Famous Birthdays on May 25

Q: Who was born on May 25?

Famous people born on May 25 include: Emperor Shenzong of Song (died 1085), Toghon Temür, Emperor Sukō of Japan (died 1398), Jakobus ("James"), Catherine of Cleves.

Q: What is Paul Weller known for?

Paul Weller, English singer, songwriter and musician

1958 — Paul Weller

English singer, songwriter and musician

May 25 has seen 237 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1048 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · May 25 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 237 people 1048 – 2002

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The band gained significant critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom, and were the most influential band of the mod revival of the late 1970s and early 1980s

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Weller began a solo career in the early 1990s, slowly re-establishing his commercial standing across his first four solo albums, Paul Weller (1992), Wild Wood (1993), Stanley Road (1995) and Heavy Soul (1997).

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Weller achieved fame in the late 1970s as the guitarist and principal singer and songwriter of the rock band the Jam, alongside Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler

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Following the dissolution of the Jam at the end of 1982, Weller formed the Style Council with Mick Talbot, where he explored a wide variety of other musical styles, including pop, jazz, soul, hip hop, folk and classical

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Although initially successful, the band's popularity declined in the late 1980s, leading them to break up in 1989

Emperor Shenzong of Song (died 1085)

Emperor Shenzong of Song, personal name Zhao Xu, was the sixth emperor of the Song dynasty of China. His original personal name was Zhao Zhongzhen but he changed it to "Zhao Xu" after he acceded to the throne. He…

1048

Toghon Temür

Mongolian emperor (died 1370)

Toghon Temür, also known by his temple name as Emperor Huizong of Yuan and by his posthumous name as Emperor Shun of Yuan, was the last emperor of the Yuan dynasty and the first emperor of the Northern Yuan dynasty. He…

1320

Emperor Sukō of Japan (died 1398)

Emperor Sukō was the third of the Emperors of Northern Court during the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts in Japan. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1348 through 1351.

1334

Jakobus ("James")

Count of Lichtenburg (died 1480)

James of Lichtenburg was a nobleman from Lichtenberg in the northern part of Alsace. He served as overlord of Strasbourg and was the last in the male line of the House of Lichtenberg.

1416

Catherine of Cleves

Duchess consort regent of Guelders (died 1479)

Catherine of Cleves was Duchess of Guelders by marriage to Arnold, Duke of Guelders. She acted as regent of Guelders during the absence of her spouse in 1450. The Hours of Catherine of Cleves was commissioned for her.

1417

Camillus de Lellis

Italian saint and nurse (died 1614)

Camillus de Lellis, M.I., was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV in the year 1742, and canonized by him four…

1550

Charles Garnier

French missionary and saint (died 1649)

Charles Garnier, was a Jesuit missionary working in New France. He was killed by Iroquois in a Petun village on December 7, 1649.

1606

Claude Buffier

Polish-French historian and philosopher (died 1737)

Claude Buffier, French philosopher, historian and teacher, was born in Poland of French parents, who returned to France and settled in Rouen, then in the Province of Normandy, soon after his birth.

1661

John Stuart

3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1792)

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, styled Lord Mount Stuart between 1713 and 1723, was a British Tory statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763 under George III. He became the first Tory…

1713

Samuel Ward

American politician, 31st and 33rd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (died 1776)

Samuel Ward Sr. was an American farmer, politician, Rhode Island Supreme Court justice, governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the…

1725

Philip P. Barbour

American farmer and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1841)

Philip Pendleton Barbour was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both positions.

1783

Minh Mạng

Vietnamese emperor (died 1841)

Minh Mạng, also known as Minh Mệnh, was the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841. He was the fourth son of Emperor Gia Long, whose eldest…

1791

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1873)

Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, GCMG, PC was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was…

1803

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American poet and philosopher (died 1882)

Ralph Waldo Emerson, who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a…

1803

Jacob Burckhardt

Swiss historian and academic (died 1897)

Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a Swiss historian of art and culture and an influential figure in the historiography of both fields. His best known work is The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860). He is…

1818

Louise de Broglie

Countess d'Haussonville, French essayist and biographer (died 1882)

Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville was a French essayist and biographer, and a member of the House of Broglie, a distinguished French family. A granddaughter of the novelist Germaine de Staël, she was…

1818

Trebor Mai (né Robert Williams)

Welsh poet (died 1877)

Robert Williams, usually referred to by his bardic name Trebor Mai, was a Welsh language poet, born at Ty'n-yr-ardd near Llanrhychwyn, near Llanrwst, in the old county of Caernarfonshire, the son of a tailor. He was…

1830

Naim Frashëri

Albanian-Turkish poet and translator (died 1900)

Naim bey Frashëri, more commonly Naim Frashëri, was an Albanian historian, journalist, poet, translator, and one of the most prominent figures of the Albanian National Awakening. Regarded as a pioneer of modern Albanian…

1846

Johann Baptist Singenberger

Swiss composer, educator, and publisher (died 1924)

Johann Baptist Singenberger was a Swiss composer, music teacher, editor and publisher. Much of his output was devoted to Catholic liturgical music. He was reckoned to have taught over 1,000 musicians in his lifetime. In…

1848

William Muldoon

American wrestler and trainer (died 1933)

William Muldoon was an American Greco-Roman wrestling champion, a physical culturist, and the first chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission. He once wrestled a match that lasted over seven hours.

