Famous Birthdays on October 24

Q: Who was born on October 24?

Famous people born on October 24 include: Domitian, David Stewart, Isabella of Portugal (died 1539), Anthony Babington, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

Q: What is Adrienne Bailon known for?

Adrienne Bailon, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

315 people 51 – 1999

October 24 has seen 315 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 51 – 1999. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · October 24 — Wikipedia

1983 — Adrienne Bailon

American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

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From 2013 to 2022, Bailon was a co-host of the daytime talk show The Real; for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award

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She won her first Grammy Award in 2026 with Israel & New Breed for the album Coritos Vol

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Adrienne Eliza Bailon-Houghton ; born October 24, 1983) is an American television personality, singer, and actress

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She is a former member of the girl groups 3LW and The Cheetah Girls

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From 2022 to 2023, Bailon-Houghton was a co-anchor of the entertainment news show, E! News

Domitian

Roman emperor (died 96)

AD 51 (LI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Scipio. The denomination AD 51 for this year has been used since the early…

David Stewart

Duke of Rothesay heir to the throne of Scotland (died 1402)

David Stewart was the eldest son of Robert III of Scotland and his wife, Annabella Drummond. The heir apparent to the Scottish throne from 1390 until his death, David held the titles of Prince of Scotland, Duke of…

1378

Isabella of Portugal (died 1539)

Isabella of Portugal was the empress consort of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke of Burgundy. She was Queen of Spain and Germany, and Lady of the Netherlands from 10 March 1526…

1503

Anthony Babington

English conspirator (Babington Plot) (died 1586)

Anthony Babington was an English gentleman convicted of plotting the assassination of Elizabeth I of England and conspiring with the imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots, for which he was hanged, drawn and quartered. The…

1561

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Dutch biologist and microbiologist (died 1723)

Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch microbiologist and microscopist in the Golden Age of Dutch art, science and technology. A largely self-taught man in science, he is commonly known as "the Father of…

1632

Lorenzo Magalotti

Italian philosopher (died 1712)

Lorenzo Magalotti was an Italian philosopher, writer, diplomat and poet.

1637

Steven Blankaart

Dutch entomologist (died 1704)

Steven Blankaart Latinized as Stephanus Blancardus was a Dutch physician, iatrochemist, and entomologist, who worked on the same field as Jan Swammerdam. Blankaart proved the existence of a capillary system, as had been…

1650

Richard Temple

1st Viscount Cobham, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (died 1749)

Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, was a British army officer and Whig politician. After serving as a junior officer under William III during the Williamite War in Ireland and during the Nine Years' War,…

1675

Marie Fel

French soprano and actress (died 1794)

Marie Fel was a French opera singer and a daughter of the organist Henri Fel.

1713

Dorothea von Schlegel

German author and translator (died 1839)

Dorothea Friederike von Schlegel was a German novelist and translator.

1763

Moses Montefiore

British philanthropist, sheriff and banker (died 1885)

Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, was a British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London. Born to an Italian Sephardic Jewish family based in London, after he achieved success he…

1784

Sarah Josepha Hale

American author and poet (died 1879)

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale was an American writer, activist, and editor of the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War, Godey's Lady's Book. She was the author of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a…

1788

Massimo d'Azeglio

Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (died 1866)

Massimo Taparelli, Marquess of Azeglio, commonly called Massimo d'Azeglio, was a Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist, and painter. He was Prime Minister of Sardinia for almost three years until succeeded by his…

1798

Wilhelm Eduard Weber

German physicist and academic (died 1891)

Wilhelm Eduard Weber was a German physicist and, together with Carl Friedrich Gauss, inventor of the first electromagnetic telegraph.

1804

Ferdinand Hiller

German composer and conductor (died 1885)

Ferdinand (von) Hiller was a German composer, conductor, pianist, writer and music director.

1811

Georg August Wallin

Finnish explorer, orientalist, and professor (died 1852)

Georg August Wallin, also known as Abd al-Wali, was a Finland Swede orientalist, explorer and professor at the University of Helsinki, remembered for his journeys across the Arabian Peninsula in the 1840s. He was the…

1811

Marianne North

English biologist and painter (died 1890)

Marianne North was an English biologist and botanical artist, known for her plant and landscape paintings, her extensive foreign travels, her writings, her plant discoveries and the creation of her gallery at the Royal…

1830

Annie Edson Taylor

American stuntwoman and educator (died 1921)

Annie Edson Taylor was an American schoolteacher who, on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901, became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Her motives were financial but she never made much…

1838

Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom

Dutch chemist and academic (died 1907)

Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom was a Dutch chemist who studied phase behaviour in physical chemistry.

1854

James S. Sherman

American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States (died 1912)

James Schoolcraft Sherman was the 27th vice president of the United States, serving from 1909 until his death in 1912, under President William Howard Taft. A member of the Republican Party, Sherman was previously a…

1855

Ned Williamson

American baseball player (died 1894)

Edward Nagle Williamson was an American professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for three teams: the Indianapolis Blues of the National League (NL) for one season, the Chicago White Stockings…

1857

Alexandra David-Néel

Belgian-French explorer and author (died 1969)

Alexandra David-Néel was a French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer. She is most known for her 1924 visit to Lhasa, Tibet, when it was forbidden to foreigners. David-Néel wrote over…

1868

Peter O'Connor

Irish long jumper (died 1957)

Peter O'Connor was an Irish track and field athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Intercalated Games.

1872

E. T. Whittaker

British mathematician and physicist (died 1956)

Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker was a British mathematician, physicist, and historian of science. Whittaker was a leading mathematical scholar of the early 20th century who contributed widely to applied mathematics and was…

1873

Konstantin Yuon

Russian painter and set designer (died 1958)

Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon or Juon was a Russian painter and theatre designer associated with Mir Iskusstva. Later, he co-founded the Union of Russian Artists and the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia.

1875

Saya San

Burmese monk and activist (died 1931)

Saya San, born with the name Yar Kyaw, was a Burmese physician and monk who led the Saya San Rebellion (1930–1932) against British colonial rule in Burma. Saya San launched a peasant revolt, proclaiming himself the king…

1876

B. A. Rolfe

American bandleader and producer (died 1956)

Benjamin Albert Rolfe was an American musician known as "The Boy Trumpet Wonder" who went on to be a bandleader, recording artist, radio personality, and film producer.

1879

Sybil Thorndike

English actress (died 1976)

Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike, Lady Casson, was an English actress whose stage career lasted from 1904 to 1969.

1882

Emil Fjellström

Swedish actor (died 1944)

Emil Fjellström was a Swedish stage and film actor.

1884

Alice Perry

Irish engineer and poet (died 1969)

Alice Jacqueline Perry was one of the first women in Europe to graduate with a degree in engineering.

1885

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (died 1969)

Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg, commonly known as Ena, was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII from their marriage on 31 May 1906 until 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was…

1887

Octave Lapize

French cyclist and pilot (died 1917)

Octave Lapize was a French professional road racing cyclist and track cyclist.

1887

Rafael Trujillo

Dominican soldier and politician, 36th President of the Dominican Republic (died 1961)

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina, nicknamed "El Jefe", was a Dominican military officer and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He was the 36th and 39th…

1891

Brenda Ueland

American journalist, author, and educator (died 1985)

Brenda Ueland was an American journalist, editor, freelance writer, and teacher of writing. She is best known for her book If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit.

