Famous Birthdays on December 25

Q: Who was born on December 25?

Famous people born on December 25 include: John IV Laskaris, Alice de Lacy, John Sutton, Margaret Stewart, Christina of Saxony.

Q: What is Otto Frederick Hunziker known for?

Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-American agriculturalist and educator (died 1959)

228 people 1250 – 2000

December 25 has seen 228 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1250 – 2000. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · December 25 — Wikipedia

1873 — Otto Frederick Hunziker

Swiss-American agriculturalist and educator (died 1959)

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Otto Frederick Hunziker was a pioneer in the American and international dairy industry, as both an educator and a technical innovator

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Hunziker was born and raised in Switzerland, emigrated to the U.S., and studied at Cornell University

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At this same time, Hunziker was heavily involved with the development of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) and the standardization and improvement of many dairy tests and processes

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After leaving Purdue University, Hunziker managed research and operations at a large, national condensary, continued to drive ADSA's standardization and publishing efforts, represented the U.S

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Hunziker wrote several of the leading dairy processing texts, which continue to be cited

John IV Laskaris

Byzantine emperor (died 1305)

John IV Doukas Laskaris was the fourth emperor of the Nicaean Empire from August 16, 1258 to December 25, 1261, one of the Greek successor states formed after the Sack of Constantinople by the Roman Catholics during the…

1250

Alice de Lacy

4th Countess of Lincoln (died 1348)

Alice de Lacy, suo jure 4th Countess of Lincoln, suo jure 5th Countess of Salisbury was an English peeress, descendant of both English and Welsh royalty.

1281

John Sutton

1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1487)

John Sutton VI, 1st Baron Dudley was an English nobleman, diplomat, and councillor of King Henry VI. He fought in several battles during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of the Roses, as well as acted as Lord…

1400

Margaret Stewart

Dauphine of France (died 1445)

Margaret Stewart was a princess of Scotland and the dauphine of France. She was the firstborn child of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort.

1424

Christina of Saxony

Queen consort of Denmark (died 1521)

Christina of Saxony was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden as the wife of King John.

1461

Francesco Marinoni

Italian Roman Catholic priest (died 1562)

Francesco Marinoni was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who was a member of the Theatines. He assumed the name Giovanni upon his admittance into the order. His cult was confirmed and acted as his formal beatification in…

1490

Antoinette de Bourbon

French noblewoman (died 1583)

Antoinette of Bourbon, Duchess of Guise, was a French noblewoman of the House of Bourbon. She was the wife of Claude, Duke of Guise.

1493

Christine of Saxony

German noblewoman (died 1549)

Christine of Saxony was a German noblewoman, landgravine consort of Hesse by her marriage to Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. She was the regent of Hesse during the absence of her husband in 1547–1549.

1505

Johannes Buxtorf

German Calvinist theologian (died 1629)

Johannes Buxtorf was a celebrated Hebraist, member of a family of Orientalists; professor of Hebrew for thirty-nine years at Basel and was sometimes informally styled magister rabbinorum, or "Master of the Rabbis", by…

1564

Orlando Gibbons

English organist and composer (died 1625)

Orlando Gibbons was an English composer and keyboard player who was one of the last masters of the English Virginalist School and English Madrigal School. The best known member of a musical family dynasty, by the 1610s…

1583

Margaret of Austria

Queen of Spain (died 1611)

Margaret of Austria was Queen of Spain and Portugal by her marriage to King Philip III & II.

1584

Ernest I

Duke of Saxe-Gotha (died 1675)

Ernest I, called Ernest the Pious, was duke of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg, later united as Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. He was a surviving son of Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt. He is remembered…

1601

Noël Coypel

French painter and educator (died 1707)

Noël Coypel was a French painter, and was also called Coypel le Poussin, because he was heavily influenced by Poussin.

1628

Isaac Newton

English physicist and mathematician (died 1727)

Sir Isaac Newton was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and inventor. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed.…

1642

Archibald Pitcairne

Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar (died 1713)

Archibald Pitcairne or Pitcairn was a Scottish physician. He was a physician and poet who first studied law at Edinburgh and Paris graduating with an M.A. from Edinburgh in 1671. He turned his attention to medicine, and…

1652

Lady Grizel Baillie

Scottish-English poet and songwriter (died 1746)

Lady Grizel Baillie was a Scottish gentlewoman and songwriter. Her accounting ledgers, in which she kept details about her household for more than 50 years, provide information about social life in Scotland in the…

1665

Thomas Halyburton

Scottish minister and theologian (died 1712)

Rev Prof Thomas Halyburton was a Scottish divine. Thomas was educated there at Erasmus's school, in Rotterdam, where his mother had taken him to avoid persecution. He returned to Scotland in 1682, graduated at the…

1674

Giovanni Battista Somis

Italian violinist and composer (died 1763)

Giovanni Battista Somis was an Italian violinist and composer of the Baroque music era.

1686

Leopold II

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (died 1758)

Leopold II Maximilian, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1747 to 1751; he also was a Prussian general.

1700

Jean-Joseph de Mondonville

French violinist and composer (died 1772)

Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoyed great success in his day.…

1711

Johann Jakob Reiske

German physician and scholar (died 1774)

Johann Jakob Reiske was a German scholar and physician. He was a pioneer in the fields of Arabic and Byzantine philology as well as Islamic numismatics.

1716

Pope Pius VI (died 1799)

Pope Pius VI was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1775 to his death in August 1799.

