Famous Birthdays on March 10

Q: Who was born on March 10?

Famous people born on March 10 include: Ferdinand II, Ferdinand I, Thomas Howard, Princess Maria Elizabeth of Sweden, Johann Rudolf Glauber.

Q: What is Tuukka Rask known for?

Tuukka Rask, Finnish ice hockey player

168 people 1452 – 2004

March 10 has seen 168 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1452 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · March 10 — Wikipedia

1987 — Tuukka Rask

Finnish ice hockey player

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He also won the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goaltender during the 2013–14 season, and was a finalist for the 2019–20 award

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Rask was drafted 21st overall in the 2005 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs before being traded to the Boston Bruins in 2006, where he played his entire 15 season National Hockey League career, from 2007 to 2022

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After winning the Stanley Cup as the backup with the Bruins in 2011, he led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Final on two occasions in 2013 and 2019

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Jennings Trophy along with goaltender Jaroslav Halák in the 2019–20 season

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Internationally, he led team Finland to a bronze medal over team USA at the 2006 World Juniors, where he was also awarded the honor of Best Goaltender

Ferdinand II

King of Castile and León (died 1516)

Ferdinand II was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was also King of Castile from 1475 to 1504. He reigned jointly with Isabella over a…

1452

Ferdinand I

Holy Roman Emperor (died 1564)

Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564. Before his accession as emperor, he ruled the Austrian hereditary…

1503

Thomas Howard

4th Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (died 1572)

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk,, was an English Roman Catholic nobleman and politician. He was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and held many high offices during the earlier part of her reign.

1536

Princess Maria Elizabeth of Sweden

daughter of King Charles IX of Sweden (died 1618)

Maria Elizabeth Vasa was a Swedish princess, daughter of King Charles IX of Sweden and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, and by marriage Duchess of Östergötland.

1596

Johann Rudolf Glauber

German-Dutch alchemist and chemist (died 1670)

Johann Rudolf Glauber was a German-Dutch alchemist and chemist. Some historians of science have described him as one of the first chemical engineers. His discovery of sodium sulfate in 1625 led to the compound being…

1604

François Girardon

French sculptor (died 1715)

François Girardon was a French sculptor of the Louis XIV style or French Baroque, best known for his statues and busts of Louis XIV and for his statuary in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.

1628

Marcello Malpighi

Italian physician and biologist (died 1694)

Marcello Malpighi was an Italian biologist and physician, who is referred to as the "founder of microscopical anatomy, histology and father of physiology and embryology". Malpighi's name is borne by several…

1628

John Benbow

Royal Navy admiral (died 1702)

Vice-Admiral of the White John Benbow was a Royal Navy officer. He joined the Navy in 1678, seeing action against Barbary pirates before leaving to join the Merchant Navy in which Benbow served until the 1688 Glorious…

1653

Giacomo Serpotta

Italian Rococo sculptor (died 1732)

Giacomo Serpotta was an Italian sculptor, active in a Rococo style and mainly working in stucco.

1656

Georg Wilhelm Steller

German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (died 1746)

Georg Wilhelm Steller was a German-born naturalist and explorer who contributed to the fields of biology, zoology, and ethnography. He participated in the Great Northern Expedition (1733–1743) and his observations of…

1709

John Playfair

Scottish minister and scientist (died 1819)

John Playfair FRSE, FRS was a Church of Scotland minister, remembered as a scientist and mathematician, and a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known for his book Illustrations…

1748

Lorenzo Da Ponte

Italian-American priest and poet (died 1838)

Lorenzo Da Ponte was an Italian, later American librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's most celebrated operas: The Marriage of Figaro…

1749

Joseph Williamson

English businessman and philanthropist (died 1840)

Joseph Williamson was an eccentric English businessman, philanthropist and property owner who is best known for the Williamson Tunnels, which were constructed under his direction in the Edge Hill area of Liverpool,…

1769

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

German poet and critic (died 1829)

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel was a German literary critic, philosopher, and Indologist. With his older brother, August Wilhelm Schlegel, he was one of the main figures of Jena Romanticism.

