Famous Birthdays on February 21

Q: Who was born on February 21?

Famous people born on February 21 include: Abe no Seimei, Isabella of Portugal (died 1471), Joanna la Beltraneja, Joachim I Nestor, Ralph Neville.

Q: What is Jake Muzzin known for?

Jake Muzzin, Canadian ice hockey player

175 people 921 – 2007

February 21 has seen 175 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 921 – 2007. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · February 21 — Wikipedia

1989 — Jake Muzzin

Canadian ice hockey player

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There he served as team captain and won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the top defenceman in the OHL

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He previously had played 12 seasons in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings and Maple Leafs

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Originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2007 NHL entry draft, Muzzin went unsigned and returned to the Sault Ste

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As a free agent, Muzzin signed with the Kings in 2010, winning a Stanley Cup with the team in 2014

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Muzzin was traded to Toronto during the 2018–19 season, where he played parts of five seasons

Abe no Seimei

Japanese astrologer (died 1005)

Abe no Seimei was a Japanese onmyōji, a court official and specialist of Onmyōdō, during the middle of the Heian period. In addition to his prominence in history, he is a legendary figure in Japanese folklore. He has…

921

Isabella of Portugal (died 1471)

Isabella of Portugal was Duchess of Burgundy from 1430 to 1467 as the third wife of Duke Philip the Good. Their son was Charles the Bold, the last Valois Duke of Burgundy.

1397

Joanna la Beltraneja

princess of Castile (died 1530)

Joanna of Castile, known as la Beltraneja, was a claimant to the throne of Castile, and Queen of Portugal as the wife of King Afonso V, her uncle.

1462

Joachim I Nestor

Elector of Brandenburg (died 1535)

Joachim I Nestor was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1499–1535), the fifth member of the House of Hohenzollern. His nickname was taken from King Nestor of Greek mythology.

1484

Ralph Neville

4th Earl of Westmorland, English Earl (died 1549)

Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland KG, was an English peer and soldier. He was the grandson of Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland, and the father of Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland.

1498

Philipp V

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (died 1599)

Philipp V of Hanau-Lichtenberg was Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg from 1590 until his death.

1541

Sethus Calvisius

German astronomer, composer, and theorist (died 1615)

Sethus Calvisius or Setho Calvisio, originally Seth Kalwitz, was a German music theorist, composer, chronologer, astronomer, and teacher of the late Renaissance.

1556

Raimondo Montecuccoli

Italian military commander (died 1680)

Raimondo Montecuccoli was an Italian-born professional soldier, military theorist, and diplomat, who served the Habsburg monarchy. His military exploits over his five-decade career earned him a reputation as one of the…

1609

Rebecca Nurse

Massachusetts colonist, executed as a witch (died 1692)

Rebecca Nurse was a woman who was accused of witchcraft and executed by hanging in New England during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. She was fully exonerated less than twenty years later.

1621

Edward Hawke

1st Baron Hawke, English admiral and politician (died 1781)

Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As captain of the third-rate HMS Berwick, he took part in the Battle of Toulon in February 1744 during the War of the Austrian…

1705

Peter III of Russia (died 1762)

Peter III Fyodorovich was Emperor of Russia from 5 January 1762 until 9 July of the same year, when his wife, Catherine II "the Great", overthrew him in a palace coup d'état. He implemented many notable reforms during…

1728

Catharina of Württemberg (died 1835)

Catharina of Württemberg was Queen of Westphalia by marriage to Jérôme Bonaparte, who reigned as King of Westphalia between 1807 and 1813.

1783

Francis Ronalds

British scientist, inventor and engineer who was knighted for developing the first working electric telegraph (died 1873)

Sir Francis Ronalds FRS was an English scientist and inventor, and arguably the first electrical engineer. He was knighted for creating the first working electric telegraph over a substantial distance. In 1816 he laid…

1788

Carl Czerny

Austrian pianist and composer (died 1857)

Carl Czerny was an Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin whose music spanned the late Classical and early Romantic eras. His vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works and his books of…

1791

Antonio López de Santa Anna

Mexican general and politician, 8th President of Mexico (died 1876)

Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón, often known as Santa Anna, was a Mexican general, politician, and caudillo who served as the eighth president of Mexico on multiple occasions…

1794

John Henry Newman

English cardinal (died 1890)

John Henry Newman was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet. He was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century.

