Famous Birthdays on November 10

Q: Who was born on November 10?

Famous people born on November 10 include: Musa al-Kadhim the seventh Shia Imam (died 799), Philip I, Henry Percy, Charles the Bold, Bridget of York.

Q: What is Miranda Lambert known for?

Miranda Lambert, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

292 people 745 – 2009

November 10 has seen 292 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 745 – 2009. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · November 10 — Wikipedia

1983 — Miranda Lambert

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently

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In 2003, she finished in third place on the television program Nashville Star, a singing competition which aired on the USA Network

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Outside her solo career, she is a member of the Pistol Annies, a group she formed in 2011 alongside Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley

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In 2024, Lambert was awarded the Country Icon Award at the People's Choice Country Awards.

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Miranda Leigh Lambert is an American country music singer–songwriter

Musa al-Kadhim the seventh Shia Imam (died 799)

Musa al-Kazim was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the seventh imam in Twelver Shia Islam. Musa is often known by the title al-Kazim, apparently a reference to his patience and gentle disposition. He was…

745

Philip I

Prince of Taranto (died 1332)

Philip II, also known as Philip I of Taranto, was titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople by marriage to Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, Despot of Romania, King of Albania, Prince of Achaea and Taranto.

1278

Henry Percy

1st Earl of Northumberland, English politician (died 1408)

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal, was an English statesman and a leading political figure during the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV. One of the most…

1341

Charles the Bold

Duke of Burgundy (died 1477)

Charles Martin, called the Bold or the Rash, was the last Duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois-Burgundy, ruling from 1467 to 1477. He was the only surviving legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife,…

1433

Bridget of York

English nun (died 1517)

Bridget of York was the seventh daughter of King Edward IV and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville.

1480

Martin Luther

German monk and priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation (died 1546)

Martin Luther was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of…

1483

Henry V

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel (died 1568)

Henry V of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, called the Younger,, Was a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1514 until his death. The last Catholic of the…

1489

John III

Duke of Cleves (died 1539)

John III, Duke of Cleves and Count of Mark, known as John the Peaceful, was the Lord of Ravensberg, Count of Mark, and founder of the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.

1490

Dorothea of Denmark

Electress Palatine, Princess of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (died 1580)

Dorothea of Denmark and Norway was a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish princess and an electress of the Palatinate as the wife of Elector Frederick II of the Palatinate. She was a claimant to the Danish, Norwegian and…

1520

Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg

Archbishop of Cologne (died 1601)

Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was the archbishop-elector of Cologne from 1577 to 1588. After pursuing an ecclesiastical career, he won a close election in the cathedral chapter of Cologne over Ernst of Bavaria. After…

1547

Robert Devereux

2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1601)

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex was an English army officer who was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.

1565

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus

Swedish astronomer and theologian (died 1646)

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus was a Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala.

1565

Jacob Cats

Dutch poet, jurist, and politician (died 1660)

Jacob Cats was a Dutch poet, humorist, jurist and politician. He is most famous for his emblem books.

1577

Catherine of Sweden

Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (died 1638)

Catherine of Sweden was a Swedish princess and a Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken as the consort of her second cousin John Casimir of Palatinate-Zweibrücken. She is known as the periodical foster mother of Queen…

1584

Ninon de l'Enclos

French courtier and author (died 1705)

Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos, also spelled Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos, was a French writer, courtesan and patron of the arts.

1620

François Couperin

French organist and composer (died 1733)

François Couperin was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as Couperin le Grand to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented Couperin family.

1668

Louis

Prince of Condé (died 1710)

Louis III de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a prince du sang as a member of the reigning House of Bourbon at the French court of Louis XIV. Styled as Duke of Bourbon from birth, he succeeded his father in 1709 as Prince…

1668

John Bevis

English physician and astronomer (died 1771)

John Bevis was an English medical doctor, electrical researcher and astronomer. He is best known for discovering the Crab Nebula in 1731. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, being awarded his B.A. in 1715 and his…

1695

William Hogarth

English painter, illustrator, and critic (died 1764)

William Hogarth was an English painter, engraver, satirist, cartoonist and writer. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", and he is perhaps best…

1697

Adam Gottlob Moltke

Danish courtier, politician, and diplomat (died 1792)

Count Adam Gottlob von Moltke was a German-born Danish courtier, politician and diplomat who was a favourite of Frederick V of Denmark-Norway. Moltke was born at Riesenhof in Mecklenburg. His son, Joachim Godske Moltke,…

1710

Oliver Goldsmith

Irish-English author, poet, and playwright (died 1774)

Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer. He produced literary works in a variety of genres and is regarded as one of the most versatile writers of the Georgian era. His works are…

1728

Granville Sharp

English activist and scholar, co-founded the Sierra Leone Company (died 1813)

Granville Sharp was an English scholar, philanthropist and one of the first campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. Born in Durham, he initially worked as a civil servant in the Board of Ordnance.…

1735

Franz Anton Ries

German violinist and educator (died 1846)

Franz Anton Xaverius Ries was a German violinist. His father, Johann Ries (1723–1784), was court trumpeter to the Elector of Cologne in Bonn.

1755

Friedrich Schiller

German poet and playwright (died 1805)

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian. Schiller is considered to be one of Germany's most important classical playwrights.

1759

Andrés Manuel del Rio

Spanish-Mexican scientist and discoverer of vanadium (died 1849)

Andrés Manuel del Río y Fernández was a Spanish-born Mexican scientist, naturalist and engineer who discovered compounds of vanadium in 1801. He proposed that the element be given the name panchromium, or later,…

1764

Anne-Marie Javouhey

French nun, founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny (died 1851)

Anne-Marie Javouhey, SJC was a French nun who founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. She is known as the Liberator of the Slaves in the New World, and as the mother…

1779

Vladimir Dal

Russian lexicographer and author (died 1872)

Vladimir Ivanovich Dal was a Russian lexicographer, speaker of many languages, Turkologist, and founding member of the Russian Geographical Society. During his lifetime, he compiled and documented Russian oral…

1801

Samuel Gridley Howe

American physician and activist (died 1876)

Samuel Gridley Howe was an American physician, abolitionist, and advocate of education for the blind. He organized and was the first director of the Perkins Institution. In 1824, he went to Greece to serve as a surgeon…

1801

George Jennings

English plumber and engineer, invented the flush toilet (died 1882)

George Jennings was an English sanitary engineer and plumber who invented the first public flush toilets. These were first showcased at the Great Exhibition in 1851, and such was the popularity of his invention the…

1810

Jacob Hamburger

German rabbi and author (died 1911)

Jacob Hamburger was a German rabbi and author.

