Famous Birthdays on October 23

Q: Who was born on October 23?

Famous people born on October 23 include: Wen Yanbo, Ferdinand de la Cerda, Charlotte of Valois, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Johann Bernhard Staudt.

Q: What is Fred Shero known for?

Fred Shero, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 1990)

282 people 1006 – 2004

October 23 has seen 282 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1006 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · October 23 — Wikipedia

1925 — Fred Shero

Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 1990)

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As the head coach of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, Shero won the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975 and reached the Stanley Cup Final a third time, in 1976

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Shero controversially left the Flyers following the 1977–78 season to become the head coach of the New York Rangers, whom he led to the Stanley Cup Final in his first season

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Nicknamed "The Fog", he played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), but spent most of his playing career in the minor leagues

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Following his playing career, Shero spent 13 years coaching in the minor leagues before making it to the NHL

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He also had four consecutive seasons of having a 0.700 or better winning percentage and remains the Flyers all-time leader in coaching victories

Wen Yanbo

Chinese grand chancellor (died 1097)

Wen Yanbo, courtesy name Kuanfu, was a scholar-official of the Song dynasty who served four emperors over more than five decades. He was a grand councilor during Emperor Renzong's reign.

1006

Ferdinand de la Cerda

Spanish noble (died 1275)

Ferdinand de la Cerda was the heir apparent to the Crown of Castile as the eldest son of Alfonso X and Violant of Aragon. His nickname, de la Cerda, means "of the bristle" in Spanish. There are various accounts of the…

1255

Charlotte of Valois

French princess (died 1524)

Charlotte of France was the second child and second daughter of the French King Francis I and his wife Queen Claude.

1516

Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp

Swedish queen (died 1715)

Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp was Queen of Sweden from 1654 until 1660 as the wife of King Charles X Gustav. She served as regent during the minority of her son, King Charles XI, from 1660 until 1672, and during…

1634

Johann Bernhard Staudt

Austrian composer (died 1712)

Johann Bernhard Staudt was an Austrian Jesuit composer.

1654

Ange-Jacques Gabriel

French architect, designed the École Militaire (died 1782)

Ange-Jacques Gabriel was the principal architect of King Louis XV. His major works included the Place de la Concorde, the École Militaire, and the Petit Trianon and opera theater at the Palace of Versailles. His style…

1698

Maximilian Ulysses Browne

Austrian field marshal (died 1757)

Maximilian Ulysses, Reichsgraf von Browne, Baron de Camus and Mountany was an Austrian military officer, one of the highest-ranking officers serving the Habsburg Emperor during the middle of the 18th century. An Irish…

1705

Pieter Burman the Younger

Dutch philologist, poet, and educator (died 1778)

Pieter Burman, also known as Peter or Pieter Burmann and distinguished from his uncle as "the Younger", was a Dutch philologist.

1713

Samuel Morey

American engineer (died 1843)

Samuel Morey was an American inventor, who worked on early internal combustion engines and was a pioneer in steamships who accumulated a total of 20 patents.

1762

Emmanuel de Grouchy

Marquis de Grouchy, French general (died 1847)

Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy was a French military leader who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was the last Marshal of the Empire to be created by Napoleon, and is best…

1766

Chauncey Allen Goodrich

American minister, lexicographer, and educator (died 1860)

Chauncey Allen Goodrich was an American clergyman, educator and lexicographer. He was the son-in-law of Noah Webster and edited his Dictionary after his father-in-law's death.

1790

Stefano Franscini

Swiss statistician and politician (died 1857)

Stefano Franscini was a Swiss politician and statistician. He was one of the initial members of the Swiss Federal Council elected in 1848 and Switzerland's first native Italian speaking federal councillor. Franscini was…

1796

Albert Lortzing

German singer-songwriter and actor (died 1851)

Gustav Albert Lortzing was a German composer, librettist, actor and singer. He is considered to be the main representative of the German Spieloper, a form similar to the French opéra comique, which grew out of the…

1801

John Russell Bartlett

American linguist and historian (died 1886)

John Russell Bartlett was an American historian and linguist.

1805

Ludwig Leichhardt

German-Australian explorer (died 1848)

Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt, known as Ludwig Leichhardt, was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.

1813

João Maurício Vanderlei

Baron of Cotejipe, Brazilian politician (died 1889)

João Maurício Vanderlei or Wanderley, Baron of Cotegipe, was a Brazilian magistrate and politician of the Conservative Party.

1815

Pierre Larousse

French lexicographer and author (died 1875)

Pierre Athanase Larousse was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume Grand dictionnaire…

1817

Gustav Spörer

German astronomer (died 1895)

Friederich Wilhelm Gustav Spörer was a German astronomer.

1822

Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg

Finnish priest and father of K. J. Ståhlberg, the first President of Finland (died 1873)

Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg was a Finnish priest, who worked as a chaplain in Alavieska and as a deputy pastor in Haapajärvi. He is best known as the father of K. J. Ståhlberg, the first president of the Republic of Finland.

1832

Adlai Stevenson I

American lawyer and politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (died 1914)

Adlai Ewing Stevenson I was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States from 1893 to 1897 under President Grover Cleveland. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevenson…

1835

Moritz Kaposi

Hungarian dermatologist (died 1902)

Moritz Kaposi was a physician and dermatologist from the Austro-Hungarian Empire who discovered the skin tumor that received his name.

1837

Robert Bridges

English poet and playwright (died 1930)

Robert Seymour Bridges was a British poet who was Poet Laureate from 1913 to 1930. A doctor by training, he achieved literary fame only late in life. His poems reflect a deep Christian faith, and he is the author of…

1844

Juan Luna

Filipino painter and sculptor (died 1899)

Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists.

1857

Mirko Breyer

Croatian writer, bibliographer, antiquarian, and one of the notable alleged and false victims of the Stara Gradiška concentration camp (died 1946)

Mirko Breyer was a known Croatian writer, bibliographer and antiquarian.

1863

Neltje Blanchan

American historian and author (died 1918)

Blanchan De Graff Doubleday was a United States scientific historian and nature writer who published several books on wildflowers and birds under the pen name Neltje Blanchan. Her work is known for its synthesis of…

1865

John Heisman

American football player and coach (died 1936)

John William Heisman was an American sportsman, writer, and actor. He was a player and coach of American football, baseball, and basketball, and served as the head football coach at Oberlin College, Buchtel College,…

1869

Francis Kelley

Canadian-American bishop (died 1948)

Francis Clement Kelley was a Canadian-born Catholic bishop. He was the second Bishop of Oklahoma City, as well as an author and diplomat. He was a Catholic priest for 54 years, and bishop for 23 years.

