Famous Birthdays on December 24

Q: Who was born on December 24?

Famous people born on December 24 include: Galba, John, John V, Bartolomeo degli Organi, Thomas Murner.

Q: What is William C. Schneider known for?

William C. Schneider, American aerospace engineer (died 1999)

222 people 3 BC – 2002

December 24 has seen 222 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 3 BC – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · December 24 — Wikipedia

1923 — William C. Schneider

American aerospace engineer (died 1999)

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He served in the United States Naval Reserve 1942–1946 as an Aviation Machinist's Mate, 1st Class Petty Officer

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He joined NASA in June 1963 and served as the Gemini mission director for seven of the ten piloted Gemini missions

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From 1967 to 1968, he served as Apollo mission director and the Apollo program's deputy director for missions

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He then served from 1968 to 1974 as the Skylab program's director

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From 1974 to 1978, he worked as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Transportation Systems

Galba

Roman emperor (died 69)

Servius Sulpicius Galba was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne following Emperor Nero's suicide.

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John

King of England (died 1216)

John was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing…

1166

John V

Duke of Brittany (died 1442)

John V, sometimes numbered as VI, bynamed John the Wise, was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1399 to his death. His rule coincided with the height of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. John's…

1389

Bartolomeo degli Organi

Italian musician (died 1539)

Bartolomeo degli Organi was an Italian composer, singer and organist of the Renaissance. Living in Florence, he was closely associated with Lorenzo de' Medici, and was music teacher both to the Florentine composer…

1474

Thomas Murner

German poet and translator (died 1537)

Thomas Murner, OFM was an Alsatian satirist, poet and translator.

1475

Pietro Carnesecchi

Italian scholar (died 1567)

Pietro Carnesecchi was an Italian humanist.

1508

Martha Leijonhufvud

Swedish noble (died 1584)

Martha Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud, known as Kung Märta, was a politically active Swedish noblewoman. She was the sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and sister-in-law of King Gustav I of Sweden: she was also the…

1520

Willem IV van den Bergh

Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (died 1586)

Willem IV, Count van den Bergh (1537-1586) was the Dutch Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen from 1581 until his arrest for treason in 1583.

1537

Kaspar Ulenberg

German theologian (died 1617)

Kaspar Ulenberg was a Catholic convert, theological writer and translator of the Bible.

1549

Constance of Austria (died 1631)

Constance of Austria was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of King-Grand Duke Sigismund III Vasa and the mother of King John II Casimir.

1588

Leonaert Bramer

Dutch painter (died 1674)

Leonaert Bramer, also Leendert or Leonard, was a Dutch painter known primarily for genre, religious, and history paintings. Very prolific as a painter and draftsman, he is noted especially for nocturnal scenes which…

1596

Honoré II

Prince of Monaco (died 1662)

Honoré II was Prince of Monaco from 1604 to 1662. He was the first to be called Prince, but started his reign as Lord of Monaco.

1597

Johann Rudolph Ahle

German organist, composer, and theorist (died 1673)

Johann Rudolph Ahle was a German composer, organist, theorist, and Protestant church musician.

1625

Mariana of Austria (died 1696)

Mariana of Austria was Queen of Spain from 1649 until her husband Philip IV of Spain died in 1665. Appointed Regent for their infant son Charles II, she remained an influential figure until her own death in 1696.

1635

Domenico Sarro

Italian composer and educator (died 1744)

Domenico Natale Sarro, also Sarri was an Italian composer.

1679

William Warburton

English bishop (died 1779)

William Warburton was an English writer, literary critic and churchman, Bishop of Gloucester from 1759 until his death. He edited editions of the works of his friend Alexander Pope, and of William Shakespeare.

1698

Johann Hartmann

Danish composer (died 1793)

Johann Ernst Hartmann was a Danish classical composer and violinist. He is remembered in particular for his two operas on texts by Johannes Ewald in which he helped creating a national musical style. The first of these,…

1726

Julie Bondeli

Swiss salonist and lady of letters (died 1778)

Susanna Julie von Bondeli, was a famous Swiss salonnière and lady of letters. She hosted a salon which became the center of intellectual life in Bern.

1731

George Crabbe

English priest, surgeon, and poet (died 1832)

George Crabbe was an English poet and clergyman. He is best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people.

1754

Selim III

Ottoman sultan (died 1808)

Selim III was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Regarded as an enlightened ruler, he was eventually deposed and imprisoned by the Janissaries, who placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IV.…

1761

Jean-Louis Pons

French astronomer (died 1831)

Jean-Louis Pons was a French astronomer. Despite humble beginnings and being self-taught, he went on to become the greatest visual comet discoverer of all time: between 1801 and 1827 Pons discovered thirty-seven comets,…

1761

Carl Georg von Wächter

German jurist (died 1880)

Carl Joseph Georg Sigismund Wächter, from 1835 von Wächter, was a leading German jurist in the 19th century. For a brief period he served as president of the Oberappellationsgericht der vier Freien Städte.

1797

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish poet and playwright (died 1855)

Adam Bernard Mickiewicz was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. He also largely influenced Ukrainian…

1798

Kit Carson

American general (died 1868)

Christopher Houston Carson, popularly known as Kit Carson, was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent and U.S. Army officer.

