Famous Birthdays on March 8

Q: Who was born on March 8?

Famous people born on March 8 include: John of God, John Fothergill, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Richard Howe, André Michaux.

Q: What is Larry Murphy known for?

Larry Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player

143 people 1495 – 2004

March 8 has seen 143 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1495 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · March 8 — Wikipedia

1961 — Larry Murphy

Canadian ice hockey player

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A durable player lauded for his perseverance and longevity with offensive capabilities, Murphy set the rookie record the most points scored by a defenceman with 76 for the Kings in 1981

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He was traded late in the 1989 deadline to the North Stars, where he played until being traded to the Penguins in late 1990 to the Penguins, where he became a mainstay of durability

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In the playoffs that year, he had 23 points with 18 assists as the Penguins won their first 1991; he had 16 assists in the next Cup win in 1992

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A series of trades to led him to Detroit in 1997, where he played a key role in defense as the team won consecutive Stanley cups in 1997 and 1998.

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He played over 20 years in the National Hockey League, suiting up for the Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings

John of God

Portuguese friar and saint (died 1550)

John of God, O.H. was a Portuguese soldier turned healthcare worker in Spain, whose followers later formed the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, a Catholic religious institute dedicated to the care of the…

1495

John Fothergill

English physician and botanist (died 1780)

John Fothergill FRS was an English physician, plant collector, philanthropist and Quaker. His medical writings were influential, and he built up a sizeable botanic garden in what is now West Ham Park in London.

1712

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

German pianist and composer (died 1788)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque and Classical eras. He was the fifth child and…

1714

Richard Howe

1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (died 1799)

Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving in the War of the Austrian Succession, he gained a reputation for his role in amphibious operations against the…

1726

André Michaux

French botanist and explorer (died 1802)

André Michaux was a French botanist and explorer. He is most noted for his study of North American flora. In addition Michaux collected specimens in England, Spain, France, and even Persia. His work was part of a larger…

1746

William V

Prince of Orange (died 1806)

William V was Prince of Orange and the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. He went into exile to London in 1795.

1748

Jan Potocki

Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author (died 1815)

Count Jan Potocki was a Polish nobleman, ethnologist, linguist, traveller and author of the Enlightenment period, whose life and exploits made him a celebrated figure in Poland. He is known chiefly for his picaresque…

1761

Simon Cameron

American journalist and politician, United States Secretary of War (died 1889)

Simon Cameron was an American businessman and politician who was four times elected senator from Pennsylvania, and whose involvement in politics spanned over half a century. He served as United States secretary of war…

1799

Alvan Clark

American astronomer and telescope maker (died 1887)

Alvan Clark was an American astronomer and telescope maker.

1804

Ignacy Łukasiewicz

Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp (died 1882)

Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz was a Polish pharmacist, engineer, businessman, inventor, and philanthropist. He was one of the most prominent philanthropists in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, crown land of…

1822

Wilhelm Bleek

German linguist and anthropologist (died 1875)

Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek was a German linguist who lived in the Cape Colony and developed a particular interest for the languages and culture of the San people. He is the author of A Comparative Grammar of South…

1827

João de Deus

Portuguese poet and educator (died 1896)

João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos, better known as João de Deus, was a Portuguese poet, pedagogue and editor who turned his attention to Portuguese educational problems and wrote the famous didactic book Cartilha Maternal…

1830

Harriet Samuel

English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H. Samuel (died 1908)

Harriet Samuel was an English businesswoman and the founder of H. Samuel, one of the United Kingdom's best-known high street jewellery retailers.

1836

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

American lawyer and jurist (died 1935)

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932. Holmes is one of the most widely cited and influential Supreme Court justices in American…

1841

Frank Avery Hutchins

American librarian and educator (died 1914)

Frank Avery Hutchins was an American educator and librarian. He was one of the founders of the Wisconsin Library Association and the Wisconsin Free Library Commission.

1851

Bramwell Booth

English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (died 1929)

William Bramwell Booth, CH was a British church and charity leader who was the first Chief of Staff (1881–1912) and the second General of The Salvation Army (1912–1929), succeeding his father, William Booth.

