Famous Birthdays on December 7

Q: Who was born on December 7?

Famous people born on December 7 include: Columba, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr, Azzone Visconti, Louis I.

Q: What is Tino Martinez known for?

Tino Martinez, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

197 people 521 – 2002

December 7 has seen 197 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 521 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · December 7 — Wikipedia

1967 — Tino Martinez

American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

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Formerly a third baseman, Martinez was the first round draft pick for the Seattle Mariners in 1988 out of the University of Tampa, where he starred during his time on campus

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Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1990 through 2005

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He also served as a hitting coach for the Miami Marlins in 2013

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He was also nicknamed "The Bam-tino" after his home run in Game 1 of the 1998 World Series

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He had 100 or more RBI in six different seasons and was twice named to the All-Star team.

Columba

Irish missionary, monk, and saint (died 597)

Columba or Colmcille was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission in what became Scotland. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a…

521

Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

Persian astronomer and author (died 986)

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī was a Persian astronomer.

903

Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr

Persian Sufi poet (died 1049)

Abū Saʿīd Abū'l-Khayr or Abusa'id Abolkhayr, also known as Sheikh Abusaeid or Abu Sa'eed, was a famous Persian Sufi and poet who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi tradition.

967

Azzone Visconti

Italian nobleman (died 1339)

Azzone Visconti was lord of Milan from 1329 until his death. After the death of his uncle, Marco Visconti, he was threatened with excommunication and had to submit to Pope John XXII. Azzone reconstituted his family's…

1302

Louis I

German nobleman and politician (died 1605)

Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein, nicknamed "the Elder", formally "Louis I of Sayn, Count at Wittgenstein" ruled the County of Wittgenstein, on the upper reaches of the rivers Lahn and Eder, from 1558 until his…

1532

Henry Stuart

English-Scottish husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (died 1567)

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley was King of Scotland as the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 29 July 1565 until his murder. Darnley had one child with Mary, James VI of Scotland and I of England. Less than a year…

1545

Kikkawa Hiroie

Japanese daimyō (died 1625)

Kikkawa Hiroie was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Hiroie's father was Kikkawa Motoharu and his mother was a daughter of Kumagai Nobunao.

1561

Injo of Joseon

Korean king (died 1649)

Injo, personal name Yi Jong, was the 16th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was a grandson of King Seonjo and the eldest son of Prince Jeongwon. He ascended to the throne after leading a coup d'état against his…

1595

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Italian sculptor and painter (died 1680)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian sculptor, architect, painter and city planner. Bernini's creative abilities and mastery in a range of artistic arenas define him as a uomo universale or Renaissance man. While a major…

1598

Bernardo Pasquini

Italian organist and composer (died 1710)

Bernardo Pasquini was an Italian composer of operas, oratorios, cantatas and keyboard music. A renowned virtuoso keyboard player, he was one of the most important Italian composers for harpsichord between Girolamo…

1637

Giovanni Battista Falda

Italian architect and engraver (died 1678)

Giovanni Battista Falda was an Italian architect, engraver, and artist. He is known for his engravings of both contemporary and antique structures of Rome.

1643

John Littlejohn

American sheriff and Methodist preacher (died 1836)

John Littlejohn was an English-born American tradesman, Methodist preacher and politician. Born in Penrith, Cumberland, he briefly attended trade school in London before returning to Penrith. When Littlejohn was around…

1756

Claude Victor-Perrin

French general and politician (died 1841)

Claude-Victor Perrin, Duke of Belluno was a French military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was made a Marshal of the Empire in 1807 by Emperor Napoleon I.

1764

Allan Cunningham

Scottish author and poet (died 1842)

Allan Cunningham was a Scottish poet and author.

1784

Ferenc Novák

Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet (died 1836)

Ferenc Novák was a Hungarian Slovene Roman Catholic priest and writer.

1791

Abraham Jacob van der Aa

Dutch author and academic (died 1857)

Abraham Jacob van der Aa was a Dutch writer best known for his dictionaries, one of notable people and the other of notable places in the Netherlands.

1792

Johann Nestroy

Austrian actor and playwright (died 1862)

Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions and his work…

1801

Josef Hyrtl

Hungarian-Austrian anatomist and biologist (died 1894)

Josef Hyrtl was an Austrian anatomist. His work in German, including the publication of Lehrbuch der Anatomie des Menschen in 1846, which was considered the German equivalent of Gray's Anatomy.

