Famous Birthdays on October 28

Q: Who was born on October 28?

Famous people born on October 28 include: Henry III, Erasmus, John Gage, Francis Borgia, Stanislaus Kostka.

Q: What is James Keelaghan known for?

James Keelaghan, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

1959 — James Keelaghan

Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

October 28 has seen 243 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1017 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

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Famous Birthdays 243 people 1017 – 2006

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Examples of such themes include "Kiri's Piano", about the internment of Japanese Canadians, and "October 70", about the FLQ crisis, inspired by events and figures in Canadian history

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Some of his songs concern tragic historical events, such as "Fires of Calais," about the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops during World War II, and "Cold Missouri Waters," about the Mann Gulch fire of 1949

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James Keelaghan is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter

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Born in Calgary, Alberta, Keelaghan is now based in Perth, Ontario

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Keelaghan's lilting baritone voice, driving rhythm guitar, and a sense of scene and narrative result in his ability to bridge traditional folk music with roots revival and Celtic music.

Henry III

Holy Roman Emperor (died 1056)

Henry III, called Heinrich the Pious, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 until his death in 1056. A member of the Salian dynasty, he was the eldest son of Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia.

1017

Erasmus

Dutch philosopher (died 1536)

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch humanist, Catholic theologian, and pioneering philologist and educationalist. He was, through his writings…

1466

John Gage

English courtier (died 1556)

Sir John Gage was an English courtier during the Tudor period. He held a number of offices, including Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1542–1547), Comptroller of the Household (1540–1547), Constable of the Tower…

1479

Francis Borgia

4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1572)

Francis Borgia, was a Spanish Jesuit priest. The great-grandson of both Pope Alexander VI and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, he was Duke of Gandía and a grandee of Spain. After the death of his wife, Borgia renounced his…

1510

Stanislaus Kostka

Polish saint (died 1568)

Stanisław Kostka, S.J. was a Polish novice in the Society of Jesus.

1550

Cornelius Jansen

Dutch bishop and theologian (died 1638)

Cornelius Jansen was the Dutch Catholic bishop of Ypres in Flanders and the father of a theological movement known as Jansenism.

1585

Marie of the Incarnation

foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec (died 1672)

Marie of the Incarnation was a French Ursuline nun, missionary, mystic, educator, and writer who founded the Ursuline monastery of Quebec and helped establish the first institution devoted to the education of girls in…

1599

Jacob Kettler

3rd duke of Courland and Semigallia (died 1682)

Jacob Kettler was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1642 to 1682. Under his rule, Courland and Semigallia became more independent of its Polish suzerain, reached its peak in wealth, and even engaged in its own…

1610

Maria Anna of Neuburg

Queen consort of Spain

Maria Anna of Neuburg, was a German princess and member of the Wittelsbach family. In 1689, she became Queen of Spain as the second wife of Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire.

1667

Peter Tordenskjold

Norwegian admiral (died 1720)

Vice-Admiral Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold was a Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy officer. Born in Trondheim, he travelled to Copenhagen in 1704 and eventually joined the Dano-Norwegian navy, rising to the rank of…

1690

Šimon Brixi

Czech composer (died 1735)

Šimon Brixi was a Czech composer and organist. He was the father of composer František Brixi.

1693

Maurice de Saxe

French general (died 1750)

Maurice de Saxe, was a prominent soldier, general and military theorist in the first half of the 18th century. The illegitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, he initially served in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire,…

1696

Antoine Deparcieux

French mathematician and engineer (died 1768)

Antoine Deparcieux was a French mathematician. He was born at Clessous in the Portes, province of Languedoc. He attended the school of Saint Florent for 10 years while working on his family farm. In 1725, his desire for…

1703

Ignacije Szentmartony

Croatian priest, mathematician, astronomer, and explorer (died 1793)

Ignacije Szentmartony was a Croatian Jesuit priest, missionary, mathematician, astronomer, explorer and cartographer.

1718

Franz Ignaz von Beecke

German composer (died 1803)

Franz Ignaz von Beecke was a classical music composer born in Wimpfen am Neckar, Holy Roman Empire.

1733

John Laurens

American soldier (died 1782)

John Laurens was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldiers.

1754

Marie of Hesse-Kassel (died 1852)

Marie Sophie Frederikke of Hesse-Kassel was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to Frederick VI. She served as regent of Denmark during the absence of her spouse in 1814–1815.

1767

Eliphalet Remington

American businessman, founded Remington Arms (died 1861)

Eliphalet Remington II was an American engineer who founded what would become known as Remington Arms. Originally the company was known as E. Remington followed by E. Remington & Son and then E. Remington and Sons.

1793

Robert Liston

Scottish surgeon (died 1847)

Robert Liston was a Scottish surgeon. Liston was noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival. He was the first Professor of Clinical Surgery…

1794

Pierre François Verhulst

Belgian mathematician and theorist (died 1849)

Pierre François Verhulst was a Belgian mathematician and a doctor in number theory from the University of Ghent in 1825. He is best known for the logistic growth model.

1804

Ľudovít Štúr

Slovak philologist and politician (died 1856)

Ľudovít Štúr, also known as Ľudovít Velislav Štúr, was a Slovak revolutionary, philosopher, politician and writer. He was a leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century and the codifier of standard Slovak.…

1815

Malwida von Meysenbug

German writer (died 1903)

Malwida von Meysenbug was a German writer, her work including Memoirs of an Idealist, the first volume of which she published anonymously in 1869. As well, she was a friend of Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Wagner, and…

1816

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Japanese shōgun (died 1913)

Prince Yoshinobu Tokugawa was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the 15th and last shōgun of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging Tokugawa shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. He resigned…

1837

Edward P. Allen

American captain, lawyer, and politician (died 1909)

Edward Payson Allen was an American Civil War veteran and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1891.

