Famous Birthdays on July 28

Q: Who was born on July 28?

Famous people born on July 28 include: Margaret of Durazzo, Jacopo Sannazaro, William, Judith Leyster, Marguerite Louise d'Orléans.

Q: What is John David Washington known for?

John David Washington, American actor and football player

1984 — John David Washington

American actor and football player

July 28 has seen 174 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1347 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · July 28 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 174 people 1347 – 2003

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He shifted to acting, and was part of the main cast of the HBO comedy series Ballers (2015–2019) and appeared in the western film The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

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Washington's breakthrough role came playing Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee's crime drama BlacKkKlansman (2018), for which he received Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

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John David Washington is an American actor and former professional football player

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A son of actor Denzel Washington, he started his career in college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St

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Professionally, Washington spent four years as a running back for the United Football League's Sacramento Mountain Lions

Margaret of Durazzo

Queen of Naples and Hungary (died 1412)

Margaret of Durazzo was Queen of Naples and Hungary and Princess of Achaea as the spouse of Charles III of Naples. She was regent of Naples from 1386 until 1393 during the minority of her son Ladislaus of Naples.

1347

Jacopo Sannazaro

Italian poet, humanist and epigrammist (died 1530)

Jacopo Sannazaro was an Italian poet, humanist, member and head of the Accademia Pontaniana from Naples.

1458

William

Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, German nobleman (died 1592)

William of Jülich-Cleves-Berge, known as William the Rich, was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1539–1592).

1516

Judith Leyster

Dutch painter (died 1660)

Judith Jans Leyster was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, portraits, and still lifes. Her work was highly regarded by her contemporaries but largely forgotten after her death. Her entire oeuvre came to be…

1609

Marguerite Louise d'Orléans

French princess (died 1721)

Marguerite Louise d'Orléans was a French princess who became grand duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici.

1645

Charles Ancillon

French jurist and diplomat (died 1715)

Charles Ancillon was a French jurist and diplomat.

1659

Thomas Heyward

Jr., American judge and politician (died 1809)

Thomas Heyward Jr. was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and politician. Heyward was active politically during the Revolutionary Era. As a member of the Continental Congress representing South Carolina, he…

1746

Fabre d'Églantine

French actor, playwright, and politician (died 1794)

Philippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine, commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine, was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the French Revolution.

1750

Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck

German army officer and writer (died 1860)

Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Bismarck was a German lieutenant general, diplomat and military writer. He wrote several major military-political works and military histories, which were very pro-Napoleon.

1783

Ignaz Bösendorfer

Austrian businessman, founded the Bösendorfer Company (died 1859)

Ignaz Bösendorfer was an Austrian musician and piano manufacturer, who in 1828 founded the Bösendorfer company in Vienna-Josefstadt.

1796

Ludwig Feuerbach

German anthropologist and philosopher (died 1872)

Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach was a German philosopher and anthropologist who was a leading figure among the Young Hegelians. He is best known for his 1841 book, The Essence of Christianity, which argued that God is a…

1804

Stefan Dunjov

Bulgarian colonel (died 1889)

Stefan Dunjov was a Banat Bulgarian military figure and revolutionary known for participating in both the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and the Italian unification (Risorgimento), as well as for being the first ethnic…

1815

Gerard Manley Hopkins

English poet (died 1889)

Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame places him among the leading English poets. His prosody – notably his concept of sprung rhythm – established him as an innovator, as did…

1844

James Edson White

American author and publisher, second son of Ellen G. White and James S. White

James Edson White, frequently known as Edson White, was an American author, publisher and the second son of two of the pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, James S. White and Ellen G. White.

1849

Ballington Booth

English-American activist, co-founded Volunteers of America (died 1940)

Ballington Booth was a British-born American Christian minister who co-founded Volunteers of America, a Christian charitable organization, and became its first General (1896-1940). He was a former officer in The…

1857

Elias M. Ammons

American businessman and politician, 19th Governor of Colorado (died 1925)

Elias Milton Ammons served as the 19th governor of Colorado from 1913 to 1915. He is perhaps best remembered for ordering National Guard troops into Ludlow, Colorado during the Colorado Coalfield War, which resulted in…

1860

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (died 1922)

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia was by birth member of the House of Romanov and a Grand Duchess of Russia and by marriage Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

1860

Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski

Russian general (died 1919)

Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, or Nakhichevansky, francised spelling: Hussein Nahitchevansky, was a Russian Cavalry General of Azerbaijani origin. He was the only Muslim to serve as General Adjutant of the H. I. M. Retinue.

