Famous Birthdays on May 29

Q: Who was born on May 29?

Famous people born on May 29 include: Charles, Victor, Antun Vrančić, George Carew, Virginia de' Medici.

Q: What is Steven Levitt known for?

Steven Levitt, American economist, author, and academic

226 people 1421 – 2006

May 29 has seen 226 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1421 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · May 29 — Wikipedia

1967 — Steven Levitt

American economist, author, and academic

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Levitt was the winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal for his work in the field of crime

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He was co-editor of the Journal of Political Economy published by the University of Chicago Press until December 2007

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In 2009, Levitt co-founded TGG Group, a business and philanthropy consulting company

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He was chosen as one of Time magazine's "100 People Who Shape Our World" in 2006

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A 2011 survey of economics professors named Levitt their fourth favorite living economist under the age of 60, after Paul Krugman, Greg Mankiw and Daron Acemoglu.

Charles

Prince of Viana (died 1461)

Charles, Prince of Viana, sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the eldest son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre. He pre-deceased his father.

1421

Victor

Duke of Münsterberg, Reichsgraf, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (died 1500)

Victor, Duke of Münsterberg also: Victor, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava; Czech: Viktorin z Minsterberka; was an Imperial Count from 1459 and Count of Kladsko. From 1462 until his death, he was Duke of Münsterberg, and…

1443

Antun Vrančić

Croatian archbishop (died 1573)

Antun Vrančić or Antonio Veranzio was a Croatian prelate, writer, diplomat and Archbishop of Esztergom in the 16th century. Antun Vrančić was from the Dalmatian town of Šibenik, then part of the Republic of Venice.…

1504

George Carew

1st Earl of Totnes, English general and administrator (died 1629)

George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, known as Sir George Carew between 1586 and 1605 and as The Lord Carew between 1605 and 1626, served under Elizabeth I during the Tudor conquest of Ireland and was appointed President of…

1555

Virginia de' Medici

Italian princess (died 1615)

Virginia de' Medici was an Italian princess, a member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess of Modena and Reggio.

1568

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim

Bavarian field marshal (died 1632)

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim was a German field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years' War. A supporter of the Catholic League, he was mortally wounded during the Battle of Lützen fighting the…

1594

Anne

Duchess of Montpensier, French princess (died 1693)

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, known as La Grande Mademoiselle, was the only daughter of Gaston d'Orléans with his first wife, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier. One of the greatest…

1627

Charles II of England (died 1685)

Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.

1630

Humphry Ditton

English mathematician and philosopher (died 1715)

Humphry Ditton was an English mathematician. He was the author of several influential works.

1675

Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton

French zoologist and mineralogist (died 1800)

Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton was a French naturalist and contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers.

1716

James FitzGerald

1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician (died 1773)

Lieutenant-General James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, PC (Ire), styled Lord Offaly until 1743 and known as The Earl of Kildare between 1743 and 1761 and as The Marquess of Kildare between 1761 and 1766, was a…

1722

Jackson of Exeter

English organist and composer (died 1803)

William Jackson, referred to as Jackson of Exeter, was an English organist and composer.

1730

Patrick Henry

American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (died 1799)

Patrick Henry was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial…

1736

Henri Braconnot

French chemist and pharmacist (died 1855)

Henri Braconnot was a French chemist and pharmacist.

1780

Johann Heinrich von Mädler

German astronomer and selenographer (died 1874)

Johann Heinrich von Mädler was a German astronomer.

1794

Louise-Adéone Drölling

French painter (died 1836)

Louise-Adéone Drölling, also known as Madame Joubert was a French painter and draughtswoman. Both her father, Martin Drolling, and her older brother, Michel Martin Drolling, were celebrated artists in their day.

1797

John H. Balsley

American carpenter and inventor (died 1895)

John H. Balsley was a master carpenter and inventor, inventing a practical folding wooden stepladder and receiving the first U.S. patent issued for a safety stepladder in the year.

1823

Isaac Albéniz

Spanish pianist and composer (died 1909)

Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the post-romantic era who also had a significant influence on his contemporaries…

1860

Clark Voorhees

American painter (died 1933)

Clark Greenwood Voorhees was an American Impressionist and Tonalist landscape painter and one of the founders of the Old Lyme Art Colony.

1871

Rudolf Tobias

Estonian organist and composer (died 1918)

Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His compositions include among others piano works, string quartets and an…

1873

G. K. Chesterton

English essayist, poet, and playwright (died 1936)

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature.

1874

Oswald Spengler

German historian and philosopher (died 1936)

Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler was a German polymath whose areas of interest included history, philosophy, mathematics, science, and art, as well as their relation to his organic theory of history. He is best known…

1880

Alfonsina Storni

Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (died 1938)

Alfonsina Carolina Storni was a Swiss-Argentine poet and playwright of the modernist period.

1892

Max Brand

American journalist and author (died 1944)

Frederick Schiller Faust was an American writer known primarily for his Western stories using the pseudonym Max Brand. As Max Brand, he also created the popular fictional character of young medical intern Dr. James…

1893

Beatrice Lillie

Canadian-English actress, singer and writer (died 1989)

Beatrice Gladys Lillie, Lady Peel was a Canadian-born British actress, singer and comedy performer.