1839

Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski

Polish physicist and chemist (died 1888)

Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski was a Polish physicist and chemist. Together with Karol Olszewski, he was the first scientist in the world to liquify nitrogen in 1883.

1845

Auguste Escoffier

French chef and author (died 1935)

Georges Auguste Escoffier was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularised and updated traditional French cooking methods. Much of Escoffier's technique was based on that of Marie-Antoine Carême, one…

1846

Jean-Marie Guyau

French philosopher and poet (died 1888)

Jean-Marie Guyau was a French philosopher and poet.

1854

Kanō Jigorō

Japanese martial artist (died 1938)

Kanō Jigorō was a Japanese judoka, educator, politician, and the founder of judo. Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official…

1860

Adolfo Camarillo

Mexican-American rancher and philanthropist (died 1958)

Don Adolfo Camarillo was a prominent Californio philanthropist, ranchero, and horse breeder, known for founding the city of Camarillo, California, along with his brother Juan Camarillo Jr. Camarillo also donated the…

1864

Sister Nivedita

Irish-Indian nurse, author, and educator (died 1911)

Sister Nivedita was an Irish–Indian philosopher, educator, writer, social activist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

1867

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor

Turkish-Canadian journalist (died 1966)

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor was an American magazine editor who was the first full-time editor of the National Geographic magazine from 1899 to 1954, and is credited with having consolidated the nascent magazine. As…

1875

Joe Adams

American baseball player and manager (died 1952)

Joe Edward "Old Wagon Tongue" Adams was an American Major League Baseball player and minor league manager. He was also known as "Old Wagon Tongue."

1877

Channing H. Cox

American lawyer and politician, 49th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1968)

Channing Harris Cox was an American Republican politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. He served as the 49th governor of Massachusetts, from 1921 to 1925. He attended Dartmouth College and served as 47th…

1879

Wilhelm Anderson

Belarusian-Estonian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 1940)

Wilhelm Robert Karl Anderson was a Russian-Estonian astrophysicist of Baltic German descent who studied the physical structure of the stars.

1880

Billy Wedlock

English footballer (died 1965)

William John Wedlock, also known as "Fatty" or the "India Rubber Man", was an English footballer who played for Bristol City in 1900–01 and from 1905 until his retirement in 1921. Between 1901 and 1905 he played for…

1880

Vin Coutie

Australian footballer (died 1951)

Arthur Vincent "Vin" Coutie was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1900s.

1881

William Douglas Cook

New Zealand horticulturalist, founded Eastwoodhill Arboretum (died 1967)

William Douglas Cook was the founder of Eastwoodhill Arboretum, now the national arboretum of New Zealand, and one of the founders of Pukeiti, a rhododendron garden, close to New Plymouth. He was a "plantsman with the…

1884

O. G. S. Crawford

British archaeologist (died 1957)

Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford was a British archaeologist who specialised in the archaeology of prehistoric Britain and Sudan. A keen proponent of aerial archaeology, he spent most of his career as the archaeological…

1886

Noel Macklin

English soldier and engineer (died 1946)

Sir (Albert) Noel Campbell Macklin was an innovative British car maker and boat designer. He founded Eric-Campbell in 1919, Silver Hawk in 1920, Invicta in 1925, and Railton in 1933. In 1939 he founded Fairmile Marine…

1886

Christopher Vane

10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (died 1964)

Christopher William Vane, 10th Baron Barnard,, was a British peer and military officer.

1888

Juliette Béliveau

Canadian actress and singer (died 1975)

Juliette Béliveau was a French Canadian actress and singer, who starred in various radio and television comedies and dramas, as well as in theatre productions. She was also the heroine of a weekly comic strip drawn by…

1889

Dink Johnson

American pianist, drummer, and clarinet player (died 1954)

Ollie "Dink" Johnson was an American Dixieland jazz pianist, clarinetist, and drummer.

1892

Christopher Kelk Ingold

British chemist (died 1970)

Sir Christopher Kelk Ingold was a British chemist based in Leeds and London. His groundbreaking work in the 1920s and 1930s on reaction mechanisms and the electronic structure of organic compounds was responsible for…

1893

Howard Hanson

American composer, conductor, and educator (died 1981)

Howard Harold Hanson was an American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist. As director for forty years of the Eastman School of Music, he raised its quality and provided opportunities for commissioning and…

1896

Edith Head

American costume designer (died 1981)

Edith Claire Head was an American film costume designer. She received a record 35 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and won a record eight times, making her both the most honored and most…

1897

Hans Speidel

German general (died 1984)

Hans Speidel was a German general who successively served in the armies of the German Empire, Nazi Germany and West Germany. The first general officer of the Bundeswehr, he was a key player in West German rearmament…

1897

Ambrogio Gianotti

Italian partigiano and priest (died 1969)

Don Antonio Ambrogio Gianotti was a Catholic priest and member of the Italian resistance movement.

1901

Eileen Shanahan

Irish poet (died 1979)

Eileen Shanahan was an Irish poet. Her best-known poem, The Three Children , has been republished five times since its original publication in The Atlantic Monthly in 1929, and was included in the Oxford Book of Irish…

1901

Elsa Lanchester

English-American actress and singer (died 1986)

Elsa Sullivan Lanchester was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.

