Famous Birthdays on March 31

Q: Who was born on March 31?

Famous people born on March 31 include: Philippa of Lancaster (died 1415), Pope Pius IV (died 1565), Guru Angad, Henry II of France (died 1559), Ashikaga Yoshiteru.

Q: What is Tom Barrasso known for?

Tom Barrasso, American ice hockey player and coach

306 people 1360 – 2005

March 31 has seen 306 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1360 – 2005. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · March 31 — Wikipedia

1965 — Tom Barrasso

American ice hockey player and coach

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He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 18 seasons

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Barrasso began his time in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, who selected him fifth overall in the 1983 NHL entry draft out of high school

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He was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988, where he would best be remembered and spend the majority of his career

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Barrasso spent parts of 12 seasons with the Penguins, and was a Stanley Cup champion in 1991 and 1992

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After being traded to the Ottawa Senators in March 2000 and sitting out the 2000–01 season, his final two seasons were split playing for the Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, and St

Philippa of Lancaster (died 1415)

Philippa of Lancaster was Queen of Portugal from 1387 until 1415 as the wife of King John I. Born into the royal family of England, her marriage secured the Treaty of Windsor and produced several children who became…

1360

Pope Pius IV (died 1565)

Pope Pius IV, born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565.

1499

Guru Angad

Indian religious leader (died 1552)

Guru Angad was the second of the ten Sikh gurus of Sikhism. After meeting Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, becoming a Sikh, and serving and working with Nanak for many years, Nanak gave Lehna the name Angad, and…

1504

Henry II of France (died 1559)

Henry II was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1536.

1519

Ashikaga Yoshiteru

Japanese shōgun (died 1565)

Ashikaga Yoshiteru , also known as Yoshifushi or Yoshifuji, was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the 13th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1546 to 1565 during the late Muromachi period of Japan. He was…

1536

René Descartes

French mathematician and philosopher (died 1650)

René Descartes was a French philosopher, scientist, logician, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science during the Renaissance era. Mathematics was paramount…

1596

Jakov Mikalja

Italian linguist and lexicographer (died 1654)

Jakov Mikalja, was a Croatian linguist and lexicographer. He was born in the town of Peschici (Apulia), at that time under the Kingdom of Naples. He said about himself to be "an Italian of Slavic language".

1601

Andrew Marvell

English poet and politician (died 1678)

Andrew Marvell was an English poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend of John Milton. A…

1621

Charles II

Elector Palatine, German husband of Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark (died 1685)

Charles II was Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685. He was the son of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine of the House of Wittelsbach, and Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.

1651

Pope Benedict XIV (died 1758)

Pope Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death on 3 May 1758.

1675

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer (died 1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo…

1685

Mariana Victoria of Spain (died 1781)

Mariana Victoria of Spain was an Infanta of Spain by birth and was later the Queen of Portugal as the wife of King Joseph I. She acted as regent of Portugal in 1776–1777, during the last months of her husband's life,…

1718

Frederick V of Denmark (died 1766)

Frederick V was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. A member of the House of Oldenburg, he was the son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Magdalene of…

1723

Étienne Bézout

French mathematician and theorist (died 1783)

Étienne Bézout was a French mathematician who was born in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France, and died in Avon, France.

1730

Joseph Haydn

Austrian pianist and composer (died 1809)

Franz Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was pivotal in the evolution of chamber music forms like the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led him to be…

1732

Panoutsos Notaras

Greek politician (died 1849)

Panoutsos Notaras was a Greek revolutionary and politician who was a leading figure of the Greek War of Independence, serving several times as president of the Greek national assemblies and legislative bodies.

1740

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz

German pianist and composer (died 1800)

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz was a German musician. He is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poems "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" and "Wir pflügen und wir streuen", and the Christmas carol "Ihr…

1747

Charles Cagniard de la Tour

French physicist and engineer (died 1859)

Baron Charles Cagniard de la Tour was a French engineer and physicist.

1777

Coenraad Jacob Temminck

Dutch zoologist and ornithologist (died 1858)

Coenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch patrician, zoologist and museum director.

1778

Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan

American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior (died 1852)

Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan was a 19th-century politician and lawyer who served briefly as United States Secretary of the Interior under President Millard Fillmore.

1794

Edward FitzGerald

English poet and translator (died 1883)

Edward FitzGerald or Fitzgerald was an English poet and writer. His most famous poem is the first and best-known English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, which has kept its reputation and popularity since…

1809

Otto Lindblad

Swedish composer (died 1864)

Otto Jonas Lindblad, was a Swedish composer. He is most famous for the musical score of Kungssången, the Swedish royal anthem.

1809

Félix María Zuloaga

Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860–1862) (died 1898)

Félix María Zuloaga Trillo was a Mexican conservative general and politician who played a key role in the outbreak of the Reform War in early 1860, a war which would see him elevated to the presidency of the nation.…

1813

Chlodwig

Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (died 1901)

Chlodwig Carl Viktor, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Prince of Ratibor and Corvey, usually referred to as the Prince of Hohenlohe, was a German statesman, who served as the imperial chancellor of the German Empire…

1819

Mary Boykin Chesnut

American author (died 1886)

Mary Boykin Chesnut was an American writer noted for a book published as her Civil War diary, a "vivid picture of a society in the throes of its life-and-death struggle." She described the war from within her…

1823

Mary Abigail Dodge

American writer and essayist (died 1896)

Mary Abigail Dodge was an American writer and essayist, who wrote under the pseudonym Gail Hamilton. Her writing is noted for its wit and promotion of equality of education and occupation for women. She was an…

1833

John La Farge

American artist (died 1910)

John La Farge was an American artist whose career spanned illustration, murals, interior design, painting, and popular books on his Asian travels and other art-related topics. La Farge made stained glass windows, mainly…

1835

Hermann de Pourtalès

Swiss sailor (died 1904)

Count Hermann Alexander de Pourtalès was a Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

1847

Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev

Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1878)

Yegor (Egor) Ivanovich Zolotaryov was a Russian mathematician.

1847

Francis Bell

New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1936)

Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell was a New Zealand lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of New Zealand from 14 to 30 May 1925. He was the first New Zealand-born prime minister, holding office in a…

1851

Alfred E. Hunt

American businessman (died 1899)

Alfred Ephraim Hunt (1855-1899) was a 19th-century American metallurgist and industrialist best known for founding the company that would eventually become Alcoa, the world's largest producer and distributor of aluminum.

1855

Emil Fenyvessy

Hungarian actor and screenwriter (died 1924)

Emil Fenyvessy was a Hungarian actor.

1859

Anandi Gopal Joshi

Indian physician (died 1887)

Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi was the first Indian female doctor of western medicine along with Kadambini Ganguly.