1826

José Hernández

Argentinian journalist, poet, and politician (died 1886)

José Hernández was an Argentine journalist, poet, and politician best known as the author of the epic poem Martín Fierro. In his tribute, his birthday is celebrated in Argentina as a national holiday, called Tradition…

1834

Andrés Avelino Cáceres

Peruvian general, President of Peru (died 1923)

Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray was a Peruvian politician and general who served as the President of Peru, from 1886 to 1890 as the 27th president, and again from 1894 to 1895 as the 30th. He is considered a Peruvian…

1836

Henry Eyster Jacobs

American educator and theologian (died 1932)

Henry Eyster Jacobs was an American religious educator, Biblical commentator and Lutheran theologian.

1844

John Sparrow David Thompson

Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1894)

Sir John Sparrow David Thompson was the fourth prime minister of Canada, serving from 1892 until his death in 1894. He had previously been fifth premier of Nova Scotia for a brief period in 1882. He is the only…

1845

Surendranath Banerjee

Indian academic and politician (died 1925)

Sir Surendranath Banerjee 10 November 1848 – 6 August 1925), often known as Rashtraguru, was an Indian nationalist leader during the British Raj. He founded the Indian National Association to bring Hindus and Muslims…

1848

Richard Armstedt

German philologist, historian, and educator (died 1931)

Richard Armstedt was a German philologist, educator, and historian.

1851

Heinrich XXVII

Prince Reuss Younger Line (died 1928)

Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line was the last reigning Prince Reuss Younger Line from 1913 to 1918. Then he became Head of the House of Reuss Younger Line from 1918 to 1928.

1858

Amy Levy (died 1889) First Jewish student at Cambridge University

Amy Judith Levy was an English essayist, poet, and novelist. One of the first Jewish students at both Cambridge University and Newnham College, she wrote on the situation of Jews in Europe and the challenges facing…

1861

Gichin Funakoshi

Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Shotokan (died 1957)

Gichin Funakoshi was the founder of Shotokan karate. He is known as a "father of modern karate". Following the teachings of Anko Itosu and Anko Asato, he was one of the Okinawan karate masters who introduced karate to…

1868

Winston Churchill

American author and painter (died 1947)

Winston Churchill was an American best-selling novelist of the early twentieth century.

1871

Henri Rabaud

French conductor and composer (died 1949)

Henri Benjamin Rabaud was a French conductor, composer and teacher, who held important posts in the French musical establishment and upheld mainly conservative trends in French music in the first half of the twentieth…

1873

Idabelle Smith Firestone

American composer and songwriter (died 1954)

Idabelle Smith Firestone was an American composer and songwriter.

1874

Cy Morgan

American baseball player (died 1962)

Harry Richard "Cy" Morgan was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds between 1903 and 1913. Morgan batted and threw…

1878

Vachel Lindsay

American poet and educator (died 1931)

Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was an American poet. He is considered a founder of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted.

1879

Patrick Pearse

Irish lawyer, poet, teacher, and insurrectionist; executed for his role in the Easter Rising (died 1916)

Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along…

1879

Jacob Epstein

American-English sculptor (died 1959)

Sir Jacob Epstein was an American and British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British subject in 1910.

1880

Zofia Nałkowska

Polish author and playwright (died 1954)

Zofia Nałkowska was a Polish prose writer, dramatist, and prolific essayist. She served as the executive member of the prestigious Polish Academy of Literature (1933–1939) during the interwar period.

1884

Edward Joseph Collins

American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1951)

Edward Joseph Collins was an American pianist, conductor and composer of classical music in a neoromantic style.

1886

Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu

Romanian engineer and academic (died 1973)

Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu was a Romanian engineer who was one of the first women to obtain a degree in engineering. She was born in the Romanian town of Galați but qualified in Berlin. During World War I she managed a…

1887

Arnold Zweig

German author and activist (died 1968)

Arnold Zweig was a German writer, pacifist, and socialist.

1887

Andrei Tupolev

Russian engineer and designer, founded the Tupolev Design Bureau (died 1972)

Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev was a Russian and later Soviet aeronautical engineer known for his pioneering aircraft designs as the director of the Tupolev Design Bureau.

1888

Claude Rains

English-American actor (died 1967)

William Claude Rains was a British and American character actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor,…

1889

Carl Borgward

German engineer, founder of Borgward Group

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Borgward was a German engineer and designer and the creator of the Borgward group, based in Bremen.

1890

Carl Stalling

American pianist and composer (died 1972)

Carl William Stalling was an American composer, voice actor and arranger for music in animated films. He is most closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons,…

1891

John P. Marquand

American author (died 1960)

John Phillips Marquand was an American writer. Originally best known for his Mr. Moto spy stories, he achieved popular success and critical respect for his satirical novels, winning a Pulitzer Prize for The Late George…

1893

Boris Furlan

Slovenian lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1957)

Boris Furlan was a Slovenian jurist, philosopher of law, translator and liberal politician. During World War II, he worked as a speaker on Radio London, and was known as "London's Slovene voice". He served as a Minister…

1894

József Mátyás Baló

Hungarian physician and academic (died 1979)

József Mátyás Baló was a Hungarian physician and academic. He researched extensively into neurological conditions, cardiovascular conditions and with his wife isolated the enzyme elastase. He published numerous related…

1895

Jack Northrop

American businessman, founded the Northrop Corporation (died 1981)

John Knudsen Northrop was an American aircraft industrialist and designer who founded the Northrop Corporation in 1939.

1895

Jimmy Dykes

American baseball player and manager (died 1976)

James Joseph Dykes was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third and second baseman from 1918 through 1939, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia…

1896

Kate Seredy

Hungarian-American author and illustrator (died 1975)

Kate Seredy was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She won the Newbery Medal once, the Newbery Honor twice, the Caldecott Honor once, and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Most of her books were…

1899

Josef Kramer

German SS officer (died 1945)

Josef Kramer was a Hauptsturmführer in the SS and the Commandant of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen Belsen concentration camps. Dubbed the "Beast of Belsen" by camp inmates, he was a German Nazi war criminal, directly…

1906

Jane Froman

American actress and singer (died 1980)

Ellen Jane Froman was an American actress and singer. During her 30-year career, she performed on stage, radio, and television despite chronic health problems due to injuries sustained in a 1943 plane crash.

1907

John Moore

English activist and author (died 1967)

John Cecil Moore was a British writer and conservationist. He was described by Sir Compton Mackenzie as the most talented writer about the countryside of his generation. His best-selling trilogy, published in the years…

1907

Noemí Gerstein

Argentinian sculptor and illustrator (died 1996)

Noemí Gerstein was an Argentine sculptor, illustrator and plastic artist.

