Who was born on January 21?

Famous people born on January 21 include: Alexander, Galeazzo I Visconti, Charles V of France (died 1380), Giovanni Poggio, Matsudaira Tadamasa.

What is Brandon Crawford known for?

Brandon Crawford, American baseball player

Brandon Crawford & Other Famous Birthdays on January 21

Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel

consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (died 1880)

Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel was the consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

1796

Joseph Méry

French author and journalist (died 1866)

Joseph Méry was a French writer, journalist, novelist, poet, playwright and librettist.

1797

Theodor Fliedner

German Lutheran minister (died 1864)

Theodor Fliedner was a German Lutheran minister and founder of Lutheran deaconess training. In 1836, he and Friederike Fliedner founded the Kaiserswerther Diakonie, a hospital and deaconess training center. They and…

1800

John Batman

Australian entrepreneur and explorer (died 1839)

John Batman was an Australian grazier, entrepreneur and explorer, who had a prominent role in the founding of Melbourne. He was also involved in many attacks against Aboriginal Australians.

1801

Moritz von Schwind

Austrian painter (died 1871)

Moritz von Schwind was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna. Schwind's genius was lyrical—he drew inspiration from chivalry, folklore, and the songs of the people. Schwind died in Pöcking in Bavaria, and was buried in…

1804

Juan Crisóstomo Torrico

16th President of Peru (died 1875)

Juan Crisóstomo Torrico Vargas served as the 16th President of Peru during a brief period in 1842. At age 34, he was Peru's youngest President ever.

1808

Pierre Louis Charles de Failly

French general (died 1892)

Pierre-Louis Charles de Failly was a French general.

1810

James Hamilton

1st Duke of Abercorn, British statesman (died 1885)

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, styled Viscount Hamilton from 1814 to 1818 and The Marquess of Abercorn from 1818 to 1868, was a Conservative statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

1811

John C. Frémont

American general, explorer, and politician, 5th Territorial Governor of Arizona (died 1890)

Major-General John Charles Frémont was a United States Army officer, explorer, and politician. He was a United States senator from California and was the first Republican nominee for president of the U.S. in 1856 and…

1813

Giuseppe Montanelli

Italian statesman and author (died 1862)

Giuseppe Montanelli was an Italian statesman and author.

1813

Johann Georg Theodor Grässe

German bibliographer and historian (died 1885)

Johann Georg Theodor Grässe was a German bibliographer and literary historian. He worked in Dresden at the Münzkabinett and also edited the journal Zeitschrift für Museologie und Antiquitätenkunde. He was born in Grimma…

1814

Horace Wells

American dentist (died 1848)

Horace Wells was an American dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia in medicine, specifically the use of nitrous oxide. Although he was urged to patent his discovery, he never did, believing that freedom from pain…

1815

Joseph Wolf

German ornithologist and illustrator (died 1899)

Joseph Wolf was a German artist who specialized in natural history illustration. He moved to the British Museum in 1848 and became the preferred illustrator for explorers and naturalists including David Livingstone,…

1820

Egide Walschaerts

Belgian mechanical engineer (died 1901)

Egide Walschaerts was a Belgian mechanical engineer, best known as the inventor of the Walschaerts valve gear used in steam locomotives. He was born in Mechelen, Belgium. In 1838 he was recognised as an excellent…

1820

Stonewall Jackson

American general (died 1863)

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the eastern theater of the…

1824

Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin

Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1900)

Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin was a Russian clergyman and mathematician of the second half of the 19th century, known for his achievements in number theory. He discovered the ninth perfect number and its odd prime factor,…

1827

Oscar II of Sweden (died 1907)

Oscar II was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905.

1829

George Kerferd

English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Victoria (died 1889)

George Briscoe Kerferd, Australian colonial politician, was the 10th Premier of Victoria.

1831

Caterina Volpicelli

Italian Roman Catholic nun (died 1894)

Caterina Volpicelli, ASCV was an Italian religious sister and the foundress of the Volpicelli Handmaids of the Sacred Heart, dedicated to education, who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. She was…

1839

Sophia Jex-Blake

English physician and feminist (died 1912)

Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake was an English physician, teacher, and feminist. She led the campaign to secure women access to a university education, when she began studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1869.…

1840

Édouard Schuré

French philosopher and author (died 1929)

Eduard (Édouard) Schuré was a French philosopher, poet, playwright, novelist, music critic, and publicist of esoteric literature.

1841

Émile Levassor

French engineer (died 1897)

Émile Constant Levassor was a French engineer and a pioneer of the automobile industry and car racing in France.

1843

Harriet Backer

Norwegian painter (died 1932)

Harriet Backer was a Norwegian painter who achieved recognition in her own time and was a pioneer among female artists both in the Nordic countries and in Europe generally. She is best known for her detailed interior…

1845

Pieter Hendrik Schoute

Dutch mathematician and academic (died 1923)

Pieter Hendrik Schoute was a Dutch mathematician known for his work on regular polytopes and Euclidean geometry.

1846

Albert Lavignac

French music scholar (died 1916)

Alexandre Jean Albert Lavignac was a French music scholar, known for his essays on theory, and a minor composer.

1846

Joseph Achille Le Bel

French chemist (died 1930)

Joseph Achille Le Bel was a French chemist. He is best known for his work in stereochemistry. Le Bel was educated at the École Polytechnique in Paris. In 1874 he announced his theory outlining the relationship between…

1847

Henri Duparc

French soldier and composer (died 1933)

Eugène Marie Henri Fouques Duparc was a French composer of the late Romantic period. He is best known for his mélodies.

1848

Giuseppe Allamano

Italian Roman Catholic priest (died 1926)

Giuseppe Allamano, IMC was an Italian Catholic priest who established the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) for males and another for females, the Consolata Missionary Sisters. Allamano also served as the rector of the…

1851

Karl Julius Beloch

German classical and economic historian (died 1929)

Karl Julius Beloch was a German classical and economic historian.

1854

Eusapia Palladino

Italian spiritualist (died 1918)

Eusapia Palladino was an Italian spiritualist physical medium. She claimed extraordinary powers such as the ability to levitate tables, communicate with the dead through her spirit guide John King, and to produce other…

1854

Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (died 1874)

Princess Maria Luisa of the Two Sicilies was the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. She was known for her piety and for her charity to the poor.

1855

Karl Staaff

Swedish lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1915)

Karl Albert Staaff was a Swedish liberal politician and lawyer who served as the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1905 to 1906 and again from 1911 to 1914. He was chairman of the Liberal Coalition Party from 1907 to 1915.…

1860

Israel Zangwill

British author (died 1926)

Israel Zangwill was a British author at the forefront of Zionism during the late 19th century, and as such was a close associate of Theodor Herzl. He later rejected the search for a Jewish homeland in Palestine and…

1864

Heinrich Albers-Schonberg

German gynecologist and radiologist (died 1921)

Heinrich Ernst Albers-Schönberg was a German gynecologist and radiologist. He was a native of Hamburg.

1865

Ludwig Thoma

German paramedic and author (died 1921)

Ludwig Thoma was a German author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of everyday Bavarian life.

1867

Maxime Weygand

Belgian-French general (died 1965)

Maxime Weygand was a French military commander in World War I and World War II, as well as a high ranking member of the Vichy regime.

1867

Felix Hoffmann

German chemist (died 1946)

Felix Hoffmann was a German chemist notable for re-synthesising diamorphine, which was popularized under the Bayer trade name of "heroin". He is also credited with synthesizing aspirin, though whether he did this under…

1868

Grigori Rasputin

Russian mystic (died 1916)

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in…

1869

Olga Preobrajenska

Russian ballerina (died 1962)

Olga Iosifovna Preobrajenska was a Russian ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet and a ballet instructor.

1871

Arturo Labriola

Italian revolutionary syndicalist (died 1959)

Arturo Labriola was an Italian revolutionary syndicalist and socialist politician and journalist.

1873

René-Louis Baire

French mathematician (died 1932)

René-Louis Baire was a French mathematician most famous for his Baire category theorem, which helped to generalize and prove future theorems. His theory was published originally in his dissertation Sur les fonctions de…

1874

Paul E. Kahle

German orientalist (died 1964)

Paul Ernst Kahle was a German orientalist and scholar.

1875

Baldassarre Negroni

Italian director and screenwriter (died 1948)

Baldassarre Negroni was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 89 films between 1912 and 1936. He directed the 1932 film Due cuori felici, which starred Vittorio De Sica.

1877

Vahan Tekeyan

Armenian poet and activist (died 1948)

Vahan Tekeyan was an Armenian poet and public activist. In his lifetime he was the most famous poet of the Armenian diaspora, and he remains a significant symbol of Armenian identity and cultural heritage.

1878

George Van Biesbroeck

Belgian–American astronomer (died 1974)

George A. Van Biesbroeck was a Belgian–American astronomer. He worked at observatories in Belgium, Germany and the United States. He specialized in the observation of double stars, asteroids and comets. He is notable…

1880

Ernst Fast

Swedish runner (died 1959)

Ernst Robert Efraim Fast was a Swedish long distance runner who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He specialized in the marathon and participated in the event in Athletics at the 1900 Summer…

1881

André Godard

French archaeologist, architect and historian (died 1965)

André Godard was a French archaeologist, architect and historian of French and Middle Eastern Art. He served as the director of the Iranian Archeological Service for many years.

