Famous Birthdays on June 19

Q: Who was born on June 19?

Famous people born on June 19 include: Prince Morikuni, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, James VI and I of the United Kingdom (died 1625), Philip Bell, Hargobind.

Q: What is Johnny Gray known for?

Johnny Gray, American runner and coach

1960 — Johnny Gray

American runner and coach

June 19 has seen 207 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1301 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · June 19 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 207 people 1301 – 2004

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A four-time Olympian (1984-1996), in 1985 he set the US record of 1:42.60 at a meet in Koblenz

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He came seventh in the 1984 Summer Olympics, fifth in 1988, and won the bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics of 1992

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In 1993 Gray was one of the favourites to win a gold medal at the World Championships in Stuttgart as he had won the A-race at the prestigious meeting in Zurich

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In 1992 and 1993 Gray came close to breaking the world indoor record over 800 m several times

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He held the US indoor record at 1:45.00 till February 2019.

Prince Morikuni

shōgun of Japan (died 1333)

Prince Morikuni was the ninth and last shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan.

1301

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

lord of Rimini (died 1468)

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta was an Italian condottiero and nobleman, a member of the House of Malatesta and lord of Rimini and Fano from 1432. He was widely considered by his contemporaries as one of the most daring…

1417

James VI and I of the United Kingdom (died 1625)

James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603, until his death in 1625. Though he long…

1566

Philip Bell

British colonial governor (died 1678)

Philip Bell was Governor of Bermuda from 1626 to 1629, of the Providence Island colony from 1629 to 1636, and of Barbados from 1640 to 1650 during the English Civil War. During his terms of office in Providence and…

1590

Hargobind

sixth Sikh guru (died 1644)

Guru Hargobind was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He became Guru at the age of eleven, after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan, by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

1595

Gilbert Sheldon

Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1677)

Gilbert Sheldon was an English religious leader who served as the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1663 until his death.

1598

James Hamilton

1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (died 1649)

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, known as the 3rd Marquess of Hamilton from March 1625 until April 1643, was a Scottish nobleman and influential political and military leader during the Thirty Years' War and the…

1606

Blaise Pascal

French mathematician and physicist (died 1662)

Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.

1623

Philipp van Limborch

Dutch author and theologian (died 1712)

Philipp van Limborch was a Dutch Remonstrant theologian and a fierce opponent of the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza's in the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus. He befriended John Locke, who lived in voluntary political exile…

1633

François Rebel

French violinist and composer (died 1775)

François Rebel was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Paris, the son of the leading composer Jean-Féry Rebel, he was a child prodigy who became a violinist in the orchestra of the Paris Opera at the age of…

1701

Joaquim Machado de Castro

Portuguese sculptor (died 1822)

Joaquim Machado de Castro was one of Portugal's foremost sculptors. He wrote extensively on his works and the theory behind them, including a full-length discussion of the statue of King Joseph I entitled Descripção…

1731

José Gervasio Artigas

Uruguayan general and politician (died 1850)

José Gervasio Artigas Arnal was a soldier and statesman who is regarded as a national hero in Uruguay and the father of Uruguayan nationhood.

1764

Joseph Diaz Gergonne

French mathematician and philosopher (died 1859)

Joseph Diez Gergonne was a French mathematician and logician.

1771

Francis Johnson

American lawyer and politician (died 1842)

Francis Johnson was a U.S. representative from Kentucky.

1776

Friedrich Sertürner

German chemist and pharmacist (died 1841)

Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertürner was a German pharmacist and a pioneer of alkaloid chemistry. He is best known for his discovery of morphine, which he isolated from opium in 1804, and for conducting tests, including on…

1783

Joseph Earl Sheffield

American businessman and philanthropist (died 1882)

Joseph Earl Sheffield was an American railroad magnate and philanthropist.

1793

James Braid

Scottish-English surgeon (died 1860)

James Braid was a Scottish surgeon, natural philosopher, and "gentleman scientist". He was a significant innovator in the treatment of clubfoot, spinal curvature, knock-knees, bandy legs, and squint; a significant…

1795

Hamilton Hume

Australian explorer (died 1873)

Hamilton Hume was an early explorer of the present-day Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. In 1824, along with William Hovell, Hume participated in an expedition that first took an overland route from…

1797

Cornelius Krieghoff

Dutch-Canadian painter (died 1872)

Cornelius David Krieghoff was a Dutch-born Canadian-American painter of the 19th century. He is best known for his paintings of Canadian genre scenes involving landscapes and outdoor life, which were as sought after in…

1815

William H. Webb

American shipbuilder and philanthropist, founded the Webb Institute (died 1899)

William Henry Webb was a 19th-century New York City shipbuilder and philanthropist, who has been called America's first true naval architect.

