Famous Birthdays on October 31

Q: Who was born on October 31?

Famous people born on October 31 include: Ferdinand I, Edward, Władysław III, Hedwig, Wang Yangming.

Q: What is Dave Trembley known for?

Dave Trembley, American baseball player, coach, and manager

244 people 1345 – 2005

October 31 has seen 244 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1345 – 2005. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · October 31 — Wikipedia

1951 — Dave Trembley

American baseball player, coach, and manager

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Before managing the Orioles, Trembley was a minor league manager for twenty seasons, compiling a 1,369–1,413 record

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David Michael Trembley is an American professional baseball coach, manager, and executive who recently served as the director of player development for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2015

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In December 2001, Baseball America selected him as one of minor league baseball's top five managers of the previous 20 years

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He served as a coach in the inaugural Futures Game in 1999 and also served as manager for the Southern League and Double-A All-Star Games that season

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Trembley has been the bench coach for the Houston Astros and a manager of the Baltimore Orioles

Ferdinand I

king of Portugal (died 1383)

Ferdinand I, sometimes called the Handsome or occasionally the Inconstant, was the King of Portugal from 1367 until his death in 1383. He was also briefly made King of Galicia, in 1369. Facing a lack of legitimate male…

1345

Edward

King of Portugal (died 1438)

Edward, also called Edward the Philosopher King or the Eloquent, was the King of Portugal from 1433 until his death. He was born in Viseu, the son of John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster. Edward was the oldest…

1391

Władysław III

king of Poland (died 1444)

Władysław III of Poland, also known as Ladislaus of Varna, was King of Poland and Supreme Duke of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1434, as well as King of Hungary and Croatia as Vladislaus I from 1440 until his…

1424

Hedwig

Abbess of Quedlinburg, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (died 1511)

Hedwig of Saxony was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1458 until her death.

1445

Wang Yangming

Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (died 1529)

Wang Shouren, courtesy name Bo'an, art name Yangmingzi, usually referred to as Wang Yangming, was a Chinese statesman, general, and Neo-Confucian philosopher during the Ming dynasty. After Zhu Xi, he is commonly…

1472

Henriette of Cleves

Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel (died 1601)

Henriette de La Marck, also known as Henriette of Cleves, was a member of the French high noblility, being a Duchess in her own right and courtier. She was the 4th Duchess of Nevers, suo jure Countess of Rethel, and…

1542

Denzil Holles

1st Baron Holles, English politician (died 1680)

Colonel Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, was an English politician and army officer who was one of the Five Members whose attempted arrest by Charles I in January 1642 sparked the First English Civil War. When fighting…

1599

John Evelyn

English gardener and author (died 1706)

John Evelyn, an English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier and minor government official, has become best known as a diarist. He was a founding Fellow of the Royal Society.

1620

Johannes Vermeer

Dutch painter (died 1675)

Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. During his lifetime, he was a moderately…

1632

Ferdinand Maria

Elector of Bavaria (died 1679)

Ferdinand Maria was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1651 to 1679. The Elector modernized the army and introduced Bavaria's first government code. Besides encouraging…

1636

Meindert Hobbema

Dutch painter (died 1709)

Meindert Lubbertszoon Hobbema was a Dutch Golden Age painter of landscapes, specializing in views of woodland, although his most famous painting, The Avenue at Middelharnis, shows a different type of scene.

1638

Senesino

Italian singer and actor (died 1758)

Francesco Bernardi, known as Senesino, was an Italian contralto castrato, particularly remembered today for his long collaboration with the composer George Frideric Handel. He was also involved in a public scandal with…

1686

Anne Claude de Caylus

French archaeologist and author (died 1765)

Anne Claude de Tubières-Grimoard de Pestels de Lévis, comte de Caylus, marquis d'Esternay, baron de Bransac, was a French antiquarian, proto-archaeologist and man of letters.

1692

Yeongjo of Joseon (died 1776)

Yeongjo, personal name Yi Geum, was the 21st monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Sukjong by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Haeju Choe clan. Before ascending to power, he…

1694

Pope Clement XIV (died 1774)

Pope Clement XIV, born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in September 1774. At the time of his election, he was the only…

1705

Laura Bassi

Italian physician, physicist, and academic (died 1778)

Laura Maria Caterina Bassi Veratti was an Italian physicist and academic. Recognized and depicted as "Minerva", she was the first woman to have a doctorate in science, and the second woman in the world to earn the…

1711

Hedvig Taube

Swedish courtier (died 1744)

Hedvig Ulrika Taube, also Countess von Hessenstein, was a Swedish courtier and countess, a countess of the Holy Roman Empire, and royal mistress to king Frederick I of Sweden from 1731 to 1744. She and Sophie Hagman are…

1714

Christopher Anstey

English author and poet (died 1805)

Christopher Anstey was an English poet who also wrote in Latin. After a period managing his family's estates, he moved permanently to Bath and died after a long public life there. His poem, The New Bath Guide, brought…

1724

Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta

Spanish cleric, Archbishop of Mexico, Viceroy of New Spain (died 1800)

Dr. Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta was archbishop of Mexico from September 12, 1772, to May 26, 1800, and viceroy of New Spain from May 8, 1787, to August 16, 1787.

1729

James Lovell

American educator and politician (died 1789)

James Lovell was an educator and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1782. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation.

1737

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese artist and printmaker (died 1849)

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. His woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji includes the iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa.…

1760

John Keats

English poet (died 1821)

John Keats was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculosis at the…

1795

Edmund Sharpe

English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer (died 1877)

Edmund Sharpe was an English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer and sanitary reformer. Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, he was educated first by his parents and then at schools locally and in Runcorn,…

1809

Thomas Chapman

English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Tasmania (died 1884)

Thomas Daniel Chapman was the Premier of Tasmania from 2 August 1861 until 20 January 1863. He served as a member of the Tasmanian Parliament for 26 years from August 1856 until his death in 1884.

