Famous Birthdays on November 13

Q: Who was born on November 13?

Famous people born on November 13 include: Augustine of Hippo, Edward III of England (died 1377), Christoph I, Johann Eck, William IV.

Q: What is Zulfiqer Russell known for?

Zulfiqer Russell, Bangladeshi journalist and lyricist

1977 — Zulfiqer Russell

Bangladeshi journalist and lyricist

November 13 has seen 201 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 354 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · November 13 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 201 people 354 – 2002

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He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the film Putro (2018)

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He served as the editor of the online news portal The Bangla Tribune from 13 May 2014 to 31 January 2026

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He was the winner of the Channel i Music Awards in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2022 and also received the Mirchi Music Awards (Bangla) award for the Song of the Year in the Modern Song category for, "Shabuj Chilo"

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On 2020 he was awarded CJFB Performance Award 2019 as best lyricist

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Zulfiqer Russell is a Bangladeshi lyricist and journalist

Augustine of Hippo

Roman bishop and theologian (died 430)

Augustine of Hippo was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste, Numidia Cirtensis and the Bishop of Hippo Regius. He is generally regarded as one of the most influential philosophers in the history of the…

354

Edward III of England (died 1377)

Edward III, also known as Edward of Windsor before accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous…

1312

Christoph I

Margrave of Baden-Baden (1475–1515) (died 1527)

Christopher I of Baden was the Margrave of Baden from 1475 to 1515.

1453

Johann Eck

German theologian and academic (died 1543)

Johann Eck, also known as Johann Maier von Eck and often anglicized as John Eck, was a German Roman Catholic theologian, scholastic, prelate, and opponent of Martin Luther.

1486

William IV

Duke of Bavaria (died 1550)

William IV was Duke of Bavaria from 1508 to 1550, until 1545 together with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria. He was born in Munich to Albert IV and Kunigunde of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Frederick III.

1493

Philip I

Landgrave of Hesse (died 1567)

Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, nicknamed der Großmütige, was a German nobleman and a champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany. He was…

1504

Albert VII

Archduke of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (died 1621)

Albert VII was the ruling Archduke of Austria for a few months in 1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621. Prior to this, he had been a…

1559

Cyril Lucaris

Greek patriarch and theologian (died 1638)

Cyril I of Constantinople (Cyril Lucaris or Kyrillos Loukaris was a Greek prelate and theologian, and a native of Heraklion, Crete. He later became the Greek Patriarch of Alexandria as Cyril III and Ecumenical Patriarch…

1572

Jan Zach

Czech violinist, organist, and composer (died 1773)

Jan Zach, also known in German as Johann Zach was a Czech composer, violinist and organist. Although he was a gifted and versatile composer capable of writing both in Baroque and Classical idioms, his eccentric…

1699

Charles Simon Favart

French director and playwright (died 1792)

Charles Simon Favart was a French playwright and theatre director. The Salle Favart in Paris is named after him.

1710

Dorothea Erxleben

German first female medical doctor (died 1762)

Dorothea Christiane Erxleben was a German medical doctor who became the first female doctor of medicine in Germany.

1715

John Dickinson

American lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Pennsylvania (died 1808)

John Dickinson, was an American Founding Father, attorney and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware. Dickinson was known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve Letters from a…

1732

Jiaqing Emperor of China (died 1820)

The Jiaqing Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Renzong of Qing, personal name Yongyan, was the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He was the 15th son of…

1760

John Moore

Scottish general and politician (died 1809)

Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore was a British Army officer and Whig politician who represented Lanark Burghs in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1784 to 1790. He is known for his military training reforms…

1761

Ranjit Singh

Sikh emperor (died 1839)

Ranjit Singh was the founder and the first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839.

1780

Esaias Tegnér

Swedish bishop and educator (died 1846)

Esaias Tegnér was a Swedish writer, professor of Greek, and bishop. During the 19th century, he was regarded as the father of modern poetry in Sweden, mainly through the national romantic epic Frithjof's Saga. He has…

1782

Theophilus H. Holmes

American general (died 1880)

Lieutenant-General Theophilus Hunter Holmes was an American soldier who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army and commanded infantry in the Eastern and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American…

1804

John A. Dahlgren

American admiral (died 1870)

John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren was a United States Navy officer who founded his service's Ordnance Department and launched significant advances in gunnery.

