Famous Birthdays on June 9

Q: Who was born on June 9?

Famous people born on June 9 include: Deokjong of Goryeo, Blanche II of Navarre (died 1464), Daniel Heinsius, Johann Andreas Herbst, Władysław IV Vasa.

Q: What is Peja Stojaković known for?

Peja Stojaković, Serbian basketball player

219 people 1016 – 2000

June 9 has seen 219 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1016 – 2000. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · June 9 — Wikipedia

1977 — Peja Stojaković

Serbian basketball player

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Stojaković won an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011.

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Stojaković starred for the Sacramento Kings in the 2000s and was named an NBA All-Star three times during his Kings tenure

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Stojaković played for five teams in an NBA career that spanned from 1998 to 2011

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Standing at 6 ft 10 in, he played mostly as a small forward

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He is regarded as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, having made 1,760 three-point field goals in his career; this total ranked fourth all-time upon his retirement from the NBA

Deokjong of Goryeo

ruler of Korea (died 1034)

Deokjong, personal name Wang Hŭm, was the 9th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. The son of King Hyeonjong, he was confirmed as Crown Prince in 1022. During his reign, the compilation of national histories that was…

1016

Blanche II of Navarre (died 1464)

Blanche II was a Navarrese princess and claimant to the throne of Navarre. She was the daughter of John II of Navarre and Blanche I of Navarre, and was recognized early in life as an heir in the line of succession. Her…

1424

Daniel Heinsius

Belgian poet and scholar (died 1655)

Daniel Heinsius was one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance.

1580

Johann Andreas Herbst

German composer and theorist (died 1666)

Johann Andreas Herbst was a German composer and music theorist of the early Baroque era. He was a contemporary of Michael Praetorius and Heinrich Schütz, and like them, assisted in importing the grand Venetian style and…

1588

Władysław IV Vasa

Polish king (died 1648)

Władysław IV Vasa or Ladislaus IV was King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and claimant of the thrones of Sweden and Russia. Born into the House of Vasa as a prince of Poland and of Sweden, Władysław IV was the…

1595

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam

Dutch painter (died 1665)

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age, known for his distinctive paintings of whitewashed church interiors such as Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem (1636) and Interior of the…

1597

Sarah Rapelje

the "first white child" of New Netherland (died 1685)

Sarah Rapelje was the first European Christian female, the "first white child" born in New Netherland.

1625

Leopold I

Holy Roman Emperor (died 1705)

Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain, Leopold became heir apparent in 1654…

1640

Feodor III of Russia (died 1682)

Feodor III or Fyodor III Alekseyevich was Tsar of all Russia from 1676 until his death in 1682. Despite poor health from childhood, he managed to pass reforms on improving meritocracy within the civil and military state…

1661

Peter the Great

Russian emperor (died 1725)

Peter I was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. Peter, as an autocrat, organized a well-ordered…

1672

Andrey Osterman

German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1747)

Count Andrey Ivanovich Ostermann was a German-born Russian statesman who came to prominence under Tsar Peter I of Russia and served until the accession of the Tsesarevna Elizabeth in 1741. He based his foreign policy on…

1686

Shiva Rajaram

infant Chattrapati of the Maratha Empire (died 1726)

Shivaji II, was the fourth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. He was the son of the Maratha Chhatrapati Rajaram I, and his wife Tarabai. He later became the first Raja of Kolhapur assuming the title as Shivaji I of…

1696

Giuseppe Demachi

Italian violinist and composer (died 1791)

Giuseppe Demachi was a composer born in Alessandria, Kingdom of Sardinia. He served as a leading violinist in the city of his birth and later in the city of Geneva with the Concerto di Ginevra of the Societé de Musique.…

1732

Francis Mackenzie

1st Baron Seaforth, English general and politician, Governor of Barbados (died 1815)

Lieutenant-General Francis Humberston Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, was a British politician, soldier, and botanist. He was Chief of the Highland Clan Mackenzie, as which he raised the renowned 78th (Highlanders)…

1754

Samuel Slater

English-American engineer and businessman (died 1835)

Samuel Slater was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson, and the "Father of the American Factory System". In the United…

1768

George Stephenson

English engineer, designed the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (died 1848)

George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for…

1781

Otto Nicolai

German composer and conductor (died 1849)

Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai was a German composer, conductor, and one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic. Nicolai is best known for his operatic version of Shakespeare's comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor as Die…

1810

Johann Gottfried Galle

German astronomer and academic (died 1910)

Johann Gottfried Galle was a German astronomer from Radis, Germany, at the Berlin Observatory who, on 23 September 1846, with the assistance of student Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, was the first person to view and identify…

1812

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

English physician and politician (died 1917)

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was an English physician and suffragist. She is known for being the first woman to qualify in Britain as a physician and surgeon and as a co-founder and dean of the London School of Medicine…

1836

Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie

English author (died 1919)

Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie, eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray, was an English writer, whose several novels were appreciated in their time and made her a central figure on the late Victorian literary scene.…

1837

Michele Rua

Italian Catholic priest and saint (died 1910)

Michele Rua was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Rua was a student under Don Bosco and was also the latter's first collaborator in the order's founding as well as one of his…