1809

Wilhelm Marstrand

Danish painter and illustrator (died 1873)

Nicolai Wilhelm Marstrand, painter and illustrator, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Nicolai Jacob Marstrand, instrument maker and inventor, and Petra Othilia Smith. Marstrand is one of the most renowned artists…

1810

Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal

German lawyer and jurist (died 1894)

Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal was a German jurist and the son of Karl Salomo Zachariae von Lingenthal.

1812

James Prescott Joule

English physicist and brewer (died 1889)

James Prescott Joule was an English physicist. Joule studied the nature of heat and discovered its relationship to mechanical work. This led to the law of conservation of energy, which in turn led to the development of…

1818

Matthew Arnold

English poet and critic (died 1888)

Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the headmaster of Rugby School, and brother of both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and…

1822

Charles Hermite

French mathematician (died 1901)

Charles Hermite FRS FRSE MIAS was a French mathematician who studied analysis, number theory, and algebra. One of his most remarkable achievements was the proof of the transcendence of the number e.

1822

Alexander von Oettingen

German theologian and statistician (died 1905)

Alexander Konstantin von Oettingen was a Baltic German Lutheran theologian and statistician.

1827

Empress Elisabeth of Austria (died 1898)

Elisabeth, nicknamed Sisi, was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898.

1837

Lydia Koidula

Estonian poet and playwright (died 1886)

Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, known by her pen name and sobriquet Lydia Koidula, was an Estonian poet. She is also frequently referred to as Koidulaulik.

1843

George I of Greece (died 1913)

George I was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination on 18 March 1913.

1845

Szymon Askenazy

Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the Askenazy school (died 1935)

Szymon Askenazy was a Jewish-Polish historian, educator, statesman and diplomat, founder of the Askenazy school.

1865

Tevfik Fikret

Turkish poet and educator (died 1915)

Tevfik Fikret was the pseudonym of Mehmed Tevfik, an Ottoman educator and poet, who is considered the founder of the modern school of Turkish poetry.

1867

Charles Harvey Bollman

American naturalist (died 1889)

Charles Harvey Bollman (1868–1889) was an American naturalist who published on fishes and myriapods, becoming known internationally for his work in a short career before dying at the age of 20, considered by David Starr…

1868

Emanuel Lasker

German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1941)

Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher. He was the second World Chess Champion, holding the title for 27 years, from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign of any officially recognised World…

1868

Henriette Roland Holst

Dutch poet, playwright, and politician (died 1952)

Henriette Goverdine Anna "Jet" Roland Holst-van der Schalk was a Dutch poet and Council communist. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1869

Frederick Semple

American golfer and tennis player (died 1927)

Frederick Humphrey Semple was an American golfer and tennis player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

1872

Émile Wegelin

French rower (died 1962)

Émile Robert Wegelin was a French rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the French boat Club Nautique de Lyon, which won the silver medal in the coxed fours.

1875

Sigrid Schauman

Finnish painter and critic (died 1979)

Sigrid Maria Schauman was a Finnish artist and art critic.

1877

Émile Nelligan

Canadian poet (died 1941)

Émile Nelligan was a French Canadian Symbolist poet influenced by Romanticism. Although he almost entirely ceased writing poetry after being institutionalized at the age of nineteen, Nelligan remains an iconic figure in…

1879

Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (died 1952)

Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was Queen of Denmark from 1912 to 1947, as well as Queen of Iceland from 1918 to 1944 as the wife of King Christian X.

1879

Johnny Gruelle

American author and illustrator (died 1939)

John Barton Gruelle was an American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comics author, illustrator, and storyteller. He is best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls and as the…

1880

Charles Wakefield Cadman

American composer and critic (died 1946)

Charles Wakefield Cadman was an American composer. For 40 years, he worked closely with Nelle Richmond Eberhart, who wrote most of the texts to his songs, including Four American Indian Songs. She also wrote the…

1881

Hans Rebane

Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1961)

Hans Rebane was an Estonian politician, diplomat and journalist. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia from 1927 to 1928 in Jaan Tõnisson's third cabinet. Rebane was Estonian envoy in Helsinki…

1882

Georges Legagneux

French aviator (died 1914)

Georges Théophile Legagneux was a French aviator, the first person to fly an aircraft in several countries, and the first to fly a fixed-wing aircraft higher than both 10,000 and 20,000 feet.

1882

Stefan Jaracz

Polish actor and producer (died 1945)

Stefan Jaracz was a Polish actor and theater producer. He served as the artistic director of Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw during the interwar period (1930–32), and within a short period raised its reputation as one of the…

1883

Paul Manship

American sculptor (died 1966)

Paul Howard Manship was an American sculptor. He consistently created mythological pieces in a classical style, and was a major force in the Art Deco movement. He is well known for his large public commissions,…

1885

Michael Curtiz

Hungarian-American actor, director, and producer (died 1962)

Michael Curtiz was a Hungarian and American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silent era and numerous others during Hollywood's Golden Age,…

1886

Louis Jouvet

French actor and producer (died 1951)

Jules Eugène Louis Jouvet was a French actor, theatre director and filmmaker.

