Famous Birthdays on December 30

Q: Who was born on December 30?

Famous people born on December 30 include: Titus, Empress Dowager Bian, Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, Vasily I of Moscow (died 1425), Ebussuud Efendi.

229 people 39 – 1995

December 30 has seen 229 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 39 – 1995. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · December 30 — Wikipedia

1995 — V

South Korean singer

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He released his first independent song, the self-composed "Scenery", in 2019

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In 2013, he made his debut as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under Big Hit Entertainment

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V has performed three solo songs under BTS's name—"Stigma" in 2016, "Singularity" in 2018, and "Inner Child" in 2020—all of which charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart

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Outside of his music projects with BTS, V had his acting debut in the 2016 television series Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth and contributed the single "It's Definitely You" to its soundtrack

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In 2023, V made his official debut as a solo artist with the release of the singles "Love Me Again" and "Rainy Days"

Titus

Roman emperor (probable) (died 81)

AD 39 (XXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Caesianus. The denomination AD 39 for this year has been used since…

Empress Dowager Bian

second wife of Cao Cao, mother of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi (died 230)

Lady Bian, also known as Empress Dowager Bian or Grand Empress Dowager Bian, formally known as Empress Wuxuan, was an empress dowager and later grand empress dowager of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms…

159

Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi

ruler of Minorca (died 1282)

Abû ‘Uthman Sa’îd ibn Hakam al-Qurashi was the first Ra’îs of Manûrqa from 1234 to 1282.

1204

Vasily I of Moscow (died 1425)

Vasily I Dmitriyevich was Grand Prince of Vladimir and Moscow from 1389. He was the heir of Dmitry Donskoy, who reigned from 1359 to 1389.

1371

Ebussuud Efendi

Ottoman lawyer and jurist (died 1574)

Ebussuud Efendi, was a Hanafi Maturidi Ottoman jurist and Quran exegete, served as the Qadi (judge) of Istanbul from 1533 to 1537, and the Shaykh al-Islām of the Ottoman Empire from 1545 to 1574. He was also called…

1490

David Pareus

German theologian (died 1622)

David Pareus was a German Reformed Protestant theologian and reformer.

1548

Ulrik of Denmark

Danish prince-bishop (died 1624)

Prince Ulrik John of Denmark, was a son of King Frederick II of Denmark and his consort, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. As the second-born son he bore the merely titular rank of Duke of Holstein and Schleswig, Stormarn…

1578

Vincenzo da Filicaja

Italian poet (died 1707)

Vincenzo da Filicaja was a poet and politician, citizen of Grand Duchy of Tuscany. His poetry was compared to that of Petrarch, and his association with the Accademia della Crusca gave him access to royal patronage. He…

1642

Ahmed III

Ottoman sultan (died 1736)

Ahmed III was sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of sultan Mehmed IV. His mother was Gülnuş Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek. He was born at Hacıoğlu Pazarcık, in Dobruja. He succeeded…

1673

William Croft

English organist and composer (died 1727)

William Croft was an English composer and organist.

1678

Charles Yorke

English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1770)

Charles Yorke PC was a British lawyer and politician who briefly served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. His father was also Lord Chancellor, and he began his career as a Member of Parliament. He served…

1722

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée

French painter and educator (died 1805)

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée was a French rococo painter and student of Carle van Loo. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for painting in 1749 and was elected a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in…

1724

Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan

colonial governor of East Florida, Santo Domingo and Cuba (died 1826)

Sebastian Kindelán y O'Regan, also called Sebastián de Kindelán y Oregón, was a colonel in the Spanish Army who served as governor of East Florida and of Santo Domingo during the Second Spanish period (1818–1821), as…

1757

Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie

French general (died 1829)

Charles Henri Félicité Sapinaud de la Rairie was a French soldier and Vendéen general during the war in the Vendée.

1760

Sylvester Jordan

German lawyer and politician (died 1861)

Franz Sylvester Jordan (1792–1861) was a German politician and lawyer.

1792

Theodor Fontane

German author and poet (died 1898)

Theodor Fontane was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author. He published the first of his novels, for which he is best known today, only at age 58…

1819

John W. Geary

American lawyer and politician, 16th Governor of Pennsylvania (died 1873)

John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was the final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and the 16th…

1819

Samuel Newitt Wood

American lawyer and politician (died 1891)

Samuel Newitt Wood was an American attorney, newspaper editor, and member of the Kansas House of Representatives. He was also a Free State advocate in Kansas and an early supporter of Women's Suffrage. Wood was a…

1825

Osman Hamdi Bey

Ottoman administrator, intellectual, art expert and painter (died 1910)

Osman Hamdi Bey was an Ottoman Turkish administrator, intellectual, art expert and also a prominent and pioneering painter. He was the Ottoman Empire's first modern archaeologist, and is regarded as the founding father…

1842

John Milne

English seismologist and geologist (died 1913)

John Milne was a British geologist and mining engineer who worked on a horizontal seismograph.

1849

Asa Griggs Candler

American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (died 1929)

Asa Griggs Candler Sr. was an American business magnate and politician who in 1888 purchased the Coca-Cola recipe for $2300 from chemist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. Candler founded the Coca-Cola Company in…

1851

André Messager

French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1929)

André Charles Prosper Messager was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty opéras comiques, opérettes and other stage works, among which his ballet Les Deux…

1853

Sylvio Lazzari

French-Austrian composer (died 1944)

Sylvio Lazzari was a French composer of Austrian and Italian origin.

1857

Rudyard Kipling

Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.