1809

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš

Montenegrin metropolitan, philosopher, and poet (died 1851)

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, commonly referred to simply as Njegoš (Његош), was a Serbian Prince-Bishop (vladika) of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered some of the most important in…

1813

Joseph Hooker

American general (died 1879)

Joseph Hooker was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate general Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. Hooker had served in the Seminole…

1814

Edwin Booth

American actor and manager (died 1893)

Edwin Thomas Booth was an American stage actor and theatrical manager who toured throughout the United States and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. In 1869, he founded Booth's Theatre in New…

1833

James T. Rapier

American lawyer and politician (died 1883)

James Thomas Rapier was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama during the Reconstruction Era. He served as a United States representative from Alabama, for one term from 1873 until 1875. Born free in Alabama, he…

1837

Joseph F. Smith

American religious leader, 6th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1918)

Joseph Fielding Smith Sr. was an American religious leader who served as the sixth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a nephew of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement,…

1838

Edward Burd Grubb

Jr., American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Spain (died 1913)

Edward Burd Grubb Jr. was a Union Army colonel and regimental commander in the American Civil War. He served in three regiments and commanded two of them. In recognition of his service, in 1866, he was nominated and…

1841

Mir Mosharraf Hossain

famous novelist of Bengali literature (died 1912)

Mir Syed Mosharraf Hossain was a Bengali writer, novelist, playwright, and essayist. He is considered to be the first major writer to emerge from the Shia society of Bengal, and one of the finest prose writers in the…

1847

Albert I

Prince of Monaco (died 1922)

Albert I was Prince of Monaco from 10 September 1889 until his death in 1922. He devoted much of his life to oceanography, exploration and science. Alongside his expeditions, Albert I's reign oversaw major reforms on…

1848

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (died 1894)

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for the novels Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and Kidnapped (1886) and for the…

1850

John Drew Jr.

American actor (died 1927)

John Drew Jr., commonly known as John Drew during his life, was an American stage actor noted for his roles in Shakespearean comedy, society drama, and light comedies. He was considered to be the leading matinee idol of…

1853

George Whitefield Chadwick

American composer and educator (died 1931)

George Whitefield Chadwick was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was a representative composer of what is called the Second New…

1854

Louis Brandeis

American lawyer and jurist (died 1941)

Louis Dembitz Brandeis was an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939. Brandeis was a leading figure in the antitrust movement at the turn of the 20th century,…

1856

James Cannon Jr.

American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (died 1944),

James Cannon Jr. was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1918. He was a prominent leader in the temperance movement in the United States in the 1920s, until derailed by scandal. H. L.…

1864

Abraham Flexner

American educator, founded the Institute for Advanced Study (died 1959)

Abraham Flexner, an American educator, became best known for his role in the 20th-century reform of medical and higher education in the United States and Canada.

1866

Helene Stöcker

German author and activist (died 1943)

Helene Stöcker was a German feminist, pacifist and gender activist. She successfully campaigned to keep same sex relationships between women legal, but she was unsuccessful in her campaign to legalise abortion. She was…

1869

Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams

Russian-American activist, journalist, and politician (died 1962)

Ariadna Vladimirovna Tyrkova-Williams was a liberal politician, journalist, writer and feminist in Russia during the revolutionary period until 1920. Afterwards, she lived as a writer in Britain (1920–1951) and the…

1869

John M. Lyle

Irish-Canadian architect and educator, designed the Royal Alexandra Theatre (died 1945)

John MacIntosh Lyle was an Irish-Canadian architect, designer, urban planner, and teacher active in the late 19th century and into the first half of the 20th century. He was a leading Canadian architect in the Beaux…

1872

Max Dehn

German-American mathematician and academic (died 1952)

Max Wilhelm Dehn was a German mathematician most famous for his work in geometry, topology and geometric group theory. Dehn's early life and career took place in Germany. However, he was forced to retire in 1935 and…

1878

John Grieb

American gymnast and triathlete (died 1939)

John William Grieb was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Philadelphia. In 1904 he won the gold medal in the gymnastics' team event and silver medal…

1879

Jesús García

Mexican railroad brakeman (died 1907)

Jesús García Corona was a Mexican railroad brakeman who died while preventing a train loaded with dynamite from exploding near Nacozari, Sonora, in 1907. As "el héroe de Nacozari", he is revered as a national hero and…

1881

Leo Goodwin

American swimmer, diver, and water polo player (died 1957)

Leo Joseph "Bud" Goodwin was an American swimmer, diver, and water polo player who competed for the New York Athletic Club. He participated for the U.S. in the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics and won two gold and two…

1883

Mary Wigman

German dancer and choreographer (died 1973)

Mary Wigman was a German dancer and choreographer who pioneered expressionist dance, dance therapy, and movement training without pointe shoes. She is considered one of the most important figures in the history of…

1886

Edward Adelbert Doisy

American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1986)

Edward Adelbert Doisy was an American biochemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1943 with Henrik Dam for their discovery of vitamin K and its chemical structure.

1893

Bennie Moten

American pianist and bandleader (died 1935)

Benjamin Moten was an American jazz pianist and band leader born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

1894

Arthur Nebe

German SS officer (died 1945)

Arthur Nebe was a German SS functionary who held key positions in the security and police apparatus of Nazi Germany and was, from 1941, a major perpetrator of the Holocaust.

1894

Gertrude Olmstead

American actress (died 1975)

Gertrude Olmstead was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. Her last name was sometimes seen as Olmsted.