1815

Karl Weierstrass

German mathematician and academic (died 1897)

Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass was a German mathematician often cited as the "father of modern analysis". Despite leaving university without a degree, he studied mathematics and trained as a school teacher, eventually…

1815

Charles Lavigerie

French-Algerian cardinal and academic (died 1892)

Charles Martial Allemand Lavigerie, M. Afr. was a French Catholic prelate and missionary who served as Archbishop of Carthage and Primate of Africa from 1884 to 1892. He previously served as Archbishop of Algiers and…

1825

Paolo Mantegazza

Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (died 1910)

Paolo Mantegazza was an Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist, known for his experimental investigation of coca leaves and its effects on the human psyche. He was also an author of fiction.

1831

Adelbert Ames

American general and politician, 27th Governor of Mississippi (died 1933)

Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, businessman and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was a military governor, U.S.…

1835

Krišjānis Barons

Latvian linguist and author (died 1923)

Krišjānis Barons was a Latvian writer who is known as the "father of the dainas", largely thanks to his systematization of the Latvian folk songs, and his labour in preparing their texts for publication in Latvju…

1835

Adolf von Baeyer

German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1917)

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer was a German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds. He was ennobled in the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1885 and was the 1905 recipient of…

1835

Luís I of Portugal (died 1889)

Dom Luís I, known as "the Popular" was King of Portugal from 1861 to 1889.

1838

Galileo Ferraris

Italian physicist and engineer (died 1897)

Galileo Ferraris was an Italian university professor, physicist and electrical engineer, one of the pioneers of AC power system and inventor of the induction motor, although he never patented his work. Many newspapers…

1847

Boston Custer

American soldier (died 1876)

Boston Custer was the youngest brother of U.S. Army Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer and two-time Medal of Honor recipient Captain Thomas Custer. He was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn along with his two…

1848

Marie Louise Andrews

American story writer and journalist (died 1891)

Marie Louise Andrews was an American author and editor from Indiana. She was a founder of the Western Association of Writers, and served as its secretary from its founding until June 1888, when she retired. She was…

1849

Louise of Sweden (died 1926)

Louise of Sweden was Queen of Denmark from 1906 until 1912 as the wife of King Frederick VIII.

1851

Charles Leroux

American balloonist and skydiver (died 1889)

Charles Leroux was an American balloonist and parachutist.

1856

Saint Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril

Indian Orthodox Saint (died 1934)

Geevarghese Dionysius Vattasseril, also Dionysius VI, Dionysius Geevarghese II or, popularly, Vattasseril Thirumeni, was a bishop of the Malankara Church and 15th Malankara Metropolitan. In 2003, Dionysius was canonized…

1858

Juliette Gordon Low

American scout leader, founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (died 1927)

Juliette Gordon Low was the American founder of Girl Scouts of the USA. Inspired by the work of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scout Movement, she joined the Girl Guide movement in England, forming her own group of…

1860

Andrew Volstead

American politician (died 1947)

Andrew John Volstead was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, 1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act…

1860

John Weir Troy

American journalist, and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska (died 1942)

John Weir Troy was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1933 to 1939. He was born in Dungeness, Washington and died in Juneau, Alaska.

1868

Eugene Meyer

American businessman and publisher (died 1954)

Eugene Isaac Meyer was an American banker, businessman, financier, and newspaper publisher. He was the fifth chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1930 to 1933. Meyer purchased The Washington Post in 1933, and was its…

1875

Vallabhbhai Patel

Indian lawyer, freedom fighter and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (died 1950)

Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, commonly known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was a Gandhian Indian independence activist, lawyer and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India from…

1875

Natalie Clifford Barney

American poet and playwright (died 1972)

Natalie Clifford Barney was an American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris that brought together French and international writers. She influenced other authors through her salon and also with her…

1876

Karel Hašler

Czech actor, director, and composer (died 1941)

Karel Hašler was a Czech songwriter, actor, lyricist, film and theatre director, composer, writer, dramatist, screenwriter and cabaretier. He was murdered in the Mauthausen concentration camp.

1879

Julia Peterkin

American author (died 1961)

Julia Peterkin was an American author from South Carolina, who advocated for African Americans and wrote about the portrayals of the southern life. In 1929 she won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel Scarlet Sister Mary. She…

1880

Mikhail Tomsky

Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (died 1936)

Mikhail Pavlovich Tomsky, born Mikhail Pavlovich Yefremov was a factory worker, trade unionist, and Soviet politician. He was the Chairman of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions in the 1920s.

1880

Toshizō Nishio

Japanese general (died 1960)

Toshizō Nishio was a Japanese general, considered to be one of the Imperial Japanese Army's most successful and ablest strategists during the Second Sino-Japanese War, who commanded the Japanese Second Army during the…

1881

Marie Laurencin

French painter and illustrator (died 1956)

Marie Laurencin was a French painter and printmaker. She became an important figure in the Parisian avant-garde as a member of the Cubists associated with the Section d'Or.

1883

Anthony Wilding

New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier (died 1915)

Anthony Frederick Wilding, also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered the world's first tennis superstar, Wilding was the…

1883

Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (died 1975)

Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman who led the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 until his death in 1975. A member of the Kuomintang, his government was based in mainland…

1887

Newsy Lalonde

Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (died 1970)

Édouard Cyrille "Newsy" Lalonde was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League (NHL) and a professional lacrosse player. Lalonde is regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest…

1887

Napoleon Lapathiotis

Greek poet and author (died 1944)

Napoleon Lapathiotis was a Greek poet.