1908

Charles Merritt

Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (died 2000)

Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt VC, ED was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Dieppe Raid in 1942. Later he served as Member of Parliament.

1908

Paweł Jasienica

Russian-Polish soldier, journalist, and historian (died 1970)

Paweł Jasienica was the pen name of Leon Lech Beynar, a Polish historian, journalist, essayist and soldier.

1909

Johnny Marks

American composer and songwriter (died 1985)

John David Marks was an American songwriter. He specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "A Holly Jolly…

1909

Angelo Frattini

Italian sculptor (died 1975)

Angelo Frattini was an Italian sculptor from Varese. He studied at Brera Academy and his first contacts with sculptural art were influenced by Scapigliatura's teachings. He also exhibited his works in New York City and…

1910

Birdie Tebbetts

American baseball player and manager (died 1999)

George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts was an American professional baseball player, manager, scout and front office executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and…

1912

Karl Shapiro

American poet and academic (died 2000)

Karl Jay Shapiro was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1945 for his collection V-Letter and Other Poems. He was appointed the fifth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of…

1913

Louis le Brocquy

Irish painter and illustrator (died 2012)

Louis le Brocquy HRHA was an Irish painter born in Dublin to Albert and Sybil le Brocquy. Louis' sister is the sculptor Melanie Le Brocquy. His work received many accolades in a career that spanned some seventy years of…

1916

Billy May

American trumpet player and composer (died 2004)

Edward William May Jr. was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music for The Green Hornet (1966), The Mod Squad (1968), Batman, and Naked City (1960). He collaborated on films…

1916

Ernst Otto Fischer

German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)

Ernst Otto Fischer was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize for pioneering work in the area of organometallic chemistry.

1918

George Fenneman

American radio and television announcer (died 1997)

George Watt Fenneman was an American radio and television announcer. Fenneman is best remembered as the show announcer and straight man on Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life. Marx said of Fenneman in 1976, "There never…

1919

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Russian general and engineer, designed the AK-47 (died 2013)

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements,…

1919

Michael Strank

American sergeant and flag raiser at the Battle of Iwo Jima (died 1945)

Michael Strank was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was one of the Marines who raised the second U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi on February…

1919

Moise Tshombe

Congolese accountant and politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (died 1969)

Moïse Kapenda Tshombe was a Congolese businessman and politician. He served as the president of the secessionist State of Katanga from 1960 to 1963 and as prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1964…

1919

Ina Clough

English actress (died 2003)

Ina Clough was an English character and bit-part actress.

1920

Rafael del Pino

Spanish businessman, founded the Ferrovial Company (died 2008)

Rafael del Pino y Moreno was one of the wealthiest men in Europe. He had a net worth of approximately 8.6 billion US dollars in 2007. Del Pino founded the construction company Ferrovial in 1952, which became one of…

1920

Hachikō

Japanese dog famous for his loyalty to his owner (died 1935)

Hachikō was an Akita dog remembered for his strong dedication to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for almost ten years following Ueno's death in 1925.

1923

Bobby Limb

Australian comedian, actor, and bandleader (died 1999)

Robert "Bobby" Limb was an Australian-born entertainment pioneer, comedian, band leader and musician and legend of radio, television and theatre of the 1960s and 1970s, he also founded the film and TV production company…

1924

Richard Burton

Welsh actor and singer (died 1984)

Richard Walter Burton was a Welsh actor.

1925

Richard Connolly

Australian hymnodist (died 2022)

Richard Connolly was an Australian musician, composer and former broadcaster. A well travelled man, who had studied broadcasters and broadcasting in numerous countries including France, Italy and German under the…

1927

Vedat Dalokay

Turkish architect and a former mayor of Ankara (died 1991)

Vedat Dalokay was a Turkish architect and a former mayor of Ankara.

1927

Vaughn O. Lang

American general (died 2014)

Vaughn Olin Lang was a lieutenant general in the United States Army.

1927

Sohei Miyashita

Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (died 2013)

Sohei Miyashita was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Health and Welfare from 1998 to 1999, Director-General of the Environmental Agency from 1994 to 1995 and Director-General of the Defense Agency from…

1927

Sabah

Lebanese singer and actress (died 2014)

Jeanette Georges Feghali, known professionally as Sabah, was a Lebanese singer and actress. Over a seven-decade career in entertainment mainly spanning Egypt and Lebanon, her influence continuously spread across the…

1927

Pedro Bustos

Argentine basketball player (died 2024)

Pedro Bustos was an Argentine basketball player. He died on 13 July 2024, at the age of 96.

1927

Ennio Morricone

Italian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (died 2020)

Ennio Morricone was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classical…

1928

Marilyn Bergman

American composer and songwriter (died 2022)

Alan Bergman and Marilyn Keith Bergman were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated television, film, and stage productions. The…

1929

W. E. B. Griffin

American soldier and author (died 2019)

William Edmund Butterworth III, better known by his pen name W. E. B. Griffin, was an American writer of military and detective fiction with 59 novels in seven series published under that name. Twenty-one of those books…

1929

Ninón Sevilla

Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer (died 2015)

Emelia Pérez Castellanos, known professionally as Ninón Sevilla, was a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer.

1929

Tommy Banks

English footballer (died 2024)

Thomas Banks was an English footballer who played as a left-back.

1929

Gene Conley

American baseball and basketball player (died 2017)

Donald Eugene Conley was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He pitched for four teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1952 to 1963. Conley also played as a forward in the 1952–53 season and…

1930

Lilly Pulitzer

American fashion designer (died 2013)

Lillian Pulitzer Rousseau was an American entrepreneur, fashion designer, and socialite. She founded Lilly Pulitzer, Inc., a clothing brand known for resort-inspired apparel, accessories, and other wares featuring…

1931

Paul Bley

Canadian-American pianist and composer (died 2016)

Paul Bley, CM was a Canadian jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and ARP…

1932

Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu

Turkish linguist, author, and academic (died 1996)

Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu was a Turkish poet, linguist and writer.

1932

Roy Scheider

American actor (died 2008)

Roy Richard Scheider was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one…

1932

Arthur K. Snyder

American lawyer and politician (died 2012)

Arthur Kress Snyder was an American lawyer, politician, and restaurateur. He served on the Los Angeles, California, City Council between 1967 and 1985 and later engaged in a private law practice.