1887

Axel Revold

Norwegian painter (died 1962)

Axel Revold was a Norwegian painter, illustrator, and art professor at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts for twenty years. He was highly decorated for his merits.

1887

Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky

Russian illustrator and painter (died 1970)

Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, also known as Rojan, was a Russian émigré illustrator. He is well known both for children's book illustration and for erotic art. He won the 1956 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book…

1891

Ruth Chatterton

American actress (died 1961)

Ruth Chatterton was an American stage, film, and television actress, aviator and novelist. She was at her most popular in the early to mid-1930s, and in the same era gained prominence as an aviator, one of the few…

1892

Harry Warren

American pianist and composer (died 1981)

Harry Warren was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing…

1893

Georges Guynemer

French captain and pilot (died 1917)

Georges Marie Lodovic Jules Guynemer was the second highest-scoring French fighter ace with 54 victories during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death. Guynemer's death was a profound shock to…

1894

Jack Thayer

American businessman and Titanic survivor (died 1945)

John Borland Thayer III was a first-class passenger on RMS Titanic who survived the ship's sinking. Aged 17 at the time, he was one of only a handful of passengers to survive jumping into the frigid ocean. He later…

1894

E. Roland Harriman

American financier and philanthropist (died 1978)

Edward Roland Noel "Bunny" Harriman was an American financier and philanthropist.

1895

Noel Streatfeild

English author (died 1986)

Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE was an English author, best known for children's books including the "Shoes" books, which were not a series. Random House, the U.S. publisher of the 1936 novel Ballet Shoes (1936), published…

1895

Marguerite Williams

American geologist (died 1991)

Marguerite Thomas Williams was an American geologist. She was the first African American to earn a doctorate in geology in the United States and dedicated most of her career to teaching geography and social sciences.…

1895

Ville Pörhölä

Finnish shot putter and discus thrower (died 1964)

Frans Wilhelm "Ville" Pörhölä was a Finnish athlete who competed in shot put, discus throw, hammer throw and weight throw.

1897

Väinö Sipilä

Finnish runner (died 1987)

Väinö Jeremias Sipilä was a Finnish long-distance runner. Sipilä competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, placing fourth in the 10,000 metres and being part of Finland's winning cross-country team in the 1924…

1897

Baby Dodds

American drummer (died 1959)

Warren "Baby" Dodds was an American jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is regarded as one of the best jazz drummers of the pre-big band era. He varied his drum patterns with accents and flourishes, and he…

1898

Joey Smallwood

Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (died 1991)

Joseph Roberts Smallwood was a Newfoundlander and Canadian politician. He was the main force who brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation in 1949, becoming the first premier of Newfoundland,…

1900

Hawayo Takata

Japanese-American teacher and master practitioner of Reiki (died 1980)

Hawayo Hiromi Takata was a Japanese-American woman born in Hanamaulu, Territory of Hawaii, who helped introduce the spiritual practice of Reiki to the Western World. Takata even went so far as to recommend that Reiki…

1900

Nina Negri

Argentine-French painter and engraver (died 1981)

Nina Negri was an Argentine-French surrealist painter and engraver who was a part of the art studio Atelier 17.

1901

Joseph Cornell

American sculptor and director (died 1972)

Joseph Cornell was an American visual artist and filmmaker, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde experimental filmmaker. He was…

1903

Ernst Krenkel

Polish-Russian geographer and explorer (died 1971)

Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel was a Soviet Arctic explorer, radio operator, and doctor of geographical sciences (1938). He is best known as one of the four members of the North Pole-1 expedition, for which he was awarded…

1903

Ava Helen Pauling

American humanitarian and activist (died 1981)

Ava Helen Pauling was an American human rights activist. Throughout her life, she was involved in various social movements including women's rights, racial equality, and international peace.

1903

Joseph M. Juran

Romanian-American engineer and businessman (died 2008)

Joseph Moses Juran was a Romanian-born American engineer, management consultant and author. He was an advocate for quality and quality management and wrote several books on the topics. He was the brother of Academy…

1904

Howard Hughes

American businessman, engineer, and pilot (died 1976)

Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was an American aviator, aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor. He was one of the richest and most influential people in the world during his lifetime. He first…

1905

Franz Waxman

German-American composer and conductor (died 1967)

Franz Waxman was a German-born composer and conductor of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre. His film scores include Bride of Frankenstein, Rebecca, Sunset Boulevard, A Place in the…

1906

I. F. Stone

American journalist and author (died 1989)

Isidor Feinstein Stone was an American investigative journalist, writer, and author.

1907

Ellen Braumüller

German javelin thrower and triathlete (died 1991)

Ellen Braumüller was a track and field athlete from Germany, who competed mainly in the javelin throw. She competed for her native country at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States, where she won the…

1910

Fritz Leiber

American author and poet (died 1992)

Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

1910

Max Miedinger

Swiss typeface designer, created Helvetica (died 1980)

Max Miedinger was a Swiss typeface designer, best known for creating the Neue Haas Grotesk typeface in 1957, renamed Helvetica in 1960. Marketed as a symbol of cutting-edge Swiss technology, Helvetica achieved immediate…

1910

Ad Reinhardt

American painter and academic (died 1967)

Adolph Friedrich Reinhardt was an American abstract painter and art theorist active in New York City for more than three decades. As a theorist he wrote and lectured extensively on art and was a major influence on…

1913

Ralph Marterie

Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1978)

Ralph Marterie was an Italian big-band leader born in Acerra, Italy.