1891

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay

Indian author, poet, and playwright (died 1987)

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay was an Indian Bengali language author.

1894

Jack Warner

English actor and singer (died 1981)

Jack Warner was a British actor. He is closely associated with the role of PC George Dixon, which he played in the 1950 film The Blue Lamp and later in the television series Dixon of Dock Green from 1955 until 1976, but…

1895

Marjorie Joyner

American make-up artist and businesswoman (died 1994)

Marjorie Joyner was an American businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur, philanthropist, educator, and activist. Joyner is noted for being the first African-American woman to create and patent a permanent hair-wave…

1896

Peng Dehuai

Chinese general, 1st Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China (died 1974)

Peng Dehuai was a Chinese general and politician who was the Minister of National Defense from 1954 to 1959.

1898

Teikō Shiotani

Japanese photographer (died 1988)

Teikō Shiotani was a Japanese photographer whose work in the late 1920s and early 1930s in and near Tottori, where he lived, made him a major figure in Japanese pictorialism.

1899

Gilda Gray

Polish-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1959)

Gilda Gray was a Polish-American dancer and actress who popularized a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions.

1901

Melvin Purvis

American FBI agent (died 1960)

Melvin Horace Purvis II was an FBI agent who was instrumental in capturing bank robbers John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd in 1934. In his later military career, he was directly involved with General George Patton,…

1903

Moss Hart

American director and playwright (died 1961)

Moss Hart was an American playwright, librettist, and theater director.

1904

A.K. Golam Jilani

Bangladeshi activist (died 1932)

A. K. Golam Jilani was a Bengali revolutionary of the Indian independence movement from the Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka in present-day Bangladesh.

1904

Fran Zwitter

Slovenian historian and academic (died 1988)

Fran Zwitter was a Slovenian historian. Together with Milko Kos, Bogo Grafenauer, and Vasilij Melik, he is considered the co-founder of the Ljubljana School of Historiography.

1905

Alexander Gelfond

Russian mathematician and cryptographer (died 1968)

Alexander Osipovich Gelfond was a Soviet mathematician. Gelfond's theorem, also known as the Gelfond–Schneider theorem, is named after him.

1906

Patricia Griffin

Montserratian nurse and social worker (died 1986)

Patricia Griffin was a nurse and volunteer social worker from Montserrat. In addition to providing nursing services, she founded the Old People's Welfare Association, was instrumental in developing the pre-school…

1907

John Tuzo Wilson

Canadian geologist and geophysicist (died 1993)

John Tuzo Wilson was a Canadian geophysicist, geologist and professor at the University of Toronto who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contributions to the theory of plate tectonics. He added the concept of hot…

1908

Bill Carr

American runner (died 1966)

William Arthur Carr was an American athlete and double Olympic champion in 1932. Called the "Arkansas flyer," Carr never lost a race during his college and Olympic career.

1909

Thomas F. Connolly

American admiral (died 1996)

Vice Admiral Thomas Francis Connolly Jr. was a three-star rank admiral in the United States Navy, aviator, and gymnast. As a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team, he won an Olympic bronze…

1909

Stella Brooks

American singer (died 2002)

Stella Brooks was an American jazz vocalist.

1910

Gunter d'Alquen

German SS officer and journalist (died 1998)

Gunter d'Alquen was chief editor of the weekly Das Schwarze Korps, the official newspaper of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and commander of the SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers.

1910

Joe L. Evins

American lawyer and politician (died 1984)

Joseph Landon Evins was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977.

1910

James K. Woolnough

American general (died 1996)

James Karrick Woolnough was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General of the United States Continental Army Command at Fort Monroe, Virginia. In this capacity he was responsible for the…

1910

Yoel Zussman

Polish-Israeli lawyer and judge (died 1982)

Yoel Zussman also spelled Yoel Sussman was an Israeli jurist and the fourth President of the Supreme Court of Israel, from 1976 to 1980.

1910

Paul Grégoire

Canadian cardinal (died 1993)

Paul Grégoire, was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1968 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.

1911

Sonny Terry

American singer and harmonica player (died 1986)

Saunders Terrell, known as Sonny Terry, was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician, who was known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers and occasionally…

1911

Silviu Bindea

Romanian footballer (died 1992)

Silviu Bindea was a Romanian football player and coach.

1912

Peter Gellhorn

German conductor (music) (died 2004)

Peter Gellhorn was a German conductor, composer, pianist, and teacher. In 1935, he settled in England, where he continued his career thereafter.

1912

Murray Golden

American television director (died 1991)

Murray Golden was an American television director. He directed for television programs including The Fugitive, Bonanza, The Rifleman, Mannix, Trapper John, M.D., Rawhide, The Time Tunnel, Burke's Law, Get Smart and Star…

1912

Tito Gobbi

Italian actor and singer (died 1984)

Tito Gobbi was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation.

1913

Charles Craig Cannon

American colonel (died 1992)

Charles Craig Cannon was a United States Army officer who served as Aide-de-camp to General Dwight D. Eisenhower following the conclusion of World War II.

1914

František Čapek

Czech canoeist (died 2008)

František Čapek was a Czech sprint canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. He won a gold medal in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

1914

Lakshmi Sahgal

Indian Independence movement revolutionary and Officer of Indian National Army (died 2012)

Lakshmi Sahgal was an Indian politician and activist. She was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind government.…

1914

Bob Kane

American author and illustrator (died 1998)

Robert Kane was an American comic book writer, animator, and artist who co-created Batman and many other early related characters for DC Comics. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in…

1915

Marghanita Laski

English journalist and author (died 1988)

Marghanita Laski was an English journalist, radio panellist and novelist. She also wrote literary biography, plays and short stories, and contributed about 250,000 additions to the Oxford English Dictionary.

1915

Anne Sharp

Scottish soprano and actress (died 2011)

Anne Sharp was a Scottish coloratura soprano particularly associated with the operas of Benjamin Britten.

1916

Marie Foster

American activist (died 2003)

Marie Priscilla Martin Foster was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. during the 1960s. Her successful voter registration in Dallas County, Alabama fueled her to become an activist, and she began teaching…

1917

Doreen Tovey

English author (died 2008)

Doreen Tovey was an English writer. She was the author of more than a dozen books about the life she and her husband 'Charles' shared with their Siamese cats and other animals in Somerset, England. The books have sold…

1918

Frank Piasecki

American engineer and pilot (died 2008)

Frank Piasecki was an American engineer and helicopter aviation pioneer. Piasecki pioneered tandem rotor helicopter designs and created the compound helicopter concept of vectored thrust using a ducted propeller.

1919

Marcel-Paul Schützenberger

French mathematician and academic (died 1996)

Marcel-Paul "Marco" Schützenberger was a French mathematician and Doctor of Medicine. He worked in the fields of formal language, combinatorics, and information theory. In addition to his formal results in mathematics,…

1920

Ted Ditchburn

English footballer and manager (died 2005)

Edwin George Ditchburn was an English professional football goalkeeper who played for Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Romford, Brentwood Town and represented England on six occasions at international level.