1863

Beatrix Potter

English children's book writer and illustrator (died 1943)

Helen Beatrix Heelis, usually known as Beatrix Potter, was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter…

1866

Albertson Van Zo Post

American fencer (died 1938)

Albertson Van Zo Post was an American fencer and writer. He earned two gold medals in the 1904 Summer Olympics as well as a silver and two bronze medals, and also competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

1866

Charles Dillon Perrine

American-Argentinian astronomer (died 1951)

Charles Dillon Perrine was an American astronomer at the Lick Observatory in California (1893-1909) who moved to Cordoba, Argentina to accept the position of Director of the Argentine National Observatory (1909-1936).…

1867

Albert Sarraut

French journalist and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France (died 1962)

Albert-Pierre Sarraut was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic.

1872

Ernst Cassirer

Polish-American philosopher and academic (died 1945)

Ernst Alfred Cassirer was a German philosopher and historian of philosophy. Trained within the Marburg school of neo-Kantianism, he initially followed his mentor Hermann Cohen in attempting to supply an idealistic…

1874

Lucy Burns

American activist, co-founded the National Woman's Party (died 1966)

Lucy Burns was an American suffragist and women's rights advocate. She was a passionate activist in the United States and the United Kingdom, who joined the militant suffragettes. Burns was a close friend of Alice Paul,…

1879

Stefan Filipkiewicz

Polish painter (died 1944)

Stefan Filipkiewicz was a Polish painter and designer. He was born in Tarnów, Austria-Hungary, and died in Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, Nazi Germany, during the Holocaust. Notable for his landscapes inspired by…

1879

Marcel Duchamp

French-American painter and sculptor (died 1968)

Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp was a French American artist, chess player, and inventor who played a key role in the development of the avant-garde in the United States and in New York City, where he spent the last 25…

1887

Willard Price

Canadian-American journalist and author (died 1983)

Willard DeMille Price was a Canadian-born American traveller, journalist and author.

1887

Rued Langgaard

Danish organist and composer (died 1952)

Rued Langgaard was a late-Romantic Danish composer and organist. His then-unconventional music was at odds with that of his Danish contemporaries but was recognized 16 years after his death.

1893

Barbara La Marr

American actress and screenwriter (died 1926)

Barbara La Marr was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in twenty-seven films during her career between 1920 and 1926. La Marr was also noted by the media for her beauty, dubbed as the "Girl Who Is…

1896

Lawrence Gray

American actor (died 1970)

Lawrence Gray was an American actor of the 1920s and 1930s.

1898

Freddie Fitzsimmons

American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1979)

Frederick Landis Fitzsimmons was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1925 to 1943 with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers.…

1901

Rudy Vallée

American actor, singer, and saxophonist (died 1986)

Hubert Prior Vallée, known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type.

1901

Albert Namatjira

Australian painter (died 1959)

Albert Namatjira was an Arrernte painter from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia, widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists. As a pioneer of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, he was…

1902

Sir Karl Popper

Austrian-English philosopher and academic (died 1994)

Sir Karl Raimund Popper was an Austrian–British philosopher, academic and social commentator. One of the 20th century's most influential philosophers of science, Popper is known for his rejection of the classical…

1902

Earl Tupper

American inventor and businessman, founded Tupperware Brands (died 1983)

Earl Silas Tupper was an American businessman and inventor, best known as the inventor of Tupperware, an airtight plastic container for storing food, and for founding the related home products company that bears his…

1907

Aenne Burda

German publisher (died 2005)

Aenne Burda, born Anna Magdalene Lemminger, was a German publisher of the Burda Group, a media group based in Offenburg and Munich, Germany. She was one of the symbols of the German economic miracle.