1837

Hazard Stevens

American military officer, mountaineer, politician and writer (died 1918)

Hazard Stevens was an American military officer, mountaineer, politician and writer. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Union army during the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Huger. Stevens…

1842

Bertha von Suttner

Austrian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1914)

Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicitas von Suttner was a Bohemian noblewoman, pacifist and novelist. In 1905, she became the second female Nobel laureate, the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the first…

1843

Frank Norton

American baseball player (died 1920)

Frank Prescott Norton was an American professional baseball player, who played in one game for the Washington Olympics on May 5, 1871. He struck out in his only at-bat and played third base and outfield in the game. He…

1845

Michael Ancher

Danish painter and academic (died 1927)

Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish realist artist, widely known for his paintings of fishermen, the Skagerrak and the North Sea, and other scenes from the Danish fishing community in Skagen.

1849

Charles Joseph Bonaparte

American lawyer and politician, 46th United States Attorney General (died 1921)

Charles Joseph Bonaparte was an American lawyer and political activist of French noble descent who advocated for progressive and liberal causes. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, he served in the cabinet of the 26th…

1851

Pierre Duhem

French physicist, mathematician, and historian (died 1916)

Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem was a French theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, and the theory of elasticity. Duhem was also a prolific historian of science, noted…

1861

Gustav Tammann

Russian-German chemist and physicist (died 1938)

Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann was a prominent Baltic German chemist-physicist who made important contributions in the fields of glassy and solid solutions, heterogeneous equilibria, crystallization, and…

1861

Jeanne Bérangère

French actress (died 1928)

Jeanne Bérangère was a French stage and film actress whose career spanned nearly forty years on the stage and in films during the silent film era.

1864

Albéric Magnard

French composer and educator (died 1914)

Lucien Denis Gabriel Albéric Magnard was a French composer, somewhat influenced by César Franck and Vincent d'Indy. Magnard became a national hero in 1914 when he refused to surrender his property to German invaders and…

1865

Carl Nielsen

Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1931)

Carl August Nielsen was a Danish composer, conductor, and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer.

1865

Jane Avril

French model and dancer (died 1943)

Jane Avril was a French can-can dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and a frequent subject of painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's art. Extremely thin and "given to jerky movements and sudden contortions", she was…

1868

Launceston Elliot

Scottish weightlifter and wrestler (died 1930)

Launceston Elliot was a British weightlifter, and the first athlete representing the United Kingdom to become an Olympic champion.

1874

Henry Hallett Dale

English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968)

Sir Henry Hallett Dale was an English pharmacologist and physiologist. For his study of acetylcholine as agent in the chemical transmission of nerve pulses (neurotransmission) he shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in…

1875

Harry DeBaecke

American rower (died 1961)

Harry Leopold DeBaecke was an American rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

1879

Robert Kerr

Irish-Canadian sprinter and coach (died 1963)

Robert Kerr was an Irish Canadian sprinter. He won the gold medal in the 200 metres and the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

1882

Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski

Polish general and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Poland (died 1962)

Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski was a Polish physician, general, and politician who served as Minister of Internal Affairs and as the 28th Prime Minister of Poland before and at the outbreak of World War II.

1885

Leslie Banks

English actor, director, and producer (died 1952)

Leslie James Banks CBE was an English stage and screen actor, director and producer, now best remembered for playing gruff, menacing characters in black-and-white films of the 1930s and 1940s, but also the Chorus in…

1890

Cole Porter

American composer and songwriter (died 1964)

Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in Hollywood films.

1891

Irish Meusel

American baseball player and coach (died 1963)

Emil Frederick "Irish" Meusel was an American baseball left fielder. He played in the major leagues between 1914 and 1927 for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Robins. With…

1893

Archie Weston

American football player and journalist (died 1981)

Archie Bruce "Beak" Weston was an American football player who was a quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1917 and a halfback in 1919. He was selected as a first-team All-American in 1917 by Chicago Tribune…

1895

Luigi Fagioli

Italian race car driver (died 1952)

Luigi Cristiano Fagioli was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Grand Prix motor racing from 1928 to 1949, and Formula One from 1950 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Abruzzi Robber", Fagioli won the 1951 French Grand Prix…

1898

Fred Waring

American singer, bandleader, and television host (died 1984)

Fredrick Malcolm Waring Sr. was an American musician, bandleader, choral director, and radio and television personality, sometimes referred to as "America's Singing Master" and "The Man Who Taught America How to Sing".…

1900

Skip James

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1969)

Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. AllMusic stated: "Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals, James' early recordings could…

1902

Felice Bonetto

Italian race car driver (died 1953)

Felice Bonetto was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at 16 Grands Prix from 1950 to 1953. Nicknamed "il Pirata", Bonetto won the Targa Florio in 1952 with Lancia.

