Famous Birthdays on February 18

Q: Who was born on February 18?

Famous people born on February 18 include: Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Mary I of England (died 1558), Uesugi Kenshin.

Q: What is Randy Crawford known for?

Randy Crawford, American jazz and R&B singer

145 people 1201 – 2002

February 18 has seen 145 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1201 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · February 18 — Wikipedia

1952 — Randy Crawford

American jazz and R&B singer

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The first time was in 1979 as a guest vocalist on the Crusaders' top-40 hit "Street Life"

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Despite her American nationality, she won Best British Female Solo Artist in recognition of her popularity in the UK at the 1982 Brit Awards

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In the late 2000s, she received her first two Grammy Award nominations.

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She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist

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However, she has appeared on the Hot 100 singles chart twice

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

Persian scientist and writer (died 1274)

Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī, also known as Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī or simply as (al-)Tusi, was a Persian polymath, architect, philosopher, physician, scientist, and theologian. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a…

1201

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

Egyptian jurist and scholar (died 1448)

Ibn Hajar al Asqalani ., or simply ibn Ḥajar, was a classic Islamic scholar "whose life work constitutes the final summation of the science of hadith." He authored some 150 works on hadith, history, biography, exegesis,…

1372

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Indian monk and saint (died 1534)

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, born Vishvambhara Mishra, was an Indian Hindu saint from Bengal and the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna with bhajan-kirtan and dance influenced…

1486

Mary I of England (died 1558)

Mary I was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She made vigorous attempts to reverse the English Reformation, which had…

1516

Uesugi Kenshin

Japanese daimyō (died 1578)

Nagao Kagetora , later known as Uesugi Kenshin , was a Japanese daimyō (magnate). He was born in Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of…

1530

Charles III

Duke of Lorraine (died 1608)

Charles III, known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death.

1543

Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī

founder of Isfahan School of Islamic Philosophy (died 1621)

Baha al-Din al-Amili, commonly known as Sheikh Bahāʾī, was a Twelver Shia Muslim scholar and polymath in Safavid Iran, who composed various works in Arabic and Persian. Closely tied to the court of Shah Abbas I, he…

1547

Isaac Casaubon

Swiss philologist and scholar (died 1614)

Isaac Casaubon was a classical scholar and philologist, first in France and then later in England.

1559

Henry Vane the Elder

English politician (died 1655)

Sir Henry Vane, known as the Elder to distinguish him from his son, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1654. He served King Charles in many posts including…

1589

Maarten Gerritsz Vries

Dutch explorer (died 1646)

Maarten Gerritszoon Vries or Fries, also referred to as de Vries, was a 17th-century Dutch cartographer and explorer, the first Western European to leave an account of his visit to Ezo, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands and the…

1589

Per Brahe the Younger

Swedish soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland (died 1680)

Count Per Brahe the Younger was a Swedish soldier, statesman, and writer. He served as Privy Councillor from 1630, Lord High Steward from 1640, as well as Governor-General of Finland in 1637–1640 and 1648–1654.

1602

Michelangelo Cerquozzi

Italian painter (died 1660)

Michelangelo Cerquozzi, known as Michelangelo delle Battaglie was an Italian Baroque painter known for his genre scenes, battle pictures, small religious and mythological works and still lifes. His genre scenes were…

1602

Edward Hyde

1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1674)

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English statesman, lawyer, diplomat and historian who served as chief adviser to Charles I during the First English Civil War, and Lord Chancellor to Charles II from 1660 to…

1609

Francesco Redi

Italian physician (died 1697)

Francesco Redi was an Italian physician, naturalist, biologist, and poet. He is referred to as the "founder of experimental biology", and as the "father of modern parasitology". He was the first person to challenge the…

1626

Giovanni Battista Vitali

Italian violinist and composer (died 1692)

Giovanni Battista Vitali was an Italian composer and violone player.

1632

Marie Champmeslé

French actress (died 1698)

Marie Champmeslé was a French stage actress.