1888

Alexander Alekhine

Russian chess player and author (died 1946)

Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns.

1892

B. H. Liddell Hart

English soldier, historian, and theorist (died 1970)

Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart, commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was a British soldier, military historian, and military theorist. He wrote a series of military histories that…

1895

Ethel Waters

American singer and actress (died 1977)

Ethel Waters was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her notable recordings…

1896

Constance Savery

English author (died 1999)

Constance Winifred Savery was a British writer of fifty novels and children's books, as well as many short stories and articles. She was selected for the initial issue of the long-running series entitled The Junior Book…

1897

Asbjørg Borgfelt

Norwegian sculptor (died 1976)

Asbjørg Borgfelt was a Norwegian sculptor.

1900

Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Brazilian poet (died 1987)

Carlos Drummond de Andrade was a Brazilian poet and writer, considered by some as the greatest Brazilian poet of all time.

1902

Julia Lee

American blues singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1958)

Julia Lee was an American blues and dirty blues musician. Her most commercially successful number was the US Billboard R&B chart topping hit "(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It" in 1947. She is best known…

1902

Abraham Wald

Jewish-Hungarian mathematician and economist (died 1950)

Abraham Wald was a Hungarian and American mathematician and statistician who contributed to decision theory, geometry and econometrics, and founded the field of sequential analysis. One of his well-known statistical…

1902

Edgar Sampson

American musician and composer (died 1973)

Edgar Melvin Sampson, nicknamed "The Lamb", was an American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist. Born in New York City, he began playing violin aged six and picked up the saxophone in high school. He…

1907

Muriel Duckworth

Canadian activist (died 2009)

Muriel Helen Duckworth was a Canadian pacifist, feminist, and social and community activist. She was a practising Quaker, a religious denomination committed to non-violence. Duckworth maintained that war, with its…

1908

Dale Evans

American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2001)

Dale Evans Rogers was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the second wife of singing cowboy film star Roy Rogers and starred alongside him in many films.

1912

Ollie Johnston

American animator and voice actor (died 2008)

Oliver Martin Johnston Jr. was an American motion picture animator. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, and the last surviving at the time of his death from natural causes. He was recognized by The Walt Disney Company…

1912

John Hugenholtz

Dutch engineer and designer (died 1995)

Johannes Bernhardus Theodorus "Hans" Hugenholtz, known in English-speaking countries as John Hugenholtz, was a Dutch designer of race tracks and cars.

1914

Jane Jarvis

American pianist and composer (died 2010)

Jane Jarvis was an American jazz pianist. She was also known for her work as a composer, baseball stadium organist and music industry executive.

1915

Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (died 2012)

Carl Johan Arthur, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, was the fourth son and fifth and youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught.

1916

William H. McNeill

Canadian-American historian and author (died 2016)

William Hardy McNeill was an American historian and author, noted for his argument that contact and exchange among civilizations is what drives human history forward, first postulated in The Rise of the West (1963). He…

1917

Gordon Steege

Australian soldier and pilot (died 2013)

Air Commodore Gordon Henry Steege, was a senior officer and pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He became a fighter ace in World War II, credited with eight aerial victories, and led combat formations at…

1917

Ian Stevenson

American psychiatrist and academic (died 2007)

Ian Pretyman Stevenson was a Canadian-born American psychiatrist, the founder and director of the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He was a professor at the University of…

1918

Daphne Oxenford

English actress (died 2012)

Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice of BBC radio's Listen with Mother from its inception in 1950 to…

1919

Magnus Wenninger

American mathematician and author (died 2017)

Father Magnus J. Wenninger OSB was an American mathematician who worked on constructing polyhedron models, and wrote the first book on their construction.

1919

Dick Francis

Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (died 2010)

Richard Stanley Francis was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England.

1920

Joseph Gelineau

French priest and composer (died 2008)

Joseph Gelineau, SJ was a French Jesuit priest and composer, mainly of modern Christian liturgical music. He was a member of the translation committee for La Bible de Jérusalem (1959).

1920

Helmut Newton

German-Australian photographer (died 2004)

Helmut Newton was a German-Australian photographer. The New York Times described him as a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of…

1920

Fritz Walter

German footballer (died 2002)

Friedrich "Fritz" Walter was a German footballer who spent his entire senior career at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He usually played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. In his time with the Germany and West Germany…

1920

Barbara Bel Geddes

American actress (died 2005)

Barbara Bel Geddes was an American stage and screen actress, artist, and children's author whose career spanned almost five decades. She received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe…

1922

Illinois Jacquet

American saxophonist and composer (died 2004)

Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. He is also known as one of the writers of the…

1922

Norodom Sihanouk

Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 2012)

Norodom Sihanouk was King, Chief of State and Prime Minister of Cambodia. He is known as Samdech Euv. During his lifetime, Cambodia was under various regimes, from French colonial rule, a Japanese puppet state (1945),…

1922

Lawrence A. Cremin

American historian and author (died 1990)

Lawrence Arthur Cremin was an American educational historian and administrator.

1925

John Pople

English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004)

Sir John Anthony Pople was a British theoretical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Walter Kohn in 1998 for his development of computational methods in quantum chemistry.

1925

Robert B. Rheault

American colonel (died 2013)

Robert Bradley Rheault was an American soldier in the U.S. Army Special Forces who served as commander of the First Special Forces Group in Okinawa, and the Fifth Special Forces Group in Vietnam from May to July 1969.

1925

Jimmy Savile

English radio and television host (died 2011)

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile was an English media personality and disc jockey. He was known for his eccentric image, charitable work, and hosting the BBC shows Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It. After his death,…

1926

Andrew Sarris

American critic and educator (died 2012)

Andrew Sarris was an American film critic. He was a leading proponent of the auteur theory of film criticism.

