Famous Birthdays on March 24

Q: Who was born on March 24?

Famous people born on March 24 include: Yue Fei, Ernest, Georgius Agricola, Francis, Michiel de Ruyter.

Q: What is T. J. Ford known for?

T. J. Ford, American basketball player

245 people 1103 – 2004

March 24 has seen 245 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1103 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · March 24 — Wikipedia

1983 — T. J. Ford

American basketball player

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Having been awarded numerous top basketball accolades in high school and college, Ford entered the 2003 NBA draft and was selected eighth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks

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Ford's recurring back injuries resulted in him missing many games in his three seasons with the Bucks, but in 2005, it was announced that he was fit to play basketball again

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Ford was traded to the Raptors prior to the 2006–07 NBA season, and established himself as the starting point guard, helping the team win the Atlantic Division crown and reach the 2007 NBA Playoffs

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Following an injury sustained in the 2007–08 NBA season, however, Ford had difficulties reclaiming the starting spot and was traded to the Indiana Pacers

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He signed with KK Zagreb of Croatia during the 2011 NBA lockout where he appeared in three games

Yue Fei

Chinese military general (died 1142)

Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju (鵬舉), was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century between Southern Song…

1103

Ernest

Elector of Saxony, German ruler of Saxony (died 1486)

Ernest, known in German as Ernst, was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. He established the Ernestine line of Saxon princes.

1441

Georgius Agricola

German mineralogist and scholar (died 1555)

Georgius Agricola was a German Renaissance humanist scholar, mineralogist and metallurgist. Born in the small town of Glauchau, in the Electorate of Saxony of the Holy Roman Empire, he was broadly educated, but took a…

1494

Francis

Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin (died 1620)

Francis of Pomerania was Duke of Pomerania-Stettin and Bishop of Cammin.

1577

Michiel de Ruyter

Dutch admiral (died 1667)

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter was a Dutch States Navy officer. His achievements with the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars earned him the reputation as one of the greatest naval commanders in history.

1607

Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1685)

Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Calenberg was Queen of Denmark and Norway as the consort of the King Frederick III of Denmark. She is known for her political influence, as well as for her cultural impact: she acted as the…

1628

Arai Hakuseki

Japanese academic and politician (died 1725)

Arai Hakuseki was a Confucianist, scholar-bureaucrat, academic, administrator, writer and politician in Japan during the middle of the Edo period, who advised the shōgun Tokugawa Ienobu. His personal name was Kinmi or…

1657

John Harrison

English carpenter and clock-maker, invented the Marine chronometer (died 1776)

John Harrison was an English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of how to calculate longitude while at sea.

1693

Samuel Ashe

American lawyer and politician, 9th governor of North Carolina (died 1813)

Samuel Ashe was the ninth governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. He was also one of the first three judges of the North Carolina Superior Court in 1787.

1725

Thomas Cushing

American lawyer and politician, 1st lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (died 1788)

Thomas Cushing III was an American lawyer, merchant, and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. Active in Boston politics, he represented the city in the provincial assembly from 1761 to its dissolution in 1774, serving…

1725

Rufus King

American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died 1827)

Rufus King was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the United…

1755

Marcos Portugal

Portuguese organist and composer (died 1830)

Marcos António da Fonseca Portugal, also known as Marco Portogallo in Italian, was a Portuguese-Brazilian classical composer, who achieved great international fame for his operas.

1762

Muthuswami Dikshitar

Indian poet and composer (died 1835)

Muthuswami Dikshitar, mononymously known as Dikshitar, was a South Indian, Hindu poet, singer, veena player, and prolific composer of Indian classical music. He was the youngest member of the Trinity of Carnatic music,…

1775

Orest Kiprensky

Russian-Italian painter (died 1836)

Orest Adamovich Kiprensky was a leading Russian portraitist in the Age of Romanticism. His most familiar work is probably his portrait of Alexander Pushkin (1827), which prompted the poet to remark that "the mirror…

1782

Zulma Carraud

French author (died 1889)

Zulma Carraud was a French author. She is best known for her children's books and textbooks particularly La Petite Jeanne ou le devoir and Maurice ou le travail.

1796

John Corry Wilson Daly

Canadian businessman and politician (died 1878)

Lieutenant-Colonel John Corry Wilson Daly was a Canadian politician, businessperson, militia officer, and the first Mayor of Stratford, Ontario.

1796

Egerton Ryerson

Canadian minister, educator, and politician (died 1882)

Adolphus Egerton Ryerson was a Canadian educator, administrator, author, editor, and Methodist minister. He was a prominent contributor to the design of the Ontario public school system, for which he served as an…

1803

Maria Malibran

Spanish-French soprano (died 1836)

Maria Felicia Malibran was a Spanish singer who commonly sang both contralto and soprano parts, and was one of the best-known opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran was known for her stormy personality and dramatic…

1808

Mariano José de Larra

Spanish journalist and author (died 1837)

Mariano José de Larra y Sánchez de Castro was a Spanish romantic writer and journalist best known for his numerous essays and his infamous suicide. His works were often satirical and critical of the 19th-century Spanish…

1809

Joseph Liouville

French mathematician and academic (died 1882)

Joseph Liouville was a French mathematician who worked on a number of different fields in mathematics, including number theory, complex analysis, and mathematical physics.

