Famous Birthdays on October 21

Q: Who was born on October 21?

Famous people born on October 21 include: Hongwu Emperor of China (died 1398), Alessandro Sforza, George Plantagenet, Louis I, Joachim Ernest.

Q: What is Pierre Augereau known for?

Pierre Augereau, French general (died 1816)

1757 — Pierre Augereau

French general (died 1816)

October 21 has seen 247 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1328 – 1995. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · October 21 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 247 people 1328 – 1995

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Augereau is generally counted as one of the most capable generals of the Napoleonic Wars.

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He fought in all of Bonaparte's battles of 1796 with great distinction

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Charles-Pierre-François Augereau, duc de Castiglione was a French military commander and a Marshal of the Empire who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars

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After serving in the Revolutionary Wars, he earned rapid promotion while fighting against Spain and soon found himself as a division commander under Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy

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During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon entrusted Augereau with important commands

Hongwu Emperor of China (died 1398)

The Hongwu Emperor, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1368 to 1398.

1328

Alessandro Sforza

Italian condottiero (died 1473)

Alessandro Sforza was an Italian condottiero and lord of Pesaro, the first of the Pesaro line of the Sforza family.

1409

George Plantagenet

1st Duke of Clarence, Irish-English son of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (died 1478)

George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was the sixth child and third surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English kings Edward IV and Richard III. He played an…

1449

Louis I

Cardinal of Guise (died 1578)

Louis de Lorraine, cardinal de Guise et prince-évêque de Metz was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and Bishop during the Italian Wars and French Wars of Religion. The fourth son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette…

1527

Joachim Ernest

Prince of Anhalt (died 1586)

Joachim Ernest of Anhalt, was a German prince of the House of Ascania, ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1551, and from 1570 sole ruler of all the Anhalt lands.

1536

Domenichino

Italian painter (died 1641)

Domenico Zampieri, known by the diminutive Domenichino after his shortness, was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School of painters.

1581

Jean Bart

French admiral (died 1702)

Jean Bart was a Franco-Flemish naval commander and privateer.

1650

Henri de Boulainvilliers

French nobleman (died 1722)

Henri de Boulainvilliers was a French nobleman, writer and historian. He was educated at the College of Juilly; he served in the army until 1697.

1658

Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (died 1710)

Asahito , posthumously honored as Emperor Higashiyama , was the 113th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Higashiyama's reign spanned the years from 1687 through to his abdication in 1709…

1675

Nicolaus I Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician and theorist (died 1759)

Nicolaus Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.

1687

James Steuart

Scottish economist and author (died 1780)

Sir James Steuart, 3rd Baronet of Goodtrees and 7th Baronet of Coltness, also known as Sir James Steuart Denham, was a prominent Scottish Jacobite and author of "probably the first systematic treatise written in English…

1712

Franz Moritz von Lacy

Austrian field marshal (died 1801)

Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy was an Austrian military leader of Baltic German and Irish origins. He was the son of Count Peter von Lacy, and was a famous Austrian field marshal. Lacy served during the reign of Maria…

1725

Herman Willem Daendels

Dutch general, lawyer, and politician, 36th Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (died 1818)

Herman Willem Daendels was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator who served as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1808 to 1811.

1762

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

English poet, philosopher, and critic (died 1834)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth. He also…

1772

Giuseppe Baini

Italian priest, composer, and critic (died 1844)

Abbate Giuseppe Baini was an Italian priest, music critic, conductor, and composer of church music.

1775

Alphonse de Lamartine

French poet and politician, French Head of State (died 1869)

Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French author, poet, and statesman. Initially a moderate royalist, he became one of the leading critics of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, aligning more with the…

1790

James Clark

American Jesuit (died 1885)

James Clark was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who led the College of the Holy Cross during the American Civil War as president from 1861 to 1867. Born in Pennsylvania, he was educated at the United States…

1809

Filippo Colini

Italian operatic baritone (died 1863)

Filippo Colini was an Italian operatic baritone. Debuted with the Accademia Filarmonica Romana in 1831. He is best known today for creating roles in the world premieres of several operas by Giuseppe Verdi, including…

1811

Sims Reeves

English tenor and actor (died 1900)

John Sims Reeves was an English operatic, oratorio and ballad tenor vocalist during the mid-Victorian era.

1821

Alfred Nobel

Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize (died 1896)

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman. Nobel is known for inventing dynamite, as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes. He worked on various…

1833

Will Carleton

American poet and journalist (died 1912)

William McKendree Carleton was an American poet from Michigan. Carleton's poems were most often about his rural life.

1845

Giuseppe Giacosa

Italian poet and playwright (died 1906)

Giuseppe Giacosa was an Italian poet, playwright and librettist. Regarded at the turn of the 20th century as one of Italy’s leading playwrights, Giacosa is remembered chiefly for his association with Puccini in double…

1847

George Ulyett

English cricketer and footballer (died 1898)

George Ulyett was an English cricketer, noted particularly for his very aggressive batsmanship. A well-liked man, Ulyett was popularly known as "Happy Jack", once musing memorably that Yorkshire played him only for his…

1851

Ernest Swinton

British Army officer (died 1951)

Major-General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, was a British Army officer who played a part in the development and adoption of the tank during the First World War. He was also a war correspondent and author of several short…

1868

Tan Kah Kee

Chinese businessman, community leader, communist and philanthropist (died 1961)

Tan Kah Kee was a Chinese businessman, investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist active in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Xiamen, and Guangzhou.