1856

Colin Campbell Cooper

American painter and academic (died 1937)

Colin Campbell Cooper, Jr. was an American impressionist painter of architectural paintings, especially of skyscrapers in New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. An avid traveler, he created many paintings of European…

1856

Ida Hunt Udall

American diarist and homesteader (died 1915)

Ida Frances Hunt Udall was an American diarist, homesteader, and teacher in territorial Utah and Arizona. A lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Udall participated in the church's…

1858

Kenneth Grahame

British author (died 1932)

Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish writer. He is best remembered for the classic of children's literature The Wind in the Willows (1908). Born in Scotland, he spent most of his childhood with his grandmother in England,…

1859

Frederic Goudy

American type designer (died 1947)

Frederic William Goudy was an American printer, artist and type designer whose typefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Goudy Old Style and Kennerley. He was one of the most prolific of American type designers and his…

1865

Otto Hahn

German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968)

Otto Hahn was a German chemist who was a pioneer in the field of radiochemistry. He is referred to as the father of nuclear chemistry and discoverer of nuclear fission, the science behind nuclear reactors and nuclear…

1879

Edward Calvin Kendall

American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1972)

Edward Calvin Kendall was an American biochemist. In 1950, Kendall was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine along with Swiss chemist Tadeusz Reichstein and Mayo Clinic physician Philip S. Hench, for their…

1886

Juana de Ibarbourou

Uruguayan poet and author (died 1979)

Juana Fernández Morales de Ibarbourou, also known as Juana de América, was a Uruguayan poet and one of the most popular writers of Spanish America. Her poetry, the earliest of which is often highly erotic, is notable…

1892

Charlotte Whitton

Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (died 1975)

Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first woman mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964. Whitton was a Canadian social…

1896

Louise Beavers

American actress and singer (died 1962)

Louise Beavers was an American film and television actress who appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s to 1960. She played a prominent role in advancing the lives of black Americans…

1902

Jennings Randolph

American journalist and politician (died 1998)

Jennings Randolph was an American politician from West Virginia. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1947 and the United States Senate from 1958 to…

1902

Konstantinos Karamanlis

Greek lawyer and politician, President of Greece (died 1998)

Konstantinos G. Karamanlis was a Greek statesman who was the four-time Prime Minister of Greece and two-term president of the Third Hellenic Republic, serving in the former role from 1955 to 1963 and from 1974 to 1980.…

1907

Beatrice Shilling

English motorcycle racer and engineer (died 1990)

Beatrice Shilling was an English aeronautical engineer, motorcycle racer and sports car racer. In 1949, Shilling was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

1909

Claire Trevor

American actress (died 2000)

Claire Trevor was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo (1948), and received nominations for her roles…

1910

Alan Hovhaness

Armenian-American pianist and composer (died 2000)

Alan Hovhaness was an American composer. He was one of the most prolific 20th-century composers, with his official catalog comprising 67 numbered symphonies and 434 opus numbers. The true tally is well over 500…

1911

Preston Smith

American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (died 2003)

Preston Earnest Smith was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 40th governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973. A conservative member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 35th lieutenant…

1912

Meldrim Thomson Jr.

American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (died 2001)

Meldrim Thomson Jr. was an American politician who served three terms as the 73rd governor of New Hampshire from 1973 to 1979. A Republican, he was known as a staunch conservative.

1912

Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich

Belarusian-Russian physicist and astronomer (died 1987)

Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich, also known as YaB, was a leading Soviet physicist of Belarusian origin, who is known for his prolific contributions in physical cosmology, physics of thermonuclear reactions, combustion, and…

1914

Eileen Herlie

Scottish-American actress (died 2008)

Eileen Herlie was a Scottish actress.

1918

Alan Hale Jr.

American actor and restaurateur (died 1990)

Alan Hale Jr. was an American actor and restaurateur. He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his secondary lead role as Captain Jonas Grumby, better…

1921

Ralph H. Baer

German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (died 2014)

Ralph Henry Baer was a German-born American inventor, game developer, and engineer.

1922

Cyd Charisse

American actress and dancer (died 2008)

Cyd Charisse was an American dancer and actress.

