Famous Birthdays on July 5

Q: Who was born on July 5?

Famous people born on July 5 include: Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, Mokjong of Goryeo, Al-Mustansir Billah, Joan of the Tower, Giovanni Sforza.

Q: What is Mustafa Al-Kadhimi known for?

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi politician, 80th Prime Minister of Iraq

232 people 465 – 1999

July 5 has seen 232 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 465 – 1999. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · July 5 — Wikipedia

1967 — Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

Iraqi politician, 80th Prime Minister of Iraq

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He was nominated as prime minister in May 2020 following the 2019 Iraqi protests and the resignation of Adel Abdul Mahdi

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He previously served as columnist for several news outlets and the Director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, originally appointed in June 2016

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He briefly served as Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs in an acting capacity in 2020

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The latter part of his tenure closely followed the 2022 Iraqi political crisis

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Following the conclusion of his term as prime minister in 2022, he spent over two years abroad, returning to Baghdad in February 2025

Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I

Mayan ruler (died 524)

Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, also known as Chaacal and Akul Anab I, was an ajaw of the Maya city of Palenque. He ruled from June 5, 501 AD to his death.

465

Mokjong of Goryeo

Korean king (died 1009)

Mokjong, personal name Wang Song, was the seventh ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

980

Al-Mustansir Billah

Fatimid caliph (died 1094)

Abū Tamīm Maʿad al-Mustanṣir biʾllāh was the eighth Fatimid Caliph from 1036 until 1094. He was one of the longest reigning Muslim rulers. His reign was the twilight of the Fatimid state. The start of his reign saw the…

1029

Joan of the Tower

English consort of David II of Scotland (died 1362)

Joan of the Tower, daughter of Edward II of England and Isabella of France, was Queen of Scotland from 1329 to her death as the first wife of King David II.

1321

Giovanni Sforza

Italian nobleman (died 1510)

Giovanni Sforza d'Aragona was an Italian condottiero, lord of Pesaro and Gradara from 1483 until his death. He is best known as the first husband of Lucrezia Borgia. Their marriage was annulled on claims of his…

1466

Garzia de' Medici

Tuscan son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1562)

Garzia de' Medici was the son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Eleanor of Toledo. He was the subject of a famous painting by Bronzino when he was an infant. He was born in Florence and died of malaria…

1547

Francesco Maria del Monte

Italian cardinal and art collector (died 1627)

Francesco Maria del Monte, full name Francesco Maria Bourbon del Monte Santa Maria, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and connoisseur of the arts. His fame today rests on his early patronage of the important Baroque…

1549

Elisabeth of Austria

French queen (died 1592)

Elisabeth of Austria was Queen of France from 1570 to 1574 as the wife of King Charles IX. A member of the House of Habsburg, she was the daughter of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria of Spain.

1554

Carlo Contarini

doge of Venice (died 1656)

Carlo Contarini was the 100th Doge of Venice from 27 March 1655 until his death in 1656.

1580

Thomas Hooker

English-born founder of the Colony of Connecticut (died 1647)

Thomas Hooker was a prominent English colonial leader and Congregational minister, who founded the Connecticut Colony after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. He was known as an outstanding speaker and an…

1586

Achille d'Étampes de Valençay

French military leader (died 1646)

Achille d'Étampes de Valençay was a French military leader, a Knight of Malta and later a Catholic cardinal.

1593

Thomas Pitt

English businessman and politician (died 1726)

Thomas Pitt was a British merchant, colonial administrator and politician who served as the president of Fort St. George from 1698 to 1709. Born in Blandford Forum, Dorset, he eventually went to the Indian subcontinent…

1653

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg

countess palatine (died 1748)

Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg was Duchess of Parma from 1696 to 1727 by marriage to Francesco, Duke of Parma. She served as Regent of the Duchy of Parma for her grandson Charles of Spain between 1731 and 1735.

1670

Mary Walcott

American accuser and witness at the Salem witch trials (died 1719)

Mary Walcott was one of the "afflicted" girls called as a witness at the Salem witch trials in early 1692-93.

1675

Étienne de Silhouette

French translator and politician, Controller-General of Finances (died 1767)

Étienne de Silhouette was a French Ancien Régime Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV.

1709

Peter III

Portuguese king (died 1786)

Dom Peter III, nicknamed the Builder, was King of Portugal from 24 February 1777 to his death in 1786, by marriage to his niece Queen Dona Maria I.

1717

Francis Seymour-Conway

1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1794)

Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford was a British courtier and politician who served as the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1765.

1718

Carl Arnold Kortum

German physician and poet (died 1824)

Carl Arnold Kortum was a German medical doctor, but best known for his writing and poetry.

1745

Sarah Siddons

English actress (died 1831)

Sarah Siddons was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as "tragedy personified".

1755

François Carlo Antommarchi

French physician (died 1838)

François Carlo Antommarchi was Napoleon's medical doctor from 1819 to his death in 1821.

1780

Stamford Raffles

English politician, founded Singapore (died 1826)

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles was a British colonial official who served as the governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816 and lieutenant-governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824. Raffles was…

1781

Pavel Pestel

Russian officer (died 1826)

Colonel Pavel Ivanovich Pestel was a Russian revolutionary and ideologue of the Decembrists.