1772

Louis Hersent

French painter (died 1860)

Louis Hersent was a French painter.

1777

Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo

Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (died 1862)

Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Cornejo was a Spanish statesman and dramatist and the first prime minister of Spain to receive the title of President of the Council of Ministers.

1787

William Etty

English painter and academic (died 1849)

William Etty was an English artist best known for his historical paintings containing nude figures. He was the first significant British painter of nudes and still lifes. Born in York, he left school at the age of 12 to…

1787

Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff

German author, poet, playwright, and critic (died 1857)

Joseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist. Eichendorff was one of the major writers and critics of Romanticism. Ever since their…

1788

Edward Hodges Baily

English sculptor (died 1867)

Edward Hodges Baily was a prolific British sculptor responsible for numerous public monuments, portrait busts, statues and exhibition pieces as well as works in silver. He carved friezes for both the Marble Arch and…

1788

Manuel de la Peña y Peña

Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (died 1850)

José Manuel de la Peña y Peña was a Mexican lawyer and judge who served two non-consecutive, but closely following, terms as the president of Mexico during the Mexican American War. In contrast to many other…

1789

Joseph Légaré

Canadian painter and glazier, artist, seigneur and political figure (died 1855)

Joseph Légaré was a painter and glazier, artist, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He was an important figure in Quebec City during the early nineteenth century, painting nearly 200 works with subject…

1795

Samuel Ferguson

Irish poet and lawyer (died 1886)

Sir Samuel Ferguson was an Irish poet, barrister, antiquarian, artist and public servant. He was an acclaimed 19th-century Irish poet, and his interest in Irish mythology and early Irish history can be seen as a…

1810

Ina Coolbrith

first poet laureate of California, writer, and librarian (died 1928)

Ina Donna Coolbrith was an American poet, writer, librarian, and a prominent figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary community. Called the "Sweet Singer of California", she was the first California Poet Laureate…

1841

Evelyn Abbott

English classical scholar (died 1901)

Evelyn Abbott was an English writer and classical scholar. He is best known for his book History of Greece, which includes a sceptical viewpoint of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. He is also very well known as being the…

1843

Pablo de Sarasate

Spanish violinist and composer (died 1908)

Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués, commonly known as Pablo de Sarasate, was a Spanish virtuoso violinist, composer and conductor of the Romantic period. His best known works include Zigeunerweisen, the…

1844

Marie Euphrosyne Spartali

British Pre-Raphaelite painter (died 1927)

Marie Stillman was a British painter. A member of the second generation of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, she is regarded as the greatest female artist of that movement.

1844

Alexander III of Russia (died 1894)

Alexander III was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894. He was highly reactionary in domestic affairs and reversed some of the liberal reforms of his…

1845

Edward Baker Lincoln

American son of Abraham Lincoln (died 1850)

Edward Baker Lincoln was the second son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was named after Lincoln's close friend, Edward Dickinson Baker. Both Abraham and Mary spelled his name "Eddy"; however, the National…

1846

Spencer Gore

English tennis player and cricketer (died 1906)

Spencer William Gore was an English tennis player who won the first Wimbledon tournament in 1877 and a first-class cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club (1874–1875).

1850

Thomas Mackenzie

Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1930)

Sir Thomas Mackenzie was a New Zealand politician and explorer who briefly served as the 18th prime minister of New Zealand in 1912, and later served as New Zealand High Commissioner in London.