1914

Herbert Reinecker

German author and screenwriter (died 2007)

Herbert Reinecker was a German novelist, dramatist and screenwriter.

1914

Dave Bartholomew

American bandleader, composer and arranger (died 2019)

David Louis Bartholomew was an American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer. He was prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century. Originally a trumpeter,…

1918

Qateel Shifai

Pakistani poet and songwriter (died 2001)

Muhammad Aurangzeb, commonly known by his pen name Qateel Shifai, was a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist.

1919

Pierre Soulages

French artist (died 2022)

Pierre Jean Louis Germain Soulages was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. In 2014, President François Hollande of France described him as "the world's greatest living artist." His works are held by leading…

1919

Franco Lucentini

Italian author and screenwriter (died 2002)

Franco Lucentini was an Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor of anthologies.

1920

Yevgeniya Rudneva

Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (died 1944)

Yevgeniya Maksimovna Rudneva was the head navigator of the 46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment posthumously awarded Hero of the Soviet Union. Prior to World War II she was an astronomer, the head of the Solar Department…

1920

Ava Gardner

American actress (died 1990)

Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946…

1922

George Patton IV

American general (died 2004)

George Smith Patton IV was a major general in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George S. Patton Jr. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

1923

Lee Dorsey

American singer-songwriter (died 1986)

Irving Lee Dorsey was an American pop and R&B singer during the 1960s. His biggest hits were "Ya Ya" (1961) and "Working in the Coal Mine" (1966). Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint, with instrumental…

1924

Abdirizak Haji Hussein

Somalian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (died 2014)

Abdirizak Haji Hussein was a Somali diplomat and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 14 June 1964 to 15 July 1967.

1924

Mary Higgins Clark

American author (died 2020)

Mary Higgins Clark was an American author of suspense novels. Each of her 51 books was a bestseller in the United States and various European countries, and all of her novels remained in print as of 2015, with her debut…

1927

Adam Exner

Canadian Roman Catholic prelate (died 2023)

Adam Joseph Exner, OMI was a Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Vancouver from 1991 until 2004, having previously served as the Bishop of Kamloops and Archbishop of Winnipeg. Prior to his…

1928

Lev Vlassenko

Georgian-Australian pianist and educator (died 1996)

Lev Nikolaevich Vlassenko, was a Soviet pianist and teacher.

1928

Lennart Skoglund

Swedish footballer (died 1975)

Karl Lennart "Nacka" Skoglund was a Swedish footballer who played as left winger. He began his career in his home country with Hammarby IF, but later played for several Italian clubs, most notably Inter Milan, with whom…

1929

Red Sullivan

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2019)

George James "Red" Sullivan was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1949 to 1961. After finishing his playing career Sullivan became a coach, serving in that…

1929

Robert Joffrey

American dancer and choreographer (died 1988)

Robert Joffrey was an American dancer, teacher, producer, choreographer, and co-founder of the Joffrey Ballet, known for his highly imaginative modern ballets. He was born Anver Bey Abdullah Jaffa Khan in Seattle,…

1930

John J. Kelley

American runner (died 2011)

John Joseph Kelley was an American long-distance runner who won the 1957 Boston Marathon and the marathon at the 1959 Pan American Games. He was also a member of the United States Olympic teams of 1956 and 1960,…

1930

Ray Bryant

American pianist and composer (died 2011)

Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.

1931

Mauricio Kagel

Argentinian-German composer and scholar (died 2008)

Mauricio Raúl Kagel was an Argentine-German composer and academic teacher.

1931

Colin Cowdrey

Indian-English cricketer (died 2000)

Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, was an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1976, and in 114 Test matches for England from 1954 to 1975. He was born in Ootacamund,…

1932

On Kawara

Japanese-American painter (died 2014)

On Kawara was a Japanese conceptual artist who lived in SoHo, New York City, from 1965 until his death. He took part in many solo and group exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale in 1976.

1932

Stjepan Mesić

Croatian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Croatia

Stjepan "Stipe" Mesić is a Croatian lawyer and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2000 to 2010. Before serving two five-year terms as president, he was prime minister of SR Croatia (1990) after the…

1934

Ivan Lawrence

English lawyer and politician

Sir Ivan John Lawrence, KC is a former British Conservative Member of Parliament and criminal barrister.

1936

Félix

Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2012)

Félix Miélli Venerando was a Brazilian football player, more commonly known as Félix.

1937

Valentim Loureiro

Portuguese soldier and politician

Valentim dos Santos de Loureiro ComM is a Portuguese politician and former football chairman of Boavista and Portuguese League for Professional Football. He has the rank of Major of the Portuguese Army. He was involved…

1938

Janet Carroll

American actress and singer (died 2012)

Janet Carroll was an American film, stage and television character actress.

1940

Anthony Fauci

American physician, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Anthony Stephen Fauci is an American physician-scientist and immunologist who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 1984 to 2022, and the chief medical advisor…

1940

Mike Hazlewood

English singer-songwriter (died 2001)

Mike Hazlewood was a British singer-songwriter and composer. He variously worked with Albert Hammond, T-Bone Burnett, Van Dyke Parks and Harry Nilsson.