1903

Marcia Davenport

American author and critic (died 1996)

Marcia Davenport was an American writer and music critic. She is best known for her 1932 biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the first American published biography of Mozart. Davenport also is known for her…

1903

Robert Klark Graham

American eugenicist and businessman, founded Repository for Germinal Choice (died 1997)

Robert Klark Graham was an American eugenicist and businessman who made millions by developing shatterproof plastic eyeglass lenses and who later founded the Repository for Germinal Choice, a sperm bank for geniuses, in…

1906

Luis Kutner

American lawyer, author, and activist (died 1993)

Luis Kutner was a US human rights activist, FBI informant, and lawyer who was on the National Advisory Council of the US branch of Amnesty International during its early years and created the concept of a living will.…

1908

Branch McCracken

American basketball player and coach (died 1970)

Emmett B. "Branch" McCracken was an American basketball player and coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Ball State University from 1930 to 1938 and at Indiana University Bloomington from 1938 to 1943 and…

1908

Robert Cummings

American actor, singer, and director (died 1990)

Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), and in dramatic films,…

1910

Ted Hicks

Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (died 1984)

Sir Edwin William "Ted" Hicks was a senior Australian public servant and diplomat. He was Secretary of the Department of Defence from 1956 to 1968.

1910

Ingolf Dahl

German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1970)

Ingolf Dahl was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.

1912

Jim McDonald

American football player and coach (died 1997)

James Allen McDonald was an American professional football player for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. After his playing career, he was the…

1915

Les Paul

American guitarist and songwriter (died 2009)

Lester William Polsfuss, known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype, called…

1915

Jurij Brězan

German soldier and author (died 2006)

Jurij Brězan was a Sorbian writer. His works, especially the novels, narrative works and children's books, were available in the two languages German and Upper Sorbian.

1916

Siegfried Graetschus

German SS officer (died 1943)

Siegfried Graetschus was a German SS functionary at the Sobibor extermination camp during Operation Reinhard, the deadliest phase of the Holocaust in occupied Poland. He was assassinated by a prisoner during the Sobibor…

1916

Robert McNamara

American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (died 2009)

Robert Strange McNamara, also known by his initials RSM, was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy…

1916

Eric Hobsbawm

Egyptian-English historian and author (died 2012)

Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism. His best-known works include his tetralogy about what he called the "long 19th century" and the "short…

1917

John Hospers

American philosopher and politician (died 2011)

John Hospers was an American philosopher and political activist. Hospers was interested in Objectivism, and was once a friend of the philosopher Ayn Rand, though he later broke with her. In 1972, Hospers became the…

1918

Arthur Hertzberg

American rabbi and scholar (died 2006)

Arthur Hertzberg was a Conservative rabbi and prominent Jewish-American scholar and activist.

1921

Jean Lacouture

French journalist, historian, and author (died 2015)

Jean Lacouture was a journalist, historian and author. He was particularly famous for his biographies.

1921

George Axelrod

American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2003)

George Axelrod was an American screenwriter and producer. His play The Seven Year Itch (1952), was adapted into a film of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe. Axelrod was nominated for an Academy Award for his 1961…

1922

Hein Eersel

Surinamese linguist and Minister of Education (died 2022)

Christiaan Hendrik "Hein" Eersel was a Surinamese linguist and cultural researcher.

1922

John Gillespie Magee Jr.

Anglo-American pilot and poet (died 1941)

John Gillespie Magee Jr. was a World War II Anglo-American Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot and war poet, who wrote the sonnet "High Flight". He was killed in an accidental mid-air collision over England in 1941.

1922

Fernand Seguin

Canadian biochemist and academic (died 1988)

Fernand Seguin, was a Canadian biochemist, professor and host of science programs on radio and television.

1922

Gerald Götting

German politician (died 2015)

Gerald Götting was a German politician and chairman of the East German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1966 until 1989. He served as President of the People's Chamber (Volkskammer) from 1969 to 1976 and deputy…

1923

Ed Farhat

American wrestler and manager (died 2003)

Edward George Farhat was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Sheik. In wrestling, Farhat, whose career debuted in 1947, is credited as one of the originators of the hardcore style, is…

1924

Keith Laumer

American soldier and author (died 1993)

John Keith Laumer was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service. His older brother…

1925

Herman Sarkowsky

German-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Seattle Seahawks (died 2014)

Herman Sarkowsky was a Seattle, Washington, United States businessman, philanthropist, thoroughbred breeder, and former sports executive. He was a co-founder of two Pacific Northwest sports franchises, the Portland…

1925

Calvin "Fuzz" Jones

American singer and bass player (died 2010)

Calvin "Fuzz" Jones was an American electric blues bassist and singer. He worked with many blues musicians, including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, the Legendary Blues Band, Mississippi Heat, James Cotton, Luther "Guitar…

1926

Happy Rockefeller

American philanthropist, 31st Second Lady of the United States (died 2015)

Margaretta Large "Happy" Rockefeller was a philanthropist who, as the wife of the 41st vice president of the United States, Nelson Rockefeller, served as second lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977. She was…

1926

George Nigh

American politician, 17th and 22nd Governor of Oklahoma (died 2025)

George Patterson Nigh was an American politician and civic leader from the state of Oklahoma. Nigh served as the 17th and the 22nd governor of Oklahoma and as the eighth and tenth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma. He was…

1927

Jim Nolan

American basketball player (died 1983)