1894

Josef von Sternberg

Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1969)

Josef von Sternberg was an Austrian-American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major Hollywood studios. He is best known…

1894

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1957)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austrian composer and conductor, who left Europe in the mid-1930s and later adopted US nationality. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in…

1897

Douglas Abbott

Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence (died 1987)

Douglas Charles Abbott was a Canadian Member of Parliament, federal Cabinet Minister, and justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Abbott's appointment directly from the Cabinet of Canada as Finance Minister to the…

1899

Harry Kadwell

Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1999)

Henry James Kadwell was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative fullback who later moved to…

1902

Bob Hope

English-American actor, singer, and producer (died 2003)

Lester Townes "Bob" Hope was a British-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He…

1903

Hubert Opperman

Australian cyclist and politician (died 1996)

Sir Hubert Ferdinand Opperman, OBE, referred to as Oppy by Australian and French crowds, was an Australian cyclist and politician, whose endurance cycling feats in the 1920s and 1930s earned him international acclaim.

1904

Sebastian Shaw

English actor, director, and playwright (died 1994)

Sebastian Lewis Shaw was an English actor, theatre director, novelist, playwright and poet. During his seven-decade career, he appeared in dozens of stage performances and more than 40 film and television productions.

1905

T. H. White

Indian-English author (died 1964)

Terence Hanbury "Tim" White was an English writer. He is best known for his Arthurian novels, which were published together in 1958 as The Once and Future King. One of his best known is the first of the series, The…

1906

Hartland Molson

Canadian captain and politician (died 2002)

Hartland de Montarville Molson was an Anglo-Quebecer statesman, Canadian senator, military aviator, and a member of the Molson family of brewers.

1907

Diana Morgan

Welsh-English playwright and screenwriter (died 1996)

Mary Diana Morgan was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and novelist, mostly associated with her work for Ealing Studios as Diana Morgan. She was married to fellow screenwriter Robert MacDermot.

1908

Aleksandr Laktionov

Soviet painter (died 1972)

Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov was a Socialist realism painter in the post-war Soviet Union. His meticulous and almost photo-real style was popular, but courted controversy among art critics and other artists.

1910

Ralph Metcalfe

American sprinter and politician (died 1978)

Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. was an American track and field sprinter and politician. He jointly held the world record in the 100-meter dash and placed second in that event in two Olympics, first to Eddie Tolan in 1932 at…

1910

Tony Zale

American boxer (died 1997)

Anthony Florian Zaleski, known professionally as Tony Zale, was an American boxer. Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Steel", reinforced by his reputation of…

1913

Stacy Keach Sr.

American actor (died 2003)

Walter Stacy Keach Sr. was an American actor whose screen career spanned more than five decades.

1914

Tenzing Norgay

Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (died 1986)

Tenzing Norgay, born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. On 29 May 1953, he and Edmund Hillary were the first confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount…

1914

Karl Münchinger

German conductor and composer (died 1990)

Karl Münchinger was a German conductor of European classical music. He helped to revive the now-ubiquitous Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel, through recording it with his Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra in 1960. Münchinger is…

1915

John F. Kennedy

35th President of the United States (died 1963)

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years, and the first…

1917

Marcel Trudel

Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 2011)

Marcel Trudel was a Canadian historian, university professor (1947–1982) and author who published more than 40 books on the history of New France. He brought academic rigour to an area that had been marked by…

1917

Jacques Genest

Canadian physician and academic (died 2018)

Jacques Genest was a Canadian physician and scientist. He founded the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) and was an emeritus professor at Université de Montréal and a professor at McGill University.…

1919

John Harsanyi

Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2000)

John Charles Harsanyi was a Hungarian-American economist who spent most of his career at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994.

1920

Clifton James

American actor (died 2017)

George Clifton James was an American actor of film, theatre, and television. He was best known to screen audiences for his various character roles, including prison floorwalker Carr in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Sheriff…

1920

Norman Hetherington

Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (died 2010)

Norman Frederick Hetherington was an Australian artist, cartoonist, puppeteer, and puppet designer.

1921

Edith Roger

Norwegian dancer and choreographer (died 2023)

Edith Roger was a Norwegian dancer, choreographer, and stage director.

1922

Joe Weatherly

American race car driver (died 1964)

Joseph Herbert Weatherly was an American stock car racing driver. Weatherly was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009 after winning NASCAR's Grand National Series championships in 1962 and 1963,…

1922

Iannis Xenakis

Greek-French composer, engineer, and theorist (died 2001)

Giannis Klearchou Xenakis was a Romanian-born Greek-French avant-garde composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and engineer.

1922

Bernard Clavel

French author (died 2010)

Bernard Charles Henri Clavel was a French writer.

1923

John Parker

6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon (died 2015)

John St. Aubyn Parker, 6th Earl of Morley was a British peer, a professional soldier, and county dignitary. Morley was a staunch monarchist and royal servant.

