Famous Birthdays on November 22

Q: Who was born on November 22?

Famous people born on November 22 include: Richard Neville, Mary of Guise, Johannes Crato von Krafftheim, Alfonso II d'Este, Henry Brooke.

Q: What is Jesse Colin Young known for?

Jesse Colin Young, American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2025)

231 people 1428 – 2002

November 22 has seen 231 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1428 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · November 22 — Wikipedia

1941 — Jesse Colin Young

American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2025)

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He was a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s group the Youngbloods

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After their dissolution in 1972, Young embarked on a solo career, releasing a series of albums through Warner Bros

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Records, including Song for Juli (1973), Light Shine (1974), Songbird (1975), and the live album On the Road (1976)

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Young continued to release music in the 1980s with Elektra Records and Cypress Records, before deciding to release music through his personal label, Ridgetop Music, in 1993

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After the Mount Vision Fire in 1995, Young relocated with his family to a coffee plantation in Hawaii, periodically releasing music

Richard Neville

16th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman, known as "the Kingmaker" (died 1471)

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, 6th Earl of Salisbury, known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, landowner of the House of Neville fortune and military commander. The eldest son of…

1428

Mary of Guise

Queen of Scots (died 1560)

Mary of Guise, also called Mary of Lorraine, was Queen of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as the second wife of King James V. She was a French noblewoman of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine and…

1515

Johannes Crato von Krafftheim

German humanist and physician (died 1585)

Johannes Crato von Krafftheim was a humanist and court physician to three Holy Roman emperors.

1519

Alfonso II d'Este

Duke of Ferrara, Italian noble (died 1597)

Alfonso II d'Este was Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597. He was a member of the House of Este.

1533

Henry Brooke

11th Baron Cobham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kent (died 1619)

Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham (22 November 1564 – 24 January 1618 /3 February 1618, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was an English peer who was implicated in the Main Plot against the rule of James I of England.

1564

Elisabeth of France (died 1644)

Elisabeth of France, also known as Isabel or Elisabeth of Bourbon was Queen of Spain from 1621 to her death and Queen of Portugal from 1621 to 1640, as the first spouse of King Philip IV & III. She served as regent of…

1602

Francis Willughby

English ornithologist and ichthyologist (died 1672)

Francis Willughby FRS was an English ornithologist, ichthyologist and mathematician, and an early student of linguistics and games.

1635

René-Robert Cavelier

Sieur de La Salle, French explorer (died 1687)

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was a French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River. He is best known for an…

1643

François Colin de Blamont

French composer (died 1760)

François Colin de Blamont was a French composer of the Baroque era.

1690

Pierre de Rigaud

Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-American politician, Governor of Louisiana (died 1778)

Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil was a French military officer and colonial administrator. Born in Quebec, he was governor of French Louisiana (1743–1753) and in 1755 became the last…

1698

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

German composer (died 1784)

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was a German composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was the second child and eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. Despite his acknowledged genius as an improviser and…

1710

Charles Frederick

Grand Duke of Baden (died 1811)

Charles Frederick was Margrave, Elector and later Grand Duke of Baden from 1738 until his death.

1728

Abigail Adams

American wife of John Adams, 2nd First Lady of the United States (died 1818)

Abigail Adams was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. She is widely considered to be an…

1744

Conradin Kreutzer

German composer (died 1849)

Conradin Kreutzer or Kreuzer was a German composer and conductor. His works include the operas Das Nachtlager in Granada and incidental music to Der Verschwender , both produced in 1834 in Vienna.

1780

José Cecilio del Valle

Honduran journalist, lawyer, and politician, Foreign Minister of Mexico (died 1834)

José Cecilio Díaz del Valle was a philosopher, politician, lawyer, and journalist and one of the most important figures in Central America during the transition from colonial government to independence, displaying a…

1780

Rasmus Rask

Danish linguist, philologist, and scholar (died 1832)

Rasmus Kristian Rask was a Danish linguist, philologist and a principal founder of the science of comparative linguistics. In 1818, he first showed that, in their consonant sounds, words in the Germanic languages vary…

1787

Thomas Cook

English businessman, founded Thomas Cook Group (died 1892)

Thomas Cook was the founder of the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son. He was born into a poor family in Derbyshire and left school at the age of ten to start work as a gardener's boy. He served an apprenticeship as a…

1808

George Eliot

English novelist and poet (died 1880)

Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the…

1819

Katherine Plunket

Irish supercentenarian (died 1932)

Katherine Plunket was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and amateur artist from Ballymascanlan, County Louth. She holds the distinction of being the oldest person ever to be born and die in Ireland, living to the age of 111…

1820

Christian Rohlfs

German painter and printmaker (died 1938)

Christian Rohlfs was a German painter and printmaker, one of the important representatives of German expressionism.

1849

Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant

French politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1924)

Paul Henri Benjamin Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, Baron de Constant de Rebecque, was a French diplomat and politician, advocate of international arbitration and winner of the 1909 Nobel Peace Prize.

