Famous Birthdays on July 3

Q: Who was born on July 3?

Famous people born on July 3 include: Valentinian I, Louis XI, Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (died 1500), Li Shizhen, Claude Fauchet.

Q: What is Aaron Tippin known for?

Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1958 — Aaron Tippin

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

July 3 has seen 206 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 321 – 1999. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · July 3 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 206 people 321 – 1999

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Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer

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Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Nashville in 1990

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Tippin switched to Lyric Street Records in 1998, where he recorded four more studio albums, counting a compilation of Christmas music

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After leaving Lyric Street in 2006, he founded a personal label known as Nippit Records, on which he issued the compilation album Now & Then

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A concept album, In Overdrive, was released in 2009.

Valentinian I

Roman emperor (died 375)

Valentinian I, sometimes known as Valentinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 364 to 375. He is the second-last emperor to govern the empire as a whole, albeit only from February to March of 364, after which he…

321

Louis XI

King of France (died 1483)

Louis XI, called the Prudent, was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revolt known as the Praguerie in 1440. The…

1423

Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (died 1500)

Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado was the 103rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1464 through 1500.

1442

Li Shizhen

Chinese physician and mineralogist (died 1593)

Li Shizhen, courtesy name Dongbi, was a Chinese acupuncturist, herbalist, naturalist, pharmacologist, physician, and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is the author of a 27-year work, the Compendium of Materia Medica. He…

1518

Claude Fauchet

French historian and author (died 1601)

Claude Fauchet was a sixteenth-century French historian, antiquary, and pioneering romance philologist. Fauchet published the earliest printed work of literary history in a vernacular language in Europe, the Recueil de…

1530

Myeongjong of Joseon

Ruler of Korea (died 1567)

Myeongjong, personal name Yi Hwan, was the 13th monarch of Joseon. His father was King Jungjong and his mother was Queen Munjeong, the elder sister of Yun Won-hyeong. He ascended to the throne at the age of 11, upon the…

1534

Jacobus Gallus

Slovenian composer (died 1591)

Jacobus Gallus was a late-Renaissance composer of presumed Slovene ethnicity. Born in Carniola, which at the time was one of the Habsburg lands in the Holy Roman Empire, he lived and worked in Moravia and Bohemia during…

1550

Thomas Richardson

English politician and judge (died 1635)

Sir Thomas Richardson of Honingham in Norfolk, was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He was Speaker of the House of Commons for this parliament. He was later Chief…

1569

Edward Young

English poet, dramatist and literary critic (Night-Thoughts) (died 1765)

Edward Young was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts, a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the most popular poems…

1683

Sir Robert Rich

4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician (died 1768)

Field Marshal Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet was a British Army officer and politician. As a junior officer he fought at the Battle of Schellenberg and at the Battle of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succession.…

1685

Robert Adam

Scottish-English architect, designed Culzean Castle (died 1792)

Robert Adam was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. With his older…

1728

John Singleton Copley

American painter (died 1815)

John Singleton Copley was an American-born British painter active in both the Thirteen Colonies and England. He is believed to have been born in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, to Richard and Mary Singleton…

1738

Carl Ludvig Engel

German architect (died 1840)

Carl Ludvig Engel or Johann Carl Ludwig Engel was a German architect and the first internationally renowned architect to work in Finland. Under his direction, Helsinki was transformed in the early 19th century into a…

1778

Johann Friedrich Overbeck

German-Italian painter and engraver (died 1869)

Johann Friedrich Overbeck was a German painter and a founder of the Nazarene art movement.

1789

Ferdinand Didrichsen

Danish botanist and physicist (died 1887)

Didrik Ferdinand Didrichsen was a Danish botanist and physicist.

1814

Ahmed Vefik Pasha

Greek-Ottoman statesman, diplomat, playwright, and translator (died 1891)

Ahmed Vefik Pasha was an Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar, playwright, and translator during the Tanzimat and First Constitutional Era periods. He was commissioned with top-rank governmental duties, including…

1823

Dankmar Adler

German-born American architect and engineer (died 1900)

Dankmar Adler was a German-born American architect and civil engineer. He is best known for his fifteen-year partnership with Louis Sullivan, during which they designed influential skyscrapers that boldly addressed…

1844

Achilles Alferaki

Russian composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (died 1919)

Achilles Nikolayevich Alferaki was a Russian composer and politician of Greek descent. His brother was Sergei Alphéraky. He served as the mayor of Taganrog from 1880 to 1888.

1846

Charles Bannerman

English-Australian cricketer and umpire (died 1930)

Charles Bannerman was an English-born Australian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he represented Australia in three Test matches between 1877 and 1879. At the domestic level, he played for the New South Wales cricket…

1851

Leoš Janáček

Czech composer and theorist (died 1928)

Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, music theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic music, including Eastern European folk music, to create an original, modern musical…

1854

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

American sociologist and author (died 1935)

Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman, also known by her first married name Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, early sociologist, and advocate for social reform. She was an early…

1860

Albert Gottschalk

Danish painter (died 1906)

Albert Gottschalk was a Danish painter. He had a close connection, personally and artistically, to the poets Johannes Jørgensen, Viggo Stuckenberg and Sophus Claussen.