1897

Iskander Mirza

Pakistani general and politician, 1st President of Pakistan (died 1969)

Iskander Ali Mirza was a Pakistani politician and military general who served as the fourth and last governor-general of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956, and then as the first president of Pakistan from the promulgation of…

1899

David Marshall Williams

American convicted murderer and firearms designer (died 1975)

David Marshall Williams was an American firearms designer and convicted murderer who invented the floating chamber and the short-stroke gas piston. Both designs used the high-pressure gas generated in or near the breech…

1900

Edward Buzzell

American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1985)

Edward Buzzell was an American film actor and director whose credits include Child of Manhattan (1933); Honolulu (1939); the Marx Brothers films At the Circus (1939) and Go West (1940); the musicals Best Foot Forward…

1900

H. C. Potter

American director and producer (died 1977)

Henry Codman Potter was an American theatrical producer and director as well as film director.

1904

Hermione Baddeley

English actress (died 1986)

Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley was an English actress of theatre, film, and television. She typically played brash, vulgar characters, often referred to as "brassy" or "blowsy". She found her milieu in revue,…

1906

A. W. Mailvaganam

Sri Lankan physicist and academic (died 1987)

Vidya Jyothi Arumugam Wisvalingam Mailvaganam, OBE was a leading Ceylon Tamil physicist, academic and the dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Ceylon.

1906

Eva Zeisel

Hungarian-American potter and designer (died 2011)

Eva Striker Zeisel was a Hungarian-born American industrial designer known for her ceramics, primarily from the period after she immigrated to the United States. Her forms are often abstractions of the natural world and…

1906

C. Vann Woodward

American historian, author, and academic (died 1999)

Comer Vann Woodward was an American historian who focused primarily on the American South and race relations. He was long a supporter of the approach of Charles A. Beard, stressing the influence of unseen economic…

1908

Vincent Apap

Maltese sculptor (died 2003)

Vincent Apap, OBE was a Maltese sculptor who is well known for designing various public monuments and church statues, most notably the Triton Fountain in Valletta. He has been called "one of Malta's foremost sculptors…

1909

William Bradford Huie

American journalist and author (died 1986)

William Bradford Huie was an American writer, investigative reporter, editor, national lecturer, and television host. His credits include 21 books that sold over 30 million copies worldwide. In addition to writing 14…

1910

Pat Reid

Indian-English soldier and author (died 1990)

Patrick Robert Reid, was a British Army officer and author of history. As a British prisoner of war during the Second World War, he was held captive at Colditz Castle when it was designated Oflag IV-C. Reid was one of…

1910

Buck O'Neil

American baseball player and manager (died 2006)

John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil Jr. was an American first baseman and manager in the Negro American League, mostly with the Kansas City Monarchs. After his playing days, he worked as a scout and became the first African…

1911

V. Appapillai

Sri Lankan physicist and academic (died 2001)

Velupillai Appapillai was a Sri Lankan physicist and academic. He was the dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya.

1913

Dimitrios Hatzis

Greek novelist and journalist (died 1981)

Dimitrios Hatzis was a Greek novelist and journalist.

1913

Lon Nol

Cambodian general and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 1985)

Lon Nol was a Cambodian military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as defence minister and provincial governor. As a right-wing nationalist, he led the…

1913

Amelia Bence

Argentinian actress (died 2016)

Amelia Bence was an Argentine film actress and one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema during the 1930s and 1950s.

1914

Alberto Lattuada

Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2005)

Mario Alberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.

1914

Vasantdada Patil

Indian farmer and politician, 9th Governor of Rajasthan (died 1989)

Vasantrao Banduji Patil was an Indian politician from Sangli, Maharashtra. He was known as the first modern Maratha strongman and first mass leader in Maharashtrian politics.

1917

Robert Sterling

American actor (died 2006)

Robert Sterling was an American actor. He was best known for starring in the television series Topper (1953–1955).

1917

George Grant

Canadian philosopher and academic (died 1988)

George Parkin Grant was a Canadian philosopher, university professor and social critic. He is known for his Canadian nationalism, a political conservatism that affirms the values of community, equality and justice and…

1918

Guillermina Bravo

Mexican dancer, choreographer, and director (died 2013)

Guillermina Nicolasa Bravo Canales was a Mexican modern dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Ballet Nacional de Mexico. She was co-founder of the academy of Mexican dance in 1947 and established together with…

1920

Jack Elam

American actor (died 2003)

William Scott "Jack" Elam was an American film and television actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films, and later in his career, comedies. His most distinguishing physical quality was his…

1920

Joonas Kokkonen

Finnish pianist and composer (died 1996)

Joonas Kokkonen was a Finnish composer. He was one of the most internationally famous Finnish composers of the 20th century after Sibelius; his opera The Last Temptations has received over 500 performances worldwide,…

1921

Jack Narz

American game show host and announcer (died 2008)

John Lawrence Narz Jr. was an American radio personality, television host, and singer.

