Famous Birthdays on June 26

Q: Who was born on June 26?

Famous people born on June 26 include: Agrippa Postumus, John, Ferdinand II of Naples (died 1496), Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (died 1612), San Pedro Claver.

Q: What is Toyonoshima Daiki known for?

Toyonoshima Daiki, Japanese sumo wrestler

237 people 12 BC – 2005

June 26 has seen 237 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 12 BC – 2005. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · June 26 — Wikipedia

1983 — Toyonoshima Daiki

Japanese sumo wrestler

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His highest rank was sekiwake, which he first reached in September 2008 and held for five tournaments in total

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He won four kinboshi or gold stars awarded for yokozuna upsets, three of them earned by defeating Harumafuji from 2013 to 2015

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He made his professional debut in January 2002, reaching the top makuuchi division in September 2004

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Following a suspension in July 2010 he was demoted to the jūryō division, but upon his return to makuuchi in November 2010 he took part in a playoff for the championship

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He retired in 2020 and was an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name of Izutsu-oyakata until his departure from the association in January 2023.

Agrippa Postumus

Roman son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder (died 14)

Marcus Agrippa Postumus, later named Agrippa Julius Caesar, was a grandson of Roman Emperor Augustus. He was the youngest child of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder. Augustus initially considered Postumus as…

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John

Count of Angoulême (died 1467)

John of Orléans, Count of Angoulême and Périgord, was the younger son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, and Valentina Visconti, and grandson of Charles V of France. He was the younger brother of the noted poet, Charles, Duke…

1399

Ferdinand II of Naples (died 1496)

Ferdinand II was King of Naples from 1495 to 1496. He was the son of Alfonso II of Naples and the grandson of Ferrante I of Naples.

1467

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (died 1612)

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1597 to 1612 as the first spouse of King Christian IV of Denmark.

1575

San Pedro Claver

Spanish Jesuit saint (died 1654)

Peter Claver was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú, Catalonia, Spain, who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint of slaves, Colombia, and ministry to African Americans.

1581

Juan de Palafox y Mendoza

Spanish-born bishop and viceroy of New Spain (died 1659)

Juan de Palafox y Mendoza was a Spanish politician, administrator, and Catholic clergyman in 17th century Spain and a viceroy of Mexico.

1600

Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (died 1708)

Hedvig Sophia Augusta of Sweden, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, was the eldest child of Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrike Eleonore of Denmark. She was heiress presumptive to the Swedish throne from her birth until that of…

1681

Edward Holyoke

American pastor and academic (died 1769)

Edward Holyoke was an American Congregationalist clergyman who served as the president of Harvard College from 1737 to 1769.

1689

Georg Brandt

Swedish chemist and mineralogist (died 1768)

Georg Brandt was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist who discovered cobalt c. 1735. He was the first person to discover a metal unknown in ancient times. He is also known for exposing fraudulent alchemists operating…

1694

Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin

French businesswoman (died 1777)

Marie Thérèse Geoffrin was a French salon holder who has been referred to as one of the leading female figures in the French Enlightenment. From 1750 to 1777, Madame Geoffrin played host to many of the most influential…

1699

Philip Doddridge

English hymn-writer and educator (died 1751)

Philip Doddridge D.D. was an English Nonconformist minister, educator, and hymnwriter.

1702

Thomas Clap

American minister and academic (died 1767)

Thomas Clap or Thomas Clapp was an American academic and educator, a Congregational minister, and college administrator. He was both the fifth rector and the earliest official to be called "president" of Yale College…

1703

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (died 1796)

Victor Amadeus III was King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 20 February 1773 to his death in 1796. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until he…

1726

Charles Messier

French astronomer and academic (died 1817)

Charles Messier was a French astronomer. He published an astronomical catalogue consisting of 110 nebulae and star clusters, which came to be known as the Messier objects, referred to with the letter M and their number…

1730

Jan Paweł Łuszczewski

Polish politician (died 1812)

Jan Paweł Łuszczewski was a Polish politician who was an envoy to the Four-Year Sejm and later the Minister for Interior and Religious Affairs in the Duchy of Warsaw from 5 October 1807 until his death. He was also a…

1764

Sunthorn Phu

Thai poet (died 1855)

Phra Sunthorn Vohara (Phu) (Thai: พระสุนทรโวหาร (ภู่), RTGS: Phra Sunthonwohan (Phu), pronounced [pʰá.sǔn.tʰɔ̄ːn.woː.hǎːn.pʰûː]; 26 June 1786 – 1855), known as Sunthorn Phu (Thai: สุนทรภู่, RTGS: Sunthonphu, pronounced…

1786

Jan Paweł Lelewel

Polish painter and engineer (died 1847)

Jan Paweł Lelewel was a Polish military and civil engineer, builder, and painter.

1796

Wolfgang Menzel

German poet and critic (died 1873)

Wolfgang Menzel was a German poet, critic and literary historian, who was born in Waldenburg (Wałbrzych) in Prussian Silesia.

1798

Branwell Brontë

English painter and poet (died 1848)

Patrick Branwell Brontë was an English poet and artist. He was the only son of the Brontë literary family, and brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne.

1817

Abner Doubleday

American general (died 1893)

Abner Doubleday was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the…

1819

Bartolomé Mitre

Argentinian soldier, journalist, and politician, 6th President of Argentina (died 1906)

Bartolomé Mitre was an Argentine general, statesman and author. He was President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868 and the first president of unified Argentina.

1821

William Thomson

1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (died 1907)

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, was a Scottish mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer.