1801

José Zorrilla

Spanish poet and playwright (died 1893)

José Zorrilla y Moral was a Spanish poet and dramatist, who became National Laureate.

1817

Charles Scribner I

American publisher, founded Charles Scribner's Sons (died 1871)

Charles Scribner I was an American publisher who, with Isaac D. Baker (1819–1850), founded a publishing company that would eventually become Charles Scribner's Sons.

1821

Léo Delibes

French pianist and composer (died 1891)

Clément Philibert Léo Delibes was a French Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and operas. His works include the ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876) and the opera Lakmé (1883), which includes the…

1836

Charles-Marie Widor

French organist and composer (died 1937)

Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor was a French organist, composer and teacher of the late Romantic era. As a composer he is known for his ten organ symphonies, especially the toccata of his fifth organ symphony, which is…

1844

Goscombe John

Welsh-English sculptor and academic (died 1952)

Sir William Goscombe John was a Welsh sculptor known for his many public memorials. As a sculptor, John developed a distinctive style of his own while respecting classical traditions and forms of sculpture. He gained…

1860

John Haden Badley

English author and educator, founded the Bedales School (died 1967)

John Haden Badley was an English author, educator, and founder of Bedales School, which claims to have become the first coeducational boarding public school in England in 1893.

1865

Otto Hermann Kahn

German banker and philanthropist (died 1934)

Otto Hermann Kahn was a German-born American investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Kahn was a well-known figure, appearing on the cover of Time magazine and was sometimes referred to as…

1867

Jeanne Calment

French super-centenarian, oldest verified person ever (died 1997)

Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian. With a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days, she is the oldest person in history whose age has been verified. Her longevity attracted media attention and…

1875

Mirra Alfassa

French-Indian spiritual leader (died 1973)

Mirra Alfassa, known to her followers as The Mother or La Mère, was a French-Indian spiritual guru, occultist and yoga teacher, and a collaborator of Sri Aurobindo, who considered her to be of equal yogic stature to him…

1878

Kenneth J. Alford

English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (died 1945)

Frederick Joseph Ricketts was an English composer of marches for band. Under the pen name Kenneth J. Alford, he composed marches which are considered to be great examples of the art. He was a bandmaster in the British…

1881

Sacha Guitry

Russian-French actor, director, and playwright (died 1957)

Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his…

1885

Korechika Anami

Japanese general and politician, 54th Japanese Minister of War (died 1945)

Korechika Anami was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II who was War Minister during the surrender of Japan.

1887

Clemence Dane

English author and playwright (died 1965)

Winifred Ashton CBE, better known by the pseudonym Clemence Dane, was an English novelist and playwright.

1888

Harry Stack Sullivan

American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (died 1949)

Herbert "Harry" Stack Sullivan was an American neo-Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who held that "personality can never be isolated from the complex interpersonal relationships in which [a] person lives" and…

1892

Celia Lovsky

Austrian-American actress (died 1979)

Celia Lovsky was an Austrian-American actress. On the original Star Trek she played the Vulcan matriarch T'Pau, and on The Twilight Zone she played the aged daughter of an eternally youthful Hollywood actress.

1893

Andrés Segovia

Spanish guitarist (died 1987)

Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña, was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist. Many professional classical guitarists were either students of Segovia or students of Segovia's students. Segovia's…

1893

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar

Indian chemist and academic (died 1955)

Sir Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar was an Indian colloid chemist, academic and scientific administrator. The first director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Bhatnagar is revered as the…

1894

Henrik Dam

Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976)

Carl Peter Henrik Dam was a Danish biochemist and physiologist.

1895

Nirala

Indian poet and author (died 1961)

Suryakant Tripathi was an Indian poet, writer, composer, and sketch artist who wrote in Hindi. He is considered one of the four major pillars of the Chhayavad period in Hindi literature. He is renowned with the epithet…

1896

Jeanne Aubert

French singer and actress (died 1988)

Jeanne Aubert was a French singer and actress.