1717

Johann Adam Hiller

German composer and conductor (died 1804)

Johann Adam Hiller was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera. In many of these operas he collaborated with the poet Christian Felix…

1728

Filippo Mazzei

Italian-American physician and philosopher (died 1816)

Philip Mazzei, originally Filippo Mazzei, and sometimes erroneously cited as Philip Mazzie, was an Italian physician, philosopher, diplomat, winemaker, merchant, and author. A neighbor of Thomas Jefferson, he was a…

1730

Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1799)

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George(s) was a French violinist, conductor, composer and soldier of African descent. Moreover, he demonstrated excellence as a fencer, an athlete, and a dancer. His historical…

1745

Benjamin Pierce

American general and politician, 17th Governor of New Hampshire (died 1839)

Benjamin Pierce was an American politician who twice served as the governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1828 and from 1829 to 1830. Pierce fought during the American Revolutionary War before becoming a…

1757

Christmas Evans

Welsh Nonconformist preacher (died 1838)

Christmas Evans was a Welsh nonconformist minister, who, according to D. M. Lloyd-Jones, was "the greatest preacher that the Baptists have ever had in Great Britain."

1766

Dorothy Wordsworth

English diarist and poet (died 1855)

Dorothy Mae Ann Wordsworth was an English author, poet, and diarist. She was the sister of the Romantic poet William Wordsworth, and the two were close all their adult lives. Dorothy Wordsworth had no ambitions to be a…

1771

Sydney

Lady Morgan, Irish author and poet (died 1859)

Sydney, Lady Morgan, was an Irish novelist, best known for The Wild Irish Girl (1806), a romantic, and some critics suggest, "proto-feminist", novel with political and patriotic overtones. Her work, including…

1776

L. L. Langstroth

American apiarist, clergyman and teacher (died 1895)

Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth was an American apiarist, clergyman, and teacher, who has been called the father of American beekeeping. He recognized the concept of bee-space, a minimum distance that bees avoid sealing up.…

1810

Clara Barton

American nurse and humanitarian, founder of the American Red Cross (died 1912)

Clarissa Harlow "Clara" Barton was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk. Since nursing education was not very…

1821

Stephen F. Chadwick

American lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Oregon (died 1895)

Stephen Fowler Chadwick was an American Democratic politician who served as the fifth governor of Oregon from 1877 to 1878. Chadwick was the first person to obtain the governorship by way of the state's line of…

1825

Patrick Gilmore

Irish-American composer and bandleader (died 1892)

Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore was an Irish-born American composer and military bandmaster who lived and worked in the United States after 1848. While serving in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War, Gilmore wrote the…

1829

Pud Galvin

American baseball player and manager (died 1902)

James Francis "Pud" Galvin was an American Major League Baseball pitcher in the 19th century. He was MLB's first 300-game winner and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965.

1856

Francis Henry Buzzacott

American hunter, explorer and army scout famous for writing Buzzacott's Masterpiece (died 1947)

Francis Henry Buzzacott (1861–1947) was an American hunter, conservationist, army scout, and explorer famous for writing the Hunter's and Trapper's Complete Guide and the Complete American and Canadian Sportsman's…

1861

Madan Mohan Malaviya

Indian educator, lawyer, and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1946)

Madan Mohan Malaviya was an Indian scholar, educational reformer, and activist notable for his role in the Indian independence movement. He was president of the Indian National Congress four times and the founder of…

1861

Evangeline Booth

English 4th General of The Salvation Army (died 1950)

Evangeline Cory Booth OF was a British evangelist and the fourth General of The Salvation Army from 1934 to 1939. She was the first woman to hold the post.

1865

Charles Finger

English-American journalist and author (died 1941)

Charles Joseph Finger was a British born American writer. He also directed an orchestra and taught piano.

1869

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 1965)

Helena Rubinstein was a Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. A cosmetics entrepreneur, she was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated cosmetics company, which made her one…

1872

Lina Cavalieri

Italian soprano and actress (died 1944)

Natalina "Lina" Cavalieri was an Italian operatic dramatic soprano, actress, and monologist.

1874

Francis Aveling

Canadian psychologist and priest (died 1941)

Francis Arthur Powell Aveling MC ComC was a Canadian psychologist and Catholic priest. He married Ethel Dancy of Steyning, Sussex in 1925.

1875

Theodor Innitzer

Austrian cardinal (died 1955)

Theodor Innitzer was Archbishop of Vienna and a cardinal of the Catholic Church.

1875

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (died 1948)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947 and then as Pakistan's…

1876

Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus

German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1959)

Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus was a German chemist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928 for his work on sterols and their relation to vitamins. He was the doctoral advisor of Adolf Butenandt who also won a Nobel…

1876

Louis Chevrolet

American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Chevrolet (died 1941)

Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was a Swiss-born American racing driver, mechanic, and entrepreneur who co-founded the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911.

1878

Noël

Countess of Rothes, British philanthropist, social leader and heroine of Titanic disaster (died 1956)

Lucy Noël Martha Leslie, Countess of Rothes was a British philanthropist and social leader. She was seen as a heroine of the Titanic disaster, famous for taking the tiller of her lifeboat and later helping row the craft…

1878

Joseph M. Schenck

Russian-American film producer (died 1961)

Joseph Michael Schenck was a Russian-born American film studio executive. He was best known as one of the co-founders of film studio 20th Century Fox.

1878

Hugo Bergmann

Czech-Israeli philosopher and academic (died 1975)

Hugo Bergmann was an Israeli philosopher, born in Prague.