1810

Theodor Schwann

German physiologist and biologist (died 1882)

Theodor Schwann was a German physician and physiologist. His most significant contribution to biology is considered to be the extension of cell theory to animals. Other contributions include the discovery of Schwann…

1810

Leopold Kronecker

Polish-German mathematician and academic (died 1891)

Leopold Kronecker was a German mathematician who worked on number theory, abstract algebra and logic, and criticized Georg Cantor's work on set theory. Heinrich Weber quoted Kronecker as having said, "Die ganzen Zahlen…

1823

Thomas Bent

Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (died 1909)

Sir Thomas Bent was an Australian politician and the 22nd premier of Victoria.

1838

Joseph Cook

English-born Australian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1947)

Sir Joseph Cook was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the sixth prime minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party, having previously been leader of…

1860

Henri Mathias Berthelot

French general during World War I (died 1931)

Henri Mathias Berthelot was a French general during World War I. He held an important staff position under Joseph Joffre, the French commander-in-chief, at the First Battle of the Marne, before later commanding a corps…

1861

Paul Adam

French author (died 1920)

Paul Auguste Marie Adam was a French novelist who became an early proponent of Symbolism in France, and one of the founders of the Symbolist review Le Symboliste. He was a prominent writer in Montmartre's anarchist…

1862

Felix Calonder

Swiss soldier and politician, 36th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1952)

Felix Louis Calonder was a Swiss politician who was President of the Swiss Confederation in 1918 and a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1913 to 1920. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his…

1863

Pietro Mascagni

Italian composer and conductor (died 1945)

Pietro Mascagni was an Italian composer primarily known for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the Verismo…

1863

Richard Warren Sears

American businessman, co-founded Sears (died 1914)

Richard Warren Sears was an American businessman who co-founded the department store Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck.

1863

Frank Laver

Australian cricketer (died 1919)

Frank Jonas Laver was an Australian cricketer and baseball player. He played in 15 Test matches between 1899 and 1909 and visited England as a player and team manager on four occasions. An accomplished photographer and…

1869

Willa Cather

American novelist, short story writer, and poet (died 1947)

Willa Sibert Cather was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My Ántonia. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, a…

1873

Akiko Yosano

Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer (died 1942)

Yosano Shō , known by her pen name Yosano Akiko, was a Japanese author, poet, feminist, pacifist, and social reformer, active in the late Meiji era as well as the Taishō and early Shōwa eras of Japan. She is one of the…

1878

Rudolf Friml

Czech-American pianist, composer, and academic (died 1972)

Charles Rudolf Friml was a Czech-born composer of operettas, musicals, songs and piano pieces, as well as a pianist. After musical training and a brief performing career in his native Prague, Friml moved to the United…

1879

John Carpenter

American sprinter (died 1933)

John Condict Carpenter was an American sprinter. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, contributing to one of the many sporting controversies of the 1908 Games.

1884

Mason Phelps

American golfer (died 1945)

Mason Elliott Phelps was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

1885

Peter Sturholdt

American boxer and painter (died 1919)

Peter Johnson Sturholdt was an American boxer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Sturholdt was born in Red Wing, Minnesota. In 1904, he finished fourth in the lightweight class after losing the bronze medal fight…

1885

Ernst Toch

Austrian-American composer and songwriter (died 1964)

Ernst Toch was an Austrian composer of European classical music and film scores, who from 1933 worked as an émigré in Paris, London and New York. He sought throughout his life to introduce new approaches to music.

1887

Joyce Cary

Irish novelist (died 1957)

Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary, known as Joyce Cary, was an Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial official. His most notable novels include Mister Johnson and The Horse's Mouth.

1888

Hamilton Fish III

American captain and politician (died 1991)

Hamilton Fish III was an American soldier, author, and politician from New York. He represented New York's 26th congressional district in the Hudson Valley region in the United States House of Representatives from 1920…

1888

Stuart Davis

American painter and academic (died 1964)

Edward Stuart Davis was an American modernist painter. He was associated with early twentieth-century American modernism, including the Ashcan School, and later developed a style characterized by bold color, jazz…

1892

Fay Bainter

American actress (died 1968)

Fay Okell Bainter was an American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Other notable films include Make Way for…

1893

Hermann Balck

German general (died 1982)

Georg Otto Hermann Balck was a highly decorated officer of the German Army who served in both World War I and World War II, rising to the rank of General der Panzertruppe.

1893

Freddie Adkins

English author and illustrator (died 1986)

Frederick Thomas (Freddie) Adkins (1894–1986) was a British comics artist who worked for the Amalgamated Press from the 1920s to the 1950s.