1865

Arthur Griffith

Irish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (died 1922)

Arthur Joseph Griffith was an Irish writer, newspaper editor and politician who founded the political party Sinn Féin. He led the Irish delegation at the negotiations that produced the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, and…

1871

Sergei Diaghilev

Russian ballet manager and critic, founded the Ballets Russes (died 1929)

Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, also known as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise.

1872

Benjamín G. Hill

Mexican revolutionary general, governor of Sonora (died 1920)

Gen. Benjamín Guillermo Hill Salido was a military commander during the Mexican Revolution. He was a cousin of revolutionary general and later president Álvaro Obregón Salido, whom he supported from the beginning of his…

1874

Henri Marteau

French violinist and composer (died 1934)

Henri Marteau was a French violinist and composer.

1874

Borisav Stanković

Serbian author (died 1927)

Borisav "Bora" Stanković was a Serbian writer belonging to the school of realism. His novels and short stories depict the life of people from South Serbia. He belongs to an exceptional group of storytellers that…

1876

Jack Johnson

American boxer (died 1946)

John Arthur Johnson, nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). His 1910 fight against James J.…

1878

Adriaan van Maanen

Dutch-American astronomer and academic (died 1946)

Adriaan van Maanen was a Dutch-American astronomer. Born in Friesland, he studied astronomy at the University of Utrecht, earning his Ph.D. in 1911, and worked briefly at the University of Groningen. In 1911, he came to…

1884

Pascin

Bulgarian-American painter and illustrator (died 1930)

Julius Mordecai Pincas, known as Pascin, Jules Pascin, also known as the "Prince of Montparnasse", was a Bulgarian artist of the School of Paris, known for his paintings and drawings. He later became an American…

1885

Ben Adams

American jumper (died 1961)

Benjamin Willard Adams was an American athlete who competed mainly in the standing jumps. At the 1912 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the standing high jump and a bronze in the standing long jump, while his…

1890

William Lawrence Bragg

Australian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)

Sir William Lawrence Bragg was an Australian-born British X-ray crystallographer who uniquely shared a Nobel Prize with his father William Henry Bragg – the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics "for their services in the…

1890

Victor Varconi

Hungarian-American actor and director (died 1976)

Victor Varconi was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where he continued to appear in films…

1891

Clemens Krauss

Austrian conductor and manager (died 1954)

Clemens Heinrich Krauss was an Austrian conductor and opera impresario, particularly associated with the music of Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss and Richard Wagner. He founded the New Year's Concert of the Vienna…

1893

Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt

German physician and historian (died 1982)

Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt was a German internist, art historian, and cultural historian.

1893

Vardis Fisher

American author and academic (died 1968)

Vardis Alvero Fisher was an American writer from Idaho who wrote popular historical novels of the Old West. After studying at the University of Utah and the University of Chicago, Fisher taught English at the University…

1895

Prince Henry

Duke of Gloucester (died 1974)

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was a member of the British royal family. He was the third son of King George V and Queen Mary, and was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. He served as the 11th…

1900

Robert Stevenson

English director and screenwriter (died 1986)

Robert Edward Stevenson was a British-American screenwriter and film director.

1905

George Treweek

Australian rugby league player (died 1991)

George Treweek was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a towering second-row in his time, who formed an integral part of the champion South Sydney teams of the 1920s and early…

1905

Sin-Itiro Tomonaga

Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)

Shinichiro Tomonaga , usually cited as Sin-Itiro Tomonaga in English, was a Japanese physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger "for their fundamental work in quantum…

1906

Red Norvo

American vibraphone player and composer (died 1999)

Red Norvo was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His recordings included "Dance of the…

1908

Freddie Green

American guitarist (died 1987)

Frederick William Green was an American swing jazz guitarist who played rhythm guitar with the Count Basie Orchestra for almost fifty years.

1911

Elisabeth Grümmer

German soprano (died 1986)

Elisabeth Grümmer was a German soprano. She has been described as "a singer blessed with elegant musicality, warm-hearted sincerity, and a voice of exceptional beauty".

1911

William Lederer

American soldier and author (died 2009)

William Julius Lederer, Jr. was an American author and naval officer.

1912

Etta Baker

African-American singer and guitarist (died 2006)

Etta Baker was an American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer from North Carolina.

1913

Octavio Paz

Mexican poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)

Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican philosopher, poet, and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature,…

1914

Dagmar Lange

Swedish author (died 1991)

Dagmar Maria Lange was a Swedish author of crime fiction under the pen name Maria Lang. She was one of the first detective novelists in the Swedish language, and her books helped make the genre popular in Sweden.

1914

Albert Hourani

English historian and author (died 1993)

Albert Habib Hourani, was a Lebanese British historian, specialising in the history of the Middle East and Middle Eastern studies.

1915

Shoichi Yokoi

Japanese sergeant (died 1997)

Shōichi Yokoi was a Japanese soldier who served as a sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second World War and was one of the last four Japanese holdouts to be found after the end of hostilities in…

1915

Lucille Bliss

American voice actress (died 2012)

Lucille Theresa Bliss was an American actress, known in the Bay Area and in Hollywood as the "Girl With a Thousand Voices".

1916

Tommy Bolt

American golfer (died 2008)

Thomas Henry Bolt was an American professional golfer. He did not join the PGA Tour until he was in his thirties, but he went on to win 15 PGA Tour titles, including the 1958 U.S. Open. He played in the Ryder Cup in…

1916

John H. Wood

Jr., American lawyer and judge (died 1979)

John Howland Wood Jr. was an American lawyer and judge from Texas. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1970 until his assassination in…

1916

Dorothy DeLay

American violinist and educator (died 2002)

Dorothy DeLay was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School, Sarah Lawrence College, and the University of Cincinnati.

1917

Ted Post

American director (died 2013)

Theodore Ian Post was an American film, television, and theatre director. He directed numerous episodes of well-known television series during the 1950s and '60s, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy and two Directors…

1918

Frank Akins

American football player (died 1993)

Frank Scott Akins was an American football running back who played for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the 30th…

1919

Deborah Cavendish

Duchess of Devonshire, British aristocrat, socialite and author (died 2014)

Deborah Vivien Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, was an English aristocrat, writer, memoirist, and socialite. She was the youngest and last surviving of the six Mitford sisters, who were prominent members of British…

1920

Lowell Fulson

African-American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)

Lowell Fulson was an American blues guitarist and songwriter, in the West Coast blues tradition. He also recorded for contractual reasons as Lowell Fullsom and Lowell Fulsom. After T-Bone Walker, he was the most…

1921

Peggy Rea

American actress and casting director (died 2011)

Peggy Jane Rea was an American actress known for her many roles in television, often playing matronly characters.

