Famous Birthdays on January 18

Q: Who was born on January 18?

Famous people born on January 18 include: Sir Philip Courtenay, Antonio Trivulzio, Isabella Jagiellon, Catherine, François-Michel le Tellier.

Q: What is Kristy Lee Cook known for?

Kristy Lee Cook, American singer-songwriter

1984 — Kristy Lee Cook

American singer-songwriter

January 18 has seen 254 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1404 – 2010. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · January 18 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 254 people 1404 – 2010

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In 2005, Cook released her first album called Devoted

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This album produced her first chart single, "15 Minutes of Shame", a Top 30 hit on the Billboard country charts

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Her first single for Broken Bow Records, "Airborne Ranger Infantry", was released on October 16, 2012.

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In June 2008, Cook signed to 19 Recordings and Arista Nashville

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She released her post-Idol album, Why Wait, on September 16, 2008

Sir Philip Courtenay

English noble (died 1463)

Sir Philip Courtenay of Powderham, Devon, was the senior member of a junior branch of the powerful Courtenay family, Earls of Devon.

1404

Antonio Trivulzio

seniore, Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1508)

Antonio Trivulzio the Elder (1457–1508) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

1457

Isabella Jagiellon

Queen of Hungary (died 1559)

Isabella Jagiellon was a princess of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and later also the Queen consort of Hungary. She was the oldest child of Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke…

1519

Catherine

Duchess of Braganza (died 1614)

Infanta Catherine of Portugal, Duchess of Braganza by marriage was a Portuguese infanta (princess) claimant to the throne during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580.

1540

François-Michel le Tellier

Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War (died 1691)

François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois was the French Secretary of State for War during a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. He is commonly referred to as "Louvois". Together with his father, Michel le…

1641

Damaris Cudworth Masham

English philosopher and theologian (died 1708)

Damaris Cudworth, Lady Masham was an English writer, philosopher, theologian, and advocate for women's education who is often characterized as a proto-feminist. She overcame some weakness of eyesight and lack of access…

1659

Antoine Houdar de la Motte

French author (died 1731)

Antoine Houdar de la Motte was a French writer.

1672

Lionel Sackville

1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1765)

Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset was a British politician who served as Lord President of the Council from 1745 to 1751. He also twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1730 to 1737 and again from…

1688

Montesquieu

French lawyer and philosopher (died 1755)

Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French judge, intellectual, historian, and political philosopher.

1689

Johann Jakob Moser

German jurist (died 1785)

Johann Jakob Moser was a German jurist, publicist and researcher, whose work earned him the title "The Father of German Constitutional Law" and whose political commitment to the principles of Liberalism caused him to…

1701

Caspar Friedrich Wolff

German physiologist and embryologist (died 1794)

Caspar Friedrich Wolff was a German physiologist and embryologist who is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern embryology.

1734

Louis Claude de Saint-Martin

French mystic and philosopher (died 1803)

Louis Claude de Saint-Martin was a French freemason and philosopher, known as le philosophe inconnu, the name under which his works were published. He was an influential Christian mystic whose legacy, together with that…

1743

Ferdinand Kauer

Austrian pianist and composer (died 1831)

Ferdinand August Kauer was an Austrian composer and pianist.

1751

John Nash

English architect (died 1835)

John Nash was a British architect of the Georgian and Regency eras. He was responsible for the design, in the neoclassical and picturesque styles, of many important areas of London. His designs were financed by the…

1752

Samuel Whitbread

English politician (died 1815)

Samuel Whitbread was a British politician. The heir of a wealthy brewer, he was a staunch Whig sitting in Parliament from 1790 to his death. Shortly after the Battle of Waterloo he died by suicide, having been very…

1764

Peter Mark Roget

English physician, lexicographer, and theologian (died 1869)

Peter Mark Roget was a British physician, natural theologian, lexicographer, and founding secretary of The Portico Library. He is best known for publishing, in 1852, the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, a…

1779

Daniel Webster

American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (died 1852)

Daniel Webster was an American lawyer, statesman, and diplomat who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th U.S. secretary of state under presidents William Henry…

1782

Pratap Singh Bhosle

Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire (died 1847)

Pratap Singh Bhonsale was the eighth and last Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire from 1808 to 1818, when Maratha forces under Peshwa Bajirao II lost to the British during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. He was later the…

1793

Constantin von Tischendorf

German theologian and scholar (died 1874)

Lobegott Friedrich Constantin (von) Tischendorf was a German biblical scholar. In 1844, he discovered the world's oldest and most complete Bible dated to around the mid-4th century and called Codex Sinaiticus after…

1815

César Cui

Russian general, composer, and critic (died 1918)

César Antonovich Cui was a Russian composer and music critic, member of the Belyayev circle and The Five – a group of composers gathered by the idea of creating a specifically Russian type of music. As an officer of the…

1835

Henry Austin Dobson

English poet and author (died 1921)

Henry Austin Dobson, usually known as Austin Dobson, was an English poet, biographer and essayist.

1840

Emmanuel Chabrier

French pianist and composer (died 1894)

Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier was a French Romantic composer and pianist. His bourgeois family did not approve of a musical career for him, and he studied law in Paris and then worked as a civil servant until the age of…

1841

A. A. Ames

American physician and politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (died 1911)

Albert Alonzo "Doc" Ames was an American physician and politician who held four non-consecutive terms as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His fourth term was marked by multiple prosecutions for political corruption,…

1842

Marthinus Nikolaas Ras

South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker (died 1900)

Marthinus Nikolaas Ras was a South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker who is considered the father of South African Artillery.

1843

Ioan Slavici

Romanian journalist and author (died 1925)

Ioan Slavici was a Romanian writer and journalist from Austria-Hungary, later Romania.