1932

Ronald Evans

American captain, engineer, and astronaut (died 1990)

Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. was an American electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, officer and aviator in the United States Navy, and NASA astronaut. As Command Module Pilot on Apollo 17 he was one of the 24 Apollo…

1933

Seymour Nurse

Barbadian cricketer (died 2019)

Seymour MacDonald Nurse was a Barbadian cricketer. Nurse played 29 Test matches for the West Indies between 1960 and 1969. A powerfully built right-hand batsman and an aggressive, if somewhat impetuous, shotmaker, Nurse…

1933

Lucien Bianchi

Italian-Belgian race car driver (died 1969)

Luciano "Lucien" Bianchi was an Italian-born Belgian racing driver who raced for the Cooper, ENB, UDT Laystall and Scuderia Centro Sud teams in Formula One. He entered a total of 19 Formula One World Championship races,…

1934

Garry Runciman

3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford, English sociologist and academic (died 2020)

Walter Garrison Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford, usually known informally as Garry Runciman, was a British historical sociologist and hereditary peer. A senior research fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge,…

1934

A. Thurairajah

Sri Lankan engineer and academic (died 1994)

Alagiah Thurairajah was a Sri Lankan academic and vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.

1934

Clio Maria Bittoni

Italian lawyer (died 2024)

Clio Maria Bittoni was an Italian lawyer who specialised in labour law. She was the widow of Giorgio Napolitano, who was the President of Italy from 2006 until 2015.

1934

Bernard Babior

American physician and biochemist (died 2004)

Bernard Macy Babior was an American physician and research biochemist.

1935

Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov

Russian astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist

Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov is a Russian theoretical astrophysicist and cosmologist.

1935

Denis Edozie

Nigerian Supreme Court judge (died 2018)

Dennis Edozie was a Nigerian jurist who was Judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 2003 until his retirement in 2005.

1935

Albert Hall

American actor

Albert W. Hall is an American retired actor. He portrayed Chief Phillips in the 1979 war film Apocalypse Now and Judge Seymore Walsh in Ally McBeal and The Practice. He also played Brother Baines in the 1992 Spike Lee…

1937

Andrey Urnov

Russian diplomat (died 2025)

Andrey Yuryevich Urnov was a Russian diplomat. He was the elder brother of Soviet actor Mark Urnov

1937

Robert Moreland

American college basketball coach (Texas Southern Tigers) (died 2024)

Robert Earl Moreland Sr. was an American college basketball coach. He served as the head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers from 1975 to 2001, and as interim head coach during the 2007–08 season. Moreland has the most…

1938

Anscar Chupungco

Filipino monk and theologian (died 2013)

Dom Anscar Javier Chupungco was a Filipino Benedictine liturgist, theologian and educator at the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome and San Beda University in Manila. He was known for integrating local customs…

1939

Tommy Facenda

American rock & roll singer and guitarist (died 2022)

Eugene Thomas Facenda, better known as Tommy Facenda, was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist. He is best known for his 1959 single "High School U.S.A."

1939

Russell Means

American activist, actor, and musician (died 2012)

Russell Charles Means was an Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician and writer. He became a prominent member of the American Indian Movement (AIM)…

1939

Allan Moffat

Canadian-Australian race car driver (died 2025)

Allan George Moffat was a Canadian and Australian racing driver known for his four championships in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500, his four wins in the Bathurst 500/1000 and his…

1939

Richard Cotton

Australian geneticist and academic (died 2015)

Richard Cotton AM was an Australian medical researcher and founder of the Murdoch Institute and the Human Variome Project. Cotton focused on the prevention and treatment of genetic disorders and birth defects.

1940

Screaming Lord Sutch

English singer-songwriter and politician (died 1999)

Screaming Lord Sutch was an English musician and perennial parliamentary candidate.

1940

Robert F. Engle

American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Robert Fry Engle III is an American economist and statistician. He was awarded the 2003 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, sharing the award with Clive Granger, "for methods of analyzing economic time series…

1942

James Hood

American activist (died 2013)

James Alexander Hood was one of the first African Americans to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963. Hood became famous when Alabama Governor George Wallace attempted to block him and fellow student Vivian Malone…

1942

Hans-Rudolf Merz

Swiss lawyer and politician, 92nd President of the Swiss Confederation

Hans-Rudolf Merz is a Swiss politician who served as President of Switzerland in 2009. He concurrently served as a member of the Federal Council from 2004 to 2010 for the Free Democratic Party.

1942

Saxby Chambliss

American lawyer and politician

Clarence Saxby Chambliss is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. representative from…

1943

Ross Warner

Australian rugby league player (died 2020)

Ross Warner was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.

1943

Askar Akayev

Kyrgyzstani economist and politician, 1st President of Kyrgyzstan

Askar Akayevich Akayev is a Kyrgyz former politician who served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until being overthrown in the March 2005 Tulip Revolution.

1944

Mark E. Neely

Jr., American historian, author, and academic

Mark E. Neely Jr. is an American historian best known as an authority on the U.S. Civil War in general and Abraham Lincoln in particular.

1944

Silvestre Reyes

American sergeant and politician

Silvestre "Silver" Reyes is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district, serving from 1997 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Chairman of the House…

1944

Tim Rice

English lyricist and author

Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice is an English songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ…

1944

Fazalur Raheem Ashrafi

Pakistani Islamic scholar (died 2026)

Fazlaur Rahim Ashrafi was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, who served as the Chancellor of Jamia Ashrafia in Lahore and the Patron of the Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia educational board of Pakistan.

1944

Terence Davies

English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)

Terence Davies was an English filmmaker. He is best known as the writer and director of autobiographical films, including Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), The Long Day Closes (1992) and the collage film Of Time and…

1945

Donna Fargo

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Donna Fargo is an American country singer-songwriter known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s. These include "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." and "Funny Face", both of which were released in 1972…

1945

Glen Buxton

American guitarist and songwriter (died 1997)

Glen Edward Buxton was an American guitarist who played lead guitar for the rock band Alice Cooper. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 90 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". In 2011,…

1947

Bachir Gemayel

Lebanese President and commander (died 1982)

Bachir Pierre Gemayel was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 1982.

1947

Greg Lake

English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016)

Gregory Stuart Lake was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP).

1947

Dave Loggins

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)

David Allen Loggins was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his 1974 hit single "Please Come to Boston" as well as his 1984 duet with Anne Murray, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do".

1947

Aaron Brown

American journalist and academic (died 2024)

Aaron Brown was an American broadcast journalist, most recognized for his coverage of the September 11 attacks for CNN. He was a longtime reporter for ABC, the founding co-anchor of ABC's World News Now, weekend anchor…

1948

Luciano Sušanj

Croatian Olympic runner and politician (died 2024)

Luciano Sušanj was a Croatian politician, sports worker and track athlete who competed for Yugoslavia. Sušanj was successful in international competition over 400 and 800 meters, but was best known for winning the 800…

1948

Shigesato Itoi

Japanese video game designer and voice actor, created EarthBound

Shigesato Itoi is a Japanese copywriter, essayist, lyricist, game designer, and actor. Itoi is the editor-in-chief of his website and company Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun. He is best known outside Japan for his work on…

1948

Steven Utley

American author and poet (died 2013)

Steven Utley was an American writer. He wrote poems, humorous essays and other non-fiction, and worked on comic books and cartoons, but was best known for his science fiction stories.

