Famous Birthdays on June 17

Q: Who was born on June 17?

Famous people born on June 17 include: Drogo of Metz, Edward I, François de Montmorency, Thomas Mun, Joseph of Cupertino.

Q: What is Michael Showalter known for?

Michael Showalter, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

236 people 801 – 2003

June 17 has seen 236 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 801 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · June 17 — Wikipedia

1970 — Michael Showalter

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

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He first achieved recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State, which aired from 1993 to 1995

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Along with David Wain, Showalter created the Wet Hot American Summer franchise, with Showalter co-writing and starring in Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and the Netflix series

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Showalter wrote and directed The Baxter (2005), in which he starred with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, and Elizabeth Banks

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He directed the 2017 film The Big Sick and the 2021 film The Eyes of Tammy Faye, both of which were critically acclaimed.

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Michael Showalter is an American director, writer, and producer

Drogo of Metz

Frankish bishop (died 855)

Drogo, also known as Dreux or Drogon, was an illegitimate son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne by the concubine Regina.

801

Edward I

English king (died 1307)

Edward I, also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his…

1239

François de Montmorency

French nobleman (died 1579)

François de Montmorency, 2nd Duke of Montmorency was a French noble, governor, diplomat and soldier during the latter Italian Wars and the early French Wars of Religion. The son of Anne de Montmorency, favourite of the…

1530

Thomas Mun

English writer on economics (died 1641)

Sir Thomas Mun was an English writer on economics and is often referred to as the last of the early mercantilists. Most notably, he is known for serving as the director of the East India Company. Due to his strong…

1571

Joseph of Cupertino

Italian mystic and saint (died 1663)

Joseph of Cupertino, OFM Conv. was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint. According to traditional Franciscan accounts, he was "remarkably unclever", but experienced…

1603

John Maurice

Dutch nobleman (died 1679)

John Maurice of Nassau, called "the Brazilian" for his fruitful period as governor of Dutch Brazil, was Count and Prince of Nassau-Siegen. He served as Herrenmeister of the Order of Saint John from 1652 until his death…

1604

Birgitte Thott

Danish scholar, writer and translator (born 1662)

Birgitte (Bridget) Thott was a Danish writer, scholar and feminist, known for her learning. She was fluent and literate in Latin along with many other languages. She translated many published works into Danish,…

1610

Gauharara Begum

Mughal princess (died 1706)

Gauhar Ara Begum was a Mughal princess and the 14th and youngest child of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

1631

Charles XII

Swedish king (died 1718)

Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII or Carolus Rex, was King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of the House of Wittelsbach. Charles was the only surviving son of…

1682

Giovanni Paolo Panini

Italian painter and architect (died 1765)

Giovanni Paolo, also known as Gian Paolo Panini or Pannini, was an Italian Baroque painter and architect who worked in Rome and is primarily known as one of the vedutisti. As a painter, Panini is best known for his…

1691

Johann Georg Walch

German theologian and author (died 1775)

Johann Georg Walch was a German Lutheran theologian.

1693

John Kay

English engineer, invented the Flying shuttle (died 1780)

John Kay was an English inventor whose most important creation was the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He is often confused with his namesake, who built the first "spinning…

1704

César-François Cassini de Thury

French astronomer and cartographer (died 1784)

César-François Cassini de Thury, also called Cassini III or Cassini de Thury, was a French astronomer and cartographer.

1714

George Howard

English field marshal and politician, Governor of Minorca (died 1796)

Field Marshal Sir George Howard KB PC was a British Army officer and politician. After commanding the 3rd Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Fontenoy in May 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession and after…

1718

Gregory Blaxland

English-Australian explorer (died 1853)

Gregory Blaxland was an English pioneer farmer and explorer.

1778

William Parsons

3rd Earl of Rosse, English-Irish astronomer and politician (died 1867)

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, was an English engineer and astronomer. He built several giant telescopes. His 72-inch telescope, built in 1845 and colloquially known as the "Leviathan of Parsonstown", was the…

1800

Henrik Wergeland

Norwegian poet, playwright, and linguist (died 1845)

Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist. He is often described as a leading pioneer in the development…

1808

Ferdinand Freiligrath

German poet and translator (died 1876)

Ferdinand Freiligrath was a German poet, translator and liberal agitator, who is considered part of the Young Germany movement.

1810

Jón Sigurðsson

Icelandic scholar and politician (died 1879)

Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.

1811

Charles Gounod

French composer and academic (died 1893)

Charles-François Gounod was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Roméo et Juliette (1867) also remains in the international repertoire. He composed a…

1818

Sophie of Württemberg

queen of the Netherlands (died 1877)

Sophie of Württemberg was Queen of the Netherlands as the first wife of King William III. Sophie separated from William in 1855 but continued to perform her duties as queen in public. She was known for her progressive…

1818

E. G. Squier

American archaeologist and journalist (died 1888)

Ephraim George Squier, usually cited as E. G. Squier, was an American archaeologist, history writer, painter and newspaper editor.

1821

William Crookes

English chemist and physicist (died 1919)

Sir William Crookes was an English chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, now part of Imperial College London, and worked on spectroscopy. He was a pioneer of vacuum tubes, inventing the…

1832

Manuel González Flores

Mexican general and president (died 1893)

José Manuel del Refugio González Flores was a Mexican general and liberal politician who served as the 35th President of Mexico from 1880 to 1884.