1852

Louis Franchet d'Espèrey

Algerian-French general (died 1942)

Louis Félix Marie François Franchet d'Espèrey was a French general during World War I. In September 1914, as the new commander of the French 5th Army, he played a notable role in organising the allied response that led…

1856

James McKeen Cattell

American psychologist and academic (died 1944)

James McKeen Cattell was the first professor of psychology in the United States, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He was a long-time editor and publisher of scientific journals and…

1860

John Mott

American evangelist and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955)

John Raleigh Mott was an American evangelist and long-serving leader of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF). He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for his…

1865

Pieter Zeeman

Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943)

Pieter Zeeman was a Dutch experimental physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for their discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect.

1865

Mathilde Verne

English pianist and educator (died 1936)

Mathilde Verne was an English pianist and teacher, of German descent. Along with most of her other sisters, Mathilde changed her surname to Verne in 1893 after the death of their father, John Wurm.

1865

Anders Peter Nielsen

Danish target shooter (died 1950)

Anders Peter Nielsen was a Danish sport shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three silver…

1867

Robbie Ross

Canadian journalist and art critic (died 1918)

Robert Baldwin Ross was a British journalist, art critic and art dealer, best known for his relationship with Oscar Wilde, to whom he was a devoted friend, lover and literary executor. A grandson of the Canadian reform…

1869

Bill Robinson

American actor and dancer ("Bojangles") (died 1949)

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. His long career…

1878

Max Aitken

Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 1964)

William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and backstage politician who was an influential figure in British media and politics of the first half of the 20th century. His…

1879

C. C. Martindale

English Jesuit priest (died 1963)

Cyril Charlie Martindale was a Roman Catholic priest, scholar, and writer. Along with Martin D'Arcy, he was one of England's foremost Catholics of the first half of the 20th century, and was a correspondent of figures…

1879

William Stickney

American golfer (died 1944)

William Arthur "Art" Stickney was an American golfer.

1879

Jean Alexandre Barré

French neurologist and academic (died 1967)

Jean Alexandre Barré was a French neurologist who in 1916 worked on the identification of Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome, as well as Barré–Liéou syndrome.

1880

Marie Doro

American actress (died 1956)

Marie Doro was an American stage and film actress of the early silent film era.

1882

Carl Johan Lind

Swedish hammer thrower (died 1965)

Carl Johan "Massa" Lind was a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, missing the 1916 Games that were cancelled due to World War I.

1883

Rash Behari Bose

Indian soldier and activist (died 1945)

Rashbehari Bose was an Indian revolutionary leader and freedom fighter who fought against the British Empire. He was one of the key organisers of the Ghadar Mutiny and founded the Indian Independence League. Bose helped…

1886

Philip Murray

Scottish-American miner and labor leader (died 1952)

Philip Murray was a Scottish-born steelworker and an American labor leader. He was the first president of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC), the first president of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA),…

1886

Padre Pio

Italian priest and saint (died 1968)

Pio of Pietrelcina, widely known as Padre Pio was an Italian friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, priest, stigmatist and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated…

1887

Miles Malleson

English actor and screenwriter (died 1969)

William Miles Malleson was an English actor and dramatist, best remembered for his appearances in British comedy films of the 1930s to 1960s. Toward the end of his career, he also appeared in cameo roles in several…

1888

Günther Lütjens

German admiral (died 1941)

Johann Günther Lütjens was a German admiral whose military service spanned more than 30 years and two world wars. Lütjens is best known for his actions during World War II and his command of the battleship Bismarck…

1889

Igor Sikorsky

Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (died 1972)

Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the Sikorsky S-2, the second aircraft of his design and construction. His fifth…

1889

Ernest "Pop" Stoneman

American country musician (died 1968)

Ernest Van "Pop" Stoneman was an American musician, ranked among the prominent recording artists of country music's first commercial decade.

1893

Alan Kippax

Australian cricketer (died 1972)

Alan Falconer Kippax was a cricketer for New South Wales (NSW) and Australia. Regarded as one of the great stylists of Australian cricket during the era between the two World Wars, Kippax overcame a late start to Test…

1897

Gene Tunney

American boxer and soldier (died 1978)

James Joseph Tunney was an Irish-American professional boxer who competed from 1915 to 1928. He held the world heavyweight title from 1926 to 1928, and the American light heavyweight title twice between 1922 and 1923.

1897

Bennett Cerf

American publisher and television game show panelist; co-founded Random House (died 1971)

Bennett Alfred Cerf was an American writer, publisher, and co-founder of the American publishing firm Random House. Cerf was also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances…

1898

Kazi Nazrul Islam

Bengali poet, author, and flute player (died 1976)

Kazi Nazrul Islam was a Bengali poet, short story writer, journalist, lyricist, and musician. He was later honoured with the title of national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul produced a large body of poetry, music, messages,…

1899

Panka Pelishek

Bulgarian pianist and music teacher (died 1990)

Panka Pelishek was a Bulgarian pianist and music teacher. She played as a soloist and a chamber musician, particularly known for performing Beethoven's works. In teaching, she encouraged students to follow "their own…

1899

Alain Grandbois

Canadian poet and author (died 1975)

Alain Grandbois, was a Canadian Quebecer poet, considered the first great modern one.

1900

George Lennon

Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (died 1991)

George Lennon was an Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War.

1900

U Nu

Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (died 1995)

Nu, commonly known as U Nu and also by the honorific name Thakin Nu, was a prominent Burmese statesman and the first Prime Minister of Union of Burma. He was educated at Rangoon University, where he developed his…

1907

Theodore Roethke

American poet (died 1963)

Theodore Huebner Roethke was an American poet. He is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation, having won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1954 for his book The Waking, and the…

1908

Alfred Kubel

German politician, 5th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (died 1999)

Alfred Kubel was a German politician; in his later career, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

1909

Dean Rockwell

American commander, wrestler, and coach (died 2005)

Dean Ladrath Rockwell ) was a decorated World War II group commander in the D-Day invasion, an Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling coach, and a college football coach.