1793

Sylvester Graham

American minister and activist (died 1851)

Sylvester Graham was an American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer. He was known for his emphasis on vegetarianism, the temperance movement, and eating whole-grain bread. His preaching inspired the graham…

1794

David Farragut

American admiral (died 1870)

David Glasgow Farragut was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. He is remembered in U.S. Navy…

1801

Pavel Nakhimov

Russian admiral (died 1855)

Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov was a Russian admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy known for his victory in the Battle of Sinop and his leadership in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) during the Crimean War.

1802

George Borrow

British writer (died 1881)

George Henry Borrow was an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe. His travels gave him a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure strongly in his work. His…

1803

Robert FitzRoy

English captain, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (died 1865)

Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy was an English officer of the Royal Navy, politician and scientist who served as the second governor of New Zealand between 1843 and 1845.

1805

P. T. Barnum

American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (died 1891)

Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding with James Anthony Bailey the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was also an…

1810

William John Macquorn Rankine

Scottish physicist, mathematician, and engineer (died 1872)

William John Macquorn Rankine was a Scottish mathematician and physicist. He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson, to the science of thermodynamics, particularly focusing on its First…

1820

Ignacio Mariscal

Mexican politician and diplomat, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Mexico (died 1910)

Ignacio Mariscal was a Mexican liberal lawyer, politician, writer, and diplomat. He was named Secretary of Foreign Affairs in 1871–72, for the first time during the Benito Juárez administration. During the Porfirio…

1829

Pavel Chistyakov

Russian painter and educator (died 1919)

Pavel Petrovich Chistyakov was a Russian painter and art teacher, active in St. Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo from Tsar Alexander II's reign through the Civil War days. He is known for historical and genre scenes as…

1832

William Collins Whitney

American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1904)

William Collins Whitney was an American political leader and financier and a prominent member of the Whitney family. He served as Secretary of the Navy in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland from 1885…

1841

William Thomas Stead

English journalist (died 1912)

William Thomas Stead was an English newspaper editor who, as a pioneer of investigative journalism, became a controversial figure of the Victorian era. Stead published a series of hugely influential campaigns whilst…

1849

Cecil Rhodes

English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (died 1902)

Cecil John Rhodes was a British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. He and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African…

1853

Clara Zetkin

German theorist and activist (died 1933)

Clara Zetkin was a German Marxist theorist, communist activist, and advocate for women's rights.

1857

Julien Tiersot

French musicologist and composer (died 1936)

Julien Tiersot, was a French musicologist, composer and a pioneer in ethnomusicology.

1857

Robert Bacon

American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (died 1919)

Robert Bacon was an American athlete, banker, businessman, statesman, diplomat and Republican Party politician who served as the 39th United States Secretary of State in the Theodore Roosevelt administration from…

1860

Mathieu Jaboulay

French surgeon (died 1913)

Mathieu Jaboulay was a French surgeon born in Saint-Genis-Laval, a city in the department of Rhône. He is remembered for introduction of new surgical procedures, as well as his work involving techniques of vascular…

1860

George Nuttall

American-British bacteriologist (died 1937)

George Henry Falkiner Nuttall FRS was an American-British bacteriologist who contributed much to the knowledge of parasites and of insect carriers of diseases. He made significant innovative discoveries in immunology,…

1862

Horatio Caro

English chess master (died 1920)

Horatio Caro was an English-German chess player, of world-class Master strength for about a decade, from the late 1880s to the late 1890s, a frequent winner of significant German events. He was a regular competitor…

1862

Stephan Krehl

German composer (died 1924)

Stephan Krehl was a German composer, teacher, and theoretician. His writings include Traité général de la musique and Théorie de la musique et de science de la composition. His pupils included Didia Saint Georges, Pablo…

1864

A. E. Douglass

American astronomer (died 1962)

A. E. Douglass was an American astronomer and archaeologist. He discovered a correlation between tree rings and the sunspot cycle, and founded the discipline of dendrochronology, which is a method of dating wood by…

1867

Édouard Herriot

French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1957)

Édouard Marie Herriot was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister and twice as President of the Chamber of Deputies. He led the first Cartel des Gauches. Under the…

1872

Eugen Fischer

German physician and academic (died 1967)

Eugen Fischer was a German professor of medicine, anthropology, and eugenics, and a member of the Nazi Party. He served as director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Anthropology, Human Heredity, and Eugenics, and also…

1874

Dwight F. Davis

American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (died 1945)

Dwight Filley Davis Sr. was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. He was the Assistant Secretary of War from 1923 to 1925 and…

1879

Wanda Landowska

Polish-French harpsichord player and educator (died 1959)

Wanda Aleksandra Landowska was a Polish and French harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writings and especially her many recordings played a large role in reviving the popularity of the harpsichord…

1879

Jan Kubelík

Czech violinist and composer (died 1940)

Jan Kubelík was a Czech violinist and composer.

1880

Constantin Tănase

Romanian actor and playwright (died 1945)

Constantin Tănase was a Romanian actor and writer for stage, a key figure in the revue style of theater in Romania.

1880

Inayat Khan

Indian mystic and educator (died 1927)

Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan, was an Indian professor of musicology, singer, exponent of the sarasvati vina, poet, philosopher, writer, and pioneer of the transmission of Sufism to the West. At the urging of his students,…

1882

Gustave Lanctot

Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 1975)

Gustave Lanctot, also spelled Gustave Lanctôt, was a Canadian historian and archivist.

1883

Enrico Dante

Italian cardinal (died 1967)

Enrico Dante was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Papal Master of Ceremonies from 1947 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.