1833

Eben Sumner Draper

American businessman and politician, 44th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1914)

Eben Sumner Draper was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He was for many years a leading figure in what later became the Draper Corporation, the dominant manufacturer of cotton textile process…

1858

Pete Browning

American baseball player (died 1905)

Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning, nicknamed "Gladiator" and "the Louisville Slugger", was an American professional baseball center fielder and left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1882 to 1894. He…

1861

Omar Bundy

American general (died 1940)

Major General Omar Bundy was a career United States Army officer who was a veteran of the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, Pancho Villa Expedition, and World War I.

1861

Charles Michael

duke of Mecklenburg (died 1934)

Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg was an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, heir presumptive to the throne of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and from 1918 head of the Grand Ducal House.

1863

Susan La Flesche Picotte

Native American physician (died 1915)

Susan La Flesche Picotte was a Native American medical doctor and reformer and member of the Omaha tribe. She is widely acknowledged as one of the first Indigenous people, and the first Indigenous woman, to earn a…

1865

Flora Finch

English-American actress (died 1940)

Flora Finch was an English-born vaudevillian, stage and film actress who starred in over 300 silent films, including over 200 for the Vitagraph Studios film company. The vast majority of her films from the silent era…

1867

John Robert Gregg

Irish-born American educator, publisher, and humanitarian (died 1948)

John Robert Gregg was an Irish-born American educator, publisher, and inventor, best known as the creator of the eponymous shorthand writing system, Gregg shorthand. Developed in the late 19th century and refined over…

1867

Henry Lawson

Australian poet and author (died 1922)

Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is…

1867

James Weldon Johnson

American author, journalist, and activist (died 1938)

James Weldon Johnson was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People…

1871

William Carr

American rower (died 1942)

William John Carr was an American rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American boat Vesper Boat Club, which won the gold medal in the eights.

1876

Edward Anthony Spitzka

American anatomist and author (died 1922)

Edward Anthony Spitzka was an American anatomist who autopsied the brain of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of president William McKinley.

1876

Carl Van Vechten

American author and photographer (died 1964)

Carl Van Vechten was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926…

1880

Tommy Burns

Canadian boxer and promoter (died 1955)

Tommy Burns was a Canadian professional boxer. He remains the only Canadian-born fighter to win the World Heavyweight Championship and is the shortest champion in the division's history. The first to travel the globe in…

1881

Adolphus Frederick VI

Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (died 1918)

Adolphus Frederick VI was the last reigning Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

1882

Igor Stravinsky

Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1971)

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer and conductor with French and American citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure…

1882

Heinz Guderian

German general (died 1954)

Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was a German army general and military theorist. A pioneer and advocate of the "blitzkrieg" approach, he played a central role in the development of the panzer division concept and tank warfare…

1888

Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro

Brazilian girl, popular saint (died 1911)

Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro, popularly known as Menina Izildinha, Angel of the Lord or Saint Izildinha, is an unofficial popular child saint to whom Brazilian Catholics have attributed inexplicable miracles, cures…

1897

M. C. Escher

Dutch illustrator (died 1972)

Maurits Cornelis Escher was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were inspired by mathematics. Despite wide popular interest, for most of his life Escher was neglected in…

1898

Carl Hermann

German physicist and academic (died 1961)

Carl Heinrich Hermann, also spelled Karl Hermann, was a German physicist, crystallographer, and resistance fighter in Nazi Germany. He is known for his research in crystallographic symmetry, nomenclature, and…

1898

Joe McKelvey

Executed Irish republican (died 1922)

Joseph McKelvey was an Irish Republican Army officer who was executed during the Irish Civil War without trial or court martial. He participated in the Anti-Treaty IRA's repudiation of the authority of the Dáil Éireann,…

1898

Harry Patch

English soldier and firefighter (died 2009)

Henry John Patch, dubbed in his later years "the Last Fighting Tommy", was an English supercentenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe, and the world's last surviving trench combat soldier of the First World War.…

1898

Martin Bormann

German politician (died 1945)

Martin Ludwig Bormann was a German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery, private secretary to Adolf Hitler, and a war criminal. Bormann gained immense power by using his position as Hitler's…

1900

Evelyn Irons

Scottish journalist and war correspondent (died 2000)

Evelyn Graham Irons was a Scottish journalist, the first female war correspondent to be decorated with the French Croix de Guerre.

1900

Sammy Fain

American pianist and composer (died 1989)

Sammy Fain was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatre.

1902

Alec Hurwood

Australian cricketer (died 1982)

Alexander Hurwood, was an Australian cricketer who played in two Tests in the 1930–31 season.

1902

Ruth Graves Wakefield

American chef, created the chocolate chip cookie (died 1977)

Ruth Graves Wakefield was an American chef, known for her innovations in the baking field. She pioneered the first chocolate chip cookie recipe, an invention many people incorrectly assume was a mistake. Her new…

1903

Ralph Bellamy

American actor (died 1991)

Ralph Rexford Bellamy was an American actor whose career spanned 65 years on stage, film, and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and awards, including a…

1904

J. Vernon McGee

American pastor and theologian (died 1988)

John Vernon McGee was an American ordained Presbyterian minister, pastor, Bible teacher, theologian, and radio minister.

1904

Patrice Tardif

Canadian farmer and politician (died 1989)

Patrice Tardif was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).

