Famous Birthdays on May 18

Q: Who was born on May 18?

Famous people born on May 18 include: Omar Khayyám, Konstantin of Rostov (died 1218), Piero Soderini, Guido Luca Ferrero, Stanislaus Papczyński.

Q: What is Tom Udall known for?

Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico

1948 — Tom Udall

American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico

May 18 has seen 218 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1048 – 2009. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · May 18 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 218 people 1048 – 2009

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Thomas Stewart Udall is an American diplomat, attorney, and politician who served as a United States senator for New Mexico from 2009 to 2021

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representative for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district from 1999 to 2009 and New Mexico attorney general from 1991 to 1999

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In 2022, he was made the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, leaving his post in 2025

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His cousin is Mark Udall, a Senator for the neighboring state of Colorado from 2009 to 2015.

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A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the U.S

Omar Khayyám

Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet (died 1131)

Omar Khayyam (1048–1131) was a Persian poet and polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and Persian literature. He was born in Nishapur, Iran and lived during the Seljuk era, around…

1048

Konstantin of Rostov (died 1218)

Konstantin Vsevolodovich was the eldest son of Vsevolod the Big Nest and Maria Shvarnovna.

1186

Piero Soderini

Italian politician and diplomat (died 1513)

Piero di Tommaso Soderini, also known as Pier Soderini, was an Italian statesman of the Republic of Florence.

1450

Guido Luca Ferrero

Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1585)

Guido Luca Ferrero was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

1537

Stanislaus Papczyński

Polish priest and saint (died 1701)

Stanislaus Papczyński, MIC, born Jan Papczyński and in religion Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary, was a Polish Catholic priest who founded the Marians of the Immaculate Conception, the first Polish religious order for men.…

1631

George Smalridge

English bishop (died 1719)

George Smalridge was Bishop of Bristol (1714–1719).

1662

(O.S.) Joseph Butler

English bishop, theologian, and apologist (died 1752)

Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various…

1692

Roger Joseph Boscovich

Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (died 1787)

Roger Joseph Boscovich was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the Republic of Ragusa. He studied and lived in Italy and France where he…

1711

John George Children

English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (died 1852)

John George Children FRS FRSE FLS PRES DL was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. Children established a chemical laboratory at his father's home Ferox Hall and conducted experiments into galvanic cells.…

1777

Charles Vane

3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (died 1854)

Lieutenant-General Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry,, was an Anglo-Irish nobleman, soldier and politician. He served in the French Revolutionary Wars, in the suppression of the Irish Rebellion of 1798,…

1778

John Wilson

Scottish author and critic (died 1854)

John Wilson FRSE was a Scottish advocate, literary critic and author, the writer most frequently identified with the pseudonym Christopher North of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.

1785

Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (died 1854)

Frederick Augustus II was King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.

1797

Mathew Brady

American photographer and journalist (died 1896)

Mathew B. Brady was an American photographer. Known as one of the earliest and most famous photographers in American history, he is best known for his scenes of the American Civil War. He studied under inventor Samuel…

1822

Wilhelm Hofmeister

German botanist (died 1877)

Wilhelm Friedrich Benedikt Hofmeister was a German biologist and botanist. He "stands as one of the true giants in the history of biology and belongs in the same pantheon as Darwin and Mendel." Largely self-taught he…

1824

Charles N. Sims

American Methodist preacher and 3rd chancellor of Syracuse University (died 1908)

Charles N. Sims was an American Methodist preacher and the third chancellor of Syracuse University, serving from 1881 to 1893. Sims Hall and Sims drive on the Syracuse campus is named for him.

1835

Oliver Heaviside

English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (died 1925)

Oliver Heaviside was a British mathematician and electrical engineer who invented a new technique for solving differential equations, independently developed vector calculus, and rewrote Maxwell's equations in the form…

1850

James Budd

American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (died 1908)

James Herbert Budd was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for California's 2nd district from 1883 to 1885 and as the 19th governor of California from 1895 to…

1851

Simon Kahquados

Potawatomi political activist (died 1930)

Simon Kahquados, born Kakanisaiga, was a leader of the Potawatomi people in Wisconsin, United States, and played a pivotal role in creating the federally recognized Forest County Potawatomi Community.

1851

Gertrude Käsebier

American photographer (died 1934)

Gertrude Käsebier was an American photographer. She was known for her images of motherhood, her portraits of Native Americans, and her promotion of photography as a career for women.

1852

Bernard Zweers

Dutch composer and educator (died 1924)

Bernard Zweers was a Dutch composer and music teacher.

1854

Francis Bellamy

American minister and author (died 1931)

Francis Julius Bellamy was an American Christian socialist Baptist minister and author. He is best known for writing the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892.

1855

Josephus Daniels

American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1948)

Josephus Daniels was a newspaper editor, Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson, and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1862

Minakata Kumagusu

Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist (died 1941)

Minakata Kumagusu was a Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist.