1941

Nel Beltrán Santamaría

Colombian Roman Catholic prelate (died 2025)

Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaría was a Colombian prelate and Bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Sincelejo.

1941

Indra Bania

Indian actor, director, and playwright (died 2015)

Indra Bania was an Indian theatre actor, playwright, film actor and director from Assam. His performance in Jahnu Barua's Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai earned him the Silver Leopard Best Actor's award at the Locarno…

1942

Jonathan Borofsky

American sculptor and painter

Jonathan Borofsky is an American sculptor and printmaker who lives and works in Ogunquit, Maine.

1942

Đoàn Viết Hoạt

Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist

Đoàn Viết Hoạt was a Vietnamese journalist, educator and democratic activist who was repeatedly imprisoned for his criticisms of Vietnam's Communist leadership. He received numerous international awards in recognition…

1942

Tarja Halonen

Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finland

Tarja Kaarina Halonen is a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland, and the first and to date only woman to hold the position in Finland, from 2000 to 2012. She first rose to prominence as a lawyer…

1943

Jan Erik Berntsen

Norwegian actor and singer (died 2025)

Jan Erik Berntsen was a Norwegian actor and singer. He made his acting debut at Trøndelag Teater in 1964 and participated in over 130 productions at the theatre before retiring in 2014. At the Melodi Grand Prix 1971, he…

1944

Mike Curb

American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California

Michael Charles Curb is an American politician, record executive, and philanthropist who served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of California from 1979 to 1983. He is the founder of Curb Records and is the chairman of…

1944

Daniel Johnson

Jr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of Quebec

Daniel Johnson Jr. is a former Canadian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Quebec and was the 25th premier of Quebec for nine months in 1994 until his party's defeat in the provincial general election.

1944

Erhard Keller

German speed skater

Erhard Keller is a former speed skater from Germany.

1944

Bob Shaw

Australian golfer

Robert J. Shaw is an Australian professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.

1944

Woody Shaw

American trumpeter (died 1989)

Woody Herman Shaw Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Shaw is widely known as one of the 20th century's most important and influential jazz…

1944

Lemmy

English hard rock singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2015)

Ian Fraser Kilmister, better known as Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead vocalist, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member from 1975 to…

1945

Nicholas Meyer

American screenwriter, film director, and author

Nicholas Meyer is an American screenwriter, director and author known for his best-selling novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, and for directing the films Time After Time, two of the Star Trek feature films, the 1983…

1945

Jan Akkerman

Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter

Jan Akkerman is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo musician, adding jazz rock…

1946

Jeff Sessions

American lawyer and politician, 44th Attorney General of Alabama and 84th Attorney General of the United States

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States attorney general from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United States…

1946

Kevin Sheedy

Australian footballer and coach

Kevin John Sheedy AO is a former Australian rules football coach and player in the Australian Football League. He played and coached in a combined total of 929 games over 47 years from 1967 until 2013, which is a…

1947

Stan Bowles

English footballer and sportscaster (died 2024)

Stanley Bowles was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. Known for his skills as a player in the 1970s and 1980s, he also gained a reputation as one of the game's great non-conformists and…

1948

Frank Oliver

New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2014)

Francis James "Frank" Oliver was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He captained the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in four matches.

1948

Warwick Brown

Australian racing driver

Warwick Brown is a former racing driver from Australia.

1949

Dana Gioia

American poet and critic

Michael Dana Gioia is an American poet, literary critic, literary translator, and essayist.

1950

Hiroshi Ikushima

Japanese businessman and academic

Hiroshi Ikushima is a Japanese announcer and financial planner who is the chief executive officer of Ikushima Planning Office. He is the visiting professor of Tohoku Fukushi University.

1950

Libby Larsen

American composer

Elizabeth Brown Larsen is a contemporary American classical composer. Along with composer Stephen Paulus, she is a co-founder of the Minnesota Composers Forum, now the American Composers Forum.

1950

Tommy Turtle

British soldier (died 2020)

Thomas James Turtle BEM, known as Touché or Tommy Turtle, was a British Army soldier originally from Ireland who took part in many special forces campaigns, including the Falklands War and the Bosnian War.

1950

John D'Acquisto

American baseball player

John Francis D'Acquisto is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the cousin of former major league pitcher Lou Marone.

1951

Timothy Carhart

American actor

Timothy Carhart is an American actor. He starred in the CBS drama Island Son (1989–90) and has had recurring roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–03) and 24 (2002). He also starred in the 1992 Broadway revival…

1953

Yves Debay

Congolese-French commander and journalist (died 2013)

Yves Debay, was a veteran French-Belgian war correspondent, who founded and reported for the French-language magazines Raids and later Assaut ("Assault"), which is published out of Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France.…

1954

José María Figueres

Costa Rican businessman and politician, President of Costa Rica (1994–1998)

José María Figueres Olsen is a Costa Rican businessman and politician, who served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. He also ran for president in the 2022 presidential election but was defeated by Rodrigo…

1954

Grand L. Bush

American actor

Grand Lee Bush is an American retired actor of stage, television and film.