1809

Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos

Mexican politician and Roman Catholic archbishop, regent during the Second Mexican Empire (died 1891)

José Antonio Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos was a Roman Catholic Mexican prelate, lawyer, and doctor of canon law. He notably served as the Archbishop of Mexico (1863-1891), and was a regent of the Second…

1816

Edmond Becquerel

French physicist and academic (died 1891)

Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel was a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity, and optics. In 1839, he discovered the photovoltaic effect, the operating principle of the solar cell, which he…

1820

Fanny Crosby

American poet and composer (died 1915)

Frances Jane van Alstyne, more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. A prolific hymnist, she wrote more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, with more than 100…

1820

Thomas Spencer Baynes

English philosopher and critic (died 1887)

Thomas Spencer Baynes was an English writer and scholar. He was best known for serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Encyclopædia Britannica. He was also well known for his essays in the Edinburgh Review and Fraser's…

1823

Matilda Joslyn Gage

American activist and author (died 1898)

Matilda Joslyn Gage was an American writer and activist. She is mainly known for her contributions to women's suffrage in the United States, but also campaigned for Native American rights, abolitionism, and freethought.…

1826

Horace Gray

American lawyer and jurist (died 1902)

Horace Gray was an American jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and then on the United States Supreme Court, where he frequently interpreted the Constitution in ways that increased the powers…

1828

George Francis Train

American businessman (died 1904)

George Francis Train was an American businessman who organized the clipper ship line that sailed around Cape Horn to San Francisco; he also was an organizer of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Credit Mobilier in the…

1829

Ignacio Zaragoza

Mexican general (died 1862)

Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín was a Mexican military officer and politician. He is best known for leading a Mexican army of 3,791 men which defeated a 5,730-strong force of French troops at the battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862…

1829

Robert Hamerling

Austrian poet and playwright (died 1889)

Robert Hamerling was an Austrian poet.

1830

William Morris

English textile designer, poet, and author (died 1896)

William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile…

1834

John Wesley Powell

American soldier, geologist, and explorer (died 1902)

John Wesley Powell was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for his…

1834

Joseph Stefan

Slovene physicist, mathematician, and poet (died 1893)

Josef Stefan was a Carinthian Slovene physicist, mathematician, and poet of the Austrian Empire.

1835

Honoré Beaugrand

Canadian journalist and politician, 18th mayor of Montreal (died 1906)

Honoré Beaugrand was a French Canadian journalist, politician, author and folklorist, born in Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie, Quebec.

1848

Silas Hocking

English minister and author (died 1935)

Silas Kitto Hocking was a Cornish novelist and Methodist preacher. He is known for his novel for youth called Her Benny (1879), which was a best-seller.

1850

Henry Lefroy

Australian politician, 11th premier of Western Australia (died 1930)

Sir Henry Bruce Lefroy was the eleventh Premier of Western Australia.

1854

Andrew W. Mellon

American banker, financier, and diplomat, 49th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937)

Andrew William Mellon, known also as A. W. Mellon, was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician. The son of Mellon family patriarch Thomas Mellon, he established a…

1855

Olive Schreiner

South African author and activist (died 1920)

Olive Schreiner was a South African author, anti-war campaigner and intellectual. She is best remembered today for her novel The Story of an African Farm (1883), which has been highly acclaimed. It deals boldly with…

1855

Frank Weston Benson

American painter and educator (died 1951)

Frank Weston Benson, frequently referred to as Frank W. Benson, was an American artist from Salem, Massachusetts, known for his Realistic portraits, American Impressionist paintings, watercolors and etchings. He began…

1862

Émile Fabre

French author and playwright (died 1955)

Émile Fabre was a French playwright and general administrator of the Comédie-Française from 1915 to

1869

Alec Hurley

English music hall singer (died 1913)

Alexander Hurley was an English music hall singer, and Marie Lloyd's second husband.

1871

Luigi Einaudi

Italian economist and politician, 2nd president of the Italian Republic (died 1961)

Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi was an Italian politician, economist and banker who served as the president of Italy from 1948 to 1955 and is considered one of the founding fathers of the Italian Republic.

1874

Harry Houdini

Hungarian-American magician and actor (died 1926)

Erik Weisz, known professionally as Harry Houdini, was a Hungarian-American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts.

1874

William Burns

Canadian lacrosse player (died 1953)

William Laurie Burns was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was member of the Shamrock Lacrosse Team which won the gold medal in the lacrosse tournament.

1875

Neyzen Tevfik

Turkish philosopher, poet, and composer (died 1953)

Tevfik Kolaylı, better known by his pen name Neyzen Tevfik, was a Turkish poet, satirist, and neyzen. Tevfik was born in Bodrum and died in Istanbul. In addition to his satire, he composed taksims and saz semais. He…

1879

Marcel Lalu

French gymnast (died 1951)

Marcel Lalu was a French gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1900 he finished eighth in the combined exercises competition which was the…

1882

George Monckton-Arundell

8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th governor-general of New Zealand (died 1943)

George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, was a British politician. He served as the fifth Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1941.

1882

Dorothy Campbell

Scottish-American golfer (died 1945)

Dorothy Lee Campbell was a Scottish amateur golfer. Campbell was the first woman to win the American, British and Canadian Women's Amateurs.

1883

Peter Debye

Dutch-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1966)

Peter Joseph William Debye was a Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist, and Nobel laureate in Chemistry.

1884

Chika Kuroda

Japanese chemist (died 1968)

Chika Kuroda was a Japanese chemist whose research focused on natural pigments. She was the first woman in Japan to receive a Bachelor of Science.

1884

Eugène Tisserant

French cardinal (died 1972)

Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant was a French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia.

