Famous Birthdays on February 13

Q: Who was born on February 13?

Famous people born on February 13 include: Hartmann Schedel, Mary of Burgundy, Elia Levita, Girolamo Aleandro, Valentin Naboth.

Q: What is Mats Sundin known for?

Mats Sundin, Swedish ice hockey player

1971 — Mats Sundin

Swedish ice hockey player

February 13 has seen 200 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1440 – 2005. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · February 13 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 200 people 1440 – 2005

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Originally drafted first overall in 1989, Sundin played his first four seasons in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques

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He was then traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1994, where he played the majority of his career, serving as team captain for 11 seasons

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At the end of the 2007–08 season, Sundin was the longest-serving non-North American-born captain in NHL history

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Sundin last played for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2008–09 season before announcing his retirement on 30 September 2009

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He appeared in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 10 of his 18 seasons.

Hartmann Schedel

German physician (died 1514)

Hartmann Schedel was a German historian, physician, humanist, and one of the first cartographers to use the printing press. He was born and died in Nuremberg. Matheolus Perusinus served as his tutor.

1440

Mary of Burgundy

Sovereign Duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1482)

Mary of Burgundy, nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy, and ruler in her own right over much of the Valois-Burgundian lands, from 1477 to 1482. Her effective rule extended over major part of…

1457

Elia Levita

Renaissance Hebrew grammarian (died 1549)

Elia Levita was a Renaissance Hebrew grammarian, Hebraist, and poet. He was the author of the Bovo-Bukh, the most popular Yiddish chivalric romance. He was one of the foremost teachers of Hebrew and Jewish mysticism to…

1469

Girolamo Aleandro

Italian cardinal (died 1542)

Hieronymus Aleander was a Venetian humanist, linguist, and cardinal.

1480

Valentin Naboth

German astronomer and mathematician (died 1593)

Valentin Naboth, known by the Latinized name Valentinus Nabodus, was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer.

1523

Elisabeth of Hesse

Electress Palatine (died 1582)

Elisabeth of Hesse was a German noblewoman, by birth a member of the House of Hesse and by virtue of marriage Electress of Pfalz-Simmern.

1539

Johann Reinhard I

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (died 1625)

Count Johann Reinhard I of Hanau-Lichtenberg ruled the county of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1599 to 1625.

1569

Pope Alexander VII (died 1667)

Pope Alexander VII, born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death, in May 1667.

1599

William V

Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (died 1637)

William V, a member of the House of Hesse, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1627 to 1637. Having come to rule in unfavorable circumstances and in the midst of the Thirty Years' War, he continued to suffer losses of…

1602

Étienne François Geoffroy

French physician and chemist (died 1731)

Étienne François Geoffroy was a French physician and chemist, best known for his 1718 affinity tables. He first contemplated a career as an apothecary, but then decided to practice medicine. He is sometimes known as…

1672

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Italian painter (died 1754)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta was an Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes.

1683

George Rodney

1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician (died 1792)

Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB was a Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator. He is best known for his service in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over…

1719

John Reid

Scottish general (died 1807)

John Reid was a British army general and founder of the chair of music at the University of Edinburgh.

1721

John Hunter

Scottish surgeon and anatomist (died 1793)

John Hunter was a Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific methods in medicine. He was a teacher of, and…

1728

Thomas Robert Malthus

English economist and scholar (died 1834)

Thomas Robert Malthus was an English economist, cleric, and scholar influential in the fields of political economy and demography.

1766

Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier

French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France (died 1835)

Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, Duke of Treviso, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon I, who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He served as…

1768

Ivan Krylov

Russian author, poet, and playwright (died 1844)

Ivan Andreyevich Krylov is Russia's best-known fabulist and probably the most epigrammatic of all Russian authors. Formerly a dramatist and journalist, he only discovered his true genre at the age of 40. While many of…

1769

Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet

German mathematician and academic (died 1859)

Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet was a German mathematician. In number theory, he proved special cases of Fermat's Last Theorem and created analytic number theory. In analysis, he advanced the theory of Fourier…

1805

François Achille Bazaine

French general (died 1888)

François Achille Bazaine was an officer of the French army. Bazaine rose through the ranks over four decades of distinguished service under Louis Philippe and then Napoleon III, having held every rank in the army from…

1811

Rufus Wilmot Griswold

American anthologist, editor, poet and critic (died 1857)

Rufus Wilmot Griswold was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic. Born in Vermont, Griswold left home when he was 15 years old. He worked as a journalist, editor, and critic in Philadelphia, New York City,…

1815

Francis Smith

Haitian-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (died 1909)

Sir Francis Villeneuve Smith was an Australian lawyer, judge and politician, who served as the fourth Premier of Tasmania from 12 May 1857 until 1 November 1860.