1912

Heinrich Bär

German colonel and pilot (died 1957)

Oskar-Heinrich "Pritzl" Bär was a German Luftwaffe flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. Bär flew more than one thousand combat missions, and fought in the Western, Eastern and Mediterranean theatres.…

1913

Richard Dimbleby

English journalist and producer (died 1965)

Frederick Richard Dimbleby was an English journalist and broadcaster who became the BBC's first war correspondent and then its leading TV news commentator.

1913

Brian Dickson

Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1998)

Robert George Brian Dickson was a Canadian lawyer, military officer and judge who served as the 15th chief justice of Canada from 1984 to 1990 and as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1973 to 1984. He…

1916

Giuseppe Tosi

Italian discus thrower (died 1981)

Giuseppe "Beppe" Tosi was an Italian discus thrower. He won silver medal at the 1946, 1950 and 1954 European championships and 1948 Summer Olympics, every time beaten by the teammate Adolfo Consolini. At the 1952 Summer…

1916

Steve Cochran

American film, television and stage actor (died 1965)

Steve Cochran was an American film, television and stage actor. He attended the University of Wyoming. After a stint working as a cowboy, Cochran developed his acting skills in local theatre and gradually progressed to…

1917

Theodore Hesburgh

American priest, theologian, and academic (died 2015)

Theodore Martin Hesburgh, C.S.C. was an American Catholic priest and academic who was a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He served as president of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years from 1952 to 1987,…

1917

Arthur Wint

Jamaican runner and diplomat (died 1992)

Arthur Stanley Wint OD MBE was a Jamaican Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during the Second World War, a sprinter, a physician, and later the High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. While competing at the 1948 and 1952…

1920

Hal David

American songwriter and composer (died 2012)

Harold Lane David was an American lyricist. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick.

1921

Kitty Kallen

American singer (died 2016)

Katie "Kitty" Kallen was an American singer whose career spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, including the Swing era of the Big Band years, the post-World War II pop scene, and the early years of rock 'n roll. Kallen…

1921

Jack Steinberger

German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)

Jack Steinberger was a German-born American physicist noted for his work with neutrinos, the subatomic particles considered to be elementary constituents of matter. He was a recipient of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics,…

1921

Enrico Berlinguer

Italian politician (died 1984)

Enrico Berlinguer was an Italian politician and statesman who was the most popular leader of the Italian Communist Party (PCI). He led the PCI as the national secretary from 1972 until his death during a tense period of…

1922

István Nyers

French-Hungarian footballer (died 2005)

István Nyers, also known as Stefano Nyers, was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward or as a winger. Although he played in only two international matches for Hungary, he is considered one of the greatest…

1924

Rosario Castellanos

Mexican poet and author (died 1974)

Rosario Castellanos Figueroa was a Mexican poet and author. She was one of Mexico's most important literary voices in the 20th century. Throughout her life, she wrote eloquently about issues of cultural and gender…

1925

Jeanne Crain

American actress (died 2003)

Jeanne Elizabeth Crain was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for the title role in Pinky (1949). She also starred in the films In the Meantime, Darling (1944), State Fair…

1925

Eldon Griffiths

English journalist and politician (died 2014)

Sir Eldon Wylie Griffiths was a British Conservative politician and journalist.

1925

Don Liddle

American baseball player (died 2000)

Donald Eugene Liddle was an American left-handed pitcher in professional baseball who played four seasons in the Major Leagues for the Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals from 1953 through 1956.…

1925

Claude Pinoteau

French film director and screenwriter (died 2012)

Claude Pinoteau was a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 87. His sister was the actress Arlette Merry, and his…

1925

Claude Akins

American actor (died 1994)

Claude Aubrey Akins was an American character actor. He played Sonny Pruit in Movin' On, a 1974–1976 American drama series about a trucking team; Sheriff Lobo on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a 1979–1981 American…

1926

William Bowyer

English painter and academic (died 2015)

William Bowyer was a British portrait and landscape painter, who worked in a traditional manner.

1926

Phyllis Gotlieb

Canadian author and poet (died 2009)

Phyllis Fay Gotlieb was a Canadian science fiction novelist and poet.

1926

Bill Sharman

American basketball player and coach (died 2013)

William Walton Sharman was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what was then considered the greatest…

1926

David Wynne

English sculptor and painter (died 2014)

David Wynne was a British sculptor of figures, animals, and portraits.

1926

Robert Ludlum

American soldier and author (died 2001)

Robert Ludlum was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 300…

1927

Norman Petty

American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 1984)

Norman Petty was an American musician, record producer, publisher, and radio station owner. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of early rock & roll. With Vi Ann Petty—his wife and vocalist—he founded the…

1927

Beverly Sills

American soprano and actress (died 2007)

Beverly Sills was an American operatic soprano whose career peak was between the 1950s and 1970s.

