Famous Birthdays on November 19

Q: Who was born on November 19?

Famous people born on November 19 include: Frederick I, Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (died 1526), Pier Luigi Farnese, Robert Sidney, Charles I of England.

Q: What is Larry King known for?

Larry King, American journalist and talk show host (died 2021)

1933 — Larry King

American journalist and talk show host (died 2021)

November 19 has seen 259 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1417 – 1999. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · November 19 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 259 people 1417 – 1999

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He was a WMBM radio interviewer in the Miami area in the 1950s and 1960s

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Beginning in 1978, King gained national prominence as host of The Larry King Show, an all-night nationwide call-in radio program heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System

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From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN

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King hosted Larry King Now from 2012 to 2020, which aired on Hulu, Ora TV, and RT America

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He hosted Politicking with Larry King, a weekly political talk show, on the same three channels from 2013 to 2020

Frederick I

Count Palatine of Simmern (died 1480)

Frederick I, the Hunsrücker was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1459 until 1480.

1417

Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (died 1526)

Emperor Go-Kashiwabara was the 104th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from November 16, 1500, to May 19, 1526. His personal name was Katsuhito (勝仁). His reign marked the…

1464

Pier Luigi Farnese

Duke of Parma (died 1547)

Pier Luigi Farnese was the first Duke of Castro from 1537 to 1545 and the first Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1547. He was the illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. He became a soldier and…

1503

Robert Sidney

1st Earl of Leicester, English poet and politician (died 1626)

Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, was an English courtier, soldier, and landowner. He was chamberlain to Anne of Denmark.

1563

Charles I of England

Scotland, and Ireland (died 1649)

Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

1600

Lieuwe van Aitzema

Dutch historian and diplomat (died 1669)

Lieuwe (Leo) van Aitzema was a Dutch historian, diplomat, bon viveur, libertine and spy.

1600

Eustache Le Sueur

French painter and educator (died 1655)

Eustache Le Sueur or Lesueur was a French artist and one of the founders of the French Academy of Painting. He is known primarily for his paintings of religious subjects. He was a leading exponent of the neoclassical…

1617

Jean-Antoine Nollet

French priest and physicist (died 1770)

Jean-Antoine Nollet was a French clergyman and physicist who conducted a number of experiments with electricity and discovered osmosis. As a deacon in the Catholic Church, he was also known as Abbé Nollet.

1700

Mikhail Lomonosov

Russian physicist, chemist, astronomer, and geographer (died 1765)

Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the law of…

1711

Leopold Auenbrugger

Austrian physician (died 1809)

Josef Leopold Auenbrugger or Avenbrugger, also known as Leopold von Auenbrugger, was an Austrian physician who invented percussion as a diagnostic technique. On the strength of this discovery, he is considered one of…

1722

Benjamin Chew

American lawyer and judge (died 1810)

Benjamin Chew was an American lawyer and judge who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of Pennsylvania and later the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Born into a Quaker family, Chew was known…

1722

George Rogers Clark

American general (died 1818)

George Rogers Clark was an American military officer and surveyor from Virginia who became the highest-ranking Patriot military officer on the northwestern frontier during the Revolutionary War. He served as leader of…

1752

Filippo Castagna

Maltese politician (died 1830)

Filippo Castagna was a Maltese politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

1765

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Danish sculptor and academic (died 1844)

Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor and medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a working-class Danish/Icelandic family,…

1770

Solomon Foot

American lawyer and politician (died 1866)

Solomon T. Foot was an American politician and attorney. He held numerous offices during his career, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, State's Attorney for Rutland County, member of the United…

1802

Ferdinand de Lesseps

French diplomat and engineer, developed the Suez Canal (died 1894)

Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps was a French Orientalist diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869, joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times between Europe…

1805

Janez Bleiweis

Slovenian journalist, physician, and politician (died 1881)

Janez Bleiweis was a Slovene conservative politician, journalist, physician, veterinarian, and public figure. He was the leader of the so-called Old Slovene political movement. Already during his lifetime, he was called…

1808

Karl Schwarz

German theologian and politician (died 1885)

Karl Schwarz was a German Protestant theologian.

1812

Rani Lakshmibai

Indian queen (died 1858)

The Rani of Jhansi, also known as Rani Lakshmibai, was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The queen consort of the princely state of Jhansi from 1843 to 1853, she assumed its leadership after…

1828

James A. Garfield

American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (died 1881)

James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine…

1831

Wilhelm Dilthey

German psychologist, sociologist, and historian (died 1911)

Wilhelm Dilthey was a German historian, psychologist, sociologist, and hermeneutic philosopher, who held Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's Chair in Philosophy at the University of Berlin. As a polymathic philosopher,…

1833

Georg Hermann Quincke

German physicist and academic (died 1924)

Georg Hermann Quincke was a German physicist.

1834

Richard Avenarius

German-Swiss philosopher and academic (died 1896)

Richard Heinrich Ludwig Avenarius was a French-born German-Swiss philosopher. He formulated the radical positivist doctrine of "empirical criticism" or empirio-criticism.

1843

C. X. Larrabee

American businessman (died 1914)

Charles Xavier Larrabee was an American businessman and a co-founder of the town of Fairhaven, Washington. Later in life, Larrabee and his wife Frances donated much land for civic purposes, including schools and parks,…

1843

Agnes Giberne

Indian-English astronomer and author (died 1939)

Agnes Giberne was a British novelist and scientific writer. Her fiction was typical of Victorian evangelical fiction with moral or religious themes for children. She also wrote books on science for young people, a…

1845

Gina Oselio

Norwegian opera singer (died 1937).

Gina Oselio was a Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano. Her signature role was the title heroine in Georges Bizet's Carmen. Oselio was sponsored by Oscar II who he gave her the title of "hofsangerinde", and she was the only…

1858

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

Russian composer, conductor, and educator (died 1935)

Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov was a Russian and Soviet composer, conductor and teacher. His music ranged from the late-Romantic era into the 20th century era.