1853

E. Pauline Johnson

Canadian First Nations poet and performer (died 1913)

Emily Pauline Johnson, also known by her Mohawk stage name Tekahionwake, was a Canadian poet, author, and performer who was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her father was a hereditary Mohawk chief,…

1861

Hector Guimard

French-American architect (died 1942)

Hector Guimard was a French architect and designer prominent for his Art Nouveau style designs including Paris Métro entrances. He achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Béranger, the first Art Nouveau…

1867

Lillian Wald

American nurse, humanitarian, and author, founded the Henry Street Settlement (died 1940)

Lillian D. Wald was an American nurse, humanitarian, human rights activist and author. An early advocate for nurses in public schools, she started American community nursing and founded the Henry Street Settlement in…

1867

David Riazanov

Russian theorist and politician (died 1938)

David Riazanov or Ryazanov, born David Borisovich Goldendakh, was a Russian revolutionary, historian, bibliographer, Marxologist and archivist. He had been an old associate of Leon Trotsky. Riazanov founded the…

1870

Jakob Wassermann

German-Austrian soldier and author (died 1934)

Jakob Wassermann was a German writer and novelist.

1873

Anna Hyatt Huntington

American sculptor (died 1973)

Anna Vaughn Huntington was an American sculptor who was among New York City's most prominent sculptors in the early 20th century. At a time when very few women were successful artists, she had a thriving career. Hyatt…

1876

Pascual Ortiz Rubio

Mexican diplomat and president (1930–1932) (died 1963)

Pascual Ortiz Rubio was a Mexican military officer, topographical engineer, diplomat and politician who served as the 49th President of Mexico from 1930 to 1932. He was one of three presidents to serve out the six-year…

1877

Jessie Boswell

English painter (died 1956)

Jessie Boswell was an English painter, active mainly in her adoptive Piedmont, known as being one of the painters of the Gruppo dei Sei Pittori (1929–1931) in that city.

1881

Barry Fitzgerald

Irish actor (died 1961)

William Joseph Shields, known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film, and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as Bringing Up Baby (1938),…

1888

Albert Ogilvie

Australian politician, 28th Premier of Tasmania (died 1939)

Albert George Ogilvie was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 22 June 1934 until his death on 10 June 1939.

1890

Sam Jaffe

American actor, teacher, musician and engineer (died 1984)

Shalom "Sam" Jaffe was an American actor, teacher, musician, and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in The…

1891

Arthur Honegger

French composer and educator (died 1955)

Oscar-Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Honegger was a member of Les Six. For Halbreich, Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher is "more even than Le Roi David or…

1892

Gregory La Cava

American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1952)

Gregory La Cava was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including My Man Godfrey and Stage Door, which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best Director.

1892

Frederick Coulton Waugh

British cartoonist, painter, teacher and author (died 1973)

Frederick Coulton Waugh was a cartoonist, painter, teacher and author, best known for his illustration work on the comic strip Dickie Dare and his book The Comics (1947), the first major study of the field.

1896

Violet Brown

Jamaican supercentenarian, oldest Jamaican ever (died 2017)

Violet Brown was a Jamaican supercentenarian who was the oldest verified living person in the world for five months, following the death of Emma Morano on 15 April 2017 until her own death at the age of 117 years, 189…

1900

Pandelis Pouliopoulos

Greek lawyer and politician (died 1943)

Pandelis Pouliopoulos was a Greek communist, anti-fascist, and one-time general secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). He stood for the internationalist and revolutionary character of the communist movement.…

1900

Michel Seuphor

Belgian painter (died 1999)

Fernand Berckelaers, pseudonym Michel Seuphor, was a Belgian painter.

1901

Edward Bawden

English artist and illustrator (died 1989)

Edward Bawden, was an English painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture. Bawden taught at the Royal College of Art, where he had been a student,…

1903

Bix Beiderbecke

American cornet player, pianist, and composer (died 1931)

Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke was an American jazz cornetist, pianist and composer. Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s, a cornet player noted for an inventive lyrical approach and…

1903

Clare Boothe Luce

American playwright, journalist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (died 1987)

Clare Boothe Luce was an American writer, politician, diplomat, and conservative public intellectual. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast. Her writings…

1903

Harry Bertoia

Italian-American sculptor and furniture designer (died 1978)

Harry Bertoia, son of Giuseppe Antonio Bertoia and Maria Secunda Mussio, was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, and modern furniture designer.