1874

Oswald Avery

Canadian-American physician and microbiologist (died 1955)

Oswald Theodore Avery Jr. was a Canadian-American physician and medical researcher. The major part of his career was spent at the Rockefeller Hospital in New York City. Avery was one of the first molecular biologists…

1877

Claire Waldoff

German singer and actress (died 1957)

Claire Waldoff, born Clara Wortmann, was a German singer. She was a famous kabarett singer and entertainer in Berlin during the 1910s to the 1930s, chiefly known for performing ironic songs in the Berlin dialect and…

1884

Eugene Burton Ely

American soldier and pilot (died 1911)

Eugene Burton Ely was an American aviation pioneer, credited with the first shipboard aircraft takeoff and landing.

1886

Krishna Singh

Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (died 1961)

Shri Krishna Singh (Sinha) (21 October 1887 – 31 January 1961), also known as Shri Babu, was the first chief minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946–61). Except for the period of World War II, Sinha was the chief…

1887

Edogawa Ranpo

Japanese author and critic (died 1965)

Tarō Hirai , better known by the pen name Edogawa Ranpo or Edogawa Rampo , was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery and thriller fiction. Many of his novels involve…

1894

Paavo Johansson

Finnish javelin thrower and decathlete (died 1983)

Paavo Johansson was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.

1895

Edna Purviance

American actress (died 1958)

Olga Edna Purviance was an American actress of the silent film era. She was the leading lady in many of Charlie Chaplin's early films and in a span of eight years, she appeared in over 30 films with him.

1895

Esther Shumiatcher-Hirschbein

Russian-Canadian poet and screenwriter (died 1985)

Esther Shumiatcher-Hirschbein was a Belarusian-born Canadian and American Yiddish poet and screenwriter.

1896

Eduard Pütsep

Estonian wrestler and actor (died 1960)

Eduard Pütsep was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a gold medal in the bantamweight division in 1924, becoming the first Olympic champion in…

1898

Andrée Boisson

French Olympic fencer (died 1973)

Andrée Boisson was a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

1900

Eddy Hamel

American footballer (died 1943)

Eddy Hamel was an American soccer player who played as a right winger for Dutch club AFC Ajax. Hamel was the first Jewish player for Ajax. He was murdered by the Nazis in 1943 in Auschwitz concentration camp.

1902

Nikos Engonopoulos

Greek painter and poet (died 1985)

Nikos Engonopoulos was a Greek painter and poet. He is one of the most important members of "Generation of the '30s", as well as a major representative of the surrealist movement in Greece. His work as a writer also…

1907

Niyazi Berkes

Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (died 1988)

Niyazi Berkes was a Turkish Cypriot sociologist.

1908

Mary Blair

American illustrator and animator (died 1978)

Mary Blair was an American artist, animation concept artist, colorist, and designer. She was prominent in producing art for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan,…

1911

Don Byas

American saxophonist and educator (died 1972)

Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also led his own band. He…

1912

Alfredo Pián

Argentinian race car driver (died 1990)

Alfredo Pián was an Argentine racing driver. He entered the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix with a Maserati 4CLT run by Scuderia Achille Varzi. During the Saturday practice sessions, Pián, who had the sixth fastest time at that…

1912

Georg Solti

Hungarian-English conductor and director (died 1997)

Sir Georg Solti was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor, known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt, and London, and as a long-serving music director of the Chicago Symphony…

1912

Martin Gardner

American mathematician and author (died 2010)

Martin Gardner was an American writer on popular mathematics and popular science. His interests also encompassed magic, scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature – especially the writings…

1914

Owen Bradley

American country music record producer (died 1998)

William Owen Bradley was an American musician, bandleader and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was a chief architect of the 1950s and 60s Nashville sound in country…

1915

Dizzy Gillespie

American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (died 1993)

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of…

1917

Milton Himmelfarb

American sociologist and author (died 2006)

Milton Himmelfarb was an American sociographer of the American Jewish community.

1918

Albertina Sisulu

South African anti-apartheid activist (died 2011)

Albertina Sisulu was a South African anti-apartheid activist. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she was the founding co-president of the United Democratic Front. In South Africa, where she was…

1918

Jim Wallwork

English-Canadian sergeant and pilot (died 2013)

Staff Sergeant James Harley Wallwork DFM was a British soldier and a member of the Glider Pilot Regiment who achieved notability as the pilot of the first Horsa glider to land at Pegasus Bridge in France in the early…

1919

Malcolm Arnold

English composer (died 2006)

Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold was an English composer and conductor. His works feature music in many genres, including a cycle of nine symphonies, numerous concertos, concert works, chamber music, choral music and music for…

1921

Bruce Beeby

Australian-English actor (died 2013)

Bruce Edward Beeby was an Australian actor who worked primarily in British films and television. He was probably best known for portraying Stephen "Mitch" Mitchell in the 1950s BBC radio serials Journey into Space.

1921

Robert Clothier

Canadian actor (died 1999)

Robert Allan Clothier, DFC was a Canadian stage and television actor most famous for his role as Relic on the CBC television series, The Beachcombers.

1921

Jim Shumate

American fiddler and composer (died 2013)

Jim Shumate was a fiddler that played with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys from 1943–1945. Shumate's main influences were Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, Curly Fox, and his uncle who played the fiddle while he was growing…

1921

Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld

Dutch astronomer and academic (died 2015)

Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld was a Dutch astronomer.

1921

Liliane Bettencourt

French businesswoman and philanthropist (died 2017)

Liliane Henriette Charlotte Bettencourt was a French heiress, socialite and businesswoman. She was a board member and one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal. At the time of her death, she was the richest woman in…

1922

Samuel Khachikian

Iranian director, screenwriter, and author (died 2001)

Samuel Khachikian was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, author, and film editor of Armenian descent. He was one of the most influential figures of Iranian cinema and was nicknamed "Iran's Hitchcock".