1824

Thomas W. Knox

American journalist and author (died 1896)

Thomas Wallace Knox was an American journalist, author, and world traveler, known primarily for his work as a New York Herald correspondent during the American Civil War. As an author, Knox wrote over 45 books,…

1835

Sam Watkins

American soldier and author (died 1901)

Samuel Rush Watkins was an American writer and humorist. He fought through the entire American Civil War and saw action in many battles in the western theater. Today, he is best known for his memoir Co. Aytch (1882),…

1839

Daoud Corm

Lebanese painter (died 1930)

Daoud Corm, also known as David Corm in English, was an influential Lebanese painter and the father of writer, industrialist, and philanthropist Charles Corm. He was a teacher and mentor to the young Khalil Gibran as…

1852

Robert Laird Borden

Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1937)

Sir Robert Laird Borden was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I.

1854

Bernard Berenson

Lithuanian-American historian and author (died 1959)

Bernard Berenson was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. His book The Drawings of the Florentine Painters was an international success. His wife Mary is thought to have had a large hand in some of…

1865

George Herbert

5th Earl of Carnarvon, English archaeologist and banker, backer in the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb (died 1923)

George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon,, styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English peer and aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and excavation of Tutankhamun's…

1866

Martin Andersen Nexø

Danish journalist and author (died 1954)

Martin Andersen Nexø was a Danish writer. He was one of the authors in the Modern Breakthrough movement in Danish art and literature. He was a socialist throughout his life and during the Second World War moved to the…

1869

Leopold Löwenheim

German mathematician and logician (died 1957)

Leopold Löwenheim [ˈle:o:pɔl̩d ˈlø:vɛnhaɪm] was a German mathematician doing work in mathematical logic. The Nazi regime forced him to retire because under the Nuremberg Laws he was considered only three quarters Aryan.…

1878

Mitchell Lewis

American actor (died 1956)

Mitchell Lewis was an American film actor whose career as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player encompassed both silent and sound films.

1880

Ya'akov Cohen

Israeli linguist, poet, and playwright (died 1960)

Ya'akov Cahan or Kahan was an Israeli poet, playwright, translator, writer and Hebrew linguist.

1881

Pearl S. Buck

American novelist, essayist, short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)

Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck was an American writer and humanitarian. She is best known for The Good Earth, the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932, which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In…

1892

Dorothy Fuldheim

American journalist and news anchor (died 1989)

Dorothy Fuldheim was an American journalist and news anchor who spent the majority of her career at The Cleveland Press and WEWS-TV, both based in Cleveland, Ohio.

1893

George Hainsworth

Canadian ice hockey player and politician (died 1950)

George Henry Hainsworth was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League, and the Saskatoon Crescents in the Western Canada…

1895

Willy Messerschmitt

German engineer and businessman (died 1978)

Wilhelm Emil "Willy" Messerschmitt was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer who designed a number of prominent aircraft for the Luftwaffe and civil aviation.

1898

Chesty Puller

US general (died 1971)

Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was a United States Marine Corps officer. Beginning his career fighting guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua as part of the Banana Wars, he later served with distinction in World War II and the…

1898

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (died 1918)

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Her murder following the Russian Revolution of 1917 resulted in her canonization as a passion bearer…

1899

Stuart Symington

American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Air Force (died 1988)

William Stuart Symington III was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States senator from Missouri from…

1901

Hugues Cuénod

Swiss tenor and educator (died 2010)

Hugues-Adhémar Cuénod was a Swiss classical tenore di grazia, sometimes placed in the haute-contre category, and music educator known for his performances in international opera, operetta, both traditional and musical…

1902

Big Bill Broonzy

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1958)

Big Bill Broonzy, later known as William Lee Broonzy, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African-American audiences. In the…

1903

Peter Lorre

Slovak-American actor and singer (died 1964)

Peter Lorre was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States. Known for his timidly devious characters, appearance, and accented voice, he was frequently typecast as a sinister…

1904

Lynd Ward

American author and illustrator (died 1985)

Lynd Kendall Ward was an American artist and novelist, known for his series of wordless novels using woodcuts, and his illustrations for juvenile and adult books. His wordless novels have influenced the development of…

1905

Alberto Rabagliati

Italian singer (died 1974)

Alberto Rabagliati was an Italian jazz singer.

1906

Viktor Schreckengost

American sculptor and educator (died 2008)

Viktor Schreckengost was an American industrial designer as well as a teacher, sculptor, and artist. His wide-ranging work included noted pottery designs, industrial design, bicycle design and seminal research on radar…

1906

Debs Garms

American baseball player (died 1984)

Debs C. Garms was an American professional baseball player for 12 seasons as an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals. Garms broke up Johnny…

1907

Salvador Allende

Chilean physician and politician, 29th President of Chile (died 1973)

Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens was a Chilean socialist politician who served as the 29th president of Chile from 1970 until his death in 1973. As a socialist committed to democracy, he has been described as the…

1908

Colonel Tom Parker

Dutch-American talent manager, manager and promoter of Elvis Presley (died 1997)

Colonel Thomas Andrew Parker was a Dutch talent manager and concert promoter, best known for having been the manager of Elvis Presley.

1909

Wolfgang Reitherman

German-American animator, director, and producer (died 1985)

Wolfgang Reitherman, also known and sometimes credited as Woolie Reitherman, was a German-American animator, director and producer. As a member of the "Nine Old Men" at Walt Disney Productions, Reitherman was known for…

1909

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

American golfer and basketball player (died 1956)

Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field. She won two gold medals and a silver in track and field at the 1932 Summer Olympics before…

1911

Bronisław Żurakowski

Polish pilot and engineer (died 2009)

Bronisław Żurakowski was a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, and glider test pilot.