1909

Malcolm Lowry

English novelist and poet (died 1957)

Clarence Malcolm Lowry was an English poet and novelist who is best known for his 1947 novel Under the Volcano, which was voted No. 11 in the Modern Library's 100 Best Novels list.

1909

Carmen Dragon

American conductor and composer (died 1984)

Carmen Dragon was an American conductor, composer, and arranger who in addition to live performances and recording, worked in radio, film, and television.

1914

Charles Hard Townes

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

Charles Hard Townes was an American physicist. Townes worked on the theory and application of the maser, for which he obtained the fundamental patent, and other work in quantum electronics associated with both maser and…

1915

Dick Sprang

American illustrator (died 2000)

Richard W. Sprang was an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on the superhero Batman during the period fans and historians call Golden Age of Comic Books. Sprang was responsible for the…

1915

Frankie Yankovic

American polka musician (died 1998)

Frank John Yankovic was an American accordion player and polka musician. Known as "America's Polka King", Yankovic was considered the premier artist to play in the Slovenian style during his long career. He shares no…

1915

David Brown

American journalist and producer (died 2010)

David Brown was an American film and theatre producer and writer who was best known for producing the 1975 film Jaws based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley.

1916

Andrew V. McLaglen

English-American director and producer (died 2014)

Andrew Victor McLaglen was a British-born American film and television director. He was best known for his Westerns and adventure films, often starring John Wayne or James Stewart.

1920

Jacques Piccard

Belgian-Swiss oceanographer and engineer (died 2008)

Jacques Piccard was a Swiss oceanographer and engineer, known for having developed submarines for studying ocean currents. In the Challenger Deep, he and Lieutenant Don Walsh of the United States Navy were the first…

1922

Ray Ellis

American conductor and producer (died 2008)

Ray Ellis was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist. He was responsible for the orchestration in Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin (1958).

1923

Luigi Musso

Italian racing driver (died 1958)

Luigi Musso was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1953 to 1958. Musso won the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix with Ferrari.

1924

Baruch Samuel Blumberg

American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)

Baruch Samuel Blumberg, known as Barry Blumberg, was an American physician, geneticist, and co-recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on the hepatitis B virus while an investigator at…

1925

Charlie Biddle

American-Canadian bassist (died 2003)

Charles Reed Biddle, was an American-Canadian jazz bassist. He lived most of his life in Montreal, organizing and performing in jazz music events.

1926

John Ashbery

American poet (died 2017)

John Lawrence Ashbery was an American poet and art critic.

1927

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (died 1994)

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis was the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. She redefined the mostly ceremonial role into a platform…

1929

Shirley Ann Grau

American novelist and short story writer (died 2020)

Shirley Ann Grau was an American writer. Born in New Orleans, she lived part of her childhood in Montgomery, Alabama. Her novels are set primarily in the Deep South and explore issues of race and gender. In 1965 she won…

1929

Firoza Begum

Bangladeshi singer (died 2014)

Firoza Begum was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer. She was awarded the Independence Day Award in 1979 by the government of Bangladesh.

1930

Junior Kimbrough

American singer and guitarist (died 1998)

David Malone "Junior" Kimbrough Jr. was an American blues musician. His best-known works are "Keep Your Hands off Her" and "All Night Long". In 2023, he was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame.

1930

Jean Roba

Belgian author and illustrator (died 2006)

Jean Roba was a Belgian comics author from the Marcinelle school. His best-known work is Boule et Bill.

1930

Ramsey Muir Withers

Canadian general (died 2014)

General Ramsey Muir Withers, CMM, CD was a Canadian Army Officer and Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest ranking position in the Canadian Forces, from 1980 to 1983. He died of a heart attack in 2014.

1930

Alan Brownjohn

English poet and author (died 2024)

Alan Charles Brownjohn was an English poet and novelist. He also worked as a teacher, lecturer, critic and broadcaster.