1923

Joyce Randolph

American actress (died 2024)

Joyce Randolph was an American actress of stage and television, best known for playing Trixie Norton on The Jackie Gleason Show and the television sitcom The Honeymooners, being the last surviving member of the cast.

1924

Julie Wilson

American actress and singer (died 2015)

Julie May Wilson was an American singer and actress widely regarded as "the queen of cabaret". She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1989 for her performance in Legs Diamond.

1924

Celia Cruz

Cuban-American singer (died 2003)

Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso, known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning…

1925

Virginia Zeani

Romanian soprano and educator (died 2023)

Virginia Zeani was a Romanian-born opera singer who sang leading soprano roles in the opera houses of Europe and North America.

1925

Bob Rosburg

American golfer (died 2009)

Robert Reginald "Rossie" Rosburg was an American professional golfer who later became a sports color analyst for ABC television.

1926

Leonard Rossiter

English actor (died 1984)

Leonard Rossiter was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his highest profile for his television comedy roles starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series Rising Damp from 1974 to 1978, and…

1926

Fritz Wintersteller

Austrian mountaineer (died 2018)

Fritz Wintersteller was an Austrian climber who made the first ascent of Broad Peak together with Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger, and Marcus Schmuck in 1957.

1927

Howard Zieff

American director and photographer (died 2009)

Howard Burton Zieff was an American director, television commercial director, and advertising photographer.

1927

Whitey Ford

American baseball player and coach (died 2020)

Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford, nicknamed "the Chairman of the Board", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. He was a…

1928

Eudóxia Maria Froehlich

Brazilian zoologist (died 2015)

Eudóxia Maria Froehlich was a Brazilian zoologist.

1928

Vern Mikkelsen

American basketball player and coach (died 2013)

Arild Verner Agerskov Mikkelsen was an American professional basketball player. One of the National Basketball Association's first power forwards in the 1950s, he was known for his tenacious defense and durability,…

1928

Pierre Bellemare

French radio and television host (died 2018)

Pierre Bellemare was a French writer, novelist, radio personality, television presenter, TV producer, director, and actor.

1929

Fritz Hollaus

Austrian footballer (died 1994)

Friedrich Jörg "Fritz" Hollaus was an Austrian footballer who played in Austria for SC Rapid Oberlaa, Wiener Sportclub and SV Stadlau, and in Spain for Atlético Madrid and Real Mallorca.

1929

Ursula K. Le Guin

American author and critic (died 2018)

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. Her work was first…

1929

George Stinney Jr.

wrongfully convicted African-American inmate; second youngest person in the U.S. to be executed (died 1944)

George Junius Stinney Jr. was an African American boy who was wrongfully executed at the age of 14 after being convicted, during an unfair trial, for the murders of two white girls – 11-year-old Betty June Binnicker and…

1929

Ivan Silayev

Russian engineer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Russia (died 2023)

Ivan Stepanovich Silayev was a Soviet and Russian politician. He served as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union through the offices of chairman of the Committee on the Operational Management of the Soviet economy and…

1930

Shammi Kapoor

Indian actor and director (died 2011)

Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; was an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. Kapoor is regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning over five decades,…

1931

Jim Parks Jr.

English cricketer and manager (died 2022)

James Michael Parks was an English cricketer. He played in forty-six Tests for England, between 1954 and 1968. In those Tests, Parks scored 1,962 runs with a personal best of 108 not out, and took 103 catches and made…

1931

Pál Csernai

Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2013)

Pál Csernai was a Hungarian football player and manager.

1932

Maureen Duffy

English author, poet, playwright and activist (died 2026)

Maureen Patricia Duffy was an English poet, playwright, novelist and non-fiction author. Long an activist covering such issues as gay rights and animal rights, she campaigned especially on behalf of authors. Duffy…

1933

Francisco Gento

Spanish footballer and manager (died 2022)

Francisco "Paco" Gento López was a Spanish footballer who played as an outside left. A fast runner, Gento was referred to as the "Gale of the Cantabrian Sea" in reference to his speed down the wing. He was voted by…

1933

Derek Bell

Irish harp player, pianist, and songwriter (died 2002)

George Derek Fleetwood Bell, MBE was a Northern Irish harpist, pianist, oboist, musicologist and composer who was best known for his accompaniment work on various instruments with The Chieftains.

1935

Mel Street

American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1978)

King Malachi "Mel" Street was an American country music singer who had 13 top-20 hits on the Billboard country charts.

1935

Said Afandi al-Chirkawi

Russian spiritual leader and scholar (died 2012)

Said Afandi al-Chirkawi was a prominent scholar in Shafii mazhab and a spiritual master, or murshid. He was killed by a suicide bomber in August 2012.

1937

Hank Nelson

Australian historian and academic (died 2012)

Hyland Neil "Hank" Nelson was one of Australia's foremost historians of the Pacific, particularly Papua New Guinea. His interest in the region began in 1966 when he took a teaching position at the Administrative College…

1937

Carl Brewer

Canadian ice hockey player (died 2001)

Carl Thomas Brewer was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Brewer attended De La Salle College and Riverdale Collegiate Institute prior to his hockey career.

1938

Geoffrey Boycott

English cricketer and sportscaster

Sir Geoffrey Boycott is a former Test cricketer, who played cricket for Yorkshire and England. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's…

1940

Frances FitzGerald

American journalist and author

Frances FitzGerald is an American journalist and historian, who is primarily known for Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam (1972), an account of the Vietnam War. It was a bestseller that won…

1940

Rhoda Gemignani

American actress

Rhoda Gemignani is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Mrs. Carmela Rossini in the American television sitcom Who's the Boss?.