1852

George Gissing

English novelist (died 1903)

George Robert Gissing was an English novelist, who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. In the 1890s he was considered one of the three greatest novelists in England, and by the 1940s he had been recognised as a…

1857

Cecil Sharp

English folk song scholar (died 1924)

Cecil James Sharp was an English collector of folk songs, folk dances and instrumental music, as well as a lecturer, teacher, composer and musician. He was a key figure in the folk-song revival in England during the…

1859

Ranavalona III of Madagascar (died 1917)

Ranavalona III was the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from 30 July 1883 to 28 February 1897 in a reign marked by ultimately futile efforts to resist the colonial designs of the government of…

1861

Cyrus Edwin Dallin

American sculptor (died 1944)

Cyrus Edwin Dallin was an American sculptor best known for his depictions of Native Americans. He created more than 260 works, including the Equestrian Statue of Paul Revere in Boston; the Angel Moroni atop Salt Lake…

1861

John Nance Garner

American politician, 32nd Vice President of the United States (died 1967)

John Nance Garner III, known among his contemporaries as "Cactus Jack", was the 32nd vice president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A member of the Democratic…

1868

André Gide

French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1951)

André Paul Guillaume Gide was a French author whose writing spanned a wide variety of styles and topics. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his beginnings in the symbolist…

1869

Howard Brockway

American composer (died 1951)

Howard A. Brockway was an American composer.

1870

Harry Graham

Australian cricketer (died 1911)

Harry Graham was an Australian cricket player – a right-handed batsman, who played six Test matches for Australia, and also played cricket for New Zealand – and an Australian rules footballer who played for the…

1870

Leo Amery

Indian-English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1955)

Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery, also known as L. S. Amery, was a British Conservative Party politician and journalist. During his career, he was known for his interest in military preparedness, British India and…

1873

Johnny Tyldesley

English cricketer (died 1930)

John Thomas Tyldesley was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and Test cricket for England. He was a specialist professional batsman, usually third in the batting order, who rarely bowled…

1873

Emil Beyer

American gymnast and triathlete (died 1934)

Emil Beyer was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

1876

Endre Ady

Hungarian journalist and poet (died 1919)

Endre Ady was a turn-of-the-century Hungarian poet and journalist. Regarded by many as the greatest Hungarian poet of the 20th century, he was noted for his steadfast belief in social progress and development and for…

1877

Joan Gamper

Swiss-Spanish footballer, founded FC Barcelona (died 1930)

Hans Max Gamper-Haessig, commonly known as Joan Gamper, was a Swiss-born football executive and versatile athlete. He founded football clubs in Switzerland and Spain, most notably Barcelona.

1877

Enver Pasha

Ottoman general and politician (died 1922)

İsmâil Enver Pasha was an Ottoman Turkish military officer, revolutionary, and convicted war criminal who was a part of the dictatorial triumvirate known as the "Three Pashas" in the Ottoman Empire.

1881

C. J. "Jack" De Garis

Australian entrepreneur (died 1926)

Clement John "Jack" De Garis was an Australian entrepreneur and aviator. He worked in the dried fruits industry in the Sunraysia area around Mildura Victoria, in the early 20th century, and was noted for his vibrant…

1884

Charles de Gaulle

French general and politician, President of France (died 1970)

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic…

1890

Harry Pollitt

British politician and trade unionist, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain (died 1960)

Harry Pollitt was a British communist who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) from July 1929 to September 1939 and again from 1941 until his death in 1960. Pollitt spent most…

1890

Edward Bernays

American publicist (died 1995)

Edward Louis Bernays was an Austrian-American pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda, referred to in his obituary as "the father of public relations". While credited with advancing the profession of…

1891

Harley Earl

American industrial designer (died 1969)

Harley Jarvis Earl was an American automotive designer and business executive. He was the initial designated head of design at General Motors, later becoming vice president, the first top executive ever appointed in…

1893

Lazar Kaganovich

Soviet politician (died 1991)

Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich was a Soviet politician and one of Joseph Stalin's closest associates.

1893

Wiley Post

American pilot (died 1935)

Wiley Hardeman Post was an American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Known for his work in high-altitude flying, he helped develop one of the first pressure suits and…

1898

Hoagy Carmichael

American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 1981)

Hoagland Howard Carmichael was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, and was among the first…

1899

Béla Juhos

Hungarian-Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1971)

Béla Juhos was a Hungarian-Austrian philosopher and member of the Vienna Circle.

1901

Joaquín Rodrigo

Spanish pianist and composer (died 1999)

Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez, was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist. He is best known for composing the Concierto de Aranjuez, a cornerstone of the classical guitar repertoire.

1901

Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque

French general (died 1947)

Philippe François Marie Leclerc de Hauteclocque was a Free-French general during World War II. He became Marshal of France posthumously in 1952, and is known in France simply as le maréchal Leclerc or just Leclerc.

1902

Emanuel Feuermann

Austrian-American cellist (died 1942)

Emanuel Feuermann was an internationally celebrated cellist in the first half of the 20th century.

1902

Miguel Covarrubias

Mexican painter and illustrator (died 1957)

Miguel Covarrubias, also known as José Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud, was a Mexican painter, caricaturist, illustrator, ethnologist and art historian. Along with his American colleague Matthew W. Stirling, he was the…

1904

Louis Néel

French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2000)

Louis Eugène Félix Néel was a French physicist born in Lyon who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1970 for his studies of the magnetic properties of solids.

1904

Fumio Niwa

Japanese author (died 2005)

Fumio Niwa was a Japanese novelist with a long list of works, the most famous in the West being his novel The Buddha Tree.