1881

Ivan Ribar

Yugoslav politician (died 1968)

Ivan Ribar was a Croatian politician who served in several governments of various forms in Yugoslavia. Ideologically a Yugoslavist and communist, he was a prominent member of the Yugoslav Partisans, the resistance…

1881

Pavel Florensky

Russian mathematician and theologian (died 1937)

Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky was a Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor, polymath, neomartyr and folk saint. During the later twentieth century,…

1882

Francis Gailey

Australian-American swimmer (died 1972)

Francis Gailey was an Australian-born American competition swimmer who swam in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri.

1882

Olav Aukrust

Norwegian poet and educator (died 1929)

Olav Aukrust was a Norwegian poet and teacher. He popularized the use of Nynorsk as a literary language and is most commonly associated with his poem Himmelvarden (1916).

1883

Oskar Baum

Bohemian writer (died 1941)

Oskar Baum was a Czech music educator and writer in the German language.

1883

Mathias Hynes

British tug of war competitor (died 1926)

Mathias Hynes was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912, he won the silver medal as a member of the British team City of London Police, though he was Irish.

1883

Duncan Grant

British painter and designer (died 1978)

Duncan James Corrowr Grant was a Scottish painter and designer of textiles, pottery, theatre sets, and costumes. He was a member of the Bloomsbury Group. His father was Bartle Grant, a "poverty-stricken" major in the…

1885

Umberto Nobile

Italian engineer and explorer (died 1978)

Umberto Nobile was an Italian aviator, aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer.

1885

Harold A. Wilson

English runner (died 1932)

Harold Allan Wilson was an English runner. Born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, he was a member of the Hallamshire Harriers in Sheffield. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a team gold in the 3 mile…

1885

John M. Stahl

American director and producer (died 1950)

John Malcolm Stahl was a Russian-born American film director and producer. He is best known for his films such as Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Imitation of Life (1934), The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), and Back Street…

1886

Wolfgang Köhler

German psychologist and phenomenologist (died 1967)

Wolfgang Köhler was a German psychologist and phenomenologist who, like Max Wertheimer and Kurt Koffka, contributed to the creation of Gestalt psychology.

1887

Ernest Holmes

American New Thought writer (died 1960)

Ernest Shurtleff Holmes was an American New Thought writer, teacher, and leader. He was the founder of a spiritual movement known as Religious Science, part of the greater New Thought movement, whose spiritual…

1887

Georges Vézina

Canadian ice hockey player (died 1926)

Joseph Georges Gonzague Vézina was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A goaltender, he played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association (NHA) and nine in the National Hockey League (NHL), all with the…

1887

Pitirim Sorokin

American sociologist and political activist (died 1968)

Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin was a Russian American sociologist and political activist, who contributed to the social cycle theory.

1889

Edith Tolkien

wife and muse of J. R. R. Tolkien (died 1971)

Edith Mary Tolkien was the wife of the academic, philologist, poet, and novelist J. R. R. Tolkien. She served as the inspiration for his fictional Middle-earth characters Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Undómiel.

1889

Albert Battel

German Army lieutenant and lawyer (died 1952)

Albert Battel was a German Army lieutenant, lawyer and notary recognized for his resistance during World War II to the Nazi plans for the 1942 liquidation of the Przemyśl Jewish ghetto. He was posthumously recognized as…

1891

Francisco Lázaro

Portuguese marathon runner (died 1912)

Francisco Lázaro was a Portuguese Olympic marathon runner and Portugal's standard-bearer in their first-ever participation at the Olympic Games, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

1891

Cristóbal Balenciaga

Spanish fashion designer, founded Balenciaga (died 1972)

Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre was a Spanish fashion designer, and the founder of the Balenciaga clothing brand. He had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master of us…

1895

Daniel Chalonge

French astrophysicist and astronomer (died 1977)

Daniel Chalonge was a French astronomer and astrophysicist. He was born in Grenoble and studied in Paris under Charles Fabry. Chalonge worked as an astronomer at the Observatoire de Paris, the Observatoire d'Haute…

1895

Noe Itō

Japanese anarchist, author and feminist (died 1923)

Itō Noe was a Japanese anarchist, social critic, author, and feminist. She was the editor-in-chief of the feminist magazine Seitō (Bluestocking). Her progressive anarcha-feminist ideology challenged the norms of the…

1895

Guy Gilpatric

American pilot and journalist (died 1950)

John Guy Gilpatric was an American pilot, flight instructor, journalist, short-story writer and novelist, best known for his Mr. Glencannon stories.

1896

Paula Hitler

younger sister of Adolf Hitler (died 1960)

Paula Hitler, also known as Paula Wolff and Paula Hitler-Wolff, was the younger sister of Adolf Hitler and the last child of Alois Hitler and his third wife, Klara Pölzl.

1896

J. Carrol Naish

American actor (died 1973)

Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish was an American actor. He appeared in over 200 films during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

1896

Masa Perttilä

Finnish wrestler (died 1968)

Matti Rudolf "Masa" Perttilä was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Isokyrö.

1896

René Iché

French sculptor (died 1954)

René Iché was a 20th-century French sculptor.

1897

Rudolph Maté

Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer, producer and director (died 1964)

Rudolph Maté was a Polish-Hungarian cinematographer who worked in Hungary, Austria, Germany, and France. He collaborated with notable directors including Fritz Lang, René Clair, and Carl Theodor Dreyer, attracting…

1898

Ahmad Shah Qajar

Shah of Persia (died 1930)

Ahmad Shah Qajar was the shah of Iran (Persia) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the seventh and final ruling member of the Qajar dynasty.

1898

Eduard Zintl

German chemist (died 1941)

Eduard Zintl was a German chemist. He gained prominence for research on intermetallic compounds.

1898

John Bodkin Adams

British general practitioner and convict (died 1983)

John Bodkin Adams was a British general practitioner, convicted fraudster, and suspected serial killer. Between 1946 and 1956, 163 of his patients died while in comas, which was deemed to be worthy of investigation. In…

1899

Gyula Mándi

Hungarian footballer and manager (died 1969)

Gyula Mándi, also referred to as Mándi Gyula or Julius Mandel was a Hungarian Olympic national team and club footballer, who played as a defender and fullback/ He was also a manager of club and national teams. He was…

1899

Alexander Tcherepnin

Russian-American pianist and composer (died 1977)

Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin was a Russian-born composer and pianist.

1899

Elof Ahrle

Swedish actor and director (died 1965)

Elof Ahrle was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 80 films between 1920 and 1960. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1950. He was married to actress Birgit Rosengren.

1900

Anselm Franz

Austrian engineer (died 1994)

Anselm Franz was a pioneering Austrian jet engine engineer known for the development of the Jumo 004, the world's first mass-produced turbojet engine by Nazi Germany during World War II, and his work on turboshaft…

1900

Fernando Quiroga Palacios

Spanish Cardinal (died 1971)

Fernando Quiroga Palacios was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela from 1949 until his death and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.

1900

Ricardo Zamora

Spanish footballer and manager (died 1978)

Ricardo Zamora Martínez was a Spanish football player and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for Spain. As a manager, he won…

1901

William Lyon

American film editor (died 1974)

William Austin Lyon was an American film editor, from 1934 to 1971. He was born in Texas, and died in Los Angeles. Employed by Columbia Pictures for most of his career, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best…

1903

Raymond Suvigny

French weightlifter (died 1945)

Raymond Suvigny was a French weightlifter. He competed at the 1924 and 1932 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1932.

1903

John Porter

Canadian ice hockey player (died 1997)

John Chester "Red" Porter was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. He captained the University of Toronto Grads, the Canadian 1927 Allan Cup champions that won the gold medal in 1928,…

1904

Puck van Heel

Dutch footballer (died 1984)

Gerardus Henricus "Puck" van Heel was a Dutch footballer. He earned 64 caps for the Netherlands national football team, and played in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups. He also represented the Netherlands at the 1928…

1904

Christian Dior

French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (died 1957)

Christian Ernest Dior was a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE. His fashion house is known all around the world, having gained prominence "on five continents…

1905

Karl Wallenda

German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (died 1978)

Karl Wallenda was a German-American high wire artist. He was the founder of The Flying Wallendas, a daredevil circus troupe whose members performed dangerous stunts far above the ground, often without a safety net.

1905

Igor Moiseyev

Russian choreographer (died 2007)

Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev was a Soviet and Russian ballet master, dancer, choreographer and pedagogue. Moiseyev was widely acclaimed as the greatest 20th-century choreographer of character dance, a dance style…

1906

Carlo Cavagnoli

Italian boxer (died 1991)

Carlo Cavagnoli was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won the bronze medal in the flyweight class after winning the third-place bout against Baddie Lebanon of South Africa. He was…

1907

Todor Skalovski

Macedonian composer and conductor (died 2004)

Todor Skalovski was a Macedonian composer, chorus and orchestra conductor who wrote the music to North Macedonia's national anthem "Denes nad Makedonija". He is regarded as one of the most distinguished composers there.…

1909

Teofilo Spasojević

Serbian footballer (died 1970)

Teofilo Spasojević was a Serbian football player.