1902

John Chamberlain

American historian, journalist, and critic (died 1995)

John Rensselaer Chamberlain was an American journalist, business and economic historian, syndicated columnist, and literary critic who was dubbed "one of America's most trusted book reviewers" by the libertarian…

1903

Evelyn Waugh

English journalist, author, and critic (died 1966)

Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires Decline and Fall (1928)…

1903

George Dangerfield

English-American historian, journalist, and author (died 1986)

George Bubb Dangerfield was a British-born American journalist, historian, and the literary editor of Vanity Fair from 1933 to 1935. He is known primarily for his book The Strange Death of Liberal England (1935), a…

1904

Tatyana Ehrenfest

Dutch mathematician (died 1984)

Tatyana Pavlovna van Aardenne-Ehrenfest was a Dutch mathematician. She is known for her contributions to De Bruijn sequences, low-discrepancy sequences, and the BEST theorem.

1905

John Hewitt

Irish poet, playwright, and critic (died 1987)

John Harold Hewitt was perhaps the most significant Belfast poet to emerge before the 1960s generation of Northern Irish poets that included Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon and Michael Longley. He was appointed the first…

1907

Arturo Frondizi

Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (died 1995)

Arturo Frondizi Ércoli was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, teacher, statesman, and politician. He was elected president of Argentina and governed from May 1, 1958, to March 29, 1962, when he was overthrown in a…

1908

Francis Bacon

Irish painter and illustrator (died 1992)

Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focusing on the human form, his subjects included crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, and portraits of…

1909

Richard Doll

English physiologist and epidemiologist (died 2005)

Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll was a British physician who became an epidemiologist in the mid-20th century and made important contributions to that discipline. He was a pioneer in research linking smoking to health…

1912

Glenn Robert Davis

American lieutenant and politician (died 1988)

Glenn Robert Davis was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from…

1914

Jonas Salk

American biologist and physician (died 1995)

Jonas Edward Salk was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New York and New York…

1914

Richard Laurence Millington Synge

English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

Richard Laurence Millington Synge was a British biochemist, and shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of partition chromatography with Archer Martin.

1914

Pearl Hackney

English actress (died 2009)

Pearl Hackney was a British actress. She was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, but spent much of her early life in Liverpool, Lancashire.

1916

Jack Soo

American actor and singer (died 1979)

Jack Soo was an American actor and singer. He was best known for his role as Detective Nick Yemana on the television sitcom Barney Miller.

1917

Walt Hansgen

American race car driver (died 1966)

Walter Edwin Hansgen was an American racecar driver. His motorsport career began as a road racing driver, he made his Grand Prix debut at 41, and he died aged 46, several days after crashing during testing for the 1966…

1919

Hans Klenk

German race car driver (died 2009)

Hans Klenk was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix on 3 August 1952 and did not score any championship points. Klenk won the 1952 edition of La Carrera Panamericana in a…

1919

Azumafuji Kin'ichi

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna (died 1973)

Azumafuji Kin'ichi was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Taitō, Tokyo. He was the sport's 40th yokozuna, and later a professional wrestler.

1921

Gershon Kingsley

German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2019)

Gershon Kingsley was a German-American composer, a pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthesizer, a partner in the electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley, founder of the First Moog Quartet, and writer of…

1922

Simon Muzenda

Zimbabwe politician, 1st Vice President of Zimbabwe (died 2003)

Simon Vengai Muzenda was a Zimbabwean politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987 and as Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2003 under President Robert Mugabe.

1922

Butch van Breda Kolff

American basketball player and coach (died 2007)

Willem Hendrik "Butch" van Breda Kolff was an American basketball player and coach. He played four seasons for the New York Knicks before becoming a head coach at Lafayette. Ultimately, he coached for eleven different…

1922

John Connell

American actor (died 2015)

John P. Connell was an American stage, television, film and voice actor. Born in Philadelphia, Connell served aboard a B-24 Liberator during World War II, for which he received a Purple Heart. He attended the University…

1923

Antonio Creus

Spanish race car driver and motorcycle racer (died 1996)

Antonio Creus i Rubín de Celis was a motorcycle racer and racing driver from Spain. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix on 7 February 1960, driving a privately…

1924

Peddibhotla Suryakantam

Telugu actress (died 1994)

Suryakantham was an Indian actress in Telugu cinema. She was popular for her portrayal of cruel and cunning women with a comedic touch.

1924

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Bahamian-Scottish poet, sculptor, and gardener (died 2006)

Ian Hamilton Finlay was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.

1925

Bowie Kuhn

American lawyer and businessman, 5th Commissioner of Baseball (died 2007)

Bowie Kent Kuhn was an American lawyer and sports administrator who served as the fifth commissioner of Major League Baseball from February 4, 1969, to September 30, 1984. He served as legal counsel for Major League…

1926

Cleo Laine

English singer and actress (died 2025)

Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth was a British singer and actress known for her scat singing. She was the wife of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec and singer Jacqui Dankworth.…

1927

Ion Mihai Pacepa

Romanian general (died 2021)

Ion Mihai Pacepa was a Romanian lieutenant general in the Securitate, the secret police of the Socialist Republic of Romania, who defected to the United States in July 1978 following President Jimmy Carter's approval of…

1928

William Rodgers

Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

William Thomas Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, is a British politician and life peer. As a Labour Party member of Parliament, he served as Secretary of State for Transport from 1976 to 1979, and was one of the…

1928

Marcel Bozzuffi

French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1988)

Marcel Bozzuffi was a French film actor. Internationally, he appeared as a hitman in the Oscar-winning American film The French Connection. In 1963, he married French actress Françoise Fabian.