1642

Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre

French philosopher and author (died 1743)

Charles-Irénée Castel, abbé de Saint-Pierre was a French writer.

1658

Johann Christian Kittel

German organist and composer (died 1809)

Johann Christian Kittel was a German organist, composer, and teacher. He was one of the last students of Johann Sebastian Bach. His students included Michael Gotthard Fischer, Karl Gottlieb Umbreit, Johann Wilhelm…

1732

Alessandro Volta

Italian physicist, invented the battery (died 1827)

Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was an Italian chemist and physicist who was a pioneer of electricity and power, and is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the discoverer of methane. He…

1745

Emanuel Granberg

Finnish church painter (died 1797)

Emanuel Granberg (1754–1797) was a Finnish painter.

1754

Lewis Armistead

American general (died 1863)

Lewis Addison Armistead was a career United States Army officer who became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On July 3, 1863, as part of Pickett's Charge during the Battle…

1817

John O'Shanassy

Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Victoria (died 1883)

Sir John O'Shanassy, KCMG, was an Irish-Australian politician who served as the 2nd Premier of Victoria. O'Shanassy was born near Thurles in County Tipperary, Ireland, the son of a surveyor, and came to the Port Phillip…

1818

Konstanty Schmidt-Ciążyński

Polish collector and art connoisseur who donated a large collection to the National Museum in Kraków (died 1889)

Konstanty Aleksander Wiktor Schmidt-Ciążyński was a Polish collector and art connoisseur, who donated a large collection to the National Museum in Kraków.

1818

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Indian mystic and yogi (died 1886)

Ramakrishna, also called Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay, was an Indian Hindu mystic. He was a devotee of the goddess Kali, but adhered to various religious practices from the Hindu traditions of…

1836

Ernst Mach

Austrian physicist and philosopher (died 1916)

Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach was an Austrian physicist and philosopher who contributed to the understanding of the physics of shock waves. The ratio of the speed of a flow or object to that of sound is named the…

1838

Louis Comfort Tiffany

American stained glass artist (died 1933)

Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in art glass, especially stained glass and Favrile glass. He is associated with the art nouveau…

1848

Alexander Kielland

Norwegian author, playwright, and politician (died 1906)

Alexander Lange Kielland was a Norwegian realistic writer of the 19th century. He is one of the so-called "The Four Greats" of Norwegian literature, along with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Jonas Lie.

1849

George Henschel

German-English singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (died 1934)

Sir Isidor George Henschel was a German-born British baritone, pianist, conductor, composer and academic teacher. First trained as a pianist, he was a concert singer who sometimes sang to his own accompaniment. He was a…

1850

Jean Jules Jusserand

French historian, author, and diplomat, French Ambassador to the United States (died 1932)

Jean Adrien Antoine Jules Jusserand was a French author and diplomat. He was the French Ambassador to the United States from 1903 to 1925 and played a major diplomatic role during World War I.

1855

Anders Zorn

Swedish artist (died 1920)

Anders Leonard Zorn was a Swedish artist who attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist. His portrait subjects include King Oscar II of Sweden and three American Presidents: Grover…

1860

Charles M. Schwab

American businessman, co-founded Bethlehem Steel (died 1939)

Charles Michael Schwab was an American steel magnate. Under his leadership, Bethlehem Steel became the second-largest steel maker in the United States, and one of the most important heavy manufacturers in the world.

1862

Hedwig Courths-Mahler

German writer (died 1950)

Hedwig Courths-Mahler, née Ernestine Friederike Elisabeth Mahler was a German writer of formula fiction romantic novels. She used the pseudonyms Relham, H. Brand, Gonda Haack, and Rose Bernd.

1867

Harry Brearley

English inventor (died 1948)

Harry Brearley was an English metallurgist, credited with the discovery of "rustless steel". Based in Sheffield, he enabled affordable cutlery for the masses, and an expansion of the city's traditional cutlery trade.

