Who was born on October 25?

Famous people born on October 25 include: Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, William Clito, Louis II, Giuliano de' Medici (died 1478), Renée of France (died 1574).

What is Dave Cowens known for?

Dave Cowens, American basketball player and coach

Dave Cowens & Other Famous Birthdays on October 25

William Grenville

English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1834)

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville was a British Pittite Tory politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807, but was a supporter of the Whigs for the duration of the Napoleonic…

1759

Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren

German historian (died 1842)

Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren was a German historian who was professor of philosophy and history at the University of Göttingen. He was a member of the Göttingen school of history.

1760

Benjamin Constant

Swiss-French philosopher and politician (died 1830)

Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque, or simply Benjamin Constant, was a Swiss and French political thinker, activist and writer on political theory and religion.

1767

Frederick William

ruler of Nassau-Weilburg (died 1816)

Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg was a ruler of Nassau-Weilburg. He was created Prince of Nassau and reigned jointly with his cousin, Prince Frederick Augustus of Nassau-Usingen, who became Duke of Nassau.…

1768

Victoire de Donnissan de La Rochejaquelein

French memoirist (died 1857)

Marie Louise Victoire de Donnissan de La Rochejaquelein née marquise de Lescure, was a French memoirist. She is known for her memoirs, depicting her misfortunes and her part in the Vendée wars.

1772

Géraud Duroc

French general and diplomat (died 1813)

Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc, Duke of Frioul, was a French general and diplomat who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte, who…

1772

Pedro Velarde y Santillán

Spanish artillery captain (died 1808)

Captain Pedro Velarde y Santiyán was a Spanish Army officer best known for his participation in the Dos de Mayo Uprising against the French occupation of Madrid. Dying during the uprising, he became a hero and martyr in…

1779

Friedrich von Berchtold

Bohemian physician and botanist (died 1876)

Count Friedrich Carl Eugen Vsemir von Berchtold, baron von Ungarschitz, was a German-speaking Bohemian physician and botanist of Austrian descent.

1781

Levi Lincoln Jr.

American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1868)

Levi Lincoln Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th governor of Massachusetts (1825–1834) and represented the state in the U.S. Congress (1834–1841). Lincoln's nine-year…

1782

Carlos María de Alvear

Argentine soldier and statesman (died 1852)

Carlos María de Alvear was an Argentine soldier, statesman and diplomat who served as the second Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata from 9 January to 15 April 1815. He played a leading role…

1789

Heinrich Schwabe

German astronomer (died 1875)

Samuel Heinrich Schwabe was a German amateur astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots. He observed sunspots and made drawings of them from 1825 to 1867 and suggested in 1838 that there may be a ten-year cycle of…

1789

Robert Stirling

Scottish clergyman and inventor (died 1878)

Robert Stirling was a Scottish clergyman and engineer. He invented the Stirling engine and was inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame in 2014.

1790

Jeanne Jugan

French nun (died 1879)

Jeanne Jugan, LSP, in religion Mary of the Cross, was a French Catholic religious sister who became known for the dedication of her life to the neediest of the elderly poor. Her service resulted in the establishment of…

1792

John P. Kennedy

American novelist and Whig politician (died 1870)

John Pendleton Kennedy was an American novelist, lawyer and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from July 26, 1852, to March 4, 1853, during the administration of President Millard…

1795

Maria Jane Jewsbury

English writer, poet, literary reviewer (died 1833)

Maria Jane Jewsbury was an English writer, poet and reviewer. In 1821, while bringing up brothers and sisters, she wrote for the Manchester Gazette. Her Phantasmagoria of poetry and prose (1825), The Three Histories…

1800

Thomas Babington Macaulay

English poet, historian, and politician, Secretary at War (died 1859)

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay was a British historian, poet and Whig politician who served as the Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841, and as the Paymaster General between 1846 and 1848. He is best…

1800

Jacques Paul Migne

French priest (died 1875)

Jacques Paul Migne was a French priest who published inexpensive and widely distributed editions of theological works, encyclopedias, and the texts of the Church Fathers, with the goal of providing a universal library…

1800

Julius von Mohl

German orientalist (died 1876)

Julius von Mohl was a German Orientalist.

1800

Richard Parkes Bonington

English painter (died 1828)

Richard Parkes Bonington was an English Romantic landscape painter. He moved to France at the age of 14 and can also be considered as a French artist, and an intermediary bringing aspects of English style to France.…

1802

Joseph Montferrand

Canadian logger and strongman (died 1864)

Joseph "Jos" Montferrand was a French-Canadian logger, strongman, and folk hero of the working man and was the inspiration for the legendary Ottawa Valley figure Big Joe Mufferaw.

1802

Maria Doolaeghe

Flemish novelist (died 1884)

Maria Doolaeghe was a Flemish writer.

1803

Max Stirner

German philosopher and author (died 1856)

Johann Caspar Schmidt, known by the pen name Max Stirner, was a German philosopher, dealing mainly with the Hegelian notion of social alienation and self-consciousness. Stirner is often seen as one of the forerunners of…

1806

Évariste Galois

French mathematician and theorist (died 1832)

Évariste Galois was a French mathematician and political activist. While still in his teens, he was able to determine a necessary and sufficient condition for a polynomial to be solvable by radicals, thereby solving a…

1811

Prince Louis

Duke of Nemours (died 1896)

Prince Louis of Orléans, Duke of Nemours was the second son of King Louis-Philippe I of France and Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily.

1814

Camillo Sivori

Italian virtuoso violinist and composer (died 1894)

Ernesto Camillo Sivori was an Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.

1815

Christian August Friedrich Garcke

German botanist (died 1904)

Christian August Friedrich Garcke was a German botanist who was a native of Bräunrode, Saxony-Anhalt.

1819

Antonio Ciseri

Swiss-Italian painter (died 1891)

Antonio Ciseri was a Swiss-Italian painter of religious subjects. Ciseri's paintings are Raphaelesque in their compositional outlines and their polished surfaces, but are nearly photographic in effect. Among his pupils…

1821

Johann Strauss II

Austrian composer and educator (died 1899)

Johann Baptist Strauss II, also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son, was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas, as well as a violinist. He composed over 500 waltzes,…

1825

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt

German astronomer and geophysicist (died 1884)

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt was a German astronomer and geophysicist. He was the director of the National Observatory of Athens in Greece from 1858 to 1884. Julius Schmidt was tireless in his work, it was suggested…

1825

Marcellin Berthelot

French chemist and politician (died 1907)

Pierre Eugène Marcellin Berthelot was a French chemist and Republican politician noted for the Thomsen–Berthelot principle of thermochemistry. He synthesized many organic compounds from inorganic substances, providing a…

1827

Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia (died 1909)

Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia was a Russian field marshal, the fourth son and seventh child of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia. He was the first owner of the New Michael Palace on the…

1832

Georges Bizet

French pianist and composer (died 1875)

Georges Bizet was a French composer of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, which has become one of the most…

1838

James Maybrick

English cotton merchant, victim of the "Aigburth Poisoning" (died 1889)

James Maybrick was a Liverpool cotton merchant. After his death, his wife, Florence Maybrick, was convicted of murdering him by poisoning in a sensational trial. The "Aigburth Poisoning" case was widely reported in the…

1838

Philip Wicksteed

English economist (died 1927)

Philip Henry Wicksteed was an English scholar and Unitarian theologian known for his contributions to classics, medieval studies and economics. He was also a Georgist and literary critic.

1844

Carlo Emery

Italian entomologist (died 1925)

Carlo Emery was an Italian entomologist. He is remembered for Emery's rule, which states that insect social parasites are often closely related to their hosts.

1848

Karl Emil Franzos

Austrian novelist (died 1904)

Karl Emil Franzos was a popular Austrian novelist of the late 19th century. His works, both reportage and fiction, concentrate on the multi-ethnic corner of Galicia, Podolia and Bukovina, now largely in western Ukraine,…

1848

Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak

Russian author (died 1912)

Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak was a Russian writer. He is most well known for his novels and short stories about life in the Ural Mountains.

1852

Karl August Otto Hoffmann

German botanist (died 1909)

Karl August Otto Hoffmann was a German botanist and a high school teacher in Berlin. Author of Sertum plantarum madagascariensium, the genus Hoffmanniella in the family Asteraceae was named after him by Rudolf…

1853

Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger

Croatian geologist, paleontologist, and archaeologist (died 1936)

Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger was a Croatian geologist, paleontologist, and archeologist.

1856

Take Ionescu

Romanian politician, diplomat, journalist and lawyer (died 1922)

Take or Tache Ionescu was a Romanian centrist politician, journalist, lawyer and diplomat, who also enjoyed reputation as a short story author. Starting his political career as a radical member of the National Liberal…

1858

John Francis Dodge

American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Company (died 1920)

John Francis Dodge was an American automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company.

1864

Alexander Gretchaninov

Russian-American pianist and composer (died 1956)

Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov was a Russian Romantic composer.

1864

Toktogul Satylganov

Kyrgyz Akyn, poet and singer (died 1933)

Toktogul Satylganov was a Kyrgyz akyn. The Kyrgyz town of Toktogul in the Jalal-Abad Region is named in his honour. Toktogul was born in Kushchusu, a village now submerged in the Toktogul Reservoir.

1864

Thomas Armat

American mechanic and inventor (died 1948)

Thomas J. Armat was an American mechanic and inventor, a pioneer of cinema best known through the co-invention of the Edison Vita

1866

Norbert Klein

Bishop of Brno (died 1933)

Norbert Klein was Bishop of Brno from 1916 to 1926 and 59th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1923 to 1933.

1866

Georg Schumann

German composer (died 1952)

Georg Alfred Schumann was a German composer and director of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin.

1866

Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki

Polish general (died 1937)

Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki was a Polish general, serving with the Imperial Russian and then Polish armies. He was also the military commander of the Greater Poland Uprising.

