Famous Birthdays on May 13

Q: Who was born on May 13?

Famous people born on May 13 include: Hugh of Cluny, Theobald III, Alexander Nevsky, Marie of Brabant, Mary Stewart.

Q: What is Chuck Schuldiner known for?

Chuck Schuldiner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001)

152 people 1024 – 2005

May 13 has seen 152 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1024 – 2005. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · May 13 — Wikipedia

1967 — Chuck Schuldiner

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001)

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He co-founded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his death in 2001 of a brain tumor

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He became the lead vocalist in 1985 after original drummer and vocalist Kam Lee left the band

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His obituary in the January 5, 2002, issue of Kerrang! described him as "one of the most significant figures in the history of metal." Schuldiner was ranked No

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10 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists in 2009 and No

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20 in March 2004 Guitar World's "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists"

Hugh of Cluny

French abbot and saint (died 1109)

Hugh, sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders from the Middle Ages.

1024

Theobald III

Count of Champagne (died 1201)

Theobald III was Count of Champagne from 1197 to his death. He was designated heir by his older brother Henry II when the latter went to the Holy Land on the Third Crusade, and succeeded him upon his death. He…

1179

Alexander Nevsky

Russian prince and saint (died 1263)

Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky was Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–1263).

1221

Marie of Brabant

Queen of France (died 1321)

Marie of Brabant was Queen of France from 1274 until 1285 as the second wife of King Philip III. Born in Leuven, Brabant, she was a daughter of Henry III, Duke of Brabant, and Adelaide of Burgundy.

1254

Mary Stewart

Countess of Arran, Scottish princess (died 1488)

Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran was the elder daughter of King James II of Scotland and Mary of Guelders. King James III of Scotland was her eldest brother. She married twice: firstly, to Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran;…

1453

Ole Worm

Danish physician and historian (died 1654)

Ole Worm, who often went by the Latinized form of his name Olaus Wormius, was a Danish physician, natural historian and antiquary. He was a professor at the University of Copenhagen where he taught Greek, Latin, physics…

1588

Richard Simon

French priest and scholar (died 1712)

Richard Simon CO, was a French priest, a member of the Oratorians, who was an influential biblical critic, orientalist and controversialist.

1638

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo

1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1782)

D. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oeiras, known as the Marquis of Pombal, was a Portuguese statesman and diplomat who despotically ruled the Portuguese Empire from 1750 to 1777…

1699

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff

Danish politician and diplomat (died 1772)

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff was a German-Danish statesman and a member of the Bernstorff noble family of Mecklenburg. He was the son of Joachim Engelke Freiherr von Bernstorff, chamberlain to the Elector…

1712

Alexis Clairaut

French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (died 1765)

Alexis Claude Clairaut was a French mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was a prominent Newtonian whose work helped to establish the validity of the principles and results that Sir Isaac Newton had outlined in…

1713

Maria Theresa

Archduchess, Queen, and Empress; Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1780)

Maria Theresa was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position in her own right. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia,…

1717

Charles Watson-Wentworth

2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1782)

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, styled The Honourable Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1739, Viscount Higham between 1739 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750, and the Marquess of…

1730

Horace Coignet

French violinist and composer (died 1821)

Horace Coignet was a French amateur violinist, singer and composer. He was active in Lyons as a pattern-designer and dealer in embroidered goods, as an official clerk and as musical director of the city from 1794. He…

1735

Maria Christina

Duchess of Teschen (died 1798)

Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, was the fifth child of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Married in 1766 to Prince Albert of Saxony, the couple received the Duchy of Teschen, and she was…

1742

Lazare Carnot

French general, mathematician, and politician, French Minister of the Interior (died 1823)

Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. His military reforms,…

1753

Pope Pius IX (died 1878)

Pope Pius IX was head of the Catholic Church from 16 June 1846 until his death in February 1878.

1792

Louis Léopold Robert

French painter (died 1835)

Louis Léopold Robert was a Swiss painter.

1794

Gérard Paul Deshayes

French geologist and chronologist (died 1875)

Gérard Paul Deshayes was a French geologist and conchologist.