1871

Nikos Kazantzakis

Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (died 1957)

Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years, and…

1883

Henri Laurens

French sculptor and illustrator (died 1954)

Henri Laurens was a French sculptor and illustrator.

1885

Edward Arnold

American actor (died 1956)

Günther Edward Arnold Schneider was an American actor of the stage and screen.

1890

Adolphe Menjou

American actor (died 1963)

Adolphe Jean Menjou [/'ædɒlf 'mɒnʒuː/] was an American actor whose career spanned both silent films and talkies. He became a leading man during the 1920s, known for his debonair and sophisticated screen presence. He was…

1890

Wendell Willkie

American captain, lawyer, and politician (died 1944)

Wendell Lewis Willkie was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for president of the United States. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican field's only…

1892

Maksim Haretski

Belarusian prose writer, journalist and activist (died 1938)

Maksim Haretski, also known as Maksim Harecki and Maksim Goretsky, was a Belarusian prose writer, journalist, activist of the Belarusian national renewal, folklorist, lexicographer, and professor. Maksim Harecki was…

1893

Li Linsi

Chinese educator and diplomat (died 1970)

Li Linsi, born Li Jiaxiang (厉家祥), was a Chinese educator, diplomat, and scholar who has been recognized as one of the key figures in modern Chinese cultural and diplomatic history. Hailed as China's Mahatma Gandhi, Li…

1896

Luis Muñoz Marín

Puerto Rican poet and politician, 1st Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (died 1980)

José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín, most commonly known as Luis Muñoz Marín, was a Puerto Rican journalist, politician, and statesman who served as the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1949 to 1965.…

1898

Arthur Bryant

English historian and journalist (died 1985)

Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, was an English historian, columnist for The Illustrated London News and man of affairs. His books included studies of Samuel Pepys, accounts of English eighteenth- and nineteenth-century…

1899

Nikolai Podgorny

Ukrainian engineer and politician (died 1983)

Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny was a Soviet statesman who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the head of state of the Soviet Union, from 1965 to 1977.

1903

Hans Asperger

Austrian pediatrician and academic (died 1980)

Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger was an Austrian physician. Noted for his early studies on atypical neurology, specifically in children, he is the namesake of Asperger syndrome. He wrote more than 300 publications on…

1906

Wallace Stegner

American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (died 1993)

Wallace Earle Stegner was an American novelist, writer, environmentalist, and historian. He was often called "The Dean of Western Writers". He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and the U.S. National Book Award in 1977.

1909

Pee Wee King

American singer-songwriter and fiddler (died 2000)

Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski, known professionally as Pee Wee King, was an American country music songwriter and recording artist best known for co-writing "Tennessee Waltz".

1914

Phyllis Calvert

English actress (died 2002)

Phyllis Hannah Murray-Hill, known professionally as Phyllis Calvert, was an English actress. She was one of the leading stars of the Gainsborough melodramas of the 1940s such as The Man in Grey (1943) and was one of the…

1915

Joe Gordon

American baseball player and manager (died 1978)

Joseph Lowell Gordon, nicknamed "Flash", in reference to the comic-book character Flash Gordon, was an American second baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees and…

1915

Jack Palance

American boxer and actor (died 2006)

Walter Jack Palance was an American actor. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his roles in Sudden Fear (1952) and Shane (1953), and winning almost 40 years later for…

1919

Rolande Falcinelli

French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue (died 2006)

Rolande Roberte Ginabat-Falcinelli was a French organist, pianist, composer, and music educator.

1920

Mary Amdur

American toxicologist and public health researcher (died 1998)

Mary Ochsenhirt Amdur was an American toxicologist and public health researcher who worked primarily on pollution. She was charged with studying the effects of the 1948 Donora smog, specifically looking into the effects…

1921

Oscar Feltsman

Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer (died 2013)

Oscar Borisovich Feltsman was a Ukrainian-born composer.