1915

Joža Horvat

Croatian writer (died 2012)

Josip "Joža" Horvat was a Croatian writer. He was the author of many novels, short stories, dramas, screenplays, essays and radio dramas, translated into at least nine languages, including Russian, Chinese and Esperanto.

1915

David Hare

American Surrealist artist, sculptor, photographer and painter (died 1992)

David Hare was an American artist, associated with the Surrealist movement. He is primarily known for his sculpture, though he also worked extensively in photography and painting. The VVV Surrealism Magazine was first…

1917

Günther Rall

German general and pilot (died 2009)

Günther Rall was a highly decorated German military aviator, officer and General, whose military career spanned nearly forty years. Rall was the third most successful fighter pilot in aviation history, behind Gerhard…

1918

Leonor Oyarzún

Chilean socialite, First Lady of Chile from 1990 to 1994 (died 2022)

Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic was a Chilean family therapist and member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). She served as the First Lady of Chile from 1990 until 1994 as the wife of President Patricio Aylwin.

1919

Alfred Peet

Dutch-American businessman, founded Peet's Coffee & Tea (died 2007)

Alfred H. Peet was a Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea in Berkeley, California, in 1966. Peet is widely credited with starting the specialty coffee revolution in the US. Among coffee…

1920

Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns

American mandolinist and comic singer (died 1989)

Kenneth Charles "Jethro" Burns was an American mandolinist and one-half of the comedy duo Homer and Jethro with Henry D. "Homer" Haynes.

1920

Val Logsdon Fitch

American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)

Val Logsdon Fitch was an American nuclear physicist who, with co-researcher James Cronin, was awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment using the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven…

1923

Judith Jones

American literary and cookbook editor (died 2017)

Judith Jones was an American writer and editor, initially known for having rescued The Diary of Anne Frank from the reject pile. Jones is also known as the editor who championed Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle and…

1924

Bob Lanier

American lawyer, banker, and politician, Mayor of Houston (died 2014)

Robert Clayton Lanier was an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Houston, Texas, from 1992 to 1998. Before becoming mayor, Lanier had a notable career as a lawyer, banker, and real estate…

1925

Marques Haynes

American basketball player (died 2015)

Marques Haynes was an American professional basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters, notable for his ability to dribble the ball and keep it away from defenders. According to the 1988 film Harlem…

1926

Claude Laydu

Belgian-French actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2011)

Claude Laydu was a Belgian-born Swiss actor on stage and in films. He was renowned for his performance in his film debut in the role of the young priest in Robert Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest (1951), which has…

1927

Sara Montiel

Spanish actress (died 2013)

María Antonia Abad Fernández, known professionally as Sara Montiel, also Sarita Montiel, was a Spanish actress and singer. She began her career in the 1940s and became the most internationally popular and highest paid…

1928

James Earl Ray

American criminal; assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (died 1998)

James Earl Ray was an American fugitive who was convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. After the assassination, Ray, who had planned on…

1928

Sam Steiger

American journalist and politician (died 2012)

Samuel Steiger was an American politician, journalist, political pundit. He served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Arizona State Senate, and one term as mayor of Prescott,…

1929

Sándor Iharos

Hungarian runner (died 1996)

Sándor Iharos was a Hungarian long-distance runner. Though unsuccessful in major competitions, Iharos ran world records over multiple distances and is one of only two athletes to have held outdoor world records over…

1930

Georges Dor

Canadian author, playwright, and composer (died 2001)

Georges Dor was a Canadian author, composer, playwright, singer, poet, translator, and theatrical producer and director.

1931

Marcia Falkender

Baroness Falkender, English politician (died 2019)

Marcia Matilda Williams, Baroness Falkender, CBE, also known as Marcia Falkender, was the private secretary for, and then the political secretary and head of political office to, UK Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

1932

Ralph Emery

American country music disc jockey, radio and television host (died 2022)

Walter Ralph Emery was an American country music disc jockey, radio and television host from McEwen, Tennessee.