1948

Ann Reinking

American actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2020)

Ann Reinking was an American dancer, actress, choreographer, and singer. As a star of Broadway musicals, her credits include Over Here! (1974), Goodtime Charley (1975), Chicago (1977), Dancin' (1978), and Sweet Charity…

1949

Don Saleski

Canadian ice hockey player

Donald Patrick Saleski is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Colorado Rockies.

1949

Mustafa Denizli

Turkish footballer and manager

Mustafa Denizli is a Turkish football coach and former player. He has managed many notable Turkish football clubs, including "Istanbul Big Three" and has won the Süper Lig title three times. He is the only manager in…

1949

Debra Hill

American screenwriter and producer (died 2005)

Debra Hill was an American film producer and screenwriter, best known for her films co-created with John Carpenter.

1950

Jack Scalia

American actor

Jack Scalia is an American actor. Scalia is perhaps best known for his frequent appearances in prime-time television series and television movies in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as feature films.

1950

Bram Tchaikovsky

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Peter Bramall, stage name Bram Tchaikovsky, is a British vocalist and guitarist from Lincolnshire. He was a member of The Motors from 1977 to 1978. His solo career included the album Strange Man, Changed Man and the…

1950

John Williamson

American basketball player (died 1996)

John Lee Williamson was an American basketball player. He helped the New York Nets win two league championships in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in the 1970s.

1951

Les Miles

American football player and coach

Leslie Edwin Miles is an American former football coach. He most recently served as the head coach at Kansas. His head coaching career began with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he coached from 2001 to 2004. Following…

1953

Kevin Spraggett

Canadian chess player

Kevin Spraggett is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He was the first Canadian-born player and fourth Canadian overall to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas.

1954

Bob Stanley

American baseball player and coach

Robert William Stanley is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who spent his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Boston Red Sox. He was later the pitching coach for the Buffalo Bisons,…

1954

Jack Clark

American baseball player, coach, and manager

Jack Anthony Clark, nicknamed "Jack the Ripper", is an American former professional baseball right fielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals,…

1955

Roland Emmerich

German director, producer, and screenwriter

Roland Emmerich is a German and American filmmaker. Emmerich is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the movie industry. His films, most of which are…

1955

Mohsen Badawi

Egyptian businessman and activist

Mohsen Badawi is an Egyptian entrepreneur, political activist, and writer.

1956

Sinbad

American comedian and actor

David Adkins, better known by his stage name Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, most…

1956

Nigel Evans

Welsh politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Nigel Martin Evans is a former British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ribble Valley in Lancashire from 1992 until 2024. He was Joint Executive Secretary of the 1922…

1957

Deborah Cameron

English linguist, anthropologist, and academic

Deborah Jane Cameron was a British linguist and feminist who held the Rupert Murdoch Professorship in Language and Communication at Worcester College, Oxford University.

1958

Stephen Herek

American director and producer

Stephen Herek is an American film director. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he studied film at the University of Texas at Austin. He is best known for directing the 1989 film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

1958

Omar Minaya

American baseball player and manager

Omar Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sánchez is a Dominican baseball executive. He is the special assistant to the general manager of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously served as general manager for…

1958

Massimo Morsello

Italian singer-songwriter and activist (died 2001)

Massimo Morsello was an Italian fascist, political singer-songwriter. He was the main figure of Italian fascist political music and, with Roberto Fiore, a co-founder of the Italian neo-fascist movement Forza Nuova. He…

1958

Brooks Williams

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brooks Williams is an American acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. His style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical, and folk. He has released albums of contemporary folk music, blues music, and of instrumental…

1958

Mackenzie Phillips

American actress

Laura Mackenzie Phillips is an American actress. She is the daughter of seminal folk-rock musician John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his first wife Susan Adams. Her best-known roles include Carol Morrison in…

1959

Michael Schröder

German footballer and manager

Michael Schröder is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He works as a scout for Hamburger SV.

1959

Neil Gaiman

English author, illustrator, and screenwriter

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989–1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990),…

1960

Dan Hawkins

American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Danny Clarence Hawkins is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Willamette University from 1993 to 1997, Boise State University from 2001 to 2005, University of Colorado Boulder from 2006…

1960

Naomi Kawashima

Japanese actress and singer (died 2015)

Naomi Kawashima was a Japanese actress, singer and radio entertainer. She was born on November 10, 1960, in the city of Moriyama, Aichi, Japan and graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. She made her singing debut in…

1960

Maeve Sherlock

English politician

Maeve Christina Mary Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock, is a British politician serving as a Member of the House of Lords since 2010. A member of the Labour Party, she is an ordained priest of the Church of England.

1960

Rudolf Grimm

German-Austrian physicist and academic

Rudolf Grimm is an experimental physicist from Austria. His work centres on ultracold atoms and quantum gases. He was the first scientist worldwide who, with his team, succeeded in realizing a Bose–Einstein condensation…

1961

John Walton

English darts player

John Michael Walton is an English former professional darts player who competed in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is best known for winning the 2001 BDO World Darts Championship. He adopted the nickname John…

1961

Bob Lindner

Australian rugby league player and coach

Bob Lindner is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. An Australia national and Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he is…

1962

Daniel Waters

American director and screenwriter

Daniel Waters is an American screenwriter and film director. He is the older brother of director Mark Waters, and is best known for writing the movies Heathers and Batman Returns, co-writing Hudson Hawk and Demolition…

1962

Hugh Bonneville

English actor

Hugh Richard Bonniwell Williams, known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series Downton Abbey from 2010…

1963

Tommy Davidson

American actor and comedian

Thomas Davidson is an American actor and comedian. He was an original cast member on the sketch comedy TV show In Living Color, and portrayed Mitchell on Between Brothers (1997–1999), Dexter on Malcolm & Eddie…

1963

Mike McCarthy

American football player and coach

Michael John McCarthy is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Previously, he served as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys and…

1963

Mike Powell

American long jumper

Michael Anthony Powell is an American former track and field athlete, the holder of the long jump world record, and a two-time world champion as well as two-time Olympic silver medalist in the event. His world record of…

1963

Kenny Rogers

American baseball player and coach

Kenneth Scott Rogers is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, with a 20-year career for six different teams. He won the 1996 World Series with the New York Yankees over the Atlanta Braves, and played…

1964

Jamie Dixon

American basketball player and coach

James Patrick Dixon II is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs men's team, where he played college ball. He previously served as the head coach of the University of…

1965

Eddie Irvine

Northern Irish race car driver

Edmund "Eddie" Irvine Jr. is a former racing driver from Northern Ireland who competed under the British flag in Formula One from 1993 to 2002. Irvine was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1999…

1965

Robert Jones

Welsh rugby player and coach

Robert Nicholas Jones is a Welsh rugby union coach and former player. He was capped 54 times for Wales during his career, at that time a record. He and Gareth Edwards, Rob Howley, Dwayne Peel and Mike Phillips are the…

1965

Jackie Fairweather

Australian runner and coach (died 2014)

Jacquilyn Louise "Jackie" Fairweather was an Australian world champion triathlete, long-distance runner, coach and Australian Institute of Sport high-performance administrator.