1929

Sonia Rykiel

French fashion designer (died 2016)

Sonia Rykiel was a French fashion designer and writer. She created the Poor Boy Sweater, which was featured on the cover of French Elle magazine. Her knitwear designs and new fashion techniques led her to be dubbed the…

1930

Herb Gray

Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2014)

Herbert Eser Gray was a Canadian lawyer who became a prominent federal politician. He was a Liberal member of parliament for the Windsor area over the course of four decades, from 1962 to 2002, making Gray one of the…

1931

Georgy Grechko

Russian engineer and astronaut (died 2017)

Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko was a Soviet cosmonaut. He flew to space on three missions, each bound for rendezvous with a different Salyut space station. Soyuz 17 was the first crewed vehicle to visit Salyut 4, Soyuz 26…

1931

Irwin Winkler

American director and producer

Irwin Winkler is an American film producer and director. He is the producer or director of over 58 motion pictures, dating back to 1967's Double Trouble, starring Elvis Presley. The fourth film he produced, They Shoot…

1931

Makrand Mehta

Indian historian (died 2024)

Makrand Mehta was an Indian social and business historian from Gujarat.

1931

John Gregory Dunne

American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died 2003)

John Gregory Dunne was an American writer. He began his career as a journalist for Time magazine before expanding into writing criticism, essays, novels, and screenplays. He often collaborated with his wife, Joan Didion.

1932

K.C. Jones

American basketball player and coach (died 2020)

K.C. Jones Jr. was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is best known for his association with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he won 11 of his 12 NBA…

1932

Sarah Marshall

English-American actress (died 2014)

Sarah Lynne Marshall was a British actress. She received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Goodbye Charlie.

1933

Basdeo Panday

Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2024)

Basdeo Panday was a Trinidadian statesman, lawyer, politician, trade unionist, economist, and actor, who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001. He was the first Indo-Trinidadian,…

1933

Ray Spencer

English footballer (died 2016)

Raymond Spencer was an English professional footballer who made 156 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half or centre half for Darlington and Torquay United. He began his career with Aston Villa…

1933

Jógvan Sundstein

Faroese accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 2024)

Jógvan Sundstein was a Faroese politician and member of the Faroese People's Party.

1933

John Ffowcs Williams

Welsh engineer and academic (died 2020)

John "Shôn" Eirwyn Ffowcs Williams was Emeritus Rank Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a former Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1996–2002). He may be best known for his contributions to…

1935

Cookie Gilchrist

American football player (died 2011)

Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist was an American football fullback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). A combined ten-time All-Star, Gilchrist ran for over 9,000…

1935

W. P. Kinsella

Canadian novelist and short story writer (died 2016)

William Patrick Kinsella was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe (1982), which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989. His work often concerned baseball, First…

1935

Victoria Shaw

Australian actress (died 1988)

Victoria Shaw was an Australian film and television actress.

1935

Tom T. Hall

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)

Thomas Hall, known professionally as Tom T. Hall and informally nicknamed "the Storyteller", was an American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author. He wrote 12 number-one hit songs, with 26 more that…

1936

Rusi Surti

Indian cricketer (died 2013)

Rusi Framroze Surti was an Indian cricketer who played in 26 Tests from 1960 to 1969. He was a left-arm medium pace and left-arm spin bowler and a lower-order batsman. Surti was also a popular professional for…

1936

Tom Phillips

English painter and academic (died 2022)

Trevor Thomas Phillips was an English visual artist. He worked as a painter, printmaker and collagist.

1937

Raymond Carver

American short story writer and poet (died 1988)

Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. was an American short story writer and poet. He published his first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, in 1976. His breakout collection, What We Talk About When We Talk…

1938

Margaret Forster

English historian, author, and critic (died 2016)

Margaret Forster was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, historian and critic, best known for the 1965 novel Georgy Girl, made into a successful film of the same name, which inspired a hit song by The Seekers.…

1938

Geoffrey Robinson

English businessman and politician

Geoffrey Robinson is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North West for 43 years, from 1976 to 2019. He was Paymaster General from May 1997 to December 1998, resigning…

1938

Yury Semyonov

Russian economist and politician (died 2024)

Yury Nikolaevich Semyonov was a Russian economist and politician. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served as first secretary of the Kaliningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the…

1938

Dixie Carter

American actress and singer (died 2010)

Dixie Virginia Carter was an American actress. She starred as Julia Sugarbaker on the sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993) and as Randi King on the drama series Family Law (1999–2002). She was nominated for the 2007…

1939

Ian McKellen

English actor

Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British…

1939

Nobuyoshi Araki

Japanese photographer

Nobuyoshi Araki , professionally known by the mononym Arākii (アラーキー), is a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist. Known primarily for photography that blends eroticism and bondage in a fine art context, he has…

1940

Rudolf Adler

Czech filmmaker (died 2025): 88

Rudolf Adler was a Czech film director, screenwriter and film educator.

1941

Uta Frith

German developmental psychologist

Dame Uta Frith is a German-British developmental psychologist and emeritus professor in cognitive development at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London (UCL). She pioneered much of the…

1941

Vladimir Voronin

Moldovan economist and politician, 3rd President of Moldova

Vladimir Voronin is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and served as the leader of the Party of Communists of Moldova (PCRM) from 1994 until 2026. He was Europe's first…

1941

Jessi Colter

American singer-songwriter and pianist

Mirriam Johnson, known professionally as Jessi Colter, is an American country singer who is best known for her collaborations with her second husband, country musician Waylon Jennings, and for her 1975 country hit "I'm…

1943

John Palmer

English keyboard player

John Michael "Poli" Palmer was an English rock musician who was a key member in the progressive rock band Family. Though he was not an original member, he was regarded as being integral to the group's sound. He played…

1943

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

Leslie Marian Uggams is an American actress and singer. After beginning her career as a child in the early 1950s, she garnered acclaim for her role in the Broadway musical Hallelujah, Baby!, winning a Theatre World…

1943

Digby Anderson

English journalist and philosopher

Digby C. Anderson is the founder and former director of the Social Affairs Unit, a public policy organisation/economic think-tank created in 1980. In addition to this role, Anderson served as a long-time contributor to…

1944

Pierre Bachelet

French singer-songwriter (died 2005)

Pierre Bachelet was a French singer-songwriter and film score composer.