1819

John Aaron Rawlins

American general and politician, 29th United States Secretary of War (died 1869)

John Aaron Rawlins was a general officer in the Union army during the American Civil War and a cabinet officer in the Grant administration. A longtime confidant of Ulysses S. Grant, Rawlins served on Grant's staff…

1831

Heinrich Caro

Sephardic Jewish Polish-German chemist and academic (died 1910)

Heinrich Caro was a German chemist.

1834

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Indian religious leader (died 1908)

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as initially the Mujaddid of the 14th Islamic century, followed by the…

1835

Lord Randolph Churchill

English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1895)

Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill was a British aristocrat and politician. He was a Tory radical who coined the term "Tory democracy" and participated in the creation of the "National Union of the Conservative…

1849

Paul Deschanel

Belgian-French politician, 11th President of France (died 1922)

Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel was a French politician who served as President of France from 18 February to 21 September 1920.

1855

Hugo Becker

German cellist and composer (died 1941)

Hugo Becker was a German cellist, cello teacher, and composer. He studied at a young age with Alfredo Piatti, and later Friedrich Grützmacher in Dresden.

1863

Harold Mahony

Scottish-Irish tennis player (died 1905)

Harold Segerson Mahony was a Scottish-born Irish tennis player who is best known for winning the singles title at the Wimbledon Championships in 1896. His career lasted from 1888 until his death in 1905. Mahony was born…

1867

Leopold Godowsky

Polish-American pianist and composer (died 1938)

Leopold Mordkhelovich Godowsky Sr. was a virtuoso pianist, composer and teacher, born in what is now Lithuania to Jewish parents, who became an American citizen in 1891. He was one of the most highly regarded performers…

1870

Joseph Devlin

Northern Irish political leader (Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)) (died 1934)

Joseph Devlin was an Irish journalist and influential nationalist politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Irish Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Later Devlin was an MP…

1871

Feodor Chaliapin

Russian opera singer (died 1938)

Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin was a Russian opera singer. Possessing a deep and expressive bass voice, he enjoyed an important international career at major opera houses and is often credited with establishing the…

1873

Fritz Buelow

German-American baseball player and umpire (died 1933)

Frederick William Alexander Buelow, sometimes referred to as Fritz Buelow, was a German-born baseball player. He played professional baseball as catcher for 15 years from 1895 to 1909, including nine years in Major…

1876

Sarojini Naidu

Indian poet and activist (died 1949)

Sarojini Naidu was an Indian political activist and poet who served as the first Governor of United Provinces, after India's independence. She played an important role in the Indian independence movement against the…

1879

Dimitrie Gusti

Romanian sociologist, ethnologist, historian, and philosopher (died 1955)

Dimitrie Gusti was a Romanian sociologist, ethnologist, historian, and voluntarist philosopher; a professor at the University of Iași and the University of Bucharest, he served as Romania's Minister of Education in…

1880

Eleanor Farjeon

English author, poet, and playwright (died 1965)

Eleanor Farjeon was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire.

1881

Hal Chase

American baseball player and manager (died 1947)

Harold Homer Chase, nicknamed "Prince Hal", was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position. During his career, he played for…

1883

Yevgeny Vakhtangov

Russian-Armenian actor and director (died 1922)

Yevgeny Bagrationovich Vakhtangov was a Russian actor and theatre director who founded the Vakhtangov Theatre. He was a friend and mentor of Michael Chekhov. He is known for his distinctive style of theatre, his most…

1883

Alfred Carlton Gilbert

American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (died 1961)

Alfred Carlton Gilbert was an American inventor, athlete, magician, toy maker and businessman. As the founder of A. C. Gilbert Company, Gilbert was known for inventing the Erector Set and American Flyer Trains.

1884

Bess Truman

35th First Lady of the United States (died 1982)

Elizabeth Virginia Truman was First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman. She had previously served as Second Lady of the United States from January to April 1945. At 97…

1885

Géza Csáth

Hungarian playwright and critic (died 1919)

Géza Csáth was a Hungarian writer, playwright, musician, music critic, psychiatrist, and physician. He was the cousin of Dezső Kosztolányi.