1870

William D. Coolidge

American physicist and engineer (died 1975)

William David Coolidge was an American physicist and engineer, who made major contributions to X-ray machines. He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory and a vice-president of the corporation. He…

1873

Charles Kilpatrick

American runner and educator (died 1921)

Charles Henry Kilpatrick was an American athlete. His best event was the 880 yard run, in which he became the national champion three times and established a long-lived world record time of 1:53.4.

1874

Gilbert N. Lewis

American chemist and academic (died 1946)

Gilbert Newton Lewis was an American physical chemist and a dean of the college of chemistry at University of California, Berkeley. Lewis was best known for his discovery of the covalent bond and his concept of electron…

1875

Franz Schlegelberger

German judge and politician, Reich Ministry of Justice (died 1970)

Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger was State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice (RMJ) who served as Justice Minister during the Third Reich. He was the highest-ranking defendant at the Judges' Trial in…

1876

Jaan Lattik

Estonian pastor and politician, 9th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1967)

Jaan Lattik was an Estonian politician, writer and a former Estonian Minister of Education and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.

1878

Dominikus Böhm

German architect (died 1955)

Dominikus Böhm was a German architect specializing in churches. He built churches in Cologne, the Ruhr area, Swabia, and Hesse. Many of his buildings are examples of Brick Expressionism.

1880

Una O'Connor

Irish-American actress and singer (died 1959)

Una O'Connor was an Irish-born American actress who worked extensively in theatre before becoming a character actress in film and in television. She often portrayed comical wives, housekeepers and servants. In 2020, she…

1880

Hugo Wast

Argentine writer (died 1962)

Gustavo Adolfo Martínez Zuviría, best known under his pseudonym Hugo Wast, was a renowned Argentine novelist and script writer.

1883

Lawren Harris

Canadian painter and educator (died 1970)

Lawren Stewart Harris LL. D. was a Canadian painter, best known as one of the founding members of the Group of Seven. He played a key role as a catalyst in Canadian art, as a visionary in Canadian landscape art and in…

1885

Onésime Gagnon

Canadian scholar and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1961)

Onésime Gagnon was a Canadian politician who served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Québec.

1888

Speckled Red

American blues/boogie-woogie piano player and singer-songwriter (died 1973)

Rufus George Perryman, known as Speckled Red, was an American blues and boogie-woogie piano player and singer noted for his recordings of "The Dirty Dozens", exchanges of insults and vulgar remarks that have long been a…

1892

Rube Bressler

American baseball player (died 1966)

Raymond Bloom "Rube" Bressler was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1914 to 1916 and Cincinnati Reds from 1917 to 1920, before being converted to an outfielder…

1894

Emma Vyssotsky

American astronomer and academic (died 1975)

Emma Vyssotsky was an American astronomer who was honored with the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy in 1946.

1894

Hilario Abellana

Filipino politician (died 1945)

Hilario "Dodong" Abellana y Hermosa was a Filipino Visayan lawyer, politician and legislator from Cebu, Philippines. He was the municipal president of Cebu (1922–1931), a member of the House of Representatives…

1896

Lilyan Tashman

American actress (died 1934)

Lilyan Tashman was an American stage, silent film, and sound film actress.

1896

John Baker

English air marshal (died 1978)

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Wakeling Baker, was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the mid-20th century.

1897

Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena

Spanish writer (died 1975)

Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena y García de Torres, 2nd Marquis of Luca de Tena was a Spanish politician, diplomat, journalist and playwright.

1897

Bernt Balchen

Norwegian aviator (died 1973)

Bernt Balchen was a Norwegian pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader. A Norwegian native, he later became an American citizen and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying…

1899

Douglas Jardine

Indian-English cricketer and lawyer (died 1958)

Douglas Robert Jardine was a cricketer who played 22 Test matches for England, captaining the side in 15 of those matches between 1931 and 1934. A right-handed batsman, he is best known for captaining the English team…

1900

Robert Eberan von Eberhorst

Austrian engineer (died 1982)

Robert Eberan von Eberhorst, later known as Robert Eberan-Eberhorst, was a noted Austrian engineer, who designed the Auto Union Type D Grand Prix motor racing car.

1902

Luther Evans

American political scientist and politician (died 1981)

Luther Harris Evans was an American political scientist who served as the tenth Librarian of Congress and third Director-General of UNESCO.

1902

Harvey Penick

American golfer and coach (died 1995)

Harvey Morrison Penick was an American professional golfer and coach, who coached many Hall of Fame players. Late in life, he became a best-selling writer. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002, seven…

1904

Felix Bloch

Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1983)

Felix Bloch was a Swiss–American theoretical physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physics with Edward Mills Purcell "for their development of new methods for nuclear magnetic precision measurements and…

1905

Yen Chia-kan

Chinese lawyer and politician, President of the Republic of China (died 1993)

Yen Chia-kan, also known as C. K. Yen, was a Chinese politician, chemist, and economist who served as the second president of the Republic of China from 1975 to 1978. As a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he served in…

1905

Gertrude Ederle

American swimmer (died 2003)

Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other…

1905

František Douda

Czech shot putter (died 1990)

František Douda was a Czech shot putter who competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

1908

Ilya Frank

Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990)

Ilya Mikhailovich Frank was a Soviet physicist who received the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov and Igor Y. Tamm, also of the Soviet Union. He received the award for his work in…

1908

Zellig Harris

American linguist and methodologist (died 1992)

Zellig Sabbettai Harris was an American linguist, mathematical syntactician, and methodologist of science widely considered to have been influential in his fields. Originally a Semiticist, he is best known for his work…

1909

Richard Mortensen

Danish painter and educator (died 1993)

Richard Mortensen was a Danish painter.

1910

Hayden Rorke

American actor (died 1987)

William Henry Rorke, known professionally as Hayden Rorke, was an American actor best known for playing Colonel Alfred E. Bellows on the 1960s American sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.

1910

Jack Keller

American hurdler (died 1978)

John Alton Claude Keller was an American hurdler who set world records in 120 -yard/110-meter and 220-yard events. He won the 110 m hurdles at the 1932 United States Olympic Trials, but narrowly missed out on a medal at…

1911

Simo Puupponen

Finnish writer (died 1967)

Simo Tapio Puupponen, better known by the pen name Aapeli, was a Finnish writer and novelist.