1923

Eugene Wright

American jazz bassist (died 2020)

Eugene Joseph Wright was an American jazz bassist who was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet.

1923

Lars Bo

Danish author and illustrator (died 1999)

Lars Bo was a Danish artist and writer. He is known for his graphic works with surrealistically inspired fantastic motifs. He was nicknamed "Wizard".

1924

Miloslav Kříž

Czech basketball player and coach (died 2013)

Miloslav Kříž was a Czech professional basketball player, coach and executive. As a player, he played first for Uncas Praha, and later for Sparta Praha, but he was better known as a head coach and trainer, especially as…

1924

Pepper Paire

American baseball player (died 2013)

Lavone A. "Pepper" Paire Davis was a baseball catcher and infielder who played from 1944 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m), 138 lb., she batted…

1924

Katie Boyle

Italian-English actress and television host (died 2018)

Caterina Irene Elena Maria Boyle, Lady Saunders, usually known as Katie Boyle, was an Italian-born British actress, writer, radio announcer and television personality. She became best known for presenting the Eurovision…

1926

Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe

Queen Consort of Tonga (died 2017)

Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe was Queen of Tonga from 1965 to 2006, as the wife of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV. She was the mother of kings George Tupou V and Tupou VI.

1926

Abdoulaye Wade

Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal

Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician who served as the third president of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was…

1926

Jean Coutu

Canadian pharmacist and businessman, founded the Jean Coutu Group

Jean Coutu, is a Canadian pharmacist and businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the Jean Coutu Group which he started in 1969. With an estimated net worth of $US 2.3 billion, Coutu was ranked by Forbes as the…

1927

Freddie Redd

American jazz pianist and composer (died 2021)

Freddie Redd was an American hard-bop pianist and composer. He is best known for writing music to accompany The Connection (1959), a play by Jack Gelber. According to Peter Watrous, writing in The New York Times: "Mr.…

1928

Harry Frankfurt

American philosopher and academic (died 2023)

Harry Gordon Frankfurt was an American philosopher. He was a professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University, where he taught from 1990 until 2002. Frankfurt also taught at Yale University, Rockefeller…

1929

Peter Higgs

English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)

Peter Ware Higgs was a British theoretical physicist, professor at the University of Edinburgh, and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on the mass of subatomic particles.

1929

Roberto Vargas

Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2014)

Roberto Enrique Vargas Vélez was a Puerto Rican pitcher in Major League Baseball and Negro league baseball. Vargas played for the Chicago American Giants for one season in 1948, in which he was named a Negro League…

1929

Paul R. Ehrlich

American biologist and author

Paul Ralph Ehrlich was an American biologist, author, and environmentalist known for his predictions and warnings about the consequences of population growth, including famine and resource depletion. Ehrlich was the…

1932

Richie Guerin

American basketball player and coach

Richard Vincent Guerin is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) New York Knicks from 1956 to 1963 and was a player-coach of the St.…

1932

Helmuth Rilling

German conductor and educator (died 2026)

Helmuth Rilling was a German choral conductor and an academic teacher who was internationally known as an authority on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was the founder of the Gächinger Kantorei in 1954 when still…

1933

Tarquinio Provini

Italian motorcycle racer (died 2005)

Tarquinio Provini was an Italian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time world champion in road racing. Provini was also a four-time Isle of Man TT winner and won 13 Italian national…

1933

Bill Vander Zalm

Dutch-Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia

William Nicholas Vander Zalm is a Dutch-born Canadian businessman and politician who served as the 28th premier of British Columbia and leader of the British Columbia Social Credit Party from 1986 to 1991. He was a…

1934

André Brink

South African author and playwright (died 2015)

André Philippus Brink was a South African novelist, essayist and poet. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and taught English at the University of Cape Town.

1935

Sylvia Robinson

American singer and producer (died 2011)

Sylvia Robinson, known mononymously as Sylvia, was an American singer and record producer. Robinson achieved success as a performer on two R&B chart toppers: as half of Mickey & Sylvia with the 1957 single "Love Is…

1935

Charles W. Pickering

American lawyer and judge

Charles Willis Pickering Sr. is an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and, briefly, of the…

1937

Irmin Schmidt

German keyboard player and composer

Irmin Schmidt is a German keyboardist and composer, best known as a founding member of the Krautrock band Can and composer of numerous film scores. Following the death of Can's second lead vocalist Damo Suzuki in…

1937

Alwin Schockemöhle

German show-jumper

Alwin Schockemöhle is a former German show-jumper. He was a successful international show jumping equestrian in the 1960s and 1970s at individual and team events in Olympic Games and European Championships. He was one…

1937

Harry Statham

American basketball player and coach

Harry Statham is an American former basketball coach. He is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Basketball Hall of Fame. His 1,122 wins during his 52 seasons at McKendree University…

1937

Christopher Bland

English businessman and politician (died 2017)

Sir Francis Christopher Buchan Bland was a British businessman and politician. He was deputy chairman of the Independent Television Authority (1972), which was renamed the Independent Broadcasting Authority in the same…

1938

Fay Vincent

American lawyer and businessman, 8th Commissioner of Baseball (died 2025)

Francis Thomas "Fay" Vincent Jr. was an American entertainment lawyer, securities regulator, and sports executive who served as the eighth commissioner of baseball from September 13, 1989, to September 7, 1992.