1887

Georgios Papandreou

Greek lawyer, economist, and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of Greece (died 1968)

Georgios Papandreou was a Greek politician, the founder of the Papandreou political dynasty. He served three terms as the prime minister of Greece. He was also deputy prime minister from 1950 to 1952, in the governments…

1888

Leontine Sagan

Austrian actress and director (died 1974)

Leontine Sagan was a theatre director and actress of Jewish descent, whose life and career took her from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to South Africa, Britain and the United States. She is best known for directing a…

1889

Kate Roberts

Welsh author and activist (died 1985)

Kate Roberts was one of the foremost Welsh-language authors of the 20th century. Styled Brenhines ein llên, she is known mainly for her short stories, but also wrote novels. Roberts was a prominent Welsh nationalist. In…

1891

Grant Wood

American painter and academic (died 1942)

Grant DeVolson Wood was an American artist and representative of Regionalism, best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest. He is particularly well known for American Gothic (1930), which has become…

1891

Robert H. Jackson

American politician, 57th United States Attorney General, Nuremberg prosecutor, and Supreme Court justice (died 1954)

Robert Houghwout Jackson was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1941 until his death in 1954. He had previously served as United States Solicitor…

1892

Hubert Ashton

English cricketer and politician (died 1979)

Sir Hubert Ashton was an English first-class cricketer, footballer and politician.

1898

Rolf Stenersen

Norwegian businessman (died 1978)

Rolf Kristian Eckersberg Stenersen was a Norwegian businessman, non-fiction writer, essayist, novelist, playwright and biographer. He was also a track and field athlete and art collector.

1899

Barbara von Annenkoff

Russian-born German film and stage actress (died 1979)

Barbara von Annenkoff was a Russian-born German stage and film actress.

1900

Paul Lazarsfeld

Austrian-American sociologist and academic (died 1976)

Paul Felix Lazarsfeld was an Austrian-American sociologist and mathematician. The founder of Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social Research, he exerted influence over the techniques and the organization of…

1901

Harold Lasswell

American political scientist and theorist (died 1978)

Harold Dwight Lasswell was an American political scientist and communications theorist. He was a professor of law at Yale University. He served as president of the American Political Science Association, American…

1902

Georgy Beriev

Georgian-Russian engineer, founded the Beriev Design Bureau (died 1979)

Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev (Beriashvili), was a Soviet Georgian major general, founder and chief designer of the Beriev Design Bureau in Taganrog, which concentrated on amphibious aircraft.

1903

Georges Simenon

Belgian-Swiss author (died 1989)

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian writer who created the fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most prolific and successful authors of the 20th century, he published around 400 novels, 21 volumes of…

1903

Agostinho da Silva

Portuguese philosopher and author (died 1994)

George Agostinho Baptista da Silva, GCSE was a Portuguese philosopher, essayist, and writer. His thought combines elements of pantheism and millenarism, an ethic of renunciation, and a belief in freedom as the most…

1906

Katy de la Cruz

Filipino-American singer and actress (died 2004)

Katy de la Cruz was a leading Filipina singer who specialized in jazz vocals and torch songs in a long career that lasted eight decades. Hailed as "The Queen of Filipino Jazz" and as "The Queen of Bodabil", she was, by…

1907

William Shockley

English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)

William Bradford Shockley was an American physicist. He was the manager of a research group at Bell Labs that included John Bardeen and Walter Brattain. The three scientists were jointly awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in…

1910

Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Indian-Pakistani poet and journalist (died 1984)

Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani poet and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his works and ideas remain widely influential…

1911

Jean Muir

American actress and educator (died 1996)

Jean Muir was an American stage and film actress. She was the first performer to be blacklisted after her name appeared in the anti-Communist pamphlet Red Channels, published in 1950. In her later years, she was a…

1911

Harald Riipalu

Russian-Estonian commander (died 1961)

Harald Riipalu was an Estonian commander in the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

1912

Margaretta Scott

English actress (died 2005)

Margaretta Mary Winifred Scott was an English stage, screen and television actress whose career spanned over seventy years. She is best remembered for playing the eccentric widow Mrs. Pumphrey in the BBC television…

1912

Khalid of Saudi Arabia (died 1982)

Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 until his death in 1982. Before his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Khalid is the fifth son of King Abdulaziz,…

1913

Lyle Bettger

American actor (died 2003)

Lyle Stathem Bettger was an American character actor who had roles in Hollywood films and television from the 1950s onward, often portraying villains. One such role was the wrathfully jealous elephant handler Klaus from…

1915

Aung San

Burmese general and politician, 5th Premier of British Crown Colony of Burma (died 1947)

Aung San was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he was assassinated just six months before his goal was…

1915

Dorothy Bliss

American invertebrate zoologist (died 1987)

Dorothy Elizabeth Bliss was an American carcinologist and curator of invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History, with which she was associated for over 30 years. She was known as a pioneer in the field of…

1916

Patty Berg

golfer, Ladies Professional Golf Association tour founder

Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer. She was a founding member and the first president of the LPGA. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer. She is a…