1866

Svend Kornbeck

Danish actor (died 1933)

Svend Kornbeck was a Danish stage and film actor.

1869

R. B. Bennett

Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1947)

Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935.

1870

William Henry Davies

Welsh poet and writer (died 1940)

William Henry Davies was a Welsh poet and writer, who spent much of his life as a tramp or hobo in the United Kingdom and the United States, yet became one of the most popular poets of his time. His themes included…

1871

Jean Collas

French rugby player and tug of war competitor (died 1928)

Jean Collas was a French rugby union player and tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. He also participated in the tug…

1874

Ferdinand Sauerbruch

German surgeon and academic (died 1951)

Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch was a German surgeon. His major work was on the use of negative-pressure chambers for surgery.

1875

Ralph Barton Perry

American philosopher and academic (died 1957)

Ralph Barton Perry was an American philosopher. He was a strident moral idealist who stated in 1909 that, to him, idealism meant "to interpret life consistently with ethical, scientific, and metaphysical truth." Perry's…

1876

George M. Cohan

American songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer (died 1942)

George Michael Cohan was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer.

1878

Alfred Korzybski

Polish-American mathematician, linguist, and philosopher (died 1950)

Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski was a Polish-American philosopher and independent scholar who developed a field called general semantics, which he viewed as both distinct from, and more encompassing than, the field of…

1879

Carl Schuricht

Polish-German conductor (died 1967)

Carl Adolph Schuricht was a German conductor.

1880

Franz Kafka

Czech-Austrian author (died 1924)

Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature, his works fuse elements of realism and the…

1883

Anna Dickie Olesen

American politician (died 1971)

Anna Dickie Olesen was an American politician from the state of Minnesota who was the first woman to be nominated by a major party for the United States Senate.

1885

Raymond A. Spruance

American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (died 1969)

Raymond Ames Spruance was a United States Navy admiral during World War II. He commanded U.S. naval forces during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, one of the most significant naval battles of the Pacific Theatre. He…

1886

Ramón Gómez de la Serna

Spanish author and playwright (died 1963)

Ramón Gómez de la Serna y Puig, born in Madrid, was a Spanish writer, dramatist and avant-garde agitator. He strongly influenced surrealist film maker Luis Buñuel.

1888

Richard Cramer

American actor (died 1960)

Richard Earl Cramer was an American actor in films from the late 1920s to the early 1950s.

1889

Sándor Bortnyik

Hungarian painter and graphic designer (died 1976)

Sándor Bortnyik was a Hungarian painter and graphic designer. His work was greatly influenced by Cubism, Expressionism and Constructivism.

1893

Doris Lloyd

English actress (died 1968)

Hessy Doris Lloyd was a British actress. She appeared in The Time Machine (1960) and The Sound of Music (1965).

1896

Jesse Douglas

American mathematician and academic (died 1965)

Jesse Douglas was an American mathematician and Fields Medalist known for his general solution to Plateau's problem.

1897

Stefanos Stefanopoulos

Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1982)

Stefanos Stefanopoulos was a Greek politician, and served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1965 to 1966.

1898

Alessandro Blasetti

Italian director and screenwriter (died 1987)

Alessandro Blasetti was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Four Steps in the Clouds. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist…

1900

Ruth Crawford Seeger

American composer (died 1953)

Ruth Crawford Seeger was an American composer and musicologist. Her music heralded the emerging modernist aesthetic, and she became a central member of a group of American composers known as the "ultramodernists". She…

1901

Ace Bailey

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1992)

Irvine Wallace "Ace" Bailey was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs for eight seasons, from 1926 to 1933. His playing career ended with a hit from Eddie Shore in a game…

1903

Johnny Gibson

American hurdler and coach (died 2006)

John A. Gibson was a runner and Olympic athlete.

1905

Harald Kihle

Norwegian painter and illustrator (died 1997)

Harald Kihle was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. He is particularly known for his pictures with motifs from Telemark.

1905

George Sanders

Russian-born British actor (died 1972)

George Henry Sanders was a British actor and singer whose career spanned over 40 years. His heavy, upper-class English accent and smooth bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He…

1906

M. F. K. Fisher

American author (died 1992)

Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher Parrish Friede, writing as M.F.K. Fisher, was an American food writer. She was a founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library. Over her lifetime she wrote 27 books, among them Consider the Oyster…

1908

Robert B. Meyner

American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of New Jersey (died 1990)

Robert Baumle Meyner was an American Democratic Party politician and attorney who served as the 44th governor of New Jersey from 1954 to 1962. Before being elected governor, Meyner represented Warren County in the New…

1908

Stavros Niarchos

Greek shipping magnate (died 1996)

Stavros Spyrou Niarchos was a Greek billionaire shipping tycoon. Starting in 1952, he had the world's biggest supertankers built for his fleet. Propelled by both the Suez Crisis and increasing demand for oil, he and…

1909

Fritz Kasparek

Austrian mountaineer (died 1954)

Fritz Kasparek was an Austrian mountaineer who was on the team that made the first successful ascent of the Eiger north face.