1816

Mary Tenney Gray

American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (died 1904)

Mary Davy Tenney Gray was a 19th-century American editorial writer, clubwoman, philanthropist, and suffragist from Pennsylvania, who later became a resident of Kansas. She lived in Kansas City, Kansas for more than…

1833

Charles Spurgeon

English pastor and author (died 1892)

Charles Haddon Spurgeon was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, to some of whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers." He was a…

1834

Georg Karl Maria Seidlitz

German entomologist and academic (died 1917)

Georg Karl Maria von Seidlitz was a German doctor and entomologist. He was a zoology teacher in Dorpat (1868–77), then in Königsberg, (1877–88), where he became a fishery expert. He later specialised in Coleoptera,…

1840

Mary Sibbet Copley

American philanthropist (died 1929)

Mary Sibbet Copley Thaw was an American philanthropist and charity worker.

1843

Cléophas Beausoleil

Canadian journalist and politician (died 1904)

Cléophas Beausoleil was a Canadian journalist, publisher, office holder, lawyer, and politician.

1845

Antonio Abetti

Italian astronomer and academic (died 1928)

Antonio Abetti was an Italian astronomer.

1846

David Jayne Hill

American historian and politician, 24th United States Assistant Secretary of State (died 1932)

Rev. David Jayne Hill was an American academic, diplomat and author. He was president of Bucknell University and the University of Rochester.

1850

Billy Midwinter

English-Australian cricketer (died 1890)

William Evans Midwinter was a cricketer who played four Test matches for England, sandwiched between eight for Australia. He was the only cricketer to have played for Australia and England in Test matches against each…

1851

Silvanus P. Thompson

English physicist, engineer, and academic (died 1916)

Silvanus Phillips Thompson was an English professor of physics at the City and Guilds Technical College in Finsbury, England. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1891 and was known for his work as an electrical…

1851

Alfredo Catalani

Italian composer and academic (died 1893)

Alfredo Catalani was an Italian operatic composer. He is best remembered for his operas Loreley (1890) and La Wally (1892). La Wally was composed to a libretto by Luigi Illica, and features Catalani's most famous aria…

1854

Hjalmar Mellin

Finnish mathematician and theorist (died 1933)

Robert Hjalmar Mellin was a Finnish mathematician and function theorist.

1854

George F. Roesch

American lawyer and politician (died 1917)

George Francis Roesch was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

1855

Sam Walter Foss

American poet and librarian (died 1911)

Sam Walter Foss was an American librarian and poet whose best-known works included "The Coming American" and "The House by the Side of the Road".

1858

Douglas Haig

1st Earl Haig, Scottish-English field marshal (died 1928)

Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the…

1861

Émile Haug

French geologist and paleontologist (died 1927)

Gustave Émile Haug was a French geologist and paleontologist known for his contribution to the geosyncline theory.

1861

José Rizal

Filipino journalist, author, and poet (died 1896)

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, writer, and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is popularly considered a national hero of the…

1861

May Whitty

English actress (died 1948)

Dame Mary Louise Webster, known professionally as May Whitty and later, for her charity work, Dame May Whitty, was an English stage and film actress. She was one of the first two women entertainers to become a Dame. The…

1865

Alajos Szokolyi

Hungarian hurdler, jumper, and physician (died 1932)

Alajos János Szokolyi was a Hungarian athlete, sports organizer, sports manager, archivist and physician.

1871

Theodore Payne

English-American gardener and botanist (died 1963)

Theodore Payne, was an English horticulturist, gardener, landscape designer, and botanist. His best known work was done over his adult life in Southern California.

1872

Peder Oluf Pedersen

Danish physicist and engineer (died 1941)

Peder Oluf Pedersen was a Danish engineer and physicist. He is notable for his work on electrotechnology, his cooperation with Valdemar Poulsen on the developmental work on Wire recorders, which he called a…

1874

Nigel Gresley

Scottish-English engineer (died 1941)

Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was a British railway engineer. He was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway…

1876

Charles Coburn

American actor (died 1961)

Charles Douville Coburn was an American actor and theatrical producer. He was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award three times – for The Devil and Miss Jones (1941), The More the Merrier (1943) and The…

1877

Maginel Wright Enright

American illustrator (died 1966)

Maginel Wright Enright Barney was an American children's book illustrator and graphic artist. She was the younger sister of Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, and the mother of Elizabeth Enright, children's book writer and…

1881

Gladys Mills Phipps

American horse breeder (died 1970)

Gladys Mills Phipps was an American socialite, sportsperson, and a thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder who began the Phipps family dynasty in American horse racing. She was known as the "first lady of the turf".