James S. Nolan was an American professional basketball player. Nolan was selected in the second round of the 1949 BAA draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He played for the Warriors for five games in the 1949–50 NBA…

1927

R. Geraint Gruffydd

Welsh critic and academic (died 2015)

Robert Geraint Gruffydd FLSW FBA was a scholar of Welsh language and literature. From 1970 to 1979, he was Professor of Welsh Language and Literature at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and was made Emeritus…

1928

Johnny Ace

American singer and pianist (died 1954)

John Marshall Alexander Jr., known by the stage name Johnny Ace, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer. He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s. He emerged as a prominent figure in postwar R&B and gained fame…

1929

Barbara

French singer (died 1997)

Monique Andrée Serf, known as Barbara, was a French singer. She took her stage name from her grandmother, Varvara Brodsky, a native of Odesa, Ukraine. Barbara became a famous cabaretière in the late 1950s in Paris,…

1930

Jordi Pujol

Spanish physician and politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya

Jordi Pujol i Soley is a retired Catalan politician who was the leader of the party Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC) from 1974 to 2003, and President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1980 to 2003.

1930

Jackie Mason

American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2021)

Jackie Mason was an American stand-up comedian and actor.

1931

Nandini Satpathy

Indian author and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Odisha (died 2006)

Nandini Satpathy was an Indian politician and author. She was the Chief Minister of Odisha from June 1972 to December 1976.

1931

Bill Virdon

American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2021)

William Charles Virdon was an American professional baseball outfielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Virdon played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 through 1965…

1931

Al Cantello

American javelin thrower and coach (died 2024)

Albert Anthony Cantello was an American javelin thrower as a member of the United States Marine Corps. He was the coach of the men's distance running program at the United States Naval Academy from 1963 to 2018.

1933

Michael Mates

English colonel and politician

Michael John Mates is a Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Hampshire from 1974 to 2010. He was a minister at the Northern Ireland Office from 1992 to 1993,…

1934

Jackie Wilson

American singer-songwriter (died 1984)

Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. was an American singer who was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master showman and one of the most dynamic singers…

1934

Dutch Savage

American wrestler and promoter (died 2013)

Frank Stewart was an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, best known for his time spent competing in Pacific Northwest Wrestling under the ring name Dutch Savage.

1935

Nell Dunn

English playwright, screenwriter and author

Nell Mary Dunn is an English playwright, screenwriter and author. She is known especially for a volume of short stories, Up the Junction, and a novel, Poor Cow.

1936

Mick O'Dwyer

Irish Gaelic footballer and manager (died 2025)

Michael O'Dwyer was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He most famously managed the senior Kerry county team between 1974 and 1989, during which time he became the county's longest-serving manager, and its…

1936

George Radda

Hungarian chemist and academic

Sir George Charles Radda was a Hungarian-British chemist.

1936

Harald Rosenthal

German hydrobiologist and academic

Harald Rosenthal is a German hydrobiologist and fisheries scientist known for his work in fish farming, ecology, and international cooperation.

1937

Jeremy Hardie

English economist and businessman

Charles Jeremy Mawdesley Hardie, CBE is a British economist and businessman.

1938

Giles Havergal

Scottish actor, director, and playwright

Giles Pollock Havergal CBE was a Scottish theatre director and actor, opera stage director, teacher and adaptor. He was artistic director of Glasgow's Citizens Theatre from 1969 until he stepped down in 2003, one of the…

1938

Charles Wuorinen

American composer and educator (died 2020)

Charles Peter Wuorinen was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He also performed as a pianist and conductor. Wuorinen composed more than 270 works: orchestral music, chamber…

1938

Ileana Cotrubaș

Romanian soprano and actress

Ileana Cotrubaș is a Romanian operatic soprano whose career spanned from the 1960s to the 1980s. She was much admired for her acting skills and facility for singing opera in many different languages.

1939

Eric Fernie

Scottish historian and academic

Eric Campbell Fernie is a Scottish art historian.

1939

David Hobbs

English race car driver and sportscaster

David Wishart Hobbs is a British former racing driver. He worked as a commentator from the mid 1970s for CBS until 1996, Speed from 1996 to 2012 and NBC from 2013 to 2017. In 1969, Hobbs was included in the FIA list of…

1939

Dick Vitale

American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Richard John Vitale, also known as "Dickie V", is an American basketball sportscaster and former head basketball coach. He is well known for his tenure since 1979 as a college basketball broadcaster for ESPN. He is…

1939

Charles Webb

American author (died 2020)

Charles Richard Webb was an American novelist. His most famous work is the 1963 novel The Graduate, which was made into a 1967 film of the same name.

1939

André Vallerand

Canadian businessman and politician

André Vallerand is a Canadian administrator, entrepreneur, and former politician. Vallerand served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994 and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Robert Bourassa…

1940

Richard A. Cash

American global health researcher (died 2024)

Richard Alan Cash was an American global health researcher, public health physician, and internist. He was a pioneer of oral rehydration therapy for lethal diseases such as cholera. This simple, practical therapy is…

1941

Jon Lord

English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2012)

John Douglas "Jon" Lord was an English keyboardist and composer. In 1968, Lord co-founded the hard rock band Deep Purple. Lord performed on most of the band's most popular songs; he and drummer Ian Paice were the only…

1941

Anton Burghardt

German footballer and manager (died 2022)

Anton Burghardt was a German football player and manager.