1911

Aimé Césaire

French poet, author, and politician (died 2008)

Aimé Fernand David Césaire was an Afro-Martiniquan French poet, author, and politician. He was one of the founders of the Négritude movement in Francophone literature and coined the word "négritude" in French. He…

1913

Maurice Wilkes

English computer scientist and physicist (died 2010)

Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes was an English computer scientist who designed and helped build the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC), one of the earliest stored-program computers, and who invented…

1913

Laurie Lee

English author and poet (died 1997)

Laurence Edward Alan Lee, was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter, who was brought up in the small village of Slad in Gloucestershire.

1914

Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri

Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and teacher (died 1997)

Shah Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri, also known by his daak naam Badshah, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, teacher and author. He established numerous madrasas in Bangladesh and was the founding principal of Al-Jamiah…

1914

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

European royalty (died 2001)

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark was by birth a Greek and Danish princess, as well as a princess of Hesse-Kassel and a princess of Hanover through her successive marriages to Prince Christoph of Hesse and Prince…

1914

Paul Castellano

American gangster (died 1985)

Constantino Paul Castellano was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family of New York City. Castellano ran the organization from 1976 until his murder on December 16, 1985.

1915

George Haigh

English professional footballer (died 2019)

George Haigh was an English professional footballer, mainly known for his association with Stockport County. At the age of 103, he was the oldest surviving former County player, and had been widely attributed for being…

1915

Charlotte Zolotow

American author and poet (died 2013)

Charlotte Zolotow was an American writer, poet, editor, and publisher of many books for children. She wrote about 70 picture book texts.

1915

Virginia Satir

American psychotherapist and author (died 1988)

Virginia Satir was an American author, clinical social worker and psychotherapist, recognized for her approach to family therapy. Her pioneering work in the field of family reconstruction therapy honored her with the…

1916

Giuseppe Taddei

Italian actor and singer (died 2010)

Giuseppe Taddei was an Italian baritone, who, during his career, performed multiple operas composed by numerous composers.

1916

Idriz Ajeti

Albanian albanologist (died 2019)

Idriz Ajeti was an Albanologist from Kosovo and one of the main researchers and authorities on the Albanian language studies of post World War II. He was involved for a long period in the academic life of the University…

1917

Leo Rosner

Polish-born Austrian Jewish musician (died 2008)

Leopold Rosner was a Polish-born Australian musician. Rosner, who was Jewish, survived the Holocaust in Nazi concentration camps during World War II by playing his accordion for Nazi officials. This earned the attention…

1918

Raleigh Rhodes

American combat fighter pilot (died 2007)

Raleigh Ernest Rhodes, who often went by the nickname of Raleigh "Dusty" Rhodes, was an American World War II combat fighter pilot and the third leader of the Blue Angels flight team.

1918

J. B. Fuqua

American entrepreneur and philanthropist (died 2006)

John Brooks Fuqua was an American businessman, philanthropist, and chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is named after him, as is the Fuqua School in…

1918

Richard Neustadt

American political scientist and academic (died 2003)

Richard Elliott Neustadt was an American political scientist specializing in the United States presidency. He served as adviser to several presidents. His book Presidential Power has been described as "one of the most…

1919

Jimmy Newberry

American pitcher (died 1983)

James Lee Newberry, nicknamed "Schoolboy", was an American pitcher in the Negro leagues and in the Japanese Pacific League.

1919

George Athan Billias

American historian (died 2018)

George Athan Billias was an American historian.

1919

Donald M. Ashton

English art director (died 2004)

Donald M. Ashton was an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning English art director most noted for his work on such films as Billy Budd (1962), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) and…

1919

Jean-Pierre Roy

Canadian-American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (died 2014)

Jean-Pierre Roy was a Canadian pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in three games during the 1946 season for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.

1920

Violette Szabo

French-British secret agent (died 1945)

Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo, GC was a British-French Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross. On her second mission into occupied France,…

1921

Robert Everett

American computer scientist (died 2018)

Robert Rivers Everett was an American computer scientist. He was an honorary board member of the MITRE Corporation. He was born in Yonkers, New York.

1921

Walter Farley

American author (died 1989)

Walter Farley was an American author, primarily of horse stories for children. His first and most famous work was The Black Stallion (1941), the success of which led to many sequels over decades; the series has been…

1922

Eleanor Parker

American actress (died 2013)

Eleanor Jean Parker was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951), and Interrupted Melody (1955), the first of which won her the…

1922

Enzo Apicella

English artist, cartoonist, designer, and restaurateur (died 2018)

Vincenzo "Enzo" Apicella, FCSD was an Italian London-based artist, cartoonist, designer, and restaurateur.

1922

Franz-Paul Decker

German conductor (died 2014)

Franz-Paul Decker was a German-born conductor.

1923

Ed Bearss

American military historian and author (died 2020)

Edwin Cole Bearss was an American historian of the American Civil War, tour guide, and United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II.

1923

Kostas Axelos

Greek-French philosopher and author (died 2010)

Kostas Axelos was a Greek-French philosopher.

1924

James W. McCord Jr.