1944

Charlie Harper

English singer-songwriter and producer

Charlie Harper is a British singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the punk rock band U.K. Subs.

1944

Robert MacPherson

American mathematician and academic

Robert Duncan MacPherson is an American mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study.

1944

Frank Oz

English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor

Frank Richard Oznowicz, known professionally as Frank Oz, is an American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor. He is best known for his involvement with Jim Henson and George Lucas through The Muppets, Sesame Street, and…

1944

Chris Ralston

English rugby player

Christopher Wayne Ralston is a former England international rugby union player. He represented the British and Irish Lions on their 1974 tour to South Africa and at the time played club rugby for Richmond F.C.

1944

Bill Adam

Scottish-Canadian racing driver

Bill Adam is a Canadian racing driver born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

1946

David A. Hargrave

American game designer, created Arduin (died 1988)

David Allen Hargrave, known as The Dream Weaver, was a prolific and sometimes controversial American game designer and writer of fantasy and science fiction role-playing games (RPGs). Hargrave's most notable written…

1946

Karen Valentine

American actress

Karen Valentine is an American actress. She is best known for her role as young idealistic schoolteacher Alice Johnson in the ABC comedy drama series Room 222 from 1969 to 1974, for which she won the Primetime Emmy…

1947

Catherine G. Wolf

American psychologist and computer scientist (died 2018)

Catherine Gody Wolf was an American psychologist and expert in human-computer interaction. She was the author of more than 100 research articles and held six patents in the areas of human-computer interaction,…

1947

Bülent Arınç

Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey

Bülent Arınç is a conservative Turkish politician. He served as the 22nd Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2002 to 2007 and as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey between 2009 and 2015. He also co-founded the…

1948

Marianne Elliott

Northern Irish historian, author, and academic

Marianne Elliott is an Irish historian who was appointed OBE in the 2000 Birthday Honours.

1948

Klaus Meine

German rock singer-songwriter

Klaus Meine is a German singer, best known as the longtime frontman and primary lyricist of the hard rock band Scorpions. Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker are the only two members of the group to appear on every…

1948

Jamaica Kincaid

Antiguan-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist

Jamaica Kincaid is an Antiguan–American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. Born in St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, she lives in North Bennington, Vermont, and is Professor of African and…

1949

Barry Windsor-Smith

English painter and illustrator

Barry Windsor-Smith is a British comic book illustrator and painter whose best-known work has been produced in the United States. He attained note working on Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian from 1970 to 1973, and for…

1949

Robby Steinhardt

American rock violinist and singer (died 2021)

Robert Eugene Steinhardt was an American musician best known for his work with rock band Kansas, for which he was co-lead singer, violinist and MC along with keyboardist Steve Walsh, from 1973 to 1982 and from 1997 to…

1950

Bob Gale

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Michael Robert Gale is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, film producer and director. He is best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy film Back to the Future with his writing partner Robert…

1951

Jeffrey Bewkes

American businessman

Jeffrey Lawrence Bewkes is a retired American media executive. He was CEO of Time Warner from January 1, 2008, to June 15, 2018, President from December 2005 to June 2018, and Chairman of the Board from January 1, 2009,…

1952

Nick Fotiu

American ice hockey player and coach

Nicholas Evlampios Fotiu is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League between 1974 and 1988.

1952

David Jenkins

Trinidadian-Scottish runner

David Andrew Jenkins is a former World ranked no.1 track and field 400 metres runner and statistically is the highest ranking Scottish sprinter in history.

1952

Al Sarrantonio

American author and publisher

Al Sarrantonio was an American horror and science fiction writer, editor, and publisher who authored more than 50 books and 90 short stories. He also edited numerous anthologies.

1952

Gordon H. Smith

American businessman and politician

Gordon Harold Smith is an American politician, businessman, and religious leader who served as a United States senator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served two terms in the Senate from 1997 to 2009. From…

1952

Eve Ensler

American playwright and producer

V, formerly Eve Ensler, is an American playwright, author, performer, feminist, and activist. V is best known for her play The Vagina Monologues. In 2006 Charles Isherwood of The New York Times called The Vagina…

1953

Daniel Passarella

Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager

Daniel Alberto Passarella is an Argentine former footballer and manager, who is considered one of the greatest defenders of all time. As a player for Argentina, he was part of two FIFA World Cup-winning teams; he…

1953

Stan Sakai

Japanese-American author and illustrator

Stan Masahiko Sakai is a Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series Usagi Yojimbo.

1953

Gaetano Scirea

Italian footballer (died 1989)

Gaetano Scirea was an Italian professional footballer who is considered one of the greatest defenders in football history. He spent most of his career with Juventus.

1953

John Beck

English footballer and manager

John Alexander Beck is an English former footballer and manager. As a player, he made nearly 500 English Football League appearances for five clubs between 1972 and 1989.