1884

Blas Infante

Spanish historian and politician (died 1936)

Blas Infante Pérez de Vargas was an Andalusian socialist politician, Georgist, writer, historian and musicologist. He is considered the "father of Andalusia" by Andalusian nationalists.

1885

André Lhote

French sculptor and painter (died 1962)

André Lhote was a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes, and still life. He was also active and influential as a teacher and writer on art.

1885

Willem Drees

Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958) (died 1988)

Willem Drees Sr. was a Dutch politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and historian who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 7 August 1948 to…

1886

Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia (died 1918)

Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia, formerly Grand Duke John Konstantinovich of Russia, sometimes also known as Prince Ivan, Prince Ioann or Prince Johan, was the eldest son of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich…

1886

Herbert Spencer Gasser

American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1963)

Herbert Spencer Gasser was an American physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1944 for his work with action potentials in nerve fibers while on the faculty of Washington University…

1888

Louise Freeland Jenkins

American astronomer and academic (died 1970)

Louise Freeland Jenkins was an American astronomer who compiled a valuable catalogue of stars within 10 parsecs of the sun, as well as editing the 3rd edition of the Yale Bright Star Catalogue.

1888

Jean Cocteau

French novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1963)

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th century and highly influential…

1889

Frederick Lewis Allen

American historian and journalist (died 1954)

Frederick Lewis Allen was the editor of Harper's Magazine and also notable as an American historian of the first half of the twentieth century. His specialty was writing about recent and popular history.

1890

John Howard Northrop

American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)

John Howard Northrop was an American biochemist who, with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley, won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The award was given for these scientists' isolation,…

1891

Tin Ujević

Croatian poet and translator (died 1955)

Augustin Josip "Tin" Ujević was a Croatian poet, considered by many to be the greatest poet in 20th-century Croatian literature.

1891

Anthony Berkeley Cox

English writer (died 1971)

Anthony Berkeley Cox was an English crime writer. He wrote under several pen-names, including Francis Iles, Anthony Berkeley and A. Monmouth Platts. He was a founder of the Detection Club, and his novel Before the Fact…

1893

Giuseppe Caselli

Italian painter (died 1976)

Giuseppe Ugo Caselli was an Italian painter.

1893

Ants Lauter

Estonian actor and director (died 1973)

Ants Lauter was an Estonian actor, theatre director and pedagogue, People's Artist of the USSR (1948). He was born in the parish of Velise within Veski, Wiek County, and died, aged 79, in Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet…

1894

Thomas Playford IV

Australian politician, 33rd Premier of South Australia (died 1981)

Sir Thomas Playford was an Australian politician from the state of South Australia. He served as Premier of South Australia and leader of the Liberal and Country League (LCL) from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965.…

1896

Georgios Grivas

Greek general (died 1974)

Georgios Grivas, also known by his nickname Digenis, was a Greek Cypriot officer of the Hellenic Army and founder and leader of the Greek and Greek Cypriot paramilitary organisations Organization X (1942–1949), EOKA…

1898

Marcel Achard

French playwright, screenwriter, and author (died 1974)

Marcel Achard was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades. He was…

1899

Yoshimaro Yamashina

Japanese ornithologist, founded the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (died 1989)

Marquis Yoshimaro Yamashina was a Japanese ornithologist. He was the founder of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology.

1900

Bernardus Johannes Alfrink

Dutch cardinal (died 1987)

Bernardus Johannes Alfrink was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1955 to 1975, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1960.

1900

Julio Libonatti

Italian-Argentinian footballer (died 1981)

Julio Libonatti was an Italian Argentine football manager and footballer who played as a forward for the Argentina and Italy national teams.

1901

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

American colonel and politician, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1985)

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was an American diplomat and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate and served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the administration of President…

1902

Harold Acton

English scholar and author (died 1994)

Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton was a British writer, scholar, and aesthete who was a prominent member of the Bright Young Things. He wrote fiction, biography, history and autobiography. During his stay in China, he…

1904

Ernst Mayr

German-American biologist and ornithologist (died 2005)

Ernst Walter Mayr was a German-American evolutionary biologist. He was also a renowned taxonomist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, philosopher of biology, and historian of science. His work contributed to the…

1904

Milburn Stone

American actor (died 1980)

Hugh Milburn Stone was an American actor, best known for his role as "Doc" in the Western series Gunsmoke.

1904

Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau

Haitian sociologist and educator (died 1970)

Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau was a pioneering Haitian sociologist and educator. In 1934, she was one of the principal founders of the Ligue Féminine d'Action Sociale, the first feminist organization registered in Haiti.

1905

Henri of Orléans

(died 1999)

Henri d'Orléans, was the Orléanist pretender to the defunct throne of France as Henry VI from 1940 until his death in 1999. Henri was the direct descendant of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, son of Louis XIII. He was also…

1908

Lyman S. Ayres II

American businessman (died 1996)

Lyman Skinner Ayres II was president of L. S. Ayres and Company from 1954 to 1962 and its chairman of the board from 1962 to 1973. The flagship store in the Ayres family's Midwestern retail department store chain was…

1908

Georges Vedel

French lawyer and academic (died 2002)

Georges Vedel was a French public law professor from Auch, France.

1910

Endel Aruja

Estonian-Canadian physicist and academic (died 2008)

Endel Aruja was an Estonian physicist specialising in X-ray crystallography, encyclopedian, librarian, supporter of libraries and a long-term Estonian expatriate activist.