1931

Darryl Hickman

American actor (died 2024)

Darryl Gerard Hickman was an American actor, screenwriter, television executive, and acting coach. He started his career as a child actor in the Golden Age of Hollywood and appeared in numerous television serials as an…

1931

Johnny Martin

Australian cricketer (died 1992)

John Wesley Martin was an Australian cricketer who played in eight Test matches from 1960 to 1967.

1931

Natalie Babbitt

American author and illustrator (died 2016)

Natalie Zane Babbitt was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Her 1975 novel, Tuck Everlasting, was adapted into two feature films and a Broadway musical. She received the Newbery Honor and…

1932

Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra

Brazilian colonel (died 2015)

Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra was a Brazilian army officer, politician and known and convicted torturer who served as a colonel in the Brazilian Army.

1932

Charlie Hodge

Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 2016)

Charles Edward Hodge was a Canadian ice hockey player who played as a goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, and Oakland Seals of the National Hockey League between 1954 and 1971.

1933

Jacques d'Amboise

American dancer and choreographer (died 2021)

Jacques d'Amboise was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator. He joined the New York City Ballet in 1949 and was named principal dancer in 1953, and throughout his time with the company he danced 24…

1934

Neil McKendrick

English historian and academic

Neil McKendrick MA FRHistS was the 40th Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He is now a life fellow of the college.

1935

Russ Jackson

Canadian football player and coach

Russell Stanley Jackson is a Canadian former professional football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member…

1936

Garfield Sobers

Barbadian cricketer

The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, NH, AO, OCC, also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers, is a Barbadian former cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. A highly skilled and an…

1936

Francis Veber

French director and screenwriter

Francis Paul Veber is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either…

1937

Luis Aragonés

Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (died 2014)

Luis Aragonés Suárez was a Spanish football player and manager.

1938

Arsen Dedić

Croatian singer-songwriter and poet (died 2015)

Arsenije "Arsen" Dedić was a Yugoslav and Croatian singer-songwriter. He wrote and performed chansons, as well as film music. He was also an award-winning poet, and was one of the best-selling poets of former Yugoslavia…

1938

Alberto Fujimori

Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician, President of Peru (died 2024)

Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. During Fujimori's tenure, the Peruvian Armed Forces responded to the far-left…

1938

Chuan Leekpai

Thai lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Thailand

Chuan Leekpai MPCh MVM ThChW is a Thai politician who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 1992 to 1995, and from 1997 to 2001. He was President of the National Assembly of Thailand and speaker of the Thai House of…

1938

Bill Crider

American author (died 2018)

Bill Crider was an American author of crime fiction among other work.

1941

Riccardo Muti

Italian conductor and educator

Riccardo Muti is an Italian conductor. He is current music director of the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, the Philharmonia Orchestra in London,…

1941

Susan Roces

Filipino actress and producer (died 2022)

Susan Roces was a Filipino actress. She rose to fame in mid-1950s and became the biggest box-office star of the 1960s. Known for playing wholesome and sweet characters in romantic comedies and musicals during her youth,…

1941

Tonia Marketaki

Greek director and screenwriter (died 1994)

Tonia Marketaki was a Greek film director and screenwriter. She was born in Pireas and spent many of her childhood years in the Zografou district of Athens. Her maternal origins are from Kardamyla, in the island of…

1942

John Sattler

Australian rugby league player (died 2023)

John William Sattler was an Australian professional rugby league footballer played as a prop in the 1960s and 1970s. He captained South Sydney to four premiership victories from 1967 to 1971 and who played four Tests…

1942

Mike Bloomfield

American guitarist and songwriter (died 1981)

Michael Bernard Bloomfield was an American blues guitarist and composer. Born in Chicago, he became one of the first popular music stars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess,…

1943

Bill Bradley

American basketball player and politician

William Warren Bradley is an American politician and former professional basketball player. After playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 10 seasons with the New York Knicks, he served as a United…

1943

Richard Wright

English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2008)

Richard William Wright was an English keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd. He appeared on almost every Pink Floyd album and performed on all of their tours. He was inducted into…

1943

Jim Davis

American cartoonist, created Garfield

James Robert Davis is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres. Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic…

1945

Jonathan Edwards

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jonathan Edwards is an American country and folk singer-songwriter best known for his 1971 hit single "Sunshine".