1921

John Ugelstad

Norwegian chemical engineer and inventor (died 1997)

John Ugelstad was a Norwegian chemical engineer and inventor, known for discovering a process to manufacture monodisperse micropellets or microbeads and dynabeads. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of…

1921

Richard Kiley

American actor and singer (died 1999)

Richard Paul Kiley was an American stage, film, and television actor and singer. He is best known for his distinguished theatrical career in which he twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Kiley…

1922

Patrick Magee

Irish actor (died 1982)

Patrick George Magee was an actor and theatre director from Northern Ireland. He was noted for his collaborations with playwrights Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter, sometimes called "Beckett's favourite actor," as well…

1922

Don Barksdale

American basketball player (died 1993)

Donald Argee Barksdale was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a United States…

1923

François Sermon

Belgian footballer (died 2013)

François Sermon was a Belgian footballer who played as a midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team. He died on 17 March 2013, at the age of 89.

1923

Leo Buscaglia

American author and academic (died 1998)

Felice Leonardo Buscaglia, also known as "Dr. Love", was an American author, motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California.

1924

Charles Guggenheim

American director and producer (died 2002)

Charles Eli Guggenheim was an American documentary film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was the most honored documentary filmmaker in the academy history, winning four Oscars from twelve nominations.

1924

Jean Coutu

Canadian actor and director (died 1999)

Jean Coutu was a Canadian actor. Born in Montreal, his career included many movies and TV series in Quebec, including episodes of La famille Plouffe in 1953. He also played in a Disney production Nikki, Wild Dog of the…

1925

John Fowles

English novelist (died 2005)

John Robert Fowles was an English novelist, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. His work was influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, among others.

1926

Beni Montresor

Italian director, set designer, author, and illustrator (died 2001)

Beni Montresor was an Italian artist, opera and film director, set designer, author and children's book illustrator. He won the 1965 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing May I Bring a Friend?.…

1926

Rocco Petrone

American colonel and engineer (died 2006)

Rocco Anthony Petrone was an American mechanical engineer, U.S. Army officer and NASA official. He served as director of launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) from 1966 to 1969, as Apollo program…

1926

Cesar Chavez

American labor union leader and activist (died 1993)

Cesario Estrada "Cesar" Chavez was an American labor unionist and political activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with…

1927

William Daniels

American actor

William David Daniels is an American actor, known for his television roles, notably as Mark Craig on the drama series St. Elsewhere, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards; the voice of KITT on the television series…

1927

Eduardo Martínez Somalo

Spanish cardinal (died 2021)

Eduardo Martínez Somalo was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who spent most of his career in the Roman Curia, first in the Secretariat of State from 1956 to 1975 and from 1979 to 1988, and then leading two of…

1927

Vladimir Ilyushin

Russian pilot (died 2010)

Vladimir Sergeyevich Ilyushin was a Russian military officer and a test pilot in the former Soviet space program. Ilyushin was a son of the famous aviation designer Sergey Ilyushin, and whose career was mostly as a test…

1927

Elmer Diedtrich

American businessman and politician (died 2013)

Elmer Diedtrich was an American politician and businessman.

1927

Bud MacPherson

Canadian ice hockey player (died 1988)

James Albert "Bud" MacPherson was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played 259 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens from 1949 to 1957. With Montreal, he won the Stanley Cup in 1953. The…

1927

Lefty Frizzell

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)

William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell was an American country and honky-tonk singer-songwriter.

1928

Gordie Howe

Canadian ice hockey player (died 2016)

Gordon Howe was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA); his first 25 seasons were…

1928

Liz Claiborne

Belgian-American fashion designer, founded Liz Claiborne Inc. (died 2007)

Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that could be mixed…

1929

Bert Fields

American lawyer and author (died 2022)

Bertram Harris Fields was an American lawyer noted for his work in the field of entertainment law. He represented many of the leading film studios, as well as numerous celebrities, and lectured at both Stanford and…

1929

Yehuda Nir

Polish-American psychiatrist (died 2014)

Yehuda Nir was a Polish-born American Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist and author of The Lost Childhood. Nir posed as a Roman Catholic and learned Latin to escape Nazi persecution in Poland during World War II. Nir's…

1930

Jim Mutscheller

American football player and coach (died 2015)

James "Bucky" Mutscheller was an American professional football player who played tight end and split end for nine seasons with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for…

1930

Miller Barber

American golfer (died 2013)

Miller Westford Barber Jr. was an American professional golfer. He enjoyed significant success on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s, and a greater degree of success on the Senior PGA Tour in the 1980s.

1931

Tamara Tyshkevich

Belarusian shot putter (died 1997)

Tamara Andreevna Tyshkevich was a Soviet shot putter. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1956 and placed fourth in 1952, losing to her long-term rival Galina Zybina. At the European championships she won a bronze medal in…

1931

John Jakes

American author (died 2023)

John William Jakes was an American writer, best known for historical and speculative fiction. His American Civil War trilogy, North and South, has sold millions of copies worldwide. He was also the author of The Kent…

1932

Nagisa Oshima

Japanese director and screenwriter (died 2013)

Nagisa Ōshima was a Japanese film director, writer, and left-wing activist who is best known for his fiction films, of which he directed 23 features in a career spanning from 1959 to 1999. He is regarded as one of the…

1932

Anita Carter

American singer-songwriter and bassist (died 1999)

Ina Anita Carter was an American singer who played upright bass, guitar, and autoharp. She performed with her sisters, Helen and June, and her mother, Maybelle, initially under the name The Carter Sisters and Mother…

1933

Nichita Stănescu

Romanian poet (died 1983)

Nichita Stănescu was a Romanian poet and essayist.

1933

Richard Chamberlain

American actor (died 2025)

George Richard Chamberlain was an American actor and singer whose career on stage and in film and television spanned over 60 years. He was the recipient of many accolades, including three Golden Globe Awards, four…

1934

Shirley Jones

American actress and singer

Shirley Mae Jones is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), and The Music…

1934

John D. Loudermilk

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)

John Dee Loudermilk Jr. was an American singer and songwriter. Although he had his own recording career during the 1950s and 1960s, he was primarily known as a songwriter.

1934

Grigory Nelyubov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut (died 1966)

Grigory Grigoryevich Nelyubov was one of the original 20 Soviet cosmonauts, who was dismissed from the Soviet space program in 1963 for drunk and disorderly conduct. His existence in the program was kept secret until…

1934

Carlo Rubbia

Italian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Carlo Rubbia is an Italian particle physicist and inventor who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Simon van der Meer for work leading to the discovery of the W and Z particles at CERN.

1934

Kamala Surayya

Indian poet and author (died 2009)

Kamala Surayya , popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from Kerala, India. Her fame in Kerala primarily stems…

1934

Herb Alpert

American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer

Herb Alpert is an American musician who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss.

1935

Judith Rossner

American author (died 2005)

Judith Rossner was an American novelist, best known for her acclaimed best sellers Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1975) and August (1983).