1867

Nicholas II of Russia (died 1918)

Nicholas II was Emperor of Russia from 1 November 1894 until his abdication in 1917. He was the last Russian monarch before the Russian Revolution and oversaw the Russian Empire's participation in World War I. In 1918,…

1868

Lucy Beaumont

English-American actress (died 1937)

Lucy Emily Beaumont was an English actress of the stage and screen from Bristol.

1869

Denis Horgan

Irish shot putter and weight thrower (died 1922)

Denis Horgan was a champion Irish athlete and weight thrower, born in Banteer, County Cork, who competed mainly in the shot put.

1871

Bertrand Russell

British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellectual. He influenced mathematics, logic, set theory, and various areas of analytic philosophy.

1872

Hermann Müller

German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (died 1931)

Hermann Müller was a German Social Democratic politician who served as foreign minister (1919–1920) and was twice chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

1876

Johannes Terwogt

Dutch rower (died 1977)

Johannes Hester Lambertus Terwogt was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

1878

Babe Adams

American baseball player, manager, and journalist (died 1968)

Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Noted for his outstanding control, his…

1882

Eurico Gaspar Dutra

Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil (died 1974)

Eurico Gaspar Dutra was a Brazilian military leader and politician who served as the president of Brazil from 1946 to 1951. He was the first president of the Fourth Brazilian Republic, which followed the Vargas Regime.

1883

Walter Gropius

German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (died 1969)

Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German-American architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, who is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modernist architecture. He was a founder of Bauhaus in Weimar and…

1883

Jeanie MacPherson

American actress and screenwriter (died 1946)

Abbie Jean MacPherson was an American silent actress, writer and director. She is known for her collaborations with directors D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille, and was a founding member of the Academy of Motion…

1886

Hanna Barysiewicz

the oldest female resident of Belarus not registered by the Guinness Book of Records. (died 2007)

Hanna Adamauna Barysiewicz, Belarusian: Ганна Адамаўна Барысевiч, Russian: Анна Адамовна Борисевич was the oldest female resident of Belarus not registered by the Guinness Book of Records. Until her death, she was…

1888

Thomas Midgley Jr.

American chemist and engineer (died 1944)

Thomas Midgley Jr. was an American mechanical and chemical engineer. He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better known in the United States by the brand…

1889

Rudolf Carnap

German-American philosopher and academic (died 1970)

Paul Rudolf Carnap was a German philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter. He was a major member of the Vienna Circle and an advocate of logical positivism.

1891

Ezio Pinza

Italian-American actor and singer (died 1957)

Ezio Fortunato Pinza was an Italian opera singer. Pinza possessed a rich, smooth and sonorous voice, with a flexibility unusual for a bass. He spent 22 seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera, appearing in more than…

1892

Augusto César Sandino

Nicaraguan rebel leader (died 1934)

Augusto César Sandino was a Nicaraguan revolutionary, founder of the militant group EDSN, and leader of a rebellion between 1927 and 1933 against the United States occupation of Nicaragua. Despite being referred to as a…

1895

Eric Backman

Swedish runner (died 1965)

Eric Natanael Backman was a Swedish long distance runner who had his best achievements at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

1896

Frank Capra

Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991)

Frank Russell Capra was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Italy and raised in Los…

1897

Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel

Turkish poet, author, and playwright (died 1973)

Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel was a leading Turkish poet, author and later politician. He is one of the Five Syllabists. Together with Behçet Kemal Çağlar, he wrote the lyrics of the Tenth Anniversary March. He served as a…

1898

Henri Sauguet

French composer (died 1989)

Henri-Pierre Sauguet-Poupard was a French composer.

1901

Vincent du Vigneaud

American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978)

Vincent du Vigneaud was an American biochemist. He was recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide…

1901

Meredith Willson

American playwright and composer (died 1984)

Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson was an American flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer.

1902

Jacob K. Javits

American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General (died 1986)

Jacob Koppel Javits was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of New York. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House…

1904

Shunryū Suzuki

Japanese-American monk and educator (died 1971)

Shunryu Suzuki was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia. Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center…

1904

Ruth Alexander

pioneering American pilot (died 1930)

Ruth Blaney Alexander was an early American female pilot who set several records in altitude and distance in 1929 and 1930.