1795

Per Gustaf Svinhufvud af Qvalstad

treasurer of Tavastia province, manor host, and paternal grandfather of President of Finland P. E. Svinhufvud (died 1866)

Per Gustaf Svinhufvud af Qvalstad was a Finnish provincial treasurer of Tavastia and the host of the Rapola Manor in Sääksmäki. His grandson was Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, the future third President of the Republic of…

1804

Juan Bautista Ceballos

President of Mexico (1853) (died 1859)

Juan Bautista Loreto Mucio Francisco José de Asís de la Santísima Trinidad Ceballos Gómez Sañudo (1811–1859) was a Mexican politician who served in congress and in the supreme court before being briefly made president…

1811

Francis

Duke of Cádiz (died 1902)

Francisco de Asís de Borbón was a Royal Consort as the husband of Queen Isabella II from their marriage in 1846 until Isabella's deposition in 1868. Francisco and his wife were double first cousins, as their fathers…

1822

Zebulon Baird Vance

American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of North Carolina (died 1894)

Zebulon Baird Vance was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.

1830

Juris Alunāns

Latvian philologist and author (died 1864)

Juris Alunāns was a Latvian writer and philologist in the Russian Empire. He was one of the first contributors of the Latvian language. He was one of the members of the Young Latvia movement.

1832

Alphonse Daudet

French author, poet, and playwright (died 1897)

Louis Marie Alphonse Daudet was a French novelist. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet.

1840

Arthur Sullivan

English composer (died 1900)

Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan was an English composer. He is best known for 14 comic opera collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. His works…

1842

Tom O'Rourke

American boxer and manager (died 1938)

Tom O'Rourke was born in Boston and became a boxing manager in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

1856

Ronald Ross

Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1932)

Sir Ronald Ross was a British medical doctor. He received the 1902 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine "for his work on malaria, by which he has shown how it enters the organism and thereby has laid the foundation…

1857

Sumner Paine

American target shooter (died 1904)

Sumner Paine was an American shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

1868

Mehmet Emin Yurdakul

Turkish writer (died 1944)

Mehmet Emin Yurdakul was a Turkish nationalist writer, poet and politician. Being an ideologue of Pan-Turkism, his writings and poems had a major impact on defining the term vatan (Fatherland).

1869

Robert Hamilton

Scottish international footballer (died 1948)

Robert Cumming Hamilton was a Scottish international footballer who played as a Centre forward and was known for his prolific scoring record and his ten-season association with Rangers.

1877

Lima Barreto

Brazilian journalist and author (died 1922)

Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto was a Brazilian novelist and journalist. A major figure in Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he is famous for the novel Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma, a bitter satire of the early years of the…

1881

Joe Forshaw

American runner (died 1964)

Joseph Forshaw Jr. was an American athlete who competed mainly in the marathon.

1881

Georges Braque

French painter and sculptor (died 1963)

Georges Braque was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the…

1882

Georgios Papanikolaou

Greek-American pathologist, invented the pap smear (died 1962)

Georgios Nikolaou Papanikolaou was a Greek physician, zoologist and microscopist who was a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the pap smear for detection of cervical cancer.

1883

Oskar Rosenfeld

Jewish-Austrian writer and Holocaust victim (died 1944)

Oskar Rosenfeld was an Austrian-Jewish writer killed at Auschwitz concentration camp.

1884

Mikiel Gonzi

Maltese archbishop (died 1984)

Sir Michael Count Gonzi was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Malta from 1944 until 1976. He had been enthroned as Bishop of Malta in December 1943, and was consecrated as the first Archbishop of Malta in 1944. He had also…

1885

Lorna Hodgkinson

Australian educator and educational psychologist (died 1951)

Lorna Myrtle Hodgkinson was an Australian educator and educational psychologist who worked with intellectually disabled children. She was the first woman to receive a Doctor of Education degree from Harvard University.…

1887

Inge Lehmann

Danish seismologist and geophysicist (died 1993)

Inge Lehmann was a Danish seismologist and geophysicist who is known for her discovery in 1936 of the solid inner core that exists within the molten outer core of the Earth. She also discovered the seismic discontinuity…

1888

Ásgeir Ásgeirsson

Icelandic politician, 2nd President of Iceland (died 1972)

Ásgeir Ásgeirsson was the second president of Iceland; he served from 1952 to 1968. He also served as the prime minister of Iceland from 3 June 1932 to 28 July 1934 for the Progressive Party. Ásgeir is the only person…

1894

Nandor Fodor

Hungarian-American psychologist, parapsychologist, and author (died 1964)

Nandor Fodor was a British and American parapsychologist, psychoanalyst, author and journalist of Hungarian origin.

1895

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (died 1977)

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the President of India from 1974 to 1977.