1904

Jørgen Juve

Norwegian football player and journalist (died 1983)

Jørgen Juve was a Norwegian football player, jurist, journalist, and non-fiction writer. For most of his career, he played as a striker for Lyn. He also played for a season at Basel in Switzerland before retiring and…

1906

Mary Jackson

American actress (died 2005)

Mary Jackson was an American character actress whose nearly fifty-year career began in 1950 and was spent almost entirely in television. She is best known for the role of the lovelorn Emily Baldwin in The Waltons and…

1910

Ralph Guldahl

American golfer (died 1987)

Ralph J. Guldahl was an American professional golfer, one of the top five players in the sport from 1936 to 1940. He won sixteen PGA Tour-sanctioned tournaments, including three majors championships.

1911

Doris Duke

American heiress and philanthropist (died 1993)

Doris Duke was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, and socialite. She was often called "the richest girl in the world". Her great wealth, luxurious lifestyle, and love life attracted significant…

1912

Benjamin Britten

English pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1976)

Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and…

1913

Gardnar Mulloy

American tennis player (died 2016)

Gardnar Putnam "Gar" Mulloy was a U.S. No. 1 tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert. He was born in Washington, D.C., and turned 100 in November 2013. During his career…

1913

Peter Townsend

British captain and pilot (died 1995)

Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier, and author. He served with distinction during the Second World War and, in 1944, was appointed equerry to King George…

1914

Oswald Morris

British cinematographer (died 2014)

Oswald Norman Morris, BSC was a British cinematographer. Known to his colleagues by the nicknames "Os" or "Ossie", Morris's career in cinematography spanned six decades.

1915

Jon Cleary

Australian author and playwright (died 2010)

Jon Stephen Cleary was an Australian writer and novelist. He wrote numerous books, including The Sundowners (1951), a portrait of a rural family in the 1920s as they move from one job to the next, and The High…

1917

Andrew Huxley

English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)

Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley was an English physiologist and biophysicist. He was born into the prominent Huxley family. After leaving Westminster School in central London, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge, on a…

1917

Mick Shann

Australian diplomat (died 1988)

Sir Keith Charles Owen "Mick" Shann was a senior Australian public servant and diplomat.

1917

Claiborne Pell

American politician (died 2009)

Claiborne de Borda Pell was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic Educational…

1918

Máire Drumm

Irish politician (died 1976)

Máire Drumm was the vice-president of Sinn Féin and a commander in Cumann na mBan. She was assassinated by Ulster loyalists while recovering from an eye operation in Belfast's Mater Hospital.

1919

Anne Crawford

British actress (died 1956)

Imelda Anne Crawford was a British film actress.

1920

Baidyanath Misra

Indian economist (died 2019)

Baidyanath Misra was an Indian economist, educator, author, and administrator from the state of Odisha. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Deputy-Chairman of Odisha…

1920

Brian Cleeve

Irish writer and broadcaster (died 2003)

Brian Brendon Talbot Cleeve was a writer, whose published works include twenty-one novels and over a hundred short stories. He was also a broadcaster on RTÉ television. Son of an Irish father and English mother, he was…

1921

Rodney Dangerfield

American comedian, actor, rapper, and screenwriter (died 2004)

Jack Roy, better known by the stage name Rodney Dangerfield, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He was known for his self-deprecating one-liner humor, his catchphrase "I don't get no…

1921

Eugene Stoner

American engineer and weapons designer, designed the AR-15 rifle (died 1997)

Eugene Morrison Stoner was an American machinist and firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was redesigned and modified by Colt's Patent Firearm Company for the…

1922

Dennis Wrong

Canadian-born American sociologist (2018)

Dennis Hume Wrong was a Canadian-born American sociologist and professor in the Department of Sociology at New York University.

1923

Arthur Hiller

Canadian-American director (died 2016)

Arthur Hiller, was a Canadian film and television director. He directed over 33 feature films during a 50-year career. He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U.S. By the late 1950s, he was…

1923

Dika Newlin

American composer and singer (died 2006)

Dika Newlin was a composer, pianist, professor, musicologist, and punk rock singer. She received a Ph.D. from Columbia University at the age of 22. She was one of the last living students of Arnold Schoenberg and was a…

1923

Les Johnson

Australian politician (died 2015)

Leslie Royston Johnson AM was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and held ministerial office in the Whitlam government, serving as Minister for Housing (1972–1973), Works…

1924

Geraldine Page

American actress and singer (died 1987)

Geraldine Sue Page was an American actress. With a career which spanned four decades across film, stage, and television, Page was the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film…

1924

Jerrie Mock

American pilot (died 2014)

Geraldine "Jerrie" Fredritz Mock was an American pilot and the first woman to fly solo around the world. She flew a single engine Cessna 180 christened the Spirit of Columbus and nicknamed "Charlie." The trip began…

1925

Gunther Schuller

American horn player, composer, and conductor (died 2015)

Gunther Alexander Schuller was an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, educator, publisher, and jazz musician.

1925

Lew Burdette

American baseball player and coach (died 2007)

Selva Lewis Burdette, Jr. was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Boston / Milwaukee Braves. The team's top right-hander during its years in Milwaukee, he was…

1926

Steven Muller

American academic administrator (died 2013)

Steven Muller was a German-American professor of political science, author, and the president of the Johns Hopkins University, serving from 1972 to 1990.