1894

Kateryna Vasylivna Bilokur

Ukrainian folk artist (died 1961)

Kateryna Vasylivna Bilokur was a Ukrainian folk artist, painter and poet born in the Poltava Governorate. After an unpromising start, her works became known in the late 1930s and 1940s for their interest in nature. Her…

1900

Hilda Taba

Estonian architect, author, and educator (died 1967)

Hilda Taba was an architect, a curriculum theorist, a curriculum reformer, and a teacher educator. Taba was born in the small village of Kooraste, Estonia. Her mother's name was Liisa Leht, and her father was a…

1902

Danilo Blanuša

Croatian mathematician, physicist, and academic (died 1987)

Danilo Blanuša was a Croatian mathematician, physicist, engineer and a professor at the University of Zagreb.

1903

Clarence Nash

American voice actor and singer (died 1985)

Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash was an American voice actor and impressionist. He is best remembered as the original voice of the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck. He was born in the rural community of Watonga,…

1904

Gerard Kuiper

Dutch-American astronomer and academic (died 1973)

Gerard Peter Kuiper was a Dutch astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. The Kuiper belt is named after him.

1905

Erika Fuchs

German translator (died 2005)

Erika Fuchs, née Petri, was a German translator. She is largely known in Germany for her major involvement in the localization process of American Disney comics, especially Carl Barks' stories about Duckburg and its…

1906

Fred Rose

Polish-Canadian politician and spy (died 1983)

Fred Rose was a Polish-Canadian politician and trade union organizer, best known for being the only member of the Canadian Parliament to ever be convicted of a charge related to spying for a foreign country. A member of…

1907

Nikola Vaptsarov

Bulgarian poet and author (died 1942)

Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov was a Bulgarian poet and Bulgarian Communist Party activist. Working most of his life as a machinist, he only wrote in his spare time. Despite the fact that he only ever published one poetry…

1909

Duncan McNaughton

Canadian high jumper and geologist (died 1998)

Duncan Anderson McNaughton was a Canadian athlete, who competed mainly in the high jump. He went on to a career in petroleum geology.

1910

Louis Prima

American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (died 1978)

Louis Leo Prima was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a…

1910

Daniel Jones

Welsh captain and composer (died 1993)

Daniel Jenkyn Jones was a Welsh composer of classical music, who worked in Britain. He used both serial and tonal techniques. He is best known for his quartets and thirteen symphonies and for his song settings for Dylan…

1912

Kersti Merilaas

Estonian author and poet (died 1986)

Kersti Merilaas was an Estonian poet and translator. In addition, she wrote poems and prose for children and plays.

1913

Leigh Brackett

American author and screenwriter (died 1978)

Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American author and screenwriter. Nicknamed "the Queen of Space Opera", she was one of the most prominent female writers during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. As a screenwriter, she…

1915

Eli Wallach

American actor (died 2014)

Eli Herschel Wallach was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. Known for his character actor roles, his entertainment career spanned over six decades. He received a BAFTA Award, a Tony Award,…

1915

Tatamkhulu Afrika

South African poet and author (died 2002)

Ismail Joubert, commonly known as Tatomkhulu Afrika, which is Xhosa for Grandfather Africa, was a South African poet and writer. His first novel, Broken Earth was published when he was seventeen, but it was over fifty…

1920

Fiorenzo Magni

Italian cyclist (died 2012)

Fiorenzo Magni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.

1920

Walter Nowotny

Austrian-German soldier and pilot (died 1944)

Walter Nowotny was an Austrian-born fighter ace of the Luftwaffe in World War II. He is credited with 258 aerial victories—that is, 258 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—in 442…

1920

Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Indian guru and scholar (died 2016)

Pramukh Swami Maharaj was the guru and Pramukh, or president, of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a major branch of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, a Hindu denomination. BAPS regards him as…

1921

Intizar Hussain

Indian-Pakistani author and scholar (died 2016)

Intizar Hussain or Intezar Hussain was a Pakistani writer of Urdu novels, short stories, poetry and nonfiction. He is widely recognised as a leading literary figure of Pakistan.

1923

Bent Fabric

Danish pianist and composer (died 2020)

Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, better known internationally as Bent Fabric, was a Danish pianist and composer.