1883

Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes

French painter and historian (died 1974)

Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes was a French anti-art painter, writer, poet, musician, playwright closely associated with the intended affront to aesthetic sensibilities that was the Dada movement. He was born in…

1884

Finley Hamilton

American lawyer and politician (died 1940)

Finley Hamilton was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Vincent, Owsley County, Kentucky. He attended the public schools and Berea College. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1915 and…

1886

Arthur Massey Berry

Canadian soldier and pilot (died 1970)

Arthur Massey "Matt" Berry was a pioneering Canadian bush pilot.

1888

John Heartfield

German photographer and activist (died 1968)

John Heartfield was a German visual artist who pioneered the use of art as a political weapon. Some of his most famous photomontages were anti-Nazi and anti-fascist statements. Heartfield also created book jackets for…

1891

Rajani Palme Dutt

English journalist and politician (died 1974)

Rajani Palme Dutt was a British political figure, journalist and theoretician who served as the fourth general secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain during World War II from October 1939 to June 1941. His…

1896

Wallis Simpson

American wife of Edward VIII (died 1986)

Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, was an American socialite and the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication.

1896

Cyril Norman Hinshelwood

English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1967)

Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood was a British physical chemist and expert in chemical kinetics. His work in reaction mechanisms earned the 1956 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

1897

Moe Howard

American comedian (died 1975)

Moe Howard was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the leader and straight man of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures, short films, and television for four decades.…

1897

Guy Lombardo

Canadian-American violinist and bandleader (died 1977)

Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo was a Canadian and American bandleader, violinist, and hydroplane racer whose unique sweet jazz style remained popular with audiences for nearly five decades.

1902

Mary Callery

American-French sculptor and academic (died 1977)

Mary Callery was an American artist known for her Modern and Abstract Expressionist sculpture. She was part of the New York School art movement of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

1903

Lou Gehrig

American baseball player (died 1941)

Henry Louis Gehrig was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his…

1903

Wally Hammond

English cricketer and coach (died 1965)

Walter Reginald Hammond was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire in a career that lasted from 1920 to 1951. Beginning as a professional, he later became an amateur and was appointed captain of…

1903

Hans Litten

German lawyer (died 1938)

Hans Joachim Albert Litten was a German lawyer who represented opponents of the Nazis at important political trials between 1929 and 1932, defending the rights of workers during the Weimar Republic.

1903

Mildred Natwick

American actress (died 1994)

Mildred Natwick was an American actress. She won a Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for an Academy Award and two Tony Awards.

1905

Ernst Boris Chain

German-Irish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)

Sir Ernst Boris Chain was a German-born British biochemist. He shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey "for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in…

1906

Knut Kroon

Swedish footballer (died 1975)

Knut "Knutte" Kroon was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker.

1906

Walter Rauff

German SS officer (died 1984)

Hermann Julius Walther Rauff, also Walther Rauff was a mid-ranking SS commander in Nazi Germany. From January 1938, he was an aide of Reinhard Heydrich firstly in the Security Service, later in the Reich Security Main…

1906

Clarence Wiseman

Canadian 10th General of the Salvation Army (died 1985)

Clarence Dexter Wiseman, was the tenth General of The Salvation Army from 1974 to 1977.

1907

Osamu Dazai

Japanese author (died 1948)

Shūji Tsushima , known by his pen name Osamu Dazai , was a Japanese novelist and author. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun and No Longer Human, are considered modern classics.

1909

Rūdolfs Jurciņš

Latvian basketball player (died 1948)

Rūdolfs Jurciņš was a Latvian basketball player. He played as a center.

1909

Sydney Allard

English race car driver, founded the Allard Company (died 1966)

Sydney Herbert Allard was a British businessman and rally and hillclimb driver. He was the founder of the Allard car company and competed in cars of his own manufacture.

1910

Paul Flory

American chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)

Paul John Flory was an American chemist and Nobel laureate who was known for his work in the field of polymers, or macromolecules. He was a pioneer in understanding the behavior of polymers in solution, and won the…

1910

Abe Fortas

American lawyer and jurist (died 1982)

Abraham Fortas was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1965 to 1969. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Fortas graduated from Rhodes…

1910

Don Gutteridge

American baseball player and manager (died 2008)

Donald Joseph Gutteridge was an American infielder, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball. Primarily a second baseman and third baseman, he was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, Boston…

1912

Virginia MacWatters

American soprano and actress (died 2005)

Virginia MacWatters was an American coloratura soprano and university professor.

1912

Helene Madison

American swimmer (died 1970)

Helene Emma Madison was an American swimmer. She was a 1932 Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter freestyle relay, and a former world record-holder.

1913

Alan Cranston

American journalist and politician (died 2000)

Alan MacGregor Cranston was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to 1952.

1914

Lester Flatt

American bluegrass singer-songwriter, guitarist, and mandolin player (died 1979)

Lester Raymond Flatt was an American singer, bluegrass guitarist, and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in the duo Flatt and Scruggs.