1954

Murali

Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 2009)

Muraleedharan Pillai, popularly known as Murali, was an Indian film, stage and television actor and author. He mainly appeared in Malayalam films and a few Tamil films. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for…

1954

Alistair Burt

English lawyer and politician

Alistair James Hendrie Burt is a Conservative British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Bedfordshire from 2001 until 2019. He was previously MP for his native Bury North in Greater…

1955

Stavros Arnaoutakis

Greek politician

Stavros Arnaoutakis is a Greek politician who has been the Governor of Crete since 2011. Prior to his tenure as governor he was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009, and a member of the Hellenic…

1956

Larry Hogan

American politician, 62nd Governor of Maryland

Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. is an American politician and businessman who served as the 62nd governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party and son of three-term U.S. representative Lawrence…

1956

Kevin Lynch

Irish Republican (died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike)

Kevin Lynch was an Irish republican and member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) from Park, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The Dungiven hurling team was renamed Kevin Lynch's Hurling Club in his honour…

1956

David P. Sartor

American composer and conductor

David Sartor is an American composer, conductor, and educator, and is the founder and music director of the Parthenon Chamber Orchestra.

1956

Alastair Campbell

English journalist and author

Alastair John Campbell is a British journalist, author, strategist, broadcaster, and activist. Campbell worked as Tony Blair's spokesman and campaign director in opposition (1994–1997), then as Downing Street Press…

1957

Edward Lee

American author

Edward Lee is an American horror novelist who has written 40 books, more than half of which have been published by mass-market New York City paperback companies such as Leisure/Dorchester, Berkley, and Zebra/Kensington.…

1957

Robert Picard

Canadian ice hockey player

Robert Rene Joseph Picard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

1957

Dorothy Straight

American children's author

Dorothy Elmhirst Straight is an American author who wrote How the World Began in 1962 at the age of 4 for her grandmother, Dorothy Payne Whitney, making her among the youngest published authors in history.

1958

Julian Clary

English comedian, actor, and author

Julian Peter McDonald Clary is an English comedian, actor, novelist and presenter. He began appearing on television in the mid-1980s. Since then, he has also acted in films, on television and in stage productions,…

1959

Manolis Kefalogiannis

Greek politician

Manolis K. Kefalogiannis is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party from Heraklion, Crete, who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014.

1959

Rick Wamsley

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Richard James Wamsley is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the…

1959

Amy Klobuchar

American lawyer and politician

Amy Jean Klobuchar is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),…

1960

Anthea Turner

English journalist and television host

Anthea Turner is an English television presenter. She was a host of Blue Peter from 1992 until 1994, and of GMTV from 1994 until 1996.

1960

Ric Nattress

Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Eric James Nattress is a Canadian former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 27th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980 NHL entry draft.

1962

George Hickenlooper

American director and producer (died 2010)

George Loening Hickenlooper III was an American narrative and documentary filmmaker.

1963

Mike Myers

Canadian-American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter

Michael John Myers is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, filmmaker, musician, and singer. His accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was…

1963

Ludovic Orban

Romanian engineer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of Romania

Ludovic Orban is a Romanian engineer and politician who was the prime minister of Romania from November 2019 to December 2020. He was president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) between 2017 and 2021, which expelled…

1963

David Shaw

Canadian-American ice hockey player

David Shaw is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 769 games from 1982 to 1998 in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won a Memorial Cup as a member of the Kitchener Rangers in 1982.

1964

Yahya Jammeh

Gambian colonel and politician, President of the Gambia

Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh is a Gambian politician and former soldier, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017. He was the Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from…

1965

Luc Nilis

Belgian footballer and manager

Luc Gilbert Cyrille Nilis is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the striker coach of Patro Eisden.

1967

Michael de Adder

Canadian editorial cartoonist

Michael de Adder is a Canadian editorial cartoonist and caricaturist.

1967

Mark Rosewater

head designer of Magic: the Gathering

Mark Rosewater is the head designer for Magic: The Gathering, a position he has held since 2003.

1967

Andrew Sznajder

Canadian tennis player

Andrew Sznajder is a Canadian former professional tour tennis player.

1967

Kendall Gill

American basketball player, boxer, and sportscaster

Kendall Cedric Gill is an American former professional basketball player who now works as a television basketball analyst. Throughout his NBA career he was known as “Cold World” for his ice cold demeanor on the court.

1968

Glen Drover

Canadian guitarist and songwriter

Glen Drover is a Canadian heavy metal guitarist from Ottawa, Ontario. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of Megadeth and King Diamond, along with his brother Shawn Drover who also performed with Megadeth.

1969

Anne Heche

American actress (died 2022)

Anne Celeste Heche was an American actress, known for her roles across a variety of genres in film, television, and theater. She was the recipient of Daytime Emmy, National Board of Review, and GLAAD Media Awards, in…

1969

Karen Bernstein

Canadian voice actress

Karen Bernstein is a Canadian talent agent and retired voice actress. She is best known in North America as the original English voice of Sailor Mercury in the Canadian dubbing of the first two seasons of Sailor Moon.…

1969

Stacy London

American journalist and author

Stacy London is an American stylist, TV personality, author, and midlife advocate. She is best known as the co-host of the iconic TLC show What Not to Wear.

1969

Robert Croft

Welsh-English cricketer and sportscaster

Robert Damien Bale Croft is a former Welsh cricketer who played international cricket for the England cricket team. He is an off-spin bowler who played for Glamorgan and captained the county from 2003 to 2006. He…

1970

Jamie Kennedy

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

James Harvey Kennedy is an American actor and comedian. Kennedy played Randy Meeks in the Scream film series (1996–2000), which saw him as a supporting character in the first and third installments and a lead ensemble…

1970

Octavia Spencer

American actress and author[a]

Octavia Lenora Spencer is an American actress and author. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two…

1970

Stefano Baldini

Italian runner

Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian runner who specialized in the marathon. He was the Olympic champion in Athens in 2004 and was twice European champion.