1867

Dan Burke

American baseball player (died 1933)

Daniel L. Burke was an American reserve catcher/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Rochester Broncos and the Syracuse Stars in 1890, and with the Boston Beaneaters in 1892. Listed at 5' 10",…

1868

Oskar Kallas

Estonian linguist and diplomat (died 1946)

Oskar Kallas was an Estonian diplomat, linguist and folklorist. He was the husband of the Finnish writer Aino Kallas.

1868

Elsa Reger

German writer (died 1951)

Margarete Ulrike Augusta Marie Karoline Elsa Reger was a German writer, the wife of the pianist and composer Max Reger, whose memory she kept alive by founding an archive, the Max-Reger-Institute, and a foundation, all…

1870

Emma Gramatica

Italian actress (died 1965)

Emma Gramatica was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1919 and 1962. She was born in Borgo San Donnino, today Fidenza, province of Parma and died in Ostia. Her sisters Irma and Anna were…

1874

Victor Sonnemans

Belgian water polo player (died 1962)

Victor Jean Marie Sonnemans was a Belgian water polo player and won silver medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

1874

Huang Xing

Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (died 1916)

Huang Xing or Huang Hsing was a Chinese revolutionary leader and politician, and the first commander-in-chief of the Republic of China. As one of the founders of the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Republic of China, his…

1874

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

American author and educator (died 1961)

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey was an American children's author.

1875

Arthur Birkett

British cricketer (died 1941)

A cricket match was played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, which took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes between teams representing Great Britain and France.

1875

Adolf Moller

German rower (died 1968)

Adolf Möller was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German crew who won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A.

1877

Henry Norris Russell

American astronomer (died 1957)

Henry Norris Russell ForMemRS HFRSE FRAS was an American astronomer who, along with Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (1910). In 1923, working with Frederick Saunders, he developed…

1877

Fritz Haarmann

German serial killer (died 1925)

Friedrich Heinrich Karl "Fritz" Haarmann was a German serial rapist and serial killer, known as the Butcher of Hanover, the Vampire of Hanover and the Wolf Man, who committed the sexual assault, murder, mutilation and…

1879

Bohumír Šmeral

Czech politician (died 1941)

Bohumír Šmeral was a Czech politician, leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party, and one of the founders of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.

1880

Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (died 1973)

Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for…

1881

John T. Flynn

American journalist and author (died 1964)

John Thomas Flynn was an American journalist best known for his opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and to American entry into World War II. In September 1940, Flynn helped establish the America First…

1882

Tony Jackson

American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1921)

Antonio Junius "Tony" Jackson was an American pianist, singer, and composer.

1882

André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien

French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (died 1964)

André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien, P.S.S. was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Dean of the Roman Rota in the Roman Curia from 1944 to 1958, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.

1882

Theodora Agnes Peck

American author and poet (died 1964)

Theodora Agnes Peck was an American author and poet from Vermont. She published several historical novels when she was in her twenties and thirties, and her poems were published in magazines, newspapers, and literary…

1882

Nikolay Krestinsky

Russian revolutionary and politician (died 1938)

Nikolay Nikolayevich Krestinsky was a Soviet Bolshevik revolutionary and politician who served as the Responsible Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

1883

Maria Czaplicka

Polish cultural anthropologist (died 1921)

Maria Antonina Czaplicka, also referred to as Marya Antonina Czaplicka and Marie Antoinette Czaplicka, was a Polish cultural anthropologist who is best known for her ethnography of Siberian shamanism. Czaplicka's…

1884

Sam M. Lewis

American singer and lyricist (died 1959)

Sam M. Lewis was an American singer and lyricist.

1885

Xavier Lesage

French equestrian (died 1968)

François Xavier Edmond Marie Lesage was a French horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moret-sur-Loing and died in Gisors.

1885

Leo G. Carroll

English-American actor (died 1972)

Leo Grattan Carroll was an English actor. In a career of more than 40 years, he appeared in six Hitchcock films including Spellbound, Strangers on a Train and North by Northwest and in three television series, Topper,…

1886

Karl Polanyi

Austro-Hungarian economist and historian (died 1964)

Karl Paul Polanyi was an Austro-Hungarian economic historian, economic sociologist, and politician, best known for his book The Great Transformation, which questions the conceptual validity of self-regulating markets.

1886

Alexander McCulloch

British rower (died 1951)

Alexander McCulloch was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

1887

Richard E. Byrd

American admiral and pilot (died 1957)

Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. was an American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the…

1888

Nils Dardel

Swedish-American painter (died 1943)

Nils Elias Kristofer von Dardel, sometimes known as Nils de Dardel, was a 20th-century Swedish Post-Impressionist painter and grandson of the famous Swedish painter Fritz von Dardel.

1888

Jan Palouš

Czechoslovak ice hockey player (died 1971)

Jan Leopold Alois "Koza" Palouš was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Winter Olympics. He was born in Budweis, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary and died in…

1888

Léon Tom

Belgian fencer and bobsledder

Léon Tom was a Belgian épée, foil and sabre fencer and bobsledder. He won two silver medals in the team épée competition at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter…

1888

Abel Gance

French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1981)

Abel Gance was a French film director, producer, writer, and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927).

1889

Floyd Bennett

American aviator (died 1928)

Floyd Bennett was a United States Naval Aviator who, along with then USN Commander Richard E. Byrd, made the first flight to the North Pole in May 1926. However, their claim to have reached the pole is disputed.

1890

Kōtarō Tanaka

Japanese jurist and politician (died 1974)

Kōtarō Tanaka was a Japanese jurist, professor of law and politician who served as the last Minister of Education of the Empire of Japan and the second postwar Chief Justice of Japan.

1890

Charles Coughlin

Canadian-American priest and radio host (died 1979)

Charles Edward Coughlin, commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian-American Catholic priest based near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Dubbed "The Radio Priest "…

1891

Karl Elmendorff

German conductor (died 1962)

Karl Eduard Maria Elmendorff was a German opera conductor.

1891

Nell Shipman

Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer (died 1970)

Nell Shipman was a Canadian actress, writer, and director who was active in silent film in the 1910s and 1920s. She used "the girl from God's country" as her sobriquet after starring in God's Country and the Woman.

1892

Claude Cahun

French photographer and sculptor (died 1954)

Claude Cahun was a French surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer.

1894

Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu

Turkish poet and songwriter (died 1973)

Âşık Veysel was a Turkish Alevi ashik, bağlama virtuoso, and folk poet. He was born and died in the village of Sivrialan, Sivas Province, in the Ottoman Empire. Blind since the age of 7, Veysel's songs were typically…

1894

Johan Wilhelm Rangell

Prime Minister of Finland (died 1982)

Johan Wilhelm (Jukka) Rangell was the Prime Minister of Finland from 1941 to 1943.

1894

Levi Eshkol

Ukrainian-Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (died 1969)

Levi Eshkol, born Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik, was the prime minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. A founder of the Israeli Labor Party, he served in numerous senior roles, including…

1895

Vsevolod Merkulov

Russian head of the NKGB (died 1953)

Vsevolod Nikolayevich Merkulov was the head of NKGB from February to July 1941, and again from April 1943 to March 1946. He was a leading member of what was later derisively described as the "Beria gang".

1895

Arthur Schmidt

German officer (died 1987)

Arthur Schmidt was an officer in the German military from 1914 to 1943. He attained the rank of Generalleutnant during World War II, and is best known for his role as the Sixth Army's chief of staff in the Battle of…

1895

Nils Backlund

Swedish water polo player (died 1964)

Nils Robert Backlund was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the bronze medal. In the 1924…

1896

Erwin von Lahousen

German Abwehr official (died 1955)

Erwin Heinrich René Lahousen, Edler von Vivremont was a German military office who was a high-ranking Abwehr official during the Second World War, as well as a member of the German Resistance and a key player in…

1897

Karl Olivecrona

Swedish lawyer and philosopher (died 1980)

Karl Olivecrona was a Swedish lawyer and legal philosopher. He studied law at Uppsala from 1915 to 1920 and was a pupil of Axel Hägerström, the spiritual father of Scandinavian legal realism. One of the internationally…

1897

Luigi Pavese

Italian actor (died 1969)

Luigi Pavese was an Italian actor and voice actor.

1897

Karl Anton

German director, screenwriter and producer (died 1979)

Karl Anton or Karel Anton was a Bohemian-born German film director, screenwriter, and film producer.

1898

Armand Thirard

French cinematographer (died 1973)

Armand Thirard was a French cinematographer. He worked on more than a hundred and twenty films during his career.

1899

Johan Greter

Dutch equestrian (died 1975)

Johan Jacob Greter was a Dutch equestrian who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his horse Ernica won the silver medal as part of the Dutch show jumping team, after finishing sixth in the individual…

1900

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Nigerian educator and activist (died 1978)

Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, also known as Funmilayo Aníkúlápó-Kuti, was a Nigerian educator, political organizer, and women's rights advocate who intellectually engaged with anti-imperialist, Pan-Africanist, and…

1900

William Stevenson

American track and fielder (died 1985)

William Edwards Stevenson was an American track and field athlete, lawyer and diplomat, who won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and later served as the president of Oberlin…

1900

Roy Fox

British dance bandleader (died 1982)

Roy Clifton Fox was an American-born British dance bandleader who was popular in Britain during the British dance band era of the 1930s.

1901

Henry Steele Commager

American historian and author (died 1998)

Henry Steele Commager was an American historian. As one of the most active and prolific liberal intellectuals of his time, with 40 books and 700 essays and reviews, he helped define modern liberalism in the United…

1902

Carlo Gnocchi

Italian priest, educator and writer (died 1956)

Carlo Gnocchi was an Italian priest, educator and writer. He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1902

Eddie Lang

American jazz guitarist (died 1933)

Eddie Lang was an American musician who is credited as the father of jazz guitar. During the 1920s, he gave the guitar a prominence it previously lacked as a solo instrument, as part of a band or orchestra, and as…

1902

Piet van der Horst

Dutch cyclist (died 1983)

Petrus "Piet" Michaelis van der Horst was a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team.