1918

Tennessee Ernie Ford

American singer and actor (died 1991)

Ernest Jennings Ford, known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Noted for his rich…

1919

Eddie Robinson

American football player and coach (died 2007)

Eddie Gay Robinson Sr. was an American college football and basketball coach. For 56 years, from 1941 to 1942 and again from 1945 to 1997, he was the head coach at Grambling State University, a historically black…

1919

Boudleaux Bryant

American songwriter (died 1987)

Felice Bryant and Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant were an American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team. They are best known for songs such as "Rocky Top", "We Could", "Love Hurts", and numerous hits by…

1920

Eileen Farrell

American soprano and educator (died 2002)

Eileen Farrell was an American soprano who had a nearly 60-year-long career performing both classical and popular music in concerts, theatres, on radio and television, and on disc. NPR noted, "She possessed one of the…

1920

Jeanne Demessieux

French pianist and composer (died 1968)

Jeanne Marie-Madeleine Demessieux was a French organist, pianist, composer, and teacher. She was the chief organist at Saint-Esprit for 29 years and at La Madeleine in Paris starting in 1962. She performed…

1921

Aung Khin

Burmese painter (died 1996)

Aung Khin was a Burmese painter who became prominent in the Mandalay art world. He is well known as one of the foremost and earliest of modernistic painters in Burma.

1921

Francis Pym

Baron Pym, Welsh soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (died 2008)

Francis Leslie Pym, Baron Pym, was a British Conservative Party politician who served in various Cabinet positions in the 1970s and 1980s, including Foreign, Defence and Northern Ireland Secretary, and Leader of the…

1922

Gordon Tullock

American economist and academic (died 2014)

Gordon Tullock was an American professor of law and economics at the George Mason University School of Law. He is best known for his work on public choice theory, the application of economic thinking to political…

1922

Michael Anthony Bilandic

American soldier, judge, and politician, 49th Mayor of Chicago (died 2002)

Michael Anthony Bilandic was an American Democratic politician, judge, and attorney who served as the 49th mayor of Chicago from 1976 to 1979, after the death of his predecessor, Richard J. Daley. Bilandic practiced law…

1923

Chuck Yeager

American general and pilot; first test pilot to break the sound barrier (died 2020)

Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of…

1923

Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber

French journalist and politician (died 2006)

Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, often referred to as JJSS, was a French journalist and politician. He co-founded L'Express in 1953 with Françoise Giroud, and then went on to become president of the Radical Party in 1971.…

1924

Fay Ajzenberg-Selove

American nuclear physicist (died 2012)

Fay Ajzenberg-Selove was an American nuclear physicist. She was known for her experimental work in nuclear spectroscopy of light elements, and for her annual reviews of the energy levels of light atomic nuclei. She was…

1926

Gerald Regan

Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Premier of Nova Scotia (died 2019)

Gerald Augustine Paul Regan was a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978.

1928

Omar Torrijos

Panamanian commander and politician, Military Leader of Panama (died 1981)

Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera was a Panamanian military officer, politician, and revolutionary who was the military leader of Panama, as well as the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard from 1968 to his death in…

1929

Ernst Fuchs

Austrian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 2015)

Ernst Fuchs was an Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. In 1972, he acquired the derelict Otto…

1930

Israel Kirzner

English-American economist, author, and academic

Israel Meir Kirzner is a British-born American economist, historian, rabbi, and Talmudist closely identified with the Austrian School.

1930

Susan Oliver

American actress (died 1990)

Susan Oliver was an American actress, television director, aviator, and author.

1932

Paul Biya

Cameroon politician, 2nd President of Cameroon

Paul Barthélemy Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has been serving as the second president of Cameroon since 1982. He was previously the fifth prime minister under President Ahmadou Ahidjo from 1975 to 1982. Widely…

1933

Kim Novak

American actress

Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Malloy is a retired American actress. Her contributions to cinema have been honored with two Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and a star on the…

1933

Emanuel Ungaro

French fashion designer (died 2019)

Emanuel Ungaro was a French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion house in 1965.

1933

George Segal

American actor (died 2021)

George Segal Jr. was an American actor and musician. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as Ship of…

1934

Ali El-Maak

Sudanese author and academic (died 1992)

Ali El-Makk, full name Ali Muhammad Ali El-Mak, also spelled Ali El-Maak or Ali Makk, was a Sudanese writer, translator and literary scholar, known for his short stories, translations from English into Arabic and…

1937

Sigmund Jähn

German pilot and cosmonaut (died 2019)

Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn was a German pilot, cosmonaut, and Generalmajor in the National People's Army of the GDR. He was the first German to fly into space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos program in 1978.