1935

Marge Piercy

American poet and novelist

Marge Piercy is an American progressive activist, feminist, and writer. Her work includes Woman on the Edge of Time; He, She and It, which won the 1993 Arthur C. Clarke Award; and Gone to Soldiers, a New York Times Best…

1936

Walter E. Williams

American economist and academic (died 2020)

Walter Edward Williams was an American economist, commentator, and academic. Williams was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, a syndicated columnist, and author. Williams…

1936

Patrick Bateson

English biologist and academic (died 2017)

Sir Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson, was an English biologist with interests in ethology and phenotypic plasticity. Bateson was a professor at the University of Cambridge and served as president of the Zoological Society of…

1938

Sheila Dikshit

Indian politician, 22nd Governor of Kerala (died 2019)

Sheila Dikshit was an Indian politician. The longest-serving chief minister of Delhi, as well as the longest-serving female chief minister in Indian history, she served for a period of 15 years beginning in 1998.…

1938

Antje Gleichfeld

German runner

Antje Gleichfeld, née Antje Braasch, is a retired German middle-distance runner.

1938

Bill Hicke

Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2005)

William Lawrence Hicke was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. A native of Regina, Saskatchewan, Hicke played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers,…

1938

Jimmy Johnson

American football player (died 2024)

James Earl Johnson was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1961 to 1976. He was named to the first team on the NFL 1970s…

1938

Tõnno Lepmets

Estonian basketball player (died 2005)

Tõnno Lepmets was an Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He won gold with the Soviet basketball team at the 1963 and 1967 EuroBasket. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian…

1938

Arthur B. Rubinstein

American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2018)

Arthur Benjamin Rubinstein was an American Emmy Award-winning composer. He composed several television series soundtracks and songs for film scores. He was frequently hired by film director John Badham, and the majority…

1938

David Steel

Scottish academic and politician

David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood is a retired Scottish politician. Elected as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, followed by Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale, he served as the…

1938

Zviad Gamsakhurdia

Georgian anthropologist and politician, 1st President of Georgia (died 1993)

Zviad Konstantines dze Gamsakhurdia was a Georgian politician, human rights activist, dissident, professor of English language studies and American literature at Tbilisi State University, and writer who became the first…

1939

Israel Horovitz

American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2020)

Israel Horovitz was an American playwright, director, actor and co-founder of the Gloucester Stage Company in 1979. He served as artistic director until 2006 and later served on the board, ex officio and as artistic…

1939

Walker David Miller

American lawyer and judge (died 2013)

Walker David Miller was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

1939

Volker Schlöndorff

German director and producer

Volker Schlöndorff is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

1939

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger

German footballer (died 2024)

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger was a German footballer who played as a defender. An athletic and hard-tackling player, with a strong physique, he was nicknamed the "Volkswagen" for his continuity of performance, both in…

1939

Brian Ackland-Snow

English production designer and art director (died 2013)

Brian Ackland-Snow was an English production designer. He won an Oscar in the category Best Art Direction for the film A Room with a View. He also won an Emmy for best art direction for a miniseries or special in 1995…

1940

Barney Frank

American lawyer and politician

Barnett Frank is a retired American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services…

1940

Patrick Leahy

American lawyer and politician

Patrick Joseph Leahy is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the president pro tempore of the United…

1940

Franco Bonvicini

Italian author and illustrator (died 1995)

Bonvi, pen name of Franco Bonvicini, was an Italian comic book artist, creator of the comic strips Sturmtruppen and Nick Carter.

1941

Faith Leech

Australian swimmer (died 2013)

Faith Yvonne Leech was an Australian freestyle swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4×100–metre freestyle relay and bronze in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

1941

Ulla Hoffmann

Swedish politician

Ulla Hoffmann is a Swedish Left Party politician. Hoffmann was interim party leader for a short while in 2003 following the resignation of party leader Gudrun Schyman. Gudrun Schyman was forced to resign due to tax…

1942

Hugh McCracken

American guitarist and producer (died 2013)

Hugh Carmine McCracken was an American rock guitarist and session musician based in New York City, primarily known for his performance on guitar and also as a harmonica player. McCracken was additionally an arranger and…

1942

Michael Savage

American far-right radio host and author

Michael Alan Weiner known by his professional name Michael Savage, is an American author, political commentator, activist, and former radio host. Savage is best known as the host of The Savage Nation, a nationally…

1942

Roy Andersson

Swedish director and screenwriter

Roy Arne Lennart Andersson is a Swedish film director, best known for his distinctive style of absurdist humor and melancholic depictions of human life. His personal style is characterized by long takes, and stiff…

1943

Deirdre Clancy

English costume designer

Deirdre Clancy is a British costume designer. She has won the Olivier Award for Best Costume Design twice. She also won the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for Mrs. Brown.

1943

Christopher Walken

American actor

Christopher Walken is an American actor. His work on stage and screen has earned him accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Actor Award, as well as nominations for two Tony Awards, two Primetime…

1943

Pascal Danel

French singer-songwriter

Pascal Danel was a French pop singer and composer best known for the hit singles “La Plage aux romantiques” (1966) and “Kilimandjaro” (1967).

1944

Angus King

American politician

Angus Stanley King Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who has served since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Maine. A political independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, he served from 1995…

1944

Mick Ralphs

English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)

Michael Geoffrey Ralphs was an English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He was a founding member of English rock bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. Despite not being a constant member, he appeared on every studio…

1944

Edwin Catmull

American computer scientist and engineer

Edwin Earl Catmull is an American computer scientist and animator who is the co-founder of Pixar and was the president of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been recognized for his contributions to 3D computer…

1945

Gabe Kaplan

American actor and comedian

Gabriel Weston Kaplan is an American actor, comedian, and professional poker player. He played the title character in the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. He later became a professional poker player and a commentator…

1945

Myfanwy Talog

Welsh actress (died 1995)

Myfanwy Talog Williams, known professionally as Myfanwy Talog, was a Welsh actress and the long-term partner of English actor David Jason.

1945

Gonzalo Márquez

Venezuelan baseball player (died 1984)

Gonzalo Enrique Márquez Moya was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics (1972–73) and Chicago Cubs (1973–74). Although baseball…

1946

Bob Russell

English politician

Sir Robert Edward Russell is a former Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was the Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1997 to 2015. He was first elected at the 1997 United Kingdom general election…

1946

Augustin Banyaga

Rwandan-American mathematician and academic

Augustin Banyaga is a Rwandan-born American mathematician whose research fields include symplectic topology and contact geometry. He is currently a professor of mathematics at Pennsylvania State University.

1947

Wendy Overton

American tennis player

Wendy Overton is an American former professional tennis player active in the 1970s. She is known mostly for her performance in doubles.

1947

Kristian Blak

Danish-Faroese pianist, composer, and producer

Kristian Blak is a Danish composer, musician, and record executive based in the Faroe Islands.