1903

Cemal Reşit Rey

Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1985)

Cemal Reşit Rey was a Turkish composer, pianist, script writer and conductor. He was well known for a string of successful and popular Turkish-language operettas for which his brother Ekrem Reşit Rey (1900–1959) wrote…

1904

Denny Shute

American golfer (died 1974)

Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.

1904

Bill Tytla

Ukrainian-American animator (died 1968)

Vladimir Peter "Bill" Tytla was a Ukrainian-American animator known for his work during the Golden Age of American animation, in the Walt Disney Productions animation unit, Paramount's Famous Studios, and Terrytoons. In…

1904

Bob McPhail

Scottish footballer (died 2000)

Robert Lowe McPhail was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-left for Airdrieonians, Rangers and the Scotland national team.

1905

Karl Humenberger

Austrian footballer (died 1989)

Karl Humenberger was an Austrian association football player and manager, the brother of fellow player Ferdinand Humenberger.

1906

Carmen Dillon

English film and production designer (died 2000)

Carmen Dillon was an English film art director and production designer who won an Oscar for the Olivier version of Hamlet (1948).

1908

Gotthard Handrick

German fighter pilot and Olympic athlete (died 1978)

Gotthard Handrick was a German Olympic athlete and German fighter pilot during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

1908

Polly Ann Young

American actress (died 1997)

Polly Ann Young was an American actress.

1908

Whit Bissell

American actor (died 1996)

Whitner Nutting Bissell was an American character actor.

1909

Ken Domon

Japanese photographer (died 1990)

Ken Domon was a celebrated Japanese photographer known for his work as a photojournalist and as a photographer of Buddhist temples and statuary.

1909

Edward Flynn

American boxer (died 1976)

Edward Loring Flynn was an American boxer who won the gold medal in the 1932 Summer Olympics as a welterweight. He was also a member of the Loyola Wolf Pack boxing team.

1909

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

French actor, director and screenwriter (died 1985)

Jean-Paul Étienne Dreyfus, better known as Jean-Paul Le Chanois, was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. His film ...Sans laisser d'adresse won the Golden Bear (Comedies) award at the 1st Berlin…

1909

William Higinbotham

American physicist and video game designer (died 1994)

William Alfred Higinbotham was an American physicist. A member of the team that developed the first nuclear bomb, he later became a leader in the nonproliferation movement. He also has a place in the history of video…

1910

Johnny Mauro

American race car driver (died 2003)

Johnny Mauro was an American racecar driver. He was born in Denver Colorado on October 25, 1910. Mauro and his family owned several car dealerships, leading him to being the only Ferrari importer in Denver for many…

1910

Tyrus Wong

Chinese-American artist (died 2016)

Tyrus Wong was a Chinese-born American artist. He was a painter, animator, calligrapher, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer and kite maker, as well as a set designer and storyboard artist. One of the most-influential…

1910

Abdelkader Ben Bouali

French footballer (died 1997)

Abdelkader Ben Bouali was a professional French footballer, the first of North African descent to play on the national team.

1912

Alfred Klingler

German field handballer

Alfred Klingler was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Klingler was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played three matches. He was also on the…

1912

Minnie Pearl

American entertainer and philanthropist (died 1996)

Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon, known professionally as her stage character Minnie Pearl, was an American comedian and country singer who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years (1940–1991) and on the…

1912

Luigi Raimondi

Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (died 1975)

Luigi Raimondi was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints from his elevation to the cardinalate by Pope Paul VI in 1973 until his death two…

1912

Klaus Barbie

German SS captain (died 1991)

Niklaus Barbie was a German officer of the Schutzstaffel and Sicherheitsdienst who worked in Vichy France during World War II. He became known as the "Butcher of Lyon" for having personally tortured prisoners—primarily…

1913

Larry Itliong

Filipino-American union organizer (died 1977)

Modesto "Larry" Dulay Itliong, also known as "Seven Fingers", was a Filipino-American union organizer. He organized West Coast agricultural workers starting in the 1930s, and rose to national prominence in 1965, when…

1913

Anton Kochinyan

Soviet-Armenian politician (died 1990)

Anton Yervandi Kochinyan was a Soviet Armenian politician. He served as Chairman of the Armenian Council of Ministers from 1952 to 1966, and as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from 1966 until his…

1913

John Berryman

American poet and scholar (died 1972)

John Allyn McAlpin Berryman was an American poet and scholar. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and is considered a key figure in the "confessional" school of poetry. His 77…

1914

Ivan M. Niven

Canadian-American mathematician and academic (died 1999)

Ivan Morton Niven was a Canadian-American number theorist best remembered for his work on Waring's problem. He worked for many years as a professor at the University of Oregon, and was president of the Mathematical…

1915

Helge Larsson

Swedish canoeist (died 1971)

Helge Larsson was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

1916

Carl Forssell

Swedish fencer (died 2005)

Carl Forssell was a Swedish fencer. Competing in the team épée he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as well as four silver and two bronze medals at the world…

1917

Dmitry Polyansky

First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (died 2001)

Dmitry Stepanovich Polyansky was a Soviet bureaucrat who was First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1965 to 1973. From 1960 to 1976 he was a full member of the Presidium / Politburo…

1917

David Ausubel

American psychologist (died 2008)

David Paul Ausubel was an American psychologist. His most significant contribution to the fields of educational psychology, cognitive science, and science education learning was on the development and research on…

1918

Beate Uhse-Rotermund

German pilot and entrepreneur (died 2001)

Beate Uhse-Rotermund was a German pilot, entrepreneur and sex shop pioneer. She was one of the very few female stunt pilots in Germany in the 1930s. During World War II she ferried planes for the German Luftwaffe and…

1919

Raoul Remy

French cyclist (died 2002)

Raoul Rémy was a French professional road bicycle racer.

1919

Megan Taylor

British figure skater (died 1993)

Megan Olwen Devenish Taylor was a British figure skater competitive in the 1930s. She won the World Championships in 1938 and 1939. Her father was Phil Taylor, a speed skater.

1920

Michael I of Romania (died 2017)

Michael I was the last king of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947.

1921

Gloria Lasso

Spanish singer (died 2005)

Rosa Vicenta Montserrat Coscolín Figueras known professionally as Gloria Lasso was a Spanish-born canción melódica singer, long based in France. In the 1950s, she was one of the major competitors to Dalida.

1922

Achille Silvestrini

Italian prelate (died 2019)

Achille Silvestrini was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served in the Vatican diplomatic corps, either in Rome or abroad, from 1953 to 1990, and later as Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental…

1923

Beate Sirota Gordon

Austrian-American director and producer (died 2012)

Beate Sirota Gordon was an Austrian and American performing arts presenter and women's rights advocate. Born in Vienna, Austria, she moved to the Empire of Japan in 1929 with her father, the pianist Leo Sirota. After…

1923

Bobby Thomson

Scottish-American baseball player (died 2010)

Robert Brown Thomson was an American professional baseball player, nicknamed "the Staten Island Scot". He was an outfielder and right-handed batter for the New York Giants, Milwaukee Braves (1954–57), Chicago Cubs…

1923

Billy Barty

American actor (died 2000)

Billy Barty was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) tall because of cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism and so was often cast in films opposite taller performers for comic effect.…

1924

Earl Palmer

American Hall of Fame drummer (died 2008)

Earl Cyril Palmer was an American drummer. Considered one of the inventors of rock and roll, he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

1924

Oralia Dominguez

Mexican operatic mezzo-soprano singer (died 2013)

Oralia Dominguez was a Mexican operatic mezzo soprano, or contralto, who performed at many of the world's leading opera houses.

1925

Joseph Michel

Belgian politician (died 2016)

Joseph Michel was a Christian-Democrat Belgian politician, member of the PSC, who was President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (1980–81) and who twice served as Minister of the Interior.

1925

Bo Carpelan

Finnish poet and author (died 2011)

Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan was a Finland-Swedish poet and author. He published his first book of poems, Som en dunkel värme, in 1946, and received his PhD in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed…

1926

Jimmy Heath

American saxophonist and composer (died 2020)

James Edward Heath, nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath.

1926

Galina Vishnevskaya

Russian-American soprano and actress (died 2012)

Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya was a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966. She was the wife of cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, and mother to their two daughters,…

1926

Barbara Cook

American singer and actress (died 2017)

Barbara Cook was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals Plain and Fancy (1955), Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957) among others,…

1927

Jorge Batlle Ibáñez

Uruguayan lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Uruguay (died 2016)

Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez was an Uruguayan politician and lawyer, who served as the 38th president of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005. A member of the Colorado Party, he previously served as National Representative from 1959…

1927

Lawrence Kohlberg

American psychologist and author (died 1987)

Lawrence Kohlberg was an American psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development.

1927

Lauretta Masiero

Italian actress and singer (died 2010)

Lauretta Masiero was an Italian actress and singer.

1927

Jeanne Cooper

American actress (died 2013)

Wilma Jeanne Cooper was an American actress, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (1973–2013). At the time of her death, she had played Katherine for nearly 40…

1928

Paulo Mendes da Rocha

Brazilian architect (died 2021)

Paulo Mendes da Rocha was a Brazilian architect.