1921

R. K. Laxman

Indian illustrator (died 2015)

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He was best known for his creation The Common Man and for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It in The Times of India, which started in…

1921

George Miller

American educator and politician, Mayor of Tucson (died 2014)

George Miller was an American politician who served as the mayor of Tucson, Arizona from 1991 until December 6, 1999. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He received both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in…

1922

Robin Day

English lieutenant and journalist (died 2000)

Sir Robin Day was an English political journalist and television and radio broadcaster.

1923

Denise Levertov

British-born American poet (died 1997)

Priscilla Denise Levertov was a British-born naturalised American poet. She was heavily influenced by the Black Mountain poets and by the political context of the Vietnam War, which she explored in her poetry book The…

1923

John Brereton Barlow

South African cardiologist and physician (died 2008)

John Brereton Barlow was a world-renowned South African cardiologist. He qualified as a doctor in 1951, gained experience as a registrar in Hammersmith Hospital and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London. In…

1924

Mary Lee

American actress and singer (died 1996)

Mary Lee was a big band singer and B movie actress from the late 1930s into the 1940s, appearing mostly in Westerns. She did not make any screen appearances after 1944.

1924

Fuat Sezgin

Turkish historian and academic (died 2018)

Fuat Sezgin was a Turkish scholar and researcher who specialized in the history of Science in the medieval Islamic world. He was professor emeritus of the History of Natural Science at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University…

1924

Luciano Berio

Italian composer and educator (died 2003)

Luciano Berio was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work, and for his pioneering work in electronic music. His early work was influenced by Igor Stravinsky and experiments with serial and electronic…

1925

Al Feldstein

American author and illustrator (died 2014)

Albert Bernard Feldstein was an American writer, editor, and artist, best known for his work at EC Comics and, from 1956 to 1985, as the editor of the satirical magazine Mad. After retiring from Mad, Feldstein…

1925

Willie Mabon

American-French singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1985)

Willie James Mabon was an American R&B singer, songwriter, pianist, and harmonica player. He had two number one hits on the Billboard R&B chart, "I Don't Know" in 1952 and "I'm Mad" in 1953.

1925

Ken Mackay

Australian cricketer (died 1982)

Kenneth Donald "Slasher" Mackay was an Australian cricketer who played in 37 Test matches between 1956 and 1963.

1925

Ieng Sary

Vietnamese-Cambodian politician co-founded the Khmer Rouge (died 2013)

Ieng Sary was the co-founder and a senior member of the Khmer Rouge and one of the main architects of the Cambodian genocide. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea led by Pol Pot…

1925

Paul Vaughan

English journalist and radio host (died 2014)

Paul William Vaughan was a British journalist, radio presenter throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and a narrator of many BBC Television science documentaries, among them Horizon. He was also a semi-professional…

1925

Rafael Azcona

Spanish author and screenwriter (died 2008)

Rafael Azcona Fernández was a Spanish screenwriter and novelist who worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetime achievement…

1926

Y. A. Tittle

American football player (died 2017)

Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants; he also played for the original Baltimore…

1926

Gilbert Bécaud

French singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 2001)

François Gilbert Léopold Silly, known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud, was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are…

1927

Jean-Claude Pascal

French actor and singer (died 1992)

Jean-Claude Villeminot, better known as Jean-Claude Pascal, was a French comedian, actor, singer and writer.

1927

Barbara Robinson

American author and poet (died 2013)

Barbara Jean Robinson was an American author and writer of the children's books The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1972) and The Best School Year Ever (1994).

1927

George Bullard

American baseball player (died 2002)

George Donald Bullard was an American professional baseball player. The native of Lynn, Massachusetts, was a shortstop and outfielder during a nine-season (1950–1958) career. He played 891 games in minor league baseball…

1928

Hubert Aquin

Canadian activist, author, and director (died 1977)

Hubert Aquin was a Quebec writer, filmmaker and intellectual. He is particularly known for his novel Next Episode. He is also an important figure in the history of the Quebec independence movement, to which he…

1929

George Crumb

American composer and educator (died 2022)

George Henry Crumb Jr. was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music. Early in his life he rejected the widespread modernist usage of serialism, developing a highly personal musical language which…

1929

Rachel Douglas-Home

27th Baroness Dacre, English wife of William Douglas-Home (died 2012)

Rachel Leila Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre was an English peer.

1929

Yordan Radichkov

Bulgarian author and playwright (died 2004)

Yordan Dimitrov Radichkov was a Bulgarian writer and playwright.

1929

Sos Sargsyan

Armenian actor (died 2013)

Sos Artashesi Sargsyan was a prominent Armenian actor, director and writer.

1929

Jack Angel

American voice actor (died 2021)

Jack Angel was an American voice actor and radio personality. Angel voiced characters in shows by Hasbro and Hanna-Barbera such as Super Friends, The Transformers and G.I. Joe and was involved in numerous productions by…

1930

The Big Bopper

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1959)

Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known by his stage name The Big Bopper, was an American musician and disc jockey. His best-known compositions include "Chantilly Lace", "Running Bear", and "White Lightning", the last…

1930

Elaine Feinstein

English poet, author, and playwright (died 2019)

Elaine Feinstein FRSL was an English poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, biographer and translator. She joined the Council of the Royal Society of Literature in 2007.

1930

Johan Galtung

Norwegian sociologist and mathematician (died 2024)

Johan Vincent Galtung was a Norwegian sociologist and the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. He was the main founder of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) in 1959 and was its first…

1930

James Scott Douglas

English-born Scottish race car driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (died 1969)

Sir James Louis Fitzroy Scott Douglas, 6th Baronet was a British racing driver and a baronet.

1930

Ahmad Shah of Pahang (died 2019)

Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah was Sultan of Pahang from 1974 until his abdication in 2019, and the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong, from 1979 to 1984. His…

1930

Sofia Gubaidulina

Russian-German pianist and composer (died 2025)

Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina was a Soviet and Russian composer of modernist sacred music. She was highly prolific, producing numerous chamber, orchestral and choral works. Her output has been described as exploring the…

1931

Ken Utsui

Japanese actor (died 2014)

Ken Utsui was a Japanese actor who worked on stage, film, and television from the 1950s to the 2010s.

1931

Stephen Covey

American author and educator (died 2012)

Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered…

1932

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes was a French physicist and the Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 1991.

1932

Adrian Mitchell

English journalist, author, poet, and playwright (died 2008)

Adrian Mitchell FRSL was an English poet, novelist, and playwright. A former journalist, he became a noted figure on the British left. For almost half a century he was the foremost poet of the country's Campaign for…

1932

Robert Mundell

Canadian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)

Robert Alexander Mundell was a Canadian economist who was a professor of economics at Columbia University, McGill University, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic…

1932

Reginald Kray

English gangster (died 2000)

Ronald Kray and Reginald Kray were English identical twin brothers from Haggerston who were heavily involved in organised crime from the late 1950s until their arrest in 1968.

1933

Ronald Kray

English gangster (died 1995)

Ronald Kray and Reginald Kray were English identical twin brothers from Haggerston who were heavily involved in organised crime from the late 1950s until their arrest in 1968.