1914

Pat Buttram

American actor (died 1994)

Maxwell Emmett "Pat" Buttram was an American character actor. He was known for playing the sidekick of Gene Autry and for playing the character of Mr. Haney in the television series Green Acres. He is primarily…

1915

Julius Schwartz

American publisher and agent (died 2004)

Julius "Julie" Schwartz was an American comic book editor and a science fiction agent. He was born in The Bronx, New York. He is best known as a longtime editor at DC Comics, where at various times he was primary editor…

1915

Joshua Nkomo

Zimbabwean guerrilla leader and politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (died 1999)

Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and Socialist politician who served as Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 1990 until his death in 1999. He founded and led the Zimbabwe African People's Union…

1917

Pauline Kael

American film critic (died 2001)

Pauline Kael was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991. Known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused" reviews, Kael often defied the consensus of her…

1919

Yves Robert

French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2002)

Yves Robert was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.

1920

Louis Jourdan

French-American actor and singer (died 2015)

Louis Jourdan was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (1947), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), Gigi (1958),…

1921

Aage Bohr

Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)

Aage Niels Bohr was a Danish nuclear physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975 with Ben Roy Mottelson and James Rainwater "for the discovery of the connection between collective motion and particle motion…

1922

Marilyn P. Johnson

American educator and diplomat, 8th United States Ambassador to Togo (died 2022)

Marilyn Priscilla Johnson was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Togo. She was appointed to that position on September 23, 1978, and left her post on July 29, 1981.

1922

Bob Hank

Australian footballer and coach (died 2012)

Robert William "Bob" Hank grew up in and lived in Lockleys and was an Australian rules footballer who played for West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

1923

Erna Schneider Hoover

American mathematician and inventor

Erna Schneider Hoover is an American mathematician who invented a computerized telephone switching method which "revolutionized modern communication". It prevented system overloads by monitoring call center traffic and…

1926

Luciano Benjamín Menéndez

Argentine general and human rights violator (died 2018)

Luciano Benjamín Menéndez was an Argentine general and convicted human rights violator and murderer. Commander of the Third Army Corps (1975–79), he played a prominent role in the murders of social activists.

1927

Tommy DeVito

American singer and guitarist (died 2020)

Gaetano "Tommy" DeVito was an American musician. He was best known as a founding member, vocalist, and lead guitarist of rock band the Four Seasons.

1928

Nancy Marchand

American actress (died 2000)

Nancy Lou Marchand was an American actress. She began her career in theater. She was most famous for portraying Margaret Pynchon on Lou Grant – for which she won four Emmy Awards – and Livia Soprano on The Sopranos, for…

1928

Gena Rowlands

American actress (died 2024)

Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. She was a four-time Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe winner, and she was twice…

1930

Boris Parygin

Soviet philosopher, psychologist, and author (died 2012)

Boris Dmitrievitch Parygin was a Soviet and Russian philosopher, sociologist and one of the founders of social psychology and member of a wide range of international academies. Parygin was a specialist in a sphere of…

1930

Pier Angeli

Italian actress, twin sister to Marisa Pavan (died 1971)

Anna Maria Pierangeli, known internationally by the stage name Pier Angeli, was an Italian actress, model and singer. She won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress for her debut role in the 1950 film Tomorrow Is Too…

1932

José Sanchis Grau

Spanish author and illustrator (died 2011)

José Sanchis Grau was a Spanish comic book writer. He also worked for Editorial Bruguera and Spanish children comics in general. He was the creator of strips like Pumby (1954) and Robín Robot (1972).

1932

Marisa Pavan

Italian actress, twin sister to Pier Angeli (died 2023)

Maria Luisa Pierangeli, known professionally as Marisa Pavan, was an Italian and French actress who first became known as the twin sister of film star Pier Angeli before achieving success in her screen career. She…

1932

Viktor Patsayev

Kazakh engineer and astronaut (died 1971)

Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 11 mission and was part of the third space crew to die during a space flight. On board the space station Salyut 1 he operated the Orion 1 Space…

1933

Gérard Latortue

Haitian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Haiti (died 2023)

Gérard Latortue was a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served as foreign…

1934

Marisa Galvany

American soprano and actress

Marisa Galvany is an American soprano who had an active international career performing in operas and concerts up into the early 2000s. Known for the great intensity of her performances, Galvany particularly excelled in…

1936

André Glucksmann

French philosopher and author (died 2015)

André Glucksmann was a French philosopher, activist, and writer. He was a leading figure of the new philosophers. Glucksmann began his career as a Marxist, who went on to reject Marxism–Leninism and real socialism in…

1937

Wahoo McDaniel

American football player and wrestler (died 2002)

Edward Hugh McDaniel was an American professional football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five…

1938

Bernd Hoss

German footballer and manager (died 2016)

Bernd Hoss was a German football manager.