1900

Arthur Nock

English theologian and academic (died 1963)

Arthur Darby Nock was an English classicist and theologian, regarded as a leading scholar in the history of religion. He was a professor at Harvard University from 1930 until his death.

1902

Anaïs Nin

French-American essayist and memoirist (died 1977)

Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell was a French-born American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the daughter of the…

1903

Raymond Queneau

French poet and author (died 1976)

Raymond Auguste Queneau was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo, notable for his wit and cynical humour.

1903

W. H. Auden

English-American poet, playwright, and composer (died 1973)

Wystan Hugh Auden was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry is noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form, and content.…

1907

Hans Erni

Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 2015)

Hans Erni was a Swiss graphic designer, painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor.

1909

Douglas Bader

English fighter pilot in World War II (died 1982)

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War, who achieved great success despite loss of the lower part of both his legs after a 1931 air crash, one…

1910

Arline Judge

American actress and singer (died 1974)

Margaret Arline Judge was an American actress and singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying, including two brothers. Judge specialized in playing fairly earthy women…

1912

Ilmari Juutilainen

Finnish soldier and pilot (died 1999)

Eino Ilmari "Illu" Juutilainen was a fighter pilot of the Ilmavoimat, and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time. The top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force, he led all Finnish pilots in score against…

1914

Zachary Scott

American actor (died 1965)

Zachary Scott was an American actor who was known for his roles as villains and "mystery men".

1914

Jean Tatlock

American psychiatrist and physician (died 1944)

Jean Frances Tatlock was an American psychiatrist. She was a member of the Communist Party USA and was a reporter and writer for the party's publication Western Worker. She is also known for her romantic relationship…

1914

Claudia Jones

Trinidad-British journalist and activist (died 1964)

Claudia Vera Jones was a Trinidad and Tobago-born journalist and activist. As a child, she migrated with her family to the United States, where she became a Communist political activist, feminist and Black nationalist,…

1915

Ann Sheridan

American actress and singer (died 1967)

Clara Lou "Ann" Sheridan was an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the films San Quentin (1937), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), They Drive by Night (1940), City for Conquest (1940), The Man…

1915

Anton Vratuša

Prime Minister of Slovenia (died 2017)

Anton Vratuša was a Slovenian politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from 1978 to 1980, and Yugoslavia's ambassador to the United Nations.

1915

Lucille Bremer

American actress and dancer (died 1996)

Lucille Bremer was an American film actress and dancer.

1917

Tadd Dameron

American pianist and composer (died 1965)

Tadley Ewing Peake Dameron was an American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist.

1917

Zdeněk Miler

Czech animator (died 2011)

Zdeněk Miler was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole character and its adventures.

1921

John Rawls

American philosopher and academic (died 2002)

John Bordley Rawls was an American moral, legal and political philosopher in the modern liberal tradition. Rawls has been described as one of the most influential political philosophers of the 20th century.

1921

Richard T. Whitcomb

American aeronautical engineer (died 2009)

Richard Travis Whitcomb was an American aeronautical engineer who was noted for his contributions to the science of aerodynamics.

1921

Dorothy Blum

American computer scientist and cryptanalyst (died 1980)

Dorothy Toplitzky Blum was an American computer scientist and cryptanalyst. She worked for the National Security Agency and its predecessors from 1944 until her death in 1980.

1924

Thelma Estrin

American computer scientist and engineer (died 2014)

Thelma Estrin was an American computer scientist and engineer who did pioneering work in the fields of expert systems and biomedical engineering. Estrin was one of the first to apply computer technology to healthcare…

1924

Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (died 2019)

Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who led Zimbabwe from 1980 until he was deposed in a coup in 2017. He served as the first Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from internationally recognised…

1924

Sam Peckinpah

American director and screenwriter (died 1984)

David Samuel Peckinpah was an American filmmaker and actor. He was known for his revisionist approach to the Western genre, employing a visually innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence. His 1969 film…

1925

Jack Ramsay

American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2014)

John Travilla Ramsay was an American basketball coach, commonly known as "Dr. Jack". He was best known for leading the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship, and for his broadcasting work with the Indiana…