1865

Stephen Leacock

English-Canadian political scientist and author (died 1944)

Stephen Butler Leacock was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. From 1915 to 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humourist in the world.

1869

Ōzutsu Man'emon

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (died 1918)

Ōzutsu Man'emon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture. He was the sport's 18th yokozuna.

1869

Al Smith

American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (died 1944)

Alfred Emanuel Smith was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of New York from 1919 to 1920 and again from 1923 to 1928. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's presidential nominee in the…

1873

William Aberhart

Canadian evangelist and politician, seventh Premier of Alberta (died 1943)

William Aberhart, also known as "Bible Bill" for his radio sermons about the Bible, was a Canadian politician and the seventh premier of Alberta from 1935 to his death in 1943. He was the founder and first leader of the…

1878

Ramana Maharshi

Indian guru and philosopher (died 1950)

Ramana Maharshi was an Indian Hindu sage and jivanmukta. He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.

1879

Archer Baldwin

American-English farmer and politician (died 1966)

Sir Archer Ernest Baldwin MC was a farmer and British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP).

1883

Lester Patrick

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1960)

Curtis Lester Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey…

1883

Hideki Tōjō

Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1948)

Hideki Tojo was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944 during World War II. His leadership was marked by widespread state violence and mass killings…

1884

Austin Osman Spare

English artist and occultist (died 1956)

Austin Osman Spare was an English artist and occultist who worked as a draughtsman, writer and painter. Influenced by symbolism and Art Nouveau, his art was known for its clear use of line and its depiction of monstrous…

1886

William Kolehmainen

Finnish-American runner and coach (died 1967)

August William Kolehmainen, known in Finland as Viljami Kolehmainen, was a Finnish-American long-distance runner and track and field coach. The brother of fellow runners Hannes and Tatu, William Kolehmainen moved to the…

1887

K. M. Munshi

Indian politician, writer and educationist, founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (died 1971)

Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, popularly known by his pen name Ghanshyam Vyas, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, he later turned to author and…

1887

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines

Mexican soldier and politician, 47th President of Mexico (died 1973)

Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he previously served as Governor of Veracruz and…

1890

Alfredo Bracchi

Italian songwriter and screenwriter (died 1976)

Alfredo Bracchi was a versatile Italian writer, whose production ranged from song lyrics to movie scripts.

1897

Helge Ingstad

Norwegian explorer, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Svalbard (died 2001)

Helge Marcus Ingstad was a Norwegian explorer. In 1960, after mapping some Norse settlements, Ingstad and his wife archaeologist Anne Stine Ingstad found remnants of a Viking settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows in the…

1899

Dmitry Kabalevsky

Russian composer and academic (died 1987)

Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent.

1904

Daniil Kharms

Russian poet, author, and playwright (died 1942)

Daniil Ivanovich Kharms was a Russian avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist in the early Soviet era.

1905

Alziro Bergonzo

Italian architect and painter (died 1997)

Alziro Bergonzo was an Italian architect and painter. His primary style was the rationalized Stile Littorio.

1906

Carol Reed

English director and producer (died 1976)

Sir Carol Reed was an English film director and producer, best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968), for which he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director.

1906

Paul Bowles

American composer and author (died 1999)

Paul Frederic Bowles was an American composer, author, and translator. He became associated with the Moroccan city of Tangier, where he settled in 1947 and lived for 52 years to the end of his life.

1910

Jeanette Nolan

American actress (died 1998)

Jeanette Nolan was an American actress. Nominated for four Emmy Awards, she had roles in the television series The Virginian (1962–1971) and Dirty Sally (1974) and in films such as Macbeth (1948).

1911

Lucio Agostini

Italian-Canadian conductor and composer (died 1996)

Lucio Agostini was an Italian-born composer, arranger, and conductor who established his career in Canada.

1913

Elyne Mitchell

Australian author (died 2002)

Elyne Mitchell, OAM was an Australian author noted for the Silver Brumby series of children's novels. Her nonfiction works draw on family history and culture.

1913

Bert Parks

American actor, singer, television personality, and beauty pageant host (died 1992)

Bert Parks was an American actor, singer, and radio and television announcer, best known for hosting the annual Miss America telecast from 1955 to 1979.

1914

Seymour Melman

American engineer and author (died 2004)

Seymour Melman was an American professor emeritus of industrial engineering and operations research at Columbia University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.

1917

Dick Spooner

English cricketer (died 1997)

Richard Thompson Spooner was an English cricketer who played for Warwickshire and England.

1919

David Willcocks

English organist, composer, and conductor (died 2015)

Sir David Valentine Willcocks, was a British choral conductor, organist, composer and music administrator. He was particularly well known for his association with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, which he…

1919

Rashid Karami

Lebanese lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Lebanon (died 1987)

Rashid Karami was a Lebanese statesman. He is considered one of the most important political figures in Lebanon for more than 30 years, including during much of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), and served as prime…

1921

Jane Langton

American author and illustrator (died 2018)

Jane Gillson Langton was an American author of children's literature and mystery novels. She also illustrated her novels.

1922

Prakash Vir Shastri

Indian academic and politician (died 1977)

Prakash Vir Shastri was a Member of the Parliament of India (Sansad) and was also a leader in the Arya Samaj movement.

1923

Yvonne Brill

Canadian-American propulsion engineer (died 2013)

Yvonne Madelaine Brill was a Canadian American rocket and jet propulsion engineer. She is responsible for inventing the Electrothermal Hydrazine Thruster (EHT/Resistojet), a fuel-efficient rocket thruster that keeps…

1924

Ian MacNaughton

Scottish actor, producer, and director (died 2002)

Edward Ian MacNaughton was a Scottish actor, television producer and director, best known for his work with the Monty Python team.