1883

Hana Meisel

Belarusian-Israeli agronomist and politician (died 1972)

Hana Meisel was a Jewish agronomist, feminist and Zionist leader.

1883

Samuel Berger

American boxer (died 1925)

Samuel Berger was an American heavyweight boxer who won the first Olympic Gold Medal in heavyweight boxing in 1904, competed as a professional, and acted as a promoter and manager for heavyweight Jim Jeffries in the…

1884

Evelyn Nesbit

American model and actress (died 1967)

Florence Evelyn Nesbit was an American model, Broadway actress, writer, sculptor, and silent film star. Widely recognized as the world's first supermodel, she is best known for her varied career in New York City.

1884

Malak Hifni Nasif

Egyptian poet and activist (died 1918)

Malak Hifni Nasif was an Egyptian feminist who contributed greatly to the intellectual and political discourse on the advancement of Egyptian women in the early 20th century.

1886

Kid Ory

American trombonist and bandleader (died 1973)

Edward "Kid" Ory was an American jazz composer, trombonist and bandleader. One of the early users of the glissando technique, he helped establish it as a central element of New Orleans jazz.

1886

Conrad Hilton

American entrepreneur (died 1979)

Conrad Nicholson Hilton was an American hotel magnate and politician who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916, Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature, but became…

1887

Lila Bell Wallace

American publisher and philanthropist, co-founded Reader's Digest (died 1984)

Lila Bell Wallace was an American magazine publisher and philanthropist. She co-founded Reader's Digest with her husband Dewitt Wallace, publishing the first issue in 1922.

1889

Noel Odell

English geologist and mountaineer (died 1987)

Noel Ewart Odell FRSE FGS was an English geologist and mountaineer. In 1924 he was an oxygen officer on the Everest expedition in which George Mallory and Andrew Irvine famously perished during their summit attempt.…

1890

Kenneth Anderson

Indian-English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (died 1959)

General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, was a senior British Army officer who saw service in both world wars. He is mainly remembered as the commander of the British First Army during Operation Torch, the Allied…

1891

Clarrie Grimmett

New Zealand-Australian cricketer (died 1980)

Clarence Victor Grimmett was a New Zealand-born Australian cricketer. He was one of the finest spin bowlers of his time and usually credited as the developer of the flipper.

1891

Humphrey Bogart

American actor (died 1957)

Humphrey DeForest Bogart, nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the greatest…

1899

Princess Alice

Duchess of Gloucester (died 2004)

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, was a member of the British royal family. She was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the mother of Prince William…

1901

William Bell

American tuba player and educator (died 1971)

William John Bell was the premier player and teacher of the tuba in America during the first half of the 20th century. In 1921, he joined the band of John Philip Sousa, and from 1924 to 1937 he served as Principal Tuba…

1902

Barton MacLane

American actor, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1969)

Barton MacLane was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He appeared in many classic films from the 1930s through the 1960s, including his role as General Martin Peterson on the 1960s NBC television comedy…

1902

Antiochos Evangelatos

Greek composer and conductor (died 1981)

Antiochos Evangelatos was a Greek classical composer and conductor.

1903

Gerhard Herzberg

German-Canadian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)

Gerhard Heinrich Friedrich Otto Julius Herzberg, was a German-Canadian pioneering physicist and physical chemist, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971, "for his contributions to the knowledge of electronic…

1904

Philip Vera Cruz

Filipino-American labor leader and farmworker (died 1994)

Philip Villamin Vera Cruz was a Filipino American labor leader and farmworker. He helped found the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC), which later merged with the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)…

1904

Lew Grade

Baron Grade, Ukrainian-English film producer (died 1998)

Lew Grade, Baron Grade, was a British media proprietor and impresario. Born to Jewish parents in the Russian Empire, he emigrated to the United Kingdom as a child and was raised in London. Originally a dancer, and later…

1906

Ernst Ruska

German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1988)

Ernst August Friedrich Ruska was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for his work in electron optics, including the design of the first electron microscope.

1906

Cab Calloway

American singer-songwriter and bandleader (died 1994)

Cabell Calloway III was an American jazz singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and…

1907

Mike Mazurki

Ukrainian-American wrestler and actor (died 1990)

Mike Mazurki was a Ukrainian-American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 142 films. Although educated as an attorney, his hulking 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) presence, craggy face, and croaking voice had…

1907

Glenn McCarthy

American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel (died 1988)

Glenn Herbert McCarthy was an American oil tycoon. The media often referred to him as "Diamond Glenn" and "The King of the Wildcatters". McCarthy was an oil prospector and entrepreneur who owned many businesses in…

1907

Quentin Crisp

English author and illustrator (died 1999)

Quentin Crisp was an English raconteur, whose work in the public eye included a memoir of her life and various media appearances. Before becoming well known, she was an artist's model, hence the title of Crisp's most…

1908

Ernest L. Massad

American general (died 1993)

Ernest Louis "Iron Mike" Massad was a college football star, major general of the U.S. Army, and successful oilman.

1908

Jo-Jo Moore

American baseball player (died 2001)

Joe Gregg Moore, Sr. was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the New York Giants from 1930 through 1941. Moore batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Gause,…

1908

Zora Arkus-Duntov

Belgian-American engineer (died 1996)

Zachary "Zora" Arkus-Duntov was a Russian and American engineer whose work on the Chevrolet Corvette earned him the nickname "Father of the Corvette." He is sometimes erroneously referred to as the inventor of the…

1909

Louise Bourgeois

French-American sculptor and painter (died 2010)

Louise Joséphine Bourgeois was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker. She explored a variety of…

1911

Candy Candido

American singer, bass player, and voice actor (died 1999)

Jonathan Joseph "Candy" Candido was an American radio performer and voice actor. He was best remembered for his famous line "I'm feeling mighty low" on Jimmy Durante's radio show. He voiced characters in several Disney…

1913

Tony Martin

American singer (died 2012)

Alvin Morris, known professionally as Tony Martin, was an American actor and singer of popular music.