1848

Edmund Barton

Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (died 1920)

Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton was an Australian politician, barrister and jurist who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903. He held office as the leader of the Protectionist Party, before…

1849

Seth Low

American academic and politician, 92nd Mayor of New York City (died 1916)

Seth Low was an American public figure. He chronologically served as the 23rd mayor of Brooklyn from 1881 to 1885, the 11th president of Columbia University from 1890 to 1901, a diplomatic representative of the United…

1850

Thomas A. Watson

American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (died 1934)

Thomas Augustus Watson was an American inventor and assistant to Alexander Graham Bell in the invention of the telephone in 1876. Afterwards, he founded the Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company, which became a…

1854

Daniel Hale Williams

American surgeon and cardiologist (died 1931)

Daniel Hale Williams was a Black American surgeon and hospital founder. He founded Provident Hospital in 1891, which was the first non-segregated hospital in the United States. He is known for being the first to…

1856

Rubén Darío

Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (died 1916)

Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as modernismo (modernism) that flourished at the end of the 19th century. Darío had a…

1867

Kantarō Suzuki

Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (died 1948)

Baron Kantarō Suzuki was a Japanese politician and admiral who served as prime minister of Japan from 7 April to 17 August 1945, during World War II. He was prime minister at the time of Japan's surrender on 15 August.

1868

Sam Zemurray

Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company (died 1961)

Samuel Zemurray, nicknamed "Sam the Banana Man", was an American businessman who made his fortune in the banana trade. He founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company and later became president of the United Fruit Company, the…

1877

Henri Giraud

French general and politician (died 1949)

Henri Honoré Giraud was a French Army general best known for his escape from German captivity in 1942 and subsequently as one of the leaders of the French Resistance and a rival of Charles de Gaulle. He was…

1879

Paul Ehrenfest

Austrian-Dutch physicist and academic (died 1933)

Paul Ehrenfest was an Austrian theoretical physicist who made major contributions to statistical mechanics and its relation to quantum mechanics, including the theory of phase transition and the Ehrenfest theorem. He…

1880

Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster

Italian cardinal (died 1954)

Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, was an Italian Catholic prelate and professed member of the Benedictines who served as the Archbishop of Milan from 1929 until his death. He took the religious name of Ildefonso as a…

1880

Gaston Gallimard

French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (died 1975)

Gaston Gallimard was a French publisher.

1881

A. A. Milne

English author, poet, and playwright (died 1956)

Alan Alexander Milne was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as children's poetry. Milne was primarily a playwright before the huge success of Winnie-the-Pooh…

1882

Clara Nordström

Swedish-German author and translator (died 1962)

Clara Nordström, became Clara Elisabet von Vegesack, was a German writer and translator of Swedish descent. With the themes of her writing and her Swedish maiden name, she profited from the German interest for…

1886

Thomas Sopwith

English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot (died 1989)

Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, CBE, Hon FRAeS was a British aviation pioneer, businessman and yachtsman.

1888

Oliver Hardy

American actor and comedian (died 1957)

Oliver Norvell Hardy was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in…

1892

Bill Meanix

American hurdler and coach (died 1957)

William Henry Meanix was an American track and field athlete. He held the world record in the 440 yd hurdles from 1915 to 1920, and he won the event the first two times it was contested at the United States…

1892

Paul Rostock

German surgeon and academic (died 1956)

Paul Rostock was a German physician, official, and university professor. He was chief of the Office for Medical Science and Research under Third Reich Commissioner and war criminal Karl Brandt and a full professor,…

1892

Jorge Guillén

Spanish poet, critic, and academic (died 1984)

Jorge Guillén Álvarez was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27, a university teacher, a scholar and a literary critic.

1893

Toots Mondt

American wrestler and promoter (died 1976)

Joseph Raymond "Toots" Mondt was an American professional wrestler and promoter who revolutionized the wrestling industry in the early to mid-1920s and co-promoted the World Wide Wrestling Federation. Some of the stars…

1894

C. M. Eddy Jr.

American author (died 1967)

Clifford Martin Eddy Jr. was an American writer known for his horror, mystery and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine and his friendship with H. P. Lovecraft.

1896

Ville Ritola

Finnish-American runner (died 1982)

Vilho "Ville" Eino Ritola was a Finnish long-distance runner. Known as one of the "Flying Finns", he won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals in the 1920s. He holds the record of winning most…

1896

Albert Kivikas

Estonian journalist and author (died 1978)

Albert Kivikas was an Estonian writer and journalist. He is best known as the author of the book Names in Marble, the subject of which is the Estonian War of Independence.

1898

Ivan Petrovsky

Russian mathematician and academic (died 1973)

Ivan Georgiyevich Petrovsky was a Soviet mathematician working mainly in the field of partial differential equations. He greatly contributed to the solution of Hilbert's 19th and 16th problems, and discovered what are…

1901

Berthold Goldschmidt

German pianist and composer (died 1996)

Berthold Goldschmidt was a German Jewish composer who spent most of his life in England. The suppression of his work by Nazi Germany, as well as the disdain with which many modernist critics elsewhere dismissed his…

1903

Anthony Galla-Rini

American accordion player and composer (died 2006)

Anthony Galla-Rini was an American accordionist, arranger, composer, conductor, author, and teacher, and is considered by many to be the first American accordionist to promote the accordion as a legitimate concert…

1904

Cary Grant

English-American actor (died 1986)

Cary Grant was an English-American actor. Known for his blended British and American accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he was one of classic Hollywood's definitive…

1904

Joseph Bonanno

Italian-American mob boss (died 2002)

Joseph Charles Bonanno, sometimes referred to as Joe Bananas, was an Italian-American crime boss of the Bonanno crime family of New York City, which he ran between 1931 and 1968.

1905

János Ferencsik

Hungarian conductor (died 1984)

János Ferencsik was a Hungarian conductor.

1907

Jacob Bronowski

Polish-English mathematician, historian, and television host (died 1974)

Jacob Bronowski was a Polish-British mathematician and philosopher. He is best known for developing a humanistic approach to science, and as the presenter and writer of the thirteen-part 1973 BBC television documentary…

1908

Kenneth E. Boulding

English economist and academic (died 1993)

Kenneth Ewart Boulding was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher. Boulding was the author of two citation classics: The Image: Knowledge in Life and Society…

1910

José María Arguedas

Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (died 1969)

José María Arguedas Altamirano was a Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist. Arguedas was an author of mestizo descent who was fluent in the Quechua language. That fluency was gained by Arguedas's living in two…

1911

Danny Kaye

American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1987)

Danny Kaye was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs.