1904

Maurice Cloche

French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1990)

Maurice Cloche was a French film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film Monsieur Vincent (1947) he won a 1948 Special Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

1907

Elmer L. Andersen

American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Minnesota (died 2004)

Elmer Lee Andersen was an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who built a successful business career with the H. B. Fuller Company. Andersen was most notably the 30th governor of Minnesota. A…

1909

Ralph E. Winters

Canadian-American film editor (died 2004)

Ralph Ethan Winters was a Canadian-born film editor who became one of the leading figures of this field in the American industry.

1909

Red Foley

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1968)

Clyde Julian "Red" Foley was an American musician who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II. For more than two decades, Foley was one of the biggest stars of the genre, selling more…

1910

George Hees

Canadian football player and politician (died 1996)

George Harris Hees was a Canadian politician and businessman.

1910

John Hersey

American journalist and author (died 1993)

John Richard Hersey was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction…

1914

David "Stringbean" Akeman

American singer and banjo player (died 1973)

David Akeman, better known as Stringbean, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, comedian, and semiprofessional baseball player best known for his role as a main cast member on the hit television show Hee Haw and…

1915

Marcel Cadieux

Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (died 1981)

Marcel Cadieux, was a Canadian civil servant and diplomat.

1915

Terry Gilkyson

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)

Terry Gilkyson was an American folk singer and songwriter.

1916

Dufferin Roblin

Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (died 2010)

Dufferin "Duff" Roblin was a Canadian businessman and politician. He served as the 14th premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. Roblin was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.…

1917

Ajahn Chah

Thai monk and educator (died 1992)

Ajahn Chah was a Thai Buddhist monk. He was an influential teacher of the Buddhadhamma and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition.

1918

William Kaye Estes

American psychologist and academic (died 2011)

William Kaye Estes was an American psychologist. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Estes as the 77th most cited psychologist of the 20th century. In order to develop a statistical…

1919

John Moffat

Scottish lieutenant and pilot (died 2016)

John William Charlton Moffat was a Scottish Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilot, widely credited as the pilot whose torpedo crippled the German battleship Bismarck and author of the biographical I sank the Bismarck. Moffat…

1919

Beryl Reid

English actress (died 1996)

Beryl Elizabeth Reid was a British actress. She won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Killing of Sister George, the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Born in the Gardens, and the…

1919

Jacob H. Gilbert

American lawyer and politician (died 1981)

Jacob H. Gilbert was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a United States representative from New York between 1960 and 1971.

1920

Setsuko Hara

Japanese actress (died 2015)

Setsuko Hara was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her performances in Yasujirō Ozu's films Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953) and Tokyo Twilight (1957), amongst many others, and for working extensively…

1920

François Jacob

French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)

François Jacob was a French biologist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jacques Monod and André Lwoff "for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis." He and…

1920

Peter Le Cheminant

English air marshal and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (died 2018)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter de Lacy Le Cheminant, was a senior commander of the Royal Air Force (RAF), who served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from 1974 to 1976 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces…

1920

John Amis

English journalist and critic (died 2013)

John Preston Amis was a British broadcaster, classical music critic, music administrator, and writer. He was a frequent contributor for The Guardian and to BBC radio and television music programming.

1922

Elroy Hirsch

American football player (died 2004)

Elroy Leon "Crazylegs" Hirsch was an American professional football player, sport executive, and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was a…

1923

Arnold S. Relman

American physician and academic (died 2014)

Arnold Seymour Relman — known as Bud Relman to intimates — was an American internist and professor of medicine and social medicine. He was editor of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) from 1977 to 1991, where he…

1923

Dale C. Thomson

Canadian historian and academic (died 1999)

Dale Cairns Thomson was a professor and departmental director at the Université de Montréal, professor and Vice-Principal of McGill University and a professor of international relations and Director of the Center of…

1923

Alexander Shulgin

American pharmacologist and chemist (died 2014)

Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin was an American biochemist, broad researcher of synthetic psychoactive compounds, and author of works regarding these, who independently explored the organic chemistry and pharmacology…

1925

Martin Böttcher

German composer and conductor (died 2019)

Martin Böttcher was a German composer, arranger and conductor.

1927

Wally Wood

American author, illustrator, and publisher (died 1981)

Wallace Allan Wood was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, and MAD Magazine from its inception in 1952…

1927

Juan María Bordaberry

President of Uruguay (died 2011)

Juan María Bordaberry Arocena, was an Uruguayan politician and cattle rancher who served as the 34th President of Uruguay from 1972 until his ouster in 1976. For the last three years of his tenure, he was the first…

1928

Bud Collins

American journalist and sportscaster (died 2016)

Arthur Worth "Bud" Collins Jr. was an American journalist and television sportscaster, best known for his tennis commentary. Collins was married to photographer Anita Ruthling Klaussen.

1929

Tigran Petrosian

Armenian chess player (died 1984)

Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster. The ninth World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969, he was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his almost-impenetrable defensive playing style, which…

1929

Cliff Gallup

American guitarist (died 1988)

Clifton E. Gallup was an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps in the 1950s. Gallup's recording career was brief, recording 35 songs with Vincent in 1956 plus a 1960s solo…

1930

Brian Statham

English cricketer (died 2000)

John Brian Statham, was an English professional cricketer from Gorton, in Manchester, who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1968 and for England from 1951 to 1965. As an England player, he took part…

1930

John Baldessari

American painter and illustrator (died 2020)

John Anthony Baldessari was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lived and worked in Santa Monica and Venice, California.