1915

Augusta Dabney

American actress (died 2008)

Augusta Keith Dabney was an American actress known for her roles on many soap operas, such as the wealthy but kindly matriarch Isabelle Alden on the daytime series Loving. She played the role from 1983 to 1987, from…

1918

James Daly

American actor (died 1978)

James Firman Daly was an American actor. Recognized for his work on stage and screen, he is perhaps best known for his role as Paul Lochner in the hospital drama series Medical Center, in which he played Chad Everett's…

1918

Paul Rudolph

American architect and academic, designed the Lippo Centre (died 1997)

Paul Marvin Rudolph was an American architect and the chair of Yale University's Department of Architecture from 1958 to 1965. He was known for his use of reinforced concrete and highly complex floor plans. His…

1918

Manolis Andronikos

Greek archaeologist and academic (died 1992)

Manolis Andronikos was a Greek archaeologist and a professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

1919

Ted Fujita

Japanese-American meteorologist and academic (died 1998)

Tetsuya Theodore Fujita was a Japanese and American meteorologist whose research primarily focused on severe weather. His research at the University of Chicago on severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and…

1920

Bob Montana

American illustrator (died 1975)

Robert William Montana was an American comic strip artist who created the original likenesses for characters published by Archie Comics and in the newspaper strip Archie.

1920

Gianni Rodari

Italian writer (died 1980)

Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his works of children's literature, notably Il romanzo di Cipollino. For his lasting contribution as a children's author, he…

1920

Vern Stephens

American baseball player (died 1968)

Vernon Decatur Stephens was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1941 through 1955. An eight-time All-Star, Stephens was notable for being the 1945 American…

1920

Jean Barker

Baroness Trumpington, English politician (died 2018)

Jean Alys Barker, Baroness Trumpington, was a British Conservative politician and life peer. In the 1960s and 1970s she served in local government in Cambridgeshire. In 1980 she was created a life peer after which she…

1922

Coleen Gray

American actress (died 2015)

Coleen Gray was an American actress. She was best known for her roles in the films Nightmare Alley (1947), Red River (1948), and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956).

1922

Aslam Farrukhi

Indian-Pakistani linguist, author, and scholar (died 2016)

Aslam Farrukhi was an Urdu author, literary critic, linguist, scholar, and radio scriptwriter from Pakistan. He is also known for writing children's books. He remained associated as a professor and chairman with the…

1923

Ned Rorem

American composer and author (died 2022)

Ned Miller Rorem was an American composer of contemporary classical music and a writer. Best known for his art songs, which number over 500, Rorem was considered the leading American of his time writing in the genre.…

1923

Frank Sutton

American actor (died 1974)

Frank Spencer Sutton was an American actor best remembered for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on the CBS television series Gomer Pyle – USMC.

1923

Arthur Brittenden

English journalist (died 2015)

Charles Arthur Brittenden was a British newspaper editor. A career journalist, he worked for Yorkshire Post, Daily Express and Daily Mail, before joining News International, where he helped to make The Sun the UK's…

1924

Johnny Carson

American television host (died 2005)

John William Carson was an American television host, comedian, and writer best known as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992).

1925

Sonny Criss

American saxophonist and composer (died 1977)

William "Sonny" Criss was an American jazz musician.

1927

Dezső Gyarmati

Hungarian water polo player and coach (died 2013)

Dezső Gyarmati was a Hungarian professional water polo player and three-time Olympic champion; he later became the coach of the Hungarian national water polo team. Widely regarded as a "legendary player", Gyarmati was…

1927

Leszek Kołakowski

Polish-English historian and philosopher (died 2009)

Leszek Kołakowski was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analysis of contemporary Marxist thought and theory, as in his three-volume history of Marxist philosophy Main…

1927

Luis Alarcón

Chilean actor (died 2023)

Luis Alfonso Alarcón Mansilla, popularly known as Lucho Alarcón, was a Chilean actor, theatre director, and activist with a distinguished film, television, and stage career.

1929

Shamsur Rahman

Bangladeshi poet and journalist (died 2006)

Shamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. A prolific writer, Rahman produced more than sixty books of poetry collection and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature from the latter half of…

1929

Unto Mononen

Finnish musician (died 1968)

Unto Uuno Mononen was a Finnish songwriter and musician. He is best known for his numerous tango compositions including the famous Finnish tango song, "Satumaa". His first name was originally Uuno.

1930

Jim Bunning

American baseball player and politician (died 2017)

James Paul David Bunning was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician from Kentucky who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representatives from…

1931

William P. Clark

Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (died 2013)

William Patrick Clark Jr. was an American rancher, judge, and public servant who served under President Ronald Reagan as the deputy secretary of state from 1981 to 1982, United States national security advisor from 1982…

1931

Diana Dors

English actress (died 1984)

Diana Dors was an English actress and singer.

1931

Johnny Kitagawa

Japanese businessman, and talent manager (died 2019)

John Hiromu Kitagawa, known professionally as Johnny Kitagawa, was a Japanese business magnate, promoter and record producer. He was best known as the founder of Johnny & Associates, a talent agency for numerous popular…

1931

Vasily Belov

Russian novelist, poet and playwright (died 2012)

Vasily Ivanovich Belov was a Soviet and Russian writer, poet and dramatist, who published more than sixty books which sold seven million copies. A prominent member of the influential 1970s–1980s derevenschiki movement,…

1932

Carol Fran

American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2021)

Carol Fran was an American soul blues singer, pianist, and songwriter, best known for her string of single releases in the 1950s and 1960s, and her later musical association with her husband, Clarence Hollimon. She…

1933

Carlos Lemos Simmonds

sixth Vice President of Columbia (died 2003)

Carlos Apolinar Lemos Simmonds was the sixth Vice President of Colombia.

1933

Caitro Soto

Afro-Peruvian musician (died 2004)

Pedro Carlos Soto de la Colina, popularly known as Caitro Soto, was an Afro-Peruvian musician and composer.

1934

JacSue Kehoe

American neuroscientist (died 2019)

JacSue Kehoe was an American neuroscientist and neuroscience researcher. She spent decades working with the neurons of Aplysia californica, studying post-synaptic nerve response. She discovered that one neurotransmitter…

1935

Charles Goodhart

English economist and academic

Charles Albert Eric Goodhart, is a British economist. He worked at the Bank of England on its public policy from 1968–1985, and worked at the London School of Economics from 1966–1968 and 1986–2002. Charles Goodhart's…

1936

Philip Kaufman

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Philip Kaufman is an American film director and screenwriter who has directed fifteen films over a career spanning nearly five decades. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award along with nominations…

1936

Johnny Carroll

American rockabilly musician (died 1995)

Johnny Carroll was an American rockabilly musician.

