseph Graetz was a German composer, organist, and music educator.

1760

António Luís de Seabra

1st Viscount of Seabra, Portuguese magistrate and politician (died 1895)

D. António Luís de Seabra e Sousa, 1st Viscount of Seabra was a Portuguese politician, jurist, and magistrate. A notable figure of the Constitutional Monarchy period, he was a government minister, a rector of the…

1798

Henry Yesler

American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (died 1892)

Henry Leiter Yesler was an American entrepreneur and a politician, regarded as a founder of the city of Seattle. Yesler served two non-consecutive terms as Mayor of Seattle, and was the city's wealthiest resident during…

1810

Jean-Charles Chapais

Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture (died 1885)

Jean-Charles Chapais, was a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation for his participation in the Quebec Conference to determine the form of Canada's government.

1811

Heinrich von Sybel

German historian, academic, and politician (died 1895)

Heinrich Karl Ludolf von Sybel was a German historian and politician, who served in the Landtag of Prussia from 1862 to 1864 and from 1874 to 1880. He was a professor at the University of Bonn from 1861 to 1875 and…

1817

Pedro II of Brazil (died 1891)

Dom Pedro II, known as "the Magnanimous", was the second and final emperor of the Empire of Brazil. He reigned from 1831 until his deposition in the military coup of 1889, presiding over the longest and most stable…

1825

William Burges

English architect and designer (died 1881)

William Burges was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neoclassical architectural…

1827

Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau

French lawyer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (died 1904)

Pierre Marie René Ernest Waldeck-Rousseau was a French Republican politician who served as the Prime Minister of France from 1899 to 1902. He served as Minister of the Interior at the same time, having previously…

1846

Deacon White

American baseball player and manager (died 1939)

James Laurie "Deacon" White was an American baseball player who was one of the principal stars during the first two decades of the sport's professional era. The outstanding catcher of the 1870s during baseball's…

1847

Kateryna Melnyk-Antonovych

Ukrainian historian and archaeologist (died 1942)

Kateryna Mykolayivna Antonovych-Melnyk was a Ukrainian historian and archaeologist.

1859

Georges Seurat

French painter (died 1891)

Georges Pierre Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist. He devised the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism and used conté crayon for drawings on paper with a rough surface.

1859

Charles Studd

England cricketer and missionary (died 1931)

Charles Thomas Studd, often known as C. T. Studd, was a British missionary, a contributor to The Fundamentals, and a cricketer.

1860

Charles Edward Ringling

American businessman, co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus (died 1926)

Charles Edward Ringling was one of the Ringling brothers, who owned the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was in charge of production and greatly admired by the employees, who called him "Mr. Charlie" and…

1863

Harry Burleigh

American singer-songwriter (died 1949)

Harry Burleigh was an American classical composer, arranger, and professional singer known for his baritone voice. The first black composer who was instrumental in developing characteristically American music, Burleigh…

1866

Yusuf Akçura

Tatar-Turkish activist and ideologue of Turanism (died 1935)

Yusuf Akçura was a prominent Turkish politician, writer and ideologist of ethnic Tatar origin. He developed into a prominent ideologue and advocate of Pan-Turkism during the early republican period, whose writings…

1876

Cahir Healy

Northern Irish Anti Partitionist, writer and politician (died 1970)

Charles Everard Healy was an Irish politician. He was a leader of northern nationalists and a self-educated man who made major contributions to Ireland's political, cultural and literary heritage.

1877

Erima Harvey Northcroft

New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 1953)

Sir Erima Harvey Northcroft was a New Zealand lawyer, judge, and military leader. His papers from the Tokyo War Crimes Trial are held by the University of Canterbury.

1884

Yahya Kemal Beyatlı

Turkish poet and author (died 1958)

Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, known by the pen name Yahya Kemal, was a Turkish poet, author, politician and diplomat.

1884

George Minot

American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1950)

George Richards Minot was an American medical researcher who shared the 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with George Hoyt Whipple and William P. Murphy for their pioneering work on pernicious anemia.

1885

Otto Dix

German painter and illustrator (died 1969)

Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix was a German painter and printmaker, noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of German society during the Weimar Republic and the brutality of war. Along with George Grosz and…

1891

Charles H. Wesley

American historian and author (died 1987)

Charles Harris Wesley was an American historian, educator, minister, and author. He published more than 15 books on African-American history, taught for decades at Howard University, and served as president of…

1891

Warren William

American actor (died 1948)

Warren William Krech was an American stage and screen actor, who achieved Hollywood stardom during the early 1930s. Later earning the nickname the "King of Pre-Code", he typified the cunning, often-amoral leading men of…

1894

Harriet Cohen

English pianist (died 1967)

Harriet Pearl Alice Cohen CBE was a British pianist.