CIA officer (died 2017)

James Walter McCord Jr. was an American CIA officer, later head of security for President Richard Nixon's 1972 reelection campaign. He was involved as an electronics expert in the burglaries which precipitated the…

1924

Pavel Belyayev

Soviet soldier, pilot and cosmonaut (died 1970)

Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the historic 1965 Voskhod 2 space mission which saw the first space walk. He had been a fighter pilot with extensive experience in piloting different types…

1925

Wolfgang Unzicker

German chess player (died 2006)

Wolfgang Unzicker was one of the strongest German chess Grandmasters from 1945 to about 1970. He decided against making chess his profession, choosing law instead. Unzicker was at times the world's strongest amateur…

1925

Jean Frydman

French resistant and businessman (died 2021)

Jean Frydman was a French-Israeli businessman, film and television producer, and a decorated member of the French Resistance during the Second World War. He received the Légion d'honneur for his wartime efforts.

1925

Kenny Baker

American fiddler (died 2011)

Kenneth Clayton Baker was an American fiddle player best known for his 25-year tenure with Bill Monroe and his group The Blue Grass Boys.

1926

Mahendra Bhatnagar

Indian poet (died 2020)

Mahendra Bhatnagar was an Indian Hindi and English poet. He is seen as one of the significant post-independence voices in his field of poetry, who expressed lyricism and pathos, as well as aspirations and yearnings of…

1926

Fernando Mönckeberg Barros

Chilean surgeon

Fernando Rafael Mönckeberg Barros is a Chilean surgeon, doctor of medicine specializing in nutrition, professor, researcher, and economist at the University of Chile. He is the founder of the Institute of Nutrition and…

1926

Dinu Zamfirescu

Romanian politician

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1926

Robert Kroetsch

Canadian author and poet (died 2011)

Robert Paul Kroetsch was a Canadian novelist, poet and nonfiction writer. In his fiction and critical essays, as well as in the journal he co-founded, boundary 2, he was an influential figure in Canada in introducing…

1927

Jacob Druckman

American composer and academic (died 1996)

Jacob Raphael Druckman was an American composer born in Philadelphia.

1928

Yoshiro Nakamatsu

Japanese inventor

Yoshiro Nakamatsu , also known as Dr. NakaMats , is a Japanese inventor. He regularly appears on Japanese talk shows demonstrating his inventions. Nakamatsu is known as a perennial candidate in Japanese politics, having…

1928

Bill Sheffield

American politician; 5th Governor of Alaska (died 2022)

William Jennings Sheffield Jr. was an American Democratic politician who was the fifth governor of Alaska from 1982 to 1986. Sheffield's term in the governor's mansion was marked by controversy including attempts to…

1928

Samuel Belzberg

Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 2018)

Samuel Belzberg, was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.

1928

June Bronhill

Australian soprano and actress (died 2005)

June Mary Bronhill, also known as June Gough, was an Australian coloratura soprano opera singer, performer and actress,

1929

Fred Bruemmer

Latvian-Canadian photographer and author (died 2013)

Fred Bruemmer, D.Litt. was a Latvian Canadian nature photographer and researcher. He spent his life travelling extensively throughout the circumpolar regions and to other remote parts of the globe. His works have been…

1929

Milton Glaser

American illustrator and graphic designer (died 2020)

Milton Glaser was an American graphic designer whose most recognized works include the I ❤ NY logo, the 1966 Bob Dylan poster, as well as late 1960s publicity posters for the introduction of the Olivetti Valentine…

1929

Jackie Fargo

American wrestler and trainer (died 2013)

Henry Faggart was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jackie Fargo. He competed in Southeastern regional promotions and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

1930

Wolfgang Schwanitz

East German secret police (died 2022)

Wolfgang Schwanitz was a German intelligence official, who was the last head of the Stasi, the East German secret police. It was officially renamed the "Office for National Security" on 17 November 1989. Unlike his…

1930

Colin Wilson

English philosopher and author (died 2013)

Colin Henry Wilson was an English existentialist philosopher-novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal, eventually writing more than a hundred books. Wilson called his philosophy "new…

1931

Dame Marguerite Pindling

Bahamian politician; Governor-General of the Bahamas

Dame Marguerite Pindling, Lady Pindling, is a former diplomat who served as the tenth governor-general of the Bahamas, from 8 July 2014 to 28 June 2019. She is the second female governor-general of the Bahamas after…

1932

Don Valentine

American venture capitalist (died 2019)

Donald Thomas Valentine was an American venture capitalist who concentrated mainly on technology companies in the United States. Born and educated in New York, Valentine first came to California during a brief period of…

1932

Claudio Abbado

Italian conductor (died 2014)

Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic,…

1933

Gene Green

American baseball player (died 1981)

Gene Leroy Green was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and catcher who played all or portions of seven MLB seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1957–1959), Baltimore Orioles (1960), Washington Senators…

1933

David Winnick

English politician

David Julian Winnick was a British Labour Party politician who served 42 years as a Member of Parliament (MP), for Walsall North between 1979 and 2017, he was also the MP for Croydon South from 1966 to 1970.

1933

Dave Grusin

American pianist and composer

Robert David Grusin is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record…

1934

Toru Goto

Japanese swimmer

Toru Goto is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won a silver medal as a member of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team,…

1934

Carlo Facetti

Italian race car driver

Carlo Giovanni Facetti is a former racing driver from Italy, mainly known for his success in touring car and sports car racing. In his single attempt at Formula One he failed to qualify for the 1974 Italian Grand Prix…

1935

Sandro Riminucci

Italian basketball player

Alessandro "Sandro" Riminucci is a retired Italian professional basketball player. His nickname as a player, was "The Blonde Angel", due to his leaping ability. In 2006, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall…

1935

Benjamin Adekunle

Nigerian general (died 2014)

Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle was a Nigerian military officer and prominent military figure during the Nigerian Civil War.