1942

Nicholas Lloyd

English journalist

Sir Nicholas Markley Lloyd is a British former newspaper editor and broadcaster.

1942

John Fitzpatrick

English race car driver

John Fitzpatrick is a British former racing driver, winning many titles throughout his career. He works within motorsport as a consultant doing corporate events and driver management. He published a book "Fitz-My Life…

1943

Charles Saatchi

Iraqi-English businessman, co-founded Saatchi & Saatchi

Charles Saatchi is an Iraqi-British businessman and the co-founder, with his brother Maurice, of advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi. The brothers led the business, the world's largest advertising agency in the 1980s,…

1943

Janric Craig

3rd Viscount Craigavon, English accountant and politician

Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon was a British peer and chartered accountant. He was one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999; he…

1944

Wally Gabler

American football player and sportscaster

Wallace Fredrick Gabler III was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for seven seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, starting at…

1944

Deyda Hydara

Gambian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Point (died 2004)

Deyda Hydara was co-founder and primary editor of The Point, a major independent Gambian newspaper. He worked as a radio presenter for Radio Syd during his early years as a freelance journalist before becoming a…

1946

James Kelman

Scottish author and playwright

James Kelman is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, playwright and essayist. His fiction and short stories feature accounts of internal mental processes of usually, but not exclusively, working-class narrators and…

1946

Peter Kilfoyle

English politician

Peter Kilfoyle is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Walton from 1991 to 2010.

1946

Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata

Italian politician and diplomat, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Giuliomaria Terzi di Sant'Agata is an Italian diplomat and politician. He was Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs in Mario Monti's government from November 2011 until March 2013, Permanent Representative of Italy to the…

1946

Robert Indermaur

Swiss painter

Robert Indermaur is a Swiss painter and sculptor. Originally trained as a schoolteacher, Indermaur became a freelance artist in 1969, producing contemporary paintings and sculptures. He rose to prominence in the 1970s,…

1947

Robbie Vincent

UK disc jockey and radio presenter

Robbie Vincent is an English radio broadcaster and DJ. As a champion of jazz, funk and soul music in the UK during the late 1970s he made an important contribution both live in clubs and on radio. In 1995 he was voted…

1947

Jim Bailey

American football player

James Randall Bailey is an American former gridiron football player. After attending the University of Kansas, he played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a defensive lineman during the 1970s.

1948

Gudrun Schyman

Swedish social worker and politician

Gerd Gudrun Maria Schyman is a Swedish politician. She served as leader of the Swedish Left Party from 1993 until January 2003. She remained a member of the Left Party until 2004, when she left to focus entirely on her…

1948

Tim Sullivan

American novelist (died 2024)

Timothy Robert Sullivan was an American science fiction novelist, screenwriter, actor, film director and short story writer.

1948

Kiran Bedi

Indian police officer and activist

Kiran Bedi is a former tennis player who became the first Indian woman to join the officer ranks of the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972 and was the 24th lieutenant governor of Puducherry from 28 May 2016 to 16…

1949

Trevor Bolder

English bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 2013)

Trevor Bolder was an English rock musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his long association with Uriah Heep and his tenure with the Spiders from Mars, the backing band for David Bowie, although…

1950

Fred Jackson

American football player and coach

Fred Jackson is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant running backs coach for the University of Michigan. He has worked with Michigan Wolverines running backs for 28 years,…

1950

Giorgos Kastrinakis

Greek-American basketball player

Giorgos Kastrinakis is a retired Greek American professional basketball player. He played basketball professionally for many years in the Greek Basket League. At 2.04 m tall, he played as a power forward-center. During…

1950

Michael Patrick Cronan

American graphic designer and academic (died 2013)

Michael Patrick Cronan was an American graphic designer, brand strategist, adjunct professor, and fine art painter. He was one of the founders of the San Francisco Bay Area postmodern movement in graphic design, that…

1951

James Newton Howard

American composer, conductor, and producer

James Newton Howard is an American film composer, orchestrator and music producer. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards.

1951

Dave Parker

American baseball player and coach (died 2025)

David Gene Parker, nicknamed "the Cobra", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right fielder from 1973 to 1991. A seven-time All-Star, Parker won two National League (NL)…

1951

Brian Taylor

American basketball player

Brian Dwight Taylor is an American former professional basketball player who played for the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the Kansas City Kings, Denver Nuggets, and San Diego Clippers of…

1951

Uzi Hitman

Israeli singer-songwriter (died 2004)

Uzi Hitman was an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer, actor, director and television personality.

1952

Billy Knight

American basketball player

William R. Knight is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Playing with the Indiana Pacers in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and later the National Basketball Association…

1952

Ken Navarro

Italian-American guitarist and composer

Ken Navarro is an American contemporary jazz guitarist from Lafayette, Indiana.