1967

Tracy Morgan

American comedian and actor

Tracy Jamal Morgan is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2003 and played Tracy Jordan on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock from…

1968

Tom Papa

American comedian, actor, television host

Thomas Papa Jr. is an American comedian, actor, and radio host. He hosts the Sirius XM Satellite Radio show Come to Papa and, in July 2019, he and Fortune Feimster started hosting the Sirius XM show What a Joke with…

1968

Faustino Asprilla

Colombian footballer and coach

Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward or winger, most notably for Parma, Newcastle United, and the Colombia national team.

1969

Jens Lehmann

German footballer and actor

Jens Gerhard Lehmann is a German professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a member of Arsenal's "Invincibles", playing every match of their unbeaten title-winning season. He holds…

1969

Ellen Pompeo

American actress

Ellen Kathleen Pompeo is an American actress. She is best known for playing Dr. Meredith Grey, the title character on the long-running ABC medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy. Her accolades include a Screen…

1969

Warren G

American rapper and producer

Warren Griffin III is an American rapper, record producer and DJ. He is known for his role in popularizing West Coast hip hop during the 1990s, and is credited as a pioneer of its subgenre G-funk.

1970

U-God

American rapper

Lamont Jody Hawkins, better known by his stage name U-God, meaning Universal-God, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception, and is known for…

1970

Freddy Loix

Belgian race car driver

Freddy Loix is a Belgian rally driver.

1970

Sergei Ovchinnikov

Russian footballer and manager

Sergei Ivanovich Ovchinnikov is a former Russian football goalkeeper. Nicknamed "The Boss" for his commanding presence inside the box, he most notably played for Lokomotiv Moscow, Benfica, Porto and the Russian national…

1970

Big Pun

American rapper (died 2000)

Christopher Lee Rios, better known by his stage name Big Pun, was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip-hop scene in the Bronx, he came to prominence upon discovery by fellow Bronx rapper Fat Joe,…

1971

Walton Goggins

American actor and producer

Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. is an American actor. He has starred in various television series, including The Shield (2002–2008), Justified (2010–2015), Vice Principals (2016–2017), The Righteous Gemstones (2019–2025),…

1971

Magnus Johansson

Swedish footballer

Leif Magnus "Ölme" Johansson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. After playing for IFK Ölme, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1990. He moved to the Dutch club FC Groningen in 1999 before…

1971

Niki Karimi

Iranian actress, director, and screenwriter

Niki Karimi is an Iranian actress and filmmaker. Regarded as "the most prominent figure among the young generations coming after post-Islamic Revolution Iranian Cinema", she has received various accolades, including a…

1971

Virág Csurgó

Hungarian tennis player

Virág Csurgó is a Hungarian former tennis player.

1972

Shawn Green

American baseball player

Shawn David Green is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played for multiple teams in Major League Baseball (MLB). Green was a first-round draft pick and a two-time major league All-Star. He drove…

1972

Patrik Berger

Czech footballer

Patrik Berger is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career in his own country with Slavia Prague and spent a season in Germany playing for Borussia Dortmund. He moved to…

1973

Marco Antonio Rodríguez

Mexican footballer and referee

Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno is a Mexican former football referee and current analyst.

1973

Chris Lilley

Australian comedian and producer

Christopher Daniel Lilley is an Australian comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his creation and portrayal of several characters in the mockumentary television series We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of…

1974

Jim Adkins

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

James Christopher Adkins is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the rock band Jimmy Eat World.

1975

Markko Märtin

Estonian race car driver

Markko Märtin is a retired rally driver from Estonia, who competed in the World Rally Championship from 2000 until 2005.

1975

Martin Åslund

Swedish footballer and sportscaster

John Allan Martin Åslund is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Djurgårdens IF, IFK Norrköping, AIK, Salernitana, Viborg FF, and Assyriska during a career that spanned…

1976

Sarah Discaya

Filipino businesswoman and politician

Pacifico "Curlee" Felizario Discaya II and Cezarah Rowena "Sarah" Cruz Discaya are Filipino businesspeople and politicians. The married couple are associated with the construction firms Alpha and Omega Construction and…

1976

Sergio González

Spanish footballer and manager

Sergio González Soriano, known simply as Sergio as a player, is a Spanish football manager and former player.

1976

Jaroslav Hlinka

Czech ice hockey player

Jaroslav Hlinka is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Avalanche. He is currently the Sports manager for his longtime club, HC Sparta Praha of the…

1976

Steffen Iversen

Norwegian footballer

Steffen Iversen is a Norwegian former footballer who last worked as player-manager for Norwegian 4th division side Trygg/Lade as a striker. He is the son of former Norway international Odd Iversen, one of Norway's most…

1976

Shefki Kuqi

Finnish footballer and manager

Shefki Kuqi[a] is a Kosovan-born Finnish professional football manager and former player who played predominantly as a striker.

1976

Mike Leclerc

Canadian ice hockey player

Michael Leclerc is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 341 games in the National Hockey League predominantly with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

1976

Josh Barnett

American mixed martial artist and wrestler

Joshua Lawrence Barnett is an American former mixed martial artist, submission wrestler, professional wrestler, and color commentator. Barnett previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he…

1977

Brittany Murphy

American actress and singer (died 2009)

Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack was an American actress and singer, known for her equal mastery of the comedy and drama genres. Her famed roles include Tai Frasier in the teen film Clueless (1995), Alex Latourno in 8 Mile…

1977

Erik Nevland

Norwegian footballer

Erik Nevland is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the sporting director of Viking. He played for clubs in Norway, England, Sweden and the Netherlands, and earned eight…

1977

Ruth Davidson

Scottish politician

Ruth Elizabeth Davidson, Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links,, is a Scottish politician. A member of the House of Lords since 2021, she was Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019 and Leader of the…

1978

Diplo

American DJ, songwriter, and producer

Thomas Wesley "Wes" Pentz Jr., known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He gained recognition in 2008 with his single "Blow Your Head". He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic…

1978

Eve

American rapper and producer

Eve Jihan Cooper, is an American rapper, singer, and actress. Her debut studio album, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999), peaked atop the Billboard 200, received double platinum certification by the…

1978

Kristian Huselius

Swedish ice hockey player

Lars Kristian Huselius is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player.