1895

Ivan Bagramyan

Russian general (died 1982)

Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan, born Hovhannes Baghramyan, was a Soviet military commander of Armenian origin who held the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. As commander of the 1st Baltic Front, he orchestrated the…

1897

Rewi Alley

New Zealand writer and political activist (died 1987)

Rewi Alley was a New Zealand-born writer and political activist. A member of the Chinese Communist Party, he dedicated 60 years of his life to the cause and was a key figure in the establishment of Chinese Industrial…

1897

Indra Lal Roy

Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (died 1918)

Indra Lal Roy was the sole Indian World War I flying ace. While serving in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, he claimed ten aerial victories; five aircraft destroyed, and five 'down out of…

1898

John Barbirolli

English cellist and conductor (died 1970)

Sir John Barbirolli was a British conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 1943 and conducted for the rest of his…

1899

John Cobb

English race car driver and pilot (died 1952)

John Rhodes Cobb was an early to mid 20th century English racing motorist. He was three times holder of the World Land Speed Record, in 1938, 1939 and 1947, set at Bonneville Speedway in Utah, US. He was awarded the…

1899

Ray Morehart

American baseball player (died 1989)

Raymond Anderson Morehart was an American Major League Baseball player.

1899

Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista

former First Lady of Cuba (died 1993)

Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista was the First Lady of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 as the first wife of Cuban then-president Fulgencio Batista.

1900

Herta Hammerbacher

German landscape architect and professor (died 1985)

Herta Hammersbacher (2 December 1900 in Nuremberg – 25 May 1985 in Niederpöcking near Starnberg) was a German landscape architect who taught for more than 20 years at the TU Berlin.

1900

Raimundo Orsi

Argentinian-Italian footballer (died 1986)

Raimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a winger or as a forward. At the international level, he represented both Argentina and Italy, winning the 1927 Copa América and the silver…

1901

Khan Bahadur Abdul Hakim

Bangladeshi mathematician (died 1985)

Khan Bahadur Abdul Hakim CIE was a Bangladeshi educationist, mathematician and writer. He was the former Dhaka Division school inspector. He was awarded both Khan Sahib and Khan Bahadur by the British Raj. He later…

1905

Peter Carl Goldmark

Hungarian-American engineer (died 1977)

Peter Carl Goldmark was a Hungarian-American engineer who, during his time with Columbia Records, was instrumental in developing the long-playing microgroove 331⁄3 rpm phonograph disc, the standard for incorporating…

1906

Arvo Askola

Finnish runner (died 1975)

Arvo Askola was a Finnish long-distance runner. He won silver medals in the 10,000 m event at the 1936 Olympics and 1934 European Championships.

1909

Walenty Kłyszejko

Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (died 1987)

Walenty Kłyszejko was an Estonian–Polish basketball coach and player. He was also a professor of physical education at the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw.

1909

Joseph P. Lash

American activist and author (died 1987)

Joseph Paul Lash was an American radical political activist, journalist, and writer. A close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, Lash won both the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the National Book Award in Biography for…

1909

Russell Lynes

American photographer, historian, and author (died 1991)

Russell Lynes was an American art historian, photographer, author and managing editor of Harper's Magazine.

1910

Taisto Mäki

Finnish runner (died 1979)

Taisto Armas Mäki was a Finnish long-distance runner – one of the so-called "Flying Finns". Like his coach and close friend, Paavo Nurmi, Mäki broke world records over two miles, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres – holding…

1910

Meng Qingshu

Chinese politician (died 1983)

Meng Qingshu, also known as Roza Vladimirovna Osetrova was a Chinese politician, member of the 28 Bolsheviks and wife of the Chinese Communist Party active leader, Wang Ming.

1911

George Emmett

English cricketer and coach (died 1976)

George Malcolm Emmett was an English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. He also played one Test match for England in 1948.

1912

Marc Platt

American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2014)

Marcel Emile Gaston LePlat, known professionally as Marc Platt, was an American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Daniel Pontipee, one of the seven brothers in…

1913

Bill Erwin

American actor (died 2010)

William Lindsey Erwin was an American actor with over 250 television and film credits. A veteran character actor, he is widely known for his 1993 Emmy Award–nominated performance on Seinfeld, portraying the embittered,…

1914

Adolph Green

American playwright and composer (died 2002)

Adolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright, who with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for musicals on Broadway and in Hollywood. Although they were not a romantic couple,…

1914

Takahito

Prince Mikasa of Japan (died 2016)

Takahito, Prince Mikasa was a Japanese prince, the youngest of the four sons of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako). He was their last surviving child. His eldest brother was Emperor Shōwa…

1915

Howard Finster

American minister and painter (died 2001)

Howard Finster was an American artist and Baptist minister from Georgia. He claimed to be inspired by God to spread the gospel through the design of his swampy land into Paradise Garden, a folk art sculpture garden with…

1916

Sylvia Syms

American singer (died 1992)

Sylvia Syms was an American jazz singer. One music journalist noted that she was "One of America's most distinguished cabaret and jazz singers with a profound appreciation of lyrics".

1917

Carlo Furno

Italian cardinal (died 2015)

Carlo Furno was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.

1921

Iakovos Kambanelis

Greek author, poet, and screenwriter (died 2011)

Iakovos Kambanellis was a Greek poet, playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, and novelist.