1940

Manfred Mann

South African-English keyboard player and producer

Manfred Sepse Lubowitz, known professionally as Manfred Mann, is a South African-born musician, residing in the UK since 1961. He is best known as a founding member of the eponymous bands Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann…

1940

Marita Petersen

Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 2001)

Marita Petersen was the first and to date only female Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands and the first female speaker of the Løgting (Parliament). She was elected to the Løgting in 1988 for Javnaðarflokkurin . In…

1940

Steve Cropper

American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2025)

Stephen Lee Cropper, sometimes known as "The Colonel", was an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He was the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as…

1941

Elvin Bishop

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Elvin Richard Bishop is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 2015, and in…

1942

Allan Grice

Australian race car driver and politician

Allan Maxwell Grice, known to motor-racing fans as "Gricey", is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000, and as a privateer driver of a Holden in…

1942

Lou Lamoriello

American ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Louis P. Lamoriello is an American professional ice hockey executive who most recently served as the President of Hockey Operations and General Manager for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He…

1942

Judy Sheindlin

American judge and television host

Judith Susan Sheindlin also known as Judge Judy, is an American attorney, jurist, court-show arbitrator and television producer.

1942

Christopher A. Sims

American economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate

Christopher Albert Sims was an American econometrician and macroeconomist. He was the John J.F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics at Princeton University. Together with Thomas Sargent, he won the Nobel…

1942

John Stevens

Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, English police officer and academic

John Arthur Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, is a former Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, having served from 2000 until 2005. From 1991 to 1996, he was Chief Constable of Northumbria Police before…

1942

Tariq Ali

Pakistani historian and author

Tariq Ali is a Pakistani-British political activist, writer, journalist, filmmaker, and public intellectual. He is a member of the editorial committee of the New Left Review and Sin Permiso, and contributes to The…

1943

Ron Elliott

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer

Ronald Charles Elliott is an American musician, composer and record producer, best known as songwriter and lead guitarist of the rock band The Beau Brummels. Elliott wrote or co-wrote the band's 1965 U.S. top 20 hits…

1943

Mandy Rice-Davies

English model and actress (died 2014)

Marilyn Foreman, better known as Mandy Rice-Davies, was a Welsh model and showgirl best known for her association with Christine Keeler and her role in the Profumo affair, which discredited the Conservative government…

1944

Michael Tugendhat

English lawyer and judge

Sir Michael George Tugendhat, formerly styled The Hon. Mr Justice Tugendhat, and referred to as Tugendhat J in legal writing, is a retired High Court judge in England and Wales. He was the High Court's senior media…

1944

Everett McGill

American actor

Charles Everett McGill III is an American retired actor, who rose to prominence for his portrayal of a caveman in Quest for Fire (1981). He went on to have prominent roles in the films Dune (1984), Silver Bullet…

1945

Nikita Mikhalkov

Russian filmmaker

Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov is a Russian filmmaker and actor. He made his directorial debut with the Red Western film At Home Among Strangers (1974) after appearing in a series of films, including the romantic comedy…

1945

Michael White

English journalist

Michael White is a British journalist who was until 2016 an associate editor of The Guardian. He is the paper's former political editor.

1945

Jane Heal

English philosopher and academic

Barbara Jane Heal is a British philosopher, and since 2012, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge.

1946

Jim Hill

American football player and sportscaster

James Webster Hill is an American sportscaster and former professional football player who is the lead sports anchor and sports director at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles. He played as a defensive back in the National Football…

1946

Lux Interior

American singer-songwriter (died 2009)

Erick Lee Purkhiser, better known by the stage name Lux Interior, was an American singer and a founding member of the American rock band the Cramps from 1976 until his death in 2009 at age 62.

1946

Lee Loughnane

American singer-songwriter and trumpet player

Lee David Loughnane is an American musician who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for being one-third of Chicago's brass/woodwind section as well as a backing and occasional lead vocalist.

1946

Dominique Braye

French politician

Dominique Braye is a former member of the Senate of France, representing the Yvelines department from 1995 to 2011. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

1947

Shaye J. D. Cohen

American historian and academic

Shaye J. D. Cohen is an American Hebraist, historian, and rabbi. He is a modern scholar of the Hebrew Bible. Currently, he is the Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy in the Department of Near Eastern…

1948

Allen Henry Vigneron

American archbishop

Allen Henry Vigneron is an American Catholic prelate who served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan and ecclesiastical superior of the Cayman Islands from 2008 to 2025.

1948

Michel Brière

Canadian ice hockey player (died 1971)

Michel Edouard Brière was a Canadian professional ice hockey player for one season in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1969–70. Following his rookie season with the Penguins, Brière was…

1949

Mike Keenan

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Michael Edward Keenan is a Canadian-American former professional hockey coach. Previously, he served as head coach and/or general manager with several NHL teams between 1984 and 2009. He currently ranks sixth in playoff…

1949

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli captain and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Israel

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, Netanyahu is Israel's…

1949

Ronald McNair

American physicist and astronaut (died 1986)

Ronald Erwin McNair was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died at the age of 35 during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission…

1950

Leela Vernon

Belizean musician and cultural conservationist (died 2017)

Leela Vernon MBE was a Belizean cultural icon noted for her contributions to preserving Creole culture in the country. She was awarded the title "Queen of Brukdown", received the Order of the British Empire for…

1950

Patti Davis

American actress and author

Patricia Ann Davis is an American actress and author. She is the daughter of U.S. president Ronald Reagan and his second wife, Nancy Reagan.