1939

John MacArthur

American minister and theologian (died 2025)

John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. was an American Calvinistic Baptist pastor, theologian, author, and broadcaster. He was the founder of Grace to You, a nationally syndicated radio and television Bible teaching program. He…

1939

Václav Klaus

Czech economist and politician, 2nd President of the Czech Republic

Václav Klaus is a Czech economist and politician who served as the second president of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013. From July 1992 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in January 1993, he served as the…

1941

Merata Mita

New Zealand director and producer (died 2010)

Merata Mita was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, and writer, and a key figure in the growth of the Māori screen industry. Mita was the first indigenous woman and the first woman in New Zealand to solely write and…

1942

Chico Buarque

Brazilian singer, composer, writer and poet

Francisco Buarque de Hollanda, popularly known as Chico Buarque, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social,…

1944

Radovan Karadžić

Serbian-Bosnian politician and convicted war criminal, 1st President of Republika Srpska

Radovan Karadžić is a Bosnian Serb former politician who served as the president of Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War. He was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes by the International…

1945

Aung San Suu Kyi

Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat and author who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the general secretary of the National League…

1945

Tobias Wolff

American short story writer, memoirist, and novelist

Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff is an American short story writer, memoirist, novelist, and teacher of creative writing. He is known for his memoirs, particularly This Boy's Life (1989) and In Pharaoh's Army (1994). He has…

1945

Peter Bardens

British keyboardist (died 2002)

Peter Bardens was an English keyboardist and a founding member of the progressive rock group Camel. He played keyboards, sang, and wrote songs with Andrew Latimer. During his career, Bardens worked alongside Rod…

1945

Jimmy Greenhoff

English footballer and manager

James Greenhoff is an English former footballer. He was a skilful forward but, although capped five times at under-23 level, he never played for the full side and is labelled as the finest English player never to play…

1946

Salman Rushdie

Indian-English novelist and essayist

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often combines magical realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern…

1947

John Ralston Saul

Canadian philosopher and author

John Ralston Saul is a Canadian writer, political philosopher, and public intellectual. Saul is most widely known for his writings on the nature of individualism, citizenship and the public good; the failures of…

1947

Nick Drake

English singer-songwriter (died 1974)

Nicholas Rodney Drake was an English musician. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University of Cambridge. His debut album, Five Leaves…

1948

Phylicia Rashad

American actress

Phylicia Rashad is an American actress. She was most recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University before her three-year contract ended in May 2024. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she has…

1948

Neil Asher Silberman

American archaeologist and historian

Neil Asher Silberman is an American archaeologist and historian with a special interest in biblical archaeology. He is the author of several books, including The Hidden Scrolls, The Message and the Kingdom: How Jesus…

1950

Ann Wilson

American singer-songwriter and musician

Ann Dustin Wilson is an American singer best known as the lead singer of the rock band Heart.

1950

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Egyptian terrorist (died 2022)

Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri was an Egyptian-born pan-Islamist militant and physician who served as the second general emir of al-Qaeda from June 2011 until his death in July 2022. He is best known for being one of…

1951

Francesco Moser

Italian cyclist

Francesco Moser, nicknamed "Lo sceriffo", is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He finished on the podium of the Giro d'Italia six times, including his win in the 1984 edition.

1951

Bob Ainsworth

English politician, Secretary of State for Defence

Robert William Ainsworth is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North East from 1992 to 2015, and was the Secretary of State for Defence from 2009 to 2010. Following the…

1952

Mike O'Brien

English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales

Michael O'Brien KC is a British lawyer and former Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire from 1992 to 2010, serving in a number of ministerial posts.

1954

Lou Pearlman

American music producer and fraudster (died 2016)

Louis Jay Pearlman was an American music manager and convicted felon. He was the person behind many successful 1990s boy bands, having formed and funded the Backstreet Boys. After their massive success, he then…

1954

Kathleen Turner

American actress

Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. Known for her deep, husky voice, she is the recipient of two Golden Globes, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy, and two Tony Awards.

1954

Richard Wilkins

New Zealand-Australian journalist and television presenter

Richard Stephen Wilkins is a New Zealand–born Australian television and radio presenter. He is the entertainment editor for the Nine Network and weekend announcer on smoothfm.