1933

Gergely Kulcsár

Hungarian javelin thrower (died 2020)

Gergely Kulcsár was a Hungarian javelin thrower. He competed at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won two bronze medals, in 1960 and 1968, and a silver medal in 1964. He was the Olympic flag bearer for Hungary…

1934

Polly Farmer

Australian footballer and coach (died 2019)

Graham Vivian "Polly" Farmer was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the East Perth Football Club and West Perth Football Club in the…

1935

Sepp Blatter

Swiss businessman and eighth president of FIFA

Joseph Sepp Blatter is a Swiss former football administrator who served as the eighth president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015. He has been suspended from participating in FIFA activities since 2015 as a result of the FIFA…

1936

María Kodama

Argentine writer and translator (died 2023)

María Kodama Schweizer was an Argentine writer and translator. The widow of author Jorge Luis Borges, she was the sole owner of his estate after his death in 1986. Borges had bequeathed to Kodama his rights as author in…

1937

Sam Hall

American diver, legislator, and mercenary (died 2014)

Samuel "Sam" Wesley Hall was an American Olympic silver medalist diver and politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

1937

Norman Blake

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Norman L. Blake is a traditional American stringed instrument artist and songwriter. He is half of the eponymous Norman & Nancy Blake band with his wife, Nancy Blake.

1938

Ron Mix

American football player

Ronald Jack Mix is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He is a member of the AFL All-Time Team, and was…

1938

Asghar Ali Engineer

Indian activist and author (died 2013)

Asghar Ali Engineer was an academic, Indian reformist writer and social activist. Internationally known for his work on liberation theology in Islam, he led the Progressive Dawoodi Bohra movement. The focus of his work…

1939

Irina Press

Ukrainian-Russian hurdler and pentathlete (died 2004)

Irina Natanovna Press was a Soviet athlete who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. In 1960, she won a gold medal in the 80 m hurdles and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay. In 1964, she finished fourth in the…

1939

LeRoy Ellis

American basketball player (died 2012)

LeRoy Ellis was an American basketball player.

1940

Chuck Norris

American actor, producer, and martial artist (died 2026)

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris was an American martial artist, actor, screenwriter, and author. He held black belts in karate, taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and judo. After serving in the United States Air…

1940

David Rabe

American playwright and screenwriter

David William Rabe is an American playwright and screenwriter. He won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1972 and also received Tony Award nominations for Best Play in 1974, 1977 (Streamers) and 1985 (Hurlyburly).

1940

George P. Smith

American biologist, Nobel laureate in Chemistry

George Pearson Smith is an American biologist and Nobel laureate. He is a Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, US.

1941

Peter Berresford Ellis

English historian and author

Peter Berresford Ellis is a British historian, literary biographer, and novelist who has published over 98 books to date either under his own name or his pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. He has also…

1943

Katharine Houghton

American actress and playwright

Katharine Houghton is an American actress and playwright. She portrayed Joanna "Joey" Drayton, a white woman who brings home her black fiancé to meet her parents, in the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Katharine…

1945

Madhavrao Scindia

Indian politician, Indian Minister of Railways (died 2001)

Madhavrao Jiwajirao Scindia or Madhavrao II was an Indian politician and minister in the Government of India. He was a member of the Indian National Congress. He was viewed as a potential future prime ministerial…

1945

Curley Culp

American football player (died 2021)

Curley Culp was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State University, where…

1946

Gérard Garouste

French contemporary artist

Gérard Garouste is a French artist having the primary field of work as visual and performative domain.