1952

Allen Hoey

American poet and author (died 2010)

Allen Hoey was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic who received numerous honors during his lifetime, including a Pulitzer Prize nomination for his 2008 collection of poems Country Music.

1952

Brent Mydland

German-American keyboard player (died 1990)

Brent Mydland was an American keyboardist, songwriter and singer. He was a member of the rock band the Grateful Dead from 1979 until his death in 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist in the band.

1952

Charlotte Caffey

American guitarist and songwriter

Charlotte Irene Caffey is an American guitarist and keyboardist, best known for her work in the rock band the Go-Go's in the 1980s, including writing "We Got the Beat".

1953

Eric Faulkner

Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Eric Faulkner is a guitarist, songwriter and singer, best known as a member of the Scottish pop band the Bay City Rollers.

1953

Keith Green

American singer-songwriter, pianist, and minister (died 1982)

Keith Gordon Green was an American pianist, singer, songwriter, and musician. Originally from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, Green is known as a pioneer in the Christian contemporary genre. His most notable songs…

1953

Marc Johnson

American bassist, composer, and bandleader

Marc Alan Johnson is an American jazz bass player, composer and band leader. Johnson was born in Nebraska and grew up in Texas. He is married to the Brazilian jazz pianist and singer Eliane Elias.

1953

Peter Mandelson

English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson is a British former Labour Party politician, lobbyist and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004. He served in Tony Blair and Gordon…

1953

Brian Tobin

Canadian journalist and politician, 6th Premier of Newfoundland

Brian Vincent Tobin is a Canadian businessman and former politician. Tobin served as the sixth premier of Newfoundland from 1996 to 2000. Tobin was also a prominent Member of Parliament and served as a cabinet minister…

1954

Dick DeVos

American businessman

Richard Marvin DeVos Jr. is an American businessman, author, and former politician. The son of Amway co-founder Richard DeVos, he was CEO of the multi-level marketing company from 1993 to 2002. In 2006, DeVos ran for…

1955

Catherine Hardwicke

American film director, producer, and screenwriter

Catherine Hardwicke is an American film director, production designer, and screenwriter. Her directorial work includes Thirteen (2003), which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed, the film's co-star, Lords of Dogtown (2005),…

1955

Fred Hersch

American pianist and composer

Fred Hersch is an American jazz pianist, composer, and a 17-time Grammy nominée. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has written and…

1955

Rich Mullins

American singer-songwriter (died 1997)

Richard Wayne Mullins was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs "Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step". Some of his albums were listed by CCM Magazine in their…

1955

Carrie Fisher

American actress and screenwriter (died 2016)

Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress and writer. She is best known for playing Princess Leia in the original Star Wars films (1977–1983) and reprised the role in The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017)—a…

1956

Mike Tully

American pole vaulter

Michael Scott Tully is an American pole vaulter. He represented the United States twice in the Olympics, earning a silver in 1984, and held the American pole vault record from 1984 to 1985.

1956

Julian Cope

English singer-songwriter

Julian David Cope is an English musician and author. He was the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band The Teardrop Explodes and has followed a solo career since 1983 in addition to working on musical side…

1957

Irene Edgar

Scottish lawn bowler

Irene Edgar is a Scottish lawn bowler.

1957

Wolfgang Ketterle

German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Wolfgang Ketterle is a German physicist and professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research has focused on experiments that trap and cool atoms to temperatures close to absolute…

1957

Steve Lukather

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Steven Lee Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to a…

1957

Andre Geim

Russian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Sir Andre Konstantin Geim is a Russian-born British physicist working in England in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester.

1958

George Bell

Dominican baseball player

Jorge Antonio Bell Mathey, better known as George Bell, is a Dominican former left fielder and American League MVP in Major League Baseball who played 12 seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs (1991) and…

1959

Rose McDowall

Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Rose McDowall is a Scottish musician who formed Strawberry Switchblade with Jill Bryson in 1981.

1959

Andy Picheta

English director, producer, and screenwriter

Andy Picheta is a director and producer of film and television, music videos and musical concerts.

1959

Kevin Sheedy

Welsh-Irish footballer and manager

Kevin Mark Sheedy is a football coach and former Republic of Ireland international player.

1959

Ken Watanabe

Japanese actor and producer

Ken Watanabe is a Japanese actor. He is best known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was…

1959

Melora Walters

American actress, director, and writer

Melora Walters is an American actress and filmmaker, best known for her starring roles as Wanda Henrickson on HBO's Big Love (2006–2010) and Kathy Kone on Hulu's Pen15 (2019–2021). She has frequently collaborated with…

1959

David Campese

Australian rugby player and coach

David Ian Campese, AM, also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player (1982–1996), who was capped by the Wallabies 101 times, and played 85 Tests at wing and 16 at fullback.

1962

Jon Carin

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Jon Carin is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer. He has collaborated with acts including Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, the Who, Pete Townshend, Eddie Vedder, Psychedelic Furs, Kate Bush,…

1964

Ion Andoni Goikoetxea

Spanish footballer and manager

Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Lasa, often known as Goiko, is a Spanish former professional footballer.

1965

Horace Hogan

American wrestler

Michael Allan Bollea is an American retired professional wrestler. The nephew of fellow wrestler Hulk Hogan, he is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s under the ring name…

1965

Hisashi Imai

Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist

Hisashi Imai is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983. Following the October 2023 death of vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, Imai began sharing…

1965

Phillip Price

Welsh golfer

John Phillip Price is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He won three European Tour events between 1994 and 2003 and played in the 2002 Ryder Cup.

1966

Igor Prins

Estonian footballer and manager

Igor Prins is an Estonian football manager and former professional player.