1910

Joe Hardstaff Jr.

English cricketer (died 1990)

Joseph Hardstaff Jr was an English cricketer, who played in twenty three Test matches for England from 1935 to 1948. Hardstaff's father, Joe senior played for Nottinghamshire and England and his son, also named Joe,…

1911

Dorothy Kilgallen

American journalist, actress, and author (died 1965)

Dorothy Mae Kilgallen was an American columnist, journalist, and television game show panelist. After spending two semesters at the College of New Rochelle, she started her career shortly before her 18th birthday as a…

1913

John Kundla

American basketball player and coach (died 2017)

John Albert Kundla was an American college and professional basketball coach. He was the first head coach for the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its predecessors, the Basketball…

1916

João Saldanha

Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (died 1990)

João Alves Jobin Saldanha was a Brazilian journalist and football manager. He coached the Brazil national football team during the South American Qualifying to the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Nicknamed João Sem Medo by Nelson…

1917

S. V. Ranga Rao

Indian actor, director, and producer (died 1974)

Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, popularly known as S. V. Ranga Rao and SVR, was an Indian actor and filmmaker who primarily worked in Telugu and Tamil films. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in the history of…

1918

Johnny Palmer

American golfer (died 2006)

John Cornelius Palmer was an American professional golfer.

1918

Cecil FitzMaurice

8th Earl of Orkney (died 1998)

Cecil O'Bryen Fitz-Maurice, 8th Earl of Orkney was a Scottish peer. He held the subsidiary titles of Viscount of Kirkwall and Baron of Dechmont.

1919

Gerald W. Thomas

American soldier and academic (died 2013)

Gerald Waylett Thomas was President Emeritus of New Mexico State University, a veteran of World War II, and an author.

1919

Eddy Paape

Belgian illustrator (died 2012)

Edouard Paape, commonly known as Eddy Paape, was a Belgian comics artist best known for illustrating the science fiction comic series Luc Orient.

1920

Paul O'Dea

American baseball player and manager (died 1978)

Paul O'Dea was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. He saw Major League service during World War II for the 1944 and 1945 Cleveland Indians. He threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m)…

1920

Lennart Bladh

Swedish politician (died 2006)

Lennart Villiam Bladh was a Swedish politician who served as member of the Riksdag (MP) from 1974 to 1985.

1920

Flor María Chalbaud

First Lady of Venezuela (died 2013)

Flor de María Chalbaud Castro was First Lady of Venezuela between 2 December 1952 and 23 January 1958 and one of the founders of the Bolivarian Ladies Society.

1921

Susan Peters

American actress (died 1952)

Susan Peters was an American actress who appeared in more than twenty films over the course of her decade-long career. Though she began her career in uncredited and ingénue roles, she would establish herself as a…

1921

François Reichenbach

French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1993)

François Arnold Reichenbach was a French film director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993.

1921

Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo

Belgian painter and sculptor (died 2010)

Corneille – Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, better known under his pseudonym Corneille, was a Dutch artist.

1922

Theo Brokmann Jr.

Dutch football player (died 2003)

Theodorus Johannes Franciscus Brokmann Jr., better known as Theo Brokmann, was a Dutch football player.

1922

Amalia Aguilar

Cuban-Mexican film actress and dancer (died 2021)

Amalia Isabel Rodríguez Carriera, known professionally as Amalia Aguilar, was a Cuban-Mexican dancer, actress and comedian.

1924

S. R. Nathan

6th President of Singapore (died 2016)

Sellapan Ramanathan, often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean civil servant, diplomat and politician who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. He was the longest-serving president in…

1924

Terry Moriarty

Australian rules footballer (died 2011)

Terrence Brian "Terry" Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Perth Football Club in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL). Having won the club's best and fairest trophy in his…

1925

Danny Nardico

American professional boxer (died 2010)

Daniel Richard (Danny) Nardico was an American professional boxer who was once ranked the fifth-best light heavyweight boxer by The Ring magazine. He was the only fighter to knock down Jake LaMotta. Nardico briefly…

1925

Philip Jamison

American artist (died 2021)

Philip Jamison was an American artist working primarily with watercolor as a medium. Typical scenes are landscapes, seascapes, interiors and flower arrangements.

1925

Johnny Coles

American trumpet player (died 1997)

John Coles was an American jazz trumpeter.

1926

Rae Allen

American actress, singer, and director (died 2022)

Rae Julia Theresa Abruzzo, professionally known as Rae Allen, was an American actress of stage, film and television. Her career spanned some seventy years and eight decades.