1946

Jim Valvano

American basketball player and coach (died 1993)

James Thomas Anthony Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. Valvano had a successful coaching career with multiple schools, culminating at NC State. While the head…

1946

Kim Campbell

Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Canada

Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell is a Canadian politician who was the 19th prime minister of Canada from June to November 1993. Campbell is the first and only female prime minister of Canada. Prior to becoming the…

1947

Tom Scholz

American musician and songwriter

Donald Thomas Scholz is an American musician. He is the founder, main songwriter, primary guitarist, keyboardist and only constant original member of the rock band Boston. A multi-instrumentalist, Scholz plays guitar,…

1947

Austin Carr

American basketball player

Austin George Carr is an American former professional basketball player and commentator who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In…

1948

Gloria Diaz

Filipino actress and beauty queen, Miss Universe 1969

Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz is a Filipino actress, model, socialite, and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1969, making history as the first Filipino Miss Universe.

1951

Morgan Tsvangirai

Zimbabwean politician, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (died 2018)

Morgan Richard Tsvangirai was a Zimbabwean politician who was Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013. He was president of the Movement for Democratic Change, and later the Movement for Democratic Change –…

1952

Paul Haggis

Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

Paul Edward Haggis is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television. He is best known as screenwriter and producer for consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners Million Dollar Baby (2004) and…

1953

Ronnie Earl

American blues guitarist

Ronnie Earl is an American blues guitarist and music instructor.

1953

Toshio Suzuki

Japanese race car driver

Toshio Suzuki is a former racing driver from Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

1955

Robert Llewellyn

English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Robert Llewellyn is a British actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He plays the mechanoid Kryten in the sci-fi television sitcom Red Dwarf and formerly presented the engineering gameshow Scrapheap Challenge. He has…

1956

Larry Myricks

American long jumper and sprinter

Larry Myricks is an American former track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump event. He is a two-time winner of the World Indoor Championships and a two-time winner of the World Cup. He also won a…

1956

Odile Buisson

French gynecologist, advocate for women's right to pleasure

Odile Buisson born Odile Poullaouec is a French gynaecologist and writer. She was a co-researcher of sonography that revealed the internal structure of the clitoris.

1956

Osama bin Laden

Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (died 2011)

Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his death in 2011. A pan-Islamist, bin Laden organized and funded numerous jihadist or anti-Western militants and…

1957

Garth Crooks

English footballer and sportscaster

Garth Anthony Crooks, is an English football pundit and former professional player. He played from 1976 to 1990, for Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion and Charlton Athletic.

1958

Steve Howe

American baseball player (died 2006)

Steven Roy Howe was an American professional baseball relief pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees, spanning 1980…

1958

Sheikh Mohammad Illias

Bengali politician

Sheikh Mohammad Illias is an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India. He was the MLA of Nandigram Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

1958

Sharon Stone

American actress and producer

Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress. Known for primarily playing femmes fatales and women of mystery on film and television, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1990s. She is the recipient of…

1958

Laurel Clark

American captain, physician, and astronaut (died 2003)

Laurel Blair Clark was an American NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist. She died along with her six fellow crew members in the Space Shuttle Columbia…

1961

Jasmine Guy

American actress, singer, and director

Jasmine Chanel Guy is an American actress, singer, dancer, and director. She portrayed Dina in the 1988 film School Daze and Whitley Gilbert-Wayne on the NBC The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World, which originally…

1962

Seiko Matsuda

Japanese singer-songwriter

Noriko Kamachi , known professionally as Seiko Matsuda , is a Japanese singer-songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she has continued to release new singles and…

1962

Jeff Ament

American bass player and songwriter

Jeffrey Allen Ament is an American musician best known as the bassist of rock band Pearl Jam, which he co-founded alongside Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder. Ament wrote or co-wrote many of Pearl Jam's…

1963

Rick Rubin

American record producer

Frederick Jay Rubin is an American record producer. He is a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records.