1922

Maria Callas

American-Greek soprano and actress (died 1977)

Maria Callas was an American and Greek soprano. Critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of…

1923

Jonathan Frid

Canadian actor (died 2012)

John Herbert Frid, known as Jonathan Frid, was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows. The introduction in 1967 of Frid's reluctant,…

1924

Alexander Haig

American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (died 2010)

Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. was an American politician who served as the 59th United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and previously as White House chief of staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and…

1924

Else Marie Pade

Danish composer (died 2016)

Else Marie Pade was a Danish composer of electronic music. She was educated as a pianist at the Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen. She studied composition first with Vagn Holmboe, and later with Jan…

1924

Vilgot Sjöman

Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2006)

David Harald Vilgot Sjöman was a Swedish writer and film director. His films deal with controversial issues of social class, morality, and sexual taboos, combining the emotionally tortured characters of Ingmar Bergman…

1924

Julie Harris

American actress (died 2013)

Julia Ann Harris was an American actress. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses of the American theater, she earned numerous accolades including a record five Tony Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Play, as…

1925

Ralph Beard

American basketball player (died 2007)

Ralph Milton Beard Jr. was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He won two NCAA national basketball championships at the University of Kentucky and played two years in the National Basketball…

1927

Guy Bourdin

French photographer (died 1991)

Guy Bourdin was a French artist and fashion photographer known for his highly stylized and provocative images. From 1955, Bourdin worked mostly with Vogue as well as other publications including Harper's Bazaar. He shot…

1928

Dan Jenkins

American journalist and author (died 2019)

Daniel Thomas Jenkins was an American author and sportswriter who often wrote for Sports Illustrated. He was also a high-standard amateur golfer who played college golf at Texas Christian University.

1929

Leon Litwack

American historian and author (died 2021)

Leon Frank Litwack was an American historian whose scholarship focused on slavery, the Reconstruction Era of the United States, and its aftermath into the 20th century. He won a National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize…

1929

Gary Becker

American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2014)

Gary Stanley Becker was an American economist who received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago, and was a leader of the third…

1930

David Piper

English race car driver

David Ruff Piper is a British former Formula One and sports car racing driver from England. He participated in 3 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 July 1959.

1930

Nigel Calder

English journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2014)

Nigel David McKail Ritchie-Calder was a British science writer and climate change skeptic.

1931

Masaaki Hatsumi

Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Bujinkan

Masaaki Hatsumi is a Japanese martial artist best known as the founder of the Bujinkan organization and the 34th Togakure-ryū ninjutsu grandmaster (soke). He studied various martial arts before becoming the student and…

1931

Wynton Kelly

American pianist and composer (died 1971)

Wynton Charles Kelly was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his lively, blues-based playing and as one of the finest accompanists in jazz. He began playing professionally at the age of 12 and was…

1931

Edwin Meese

American lawyer, 75th United States Attorney General

Edwin Meese III is an American attorney, law professor, author served as 75th United States attorney general from 1985 until 1988. A member of the Republican Party, Meese served in the Ronald Reagan administration…

1931

Gareth Wigan

British film studio executive (died 2010)

Gareth Wigan was a British agent, producer and studio executive known for working on such films as George Lucas's Star Wars. His early recognition of the power of the global entertainment market allowed his employer,…

1931

Peter Robin Harding

English marshal and pilot (died 2021)

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Peter Robin Harding, was a Royal Air Force officer who served as a bomber pilot in the 1950s, a helicopter squadron commander in the 1960s and a station commander in the 1970s. He…

1933

Mike Larrabee

American sprinter and educator (died 2003)

Michael Denny Larrabee was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

1933

Tarcisio Bertone

Italian cardinal

Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a Vatican diplomat. A cardinal since 2003, he served as Archbishop of Vercelli from 1991 to 1995, as Secretary of the Congregation for the…

1934

David Hackett Fischer

American historian, author, and academic

David Hackett Fischer is University Professor of History Emeritus at Brandeis University. Fischer's major works have covered topics ranging from large macroeconomic and cultural trends to narrative histories of…

1935

Manohar Joshi

Indian lawyer and politician, 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 2024)

Manohar Gajanan Joshi was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999, and Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004. He was one of the…

1937

Yael Dayan

Israeli journalist, author, and politician

Yael Dayan, also known as Yaël Dayan, was an Israeli politician and author. She served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2003, and from 2008 to 2013 was the chair of Tel Aviv city council. Her service on the…

1939

Francis Fox

Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Secretary of State for Canada (died 2024)

Francis Fox was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Senate, Cabinet minister, and Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, and thus was a senior aide to Prime Minister Paul Martin. He also worked as…

1939

Harry Reid

American lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (died 2021)

Harry Mason Reid Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Senate majority leader…

1939

Willie Brown

American football player, coach, and manager (died 2019)

William Ferdie Brown was an American professional football player, coach, and administrator. He played as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) and later in…

1940

Mike England

Welsh footballer and manager

Harold Michael England is a Welsh retired football player and manager.

1941

Tom McGuinness

English guitarist, songwriter, author, and producer

Thomas John Patrick McGuinness is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who played guitar and bass with rock band Manfred Mann, among others, before becoming a record and television producer.