1905

Daphne du Maurier

English novelist and playwright (died 1989)

Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather George du Maurier…

1907

Ken Darby

American composer and conductor (died 1992)

Kenneth Lorin Darby was an American composer, vocal arranger, lyricist, and conductor. His film scores were recognized by the awarding of three Academy Awards and one Grammy Award. Darby is also notable as the author of…

1909

Maxine Sullivan

American singer and actress (died 1987)

Maxine Sullivan, born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American jazz vocalist and performer.

1911

Gil Evans

Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 1988)

Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role in the development of…

1912

Robert Dorning

English actor, singer, and dancer (died 1989)

Robert Dorning was an English musician, dance band vocalist, ballet dancer and actor. He is known to have performed in at least 77 television and film productions between 1940 and 1988.

1913

William R. Tolbert

Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (died 1980)

William Richard Tolbert Jr. was a Liberian politician who served as the 20th president of Liberia from 1971 until his assassination in 1980.

1913

Joe Louis

American boxer (died 1981)

Joseph Louis Barrow was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as…

1914

Johnnie Wright

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)

Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. was an American country music singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the husband of country music star Kitty…

1914

Otl Aicher

German graphic designer and typographer (died 1991)

Otto "Otl" Aicher was a German graphic designer and typographer. Aicher co-founded and taught at the influential Ulm School of Design. He is known for having led the design team of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,…

1922

Bea Arthur

American actress and singer (died 2009)

Beatrice Arthur was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her work on television beginning in the 1970s…

1922

Harry Schwarz

South African anti-apartheid leader, lawyer, and Ambassador (died 2010)

Harry Heinz Schwarz was a South African lawyer, statesman, and long-time political opposition leader against apartheid in South Africa who eventually served as the South African Ambassador to the United States during…

1924

Enrique Bolaños

Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua (died 2021)

Enrique José Bolaños Geyer was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the president of Nicaragua from 10 January 2002 to 10 January 2007.

1928

Mike Gravel

American politician (died 2021)

Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel was an American politician and writer who represented Alaska in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party. He ran for president twice: in 2008 and 2020.…

1930

Jim Jones

American cult leader, founder of the Peoples Temple (died 1978)

James Warren Jones was an American cult leader, preacher, and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrated a mass…

1931

John Roseboro

American baseball player and coach (died 2002)

John Junior Roseboro was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1957 until 1970, most prominently as a member of the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers. A…

1933

Ehud Netzer

Israeli archaeologist, architect, and academic (died 2010)

Ehud Netzer was an Israeli architect, archaeologist and educator, known for his extensive excavations at Herodium, where in 2007 he found and identified the tomb of Herod the Great; and the discovery of a structure…

1934

James F. White

American funeral director and politician (died 2026)

James Flavian White Sr. was an American funeral director and politician. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor party, he was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978.

1935

Zohra Lampert

American actress

Zohra Lampert is a retired American actress, who has had roles on stage, film and television. She performed under her then-married name of Zohra Alton early in her career. Lampert achieved critical acclaim for her work…

1937

Roger Zelazny

American author and poet (died 1995)

Roger Joseph Zelazny was an American fantasy and science fiction writer known for his short stories and novels focusing on mythology and various religions, best known for The Chronicles of Amber series. He won the…

1937

Giuliano Amato

Italian academic and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Italy

Giuliano Amato is an Italian politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Italy, first from 1992 to 1993 and again from 2000 to 2001. Upon Arnaldo Forlani's death in July 2023, Amato became the country's…

1938

Harvey Keitel

American actor

Harvey Johannes Keitel is an American actor and producer. Known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters, he rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement.

1939

Bruce Chatwin

English author (died 1989)

Charles Bruce Chatwin was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia (1977), established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested…

1940

Senta Berger

Austrian actress

Senta Verhoeven is an Austrian-German actress. She received many award nominations for her acting in theatre, film, and television; her awards include three Bambi Awards, two Romys, an Adolf Grimme Award, both a…

1941

Jody Conradt

American basketball player and coach

Addie Jo "Jody" Conradt is an American retired women's basketball coach. She was the head coach for the women's team at University of Texas at Austin (UT). Her coaching career spanned 38 years, with the last 31 years at…

1941

Ritchie Valens

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1959)

Richard Steven Valenzuela, better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane…

1941

Mary Wells

American singer-songwriter (died 1992)

Mary Esther Wells was an American singer, who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s.

1943

Armistead Maupin

American author, screenwriter, and actor

Armistead Jones Maupin Jr. is an American writer notable for Tales of the City, a series of novels set in San Francisco.