1933

Norman Rush

American author and educator

Norman Rush is an American writer most of whose introspective novels and short stories are set in Botswana in the 1980s. He won the U.S. National Book Award and the 1992 Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction…

1933

John G. Cramer

American physicist and author

John Gleason Cramer Jr. is a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, known for his development of the transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics. He has been an…

1934

Glen Glenn

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)

Orin Glenn Troutman, known professionally as Glen Glenn, was an American rockabilly singer, whose career began in the early 1950s and continued for several decades.

1934

Margie Masters

Australian golfer (died 2022)

Margaret Ann Masters was an Australian professional golfer. She won one title on the LPGA Tour in 1967, having been named Rookie of the Year two years earlier.

1934

Sammy Petrillo

American actor (died 2009)

Sam Patrello was an American nightclub and movie comedian best known as a Jerry Lewis imitator.

1934

Sanger D. Shafer

American singer-songwriter (died 2019)

Sanger D. Shafer, better known as Whitey Shafer, was an American country songwriter and musician. He wrote numerous hits for stars such as George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, and George Strait. He was also a recording artist.…

1934

Malcolm Bilson

American pianist, musicologist, and educator

Malcolm Bilson is an American pianist and musicologist specializing in 18th- and 19th-century music. He is the Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music in Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Bilson is one of the…

1935

Antonino Calderone

Italian mobster (died 2013)

Antonino Calderone was a Sicilian Mafioso who turned state witness (pentito) in 1987 after his arrest in 1986.

1935

Mark Tully

Indian-English journalist and author

Sir William Mark Tully was a British journalist and the bureau chief of the BBC in New Delhi, a position he held for 20 years. He worked with the BBC for 30 years before resigning in July 1994. He also wrote and…

1935

Jüri Arrak

Estonian painter (died 2022)

Jüri Arrak was an Estonian painter, whose works with distinguished and recognizable style have won acclaim around the world.

1936

Jimmy Dawkins

American singer and guitarist (died 2013)

James Henry “Jimmy” Dawkins was an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer. He is generally considered to have been a practitioner of the "West Side sound" of Chicago blues.

1936

David Nelson

American actor, director, and producer (died 2011)

David Oswald Nelson was an American actor. He was the older brother of musician Ricky Nelson.

1936

Bill Wyman

English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

William George Wyman is an English musician who was the bassist of the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Wyman was part of the band's first stable line-up and performed on their first 19 studio albums.…

1936

Miguel Ángel Coria

Spanish composer and educator (died 2016)

Miguel Ángel Coria Varela was a Spanish composer of classical music. His early work showed affinities to the music of Anton Webern, but he became increasingly influenced by Impressionism. From 1973 he entered his…

1937

Santo Farina

American guitarist and songwriter

Santo & Johnny were an American rock and roll instrumental duo of Italian descent from Brooklyn, New York, composed of brothers Santo Farina and Johnny Farina.

1937

John Goetz

American baseball player (died 2008)

John Hardy Goetz was an American professional baseball player. Despite being left handed, he was a right-handed pitcher. He appeared in four games for the 1960 Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, but had an 11-year…

1937

Heribert Offermanns

German chemist and academic

Heribert Offermanns was a German chemist who was a member of the board of the Degussa AG.

1937

M. Rosaria Piomelli

Italian-American architect and academic

Maria Rosaria Piomelli is an Italian architect. She became the first woman to hold the position of dean at any architectural school in the United States when she was appointed dean of the CCNY School of Architecture in…

1937

Petar Stipetić

Croatian general (died 2018)

Petar Stipetić was a Croatian general who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia from 2000 until 2002.

1937

Stephen Resnick

American economist and academic (died 2013)

Stephen Alvin Resnick was an American Marxist economist. He was well known for his work on Marxian economics, economic methodology, and class analysis. His work, along with that of Wolff, is especially associated with a…

1938

F. Murray Abraham

American actor

F. Murray Abraham is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award, four Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award.…

1939

Martin Campbell

New Zealand director and producer

Martin Campbell is a New Zealand film and television director and producer, long based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his works in the action and thriller film genres, including the James Bond films…

1940

Rafał Piszcz

Polish canoe racer (died 2012)

Rafał Maciej Piszcz was a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Munich in 1972. He was born and…

1940

David Sainsbury

Baron Sainsbury of Turville, English businessman and academic

David John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville is a British politician, businessman and philanthropist. From 1992 to 1997, he served as chairman of Sainsbury's, the supermarket chain established by his…

1940

Yossi Sarid

Israeli politician (died 2015)

Yossi Sarid was an Israeli politician and news commentator. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment, Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006. A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment,…

1940

William H. Dobelle

American medical researcher (died 2004)

Dr. Bill Dobelle was a biomedical researcher who developed experimental technologies that restored limited sight to blind patients, and also known for the impact he and his company had on the breathing pacemaker…

1941

Peter Takeo Okada

Japanese archbishop (died 2020)

Peter Takeo Okada was a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Tokyo from 2000 to 2017.

1941

Merle Woo

Asian American activist

Merle Woo is an American academic, poet and activist who has been described as "a leading member of the Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party". Her essay "Letter to Ma" was selected for inclusion in the 1981…

1941

Stephen R. Bloom

English physician and academic

Sir Stephen Robert Bloom FRS is a British Professor of Medicine at Imperial College London where he leads the Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism division.

1942

Maggie Blye

American actress (died 2016)

Margaret Jane Blye was an American actress, also sometimes billed as Margaret Bly. She was best known for playing Michael Caine's character Charlie's girlfriend Lorna in The Italian Job (1969).

1942

Frank Delaney

Irish journalist and author (died 2017)

Francis James Joseph Raphael Delaney was an Irish novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He was the author of The New York Times best-seller Ireland, the non-fiction book Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea…

1942

Rafael Cordero Santiago

Puerto Rican politician, 132nd Mayor of Ponce (died 2004)

Rafael Cordero Santiago, better known as "Churumba", was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1989 to 2004. Many considered him as a synonym of Ponce, being baptized as "El León Mayor", an allusion to the city's…

1942

Fernando Vallejo

Colombian biologist and author

Fernando Vallejo Rendón is a Colombian-born novelist, filmmaker and essayist. He obtained Mexican citizenship in 2007.

1942

Bill Dundee

Scottish-American wrestler and manager

William Cruickshanks is an Australian retired professional wrestler and author better known by his ring name Bill Dundee. Cruickshanks is the father of Jamie Dundee and was the father-in-law of wrestler Bobby Eaton.

1943

Phil Hawthorne

Australian rugby player and coach (died 1994)

Phillip Francis Hawthorne was an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer – a dual-code international. He represented the Wallabies in twenty-one Tests and the Kangaroos in three Tests. He captained Australia…

1943

Viktor Prokopenko

Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2007)

Viktor Prokopenko was a Ukrainian football player and coach who played for the Soviet occupational forces in East Germany and the Ukrainian SSR including teams of the Soviet Top League and later worked as a coach in…

1944

Bettye Swann

American singer-songwriter

Bettye Swann, also known as Betty Barton, is an American soul singer. She is best known for her 1967 hit song "Make Me Yours".