1922

Carl Furillo

American baseball player (died 1989)

Carl Anthony Furillo, nicknamed "the Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj", was an American baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), spending his entire career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, primarily as…

1922

Shigeru Mizuki

Japanese author and illustrator (died 2015)

Shigeru Mura , best known by his pen name Shigeru Mizuki , was a Japanese manga artist, illustrator and folklorist. He is best known for popularizing and reviving interest in yōkai, supernatural creatures from Japanese…

1922

Anthony Caro

English sculptor and illustrator (died 2013)

Sir Anthony Alfred Caro was an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' and industrial objects. He began as a member of the modernist school, having worked with Henry…

1924

Sean McClory

Irish-American actor and director (died 2003)

Séan Joseph McClory was an Irish actor whose career spanned six decades and included well over 100 films and television series. He was sometimes billed as Shawn McGlory or Sean McGlory.

1924

Addie L. Wyatt

American civil rights activist and labor leader (died 2012)

Addie L. Wyatt was a leader in the United States Labor movement and a civil rights activist. Wyatt is known for being the first African-American woman elected international vice president of a major labor union, the…

1924

Warren Bennis

American scholar, author, and academic (died 2014)

Warren Gamaliel Bennis was an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies. Bennis was University Professor and Distinguished…

1925

Francisco Rabal

Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2001)

Francisco Rabal Valera, popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abroad,…

1926

Ramon Revilla Sr.

Filipino actor and politician (died 2020)

Ramon Bautista Revilla Sr., popularly known simply as Ramon Revilla Sr. or simply Ramon Revilla, was a Filipino actor who served as Senator of the Republic of the Philippines.

1927

Lore Segal

American novelist (died 2024)

Lore Vailer Segal was an Austrian-American novelist, translator, teacher, short story writer, and author of children's books. She was the author of five novels, and was known for her autobiographical fiction, drawing on…

1928

Bob Grim

American baseball player (died 1996)

Robert Anton Grim was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball.

1930

Douglas Hurd

English politician

Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell is a British Conservative Party politician and author who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995.

1930

Neil Adcock

South African cricketer (died 2013)

Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock was a South African international cricketer who played in 26 Test matches. A tall aggressive fast bowler, he could lift the ball sharply off a length. He was the first South African fast…

1931

John McPhee

American author and educator

John Angus McPhee is an American author. He is considered one of the pioneers of creative nonfiction. He is a four-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the category General Nonfiction, and he won that award on the…

1931

Neil Postman

American author and social critic (died 2003)

Neil Postman was an American author, educator, media theorist, and cultural critic who eschewed digital technology, including personal computers and mobile devices, and was critical of the use of personal computers in…

1931

Gerald Potterton

English-Canadian animator, director, and producer (died 2022)

Gerald Potterton was an English-Canadian director, animator, producer and writer. He is best known for directing the cult classic Heavy Metal and for his animation work on Yellow Submarine.

1931

Marv Breeding

American baseball player and scout (died 2006)

Marv Eugene Breeding was an American professional baseball second baseman who played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators and Los Angeles Dodgers between 1960 and…

1934

George Coleman

American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader

George Edward Coleman is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master.

1935

Panditrao Agashe

Indian businessman (died 1986)

Jagdish "Panditrao" Chandrashekhar Agashe was an Indian industrialist, best remembered for serving as the joint managing director alongside his brother of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. from 1970 to 1978.…

1936

Sue Ane Langdon

American actress and singer

Sue Ane Langdon is an American actress. She has appeared in dozens of television series and had featured roles in films such as A Guide for the Married Man and The Cheyenne Social Club, both directed by Gene Kelly, as…

1936

Richard Fariña

American singer-songwriter and author (died 1966)

Richard George Fariña was an American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist.

1937

Juvénal Habyarimana

Rwandan politician, President of Rwanda (died 1994)

Juvénal Habyarimana was a Rwandan politician and military officer who was the second president of Rwanda, from 1973 until his assassination in 1994. He was nicknamed Kinani, a Kinyarwanda word meaning "invincible".