1937

Angelo Mosca

American-Canadian football player and wrestler (died 2021)

Angelo Valentino Mosca was an American professional football player and professional wrestler. He was a defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL). As a wrestler, Mosca was known by the nicknames King Kong…

1937

Oliver Reed

English actor (died 1999)

Robert Oliver Reed was an English actor, known for his upper-middle class, masculine image and his heavy-drinking, "hellraiser" lifestyle. His screen career spanned over 40 years, between 1955 and 1999. At the peak of…

1938

Bram Peper

Dutch sociologist and politician, Mayor of Rotterdam (died 2022)

Abraham "Bram" Peper was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).

1940

Sigmar Polke

German painter and photographer (died 2010)

Sigmar Polke was a German painter and photographer. Polke experimented with a wide range of styles, subject matters and materials. In the 1970s, he concentrated on photography, returning to paint in the 1980s, when he…

1941

Bo Svenson

Swedish-American actor, director, and producer

Bo Svenson is a Swedish-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s.

1941

Carol Lynley

American model and actress (died 2019)

Carol Lynley was an American actress known for her roles in the films Blue Denim (1959) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972).

1942

Peter Tork

American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (died 2019)

Peter Halsten Thorkelson, better known by his stage name Peter Tork, was an American musician and actor. He was best known as the bass guitarist and keyboardist of the Monkees and co-star of the NBC television series of…

1942

Donald E. Williams

American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2016)

Donald Edward Williams was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut. He logged a total of 287 hours and 35 minutes in space.

1942

Elaine Pagels

American theologian and academic

Elaine Pagels, née Hiesey, is an American historian of religion. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion Emeritus at Princeton University. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity…

1943

Stockard Channing

American actress

Stockard Channing is an American actress. Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, a People's Choice Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a…

1944

Jerry Springer

English-American television host, actor, and politician, 56th Mayor of Cincinnati (died 2023)

Gerald Norman Springer was a British-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show from 1991 to 2018. Springer…

1944

Marian Dawkins

English biologist and academic

Marian Stamp Dawkins is a British biologist and professor of ethology at the University of Oxford. Her research interests include vision in birds, animal signalling, behavioural synchrony, animal consciousness and…

1945

King Floyd

American singer-songwriter (died 2006)

King Floyd was a New Orleans soul singer, best known for his top 10 hit from 1970, "Groove Me".

1945

Simon Schama

English historian and author

Sir Simon Michael Schama is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. As of January 2026 he is a professor of history and art…

1945

William Sleator

American author and composer (died 2011)

William Warner Sleator III was an American science fiction author who wrote primarily young adult novels but also wrote for younger readers. His books typically deal with adolescents coming across a peculiar phenomenon…

1945

Richard Blumenthal

American sergeant and politician, 23rd Attorney General of Connecticut

Richard Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a member of the Senate since 2011. Blumenthal…

1946

Janet Finch

English sociologist and academic

Dame Janet Valerie Finch DBE, DL, FAcSS is a British sociologist and academic administrator. She was Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Social Relations at Keele University, and has held a number of other public…

1946

Colin Matthews

English composer and educator

Colin Matthews, OBE is an English composer of contemporary classical music. Noted for his large-scale orchestral compositions, Matthews is also a prolific arranger of other composer's music, including works by…

1946

Stephen Hadley

American soldier and diplomat, 21st United States National Security Advisor

Stephen John Hadley is an American attorney and senior government official who served as the 20th United States National Security Advisor from 2005 to 2009. He served under President George W. Bush during the second…

1947

Mike Krzyzewski

American basketball player and coach

Michael William Krzyzewski, nicknamed "Coach K", is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Duke University from 1980 to 2022, during which he led the Blue Devils to five national…

1947

Bogdan Tanjević

Montenegrin-Bosnian basketball coach

Bogdan Tanjević, nicknamed "Boša" is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player.

1947

Kevin Bloody Wilson

Australian comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist

Kevin Bloody Wilson is an Australian musical comedian who performs comical songs with his heavy Australian accent and often including sexual themes. He has won one ARIA Music Award.

1947

Peter Kern

Austrian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)

Peter Kern was an Austrian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. He appeared in more than 70 films and directed a further 25. He starred in the 1978 film Flaming Hearts, which was entered into the 28th…

1949

Vera Baird

English lawyer and politician

Dame Vera Baird is a British barrister and politician who has held roles as a government minister, police and crime commissioner, and Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales.