1909

Rosa Kellner

German athlete (died 1984)

Rosa Kellner was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born in Munich.

1910

Albert Rosellini

American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Washington (died 2011)

Albert Dean Rosellini was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Washington from 1957 to 1965 and was both the first Italian-American and Roman Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River.

1910

Hideo Shinojima

Japanese footballer (died 1975)

Hideo Shinojima was a Japanese football player.

1910

Károly Takács

Hungarian shooter (died 1976)

Károly Takács was the first shooter to win two Olympic gold medals in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event, both with his left hand after his right hand was seriously injured. He is the third known physically disabled…

1910

Dick Garrard

Australian wrestler (died 2003)

Richard Edward Garrard, OBE was an Australian Olympic wrestler.

1911

Lee Yoo-hyung

Korean footballer and manager (died 2003)

Lee Yoo-hyung was a South Korean football player and manager. He has played for Japan national team and South Korea national team. He was part of South Korea's squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in…

1911

Konrad Emil Bloch

German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2000)

Konrad Emil Bloch was a German-American biochemist. Bloch received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.

1912

André Lichnerowicz

French mathematician (died 1998)

André Lichnerowicz was a French differential geometer and mathematical physicist. He made pioneering contributions to the theory of the scalar curvature, holonomy groups, Kähler geometry, and the mathematical study of…

1915

Orazio Mariani

Italian sprinter (died 1981)

Orazio Mariani was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metre sprint and competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

1915

Pietro Rava

Italian footballer (died 2006)

Pietro Rava was an Italian football defender and coach, who played as a full-back. He won the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Italy national team.

1916

Zypora Spaisman

Polish midwife; American and Yiddish-language actress; producer of the Yiddish stage (died 2002)

Zypora Spaisman was an actress and Yiddish theatre empresaria.

1916

Erling Persson

H&M founder (died 2002)

Erling Persson was the founder of H&M. He got the idea following a post-World War II trip to the United States: he was impressed by the country's efficient, high-volume stores.

1917

Jimmy Hagan

English footballer (died 1998)

James Hagan was an English football player and manager. He played between 1938 and 1958 for Sheffield United and once for England. As manager he had his greatest successes with S.L. Benfica in the early 1970s.

1918

Antonio Janigro

Italian cellist and conductor (died 1989)

Antonio Janigro was an Italian cellist and conductor.

1918

Richard Winters

American soldier (died 2011)

Richard Davis Winters was a United States Army officer who served as a paratrooper in "Easy Company" of the 506th Infantry Regiment within the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Winters was awarded the…

1918

Eric Brown

Scottish-English captain and pilot (died 2016)

Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown,, Hon FRAeS was a British Royal Navy officer and test pilot who flew 487 types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history.

1919

Errol Barrow

first Prime Minister of Barbados (died 1987)

Errol Walton Barrow was a Barbadian statesman and the first prime minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy, he became a WWII aviator, combat veteran, lawyer,…

1920

Lincoln Alexander

Canadian lawyer and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Labour (died 2012)

Lincoln MacCauley Alexander was a Canadian lawyer and politician who became the first Black Canadian to be a member of Parliament in the House of Commons, a federal Cabinet Minister, a Chair of the Worker's Compensation…

1922

Telly Savalas

American actor (died 1994)

Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American actor. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on the crime drama series Kojak (1973–1978) and James Bond…

1922

Paul Scofield

English actor (died 2008)

David Paul Scofield was an English actor. During a six-decade career, Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award for his work. Scofield established a…

1922

Predrag Vranicki

Croatian Marxist humanist (died 2002)

Predrag Vranicki was a Yugoslav and Croatian Marxist academic, philosopher, and author, briefly affiliated with the Praxis School in the 1960s.

1922

Alberto de Mendoza

Argentine actor (died 2011)

Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza was an Argentine film actor who appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades.

1923

Lola Flores

Spanish singer, dancer, and actress (died 1995)

María Dolores "Lola" Flores Ruiz was a Spanish actress, bailaora and singer. Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Flores became interested in the performing arts at a very young age. Known for her overwhelming personality…

1923

Pahiño

Spanish footballer (died 2012)

Manuel Fernández Fernández, known as Pahiño, was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

1923

Shafiga Akhundova

Azerbaijani Composer, first professional female author of an opera in the East (died 2013)

Shafiga Akhundova was a prominent Azerbaijani composer, the first professional female author of an opera in the East and People's Artist of Azerbaijan. Akhundova was born into a family of an eminent cultural figure…

1924

Benny Hill

English actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1992)

Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill was an English comedian, actor, writer and musician. He is best remembered for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show, a comedy-variety show that merged slapstick, burlesque, double…

1924

Charles Aidman

American actor (died 1993)

Charles Leonard Aidman was an American stage, film and television actor.

1925

Alex Forbes

Scottish footballer (died 2014)

Alexander Rooney Forbes was a Scottish football player and manager.

1925

Eva Ibbotson

Austrian-English author (died 2010)

Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market. The historical novel Journey…

1925

Arnold Skaaland

American wrestler and manager (died 2007)

Arnold Skaaland was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager.

1925

Clive Donner

British director (died 2010)

Clive Stanley Donner was a British film director who was part of the British New Wave, directing films such as The Caretaker, Nothing but the Best, What's New Pussycat?, and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. He also…

1926

Franco Evangelisti

Italian composer (died 1980)

Franco Evangelisti was an Italian composer specifically interested in the scientific theories behind sound.

1926

Steve Reeves

American bodybuilder and actor (died 2000)

Stephen Lester Reeves was an American professional bodybuilder and actor. He was famous in the mid-1950s as a movie star in Italian-made sword-and-sandal films, playing muscular protagonists such as Hercules, Aeneas,…

1926

Roger Taillibert

French architect (died 2019)

Roger Taillibert was a French architect, active as a designer from about 1963 to 1987.

1926

Robert J. White

American neurosurgeon (died 2010)

Robert Joseph White was an American neurosurgeon and bioethicist best known for his work on hypothermia and his experiments with head transplants on mammals, including living monkeys.

1926

Clive Churchill

Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1985)

Clive Bernard Churchill AM was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach in the mid-20th century. An Australian international and New South Wales and Queensland interstate representative fullback, he…

1927

Rudolf Kraus

German footballer (died 2003)

Rudolf Krause was a German footballer and coach who won a silver medal as manager of East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

1927

Reynaldo Bignone

Argentinian general and politician, 41st President of Argentina (died 2018)

Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone was an Argentine general who served as the de facto President of Argentina from 1 July 1982 to 10 December 1983, the last president to serve under the National Reorganization Process. In…

1928

Gene Sharp

American political scientist and academic, founded the Albert Einstein Institution (died 2018)

Gene Sharp was an American political scientist. He was the founder of the Albert Einstein Institution, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the study of nonviolent action, and professor of political science…

1928

Radley Metzger

American filmmaker (died 2017)

Radley Metzger was an American filmmaker and film distributor, most noted for popular artistic pornographic films, including Thérèse and Isabelle (1968), Camille 2000 (1969), The Lickerish Quartet (1970), Score (1974),…

1929

Mainza Chona

Zambian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zambia (died 2001)

Mainza Mathias Chona was a Zambian politician and founder of UNIP who served as the third vice-president of Zambia from 1970 to 1973 and Prime Minister on two occasions: from 25 August 1973 to 27 May 1975 and from 20…

1930

Valentin Filatyev

Soviet cosmonaut (died 1990)

Valentin Ignatyevich Filatyev was a Soviet cosmonaut who was dismissed from the Soviet space program for disciplinary reasons. He attended the Stalingrad HAF pilots School, graduating in 1955, and served as a fighter…

1930

Yoshiko Kuga

Japanese actress (died 2024)

Yoshiko Kuga was a Japanese actress. She starred in The Woman in the Rumor (1954), Equinox Flower (1958), and An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953). She won a Mainichi Film Award in 1954, and a Blue Ribbon Award in 1956. She…

1931

Tony Marchi

English footballer (died 2022)

Anthony Marchi was an English football player and manager.

1933

Habib Thiam

Senegalese politician (died 2017)

Habib Thiam was a Senegalese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Senegal on two occasions, from 1 January 1981 to 3 April 1983, and again from 8 April 1991 until 3 July 1998.

1933

Audrey Dalton

Irish actress

Audrey Dalton is an Irish-born American retired actress who mostly worked in the United States during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

1934

Antonio Karmany

Spanish cyclist

Antonio Karmany Mestres was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist.

1934

Alfonso Portugal

Mexican footballer (died 2016)

Alfonso Portugal Díaz was a Mexican football player, who played as defender for Mexico in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

1934

Ann Wedgeworth

American actress (died 2017)

Elizabeth Ann Wedgeworth was an American character actress, known for her roles as Lana Shields in Three's Company, Hilda Hensley in Sweet Dreams, and Merleen Elldridge in Evening Shade. She won the Tony Award for Best…

1934

Dick Davies

American basketball player (died 2012)

Richard Allan Davies was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning United States men's national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is also the youngest brother of Bob Davies, who…

1936

Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi

Hungarian fencer (died 2013)

Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi was a Hungarian fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

1937

Prince Max

Duke in Bavaria, the youngest son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria

Max Emanuel Ludwig Maria Herzog in Bayern is the younger son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and his first wife Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan. He is the heir presumptive to both the headship of the former…

1937

Wolfman Jack

radio personality (died 1995)

Robert Weston Smith, known as Wolfman Jack, was an American disc jockey active for over three decades. He was famous for his gravelly voice, and credited it with his success, saying, "It's kept meat and potatoes on the…

1938

Romano Fogli

Italian footballer (died 2021)

Romano Fogli was an Italian football player and manager who played as a midfielder.