1925

Stan Tracey

English pianist and composer (died 2013)

Stanley William Tracey was a British jazz pianist and composer, whose most important influences were Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Tracey's best known recording is the 1965 album Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan…

1926

Jan Kubíček

Czech painter and sculptor (died 2013)

Jan Kubíček was a Czech painter and printmaker, and one of the most radical Central European exponents of constructivist and concrete art. He also spent more than a decade illustrating children's books for…

1927

Bo Diddley

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008)

Ellas Otha Bates, known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, including Buddy…

1928

Rosalinde Hurley

English physician, microbiologist, and academic (died 2004)

Dame Rosalinde Hurley, Mrs Gortvai, was a British physician, microbiologist, pathologist, public health and medical administrator, ethicist and barrister. She was knighted in 1988 for her services to medicine and public…

1929

Roy Yorke Calne

English surgeon and academic (died 2024)

Sir Roy Yorke Calne was a British surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation. He was part of the team that performed the first liver transplantation operation in Europe in 1968, the world's first liver, heart and lung…

1930

Elmira Minita Gordon

Belizean educator, 1st Governor-General of Belize (died 2021)

Dame Elmira Minita Gordon was a Belizean educator, psychologist and politician; she served as the first governor general of Belize from its independence in 1981 until 1993. She was the first Belizean to receive a…

1930

Red Rhodes

American pedal steel guitarist (died 1995)

Orville J. Rhodes, better known as Red Rhodes or O. J. Rhodes, was an American pedal steel guitarist.

1930

Tu Youyou

Chinese chemist and pharmacist, Nobel Prize laureate

Tu Youyou is a Nobel Prize-winning Chinese malariologist and pharmaceutical chemist. She discovered artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin, used to treat malaria, a breakthrough in twentieth-century tropical medicine,…

1930

Skeeter Davis

American singer-songwriter (died 2004)

Skeeter Davis was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s,…

1931

John T. Houghton

Welsh physicist and author (died 2020)

Sir John Theodore Houghton was a Welsh atmospheric physicist who was the co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) scientific assessment working group which shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007…

1931

Frank Torre

American baseball player and manager (died 2014)

Frank Joseph Torre was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman. Torre, who batted and threw left-handed, played for the Milwaukee Braves (1956–60) and Philadelphia…

1931

Timité Bassori

Ivorian filmmaker, actor, and writer

Timité Bassori is an Ivorian filmmaker, actor, and writer. His only feature-length film, The Woman with the Knife (1969), is considered a classic of African cinema.

1933

John N. Bahcall

American astrophysicist and astronomer, co-developed the Hubble Space Telescope (died 2005)

John Norris Bahcall was an American astrophysicist and the Richard Black Professor for Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study. He was known for a wide range of contributions to solar, galactic and…

1934

Joseph Bologna

American actor, director, playwright and screenwriter (died 2017)

Joseph Bologna was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter notable for his roles in the comedy films My Favorite Year, Blame It on Rio, Big Daddy, and Transylvania 6-5000.

1934

Barry Briggs

New Zealand motorcycle racer and sportscaster

Barry Briggs is a New Zealand former speedway rider.

1934

Joseph P. Hoar

American general (died 2022)

Joseph Paul Hoar was a United States Marine Corps four-star general. He served as Commander in Chief of United States Central Command from 1991 to 1994, retiring from the Marine Corps on September 1, 1994.

1934

Tony Serra

American criminal defense and civil rights attorney, political activist and tax resister

Joseph Tony Serra is an American criminal defense and civil rights attorney, political activist and tax resister from San Francisco.

1934

Del Shannon

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1990)

Charles Weedon Westover, known professionally as Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one Billboard hit "Runaway", which was covered later by various major…

1934

Russ Tamblyn

American actor

Russell Irving Tamblyn, also known as Rusty Tamblyn, is an American film and television actor and dancer.

1934

Omar Bongo

Gabonese lieutenant and politician, President of Gabon (died 2009)

Omar Bongo Ondimba was a Gabonese politician who was the second president of Gabon from 1967 until his death in 2009. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), Bongo was promoted to key positions as a young…

1935

Sandy Koufax

American baseball player and sportscaster

Sanford Koufax, nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former baseball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time, he played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn /…

1935

Jack Riley

American actor (died 2016)

John Albert Riley Jr. was an American actor, comedian and writer, best known for his comedic roles. He is known for playing Elliot Carlin, a chronic psychology client of Bob Newhart's character on The Bob Newhart Show,…

1935

Gordon Banks

English footballer and manager (died 2019)

Gordon Banks was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional career, and won 73…

1937

John Hartford

American singer-songwriter and fiddler (died 2001)

John Cowan Hartford was an American folk, country, and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of…

1937

Jim Marshall

American football player (died 2025)

James Lawrence Marshall was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He recovered an NFL career-record…

1937

Paul Stookey

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Noel Paul Stookey is an American singer-songwriter and activist who is known for being a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary along with Peter Yarrow and Mary Travers. Following the deaths of Travers in…

1937

Ron Wolf

American Football Hall of Fame General Manager

Ronald Wolf is an American former professional football executive who was a general manager (GM) of the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers. Wolf is widely credited with bringing success to a Packers…

1938

Glenda Adams

Australian author and academic (died 2007)

Glenda Emilie Adams was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for Dancing on Coral. She was a teacher of creative writing, and helped develop…

1939

Felix Pappalardi

American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 1983)