1859

Billy Sunday

American baseball player and evangelist (died 1935)

William Ashley Sunday was an American evangelist and professional baseball outfielder. He played for eight seasons in the National League before becoming the most influential American preacher during the first two…

1862

Elizabeth McCombs

the first woman elected to the Parliament of New Zealand (died 1935)

Elizabeth Reid McCombs was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party who in 1933 became the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament. New Zealand women gained the right to vote in 1893, though were not…

1873

Mikhail Kalinin

Russian civil servant and politician, 1st Head of State of The Soviet Union (died 1946)

Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin was a Soviet politician and Russian Old Bolshevik revolutionary who served as the nominal head of state of the Soviet Union from 1919 until his resignation in 1946. From 1926 until his death,…

1875

Tatyana Afanasyeva

Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (died 1964)

Tatyana Alexeyevna Afanasyeva-Ehrenfest was a Russian-Dutch mathematician and physicist who made contributions to the fields of statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics with her husband Paul Ehrenfest.

1876

Giuseppe Volpi

Italian businessman and politician, founded the Venice Film Festival (died 1947)

Giuseppe Volpi, 1st Count of Misurata was an Italian businessman and politician.

1877

Ned Sparks

Canadian-American actor and singer (died 1957)

Ned Sparks was a Canadian character actor of the American stage and screen. He was known for his deadpan expression, frequently sarcastic characters and a comically nasal, monotone delivery.

1883

James B. Sumner

American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955)

James Batcheller Sumner was an American biochemist. He discovered that enzymes can be crystallized, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 with John Howard Northrop and Wendell Meredith Stanley. He was…

1887

José Raúl Capablanca

Cuban-American chess player and theologian (died 1942)

José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was the third world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he was widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play.

1888

Clifton Webb

American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1966)

Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck, known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, including Blithe…

1889

Thomas Clay

English footballer and coach (died 1949)

Thomas Clay was a professional footballer who played fullback for Leicester Fosse, Tottenham Hotspur and England during the 1910s and 1920s.

1892

Huw T. Edwards

Welsh poet and politician (died 1970)

Huw Thomas Edwards MBE was a Welsh trade union leader and politician.

1892

René Voisin

French trumpet player (died 1952)

René Louis Gabriel Voisin, was a French trumpeter and a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra trumpet section for 24 years. He was also father and teacher to Roger Voisin, the trumpet player and pedagogue who would…

1893

Américo Tomás

Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (died 1987)

Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tomás was a Portuguese Navy officer and politician who served as the president of Portugal from 1958 to 1974. He was the last president of the authoritarian and corporatist Estado Novo.

1894

Louise Dahl-Wolfe

American photographer (died 1989)

Louise Emma Augusta Dahl-Wolfe was an American photographer. She is known primarily for her work for Harper's Bazaar, in association with fashion editor Diana Vreeland. At Harper's Bazaar she pioneered a new standard in…

1895

Evert van Linge

Dutch footballer and architect (died 1964)

Evert van Linge was a Dutch footballer who earned 13 caps for the Dutch national side between 1919 and 1926, scoring three goals. He also participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He played for Be Quick 1887 and SC…

1895

Quentin Roosevelt

American lieutenant and pilot (died 1918)

Quentin Roosevelt I was the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt. Inspired by his father and siblings, he joined the United States Army Air Service where he became a pursuit pilot during…

1897

Klement Jug

Slovenian philosopher and mountaineer (died 1924)

Klement Jug was a Slovene philosopher, essayist and mountaineer who died while climbing Mount Triglav. Although he did not publish many works during his lifetime, he became one of the most influential thinkers of the…

1898

Arthur R. von Hippel

German-American physicist and academic (died 2003)

Arthur Robert von Hippel was a German American materials scientist and physicist. Von Hippel was a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials, and semiconductors and was a codeveloper…

1898

Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei

Iranian religious leader and scholar (died 1992)

Abu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei was a major Iranian-Iraqi Shia marja who lead the dean of the Hawza of Najaf. Khoei was widely considered the most influential Twelver Shia Muslim scholar of his time.

1899

Allen Tate

American poet and critic (died 1979)

John Orley Allen Tate, known professionally as Allen Tate, was an American poet, essayist, social commentator, and poet laureate from 1943 to 1944. Among his best known works are the poems "Ode to the Confederate Dead"…

1899

Bunny Ahearne

Irish-English ice hockey player and manager (died 1985)

John Francis "Bunny" Ahearne was a British ice hockey administrator and businessman. He served rotating terms as president and vice-president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) from 1951 to 1975, and was…

1900

Mikhail Lavrentyev

Russian mathematician and hydrodynamicist (died 1980)

Mikhail Alekseyevich Lavrentyev was a Soviet mathematician and hydrodynamicist.

1900

Anna Seghers

German author and politician (died 1983)

Anna Reiling, known by the pen name Anna Seghers, was a German writer. She was notable for exploring and depicting the moral experience of the Second World War. Born into a Jewish family and married to a Hungarian…

1900

Nina Bari

Russian mathematician (died 1961)

Nina Karlovna Bari was a Soviet mathematician known for her work on trigonometric series. She is also well-known for two textbooks, Higher Algebra and The Theory of Series.

1901

Nathan Freudenthal Leopold

Jr., American murderer (died 1971)

Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb, together known as Leopold and Loeb, were two American murderers who kidnapped and killed 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on May 21,…

1904

Eleanor Audley

American actress (died 1991)

Eleanor Audley was an American actress with a distinctive voice and a diverse body of work. She played Oliver Douglas's mom, Eunice Douglas, on the CBS sitcom Green Acres (1965–1969), and provided two Disney animated…

1905

Tommy Dorsey

American trombonist, composer and bandleader (died 1956)

Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. His…

1905

Franz Schädle

German SS officer (died 1945)

Franz Schädle was the last commander of Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard, from 5 January 1945 until his death on 2 May 1945.

1906

Hans Liska

Austrian-German artist (died 1983)

Hans Liska was an Austrian artist, painter, commercial artist and illustrator.

1907

Jack Schaefer

American author (died 1991)

Jack Warner Schaefer was an American writer known for his Westerns. His best-known works are the 1949 novel Shane, considered the greatest western novel by the Western Writers of America, and the 1964 children's book…

1907

Peter Drucker

Austrian-American theorist, educator, and author (died 2005).