1947

Don Foster

English academic and politician

Donald Michael Ellison Foster, Baron Foster of Bath, is a British politician and life peer who served as Government Deputy Chief Whip and Comptroller of the Household from 2013 to 2015. A member of the Liberal…

1947

César Gaviria

Colombian economist and politician, 36th President of Colombia

César Augusto Gaviria Trujillo is a Colombian economist and politician who served as the President of Colombia from 1990 to 1994, Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1994 to 2004 and National…

1947

Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Israeli physicist and economist (died 2011)

Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt was an Israeli business management guru. He was the originator of the Optimized Production Technique, the Theory of Constraints (TOC), the Thinking Processes, Drum-Buffer-Rope, Critical Chain…

1947

Gary Doer

Canadian politician and diplomat, 20th Premier of Manitoba

Gary Albert Doer is a former Canadian politician and diplomat from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served as Canada's ambassador to the United States from 19 October 2009, to 3 March 2016. Doer previously served as the…

1948

Al Gore

American soldier and politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. A member of the Democratic…

1948

Rhea Perlman

American actress

Rhea Jo Perlman is an American actress and author. She is well-known for playing head waitress Carla Tortelli in the popular sitcom Cheers (1982–1993). Over the course of 11 seasons, Perlman was nominated for 10 Emmy…

1948

Gustaaf Van Cauter

Belgian cyclist

Gustaaf (Staf) Van Cauter, is a former racing cyclist. He was born in Mechelen, Belgium. He competed in the team time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics. As of 2010, Van Cauter is President of molecular imaging company…

1948

Gilles Gilbert

Canadian ice hockey player (died 2023)

Gilles Gilbert was a Canadian professional goaltender in ice hockey who was drafted in the third round of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft from the London Knights. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the…

1949

András Adorján

Hungarian chess player and author (died 2023)

András Adorján was a Hungarian Chess Grandmaster (1973) and author. He adopted his mother's maiden name, Adorján, in 1968.

1950

Ed Marinaro

American football player and actor

Ed Marinaro is an American actor and former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Cornell Big Red, where he was…

1950

Sandra Morgen

American anthropologist and academic (died 2016)

Sandra Lynn Morgen was an American feminist anthropologist. At the end of her career, she was a professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon, and previously served as vice provost for graduate studies and…

1950

Dennis Kamakahi

American guitarist and composer (died 2014)

Dennis David Kahekilimamaoikalanikeha Kamakahi was a Hawaiian slack key guitarist, recording artist, music composer, and Christian minister. He was a three-time Grammy Award winner, and in 2009 he was inducted into the…

1953

Svetozar Marović

President of Serbia and Montenegro

Svetozar Marović is a Montenegrin lawyer and politician who served as the last head of state and head of government of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 until Montenegro's declaration of independence in 2006.

1955

Angus Young

Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter

Angus McKinnon Young is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances,…

1955

Alan Duncan

English businessman and politician, former Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Sir Alan James Carter Duncan is a British former politician who served as Minister of State for International Development from 2010 to 2014 and Minister of State for Europe and the Americas from 2016 to 2019,…

1957

Andrea Kuntzl

Austrian politician

Andrea Kuntzl is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Vienna since December 2002. She was a Federal List member of the National Council…

1958

Markus Hediger

Swiss poet and translator

Markus Hediger is a Swiss writer and translator.

1959

Ron Brown

American sprinter and football player

Ronald James Brown is an American former athlete and professional football player. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Brown played as a wide receiver in the National Football…

1961

Howard Gordon

American screenwriter and producer

Howard Gordon is an American screenwriter and producer.

1961

Olli Rehn

Finnish footballer and politician

Olli Ilmari Rehn is a Finnish public official who has been serving as governor of the Bank of Finland since 2018. A member of the Centre Party, he previously served as the European Commissioner for Enlargement from 2004…

1962

Georgios Stefanopoulos

Greek boxer

Georgios Stefanopoulos is a former boxer from Greece, who participated in two Summer Olympics for his native country in the men's heavyweight division, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He twice won a medal…

1962

Paul Mercurio

Australian actor and dancer

Paul Joseph Mercurio is an Australian actor, choreographer, dancer, TV presenter and politician. Mercurio is best known for his lead role in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom and his role as a judge on TV series Dancing…

1963

Mark Hoban

English accountant and politician

Mark Gerard Hoban is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he is a former Member of Parliament for Fareham (2001–2015) and former Minister of State for Work and Pensions (2012–2013).

1964

Patty Fendick

American tennis player and coach

Patty Fendick is an American former professional tennis player and the former women's tennis program head coach at University of Texas and head coach at University of Washington.

1965

Jean-Christophe Lafaille

French mountaineer (died 2006)

Jean-Christophe Lafaille was a French climber noted for a number of difficult ascents in the Alps and Himalaya, and for what has been described as "perhaps the finest self-rescue ever performed in the Himalaya", when he…

1965

William McNamara

American actor and producer

William West McNamara is an American film and television actor.

1965

Steven T. Seagle

American author and screenwriter

Steven T. Seagle is an American writer who works in the comic book, television, film, live theater, video game and animation industries.

1965

Roger Black

English runner and journalist

Roger Anthony Black MBE is an English former athlete who competed internationally for Great Britain and England. During his athletics career, he won individual silver medals in the 400 metres sprint at both the Olympic…

1966

Nick Firestone

American race car driver

Nicholas Stanley Firestone is an American former race car driver.

1966

César Sampaio

Brazilian footballer

Carlos César Sampaio Campos, known as César Sampaio, is a Brazilian football pundit, coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current technical coordinator of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A…

1968

Annabelle Neilson

British socialite (died 2018)

Iona Annabelle Neilson was a British socialite, fashion model, author and television personality. She first gained media attention as the muse of the fashion designer Alexander McQueen. She appeared as a cast member on…

1969

Nyamko Sabuni

Burundian-Swedish politician

Nyamko Ana Sabuni is a Swedish politician who was Leader of the Liberals between June 2019 and April 2022. She previously served as Minister for Integration from 2006 to 2010 and as Minister for Gender Equality from…

1969

Steve Smith

American basketball player and sportscaster

Steven Delano Smith is an American former professional basketball player who is a basketball analyst for Turner Sports. After a collegiate career with Michigan State, he played with several teams in his 14-season…

1969

Alenka Bratušek

Slovenian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Slovenia

Alenka Bratušek is a Slovenian politician, who was the Prime Minister of Slovenia from March 2013 until May 2014 as the first woman in Slovenia to hold this position. She was president pro tempore of the Positive…

1970

Linn Skåber

Norwegian actress and writer

Linn Skåber is a Norwegian actress, singer, comedian, text writer and TV personality. She made her stage début on Oslo Nye Teater (Centralteatret) in 1997, playing the title role in Goldoni's comic opera Mirandolina.

