Famous Birthdays on November 18

Q: Who was born on November 18?

Famous people born on November 18 include: Itzam K'an Ahk II, Emperor Kōnin of Japan (died 782), Lamoral, Hippolytus Guarinonius, Philipp Ludwig II.

Q: What is Kim Wilde known for?

Kim Wilde, English singer-songwriter

1960 — Kim Wilde

English singer-songwriter

November 18 has seen 223 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 701 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · November 18 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 223 people 701 – 2004

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She first gained success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at no

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Her other hits include "Chequered Love" (1981), "You Came" (1988) and "Never Trust a Stranger" (1988)

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In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo artist

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2 hit with a reworked version of the Supremes' song "You Keep Me Hangin' On", which also topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1987

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Between 1981 and 1996, she had 25 singles that charted within the Top 50 of the UK singles chart

Itzam K'an Ahk II

Mayan ruler (died 757)

Itzam Kʼan Ahk II, also known as Ruler 4, was an ajaw of Piedras Negras, an ancient Maya settlement in Guatemala. He ruled during the Late Classic Period, from 729 to 757 AD. Itzam Kʼan Ahk II ascended to the throne…

701

Emperor Kōnin of Japan (died 782)

Emperor Kōnin was the 49th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōnin's reign lasted from 770 to 781; he reigned during the Nara period.

709

Lamoral

Count of Egmont (died 1568)

Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere was a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War, whose execution helped spark the national uprising that eventually led to…

1522

Hippolytus Guarinonius

Italian physician and polymath (died 1654)

Hippolytus Guarinonius was a Tyrolean physician from Trento and polymath who spent most of his life in Hall in Tirol. He represented a militant strand of Catholicism and was instrumental in the building of the St…

1571

Philipp Ludwig II

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (died 1612)

Philipp Ludwig II of Hanau-Münzenberg, was one of the most notable counts of Hanau of the early modern period, his policies bringing about sweeping changes.

1576

Eleonora Gonzaga

Italian wife of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1686)

Eleonora Gonzaga was by birth Princess of Mantua, Nevers and Rethel from the Nevers branch of the House of Gonzaga, and was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia by marriage to Emperor…

1630

Pierre Bayle

French philosopher and author (died 1706)

Pierre Bayle was a French philosopher, author, and lexicographer. He is best known for his Historical and Critical Dictionary, whose publication began in 1697. Many of the more controversial ideas in the book were…

1647

Philibert Commerson

French physician and explorer (died 1773)

Philibert Commerson, sometimes spelled Commerçon by contemporaries, was a French naturalist, best known for accompanying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of circumnavigation in 1766–1769. The standard author…

1727

Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch

German harpsichord player and composer (died 1800)

Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736–1800) was a German composer and harpsichordist. Born in Zerbst, he was the son of the composer Johann Friedrich Fasch. He was initially taught by his father.

1736

Thomas Burgess

English bishop and philosopher (died 1837)

Thomas Burgess was an English author, philosopher, Bishop of St Davids and Bishop of Salisbury, who was greatly influential in the development of the Church in Wales. He founded St David's College, Lampeter, was a…

1756

Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (died 1806)

Prince Frederick Louis Christian "Ferdinand" of Prussia, was a Prussian prince, soldier, composer and pianist. Prince Louis Ferdinand fought in the Napoleonic Wars. The 1927 German film Prinz Louis Ferdinand depicts his…

1772

Wilhelmine of Prussia

Queen of the Netherlands (died 1837)

Wilhelmine of Prussia was the first Queen of the Netherlands as the first wife of King William I of the Netherlands. She had a modest public role but acted as a patron of the arts.

1774

David Wilkie

Scottish painter and academic (died 1841)[citation needed]

Sir David Wilkie was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes, portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from…

1785

Carl Maria von Weber

German composer and conductor (probable; died 1826)

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic in the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Best known for his operas, he was a crucial figure in the…

1786

Louis Daguerre

French artist, photographer and inventor (died 1851)

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was a French scientist, artist and photographer recognized for his invention of the eponymous daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of the fathers of photography.…

1787

Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora

Italian general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1878)

Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora was an Italian general and statesman. His older brothers include a soldier and a naturalist Alberto della Marmora and Alessandro Ferrero La Marmora, founder of the branch of the Italian army…

1804

Asa Gray

American botanist and academic (died 1888)

Asa Gray was an American botanist who was considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana (1876) was considered by some as an important explanation of how religion and science were…

1810

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

Finnish-Swedish geologist and explorer (died 1901)

Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld was a Finland-Swedish aristocrat, geologist, mineralogist and Arctic explorer. He was a member of the noble Nordenskiöld family of scientists and held the title of a friherre (baron).

1832

James Patterson

English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Victoria (died 1895)

Sir James Brown Patterson, was an Australian politician who served as premier of Victoria from 1893 to 1894.

1833

W. S. Gilbert

English playwright, poet, and illustrator (died 1911)

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with the composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most famous of these…

1836

August Kundt

German physicist and educator (died 1894)

August Adolf Eduard Eberhard Kundt was a German physicist known for developing Kundt's tube, an appartus used to measure the speed of sound in gases and solids.