1928

William Orchard

Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (died 2014)

William Henry "Bill" Orchard was an Australian water polo player and psychiatrist. He represented Australia at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and at the 1956 Olympics in his home city of Melbourne.

1929

Bud Spencer

Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016)

Bud Spencer was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partner and friend Terence Hill. Spencer and Hill appeared…

1929

Michael Collins

American general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2021)

Michael Collins was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface. He was…

1930

Booker Ervin

American saxophonist (died 1970)

Booker Telleferro Ervin II was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bassist Charles Mingus.

1930

Dan Rather

American journalist

Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name in September 1961 after his reporting saved thousands of…

1931

Phil Goyette

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Joseph Georges Philippe Goyette was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played as a centre in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 16 seasons between 1956 and 1972.

1933

Iemasa Kayumi

Japanese voice actor (died 2014)

Iemasa Kayumi was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area.

1933

Princess Margaretha

Mrs. Ambler, Swedish princess

Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler is a member of the Swedish royal family. She is the eldest child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and the eldest sister of…

1934

Dale Brown

American basketball player and coach

Dale Duward Brown is an American former college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the LSU Tigers for 25 years, and his teams earned Final Four appearances in 1981 and 1986. Brown is also remembered as one of…

1935

Ronald Graham

American mathematician and theorist (died 2020)

Ronald Lewis Graham was an American mathematician credited by the American Mathematical Society as "one of the principal architects of the rapid development worldwide of discrete mathematics in recent years". He was…

1935

David Harvey

English-American geographer and academic

David William Harvey is a British-American academic best known for Marxist analyses that focus on urban geography as well as the economy more broadly. He is a Distinguished Professor of anthropology and geography at the…

1935

Michael Landon

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991)

Michael Landon Sr. was an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), and Jonathan Smith in…

1936

Tom Paxton

American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist

Thomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer-songwriter whose career spans more than sixty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a music educator as well as an advocate for folk…

1937

Tom O'Connor

English actor and game show host (died 2021)

Thomas Patrick O'Connor was a British comedian, television presenter, and actor. Originally a comedian in working men's clubs, he progressed to hosting TV game shows such as Crosswits, The Zodiac Game, Name That Tune,…

1939

Ron Rifkin

American actor

Ron Rifkin is an American actor best known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama Alias, Saul Holden on the drama Brothers & Sisters, and District Attorney Ellis Loew in L.A. Confidential. He received the Tony…

1939

Ali Farka Touré

Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006)

Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its derivative,…

1939

Craig Rodwell

American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (died 1993)

Craig L. Rodwell was an American gay rights activist known for founding the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop on November 24, 1967 - the first bookstore devoted to gay and lesbian authors - and as the prime mover for the…

1940

Judith Wilcox

Baroness Wilcox, English businesswoman and politician

Judith Ann Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox is a businesswoman and a life peer. She was awarded her peerage in 1996 as one of the first Working Peers for her services to Consumer Services. She sat in the House of Lords as a…

1940

Dan Alderson

American scientist (died 1989)

Daniel John Alderson was a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, and a prominent participant in science fiction fandom. He came from a middle-class family and had diabetes. A high school science fair…

1941

Derek Bell

English race car driver

Derek Reginald Bell is a British racing driver. In sportscar racing, he won the Le Mans 24 hours five times, the Daytona 24 three times and the World Sportscar Championship twice. He also raced in Formula One for the…

1941

Lucious Jackson

American basketball player (died 2022)

Lucious Brown Jackson, also known as Luke Jackson, was an American professional basketball player. A power forward and center, he played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1964…

1941

Sally Kirkland

American actress (died 2025)

Sally Kirkland Jr. was an American actress and producer. A one-time member of Andy Warhol's The Factory, she was a part of 1960s New York avant-garde theater. She appeared in more than 250 film and television…

1941

David Ogden Stiers

American actor (died 2018)

David Allen Ogden Stiers was an American actor and conductor. He appeared in numerous productions on Broadway, and originated the role of Feldman in The Magic Show, in 1974.

1942

Elliott Forbes-Robinson

American race car driver

Elliott Forbes-Robinson is an American road racing race car driver. He is known for his race wins and championships in many different series, including the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), Super Vee, Trans-Am Series,…

1943

Paul Frampton

English-American physicist and academic

Paul Howard Frampton is an English theoretical physicist who works in particle theory and cosmology. From 1996 until 2014, he was the Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Distinguished Professor of physics and astronomy, at the…

1943

Aristotelis Pavlidis

Greek politician, 13th Greek Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy (died 2022)

Aristotelis Pavlidis was a Greek politician. He was Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy from 2004 until 2007.

1943

Brian Piccolo

American football player (died 1970)

Louis Brian Piccolo was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) for four years. He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon…

1943

Russ Ballard

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Russell Glyn Ballard is an English rock singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer. Originally rising to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist of the band Argent, Ballard became a prolific songwriter and producer…

1945

Brian Doyle-Murray

American actor and comedian

Brian Murray, known professionally as Brian Doyle-Murray, is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He appeared with his younger brother, actor and comedian Bill Murray, in several films, including Caddyshack…

1945

Barrie Keeffe

English playwright, screenwriter, and producer (died 2019)

Barrie Colin Keeffe was an English dramatist and screenwriter. Best known for his screenplay for the gangster classic The Long Good Friday (1980), starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren, Keeffe demonstrated an interest…

1945

Stephen Rea

Irish actor

Stephen Rea is an Irish actor. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he began his career as a member of Dublin's Focus Theatre, and played many roles on the stage and on Irish television. He came to the attention of…

1946

Deidre Hall

American actress

Deidre Hall is an American actress and model. She is best known for her portrayal of Marlena Evans on the NBC/Peacock daytime drama Days of Our Lives, whom she has played for over 45 years.