1913

James Fletcher Jnr

New Zealand businessman (died 2007)

Sir James Muir Cameron Fletcher, often known as Jim or JC Junior, was a New Zealand industrialist known for heading Fletcher Construction, one of the country's largest firms. His father, also Sir James Fletcher, founded…

1914

Oscar Lewis

American anthropologist of Latin America (died 1970)

Oscar Lewis, born Lefkowitz was an American anthropologist. He is best known for his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwellers and his argument that a cross-generational culture of poverty transcends national…

1914

Pete Rugolo

Italian-American composer and producer (died 2011)

Pietro Rugolo, known professionally as Pete Rugolo, was an American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer.

1915

Ahmed Ben Bella

Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (died 2012)

Ahmed Ben Bella was an Algerian politician, soldier and revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 and then the first president of Algeria from 15 September…

1916

Arseny Mironov

Russian scientist, engineer, pilot, oldest active researcher in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing (died 2019)

Arseny Dmitrievich Mironov was a Russian scientist, aerospace engineer, and aviator. He was one of the oldest researchers in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing, a Gromov Flight Research Institute (GFRI) director…

1917

Lincoln Verduga Loor

Ecuadorian journalist and politician (died 2009)

Lincoln Savonarola Verduga Loor was an Ecuadorian journalist and politician known for a long career in public service in his country.

1917

Naushad Ali

Indian composer and director (died 2006)

Naushad Ali was an Indian composer for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is respectfully remembered as "Moseeqar-e-Azam" in the…

1919

Paul David

Canadian cardiologist and politician, founded the Montreal Heart Institute (died 1999)

Paul David was a Canadian cardiologist, founder of the Montreal Heart Institute, and Senator.

1919

Noele Gordon

English actress (died 1985)

Joan Noele Gordon was an English actress and television presenter, of Scottish descent. She played the role of Meg Mortimer in the long-running British soap opera Crossroads from 1964 to 1981, with a brief return in…

1919

Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah

Indian-Pakistani journalist and author (died 2000)

Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah was a Pakistani writer and journalist. Begum Hamidullah was a pioneer of Pakistani literature and journalism in English, and also of feminism in Pakistan. She was Pakistan's first female editor…

1921

Steve Otto

Polish-Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1989)

Steven Otto was a Canadian politician.

1921

William Demby

American author (died 2013)

William Demby was an African-American writer, whose works include Beetlecreek (1950), The Catacombs (1965), Love Story Black (1978) and King Comus.

1922

René Girard

French-American historian, philosopher, and critic (died 2015)

René Noël Théophile Girard was a French academic best known for developing mimetic theory, which posits that human desire is fundamentally imitative, leading to rivalry, violence and the scapegoat mechanism as…

1923

Louis Lane

American conductor and educator (died 2016)

Louis Gardner Lane was an American conductor. Born in Eagle Pass, Texas, Lane studied composition with Kent Kennan at the University of Texas at Austin where he earned his bachelor's in music degree in 1943, and with…

1923

Rod Serling

American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (died 1975)

Rodman Edward Serling was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics,…

1924

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Indian poet and politician, 10th Prime Minister of India (died 2018)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian statesman and a poet who served as the prime minister of India, from 1998 to 2004, and previously for 16 days in 1996. He was the first non-Congress prime minister to serve a full term…

1924

Carlos Castaneda

Peruvian-American anthropologist and author (died 1998)

Carlos Castaneda was a Peruvian-American writer, trained as an anthropologist. Starting in 1968, Castaneda published a series of books that describe alleged training in shamanism that he received under the tutelage of a…

1925

Ned Garver

American baseball player (died 2017)

Ned Franklin Garver was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1948–1952), the Detroit Tigers (1952–1956), the Kansas City…

1925

Sam Pollock

Canadian businessman (died 2007)

Samuel Patterson Smyth Pollock, was a Canadian sports executive who was general manager of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens for 14 years during which they won nine Stanley Cups. Pollock also was chairman…

1925

Enrique Jorrín

Cuban violinist and composer (died 1987)

Enrique Jorrín was a Cuban charanga violinist, composer and music director. He is considered the inventor of the cha-cha-chá, a popular style of ballroom music derived from danzón.

1926

Nellie Fox

American baseball player and coach (died 1975)

Jacob Nelson Fox was an American professional baseball player. Fox was one of the best second basemen of all time, and the third-most difficult hitter to strike out in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. Fox played in…

1927

Ram Narayan

Indian sarangi player (died 2024)

Ram Narayan, often referred to with the title Pandit, was an Indian musician who popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became the first internationally…

1927

Irish McCalla

American actress and model (died 2002)

Nellie Elizabeth "Irish" McCalla was an American film and television actress and artist best known as the title star of the 1950s television series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. She co-starred with actor Chris Drake.…

1928

Dick Miller

American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2019)

Richard Miller was an American character actor who appeared in more than 180 films, including many produced by Roger Corman. He later appeared in the films of directors who began their careers with Corman, including Joe…

1928

Christine M. Jones

American educator and politician (died 2013)

Christine M. Jones was an American politician who represented District 26 in the Maryland House of Delegates.