1925

Erma Bombeck

American journalist and author (died 1996)

Erma Louise Bombeck was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper humor column describing suburban home life, syndicated from 1965 to 1996. Fifteen books of her humor have been published; most…

1927

Chespirito

Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)

Roberto Mario Gómez y Bolaños, more commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little Shakespeare", was a Mexican actor, comedian, screenwriter, humorist, director, producer, and author. He is widely regarded as…

1929

Bob Rafelson

American film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022)

Robert Jay Rafelson was an American film director, writer, and producer. He is regarded as one of the key figures in the founding of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Among his best-known films as a director…

1933

Nina Simone

American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2003)

Nina Simone was an American pianist, singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Simone's bearing and stage presence earned her the title the High Priestess of Soul. Her music spanned styles including classical,…

1933

Rue McClanahan

American actress (died 2010)

Eddi-Rue McClanahan was an American actress, primarily known for her work in television sitcoms. She portrayed Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–1978), Aunt Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–1984), and Blanche Devereaux on…

1934

Richard A. Lupoff

American author (died 2020)

Richard Allen Lupoff was an American science-fiction and mystery author, who also wrote humor, satire, nonfiction and reviews. In addition to his two dozen novels and more than 40 short stories, he also edited…

1935

Mark McManus

Scottish actor (died 1994)

Mark McManus was a Scottish actor known for his roles in the British television series Sam, Bulman, The Brothers, Strangers, and Dramarama and the feature film 2000 Weeks. He was best known for playing the tough…

1935

Barbara Jordan

American lawyer and politician (died 1996)

Barbara Charline Jordan was an American politician, lawyer, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, the first southern…

1936

Ron Clarke

Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (died 2015)

Ronald William Clarke was an Australian athlete, writer, and the Mayor of the Gold Coast from 2004 to 2012. He was one of the best-known middle- and long-distance runners in the 1960s, notable for setting seventeen…

1937

Harald V of Norway

King of Norway

Harald V has reigned as the King of Norway since 17 January 1991.

1937

Gary Lockwood

American actor

Gary Lockwood is an American actor. Lockwood is best known for his roles as astronaut Frank Poole in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and as Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell in the Star Trek second pilot episode…

1937

Bobby Charles

American singer-songwriter (died 2010)

Robert Charles Guidry, known as Bobby Charles, was an American singer-songwriter.

1938

Peter Gethin

English racing driver (died 2011)

Peter Kenneth Gethin was a British racing driver and motorsport executive who competed in Formula One from 1970 to 1974. Gethin won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix with BRM.

1940

John Lewis

American activist and politician (died 2020)

John Robert Lewis was an American civil rights activist and statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.

1940

Tony Martin

Trinidadian-American historian and academic (died 2013)

Tony Martin was a Trinidad and Tobago-born scholar of Africana Studies. From 1973 to 2007 he worked at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and over the course of his career published more than ten books and a…

1942

Margarethe von Trotta

German actress, director, and screenwriter

Margarethe von Trotta is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress. She has been referred to as a "leading force" of the New German Cinema movement. Von Trotta's extensive body of work has won awards…

1942

David Geffen

American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records

David Lawrence Geffen is an American film producer, record executive, and media proprietor. In music, he co-founded Asylum Records with Elliot Roberts in 1971 before founding Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990,…

1943

Maurice Bembridge

English golfer (died 2024)

Maurice Bembridge was an English professional golfer. Early in his career he had some success on the British PGA, winning the 1969 News of the World Match Play and the 1971 Dunlop Masters. He would go on to win six…

1945

Tyne Daly

American actress and singer

Ellen Tyne Daly is an American actress whose six-decade career included many leading roles in movies and theater. She has won six Emmy Awards for her television work and a Tony Award, and is a 2011 American Theatre Hall…

1946

Anthony Daniels

English actor and producer

Anthony Daniels is an English actor and mime artist, best known for playing C-3PO in 11 Star Wars films, from Star Wars (1977) to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He wore the costume and voiced his character in…

1946

Alan Rickman

English actor and director (died 2016)

Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he was renowned for his stage and screen roles and for his deep and distinctive voice. He received various accolades,…

1946

Bob Ryan

American journalist and author

Robert P. Ryan is an American sportswriter, formerly with The Boston Globe, and author. He has been described as "the quintessential American sportswriter" and a basketball guru, and is well known for his coverage of…

1946

Johnny Echols

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Marshall Echols is an American songwriter and guitarist, who was a co-founder and the lead guitar player of the psychedelic rock band Love.