1884

Charles Daniels

American swimmer (died 1973)

Charles Meldrum Daniels was an American competition swimmer, eight-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in two freestyle swimming events. Daniels was an innovator of the front crawl swimming style, helping to…

1885

Dimitrie Cuclin

Romanian violinist and composer (died 1978)

Dimitrie Cuclin was a Romanian classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator, and writer.

1885

Edward Weston

American photographer (died 1958)

Edward Henry Weston was an American photographer. He has been called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers" and "one of the masters of 20th century photography." Over the course of his…

1886

Robert Mallet-Stevens

French architect and designer (died 1945)

Robert Mallet-Stevens was a French architect, designer, production designer and professor.

1886

Roscoe Arbuckle

American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1933)

Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and…

1887

Viktor Kingissepp

Estonian politician (died 1922)

Viktor Eduard Kingissepp was an Estonian communist politician who was a founder and leading member of the Estonian Communist Party.

1888

Albert Hill

English-Canadian runner (died 1969)

Albert George Hill was a British track and field athlete. He competed at the 1920 Olympics and won gold medals in the 800 m and 1500 m and a silver medal in the 3000 m team race.

1889

Agnes Macphail

Canadian educator and politician (died 1954)

Agnes Campbell Macphail was a Canadian politician and the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons. She served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1921 to 1940; from 1943 to 1945 and again from 1948 to 1951, she…

1890

Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov

Russian physicist and academic (died 1951)

Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov was a Soviet physicist, the President of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union from July 1945 until his death. His elder brother Nikolai Vavilov was a famous Russian geneticist.

1891

Marston Morse

American mathematician and academic (died 1977)

Harold Calvin Marston Morse was an American mathematician best known for his work on the calculus of variations in the large, a subject where he introduced the technique of differential topology now known as Morse…

1892

Walter Baade

German astronomer and author (died 1960)

Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade was a German astronomer who worked in the United States from 1931 to 1959.

1893

George Sisler

American baseball player and scout (died 1973)

George Harold Sisler, nicknamed "Gorgeous George", was an American professional baseball first baseman and player-manager. From 1915 through 1930, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns,…

1893

Wilhelm Reich

Austrian-American psychotherapist and academic (died 1957)

Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian doctor of medicine and a psychoanalyst, a member of the second generation of analysts after Sigmund Freud. The author of several influential books, The Impulsive Character (1925), The…

1897

Ub Iwerks

American animator, director, and producer, co-created Mickey Mouse (died 1971)

Ub Iwerks was an American animator, cartoonist, film director, film producer, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician. He was known for his early work with Walt Disney Productions, especially for…

1901

José Nasazzi

Uruguayan footballer (died 1968)

José Nasazzi Yarza was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back. He captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.

1901

Thomas E. Dewey

American lawyer and politician, 47th governor of New York (died 1971)

Thomas Edmund Dewey was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in 1944 and 1948, losing…

1902

Adolf Butenandt

German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)

Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones." He initially rejected the award in accordance with government policy, but…

1903

Malcolm Muggeridge

English journalist, author, and scholar (died 1990)

Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge was a British journalist and satirist. His father, H. T. Muggeridge, was a socialist politician and one of the early Labour Party Members of Parliament. Malcolm's brother Eric was one of the…

1903

Pura Santillan-Castrence

Filipino author and diplomat (died 2007)

Pura Santillan-Castrence was a Filipino writer and diplomat. Of Filipino women writers, she was among the first to gain prominence writing in the English language. She was named a Chevalier de Légion d'honneur by the…

1905

Paul Sauvé

Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th premier of Quebec (died 1960)

Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé was a Canadian lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician. He was the 17th premier of Quebec in 1959 and 1960.

1907

Clyde Barrow

American criminal (died 1934)

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut "Champion" Barrow were American outlaws who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, committing a series of criminal acts such as bank…

1909

Richard Wurmbrand

Romanian pastor and evangelist (died 2001)

Richard Wurmbrand, also known as Nicolai Ionescu, was a Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest, and professor of Jewish descent. In 1948, having become a Christian ten years before, he publicly said Communism and…

1909

Richard Conte

American actor, singer, and director (died 1975)

Richard Conte was an American actor. He was known for his starring roles in films noir and crime dramas during the 1940s and 1950s, including Call Northside 777, Cry of the City, House of Strangers, Whirlpool, The Blue…

1910

Joseph Barbera

American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (died 2006)

Joseph Roland Barbera was an American animator and cartoonist. He co-founded the animation studio Hanna-Barbera alongside William Hanna.

1911

Dorothy Height

American educator and activist (died 2010)

Dorothy Irene Height was an African-American civil rights and women's rights activist. She focused on the issues of Foundational Black American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. Height is…

1912

Eugène Martin

French racing driver (died 2006)

Eugène Martin was a racing driver from France. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950. He scored no championship points.

1915

Donald Hamilton

Swedish-American soldier and author (died 2006)

Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was an American writer of novels, short stories, and non-fiction about the outdoors. His novels consist mostly of paperback originals, principally spy fiction, but also crime fiction and…

1916

Harry B. Whittington

English palaeontologist and academic (died 2010)

Harry Blackmore Whittington FRS was a British palaeontologist who made a major contribution to the study of fossils of the Burgess Shale and other Cambrian fauna. His works are largely responsible for the concept of…

1916

Constantine Andreou

Greek painter and sculptor (died 2007)

Constantine Andreou was a Brazilian-born Greek painter and sculptor with a highly successful career that spanned six decades. Andreou has been praised by many as an eminent figure in international art of the 20th…

1917

John Kendrew

English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)

Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, was an English biochemist, crystallographer, and science administrator. Kendrew shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Max Perutz, for their work at the Cavendish Laboratory to…

1917

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore (died 2021)

Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. An author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film…

1919

Robert Heilbroner

American economist and historian (died 2005)

Robert L. Heilbroner was an American economist and historian of economic thought. The author of some two dozen books, Heilbroner was best known for The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great…

1919

Gene Nelson

American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1996)

Gene Nelson was an American actor, dancer, screenwriter, and director.