1947

Frank Shorter

American runner and sportscaster

Frank Charles Shorter is an American former long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His Olympic success, along with the…

1947

Herman Van Rompuy

Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium

Herman Achille, Count Van Rompuy is a Belgian politician who served as Prime Minister of Belgium from 2008 to 2009, and later as the first permanent president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014.

1947

Franco Gasparri

Italian actor (died 1999)

Franco Gasparri was an Italian actor.

1948

Michael Kitchen

English actor and producer

Michael Roy Kitchen is an English actor and television producer, best known for his starring role as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle in the ITV drama Foyle's War, which ran for nine series between 2002…

1948

Mart Helme

Estonian journalist and diplomat

Mart Helme is an Estonian politician, diplomat and historian who served as the Minister of the Interior from 2019 to 2020. He was the longtime chairman of the national conservative Conservative People's Party of Estonia…

1949

Bob Siebenberg

American drummer

Robert Layne Siebenberg, also known as Bob C. Benberg, is an American musician, best known as a member of British progressive rock band Supertramp, playing drums and percussion. He was the sole American in Supertramp's…

1949

Alison Wolf

English economist and academic

Alison Margaret Wolf, Baroness Wolf of Dulwich, is a British economist, academic, and life peer. She is the Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King's College London; Director of the International…

1949

John Candy

Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994)

John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian best known for his work in Hollywood comedy films.

1950

Zaha Hadid

Iraqi-English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (died 2016)

Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid was an Iraqi and British architect, artist, and designer. She is recognised as a key figure in the architecture of the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Hadid studied…

1950

Jane Pauley

American journalist

Margaret Jane Pauley is an American television host and author, active in news reporting since 1972. She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of…

1950

Antonio Taguba

Filipino-American general

Antonio Mario Taguba is a retired major general in the United States Army. He was the second American citizen of Philippine birth to be promoted to general officer rank in the United States Army.

1950

Nick Saban

American football player and coach

Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. is an American sportscaster and former football coach. He serves as an analyst for ESPN's College GameDay, a television program covering college football. He is widely considered to be one of the…

1951

Bernard Edwards

American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 1996)

Bernard Edwards was an American bassist and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco with musician Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the 53rd greatest bassist of…

1952

Joe West

American baseball umpire

Joseph Henry West, nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" or "Country Joe", is an American former baseball umpire. He worked in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 to 2021, umpiring an MLB-record 43 seasons and 5,460 games.

1952

John Lucas II

American basketball player and coach

John Harding Lucas II is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played…

1953

Mari Okamoto

Japanese actress

Mari Okamoto is a Japanese actress and voice actress.

1954

Ken Wahl

American actor and screenwriter

Ken Wahl is an American retired actor. Rising to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s, he starred in the CBS television crime drama Wiseguy.

1954

Michalis Chrisochoidis

Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order

Michalis Chrisochoidis is a Greek politician and member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Athens B2 constituency with New Democracy. He currently serves as Minister for Citizen Protection in the Second Cabinet of…

1955

Susan Orlean

American journalist and author

Susan Orlean is an American journalist, television writer, and bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992, and has contributed articles to many…

1955

Bruce Bawer

American poet and critic

Theodore Bruce Bawer is an American-Norwegian writer. Born and raised in New York, he has been a resident of Norway since 1999 and became a citizen of Norway in 2024. He is a literary, film, and cultural critic and a…

1956

Christopher de Leon

Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician

Christopher Strauss de Leon, also known as Boyet, is a Filipino actor and politician. Often referred to by Philippine media as the "King of Philippine Drama", he gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous film…

1956

Anders Lago

Swedish lawyer and politician

Anders Lago is a Swedish Social Democratic politician and former mayor of Södertälje, Sweden. On 10 April 2008, Lago participated in a hearing before the Helsinki Commission, the independent U.S. government agency led…

1956

Charles Moore

English journalist and author

Charles Hilary Moore, Baron Moore of Etchingham is an English journalist and the chairman of The Spectator. He is a former editor of The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator, and The Sunday Telegraph; he still writes for all…

1956

Brian Stokes Mitchell

American singer and actor

Brian Stokes Mitchell is an American actor and singer. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the Broadway theater since the 1990s. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award,…

1957

Robert Pollard

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. is an American singer and songwriter. He is the frontman and leader of indie rock band Guided by Voices, of which he is also the only constant member. He has also released 22 solo albums.

1957

Mats Näslund

Swedish ice hockey player

Mats Torsten Näslund, nicknamed "Le Petit Viking", is a Swedish former ice hockey player. He played as a left winger. Despite his small size at only five feet and seven inches, Näslund is best known for being one of the…

1959

Neal Stephenson

American author

Neal Town Stephenson is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, and baroque.

1959

Arnaud Desplechin

French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter

Arnaud Desplechin is a French film director and screenwriter.

1960

Luis Fortuño

Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico

Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, from 2009 to 2013.

1960

Mike Gallego

American baseball player and coach

Michael Anthony Gallego is an American former professional baseball player and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder from 1985 to 1997, most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics…

1960

Reza Pahlavi

Crown Prince of Iran

Reza Pahlavi is an Iranian political activist and the former Crown Prince of the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran. He is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, and his wife, Empress Farah. He lives in…

1960

Alonzo Babers

American runner and pilot

Alonzo C. Babers is an American former athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m and the 4 × 400 m relay.

1961

Kate Campbell

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jamae Kathryn Campbell is an American folk singer-songwriter.