1922

Oskar Werner

Austrian-German actor (died 1984)

Oskar Werner was an Austrian stage and cinema actor who reached international fame. His most prominent roles include two 1965 films, The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and Ship of Fools. For the former, Werner won a…

1922

Leonard Boyle

Irish and Canadian medievalist and palaeographer (died 1999)

Leonard Eugene Boyle was an Irish and Canadian scholar in medieval studies and palaeography.

1923

Linda Christian

Mexican-American actress (died 2011)

Linda Christian was a Mexican film actress who appeared in Mexican and Hollywood films. Her career reached its peak in the 1940s and 1950s. She played Mara in the last Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan film Tarzan and the…

1923

Motoo Kimura

Japanese biologist and geneticist (died 1994)

Motoo Kimura was a Japanese biologist best known for introducing the neutral theory of molecular evolution in 1968. He became one of the most influential theoretical population geneticists. He is remembered in genetics…

1924

Harry Hughes

American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Maryland (died 2019)

Harry Roe Hughes was an American politician from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1955 to 1959, a member of the Maryland Senate from 1959 to 1970,…

1926

Albert Turner Bharucha-Reid

American mathematician and theorist (died 1985)

Albert Turner Bharucha-Reid was an American mathematician who worked extensively on probability theory, Markov chains, and statistics. The author of more than 70 papers and 6 books, his work touched on such diverse…

1927

Helena Carroll

Scottish-American actress (died 2013)

Helena Winifred Carroll was a Scottish actress of stage, film, and television. She was the daughter of Irish playwright Paul Vincent Carroll.

1928

Jack George

American basketball player (died 1989)

John Edwin George Jr. was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Swissvale, Pennsylvania.

1928

Hampton Hawes

American pianist and author (died 1977)

Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr. was an American jazz pianist. He was the author of the memoir Raise Up Off Me, which won the Deems-Taylor Award for music writing in 1975.

1928

Robert Bonnaud

French historian and academic (died 2013)

Robert Bonnaud was a French anti-colonialist historian and professor of history at the Paris Diderot University.

1929

Fred Phelps

American lawyer, pastor, and activist, founded the Westboro Baptist Church (died 2014)

Fred Waldron Phelps Sr. was an American minister and disbarred lawyer who served as the pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church, worked as a civil rights attorney, and ran for statewide election in Kansas. A divisive and…

1929

Asashio Tarō III

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 46th Yokozuna (died 1988)

Asashio Tarō was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokunoshima in the Amami Islands. He was the sport's 46th yokozuna. He was also a sumo coach and head of Takasago stable.

1929

Benny Andrews

American painter and academic (died 2006)

Benny Andrews was an African-American artist, activist and educator.

1930

Fred R. Harris

American politician (died 2024)

Fred Roy Harris was an American politician from Oklahoma who served from 1957 to 1964 as a member of the Oklahoma Senate and from 1964 to 1973 as a member of the United States Senate.

1930

Adrienne Corri

Scottish actress (died 2016)

Adrienne Corri was a Scottish actress.

1931

Richard Mulligan

American actor (died 2000)

Richard Mulligan was an American character actor. He was known for his roles in the sitcoms Soap (1977–1981) and Empty Nest (1988–1995). Mulligan was the winner of two Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe Award (1989). He…

1932

Don Lane

American-Australian actor, singer, and television host (died 2009)

Morton Donald Isaacson, known professionally as Don Lane, was an American talk show host and singer active mostly in Australia, in which he was best known for his television career, especially for hosting Tonight with…

1933

Ojārs Vācietis

Latvian author and poet (died 1983)

Ojārs Vācietis was a Latvian writer and poet. He is often considered one of the most famous and influential poets in the Latvian SSR.

1933

Peter Arnett

New Zealand-American journalist and academic (died 2025)

Peter Gregg Arnett was a New Zealand and American journalist. He was known for his coverage of the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. He was awarded the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for his work in Vietnam…

1934

Jimmy Fontana

Italian singer-songwriter and actor (died 2013)

Enrico Sbriccoli, known professionally as Jimmy Fontana, was an Italian actor, composer and singer-songwriter. Two of his most famous songs are "Che sarà", performed also by José Feliciano with Ricchi e Poveri, and "Il…

1934

Kamahl

Malaysian-Australian singer

Kandiah Kamalesvaran, better known by his stage name Kamahl, is an Australian singer and recording artist. He has been in the Australian music industry for over 70 years and has made some memorable TV and film…

1934

Garry Marshall

American actor, director, and producer (died 2016)

Garry Kent Marshall was an American screenwriter, director, producer and actor. Marshall began his career in the 1960s as a writer for The Lucy Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show until he developed the television…

1934

George Carey

English archbishop and theologian

George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton, is a retired Anglican bishop who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, having previously been the Bishop of Bath and Wells.

1935

Salim Kallas

Syrian actor and politician (died 2013)

Salim Kallas was a Syrian actor.