1920

Mary Stolz

American author (died 2006)

Mary Stolz was an American writer of fiction for children and young adults. She received the 1953 Child Study Association of America's Children's Book Award for In a Mirror, Newbery Honors in 1962 for Belling the Tiger…

1920

Franciszek Blachnicki

Polish priest (died 1987)

Franciszek Blachnicki was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Light-Life movement, also known as the Oasis Movement, and the Secular Institute of the Immaculate Mother of the Church. He founded several…

1921

Vasily Smyslov

Russian chess player (died 2010)

Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the seventh World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions. Smyslov twice…

1921

Onna White

Canadian dancer and choreographer (died 2005)

Onna White was a Canadian choreographer and dancer, nominated for eight Tony Awards.

1922

Murray Hamilton

American actor (died 1986)

Murray Hamilton was an American stage, screen and television character actor who appeared in such acclaimed films as The Spirit of St. Louis, Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler, The Graduate, The Way We Were, Jaws and The…

1923

Michael Legat

English author and publisher (died 2011)

Michael Legat was a British writer of writers' guides and romance novels. He was Chairman of Swanwick writers' summer school and an associate vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association.

1923

Norman Fell

American actor (died 1998)

Norman Fell was an American actor of film and television, most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers, and his film roles in Ocean's 11 (1960), The Graduate…

1924

Desmond Connell

Irish cardinal (died 2017)

Desmond Connell was an Irish cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He was an Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. Cardinal Connell was one of a number of senior clergy to have been heavily criticised for…

1926

Dario Fo

Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)

Dario Luigi Angelo Fo was an Italian playwright, actor, theatre director, stage designer, songwriter, political campaigner for the Italian left wing and the recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature. In his time…

1926

William Porter

American hurdler (died 2000)

William "Bill" Franklin Porter III was an American track and field athlete, gold medal winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

1926

John Woodland Hastings

American biochemist and academic (died 2014)

John Woodland "Woody" Hastings, was a leader in the field of photobiology, especially bioluminescence, and was one of the founders of the field of circadian biology. He was the Paul C. Mangelsdorf Professor of Natural…

1927

Martin Walser

German author and playwright (died 2023)

Martin Johannes Walser was a German writer, known especially as a novelist. He began his career as journalist for Süddeutscher Rundfunk, where he wrote and directed audio plays. He was a member of Group 47 from 1953 on.

1927

Byron Janis

American pianist and composer (died 2024)

Byron Janis was an American classical pianist. He made numerous recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. His discography covered…

1928

Pat Renella

Italian-American actor (died 2012)

Pat Renella was an American actor. His motion picture debut was as an engineer in the space drama X-15 (1961) starring David McLean and Charles Bronson.

1929

David Dacko

Central African politician, 1st president of the Central African Republic (died 2003)

David Dacko was a Central African politician who served as the first President of the Central African Republic from 14 August 1960 to 31 December 1965 and as the third President of the Central African Republic from 21…

1930

Steve McQueen

American actor and producer (died 1980)

Terrence Stephen McQueen was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of 1960s counterculture, made him a top box office draw for his films of the late 1950s to the mid-1970s. He was…

1930

Hanno Drechsler

German educator and politician, Mayor of Marburg (died 2003)

Hanno Drechsler was the Lord Mayor of the City of Marburg, Germany between 1970 and 1992, and the instigator of its restoration after urban renewal; he was also an important Social Democratic politician and political…

1931

Stephen De Staebler

American sculptor and educator (died 2011)

Stephen De Staebler was an American sculptor, printmaker, and educator, he was best recognized for his work in clay and bronze. Totemic and fragmented in form, De Staebler's figurative sculptures call forth the many…

1933

Lee Mendelson

American television producer (died 2019)

Leland Maurice Mendelson was an American animation producer and executive producer of many Peanuts animated specials.

1933

Carol Kaye

American bass guitarist

Carol Kaye is an American musician. She is one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career lasting over 65 years.

1935

Don Covay

American singer-songwriter (died 2015)

Donald James Randolph, better known by the stage name Don Covay, was an American R&B, rock and roll, and soul singer-songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s.

1936

Alex Olmedo

Peruvian-American tennis player (died 2020)

Alejandro "Alex" Olmedo Rodríguez was a tennis player from Peru with American citizenship. He was listed by the USTA as a "foreign" player for 1958, but as a U.S. player for 1959. He helped win the Davis Cup for the…

1936

Billy Stewart

American singer and pianist (died 1970)

William Larry Stewart II was an American R&B singer and pianist popular during the 1960s.