1955

Scott Fischer

American mountaineer and guide (died 1996)

Scott Eugene Fischer was an American mountaineer and mountain guide. He was renowned for ascending the world's highest mountains without supplemental oxygen. Fischer and Wally Berg were the first Americans to summit…

1955

Clarence Gilyard

American actor and educator (died 2022)

Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr. was an American actor. On television, he played private investigator Conrad McMasters on the legal drama series Matlock (1986–95) and Texas Ranger Jimmy Trivette on Walker, Texas Ranger…

1955

Shim Hwa-jin

South Korean academic and educator

Shim Hwa-jin is a South Korean academic specialising in the history of clothing and textiles. She was president of Sungshin Women's University from 2007 until 2017, when she was imprisoned for embezzlement.

1956

Anil Kapoor

Indian actor and producer

Anil Surinder Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a…

1956

Hamid Karzai

Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai is an Afghan politician who served as the seventh president of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014, including as the first president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2004 to 2014. He also served as…

1957

Munetaka Higuchi

Japanese drummer and producer (died 2008)

Munetaka Higuchi was a Japanese musician and record producer. He is best known as the original drummer of the heavy metal band Loudness, but first rose to prominence as a member of Lazy in the 1970s. In 2018, readers…

1958

Diane Tell

Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Diane Tell is a Canadian musician who was born in Quebec City, Quebec.

1958

Chris Blackhurst

English journalist

Chris Blackhurst is a strategic communications advisor and commentator, who is a former editor of The Independent.

1959

Lee Daniels

American director and producer

Lee Daniels is an American film and television show maker. He made his directorial film debut with Shadowboxer (2005), followed by Precious (2009) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best…

1959

Glenn McQueen

Canadian-American animator (died 2002)

Glenn John McQueen was a Canadian supervisor of digital animation and supervising character animator at Pixar and Pacific Data Images.

1960

Carol Vorderman

Welsh television host

Carol Jean Vorderman is a Welsh broadcaster, media personality, and writer. Her media career began when she joined the Channel 4 game show Countdown, appearing with Richard Whiteley from 1982 until his death in 2005,…

1960

Ilham Aliyev

Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan

Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev is an Azerbaijani politician and statesman who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He has been the leader of the New Azerbaijan Party since 2005.

1961

Mary Barra

American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of General Motors

Mary Teresa Barra is an American businesswoman who has been the chair and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Motors since January 15, 2014. She is the first female CEO of a 'Big Three' automaker. In December 2013,…

1961

Eriko Kitagawa

Japanese director and screenwriter

Eriko Kitagawa is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. She is best known for writing Japanese television dramas, notably Long Vacation (1996), Beautiful Life (2000), Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi (2002), and…

1961

Wade Williams

American actor

Wade Williams is an American actor. He is known for his various character roles, and for a major supporting role as correctional officer Brad Bellick on the Fox television series Prison Break and Father Cronin on The…

1961

Jay Wright

American basketball player and coach

Jerold Taylor "Jay" Wright Jr. is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach of Villanova University from 2001 until 2022. Wright led the Villanova Wildcats to six Big East Conference…

1961

Kate Spade

American fashion designer (died 2018)

Katherine Noel Valentine Brosnahan Spade was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. She was the co-founder and co-owner of the designer brand Kate Spade New York.

1962

Caroline Aherne

English actress, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016)

Caroline Mary Aherne was an English actress, comedian, writer and director.

1963

Jay Bilas

American basketball player and sportscaster

Jay Scot Bilas is an American college basketball analyst who currently works for ESPN. Bilas is a former professional basketball player and coach who played for and served as an assistant under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke…

1963

Timo Jutila

Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster

Timo Juhani "Juti" Jutila is a retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman. Jutila was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He played internationally for the Finland men's national ice hockey team and was…

1963

Mary Ramsey

American singer-songwriter and violinist

Mary Ramsey is a member of folk rock duo John & Mary and lead singer and violist for the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. Ramsey has also worked with other well-known artists such as Jackson Browne, Goo…

1963

Mark Valley

American actor

Mark Valley is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Brad Chase in the TV drama Boston Legal, Oliver Richard in the NBC drama Harry's Law, FBI Special Agent John Scott in the Fox sci fi series Fringe,…

1964

Diedrich Bader

American actor

Karl Diedrich Bader is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his comedic and voice acting roles. He has appeared as a series regular in television sitcoms The Drew Carey Show, American Housewife, and…

1966

Mikhail Shchennikov

Russian race walker

Mikhail Anatolyevich Shchennikov is a Russian race walker.

1967

Pernilla Wahlgren

Swedish singer and actress

Pernilla Nina Elisabet Wahlgren is a Swedish singer and actress. She has sung in Melodifestivalen several times; her 1985 entry titled "Piccadilly Circus" became popular and successful. She has acted in several plays…

1967

Marleen Renders

Belgian runner

Marleen Renders is a retired female long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000. In 1995 she won the Antwerp Marathon, in 1998 the Berlin…

1968

Milan Blagojevic

Australian footballer and manager

Milan Blagojević is an Australian former soccer player and coach. As a player, he appeared for clubs in Australia, Belgium, The Netherlands, Malaysia and Singapore. At national team level, he represented Australia at…

1969

Pernille Fischer Christensen

Danish director and screenwriter

Pernille Fischer Christensen is a Danish film director and the older sister of actress Stine Fischer Christensen. She started out in the movie business when she was 20 years old as an assistant to Tómas Gislason. During…

1969

Ed Miliband

English academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

Edward Samuel Miliband is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since July 2024. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North since 2005. Miliband was…

1969

Luis Musrri

Chilean footballer and manager

Luis Eduardo Musrri Saravia is a Chilean football coach and former player who coaches Unión Compañías in the Chilean Tercera B.