1924

John Love

Zimbabwean race car driver (died 2005)

John Maxwell Lineham Love was a Rhodesian racing driver. He participated in ten Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 29 December 1962. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of six championship…

1924

Mary Ellen Rudin

American mathematician (died 2013)

Mary Ellen Rudin was an American mathematician known for her work in set-theoretic topology. In 2013, Elsevier established the Mary Ellen Rudin Young Researcher Award, which is awarded annually to a young researcher,…

1924

Mário Soares

Portuguese historian, lawyer, and politician, 17th President of Portugal (died 2017)

Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares was a Portuguese statesman who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985 and subsequently as the president of Portugal from 1986 to 1996. He was the…

1924

Hermano da Silva Ramos

French-Brazilian race car driver

Hermano João "Nano" da Silva Ramos is a French-Brazilian former racing driver. He had a French mother and a Brazilian father. As of 2025, he is the oldest living Formula One driver.

1925

Max Zaslofsky

American basketball player and coach (died 1985)

Max "Slats" Zaslofsky was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) where he was selected to the all-league…

1925

William John McNaughton

American bishop (died 2020)

William John McNaughton, M.M. was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll) he was assigned to missions in South Korea. He served as the…

1926

Jack S. Blanton

American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013)

Jack Sawtelle Blanton was an American oil industry executive, philanthropist, and civic leader.

1927

Helen Watts

Welsh opera singer (died 2009)

Helen Watts was a Welsh contralto.

1927

Mickey Thompson

American race car driver (died 1988)

Marion Lee "Mickey" Thompson was an American auto racing builder and promoter.

1928

Christopher Nicole

Guyanese-English author (died 2017)

Christopher Robin Nicole was a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non-fiction books since 1957. He wrote as Christopher Nicole and also under several pseudonyms including Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin…

1930

Hal Smith

American baseball player (died 2020)

Harold Wayne Smith was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 879 games in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1964 — mostly as a catcher, but also as a third baseman and first baseman. Smith played…

1930

Allan B. Calhamer

American game designer, created Diplomacy (died 2013)

Allan Brian Calhamer was an American board game designer, best known for his game Diplomacy.

1931

Oktay Ekşi

Turkish journalist and politician

Osman Oktay Ekşi is a Turkish journalist, author and politician. He has spent much of his career at the newspaper Hürriyet, and was its Chief Columnist from 1974 to 1983 and from 1985 to 2010. A founding member and vice…

1932

Rosemary Rogers

American journalist and author (died 2019)

Rosemary Rogers was a Sri Lankan Burgher best-selling author of historical romance novels. Her first book, Sweet Savage Love, was published in 1974. She was the second romance author, after Kathleen Woodiwiss, to have…

1932

J. B. Sumarlin

Indonesian economist and politician, 17th Indonesian Minister of Finance (died 2020)

Johannes Baptista Sumarlin was an Indonesian economist who served as Minister of Finance. Sometimes linked with the so-called Berkeley Mafia group of economic advisers which included senior Indonesian economists such as…

1932

Bobby Whitton

Australian rugby league player (died 2008)

Bobby Whitton (1932-2008) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1950s.

1932

Krsto Papić

Croatian director and screenwriter (died 2013)

Krsto Papić was a Croatian screenwriter and film director whose career spanned over five decades. He is generally considered among the best directors of former Yugoslavia, and counted among the Yugoslav Black Wave.

1933

Armando Manzanero

Mexican musician, singer and composer (died 2020)

Armando Manzanero Canché was a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin…

1935

Martha Layne Collins

American politician, 56th Governor of Kentucky (died 2025)

Martha Layne Collins was an American businesswoman and politician from Kentucky; she served as the state's 56th governor from 1983 to 1987, the first woman to hold the office and the only one to date. Prior to that, she…

1936

Stan Boardman

English comedian

Stanley Boardman is an English comedian.

1937

Thad Cochran

American lawyer and politician (died 2019)

William Thad Cochran was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to…

1937

Kenneth Colley

English actor (died 2025)

Kenneth Colley was a British film and television actor whose career spanned over 60 years. He came to wider prominence through his role as Admiral Piett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return…

1937

Gerry Cheevers

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Gerald Michael Cheevers is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1961 and 1980. Cheevers is best known for his two…

1940

Melba Pattillo Beals

American journalist and activist

Melba Joy Patillo Beals is an American journalist and educator who was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of black students who were the first to racially integrate Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock,…

1941

Alex Johnson

American baseball player (died 2015)

Alex Johnson was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1964 to 1976, for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, California Angels,…

1942

Reginald F. Lewis

American businessman (died 1993)

Reginald Francis Lewis was an American businessman. He was one of the richest Black American men in the 1980s, and the first African-American to build a billion-dollar company: TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc.