1911

Carroll Cloar

American artist (died 1993)

Carroll Cloar was a nationally known 20th-century painter born in Earle, Arkansas, who focused his work on surreal views of Southern U.S. themes and on poetically portraying childhood memories of natural scenery,…

1913

Giannis Papaioannou

Greek composer (died 1972)

Giannis Papaioannou was a famous Greek musician and composer born in Kios, Ottoman Empire. In English his name is sometimes romanticized as Yannis, Ioannis or Yiannis. Most active in the 1940s, he wrote many songs, some…

1913

Arno Schmidt

German author and translator (died 1979)

Arno Schmidt was a German author and translator. He is little known outside of German-speaking areas, in part because his works present a formidable challenge to translators. Although not among Germany's most popular…

1914

Vitomil Zupan

Slovene author, poet, and playwright (died 1987)

Vitomil Zupan was a post-World War II modernist Slovene writer and Gonars concentration camp survivor. Because of his detailed descriptions of sex and violence, he was dubbed the Slovene Hemingway and was compared to…

1914

Syl Apps

Canadian pole vaulter, ice hockey player, and politician (died 1998)

Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1948, an Olympic pole vaulter and a Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario. In 2017…

1915

Santiago Carrillo

Spanish soldier and politician (died 2012)

Santiago José Carrillo Solares was a Spanish politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) from 1960 to 1982.

1915

Vassilis Tsitsanis

Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (died 1984)

Vassilis Tsitsanis was a Greek songwriter and bouzouki player. He became one of the leading Greek composers of his time and is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern Rebetiko and Laiko music. Tsitsanis wrote…

1915

Nicholas Oresko

American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2013)

Nicholas Oresko was an American combat veteran of World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in Germany on January 23, 1945.

1917

Wang Yung-ching

Taiwanese-American businessman (died 2008)

Wang Yung-ching, also called Y.C. Wang, was a Taiwanese businessman. He was best known for being the chairman of Formosa Plastics Corporation, one of Taiwan's foremost plastic manufacturing establishments until his…

1917

Gustave Gingras

Canadian-English physician and educator (died 1996)

Gustave Gingras was a Canadian physician and founder of the Montreal Institute of Rehabilitation in 1949.

1918

Toni Turek

German footballer (died 1984)

Anton Turek was a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1919

Yoichiro Nambu

Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)

Yoichiro Nambu was a Japanese-American physicist and professor at the University of Chicago.

1921

John Graham

General Officer Commanding (GOC) Wales (died 2012)

Major-General John David Carew Graham, was a British Army officer who was instrumental in the installation of Qaboos bin Said as Sultan of Oman in the 1970 Omani coup d'état.

1923

Gerrit Voorting

Dutch cyclist (died 2015)

Gerardus "Gerrit" Petrus Voorting was a Dutch road cyclist who was active between 1947 and 1960. As an amateur he won the silver medal in the individual road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. In his…

1923

Gilles Deleuze

French metaphysician and philosopher (died 1995)

Gilles Louis René Deleuze was a French philosopher who, from the early 1950s until his death in 1995, wrote on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. His most popular works were the two volumes of Capitalism and…

1925

John V. Evans

American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (died 2014)

John Victor Evans Sr. was an American politician from Idaho. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the state's 27th governor and was in office for 10 years, from 1977 to 1987.

1925

Sol Yurick

American soldier and author (died 2013)

Solomon "Sol" Yurick was an American novelist. He was known for his book The Warriors, which became a major motion picture.

1925

Randolph Bromery

American geologist and academic (died 2013)

Randolph Wilson ("Bill") Bromery was an American educator and geologist, and a former Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1971–79). While Chancellor, Bromery established the W.E.B. Du Bois Archives…

1926

S. Balachander

Indian actor, singer, and veena player (died 1990)

Sundaram Balachander was an Indian veena player and filmmaker. He directed, produced, and also composed music for a few of his films. Balachander was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982. He died of a heart attack at the…

1927

Alexander Gomelsky

Soviet and Russian professional basketball coach (died 2005)

Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky was a Russian professional basketball player and coach. The Father of Soviet and Russian basketball, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995 and the FIBA…

1928

Esther Coopersmith

American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (died 2024)

Esther Lipsen Coopersmith was an American diplomat, philanthropist, political lobbyist, and a champion for women's equality. For over 70 years, she organized gatherings, from small dinners to grand formal ones, across…

1930

Chun Doo-hwan

South Korean general and politician, 5th President of South Korea (died 2021)

Chun Doo-hwan was a South Korean army general and politician who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. A member of the Democratic Justice Party, he ruled the country as a military dictator…

1931

Robert Anton Wilson

American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (died 2007)

Robert Anton Wilson was an American writer, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized within Discordianism as an Episkopos, pope and saint, Wilson helped publicize Discordianism through his…

1932

Emeka Anyaoku

Nigerian politician, 8th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Chief Emeka Anyaoku, GCON, GCVO, CFR is a Nigerian diplomat. He was the third Commonwealth Secretary-General. Born in Obosi, Anyaoku was educated at Merchants of Light School, Oba, and attended the University College,…

1933

David Bellamy

English botanist, author and academic (died 2019)

David James Bellamy was an English academic, botanist, television presenter, author and prominent environmental campaigner in the UK and globally. His distinctive, energetic style of presenting became well known to UK…

1933

John Boorman

English director, producer, and screenwriter

Sir John Boorman is a British filmmaker. He is best known for directing feature films such as Point Blank (1967), Hell in the Pacific (1968), Deliverance (1972), Zardoz (1974), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Excalibur…

1933

Ray Dolby

American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (died 2013)

Ray Milton Dolby was an American engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR, which has been said to have "transformed sound reproduction".