1926

Laurence Street

Australian jurist and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (died 2018)

Sir Laurence Whistler Street, AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC was an Australian judge. He served as the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was the third…

1926

Ken Russell

English actor, director, and producer (died 2011)

Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films were mainly liberal adaptations of existing texts,…

1927

Tim O'Connor

American actor (died 2018)

Timothy Joseph O'Connor was an American character actor known for his work in television. Before moving to California, he lived on an island in the middle of Glen Wild Lake, located in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, 30 miles…

1927

Evelyn Anthony

English author (died 2018)

Evelyn Bridget Patricia Ward-Thomas, better known by the pen name Evelyn Anthony, was a British writer. Anthony was born in the Lambeth district of London. She had a very prolific writing career, translated into at…

1928

Clément Perron

Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1999)

Clément Perron was a Canadian film director and screenwriter.

1929

Joanne Herring

American socialite, businesswoman, political activist, philanthropist, diplomat, and television talk show host

Joanne King Herring is an American socialite, businesswoman, political activist, philanthropist, diplomat, and former television talk show host.

1929

Pete Fountain

American clarinet player (died 2016)

Pierre Dewey LaFontaine Jr., known professionally as Pete Fountain, was an American jazz clarinetist.

1930

Carlos Kleiber

German-Austrian conductor (died 2004)

Carlos Kleiber was a German-born Austrian conductor, who is widely regarded as among the greatest conductors of all time. The son of the conductor Erich Kleiber, he was particularly known for the Romantic repertoire.…

1930

Tommy Tedesco

American guitarist (died 1997)

Thomas Joseph Tedesco was an American guitarist and studio musician in Los Angeles and Hollywood. He was part of the loose collective of the area's leading session musicians later popularly known as the Wrecking Crew,…

1930

Richard Mellon Scaife

American businessman (died 2014)

Richard Mellon Scaife was an American billionaire, a principal heir to the Mellon banking, oil, and aluminum fortune, and the owner and publisher of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. In 2005, Scaife was number 238 on the…

1932

Edward Brandt

Jr., American physician and mathematician (died 2007)

Edward Newman Brandt Jr. MD was an American physician, mathematician, and public health administrator. He was appointed acting surgeon general of the United States from 1981 to 1982 and served as the United States…

1933

Cheo Feliciano

Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (died 2014)

Cheo Feliciano was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa and bolero music. Feliciano was the owner of a recording company called "Coche Records". He was the first tropical singer to perform at the "Amira de la…

1935

Harrison Schmitt

American geologist, astronaut, and politician. Twelfth man to walk on the moon.

Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt is an American geologist, former NASA astronaut, university professor, and former U.S. senator from New Mexico. He is the most recent living person—and only person without a background in…

1935

Anthony Lester

Baron Lester of Herne Hill, English lawyer and politician (died 2020)

Anthony Paul Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill, QC was a British barrister and member of the House of Lords. He was at different times a member of the Labour Party, Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Democrats.…

1936

Baard Owe

Norwegian-Danish actor (died 2017)

Baard Arne Owe, sometimes credited Bård Owe, was a Norwegian-born Danish actor who appeared in many Scandinavian films and television series.

1936

Nicholas Maxwell

English philosopher and academic (died 2025)

Nicholas Maxwell was a British philosopher.

1937

Tom Stoppard

Czech-English playwright and screenwriter (died 2025)

Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter. He wrote for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom,…

1937

Jean Aitchison

English linguist and academic

Jean Margaret Aitchison is a Professor Emerita of Language and Communication in the Faculty of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Her main areas of…

1938

Sjaak Swart

Dutch footballer

Jesaia Swart, commonly known as Sjaak Swart, is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger for Ajax. During his career at Ajax, he amassed a total of 603 official matches, a record for the club.

1938

Brigitte Fassbaender

German soprano and director

Brigitte Fassbaender, is a German mezzo-soprano opera singer and a stage director. From 1999 to 2012 she was intendant of the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck, Austria. She holds the title Kammersängerin from the…

1939

László Kovács

Hungarian politician and diplomat, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs

László Kovács is a Hungarian politician and diplomat, former European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union. He was the foreign minister of Hungary twice, from 1994 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2004. He also served as…

1939

Coco Laboy

Puerto Rican baseball player

José Alberto "Coco" Laboy is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball third baseman who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1959…

1939

Lamar Alexander

American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Education

Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. is an American politician, academic administrator, and attorney who served as a U.S. senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously the 45th…

1940

Jerzy Buzek

Polish engineer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Poland

Jerzy Karol Buzek is a Polish politician and former Member of the European Parliament from Poland. He has served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001, since being elected to the European Parliament in 2004, he…

1940

Michael Cole

American actor (died 2024)

Michael Cole was an American actor best known for his role as Pete Cochran on the television crime drama The Mod Squad (1968–1973).