1942

Peter Tomarken

American game show host and producer (died 2006)

Peter David Tomarken was an American television personality primarily known as the host of the game show Press Your Luck.

1942

Susan Isaacs

American author and screenwriter

Susan Isaacs is an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. She adapted her 1978 debut novel into the film Compromising Positions.

1943

Jóhann Ársælsson

Icelandic politician

Jóhann Ársælsson is an Icelandic politician and former member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he represented the Western constituency from May 1991 to April 1995 and from May 1999 to May…

1943

Nick Katz

American mathematician and academic

Nicholas Michael Katz is an American mathematician, working in arithmetic geometry, particularly on p-adic methods, monodromy and moduli problems, and number theory. He is currently a professor of Mathematics at…

1943

Bernard C. Parks

American police officer and politician

Bernard C. Parks is an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th district in South Los Angeles from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Parks served as…

1943

John Bennett Ramsey

American businessman and pilot

John Bennett Ramsey is an American businessman who is best known as the father of JonBenét Ramsey, the victim of an unsolved homicide.

1943

Daniel Chorzempa

American organist and composer (died 2023)

Daniel Walter Chorzempa was an American organist, composer and architect.

1944

Miroslav Macek

Czech dentist and politician (died 2024)

Miroslav Macek was a Czech politician and writer. He served as a deputy prime minister of Czechoslovakia.

1944

Anne Fine

English author

Anne Fine is an English writer. She is best known for writing children's books, although she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in 2003.

1947

James Keach

American actor, producer, and director

James Keach is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the younger brother of actor Stacy Keach and son of actor Stacy Keach Sr.

1947

Garry Unger

Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Garry Douglas Unger is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1967 until 1983.

1947

Tony Thomas

American screenwriter and producer

Charles Anthony Thomas is an American television and film producer. He was a producer for the feature film Dead Poets Society for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1989, and Insomnia,…

1948

James Rivière

Italian sculptor and jeweler

James Rivière is an Italian artist, designer, and sculptor. His jewellery designs are held in private collections, and in museums including the Louvre, Victoria and Albert, and Vatican Museums.

1949

Ron Hynes

Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015)

Ron Hynes was a folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream", which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41st greatest…

1950

Susan Collins

American politician

Susan Margaret Collins is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine, a seat she has held since 1997. A member of the Republican Party, she is Maine's longest-serving member of…

1952

Eckhard Märzke

German footballer and manager

Eckhard Märzke is a former East German football player and currently manager of FC Pommern Greifswald in the Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (VI).

1952

Davinder Singh

Indian field hockey player (died 2026)

Davinder Singh Garcha was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics where he scored 8 goals in total of 6 Olympic matches and played more than 30…

1952

Mary Fallin

American businesswoman and politician, 27th Governor of Oklahoma

Mary Newt Fallin is an American politician and real estate broker who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the U.S. representative for…

1954

Mark Hofmann

a.k.a. the Mormon Murderer; American counterfeiter, forger of fake Mormon historical documents, and convicted murderer

Mark William Hofmann is an American counterfeiter, forger, and convicted murderer. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished forgers in history, Hofmann is especially noted for his creation of fake documents…

1954

John Watkins

Australian educator and politician, 14th Deputy Premier of New South Wales

John Arthur Watkins is a former Deputy Premier of New South Wales, serving between 2005 until his resignation from Parliament in 2008. Watkins was the chief executive officer of Alzheimer's Australia (NSW) from 2008 –…

1955

Chuy Bravo

Mexican-American comedian and actor (died 2019)

Chuy Bravo was a Mexican-American actor and entertainer. He was the sidekick of host Chelsea Handler on the talk show Chelsea Lately during its run from 2007 to 2014. He usually provided comedic relief to Handler's…

1956

Iveta Radičová

Slovak politician

Iveta Radičová is a Slovak sociologist and former politician who served as prime minister of Slovakia from 2010 to 2012. The first woman to hold the position, Radičová led a coalition government as a member of the…

1956

Anna Soubry

British politician

Anna Mary Soubry is a British barrister, journalist and former politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Broxtowe from 2010 to 2019. Known for her support of pro-European policies, she was originally elected as a…

1956

Geoff Lawson

Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

Geoffrey Francis Lawson, is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer and the former coach of the Pakistan cricket team.

1957

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

Nigerian career-diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly (2019)

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is a Nigerian diplomat, academic and political scientist who was the president of the United Nations General Assembly 74th session from 17 September 2019 to 15 September 2020. He previously served…

1957

Tom Winsor

English lawyer and civil servant

Sir Thomas Philip Winsor is a British arbitrator and mediator, lawyer, consultant and economic regulatory professional.