1944

Gérald Larose

Canadian educator and union leader

Gérald Larose is a Canadian activist, professor, and former President of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux labour union. Between 2003 and 2013, he was president of the Organisations unies pour l'indépendance, a…

1945

Jerry Edmonton

Canadian drummer (died 1993)

Gerald Michael Edmonton was a Canadian musician who was the drummer and secondary lead vocalist for the rock band Steppenwolf.

1946

Kevin Kline

American actor and singer

Kevin Delaney Kline is an American actor. In a career spanning over five decades, he has become a prominent leading man across both stage and screen. His accolades include an Academy Award and three Tony Awards, along…

1947

Phil Bennett

Welsh rugby player (died 2022)

Philip Bennett was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a fly-half for Llanelli RFC and the Wales national team. He began his career in 1966, and a year later he had taken over from Barry John as Llanelli's…

1948

Kweisi Mfume

American lawyer and politician

Kweisi Mfume is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, Mfume first left…

1948

John Markoff

American journalist and author

John Gregory Markoff is a journalist best known for his work covering technology at The New York Times for 28 years until his retirement in 2016, and a book and series of articles about the 1990s pursuit and capture of…

1949

Keith Rowley

Trinidadian volcanologist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Keith Christopher Rowley is a Trinidadian politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 2015 to 2025. He was the leader the People's National Movement (PNM) from 2010 to 2025 and was…

1949

Iggy Arroyo

Filipino lawyer and politician (died 2012)

Ignacio Tuason Arroyo Jr., also known as Iggy Arroyo, was a Filipino politician. He was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Fifth District of Negros Occidental from 2004 until 2012. He…

1950

Pablove Black

Jamaican singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Pablove Black is a Jamaican reggae musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, vocalist and producer.

1950

Miguel Ángel Pichetto

Argentinian lawyer and politician

Miguel Ángel Pichetto is an Argentine lawyer and conservative Peronist politician. He is Auditor General of the Nation. He was National Senator for Río Negro Province for eighteen years and was the vice-presidential…

1950

Miroslav Sládek

Czech politician

Miroslav Sládek is a Czech politician, and the founder and chairman of the right-wing populist Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia (SPR-RSČ). Founded in 1990, the party was disbanded in 2001, and…

1950

Gabriella Sica

Italian poet and author

Gabriella Sica is an Italian poet.

1950

Maria Teschler-Nicola

Austrian biologist, anthropologist, and ethnologist

Maria Teschler-Nicola is an Austrian human biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist. The Pallister–Killian syndrome is also called Teschler-Nicola syndrome after her.

1950

George Tsontakis

American composer and conductor

George Tsontakis is an American composer and conductor.

1951

Keith Bain

Canadian educator and politician

Keith Leslie Bain is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

1952

Francesco Camaldo

Italian priest

Francesco Camaldo is an Italian priest of the Catholic Church.

1952

Ángel Torres

Dominican baseball player

Ángel Rafael Torres Ruiz was a Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1977 with the Cincinnati Reds. He batted and threw left-handed. Torres had a 0–0 record, with a 2.16 ERA, in five games, in his…

1952

Christoph Daum

German footballer and manager (died 2024)

Christoph Paul Daum was a German professional football manager and player. As a manager, he won eight trophies with clubs from Germany, Turkey and Austria. In 1992, he won the Bundesliga championship with VfB Stuttgart.…

1953

Doug Davidson

American actor

Douglas Donald Davidson is an American television actor. He has portrayed Paul Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1978 to 2020, making him one of the soaps' longest-serving cast members.

1954

Tom Mulcair

Canadian lawyer and politician

Thomas Joseph Mulcair is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2012 to 2017 and leader of the Official Opposition from 2012 to 2015. He was elected to…

1954

Jožo Ráž

Slovak singer-songwriter and bass player

Jozef "Jožo" Ráž is a Slovak singer–songwriter and bassist from Bratislava known mainly for his work with the group Elán.

1954

Mike Rounds

American businessman and politician

Marion Michael Rounds is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota…

1954

Brad Sherman

American accountant, lawyer, and politician

Bradley James Sherman is an American accountant and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 32nd congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 1997.…

1954

Malcolm Turnbull

Australian journalist and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Australia

Malcolm Bligh Turnbull is an Australian former politician, businessman and barrister who served as the 29th prime minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party from 2008 to 2009…

1954

Cheryl Studer

American soprano and actress

Cheryl Studer is an American dramatic soprano who has sung at many of the world's foremost opera houses. Studer has performed more than eighty roles ranging from the dramatic repertoire to roles more commonly associated…

1955

Jeff Merkley

American businessman and politician

Jeffrey Alan Merkley is an American politician who is the junior United States senator from Oregon. He was first elected to the Senate in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1999 to 2009 as the…

1956

Ron Gardenhire

German-American baseball player and manager

Ronald Clyde Gardenhire is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets from 1981 to 1985. After another year playing…

1957

John Kassir

American actor and voice actor

John Kassir is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as the voice of the Cryptkeeper in HBO's Tales from the Crypt franchise. He also appeared in the role of Ralph in the off-Broadway show Reefer…

1957

Dominique Baert

French lawyer and politician

Dominique Baert is a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly, representing the Nord department. He is a member of the Socialist Party and works in association with the SRC parliamentary group.

1959

Gunnar Bakke

Norwegian banker and politician, 65th Mayor of Bergen

Gunnar Bakke is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as the mayor of Bergen Municipality between 2007 and 2011.

1959

Chihiro Fujioka

Japanese director and composer

Chihiro Fujioka is a video game designer and composer, as well as rock drummer. He has worked at Xtalsoft, Square, and AlphaDream where he is primarily known for directing Super Mario RPG as well as his involvement in…

1959

Michelle Lujan Grisham

American lawyer and politician

Michelle Lynn Lujan Grisham is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 32nd governor of New Mexico since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Lujan Grisham previously served as the U.S. representative for…

1959

Rowland S. Howard

Australian guitarist and songwriter (died 2009)

Rowland Stuart Howard was an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the post-punk group The Birthday Party and his subsequent solo career.

1959

Denis Troch

French footballer and manager

Denis Troch is a French former professional football player and now manager.

1959

Annette Vilhelmsen

Danish educator and politician, Danish Minister of Social Affairs

Annette Lilja Vilhelmsen is a Danish politician who served as chairperson of the Socialist People's Party from 2012 to 2014. She served as Minister for Social Affairs and Integration from August 2013 to February 2014…

1959

Ian Baker-Finch

Australian golfer and sportscaster

Ian Michael Baker-Finch is an Australian golfer and sports commentator best known for winning The Open Championship in 1991.

1960

Jaime Garzón

Colombian journalist, lawyer, and activist (died 1999)

Jaime Hernando Garzón Forero was a Colombian comedian, journalist, politician, and peace activist. He was popular on Colombian television during the 1990s for his unique political satire. In addition to his work on…

1960

Joachim Winkelhock

German race car driver

Joachim Winkelhock is a German motor racing driver. He competed in and won German Formula Three before moving onto Formula One. Winkelhock would compete in the 1989 season of F1 with the Automobiles Gonfaronnaises…

1960

BD Wong

American actor

Bradley Darryl Wong is an American actor. Wong won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in M. Butterfly, becoming the only actor in Broadway history to receive the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics…

1960

Mary Bono

American gymnast and politician

Mary Bono Oswald is an American politician, businesswoman and lobbyist who represented California's 44th and 45th districts in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1998 and 2013.