1938

Pete Smith

Australian radio and television announcer

Peter Philip Smith OAM is an Australian retired radio announcer and television voice-over artist. He is primarily known for his work with GTV-9 in Melbourne as their chief staff announcer, including being the announcer…

1939

Al Unser

American race car driver (died 2021)

Alfred Unser was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men to have won the Indianapolis 500 four…

1939

Taihō Kōki

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th Yokozuna (died 2013)

Taihō Kōki was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He became the 48th yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time.

1940

Farooq Leghari

Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (died 2010)

Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari was a Pakistani politician who served as the eighth president of Pakistan from 1993 until his resignation in 1997. He, prior to his presidency, also served as the minister of foreign affairs in…

1940

Doug Scott

English mountaineer and author (died 2020)

Douglas Keith Scott was an English mountaineer and climbing author, noted for being on the team that made the first ascent of the south-west face of Mount Everest on 24 September 1975. In receiving one of…

1941

Bob Simon

American journalist (died 2015)

Robert David Simon was an American television correspondent for CBS News. He covered crises, war, and unrest in 67 countries during his career. Simon reported the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam, the…

1941

Pierre Bourque

Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal

Pierre Bourque is a Canadian businessman and politician in Quebec. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.

1942

Kevin Conway

American actor and director (died 2020)

Kevin Brian Conway was an American actor and film director.

1942

Robert W. Edgar

American educator and politician (died 2013)

Robert William Edgar was an American politician, administrator, and religious leader. A native of the Philadelphia area, he began his career as a Methodist pastor and chaplain. He served as a Democratic member of the…

1943

Bob Benmosche

American businessman (died 2015)

Robert Herman Benmosche was the president and chief executive officer of American International Group. He was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer by the US Department of Treasury and AIG Board of Directors to…

1944

Quentin Davies

English soldier and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

John Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford was a British Labour politician and life peer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham and Stamford from 1987 to 2010. He served as a junior defence minister…

1944

Gary Brooker

English singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2022)

Gary Brooker was an English singer and pianist, and the founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum.

1945

Peter Fraser

Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, Scottish lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (died 2013)

Peter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie was a Scottish politician and advocate who served as the Solicitor General for Scotland (1982–1989) and the Lord Advocate (1989–1992).

1945

Julian Le Grand

English economist and author

Sir Julian Ernest Michael Le Grand, FBA FRSA is a British academic specialising in public policy. He is the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE) and was a senior policy…

1945

Martin Pipe

English jockey and trainer

Martin Charles Pipe, is an English former racehorse trainer credited with professionalising the British racehorse training industry, and as of 2021 the most successful trainer in British jump racing.

1945

Joyce Tenneson

American photographer

Joyce Tenneson is an American fine art photographer known for her distinctive style of photography, which often involves nude or semi-nude women.

1945

Jean-Pierre Van Rossem

Belgian scholar and author (died 2018)

Jean-Pierre Van Rossem was a Belgian economist, econometrician, activist, author, philosopher, stock-market guru, politician, and member of the Belgian and Flemish Parliaments.

1945

Fernando Buesa

Spanish politician (died 2000)

Fernando Buesa Blanco was a Spanish politician in the Basque Christian Democracy and in the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE) branch of the social democratic Spanish Socialist Workers'…

1946

Anthony Geary

American actor (died 2025)

Anthony Geary was an American actor. His career spanned more than four decades, and began in episodic television. He appeared as a guest on several primetime series and transitioned into a career predominantly in the…

1947

Michael Berkeley

English composer and radio host

Michael Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Baron Berkeley of Knighton is an English composer, broadcaster on music and non-party political member of the House of Lords, speaking as an advocate for the arts, contemporary music and…

1948

Keith Gull

English microbiologist and academic

Professor Keith Gull is a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Molecular microbiology at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford. He was the principal of St Edmund Hall,…

1948

Robert Axelrod

American actor and screenwriter (died 2019)

Robert Axelrod, also credited as Axel Roberts and Myron Mensah, was an American actor. He was primarily known for his voice work, which included Digimon, having started voice acting for the English-language versions of…

1949

Brian Kidd

English footballer and manager

Brian Kidd is an English football coach and former player, who won the European Cup in 1968 with Manchester United. He was most recently assistant coach of Premier League club Manchester City.

1949

Francis Rossi

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is the founder, leader, lead singer, lead guitarist, and sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo.

1949

Rebbie Jackson

American singer and actress

Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson-Brown is an American singer and the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her siblings during shows in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel and…

1950

Danny Elfman

American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Daniel Robert Elfman is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring…

1953

Robert Beaser

American composer and educator

Robert Beaser is an American composer.

1954

Jerry Moran

American lawyer and politician

Gerald Wesley Moran is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was chair of the National Republican…

1954

Frank Baumgartl

German runner (died 2010)

Frank Baumgartl was an East German track and field athlete, who specialised in the 3000 meters steeplechase. He was born in Bad Schlema.