1921

Eric Gairy

Grenadan politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (died 1997)

Sir Eric Matthew Gairy PC was the first Prime Minister of Grenada, serving from his country's independence in 1974 until his overthrow in a coup by Maurice Bishop in 1979. Gairy also served as head of government in…

1922

Helen Gurley Brown

American journalist and author (died 2012)

Helen Gurley Brown was an American author, publisher, and businesswoman. She was the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years.

1922

Connie Wisniewski

American baseball player (died 1995)

Constance Wisniewski was a starting pitcher and outfielder who played from 1944 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 8", 147 lb., she batted left-handed and threw…

1922

George Kennedy

American actor (died 2016)

George Harris Kennedy Jr. was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the…

1925

Wallace Berman

American painter and illustrator (died 1976)

Wallace "Wally" Berman was an American experimental filmmaker, assemblage, and collage artist and a crucial figure in postwar California art.

1926

Fazal Mahmood

Pakistani cricketer (died 2005)

Fazal Mahmood PP, HI was a Pakistani international cricketer. He played in 34 Test matches and took 139 wickets at a bowling average of 24.70. The first Pakistani to pass 100 wickets, he reached the landmark in his 22nd…

1927

Len Deighton

English historian and author (died 2026)

Leonard Cyril Deighton was a British author. His publications included cookery books and works on history, but he was best known for his spy novels.

1929

André Mathieu

Canadian pianist and composer (died 1968)

André Mathieu was a Canadian pianist and composer.

1929

Johnny Hart

American cartoonist, co-created The Wizard of Id (died 2007)

John Lewis Hart was an American cartoonist noted as the creator of the comic strips B.C. and The Wizard of Id. Brant Parker co-produced and illustrated The Wizard of Id. Hart was recognized with several awards,…

1931

Toni Morrison

American novelist and editor, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019).

Chloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" Morrison was an American novelist and editor. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of…

1931

Miloš Forman

Czech-American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2018)

Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor. He rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Over a career spanning…

1932

Yoko Ono

Japanese-American multimedia artist and musician

Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, activist, and filmmaker. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.

1933

Bobby Robson

English footballer and manager (died 2009)

Sir Robert William Robson was an English football player and coach. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England national team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at Ipswich Town.

1933

Mary Ure

Scottish-English actress (died 1975)

Eileen Mary Ure was a British actress. She was the second Scottish-born actress to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her role in the 1960 film Sons and Lovers.

1933

Audre Lorde

American writer and activist (died 1992)

Audre Lorde was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet, and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet" who dedicated…

1934

Jean M. Auel

American author

Jean Marie Auel is an American writer who wrote the Earth's Children books, a series of novels set in prehistoric Europe that explores human activities during this time, and touches on the interactions of Cro-Magnon…

1936

Claude Ake

Nigerian political scientist and academic (died 1996)

Claude Ake was a Nigerian political scientist from Omoku, in Rivers State, Nigeria. Ake was considered "one of Africa's foremost political philosophers." He specialized in political economy, political theory, and…

1939

Fabrizio De André

Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)

Fabrizio Cristiano De André was an Italian singer-songwriter and the most-prominent cantautore of his time. He is also known as Faber, a nickname given by the friend Paolo Villaggio, as a reference to his liking towards…

1940

Irma Thomas

American singer-songwriter

Irma Thomas is an American singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans".

1941

Elizabeth Nunez

American novelist (died 2024)

Elizabeth Nunez was a Trinidadian-American novelist academic who was a Distinguished Professor of English at Hunter College, New York City.

1944

Michael Buerk

English journalist

Michael Duncan Buerk is a British journalist and newsreader. He presented BBC News from 1973 to 2002 and has been the host of BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze since 1990. He was also the presenter of BBC One's docudrama 999…

1946

Jess Walton

American actress

Jess Walton is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for her role as Kelly Harper in CBS soap opera Capitol and as Jill Abbott on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless.