1839

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (died 1929)

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia was a Russian grand duke and World War I general, a son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia and a grandson of Emperor Nicholas I. He was commander-in-chief of the…

1856

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (died 1941)

Ignacy Jan Paderewski was a Polish pianist, composer, philanthropist, and statesman. As a politician and diplomat, Paderewski was vital to securing international recognition of the newly formed Second Polish Republic in…

1860

John Matthew Moore

American politician (died 1940)

John Matthew "Jaybird" Moore was an American rancher and statesman from Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives from District 8 from 1905 to 1913. He was engaged in Fort Bend County's…

1862

Henry Daglish

Australian politician, Premier of Western Australia (died 1920)

Henry Daglish was an Australian politician who was the sixth premier of Western Australia and the first from the Labor Party, serving from 10 August 1904 to 25 August 1905. Daglish was born in Ballarat, Victoria, and…

1866

Robert Hugh Benson

English Catholic priest and novelist (died 1914)

Robert Hugh Benson AFSC KC*SG KGCHS was an English Catholic priest and writer. First an Anglican priest, he was received into the Catholic Church in 1903 and ordained therein the next year. He was also a prolific writer…

1871

Clarence Day

American author and poet (died 1935)

Clarence Shepard Day Jr. was an American author and cartoonist, best known for his 1935 work Life with Father.

1874

Victor Hémery

French racing driver (died 1950)

Victor Théodore Eugène Hémery was a French racing driver. He was the winner of the Vanderbilt Cup in 1905.

1876

Naum Torbov

Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (died 1952)

Naum Torbov was a Bulgarian architect.

1880

Amelita Galli-Curci

Italian-American soprano (died 1963)

Amelita Galli-Curci was an Italian lyric coloratura soprano. She was one of the most famous operatic singers of the 20th century and a popular recording artist, with her records selling in large numbers.

1882

Wyndham Lewis

English painter and critic (died 1957)

Percy Wyndham Lewis was a Canadian-born British writer, painter and critic. He was a co-founder of the Vorticist movement in art and edited Blast, the literary magazine of the Vorticists.

1882

Jacques Maritain

French philosopher and author (died 1973)

Jacques Maritain was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. An author of more than 60 books, he helped to revive Thomas Aquinas for modern times, and was influential in the development and drafting of the…

1882

Frances Gertrude McGill

pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist (died 1959)

Frances Gertrude McGill was a Canadian forensic pathologist, criminologist, bacteriologist, allergologist and allergist. Nicknamed "the Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan" for her deductive skills and public fame, McGill…

1882

Carl Vinson

American judge and politician (died 1981)

Carl Vinson was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic Party and…

1883

Ferenc Münnich

Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1967)

Ferenc Münnich was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1958 to 1961.

1886

Frances Marion

American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (died 1973)

Frances Marion was an American screenwriter, director, journalist and author often cited as one of the most renowned female screenwriters of the 20th century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos. During the course of…

1888

Stanislav Kosior

Polish-Russian politician (died 1939)

Stanislav Vikentyevich Kosior, sometimes spelled Kossior, was a Soviet politician who was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union and member of the Politburo of the…

1889

Gio Ponti

Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, and publisher.(died 1979)

Giovanni "Gio" Ponti was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher.

1891

Patrick Blackett

Baron Blackett, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974)

Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett of Chelsea, was a British experimental physicist and life peer who received the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1925, he was the first person to prove that radioactivity…

1897

Eugene Ormandy

Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (died 1985)

Eugene Ormandy was a Hungarian-born American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the…

1899

Howard Thurman

American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (died 1981)

Howard Washington Thurman was an American author, philosopher, minister, theologian, Christian mystic, educator, and civil rights leader.

1899

George Gallup

American statistician (died 1984)

George Horace Gallup was an American pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor of the Gallup poll, a statistically based survey sampled measure of public opinion.

1901

V. Shantaram

Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984)

Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, also known as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and editor known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. He is best known for films…

1901

Craig Wood

American golfer (died 1968)

Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams (1931, 1933, 1935).

1901

Masao Koga

Japanese composer and guitarist (died 1978)

Masao Koga was a Japanese composer, mandolinist, and guitarist of the Shōwa era who was dubbed "Japan's Irving Berlin" by Universal Press Syndicate. His melancholy style, based upon Nakayama Shimpei's yonanuki scale,…

1904

Alan Lennox-Boyd

1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1983)

Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, CH, PC, DL, was a British Conservative politician.

1904

Sait Faik Abasıyanık

Turkish author and poet (died 1954)

Sait Faik Abasıyanık was one of the greatest Turkish writers of short stories and poetry and considered an important literary figure of the 1940s. He created a brand new style in Turkish literature and brought new life…

1906

Alec Issigonis

Greek-English car designer, designed the mini car (died 1988)

Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis was a British-Greek automotive designer. He designed the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, and voted the second most influential car of the 20th century…

1906

Klaus Mann

German-American novelist, short story writer, and critic (died 1949)

Klaus Heinrich Thomas Mann was a German writer and anti-fascist activist. He was the son of Thomas Mann, a nephew of Heinrich Mann and brother of Erika Mann and Golo Mann.