1927

Tim Beaumont

English priest and politician (died 2008)

Timothy Wentworth Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley was a British politician and Anglican priest. He was politically active, successively, in the Liberal Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party of England and…

1928

Mel Hutchins

American basketball player (died 2018)

Melvin Ray Hutchins was an American basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1951 to 1958. Hutchins was selected by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks with the second pick in…

1928

Staughton Lynd

American lawyer, historian, author, and activist (died 2022)

Staughton Craig Lynd was an American political activist, author, and lawyer. His involvement in social justice causes brought him into contact with some of the nation's most influential activists, including Howard Zinn,…

1929

Peter Hall

English director (died 2017)

Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall was an English theatre, opera and film director. His obituary in The Times described him as "the most important figure in British theatre for half a century" and on his death, a Royal…

1930

Peter Hurford

English organist and composer (died 2019)

Peter John Hurford OBE was a British organist and composer.

1930

Robert Vaughn

American actor and director (died 2016)

Robert Francis Vaughn was an American actor and political activist, whose career in film, television and theater spanned nearly six decades and who was best known for his role as the secret agent Napoleon Solo on The…

1932

Merv Lincoln

Australian Olympic athlete (died 2016)

Mervyn George "Merv" Lincoln was an Australian middle-distance runner who won a silver medal in the mile run at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and twice competed in the Summer Olympic Games.

1933

Rita Sakellariou

Greek singer (died 1999)

Rita Sakellariou was a Greek singer in the laïko tradition.

1934

Ludmila Belousova

Soviet ice skater (died 2017)

Ludmila Yevgenyevna Belousova was a Soviet and Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With her partner and husband Oleg Protopopov, she was a two-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion…

1935

John Bird

English actor, writer and satirist (died 2022)

John Michael Bird was an English actor, director, writer and satirist. He performed in the television satire boom of the 1960s, appearing in That Was the Week That Was. His television work included many appearances with…

1936

Zenon Jankowski

Polish pilot and military officer

Zenon Jankowski is a retired fighter pilot, colonel of the Polish People's Army and astronaut. He was a reserve crew member of the 1978 Soyuz 30 space mission.

1937

Nikolai Kapustin

Soviet pianist and composer (died 2020)

Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin was a Soviet-born Russian composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant figures in the synthesis of jazz idioms and Western classical structures. A virtuoso of…

1937

John Eleuthère du Pont

American convicted murderer (died 2010)

John Eleuthère du Pont was an American multimillionaire philanthropist and convicted murderer. Heir to the du Pont family fortune, he was a published ornithologist, philatelist, conchologist, and sports enthusiast.

1938

Tom West

American technologist (died 2011)

Joseph Thomas West III was an American technologist. He is notable for being the protagonist in the Pulitzer Prize winning non-fiction book The Soul of a New Machine.

1939

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Indian politician, Indian Minister of Defence (died 2022)

Mulayam Singh Yadav was an Indian politician, schoolmaster, lecturer and a socialist figure and the founder of the Samajwadi Party. Over the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for…

1939

Terry Gilliam

American-English actor, director, animator, and screenwriter

Terrence Vance Gilliam is an American-born British filmmaker, comedian, collage animator, and actor. He gained stardom as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry…

1940

Roy Thomas

American author

Roy William Thomas Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the…

1940

Andrzej Żuławski

Polish director and screenwriter (died 2016)

Andrzej Żuławski was a Polish film director and writer best known for his 1981 psychological horror film Possession. Żuławski often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with…

1940

Tom Conti

Scottish actor and director

Thomas Antonio Conti is a Scottish stage, film and television actor. Conti has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award and a National Board of Review Award, as well as nominations…

1941

Jacques Laperrière

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Joseph Jacques Hughes Laperrière is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Laperrière played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1962 until 1974, winning six Stanley…

1941

Terry Stafford

American singer-songwriter (died 1996)

Terry LaVerne Stafford was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1964 US top-10 hit "Suspicion" and the 1973 country music hit "Amarillo by Morning". Stafford was also known for his Elvis Presley…

1941

Guion Bluford

American astronaut

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to…

1942

Floyd Sneed

Canadian drummer (died 2023)

Floyd Chester Sneed was a Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the band Three Dog Night.

1942

Yvan Cournoyer

Canadian ice hockey player

Yvan Serge Cournoyer is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens for 16 seasons, from 1963 to 1978, winning the Stanley Cup 10 times. In…

1943

Billie Jean King

American tennis player

Billie Jean King is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She was a member of the victorious United States team in…

1943

Mushtaq Mohammad

Pakistani cricketer

Mushtaq Mohammad PP is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the most successful Pakistani…

1943

Buzz Potamkin

American director and producer, founded Buzzco Associates (died 2012)

Marshall "Buzz" Potamkin was an American television producer and director. He is known for founding his own television advertisement production studio, Perpetual Motion Pictures aka Buzzco Associates, and helping to…

1945

Kari Tapio

Finnish singer (died 2010)

Kari Tapani Jalkanen, better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. During his career, he was the most popular singer in Finland for decades; having sold estimately over…

1945

Gary Hilton

American serial killer

Gary Michael Hilton, known as The National Forest Serial Killer, is an American serial killer responsible for four known homicides between 2007 and 2008 committed in three states, all of which occurred within the…

1946

Sandy Alderson

American baseball executive

Richard Lynn "Sandy" Alderson is an American baseball executive. He was the president of various Major League Baseball teams, including the New York Mets. He previously served as the general manager of the New York Mets…

1947

Rod Price

English guitarist and songwriter (died 2005)

Roderick Michael Price was an English guitarist best known for his work with the rock band Foghat. He was known as 'The Magician of Slide', 'The Bottle', and 'Slide King of Rock and Roll', due to his proficiency on…

1947

Nevio Scala

Italian footballer and manager

Nevio Scala is an Italian football sporting director, coach and former player.