1929

China Machado

Chinese-born Portuguese-American fashion model, editor and television producer (died 2016)

Noelie Dasouza Machado, known as China Machado, was a Chinese-born American fashion model, editor, and television producer. She was the first model of color to appear in a major American fashion magazine, in the…

1929

Chris Kenner

American singer and songwriter (died 1976)

Christophe Kenner was an American, New Orleans–based R&B singer and songwriter, best known for two hit singles in the early 1960s, "I Like It Like That" and "Land of 1000 Dances", which became staples in the repertoires…

1929

Emmanuel Agassi

Iranian-American boxer and coach (died 2021)

Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi was an amateur boxer, casino worker, tennis coach, and the father and coach of American tennis player Andre Agassi. He was born in Iran which he represented at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.…

1930

Armenak Alachachian

Armenian basketball player and coach (died 2017)

Armenak Misakovich Alachachian was an Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach. During his club playing career, the point guard reached European stardom with CSKA Moscow and the senior men's Soviet Union national…

1930

Mary Rose Tuitt

Montserrat politician (died 2005)

Mary Rose Tuitt was an educator and politician from the island of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. She was the first woman to serve as a government minister in that country.

1930

Mabel King

American actress and singer (died 1999)

Mabel King was an American actress and singer. She was known for her role as Mabel "Mama" Thomas on the ABC sitcom What's Happening!! from its premiere in 1976 until the end of its second season in 1978. King was also…

1932

Basil Heatley

English runner (died 2019)

Benjamin Basil Heatley was a British competitive long-distance runner, who was an Olympic marathon silver medallist and former world marathon record-holder. Although he favoured cross country running, he was also a…

1933

Sadiq al-Mahdi

Sudanese politician, Prime Minister of Sudan (died 2020)

Sadiq al-Mahdi, also known as Sadiq as-Siddiq, was a Sudanese political and religious figure who was Prime Minister of Sudan from 1966 to 1967 and again from 1986 to 1989. He was head of the National Umma Party and Imam…

1935

Stephen Barnett

American scholar and academic (died 2009)

Stephen Roger Barnett was an American law professor and legal scholar who campaigned against the Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 and the effects its antitrust exemptions had on newspaper consolidation. He also…

1935

Jeanne Hopkins Lucas

American educator and politician (died 2007)

Jeanne Hopkins Lucas was the first African-American woman elected to serve in North Carolina's state Senate.

1935

Princess Alexandra

The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, is a member of the British royal family. She is the only daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, the only living granddaughter…

1936

Ismail Merchant

Indian-English director and producer (died 2005)

Ismail Merchant was an Indian film producer. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included film director James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Together they…

1936

Maung Aye

Burmese military officer

Maung Aye is a retired Burmese army general who played a significant role in Myanmar's military government. He served as Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), the ruling military junta of…

1937

O'Kelly Isley Jr.

American R&B/soul singer-songwriter (died 1986)

O'Kelly "Kelly" Isley Jr. was an American singer and one of the founding members of the family group the Isley Brothers.

1937

Duane Armstrong

American painter

Duane Albert Armstrong is an American painter, best known for his oil on canvas paintings. He was born in Fresno California, and was raised near San Luis Obispo California. His foster mother taught him to paint as a…

1938

Noel Picard

Canadian ice hockey player (died 2017)

Joseph Jean-Noël Yves Picard was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1965 to 1973.

1938

Ghulam Ahmad Bilour

Pakistani businessman and politician

Ghulam Ahmad Bilour is a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2018. He additionally served as Federal Minister for Railways twice and as Federal Minister for…

1939

Bob James

American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Robert McElhiney James is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela", the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven…

1939

Akong Rinpoche

Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (died 2013)

Chöje Akong Tulku Rinpoche was a tulku in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and co-founder of the Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland, Tara Rokpa Therapy and charity ROKPA International.

1939

Hilary Spurling

English journalist and author

Susan Hilary Spurling is a British writer, known for her work as a journalist and biographer.

1940

Kenneth Calman

Scottish physician and academic

Sir Kenneth Charles Calman was a Scottish doctor and academic who worked as a surgeon, oncologist and cancer researcher, and held the position of Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, and then England. He was Warden and…

1941

Françoise Dürr

French tennis player and coach

Françoise Dürr is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles.

1942

Barbara Follett

English politician

Daphne Barbara Follett is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stevenage from 1997 to 2010. During this time she held several parliamentary and ministerial positions.

1942

Barry Goldberg

American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (died 2025)

Barry Joseph Goldberg was an American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. Goldberg co-produced albums by Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, and the Textones, plus Bob Dylan's…

1942

Enrique Morente

Spanish singer-songwriter (died 2010)

Enrique Morente Cotelo, known as Enrique Morente, was a Spanish flamenco singer and a celebrated figure within the world of contemporary flamenco. After his orthodox beginnings, he plunged into experimentalism, writing…

1942

Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior

Brazilian race car driver and businessman (died 2024)

Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior was a Brazilian racing driver and Formula One team owner. He participated in 38 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 1 May 1972, scoring a total of three championship points.…

1943

Ravish Malhotra

Indian pilot and military officer

Ravish Malhotra is a retired air commodore of the Indian Air Force. He was an Air Force test pilot stationed at the test centre in Bangalore. He was also the Air Officer Commanding of Hindon Air Force Station near Delhi.

1943

Eve Pollard

English journalist and author

Evelyn, Lady Lloyd is an English author and journalist, and has been the editor of several tabloid newspapers.