1936

Hal Greer

American basketball player (died 2018)

Harold Everett Greer was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1958 through 1973. A guard,…

1936

Robert Maclennan

Baron Maclennan of Rogart, Scottish politician (died 2020)

Robert Adam Ross "Bob" Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, was a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.

1936

Edith Pearlman

American short story writer (died 2023)

Edith Ann Pearlman was an American short story writer.

1936

Jean-Claude Turcotte

Canadian cardinal (died 2015)

Jean-Claude Turcotte was a Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal from 1990 to 2012.

1936

Nancy Willard

American author and poet (died 2017)

Nancy Willard was an American writer: novelist, poet, author and occasional illustrator of children's books. She won the 1982 Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn.

1936

Robert Coleman Richardson

American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)

Robert Coleman Richardson was an American experimental physicist whose area of research included sub-millikelvin temperature studies of helium-3. Richardson, along with David Lee, as senior researchers, and then…

1937

Reggie Workman

American bassist and composer

Reginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey, in addition to Alice Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Max Roach, Archie Shepp,…

1937

Neil Abercrombie

American sociologist and politician, 7th Governor of Hawaii

Neil Abercrombie is an American politician who served as the seventh governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

1938

Billy Davis Jr.

American pop-soul singer

Billy Davis Jr. is an American singer and musician, best known as a member of the 5th Dimension. Along with his wife Marilyn McCoo, he had hit records during the 1960's and 1970's with "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In",…

1938

Gerald North

American climatologist and academic

Gerald R. North is Distinguished Professor and Holder of the Harold J. Haynes Endowed Chair in Geosciences at Texas A&M University, and previous Head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences. His interests include…

1938

Chuck Robb

American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th Governor of Virginia

Charles Spittal Robb is an American former U.S. Marine Corps officer and politician who served as the 64th governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986 and a United States senator representing Virginia from 1989 until 2001. A…

1939

Zainuddin Maidin

Malaysian politician (died 2018)

Zainuddin bin Maidin was a Malaysian politician and the former Information Minister in the Malaysian cabinet representing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government. He…

1939

Yves Beauchemin

Canadian author and academic

Yves Beauchemin is a Québécois novelist.

1941

J. J. Dillon

American wrestler and manager

James Morrison is an American retired professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, J. J. Dillon.

1942

Gilberto Gil

Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and politician, Brazilian Minister of Culture

Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the…

1942

Georgie Fame

English singer, pianist, and keyboard player

Georgie Fame is an English R&B and jazz musician. Fame, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still performing, often working with contemporaries such as Alan Price, Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. Fame is the only British…

1943

Warren Farrell

American author and educator

Warren Thomas Farrell is an American author, educator, and activist who has written about gender, particularly men's issues. Initially active in the second wave feminist movement of the late 1960s and 1970s, Farrell was…

1943

Gennady Zyuganov

Russian politician

Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov is a Russian politician who has been the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation since 1993 and a member of the State Duma since 1994. He is also the chair of the…

1944

Issa al-Haadi al-Mahdi (Dwight York)

American criminal, black supremacist, pedophile, convicted child molester, and musician

Dwight York, also known as Malachi Z. York, Issa al-Haadi al-Mahdi, et alii, is an American religious leader, best known as the founder of the Nuwaubian Nation, a new religious movement that has existed in some form…

1945

Candace Pert

American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (died 2013)

Candace Beebe Pert was an American neuroscientist and pharmacologist who discovered the opioid receptor, the cellular binding site for endorphins in the brain.

1946

Fredric Brandt

American dermatologist and author (died 2015)

Fredric Sheldon Brandt was an American physician, researcher, lecturer, author, and radio host specializing in cosmetic dermatology. Among the first to use botulinum toxin ("botox") and fillers, Brandt was noted for his…

1949

Adrian Gurvitz

English singer-songwriter and producer

Adrian Israel Gurvitz is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. His prolific songwriting ability has gained him hits with Eddie Money's No. 1 Billboard Mainstream Rock hit "The Love in Your Eyes"…

1949

Mary Styles Harris

American biologist and geneticist

Mary Styles Harris is an American biologist and geneticist, president of Harris & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia, and owner of BioTechnical Communications, which produced the television documentary "To My Sister...A…

1949

Gary Gilmour

Australian cricketer and manager (died 2014)

Gary John Gilmour was an Australian cricketer who played in 15 test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1973 and 1977. He was a part of the Australian squad that finished as runners-up at the 1975…

1951

Gordon McQueen

Scottish footballer and manager (died 2023)

Gordon McQueen was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-back for St Mirren, Leeds United and Manchester United, in addition to the Scotland national team.

1952

Olive Morris

Jamaican-English civil rights activist (died 1979)

Olive Elaine Morris was a Jamaican-born British-based community leader and activist in the feminist, black nationalist, and squatters' rights campaigns of the 1970s. At the age of 17, she claimed she was assaulted by…

1952

Simon Mann

British military officer and mercenary (died 2025)

Simon Francis Mann was a British officer in the Special Air Service (SAS), and later a mercenary. He trained to be an officer at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Scots Guards. He later became a member of the SAS,…

1952

Luis Arconada

Spanish footballer

Luis Miguel Arconada Etxarri is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1954

Mick Jones

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Michael Geoffrey Jones is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of punk rock band the Clash, until his dismissal by frontman Joe Strummer in 1983. In…

1955

Gedde Watanabe

American actor

Gary "Gedde" Watanabe is an American actor. He is known for voicing the character of Ling in the animated film Mulan (1998) and its sequel Mulan II (2004), as well as playing Long Duk Dong in the film Sixteen Candles…

1955

Chris Isaak

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Christopher Joseph Isaak is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. Noted for his reverb-laden rockabilly revivalist style and wide vocal range, he is widely known for his breakthrough hit and…

1956

Catherine Samba-Panza

interim president of the Central African Republic

Catherine Samba-Panza is a Central African politician who served as Transitional President of the Central African Republic from 2014 to 2016. She was the first woman to serve as head of state in the Central African…

1956

Patrick Mercer

English colonel and politician

Patrick John Mercer is an English author and former politician. He was elected as a Conservative in the 2001 general election, until resigning the party's parliamentary whip in May 2013 following questions surrounding…

1956

Al Hunter Ashton

English actor and screenwriter (died 2007)

Al Hunter Ashton, born Alan Hunter, was a British actor and script writer.