1954

Mary O'Connor

New Zealand runner

Mary Theresa O'Connor is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she ended up in 27th place in the women's…

1955

Mary Schapiro

American lawyer and politician

Mary Lovelace Schapiro served as the 29th Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She was appointed by President Barack Obama, unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and assumed the Chairship on…

1955

Anna Lindh

Swedish politician, 39th Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2003)

Ylva Anna Maria Lindh was a Swedish politician, diplomat, and lawyer who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998 until her assassination in 2003. A leading figure of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Lindh…

1957

Jean Rabe

American journalist and author

Jean Rabe was an American journalist, editor, gamer and writer of fantasy and mystery. After a career as a newspaper reporter, she was employed by TSR, Inc. for several years as head of the Role Playing Game Association…

1957

Subcomandante Marcos

Mexican insurgent and EZLN leader

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente is a Mexican insurgent, the former military leader and spokesman for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in the ongoing Chiapas conflict, and a prominent anti-capitalist and…

1957

Sergei Makarov

Russian-American ice hockey player and coach

Sergei Mikhailovich Makarov is a Russian former professional ice hockey right wing. In the Soviet Union, Makarov played 11 championship seasons with CSKA Moscow, winning the Soviet Player of the Year award three times.…

1958

Mark DeBarge

American singer-songwriter and trumpet player

Mark "Marty" DeBarge is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In addition to being a drummer and percussionist, he plays a variety of wind instruments, such as the saxophone, trumpet,…

1959

Christian Wulff

German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany

Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff is a retired German politician and lawyer who served as President of Germany from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he previously served as minister president…

1959

Andrew Dilnot

English economist and academic

Sir Andrew William Dilnot, is a British economist and broadcaster. He was director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies from 1991 to 2002, Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford from 2002 to 2012, and Warden of Nuffield…

1960

Luke Morley

English guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Luke Morley is the guitarist, chief songwriter and producer for the hard rock band Thunder from 1989 to present. Previous to that he was a member of 1980s group, Terraplane who subsequently became Thunder.

1960

Patti Rizzo

American golfer

Patrice M. "Patti" Rizzo is an American professional golfer and golf instructor.

1960

Paula Abdul

American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and presenter

Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head…

1962

Jeremy Bates

English tennis player

Michael Jeremy Bates is a British former professional tennis player. He was ranked UK number 1 in 1987 and from 1989 to 1994. He reached a career-high ATP world ranking of 54 from 17 April 1995 to 23 April 1995.

1962

Ashish Vidyarthi

Indian actor

Ashish Vidyarthi is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Marathi, and Odia films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he…

1962

Laura Ingraham

American radio host and author

Laura Anne Ingraham is an American conservative television presenter. She has been the host of The Ingraham Angle on Fox News Channel since October 2017, and is the editor-in-chief of LifeZette. She formerly hosted the…

1963

Margarita Ponomaryova

Russian hurdler

Margarita Anatolyevna Ponomaryova, also known as Margarita Khromova, was a hurdler from Russia, best known for setting the world record in the women's 400 metres hurdles in 1984 with 53.58 secs.

1963

Rory Underwood

English rugby player, lieutenant, and pilot

Rory Underwood, is an English former rugby union player. He is England's men's record international try scorer, with 49 tries in 85 internationals between 1984 and 1996. Underwood's principal position was wing and he…

1963

Brent Goulet

American soccer player and manager

Brent Goulet is an American retired soccer forward who later coached SV Elversberg from 2004 to 2008. He began his career in the United States before moving to England and Germany, and also earned eight caps with the…

1964

Boris Johnson

former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and former Mayor of London

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He was previously Foreign Secretary from…

1964

Brian Vander Ark

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brian Vander Ark is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer for the American rock band the Verve Pipe.

1964

Sabine Braun

German heptathlete

Sabine Braun is a German former athlete in track and field. Because she had talents in several disciplines, Sabine Braun competed in the heptathlon and had a number of successes. Her international sport career began in…

1965

Sadie Frost

English actress and producer

Sadie Liza Frost is an English actress, producer and fashion designer. Her credits as an actress include Empire State (1987), Diamond Skulls, also known as Dark Obsession (1989), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Krays…

1965

Mike Hasenfratz

Canadian ice hockey referee

Michael Edgar Hasenfratz was a Canadian ice hockey referee. He worked in the National Hockey League (NHL) from the 2000–01 season until his retirement following the 2014–15 season, officiating 705 regular season games.…

1966

Michalis Romanidis

Greek basketball player

Michalis Romanidis is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 199 cm tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions.

1966

Bjørn Dæhlie

Norwegian skier and businessman

Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. From 1992 to 1999, Dæhlie won the Nordic World Cup six times, finishing second in 1994 and 1998. Dæhlie won a total of 29 medals in the…

1967

Alastair Lynch

Australian footballer and sportscaster

Alastair Graeme Lynch is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is best known as a three-time premiership full-forward for the Brisbane Lions.

1968

Timothy Morton

American philosopher and academic

Timothy Bloxam Morton is a professor and Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English at Rice University. A member of the object-oriented philosophy movement, Morton explores the intersection of object-oriented thought and…

1968

Kimberly Anne "Kim" Walker

American film and television actress (died 2001)

Kimberly Anne Walker was an American actress.