1946

Linda Kelsey

American actress

Linda Kelsey is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Billie Newman on the CBS drama television series Lou Grant (1977–1982), which earned her three Golden Globe Award nominations and five Primetime…

1946

Fahmida Riaz

Pakistani poet and activist (died 2018)

Fahmida Riaz was an Urdu writer, poet and activist from Pakistan. She authored many books, such as Godaavari, Khatt-e Marmuz, and Khana e Aab O Gil in addition to the first translation in rhyme of the Masnavi of…

1946

Peter Cosgrove

Australian general and politician, 26th Governor General of Australia

General Sir Peter John Cosgrove is an Australian retired senior Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia, in office from 2014 to 2019.

1947

Sally Struthers

American actress

Sally Anne Struthers is an American actress and activist. She is known for her portrayal of Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker on the sitcom All in the Family (1971–1978). For this role, Struthers…

1947

Gerald Casale

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director

Gerald Vincent Casale is an American musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, co-lead vocalist and bass player of the new wave band Devo, which released a top 20 hit in 1980 with the single "Whip…

1948

Eiichi Ohtaki

Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (died 2013)

Eiichi Ohtaki was a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He first became known as a member of the rock band Happy End, but was better known for his solo work which began in 1972. In 2003, Ohtaki…

1948

Vida Blue

American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)

Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986, most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won…

1949

Randall Wallace

American screenwriter and producer

Randall Wallace is an American screenwriter, film director and producer who came to prominence by writing the screenplay for the historical drama film Braveheart (1995). His work on the film earned him a nomination for…

1949

Shahyar Ghanbari

Iranian singer-songwriter

Shahyar Ghanbari, also spelled incorrectly as Shahryar Ghanbari is an Iranian poet, writer, lyricist, songwriter, and singer of Persian pop music. He is also a film director and radio-TV producer.

1950

Tapley Seaton

Kittitian politician, 4th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (died 2023)

Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton was the fourth governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 2015 to 2023.

1950

Santiago Calatrava

Spanish architect and engineer, designed the Athens Olympic Sports Complex

Santiago Calatrava Valls is a Spanish-Swiss architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums,…

1951

Doug Collins

American basketball player and coach

Paul Douglas Collins is an American basketball executive, former player, coach and television analyst in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA from 1973 to 1981 for the Philadelphia 76ers,…

1951

Gregg Giuffria

American rock musician and businessman

Gregg Giuffria is an American rock musician and businessman. He was the keyboardist for album-oriented rock bands Angel, House of Lords, and Giuffria.

1951

Ray Kennedy

English footballer (died 2021)

Raymond Kennedy was an English footballer who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool in the 1970s and early 1980s. Kennedy played as a forward for Arsenal and then played as a left-sided…

1951

Glenn A. Baker

Australian journalist and author

Glenn A. Baker is an Australian journalist, commentator, author and broadcaster known for his vast knowledge of rock music. He has written books and magazine articles on rock music and travel, interviewed celebrities,…

1952

Vajiralongkorn

King of Thailand

Vajiralongkorn, also known by his regnal name Rama X, is King of Thailand, reigning since 2016. He is the tenth monarch of the Chakri dynasty, the reigning dynasty of Thailand since 1782.

1952

Hugo Chávez

Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2013)

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer who was the president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. Chàvez changed the country's name from the Republic of…

1954

Gerd Faltings

German mathematician and academic

Gerd Faltings is a German mathematician known for his work in arithmetic geometry. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1986 for his proofs of the Mordell conjecture and several related conjectures. He won the Abel Prize…

1954

Steve Morse

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Steve J. Morse is an American guitarist and songwriter. A seven-time Grammy nominee, he is best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the longest serving guitarist for Deep Purple having joined in 1994. Morse…

1954

Mikey Sheehy

Irish footballer

Michael Sheehy is an Irish Gaelic football selector and former player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen seasons from 1973 to 1988.