1936

Gérald Godin

Canadian journalist, poet, and politician (died 1994)

Gérald Godin was a Canadian poet and politician from Quebec. During his time as a politician, he served in various cabinet posts in the governments of René Lévesque and Pierre-Marc Johnson. As cabinet minister, Godin…

1938

Jack Rule Jr.

American golfer

Jack D. Rule Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.

1938

Jean Seberg

American-French actress and singer (died 1979)

Jean Dorothy Seberg was an American actress. She is considered an icon of the French New Wave as a result of her performance in Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film Breathless.

1938

Karel Brückner

Czech footballer and manager

Karel Brückner is a Czech retired football coach.

1939

Idris Muhammad

American drummer and composer (died 2014)

Idris Muhammad was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, R&B, and soul music and recorded with musicians such as Ahmad Jamal, Lou Donaldson, Pharoah Sanders, Bob…

1939

Saul Kripke

American philosopher and academic (died 2022)

Saul Aaron Kripke was an American philosopher and logician. He was a distinguished professor of philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a professor emeritus at Princeton University. From…

1940

Baby Washington

American soul singer

Justine Washington, usually credited as Baby Washington, but credited on some early records as Jeanette (Baby) Washington, is an American soul music vocalist, who had 16 Billboard R&B chart entries in 15 years, most of…

1940

Eberhard Diepgen

German lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Berlin

Eberhard Diepgen is a German lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of West Berlin from 1984 to 1989 and again as Mayor of (united) Berlin, from 1991 until 2001, as member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

1941

David Green

American businessman and philanthropist, founded Hobby Lobby

David Green is an American businessman and the founder of Hobby Lobby, a chain of arts and crafts stores. He is a major financial supporter of Evangelical organizations in the United States and funded the Museum of the…

1941

Dack Rambo

American actor (died 1994)

Norman Jay "Dack" Rambo was an American actor, widely known for his role as Walter Brennan's grandson Jeff in the series The Guns of Will Sonnett, as Steve Jacobi in the soap opera All My Children, as cousin Jack Ewing…

1941

Mel Stottlemyre

American baseball player and coach (died 2019)

Melvin Leon Stottlemyre Sr. was an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He played for 11 seasons in Major League Baseball, all for the New York Yankees, and coached for 23 seasons, for the Yankees,…

1941

John P. Hammond

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Paul Hammond was an American blues singer and guitarist whose career spanned six decades. He was the son of record producer John Henry Hammond Jr., and performed as John Hammond and John Hammond Jr.

1942

Roberto Boninsegna

Italian footballer and manager

Roberto Boninsegna is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a forward. After retiring, he worked as a football manager. As a player, he played for the Italy national side at two World Cups,…

1943

Jay Sigel

American golfer (died 2025)

Robert Jay Sigel was an American professional golfer. He enjoyed one of the more illustrious careers in the history of U.S. amateur golf, before turning pro in 1993 at age 50, when he became a member of the Senior PGA…

1943

Howard Wilkinson

English footballer and manager

Howard Wilkinson is an English former footballer and manager. Despite having a low-profile playing career, Wilkinson embarked on a successful managerial career. He won the First Division championship in 1992 with Leeds…

1943

Timmy Thomas

American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2022)

Timothy Earle Thomas was an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known for the hit song, "Why Can't We Live Together".

1944

Masahiro Hasemi

Japanese race car driver

Masahiro Hasemi is a former racing driver and team owner from Japan. He started racing motocross when he was 15 years old. In 1964 he signed to drive for Nissan. After establishing himself in saloon car and GT races in…

1945

Bobby Manuel

American guitarist and producer

Bobby Manuel is an American guitarist. In the early 1960s he was the lead guitarist of the local band the Memphis Blazers. He was hired by Stax Records in the late 1960s as an engineer and also quickly began doing…

1945

Knut Riisnæs

Norwegian saxophonist and composer (died 2023)

Knut Riisnæs was a Norwegian jazz musician, arranger, and composer, son of pianist Eline Nygaard Riisnæs and brother of classical pianist Anne Eline Riisnæs (1951–) and jazz saxophonist Odd Riisnæs (1953–). The brothers…

1945

Stanisław Barańczak

Polish-American poet, critic, and scholar (died 2014)

Stanisław Barańczak was a Polish poet, literary critic, scholar, editor, translator and lecturer. He is perhaps most well known for his English-to-Polish translations of the dramas of William Shakespeare and of the…

1946

Ray Wylie Hubbard

American country singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ray Wylie Hubbard is an American singer and songwriter.