1906

George Wald

American neurobiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)

George Wald was an American scientist and activist who studied pigments in the retina. He won a share of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit.

1906

Gustav Nezval

Czech actor (died 1998)

Gustav Nezval by civil name Augustin Nezval, was a Czech stage and film actor.

1907

Compay Segundo

Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)

Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles, known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer.

1907

Imogene Coca

American actress, comedian, and singer (died 2001)

Imogene Coca was an American comic actress best known for her role opposite Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows. Starting out in vaudeville as a child acrobat, she studied ballet and pursued a serious career in music and…

1908

Johnny Mercer

American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founded Capitol Records (died 1976)

John Herndon Mercer was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs.

1909

Attilio Bertolucci

Italian poet and author (died 2000)

Attilio Bertolucci was an Italian poet and writer. He was the father of film directors Bernardo and Giuseppe Bertolucci.

1911

Vic Hey

Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1995)

Victor John Hey, also known by the nickname of "The Human Bullet", was an Australian rugby league national and state representative five-eighth and later a successful first-grade and national coach. His Australian club…

1912

Hilda Nickson

English author (died 1977)

Hilda Nickson, née Pressley, was a British writer of over 60 romance novels published from 1957 to 1977 under her married and maiden name. She was vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She was married…

1912

Endre Rozsda

Hungarian-French painter and illustrator (died 1999)

Endre Rozsda was a Hungarian-French painter.

1913

Haguroyama Masaji

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (died 1969)

Haguroyama Masaji was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nakanokuchi, Niigata. He was the sport's 36th yokozuna. He was a yokozuna for a period of twelve years and three months dating from his promotion to that…

1914

Ken Burkhart

American baseball player and umpire (died 2004)

Kenneth William Burkhart was an American right-handed pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball. From 1945 through 1949 he played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1945–48) and Cincinnati Reds (1948–49), and served as a…

1915

Pedro Infante

Mexican actor and singer (died 1957)

Pedro Infante Cruz was a Mexican singer and actor, whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema.

1917

İlhan Berk

Turkish poet and author (died 2008)

İlhan Berk was a leading Turkish poet. He was a dominant figure in the postmodern current in Turkish poetry and was very influential among Turkish literary circles.

1918

Tasker Watkins

Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (died 2007)

Sir Tasker Watkins was a Welsh Lord Justice of Appeal and deputy Lord Chief Justice. He was President of the Welsh Rugby Union from 1993 to 2004. During the Second World War, he served in the British Army and was…

1918

Jocelyn Brando

American actress (died 2005)

Jocelyn Brando was an American actress, best known for her role as Katie Bannion in the film noir The Big Heat (1953). She was the sister of Marlon Brando.

1919

Robert Fryer

American playwright and producer (died 2000)

Robert Sherwood Fryer was an American theatrical and film producer. Beginning in the early 1950s, Robert Fryer produced and co-produced many Broadway hits. Some of his most notable theatrical productions include: A Tree…

1920

Mustafa Khalil

Egyptian lawyer and politician, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2008)

Mustafa Khalil was an Egyptian politician and Prime Minister of Egypt from October 2, 1978, to May 15, 1980. Khalil also served as the Egyptian Foreign Minister from February 17, 1979, until May 15, 1980, upon the…

1920

Ron Suart

English football player and manager (died 2015)

Ronald Suart was an English football player and manager. His only honour was winning the Division Three North championship as manager of Scunthorpe & Lindsey United in 1957–58.

1920

Marjorie Gestring

American springboard diver (died 1992)

Marjorie Gestring was a competitive springboard diver from the United States. At the age of 13 years and 268 days, she won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, making her…

1922

Luis Somoza Debayle

Nicaraguan politician, 70th President of Nicaragua (died 1967)

Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle was the 30th President of Nicaragua from 1957 until his resignation in 1963. He succeeded to the presidency following the death of his father, Anastasio Somoza García. The Somoza family was…

1922

Cornelis Ruhtenberg

American painter (died 2008)

Cornelis Ruhtenberg was a Latvian-American painter.

1923

Alan Shepard

American astronaut (died 1998)

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second human and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.

1923

Ted Stevens

American politician (died 2010)

Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was the longest-serving Republican senator in history at…

1923

Anna Elisabeth (Lise) Østergaard

Danish psychologist and politician (died 1996)

Anna Elisabeth "Lise" Østergaard was a Danish psychologist and a politician for the Social Democrats. Under Anker Jørgensen's leadership, she was Minister without Portfolio (1977–80) and Minister of Culture (1980–82).…

1924

Roy Sievers

American baseball player (died 2017)

Roy Edward Sievers was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and left fielder from 1949 through 1965. A five-time All-Star, Sievers was the first American…

1926

Hank Ballard

American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2003)

Hank Ballard was an American singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of the Midnighters and one of the first rock and roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. John Henry played an integral part in the development of…

1927

Knowlton Nash

Canadian journalist and author (died 2014)

Cyril Knowlton Nash was a Canadian journalist, author and news anchor. He was senior anchor of CBC Television's flagship news program, The National from 1978 until his retirement in 1992. He began his career in…

1927

Salvador Laurel

Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Philippines (died 2004)

Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel, also known as Doy Laurel, was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Corazon Aquino and briefly served as…

1928

Sheila Jordan

American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2025)

Sheila Jeannette Jordan was an American jazz singer and songwriter. She recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording her own albums. Jordan pioneered a bebop and…

1928

Gianna D'Angelo

American soprano and educator (died 2013)

Gianna D'Angelo was an American coloratura soprano, primarily active in the 1950s and 1960s.