1961

Bruce Castor

American lawyer and politician

Bruce Lee Castor Jr. is an American lawyer and former Republican politician from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was appointed as the first Solicitor General of Pennsylvania in March 2016, and also first deputy…

1961

Yves Bertucci

French footballer and manager

Yves Bertucci is a French football manager and former player. He is the assistant head coach of Ligue 1 club Nantes.

1962

Ian Dalziel

English footballer and manager

Ian Dalziel is an English former footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Derby County, Hereford United and Carlisle United. He later played for Gateshead.

1962

Jonathan Davies

Welsh rugby player and television host

Jonathan Davies, is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and who represented Wales in both rugby union and rugby league. A goal-kicking back, he played his club rugby…

1962

Debbie Googe

English bass player and songwriter

Deborah Ann Googe is an English musician who achieved international fame as the bassist for My Bloody Valentine. Their albums Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991) established Googe as a pioneering figure in the…

1962

Andrea Horwath

Canadian politician

Andrea Lynn Horwath is a Canadian politician who has served as the 58th mayor of Hamilton since 2022. Horwath served as the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2009 to 2022 and as the leader of the…

1962

Gibby Mbasela

Zambian footballer (died 2000)

Biggie Mbasela, better known as Gibby Mbasela was a Zambian footballer who played for Kalulushi Modern Stars, Mufulira Wanderers, Nkana Red Devils, 1. FC Union Berlin of Germany and Tunisian champions Esperance.…

1962

Mark Grant

American baseball player and sportscaster

Mark Andrew Grant, nicknamed "Mud", is an American former professional pitcher (baseball) and is the color commentator for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).

1963

John Hendrie

Scottish footballer and manager

John Grattan Hendrie is a Scottish former professional footballer who played on the right wing or in attack.

1963

Rosana Arbelo

Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Rosana Arbelo Gopar, known professionally by her mononym Rosana, is a Spanish singer and songwriter.

1964

Paul Bonwick

Canadian businessman and politician

Paul Bonwick, is a lobbyist and former politician in Canada.

1964

Dmitri Gorkov

Russian footballer and manager

Dmitry Anatolyevich Gorkov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

1964

Janele Hyer-Spencer

American lawyer and politician

Donna Janele Hyer-Spencer is an American attorney and former politician. Hyer-Spencer represented New York's 60th Assembly District, which covers parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn, from 2007 to 2010. She is a Democrat.

1964

Ray LeBlanc

American ice hockey player

Raymond Jude LeBlanc is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League, with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1991–92 season. The rest of his career, which…

1964

Doug Lee

American basketball player

Douglas Edward Lee is an American former professional basketball player.

1964

Kyriakos Velopoulos

German-Greek journalist and politician

Kyriakos Iosif Velopoulos is a Greek politician. He is a member of the Hellenic Parliament since 2019 and has been president of the Greek Solution political party since its foundation in 2016. Velopoulos is a former…

1965

Roman Abramovich

Russian businessman and politician

Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich is a Russian business oligarch and politician. He is the former owner of Chelsea, a Premier League football club in London, England, and is the primary owner of the private investment…

1966

Simon Danczuk

English academic and politician

Simon Christopher Danczuk is a British author and former Member of Parliament (MP) who represented the constituency of Rochdale between 2010 and 2017. Elected as a member of the Labour Party, he was suspended from the…

1966

Zahn McClarnon

American actor

Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon is a Native American actor, best known for his television work. He first came to prominence with key supporting roles as tribal police chief Mathias on Longmire (2012–17), Hanzee Dent on the…

1966

Ian Bishop

Trinidadian cricketer and sportscaster

Ian Raphael Bishop is a Trinidadian cricket commentator and former cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1988 and 1998 in Tests and One Day Internationals. He played as a right-arm fast bowler.

1967

Olo Brown

Samoan-New Zealand rugby player

Olo Max Brown is a former rugby union player. Born in Apia, Samoa, he played 56 tests as a prop for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, from 1992 to 1998, missing only two tests in that time.

1967

Jacqueline McKenzie

Australian actress

Jacqueline Susan McKenzie is an Australian film and stage actress.

1967

Esther McVey

English television host and politician

Esther Louise, Lady Davies, styled as Esther McVey, is a British politician and television presenter who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton since 2017 and was the MP for Wirral West from 2010 to 2015. A…

1967

Francisco Clavet

Spanish tennis player

Francisco Javier Clavet González de Castejón, known as Pato Clavet, is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won eight singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 1992 Indian Wells Masters and the 1999…

1968

Mark Walton

American voice actor and illustrator

Mark Daniel Walton is an American storyboard artist and voice actor who has worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Blue Sky Studios, Warner Animation Group, and other companies. He currently…

1968

Robert Wilonsky

American journalist and critic

Robert Elliott Wilonsky is an American journalist, and the former host of Higher Definition, an interview program on the cable television network HDNet.

1968

Emma Donoghue

Irish-Canadian author

Emma Donoghue is an Irish Canadian novelist, screenwriter, playwright and literary historian. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Booker Prize and an international best-seller. Donoghue's 1995 novel Hood won the…

1969

Arthur Rhodes

American baseball player

Arthur Lee Rhodes Jr. is an American former professional baseball left-handed relief pitcher and current pitching coach for the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played 20…

1969

Rob Leslie-Carter

English field hockey player and engineer

Robert Michael Leslie-Carter MICE, MAIPM is a British engineer and project manager with construction consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall. He is a guest lecturer at the Bartlett at UCL and previously at University of New…

1970

Jeff Mangum

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jeffrey Nye Mangum is an American retired singer, songwriter, and musician. He gained prominence as the founder, songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist of Neutral Milk Hotel and as a co-founder of The Elephant 6 Recording…

1970

Aaron Bailey

American football player

Aaron Duane Bailey is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist for five seasons with the Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League (NFL). Bailey later played…

1971

Gustavo Jorge

Argentina international rugby union player

Gustavo Martín Jorge is a former Argentine rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a wing.

1971

Zephyr Teachout

American academic

Zephyr Rain Teachout is an American attorney, author, political candidate, and professor specializing in law of democracy and antitrust law at Fordham University.

1971

Diane Guthrie-Gresham

Jamaican track and field athlete

Diane Claire Guthrie-Gresham is a retired female track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specialized in the long jump and heptathlon during her career.

1971

Caprice Bourret

American model and actress

Caprice Comfort, known mononymously as Caprice, is an American socialite and media personality. She is known as an original main cast member on the Bravo reality television series Ladies of London (2014).

1971

Pat Williams

American football player and coach

Patrick Williams Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. He was signed…

1972

Jeremy Wright

English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales

Sir Jeremy Paul Wright is a British lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General for England and Wales from 2014 to 2018 and as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2018 to 2019. A…

1972

Meelis Friedenthal

Estonian author and academic

Meelis Friedenthal is an Estonian academic and writer.