1966

Arne Sandstø

Norwegian footballer and manager

Arne Sandstø is a Norwegian football manager and former player who most recently was the head coach at Värnamo. Starting his career as a striker, he failed to break through at his hometown's largest club SK Brann, but…

1966

Georgi Dakov

Bulgarian high jumper (died 1996)

Georgi Krumov Dakov was a Bulgarian high jumper.

1967

Paul Ince

English footballer and manager

Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English professional football manager and former player. A midfielder, Ince played professionally from 1986 to 2007, starting his career with West Ham United and later representing…

1967

Gavin Lovegrove

New Zealand javelin thrower and graphic designer

Gavin Brian Lovegrove is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best of 88.20 m, set in 1996, is the New Zealand record. During his career, he twice represented his…

1967

Krzysztof Sitko

Polish association football player (died 2018)

Krzysztof Sitko was a Polish footballer who played as a striker. Throughout most of his career, he was associated with GKS Tychy.

1967

Alexandros Alexandris

Greek footballer and manager

Alexis Alexandris is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has won 10 Greek championships from 1992 until 2003 and is also one of the youngest players to score a hat-trick in Greek football.

1968

Kerstin Andreae

German politician

Kerstin Andreae is a German politician of Alliance '90/The Greens who served as Member of the Bundestag from 2002 to 2019. Since leaving politics, she has been serving as managing director of the German Association of…

1968

Michael Hancock

Australian rugby league player

Michael John "Mick" Hancock is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative wing, he played in the…

1969

Mo Lewis

American football player

Morris Clyde Lewis III is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 13 seasons with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia…

1969

Louis Koo

Hong Kong actor and singer

Louis Koo Tin-lok is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He gained popularity with his roles in television series The Condor Heroes 95 (1995), Detective Investigation Files IV (1999), and A Step into the Past (2001).

1970

Hal Duncan

Scottish author and poet

Hal Duncan is a Scottish science fiction and fantasy writer.

1971

Damien Martyn

Australian cricketer

Damien Richard Martyn is an Australian former cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He played for the national team sporadically in 1992–1994 before becoming a regular Test and ODI player from 2000 until his retirement…

1971

Nick Oliveri

American singer-songwriter and bass player

Nick Steven Oliveri is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a former bassist of Kyuss and later Queens of the Stone Age from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and…

1971

Conor O'Shea

Irish rugby player and coach

Conor O'Shea is an Irish rugby union coach and former player. He was the head coach of the Italy national team from 2016 to 2019. He played as a full back and occasionally at out-half and centre for Ireland, Lansdowne…

1971

Paul Telfer

Scottish footballer and coach

Paul Norman Telfer is a Scottish football coach and former professional footballer.

1971

Thomas Ulsrud

Norwegian curler

Thomas Ulsrud was a Norwegian curler from Oslo. He won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics, one World Curling Championship, two European Curling Championships, and fourteen Norwegian titles. He was also known for…

1971

Ashutosh Agashe

Indian businessman and cricketer

Ashutosh Dnyaneshwar Agashe is an Indian businessman and former cricketer. He has served as the chairman and managing director of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. since 2009.

1972

Matthew Friedberger

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Matthew Friedberger is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work in the indie rock duo the Fiery Furnaces with his sister Eleanor Friedberger.

1972

Orlando Thomas

American football player (died 2014)

Orlando Paul Thomas was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 until 2001. He played college football for the…

1972

Evhen Tsybulenko

Ukrainian scholar and academic

Evhen Tsybulenko is an Estonian legal scholar of Ukrainian descent. He is professor of law at the Tallinn University of Technology and Kyiv International University and is focused on International Humanitarian Law.

1972

Lera Auerbach

Russian-American pianist and composer

Lera Auerbach is a Soviet-born Austrian-American classical composer, conductor and concert pianist.

1973

Charlie Lowell

American pianist and songwriter

Charles Daniel Lowell is an American pianist most known for being the pianist and keyboardist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay.

1973

Costel Busuioc

Romanian tenor

Costel Busuioc is a Romanian tenor.

1974

Toby Hall

American baseball player

Toby Jason Hall is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher who is the manager of the Florence Y'alls of the Frontier League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 to 2008, primarily with…

1975

Henrique Hilário

Portuguese footballer

Henrique Hilário Meireles Alves Sampaio, known as Hilário, is a Portuguese football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeeping coach of the England national team.

1975

Henrik Gustavsson

Swedish footballer

Lars Henrik Gustavsson is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Åtvidabergs FF.

1976

Jeremy Miller

American actor and singer

Jeremy James Miller is an American actor, known mostly as a child actor. He is known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on the TV series Growing Pains and its two reunion movies. He also voiced Linus van Pelt in the…

1976

Lavinia Miloșovici

Romanian gymnast

Lavinia Corina Miloșovici is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. Also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, Miloșovici is considered to be one of Romania's top gymnasts and one of the most prolific female…

1976

Josh Ritter

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Joshua B. Ritter is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author who performs and records with the Royal City Band. Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006, he was named…

1976

Andrew Scott

Irish actor

Andrew Scott is an Irish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, his accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, a BAFTA TV Award, and a Silver Bear, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards…

1976

Mélanie Turgeon

Canadian skier

Mélanie Turgeon is a skier and former member of the Canadian national ski team.

1976

Will Estes

American actor

William Estes Nipper is an American actor. He is known for his role from 2010 to 2024 on CBS police drama Blue Bloods as Jameson "Jamie" Reagan, a New York City Police Department officer and the youngest son of the…

1978

Joey Harrington

American football player and sportscaster

John Joseph Harrington is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, winning Pac-10…

1978

Henrik Klingenberg

Finnish singer and keyboard player

Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg is a Finnish keyboardist, keytarist and singer. He joined the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica in late 2002 and currently resides in Kemi, Finland, when not on tour.