1911

Haydn Bunton

Sr., Australian footballer and coach (died 1955)

Haydn William Bunton was an Australian rules footballer who represented Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and Port Adelaide in the South Australian…

1911

Giorgio Borġ Olivier

Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1980)

Giorgio Borg Olivier was a Maltese politician. He twice served as Prime Minister of Malta and as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. He was also Leader of the Opposition between 1955–1958, and again between 1971–1977.

1911

Georges Pompidou

French banker and politician, 19th President of France (died 1974)

Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. He had previously served from 1962 to 1968 as Prime Minister of France under President Charles de Gaulle, with whom he was closely…

1911

George Costakis

Russian art collector (died 1990)

George Costakis was a Greek-Russian art collector who amassed one of the largest private collections of Russian avant-garde art in the world.

1913

Smiley Lewis

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1966)

Overton Amos Lemons, known as Smiley Lewis, was an American New Orleans rhythm and blues singer and guitarist. The music journalist Tony Russell wrote that "Lewis was the unluckiest man in New Orleans. He hit on a…

1913

John Thomas Dunlop

American administrator and labor scholar (died 2003)

John Thomas Dunlop was an American administrator, labor economist, and educator. Dunlop was the United States Secretary of Labor between 1975 and 1976 under President Gerald Ford. He was Director of the United States…

1914

Annie Fischer

Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1995)

Annie Fischer was a Hungarian classical pianist.

1914

Babe Paley

American socialite (died 1978)

Barbara Cushing Mortimer Paley was an American magazine editor and socialite. Affectionately known as Babe throughout her life, Paley made notable contributions to the field of magazine editing. In recognition of her…

1915

John Woodruff

American runner and commander (died 2007)

John Youie "Long John" Woodruff was an American middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meter event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

1915

Al Timothy

Trinidadian musician and songwriter (died 2000)

Albon Timothy was a Trinidadian jazz and calypso musician and songwriter who played numerous instruments but was best known for his tenor saxophone playing. His most successful hit as a songwriter was "Kiss Me, Honey…

1915

Lívia Rév

Hungarian classical pianist (died 2018)

Lívia Rév was a Hungarian classical concert pianist.

1916

Ivor Powell

Welsh footballer (died 2012)

Ivor Verdun Powell, MBE was a Welsh football player and manager. He won eight caps for Wales.

1916

K. Karunakaran

Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (died 2010)

Kannoth Karunakaran was an Indian politician, political strategist, decision maker and statesman who served as the chief minister of Kerala in 1977, from 1981 to March 1982, from May 1982 to 1987 and from 1991 to 1995.…

1918

Brian James

Australian actor (died 2009)

Brian James was an Australian radio, stage, television and film actor.

1918

Zakaria Mohieddin

Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2012)

Zakaria Mohieddin was an Egyptian military officer, politician who served as the 3rd prime minister of Egypt and head of the first Intelligence body in Egypt, the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate.

1918

George Rochberg

American composer and educator (died 2005)

George Rochberg was an American composer of contemporary classical music. Long a serial composer, Rochberg abandoned the technique after his teenage son died in 1964, saying it had proved inadequate to express his grief…

1918

Viktor Kulikov

Russian marshal (died 2013)

Viktor Georgiyevich Kulikov was the Warsaw Pact commander-in-chief from 1977 to 1989. He was awarded the rank of the Marshal of the Soviet Union on 14 January 1977.

1921

Nanos Valaoritis

Greek author, poet, and playwright (died 2019)

Ioannis (Nanos) Valaoritis was a Greek writer, widely published as a poet, novelist and playwright since 1939; his correspondence with George Seferis was a bestseller. The quality, the international appeal, and the…

1921

George Moore

Australian jockey (died 2008)

George Thomas Donald Moore OBE was an Australian jockey and Thoroughbred horse trainer. He began his career in racing in 1939 in Brisbane where he quickly became one of the top apprentice jockeys and where in 1943 he…

1923

Mitsuye Yamada

Japanese American activist

Mitsuye Yamada is a Japanese American poet, essayist, and feminist and human rights activist. She is one of the first and most vocal Asian American women writers to write about the wartime incarceration of Japanese…

1923

János Starker

Hungarian-American cellist and educator (died 2013)

János Starker was a Hungarian-American cellist. From 1958 until his death, he taught at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he held the title of Distinguished Professor. Starker is considered one of the…

1924

Edward Cassidy

Australian Roman Catholic cardinal priest (died 2021)

Edward Idris Cassidy AC was an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church who was president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 1989 to 2001. He headed the Commission of the Holy See for…

1924

Fernando de Szyszlo

Peruvian painter and sculptor (died 2017)

Fernando de Szyszlo Valdelomar was a Peruvian painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. He was a key figure in advancing abstract art in Latin America since the mid-1950s, and one of the leading plastic artists in Peru.

1925

Jean Raspail

French author and explorer (died 2020)

Jean Paul Raspail was a French explorer, novelist and travel writer. He was a recipient of the prestigious French literary awards Grand Prix du Roman and Grand Prix de littérature by the Académie Française. The French…

1925

Diana Lynn

American actress (died 1971)

Diana Marie Lynn was an American actress. She built her career by starring in Paramount Pictures films and various television series during the 1940s and 1950s. Two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are dedicated to…

1926

Pierre Mauroy

French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 2013)

Pierre Mauroy was a French politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 under President François Mitterrand. Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001 and President of the Socialist…

1928

Warren Oates

American actor (died 1982)

Warren Mercer Oates was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in Western and crime films, most notably in-collaboration with directors Sam Peckinpah and Monte Hellman. He had starring roles in Peckinpah's…

1928

Jimmy Carruthers

Australian boxer (died 1990)

James William Carruthers was an Australian boxer, who became the Undisputed Bantamweight World Champion in 1952.