1955

John Hinckley Jr.

American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan

John Warnock Hinckley Jr. is an American man who attempted to assassinate U.S. president Ronald Reagan as he left the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, two months after Reagan's first inauguration.…

1955

David Kirschner

American animator, producer, and author

David Maxwell Kirschner is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. His producing credits include Don Bluth's An American Tail and Titan A.E. animated features as well as Cats Don't Dance, Curious…

1955

Gordon Rintoul

Scottish historian and curator

Gordon Rintoul CBE FRSE is the former Director of National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1955

Ken Schrader

American race car driver and sportscaster

Kenneth William Schrader is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country. He also last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11…

1955

Mark Lyall Grant

English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations

Sir Mark Justin Lyall Grant is a former senior British diplomat who was previously the United Kingdom's National Security Adviser and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.

1956

La Toya Jackson

American singer-songwriter and actress

La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer and actor. She is the fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family. Jackson first gained recognition on the family's variety television series, The Jacksons, on CBS…

1956

Steven Croft

English bishop and theologian

Steven John Lindsey Croft is a British bishop in the Church of England and a theologian specialising in mission. He has been Bishop of Oxford since the confirmation of his election on 6 July 2016. He was the Bishop of…

1957

Jeb Hensarling

American lawyer and politician

Thomas Jeb Hensarling is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Republican…

1957

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Iranian film director

Mohsen Makhmalbaf is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won 50 awards, and served as a juror in more than 15 major film festivals. His award-winning…

1957

Annette Bening

American actress

Annette Carol Bening is an American actress. With a career spanning over four decades, she is known for her versatile work across screen and stage. Bening has received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award, two…

1958

Juliano Mer-Khamis

Israeli actor, director, and activist (died 2011)

Juliano Mer-Khamis was an Israeli–Palestinian actor, director, filmmaker, and political activist of Jewish and Palestinian Eastern Orthodox Christian parentage. On 4 April 2011, he was assassinated by a masked gunman in…

1958

Uwe Rapolder

German footballer and coach

Uwe Rapolder is a German retired football player and manager.

1958

Mike Stenhouse

American baseball player and sportscaster

Michael Steven Stenhouse is an American former outfielder, first baseman, and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos from 1982-1984, the Minnesota Twins in 1985, and the Boston Red…

1958

Rupert Everett

English actor and novelist

Rupert James Hector Everett is an English actor. He first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as a gay pupil at an English public school…

1959

Mel Gaynor

English drummer

Mel George Gaynor is a British drummer, singer and recording artist, best known as the longtime drummer for the rock band Simple Minds.

1959

Steve Hanley

Irish-English bass player and songwriter

Stephen Hanley is an Irish-born English musician best known as the bass guitarist in the Fall from 1979 to 1998 and with House Of All since 2022. His distinctive and muscular basslines were a signature part of their…

1959

Thomas Baumer

Swiss economist and academic

Thomas Baumer (born 1960 in Fribourg is a Swiss economist and expert for Intercultural competence and Personality assessment. He developed parts of the prognostic personality and abilities assessment and coined this…

1960

Mike Freer

English politician

Michael Whitney Freer is a British Conservative Party politician and former banker who served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Services from September 2022 to July 2024. He was first…

1960

Melissa Etheridge

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist

Melissa Lou Etheridge is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and its lead…

1961

John Miceli

American drummer

Meat Loaf’s Neverland Express is an American rotating backing band that previously worked with American singer Meat Loaf. The Neverland Express have continued touring with American singer Caleb Johnson.

1961

Fandi Ahmad

Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager

Fandi bin Ahmad is a Singaporean professional football manager/head coach and former player. During his professional career, he played mainly as a striker, but also occasionally as a midfielder. Along with the Singapore…

1962

Eric Davis

American baseball player

Eric Keith Davis is an American former baseball center fielder for several Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, most notably the Cincinnati Reds, to which he owes his nickname "Eric the Red." Davis was 21 years old when…

1962

Carol Kirkwood

Scottish weather presenter

Carol Anne Kirkwood is a Scottish retired weather presenter. She was trained by the Met Office and worked for the BBC between 1998 and 2026. She is best known for being the main weather presenter for BBC Breakfast for…

1962

Chloé Sainte-Marie

Canadian actress and singer

Marie-Aline Joyal, known professionally as Chloé Sainte-Marie, is a Canadian actress, singer, activist, and official spokesperson for a network of natural caregivers in Québec.

1962

Blaze Bayley

English singer-songwriter

Blaze Bayley is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994. He was also the lead singer of Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999. Since then, he has pursued a solo career and has…

1963

Zhu Jianhua

Chinese high jumper

Zhu Jianhua is a retired Chinese high jumper. His personal best of 2.39 metres is a former world record for the event, and is still the Chinese record.

1963

Ukyo Katayama

Japanese race car driver

Ukyo Katayama is a Japanese former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1992 to 1997.

1963

Claude Loiselle

Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Claude Loiselle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1981 to 1994.