1954

John Feinstein

American sportswriter and commentator (died 2025)

John Feinstein was an American sportswriter, author, and sports commentator. A long-time sports reporter at the Washington Post, he also wrote numerous books and was particularly known for A Season on the Brink,…

1956

Robert Swan

English explorer

Robert Charles Swan, OBE, FRGS is the first person to walk to both poles.

1956

Terry Fox

Canadian runner and activist (died 1981)

Terrance Stanley Fox was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, having had one leg amputated due to cancer, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer…

1958

Michael Hitchcock

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Michael Hitchcock is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and television producer.

1958

William T. Vollmann

American novelist, short story writer and journalist

William Tanner Vollmann is an American novelist, journalist, war correspondent, short story writer and essayist. He won the 2005 National Book Award for Fiction with the novel Europe Central.

1959

Luiz Fernando Carvalho

Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter

Luiz Fernando Carvalho is a Brazilian film and television director, screenwriter, producer and editor, known for works closely linked to literature that constitute a renovation in Brazilian audiovisual aesthetics. He…

1960

Jon J. Muth

American author and illustrator

Jon J Muth is an American writer and illustrator of children's books as well as graphic novels and comic books.

1960

Yōichi Takahashi

Japanese illustrator

Yōichi Takahashi is a Japanese cartoonist and manga artist, best known for his work Captain Tsubasa. Takahashi has published art books, manga, novels, and guides, most of which are about Captain Tsubasa. He is also…

1960

Yannick Dalmas

French racing driver

Yannick Paul Marie Dalmas is a former racing driver from France. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times, each time with a different car manufacturer, a unique feature in the history of the race. Prior to this, he…

1961

Rachel Sweet

American singer, television writer, and actress

Rachel Sweet is an American singer, television writer and actress.

1962

Lori Loughlin

American actress

Lori Anne Loughlin is an American actress. From 1988 to 1995, she played Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House, and reprised the role for its Netflix sequel Fuller House (2016–2018). Loughlin is also…

1964

Priscilla Chan

Hong Kong singer

Priscilla Chan Wai Han is a Hong Kong singer. She is renowned for her contralto singing voice and her maturely clear, technically skilled, and emotion-rich vocals.

1965

Sossina M. Haile

Ethiopian American chemist

Sossina M. Haile is an Ethiopian-American chemist, known for developing the first solid acid fuel cells. She is a professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern University, Illinois, US.

1966

Miguel Ángel Nadal

Spanish footballer

Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a versatile defender and midfielder.

1966

Jimmy Pardo

American stand-up comedian, actor, and host

James Ronald Pardo, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and host of the comedy podcast Never Not Funny. From the show's inception until mid-2015, he performed as the Conan O'Brien program Conan's warm-up…

1966

Shikao Suga

Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist

Shikao Suga is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Tokyo known for writing the theme songs for several anime, movies and commercial ads. His name in kanji is 菅止戈男, but he uses katakana as his professional…

1966

Taka Hirose

Japanese bass player

Takashi Hirose is a Japanese musician who is the current bass guitarist for the rock band Feeder.

1967

Alexis Arquette

American actress (died 2016)

Alexis Arquette was an American actress and transgender activist. Born in Los Angeles, she was the fourth of five children of actor and director Lewis Arquette and Brenda Olivia "Mardi", an actress. Her siblings include…

1969

Garth Snow

American ice hockey player and manager

Garth E. Snow is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and former general manager, president, and alternate governor of the New York Islanders of the NHL.

1969

Dana White

American businessman, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Dana Frederick White Jr. is an American businessman who is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In 2025, White's net…

1969

Michael Amott

Swedish guitarist and songwriter

Michael Amott is a Swedish guitarist, founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and Carnage, as well as a former member of Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott.

1970

Isabelle Brasseur

Canadian figure skater

Isabelle Brasseur, is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With her partner, Lloyd Eisler, she won two Olympic medals and the 1993 World Championships.

1970

Paul Strang

Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Paul Andrew Strang is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former international player. A leg-spinning all-rounder, he played in 24 Test matches and 95 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe between 1994 and 2001. He played Test…

1970

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Iraqi leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (died 2019)

Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was an Iraqi militant leader and former teacher who was the founder and first leader of the Islamic State (IS), who…

1971

Ludmilla Lacueva Canut

Andorran writer

Ludmilla Lacueva Canut is an Andorran writer of both fiction and non-fiction works, as well as an opinion columnist for the newspaper Bondia.