1973

Kurt Kuenne

American filmmaker

Kurt Kuenne is an American filmmaker and composer. He has directed a number of short and feature films, including Rent-a-Person, the YouTube film Validation, described as "a romantic epic in miniature", and the…

1973

Levi Leipheimer

American cyclist

Levi Leipheimer is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He was twice US national champion, winning the time trial title in 1999 and the road race in 2007, and is an Olympic medalist. Leipheimer was born…

1973

Madlib

American DJ, record producer, and rapper

Otis Lee Jackson Jr., known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper. Critically acclaimed for his eclectic, sample-heavy production style, he is regarded as one of the most influential…

1973

Jackie McNamara

Scottish footballer and manager

Jackie McNamara is a Scottish professional football agent, and former player, manager and executive. He won 33 international caps playing for Scotland, and filled a variety of defensive roles in his career.

1973

Laura Veirs

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Laura Pauline Veirs is an American singer-songwriter based in Portland, Oregon. She is known for her folk and alternative country records and live performances as well as her collaboration with Neko Case and k.d. lang…

1973

Jeff Wilson

New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and radio host

Jeffrey William Wilson is a New Zealand sportsman who has represented his country in both rugby union and cricket – a so-called "Double All Black", an increasingly rare achievement in the professional era. He is also a…

1973

Gábor Babos

Hungarian footballer

Gábor Babos is a Hungarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is the goalkeeper coach of NAC Breda.

1974

Kalen DeBoer

American football coach

Kalen Douglas DeBoer is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Alabama, a position he has held since 2024. DeBoer also served as the head football coach at the University…

1974

Corey Dillon

American football player

Corey James Dillon is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots. He played college…

1974

Wilton Guerrero

Dominican baseball player and scout

Wilton Álvaro Guerrero is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1996–1998), Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds (2001–2002), and Kansas City Royals (2004) of Major…

1974

Jamal Mayers

Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Jamal David Mayers is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent time playing for the St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, San…

1974

Juan Pablo Ángel

Colombian footballer

Juan Pablo Ángel Arango is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1975

Frank Seator

Liberian footballer (died 2013)

Frank Jean Seator was a Liberian professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his football career in Asia.

1975

Matteo Mazzantini

Italian rugby player

Matteo Mazzantini is an Italian rugby union footballer. His position in the field is as a scrum-half.

1976

Petar Stoychev

Bulgarian swimmer

Petar Stoychev is a Bulgarian swimmer who is one of the most successful long distance marathon swimmers in history. He is one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time and an honor swimmer in the International…

1976

Iván Kaviedes

Ecuadoran footballer

Jaime Iván Kaviedes Llorenty is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1977

Carlos Edwards

Trinidadian footballer

Akenhaton Carlos Edwards is a Trinidadian football player and coach who plays as a winger or right-back for Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Lakenheath.

1978

James Hopes

Australian cricketer

James Redfern Hopes is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. Hopes played domestic cricket for Queensland, and had represented Australia in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket from 2005…

1978

Ann Christin von Allwörden

German politician

Ann Christin von Allwörden is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2016. From 2000 to 2012, she worked as a police officer.

1978

Ben Gillies

Australian drummer and songwriter

Benjamin David Gillies is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair from 1992 until the band went on hiatus in 2011. In 2003, Gillies formed Tambalane with Wes Carr, initially…

1979

Marijonas Petravičius

Lithuanian basketball player

Marijonas Petravičius is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He was a member of the Lithuania national team. He mainly played the center position, but he could also play the power forward position.

1979

Matthew Amoah

Ghanaian footballer

Mathew Amoah is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. From 2002 to 2011 he played for the Ghana national team at international level, scoring 12 goals in 45 matches.

1980

Kerrin McEvoy

Australian jockey

Kerrin McEvoy is an Australian jockey who is best known for winning three Melbourne Cups. In Europe, McEvoy rode several big winners for Godolphin including Rule of Law in the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster in 2004 and…

1980

Monica

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Monica Denise Arnold, best known mononymously as Monica, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, she began performing as a child and joined a traveling gospel choir by…

1980

Anna Montañana

Spanish basketball player

Anna Montañana Gimeno is a former professional basketball player, representing Spain. She spent most of her career in Europe, and went to play in the WNBA for the Minnesota Lynx in 2009.

1980

Zac Posen

American fashion designer

Zachary E. Posen is an American fashion designer.

1980

Christian Vander

German footballer

Christian Vander is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the second-choice goalkeeper at SV Werder Bremen behind Tim Wiese after the departure of veteran Andreas Reinke. Before…

1980

Casey Wilson

American actress and screenwriter

Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. Originally known for her performances with the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe in New York City, Wilson's first major television…

1980

Kemal Aslan

Turkish footballer

Kemal Aslan is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

1981

Sebastián Bueno

Argentinian footballer

Sebastián Andrés Bueno is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward.

1981

Fredrik Mikkelsen

Norwegian guitarist and composer

Fredrik Mikkelsen is a Norwegian musician and composer, playing both the traditional and lap steel guitar, within a series of genres like jazz, blues and folk, living in Copenhagen since 2008.

1981

Tila Tequila

Singaporean-American model, actress, and singer

Nguyễn Thị Thiên Thanh, better known by her stage name Tila Tequila, is an American model, singer, reality tv actress. She has also used the names Tila Nguyen, Miss Tila and Tornado Thien. Born in Singapore and raised…

1981

Alfred Vargas

Filipino actor and politician

Alfredo Paolo Dumlao Vargas III is a Filipino politician, actor, and model serving as a councilor of Quezon City from the 5th district since 2022. He previously served as a city councilor from the 2nd district from 2010…

1981

Fairuz Fauzy

Malaysian race car driver

Mohamed Fairuz bin Mohamed Fauzy is a Malaysian former professional race car driver.

1982

Macay McBride

American baseball player

Joseph Macay McBride is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and the Detroit Tigers.

1982

Chris Colabello

American baseball player

Christopher Adrian Colabello is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota…

1983

Hernán Garin

Argentinian footballer

Hernán Pablo Garín is an Italian Argentine footballer who plays for club ASD Ca de Rissi SG.

1983

Michael Gordon

Australian rugby league player

Michael Gordon is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s, he played in the National Rugby League (NRL). Gordon was a New South Wales, Origin and Country…

1983

Brian Vickers

American race car driver

Brian Lee Vickers is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last drove the No. 14 Chevrolet SS for Stewart–Haas Racing as an interim driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the injured Tony…

1983

Lougee Basabas

Filipino singer-songwriter

Maria Lourdes Grace Valdivia Basabas-Alejandro, better known as Lougee, is a Filipino singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Mojofly and was a host of the popular noontime variety…

1984

Jonas Gustavsson

Swedish ice hockey player

Jonas Gustavsson, also known by his nickname the Monster, is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. Gustavsson played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers…

1984

Kaela Kimura

Japanese singer-songwriter

Kaela Kimura , is a Japanese pop rock singer, lyricist, fashion model and television presenter.

1984

Robert Cornthwaite

English-Australian footballer

Robert Richard Cornthwaite, nicknamed "Cornflakes", is an Australian former soccer player. Alongside Eli Babalj and Sasa Ognenovski, Cornthwaite, at 1.95 m is the joint third tallest player to have represented the…

1985

Tim Pocock

Australian actor

Tim Pocock is an Australian actor and pianist best known for his role as a teenage Scott Summers in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, as well as Ethan Karamakov in the ABC television series Dance Academy and NBC's Camp, as…

1985

Matthew Robinson

Australian snowboarder (died 2014)

Matthew John Robinson was an Australian Paralympic snowboarder who died as a result of a snowboarding accident at La Molina, Spain.