1929

Danny McDevitt

American baseball player (died 2010)

Daniel Eugene McDevitt was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1957 through 1962 for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Athletics. The…

1932

Bruce Conner

American painter, photographer, and director (died 2008)

Bruce Conner was an American artist who worked with assemblage, film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography.

1933

Vassilis Vassilikos

Greek journalist and diplomat (died 2023)

Vassilis Vassilikos was a Greek writer and diplomat. According to UNESCO data, he is the 9th-most translated Modern Greek author.

1933

Rudolf Bahro

German philosopher and politician (died 1997)

Rudolf Bahro was a dissident from East Germany who, since his death, has been recognized as a philosopher, political figure and author. Bahro was a leader of the West German party The Greens, but left the party after…

1935

Ennio Antonelli

Italian cardinal

Ennio Antonelli is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was president of the Pontifical Council for the Family from 2008 to 2012. He has been a bishop since 1982, serving as bishop of Gubbio from 1982 to 1988,…

1936

Don Cherry

American trumpet player (died 1995)

Donald Eugene Cherry was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist. Beginning in the late 1950s, he had a long tenure performing in the bands of saxophonist Ornette Coleman, including on the…

1936

John Edmond

Rhodesian folk singer and soldier

John Edmond, also known as the "Bush Cat", is a Rhodesian and South African musician and former soldier.

1936

Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil

Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (died 2012)

Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil was a Syriac Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop for the Patriarchate of Antioch from 1986 until his death in 2012.

1938

Norbert Ratsirahonana

Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar

Norbert Lala Ratsirahonana is a Malagasy politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Madagascar and acting president of Madagascar from 1996 to 1997.

1938

Karl Schranz

Austrian skier

Karl Schranz is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria, one of the best of the 1960s and early 1970s.

1938

Margaret Atwood

Canadian author

Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight…

1939

Margaret Jay

Baroness Jay of Paddington, English journalist and politician, Leader of the House of Lords

Margaret Ann Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, is a British politician and former BBC television producer and presenter. She is a member of the Labour Party and is a daughter of James Callaghan, who was Prime Minister of…

1939

Amanda Lear

Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress

Amanda Lear is a French singer, songwriter, painter, television presenter, actress and former model.

1939

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

Brenda Buell Vaccaro is an American stage, film and television actress. In a career spanning over half a century, she received one Academy Award nomination, three Golden Globe Award nominations, four Primetime Emmy…

1939

James Welch

American novelist and poet (died 2003)

James Phillip Welch Jr., who grew up within the Blackfeet and A'aninin cultures of his parents, was a Native American novelist and poet. He is considered a founding author of the Native American Renaissance. His novel…

1940

Gary Bettenhausen

American race car driver (died 2014)

Gary Bettenhausen was an American racing car driver. He was the winner the 1967 and 1970 Turkey Night Grand Prix, the 1972 Astro Grand Prix, and the 1976 Hut Hundred.

1941

David Hemmings

English actor and director (died 2003)

David Leslie Edward Hemmings was an English actor, director, and producer of film and television. Originally trained as a boy soprano in operatic roles, he began appearing in films as a child actor in the 1950s. He…

1941

Linda Evans

American actress

Linda Evans is an American actress well known for her roles on television. In the 1960s, she played Audra Barkley, the daughter of Victoria Barkley, in the Western television series The Big Valley (1965–1969). She is…

1942

Susan Sullivan

American actress

Susan Sullivan is an American actress known for her roles as Lenore Curtin Delaney on the NBC daytime soap opera Another World (1971–1976), as Lois Adams on the ABC sitcom It's a Living (1980–1981), as Maggie Gioberti…

1942

Leonardo Sandri

Argentinian cardinal

Leonardo Sandri is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since November 2007 and vice dean of the College of Cardinals since January 2020. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern…

1943

Wolfgang Joop

German fashion designer, founded JOOP!

Wolfgang Joop is a German fashion designer. He is the founder of the fashion and cosmetics company JOOP! as well as the fashion brand Wunderkind.

1944

Ed Krupp

American astronomer, archaeoastronomer, author, Director Griffith Observatory

Edwin Charles Krupp is an American astronomer, researcher, author, and popularizer of science. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of archaeoastronomy, the study of how ancient cultures viewed the…

1944

Wilma Mankiller

American tribal chief (died 2010)

Wilma Pearl Mankiller was a Native American activist, social worker, community developer and the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, she lived on her…

1945

Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th President of Sri Lanka

Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the sixth president of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015; the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2005, 2018, and 2019 to 2022; the Leader of the…

1945

Alan Dean Foster

American author

Alan Dean Foster is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts.