Felix Albert Pappalardi Jr. was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. He is best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Mountain, whose song "Mississippi Queen" peaked at number…

1939

James Burrows

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

James Burrows, sometimes known as Jim Burrows or Jimmy Burrows, is an American television director. He has received numerous accolades including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards and five Directors Guild of America Awards. He…

1940

Mel Renfro

American football player and coach

Melvin Lacy Renfro is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 14-year career as a cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He is a member of the Pro Football…

1941

Vladimir Bukovsky

Russian author and activist (died 2019)

Vladimir Konstantinovich Bukovsky was a Soviet and Russian human rights activist and writer. From the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, he was a prominent figure in the Soviet dissident movement, well known at home and…

1942

Guy Edwards

English race car driver

Guy Richard Goronwy Edwards, QGM is a British former racing driver. Best known for his sportscar and British Formula One career, as well as for brokering sponsorship deals, Edwards participated in 17 World Championship…

1942

Michael Nesmith

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2021)

Robert Michael Nesmith was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the Monkees and co-star of their TV series of the same name (1966–1968). His songwriting credits with the Monkees…

1942

Janko Prunk

Slovenian historian, academic, and politician

Janko Prunk is a Slovenian historian of modern history. He has published articles and monographs on analytical politology, modern history, the genesis of modern political formations, and the history of social and…

1942

Robert Quine

American guitarist (died 2004)

Robert Wolfe Quine was an American guitarist. A native of Akron, Ohio, Quine worked with a wide range of musicians, though he himself remained relatively unknown. Critic Mark Deming wrote that "Quine's eclectic style…

1942

Toomas Savi

Estonian physician and politician

Toomas Savi is an Estonian politician and in 2004-2009 was a Member of the European Parliament for the Estonian Reform Party, part of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.

1942

Fred Ward

American actor (died 2022)

Freddie Joe Ward was an American character actor. Starting with a role in an Italian television movie in 1973, he appeared in such diverse films as Escape from Alcatraz (1979), The Right Stuff (1983), Remo Williams: The…

1942

William J. Fallon

American admiral

William Joseph Fallon is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who retired after serving for over 41 years. His last military assignment was as Commander, U.S. Central Command from March 2007 to March 2008. ADM…

1944

Joseph Hilbe

American mathematician and philosopher (died 2017)

Joseph Michael Hilbe was an American statistician and philosopher, founding President of the International Astrostatistics Association (IAA) and one of the most prolific authors of books on statistical modeling in the…

1944

Davy Jones

English singer-songwriter and actor (died 2012)

David Thomas Jones was an English musician and actor. Best known as a member of the American pop rock band the Monkees and a co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968), Jones was considered a teen idol.

1945

Lloyd Kaufman

American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Troma Entertainment

Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their…

1945

Paola Pigni

Italian runner (died 2021)

Paola Pigni was an Italian middle- and long-distance runner. She was a three-time world champion in cross country and held the world record over five distance running events on the track, from 1,500m to 10,000m.

1945

Concetta Tomei

American actress

Concetta Tomei is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Major Lila Garreau on the ABC drama series China Beach (1988–1991) and as Lynda Hansen on the NBC medical drama series Providence (1999–2002).

1945

Clive Bunker

English drummer and songwriter

Clive William Bunker is an English rock drummer. He is best known as the original drummer of Jethro Tull, playing in the band from 1967 until 1971. Never a self-professed technical drummer, Bunker engaged with the…

1946

Patti Smith

American singer-songwriter and poet

Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, and photographer. Her 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member of the New York City–based punk rock movement. Smith has fused…

1946

Berti Vogts

German footballer and coach

Hans-Hubert "Berti" Vogts is a German former football manager and player. A defender, he played for Borussia Mönchengladbach his whole club career and won the FIFA World Cup with West Germany in 1974. Vogts later…

1946

James Kahn

American author, screenwriter, and producer

James Kahn is an American medical specialist and writer, best known for his novelization of Return of the Jedi. Born in Chicago, Kahn received a degree in medical studies from the University of Chicago. His…

1947

Jeff Lynne

English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Jeffrey Lynne is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is the co-founder and only consistent member of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. He has written all…

1947

Steve Mix

American basketball player and coach

Steven Charles Mix, nicknamed "the Mayor", is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Mix had a thirteen-year playing career, was an NBA All-Star and played in the NBA Finals on four occasions. He…

1947

Jed Johnson

American interior designer and director (died 1996)

Jed Johnson was an American interior designer and film director. He first came to prominence through his close association with Pop artist Andy Warhol before becoming recognized for his influential design work. The New…

1948

David Bedford

English runner

David Colin Bedford OBE is an English former long-distance runner, whose athletic career spanned the early 1970s. Post-retirement, he served as race director of the London Marathon until 2012, and is the Chairman of the…

1949

Jerry Coyne

American biologist and author

Jerry Allen Coyne is an American biologist and skeptic known for his work on speciation and his commentary on intelligent design. A professor emeritus of ecology and evolution at the University of Chicago, he has…

1949

Jim Flaherty

Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (died 2014)

James Michael Flaherty was a Canadian politician who served as the federal minister of finance from 2006 to 2014 under Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

1949

Timothy Mo

Chinese-English author

Timothy Peter Mo is a British Asian novelist. Born to a British mother and a Hong Kong father, Mo lived in Hong Kong until the age of 10, when he moved to Britain. Educated at Mill Hill School and St John's College,…

1950

Lewis Shiner

American journalist and author

Lewis Shiner is an American writer.