1938

Paul Genevay

French sprinter (died 2022)

Paul Louis Marcel Genevay was a French sprinter. He competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay in 1964. He failed to reach the final in three other…

1939

Friedel Lutz

German footballer (died 2023)

Alfred "Friedel" Lutz was a German professional footballer who played as a full-back. He spent most of his career with Eintracht Frankfurt. At international level, he made 12 appearances for the West Germany national…

1939

Steve Paxton

American dancer and choreographer (died 2024)

Steven Douglas Paxton was an American experimental dancer and choreographer. His early background was in gymnastics while his later training included three years with Merce Cunningham and a year with José Limón. As a…

1939

Viacheslav Platonov

Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2005)

Viacheslav Platonov was a Russian volleyball player and coach. He led the Soviet men's national volleyball team to gold medals at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in Italy, 1982 FIVB World Championship in Argentina, and…

1939

Jack Nicklaus

American golfer and sportscaster

Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional…

1940

Patrick Robinson

English novelist

Patrick Robinson is a British novelist and newspaper columnist.

1940

Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi Arabian prince (died 2013)

Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi royal and politician who served as the governor of Riyadh Province from November 2011 until his death in February 2013. Before that he was the deputy governor of the province.

1941

Plácido Domingo

Spanish tenor and conductor

José Plácido Domingo Embil is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French,…

1941

Richie Havens

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)

Richard Pierce Havens was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar style. He was the opening act at Woodstock, sang many…

1941

Mike Medavoy

Chinese-born American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures

Morris Mike Medavoy is an American film producer and business executive. He co-founded Orion Pictures and currently serves as chairman and CEO of Phoenix Pictures. He previously held leadership roles at TriStar Pictures…

1941

Ivan Putski

Polish-American wrestler and bodybuilder

Józef Bednarski is a Polish and American former professional wrestler and bodybuilder, best known by the ring name Ivan Putski. He was given the nicknames the "Polish Hammer" and "Polish Power".

1941

Elaine Showalter

American author and critic

Elaine Showalter is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues. She influenced feminist literary criticism in the United States academia, developing the concept and practice of…

1941

Freddy Breck

German singer, producer, and news anchor (died 2008)

Freddy Breck was a German schlager singer, composer, record producer, and news anchor.

1942

Eugène Camara

Prime Minister of Guinea (died 2019)

Eugène Camara was a politician from Guinea who was briefly Prime Minister of Guinea in February 2007.

1942

Mac Davis

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2020)

Morris Mac Davis was an American songwriter, singer, performer, and actor. A native of Lubbock, Texas, he enjoyed success as a crossover artist and writing for Elvis Presley during his early career, providing him with…

1942

Han Pil-hwa

North Korean speed skater

Han Pil-hwa is a female North Korean speed skater who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and in the 1972 Winter Olympics. She was the first woman to represent North Korea at the Olympics.

1942

Edwin Starr

American singer-songwriter (died 2003)

Charles Edwin Hatcher, known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit…

1942

Michael G. Wilson

American producer and screenwriter

Michael Gregg Wilson, is an American-British screenwriter and film producer, best known for his association with the James Bond film series.

1942

Zdravko Hebel

Croatian water polo player (died 2017)

Zdravko Hebel was a Croatian water polo player notable for winning a gold medal with the Yugoslavian water polo team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

1943

Arnar Jónsson

Icelandic actor

Arnar Jónsson is an Icelandic actor. He has played more leading roles in theaters than any other Icelandic actor. He starred in the film Outlaw and also in 17 other leading roles and about 200 other roles in theater.

1943

Alfons Peeters

Belgian footballer (died 2015)

Alfons Peeters was a Belgian footballer. During his career he played for R.S.C. Anderlecht. He earned 4 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

1943

Kenzo Yokoyama

Japanese footballer

Kenzo Yokoyama is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for, and then managed, the Japan national team.

1943

Uto Ughi

Italian violinist

Bruto "Uto" Ughi is an Italian violinist and conductor. He was the music director of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia between 1987 and 1992. He is considered one of Italy's greatest living…

1944

Arthur Beetson

Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2011)

Arthur Henry "Artie" Beetson OAM was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He represented Australia, New South Wales and Queensland all between 1964 and 1981. His main position was at prop. Beetson became the…

1945

Pete Kircher

English drummer

Peter Derek Kircher is a retired English rock/pop drummer. He was the drummer for Honeybus (1967–1970), Liverpool Express (1978–1979) and Original Mirrors (1979–1981). Between 1981 and 1985 he was a member of Status…

1945

Martin Shaw

English actor and producer

Martin Shaw is an English actor. He came to national recognition in the role of Ray Doyle in ITV crime-action television drama series The Professionals (1977–1983). Further notable television parts include the title…

1945

Ichiro Hosotani

Japanese footballer

Ichiro Hosotani is a former Japanese football player who played for the Japan national football team.

1946

Nella Martinetti

Swiss singer (died 2011)

Nella Martinetti was a Swiss singer, songwriter and actress, affectionately known as "Bella Nella".

1946

Tomás Pineda

El Salvadoran footballer

Tomás Ernesto Pineda Nieto is a retired football player from El Salvador.

1946

Miguel Reina

Spanish footballer

Miguel Reina Santos is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1946

Andrzej Bachleda

Polish former alpine skier

Andrzej Jan Bachleda-Curuś is a Polish former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1972 Winter Olympics. In 1968 he finished 6th in slalom race.

1947

Jill Eikenberry

American actress

Jill Susan Eikenberry is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is known for her role as lawyer Ann Kelsey on the NBC drama L.A. Law (1986–94), for which she is a five-time Emmy Award and four-time Golden…

1947

Dorian M. Goldfeld

American mathematician

Dorian Morris Goldfeld is an American mathematician working in analytic number theory and automorphic forms at Columbia University.

1947

Pye Hastings

Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Julian Frederick Gordon 'Pye' Hastings is a British musician. Born in Scotland and raised in Canterbury, Kent, he is the guitarist and vocalist of the Canterbury scene band Caravan and brother of Jimmy Hastings.

1947

Michel Jonasz

French singer-songwriter and actor

Michel Jonasz is a French composer-songwriter, singer and actor. His compositions include: La boîte de jazz, Joueurs de blues and Les vacances au bord de la mer.

1947

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (died 2017)

Joseph Nicolosi was an American clinical psychologist who advocated and practised "reparative therapy", a form of the pseudoscientific treatment of conversion therapy that he claimed could help people overcome or…

1947

Giuseppe Savoldi

Italian footballer (died 2026)

Giuseppe Savoldi was an Italian professional football player and coach who played during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as a forward. A versatile attacker, he played club football in Italy for Atalanta, Bologna and Napoli,…

1947

Roberto Zywica

Argentine footballer (died 2025)

Roberto Zywica was an Argentine football player and manager.

1947

Zygmunt Kukla

Polish footballer (died 2016)

Zygmunt Kukla was a Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his club career, he played for Stal Mielec and Apollon Athens.

1948

Hugo Tocalli

Argentine footballer

Hugo Daniel Tocalli is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He is the current youth coordinator of Independiente.

1948

Clifford Ray

American basketball coach and player

Clifford Ray is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played three of his ten seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls from 1971 to 1974, and the other seven with the Golden State Warriors…

1949

Trương Tấn Sang

Vietnamese politician and 7th President of Vietnam

Trương Tấn Sang is a Vietnamese politician, who served as the eighth President of Vietnam from 2011 to 2016. He was one of Vietnam's top leaders, alongside prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and Party general secretary…

1949

Marion Becker

German javelin thrower

Marion Becker is a German athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.

1950

Gary Locke

American politician and diplomat, 36th United States Secretary of Commerce

Gary Faye Locke is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat.

1950

José Marín

Spanish racewalker

José Marín Sospedra is a retired Spanish racewalker.

1950

Billy Ocean

Trinidadian-English singer-songwriter

Leslie Sebastian Charles, known professionally as Billy Ocean, is a Trinidadian-British singer and songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he had a series of hit songs in the UK and internationally.

1950

Agnes van Ardenne

Dutch politician and diplomat, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation

Anna Maria Agnes "Agnes" van Ardenne-Van der Hoeven is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

1950

Eric Holder

American lawyer, judge, and politician, 82nd United States Attorney General

Eric Himpton Holder Jr. is an American lawyer who served as the 82nd United States attorney general from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Holder was the first African American to hold the position.

1951

Marco Camenisch

Swiss activist and murderer

Marco Camenisch is a Swiss anarchist and environmental activist.