Peter Ferdinand Drucker was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern management theory. He was also a leader…

1909

Carlos López Moctezuma

Mexican actor (died 1980).

Carlos López Moctezuma Pineda was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1938 and 1980. He starred in the film Happiness, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.

1909

Adrian Conan Doyle

English race car driver, author, and explorer (died 1970)

Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle was the youngest son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his second wife Jean, Lady Doyle or Lady Conan Doyle. He had two siblings, sister Jean Conan Doyle and brother Denis, as well as two…

1910

Bernard Joseph McLaughlin

American bishop (died 2015)

Bernard Joseph McLaughlin was an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo and also held the titular see of Mottola.

1912

George Emil Palade

Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)

George Emil Palade was a Romanian-American cell biologist. In 1974 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve. The prize was granted for his innovations in…

1912

Robert Simpson

American meteorologist and author (died 2014)

Robert H. Simpson was an American meteorologist, hurricane specialist, first director of the National Hurricane Research Project (NHRP) from 1955 to 1959, and a former director (1967–1974) of the National Hurricane…

1912

Earl Wilbur Sutherland

Jr., American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974)

Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr. was an American pharmacologist and biochemist born in Burlingame, Kansas. Sutherland won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1971 "for his discoveries concerning the mechanisms of the…

1915

Indira Gandhi

Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India (died 1984)

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as the prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. She was India's first and only female prime…

1917

Gillo Pontecorvo

Italian director and screenwriter (died 2006)

Gilberto Pontecorvo Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian filmmaker associated with the political cinema movement of the 1960s and '70s. He is best known for directing the landmark war docudrama The Battle of…

1919

Alan Young

English-Canadian actor, singer, and director (died 2016)

Alan Young was a British–born actor. Young is best known for portraying Wilbur Post in the television comedy Mister Ed (1961–1966) and voicing Disney's Scrooge McDuck for over 40 years, beginning in the 1974 Disneyland…

1919

Gene Tierney

American actress and singer (died 1991)

Gene Eliza Tierney was an American stage and film actress. Tierney was a prominent leading lady during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She starred as Laura Hunt in Otto Preminger's Laura (1944), a film noir classic, and as…

1920

Roy Campanella

American baseball player and coach (died 1993)

Roy Campanella, nicknamed "Campy", was an American professional baseball player, primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played in the Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before entering the minor…

1921

Peter Ruckman

American pastor and educator (died 2016)

Peter Sturges Ruckman was an American Independent Baptist pastor, author, Bible teacher, and founder of the Pensacola Bible Institute in Pensacola, Florida.

1921

Salil Chowdhury

Indian director, playwright, and composer (died 1995)

Salil Chowdhury was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This includes over 75…

1922

Yuri Knorozov

Ukrainian-Russian linguist, epigrapher, and ethnographer (died 1999)

Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov was a Soviet and Russian linguist, epigraphist, and ethnologist. He is best known for the key role he played in the decipherment of the Maya script, the writing system of the Maya…

1922

Rajko Mitić

Serbian footballer and coach (died 2008)

Rajko Mitić was a Serbian footballer, coach, executive and journalist.

1922

Louis D. Rubin

Jr., American author, critic, and academic (died 2013)

Louis Decimus Rubin Jr. was a noted American literary critic, writer, teacher, and publisher. He is credited with helping to establish Southern literature as a recognized area of study within the field of American…

1923

Jane Freilicher

American painter and poet (died 2014)

Jane Freilicher was an American representational painter of urban and country scenes from her homes in lower Manhattan and Water Mill, Long Island. She was a member of the informal New York School beginning in the…

1924

William Russell

English actor (died 2024)

William Russell Enoch was an English actor who performed as both Russell Enoch and William Russell. His career on stage and screen spanned over seven decades and he first achieved prominence in the title role of the…

1924

Knut Steen

Norwegian-Italian sculptor (died 2011)

Knut Steen was a Norwegian sculptor. Steen lived in Sandefjord for most of his life and dedicated works such as the Whaler's Monument to the city. Many of his sculptures may also be seen at Midtåsen Sculpture Park, a…

1924

Margaret Turner-Warwick

English physician and academic (died 2017)

Dame Margaret Elizabeth Turner-Warwick was a British medical doctor and thoracic specialist. She was the first woman president of the Royal College of Physicians (1989–1992) and, later, chairman of the Royal Devon and…

1924

Zygmunt Bauman

Polish-English sociologist, historian, and academic (died 2017)

Zygmunt Bauman was a Polish–British sociologist and philosopher. He was driven out of the Polish People's Republic during the 1968 Polish political crisis and forced to give up his Polish citizenship. He emigrated to…

1925

Jeane Kirkpatrick

American academic and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2006)

Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick was an American diplomat and political scientist who played a major role in the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration. An ardent anti-Communist, she was a longtime Democrat who…

1926

Pino Rauti

Italian journalist and politician (died 2012)

Giuseppe Umberto "Pino" Rauti was an Italian neo-fascist politician who was a leading figure of the Italian far-right for many years. Involved in active politics since 1948, he was one of founders and for many years the…

1926

Barry Reckord

Jamaican playwright and screenwriter (died 2011)

Barrington John Reckord, known as Barry Reckord, was a Jamaican playwright, one of the earliest Caribbean writers to make a contribution to theatre in Britain. His brother was the actor and director Lloyd Reckord, with…

1926

Dara Singh

Indian wrestler, actor, and politician (died 2012)

Dara Singh was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and politician. Widely regarded as one of India's greatest wrestlers, Singh earned international recognition during the 1950s and 1960s for his victories in both…

1928

Norman Cantor

Canadian-American historian and scholar (died 2004)

Norman Frank Cantor was a Canadian-American medievalist. Known for his accessible writing and engaging narrative style, Cantor's books were among the most widely read treatments of medieval history in English. He…

1929

Kurt Nielsen

Danish tennis player, referee, and sportscaster (died 2011)

Kurt Nielsen was a Danish tennis player. He was born in Copenhagen, and was the first Danish tennis player ever to have played in a men's singles final in a Grand Slam tournament.