1931

Derek Ibbotson

English runner (died 2017)

George Derek Ibbotson was an English runner who excelled in athletics in the 1950s. His most famous achievement was setting a new world record in the mile in 1957.

1932

John Murtha

American colonel and politician (died 2010)

John Patrick Murtha Jr. was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from…

1932

Harry Browne

American soldier and politician (died 2006)

Harry Edson Browne was an American writer, libertarian political activist, and investment advisor. He was the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee in the U.S. elections of 1996 and 2000 running on a platform that…

1933

Christian Ferras

French violinist (died 1982)

Christian Ferras was a French violinist.

1933

Maurice Stokes

American basketball player (died 1970)

Maurice Stokes was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1958. Stokes was a three-time NBA All-Star, a…

1933

Vern Harper

Canadian tribal leader and activist (died 2018)

Vern Harper Vernon Harper born on June 17, 1936 in Regent Park Toronto, Ontario – May 12, 2018) was a Canadian First Nations Cree Elder, medicine man, and Aboriginal rights activist.

1936

Ken Loach

English director, producer, and screenwriter

Kenneth Charles Loach is a retired English filmmaker. His socially critical directing style and socialist views are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty, homelessness, and labour rights.

1936

Peter Fitzgerald

Irish footballer and manager (died 2013)

Peter Joseph Fitzgerald was an Irish professional footballer who played as a forward.

1937

Ted Nelson

American sociologist and philosopher

Theodor Holm Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology, philosopher of computer science, and sociologist. He coined the terms hypertext and hypermedia in 1963 and published them in 1965. According to his…

1937

Clodovil Hernandes

Brazilian fashion designer, television presenter and politician (died 2009)

Clodovil Hernandes was a Brazilian fashion designer, television presenter, and politician.

1937

George Akerlof

American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

George Arthur Akerlof is an American economist and a university professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and Koshland Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of California,…

1940

Bobby Bell

American football player

Bobby Lee Bell Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He…

1940

Chuck Rainey

American bassist

Charles Walter Rainey III is an American bass guitarist who has performed and recorded with many well-known acts, including Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, and Quincy Jones. Rainey is credited for playing bass on more than…

1940

Nicholas C. Handy

English chemist and academic (died 2012)

Nicholas Charles Handy was a British theoretical chemist. He retired as Professor of quantum chemistry at the University of Cambridge in September 2004.

1941

Mohamed ElBaradei

Egyptian politician, Vice President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate

Mohamed Mostafa ElBaradei is an Egyptian lawyer and diplomat who served as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1997 to 2009, then as vice president of Egypt on an interim basis from 14…

1942

Doğu Perinçek

Turkish lawyer and politician

Doğu Perinçek is a Turkish politician, doctor of law and former communist revolutionary who has been chairman of the left-wing nationalist Patriotic Party since 2015. He was also a member of the Talat Pasha Committee,…

1942

Roger Steffens

American actor and producer

Roger Steffens is an American actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer, and producer. Six rooms of his home in Los Angeles house reggae archives, which include the world's largest collection of…

1942

Newt Gingrich

American historian and politician, 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Newt Gingrich is an American politician who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 6th…

1943

Barry Manilow

American singer-songwriter and producer

Barry Manilow is an American singer and songwriter with a career spanning over sixty years. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Looks Like We Made It", "Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Ready to Take a Chance…

1943

Chantal Mouffe

Belgian theorist and author

Chantal Mouffe is a Belgian political theorist, teaching at University of Westminster. She is best known for her and Ernesto Laclau's contribution to the development of the so-called Essex School of discourse analysis.…

1943

Burt Rutan

American engineer and pilot

Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan is an American retired aerospace engineer and entrepreneur noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, and energy-efficient air and space craft. He designed the…

1943

Randy Johnson

American football player (died 2009)

Randolph Klaus Johnson was an American professional football player. He was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in their inaugural season of 1966. He also had brief stints with the New York Giants,…

1944

Chris Spedding

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Christopher John Spedding is an English guitarist and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Spedding is best known for his studio session work. By the early 1970s, he had become one of the most…

1944

Tommy Franks

American general

Tommy Ray Franks is a retired United States Army general. His last army post was as the Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing United States military operations in a 25-country region, including the…

1945

Ken Livingstone

English politician, 1st Mayor of London

Kenneth Robert Livingstone is an English politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as the first mayor of London from the creation of…

1945

Eddy Merckx

Belgian cyclist and sportscaster

Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand…

1945

Art Bell

American broadcaster and author (died 2018)

Arthur William Bell III was an American broadcaster and author. He was the founder and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM, which is syndicated on hundreds of radio stations in the…

1945

Peter Rosei

Austrian author, poet, and playwright

Peter Rosei is an Austrian literary writer.

1946

Christopher Allport

American actor (died 2008)

Christopher Allport was an American actor.

1947

Timothy Wright

American gospel singer, pastor (died 2009)

Timothy Wright, generally credited as Rev. Timothy Wright or Reverend Timothy Wright on recordings, was an American gospel singer and pastor.

1947

Linda Chavez

American journalist and author

Linda Lou Chavez is an American author, commentator, and radio talk show host. She is also a Fox News analyst, Chairman of the Center for Equal Opportunity, has a syndicated column that appears in newspapers nationwide…

1947

George S. Clinton

American composer and songwriter

George Stanley Clinton Jr. is an American composer, songwriter, arranger, and session musician.