1957

Rick Rude

American wrestler and sportscaster (died 1999)

Richard Erwin Rood, better known by his ring name "Ravishing" Rick Rude, was an American professional wrestler who performed for various promotions, including the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship…

1958

Saleem Yousuf

Pakistani cricketer

Saleem Yousuf is a Pakistani former international cricketer who played in 32 Test matches and 86 One Day Internationals between 1982 and 1990. As a wicketkeeper for the Pakistan national team, he was a "worthy…

1959

Craig Scanlon

English guitarist and songwriter

Craig Antony Scanlon is an English guitarist, best known as a member of the Fall between 1979 and 1995. During his tenure he was a stalwart member for 17 albums and co-wrote over 120 of the group's songs; singer Mark E.…

1960

Alain Blondel

French decathlete

Alain Blondel is a retired French decathlete. During his career he won the European title once.

1962

Jeffrey Donaldson

Northern Irish politician

Sir Jeffrey Mark Donaldson is a Northern Irish former politician, who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 2021 to 2024 and leader of the DUP in the UK House of Commons from 2019 to 2024. He was…

1962

Imad Mughniyah

Lebanese activist (died 2008)

Imad Fayez Mughniyeh, also known by his nom de guerre al-Hajj Radwan, was a Lebanese militant leader who was the founding member of Lebanon's Islamic Jihad Organization and number two in Hezbollah's leadership. He is…

1962

Theo Snelders

Dutch footballer and coach

Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1963

Katsuya Terada

Japanese illustrator

Katsuya Terada , is a Japanese illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is the portmanteau Rakugakingu . Terada's prolific visual arts practice uniquely straddles the lines between manga,…

1963

Barbara Weathers

American R&B/soul singer

Barbara Weathers is an American R&B/soul singer, and former lead singer of R&B vocal group, Atlantic Starr.

1963

Peter Laviolette

American ice hockey player and coach

Peter Philip Laviolette Jr. is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player who most recently served as the head coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally undrafted by…

1964

Deborah Bassett

Australian rower

Deborah Bassett is an Australian rower.

1965

Colin Hendry

Scottish footballer and manager

Edward Colin James Hendry is a Scottish football coach and former professional player.

1965

C. Thomas Howell

American actor, director,

Christopher Thomas Howell is an American actor, director and musician. After making his film debut with a supporting role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Howell had his breakout with a lead role as Ponyboy Curtis…

1966

Shinichi Ito

Japanese motorcycle racer

Shinichi Ito born December 7, 1966, in Kakuda, Miyagi, Japan) is a retired professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He has raced extensively in Japanese and International championships. Ito has competed in the…

1966

Kazue Itoh

Japanese actress

Kazue Itō is a Japanese actress from Seya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She made her acting debut in 1978 as a Horipro talent and has also voiced Shura in the anime Rurouni Kenshin. She also performs as a singer,…

1966

Andres Kasekamp

Canadian-Estonian historian and academic

Andres Ilmar Kasekamp is the director of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute and Professor of Baltic Politics at the University of Tartu, Estonia.

1966

Louise Post

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Louise Lightner Post is an American musician. She is best known for being a vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Veruca Salt, which she co-founded with Nina Gordon in 1992.

1966

Mark Geyer

Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Mark Bradley Geyer is an Australian radio host and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative…

1967

Nina Turner

American politician

Nina Turner is an American politician and television personality. A member of the Democratic Party, she was a Cleveland City Council member from 2006 to 2008 and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2008 until 2014. Turner…

1967

Vladimir Akopian

Azerbaijani-Armenian chess player

Vladimir Eduardovich Akopian is an Armenian-American chess Grandmaster.

1971

Hermann Maier

Austrian skier

Hermann Maier is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Nicknamed the "Herminator", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup…

1972

Tammy Lynn Sytch

American wrestler and manager

Tamara Lynn Sytch is an American former professional wrestling personality. She is best known for her time at the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Sunny between 1995 and 1998.

1972

İbrahim Kutluay

Turkish basketball player

İbrahim Kutluay is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point…

1973

Hack Meyers

American wrestler and trainer (died 2015)

Donald Haviland was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Hack Meyers. He was best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1993 to 1996.