1952

Werner Grissmann

Austrian alpine skier

Werner Grissmann is an Austrian former alpine skier. He had his best achievements in the downhill event, winning a bronze medal at the 1978 World Championships and placing seventh at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He…

1952

Mikhail Umansky

Russian chess player (died 2010)

Mikhail Markovich Umansky was a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, who was the 13th ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1989 and 1998. He was also USSR Correspondence Champion in 1978.

1952

Paul Allen

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft (died 2018)

Paul Gardner Allen was an American businessman, computer programmer, and investor. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of…

1953

Felipe Yáñez

Spanish cyclist

Felipe Yáñez is a Spanish former professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France and nine editions of the Vuelta a España.

1953

Thomas de Maizière

German politician of the Christian Democratic Union

Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2011 and 2013 to 2018, as well as Federal Minister of Defence from…

1954

Idrissa Ouedraogo

Burkinabé director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2018)

Idrissa Ouédraogo was a Burkinabé filmmaker. His work often explored the conflict between rural and city life and tradition and modernity in his native Burkina Faso and elsewhere in Africa. He is best known for his…

1954

Phil Thompson

English footballer and coach

Philip Bernard Thompson is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions, and…

1954

Peter Fleming

American tennis player

Peter Blair Fleming is an American former professional tennis player. In his doubles partnership with John McEnroe, he won 52 titles, of which seven were at Grand Slams. As a singles player, he peaked at world No. 8,…

1955

Jeff Koons

American painter and sculptor

Jeffrey Lynn Koons is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish…

1955

Nello Musumeci

Italian politician and President of Sicily

Sebastiano "Nello" Musumeci is a right-wing Italian politician. Musumeci is serving as Minister for Civil Protection and Maritime Policies since 22 October 2022 in the government of Giorgia Meloni. He previously served…

1955

Robby Benson

American actor and director

Robby Benson is an American actor, director, and musician. He rose to prominence as a teen idol in the late 1970s, appearing in the films Ode to Billy Joe (1976), One on One (1977) and Ice Castles (1978). He…

1956

Geena Davis

American actress and producer

Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actor. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

1956

Hussein Saeed

Iraqi footballer

Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. Saeed is in twelfth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78…

1958

Matt Salmon

American politician

Matthew James Salmon is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2013 until 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he retired from office after…

1958

Sergei Walter

Ukrainian politician (died 2015)

Serhiy Heorhiyovych Valter was a Ukrainian politician. He was the Secretary of the City Council of Melitopol, Ukraine (2002–2010) and Mayor of Melitopol (2010–2015).

1958

Michael Wincott

Canadian actor

Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott is a Canadian actor. His deep, raspy voice has often led to his being cast in villainous roles.

1958

Sergei Alifirenko

Russian pistol shooter

Sergei Gennadievich Alifirenko is a Russian pistol shooter, originally from Armenia, specializing in the 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol event.

1959

Alex McLeish

Scottish footballer and manager

Alexander McLeish is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He played as a defender for Aberdeen during their 1980s glory years, making nearly 500 League appearances for the club, and won 77 caps…

1959

Sidney Lowe

American basketball player

Sidney Rochell Lowe is an American former basketball player and current assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lowe played college basketball and served as the head coach…

1960

Mike Terrana

American hard rock and heavy metal drummer

Mike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer.

1960

Kevin Cramer

American politician

Kevin John Cramer is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator for North Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented North Dakota's at-large congressional district…

1961

Cornelia Pröll

Austrian alpine skier

Cornelia Pröll is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

1961

Ivo Pukanić Croatian journalist (died 2008)

Ivo Pukanić was a Croatian journalist. He was best known as editor-in-chief of the once influential Croatian political weekly Nacional. In 2008, Pukanić was assassinated by members of organized crime groups.

1961

Gary Shaw

English footballer (died 2024)

Gary Robert Shaw was an English professional football striker who played for Aston Villa in the early 1980s.

1961

Piotr Ugrumov

Russian cyclist

Piotr Ugrumov is a former Russian-Latvian professional road racing cyclist who participated for Latvia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, though he was a part of the Russian delegation at the 1996 Summer…

1961

Tyler Cowen

American economist and academic

Tyler Cowen is an American economist, author, and public intellectual. He is the Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University and serves as chairman of the university’s Mercatus Center. Cowen is…

1962

Isabelle Nanty

French actress, director and screenwriter

Isabelle Marie-Josée Nanty is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter.

1962

Gabriele Pin

Italian footballer and coach

Gabriele Pin is an Italian football coach, and a former player. He is currently an assistant coach at Sepahan.

1962

Zoran Thaler

Slovenian politician

Zoran Thaler is a Slovenian politician and businessman. He is a former Slovenian foreign minister and a former member of the European Parliament.

1962

Marie Trintignant

French actress (died 2003)

Marie Trintignant was a French film and stage actress. She appeared in over 30 movies during her 36-year career. Her family was deeply involved in France's film industry, as her father was an actor and her mother was a…

1962

Erik Verlinde

Dutch theoretical physicist

Erik Peter Verlinde is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the identical twin brother of physicist Herman Verlinde. The Verlinde formula, which is important in conformal field theory and topological…

1962

Hakeem Olajuwon

Nigerian-American basketball player

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player who played for 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A center, he spent a majority of his…

1963

Detlef Schrempf

German basketball player and coach

Detlef Schrempf is a German-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies from 1981 to 1985, and was drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by…

1963

Andreas Bauer

German ski jumper

Andreas Bauer is a West German/German former ski jumper.

1964

Tony Dolan

English musician and actor

Anthony Michael Dolan, also known by his nickname Demolition Man, is an English musician. He was the bassist and vocalist of heavy metal band Venom in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He currently plays in Atomkraft and…

1964

Gérald Passi

French footballer

Gérald Passi is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1964

Ricardo Serna

Spanish footballer

Ricardo Jesús Serna Orozco is a Spanish former footballer who played mostly as a central defender.

1964

Aleksandar Šoštar

Serbian water polo player

Aleksandar Šoštar is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and on the gold medal squad for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

1964

Danny Wallace

English footballer

David Lloyd "Danny" Wallace is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker and winger. During his career, he played for Southampton, Manchester United, Millwall, Birmingham City and Wycombe…

1964

Robert Del Naja

British artist, musician and singer

Robert Del Naja, also known as 3D, is an English singer-songwriter and artist. He emerged as a graffiti artist and member of the Bristol collective the Wild Bunch, and later as a founding member and sole consistent…

1965

Jam Master Jay

American DJ, rapper, and producer (died 2002)

Jason William Mizell, better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician, record producer and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the…

1965

Masahiro Wada

Japanese footballer

Masahiro Wada is a Japanese former football player and manager. His sons Atsuki Wada and Tomoki Wada are also footballer.

1965

Ulf Dahlén

Swedish ice hockey player

Ulf Reinhold Dahlén is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, and former head coach for HV71 and Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League. His son Jonathan Dahlén was drafted 42nd overall in the 2016 NHL entry…

1967

Alfred Jermaniš

Slovenian footballer

Alfred Jermaniš is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

1967

Artashes Minasian

Armenian chess player

Artashes Minasian is an Armenian chess grandmaster. He tied for first in the 1991 USSR Chess Championship and is a six-time Armenian Chess Champion.

1967

Gorō Miyazaki

Japanese film director and landscaper

Goro Miyazaki is a Japanese landscape architect and animation director. His landscape projects include the Ghibli Museum and Ghibli Park. The son of Hayao Miyazaki, Goro has directed three films—Tales from Earthsea…

1967

Artur Dmitriev

Russian ice skater

Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold with Natalia Mishkutionok in…

1968

Dmitry Fomin

Russian volleyball player

Dmitry Fomin or Dmitri Fomine is a Russian former volleyball player. He was part of the Soviet Union men's national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil. He was part of…

1968

Sébastien Lifshitz

French director

Sébastien Lifshitz is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre, and has a bachelor's degree from the…

1968

Steven Marshall

Australian politician, 46th Premier of South Australia

Steven Spence Marshall is a former Australian politician who served as the 46th premier of South Australia between 2018 and 2022. He was a member of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in the…

1968

Charlotte Ross

American actress

Charlotte Ross is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Eve Donovan on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1991, and as Detective Connie McDowell on the ABC police procedural drama series…

1968

Ilya Smirin

Israeli chess Grandmaster

Ilya Smirin is a Belarusian-Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990. Champion of Israel in 1992, 2002 and 2023.

1968

John Ducey

American actor

John Joseph Ducey is an American actor.

1969

Eduard Hämäläinen

Finnish-Belarusian decathlete

Eduard Hämäläinen is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus.

1969

Karina Lombard

French-American actress and singer

Karina Lombard is a Tahitian-born actress. She appeared as Isabel Two in Legends of the Fall, as chief Nonhelema in Timeless, and as Marina Ferrer in the first season of The L Word, reprising the role as a guest in…

1969

Tsubaki Nekoi

Japanese comic artist

Tsubaki Nekoi , is a member of the all-female manga-creating team Clamp. She is the co-director and her duties in the team include applying screentones and correcting manga illustrations. She was also the lead artist on…

1969

Alen Bokšić

former Croatian footballer

Alen Bokšić is a former Croatian professional footballer. A forward who spent most of his career in France, England and Italy, he was renowned for his technique and power, and is regarded as one of the greatest players…

1970

Marina Foïs

French actress

Marina Sylvie Foïs is a French actress.