1953

Pete Byrne

English singer-songwriter

Peter James Byrne is an English singer best known for being a member of the pop and new wave band Naked Eyes.

1954

Paul Chapman

Welsh guitarist and songwriter (died 2020)

Paul William Chapman was a Welsh rock guitarist best known for his work in bands such as UFO and Lone Star. He was well known by his nickname "Tonka", allegedly acquired because of his indestructible qualities.

1954

Gregory Maguire

American author

Gregory Maguire is an American novelist. He is the author of Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are inspired by classic…

1954

Elizabeth May

American-Canadian environmentalist, lawyer, and politician

Elizabeth Evans May is a Canadian politician, environmentalist, lawyer, activist, and author. She has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Saanich—Gulf Islands since 2011. May is the leader of the Green Party of…

1954

George Pérez

American author and illustrator (died 2022)

George Pérez was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling Fantastic Four and The Avengers for Marvel Comics. In the 1980s, he penciled…

1954

Berit Aunli

Norwegian skier

Berit Kristine Aunli is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She is a World (1982) and Olympic (1984) champion and won a total of 15 Norwegian titles (1977—1982).

1956

Patricia Cornwell

American journalist and author

Patricia Cornwell is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders in Richmond, Virginia,…

1956

Marek Gazdzicki

Polish nuclear physicist

Marek Gaździcki is a Polish high-energy nuclear physicist, and the initiator and spokesperson of the NA61/SHINE experiment at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS).

1956

Joaquín

Spanish footballer

Joaquín Alonso González, known simply as Joaquín, is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

1956

John Le Lievre

British squash player (died 2021)

John Robert Le Lievre was an English professional squash player.

1956

Kayhan Mortezavi

Iranian director

Kayhan Mortezavi is a prominent film art director/production designer, and director. He has also been a university professor at University of Tehran, Alzahra University, Tehran University of Art, and Iran Broadcasting…

1956

Francine Raymond

French Canadian singer-songwriter

Francine Raymond is a Francophone Canadian folk-style singer songwriter. In 1994, Raymond's music was distributed by Montreal-based Distribution Select.

1956

Nikolai Tsonev

Bulgarian politician

Nikolay Georgiev Tsonev is a Bulgarian military officer, professor and politician. He served as the Bulgarian Minister of Defence between 2008 and 2009.

1956

Rudolf Wojtowicz

Polish footballer

Rudolf Wojtowicz is a Polish former professional footballer, who in different periods of his career was a defender or midfielder.

1956

Randy Read

English crystallographer and academic

Randy John Read was a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and professor of protein crystallography at the University of Cambridge.

1957

David Ancrum

American basketball player and coach

David Chalton Ancrum is an American former college and professional basketball player and coach. Ancrum played college basketball for Utica College. Subsequently, he had a professional basketball career, and he played…

1958

Peter Fowler

Australian golfer

Peter Randall Fowler is an Australian professional golfer. He played on the European Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, and the European Senior Tour.

1959

Steve Paikin

Canadian journalist and author

Steven Hillel Paikin is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer. Paikin has primarily worked for TVOntario (TVO), Ontario's public broadcaster, and was formerly the anchor of TVO's flagship current…

1960

Thomas Benson

American football player

Thomas Carl Benson is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners football before being selected by the…

1961

Michael J. Fox

Canadian-American actor, producer, and author

Michael Andrew Fox, known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian and American actor and activist. Beginning his career as a child actor in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC…

1961

Aaron Sorkin

American screenwriter, producer, and playwright

Aaron Benjamin Sorkin is an American screenwriter, playwright, and filmmaker. As a writer for stage, television, and film, he is recognized for his trademark fast-paced dialogue and extended monologues, complemented by…

1961

Yuval Banai

Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist

Yuval Banai is an Israeli musician, best known as the lead singer of the influential Israeli pop rock band Mashina.

1962

Ken Rose

American football player

Kenneth Frank Rose is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, and Philadelphia Eagles. Rose graduated from…

1962

David Trewhella

Australian rugby league player

David Trewhella is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. After playing junior football in Newcastle, he started his senior football career in Queensland, playing for Redcliffe.

1962

Gilad Atzmon

Israeli-English saxophonist, author, and activist

Gilad Atzmon is an Israeli-born British saxophonist, novelist, political activist, and writer.

1963

Johnny Depp

American actor

John Christopher Depp II is an American actor, musician, and filmmaker. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for three Academy…

1963

David Koepp

American director, producer, and screenwriter

David Koepp is an American screenwriter and director. He is the fourth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts with a total gross of over $2.97 billion.

1963

Gloria Reuben

Canadian-American actress

Gloria Elizabeth Reuben is a Canadian actress, producer, and singer. She is well-known for her role as Jeanie Boulet on the medical drama ER, for which she was twice nominated for an Emmy Award, and for portraying…

1964

Wayman Tisdale

American basketball player and bass player (died 2009)

Wayman Lawrence Tisdale was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma, he was…

1964

Rubén Maza

Venezuelan runner

Rubén Dario Maza Larez is a long-distance runner from Venezuela.