1947

Gregg Rolie

American rock singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Gregg Alan Rolie is an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter. Rolie served as lead singer of the bands Santana and Journey – both of which he co-founded. He also helmed rock group the Storm, performed in Ringo…

1947

Paul Young

English singer-songwriter (died 2000)

Paul Young was a British singer and songwriter. He achieved success in the bands Sad Café and Mike + the Mechanics.

1947

Dave Concepción

Venezuelan baseball player and manager

David Ismael Concepción Benitez is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National…

1948

Jacqueline Jones

American historian and academic

Jacqueline Jones is an American social historian and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history. She held the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History and Ideas from 2008 to 2017, is the Ellen C. Temple Professor of Women’s…

1948

Aurelio López

Mexican baseball player and politician (died 1992)

Aurelio Alejandro López Rios was a Mexican professional baseball player. After pitching for several years in the Mexican League, he spent eleven seasons with four teams in Major League Baseball — a majority of it spent…

1948

Karol Sikora

English physician and academic

Karol Sikora is a British physician specialising in oncology, who has been described as a leading authority on cancer. He was a founder and medical director of Rutherford Health, a company that provided proton therapy…

1948

Snakefinger

English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1987)

Philip Charles Lithman, who performed under the stage name Snakefinger, was an English musician, singer and songwriter. A multi-instrumentalist, he was best known for his guitar and violin work and his collaborations…

1949

John Craven

English economist and academic

John Anthony George Craven is a British economist, a former vice-chancellor of the University of Portsmouth. In 2006, he founded the University Alliance, and served as its first chair until 2009.

1949

Russell Smith

American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019)

Howard Russell Smith was an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the groups The Amazing Rhythm Aces and Run C&W. As a solo artist, he released four studio albums and charted five singles on the…

1949

Starhawk

American author and activist

Starhawk is an American feminist and writer. She is known as a theorist of feminist neopaganism and ecofeminism. In 2013, she was listed in Watkins' Mind Body Spirit magazine as one of the 100 Most Spiritually…

1951

John Garrett

Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

John Murdoch Garrett was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and television sports commentator. He played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1979 and then in the National Hockey League from 1979 to…

1951

Joe Piscopo

American actor, comedian, and screenwriter

Joseph Charles John Piscopo is an American actor, comedian, and conservative radio talk show host. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, where he played a variety of recurring characters. His…

1951

Mike Milbury

American ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Michael James Milbury is an American former professional ice hockey player and current sports announcer. He played for twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), all for the Boston Bruins. He helped the Bruins…

1952

Estelle Morris

Baroness Morris of Yardley, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education

Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley,, is a British politician and life peer who served as Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2001 to 2002. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parliament…

1952

Vernon Coaker

English educator and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Vernon Rodney Coaker, Baron Coaker is a British politician and life peer who has served as Minister of State for Defence since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gedling from…

1953

Juan Muñoz

Spanish sculptor and storyteller (died 2001)

Juan Muñoz was a Spanish sculptor, working primarily in paper maché, resin and bronze. He was also interested in the auditory arts and created compositions for the radio. He was a self-described "storyteller". In 2000,…

1953

Mark Linn-Baker

American actor and director

Mark Linn-Baker is an American actor and director who played Benjy Stone in the film My Favorite Year and Larry Appleton in the television sitcom Perfect Strangers.

1954

Mati Laur

Estonian historian, author, and academic

Mati Laur is an Estonian historian. He has written and coauthored textbooks about early modern Estonia. He has published scholarly articles about eighteenth-century Estonia, which also was the subject of his doctoral…

1955

Bob Sauvé

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Robert F. Sauvé is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

1955

Cem Hakko

Turkish fashion designer and businessman

Cem Hakko is a Turkish fashion designer and businessman. He is the son of Vitali Hakko (1913–2007).

1955

Iain Milne

Scottish rugby player

Iain Gordon Milne is a former Scotland international rugby union player and British & Irish Lion.

1956

Philip Chevron

Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)

Philip Ryan, professionally known as Philip Chevron, was an Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist and record producer. He was best known as the lead guitarist for the Celtic punk band the Pogues and as the frontman for…

1957

Martin Dillon

American tenor and educator (died 2005)

Martin Dillon was an American musician, operatic tenor, and professor of music at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey.

1957

Uģis Prauliņš

Latvian composer

Uģis Prauliņš is a Latvian composer whose choral work Missa Rigensis was recorded by the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, the Riga Cathedral Boys Choir, Youth Choir BALSIS and has been performed in several locations…

1957

Pierre Berbizier

French rugby player and coach

Pierre Berbizier is a French former rugby union footballer and a current coach. His usual position was at scrum-half. He played 56 times for France.

1958

Jello Biafra

American singer-songwriter and producer

Eric Reed Boucher, known professionally as Jello Biafra, is an American singer, spoken word artist and political activist. He is the former lead singer and songwriter for the San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys.

1958

Bobby Farrelly

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Robert Thomas Farrelly is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is one of the Farrelly brothers, alongside his brother Peter, who together are known for directing and producing successful box-office…

1958

Sam Hamad

Syrian-Canadian academic and politician

Sam Hamad is a Canadian politician. He is the former member of National Assembly (MNA) for the riding of Louis-Hebert in the Quebec City region. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, he has held various cabinet posts…

1958

Jon Leibowitz

American lawyer and politician

Jonathan David Leibowitz is an American attorney who served as the 53rd chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a commissioner of the FTC from 2004…

1958

Daniel McVicar

American actor

Daniel McVicar is an American actor, director and writer known for his work in European films and American television.