1970

Ken Leung

American actor

Kenneth Leung is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has gained attention for playing Miles Straume in the ABC drama series Lost (2008–10) and Eric Tao in the HBO drama series Industry…

1970

Oren Peli

Israeli-American director, producer and screenwriter

Oren Peli is an Israeli filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the 2007 horror film Paranormal Activity. He acted as producer on subsequent films in the franchise, as well as on the first five films in the…

1970

Uni Arge

Faroese footballer and entertainer

Uni Jógvanson Arge is a Faroese journalist, writer, musician, singer and a former international football striker.

1971

Rafael Berges

Spanish footballer

Rafael Berges Martín is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently manager of Gibraltar Football League club Lynx.

1971

Doug Edwards

American basketball player

Douglas Edwards is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1993 NBA draft. Edwards played for the Hawks and Vancouver Grizzlies in 3 NBA seasons,…

1971

Dmitri Khlestov

Russian footballer

Dmitri Alekseyevich Khlestov is a former Russian football player.

1971

Sergey Klevchenya

Russian speed skater

Sergey Konstantinovich Klevchenya is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Winter Olympics and for Russia in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, and in the 2002 Winter…

1971

Dylan Kussman

American actor

Dylan Kussman is an American film and television writer and actor. He played the part of Richard Cameron in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society (1989) and Dr. Allen Painter in The Way of the Gun (2000). He has also…

1971

Doug Weight

American ice hockey player and coach

Douglas Daniel Weight is an American professional ice hockey coach, executive, and former player. He is also the former head coach and assistant general manager for the New York Islanders. During his 19-year National…

1971

Billel Dziri

Algerian footballer and manager

Billel Dziri is an Algerian football manager, former player and the current head coach of ES Ben Aknoun.

1972

Rick Falkvinge

Swedish businessman and politician

Rickard Falkvinge is a Swedish politician and the founder of the Pirate Party, which he led until 2011.

1972

Sead Kapetanović

Bosnian footballer

Sead Kapetanović is a Bosnian retired footballer.

1972

Yasunori Mitsuda

Japanese composer and producer

Yasunori Mitsuda is a Japanese composer. He is best known for his work in video games, primarily for the Chrono, Xeno, Shadow Hearts, and Inazuma Eleven franchises, among various others. Mitsuda began composing music…

1972

Cat Power

American singer, musician and actress

Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall, better known by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer-songwriter. Cat Power was originally the name of her first band, but has become her stage name as a solo artist.

1972

Shawn Rojeski

American curler

Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at…

1972

Sabina Valbusa

Italian cross-country skier

Sabina Valbusa is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2010.

1972

Rob Hayles

English cyclist

Robert John Hayles is an English track and road racing cyclist, who rode for Great Britain and England on the track and several professional teams on the road. Hayles competed in the team pursuit and Madison events,…

1973

Chris Kilmore

American musician and DJ

Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer José Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and…

1973

Edvinas Krungolcas

Lithuanian modern pentathlete

Edvinas Krungolcas is a retired Lithuanian modern pentathlete who won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

1973

Flavio Maestri

Peruvian footballer

Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade is a Peruvian former football player.

1973

Malena Alterio

Spanish actress

Malena Grisel Alterio Bacaicoa is an Argentine-born Spanish actress. She became a television icon in Spain for her performance in sitcom Aquí no hay quien viva, playing the role of Belén López Vázquez. She is the…

1974

Maxwell Atoms

American animator, screenwriter and voice actor

Adam Maxwell Burton, known professionally as Maxwell Atoms, is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist and voice actor. He is the creator of the Cartoon Network series Grim & Evil and its subsequent…

1974

Kim Dotcom

German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political activist

Kim Dotcom, also known as Kimble and Kim Tim Jim Vestor, is a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political activist who lives in Glenorchy, New Zealand.

1974

Arthémon Hatungimana

Burundian middle-distance runner

Arthémon Hatungimana is a former middle-distance runner from Burundi. In 1995, he won a silver medal in 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics.

1974

Vincent Laresca

American actor

Vincent Laresca is an American actor and restaurant owner.

1974

Ulrich Le Pen

French footballer

Ulrich Le Pen is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in his native France apart from a short stint at Ipswich Town.

1974

Marco Zanotti

Italian cyclist

Marco Zanotti is a road bicycle racer from Italy, who was a professional rider from 1997 to 2008, with the exception of the year 1999. Zanotti most recently rodes for the UCI Professional Continental team Preti Mangimi.

1974

Nicky Butt

English footballer and coach

Nicholas Butt is an English football coach and former player who was a co-owner of League Two club Salford City. Butt played professional football as a midfielder from 1992 to 2011. He spent the majority of his career…

1975

Thomas Castaignède

French rugby player

Thomas Castaignède is a rugby union footballer from Mont-de-Marsan.

1975

Casey FitzRandolph

American speedskater

Casey J. FitzRandolph is an American speed skater.

1975

Yuji Ide

Japanese race car driver

Yuji Ide is a Japanese racing driver. He is the 2005 Formula Nippon runner-up and the 2010 Suzuka 1000km winner. He competed in Formula One with the Super Aguri team in 2006, but was demoted to third driver after four…

1975

Ito

Spanish footballer and manager

Antonio Álvarez Pérez, known as Ito, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

1975

Willem Korsten

Dutch footballer

Willem Korsten is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger.

1975

Jason Moran

American jazz pianist, composer and educator

Jason Moran is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator involved in multimedia art and theatrical installations.

1975

Florin Șerban

Romanian director

Florin Șerban is a Romanian film director whose film If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle won the Jury Grand Prix and the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 2010 Berlin Film festival. The film was also selected as the Romanian entry…

1975

Alyaksandr Yermakovich

Belarusian footballer and manager

Alyaksandr Uladzimiravich Yermakovich is a Belarusian football manager and a former midfielder.

1975

Aivaras Abromavičius

Lithuanian-Ukrainian banker and politician; 15th Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development

Aivaras Abromavičius is a Lithuanian-born investor and politician. He was Ukraine's Minister of Economy and Trade starting in December 2014. He did not retain his post in the Groysman Government that was installed on 14…

1976

Raivis Belohvoščiks

Latvian cyclist

Raivis Belohvoščiks is a Latvian former professional road cyclist who specialized in individual time trial events. He is ten-time Latvian national time trial champion. In 2006 he signed a 2-year contract with UCI…

1976

Emma Bunton

English singer

Emma Lee Bunton is an English singer, actress, and media personality. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Baby Spice, due to the fact that she was…

1976

Lars Eidinger

German actor

Lars Eidinger is a German actor and rapper, based in Berlin. He has appeared in German and international film and television productions, including the 2020 film My Little Sister, the German series Babylon Berlin…

1976

Giorgio Frezzolini

Italian footballer

Giorgio Frezzolini is a retired Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1976

Igors Stepanovs

Latvian footballer

Igors Stepanovs is a Latvian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He was the manager of the Maldives under-19 national team in 2020-21. Stepanovs played 100 international matches and…

1976

Hussein Abdulghani

Saudi Arabian footballer

Hussein Omar Abdulghani Sulaimani is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a left-back in the Saudi Professional League.

1977

Bradley Carnell

South African footballer

Bradley Neil Carnell is a South African soccer coach and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the head coach of Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union.

1977

John DeSantis

Canadian actor

John DeSantis, sometimes credited as John De Santis or John Desantis, is a Canadian character actor, best known as Lurch on the Fox Family show The New Addams Family. His other work includes a principal role in Disney's…

1977

Kirsten Münchow

German hammer thrower

Kirsten Münchow, known as Kirsten Klose from 2002 until 2007, is a German hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000 with a personal best throw of 69.28 metres.

1977

Denis Lunghi

Italian cyclist

Denis Lunghi is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Giro d'Italia.

1977

Ulrike Maisch

German runner

Ulrike Maisch is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her husband, Richard Friedrich, won the Munich Marathon in 2011.

1977

Phil Neville

English footballer and manager

Philip John Neville is an English football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. He is also the co-owner of Salford City, along with several of his former…

1977

Michael Ruffin

American basketball player

Michael David Ruffin is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 6'8" and 248 lbs, he played as a power forward/center.

1977

Jerry Trainor

American actor, director, and producer

Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as "Crazy" Steve in Drake & Josh and Spencer Shay in the teen sitcom iCarly and its Paramount+ revival series of the same name, winning…

1977

Loïc Lerouge

French sprinter

Loïc Lerouge is a French former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 4th World Athletics Indoor Championships bronze medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. Lerouge won the relay silver medal at the 1995 European…

1977

Faris Al-Sultan

German triathlete

Faris al-Sultan is a German former triathlete who is now active as a coach. In 2005, he was the third German to win the Ironman Hawaii. He is listed in the best list of German triathletes on the Ironman distance.

1978

Hernán Rodrigo López

Uruguayan footballer

Hernán Rodrigo López Mora, also known as Rodrigo López, is an Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Paraguayan club Sportivo Luqueño.