1963

Greg Campbell

Australian cricketer

Gregory Dale Campbell is a former Australian cricketer who played in four Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals in 1989 and 1990. Campbell was a right arm fast bowler, and batted as a right-handed tail ender. He is…

1964

Neneh Cherry

Swedish singer-songwriter

Neneh Mariann Karlsson, better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer. Her musical career started in the early 1980s, in London, England, where she performed in a number of punk and post-punk bands in her youth,…

1964

Prince Edward

Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, is a member of the British royal family. He is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the youngest sibling of King Charles III. Edward was…

1964

Jillian Richardson

Canadian sprinter

Jillian Cheryl Richardson-Briscoe is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She is a three-time Olympian. In 1988, she equalled Marita Payne's Canadian 400 metres record of 49.91 secs. The record…

1965

Rod Woodson

American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Roderick Kevin Woodson is an American former professional football player for 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Widely considered one of the greatest cornerbacks of all time, Woodson holds the NFL record…

1965

Mike Timlin

American baseball player

Michael August Timlin is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Timlin played on four World Series championship teams in an 18-year career; the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays, 2004…

1966

Alma Čardžić

Bosnian singer

Alma Čardžić is a Bosnian singer. She's best known internationally for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests in 1994 and 1997.

1968

Pavel Srníček

Czech footballer and coach (died 2015)

Pavel Srníček was a Czech football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.

1968

Jon Hamm

American actor and director

Jonathan Daniel Hamm is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Don Draper in the period drama series Mad Men (2007–2015), for which he won numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden…

1971

Beth Buchanan

Australian actress

Beth Christine Buchanan is an Australian actress and social worker. She is best known for the television roles as Gemma Ramsay in Neighbours, and Susan Croydon in Blue Heelers. She was also a long-standing member of the…

1972

Matt Kenseth

American NASCAR driver

Matthew Roy Kenseth is an American former professional stock car racing driver and the current competition advisor for Legacy Motor Club in the NASCAR Cup Series. Most recently, he raced part-time in the Superstar…

1972

Timbaland

American rapper and producer

Timothy Zachery Mosley, known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter, rapper and singer. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, he is widely acclaimed for his distinctive production work…

1972

Jason Croker

Australian rugby league player

Jason Croker is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative utility player, he previously played club football in the NRL for…

1973

Liu Qiangdong

Chinese entrepreneur, billionaire, founder of JD.com

Liu Qiangdong (Richard) (Chinese: 刘强东; born March 10, 1973) is a Chinese Internet entrepreneur. Liu founded JD Multimedia as a business-to-consumer single retail store for magneto-optical products in June 1998 and later…

1973

Chris Sutton

English footballer

Christopher Roy Sutton is an English former professional football player and manager. He later became a pundit, commentator and presenter of football coverage on television and radio.

1973

Mauricio Taricco

Argentine footballer and manager

Mauricio Ricardo Taricco is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who was most recently the assistant coach of K League 1 side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

1973

Barbara Schett

Austrian tennis player

Barbara Schett Eagle is an Austrian former professional tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1999. Between 1993 and 2004 she played in 48 matches for the Austria Fed Cup…

1976

Robin Thicke

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

Robin Alan Thicke is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 2013 single "Blurred Lines", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, received diamond certification by the Recording…

1977

Benjamin Burnley

American musician

Benjamin Jackson Burnley IV is an American musician and the founder and frontman of the rock band Breaking Benjamin. As the sole constant and namesake of the group, Burnley has served as its principal songwriter, lead…

1978

Camille

French singer-songwriter and actress

Camille Dalmais, better known by her mononym Camille, is a French singer-songwriter.

1978

Samuel Eto'o

Cameroonian footballer

Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. He is often regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and one…

1981

Steven Reid

English-Irish footballer

Steven John Reid is a former professional footballer who played as a right back, having previously played most of his career in midfield.

1981

Kwame Brown

American basketball player

Kwame Hasani Brown is an American former professional basketball player who spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected first overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2001 NBA draft, Brown…

1982

Dr Disrespect

American live streamer

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1982

Logan Mankins

American football player

Logan Lee Mankins is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New England Patriots. After playing college football for the…

1982

Étienne Boulay

Canadian football player

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1983

Janet Mock

American journalist, author, and activist

Janet Mock is an American writer, television producer, and transgender rights activist. Her debut book, the memoir Redefining Realness, became a New York Times bestseller. She is a contributing editor for Marie Claire…

1983

Rafe Spall

English actor

Rafe Joseph Spall is an English actor.