1961

Peter Jackson

New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Sir Peter Robert Jackson is a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both of which are adapted from…

1961

Larry Mullen

Jr., Irish musician, songwriter, and actor

Laurence Joseph Mullen Jr. is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. A member of the band since its inception, he has recorded 15 studio albums with U2. Mullen's distinctive,…

1961

Jonathan Borden

American neurosurgeon and academic

Jonathan Alan Borden is an American neurosurgeon who developed the Borden Classification of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas. He has been involved in internet based telemedicine applications and is an editor of the RDDL…

1962

Anna Geifman

American historian, author, and academic

Anna Geifman is an American historian. Her fields of interest include political extremism, terrorism, and the history of Russian revolutionary movements.

1962

John Giannini

American basketball player and coach

John Manfredo Giannini is an American college basketball coach, Director of Athletics at Rowan University, and college basketball analyst for NBC Sports and other networks. He served as the head men's basketball coach…

1962

Mari Jungstedt

Swedish journalist and author

Mari Jungstedt is a Swedish journalist and crime fiction author.

1962

Raphael Rabello

Brazilian guitarist and composer (died 1995)

Rafael Baptista Rabello was a virtuoso Brazilian guitarist and composer. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was considered one of the best acoustic guitar players in the world and played with many famous artists, such as…

1962

Dan Wood

Canadian ice hockey player

Daniel Phillip Wood is a Canadian former ice hockey player who was a member of the 1984 Canadian Olympic team, which finished out of the medals at the Sarajevo Games. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 9th…

1962

Mikkey Dee

Swedish hard rock drummer and musician

Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou, known professionally as Mikkey Dee, is a Swedish musician, who has played drums for German heavy metal band Scorpions since 2016. He was the drummer for English heavy metal band Motörhead from…

1963

Dunga

Brazilian footballer and manager

Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri, commonly known as Dunga, is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player. Considered one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, as a player, he was known for his…

1963

Johnny Marr

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Martin Marr is an English-born Irish musician, singer and songwriter. He first achieved fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. He has since performed with numerous…

1963

Fred McGriff

American baseball player

Frederick Stanley McGriff is an American former first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for six teams from 1986 through 2004. Nicknamed "Crime Dog", a word play on McGruff the Crime Dog, he was one of…

1963

Dermot Mulroney

American actor

Dermot Patrick Mulroney is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles in a wide variety of genres, including romantic comedy, western, and drama films. After making his film debut in Sunset (1988),…

1963

Rob Schneider

American actor and comedian

Robert Michael Schneider is an American actor and comedian. He rose to prominence as a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live (1990–1994), where he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

1963

Frank Bruni

American journalist and critic

Frank Anthony Bruni is an American journalist writing for The New York Times since 1995. Following a wide range of assignments, including a stint as chief restaurant critic, he was named an op-ed columnist in June 2011.…

1964

Colm Ó Cíosóig

Irish musician

Colm Ó Cíosóig is an Irish musician who achieved international fame as the drummer for the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine. Their albums Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991) established Ó Cíosóig as a…

1964

Marco van Basten

Dutch footballer and manager

Marcel "Marco" van Basten is a Dutch former football manager and player who played as a striker for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team. Regarded as one of the greatest attacking players of all…

1964

Darryl Worley

American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

Darryl Wade Worley is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 1999, Worley released four albums for the label: Hard Rain Don't Last (2000), I Miss My Friend (2002),…

1964

Paul du Toit

South African painter and sculptor (died 2014)

Paul Johan du Toit was a South African artist, working in painting, sculpture, paper and mixed media. His exhibits have been displayed globally. Most notably, three of his sculptures were selected for the 2001 Florence…

1965

Blue Edwards

American basketball player

Theodore "Blue" Edwards is an American former professional basketball player who played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Edwards now coaches at his alma mater, Greene Central High School in Snow…

1965

Ruud Hesp

Dutch footballer

Rudolfus Hubertus "Ruud" Hesp is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1965

Denis Irwin

Irish footballer and journalist

Joseph Denis Irwin is an Irish former professional footballer and sports television presenter. Irwin is the joint most successful Irish footballer in history, a record he shares with Ronnie Whelan and fellow Manchester…

1965

Rob Rackstraw

English voice actor

Robert Rackstraw is an English voice actor who has worked in various animated films, television shows and video games.

1965

Ad-Rock

American rapper, producer, and actor

Adam Keefe Horovitz, known professionally as Ad-Rock, is an American rapper, guitarist, and actor. He was a member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys. While Beastie Boys were active, Horovitz performed with a side…

1966

Koji Kanemoto

Japanese wrestler

Kōji Kanemoto is a Japanese professional wrestler of Zainichi Korean descent. He has previously worked with New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He is currently a freelancer.

1966

Annabella Lwin

Anglo-Burmese singer-songwriter and record producer

Annabella Lwin is an English-Burmese singer, songwriter and record producer best known as the lead vocalist of Bow Wow Wow.

1966

Mike O'Malley

American actor and comedian

Michael Edward O'Malley is an American actor, writer and television producer. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game shows Get the Picture and Nickelodeon Guts before…

1966

Vanilla Ice

American rapper, television personality, and real estate investor

Robert Matthew Van Winkle, known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, singer, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas and raised in Miami, he was the first solo white rapper to achieve commercial…

1967

Buddy Lazier

American race car driver

Robert Buddy Lazier is an American auto racing driver, best known for winning the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and the 2000 Indy Racing League season championship.