1937

Carlos Lamarca

Brazilian captain (died 1971)

Carlos Lamarca was a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to join the armed struggle against the Brazilian military dictatorship. He was part of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard and became, along with Carlos…

1937

Deven Verma

Indian actor, director, and producer (died 2014)

Deven Verma was an Indian film and television actor, particularly known for his comic roles, with Bollywood directors like Basu Chatterji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. He also produced and directed films, including…

1937

Alan G'ilzean

Scottish footballer and manager (died 2018)

Alan John Gilzean was a Scottish professional footballer, active from 1955 to 1975. A striker, Gilzean played most prominently for Dundee and Tottenham Hotspur, and also appeared in 22 international games for Scotland.…

1938

Charlie Foxx

American R&B/soul singer and guitarist (died 1998)

Inez Foxx and her elder brother Charlie Foxx were an American rhythm and blues and soul duo from Greensboro, North Carolina. Inez sang lead vocal, while Charlie sang backing vocals and played guitar. Casey Kasem, and…

1939

C. V. Vigneswaran

Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st Chief Minister of the Northern Province

Canagasabapathy Visuvalingam Vigneswaran, PC is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, judge, politician and Member of Parliament. After practising law for more than 15 years, Vigneswaran was a member of the judiciary for 25 years.…

1939

Ellie Greenwich

American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2009)

Eleanor Louise Greenwich was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Be My Baby", "Maybe I Know", "Then He Kissed Me", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Christmas ",…

1940

Jane Holzer

American model, actress, producer, and art collector

Jane Holzer, is an American art collector and real estate investor. She is best known as a Warhol superstar, and she also worked as a model, actress, and film producer. Nicknamed Baby Jane Holzer, she appeared on the…

1940

Pelé

Brazilian footballer and actor (died 2022)

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known by his nickname Pelé, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, he was among the most…

1940

René Metge

French rally driver (died 2024)

René Jean Metge was a French professional rally driver. He won the Dakar Rally three times, in 1981, 1984 and 1986.

1941

Colin Milburn

English cricketer (died 1990)

Colin Milburn was an English cricketer, who played in nine Test matches for England, before an accident led to the loss of much of his sight and prompted his retirement.

1941

Igor Smirnov

Moldovan engineer and politician, 1st President of Transnistria

Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov is a Russian-born Transnistrian politician who served as the first president (1991–2011) of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

1941

Douglas Dunn

Scottish poet, critic, and academic

Douglas Eaglesham Dunn, OBE is a Scottish poet, academic, and critic. He is Professor of English and Director of St Andrews Scottish Studies Institute at St Andrews University.

1942

Bernd Erdmann

German footballer and manager

Bernd Erdmann is a former German football player and manager.

1942

Anita Roddick

English businesswoman and activist, founded The Body Shop (died 2007)

Dame Anita Lucia Roddick was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of The Body Shop, The Body Shop International Limited, a cosmetics company producing…

1942

Michael Crichton

American author and screenwriter (died 2008)

John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature…

1942

Alida Chelli

Italian actress and singer (died 2012)

Alida Rustichelli, known professionally as Alida Chelli, was an Italian singer and actress, mainly known for her appearances in stage musicals.

1943

Mike Harding

English singer-songwriter and comedian

Mike Harding is an English singer, songwriter, comedian, writer, broadcaster and musician.

1944

Maggi Hambling

English sculptor and painter

Margaret J. Hambling is a British artist. Though principally a painter, her best-known public works are the sculptures A Conversation with Oscar Wilde and A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft in London, and the…

1945

Kim Larsen

Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018)

Kim Mellius Flyvholm Larsen was a Danish singer, songwriter, author, and guitarist. He began his musical career in 1968 after a brief period as an elementary school teacher and became known from 1969 as a member of the…

1945

Graça Machel

Mozambican politician and humanitarian

Graça Machel is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. She is an international advocate for women's and children's rights and was made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth…

1945

Ernie Watts

American saxophonist

Ernest James Watts is an American jazz and R&B saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's album The…

1945

Maury Yeston

American composer, lyricist, and music theorist

Maury Yeston is an American composer, lyricist and music theorist.

1945

Graeme Barker

English archaeologist and academic

Graeme William Walter Barker, is a British archaeologist, notable for his work on the Italian Bronze Age, the Roman occupation of Libya, and landscape archaeology. Having taught at the University of Sheffield and the…

1946

Alicia Borinsky

Argentine writer

Alicia Borinsky, is a US-based Argentine novelist, poet and literary critic. Alicia Borinsky is professor of Latin American and Comparative Literature and Director of the Writing in the Americas Program at Boston…

1946

Mel Martínez

American lawyer and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Melquíades Rafael Ruiz Martínez is a Cuban-American lobbyist and former politician who served as a United States senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as general chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006…

1946

Miklós Németh

Hungarian javelin thrower

Miklós Németh is a Hungarian Olympic champion and former world record holder in the javelin throw.

1946

Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi

co-founder of the Palestinian movement Hamas (died 2004)

Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi was a Palestinian political leader and co-founder of Hamas, along with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in 1987. He also served as the chairman of the Hamas Shura Council from the assassination of Hamas founder…

1947

Kazimierz Deyna

Polish footballer (died 1989)

Kazimierz Deyna was a Polish professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation, due to his excellent vision. Throughout…

1947

Greg Ridley

English bass player (died 2003)

Alfred Gregory Ridley was an English bassist who was the bassist and a founding member of the rock band Humble Pie and Spooky Tooth.

1947

Hermann Hauser

Austrian-English businessman, co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory

Hermann Maria Hauser KBE is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and inventor who is primarily associated with the Cambridge technology community in England.

1948

Gerry Robinson

Irish-born British businessman, arts patron and television personality (died 2021)

Sir Gerrard Jude Robinson was an Irish-born British business executive and television presenter. He was non-executive chairman of Allied Domecq and chairman/chief executive of Granada.

1948

Brian Ross

American journalist

Brian Elliot Ross is an American investigative journalist who served as the Chief Investigative Correspondent for ABC News until 2018. He reported for ABC World News Tonight with David Muir, Nightline, Good Morning…

1948

Jordi Sabatés

Spanish musician (died 2022)

Jordi Sabatés Navarro was a Spanish pianist, composer, and arranger.

1948

Krešimir Ćosić

Croatian soldier and politician

Krešimir Ćosić is a Croatian soldier and politician.

1949

Oscar Martínez

Argentine theater actor

Oscar Martínez is an Argentine actor, author and theatre director who works both in his country and in Spain, where he is based. He received the Premio Konex de Platino in 1991 for his film work, and again in 2001 for…

1949

Nick Tosches

American journalist, author, and poet (died 2019)

Nicholas P. Tosches was an American journalist, novelist, biographer, and poet. His 1982 biography of Jerry Lee Lewis, Hellfire, was praised by Rolling Stone magazine as "the best rock and roll biography ever written."