1928

Anthony Franciosa

American actor (died 2006)

Anthony George Franciosa was an American actor most often billed as Tony Franciosa at the height of his career. He began his career on stage and made a breakthrough portraying the brother of the drug addict in the play…

1928

Adolphe Gesché

Belgian Catholic priest and theologian (died 2003)

Adolphe Gesché was a Belgian Catholic priest and theologian. He was professor of Dogmatic Theology at the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Louvain and author of several works in the field of Theological…

1928

Peter Naur

Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (died 2016)

Peter Naur was a Danish computer science pioneer and 2005 Turing Award winner. He is best remembered as a contributor, with John Backus, to the Backus–Naur form (BNF) notation used in describing the syntax for most…

1928

Marion Ross

American actress

Marion Ross is an American retired actress. Her best-known role is that of Marion Cunningham on the ABC television sitcom Happy Days, on which she starred from 1974 to 1984 and for which she received two Primetime Emmy…

1928

Yakov Rylsky

Soviet sabre fencer (died 1999)

Yakov Anufrievich Rylsky was an Olympic champion and three-time world champion Russian sabre fencer who competed for the Soviet Union. He took part in three Olympic Games and won two medals in the team events.

1928

Michel Knuysen

Belgian rower (died 2013)

Michel Jules Lodewijk Knuysen was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Wijnegem. In 1952 he won the silver medal with his partner Bob Baetens in the…

1929

Zdravko Milev

Bulgarian chess player (died 1984)

Zdravko Milev Milev was a Bulgarian chess International Master.

1929

Claude Rouer

French cyclist (died 2021)

Claude Rouer was a road cyclist from France, who at the 1952 Summer Olympics won the bronze medal in the men's team road race, alongside Jacques Anquetil and Alfred Tonello. He was a professional rider from 1953 to…

1929

Peter Rühmkorf

German writer (died 2008)

Peter Rühmkorf was a German writer who significantly influenced German post-war literature.

1929

Harold Brodkey

American author and academic (died 1996)

Harold Brodkey, born Aaron Roy Weintraub, was an American short-story writer and novelist.

1930

Karoly Honfi

Hungarian chess player (died 1996)

Károly Honfi was a Hungarian chess player who held the chess title of International Master. Honfi was posthumously awarded the title of Honorary Grandmaster.

1930

Annie Girardot

French actress and singer (died 2011)

Annie Suzanne Girardot was a French actress. She often played strong-willed, independent, hard-working, and often lonely women, imbuing her characters with an earthiness and reality that endeared her to women undergoing…

1931

Jimmy McIlroy

Northern Irish footballer and manager (died 2018)

James McIlroy was a Northern Ireland international footballer, who played for Glentoran, Burnley, Stoke City and Oldham Athletic. He was regarded as one of Burnley's greatest players, having played 497 matches and…

1931

Vitold Fokin

Ukrainian first deputy prime minister (died 2025)

Vitold Pavlovych Fokin was a Ukrainian politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Ukraine from the country's declaration of independence on 24 August 1991 until 1 October 1992. He had earlier served as the…

1932

Jerzy Pawłowski

Polish fencer and double agent (died 2005)

Jerzy Władysław Pawłowski was a Polish fencer and double agent. He is regarded among the most successful Polish fencers in history having won 5 Olympic medals as well as seven gold medals at the World Fencing…

1932

Theodor Pištěk

Czech costume designer

Theodor Pištěk was a Czech painter, costume designer, set designer, and racing driver. His costume designs and film sets are internationally acclaimed. He won an Oscar for his costumes for Amadeus, directed by Miloš…

1932

René Brodmann

Swiss footballer (died 2000)

René Brodmann was a Swiss football defender who played for Switzerland in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Grasshopper Club Zürich, FC Zürich, and FC St. Gallen. He died during a car crash in August 2000,…

1933

Martti Mansikka

Finnish gymnast (died 2024)

Martti Mansikka was a Finnish gymnast. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a team bronze medal. His best individual result was tenth place on floor. His team placed fourth…

1933

Carlos Sherman

Belarusian–Spanish translator, writer, activist (died 2005)

Carlos Sherman was a Uruguay-born Belarusian–Spanish translator, writer, human rights activist and honorary vice-president of the Belarusian PEN Center. He translated from Spanish into Belarusian and Russian.

1934

Rusty Schweickart

American soldier, pilot, and astronaut

Russell Louis "Rusty" Schweickart is an American aeronautical engineer and former NASA astronaut, research scientist, U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, business executive, and government executive.

1935

Martin Gilbert

English historian, author, and academic (died 2015)

Sir Martin John Gilbert was a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. He was the author of 88 books, including works on Winston Churchill, the 20th century, and Jewish history including the…

1936

Arnfinn Nesset

Norwegian nurse and convicted serial killer

Arnfinn Nesset was a Norwegian nurse and nursing home manager who was a convicted serial killer. His crimes include the murders of at least 22 people, as well as attempted murder, document forgery, and embezzlement. He…

1936

Masako Nozawa

Japanese actress and singer

Masako Nozawa is a Japanese actress. Beginning work as a child actress at the age of three, by the time she became an adult, voice acting had inadvertently become her main occupation. Throughout her career, Nozawa has…

1936

Vendramino Bariviera

Italian cyclist (died 2001)

Vendramino Bariviera was an Italian racing cyclist who competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics. After the Olympics he turned professional and won several stages of the Giro d'Italia in 1963,…

1937

Ignacio Carrasco de Paula

Spanish prelate

Ignacio Carrasco de Paula is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a bishop since 2010. He was the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life from 2010 to 2016.

1937

Roberto Menescal

Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Roberto Menescal is a Brazilian composer, record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and pioneer of bossa nova. In many of his songs there are references to the sea, including his best-known composition "O Barquinho". He is…

1937

Bob Webster

American diver

Robert David "Bob" Webster is a retired American diver who won the 10 m platform event at every competition he entered between 1960 and 1964, including the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and 1963 Pan American Games. He later…

1938

Zelmo Beaty

American basketball player and coach (died 2013)

Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and four in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). Beaty excelled in both high school…

1939

Sara Dylan

American actress and model

Sara Dylan is an American former actress and model who was the first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In 1959, Noznisky married magazine photographer Hans Lownds; during their marriage, she was known as Sara Lownds.

1939

Nikolay Kiselyov

Soviet Nordic combined athlete (died 2005)

Nikolay Fyodorovich Kiselyov was a Soviet Nordic combined athlete, Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Leningrad. His best finish was a silver medal at the…

1939

Nikos Nikolaidis

Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)

Nikos Georgiou Nikolaidis was a Greek film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer, theatre director, assistant director, record producer, television director, and commercial director. He is usually considered a…

1939

Dave Simmonds

British motorcycle racer (died 1972)

Dave Simmonds was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the Grand Prix world championships from 1963 to 1972. Simmonds is notable for winning the 1969 125 cc FIM road racing world…

1939

Robin Spry

Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005)

Robin Spry was a Canadian film director, producer and writer. He was perhaps best known for his documentary films Action: The October Crisis of 1970 and Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis about Quebec's October…

1939

Jimmy Herman

Canadian actor (died 2013)

Jimmy Herman was an Indigenous Canadian actor who appeared in several films, including Dances with Wolves.

1940

Bob Knight

American basketball player and coach (died 2023)

Robert Montgomery Knight was an American men's college basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", he won 902 NCAA Division I men's basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement and sixth all-time record at…

1940

Lynda Benglis

American sculptor and painter

Lynda Benglis is an American sculptor and visual artist known especially for her wax paintings and poured latex sculptures. She maintains residences in New York City, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Kastellorizo, Greece, and…

1941

Helen Reddy

Australian-American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2020)

Helen Maxine Reddy was an Australian-American singer, actress, television host, and activist. Born in Melbourne to a show business family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on radio and…

1941

Gordon Tootoosis

Aboriginal Canadian actor (died 2011)

Gordon Tootoosis was a First Nations actor of Cree and Stoney descent. Tootoosis was a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Poundmaker. He was acclaimed for his commitment to preserving…

1941

Anne Tyler

American author and critic

Anne Tyler is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published twenty-five novels, including Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982), The Accidental Tourist (1985), and Breathing Lessons…

1941

Dave Weill

American discus thrower

David Lawson Weill is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw.

1941

Terumasa Hino

Japanese jazz trumpeter

Terumasa Hino is a Japanese jazz trumpeter. He is considered one of Japan's finest jazz musicians. His instruments include the trumpet, cornet, and flügelhorn.

1942

Gloria Katz

American screenwriter and producer (died 2018)

Gloria Katz was an American screenwriter and film producer, best known for her association with George Lucas. Along with her husband Willard Huyck, Katz's credited screenplays include American Graffiti, Indiana Jones…

1942

Franklin Loufrani

French President of the Smiley Company

SmileyWorld Limited, trading as The Smiley Company, is a brand licensing company based in London, United Kingdom. It claims to hold the rights to the smiley face in over 100 countries. The company licenses products…

1942

Orso Maria Guerrini

Italian actor

Orso Maria Guerrini is an Italian film, television and stage actor and voice actor.

1943

Roy Lynes

English keyboardist and singer

Status Quo are a British rock band formed in London in 1962. Beginning with "Pictures of Matchstick Men" in 1968, they have had over 60 chart hits in the UK – more than any other band – with further hits including…

1943

Azizan Abdul Razak

Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (died 2013)

Azizan bin Abdul Razak was a Malaysian politician who served as the 10th Menteri Besar of the state of Kedah from 2008 to 2013. A member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), he was the first Chief Minister of Kedah…

1944

Jon Anderson

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jon Anderson is an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Yes with bassist Chris Squire in 1968 and rose to prominence as their lead vocalist. The band pioneered progressive…

1944

James Carville

American lawyer and political consultant

Chester James Carville Jr. is an American political consultant, author, and television pundit who has strategized for Democratic candidates for public office in the United States and for international politicians in at…

1944

Donald Ford

Scottish footballer

Donald Campbell Clark Ford is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker, spending 11 years with Heart of Midlothian. He made three appearances for the Scotland national team.