1957

Philippe Couillard

Canadian surgeon and politician, 31st Premier of Quebec

Philippe Couillard is a Canadian business advisor and former neurosurgeon, university professor and politician who served as 31st premier of Quebec from 2014 to 2018. Between 2003 and 2008, he was Quebec's Minister of…

1957

Patty Smyth

American singer-songwriter and musician

Patricia Smyth is an American singer and songwriter. She gained national attention as the lead vocalist of rock band Scandal and went on to record and perform as a solo artist. Her distinctive voice and new wave image…

1957

Mark McKinney

Canadian actor and screenwriter

Mark Douglas Brown McKinney is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, which includes starring in the 1989 to 1995 TV series The Kids in the Hall and…

1959

Mark Durkan

Irish politician

Mark Durkan is a retired Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland. Durkan was the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from November 2001 to October 2002, and the Leader of the Social Democratic and…

1960

Greg LeMond

American cyclist

Gregory James LeMond is an American former road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France three times, and the Road Race World Championship twice, becoming the only American male to win the former.

1961

Terri Nunn

American singer-songwriter and actress

Terri Kathleen Nunn is an American singer and actress. She is known as the vocalist of the 1980s new wave and synth-pop band Berlin.

1961

Jerome Kersey

American basketball player and coach (died 2015)

Jerome Kersey was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1995), Golden State Warriors (1995–96), Los Angeles Lakers…

1962

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Russian-Swiss businessman and philanthropist

Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, sometimes known by his initials MBK, is an exiled Russian businessman, oligarch, and opposition activist, now residing in London. In 2003, Khodorkovsky was believed to be the wealthiest…

1963

Mark McClellan

American economist and politician

Mark Barr McClellan is the director of the Robert J Margolis Center for Health Policy and the Margolis Professor of Business, Medicine and Health Policy at Duke University. Formerly, he was a senior fellow and director…

1963

Harriet Wheeler

English singer-songwriter

The Sundays were an English alternative rock band. The band's lineup consisted of lead vocalist Harriet Wheeler, guitarist David Gavurin, bassist Paul Brindley, and drummer Patrick Hannan.

1963

Tommi Mäkinen

Finnish race car driver

Tommi Antero Mäkinen is a Finnish racing executive and former rally driver. Mäkinen was the team principal of Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT from 2016 until his departure at the end of 2020, to become Toyota's motorsport…

1964

Dany Boon

French actor, director, and screenwriter

Dany Boon is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.

1966

Kirk McLean

Canadian ice hockey player

Kirk Alan McLean is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and New…

1966

Jürgen Reil

American drummer

Jürgen "Ventor" Reil is a German musician, best known as the drummer for the thrash metal band Kreator. He is one of the only two original members left in the band, although he has left "at least twice" due to personal…

1966

Inha Babakova

Ukrainian high jumper

Inha Babakova, née Inha Butkus, is a former Ukrainian high jumper who represented the Soviet Union and later Ukraine. She was born in Asgabat, Turkmen SSR. Her personal best is 2.05 metres.

1967

Olivier Dahan

French director and screenwriter

Olivier Dahan is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, La Vie en Rose, was one of the only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the first acting Oscar in the French…

1967

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

Icelandic lecturer and politician, 6th President of Iceland

Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson is an Icelandic historian and politician who served as the sixth president of Iceland from 2016 to 2024.

1968

Paolo Maldini

Italian footballer

Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian football executive and former professional footballer who spent his entire career playing as a left-back or as a centre-back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely…

1968

Shannon Sharpe

American football player

Shannon Sharpe is an American former professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. He is considered one of the greatest tight ends of…

1968

Colin Greenwood

English bass player and songwriter

Colin Charles Greenwood is an English bassist and a member of the rock band Radiohead. Along with bass guitar, Greenwood plays upright bass and electronic instruments.

1969

Ingrid Lempereur

Belgian swimmer

Ingrid Lempereur is a former international swimmer from Belgium. She won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the age of 15.

1969

Geir Moen

Norwegian sprinter

Geir Moen is a former sprinter from Moss, Norway who specialized in the 200 metres. He represented Moss IL.

1969

Mike Myers

American baseball player

Michael Stanley Myers is an American former professional left-handed relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 to 2007.

1969

Paul Thomas Anderson

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Paul Thomas Anderson, also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. Often described as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, he is the recipient of three Academy Awards, three Golden Globe…

1970

Paul Bitok

Kenyan runner

Paul Bitok is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who won two silver medals at consecutive Summer Olympics over 5000 metres.