1941

Anna G. Jónasdóttir

Icelandic political scientist and academic

Anna Guðrún Jónasdóttir is an Icelandic political scientist and gender studies academic. She is Professor Emerita at the Center for Feminist Social Studies at Örebro University and co-director of the GEXcel…

1942

Wayne Allard

American veterinarian and politician

Alan Wayne Allard is an American veterinarian and politician who served as a United States representative (1991–1997) and United States senator (1997–2009) from Colorado, as well as previously a Colorado state senator…

1943

Cathy Lee Crosby

American actress and tennis player

Cathy Lee Crosby is an American actress and former professional tennis player. She achieved TV and film success in the 1980s and was a co-host of the television series That's Incredible!

1944

Ibrahim Rugova

Kosovan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (died 2006)

Ibrahim Rugova was a Kosovo-Albanian politician, scholar, and writer, who served as the President of the partially recognised Republic of Kosova, serving from 1992 to 2000 and as President of Kosovo from 2002 until his…

1944

Dionysis Savvopoulos

Greek singer-songwriter (died 2025)

Dionysis Savvopoulos was a Greek singer-songwriter. As a musician and songwriter, he made significant contributions to modern Greek music as part of the Greek New Wave.

1944

Botho Strauß

German author and playwright

Botho Strauss is a German playwright, novelist, and essayist.

1944

Penelope Spheeris

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Penelope Spheeris is an American filmmaker. Her best-known works include The Decline of Western Civilization trilogy of music documentaries (1981–98), each covering an aspect of Los Angeles underground culture, and has…

1945

Alan Thomson

Australian cricketer (died 2022)

Alan Lloyd Thomson was an Australian cricketer, Australian rules football umpire and school teacher. Thomson, who "bowled off his front leg like a frog in a windmill" played in four Tests and one ODI in the 1970–71…

1945

John Banks

New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Mayor of Auckland City

John Archibald Banks is a New Zealand former politician. He was a member of Parliament for the National Party from 1981 to 1999, and for ACT New Zealand from 2011 to 2014. He was a Cabinet Minister from 1990 to 1996 and…

1946

David Macaulay

English-American author and illustrator

David Macaulay is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revisions The New Way Things Work (1998) and The Way Things Work Now…

1946

Gianni Versace

Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (died 1997)

Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace was an Italian fashion designer and businessman. He was the founder of Versace, an international luxury-fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-up, home furnishings and…

1946

Isaac Bitton

Moroccan-French drummer and songwriter

Isaac "Jacky" Bitton is a French-American musician. Initially gaining fame as the drummer for secular rock band Les Variations, Bitton became a baal teshuva through Chabad in the late 1970s and subsequently began a…

1947

Tommy Jenkins

English footballer and manager

Thomas Ernest Jenkins is an English retired footballer. He played professionally in two continents as a winger and is now a soccer coach in the United States.

1947

Ivan Atanassov Petrov

Bulgarian neurologist and author

Ivan Atanassov Petrov, is a Bulgarian neurologist and the head of the Clinic of Neurology at the Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sofia, Bulgaria. He holds an MD and a PhD.

1947

Elizabeth Berg

American nurse and author

Elizabeth Berg is an American novelist and former registered nurse. She writes character‑focused stories about family life and personal change, and her work has been recognized by the American Library Association.

1948

T. Coraghessan Boyle

American novelist and short story writer

Thomas Coraghessan Boyle is an American novelist and short story writer. Since the mid-1970s, he has published thirty one novels and more than 150 short stories. He won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1988, for his third…

1948

Patricia Hewitt

Australian-English educator and politician, English Secretary of State for Health

Dame Patricia Hope Hewitt is an Australian-born British government adviser and former politician, who was the Secretary of State for Health from 2005 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, she had previously been the…

1948

Toninho Horta

Brazilian guitarist and composer

Antônio Maurício Horta de Melo is a Brazilian jazz guitarist and vocalist.

1948

Antonín Panenka

Czech footballer

Antonín Panenka is a Czech former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his career at Czechoslovak club Bohemians Prague before having spells with various Austrian clubs…

1948

John Wesley Ryles

American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Wesley Ryles was an American country music artist. He recorded a string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager and continuing through the 1980s. His recordings include the 1968 single…

1950

Amin Saikal

Afghan-Australian political scientist and academic

Amin Saikal, is emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, and Founding Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, at the Australian National University. He is also adjunct professor of…

1950

Benjamin Stora

Algerian-French historian and author

Benjamin Stora is a French historian, expert on North Africa, who is widely considered one of the world's leading authorities on Algerian history. He was born in a Jewish family that left the country following its War…

1950

Paul Watson

Canadian activist, founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Paul Franklin Watson is a Canadian-American environmental, conservation and animal rights activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine…

1950

Carol Shea-Porter

American social worker, academic, and politician

Carol Shea-Porter is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who is the former member of the United States House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. She held the seat…

1952

Keith Szarabajka

American actor

Keith Szarabajka is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Mickey Kostmayer on The Equalizer, Daniel Holtz on Angel, Gerard Stephens in The Dark Knight and Adam Engell in Argo. He has also voiced Dr.…

1952

Pertti Sveholm

Finnish actor

Pertti Edvin Sveholm is a Finnish actor. He has won the Jussi Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 and 2009 for the films The Classic and The Home of Dark Butterflies.