1929

Virginia Held

American philosopher, author, and academic

Virginia Potter Held was an American moral, social, political and feminist philosopher whose work on the ethics of care sparked significant research into the ethical dimensions of providing care for others and critiques…

1929

John Hollander

American poet, critic, and educator (died 2013)

John Hollander was an American poet and literary critic. At the time of his death, he was Sterling Professor Emeritus of English at Yale University, having previously taught at Connecticut College, Hunter College, and…

1929

Joan Plowright

English actress (died 2025)

Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier, commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress whose career spanned over six decades. She received several accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, an Olivier…

1929

Bernie Ecclestone

English businessman

Bernard Charles Ecclestone is a British business magnate, motorsport executive and former racing driver. Widely known in journalism as the "F1 Supremo", Ecclestone founded the Formula One Group in 1987, controlling the…

1930

Harold Battiste

American saxophonist, pianist, and composer (died 2015)

Harold Raymond Battiste Jr. was an American music composer, arranger, performer, and teacher. A native of, and later community leader in, New Orleans, he is best known for his work as an arranger on records by Barbara…

1931

Spyros Kyprianou

Cypriot lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Cyprus (died 2002)

Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou was a Cypriot barrister and politician, who served as President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988. He also served as President of the Cypriot House of Representatives from 1976 to 1977 and then…

1932

Suzy Parker

American model and actress (died 2003)

Suzy Parker was an American model and actress active from 1947 until 1970. Her modeling career reached its zenith during the 1950s, when she appeared on the covers of dozens of magazines and in advertisements and movie…

1932

Garrincha

Brazilian footballer (died 1983)

Manuel Francisco dos Santos, nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all…

1933

Michael Noakes

English painter and illustrator (died 2018)

Michael Noakes was an English artist and portrait painter.

1933

Charles A. Gargano

American diplomat, businessman and government official

Charles A. Gargano is an Italian-American actor, businessman and government official who was the U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. He was the chairman of the Empire State Development Corporation during the tenure…

1934

Alan Clarke

English director and screenwriter (died 1990)

Alan John Clarke was an English television and film director, producer and writer.

1935

Charlie Daniels

American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (died 2020)

Charles Edward Daniels was an American singer, musician and songwriter. His music fused rock, country, blues and jazz and was a pioneering contribution to Southern rock and progressive country. He was best known for his…

1936

Ted Hawkins

American soul-blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)

Ted Hawkins was an American singer-songwriter born in Biloxi, Mississippi. He split his time between his adopted hometown of Venice Beach, California, where he was a mostly anonymous street performer, and Europe and…

1936

Graham Bond

English keyboard player, singer, and saxophonist (died 1974)

Graham John Clifton Bond was an English rock/blues musician and vocalist, considered a founding father of the English rhythm and blues boom of the 1960s.

1937

Lenny Wilkens

American basketball player and coach (died 2025)

Leonard Randolph Wilkens was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, first…

1937

Keigo Abe

Japanese martial artist and coach (died 2019)

Keigo Abe was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Japan Shotokan Karate Association in 1999 and is its Chief Instructor. He held the rank of 9th dan in karate, was a direct student of Masatoshi Nakayama…

1938

Kenneth Best

Liberian journalist, founded The Daily Observer

Kenneth Yakpawolo Best is a Liberian journalist who founded the Liberian newspaper The Daily Observer and a paper of the same name in The Gambia.

1938

Howard Blake

English composer and conductor

Howard David Blake is an English composer, conductor, and pianist whose career has spanned more than 50 years and produced more than 650 works. Blake's most successful work is his soundtrack for Channel 4’s 1982 film…

1938

Dave Budd

American basketball player

David L. Budd is a retired American basketball player who played for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association. He played college ball at Division I Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.

1938

Gary Cowan

Canadian golfer

Gary Cowan is a Canadian golfer who has achieved outstanding results at the highest class in amateur competition.

1938

David Dimbleby

English journalist

David Dimbleby is an English journalist and former presenter of current affairs and political programmes, best known for having presented the BBC topical debate programme Question Time. He is the son of broadcaster…

1938

Anne Perry

English author (died 2023)

Anne Perry was a British writer and convicted murderer. She was the author of the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt and William Monk series of historical detective fiction.

1938

Jane Alexander

American actress and producer

Jane Alexander is an American-Canadian actress and author. She is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and nominations for four Academy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. From 1993 to 1997,…

1939

Andy Bey

American singer and pianist

Andrew Wideman Bey Jr. was an American jazz singer and pianist. Bey had a wide vocal range, with a four-octave baritone voice.

1939

Miroslav Cerar

Slovenian gymnast and lawyer

Miroslav Cerar is a Yugoslav former gymnast and lawyer of Slovene ethnicity who won the pommel horse event at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He is also a four-time World champion and a ten-time European champion.

1939

Curtis Lee

American singer-songwriter (died 2015)

Curtis Edwin Lee was an American singer and songwriter. He is known for his early 1960s hits "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" and "Under the Moon of Love", both of which were produced by Phil Spector.

1939

Susan Harris

American screenwriter and producer

Susan Harris is an American former television writer and producer who created the Emmy Award-winning sitcoms Soap (1977–1981) and The Golden Girls (1985–1992). Between 1975 and 1998, Harris was one of the most prolific…

1940

Hank Marvin

English singer and guitarist

Hank Brian Marvin is an English musician and songwriter. He is known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows.

1941

Terence Donovan

English-Australian actor

Terence Patrick Donovan is a British-Australian actor of stage, television and film. Donovan is perhaps known to audiences for his roles in Australian police dramas Division 4 and Cop Shop, as well as his roles in soap…

1942

Abdelkader Fréha

Algerian footballer (died 2012)

Abdelkader Benfréha, known more commonly as Abdelkader Fréha, was an Algerian footballer who played nine times for the Algerian national team. He was nicknamed Béka or Head of gold.