1949

Würzel

English singer and guitarist (died 2011)

Michael Richard Burston, commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician who played professionally for three decades. He played guitar in British rock band Motörhead from 1984 to 1995, playing on six…

1949

Maths O. Sundqvist

Swedish businessman (died 2012)

Maths-Olov Sundqvist was a Swedish entrepreneur and business magnate. Sundqvist was one of Sweden's wealthiest individuals; however, during the Great Recession, he was forced to sell most of his possessions at huge…

1950

Ángel de Andrés López

Spanish actor (died 2016)

Ángel de Andrés López was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1977 and 2015. He died at his home in Miraflores de la Sierra from natural causes.

1951

Charly García

Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Carlos Alberto García Moreno, better known by his stage name Charly García, is an Argentine singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and record producer, considered one of the most important rock musicians in…

1951

Fatmir Sejdiu

Kosovan academic and politician, 2nd President of Kosovo

Fatmir Sejdiu is a Kosovar politician. He was the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and was President of Kosovo

1951

David Wills

American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

David Wills is an American country music singer-songwriter. Wills released three studio albums and charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart between 1975 and 1988. Two of his songs,…

1951

Pierre Moerlen

French drummer (died 2005)

Pierre Moerlen was a French drummer and percussionist, best known for his work with Gong and Mike Oldfield and as Pierre Moerlen's Gong.

1952

Ken Tipton

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Ken Tipton is an American entrepreneur and Internet hoaxster who has worked as a film actor since 1978. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and he has also worked as director, screenplay writer, film…

1952

Taner Akçam

Turkish sociologist and historian

Altuğ Taner Akçam is a Turkish-German historian and sociologist. During the 1990s, he was the first Turkish scholar to acknowledge the Armenian genocide, and has written several books on the genocide, such as A Shameful…

1953

Joaquín Lavín

Chilean politician and economist

Joaquín José Lavín Infante is a Chilean politician of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) party and former mayor of Las Condes, in the northeastern zone of Santiago. Formerly Lavín has also been mayor of Santiago,…

1953

Pauline Black

English singer, actress and author

Belinda Magnus, better known as Pauline Black, is an English singer, actress and author.

1953

Ang Lee

Taiwanese-American director, producer, and screenwriter

Ang Lee is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous…

1954

Toshio Hosokawa

Japanese composer

Toshio Hosokawa is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. He studied in Germany but returned to Japan, finding a personal style inspired by classical Japanese music and culture. He has composed operas,…

1955

Adam Nawałka

Polish football player and manager

Adam Nawałka is a Polish professional football manager and former player. From 2013 to 2018, he was the head coach of the Poland national team.

1956

Darrell Pace

American archer

Darrell Owen Pace is a former archer from the United States, who won two individual Olympic and World Championships titles each during his career. In 2011, as part of the World Archery Federation's 80th anniversary…

1956

Dianne Reeves

American singer

Dianne Elizabeth Reeves is an American jazz singer. Reeves has won five Grammy awards from a total nine nominations.

1956

Dwight Yoakam

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.. Yoakam had considerable…

1956

Paul Kagame

Rwandan soldier and politician, 6th President of Rwanda

Paul Kagame is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the president of Rwanda since 2000. He was previously considered Rwanda's de facto leader between 1994 and 2000, while Vice President and…

1957

Graham Rix

English footballer and coach

Graham Cyril Rix is an English former professional football player who later became a coach and manager.

1957

Martin Luther King III

American human rights activist, philanthropist and advocate

Martin Luther King III is an American human rights activist and philanthropist. The second child and eldest son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, he served as the fourth president of…

1957

Michael Eric Dyson

American activist, author, and academic

Michael Eric Dyson is an American academic, author, Baptist minister, and radio host. He is a professor in the College of Arts and Science and in the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University. Described by Michael A.…

1958

Rose Nabinger

German singer

Rose Nabinger is a German jazz singer.

1958

Frank Schaffer

German sprinter

Frank Schaffer is an East German retired athlete who specialised in the 400 metres.

1958

"Weird Al" Yankovic

American comedy musician, writer, and actor

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. He also performs…

1959

Sam Raimi

American director, screenwriter and producer

Samuel M. Raimi is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1992) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed Darkman (1990), The Quick and the…

1959

Mirwais Ahmadzaï

Swiss-French keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Mirwais Ahmadzaï, known mononymously as Mirwais, is a French electronic dance music record producer and songwriter, born in Lausanne, Switzerland to an Afghan father and an Italian mother. A former member of the…

1960

Katoucha Niane

French model and actress (died 2008)

Katoucha Niane was a Guinean model, activist and author. Nicknamed "The Peul Princess", she worked, and later wrote, under the single name "Katoucha". She was known as the muse of Yves Saint Laurent during the 1980s.

1960

Randy Pausch

American author and academic (died 2008)

Randolph Frederick Pausch was an American educator, a professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1960

Wayne Rainey

American motorcycle racer

Wayne Wesley Rainey is an American former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships in 1984 and from 1988 to 1993. He won the 500cc World Championship…

1960

Laurie Halse Anderson

American author

Laurie Halse Anderson is an American writer, known for children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contribution to young adult…

1961

Vinicio Gómez

Guatemalan politician (died 2008)

Carlos Vinicio Gómez Ruiz was a Guatemalan politician; at the time of his death, aged 48, he was serving as the country's interior minister (ministro de gobernación).

1961

Andoni Zubizarreta

Spanish footballer and sportscaster

Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1961

Gordon Korman

Canadian-American author

Gordon Korman is a Canadian author of children's and young adult fiction books. Korman's books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide over a career spanning four decades and have appeared at number one on The…

1963

Rashidi Yekini

Nigerian footballer (died 2012)

Rashidi Yekini was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. Yekini is widely regarded as one of the greatest Nigerian footballers of all time and one of the greatest players from the continent of…

1963

Eddy Cue

American computer scientist and businessman

Eduardo H. Cue is Apple's senior vice president of Services, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Cue oversees Apple's numerous content stores and products including the iTunes Store, the Apple Books Store, Apple Music, Apple TV,…

1964

Robert Trujillo

American bass player and songwriter

Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz is an American musician who has been the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica since 2003. He first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash band…

1964

Augusten Burroughs

American author and screenwriter

Augusten Xon Burroughs is an American writer best known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Running with Scissors (2002).