1950

Peter Gabriel

English singer-songwriter and musician

Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched his solo career…

1950

David Naughton

American actor and singer

David Walsh Naughton is an American actor and singer. He is known for his starring roles in the horror film An American Werewolf in London (1981) and the Disney comedy Midnight Madness (1980), as well as for a…

1951

Ed Gagliardi

American musician (died 2014)

Edward John Gagliardi was an American bass guitarist, best known as the original bass player for the 1970s rock band Foreigner. He was a member of Foreigner from the beginning in 1976. Gagliardi, most notably, played a…

1952

Akio Sato

Japanese wrestler and manager

Akio Sato is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation as Sato, a member of the Orient Express.

1953

Donnie Moore

American baseball player (died 1989)

Donnie Ray Moore was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals (1980), Milwaukee Brewers (1981), Atlanta Braves (1982–1984) and California Angels…

1954

Joe Birkett

American lawyer, judge, and politician

Joseph E. Birkett is an appellate court judge on the Illinois Appellate Court – Second District. He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in December 2010, and was subsequently elected to a full term in November…

1955

Peter Hook

English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer

Peter Hook is an English musician. He is the former bassist and co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division and its successor New Order. He often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high…

1956

Denise Austin

American fitness trainer and author

Denise Austin is an American fitness instructor, author, and columnist, and a former member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

1957

Pernilla August

Swedish actress

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1958

Øivind Elgenes

Norwegian singer, guitarist, and composer

Øivind Elgenes alias "Elg" is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and composer, known from a series of recordings and as front figure of the Norwegian band Dance with a Stranger.

1958

Marc Emery

Canadian publisher and activist

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1958

Jean-François Lisée

Canadian journalist and politician

Jean-François Lisée is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012 Quebec…

1958

Derek Riggs

English painter and illustrator

Derek Riggs is a contemporary British artist best known for creating the band Iron Maiden's mascot, "Eddie".

1958

Gaston Gingras

Canadian ice hockey player

Gaston Reginald Gingras is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played one season in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and ten seasons in the National Hockey League from 1978 to 1989. He won the…

1959

Pierluigi Collina

Italian footballer and referee

Pierluigi Collina is an Italian former football referee. He was named "The World's Best Referee" by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics six consecutive times from 1998 to 2003.

1960

John Healey

English journalist and politician

John Healey is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Defence since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, formerly…

1960

Gary Patterson

American football player and coach

Gary Allen Patterson is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at USC. He served as head football coach at Texas Christian University (TCU) from 2000 to 2021,…

1960

Matt Salinger

American actor

Matthew Douglas Salinger is an American actor and producer known for his appearances in the films Revenge of the Nerds and Captain America.

1960

Artur Yusupov

Russian-German chess player and author

Artur Mayakovich Yusupov is a chess grandmaster and a chess writer. Born in Soviet Russia, he has lived in Germany since the early 1990s.

1960

Marc Crawford

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Marc Joseph John Crawford is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played as a forward for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Crawford won the Stanley Cup in 1996 as head…

1961

cEvin Key

Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboard player, and producer

Kevin William Crompton, known professionally as cEvin Key, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, producer, and composer. He is best known as a member of the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded in 1982…

1961

Henry Rollins

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Henry Lawrence Garfield, known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, comedian, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in…

1961

Aníbal Acevedo Vilá

Puerto Rican lawyer and politician

Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009.

1962

Baby Doll

American wrestler and manager

Nickla Ann Roberts-Byrd is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, "The Perfect 10" Baby Doll. She is best known for her appearances with World Class Championship…

1962

Michele Greene

American actress

Michele Dominguez Greene is an American actress, singer, and author. She is known for her role as attorney Abby Perkins on the TV series L.A. Law from 1986 to 1991, for which she was nominated for a 1989 Primetime Emmy…

1962

Stephen Bowen

American engineer, captain, and astronaut

Stephen Gerard Bowen is a United States Navy submariner and a NASA astronaut; he was the second submariner to travel into space. Bowen has been on four spaceflights, the first three of which were Space Shuttle missions…

1964

Ylva Johansson

Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Employment

Ylva Julia Margareta Johansson is a Swedish politician who served as European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Sweden's European Commissioner in the von der Leyen Commission from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2024.

1964

Peter O'Neill

Papua New Guinean accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Peter Charles Paire O'Neill is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 2011 to 2019. He has been a Member of Parliament for Ialibu-Pangia since 2002. He was a…

1965

Neal McDonough

American actor and producer

Neal McDonough is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), Fletcher in Minority Report (2002), Tin Man in the Sci-Fi Channel…

1966

Jeff Waters

Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Jeff Waters is a Canadian guitarist and the founder, bandleader and producer of the metal band Annihilator. He was born in Ontario and resides in the UK. Waters has owned Watersound Studios since 1994 and from 2003…

1966

Freedom Williams

American rapper and singer

Frederick Brandon "Freedom" Williams is an American rapper, singer and songwriter, who gained fame as the lead rapper on C+C Music Factory's biggest hits.