1942

Gillian Lovegrove

English computer scientist and academic

Gillian Lovegrove is a retired computer scientist and academic. She was Dean of the School of Informatics at Northumbria University, president of the Conference of Professors and Heads of Computing and was Higher…

1942

Kees Verkerk

Dutch speed skater

Cornelis Arie "Kees" Verkerk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.

1942

Jimmy McRae

Scottish race car driver

James Steele McRae is a Scottish former rally driver. He was highly successful in the British Rally Championship, winning the title a record five times in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987 and 1988 which as of 2023 still stands.…

1943

Karalyn Patterson

English psychologist and academic

Karalyn Eve Patterson is a British psychologist in Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge and MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. She is a specialist in cognitive neuropsychology and an…

1943

Gerry Anderson

Irish radio and television host (died 2014)

Gerald Michael Anderson was a Northern Irish radio and television broadcaster for BBC Northern Ireland. Renowned for his unique style and distinctive sense of humour, Anderson often referred to himself on his show, as…

1944

Coluche

French comedian and actor (died 1986)

Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci, better known under his stage name Coluche, was a French stand-up comedian, film actor, activist and philanthropist. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, as he began his…

1944

Dennis Franz

American actor

Dennis Franz Schlachta, known professionally as Dennis Franz, is an American retired actor best known for his role as NYPD Detective Andy Sipowicz in the ABC television series NYPD Blue (1993–2005), a role that earned…

1944

Anton Schlecker

German businessman, founded the Schlecker Company

Anton Kut Schlecker is a German businessman, founder and owner of the Schlecker drug store chain in Germany.

1944

Sandy Berger

American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (died 2015)

Samuel Richard "Sandy" Berger was a Democratic attorney who served as the 18th US National Security Advisor for U.S. President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001 after he had served as the Deputy National Security Advisor…

1945

Wayne Fontana

English pop singer (died 2020)

Glyn Geoffrey Ellis, known professionally as Wayne Fontana, was an English rock and pop singer best known for fronting the beat group the Mindbenders, with whom he recorded the hit singles "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um"…

1945

Don Iverson

American golfer

Donald Iverson is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.

1945

John Hewson

Australian economist and politician

John Robert Hewson is an Australian former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994. He led the Liberal-National Coalition to defeat at the 1993 Australian federal election.

1946

Wim Jansen

Dutch footballer and manager (died 2022)

Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius "Wim" Jansen was a Dutch professional football player and manager.

1946

Sharon Thesen

Canadian poet and academic

Sharon Thesen is a Canadian poet who lives in Lake Country, British Columbia. She teaches at University of British Columbia Okanagan.

1946

Telma Hopkins

American singer and actress

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1948

Dwight Davis

American basketball player

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1949

Caitlyn Jenner

American decathlete and actress

Caitlyn Marie Jenner, is an American media personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete.

1949

Sihem Bensedrine

Tunisian journalist and activist

Sihem Bensedrine is a Tunisian journalist and human rights activist. In 2005, she was honored with the Oxfam Novib/PEN Award.

1950

Ludo Delcroix

Belgian cyclist

Ludo Delcroix was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who won the 9th stage in the 1979 Tour de France. He also competed in the team time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

1950

Peter Hitchens

English journalist and author

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1951

Joe R. Lansdale

American martial artist and author

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1951

Annie Potts

American actress

Anne Hampton Potts is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Corvette Summer (1978) and won a Genie Award for Heartaches (1981), before appearing in Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II…

1952

Pierre Boivin

Canadian businessman

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1953

Desmond Child

American musician, songwriter, and producer

John Charles Barrett, known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and record producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a…

1953

Bill Gates

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft

William Henry Gates III is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend…

1955

Indra Nooyi

Indian-American businesswoman

Indra Nooyi is an Indian-born American business executive who was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018.

1955

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iran

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an Iranian politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. Ideologically a principlist and nationalist, he was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and a strong…

1956

Volker Zotz

Austrian philosopher, scholar, and author

Volker Helmut Manfred Zotz is an eminent Austrian philosopher, religious studies scholar, Buddhologist and a prolific author.

1956

Marian Bell

English economist and academic

Marian Patricia Bell, CBE is a British consultant economist, and was a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from June 2002 to June 2005.

1957

Stephen Morris

English drummer

Stephen Paul David Morris is an English musician who is the drummer and percussionist of the rock band New Order and, previously, Joy Division. He also wrote and performed in The Other Two, a band consisting of Morris…

1957

Zach Wamp

American businessman and politician

Zachary Paul Wamp is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district from 1995 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Chattanooga and…

1957

Concha García Campoy

Spanish journalist (died 2013)

Concepción García Campoy, also known as Concha García Campoy, was a Spanish radio and television journalist and personality.

1958

Ashok Chavan

Indian businessman and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Ashok Shankarrao Chavan is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is the son of the late former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan. He was one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in…

1958

William Reid

Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

William Adam Reid is a Scottish musician, best known for being the lead guitarist, main songwriter, co-founder and occasional singer of the Scottish alternative rock band, the Jesus and Mary Chain.

1958

Toshio Masuda

Japanese composer

Toshio Masuda is a Japanese composer. He has composed and synthesized scores for several Japanese television shows and animated series. Masuda is perhaps best known as the composer of the 2002 hit anime series Naruto…

1959

Randy Wittman

American basketball player and coach

Randy Scott Wittman is an American former professional basketball player at the guard position and former coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Washington Wizards.