1937

Jim Bouton

American baseball player and journalist (died 2019)

James Alan Bouton was an American professional baseball player. Bouton played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher for the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, and Atlanta Braves between 1962 and…

1939

Lynn Seymour

Canadian ballerina and choreographer (died 2023)

Lynn Seymour was a Canadian-born ballerina, mostly associated with the Royal Ballet in London. She was a muse of choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, creating lead roles in Romeo and Juliet, The Invitation, Concerto,…

1939

Lidiya Skoblikova

Russian speed skater and coach

Lidiya Pavlovna Skoblikova is a retired Russian speed skater and coach. She represented the USSR Olympic team during the Winter Olympic Games in 1960, 1964 and 1968, and won a total of six gold medals, a record she…

1939

Robert Tear

Welsh tenor and conductor (died 2011)

Robert Tear, CBE was a Welsh tenor singer, teacher and conductor. He first became known singing in the operas of Benjamin Britten in the mid-1960s. From the 1970s until his retirement in 1999 his main operatic base…

1939

Norman Stone

British historian, author, and academic (died 2019)

Norman Stone was a British historian and author. At the time of his death, he was Professor of European History in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University, Ankara, having formerly been a…

1941

Dick Allen

American baseball player and tenor (died 2020)

Richard Anthony Allen, nicknamed "Crash" and "the Wampum Walloper", was an American professional baseball player. During his 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played as a first baseman and third baseman,…

1942

Ann Packer

English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper

Ann Elizabeth Packer MBE is an English former sprinter, hurdler and long jumper. She won a gold medal in the 800 metres and a silver in the 400 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

1942

Susan Clark

Canadian actress and producer

Susan Clark is a Canadian actress. She made her big screen debut in the 1967 drama film Banning and the following year played the female lead in the crime thriller Coogan's Bluff. She later starred in films Tell Them…

1943

Lynn Redgrave

English-American actress and singer (died 2010)

Lynn Rachel Redgrave was a British and American actress. During a career that spanned five decades, she won two Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, two Emmy…

1943

Carole Bayer Sager

American singer-songwriter

Carole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, singer, songwriter, and painter.

1944

Sergey Nikitin

Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Sergey Yakovlevich Nikitin is a prominent Soviet and Russian bard, composer, and biophysicist. He performs both solo and in a duet with his wife, Tatyana Nikitina all over Russia, the former Soviet republics, and other…

1944

Micky Dolenz

American singer-songwriter and actor

George Michael Dolenz Jr. is an American musician and actor. He was the drummer and one of two primary vocalists for the pop rock band the Monkees, and a co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). Dolenz is the…

1945

Anselm Kiefer

German painter and sculptor

Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Peter Dreher and Horst Antes at the end of the 1960s. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac. The poems of Paul Celan…

1945

Randy Meisner

American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2023)

Randall Herman Meisner was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of both Eagles and Poco. Throughout his professional musical career, both as group member and session musician, his main role was…

1946

Michael S. Hart

American author, founded Project Gutenberg (died 2011)

Michael Stern Hart was an American author credited with the invention of the e-book, and who founded Project Gutenberg (PG), the first project to make e-books freely available via the Internet. He published e-books via…

1947

Mel Galley

English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008)

Melville John Galley was an English guitarist, best known for his work with Whitesnake, Trapeze, Finders Keepers and Phenomena.

1948

Peggy March

American singer-songwriter

Peggy March is an American pop singer. In the United States, she is primarily known for her 1963 million-selling song "I Will Follow Him". Although she is sometimes remembered as a one-hit wonder, she continued to have…

1948

Jonathan Sacks

English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar (died 2020)

Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author. Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. As the…

1948

Teofilo Cubillas

Peruvian footballer

Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is considered Peru's greatest ever player and one of the best in the history of South America. In an IFFHS poll he…

1949

Phil Edmonds

Zambian-English cricketer

Philippe-Henri Edmonds is a former cricketer who represented England at international level and Middlesex at county level. After retiring he became a successful, albeit controversial, corporate executive. He was a part…

1951

Dianne Walker

American tap dancer

Dianne Walker, also known as Lady Di, is an American tap dancer. Her thirty-year career spans Broadway, television, film, and international dance concerts. Walker is the artistic director of TapDancin, Inc. in Boston,…

1951

Jim Rice

American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

James Edward Rice is an American former professional baseball left fielder and designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Rice played his entire 16-year MLB career for the Boston Red Sox. In 2009, Rice…

1953

Steve James

American documentary filmmaker

Steve James is an American film producer and director of several documentaries, including Hoop Dreams (1994), Stevie (2002), The Interrupters (2011), Life Itself (2014), and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2016).