1978

Michael McMillian

American actor

Michael McMillian is an American actor and writer, known for his roles as Henry Gibson on What I Like About You, Steve Newlin on the HBO series True Blood, Owen on Hot in Cleveland and Tim in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.…

1978

Khalil Greene

American baseball player

Khalil Thabit Greene is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals. Despite playing in fewer than five full seasons for…

1979

Gabe Gross

American baseball player

Gabriel Jordan Gross is an American former professional baseball outfielder who is currently the hitting coach for the Auburn Tigers. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee…

1979

Kim Kardashian

American reality television personality, actress, model, businesswoman and socialite

Kimberly Noel Kardashian is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She first gained media attention in 2007 following the unauthorized release of a sex tape with American singer Ray J. Afterwards,…

1980

Brian Pittman

American bass player

Brian Lee Pittman is an American musician most notable as the former bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K, of which he was a founding member. He has also played bass for the Christian metal band Inhale Exhale.

1980

Martin Castrogiovanni

Argentinian-Italian rugby player

Martín Leandro Castrogiovanni is an Italian-Argentine retired rugby union player. He was born in Paraná, Argentina, but qualified for Italy through his heritage. Castrogiovanni moved to Italy as a teenager and…

1981

Olivier Pla

French racing driver

Olivier Pla is a French racing driver who competed in the Asian Le Mans Series for AF Corse.

1981

Nemanja Vidić

Serbian footballer

Nemanja Vidić is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Widely considered as one of the greatest defenders of all time, Vidić is best known for his time at Manchester United, where he won…

1981

Matt Dallas

American actor

Matthew Joseph Dallas is an American actor, best known for playing the title character on the ABC Family series Kyle XY.

1982

Jim Henderson

American baseball player

James Duffy Henderson is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who currently serves as the pitching coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Brewers and…

1982

Antony Kay

English footballer

Antony Roland Kay is an English former footballer and manager who is a first-team coach at National League North club Southport. He scored 70 goals in 829 appearances during a 24-year playing career.

1982

Hari Kondabolu

American comedian, actor, and podcaster

Hari Karthikeya Kondabolu is an American stand-up comedian and writer. His comedy covers subjects such as race, inequity, and Indian stereotypes. He was a writer for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and the creator of…

1982

Ray Ventrone

American football player

Raymond "Bubba" Ventrone is an American professional football coach and former player who is the special teams coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a safety.

1982

Lee Chong Wei

Malaysian badminton player

Lee Chong Wei is a Malaysian former professional badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the fifth…

1982

James White

American basketball player

James William White IV is an American former professional basketball player and current player development coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

1982

Casey Fien

American baseball player

Casey Michael Fien, is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, and Philadelphia Phillies.

1983

Zack Greinke

American baseball player

Donald Zackary Greinke is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Greinke played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 20 seasons for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los…

1983

Brent Hayden

Canadian swimmer

Brent Matthew Hayden is a Canadian retired competitive swimmer. Representing Canada for a decade, Hayden is regarded as the fastest swimmer in Canadian history. Hayden won a bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the…

1983

Gonzalo Klusener

Argentinian footballer

Gonzalo Martín Klusener is an Argentine footballer currently playing for F.A.D.E.P, which disputes the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur and the Liga Mendocina de Fútbol.

1983

Andy Marte

Dominican baseball player (died 2017)

Andy Manuel Marte was a Dominican professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He also played in the KBO League for…

1983

Amber Rose

American model

Amber Rose Levonchuck is an American model and television personality. She gained attention after she starred in the music video for Young Jeezy's 2008 single "Put On", which featured Kanye West. She began a romantic…

1983

Chris Sherrington

English-Scottish martial artist

Christopher David Sherrington is a British judoka. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +100 kg event. He is a black belt.

1983

Charlotte Sullivan

Canadian actress

Charlotte Sullivan is a Canadian actress. Her credits include Harriet the Spy (1996), Goosebumps (1996), The New Ghostwriter Mysteries (1997), How to Deal (2003), Fever Pitch (2005), MVP (2008), The Cry of the Owl…

1983

Ninet Tayeb

Israeli singer

Ninet Nati Tayeb, professionally known as Ninet, is an Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, model and radio broadcaster. She rose to prominence when she won the first season of reality TV show Kokhav Nolad in 2003.

1983

Shelden Williams

American basketball player

Shelden DeMar Williams is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Landlord", he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, and later played in the NBA for parts of seven seasons.

1983

Anna Bogdanova

Russian heptathlete

Anna Bogdanova is a Russian heptathlete. Bogdanova was the bronze medallist at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships and placed sixth at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won at the European Athletics Indoor…

1984

Tom Brandstater

American football player

Thomas Brandstater is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs. He was selected by the Denver…

1984

Kenny Cooper

American soccer player

Kenneth Scott Cooper Jr. is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. He began his soccer career with Manchester United but failed to break into the first team. He went on to play for clubs in Portugal,…

1984

Anouk Leblanc-Boucher

Canadian speed skater

Anouk Leblanc-Boucher is a Canadian short track speed skating athlete at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

1984

José Lobatón

Venezuelan baseball player

José Manuel Lobatón is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals, New York Mets, and Chicago Cubs.

1984

Marvin Mitchell

American football player

Marvin Mitchell is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the New Orleans…

1984

Kieran Richardson

English footballer

Kieran Edward Richardson is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger, left-back, or central midfielder.