1947

Salt Walther

American race car driver (died 2012)

David "Salt" Walther was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He also drove NASCAR stock cars and unlimited hydroplane boats, and was a car owner in USAC. Walther is best remembered for a crash at the…

1947

Valerie Wilson Wesley

American journalist and author

Valerie Wilson Wesley is an American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children's books, and a former executive editor of Essence magazine. She is the author of the Tamara Hayle mystery series. Her writings,…

1947

Radomir Antić

Serbian footballer and manager (died 2020)

Radomir Antić was a Serbian professional football manager and player.

1948

Saroj Khan

Indian dance choreographer, known as "The Mother of Dance/Choreography in India" (died 2020)

Saroj Khan was an Indian dance choreographer in Hindi cinema. She was best known for the dance form mujra and the first woman choreographer in Bollywood. With a career spanning over forty years, she choreographed over…

1948

Mick Rock

English photographer (died 2021)

Michael David Rock was a British photographer. He photographed rock music acts such as Queen, David Bowie, Waylon Jennings, T. Rex, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, Ozzy Osbourne, The…

1948

Richard Carmona

American physician and politician, Surgeon General of the United States

Richard Henry Carmona is an American physician, nurse, police officer, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth…

1949

Lyman Bostock

American baseball player (died 1978)

Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He played Major League Baseball for four seasons, as an outfielder for the Minnesota Twins (1975–77) and California Angels (1978), with a lifetime…

1950

Jim Jefferies

Scottish footballer and manager

James Jefferies is a Scottish football manager and former player. Jefferies played for Heart of Midlothian for almost his whole playing career and enjoyed a successful first managerial spell with the club, winning the…

1950

Steven Van Zandt

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

Steven Van Zandt, also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin. He has appeared in several…

1950

Tina Weymouth

American singer-songwriter and bass player

Martina Michèle Weymouth is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and a founding member and bassist of the new wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club, which she co-founded with her husband,…

1950

Kent Nagano

American conductor

Kent George Nagano is an American conductor and opera administrator. From 2015 until 2025, he was Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the Hamburg State Opera and the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg.

1951

Wayne Larkins

English cricketer

Wayne Larkins was an English cricketer who represented Northamptonshire, Durham and Bedfordshire as an opening batsman throughout his career. He was selected to play for England as Graham Gooch's opening partner on…

1953

Denise Epoté

Cameroonian journalist at the head of the Africa management of TV5 Monde

Denise Laurence Djengué Epoté, is a Cameroonian journalist and the head of African reporting for the French television network, TV5 Monde.

1954

Paolo Gentiloni

Italian politician, Prime Minister of Italy

Paolo Gentiloni Silveri is an Italian politician who was European Commissioner for Economy in the von der Leyen Commission from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2024. He had previously served as prime minister of Italy…

1954

Carol Tomcala

Australian sports shooter

Carol Tomcala is an Australian sports shooter. She competed in two events at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

1954

George Alagiah

British journalist (died 2023)

George Maxwell Alagiah was a British newsreader, journalist and television presenter for the BBC. From 2007 until 2022, he was the presenter of the BBC News at Six and the main presenter of GMT on BBC World News from…

1955

James Edwards

American basketball player

James Franklin Edwards is an American former professional basketball player who was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns,…

1955

Lawrence Gowan

Scottish-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Lawrence Henry Gowan is a Canadian singer and keyboardist. He is a solo artist under the stage name Gowan and has been vocalist and keyboardist of the band Styx since May 1999. His musical style is usually classified in…

1956

Richard Kind

American actor

Richard Bruce Kind is an American actor and comedian. His television roles include Dr. Mark Devanow in Mad About You, Paul Lassiter in Spin City (1996–2002), Cousin Andy in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002–2021), Sam Meyers…

1956

Donny Deutsch

American businessman and television host

Donald Jay Deutsch is an American branding and marketing professional, television personality, and former chairman of advertising firm Deutsch Inc. He joined his father's advertising firm, David Deutsch Associates, in…

1957

Alan Stern

American engineer and planetary scientist

Sol Alan Stern is an American engineer, planetary scientist and private astronaut. He is the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Chief Scientist at Moon Express.

1957

Jamie Lee Curtis

American actress

Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress, producer, and children's author. Known for her performances in the horror and slasher genres, alongside multiple comedies, she is regarded as a "scream queen". As of 2023, her…

1958

Lee Guetterman

American baseball player

Arthur Lee Guetterman, nicknamed "Goot," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played from 1984 to 1996 for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals of Major…

1958

Ibrahim Ismail of Johor

Sultan of Johor and the 17th and current Yang Di Pertuan Agong or the King of Malaysia

Ibrahim ibni Iskandar is King of Malaysia and Sultan of Johor.