1905

Hedley Verity

English cricketer and soldier (died 1943)

Hedley Verity was a professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire and England between 1930 and 1939. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took 1,956 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of 14.90 and 144 wickets…

1905

Irene Hunt

American author and educator (died 2001)

Irene Hunt was an American children's writer known best for historical novels. She was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal for her first book, Across Five Aprils, and won the medal for her second, Up a Road Slowly. For…

1907

Fred Perry

English tennis player and academic (died 1995)

Frederick Towersey Perry was a British tennis and table tennis player and former world No. 1. He won 10 Majors, including eight Grand Slam tournaments and two Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles…

1909

Ester Boserup

Danish economist and author (died 1999)

Ester Boserup was a Danish economist. She studied economic and agricultural development, worked at the United Nations as well as other international organizations, and wrote seminal books on agrarian change and the role…

1910

Big Joe Turner

American blues/R&B singer (died 1985)

Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. Turner's greatest fame was due to his rock and roll recordings in the 1950s, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", but his…

1911

Richard Brooks

American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1992)

Richard Brooks was an American film director, screenwriter, journalist and novelist. He directed 24 feature films between 1950 and 1985, and was known for his portrayals of hard-hitting subject matter, psychologically…

1912

Perry Como

American singer and television host (died 2001)

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987.

1912

Walter Sisulu

South African politician (died 2003)

Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu was a South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress (ANC). Between terms as ANC Secretary-General (1949–1954) and ANC Deputy President (1991–1994), he was…

1912

Jane Birdwood

Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (died 2000)

Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, born Joan Pollock Graham, was a British-Canadian far-right political activist who took part in a number of movements, and was described as the "largest individual distributor of racist…

1913

Pierre Balmain

French fashion designer, founded Balmain (died 1982)

Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as "the architecture of…

1914

Boris Christoff

Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (died 1993)

Boris Christoff was a Bulgarian opera singer, widely considered one of the greatest basses of the 20th century.

1914

Bill Everett

American author and illustrator (died 1973)

William Blake Everett was an American comic book writer and artist best known for creating Namor the Sub-Mariner, as well as co-creating Daredevil and the zombie Simon Garth with writer Stan Lee for Marvel Comics.

1917

Margot Fonteyn

British ballerina (died 1991)

Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE, known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company, now known as the Royal Ballet,…

1919

Pope John Paul II (died 2005)

Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the…

1920

Anthony Storr

English psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author (died 2001)

Anthony Storr was an English psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author.

1920

Joan Eardley

British artist (died 1963)

Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley was a British artist noted for her portraiture of street children in Glasgow and for her landscapes of the fishing village of Catterline and surroundings on the North-East coast of…

1921

Michael A. Epstein

English pathologist and academic (died 2024)

Sir Michael Anthony Epstein was a British pathologist and academic. He was one of the discoverers of the Epstein–Barr virus, along with Yvonne Barr and Bert Achong.

1921

Bill Macy

American actor (died 2019)

Wolf Martin Garber, known professionally as Bill Macy, was an American television, film, and stage actor. He was best known for his role of Walter Findlay on the CBS sitcom Maude (1972–1978).

1922

Kai Winding

Danish-American trombonist and composer (died 1983)

Kai Chresten Winding was an American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie Mondo Cane, reached number…

1922

Jean-Louis Roux

Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 2013)

Jean-Louis Roux was a Canadian politician, entertainer and playwright who was briefly the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

1923

Hugh Shearer

Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (died 2004)

Hugh Lawson Shearer was a Jamaican trade unionist and politician, who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1967 to 1972. He was also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade…

1923

Priscilla Pointer

American actress (died 2025)

Priscilla Marie Pointer was an American actress of theater, film and television.

1924

Jack Whitaker

American sportscaster (died 2019)

John Francis Whitaker was an American sportscaster who worked for both CBS and ABC. Whitaker was a decorated army veteran of World War II. He fought in the Normandy Campaign and was wounded by an artillery strike.

1924

Lillian Hoban

American author and illustrator (died 1998)

Lillian Hoban was an American illustrator and children's writer best known for picture books created with her husband Russell Hoban. According to OCLC, she has published 326 works in 1,401 publications in 11 languages.

1925

Richard Body

English politician (died 2018)

Sir Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body was an English politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Billericay from 1955 to 1959, for Holland with Boston from 1966 to 1997, and for Boston and Skegness from…

1927

Ray Nagel

American football player and coach (died 2015)

Raymond Robert Nagel was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1958 to 1965 and the University of Iowa from 1966 to 1970,…

1927

Pernell Roberts

American actor (died 2010)

Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. was an American stage, film, and television actor, activist, and singer. In addition to guest-starring in over 60 television series, he was best known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest…

1928

Jack Sanford

American baseball player and coach (died 2000)

John Stanley Sanford was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Sanford was notable for the meteoric start to his career when, he led the National League with 188…

1929

Norman St John-Stevas

Baron St John of Fawsley, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 2012)

Norman Antony Francis St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, was a British Conservative politician, author and barrister. He served as Leader of the House of Commons in the government of Prime Minister Margaret…

1929

Warren Rudman

American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)

Warren Bruce Rudman was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Hampshire from 1980 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he was known as a moderate centrist, to such an…

1930

Fred Saberhagen

American soldier and author (died 2007)

Fred Thomas Saberhagen was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction short stories and novels.

1930

Don Martin

American cartoonist (died 2000)

Don Martin was an American cartoonist whose best-known work was published in Mad from 1956 to 1988. His popularity and prominence were such that the magazine promoted Martin as "Mad's Maddest Artist."