1958

Carol Anderson

American author and historian

Carol Elaine Anderson is an American academic. She is the Charles Howard Candler professor of African American Studies at Emory University. Her research focuses on public policy with regard to race, justice, and…

1959

Lawrence Haddad

South African-English economist and academic

Lawrence James Haddad, is a British economist whose main research focuses on how to make food systems work better to advance the nutrition status of people globally.

1959

Nikos Stavropoulos

Greek basketball player and coach

Nikolaos "Nikos" Stavropoulos, a.k.a. Professor Nicholas "Magic" Stavropoulos, is a former Greek professional basketball player and coach. During his club playing career, at a height of 1.96 m tall, Stavropoulos played…

1959

Adrián Campos

Spanish race car driver (died 2021)

Adrián Campos Suñer was a Spanish Formula One driver. He participated in 21 Grands Prix for Minardi between 1987 and 1988, without scoring a championship point. He later moved into team management, with more success. He…

1960

Thomas Haden Church

American actor

Thomas Haden Church is an American actor. After starring in the 1990s sitcom Wings and playing the lead for two seasons in Ned & Stacey (1995–1997), Church became known for his film work, including his role of Lyle van…

1960

Kōichi Yamadera

Japanese actor and singer

Koichi Yamadera is a Japanese actor, narrator and singer from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before…

1961

Michael Monroe

Finnish singer-songwriter and saxophonist

Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm, known professionally as Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician who rose to fame as the vocalist and saxophonist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks and has served as the frontman for…

1962

Greg Kinnear

American actor, television presenter, and producer

Gregory Buck Kinnear is an American actor and former talk show host. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in As Good as It Gets (1997).

1963

Rinaldo Capello

Italian race car driver

Rinaldo "Dindo" Capello is an Italian professional racing driver. He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Bentley in 2003 and Audi in 2004 and 2008. Capello is a two-time American Le Mans Series…

1964

Michael Gross

German swimmer

Michael Groß, usually spelled Michael Gross in English, is a former competitive swimmer from Germany. He is 201 centimetres tall, and received the nickname "The Albatross" for his especially long arms that gave him a…

1964

Steve Rhodes

English cricketer and coach

Steven John Rhodes is an English cricket coach and former cricketer. He was the former coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team. He was best known as a wicket-keeper, but was also a useful number six or seven…

1964

Dermontti Dawson

American football player and coach

Dermontti Farra Dawson is an American former professional football player who was a center and long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football with the Kentucky Wildcats. He was selected…

1965

Dan Jansen

American speed skater and sportscaster

Daniel Erwin Jansen is a retired American speed skater. A multiple world champion in sprint and perennial favorite at the Winter Olympics, he broke a ten-year Olympic jinx when he won a gold medal in his final race,…

1965

Dara O'Kearney

Irish runner and poker player

Dara O'Kearney, born 17 June 1965 in Ennis, County Clare, is an Irish international ultra runner and professional poker player. He is the son of Irish language activist and writer Sean Ua Cearnaigh, and nephew of…

1965

Mohammed Ghazy Al-Akhras

Iraqi journalist and author

Mohammed Gahzy Al-Akhras is an Iraqi Arabic writer and journalist. He is known for his moderate political and social opinions, mainly through his daily column in Al Sabaah and his program on the al-Hurra TV channel,…

1966

Tory Burch

American fashion designer and philanthropist

Tory Burch is an American fashion designer and businesswoman. She is the executive chairman and chief creative officer of her own brand, Tory Burch LLC. She was listed as the 88th most powerful woman in the world by…

1966

Ken Clark

American football player (died 2013)

Kenneth R. Clark was an American professional football player from Evergreen, Alabama who played running back for three seasons for the Indianapolis Colts.

1966

Diane Modahl

English runner

Diane Dolores Modahl is an English former middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. She won a gold medal in the 800 m at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, silver at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, and bronze at…

1966

Jason Patric

American actor

John Anthony Miller III, better known by his stage name Jason Patric is an American film, television and stage actor. He is known for his roles in films such as The Lost Boys (1987), Rush (1991), Geronimo: An American…

1966

Dorothea Röschmann

German soprano and actress

Dorothea Röschmann is a German soprano. She is famous for her performances in operas by Mozart as well as Lieder.

1967

Eric Stefani

American keyboard player and composer

Eric Matthew Stefani is an American musician and animator best known as the founder and former member of the ska punk band No Doubt. He is the elder brother of former bandmate Gwen Stefani. He is also a former animator…

1967

Steve Georgallis

Australian rugby league player and coach

Steve Georgallis is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of Greece, an assistant coach for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL), Head Coach of the…

1968

Minoru Suzuki

Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist

Minoru Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Despite being a freelancer for most of his career, he has worked for the largest promotions in Japan: New Japan Pro Wrestling, All…

1968

Paul Tergat

Kenyan runner

Paul Kibii Tergat is a Kenyan former professional long-distance runner. He became the first Kenyan man to set the world record in the marathon in 2003, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most…

1969

Geoff Toovey

Australian rugby league player and coach

Geoffrey Toovey, also known by the nickname of "Toovs" or "Tooves", is the former head coach of the Bradford Bulls and former professional rugby league footballer. Toovey played halfback and Five-Eighth for the…

1969

Ilya Tsymbalar

Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (died 2013)

Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar was a Ukrainian-Russian professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he represented both Ukraine and Russia on the international level. He primarily played as an attacking…

1969

Stéphane Fiset

Canadian ice hockey player

Stéphane Fiset is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League.