1963

Howard Mills III

American academic and politician

Howard D. Mills III is an American insurance consultant and former politician from Goshen, New York. He served as New York's Superintendent of Insurance from 2005 to 2006, and previously held elective office in both the…

1964

Oswaldo Negri Jr.

Brazilian race car driver

Oswaldo "Ozz" Negri Jr. is a Brazilian racing driver from São Paulo.

1964

Natalie Nougayrède

French journalist

Natalie Nougayrède is a French journalist. She is the first woman to be the executive and managing editor of Le Monde. She is a recipient of the Prix de la Presse Diplomatique and the Albert Londres Prize.

1966

Noel Gallagher

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Noel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Gallagher is the primary songwriter, lead guitarist and a co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis. After leaving Oasis, he formed Noel…

1967

Mike Keane

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Michael John Keane is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Undrafted, Keane played over 1,100 games in the National Hockey League from 1988 until 2004. He then played five seasons for his hometown Manitoba…

1967

Torquhil Campbell

13th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician

Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th and 6th Duke of Argyll, styled as Earl of Campbell before 1973 and as Marquess of Lorne between 1973 and 2001, is a Scottish peer.

1968

Tate George

American basketball player

Tate Claude George is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 22nd overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft from the University of Connecticut. A 6-foot-5-inch (1.96…

1968

Jessica Morden

English politician

Jessica Elizabeth Morden is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport East since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, she was General Secretary of Welsh Labour from 1999 until her election to…

1968

Hida Viloria

American activist

Hida Viloria is an American writer, author, producer, and human rights activist of Latin American origin. Viloria is intersex, nonbinary, and genderfluid, using they/them pronouns. They are known for their writing,…

1968

Natarsha Belling

Australian journalist

Natarsha Belling is an Australian journalist, television and radio presenter.

1970

Roberto Di Matteo

Italian footballer and manager

Roberto Di Matteo is an Italian professional football manager and former player.

1970

Éric Lucas

Canadian boxer

Éric Lucas is a Canadian former professional boxer.

1971

Bernd Mayländer

German race car driver

Bernd Michael Mayländer is a German racing driver and current Formula One safety car driver.

1971

Filipa Pinto

Portuguese politician

Filipa Maria Gonçalves Pinto is a Portuguese teacher, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A member of the LIVRE party, she was elected to represent Porto at the…

1971

Jo Beth Taylor

Australian television host and actress

Joanne Rebecca Guilfoyle, known professionally as Jo Beth Taylor, is an Australian television presenter, actress and singer most well known for hosting three weekly programs at the same time in the 1990s on the Nine…

1971

Rob Womack

English shot putter and discus thrower

Robin "Rob" Womack is a Paralympian track and field athlete from England competing mainly in category F55 throwing events. In 2012 he qualified as a member of the Great Britain team for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in…

1971

Laverne Cox

American actress and LGBT advocate

Laverne Cox is an American actress and LGBTQ advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, becoming in 2014 the first transgender person to be nominated…

1972

Bill Curley

American basketball player and coach

William Michael Curley is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Emerson Lions men's basketball team.

1972

Simon Jones

English singer and bass player

Simon Robin David Jones is an English bass guitarist. He played bass and provided occasional backing vocals for the rock band The Verve.

1972

John Simon

Australian rugby league player

John "Jack" Simon is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. His club career was spent with the Illawarra Steelers, Easts, Parramatta, Auckland and Wests Tigers. Of Indigenous…

1972

Tomoko Kaneda

Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio personality

Tomoko Kaneda is a Japanese voice actress and radio personality from Yokohama, Japan. She had worked at Aoni Production for eleven years and freelance since April 2011; in August 2011, it was announced that she…

1973

Mark Lee

American guitarist and songwriter

Mark David Lee is an American musician known as the guitarist and a founding member of the Christian rock band, Third Day. He and vocalist Mac Powell were the only original members present throughout the band's entire…

1973

Alpay Özalan

Turkish footballer

Fehmi Alpay Özalan, known mononymously as Alpay, is a Turkish former professional footballer, football manager and politician. He last worked as the manager of Samsunspor. He played 90 international games for Turkey…

1973

Myf Warhurst

Australian radio and television host

Myfanwy Warhurst is an Australian radio announcer and television personality, best known for her work at Triple J radio station and on ABC Television's long-running music-themed quiz show Spicks and Specks. From 2017 to…

1973

Steve Cardenas

American martial artist and retired actor

Stephen Antonio Cardenas is an American martial artist and actor. He is best known for playing the character Rocky DeSantos, the second Red Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and eventually the Blue Zeo Ranger in…

1974

Stephen Larkham

Australian rugby player and coach

Stephen Larkham is a retired Australian rugby union professional player, currently in the role of head coach for Brumbies. He spent his career with the Brumbies in Super Rugby, for whom he played from the inception of…

1974

Aaron McGruder

American author and cartoonist

Aaron Vincent McGruder is an American writer, cartoonist, and producer best known for creating The Boondocks, a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series adaptation.