1931

Robert Morse

American actor (died 2022)

Robert Alan Morse was an American actor. Known for his gap-toothed boyishness, he started his career as a star on Broadway acting in musicals and plays before expanding into film and television. He earned numerous…

1931

Kalju Pitksaar

Estonian chess player (died 1995)

Kalju Pitksaar was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship.

1931

Clément Vincent

Canadian farmer and politician (died 2018)

Clément Vincent was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons of Canada.

1931

Bernadette Chirac

French politician, First Lady of France (died 2026)

Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac was a French politician who was active in the local politics of Corrèze and was the wife of President Jacques Chirac. She was the head of the charity Opération Pièces jaunes from 1994 to…

1933

H. D. Deve Gowda

Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India

Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of India for nearly 11 months, from 1996 to 1997. He previously served as the chief minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996…

1933

Don Whillans

English rock climber and mountaineer (died 1985)

Donald Desbrow Whillans was an English rock climber and mountaineer. He climbed with Joe Brown and Chris Bonington.

1933

Dwayne Hickman

American actor and director (died 2022)

Dwayne Bernard Hickman was an American actor and television executive, producer and director, who worked as an executive at CBS and had also briefly recorded as a vocalist. Hickman portrayed Chuck MacDonald, Bob…

1934

Pádraig Ó Snodaigh

Irish activist and writer (died 2025)

Pádraig Ó Snodaigh was an Irish language activist, poet, writer, and publisher. He worked for the Irish Electricity Supply Board, and later in the National Museum of Ireland. He was a president of Conradh na Gaeilge,…

1935

Leon Ashley

American singer-songwriter (died 2013)

Leon Walton, better known by his stage name Leon Ashley, was an American country music singer. He is known mainly for his single "Laura ", which topped the country singles charts in 1967. This single was distributed on…

1936

Türker İnanoğlu

Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2024)

Türker İnanoğlu was a Turkish screenwriter, film director and producer.

1936

Michael Sandle

English sculptor and academic

Michael Sandle is a British sculptor and artist. His works include several public sculptures, many relating to themes of war, death, or destruction.

1936

Brooks Robinson

American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)

Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. was an American professional baseball player who played his entire 23-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977. Nicknamed "Mr.…

1937

Jacques Santer

Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg

Jacques Louis Santer is a Luxembourgish politician who served as president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999 before resigning amidst allegations of corruption. He served as the finance minister of Luxembourg…

1937

Janet Fish

American painter and academic

Janet Isobel Fish was an American contemporary realist artist. Through oil painting, lithography, and screenprinting, she explored the interaction of light with everyday objects in the still life genre. Many of her…

1938

Patrick Cormack

Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician (died 2024)

Patrick Thomas Cormack, Baron Cormack, was a British politician, historian, journalist and author. He served as a member of Parliament (MP) for 40 years, from 1970 to 2010. Cormack was a member of the Conservative Party…

1939

Giovanni Falcone

Italian lawyer and judge (died 1992)

Giovanni Falcone was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia.…

1939

Gordon O'Connor

Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence

Gordon James O'Connor, is a retired brigadier-general, businessman, and lobbyist, who served as Conservative Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015.

1939

Erico Aumentado

Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)

Erico Boyles Aumentado was a former governor, vice governor, and senior provincial board member of Bohol, and congressman and deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives. He is the first governor of Bohol…

1940

Gino Brito

Canadian wrestler and promoter

Louis Gino Acocella, better known by his ring name Gino Brito, is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and promoter. He was most popular in Montreal. As Louis Cerdan, he was a WWWF Tag Team Champion with fellow…

1941

Malcolm Longair

Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic

Malcolm Sim Longair is a British physicist. From 1991 to 2008 he was the Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. Since 2016 he has been editor-in-chief of…

1941

Miriam Margolyes

English-Australian actress and singer

Miriam Margolyes is a British and Australian comedian, writer, and actress. Known for her work as a character actor across film, television, and stage, she received the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as…

1941

Nobby Stiles

English footballer, coach, and manager (died 2020)

Norbert Peter Stiles was an English professional footballer. He played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring one goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign.…

1942

Jimmy Snuka

Fijian wrestler (died 2017)

James Reiher Snuka was a Fijian and American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.