1970

Irv Gotti

American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records (died 2025)

Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., known professionally as Irv Gotti or DJ Irv, was an American record producer and record executive. Gotti started off as a New York hip-hop DJ in the 1980s, then becoming an A&R talent scout…

1970

Sean Hayes

American actor

Sean Patrick Hayes is an American actor, comedian, and producer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained acclaim for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, for which he won a…

1970

Matt Letscher

American actor and playwright

Matt Letscher is an American actor, director, and playwright, known for his roles as Captain Harrison Love in The Mask of Zorro and Colonel Adelbert Ames in Gods and Generals. He co-starred in 13 Hours: The Secret…

1970

Adam Ndlovu

Zimbabwean footballer (died 2012)

Adam Ndlovu was a footballer, who played as a striker.

1970

Chris O'Donnell

American actor

Christopher Eugene O'Donnell is an American actor. After modeling and acting in numerous commercials as a teenager, he made his film debut in the comedy-drama film Men Don't Leave (1990). Following supporting roles in…

1970

Nick Offerman

American actor

Nicholas David Offerman is an American actor, comedian, carpenter, and writer. He became widely known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), for which he received the Television…

1970

Max Biaggi

Italian motorcycle racer

Massimiliano "Max" Biaggi is an Italian former professional Grand Prix and Superbike motorcycle road racer who achieved six World Championships. With four 250 cc road race titles and two in World Superbikes, he is one…

1971

Jai Taurima

Australian long jumper and police officer

Jai Desmond Taurima is an Australian retired athlete who competed in the long jump.

1972

Gretchen Wilson

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music singer and songwriter. She made her debut in March 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman", a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The…

1973

Derek Jeter

American baseball player

Derek Sanderson Jeter, nicknamed "the Captain", is an American former professional baseball player, businessman, and baseball executive. A shortstop, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career…

1974

Jason Kendall

American baseball player

Jason Daniel Kendall is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago…

1974

Chris Armstrong

Canadian ice hockey player

Christopher Ryan Armstrong is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Whitewood, Saskatchewan.

1975

Terry Skiverton

English footballer and manager

Terence John Skiverton is an English former footballer who enjoyed a long playing career at Yeovil Town for 11 years that led him to appear 382 times in all competitions. He then became their manager and subsequently,…

1975

Ed Jovanovski

Canadian ice hockey player

Edward Jovanovski, nicknamed "JovoCop", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

1976

Pommie Mbangwa

Zimbabwean cricketer and sportscaster

Mpumelelo "Pommie" Mbangwa is a Zimbabwean cricket commentator and former cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he played 15 Test matches and 29 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe between 1996 and 2002. After being…

1976

Chad Pennington

American football player and sportscaster

James Chadwick Pennington is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, winning the…

1976

Dave Rubin

American political commentator

David Joshua Rubin is an American conservative and former progressive political commentator, talk show host, YouTuber, and author. He is the host of The Rubin Report, a talk show on YouTube and the BlazeTV network. The…

1976

Quincy Lewis

American basketball player

Quincy Lavell Lewis is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the pro club Iurbentia Bilbao Basket in Spain. He is currently the Director of Alumni Relations for the Utah Jazz.

1977

Ryō Fukuda

Japanese race car driver

Ryō Fukuda is a Japanese former racing driver. He was a Formula One test driver. In the 2005–2006 season, he raced in A1 Grand Prix Japan Team.

1979

Walter Herrmann

Argentinian basketball player

Walter Herrmann Heinrich is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'9" and 225 lbs. He was a key member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team that won the gold medal during…

1979

Ryan Tedder

American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Ryan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is the co-founder and frontman of the pop rock band OneRepublic, and has a concurrent career in production and songwriting for…

1979

Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros

Togolese footballer

Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros, known simply as Hamílton, is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Brazil, he was a member, as a naturalized citizen, of the Togo national team.

1980

Michael Jackson

English footballer

Michael Jackson is an English former footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played in the Football League for both Cheltenham Town and Swansea City. He retired in Bishop's Cleeve in 2013.

1980

Jason Schwartzman

American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor

Jason Schwartzman is an American actor and musician. A member of the Coppola family, Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film Rushmore, and has since appeared in six other Anderson films: The…

1980

Chris Shelton

American baseball player

Christopher Bob Shelton is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners over his five-year major league…

1980

Michael Vick

American football player

Michael Dwayne Vick is an American college football coach and former professional football player. He is the head football coach for the Norfolk State Spartans. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13…

1980

Natalya Antyukh

Russian sprinter and hurdler

Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres and a silver for the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics in…

1981

Paolo Cannavaro

Italian footballer

Paolo Cannavaro is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and most recently was the head coach of Serie C club Pro Vercelli.

1981

Kanako Kondō

Japanese voice actress and singer

Kanako Kondō is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She voiced Noel Vermillion in BlazBlue.

1981

Takashi Toritani

Japanese baseball player

Takashi Toritani is a Japanese former professional baseball shortstop, commentator, critic, and coach.

1981

Zuzana Kučová

Slovak tennis player

Zuzana Kučová is a former Slovak tennis player.

1982

Vinícius Rodrigues Almeida

Brazilian footballer

Vinícius Rodrigues Tomaz da Silva Almeida is a Brazilian former footballer.

1983

Nick Compton

South African-English cricketer

Nicholas Richard Denis Compton is a South African-born English former Test and first-class cricketer who most recently played for Middlesex County Cricket Club. The grandson of Denis Compton, he represented England in…

1983

Felipe Melo

Brazilian footballer

Felipe Melo de Carvalho, known as Felipe Melo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.