1933

William Goodhart

Baron Goodhart, English lawyer and politician (died 2017)

William Howard Goodhart, Baron Goodhart, was a British Liberal Democrat politician, a leading property and human rights lawyer, and a member of the House of Lords.

1933

Frank McMullen

New Zealand rugby player (died 2004)

Raymond Frank McMullen was a New Zealand rugby union player and referee. A centre and wing three-quarter, McMullen represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All…

1933

Jean Vuarnet

French ski racer (died 2017)

Jean Raoul Célina André Vuarnet was an alpine ski racer from France. An Olympic gold medalist, he is known for inventing the "Tuck" skiing position, and was the first Olympian to win a gold medal using metal skis.…

1933

Raymond Briggs

English author and illustrator (died 2022)

Raymond Redvers Briggs was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story The Snowman, a…

1934

Eddie Jones

British illustrator (died 1999)

Edward John Jones was a British science fiction illustrator; initially known as a fan artist, he later became a professional freelancer. He illustrated numerous science fiction book and magazine covers, some under the…

1935

Albert Millaire

Canadian actor and director (died 2018)

Rodolphe Albert Millaire, CC, CQ was a Canadian actor and theatre director.

1935

Jon Stallworthy

English poet, critic, and academic (died 2014)

Jon Howie Stallworthy, was a British literary critic and poet. He was Professor of English at the University of Oxford from 1992 to 2000, and Professor Emeritus in retirement. He was also a Fellow of Wolfson College,…

1935

Gad Yaacobi

Israeli academic and diplomat, 10th Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2007)

Gad Yaacobi was an Israeli Minister, Alignment Knesset member, and Israel Ambassador to the United Nations.

1935

Tim Barlow

English actor (died 2023)

Michael John Leigh Barlow was an English actor who performed many small roles in a variety of films, television programmes, and plays, under the stage name Tim Barlow or Timothy Barlow.

1936

David Howell

Baron Howell of Guildford, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

David Arthur Russell Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, is a British Conservative Party politician, journalist, and economic consultant. Having been successively Secretary of State for Energy and then for Transport…

1936

John Hume

Northern Irish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)

John Hume was an Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. A founder and leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Hume served in the Parliament of Northern Ireland; the…

1937

Curt Flood

American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1997)

Curtis Charles Flood Sr. was an American professional baseball center fielder and activist. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Redlegs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators.

1938

Anthony Giddens

English sociologist and academic

Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern sociologists and…

1938

Werner Olk

German footballer and manager

Werner Olk is a German former professional football player and manager.

1938

Hargus "Pig" Robbins

American musician (died 2022)

Hargus Melvin Robbins, known by his nickname "Pig", was an American keyboard player. He played on records for many artists as a prolific session musician, mostly in the country music style but occasionally other genres.

1938

Pedro Rodriguez

Mexican race car driver (died 1971)

Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega was a Mexican racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1963 to 1971. Rodríguez won two Formula One Grands Prix across nine seasons. In endurance racing, Rodríguez won the 24 Hours of Le…

1940

Denise Bombardier

Canadian journalist and author (died 2023)

Denise Bombardier was a Canadian journalist, essayist, novelist and media personality who worked for the French-language television network Radio-Canada for over 30 years.

1941

Bobby Goldsboro

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Robert Charles Goldsboro is an American pop and country singer and songwriter. He had a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature No. 1 hit "Honey", which sold over 1 million copies…

1941

David Ruffin

American singer (died 1991)

David Eli Ruffin was an American soul singer most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–1968) during the group's "Classic Five" period as it was later known. Ruffin was the lead voice…

1941

Paul Freeman

English actor

Paul Freeman is an English actor who has appeared in theatre, television and film. Internationally, he is known for playing the rival archaeologist René Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), evil wine baron Gustav…

1943

Kay Granger

American educator and politician

Norvell Kay Granger is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 12th congressional district from 1997 to 2025. A Republican, Granger chaired the House Committee on Appropriations from…

1943

Dave Greenslade

English keyboard player and composer

David John Greenslade is an English composer and keyboard player. He played with Colosseum from their formation in 1968 until their farewell concert in 2015, and also from 1973 in his own band, Greenslade, and others…

1943

Charlie Wilson

American businessman and politician (died 2013)

Charles A. Wilson Jr. was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Ohio State Senate…

1943

Paul Keating

Australian economist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Paul John Keating is an Australian former politician who served as the 24th prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996. He held office as the leader of the Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as treasurer…

1944

Carl Morton

American baseball player (died 1983)

Carl Wendle Morton was an American professional baseball pitcher who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Montreal Expos and the Atlanta Braves. Morton was named the NL Rookie of the Year in 1970…

1944

Kei Ogura

Japanese singer-songwriter and composer

Kei Ogura is a Japanese singer, songwriter and composer. He was also a bank clerk of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, after graduating from the University of Tokyo. His musical career was in parallel with banking activity.

1944

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria

Alexander "Sascha" Van der Bellen, also referred to by the abbreviation VdB, is an Austrian politician serving as the president of Austria since 2017. He previously was a professor of economics at the University of…

1944

Rocco Forte

English businessman and philanthropist

Sir Rocco Giovanni Forte is an English hotelier and the chairman of Rocco Forte Hotels.

1945

Perro Aguayo

Mexican wrestler (died 2019)

Pedro Aguayo Damián, better known as "(El) Perro Aguayo" and El Can de Nochistlan, was a Mexican professional wrestler through the 1970s to the 1990s.

1946

Joseph Deiss

Swiss economist and politician, 156th President of the Swiss Confederation

Joseph Deiss is a Swiss economist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), he first headed the Federal…

1946

Henrique Rosa

Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (died 2013)

Henrique Pereira Rosa was a Bissau-Guinean politician who served as interim President of Guinea-Bissau from 2003 to 2005. He was born in 1946 in Bafatá.