1930

Eleanor F. Helin

American astronomer (died 2009)

Eleanor Francis "Glo" Helin was an American astronomer. She was principal investigator of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) program of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

1932

Jerry Sheindlin

American judge and author

Gerald Sheindlin is an American author, television personality, jurist and attorney. He spent many years as a trial judge serving the New York Supreme Court.

1933

Kurt Hamrin

Swedish footballer and scout (died 2024)

Kurt Roland "Kurre" Hamrin was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a winger. He began his career in his home country with AIK, but later played for several Italian clubs, most notably Fiorentina, with whom…

1934

Valentin Ivanov

Russian footballer and manager (died 2011)

Valentin Kozmich Ivanov was a Russian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup, and the co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer.

1934

David Lloyd-Jones

English conductor (died 2022)

David Matthias Lloyd-Jones was a British conductor who specialised in British and Russian music. In 1978 he was a co-founder of Opera North, conducting 50 productions during the 12 years he was there, and was also an…

1934

Rashad Khalifa

Egyptian-American biochemist and scholar (died 1990)

Rashad Khalifa was an Egyptian-American biochemist, closely associated with the United Submitters International (USI), an organization that promotes the practice and study of "Quran, the Whole Quran, and Nothing But the…

1935

Jack Welch

American engineer, businessman, and author (died 2020)

John Francis Welch Jr. was an American business executive. He was chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) between 1981 and 2001. During his twenty-year tenure, GE's market value grew from $14 billion to $600 billion,…

1935

Dick Cavett

American actor and talk show host

Richard Alva Cavett is an American television personality, comedian and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States from the 1960s through the 2000s.

1936

Ray Collins

American singer (died 2012)

Ray Collins was an American musician. He is best known for being an original member of the Mothers of Invention and the primary lead vocalist on their earliest albums.

1936

Yuan T. Lee

Taiwanese-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Yuan Tseh Lee is a Taiwanese physical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986 for his contributions to the development of reaction dynamics.

1936

Ljubiša Samardžić

Serbian actor and director (died 2017)

Ljubiša Samardžić, nicknamed Smoki, was a Serbian actor and director, best known as Šurda in the Vruć vetar TV series, and Inspector Boško Simić in the comedy crime series Policajac sa Petlovog brda and film of the same…

1936

Penelope Leach

English psychologist and author

Penelope Jane Leach is a British psychologist who researches and writes extensively on parenting issues from a child development perspective.

1937

Len Killeen

South African rugby league player (died 2011)

Leonard Michael Anthony "Len"/"Lenny The Lion" Killeen was a South African basketball player, rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.

1938

Frank Misson

Australian cricketer (died 2024)

Francis Michael Misson was an Australian cricketer who played in five Tests from December 1960 to June 1961. He played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1958–59 to 1963–64.

1938

Ted Turner

American businessman and philanthropist, founded Turner Broadcasting System (died 2026)

Robert Edward Turner III was an American businessman, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, and WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept…

1938

Emil Constantinescu

Romanian academic and politician, 3rd President of Romania

Emil Constantinescu is a Romanian professor and politician, who served as the president of Romania from 1996 to 2000.

1939

Tom Harkin

American lawyer and politician

Thomas Richard Harkin is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for…

1939

Jane Mansbridge

American political scientist and academic

Jane Jebb Mansbridge is an American political scientist. She is the Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

1939

Warren "Pete" Moore

American singer-songwriter and record producer (died 2017)

Warren Thomas "Pete" Moore was an American singer-songwriter and record producer, notable as the bass singer for Motown group the Miracles from 1955 onwards, and was one of the group's original members. He is also a…

1939

Richard Zare

American chemist and academic

Richard Neil Zare is the Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science and a Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University. Throughout his career, Zare has made a considerable impact in physical chemistry and…

1939

Gary Gruber

author and expert on test-prep (died 2019)

Gary R. Gruber was an American theoretical physicist, educator, and author who wrote books and software programs for test preparation. His work focused on test-taking and critical thinking skills. His writings included…

1940

Dan Haggerty

American actor and producer (died 2016)

Daniel Francis Haggerty was an American actor who was best known for playing the title role in the film and television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.

1941

Tommy Thompson

American captain and politician, 42nd Governor of Wisconsin, 19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

Tommy George Thompson is an American politician who served as the 19th United States secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2005 in the cabinet of President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party,…

1941

Roland Clift

English engineer and academic

Roland Clift is a chemical engineering professor widely known for his work and media contributions on the topic of sustainability.

1942

Larry Gilbert

American golfer (died 1998)

Lawrence Allen Gilbert Sr. was an American professional golfer. He is best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one of the major championships on the Senior PGA Tour.

1942

Calvin Klein

American fashion designer, founded Calvin Klein Inc.

Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that later became Calvin Klein. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery.

1942

Sharon Olds

American poet and academic

Sharon Olds is an American poet. She won the first San Francisco State University Poetry Center Award in 1980, the 1984 National Book Critics Circle Award, and the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She teaches creative…

1942

Fred Lipsius

American saxophonist and educator

Fred Lipsius is an American musician who is the original saxophonist and arranger for the jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears, for which he played alto saxophone and piano. He was with the band from 1967 to 1971 and has…

1943

Aurelio Monteagudo

Cuban-American baseball player and manager (died 1990)

Aurelio Faustino Monteagudo Cintra, nicknamed "Monty", was a right-handed screwball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. He was the son of former big-leaguer René Monteagudo.

1943

Agnes Baltsa

Greek soprano and actress

Agni Baltsa is a leading Greek mezzo-soprano singer.

1944

Dennis Hull

Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Dennis William Hull was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played most of his career for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. He was the brother of Bobby Hull and uncle of Brett Hull…

1944

Hans Monderman

Dutch engineer (died 2008)

Hans Monderman was a Dutch road traffic engineer and innovator. He was recognised for radically challenging the criteria used to evaluate engineering solutions for street design. His work compelled transportation…

1945

Bobby Tolan

American baseball player and manager

Robert Tolan is an American former professional baseball center fielder / right fielder, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965–1968), Cincinnati Reds (1969–1973), San…

1945

Bob Boone

American baseball player and manager

Robert Raymond Boone is an American former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who was a four-time All-Star.