1929

Katherine Helmond

American actress and director (died 2019)

Katherine Marie Helmond was an American actress. Over an acting career spanning six decades, she was best known for her starring role as Jessica Tate on the sitcom Soap (1977–1981) and her co-starring role as Mona…

1929

Tony Lock

English cricketer (died 1995)

Graham Anthony Richard Lock was an English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. He played in 49 Test matches for England taking 174 wickets.

1929

Jovan Rašković

Serbian psychiatrist, academic, and politician (died 1992)

Jovan Rašković was a Croatian Serb politician. He was leader of the Serb Democratic Party.

1929

Jiří Reynek

Czech poet and graphic artist (died 2014)

Jiří Reynek was a Czech poet and graphic artist. A fluent French speaker, he translated the works of Henri Pourrat and Francis Jammes. He was the son of Suzanne Renaud and Bohuslav Reynek. Photographer Daniel Reynek was…

1929

Ismail Mahomed

South African lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (died 2000)

Ismail Mahomed SCOB SC was a South African lawyer and jurist who served as the first non-white Chief Justice of South Africa from January 1997 until his death in June 2000. He was also the Chief Justice of Namibia from…

1931

Gyula Horn

Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 2013)

Gyula János Horn was a Hungarian politician who was the Prime Minister of Hungary from 1994 to 1998.

1932

Paul-Gilbert Langevin

French musicologist, critic and physicist (died 1986)

Paul-Gilbert Langevin was a French musicologist, who was a specialist on Anton Bruckner, Franz Schubert and 19th-century classical music.

1933

John Schoenherr

American illustrator (died 2010)

John Carl Schoenherr was an American illustrator. He won the 1988 Caldecott Medal for U.S. children's book illustration, recognizing Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, which recounts the story of the first time a father takes his…

1935

Amnon Barzel

Israeli art critic (died 2025)

Amnon Barzel was an Israeli internationally known art curator and author.

1935

Shirley Knight

American actress (died 2020)

Shirley Knight Hopkins was an American actress who appeared in more than 50 feature films, television films, television series, and Broadway and Off-Broadway productions in her career, playing leading and character…

1936

James Mirrlees

Scottish economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)

Sir James Alexander Mirrlees was a British economist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was knighted in the 1997 Birthday Honours.

1936

Nita Lowey

American politician (died 2025)

Nita Sue Lowey was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1989 until 2021. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Lowey also served as co-dean of the New York congressional…

1937

Ronnie Self

American singer-songwriter (died 1981)

Ronnie Self was an American singer-songwriter and performer best known for his 1957 single “Bop-A-Lena,” which appeared on the Billboard charts in the United States and Australia. Self was known for his energetic…

1938

Chuck Close

American painter and photographer (died 2021)

Charles Thomas Close was an American painter, visual artist, and photographer who made massive-scale photorealist and abstract portraits of himself and others. Close also created photo portraits using a very large…

1940

Epeli Nailatikau

Fijian chief, President of Fiji (died 2026)

Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau,, often referred to as Na Turaga Mai Naisogolaca, was a Fijian chief who was President of Fiji from 2009 to 2015. He had a long career in the Military, diplomatic service, and…

1941

Matthias Bamert

Swiss composer and conductor

Matthias Bamert is a Swiss conductor and composer.

1942

Hannes Löhr

German footballer, coach, and manager (died 2016)

Johannes Löhr was a German professional football player and manager.

1942

Curt Blefary

American baseball player and coach (died 2001)

Curtis Leroy "Clank" Blefary was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1965–1968), Houston Astros (1969), New York Yankees (1970–1971),…

1943

Mark Cox

English tennis player, coach and sportscaster

Mark Cox is a former tennis player from England, who played professional and amateur tennis in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was ranked as high as world No. 12 on the ATP rankings, achieving that ranking in October…

1943

Robbie Robertson

Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2023)

Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson was a Canadian musician, composer, and producer. Robertson was the onetime lead guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band. He was also the guitarist and primary songwriter of the Band from…

1943

Leni Björklund

Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden

Leni Christina Elisabeth Björklund is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. She served as Minister for Defence from 2002 to 2006.

1944

Michael Blake

American author and screenwriter (died 2015)

Michael Lennox Blake was an American author, best known for the film adaptation of his novel Dances With Wolves, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

1945

Humberto Benítez Treviño

Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Mexico

Humberto Benítez Treviño is a Mexican lawyer and politician. He was Attorney General of México from 1994 to 1996.

1945

Pierre-Marc Johnson

Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec

Pierre Marc Johnson is a Canadian lawyer, physician and politician. He was the 24th premier of Quebec from October 3 to December 12, 1985, making him the province's shortest-serving premier, and the first Baby Boomer to…

1946

Paul Smith

English fashion designer

Sir Paul Brierley Smith is an English fashion designer, best known for his eponymous luxury brand. Founded by Smith in 1970, it has since expanded to 130 stores in more than 60 countries. The brand sells clothing and…

1946

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Gerardus "Gerard" 't Hooft is a Dutch theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his thesis advisor Martinus J. G. Veltman "for…

1946

Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov

Russian dancer and choreographer (died 2013)

Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov was a Russian choreographer, founder, Chief Choreographer and Artistic Director of Moscow National Academic Theater of Dance Gzhel and Moscow Ballet Academy Gzhel, Ph.D. in Study of…

1946

Ludwig G. Strauss

German physician and academic (died 2013)

Ludwig Georg Strauss was a German nuclear medicine physician and professor of radiology at the University of Heidelberg.