1946

Toy Caldwell

American guitarist and songwriter (died 1993)

Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr. was an American musician who was most notable as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the 1970s Southern rock group the Marshall Tucker Band. A founding member of the band, Caldwell…

1947

Amory Lovins

American physicist and environmentalist

Amory Bloch Lovins is an American writer, physicist, and former chairman/chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He has written on energy policy and related areas for four decades, and served on the US National…

1947

Joe Mantegna

American actor and voice artist

Joseph Anthony Mantegna is an American actor best known for starring on CBS's Criminal Minds since 2007 as FBI Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi. He has voiced the recurring role of mob boss Fat Tony on the animated…

1947

Humayun Ahmed

Bengali popular writer, dramatist, novelist, screenwriter, lyricist and filmmaker (died 2012)

Humayun Ahmed was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and academic. His breakthrough was his debut novel Nondito Noroke published in 1972. He wrote over 200 fiction and…

1948

Terry Reid

English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)

Terrance James Reid, who was nicknamed Superlungs, was an English musician, songwriter and guitarist, best known for his emotive style of singing in appearances with high-profile musicians as vocalist, supporting act…

1949

Gilbert Perreault

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Gilbert Perreault is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who played for 17 seasons with the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres. He was the first draft pick of the Sabres in their inaugural season in…

1950

Pini Gershon

Israeli basketball player and coach

Pinhas Yair Gershon, is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He won the FIBA SuproLeague championship…

1951

Harry Hurt III

American author and journalist

Harry Hurt III is an American author and journalist. He was formerly senior editor of the Texas Monthly and a Newsweek correspondent, and his articles have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Sports…

1951

Merrick Garland

American jurist, 86th United States Attorney General

Merrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 86th United States attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the…

1952

Mark Lye

American golfer

Mark Ryan Lye is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour of Australasia, PGA Tour, and the Champions Tour.

1952

Art Malik

Pakistani-English actor and producer

Athar ul-Haque Malik, known as Art Malik, is a British-Pakistani actor. He achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and supporting roles in assorted British television serials and films. His…

1952

Andrés Manuel López Obrador

former President of Mexico

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He served as Head of Government…

1953

Tracy Scoggins

American actress

Tracy Dawn Scoggins is an American actress and model. She began her career in Elite Model Management in New York City and the European modeling circuit. She returned to the United States and studied acting at the…

1953

Scott McNealy

American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems

Scott G. McNealy is an American businessman. He is most famous for co-founding the computer technology company Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Vinod Khosla, Bill Joy, and Andy Bechtolsheim. In 2004, while still at…

1954

Chris Noth

American actor and producer

Christopher David Noth is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on Law & Order (1990–1995), Big on Sex and the City (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on The Good Wife…

1954

Robert Aaron

Canadian jazz musician

Robert Aaron is a Canadian jazz musician. According to John Leland of the New York Times "Mr. Aaron played flute, saxophone, clarinet and piano, then taught himself guitar, trumpet, bassoon, French horn and other…

1955

Bill Britton

American golfer

William Timothy Britton is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for fifteen years during the 1980s and 1990s.

1955

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, and talk show host

Caryn Elaine Johnson, known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. She is one of 28 entertainers to receive the EGOT, consisting of an Emmy, a Grammy, an…

1955

Rex Linn

American actor

Rex Maynard Linn is an American actor. He is best known domestically for playing the role of Sgt. Frank Tripp in the CBS drama CSI: Miami and more recently for playing Kevin Wachtell in the television series Better Call…

1956

Aldo Nova

Canadian singer-songwriter and musician

Aldo Caporuscio, known by the stage name Aldo Nova, is a Canadian hard rock musician. He gained recognition with his 1982 debut album Aldo Nova, which peaked at Billboard's number 8 position, and its accompanying…

1956

Greg Abbott

American politician, 48th Governor of Texas

Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician, attorney, and jurist who has served since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of…

1957

Caroline Goodall

English actress and screenwriter

Caroline Goodall is an English–Australian actress, screenwriter and producer. Awards and nominations include Best Actress nominations AFI Awards for her roles in the 1989 miniseries Cassidy and the 1995 film Hotel…

1959

Neil Flynn

American actor

Neil Richard Flynn is an American actor and comedian. After performing with numerous comedy troupes in the Chicago area during the 1980s, he made his film debut in Major League (1989). During the 1990s, Flynn had…

1960

Teodora Ungureanu

Romanian gymnast and coach

Teodora Ungureanu is a Romanian former gymnast who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Olympic medalist and a world championships silver medalist. After retiring from gymnastics she has enjoyed a…

1960

Kim Polese

American entrepreneur and technology executive

Kimberly Karin Polese is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and technology executive. She serves as Chairwoman of CrowdSmart Inc., a software products company.

1961

Jaime Covilhã

Angolan basketball player and coach

Jaime Lages Covilhã is an Angolan basketball coach.