1947

Olympia Snowe

American politician

Olympia Jean Snowe is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States senator, representing Maine for three terms from 1995 to 2013. A lifelong member of the Republican Party, Snowe played an…

1947

Frank Brunner

American illustrator

Frank Brunner is an American comics artist and illustrator best known for his work at Marvel Comics in the 1970s.

1949

Jerry Harrison

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Jeremiah Griffin Harrison is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the band the Modern Lovers, before becoming keyboardist and guitarist for…

1949

Ronnie Hellström

Swedish footballer (died 2022)

Folke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Hammarby IF and 1. FC Kaiserslautern during a career that spanned between 1966 and 1984. He was…

1949

Sahle-Work Zewde

Ethiopian politician and diplomat, 5th President of Ethiopia

Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian diplomat who served as president of Ethiopia from 2018 to 2024, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary…

1950

Vince Welnick

American keyboard player (died 2006)

Vincent Leo Welnick was an American keyboardist and singer-songwriter, best known for playing with the band The Tubes during the 1970s and 1980s and with the Grateful Dead in the 1990s. He was inducted into the Rock and…

1951

Jean-Jacques Burnel

English bass player, songwriter, and producer

Jean-Jacques Burnel is an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist with the punk rock band the Stranglers. He is the only original member to remain in the band.

1952

Vitaly Churkin

Russian diplomat, former Ambassador of Russia to the United Nations (died 2017)

Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin was a Russian diplomat. He served as Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2006 until his death in 2017. Previously he was Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign…

1952

Christine Ebersole

American actress and singer

Christine Ebersole is an American actress, singer, and comedian. She has appeared in film, television, and on stage. She has received two Tony Awards, and a Drama Desk Award as well as a nomination for a Daytime Emmy…

1953

William Petersen

American actor and producer

William Louis Petersen is an American retired actor. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama thriller series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award…

1953

Christina Rees

British politician

Christina Rees is a Welsh politician who served as Member of Parliament for Neath from 2015 to 2024. She is a member of the Labour and Co-operative parties.

1954

Kelsey Grammer

American actor, singer, and producer

Allen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor. He gained fame for his role as the Harvard-educated Boston psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1984–1993) and its spin-off Frasier. With more than 20 years…

1955

Jake Burns

Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

John "Jake" Burns is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as the frontman of Stiff Little Fingers, although he has also recorded with Jake Burns and the Big Wheel, 3 Men + Black, and as a solo artist.

1958

Mary Chapin Carpenter

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American country and folk music singer-songwriter. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C.-area clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records. Carpenter's…

1958

Kim Coates

Canadian-American actor

Kim Frederick Coates is a Canadian and American actor and producer. He is known for his starring roles as Alexander "Tig" Trager on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy (2008–14) and as Declan Gardiner on the Citytv…

1958

Jack Coleman

American actor

John MacDonald Coleman is an American actor known as Steven Carrington on Dynasty (1982–1988), Noah Bennet in Heroes (2006–2010), State Senator Robert Lipton on The Office (2010–2013), and US Senator William Bracken on…

1958

Alan Trammell

American baseball player, coach, and manager

Alan Stuart Trammell is an American former professional baseball shortstop, manager, and coach. He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He played for the Detroit Tigers for the entirety of his 20-year…

1958

José María Cano

Spanish singer-songwriter and painter

José María Cano Andrés is a Spanish visual artist, musician, composer, and record producer. From 1982 to 1998, he was a member and principal composer of the Spanish pop-rock band Mecano. Since 1998, he works primarily…

1959

Plamen Oresharski

Bulgarian economist and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria

Plamen Vasilev Oresharski is a Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2013 to 2014. Affiliated with the Bulgarian Socialist Party, he previously served as Member of the National Assembly from…

1960

Christopher Atkins

American actor and businessman

Christopher Atkins Bomann is an American actor and businessman. He starred in the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon and played Peter Richards on Dallas (1983–1984).