1966

Stanimir Stoilov

Bulgarian footballer and coach

Stanimir Kolev Stoilov is a Bulgarian former footballer and football manager who is head coach of Göztepe in the Süper Lig. He is best known for two successful spells at Levski Sofia, reaching the 2005–06 UEFA Cup…

1967

Kelly Hu

American actress

Kelly Ann Hu (Kai Li Hu) (born February 13, 1968) is an American actress. She starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera Sunset Beach and as Michelle Chan on the American television police drama…

1968

Joyce DiDonato

American soprano and actress

Joyce DiDonato is an American opera singer and recitalist. A coloratura mezzo-soprano, she has performed operas and concert works spanning from the 19th-century Romantic era to those by Handel and Mozart.

1969

Bryan Thomas Schmidt

American science fiction author and editor

Bryan Thomas Schmidt is an American science fiction author and editor. He has edited twenty-two anthologies, and written a space opera trilogy, and an ongoing, near-future police procedural series set in Kansas City,…

1969

Elmer Bennett

American basketball player

Elmer James Bennett is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), he played at the point guard position.

1970

Karoline Krüger

Norwegian singer-songwriter and pianist

Karoline Krüger is a Norwegian singer and composer. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 final in Dublin, where she finished fifth.

1970

Sonia Evans

English singer-songwriter

Sonia Evans, known mononymously as Sonia, is an English pop singer from Liverpool. She had a 1989 UK number one hit with "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" and became the first female UK artist to achieve five top 20 hit…

1971

Todd Williams

American baseball player

Todd Michael Williams is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He attended East Syracuse-Minoa High School graduating in 1989. He then attended Onondaga Community College before signing a professional…

1971

Virgilijus Alekna

Lithuanian discus thrower

Virgilijus Alekna is a Lithuanian former discus thrower and politician. He won medals at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, including two golds.

1972

Juha Ylönen

Finnish ice hockey player

Juha Petteri Ylönen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected by the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the fifth round, 91st overall, of the 1991 NHL entry draft. He played…

1972

Fonzworth Bentley

American rapper and actor

Derek Watkins, known professionally as Fonzworth Bentley, is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and author. He is perhaps best known for being Sean Combs's former personal valet and assistant, as first…

1974

Robbie Williams

English singer-songwriter

Robert Peter Williams is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, Life thru a Lens, was released…

1974

Ben Collins

English race car driver

Benjamin Lievesley Immi Collins is a British racing driver. He has competed in motor racing since 1994 in many categories, from Formula Three and Indy Lights to sportscars, GT racing and stock cars. In his role as The…

1975

Katie Hopkins

English media personality and columnist

Katie Olivia Hopkins is an English media personality, far-right political commentator, and former columnist and businesswoman. She came to prominence as a contestant on the third series of the reality show The…

1975

Jörg Bergmeister

German race car driver

Jörg Bergmeister is a German former racing driver and an ambassador of Porsche.

1976

Feist

Canadian singer-songwriter and musician

Leslie Feist, known mononymously as Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer and songwriter, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene.

1976

Randy Moss

American football player and coach

Randy Gene Moss is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee…

1977

Niklas Bäckström

Finnish ice hockey player

Niklas Oskar Bäckström is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender and current goaltending coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played ten seasons for the Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames in the National…

1978

Philippe Jaroussky

French singer

Philippe Jaroussky is a French countertenor. He began his musical career with the violin, winning an award at the Versailles conservatory, and then took up the piano before turning to singing.

1978

Cory Murphy

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Cory Murphy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a player development coach for the Seattle Kraken.

1978

Anders Behring Breivik

Norwegian mass murderer

Anders Behring Breivik is a Norwegian neo-Nazi, mass murderer, and domestic terrorist who perpetrated the 2011 Norway attacks. A believer in the Great Replacement conspiracy theory, he sought to combat perceived…

1979

Rafael Márquez

Mexican footballer

Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the assistant coach of the Mexico national team. Nicknamed El Káiser, he is regarded as the best defender in…

1979

Rachel Reeves

English economist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Rachel Jane Reeves is a British politician who has served as Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds West and Pudsey, formerly Leeds West,…

1979

Mena Suvari

American actress and fashion designer

Mena Alexandra Suvari is an American actress, producer, fashion designer, and model.