1963

Vinny Testaverde

American football player

Vincent Frank Testaverde Sr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning…

1963

Timo Rautiainen

Finnish race car driver

Timo Aulis Rautiainen is a Finnish former rally co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Grönholm from 1995 to 2007. Rautiainen and Grönholm drove for Peugeot (2000–05) and Ford (2006-07) in the World Rally…

1964

Dan Sullivan

American politician

Daniel Scott Sullivan is an American politician, attorney, and Marine Corps veteran serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from the state of Alaska. A member of the Republican Party, Sullivan served from…

1964

Susanna Haapoja

Finnish politician (died 2009)

Aino Maria Susanna Haapoja was a Finnish politician in the Centre Party. Haapoja was born in Kauhava and became a Member of Parliament in 2003 and was elected for a second term in 2007. In 2005, she became the chair of…

1966

Juhi Chawla

Indian actress, singer, and producer, Miss India 1984

Juhi Chawla Mehta is an Indian actress. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Recognised for her comic timing and vivacious on-screen…

1967

Jimmy Kimmel

American comedian, actor, and talk show host

James Christian Kimmel is an American television host and comedian. He is best known as the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which has aired on ABC since 2003. Kimmel has hosted the Primetime Emmy…

1967

Steve Zahn

American actor and singer

Steven James Zahn is an American actor and comedian.

1967

Pat Hentgen

American baseball player and coach

Patrick George Hentgen is an American former professional baseball pitcher, and currently a special assistant with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Blue Jays, St.…

1968

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Somalian-American activist and author

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Lady Ferguson is a Somali-born Dutch-American and writer, activist, conservative thinker and former politician.

1969

Patrik Augusta

Czech ice hockey player

Patrik Augusta is a Czech former professional ice hockey winger. He played 4 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals between 1994 and 1998. The rest of his career, which…

1969

Gerard Butler

Scottish actor

Gerard James Butler is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies…

1969

Nico Motchebon

German runner

Nico Motchebon is a former German 800 metres runner.

1969

Takuya Kimura

Japanese singer

Takuya Kimura is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia.…

1972

Samantha Riley

Australian swimmer

Samantha Linette Pearl Riley is an Australian former competitive swimmer. She is of Aboriginal descent. She specialised in breaststroke and competed for Australia in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996…

1972

David Auradou

French rugby player

David Auradou is a French former rugby union footballer. He last played for Paris club Stade Français, where he was the captain, in the Top 14. His usual position was at lock.

1973

Jordan Bridges

American actor

Jordan Bridges is an American actor, best known as Frankie Rizzoli on Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016).

1973

Ari Hoenig

American drummer and composer

Ari Hoenig is an American jazz drummer, composer, and educator.

1973

Carl Hoeft

New Zealand rugby player

Carl Henry Hoeft is a former rugby union footballer from New Zealand, currently working as coach.

1974

Indrek Zelinski

Estonian footballer and manager

Indrek Zelinski is an Estonian football coach and former professional player.

1974

Tom Compernolle

Belgian runner (died 2008)

Tom Compernolle was a Belgian runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres. He was born in Bruges.

1975

Alain Digbeu

French basketball player

Alain Donald Digbeu is a French former professional basketball player. He was drafted by the NBA pro club the Atlanta Hawks with the 49th pick in the 1997 NBA draft. He is 6 ft 6 in in height and 220 lb (100 kg) in…

1975

Ivica Dragutinović

Serbian footballer

Ivica Dragutinović is a Serbian former professional footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive left back.

1975

Aisha Hinds

American actress

Aisha Hinds is an American television, stage and film actress and director. She had supporting roles in a number of television series, including The Shield, Invasion, True Blood, Detroit 1-8-7 and Under the Dome. In…

1975

Quim

Portuguese footballer

Joaquim Manuel Sampaio da Silva, known as Quim, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1975

Toivo Suursoo

Estonian ice hockey player and coach

Toivo Suursoo is an Estonian ice hockey coach and former professional player.

1975

Janine Leal

Venezuelan nutritionist, television presenter and model.

Janine Leal Reyes is a Venezuelan nutritionist, television presenter and model. She ventured into television programs in Ecuador and Peru, becoming known as the main presenter of the Chilean television program Mujeres…

1976

Kelly Sotherton

English sprinter and long jumper

Kelly Jade Sotherton is a British former heptathlete, long jumper and relay runner. In the heptathlon she was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and, following the disqualification of two other athletes,…

1976

Hiroshi Tanahashi

Japanese wrestler

Hiroshi Tanahashi is a Japanese sports executive, podcaster and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where serves as the president and representative director, whilst also…

1976

Huang Xiaoming

Chinese actor and singer

Huang Xiaoming or Mark Huang is a Chinese actor and singer. Huang rose to prominence for playing Emperor Wu of Han in the television series The Prince of Han Dynasty (2001), followed by popular series such as The Return…

1977

Nikolai Fraiture

American bass player

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1978

Kick

Japanese comedian and screenwriter

Hisashi Kikuta , better known as Kick , is a Japanese comedian and writer who is represented by the talent agency, Horipro. He was born in Tokyo, and graduated from Toho Junior and Senior High School and Japan…

1979

Subliminal

Israeli rapper and producer

Ya'akov "Kobi" Shimony, generally known by his stage name Subliminal, is an Israeli rapper, singer and record producer.