1947

Anfinn Kallsberg

Faroese politician, 10th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 2024)

Anfinn Kallsberg was a Faroese politician who was prime minister and leader of the People's Party. First elected to the Faroese parliament in 1980 and consecutively thereafter, Kallsberg served as Fisheries Minister…

1947

Lamar S. Smith

American lawyer and politician

Lamar Seeligson Smith is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 21st congressional district for 16 terms, a district including most of the wealthier…

1947

Raymond Blanc

French chef and author

Raymond Blanc OBE is a French chef. Blanc is the chef at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a hotel-restaurant in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England. The restaurant has two Michelin stars and scored 9/10 in the Good Food…

1949

Ahmad Rashad

American football player and sportscaster

Ahmad Rashad is an American sportscaster and former professional football wide receiver. He was the fourth overall selection of the 1972 NFL draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known as Bobby Moore before…

1949

Peter Biyiasas

Greek-Canadian chess player

Peter Biyiasas is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He was Canadian champion in 1972 and 1975, represented Canada with success on four Olympiad teams, and played in two Interzonals. He moved to the United States in 1979,…

1950

Charles Falconer

Baron Falconer of Thoroton, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, is a British Labour politician, peer and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 2003 to 2007.

1951

Robert Beltran

American actor

Robert Adame Beltran is an American actor known for his role as Commander Chakotay on the 1990s television series Star Trek: Voyager. He is also known for stage acting in California, and for playing Raoul Mendoza in the…

1953

Tom Villard

American actor (died 1994)

Thomas Louis Villard was an American actor. He played one of the leading roles in the 1980s television sitcom We Got It Made, as well as roles in the feature films Grease 2, One Crazy Summer, Heartbreak Ridge, My Girl,…

1953

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Egyptian field marshal and politician, 6th President of Egypt

Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has served as the 6th president of Egypt since 2014.

1954

Réjean Lemelin

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Réjean M. "Reggie" Lemelin is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and coach. Lemelin played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames and Boston Bruins. He is perhaps…

1954

Kathleen Quinlan

American actress

Kathleen Denise Quinlan is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in the 1977 film of the novel I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and her Golden Globe and…

1954

Sam Hamm

American screenwriter and producer

Sam Hamm is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. Hamm is known for writing the initial drafts of the screenplay for Batman (1989) before those duties were handed over to Warren Skaaren. He also received a…

1955

Eileen Collins

American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Eileen Marie Collins is an American retired NASA astronaut and Air Force colonel. A flight instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle…

1956

Ann Curry

Guamanian-American journalist

Ann Curry is an American retired journalist, who has been a reporter for more than 45 years, focused on war zones and natural disasters. She has reported from wars in Kosovo, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Afghanistan,…

1956

Glynnis O'Connor

American actress

Glynnis O'Connor is an American actress. She made her big-screen debut starring in the 1973 romantic drama film, Jeremy. She later starred in the short-lived CBS drama series Sons and Daughters (1974) and the television…

1956

Sergiy Vilkomir

Ukrainian-born computer scientist (died 2020)

Sergiy A. Vilkomir was a Ukrainian-born computer scientist.

1956

Ofra Haza

Israeli singer-songwriter and actress (died 2000)

Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress, commonly known in the Western world as "the Madonna of the East", or "the Israeli Madonna". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-soprano. In 2023,…

1957

Tom Virtue

American actor

Tom Virtue is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the television series Even Stevens (2000–2003) and The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013).

1957

Isabella Blow

English magazine editor (died 2007)

Isabella Blow was an English magazine editor. She was mentor to Philip Treacy, and is credited with discovering the models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl, and fashion designer Alexander McQueen, beginning when she…

1958

Algirdas Butkevičius

Lithuanian sergeant and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Lithuania

Algirdas Butkevičius is a Lithuanian politician and was Prime Minister of Lithuania, serving between 2012 and 2016. He also served as the Minister of Finance from 2004 to 2005 and the Minister of Transport and…

1958

Terrence C. Carson

American actor and singer

Terrence "T.C." Carson is an American actor known for his performances across television, film, stage, and video games. He is best known for portraying Kyle Barker on the Fox sitcom, Living Single, and is the original…

1958

Annette Gordon-Reed

American historian, author, and academic

Annette Gordon-Reed is an American historian and law professor. She is currently the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University and a professor of history in the university's Faculty of Arts & Sciences. She…

1958

Charlie Kaufman

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Charles Stuart Kaufman is an American filmmaker and novelist. His work is distinguished by postmodernist and surrealist storytelling, with many critics considering him an auteur. Getting his start as a television…

1958

Michael Wilbon

American sportscaster and journalist

Michael Ray Wilbon is an American host and commentator for ESPN and former sportswriter and columnist for The Washington Post. He has co-hosted Pardon the Interruption on ESPN since 2001 and is also an analyst.

1958

Robert Barron

American bishop, author, and theologian

Robert Emmet Patrick Barron is an American Catholic theologian who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester since 2022. He served as rector at Mundelein Seminary from 2012 to 2015 and as auxiliary bishop…

1959

Jo Bonner

American politician

Josiah Robins Bonner Jr. is an American academic administrator and former politician who currently serves as the fourth president of the University of South Alabama. He was previously the U.S. representative for…

1959

Allison Janney

American actress

Allison Brooks Janney is an American actress. Known for her performances across the screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award,…

1959

Miss Elizabeth

American wrestler and manager (died 2003)

Elizabeth Ann Hulette, best known in professional wrestling as Miss Elizabeth, was an American professional wrestling manager, occasional professional wrestler, and professional wrestling TV announcer. She gained…

1960

Matt Sorum

American drummer, songwriter, and producer

Matthew William Sorum is an American drummer. He is best known as both a former member of the hard rock band The Cult, Guns N' Roses, with whom he recorded three studio albums, and as a member of the supergroup Velvet…

1960

Jim L. Mora

American football player and coach

James Lawrence Mora is an American football coach who is the head coach at Colorado State University. He recently was the head coach at the University of Connecticut for four seasons and at UCLA from 2012 to 2017. Prior…