1949

Jill Murphy

British children's author (died 2021)

Jill Frances Murphy was a British author and illustrator of children's books. First published by Allison & Busby in 1974, she was best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family picture books, with sales…

1949

Carlos Caszely

Chilean footballer

Carlos Humberto Caszely Garrido is a Chilean former professional footballer, nicknamed "Rey del metro cuadrado", who played as a forward.

1950

Huey Lewis

American singer-songwriter and actor

Hugh Anthony Cregg III, known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American actor and former singer-songwriter.

1950

Goose Gossage

American baseball player

Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1994. He pitched for nine different teams, spending his best…

1951

David Morrow

Australian radio host and sportscaster (died 2024)

David William Morrow was an Australian sports radio and television broadcaster/commentator, best known for his association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and 2GB, and his calling of horse racing and the…

1953

Caryn Navy

American mathematician and computer scientist

Caryn Linda Navy is an American mathematician and computer scientist. Blind since childhood, she is chiefly known for her work in set-theoretic topology and Braille technology.

1953

Jimmy Crespo

American guitarist and songwriter

Jimmy Crespo is an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for Aerosmith from 1979 until 1984. He co-wrote "Rock in a Hard Place" with Steven Tyler, and has performed or recorded with Rod Stewart, Billy Squier,…

1954

John Wright

New Zealand cricketer and coach

John Geoffrey Wright is a former international cricketer who represented – and captained – New Zealand. He made his international debut in 1978 against England.

1954

Tony Hadley

English footballer

Anthony Paul Frederick Hadley is an English former professional footballer, who played as a central defender.

1955

Peter McNamara

Australian tennis player and coach (died 2019)

Peter McNamara was an Australian tennis player and coach.

1955

Horacio Cartes

Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay

Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara is a Paraguayan politician and businessman who is serving as president of the Colorado Party since 2023, having previously served as president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018.

1956

James Lofton

American football player and coach

James David Lofton is an American former professional football player and coach. He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers (1978–1986), Los Angeles Raiders…

1956

Carlo Thränhardt

German high jumper

Carlo Thränhardt is a retired German high jumper. He excelled at indoor competitions, setting the world indoor record on three occasions between 1984 and 1988. His best mark of 2.42 metres ranks him second on the indoor…

1957

Doug Wilson

Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager

Douglas Frederick Wilson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, who later served as general manager of the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, and is currently Senior Advisor of Hockey…

1957

Veronica Guerin

Irish journalist (died 1996)

Veronica Guerin Turley was an Irish investigative journalist focusing on organised crime in Ireland, who was murdered in a contract killing believed to have been ordered by a South Dublin-based drug cartel. Born in…

1958

Bill Watterson

American author and illustrator

William Boyd Watterson II is an American cartoonist who authored the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. The strip was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson concluded Calvin and Hobbes with a short statement to newspaper…

1958

Marc Cohn

American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Marc Craig Cohn is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for the song "Walking in Memphis", which was a top 40 hit from his 1991 album Marc Cohn and was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal at the…

1959

Sarina Hülsenbeck

German swimmer

Sarina Hülsenbeck is an East German swimmer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle and competed in the 4 × 100 m…

1962

Edie Falco

American actress

Edith Falco is an American actress. A prominent figure in American television, she is known for her roles on stage and screen and has received numerous accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe…

1963

Ronald D. Moore

American screenwriter and producer

Ronald Dowl Moore is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on Star Trek, as well as on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series, for which he won a Peabody Award,…

1964

Susannah Doyle

English actress, director, and playwright

Susannah Doyle is an English actress, notable for her roles as Joy Merryweather in Drop The Dead Donkey (1991–1998), and as Avril Burke in Ballykissangel (2001).

1966

Gianfranco Zola

Italian footballer and coach

Gianfranco Zola is an Italian football executive, manager, and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He is currently vice-president of the Lega Pro, the Italian Serie C football league.

1966

Ken Akamatsu

Japanese illustrator

Ken Akamatsu is a Japanese manga artist and politician who has served since 2022 as a member of the House of Councillors. He made his professional manga debut in 1993, and is best known as the author of Love Hina…

1968

Kenji Ito

Japanese pianist and composer

Kenji Ito , also known by the nickname Itoken (イトケン), is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Mana and SaGa series, though he has worked on over 30 video games throughout his…

1968

Nardwuar

Canadian celebrity journalist and musician

Nardwuar the Human Serviette is a Canadian journalist and musician. He formed the Vancouver-based garage rock band the Evaporators in 1986, for which he serves as lead singer and keyboardist. He is best known for his…

1968

Hedi Slimane

French fashion designer and photographer

Hedi Slimane is a French photographer and couturier. From 2000 to 2007, he was the creative director for Dior Homme. From 2012 to 2016, he was the creative director for Yves Saint Laurent. From February 2018 to October…

1968

Alex Zülle

Swiss cyclist

Alex Zülle is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the most successful cyclists in the world, winning the 1996 and 1997 Vuelta a España, taking second place in the 1995 and the…

1968

Susan Wojcicki

Polish-American technology executive (died 2024)

Susan Diane Wojcicki was an American business executive who was the chief executive officer of YouTube from 2014 to 2023. Her net worth was estimated at $765 million in 2022.