1943

Albert Hammond

English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Albert Louis Hammond OBE is a Gibraltarian singer, songwriter and record producer. As a songwriter he has collaborated with songwriters Mike Hazlewood, John Bettis, Hal David, Diane Warren, Holly Knight, Carole Bayer…

1944

W. G. Sebald

German novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2001)

Winfried Georg Sebald, known as W. G. Sebald or Max Sebald, was a German writer and academic. At the time of his death at the age of 57, he was according to The New Yorker "widely recognized for his extraordinary…

1944

Gail Strickland

American actress

Gail Strickland is a retired American actress who had prominent supporting roles in such films as The Drowning Pool (1975), Bound for Glory (1976), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), Norma Rae (1979), and Protocol (1984), and…

1945

Frank Hsieh

Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China

Frank Hsieh Chang-ting is a Taiwanese politician, diplomat, and former defense attorney who has served as the chairman of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association since 2026. He was the premier of the Republic of China in…

1946

Reggie Jackson

American baseball player and sportscaster

Reginald Martinez Jackson is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and…

1946

Gerd Langguth

German political scientist and author (died 2013)

Gerd Langguth was a professor of political science at the University of Bonn and the author of biographies of Angela Merkel, Horst Köhler and of Rudi Dutschke

1946

John Bruton

Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 2024)

John Gerard Bruton was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1994 to 1997 and Leader of Fine Gael from 1990 to 2001. He held cabinet positions between 1981‍ and 1987, including twice as minister for…

1947

Joe Bonsall

American country/gospel singer (died 2024)

Joseph Sloan Bonsall Jr. was an American singer who was tenor vocalist of the Oak Ridge Boys from 1973 to 2023. Besides charting numerous hits as a member of the Oak Ridge Boys, Bonsall had a solo hit guesting with…

1948

Yi Mun-yol

South Korean author and academic

Yi Munyeol is a South Korean writer. Yi's given name at birth was Yeol; the character Mun was added after he took up a writing career. His works include novels, short stories and Korean adaptations of classic Chinese…

1948

Richard Swedberg

Swedish sociologist and academic

Richard Swedberg is a Swedish sociologist. He is currently professor emeritus at the Department of Sociology at Cornell University. In the Fall of 1998, Swedberg was a Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study…

1948

Walter Hawkins

American gospel music singer and pastor (died 2010)

Walter Lee Hawkins was an American gospel singer, songwriter, composer, and pastor. An influential figure in urban contemporary gospel music, his career spanned more than four decades. Hawkins won one Grammy from a sum…

1949

Rick Wakeman

English progressive rock keyboardist and songwriter

Richard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboardist and composer best known for his multiple tenures in the progressive rock band Yes and for his prolific solo career, which has spanned six decades. His most…

1949

Rod Milburn

American hurdler and coach (died 1997)

Rodney Milburn Jr. was an American hurdler who won gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in the 110 m hurdles.

1950

Mark Mothersbaugh

American singer-songwriter and painter

Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer and artist. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead vocalist and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, whose "Whip It" was a top 20 single…

1950

Richard Clapton

Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Richard Clapton is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are "Girls on the Avenue" (1975) and "I Am an Island" (1982). He reached the top 20…

1951

Jim Sundberg

American baseball player and sportscaster

James Howard Sundberg is an American former professional baseball player, television sports analyst, and executive. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1974 to 1989, most prominently as a member of the…

1951

Angela Voigt

German long jumper (died 2013)

Angela Voigt, née Schmalfeld was an East German long jumper.

1951

Diane Duane

American author and screenwriter

Diane Duane is an American science fiction and fantasy author, long based in Ireland. Her works include the Young Wizards young adult fantasy series and the Rihannsu Star Trek novels.

1952

David Leakey

English general and politician

Lieutenant General Arundell David Leakey, is a former British Army officer. He was Director General of the European Union Military Staff in the Council of the European Union, Brussels. In 2010 he was appointed Gentleman…

1952

George Strait

American singer, guitarist and producer

George Harvey Strait Sr. is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, music producer, and rancher. Strait has sold tens of millions of records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of…

1952

Jeana Yeager

American pilot

Jeana Lee Yeager is an American aviator. She co-piloted, along with Dick Rutan, the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from December 14 to 23, 1986. The flight took 9…

1952

Alan Kupperberg

American author and illustrator (died 2015)

Alan Kupperberg was an American comics artist known for working in both comic books and newspaper strips.

1953

Wreckless Eric

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Eric Goulden, known as Wreckless Eric, is an English rock and new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single "Whole Wide World" on Stiff Records. More than two decades after its release, the song was…

1954

Eric Gerets

Belgian footballer and manager

Eric Maria Gerets (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrɪk ˈxeːrəts]; born 18 May 1954) is a Belgian former professional football manager and player. Nicknamed "The Lion (of Flanders)", he was regarded as one of the top…

1954

Chow Yun-fat

Hong Kong actor and screenwriter

Chow Yun-fat SBS, previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than forty-five years, Chow has appeared in over 100 television drama series and films. Known for his…

1955

Catherine Corsini

French director and screenwriter

Catherine Corsini is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. Her film Replay was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2012 film Three Worlds competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012…

1956

John Godber

English playwright and screenwriter

John Harry Godber is an English playwright, known mainly for observational comedies. The Plays and Players Yearbook of 1993 rated him the third most performed playwright in the UK after William Shakespeare and Alan…

1956

Jim Moginie

Australian guitarist and songwriter

James 'Jim' Moginie is an Australian musician. He is best known for his work with Midnight Oil, of which he was a founding member, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and leading songwriter.