1968

Rahul Gandhi

Indian politician

Rahul Rajiv Gandhi is an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he is currently serving as the 12th leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and as the member of the Lok Sabha for Rae Bareli,…

1970

Quincy Watts

American sprinter and football player

Quincy D. Watts is an American former athlete, and two-time gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

1970

Brian Welch

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brian Philip Welch, also known by his stage name Head, is an American musician. He is a guitarist and founding member of the nu metal band Korn and his solo project Love and Death, where he also provides vocals. Along…

1970

José Emilio Amavisca

Spanish footballer

José Emilio Amavisca Gárate is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left winger or a second striker.

1971

Chris Armstrong

English footballer

Christopher Peter Armstrong is an English former footballer who played professionally as a striker from 1989 to 2005.

1971

Jean Dujardin

French actor

Jean Edmond Dujardin is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the popular TV…

1972

Dennis Lyxzén

Swedish singer

Sven Olov Dennis Lyxzén is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist for the influential hardcore punk band Refused, as well as the bands Backengrillen, INVSN and Fake Names. He is also a former member of bands…

1972

Ilya Markov

Russian race walker

Ilya Vladislavovich Markov is a Russian race walker.

1972

Brian McBride

American soccer player and coach

Brian Robert McBride is an American former soccer player who played as a forward for Columbus Crew, Fulham and Chicago Fire. He is the sixth-highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team.

1972

Poppy Montgomery

Australian actress

Poppy Montgomery is an Australian actress. She played FBI agent Samantha Spade on the CBS mystery drama Without a Trace and Detective Carrie Wells on the CBS/A&E police drama Unforgettable.

1972

Robin Tunney

American actress

Robin Tunney is an American actress. She made her film debut in Encino Man (1992) and rose to prominence with leading roles in the cult films Empire Records (1995) and The Craft (1996). Her performance in Niagara,…

1972

Jahine Arnold

American football player

Jahine Amid Arnold is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).

1973

Yuko Nakazawa

Japanese singer

Yuko Nakazawa is a Japanese pop and enka singer, and actress, best known as one of the original members of the all-female J-pop group Morning Musume. She is also a member of Japanese pop group Dream Morning Musume.

1973

Yasuhiko Yabuta

Japanese baseball player

Yasuhiko Yabuta is a Japanese former baseball pitcher.

1973

Doug Mientkiewicz

American baseball player, coach, and manager

Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1998 to 2009, most prominently as a member of the Minnesota Twins…

1974

Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi

Bangladeshi member of parliament

Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Netrokona-1 constituency. In 2008, he was elected as a member of the Bangladesh Awami League nominee in the general…

1974

Hugh Dancy

English actor and model

Hugh Michael Horace Dancy is an English actor who rose to prominence for his role as the title character in the television film adaptation of David Copperfield (2000) as well as for roles in feature films as Kurt Schmid…

1975

Anthony Parker

American basketball player

Anthony Michael Parker is an American professional basketball executive who is the general manager of the Orlando Magic and former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA),…

1975

Dennis Crowley

American businessman, co-founded Foursquare

Dennis Crowley is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded the social networking sites Dodgeball and Foursquare.

1976

Bryan Hughes

English footballer and manager

Bryan Hughes is an English football manager and former professional footballer.

1976

Anita Wilson

American singer-songwriter and producer

Anita M. Wilson is an American gospel music singer, songwriter, and music producer. She is known for her hit single, "Jesus Will" from her debut album, Worship Soul.

1976

Dirk Nowitzki

German basketball player

Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he played his entire 21-year career as a…

1978

Zoe Saldaña

American actress

Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego, known professionally as Zoe Saldaña, is an American actress. The highest grossing lead actor in history, she is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two…

1978

Claudio Vargas

Dominican baseball player

Claudio Vargas Almonte is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He has previously played for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, and Los Angeles…

1978

José Kléberson

Brazilian footballer

José Kléberson Pereira, commonly known as José Kléberson or simply Kléberson, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of North.

1979

Jean Carroll

Irish cricketer

Jean Christine Carroll is an Irish former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper. She appeared in eight One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland between 2007 and 2009.

1980

Dan Ellis

Canadian ice hockey player

Daniel Ellis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who currently works as a goaltending scout for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

1980

Robbie Neilson

Scottish footballer and manager

Robbie Neilson is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is currently head coach of Shenzhen Peng City in the Chinese Super League.

1980

Nuno Santos

Portuguese footballer

Nuno Filipe Oliveira dos Santos is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a forward but also as a full-back.

1980

Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi

Saudi Arabian long jumper

Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi is a Saudi Arabian long jumper. His personal best jump, 8.48 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France. is also the current Asian record.