1971

Stephen Lynch

American singer-songwriter and actor

Stephen Andrew Lynch is an American comedian, musician and actor who is known for his satirical songs mocking daily life and popular culture. Lynch has released four studio albums and four live albums along with a live…

1971

Annie Perreault

Canadian speed skater

Annie Perreault is a Canadian short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She had already won a relay gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

1971

Robert Chapman

English cricketer

Robert James Chapman is an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire between 1992 and 1998, and List A cricket for Lincolnshire in the early 21st century. He is the son of…

1972

Marc Dupré

Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Marc Dupré is a Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian from Quebec.

1973

Steve Staios

Canadian ice hockey player

Steve Staios is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former professional player. He currently serves as president of hockey operations and general manager for the Ottawa Senators. Staios played right defence in the…

1973

Afroman

American rapper and comedian

Joseph Edgar Foreman, known by his stage name Afroman, is an American rapper, singer, and musician. His fourth album, The Good Times (2001), featured the singles "Because I Got High" and "Crazy Rap". "Because I Got…

1974

Elizabeth Berkley

American actress

Elizabeth Berkley is an American actress. She is best known for playing Jessie Spano in the Saved by the Bell television franchise and Nomi Malone in the controversial 1995 film Showgirls. She had supporting roles in…

1974

Alexis Tsipras

Greek engineer and politician, 186th Prime Minister of Greece

Alexis Tsipras is a Greek politician who is the founder and leader of the political party ELAS and who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2015 to 2019 as a member of Syriza. A prominent leftist figure, Tsipras…

1974

Leonor Watling

Spanish actress

Leonor Elizabeth Ceballos Watling is a Spanish film actress and singer.

1975

Jacoby Shaddix

American singer-songwriter

Jacoby Dakota Shaddix is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and TV presenter. He is best known as a founding member and the continuous lead singer of the California-based rock band Papa Roach since the band's…

1976

Aki Berg

Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player

Aki-Petteri Arvid Berg is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted third overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1995 NHL entry draft. He played both for the Kings and the Toronto Maple Leafs…

1977

Manu Ginóbili

Argentinian basketball player

Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine former professional basketball player. During a 23-year professional career, Ginóbili played in Argentina, in Italy, and in the NBA; he also represented Argentina in…

1977

Miyabiyama Tetsushi

Japanese sumo wrestler

Miyabiyama Tetsushi is a former sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1998. With the exception of two tournaments, he was ranked in the top division of…

1977

Kārlis Vērdiņš

Latvian poet

Kārlis Vērdiņš is a Latvian poet.

1978

Hitomi Yaida

Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist

Hitomi Yaida 矢井田瞳 is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United…

1978

Henrik Hansen

Danish footballer

Henrik Hallenberg Hansen is a Danish former professional football midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach of Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.

1979

Birgitta Haukdal

Icelandic singer-songwriter and producer

Birgitta Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir, known mononymously as Birgitta, is an Icelandic singer. She rose to domestic media prominence as the lead singer of pop band Írafár. She represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song…

1979

Lee Min-woo

South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

Lee Min-woo, also known by the stage name M, is a South Korean entertainer and singer. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Lee was the first Shinhwa member to debut as a solo artist in…

1979

Alena Popchanka

Belarusian-French swimmer and coach

Alena Popchanka is a 4-time Olympic freestyle and butterfly swimmer originally from Belarus. She swam for Belarus at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics she swam for France, after her marriage to…

1979

Michael Carrick

English footballer and coach

Michael Carrick is an English professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Manchester United. He is known for his 12-year playing career with Manchester United, which he…

1981

Willie Green

American basketball player and coach

William Julius Green is an American professional basketball coach and former player who was most recently the head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played…

1981

Cain Velasquez

Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler

Cain Ramírez Velásquez is an American former professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is widely known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he competed in the heavyweight division and…

1982

Sam Dastyari

Iranian-Australian politician

Sam Dastyari is an Australian former politician, who from 2013 to 2018 represented New South Wales in the Australian Senate as a member of the Australian Labor Party. Dastyari was previously General Secretary of the New…

1983

Cody Hay

Canadian figure skater

Cody Hay is a Canadian professional figure skating coach and former figure skater. With Anabelle Langlois, he is the 2008 Canadian national champion. He is now a coach with Langlois.