1946

Dennis DeYoung

American musician, singer, and songwriter

Dennis DeYoung is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. DeYoung was the band's most…

1947

Eliot Engel

American politician (died 2026)

Eliot Lance Engel was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1989 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented a district covering portions of the north Bronx and…

1947

Nana Amba Eyiaba I

Ghanaian queen mother and advocate

Nana Amba Eyiaba I, known non-formally as Eunice Amba Amoah, is a Ghanaian queen mother from the Effutu Municipal District of Central Region, Ghana. She is the former Director of Education for Central Region. From 2004…

1950

John Hughes

American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2009)

John Wilden Hughes Jr. was an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing, directing, and producing the films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science (1985), Ferris Bueller's Day Off…

1950

Cybill Shepherd

American actress

Cybill Lynne Shepherd is an American actress, singer, and former model. Her film debut and breakthrough role came as Jacy Farrow in Peter Bogdanovich's coming-of-age drama The Last Picture Show (1971) alongside Jeff…

1950

Queen Komal of Nepal

Komal Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah is a member of the Nepalese royal family who was the last Queen of Nepal as the wife of King Gyanendra of Nepal until the monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008. She is also known by the…

1951

Isabel Preysler

Filipino-Spanish journalist

María Isabel Preysler Arrastía is a Spanish and Filipino socialite and television host. She is the mother of singers Enrique Iglesias and Julio Iglesias Jr., journalist Chábeli Iglesias, Tamara Falcó, 6th Marchioness of…

1951

Maurice Lucas

American basketball player (died 2010)

Maurice "Luke" Lucas was an American professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a four-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA…

1952

Juice Newton

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Juice Newton is an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categories – winning once in 1983 – as well as…

1952

John Travolta

American actor, singer and producer

John Joseph Travolta is an American actor. He began acting in television before transitioning into a leading man in films. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to…

1954

Lisa See

American writer and novelist

Lisa See is an American writer and novelist.

1955

Marita Koch

German sprinter

Marita Koch is a German former sprint track and field athlete. During her career she set 16 world records in outdoor sprints as well as 14 world records in indoor events. Her record of 47.60 in the 400 metres, set on 6…

1957

Vanna White

American television personality

Vanna Marie White is an American television personality. She is best known as the co-host of the game show Wheel of Fortune, a position she has held since 1982. She began her career as a model while studying fashion,…

1957

Jayne Atkinson

English-American actress

Jayne Atkinson is a British-American actress. She is best known for the role of Karen Hayes on 24, as well as her Tony Award–nominated roles in The Rainmaker and Enchanted April. She has also appeared in Criminal Minds…

1959

Andy Moog

Canadian ice hockey player

Donald Andrew Moog is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Moog played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens, and also for the…

1960

Greta Scacchi

Italian-Australian actress

Greta Scacchi is an actress. Born in Italy to a British-Italian couple, she was raised in Britain and finally settled in Australia, becoming a naturalized citizen.

1960

Douglas Rushkoff

American media and cultural theorist, author, and documentarian

Douglas Mark Rushkoff is an American media theorist, writer, professor, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist, documentarian and podcaster. He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture, his…

1961

Matt Dillon

American actor

Matthew Raymond Dillon is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Independent Spirit Awards alongside nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award,…

1964

Dr. Dre

American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur

Andre Romell Young, known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of…

1965

Phillip DeFreitas

Dominican-English cricketer

Phillip Anthony Jason "Daffy" DeFreitas is an English former cricketer. He played county cricket for Leicestershire, Lancashire and Derbyshire, as well as appearing in 44 Test matches and 103 ODIs. Cricket writer Colin…

1966

Ryan Wesley Routh

American attempted assassin of Donald Trump

Ryan Wesley Routh is an American former roofer and activist who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S. President Donald Trump on September 15, 2024. Routh was attempting to assassinate Trump to prevent him from…

1966

Roberto Baggio

Italian footballer

Roberto Baggio is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. He is the former…

1967

Colin Jackson

Welsh sprinter and hurdler

Colin Ray Jackson, is a Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became world…