1944

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2023)

Lars Nils "Lasse" Berghagen was a Swedish singer and songwriter. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Jennie, Jennie". He was also known for presenting Allsång på Skansen on Swedish…

1945

Lou Marini

American saxophonist and composer

Louis Eugene Marini Jr., known as "Blue Lou" Marini, is an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his work in jazz, rock, blues, and soul music, as well as his association with The Blues…

1945

Tim Pigott-Smith

English actor and author (died 2017)

Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith was a British film and television actor and author. For his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The Jewel in the Crown, he won the British Academy Television Award…

1946

Marv Wolfman

American author

Marvin Arthur Wolfman is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's The Tomb of Dracula (1972–1979), for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade, and DC Comics's…

1946

Zoë Wanamaker

American-British actress

Zoë Wanamaker is an American-born British actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Wanamaker was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2001 by…

1949

Danny Kirwan

English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018)

Daniel David Kirwan was a British musician and guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues-rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972. He released three albums as a solo artist from 1975 to 1979, recorded albums…

1950

Bobby Valentine

American baseball player and manager

Robert John Valentine, nicknamed "Bobby V", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He also served as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Valentine played for the Los Angeles…

1950

Stevie Wonder

American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Stevland Hardaway Morris, known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, and…

1950

John Kasich

American politician, 69th Governor of Ohio

John Richard Kasich Jr. is an American politician and author who was the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives…

1952

Mary Walsh

Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter

Mary Cynthia Walsh is a Canadian actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for her work on CODCO and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

1952

Londa Schiebinger

American academic and author

Londa Schiebinger is the John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Department of History, and by courtesy the d-school, Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1984. An international…

1952

Johnny Logan

Australian-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard, also known professionally as Johnny Logan, is an Australian-born Irish singer, songwriter and musician. He is known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. He also…

1954

Richard Madeley

English journalist and author

Richard Holt Madeley is an English television presenter and writer. Alongside his wife Judy Finnigan, he presented ITV's This Morning and Channel 4 chat show Richard & Judy (2001–2008). Madeley's solo projects include…

1956

Mar Roxas

Filipino economist and politician, 24th Secretary of the Interior and Local Government

Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II is a Filipino former politician who served as a senator of the Philippines from 2004 to 2010. He is the grandson and namesake of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas. He served in the…

1957

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

American actress

Siobhan Fallon Hogan is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. Known for her collaborations with director Lars von Trier, she has appeared in three of his features to date: Dancer in the Dark (2000),…

1961

Dennis Rodman

American basketball player, wrestler, and actor

Dennis Keith Rodman is an American former professional basketball player. Renowned for his defensive and rebounding abilities, his biography on the official NBA website states that he is "arguably the best rebounding…

1961

Andrea Leadsom

English politician

Dame Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom is a British politician who served in various ministerial positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2014 and 2024. A member of the…

1963

Stephen Colbert

American comedian and talk show host

Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the Comedy Central news satire show The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014,…

1964

José Rijo

Dominican baseball player

José Antonio Rijo Abreu is a Dominican former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who spent the majority of his career with the Cincinnati Reds. Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1980, Rijo…

1965

Lari White

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (died 2018)

Lari Michele White Cannon was an American country musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her debut in 1988 after winning You Can Be a Star, a televised talent competition on The Nashville…

1965

Alison Goldfrapp

English singer-songwriter and producer

Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrapp is an English musician and record producer, known as the founder, vocalist and namesake of English electronic music duo Goldfrapp.

1966

Darius Rucker

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Darius Carlos Rucker is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of…

1966

Melanie Thornton

American-German singer (died 2001)

Melanie Janene Thornton was an American singer-songwriter. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she first gained recognition as a session singer after relocating to Germany to pursue a music career. Her work attracted…

1967

Scott Morrison

Australian politician, 30th Prime Minister of Australia

Scott John Morrison is an Australian former politician who served as the 30th prime minister of Australia and the leader of the Liberal Party from 2018 to 2022. He was the member of parliament (MP) for the New South…

1968

Buckethead

American guitarist and songwriter

Brian Patrick Carroll, known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist.