1950

Bjarne Stroustrup

Danish computer scientist, created the C++ programming language

Bjarne Stroustrup is a Danish computer scientist, known for the development of the C++ programming language. He led the Large-scale Programming Research department at Bell Labs, served as a professor of computer science…

1950

Martti Vainio

Finnish runner

Martti Olavi Vainio is a Finnish former long-distance runner. In Finland he is recognized as the last of the great runners of the famous "V-line", the previous ones being Juha Väätäinen, Lasse Virén, and Pekka Vasala.…

1950

Doug Allder

English footballer and coach

Douglas Stewart Allder is an English former professional footballer who made over 200 appearances in the Football League for Millwall as a left winger. He was capped by England at youth level and is a member of the…

1951

Chris Jasper

American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer (died 2025)

Christopher Howard Jasper was an American singer, composer and producer. Jasper was a member of the Isley Brothers from 1973 to 1983, and Isley-Jasper-Isley from 1984 to 1987. He was also a successful solo musician and…

1951

Nick Rose

English runner

Nicholas Henry Rose is a British former international track and field athlete. He competed in a variety of middle-distance and long-distance running events and participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984…

1951

June Anderson

American soprano and actress

June Anderson is an American dramatic coloratura soprano. She is known for bel canto performances of Rossini, Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini.

1952

Daniel T. Barry

American engineer and astronaut

Daniel Thomas Barry is an American engineer, scientist, television personality, and a retired NASA astronaut. He was a contestant on the CBS reality television program Survivor: Panama, as well as on BattleBots on ABC.…

1953

Dana Key

American singer, guitarist, and producer (died 2010)

Dana Key was an American Christian rock guitarist, singer, and producer who was co-founder of the Christian rock group DeGarmo and Key with keyboardist Eddie DeGarmo, best friends since the first grade. Key grew up in…

1953

Graham Vick

English director and producer (died 2021)

Sir Graham Vick was an English opera director known for his experimental and revisionist stagings of traditional and modern operas. He worked in many of the world's leading opera houses and was artistic director of the…

1953

Meredith Vieira

American journalist and game show host

Meredith Louise Vieira is an American broadcast journalist and television personality. She is best known as the original moderator of the daytime talk show The View (1997–2006), the original host of the syndicated…

1953

Barry Greenstein

American poker player and philanthropist

Barry Greenstein is an American professional poker player and former mathematics postgraduate student. He has won a number of major events, including three at the World Series of Poker and two on the World Poker Tour.…

1954

Ingus Baušķenieks

Latvian singer-songwriter and producer

Ingus Baušķenieks is a Latvian musician known as a member of Dzeltenie Pastnieki and as a solo artist. He is a multi-instrumentalist, with the bass guitar being his primary instrument in band engagements. He is also…

1956

Suzy Bogguss

American country singer-songwriter and guitarist

Susan Kay Bogguss is an American country music singer and songwriter. She began her career in the 1980s as a solo singer. In the 1990s, six of her songs were Top 10 hits, three albums were certified gold, and one album…

1956

Patricia Kalember

American actress

Patricia Kalember is an American actress, best known for her role as Georgiana "Georgie" Reed Whitsig in the NBC drama series Sisters (1991–1996). Kalember also had the leading roles in a number of television films,…

1956

Sheryl Lee Ralph

American actress and singer

Sheryl Lee Ralph is an American actress and singer. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she earned acclaim for her role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls (1981), for which she was nominated…

1956

Matt Lauer

American journalist and television host

Matthew Todd Lauer is an American television news personality, best known for his work with NBC News. After serving as a local news personality, in New York City, on WNBC, his first national exposure was as the news…

1957

Glenn Robbins

Australian comedian and actor

Glenn Maxwell Robbins is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. He is best known for The Comedy Company, portraying Kel Knight in Kath & Kim and adventurer Russell Coight in All Aussie…

1957

Pedro Costa

Portuguese director, screenwriter, and cinematographer

Pedro Costa is a Portuguese film director. He is best known for his sequence of films set in Lisbon, which focuses on the lives of the impoverished residents of a slum in the Fontainhas neighbourhood.

1958

Steven Smith

American engineer and astronaut

Steven Lee Smith, is an American technology executive and a former NASA astronaut, being a veteran of four space flights covering 16 million miles and seven spacewalks, totaling 49 hours and 25 minutes. Smith's…

1958

Antonio Pappano

English pianist and conductor

Sir Antonio Pappano is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. Between 2002 and 2024, he was the longest-serving music director of the Royal Opera House. Since 2024, he has served as chief conductor of the London…

1959

Kåre Thomsen

Norwegian guitarist and graphic designer

Kåre Thomsen is a Norwegian Jazz musician (guitar) and graphic designer, known for a number of releases and is active on the Bergen jazz scene performing with musicians like Karl Seglem, Vigleik Storaas and Terje…

1959

Tracey Ullman

English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter

Tracey Ullman is a British and American actress, comedian, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, director, and author. Despite being frequently referred to as a comedian, Ullman considers herself a character actress.…

1959

Josée Verner

Canadian politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Josée Verner, is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Louis-Saint-Laurent in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2011 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. She also served…

1959

Richard M. Durbin

English biologist and academic

Richard Michael Durbin is a British computational biologist and Al-Kindi Professor of Genetics at the University of Cambridge. He also serves as an associate faculty member at the Wellcome Sanger Institute where he was…

1960

Douglas Coupland

German-Canadian author and playwright

Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist, designer and visual artist. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularized the terms Generation X and McJob. He…

1961

Bill English

New Zealand farmer and politician, 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand

Sir Simon William English is a New Zealand former politician who served as the 39th prime minister of New Zealand from 2016 to 2017 and leader of the National Party from 2001 to 2003 and 2016 to 2018. He had previously…

1961

Sean Hannity

American radio and television host

Sean Patrick Hannity is an American conservative television presenter, broadcaster and writer. He hosts The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show, has hosted a self-titled political commentary…

1961

Ben Johnson

Jamaican-Canadian sprinter

Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, is a Canadian former sprinter. During the 1987–88 season he held the title of the world's fastest man, breaking both the 100 m and the 60 m indoor World Records. He won the 100 metres at the…

1961

Charlie Nicholas

Scottish footballer and sportscaster

Charles Nicholas is a Scottish former professional footballer. A striker, Nicholas is best known for his spells at Celtic and Arsenal. He won 20 international caps for Scotland, including playing at the 1986 FIFA World…

1961

Chandler Burr

American journalist and author

Chandler Burr is an American journalist, author, and museum curator.

1963

Mike Pompeo

American diplomat and politician; 70th United States Secretary of State

Michael Richard Pompeo is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and former U.S. Army officer who served in the first administration of Donald Trump as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from…

1963

Johnny Rogers

American-Spanish basketball player

John Bernard Rogers Bakker is a Spanish-American former professional basketball player. Rogers played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and UC Irvine Anteaters. Listed at a height of 6'10" and 225 lbs., he…

1963

Milan Šrejber

Czech tennis player

Milan Šrejber is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he reached the semi-finals of the men's doubles competition, partnering…

1963

Almir Kayumov

Russian footballer and referee (died 2013)

Almir Izmailovich Kayumov was a Russian football player and referee.

1964

Sylvie Moreau

Canadian actress and screenwriter

Sylvie Moreau, is a Canadian actress.

1964

George Newbern

American actor

George Newbern is an American actor, best known for his roles as Charlie in the ABC show Scandal (2012–2018) and Bryan MacKenzie in Father of the Bride (1991) and its sequels Father of the Bride Part II (1995) and…

1964

Heidi Fleiss

American procurer

Heidi Lynne Fleiss is an American former madam, media personality, and entrepreneur. In the earlier 90s, Fleiss ran an upscale prostitution ring based in Los Angeles, and is often referred to as the "Hollywood Madam".…

1965

Gary Chartier

American philosopher, scholar, and academic

Gary William Chartier is an American legal scholar, philosopher, political theorist, and theologian. His work addresses anarchism and ethics. Chartier is a professor and serves as associate dean of La Sierra…

1966

Bennett Miller

American director and producer

Bennett Altman Miller is an American film director who is known for having directed the films Capote (2005), Moneyball (2011), and Foxcatcher (2014). He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Director.

1966

Carl Ouellet

Canadian wrestler and sportscaster

Carl Ouellet is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name PCO. He is known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and with World Championship Wrestling during the 1990s. Throughout…

1967

Bryan Burk

American screenwriter and producer

Bryan Burk is an American film and television producer.

1968

Adam Dale

Australian cricketer

Adam Craig Dale is an Australian former cricketer who played in two Test matches and 30 One Day Internationals between 1997 and 2000. He played in first-class and List A cricket for Queensland Bulls and in club cricket…

1968

Sandra Glover

American hurdler

Sandra Glover, née Cummings is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400-meter hurdles. She was a medalist in that event at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003 (silver) and 2005…

1968

Albano Mucci

Australian activist

Albano Mucci, known as Al Mucci and Wildlife Al. Albano is a champion for environmental management and animal conservation and social justice for Australia's Indigenous Peoples.

1968

Emmanuel Clérico

French race car driver

Emmanuel Clérico is a French racing driver. A French F3 runner-up and International Formula 3000 front-runner in the 1990s, he was test driver for the Larrousse and Ligier Formula One teams. A graduate of ACO's driving…

1969

Dave England

American snowboarder and stuntman

David Joseph England is an American stunt performer, television personality, and former professional snowboarder. He is best known as one of the stars of the reality stunt show Jackass.

1969

Jay Kay

English singer and songwriter

Jason "Jay" Kay is an English singer and songwriter. In 1992, he co-founded the acid jazz and funk band Jamiroquai, and he still serves as their lead vocalist. As of 2026, the band had sold more than 26 million albums…

1969

Kersti Kaljulaid

President of Estonia

Kersti Kaljulaid is an Estonian politician who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021, and was its first and only female head of state since the country declared independence in 1918. She was…

1969

Michelle McGann

American golfer

Michelle McGann is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

1969

Meredith Monroe

American actress

Meredith Leigh Monroe is an American actress best known for portraying Andie McPhee on Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003, her recurring role as Haley Hotchner on Criminal Minds and Carolyn Standall on 13 Reasons Why.

1969

Sister Bliss

English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Ayalah Deborah Bentovim, better known by her stage name Sister Bliss, is a British keyboardist, record producer, DJ and songwriter. In the studio, she is best known for her work with Rollo Armstrong as a member of the…

1971

C. S. Lee

Korean-American actor

Charlie Seunghee Lee is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing forensics analyst Vince Masuka on the Showtime drama series Dexter.

1971

Ricardo

Spanish footballer and manager

Ricardo López Felipe, known simply as Ricardo, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1971

Daniel Sunjata

American actor

Daniel Sunjata Condon is an American actor. He is known for his role as Franco Rivera in the FX television series Rescue Me. Sunjata has received acclaim for his more recent role as Adam Karadec in the ABC television…

1971

Daniel Amokachi

Nigerian footballer and manager

Daniel Owefin Amokachi is a Nigerian football manager and former professional player.