1970

Will Forte

American actor, comedian, and screenwriter

Orville Willis Forte IV is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a cast member and writer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. His most famous…

1970

Jason Hanson

American football player

Jason Douglas Hanson is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons. After playing college football with the…

1970

Popeye Jones

American basketball player and coach

Ronald Jerome "Popeye" Jones is an American professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1970

Alan Dowson

English football manager and former professional player

Alan Dowson is an English football coach and former professional player who is manager at Hampton & Richmond Borough.

1970

Paulina Rubio

Mexican pop singer

Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes is a Mexican singer, songwriter and television personality. Referred to as "The Golden Girl", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982…

1971

Mildred Fox

Irish politician

Mildred Fox is an Irish former independent politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency from 1995 to 2007.

1971

Leander Paes

Indian tennis player

Leander Adrian Paes is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-time and holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. Paes won…

1973

Evangelia Psarra

Greek archer

Evangelia Psarra is a Greek archer who has competed at the Summer Olympics six times from 2000 to 2020.

1974

Joshua Leonard

American actor, director, and screenwriter

Joshua Granville Leonard is an American actor, producer, writer, and director, known for his role in The Blair Witch Project (1999). He has since starred in films such as Madhouse (2004), The Shaggy Dog (2006), Higher…

1975

Juan Carlos Valerón

Spanish footballer

Juan Carlos Valerón Santana is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

1975

Phiyada Akkraseranee

Thai actress and model

Phiyada Akkaraseranee, later Phiyada Jutharattanakul, nickname Aom, , is a Thai actress, model, and host. She is the second daughter of Pisarn Akarasenee, a well-known actor in and producer of various popular Thai TV…

1975

Scott Adkins

English actor and martial artist

Scott Edward Adkins is an English actor and martial artist. He gained prominence with his portrayal of the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the American film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006), a role he…

1976

Sven Nys

Belgian cyclist

Sven Nys is a Belgian former professional cyclist competing in cyclo-cross and mountain bike. With two world championships, seven world cups, and over 140 competitive victories, he is considered one of the best…

1976

Bartosz Brożek

Polish philosopher and jurist

Bartosz Paweł Brożek is a Polish philosopher and jurist whose main research interests are in philosophy of law, philosophy of science, logic and cognitive science. He is currently professor of jurisprudence at the…

1977

Tjaša Jezernik

Slovenian tennis player

Tjaša Jezernik is a Slovenian retired tennis player.

1977

Mark Tauscher

American football player and sportscaster

Mark Tauscher is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 11-year career as an offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for…

1977

Isabelle Delobel

French ice dancer

Isabelle Delobel is a French former competitive ice dancer. With partner Olivier Schoenfelder, she is the 2008 World champion, the 2007 European champion, and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion.

1978

Travis Roche

Canadian ice hockey player

Travis Roche is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who last played for EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

1978

Nick Rimando

American soccer player

Nicholas Paul Rimando is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Having spent his entire career in Major League Soccer, he holds the records for career wins, clean sheets, saves, and…

1979

Tyson Apostol

American television personality

Tyson Apostol is an American reality television personality, best known for his appearances on four seasons of the CBS reality television show Survivor.

1979

Young Maylay

American rapper, producer, and voice actor

Christopher Bellard, known professionally as Young Maylay, is an American rapper, record producer, and voice actor based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his portrayal of Carl "CJ" Johnson, the main…

1979

Elisa Rigaudo

Italian race walker

Elisa Rigaudo is an Italian race walker from Cuneo.

1980

Jeph Jacques

American author and illustrator

Jeffrey Paul "Jeph" Jacques is an American-Canadian cartoonist who writes and draws the webcomic Questionable Content. Jacques has formerly created the webcomics indietits from 2005 to 2007, Derelict Orbital Reflector…

1980

Venus Williams

American tennis player

Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles by the Women's Tennis Association. Williams has won 49 WTA Tour-level…

1980

Kyle Boller

American football player

Kyle Bryan Boller is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he was selected by the…

1981

Shane Watson

Australian cricketer

Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who played for and occasionally captained the Australian national cricket team between 2002 and 2016. He was an all-rounder who played…

1981

Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa

Brazilian footballer

Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, known as Alex, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was known for his physical strength and the power of his shot, which has gained him the nicknames…

1982

Marek Svatoš

Slovak ice hockey player (died 2016)

Marek Svatoš was a Slovak professional ice hockey winger. He last played during the 2013–14 season in the Slovak Extraliga with Košice, the same club with which he began his career in 1999. Svatoš played in the National…

1982

Stanislava Hrozenská

Slovak tennis player

Stanislava Hrozenská is a retired Slovak tennis player. She was a semifinalist at the 1999 US Open – Girls' doubles tournament.

1982

Stefan Hodgetts

English racing driver

Stefan Hodgetts is a British auto racing driver, best known for driving a part season in the British Touring Car Championship. His father Chris was twice champion of the BTCC.