1943

Hanna Schygulla

German actress

Hanna Schygulla is a German actress and chanson singer best known for her work with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She first worked with Fassbinder in 1965 and became an active participant in the New German Cinema.…

1943

Jacqui McShee

English singer

Jacqueline McShee is an English singer. Since 1966, she has performed with Pentangle, a jazz-influenced folk rock band.

1943

Kenny Everett

British comedian and broadcaster (died 1995)

Kenny Everett was an English radio DJ and television comedian, known for his zany comedic style.

1944

Jairzinho

Brazilian footballer

Jair Ventura Filho, better known as Jairzinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. A quick, skillful, and powerful right winger known for his finishing ability and eye for goal, he was a key member and…

1944

Sam Strahan

New Zealand rugby player (died 2019)

Samuel Cuningham Strahan was a New Zealand rugby union player. He represented Manawatu at a provincial level and the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. He was a lock and was said to be the best lineout jumper in…

1944

Rick Berman

American screenwriter and producer

Richard Keith Berman is an American television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as the executive producer of several of the Star Trek television series: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek:…

1945

Mike Pringle

Zambian-Scottish lawyer and politician

Mike Pringle is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Edinburgh South from 2003 to 2011.

1945

Noel Redding

English singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2003)

David Noel Redding was an English rock musician, best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress.

1945

Ken Stabler

American football player and sportscaster (died 2015)

Kenneth Michael Stabler was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily with the Oakland Raiders. Nicknamed "Snake", he played college…

1945

Jimmy Buffett

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2023)

James William Buffett was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessperson. He was known for his tropical music sound blending country, rock, folk, and calypso, and persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle…

1946

Merry Clayton

American singer and actress

Merry Clayton is an American soul and gospel singer. She contributed vocals to numerous tracks and worked with many major recording artists for decades, including a duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song…

1948

Kay Hymowitz

American sociologist and writer

Kay S. Hymowitz is an American author and sociologist that is perhaps best known for her 2011 non-fiction book, Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys.

1948

Barbara Mandrell

American singer-songwriter and actress

Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American retired country music singer and musician. She is also credited as an actress and author. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was considered among country's most successful…

1948

Joel Santana

Brazilian footballer and manager

Joel Natalino Santana is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He was recently in charge of Vasco da Gama in 2014.

1948

Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira

Brazilian singer

Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, better known as Simone, is a Brazilian singer of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) who has recorded more than 30 albums.

1949

Nawaz Sharif

Pakistani politician, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan

Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then from 1997 to 1999 and later from…

1949

Peter Boardman

English mountaineer and author (died 1982)

Peter Boardman was an English mountaineer and author. He is best known for a series of bold and lightweight expeditions to the Himalayas, often in partnership with Joe Tasker, and for his contribution to mountain…

1950

Karl Rove

American political strategist and activist

Karl Christian Rove is an American Republican political consultant, policy advisor, and lobbyist. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August…

1950

Manny Trillo

Venezuelan baseball player and manager

Jesús Manuel Marcano Trillo, nicknamed "Indio", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman, most prominently with the Chicago Cubs where…

1950

Warren Robinett

American video game designer

Joseph Warren Robinett Jr. is an American video game designer. He is most notable as the developer of the Atari 2600's Adventure and as a founder of The Learning Company, where he designed Rocky's Boots and Robot…

1951

Tolossa Kotu

Ethiopian runner and coach

Tolossa Kotu Terfe is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and coach. He placed fourth in men's 10,000 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics and has coached the national teams of both Ethiopia and Bahrain.

1952

Desireless

French singer and songwriter

Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop, known by her stage name Desireless, is a French singer. She gained international recognition between 1986 and 1988 with her hit single, "Voyage, voyage", which topped music charts in multiple…

1952

Kaarlo Maaninka

Finnish runner

Kaarlo Hannes Maaninka is a Finnish former long-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres and a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Maanink later admitted to using blood…

1953

Annie Lennox

Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist

Ann Lennox is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went…

1954

Mansoor Akhtar

Pakistani cricketer

Mansoor Akhtar is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in 19 Test matches and 41 One Day Internationals between 1980 and 1990. In his Test career Mansoor scored one century and three half-centuries, with a highest…

1957

Chris Kamara

English footballer and sportscaster

Christopher Kamara is an English former professional footballer and manager who worked as a presenter and football analyst at Sky Sports for 30 years from 1992 to 2022.

1957

Cheryl Chase

American voice actress and singer

Cheryl Chase is an American actress and children's book author. She is best known for voicing Angelica Pickles in the television series Rugrats and its spinoffs All Grown Up, Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze, and on…

1958

Rickey Henderson

American baseball player and coach (died 2024)

Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson, nicknamed "Man of Steal", was an American professional baseball left fielder who played 25 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four separate…

1958

Konstantin Kinchev

Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Konstantin Evgenievich Kinchev (Panfilov) (Russian: Константи́н Евге́ньевич Ки́нчев (Панфи́лов); born December 25, 1958) is a Russian rock singer, musician, frontman and the main songwriter for the Russian rock/hard…

1958

Alannah Myles

Canadian singer-songwriter and actress

Alannah Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song "Black Velvet". The song was a top-ten hit in Canada and a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.