1959

Landon Curt Noll

American computer scientist and mathematician

Landon Curt Noll is an American computer scientist, co-discoverer of the 25th Mersenne prime and discoverer of the 26th, which he found while still enrolled at Hayward High School and concurrently at California State…

1960

Erik Thorstvedt

Norwegian footballer and manager

Erik Thorstvedt is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 97 caps for the Norway national team, and was the starter in goal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He played for Viking,…

1962

Daphne Zuniga

American actress

Daphne Eurydice Zuniga is an American actress. Following her film debut in The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982) Zuniga had lead roles in films such as The Initiation (1984), Vision Quest (1985), The Sure Thing (1985),…

1962

Kevin Dineen

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Kevin William Dineen is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. From 2021 to 2024, Dineen was the head coach of the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL). Dineen previously served as the…

1963

Lauren Holly

American actress

Lauren Michael Holly is an American-Canadian actress. She has played the roles of Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in the television series Picket Fences, NCIS Director Jenny Shepard in the series NCIS, and Dr. Betty…

1963

Sheryl Underwood

American comedian, actress, and talk show host

Sheryl Patrice Underwood is an American comedian, actress, and television host. She first rose to prominence in the comedy world as the first female finalist in 1989's Miller Lite Comedy Search. Underwood was one of the…

1963

Andrew Bridgen

English soldier and politician

Andrew James Bridgen is a British former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Leicestershire from 2010 until 2024. He was a member of the Conservative Party until his expulsion in April…

1964

Peter Coyne

Australian rugby league player

Peter Coyne is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.

1964

Jami Gertz

American actress

Jami Beth Gertz is an American actress and businesswoman. Gertz has performed in the films Crossroads, Quicksilver, Less than Zero (1987), The Lost Boys (1987), and Twister (1996). On television, she acted in the 1980s…

1965

David Warburton

English pianist, businessman, and politician

David John Warburton was a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerton and Frome from 2015 until 2023.

1965

Miyako Yoshida

Japanese ballerina

Miyako Yoshida is a Japanese ballet dancer and director. She was a Principal Guest Artist of The Royal Ballet as well as a principal dancer with K-ballet, Japan. Since 2020 she has been the artistic director of the…

1965

Steve Atwater

American football player

Stephen Dennis Atwater is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time Super Bowl…

1966

Chris Bauer

American actor

Chris Bauer is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in The Wire, Third Watch, True Blood, Survivor's Remorse, The Deuce, and the science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. He has also…

1966

Matt Drudge

American blogger and activist, founded the Drudge Report

Matthew Nathan Drudge is an American journalist and the creator/editor of the Drudge Report, an American news aggregator. Drudge is also an author and a former radio and television show host.

1966

Andy Richter

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Paul Andrew Richter is an American actor, comedian, writer, and talk show announcer. He is best known as the sidekick for Conan O'Brien on O'Brien's talk shows: Late Night, The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS. He…

1966

Aris Spiliotopoulos

Greek politician, Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs

Aris Spiliotopoulos is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party. He served as Minister for Tourism (2007–2009) and Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs from January to October 2009.

1966

Kevin Macdonald

Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter

Kevin Macdonald is a Scottish film director. His films include One Day in September (1999), a documentary about the 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes, which won him the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the…

1967

Julia Roberts

American actress and producer

Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. Known for her leading roles across several genres, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.…

1967

John Romero

American video game designer, co-founded Id Software

Alfonso John Romero is an American and Irish video game developer. He co-founded id Software and designed their early games, including Wolfenstein 3D (1992), Doom (1993), Doom II (1994), Hexen (1995) and Quake (1996).…

1967

Chris Broussard

American journalist and sportscaster

Christopher Dana Broussard is an American sports analyst and commentator for Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and Fox Sports Radio. Best known for his coverage of the NBA, he is now a co-host on FS1's afternoon show First Things…

1968

Marc Lièvremont

French rugby player and coach

Marc Lièvremont is a former rugby union footballer and was the head coach of the French national rugby union team. He played as a back-row forward for France, gaining 25 caps from 1995 to 1999, and was selected in…

1968

Mayumi Ozaki

Japanese wrestler

Mayumi Ozaki is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is currently working for Oz Academy.

1968

Steven Chamuleau

Dutch cardiologist

Steven Anton Jozef Chamuleau is a cardiologist and professor at the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU) in the Netherlands, specializing in cardiac regenerative therapy, valvular disease and cardiac imaging.

1969

Jeremy Davies

American actor

Jeremy Boring, known professionally as Jeremy Davies, is an American actor. He is known for playing Ray Aibelli in Spanking the Monkey (1994), Corporal Timothy Upham in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Private Toffler in…

1969

Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Puerto Rican screenwriter and producer

Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach is a television screenwriter and producer, and podcaster, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the ABC television series Lost, as well as other series…

1969

Ben Harper

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Benjamin Charles Harper is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music, and he is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live…

1969

Wolfgang Kocevar

Austrian politician

Wolfgang Kocevar is an Austrian politician and member of the Landtag of Lower Austria. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has been a State List member since March 2023. He has been mayor of Ebreichsdorf since…

1969

Noriyoshi Omichi

Japanese baseball player and coach

Noriyoshi Omichi is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current third squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

1969

Alan Peter Cayetano

Filipino politician and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines

Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and former diplomat who has served as the 33rd president of the Senate from May 2026, until June 3, 2026. Following the declaration of a quorum amid his…

1970

Greg Eagles

American voice actor and producer

Greg Eagles is an American actor. He voiced the Grim Reaper in Cartoon Network's Grim & Evil and its spin-off The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Captain Bob and Sketch Pad on HBO's Canadian-American children's…

1970

Roxana Briban

Romanian soprano and actress (died 2010)

Roxana Briban was a Romanian operatic soprano.