1940

Lance Larson

American swimmer (died 2024)

Lance Melvin Larson was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in four events.

1940

César Tovar

Venezuelan baseball player (died 1994)

César Leonardo Tovar, nicknamed "Pepito" and "Mr. Versatility", was a Venezuelan professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1965 to 1976, most notably as the leadoff hitter for…

1940

Gloria Allred

American lawyer and activist

Gloria Rachel Allred is an American attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving feminist causes. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

1941

Liamine Zéroual

Algerian politician, 6th President of Algeria (died 2026)

Liamine Zéroual was an Algerian politician who served as the sixth president of Algeria from 31 January 1994 to 27 April 1999.

1941

Kevin Johnson

Australian singer-songwriter

Kevin Stephen Johnson is an Australian singer-songwriter. Popular in the 1970s, his biggest hit is "Rock and Roll ", which peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in 1973. He also had a top 20…

1942

Eddy Mitchell

French singer-songwriter

Claude Moine, known professionally as Eddy Mitchell, is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires. He took the name Eddy from the American expatriate…

1942

Gary Waldhorn

British actor (died 2022)

Gary Peter Waldhorn was an English actor and comedian known for his roles in British television and theatre. He is particularly remembered for his work in the main casts of several British sitcoms. Notable roles and…

1943

Judith Durham

Australian folk-pop singer-songwriter and musician (died 2022)

Judith Durham was an Australian singer, songwriter and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1962.

1943

Kurtwood Smith

American actor

Kurtwood Larson Smith is an American actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop (1987), Robert Griggs in Rambo III (1988), Thomas Perry in Dead Poets Society (1989), Stump Sisson in A Time to Kill…

1943

Norman E. Thagard

American astronaut

Norman Earl Thagard is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space flights and on March 14, 1995, he became the first American to ride…

1943

Michael Martin

Baron Martin of Springburn, Scottish politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (died 2018)

Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, was a Scottish politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 2000 and 2009. A member of the Labour Party prior to becoming speaker, he was the Member…

1945

Johnny Lee

American singer and guitarist

Johnny Lee is an American country music singer. His 1980 single "Lookin' for Love" became a crossover hit, spending three weeks at number 1 on the Billboard country singles chart while also appearing in the top 5 on the…

1946

Leszek Miller

Polish political scientist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Poland

Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish politician who served as prime minister of Poland from 2001 to 2004. He served a single term in the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024.

1946

Michael Shea

American author (died 2014)

Michael Shea was an American fantasy, horror, and science fiction author. His novel Nifft the Lean won the World Fantasy Award, as did his novella Growlimb.

1946

Dave Barry

American journalist and author

David McAlister Barry is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic novels…

1947

Betty Buckley

American actress and singer

Betty Buckley is an American actress and singer. Buckley is the winner of a Tony Award, and was nominated for an additional Tony Award, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Olivier Award. In 2012, she was…

1947

Mike Burton

American swimmer

Michael Jay Burton is an American swimmer who competed for the University of California at Los Angeles, a three-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in two freestyle distance events. He would later…

1947

Paul Barrere

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019)

Paul Barrere was an American musician most prominent as a member of the band Little Feat, which he joined in 1972 some three years after the band was created by Lowell George.

1948

Tarmo Koivisto

Finnish author and illustrator

Tarmo Koivisto is a Finnish comics artist and writer, cartoonist, and graphic artist.

1948

Susan Penhaligon

English actress

Susan Penhaligon is an English actress and writer known for her role in the drama series Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976), and for playing Helen Barker in the sitcom A Fine Romance (1981–1984).

1949

John Verity

English guitarist

John Verity is an English guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of Argent, a band formed by Zombies keyboardist Rod Argent. He joined the band alongside John Grimaldi, replacing Russ Ballard.

1949

Johnnie Wilder

Jr., American singer (died 2006)

Johnnie James Wilder Jr. was an American musician, co-founder and vocalist of the R&B/funk group Heatwave. The group were popular during the late 1970s with hits such as "Boogie Nights", "Mind Blowing Decisions",…

1949

Bo Xilai

Chinese politician, Chinese Minister of Commerce

Bo Xilai is a Chinese former politician who was convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges. He came to prominence through his tenures as Mayor of Dalian and then Governor of Liaoning. From 2004 to 2007, he served as…

1949

Ewen Chatfield

New Zealand cricketer

Ewen John Chatfield is a former New Zealand cricketer. A medium-pace bowler, though Chatfield played 43 Tests and 114 One Day Internationals for his country, he is also remembered for having been hit in the head by a…

1950

James Hahn

American judge and politician, 40th Mayor of Los Angeles

James Kenneth Hahn is a Los Angeles Superior Court judge and an American former lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Hahn was elected the 40th mayor of Los Angeles in 2001. He served until 2005, at which time he was…

1950

Jean-Claude Duvalier

Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (died 2014)

Jean-Claude Duvalier, nicknamed "Baby Doc", was a Haitian dictator who held the presidency of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986. He succeeded his father François "Papa Doc"…

1951

Richard Hadlee

New Zealand cricketer

Sir Richard John Hadlee is a New Zealand former cricketer. Hadlee is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, and amongst the very finest fast bowlers.