1969

Darryl Sydor

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Darryl Marion Sydor is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He won two Stanley Cups during his career: with the Dallas Stars in 1999, and with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004. He also reached…

1972

Reinhold Einwallner

Austrian politician

Reinhold Einwallner is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Vorarlberg since November 2017. He was a member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg…

1973

Trajan Langdon

American basketball player and executive

Trajan Shaka Langdon is an American basketball executive and former professional player. He is the current president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6 ft…

1976

Tom Cotton

American politician

Thomas Bryant Cotton is an American politician and former Army officer serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from Arkansas. From 2013 to 2015 he served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing…

1977

Ilse DeLange

Dutch singer-songwriter

Ilse Annoeska de Lange, better known as Ilse DeLange, is a Dutch country and pop rock singer-songwriter. In 1998, she gained fame with her single 'I'm Not So Tough', which later became multiple platinum in The…

1977

Samantha Morton

English actress and director

Samantha Jane Morton is an English actress and musician. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas with dark and tragic themes, her accolades include two BAFTAs and a Golden Globe Award, with…

1977

Pusha T

American rapper

Terrence LeVarr Thornton, better known by his stage name Pusha T, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as one half of the Virginia-based hip hop duo Clipse, which he formed with his older brother Malice.…

1977

Mike Bibby

American basketball player and coach

Michael Bibby is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach at California State University, Sacramento. He played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard,…

1978

Barry Zito

American baseball player

Barry William Zito is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A left-hander, Zito pitched for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants during a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career. Zito led the…

1978

Prince Carl Philip

Duke of Värmland

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland is the only son and the second of three children of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. As of 2022, Prince Carl Philip is fourth in the line of succession, after his…

1979

Steve Mildenhall

English footballer

Stephen James Mildenhall is an English former professional footballer who is goalkeeping coach at Swindon Town.

1979

Luciana Berger

English politician

Luciana Clare Berger, Baroness Berger, is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree from 2010 to 2019, and a Member of the House of Lords since 2025. A member of the Labour and…

1981

Andrey Polukeyev

Russian sprinter

Andrey Andreevich Polukeyev is a Russian former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 9th World Athletics Indoor Championships bronze medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. Polukeyev also won relay medals at the…

1981

Larry Fonacier

Filipino basketball player

Larry Alexander Nacua Fonacier is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He previously served as the team manager for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted…

1982

Oguchi Onyewu

American footballer

Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu is an American former soccer player who is the Vice President of Sporting for the United States Soccer Federation. He was previously the sporting director for Orlando City B and…

1982

Natalie Cassidy

English actress and singer

Natalie Ann Cassidy is an English actress and television personality. She played Sonia Fowler in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for which she won the award for Best Actress at the British Soap Awards and the TV Quick…

1983

Anita Görbicz

Hungarian handball player

Anita Görbicz is a Hungarian former professional handballer. She is widely regarded as one of the best handball players of all time, and was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 2005 by the International Handball…

1983

Yaya Touré

Ivorian footballer

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach for the Saudi Arabia national team.

1983

Dawn Harper

American hurdler

Dawn Harper-Nelson, née Dawn Harper, is an American, retired track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the silver…

1984

Javi Balboa

Equatoguinean footballer

Javier Ángel Balboa Osa is a former professional footballer who played as a winger, most notably for Real Madrid and Benfica.

1985

Jaroslav Halák

Slovak ice hockey player

Jaroslav Halák is a Slovak former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected in the ninth round, 271st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 NHL entry draft. Halák played for the Canadiens as well as…

1985

Iwan Rheon

Welsh actor and singer

Iwan Rheon is a Welsh actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Simon Bellamy in the E4 series Misfits (2009–2011), Ramsay Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2013–2016), and Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick…

1985

Travis Zajac

Canadian ice hockey player

Travis Zajac is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Zajac was selected in the first round, 20th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 2004 NHL entry draft. He played more than 1,000 NHL games with the…

1985

Lena Dunham

American actress, director, and screenwriter

Lena Dunham is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two…

1986

Robert Pattinson

English actor

Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson is an English actor. He is known for starring in both major studio productions and independent films, in which he often portrays eccentric characters across a diverse range of genres.…

1986

Alexander Rybak

Belarusian-Norwegian singer-songwriter, violinist, and actor

Alexander Igorevich Rybak or Alyaksandr Iharavich Rybak is a Belarusian-born Norwegian singer, songwriter and actor. Based in Oslo, Norway, Rybak extensively worked on television programs and on tours in Europe,…

1986

Kris Versteeg

Canadian ice hockey player

Kristopher Royce Versteeg is a Canadian entrepreneur and former professional ice hockey winger. During his career, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers,…

1986

Candice King

American singer-songwriter and actress

Candice King is an American actress best known as Caroline Forbes in The Vampire Diaries and its spin-offs, The Originals and Legacies.