1971

Caroline Dinenage

English businesswoman and politician

Dame Caroline Julia Dinenage is a British Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gosport since 2010.

1971

Terrell Davis

American football player and sportscaster

Terrell Lamar Davis is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2001. Despite his short seven-year career, Davis is…

1972

Brad Paisley

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brad Douglas Paisley is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His first success came in 1997 as the writer of David Kersh's "Another You". After this, he signed with Arista Nashville in 1998, and…

1972

Trista Sutter

American reality star

Trista Nicole Sutter is an American television personality who was the runner-up on season 1 of The Bachelor before becoming the star of the first season of its companion show, The Bachelorette. Sutter has also appeared…

1972

Montel Vontavious Porter

American wrestler and actor

Hassan Hamid Assad, better known by his ring name Montel Vontavious Porter or simply MVP, is an American former professional wrestler, manager, and submission grappler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where…

1973

Aleksandar Stanojević

Serbian footballer and manager

Aleksandar Stanojević is a professional Serbian football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.

1973

Braden Looper

American baseball player

Braden LaVerne Looper is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for several teams between 1998 and 2009.

1974

Vicente Moreno

Spanish footballer and manager

Vicente Moreno Peris is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the manager of Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan.

1974

Joaquin Phoenix

American actor and producer

Joaquin Rafael Phoenix is an American actor. Widely described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation and known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters in independent film, he has…

1974

Dejan Stefanović

Serbian footballer and coach

Dejan Stefanović is a Serbian former professional footballer, who is the president of the Slovenian footballers and sportsmen union.

1974

Dayanara Torres

Puerto Rican actress and singer, Miss Universe 1993

Dayanara Torres Delgado is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, singer, model, and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe 1993 pageant and she was the third Puerto Rican to win Miss Universe since Marisol Malaret in 1970 and…

1974

Keiron Cunningham

British rugby league player and coach

Keiron Cunningham is a professional rugby league coach and former player. A Great Britain and Wales international representative hooker, he played his entire professional career at St Helens, making nearly 500…

1976

Martin Lepa

Estonian footballer

Martin Lepa is a retired football defender from Estonia. He played for several clubs in his native country, including FC Flora Tallinn, FC Kuressaare and JK Tulevik Viljandi.

1976

Simone Loria

Italian footballer

Simone Loria is an Italian former footballer who played as a centre-back.

1976

Gwendoline Christie

English actress

Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie is an English actress. She is known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones (2012–2019), and the First Order stormtrooper Captain Phasma in the…

1978

Justin Guarini

American singer-songwriter and actor

Justin Guarini is an American singer, songwriter and actor who in 2002 was the runner-up on the first season of American Idol.

1978

Olcay Çetinkaya

Turkish footballer

Olcay Çetinkaya is a Turkish former professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper.

1979

Jawed Karim

American computer scientist

Jawed Karim is a German and American software engineer and internet entrepreneur. He is one of the co-founders of YouTube and the first person to upload a video to the site. The site's inaugural video, "Me at the zoo",…

1979

Natina Reed

American rapper and actress (died 2012)

Natina Tiawana Reed was an American singer, rapper and actress. She was born in Queens and raised in Atlanta, where she pursued a career in music beginning in her early teens. Discovered by rapper Lisa Lopes, she worked…

1979

Martin Škoula

Czech ice hockey player

Martin Škoula is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman, who enjoyed a lengthy career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild,…

1979

Christy Hemme

American wrestler and ring announcer

Christina Lee Hemme is an American wrestling executive and retired professional wrestler, ring announcer, backstage interviewer, singer and model. She is best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)…

1980

Agnes Obel

Danish singer-songwriter and pianist

Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel is a Danish singer, songwriter, and musician based in Berlin.

1980

Alan Smith

English footballer and coach

Alan Smith is an English football coach and former professional footballer. Smith first came to prominence as both a striker and a right winger, but later became a holding midfielder.

1980

Milan Baroš

Czech footballer

Milan Baroš is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1981

Shane Gore

English footballer

Shane Gore is an English retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1981

Nate McLouth

American baseball player

Nathan Richard McLouth is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals. He was…

1981

Nick Montgomery

English-Scottish footballer

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1981

Jeremy Bonderman

American baseball player

Jeremy Allen Bonderman is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Bonderman played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners from 2003 to 2010 and in 2013.

1982

Enver Jääger

Estonian footballer

Enver Jääger is a former Estonian footballer. He was a striker, and is 1.80 m tall. He played two games for the Estonia national football team.

1982

Anthony Lerew

American baseball player

Anthony Allen Lerew is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals; he also played Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the…

1982

Hironori Saruta

Japanese footballer

Hironori Saruta is a Japanese retired football player.

1982

Matt Smith

English actor and director

Matthew Robert Smith is an English actor. He is best known as the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who (2010–2013), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in The Crown (2016–2017) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award…

1982

Jarrett Jack

American basketball player

Jarrett Matthew Jack is an American professional basketball coach and former player and an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended four high schools in North…

1983

Kayo Noro

Japanese singer and actress

Kayo Noro is a Japanese singer and entertainer who is represented by the talent agency, Ohta Production. She is a former member of idol groups AKB48 and SDN48. She was a 1st Generation captain in SDN48. Her former…

1983

Joe Thomas

English actor and screenwriter

Joseph Owen Thomas is an English actor and comedian. He played Simon Cooper in the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners (2008–2010) and its two film adaptations, The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014).

1983

Bryn Evans

New Zealand rugby player

Bryn Evans is a retired New Zealand rugby union player, who most recently played as a lock for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship competition.