1956

Michael Cretu

Romanian-German keyboard player and producer

Michael Cretu is a Romanian-German musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He gained worldwide fame as the founder and musician behind the musical project Enigma, which he formed in 1990.

1957

Henrietta Moore

English anthropologist and academic

Professor Dame Henrietta L. Moore, is a British social anthropologist and leading global thinker on prosperity. She is Founder and Director of the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, part of the Bartlett, UCL's Faculty…

1957

Rubén Omar Romano

Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach

Rubén Omar Romano Cachía is an Argentine former footballer and current manager.

1958

Toyah Willcox

English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Toyah Ann Willcox is an English singer-songwriter, actress, and television presenter. In a career spanning more than 40 years, she has had eight top 40 singles, released more than 20 albums, written two books, appeared…

1958

Graham Dilley

English cricketer and coach (died 2011)

Graham Roy Dilley was an English international cricketer, whose main role was as a fast bowler. He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and Worcestershire County Cricket Clubs, and appeared in 41 Test…

1959

Jay Wells

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Gordon Jay Wells is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He was nicknamed "The Hammer" for his tough, physical style of play.

1959

Brent Ashton

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Brent Kenneth Ashton is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent 14 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1979 and 1993. Despite being a fine goalscoring winger, he was known during his career…

1960

Jari Kurri

Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Jari Pekka Kurri is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Beginning in 1980, he played right wing for five National Hockey League (NHL) teams: the Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, the New York Rangers,…

1960

Yannick Noah

French tennis player

Yannick Noah is a French former professional tennis player and singer, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. Noah won the French Open in singles in 1983 and in doubles in 1984, and is a…

1960

Russell Senior

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Russell Senior is a British musician, record producer, and playwright. He is best known as the former guitarist and violinist of Pulp and Venini as well as for his production work with The Long Blondes and Art Brut.

1961

Marty McSorley

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Martin James McSorley is a Canadian former professional hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1983 to 2000. A versatile player, he could play both the forward and defense positions. He was…

1963

Sam Vincent

American basketball player and coach

James Samuel Vincent is an American former professional basketball player, and coach. He currently works as a defensive coach for MBB of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Vincent was Mr. Basketball of Michigan in…

1963

Ignasi Guardans

Spanish academic and politician

Ignasi Guardans i Cambó is a Spanish former politician, currently an independent figure still present in the Spanish media and public opinion. He is one of the 14 grandsons of Francesc Cambó.

1964

Renata Nielsen

Polish-Danish long jumper and coach

Renata Pytelewska-Nielsen, née Renata Pytelewska, is a Polish-born former Danish long jumper.

1966

Michael Tait

American singer-songwriter and producer

Michael DeWayne Tait is an American singer. He was active in contemporary Christian music from 1987 to early 2025 as a vocalist for DC Talk, Tait, and Newsboys.

1966

Nina Björk

Swedish journalist and author

Nina Björk is a Swedish writer and a feminist activist. She is most well known for Under det rosa täcket , a feminist book written in 1996.

1967

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

German race car driver

Heinz-Harald Frentzen is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1994 to 2003. Frentzen was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1997 with Williams, and won three Grands…

1967

Nancy Juvonen

American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films

Nancy Juvonen is an American film producer. She and Drew Barrymore own the production company Flower Films.

1967

Mimi Macpherson

Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity

Mimi Macpherson is an Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity.

1967

Philippe Benetton

French rugby player

Philippe Benetton is a former French rugby union footballer and currently head coach of Tournon d'Agenais. He played as a flanker.

1968

Ralf Kelleners

German race car driver

Ralf Kelleners is a racing driver from Germany. Kelleners won the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans in class alongside Guy Martinoelle and Bruno Eichmann.

1968

Troy Cassar-Daley

Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Troy Cassar-Daley is an Australian country music songwriter and entertainer of Aboriginal heritage. He released his first single, "Dream Out Loud", in 1994, followed by his debut album, Beyond the Dancing, in 1995, and…

1969

Martika

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Marta Marrero, better known professionally as Martika, is an American singer and actress. She rose to prominence as an actress, playing the role of Gloria in the television program Kids Incorporated between 1984 and…

1969

Antônio Carlos Zago

Brazilian footballer and manager

Antônio Carlos Zago, sometimes known as just Antônio Carlos or simply Zago, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre back.

1969

Javier Cárdenas

Spanish singer, television and radio presenter

Francisco Javier Cárdenas Pérez is a Spanish singer, television presenter, and radio presenter.