1937

Holger Czukay

German musician (died 2017)

Holger Schüring, known professionally as Holger Czukay, was a German musician who co-founded the krautrock group Can. Described as "successfully bridg[ing] the gap between pop and the avant-garde", Czukay also created…

1938

David Irving

English historian and author

David John Cawdell Irving is an English author who has written on the military and political history of the Second World War, especially Nazi Germany. He was found to be a Holocaust denier in a British court in 2000 as…

1938

Larry Wilson

American football player (died 2020)

Lawrence Frank Wilson was an American professional football safety who played with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). An eight-time Pro Bowl selection, he played his entire 13-year career…

1938

Bob Mackie

American fashion designer

Robert Gordon Mackie is an American fashion designer and costumier, best known for his dressing of numerous entertainment personalities for television, movies, concerts, and live stage shows. He was the costume designer…

1940

Michael Masser

American songwriter, composer and producer (died 2015)

Michael William Masser was an American songwriter, composer and producer of popular music.

1941

Jesús Alou

Dominican baseball player (died 2023)

Jesús María Rojas Alou was a Dominican professional baseball outfielder. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the San Francisco Giants (1963–68), the Houston Astros, the Oakland Athletics…

1942

R. Lee Ermey

American sergeant and actor (died 2018)

Ronald Lee Ermey was an American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best…

1944

Vojislav Koštunica

Serbian academic and politician, 8th prime minister of Serbia

Vojislav Koštunica is a Serbian former politician who served as the last president of FR Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and as the prime minister of Serbia from 2004 to 2008.

1944

Robert T. Bakker

American paleontologist and academic

Robert Thomas Bakker is an American paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about dinosaurs, particularly by adding support to the theory that some dinosaurs were endothermic (warm-blooded). Along with his…

1945

Curtis Hanson

American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016)

Curtis Lee Hanson was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and editor for Cinema…

1945

Patrick Malahide

English actor and screenwriter

Patrick Gerald Duggan, known professionally as Patrick Malahide, is a British actor of stage and screen. His acting credits include The New Avengers (1976), ITV Playhouse (1977), The Eagle of the Ninth (1977), Sweeney 2…

1945

Klaus Dinger

German guitarist and songwriter (died 2008)

Klaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal krautrock band Neu!. He was also the guitarist and chief songwriter of new wave group La Düsseldorf and briefly the…

1946

Kitty O'Neil

American stuntwoman (died 2018)

Kitty Linn O'Neil was an American stuntwoman and auto-racer, often called "the fastest woman in the world" for her various speed records. Her women's absolute land speed record stood until 2019.

1946

Dennis Erickson

American football player and coach

Dennis Brian Erickson is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) league. He was also the head coach at the University…

1947

Christine Gregoire

American lawyer and politician, 22nd governor of Washington

Christine Gregoire is an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of Washington, from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 and…

1947

Mick Jones

English footballer and coach (died 2022)

Michael Jones was an English professional footballer and coach.

1947

Alan Sugar

English businessman

Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar is a British businessman, entrepreneur and television personality.

1947

Javier Diez Canseco

Peruvian sociologist and politician (died 2013)

Javier Diez Canseco Cisneros was a Peruvian politician and member of the Peruvian Congress representing the Socialist Party of Peru (PS), of which he was a founding member and also served as its Party President.

1948

Jerzy Kukuczka

Polish mountaineer (died 1989)

Józef Jerzy Kukuczka was a Polish mountaineer, regarded as one of the greatest high-altitude climbers in history. In 1987, he became the second man to climb all 14 eight-thousanders in the world, a feat known as the…

1948

Tabitha King

American author and poet

Tabitha "Tabby" Jane King is an American author.

1949

Ruud Krol

Dutch footballer and coach

Rudolf Jozef "Ruud" Krol is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax. He became a coach after…

1949

Steve Lang

Canadian bass player (died 2017)

Stephen Keith Lang was a Canadian bassist best known for his time and work with the rock band April Wine from 1976 to 1984 during the band's most successful years.

1949

Ali Akbar Salehi

Iranian academic and politician, 36th Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

Ali Akbar Salehi is an Iranian academic, diplomat and former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, who served in this position from 2009 to 2010 and also from 2013 to 2021. He served for the first time as head…

1949

Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th prime minister of Sri Lanka

Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. He has also served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1993–1994, 2001–2004, 2015–2018, 2018-2019 and in…

1949

Gary Wichard

American football player and agent (died 2011)

Gary Theodore Wichard was a college football player and professional sports agent.

1950

Peter Boyle

Scottish-Australian footballer and manager (died 2013)

Peter Boyle was a footballer and manager who played as a striker. Born in Scotland, he represented Australia at international level.

1951

Pat Bradley

American golfer

Pat Bradley is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won 31 tour events, including six major championships. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

1951

Tommy Hilfiger

American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation

Thomas Jacob Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.

1951

Anna Włodarczyk

Polish long jumper and coach

Anna Bożena Włodarczyk is a Polish athlete. She is the 1980 European long jump champion.

1951

Greg McCrary

American football player (died 2013)

Gregory Alonza McCrary was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and the San Diego Chargers. He played college…

1952

Anita L. Allen

American lawyer, philosopher, and academic

Anita LaFrance Allen is the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She was formerly Vice Provost for Faculty from 2013 to 2020.