1967

Molly Ringwald

American actress

Molly Kathleen Ringwald is an American actress, writer, and translator. She began her career as a child actress on the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life before being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for…

1968

Tommy Tallarico

American video game music composer

Tommy Tallarico is an American video game music composer, sound designer, and television producer. Since the 1990s, his company Tommy Tallarico Studios has produced audio for many video games. He co-hosted the…

1968

Alexander Mogilny

Russian ice hockey player

Alexander Gennadevich Mogilny is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and the current president of Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Over a 16-season career in the National Hockey League…

1969

Thomas Bjørn

Danish golfer

Thomas Bjørn is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He is the most successful Danish golfer to have played the game having won fifteen tournaments worldwide on the European Tour. In 1997 he also…

1971

Carrie Ann Baade

American painter and academic

Carrie Ann Baade is an American painter whose work has been described by Curator of Contemporary Art Margaret Winslow as "autobiographical parables combin(ing) fragments of Renaissance and Baroque religious paintings,…

1974

Radek Černý

Czech footballer

Radek Černý is a Czech former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played principally for Slavia Prague in the Czech First League between its inception in 1993 and 2005, when he moved to England. Černý spent eight…

1974

Julia Butterfly Hill

American environmentalist and author

Julia Lorraine Hill, best known as Julia Butterfly Hill, is an American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate. She lived in a 200-foot (61 m)-tall, approximately 1,000-year-old California redwood tree for…

1974

Jillian Michaels

American personal trainer and television personality

Jillian Leigh McKarus, known professionally as Jillian Michaels, is an American fitness trainer, nutritionist, businesswoman, media personality, and author. She is best known for her appearances on NBC series such as…

1974

Gary Neville

English footballer

Gary Alexander Neville is an English football pundit and former professional player. A right-back, he spent his entire career with Manchester United, serving as captain for five years. He is one of the most decorated…

1975

Ike Barinholtz

American actor and comedian

Ike Barinholtz is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his starring roles in the comedy series MADtv (2002–2007), Eastbound & Down (2012), The Mindy Project (2012–2017), Bless the Harts (2019–2021), The…

1977

Kristoffer Polaha

American actor

Kristoffer Polaha is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles on television as Jason Matthews in North Shore, Nathaniel "Baze" Bazile in Life Unexpected, and Henry Butler in Ringer. He has also…

1977

Nik Antropov

Kazakhstani-Canadian ice hockey player

Nikolai Alexandrovich Antropov is a Kazakh-Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers and Winnipeg…

1980

Regina Spektor

Russian-American musician and songwriter

Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist.

1980

Andrei Kirilenko

Russian-American basketball player

Andrei Gennadyevich Kirilenko, nicknamed AK-47, is a Russian basketball executive and former professional basketball player. He played 10 seasons for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) between…

1981

Alex Ríos

American baseball player

Alexis Israel Ríos is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals. A World Series…

1981

Christian Tiffert

German footballer

Christian Tiffert is a German football manager and a former midfielder. He was most recently the manager of Chemnitzer FC.

1982

Kara Braxton

American basketball player (died 2026)

Kara Liana Braxton was an American professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 2005 until 2014 and won two championships.

1983

Jermaine Jenas

English footballer

Jermaine Anthony Jenas is an English television presenter, football commentator and former professional footballer. He played as a central midfielder for English club sides Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, Tottenham…

1983

Jason Maxiell

American basketball player

Jason Dior Maxiell is an American former professional basketball player best known for his tenure with the Detroit Pistons from 2005 to 2013. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G…

1983

Carlos Kameni

Cameroonian footballer

Idris Carlos Kameni is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

1984

Kyle Weaver

American basketball player

Kyle Donovan Weaver is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Washington State University, and was drafted 38th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2008 NBA draft.…

1986

Roman Neustädter

German-Russian footballer

Roman Petrovich Neustädter is a professional footballer who plays for Belgian First Division A club Westerlo.