1970

Tina Fey

American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. Known for her comedic roles in sketch comedy, television and film, Fey has received numerous accolades, including ten Primetime Emmy…

1970

Tim Horan

Australian rugby player and sportscaster

Tim Horan is an Australian rugby union commentator and former player. He played for the Queensland Reds in the Super 12, and represented Australia. He was one of the best centres in the world throughout the 1990s due to…

1970

Billy Howerdel

American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

William L. Howerdel is an American musician, best known as a founding member, guitarist, backing vocalist, songwriter, and producer for the band A Perfect Circle, as well as for his former solo project, Ashes Divide.…

1970

Vicky Sunohara

Canadian former ice hockey player

Vicky Sunohara is a Canadian ice hockey coach, former ice hockey player, and three-time Olympic medallist. She has been described as "the Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey" and is recognized as a trailblazer and pioneer…

1970

Brad Friedel

American international soccer player, manager and sportscaster

Bradley Howard Friedel is an American professional soccer coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.

1971

Mark Menzies

Scottish politician

Mark Andrew Menzies is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Fylde in Lancashire from 2010 to 2024. As a member of the Conservative Party, he was the parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to…

1971

Nobuteru Taniguchi

Japanese race car driver

Nobuteru 'NOB' Taniguchi is a Japanese racing driver and drifting driver who currently competes in the Super GT racing series. Taniguchi is commonly nicknamed "NOB" or "The Pimp" as a reference to his S15 Silvia which…

1971

Turner Stevenson

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Turner Ladd Stevenson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, and Philadelphia Flyers. He won…

1972

Donyell Marshall

American basketball player and coach

Donyell Lamar Marshall is an American basketball coach and former professional player. Drafted with the fourth pick in the 1994 NBA draft, he played for eight different teams during his National Basketball Association…

1973

Aleksandr Olerski

Estonian footballer (died 2011)

Aleksandr Olerski was a football forward from Estonia. His last club was FC Puuma Tallinn.

1973

Nelson Figueroa

American baseball player and sportscaster

Nelson Figueroa is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets,…

1974

Jem

Welsh singer-songwriter and producer

Jemma Gwynne Griffiths, known by her stage name Jem, is a Welsh singer, songwriter, and record producer.

1975

John Higgins

Scottish snooker player

John Higgins is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 33 ranking titles, placing him in third position on the all-time list of ranking…

1975

Jack Johnson

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jack Hody Johnson is an American singer-songwriter. He plays a variety of styles including pop, rock, acoustic, folk, and surf rock.

1975

Ingvild Kjerkol

Norwegian politician

Ingvild Kjerkol is a Norwegian politician. A member of Labour Party, she was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord-Trøndelag first time in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021. She has been a member of the…

1975

Ron Mercer

American basketball player

Ronald Eugene Mercer is an American former professional basketball player. After his career at the University of Kentucky, Mercer played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA); he ended his…

1976

Marko Tomasović

Croatian pianist and composer

Marko Tomasović is a Croatian composer and songwriter. He has composed and written more than 300 songs. His work has covered various genres. Marko is a member of Croatian Composers' Society, and he was listed as one of…

1976

Oleg Tverdovsky

Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player

Oleg Fedorovych Tverdovsky is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1994 to 2013. He was selected 2nd overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1994 NHL entry draft,…

1976

Lee Hendrie

English footballer

Lee Andrew Hendrie is an English former professional footballer and pundit for Sky Sports.

1977

Danny Mills

English footballer and sportscaster

Daniel John Mills is an English former professional footballer, his main position was right-back, though he could also play as a centre-back.

1977

Li Tie

Chinese footballer and manager

Li Tie is a Chinese former professional football coach and player.

1977

Ricardo Carvalho

Portuguese footballer

Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho is a Portuguese football coach and former player who is assistant head coach of the Portugal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation.

1978

Marcus Giles

American baseball player

Marcus William Giles is an American former Major League Baseball player. He was a second baseman and batted right-handed. His older brother, Brian Giles, was an outfielder who also played in the Major Leagues. Marcus…

1978

Charles Kamathi

Kenyan runner

Charles Wawerū Kamathi is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning the 10,000 metres distance at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.

1978

Jens Bergensten

Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft

Jens Peder Bergensten, known professionally as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known as the lead designer of Minecraft, and is the chief creative officer of Mojang Studios. In 2013, he,…

1979

Mariusz Lewandowski

Polish footballer

Mariusz Lewandowski is a Polish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently in charge of Polish I liga club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.

1979

Michal Martikán

Slovak slalom canoeist

Michal Martikán is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained…

1979

Milivoje Novaković

Slovenian footballer

Milivoje Novaković is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward.

1979

Julián Speroni

Argentinian footballer

Julián Maria Speroni is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1979

Reggie Evans

American basketball player

Reginald Jamaal Evans is an American former professional basketball player who last played in the Big3 League. A Power forward, Evans played 13 seasons in the NBA with seven teams. Evans was known for his rebounding,…

1980

Michaël Llodra

French tennis player

Michaël Llodra is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 3 in men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), winning 26 career doubles titles, including three majors…

1980

Diego Pérez

Uruguayan footballer

Diego Fernando Pérez Aguado, nicknamed "Ruso", is a Uruguayan football manager and former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He has played 89 matches for the Uruguay national football team,…

1980

Mahamadou Diarra

Malian international footballer

Mahamadou Diarra is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He served as captain for the Mali national team.