1961

Meg Ryan

American actress and producer

Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, known professionally as Meg Ryan, is an American actress. Known for playing quirky, charismatic women since the late 1980s, Ryan is particularly recognized for her leading roles in…

1961

Pernille Svarre

Danish athlete

Pernille Svarre is a Danish athlete who has specialized in triathlon and modern pentathlon. She competed in the modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and has been Danish modern pentathlon…

1961

Jodie Foster

American actress, director, and producer

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster started her career as a child actor before establishing herself as a leading actress in film. As a performer, she is known for her…

1962

Sean Parnell

American lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Alaska

Sean Randall Parnell is an American attorney and politician who was the tenth governor of Alaska from 2009 to 2014. He succeeded Sarah Palin in July 2009 and was elected to a full term as governor in 2010. In 2014, he…

1962

Dodie Boy Peñalosa

Filipino boxer and trainer

Diosdado "Dodie Boy" Peñalosa is a Filipino former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1995. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior-flyweight…

1962

Terry Farrell

American actress

Theresa Farrell is an American actress and fashion model. She is best known for her roles as Jadzia Dax in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and as Regina "Reggie" Kostas in the comedy series Becker.

1963

Jon Potter

English-American field hockey player

Jonathan Nicholas Mark Potter is a former field hockey player who was a member of the gold-winning Great Britain squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. After his playing career he became the managing director of…

1963

Fred Diamond

American-English mathematician and academic

Fred Irvin Diamond is a mathematician, known for his role in proving the modularity theorem for elliptic curves. His research interest is in modular forms and Galois representations.

1964

Vincent Herring

American saxophonist and flute player

Vincent Dwyne Herring is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer, and educator. Known for his fiery and soulful playing in the bands of Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, and Nat Adderley in the earlier stages of…

1964

Phil Hughes

Irish footballer and coach

Philip Anthony Hughes is a Northern Ireland former international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1964

Jung Jin-young

South Korean actor

Jung Jin-young is a South Korean actor. He has starred in numerous films, including Hi! Dharma! (2001), Bunt (2007), and The Case of Itaewon Homicide (2009). Jung is best known for his frequent collaborations with…

1964

Eric Musselman

American basketball player and coach

Eric Musselman is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Southern California. He is the former head coach at the University of Arkansas, University of Nevada, Reno, the…

1964

Nicholas Patrick

English-American engineer and astronaut

Nicholas James MacDonald Patrick, is a British-American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. His flight on the 2006 Discovery STS-116 mission made him the fourth person born in the United Kingdom to go into space.

1964

Laurent Blanc

French footballer and manager

Laurent Robert Blanc is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He last managed Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad. He has the nickname Le Président, which was given to him…

1965

Douglas Henshall

Scottish actor

Douglas James Henshall is a Scottish television, film and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Professor Nick Cutter in the science fiction series Primeval (2007–2011) and Detective Inspector Jimmy Pérez in…

1965

Jason Pierce

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jason Andrew Pierce is an English musician. Currently the frontman and sole permanent member of the band Spiritualized, he previously co-fronted the alternative rock band Spacemen 3 with Peter Kember from 1982 until…

1965

Paulo S. L. M. Barreto

Brazilian cryptographer and academic

Paulo Licciardi Barreto is a Brazilian-American cryptographer and one of the designers of the Whirlpool hash function and the block ciphers Anubis and KHAZAD, together with Vincent Rijmen. He has also co-authored a…

1965

Paul Weitz

American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright

Paul John Weitz is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is the older brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz. Together they worked on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; for the latter, they were both…

1965

Shmuley Boteach

American rabbi and author

Jacob Shmuel Boteach, also known as Rabbi Shmuley, is an American rabbi, author, and media host.

1966

Gail Devers

American sprinter and hurdler

Yolanda Gail Devers is an American retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 metres, 60 m hurdles, 100 m and 100 m hurdles. One of the greatest and most decorated female sprinters of all time, she was the…

1966

Rocco DiSpirito

American chef and author

Rocco DiSpirito is an American chef and reality television personality based in New York City, known for starring in the series The Restaurant.

1966

Kakhaber Kacharava

Georgian footballer and manager

Kakhaber Kacharava is a Georgian football coach and a former player, currently in charge of Erovnuli Liga 2 side Odishi 1919.

1966

Jason Scott Lee

American actor and martial artist

Jason Scott Lee is an American actor and martial artist. He played Mowgli in Disney's 1994 live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book and Bruce Lee in the 1993 martial arts film Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.

1966

Randi Kaye

American journalist

Randi Kaye is an American television news journalist working for CNN. She is based in New York and serves as an investigative reporter for Anderson Cooper 360°.

1967

Anja Vanrobaeys

Belgian politician

Anja M. M. G. Vanrobaeys is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit, she has represented East Flanders since June 2019.

1968

Philippe Adams

Belgian race car driver

Philippe Adams is a Belgian racing driver.

1969

Erika Alexander

American actress and screenwriter

Erika Rose Alexander is an American actress, writer, producer, entrepreneur and activist who played the roles of Pam Tucker on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show from 1990 to 1992, and Maxine Shaw on the Fox sitcom Living…

1969

Ertuğrul Sağlam

Turkish footballer and coach

Ertuğrul Sağlam is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former player who most recently coached Kocaelispor.

1969

Richard Virenque

Moroccan-French cyclist and sportscaster

Richard Virenque is a retired French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders with fans, known for his boyish personality and his long, lone attacks. He was a climber, best…

1969

Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur

American author and activist

Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur is an author and activist focused on faith-based initiatives and gender equality in Islam who currently serves as the chief of staff and chief communications officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates…

1971

Justin Chancellor

English bass player

Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor is an English musician, best known as the bassist for rock band Tool, a position he has held since 1995. Prior to joining Tool, he played in a band called Peach. After settling in the US,…

1971

Jeremy McGrath

American motorcycle racer

Jeremy Christopher McGrath is an American former professional motocross and supercross racer. Considered one of the most popular and influential riders in the history of motorcycle racing, McGrath won seven AMA…

1971

Alice Peacock

American singer-songwriter

Alice Peacock is an American folk singer known for "flawless songwriting with a near confessional quality." She has recorded seven albums, including Alice Peacock, released by Aware/Columbia Records.