1958

Jason Ringenberg

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jason Ringenberg is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and guitarist and the lead singer of Jason & the Scorchers. The band had several hits, including "Golden Ball and Chain" and a rock version of Bob Dylan's…

1958

Frank McAvennie

Scottish footballer

Francis McAvennie is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent two spells playing for each of St Mirren, West Ham United and Celtic. With Celtic, he won the Scottish Premier Division in…

1959

Fabio Parra

Colombian cyclist

Fabio Enrique Parra Pinto is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. Parra was successful as an amateur in Colombia, winning the Novatos classification for new riders or riders riding their first edition of the race,…

1959

Leos Carax

French actor, director, and screenwriter

Alex Christophe Dupont, best known as Leos Carax, is a French film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl (1984),…

1960

Mariel Hemingway

American actress

Mariel Hemingway is an American actress. She began acting at age 14 with a Golden Globe-nominated breakout role in Lipstick (1976). For her performance in Woody Allen's comedy-drama film Manhattan (1979), Hemingway…

1961

Stephen Hough

English-Australian pianist and composer

Sir Stephen Andrew Gill Hough is a British-Australian classical pianist, composer and writer.

1961

Sumi Jo

South Korean soprano

Sumi Jo, OSI is a South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her Grammy Award-winning interpretations of the bel canto repertoire.

1962

Victor Pelevin

Russian author

Victor Olegovich Pelevin is a Russian fiction writer. His novels include Omon Ra (1992), The Life of Insects (1993), Chapayev and Void (1996), and Generation P (1999). He is a laureate of multiple literary awards…

1962

Hugh Millen

American football player

Hugh Breedlove Millen is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys and…

1963

Tony Mowbray

English footballer and manager

Anthony Mark Mowbray is an English football manager and former footballer who was most recently the manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. Mowbray played for Middlesbrough, Celtic and Ipswich Town as a…

1963

Kennedy Polamalu

Samoan-American football player and coach

Kennedy Polamalu is an American Samoan professional football coach who was the running backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Formerly, he served as the running backs coach for the…

1963

Brian Robbins

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Brian Robbins is an American film producer, director, and studio executive. He was the Co-CEO of Paramount Global from 2024 to 2025; President and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon from 2021…

1963

Apetor

Norwegian YouTuber (died 2021)

Tor Rathje Eckhoff, also known as Apetor, was a Norwegian YouTuber known primarily for his videos where he drank vodka while performing activities on frozen waters, like ice skating, swimming in ice holes and diving. He…

1964

Benoit Benjamin

American basketball player

Lenard Benoit Benjamin [be-NOYT] is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round of the 1985 NBA draft. A 7'0" center from Creighton University,…

1964

Stephen Geoffreys

American actor

Stephen Geoffrey Miller, known professionally as Stephen Geoffreys, is an American actor who played high school misfit-turned vampire "Evil Ed" in the 1985 horror film Fright Night. And also appeared in Heaven Help Us…

1964

Robbie Slater

English-Australian footballer and sportscaster

Robert David Slater is an Australian former professional soccer player and sports commentator.

1964

Valeriya Gansvind

Estonian chess player

Valeriya I. Gansvind is an Estonian chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM).

1965

Olga Kisseleva

Russian artist

Olga Kisseleva is a French artist. Olga Kisseleva works mainly in installation, science and media art. Her work employs various media, including video, immersive virtual reality, the Web, wireless technology,…

1965

Mads Mikkelsen

Danish actor

Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen is a Danish actor. He rose to fame in Denmark as an actor for his roles such as Tonny in the first two films of the Pusher film trilogy, Detective Sergeant Allan Fischer in the television series…

1965

Mark Pritchard

English politician

Mark Andrew Pritchard is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for The Wrekin since 2005.

1966

Nicholas Rowe

British actor

Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe is a British actor. At the start of his career he appeared as the lead in the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes.

1966

Michael K. Williams

American actor (died 2021)

Michael Kenneth Williams was an American actor. He rose to fame for his acclaimed portrayals of Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire (2002–2008), Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire…

1966

Boris Becker

German tennis player

Boris Franz Becker is a German former professional tennis player, tennis coach and a commentator. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Becker is considered…

1967

Tom Elliott

Australian investment banker

Tom Elliott is an Australian radio and television personality, who is also known for his work in the finance sector.

1967

Mark Ruffalo

American actor

Mark Alan Ruffalo is an American actor and producer who began his career in the late 1980s and first gained recognition for his work in Kenneth Lonergan's play This Is Our Youth (1996) and drama film You Can Count on Me…

1967

Bart Veldkamp

Dutch-Belgian speed skater and coach

Bart Veldkamp is a retired speed skater, who represented the Netherlands and later Belgium in international competitions, including the Winter Olympics. He currently is the national speed skating coach of Belgium.

1967

Daedra Charles

American basketball player and coach (died 2018)

Daedra Janel Charles was an American women's basketball player and assistant coach at Tennessee. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer…

1968

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

Sidse Babett Knudsen is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy Let's Get Lost, for which she received both the Robert and Bodil…

1968

Byron Houston

American basketball player

Byron Dwight Houston is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5", 250-pound power forward, he played collegiately for Oklahoma State University and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round…

1969

Marjane Satrapi

Iranian author and illustrator

Marjane Satrapi is a French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the graphic novel Persepolis and its film adaptation, the graphic…

1969

Marvan Atapattu

Sri Lankan cricketer

Deshabandu Marvan Samson Atapattu is a Sri Lankan cricket coach, commentator and former professional cricketer. He played international cricket for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1990 to 2007.

1970

Chris Fryar

American drummer

The Zac Brown Band is an American country music band based in Atlanta, Georgia. The lineup consists of Zac Brown, Jimmy De Martini, John Driskell Hopkins, Coy Bowles, Chris Fryar (drums), Clay Cook, Matt Mangano, Daniel…

1970

Stel Pavlou

English author and screenwriter

Stelios Grant Pavlou is a British screenwriter and speculative fiction novelist. He is known for writing the novel Decipher and the screenplay for the film The 51st State.