1946

Sachio Kinugasa

Japanese baseball player and journalist (died 2018)

Sachio Kinugasa was a Japanese professional baseball third baseman for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball league from 1965 to 1987. He was nicknamed Tetsujin, meaning "Iron Man". He played in a…

1947

Takeshi Kitano

Japanese actor and director

Takeshi Kitano , also known as Beat Takeshi in Japan, is a Japanese comedian, actor, and filmmaker. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a…

1947

Bill Keller

American journalist

Bill Keller is an American journalist. He was the founding editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project, a nonprofit that reports on criminal justice in the United States. Previously, he was a columnist for The New York…

1949

Philippe Starck

French interior designer

Philippe Starck is a French industrial architect and designer known for his wide range of designs, including interior design, architecture, household objects, furniture, boats and other vehicles. His most popular pieces…

1949

Gianfranco Brancatelli

Italian race car driver

Gianfranco Brancatelli is a former racing driver from Italy.

1950

Gilles Villeneuve

Canadian race car driver (died 1982)

Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve was a Canadian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1977 to 1982. Villeneuve was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1979 with Ferrari, and won six…

1950

Bram Behr

Surinamese journalist and activist (died 1982)

Abraham Maurits Behr was a Surinamese journalist. He published the pamphlet De Rode Surinamer and edited the weekly newspaper Mokro. He also founded and led the Hoxhaist Communist Party of Suriname (KPS), and was in…

1951

Bob Latchford

English footballer

Robert Dennis Latchford is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward. He made more than 500 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea City and Coventry City in…

1951

Michael Behe

American biochemist, author, and academic

Michael Joseph Behe is an American biochemist and an advocate of the pseudoscientific principle of intelligent design (ID).

1952

R. Stevie Moore

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Robert Steven Moore is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter who pioneered lo-fi music. Often called the "godfather of home recording", he is one of the most recognized artists of the cassette…

1952

Brett Hudson

American singer-songwriter and producer

Brett Stuart Patrick Hudson is an American musician, singer-songwriter, writer, producer and actor. He was the youngest member of the musical group the Hudson Brothers, which was formed by his older brothers, Mark and…

1953

B. K. Misra

Indian neurosurgeon

Dr. Basant Kumar Misra is a neurosurgeon specialising in treating brain, spine, cerebrovascular and peripheral nervous system disorders, injuries, pathologies and malformations. Presently, he is the Honorary President…

1953

Peter Moon

Australian comedian and actor

Peter Moon is an Australian comedian, best known for writing and performing in the sketch comedy Fast Forward.

1953

Ted DiBiase

American wrestler

Theodore Marvin DiBiase Sr. is an American retired professional wrestler, manager, and color commentator. He is signed to WWE as of 2024, where he works in their Legends program. DiBiase achieved championship success in…

1954

Kevin Costner

American actor, director, and producer

Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician. In a career spanning five decades, he has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy…

1955

Paul Deighton

Baron Deighton, English banker and politician

Paul Clive Deighton, Baron Deighton, KBE is a British Conservative politician who served as Commercial Secretary to HM Treasury from January 2013 to May 2015. Deighton is a former investment banker who previously served…

1956

Mark Rylance

English actor, director, and playwright

Sir David Mark Rylance Waters is an English actor, playwright and theatre director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Olivier…

1960

Peter Beardsley

English footballer and manager

Peter Andrew Beardsley is an English football coach and former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.

1961

Bob Hansen

American basketball player and sportscaster

Robert Louis Hansen II is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) guard, he played nine seasons (1983–1992) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hansen is currently a commentator…

1961

Mark Messier

Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster

Mark John Douglas Messier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. His playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) lasted 25 seasons (1979–2004) with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and…

1961

Jeff Yagher

American actor and sculptor

Jeffrey Brian Yagher is an American actor.

1961

Alison Arngrim

Canadian-American actress

Alison Margaret Arngrim is an American actress and author. Beginning her television career at the age of twelve, Arngrim is a Young Artist Award–Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award honoree, best known for her…

1962

Maxime Bernier

Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada

Maxime Bernier is a Canadian politician who is the founder and leader of the People's Party of Canada (PPC). Formerly a member of the Conservative Party, Bernier left the caucus in 2018 to form the PPC. He was the…

1963

Ian Crook

English footballer and manager

Ian Stuart Crook is an English football manager and former professional player.

1963

Carl McCoy

English singer-songwriter

Carl Douglas McCoy is an English singer, who is best known as the frontman for the gothic rock band Fields of the Nephilim and The Nefilim.

1963

Martin O'Malley

American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 61st Governor of Maryland

Martin Joseph O'Malley is an American politician who served as the 17th commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 2023 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 61st governor of Maryland from…

1963

Brady Anderson

American baseball player

Brady Kevin Anderson is an American former baseball outfielder and executive who currently serves as the hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Boston Red Sox,…

1964

Richard Dunwoody

Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster

Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE is a retired British National Hunt jockey. He was a three-time British Champion Jockey. He was the only jockey of his generation to win the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion…

1964

Virgil Hill

American boxer

Virgil Eugene Hill is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2015. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight title twice,…

1964

Jane Horrocks

English actress and singer

Barbara Jane Horrocks is a British actress. She portrayed both Katy Grin and Bubble in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. She was nominated for the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for the title role in the stage…

1964

Alexander Khalifman

Russian chess player and author

Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman is a Russian chess player and writer. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990, he was FIDE World Chess Champion in 1999.

1966

Kazufumi Miyazawa

Japanese singer

Kazufumi Miyazawa is the founder of the Japanese bands The Boom and Ganga Zumba. The former was noted in the 1990s for a fusion of rock, pop, and local Okinawan folk music. Miyazawa is responsible for virtually all…

1966

André Ribeiro

Brazilian race car driver (died 2021)

André Ribeiro da Cunha Pereira was a Brazilian racing driver who raced in CART from 1995 through 1998, where he claimed three wins.