1970

Demetris Assiotis

Cypriot footballer

Demetris Assiotis is a Cypriot former international football midfielder.

1971

Martin Atkinson

English footballer and referee

Martin Atkinson is an English referee coach and former professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League. He is a member of the West Riding County Football Association.

1971

Pavel Bure

Russian ice hockey player

Pavel Vladimirovich Bure is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played the right wing position. Nicknamed "the Russian Rocket" for his exceptional speed and skill, Bure played for 12 seasons in the…

1971

Craig McCracken

American animator, producer, and screenwriter

Craig McCracken is an American cartoonist, animator, director, writer, and producer known for creating Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Disney Channel and Disney XD's Wander…

1971

Ewan McGregor

Scottish actor

Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his service…

1971

Alejandro Amenábar

Chilean-Spanish director and screenwriter

Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goya Awards—including Best Director for his 2001 film The Others—and two European Film Awards among other…

1972

Andrew Bowen

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Andrew Bowen is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on Mad TV and voices Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat.

1972

Luca Gentili

Italian footballer and coach

Luca Gentili is a former Italian footballer.

1972

Hristos Polihroniou

Greek hammer thrower

Hristos Polihroniou is a retired Greek hammer thrower.

1972

Evan Williams

American businessman, co-founded Twitter and Pyra Labs

Evan Clark Williams is an American internet entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Twitter, and was its CEO from 2008 to 2010, and a member of its board from 2007 to 2019. He founded Blogger and Medium. In 2014, he…

1972

Christopher Hampson

English ballet dancer and choreographer

Christopher Hampson is an English ballet choreographer and director and former ballet dancer. In August 2012, Hampson succeeded Ashley Page as artistic director of Scottish Ballet, and was appointed CEO/Artistic…

1973

Benjamin Eicher

German director, producer, and screenwriter

Benjamin Eicher is a film director famous for his cult film sequel Dei Mudder Sei Gesicht II and further feature-length gangster comedies.

1974

Natali

Russian singer, composer and songwriter

Natalia Anatolievna Rudina, née Minyayeva (Миняева), better known by stage name Natali (Натали), is a Russian singer, composer, songwriter, and TV presenter.

1974

Stefan Olsdal

Swedish bass player

Bo Stefan Alexander Olsdal is a Swedish-Luxembourgish musician, best known as the bassist/guitarist of the alternative rock band Placebo, he is also part of the electronic band Digital 21 + Stefan Olsdal and launched…

1974

Jani Sievinen

Finnish swimmer

Jani Nikanor Sievinen is a former medley swimmer from Finland, who won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In winning the World Championship 200m individual…

1974

Makis Dreliozis

Greek basketball player

Prodromos "Makis" Dreliozis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 2.01 m in height and 91 kg. (200 lbs.) in weight, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

1975

Adam Green

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Adam Green is an American actor, filmmaker and musician, best known for his work in horror and comedy films, including the Hatchet franchise, 2010's Frozen, and the television series Holliston. He was also the lead…

1975

Nathan Grey

Australian rugby player and coach

Nathan Patrick Grey is a former Australian rugby union footballer, who played mostly at centre, sometimes flyhalf. He is currently the defence coach for the New South Wales Waratahs and the Australian national team.

1975

Cameron Murray

Scottish rugby player

Cameron Murray is a Scottish former professional rugby union player who played as a wing. He won 24 caps for the Scotland national team between 1998 and 2001, scoring seven tries.

1975

Ryan Rupe

American baseball player

Ryan Kittman Rupe is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Rupe played in the majors for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Boston Red Sox.

1975

Howard Frier

American basketball player

Howard Fletcher Frier is an American-Estonian former basketball player.

1976

Igors Sļesarčuks

Latvian-Russian footballer

Igors Sļesarčuks is a Latvian-Russian football coach and former player.

1976

Graeme Smith

Scottish swimmer

Graeme Smith is a former British freestyle swimmer.

1976

Toshiya

Japanese bass player, songwriter, and producer

Dir En Grey is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of vocalist Kyo, guitarists Kaoru and Die, bassist Toshiya,…

1977

Garth Tander

Australian race car driver

Garth Dirk Tander is an Australian former motor racing driver who competed in the Supercars Championship from 1998 to 2025. He was the 2007 champion for the HSV Dealer Team and claimed 57 wins, including six at…

1977

Michael Clark

Australian cricketer and footballer

Michael Wayne Clark is an Australian former cricketer and Australian rules footballer.

1978

Stephen Clemence

English footballer and manager

Stephen Neal Clemence is an English football coach and former player who made nearly 250 appearances in the Premier League and Football League playing as a midfielder.

1978

Jarrod Cooper

American football player

Jarrod Alexander Cooper is an American former professional football player who was a safety with the Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas…

1978

Jérôme Rothen

French footballer

Jérôme René Marcel Rothen is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is a football pundit.

1978

Omri Afek

Israeli footballer

Omri Afek is a retired Israeli footballer who last played for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.

1979

Euan Burton

Scottish martial artist and coach

Euan Michael Burton MBE is a Scottish judoka. His best results include; 2010 World Championship bronze, 2010 Tokyo Grand Slam gold, and 2007 World Championship bronze.

1979

Alexis Ferrero

Argentinian footballer

Alexis Javier Ferrero is an Argentine former football centre back.

1979

Charlie Manning

American baseball player

Charles Nelson Manning is a former professional baseball relief pitcher who last played for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. He played part of the 2008 season in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals. He…

1979

Jonna Mendes

American skier

Jonna Mendes is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She specialized in the speed events and raced for nine seasons on the World Cup circuit. Mendes competed in two Winter Olympics and four World…

1979

Rhys Wesser

Australian rugby league player

Rhys Joseph Wesser is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a fullback. During his 14 seasons in the NRL, he played for the Penrith Panthers, with whom he won the 2003 NRL Premiership,…

1979

Martin Albrechtsen

Danish footballer

Martin Albrechtsen is a Danish former professional footballer who primarily played as a centre-back. He currently plays for Danish amateur club FK Prespa. He played four games for the Danish national team and is the…

1980

Karolina Lassbo

Swedish lawyer and blogger

Karolina Charlotte Lassbo is a Swedish blogger, internet personality and lawyer.

1980

Matias Concha

Swedish footballer

Hernán Matias Arsenio Concha is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He started off his career with Malmö FF in 2000 and then represented Djurgårdens IF and VfL Bochum before returning to…

1980

Kate Micucci

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

Kate Micucci is an American actress, comedian and musician who is half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates with Riki Lindhome.

1980

Michael Ryder

Canadian ice hockey player

Michael Ryder is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, and New Jersey Devils.