1979

Carlos Cotto

Puerto Rican-American wrestler and boxer

Carlos Omar Cotto Cruz is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler and boxer. As a wrestler, he perform under the alias of El Chicano and has performed mostly for the International Wrestling Association and the World…

1980

Luisão

Brazilian footballer

Ânderson Luís da Silva, known as Luisão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

1981

Luke Ridnour

American basketball player

Lukas Robin Ridnour is an American former professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks.

1981

Even Helte Hermansen

Norwegian guitarist and composer

Even Helte Hermansen is a Norwegian guitarist, known from several orchestras playing experimental jazz.

1982

Michael Turner

American football player

Michael Turner is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies, earning second-team…

1982

Mike Nickeas

Canadian baseball player

Michael James Nickeas is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. Nickeas played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays. Nickeas also represented Great Britain…

1983

Anna Watkins

English rower

Anna Rose Watkins is a British rower.

1983

Hinkelien Schreuder

Dutch swimmer

Hinkelien Schreuder is a former butterfly, freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who also competed in the medley events. Schreuder won the Olympic gold medal in the 4×100 freestyle relay at the 2008…

1984

Somdev Devvarman

Indian tennis player

Somdev Kishore Devvarman is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is known for being one of the few collegiate players to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning back-to-back finals in his…

1985

J. R. Giddens

American basketball player

Justin Ray "J. R." Giddens is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected to the 2003 McDonald's All-American team, then initially played for the University of Kansas but transferred to the…

1985

Kwak Ji-min

South Korean actress

Kwak Ji-min, birth name Kwak Sun-hee (곽선희), is a South Korean actress. She is best known overseas for her leading role in the Kim Ki-duk film Samaritan Girl, for which she won Best New Actress at the 2004 Busan Film…

1985

Al Montoya

American ice hockey player

Álvaro Silva Montoya is a Cuban-American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played a total of nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Arizona Coyotes, New York Islanders, Winnipeg Jets,…

1985

Luke Moore

English footballer

Luke Isaac Moore is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented England at England U21 level. He is the younger brother of former professional footballer Stefan Moore and uncle to…

1986

Aqib Talib

American football player

Aqib Talib is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks, earning unanimous All-American honors. He was…

1986

Eljero Elia

Dutch footballer

Eljero George Rinaldo Elia is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.

1987

Ryan Goins

American baseball player

Ryan Matthew Goins is an American former professional baseball second baseman and shortstop who currently serves as an infield instructor for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the…

1988

Dave Rudden

Irish author

Dave Rudden is an Irish writer of young adult fiction, juvenile fantasy and science fiction, best known for his Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy and stories from the Doctor Who universe. He is based in Dublin.

1988

Rodrigo Possebon

Brazilian footballer

Rodrigo Pereira Possebon is a professional football executive and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current director of football of Athletico Paranaense.

1989

Nathan Eovaldi

American baseball player

Nathan Edward Eovaldi is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees,…

1990

Mamadou Sakho

French footballer

Mamadou Sakho is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

1990

Eliaquim Mangala

French footballer

Eliaquim Hans Mangala is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Oriente Petrolero.

1991

Vianney

French singer

Vianney Bureau, better known by the mononym Vianney, is a French singer-songwriter. At 24 years old he won the award for performing artist of the year at the "Victoires de la musique 2016" one year after having been…

1991

Luke Voit

American baseball player

Louis Linwood Voit III is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New…

1991

Keith Appling

American basketball player

Keith Damon Appling is an American former basketball player and convicted murderer. After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Appling appeared sporadically for the Orlando Magic before being waived in 2016. He played…

1992

Memphis Depay

Dutch footballer

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1994

Kendall Fuller

American football player

Kendall Christopher Fuller is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft.…

1995

Georges-Kévin Nkoudou

French-Cameroonian footballer

Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Mbida is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi First Division League club Al-Diriyah. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.

1995

Vitinha

Portuguese footballer

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2000

Kaapo Kakko

Finnish ice hockey player

Kaapo Ville Olavi Kakko is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kakko was selected second overall by the New York Rangers in the 2019 NHL…

2001

Jaden Ivey

American basketball player

Jaden Edward Dhananjay Ivey is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers.…

2002

Sophia Lillis

American actress

Sophia Lillis is an American actress. She gained prominence for her roles as Beverly Marsh in the horror films It (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019) and as a teenager with telekinesis in the Netflix drama series I Am Not…

2002

Raúl Asencio

Spanish footballer

Raúl Asencio del Rosario is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid.

2003

Sergio Mestre

Spanish footballer

Sergio Mestre Sánchez is a Spanish footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla.

2005

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