1966

Dean Bailey

Australian footballer and coach (died 2014)

Dean Bailey was an Australian rules football player and coach. He played for the Essendon Football Club and was the senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club, as well as an assistant coach at Essendon and Port…

1967

Iván Zamorano

Chilean footballer

Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers and one of the greatest strikers of his generation.

1967

Dave Bautista

American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor

David Michael Bautista Jr. is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of the most prolific professional wrestlers of the Ruthless Aggression Era, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in…

1969

Jesse L. Martin

American actor and singer

Jesse Lamont Martin is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role of Tom Collins on Broadway in the musical Rent and performed on television as NYPD Detective Ed Green on Law & Order, Captain Joe West…

1969

Jim O'Rourke

American guitarist and producer

James O'Rourke is an American musician, instrumentalist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his numerous solo and collaborative music projects, many of which are instrumental, and has…

1969

DJ Quik

American rapper and producer

David Marvin Blake, better known by his stage names DJ Quik or Da Quiksta, is an American rapper and record producer from Compton, California, known for his production in the G-funk style of West Coast hip-hop. Blake…

1970

Peter Van Petegem

Belgian cyclist

Peter van Petegem is a former professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegem last rode for Quick Step-Innergetic, in 2007. He lived in Horebeke. He was a specialist in spring classics, one of ten riders to win the Tour…

1970

Amy Barger

American astronomer

Amy J. Barger is an American astronomer and Henrietta Leavitt Professor of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is considered a pioneer in combining data from multiple telescopes to monitor multiple…

1971

Jonathan Davis

American singer-songwriter

Jonathan Howsmon Davis, also known as JD, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist and frontman of nu metal band Korn, which is considered a pioneering act of the nu metal genre. Davis's…

1971

Christian Fittipaldi

Brazilian race car driver

Christian Fittipaldi is a Brazilian former racing driver who has competed in various forms of motorsport including Formula One, Champ Car, and NASCAR. He was a highly rated young racing driver in the early 1990s, and…

1971

Pep Guardiola

Spanish footballer and manager

Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala is a Catalan football manager and former player from Spain, who is the global ambassador of the City Football Group and was most recently the manager of Premier League club Manchester City.…

1971

Binyavanga Wainaina

Kenyan writer (died 2019)

Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina was a Kenyan author, journalist and 2002 winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. In 2003, he became the founding editor of Kwani? literary magazine, launched in Kenya, East Africa. In…

1971

Vinod Kambli

Indian cricketer, sportscaster, and actor

Vinod Ganpat Kambli is an Indian former international cricketer, who played for India as a left-handed middle order batsman, as well as for Mumbai and Boland, South Africa. Kambli became the first cricketer to score a…

1972

Mike Lieberthal

American baseball player

Michael Scott Lieberthal is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He batted and threw right-handed.

1972

Kjersti Plätzer

Norwegian race walker

Kjersti Tysse Plätzer is a Norwegian race walker, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the 20 kilometres race. She finished 12th in the same race in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and 4th…

1972

Burnie Burns

American actor, director, and producer, co-founded Rooster Teeth Productions

Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns is an American actor, writer, director and media proprietor from Austin, Texas. He was a co-founder, former chief executive officer, and former chief creative officer of Rooster Teeth. He…

1973

Luke Goodwin

Australian rugby league player and coach

Luke Goodwin is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in Australia and England and represented Aotearoa Māori in 2000.

1973

Benjamin Jealous

American civic leader and activist

Benjamin Todd Jealous is an American political activist. He served as the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 2008 to 2013.

1973

Joe Kehoskie

American baseball executive

Joe Kehoskie is an American baseball consultant, executive, and entrepreneur. He has worked in professional baseball in a variety of capacities since 1984, formerly working in minor league baseball (1984–1994) and as a…

1973

Anthony Koutoufides

Australian footballer

Anthony Koutoufides, also known by his nickname of Kouta, is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Considered by many as one of the most…

1973

Crispian Mills

English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director

Crispian Mills is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director. Active since 1988, Mills is best known as the frontman of the psychedelic indie rock band Kula Shaker. Following the band's break-up in 1999,…

1973

Rolando Schiavi

Argentinian footballer and coach

Rolando Carlos Schiavi is an Argentine retired football defender, most recognized for his time spent playing for Boca Juniors.

1973

Christian Burns

English singer-songwriter

Christian Anthony Burns is an English singer. He is the son of Tony Burns of the Signs, a Liverpool-based rock band signed to Decca Records in the 1960s.

1974

Laurence Courtois

Belgian tennis player

Laurence Courtois is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.

1976

Marcelo Gallardo

Argentinian footballer and coach

Marcelo Daniel Gallardo is an Argentine football manager and former professional player. During his playing career, Gallardo was an attacking midfielder and playmaker. He was regarded for his vision, technique, class,…

1976

Damien Leith

Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Damien Leo Leith is an Irish-Australian singer–songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest Australian Idol in 2006. Since winning the title, Leith has released nine studio albums, four of which peaked…

1976

Derek Richardson

American actor

Derek Richardson Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his TV roles on Men in Trees and Anger Management, and for starring as young Harry Dunne in the film Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.

1976

Richard Archer

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Richard Archer is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, principal songwriter and main composer of indie rock band Hard-Fi. Hard-Fi have produced several top 10 hits and two No.…

1977

Brian Falkenborg

American baseball player

Brian Thomas Falkenborg is a former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals.…

1978

Thor Hushovd

Norwegian cyclist

Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing, having been a three-time Norwegian national road race champion, and was the winner of the 2010 World Road…

1978

Bogdan Lobonț

Romanian footballer

Bogdan Ionuț Lobonț is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.

1978

Ruslan Fedotenko

Ukrainian ice hockey player

Ruslan Viktorovych Fedotenko is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey winger.