1983

Antonio Rosati

Italian footballer

Antonio Rosati is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1983

J. J. Barea

Puerto Rican-American basketball player

José Juan Barea Mora is a Puerto Rican basketball coach and former player. He played college basketball for the Northeastern Huskies before joining the Dallas Mavericks in 2006 and becoming the seventh Puerto Rican to…

1984

Yankuba Ceesay

Gambian footballer

Yankuba Ceesay, also known as Maal, is a Gambian football coach and former player A midfielder, he made seven appearances for the Gambia national team.

1984

Elijah Dukes

American baseball player

Elijah David Dukes, Jr. is an American former professional baseball player. A right-handed outfielder, he played in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Washington Nationals.

1984

Raymond Felton

American basketball player

Raymond Bernard Felton Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Felton played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels under…

1984

Indila

French singer

Adila Sedraïa, known professionally as Indila, is a French singer-songwriter and record producer. She collaborated with many musicians on vocals and lyrics prior to releasing her first single, "Dernière danse", in…

1984

Priscah Jeptoo

Kenyan runner

Priscah Jeptoo is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She has won marathons in New York, Paris, Turin, and London and has a best time of 2:20:14 for the distance. She was the…

1984

Aubrey Plaza

American actress

Aubrey Christina Plaza is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She began performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. After graduating from New York University Tisch School of the…

1984

Preslava

Bulgarian singer

Preslava Koleva Ivanova ; born Petya Koleva Ivanova,, on 26 June 1984, better known mononymously as Preslava, is a Bulgarian singer. She is considered one of the key names in Bulgarian modern music, and has won more…

1984

Jūlija Tepliha

Latvian figure skater

The Latvian Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Latvian Skating Association to crown the national champions of Latvia. The first national championships staged after…

1984

Deron Williams

American basketball player

Deron Michael Williams is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini before being drafted third overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. A…

1984

Ogyen Trinley Dorje

Tibetan spiritual leader, 17th Karmapa Lama

Ogyen Trinley Dorje, also written as Urgyen Trinley Dorje is a claimant to the title of 17th Karmapa.

1985

Duvier Riascos

Colombian footballer

Duvier Riascos is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is known as the "Snake" mainly due to his celebration when he scores.

1986

Carlos Iaconelli

Brazilian race car driver

Carlos "Iaco" Iaconelli is a Brazilian former racing car driver.

1987

Samir Nasri

French footballer

Samir Nasri is a French former professional footballer. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he was also deployed in the central midfield. Nasri was known for his dribbling, ball control…

1987

Oliver Stang

German footballer

Oliver Stang is a retired German footballer who was a defender and last played for SV Elversberg in the Regionalliga Südwest.

1988

King Bach

Canadian-American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer and social media personality

Andrew Byron Bachelor, better known by his stage name King Bach, is a Canadian-American Internet comedian and actor who rose to fame on the now-defunct video sharing service Vine, on which he was the most-followed user…

1988

Belaynesh Oljira

Ethiopian runner

Belaynesh Oljira Jemama is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes mainly in 10K and half marathon races. She represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 World Championships and the IAAF World…

1990

Iman Shumpert

American basketball player

Iman Asante Shumpert is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and…

1990

Igor Subbotin

Estonian footballer

Igor Subbotin is an Estonian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Estonian Esiliiga club Nõmme Kalju U21.

1990

Houssem Chemali

French footballer

Houssem Chemali is an Algerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Namur.

1991

Diego Falcinelli

Italian footballer

Diego Falcinelli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie C Group A club Cittadella.

1991

Dustin Martin

Australian rules footballer

Dustin Martin is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Martin was drafted by Richmond with the third pick in the 2009…

1991

Joel Campbell

Costa Rican footballer

Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.

1992

Rudy Gobert

French basketball player

Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Utah Jazz who acquired him during the 2013 NBA…

1992

Jennette McCurdy

American actress and singer-songwriter

Jennette McCurdy is an American writer and former actress. Her breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly (2007–2012) won her four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. She reprised the character in…

1992

Ariana Grande

American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Ariana Grande-Butera is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her four-octave vocal range, which extends into the whistle register, she is regarded as an influential figure in popular music.…

1993

Hollie Arnold

English javelin thrower

Hollie Beth Arnold is a British parasport athlete competing in category F46 javelin. Although born in Grimsby, she now lives and trains in Loughborough. She represents Wales in the Commonwealth Games.

1994

Leonard Carow

German actor

Leonard Carow is a German actor. He has appeared in several German television films and series, and in Steven Spielberg's 2011 film, War Horse.

1994

Baek Ye-rin

South Korean singer

Baek Ye-rin, anglicized as Yerin Baek, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. A former member of South Korean duo 15&, she debuted as a solo artist with her extended play, Frank, in 2015. Baek is credited with writing and…

1997

Jacob Elordi

Australian actor

Jacob Elordi is an Australian actor. His accolades include a Critics' Choice Movie Award and two AACTA Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards and two Golden Globe…

1997

Callum Taylor

English cricketer

Callum John Taylor is an English cricketer who played for Essex County Cricket Club. Primarily a right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm medium. He made his Twenty20 debut for Essex against Hampshire in May 2015.…

1997

Ann Li

American tennis player

Ann Li is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles WTA singles ranking of world No. 33 and a doubles ranking of No. 149, both achieved on 27 October 2025. Li has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour…

2000

Chandler Smith

American race car driver

Chandler Michael Smith Sr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 38 Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports, part-time in the…

2002

Mikey Williams

American basketball player

Michael Anthony Williams is an American college basketball player in the NCAA transfer portal. He previously played for the UCF Knights and Sacramento State Hornets.

2004

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau is the second daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. Princess Alexia is a member of the Dutch royal house and second in the line of succession…

2005

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