1974

Jenny Willott

English politician

Jennifer Nancy Willott OBE is a British politician. She was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central from 2005 to 2015. Willott became a junior minister in the Department for Business, Innovation…

1974

Jason Allison

Canadian ice hockey player

Jason Paul Allison is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 552 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Allison was born in North York, Ontario, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario. His most…

1975

Mel B

English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Melanie Janine Brown McPhee, MBE, commonly known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, and actress. She rose to prominence in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group…

1975

Sven Kubis

German footballer

Sven Kubis is a German former footballer.

1975

Sarah Millican

English comedian

Sarah Jane Millican is an English comedian. Millican won the comedy award for Best Newcomer at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In February 2013 she was listed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United…

1975

Anthony Wall

English golfer

Anthony David Wall is an English professional golfer.

1975

Daniel Tosh

American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and executive producer

Daniel Dwight Tosh is an American comedian, writer, and producer. After graduating from the University of Central Florida with a degree in marketing, Tosh moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. His career…

1975

Caçapa

Brazilian footballer and manager

Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current head coach of Confiança.

1976

Jerry Hairston Jr.

American baseball player and sportscaster

Jerry Wayne Hairston Jr. is an American former professional baseball infielder and outfielder. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds,…

1976

Raef LaFrentz

American basketball player

Raef Andrew LaFrentz is an American former professional basketball power forward and center who played for the Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, and Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball…

1976

Yegor Titov

Russian footballer

Yegor Ilyich Titov is a Russian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He was known for his playmaking abilities, vision, ball control and accurate passing.

1976

Massimo Ambrosini

Italian footballer

Massimo Ambrosini is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a defensive midfielder. At club level, he is mostly known for his successful time at Italian team AC Milan, where he spent eighteen…

1977

Marco Cassetti

Italian footballer

Marco Cassetti is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.

1977

António Lebo Lebo

Angolan footballer

António Lebo Lebo is an Angolan former footballer. Lebo Lebo ended his career with Recreativo do Libolo in the Angolan league.

1977

Pelle Almqvist

Swedish singer-songwriter

Per "Pelle" Almqvist, also known as Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, is a Swedish singer who is the frontman of the garage rock band The Hives.

1978

Sébastien Grosjean

French tennis player

Sébastien René Grosjean is a French tennis coach and a former professional player. Grosjean reached the semifinals at the 2001 Australian and French Opens, and at Wimbledon in 2003 and 2004. He finished eight…

1978

Adam Rickitt

English singer

Adam Peter Rickitt is an English actor and singer. He portrayed the part of Nick Tilsley on the British soap opera Coronation Street from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the New Zealand soap…

1978

Arne Friedrich

German footballer

Arne Friedrich is a German football executive and former player who played as a defender. He formerly was the sporting director of Hertha BSC.

1979

Brian Kendrick

American wrestler

Brian David Kendrick is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE. He is also known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), New Japan Pro-Wrestling…

1979

John Rheinecker

American baseball player (died 2017)

John Philip Rheinecker was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.

1979

Ernesto Farías

Argentinian footballer

Ernesto Antonio Farías, better known as Tecla Farías, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1980

Andrey Arshavin

Russian footballer

Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a winger or midfielder. Since 2019, Arshavin has held administrative posts at Zenit. In 2022, he became Deputy General Director for…

1981

Nataliya Dobrynska

Ukrainian heptathlete

Nataliya Dobrynska is a retired Ukrainian athlete who competed in the combined events. She is the 2008 Beijing Olympic champion and also holds the heptathlon best in the shot put. Dobrynska was the world indoor record…

1982

Matt Macri

American baseball player

Matthew Michael Macri is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the Minnesota Twins in 2008.

1982

Kim Tae-kyun

South Korean baseball player

Kim Tae-kyun is a South Korean first baseman who played for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed. He is one of the top career hitters in the KBO, with a lifetime batting average over…

1982

Carmelo Anthony

American basketball player

Carmelo Kyam Anthony is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Melo", Anthony played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a ten-time NBA All-Star and six-time All-NBA…

1984

Nia Jax

Australian-American professional wrestler

Savelina Fanene is an Australian-American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Nia Jax.

1984

Funmi Jimoh

American long jumper

Funmilayo Kemi Jimoh, commonly known as Funmi Jimoh, is an American long jumper, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

1984

Dhar Mann

American entrepreneur, film producer and YouTuber

Dharminder "Dhar" Mann is an American entrepreneur and film producer. He is the founder of Dhar Mann Studios, a video production company that creates short scripted videos primarily distributed on platforms such as…

1984

Andreas Schäffer

German footballer

Andreas Schäffer is a former professional German footballer who plays for TV 1906 Riedenburg.

1984

Ina Wroldsen

Norwegian singer and songwriter

Ina Christine Wroldsen, previously known simply as Ina, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She was a part of the electropop duo Ask Embla with Icelandic producer and songwriter Arnthor Birgisson.

1984

Nathan Horton

Canadian ice hockey player

Nathan Russell Horton is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During his career, Horton played for the Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets. He was drafted third overall by the Panthers…

1985

Lina Andrijauskaitė

Lithuanian long jumper

Lina Andrijauskaitė is a track and field various events athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania.