1965

Al Leiter

American baseball player and sportscaster

Alois Terry Leiter is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1987 to 2005 for the New York Yankees,…

1965

Alex Zanardi

Italian racing driver and cyclist (died 2026)

Alessandro Leone Zanardi was an Italian racing driver and para-cyclist who competed in Formula One between 1991 and 1999, in CART between 1996 and 2001, in the World Touring Car Championship from 2005 to 2009, and at…

1966

Dale Crover

American musician

Dale Crover is an American rock musician. He is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist and…

1967

Omar Linares

Cuban baseball player

Omar Linares Izquierdo is a Cuban former professional baseball third baseman, first baseman and coach. He played for the Cuba national baseball team as well as professionally for Vegueros de Pinar del Río of the Cuban…

1967

Jaime Yzaga

Peruvian tennis player

Jaime Yzaga Tori is a Peruvian former professional tennis player. He reached two major singles quarterfinals during his career, at the 1991 Australian Open and the 1994 US Open.

1967

Dolly Buster

Czech film producer and director, actress and author

Nora Baumberger, known by the stage name Dolly Buster, is a Czech-German former pornographic actress, filmmaker, and author.

1969

Trudi Canavan

Australian author and illustrator

Trudi Canavan is an Australian writer of fantasy novels, best known for her best-selling fantasy trilogies The Black Magician and Age of the Five. While establishing her writing career she worked as a graphic designer.…

1969

Bill O'Brien

American football player and coach

William James O'Brien, is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Boston College. Previously, he was the head coach of the Houston Texans from 2014 to 2020, and at Penn State from 2012 to 2013.…

1969

Brooke Theiss

American actress

Brooke Theiss-Genesse is an American actress who has starred in film and on television.

1969

Matthew Barzun

American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Matthew Winthrop Barzun is an American businessman, diplomat and political fundraiser who served as United States Ambassador to Sweden from 2009 to 2011, and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2013…

1970

Grant Imahara

American television presenter and engineer (died 2020)

Grant Masaru Imahara was an American electrical engineer, roboticist, television host and actor. He was best known for his work on the television series MythBusters, on which he designed, built, and operated numerous…

1970

Kenji Nomura

Japanese voice actor

Kenji Nomura is a Japanese voice actor from Okayama Prefecture affiliated with Aksent. Known for playing characters large in size, he has starring roles in anime shows, including Mitsunori Kugayama in Genshiken,…

1970

Zoe Wiseman

American model and photographer

Zoe Wiseman is a former American model and is now a photographer known for her fine art nude photography, and is the web owner of Community Zoe which promotes specifically fine art nude photography. Several photo books,…

1970

Carlo Forlivesi

Italian-Japanese composer and scholar

Carlo Forlivesi is an Italian composer, performer and researcher.

1971

Chris Horner

American cyclist

Christopher Brandon Horner is an American retired professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 1996 and 2019.

1971

Tiffeny Milbrett

American soccer player

Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett is an American former professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national team. In May 2018, the National Soccer Hall of Fame announced Milbrett will be…

1972

Dominika Paleta

Polish-Mexican actress

Dominika Paleta Paciorek is a Polish-Mexican actress.

1972

Eduardo Paret

Cuban baseball player

Eduardo Paret Pérez is a former Cuban baseball player. He is a shortstop for Villa Clara of the Cuban National Series, and for the Cuban national baseball team.

1972

Bryan Pratt

American lawyer and politician

Bryan Pratt is the former representative for District 55 in the Missouri House of Representatives. A Republican, Pratt was elected to the House in November 2002. He was elected the Speaker Pro Tem in September 2007. He…

1972

Jasmin St. Claire

Virgin Islander-American actress

Jasmin St. Claire is an American former pornographic film actress. She is also known for her work as a professional wrestling personality, most notably for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). She has made appearances…

1972

Jimmy Wayne

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jimmy Wayne Barber is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his self-titled debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. Four singles were released from it, including "Stay Gone" and "I…

1972

Christian Dailly

Scottish footballer

Christian Eduard Dailly is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

1973

Aravind Adiga

Indian journalist and author

Aravind Adiga is an Indian-born Australian writer and journalist. His debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Man Booker Prize.

1974

Beatrice Faumuina

New Zealand discus thrower

Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuina is a former New Zealand discus thrower.

1974

Sander Westerveld

Dutch footballer

Sander Westerveld is a Dutch football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He was the goalkeeping coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.

1974

Christine Yoshikawa

Canadian pianist

Christine Mari Yoshikawa is a Canadian American classical pianist.

1974

Michelle Beadle

American sportscaster

Michelle Denise Beadle is an American sports reporter and host who is part of the San Antonio Spurs broadcast team. Beadle was formerly the co-host of the ESPN morning sports show Get Up! along with Jalen Rose and Mike…

1975

Odalys García

Cuban actress

Odalys García is a Cuban actress, model, singer and television presenter.

1975

Phillip Gillespie

Australian cricket umpire

Phillip J. Gillespie is an Australian cricket umpire and former cricketer. A member of the Australian National Umpire Panel, Gillespie has umpired 6 Women's One Day International cricket matches, 10 first-class matches,…

1975

Jessicka

American singer-songwriter

Jessicka Addams is an American visual artist and musician. Best known by her stage name Jessicka, she was the frontwoman for the alternative rock band Jack Off Jill, and later for the noise pop band Scarling.

1975

Yoon Son-ha

South Korean actress and singer

Yoon Son-ha is a South Korean actress, singer and television personality. She is signed onto Sony Music Japan's SME Records division. Since making her debut in the MBC dramas, she has acted in Korea and Japan, probably…

1975

Keith Van Horn

American basketball player

Keith Adam Van Horn is an American former professional basketball player. A forward, Van Horn played for five teams in a National Basketball Association (NBA) career that spanned from 1997 to 2006.

1975

Manuela Velasco

Spanish actress

Manuela Velasco Díez is a Spanish actress and television personality. She is known for starring in the horror franchise REC (2007–2014), for which she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress in 2008.

1975

Cat Deeley

English model, actress, and television host

Catherine Elizabeth Deeley is an English television presenter. Since 2024, she has co-presented ITV's This Morning, alongside Ben Shephard.

1976

Sergio Diduch

Argentine footballer

Sergio Diduch is an Argentine association football player who currently plays for Hispano F.C. in the Honduran top division.

1976

Ryan Reynolds

Canadian-American actor and producer

Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur and film producer. Known for starring in comedic and superhero films, he was the world's second-highest-paid actor in 2020 and 2024. Reynolds has…

1976

Brad Haddin

Australian cricketer

Bradley James Haddin, is an Australian former cricketer, vice-captain and coach who represented Australia in all three forms of international cricket. He played domestically for New South Wales as a right-handed batsman…

1977

Alex Tudor

English cricketer and coach

Alex Jeremy Tudor is an English former professional cricketer who spent two spells with Surrey County Cricket Club as well as playing for Essex. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He was twice…

1977

Jimmy Bullard

English footballer

James Richard Bullard is an English former professional footballer, coach and television personality. He was the co-host of the Saturday morning Sky Sports show Soccer AM.