1944

Fred Housego

Scottish-English taxi driver and game show host

Fred Housego is a former London taxi driver and tour guide who became a television and radio personality and presenter after winning the BBC television quiz Mastermind in 1980. Notwithstanding his fame and success, he…

1944

Kati Kovács

Hungarian singer-songwriter and actress

Kati Kovács, is a Ferenc Liszt and Kossuth Award-winning Hungarian pop and rock singer, performer, lyricist and actress.

1944

Ren Zhengfei

Chinese businessman

Ren Zhengfei is a Chinese entrepreneur and engineer who is the founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies, which is located in Shenzhen, China, and is the world's largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment and…

1944

Peter Ledger

Australian-American painter and illustrator (died 1994)

Peter Ledger was an Australian cartoonist, comic book artist, commercial airbrush artist, and illustrator.

1945

Yuriy Meshkov

Ukrainian politician and Russian separatist (died 2019)

Yuri Aleksandrovich Meshkov was a Ukrainian politician and leader of the pro-Russian movement in Crimea. He served as the only President of Crimea from 1994 to 1995.

1945

Krzysztof Piesiewicz

Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician

Krzysztof Marek Piesiewicz is a Polish lawyer, politician and screenwriter for film. From 1991 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2011 he was a member of Polish Senate. He was the head of the Social Movement (RS) or Social…

1945

Francisco Sá

Argentine footballer

Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá is a retired Argentine football defender.

1945

Phil Volk

American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer

Phillip Edward Volk is an American musician. As the bassist of Paul Revere & the Raiders from 1965 to 1967, Volk appeared in over 750 television shows, 520 of which were episodes of the Dick Clark production, Where the…

1945

David S. Ward

American director and screenwriter

David Schad Ward is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his screenplays for the films The Sting (1973) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993), winning for the former. He was…

1945

Keaton Yamada

Japanese voice actor

Keaton Yamada is a Japanese former actor, voice actor and narrator from Mikasa, Hokkaidō. He switched from going by his real name, Shunji Yamada, to going by Keaton Yamada in the 1980s. He is currently represented by…

1945

Elías Figueroa

Chilean footballer

Elías Ricardo Figueroa Brander is a Chilean former footballer who played for several clubs during his career, notably his hometown club Santiago Wanderers, Brazilian club Internacional and Uruguayan club Peñarol. He…

1946

Peter Lieberson

American composer (died 2011)

Peter Goddard Lieberson was an American composer of contemporary classical music. His song cycles include two finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Music: Rilke Songs and Neruda Songs; the latter won the 2008 Grawemeyer…

1946

Requena Nozal

Spanish artist

José Requena Nozal is a self-taught artist-painter who uses different techniques. His works are scattered both Spain, Europe and the United States. He has held various exhibitions open both to the public and also to…

1947

Glenn Tipton

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Glenn Raymond Tipton is an English guitarist. Often noted for his complex playing style and classically influenced solos, he is best known as one of the lead guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is the…

1947

Dan Gable

American wrestler and coach

Danny Mack Gable is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach. Considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Gable is a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, a World Wrestling…

1948

Dan Issel

American basketball player and coach

Daniel Paul Issel is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning All-American twice en route to a school-record 25.7 points per game for…

1948

Sigleif Johansen

Norwegian biathlete

Sigleif Johansen is a former Norwegian biathlete. He won a silver medal in the 20 km individual at the World Championships in 1977 in Lillehammer, and a bronze medal in Ruhpolding in 1979. He received a silver medal in…

1948

Réjean Houle

Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Réjean Houle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens from 1969 to 1973 and again from 1976 to 1983, and in the World Hockey Association…

1949

Walter Hyatt

American singer-songwriter (died 1996)

Walter Hyatt was an American singer and songwriter. His group, Uncle Walt's Band, was involved in the alternative music scene in Austin, Texas.

1949

Brian Kerwin

American actor

Brian Kerwin is an American actor who has starred in feature films, Broadway shows, and television series and movies.

1949

Wilfried Louis

Haitian footballer

Wilfried Louis is a Haitian football defender who played for Haiti in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Don Bosco FC.

1949

Anne Alvaro

French actress

Anne Alvaro is a French actress whose work spans from the early 1970s through to 2012. She is probably best known for her role as Eleonore in the 1983 biopic Danton. She won one César Award for Best Actress in a…

1950

Fernando Arêas Rifan

Brazilian bishop

Fernando Arêas Rifan is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church from Campos, Brazil. Since December 2002 he has been the Apostolic Administrator of the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney, also…

1950

Roger Davies

English footballer

Roger Davies is an English retired football forward who played professionally in England, Belgium and the United States. He was capped by England at under-23 level. He also provided radio commentary for Derby County…

1950

John Matuszak

American footballer (died 1989)

John Daniel Matuszak, nicknamed "Tooz", was an American professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who later became an actor.

1950

Francisco Oscar Lamolina

Argentine football referee

Francisco Oscar "Pancho" Lamolina is an Argentine former football (soccer) referee.

1950

Chris Norman

English singer-songwriter

Christopher Ward Norman is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the original lead singer of the English rock band Smokie (1964–1986), which found success in Europe in the 1970s. "Stumblin' In", a 1978 duet with Suzi…

1950

Richard Lloyd

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Richard Lloyd is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the rock band Television.

1951

Samir Geagea

Lebanese commander and politician

Samir Farid Geagea is a Lebanese politician and former militia commander who has been the leader of the Lebanese Forces political party and former militia since 1986.

1952

Wendy Hall

English computer scientist, mathematician, and academic

Dame Wendy Hall is a British computer scientist. She is Regius Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton.

1952

Ioannis Kyrastas

Greek footballer and manager (died 2004)

Giannis Kyrastas was a Greek footballer and a later manager.

1952

Tove Nilsen

Norwegian author

Tove Nilsen is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and literary critic.

1952

Daniele Bagnoli

Italian volleyball coach

Daniele Bagnoli was an Italian volleyball coach.

1953

Jasem Yaqoub

Kuwaiti footballer

Jasem Yaqoub Sultan Al-Besara is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer. He represented the Kuwait national team at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

1953

Mike Eruzione

American ice hockey player and coach

Michael Anthony "Rizzo" Eruzione is an American former ice hockey player. He was the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that defeated the Soviet Union in the famous "Miracle on Ice" game, in…

1954

Ed Powers

American founder of Ed Powers Productions

Mark Arnold Krinsky, better known as Ed Powers, is an American pornographic film director, producer, actor, and radio host. He is the owner of the porn production company Ed Powers Productions.

1954

Glynis Barber

South African-English actress

Glynis Barber is a South African-British actress. She is known for her portrayals of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in the British police drama Dempsey and Makepeace, Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders, DCI Grace Barraclough in…

1955

Robin Eubanks

American trombonist and educator

Robin Eubanks is an American jazz and jazz fusion slide trombonist, the brother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks and trumpeter Duane Eubanks. Younger brother Shane Eubanks, twin to Duane Eubanks, is a DJ. His uncles are jazz…

1955

Gale Anne Hurd

American producer

Gale Anne Hurd is an American film and television producer, the founder of Valhalla Entertainment, and a former recording secretary for the Producers Guild of America. Her notable works include The Terminator (1984),…

1955

Matthias Jabs

German guitarist and songwriter

Matthias Jabs is a German musician, best known as the lead/rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Scorpions. He has played on all but the first five Scorpions studio albums, starting with Lovedrive (1979). He owns a…

1955

Leena Lander

Finnish author

Leena Lander is a Finnish author. She grew up in Turku, in a boys' home that her father ran. In 1992, she won the Thanks for the Book Award for Tummien perhosten koti, which was made into a successful Finnish film in…

1955

Lito Lapid

Filipino actor

Manuel "Lito" Mercado Lapid is a Filipino actor, director and politician serving as a Senator since 2019, and previously from 2004 to 2016. He started his political career in Pampanga, serving as vice governor from 1992…

1955

Stephen Leather

British author

Stephen Leather is a British thriller author whose works are published by Hodder & Stoughton. He has written for television shows such as London's Burning, The Knock, and the BBC's Murder in Mind series. He is one of…

1956

Nancy Cartwright

American voice actress

Nancy Jean Cartwright is an American actress. She has served as the long-time voice of Bart Simpson on The Simpsons, which won her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and an Annie Award for…

1957

Enrique López Zarza

Mexican footballer

Enrique López Zarza is a Mexican former football forward and manager.

1957

Robbie McIntosh

English guitarist

Robbie McIntosh is an English guitarist. McIntosh is best known as a session guitarist and member of the Pretenders from 1982 until 1987. In 1988 he began doing session guitar work for Paul McCartney, joining his band…

1957

Piet Wildschut

Dutch footballer

Pieter "Piet" Wildschut is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. He obtained 11 international caps for the Netherlands national team.

1957

Kornelia Ender

East German swimmer

Kornelia Ender is a former East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times. It was later proven that the…

1958

Kjell Inge Røkke

Norwegian businessman and philanthropist

Kjell Inge Røkke is a Norwegian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of the Norwegian-based company Aker ASA, and holds directorships in Aker BP, Kværner, Ocean Yield, Aker BioMarine and Aker Energy. As of…

1958

Óscar Aguirregaray

Uruguayan footballer

Óscar Osvaldo Aguirregaray Acosta is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender for Uruguay national team.

1959

Chrissy Amphlett

Australian singer-songwriter and actress (died 2013)

Christine Joy Amphlett was an Australian singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the frontwoman of the rock band Divinyls. She was notable for her brash, overtly sexual persona and subversive humour in lyrics,…

1959

Hong Sang-soo

South Korean director and screenwriter

Hong Sang-soo is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is one of the most prominent exponents of slow cinema, often dealing in love affairs and everyday dilemmas in contemporary South Korea. His work has…

1960

John Sivebæk

Danish footballer

John Sivebæk is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He won the 1984 Danish championship with Vejle Boldklub and played for English club Manchester United. He scored one goal in 87…

1961

Chad Smith

American drummer

Chad Gaylord Smith is an American musician who is the drummer of the rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Smith has played with the Chili Peppers since 1988, appearing on ten of the band's studio albums and becoming the…

1961

David Furnish

Canadian filmmaker

David James Furnish is a Canadian CEO, artist manager, filmmaker and former advertising executive. He is the husband of British singer, songwriter, and pianist Elton John.