1981

Moss Burmester

New Zealand swimmer

Moss James Burmester is a New Zealand swimmer and diver. His specialist event is the 200m butterfly in which he holds the Commonwealth record of 1:54.35 set at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

1981

Alexander Frolov

Russian ice hockey player

Alexander Alexandrovich Frolov is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player. In an eight-year National Hockey League (NHL) career, he played with the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers. After Frolov's NHL…

1982

Chris Vermeulen

Australian motorcycle racer

Christopher Vermeulen is an Australian retired motorcycle racer. He competed in the Supersport World Championship and the Superbike World Championship before racing in the premier MotoGP class between 2005 and 2009,…

1982

Michael Yarmush

American actor

Michael Lawrence Yarmush is an American-Canadian actor. He is known for providing the original voice of Arthur Read in the PBS children's animated television series Arthur.

1982

Macklemore

American rapper

Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore, is an American rapper. A native of Seattle, Washington, he started his career in 2000 as an independent artist releasing: Open Your Eyes (2000), The…

1983

Aidan Turner

Irish actor

Aidan Turner is an Irish actor. He began his career in the RTÉ medical drama The Clinic (2008–2009) and the BBC series Desperate Romantics (2009). He later gained attention for co-starring as one of the main leads in…

1983

Paul Dano

American actor

Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor and film director. His work includes both independent film and blockbusters, and his accolades include nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and two…

1984

Wieke Dijkstra

Dutch field hockey player

Wieke Elisabeth Henriëtte Dijkstra is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as midfielder for Dutch club Laren.

1984

Andri Eleftheriou

Cypriot sport shooter

Andri Eleftheriou is a Cypriot sport shooter, and a member of the women's national shooting team of Cyprus.

1984

Ai Miyazato

Japanese golfer

Ai Miyazato is a former Japanese professional golfer who competed on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA). She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings on three occasions in…

1985

José Ernesto Sosa

Argentinian footballer

José Ernesto Sosa is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentina Primera Division club Estudiantes de La Plata. He also represented the Argentina national team.

1985

Dire Tune

Ethiopian runner

Dire Tune Arissi is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner.

1985

Aoiyama Kōsuke

Bulgarian sumo wrestler

Aoiyama Kōsuke is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler or rikishi from Elhovo, Bulgaria. He made his professional debut in 2009, reaching the top division two years later, debuting in the November 2011…

1986

Lázaro Borges

Cuban pole vaulter

Lázaro Eduardo Borges Reid is a Cuban pole vaulter.

1986

Marvin Williams

American basketball player

Marvin Gaye Williams Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played one season of college basketball for North Carolina before being drafted second overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2005 NBA draft.

1986

Rashard Mendenhall

American football player

Rashard Jamal Mendenhall is an American former professional football player who was a running back for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and…

1987

Jacob deGrom

American baseball player

Jacob Anthony deGrom is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets.

1988

Ashly Burch

American actress, writer, and director

Ashly Burch is an American actress, writer, director, and singer. She is known for her roles as Aloy in the Horizon series, Chloe Price in the Life Is Strange series, Tiny Tina in the Borderlands series, Mel in The Last…

1990

Moa Hjelmer

Swedish sprinter

Moa Elin Marianne Hjelmer is a Swedish athlete who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres. Hjelmer was born in Stockholm. She won a silver medal in the Junior European Championships in 2011 in Ostrava. She beat the…

1990

Xavier Rhodes

American football player

Xavier Rhodes is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, and was selected by the Minnesota…

1990

Keaton Jennings

South African-English cricketer

Keaton Kent Jennings is a South African-born English cricketer who captains Lancashire County Cricket Club and has represented England.

1992

C. J. Mosley

American football player

Clint Mosley Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Baltimore…

1992

KSI

English YouTuber

Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji, known professionally as KSI, is a British influencer, musician, and former professional boxer. He is a co-founder and former member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the co-founder…

1993

Lejla Njemčević

Bosnian cross-country and mountain bike cyclist

Lejla Njemčević is an Italian-born Bosnian cross-country and mountain bike cyclist. Considered one of the most successful marathon cyclists in the world, she was the overall winner of the cross-country marathon at the…

1994

Atticus Shaffer

American actor and YouTuber

Atticus Shaffer is an American actor and YouTuber. He is known for playing Brick Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle (2009–2018), as well for voicing Edgar in the movie Frankenweenie (2012) and Ono on the Disney Junior…

1998

Joshua Da Silva

Trinidadian cricketer

Joshua Michael Da Silva is a Trinidadian cricketer. He made his domestic debut in 2018 for Trinidad and Tobago, and his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in December 2020.

1998

Jordan Poole

American basketball player

Jordan Anthony Poole is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. At Michigan, he was…

1999

Bennedict Mathurin

Canadian basketball player

Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats, where he…

2002

Nuno Mendes

Portuguese footballer

Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best left-backs in…

2002

Millie Gibson

English actress

Amelia Eve Gibson, known professionally as Millie Gibson, is an English actress. She is known for portraying Kelly Neelan in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2019 to 2022 and Ruby Sunday in the BBC…

2004

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