1946

Jameson Parker

American actor

Francis Jameson Parker Jr. is an American actor, best known for his roles as the first Brad Vernon in the soap opera One Life to Live, and as A.J. Simon on the 1980s television series Simon & Simon.

1947

Ross Wilson

Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Ross Andrew Wilson is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is the co-founder and frontman of the long-standing rock groups Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock, as well as a number of other former bands, in…

1947

Tõnis Mägi

Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Tõnis Mägi is an Estonian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He is one of the most influential and remarkable names in Estonian rock music of the past 40 years. More recently, he is known for his political activity…

1948

Kongō Masahiro

Japanese sumo wrestler (died 2014)

Kongō Masahiro was a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake and he won a top division tournament championship in 1975. He was a sumo coach and head of the Nishonoseki stable from 1976…

1948

Ana Mendieta

Cuban-American sculptor and painter (died 1985)

Ana Mendieta was a Cuban-American performance artist, sculptor, painter, and video artist who is best known for her "earth-body" artwork. She is considered one of the most influential Cuban-American artists of the…

1948

Jack Tatum

American football player (died 2010)

John David Tatum was an American professional football safety who played 10 seasons from 1971 through 1980 with the Oakland Raiders and the Houston Oilers in the National Football League (NFL). He was popularly…

1948

Herman Rarebell

German rock drummer and songwriter

Hermann Erbel, known professionally as Herman Rarebell, is a German musician, best known as the drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions from 1977 to 1996, during which time he played on eight studio albums. Aside from…

1949

Graham Parker

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Graham Thomas Parker is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.

1950

Rudy Sarzo

Cuban-American rock bass player

Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont is a Cuban-American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. He remains best known for his work with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played…

1950

Pete Morelli

American businessman

Pete Morelli is a retired American football official who worked in the National Football League (NFL) from 1997 to 2018. He wore uniform number 135.

1951

Justin Raimondo

American journalist and author (died 2019)

Justin Raimondo was an American author and the editorial director of Antiwar.com. He described himself as a "conservative-paleo-libertarian."

1951

Peter Beattie

Australian lawyer and politician, 36th Premier of Queensland

Peter Douglas Beattie is an Australian former politician who served as the 36th Premier of Queensland, in office from 1998 to 2007. He was the state leader of the Labor Party from 1996 to 2007.

1952

Delroy Lindo

English-American actor and director

Delroy George Lindo is a British-born American actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production of Of Mice and Men, he later earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his work…

1952

John Parr

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Stephen Parr is an English musician best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire " for the 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire, charting at No.1 in the US and No.6 in the UK, and for his 1984 U.S. No.6 rock single…

1952

Jan Kuehnemund

American rock guitarist (died 2013)

Janice Lynn Kuehnemund was an American guitarist who founded the all-female hard rock/glam metal band Vixen.

1953

Alan Moore

English author

Alan Moore is an English author known primarily for his work in comics including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Swamp Thing, Batman: The Killing Joke, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of…

1953

Kevin Nealon

American comedian and actor

Kevin Nealon is an American comedian and actor. He has earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

1953

Carter Burwell

American composer and conductor

Carter Benedict Burwell is an American film composer. He received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score for Todd Haynes's Carol (2015) and Martin McDonagh's films Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri…

1954

Noel Brotherston

Irish-English footballer and painter (died 1995)

Noel Brotherston was an international footballer for Northern Ireland.

1956

Warren Moon

American football player and sportscaster

Harold Warren Moon is an American former professional football quarterback who played for 23 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Edmonton…

1956

Jim Weirich

American computer scientist, developed Rake Software (died 2014)

James Nolan Weirich was a software developer, speaker, teacher, and contributor to the Ruby programming language community. He was active in the Ruby community worldwide, speaking at events in Asia, South America,…

1956

Tony Bunn

American bassist, composer, producer, and writer

Robert Anthony Bunn is an American bassist, composer, producer, and writer.

1957

Daniel Brailovsky

Argentine-Israeli footballer and manager

Daniel Alberto Brailovsky Poliak is a former professional footballer and manager.

1958

Oscar Nunez

Cuban-American actor and comedian

Óscar Núñez, sometimes credited as Oscar Nunez, is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as the Dunder Mifflin accountant Oscar Martínez on NBC's The Office and its spin-off The Paper. The…

1958

Jimmy Quinn

Northern Irish footballer and manager

James Martin Quinn is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager.

1959

Ivans Klementjevs

Latvian canoeist

Ivans Klementjevs is a Soviet-born Latvian politician and former sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He won three Olympic medals in C-1 1000 m at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.…

1960

Elizabeth Perkins

American actress

Elizabeth Perkins is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films including About Last Night (1986), From the Hip (1987), Big (1988), Enid Is Sleeping (1990), The Flintstones (1994), Miracle on 34th Street…

1960

Yeşim Ustaoğlu

Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter

Yeşim Ustaoğlu is a Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter.