1979

Paulo Ferreira

Portuguese footballer

Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

1979

Brian Gionta

American ice hockey player

Brian Joseph Gionta is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Gionta began his NHL career in 2001 with the New Jersey Devils and served as captain…

1979

Kenyatta Jones

American football player (died 2018)

Kenyatta Lapoleon Jones was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL…

1979

Wandy Rodriguez

Dominican baseball player

Wandy Fulton Rodríguez is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros from 2005 to 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2012 to 2014 and the Texas…

1979

Estelle

English singer-songwriter and producer

Estelle Fanta Swaray known mononymously as Estelle, is a British singer and actress. She is known for her eclectic blending of musical genres including R&B, soul, reggae, grime, hip-hop, and dance. She has collaborated…

1980

Robert Green

English footballer

Robert Paul Green is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the Premier League and Football League and for the England national team.

1980

Kert Haavistu

Estonian footballer and manager

Kert Haavistu is a former Estonian professional footballer, who used to play in the Meistriliiga for FC Flora Tallinn and FC TVMK Tallinn. He played the position of midfielder and is 1.78 m tall and weighs 72 kg. He is…

1980

Julius Peppers

American football player

Julius Frazier Peppers is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where…

1980

Jason Segel

American actor and screenwriter

Jason Jordan Segel is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014. He began his career with…

1980

Gang Dong-won

South Korean actor

Gang Dong-won is a South Korean actor. He debuted as a model and rose to stardom through the film Temptation of Wolves (2004). He is subsequently known for starring in the films Maundy Thursday (2006), Jeon Woo-chi: The…

1981

Olivier Rochus

Belgian tennis player

Olivier Rochus is a former Belgian tennis player. Rochus won two singles titles in his career and in 2004 won the French Open doubles title, partnering fellow Belgian Xavier Malisse. His career-high singles ranking is…

1981

Khari Stephenson

Jamaican footballer

Khari Stephenson is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1981

Quinn Allman

American guitarist and producer

Quinn Scott Allman is an American musician, best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and a founding member of the rock band The Used.

1982

Mary Jepkosgei Keitany

Kenyan runner

Mary Jepkosgei Keitany is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. She was the world record holder in a women-only marathon, having won the 2017 London Marathon in a time of 2:17:01. As of November 2022, she…

1982

Amir Blumenfeld

Israeli-American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter

Amir Shmuel Blumenfeld is an Israeli-American comedian, actor, writer, television host, and member of the American comedy duo, Jake and Amir. Born in Israel, he moved to Los Angeles when he was two, and was hired by the…

1983

Samantha Mumba

Irish singer-songwriter and actress

Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba is an Irish-Zambian R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, fashion model and TV presenter. In 2000, at the age of 17, she shot to fame with the release of her debut single "Gotta…

1983

Joel Stallworth

American sprinter

Joel Stallworth is an American former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 2008 World Athletics Indoor Championships gold medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay by virtue of running in the heats. Originally…

1983

Seung-Hui Cho

South Korean mass murderer (died 2007)

Seung-Hui Cho was a South Korean spree killer who perpetrated the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pistols on April 16, 2007, at Virginia Tech in…

1984

Ioannis Drymonakos

Greek swimmer

Ioannis Drymonakos is a Greek swimmer from Athens. He became the first ever Greek swimmer to hold a European swimming record by clocking a time of 1:54.16 seconds in 200 m butterfly event of the 2008 European Aquatics…

1984

Makoto Hasebe

Japanese footballer

Makoto Hasebe is a Japanese professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Japan national team.

1984

Michael Kearney

American biochemist and academic

Michael Kearney is an American game show winner and child prodigy. He is known for setting several world records related to graduating at a young age and his high earnings on television game shows.

1984

Benji Schwimmer

American dancer and choreographer

Benjiman Daniel Schwimmer is an American professional dancer, choreographer, actor and director. He was the winner of the second season of So You Think You Can Dance (2006) and has choreographed for both the U.S. and…

1984

Viktoria Shklover

Estonian figure skater

Viktoria Shklover is an Estonian pair skater.

1984

Dale Begg-Smith

Canadian-Australian skier

Dale Begg-Smith is an Australian-Canadian businessman and former Olympic freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for Australia in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics and silver at the 2010 Winter…

1985

Mark Briscoe

American wrestler

Mark Pugh, better known by his ring name Mark Briscoe, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Conglomeration stable and is a one-time AEW TNT…

1985

Riccardo Montolivo

Italian footballer

Riccardo Montolivo is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He most notably played for Fiorentina, AC Milan, and the Italy national team.

1985

Hyun Woo

South Korean actor

Hyun Woo is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Pasta and the sitcom Living Among the Rich.

1985

Marya Roxx

Estonian-American singer-songwriter

Marya Roxx is an Estonian hard rock/metal singer-songwriter residing in Los Angeles. She is a former member of the Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja.

1986

Becca Tobin

American actress, singer, and dancer

Rebecca Grace Tobin is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her role as Kitty Wilde on the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee.

1986

Ikusaburo Yamazaki

Japanese actor and singer

Ikusaburo Yamazaki is a Japanese actor and singer who is represented by Ken-On.

1986

Eugene Lee Yang

Korean-American actor, filmmaker, and activist

Eugene Lee Yang is an American filmmaker, actor, author, activist, and internet personality. He is known for his work with BuzzFeed (2013–2018) and for being the co-founder of the comedy group The Try Guys (2014–2024)…

1986

Johan Djourou

Swiss footballer

Danon Issouf Johannes Djourou Gbadjere, known as Johan Djourou, is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a centre back. According to his profile on the website of his former club Arsenal, Djourou…

1987

Christopher Liebig

German rugby player

Christopher Liebig is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

1987

Grigoris Makos

Greek footballer

Grigoris Makos is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1987

Ronnie Day

American singer-songwriter

Ronnie Day is an American songwriter from Redwood City, California.

1988

Angelique Kerber

German tennis player

Angelique Kerber is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 34 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2016. Kerber…

1988

Anastasios Kissas

Greek footballer

Anastasios Kissas is a Cypriot international footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Olympiakos Nicosia.