1971

Tony Rich

American R&B singer-songwriter and musician

Antonio Jeffries, better known as Tony Rich and The Tony Rich Project, is an American Grammy Award-winning R&B singer-songwriter best known for his 1995 hit single "Nobody Knows".

1971

Dmitri Yushkevich

Russian ice hockey player

Dmitri Sergeyevich Yushkevich is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He spent eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with four different teams, but most notably for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

1971

Sandrine Holt

English-American model and actress

Sandrine Claire Holt is a British-born Canadian actress. She was born in London and raised in Toronto. Her films include Black Robe (1991), Terminator Genisys (2015), and The Shrouds (2025).

1972

Billy Currington

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

William Matthew Currington is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2003, he has released seven studio albums for the label: his self-titled debut (2003), Doin'…

1973

Savion Glover

American dancer and choreographer

Savion Glover is an American tap dancer, actor and choreographer.

1973

Toby Bailey

American basketball player and agent

John Garfield "Toby" Bailey is an American former professional basketball player. He is currently a sports agent.

1975

Sushmita Sen

Indian actress, model and Miss Universe 1994

Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss Universe 1994, becoming the first Indian woman to win the title. Sen has since predominantly worked in Hindi films, and is a…

1975

Jack Dorsey

American businessman, co-founded Twitter

Jack Patrick Dorsey is an American tech entrepreneur and businessman who co-founded Twitter, Inc., which operated social media service Twitter; financial technology company Block, Inc., which owns and operates Square,…

1976

Robin Dunne

Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Robin Dunne is a Canadian actor who has had numerous leading roles in sequels throughout his career, but is perhaps best known for his role as Doctor Will Zimmerman in the science fiction television series Sanctuary.

1976

Jun Shibata

Japanese singer-songwriter

Jun Shibata , nicknamed "Shibajun", is a Japanese pop female singer-songwriter. She was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. In 2016, she was diagnosed with partial hearing loss.

1976

Petr Sýkora

Czech ice hockey player

Petr Sýkora is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh…

1976

Stylianos Venetidis

Greek footballer and manager

Stelios Venetidis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender. He used to play in the left-back position, but could be also used on the left side of midfield.

1976

Hina Rabbani Khar

Pakistani politician

Hina Rabbani Khar is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 2022 to 2023. She previously served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan from July 2011, the first and only woman to hold…

1977

Reid Scott

American actor

Reid Scott Weiner is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles as Brendan "Brando" Dorff in the TBS comedy series My Boys (2006–2010), Dan Egan in the HBO comedy series Veep (2012–2019), Gordon Ford in…

1977

Kerri Strug

American gymnast

Kerri Allyson Strug is an American retired gymnast from Tucson, Arizona. She was a member of the Magnificent Seven, the victorious all-around women's gymnastics team that represented the United States at the 1996 Summer…

1977

Dries Buytaert

Belgian computer programmer

Dries Buytaert is a Belgian open-source software programmer. He is the founder and lead developer of the Drupal content management system. He also serves as the CTO of Acquia.

1978

Matt Dusk

Canadian singer

Matthew-Aaron Dusk is a Canadian jazz vocalist. He has four certified gold albums: Two Shots, Good News, Old School Yule! and JetSetJazz, and two certified platinum albums; My Funny Valentine: The Chet Baker Songbook…

1978

Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová

Czech discus thrower and shot putter

Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová is a Czech athlete, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She married Czech professional wrestler Jakub Cechl on 17 October 2003.

1978

Keith Buckley

American singer-songwriter

Keith Michael Buckley is an American singer, best known as the vocalist and lyricist of Many Eyes, the now defunct metalcore band Every Time I Die and the heavy metal supergroup the Damned Things. He is also a published…

1979

Mahé Drysdale

New Zealand rower

Alexander Mahé Owens Drysdale is a New Zealand politician and retired rower. Drysdale is a two-time Olympic champion and a five-time world champion in the single sculls. He is a seven-time New Zealand national champion…

1979

John-Ford Griffin

American baseball player

John-Ford David Griffin is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.

1979

Ryan Howard

American baseball player

Ryan James Howard, nicknamed "the Big Piece", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. Howard spent his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, from 2004 to…

1979

Barry Jenkins

American director, screenwriter, and producer

Barry Jenkins is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film My Josephine (2003), he directed his first feature film, Medicine for Melancholy (2008), for which he received an Independent…

1979

Larry Johnson

American football player

Larry Alphonso Johnson Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, winning the…

1979

Leam Richardson

English footballer and manager

Leam Nathan Richardson is an English professional football manager and former player, currently managing Reading in EFL League One.

1979

Courtney Anderson

American football player

Courtney Jerome Anderson Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). Born in Greenville, Texas, Anderson attended high school in Richmond,…

1980

Otis Grigsby

American football player

Otis Wayne Grigsby Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played…

1980

Vladimir Radmanović

Serbian basketball player

Vladimir Radmanović is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

1980

Marcus Banks

American basketball player

Arthur Lemarcus Banks III is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, where he was Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. He was selected with…

1981

Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe

Argentine rugby player

Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He played for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval. He…

1981

André Lotterer

German race car driver

André Lotterer is a German racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Genesis Magma Racing. In endurance racing, Lotterer has won two FIA World Endurance Drivers' Championship titles in 2012…

1981

DJ Tukutz

South Korean DJ, producer, and songwriter

Kim Jeong-sik, more commonly known by the stage name DJ Tukutz, is a South Korean DJ, record producer and composer. He is best known as a member of the hip hop group Epik High.

1981

Mark Wallace

Welsh-English cricketer

Mark Alexander Wallace is a former Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan as a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper between 1999 and 2016. He is currently the director of cricket at the county.

1981

Jonathan Sánchez

Puerto Rican baseball player

Jonathan Omar Sánchez, nicknamed "the Kid" and "the Comeback Kid", is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher. He is one of only three Puerto Rican players to throw a no-hitter game in MLB, the others being…

1982

Chandra Crawford

Canadian skier

Chandra Crawford is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.