1988

Sarah Sutherland

American actress

Sarah Jude Sutherland is an American actress known for her role as Catherine Meyer in Veep.

1988

Maiara Walsh

American-Brazilian actress

Maiara Walsh is a Brazilian-American actress and singer. She played Ana Solis on the sixth season of the ABC show Desperate Housewives, Meena Paroom on the Disney Channel sitcom Cory in the House and Simone Sinclair on…

1988

Sonja Vasić

Serbian basketball player

Sonja Vasić is a Serbian former professional women's basketball player. Standing at 1.89 m, she played at the small forward position. She represented the Serbia women's national basketball team, and is a current member…

1989

Monica Aksamit

American saber fencer

Monica Aksamit is an American former Olympic saber fencer. She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics, earning a bronze medal in the Women's Saber Team competition. She won a gold medal with Team USA…

1990

Didi Gregorius

Dutch baseball player

Mariekson Julius "Didi" Gregorius is a Curaçaoan-Dutch professional baseball shortstop for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the…

1990

Cody Hodgson

Canadian ice hockey player

Cody Douglas Hodgson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1990

Bryan Oviedo

Costa Rican footballer

Bryan Josué Oviedo Jiménez is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for the Costa Rica national team.

1990

Sebastian Neumann

German footballer

Sebastian Neumann is a German football coach, official and a former defender. He is the sporting director of Würzburger Kickers.

1991

Le'Veon Bell

American football player

Le'Veon Andrew Bell Sr. is an American professional boxer and former football running back. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of…

1992

Martin Marinčin

Slovak ice hockey player

Martin Marinčin is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was drafted in the second round, 46th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2010 NHL…

1992

Logan Miller

American actor

Logan Miller is an American actor. He is known for starring in the Disney XD sitcom I'm in the Band (2009–2011) and for voicing Sam Alexander / Nova in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man (2012–2017) and Johnny in…

1992

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

American basketball player

Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope, also known by his initials KCP, is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named a McDonald's…

1993

J-Hope

South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer

Jung Ho-seok, known professionally as J-Hope, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer. He made his debut as a member of South Korean boy band BTS in 2013, under Big Hit Entertainment.…

1994

Paul Zipser

German basketball player

Paul Victor Louis Zipser is a German professional basketball player for MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Standing at 2.03 m, he mainly plays at the small forward position. He was selected by…

1994

Nathan Aké

Dutch footballer

Nathan Benjamin Aké is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.

1995

Tyler Dorsey

American-Greek basketball player

Tyler Quincy Dorsey is a Greek-American professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the Greek national basketball team. He plays at the shooting…

1996

South Korean singer

Lee Seok-min, known professionally as Dokyeom (도겸) or DK, is a South Korean singer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen, its vocal team, and is the leader of its subunit…

1997

Odysseas Adam

Greek volleyball player

Odysseas Adam is a Greek volleyball player, a member of the club Foinikas Syros.

1997

Brandon Jones

American racing driver

Brandon Alexander Jones is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing and part-time in the…

1997

Vernon

South Korean and American rapper, singer and songwriter

Hansol Vernon Chwe, known mononymously as Vernon (버논), is a South Korean and American rapper, singer and songwriter. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its hip hop…

1998

Zakaria Aboukhlal

Moroccan footballer

Zakaria Aboukhlal is a professional footballer who plays as right winger for Italian Serie A club Torino. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Morocco national team.

2000

Giacomo Raspadori

Italian footballer

Giacomo Raspadori is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.

2000

Tanguy Coulibaly

French footballer

Tanguy Bemin Coulibaly is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Samsunspor.

2001

Jaime Jaquez Jr.

American basketball player

Jaime Jaquez Jr. is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. During his senior season in 2023,…

2001

Manu Bhaker

Indian sports shooter

Manu Bhaker is an Indian sport shooter. She has 2 medals at the Olympic Games, 23 medals at the World Championships and World Cups, as well as 12 medals at the Asian Games and Asian Championships. At the 2024 Olympics,…

2002

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