1984

Obafemi Martins

Nigerian footballer

Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1984

Finn Wittrock

American actor

Peter L. "Finn" Wittrock Jr. is an American actor, known for his collaborations with television producer Ryan Murphy. He began his career in guest roles on several television shows, while making his film debut in 2004's…

1984

Tyrone Barnett

English footballer

Tyrone Barnett is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward for Southern League Premier Division Central club Halesowen Town.

1985

Troian Bellisario

American actress

Troian Avery Bellisario is an American actress and filmmaker. The daughter of producer Donald P. Bellisario and actress Deborah Pratt, she gained international attention for her portrayal of Spencer Hastings in the…

1985

Anthony Fantano

American music critic

Anthony Nicholas Fantano is an American music critic and internet personality who runs The Needle Drop, a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch streaming channel. Self-billed as "The Internet's Busiest Music…

1985

May Calamawy

Egyptian-Palestinian actress

May El Calamawy is an Egyptian-Palestinian actress. Calamawy gained recognition for her portrayal of Layla El-Faouly / Scarlet Scarab in the Marvel Studios miniseries Moon Knight (2022), marking the first Egyptian and…

1986

Isabelle Eriksson

Swedish athlete

Isabelle Eriksson is a Swedish athlete and host.

1986

Anthony Griffith

English footballer

Anthony James Griffith is a former professional footballer and coach who is the assistant manager at Northern Premier League Division One West club Congleton Town. He was noted as a tough tackling defensive midfielder,…

1986

Aki Toyosaki

Japanese voice actress and singer

Aki Toyosaki is a Japanese actress and singer. She had her first major voice acting roles in 2007, voicing Amuro Ninagawa in Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō and Su in Shugo Chara!. She was named "Best New Actress" at the…

1986

Frank Ocean

American singer-songwriter

Frank Ocean is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. His accolades include two Grammy Awards and a Brit Award. He has been credited by several music critics as a pioneer of the alternative R&B genre.

1987

Edd Gould

English cartoonist and animator (died 2012)

Edward Duncan Ernest Gould was a British animator, cartoonist, artist, and voice actor. He created Eddsworld, a flash animation and web comic franchise featuring fictionalised versions of himself and longtime…

1988

Devon Murray

Irish actor

Devon Michael Murray is an Irish actor, best known for playing Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter film series.

1988

Jamie xx

English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer

James Thomas Smith, known professionally as Jamie xx, is an English musician, DJ, record producer, and remixer. He is known for both his solo work and as a member of the indie pop band the xx.

1988

Devin Ebanks

American basketball player

Devin Maurice Ebanks is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ahli Jeddah of the Saudi Basketball League. The forward was selected 43rd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2010 NBA draft. He played…

1989

Camille Muffat

French swimmer (died 2015)

Camille Muffat was a French swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist who specialised in the individual medley and the free style events. Her career spanned from 2005 to 2014.

1989

Lucy Bronze

English footballer

Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England women's national team. She has previously played for Sunderland, Everton,…

1991

Lexi Ainsworth

American actress

Alexandra Danielle Ainsworth is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Kristina Davis on General Hospital, off and on from 2009 to 2023. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger…

1992

Jeon Ji-hee

South Korean table tennis player

Jeon Ji-hee, born Tian Minwei, is a Chinese-South Korean retired table tennis player of Manchu ethnicity.

1992

Maria Sergejeva

Estonian figure skater

Maria Sergejeva is an Estonian former competitive pair skater and model. With former partner Ilja Glebov, she is the 2007–10 Estonian national champion and represented Estonia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Following her…

1992

Andrew Harrison

American basketball player

Andrew Michael Harrison is an American professional basketball player for Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga. He was considered one of the top recruits for 2013. He attended Travis High School in Richmond,…

1994

Glen Kamara

Finnish footballer

Glen Adjei Kamara is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes and the Finland national team.

1995

Jae'Sean Tate

American basketball player

Jae'Sean Antoine Tate is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten…

1995

An Ye-seul

South Korean singer

An Ye-seul is a South Korean singer. She is known as one of the Top 9 of Mnet's Superstar K4.

1995

Jasmine Jessica Anthony

American actress

Commander in Chief is an American political drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen, the first female president of the United States, who ascends to the post…

1996

Jack Eichel

American ice hockey player

John Robert Eichel is an American professional ice hockey player who is a center and alternate captain for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Eichel was selected second overall in the 2015 NHL…

1996

Una Raymond-Hoey

Irish cricketer

Una Raymond-Hoey is an Irish cricketer who has played for Scorchers, Typhoons, Melbourne Stars, Victoria and Ireland.

1996

Stetson Bennett

American football player

Stetson Fleming Bennett IV is an American professional football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Jones College Bobcats and Georgia Bulldogs.…

1997

Taylor Fritz

American tennis player

Taylor Harry Fritz is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as high as world No. 4 in singles, which he achieved on November 18, 2024, and No. 104 in…

1997

Georgia Godwin

Australian artistic gymnast

Georgia Godwin is an Australian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games all-around and vault champion and the team, uneven bars and balance beam silver-medalist. She is also the 2018 Commonwealth Games…

1997

Nolan Gould

American actor

Nolan Gould is an American actor, widely known for his role as Luke Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020).

1998

Sonay Kartal

British tennis player

Sonay Kartal is a British professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 44 in singles, achieved on 14 July 2025, and world No. 171 in doubles, achieved on 5 January 2026. Kartal has won one WTA…

2001

Yoon Do-young

South Korean footballer

Yoon Do-young is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He made his debut professional appearance in the 2024 K League 1 season with Daejeon Hana…

2006

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