1954

David Wilkie

Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer (died 2024)

David Andrew Wilkie was a Scottish swimmer who was the Olympic 200m breaststroke champion in 1976, the first British swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal since Anita Lonsbrough in 1960, and the first British man to do…

1954

Laurie Cunningham

English footballer (died 1989)

Laurence Paul Cunningham was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He notably played in England, France, and Spain, where he became the first-ever English player to sign for Real Madrid.

1956

David Malpass

American economist and government official

David Robert Malpass is an American economic analyst and former government official who served as President of the World Bank Group from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for…

1956

Clive Burr

English rock drummer (died 2013)

Clive Ronald Burr was an English musician. He was the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982. Together with fellow Iron Maiden member Dennis Stratton, he joined Praying Mantis for the recording of…

1957

Billy Childs

American pianist and composer

William Edward Childs is an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger, and conductor from Los Angeles, California.

1957

Gary Numan

English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Gary Anthony James Webb, known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. The band's second and final album,…

1958

Lester Holt

American journalist

Lester Don Holt Jr. is an American journalist who was the news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and is currently news anchor for Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, Holt was…

1959

Aidan Quinn

American actor

Aidan Quinn is an American actor. He made his film debut in Reckless (1984), and has starred in over 80 feature films, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), The Mission (1986), Stakeout (1987), All My Sons (1987),…

1959

Irek Mukhamedov

Russian ballet dancer

Irek Dzhavdatovich Mukhamedov OBE, is a Soviet-born British ballet dancer of Tatar origin who has danced with the Bolshoi Ballet and the Royal Ballet. Born in Kazan, he trained at the Moscow Choreographic Institute…

1960

Buck Williams

American basketball player and coach

Charles Linwood "Buck" Williams is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was well known for his rebounding ability and trademark goggles.

1960

Camryn Manheim

American actress

Debra Frances "Camryn" Manheim is an American actress who first came to attention with her off-Broadway one-woman show, Wake Up, I'm Fat, in 1994. She is known for her portrayals of Ellenor Frutt on The Practice…

1961

Leon Robinson

American actor

Leon Preston Robinson, usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor who began professional acting as a film actor in the early 1980s. He is best known for his roles as J.T. Matthews in the 1991 Robert Townsend…

1962

Kenny Smith

American basketball player and sportscaster

Kenneth Smith, nicknamed "the Jet", is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player who played for six teams during his 10-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won…

1965

Greg Barker

Baron Barker of Battle, English politician

Gregory Leonard George Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, is a British Conservative Party politician, life peer, and businessperson. In May 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, a role in…

1966

Michael Bartels

German race car driver

Michael Bartels is a German professional racing driver. He is a multiple FIA GT champion and former Grand Prix driver who attempted to qualify for four races in 1991 with Lotus.

1968

Shawn Mullins

American singer-songwriter

Shawn Mullins is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. His 1998 single "Lullaby" hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for…

1968

Jason Elam

American football player

Jason Douglas Elam is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Denver Broncos. He was selected by Denver in the third round of the…

1970

Andrea Parker

American actress

Andrea Parker is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles on ER, JAG, The Pretender, Less than Perfect, Desperate Housewives, and Pretty Little Liars.

1970

Matt Nable

Australian rugby league player and actor

Matthew Nable is an Australian film and television actor, writer, sports commentator and former professional rugby league footballer. After playing in the Winfield Cup Premiership during the 1990s for the…

1972

Lena Sundström

Swedish journalist and author

Lena Amalia Kyoung Ran Sundström is a Swedish journalist and author. She writes news chronicles and writes for Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter. She has also had her own column at Aftonbladet newspaper, Metro…

1972

Boris Kodjoe

Austrian-German actor

Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe is an Austrian-German actor and former model, based in the United States. His breakthrough role was as sports-courier agent Damon Carter on the Showtime drama series Soul…

1973

Chris Clark

American ice hockey player

Chris Clark is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets.