1951

Dugan Basham

American stock racing driver

Dugan Basham is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series. He is the younger brother of longtime ARCA competitor Darrell Basham.

1952

Laura Branigan

American singer-songwriter (died 2004)

Laura Ann Kruteck was an American singer. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 cover of Umberto Tozzi's single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist,…

1952

Lu Colombo

Italian singer

Lu Colombo, best known as Lou Colombo, pseudonym of Maria Luisa Colombo, is an Italian singer-songwriter, producer and publisher, widely known for the song Maracaibo.

1952

Andy Fraser

English singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2015)

Andrew McIan Fraser was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist and co-composer for the rock band Free, which he helped found in 1968 when he was 15. He is known for writing the hit songs "All…

1952

Carla Olson

American singer-songwriter and music producer

Carla Olson is an American, Los Angeles-based songwriter, performer and record producer.

1952

Wasim Raja

Pakistani cricketer (died 2006)

Wasim Hasan Raja was a Pakistani schoolteacher, match referee, cricket coach and cricketer who played in 57 Test matches and 54 One Day Internationals for the Pakistan national cricket team from 1973 to 1985.

1952

Amit Kumar

Indian film playback singer, actor, director, music director and musician

Amit Kumar is an Indian playback singer, music composer and actor. Kumar launched his own music production company, named Kumar Brothers Music. He has predominantly worked in Bollywood and regional film songs since the…

1952

Lotta Sollander

Swedish alpine skier

Lotta Sollander is a Swedish former alpine skier, who competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics. She is the daughter of Stig Sollander.

1953

Les Cusworth

English rugby player

Les Cusworth is a former English rugby union footballer, coach of the winning 1993 England rugby 7s team, former assistant coach of England national rugby team and former Director of Rugby for Worcester and the national…

1954

Claude Rajotte

Canadian radio and television host

Claude Rajotte is a well-known Canadian DJ/VJ/music critic from Montreal, Quebec.

1955

Montel Williams

American talk show host and television personality

Montel Brian Anthony Williams is an American television host and actor. He is known for hosting the daytime tabloid talk show The Montel Williams Show, which ran in syndication from 1991 to 2008. He currently hosts The…

1956

Poly Styrene

British musician (died 2011)

Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex. She is considered a pioneer for the feminist punk movement.

1957

Matthew Fraser

Canadian-English journalist and academic

Matthew William Fraser is a British-Canadian academic, author and journalist.

1958

Charlie Higson

English actor, singer, and author

Charles Murray Higson is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer. He has also written and produced for television and is the author of the young adult post-apocalyptic book series The Enemy, as well as the…

1958

Siân Lloyd

Welsh meteorologist and journalist

Siân Mary Lloyd is a Welsh television presenter and meteorologist from Maesteg. She was the United Kingdom's longest-serving female weather forecaster, having appeared on ITV Weather for 24 years, from 1990 until 2014.

1958

Didier Mouron

Swiss-Canadian painter

Didier Mouron is a Swiss artist. He was born in Vevey. Didier Mouron has been called "The king of the pencil".

1958

Julie Burchill

English journalist and author

Julie Burchill is an English writer. Beginning as a staff writer at the New Musical Express at the age of 17, she has since contributed to newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times and The Guardian. Her…

1959

Ian Maxtone-Graham

American screenwriter and producer

Ian Maxtone-Graham is an American television writer and producer. He has formerly written for Saturday Night Live (1992–1995) and The Simpsons (1995–2012), as well as serving as a co-executive producer and consulting…

1959

Stephen Pearcy

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Stephen Eric Pearcy is an American musician who is the founder, singer and songwriter of the heavy metal band Ratt. He has also created the bands Firedome, Crystal Pystal, Arcade, Vicious Delite and Vertex. He has also…

1959

David Shore

Canadian screenwriter and producer

David Ian Shore is a Canadian television writer. Shore worked on Family Law, NYPD Blue and Due South. He created the series House and more recently, Battle Creek and developed The Good Doctor, an American adaptation of…

1959

Vince Clarke

English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Vincent John Martin, known professionally as Vince Clarke, is a British synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was…

1960

Scott Borchetta

American record executive and entrepreneur

Scott Borchetta is an American record executive and founder of the Big Machine Label Group. He started the label in 2005 with Taylor Swift as its first signed artist and 13 employees. He served as its president/CEO,…

1962

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or, an Academy Honorary Award, and three Golden Globes, in…

1962

Thomas Gibson

American actor and director

Thomas Ellis Gibson is an American actor and director best known for his roles as Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds (2005–16), Greg Montgomery on Dharma & Greg (1997–2002) and Daniel Nyland on Chicago Hope (1994–97).