1953

Louie Anderson

American actor and comedian (died 2022)

Louis Perry Anderson was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host. He created the cartoon series Life with Louie and the television sitcom The Louie Show, and wrote four books, including Hey Mom:…

1953

Rafael Orozco Maestre

Colombian singer (died 1992)

Rafael José Orozco Maestre was a Colombian singer of vallenato music. He was one of the major representatives of Colombian popular folk music and was lead singer and co-founder, alongside fellow accordionist Israel…

1954

Doug Jarvis

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Douglas McArthur Jarvis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League. He was a four-time Stanley Cup…

1955

Pat Price

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Shaun Patrick Price is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Vancouver Blazers and the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders,…

1955

Steve Ballmer

American businessman

Steven Anthony Ballmer is an American businessman and investor who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. He is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association…

1956

Bill Wray

American cartoonist and painter

William York Wray, known professionally in animation as Bill Wray, is an American cartoonist, animator and landscape painter. He is best known for his contributions to Mad and The Ren & Stimpy Show, as well as his…

1956

Pierre Harvey

Canadian cyclist and skier

Pierre Harvey, is a Canadian sports athlete. He was the first Canadian male athlete to compete in both the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1984 Winter Olympics.

1957

Mike Woodson

American basketball player and coach

Michael Dean Woodson is an American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player who is the associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1958

Emmit King

American sprinter (died 2021)

Emmit King was an American track and field sprinter, who twice was a member of the American Relay Team for the Summer Olympics but he did not compete. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural 1983…

1959

Renaldo Nehemiah

American hurdler and football player

Renaldo Nehemiah is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 m hurdles. He was ranked number one in the world for four straight years, and is a former world record holder. Nehemiah is the…

1959

Derek Statham

English footballer

Derek James Statham is an English former footballer who played at left-back. He played for West Bromwich Albion, Southampton, Walsall and Stoke City.

1959

Jan Berglin

Swedish cartoonist

Jan Berglin is a Swedish cartoonist who made his debut in the Uppsala student newspaper Ergo in 1985. After completing his studies, Berglin has been living in Gävle where he works as a teacher of Swedish and religion.…

1960

Barry Horowitz

American wrestler

Barry Horowitz is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

1960

Nena

German singer-songwriter and actress

Gabriele Susanne Kerner, better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". In that…

1960

Scott Pruett

American race car driver

Scott Donald Pruett is an American former racing driver who has competed in numerous disciplines of the sport. In the 1980s, Pruett established himself as a top sports car racer, winning two IMSA GTO, and three Trans-Am…

1960

Annabella Sciorra

American actress

Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra is an American actress. She came to prominence with her film debut in True Love (1989) and worked steadily throughout the 1990s in films such as Jungle Fever (1991), The Hard Way…

1960

Dean Jones

Australian cricketer and coach (died 2020)

Dean Mervyn Jones was an Australian cricket player, coach and commentator who played Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Australia. He had an excellent record in Test cricket and is best remembered for…

1961

Yanis Varoufakis

Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance

Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis is a Greek economist and politician. Since 2018, he has been Secretary-General of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25), a left-wing pan-European political party he…

1961

Angèle Dubeau

Canadian violinist

Angèle Dubeau, is a retired Canadian classical violinist. She has devoted a large part of her career to making classical music accessible to a wide audience and also frequently played works by contemporary composers. In…

1962

Irina Meszynski

German discus thrower

Irina Meszynski is a retired East German discus thrower.

1962

Vadym Tyshchenko

Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2015)

Vadym Mykolayovych Tyshchenko or Vadim Nikolayevich Tishchenko was a Soviet and Ukrainian association football player and Ukrainian coach.

1963

Raimond van der Gouw

Dutch footballer and coach

Raimundus Johannes Hendrikus "Raimond" van der Gouw is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

1963

Torsten Voss

German decathlete and bobsledder

Torsten Voss is a former East German track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

1963

Patterson Hood

American singer-songwriter

Patterson David Hood is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the band Drive-By Truckers.

1964

Floyd Heard

American sprinter and coach

Floyd Wayne Heard is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States, best known for setting the 1986 world's best year performance in the men's 200 m. He did so on 7 July 1986 at a meet in Moscow, Soviet…

1966

Rico Hizon

Filipino broadcast journalist

Federico "Rico" Morales Hizon, is a Filipino broadcast journalist. He is currently the Senior Vice President for Corporate Relations of SM Investment Corp. since May 6, 2024.

1966

Diann Roffe

American skier

Diann Roffe, also known as Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, is a former World Cup-winning alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States.

1967

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player

Minarti Timur is a former Indonesian badminton player who is affiliated with PB Djarum since 1987.

1968

Stephan Eberharter

Austrian skier

Stephan "Steff" Eberharter is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.

1969

Ilir Meta

Albanian politician, incumbent president of Albania

Ilir Rexhep Meta is an Albanian politician who served as President of Albania from 2015 to 2022.

1969

Judith Draxler

Austrian swimmer

Judith Draxler is a retired freestyle swimmer from Austria, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996.

1970

Erica Kennedy

American journalist and author (died 2012)

Erica Kennedy was an American author, blogger, news correspondent, fashion journalist, and singer. Her 2004 novel Bling, became a New York Times bestseller. In 2010, she was named to the list of 100 most influential…

1970

Mike Vanderjagt

Canadian-American football player

Michael John Vanderjagt is a Canadian former professional football placekicker and punter who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. He served as the Colts'…

1970

Christophe Dugarry

French footballer

Christophe Jérôme Dugarry is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the France team that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. His clubs included Bordeaux, AC Milan,…

1972

Steve Karsay

American baseball player and coach

Stefan Andrew Karsay is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians (1998–2001), Atlanta Braves (2001), New York Yankees, and…

1972

Jacek Bąk

Polish footballer

Jacek Waldemar Bąk is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

1973

Philippe Boucher

Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Philippe Boucher is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League. He was the general manager of the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL from 2019 to 2023. He also…

1973

Steve Corica

Australian footballer and coach

Stephen Christopher Corica is an Australian soccer manager and former player. In December 2023, Corica was announced as the inaugural manager of A-League expansion club Auckland FC.