1988

Ashleigh Murray

American actress and singer

Ashleigh Murray is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her breakthrough role as Josie McCoy, the lead singer of the fictional band Josie and the Pussycats, on The CW television series Riverdale, in…

1988

Boy van Poppel

Dutch cyclist

Boy van Poppel is a Dutch former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2024. He is the son of former cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel and Leontine van der Lienden.

1988

Rubén Miño

Spanish footballer

Rubén Miño Peralta is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cornellà.

1989

Michael Pineda

Dominican baseball player

Michael Francisco Pineda Paulino is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and Detroit Tigers.

1989

Gorgui Dieng

Senegalese basketball player

Gorgui Sy Dieng is a Senegalese former professional basketball player currently working as a basketball operations representative with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played…

1990

Hayle Ibrahimov

Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner

Hayle Ibrahimov is an Ethiopian-born Azerbaijani international middle and long distance track and field athlete, mainly competing in the disciplines of 3000 metres and 5000 metres. He holds the Azerbaijani records in…

1990

Brett Lawrie

Canadian baseball player

Brett Russell Lawrie is a Canadian former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.

1990

Nacho

Spanish footballer

José Ignacio Fernández Iglesias, known as Nacho or Nacho Fernández, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah. Mainly a centre-back, he has also played at…

1990

Gift Ngoepe

South African baseball player

Mpho' Gift Ngoepe is a South African former professional baseball shortstop and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2017 and Toronto Blue Jays in 2018. He was the first…

1990

Alex Pietrangelo

Canadian ice hockey player

Alexander Pietrangelo is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and alternate captain for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the St. Louis Blues…

1990

Zeeko Zaki

Egyptian-American actor

Zakaria Sherif Zaki, better known as Zeeko Zaki, is an Egyptian-American actor best known for his role portraying Special Agent Omar Adom "OA" Zidan on the CBS television series FBI.

1990

Douglas Wreden

a.k.a. DougDoug, American streamer

Douglas Scott Wreden, better known as DougDoug, is an American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, podcaster, speedrunner, author, and former Hearthstone caster and producer. He makes gaming videos that revolve around him doing…

1991

Francesco Bardi

Italian footballer

Francesco Bardi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Mantova on loan from Palermo.

1992

Sean Keenan

Australian actor

Sean Martyn Rex Keenan is an Australian actor, best known for his titular role in the children's television series Lockie Leonard and for his role as Gary Hennessey in the television series Puberty Blues.

1993

Juan Fernando Quintero

Colombian footballer

Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua, better known as Juanfer Quintero, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder or winger for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Colombia…

1993

Max Fried

American baseball player

Max Dorian Fried is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He debuted with the Atlanta Braves in 2017.

1994

Kang Ji-young

South Korean singer

Kang Ji-young, also known mononymously as Jiyoung or under the stage name JY, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. At age 14, she rose to fame as a member of the South Korean girl group Kara, joining the…

1994

Ilona Kremen

Belarusian tennis player

Ilona Eduardovna Kremen is a Belarusian former tennis player.

1994

Bryce Alford

American basketball player

Bryce Michael Alford is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He set school records…

1995

Leonard Fournette

American football player

Leonard Joseph Fournette III is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was selected by the…

1995

Samu Castillejo

Spanish footballer

Samuel "Samu" Castillejo Azuaga is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.

1995

Emil Audero

Indonesian footballer

Emilio Audero Mulyadi is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Cremonese, on loan from Como. A former Italian youth international, he plays for the Indonesia national team.

1997

Denis Malgin

Swiss ice hockey player

Denis Malgin is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). Malgin was selected by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round, 102nd overall, of the 2015 NHL entry…

1997

Aitana Bonmatí

Spanish footballer

Aitana Bonmatí i Conca is a Spanish professional footballer from Catalonia who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Barcelona and the Spain national team. She has also represented Catalonia. Having won all major club…

1998

Lisandro Martínez

Argentinian footballer

Lisandro Martínez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the Argentina national team. Nicknamed "The Butcher", he is known for his…

1998

Éder Militão

Brazilian footballer

Éder Gabriel Militão Pinheiro, better known as Éder Militão is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team.

1998

Karan Brar

American actor

Karan Brar is an American actor. He portrayed Chirag Gupta in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film franchise and Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie and its subsequent spin-off Bunk'd.

1999

Tee Higgins

American football player

Tamaurice William "Tee" Higgins is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, where he won the…

1999

Djorkaeff Reasco

Ecuadorian footballer

Djorkaeff Néicer Reasco González is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Instituto Córdoba and the Ecuador national team.

1999

Gary Trent Jr.

American basketball player

Gary Dajaun Trent Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

1999

Mateus Ward

American actor

Mateus Cole Ward is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Sanders in the CBS television series Hostages, and as Dustin Maker in the TNT television series Murder in the First. He is also known for his role…

1999

Anastasia Zakharova

Russian tennis player

Anastasia Vladimirovna Zakharova is a Russian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 74 in singles, achieved on 16 March 2026, and No. 93 in doubles. Zakharova has won sixteen singles and eight doubles…

2002

Ki-Jana Hoever

Dutch footballer

Ki-Jana Delano Hoever is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for EFL Championship club Sheffield United, on loan from EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

2002

Karim Adeyemi

German footballer

Karim David Adeyemi is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.

2002

Wendy Shongwe

South African sprinter and soccer player

Wendy Shongwe is a South African sprinter and soccer player who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.

2003

Sophia Reid-Gantzert

Canadian actress and dancer

Sophia Reid-Gantzert is a Canadian actress and dancer. She began dancing at age two and won a competition in Austria at age six. In 2017, she made her acting debut in the television film The Sweetest Christmas.…

2010

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Kristy Lee Cook — American country music singer

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Known forShe was the seventh place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol

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At least 45 people are killed and 292 others injured after two trains collide in Adamuz in the worst railway disaster in over a decade in Spain. Wikipedia →

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The popular social media app, TikTok, is banned in the United States, after the passing of PAFACA. Wikipedia →

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A helicopter crash in Ukraine leaves 14 people dead, including the country's Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky. Wikipedia →

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