1958

Michael P. Anderson

American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2003)

Michael Phillip Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. He and his six fellow crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry…

1959

Ramdas Athawale

Indian poet and politician

Ramdas Bandu Athawale is an Indian politician, social activist and trade unionist from Maharashtra. Since 1999, he is the president of the Republican Party of India (A), a splinter group of the Republican Party of…

1959

Íngrid Betancourt

Colombian political scientist and politician

Íngrid Betancourt Pulecio is a Colombian-French politician, former senator, and anti-corruption activist. She gained international prominence after being kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in…

1961

Ghislaine Maxwell

British socialite and sex offender

Ghislaine Noelle Marion Maxwell is a British former socialite and convicted child sex offender. In 2021 she was convicted of child sex trafficking, and in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

1961

Francis Dunnery

English musician

Francis Dunnery is an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and record label owner.

1962

Ian Bostridge

English tenor

Ian Charles Bostridge CBE is an English tenor, well known for his performances as an opera and lieder singer.

1964

Gary McAllister

Scottish footballer and manager

Gary McAllister MBE is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.

1964

Bob Stanley

British musician and writer

Bob Stanley is a British musician, journalist, author, and film producer. He is a member of the indie pop group Saint Etienne and has had a parallel career as a music journalist and author, writing for NME, Melody…

1964

Ed Davey

English politician, Leader of the Liberal Democrats

Sir Edward Jonathan Davey is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020. He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2012 to…

1965

Dmitri Mironov

Russian ice hockey player

Dmitri Olegovich Mironov is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the eighth round, 160th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1991 NHL entry draft. He was part of the 1998 Stanley…

1965

David Rath

Czech physician and politician

David Rath is a Czech medical doctor, former politician who served as Minister of Health from 2005 to 2006, and convicted criminal. He was a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) until 16 May 2012 when he…

1965

Toshi Arai

Japanese race car driver

Toshihiro 'Toshi' Arai is a Japanese rally driver and team owner. He is the first Japanese FIA world champion.

1966

Andreas Haitzer

Austrian politician

Andreas Haitzer is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Salzburg since October 2024. He was a member of the Salzburg Landtag from June…

1967

Jason Thirsk

American bass player (died 1996)

Jason Matthew Thirsk was an American musician who was the bass player of the California punk rock band Pennywise from 1988 through his death in 1996. He grew up in Hermosa Beach, California.

1967

Jim Dowd

American ice hockey player

James Thomas Dowd is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for ten different teams over the course of 17 NHL seasons. Dowd, who won the 1995 Stanley Cup with…

1968

Nicolas Godin

French musician

Nicolas Godin is a French musician best known for being one half of the music duo Air.

1969

Noel Goldthorpe

Australian rugby league player

Noel Goldthorpe is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the halves in the 1990s. He played most of his career for the St George Dragons. Goldthorpe also played for the Western Suburbs…

1969

Frederick Onyancha

Kenyan runner

Frederick ("Fred") Onyancha is a Kenyan 800 metres runner who won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in a personal best time of 1:42.79 minutes.

1969

Emmanuel Amunike

Nigerian footballer and manager

Emmanuel Amunike is a Nigerian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a winger.

1970

Rodney Dent

American basketball player

Rodney Dent is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Edison, Georgia, Dent played college basketball at the University of Kentucky. He was drafted by the Orlando Magic in the 1994 NBA draft. He was…

1970

Justin Trudeau

Canadian educator and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada

Justin Pierre James Trudeau is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025. He led the Liberal Party from 2013 until his resignation in 2025 and was the member of Parliament…

1971

Qu Yunxia

Chinese runner

Qu Yunxia is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialised in the 1500 metres.

1972

Robbie Elliott

English footballer and coach

Robert James Elliott is an English football coach and former professional player, who is the strength coach for the United States U20 men's football team.

1973

Chris Harris

American wrestler

Christopher Eric Harris is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "Wildcat" Chris Harris. He is best known for his time with NWA Total Nonstop Action (TNA) as one-half of the tag team America's…

1973

Daisuke Miura

Japanese baseball player and coach

Daisuke Miura is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars from 1992 to 2016. He served as a coach for the team in two…

1973

Alexandre Trudeau

Canadian journalist and director

Alexandre Emmanuel Trudeau is a Canadian filmmaker, journalist and author of Barbarian Lost. He is the second son of Canada's former prime minister, Pierre Trudeau, and Margaret Trudeau, and the younger brother of…

1973

Hideki Okajima

Japanese baseball player

Hideki Okajima is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. Okajima pitched for the Yomiuri Giants, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional…

1975

Choi Sung-yong

South Korean footballer and manager

Choi Sung-yong is a former South Korean footballer who played as a wing-back or midfielder. Known for his good stamina and concentration, Choi was noted for his ability for man-to-man defense. He performed a role to…

1975

Marcus Trescothick

English cricketer

Marcus Edward Trescothick is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals. He was Somerset…

1975

Tuomas Holopainen

Finnish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the primary songwriter, keyboardist, and founding member of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that…

1976

Atko Väikmeri

Estonian footballer

Atko Väikmeri is an Estonian football coach and former football defender. He played for several clubs in his native country, including JK Tervis Pärnu.

1976

Armin van Buuren

Dutch DJ and record producer

Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON is a Dutch DJ, musician and record producer. Since 2001, he has hosted A State of Trance (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84…

1976

Ali Tandoğan

Turkish footballer

Ali Tandoğan is a Turkish former football player and coach who was most recently the manager of Şanlıurfaspor.