1967

Irina Pantaeva

Russian model and actress

Irina Vladlenovna Pantaeva is a Russian model and actress. Pantaeva was born in Ulan-Ude, Buryat ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

1967

Adam Schlesinger

American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 2020)

Adam Lyons Schlesinger was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was also a member of the band Fever…

1967

Antonio Davis

American basketball player and sportscaster

Antonio Lee Davis is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played…

1968

Linn Berggren

Swedish singer-songwriter

Malin Sofia Katarina Berggren is a Swedish singer-songwriter, best known as a former member of the pop music band Ace of Base. Having been interested and involved in music since her childhood, she formed the band in…

1970

Alphonso Ford

American basketball player (died 2004)

Alphonso Gene Ford was an American professional basketball player. A 1.92 m tall, 98 kg (216 lbs.) shooting guard, he was one of the greatest scorers in college basketball history. After a short stint in the NBA, he…

1971

Paul Abrahams

English footballer and coach

Paul Abrahams is an English former footballer who played as a forward or as a winger in the Football League, most notably for Colchester United, where he made over 100 league appearances in two spells between 1992 and…

1973

Christopher Bevins

American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Christopher Bevins is an American voice actor, ADR director, and scriptwriter who has worked on English language adaptations of Japanese anime shows. He dubbed roles in anime including Yasuhiro Hagakure in the…

1973

Tim Byrdak

American baseball player

Timothy Christopher Byrdak is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has pitched for the Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and New York Mets of Major League Baseball…

1973

David Dellucci

American baseball player and sportscaster

David Michael Dellucci is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams.

1973

Beverly Lynne

American actress

Beverly Lynne is an American actress who is mainly showcased in erotic film.

1973

Muzzy Izzet

English-Turkish footballer

Mustafa Kemal "Muzzy" Izzet is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Chelsea, Leicester City, Birmingham City between 1993 and 2006.

1974

Roger Manganelli

Brazilian-American singer-songwriter and bass player

Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes, Roger Lima, Buddy Schaub (trombone), Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxophone) and Matt Yonker (drums).

1974

Carla Boyd

Australian basketball player

Carla Boyd is an Australian former professional basketball player in the WNBA as a forward for the Detroit Shock. She won a bronze (1996) and a silver (2000) medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics.

1975

Fabio Celestini

Swiss footballer and manager

Fabio Celestini is a Swiss football manager and former player who is the manager of Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow. A defensive midfielder, he started and finished his 15-year professional career with Lausanne,…

1975

Keith Jardine

American mixed martial artist and actor

Keith Jardine is an American actor and retired mixed martial artist who most notably competed in the UFC and Strikeforce.

1975

Johnny Whitworth

American actor and producer

Johnny Whitworth is an American actor. He is known for his roles as A.J. in Empire Records (1995), as Donny Ray Black in Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker (1997), as Vernon Gant in Limitless (2011), as Blackout in…

1975

Guti

Spanish footballer

José María Gutiérrez Hernández, known as Guti, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

1976

Piper Perabo

American actress and producer

Piper Lisa Perabo is an American actress. Following her breakthrough in the comedy-drama film Coyote Ugly (2000), she has starred in films including Lost and Delirious (2001), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), its sequel…

1976

Inka Grings

German footballer and manager

Inka Grings is a German former international footballer who played as a striker. She played sixteen years for FCR 2001 Duisburg before joining FC Zürich Frauen. She also played for the Germany national team. Grings is…

1978

Emmanuel Izonritei

Nigerian boxer

Emmanuel Weingkro Izonritei (Izon-Eritei) is a boxer from Bayelsa State of Nigeria.

1978

Marek Saganowski

Polish footballer

Marek Mirosław Saganowski is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was most recently in charge of Zagłębie Sosnowiec.

1978

Martin Verkerk

Dutch tennis player

Martin Willem Verkerk is a retired professional Dutch tennis player. He reached the final of the French Open in 2003 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 14 in September 2003. During his career, he won two…

1978

Ricardo Fuller

Jamaican footballer

Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a retired Jamaican professional footballer who played as a forward.

1979

Simão Sabrosa

Portuguese footballer

Simão Pedro da Fonseca Sabrosa , known mononymously as Simão, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger, with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes.

1979

Samaire Armstrong

American model, actress, and fashion designer

Samaire Rhys Armstrong is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in Stay Alive, The O.C., It's a Boy Girl Thing, and as Juliet Darling in the ABC television series Dirty Sexy Money. She has appeared on…

1980

Alondra de la Parra

Mexican-American pianist and conductor

Alondra de la Parra is a Mexican conductor.

1980

Marcel Meeuwis

Dutch footballer

Marcel Meeuwis is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1980

Eddie Kaye Thomas

American actor and voice artist

Eddie Kaye Thomas is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in 1992, appearing in guest roles on multiple television shows and a supporting role in the supernatural horror film The Rage: Carrie 2…

1980

Irina Denezhkina

Russian author

Irina Denezhkina is a Russian controversial writer, notable for a vulgar style of her works, which is explained by some as a reflection of the modern reality, as of the Millennial Generation.

1981

Steven Hunter

American basketball player

Steven Deon Hunter is an American former professional basketball player. He is listed as a center. He most recently played for Dinamo Sassari.

1981

Frank Iero

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Frank Anthony Iero Jr. is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist of the rock band My Chemical Romance and as a guitarist in the supergroup…

1981

Selina Jen

Taiwanese singer and actress

Selina Jen Chia-hsüan is a Taiwanese singer, television host and actress. She is a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. On 11 June 2004, she graduated from the National Taiwan Normal University with a Bachelor of…

1981

Mike Napoli

American baseball player

Michael Anthony Napoli is an American former professional baseball first baseman and catcher who is currently serving as the assistant bench coach for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).

1981

Jordan Bannister

Australian footballer and umpire

Jordan Scott Bannister is a former Australian rules football player and umpire, who played for Carlton and Essendon and umpired in the Australian Football League.