1953

Dan Butler

American actor, director, and screenwriter

Daniel Eugene Butler is an American actor known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on the TV series Frasier (1993–2004), later reprising the role in 2024; Art in Roseanne (1991–1992); for the voice of Mr. Simmons on…

1954

Steven Bauer

Cuban-American actor and producer

Steven Bauer is an American actor.

1956

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian political scientist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Health

Dagfinn Høybråten is a Norwegian politician. He was the leader of the Christian Democratic Party 2004–2011. He was also Parliamentary leader from 2005 when he was elected as Member of Parliament representing Rogaland.…

1957

Randy Gardner

American figure skater

Randy Gardner is an American former pair skater. Together with Tai Babilonia, he won the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships and five U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1976–1980). The pair qualified for the 1976…

1958

Andrew George

English politician

Andrew Henry George is an English and Cornish Liberal Democrat politician. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives in Cornwall since 2024, previously representing the constituency from 1997 to 2015, when he…

1958

Vladimir Parfenovich

Belarusian canoe racer and politician

Vladimir Vladimirovich Parfenovich is a Belarusian retired sprint canoer and politician.

1958

George Saunders

American short story writer and essayist

George Saunders is an American writer. He is best known for his short stories and his novel Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), which won the Booker Prize. Saunders's short stories have been published as several collections,…

1958

Kelefa Diallo

Guinean general (died 2013)

General Souleymane Kelefa Diallo was chief of staff of the Guinean Army. Born to Elhadj Kelefa Diallo and Fatoumata Diakité. He was a graduate of the University of Conakry and an army school in Thies, Senegal. He and…

1959

Peter Blakeley

Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Peter Blakeley is an Australian white soul/adult contemporary singer and songwriter.

1960

Deb Haaland

American politician, 54th United States Secretary of the Interior

Debra Anne Haaland is an American politician who served as the 54th United States secretary of the interior from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st…

1960

Razzle

English rock drummer (died 1984)

Nicholas Charles Dingley, better known by his stage name Razzle, was an English musician, who was the drummer of the Finnish glam rock band Hanoi Rocks from 1982 until his death in 1984.

1960

Rick Savage

English singer-songwriter and bass player

Richard Savage is an English musician best known as the bass guitarist and a founding member of the rock band Def Leppard. Savage and lead singer Joe Elliott are the only two remaining original members of the band. With…

1960

Silk Smitha

Indian film actress

Vadlapati Vijayalakshmi, better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian actress and dancer who worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films. She became one of India's most popular sex symbols…

1960

John Dyegh

Nigerian businessman and politician

John Dyegh is a Nigerian politician, businessman and philanthropist from Gboko, Benue State who served as a member of the 9th Nigeria National Assembly, representing Gboko/Tarka Federal constituency at the House of…

1962

Brendan Coyle

English actor

Brendan Coyle is a British-Irish actor. He won the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for The Weir in 1999. He also played Nicholas Higgins in the miniseries North & South, Robert Timmins in the…

1963

Ann Patchett

American author

Ann Patchett is an American author. In 2002 she received the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel Bel Canto. Patchett's other novels include The Patron Saint of Liars (1992), Taft (1994),…

1963

Rich Sutter

Canadian ice hockey player and scout

Richard G. Sutter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues,…

1963

Ron Sutter

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Ronald T. Sutter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is the Player Development coach for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the brother of Brian, Brent, Darryl, Duane and…

1963

Shane Flanagan

Australian rugby league player and coach

Shane Flanagan is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and commentator, and is the former head coach of the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He was appointed assistant coach of…

1965

Philippe Etchebest

French chef and television host

Philippe Etchebest is a French chef. He was awarded two Michelin stars at the Hostellerie de Plaisance in Saint-Émilion, France. He appears on French television in Top Chef, Objectif Top Chef and Cauchemar en cuisine,…

1966

Jinsei Shinzaki

Japanese wrestler and promoter, co-founded Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling

Kensuke Shinzaki is a Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling executive, better known by his ring name, Jinsei Shinzaki. He is signed to the Michinoku Pro Wrestling promotion where he is the…

1966

Mary Creagh

English scholar and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

Mary Helen Creagh is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry East since 2024, having previously served as MP for Wakefield from 2005 to 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she has…

1967

David Batty

English footballer

David Batty is an English former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

1968

Jiří Dopita

Czech ice hockey player

Jiří Dopita is former Czech professional ice hockey player, and later ice hockey coach. He has played in the Czech Elite League most of his career. He briefly played in the National Hockey League. Dopita has primarily…

1968

Darryl Kile

American baseball player (died 2002)

Darryl Andrew Kile was an American professional baseball starting pitcher. He pitched from 1991 to 2002 for three Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, primarily for the Houston Astros. Kile was known for his sharp,…