1962

Tracey Emin

British Artist

Dame Tracey Karima Emin is an English artist known for autobiographical and confessional artwork. She produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and sewn…

1963

Yeardley Smith

American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer

Martha Maria Yeardley Smith is an American actress. She stars as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons.

1964

Shinya Hashimoto

Japanese wrestler (died 2005)

Shinya Hashimoto was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and actor. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro-Wrestling…

1965

Connie Nielsen

Danish-American actress

Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen is a Danish actress. She has starred as Lucilla in the films Gladiator (2000) and Gladiator II (2024) and as Queen Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe (2017–2021). She has also starred in…

1965

Komsan Pohkong

Thai lawyer and academic

Komsan Pohkong is a lawyer from Thailand. He teach in faculty of law at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. In 2007, he was a member of Thai Constitution Drafting Committee 2007. He is also a member of Siam…

1965

Christophe Ruer

French pentathlete (died 2007)

Christophe Ruer was a French modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He was killed in a motorcycle accident.

1965

Moisés Alou

American baseball player

Moisés Rojas-Alou Beltré is an American former professional baseball outfielder who has played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 2008. He played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos,…

1966

Katy Clark

Scottish lawyer and politician

Katy Clark, Baroness Clark of Kilwinning, is a British politician and life peer who has served as Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, alongside Clare Adamson, since May 2026, and as a Member of the…

1967

Ramush Haradinaj

Kosovo-Albanian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Kosovo

Ramush Haradinaj is a Kosovo Albanian politician who served as prime minister of Kosovo from 2004 to 2005 and from 2017 to 2020. He was the leader of the AAK party from its founding in 2000 until May 2026, and is a…

1968

Serhiy Honchar

Ukrainian cyclist

Serhiy Gonchar is a Ukrainian former professional road racing cyclist. He won the World Time Trial Championship in 2000. Due to a temporary spelling error in his passport, he is often incorrectly called Honchar.

1970

Audra McDonald

American actress and singer

Audra Ann McDonald is an American singer and actress. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win in all…

1970

Teemu Selänne

Finnish ice hockey player

Teemu Ilmari Selänne is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Playing as a right winger, he began his professional career in 1989–90 with Jokerit of the SM-liiga and later played 21 seasons in the National…

1970

Julian Assange

Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks

Julian Paul Assange is an Australian editor, programmer, and publisher who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. He came to international attention in 2010 after WikiLeaks published a series of leaks from Chelsea Manning, a United…

1971

Benedict Wong

English actor

Benedict Wong is an English actor. He began his career on stage before starring in the film Dirty Pretty Things (2002), which earned him a British Independent Film Award nomination, and the BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High…

1971

Paul Rauhihi

New Zealand rugby league player

Paul Rauhihi is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. Rauhihi played in both the National Rugby League (NRL) and Super League as a prop.

1973

Ólafur Stefánsson

Icelandic handball player

Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson is an Icelandic former handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics.…

1973

Fyodor Tuvin

Russian footballer (died 2013)

Fyodor Vladimirovich Tuvin was a Russian football midfielder.

1973

Patrick Wilson

American actor

Patrick Joseph Wilson is an American actor. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He received nominations for three Tony Awards, two for his roles in The Full Monty (2000–2001) and Oklahoma! (2002)…

1973

Wade Belak

Canadian ice hockey player (died 2011)

Wade William Belak was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and defenceman. He was drafted 12th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL entry draft. He played for the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames,…

1976

Henry Olonga

Zimbabwean cricketer and sportscaster

Henry Khaaba Olonga is a Zimbabwean former cricketer who played Test and One Day International cricket for Zimbabwe. In domestic first-class cricket in Zimbabwe, Olonga played for Matabeleland, Mashonaland and…

1976

Wanderlei Silva

Brazilian-American mixed martial artist

Wanderlei César da Silva is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds the record for the most wins, knockouts,…

1976

Bobby Skinstad

Zimbabwean-South African rugby union player

Robert Brian Skinstad is a former professional rugby union player. Born in Rhodesia, he represented the South Africa national team, the Springboks, winning 42 caps. He played in the positions of flanker and number eight.

1976

David Bowens

American football player

David Walter Bowens is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL…

1977

Mizuki Noguchi

Japanese runner

Mizuki Noguchi is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance.

1978

Jamie Grove

English cricketer

Jamie Oliver Grove is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Essex, Somerset and Leicestershire during his career which spanned from 1998 to 2003.

1979

Mazharul Haque

Bangladeshi cricketer (died 2013)

Mohammad Mazharul Haque Chowdhuri was a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one One Day International in 2002. He was born in Narayanganj, Dhaka, and also died there, aged only 32, of a heart attack.