1972

Maureen Flannigan

American actress and producer

Maureen Flannigan is an American documentary filmmaker and former child actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as teenager Evie Ethel Garland on the fantasy sitcom Out of This World, which ran from 1987 to 1991.

1972

Paul Keegan

Irish footballer

Paul Keegan is an Irish former professional footballer. Keegan was the first Irishman to play in Major League Soccer in the United States.

1972

Dita Indah Sari

Indonesian trade union leader and activist

Dita Indah Sari is an Indonesian trade union and socialist activist. As a human rights campaigner during the Suharto regime, she was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in 1996 on the charge of sedition. During her…

1972

Jason Behr

American actor

Jason Behr is an American film and television actor. He first starred in the American television series Roswell, for which he was twice nominated for a Saturn Award, followed by roles in the films The Shipping News and…

1973

Ato Boldon

Trinidadian runner, sportscaster, and politician

Ato Jabari Boldon is a Trinidadian former track and field athlete, politician, and four-time Olympic medal winner. He holds the Trinidad and Tobago national record in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events with times of 5.64,…

1973

Alexandro Alves do Nascimento

Brazilian footballer (died 2012)

Alexandro Alves do Nascimento was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker. He played in Brazil for Vitória, Palmeiras, Juventude (RS), Portuguesa (SP), Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Vasco da Gama,…

1974

Dr. Jitheshji

Indian Speed Cartoonist and Pictorial Orator

S. Jithesh, popularly known as Dr. Jitheshji, is an Indian performing speed cartoonist and a former vice-chairman of the Kerala Cartoon Academy. He is considered the father of Speed Cartooning, having initiated and…

1974

Scott Chipperfield

Australian footballer

Scott Kenneth Chipperfield is an Australian former soccer player who played as a midfielder for Wollongong Wolves, FC Basel, FC Aesch and the Australia national soccer team.

1975

Tiger Woods

American golfer

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer. Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and as one of the most famous athletes in modern history. He is tied for first in PGA…

1975

Kastro

American rapper

Katari Terrance Cox, better known by his stage name Kastro, is an American rapper. A cousin of Tupac Shakur, Kastro would perform alongside him in the former's rap group, the Outlawz, and is featured on many of the late…

1976

Patrick Kerney

American football player

Patrick Manning Kerney is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers in…

1976

A. J. Pierzynski

American baseball player and sportscaster

Anthony John Pierzynski is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports presenter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher with the Minnesota Twins (1998–2003), San…

1976

Laila Ali

American boxer and actress

Laila Amaria Ali is an American television personality and retired professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007. During her career, from which she retired undefeated, she held the WBC, WIBA, IWBF and IBA female…

1977

Glory Alozie

Nigerian-Spanish sprinter and hurdler

Gloria “Glory” Alozie Oluchi is a former track and field athlete competing mostly in hurdling. Born in Nigeria, she represented her country of birth and Spain.

1977

Grant Balfour

Australian baseball player

Grant Robert Balfour is an Australian former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, and Oakland Athletics.…

1977

Saša Ilić

Serbian footballer and manager

Saša Ilić is a Serbian professional football manager, who is the head coach of Azerbaijan Premier League side Sumgayit, and a former player.

1977

Kenyon Martin

American basketball player

Kenyon Lee Martin Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a power forward, he played for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Los…

1977

Lucy Punch

English actress

Lucy Alice T. Punch is an English actress. She has appeared in the films Ella Enchanted (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Dinner for Schmucks, and Into the Woods (2014). She is also known for…

1977

Kazuyuki Toda

Japanese footballer

Kazuyuki Toda is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder or defender. He played for the Japan national team until 2002.

1977

Devin Brown

American basketball player

Devin LaVell Brown is an American former professional basketball shooting guard who played 8 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Brown won an NBA championship as a member of the San Antonio Spurs in 2005.

1978

Tyrese Gibson

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Tyrese Darnell Gibson is an American R&B singer and actor from Los Angeles, California. He signed with RCA Records in 1998, and released his debut single "Nobody Else" in August of that year. It peaked within the top 40…

1978

Phillips Idowu

English triple jumper

Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu, is a British athlete who specialised in the triple jump and was active at elite level between 2000 and 2014, with his greatest success coming between 2006 and 2011. He is a former World…

1978

Zbigniew Robert Promiński

Polish drummer

Zbigniew Robert Promiński, stage name Inferno, is a Polish heavy metal musician, best known as the drummer for extreme metal band Behemoth. He has also contributed to bands such as Azarath, Witchmaster, Damnation, Deus…

1978

Rob Scuderi

American ice hockey player

Robert John Scuderi is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman, currently serving as an assistant coach for the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators.

1978

Michael Grimm

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Michael Joseph Grimm is an American singer-songwriter and winner of the fifth season of America's Got Talent.

1979

Eliza Dushku

American former actress and producer

Eliza Patricia Dushku is an American and Albanian retired actress. Dushku starred as Faith in the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998–2003) and its spin-off series Angel (2000–2003). She also had…

1980

D. J. Mbenga

Congolese-Belgian basketball player

Didier "D. J." Ilunga-Mbenga is a Belgian-Congolese former professional basketball player. He has also played for the Belgian national basketball team as he is a dual citizen of both his native countries.

1980

Alison McGovern

British politician

Alison McGovern is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birkenhead since 2024, and previously Wirral South since 2010. She served as Minister of State for Employment from 2024 to…

1980

Ali Al-Habsi

Omani footballer

Ali Abdullah Harib Al-Habsi is an Omani retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Oman national team for nearly two decades, from 2001 to 2019.