1969

Oleg Skripochka

Russian astronaut and engineer

Oleg Ivanovich Skripochka is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut. In 2011 he was in space serving as an Expedition 25/26 crewmember.

1969

Gintaras Staučė

Lithuanian footballer and manager

Gintaras Staučė is a Lithuanian football coach and former player.

1969

Adam Haslett

American fiction writer and journalist

Adam Haslett is an American fiction writer and journalist. His debut short story collection, You Are Not a Stranger Here, and his second novel, Imagine Me Gone, were both finalists for both the Pulitzer Prize and the…

1970

Amaury Nolasco

Puerto Rican actor

Amaury Nolasco Garrido is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the Fox television series Prison Break, and for his role in Transformers (2007).

1970

Geoff Allott

New Zealand cricketer

Geoffrey Ian Allott is a former New Zealand cricketer who played internationally for New Zealand, and since April 2026 CEO of New Zealand Cricket. Allott played in 10 Tests and 31 One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1996…

1971

Sascha Fischer

German rugby player

Sascha Fischer is retired a German international rugby union player, having last played for Le Bugue athletic club in the Federale 1 and also the German national rugby union team.

1971

Ricky Martin

Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and actor

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his discography incorporating a wide variety of many elements, such as Latin pop, dance,…

1971

Álvaro Mesén

Costa Rican footballer

Álvaro Mesén Murillo is a retired Costa Rican footballer.

1972

Liu Dong

Chinese-Spanish runner

Liu Dong is a Chinese retired middle-distance runner. She holds the current Asian record over 800 metres with 1:55.54. She set that record while winning at the 7th Chinese National Games. Her personal best over 1500…

1973

Stephenie Meyer

American author and film producer

Stephenie Meyer is an American novelist and film producer. She is best known for writing the vampire romance series Twilight, which has sold over 160 million copies, with translations in 37 different languages. She was…

1973

Ali Salem Tamek

Moroccan activist

Ali Salem Tamek is a Sahrawi independence activist and trade unionist.

1973

Thure Lindhardt

Danish actor

Thure Frank Lindhardt is a Danish actor.

1974

Paal Nilssen-Love

Norwegian drummer and composer

Paal Nilssen-Love is a Norwegian drummer and composer in the jazz, free jazz and free improvisation genres.

1974

Marcelo Salas

Chilean footballer

José Marcelo Salas Melinao, nicknamed Matador, El Fenómeno and Shileno, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best striker in the history of Chile. He stood out during the 1990s…

1974

Ryan Seacrest

American radio host and television personality, and producer

Ryan John Seacrest is an American television host and producer. Seacrest is the host of Wheel of Fortune, having hosted since replacing long-time host Pat Sajak in September 2024. Seacrest co-hosted and served as…

1974

J.D. Walsh

American actor, director, and producer

John Douglas Walsh is an American actor, writer, producer, and improv comedy leader. He is best known for his role as Gordon on Two and a Half Men. He wrote, produced and directed the show Battleground.

1974

Linda Ferga

French hurdler

Linda Ferga married Khodadin is a French former athlete who competed in the 100 metres hurdles and 60 metres hurdles indoor.

1976

Michael Raymond-James

American actor

Michael Raymond-James is an American actor. He is best known for playing René Lenier in the first season of the HBO series True Blood, Britt Pollack on the FX series Terriers, Neal Cassidy / Baelfire on the ABC series…

1977

Yıldıray Baştürk

German-Turkish footballer

Yıldıray Baştürk is a retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

1978

Heinrich Himmer

Austrian politician

Heinrich Himmer is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party serving as a member of the National Council since 2024. From 2021 to 2023, he served as deputy president of the BSA.

1978

Stephen Appiah

Ghanaian footballer

Stephen Leroy Appiah is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, he played for Udinese, Parma, Brescia, Juventus and Fenerbahçe.