1978

Steve Harmison

English cricketer and sportscaster

Stephen James Harmison is an English former first-class cricketer, who played all formats of the game. Primarily a fast bowler, he represented England in 63 Tests, 58 ODIs and 2 T20s. He also played county cricket for…

1978

John Lackey

American baseball player

John Derran Lackey is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 through 2017 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and…

1978

Archie Thompson

New Zealand-Australian footballer

Archie Gerald Thompson is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a forward. He is also currently serving as a club ambassador for Melbourne Victory FC.

1978

Ramón Castro

Venezuelan baseball player

Ramón Alfredo Castro Muñoz is a retired Venezuelan infielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics.

1979

Simon Davies

Welsh footballer

Simon Davies is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a winger. Davies started his career at Peterborough United before playing for Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Fulham, earning a…

1979

Lynn Greer

American basketball player

Lynn Terence Greer Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2004.

1979

Prabhas

Telugu film actor

Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju , known mononymously as Prabhas, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featured in…

1979

Jorge Solís

Mexican boxer

Jorge Iván Solís Pérez is a Mexican former professional boxer. He is a former holder of various minor and regional titles including, the Jalisco State Featherweight title, Mexican Super Bantamweight and Featherweight…

1979

Bud Smith

American baseball player

Robert Allan "Bud" Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for St. Louis Cardinals from 2001 to 2002. He is best known for throwing a no-hitter on September 3,…

1979

Mate Bilić

Croatian footballer

Mate Bilić is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a striker.

1980

Pedro Liriano

Dominican baseball player

Pedro Antonio Liriano is a Dominican former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers (2004) and Philadelphia Phillies (2005).

1980

Daniela Alvarado

Venezuelan actress

Daniela del Carmen Alvarado Álvarez is a Venezuelan television, theatre and film actress. She is the daughter of actor Daniel Alvarado and actress Carmen Julia Álvarez and has 6 brothers.

1981

Jeroen Bleekemolen

Dutch racing driver

Jeroen Pascal Bleekemolen is a Dutch professional racing driver. In the Chrysler Viper GTS-R he drove in the FIA GT Championship, with great success. He competed in the German Formula Three Championship and drove a…

1981

Leticia Dolera

Spanish actress

Leticia Dolera is a Spanish actress, screenwriter, and director. She is best known for her roles as Clara in the 2013 horror film REC 3: Genesis, Teresa in Imagining Argentina (2003), and as Carmen in the UK television…

1981

Ben Francisco

American baseball player

Louis Benjamin Francisco, is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who is currently a major league scout for the Los Angeles Angels. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,…

1981

Lee Ki-woo

South Korean actor

Lee Ki-woo is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in The Classic (2003), Tale of Cinema (2005), A Love to Kill (2005), Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (2011), Rain or Shine (2017–2018), and My Liberation Notes…

1981

Mirel Rădoi

Romanian footballer

Mirel Matei Rădoi is a Romanian football manager and former professional player, currently in charge of Süper Lig club Gaziantep.

1981

Valentin Badea

Romanian footballer

Valentin Vasile Badea is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1982

Kristjan Kangur

Estonian basketball player

Kristjan Kangur is an Estonian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for Estonian national team. He is 2.03 m tall, and played at both the small forward and power…

1982

Aleksandar Luković

Serbian footballer

Aleksandar Luković is a Serbian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He appeared in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

1982

Rickey Paulding

American basketball player

Rickey Paulding is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Missouri.

1982

Rodolfo

Brazilian footballer

Rodolfo Dantas Bispo is a Brazilian football coach and a former player who played center-back or central midfielder. He is an assistant coach with the Russian club FC Akhmat Grozny.

1982

Filippos Darlas

Greek footballer

Filippos Darlas is a retired Greek professional footballer who played as a left-back.

1983

Valentin Demyanenko

Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani canoeist

Valentin Yuryevich Demyanenko, born 23 October 1983 in Cherkassy, Cherkassy Raion, Cherkassy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, is a former Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani flatwater canoeist. He is a four times world…

1983

Goldie Harvey

Nigerian singer-songwriter (died 2013)

Susan Oluwabimpe "Goldie" Filani Harvey was a Nigerian professional singer and a Big Brother Africa star.

1983

Izabel Goulart

Brazilian model

Maria Izabel Goulart Dourado is a Brazilian fashion model. She is best known as having been one of the Victoria's Secret Angels from 2005 to 2008 and for her work with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Armani…

1984

Jeffrey Hoogervorst

Dutch footballer

Jeffrey Hoogervorst is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a central defender.

1984

Simone Masini

Italian footballer

Simone Masini is an Italian retired footballer and current manager. Masini spent most of his career in Italian third tier.

1984

Meghan McCain

American journalist, author, and television personality

Meghan Marguerite McCain is an American television personality, columnist, and author. She has worked for ABC News, Fox News, and MSNBC. She is the daughter of politician John McCain and diplomat Cindy McCain. McCain…

1984

Michael Sim

Australian golfer

Michael Sim is an Australian professional golfer.

1984

Keiren Westwood

English footballer

Keiren Westwood is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is now goalkeeping coach for The New Saints. Born in England, he played international football for the Republic of Ireland.

1984

Mohammed Abdellaoue

Norwegian footballer

Mohammed "Moa" Abdellaoue is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career with Skeid and Vålerenga before moving to Germany where he played for Hannover 96 and VfB Stuttgart.…

1985

Masiela Lusha

Albanian-American actress, poet, and humanitarian

Masiela Lusha is an Albanian-born American actress and author. She gained recognition for playing Carmen Lopez on the globally syndicated ABC sitcom George Lopez, a role that earned her two consecutive Young Artist…

1985

Miguel

American singer-songwriter and producer

Miguel Jontel Pimentel is an American singer-songwriter and record producer, who specializes in contemporary and alternative R&B. Raised in San Pedro, California, he began pursuing a music career at age thirteen. He…

1985

Chris Neal

English footballer

Christopher Michael Neal is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is now goalkeeping coach at National League North club AFC Fylde.

1985

Luca Spinetti

Italian footballer

Luca Spinetti is a former Italian professional footballer.

1985

Panagiotis Vouis

Greek footballer

Panagiotis Vouis is a Greek professional footballer. Although being born in Greece, He holds Australian Citizenship

1985

Emilia Clarke

English actress

Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke is an English actress, best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received nominations for four Primetime Emmy…

1986

Briana Evigan

American actress and dancer

Briana Evigan is an American actress and dancer best known for her lead roles as Andrea "Andie" West in the dance film Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) and its sequel Step Up: All In (2014), and Ms. Kathleen Merrywood in…

1986

Inbar Lavi

Israeli actress

Inbar Lavi is an Israeli actress. She is known for portraying Raviva on the 2012 MTV series Underemployed, Vee on the 2014 Fox television series Gang Related, and Sheba on the Fox series Prison Break. Lavi starred in…

1986

Jovanka Radičević

Montenegrin handball player

Jovanka Radičević is a Montenegrin former handball player.