1979

Monique Coleman

American actress, singer, and dancer

Adrienne Monique Coleman is an American actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Taylor McKessie in the High School Musical movies.

1980

Sara Del Rey

American wrestler and trainer

Sara Ann Amato, better known by her ring name Sara Del Rey, is an American professional wrestling trainer and retired professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE as the assistant head coach of the WWE Performance Center…

1980

Juraj Kolník

Slovak ice hockey player

Juraj Kolník is a Slovak former professional ice hockey forward, who last played for the Jonquière Marquis of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.

1980

François-Louis Tremblay

Canadian speed skater

François-Louis Tremblay is a Canadian retired short track speed skater and five-time Olympic medallist who competed at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

1980

Ryan Bertin

American wrestler and coach

Ryan Bertin is an American former folkstyle wrestler. He competed for the University of Michigan, and won NCAA Division I wrestling titles at 157 pounds in 2003 and 2005.

1981

Rivkah

American author and illustrator

Steady Beat is a manga-inspired comic by Rivkah. It tells the story of Leah, a sixteen-year-old girl who finds a love letter addressed to her older sister Sarai, from a girl called Jessica. It tells of how Leah learns…

1981

Michael Copon

American actor, singer, and producer

Michael Copon is an American actor and producer. He is known for playing Felix Taggaro in the television series One Tree Hill, Vin Keahi in the television series Beyond the Break, and Lucas Kendall in Power Rangers Time…

1982

Samkon Gado

Nigerian-American football player

Samkon Kaltho Gado is a Nigerian-American otolaryngologist. He is a former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, and St.…

1982

Kumi Koda

Japanese singer-songwriter and actress

Kumiko Kōda , known professionally as Koda Kumi , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs.

1982

Kalle Kriit

Estonian cyclist

Kalle Kriit is an Estonian professional racing cyclist who last rode for UCI Professional Continental Team Cofidis. His nickname is Estonian Emperor.

1983

Maleli Kunavore

Fijian rugby player (died 2012)

Maleli Kunavore was a Fijian rugby union footballer.

1983

Lucas Barrios

Paraguayan footballer

Lucas Ramón Barrios Cáceres is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward.

1984

Kurt Morath

Tongan rugby player

Kurt Morath is a New Zealand-born Tongan rugby union player who plays at fly-half. He currently plays for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby (MLR).

1984

Asdrúbal Cabrera

Venezuelan baseball player

Asdrúbal José Cabrera is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets,…

1985

Kevin Bridges

Scottish comedian and actor

Kevin Andrew Bridges is a Scottish stand-up comedian. He has appeared on many television panel shows, including Would I Lie to You?, Have I Got News for You, and has performed on Live at the Apollo and Michael…

1986

Wade Miley

American baseball player

Wade Allen Miley is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore…

1986

Hatsune Matsushima

Japanese model and actress

Hatsune Matsushima is a Japanese gravure model, talent and actress affiliated with Harmony Promotion. She was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her real name is Noriko Matsushima, and she goes by the nickname Hachu. She has…

1987

Dana Vollmer

American swimmer

Dana Whitney Vollmer is a former American competition swimmer, five-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal as a member of the winning United States…

1987

Brenden Dillon

Canadian ice hockey player

Brenden Dillon is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dillon has previously played in the NHL for the Dallas Stars, San Jose…

1990

Matt Bennett

American actor

Matthew H. Bennett is an American actor and DJ. He is known for playing Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious. His film roles include The Virginity Hit, Bridesmaids, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The…

1991

Grégory Hofmann

Swiss ice hockey player

Grégory Hofmann is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward for EV Zug of the National League (NL). Hofmann was drafted in the third round, 103rd overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2011 NHL entry draft. He won…

1992

Shabazz Muhammad

American basketball player

Shabazz Nagee Muhammad is an American professional basketball player for the Piratas de La Guaira of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). He played one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before…

1992

Julia Michaels

American singer and songwriter

Julia Carin Michaels is an American singer and songwriter. She has received six Grammy Award nominations, including twice for Song of the Year and Best New Artist, as well as nominations from the MTV Video Music Awards,…

1993

Oliver Stummvoll

Austrian model

Oliver Stummvoll is an Austrian fashion model. He is best known for being the winner of cycle 6 of Austria's Next Topmodel.

1995

Brett Baty

American baseball player

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1999

Lando Norris

British-Belgian race car driver

Lando Norris is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Norris won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren, and has won 11 Grands Prix across eight seasons.

1999

Sydney Agudong

American actress and singer

Sydney Elizebeth Agudong is an American actress and singer. Agudong is best known for her role as Nani Pelekai in Lilo & Stitch (2025).

2000

Emma Raducanu

British tennis player

Emma Raducanu is a British professional tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10 by the WTA. Raducanu was the 2021 US Open champion, and she was the first British woman to win a major…

2002

Giovanni Reyna

American soccer player

Giovanni Alejandro Reyna is an American professional soccer player who plays for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the United States national team.

2002

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