1978

Peter von Allmen

Swiss cross-country skier

Peter von Allmen is a Swiss cross-country skier who has been competing since 1997. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver he finished 43rd in the individual sprint event.

1978

Andrei Zyuzin

Russian ice hockey player

Andrei Yurievich Zyuzin is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Calgary…

1978

Quinton Jacobs

Namibian footballer

Quinton Norman Jacobs is a Namibian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

1979

Melendi

Spanish singer

Ramón Melendi Espina, known mononymously as Melendi, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. His specialties are rock, flamenco, and rumba styles.

1979

Brian O'Driscoll

Irish rugby player

Brian Gerard O'Driscoll is an Irish former professional rugby union player. He played his entire career at outside centre for the Irish provincial team Leinster and for Ireland. He captained Ireland from 2003 until…

1979

Karsten Forsterling

Australian rower

Karsten Forsterling is an Australian former representative rower. He was a national champion, world champion, a dual Olympian and Olympic medal winner. He represented Australia at eight senior world rowing championships…

1980

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

Lee Kyung-won is a badminton player from South Korea. Lee was the women's doubles gold medallist at the 2002 Asian Games. She competed at the Olympic Games in 2000, 2004, and 2008, winning women's doubles bronze in…

1980

Nana Mizuki

Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress

Nana Kondō , better known by the stage name Nana Mizuki , is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator. She is represented by the agency StarCrew. Mizuki was trained as an enka singer, releasing one single under…

1980

Xavier Pons

Spanish rally diver

Xavier "Xevi" Pons Puigdillers is a Spanish rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship from 2003 to 2014.

1980

Gillian Chung

Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress

Gillian Chung Ka-lai, known by her stage name Chung Yan-tung, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is a member of the Cantopop duo Twins, along with Charlene Choi.

1981

Wu Hanxiong

Chinese fencer

Wu Hanxiong is a male Chinese foil fencer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

1981

Dany Heatley

Canadian ice hockey player

Daniel James Heatley is a German-born Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL entry draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the…

1981

Andy Lee

South Korean singer and actor

Lee Sun-ho, mononymously credited as Andy Lee (앤디), is a South Korean singer, rapper, actor and record producer. He is the youngest member of six-member boy band Shinhwa. Besides rapping for his band, Andy has ventured…

1981

Izabella Miko

Polish actress, dancer, and producer

Izabella Miko is a Polish actress, dancer, film producer, and environmental activist. She is best known for starring in the film Coyote Ugly and the music videos "Mr. Brightside" and "Miss Atomic Bomb" by The Killers.…

1981

Jung Ryeo-won

South Korean actress

Jung Ryeo-won is an Australian actress and former singer based in South Korea. She began her career as a singer in the girl group Chakra. Following their disbandment of the group, she transitioned to an actress where…

1981

David F. Sandberg

Swedish filmmaker

David Fredrik Sandberg is a Swedish filmmaker. He came to prominence for writing, directing, producing, editing, and scoring no-budget short horror films, which he released online under the pseudonym "ponysmasher". The…

1981

Michel Teló

Brazilian singer-songwriter

Michel Teló is a Brazilian sertanejo singer-songwriter and actor. Before his solo act, he was a lead singer in various bands, most notably Grupo Tradição. His biggest national and international hit "Ai Se Eu Te Pego"…

1981

Richard José Blanco

Venezuelan footballer

Richard José Blanco Delgado is a Venezuelan footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Metropolitanos as striker.

1982

Nicolas Mahut

French tennis player

Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 in men's doubles, holding the top ranking for a total of 39 weeks. Mahut is a five-time Grand Slam champion in…

1982

Adriano Ferreira Martins

Brazilian footballer

Adriano Ferreira Martins, or simply Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1982

Sarah Ourahmoune

French boxer

Sarah Ourahmoune is a French former female boxer. She won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 before she retired to found a gym in Paris.

1982

Simon Rolfes

German footballer

Simon Rolfes is a German professional football official and a former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the managing director of sport for Bayer Leverkusen.

1982

Alex Acker

American-Italian basketball player

Alexander Maurice Acker is an American-Italian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Pepperdine University. Acker was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the final pick of the 2005 NBA…

1983

Svetlana Khodchenkova

Russian actress

Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova is a Russian film, television and theater actress. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018).

1983

Asael Lubotzky

Israeli physician, author and molecular biologist

Asael Lubotzky is an Israeli physician, author, and molecular biologist. Formerly an officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), he is a combat veteran of the Second Lebanon War.

1983

Maryse Mizanin

Canadian-American wrestler

Maryse Mizanin is a Canadian media personality, model, actress and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE.

1983

Álvaro Quirós

Spanish golfer

Álvaro Quirós García is a Spanish professional golfer.

1983

Francesca Segat

Italian swimmer

Francesca Segat is a butterfly swimmer from Italy who won the silver medal in the 200 m butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2003.

1983

Marieke van den Ham

Dutch water polo player

Marieke van den Ham is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

1983

Kelly VanderBeek

Canadian alpine skier

Kelly VanderBeek is a Canadian retired alpine skier originally from Kitchener, Ontario. She currently resides in Canmore, Alberta with husband David Ford. Although she has trained at countless ski clubs over the years,…

1983

Moritz Volz

German footballer

Moritz Volz is a German former professional footballer, media pundit and scout. He played as a right-back with Schalke 04, Arsenal, Wimbledon, Fulham, Ipswich Town, FC St. Pauli and 1860 Munich.

1983

Luke Grimes

American actor

Luke Timothy Grimes is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Navy SEAL Marc Alan Lee in the film American Sniper. He played Christian Grey's younger brother, Elliot, in the film Fifty Shades of…

1984

Haloti Ngata

American football player

Etuini Haloti Ngata is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, earning…

1984

Artur Beterbiev

Russian boxer

Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev is a Russian and Canadian professional boxer. He held the undisputed light-heavyweight championship between 2024 and 2025. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) and Ring…

1985

Aura Dione

Danish singer and songwriter

Maria Louise Joensen, known as Aura Dione, is a Danish singer and songwriter. In 2008, she released her debut album, Columbine. The album spawned the hit single "I Will Love You Monday (365)", which reached number one…

1985

Yumi Hara

Japanese voice actress and singer

Yumi Hara is a Japanese voice actress and singer. In December 2017, she had a hiatus from her singing career.

1985

Sasha Pivovarova

Russian model and actress

Aleksandra ''Sasha'' Igorevna Pivovarova is a Russian model and artist. She is best known as the longest appearing fashion model for Prada, posed for 19 advertisement campaigns, a record Pivovarova has set for the…

1985

Ri Se-gwang

North Korean artistic gymnast

Ri Se-gwang is a retired North Korean artistic gymnast, representing the April 25 Sports Club. He is often considered a specialist on vault apparatus in the sport of men’s artistic gymnastics (MAG).

1985

Dmitri Sokolov

Russian basketball player

Dmitry Nikolaevich Sokolov is a Russian former professional basketball player.

1985

Ryan Suter

American ice hockey player

Ryan Suter is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman. He most recently played for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Nashville Predators,…

1985

César Arzo

Spanish footballer

César Arzo Amposta is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

1986

Edson Barboza

Brazilian mixed martial artist

Edson Mendes Barboza Júnior is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting…

1986

Peyton Hillis

American football player

Derek Peyton Hillis is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was…

1986

João Gomes Júnior

Brazilian swimmer

João Luiz Gomes Júnior is a Brazilian breaststroke swimmer.

1986

Javi López

Spanish footballer

Javier 'Javi' López Rodríguez is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a full-back.

1986

Gina Mambrú

Dominican Republic volleyball player

Gina Altagracia Mambrú Casilla is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2014 World Championship ranking fifth in both competitions. She won the gold medal at the 2010…

1986

Jonathan Quick

American ice hockey player

Jonathan Douglas Quick is an American former professional ice hockey player. A goaltender, Quick was selected in the third round, 72nd overall, by the Los Angeles Kings at the 2005 NHL entry draft. He also played for…

1986

Sushant Singh Rajput

Indian actor (died 2020)

Sushant Singh Rajput was an Indian actor best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He earned acclaim for his performances in several notable films, including Kai Po Che! (2013), Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015), M.S.…

1986

Óscar Vílchez

Peruvian footballer

Óscar Christopher Vílchez Soto is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Alianza Universidad. He is the younger brother of footballer Walter Vílchez.

1986

Oskars Bārtulis

Latvian ice hockey player

Oskars Bārtulis is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Porto of the Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo. He played parts of two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers. In…

1987

Aida Hadzialic

Swedish politician

Aida Hadžialić is a Bosnian-born Swedish politician and a member of the Social Democrats. She served as Minister for Upper Secondary School, Adult Education and Training from 3 October 2014 until her resignation on 15…

1987

Darren Helm

Canadian ice hockey player

Darren Helm is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche, winning the Stanley Cup in 2008 and again in 2022.

1987

Shaun Keeling

South African rower

Shaun Keeling is a South African rower. He won a silver medal in the men's coxless pair event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

1987

Augustine Kiprono Choge

Kenyan runner

Augustine Kiprono Choge is a Kenyan middle distance and long distance runner.