1967

Jian Ghomeshi

Iranian-Canadian radio personality

Jian Ghomeshi is a Canadian broadcaster, writer, musician, producer and former CBC personality. From 1990 to 2000, he was a vocalist and drummer in the Thornhill-based folk-pop band Moxy Früvous. In the 2000s, he became…

1967

Niki Bakoyianni

Greek high jumper and coach

Niki Bakoyianni is a retired Greek high jumper. She was born in Lamia.

1968

André Racicot

Canadian ice hockey player

André Racicot, Jr., is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, most famous for his time with the Montreal Canadiens with whom he won the 1993 Stanley Cup as the backup goaltender to Patrick Roy.

1969

Eric Wynalda

American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster

Eric Boswell Wynalda is an American soccer coach, television commentator, and former player. He was formerly an analyst and color commentator for soccer coverage on Fox Sports 1 and ESPN. Previously, he served as head…

1969

Gilles De Bilde

Belgian footballer and sportscaster

Gilles De Bilde is a Belgian former professional footballer, sports pundit and television personality.

1971

Jean Galfione

French pole vaulter and sportscaster

Jean Galfione is a French retired pole vaulter. During his pole vaulting career, he won at least one medal in each of the following major international competitions - the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the…

1971

Jackie McKeown

Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jackie McKeown is the Scottish former lead singer and guitarist for the Glasgow indie rock band The Yummy Fur who plays in 1990s.

1971

Matt Horsley

Australian footballer and coach

Matt Horsley is an Australian retired footballer.

1972

Aigars Apinis

Latvian discus thrower and shot putter

Aigars Apinis is a Latvian athlete. He participates in F52 class which means he has limited finger movement and no trunk or leg function.

1973

Tedy Bruschi

American football player and sportscaster

Tedy Lacap Bruschi is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats, where he earned…

1973

Frédéric Choffat

Swiss director, producer, and cinematographer

Frédéric Choffat is a French-speaking Swiss director.

1973

Grant Marshall

Canadian ice hockey player

Grant W. Marshall is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger. He played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League, for the Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets, and New Jersey Devils. He last played for the Devils'…

1973

Samoth

Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen, better known by his stage name Samoth is a Norwegian guitarist and multi-instrumentalist in the country's black metal scene. He is well known for his distinct guitar work and drumming in the…

1974

Otto Addo

German-Ghanaian footballer and manager

Nana Otto Addo is a professional football manager and former professional football player. Born in Germany, he played for the Ghana national football team. He was most recently the manager for the Ghana national team…

1975

Ameesha Patel

Indian actress and model

Ameesha Patel is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. Patel is the recipient of several awards such as a Filmfare Award and a Zee Cine Award.

1975

Andrew Symonds

English-Australian cricketer (died 2022)

Andrew Symonds was an Australian international cricketer, who played all three formats as a batting all-rounder. Commonly nicknamed "Roy", he was a key member of two World Cup–winning squads. Symonds was a part of the…

1975

Usman Afzaal

Pakistani-English cricketer

Usman Afzaal is an English cricketer who played three Test matches for England, all against Australia in 2001. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional left arm slow bowler.

1977

Paul Hutchison

English cricketer

Paul Michael Hutchison is an English former first-class cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman, and a left-arm fast-medium bowler.

1977

Olin Kreutz

American football player

Olin George Kreutz is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. He played college football for University of Washington, and earned…

1977

Matt Bellamy

English singer, musician and songwriter

Matthew James Bellamy is an English musician and producer. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and lyricist for the English rock band Muse. He is recognised for his eccentric stage persona, wide tenor vocal…

1978

Shandi Finnessey

American model and actress, Miss USA 2004

Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and…

1978

Miroslav Klose

German footballer

Miroslav Josef Klose is a German professional football manager and former player who currently serves as head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg. A striker, Klose is the all-time top scorer for Germany and holds the record for the…

1978

Heather Mitts

American soccer player

Heather Mitts Feeley is an American former professional soccer defender. Mitts played college soccer for the University of Florida, and thereafter, she played professionally in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)…

1978

Hayden Schlossberg

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Hayden Schlossberg is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on Cobra Kai, the Harold & Kumar films and American Reunion.

1978

Dario Dainelli

Italian footballer

Dario Dainelli is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

1979

Amanda Lassiter

American basketball player

Amanda Lassiter is an American former professional women's basketball player. After graduating from George Washington High School in San Francisco, Lassiter attended college at University of Missouri in Columbia,…

1979

D'banj

Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player

Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, known professionally as D'banj, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, music executive, event host and television personality. Often regarded as one of the greatest African and Afrobeats artistes of all…

1980

Mike Fontenot

American baseball player

Michael Eugene Fontenot Jr. is an American former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, and Philadelphia Phillies. He batted left-handed…

1980

Udonis Haslem

American basketball player

Udonis Johneal Haslem is an American professional basketball executive and former player. He is the vice president of basketball development for the Miami Heat, where he spent his entire 20-year playing career in the…

1980

Lehlohonolo Seema

South African footballer

Lehlohonolo Seema is a retired Mosotho footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He began his coaching career at Bloemfontein Celtic where he was Assistant Manager in 2013. He went on to manage Black Leopards,…