1971

Marco Cappato

Italian politician

Marco Cappato is an Italian activist and politician. Cappato was an Italian Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009. He represented the Bonino List within the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe…

1971

Juraj Droba

Slovak politician

Juraj Droba is a Slovak politician and businessman serving as Governor of Bratislava region since 4 December 2017. Between 2010 and 2018, he was an MP in the National Council of Slovakia. He is a founding member of the…

1971

Karan Johar

Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Karan Kumar Johar, often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker, producer and television personality who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful actors and…

1972

Daz Dillinger

American rapper and producer

Delmar Drew Arnaud, known professionally as Daz Dillinger or simply Daz, is an American rapper and record producer. As a member of Death Row Records in the early 1990s, he is credited with the label in pioneering West…

1973

Molly Sims

American model and actress

Molly Sims is an American fashion model and actress. She was featured in campaigns for Jimmy Choo, Escada, Giorgio Armani, Michael Kors, and Chanel, among others. She frequently modeled for the Sports Illustrated…

1973

Dougie Freedman

Scottish footballer and manager

Douglas Alan Freedman is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is currently the sporting director of Al-Diriyah, where he has been since 2025.

1974

Frank Klepacki

American drummer and composer

Frank Klepacki is an American musician and video game composer, best known for his work on the Command & Conquer series. Having learned to play drums as a child, he joined Westwood Studios as a composer when he was 17…

1974

Miguel Tejada

Dominican-American baseball player

Miguel Odalis Tejada is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for six teams, most notably the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles, before…

1974

Blaise Nkufo

Congolese-Swiss footballer

Isetsima Blaise Nkufo is a Swiss former international footballer who played as a striker and current coach of Rino's Tigers in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League.

1975

Stefan Holm

Swedish high jumper

Stefan Christian Holm is a retired Swedish high jumper. He won an Olympic gold medal, a silver in the World Championships, and one silver and one bronze medal in the European Championships. His personal records are 2.37…

1976

Erki Pütsep

Estonian cyclist

Erki Pütsep is an Estonian professional road bicycle racer who last rode for the Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com team. He is the three time national road race champion and won the E.O.S. Tallinn GP in 2007. In 2011 he…

1976

Ethan Suplee

American actor

Ethan L. Suplee is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films American History X, Blow, Remember the Titans, John Q, The Wolf of Wall Street, Cold Mountain, Without a Paddle, Unstoppable, several of Kevin…

1976

Cillian Murphy

Irish actor

Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor and film producer. His works encompass both stage and screen, and his accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

1976

Miguel Zepeda

Mexican footballer

Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1976

Andre Anis

Estonian footballer

Andre Anis is an Estonian retired association football defender and current football coach. He played for several clubs in his native country, including JK Viljandi Tulevik.

1977

Alberto Del Rio

Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler

José Alberto Rodríguez Chucuan is a Mexican professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter, sports commentator, and mixed martial artist. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his time in WWE under the…

1977

Adam Gontier

Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Adam Wade Gontier is a Canadian musician who is the co-lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Three Days Grace. He is also known for his work in Saint Asonia. He co-founded Three Days Grace in 1992,…

1978

Brian Urlacher

American football player

Brian Urlacher is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the New Mexico Lobos, earning…

1978

Carlos Bocanegra

American footballer and executive

Carlos Manuel Bocanegra is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player. A two-time MLS Defender of the Year, Bocanegra also played professionally in England, Scotland, France, and Spain. He earned…

1979

Sayed Moawad

Egyptian footballer

Sayed Moawad Mohamed Abdelwahed is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a left-back.

1979

Caroline Ouellette

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian former ice hockey player and current assistant coach of the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League. She was a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team…

1979

Sam Sodje

English-Nigerian footballer

Okeremute Samuel Sodje is a former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

1979

Jonny Wilkinson

English rugby player

Jonathan Peter Wilkinson is an English former rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Newcastle Falcons and French side Toulon and represented England and the British & Irish Lions. He is particularly known for…

1979

Chris Young

American baseball pitcher

Christopher Ryan Young is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current president of baseball operations of the Texas Rangers, serving in the team's front office since 2020. He played in Major League…

1979

David Navarro

Spanish footballer

David Navarro Pedrós is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.

1980

Michalis Pelekanos

Greek basketball player

Michalis Pelekanos is a Greek professional basketball player. During his pro club career, at a height of 199 cm tall, Pelekanos played primarily at the small forward position. However, he also played as a shooting guard…

1981

Matt Utai

New Zealand rugby league player

Matthew Utai is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the Auburn Warriors in the Ron Massey Cup. A New Zealand and Samoa international representative, he previously played for the…

1981

Adam Boyd

English footballer

Adam Mark Boyd is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1982

Daniel Braaten

Norwegian footballer

Daniel Omoya Braaten is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He has previously played for Skeid, Rosenborg, Bolton Wanderers, Toulouse, Brann and Stabæk. Of Nigerian descent, he was capped…

1982

Ryan Gallant

American skateboarder

Ryan Gallant is an American professional skateboarder with a goofy-footed stance.

1982

Roger Guerreiro

Polish footballer

Roger Guerreiro, commonly known as Roger, is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, he was granted Polish citizenship and represented Poland at the international level.

1982

Justin Hodges

Australian rugby league player

Justin Hodges is an Australian professional boxer and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative centre,…

1982

Ezekiel Kemboi

Kenyan runner

Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi is a Kenyan professional athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013…

1982

Jason Kubel

American baseball player

Jason James Kubel is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Cleveland Indians.