1968

Jenji Kohan

American screenwriter and producer

Jenji Leslie Kohan is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds and the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.…

1969

John LeClair

American ice hockey player

John Clark LeClair is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1991 to…

1969

RZA

American rapper, producer, actor, and director

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA or the RZA, is an American rapper, record producer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is the de facto leader of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, having…

1969

Mac Dre

American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (died 2004)

Andre Louis Hicks, known professionally as Mac Dre, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Vallejo, California. He was an instrumental figure in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement in the…

1970

Valentí Massana

Spanish race walker

Valentín Massana Gracia is a Spanish race walker, and the Spanish national record holder in the men's 50 km walk (3:38:43) in Ourense, March 20, 1994.

1970

Derek McInnes

Scottish footballer and manager

Derek John McInnes is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian. In his playing career, his longest spells were with Greenock…

1971

Matthew Birir

Kenyan runner

Matthew Kiprotich Birir is a former athlete from Kenya and a winner of the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

1972

Robert Esmie

Canadian sprinter

Robert Esmie is a Canadian retired sprinter, who was a member of the gold medal-winning Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

1972

Gary Shteyngart

American writer

Gary Shteyngart is a Soviet-born American writer. He is the author of six novels, and a memoir. Much of his work is satirical.

1972

Marcus Allbäck

Swedish footballer and coach

Marcus Christian Allbäck is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was known for his sharp finishing ability and represented clubs in Sweden, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, England, and…

1973

Bengt Lagerberg

Swedish drummer

The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in Jönköping, Sweden in 1992. The main lineup of the band consisted of guitarist Peter Svensson, bassist Magnus Sveningsson, drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof…

1973

Róisín Murphy

Irish singer-songwriter and producer

Róisín Marie Murphy is an Irish singer, songwriter and record producer who first became known in the 1990s as one half of the pop duo Moloko alongside the English musician Mark Brydon. After the breakup of Moloko,…

1973

Márcio Amoroso

Brazilian footballer

Márcio Amoroso dos Santos is a Brazilian football pundit and former professional player who mainly played as a forward. He played for several teams in his home country as well as in Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain and…

1974

Sarah Taylor

Jersey squash player

Sarah Taylor is a former Jersey female squash player. She represented Jersey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she had competed in the women's singles and mixed doubles. In the mixed doubles, she partnered her…

1974

Hernán Crespo

Argentinian footballer and coach

Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He is considered one of the best strikers in the history of the Argentina national team.

1975

Ai Sugiyama

Japanese tennis player

Ai Sugiyama is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. In her career,…

1975

Bizarre

American rapper

Rufus Johnson, better known by his stage name Bizarre, formerly Bizarre Kid, is an American rapper and producer, best known for his work with the Detroit-based hip hop group D12.

1976

Nuno Gomes

Portuguese footballer

Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1976

Nicolas Kiefer

German tennis player

Nicolas Kiefer is a German former professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of the 2006 Australian Open and won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Athens Olympics.…

1977

Britta Oppelt

German rower

Britta Oppelt is a German Olympic-medal winning sculler.

1978

Allan Simonsen

Danish race car driver (died 2013)

Allan Weel Simonsen was a Danish racing driver, born in Odense. He died after a crash during the third lap of the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans.

1978

İsmail YK

German-Turkish singer-songwriter

İsmail YK, born as İsmail Yurtseven, is a German Turk pop singer. YK stands for Yurtseven Kardeşler, the siblings group he was a member of at the start of his career. A number of his albums have been top sellers in…

1978

Shane Filan

Irish singer-songwriter

Shane Steven Filan is an Irish singer best known for being a member and one of the lead singers of the pop vocal group Westlife.

1979

Amélie Mauresmo

French-Swiss tennis player

Amélie Simone Mauresmo is a French former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and tournament director. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 39 weeks.…

1979

Stiliyan Petrov

Bulgarian footballer and manager

Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Petrov joined Celtic from CSKA Sofia in 1999, and won ten trophies in his time at Celtic Park, including four Scottish…

1979

Pauly D

American television personality

Paul Michael DelVecchio Jr., known as Pauly D and DJ Pauly D, is an American television personality and DJ. He is best known for being a cast member of MTV's reality show Jersey Shore.

1980

David Rozehnal

Czech footballer

David Rozehnal is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for a host of European clubs, making over 400 appearances in a career spanning almost two decades, and retired from the…

1980

Mads Tolling

Danish-American violinist and composer

Mads Tolling is a Danish-American violinist, violist, composer and two-time Grammy Award-Winner.

1980

Fabrício de Souza

Brazilian footballer

Fabrício de Souza or simply Fabrício is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

1982

Alexander Dimitrenko

Ukrainian-German boxer

Alexander Viktorovych "Sascha" Dimitrenko is a Ukrainian-born German former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2019, and held the European heavyweight title from 2010 to 2011.

1982

Alberto Gilardino

Italian footballer

Alberto Gilardino is an Italian professional football manager and a former player who played as a striker; who was most recently the head coach of Serie A club Pisa.