1968

Lucy Liu

American actress and producer

Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress, producer, and artist. Regarded as a Hollywood icon and a trailblazer for Asian American representation in Hollywood, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two…

1968

Nate Mendel

American singer-songwriter and bass player

Nathan ‍Gregor ‍Mendel is an American musician who is the bass guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, as well as a former member of Sunny Day Real Estate. He has also worked with musical acts The Jealous Sound and…

1968

Rena Sofer

American actress

Rena Sherel Sofer is an American actress, known for her appearances in daytime television, episodic guest appearances, and made-for-television movies. In 1995, Sofer received a Daytime Emmy Award for her portrayal of…

1968

Ulrika Bergquist

Swedish journalist

Ulrika Bergquist, is a Swedish journalist and television presenter who works for TV4. She is a newsreader for the TV4 News and presenter of Nyhetsmorgon. She was previously the presenter of the TV4 Stockholm local news.…

1969

Chris Kiwomya

English footballer

Christopher Mark Kiwomya is an English football manager and former professional footballer, who was the manager of British Virgin Islands national football team.

1969

Pavel Loskutov

Estonian runner

Pavel Loskutov is an Estonian former long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races. He has competed in the Olympic marathon race four times consecutively, from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics to the 2008 Beijing…

1969

Tanya Plibersek

Australian journalist and politician, 45th Australian Minister of Health

Tanya Joan Plibersek is an Australian politician who has served as Minister for Social Services since 2025 and the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Sydney since 1998. Previously, she served…

1969

Joe Lo Truglio

American actor and comedian

Joe Lo Truglio is an American actor and comedian. Best known for his role as Charles Boyle on the Fox/NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, he also was a cast member on the television series The State and Reno 911!. His…

1970

Maksim Tarasov

Russian pole vaulter

Maksim Vladimirovich Tarasov is a retired Russian pole vaulter. He is the Russian national record holder for pole vault, with 6.05, result achieved in 1996.

1970

Treach

American rapper and actor

Anthony Shawn Criss, better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.

1970

Wilson Jermaine Heredia

American actor and singer

Wilson Jermaine Heredia is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Angel Dumott Schunard in the Broadway musical Rent, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor Featured in a Musical in 1996. The same…

1971

Rachel McQuillan

Australian tennis player

Rachel McQuillan is a retired tennis player from Australia.

1971

Jüri Reinvere

Estonian-German composer and poet

Jüri Reinvere is an Estonian composer, poet and essayist who has been living in Germany since 2005. Jüri Reinvere's polystylistic art does not follow any dogmas of material nor technique. It is often devoted to…

1971

Francesco Toldo

Italian footballer

Francesco Toldo is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is regarded by some pundits as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation.

1971

Mine Yoshizaki

Japanese illustrator

Mine Yoshizaki is a Japanese manga creator. His most well known works are Sgt. Frog, a manga he created which later received an anime adaption, and Kemono Friends, a multimedia franchise for which Yoshizaki serves as…

1971

Alan Henderson

American basketball player

Alan Lybrooks Henderson is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He stands 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall. Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Henderson attended Brebeuf…

1972

Sergei Zholtok

Latvian ice hockey player (died 2004)

Sergei Zholtok, also known as Sergejs Žoltoks was a Latvian professional ice hockey centre. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton…

1972

Graham Kavanagh

Irish footballer and manager

Graham Anthony Kavanagh is an Irish football manager and former professional players.

1973

Monica Seles

Serbian-American tennis player

Monica Seles is a retired professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 178 weeks, and…

1973

Lee Steele

English footballer

Lee Steele is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1973

Jan Ullrich

German cyclist

Jan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in front of a home crowd…

1973

Mark Kotsay

American baseball player and manager

Mark Steven Kotsay is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder. He is the manager for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player, Kotsay appeared in 1,914 MLB games for the San…

1975

Masafumi Gotoh

Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Masafumi Gotoh or Gotch is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Masafumi met fellow band members…

1976

Siyabonga Nomvethe

South African footballer

Siyabonga Eugene Nomvethe is a South African former professional Footballer player who played as a forward.

1977

Jarron Collins

American basketball player and coach

Jarron Thomas Collins is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the second…

1978

Jason Collins

American basketball player (died 2026)

Jason Paul Collins was an American professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, earning third-team…

1978

Nelly Furtado

Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 45 million records, including 35 million in album sales worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. Critics have noted…

1978

Luigi Malafronte

Italian footballer

Luigi Malafronte is an Italian former footballer who last played for Pisticci.