1987

Will Johnson

Canadian soccer player

William David Johnson is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Central Florida Panthers in the National Premier Soccer League and the Central Florida Crusaders in the National Indoor Soccer League. A versatile…

1987

Dominik Roels

German cyclist

Dominik Roels is a former German professional road bicycle racer, who previously rode for German Team Milram. He announced his retirement in January 2011.

1987

Maša Zec Peškirič

Slovenian tennis player

Maša Zec Peškirič is a Slovenian former tennis player.

1987

Ikumi Yoshimatsu

Japanese actress

Ikumi Yoshimatsu is a Japanese actress, stunt woman, book author, opinion leader, social activist and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2012 in Okinawa. It was Japan's first Miss International win in the…

1987

Glaiza de Castro

Filipino actress and singer

Glaiza Castro Galura-Rainey, professionally known by her stage name Glaiza de Castro, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for playing various roles in television and mainstream, independent, and…

1988

Ashton Eaton

American decathlete

Ashton James Eaton is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who previously held the world record in the indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the second decathlete to break the 9,000-point barrier in…

1988

Rolands Freimanis

Latvian basketball player

Rolands Freimanis is a Latvian professional basketball player who plays for the Rīgas Zeļļi of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He plays at the power forward and center positions.

1988

Vanessa Hessler

Italian-American model and actress

Vanessa Hessler is an Italian-American model and actress. A model since she was 15, Hessler has appeared in many publications throughout Italy, Germany, and France.

1988

Aleksandar Lazevski

Macedonian footballer

Aleksandar Lazevski is a professional footballer who plays for OFK Vršac. Born in Serbia, he represented the Macedonian national team.

1988

Ángel Mena

Ecuadorian footballer

Ángel Israel Mena Delgado is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for LigaPro Serie A club Orense.

1988

Valérie Tétreault

Canadian tennis player

Valérie Tétreault is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 112 in February 2010, and peaked at No. 307 in the doubles rankings in April of the same year.

1988

Pieter Timmers

Belgian swimmer

Pieter Timmers is a Belgian retired competitive swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He won the silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2016 Olympics. Timmers currently holds nine Belgian records,…

1988

Nemanja Tomić

Serbian footballer

Nemanja Tomić is a Serbian retired footballer. He has been described as a "tricky" winger with sublime dribbling skill.

1988

Doğuş Balbay

Turkish basketball player

Doğuş Balbay is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 1 in tall and he plays at the point guard position.

1989

Kayla Banwarth

American indoor volleyball player

Kayla Banwarth is an American former volleyball player and coach. She played as a libero for the United States women's national volleyball team. Banwarth won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship,…

1989

Férébory Doré

Congolese footballer

Férébory Doré is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese club Mosta. Between 2010 and 2017, he made 37 appearances scoring 10 goals for the Congo national team.

1989

Sergey Fesikov

Russian swimmer

Sergey Vasilyevich Fesikov is a Russian professional swimmer. He was part of the Russian 4 × 100 m freestyle relay teams that finished in ninth and third place at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, respectively.

1989

Justin Houston

American football player

Justin Donovan Houston is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, earning first-team All-American honors in 2010. Houston was selected by the Kansas City…

1989

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Armenian footballer

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan. He is the all time top goalscorer for the Armenia national team.

1989

Zhang Shuai

Chinese tennis player

Zhang Shuai is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2, achieved in July 2022 and a singles ranking of No. 22 reached in January 2023. She is a three-time Grand Slam…

1989

Knowledge Musona

Zimbabwean footballer

Knowledge Musona is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Scottland. Musona, also captained the Zimbabwe national team prior to retiring from international football. Previously,…

1990

Kelly Rohrbach

American model and actress

Kelly Anne Rohrbach is an American fashion model and actress, best known for her role as C. J. Parker in the film Baywatch.

1990

Ali Al-Busaidi

Omani footballer

Ali Sulaiman Rashid Al-Busaidi, commonly known as Ali Al-Busaidi, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Seeb Club in the Oman Professional League.

1991

Jan Hirt

Czech cyclist

Jan Hirt is a Czech professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam NSN Cycling Team.

1991

Brayden McNabb

Canadian ice hockey player

Brayden Luke McNabb is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally selected 66th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the…

1991

Marta Pagnini

Italian gymnast

Marta Pagnini is a retired Italian group rhythmic gymnast from Prato, Italy.

1991

Sven Erik Bystrøm

Norwegian cyclist

Sven Erik Bystrøm is a Norwegian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Uno-X Mobility. He was the 2014 Under-23 World Road Race Champion.

1992

James Duckworth

Australian tennis player

James “Quackerjack” Duckworth is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 46 achieved on 31 January 2022 and No. 185 in doubles achieved on 10 February 2020.…

1992

Quinton Howden

Canadian ice hockey player

Quinton Howden is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for Springfield Winterhawks of the South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League (SEMHL). He was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of…

1992

Kwame Karikari

Ghanaian footballer

Kwame Amponsah Karikari is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 2 club Kasetsart.

1992

Tom Kühnhackl

German ice hockey player

Tom Kühnhackl is a German professional ice hockey player with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York…

1992

Nicolás Mezquida

Uruguayan footballer

Gabriel Nicolás Mezquida Sero is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver FC on the Canadian Premier League.

1992

Verónica Cepede Royg

Paraguayan tennis player

Verónica Cepede Royg is a Paraguayan former tennis player.

1992

Roland Szolnoki

Hungarian footballer

Roland Szolnoki is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for and captains Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Puskás Akadémia. A versatile international footballer, he can play with both feet. He normally…

1992

Ronald Blair

former professional American football player

Ronald Blair is an American former professional football defensive end who currently serves as the special teams quality control coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college…

1993

Muralha

Brazilian footballer

Luiz Philipe Lima de Oliveira, known as Muralha or Luiz Philipe Muralha, is a Brazilian football who plays as a centre midfielder for Saudi club Abha.

1993

Amin Affane

Swedish footballer

Amin Tareq Affane is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1994

Laura Robson

Australian-English tennis player

Laura Robson is a British former professional tennis player. She debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2007, and a year later won the Junior Wimbledon championships at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached…

1994

Booboo Stewart

American actor

Nils Allen "Booboo" Stewart Jr. is an American actor, musician, and visual artist. He is known for playing Seth Clearwater in The Twilight Saga, Warpath in X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jay in the Disney television film…

1994

Jake Elliott

American football player

Jake Daniel Elliott is an American professional football placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers and was drafted by the Cincinnati…

1995

Marine Johannès

French basketball player

Marine Johannès, nicknamed Wizard for her ballhandling skills, is a French basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A native of Lisieux in Calvados, she also…

1995

Alanna Kennedy

Australian soccer player

Alanna Stephanie Kennedy is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Women's Super League (WSL) club London City Lionesses and the Australia national team.

1995

Nguyễn Công Phượng

Vietnamese footballer

Nguyễn Công Phượng is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for V.League 2 club Truong Tuoi Dong Nai.

1995

Yuliya Stupak

Russian cross-country skier

Yuliya Sergeyevna Stupak is a Russian cross-country skier who competes internationally with the Russian national team.

1995

Marco Asensio

Spanish footballer

Marco Asensio Willemsen is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

1996

Cristian Pavón

Argentine footballer

Cristian David Pavon, nicknamed The Bulgeterrier is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Grêmio.

1996

Mamadi Diakite

Guinean basketball player

Mamadi Diakite is a Guinean professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers, with whom he won an NCAA national…

1997

Jeremy Shada

American actor, musician and singer

Jeremy Shada is an American actor, musician and singer. He is best known for his work as the voice of Finn the Human from the American animated television franchise Adventure Time and Lance in Voltron: Legendary…

1997

Ilia Topuria

German-Georgian mixed martial artist

Ilia Topuria is a Georgian and Spanish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Lightweight Champion.…

1997

Pervis Estupiñán

Ecuadorian footballer

Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and left wing-back for Serie A club AC Milan and the Ecuador national team.

1998

Rubina Ali

Indian actress

Rubina Ali, also known as Rubina Qureshi, also known as Rubina Jodiyawala is an Indian actress who played the child version of Latika in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which she won a Screen…

1999

Fūju Kamio

Japanese actor

Fūju Kamio is a Japanese actor.

1999

Alisha Lehmann

Swiss footballer

Alisha Debora Lehmann is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for WSL club Leicester City and the Switzerland national team.

1999

Baek Jong-bum

South Korean footballer

Baek Jong-bum is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for K League 1 club FC Seoul. Born in Daejeon, he attended Osan Middle and High School, where he underwent training through FC Seoul's…

2001

Moussa Diabaté

French basketball player

Moussa Diabaté is a French professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. Diabaté was a consensus…

2002

Hannibal Mejbri

Tunisian footballer

Hannibal Mejbri, also known mononymously as Hannibal, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Burnley and the Tunisia national team.

2003

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and the second child of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and a grandchild of King Harald V. She is second in line of succession to the Norwegian…

2004

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber and online streamer

Darren Jason Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed or simply Speed, is an American influencer and online streamer. He is regarded as one of the most popular online streamers and Internet personalities in the world.…

2005

Luke Littler

English darts player

Luke Littler is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number one. Nicknamed "the Nuke", Littler has won two PDC World Championships,…

2007

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