1961

Elliot Hirshman

American psychologist and academic

Elliot Lee Hirshman is an American psychologist and academic who is the president of Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland, since July 3, 2017. Prior to Stevenson University he served as president at San Diego…

1961

Chuck Palahniuk

American novelist and journalist

Charles Michael Palahniuk is an American novelist who describes his work as transgressional fiction. He has published 19 novels, three nonfiction books, two graphic novels, and two adult coloring books, as well as…

1962

David Foster Wallace

American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (died 2008)

David Foster Wallace was an American writer and professor who published novels, short stories, and essays. He is best known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, which Time magazine named one of the 100 best…

1962

William Baldwin

American actor

William Baldwin is an American actor and the second-youngest of the four Baldwin brothers. He has starred in the films Flatliners (1990), Backdraft (1991), Sliver (1993), Virus (1999), The Squid and the Whale (2005),…

1963

Ranking Roger

English singer-songwriter and musician (died 2019)

Roger Charlery, known professionally as Ranking Roger, was an English musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s ska band the Beat and later new wave band General Public. He subsequently was the frontman for a reformed…

1963

Greg Turner

New Zealand golfer

Gregory James Turner is a New Zealand professional golfer.

1963

Mark Kelly

American astronaut and politician

Mark Edward Kelly is an American politician and a retired astronaut and naval officer. He is the senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat he has held since 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

1964

Scott Kelly

American astronaut

Scott Joseph Kelly is an American engineer, retired astronaut, and naval aviator. A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26, 45, and 46.

1964

Mark Ferguson

Australian journalist

Mark Ferguson is an Australian television news presenter, who currently presents Seven News in Sydney on weeknights.

1965

Leroy Burrell

American runner and coach

Leroy Russel Burrell is an American former track and field athlete, who twice set the world record for the 100 m sprint.

1967

Sari Essayah

Finnish athlete and politician

Sari Miriam Essayah is a Finnish retired racewalker and a politician, former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Member of Parliament since 2015. She is the president of the Finnish Christian Democrats party.…

1967

James Dean Bradfield

Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist

James Dean Bradfield is a Welsh singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He is known for being the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. His cousin Sean Moore is…

1969

Aunjanue Ellis

American actress and producer

Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

1969

Petra Kronberger

Austrian skier

Petra Kronberger is an Austrian former alpine skier, who participated in all disciplines. She was the first female alpine skier to win in all five World Cup events.

1969

Tony Meola

American soccer player and manager

Antonio Michael Meola is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He represented the United States national team at the 1990, 1994, and 2002 World Cups. From 1996 to 2006, he played in…

1969

Cathy Richardson

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Catherine Richardson is an American singer-songwriter from the Chicago suburbs in Illinois. She is the lead singer for the band Jefferson Starship and her own Cathy Richardson Band, and has performed the Janis Joplin…

1969

Michael Slater

Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Michael Jonathon Slater is an Australian former professional cricketer and former television presenter. He played in 74 Test matches and 42 One Day Internationals for the Australia national cricket team. He was a part…

1970

Pierre Fulke

Swedish golfer

Pierre Olof Fulke is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the European Tour.

1971

Heri Joensen

Faroese singer-songwriter and guitarist

Heri Joensen is a Faroese musician, notable for being the vocalist for the folk metal band Týr. Heri was born in the Faroe Islands capital of Tórshavn which has had an influence on his song writing. As well as Týr, he…

1973

Brian Rolston

American ice hockey player and coach

Brian Lee Rolston is an American former professional ice hockey player who most recently played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 1995, and the…

1973

Iván Campo

Spanish footballer

Iván Campo Ramos is a Spanish former professional footballer. Originally a centre-back, he featured in a defensive midfield role in the later years of his career.

1974

Scott Miller

Australian swimmer

Scott Andrew Miller is an Australian convicted drug dealer and former butterfly swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning a silver and bronze medal.