1978

Peter Moylan

Australian baseball player

Peter Michael Moylan is an Australian former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator. In 2003, he played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) as a member of the Macoto Gida…

1978

Maëlle Ricker

Canadian snowboarder

Maëlle Danica Ricker is a Canadian retired snowboarder, who specialised in snowboard cross. She won an Olympic gold medal in the snowboard cross event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, to become the first…

1978

David Rivas

Spanish footballer

David Rivas Rodríguez is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

1978

Andrew Ryan

Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Andrew Ryan is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played his club…

1978

Christopher Wolstenholme

English singer-songwriter and bass player

Christopher Tony Wolstenholme is an English musician. He is the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Muse. He combines bass guitar with effects and synthesisers to create overdriven fuzz bass tones, a motif of…

1978

Yvonne Catterfeld

German singer-songwriter and actress

Yvonne Catterfeld is a German singer, actress and television personality. Born and raised in Erfurt, Thuringia, she later moved to Leipzig to pursue her career in music. In 2000, she participated in the debut season of…

1979

Michael McIndoe

Scottish footballer

Michael McIndoe is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is the manager of Edinburgh City.

1979

Abdul Razzaq

Pakistani cricketer

Abdul Razzaq is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer, who played all formats of the game. Known as a gifted all-rounder, he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. He emerged in…

1979

Adam Kreek

Canadian rower

Adam Kreek is an author, executive business coach and Canadian rower. He is a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.

1980

Darryn Randall

South African cricketer (died 2013)

Darryn Randall was a South African cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Border during the 2009–10 season, making four first-class and four List-A appearances. He was born in East…

1980

Joel Ward

Canadian ice hockey player

Joel Randal Ward is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks. He is…

1980

Maria Ferekidi

Greek canoe racer

Maria Ferekidi is a Greek slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event, finishing in 17th place. Four years…

1981

Eric Jungmann

American actor

Eric Joseph Jungmann is an American film and television actor perhaps best known for his role as "the obsessed best friend," Ricky Lipman in Not Another Teen Movie. He is also known for his role of Jain McManus in Night…

1981

Thomas Pöck

Austrian ice hockey player

Thomas Dietmar Pöck is an Austrian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders.

1981

Danijel Pranjić

Croatian footballer

Danijel Pranjić is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who played as a full-back. Being a versatile left-footed player, he could play all across the left wing and could also be used as a central…

1981

Britney Spears

American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Britney Jean Spears is an American singer. Referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is widely regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of the 21st century. Her impact on pop music—particularly her role in…

1981

Christos Karipidis

Greek footballer

Christos Karipidis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Managerial career from PAOK

1982

Matt Walsh

American basketball player

Matthew Vincent Walsh is an American former professional basketball player who played in several leagues across the world for ten seasons. Listed at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he could play both shooting guard and small…

1982

Action Bronson

American rapper, songwriter, chef, and television host

Ariyan Arslani, better known by his stage name Action Bronson, is an American rapper, chef, and television host. Born and raised in Queens, he released his debut mixtape Bon Appetit ..... Bitch!!!!! in January 2011 and…

1983

Chris Burke

Scottish footballer

Christopher Robert Burke is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is currently a assistant head coach of Brentford B and Scotland U19. As a player, her was primarily deployed as a right-winger,…

1983

Bibiana Candelas

Mexican volleyball player

Bibiana Candelas Ramírez is a 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) female beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player who represented her native country, Mexico, at the 2008 Olympics with her beach partner, Mayra García.

1983

Jaime Durán

Mexican footballer

Jaime Durán Gómez is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender.

1983

Eugene Jeter

American-Ukrainian basketball player, coach, and executive

Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball coach, executive and former player, currently serving as a player development coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the…

1983

Jana Kramer

American actress and singer

Jana Rae Kramer is an American actress and country singer. She rose to prominence by playing Alex Dupre in the CW's teen drama series One Tree Hill (2009–2012).

1983

Aaron Rodgers

American football player

Aaron Charles Rodgers is an American professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, setting the school's…

1983

Daniela Ruah

Portuguese-American actress

Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah Olsen is an American-Portuguese actress and film director best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police procedural series NCIS: Los Angeles.

1983

Péter Máté

Hungarian footballer

Péter Máté is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

1984

Amaury Leveaux

French swimmer

Amaury Raymond Leveaux is a French swimmer from Delle, Territoire de Belfort. Leveaux is a former world record holder in the 100 m freestyle, the 50 m freestyle, and the 50 m butterfly. He also formerly held the…

1985

Dorell Wright

American basketball player

Dorell Lawrence Wright is an American former professional basketball player. A small forward, he was drafted in the 2004 NBA draft by the Miami Heat directly out of high school. He also played for the Golden State…

1985

Song Ha-yoon

South Korean actress

Kim Mi-sun, better known by the stage name Song Ha-yoon (송하윤), is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series Fight for My Way (2017) and Marry My Husband (2024).

1986

Claudiu Keșerü

Romanian footballer

Claudiu Andrei Keșerü is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1986

Renee Montgomery

American basketball player and executive

Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American former professional basketball player, sports broadcaster and an activist; who is currently vice president, part-owner, and investor of the Atlanta Dream, and one of three owners…

1986

Tal Wilkenfeld

Australian bass player and composer

Tal Wilkenfeld is an Australian bassist, singer and songwriter. She has performed with artists including Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Prince, Incubus, Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, Toto, and Mick Jagger. In 2008, Wilkenfeld…

1986

Alfred Enoch

English actor

Alfred Lewis Enoch is a British actor. He is best known for playing Dean Thomas in the fantasy film series Harry Potter and Wes Gibbins in the legal thriller television series How to Get Away with Murder.