1973

Fabien Pelous

French rugby player and coach

Fabien Pelous is a retired French rugby union player. A lock who also occasionally played as a number eight and flanker, he played the bulk of his professional career for Stade Toulousain, and is the all-time leader in…

1973

Damien Rice

Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer

Damien George Rice is an Irish singer-songwriter. He began his career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, who were signed to Polygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success in Ireland with two…

1973

Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez

Spanish shot putter and actor

Manuel "Manolo" Martínez Gutiérrez is a retired Spanish shot putter. Nicknamed the "Gentle Giant", his personal best throw outdoors is 21.47 metres and he has an indoor best of 21.26 m. These marks are the Spanish…

1974

Jamie Clapham

English footballer and coach

James Richard Clapham is an English former professional footballer and current head coach of Loughborough Students.

1975

Mia Love

American politician (died 2025)

Ludmya "Mia" Love was an American political commentator and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first…

1975

Alan Faneca

American football player

Alan Joseph Faneca is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU), and earned…

1976

Ivan Franceschini

Italian footballer

Ivan Franceschini is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a defender.

1976

Georges Laraque

Canadian ice hockey player and politician

Georges Laraque is a Canadian poltician, radio host, and former professional ice hockey player noted for being one the most successful hockey enforcers of his time. He was drafted 31st overall by the Edmonton Oilers of…

1976

Derek Ramsay

Filipino-British actor, model and television personality

Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. is a British-Filipino model, actor, and TV host. He has an exclusive contract with GMA Network. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ramsay froze his contract with GMA Network. Ramsay is currently…

1976

Benoît Tréluyer

French race car driver

Benoît Jean-Marie Tréluyer is a French professional racing driver. Tréluyer won the 2007 Formula Nippon title and the 2009 Super GT season with NISMO, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times between 2011 and 2014…

1976

Joris Vandenbroucke

Belgian politician

Joris J. J. Vandenbroucke is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit, he has represented East Flanders since June 2019. He was a member of the Flemish Parliament from June…

1976

Eric Chavez

American baseball player and sportscaster

Eric Cesar Chavez is an American professional baseball coach and former third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2010), New York Yankees (2011–2012), and Arizona…

1977

Luke Donald

English golfer

Luke Campbell Donald is an English professional golfer and former world number one. He plays mainly on the U.S.-based PGA Tour but is also a member of the European Tour.

1977

Dominic Howard

English drummer and producer

Dominic James Howard is an English musician who is the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Muse.

1977

Suzannah Lipscomb

English historian, academic and television presenter

Suzannah Rebecca Gabriella Lipscomb is a British historian and professor emerita at the University of Roehampton, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Higher Education Academy and the Society of Antiquaries,…

1978

Lampros Choutos

Greek-Italian footballer

Lampros Choutos is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1979

Ayako Fujitani

Japanese actress and screenwriter

Ayako Fujitani is a Japanese actress and writer. She acts and writes in both Japanese and English.

1979

Dan Bilzerian

American poker player and internet celebrity

Dan Brandon Bilzerian is an American influencer and U.S. veteran. He gained notability from about 2013 for his extravagant lifestyle and photos with scantily dressed models on social media. He is the eldest son of…

1980

John Terry

English footballer

John George Terry is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea, the England national team and Aston Villa. He is regarded as one of the…

1980

Lou Amundson

American basketball player

Louis Gabriel Amundson is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and professionally for 12 years, including 10 seasons in the National Basketball…

1982

Mike Mucitelli

American mixed martial artist

Michael Mucitelli is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division.

1983

Al Thornton

American basketball player

Willie Alford Thornton is an American professional basketball player for Peñarol Mar del Plata of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He had formerly played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards and the…

1983

Aaron Gray

American basketball player

Aaron Michael Gray is an American former professional basketball player who played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A heart condition forced him into early retirement in 2015.

1984

Robert Kubica

Polish race car driver

Robert Józef Kubica is a Polish racing and rally driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for AF Corse. He competed in Formula One between 2006 and 2010, and again in 2019 and 2021, and the World…

1984

Milan Michálek

Czech ice hockey player

Milan Michálek is a Czech former professional ice hockey left winger who most recently played under contract to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the San Jose…

1984

Luca Rigoni

Italian footballer

Luca Rigoni is an Italian former footballer. He is the elder brother of Nicola Rigoni. He played as a right or central midfielder.