1981

Cédric Carrasso

French footballer

Cédric Pascal Régis Carrasso is a French former professional footballer who spent most of his career with Bordeaux and Marseille playing as a goalkeeper. He was also capped once for the France national team.

1981

Michael Rodríguez

Costa Rican footballer

Michael Steven Rodríguez Gutiérrez is a Costa Rican former footballer who most recently played for the National Premier Soccer League club Puerto Rico Bayamón.

1981

Matt Ulrich

American football player

Matthew James Ulrich was an American professional football player who was an offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats. He…

1981

Kristin Kreuk

Canadian actress

Kristin Laura Kreuk is a Canadian actress. Debuting on teen drama Edgemont, she became most known for her television roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series Smallville (2001–2009), Catherine Chandler in…

1982

Tobias Kurbjuweit

German footballer

Tobias Kurbjuweit is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.

1982

Dawan Landry

American football player

Dawan Frank Landry is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played…

1982

Eddie Edwards

American professional wrestler

Eric Maher, better known by the ring name Eddie Edwards, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is the second and current leader of The System.

1983

Nick Symmonds

American runner

Nicholas Boone Symmonds is an American YouTube personality and retired middle-distance runner from Boise, Idaho, who specialized in the 800 meters and 1500 meters. At Willamette University, he won seven NCAA Division…

1983

Kevin Systrom

American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Instagram

Kevin Systrom is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Instagram, along with Mike Krieger.

1983

Randall Azofeifa

Costa Rican footballer

Randall Azofeifa Corrales is a Costa Rican former footballer who played as a midfielder.

1984

Andra Day

American singer and songwriter

Cassandra Monique Batie, known professionally as Andra Day, is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy…

1984

LeBron James

American basketball player, producer and businessman

LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is the NBA's all-time leading scorer and has won…

1984

Lars Boom

Dutch cyclist

Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom is a professional cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing cyclist from the Netherlands. He has also competed professionally in road racing, having raced between 2004 and 2019.

1985

Bryson Goodwin

Australian rugby league player

Bryson Goodwin is a former New Zealand international rugby league footballer who last played as a goal-kicking centre or winger for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League.

1985

Anna Wood

American actress

Anna Wood is an American film, stage, and television actress, known for her recurring role on the short-lived NBC television drama series Deception and starring as attorney Jamie Sawyer in the short-lived CBS legal…

1985

Domenico Criscito

Italian footballer

Domenico "Mimmo" Criscito is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. A versatile player, Criscito was effective both offensively and defensively and was also capable of playing as a…

1986

Ellie Goulding

English singer-songwriter and producer

Elena Jane Goulding is an English singer-songwriter and activist. Born in Hereford and raised in Lyonshall, Goulding began writing songs at the age of 15. She released her debut single "Under the Sheets" through Neon…

1986

Caity Lotz

American actress

Caity Lotz is an American actress, dancer, and singer. She has portrayed Stephanie Horton in the AMC series Mad Men, Officer Kirsten Landry in the MTV mockumentary series Death Valley (2011), Annie Barlow in The Pact…

1986

Jeff Ward

American actor

Jeff Ward is an American actor and theatre director. He is best known for his role as Deke Shaw in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2017–2020) and Buggy the Clown in One Piece (2023–present). He also played Roy Hardaway in the…

1986

Gianni Zuiverloon

Dutch footballer

Gianni Michel Eugene Zuiverloon is a Dutch former footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back. He represented the Netherlands at youth level and also played abroad for football clubs in England, Spain and India.

1986

Jakub Nakládal

Czech ice hockey player

Jakub Nakládal is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenseman who last played for HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

1987

Tyler Anderson

American baseball player

Tyler John Anderson is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle…

1989

Ryan Sheckler

American skateboarder and entrepreneur

Ryan Allen Sheckler is an American professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, and the star of the MTV-produced reality television series Life of Ryan, which ran from 2007 to 2009. He also starred in four seasons of the…

1989

Kateřina Vaňková

Czech tennis player

Kateřina Vaňková is a Czech former professional tennis player.

1989

Bruno Henrique

Brazilian footballer

Bruno Henrique Pinto, known as Bruno Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.

1990

Joe Root

English cricketer

Joseph Edward Root is an English international cricketer who plays for England in Tests and ODIs. He captained the Test team from 2017–2022. He plays for Yorkshire in English domestic cricket. Root is currently the…

1990

C. J. Wilcox

American basketball player

Brian Craig "C. J." Wilcox is an American former professional basketball player. The 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) shooting guard played high school basketball at Pleasant Grove High School before going on to complete four years…

1990

Camila Giorgi

Italian tennis player

Camila Giorgi is an Italian former professional tennis player. She had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26, which was achieved on 22 October 2018. Giorgi was known for her aggressive style of play and powerful…

1991

Ryan Tunnicliffe

English footballer

Ryan Tunnicliffe is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

1992

Carson Wentz

American football player

Carson James Wentz is an American professional football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison, winning two consecutive…

1992

Igor Shesterkin

Russian hockey goaltender

Igor Olegovich Shestyorkin is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Rangers in the fourth round, 118th overall,…

1995

Joshua

American singer

Joshua Hong, known mononymously as Joshua (Korean: 조슈아), is an American singer based in South Korea. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its vocal team.

1995

Ollie Watkins

English footballer

Oliver George Arthur Watkins is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa and the England national team. Described as a complete forward, Watkins is known for his…

1995

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