1962

Steve Gainer

American cinematographer and director

Steve Gainer, ASC ASK is an Emmy Award winning American cinematographer, director, and producer. He is a member and museum curator of the American Society of Cinematographers, a member of the Directors Guild of America,…

1962

Steve Hodge

English footballer and manager

Stephen Brian Hodge is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He enjoyed a high-profile club and international career in the 1980s and 1990s. One high point of his career was playing in the 1986 World…

1962

John Stollmeyer

American soccer player

John Michael Stollmeyer is an American former soccer player. He played two seasons in Major Indoor Soccer League and one each in both the American Soccer League and the American Professional Soccer League. He also…

1962

John Levén

Swedish bassist

John Gunnar Levén is a Swedish bassist in the rock band Europe. Levén and vocalist Joey Tempest are the only band members who have performed on all of Europe's studio albums.

1963

Michael Lynagh

Australian rugby union footballer

Michael Patrick Thomas Lynagh, is an Australian former rugby union player who played 66 tests at fly-half and six tests at inside centre between 1984 and 1995. Lynagh was capped 72 times for Australia, and was captain…

1963

Melinda McGraw

American actress

Melinda McGraw is an American actress. She has appeared in movies such as The Dark Knight (2008), Wrongfully Accused (1998), and Skateland (2010), and is also known for her television performances on Mad Men, Men of a…

1963

Tracy Nelson

American actress

Tracy Kristine Nelson is an American actress. From a long line of entertainers, she is the daughter of musician Ricky Nelson and actress and painter Kristin Nelson.

1963

José Ortiz

Puerto Rican basketball player

José Rafael "Piculín" Ortiz Rijos is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA, various European teams, and in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Ortiz played college…

1963

Michael Boatman

American actor

Michael Patrick Boatman is an American actor and writer. He is known for his roles as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom Spin City, as U.S. Army Specialist Samuel Beckett in the ABC drama series…

1964

Johan de Kock

Dutch footballer

Johan de Kock is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He earned 13 caps for the Netherlands national team, in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the Dutch team at UEFA Euro 1996…

1964

Nicole

German singer

Nicole Seibert, known professionally as Nicole, is a German singer, songwriter, musician and producer. In 1982, she became the first German representative to win the Eurovision Song Contest. She has released more than…

1964

Kevin Michael Richardson

American voice actor and singer

Kevin Michael Richardson is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in Mortal Kombat (1995) and…

1964

2 Cold Scorpio

American wrestler

Charles Bernard Scaggs is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name 2 Cold Scorpio. He gained fame for his performances in professional wrestling promotions such as World Championship Wrestling…

1965

Mathieu Amalric

French actor and director

Mathieu Amalric is a French actor and filmmaker. He has won several César Awards and the Lumière Awards.

1965

Valdir Benedito

Brazilian footballer

Valdir Benedito is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for Atlético Paranaense (Brazil), Atlético Mineiro (Brazil), Cruzeiro (Brazil), Internacional (Brazil) and Kashiwa Reysol (Japan).

1965

Claire Colebrook

Australian philosopher, theorist, and academic

Claire Colebrook, is an Australian cultural theorist, currently appointed Cecile Parrish Memorial Chair of English Literature, Monash University and was formerly the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English at…

1965

Dominique Herr

Swiss footballer

Dominique Herr is a Swiss former football defensive midfielder who played throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

1965

Derrick Rostagno

American tennis player

Derrick John Rostagno is an American former professional tennis player.

1965

Rainer Strecker

German actor

Rainer Strecker is a German actor. He is best known as the voice of the audiobooks of the Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke.

1965

Karl Malin

Austrian politician

Karl Malin is an Austrian politician and engineer serving as mayor of Balzers, Liechtenstein since 2023.

1965

Zana Briski

British photographer and filmmaker

Zana Briski is a British photographer and filmmaker, best known for Born into Brothels, the 2004 Oscar winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, which she directed. She founded Kids with Cameras, a…

1966

Lionel Charbonnier

French footballer

Lionel André Michel Charbonnier is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. After retiring, he became a football manager and managed Aceh United of the Liga Primer Indonesia…

1966

Wendel Clark

Canadian ice hockey player

Wendel Lee Clark is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. His professional career lasted from 1985 until 2000, during which time he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, New York Islanders,…

1966

Perry Saturn

American wrestler

Perry Arthur Satullo is an American retired professional wrestler known by his ring name, Perry Saturn. After his debut in 1990, Saturn wrestled for promotions including Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World…

1966

Martin Marinov

Australian canoeist

Martin Marinov is a Bulgarian-born Australian flatwater canoeist who competed from the late 1980s and the mid-2000s (decade). A former "Mr Bulgaria" he won two Olympic medals for that country in the Canadian canoeing…

1967

Taiyō Matsumoto

Japanese manga artist

Taiyō Matsumoto is a Japanese manga artist. Active as a professional manga artist since the 1980s, he is known for his experimental style and genre-blending works such as Tekkonkinkreet, Ping Pong, and No. 5.…

1967

Gary Sundgren

Swedish footballer

Kari Juhani "Gary" Sundgren is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as either a right back or a central defender. He played professionally with AIK and Zaragoza between 1988 and 2003. A Swedish…

1967

Doris Fitschen

German footballer

Doris Fitschen was a German footballer who played as a midfielder.

1968

Christopher McQuarrie

American filmmaker

Christopher McQuarrie is an American filmmaker. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film The Usual Suspects (1995). He made his…

1968

Speech

American rapper

Todd Thomas, better known by the stage name Speech, is an American rapper. He is a member of the progressive hip hop group Arrested Development and has released a number of solo albums.

1968

Samantha Bee

Canadian-American comedian and television host

Samantha Anne Bee is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, and television host.

1969

Josef Beránek

Czech ice hockey player and coach

Josef Beránek is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and coach. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1989 NHL entry draft, 78th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. He has extensive professional playing…

1969

Slavko Cicak

Swedish chess Grandmaster

Slavko Cicak is a Swedish chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2001.

1969

Nika Futterman

American voice actress, comedian and singer

Nika Futterman is an American actress and singer. She is known for her many roles in various animated series, including Mike in Mike, Lu & Og, Asajj Ventress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Stretch and Squeeze in Handy…

1969

Ibragim Gasanbekov

Azerbaijani footballer

Ibragim Gasanbekovich Gasanbekov was an Azerbaijani professional football player. He also held Russian citizenship.

1969

Oleg Salenko

Russian footballer

Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko is a Russian-Ukrainian former footballer who played as a forward. He scored a record five goals in a group-stage match in the 1994 World Cup, helping him earn the Golden Boot as joint-top…

1969

Alex Webster

American bass player

Alex Webster is an American musician who is the bassist and a co-founder of the death metal band Cannibal Corpse. He is one of two original remaining members, alongside drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz. He is also the bassist…

1969

J. A. Adande

American journalist and academic

J. A. Adande is an American sportswriter, commentator and educator, who currently serves as the Director of Sports Journalism at Northwestern University.

1970

Peter Aerts

Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist

Peter Aerts is a Dutch retired kickboxer. Known for his devastating high kicks, which earned him the nickname "The Dutch Lumberjack", he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time.

1970

Adam Goldberg

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Adam Goldberg is an American actor. Known for his supporting roles in film and television, Goldberg has appeared in films such as Dazed and Confused, Saving Private Ryan, A Beautiful Mind and Zodiac. He has also played…

1970

Damir Mršić

Bosnian basketball player

Damir Mršić is a retired Bosnian professional basketball player. He also holds Turkish citizenship, under the name Demir Kaan, since 2003. He is one of Fenerbahçe's legendary club players, and was mostly known for his…

1970

Adam Pascal

American actor and singer

Adam Pascal is an American actor, known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original Broadway and West End productions of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent, the 2005 movie version of the musical, and the Broadway…

1970

Rafa

Spanish footballer

Rafael González Robles, commonly known as Rafa, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1970

Ed Robertson

Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Barenaked Ladies. He, along with former member Steven Page, founded the group in 1988. Following…

1970

Daniel Scheinhardt

German footballer

Daniel Scheinhardt is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.

1970

Chely Wright

American singer-songwriter and actress

Chely Wright is an American country music artist, activist, author, and corporate executive. She initially rose to fame as a commercial country recording artist with several charting singles, including the number one…

1970

Simon Charlton

English footballer and manager

Simon Thomas Charlton is an English football coach, former player and radio summariser.

1971

Athena Chu

Hong Kong actress and singer

Athena Chu is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Zixia Fairy in A Chinese Odyssey (1995).

1971

Neil Fallon

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Neil Fallon is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Clutch. He is also the lead singer for The Company Band and Dunsmuir, and joined The Bakerton Group on guitar…

1971

Leslie Grossman

American actress

Leslie Erin Grossman is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lauren on The WB sitcom What I Like About You, and for her frequent collaborations with Ryan Murphy, appearing as Mary Cherry on The WB's…

1971

Rosie Ledet

American singer-songwriter and accordion player

Rosie Ledet, also known as Rosie Bellard, is an American Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer.

1971

Pedro Martínez

Dominican-American baseball player and sportscaster

Pedro Jaime Martínez is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2009 for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox from 1998 to 2004.

1971

Midori

Japanese-American violinist and educator

Midori Goto , who performs under the mononym Midori, is a Japanese-born American violinist. She made her debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 11 as a surprise guest soloist at the New Year's Eve Gala in 1982. In…

1971

Craig Robinson

American actor and singer

Craig Phillip Robinson is an American actor, comedian, and musician. The accolades he has received include nominations for five Screen Actors Guild Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award.