1982

Philippe Gilbert

Belgian cyclist

Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is known for being a versatile rider who was able to win four of the five very different profile cycling monuments and also the World Road Race…

1982

Kate Gynther

Australian water polo player

Kate Maree Gynther is an Australian former water polo player. She played for the Brisbane Barracudas in the National Water Polo League. She represented Australia as a member of the women's senior national team at the…

1982

Dave Haywood

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

David Wesley Haywood is an American country musician and songwriter. He is one-third of the American country music band Lady A, in which he plays guitar, piano and mandolin, and sings backing vocals.

1982

Paíto

Mozambican footballer

Martinho Martins Mukana, known as Paíto, is a Mozambican former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

1982

Szabolcs Perenyi

Romanian-Hungarian footballer

Szabolcs Mihai Perényi is a Romanian-born Hungarian former professional football player.

1982

Beno Udrih

Slovenian basketball player

Beno Udrih is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who is currently the head coach of the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He previously played in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings,…

1982

Tuba Büyüküstün

Turkish actress

Tuba Büyüküstün is a Turkish actress and model. She is the recipient of several awards and one of Turkey's most popular and highest paid actresses.

1982

Junri Namigata

Japanese tennis player

Junri Namigata is a Japanese tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached in February 2011. Her career-high doubles ranking is 101, achieved May 2015.

1982

Marco Estrada

Mexican baseball player

Marco René Estrada is a Mexican-American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics. He was…

1983

Jonás Gutiérrez

Argentinian footballer

Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He acquired the nickname "Spider-Man" for his goal celebration of putting on a mask of the superhero. He also calls…

1983

Zheng Jie

Chinese tennis player

Zheng Jie is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In May 2009, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15.

1983

Taavi Peetre

Estonian shot putter (died 2010)

Taavi Peetre was an Estonian shot putter and discus thrower. He represented his country at two Olympic Games and also took part in the World Championships in Athletics on two occasions. His personal best shot put mark…

1983

Danay Garcia

Cuban actress

Danay García is a Cuban descent American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sofía Lugo on Fox's drama series Prison Break (2007–2009) and Luciana Galvez on AMC's horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead…

1984

Zack Miller

American golfer

Zack Miller is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.

1984

Alexandre R. Picard

Canadian ice hockey player

Alexandre Remi Picard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1985

Megan Rapinoe

American soccer player

Megan Anna Rapinoe is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder and winger. She spent most of her career playing for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the…

1985

Iurii Cheban

Ukrainian canoe sprinter

Yuriy Volodymyrovych Cheban is a retired Ukrainian sprint canoeist. He is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion in C-1 200 metres.

1986

Piermario Morosini

Italian footballer (died 2012)

Piermario Morosini was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. On 14 April 2012, during a match between Pescara and Livorno, Morosini suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on the pitch.

1986

Alexander Radulov

Russian ice hockey player

Alexander Valerievich Radulov is a Russian professional ice hockey player for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He had previously had two separate stints with the Nashville Predators, the NHL…

1986

Ji Chang-wook

South Korean actor

Ji Chang-wook is a South Korean actor and singer. He rose to fame for playing the lead role of daily drama series Smile Again (2010–2011), and gained further prominence with television series Warrior Baek Dong-soo…

1987

Safiq Rahim

Malaysian footballer

Safiq bin Rahim is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is also a former member of the Malaysia national team.

1987

Alexander Kristoff

Norwegian cyclist

Alexander Kristoff is a Norwegian former road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Uno-X Mobility and competed professionally from 2006 to 2025.

1987

Samir Ujkani

Albanian footballer

Samir Ujkani is a former Kosovan professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is currently the sports director of the Kosovo national team.

1988

Adam Cole

American wrestler

Austin Kirk Jenkins, known by the ring name Adam Cole, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of The Paragon. He is also known for his tenures with WWE…

1989

Georgios Efrem

Cypriot footballer

Georgios Efrem is a former Cypriot professional footballer who last played as a winger for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Cyprus national team.

1989

Abeba Aregawi

Ethiopian-Swedish runner

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1990

Jason Dolley

American actor, musician and Twitch streamer

Jason Scott Dolley is an American actor, musician, and Twitch streamer known for his roles in Disney Channel shows and movies. These include Newton "Newt" Livingston III on Cory in the House, Virgil Fox in Minutemen,…

1991

Alberto Moreno

Spanish footballer

Alberto Moreno Pérez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Como.

1992

Chiara Scholl

American tennis player

Chiara "Chichi" Scholl is an American tennis player.

1992

Yaroslav Kosov

Russian ice hockey player

Yaroslav Alekseyevich Kosov is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Kosov was selected…

1993

Jorge Polanco

Dominican baseball player

Jorge Luis Pacheco Polanco is a Dominican professional baseball infielder and designated hitter for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Seattle…

1993

Jeon Jong-seo

South Korean actress

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1994

Shohei Ohtani

Japanese baseball player

Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels…

1994

Aamir Jamal

Pakistani cricketer

Aamir Jamal is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler for the Pakistan national cricket team.

1996

Emily Fox

American soccer player

Emily Ann Fox is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the United States national team. Prior to her move to the English club, she played for American…

1998

Suzan Lamens

Dutch tennis player

Suzan Lamens is a Dutch professional tennis player. Lamens has a best singles ranking of No. 57 by the WTA, achieved on 22 September 2025. Lamens is the current No. 1 Dutch singles player. Lamens has won one singles…

1999

Kang Hye-won

South Korean actress and singer

Kang Hye-won is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of the South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One, formed by CJ E&M through Mnet's 2018 reality competition television show Produce 48.

1999

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