1960

Steven Moffat

Scottish screenwriter and producer

Steven William Moffat is a Scottish television writer, television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as the second showrunner and head writer of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi television series…

1961

Tim Guinee

American actor

Timothy S. Guinee is an American stage, television, and feature-film actor. Primarily known for his roles as Tomin in the television series Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) and railroad entrepreneur Collis Huntington in Hell…

1962

Kirk Hammett

American guitarist, songwriter, member of the thrash metal band Metallica

Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician. Hammett has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983; prior to joining Metallica, he co-formed thrash metal band Exodus in 1979. In 2023, Hammett and…

1962

Jamie Moyer

American baseball player

Jamie Moyer is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Over his 25-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Moyer pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Boston…

1962

Len Bias

American basketball player (died 1986)

Leonard Kevin Bias was an American college basketball player for the Maryland Terrapins. In the last of his four years playing for Maryland, he was named a consensus first-team All-American. Two days after being…

1963

Dante Bichette

American baseball player and coach

Alphonse Dante Bichette Sr. is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the California Angels (1988–1990), Milwaukee Brewers (1991–1992), Colorado…

1963

Todd Bowles

American football player and coach

Todd Robert Bowles is an American professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple and signed…

1963

Peter Schmeichel

Danish footballer and sportscaster

Peter Bolesław Schmeichel is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During eight seasons at English club Manchester United, he won 15 trophies including five Premier League titles, three FA…

1963

Rita Cosby

American journalist and author

Rita Cosby is an American television news anchor for Fox, MSNBC and NewsMax, as well as a best selling author. She is a host on the two-hour news show Saturday Report on Newsmax and a special correspondent for the CBS…

1964

Tim DeLaughter

American singer-songwriter and musician

Tim DeLaughter is an American rock musician. He is the frontman of the bands Tripping Daisy, The Polyphonic Spree, and Preteen Zenith.

1965

Jocelyn Lemieux

Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Jocelyn Jean-Marc Lemieux is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 597 games in the National Hockey League with seven teams over thirteen seasons before finishing his career with the Long Beach Ice…

1967

Romany Malco

American rapper, producer, actor, and screenwriter

Romany Romanic Malco Jr. is an American actor, rapper, and music producer. He has been nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image Award, MTV Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. In film, he is best…

1968

Gary Sheffield

American baseball player

Gary Antonian Sheffield is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams from 1988 to 2009. After his playing career, he became a sports agent.

1968

Owen Wilson

American actor

Owen Cunningham Wilson is an American actor and screenwriter. He has frequently worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he has shared writing and acting credits on the films Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998),…

1968

Sam Cassell

American basketball player and coach

Samuel James Cassell Sr. is an American professional basketball coach and former point guard who serves as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drafted 24th overall in…

1969

Ahmed Helmy

Egyptian actor

Ahmed Muhammad Helmy Abdel Rahman Awwad is an Egyptian actor, comedian, producer, author, and television presenter. He began his career in 1993 as host of the children's program Leib Eyal on the Egyptian Satellite…

1969

Koichiro Kimura

Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler (died 2014)

Koichiro Kimura was a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, also known under the ring name Super Uchuu Power . Kimura was known for his work in promotions like Dramatic Dream Team, W*ING, Fighting…

1969

Duncan Sheik

American singer-songwriter and composer

Duncan Sheik is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He has…

1969

Mike Epps

American actor and comedian

Michael Elliot Epps is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and its sequel, Friday After Next, and also appeared in The Hangover and The Hangover Part III as "Black Doug". He…

1970

Megyn Kelly

American lawyer and journalist

Megyn Marie Kelly is an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality. She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, a talk show and podcast that airs daily on SiriusXM's Triumph channel and has over 4…

1970

Peta Wilson

Australian model and actress

Peta Gia Wilson is an Australian actress, lingerie designer, and model. She is best-known for her title role in the television series La Femme Nikita (1997–2001).

1970

Thérèse Coffey

English chemist and politician

Thérèse Anne Coffey, Baroness Coffey,, is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022 under Liz Truss.

1971

Terrance Hayes

American poet and academic

Terrance Hayes is an American poet and educator who has published seven poetry collections. His 2010 collection, Lighthead, won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2010. In 2014, he received a MacArthur Fellowship.

1971

Matthew Rodwell

Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Matthew Rodwell is a former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Newcastle Knights, Western Reds, St. George Dragons, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Penrith Panthers and the Warrington Wolves as a…

1971

Jeroen Straathof

Dutch cyclist and speed skater

Johannes Nicolaas Maria ("Jeroen") Straathof is a retired Dutch racing cyclist and speed skater. Straathof was the first, and still the only, athlete in the world to represent his country at the Summer Olympics, the…

1972

Jonnie Irwin

English television presenter and business expert (died 2024)

Jonathan James Irwin was an English television presenter, writer, lecturer, businessman, and property expert. He was best known for presenting the Channel 4 lifestyle programme A Place in the Sun between 2004 and 2021,…

1973

Nic Pothas

South African cricketer and coach

Nic Pothas is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman and fielded as a wicket-keeper. In a total of over 200 first-class matches, he has taken over 500 catches. Pothas is…

1973

Graham Coughlan

Irish footballer and coach

Graham Coughlan is an Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He is currently head coach of League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.