1984

Simone Bracalello

Italian footballer

Simone Bracalello, also known in Italy as Bracca, is an Italian former footballer who played as a Striker.

1985

Dean Collis

Australian rugby league player

Dean Collis is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Camden Rams in the Group 6 Rugby League Competition, primarily as a centre.

1985

Hadise

Belgian-Turkish singer-songwriter and dancer

Hadise Açıkgöz is a Belgian-born Turkish singer, songwriter, dancer and television personality. Born and raised in Belgium, her family is of Lezgin-Kumyk origin who settled in Sivas, Turkey. In 2003, she participated in…

1985

Almen Abdi

Swiss footballer

Almen Abdi is a Swiss former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has previously played for Zürich, Le Mans, Udinese, Watford and Sheffield Wednesday. He has also been capped by the Switzerland national…

1986

Chibuzor Chilaka

Nigerian footballer

Chibuzor "Chib" Chilaka is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Matlock Town in the Northern Premier League.

1986

Scott Rendell

English footballer

Scott David Rendell is an English footballer who plays as a striker for AFC Totton, where he holds the role of player-manager.

1986

Tonje Brenna

Norwegian politician

Tonje Brenna is a Norwegian politician currently serving as the parliamentary leader of the Labour Party since 2025. A member of the Labour Party, she previously served in Jonas Gahr Støre's government between 2021 and…

1987

Justin De Fratus

American baseball player

Justin Andrew De Fratus, is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2011 to 2015.

1987

Andrey Grechin

Russian swimmer

Andrey Vladimirovich Grechin is a Russian swimmer. He competed in the 50 m, 100 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley events at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay…

1987

Ricki Olsen

Danish footballer

Ricki Olsen is a Danish professional footballer. He is the son of the former Denmark national team player Lars Olsen.

1988

Glen Powell

American actor

Glen Thomas Powell Jr. is an American actor. He began his career with small roles on television and in films including Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Fast Food Nation (2006). Powell acted in the action film The…

1988

Daniel Schorn

Austrian cyclist

Daniel Schorn is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016 for the Elk Haus, Bora–Argon 18, and Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels teams.

1988

Mads Dahm

Norwegian footballer

Mads Dahm, is a Norwegian footballer playing for Lyn in the Norwegian Third Division. He has played two games for Norway national under-21 football team. He is the younger brother of former Lyn player Fredrik Dahm. In…

1989

Festus Ezeli

Nigerian-American basketball player

Ifeanyi Festus Ezeli-Ndulue is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores…

1989

Luke Murphy

English footballer

Luke John Murphy is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One West side Macclesfield.

1989

Jonathan Viera

Spanish footballer

Jonathan Viera Ramos is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Segunda División club Las Palmas.

1989

Sam Vokes

English-Welsh footballer

Samuel Michael Vokes is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1989

Bengali-Fodé Koita

French footballer

Bengali-Fodé Koita is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish TFF 1. Lig club Iğdır. Born in France, he represented it on junior level, before switching allegiance to Guinea.

1990

Mathieu Peybernes

French footballer

Mathieu Philippe Peybernes is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 2 club Sochaux. He was a France youth international having earned caps with the under-18 and under-19 teams.

1990

Ricky Rubio

Spanish basketball player

Ricard Rubio Vives is a Spanish professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. He became the youngest player ever to play in the Spanish Liga ACB on 15 October 2005, at age 14. Rubio made his…

1990

Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson

Icelandic politician

Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson is an Icelandic trade unionist, politician and member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he has represented the Reykjavík South constituency since November 2024.

1990

Alexander Burmistrov

Russian ice hockey player

Alexander Olegovich Burmistrov is a Russian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Shanghai Dragons of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for…

1991

Tom Eastman

English footballer

Thomas Michael Eastman is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Isthmian League Premier Division club Maldon & Tiptree.

1991

Geoffry Hairemans

Belgian footballer

Geoffry Hairemans is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Antwerp in the Belgian Pro League.

1991

Rob Keogh

English cricketer

Robert Ian Keogh is an English cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire. Keogh is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break.

1991

Vadaine Oliver

English footballer

Vadaine Aston James Oliver is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Hartlepool United.

1991

Harry Pell

English footballer

Harry David Balraj Pell is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently assistant manager of Hereford.

1991

Natasha Bassett

Australian actress

Natasha Bassett is an Australian actress and screenwriter born in Sydney, New South Wales.

1992

Marzia Kjellberg

Italian businessperson and former YouTuber

Marzia Kjellberg, formerly known as CutiePieMarzia, is an Italian former YouTuber known for her beauty videos. She parlayed her popularity on YouTube into writing, fashion design, and business ventures. She announced…

1992

Damion Lee

American basketball player

Damion Lee is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for four years at Drexel University and transferred to Louisville for his final year of eligibility. After going undrafted in…

1992

Bernard Tomic

German-Australian tennis player

Bernard Tomic is an Australian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 17 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Tomic has won four singles titles on the ATP Tour.

1992

Kane Brown

American singer and songwriter

Kane Allen Brown is an American country music singer and songwriter. First garnering a mass following on social media, he released his debut extended play (EP) Closer in June 2015, and followed it up with the single,…

1993

Cameron Burgess

Scottish-Australian footballer

Cameron Robert Burgess is a professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Swansea City. Born in Scotland, he represents the Australia national team.

1995

Doja Cat

American rapper, singer and songwriter

Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, known professionally as Doja Cat, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Pop-Rap", she is known for her musical versatility, live performing skills and…

1995

Antoinette Guedia Mouafo

Cameroonian swimmer

Antoinette Joyce Guedia Mouafo is a Cameroonian swimmer.

1995

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