1980

Tomas Kalnoky

Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tomas Kalnoky is a Czechoslovak-born American musician. He is the lead singer/guitarist and songwriter of the bands Streetlight Manifesto and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, and goes by the pseudonym Toh Kay as a…

1980

Maarja-Liis Ilus

Estonian pop musician

Maarja-Liis Ilus, sometimes better known by her performing name Maarja is an Estonian pop musician and presenter. She has represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. She was only 15 when she participated…

1980

Dima Bilan

Russian singer-songwriter and actor

Dima Nikolayevich Bilan is a Russian singer. In 2002, Bilan participated in the first edition of New Wave. At the end of the contest, he finished in fourth place. He represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest…

1981

Gregor Blanco

Venezuelan baseball player

Grégor Miguel Blanco Pedraza is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, and Arizona Diamondbacks.…

1983

Tim Jennings

American football player

Timothy DeShawn Jennings is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, and was selected by the…

1983

Isaac De Gois

Australian rugby league player

Isaac De Gois, also known by the nickname of "Goisy", is a former Portugal international rugby league footballer. His position was hooker and he played for the Wests Tigers, Newcastle Knights, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks…

1984

Austin Stowell

American actor

Austin Miles Stowell is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Dolphin Tale (2011), its sequel Dolphin Tale 2 (2014), Love and Honor (2013), Whiplash (2014), as Francis Gary Powers in Steven Spielberg's Bridge…

1984

Alexey Dmitriev

German ice hockey player

Alexey Dmitriev is a Belarusian-born German professional ice hockey player currently playing for the ESC Moskitos Essen of the Oberliga Nord

1985

Tim Elliott

American mixed martial artist

Timothy Samuel Elliott is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Competing professionally since 2009, Elliott is the former Titan FC…

1986

Kyrylo Fesenko

Ukrainian basketball player

Kyrylo Anatoliyovych Fesenko is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player who last played for Al-Nasr SC of the Libyan Division I Basketball League. Standing at 2.16 m, he plays the center position. He wears a…

1986

Jane Summersett

American ice dancer

Jane Summersett is an American former competitive ice dancer. She teamed up with Todd Gilles in April 2007. The two won the bronze medal at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy and placed seventh at the 2010 Four Continents…

1987

Stefanos Athanasiadis

Greek footballer

Stefanos "Klaus" Athanasiadis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1988

Emre Özkan

Turkish footballer

Emre Özkan is a Turkish football defender who plays for TFF Third League club Ergene Velimeşe.

1988

Simon Zenke

Nigerian footballer

Simon Terwase Zenke is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

1988

Matt Calvert

Canadian ice hockey player

Matthew Dean Calvert is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche during his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the…

1989

Brigetta Barrett

American high jumper

Beloved Promise is a former high jumper from the United States. Her biggest success is winning the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. She…

1990

Ryo Miyake

Japanese fencer

Ryo Miyake is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's foil, but was defeated in the second round. He won a silver medal in the team foil event.

1990

Sofia Black-D'Elia

American actress

Sofia Black-D'Elia is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, such as Tea Marvelli in Skins, Sage Spence in Gossip Girl, Andrea Cornish in The Night Of, and Frannie Latimer in Your Honor. From 2017…

1991

Lara Michel

Swiss tennis player

Lara Michel is a Swiss tennis player.

1991

Eric Moreland

American basketball player

Eric Andrew Moreland is an American professional basketball player for the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers.

1991

Louis Tomlinson

English singer

Louis William Tomlinson is an English singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Doncaster, England, Tomlinson auditioned for British singing competition The X Factor as a solo artist in 2010, where he and four rejected solo…

1991

Taylor Zakhar Perez

American actor

Taylor Zakhar Perez is an American actor. He began his career by appearing in several series, before his breakthrough role in the romantic comedy films The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) and The Kissing Booth 3 (2021). Perez…

1991

Davante Adams

American football player

Davante Lavell Adams is an American professional football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played two seasons of college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs and was…

1992

Serge Aurier

Ivorian footballer

Serge Alain Stéphane Aurier is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis.

1992

P. J. Hairston

American basketball player

Samuel Peterson "P. J." Hairston Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He finished his sophomore season in 2013 and was eligible for the…

1992

Fa'amanu Brown

New Zealand rugby league player

Fa'amanu Brown is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and has represented Samoa and New Zealand at international level. He played as a halfback,…

1994

Miguel Castro

Dominican baseball player

Miguel Ángel Castro is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles,…

1994

Matt Frawley

Australian rugby league player

Matthew Frawley is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a Stand-off, Scrum-half or hooker for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.

1994

Han Seung-woo

South Korean singer

Han Seung-woo, known mononymously as Seungwoo, is a South Korean singer, singer-songwriter, and actor. He debuted as a member of South Korean group Victon in 2016. In 2019, he finished third on Produce X 101 and became…

1994

Anett Kontaveit

Estonian tennis player

Anett Kontaveit is an Estonian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as high as world No. 2 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which she first achieved on 6 June 2022 to become the highest-ranked…

1995

Neeraj Chopra

Indian javelin thrower

Lieutenant Colonel Neeraj Chopra is an Indian javelin thrower. He has won gold medals at the Olympic Games, World Championships and Asian Games. Chopra has won the Diamond League once. He won the Olympic gold medal in…

1997

William Contreras

Venezuelan baseball player

William Jesus Contreras is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves.

1997

Alexis Mac Allister

Argentine footballer

Alexis Mac Allister is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Argentina national team. Considered as one of the best midfielders in the world, he is…

1998

Choi Sung-beom

South Korean football player

Choi Sung-beom is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club FC Anyang. He made his appearance in the 2023 K League 2 season and scored his debut goal at the 2023 Korean FA Cup. His…

2001

Joshua Primo

Canadian basketball player

Joshua Lincoln Alexander Primo is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Ontario Clippers of…

2002

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

American football player

Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is an American professional football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Eagles in…

2002

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