1988

Stephen McGinn

Scottish footballer

Stephen McGinn is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently a first-team coach at Scottish Premiership club Falkirk.

1988

Etta Bond

English singer-songwriter

Henrietta "Etta" Bond is a British singer-songwriter. She was the first signing to OddChild Music, partially owing to Bond becoming friends with Labrinth thanks to a fluke Myspace encounter.

1989

Matteo Darmian

Italian footballer

Matteo Darmian is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a wide midfielder or defender for Serie A club Inter Milan.

1989

Cassie Steele

Canadian singer-songwriter and actress

Cassandra Rae Steele is a Canadian actress and singer known for portraying Manny Santos on Degrassi: The Next Generation and Abby Vargas on The L.A. Complex. In 2014, she played Sarah in the MTV horror television movie…

1989

Robert Turbin

American football player

Robert James Turbin is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah State Aggies, and was selected in the fourth…

1989

Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu

Ghanaian footballer

Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, known mononymously as Badu, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He earned 78 caps for the Ghana national team.

1990

Gastón Ramírez

Uruguayan footballer

Gastón Exequiel Ramírez Pereyra is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Boston River.

1990

Chloé Dufour-Lapointe

Canadian skier

Chloé Dufour-Lapointe is a Canadian freestyle skier. She was the 2013 FIS World Champion in dual moguls with her winning run at the 2013 World Championships. Dufour-Lapointe was the runner-up and silver medallist at the…

1991

Charlie Puth

American singer-songwriter and pianist

Charles Otto Puth Jr. is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song covers uploaded to YouTube. Puth signed with the record label…

1991

Sim Bhullar

Canadian basketball player

Gursimrana Singh "Sim" Bhullar is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for New Mexico State…

1992

Gary Sánchez

Dominican baseball player

Gary Sánchez Herrera is a Dominican professional baseball catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, San…

1992

Haruka Ishida

Japanese singer and actress

Haruka Ishida is a Japanese actress, voice actress and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She has been a co-host on the variety show Dream Creator on TV Tokyo. and has voiced on a handful of anime…

1993

Kostas Stafylidis

Greek footballer

Konstantinos "Kostas" Stafylidis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cypriot First Division club APOEL. He has represented the Greece national team.

1993

Zach Cunningham

American football player

Zachary Daniel Cunningham is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was selected in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft by the Houston Texans. He…

1994

Aaron Jones

American football player

Aaron LaRae Jones Sr. is an American professional football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UTEP Miners and was selected by the Green Bay…

1994

Elias Lindholm

Swedish ice hockey player

Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the…

1994

Fumika Shimizu

Japanese actress and model

Fumika Shimizu is a Japanese actress, gravure idol and model. In February 2017, she announced her temporary retirement from the entertainment industry to join the controversial Happy Science religion, declaring she had…

1994

Tomokaze Yūta

Japanese sumo wrestler

Tomokaze Sōdai is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kawasaki, Kanagawa. He debuted in sumo wrestling in May 2017 and made his makuuchi debut in March 2019. His highest rank has been maegashira 3. Originally a…

1994

Uladzislau Hancharou

Belarusian trampolinist

Uladzislau Alehavich Hancharou is a Belarusian trampoline gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic champion in individual trampoline. He is a two-time World champion in synchronized trampoline with partner Aleh Rabtsau.…

1995

Inori Minase

Japanese actress, voice actress and singer

Inori Minase is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Axl One.

1995

Jake Doran

Australian cricketer

Jake Richard Doran is an Australian cricketer who plays for Tasmania. He previously represented Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes. He is the youngest player to be signed to a Big Bash League contract. Doran is the…

1996

De'Andre Hunter

American basketball player

De'Andre James Hunter is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and was named the NABC…

1997

Annalise Basso

American actress

Annalise Basso is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as LJ Folger in the post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller series Snowpiercer (2020–2022). She started her career as a child actress,…

1998

Anna Kalinskaya

Russian tennis player

Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 11 in singles on 28 October 2024, and No. 37 in doubles on 11 August 2025. On the WTA Tour, she has won…

1998

Juice Wrld

American rapper, singer and songwriter (died 2019)

Jarad Anthony Higgins, known professionally as Juice Wrld, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He emerged as a leading figure in the emo and SoundCloud rap genres, which garnered mainstream attention during…

1998

Neil Erasmus

South African-Australian footballer

Neil Erasmus is an Australian rules football player who plays for Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL).

2003

Ilia Malinin

American competitive figure skater

Ilia Malinin, is an American figure skater. He is a 2026 Olympic Games team event gold medalist, three-time World champion, three-time Grand Prix Final champion, seven-time Grand Prix gold medalist, four-time Challenger…

2004

Learner Tien

American tennis player

Learner Tien is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 18 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 298, both achieved on May 25, 2026. His best achievement is…

2005

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Known forA two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year, Knight played one season of college basketball for Kentucky before being selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2011 NBA draft

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