1983

Adam Driver

American actor

Adam Douglas Driver is an American actor. His breakout performance as Adam Sackler in the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017) earned him three consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations. Driver played supporting roles…

1983

Daria Werbowy

Polish-Canadian model

Daria Werbowy is a Canadian fashion model. She became a spokesmodel for the French beauty brand Lancôme in 2005. According to Forbes, Werbowy has appeared on over 50 international Vogue covers. She retired after ten…

1983

Jorge Fucile

Uruguayan footballer

Jorge Ciro Fucile Perdomo is a Uruguayan former professional footballer. A defender, he played as both right or left-back.

1984

Dawid Kucharski

Polish footballer

Dawid Kucharski is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

1984

Brittany Maynard

American activist (died 2014)

Brittany Lauren Maynard was an American activist with terminal cancer who decided that she would die "when the time seemed right." She was an advocate for the legalization of assisted suicide for the terminally ill.

1984

Chris Eagles

English footballer

Christopher Mark Eagles is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.

1985

Alex Mack

American football player

Javon Alexander Mack is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the…

1985

Sam Betty

English rugby player

Sam Betty is an English rugby union player for Worcester Warriors in the RFU Championship.

1986

Jeannie Ortega

American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Jeannette "Jeannie" Ortega is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, writer, and journalist. She made her recording debut in 2006 with the album No Place Like BKLYN at the age of 19. The album featured the single…

1986

Michael Saunders

Canadian baseball player

Michael Edward Brett Saunders is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, and Philadelphia Phillies.

1986

Jessicah Schipper

Australian swimmer

Jessicah Lee Schipper is an Australian former competition swimmer and former world record holder for 200 metres butterfly. Specialising in the 100 and 200 metres butterfly, she won several gold medals at the Olympic…

1986

Milan Smiljanić

Serbian footballer

Milan Smiljanić is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rad.

1986

Sílvia Soler Espinosa

Spanish tennis player

Sílvia Soler Espinosa is a retired Spanish tennis player.

1987

Víctor Cuesta

Argentine footballer

Víctor Leandro Cuesta is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Platense.

1988

Timo Eichfuss

Estonian basketball player

Timo Eichfuss is a former Estonian professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m tall power forward. He represented the Estonian national basketball team internationally.

1988

Patrick Kane

American ice hockey player

Patrick Timothy Kane II is an American professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks with the first overall…

1988

Kenneth Faried

American basketball player

Kenneth Bernard Faried Lewis is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague. Known as "the Manimal" due to his hustle on the court, he attended Morehead…

1989

John McCarthy

Australian footballer (died 2012)

John Shane McCarthy was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

1989

Roman Sergeevich Trofimov

Russian ski jumper

Roman Sergeevich Trofimov is a Russian ski jumper competing for Moskva WVSM. His first World Cup competition took place in Willingen, Germany in 2010, although he had previously competed in qualifying rounds without…

1989

Tyga

American rapper

Micheal Ray Stevenson, known professionally as Tyga, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. After several independent releases, he signed a recording contract with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of…

1989

Marquise Goodwin

American football player

Marquise Derell Goodwin Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He also is an Olympian who competed in the long jump in track and field. He…

1990

Josh Lambo

American football and soccer player

Joshua Gregory Lambo is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently 8th all-time in field goal percentage, having made…

1990

John Moore

American ice hockey player

John Carroll Moore Jr. is an American former professional ice hockey player who played defense for 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 21st overall, of the 2009 NHL entry…

1990

Benedikt Schmid

German footballer

Benedikt Schmid is a German footballer.

1990

Fabien Antunes

French footballer

Fabien Antunes is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club A.E. Kifisia.

1991

Marina Marković

Serbian basketball player

Marina Marković Марина Марковић is a Serbian basketball player for Talleres and the Serbian national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.

1991

Cameron Bancroft

Australian cricketer

Cameron Timothy Bancroft is an Australian cricketer contracted to Western Australia in Australian first class cricket, Gloucestershire in English first class cricket, and the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League. He…

1992

Roland Baumann

Austrian politician

Roland Baumann is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Greater Linz since October 2024.

1992

James Tarkowski

English footballer

James Alan Tarkowski is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Everton.

1992

Justin Anderson

American basketball player

Justin Lamar Anderson is an American professional basketball player for Dubai Basketball of the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers before being selected with the 21st…

1993

Joey Gallo

American baseball player

Joseph Nicholas Gallo is an American professional baseball outfielder and infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles…

1993

Suso

Spanish footballer

Jesús Joaquín Fernández Sáenz de la Torre, known as Suso, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Segunda División club Cádiz.

1993

Ibrahima Mbaye

Senegalese footballer

Ibrahima Mbaye is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian Serie C Group C club Team Altamura.

1994

Vanessa Axente

Hungarian model

Vanessa Axente is a Hungarian fashion model.

1995

RiceGum

American YouTuber

Bryan Quang Le, better known as RiceGum, is an American former YouTuber and online streamer. He is best known for his diss tracks and online feuds with other YouTube personalities. Since creating his YouTube channel,…

1996

FaZe Rug

American YouTuber

Brian Rafat Awadis, formerly known online as FaZe Rug, is an American YouTuber who produces vlogs, challenges, gaming videos, and pranks on YouTube.

1996

Fred Warner

American football player

Federico Anthony Warner is an American professional football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars and was selected by the 49ers in…

1996

Zach Collins

American basketball player

Zach Collins is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was drafted by the Sacramento…

1997

Kotonowaka Masahiro

Japanese sumo wrestler

Kotozakura Masakatsu is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Matsudo. He wrestles for Sadogatake stable, a sumo stable previously run by his grandfather, former yokozuna Kotozakura, and currently run by his…

1997

Nahuel Ferraresi

Venezuelan footballer

Nahuel Adolfo Ferraresi Hernández is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo, on loan from São Paulo, and the Venezuela national team.

1998

Evgenia Medvedeva

Russian figure skater

Evgenia Armanovna Medvedeva, is a retired competitive Russian figure skater. She is the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic silver medalist, a two-time world champion, a two-time European champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final…

1999

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