1987

Jon Holland

Australian cricketer

Jonathan Mark Holland is a former Australian cricketer. He played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a right-handed tail-end batsman.

1987

Issac Luke

New Zealand rugby league player

Issac Luke is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer.

1987

Kelvin Maynard

Dutch footballer (died 2019)

Kelvin Ruben Maynard was a Surinamese professional footballer who played as a right defender.

1987

Noah Reid

Canadian actor, musician, producer, and screenwriter

Noah Nicholas Reid is a Canadian-American actor and musician, best known for his work on the television series Franklin and Schitt's Creek. In 2016, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song…

1987

Rui Sampaio

Portuguese footballer

Fernando Rui Valadares Pinto Sampaio is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

1987

Muath Al-Kasasbeh

Jordanian captain and pilot (died 2015)

Muath Safi Yousef al-Kasasbeh was a Jordanian fighter pilot who was captured and burned to death by the Islamic State militant group after his F-16 fighter aircraft crashed over Syria.

1988

Cheng Fei

Chinese gymnast

Cheng Fei is a Chinese retired artistic gymnast. She is a three-time World Champion in the vault (2005–2007) and 2006 World Champion in floor exercise. She was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese teams for the…

1988

Tobin Heath

American soccer player

Tobin Powell Heath is an American former professional soccer player and entrepreneur. Playing primarily as a forward and midfielder for the United States national team, she won gold at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics,…

1988

Steve Mason

Canadian ice hockey player

Steve Mason is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League (NHL) career, he played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers and Winnipeg Jets.

1988

Ezekiel Ansah

Ghanaian-American football player

Ezekiel Nana "Ziggy" Ansah is a Ghanaian former professional American football defensive end. Born in Accra, Ghana, he moved to the United States to attend Brigham Young University, where he played college football for…

1989

Diego Barisone

Argentinian footballer (died 2015)

Diego Francisco Barisone was an Argentine footballer who played for Unión de Santa Fe, Argentinos Juniors and Lanús.

1989

Riley Keough

American model and actress

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1989

Joe Biagini

American baseball pitcher

Joseph Carlo Biagini is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs. The San Francisco Giants selected Biagini in…

1990

Erica Garner

American civil rights activist (died 2017)

Erica Garner-Snipes was an American activist who advocated for police reform, particularly in the use of force during arrests. Garner became involved in activism following the 2014 killing of her father, Eric Garner,…

1990

Yaime Perez

Cuban discus thrower

Yaime Pérez Tellez is a Cuban athlete specialising in the discus throw. In 2022, she defected to the United States.

1991

Tan Zhongyi

Women's World Chess Champion, 2017–2018

Tan Zhongyi is a Chinese chess grandmaster (GM). She is a former Women's World Champion, winning the 2017 knockout edition of the world championship in Iran where she defeated Anna Muzychuk in the final. Tan is also a…

1991

Sarah Moundir

Swiss tennis player

Sarah Moundir is a Swiss tennis player.

1992

Gregg Sulkin

English actor

Gregg Sulkin is an English actor. He made his television debut in the 2002 miniseries Doctor Zhivago, and his film debut in the 2006 comedy Sixty Six, before gaining early recognition for his leading role in the Disney…

1992

Jana Čepelová

Slovak tennis player

Jana Čepelová is a Slovak former professional tennis player.

1993

Maika Monroe

American actress and kiteboarder

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1993

Grete Šadeiko

Estonian heptathlete

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1993

Konosuke Takeshita

Japanese professional wrestler

Konosuke Takeshita is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Don Callis Family. He is also signed to Japanese promotions DDT…

1995

Tyler Nevin

American baseball player

Tyler Joseph Nevin is an American professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,…

1997

Markelle Fultz

American basketball player

Markelle N'Gai Fultz is an American professional basketball player for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with…

1998

Austin Reaves

American basketball player

Austin Tyler Reaves is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers and the Oklahoma…

1998

Park Ji-hoon

South Korean actor and singer

Park Ji-hoon is a South Korean singer and actor. He started his career in the entertainment industry as a commercial model and child actor in 2006. In 2017, he rose to fame by placing second in the second season of the…

1999

Gennaro Nigro

American soccer player

Gennaro Michael Nigro is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Las Vegas Lights FC.

2000

Puka Nacua

American football player

Makea "Puka" Nacua is an American professional football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and BYU Cougars and was…

2001

Andrew Torgashev

American figure skater

Andrew Torgashev is an American figure skater. He is the 2024 Grand Prix de France bronze medalist, 2025 and 2026 U.S. national silver medalist, 2019 Asian Open Trophy silver medalist, the 2016 Tallinn Trophy bronze…

2001

Paul Skenes

American baseball player

Paul David Skenes is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024. Skenes played college baseball for the Air Force Falcons and…

2002

Dommaraju Gukesh

Youngest contender to compete for the title of World Chess Champion

Gukesh Dommaraju is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed world champion; the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2750,…

2006

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