1983

Ilir Latifi

Swedish-Kosovar mixed martial artist

Ilir Latifi is a Swedish mixed martial artist who fights in the Heavyweight division, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A two-time national wrestling champion and a professional MMA competitor since…

1983

Ali Krieger

American soccer player

Alexandra Blaire Krieger is an American former professional soccer player who played as a right back or center back. She made more than 100 appearances for the United States from 2008 to 2021, with which she won two…

1984

Zach Parise

American ice hockey player

Zachary Justin Parise is an American former professional ice hockey player who was a left winger for the New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, New York Islanders, and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL)…

1984

DeMeco Ryans

American football player and coach

Demeco Ryans is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide,…

1984

Mathieu Debuchy

French footballer

Mathieu Debuchy is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

1985

Dustin Milligan

Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Dustin Wallace Milligan is a Canadian actor best known as Jack Snowman in Hot Frosty, Ted Mullens on Schitt's Creek, Ethan Ward on 90210, Tom Cummings in X Company, and Josh Carter on Rutherford Falls.

1985

Alexandra Chando

American actress

Alexandra Chando is an American actress and director. She is known for her role as Maddie Coleman in the CBS soap opera, As the World Turns and for her dual role as identical twins, Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in the…

1986

Lauri Korpikoski

Finnish ice hockey player

Lauri Korpikoski is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for HC TPS of the Liiga. Korpikoski has previously played in the NHL for the Arizona Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars,…

1986

Yevhen Khacheridi

Ukrainian-Greek footballer

Yevhen Hryhorovych Khacheridi is a Ukrainian former professional footballer.

1987

Pedro

Spanish footballer

Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma, known as Pedro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Lazio.

1987

Christofer Ranzmaier

Austrian politician

Christofer Ranzmaier is an Austrian politician of the Freedom Party. He has been a member of the National Council since 2024, and was a member of the Tyrolean Landtag from 2018 to 2022.

1987

Gunnar Nelson

Icelandic professional fighter and mixed martial artist

Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was…

1988

Soulja Boy

American rapper, producer, and actor

DeAndre Cortez Way, known professionally as Soulja Boy, is an American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence with his self-released 2007 debut single, "Crank That ", which peaked atop the US Billboard Hot…

1990

Simone Pizzuti

Italian footballer

Simone Pizzuti is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Lecco.

1990

Spencer Boldman

American actor

Spencer Boldman is an American actor. He is known for his role as Adam Davenport on Disney XD's Lab Rats, and for playing Gio in the film Cruise.

1992

Harry Kane

English footballer

Harry Edward Kane is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, he is…

1993

Evan Rodrigues

Canadian ice hockey player

Evan Rodrigues is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado…

1993

Cher Lloyd

English singer

Cher Lloyd is an English singer. She participated on the seventh series of the television talent show The X Factor in 2010, where she finished in fourth place. Following the show, Lloyd was signed to Syco Music in the…

1993

Walker Buehler

American baseball player

Walker Anthony Buehler is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia…

1994

Hyojung

South Korean singer

Choi Hyo-jung, better known mononymously as Hyojung is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of the South Korean girl group Oh My Girl.

1994

Harriet Dart

British tennis player

Harriet Dart is a British professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 70 on 9 September 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 59, on 14 October 2024.

1996

GloRilla

American rapper

Gloria Hallelujah Woods, known professionally as GloRilla, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. She first became known for her 2022 single "F.N.F. ", which peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and…

1999

Emile Smith Rowe

English footballer

Emile Smith Rowe is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and the England national team.

2000

Malik Nabers

American football player

Malik Nabers is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, finishing as their all-time leader in…

2003

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