1970

Cath Bishop

English rower

Catherine Bishop is a former British rower. In partnership with Katherine Grainger she was World Champion in the coxless pair in 2003, and in 2004 they won a silver medal at the Olympic Games. Following a career as a…

1971

Kyran Bracken

Irish-English rugby player

Kyran Paul Patrick Bracken MBE is a world-cup winning former rugby union footballer who played at scrum-half for Saracens, Bristol and Waterloo.

1971

Olivier Brouzet

French rugby player

Olivier Brouzet is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position was at lock. He has played over 70 internationals for France, including being a part of numerous Rugby World Cup squads for France. He has also…

1972

Russell Hoult

English footballer

Russell Hoult is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1972

Jay Payton

American baseball player

Jason Lee "Jay" Payton is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for the New York Mets (1998-2002), Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres (2004), Boston Red Sox (2005), Oakland Athletics…

1972

Sharin Foo

Danish musician and singer

Sharin Foo is a Danish musician and singer in the rock group The Raveonettes.

1973

Andrew Walker

Australian rugby player

Andrew Walker is an indigenous Australian former professional rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union - a dual code international. Walker was the first dual code international…

1973

Joe Nathan

American baseball player

Joseph Michael Nathan is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago…

1974

David Pelletier

Canadian figure skater and coach

David Jacques Pelletier is a Canadian pairs figure skater. With his former wife Jamie Salé, he was the co-gold medal winner at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. They shared the gold medal with the Russian pair Elena…

1974

Adrian Bakalli

Belgian footballer

Adrian Bakalli is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1976

Torsten Frings

German footballer and coach

Torsten Klaus Frings is a German former footballer and manager, who last managed SV Meppen.

1976

Regina Halmich

German boxer

Regina Halmich is a German former professional boxer. She is among the most successful female boxers of all time and helped popularise female boxing in Europe.

1976

Ville Valo

Finnish singer-songwriter

Ville Hermanni Valo is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM.

1976

Kerem Gönlüm

Turkish basketball player

Kerem Gönlüm is a Turkish former professional basketball player. In January 2019, he started punditry on a local radio station.

1977

Colin Best

Australian rugby league player

Colin Best is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played primarily in the National Rugby League as a wing or centre for Australian clubs,…

1978

Christian Terlizzi

Italian footballer

Christian Terlizzi is an Italian former professional footballer who last played for Marsala as a defender. He played for clubs on all professional levels of Italian football, including U.S. Città di Palermo, U.C.…

1979

David Artell

English footballer and coach

David John Artell is a football manager and former professional player who is currently the head coach of EFL League Two club Grimsby Town. Born in England, he won seven caps for the Gibraltar national team between 2014…

1980

Shawn Fanning

American computer programmer and businessman, founded Napster

Shawn Fanning is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He developed Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing platforms, in 1999. The popularity of Napster was…

1980

Yaroslav Rybakov

Russian high jumper

Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov is a retired Russian high jumper.

1980

Pape Sow

Senegalese basketball player

Pape Sow is a Senegalese former professional basketball player who played for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for several European and Asian teams.

1981

Xavier Doherty

Australian cricketer

Xavier John Doherty is a former Australian international cricketer who played Australian domestic cricket with Tasmania and internationally for Australia.

1982

Derrick Johnson

American football player

Derrick O'Hara Johnson is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, twice earning consensus…

1982

Yakubu

Nigerian footballer

Yakubu Ayegbeni, known mononymously as Yakubu, is a Nigerian football agent and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed "The Yak".

1982

Tyler Hilton

American actor and singer-songwriter

Tyler James Hilton, is a Canadian-American musician, actor, and author. He is known for playing Chris Keller, a prominent recurring character in the WB/CW series One Tree Hill, and Elvis Presley in the Johnny Cash…

1983

Peter Ramage

English footballer

Peter Iain Ramage is an English football coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Newcastle United U23 team.

1983

Scarlett Johansson

American actress

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson is an American actress. Her films as a leading actress have grossed over $15.4 billion worldwide, making her the second highest-grossing actor in history. Johansson's various accolades include…

1984

Asamoah Gyan

Ghanaian footballer

Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a former captain of the Ghana national team.

1985

Dieumerci Mbokani

Congolese footballer

Dieudonné "Dieumerci" Mbokani Bezua is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker. He was captain and is the all time top goalscorer of the DR Congo national football team.

1985

Mandy Minella

Luxembourgian tennis player

Mandy Carla Minella is a Luxembourgish politician and former professional tennis player. Having made her debut on the WTA Tour in 2001, she peaked at No. 66 in the WTA singles rankings in September 2012, and No. 47 in…

1985

Adam Ottavino

American baseball player

Adam Robert Ottavino is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and New…

1985

James Roby

English rugby league player

James William Mark Roby is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for St Helens, who he also captained, in the Super League. He represented Great Britain and England at…

1985

Oscar Pistorius

South African sprinter and convicted murderer

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is a South African double amputee, former professional sprinter, and convicted murderer. He was the 10th athlete to compete at both the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games. Pistorius ran in…

1986

Martti Aljand

Estonian swimmer

Martti Aljand is an Estonian individual medley and breaststroke swimmer.