1983

Carrie Underwood

American singer-songwriter

Carrie Marie Underwood is an American singer and songwriter. Known for her vocal range and dynamic stage presence, Underwood is recognized as a pivotal figure in 21st century country music. She has revitalized and…

1983

Tim Brent

Canadian ice hockey player

Tim Brent is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played over 200 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes.

1984

Ben May

English footballer

Ben Steven May is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1984

Olivia Wilde

American actress and director

Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker. She played Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series House (2007–2012), and appeared in the action films Tron: Legacy (2010) and Cowboys & Aliens…

1984

Sergei Shirokov

Russian ice hockey player

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1986

Martellus Bennett

American football player

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1987

Greg Eastwood

New Zealand rugby league player

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1987

Māris Štrombergs

Latvian BMX racer

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1987

Clarissa dos Santos

Brazilian basketball player

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1988

Josh Hoffman

Australian-New Zealand rugby league player

Josh Hoffman is a New Zealand international rugby league footballer who plays as fullback, winger and centre, five-eighth for the Wests Panthers in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership.

1988

Ego Nwodim

American actress

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1988

Quincy Pondexter

American basketball player and coach

Quincy Coe Pondexter is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Washington Huskies men’s basketball team. He played high school basketball in Fresno, California, at…

1988

Ivan Rakitić

Croatian football player

Ivan Rakitić is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the technical director of Hajduk Split, the club with whom he ended his playing career.

1988

Simon Moser

Swiss ice hockey player

Simon Moser is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who currently serves as captain of SC Bern of the National League (NL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators.

1989

Dayán Viciedo

Cuban baseball player

Dayán Viciedo Pérez is a Cuban professional baseball infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, and…

1989

Stefanie Vögele

Swiss tennis player

Stefanie Vögele is a Swiss professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 on 11 November 2013. Her highest WTA ranking in doubles is 100, which she reached on 5 January 2015. Over…

1990

Kenshi Yonezu

Japanese singer-songwriter and illustrator

Kenshi Yonezu is a Japanese singer and songwriter. He started releasing Vocaloid music under the stage name Hachi (ハチ) in 2009. In 2012, he debuted under his real name, releasing music with his own voice. He has sold…

1991

Neeskens Kebano

French-Congolese footballer

Neeskens Kebano is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Al-Qadsia. Born in France, he represented the DR Congo national team.

1992

Jack Butland

English footballer

Jack Butland is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.

1993

Aminata Namasia

Congolese politician

Aminata Namasia Bazego is a politician and member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Parliament, appointed Deputy Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education since April 2021.

1993

Bad Bunny

Puerto Rican rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, and wrestler

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1994

Nikita Parris

English footballer

Nikita Josephine Parris is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses and the England national team. She previously played for Division 1 club Olympique…

1994

Zach LaVine

American basketball player

Zachary Thomas LaVine is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the 13th overall…

1995

Sergey Mozgov

Russian ice dancer

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1995

Belinda Bencic

Swiss tennis player

Belinda Bencic is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as high as world No. 4 in singles, which she achieved on 17 February 2020, and No. 59 in doubles,…

1997

Justin Herbert

American football player

Justin Patrick Herbert is an American professional football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, where he won the 2019 Pac-12…

1998

Cole Kmet

American football player

Cole Kmet is an American professional football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and was selected by the Bears in the…

1999

Nick Bolton

American football player

Nicholas Bolton is an American professional football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, and was selected by the Chiefs in the…

2000

Keon Johnson

American basketball player

Christopher Keon Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers. Johnson was selected in the 2021 NBA draft…

2002

Matt Poitras

Canadian ice hockey player

Matthew Poitras is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

2004

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