1980

Natalie Portman

Israeli-American actress

Natalie Hershlag, known professionally as Natalie Portman, is an actress, film producer and director with dual Israeli and American citizenship. She has had a prolific screen career from her teenage years and has…

1981

Parinya Charoenphol

Thai boxer, model, and actress

Parinya Charoenphol, nicknamed Toom, also known by the stage name Parinya Kiatbusaba and the colloquial name Nong Toom or Nong Tum, is a Thai boxer, former muay Thai champion, model and actress. She is a kathoey…

1981

Yoshito Ōkubo

Japanese footballer

Yoshito Okubo is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Japan national team, scoring six goals in 60 appearances. He was the J.League Top Scorer and J.League Best XI in…

1982

Christina Stürmer

Austrian singer-songwriter

Christina Stürmer is an Austrian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Linz, she rose to fame as the runner-up of the inaugural season of the ORF eins television talent series Starmania. Following her participation,…

1982

Firas Al-Khatib

Syrian footballer

Firas Mohamad Al Khatib is a Syrian former footballer who mainly played as a forward. He is the Syria national team all-time top goalscorer, with 36 goals.

1983

Josh Cribbs

American football player

Joshua Cribbs is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kent State Golden Flashes and was…

1983

Dwayne Jones

American basketball player

Dwayne Clinton Jones is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Saint Joseph's Hawks of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

1983

Danny Richar

Dominican-American baseball player

Danny Adam Richar is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, Richar had a .229 batting average, six home runs, and 18…

1983

Yulieski Gourriel

Cuban baseball player

Yulieski Gurriel Castillo, commonly known as Yuli Gurriel and nicknamed "La Piña", is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the…

1984

Jake Newton

Guyanese footballer

Jake Alexander Newton is a Guyanese footballer who plays as a right back for Folland Sports.

1984

Asko Paade

Estonian basketball player

Asko Paade is an Estonian basketball player who last played for Estonian basketball team Tartu Ülikool.

1984

Masoud Shojaei

Iranian footballer

Masoud Soleimani Shojaei is an Iranian coach and former professional footballer. Shojaei played mainly as an attacking midfielder, he could also play as a winger or forward.

1984

Wesley Sneijder

Dutch footballer

Wesley Sneijder is a Dutch former professional footballer. Noted for his playmaking ability, he was considered one of the best midfielders in the world during his prime.

1984

Richard Kahui

New Zealand rugby player

Richard Kahui is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player. He played for Western Force in Super Rugby AU. He previously played for the Highlanders and Chiefs in Super Rugby, Waikato in the National…

1985

Sonam Kapoor

Indian model and actress

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja is an Indian former actress who works in Hindi films. She has received several awards, including a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award. Kapoor appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list from…

1985

Sebastian Telfair

American basketball player

Sebastian Telfair is an American former professional basketball player. He has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chinese Basketball Association. Telfair was picked thirteenth overall in the…

1985

Doug Legursky

American football player

Wayne Douglas Legursky II is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college…

1986

Yadier Pedroso

Cuban baseball player (died 2013)

Yadier Pedroso González, was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Cuban national baseball team and La Habana of the Cuban National Series. Pedroso was part of the Cuban team at the 2006 and…

1986

Ashley Postell

American gymnast

Ashley Postell is an American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2002 World champion on the balance beam. After concluding her elite career, she competed for the Utah Red Rocks and became the 2007 NCAA champion on the…

1986

Jaan Mölder

Estonian race car driver

Jaan Mölder is an Estonian former rally driver.

1987

Jason Demers

Canadian ice hockey defenseman

Jason Demers is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Bakersfield Condors in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to…

1988

Sara Isaković

Slovenian swimmer

Sara Isaković is a retired Slovenian swimmer. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, aged 20, she placed 2nd in the 200 m freestyle with the time of 1:54.97, becoming the second woman ever to break the 1 min 55 sec mark. It is…

1988

Sokratis Papastathopoulos

Greek footballer

Sokratis Papastathopoulos, also known mononymously as Sokratis, is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

1988

Mae Whitman

American actress

Mae Margaret Whitman is an American actor. She began her career as a child actor, starring in the films When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), One Fine Day (1996), Independence Day (1996), and Hope Floats (1998), and the…

1988

Dídac Vilà

Spanish footballer

Dídac Vilà Rosselló is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

1989

Matthias Mayer

Austrian skier

Matthias Mayer is an Austrian retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion.

1990

Antonella Alonso

Venezuelan pornographic actress

Antonella Alonso, also known by her stage name LaSirena69, is a Venezuelan-Italian pornographic actress.

1990

Aaron M. Johnson

American jazz saxophonist

Aaron Michael Johnson is an American jazz saxophonist, writer and performance artist.

1991

Zach Hyman

Canadian ice hockey player

Zachary Martin Hyman is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He and his family own…

1992

Yannick Agnel

French swimmer

Yannick Agnel is a French former competitive swimmer who specialized in freestyle events, and is a three-time Olympic medalist. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won gold in the 200-meter…

1992

Boyd Cordner

Australian rugby league player

Boyd Cordner is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia at international level.

1992