1986

Jake Robinson

English footballer

Jake David Robinson is an English former footballer who last played for Southern Combination Premier Division club Newhaven. Robinson played either as a winger or striker.

1986

Jessica Stroup

American actress

Jessica Stroup is an American former actress, known for her roles as Silver on 90210 (2008–2013), Max Hardy on The Following (2014–2015) and Joy Meachum on Iron Fist (2017–2018), which is set in the Marvel Cinematic…

1986

Carmella

American wrestler

Leah Van Dale is an American professional wrestler, dancer and model. She is known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Carmella. She is a former WWE SmackDown Women's Champion, WWE Women's Tag…

1987

Robin Copeland

Irish rugby player

Robin Copeland is an Irish rugby union player for Soyaux Angoulême. He plays primarily as a number 8, but has occasionally played as a flanker and lock.

1987

Félix Doubront

Venezuelan baseball player

Félix Antonio Doubront [doo-bront'] is a Venezuelan pitcher for the Caliente de Durango of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays…

1987

Faye

Swedish singer-songwriter

Fanny Matilda Dagmar Hamlin, known professionally as Faye, is a former Swedish singer, songwriter, and model. She was the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Play in the early 2000s. In 2012, she debuted as a solo…

1987

Kyle Gibson

American baseball player

Kyle Benjamin Gibson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis…

1987

Seo In-guk

South Korean singer and actor

Seo In-guk is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He began his singing career after winning the talent reality show Superstar K in 2009, and made his acting breakthrough in Reply 1997 (2012). Since then, he has…

1987

Miyuu Sawai

Japanese model and actress

Miyuu Sawai is a Japanese actress and model. Her best-known role was Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the live-action adaptation of Sailor Moon which ran from 2003 to 2004.

1987

Naomi Watanabe

Japanese actress

Naomi Watanabe is a Japanese comedian, actress, and fashion designer. She rose to fame in 2008 for her imitation of Beyoncé, after which she was given the title "the Japanese Beyoncé".

1987

Jordan Crawford

American basketball player

Jordan Lee Crawford is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and the Xavier Musketeers. His brother is Joe Crawford, who has also played in the NBA.

1988

Aleksandr Salugin

Russian footballer

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Salugin is a Russian former footballer who played as a forward.

1988

Carolin Schiewe

German footballer

Carolin Schiewe is a German football midfielder. She played for SC Freiburg.

1988

Viktor Agardius

Swedish footballer

Viktor Agardius is a Swedish footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back´for Kristianstad FC.

1989

Alain Baroja

Venezuelan footballer

Alain Baroja Méndez is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Always Ready and the Venezuela national team.

1989

Zach Brown

American football player

Zachary Vinzale Brown is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected by the…

1989

Jonita Gandhi

Indo-Canadian singer

Jonita Gandhi, credited mononymously as Jonita, is an Indian-born Canadian singer who was born in India and later raised in Canada and is known for her work in the Indian film and music industries. Since 2024, she has…

1989

Anisya Kirdyapkina

Russian race walker

Anisya Byasyrovna Kirdyapkina is a Russian race walker. She is married to Sergey Kirdyapkin, who is also a racewalker. She was discovered by the race walking coach Konstantin Nacharkin at the age of nine. She met her…

1989

Andriy Yarmolenko

Ukrainian footballer

Andriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv and captains the Ukraine national team.

1989

Emil Forsberg

Swedish footballer

Emil Peter Forsberg is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls and the Sweden national team. He previously played for GIF…

1991

Princess Mako of Akishino

member of the Japanese Imperial Family

Mako Komuro , formerly Princess Mako of Akishino , is a Japanese art historian and a former member of the Japanese imperial family. She is the eldest child of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, niece of…

1991

Jorge Taufua

Australian rugby league player

Jorge Taufua is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for Bradford Bulls in the Championship. He has played for both Tonga and Samoa at international level. He is currently playing rugby…

1991

Álvaro Morata

Spanish footballer

Álvaro Borja Morata Martín is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Como, on loan from AC Milan. He also captains the Spain national team.

1992

Josh Ruffels

English footballer

Joshua Andrew Bernard Ruffels is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town.

1993

Margaret Qualley

American actress

Sarah Margaret Qualley is an American actress. A daughter of actress Andie MacDowell, she trained as a ballet dancer in her youth. She made her acting debut in the 2013 drama film Palo Alto and gained recognition for…

1994

Ireland Baldwin

American model

Ireland Eliesse Baldwin, also known as Ireland Basinger Baldwin, is an American fashion model and actress. Baldwin started modeling and acting in 2013 and appeared in the film Grudge Match and in editorials for…

1995

Nick Bosa

American football player

Nicholas John Bosa is an American professional football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected second…

1997

Élie Okobo

French basketball player

Élie-Franck Okobo is a French professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall combo guard, the Bordeaux native began his club career at age 16. Okobo…

1997

Jaydn Su'A

New Zealand rugby league player

Jaydn Su'A is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).

1997

Minnie

Thai singer

Nicha Yontararak, known professionally as Minnie, is a Thai singer and actress based in South Korea. She is a member of South Korean girl group I-dle, which debuted as (G)I-dle on May 2, 2018, under Cube Entertainment.…

1997

Amandla Stenberg

American actress

Amandla Stenberg is an American actress and musician. She began her career as a child actor and received recognition for playing Rue in the action film The Hunger Games (2012). As she grew older, she appeared in the…

1998

Jordan Goodwin

American basketball player

Jordan Goodwin is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens.

1998

Yui Kobayashi

Japanese idol

Yui Kobayashi , also known as Yousti, is a Japanese singer and model. She is a former member of the idol group Sakurazaka46. She is represented by Sony Music Records and is an exclusive model with a fashion magazine…

1999

Ningning

Chinese singer

Ning Yizhuo, known professionally as Ningning (Korean: 닝닝), is a Chinese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group aespa.

2002

Jacob Bethell

English Cricket Legend

Jacob Graham Bethell is a cricketer who plays for the England cricket team. He made his international debut in September 2024 against Australia at the Rose Bowl, Southampton and became England's youngest ever captain…

2003

Niccolò Pisilli

Italian footballer

Niccolò Pisilli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.

2004

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Fred Shero — Canadian former ice hockey player and coach (1925–1990)

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