1973

Jure Ivanušič

Slovenian actor, concert pianist and chansonnier

Jure Ivanušič is a Slovene theatre and film actor, director, playwright, concert pianist, composer, chansonnier and translator.

1973

Mette Jacobsen

Danish swimmer

Mette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, beginning in 1988. She won a total of 32 individual medals in…

1973

Glen Jakovich

Australian footballer

Glen Darren Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

1973

Sergey Klyugin

Russian high jumper

Sergey Petrovich Klyugin is a Russian high jumper. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2.35m, one centimetre behind his personal best jump from 1998. A bronze medal at 1998's European championships…

1974

Thomas Johansson

Swedish-Monégasque tennis player

Karl Thomas Conny Johansson is a Swedish tennis coach and a former professional player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 7 singles ranking in May 2002. His career highlights…

1975

Aaron Brooks

American football player

Aaron Lafette Brooks is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints. He played college football…

1976

Aliou Cissé

Senegalese footballer and coach

Aliou Cissé is a Senegalese professional football coach and former player. Who is currently the head coach of Angola national team. Cissé is best known for captaining the Senegal team which reached the 2002 Africa Cup…

1976

Annette Dasch

German soprano

Annette Dasch is a German soprano. She has performed in opera and concerts internationally, often portraying Mozart characters such as Elvira in Don Giovanni at La Scala, Aminta in Il re pastore at the Salzburg…

1976

Athanasios Kostoulas

Greek footballer

Athanasios Kostoulas is a Greek former international footballer who played as a defender.

1976

Maxim Kuznetsov

Russian ice hockey player

Maxim Romanovich Kuznetsov is a Kazakhstan-born Russian former professional ice hockey player. Kuznetsov was drafted in the 1st round by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

1977

Amir Arison

American actor

Amir Arison is an American actor, best known for his work as FBI tech expert Aram Mojtabai on NBC’s The Blacklist for ten seasons.

1978

Michael Braun

Australian footballer and coach

Michael Braun is an Australian rules footballer who played for the AFL's West Coast Eagles.

1978

Tomáš Ujfaluši

Czech footballer and manager

Tomáš Ujfaluši is a Czech former professional footballer. He operated as either a central defender or a right-back. Initially beginning his career with Sigma Olomouc in 1996, he played in Germany, Italy (four), Spain…

1978

José Valverde

Dominican baseball player

José Rafael Valverde is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, and New York Mets. He is…

1978

Norris Hopper

American baseball player

Norris Stephen Hopper is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played three seasons of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds. Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the eighth round of the…

1979

Periklis Iakovakis

Greek hurdler

Periklís Iakovákis is a retired Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder with a time of 47.82 seconds and fifteen times national champion in the event.

1979

Graeme Swann

English cricketer

Graeme Peter Swann is an English former cricketer who played all three formats of the game. Born in Northampton, he attended Sponne School in Towcester, Northamptonshire. He was primarily a right-arm off-spinner, and…

1979

Ramzi Abid

Canadian ice hockey player

Ramzi Abid is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player of Tunisian descent, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers and the Nashville…

1980

Andrew Hutchinson

American ice hockey player

Andrew Thomas Hutchinson is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1980

Tassos Venetis

Greek footballer

Anastasios "Tasos" Venetis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender.

1980

Mike Adams

American football player

Michael Carl Adams is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently the assistant secondary coach for the New York Giants. Adams played college…

1981

Ron Hainsey

American ice hockey player

Ronald Martin Hainsey is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played seventeen years in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Atlanta Thrashers,…

1981

Dirk Hayhurst

American baseball player

Dirk Von Hayhurst is an American author and broadcaster, and formerly a professional baseball pitcher. Hayhurst played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres in 2008 and for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009.…

1981

Mark Looms

Dutch footballer

Mark Looms is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left back.

1981

Gary Paffett

English racing driver

Gary James Paffett is a British former racing driver, motorsport executive, and Racing Director at Kiro Race Co in Formula E. Having become a household name in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), following fifteen…

1981

Epico Colon

Puerto Rican professional wrestler

Orlando Tito Colón Nieves is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he performs as Orlando Colón and is in a tag team with his cousin Eddie Colón. He…

1982

Jake Hager

American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler

Donald Jacob Hager Jr. is an American slap fighter and retired amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his tenures in WWE as Jack Swagger and in All Elite Wrestling (AEW)…

1982

Corey Hart

American baseball player

Jon Corey Hart is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2004 through 2013, the Seattle Mariners in 2014 and the Pittsburgh…

1982

Jimmy Hempte

Belgian footballer

Jimmy Hempte is a Belgium retired footballer who played as a left back and current head coach of CS PV Ostiches.

1982

Dustin McGowan

American baseball player

Dustin Michael McGowan is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, and Miami Marlins.

1982

Luca Ceccarelli

Italian footballer

Luca Ceccarelli is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a right back.

1983

Riccardo Musetti

Italian footballer

Riccardo Musetti is a retired Italian footballer.

1983

Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau

Canadian ice hockey player

Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger.

1983

Benoît Assou-Ekotto

French-Cameroonian footballer

Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto is a former professional footballer who played as a left back.

1984

Park Bom

South Korean singer

Park Bom, also known mononymously as Bom, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group 2NE1, which became one of the most popular South Korean girl groups worldwide.