1975

Michael McIntyre

English comedian, actor and television presenter

Michael Hazen James McIntyre is a British comedian, writer, and television presenter. In 2012, he was the highest-grossing stand-up comedian in the world. He presents the variety and stand-up comedy show Michael…

1976

Ryan Smyth

Canadian ice hockey player

Ryan Alexander Borden Smyth is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played most of his career for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was especially known for playing in the style…

1976

Steve Francis

American basketball player

Steven D'Shawn Francis is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected with the second overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft and was named co-NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season. He was a…

1977

Rhiannon Giddens

American musician

Rhiannon Giddens is an American musician known for her eclectic folk music. She is a founding member of the group Carolina Chocolate Drops, where she was the lead singer and played fiddle and banjo.

1977

Erick Barkley

American basketball player

Erick Barkley is an American former professional basketball player. Born in New York City, raised in the Farragut housing project in Brooklyn, he played high school basketball at Christ the King Regional High School and…

1978

Tituss Burgess

American actor and singer

Tituss Burgess is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in several Broadway musicals. He is best known for starring as Titus Andromedon on the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020), for…

1979

Carlito

Puerto Rican wrestler

Carlos Edwin Colón Coates Jr., better known by his ring name Carlito Colón or simply Carlito, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. As of June 2025, He is signed to World Wrestling Council (WWC). He is best known for…

1979

Pascal Chimbonda

Guadeloupean-French footballer

Pascal Chimbonda is a French football coach and professional player who most recently was the player-manager of English non-league club Skelmersdale United.

1979

Jennifer Love Hewitt

American actress and producer

Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, singer, producer and director. Hewitt began her career as a child, appearing in national television commercials before joining the cast of the Disney Channel series Kids…

1979

Jordan Peele

American actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter

Jordan Haworth Peele is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Primetime…

1979

Brad Fast

Canadian ice hockey player

Bradley M. Fast is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He spent his amateur career in the British Columbia Hockey League, and was selected in the third round of the 1999 NHL entry draft, 84th overall,…

1980

Tiziano Ferro

Italian singer-songwriter and producer

Tiziano Ferro is an Italian pop singer and songwriter. He broke through in 2001 with his international hit single "Perdono" and has remained commercially successful since then, in several countries. Ferro has released a…

1980

Brendan Sexton III

American actor

Brendan Eugene Sexton III is an American actor.

1980

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

5th King of Bhutan

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the current King of Bhutan, reigning since 9 December 2006. A member of the Wangchuck dynasty, he is the eldest son of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and his third wife, Queen Tshering…

1980

Tsuyoshi Wada

Japanese baseball player

Tsuyoshi Wada is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2003 to 2011, and 2016 to 2024 for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He also played in Major League…

1981

Andre Barrett

American basketball player

Andre Rashawd Barrett is an American professional basketball player who last played for Obras Sanitarias of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates.

1982

Chantal Claret

American singer-songwriter

Chantal Claret Euringer is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the rock and power pop band Morningwood.

1982

Tebogo Jacko Magubane

South African DJ and producer

Tebogo Jacko Magubane also known by his stage name Magubane da Franchiz is a South African house DJ and Music Producer radio producer currently working for Tshwane FM 93.6 as the Station Manager.

1982

Braylon Edwards

American football player

Braylon Jamel Edwards is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was a unanimous All-American playing college football for the Michigan…

1983

Franklin Gutiérrez

Venezuelan baseball player

Franklin Rafael Gutiérrez, nicknamed "Guti", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers. While…

1983

Mélanie Laurent

French actress

Mélanie Laurent is a French actress, filmmaker, and singer. She has received two César Awards and a Lumière Award. Internationally, Laurent is known for her roles in Inglourious Basterds (2009), Now You See Me (2013), …

1983

Andrew Ellis

New Zealand rugby player

Andrew Ellis is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays the position of scrum-half for Rugby New York in Major League Rugby (MLR).

1984

David Odonkor

German footballer

David Odonkor is a German former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

1984

Marco Paoloni

Italian footballer

Marco Paoloni is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He served a nine-year suspension from football following his involvement in the 2011 Italian football scandal.