1980

Olivia Munn

American actress and television host

Lisa Olivia Munn is an American actress. After an internship at a news station in Tulsa, she moved to Los Angeles where she began her professional career as a television host for the gaming network G4, and on the series…

1980

Roland Schoeman

South African swimmer

Roland Mark Schoeman OIS is a South African and American former swimmer was a world record holder in multiple events, and was a member of the South African swimming team at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.…

1980

Harbhajan Singh

Indian cricketer

Harbhajan Singh is an Indian politician and former cricketer. He currently serves as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha. Harbhajan played on the teams that won the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, and 2002…

1980

Edinson Vólquez

Dominican baseball player

Edinson Vólquez is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas…

1983

Manny Lawson

American football player

Manny Lawson is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, and was selected by the San Francisco…

1984

Churandy Martina

Dutch sprinter

Churandy Thomas Martina is a retired Dutch sprinter. He originally placed second in the 200 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was later disqualified due to a lane violation. Martina secured four and two individual…

1984

Corey Sevier

Canadian actor and producer

Corey Daniel Sevier is a Canadian actor, known for his role on the Fox television series North Shore as Gabriel McKay, as Timmy Cabot in Lassie and as Jay Barry Lee in Summer of the Monkeys.

1984

Marco Antônio de Mattos Filho

Brazilian footballer

Marco Antonio de Mattos Filho, commonly known as Marquinho, is a former Brazilian professional footballer. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he also played as a left wingback.

1986

Kisenosato Yutaka

Japanese sumo wrestler

Kisenosato Yutaka is a Japanese sumo elder from Ibaraki. As a wrestler, he made his professional debut in 2002 and reached the top makuuchi division in 2004 at the age of just 18. After many years in the junior…

1986

Sebastian Vettel

German race car driver

Sebastian Vettel is a German racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2022. Vettel won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from 2010 to 2013 with Red Bull, and…

1987

Winston Reid

New Zealand-Danish footballer

Winston Wiremu Reid is a New Zealand former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

1988

Vladislav Sesganov

Russian figure skater

Vladislav Dmitriyevich Sezganov or Sesganov is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2012 Golden Spin of Zagreb and 2011 Gardena Spring Trophy champion.

1988

James Troisi

Australian footballer

James Troisi is a former Australian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger.

1988

Danilo Cavalcante

Brazilian convicted murderer

Danilo Souza Cavalcante is a Brazilian national accused of murder in the Brazilian state of Tocantins and a convicted murderer in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. After originally being wanted by Brazilian authorities…

1989

Mitchell Dodds

Australian rugby league player

Mitchell Dodds is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL and the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.

1989

Elle King

American singer, songwriter, and actress

Tanner Elle Schneider, known professionally as Elle King, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her musical style is influenced by country, rock, and blues. She signed with RCA Records to release her debut…

1989

Nathan Gardner

Australian rugby league player

Nathan Gardner, also known by the nickname of "Gards", is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2010s. He has played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, usually as a…

1990

Bobby Hopkinson

English footballer

Bobby Thomas Hopkinson is a professional English footballer.

1990

Lucas Mendes

Brazilian footballer

Lucas Michel Mendes is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Qatar national team.

1990

Alison Riske-Amritraj

American tennis player

Alison Riske-Amritraj is an inactive American tennis player. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 2019 and won her first WTA Tour title in October 2014, at the Tianjin Open.

1990

Alison Howie

Scottish field hockey player

Alison Howie is a Scottish female field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Scotland women's national field hockey team. She has represented Scotland in few international competitions including the 2013…

1991

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Russian tennis player

Anastasia Sergeyevna "Nastia" Pavlyuchenkova is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 on 8 November 2021. Pavlyuchenkova has won twelve singles titles on the WTA…

1991

Crystal Dunn

American soccer player

Crystal Alyssia Soubrier is an American former professional soccer player. A versatile player, she played primarily as an attacking midfielder or forward for club and left back for country.

1992

PartyNextDoor

Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, known professionally as PartyNextDoor, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the first artist to sign with Drake's record label OVO Sound, an imprint of Warner Records,…

1993

Chris Jones

American football player

Christopher Deshun Jones is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and was…

1994

Cole Tucker

American baseball player

Cole Bryson Tucker is an American former professional baseball shortstop and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and Los Angeles Angels.

1996

Alex Twal

Australian-Lebanese rugby league player

Alex Twal is an Australian-Lebanese international rugby league footballer who plays as a Prop and Lock for the Wests Tigers.

1996

T. J. Hockenson

American football player

Thomas James Hockenson is an American professional football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, where he earned the John Mackey…

1997

Kim Dong-han

South Korean singer

Kim Dong-han, also known mononymously as Donghan, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He first became known for competing in the reality survival show Produce 101 Season 2, and later debuted in the boy band…

1998

Nefisa Berberović

Bosnian tennis player

Nefisa Berberović is a Bosnian tennis player.

1999

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