1977

Israel Vázquez

Mexican boxer (died 2024)

Israel Vázquez Castañeda was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He was a three-time super bantamweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 2004 to 2005; and the WBC, The Ring titles…

1977

Simon Jones

Welsh cricketer

Simon Philip Jones is a Welsh former cricketer, who played internationally for the England cricket team. Jones played in eighteen Test matches for England, before injury ended his international career. He played county…

1978

Joel Porter

Australian footballer and manager

Joel William Porter is an Australian football (soccer) manager and former player.

1978

Jeremy Strong

American actor

Jeremy Strong is an American actor. Known for his intense method acting style in roles across both stage and screen, he has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe…

1978

Ferman Akgül

Turkish singer-songwriter

İbrahim Ferman Akgül is a Turkish singer, songwriter, TV host and actor. He is the lead singer of Turkish rock band maNga. In 2015 he opened the independent record label 06 Records and released his first solo single…

1979

Laurent Bonnart

French footballer

Laurent Noël Bonnart is a French former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

1979

Robert Huff

English race car driver

Robert Peter Huff is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK. He was the 2012 World Touring Car Championship champion and the 2020 Scandinavian…

1979

Hyun Young-min

South Korean footballer

Hyun Young-min is a South Korean football coach and a former player. He is the manager of the Under-18 squad of Ulsan Hyundai.

1979

Laura Sadler

English actress (died 2003)

Laura Ruth Sadler was an English actress. She played pupil Judi Jeffreys in the children's school drama series Grange Hill, and nurse Sandy Harper in the BBC One hospital drama series Holby City for three years from…

1980

Marcus Trufant

American football player

Marcus Lavon Trufant is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars, and was…

1980

Trenesha Biggers

American wrestler and model

Trenesha Biggers is an American former model and professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Rhaka Khan; she also appeared with WWE as Trenesha,…

1981

Camille Herron

American ultramarathon runner

Jacquelyn Camille Herron is an American ultramarathon runner. She has achieved 12 world records in ultramarathon distances.

1981

Christian Holst

Danish-Faroese footballer

Christian Lamhauge Holst is a Faroese retired football midfielder who is currently a coach at BK Frem.

1981

Willy Taveras

Dominican baseball player

Willy Taveras is a Dominican former professional baseball center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played a total of seven seasons for the Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and Washington…

1981

Shawn Andrews

American football player

Shawn Cornelius Andrews is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football…

1982

Rob Edwards

Welsh footballer

Robert Owen Edwards is a professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in England to Welsh parents, he represented Wales…

1982

Ethan Kath

Canadian keyboard player, songwriter and producer

Claudio Paolo Palmieri, known professionally as Ethan Kath, is a Canadian musician. He was the co-founder and songwriter/producer for Crystal Castles and bassist of Kïll Cheerleadër and Die Mannequin.

1982

Chris Rene

American singer-songwriter and producer

Chris Rene is an American singer-songwriter. Rene auditioned for the first season of The X Factor USA with an original song entitled "Young Homie". He became the last contestant eliminated in the competition. "Young…

1982

Chris Cahill

Samoan footballer

Christopher Cahill is a retired professional footballer. Born in Australia, he represented Samoa at international level.

1984

Alastair Cook

English cricketer

Sir Alastair Nathan Cook is an English commentator and a former cricketer and captain of the England Test and One-Day International (ODI) cricket teams. Known for his compact technique and ability to bat for long…

1984

Chris Richard

American basketball player

Chris Richard is an American former professional basketball player. Richard, a power forward, played college basketball for the Florida Gators. He has a wingspan of 7'4½". His role was that of the sixth man that came…

1984

Martin Mathathi

Kenyan runner

Martin Irūngū Mathathi is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in track, cross country and road running events. Mathathi won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. He…

1985

Rusev

Bulgarian-American professional wrestler

Miroslav Petrov Barnyashev is a Bulgarian and American professional wrestler and actor. As of April 2026, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Rusev. He is also known for his time…

1985

Ceyhun Gülselam

Turkish footballer

Ceyhun Gülselam is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a center back and defensive midfielder. He plays for Altay.

1987

Demaryius Thomas

American football player (died 2021)

Demaryius Antwon Thomas was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the…

1987

Eric Gordon

American basketball player

Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. is a Bahamian-American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named Indiana Mr. Basketball…

1988

Lukas Hinds-Johnson

German rugby player

Lukas Hinds-Johnson is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RK 03 Berlin in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

1988

Joãozinho

Brazilian footballer

João Natailton Ramos dos Santos or simply Joãozinho is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right or left winger for Brasiliense.

1988

Avu-chan

Japanese musician, songwriter, actor, model and producer

Avu-chan is a Japanese singer, songwriter, producer and actor. They debuted as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the band Queen Bee in 2009, and took on a side project as the lead vocalist and trumpeter of the…

1991

Mitakeumi Hisashi

Japanese sumo wrestler

Mitakeumi Hisashi is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Agematsu, Nagano. He is in the Dewanoumi stable. He is a pusher thruster-type wrestler. A former amateur champion at Toyo University, he made his…

1992

Emi Takei

Japanese actress, fashion model and singer

Emi Takei is a Japanese actress and model.

1993

Emiliano Buendía

Argentine footballer

Emiliano Buendía Stati is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Argentina national team.

1996

Adut Akech

South Sudanese-Australian fashion model

Adut Akech Bior is a South Sudanese-Australian model. Akech made her fashion week runway debut as an exclusive in the Saint Laurent S/S 17 show and went on to close both their F/W 17 and S/S 18 shows as an exclusive. In…

1999

Wilfried Singo

Ivorian footballer

Wilfried Stephane Singo is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Ivory Coast national team.

2000

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