1978

David Paetkau

Canadian actor

David Paetkau is a Canadian actor who has played Evan Lewis in Final Destination 2 (2003), Nick the customs officer in LAX (2004), Beck McKaye in Whistler (2006–2008), Ira Glatt in Goon (2011), and Sam Braddock in the…

1978

Chris Joannou

Australian bass player

Christopher John Joannou is a Macedonian-Australian musician best known as the bassist for the Newcastle-based alternative rock band Silverchair. He is a twin to sister Louise Kipa. He was the first of the three band…

1979

Anthony Réveillère

French footballer

Anthony Guy Marie Réveillère is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

1979

Kelly Santos

Brazilian basketball player

Kelly da Silva Santos is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player. and the Brazilian national basketball team.

1979

Ragnvald Soma

Norwegian footballer

Ragnvald Soma is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.

1979

Danilo Belić

Serbian footballer

Danilo Belić is a Serbian /Kazakhstani retired footballer.

1980

Troy Bell

American basketball player

Troy Delvon Bell is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues mostly in Europe. He is also a R&B producer. He was an All-American college player at…

1980

Tony Blanco

Dominican baseball player

Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera was a Dominican professional baseball player. He was mainly a first baseman, third baseman, and outfielder. Blanco played one season in the Major Leagues for the Washington Nationals but had…

1981

Jason Dunham

American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2004)

Jason Lee Dunham was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving with 3rd Battalion 7th Marines during the Iraq War. While on a patrol in…

1981

Paul Kipsiele Koech

Kenyan runner

Paul Kipsiele Koech is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the 2004 Olympic bronze medal in this event. His personal best of 7:54.31 minutes is the third fastest of all time.

1981

Ryback

American wrestler

Ryback Allen Reeves is an American retired professional wrestler and YouTuber. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Ryback.

1981

Miroslav Slepička

Czech footballer

Miroslav Slepička is a Czech former professional mixed martial artist and former professional football player.

1981

Heather Matarazzo

American actress

Heather Matarazzo is an American actress. She made her film debut at age 12 in Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award. She became known for playing Lilly Moscovitz in The Princess…

1982

Marius Žaliūkas

Lithuanian footballer (died 2020)

Marius Žaliūkas was a Lithuanian professional footballer who played primarily as a centre back, but also played as a defensive midfielder.

1983

Kazuhisa Makita

Japanese baseball player

Kazuhisa Makita is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current the third squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Saitama…

1984

Ludovic Obraniak

Polish footballer

Ludovic Joseph Obraniak is a football manager and former professional player. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Poland national team.

1984

Kendrick Perkins

American basketball player

Kendrick Le'Dale Perkins is an American former professional basketball player who serves as sports analyst for ESPN. He entered the NBA directly out of high school and played for the Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City…

1984

Ahmed Fathy

Egyptian footballer

Ahmed Fathy Abdelmonem Ahmed Ibrahim is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

1984

Ricki-Lee Coulter

New Zealand singer-songwriter and dancer

Ricki-Lee Dawn Coulter is an Australian singer-songwriter, television and radio presenter. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, raised in Gold Coast, Queensland, and began performing at age 15. Coulter rose to fame in…

1985

Aleksandar Kolarov

Serbian footballer

Aleksandar Kolarov is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a left back. He is the current assistant coach of Serie A club Inter Milan.

1985

Cherno Samba

Gambian footballer

Cherno Samba is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1985

Aaron Crow

American baseball player

Aaron James Crow is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.

1986

Josh Peck

American actor

Joshua Michael Peck is an American actor, comedian, and YouTuber. Peck began his career as a child actor, appearing in the film Snow Day (2000) and the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series The Amanda Show (2000–2002). He…

1986

Goran Jerković

French footballer

Goran Jerković is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He ended his career in 2021.

1986

Stanislav Namașco

Moldovan footballer

Stanislav Namașco is a Moldovan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has made 57 appearances for the Moldova national team.

1986

Eric Thames

American baseball player

Eric Allyn Thames is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, and Washington…

1986

Samuel Wanjiru

Kenyan runner (died 2011)

Samuel Kamau Wanjirū was a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon in an Olympic record time of 2:06:32; becoming the first Kenyan to win the Olympic gold in the marathon. He became the…

1986

D. J. Augustin

American basketball player

Darryl Gerard "D. J." Augustin Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns from…

1987

Sam Malsom

English footballer

Samuel Andrew Malsom is an English professional footballer who plays for Icelandic fourth tier side Hamar. He plays as a winger, attacking midfielder or forward.

1987

Kana Oya

Japanese model and actress

Kana Lais Oya, simply known as Kana Oya , is a Brazilian model who is represented by the talent agency, LDH. She was raised in Shizuoka.

1987

Charles Hamilton

American rapper

Charles Eddie-Lee Hamilton Jr. is an American rapper from Cleveland, Ohio. He released his debut mixtape, Crash Landing in June 2008, and signed an undisclosed multi-million dollar recording contract with Interscope…

1987

Theo Peckham

Canadian ice hockey player

Theo "Teddy" Peckham is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently signed with the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks of the Ontario Elite Hockey League. He is the half-brother of Angela James, one of…

1987

Massimo Coda

Italian footballer

Massimo Coda is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Sampdoria.

1988

Pauleen Luna

Filipino actress

Marie Pauleen Javier Luna-Sotto is a Filipino actress and television host. She is the wife of Vic Sotto and has been a regular host of the long-running Philippine noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! since 2005, where she…

1988

Aiden Tolman

Australian rugby league player

Aiden Tolman is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the…

1988

Daniel Agyei

Ghanaian footballer

Daniel Yaw Agyei is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rood-Wit Zaanstad.

1989

Taron Egerton

Welsh actor

Taron Egerton is a Welsh actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he performed in stage plays before gaining recognition for his starring role as a spy in the action comedy films Kingsman: The…

1989

Brendon Hartley

New Zealand race car driver

Brendon Morris Hartley is a New Zealand racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota. Hartley competed in Formula One from 2017 to 2018. In endurance racing, Hartley has won a…

1989

Adrian Nikçi

Swiss footballer

Adrian Nikçi is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nikçi represented Switzerland internationally.

1989

Jacob Pullen

American basketball player

Jacob Everse Pullen is an American-Georgian professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played for the Kansas State Wildcats. Pullen has both American and Georgian…

1989

Marcus Browne

American boxer

Marcus Browne is an American professional boxer who fights at light heavyweight, where he challenged for the WBC and IBF titles and held the WBA interim title.