1982

Stacey Pensgen

American figure skater and meteorologist

Stacey Elizabeth Pensgen is an American former competitive figure skater who won the silver medal at the 2000 Four Continents Championships. She is currently the evening meteorologist for WHEC-TV News10NBC in Rochester,…

1982

Luke Webster

Australian footballer

Luke Webster is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He played for Fremantle in the Australian Football League, and will serve as assistant coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian…

1982

Luke Ball

Australian footballer

Luke Patrick Ball is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the St Kilda and Collingwood football clubs in the Australian Football League. From 2003 to 2009 he played 142 games for the St…

1984

Kyle Brodziak

Canadian ice hockey player

Kyle Brodziak is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He previously played for the Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2003 NHL entry draft,…

1984

A. J. Foyt IV

American race car driver

Anthony Joseph Foyt IV is an American professional football scout and former racing driver. He is a scouting assistant for the Indianapolis Colts, and drove in the IndyCar Series and briefly the NASCAR Busch Series. He…

1984

Shawne Merriman

American football player

Shawne DeAndre Merriman, nicknamed "Lights Out", is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and…

1984

Luciana Abreu

Portuguese singer and actress

Luciana Abreu Sodré Costa Real is a Portuguese singer, actress and television host. Luciana Abreu is known for her participation in Idolos, for representing Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of the…

1985

Demba Ba

Senegalese footballer

Demba Ba is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He serves as the chairman of National Independent Soccer Association side Albion San Diego.

1985

Gert Kams

Estonian footballer

Gert Kams is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a right back. From 2019 he works as a sporting director for Paide Linnameeskond.

1985

Roman Reigns

American football player and wrestler

Leati Joseph Anoaʻi, better known by his ring name Roman Reigns, is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former football player. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE since 2010, where he performs on the Raw…

1985

Edewin Fanini

Brazilian footballer

Edewin Fanini Maria is an Italian Brazilian footballer for CENE. His maternal ancestor was from Veneto. He had a younger brother, Endrew Fanini Maria.

1986

Yoan Gouffran

French footballer

Yoan Patrick Gouffran is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker or a winger. He was renowned for his pace and ability to finish with either foot.

1986

Takahiro Hōjō

Japanese actor and musician

Takahiro Hōjō is a Japanese restaurant staff and retired actor. He is known for portraying Mutsuki Kamijo / Kamen Rider Leangle in Kamen Rider Blade. According to his Blade co-star Ryoji Morimoto, Takahiro has retired…

1986

Geraint Thomas

Welsh cyclist

Geraint Howell Thomas, is a Welsh former professional racing cyclist who rode for UCI WorldTeam Netcompany INEOS, Wales and Great Britain. He is one of the few riders in the modern era to achieve significant elite…

1986

Timothy Derijck

Belgian footballer

Timothy Derijck is a Belgian football coach and former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and current assistant coach of KAA Gent.

1987

Yves De Winter

Belgian footballer

Yves De Winter is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1987

Moritz Stehling

German footballer

Moritz Frederick Stehling is a German professional footballer, who plays in the RFCU Kelmis.

1987

Kamil Stoch

Polish ski jumper

Kamil Wiktor Stoch is a Polish former ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers in the history of the sport, having won two World Cup titles, three Four Hills Tournaments, three individual gold medals at…

1987

Dávid Škutka

Slovak footballer

Dávid Škutka is a Slovak football striker.

1988

Cameron van der Burgh

South African swimmer

Cameron van der Burgh OIS is a retired South African competitive swimmer and hedge fund analyst. He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and individual male Olympic champion. He is married to longtime…

1988

Bo Dallas

American wrestler

Taylor Michael Rotunda is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in WWE from 2008 to 2021 and again from 2022 to 2026, where he performed under the ring names Bo Dallas and his alter ego…

1990

Nikita Filatov

Russian ice hockey player

Nikita Vasilyevich Filatov is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who was a left winger in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Prior to 2012, Filatov played in North America for the Ottawa Senators and…

1990

James Porter

English cricketer

James Alexander Porter is an English cricketer who has played for Essex since 2014. A right arm medium-fast bowler, he is the leading wicket taker in the club's first class record.

1993

Norman Powell

American basketball player

Norman WC Powell is an American and Jamaican professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Powell played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins, where he was an…

1993

Matt Murray

Canadian ice hockey player

Matthew Murray is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Murray was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third round of the 2012…

1994

Aly Raisman

American gymnast

Alexandra Rose Raisman is an American retired artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian. She was captain of both the 2012 "Fierce Five" and 2016 "Final Five" U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams, which won their…

1994

Kagiso Rabada

South African cricketer

Kagiso Rabada is a South African international cricketer who plays all formats of the game. He is a right arm fast bowler. He made his international debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to…

1995

David Pastrňák

Czech ice hockey player

David Pastrňák is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a right winger and alternate captain for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Pasta", Pastrňák was selected by the Bruins in…

1996

Brec Bassinger

American actress

Brec Bassinger is an American actress. She began her career as a teenager and received recognition for her leading role in the Nickelodeon comedy series Bella and the Bulldogs (2015–2016). She then starred in the horror…

1999

Ibrahima Konaté

French footballer

Ibrahima Konaté is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the France national team.

1999

Claire Liu

American tennis player

Claire Liu is an American professional tennis player. On 30 January 2023, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 52.

2000

Chloé Lukasiak

American actress and dancer

Chloe Elizabeth Lukasiak is an American actress, dancer, author, and media personality. She earned recognition as a child, appearing on Lifetime's reality show Dance Moms and becoming a fan favorite. After departing…

2001

Cam Ward

American football player

Cameron Anthony Ward is an American professional football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Incarnate Word Cardinals, Washington State…

2002

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