1982

Arthur Darvill

English actor

Thomas Arthur Darvill is an English actor, composer and musician. He is known for portraying Rory Williams, a companion of the Eleventh Doctor in the television series Doctor Who (2010–2012), as well as Rip Hunter in…

1982

Jodie Whittaker

English actress

Jodie Auckland Whittaker is an English actress. She is best known for her roles on television as Beth Latimer in Broadchurch (2013–2017) and the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who.

1982

Lee Ryan

English singer/actor

Lee Ryan is an English singer, songwriter, actor and voice actor. He is the lead singer of the boy band Blue. During his time with Blue, they sold over 15 million records worldwide, and performed with and released…

1983

Vlasis Kazakis

Greek footballer

Vlasis Kazakis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1983

Michael Mathieu

Bahamian sprinter

Michael Walter Mathieu is a retired Bahamian sprinter hailing from Freeport, Grand Bahama who specialized in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was part of the Bahamian silver medal-winning team in the men's 4 × 400…

1984

Si Tianfeng

Chinese race walker

Si Tianfeng is a Chinese race walker. He represented China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing 17th. He also competed in the 50 km walk at the 2009 Chinese National Games and won the bronze medal. Si set a Games…

1984

Özge Akın

Turkish sprinter

Özge Akın is a Turkish sprinter competing in the 400 m events. She is the current Turkish record holder of the 400 m hurdles events. Following her marriage to her coach, her surname changed to Akın, although she was…

1985

Marcos Baghdatis

Cypriot tennis player

Marcos Baghdatis is a Greek Cypriot former professional tennis player and coach. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and reached a career-high ATP…

1985

Rafael Sóbis

Brazilian footballer

Rafael Augusto Sóbis is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1985

Apoula Edel

Armenian footballer

Apoula Edima Bete Edel is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Cameroon, he played for the Armenia national team.

1986

Helen Glover

English rower

Helen Rachel Mary Backshall is a British professional rower and a member of the Great Britain Rowing Team. Ranked the number 1 female rower in the world in 2015–16, she is a two-time Olympic champion, triple World…

1986

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, his music features conscious, introspective lyrics, with political criticism and social commentary…

1987

Nozomi Tsuji

Japanese singer and actress

Nozomi Sugiura , known professionally by her birth name Nozomi Tsuji is a Japanese media personality, singer, and blogger. In 2000, she began her career as a singer for Japanese girl band Morning Musume. Tsuji later…

1987

Andrew Ogilvy

Australian basketball player

Andrew James "A.J." Ogilvy is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played three seasons of college basketball for Vanderbilt before playing in Europe for the first three years of his professional…

1988

Shaun MacDonald

Welsh footballer

Shaun Benjamin MacDonald is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru South club Trefelin.

1988

Stephanie Rice

Australian swimmer

Stephanie Louise Rice, is an Australian former competitive swimmer. She won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009.

1988

Georgios Tofas

Cypriot footballer

Georgios Tofas is a Cypriot footballer who played for Enosis Neon Paralimni as a striker.

1989

Simone Battle

American singer and actress (died 2014)

Simone Sherise Battle was an American singer, dancer and actress. Beginning her career after appearing in the American series Zoey 101 and Everybody Hates Chris, she also starred in several music videos and in the film…

1989

Jordan Henderson

English footballer

Jordan Brian Henderson is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the England national team. He is known for his leadership, versatility, and physicality.

1990

Josh Mansour

Australian rugby league player

Joshua Mansour is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger. He represented Lebanon and Australia at international level.

1990

Daniel Tupou

Australian-Tongan rugby league player

Daniel Tupou is a professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for Tonga and Australia at international level.

1991

Nikita Kucherov

Russian ice hockey player

Nikita Igorevich Kucherov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Regarded as one of the best players in…

1993

Amari Cooper

American football player

Amari Cooper is an American former professional football wide receiver who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning the Biletnikoff Award…

1994

Clément Lenglet

French footballer

Clément Nicolas Laurent Lenglet is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the France national team.

1995

Aoi Morikawa

Japanese actress and model

Aoi Morikawa is a Japanese actress and model who is affiliated with Stardust Promotion.

1995

Michel-Friedrich Schiefler

German politician

Michel-Friedrich Schiefler is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2021. He has served as deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party in Vorpommern-Rügen since 2019.

1995

KJ Apa

New Zealand actor

Keneti James Fitzgerald "KJ" Apa is a New Zealand actor and singer. He gained recognition for playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street (2013–2015) and Archie Andrews in the CW teen drama…

1997

Raluca Șerban

Romanian-Cypriot tennis player

Raluca Georgiana Șerban is a Romanian-born Cypriot professional tennis player, who since 2019 has represented Cyprus. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 152, achieved on 24 July 2023, becoming the only…

1997

Henri Jokiharju

Finnish ice hockey player

Henri Jokiharju is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Jokiharju was selected 29th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round…

1999

Elena Rybakina

Kazakhstani tennis player

Elena Andreyevna Rybakina is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She is currently ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Rybakina has won 13 WTA Tour-level…

1999

Odessa A'zion

American actress

Odessa Zion Segall Adlon, known professionally as Odessa A'zion, is an American actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the CBS series Fam (2019), the Netflix series Grand Army (2020) and the HBO series I…

2000

Rizki Juniansyah

Indonesian weightlifter

Rizki Juniansyah is an Indonesian weightlifter who currently specializes in the men’s 79 kg lightweight class and holds various world records at the youth, junior, and senior IWF competition levels. He is the current…

2003

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