1987

Marianne Vos

Dutch cyclist

Marianne Vos is a Dutch multi-discipline cyclist who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.

1987

Paulo Avelino

Filipino actor and singer

Michael Paulo Lingbanan Avelino is a Filipino actor, singer, model, and film producer. He has starred in multiple hit television series such as Walang Hanggan (2012), Bridges of Love (2015), The General's Daughter…

1988

Casey Donovan

Australian singer-songwriter

Casey Donovan is an Indigenous Australian singer and actress, best known for winning the second season of the singing competition show Australian Idol in 2004. She won the competition at the age of 16, becoming the…

1988

Lydia Williams

Australian footballer

Lydia Grace Yilkari Williams is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper and represented the Australian national team.

1988

P. K. Subban

Canadian ice hockey player

Pernell-Karl Sylvester Subban is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Between 2009 and 2022, he played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators,…

1989

Mychal Givens

American baseball player

Mychal Antonio Givens is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs,…

1990

Jen Beattie

Scottish footballer

Jennifer Patricia Beattie is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Arsenal FC of the WSL and the Scotland national team.

1991

Francis Coquelin

French footballer

Francis Joseph Coquelin is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes. He has also featured for Valencia, Arsenal, Lorient, SC Freiburg, Charlton Athletic and Villarreal…

1991

Junior Messias

Brazilian footballer

Walter Messias Júnior is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Genoa. Capable of playing anywhere across the attacking front, he has also been deployed on occasions as an attacking…

1991

Alan Patrick

Brazilian footballer

Alan Patrick Lourenço is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Internacional.

1991

Thievy Bifouma

Congolese footballer

Thievy Guivane Bifouma Koulossa is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis.

1992

Willson Contreras

Venezuelan baseball player

Willson Eduardo Contreras is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman and catcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis…

1992

Tyrann Mathieu

American football player

Tyrann Devine Mathieu is an American former professional football safety who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and earned the nickname "the Honey…

1992

Josh Papalii

New Zealand-Australian rugby league player

Joshua Papali'i is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He has played for both Australia and Samoa at international level. He is also…

1992

Mark Stone

Canadian hockey player

Mark Stone is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger and captain for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the sixth round,…

1992

Abby Dahlkemper

American footballer

Abigail Lynn Dahlkemper is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.

1993

Romelu Lukaku

Belgian footballer

Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Belgium national team. Lukaku ranks second for the all-time European men's top goalscorers in…

1993

Debby Ryan

American actress and singer

Deborah Ann Ryan is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She started acting professionally onstage at the age of seven, and was later discovered during Disney Channel's nationwide search for new talent. As a…

1993

Morgan Wallen

American singer-songwriter

Morgan Cole Wallen is an American country and country pop singer from Sneedville, Tennessee. In 2014, he competed in the sixth season of The Voice. After being eliminated in the playoffs, he signed to Panacea Records…

1993

Percy Tau

South African footballer

Percy Muzi Tau is a South African professional footballer who plays as a winger for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Man Dinh and the South Africa national team.

1994

Nico Hoerner

American baseball player

Nicholas Mackie Hoerner is an American professional baseball middle infielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Stanford University, and was selected by the Cubs in the…

1997

Adrià Pedrosa

Spanish footballer

Adrià Giner Pedrosa is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Elche, on loan from Sevilla.

1998

Luca Zidane

Algerian footballer

Luca Zinedine Zidane is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club Granada. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

1998

Óscar Mingueza

Spanish footballer

Óscar Mingueza García is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Celta de Vigo and the Spain national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play in either full-back position, mostly…

1999

Aníbal Moreno

Argentine footballer

Aníbal Ismael Moreno is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for River Plate and the Argentina national team.

1999

Diego López

Spanish footballer

Diego López Noguerol is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right winger or a forward for La Liga club Valencia. Nicknamed El Guajín, López has become a fan favorite at the Spanish giant.

2002

Jaxson Dart

American football player

Jaxson Chase Dart is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by…

2003

Javi Guerra

Spanish footballer

Javier "Javi" Guerra Moreno is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Valencia.

2003

Jabari Smith Jr.

American basketball player

Jabari Montsho Smith Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers.

2003

Romain Esse

English footballer

Romain Joy Kouakou Esse is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for EFL Championship side Coventry City on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace.

2005

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Chuck Schuldiner — American musician (1967–2001)

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Known forHe co-founded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his death in 2001 of a brain tumor

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