1982

Justin Chatwin

Canadian actor

Justin Chatwin is a Canadian actor. He began his career in 2001 with a brief appearance in the musical comedy Josie and the Pussycats. Following his breakthrough role as Robbie Ferrier in the blockbuster War of the…

1982

Tomáš Plekanec

Czech ice hockey player

Tomáš Plekanec is a Czech former professional ice hockey centre. He played most of his National Hockey League (NHL) career for the Montreal Canadiens, and briefly played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

1982

Adam Bouska

American photographer and activist, founded the NOH8 Campaign

Adam Bouska is an American fashion photographer who runs a photography studio based out of West Hollywood, California. Known for pictures of male models in particular, he is considered a rising 'superstar photographer'…

1983

Pat Murray

American football player

Pat Murray is an American former professional football guard. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Truman State.

1984

Amanda Pascoe

Australian swimmer

Amanda Pascoe is an Australian freestyle swimmer.

1984

Fanny Chmelar

German alpine skier

Fanny Chmelar is a German former alpine skier who largely competed in Slalom.

1985

Kerron Clement

American hurdler and sprinter

Kerron Stephon Clement is a Trinidadian-born American track and field athlete who competes in the 400-meter hurdles and 400-meter sprint. He held the indoor world record in the 400-meter sprint, having broken Michael…

1985

Chris Alajajian

Australian race car driver

Christopher Alajajian is an Australian-Armenian former race car driver.

1986

Christie Hayes

Australian actress and producer

Christie Ayrna Lynne Hayes is an Australian actress, known for her work on the television series Home and Away as Kirsty Phillips who she played from June 2000 to February 2005, and again from May 2008 to October 2009.…

1986

Nick Foligno

Canadian ice hockey player

Nicholas Foligno is an American professional hockey player who is a left winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 28th overall by the Ottawa Senators during…

1987

Jean-Karl Vernay

French race car driver

Jean-Karl "J. K." Vernay is a French professional racing driver. He was 2010 Indy Lights and 2017 TCR International Series champion. He has won races at the World Touring Car Cup, where he finished fifth in 2018 and won…

1987

Cole Aldrich

American basketball player

Cole David Aldrich is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Los…

1988

Sébastien Buemi

Swiss race car driver

Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi is a Swiss racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota and in Formula E for Envision. In formula racing, Buemi competed in Formula One from 2009 to…

1988

Jack Riewoldt

Australian footballer

Jack Riewoldt is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a three-time premiership player, a three-time Coleman…

1988

Lizzy Yarnold

British skeleton racer

Elizabeth Anne Yarnold is a British former skeleton racer. She won consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2014 and 2018, making her the first British Winter Olympian to win two gold medals.

1988

Scott McGough

American baseball player

Scott Thomas McGough is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Athletics and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)…

1989

JID

American rapper

Destin Choice Route, better known by his stage name JID, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Atlanta, he signed with J. Cole's Dreamville Records, an imprint of Interscope Records in 2017. He formed the musical…

1990

Vanessa Marano

American actress

Vanessa Nicole Marano is an American actress. She has starred in television movies and had recurring roles in such series as Without a Trace, Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Ghost Whisperer, Scoundrels, Grey's…

1992

Mercedes Arn-Horn

Canadian musician

Mercedes Arn-Horn is a Canadian musician, songwriter, director and actor. She is the lead singer and guitarist of Canadian rock band Softcult, and was formerly the lead singer, guitarist and keyboardist of the Canadian…

1993

Nadine Lustre

Filipino actress and singer

Nadine Alexis Paguia Lustre is a Filipino actress and singer. Regarded as one of the finest Filipino actresses in the 21st century, her accolades include six FAMAS Awards, a Gawad Urian Award, five Box Office…

1993

Letitia Wright

Guyanese-British actress

Letitia Michelle Wright is a Guyanese-British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy, Coming Up, Chasing Shadows, Humans, Doctor Who, and Black Mirror. For the latter, she…

1993

Joana Valle Costa

Portuguese tennis player

Joana Valle Costa is a Portuguese former professional tennis player.

1995

Siobhán Bernadette Haughey

Hong Kong-Irish swimmer

Siobhán Bernadette Haughey is a Hong Kong professional competitive swimmer. She became the first Hong Kong swimmer to win an Olympic medal and the first Hong Kong athlete to win two Olympic medals in any sport, after…

1997

Sydney Park

American actress and comedian

Sydney Park is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Cyndie in AMC's The Walking Dead, Gabby Phillips in Instant Mom, Caitlin Park-Lewis in Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists and…

1997

Marcus Rashford

English footballer

Marcus Rashford is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United, and the England national team.

1997

Holly Taylor

Canadian-American actress

Holly Taylor is a Canadian and American actress and dancer. She began her career in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot at the age of eleven as Sharon Percy and continued in the role for almost two years. She played…

1997

Danielle Rose Russell

American actress

Danielle Rose Russell is an American actress and former model. She is known for her role as Hope Mikaelson in the fifth and final season of The CW supernatural drama series The Originals and as the star of the spinoff…

1999

Léa Serna

French figure skater

Léa Serna is a French figure skater. She is the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy silver medalist, a two-time International Cup of Nice champion, and a three-time French national champion (2021–23).

1999

Willow Smith

American singer, actress, and dancer

Willow Smith, also known mononymously as Willow, is an American singer, actress, and dancer. The daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, she has received various accolades, including a Young Artist Award, an…

2000

Ansu Fati

Anssumane "Ansu" Fati Vieira is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Ligue 1 club Monaco, on loan from La Liga club Barcelona. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he plays for the Spain national team.

2002

Leonor

Princess of Asturias

Leonor, Princess of Asturias (Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz; born 31 October 2005) is the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne. She is the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.

2005

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