1971

Elif Şafak

French-Turkish journalist, author, and academic

Elif Shafak is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, public speaker, political scientist, and activist.

1971

Cristian Dulca

Romanian footballer

Cristian Alexandru Dulca is a Romanian professional football coach and former player, who played as a defender.

1972

Rodolfo Falcón

Cuban swimmer

Rodolfo A. Falcón Cabrera is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Cuba, and has been called the country's best swimmer ever. Since 2006, he has been the country's National Commissioner for swimming.

1972

Maxi Mounds

American nude big-bust model and pornographic actress

Maxi Mounds is an American nude big-bust model, stripper and occasional pornographic actress originally from the Long Island, New York area. Mounds is known for her extremely large breast implants. Mounds' implants are…

1972

Jonathan Torrens

Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Jonathan Ormond Torrens is a Canadian actor and television personality best known for his co-hosting of Street Cents, his talk show Jonovision, and his role as "J-Roc" in the popular Canadian mockumentary Trailer Park…

1972

Persia White

American actress, singer, and musician

Persia White (born October 25, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lynn Searcy on the UPN/CW sitcom Girlfriends. She is also known for her role as Abby Bennett Wilson in The Vampire Diaries…

1972

Fırat Aydınus

Turkish football referee

Fırat Aydınus is a former Turkish international football referee. He studied and practiced geophysical engineering. In January 2012, he was promoted from UEFA Category 1 to the Elite Development category.

1973

Lamont Bentley

American actor and rapper (died 2005)

Lamont Bentley was an American actor and rapper best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on the UPN sitcom Moesha. Bentley was also known for his role as Crazy K in the 1995 horror film Tales from the Hood and C-Money…

1973

Michael Weston

American actor

Michael Weston is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas on House, the deranged and sadistic kidnapper Jake in the HBO serial drama Six Feet Under, and Private Dancer…

1973

Lee Byung-kyu

South Korean baseball player

Lee Byung-kyu is a South Korean retired baseball player who played 17 seasons for the LG Twins of the KBO League, as well as three seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball. He also competed in…

1974

Yoo Yong-sung

South Korean badminton player

Yoo Yong-sung is a retired badminton player from South Korea. He is two time Olympic silver medalist.

1974

Eirik Glambek Bøe

Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Eirik Glambek Bøe is a Norwegian musician, writer and vocalist, best known for being part of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience with Erlend Øye. He has a degree in psychology from the University of Bergen. Although…

1975

Ryan Clement

American football player

Ryan Clement is an American former football quarterback. He played college for the Miami Hurricanes and professionally in NFL Europe, XFL, United Indoor Football and the Indoor Football League.

1975

Agustín Julio

Colombian footballer

Agustín Julio Castro is a Colombian Association football former player, who played as a goalkeeper.

1975

Zadie Smith

English author and academic

Zadie Smith is an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Her debut novel, White Teeth, published in 2000, was an immediate best-seller and won a number of awards. Smith became a tenured professor in the…

1975

Antony Starr

New Zealand actor

Antony Starr is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for portraying Homelander in Amazon Prime Video's superhero streaming television series The Boys and its spin-offs (2019–present), as well as the dual roles of…

1975

Deon Burton

Jamaican footballer

Deon John Burton is a football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker and who is the manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion's under-23 team. His numerous clubs in English…

1976

Ahmed Dokhi

Saudi Arabian footballer

Ahmad Al-Dokhi Al-Dossary is a former Saudi Arabian footballer who last played as a defender for Al-Nassr.

1976

Akihisa Ikeda

Japanese manga artist

Akihisa Ikeda is a Japanese manga artist known for the manga Rosario + Vampire.

1976

Steve Jones

Northern Irish footballer

Stephen Graham Jones is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Sandbach United football club. He has been capped 29 times by Northern Ireland and played for 20 clubs in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1976

Brett Kirk

Australian footballer and coach

Brett Kirk is a former Australian rules football player who was the captain of the Sydney Swans. He currently serves as an assistant coach with the Swans.

1976

Anton Sikharulidze

Russian pair skater

Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze is a Georgian-Russian former pair skater. With Elena Berezhnaya, he is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion.

1976

The Alchemist

American rapper, DJ, and producer

Alan Daniel Maman, known professionally as the Alchemist, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. Critically acclaimed for his sample-heavy production style, he is regarded as one of the most influential…

1977

Rodolfo Bodipo

Equatoguinean retired footballer

Rodolfo Bodipo Díaz is a former professional footballer who played as a striker, and is a current manager and politician. Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

1977

Mitică Pricop

Romanian sprint canoer

Mitică Pricop is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Sydney in 2000 with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m…

1977

Birgit Prinz

German footballer and psychologist

Birgit Prinz is a German former footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. In addition to the German national team, Prinz played for 1. FFC Frankfurt in the…

1977

Rakan Rushaidat

Croatian actor

Rakan Rushaidat is a Jordanian-born Croatian actor. He has starred in numerous commercially and critically acclaimed Croatian films, including Sex, Drink and Bloodshed (2003), The One Who Will Stay Unnoticed (2004),…

1977

Kateryna Serebrianska

Ukrainian gymnast

Kateryna Serebrianska[a] is a Ukrainian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 1996 Olympics gold medalist, the 1995 World All-around champion, the 1996 European All-around champion, and three time Grand Prix…

1977

Mihai Tararache

Romanian footballer

Mihai Tararache is a retired Romanian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Gloria Bistriţa, Dinamo București, Grasshoppers, FC Zürich, and MSV Duisburg.

1977

Yeho

Israeli singer and actor

Yeho, real name Yoni Getreuer, is an Israeli singer and actor. He has performed under the stage names Gatro and Yehonathan. He has had a long collaboration with Israeli music producer Lyrik.

1977

Russell Anderson

Scottish footballer

Russell Anderson is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played in the Scottish Premier League for Aberdeen, the Premier League for Sunderland, and the Football League for Plymouth…

1978

Zachary Knighton

American actor

Zachary Andrew Knighton is an American actor, best known for starring as Dave Rose on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings from 2011 to 2013 and as Orville "Rick" Wright in the rebooted version of Magnum P.I. from 2018…

1978

Bobby Madden

Scottish football referee

Robert Adam Madden is a Scottish former football referee.

1978

Robert Mambo Mumba

Kenyan footballer

Robert Mambo George Randu Mumba is a Kenyan former footballer. He is a former player of Swedish club GIF Sundsvall.

1978

Markus Pöyhönen

Finnish sprinter

Markus Pöyhönen is a Finnish former track and field athlete, who specialised in the 100m sprint. Pöyhönen's trainer during his active career was Atte Pettinen.

1978

An Yong-hak

North Korean footballer

An Yong-Hak is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Japan, he represented North Korea internationally.

1978

Bat for Lashes

English singer

Natasha Khan, known professionally as Bat for Lashes, is an English singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. She has released six studio albums: Fur and Gold (2006), Two Suns (2009), The Haunted Man…

1979

Rob Hulse

English footballer

Robert William Hulse is an English former footballer who played as a striker.

1979

Mariana Klaveno

American actress

Mariana Klaveno is an American actress best known for her television roles as Lorena Ball (Krasiki) in the HBO series True Blood, as the psychopath Abby in the Lifetime movie While the Children Sleep, and as movie…

1979

João Lucas

Portuguese footballer (died 2015)

João Nuno Silva Cardoso Lucas was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

1979

Rosa Mendes

Canadian-American wrestler and model

Milena Leticia Roucka is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, valet and model. She was known for her time in WWE under the ring name Rosa Mendes. She managed former WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico from 2011 to…

1979

Mehcad Brooks

American model and actor

Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as Matthew Applewhite in the second season of ABC's series Desperate Housewives (2005–2006), Jerome in The Game,…

1980

Félicien Singbo

Beninois footballer

Félicien Houenou Singbo is a Beninese former professional footballer who played as a defender. Between 2002 and he made 19 appearances for the Benin national team. In 2003, he received French nationality.

1980

Hiroshi Aoyama

Japanese motorcycle racer

Hiroshi Aoyama is a Japanese retired Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, and current team principal of Honda Team Asia. Aoyama is best known for winning the 2009 250cc World Championship title. He is the older brother of…

1981

Josh Henderson

American actor and singer

Joshua Baret Henderson is an American actor, model, and singer. Henderson is best known for his lead role as John Ross Ewing III in the TNT revival of Dallas (2012–2014). He played Austin McCann on the ABC television…

1981

Shaun Wright-Phillips

English footballer

Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in the Premier League and Football League for Manchester City, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers, in Major…

1981

Victoria Francés

Spanish illustrator

Victoria Francés is a Spanish illustrator.

1982

Devin Green

American basketball player

Devin Green is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Hampton Pirates, finishing in 2005. After his tenure at Hampton University, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the…

1982

Guido Grünheid

German basketball player

Guido Grünheid is a German former professional basketball player.

1982

Camilla Jensen

Danish curler

Camilla Louise Skaarberg Jensen is a Danish curler. She currently plays on a team skipped by sister Angelina Jensen.

1982

Michael Sweetney

American basketball player

Michael Damien Sweetney is an American former professional basketball player. He is now the assistant coach of the Yeshiva University Men's basketball team and head coach of the girls varsity basketball team at New…

1982

Mickaël Tavares

Senegalese footballer

Mickaël Zidro Tavares is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he made eleven appearances for the Senegal national team from 2009 to 2011.

1982

Hotaru Akane

Japanese actress and activist (died 2016)

Hotaru Akane also known as Anna Akizuki and Hotaru (ほたる) was a Japanese actress, HIV/AIDS activist, and pornographic actress. She was active in many media formats in Japan including mainstream theatrical film, and was…

1983

Stanislav Bohush

Ukrainian footballer

Stanislav Oleksandrovych Bogush is a Ukrainian retired professional football goalkeeper.