1984

Chris Bosh

American basketball player

Christopher Wesson Bosh is an American former professional basketball player. A Texas Mr. Basketball in high school, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech before declaring for the 2003 NBA draft,…

1984

Adrian D'Souza

Indian field hockey player

Adrian Albert D'souza is an Indian field hockey goalkeeper, who made his international debut for the men's national team in January 2004 during the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Adrian…

1984

Lucy Wangui Kabuu

Kenyan runner

Lucy Wangūi Kabuu is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres events. She has represented Kenya twice at the Summer Olympics, finishing in the top ten of the 10,000 m race in both 2004…

1984

Philipp Petzschner

German tennis player

Philipp Petzschner is a retired German professional tennis player. He was known for his hard-hitting forehand and backhand slices. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9, which he achieved in April 2011.

1984

Haruka Ayase

Japanese actress and singer

Aya Tademaru better known by the stage name Haruka Ayase , is a Japanese actress who started her career as a model in the year 2000. She has since become a leading actress in television and film. The Japan Times has…

1985

CJ Perry

American wrestler, manager, and actress

Catherine Joy "CJ" Perry is an American professional wrestling manager, retired professional wrestler, and actress. She is signed to WWE under a "Legends" contract under the ring name Lana. She is also known for her…

1985

Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladeshi cricketer

Shakib Al Hasan is a Bangladeshi international cricketer and captain who played Test, ODI and T20I cricket for the Bangladeshi cricket team. He was a former member of Parliament for Magura-1. He is known for his…

1987

Yuma Asami

Japanese actress and singer

Yuma Asami , is a Japanese actress, singer, and a former adult video (AV) actress and model. Starring in more than 600 adult films between 2005 and 2013, Asami was widely recognized as one of Japan's most famous and…

1987

Billy Jones

English footballer

Billy Jones is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

1987

Ramires

Brazilian footballer

Ramires Santos do Nascimento, known as Ramires, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. A midfielder, he was comfortable playing in either the centre or right midfielder position. He normally played as a…

1987

Aiga Grabuste

Latvian heptathlete

Aiga Grabuste is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won bronze medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, finishing just 10…

1988

Ryan Higgins

Zimbabwean cricketer

Ryan Shaun Higgins is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He played 11 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe in 2006, highlights include the wicket of Brian Lara and best bowling figures of 4/21 from 10 overs. Ryan Higgins…

1988

Matías Martínez

Argentinian footballer

Matías Alfredo Martínez is an Argentine football defender who plays for Atlético de Rafaela.

1988

Kardo Ploomipuu

Estonian swimmer

Kardo Ploomipuu is an Estonian swimmer.

1988

Matt Todd

New Zealand rugby union player

Matthew Brendon Todd is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Crusaders.

1988

Zyzz

Russian-Australian bodybuilder and internet personality (died 2011)

Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian, better known as Zyzz, was an Australian bodybuilder and model. He established a cult following after posting videos of himself on YouTube, starting in 2007.

1989

Aljur Abrenica

Filipino actor

Aljur Mikael Guiang Abrenica is a Filipino actor and singer. He appeared on the fourth season of StarStruck.

1990

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Australian-New Zealand actress

Keisha Castle-Hughes is a New Zealand actress. She made her acting debut in the drama film Whale Rider (2002), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second-youngest nominee…

1990

Starlin Castro

American baseball player

Starlin DeJesus Castro is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins, and Washington Nationals.…

1990

Lacey Evans

American wrestler

Macey Estrella-Kadlec is an American professional wrestler and former U.S. Marine. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Lacey Evans.

1990

Alyssa Healy

Australian cricketer

Alyssa Jean Healy is an Australian former cricketer who played for and captained the Australian women's national team. She also played for New South Wales in domestic cricket, as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL.…

1990

JonTron

American YouTuber

Jonathan Aryan Jafari, better known online as JonTron, is an American YouTuber and comedian. He created the eponymous YouTube web series JonTron, where he reviews and parodies video games, films and other media.

1990

Nick Browne

English cricketer

Nicholas Laurence Joseph Browne is an English former professional cricketer turned cricket coach. A left-handed batsman, he who played for Essex.

1991

Dalila Jakupovic

Slovenian tennis player

Dalila Jakupović is a Slovenian tennis player of Bosnian descent.

1991

Daniel Sazonov

Finnish politician

Daniel Matti Mikael Sazonov is a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party. He has served as Deputy Mayor of Helsinki for Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services since 2021. Sazonov has served as a…

1993

Enzo Zidane

French-Spanish footballer

Enzo Alan Zidane Fernández, known simply as Enzo, is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1995

Myles Turner

American basketball player

Myles Christian Turner is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season for the Texas Longhorns before being selected by the…

1996

Mina

Japanese singer and dancer

Mina Myoi, known mononymously as Mina, is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2015, and its subgroup MiSaMo,…

1997

Christopher Briney

American actor

Christopher Thomas Briney is an American actor. He is known for his breakthrough role as Conrad Fisher in the Amazon Prime Video teen romance series The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022–2025). He also starred in the musical…

1998

Ethel Cain

American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model

Hayden Silas Anhedönia, known professionally as Ethel Cain, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model. She became known for her ambient and Southern Gothic-style music and lyrics. She began releasing…

1998

Damar Hamlin

American football player

Damar Romeyelle Hamlin is an American professional football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Bills in the…

1998

Katie Swan

English tennis player

Katie Swan is a British tennis player. She has won 16 ITF singles titles and one in doubles. Her peak world ranking in singles is 118 and her highest in doubles is 293. When she made her debut, Swan was the youngest…

1999