1981

Ashley Harrison

Australian rugby league player

Ashley Harrison is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a lock in the 2000s and 2010s.

1981

Jason Brown

English footballer

Jason Roy Brown is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his career at Gillingham where he made over 100 appearances, before joining up with Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in 2006.…

1982

Marie-Ève Pelletier

Canadian tennis player

Marie-Ève Pelletier is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 106 in singles and 54 in doubles.

1982

Gary O'Neil

English footballer

Gary Paul O'Neil is an English football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.

1983

Luis Terrero

Dominican baseball player

Luis Enrique Terrero Gomez is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago White Sox, and in Nippon…

1983

Vince Young

American football player

Vincent Paul Young Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons, primarily with the Tennessee Titans. He played college football for the…

1983

Ivet Lalova

Bulgarian sprinter

Ivet Miroslavova Lalova-Collio, née Lalova, is a retired Bulgarian athlete who specialised in the 100 metres and 200 metres sprint events. She is the 13th-fastest woman in the history of the 100 metres. She finished…

1984

Simon Pagenaud

French race car driver

Simon Pierre Michel Pagenaud is a French former professional racing driver, who last drove the No. 60 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series. After a successful career in sports car racing that saw him…

1984

Darius Šilinskis

Lithuanian basketball player

Darius Šilinskis is a former professional Lithuanian basketball center, who last played for NKL's JAZZ-Diremta. He is 2.16 m tall and weights 118 kg. In his early professional career he had couple stints with Žalgiris…

1984

Joakim Soria

Mexican baseball player

Joakim Agustín Soria Ramos is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox,…

1984

Niki Terpstra

Dutch cyclist

Niki Terpstra is a Dutch former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2022 for six different teams. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Mike Terpstra. He is the third Dutch cyclist to have won…

1984

Oliver Sin

Hungarian painter

Oliver Sin is a Hungarian artist.

1985

Henrique Sereno

Portuguese footballer

Henrique Sereno Fonseca, known as Sereno, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

1985

Kevin Anderson

South African tennis player

Kevin Michael Anderson is a South African former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking of world No. 5 on 16 July 2018. He was the first South African…

1986

Taeyang

South Korean singer

Dong Young-bae, better known by his stage name Taeyang or SOL, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He made his debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band BigBang. Following the release of several albums…

1988

Dimitri Daeseleire

Belgian footballer

Dimitri Daeseleire is a retired Belgian football player who played as a right back. He is currently manager of Londerzeel in the Belgian Division 3.

1990

Yuya Osako

Japanese footballer

Yuya Osako is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Vissel Kobe.

1990

Josh Starling

Australian rugby league player

Josh Starling is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and his position was…

1990

Adwoa Aboah

British fashion model

Adwoa Caitlin Maria Aboah is a British fashion model and actress. In December 2017 she appeared on the cover of British Vogue. She has also been on the cover of American Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Poland, and i-D. In…

1992

Stuart Percy

Canadian ice hockey player

Stuart Percy is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for HC Škoda Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was selected 25th overall in the 2011 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

1993

Jessica Watson

Australian sailor

Jessica Rose Watson is an Australian sailor who attempted a solo circumnavigation at the age of 16 from 18 October 2009 to 15 May 2010. Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes…

1993

Polina Edmunds

American figure skater

Polina Edmunds Bast is a retired American figure skater. She is the 2015 Four Continents champion, the 2014 CS U.S. Classic champion, and a two-time U.S. national silver medalist. She represented the United States at…

1998

Laura Omloop

Belgian singer-songwriter

Laura Omloop is a Belgian pop singer who represented her country in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Kyiv, Ukraine, finishing in fourth place. Omloop sang the song "Zo verliefd", which contains yodeling. This…

1999

Ryan Sessegnon

English footballer

Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back, left midfielder, or left winger for Premier League club Fulham.

2000

Steven Sessegnon

English footballer

Zeze Steven Sessegnon is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

2000

Emma Navarro

American tennis player

Emma Navarro is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 8 by the WTA, achieved on September 9, 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 93, achieved on August 12, 2024. Navarro has…

2001

Alina Zagitova

Russian figure skater

Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2018 Olympic champion, the 2019 World champion, the 2018 European champion, 2017–18 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2018 Russian…

2002

Travis Hunter

American football player

Travis Hunter Jr. is an American professional football cornerback and wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Jackson State Tigers and…

2003

Hala Finley

American actress

Hala Finley is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in Man with a Plan (2016–2020) as Emme Burns and in We Can Be Heroes (2020) as Ojo.

2009

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