1974

Chloë Sevigny

American actress, model, and fashion designer

Chloë Stevens Sevigny is an American actress and director. Known for her work in independent films with controversial or experimental themes, her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for an…

1974

Petter Solberg

Norwegian racing driver

Petter Solberg, nicknamed "Mr. Hollywood", is a Norwegian-Swedish former professional rally and rallycross driver.

1974

Anthony McPartlin

English comedian, actor, and producer

Anthony David McPartlin is an English television presenter, television producer, comedian, former singer, rapper and actor. He is best known for working alongside Declan Donnelly as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec.

1975

David Ortiz

Dominican-American baseball player

David Américo Ortiz Arias, nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 2016, primarily for the Boston…

1975

Dominic Armato

American voice actor

Dominic Armato is an American voice actor, journalist and food critic. He is best known for his work on LucasArts games. His most famous role is the voice of the pirate Guybrush Threepwood in the Monkey Island series.

1976

Sage Francis

American rapper

Paul William "Sage" Francis is an American independent underground rapper from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of Strange Famous Records.

1976

Steven Pasquale

American actor

Steven Pasquale is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as the New York City Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician Sean Garrity in the series Rescue Me. He made his television debut on the HBO…

1976

Shagrath

Norwegian singer-songwriter

Stian Tomt Thoresen, known professionally as Shagrath, is a Norwegian musician. He is the vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir and also a founding member,…

1976

Matt Welsh

Australian swimmer

Matthew James Welsh is an Australian swimmer who is the former world champion in the backstroke and butterfly. He took two golds in 50-meter butterfly and 50-meter backstroke, during one hour, at the World Championships…

1976

Mona Zaki

Egyptian actress

Mona Ali Mohamed Zaki is an Egyptian actress.

1976

Trent Barrett

Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

Trent Barrett is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is currently the assistant coach of the Brisbane Broncos and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and…

1977

Fabolous

American rapper

John David Jackson, known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed to…

1977

Damien Johnson

Irish footballer

Damien Michael Johnson is a Northern Irish football coach and former international player. Since 2019, he has been first team technical coach & head of player development at Blackburn Rovers.

1978

Aldo Montano

Italian fencer

Aldo Montano III is an Italian fencer and a five-time Olympic medalist.

1978

Neeti Mohan

Indian playback singer

Neeti Mohan Sharma is an Indian singer. She sings mainly in Hindi films, but has also sung in Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi and English. Born in Delhi, she was one of the winners of the Channel V's…

1979

Nate Parker

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Nate Parker is an American actor and filmmaker. He has appeared in Beyond the Lights, Red Tails, The Secret Life of Bees, The Great Debaters, Arbitrage, Non-Stop, Felon, and Pride.

1979

Hamza al-Ghamdi

Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (died 2001)

Hamza Salah Sa'id al-Ghamdi was a Saudi terrorist hijacker. He was one of five hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the 11 September attacks.

1980

Luke Chadwick

English footballer

Luke Harry Chadwick is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1980

Minori Chihara

Japanese voice actress and singer

Minori Chihara is a Japanese voice actress and singer who has had roles in several anime series. She is well known for her voice role as Yuki Nagato in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Leon in The iDOLM@STER,…

1980

François Duval

Belgian racing driver

François Duval is a Belgian rally driver.

1980

Denny Hamlin

American race car driver

James Dennis Alan Hamlin is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing. He also co-owns and…

1980

C. J. Wilson

American baseball player

Christopher John Wilson is an American auto racing team owner and former professional baseball pitcher. Wilson pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers from 2005 to 2011 and the Los Angeles Angels of…

1980

Mekia Cox

American actress and dancer

Mekia Cox is an American actress and dancer, known for her roles as Sasha in the CW drama 90210, Dr. Robin Charles in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med, Princess Tiana in Once Upon A Time, and Detective Nyla Harper in…

1981

Dianne dela Fuente

Filipino singer and actress

Dianne Meriam Soberano Manlosa Tiongson-Go, professionally known as Dianne dela Fuente, is a Filipino actress and singer.

1981

Nasim Pedrad

Iranian-American actress

Nasim Pedrad is an Iranian-born American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 2009 to 2014. She later went on to star in the Fox sitcoms…

1981

Vittoria Puccini

Italian actress

Vittoria Puccini is an Italian film and television actress.

1981

Christina Vidal

American actress and singer

Christina Vidal Mitchell is an American actress and singer. On television, she is known for starring in the sitcoms Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (1997–1998), Taina (2001–2002), and Primo (2023). Her film appearances…

1981

Justin Knapp

American Wikipedia editor

Justin Anthony Knapp, known online as Koavf, is an American former Wikipedia editor who was the first person to contribute more than one million edits to Wikipedia. As of May 2025, Knapp has made over 2.1 million edits…

1982

Damon Wayans Jr.