1987

Elias

American wrestler

Jeffrey Daniel Sciullo is an American professional wrestler and musician. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Elijah. He is best known for his tenure with WWE from 2014 to 2023,…

1987

Marouane Fellaini

Belgian footballer

Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1987

Jamie Campbell Bower

English actor, singer, and model

James Metcalfe Campbell Bower is an English actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Henry Creel / Vecna in the fourth (2022) and fifth (2025) seasons of the science fiction horror series Stranger…

1988

Drew Pomeranz

American baseball player

Thomas Andrew Pomeranz, nicknamed "Big Smooth", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland…

1988

Austin Romine

American baseball player

Austin Allen Romine is an American former professional baseball catcher. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis…

1988

Alden Ehrenreich

American actor

Alden Caleb Ehrenreich is an American actor. He began his career by appearing in the television series Supernatural (2005), and in Francis Ford Coppola's films Tetro (2009) and Twixt (2011). Following supporting roles…

1989

Candice Glover

American singer

Candice Rickelle Glover is an American R&B singer and actress who won the twelfth season of American Idol. Glover is the first winner to have auditioned three times before being cast for the live shows. Her debut album…

1989

Chris Smalling

English footballer

Christopher Lloyd Smalling is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Fayha. Smalling represented the England national team from 2011 to 2017.

1989

Gabriel Torje

Romanian footballer

Andrei Gabriel Torje is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a winger, who is currently a television sport pundit for Digi Sport and sporting director at Liga IV club CSM Oltenița.

1989

Brock Osweiler

American football player

Brock Alan Osweiler is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was…

1990

Jang Dong-woo

South Korean singer and actor

Jang Dong-woo, commonly known as Dongwoo, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer. He is the rapper of South Korean boy band Infinite and its sub-unit Infinite H.

1990

Tarik Black

American basketball player

Tarik Bernard Black is an American professional basketball player. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Black played college…

1991

Gab Pangilinan

Filipino actress and singer

Gabriela Noelle Sevilla Pangilinan-Salomon is a Filipino actress and singer known for her work in musical theater, having starred in the Metro Manila productions of Rak of Aegis (2014), Grease (2014), Side Show (2018),…

1991

Natalie Achonwa

Canadian basketball player

Natalie Chioma Achonwa is a Canadian former professional basketball player and coach, currently an assistant coach for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She started coaching at the…

1992

Carles Gil

Spanish footballer

Carles Gil de Pareja Vicent is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution, whom he captains.

1992

Vladislav Namestnikov

Russian ice hockey player

Vladislav Yevgenievich Namestnikov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 27th overall by the Lightning in the 2011 NHL…

1992

Samantha Bricio

Mexican volleyball player

Samantha Bricio born November 22, 1994 is a Mexican volleyball professional player, the youngest player to play for the Mexico national team in its history. Bricio played in the 2009 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship…

1994

Dacre Montgomery

Australian actor

Dacre Kayd Montgomery-Harvey is an Australian actor. Montgomery began acting in short films as a teenager before making his feature film debut in the adventure comedy A Few Less Men (2017). In 2017, Montgomery starred…

1994

Nicolás Stefanelli

Argentine footballer

Nicolás Marcelo Stefanelli is an Argentine professional footballer who plays a striker for Chilean club Deportes La Serena.

1994

Keiji Tanaka

Japanese figure skater

Keiji Tanaka is a retired Japanese figure skater. He is the 2016 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, 2019 Skate Canada bronze medalist, three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, 2017 Winter Universiade silver medalist, 2011…

1994

Katherine McNamara

American actress

Katherine Grace McNamara is an American actress and singer. She portrayed Clary Fray on the 2016–2019 supernatural drama series Shadowhunters, receiving a Teen Choice Award and a People's Choice Award for her work. In…

1995

Hailey Bieber

American model

Hailey Rhode Bieber is an American model, socialite, media personality, and businesswoman. She is the founder and chief creative officer (CCO) of the skincare brand Rhode, which was acquired by e.l.f. in a $1 billion…

1996

Mackenzie Lintz

American actress

Mackenzie Coleman is a former American film and television actress. She is known for playing Norrie Calvert-Hill on the CBS television drama Under the Dome.

1996

JuJu Smith-Schuster

American football player

John Sherman "JuJu" Smith-Schuster is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the USC Trojans, earning second-team All-American honors in 2015. He was selected by the Pittsburgh…

1996

Woozi

South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer, member of boy band Seventeen

Lee Ji-hoon, known by his stage name Woozi (우지), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen, the leader of its vocal…

1996

Trey McBride

American football player

Trey McBride is an American professional football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado State Rams, where he was named a unanimous…

1999

Dwight McNeil

English footballer

Dwight James Matthew McNeil is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Everton.

1999

Auliʻi Cravalho

American actress and singer

Chloe Auliʻi Cravalho is an American actress. She made her acting debut as the voice of the titular character in the Disney animated musical film Moana (2016) and reprised her role in the 2024 sequel.

2000

Chenle

Chinese singer

Zhong Chenle, known mononymously as Chenle, is a Chinese singer and former child actor based in South Korea. Chenle began his career as a child singer, having performed in various concerts and television shows in China…

2001

Brandon Miller

American basketball player

Brandon Jordan Miller is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was a consensus…

2002

Owen Power

Canadian ice hockey player

Owen Power is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall by the Sabres in the 2021 NHL entry draft. Power…

2002

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