1990

Zach Ertz

American football player

Zachary Adam Ertz is an American professional football tight end. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. Ertz played…

1990

Leo

South Korean singer

Jung Taek-woon, known professionally as Leo (Korean: 레오), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and musical theatre actor, formerly signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. Leo debuted as a member of the South Korean boy…

1990

Robert Primus

Trinidadian footballer

Robert Primus is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Port of Spain.

1990

Kristina Vogel

German track cyclist

Kristina Vogel is a former German track cyclist. During her career, she won two gold medals and a bronze at the Olympic Games, and became an eleven-time UCI World Champion. She was paralysed following a crash in June…

1990

Tony Snell

American basketball player

Tony Rena Snell Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the French Betclic Élite. He played college basketball for the New Mexico Lobos. He was drafted with the 20th overall…

1991

Marko Blaževski

Macedonian swimmer

Marko Blaževski is a Macedonian swimmer who competes in the Men's 400m individual medley. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished 34th overall in the heats in the Men's 400 metre individual medley and failed to reach…

1992

Teddy Bridgewater

American football player

Theodore Edmond Bridgewater Jr. is an American professional football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, winning the 2013…

1992

Mattia Perin

Italian footballer

Mattia Perin is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus.

1992

Dimitri Petratos

Australian footballer

Dimitrios Petratos is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan.

1992

Rafał Wolski

Polish footballer

Rafał Wolski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom.

1992

Wilfried Zaha

Ivorian footballer

Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC, on loan from Süper Lig club Galatasaray, and the Ivory Coast national team.

1992

Daieishō Hayato

Japanese sumo wrestler

Daieishō Hayato is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He began his professional career in 2012 at the age of eighteen and reached the top makuuchi division in September 2015. His highest rank to date has been…

1993

Zoey Deutch

American actress

Zoey Francis Chaya Thompson Deutch is an American actress and producer. The younger daughter of director Howard Deutch and actress-director Lea Thompson, Deutch made her acting debut in television during the early…

1994

Andre De Grasse

Canadian sprinter

Andre De Grasse is a Canadian sprinter. A seven-time Olympic medallist, De Grasse is the 2020 Olympic champion in the 200 m, and also won the silver in the 200 m in 2016. He won a second silver in the 4 × 100 relay in…

1994

Claudio Dias

English footballer

Claudio Franca Dias is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club St Neots Town.

1994

Ralfs Grīnbergs

Latvian ice hockey player

Ralfs Grīnbergs is a Latvian former ice hockey player who played for the HK Rīga of the MHL.

1995

Ryan Peniston

British tennis player

Ryan Harold Peniston is a British tennis player from Essex. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 123, achieved in July 2022, and a doubles ranking of world No. 384 achieved in June 2022.

1995

Kim Hye-yoon

South Korean actress

Kim Hye-yoon is a South Korean actress. She gained recognition for her role as Kang Ye-seo in JTBC's television series Sky Castle (2018–2019), before landing her first leading roles in both television and film including…

1996

Drew Lock

American football player

Paul Andrew Lock is an American professional football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected by the Denver Broncos…

1996

Federico Dimarco

Italian footballer

Federico Dimarco is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team. He is known for his pace, crossing, and threatening goal-scoring presence…

1997

Marios Georgiou

Cypriot gymnast

Marios Georgiou is a Cypriot artistic gymnast. He is the 2024 European all-around champion, and the 2022 European horizontal bar champion and the first gymnast from Cyprus to win a European title, and a major all-around…

1997

Maurice Gomis

Italian-Senegalese footballer

Maurice Gomis is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Promotion League club Paradiso. Born in Italy, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

1997

Daniel James

Welsh footballer

Daniel Owen James is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Leeds United and the Wales national team.

1997

Joost Klein

Dutch musician

Joost Klein, also known mononymously as Joost or eenhoornjoost, is a Dutch musician, rapper, singer, and former YouTuber. Mainly a hip hop artist, his songs and performances often include influences of electronic music,…

1997

Giovanna Scoccimarro

German judoka

Giovanna Scoccimarro is a German judoka. She is the 2017 European silver medalist in the 70 kg division. In 2021, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

1997

Yuriy Vakulko

Ukrainian footballer

Yuriy Mykolayovych Vakulko is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ordabasy in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

1997

Claudine Co

Filipino singer and influencer

Claudine Julia Monique Altavano Co is a Filipino singer and influencer. She is best known for her YouTube vlogs and her song "Giliw" (2021), a collaboration with Yeng Constantino.

1998

Karen Villanueva

Mexican rhythmic gymnast

Karen Villanueva is a Mexican rhythmic gymnast.

1998

Armand Duplantis

Swedish-American pole vaulter

Armand Gustav "Mondo" Duplantis is a Swedish and American pole vaulter who competes for Sweden. Duplantis holds the pole vaulting world record and is the winner of nine senior global titles. He is a two-time Olympic…

1999

Michael Cimino

American actor

Michael Cimino is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Victor Salazar in the Hulu television series Love, Victor, Bob Palmeri in Annabelle Comes Home and Ethan Morales on Never Have I Ever. Since 2022, he has…

1999

Hugo Duro

Spanish footballer

Hugo Duro Perales is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Valencia.

1999

João Félix

Portuguese footballer

João Félix Sequeira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team.

1999

Michael J. Keplinger

Austrian musician and filmmaker

Michael J. Keplinger is an Austrian musician and filmmaker.

1999

Kiernan Shipka

American actress

Kiernan Brennan Shipka is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sally Draper in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007–2015), and Sabrina Spellman in the Netflix fantasy series Chilling Adventures of…

1999

Mackenzie Foy

American actress and model

Mackenzie Christine Foy is an American actress and model. Her breakout role was as Renesmee Cullen in the 2012 film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best…

2000

Scotty Pippen Jr.

American basketball player

Scotty Maurice Pippen Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores, where he earned…

2000

Oliver Sonne

Danish-Peruvian footballer

Oliver Sonne Christensen is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Sparta Prague on loan from Premier League club Burnley. Born in Denmark, he plays for the Peru national team.

2000

Eduardo Camavinga

French footballer

Eduardo Celmi Camavinga is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder and occasionally as a left-back for La Liga club Real Madrid. Born in Angola, he plays for the France national team.

2002

Luca Del Bel Belluz

Canadian ice hockey player

Luca Del Bel Belluz is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He…

2003

Christian Convery

Canadian actor

Christian Convery is an American and Canadian teen actor. He is best known for his leading role as Gus in the Netflix series Sweet Tooth (2021–2024) and his performance in the comedy horror films Cocaine Bear (2023) and…

2009

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