1985

Wayne Rooney

English footballer

Wayne Mark Rooney is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.

1985

Oscar Wendt

Swedish footballer

Oscar Joakim Wendt is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently the assistant sporting director of Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.

1985

Drake

Canadian rapper and actor

Aubrey Drake Graham is a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor. He is credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip-hop music through rap-singing, and journalists have referred to him as one of the greatest rappers…

1986

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

English actor

Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the Netflix horror television series The Haunting of Hill House (2018) and The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), as well as for his role as…

1986

John Ruddy

English footballer

John Thomas Gordon Ruddy is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United.

1986

Jeremy Evans

American basketball player

Jeremy Deshawn Evans is an American professional basketball player for Mykonos of the Greek Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers before being drafted by the Utah Jazz in…

1987

Chris Hogan

American football player

Christopher James Hogan is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Monmouth Hawks following three years of college…

1987

Anthony Vanden Borre

Belgian footballer

Anthony Henri Vanden Borre is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for clubs in Belgium, Italy, England, France and the DR Congo. He won 28 caps for the Belgium national team. He…

1987

Charlie White

American figure skater

Charles Allen White Jr. is an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Meryl Davis, he is the 2014 Olympic Champion, the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion, five-time Grand Prix Final…

1987

Mitch Inman

Australian rugby player

Mitch Inman is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either centre or wing. He represents the Rebels in Super Rugby.

1988

Christopher Linke

German race walker

Christopher Linke is a German race walker. He competed in the 50 km event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in 24th place. In the 20 km event at the 2016 Olympics, he finished in 5th place. He also…

1988

Demont Mitchell

Bahamian footballer

Demont Mitchell is a retired association football player from The Bahamas who had his career cut short by injuries suffered in a car accident.

1988

Tarek Hamed

Egyptian footballer

Tarek Hamed is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

1988

David Castañeda

American actor

David Castañeda Jr. is an American actor. In 2019, Castañeda began portraying Diego Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy.

1989

Anderson Conceição

Brazilian footballer

Anderson Conceição Benedito, known as Anderson Conceição, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back for CRB.

1989

Shenae Grimes

Canadian actress

Shenae Sonya Grimes-Beech, previously and still commonly credited as Shenae Grimes, is a Canadian actress best known as Annie Wilson on 90210. Prior to that, she had a recurring role on Naturally, Sadie, and was Darcy…

1989

Eric Hosmer

American baseball player

Eric John Hosmer is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs. Internationally,…

1989

PewDiePie

Swedish YouTuber

Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, is a Swedish YouTuber, best known for his gaming videos. Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage have made him one of the most noted online…

1989

Eliza Taylor

Australian actress

Eliza Jane Morley, known professionally as Eliza Taylor, is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Janae Timmins on the Australian soap opera drama television series Neighbours (2005–2008), as Clarke…

1989

Elijah Greer

American middle-distance runner

Elijah Greer is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters. Greer was the 800 meters champion running for University of Oregon at the 2013 NCAA D1 Outdoor T&F Championships.

1990

İlkay Gündoğan

German footballer

İlkay Gündoğan is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Galatasaray.

1990

Mohammed Jahfali

Saudi Arabia international footballer

Mohammed Yahya Jahfali is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi First Division League club Al-Faisaly. He was called up to the Saudi Arabia national football team for 2018 FIFA World…

1990

Danilo Petrucci

Italian motorcycle racer

Danilo Carlo Petrucci is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer who has competed in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York. After losing his KTM ride in MotoGP at the end of the…

1990

Nikola Vučević

Montenegrin basketball player

Nikola Vučević, nicknamed Vooch, is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans before being drafted…

1990

Torstein Andersen Aase

Norwegian footballer

Torstein Andersen Aase is a Norwegian football striker who plays for Lyn.

1991

Bojan Dubljević

Montenegrin basketball player

Bojan Dubljević is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB. He also represents the senior Montenegrin national basketball team in national team competitions. Standing…

1991

Marrion Gopez

Filipino actor, singer, and dancer

Marrion "Yong" Gopez is a former Filipino television personality, dancer, singer, model and a reality show contestant in the Philippines when he joined Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash of 2010.

1992

Ding Liren

Chinese chess grandmaster

Ding Liren is a Chinese chess grandmaster who was the 17th World Chess Champion from 2023–24. He is a three-time Chinese Chess Champion and was part of the Chinese teams that won the Chess Olympiads in 2014 and 2018.…

1992

R. J. Hunter

American basketball player

Ronald Jordan Hunter is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Tulane Green Wave. He played college basketball for the Georgia State Panthers under the direction of his…

1993

Krystal Jung

American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress

Chrystal Soo Jung, professionally known as Krystal Jung, is an American and South Korean singer and actress. She debuted in 2009 as a member of the South Korean girl group f(x) and has further participated in SM…

1994

Tereza Martincová

Czech tennis player

Tereza Martincová is a Czech professional tennis player.

1994

Sean O'Malley

American mixed martial artist

Sean Daniel O'Malley is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. As…

1994

Jalen Ramsey

American football player

Jalen Ramsey is an American professional football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Jacksonville…

1994

Vincent Leuluai

Australian rugby league player

Vincent Leuluai is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Sydney Bears. He plays at second-row and prop. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters.

1995

Ashton Sanders

American actor

Ashton Durrand Sanders is an American actor best known for his portrayal of teenage Chiron in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight (2016). He has since acted in films such as The Equalizer 2 (2018), All Day and a…

1995

Jaylen Brown

American basketball player

Jaylen Marselles Brown is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the California Golden Bears and was…

1996

Rafael Devers

Dominican baseball player

Rafael Devers Calcaño is a Dominican professional baseball infielder and designated hitter for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox.

1996

Océane Dodin

French tennis player

Océane Dodin is a French professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 46 and in doubles of No. 375 in 2017 by the WTA. Dodin has won one WTA Tour singles title at the 2016 Coupe Banque…

1996

Garrison Mathews

American basketball player

Garrison Mathews is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Lipscomb Bisons and was named the ASUN…

1996

Kyla Ross

American gymnast

Kyla Briana Ross Rittman is an American retired artistic gymnast and current assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team. She is the first female gymnast to win NCAA, World, and Olympic championship…

1996

Bron Breakker

American wrestler

Bronson Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Bron Breakker, and is a member of The Vision stable.

1997

Claudia Fragapane

English gymnast

Claudia Fragapane is a retired British artistic gymnast. She came to prominence at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she was the first English woman to win four gold medals in a single Games since 1930. In 2015,…

1997

Raye

British singer-songwriter

Rachel Agatha Keen, known professionally as Raye, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. Her music blends elements of jazz, pop, dance, R&B, and soul, and her lyrics address personal experiences and…

1997

Daya

American singer

Grace Martine Tandon, known professionally as Daya, is an American singer and songwriter from the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. She released her self-titled debut extended play (EP), Daya, on September…

1998

Amon-Ra St. Brown

American football player

Amon-Ra Julian Heru John St. Brown is a German-American professional football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by…

1999

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