1980

Maaya Sakamoto

Japanese actress, voice actress and singer

Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese actress and singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime Little Twins, and became known as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in The Vision of…

1980

Ryan Bingham

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

George Ryan Bingham is an American singer, actor, songwriter, and guitarist whose music spans multiple genres. He is currently based in Los Angeles. As of 2019, Bingham has released six studio albums and one live album,…

1981

Thomas Chatelle

Belgian footballer

Thomas Chatelle is a retired Belgian footballer, who last played for Mons. He normally played as a winger and has gained 3 caps for the Belgium national team.

1981

Han Tae-you

South Korean footballer

Han Tae-you is a South Korean football player.

1981

Pa Dembo Touray

Gambian footballer

Pa Dembo Touray, is the goalkeeper coach of Prespa Birlik. He is a former Gambian football goalkeeper and national team player for Gambia.

1981

Maarten van der Weijden

Dutch swimmer

Maarten van der Weijden is a Dutch former long-distance and marathon swimmer born in Alkmaar. Van der Weijden won the Olympic gold in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In 2019, he…

1981

Tal Ben Haim

Israeli footballer

Tal Ben Haim is an Israeli former professional footballer who played at either centre back or right back. He has played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Manchester City, Sunderland, Portsmouth, West Ham…

1982

Mira Bellwether

American author, artist, and sex educator (died 2022)

Mira Bellwether was an American author, artist, and sex educator best known for Fucking Trans Women, a single-issue zine in which she wrote and illustrated all articles. Described in Sexuality & Culture as "a…

1982

Bam Childress

American football player

Brandon "Bam" Childress is an American former football wide receiver. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Ohio State. Childress was also a member…

1982

Brian Tyree Henry

American actor

Brian Tyree Henry is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received nominations for an Academy Award, an Actor Award, two Critics' Choice Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony…

1982

Audrey Kawasaki

American painter

Audrey Kawasaki is a Los Angeles-based painter, known for her distinctive portrayals of young, adolescent women. Her works are oil paintings painted directly onto wood panels, and her style has been described as a…

1982

Chien-Ming Wang

Taiwanese baseball player

Chien-Ming Wang is a Taiwanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Kansas City Royals. He also played for…

1982

Hashim Amla

South African cricketer

Hashim Mahomed Amla OIS is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national team in Test matches and One Day Internationals (ODIs). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to have…

1983

Ashleigh Ball

Canadian voice actress and musician

Ashleigh Adele Ball is a Canadian voice actress and musician. She is known for voicing characters in several toyetic movies and television series, notably the Barbie film series, Bratz, Johnny Test, Care Bears:…

1983

Sophie Hunger

Swiss-German musician

Sophie Hunger is a Swiss singer-songwriter, film composer, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader, currently living in Berlin.

1983

Vlasios Maras

Greek gymnast

Vlasios Maras, Athens, is a Greek gymnast.

1983

Nigel Plum

Australian rugby league player

Nigel Plum is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Sydney Roosters, Canberra Raiders and Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He was known for his tackling technique.

1983

David Clarkson

Canadian ice hockey player

David Clarkson is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Columbus Blue Jackets. He is currently…

1984

Eddie Johnson

American soccer player

Edward Abraham Johnson is an American former soccer player. He played the majority of his fourteen-year club career in the U.S. with FC Dallas, the Kansas City Wizards, Seattle Sounders FC, and D.C. United. Johnson also…

1984

James Jones

American football player

James Deandre Jones is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans and was selected by the…

1984

Martins Dukurs

Latvian sled racer

Martins Dukurs is a former Latvian skeleton racer, currently a coach, who has competed since 1998. He is a six-time world champion in men's skeleton, a double Olympic silver winner, and the athlete with the most World…

1984

Kaie Kand

Estonian heptathlete

Kaie Kand is a retired Estonian heptathlete. Her personal best score is 5979 points, achieved in May 2009 in Götzis. In 2009, she set an Estonian national indoor record in the pentathlon. Her coach was Remigija…

1984

Alberto Junior Rodríguez

Peruvian footballer

Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar, nicknamed El mudo, is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

1984

Ed Williamson

English rugby player

Ed Williamson is a professional contemporary artist and former professional rugby union player. He retired in 2016 after playing for Union Athletic Libournaise. Williamson started his career with Newcastle Falcons who…

1984

Steve Bernier

Canadian ice hockey player

Steve Bernier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Selected in the first round, 16th overall, in the 2003 NHL entry draft by the San Jose Sharks, Bernier would play for the Sharks, Buffalo Sabres,…

1985

Jo-Lonn Dunbar

American football player

Jo-Lonn D. Dunbar is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in…

1985

Jesper Hansen

Danish footballer

Jesper Hansen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AGF. He accumulated 18 youth caps for Denmark at six different age groups.

1985

Ivan Mishyn

Ukrainian race car driver

Ivan Mishyn is a Ukrainian rally codriver, Ukrainian rally vice-champion, European rally champion in ERC Production Cup category, and The Boar ProRacing team codriver.

1985

Kory Sheets

American football player

Kory Gerren Sheets is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Purdue…

1985

Jalmar Sjöberg

Swedish wrestler

Jalmar Leonard Sjöberg is an amateur Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won a silver medal for the super heavyweight division at the 2009 European Wrestling Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania, and two bronze medals at…

1985

Andreas Dober

Austrian footballer

Andreas Dober is an Austrian footballer who plays for Rapid Wien II as a defender.

1986

James King

Scottish rugby player

James King was a Scottish rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Rugby in the Pro14.

1986

Paulo Machado

Portuguese footballer

Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

1986

Nordin Amrabat

Dutch footballer

Noureddine "Nordin" Amrabat is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and captains Moroccan Botola Pro club Wydad AC. Amrabat played for Morocco, which he represented at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments,…

1987

Hugo Ayala

Mexican footballer

Hugo Ayala Castro is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

1987

Amaury Bischoff

Portuguese footballer

Amaury Armindo Bischoff is a former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

1987

Humpy Koneru

Indian chess player

Koneru Humpy is an Indian chess grandmaster. Koneru is a runner-up of the Women's World Chess Championship and two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion. In 2002, she became the youngest female player—and the first…

1987

Kirill Starkov

Danish ice hockey player

Kirill Olegovich Starkov is a Russian-born Danish professional ice hockey forward who is currently coaching Dudingen Bulls in the Swiss MyHL league, the third tier of the Swiss hockey system. Starkov is also the…

1987

Nelli Zhiganshina

Russian figure skater

Nelli Nailevna Zhiganshina is a Russian-born German ice dancer. With Alexander Gazsi, she is a six-time German national champion and has won twelve international medals. They have placed as high as 6th at the European…

1987

Thomas De Corte

Belgian footballer

Thomas De Corte is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right back. He formerly played for Lierse and AGOVV.

1988

Conrad Sewell

Australian singer and songwriter

Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell is an Australian singer and songwriter. He is best known for his vocals on Kygo's single "Firestone" and his number-one single "Start Again".