American actor and comedian

Damon Kyle Wayans Jr. is an American actor and comedian. He starred as Brad Williams in the ABC sitcom Happy Endings (2011–2013), for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award in 2012, and as Coach…

1982

Travis Buck

American baseball player

Travis George Buck is an American baseball coach and former professional outfielder, who is an assistant for the University of Oregon in Eugene. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics,…

1983

Jon Lech Johansen

Norwegian computer programmer and engineer, created DeCSS

Jon Lech Johansen, also known as DVD Jon, is a Norwegian programmer who has worked on reverse engineering data formats. He wrote the DeCSS software, which decodes the Content Scramble System used for DVD licensing…

1983

Ryohei Chiba

Japanese singer and dancer

W-inds is a Japanese pop boy band managed by Vision Factory and signed to the Pony Canyon label since 2000. The group consists of Ryohei Chiba and Keita Tachibana; Ryuichi Ogata left the group in 2020. Tachibana is the…

1984

Enar Jääger

Estonian footballer

Enar Jääger is an Estonian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

1984

Allyson Felix

American sprinter

Allyson Michelle Felix is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. Over 200 metres, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2005–2009), and a…

1985

Jake Abel

American actor

Jacob Allen Abel is an American actor. He has appeared in the film adaptations of the young adult novels Percy Jackson (2010–2013), I Am Number Four (2011), and The Host (2013), along with portraying musician Mike Love…

1987

Cal Clutterbuck

Canadian ice hockey player

Cal William Clutterbuck is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Playing as a right winger, he was drafted 72nd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2006 NHL entry draft. He played for the Wild and New York…

1987

Yoon Park

South Korean actor

Yoon Park is a South Korean actor.

1987

Jeffrey Jordan

American basketball player

Jeffrey Michael Jordan is an American former basketball player who played for the University of Illinois and the University of Central Florida. The oldest child of basketball player Michael Jordan, he is the cofounder…

1988

Michael Roach

American soccer player

Michael Roach is an American soccer player.

1988

Marie-Josée Ta Lou

Ivorian sprinter

Gonezie Marie Josée Dominique Ta Lou-Smith is an Ivorian sprinter competing in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is a two-time World Championships medalist and is the African record holder in the 100 m.

1988

Marc Albrighton

English footballer

Marc Kevin Albrighton is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger or wing-back.

1989

Lu Jiajing

Chinese tennis player

Lu Jiajing is a Chinese tennis player. On 18 March 2019, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 162. On 29 June 2015, she peaked at No. 139 in the doubles rankings.

1989

Arnett Moultrie

American basketball player

Arnett Nathaniel Moultrie is an American professional basketball player for the Pioneros de Los Mochis of the CIBACOPA. He played college basketball with the UTEP Miners and Mississippi State Bulldogs.

1990

Ahmed Kelly

Iraqi-Australian swimmer

Ahmed Kelly is an Iraqi-born Australian Paralympic swimmer. He has competed at four Paralympics Games, winning two silver medals.

1991

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn

Thai tennis player

Noppawan "Nok" Lertcheewakarn is a former professional Thai tennis player. At 2009 Wimbledon Championships, she won the junior singles title. She reached career-high WTA rankings of 149 in singles and 97 in doubles.

1991

Jameson Taillon

Canadian-American baseball player

Jameson Lee Taillon is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees.

1991

Nathan Kress

American actor and director

Nathan Karl Kress is an American actor. He began his career at the age of three, appearing in television commercials and providing the voices of Easy and Tough Pup in the comedy-drama film Babe: Pig in the City (1998).…

1992

Henry Martín

Mexican footballer

Henry Josué Martín Mex is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club América, which he captains.

1992

Quincy Miller

American basketball player

Quincy Cortez Miller-Scott is an American professional basketball player who last played for the San Miguel Beermen of the East Asia Super League (EASL) and the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played for the…

1992

Steven Skrzybski

German footballer

Steven Skrzybski is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.

1992

Joe Thuney

American football player

Joseph Thuney is an American professional football guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, and was selected by the New England Patriots in…

1992

Akiyuki Hashimoto

Japanese sprinter

Akiyuki Hashimoto is a Japanese sprinter.

1994

Danka Kovinić

Montenegrin tennis player

Danka Kovinić is a Montenegrin tennis player.

1994

Bernhard Luxbacher

Austrian footballer

Bernhard Luxbacher is an Austrian footballer who plays for First Vienna.

1994

Akram Afif

Qatari footballer

Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.

1996

Christian Kirk

American football player

Christian Davon Kirk is an American professional football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was selected by the…

1996

Jacob Bryson

Canadian ice hockey player

Jacob Bryson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 99th overall in the 2017 NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres,…

1997

Shea Langeliers

American baseball player

Shea Ryan Langeliers is an American professional baseball catcher for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. He played college baseball for the Baylor Bears.

1997

Robert Sánchez

Spanish footballer

Robert Lynch Sánchez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Chelsea and the Spain national team.

1997

Caleb Williams

American football player

Caleb Williams is an American professional football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Following one season of college football with the Oklahoma Sooners, he played for the USC…

2001

Patrick Baldwin Jr.

American basketball player

Patrick O'Neal Baldwin Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He…

2002

Luka Romero

Mexican-Argentine footballer

Luka Romero Bezzana is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. Born in Mexico, he represented Argentina at the youth international level.

2004

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