1984

James Wisniewski

American ice hockey player

James Joseph Wisniewski is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He most recently played for the Kassel Huskies of the German DEL2. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the…

1984

Georgios Samaras

Greek footballer

Georgios Samaras is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1985

Charlotte Church

Welsh singer-songwriter and actress

Charlotte Maria Church is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress, and television presenter from Cardiff.

1986

Eniola Aluko

English footballer

Eniola "Eni" Aluko is a British-Nigerian football executive, football broadcaster and former professional player, who played as a winger and striker. Aluko has been a broadcaster for live football on ITV, BT Sport,…

1987

Ashley Greene

American actress

Ashley Greene Khoury is an American actress. She is known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels.

1987

Elliot Page

Canadian actor

Elliot Page is a Canadian actor, producer, and activist. He is known for his leading roles across Canadian and American film and television, and for his outspoken work as an activist for LGBTQ rights and against…

1987

Donté Greene

American basketball player

Donté Dominic Greene is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange for one year before being selected with the 28th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in…

1988

Corbin Bleu

American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter

Corbin Bleu Reivers is an American actor and singer. He began acting professionally in the late 1990s before rising to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Chad Danforth in the High School Musical…

1989

Ian Cole

American ice hockey player

Ian Douglas Cole is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cole won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.

1989

Federico Fernández

Argentine footballer

Federico Fernández is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

1989

Mattias Tedenby

Swedish ice hockey player

Mattias Tedenby is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

1990

Joe Alwyn

English actor

Joseph Matthew Alwyn is an English actor. Alwyn made his feature film debut as the titular character in Ang Lee's 2016 war drama Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and has since played roles in films such as The Favourite…

1991

Riyad Mahrez

Algerian footballer

Riyad Karim Mahrez is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Al-Ahli. Born in France, he captains the Algeria national team. He is regarded as one of the best African players of all time.

1991

Ji So-yun

South Korean footballer

Ji So-yun is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Suwon FC and the South Korea national team. She is South Korea's all-time top goalscorer, with 75 goals.

1991

Solar

South Korean singer, songwriter and actress

Kim Yong-sun, known professionally as Solar (솔라), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actress signed under RBW. She is the leader and main vocalist of girl group Mamamoo and its sub-unit Mamamoo+. She made her…

1991

Devon Travis

American baseball player

Devon Anthony Travis is an American professional baseball coach and former second baseman. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers, and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on April 6, 2015 with the…

1991

Phil Jones

English footballer

Philip Anthony Jones is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Although primarily a centre-back, he was also used as a right-back or defensive midfielder. He is currently a first-team coach…

1992

Steve Leo Beleck

Cameroonian footballer

Steve Leo Beleck A'Beka is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

1993

Davy Klaassen

Dutch footballer

Davy Klaassen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax, which he captains, and the Netherlands national team.

1993

Tang Haochen

Chinese tennis player

Tang Haochen is a former tennis player from China.

1994

Hayley Orrantia

American actress and singer-songwriter

Sarah Hayley Orrantia is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Erica Goldberg on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs (2013–2023). She had previously been a member of Lakoda Rayne,…

1994

Wendy

South Korean singer

Shon Seung-wan, known professionally as Wendy (웬디), is a South Korean singer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet. In 2021, she made her solo debut with the EP Like Water. In 2022, she became a…

1994

Noah Rubin

American tennis player

Noah Rubin is an American former professional tennis player. He was the Wimbledon junior singles champion in 2014, and a former USTA junior national champion in both singles and doubles. After turning pro in 2015, he…

1996

Sophie Turner

English actress

Sophie Belinda Turner is an English actress. She made her acting debut as Sansa Stark in the television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting…

1996

Metawin Opas-iamkajorn

Thai actor and singer

Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, widely known as Win Metawin, is a Thai actor and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2020 with his acting debut in Thai drama 2gether and gained further recognition with his role in F4…

1999

Leeseo

South Korean singer

Lee Hyun-seo, known mononymously as Leeseo, is a South Korean singer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Ive under Starship Entertainment.

2007

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