1988

Dorin Dickerson

American football player

Dorin R. Dickerson is an American former professional football player who was a tight end and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He was selected…

1988

DeAndre Liggins

American basketball player

DeAndre Desmond Liggins is an American professional basketball player for Dijlah Al-Jamiea of the Iraqi Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Kentucky.

1988

Louis van der Westhuizen

Namibian cricketer

Louis van der Westhuizen is a Namibian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. He has played first-class cricket for the senior Namibian cricket team since 2006, having previously lined up for…

1988

Alberto Martín Romo García Adámez

Spanish footballer

Alberto Martín-Romo García-Adámez, known simply as Alberto Martín, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Linense as a midfielder.

1989

Nejc Vidmar

Slovenian footballer

Nejc Vidmar is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1989

Liu Zige

Chinese swimmer

Liu Zige is a Chinese competitive swimmer. She won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Olympics, and is the current world record holder in the event.

1989

George Iloka

American football player

George Arinze Iloka is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the Cincinnati…

1990

Lyra McKee

Irish journalist (died 2019)

Lyra Catherine McKee was a journalist from Northern Ireland who wrote for several publications about the consequences of the Troubles. She also served as an editor for Mediagazer, a news aggregator website. On 18 April…

1990

Sandra Roma

Swedish tennis player

Sandra Roma is a former tennis player from Sweden.

1990

Milan Milanović

Serbian footballer

Milan Milanović is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Bosnian Premier League club Sloga Meridian.

1991

Rodney Sneijder

Dutch footballer

Rodney Sneijder is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for OSM '75 Maarssen. He is the brother of Wesley Sneijder and Jeffrey Sneijder.

1991

Stijn de Looijer

Dutch footballer

Stijn de Looijer is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He formerly played for FC Den Bosch and NEC.

1992

Adam Zampa

Australian cricketer

Adam Zampa is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Australia national cricket team in both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. He also plays for New South Wales in domestic…

1992

Mikael Ishak

Swedish footballer

Mikael Ishak is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.

1993

Samira Asghari

Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee

Samira Asghari is a member of the International Olympic Committee for Afghanistan since 2018. Upon her election at the age of 24, Asghari became the first representative from Afghanistan and one of the youngest ever…

1994

Tyler Wright

Australian surfer

Tyler Wright is an Australian professional surfer on the WSL World Tour. She is a consecutive WSL Women's World Champion. She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.

1994

Mads Würtz Schmidt

Danish road cyclist

Mads Würtz Schmidt is a Danish racing cyclist, who rides for gravel team PAS Racing. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia. In July 2019,…

1994

Fiona Brown

footballer

Fiona Alison Brown is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward.

1995

Liza Koshy

American actress, comedian, and television host

Elizabeth Shaila Koshy is an American YouTuber and actress. She has received four Streamy Awards, four Teen Choice Awards, and a Kids' Choice Award.

1996

Jakob Chychrun

American-born Canadian ice hockey player

Jakob Chychrun is a Canadian–American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 16th overall by the Arizona Coyotes at the 2016…

1998

Japhet Tanganga

English footballer

Japhet Manzambi Tanganga is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for and captains EFL Championship club Sheffield United.

1999

Brooke Scullion

Irish Singer

Brooke Scullion, known professionally as Brooke, is a singer from Northern Ireland. She was a contestant on series 9 of The Voice UK, finishing in third place. She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022…

1999

Jens Odgaard

Danish professional footballer

Jens Odgaard is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Bologna.

1999

Denys Strekalin

Ukrainian-born pair skater

Denys Strekalin is a Ukrainian-born pair skater who competes for France with Megan Wessenberg.

1999

Adam Chrzanowski

Polish professional footballer

Adam Chrzanowski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for I liga club Odra Opole.

1999

Santiago Chocobares

Argentine rugby union player

Santiago Chocobares is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Toulouse and the Argentina national team.

1999

Ballou Tabla

Canadian professional soccer player

Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa. Born in Ivory Coast, he plays for the Canada national team.

1999

Elžbieta Kropa

Lithuanian figure skater

Elžbieta Kropa is a Lithuanian figure skater. She is the 2017 Kaunas Ice Autumn Cup champion and a two-time Lithuanian national champion. She qualified for the final segment at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow,…

1999

Edon Zhegrova

professional footballer

Edon Lulzim Zhegrova is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger or right midfielder for Serie A club Juventus. Born in Germany, he plays for the Kosovo national team.

1999

Shiann Salmon

Jamaican track and field athlete

Shiann Salmon is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres. She represented Jamaica at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 400 metres hurdles.

1999

Ben Williams

Welsh professional footballer

Benjamin Joseph Williams is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Morecambe.

1999

Luca Pizzul

Italian professional footballer

Luca Pizzul is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie D club Mestre.

1999

Sander Raieste

Estonian professional basketball player

Sander Raieste is an Estonian professional basketball player for the UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB. Standing at 2.04 m, he plays at the small forward position. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team…

1999

Jonas Røndbjerg

Danish ice hockey player

Jonas Røndbjerg is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). At the 2017 NHL entry draft, Røndbjerg was selected 65th overall by the Golden…

1999

Adele Tan

Singaporean sports shooter

Adele Tan Qian Xiu OLY is a Singaporean Olympic shooter. She competed in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

1999

Nuno Pina

Portuguese football player

Nuno Henrique Pina Nunes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Andorran Primera Divisió club Ordino.

1999

Tereza Jančová

Slovak skier

Tereza Jančová is a Slovak former alpine skier. She competed for Slovakia at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017, winning silver in the team event. Jančová was named 'most successful athlete in Zvolen' in 2017,…

1999

Maren Lutz

German female canoeist

Maren Lutz is a German female canoeist who won five medals at senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships.

1999

Shehana Vithana

Sri Lankan-Australian professional squash player

Shehana Vithana is a Sri Lankan born Australian professional squash player .She achieved her highest career PSA singles ranking of 119 in October 2018 as a part of the 2018-19 PSA World Tour.

1999

Providence Cowdrill

English cricketer

Providence Ann Courtenay Cowdrill is an English cricketer who plays as a right-arm leg break bowler. She has played for Hampshire and Southern Vipers.

1999

Ricardo Felipe

Brazilian footballer

Ricardo Felipe da Silva is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Decisão.

1999

Dimitris Dalakouras

Greek professional footballer

Dimitrios Dalakouras is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Panionios.

1999

Samson Baidoo

Austrian professional footballer

Samson Baidoo is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Lens.

2004

Mateo Sanabria

Argentine professional footballer

Mateo Sanabria is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a winger for Esporte Clube Bahia.

2004

Alex Luna

Argentine professional footballer

Alex Nahuel Luna is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Instituto, on loan from Atlético de Rafaela.

2004

Reed Baker-Whiting

American professional footballer

Reed Baker-Whiting is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back, left-back, or midfielder for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC.

2005

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