1976

Juan Encarnación

Dominican baseball player

Juan De Dios Encarnación is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 2007 for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, Los…

1976

Freddie Prinze Jr.

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Freddie James Prinze Jr. is an American actor. He has starred in films such as I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its sequels I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) and I Know What You Did Last Summer…

1976

Hines Ward

Korean-American football player

Hines Edward Ward Jr. is an American football coach and former player who is the wide receivers coach for Arizona State. He played as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) after being selected by the…

1976

James Van Der Beek

American actor (died 2026)

James David Van Der Beek was an American actor. Known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery on The WB's Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), he also played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom Don't Trust the…

1977

Johann Vogel

Swiss footballer

Johann Louis François Vogel is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent much of his professional career with Grasshopper Club Zürich and PSV. In his later career, he played for A.C.…

1977

Nick Zano

American actor

Nick Zano is an American actor. He played Vince in The WB's sitcom What I Like About You. He hosted MTV's infotainment program about the film industry Movie House as part of his work as an MTV News correspondent before…

1978

Tom Chaplin

English singer-songwriter and musician

Thomas Oliver Chaplin is a British musician, best known as the co-founder and lead singer of the British alternative rock band Keane.

1979

Erik Ersberg

Swedish ice hockey player

Erik Ersberg is a Swedish retired professional ice hockey goaltender. During his playing career, he made a total of 54 appearances in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings. He is currently serving as the…

1982

Leonidas Kampantais

Greek footballer

Leonidas Kampantais is a Greek professional footballer who last played as a striker for Atlantis Anthoussa.

1982

Keemstar

American YouTuber

Daniel M. Keem, known online as Keemstar, is an American YouTuber, podcaster, and streamer who is mainly known for being the host of the Internet popular culture news show DramaAlert.

1982

Kat Von D

American tattoo artist and model

Katherine von Drachenberg, known professionally as Kat Von D, is a Mexican-born American tattoo artist, television personality, entrepreneur and recording artist. She was a tattoo artist on the TLC reality television…

1982

André Santos

Brazilian footballer

André Clarindo dos Santos is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He was also utilised as an attacking midfielder or left winger. On 15 June 2009, he made his first international…

1983

Mark Worrell

American baseball player

Mark Robert Worrell is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles between 2008 and 2011.

1983

Yoshihisa Hirano

Japanese baseball player

Yoshihisa Hirano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and…

1984

Ross Taylor

New Zealand cricketer

Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor is a Samoan international cricketer and former New Zealand international cricketer who served as the captain of the New Zealand national team. Batting predominantly at number four, when he…

1984

Sasha Vujačić

Slovenian basketball player

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1984

Maria Ohisalo

Finnish politician and researcher

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1985

Chad Gable

American wrestler

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1986

Thomas Morstead

American football player

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1986

Milana Vayntrub

Uzbekistani-American actress and comedian

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1987

Jonathan Wright

Australian rugby league player

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1987

Benny Blanco

American record producer

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1988

Tommy Pham

American baseball player

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1988

Robbie Hummel

American basketball player and sportscaster

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1989

Kristinia DeBarge

American singer-songwriter and actress

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1990

Asier Illarramendi

Spanish footballer

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1990

Brandon Kozun

American-Canadian ice hockey player

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1990

Petra Kvitová

Czech tennis player

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1990

Kevin Zeitler

American football player

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1990

Yoon Ji-sung

South Korean singer and actor

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1991

Rui Machida

Japanese basketball player

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1993

Claire Emslie

Scottish footballer

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1994

Marko Gudurić

Serbian basketball player

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1995

Isaiah Whitehead

American basketball player

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1995

Kyle Allen

American football player

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1996

Tijana Bošković

Serbian volleyball player

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1997

Nathan McSweeney

Australian cricketer

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1999

Montana Jordan

American actor

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2003

Kit Connor

English actor

Kit Sebastian Connor is an English actor. He gained recognition for starring as secondary school student Nick Nelson in the Netflix teen series Heartstopper (2022–2024) and will reprise the role in its continuation…

2004

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The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) is held on International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then held annually across Pakistan, and the feminist slogan "Mera Jism Meri Marzi" (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence, came into vogue in Pakistan. Wikipedia →

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