1984

Jon Moxley

American wrestler

Jonathan David Good, better known by his ring name Jon Moxley, is an American professional wrestler. As of May 2019, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW Continental Champion in his…

1985

Billy Horschel

American golfer

William John Horschel is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

1986

Nita Strauss

American guitarist

Vinita Sandhya Strauss is an American rock musician. She is currently a guitarist for Alice Cooper, has also been a touring guitarist for Demi Lovato and has a successful career as a solo artist. Strauss is regularly…

1986

Aaron Carter

American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and actor (died 2022)

Aaron Charles Carter was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of the 2000s,…

1987

Nathan Adrian

American swimmer

Nathan Ghar-jun Adrian is an American competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the American record in the long course 50-meter freestyle event.

1988

Angelina Gabueva

Russian tennis player

Angelina Alexandrovna Gabueva is an inactive Russian tennis player. Gabueva has won two singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 17 June 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 423. On 26…

1988

Andrew Goudelock

American basketball player

Andrew Darius Goudelock is an American professional basketball player for APOEL of the Cypriot Division A. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), he plays at the shooting guard position. He played college basketball for the…

1988

Kyle Hendricks

American baseball player

Kyle Christian Hendricks is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels. He made his MLB debut in 2014 with the Cubs…

1989

Philip Larsen

Danish ice hockey player

Philip Elzer Gade Larsen is a Danish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Esbjerg Energy of the Metal Ligaen (DEN). He was originally drafted 149th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2008 NHL…

1989

Alessandro Marchi

Italian footballer

Alessandro Marchi is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie D club Roma City.

1989

Kevin Séraphin

French basketball player

Kevin Séraphin is a French former professional basketball player. Standing 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) tall, Séraphin played at both the power forward and center positions in his playing career. Séraphin started his…

1989

Cameron Bairstow

Australian basketball player

Cameron David Bairstow is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of New Mexico before being drafted 49th overall in the 2014 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.…

1990

David Goffin

Belgian tennis player

David Goffin is a Belgian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 7, making him the highest-ranked Belgian male player in tennis history and also the first and only Belgian…

1990

Aleksandr Menkov

Russian long jumper

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Menkov is a Russian athlete who competes in the long jump.

1990

Yasiel Puig

Cuban baseball player

Yasiel Puig Valdés is a Cuban-born American professional baseball right fielder for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Canadian Baseball League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers,…

1990

Urszula Radwańska

Polish tennis player

Urszula Radwańska is a Polish professional tennis player.

1990

Eugenio Pisani

Italian race car driver

Eugenio Pisani is an Italian auto racing driver from Ravenna.

1991

Chris Wood

New Zealand footballer

Christopher Grant Wood is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and captains the New Zealand national team. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's…

1991

Sean Couturier

American-Canadian ice hockey player

Sean Gerald Couturier is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers selected him in the first round,…

1992

Rahama Sadau

Nigerian actress

Rahama Ibrahim Sadau is a Nigerian actress and filmmaker. She rose to prominence in late 2013 after joining the Kannywood film industry with her debut in the movie Gani ga Wane.

1993

Alex Singleton

American football player

Alex Reed Singleton is a Canadian-American professional football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Montana State Bobcats and was signed as an…

1993

Pete Alonso

American baseball player

Peter Morgan Alonso, nicknamed "Polar Bear", is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets.…

1994

Geno Chiarelli

American politician

Eugene "Geno" Chiarelli is an American politician serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 78th district.

1994

Yuzuru Hanyu

Japanese figure skater

Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater and ice show producer. Widely recognized as one of the greatest figure skaters in history for his well-rounded skills, achievements, innovations, longevity, popularity, and…

1994

Hunter Henry

American football player

Hunter Mark Henry is an American professional football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, earning unanimous All-American…

1994

Abi Harrison

Scottish footballer

Abigail Harrison is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Glasgow City and the Scotland national team. She started her career at Celtic, and has also played for Hibernian and Bristol City.

1997

Tommy Nelson

American actor

Thomas Daniel Nelson is an American actor. He is best known for his performances as Neil in the biopic My Friend Dahmer and Russell in The Cat and the Moon.

1997

Tony Yike Yang

Canadian pianist

Tony Yike Yang is a Canadian-Chinese pianist.

1998

Boo Buie

American basketball player

Daniel Richard "Boo" Buie III is an American professional basketball player for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats of the…

1999

Pavol Regenda

Slovak ice hockey player

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1999

Dane Belton

American football player

Dane Jacob Belton is an American professional football safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

2000

Jalen McMillan

American football player

Jalen McMillan is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the…

2001

Torri Huske

American swimmer

Victoria Huske is an American competitive swimmer and the reigning Olympic champion in the 100-meter butterfly. She holds world records in two relays: the 4x100-meter medley and 4x100-meter mixed medley. She is the…

2002

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