1983

Daniele Mannini

Italian footballer

Daniele Mannini is an Italian footballer who plays as a winger. Appearing for clubs such as Pisa, Brescia, Napoli and Sampdoria over the course of a near two decade long professional career, he made over 150 appearances…

1983

Princess Yōko of Mikasa

Princess Yōko of Mikasa is a member of the Imperial House of Japan, paternal second cousin of Emperor Naruhito and the second daughter of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (Nobuko). She is also…

1983

Han Yeo-reum

South Korean actress

Han Yeo-reum (Korean: 한여름) is a South Korean actress.

1983

Nicolas Besch

French ice hockey player

Nicolas Besch is a professional French ice hockey defenceman of Polish descent who currently plays for Boxers de Bordeaux of the Ligue Magnus. Outside of France, he has also played professional hockey in the Swedish…

1984

Ticia Gara

Hungarian chess player

Tícia Gara is a Hungarian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was the Hungarian women's champion in 2006, 2007 and 2019. In the 2009 edition she and her sister Anita were tied for first place,…

1984

Sara Lumholdt

Swedish singer and dancer

Sara Helena Lumholdt is a Swedish pop singer and champion pole dancer. She was a member of the Swedish quartet A-Teens, and briefly pursued a solo recording career after the band dissolved.

1984

Katy Perry

American singer-songwriter and actress

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on pop music and her camp style, she has been dubbed the "Queen of…

1984

Iván Ramis

Spanish footballer

Iván Andrés Ramis Barrios is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

1984

Karolina Šprem

Croatian tennis player

Karolina Šprem Baghdatis is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She won eleven titles, all at the ITF level. Her highest ranking is world No. 17, achieved in October 2004.

1984

Ciara

American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Ciara Princess Wilson is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She was discovered by record producer Jazze Pha in the early 2000s, and rose to prominence with her debut studio album, Goodies (2004). Its…

1985

Óscar Granados

Costa Rican footballer

Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto is a Costa Rican former footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

1985

Kara Lynn Joyce

American swimmer

Kara Lynn Joyce, is an American former competition swimmer and four-time Olympic silver medalist. She competed as a member of the United States Olympic Team at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

1985

Daniele Padelli

Italian footballer

Daniele Padelli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Udinese.

1985

Tweety Carter

American basketball player

Demond "Tweety" Carter is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Baylor Bears. He played college basketball for Baylor from 2006 to 2010. Carter played…

1986

Roger Espinoza

Honduran footballer

Roger Aníbal Espinoza Ramírez is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or defender. Espinoza currently serves as a youth coach for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. A former…

1986

Eddie Gaven

American soccer player

Eddie Gaven is an American former soccer player who played 11 seasons in Major League Soccer, primarily with the Columbus Crew. In July 2012, Gaven became the youngest player to play in 250 MLS matches at 25 years and…

1986

Kristian Sarkies

Australian footballer

Kristian Ronald Sarkies is an Australian soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sandringham SC in the Victorian Metropolitan League 1. His previous spells include at A-League clubs Melbourne Victory,…

1986

Ekaterina Shumilova

Russian biathlete

Ekaterina Yevgenyevna Shumilova is a Russian biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nové Město na Moravě, where she placed fourth in the relay with the Russian team. She competed at the 2014…

1986

Bill Amis

American basketball player

Wilburn Davis "Bill" Amis IV is a former American professional basketball player who last played for Crelan Okapi Aalstar of the Euromillions Basketball League in Belgium.

1987

Darron Gibson

Irish footballer

Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Republic of Ireland national team.

1987

Fabian Hambüchen

German gymnast

Fabian Hambüchen is a retired German gymnast who was an Olympic champion on horizontal bar in Rio 2016, World champion in Stuttgart 2007 on the same apparatus, as well as six times European champion on various other…

1987

Robson Conceição

Brazilian boxer

Robson Donato Conceição is a Brazilian professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title in 2024. As an amateur, he became the first Brazilian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal at…

1988

Lewis McGugan

English professional footballer

Lewis Shay McGugan is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A player with excellent natural stamina, technical skills and mental attributes, he represented England at under-17 and…

1988

Chandler Parsons

American basketball player

Chandler Evan Parsons is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators and was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 38th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft.…

1988

Kaz Patafta

Australian footballer

Kaz Phonesak Patafta is an Australian sports administrator and former professional footballer. He has been the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Brisbane Roar FC since July 2023. Prior to this, he worked as…

1988

Karim Yoda

French footballer

Abdoul Karim Yoda is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Raed.

1988

Filip Grgić

Croatian taekwondo practitioner

Filip Grgić is a taekwondo practitioner from Croatia.

1989

Sten Grytebust

Norwegian footballer

Sten Michael Grytebust is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

1989

David Hala

Australian rugby league player

David Hala is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. He made his NRL…

1989

Ivan Marconi

Italian footballer

Ivan Marconi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Virtus Entella.

1989

Mia Wasikowska

Australian actress

Mia Wasikowska is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut on the Australian television drama All Saints in 2004, followed by her feature film debut in Suburban Mayhem (2006). She first became known to a wider…

1989

Mattia Cattaneo

Italian cyclist

Mattia Cattaneo is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step. As an amateur, Cattaneo won the Girobio in 2011 for the U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli team.…

1990

Sara Chafak

Finnish beauty pageant winner

Sara Chafak is a Finnish beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2012 and represented Finland in Miss Universe 2012.

1990

Asha Philip

British athlete

Asha Solette Philip is an English sprinter and former junior gymnast specialising in double mini-trampoline. She was the first British woman to achieve a global 100 metres title at any age-group, winning gold at the…

1990

Milena Rašić

Serbian volleyball player

Milena Rašić is a Serbian former professional volleyball player. She played for the Serbia women's national volleyball team. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and also competed at the 2012 Summer…

1990

Dzina Sazanavets

Belarusian weightlifter

Dzina Sazanavets is a weightlifter representing Belarus. She was placed fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 69 kg event, just after her country-mate Maryna Shkermankova. In October 2016, the IOC…

1990

Davide Faraoni

Italian footballer

Marco Davide Faraoni is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie B club Pescara.

1991

Isabella Shinikova

Bulgarian tennis player

Isabella Shinikova is a Bulgarian tennis player.

1991

Clarisse Agbegnenou

French judoka

Clarisse Bogdanna Agbegnenou is a French judoka. Competing in the −63 kg weight division she won the European title in 2013, the world title in 2014, an Olympic silver medal at the Rio 2016 Games, an Olympic gold medal…

1992

Davide Formolo

Italian cyclist

Davide Formolo is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team. Formolo turned professional in 2014.

1992

Sergey Ridzik

Russian freestyle skier

Sergey Sergeyevich Ridzik is a Russian freestyle skier. Competing for Independent Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the ski cross. He replicated this success at the 2022…

1992

Isaiah Austin

American basketball player

Isaiah Charles Austin is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Florida Atlantic Owls men's team. He played two years of college basketball for Baylor University…

1993

Iván Garcia

Mexican diver

Iván Alejandro García Navarro is a Mexican diver. He is nicknamed "Pollo" ("Chicken"). He competes in diving and represented Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He won a silver medal in the 10m Synchronized…

1993

William Howard

French basketball player

William Howard is a French professional basketball player for Covirán Granada of the Liga ACB. Howard started his basketball career in his home country, France.

1993

Rachel Matthews

American actress

Rachel Matthews is an American actress. She is known for starring in the film Happy Death Day and its sequel, Happy Death Day 2U.

1993

Richard Jouve

French cross-country skier

Richard Jouve is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2015. He won the 2021–22 Sprint World Cup as the first Frenchman to win a discipline globe at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup.

1994

Jefferson Lerma

Colombian footballer

Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Colombia national team.

1994

Matteo Lodo

Italian rower

Matteo Lodo is an Italian rower. He won the bronze medal in the coxless four at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the gold medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships and at the 2017 World…

1994

Gor Minasyan

Armenian weightlifter

Gor Minasyan is an Armenian-Bahraini weightlifter, and two-time Olympic medalist competing in the super-heavyweight category.

1994

Ray Robson

American chess Grandmaster

Ray Robson is an American chess grandmaster. He achieved the grandmaster title in 2010, at the time the youngest American player to be awarded the title by FIDE.

1994

Conchita Campbell

Canadian actress

Conchita Elizabeth Campbell is a Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Maia Rutledge on the USA Network series The 4400.

1995

Jock Landale

Australian basketball player

Jock Landale is an Australian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. Landale also represents the…

1995

Patrick McCaw

American basketball player

Patrick Andrew McCaw is an American professional basketball player for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and earned second-team all-conference honors in the…

1995

PJ Dozier

American basketball player

Perry Linnard "PJ" Dozier Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

1996

Federico Chiesa

Italian footballer

Federico Chiesa is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Premier League club Liverpool and the Italy national team.

1997

Juan Soto

Dominican baseball player

Juan José Soto Pacheco is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres, and New York…

1998

Lee Know

South Korean singer

Lee Min-ho, better known by his stage name Lee Know (리노), is a South Korean singer and dancer. He is a member of South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017.

1998

Romeo Langford

American basketball player

Romeo James Langford is an American professional basketball player who last played for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Élite. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and was ranked as one of the…

1999

Dominik Szoboszlai

Hungarian footballer

Dominik Szoboszlai is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Hungary national team. A versatile player, Szoboszlai can be deployed as a central or attacking…

2000

Vincent Zhou

American figure skater

Vincent Zhou is an American figure skater. He is a 2022 Olympic gold medalist in the team event, a two-time World bronze medalist, the 2019 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2021 Skate America champion, and a…

2000

Princess Elisabeth

Duchess of Brabant

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant, is the heir apparent to the Belgian throne. The eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, she was elevated to the dukedom after her grandfather Albert II…

2001

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